Chapter 300: Eat a Sunsettia to Ease the Sourness
"These are all the most popular snacks among the people lately, and some fruits I bought from the International Trade Association. Won't you try some?"
Laying out the snacks from her own bag one by one, Yae Miko looked, smiling sweetly, at Raiden Shogun who sat high in the main seat.
If her tail were visible, it would definitely be wagging like an electric fan.
Raiden Shogun's tightly closed eyes opened slightly. She looked at Yae Miko before her, her face showing no emotion.
Although Raiden Shogun was a puppet, she possessed her own consciousness.
At the moment of Raiden Shogun's creation, the perfect puppet quietly listened as Ei told her everything.
And the puppet asked Ei only one question:
"Abandoning the flesh means there is no turning back. Are you truly unregretful?"
"Your existence is my answer."
After answering her puppet's question, Ei withdrew her consciousness into the blade, and the Plane of Euthymia was born.
And the one who would guard Eternity, and this nation, became Raiden Shogun.
Unfortunately, Raiden Shogun's obsession with Eternity also became the entryway through which the Fatui infiltrated the nation.
Even though they did many awful things on this land of Eternity, as long as they didn't obstruct Eternity itself, the Shogun did not purge them.
On the contrary, because they accelerated the progression of Eternity, she even allowed Bai Luo to enter Inazuma as an envoy.
If he hadn't gained the Sealer passive which made him unreadable to Raiden Shogun, making her see him as an enemy of Eternity, he wouldn't have been struck by lightning from this "earthy-looking girl."
But what troubled her most right now was the pink-haired fox in front of her.
The snacks Yae Miko brought were very tempting. Their sweet fragrance even made Raiden Shogun glance at them more than once.
But no matter how delicious these things might be, Raiden Shogun still made no move to take any.
She didn't know how to deal with this noisy fox.
She was Ei's friend, and her actions caused no harm to Eternity, so Raiden Shogun had no reason to strike her down.
Yet that uncontrollable impulse… several times it nearly caused her to crash.
Especially that time when Yae Miko brought her a sweet treat—Raiden Shogun succumbed to temptation and took a bite.
And then… What happened afterward, she preferred not to recall.
Since then, any snack Yae Miko delivered—Raiden Shogun would not touch a single bite.
"Oh my my, it's not like I bring something inedible every time," Yae Miko said politely as she knelt on the tatami.
She took out a Tricolor Dango and pretended to sniff it lightly.
Her expression of bliss was absolutely not fake.
But Raiden Shogun already understood her tricks. No matter how Miko tried to tempt her, she would never fall for it again.
Until—
"Mm."
Yae Miko bit into one of the dango pieces. After chewing a few times, an expression of pure delight spread across her face.
It was so delicious her features looked like they were scrunching together.
"It's so good! I need another bite!"
She wiped away the saliva at the corner of her mouth—whether from sourness… or greed—and prepared to take another bite.
But inside, she couldn't help complaining:
Even after diluting it so much, why is the flavor still this strong?!
Seeing Yae Miko eat it herself, Raiden Shogun finally showed a reaction.
Her body was the most noble and supreme form; although she couldn't resist that witch's concoctions, she did have immunity to ordinary poisons.
Since this noisy fox had already eaten the Tricolor Dango, did that mean it was really safe this time?
After all, not every snack Miko brought was inedible.
And according to her understanding of Yae Miko, that pink-haired fox would never intentionally sabotage herself.
So… perhaps she could try just a little taste?
"Hmph."
With a cold snort, the Tricolor Dango in Yae Miko's hand floated up and landed in Raiden Shogun's palm.
Under Miko's slightly expectant gaze, Raiden Shogun bit down.
Crunch—
The moment she took that bite, dark clouds instantly gathered over the entire Tenshukaku. Deep violet lightning coiled around the Shogun, blasting several holes into the tatami beneath her.
Unlike the Okuzumeshuu guards sighing at the entrance, Yae Miko—who had held it in for far too long—finally couldn't restrain herself.
"Ahahahahaha!"
Hugging her stomach, she collapsed onto the floor, laughing so hard she rolled around.
—Though it might also have been the sourness making her curl up.
Compared to Raiden Shogun, Yae Miko—having survived her "Sunsettia baptism"—had built up a bit of resistance to this diluted sourness.
"What… is this… thing?"
Suppressing the lightning that burst from her subconsciously, Raiden Shogun looked toward Yae Miko—who was laughing so hard she was barely recognizable—her voice trembling as she asked.
More than anger at being pranked, she was… confused.
Was this noisy fox getting more brazen by the day?
"What thing? Hmm… finish this fruit to ease the sourness first, then I'll tell you."
Instead of answering, Yae Miko pulled out a Sunsettia from her snack bag—supposedly bought from the International Trade Association—and tossed it to the Shogun.
It really was bought from there. She even kept the receipt.
Raiden Shogun looked at the Sunsettia and did not really doubt it.
Compared to those bizarre-looking snacks, a naturally grown fruit was the hardest to tamper with.
Even if Yae Miko had messed with it, she would be able to detect it easily.
And upon inspection, the Sunsettia had a fragrant scent and no coating of strange substances.
Even from a divine perspective, it was a high-quality fruit.
So…
Crunch…
The sound of chewing and swallowing echoed.
This time—unlike the thunderous outburst before—the entire Tenshukaku fell silent.
Even the thick clouds quietly dispersed.
"Lady Guuji… what did you feed the Shogun…"
When Raiden Shogun opened her eyes again, a burst of lightning flickered through them.
Because of the Sunsettia's effect—Bai Luo-style—Raiden Shogun was forced offline on the spot, and Raiden Ei in the Plane of Euthymia had no choice but to take over the puppet's body.
"Sunsettia. It's sweet."
Covering her mouth, Yae Miko laughed lightly, looking genuinely surprised.
Even she hadn't expected that the fruit could be so sour it dragged Ei out of the Plane of Euthymia by force.
Well… next time she saw him, maybe she shouldn't give him trouble right away. Better ask for more fruit first.
See the difference between people?
When Sayu heard Bai Luo was giving her fruit, the first thing she thought was that it was for her to eat.
But Yae Miko? She'd completely mastered the actual use of the fruit.
"Sunsettia? But how could a Sunsettia… hmm?"
Ei was about to ask about the fruit, but before she could finish her sentence, she and Yae Miko tensed up at the same time.
Just now, a sense of being watched swept through Tenshukaku.
And the source of that gaze was—the eye hovering above Yae Miko's head!
The deep, abyssal pupil rotated slowly before finally focusing on Yae Miko, who sat there frozen.
Pale-blue quantum light condensed behind her, gradually forming a humanoid shape.
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