Inazuma City, Tenshukaku.
Her Excellency, the General, the puppet, was meditating in the Tenshukaku as usual.
At one moment, she opened her eyes, which glowed with a violet light.
The Raiden Shogun looked towards the Tenshukaku's main entrance and softly said, "Come in."
The Tenshukaku's main entrance opened, and the one who entered was Kujou Takayuki, the head of the Tenryou Commission and the Kujou Clan.
Kujou Takayuki, upon arriving at the Tenshukaku, dared not be negligent in the slightest, even shedding his usual authoritative demeanor.
He quickly approached the Raiden Shogun and knelt on one knee.
After all, no matter how powerful Kujou Takayuki was, he couldn't compare to the Raiden Shogun, who stood above all.
If he angered the Raiden Shogun, let alone a mere Kujou Takayuki, even the entire Kujou Clan would be in trouble!
"Head of the Kujou Clan, what is the matter?" the Raiden Shogun asked indifferently, glancing at Kujou Takayuki.
Kujou Takayuki lowered his head and reported:
"This subordinate is here to report the recent situation to Her Excellency, the General."
"Then speak."
After receiving permission, Kujou Takayuki slowly began:
"The implementation of the Vision Hunt Decree has been proceeding smoothly recently, and the common people also support Her Excellency, the General's decisions."
Undoubtedly, Kujou Takayuki was concealing the recent situation in Inazuma City.
During the Vision Hunt Decree, Kujou Takayuki had always been doing this.
After all, the Raiden Shogun generally did not leave the Tenshukaku, and usually only learned about Inazuma's situation from the Kujou Clan's advice.
Others who wished to advise the Raiden Shogun would generally be intercepted by Kujou Takayuki's people.
So, as long as no major changes occurred, the Raiden Shogun would not notice.
It was precisely because of this that Kujou Takayuki was so lawless and all-encompassing.
After hearing this, the Raiden Shogun's expression remained unchanged: "Is there anything else?"
Kujou Takayuki cautiously said:
"Recently, the people from Watatsumi Island have formed a team called the resistance, intending to attack our Inazuma City."
"The people of Watatsumi Island... centuries have passed, and they choose to attack Inazuma again?" the Raiden Shogun murmured softly, then added:
"Since that is the case, then send troops to suppress them."
Kujou Takayuki deliberately put on a troubled expression:
"Her Excellency, the General... I have done this before, but a person wearing the yellow fox mask has joined the resistance. With the help of The person wearing the Yellow Fox Mask, our Shogunate Army has been repeatedly defeated and cannot stop the resistance..."
The Raiden Shogun, who had been expressionless, immediately had lightning flashing around her body when she heard the word 'Yellow Fox'.
The entire Tenshukaku was covered by subtle lightning.
It was clear how much the Raiden Shogun valued the Yellow Fox.
"You said the Yellow Fox joined the resistance and helped them attack Inazuma?" the Raiden Shogun asked coldly.
Kujou Takayuki dared not lift his head, saying in a trembling voice:
"Yes, Her Excellency, the General. And at that time, the Yellow Fox even declared that one day he would fight his way into Inazuma City and destroy Inazuma..."
Clearly, the desperate Kujou Takayuki had decided to risk his life to deceive the Raiden Shogun.
Once these lies were exposed, he would surely die.
But now Kujou Takayuki had no other choice.
Kujou Takayuki lowered his head, trembling, ready to face the Raiden Shogun's wrath.
However.
The Raiden Shogun did not seem angry. Instead, she closed her eyes and remained silent for a long time.
When she opened her eyes again, she softly said:
"Head of the Kujou Clan, gather all the Shogunate Army forces and assemble them. In two days, I will lead the Shogunate Army to attack Watatsumi Island..."
Kujou Takayuki was startled at first, then his face lit up with joy, and he nodded: "Yes! Her Excellency, the General!"
With that, he dared not linger and scurried out of the Tenshukaku.
From then on, a great war was imminent!
...In Inazuma City, in a secluded ramen shop on the city's outskirts.
Kaedehara Kazuha and his friend were in the shop, slurping down ramen.
However, compared to before, their faces now looked slightly fatigued.
The reason was that they had recently been secretly obstructing the implementation of the Vision Hunt Decree in Inazuma City.
They would stop the Tenryou Commission's violent enforcement in places without informants.
This led to both of them being wanted in the city now.
Fortunately, the bald owner of the ramen shop would not report them and would even provide them with a safe hiding place.
Just as the two were heartily slurping their ramen.
The bald owner of the ramen shop spoke to them:
"By the way, have you two heard about the resistance recently?"
Kaedehara Kazuha stopped eating and smiled: "Yes, I've heard. It seems the resistance has been unstoppable recently, leaving the Shogunate Army helpless."
At this, Kazuha's friend also burst into laughter:
"Hahaha! That's because Mr. Yellow Fox is too amazing!"
"Indeed, after the battle at Nazuchi Beach, the Shogunate Army's morale was clearly shattered by Mr. Yellow Fox," the bald owner said with a sigh:
"I never expected there to be such a powerful figure in Inazuma besides Her Excellency, the Raiden Shogun."
Kazuha's friend laughed: "Honestly, if I get the chance, I definitely want to meet Mr. Yellow Fox in person."
The bald owner lamented:
"Really, Inazuma City is like this now, yet Her Excellency, the General, shows no reaction at all. Does it truly not matter to her that Inazuma has become this way?"
Hearing this, Kaedehara Kazuha also fell silent for a moment, then sighed:
"Perhaps only when the resistance fights its way to Inazuma City, to the Tenshukaku, will we know the Raiden Shogun's thoughts."
...Yuuko, of course, was unaware of the happenings in Inazuma.
Recently, he was still staying in Higi Village.
However, having Kujou Sara as a strange neighbor during this time was quite novel.
Kujou Sara's daily habits were always unchanging.
Even after coming to live in Higi Village, it remained the same.
She would always wake up on time, train at fixed hours, and even her food intake was very precise; one could say her life was extremely disciplined.
It was just that the villagers seemed to be quite wary of her, keeping their distance and often gossiping about her in secret.
This was a normal situation, after all, Kujou Sara was originally a member of the Shogunate Army.
And the villagers themselves disliked the Shogunate Army, so not ostracizing Kujou Sara was already quite good.
Anyway, Kujou Sara didn't care about the rumors and lived her life at her own pace.
She just seemed a bit reclusive.
Only Yuuko would talk to her when he was bored.