Kamisato Ayaka opened her folding fan, pondered for a long time, and then said:
"Although the appearance of the Yellow Fox coincided with the Liyue Archon's timeline, I don't believe he has any connection to the Archon's death.
If the Yellow Fox wanted to do something to Liyue, there would have been no need to help Liyue suppress the Vortex God later."
Yae Miko sighed, "That's true, but Ei is too stubborn..."
Kamisato Ayaka fell silent. After a long while, she spoke again:
"By the way, Fatui have been appearing frequently near Inazuma recently, and the Fatui delegation often goes to Tenshukaku to see the Shogun.
Guuji-sama, do you think the Shogun's sudden insistence on issuing the decree might be related to the Fatui?"
Yae Miko thought for a moment, then sighed, "It's hard to say. But honestly, I have a bad feeling about the Fatui's appearance..."
After a pause, Yae Miko continued:
"What are your thoughts on the Vision Hunt Decree? What is your Kamisato Clan's stance?"
The main reason Yae Miko sought out the Demoiselle of the Kamisato Clan today was to ascertain the Kamisato Clan's position.
If the Kamisato Clan also did not support the Vision Hunt Decree, it would make Yae Miko's future actions much easier.
Faced with this question, Kamisato Ayaka thought for a very, very long time before finally saying:
"To be honest, I do not wish for the Vision Hunt Decree to be issued. Visions are objects where people place their hopes.
Once taken, how is it different from stealing people's hopes?
Regarding this, my elder brother should hold the same attitude."
Yae Miko raised a hand to cover her mouth and chuckled, "Hehehe, you're still as kind as ever, little one. But knowing your siblings' stance, I feel relieved."
"I always feel a bit strange when Guuji-sama praises me," Kamisato Ayaka said, covering her face with her fan.
Yae Miko continued to smile, "Then many things hereafter will depend on your Kamisato Clan."
Kamisato Ayaka closed her eyes, not responding immediately. Instead, she stood up and said:
"It's getting late, I should head back. I will entrust my elder brother to investigate the Fatui situation.
I will also petition the Shogun and advise her to reconsider. As for other matters, I will leave them to you, Guuji-sama.
Then, I shall take my leave."
"Farewell~"
And so, Kamisato Ayaka also left Yae Publishing House.
Not long after Kamisato Ayaka left, Yae Miko, still in the room, stretched again and groaned:
"Ugh~ I've been so tired lately because of Ei's matters. I'll have to get Yuuko to give me a good massage tonight."
Thinking this, Yae Miko smiled, stood up, and left Yae Publishing House.
After leaving Yae Publishing House, she walked out of Inazuma City and headed north towards Mt. Yougou.
Her destination was to return to the Grand Narukami Shrine, located at the summit of Mt. Yougou.
There is some distance between Inazuma City and the Grand Narukami Shrine, and in between, one must climb a very long mountain path.
An ordinary person would probably have to rest many times along the way and would be half-dead with exhaustion by the time they arrived.
But for Yae Miko, who possesses the bloodline of the Hakushin Kitsune, this journey was nothing.
She returned to the Grand Narukami Shrine in almost no time.
Upon returning to the Grand Narukami Shrine, Yae Miko immediately sought out one of the shrine maidens, Kano Nana.
This shrine maiden might be very ordinary in other aspects, similar to other shrine maidens.
However, in one particular skill, she was the strongest and irreplaceable.
That was finding people.
"Ah, Guuji-sama, you're back."
Seeing Yae Miko, Kano Nana bowed her head.
"Yes, I just finished my work and came back. Nana, are you free now? I have a task for you."
Kano Nana was first startled, then showed a helpless expression, as she had almost guessed what Yae Miko was about to say:
"Please tell me, Guuji-sama."
"Find Sayu as quickly as possible and assign her a task. Tell her it's an order from the Demoiselle of the Shuumatsuban."
Sayu is a young female ninja in the Shuumatsuban, the secret organization of the Shuumatsuban.
She masters all forms of escape and concealment ninjutsu to create opportunities for herself to nap. She is an extremely difficult person to find.
Only Kano Nana has the talent to find Sayu.
She could be called Sayu's exclusive locator... That's why Yae Miko asked Kano Nana to find Sayu now.
Kano Nana nodded, "What kind of mission should be given to Sayu?"
Yae Miko was silent for a moment, then said, "After you find Sayu, tell her to go to Inazuma City and follow Yuuko, protecting his safety."
Kano Nana was stunned for a moment before nodding, "I understand."
Thus, Kano Nana left the shrine with the order.
Yae Miko, meanwhile, went to the edge of the shrine, looking down at the scenery of Sanka and watching the increasingly dense dark clouds in the Inazuma sky, sighing:
"Alas, Inazuma will not be peaceful from now on. With Sayu watching him, nothing should happen to Yuuko, right?"
...Time slowly passed, and soon, as the red sunset slowly descended westward.
The sky was slowly dyed pitch black, turning into night.
In Inazuma City, in a private residence on the edge of the city.
Yuuko had been writing novels for almost a whole day and felt extremely tired, yawning heavily.
He stood up, walked to the window, looked at the night outside, and muttered:
"Is it night already? I should prepare dinner."
Thinking this, Yuuko walked out of the room and into the living room.
Seeing that the little fox was not in its nest in the living room, Yuuko murmured strangely, "The little fox is returning very late today."
"Should I go out and look for it?"
Just as Yuuko was having this thought, he suddenly noticed some faint sounds coming from outside the house.
"Is the little fox back?"
Yuuko raised an eyebrow and went outside, but he saw no sign of the little fox.
"Strange, was that just my imagination?" Yuuko looked puzzled.
He was very confident in his sensory abilities; he could usually detect even the slightest disturbance. He thought that something must have been lurking outside the house... With this thought, Yuuko was not in a hurry to go back inside. Instead, he stood outside and closed his eyes.
He stood outside, closing his eyes.
He was carefully listening to all the sounds around the house.
Meanwhile... on the rooftop, a petite figure, wearing a beast-eared hat, was hiding on the roof.
The figure let out an exhausted sound: "Ugh... that was close... I almost got discovered..."
"If I were discovered... the mission would fail..."
"However... Sayu is very confident in her ability to conceal her presence!"
"He will definitely not discover me!"
This petite figure seemed to be a small girl, not very old.
She had gray bangs, a listless expression on her face, and a small body, making her the mascot of mascots.
She was Sayu, the ninja of the Shuumatsuban.
A ninja who had perfected slacking off to the extreme.
After being caught by Kano Nana and given orders while slacking off and sleeping in the afternoon, she had come here.