"Ah, besides her, there’s also the girl named Yoimiya from the Naganohara Fireworks Shop. Do you remember the fireworks over Inazuma City at night a while ago? Lumine and Yoimiya spent the entire day together then."

Stop talking, Shenhe!

Shenhe held nothing back, recounting everything that had happened to Lumine during that period. In less than a week, Lumine had formed very deep friendships with two beautiful Damselettes of Inazuma.

Yes, while Durandal was swamped with all sorts of matters, Lumine... was on a date with cute girls.

At this point, Durandal didn’t even want to speak, just staring at Lumine with a faint smile on her lips.

"You must have been very happy spending time with such cute girls, Lumine."

"..."

The atmosphere is so awkward! Can someone save me!

It must be admitted that Lumine’s charm was indeed great, otherwise Durandal would not have agreed to travel to other nations with her.

Durandal had more or less gotten used to it. As early as when they arrived in Inazuma, she had already guessed that such things would happen.

After all, almost all the beautiful Damselettes in Mondstadt and Liyue had some connection with Lumine. As beautiful Damselettes of Inazuma, Kamisato Ayaka and Yoimiya, Lumine naturally hoped to become good friends with them.

However, there was still some anger in her heart. Not because Lumine was close to Kamisato Ayaka and Yoimiya, but because this fellow went on dates with other girls while Durandal was so busy. That was truly infuriating.

Thus, Durandal ignored Lumine for about three days. During meals, she reverted to her usual taciturn state, and Lumine had to expend great effort to appease her.

During these three days, many things also happened within the Shogunate. First, there was the situation with the Tenryou Commission, which had seen no progress for a while.

With Makoto providing correct advice to the Raiden Shogun, the internal reforms of the Shogunate proceeded very quickly. The corruption within the Tenryou Commission, or rather, within the Kujou Clan, was swiftly purged.

The Tenryou Commission, at the Raiden Shogun’s request, also released relief food, giving those without food a chance to breathe.

However, this relief food was intended for the struggling populace, and among them were some who tried to take advantage, despite living comfortably, still vying for food with the needy.

The Shogunate army did not let these people off. As soon as one was found, they would be imprisoned and punished by specially formulated laws. Regardless of their status, none would be spared.

However... the sakoku decree still had not been lifted. No matter how much Makoto argued that the sakoku decree could not continue, the Raiden Shogun showed no intention of backing down.

This gave Makoto a headache, and Ei was very displeased. Her sister had begged her so much, yet she still showed no respect. Was she trying to rebel?

Durandal was not in charge of Shogunate affairs. Ever since she resolved Makoto’s issue, she had been free, able to accompany Lumine on commissions, join her adventures around Inazuma, and watch her find treasure chests and fight Hilichurls.

"Hmm? Is that... a Shogunate soldier? Why does he look like that?"

While searching for Sea Ganoderma near Tatarasuna, Lumine noticed a severely injured Shogunate soldier limping towards them in the distance.

Before they could reach him, the soldier collapsed, unable to hold on any longer.

"Eh? Eh eh eh~ What’s... what’s wrong with him? How did this happen?"

Paimon was startled by this scene and quickly flew over to check his condition, but seeing the blood spilling out, she knew his situation was dire.

Durandal stepped forward to assess the situation. The man had very severe external injuries. A little treatment would suffice; it was nothing major.

Durandal did not completely heal his injuries, only stopped the bleeding and bandaged his wounds. The rest would be left for him to recover naturally.

With Durandal’s treatment, the soldier quickly regained consciousness. As soon as he opened his eyes, he hastily tried to stand, but his movements were too clumsy, tearing at the wound on his leg and causing blood to seep through the bandage again.

"I just treated your wound; I won’t treat it again. Calm down and tell me what exactly happened to you."

Under Durandal’s gaze, the soldier slowly calmed down and spoke in a serious tone.

"I... I am a member of the Shogunate army. My squad and I just received orders to deal with a resistance squad somewhere on Yashiori Island. We thought it would be a sure thing, but those people... those people could actually use elemental power. If the captain hadn’t saved me, I would probably be dead too."

"Calm down. Are you saying all those people could use elemental power?"

"Yes, that’s right. No wonder there were only a few of them, yet they dared to come here. It turns out they were bait, bait to lure us out. I must quickly return to Kujou Encampment and tell Lord Kujou about this."

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