Chapter 29

[Raiden Shogun gave a slight nod. "Very well. I grant your request."]

[You had already guessed this would be the outcome. There was no way Kujou Sara would just stand by and watch you duel Kujou Takayuki. So her stepping in came as no surprise.]

[You were only testing the waters anyway—if Raiden Shogun had agreed to the duel, you could've taken out the head of the Tenryou Commission yourself, removing a major thorn for the Kamisato Clan.]

[With Kujou Takayuki gone, the Tenryou Commission would be rid of its corrupt leader, and Inazuma might actually become a better place.]

[But having Kujou Sara step in wasn't a loss either.]

[Without her, the Tenryou Commission would lose one of its top generals.]

[For the Resistance, that was definitely a win.]

[And for you... it was a chance to avenge your fallen comrades.]

[You didn't wait for the Tenryou Commission soldiers to untie you. With a simple flex, the ropes around your wrists snapped.]

[You activated the Delusion hanging at your waist, and a surge of violet light flared to life.]

[Congratulations, Host, for activating the Delusion. You have acquired the item: Delusion.]

"Yeah, screw off."

Not like he wanted this deathtrap of an item anyway.

[You realized with a bitter laugh—your activated Delusion was Electro-aligned.]

[People always say that a Vision represents divine approval.]

[But how long had it been since this Electro Archon even bothered to cast her gaze upon her people?]

[This Electro Delusion was the perfect mockery of the Raiden Shogun.]

[Just like this fake power, the Shogun cared only for her fake concept of eternity.]

[As the Delusion flared to life, you drew the katana at your hip and pointed it straight at Kujou Sara.]

[Kujou Sara opened with a barrage—five arrows in quick succession, slicing through the air with terrifying speed. But you sidestepped them effortlessly with graceful footwork.]

[Before you could even regain your footing, she shot into the sky, unleashing a rain of arrows that came crashing down like a storm.]

[A dense hail of arrows came raining toward you, blotting out the sky.]

["Heavenly Thunder Strike!"] You unleashed your Elemental Skill. A thick bolt of lightning crashed down from the heavens—straight onto yourself. 

[Violet lightning engulfed your body, repelling every arrow headed your way.]

[You and Kujou Sara exchanged blow after elemental blow—and it was in those fierce exchanges that you finally understood why so many longed for a Vision.]

[The gap in combat power between ordinary people and Vision-wielders was astronomical.]

[Even with your superior talent, you had always been at a severe disadvantage. Back on the battlefield, you couldn't even land a hit against Kujou Sara.]

[But now—with the Delusion in hand—you felt the thrill of elemental power coursing through you.]

[The forces of nature themselves bent to your will.]

[And once you've tasted it... you can never go back.]

[No wonder so many Resistance soldiers had succumbed to the temptation.]

["Thunder Arc!" "Heavenly Thunder Strike!" "Thunder Net!"]

[One elemental skill after another crashed toward Kujou Sara, forcing her into a frantic dodge. She had no time to counter.]

[She clearly remembered—during your last battle, your strength wasn't anywhere near this level. Could just awakening a Vision cause such a massive leap?]

[The concentration of Electro energy gathering around you was so dense, it almost rivaled that of Raiden Shogun's Musou no Hitotachi.]

[Then she noticed—amidst your jet-black hair, streaks of silver had begun to appear.]

[Suddenly, she recalled a report she had once read about Delusions. They could amplify a user's strength to extraordinary levels—but the cost was steep. The Delusion often consumed its wielder from within, leading to their death.]

[If it were just a Vision... Kamisato Kael would never have reached this level.]

[There was only one possibility—]

["You used a Delusion?!"]