Ch 218 : Who exactly are you?
"And also, Sayu, to be honest, you're not short! Just look at the flying lavender melon next to the Traveler, she's the real short one!" Arataki Itto continued.
Paimon didn't get angry at Arataki Itto's words; instead, she went along with them and added, "Yeah, yeah, Sayu, you're actually not short. I'm much shorter than you!"
Sayu looked in Paimon's direction, put her hand on her head, and made a few gestures toward Paimon, saying, "Hahaha, that's right, I'm not short at all!"
Sayu yawned as she spoke, rubbed her eyes, and muttered, "I'm so tired..."
Then, Sayu curled up into a ball and just fell asleep right there on the ground...
Seeing the sleeping Sayu, everyone breathed a sigh of relief; the crisis with Sayu was temporarily over...
However, without Sayu's ninjutsu tracking mark, it would be difficult for them to catch up with Kamisato Ayato and Rosalyne, and find their lair...
But if they were to wake Sayu up here, disturbing her sleep could very likely cause her to fall into the Eerie state again...
Sleep, unlike being patted on the head, really does have an important effect on growth.
Sleeping is one of the critical factors for height increase...
If Sayu were to fall into an Eerie state again because of this reason, it definitely wouldn't be as easy to resolve with just words like before—so for now, it's best not to disturb her sleep...
"Everyone, the boss's hand got cut off, but the wound is clean. And with his oni physique, as long as the hand is reattached in time, there shouldn't be any major problems..."
Kuki Shinobu borrowed some clean ice and a bag from the Kamisato estate, packed Arataki Itto's severed hand, and then took him away from the Kamisato residence to treat his injuries...
Not long after Kuki Shinobu and Arataki Itto left, Beidou noticed that Furong, a sailor from the Alcor, had arrived...
"Captain Beidou! Finally found you!"
"Lady Ningguang has sent a message—she wants you to return to Liyue immediately. She has an important matter to discuss with you!"
Upon hearing this, both Beidou and Aether frowned.
When they left Liyue for Inazuma, they had met with Ningguang...
At that time, Ningguang showed no signs of concern, nor did she mention needing any help...
Now, to suddenly say there's something important to discuss—could it mean something has happened at Guyun Stone Forest, where the Adepti reside?
"So Ningguang really thinks I'm her subordinate, huh? Ordering me around like this?"
"But since something's happened in Liyue, of course I can't just sit back and ignore it."
"Traveler, Su Yuan, I'm sorry—I'll have to head back to Liyue. We might have to part ways here for now."
"Don't worry, Beidou," Su Yuan replied.
"We'll be careful here in Inazuma."
"But wait—if you want to leave Ritou or Inazuma, don't you still have to pay the eyes processing fee?" Paimon asked, confused.
"Little Paimon, you don't need to worry about that," Furong explained.
"It seems like the Kanjou Commission over on Ritou and the stationed troops from the Outlander Surveillance have all been wiped out. No one's in charge over there now!"
"We can use this chance to leave Inazuma directly!"
Wiped out...? Su Yuan recalled the Wanderer who had arrived not long ago.
This whole incident—it was almost certainly his doing...
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Somewhere deep in the forests of Inazuma, what looked like an ordinary cave from the outside hid a vast and secret interior—one of Dottore's many experimental facilities scattered across the land.
"Kamisato Ayato, I believe I told you before," Dottore said, looking at Ayato and Rosalyne with apparent displeasure, "even though you're capable of wielding Eerie power, you shouldn't use it so recklessly…"
"This kind of power is far too domineering—it causes immense damage to the bodies I've created for you…"
"So, what exactly happened that left the two of you in such a sorry state?"
Ayato replied:
"There was someone we've never seen before. He wore a teal-colored kasa hat and was extremely arrogant…"
"Not only does he possess an Anemo Vision and command the power of wind, but like you, he can also wield Eerie power on his own…"
"So you're saying… he used Eerie power to do this to Rosalyne?"
Dottore showed a rare look of shock and confusion.
He hadn't expected that someone else in this world could wield Eerie power like he did…
Dottore had always believed himself to be a one-of-a-kind genius—that some things in this world only he could achieve.
But now, this man calling himself the Wanderer was a direct challenge to that belief—an affront to his supremacy.
If what Ayato said was true, and this Wanderer could indeed control Eerie power like Dottore, then such a person—if they could not be turned into an ally—would have to be eliminated as soon as possible.
"No, not exactly. The one who injured Rosalyne… was Arataki Itto, under the influence of Eerie state."
Ayato responded:
"Arataki Itto entered an Eerie state after eating a certain bean… Moreover, unless one is also of oni blood or a member of the Arataki Gang, they're highly likely to be attacked by him…"
"I see. So that's how it is," Dottore nodded and said, "Place Rosalyne on that operating table over there. You should lie down next to her—I'll repair both of your bodies."
"The Wanderer… is it…" Dottore muttered to himself.
"To think that such a person exists in this world, and I had never sensed it before, completely unaware…"
"All of this… truly makes things interesting—makes things exciting…"
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After leaving the Kamisato estate, the Wanderer arrived alone at Tenshukaku…
The guards of the Shogunate stationed there were no match for him—in just a single encounter, they all collapsed unconscious to the ground…
Standing before the main hall of Tenshukaku, the Wanderer shouted:
"Raiden Shogun, are you afraid of me?"
"I've come all the way to your doorstep, and you still don't dare come out to face me?"
"If the people of Inazuma knew that their most revered Shogun was nothing more than a coward, timid and weak, do you think they'd still trust you?"
"You were deceived by Dottore, completely played for a fool without even realizing it…"
"Wake up—creating that meaningless 'Statue of Omnipresence' won't ever grant you the power of Istaroth!"
"If you won't come out, then I'll destroy the Statue of Omnipresence myself!"
As he spoke, the Wanderer approached the gates of Tenshukaku.
Gazing at the towering Statue of Omnipresence, he began gathering Anemo energy in his hand, ready to destroy it in one strike…
"Enough! Who are you?"
"Why do you insist on stopping me from achieving true eternity?"
At last, the Raiden Shogun appeared behind him, her cold gaze fixed on the Wanderer…
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