Chapter 397

"I will come back eventually. The tree has preserved a lot for me—my strength, my memories, my will—it's all there, it just needs some time. Just think of it as me being injured, and until I'm fully recovered, you have to take good care of me while I'm temporarily suffering from amnesia, okay?"

"Okay! I will protect Zhen! No matter who it is, they will never take you away again!"

This statement immediately gave Raiden Ei a lot of motivation.

Right now, she can be summed up in one sentence: stronger and more powerful than ever before!

He finally announced his return and explained all the most important matters. Afterwards, Raiden Makoto's expression finally turned serious again:

"Kage, who taught you to treat Inazuma like that?"

"I never knew how to do it. You tried to teach me before, but you gave up on yourself."

"..."

Raiden Makoto covered his face, his expression turning pained.

Yes, I almost forgot, Ying is a shadow warrior who wields a sword. Unrivaled in combat, but a complete mess when it comes to governance. That's just her nature.

In the end, it all comes down to my own sudden death back then, which forced me to entrust this important task to the Shadow, who was not suited for such matters. To make matters worse, all my old friends from back then perished in that calamity, and the only one left, the Kusanaagi, had only just returned, while the Yae Miko at that time was still an innocent little fox.

He was all alone, with no one to turn to for advice.

With her straight and strong nerves, she forced herself to ponder desperately amidst loneliness and grief, how could things not have developed into what they are now?