After the ritual was completed.
The three did not linger much. After simply tidying up the area, they walked towards Yae Miko's room.
Jack walked at the end, looking up at the Sacred Sakura Tree, which was in full bloom all year round.
The dazzling four-star Boss panel looked extraordinary, but after so many rituals, it didn't even retaliate a bit, leaving Jack with no sense of accomplishment from defeating a powerful enemy.
According to the strategy plan released by the Sacred Sakura Tree itself.
Currently, Jack had completed three rituals, and as a result, the Sacred Sakura Tree's health bar had dropped by roughly 3/8.
But he always had a feeling.
Even after completing the original 7 single-person rituals and the unexpectedly strengthened 3-person ritual with Yae Miko, the Sacred Sakura Tree would not "fall" so willingly.
With the precedent of Alice, a character outside the plot, being assimilated by MC.
At that time, even if Raiden Makoto or Fox Saiguu walked out of the Sacred Sakura Tree, he wouldn't be surprised at all.
...
"Riichi!"
Opening the door, the voice that emerged this time was Yae Miko's.
She eagerly placed the riichi stick, her eyes full of anticipation as she looked at Ganyu, the player to her right.
This time, she had made a big hand. If Ganyu were to deal her another tile, she would achieve the achievement of a dealer's baiman, cutting down 24,000 points and soaring from fourth to first place.
"Hmm? Miko, your hand… it's furiten."
"Furiten, wh-what does that mean?"
Yae Miko's heart tightened when she saw Jack's strange expression.
"I guess you were thinking of waiting for a tile you've already discarded, so there's a higher chance of others discarding it. But in this mahjong game, if you're in this situation, there's a rule that you can only self-draw, and cannot be dealt into."
One sentence directly sentenced Yae Miko to death.
Afterward, the other three, as if by tacit understanding, didn't declare a win, but just stalled, to see if luck would be on Yae Miko's side and let her win.
A few minutes later.
The discard pile was empty, and Yae Miko used all her strength to draw the last tile.
"Pfft!"
Miss Fox failed miserably!
She weakly discarded the 5-man tile in her hand.
"Uh…" Kamisato Ayaka awkwardly overturned her mahjong tiles, "Um, haitei raoyue, I think it counts as a yaku too."
Looking down, her tiles were a mess, originally a no-yaku hand that couldn't win, but because Miko was the last to discard, she won with a 1-han.
This action further cut into Yae Miko's already scarred little heart, and she burst into tears with a wail.
"Waaah! My dear husband! They're bullying me! They clearly know it's my first time playing this game, and they still won't let me win! You have to stand up for your concubine!"
"How do you want me to stand up for you?"
Jack rubbed her fox ears, asking with a chuckle.
Yae Miko trembled slightly, and rubbed his palm ingratiatingly: "Husband, you be the dealer, and then play with the sisters. If you win, it's mine. If you lose, you pay for it yourself. How about that?"
"If you win, it's Sister Miko's. If you lose, Gong Qu pays. This… doesn't seem quite right!"
Yoimiya gestured with her finger, exposing Yae Miko's scheme.
But the thick-skinned Miko didn't care about any of that. Her big eyes looked at Jack, as if he would really shed little pearls if he didn't agree.
After waiting for more than ten seconds, Jack nodded.
"Alright."
"Really?!"
"Of course, but I also have a condition."
"What condition? If it's within your concubine's ability."
Jack smiled: "Don't worry, this condition is very simple. How about you let your tail out for me to use as a pillow while I help you play?"
Oh, it's just a tail!
Yae Miko's face lit up with joy, and she readily agreed to the plan.
After wiggling her little butt around, a large pink tail was placed in Jack's hand, and she feigned shyness: "Th-that, a fox's tail is very sensitive, please stroke it gently, dear husband~"
"Tsk!"
Raiden Ei finally couldn't stand it anymore. She pulled out her naginata, and the bright gleam of the blade reflected on Yae Miko's pale green face.
It scared her so much that she completely shrank into Jack's arms.
"My dear husband is here, Ei, I'm not afraid of you!"
"Hmph! You can call him 'dear husband' too? Get out of there, Miko, don't get in the way of dear husband playing… playing mahjong!"
"I won't! I just won't! Come in if you dare!"
"Heh, do you think I really wouldn't dare?"
The dignified Raiden Shogun of Inazuma always kept her word. She immediately lifted Jack's other hand and also squeezed in.
However, Miko's fox tail moved and directly slapped Ei's face.
Ei got a mouthful of fox fur, her face slightly angered, and lightning flashed in her hand. A burnt smell gradually emanated from the air.
"Ah! Ei, you violent woman, don't you know how hard it is for tail fur to grow!"
Yae Miko quickly pulled back her tail, her heart aching, and gnashed her silver teeth, glaring at Raiden Ei opposite her.
Ei also responded to her without showing weakness. The two were like little girls fighting over a lollipop.
All of the above happened on Jack's stomach.
Kamisato Ayaka: "…"
Yoimiya: "…"
Kujou Sara: "…"
The three Inazuma people fell silent simultaneously.
It was at this moment that Shen He, who had been silent until then, suddenly spoke, asking Ganyu: "Senior sister, is this how the gods and their familiars in Inazuma interact? It's quite unique."
"Ahahaha… Sister Miko, she's just like that…"
Ganyu glanced at the three ashamed Inazuma people, who were bowing their heads, and felt that she definitely had to teach her junior sister about how to conduct herself when they got home.
After all, life was already so difficult, there was no need to expose some things.
...
The next afternoon.
Inazuma's Tenshukaku.
Having heard of a major event coming from the General's residence, a group of wealthy merchants and political figures gathered, awaiting the instructions of Narukami.
About a quarter of an hour later, several Okuzume clad in military attire walked out.
The first one took out a piece of cloth and read out Narukami's imperial decree.
"Effective immediately, seven days from now, Narukami, the Honored Sovereign, will enter into a divine marriage with the Creator, the Lord of All Creation. The High Priestess of Narukami Shrine will officiate the ceremony, which will be completed under the witness of our Inazuma's Sacred Tree. Within three years after the divine marriage, all taxes on commercial goods and transactions within Inazuma will be halved, all taxes on residents' farming and animal husbandry will be reduced by 80%, all…"
"This announcement will be posted on the Inazuma City bulletin board, and all Inazuma citizens and foreign travelers may consult it!"
"That is all!"
The Okuzume had already expressed their astonishment that morning.
After witnessing the Creator's supreme power of creation, they no longer subtly resisted this marriage; they even wanted to raise both hands and feet in approval.
No other reason, that Lord gave too much.
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