Yashiori Island, the Fatui's secret cave.
Balladeer, a Fatui Harbinger, continued to diligently perform his duties as bodyguard and supervisor.
This Delusion factory was still operating steadily.
By now, a large batch of Delusions had already been produced.
As long as he found an opportunity to continuously infiltrate the resistance with Delusions, Balladeer's goal would be achieved.
Balladeer hoped that the resistance could defeat the Shogunate Army and even reach Inazuma City.
Because only then could Inazuma truly fall into chaos.
Only then could the God of Inazuma's attention truly be diverted.
This way, Balladeer could secretly begin to execute his own plan.
As for whether the resistance would accept Delusions, Balladeer wasn't worried at all.
After all, with war imminent, the resistance would definitely need enough power to contend with the Shogunate Army.
There would surely be some people desperate for power who would use Delusions despite the side effects.
Anyway, for the Fatui, this was a completely risk-free war; they were behind the scenes, gaining all the advantages.
The Fatui didn't need to pay any price to make both the resistance and the Shogunate Army suffer heavy losses.
Thinking this, Balladeer burst into arrogant laughter.
His laughter made the other working Fatui members feel helpless. They didn't know what Balladeer was laughing about, but it was terribly noisy.
But they didn't dare to ask.
Soon, a small Fatui minion entered the cave and whispered something into Balladeer's ear.
As he listened, the smile on Balladeer's face gradually disappeared, replaced by a gloomy expression.
After hearing the report, Balladeer coldly addressed all the Fatui in the cave:
"From now on, no one is allowed to enter or leave here without my permission!"
All the Fatui members looked at each other, clearly not understanding why Balladeer would give such an order.
But since Balladeer was their leader, no one raised any objections.
After giving the order, Balladeer went to a corner and fell into deep thought.
His expression was very gloomy.
"Yellow Fox... actually came here, and even joined the resistance..."
"What is that scoundrel Signora doing? She can't even manage to distract Yellow Fox!"
As he mumbled, Balladeer's expression slowly softened:
"Forget it, this is good for me anyway. If Yellow Fox joins the resistance, the pressure on Inazuma will be even greater."
"By then, that arrogant fellow will surely have to make a move."
"Yellow Fox is not someone that flawed puppet can handle."
"It just means I'll have to be more careful in my actions later. I absolutely cannot expose the location of this factory..."
...On the other side, Yashiori Island, Hizumi Village.
Washizu, the village chief of Hizumi Village, looked at the two strangers, one tall and one small, in front of him, his wrinkled face filled with surprise.
"You two have come to Hizumi Village... are you planning to..."
Before Sayu could speak, Yuuko smiled:
"Hello, Village Chief. We are refugees from Inazuma. May we stay in the village for a while?"
During this period, due to the war, Yuuko planned to live in this small village on Yashiori Island for a while.
As for why he didn't go directly to Watatsumi Island to live.
It was because Sayu had also followed him.
If possible, Yuuko didn't want Sayu to get involved in the conflict between the resistance and the Shogunate Army.
So, when he needed to work, he would use his identity as Yellow Fox to contact the resistance on Watatsumi Island.
After finishing his work, he would return to Hizumi Village to be an ordinary resident and interact happily with Sayu.
Upon hearing that Yuuko and Sayu were residents from Inazuma City, Village Chief Washizu showed a hesitant expression.
He had naturally heard about the Vision Hunt Decree and the resistance.
Indeed, many Inazuma citizens had recently fled to Yashiori Island.
However, Washizu hesitated for a long time about whether to accept Yuuko and Sayu.
After all, Washizu was also the chief of Hizumi Village, and he had to constantly consider the safety of the village.
Once he accepted residents fleeing from Inazuma City, it meant offending the Shogunate Army there.
For now, it was fine; with the resistance holding them back, at least the Shogunate Army couldn't reach Yashiori Island.
But what if the resistance was defeated one day and couldn't hold the front lines?
When the Shogunate Army poured into Yashiori Island and saw that Hizumi Village had accepted people from Inazuma, Hizumi Village would truly be gone.
Seemingly noticing Village Chief Washizu's doubts, Yuuko smiled:
"Don't worry, we won't implicate the village. If anything happens in the future,"
"We will leave immediately without leaving any trace. Even if Shogunate soldiers come, they won't find anything and won't blame your village."
Washizu looked at Yuuko with a slight surprise, realizing that this young man seemed much more astute than he had imagined.
However, for safety's sake, Washizu still did not intend to accept Yuuko and Sayu.
Just as Washizu was still considering what reason to use for refusal.
Yuuko suddenly pulled out a bag from his In my arms and handed it to the village chief:
"A small token of my regard, not much, but please consider it well, Village Chief."
Washizu was slightly startled but still took the bag and gently shook it.
Frequent metallic clinking sounds came from within.
Hearing this, Washizu's expression subtly changed, and he began to glance left and right.
Seeing that there was no one else around, he cleared his throat and discreetly put the small bag into his clothes.
It was as if nothing had happened, very practiced.
"Cough cough, since I pity you, I will reluctantly accept you. There is an abandoned house by the cliff at the southernmost part of the village; you can clean it up a bit and live there."
Washizu had originally intended to refuse Yuuko and Sayu, these two outsiders.
But... they simply offered too much!
Yuuko smiled lightly: "Then I thank the Village Chief."
With that, he pulled Sayu and walked towards the house Washizu had mentioned.
Along the way, Sayu curiously asked: "Lord Yuuko, what were you doing during that time before?"
Yuuko smiled: "Nothing much, just fighting with a group of people. By the way, I've already contacted the resistance. The people there aren't bad, so I've decided to help them."
Sayu nodded, half-understanding: "Then what is Lord Yuuko's plan for later?"
Yuuko answered without hesitation:
"It's simple, just wait."
"Wait?" Sayu tilted her little head in confusion.
Yuuko explained with a smile:
"That's right. Now I just need to wait for the resistance to gather enough Inazuma citizens and grow stronger."
"The leader of the resistance is a very smart and capable person. I'm sure she will make good use of what I did in that battle today to spread my reputation."
"And thereby attract those Inazuma residents who have nowhere else to go, causing more and more Inazuma residents to join the resistance."