Qiu Bai put away the letter in his hand and stored the windwheel aster in his system space.
"The Lantern Rite Festival?"
"It should be in a couple of days. I'll just wander around Inazuma for a while."
Qiu Bai said with a light smile, arms crossed over his chest as he gazed at the ocean before him.
"Have you finished reading?"
Yae Miko asked with a smile as she looked at Qiu Bai beside her.
"Hehe..."
"A letter from an old friend, it makes me quite happy."
Qiu Bai smiled as he looked at Yae Miko beside him.
"Where are Lumine and Paimon?"
Qiu Bai asked Yae Miko with a puzzled expression.
"You mean those two little ones?"
"They... I told them about their next journey, and right now they should be wandering around somewhere in Inazuma."
Yae Miko thought for a moment with her hand on her chin, then looked at Qiu Bai with a smile.
"I see."
Qiu Bai nodded upon hearing this.
[Ding!]
[System task completed!]
[Reward: Ability to resurrect beings without requiring a medium!]
The system voice echoed in his mind.
"I can resurrect beings without needing a medium?"
"That does make things much more convenient..."
Qiu Bai muttered as he listened to the system voice.
Previously, he needed a medium to resurrect beings.
That's why he had borrowed Qiu Yue ability to allow the departed to linger in this realm, which made resurrection more convenient.
"Hmm..."
Qiu Bai turned around, gazing at the field of flowers before him, and fell into contemplation for a moment.
"What are you thinking about?"
"Still troubled by the matter of memories?"
Yae Miko asked softly as she looked at Qiu Bai beside her.
"It's not really about the memories."
"Let's go back."
Qiu Bai shook his head and then looked at Yae Miko with a gentle smile.
Then he led Yae Miko back to the Grand Narukami Shrine.
"By the way, Qiu Bai, here's a pass."
"Ei has been keeping to herself lately. The thunderstorms in the outer seas of Inazuma seem rather unsettled."
Yae Miko handed Qiu Bai a pass, rubbing her chin as she spoke.
"Thunderstorms?"
Qiu Bai closed his eyes slightly, extending his divine consciousness to cover all of Inazuma, including the areas beyond.
Indeed, the thunderstorms there were acting unusual.
"So, has something happened to Ei?"
Qiu Bai asked slowly as he looked at Yae Miko.
"Sigh, after Her Excellency learned that you were her big brother, and after that battle..."
"Her mood became difficult to resolve, and her temperament changed drastically. Defeat was an incredibly heavy blow to her. Plus, when I went to see her, I happened to forget to bring tri-colored dango and light novels."
Yae Miko sighed as she looked at Qiu Bai and spoke slowly.
"My old friend, because she couldn't see her beloved one and couldn't eat sweets while reading novels..."
"She was so upset that her heart collapsed, crying and making a fuss, sobbing so pitifully..."
Yae Miko spoke with an exaggerated tone as she looked at Qiu Bai.
"Hahaha..."
"Alright, Miko, that doesn't sound like something the God of Eternity would do."
Qiu Bai couldn't help but laugh as he watched Yae Miko dramatic performance.
"Oh my~"
"But it's true..."
Yae Miko looked at the composed Qiu Bai with a somewhat disappointed expression.
"Hmm... perhaps her will has undergone a transformation."
"Go check on her for me, we can't let her bottle things up. And besides, you're still the big brother she's been thinking about~"
Yae Miko said with a light laugh as she looked at Qiu Bai.
"Fine..."
"There's no harm in going to see her."
Qiu Bai slowly responded as he looked at Yae Miko.
Moreover, the thunderstorms in the outer seas of Inazuma greatly affected the people of Inazuma after the Sakoku Decree was lifted, as well as foreigners coming here.
[Ding!]
[System task.]
[Take Ei out for a walk!]
The system voice resonated in Qiu Bai heart.
"Take Ei out for a walk?"
"Isn't that Lumine's job?"
Qiu Bai questioned confusedly in his mind upon hearing the system's task.
"Well, let's go see."
Qiu Bai nodded at the pass in his hand, then instantly vanished.
"Oh my..."
"I wonder what will happen."
Yae Miko murmured as she looked at the spot where Qiu Bai had disappeared.
Soon after, Qiu Bai appeared outside Tenshukaku, in a secluded spot.
After pondering for a moment, he walked in.
"Her Excellency is in seclusion and is not seeing anyone."
The many Hatamoto guards, weapons in hand, stood in neat rows outside Tenshukaku, warning Qiu Bai as he approached.
"I have a pass from Yae Miko."
Qiu Bai addressed the numerous Inazuman samurai before him, then took out the pass from his hand.
"Hmph, what nonsense. Lady Guuji would never give her pass to anyone else."
"Even if you are Mr. Qiu Bai, who dispelled the resentment of the demon god."
The Inazuman samurai closed his eyes, lifted his head, and spoke with disbelief.
"Wait!"
"Are you Mr. Qiu Bai, the one who dispelled Orobashi resentment?!"
The Inazuman samurai seemed to realize something.
Then, with wide eyes, he looked at Qiu Bai with disbelief.
"Heavens, it really is Mr. Qiu Bai!"
Another Inazuman samurai took out a portrait, looking at Qiu Bai with shock.
"Is he the one who dispelled the demon god's resentment?"
"The one who gave the people of Inazuma more living space?"
A young samurai holding a weapon asked the Inazuman samurai beside him with surprise.
"Hmm?"
"Strange, I didn't reveal myself. Who exactly spread the word..."
Qiu Bai muttered with some astonishment, rubbing his chin as he looked at the many Inazuman samurai before him.
Meanwhile, elsewhere.
Yae Miko, standing before the Sacred Sakura tree, sneezed heavily!
"Oh my~ Has the weather turned cold?"
Yae Miko said with a light laugh as she gazed at the beautiful Sacred Sakura.
"I'm sorry, Mr. Qiu Bai..."
"Even if you are a great hero to the people of Inazuma, without a genuine pass, you cannot enter."
The Inazuman samurai before Qiu Bai said apologetically.
"But this is real."
Qiu Bai held the pass in his hand, looking at the Inazuman samurai with a smile.
"It is precisely because of Her Excellency trust in Lady Guuji..."
"That this pass would be effective..."
The Inazuman samurai looked at the pass in Qiu Bai hand and suddenly widened his eyes.
"Wait, this... it's actually real?!"
The Inazuman samurai exclaimed in disbelief as he looked at the pass.
"I understand, Mr. Qiu Bai."
"According to Her Excellency wishes, we indeed should not obstruct you."
The Inazuman samurai looked at Qiu Bai apologetically.
"I apologize. Please enter, but when meeting Her Excellency who is in seclusion, please be more cautious."
"Do not do anything offensive."
The Inazuman samurai nodded and advised as he looked at Qiu Bai.
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