"Of course, I know better than anyone the messed-up things I've done. The fact that Raiden Shogun only now had me arrested makes me a little emotional about the Tenryou Commission's slow efficiency."
"...You don't seem scared at all? Given what you've done in the past, you'll definitely be sentenced to a heavy crime, right? Not worried?"
"Nothing to worry about. The worst outcome is being locked up for a while. Haha~ If it were before, I would be scared, but now I don't have those old-age ailments, so even being locked in a cell is no problem. Haha~ If I'm locked up next to Kujou Takayuki, I can even mock that old geezer. Seeing him get angry would certainly be quite interesting."
Alright, with such an optimistic attitude, Miss Delezie didn't press further.
Hiiragi Shinsuke had made so many mistakes; it really shouldn't be so simple to forgive him. Locking him up for a while as punishment was too light; he must be severely punished.
"I came to you this time because I wanted to understand the transactions you made with the Fatui. Is it because the Fatui needed crystal marrow that the Tenryou Commission changed the tax for Ritou merchants to crystal marrow?"
"Indeed. They suddenly mentioned their desire to acquire crystal marrow. The Tenryou Commission's own mining wouldn't be enough, so they considered having merchants make up the shortfall. They offered a price much higher than the market price, and at the time, I agreed without thinking much."
At this point, Hiiragi Shinsuke seemed worried that Miss Delezie would be angry about his actions, and quickly added, "This phenomenon ceased after your arrival. Although crystal marrow as a tax hasn't changed, I've already reduced it significantly. I even provided many subsidy policies to compensate for the previous losses of Ritou merchants."
"I don't care about those people's losses. Do you know what the Fatui did with that crystal marrow?"
"What did they do?"
Hiiragi Shinsuke didn't understand much. In his view, crystal marrow was used to make weapons, like the swords in Inazuma. The Fatui might have seen the value in it, which is why they wanted to acquire it.
But upon hearing that the Fatui were actually using crystal marrow to create Delusions, and that these manufactured Delusions had already led to the deaths of many Shogunate samurai, Hiiragi Shinsuke showed clear anger, and at the same time, great shame.
He was angry that the Fatui had used him to create weapons harmful to Inazuma, and ashamed for the Shogunate samurai who had died because of him.
If he could get out, he would definitely find a way to compensate the samurai who died because of him.
"Miss Delezie, this time I was arrested by the Tenryou Commission. My daughter will temporarily manage the Tenryou Commission. However, my daughter's qualifications are still insufficient, and her personality makes her easily influenced. I'm worried she won't be able to suppress the other families of the Tenryou Commission, so I want to ask you..."
Hiiragi Shinsuke's only concern now was his daughter, Hiiragi Chisato. When he was still around, Hiiragi Chisato didn't need to worry about such things and could freely do what she wanted.
But now that he was arrested, Hiiragi Chisato had more things to worry about. Hiiragi Shinsuke was very concerned that she would be controlled by the Tenryou Commission's retainers and hoped Miss Delezie could help.
Miss Delezie waved her hand, indicating that he didn't need to say more; she would decide.
There was nothing more to talk about, so Hiiragi Shinsuke was taken away by the Tenryou Commission's people. But before leaving, the impolite soldier apologized nervously to Miss Delezie. It seemed that while they were talking, others had explained Miss Delezie's identity in detail to him.
Miss Delezie ignored this person and turned to walk towards the Tenryou Commission. In the courtya
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