After saying this, the soldier set off again. As his injuries had somewhat eased, his speed was noticeably much faster than before.

Durandal and the others did not stop him. They were all thinking about what the soldier had just said: a certain squad of the Rebel Army... all of them using elemental power? Were they... all Vision holders?

"Is this possible? Even if there were a few Vision holders, they should be leading a squad, not gathering together to ambush Shogunate soldiers."

Even if their combined combat power was stronger, it wasn’t conducive to battle, and if they were ambushed and wiped out, the Rebel Army would suffer great losses. Sangonomiya Kokomi certainly wouldn’t let such a thing happen.

"But his injuries are real. Paimon just... just saw that the wound on his leg was so deep you could see the bone."

Although she only glanced, Paimon still saw that his blood-soaked wound was deep enough to expose bone.

With such severe injuries, he had no reason to lie about this. There truly was a Rebel Army squad where everyone could use elemental power.

"Even if they can use elemental power, but... are they really doing it through a Vision?"

Shenhe voiced her opinion. While using elemental power usually required a Vision for assistance, there were also cases where elemental power could be wielded without the aid of a Vision.

The magic orb granted by Durandal could achieve this. Were there other tools that could do the same?

"Delusion."

This was currently the only means, besides Durandal’s magic orb, to wield elemental power without the aid of a Vision.

Those were Fatui items. Although they could grant immense power, their side effects were particularly severe. They would drain the user’s life, and the more they were used, the worse the situation became.

According to Durandal’s previous speculation, the Rebel Army had received funding from the Fatui. With the Tatarasuna God’ aura gone and the Rebel Army suppressed by the Shogunate army, if someone offered a way to fight the Shogunate army, could those Rebel Army members resist the temptation?

Certainly not. Many of them had become fanatical, wanting to eliminate the Shogunate army and overthrow the Shogunate’s rule.

Driven by such hatred, those people would offer their souls to demons. After all, if one person’s life could drag down a few, or even dozens of Shogunate soldiers, it would be worth it.

Was this the Balladeer’s doing? Was he not planning to leave Inazuma yet? Was he trying to make the fire in Inazuma burn even brighter?

Durandal had initially thought that the Balladeer, like The Lady before him, would leave Inazuma immediately after being dealt with by her. She didn’t expect him to stay and continue organizing the Fatui to cause trouble in Inazuma.

Should I... should I go in person? Although this matter could be left to Lumine, she was worried that Balladeer might secretly set a trap for Lumine, so it would be better for her to handle it herself.

"What should we do next? Complete the commission according to the previous plan? Or go scout around Yashiori Island to see if there are any lone Rebel Army members and investigate the current situation?"

"...I want to go see Yashiori Island."

As someone who understood the side effects of Delusions, Lumine wanted to see the condition of the Rebel Army. If they were truly using Delusions against the Shogunate, then no matter which side it was for, she wanted to stop it.

Durandal nodded. She had already guessed that Lumine would give this answer, and Paimon and Shenhe were the same.

After preparing, the group set off for Yashiori Island.

After dealing with a group of Nobushi and Kairagi blocking their way, the group arrived at Nazuchi Beach, a place where the resistance and Shogunate soldiers frequently clashed.

Because blood incidents often occurred here, the Dendrobium growing here was exceptionally conspicuous and numerous.

"There are still traces of blood, they must have been left recently. There have been many clashes recently."

"Why do they still hurt each other? The Vision Hunt Decree has already been canceled, and many people have returned to Narukami Island from Sangonomiya Shrine. Why haven’t the Rebel Army’s actions stopped?"

Lumine actually knew the reason for the Rebel Army’s actions, but she didn’t want her suspicions to be true.

She wasn’t stupid. Even without having been to Sangonomiya Shrine or met the people there, she could probably guess what those people were thinking.

Just like the corrupt Shogunate internal affairs before, there would be similar people on Sangonomiya’s side.

They were dissatisfied with the current situation of Sangonomiya, wanting to expand their territory, wanting to overthrow the Shogunate’s rule, and wanting to obtain more and more things.

But... their ideas resulted in more casualties, more people being swayed by their ideals, pushed onto the battlefield to fight the Shogunate army, and ultimately dying on the battlefield.

This was already cruel enough, and now they had to use Delusions that consumed life to fight the Shogunate soldiers.

Lumine disapproved of this behavior. She had to do something; even if there was no Reward, she wouldn’t stand idly by.

As if returning to the day she accepted Kamisato Ayaka’s invitation and agreed to help her resist the Vision Hunt Decree, Lumine’s eyes became serious again.

As soon as this thought appeared, they saw a person dressed in Rebel Army clothes, humming a song, walking on Nazuchi Beach, looking left and right, seemingly searching for something.

Durandal did not act immediately. She glanced at Lumine, asking what to do next, how to deal with this Rebel Army soldier.

Lumine pondered for a moment and said, "Capture him and interrogate him."

This Rebel Army soldier continued humming his song, completely unaware that several figures with red glowing eyes were gradually approaching him from behind.

When he realized something was wrong, he only felt a pain in his head and immediately passed out.

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