Ei: In All of Inazuma, Is There Not a Single Loyal Subject?!
"An idiotic shut-in... a child who never grew up...?"
Seeing Yae Miko's blatant mockery in the video, Raiden Ei's face darkened completely.
She had thought that, as her friend of five hundred years, Yae Miko would stand by her and help her unconditionally.
But she had never imagined that Miko would be the biggest blight of all, not only working directly with the rebels but also mocking her behind her back.
In an instant, terrifying lightning coiled around Raiden Ei. Her extreme anger made the elemental power within her begin to spiral out of control.
"Um..."
Seeing how plainly furious Raiden Ei was, Yae Miko instinctively edged closer to Raiden Makoto.
That way, if Ei really lost control later, she wouldn't be able to mince her up and have a fox feast for dinner.
But to be honest, she felt rather wronged.
When she had said those things, she had never imagined anyone else would hear them. They were just private complaints.
Was she really the only person in all of Inazuma who liked to speak ill of Raiden Ei behind her back?!
Uh, it did seem she was the only one...
But that wasn't important.
What mattered was that she wasn't at fault. The person who made the video was.
If that person hadn't exposed those things, how would the bad things she said in private have come to light?
None of this had anything to do with her!
As Yae Miko frantically shifted the blame, Raiden Ei had apparently realized the truth: Inazuma was full of rebels, with no loyal subjects to be found.
In the end, she could only look helplessly at Kujou Sara beside her and say with a sigh, "In the Inazuma I rule, it seems you're my only loyal subject, Sara."
"Um..."
After Raiden Ei's heartfelt remark, she had expected Kujou Sara to be quite pleased.
But she quickly noticed that Sara's expression was rather complicated.
Sara looked as though she wanted to say something but couldn't, and seemed quite embarrassed.
"Sara, you..."
A look of suspicion appeared on Raiden Ei's face, but she didn't dare confirm it.
After all, if even Kujou Sara wasn't loyal to her, wouldn't that mean there was no one in Inazuma who was?
So all of Inazuma was full of rebels, was it?!
In the video.
The rebel army set out for Inazuma City in a mighty procession and joined forces with the Watatsumi Island resistance outside the city.
As the leader of Watatsumi Island, Sangonomiya Kokomi soon met up with the Sword Saint and asked respectfully, "Lord Sword Saint, the troops of Watatsumi Island have finished assembling. When shall we attack Inazuma City?"
"There's no hurry."
The Sword Saint waved his hand, telling Sangonomiya Kokomi not to rush into attacking the city. Instead, they set up camp where they were and waited patiently.
Before long, the gates of Inazuma City opened from within of their own accord, and a force charged straight out.
Everyone then discovered that the person leading this force was none other than Kujou Sara herself, a general of the Tenryou Commission.
"General Kujou? What are you doing?!"
In response to Sangonomiya Kokomi's confusion, Kujou Sara merely looked silently at the Sword Saint before her and slowly asked, "Are you sure Inazuma will be reborn once your plan succeeds?"
"I'm sure." The Sword Saint answered Kujou Sara's question directly, without the slightest hesitation. "Inazuma's god has forgotten her duty to protect the people and insists on pursuing a meaningless Eternity. Everything I've done is to wake her from her beautiful dream and save this desperate nation."
Hearing his words, Kujou Sara hesitated for a few seconds before finally nodding silently. "All right, I believe you. I can only believe that you can bring new hope to this nation..."
As she said this, she looked toward Tenshukaku, her face full of devotion.
"Please forgive me, Shogun."
While Kujou Sara confessed her sin, the Sword Saint had already led the army straight into Inazuma City.
With a Tenryou Commission general working with them from inside, the siege could be said to have been exceptionally easy.
He led the army to Tenshukaku with ease, at last pointing the edge of his sword at the god of thunder within!
[The team fight's starting, brothers! Come out and join the fight!]
[So he really is going to challenge the Raiden Shogun? I heard her martial prowess puts her among the strongest even among the gods!]
[Is the Sword Saint really capable of defeating a god?]
[The number of mortals means nothing in a battle at this level. In the end, it all comes down to the Sword Saint's own strength.]
[You can do it, big brother Sword Saint! Save Inazuma! Defeat that self-righteous god of thunder!]
The Jade Chamber.
"Oh, he's really going to fight a god!" Childe's face lit up with anticipation as he watched the video. "I'm so jealous. I wish I had a chance like that, to compete against a god."
"Stop talking nonsense, you idiot. At your level, if you took on the god of thunder, you'd definitely be minced on the spot," La Signora said coldly, telling the idiot to stop saying foolish things.
"But I haven't fought her yet." A confident smile appeared on Childe's face. "And don't underestimate me. I may be the lowest-ranked of the Fatui Harbingers, but I have the invincible Foul Legacy!"
"Do as you please..."
Seeing how self-assured Childe was, La Signora couldn't help looking helpless. She silently waved a hand, signaling that there was nothing she could do about this idiot Childe.
Meanwhile, seeing the rebel army storm into Inazuma City in force, Ningguang spoke with a sigh. "Even a god will face a united assault if they cannot gain the people's approval or give them happy lives. As the saying goes, water can carry a boat, but it can also overturn it."
"That would never happen in Liyue." Keqing looked confident. "There have never been any problems with Rex Lapis's plans for Liyue, and he has always made the people's happiness and peace his responsibility. He's completely different from that self-righteous Raiden Shogun."
"That's certainly true."
Ningguang nodded.
No one in Liyue would ever doubt Rex Lapis's intentions, nor would they doubt his love for mortals.
It was under this absolute trust that Liyue had weathered thousands of years of hardship and still stood on the continent of Teyvat today.
Even Ningguang had never doubted that this trust and contract between god and humanity would endure forever, for countless generations to come.
Tenshukaku.
"Even you, Sara..."
Seeing in the video that even Kujou Sara had chosen to betray her, Raiden Ei was completely despairing.
She had never imagined that in all her mighty Inazuma, there wasn't even one person loyal to her.
Everyone was a rebel!
If Inazuma hadn't already undergone a complete transformation and taken on a wholly new appearance, she might well have had to purge her ranks!