Chapter 146: Chapter 146: Yae Miko's Midnight Chat with Raiden Ei
Tenshukaku...
Under the moonlight, the Raiden Shogun knelt on the tatami, her eyes closed, her breathing steady. Crackle... crackle... Electricity coursed through her body, pulsing rhythmically with the rise and fall of her ample chest.
Tap, tap, tap... A series of scattered footsteps approached, causing the Raiden Shogun, who had been meditating, to frown slightly. Only when she sensed the familiar aura did her expression relax.
"Lady Guuji, what brings you here at midnight?" the Raiden Shogun opened her eyes and asked. But when she saw Yae Miko's pale face, even the emotionless puppet showed a hint of surprise.
She closed her eyes again, and when they reopened, her pupils had turned a shimmering purple.
The Raiden Shogun logged off; Raiden Ei logged in.
"Yae, what happened to you?" Raiden Ei quickly moved to Yae Miko's side, gently helping her sit on the tatami. Her voice was filled with concern and tension. Her old friends had all left her, and now only Yae Miko, this pink-haired fox, remained. If anyone dared harm her, she would unleash the full might of the Narukami's thunder without hesitation.
"Cough, cough... Ei, I got hurt this time because of you. You better make it up to me later," Yae Miko coughed a few times. She had truly hit a snag this time. She hadn't expected that person to trace her across time and injure her. How terrifying.
"Yae, what exactly happened?" Ei's brows furrowed. Yae was as unpredictable as ever, but what did she mean by "because of you"?
"Sigh, it's a long story. It's hard to explain in a few words. Ei, come closer," Yae Miko sighed, then gestured for Ei to lean in. Ei complied, bringing her face closer.
"Good." Yae Miko leaned forward, pressing her forehead against Ei's. A surge of energy enveloped them, and after a few moments, they separated.
"A variable in eternity... must be eliminated." After digesting the information Yae Miko had shared, Ei's body flickered with dazzling purple lightning, and her divine aura unconsciously spread.
Boom! Boom!
Rolling thunder erupted in the sky, and the lightning over Inazuma's seas grew more violent, like countless silver serpents wreaking havoc on the waves.
"What's going on? Has the Narukami Ogosho grown angry again?"
"Narukami above, please bless us! Please bless us!"
"I'm an editor from Yae Publishing House. Lady Guuji, please bless us! Lady Guuji, please bless us!"
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"Ei, rein in your aura. If this continues, your best friend and familiar won't be able to hold on," Yae Miko, who was at the center of the divine pressure, said with a bitter smile. Normally, she could use the power of the Electro Archon's familiar to resist the pressure, but in her current injured state, how could she withstand such torment?
"Ah, sorry, Yae." Ei, the country bumpkin, finally realized her mistake. Seeing her dear friend in pain, she quickly retracted her overflowing aura and divine power. The storm outside subsided, returning to a clear, starry night.
"I thought you were trying to kill me," Yae Miko said, her gaze filled with reproach as she stared into Ei's eyes, making the latter feel awkward.
"My mistake, I'm sorry, Yae," Ei promptly apologized. She wasn't the Raiden Shogun puppet, who always acted so formally.
"Sigh, forget it. The generous and beautiful Lady Guuji will forgive you this time," Yae Miko sighed, then continued, "Now that you know someone will defeat you in the future, what do you plan to do?"
Ei fell silent at Yae Miko's question. Although it was just a fragment, she could clearly sense that the person's strength far surpassed her own, possibly even rivaling that of the one on Celestia.
If that person's goal was Inazuma, could her Musou no Hitotachi truly protect it?
"Yae, I plan to issue a warrant for that figure across all of Inazuma," Ei finally said after some thought.
Yae Miko: ???
"Ei, did I hear you correctly? You want to issue a warrant for this person?" Yae Miko pretended to clean her ears. Did Ei really just say she wanted to issue a warrant for someone who clearly looked incredibly powerful? Wasn't that just pushing them into opposition?
"He is a variable in eternity..."
"Stop!" Before Ei could finish, Yae Miko raised her hand to cut her off.
"Ei, let me ask you this: do you truly believe you can protect your so-called eternity in the face of this person?"
"..." Ei fell silent. She knew Yae Miko was right. She might not be able to protect anything, whether against the Heavenly Principles or that shadowy figure.
But as the pride of the Narukami and the executor of eternity, she couldn't turn back. She could only move forward.
Seeing her dear friend remain silent, Yae Miko could only rub her temples in frustration. "I understand. But Ei, don't issue the warrant yet. Leave this matter to me, okay?"
"Leave it to you? But..." Ei hesitated. It wasn't that she doubted Yae Miko's loyalty to eternity, but she simply didn't want her to get hurt.
"Hehehe," Yae Miko let out a bell-like laugh. "Don't worry about me. After all, we foxes have nine lives."