It was raining.
The rain was heavy, and a hazy mist had even appeared, making distant objects hard to see clearly.
"Rain… It looks like today isn't a good day for traveling…"
Inside the room, the Shura Anyakonsen-shou extended his palm, feeling the raindrops falling into his hand.
"If Lord Shura Anyakonsen-shou thinks it's not good, I can disperse these dark clouds right now."
The Raiden Shogun inside the room said seriously.
After all, the Shura Anyakonsen-shou was about to travel to Watatsumi Island. Out of respect for Watatsumi Island, the departure had to be grand and imposing.
Therefore, the Shura Anyakonsen-shou was currently inside Tenshukaku, wearing his Shura Anyakonsen-shou armor uniform and receiving the Raiden Shogun's farewell blessings.
Later, he would still need to take a carriage to the Grand Narukami Shrine to receive a more formal blessing.
"No need. It's been a while since I last experienced a rainy day. Let everything be as usual."
"Understood."
Afterward, little Eula, who had put on her knight outfit after a long time, held up a large black umbrella and created a space for the old uncle to walk in the heavy rain.
A large group of people followed grandly behind the two of them. They watched as the Shura Anyakonsen-shou and his entourage entered the carriage, then proceeded forward with great momentum in the pouring rain.
Inside the carriage, the old uncle once again enjoyed the time that could be wasted, while also looking at little Eula, who had changed dramatically in front of him.
She had always been flying here and there. Now, riding this slow carriage on the journey gave a long-absent feeling.
He vaguely remembered that the last time they rode a carriage, although little Eula was dressed in this knight noble lady outfit, she had still been very youthful and tender. At the very least, one could immediately see the little girl side of her.
But the current little Eula was different from the somewhat soft and sweet feeling of the past. Not only did she have an additional Vision, her whole person had become more heroic and valiant, and one could sense the aura she exuded from her confidence in her own life.
"Eula, it's been a long time since we last rode a carriage together, hasn't it? This actually reminds me of the last time we took a carriage to Tenshukaku…"
Hehe, this is the little Eula I raised!
At this moment, the old uncle smiled rather happily.
"Speaking of which, I was extraordinarily nervous the last time we went to Tenshukaku."
Little Eula also recalled the scene from the last time they went to Tenshukaku. It had clearly been a sunny day, yet it had given her the feeling of "dark clouds pressing down on the city, threatening to crush it."
But now, it really was "dark clouds pressing down on the city," yet she could instead enjoy the tranquil feeling of this rainy day.
"Actually, I was quite nervous too. But seeing you nervous made me feel less nervous instead."
"Hmm? Is that so? I always thought you, old uncle, handled everything with ease, as if everything that happened was within your expectations."
"I just thought a bit more and left some backup plans, that's all. If things didn't go smoothly, there was nothing that could be done about it."
Little Eula looked at the old uncle and felt that he had changed a lot too.
Back then, he had been an uncle who was somewhat old-fashioned and loved to smile, but one could still see some of the clear foolishness belonging to a young person.
But now…
He had truly become a mature old uncle, changing from a wine glass that was half-filled with clear water into aged wine in the cellar that had gone through the baptism of time.
"Speaking of which, once the affairs on Watatsumi Island are finished, Inazuma's adventure should be nearing its end, right?"
Little Eula asked while looking at the misty rain outside the window.
"That's right. So we have to enjoy this publicly funded trip properly.
Sigh~
Our journey that has stopped for quite a while is finally setting off once again after a long time."
Cid sprawled out without much image.
At these words, the old uncle and the noble lady both laughed at the same time.
Really, when they first came to Inazuma, they had never thought they would need to handle so many things.