"..."
While Thoma and Raiden Makoto were chatting, a servant brought the news to Thoma. Looking at the letter in his hand, he fell into deep thought.
The Lady before him actually had no records in Inazuma, indicating that she was likely not an Inazuman but had come from a foreign land. Just as he suspected, Raiden Makoto must have met with a shipwreck while smuggling across the Sea of Thunder, subsequently being washed ashore and losing her memories.
"What's wrong?"
"Makoto, you really might not be Inazuman. There's no record of your household registration within the Tenryou Commission, which means you might have... met with a shipwreck in the Sea of Thunder while smuggling yourself in," Thoma said with great seriousness. "I think you might be a Liyuean..."
Thoma was a Mondstadter, so he naturally didn't think Raiden Makoto was from Mondstadt, but most Liyueans seemed to have black hair and black eyes?
"A Liyuean? I thought so too." Raiden Makoto didn't actually care whether she was Inazuman or Liyuean, because whether her original body was Inazuman or Liyuean, her soul was ultimately that of a Huaxia person from another world.
What she cared about was the younger sister in her memories, that slightly immature voice, the voice that had been crying out "no" in her ear.
That should be the Lady's only family, and they had most likely encountered danger along the way.
"Right now, Inazuma is under a closed-country policy. If a foreigner wants to enter Inazuma, they must first process the paperwork through the Commission of Retainers. If caught by the Tenryou Commission without paperwork, things won't go well."
"Fortunately, I have a good relationship with the people of the Commission of Retainers. Helping you process a temporary residency permit for Inazuma won't be a problem." Thoma didn't care which country the Lady was from; after all, with the power of the Kamisato Clan, it was too easy to help a foreigner stay in Inazuma. Hadn't he been in the same situation back then?
But if Raiden Makoto wasn't Inazuman, the difficulty of helping her find her family would truly rise by a level.
"Thank you."
Raiden Makoto fell into deep thought. Was she really not Inazuman but Liyuean? And her younger sister... could it really be Keqing?
Regarding Keqing, Raiden Makoto only knew her appearance; she knew almost nothing else.
"To process the residency permit, we have to go to outlying islands first. We can also take the opportunity to ask the merchants coming from Liyue for you."
"Alright."
"Demoiselle, you're back?"
"Yes."
Just as Thoma was planning to set out with Raiden Makoto, Kamisato Ayaka, who had been busy with affairs outside, returned to the Kamisato Estate.
"Makoto... her situation is a bit complicated."
"What's wrong?"
After Thoma told everything to Kamisato Ayaka, she couldn't help but blink her eyes.
"I already guessed it. Didn't Makoto tell me those things about the tea ceremony yesterday? That wasn't Inazuman tea ceremony knowledge. At that time, I already suspected that Makoto might not be Inazuman."
Although Raiden Makoto gave Kamisato Ayaka the impression of a gentle Inazuman Lady, she had to proceed from the facts.
"But in that case, finding Makoto's younger sister won't be an easy task."
"You're saying Makoto might be Liyuean?"
Kamisato Ayaka was stunned for a moment. The connection between Inazuma and Liyue wasn't too distant; after all, there was still normal trade between the merchants of the two countries. Moreover, Liyue was a famous nation of wealthy merchants, and it was common knowledge to fleece Liyueans.
And across from Inazuma, Liyue Harbor was the only seaport.
"Makoto, must you find your sister right now?" Kamisato Ayaka looked at Raiden Makoto seriously, because finding that sister would be a very difficult task; she wanted to slow down for a bit.
"Yes."
Her sister was the most important person in Raiden Makoto's heart—or rather, the most important in the original owner's heart. Now that she had become the original owner, that sister was her sister.
Finding her sister was naturally her most important task at the moment. As for promoting the national style in the world of Genshin Impacts, that was secondary.
"Alright, let's go to outlying islands together. We can also arrange a suitable identity for Makoto in Inazuma while we're at it." Kamisato Ayaka nodded. Now, Raiden Makoto's business was her business. She already felt that Raiden Makoto was her person of destiny.
"By the way, do you have any memory of your sister?" If Raiden Makoto had an impression of her sister, it would be for the best. Kamisato Ayaka said somewhat seriously, "If you have an impression, that would be even better."
"Like me, she has purple hair and purple eyes." In her mind, her sister's image was very blurry. Raiden Makoto vaguely remembered that her sister, like her, had purple hair and purple eyes.
That was also why Raiden Makoto wondered if her sister could be Keqing. If she remembered correctly, Keqing's status in Liyue wasn't low? If her sister was Keqing, that would be truly outrageous.
"Purple hair and purple eyes like you?"
...outlying islands.
Located on the west side of Narukami Island, while the Kamisato house was on the eastern coast of Narukami Island, so the journey naturally took some time.
"Since Makoto isn't Inazuman, I should introduce Inazuma to Makoto properly," Kamisato Ayaka said with a smile. "outlying islands is the mandatory path for foreigners coming to Narukami Island."
"Although the Raiden Shogun has issued a Sakoku Decree, merchants from various countries can still come and go normally."
"Why did Inazuma issue a Sakoku Decree?" Raiden Makoto was slightly puzzled. Her history was quite good; the last dynasty of Huaxia in her previous life and the Shogunate period of Japan both seemed to have implemented closed-country policies, but that was certainly completely different from Inazuma.
"It's because the Raiden Shogun issued the Sakoku Decree and the Vision Hunt Decree in order to pursue eternity."
"Currently, the internal situation of Inazuma is actually unstable." Kamisato Ayaka sighed softly. "So I also find it strange why Makoto would smuggle herself from Liyue to Inazuma? You should know that quite a few people want to flee Inazuma."
"I don't know."
"The Vision Hunt Decree, what is that?"
"The Shogun wants to seize the Visions of everyone in Inazuma who possesses one to build the statue of the thousand-armed and hundred-eyed god. If there's a chance, I can take you to see the statue of the thousand-armed and hundred-eyed god."
"The purpose is to maintain Inazuma in a state of stillness, so that as time passes, Inazuma remains unchanged, unto eternity," Kamisato Ayaka said quietly. She didn't quite agree with that concept.
"Ridiculous."
Hearing Kamisato Ayaka say this, Raiden Makoto only felt it was somewhat absurd. That so-called Inazuman Electro Archon, the Raiden Shogun—her concepts and thoughts were truly as childish as a Little Child's.
"Is your Electro Archon that childish?"
"A person's life is brief. Cherishing the beauty of a fleeting moment is eternity. The Raiden Shogun's version is just eternity in the literal sense; it's too childish." Raiden Makoto didn't hold back at all, because she could see that neither Kamisato Ayaka nor Thoma were that reverent toward the Raiden Shogun.
"Indeed."
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