As the battle ended, Raiden Ei and the Tsaritsa, Empress of Snezhnaya, who had been watching from afar, finally relaxed their expressions.
"It's over." Raiden Ei let out a soft breath.
The Tsaritsa, Empress of Snezhnaya, complained helplessly:
"If I had known Yellow Fox could easily solve your puppet problem, I wouldn't have needed to come in so early and waste hundreds of years."
But right after speaking, the Tsaritsa, Empress of Snezhnaya, smiled again:
"However, this trip wasn't completely in vain."
Hearing this, Raiden Ei remained silent for a moment, then turned to look at the Tsaritsa, Empress of Snezhnaya:
"What do you plan to do next? So far, Celestia hasn't reacted to your actions, but what if she makes a move one day?"
"Moreover, Yellow Fox's existence will be exposed sooner or later. Knowing about Yellow Fox, that person in Celestia definitely won't just stand by."
The Tsaritsa, Empress of Snezhnaya, spread her hands helplessly:
"From now on, we can only accelerate the plan's progress. And, Yellow Fox's existence will not be exposed."
Upon saying this, the Tsaritsa, Empress of Snezhnaya, showed a meaningful smile.
Hearing this, Raiden Ei frowned slightly, then immediately realized the reason.
Thus, Raiden Ei looked at the Tsaritsa, Empress of Snezhnaya in surprise:
"Could it be that you..."
The Tsaritsa, Empress of Snezhnaya, chuckled: "Yellow Fox is our biggest trump card now. How can I not pay some price to protect him?"
Raiden Ei remained silent for a long time, finally bowing her head to the Tsaritsa, Empress of Snezhnaya:
"Thank you..."
However, this gesture of thanks caused confusion for the Tsaritsa, Empress of Snezhnaya:
"I was just helping Yellow Fox. Beelzebul, why are you thanking me?"
Hearing this, even Raiden Ei was stunned.
Why was she thanking her?
Ever since interacting with Yuuko, there were many times Raiden Ei couldn't understand her own true inner thoughts.
Before Raiden Ei could figure it out, the Tsaritsa, Empress of Snezhnaya, spread her hands:
"Forget it. Anyway, Yellow Fox is now considered one of your Inazuma people. Helping him is indeed equivalent to helping Inazuma."
After a pause, the Tsaritsa, Empress of Snezhnaya, added:
"Let's go, Beelzebul. The battle must be over now."
Raiden Ei was silent for a moment again, then nodded and walked toward the center of the battlefield with the Tsaritsa, Empress of Snezhnaya.
Just as they reached the edge of the pit, Raiden Ei suddenly stopped, her expression extremely strange.
The Tsaritsa, Empress of Snezhnaya, naturally couldn't fail to notice this change.
She turned around, looked at Raiden Ei behind her, and asked:
"What's wrong, Beelzebul?"
Raiden Ei wore a complex expression, and musou isshin appeared in her hand again.
musou isshin was the relic of her older sister, Raiden Makoto.
It was also Raiden Ei's most cherished treasure.
At this moment, the musou isshin in Raiden Ei's hand was glowing faintly.
Following that, a faint purple orb of light emanated from the musou isshin and flew up into the sky.
Looking at the purple orb, Raiden Ei first showed shock.
Immediately afterward, her expression turned bitter.
"Makoto..."
...Still at the bottom of the familiar pit.
Yuuko smiled and reached out his hand toward the Raiden Shogun.
Listening to Yuuko's words and looking at the hand he extended, the Raiden Shogun was momentarily lost in thought.
Her pair of purple eyes now emitted a complex light.
After pondering for a long time, she finally reached out to take Yuuko's hand, used his pull to stand up, and sighed:
"Humans... are truly complex beings..."
Yuuko chuckled: "That is what you will need to experience from now on."
The Raiden Shogun looked at Yuuko and asked doubtfully:
"Although it's late to ask now, can you tell this one why you were so insistent on changing Inazuma, and even changed this one's pursuit of eternity?"
Yuuko spread his hands: "Why else? It's just to make the Inazuma I love even better."
"Is that so." The Raiden Shogun lowered her head.
At this moment, Yuuko suddenly looked up toward the top of the pit:
"They seem to have arrived too. Shogun, you definitely have something to say to Ei, right?"
The Raiden Shogun was silent for a long time, then sighed: "This matter was ultimately caused by this one. Now that it is over, this one must give her an explanation."
"Then let's go. They are up there," Yuuko smiled.
The Raiden Shogun glanced at Yuuko again and nodded... At the edge of the pit, the appearance of the purple orb deeply surprised both Raiden Ei and the Tsaritsa, Empress of Snezhnaya.
The Tsaritsa, Empress of Snezhnaya, looked at the orb and pondered: "Baal..."
Raiden Ei, however, looked at the orb with complex and sorrowful eyes: "Makoto..."
The orb emanated the aura of the former Electro Archon, Raiden Makoto.
And Raiden Makoto should have died over five hundred years ago.
This meant that the orb seemed to be the last remnant of Raiden Makoto's will.
Suddenly, the purple orb emitted a clear, beautiful, and gentle voice:
"Ei, I'm sorry. Because of the mistake I made, you have carried the responsibility of Inazuma alone all these years. You must be very tired."
"Makoto..." Raiden Ei was slightly stunned, momentarily unable to speak, and could only stand there foolishly.
At this moment, the Tsaritsa, Empress of Snezhnaya, who had been silent, spoke:
"I trust you've been well, Baal."
The orb containing Raiden Makoto's consciousness remained silent for a long time before speaking:
"Archon of Snezhnaya, have you made up your mind to fight against the one in the heavens?"
The Tsaritsa, Empress of Snezhnaya, responded softly:
"Baal, since we've finally reunited, let's skip the nonsense. You should know better than I do that the ruler of Celestia is no longer the same person as before."
Raiden Makoto fell silent again, then let out a sigh:
"To be honest, I admire you. At least you possess courage that even I never had. Likewise, I thank you on Ei's behalf."
The Tsaritsa, Empress of Snezhnaya, spread her hands: "No need to thank me. The one you should thank is him."
"After all, all these issues were solved by him alone."
"He is Inazuma's great benefactor."
After speaking, the Tsaritsa, Empress of Snezhnaya, cast her gaze toward the bottom of the nearby pit.
Coincidentally, two figures jumped out of the massive pit at that moment.
They were Yuuko and the Raiden Shogun.
As soon as Yuuko emerged, he saw the orb floating in the sky.
"This is..."
"You..." With Yuuko's appearance, the orb containing Raiden Makoto's consciousness emitted a surprised sound for some reason.
And remained silent for a very long time.
Before finally speaking to Yuuko:
"Hello. This must be... our first meeting? I am Raiden Makoto, the former deity of this nation."
"I truly apologize for dragging you into Inazuma's affairs."
"And it seems you resolved the trouble all by yourself."
Raiden Makoto spoke with sincerity:
"Thank you very much."
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