Supreme Bishop of Fontaine

And now, I have become friends with that legendary figure... and more than just friends, I have even slept with him in my dreams.

Well, who sleeps with whom is another matter, it makes no difference anyway.

However, this is not a question of whether there is a difference.

clam down.

clam down.

Linghua forced her slightly confused mind to calm down gradually, and then she finally realized the seriousness of the problem.

"Why would the Supreme Bishop of Fontaine Cathedral appear in Inazuma? Does he want to attack Inazuma?"

In response to Ayaka's question, Toma did not answer, and Kamisato Ayato also remained silent.

After all, this is obvious, right?

What else could have caused the legendary supreme bishop to leave Fontaine and come to another country?

The only possibility is that he wants to take action against Inazuma, and he wants to use heavy force, otherwise he would not have to come here in person at all.

"Ayaka."

Lingren called out to Linghua and said solemnly:

"If he asks you out again, just ask him directly what his purpose is."

Linghua couldn't help but be surprised: "Just ask?"

"If he really is the legendary Supreme Bishop, then testing him is pointless. If you want to know his purpose, asking directly is the best way."

Kamisato Ayato said seriously:

"If asking directly doesn't reveal the answer, then no matter how much you probe, it won't be possible to find out either—that's the case with the Supreme Bishop."

The Supreme Bishop of Fontaine, who is feared by all nations not for his force but for his wisdom that surpasses human intelligence.

Trying to be clever in front of him...How many people in this world would do such a stupid thing?

This is common knowledge on the continent of Teyvat.

If the opponent was the Archbishop of Fontaine, a smart person would have given up resistance and surrendered from the very beginning.

Only the dumbest fools would try to struggle in front of the Supreme Bishop.

But it's just a struggle, meaningless.

In this world, the only ones who can rival the Supreme Bishop are never the [Wise] or the [Foolish], but only the [Strong] who possess absolute power.

Unfortunately, if you ask whether there are such strong people in Inazuma, of course there are. General Raiden is one, and so is Sen'emon Asada - but this definitely does not include Kamisato Ayato, and Kamisato Ayaka does not exist.

At the same time, Kamisato Ayato also realized that he was not a fool, so he could only be a wise man.

——The scene cuts back at this moment.

Thomas pulled his thoughts back from his memories. Facing Paimon's question, he asked, "Do you know the true identity of that 'Mr. Ying'?"

"Real identity? Isn't it the Cathedral of Fontaine...ah! This seems to be a secret?"

Paimon suddenly realized that Ye seemed to have said that his coming to Inazuma was a secret, otherwise he might have been killed by Thor.

But looking at the speechless look in Ying's eyes as she looked at her, she knew that she reacted too late.

As expected, after hearing Paimon's words, Thomas nodded and sighed heavily: "It is so."

"This...Thomas...you can't tell General Lei Dian about this. Ye is our friend, we can't let him be killed by General Lei Dian!"

Paimon's words made Thomas smile bitterly. "The question now isn't whether he'll be killed by General Thunder... You don't know anything about the deeds of the Supreme Bishop of Fontaine, do you?"

Ying tilted her head: "I know a little."

Paimon folded his arms and comforted him, "I know what you're worried about, Thomas, but there's really no need to worry so much. The rumors are obviously wrong. Ye is really not as scary as the legends say. On the contrary, he's quite easygoing and kind."

Faced with such remarks, Thomas didn't know what to say, and Ying looked at Paimon with even more speechlessness.

To be honest, Ying also felt that Ye was someone who could be a friend. She had to admit that in just a few days, Ye had gradually brought her closer to him, breaking down the original barriers between them.

But Ying is not as gullible as Paimon. She doesn't think Ye is really a good person. Putting aside other things, a person who can do something like poisoning an island is definitely not kind-hearted.

Even if it wasn't a deadly poison, ordinary people would never do such a thing.

However, Ying could also see that although Ye was not a good person, he did have his bottom line in what he did. With this bottom line, Ying felt that he was indeed a friend worth making.

In addition, they also have a dream romance and would share a dream from time to time, which also made Ying unconsciously feel that the other party was very close to herself.

………After all, we were really intimate in dreams, and I don’t know how many times we have experienced negative distance intimacy.

Because of this, although Ying was speechless about Paimon's words, she had no intention of correcting him.

Ying had no intention of correcting him, but Thomas felt that it didn't make any sense to correct him or not. Compared to correcting him, he just wanted to ask a question.

"Since you consider yourselves friends, do you know the Supreme Bishop's purpose in coming to Inazuma? He can't be just here to clean out the termites in our Inazuma, right? He's not such a kind person, is he?"

"Well..."

Ying and Paimon looked at each other, and then Paimon spread his hands helplessly to Thomas.

"We do know his purpose, but it's hard to tell you."

Wanting to defeat General Raiden in order to rescue the Fontaine merchants stranded in Inazuma, wouldn't it be a big trouble if I told them about it?

Ying hasn't decided whether to help or not. Even if she decides not to help, there's no need for her to stab Ye in the back.

"I understand."

Fortunately, Thomas did not ask any further questions. Instead, he smiled and returned to the topic.

"You want to see the General, right? Then come with me. I'll take you to the Kamisato Residence of the Shrine Magistrate's Office to see the young lady... But before that, I have another place I'd like you to come with me to see."

Chapter 111 Humble Night

After listening to Thomas' words, Paimon asked in confusion, "Where?"

Thomas said with a serious expression, "Anyone living on Narukami Island cannot ignore the massive structure currently under construction—the Thousand-Armed, Hundred-Eyed Statue."

Although the appearance of the Supreme Bishop made people uneasy, the main purpose at this moment was not forgotten.

Kamisato Ayaka has been waiting for a change, a change that can change Inazuma's current situation and make General Raiden take back his order.

And the traveler is the variable that Kamisato Ayaka is looking forward to.

In other words, Linghua hopes that the traveler who has already caused a stir in the two countries can become that variable.

In this case, we must let the traveler take a good look at Inazuma's current shocking situation, hoping to move her and make her stand on the side of resisting General Raiden.

As for why the Supreme Bishop of Fontaine is not regarded as a variable for Inazuma...that's not a variable, that's a disaster.

In short, Thomas brought Ying and Paimon all the way to the Thousand-Armed and Hundred-Eyed Statue.

Paimon swallowed hard, "There's a solemn atmosphere surrounding this statue... most people wouldn't come here."

As she said this, she was suddenly stunned: "Huh? If you look closely... what's embedded in it is...?"

Thomas took over and said, "Eye of God."

"The Eye of God? So, all the Eyes of God confiscated by the Eye Hunting Order will be built into this statue?"

"You have indeed heard about the Eye Hunting Order."

Ying asked aloud, "Why did the general issue the eye-hunting order?"

"Before I explain this, you should know that, just as Mondstadt is a 'free' city-state, Liyue is a 'contracted' city, and Inazuma... is a 'eternal' kingdom."

Thomas looked up at the Thousand-Armed and Hundred-Eyed Statue, his expression and tone complicated as he said:

"General Raiden is both the supreme ruler of Inazuma and her god... The unchanging eternity that lasts for thousands of generations is the will of 'her' who rules this country."

"To this end, the Shogun relied on the Three Bugyo to stabilize the government and the isolation order to cut off the flow of people—he wanted Inazuma to maintain a state of stillness, so that the long river of time could flow by, while Inazuma remained motionless, until 'eternity'."

Paimon couldn't help but spread his hands and said, "Every god has his own ideas."

"Of course, that's my own understanding." Thomas shook his head and said, "As for the recent issuance of the Eye Hunting Order, the reason for it... perhaps it's because the General believes that the Eye of God can provide the people with the power of 'change,' and the 'eternity' in the General's eyes cannot allow such 'instability' to exist."

"So, General Lei Dian sent his men, the Tenryo Bugyo, to collect the Eyes of God from everywhere, and one by one, they embedded them into the statue."

"Therefore, this 'Thousand-armed, Hundred-eyed Statue' can also be seen as a symbol of Inazuma's eternity."

Paimon nodded and said thoughtfully, "If that's the case, then General Thunder is a bit selfish, isn't he?"

"Haha, only outsiders like you would be so blunt in criticizing General Raiden's actions." Thomas couldn't help but laugh. "But I agree. The Eye Hunting Order really shouldn't exist. Miss Kamisato was determined to fight it from the first day it was issued."

Indeed, even when the isolation order was issued, Kamisato Ayaka had no intention of opposing it.

General Raiden's decision must be correct. For the Inazuma people, this is common sense.

General Raiden has great power in the eyes of Inazuma Kamui. It's just an order to close the country, not an order to destroy the country. Closing the country doesn't mean that it can't survive. It's just that the economy is a little more difficult than before. No one will rebel against General Raiden because of this - only those on Umigi Island who don't believe in General Raiden and instead regard him as an enemy will use such a small matter to raise the banner of rebellion.

As the eldest daughter of the Kamisato family, who is in charge of the company's affairs, Kamisato Ayaka naturally would not rebel against General Raiden for this reason.

——But the issuance of the Eye Hunting Order is different.

General Lei Dian is wantonly trampling on the wishes of the people - the issuance of the Eye Hunting Order means this.

Although there are only a few people who possess the Eye of God, that does not mean that they are not people.

What General Lei Dian saw was that as long as those who possessed the Eye of God did not resist, no one would be hurt and no one would lose anything.

But what Kamisato Ayaka saw was that the people of Inazuma were losing one by one something more important than their lives - their "wishes" that were higher than the sky.

Precisely because Kamisato Ayaka is also the owner of the Eye of God, she can deeply understand that if she loses her "wish", it would be better to die.

Therefore, she chose to resist.

Of course, although she chose to resist, Kamisato Ayaka also knew that it was not something she could do to change the current Inazuma, and the current Inazuma did not have such factors. Therefore, she had to wait for changes.

Is the traveler the variable?

No one knew about this, but Kamisato Ayaka had no choice.

...After all, you can't really elect the Supreme Bishop of Fontaine, right?

If you do that, you might accidentally become a traitor.

Kamisato Ayaka really doesn't have the courage to compete with the legendary supreme bishop in a battle of wits and courage.

but……

——Well, Kamisato Ayaka doesn’t have it, but Yae Kamiko does.

Just as Ying and Paimon were taken by Thomas to meet Kamisato Ayaka, Yae Kamiko also asked Ye out and was... urging him to submit his manuscript.

"The deadline has arrived. How is your writing going?"

Shortly after Ying, Paimon and Thomas left the Mulou Tea House, Yaeshinko and Yoruichi arrived at the Mulou Tea House one after another.

Then, the first time he saw Ye, Yae Shinko started to urge him to submit the manuscript.

Ye couldn't help but twitch his brows, wanting to yell, "Are you guys done yet?!"

He went back to Fontaine last night, and Charlotte came to his house to urge him to submit his manuscript. Now he is at Inazuma, and he is being urged to submit his manuscript again. Is there any justice in this world?

Oh, right, justice is asleep... He's just asleep, isn't he still alive? It's so unfair that he's not dead yet. What if he were dead?

No, it seems that I have to uphold justice in the future, otherwise if justice is gone, it will be really over.

Even though he thought so, the justice of heaven was still asleep, so Ye still had to face this unjust thing. He had no choice but to put on a mask of pain under the urging of Yae Shenzi and humbly prayed:

"Not a word."

Chapter 112 Have you ever dreamed of General Thunder?

"Not a word."

Hearing Ye's light words, the smile on Yae Shenzi's face deepened, with a hint of coldness.

"Not a word?"

Ye said truthfully: "No time."

Yaejinko's smile grew even colder: "You don't have time to write novels, but you have time to play with girls in your dreams, right?"

At this moment, Ye couldn't help but be shocked. How could you know such a secret?!

………Well, even if I knew, it wouldn’t be surprising.