The ease with which Yuuko solved the problem gave Sangonomiya Kokomi a sense of frustration.
She sighed softly and exclaimed:
"Mr. Yellow Fox, it seems these resistance soldiers truly trust and revere you..."
Yuuko shook his head, "No, Kokomi, you exaggerate."
Sangonomiya Kokomi shook her head bitterly:
"No, if those words had come from me just now, they definitely wouldn't have given up the Delusions."
"It's precisely because those words were spoken by Mr. Yellow Fox that they chose to believe and willingly discard their Delusions..."
Hearing this, Yuuko fell silent and did not continue to deny it.
Instead, he said:
"In that case, Kokomi, I'll leave the rest to you. I will return tomorrow when we launch the attack on Kannazuka Island."
Sangonomiya Kokomi said earnestly:
"Naturally. Mr. Yellow Fox has already solved most of the problems. If I still can't handle things, then I shouldn't continue being the leader."
Yuuko nodded, then turned to look at Yae Miko, who had been deep in thought behind him:
"Yae Miko, regarding the matter of investigating the Fatui's 'Shabi' next..."
Before he could finish, Yae Miko cut him off with a strange expression, "It's the Balladeer..."
Yuuko waved his hand, "Forget it, it doesn't matter. Just tell me immediately once you find out where he is hiding."
Although he didn't know what kind of plan that Balladeer intended to carry out.
The matter of the Delusions had clearly enraged Yuuko somewhat.
He didn't intend to let a truly wicked person like the Balladeer off the hook.
Yae Miko had originally wanted to crack a few jokes, but sensing the anger radiating from Yuuko, she nodded seriously:
"I will investigate thoroughly. After all, I don't want Delusions to continue circulating."
After speaking, Yae Miko sighed again:
"After all, it would be terrible if Delusions circulated throughout Inazuma. I certainly don't want 'him' to also get involved with something like a Delusion."
Yuuko smiled, "It seems you value that person quite a bit."
"Of course. That is the most important person to me. I'm only intervening in these dangerous matters now so that he doesn't get hurt," Yae Miko chuckled.
Yuuko nodded, then bid farewell to Sangonomiya Kokomi:
"Well then, I'll be leaving now. I will make this trip again before the war starts tomorrow."
"Mr. Yellow Fox, please take care." Sangonomiya Kokomi also politely nodded toward Yuuko.
When she raised her head again, she realized Yuuko had already left.
Because of this, Sangonomiya Kokomi was stunned for a moment, revealing a bitter smile:
"He disappears in the blink of an eye every time... It's truly incomprehensible..."
Afterward, Sangonomiya Kokomi's expression returned to seriousness.
She looked at the resistance troops below and loudly announced:
"Soldiers of the resistance! Tomorrow, Mr. Yellow Fox will lead us in a joint attack on Kannazuka Island!"
...Meanwhile, at Kannazuka Island, Kujou Encampment.
At this moment, dense crowds of figures had already gathered in this Shogunate Army camp.
These were all Shogunate Army soldiers!
There were several thousand of them!
It could be said that Inazuma had mobilized most of its military force at this moment!
Of course, the Shogunate Army soldiers were secondary; what was more conspicuous was the purple figure standing in front of them!
That was Inazuma's supreme ruler, the absolute symbol of Inazuma!
The Raiden Shogun!
In this battle, the Raiden Shogun would personally lead the expedition, guiding the Shogunate Army to attack Yashiori Island!
Now, it seemed as though they had returned to a time hundreds of years ago.
Back then, the people of Watatsumi Island, along with the Serpent God they worshipped, had jointly attacked Inazuma.
The Raiden Shogun, meanwhile, led the Shogunate Army to meet and defeat the forces of Watatsumi Island.
Today, it was as if history was repeating itself.
However, there were quite a few differences this time.
This time, the resistance was no longer composed solely of Watatsumi Island residents; many Inazuma residents were also among them!
Likewise, the figure they followed was no longer the Serpent God of the past, but a human wearing the Yellow Fox mask!
No one knew what the outcome of this battle would be.
The Raiden Shogun stood before the thousands of Shogunate soldiers, her eyes tightly closed, then suddenly snapped them open.
She said in a cold voice:
"Soldiers, to protect our territory and the future of Inazuma, we... attack!"
Thus, this army of thousands of Shogunate soldiers, under the command of the Raiden Shogun.
began their attack toward Yashiori Island... After leaving Sangonomiya Shrine, Yuuko immediately returned to Higi Village on Yashiori Island.
He planned to go back to Higi Village to look for Teppei.
He wanted to see if Teppei was in Higi Village, and if he found him, he absolutely had to make Teppei discard the Delusion, that life-draining item.
After all, Teppei's condition clearly indicated he had already overdrawn a lot of his vitality.
If he were to use the Delusion again, the consequences would likely be disastrous... "Sigh, I already felt that Teppei was someone who strongly desired power. He always worked hard, but was constantly frustrated due to the limitations of his Talents. That's why now that he has the Delusion, he is unwilling to give up this hard-won power."
Thinking this, Yuuko sighed helplessly.
Honestly, after spending time with Teppei these past few days, they had become friends.
Yuuko certainly didn't want his friend to pass away because of the Delusion incident.
After walking around the village, Yuuko did not see Teppei... "Teppei didn't go back to Sangonomiya Shrine, nor is he in the village. Where did he go..."
Therefore, Yuuko went home, found Sayu, and asked her to help search for Teppei.
Sayu, who had been staying at home for many days, immediately brightened up when she heard Yuuko needed her help.
She instantly became energetic and quickly hurried off to find him.
However, Yuuko still felt uneasy relying only on Sayu for the search.
So he decided to go ask his strange neighbor, Kujou Sara.
Kujou Sara lived a very regular life and often trained outside. Perhaps she had witnessed Teppei's movements.
Before long, Yuuko found Kujou Sara in an open field outside the village.
Kujou Sara was currently practicing archery.
"Kujou, have you seen Teppei?"
Kujou Sara stopped practicing, showed a brief look of confusion, then realized:
"You mean that resistance soldier who often patrols the village? No, I haven't seen him."
After speaking, Kujou Sara looked at Yuuko with a questioning gaze:
"Speaking of which, you, the great writer, are truly busy. I often see you leaving the village. What exactly are you going out to do..."
"Uh..." Yuuko gave a dry cough and said, "Just going out to look at the scenery. Don't worry about it."
"Well, since you haven't seen Teppei, I won't bother you any further. If you see him later, please keep an eye out."
After saying this, Yuuko turned and left.
Yuuko now planned to head to Nazuchi Beach to take a look.
Currently, Teppei was neither on Watatsumi Island nor here in Higi Village.
Therefore, the only place he could have gone was probably Nazuchi Beach.
That was the usual battleground between the Shogunate Army and the resistance.
Regardless, Yuuko decided to go check Nazuchi Beach first.
On the other side, Kujou Sara watched Yuuko's departing figure and fell into contemplation.
She didn't know why, but the more she interacted with Yuuko, the more Kujou Sara felt that this person was hiding something.
This feeling was very sudden and completely unfounded.
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