"My gaze... I see..."
Although the Raiden Shogun rarely mingled with mortal affairs, she was fundamentally still a very rational puppet.
She had been slightly puzzled at first—clearly she had disguised herself well, so why did no one dare look at her on the road?
With Yoimiya's hint, the Raiden Shogun finally understood.
She had spent too much time looking at people from the perspective of a god, and now when looking at humans, there was a natural sense of distance...
Although it wasn't intentional, having been high above for so long, that unconsciously lofty gaze indeed made people afraid to approach.
What a miscalculation. She usually only interacted with Lord Shura Anyakonsen-shou and that child Sara, forgetting that people outside were different from those two.
Thinking of this, the Shogun's gaze toward Yoimiya softened a little—though it was still quite fierce.
"Then, why are you willing to talk to me?"
Yoimiya didn't even need to think about big sister Aurora Mamoru's question and gave her answer very straightforwardly.
"Because you came here with the old uncle! Anyone who can be by the old uncle's side must be a good person!"
Hearing Yoimiya's words, the Raiden Shogun thought about little Sara and Kamisato Takakado, who usually hung around with Lord Shura Anyakonsen-shou.
She nodded with absolutely no emotional fluctuation.
"Indeed, that is so."
Facing big sister Aurora Mamoru's acknowledgment, Yoimiya looked a bit excited—it was the feeling of being recognized and finding common ground.
Oh, though Yoimiya could chat about this topic with pretty much anyone.
"Right, right? So what does big sister think of the old uncle?"
The Raiden Shogun began to think as well.
Lord Shura Anyakonsen-shou when lecturing, Lord Shura Anyakonsen-shou when teaching little Sara—the patience he showed even when answering her foolish questions...
"Gentle, kind, approachable, sincere, tolerant, open-minded, strong, diligent, optimistic..."
It couldn't be said that she listed many words, but there were hardly any repeats. The main point was comprehensiveness.
And Yoimiya could perfectly accept the meaning of every word the Raiden Shogun said... well, not perfectly.
"Big sister Aurora Mamoru, please say it slower... I'm having a hard time keeping up..."
After all, she was just a child. While she was still processing the meaning of one word, the next one popped out, and Yoimiya's brain couldn't handle it anymore...
The Raiden Shogun also realized that the person in front of her was only a child and slowed down.
"As for flaws, perhaps he is overly attached to the beauty of the mortal world.
No—it should be that I, due to habitual thinking from the past, resisted it...
The beauty of the mortal world is something he should rightfully enjoy..."
Yoimiya listened little by little to everything the Raiden Shogun said and finally came to a conclusion.
"Mm-hmm, looks like big sister Aurora Mamoru has a really good impression of the old uncle~"
Facing Yoimiya's summary, the Raiden Shogun gave a rational rebuttal.
"It is not about having a 'good impression.' I am simply giving an objective evaluation of his character. Good is good, bad is bad."
Big sister Yoimiya nodded, but it was obvious that having a good impression was also a fact.
"Hm? Yoimiya? Why are you here?"
At this moment, the old uncle—who had been making desserts with little Sara—walked out carrying a plate of Manor-Baked Muffins.
"The old uncle's out! I heard from Mrs. Murata that you came here, so I ran over to play with you!
And who is this big sister next to you?"
Yoimiya cheerfully waved at the old uncle in welcome and curiously looked at little Sara beside him.