Genshin Impact: A Red Teyvat Life Starting from Zero

The two parted on bad terms after a verbal exchange.

Inside the Utsu-tei, Okazaki Rikuto held the piece of paper left by Kamisato Ayato, his face grim.

Seeing Kujo Magistrate slowly walk in, he finally couldn't help but speak:

"Xiaoxing, stop now!"

Chapter 14 Beware of Ayato Kamisato's Winter Tactics

The paper left by Ayato Kamisato contains a record of Takayuki Kujo's recent secret contact with the Fools.

Although there is no substantial evidence to prove that the two parties actually colluded in secret or engaged in any exchange of benefits.

But for Rikuto Okazaki, it was as obvious as a bald man's lice.

Why did Kujo Takayuki suddenly possess such bizarre power, repeatedly and accurately finding incriminating evidence against his subordinates?

Why did so many of his colleagues in the shogunate remain silent and watch Kujō Takayuki run rampant?

Why is it that the death of opponents who don't "voluntarily" retire like him is an accidental yet reasonable one?

Okazaki Rikuto even suspected that the changes in the Kamisato family were also secretly orchestrated by Kujo Takayuki.

At this moment, Kujo Takayuki had approached Okazaki Rikuto and also saw the contents of that page.

Rikuto Okazaki did not shy away from the topic.

"Is this the kid from the Kamisato family who's here to deliver things?"

"What you have proves nothing. As a foreign delegation, isn't it perfectly normal for me to receive the Fools?"

"How come I didn't know that the job of receiving foreign missions had become the responsibility of the Tianling Envoy?"

“Lu Dou, you’ve been away from the Heavenly Territory Enforcement Agency for some time now, so it’s normal that you don’t know. The Agency Enforcement Agency was in some chaos recently, so I was temporarily in charge.”

"what!"

Rikuto Okazaki spoke with disdain.

He didn't believe that nonsense.

"If you firmly believe that I overstepped my bounds, then why don't you go see the General and ask him to punish me?"

"..."

What good would it do to go?

Rikuto Okazaki fell silent.

As Kujo Takayuki said, he merely received the delegation from the Winter Kingdom without authorization, which was suspected of overstepping his bounds, and that was all.

As for secretly colluding with the Fools?

You think collusion is something you can just do on a whim?

What about the evidence?

With Kujo Takayuki's diligent service to the shogun for so many years, this is really nothing.

With a little maneuvering, at most they'll be criticized and ordered to correct their mistakes, then they'll meet the fools in a more covert way.

Okazaki Rikuto suddenly recalled the past.

When he first met Kujo Takayuki.

How did that shogunate soldier who once shouted "The Way of the Constant is magnificent and the God of Narukami is eternal" and was willing to give everything for Inazuma start colluding with foreign forces like the Fools and causing chaos in Inazuma?

How did that passionate and chivalrous young man, who was once in the Shogunate army, become like this today?

Looking at Kujo Takayuki, he felt that the person in front of him was becoming more and more unfamiliar.

From when...

"Kujo, you've changed."

Rikuto Okazaki said this.

"People change, Lu Dou. I'm just doing this to realize the General's eternal ideal."

"eternal?"

"As long as the General is still here, as long as the General wields that thoughtless blade, what are the Fools? What is the Winter Kingdom? Even the Ice Queen, what can she do?"

"Is this the source of your confidence in negotiating with a tiger?"

"good."

Looking at the somewhat obsessive expression on the other person's face, Okazaki Rikuto suddenly felt a little tired for some reason.

"As people get older, they find it harder to keep up with their strength."

"Kujou, the kid from the Kamisato family came to me without telling me anything, he just left me this one page. I'm old, I don't want to get involved in anything anymore."

Kujo Takayuki looked at the page again and confirmed that it only contained records of his recent meetings with the Fools, including the time, place, and people, but nothing else.

This thing doesn't pose any threat.

“Lu Dou, you’re a smart man. You’re getting old, so you should rest and stop doing anything reckless.”

Having said that, Kujo Takayuki turned and left Utsu-tei.

Only Okazaki Rikuto remained, sitting by the fireplace, head bowed, pondering the events of the past few days.

Soaring prices, unaffordable rice, the nearby food street, vendors being extorted time and again, and outside Inazuma City, though he couldn't see them, the starving disaster victims were barely recognizable.

There was also Kujo Takayuki, who had already gone mad, and the bunch of fools who acted recklessly.

If so-called eternity is nothing but suffering, then we might as well not have eternity at all!

With that thought in mind, he raised his head and made his own decision.

Find paper and pen, and write down a line of ancient poetry from Liyue.

"Erika, could you please deliver this to Kozue at the wooden tea room? Be careful."

He called his wife, Erika, and tore off the paper with the two lines of poetry written on it, turning it into a small slip of paper.

Considering the unsafe conditions on the road, it would be more appropriate to entrust the task to a professional like Erika.

Erika didn't say much, she just took the small note and then began to disguise herself.

Anyway, she trusted her husband's decision.

A moment later, Erika left Utsu-tei.

Several burly men immediately followed, but the other party only made a few quick movements before they could no longer find him.

"Damn it, it must be Erika. Who else could be so skilled?"

"Go report immediately!"

The stalker keeping watch outside the wooden teahouse received this small note.

However, she did not make any move and continued to keep watch there.

The head of the family had instructed us long ago not to worry about receiving items from Ms. Erika, and to simply hand them over during shift changes.

She was still watching the group of people from Tianling Fengxing eating, drinking, and having fun not far away.

The other person even raised a glass to her from a distance.

[It seems they haven't noticed Erika at all.]

It wasn't until the evening shift change that Shao handed the note to Zhongxi.

Nakanishi was then responsible for handing it over to Ayato Kamisato.

It was already evening when Ayato Kamisato saw the note.

Opening the small note, the contents were exactly as I had expected.

The general meaning is similar.

"As expected, Mr. Okazaki could not accept the Fools coming to cause trouble."

This gave him another card to play, allowing him to do even more things.

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The perspective shifts to Tadashi Iwasaki.

After returning to the site, I began working on submitting the task report.

Overall, it was uneventful. What needs to be specifically mentioned are Yaedo's request for light novel publications, the involvement of the publishing company's executive director, and the arrival of the Southern Cross fleet.

Secondly, it's about urging people on.

We've already reached an agreement with the big shots here, but when will the manpower arrive?

The report was sent out quickly.

With nothing else to do, Iwasaki Masanori began to continue writing his light novel.

Of course, he already had ample reason to write a light novel this time.

[This can be used to build a closer relationship with Yae no Kami.]

This is for work purposes!

Aboveboard!

A few days later, Iwasaki received a reply from Sangokiya.

The editorial team will depart tomorrow and arrive within a week; they agree to Yaedo's request and suggest launching a light novel newspaper as a trial run to generate buzz; they request that the cooperative relationship with the publishing company be maintained, and that close attention be paid to the siblings Ayato and Ayaka Kamisato.

Ayaka Kamisato?

Iwasaki thought of the famous White Heron Princess.

There was also a special request: to visit the Naganohara fireworks shop and seek a high-powered gunpowder formula.

Chapter 15 Thanks to my buddy for the assist!