"Is she here?"
Lumine casually flicked her hand, putting away her weapon.
Raiden Ei, seeing this from a distance, frowned slightly but said nothing, also putting away her weapon.
Just then, an Abyss Portal appeared near Enjou.
A woman in red and white miko attire, wearing a fox mask, emerged from it.
Raiden Ei couldn't help but take another look at the miko who appeared outside the portal.
The Grand Narukami Shrine's miko attire?
She actually felt a sense of familiarity from this miko.
"Thankfully, nothing serious happened."
Hanachirusato, who had arrived, saw Lumine and Raiden Ei in the sky and immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
Hanachirusato didn't want either of them to be injured.
"That voice... you are..."
A very familiar tone surfaced in her mind, but that was hundreds of years ago.
"Long time no see, Ei." Hanachirusato removed her mask, revealing a face seventy or eighty percent similar to Kitsune Saiguu.
"Kitsune Saiguu?"
Raiden Ei's purple eyes widened, and her voice trembled slightly.
Although her hair color was different from before, the contours of her face still clearly showed that the miko before her was Kitsune Saiguu, who had been swallowed by the calamity 500 years ago.
Not only her appearance, but her aura and speaking manner were also very similar.
If this is all fake...
"You, you're still alive..." Raiden Ei's voice trembled.
"Actually, Princess Lumine saved me." Hanachirusato first bowed to Lumine, then turned her gaze to Raiden Ei.
"I've been under the Sacred Sakura tree all this time."
"Sacred Sakura tree?"
Raiden Ei pondered slightly, "Why didn't you come back? And why didn't you look for Yae Miko?"
"I couldn't go too far, you know why. I am, in fact, only a being with Kitsune Saiguu's memories and a part of her soul. As for whether I count as Kitsune Saiguu myself, I'm not sure."
Hanachirusato extended her palm, and purplish-red Abyss energy appeared in it.
"Abyss calamity, so that's it."
Seeing the Abyss energy in Hanachirusato's hand, Raiden Ei understood.
500 years ago, Kitsune Saiguu was swallowed by the Abyss calamity, and the calamity had been stored under the roots of the Sacred Sakura tree, with Yae Miko performing the Sacred Sakura Cleansing Ritual.
"Can you two stop fighting? I know I might not have the right to say something like this."
Hanachirusato asked Lumine and Raiden Ei for their opinion.
Lumine nodded.
Since Lumine indicated there was no need to continue fighting, Raiden Ei naturally had to back down.
Besides, she had been at a disadvantage throughout the battle.
The three of them returned to the ground together.
In addition to them, the Traveler and Paimon, who were protected by Enjou, also landed one after another.
"Hanachirusato, you can come find me after you've finished your business, no need to rush." Lumine said, casually opening an Abyss Portal and walking in with Enjou and her brother.
"Thank you, Princess Lumine."
Hanachirusato bowed again to Lumine, who was entering the portal.
"Kitsune Saiguu..." Looking at Kitsune Saiguu bowing to Lumine, Raiden Ei felt a bit envious.
"Ei, we haven't seen each other in a long time, have we? Perhaps I shouldn't say this, as we're clearly meeting for the first time." Hanachirusato said with a smile.
"No, you are Kitsune Saiguu, I won't forget your scent." Ei said through gritted teeth, seemingly truly afraid that the miko before her was not the person she knew.
Seeing Ei like this, Hanachirusato didn't refute. She glanced to the side and spoke to the hidden spot, "Yae Miko, since you're here, why hide?"
"Eh?"
A soft sound came from the corner of the stone pillar, and the pink-haired fox, Yae Miko, walked out from behind.
"I vaguely sensed your aura before, and I thought it was my imagination. I didn't expect you to still be alive, Kitsune Saiguu."
"I am merely a being born from the Abyss and the ley lines, inheriting Kitsune Saiguu's memories and part of her personality. Even I myself don't know who I am. Please just call me Hanachirusato."
Ei and Yae Miko exchanged glances, and in the end, neither of them insisted on the name Kitsune Saiguu.
...
Meanwhile, near Mount Yougou.
Lumine, along with Enjou, Aether, and a certain emergency food, walked out of the Abyss Portal.
"Hanachirusato has already rescued Thoma, so you don't need to worry." After a long silence, Lumine spoke, breaking the heavy atmosphere, "Brother, you need to be more careful in the future. The Kamisato Clan is using you."
"I... I know."
Aether didn't seem surprised, "I'm just repaying Thoma's kindness."
When he first arrived in Inazuma, he was unfamiliar with the place. If he hadn't met Thoma, he wouldn't have known what to do.
"Repaying kindness? Is that repaying kindness? You're risking your life!" Lumine slapped her forehead, feeling quite helpless.
He knew everything, yet he still wanted to gamble on the success rate.
Only five hundred years had passed, why had her brother become like this?
"Brother, couldn't you think of a simpler way to meet the Raiden Shogun?"
"Whether it's the Anemo Archon, the Geo Archon, or the Mondstadt and Liyue authorities, you could have gotten a plan to meet the Raiden Shogun. Why choose a method that involves being used and is full of thorns?"
"You don't actually want to be Kamisato Ayaka's dog, do you?"
"Uh..."
"Forget it." Seeing that Aether didn't answer her question immediately, Lumine thought for a moment and didn't press further, "In any case, Brother, when I'm not by your side, you must pay close attention to your safety."
"Lumine, what exactly do you want to do? And, the Abyss..."
"Dainsleif told you, didn't he?" Lumine said with disdain, "Brother, we've traveled to so many worlds, don't you understand?"
"Justice and evil, except in very rare cases, are mostly due to differing stances."
Behind Lumine, an Abyss Portal appeared again.
"Brother, I'm truly leaving this time. Perhaps we'll meet again at the end of your journey. Please leave your marks across the continent of Teyvat. After you've explored the seven nations, we will meet again."
"At that time, I will look forward to your choice, whether it's to fight together, or..."
Lumine didn't finish her sentence. She and Enjou disappeared into the portal.
"Your sister, she's gone."
Paimon looked at Aether, then at the disappearing portal, "Aren't you going to chase her?"
Aether shook his head: "Knowing Lumine is safe now is enough. We'll see each other again at the end of the journey."
"Aether, your sister seems to be from the Abyss..." Paimon said worriedly.
"Yes, she is. Is there a problem?"
"No, nothing." Paimon shook her head vigorously.
...
In the Chat Group.
[World's No. 1 Princess: "@Lumine, I thought you would take your brother with you."]
[Lumine: "Exploring the seven nations is the journey my brother should take. I won't interfere. I'll have Hanachirusato look out for Aether's safety later. In short, if nothing unexpected happens, I probably won't go looking for him for a while."]
[Haibara Ai: "Lumine, why don't you let your brother master all the elemental powers before traveling? You can freely travel between the Statues of the Seven, right?"]
Since touching a Statue of the Seven in each nation grants an elemental power, Lumine could just grab Aether and make a tour around Teyvat, which wouldn't take long at all!
[Lumine: "I won't do that. The continent of Teyvat needs him to leave his own marks. Excessive interference won't benefit Aether."]
[Lumine: "I've already thought that even if Aether gets killed, he can be revived with the Dragon Balls in the group, so there's no need to worry too much."]
[World's No. 1 Princess: "If your brother heard those words, he might burst into tears."]
Goodness, she was already preparing for his death. As expected of the Princess of the Abyss.
[Lumine: "When he was flirting with girls in Teyvat, he didn't seem to think about whether his own sister was in dire straits."]
That Aether, knowing Kamisato Ayaka was using him, still went along with it. So why should she care?
[World's No. 1 Princess: "You really hold a grudge, Lumine."]
The matters in Teyvat temporarily came to an end.
At this moment, in the ninja world.
A White Zetsu was placed in a strange formation.
"Edo Tensei"
After an extreme wail, the Edo Tensei began to take effect.
A male ninja in red Warring States Period armor, with a long spiky hairstyle, appeared before everyone's eyes.
Terrifying chakra suddenly erupted from this man.
Sasuke and Orochimaru's group nearby quickly took defensive measures, avoiding being blown away by this violent chakra.
"Edo Tensei, not Rinne Rebirth? Did something happen to that brat Nagato?"
However, it was just this simple sentence.
It caused Sasuke and Orochimaru to suddenly change their expressions and quickly try to control the man's body.
"You brats, forbidden jutsu shouldn't be used so carelessly."
The man quickly performed hand signs and slammed his palm on the ground.
"Edo Tensei: Release"