"Indeed, you are correct."
Hearing the Raiden Shogun's words, Kaito set down his teacup and nodded.
That was right; the changing and unchanging nature of many things were indeed within his power to decide.
This guy...
At least he didn't continue saying things Ei dislikes...
At this moment, having heard Kaito's words, Miko finally felt somewhat relieved.
She had been genuinely worried that Kaito would keep going against Ei, which would definitely lead to another fight between them.
But for now, it seemed she didn't need to worry about that problem temporarily.
Of course, only temporarily. She couldn't imagine what strange things Kaito might say next.
"Since that is the case, then regarding Inazuma's Eternity..."
"I still hold the same view, but do as you please. It's not like I will do anything," Kaito interrupted, knowing what the Raiden Shogun was about to say.
Of course, when he said he wouldn't do anything, that didn't include Wendy or Acheron.
After all, he had only spoken for himself, not for her.
Moreover, he had only just made that statement; the prior act of whisking away the Visions with Miko wasn't included in that promise either.
Won't do anything?
This guy lies so naturally...
Regarding Kaito's statement, Miko silently thought this to herself.
However, she didn't find Kaito hypocritical; in fact, she hoped he would act this way.
Some things just needed to be done; there was no rule saying one had to announce them.
As I please, is it...
Looking at Kaito, Ei pondered what She should do.
Since he wouldn't interfere with Her Eternity, She indeed had no need to do anything to him.
More importantly, this young man's strength was not inferior to Her own, even though he was a human.
For a usually weak human to possess such strength... it was truly very strange.
For some reason, Ei's view of Kaito was no longer as repulsive as before, even if his views were something She could not tolerate.
Is this the 'change' of humans?
Suddenly recalling what the young man had just said, Ei couldn't help but think this.
Did the always weak humans evolve into such a powerful existence?
This...
"So, you see, this guy is just a spectator. He isn't someone I found to back me up, Ei," Miko suddenly interjected, interrupting Ei's thoughts.
"I hope so."
Saying this, Ei stood up and walked towards the outside.
Since the matter was now settled, there was no need for Her to stay here any longer.
However, this didn't mean She wasn't curious; it was just that She couldn't ask right now.
"Are you leaving already? Ei, won't you sit a while longer?" Unexpectedly seeing Ei prepare to leave, Miko also stood up and walked out.
"I won't disturb you two. Do whatever you love to do."
Leaving this sentence behind, Ei quickly departed from the shrine.
Do whatever we love to do?
What does that mean?
Walking out of the room and looking at the surroundings where Ei was no longer present, Miko felt baffled.
Wait...
What are those expressions on their faces?
Just as Miko was wondering about the meaning of Ei's words, she suddenly noticed that the surrounding shrine maidens were all staring at her and Kaito, who had walked out.
"She left so quickly..." Kaito remarked indifferently, coming out and glancing around.
"Let's go inside," Miko said to Kaito after a moment of thought.
Regardless of anything else, they needed to get their stories straight first.
"Continue drinking tea?" Hearing Miko say this, Kaito subconsciously asked.
Actually, he really wanted to chase after Ei and ask if Miko's previous mention of them helping to investigate the stolen Visions was still valid.
Although they were the ones who took the items, that was exactly what made it exciting enough.
"Drink, drink, drink, drink yourself to death for all I care! Just hurry up and get in here with me." Since it wasn't appropriate to say what she wanted to do directly outside, Miko grabbed Kaito's hand after speaking and dragged him back into the room.
It had to be said, this scene shocked the shrine maidens outside.
They never expected that Lady Miko would actually do such a thing.
Bam—
"You guy, do you really not understand or are you playing dumb? I called you in to discuss Ei, of course," Miko said with great dissatisfaction as soon as she closed the door.
"I am actually quite curious—does the thing you mentioned just now still count?"
Looking at Miko, Kaito spoke.
"The thing just now? What thing?"
Startled for a moment, Miko clearly didn't understand what Kaito was referring to.
The thing just now?
What did I say just now?
"It's about us joining the investigation into the stolen Visions," Kaito said nonchalantly, continuing to look at Miko.
The Vision matter...
It seems Ei didn't say whether we could or not...
Trying hard to recall the previous moments, Miko realized that Ei hadn't explicitly expressed agreement or disagreement.
No...
That's not important...
Feeling like she was about to forget her own agenda, Miko hurriedly said, "Oh my, let's not talk about that for now. We need to discuss what comes next."
After saying this, Miko sat back down in her previous spot, while Kaito had already taken his seat—also in the same position.
"Right now, Ei likely didn't have a huge reaction because of your strength. If it were anyone else, I'm afraid they would have been slaughtered long ago."
"Also, I didn't have a Vision for Her to confiscate," Kaito added to Miko's statement.
"If you had one, She certainly wouldn't have gone to you to ask for it. Leaving aside whether She could defeat you, which of your girlfriends is a pushover? If it really came to that, I'd have to step in to stop Her..."
"Aren't you a pushover?"
Miko hadn't finished her sentence when Kaito suddenly dropped this line, making Miko forget what she originally intended to say.
"I..."
She originally wanted to say she wasn't Kaito's girlfriend or anything of the sort, but remembering that she had just claimed to be Kaito's girlfriend in front of Ei, Miko suddenly didn't know what to say.
Although she indeed wasn't one right now, she had to pretend she was.
If Ei found out she was lying to Her, that would be trouble.
Of course, compared to other matters, this was actually manageable.
But if this lie were discovered, there was a risk that other things might be exposed as well. After all, acting this way would definitely arouse suspicion of ulterior motives.
"Yes, yes, yes, I am indeed a pushover. Are you satisfied now?"
Looking at Kaito, Miko decided to just roll with it.
Regarding Kaito's words, she would only admit to them, not refute anything.
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