Makoto: They Went Looking for a Sage and Found a Descender-If Only My Ei Could...

Outside the dessert shop, on town street, the festival grounds bustled with people.

Unaware that a certain God of Anemo had chosen to get blackout drunk in some corner,

the Inazuman people, who had witnessed a miracle descend just yesterday, were filled with gratitude as they gathered in small groups around the nearby statues.

It was as though the last shadow over their hearts had been swept away. The return of the dead had freed all those who had lost family because of the Vision Hunt Decree from their tension and worry, and they no longer feared the uncertainty of the future.

"..."

They had set off from where they were staying early in the morning and completed their registration at the Yashiro Commission.

Though he had gone through the entire process in a daze, and had personally witnessed what happened yesterday, Kazuha still found the figure beside him somewhat unreal.

"..."

"... Is something bothering you? You seem to have been watching the surroundings the whole time."

"I know Inazuma as it is now may be unfamiliar to you. Though I explained the general situation before, a great many things have happened since then."

Turning his head slightly, he found that his friend beside him looked much the same as he did, equally dazed and incredulous.

He knew that his friend's resurrection differed somewhat from everyone else's, and that he had been gone the longest.

After losing the Duel Before the Throne and accepting his punishment, not even a corpse had remained. Kazuha felt that being able to see him again was already a miracle.

"..."

"I'm merely unaccustomed to it—the looks from the people around us."

"When I stood up to oppose the Vision Hunt Decree, every gaze upon me was as though they were looking at a