Sneaky Trips
I stayed with Ei in Tenshukaku for the next few weeks. There really isn't anything for me to do except wait for the next crucial part of my plan. Attached to those gemstones I gave to them are some hidden trackers. Gathering the data on their movements that I received from it, it seems like nothing major changed with the future I predicted.
"I intend to go out later. Do you want to come with me Ei?" I suddenly questioned the archon near me.
"I don't mind, I can just let the Puppet Shogun to manage things as usual." She immediately answered me.
"I guess that's one way of delegating your work." I replied to her nonchalant answer.
"Where are we going?" asked Ei curiously, while ignoring my words about her slacking.
"The base of the Resistance, the current Sangonomiya Island. I'll get a few things first, then we'll be going there stealthily." After saying those words, I left to prepare for our silent visit.
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Going there my way, we arrived at the spot I specifically chose on Sangonomiya Island. Now that I think about it, I never really had the time or reason to visit this place before. Ei looked around for a bit, before speaking to me.
"What a convenient ability you have. Aren't you able to go around with this easily?" She asked with hidden intentions.
"Yes! It is a very convenient tool for traveling, now let us go before we arrive too late." I answered with my usual smile, as I gestured for her to follow.
We got there to see Lumine and Paimon leaving a silent Teppei sitting besides a normal looking house. He looked weaker and older, especially with his hair turning white but still recognizable. We went near him once we saw the traveler and her companion far away from the spot.
"Are you planning on saving this person?" questioned Ei from my side.
"Yes, saving him and the others from the Fatui's tricks to have them use delusions will help later in the negotiations." I answered to the confused Ei, telling her my motives for doing so.
A Delusion is something like a vision made by the Fatui under the Tsaritsa of Snezhnaya, The Cryo Archon. Except it uses the bearer's lifespan to activate it, accelerating their age. I took out one of the things I prepared and kneeled near the Sangonomiya soldier.
"What is that weird looking concoction you brought out?" asked Ei, before getting far away because of the smell.
"Its medicine, so of course it smells bad! If the delusion accelerated his age, then all I need to do is to lengthen his remaining life. Its a good thing that Teyvat has similar ingredients with my old world. Just a few trips during my free time here and there, mostly Liyue is enough to make some." I explained to the coughing archon, before forcing the medicine down the patients throat. Just a few seconds later, and he's already looking as good as before.
"Do you mind Ei?" I said with a teasing smile, before bringing some of the same medicine near her.
"Keep the smelly medicine away from me!" She shut down my suggestion immediately.
"How cruel! Don't worry this won't work on you gods anyway. Well I guess I'll do this myself quickly to continue our trip, only the severe patients need it anyway. For the others, I can just dispel the effects easily." I said, before stealthily moving throughout the camps in Sangonomiya.
After finishing healing the affected soldiers, I came back to her and continued our trip. We toured around Sangonomiya island for a while, since we never really had a chance to before. All I need to do for now is to visit a certain kitsune in the Grand Narukami Shrine some time later.
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(Yae Miko's POV)
It's been almost a month since a lot of elemental energy has been gathered in Tenshukaku. I don't know what Ei is doing, and now I'm not even sure if my plan to change her will succeed. The traveler and her companion had already left earlier with my orders. The plan is to let her enter the Plane of Euthymia for a second time, to meet Ei and stop her oppression on Inazuma by persuading her to abolish the Vision Hunt Decree.
I stayed in front of the beautiful Sacred Sakura tree in order to calm myself. After a while, I decided to walk and go down the mountain, maybe spending my time in Inazuma City when a sudden voice stopped me.
"Good day, beautiful lady. You don't have to worry too much since no matter what happens, the result will never change." A man dressed in miko clothing suddenly appeared before me and said, his face hidden with an umbrella. Showing me a smile I felt like I had seen before, he immediately disappeared to leave me stunned at what had happened.
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(Lu's POV)
'What the hell is wrong with that girl?! Her senses are too sharp! I needed to wait for a few minutes in the same position after using my Sage Arts to get there! I even wore miko clothing just in case, and she still gave me a hard time!" I thought to myself, exhausted from the grueling wait.
'I also feel like there's something wrong with her but I can't point it out. Well, I guess most of the Kitsunes I 've met before have at least one or more loose screws in their head so it shouldn't be that surprising.' I continued, reflecting on my past experiences.
With those thoughts, I left my hiding place as I saw the new Chief of the Grand Narukami Shrine far away from my spot. I immediately used my ability and activated it before she decided to come back for some reason.
There should only be a few more days before everything concludes. I only have one more place to visit, this time by myself so I should check on my preparations and continue my training.