"Yae Miko, Yae Miko, can't you just pull yourself together?" Kitsune Saiguu mocked from the side.
"How am I supposed to? I can't beat Ei."
"How would you know you can't beat her if you haven't tried?"
"I don't need to try to know. Ei has a much easier time getting Starstones than I do," Yae Miko said regretfully.
Starstones were rewards granted based on actions someone took in the current spacetime that differed from what originally should have happened.
In other words, those in high positions naturally found it easier to obtain Starstones than ordinary people.
Raiden Ei, the god of Inazuma, had merely issued orders lifting the Eye Hunt Decree and the Sakoku Decree, yet she had gained a huge number of Starstones.
Meanwhile, Yae Miko had established a new rule for the Grand Narukami Shrine—introducing red-and-white Shrine Maiden Outfits that exposed the underarms!
And she had only earned a little pocket money.
The reason Yae Miko had introduced that policy was because the red-and-white shrine maiden in Gensokyo had proven that this style of clothing was popular, so perhaps she could give it a try too.
Besides, Yae Miko's own outfit had always been styled like that.
Hakurei Reimu must have had her reasons for liking red-and-white Shrine Maiden Outfits that exposed the underarms!
Seeing that even this method could not earn enough Starstones, Yae Miko had begun considering whether to adopt the crooked suggestion Aqua had provided.
—Using Yae Publishing House, Teyvat's largest light-novel publisher, as the medium to hold Teyvat's first Yae Publishing House History Writing Competition!
Yae Publishing House was the product of Yae Miko's countless years of hard work!
So it was time to cash in!
"Or how about letting me sit in the Shogun's seat for a few days too?" Yae Miko