Chapter 373

'Oh no...'

Even if we were to kill Kaguya with an arrow right now, it would only enrage the general and lead to a thorough investigation, which would be the worst possible choice.

The Tenryou Commission could only hurriedly organize his thoughts, trying to come up with a statement that would satisfy the general as soon as possible.

Raiden Ei failed to notice Tenryou Commission's inner thoughts, and Kaguya didn't care at all.

Kaguya simply stared at the Raiden Ei, coughing up blood, a smile on her face, and said:

"Did you know that high-yield grain varieties introduced from abroad can degenerate rapidly?"

"Um?"

"Do you know that without imported fertilizers and pesticides, farmland will experience further yield reductions? Do you know how devastating a thunderstorm covering the sea, coupled with strict regulations on ships, will be to the fishing industry? Do you know how many industries related to foreign trade have shrunk, and how many people have become unemployed and homeless? Do you know how many people have died in Inazuma?"

"Nonsense! The memorial Three Commissions didn't say..."

"Have you even gone out to take a look? After you issued the policy of closing the country off from the world, which has a lasting impact on the entire nation, have you even glanced at the changes in the lives of the people?"

"..."

Raiden Ei blinked, bewildered.

What is she saying?

What does she mean?

Is Inazuma not peaceful and prosperous? Apart from a few rebels on Watatsumi Island that are being swiftly suppressed and eliminated, isn't everything alright?

"Ha... hahaha... hahaha!"

As if she had learned something from Raiden Ei's silence, Kaguya looked at her and burst into laughter, her laughter filled with a madness and hatred that everyone could feel.

"So that's how it is! So that's how it is!"

"The god of Liyue appears once a year to guide the country's direction, but during the year, He must carefully and comprehensively examine His country and then use His power with utmost caution. This is how Liyue has maintained its prosperity and progress for hundreds and thousands of years."

"The God of Mondstadt completely entrusted power to the people, but He blew warm winds across the land, bringing abundant harvests everywhere, so that the people would never have to worry about the threat of hunger."

"Only our God, our God, cares neither for the abundance of Inazuma nor for the survival of his people. He only cares about what I think and what I feel! What is your eternity? Why don't you look at Inazuma now? Your eternity is to plunge Inazuma into Abyss of hunger, war, and chaos! Is it to sit alone in the Tenshukaku, waiting for Inazuma to become hell, and then, along with thousands of vengeful spirits and demons, to watch Inazuma where only you exist?"

"Is this what you wanted? Is this our god?"

"Hahaha! Hahahaha!"

She laughed wildly, as if she had gone mad, her eyes filled with absurdity, yet beneath that absurdity lay a suffocating despair.