Qiu Bai and Raiden Ei walked toward Inazuma City.
They strolled along the streets in the setting sun at dusk.
"Is this the current marketplace?"
"It's quite different from what I remember."
Raiden Ei stopped her steps, looking at the surrounding buildings and environment, saying with surprise.
"The shops on the street, as well as the merchants."
"Hmm, certainly they're not the same as before."
Raiden Ei shook her head, murmuring.
"Indeed, I remember thousands of years ago, when I governed Liyue with Morax for decades."
"A thousand years later, when I woke up again, it was no longer the same as before."
Qiu Bai crossed his arms over his chest, looking at Raiden Ei in front of him, saying with some emotion.
"Sho-Shogun?!"
The owner of Komore Teahouse exclaimed in surprise, seeing Raiden Ei in the distance.
"Why would the Shogun come here?"
The surrounding citizens looked at Raiden Ei in the distance, all very surprised.
"Wasn't the Shogun ill?"
"Why suddenly..."
The owner of Roots of the Affix scratched his head in confusion, looking at Raiden Ei in the distance.
"And the young man beside the Shogun."
"Who is that? I've never seen him before. How is he walking with the Shogun?"
The surrounding citizens noticed Qiu Bai and said in surprise.
"Ah, I remember now."
"Isn't this the gentleman who eliminated the aura of evil gods a few days ago?"
A woman dressed in a kimono looked at the talisman beside her house and exclaimed in shock.
"No wonder he can walk with the Shogun."
"Such an extraordinary person must be highly regarded by the Shogun!"
A man looked at Qiu Bai in the distance and said excitedly.
"It seems like we've frightened the people here."
"But what's this about clearing the aura of evil gods?"
Raiden Ei looked at the people around, then at Qiu Bai in front of her, asking with confusion.
"Hmm... it's about the resentment of the god Orobashi."
"I passed by there a few days ago and purified it in passing."
Qiu Bai thought for a moment, then looked at Raiden Ei in front of him and explained.
"The resentment of a god, it can actually be purified?"
Raiden Ei looked at Qiu Bai in front of her, saying with surprise.
"Hehe... it's not a difficult task for me."
"But I didn't reveal myself. I suppose Miko told everyone."
Qiu Bai looked at Raiden Ei in front of him, waving his hand dismissively.
"That Miko is indeed capable of doing such things."
"If it's revealed, so be it. It's not a bad thing."
Raiden Ei looked at Qiu Bai in front of her, nodding with a smile.
"That's true."
Qiu Bai responded with a light chuckle.
Then he led Raiden Ei behind him, walking along the streets under the gaze of many Inazuman citizens.
By now, night had fallen, and the various shops and houses along the road had lit up.
The evening breeze, accompanied by the scent of cherry blossoms, came toward them.
"For transactions now, the citizens..."
"Should still be using Mora, right?"
Raiden Ei looked at Qiu Bai beside her, asking with some curiosity.
"That's right, transactions in the mortal realm still use Mora."
"But Ei, do you have any Mora?"
Qiu Bai nodded in response, then the corner of his mouth flashed a faint smile.
Looking at Raiden Ei beside him, he asked.
"Of course not. There's no need for transactions in the Plane of Euthymia."
"If I need something, I just have the Commissions send it over."
Raiden Ei looked at Qiu Bai beside her, not understanding why he would ask such a question.
"...Why did you say... 'also'?"
Raiden Ei looked at Qiu Bai beside her, asking with a puzzled face.
"Haha... it's nothing."
Qiu Bai looked at Raiden Ei naive and cute face, saying with a light laugh.
"Everyone seems to be very well-behaved."
"It's not as lively as I imagined..."
Raiden Ei looked at the subdued manner of the citizens around, asking with some confusion.
"In front of the imposing and stern Shogun."
"How could they possibly be lively?"
Qiu Bai walked with his hands behind his back along the streets of Inazuma, looking at the expressions of the citizens around, explaining with a light laugh.
"Oh? What is this stall selling?"
"It seems to be something I've never seen before..."
Raiden Ei looked at a small stall in front of her, asking with curiosity. Then with a curious expression, she walked over.
Tomoki, in front of the stall, saw Qiu Bai and Raiden Ei approaching and immediately became nervous.
"Sho-Shogun, excuse my rudeness..."
"I am Tomoki, the owner of this snack stall."
Tomoki put his palms together and raised them to his head, saying nervously to Raiden Ei in front of him.
"It's alright, no need for formalities."
"Today I'm just out to change my mood, just looking around."
Raiden Ei looked at the nervous Tomoki in front of her, saying softly.
"Could you introduce what you're selling for me?"
Raiden Ei crossed her arms over her chest, looking at the food on the snack stall, asking with curiosity.
"Qiu Bai, so you're here!"
"And... huh?!"
A familiar voice sounded. Lumine and Paimon, along with Kamisato Ayaka, walked up to Qiu Bai.
Paimon looked at Raiden Ei beside Qiu Bai and exclaimed in surprise.
"Hey..."
"Qiu Bai, is this the Raiden Shogun, or Ei?"
Paimon flew to Qiu Bai ear, asking softly.
Because Lumine had already told her, and Yae Miko had also explained.
"She's Ei. I brought her out for a walk."
Qiu Bai looked at the curious Paimon beside him, explaining with a light smile.
"Is it Ei?"
Lumine walked up to the Raiden Shogun and asked softly.
"Mm."
Raiden Ei looked at Lumine in front of her and nodded.
"Shogun?!"
Kamisato Ayaka looked at Raiden Ei in front of her, exclaiming in surprise.
"You are..."
Raiden Ei looked at Kamisato Ayaka in front of her, asking with some confusion.
"Hmm?"
"I've submitted so many official documents with my brother, how could the Shogun not recognize me?"
Kamisato Ayaka looked at Raiden Ei in front of her, saying with inner confusion.
"Shogun."
"I am the lady of the Kamisato Clan of the Yashiro Commission, Kamisato Ayaka."
Kamisato Ayaka looked at Raiden Ei in front of her, and although she was very confused inside, she still spoke respectfully.
"So you're a descendant of the Kamisato family. No need for formalities."
"You've all worked hard."
Raiden Ei looked at Kamisato Ayaka in front of her, nodding with a smile.
"The Shogun actually smiled, and her tone of speech has also become much gentler."
"What exactly is going on?"
Kamisato Ayaka looked at Raiden Ei in front of her, saying with confusion in her heart.
"It's been a while."
"Miss Ayaka, how have you been recently?"
Qiu Bai looked at Kamisato Ayaka in front of him, asking with a light smile.
"The Shogun has abolished the Vision Hunt Decree."
"Recently, I've been busy dealing with various matters following its abolition."
Kamisato Ayaka looked at Qiu Bai in front of her, saying with a smile.
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