Yae Miko picked up another piece of fried tofu and savored it leisurely. After finally swallowing it, she took a strategic sip of tea before asking Yucheng:
"I am the chief shrine maiden who presides over the Grand Narukami Shrine, the heir to the Hakushin Bloodline, and the Electro Archon's familiar and friend. In any of those capacities, I should stand firmly on the Electro Archon's side. Why would you think I would help you oppose a god?"
"Because your friend is Raiden Ei, not that inflexible puppet who has made a complete mess of governing Inazuma. How long has it been since you last contacted Raiden Ei?"
Yae Miko considered this. "Inazuma is the nation of eternity, and Raiden Ei is a god who pursues eternity. As long as Raiden Ei exists, Inazuma will endure. As for what the Tri-Commission does, those are human affairs. Once the people in charge of the Tri-Commission change, the situation will naturally change as well."
"Heh, what you said reminds me of a god from Mondstadt's past, the solitary king of the tower, Decarabian. Back then, he provided shelter for his people. But because his way of loving them was too unconventional and harsh, his people eventually all betrayed him and turned to another wind spirit.
"In the end, that wind spirit led the rebels in overthrowing Decarabian's rule. Decarabian died in that war, and the wind spirit later became the Anemo Archon, Barbatos.
"As you said, the Tri-Commission's actions are their own. But you need to understand that all those policies are ultimately issued in the Raiden Shogun's name, so the people will naturally believe their god caused the present consequences.
"In other words, the current Tri-Commission is stripping away the Electro Archon's believers, little by little. Fewer and fewer people believe