Lumine did not want to shatter their reality either. She nodded seriously and said, "Then I leave it to you."
The samurai nodded. "Do not worry. Fighting is what we know best. But Her Excellency the Shogun is special. Only she can reverse this desperate situation and lead us toward the future."
"No matter what threat Inazuma faces, we will always have reason to believe in Her Excellency the Shogun."
[Ningguang: We will always have reason to love Rex Lapis.]
[Keqing: We will always have reason to love Rex Lapis.]
...
[Kamisato Ayaka: I will always believe that Her Excellency the Shogun can bring us a bright future.]
[Thoma: Yes, Your Excellency. You are the best deity.]
[Ei: Thank you. I will surely give Inazuma a bright future.]
Ei lowered her head in thought, paused for two seconds, then said, "Thank you very much. I promise you, I will give Inazuma a bright future."
"This promise comes late, but at least it starts from this moment."
Hearing these words, the samurai's morale soared. "Your Excellency, rest assured. With those words, we will never admit defeat."
"We will surely fight alongside you to take back everything Inazuma has lost."
With that, the three samurai bowed together to Ei. "The way is vast and grand! Eternal Narukami!"
"The way is vast and grand! Eternal Narukami!"
[Yae Miko: I truly wish they could stay a little longer...]
[Ei: That is not something they can decide.]
[Yae Miko: What about Lady Saiguu? I have not seen her yet. Five hundred years have passed, and I truly miss her so much...]
[Paimon: So even the tsundere Miko has such a vulnerable side.]
[Lumine: Everyone has a weakness in their heart.]
As they spoke, the figures of the samurai grew fainter and soon disappeared completely.
Paimon shivered. "They... disappeared..."
Lumine looked at Ei. "Was that promise just now for them, or for yourself?"
Ei replied, "Both."
With that, Ei turned and slowly walked outside. "The sacrifices of the people once caused me immense pain, but I overlooked the way they burned everything they had and shone with brilliant light."
"As a result, I betrayed their will for centuries."
[Ningguang: Now is truly the best time to make amends. Inazuma has not yet descended into civil war. The people have not yet died...]
[Lumine: Fortunately, the mistakes shown in the livestream can still be corrected.]
[Paimon: The power of the livestream has truly helped us immensely.]
[Zhongli: The power accumulated within the Irminsul trees planted by the livestream has reached the level capable of slaying gods.]
[Paimon: The power to slay gods! These seven trees... could they become a new disaster?]
[Ningguang: That possibility cannot be ruled out.]
"No matter what I say to them, it is meaningless. They are merely yóulí memories within the ley lines."
"Even so, I must give them, and the people who still believe in me, an explanation."
Paimon carefully tried to comfort her. "I think that having such a heartfelt wish answered centuries later is still a reward in itself."
Ei turned and nodded. "Thank you for your comfort. As Inazuma's deity, this is what I should have done. I have done it far too late."
"Just as that samurai said, I once believed I only needed to bear what a warrior should bear."
"But what Inazuma truly needed was someone like Makoto..."
"Although I am completely different from Makoto and can never become her, what I need to do should be the same as what she did."
Lumine said, "The people are worthy of your trust as well."