Unfortunately, Arataki Itto's proud declaration did not attract the attention of the crowd. Instead, it drew the attention of the Tenryou Commission soldiers. They surrounded him tightly, and Kujou Sara, who was leading them, spoke coldly, "Disturbing public order. Arrest him."
"Hey, wait, no. I just got out of prison. Shinobu, help me."
"Boss, I wanted to remind you earlier to keep your voice down. Forget it, you should just go in for now. I will come look for you later."
"Uh, alright."
Seeing that even the all-powerful Shinobu had no solution, Arataki Itto could only accept his fate and be taken away. It was not that he had never tried to resist, but the stupid tengu was simply too strong. He could not beat her at all. Over time, even someone as slow-witted as Arataki Itto understood that fighting her would never end well.
Inside the Naganohara Fireworks Shop.
Yoimiya no longer had her usual liveliness. She sat on a small stool, holding a comic in her hands and reading it with great interest.
"Wow, this story is really interesting. There are even great heroes and such. That is so cool. But things like qilin should be part of Liyue's setting, right? This is really fascinating."
Because of the Vision Hunt Decree and the Sakoku Decree, Yoimiya's family business had been declining steadily. These days, she spent most of her time helping the townsfolk. Although Yoimiya did not want to sink into despair, there were simply no customers ordering fireworks.
Sometimes she even thought that it would be great if a hero could come and save Inazuma, but that idea was always mocked by her father.
The Shogun was determined to keep the nation closed and even seized people's Visions. If this continued, Inazuma would probably collapse completely.
Wind and Cloud was a complete series, so after obtaining it, Yoimiya had been reading nonstop. There were moments of joy and sorrow. It was not until she saw Wind and Cloud reunite at the end that a smile finally appeared on her face.
Justice triumphing over evil. It was truly a good story.
Just as Yoimiya was about to pick up Fox Spirit Matchmaker, urgent knocking suddenly came from outside.
"Miss Yoimiya, please save me. Those soldiers have their eyes on me. Do you have a replacement Vision?"
"Yes, please wait a moment. What element is your Vision?"
"Anemo."
"Here, take this."
Yoimiya tossed a counterfeit Vision out through the crack. The other party immediately began thanking her profusely. Recently, situations like this had been happening more and more often, to the point that she had already grown used to it.
Sure enough, the street outside was soon filled with soldiers. Only after they snatched the fake Vision amid the victim's screams did they finally turn around and leave.
"Sigh, when will days like this ever end?"
Yoimiya rested her chin on one hand, feeling more and more tired lately. In fact, it was not just her. Every citizen of Inazuma felt the same way.
As comics began to circulate quietly, discussions about them gradually increased on the streets of Inazuma.
Whether it was Wind and Cloud, Under One Person, or Fox Spirit Matchmaker, all of them were extremely popular. Fox Spirit Matchmaker was the most popular of all, since the concept of fox spirits was deeply rooted in Inazuma.
The romantic love stories within it also attracted countless young people.
"So this is what love is like?"
"What is love, really? That line is said so well. This story is so moving. Wangquan Fugui is truly a real man."
"Miss Qing Tong is very beautiful too. If only I could find a yokai wife. Even if we could only stay together for a hundred years, it would be enough."
"That is right. So what if they are yokai? Yokai are the guardian gods of Inazuma. Have you not heard what Yae Publishing House has been saying recently? Back then, if not for the many yokai who sacrificed themselves, Inazuma would have been destroyed long ago."
"Yes, I really hope my partner will also be a yokai lord."
These discussions naturally reached the ears of Kujou Sara as she patrolled the streets. However, she was a warrior and had never paid attention to comics or such things, so whatever people discussed had nothing to do with her.
That said, the Shogun was always curious about new things. Kujou Sara had just purchased several comics, intending to present them to the Shogun later.
Crossing the long street, the general finally arrived at Tenshukaku. The nearby soldiers all knelt to salute when they saw her return.
"Greetings, General Kujou."
"Mm, rise."
Kujou Sara replied without turning her head as she headed straight for Tenshukaku. When she reached the top floor, she saw the Shogun behind the gauze curtain.
She knelt gently and said respectfully, "Greetings, Shogun."
"What is the matter?"
The Shogun's voice was cold and devoid of emotion. Kujou Sara was long accustomed to it and felt no fear. She pushed forward the exquisitely crafted wooden box in her hands.
"In reply to the Shogun, this is a new thing that has appeared recently. It is called a comic, something similar to Yae Publishing House's novels. This subordinate has flipped through a few pages, and there is no prohibited content inside."
"A product of Yae Publishing House?"
"Yes, Shogun."
The Shogun's eyes immediately became more animated, though Kujou Sara, kneeling on the ground, was unaware of this and simply answered respectfully.
Looking at the comics before her, Raiden Ei felt a sense of emotion. Ever since she entered the Pure Land of Eternity, she seemed to have never met Miko again. Although she missed her greatly, she believed that this was an eternal friendship that did not require meeting to be maintained.
Still, no matter what she thought, after such a long time without seeing her, she did feel nostalgic for that little fox.
Forget it. She would just take a casual look today. She wondered what kind of things Miko had come up with.
Raiden Ei transferred the comics into the Pure Land of Eternity. This place was dark and oppressive. Aside from black and white, there was only murky blood-red. This was the world of the Pure Land of Eternity.
Holding the comics, Raiden Ei began flipping through them. The first one she chose was Wind and Cloud. The story was nothing special to her. In her eyes, the power of mortals was little more than child's play, with nothing particularly exciting.
However, Sword Twenty-Three caught Ei's attention.
"Hm? Releasing sword qi with a spiritual body? This technique has some novelty. I did not expect that fox to have such ideas."
The later parts of the story returned to a more conventional pace. It was not particularly good, but not bad either. Still, the martial arts depicted in the comic felt somewhat novel to Ei.
Being able to wield elemental power without a Vision. Even though it was just fiction, that setting was quite interesting.
Without realizing it, she finished reading the entire comic.
Ei reflected on it for a moment and felt that the story was quite good overall. Although there were flaws in some areas, it was acceptable as a whole.
"That fox really is quite clever, coming up with a story like this. Let me take a look at the next one."
This time, Ei picked up Under One Person. What puzzled her was that the worldview of this comic was also set in Liyue.
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