Ei had witnessed with her own eyes a nation running at full speed fall before the Heavenly Principles.
She knew all too well that running to the limit would inevitably invite disaster.
And the source of that disaster was far beyond anything mortals could contend with.
Thus, she began pursuing what she believed to be Eternity.
She closed Inazuma off from the world, cutting off contact and trade with other nations to hold its development at a static level. This was the [Eternity] she pursued, one outsiders found somewhat obsessive.
In all fairness, her actions and choices could not be called wrong. At the very least, she truly wanted to protect Inazuma.
She was both a seeker of Eternity and its guardian.
If the people wanted to move forward, wanted to run, then she would be the first obstacle they faced!
She was a mountain. If they wanted to run, then they would have to see whether their wishes were strong enough to leap over her.
If their wishes could not even defeat her, how could they stand against the Heavenly Principles in the future?
If their wishes truly burned so fiercely, then they should defeat her with those wishes and prove their strength to her.
If they could not, then they might as well remain where they were. At least Inazuma would still exist.
That was how she thought. She was not truly so stubborn.
That was precisely why, in the game, she only agreed to repeal the Vision Hunt Decree and reconsider Eternity after Lumine borrowed the people's wishes to defeat her, proving how powerful those wishes were.
Now, however, after "The Domineering Electro Archon Falls for Me!" and repeated persuasion from Kitsune Saiguu and Yae Miko, Ei had become much more open-minded.
The only obstacle that remained