Chapter 61: Day 4 of Writing a Light Novel at Inazuma
Within the confines of Narujin Taisha Shrine, the shogunate army's scrutiny was the lightest, and there were not even many soldiers nearby.
The Narukami Taisha Shrine is presided over by Yae Kamiko, the chief priestess who took over as the chief priestess five hundred years ago. In the entire Inazuma shrine, except for General Raiden, this chief priestess has the most seniority, and the three magistrates who have passed down the throne from generation to generation do not have the courage to offend her.
Just as the Three Bugyo serve the Raiden Shogun, it is the shrine maidens who serve the Narujingu Shrine from generation to generation. It has even formed a family. All girls who have reached an age and have excellent qualifications are reserve shrine maidens.
Of course, there are some rebellious people in every family. For example, in this generation of the Kuki family, the chosen girl was unwilling to be a shrine maiden, but instead joined a faction of street gangsters, which made the people in her family very angry, although she herself was quite happy.
At the foot of the mountain, next to the Guardian Forest, a blond figure was struggling to avoid the lightning attack.
"Well……"
Once again, he was knocked away by a blade and Sora covered his wound and dodged backwards.
The anti-Thunder General training that Yae Shinko mentioned was actually to make him get used to the Thunder General's attack style, which was as swift and powerful as thunder and lightning, and to avoid it effectively.
"Ah, he's injured again."
Paimon started to scream and she turned to look at the calm Yae Godson with some worry.
"Is this kind of special training really effective? Even if... even if Sora tries his best, it's impossible for him to defeat General Raiden, right?"
He is one of the seven rulers of the mortal world. The gods who came to power back then had fought their way out of the bloody battles between demons and gods. How could the power of gods be easily broken?
"Well—but there's nothing we can do about it, is there?"
Yae Shinko looked over. Her pupils were the same color as General Raiden. She was a follower of the God of Thunder.
"At least this kind of special training will give him a higher chance of survival when facing Thor."
If her guess is true... this boy will definitely be able to exert other powers when facing Shadow.
As for defeating the Thunder God, how is that possible? No one knows Shadow's strength better than her.
Kong persisted in training again and again, from training during the day to training when the moon was at its highest point in the sky, and dodging attacks became easier and easier. But this was just a machine after all, and in a real battle the enemy would think, so he had to be more skilled.
In the moonlight, there are always some things that adults use to scare children in Inazuma, such as whispers coming from the rustling grass, a ball of blue flame floating around the glowing plants, or the sudden beating of hand drums while walking on a path in the mountains.
At night, it is the world of demons and monsters.
"Good job, little one."
Yae Shinko looked at the sweaty boy with admiration. He was faster than she had imagined.
For a normal person, it would take at least three days to be able to dodge attacks. He is no wonder that he has faced off against the devil.
The ability to adapt is fast.
"Son of God, did you hear any strange noises?"
Kong took the handkerchief handed to him by Paimon and wiped the sweat from his forehead, looking at the woods not far away with a hint of vigilance in his eyes.
"Don't make such a fuss about this. This is also a specialty of Inazuma."
Yae Shinko followed his gaze and explained with a chuckle.
"The number now is much less than in the past. Everyone likes to hide and only comes out at night."
Because the powerful monsters are... gone, the little monsters can only hide and avoid the invasion of the human world.
Yingxiang Mountain is an area belonging to the Mingshen Taisha Shrine. It was once the territory of the Baichen clan and was almost reduced to a scorched earth five hundred years ago.
Today, the human settlement is growing, but the shogunate has never considered developing Kagemukai Mountain. One reason is that this is the territory of the Narukami Taisha Shrine, and the other is that there is a serious evil spirit left at the foot of the mountain, which can easily affect humans. (The task of the Great Purification of the Sakura almost killed me at the time)
This left the monsters with the last pure land.
"That... that doesn't mean that there might be a possibility..."
"You might even run into a ghost or something like that~"
“Aa ...
The scumbag fox smiled and blew gently into Paimon's ear. The frightened little guy immediately hid behind Kong, trembling and covering his eyes, afraid that he would see something unclean.
Sora tried helplessly to comfort his friend, looking over with a blaming look.
He should have guessed it long ago. This person's true face was not that simple. He seemed to have really bad intentions.
"It's okay, Paimon, there won't be any ghosts..."
"good evening."
“Aa ...
Paimon had just relaxed a little when a voice suddenly came from the side, which scared her even more and she hid in Kong's arms.
“Ghost ahhhhh——!”
"Uh...sorry?"
Shui Qingli spread out his hands innocently. He really just came over to say hello.
"Qingli? When did you come to Inazuma?"
Sora was somewhat surprised.
Although he made many friends after coming to Inazuma, he also missed the life in Liyue.
I always feel that the atmosphere in Inazuma is a bit depressing. Too many people have placed high hopes on him, hoping that he can rescue Inazuma from the Eye Hunting Order, which really puts a lot of pressure on the traveler.
"Not long ago, just a month ago."
He originally planned to go directly up the mountain to the Narukami Taisha Shrine, but he didn't expect to sense some movement at the foot of the mountain.
A little thought will reveal that Kong must be doing anti-Raiden General training here. He had to go through this plot many times before he could get through it.
"You look very tired, how are you doing?"
"It's barely okay..."
Recalling what happened during this period, Kong couldn't help but feel deeply moved.
"This gentleman is not from Inazuma, why would he choose to come to Inazuma at a time like this?"
Yae Shinko listened quietly to their greetings before stepping out and asking.
She already had a full understanding of the traveler's character, so it wasn't difficult to ask him for help, but this new gentleman didn't look simple.
She hadn't seen such abundant energy for a long time, since the disaster... five hundred years ago.
"This is Shui Qingli, my good friend. Like me, he has traveled to Mondstadt and Liyue. By the way, how did you come to Inazuma?"
Kong still has some trust in Shui Qingli in his heart. As people who also entered Teyvat from outside the world, they are also creatures that do not exist in this world, and now they are also trying to leave their own traces in this world.
"…Just, come normally."
Shui Qingli, who was a little embarrassed to say that he flew from the water, explained with a drifting look in his eyes.
Although the normal statement should be that it swam over from the water.