The Domineering Electro Archon Falls for Me:
Chapter 7: A Gentle God
"You and I have both seen firsthand the suffering of those whose Visions were taken away under the Vision Hunt Decree."
"So, what kind of person do you think the Raiden Shogun is?"
Ei looked at Ailin and asked earnestly.
"What kind of person is the Raiden Shogun?"
Ailin looked up at the sky and thought for a while before answering seriously, "I think the Raiden Shogun must be a very gentle god..."
"Huh?"
Ei was startled. The boy's answer was completely unexpected.
"Why? The Raiden Shogun stripped others of their ambitions. Surely that was wrong."
"Besides, you saw the suffering of those whose Visions were taken away, didn't you?"
"Yes... I did see their suffering and confusion..."
Ailin shook his head. "But I think gods must have their own considerations. The way a god looks at a problem must be different from how a mortal sees it."
"Yes... those people who lost their Visions did seem to be suffering terribly. But from a certain perspective, having their Visions taken away might not have been such a bad thing."
"Take the three people we met, for example!"
"The first was a Swordmaster."
"His ambition was to become the greatest Swordmaster in the world. To achieve that ambition, he defeated many people and shattered many dreams."
"His burning ambition to become the world's greatest Swordmaster kept him moving forward with unwavering resolve. Once his Vision was taken away and he lost that ambition, he no longer had anything driving him onward."
"Without his ambition to sustain him, he was consumed by immense guilt over the countless dreams he had shattered and descended into madness."
"The second was a Shogunate samurai. Out of benevolence, he was willing to spend his