"So this is Inazuma City?"
Looking at the bustling scene before him, Kaito muttered this to himself.
It had to be said, the scene displayed before him now was much more bustling than what he had seen in the game previously.
But that couldn't be helped. No game could possibly create a city exactly the same size as a real-world city on a one-to-one scale. After all, if they did that, the burden on the players' computers would be too great.
"Haven't you already been to Liyue? To think you'd still be surprised by Inazuma City."
Watching Kaito, who seemed quite surprised, from the side, Miko was somewhat puzzled.
She wondered if Kaito was acting surprised on purpose just because she was there; otherwise, having been to Liyue, he really had no reason to react this way.
"Everything has a comparison. Of course, I'm not comparing Liyue to Inazuma."
Withdrawing his gaze and glancing at Miko beside him, Kaito smiled and said this.
Right now, he really hoped Miko wouldn't continue asking. After all, he couldn't exactly say he was comparing the Inazuma City in the game to the Inazuma City he was seeing now.
"Then which city are you comparing it to?"
Miko ultimately asked the question Kaito didn't want to answer.
Sigh...
I should have made my reaction less obvious...
Regarding Miko's question, Kaito thought this helplessly.
But helpless or not, he still had to come up with an answer quickly.
"How should I put it... anyway, it's a place very, very far away. Asking about it won't help."
Thinking for a moment, Kaito finally gave this answer.
Since Miko insisted on asking, he could only play mysterious.
"Playing mysterious~"
Looking at Kaito for a long while, Miko spoke slowly.
The answer was already obvious: Kaito didn't want to answer her question.
"Alright, let's keep going." Without asking anything further, Miko took the lead and walked forward.
After her previous interactions with Mei, she already understood that both Mei and Kaito had many secrets. Therefore, there was no need for her to ask so much.
Miko is sensible after all...
Kaito had originally prepared for Miko to keep questioning him, but she didn't do so, choosing to change the topic herself.
Afterwards, Kaito walked shoulder to shoulder with Miko through Inazuma City.
"As you can see, this is Inazuma under the rule of Her Excellency, the Shogun. Well? How does it feel?"
Walking side by side within Inazuma City, Miko suddenly asked Kaito this question.
"Feel? Hm..."
Suddenly hearing such a question, Kaito looked around.
Although he had already been looking at his surroundings, he hadn't thought too much about it. But now, carrying Miko's question in mind, he observed everything.
"I don't really feel anything."
Withdrawing his gaze, Kaito looked at Miko and gave his answer.
It couldn't be helped; from the scenes he currently saw, he didn't spot anything particularly special. Even though he knew many things had happened due to the Raiden Shogun's Sakoku Decree, he really couldn't see it right now.
"You..."
Not expecting Kaito to answer like that, Miko, amidst her surprise, couldn't help but chide him.
She had originally been wondering if Kaito knew about Inazuma's current predicament and wanted to test him, but he directly said he felt nothing.
Wait!
This guy is definitely playing dumb...
Suddenly thinking of this possibility, Miko felt that Kaito's behavior was explainable.
"I just arrived in Inazuma City not long ago, how would I know that much?"
While Miko was thinking about things, Kaito spoke again.
"In the past, you could see many foreigners here. Of course, you can still see them now, but... it's already different."
Deciding to ignore whether Kaito was playing dumb or not, Miko continued speaking on her own.
"Is it really okay for us to discuss this issue in plain view of everyone?"
Unable to stop himself from looking around, Kaito felt that Miko was being quite bold.
Although he wasn't afraid of anything, for Miko to be this way was quite rare.
"I'm just recalling some things from the past, is there anything wrong with that?"
Regarding Kaito's question, Miko looked very self-righteous.
Never mind that no one was coming to trouble her now; even if someone did come to trouble her later, she would retort right back.
"Quite right, quite right."
Nodding several times in succession, Kaito indicated that Miko was correct.
"Come, I'll take you to see a place."
Seeing Kaito agree with her, Miko seemed to be in a good mood and prepared to take him somewhere.
"What place?"
"You'll know when we get there."
Miko didn't immediately answer where they were going, simply stating he would know upon arrival.
However, this was just wishful thinking on Miko's part; after checking the route, Kaito already had a guess.
Although the city was overall much larger than in the game, the general layout hadn't changed.
We're probably going to see the Raiden Shogun's statue...
Thinking this silently, Kaito followed Miko all the way forward.
A while later.
"We've arrived."
After seeing the Statue of the Omnipresent God, Miko slowed her pace and spoke.
"It's really big."
Looking at the statue ahead, Kaito made this remark.
Of course, he was saying the statue was big, without any other meaning. Furthermore, aside from being physically large overall, this statue had absolutely nothing to do with the word 'great'.
"Those seized Visions are all placed upon that statue."
Glancing at Kaito and then continuing to look at the Statue of the Omnipresent God not far away, Miko spoke slowly.
"So, aren't they afraid someone will steal them in the middle of the night?"
Walking to Miko's side and gazing at the statue just as she was, Kaito suddenly voiced this question.
Miko: "???"
Unable to resist turning her head to look at Kaito beside her, Miko had a baffled expression. She felt this guy Kaito seemed a bit too relaxed.
She had originally brought Kaito here to show him the fate of the seized Visions, yet here he was, thinking of baffling questions.
"What on earth are you thinking about?"
Looking at Kaito with dissatisfaction, Miko really wanted to grab his ear and ask what went through his mind usually.
However, Kaito didn't pay much attention to Miko's dissatisfaction and continued, "If others can't steal them or don't dare to, how about I do it?"
After speaking, Kaito looked at Miko, meeting her gaze.
He had just thought of a question: what would happen if he returned the Visions on the statue to their owners?
"You... you do it?"
At this, Miko was stunned. She realized Kaito didn't seem to be thinking strange thoughts, but rather thinking of feasible methods.
Kaito isn't wrong...
They could indeed directly steal those seized Visions...
But before that, I need to think about how to combine this with my original plan...
Thinking and thinking, Miko fell into deep thought.
Right now, she felt Kaito's idea was good, but she hadn't figured out how to integrate it into her original plan yet.
"How about it? Do you want to carry out this thrilling operation?"
Seeing Miko in a contemplative state, Kaito asked again.
He knew that Miko, acting like this, clearly wanted to execute his plan.
"We'll talk about it tonight. Let's find a place to stay first."
Actually, Miko felt they could give it a try, but she hadn't thought of how to clean up the aftermath yet, so she planned to settle down first.
Initially, she had planned to return to the shrine later, but now, that was no longer necessary.
"You're not going back to the shrine?"
"Not for now. Let's go find a place to stay right away."
Shaking her head, Miko walked directly towards the inns.
A while later.
"Apologies, there is only one room left."
"One room is fine. We'll take it."
Thinking that they would likely be taking action tonight, Miko didn't care about that much.
Anyway, she and Kaito wouldn't be staying put obediently, so whether it was one room or two rooms, it was all the same.
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