After just a brief exchange upon meeting her, Thoma had already become deeply wary of Ellin. He had a strong feeling that she was far from ordinary.
"Hello, welcome to Ritou. Please show me your Entry Procedures."
At the entrance to Ritou, a woman named Miko stopped Ellin.
After Inazuma closed its borders, it imposed strict controls on foreigners coming and going. Anyone without Entry Procedures was considered an illegal entrant and would be expelled.
Expulsion meant going back where you came from. In other words, an ordinary person without Entry Procedures would have to brave the thunderstorms and return the way they had come. Whether they lived or died was their own problem.
The Raiden Shogun was Inazuma's supreme ruler. She delegated her authority to the Tri-Commission, which assisted her in governing Inazuma.
The three commissions were the Kanjou Commission, the Tenryou Commission, and the Yashiro Commission.
The Kanjou Commission handled finances, taxation, household registration, and foreign arrivals.
The Tenryou Commission controlled the military, waged war, and maintained public order in Inazuma.
The Yashiro Commission oversaw culture and religious rites.
This system was rather like the Ministries of Revenue, War, and Rites in ancient China.
Ellin glanced at the woman named Miko. Presumably, she worked for the Kanjou Commission.
Watching from a distance, Thoma couldn't help smiling.
He had actually arranged Ellin's Entry Procedures well in advance, but their earlier conversation had left him both wary and curious.
He wanted to see how this woman, whom Paimon had described as practically capable of anything, would handle the situation.
If she can't manage it, I'll step in and help her!
Thoma watched the girl in the distance with a knowing smile.
However... Thoma had no idea that half an hour later, he would bitterly regret the decision he had just