The Battousai is the Instructor?
Doesn't seem like there's anything wrong with that.
No, wait... the Instructor is the Battousai?
The Battousai really is the Instructor?
He wasn't acting before. He was openly meeting with his Fatui subordinates right under her nose, carrying out the Fatui's command and coordination, and he didn't even try to hide it from her.
"Impossible! Absolutely impossible! How could you be the Battousai?"
Yes, that's right. This damn Fatui Harbinger is definitely trying to break my will, to crush me with this method.
The Battousai is a Fatui?
You might as well tell me I'm the Raiden Shogun!
"Clang—"
A flash of cold steel. The oil-paper umbrella in Bai Luo's hand had transformed into a reverse-blade sword, with the sharp edge on the spine of the blade.
Upon the blade's body, there still seemed to be that faint, lingering scent of plum blossoms.
But with a sword pressed against her neck, Sangonomiya Kokomi's reaction was somewhat off.
Her eyes were unfocused, her breathing erratic, and she was constantly muttering to herself.
It seemed she was replaying the entire situation, yet also questioning the truth of Bai Luo's words.
She truly couldn't understand which part had gone wrong.
Was it that group from Liyue?
No, their admiration for the Battousai didn't seem feigned at all. And she had seen the horn of Beisht with her own eyes.
Besides, what reason did they have to conspire with a Fatui Harbinger to deceive her?
Unless... they too had been deceived by this Instructor.
But it was also a fact that the Instructor had nearly been killed by the Battousai. It couldn't be that he was so bored he decided to stab himself for fun, could it?
Impossible...
Utterly impossible...
I am the Divine Priestess, I am the leader of Watatsumi, I...
Her muttering gradually devolved into incoherent rambling.
Simply put... she was still unwilling to accept this outcome.
The outcome of her complete and utter defeat.
She even disregarded the sharp blade at her neck, standing up as if to argue with Bai Luo.
Seeing this, Bai Luo sighed helplessly and used his long-unseen "Bai's Physical Deep Hypnosis Technique."
Sangonomiya Kokomi let out a muffled groan and collapsed limply into Bai Luo's arms, completely losing consciousness.
It was a necessary measure.
If this continued, this ornamental fish would get caught in a dead-end loop, eventually causing her brain to shut down and turn her into a mindless vegetable.
To sum it up in one sentence:
She had been broken.
It made sense. Bai Luo had poured all his efforts into creating the persona of a savior for the resistance army.
Sangonomiya Kokomi's journey from initial worry, to later trust, and finally to admiration after the three hundred million Mora was delivered—all of it had been from the heart.
Then Bai Luo suddenly confessed to her: "Actually, I'm a Fatui Harbinger."
This made all her previous trust and admiration seem like a joke.
The fact that she didn't die from cardiac arrest on the spot was a testament to her astonishing resilience.
Otherwise, Bai Luo would have had to use the reverse-blade sword in his hand to perform a bug-exploit and keep her alive.
In fact, in Bai Luo's original plan, he wouldn't have occupied Watatsumi Island this early. After all, what he enjoyed most was the process of the plan, not the result.
He had just keenly noticed one thing.
Watatsumi, without a god's protection.
As a faction created by Orobashi, Watatsumi Island had, on the surface, submitted to the Raiden Shogun.
But ever since Sangonomiya formed the resistance, it also meant they had lost the Raiden Shogun's protection, becoming a "wild faction."
This meant... anyone with ulterior motives could interfere in the affairs of Watatsumi Island.
And Liyue's Tianquan had realized this even earlier than Bai Luo, dispatching Beidou to make contact with Watatsumi Island as a third party.
Therefore, to truly stabilize this island, there was only one thing he had to do.
It wasn't just to let everyone within the Fatui know that Watatsumi Island was under the protection of the Instructor.
It was to let all the powers of the Teyvat continent know that Watatsumi Island now belonged to the Fatui, and the Fatui's Instructor was its protector.
This way... even if someone wanted to stir up trouble here, they would have to weigh whether they wanted to offend the Instructor, and the Fatui behind him.
He did enjoy the process of a plan, but that didn't mean he liked people meddling in it.
It was like when you're eating, and a stranger suddenly sits down across from you, picks up chopsticks, and starts eating with you.
It's just disgusting, isn't it?
Rather than be disgusted like that, it was better to terminate the plan early and ruin the fun for everyone!
As for why he revealed his identity to Sangonomiya Kokomi...
You could say it was his little bit of malicious fun.
My plan has already been ruined by others, so can't I at least tease the fish I've been raising?
"My lord, what should we do next?"
After watching Bai Luo carry the unconscious Sangonomiya Kokomi to the bed, Tatyana hesitated for a moment before asking.
Shouldn't she leave at a time like this?
"First, inform Snezhnaya. Have them send some people over to be stationed here. As for the Inazuma side... I will handle it personally."
After covering Sangonomiya Kokomi with a blanket, Bai Luo thought for a moment, then took out the original manuscript of his "My Raiden Shogun Can't Be This Cute" and placed it by her pillow.
Pets, much like raising children, require a mix of the carrot and the stick.
Otherwise, they'll grow up crooked.
"Then I..."
"Until the advance forces arrive, you will be in charge of all related matters here. If there is anything you don't understand, you can find Miss Kuko in the village. She is very familiar with this place."
"As you command."
"Tonight, you will be responsible for watching over her. I need to get back to Sayu's side as soon as possible, or that little one will start causing trouble again."
"Yes!"
After arranging the relevant matters, Bai Luo did not linger on Watatsumi Island.
What was puzzling, however, was that before he left, he took a grilled fish and two boiled eggs with him.
Those two items were not so strange; they were clearly prepared for Sayu.
But the empty milk bottle left Tatyana a bit confused.
What was that for?
Most importantly, her Lord Instructor really didn't know how to take care of people. Sleeping in one's clothes with a blanket on would be very uncomfortable.
Shouldn't he have at least taken her clothes off first?
Sigh, he really was a handful.
The news that the Divine Priestess had reached a cooperation agreement with the Fatui was not deliberately concealed.
Before dawn, almost all of Watatsumi Island's upper echelon knew about it.
At first, everyone was, of course, opposed.
Cooperate with the Fatui? Wasn't that just throwing themselves into a fiery pit?
If it weren't for the fact that the Divine Priestess was currently bedridden, it's likely many would have gone to her door to have a word.
But as the Fatui's conditions were made public, almost everyone, except for the older generation, quietly withdrew from the opposition.
Because no matter how one looked at it, the benefits of this cooperation for Watatsumi Island far outweighed the disadvantages.
As for the so-called recruitment... as long as I don't go, you can't do anything about it, can you?
Only the older generation understood that cooperating with the Fatui was no different from making a deal with a tiger, and that it would sooner or later bring ruin to Watatsumi Island.
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