Yucheng dined on the second floor of Uyuu Restaurant until late into the night. When he grew tired of eating, he simply lay down on the tatami to rest. As an upscale restaurant in Inazuma, Uyuu Restaurant thoughtfully offered lodging services for just a little extra Mora.
Yucheng chose to linger here not because being unable to go to Komore Teahouse left him without an inn to stay at, but because Uyuu Restaurant was not too far from Tenshukaku, allowing him to watch for the moment the Raiden Shogun left.
As a being who could bring endless storms down upon Inazuma's surrounding seas through her will alone, the Raiden Shogun in Tenshukaku shone like a beacon in the night to Yucheng's Sharingan. He would have had trouble ignoring her even if he wanted to.
But that very fact gave Yucheng an opening. He could take advantage of the time when the Raiden Shogun went out to sneak in with Kamui, then quietly leave.
Aside from those reasons, Yucheng had one more reason to linger here tonight: waiting for someone.
Late that night, Okazaki Rikuto, the owner of Uyuu Restaurant, watched the well-fed, satisfied diners gradually leave. He could no longer stop the smile spreading across his face. It was time to drink again, the best part of his day.
But just as he was about to warm a flask of shochu, the front door of Uyuu Restaurant slid open from outside.
Damn! Customers at this hour? Who's interrupting my drinking? Can this old man close up and turn them away?
But when he looked up, already apologizing to the customers, his eyes widened at the sight of the arrivals.
It was none other than Kujou Sara, the renowned general of Inazuma's Tenryou Commission. Beside her was a girl wearing a