Now that Sushang had completely changed…
Everyone immediately turned their attention toward Sucrose and Kujou Sara.
"I wonder what kind of personality Sucrose will have."
Albedo was full of curiosity.
His student was adorable, but aside from research, she was incredibly shy.
She blushed just talking to other people.
If her personality flipped…
That would certainly be interesting.
Just then…
Sucrose moved.
She walked straight over to Valerius and casually draped an arm over his shoulder.
"Hey."
"Interested in visiting Mondstadt?"
"I'm telling you, Mondstadt's a great place."
"If you come, I'll treat you properly."
"…If I have time."
Valerius couldn't help laughing.
Just what had Sucrose turned into?
She suddenly acted as though she'd known him for years.
"What do you mean 'if you have time'?"
"Listen to me."
"Come to my place today."
"I'll cook personally."
"We'll have a few drinks."
"…Uh…"
"I still have things to do."
"So what?"
"Can't you do them tomorrow?"
She looked Valerius up and down before narrowing her eyes.
"…You looking down on me?"
"N-No!"
"Absolutely not!"
Valerius was on the verge of bursting into laughter.
The current Sucrose was basically a social bulldozer.
Her enthusiasm was overwhelming even him.
"Sucrose, enough."
"Mr. Valerius still has things to do."
Jean hurried over and grabbed Sucrose.
"He already turned you down."
"Read the room."
"Huh?"
"Isn't that Acting Grand Master Jean?"
"How've you been lately?"
"Wanna grab a drink?"
"I…"
"Cough…"
Jean had absolutely no idea how to respond.
"Wow!"
"Sister Sucrose is acting so weird!"
Klee's eyes sparkled.
Today's Sucrose wasn't stuttering anymore.
"Klee?"
The moment she heard Klee speak, Sucrose immediately crouched beside her.
"Little Klee."
"Want to go fish blasting?"
"Yes!!"
"Great."
"I'll take you after this."
"Yay~~~"
"We're going fish blasting!"
Klee cheered excitedly.
This Sucrose was amazing.
She actually wanted to go blast fish with her!
"Wait! Hold it right there!"
Amber and Eula couldn't watch anymore.
Was she trying to get Klee locked in solitary confinement for life?
The two quickly separated them.
"Klee!"
"Remember!"
"We're meeting at Cider Lake!"
Even as she was pulled away, Sucrose continued arranging plans.
"Wow…"
"She's just like Captain Beidou."
Xiangling's eyes sparkled.
Wasn't this basically Beidou's fearless social style?
"Ahem."
"I'm not that bad."
Beidou quickly denied it.
Sure, she was outgoing…
But not to that extent.
"Something's happening!"
"Look over at Inazuma!"
The moment those words were spoken…
Everyone turned toward the Inazuma group.
Kujou Sara was Raiden Ei's most loyal follower.
If her personality flipped…
Something incredible was bound to happen.
"Sara."
"What do you mean by this?"
Raiden Ei stared at Sara with wide eyes.
It was as though she no longer recognized her.
"You borrowed my points."
"Pay them back."
"Didn't you give them to me?"
"That was a loan."
"Now pay me back."
All the Inazuma players quietly moved off to one side…
Trying not to laugh.
General Kujou was incredible.
She was actually demanding repayment from the Shogun herself.
Legendary.
"Ei…"
"You owe Sara points?"
Raiden Makoto hadn't known about any of this.
Seeing Sara openly demanding repayment…
She assumed it must have happened.
After all…
Sara's personality had changed.
She hadn't become stupid.
If she said there was a debt…
Then there probably was one.
"N-No."
"Nothing like that."
Ei immediately denied it.
Borrowed?
She hadn't borrowed anything.
She'd simply taken them.
And if it wasn't borrowed…
Why would she pay them back?
"Hmph."
"You're the Shogun."
"How can you shamelessly refuse to pay your debts?"
"I…"
At that moment…
Ei genuinely wanted to strangle Kujou Sara.
There were so many people watching!
How could she accuse the Shogun of cheating people?
"…Enough."
"We'll discuss this after we get home."
She absolutely refused to continue this conversation in front of everyone.
She'd return to Tenshukaku.
And until Sara's punishment wore off…
She wasn't coming back out.
"Oh?"
"So now you're telling me to shut up?"
"Guess debtors really are the ones with all the power."
Sara had completely transformed.
She no longer cared whether Ei was the Shogun.
She fired back without the slightest hesitation.
"Hehehehehe…"
Yae Miko was laughing so hard she was practically rolling on the floor.
This was simply too entertaining.
After observing everyone for a moment, Makoto seemed to understand what was happening.
She could only look helplessly toward Valerius.
"Mr. Valerius…"
"May we return now?"
"Of course."
Valerius nodded.
Makoto then turned toward Sara.
"Sara."
"Come back with me."
"I'll handle this fairly."
She had already figured things out.
Ei had definitely taken Sara's points.
But saying she'd borrowed them…
Probably wasn't accurate.
After spending time with everyone these past few days, Makoto knew exactly how devoted Sara was to her younger sister.
She had almost certainly offered those points willingly.
It was only because of this punishment…
That everything sounded so awkward.
She decided to take both of them back first.
Otherwise…
They'd only continue being laughed at here.
"Understood."
"I'll listen to Lady Makoto."
Sara still respected Makoto completely.
Without another word…
She followed everyone back to Inazuma.
"Aww…"
"No more drama."
"What a shame."
"Why couldn't they settle it here?"
The other players sighed in disappointment.
Watching Kujou Sara argue with the Shogun had been far too entertaining.
Missing the rest was a real pity.
"I'm heading back too."
Unlike everyone else…
Yae Miko wasn't disappointed in the slightest.
She immediately selected Return.
She wasn't about to miss the rest of this spectacle.
"Cheer up."
"Everyone can head home now."
Valerius smiled and waved.
He could already imagine the chaos awaiting Inazuma over the next week.
Normally…
Kujou Sara would never oppose Raiden Ei.
But now?
She'd probably argue with her every chance she got.
Besides…
The game might be over…
But the livestream still existed.
There was no way these people weren't going to keep making trouble.
Returning home…
Valerius sat down in the living room.
Jingliu and Phantylia followed.
Finally…
Even Shenhe quietly sat beside him.
The four of them simultaneously raised their hands…
And opened the livestream.
"…Damn."
"Have we become this synchronized already?"
"Hehe…"
"Something this interesting…"
"Of course I want to see what happens next."
Phantylia giggled.
She was even more curious than Valerius.
She couldn't wait to hear what outrageous things Kujou Sara would say next.
Sure enough…
The livestream was already bustling with activity.
Sparkle: "General Kujou!"
"Come on, tell us!"
"Did your Shogun pay back your points?"
Sampo: "I'm curious."
"Seriously curious."
March 7th: "You people should have some mercy."
"I wonder if General Kujou's going to have a complete mental breakdown after this."
Stelle: "Too bad…"
"We only get to watch for one week."
Yae Miko: "No problem."
"I'm recording everything."
"I'll play it back for everyone later."
Raiden Ei: "Miko!"
"Stop that right now!"
"Believe it or not, I'll deal with you personally."
Kujou Sara: "Oh?"
"If you're afraid people will see it…"
"Maybe you shouldn't have done it."
"I'm not scared."
"Record all you want."
Kamisato Ayaka: "…"
Kamisato Ayato: "For some reason…"
"I have a feeling Inazuma's player count is about to decrease by one."
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