If abolishing the Vision Hunt Decree meant that Inazuma's tense situation was easing, with its effects confined to the country, then abolishing the Sakoku Decree would turn Inazuma upside down and have a considerable impact on all of Teyvat.
Inazuma's residents found the news unbelievable, but it was written clearly in black and white in the official newspaper, along with a joint statement issued by the Shogun and the Regent. A whole host of new laws concerning the abolition of the Sakoku Decree followed, all declaring that this was real.
The foreign merchants in Ritou were probably the group that felt the change most keenly. Officials from the Kanjou Commission no longer stopped them from leaving Ritou. Whether they wanted to visit Narukami Island or sail elsewhere, they no longer needed permits.
One bold merchant sailed a small boat out into the waters beyond Inazuma, only to discover that the once-endless storms had subsided, leaving the sea calm.
When he excitedly sailed back to Ritou's port and told everyone the news, the foreign merchants erupted into cheers. Some even began to weep with joy.
Inazuma had enacted the Sakoku Decree in great haste, without even giving advance notice, leaving many foreign tourists trapped in Inazuma with no way to leave. In their words, getting there had been fine, but now they could not get home.
Although smuggling vessels regularly traveled to and from Inazuma, not everyone had the courage to face storms of that magnitude. Many had been forced to make a living in a foreign land. Now, they could finally go home.
Ritou's port was soon packed with foreigners carrying bags of every size, eager to leave Inazuma for fear that the decision might be reversed the very next moment.
The Kanjou Commission's officials seemed to have anticipated this