The two Apostles had used some special method when they took Zhong Baiye's soul fragments, preventing him from sensing them.
Zhong Baiye had thought his soul fragments had vanished on their own after completing their mission, so he had not looked further into the cause.
The Raiden Shogun puppet in his possession had also regained consciousness shortly afterward and returned to Narukami Island on her own.
Narukami Island was now surrounded by layers of thunderstorms, just as Inazuma had been before. Zhong Baiye could not sense what was happening on the island at all.
He merely glanced in Narukami Island's direction a few times before abandoning the idea of going there.
"Now isn't the time. Narukami Island is still relatively safe. I'll go when the right opportunity comes."
He could hardly be blamed for thinking that way. The impression the Raiden Shogun had left on him was simply too "profound." If Zhong Baiye went to Narukami Island now, she would most likely capture him and do all sorts of things to him.
So Zhong Baiye felt the time was not yet ripe. This was not a good opportunity to visit Narukami Island.
After giving it some thought, he flew down and joined Kokomi in rescuing the stranded people from Yashiori Island out at sea.
Although Yashiori Island was one of Inazuma's major islands, it had been the site of the final battle between the Snake God and the Raiden Shogun. The surrounding environment was utterly uninhabitable, so the rescue mission was very easy for Kokomi and Zhong Baiye.
Most of these people were not Yashiori Island residents, but ordinary people who had fled Watatsumi Island.
As soon as they were rescued, they recognized Kokomi as the current Human God Shrine Maiden and immediately bowed before her in worship. As for