[Supernatural Chat Group]
Aether: WHAT? I actually got dragged into a rebellion?!
Paimon: Yeah! What's going on here?!
Venti: Ehe~ No wonder the Traveler got slashed by the Shogun—she was starting a rebellion!
Keqing: Hiss… This is even more explosive than "human governance"!
Zhongli: Rationally speaking, rebellion does indeed count as a form of disrespect toward a deity.
Nahida: Rebellion… hmm…
Furina: Uniting with outsiders to rebel against your own Archon, this is…
Furina originally wanted to say "death penalty,"
but then she remembered—
Fontaine wasn't any better.
Her own citizens…
plus an outsider…
literally put her on trial.
Her country wasn't stable;
she had no right to judge others.
Furina: never mind.png
Kujou Sara: Rebellion?! Is this how the Kamisato Clan views the Raiden Shogun?!
Yae Miko: My, my~ little one, this might become troublesome~
Ayato: Shogun-sama, Guuji Yae, General Sara—please calm yourselves.
Ayato: It is merely the word "rebellion." The details aren't confirmed yet.
Ayato: Please watch the full review before making a judgment.
Thoma: Exactly! My lady holds the Shogun in absolute respect! It's impossible she'd rebel!
Alice: Don't worry, Ayaka! I support you! You're one of mine—if that poker-faced Shogun tries anything, she'll deal with ME first!
Ayaka: Lady Alice, thank you for your kindness… but please allow me to explain myself to the Shogun first… (bitter smile.jpg)
Ayaka: Shogun-sama, I swear I have no intention of rebellion.
Ayaka: Please review the full context before passing judgment.
A long moment passed.
Then—
Ei: We'll speak after watching everything.
Ayaka: Thank you, Shogun-sama!
Ayato: Many thanks, Shogun-sama.
Thoma: Thank you, Shogun-sama!
The chat fell silent.
The entire fate of the Kamisato clan
hung in the balance.
Everyone waited.
Blue Star — Villa
Arthur chuckled.
"As for the rebellion, I won't explain it myself."
"You'll understand once you finish watching this."
He clicked on the Inazuma Archon Quest footage.
The story unfolded:
Aether and Paimon traveled aboard the Crux Fleet's Alcor to sneak into Ritou.
Thoma welcomed them.
After various complications, they reached Inazuma City.
Ayaka explained the nation's suffering.
Her proposals to abolish the Vision Hunt Decree were rejected by the other two Commissions.
With no alternatives left, she placed her hopes on the Traveler—
the one person who could "change a nation's fate."
Aether refused at first.
Ayaka then invited her to meet those who had lost their Visions.
After witnessing their despair,
Aether relented.
What followed:
Fake Visions, Master Masakatsu, Yoimiya…
The rescue mission…
And then—
Thoma was captured.
The Shogun was preparing her ritual for the 100th Vision to be publicly seized.
Thoma was chosen as the execution target.
Ayaka could not intervene—
the entire Yashiro Commission would be implicated.
Thus she entrusted the rescue to Aether.
Which led to Aether's battle with the Raiden Shogun—
and her becoming a wanted criminal.
And then came the resistance army.
A full rebellion against the Vision Hunt.
The video ended.
For the first time, the screen had fully spoiled the future to Teyvat.
Everyone fell silent.
The information was heavy.
Everyone needed time to breathe.
Liyue — Guyun Stone Forest, Crux Fleet
The entire crew fell speechless.
Smuggling?
Supporting rebels?
Sure, they'd done similar things before.
But quietly.
Secretly.
And now—
The entire continent just watched a public broadcast:
"The Crux Fleet smuggled the Traveler into Inazuma and indirectly supported a rebellion."
How was Beidou supposed to maintain face now?!
Kazuha inhaled deeply.
"Captain Beidou… let's not sail to Inazuma for a while."
"Let's wait until things settle."
Beidou rubbed her temples.
"Yeah… probably for the best."
This… was a disaster.
Mondstadt — Near Springvale
Aether and Paimon both froze, food falling from their hands.
"So THAT'S what happened?!"
"That's why we fought the Shogun?! Because we were… rebels?!"
"And why we became wanted criminals?! Because we broke into the execution?!"
Paimon finally understood everything.
Aether also frowned deeply.
She muttered:
"I was just trying to find my brother…"
"How did I end up risking my life for three strangers I barely knew?"
"Yes, they were pitiful, but…
does that really justify fighting a literal god?!"
"I ran away during the Liyue crisis, for crying out loud!!"
Paimon nodded frantically.
"Exactly!! And there wasn't even a REWARD!"
Aether glared at her.
"That's NOT the point…"
But she was also terrified.
The video showed her nearly being cleaved in half.
Even if she hadn't lived it yet—
that was her in the future.
"Anyway—
I'm not stepping foot in Inazuma for a while."
"Nope. Absolutely not."
Paimon nodded vigorously.
"And your brother?"
"That's easy."
Aether grabbed Paimon's cheeks.
"I'll just ask the other Archons in the chat later."
Paimon: "Genius!!"
Inazuma — Naganohara Fireworks Shop
Yoimiya was panicking.
"O-Oh no… oh no oh no…"
"The fake Vision thing! It's exposed!!"
She never expected AYAKA'S review
to expose ALL of them.
Prison felt inevitable.
Running? Impossible.
She could only pray the Shogun would be merciful…
Inazuma — Sangonomiya Shrine
Kokomi and Gorou watched silently.
Once the video ended—
Both understood the situation instantly.
"So this is how the Traveler encountered us in that timeline…"
Gorou's ears drooped.
"Kokomi-sama… this is bad…"
"With the future revealed, the Shogun might retaliate immediately!"
But Kokomi remained calm.
"Worried? Why?"
She smiled lightly.
"Inazuma has already changed."
Gorou blinked—then realized.
The war had stopped.
The persecution had softened.
Sara was recalled to Tenshukaku.
Public pressure was easing.
Things were moving in the right direction.
"So, let's wait."
Kokomi's eyes sparkled with expectation.
Inazuma — Kamisato Estate
Silence hung in the room.
Ayaka had been adamant she would never rebel.
Now…
the video slapped her across the face.
"So… the future was like this."
"So that's the rebellion…"
She sighed softly.
In the old timeline, she truly might have asked the Traveler to stand with the people against the regime.
….because Inazuma's suffering had truly become unbearable.
And she could do nothing alone.
"It was my fault… Traveler."
Ayaka lowered her eyes.
She had dragged the Traveler into this.
Thoma muttered weakly:
"I… was going to be publicly executed…"
Ayato, however, was thinking differently.
"If Thoma was chosen for execution…
that means the Yashiro Commission was suppressed,
and our relations with the other Commissions must have deteriorated heavily."
He paused—
No. He refocused.
Ayaka was the priority.
"Don't worry, Ayaka."
"It was the future, not the present."
"And you acted for the people."
"The Shogun might show mercy."
"Yes, Brother."
Ayaka nodded softly.
Inazuma — Tenshukaku
Silence.
Absolute silence.
Even Ei was stunned.
Then—
Sara stepped forward, rigid.
"Shogun-sama! Kamisato Ayaka has clearly shown disrespect! The evidence is undeniable!"
"I request permission to—"
She paused.
Corrected herself:
"I request permission to… bring her in for questioning. Final judgment will be yours."
Before Ei could respond—
Yae Miko laughed.
"Sara~ this happened in the future."
"Should we punish today… what hasn't even occurred yet?"
Sara froze.
"Ah… right…"
Her eyes turned to Ei—
But Ei remained silent, eyes closed, deep in thought.
Supernatural Chat Group
Jean: I never imagined the Traveler went through so much in Inazuma…
Alice: Not only that, she even started a rebellion!
Venti: Kamisato Ayaka: Three things—Let the Traveler rebel for me!
Aether: That wasn't a rebellion! I was helping the people!
Ningguang: So this is… cleansing the court?
Yanfei: Legally speaking, since the other Commissions blocked her reform proposal… yes, you can call it that.
Furina: And suddenly the Traveler becomes noble and heroic!
Aether: I JUST wanted to ask the Shogun about my brother!
Paimon: And somehow we got roped into a revolution…
Charlotte: But you DID meet the Shogun, didn't you?
Hu Tao: And Thoma got executed for it too! (evil laugh)
Zhongli: Rationally speaking… this is correct.
Aether: …
Thoma: …
Ayaka: I apologize. It was all my fault.
Ayaka: If you ever come to Inazuma, I will welcome you properly.
Aether: Cough… no plans to go there for now. Next time! Next time for sure!
Childe: La Signora, look! Someone just like you! (evil smile)
La Signora: Shut. Up.
Then the light screen glowed again.
Blue Star — Villa
Arthur finished reading the barrage and nodded.
Yes.
The Traveler was supposed to be looking for her brother,
not becoming a revolutionary icon.
He took a sip of water.
"From an objective standpoint, yes—Ayaka and the Traveler did rebel together."
"But this came from Ayaka's duty and compassion."
"I originally planned to stop the review here…"
"But since you're all so interested—"
He smiled slyly.
"If you think only Ayaka, the Traveler, and Yoimiya rebelled—"
"You're too naive."
"The participants also included—"
"Kamisato Ayato, head of the Yashiro Commission."
"Kujou Sara, general of the Tenryou Commission."
"And…"
"Yae Miko, Guuji of the Grand Narukami Shrine."
Teyvat gasped in unison.
A collective shiver.
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