Ch 207 : Make eye contact
Su Yuan instinctively reached for the small knife in his pocket, intending to use it to trigger a death rewind…
But then he suddenly remembered the rule prompt that had appeared in the palm of his right hand that morning:
[At your current state, you do not have the right to choose death voluntarily... Whether by suicide or by provoking others to kill you, a death rewind will not be triggered.]
Cold sweat broke out on Su Yuan's back.
Hadn't he just provoked Raiden Shogun moments ago?
If she had suddenly appeared and struck him down with one slash—
Would that have counted as provoking someone into killing him?
Su Yuan thought… there was a very high chance it would.
So that meant he had no choice but to fight to the death?
Or what—just give up, lie flat, and let the Okuzumeshuu gouge out his eyes, hoping he'd bleed out and die?
Su Yuan shook his head and dismissed that thought.
There was no way he'd just lie down and wait to die!
If that's how it is, then… fight it is!
With that, Su Yuan grabbed the small knife and charged toward the fully armored Okuzumeshuu, shouting:
"Hey! Can't you people see that Raiden Shogun clearly isn't acting normal right now?"
"Why can't you judge right from wrong? Why would you still serve someone like her?!"
"Hmph! We are the most loyal unit under the Shogun. Whatever decisions she makes, it is our duty to carry them out without question!"
Su Yuan had never trained in combat, especially not against other people.
Facing these well-trained Okuzumeshuu soldiers, he wasn't even a match for a single round…
An Okuzumeshuu soldier casually swung his longsword.
When it clashed with the small knife in Su Yuan's hand, the sheer force made his hand tremble violently and go numb.
He couldn't hold onto his weapon at all—it fell straight to the ground…
Two more Okuzumeshuu quickly flanked Su Yuan from either side and delivered hard kicks to the joints of his knees, forcing him to collapse uncontrollably onto the ground.
Su Yuan still felt a deep sense of frustration—he was just too weak.
Forget about fighting those enhanced by Eerie powers—he couldn't even handle regular human warriors without Visions…
Just moments ago, Kujou Sara had charged through these same Okuzumeshuu soldiers with unstoppable momentum and fierce determination.
If only he were a Vision holder…
If only he still had Neuvillette's ancient draconic blood flowing through his body—able to wield Hydro energy—then maybe he'd have had a fighting chance against these soldiers…
As Su Yuan was thinking this, he suddenly felt a strange sensation—as if Hydro energy was beginning to surge inside him…
Then, quite clearly, he felt that Hydro power begin to gather in the palm of his hand…
Su Yuan froze for a moment.
What was going on?
Didn't he already return all of Neuvillette's blood to him?
Why could he still control Hydro energy?
Although Su Yuan hadn't figured it out yet, the fact that he could now wield Hydro meant—he no longer had to be suppressed by these Okuzumeshuu soldiers!
Su Yuan focused the Hydro energy in his hands, blasting it out like a high-pressure water jet.
The powerful stream struck the nearby soldiers, forcing them to retreat one by one!
The surrounding Okuzumeshuu were visibly shocked by the sudden surge of water-based attacks.
"What's going on? Didn't the Shogun say Su Yuan was a humanoid form of an Electro Slime?"
"We've been on guard against him using Electro powers, so how is he suddenly using Hydro?"
"Wait—does that mean this guy is actually a Hydro Slime in disguise?"
"That can't be right. If he's a Hydro Slime, then how did he manage to completely withstand the Shogun's lightning strike?"
"Don't tell me he's not a slime at all—but actually a Hydro Vision wielder?"
"But that doesn't make sense either! If he's just a regular human, how the hell did he survive the Shogun's thunderbolt?"
Looking at the Okuzumeshuu soldiers who were keeping their distance and acting extremely cautiously—and noticing that Raiden Shogun hadn't made a sound since giving her last command—it seemed like now was the perfect opportunity to escape!
But then Su Yuan hesitated.
Wouldn't running away go against his actual goal?
His objective was to die and trigger a death rewind, not to escape from this place…
So Su Yuan thought for a moment, then carefully phrased his words and said, "Raiden Shogun, come out!"
"Your Okuzumeshuu soldiers are no match for me. I want to meet you face-to-face!"
Su Yuan figured that saying it like this wasn't particularly provocative—he was just stating the truth.
So it probably wouldn't count as "inducing someone to kill him," right?
He really did want to meet Raiden Shogun face-to-face, to see what her current state was…
However, in response to his words, Raiden Shogun remained completely silent.
Su Yuan was starting to feel confused.
Why were both the Dendro Archon in Sumeru and the Electro Archon in Inazuma always hiding out in their homes, refusing to meet anyone?
Just what kind of shady stuff were they messing around with that they didn't want others to see?
Su Yuan looked toward the main gates of the Tenshukaku palace and made up his mind.
Since Raiden Shogun refused to come out and meet him, then he would break in himself!
After all, he was seeking death—he had nothing to worry about holding him back.
As Su Yuan slowly walked toward the Tenshukaku's main hall, the many Okuzumeshuu soldiers present grew visibly tense.
They shouted in alarm:
"Su Yuan! What are you doing?! Don't tell me you're planning to force your way into the Shogun's residence?!"
"So what if I am?" Su Yuan replied.
"Since the Shogun refuses to come out and meet me, I'll go in and meet her myself!"
With hydro elemental power now at his command, Su Yuan felt a surge of confidence.
Sure enough, power was the foundation of everything!
"We, the Okuzumeshuu, swear to protect the Shogun with our lives!"
Faced with Su Yuan's steady advance, the Okuzumeshuu soldiers showed no sign of retreat.
"If you want to enter the Shogun's residence, you'll have to step over our dead bodies!"
Su Yuan didn't even know what to say anymore.
Why did it sound like he was the villain, judging by the way they were talking?
And looking at how resolutely they were guarding the place, it really did seem like he wouldn't be able to move forward unless he dealt with them…
But Su Yuan still hesitated—was he really going to kill someone?
He didn't think he'd ever actually killed anyone before…
Wait—if suicide counted as killing, then he had actually accumulated quite a bit of experience.
But in the end, Su Yuan couldn't bring himself to kill.
Instead, he simply used his abundant hydro elemental power to blast all the Okuzumeshuu soldiers away.
After that, Su Yuan arrived at the main doors of the Tenshukaku.
If nothing unexpected happened, the Raiden Shogun should be inside...
Su Yuan gathered hydro elemental power in his hands and unleashed an attack on the main hall's doors!
With a booming "Rumble—" the massive doors slowly creaked open…
The Raiden Shogun was standing right behind them.
Su Yuan instinctively looked into her eyes—and locked eyes with her.
In that moment, Su Yuan suddenly remembered the first rule that had appeared in the palm of his right hand earlier that day:
[In Inazuma, no matter what happens—do not make eye contact with the Raiden Shogun…]
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