"Miko, going forward, may I rely on your strength?"
Facing this question, Yae Miko was surprised for a moment, then turned her head away and sighed:
"Ei, sometimes you say such strangely sappy things."
After a pause, Yae Miko chuckled again:
"But, we are friends, aren't we? If I don't help you, who will?"
Raiden Ei was slightly stunned. She stood up and bowed slightly to Yae Miko: "Miko, thank you."
"Sigh, who told me I was Ei's good friend?" Yae Miko spread her hands helplessly.
Now, Yae Miko's expression had softened considerably, and she was no longer overly bothered by the social death incident.
Raiden Ei's sincere appearance just now made her feel that Raiden Ei wasn't so annoying after all.
Then... Raiden Ei suddenly said:
"Oh right, Yuuko came to invite me today, saying he wanted me to go to a hot spring or something. Miko, did he invite you too?"
Yae Miko's expression froze.
Well, she still really wanted a real 1v1 fight with Raiden Ei... Actually, this morning, Yae Miko had gone to see Yuuko in her human form and had casually and deliberately brought up the topic of hot springs.
And then... Yuuko did invite her.
But... Yuuko didn't say he would treat her... This meant that the three discount coupons Yuuko had were not used on Yae Miko.
Instead, they were used on Raiden Ei and Sayu... Yae Miko was already quite angry about this.
Now being rubbed in her face by Raiden Ei, she was naturally even angrier... "What's wrong, Miko? You don't look well." Raiden Ei stepped forward and asked worriedly.
Yae Miko looked at Raiden Ei with a strange gaze: "Ei, where did you learn to be so mischievous?"
Raiden Ei looked confused: "What do you mean? I'm just genuinely concerned about you."
Seeing this, Yae Miko stared suspiciously at Raiden Ei for a long time.
Only then did she confirm that Raiden Ei was indeed not lying.
Raiden Ei truly stabbed her heart with that critical hit, purely out of concern!
However, since it wasn't intentional, Yae Miko really couldn't get too angry.
She shook her head and deliberately changed the subject:
"So Ei, let's get straight to business. If you actively asked me to come to the Tenshukaku, it couldn't have been just because of what just happened."
Hearing this, Raiden Ei's expression returned to seriousness.
She returned to her usual cross-legged position, sat down, and then said softly:
"Recently, news came from Snezhnaya... The Tsaritsa, Empress of Snezhnaya, is coming to Inazuma."
This caused Yae Miko's expression to change slightly:
"The Tsaritsa? What exactly is that Archon doing coming all the way to Inazuma?"
It was normal for Yae Miko to be so surprised, as The Seven Archons of Teyvat generally do not leave their own nations.
Unless there is some special reason, or if it is the Archon of Mondstadt.
Otherwise, the situation of an Archon running off to another nation is unlikely to occur.
Facing Yae Miko's question, Raiden Ei shook her head:
"I don't know. The message conveyed by that Archon is that she wants to visit Inazuma, but clearly, she has other intentions."
Raiden Ei looked earnestly at Yae Miko: "Miko, what are your thoughts on this?"
Faced with this question, Yae Miko pondered for a long time before tentatively saying:
"The Tsaritsa suddenly wanting to visit at this time, considering the Vision Hunt Decree some time ago, and the Fatui she dispatched earlier... perhaps it's related to that?"
"Miko, do you mean the Tsaritsa is coming to hold me accountable because of the heavy losses suffered by the Fatui?" Raiden Ei shook her head:
"But, I don't think she is someone who cares about such trivial matters. I have met that Archon before, and to her, the Fatui do not seem to be overly important."
"It is unlikely she would come to Inazuma just because of the Fatui."
Hearing this, Yae Miko fell silent again, and only spoke after a while:
"If she didn't come for the Fatui, then... is she here for the Yellow Fox?"
This caused Raiden Ei's eyes to flash with a momentary purple light.
Raiden Ei fell into contemplation, murmuring softly:
"The Tsaritsa, Empress of Snezhnaya, has been obsessed with collecting the Gnosis, and now, the Yellow Fox possesses the Gnosis of Liyue and Inazuma. Could it be that she has come precisely for this reason?"
Yae Miko spread her hands: "It is highly likely."
"Is that so." Raiden Ei fell into contemplation again.
"So Ei, what do you plan to do about this? That person is of noble status, and it's difficult to refuse her, but if we let her run wild in Inazuma, that probably wouldn't be good either."
Facing this question, Raiden Ei closed her eyes, and only reopened them after a long moment.
Her clear eyes were flashing with dazzling electrical energy.
"Since I have now decided to move forward by shouldering the people's wishes, if she dares to do anything detrimental to Inazuma while she is here, I will draw my blade against her."
"Hehe, Ei, your fighting spirit is truly strong. It's hard to imagine what kind of situation would arise if two Archons fought."
After speaking, Yae Miko showed a mischievous smile:
"However, it probably won't be as spectacular as when you fought the Yellow Fox. After all, even you, Ei, were disciplined so badly back then..."
Yae Miko only got halfway through her sentence before changing tack due to Raiden Ei's 'nuclear-friendly' gaze:
"Anyway, I think if the Tsaritsa's target is the Yellow Fox, we probably don't need to worry too much, since we have absolutely no clues about the Yellow Fox."
Hearing this, a very strange expression appeared on Raiden Ei's face, but it quickly returned to normal.
She cleared her throat and said:
"Miko, what you said makes sense, but the Yellow Fox is Inazuma's great benefactor after all, and I cannot stand idly by."
Seeing this, Yae Miko showed a faint smile:
"Hehe, Ei, you have truly been influenced greatly by the Yellow Fox."
Raiden Ei's expression became even stranger. She cleared her throat again and said:
"In any case, if any further developments occur, I will come to talk to you again, Miko. I rely on you."
"Who told me I was your friend?" Yae Miko waved her hand.
After speaking, she asked again: "So, when approximately will the Tsaritsa arrive in Inazuma?"
Raiden Ei shook her head:
"I don't know either. She might not have arrived yet, or she might have already arrived. That Archon has many methods. Perhaps she has already set foot on Inazuman soil without my noticing."
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