The plaza of the Thousand-Armed, Hundred-Eyed Statue.
The place was packed with people. Clearly, the human instinct to watch a spectacle existed everywhere.
Though everyone did sympathize with the unfortunate fellow kneeling in the plaza with his hands bound behind his back.
Li Qiuzhi and the others slowly made their way to the front and saw that the man kneeling on the wooden platform in the plaza was indeed Thoma. Two Shogunate Army soldiers stood guard beside him.
He looked like a prisoner awaiting execution, and that was indeed his situation.
Aside from the two soldiers guarding Thoma, more soldiers stood along the edges of the platform. This Vision Hunt Ceremony seemed to be quite a grand affair.
It was slightly different from the original story, which was perfectly normal. After all, games as a medium could not yet depict the entire real world of Teyvat.
The appointed time had not yet arrived, and the Raiden Shogun had not appeared.
"Ah, it really is Thoma!"
Paimon covered her mouth in surprise.
Looking at Thoma's bedraggled state, she spread her hands and said speechlessly:
"He was way too careless! How did he get caught by the Shogunate Army? Back in Ritou, he acted like a 'local big shot,' and everyone showed him some respect. Who would've thought that wouldn't work once he got to Inazuma..."
"Even the most capable local big shot can slip up." Lumine folded her arms beneath her chest and furrowed her pretty brows.
After a moment's thought, she shifted her posture, resting a hand against her chin, and asked Li Qiuzhi beside her:
"The Raiden Shogun seems to still be in Tenshukaku. Are you confident you could sneak over invisibly and take Thoma away?"
Lumine valued her friends deeply, and seeing Thoma in such a sorry state