Kujou Sara, having changed back into her original attire, immediately went to the Tenshukaku and knocked on its main door.
After receiving permission, Kujou Sara pushed the door open, quickly approached Her Excellency, the General, and knelt on one knee:
"Her Excellency, the General!"
Raiden Shogun placed the book in her hand behind her back and said indifferently:
"Kujou Sara, I presume you've already heard the details. I intend to restore you to your former position. Can you still devote yourself wholeheartedly to Inazuma as you once did?"
Kujou Sara trembled slightly, seemingly from excitement.
She responded with a firm voice: "Yes! Her Excellency, the General!"
Seeing this, Raiden Shogun nodded slightly:
"Excellent. Next, you may proceed to the Tenryou Commission for the handover. The Tenryou Commission is severely understaffed at the moment, so you must manage it well and recruit new personnel."
"I will not fail Her Excellency, the General's expectations!" Kujou Sara looked up and said earnestly.
"You may withdraw then."
"Yes!" Kujou Sara stood up solemnly, preparing to leave.
However, just as Kujou Sara was about to exit the Tenshukaku,
Raiden Shogun suddenly called out to her: "Wait a moment, there is indeed one matter that this one is still very concerned about."
Kujou Sara turned around, looking at Raiden Shogun in surprise.
She clearly hadn't expected Her Excellency, the General, to have a question for her.
In Kujou Sara's eyes, Her Excellency, the General, seemed to have undergone a significant change.
She had already noticed this just now.
But as it was her revered Raiden Shogun, Kujou Sara still put on a serious expression and said:
"What is the question? Her Excellency, the General, please speak."
Raiden Shogun pondered for a while before speaking:
"Sara, when you defected from the Tenryou Commission and joined the resistance, what kind of thoughts were you holding?"
Hearing this question, Kujou Sara's face showed shock.
Clearly, she hadn't expected Her Excellency, the General, to ask her such a question.
Raiden Shogun, who usually showed no interest in anything, was now concerned about such matters... Indeed, had Her Excellency, the General, changed? Kujou Sara's face showed hesitation, as if she was considering whether to speak her true thoughts.
As if sensing this, Raiden Shogun urged:
"Speak boldly. The matter is in the past, and I will not condemn you again for past events."
Hearing this, the loyal Kujou Sara honestly expressed her thoughts at the time.
This included her views on the Vision Hunt Decree.
It also included all her true thoughts.
As long as Raiden Shogun asked her to speak, she would truthfully do so.
Even if speaking frankly in front of Raiden Shogun might bring her trouble, Kujou Sara would not shy away.
"At that time, I firmly believed that Her Excellency, the General's approach was absolutely correct, and I executed it wholeheartedly without distraction."
"But later, my thoughts... were ultimately changed by Yellow Fox..."
"Under his guidance, I realized the drawbacks of the Vision Hunt Decree, and also discovered the fundamental corruption within the Tenryou Commission."
"At that time, I was powerless to change things, so I thought that by helping the resistance, I could make Her Excellency, the General, change her mind..."
After speaking, Kujou Sara lowered her head slightly.
She felt that by stating the errors of the Vision Hunt Decree directly to Raiden Shogun, and even pointing out Raiden Shogun's impropriety,
she would surely be punished.
However, Kujou Sara had no regrets.
But Raiden Shogun, after listening, wasn't angry at all. Instead, she murmured:
"So that's how it was. Is that how the people of Inazuma viewed this one back then?"
"No wonder he wanted this one to properly understand the public's opinion of this one..."
"He?" Kujou Sara, her head still lowered, was slightly surprised.
"It's nothing." Raiden Shogun shook her head:
"Since those matters are in the past, and you were wholeheartedly for Inazuma at the time, this one will not pursue those past events."
"Rather, this one also made mistakes back then."
Hearing this, Kujou Sara looked up, but there was no joy on her face.
After all, she cared more about Raiden Shogun than herself.
Now, Kujou Sara truly felt the immense change in Raiden Shogun.
She felt... that compared to before, the current Raiden Shogun seemed less cold and ruthless?
And also possessed a human touch that she didn't have before?
In other words, the current Raiden Shogun was more like a true human being?
What surprised Kujou Sara the most was that Raiden Shogun had actually admitted her mistake?
Just as Kujou Sara was surprised, Raiden Shogun suddenly reminded her:
"Sara, why are you looking at this one with such eyes?"
Kujou Sara quickly averted her gaze and said: "My apologies, this subordinate was momentarily distracted."
After speaking, Kujou Sara hesitated for a long while before finally plucking up the courage to ask:
"Her Excellency, the General, this subordinate has a question in her heart. May I ask Her Excellency, the General, to enlighten me?"
Raiden Shogun did not object, saying: "Just ask whatever question you have directly."
Kujou Sara was silent for a while again before speaking:
"Has someone changed Her Excellency, the General?"
Hearing this, Raiden Shogun raised an eyebrow slightly and asked: "Why do you say that?"
"Because... Her Excellency, the General's demeanor has changed so much... Others might not notice it, but this subordinate absolutely could not fail to perceive it."
As a devoted fan of Raiden Shogun, Kujou Sara
would normally notice even if Raiden Shogun's skirt hem was half a centimeter shorter. It was naturally impossible for her not to notice such a huge transformation in Raiden Shogun now.
It was naturally impossible for her not to notice such a huge transformation in Raiden Shogun now.
"Is that so, even Sara you've noticed?" Raiden Shogun fell into contemplation.
"So, Her Excellency, the General..."
Raiden Shogun interrupted: "It's nothing, it's just that because of one person, this one gradually became interested in humans as well."
After speaking, Raiden Shogun took out the book from behind her again and said:
"In order to understand human emotions and relationships, this one has read many related books, including this item called a light novel."
"Perhaps it is because of this that you feel this one has changed."
Hearing this, Kujou Sara blinked in surprise:
"Her Excellency, the General, is actually interested in such things..."
Suddenly, Kujou Sara noticed some information about the book in Raiden Shogun's hand:
"Hmm? The author's name is 'I Have Seven Livers,' and this book..."
"You've read this book too?" Raiden Shogun asked.
Kujou Sara quickly shook her head: "No, it's just this author... this subordinate has also encountered..."
Hearing this, Raiden Shogun immediately became interested: "Oh? You know him too?"
Looking at Raiden Shogun's interested expression, Kujou Sara was greatly surprised.
After thinking for a moment, Kujou Sara replied:
"This subordinate has only met that author a few times..."
"After all, that author is quite famous in Inazuma; basically everyone knows his name."
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