It must be said that watching A-Mao get beaten up is truly a joy. Furthermore, this scene of him running while being chased is a form of entertainment worthy of accompanying a drink. Turning A-Mao's suffering into one's own happiness—the smile does not disappear; it merely transfers.
Although Nahida felt a bit of pity, the moment she thought of what A-Mao had done to Inazuma previously—the mere fact that he had wiped out the Raiden Gokaden of Inazuma—he deserved to be severely punished. Otherwise, there would be no way to give an account to those who died because of him.
However, this is also good; after the punishment ends, it signifies a new beginning.
Meanwhile, on the distant seas of Narukami Island, Ei stepped on the void, her face stern, holding the Engulfing Lightning, staring seriously at her child. She then unleashed blade waves capable of cleaving mountains, aiming directly at A-Mao.
What a scene of a loving mother's sword hacking at her wandering child.
At this moment, the Anemo Vision on A-Mao was already operating at overload, like a twin-engine jet plane, struggling to perform various high-difficulty maneuvers in the air, narrowly dodging the blade waves Ei unleashed.
While flying, A-Mao roared behind him: "Beelzebul! Don't go too far! Damn it! I shouldn't have listened to Buer and returned to Inazuma. And she said what? I have nothing to say to you!"
Upon hearing this, Ei's face darkened, and the frequency of the blade waves she unleashed increased involuntarily. She said in a devoid-of-emotion tone: "Beelzebul, is it? Buer, is it? Kunikuzushi... no, I should call you A-Mao now. I didn't expect that after not seeing you for so many years, not only have you become completely impolite, but you even dared to hurt your Auntie Nahida.
She is kind-hearted, magnanimous, and chose to forgive you, but that does not mean I can forgive you. Since I am your mother, it is up to me to purge the house!"
Hearing Ei's words, A-Mao could not help but burn with rage. He condensed cyan wind blades on his hands and threw them toward Ei, but those wind blades were simply not worth looking at in front of Ei; she easily cut them down.
A-Mao glared and roared: "Don't you dare mention the word 'mother' to me! You have never fulfilled a single duty as a mother. You clearly created me, yet you abandoned me in the Shakkei Pavilion and turned a blind eye, even calling it 'not having the heart to interfere.' It is utterly ridiculous.
Since you gave up on me, I will live a life that makes you regret making that choice! Since I was originally a vessel you created to house a Gnosis, it is only natural that I would use any means necessary to obtain your Gnosis!"
Upon hearing this, Ei's movements paused, and there seemed to be something else in her eyes as she looked at A-Mao. However, this only lasted for less than a second. Subsequently, Ei's gaze became extremely sharp, and her aura became even more aggressive.
Ei: "Are you done? Is this your reason? Since you have already made your choice, that means you are prepared to bear the price of that choice, right."
After saying this, Ei put away the naginata in her hand, and then, from her ample chest, drew that sword which once served as Makoto's blade—the [Musou Isshin]!
Ei: "Over these four hundred-plus years, you have experienced much and changed much. Although I uphold the philosophy of eternity, this does not mean that I have not changed.
This is a secret sword technique I recently comprehended: [Secret Art · Musou Shinsetsu]. It abandons the Musou and instead takes on the dreams of the people.
If you can withstand this strike today, then I can let bygones be bygones regarding what you have done in the past!"
As the blade was fully unsheathed, it seemed as if all the thunder in the world gathered within it, causing the heavens and earth to change color.
This made A-Mao's eyes turn extremely grave. This terrifying aura was far more terrifying than when he had become the shouki no kami, the prodigal. It seems that the Inazuma Regent did not lie to him; there are gaps between Gods as well.
At this time, after the failure of the God Creation Project, A-Mao's strength had long since regressed to the peak of an adeptus. There was no way he could withstand this strike from Beelzebul, who was a peak God.
However, after A-Mao touched the truth of his tragedy in the Irminsul, his mentality had changed. At this moment, he did not choose to continue running; instead, he stopped and faced his mother, his eyes full of determination.
Around A-Mao, the atmosphere began to continuously condense and compress, forming a cyan-black void. The high concentration of Anemo element seemed to cause ripples in the surrounding space. Subsequently, A-Mao let out a roar and flew toward Ei, with a sense of tragic heroism, like a warrior marching to his death.
Watching everything A-Mao did, Ei could not help but be slightly stunned, but the movement of her hand did not stall. The Musou Isshin, carrying overwhelming momentum, slashed straight down toward A-Mao's position. The sky full of lightning instantly swallowed A-Mao's figure.
This strike directly cleaved a canyon tens of kilometers long into the sea surface. This spectacular scene lasted for more than ten seconds before the seawater merged back together.
At this scene, everyone watching from the Tenshukaku could not help but be amazed. Zhongli sighed on the side: "The Shogun's strike has already surpassed the Musou no Hitotachi of the past. Even I would need to respond with my full strength."
Venti laughed heartlessly on the side: "Oh my, oh my, what a terrifying strike. It seems that from now on, I cannot make Ei angry again. I certainly don't want to face such a technique."
Miyashiro also echoed on the side: "Ei is really ruthless with her attacks; it makes my scalp tingle. I wonder if the Chakra blade of my complete-body Susanoo could withstand this move?"
Seeing the three people still making cold remarks on the side, Nahida's face was filled with worry as she said: "Are you all not worried about A-Mao's situation?"
After saying this, she hurriedly wanted to go forward to check the situation, but was held back by Miyashiro, who smiled and shook his head at her, saying: "Don't worry, Nahida, Ei knows what she is doing."
After the dust settled, Ei held the already unconscious A-Mao in her arms. Looking at A-Mao's dilapidated body at this moment, Ei's mood was very complicated.
Ei murmured: "The technology used to create Kunikuzushi seems a bit outdated now. Moreover, his body has been studied by that Fatui Dottore for so many years; who knows if he left any backdoors on A-Mao's body.
Since that is the case, I might as well take this opportunity to update and inspect all his parts, just in case. This time, I won't add so many restrictions to his body.
[Shinsetsu] also means a new theory; the affairs of Inazuma have already moved toward a new chapter.
The history of Kunikuzushi and Balladeer has already become the past. A-Mao, you will welcome a brand new life. I hope that this time, we will have no regrets."
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