Chapter 363 - 362 She reached out and gently stroked the monster’s cheek
In the past, Durandal would express considerable pain when speaking of these things, but not anymore. After experiencing so much and receiving encouragement from so many people, she no longer dwells on it.
She reached out and gently stroked the monster’s cheek. This scene was somewhat like Beauty and the Beast, making Raiden Ei’s eyebrow twitch.
"I didn’t want people to see me in this form because I believed that if they did, they would fear me, be scared of me, and dread me. But at that time, to protect someone important, I had no choice but to do so."
So after killing Osial, to avoid Lumine and Klee, she chose to flee and met Shenhe at Mt. Aocang.
"I see. So, because you thought they would dislike you if they saw your original form, and you didn’t want to see their eyes filled with aversion and fear, you chose to leave?"
"You understand?"
"I don’t understand. Neither my sister nor I have a form like yours. However, I understand your desire to escape. After losing my sister, losing all my friends, and feeling the pain of loss, my act of hiding in the Plane of Euthymia was a form of escape."
Oh? She sees things quite clearly. Our Electro Archon has grown quite a bit.
I wonder if her definition of eternity has changed? Or is it still like before, believing that stagnation and maintaining the current state is the best eternity? Or is it like Raiden Makoto’s, looking towards the future?
Raiden Ei shifted her position and moved closer to Durandal. This small movement made Durandal glance at her a few times, and only after confirming she had no other small gestures did she refocus her attention on the cherry blossoms.
Raiden Ei breathed a sigh of relief, hesitated for a moment, and finally made a decision.
"Durandal... I want to change the current situation of Inazuma."
"Hmm? What do you mean?"
Inazuma’s current situation is quite good, so why would she want to change it? Is she planning something again?
"With your help, Inazuma is gradually improving. But this is still not enough. My sister once said that to make Inazuma more prosperous, we need to open the country’s borders and engage in trade with other nations. Only then can Inazuma have better development."
Yes, that’s certainly true. Look at Liyue, the nation with the largest port in all of Teyvat. How prosperous it is! This is the benefit that trade brings.
Currently, only Ritou in Inazuma still has some foreign merchants struggling to survive, but under the sakoku decree, who knows how long they can hold out.
So Raiden Ei wants to lift the sakoku decree, but this is not something she can accomplish just by saying it. She still has one major obstacle.
"I hope you can help me, Durandal. To lift the sakoku decree, I need the Shogun’s consent. But the Shogun, due to my settings, will find it difficult to agree to this. To make Inazuma better, I hope you can help me show the Shogun my resolve."
[?]
Raiden Shogun was full of question marks. Raiden Ei was right; if she wanted to lift the sakoku decree, she would indeed obstruct it, but not with too much difficulty. As long as she was a little more resolute, and then symbolically fought a battle, it would be fine.
But... how did she become the final boss in Raiden Ei’s narrative? And why did she make it sound so serious?
[You... are you intentionally exaggerating things and slandering me?]
[...Cooperate, Shogun. This is the only way I can think of. Anyway, you’re not paying attention, so why not help me?]
[By slandering me?]
[You’ll stop me from lifting the sakoku decree and oppose my new ideas about eternity anyway, won’t you? If so, why not just treat you as an enemy? There’s no problem with me doing this, is there?]
[You fellow...]
Forget it, Raiden Ei was right. She couldn’t think of any other way. Since a price had to be paid anyway, she might as well be the one to pay it.
It just felt a little uncomfortable, and she wanted to let this fellow know her power.
Later, when she gets along well with Durandal, she’ll tell her some of Ei’s embarrassing stories.
Durandal was unaware of the conversation between Raiden Ei and Raiden Shogun. She pondered for a moment and felt that Raiden Ei’s consideration was indeed good, and it would indeed benefit Inazuma’s development.
Finally, she nodded in agreement.
"Okay, I agree to help you deal with Raiden Shogun."
"Thank you, Durandal."
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