"Here, Ei. One for each of us, as a keepsake."
Ellin handed Ei a photograph.
But just then, Ellin noticed something interesting.
Kujou Sara's gaze kept subtly following the photographs.
Although she hid it well, Ellin caught a trace of longing in her eyes...
"Sara..."
Ellin beckoned to her. "Here, this photograph is for you."
At those words, Kujou Sara was instantly overjoyed, but she quickly composed herself.
"This photograph is a precious memento of you and the Shogun. I could never accept it!"
"You really don't want it?"
A wicked grin spread across Ellin's face. She leaned close to Kujou Sara's ear and whispered, "I know you have several Statues of Her Excellency, the Almighty Narukami Ogosho at home, don't you?"
"You actually... really admire the Shogun, don't you?"
"All right, if you don't want it, then never mind!"
With that, Ellin made to take the photograph back.
"I..."
Kujou Sara flushed bright red at Ellin's words.
Ellin was absolutely right. She greatly admired the Raiden Shogun, to the point that her admiration bordered on fanaticism.
She had collected several statues of the Electro Archon at home, each an extremely valuable, custom-made handcrafted piece.
She got up early every morning to wipe down those statues and had even devised several methods for maintaining them.
But Ellin hadn't gotten it entirely right.
Soldiers admired the strong.
And since Ellin was Ei's equal in both power and status, Kujou Sara admired her just as much.
Moreover, she had personally taken this photograph of Ellin and Ei together. It captured the majestic visages of Inazuma's twin gods.
And there were only two copies of this photograph in the entire world!
It was easy to imagine just how much this photograph meant to Kujou Sara.
To say she didn't want it would be