Kokomi: Seeing Bai Ye Has Awakened My Competitive Spirit!

Eat well, drink well, and have a safe journey!

Before the Ruin Grunt could even react after drawing their katanas, Hu Tao had already nimbly weaved through them. Then, the power of fire element erupted, sending all the Ruin Grunt flying.

Shenhe placed his hands on the armor of the two Ruin Grunt, both over two meters tall, and lifted them up with a gentle effort. Shenhe another wave of his hand, the two unfortunate Ruin Grunt soared dozens of meters into the air before falling back into the sea.

The remaining few Ruin Grunt tried to escape, but a sudden gust of wind blew them together. Then, a huge hammer swung in a wide arc and smashed down on them.

"Let's spin around!"

As Bai Ye manipulated the mechanism to smash the Ruin Grunt, he laughed and said.

The mechanical hammer slammed heavily onto the chaotic Ruin Grunt, smashing them directly into the mountain rocks.

After doing all that, Bai Ye clapped his hands and fell from mid-air.

Looking at the defeated Ruin Grunt, Bai Ye couldn't help but complain, "This is the third batch of Ruin Grunt we've encountered. I don't know if these guys are just bold or reckless, but they're so active in a place full of the remnants of the Orobas Archon Residue."

Bai Ye and his companions headed to the area influenced by Orobas. Kujou Sara, was not traveling with Bai Ye because she was in charge of the defense of Yashiori Island.

Upon entering the area influenced by the evil spirit, Bai Ye initially thought he would only need to deal with some demons affected by the evil spirit. However, they discovered that before encountering any demons, they first encountered the Ruin Grunt hiding there. These Ruin Grunt, seeing Bai Ye's group of three young men and women, two of whom were not even 1.6 meters tall, immediately saw them as easy prey.

In the end, they were all dealt with by Bai Ye and his group.

"These guys, even though they weren't affected by the evil spirits, went even crazier than those demons affected by the Archon Residue."

Hu Tao said this while confirming that those people had completely lost their ability to resist.

While many of the Ruin Grunt were originally ronin fleeing the Sakoku Decree and war, once they became Ruin Grunt, they began to live by plundering. Even Kujou Takamasa, who made a living through robbery, was far more benevolent than them.

To avoid being hunted down by the Shogunate Army, these people hid in the places most affected by the evil spirits and made them their strongholds.

"My master said that human thoughts are even dirtier and more filthy than the Archon Residue." Shenhe saw a Ruin Grunt trying to stand up and gave it another light punch.

Glancing at Bai Ye, Shenhe quickly added:

"Of course, Bai Ye, you are definitely not in this."

"Whispering sound..."

Hu Tao tied up all the Ruin Grunt and also collected their Ruin Grunt swords.

This was something Bai Ye asked her to do.

These guys don't have any bounty, and they probably wouldn't even get money back from the Tenryou Commission. But Bai Ye is 'educating' them and putting them on the right path, so he can't work for nothing.

Alright, let's confiscate these katanas and sell them back in Liyue. Inazuma's katana-making skills are top-notch, and they sell quite well in Liyue. These Ruin Grunt take their weapons very seriously; every single one is a fine sword.

All of it went to Bai Ye for a bargain.

"Let's wait until the evil spirits are dealt with before letting the Shogunate Army take them to jail."

Bai Ye looked ahead.

Let's keep going.

"Um."

Shenhe nodded.

Before them lay a massive chasm. Bai Ye glanced at it, sensing the dense aura of Gods and the interplay of lightning and thunder.

Even the remaining power of Shadow's strike could cause such immense destruction; just one glance at Bai Ye was enough to imagine the gap between himself and Shadow.

He could handle ordinary Gods, but there was still a huge gap between him and top-tier demons like the Shadow.

"Let's avoid this Musou Isshin a while."

Bai Ye said to Hu Tao Shenhe.

Although he was not afraid of the power of the evil spirit, he still needed to resist the purest lightning element left by the Raiden Ei.

Bai Ye didn't want to do something so dangerous.

Hu Tao and Shenhe were naturally unwilling to directly confront the shadow's lightning, so the three of them swerved to the side to avoid the Musou Isshin.

The three of them circled around the Musou Isshin. After walking around for a while, Bai Ye saw what appeared to be a village ahead.

"There's actually a village here?"

Hu Tao seemed quite surprised to see the village.

Shenhe replied to Hu Tao, "It should be a village that existed before the aura of the evil spirit erupted. According to the information we received from Tenryou Commission, the evil spirit on Yashiori Island wasn't this strong ever since Raiden Shogun killed Orobas. It must have been a few years ago when the aura of the evil spirit here suddenly erupted."

"This village..."

The plot of this village flashed through Bai Ye's mind.

He remembered there was a child here who wanted to Crystal Marrow, but he didn't need that material at all; he didn't even have it in his backpack. He had spent half a day collecting materials just to get that little bit of crystal.

There was also a doctor with excellent character, who did some kind of medical research.

Many memories flashed through my mind.

"Oh, right." Bai Ye remembered the most crucial point and said to Shenhe and Hu Tao, "If you see someone wearing samurai armor who claims to be named Sagitsu and asks you to worship at some shrine, don't say anything, just attack him."

That guy didn't show his health bar until the third day, it really made me wait a long time.

Shenhe nodded.

What did he do?

Hu Tao asked out of curiosity.

It's not that I doubt the truth of this matter, I'm just curious how Bai Ye knew it.

"A guy who only wants to use us as sacrifices to appease the resentment of Orobas, hoping that the evil god can be appeased."

Bai Ye answered Hu Tao.

Sagitsu, an incompetent village chief. After encountering a demonic eruption, he actually believed that sacrificing people would solve the problem.

Bai Ye saw him, he would definitely kill him.

"Kill him!" Upon hearing this, Hu Tao immediately clenched her fist. "He wants to sacrifice my Guest Official? He's not worthy! Orobas isn't worthy either?"

Even Raiden Shogun treats Bai Ye with respect, so how dare you, Orobas, make my Bai Ye offer a sacrifice?

We've come from Wangsheng Funeral Parlor to hold your funeral!

"Well, anyway, once we meet, that's it."

Bai Ye said to Hu Tao.

He at least played up to the end of the Sumeru route, and Inazuma's storyline was pretty much complete. Bai Ye basically knew all the enemies here. He could tell who was good and who was bad at a glance.

Bai Ye and the others stood facing forward.

The village was almost completely abandoned and nearly deserted.

Upon arriving at the front of the village, there really was a shrine.

In front of the shrine, a samurai sits upright.

Shenhe headed forward.

Seemingly hearing footsteps, the masked samurai turned to look at Shenhe.

"Outsider, please stop here. Worship the shrine, and [he] will give you the reward you desire."

He spoke in a righteous and stern tone.

"Offering sacrifices? No interest."

Shenhe continued.

Take another look at Bai Ye.

"Besides, what I want is something that a mere Gods's resentment cannot give me."

At the same time, he stomped his feet hard and quickly arrived in front of Sagitsu.

Although Sagitsu was already on guard based on Shenhe's demeanor, he never expected Shenhe to be so fast. His katana had only been half-drawn when Shenhe pressed the talisman onto his armor.

The icy power of the ice instantly erupted in front of Sagitsu.

The person was completely frozen.

The human body naturally contains water, so there is no need to put an IV drip in order to freeze it.

Sagitsu can only be described as a decent samurai, but compared to Shenhe, the difference is truly immense.

Sagitsu fell to the ground.

Bai Ye Yeqi went to the side of Sagitsu's body.

"Come on, let's see what spoils you've got."

We still have to do the desecration of corpses; you never know, you might find something good.

Unfortunately, he didn't have any treasure chests or anything like that on him. Besides his Bai Ye belongings, he only looked at a small notebook.

Bai Ye stepped forward and opened the small notebook.

It is a roster.

"This is the list of villagers from Hikami Village and outsiders who were harmed by him."

"Bai Ye I said softly."

He casually opened the notebook.

At first, it wasn't the list of victims that Bai Ye thought, but rather Sagitsu's description of the outbreak of the evil spirits.

[... Initially, the aura of the evil spirit erupted from the head of the serpent god...]

[...]

Looking at the booklet and then at the head of the serpent god ahead, Bai Ye thought that if he wanted to obtain the Gods power of Orobas, he should head in that direction.

At the back is a list of names recorded.

Bai Ye glanced at it casually and wanted to close it.

These people have all passed away, so there's no point in keeping this list.

However, his gaze froze when he saw the last one.

[The two individuals from Watatsumi Island, whose names are unknown, are a boy with animal ears and a pink-haired girl. Their clothing and appearance seem familiar. Observe them for now, and wait for an opportunity to lure them in.]

The descriptions of these two people...

"That's what I was thinking, "Bai Ye thought to himself.

A clear, angry roar from a young boy rang out.

"What are you doing! Why did you kill Sagitsu?!"

Gorou looked at the corpse lying on the ground with a look of fury.

Earlier that day, he and Sangonomiya Kokomi arrived at Yashiori Island, intending to wait for Bai Ye's arrival. They hoped that once Night arrived, they could witness firsthand the cleansing of the evil spirit.

Upon arriving at Yashiori Island, they were surprised to find people worshipping the evil spirit.

After all, the evil spirit had a deep connection with Lord Orobas, Gorou also bowed before the shrine.

After the worship ceremony, Gorou was told by the Sagitsu next to him that there would be a gift for him when he came back on the day of the offering.

Gorou was very happy.

Kokomi remained silent.

The two then left.

However, not far after they left, they saw the bound Ruin Grunt.

Ask a Ruin Grunt, and Gorou and Kokomi will find out that another group of people has arrived at the place where the evil spirit resides.

Then, following the direction in which these Ruin Grunt were bound, I saw the fallen Sagitsu, the nearby Hu Tao Shenhe, and the crouching in front of Sagitsu with his back Bai Ye Gorou.

Seeing Sagitsu fall, Gorou shouted angrily.

Kokomi raised his hand to stop Gorou.

"Gorou, there's no need to rush."

She had noticed that Sagitsu's intentions were off long ago, so she had been observing him while Gorou was paying his respects. However, there was too little evidence for her to draw any conclusions.

Now that he has been killed, he is not in a hurry to ask Bai Ye and the others why they did this.

"I want to know the reasons why these people committed murder."

Kokomi asked Ye and the Bai Ye.

Are they the kind of people who kill indiscriminately, or are they truly wise enough to discover the Sagitsu problem before anyone else even realizes it?

Moreover, they were all dressed in traditional Liyue clothing. They must be people who came here to resolve the matter of the evil spirit.

What grudge do they have against the village chief of Hikami Village?

"He deserves to die."

Shenhe said directly.

Gorou frowned.

At this moment, Bai Ye stood up and turned to look at Kokomi.

"Here's the reason."

At Bai Ye, he threw the booklet over into the Kokomi.

Kokomi didn't catch it immediately.

"Hmm?" Gorou, somewhat puzzled.

Lord Kokomi seemed to freeze for a moment.

Feeling the booklet fall at his feet, Kokomi realized what was happening and quickly bent down to pick it up.

At the same time, I felt a little ashamed.

What was I thinking just now?

When I first saw this boy, my first thought was that he must be innocent.

Even disregarding the fact that he committed murder, was there no wrongdoing in his death?

Of course, she realized what was happening a second later.

We must let the facts speak for themselves.

Whether he is innocent or not, we need to use the facts to tell.

Kokomi opened the booklet.

Her brows furrowed as soon as she saw the booklet.

After looking through the entire manual, she gently shook her head and handed the booklet to Gorou.

"Come and take a look, this is the burial site where the village chief was killed."

At the same time, Kokomi also glanced at Bai Ye.

So handsome!

Oh, no, I mean really quick-witted.

The boy had never been to Inazuma before, but he could tell about Sagitsu's problems as soon as he met him.

Regardless of how you look at it, his handling of the situation was always ahead of yours.

Kokomi was very excited.

A feeling of mutual appreciation immediately arose in my heart.

A competitive spirit also began to emerge.

She didn't want to lose to anyone in terms of strategy.

Kokomi thought to himself.

The more time he looked at Bai Ye, the stronger his desire to show off his intelligence became.

What's going on?

Kokomi felt that something was wrong with him.

"But that's normal. It's amazing that someone discovered the problem before me. I haven't felt like I lost in a battle of wits in a long time."

She thought to herself.

On the other side, after reading through the entire booklet, Gorou immediately apologized to Bai Ye in an embarrassed tone:

"I'm sorry, I really didn't know that Sagitsu was such a bad person."

"That's normal, didn't you just run into him too?"

"Bai Ye I said to Gorou," said Yaya.

"Yes, yeah..."

Gorou nodded quickly.