The final note of the song faded—
and the entire chat was weeping.
[Barbara: Uuu… sob… sob…]
[Amber: That sword he swung to protect Lumine… it was so moving… I can't stop crying!]
[Collei: A-Amber, don't cry… I'll cry too… waaah…]
[Lisa: Oh my, such a wicked little thing, making big sister cry like this. sniff @The Mishearing Maniac]
[Glory: To think, even a blind woman like me could see something so beautiful… sob sob]
[Nilou: "Love and hate rise and fall… if you look back, I'll walk beside you…" ♪ (tearfully humming)]
[Yun Jin: What a novel experience! I feel like my art has taken another step forward… (wipes her tears)]
[Columbina: The blade that defies divinity… the elegy of comradeship… what a splendid piece. Hehe.]
[Xinyan: Sing for rebellion! (strikes her guitar)]
[Bennett: I'm so moved—so fired up! (shouting)]
[Xingqiu: Tragic yet inspiring! I'm writing this scene into my next book!]
[Keqing: A strike that defies the gods… I respect that courage.]
[Arataki Itto: Waaaaah! Damn it! Kujou Sara! I challenge you to a duel before the Shogun herself! Waaaaah! (bawling)]
[Kuki Shinobu: Boss! Please! Calm down!]
[Beidou: This time, you did it, kid. (claps Kaedehara Kazuha on the shoulder)]
[Kaedehara Kazuha: …Mm. (tightens grip on his hollow Vision shell)]
[Gorou: Two Visions resonating at once? Isn't that… impossible?! @KaedeharaKazuha]
[Kokomi: Even the Musou no Hitotachi—and he blocked it? Unbelievable… (covers her mouth, eyes wide)]
[Kamisato Ayaka: A miracle that moves the heart… (wiping tears) But I never thought the Shogun would actually fall behind in their clash…]
[Kujou Sara: Impossible! The Shogun's Musou no Hitotachi—repelled?! (eyes trembling)]
[The Doctor: Heh… two Visions shining simultaneously? How fascinating! (grins)]
[Zhongli: Logically speaking, the odds are infinitesimal—yet not nonexistent. (strokes chin)]
[La Signora: Hmph, channeling two elemental powers at once—what's so hard about that? (snorts)]
[The Captain: Loefalter, you could do it only because you received Her Majesty's blessing—that's why you could wield both Cryo and Pyro. (sighs softly)]
[Albedo: A miracle beyond imagination… I must record this phenomenon.]
[Kaeya: When human will reaches its limit… even the gods must avert their gaze? Heh, how intriguing.]
[Dainsleif: Indeed. But if that power strays from the right path, it will only bring irreversible ruin. (arms folded)]
[Childe: Hahahaha! Interesting! How about a spar, Kaedehara Kazuha?]
That moment—
when Kaedehara Kazuha caught the Shogun's blade,
then struck back against her divine power—
The emotions, the righteousness, the unyielding resolve to abolish the Vision Hunt Decree…
All of it was expressed to perfection through the song "Late Night Drizzle Over Begonias."
The visual impact was like a tidal wave bursting through the screen—
resonating with countless hearts across the Seven Nations of Teyvat.
[Tejima: Listening to this song… somehow makes my chest ache again.]
[Kurosawa Kyonosuke: He actually defied the Raiden Shogun…]
[Hiiragi Shinsuke: The Shogun's Musou no Hitotachi—blocked by a wanted fugitive?!]
[Kujou Takayuki: Impossible! Absolutely impossible!]
[Hoffman: Who is this Inazuman wanderer?]
[Changchang: That's Brother Kaedehara Kazuha! I've seen him at the docks helping Captain Beidou unload cargo!]
[Ruhavi: Kaedehara Kazuha… Emperor Ye? So that's who he is!]
[Dongsheng: Tch, and here I thought Emperor Ye was from Liyue…]
[Tiantiezui: To block the Shogun's blade—that does befit the title of "Heavenly Emperor."]
[Lawrence: Spread the word—Raiden Shogun tanked Emperor Ye's slash!]
[Celsius: There will always be a god in the heavens brave enough to face Emperor Ye's radiance!]
[Fengyan: The God of Thunder is truly stubborn. Unlike the Geo Lord, who delegates power and guides his people—no wonder Liyue prospers!]
[Eileen: Exactly! Forcing this Vision Hunt on her own people—what is she even after?]
[Fast-Blade Chen: After what? After years without a bath, maybe?]
[Dina Zede: Just as Kazuha said—no one has the right to take away another's wish. Not even a god!]
[Asfard: The people of Inazuma truly live in suffering…]
[Six-Fingered Joseph: It's the system, I tell you! We in the free city of Mondstadt don't have these troubles—long live Lord Barbatos!]
[Tariq:Sigh… what a waste of that beautiful face.]
Across nations, the people raged.
The Vision Hunt Decree seemed ever more absurd, and the Raiden Shogun increasingly unreasonable.
Even Inazuma's most devout supporters found themselves speechless.
Within the Shogunate army, few could mount a defense;
and those who tried to argue with foreigners were soon drowned beneath a flood of comments from the six other nations.
At the same time, in Inazuma itself, doubt began to take root.
"Maybe Kaedehara Kazuha and the Resistance were right…"
"Why won't the Shogun end the decree?"
"Life abroad seems so much better than ours!"
"Tsuzu fled to Liyue… I wonder how she's doing now…"
For years, Inazuma's Sakoku Decree had sealed the nation off from the outside world.
Most citizens had no idea what lay beyond the sea.
But now—thanks to Bai Hao's parody livestreams—many Inazumans were chatting with foreigners for the first time,
learning about the wonders of the outside world:
Mondstadt's freedom, Liyue's prosperity, Sumeru's wisdom, Fontaine's romance…
"I could have endured the darkness—
if only I had never seen the light."
And so, in the land of eternity,
the seeds of rebellion quietly began to sprout.
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