My brother and the others must be back...
Ayaka couldn't help but think as she walked toward her home.
Otherwise, she really couldn't understand who Her Excellency, the Shogun wanted her to greet.
"Miss Ayaka? Where are you?"
Just as Ayaka entered the courtyard through the back gate, she heard Thoma calling her name.
It really is my brother and Thoma...
Now Ayaka was certain who Her Excellency, the Shogun wanted her to greet, and she called out, "I'm here, you guys—"
"It's Miss Ayaka! Lord of the House."
Hearing Miss Ayaka's voice from inside the room, Thoma felt a surge of excitement.
Because the situation was clearly not normal, the two of them had become a little anxious when they didn't see Ayaka right away upon returning, fearing something might have happened to her.
"She seems to be in the courtyard. Let's go have a look."
Although he showed no emotional fluctuation on the surface, Kamisato Ayato, who had actually let out a sigh of relief internally, was the first to head toward the courtyard.
Soon, the two of them arrived in the courtyard and saw Ayaka.
"Why are you out here? I thought something had happened at home."
The moment he saw Ayaka, Kamisato Ayato could finally relax completely.
"Her Excellency, the Shogun is here."
Although she wanted to say nothing had happened at home, Ayaka knew she had to quickly tell her brother about the Shogun's visit.
"Her Excellency, the Shogun?!" Thoma, standing to the side, was shocked.
He never thought Her Excellency, the Shogun would actually come.
Could it be because my performance earlier was poor?
Overwhelmed by the shock of the Shogun's arrival, Thoma couldn't help but wonder if he hadn't behaved well enough when he met Her Excellency, the Shogun earlier today, causing the Shogun to come looking for them.
No, no!
How could Her Excellency, the Shogun come looking for me over something like that...
Even taking a huge step back... she would send someone else to do it...
After the initial shock, Thoma felt his own thoughts were ridiculous.
"Then where is Her Excellency, the Shogun?"
At this, the equally shocked Kamisato Ayato spoke up.
Honestly, he also hadn't expected Her Excellency, the Shogun to visit the Kamisato Clan.
But that was one thing. Now that he knew, he very quickly formed his own theory.
He felt that this situation might have been caused by his desire to investigate whether the Shogun Thoma had met earlier was the real Shogun.
"Out back."
As she spoke, Ayaka pointed toward the back gate.
"I understand."
Nodding, Kamisato Ayato started walking towards the back gate.
Her Excellency, the Shogun...
And Mondstadt's Anemo Archon...
Is something about to happen?
On his way to the back gate, Kamisato Ayato couldn't help but ponder this.
He realized that things were no longer as simple as he had thought.
Her Excellency, the Shogun...
Soon, Kamisato Ayato arrived at the back.
He found that Her Excellency, the Shogun did indeed seem a bit different at this moment.
However, that aura of hers was indeed one a mortal could possess.
But for some reason, he still felt something was off.
"To not have been able to in time…"
Before Kamisato Ayato could finish, the 'Shogun' suddenly turned, interrupted him, and said this.
"Are you wondering whether or not I am truly Her Excellency, the Shogun?"
Kamisato Ayato: "!"
Forced to swallow the words he had prepared, Kamisato Ayato never expected to be questioned like this.
But even so, he recovered quickly.
"I wouldn't dare!"
After first stating his attitude, Kamisato Ayato continued:
"After hearing from Thoma what Her Excellency, the Shogun had done, I became suspicious, so I made a trip to Ritou. I just didn't expect to have missed Her Excellency."
Although Kamisato Ayato was still a little suspicious, he decided to treat the Shogun before him as the real one, no matter what. Only in this way could their Kamisato family avoid making a grave mistake.
Even if it was later proven that the Shogun before him was fake, it would only mean the impersonator was too convincing for them to recognize, which would be excusable. But if they were to mistake the real Shogun for a fake one, the situation would be entirely different.
More importantly, the young woman he and Thoma had just encountered should be the real Anemo Archon. In that case, the Shogun before him would naturally be the real Shogun. After all, even if someone could deceive mortals like them, it would be impossible to deceive another god.
"Then what if I were to say that I am a fake?"
At this, the 'Shogun' said this faintly once more.
Hmm...
Looking at the Shogun before him, trying his best to keep his expression neutral, Kamisato Ayato suddenly didn't know how to respond.
He had just been wondering what the chances were that the Shogun before him was a fake, and now she was telling him directly that she was. What was going on?
Her Excellency, the Shogun's...
test?
Because of his habitually cautious nature, Kamisato Ayato didn't dare to answer rashly.
He worried that a single answer from him could plunge the Kamisato Clan into a position from which they could never recover.
"Your Excellency..."
"Save your answer. Hasn't your Kamisato Clan always had opinions about the Vision Hunt Decree? Why so cautious now?"
Just as Kamisato Ayato was about to reply again, Acheron interrupted him once more.
Honestly, she hadn't expected to actually fool Kamisato Ayato.
But she hadn't planned on deceiving him indefinitely, which was why she had just said that.
Kamisato Ayato: "!"
He never thought Her Excellency, the Shogun would know even about this. Kamisato Ayato felt a jolt.
"Your Excellency, this matter is my fault alone. It has nothing to do with the Kamisato Clan."
Ayaka, who was just approaching, was also startled to hear what Her Excellency, the Shogun said and hurried over to plead for forgiveness.
Sigh...
It seems they still see me as the Raiden Shogun...
She had originally thought she had just revealed her identity, but Acheron knew she had clearly thought too much.
"It doesn't matter. I don't care."
After leaving this sentence, Acheron slowly walked away.
She wanted to see what the two Kamisato siblings would do after she left like this.
Her Excellency, the Shogun...
is gone...
Standing in the same spot, watching Her Excellency, the Shogun silently depart until she vanished, Kamisato Ayato wore a grave expression.
Although Her Excellency, the Shogun had just said she didn't care, he didn't know what kind of punishment the Kamisato Clan would face next.
What should I do?
That's right...
The Guuji!
At that moment, Kamisato Ayato suddenly thought of a certain person's figure.
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