"Ei, don't act rashly."
Seeing Raiden Ei's actions, Yae Miko grew exceptionally serious. Although Raiden Mei was indeed an outstanding successor!
This was too soon. Miko worried... was Ei being too impulsive?
"I'm not acting impulsively. I've considered this again and again! If Mei hadn't appeared, I would certainly have had to bear the burden of governing Inazuma. Though I'm not really that qualified as a ruler."
"Mei is more suited to it than I am, so... I'll return behind the scenes, just like before! Of course, that doesn't mean I won't care about anything from now on. It's simply that Mei should handle political matters!"
Raiden Ei waved her hand. She was certainly not making a snap decision; she had considered it repeatedly. She should return behind the scenes.
"Just behind the scenes? That's fine, then. You gave me quite a fright!"
Yae Miko let out a breath of relief. She had thought... Ei was going to throw away the position of Raiden Shogun and quit outright. Still, she knew that Ei simply had no talent for governing a nation.
Aside from Inazuma's harsh geographical conditions, Raiden Ei's neglect was also partly responsible for its current state.
"If that's the case, there's no need to hand the position of Raiden Shogun over to me entirely!"
Raiden Mei did not immediately accept Ei's proposal. She could become the Raiden Shogun and help set Inazuma in order.
But that did not mean she would take on everything alone.
She might not even remain in Inazuma forever. Besides, her mission was not to replace Raiden Ei and become Inazuma's new Electro Archon, but to become Inazuma's second Electro Archon.
Together with Ei, they would rule Inazuma.
"Hmm? Why not?"
Seeing that Raiden Mei also disagreed, Raiden Ei was confused... Mei had been