General, it's so good that you're alright!
Ei nodded, then asked, "Kujou Sara, what's going on?"
Kujou Sara snorted, "General, this guy named Arataki Itto was lurking suspiciously nearby, and since you suddenly disappeared, we apprehended him."
Itto finally understood what it meant to suffer for one's words. He should have just kept quiet about it.
"You, you, you, Kujou Turtle, you can't just make things up! How could I possibly harm the General, and I couldn't even beat her anyway!"
Ei glanced indifferently at Itto, then softly uttered three words: "Too weak."
Itto first felt relieved, then incredibly sad.
Was he really that weak in the General's eyes...?
After Ei finished speaking, she left directly.
"Kujou, how should this person be dealt with?" asked the soldier responsible for guarding Arataki Itto.
Kujou Sara hesitated for a moment, then said, "First, escort the General back to the Tenryou Commission. I will handle this personally."
When everyone else had left, Itto faced Kujou Sara alone.
He swallowed, squirming backward like a caterpillar.
"Kujou Turtle, you... you should talk nicely! I didn't cause any trouble today, you can't bully me!"
Kujou Sara took slow steps forward with her long legs, her voice very calm: "You're right, but have you forgotten all the times you provoked me before?"
Arataki Itto had indeed provoked Kujou Sara repeatedly before, always managing to escape capture due to his own strength.
Later, due to the rebel army, Kujou Sara had no time to deal with him.
Now that he had finally fallen into her hands, how could she let this opportunity slip away?
Kujou Sara took the bow and arrow from her back and aimed at Itto.
"Arataki Itto, I can give you a chance. As long as this arrow doesn't hit you, I won't hold the past against you."
"How about it?"
Itto's eyes widened like a bull's as he shouted, "That's not fair! At this close range, even a ghost could hit!"
"Sorry, I'm informing you, not negotiating."
Kujou Sara completely ignored him and began to draw her bow and nock an arrow.
Purple lightning shimmered on the bow and arrow.
"Whoosh!"
The arrow tore through the air, carrying the hiss of lightning.
"Help!"
Itto screamed, almost crying.
"I'm dead, I must be dead..."
Itto felt his body growing weaker and weaker.
"Boss, are you alright?"
At this moment, a familiar voice suddenly sounded.
Kuki Shinobu, wearing a mask, came before Itto, her eyes filled with confusion.
"Kuki Shinobu, I think I'm done for. From now on, the Arataki Gang will be up to you!"
"Go tell Genta that I was the one who secretly ate the sushi."
"Also, Akira, I tampered with that competition to win."
"And..."
Kuki Shinobu couldn't listen anymore and interrupted, "Boss, you can explain all these things when you get back. Lying here in front of Kamisato's gate is too embarrassing for us."
"Kuki Shinobu, how can you say such a thing!" Itto was furious. "I'm practically dying, can't you show some concern for me?"
Kuki Shinobu shook her head and turned to leave.
Itto didn't know where he got the strength, but he shot up and chased after her.
"Huh? Wait, I'm not dead?"
He felt himself from head to toe and found no wounds!
"That's so strange, so Kujou Turtle didn't want to kill me..."
Itto couldn't understand why Kujou Sara didn't kill him.
Although the disappearance of Ei and Ayaka caused a big stir, it was fortunately just a misunderstanding.
When Ei returned to the Tenryou Commission, she returned her body to the General.
She then entered the Plane of Euthymia to meditate.
Unlike usual, Ei found it difficult to settle down today, and her thoughts were somewhat chaotic.
Strange things kept appearing in her mind.
"Purple sweet potato bean buns, cheese mochi, fruit cake..."
Just thinking about these names made her feel like drooling.
"Blue Star, Xavier, what an interesting place..."
After much thought, Ei's lips curved into a faint smile as she slowly entered meditation.
...
As more and more guests arrived at Xavier's home, his life became increasingly fulfilling.
Of course, that's the nicer way of putting it.
The worse way to put it is... it's annoying!
"Hurry, hurry, pass the ball to me!"
"Ha! I caught it!"
"So this is how you play skateboard, this Hall Master is truly a genius!"
Now Hu Tao and the others were no longer content with just playing games and eating and drinking; they were even playing volleyball and skateboarding in his house.
Sometimes, they would accidentally hit a lamp or some fragile ornaments.
Xavier sat on the sofa, as if his soul had been drained.
People's joys and sorrows are not interconnected; he just found it a bit noisy...
"Xavier, it's so boring at home. Why don't you take us out to play?"
Probably tired from playing, Furina sat next to Xavier and offered what she thought was a good suggestion.
"Impossible, absolutely impossible." Xavier shook his finger. "You're already this noisy at home; if I take you out, it's as good as asking for my life."
Hu Tao was not convinced at all: "What are you talking about? We're all very obedient and well-behaved, okay?"
Amidst their argument, Zhongli returned from outside.
Unlike before, today Zhongli actually had a badge pinned to his chest.
Hu Tao immediately leaned over when she saw it and read, "Community Go Competition Champion?"
"Zhongli, you went to a competition? Is there any prize money or anything?"
Hu Tao circled Zhongli, trying to find something good on him.
"No prize money, just a Go board." Zhongli took out a rather grand-looking Go board.
"Tch~" Hu Tao immediately lost interest. "How boring. You really are an old fossil. In Liyue, you liked listening to opera and drinking tea, and now that you're here, you like playing Go."
Zhongli seemed to have gained some inspiration and mused, "Listening to opera, you say? If I have the chance, I should indeed experience it."
"What? You actually want to go listen to opera? Be careful, I'll dock your pay!"
"Whoosh!"
A white light flashed, and Ei appeared as promised in Xavier's home.
Hu Tao was already annoyed with Zhongli, and now an idea came to her.
"Zhongli, this Hall Master, in consideration of your previous disrespect towards the gods, you must kowtow to the Raiden Shogun today as an apology!"
At these words, everyone present fell silent.
"6!"
Xavier silently extended his hand and made a '6' gesture.
Hu Tao nodded along, "Mm-hmm, Xavier makes a good point, he should kowtow 6 times!"
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