Inazuma, Narukami Island, Kamisato Estate.
"Thoma, are you saying... there is now a Wanted Poster for Makoto in Inazuma City? Was it issued by the Tenryou Commission?" Kamisato Ayaka looked slightly worried at this moment, and her gaze toward Thoma was also somewhat grave.
"Yes, it should be a Wanted Poster for Makoto, and another for Sayu. The Tenryou Commission says someone was impersonating the Raiden Shogun in the Chinju Forest. The Raiden Shogun never leaves the palace, so if anyone encounters someone similar to the Raiden Shogun in Inazuma, they must report it immediately." Thoma's expression was also somewhat grave, "But as for Makoto, he should not have been exposed."
"The people from the Tenryou Commission do not know that it is Sayu who is with Makoto, and they do not know who Makoto is."
"I wonder how they are doing on Watatsumi Island now." A hint of worry appeared in Kamisato Ayaka's ice-blue eyes. After all, Raiden Makoto was a frail Lady, and Watatsumi Island was the base of the resistance.
Although Sayu was there, Sayu could not protect Raiden Makoto from the midst of an army. She had already begun to regret asking Raiden Makoto to go to Watatsumi Island.
"Then what should we do now? Makoto only looks a little similar to the Raiden Shogun, yet those people from the Tenryou Commission want to arrest Makoto. He is truly becoming increasingly excessive." Kamisato Ayaka's tone contained some anger, and her pretty face showed signs of indignation, "Just because he looks similar to the Raiden Shogun, how can that be considered impersonating the Raiden Shogun?"
"Demoiselle... I heard that at the time, a samurai squad from the Tenryou Commission, in order to achieve merit, wanted to hunt for Visions in private. They must have set their sights on Sayu, and then Makoto, in order to escape, actually impersonated the Raiden Shogun." Thoma said cautiously. He rarely saw his Demoiselle get angry, but he was seeing it now.
He was a little afraid to provoke Kamisato Ayaka.
"Is that true?"
"Yes."
"In the last two days, the Tenryou Commission has also increased patrols on Narukami Island. After all, impersonating the Raiden Shogun is a serious crime."
"We must also do something."
...
Far away on Watatsumi Island, Raiden Makoto naturally did not know that her impersonation of the "Raiden Shogun" had caused such big trouble; she was currently with Sangonomiya Kokomi.
Gorou had already told her everything on Watatsumi Island, and she had also seen the residents living on Watatsumi Island.
Those residents were just as Gorou had described; their faces rarely beamed with smiles. One could not see smiles on their faces, and when facing the soldiers of Sangonomiya Shrine, they were only normally respectful.
"You should call me Kokomi, no need to be so distant." Sangonomiya Kokomi smiled, "Makoto, regarding what you said, I have thought about it carefully... War is indeed unfavorable to both sides and unfavorable to Inazuma."
"We will not initiate a war." Sangonomiya Kokomi actually originally had the intention to launch an offensive; after all, there were many Shogunate Army soldiers on Yashiori Island now, and the Tenryou Commission was executing the Vision Hunt Decree as always.
"Makoto, you must be a descendant of a noble family in Inazuma, right?" Sangonomiya Kokomi looked at Raiden Makoto with curiosity. She felt more and more that Raiden Makoto had the temperament of a noble, and her wisdom surpassed everyone else; what she had not thought of, Raiden Makoto had said it all.
"I don't know either."
"Sister Zhen has lost her memory... I heard from Demoiselle Ayaka that she found Sister Zhen under a thunder sakura tree on the seashore. At that time, she even thought Sister Zhen had encountered danger." Sayu chimed in from the side.
"Makoto, you lost your memory?" Sangonomiya Kokomi was stunned, and her soft, beautiful face showed surprise, "But Makoto must have been a Demoiselle of a noble family in the past."
"I don't remember much about the past." Raiden Makoto smiled, "But that is not important now, is it? The most important thing right now is to resolve the Vision Hunt Decree."
"Yes."
"I will do as you said, and we will treat those refugees well." Sangonomiya Kokomi nodded, "As for the rest, I cannot say for sure. If the Shogunate Army initiates the war, then we can only fight back passively."
"I only just realized now that the Fatui were behind all of it, and their goal was actually the Raiden Shogun's Gnosis..."
"We cannot become their help."
Sayu had already yawned several times on the side; he really could not understand any of those things.
But he knew that Watatsumi Island and the Kamisato Clan should have reached an agreement, and his mission could be considered perfectly completed. He is amazing!
"Does Makoto plan to stay at Sangonomiya Shrine for a while longer?" Sangonomiya Kokomi only felt that she had hit it off with Raiden Makoto immediately. She couldn't help but admire Raiden Makoto's courage, and because of this, she felt that Raiden Makoto was a friend worth getting to know deeply.
"No."
"I have to return to Narukami Island as soon as possible." Raiden Makoto did not intend to stay on Watatsumi Island for too long. She had to resolve the Vision Hunt Decree as soon as possible, and after that, she would focus on finding her sister.
"If there is anything you need help with, please tell me." Sangonomiya Kokomi smiled, "Makoto, whatever we know, we will tell you."
"Have you ever heard of the Blood Moon? Apart from the war between Orobashi and the Raiden Shogun a thousand years ago, have there been any other wars in Inazuma?"
In her dreams, there was a red moon, a ruin, and a darkness like an abyss.
Those seemed to be disasters she had once experienced.
Sangonomiya Kokomi was slightly stunned, and then she shook her head, "Sorry... I have never heard of other wars... I have never seen what you mentioned."
"Makoto, could it be that you are like Kazuha?" Gorou looked at Raiden Makoto thoughtfully, "You are both people who have lost loved ones."
"Kazuha?"
"Kaedehara Kazuha is a friend of mine, but he should be in Liyue now, right? I once heard him say that their Kaedehara Clan was also once a noble family in Inazuma, but later it completely declined."
"He was also put on the Shogunate's Wanted Poster because of some matters, and I even helped him set sail." Gorou said thoughtfully, "Makoto is very much like a gentle Demoiselle, having the demeanor of someone from a noble family."
"That is why I wondered if you might be like Kazuha, that your family had an incident, and you eventually lost your memory." Gorou was not being gossipy; he was just making a reasonable guess based on what he knew.
"Maybe."
From the emotions that occasionally arose in her, it could be seen that the original body must have loved Inazuma, and the original body was also a Lady with a compassionate heart; it was unlikely that she came from an ordinary family in Inazuma.
But with the influence of the Kamisato Clan, they were unable to investigate her background, which was the most strange thing to her.
"Gorou, take Makoto back to Narukami Island, and be careful on the way." Sangonomiya Kokomi's thoughts were not here; she would not think too much about Raiden Makoto's background, as she was still thinking about future countermeasures.
"Okay."
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