"Delusion?" Yuuko frowned after listening to Sangonomiya Kokomi's explanation.
"Exactly." Sangonomiya Kokomi nodded, then explained:
"This is something the Fatui deliberately spread among the resistance. This item allows the wielder to use Elemental Power, but at the cost of consuming their lifespan..."
"So that's how it is." Yuuko nodded.
He finally understood why Teppei had given him such a strange feeling.
Looking back now, he realized that Teppei's slightly aged appearance was not an illusion!
"The Fatui deliberately spread such things among the resistance. What exactly are they planning?" Yuuko asked again.
Sangonomiya Kokomi shook her head: "We don't know yet."
At this moment, Yae Miko spoke from the side:
"And those Fatui we captured also had restrictions on them. When they were caught, they all died directly, making it impossible to investigate through them."
"They are truly vicious, imposing such restrictions even on their comrades."
Yae Miko sighed slightly: "If I'm not mistaken, that must be Balladeer's doing. Only he would treat human lives with such contempt and disregard for his comrades' lives... It's a pity that we haven't found his hiding place yet..."
"That... idiot again?" Yuuko's brows furrowed, and he fell into deep thought.
"It's Balladeer..." Yae Miko corrected him with a strange expression.
"Alas, I should have dealt with him sooner. Now he has become a big problem."
At this moment, Sangonomiya Kokomi said:
"Both of you, the most important task right now is to deal with the Delusion issue. After all, we're going to war with the Shogunate Army tomorrow, and I don't want my soldiers to lose their lives because of Delusions."
After speaking, Sangonomiya Kokomi sighed slightly:
"However... it really can't be forbidden, after all, human desires are very strong. Especially now, on the eve of battle with the Shogunate Army, many people probably can't give up the power provided by Delusions..."
Yae Miko also spread her hands helplessly:
"Balladeer must have seen this point, which is why he deliberately introduced Delusions into the resistance at this time. What a wicked fellow."
Neither Yae Miko nor Sangonomiya Kokomi could come up with a good solution to the Delusion problem in this urgent situation.
Yuuko nodded, pondered for a long time, and then looked seriously at Sangonomiya Kokomi:
"Kokomi, please call all the resistance members. Tell them I have something to say to them."
Sangonomiya Kokomi was stunned for a moment, then nodded: "I understand."
Although she still didn't understand what Yuuko planned to do.
But Sangonomiya Kokomi decided to trust Yuuko.
Afterward, Sangonomiya Kokomi made the arrangements.
Perhaps the appeal of the Yellow Fox identity was strong enough, as it only took a few tens of minutes for almost all of the resistance to gather outside the Sangonomiya Shrine!
And Yuuko stood above everyone, silently observing the resistance members.
Yuuko scanned the crowd for a long time but did not find Teppei among them.
So he asked Gorou, who was beside him, in confusion: "Gorou, is everyone here?"
Gorou's tail wagged behind him, and he said:
"Most of them are here, but... the captain of Herring Squad One didn't come for some reason..."
"The captain of Herring Squad One..." Yuuko frowned.
The captain of Herring Squad One was Teppei... At this moment, Gorou spoke again:
"Teppei... is a very diligent person. Lady Sangonomiya also appointed him as the captain of the newly established Herring Squad One because she admired his efforts."
"Moreover, Teppei also greatly admires Mr. Yellow Fox, so he shouldn't be absent, by rights..."
It seemed Gorou also didn't know why Teppei hadn't attended this assembly.
Because of this, Yuuko sighed helplessly.
For now, he still had to solve the Delusion problem within the resistance. Once that was resolved, he would go find Teppei alone.
Currently, it was very noisy below.
Many resistance members gathered below, all looking at Yuuko with curious eyes.
They clearly didn't know why Yuuko had suddenly called them.
Yuuko cleared his throat and said loudly: "Everyone, quiet down!"
At this command, the scene immediately fell silent.
This was possible because all the resistance members held immense reverence for Yuuko.
After the silence, Yuuko continued:
"Tomorrow is when we go to war with the Shogunate Army. I believe you all must have long been dissatisfied with the ruthless Raiden Shogun!"
"Then, tomorrow is our time to voice our dissatisfaction!"
"Oh oh oh oh!" Excited shouts came from below.
"Quiet!" Yuuko again stopped the resistance members with a shout.
Then he continued:
"Fellow soldiers, recently, something called a Delusion has been circulating among you."
"I believe Kokomi has already explicitly forbidden you from using it."
"However, quite a few people are still secretly hiding them."
As soon as these words were spoken, many people below silently lowered their heads.
But Yuuko did not blame these people:
"You don't need to blame yourselves. I believe you were also thinking of contributing more power on the battlefield."
"The resistance is truly fortunate to have comrades like you."
These words made those who had just lowered their heads look up again, gazing at Yuuko in surprise.
They had originally thought that Yuuko would reprimand them and punish them because of the Delusions.
But... Yuuko was praising them... At this point, Yuuko changed his tone:
"But! Delusions are, after all, external power. This is not your inherent strength, and relying on external power is inherently wrong!"
"You don't need to worry about insufficient strength!"
"Because I am here! I will lead you to defeat the Shogunate Army!"
"If you still carry such things, it is a sign of distrust in me!"
"We don't need such things to win!"
With a roar, the resistance members below were all stunned.
They looked at each other, seeing surprise in each other's eyes.
After a long while, one of the resistance members let out a bitter laugh, then pulled out an object similar to a Vision from his pocket.
That was a Delusion.
He raised the Delusion in his hand, then threw it to the ground and stomped on it.
After crushing it, he smiled bitterly: "Yes, with Mr. Yellow Fox here, why do we need such an evil thing..."
As the first person did this, others gradually followed suit!
One by one, they took out their Delusions, threw them down, and stomped on them!
Just like that, in only a short while, many Delusions hidden among the resistance were destroyed!
Although it was uncertain if everyone had destroyed theirs.
It was likely that most of those who had hidden Delusions no longer relied on them!
This scene made Sangonomiya Kokomi, who was beside him, open her mouth in astonishment.
She stared blankly at Yuuko, speechless for a moment.
She hadn't expected that this problem, which had given her such a headache.
Yuuko had solved it in just a little while...
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