"The Domineering Electro Archon Falls for Me!" Chapter Seven, Part Two.
"That's why I said the Raiden Shogun is actually a gentle god!"
Ailin tilted his head toward the sky and sighed.
"Huh?"
After listening to Ailin's account, Ei froze.
She had never imagined that this mortal boy could understand her thoughts and reasoning so clearly.
At that thought, she tentatively asked, a little pleased, "So, do you approve of the Raiden Shogun enforcing the Vision Hunt Decree?"
Yet, to her surprise...
Ailin shook his head.
"I can understand the Raiden Shogun's actions, but I don't support the Vision Hunt Decree."
"Why? Please tell me your reasons!"
Ei frowned.
Ailin gave a strained smile. "Because everyone's wishes deserve respect!"
"I can understand the Raiden Shogun wanting to keep Inazuma in an eternity of stillness, where it no longer moves forward or makes progress."
"I also understand that the Raiden Shogun hopes people will stop pursuing their wishes so they won't get hurt."
"Indeed, I don't deny that taking away their Visions and making them stop pursuing their wishes could also bring them relief."
"But has the Raiden Shogun ever considered how powerful a wish must be for someone to endure immense suffering rather than give it up?"
"To become the greatest swordsman in the world, even at the cost of bearing the resentment of countless defeated opponents, the guilt of shattering others' dreams, and immense inner torment!"
"To uphold compassion and righteousness, even through a lifetime of poverty and crushing debt!"
"To keep waiting, even knowing that a lifetime might pass without an answer..."
"I don't think they're unaware of the suffering that comes with pursuing their wishes. Yet they're still willing to bear that pain and keep moving forward. Surely the wishes they've held on to all this time