"Are such Kujou Clan and Hiiragi Clan still suitable to continue holding important positions like the Tenryou Commission?"
"Are you worthy of those common people, and the soldiers who shed blood, sweat, and even sacrificed their lives on the battlefield?"
"You are not, because you only care about how to gradually seize complete control of Inazuma. For this, you even dare to deceive the Raiden Ei and collaborate with the Fatui who wreak havoc everywhere!"
"Ryougi, you!"
"You what, you broken-backed dog? How dare you whine and bark in front of me?"
"I have never seen such a shameless person!"
Shiki's words stirred up a thousand waves among the populace. In the past, they often read the Inazuma Times, which reported on various current events in Inazuma, but they never expected that behind these events were the machinations of the two major Commissions.
"Kujou Takayuki, you murderer! My son went to the battlefield and hasn't returned yet, you deserve to die!"
An old woman knelt on the ground, crying bitterly. This was like the opening act, and soon more and more people joined the chorus of condemnation against Kujou Takayuki.
"Do you know how hard my life has been since Tatarasuna stopped working?!"
"We were actually risking our lives for this scoundrel?!"
"You… you… Ugh—!"
Kujou Takayuki looked at the cursing crowd around him, his two small mustaches trembling with rage. Then, he actually spat out blood and fainted.
However, the public's curses did not stop, and the content of their insults became increasingly extreme, to the point that even the highly cultured Ayaka was almost unable to hold it together.
"Eh? Did Shiki directly scold that old man named Kujou Takayuki into fainting?" Paimon rubbed her head, an expression of utter shock on her face.
"No matter what kind of strength it is, she is very powerful." Lumine nodded earnestly.
"Prepare yourself, Traveler, it's our turn to make an appearance soon." Ayaka said with a solemn expression.
When she heard that Shiki had been arrested to be the subject of the Vision Hunt Decree, she immediately sought out the Traveler and entrusted them with bringing Kazuha, Fujiwara, and Saburou from the Kujou Encampment.
She knew deeply that Shiki would never give up this opportunity to confront the Raiden Ei, just as she herself would not give up.
Rumble!
At this moment, a Narukami suddenly sounded from the sky. The crowd's condemnation abruptly ceased, as if a mute button had been pressed.
The lightning represented the will of the Raiden Ei. Now, the Shogun commanded them to be silent.
"Do you have evidence for what you said?"
"Of course, but…"
Shiki had only spoken half her sentence when a gentle female voice came from the crowd.
"The evidence is here!"
People looked in the direction of the voice, and upon realizing it was the Shiratsuyu Princess, they quickly cleared a path.
"Respected Narukami Ogosho, this man is Saburou, the ship-saboteur dispatched by the Kujou Clan. He can testify for Ryougi."
"Oh?"
The Raiden Ei looked at the unassuming man. Upon sensing her gaze, he quickly nodded, then spoke loudly:
"That's right! Everything Miss Ryougi said is true. Kujou Masahito promised me freedom as a Reward to sabotage the ships transporting refugees and frame the Watatsumi Island resistance for it."
"I swear, everything I've said is not false in the slightest; it's all true!"
"In that case, the Kujou Clan will no longer hold the position of Tenryou Commission starting today. Kujou Masahito is sentenced to death according to law, and Kujou Renji is detained and subject to investigation. However, given the continued need to combat the Watatsumi Island army, Kujou Sara may retain her original position," the Raiden Ei said.
"Alright, where is the Kanjou Commission's evidence?"
"Right here! Excuse me, coming through, coming through!"
Thoma emerged from the crowd, carrying documents half his height. With him was Ioroi in his Tanuki form.
"Phew, these are all the Hiiragi Clan's ledgers for collecting heavy taxes and selling jinghua bone marrow, involving an amount as high as tens of billions of Mora. My goodness, organizing these things nearly killed me!"
Thoma said breathlessly, and Ioroi echoed him in strong agreement: "Yes, yes, Hiiragi Shinsuke hid these things so deeply. It took me a long time to find them."
Upon hearing "tens of billions of Mora," even the Raiden Ei, who never spent Mora, showed a slight expression of surprise. This amount was truly enormous.
"Effective immediately, the Hiiragi Clan is stripped of the Kanjou Commission position. Given their malicious conduct and sale of vital national resources…"
"Exterminate the three clans!"
"All other officials are dismissed and subject to investigation, to be sentenced according to law thereafter."
"Both the Kanjou and Tenryou have been judged. Now, it is time to judge you, the enemy of eternity."
As the Raiden Ei spoke, a purple tomoe mark appeared behind her, and just as she was about to draw her sword from her chest, Shiki quickly extended her hand and said, "Wait a moment! There's still the Fatui!"
"They were the ones who destroyed the warding stone on Yashiori Island, and they even wanted to further damage the Mikage Furnace Core!"
"If I'm not mistaken, the Vision Hunt Decree also originated because of them, didn't it? Confiscating Visions hasn't led Inazuma to eternity; instead, it has become even more chaotic. Doesn't the war between the Shogunate and Watatsumi Island prove this point?"
"The Fatui are the biggest enemies of eternity. Compared to them, I'm nothing at all, am I?"
The sakoku decree could not be rushed, but the Vision Hunt Decree could be lifted sooner with the help of the Fatui. Moreover, the phenomena observed in Inazuma indeed indicated that the Vision Hunt Decree would make Inazuma more chaotic.
The Raiden Ei fell silent, but she wasn't pondering; instead, she was consulting with Raiden Ei, who resided in her Inner Realm.
"Abolish the Vision Hunt Decree and expel the Fatui from the entire territory."
"Understood."
The Shogun returned to reality, then repeated Raiden Ei's will.
As her words fell, the girl, who had been observing from the shadows, could no longer sit still. She hadn't even seen a glimpse of the Gnosis yet; how could she explain leaving like this to the Tsaritsa?
"You attention-seeking clown, we Fatui are legitimate Snezhnaya envoys. How dare you slander us here?"
The girl materialized as a cluster of ice crystals in the arena. As the saying goes, enemies meet with blazing eyes. Lumine, beside Ayaka, immediately drew her wufeng sword.
"And you, annoying Traveler, are you ready to point your sword at me?"
"This is Inazuma, not Liyue or Mondstadt. Even if I kill you, no one will say anything!"
Facing the arrogant girl, Lumine merely tightened her grip on her wufeng sword. It was true, as the other party said, her reputation in Inazuma was far inferior to that in Mondstadt and Liyue. If she truly attacked this diplomat, it might even lead to a warrant from the local Inazuma forces.
"That's right, this is Inazuma. Do you think a single Fatui can casually attack and harm foreign friends here?"
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