Genshin Impact: One Hundred Confessions? Just a System Task

"If I had the chance...would I also be able to...meet this Mr. Yichen?"

She wanted to see with her own eyes what the "lightning" that tore apart Inazuma's eternal silence really looked like.

She wanted to hear with her own ears what kind of story the "wild wind" blowing towards the Kamisato family would bring.

This was not for any utilitarian purpose; it was simply that this egret princess, who had always been bound by the shell of "perfection," harbored a vague longing deep within her heart for that incredible "truth" and "vitality."

Thomas bowed slightly, a knowing smile on his face: "I will keep an eye out for the right opportunity, Miss. I'm sure that gentleman will also be interested in your tea ceremony and dance."

Upon hearing this, Linghua's lips curved into a very faint but genuine smile. She lowered her head again and focused on the words under her pen.

This time, her brushstrokes were much steadyer, as if a fleeting thought in her mind had finally found a direction to settle.

The night was still long, and the lights in the Kamisato family's house remained bright. Beneath that busyness, a seed called "interest" had quietly been planted in Princess Egret's heart.

As night deepened, the Tenryo Magistrate's Office, though not as bustling as the Kamisato family's residence, was far from being as quiet as usual.

Yi Chen remained engrossed in his work, his pen moving swiftly and powerfully, battling against the seemingly endless stream of petitions, resource allocation plans, and personnel dispatch orders.

His dark circles seemed to be reappearing, but he managed to hold them in by sheer willpower.

Just as he finished approving an urgent document regarding adjusting tariffs on outlying islands to stabilize prices, he suddenly heard hurried footsteps outside the door and a guard's anxious, hushed admonition as he tried to stop him:

"Lord Sara! Please wait a moment! The acting lord is currently..."

A sharp shout interrupted his subordinate.

The fairly sturdy wooden door to Yichen's study was kicked open from the outside!

The door slammed against the wall with a loud thud that echoed through the silent night.

Startled by the sudden noise, Yi Chen paused, a drop of ink staining the annotation he had just written.

He sighed helplessly and slowly raised his head.

A tall figure stood against the light of the corridor at the entrance. His short, purple hair was neat and capable, his golden eyes were sharp as an eagle's, and his tightly pursed lips showed that he was in a state of extreme dissatisfaction and anger.

She was dressed in the uniform of a high-ranking general of the Heavenly Rank, and there was an uncontrollable emanation of lightning elemental power around her; she was none other than Kujo Sara.

She had clearly just received the news and forced her way in.

Yi Chen looked at this descendant of the Great Tengu, who was known for his loyalty and integrity. Although he was so tired that his eyelids were drooping, he still managed to force a relatively calm expression and nodded to her.

"Nice to meet you, Kujo Sara."

His reaction was so calm, as if she were simply visiting normally, not kicking down the door.

Kujo Sara's anger and questions had reached her throat.

Heaven knows she was on military duty when she received news that military power had been divided and transferred to the company magistrate, only to be shocked to learn that the Kujo family had already undergone a change of power!

The head of the family has been replaced by a distant cousin named Kujo, who appeared out of nowhere!

Her first thought was of conspiracy, usurpation, and the tarnishing of the Kujo family's honor!

She sped back to the city, imagining a place of extravagance, cronyism, and chaos under the control of the Tianling Enforcer!

The scene before her eyes was completely different from any picture she had imagined.

There is no extravagance or hedonism, and no sycophants.

There were only mountains of official documents, and the air was filled with the smell of ink and strong tea used to stay awake all night.

The boy she identified as the "usurper" sat in the middle of the mountain of documents, looking tired but with clear eyes, and a half-finished proposal lying beside him.

In his gaze, there was no panic, no arrogance, and not even much surprise, only a kind of... helplessness, as if seeing yet another colleague who had come to increase the workload.

Kujo Sara's gaze swept quickly across the room.

The documents on the table were clearly categorized, and many of them had clear and forceful red annotations.

In the corner was a simple meal that was half-eaten and already cold.

She could even hear faint sounds coming from the adjacent side room, from other clerks working late into the night.

The entire Tianling administration, from top to bottom, seemed to be in an unprecedentedly efficient and busy state.

This kind of atmosphere was rarely seen when she followed the former head of the family, Kujo Takayuki.

Her plethora of questions about "power," "conspiracy," and "family honor" suddenly seemed utterly pale and... out of place in the face of this pragmatic, almost arduous, scene.

It seems... I misunderstood him?

Chapter 9 It’s all here

The thought popped into my head involuntarily.

Kujo Sara's tense body relaxed slightly, and the lightning around her also subsided a bit.

She still had a stern face, but her tone had unconsciously softened a bit. It was no longer an accusatory tone, but rather one filled with deep doubt and scrutiny:

"You... are Kujou Itsuki?"

Yi Chen put down his pen and rubbed his temples.

"Is there some urgent military business that General Kujo Sara visited late at night? If it is about the transfer of military power to the Shazam Magistrate, then that is my decision. The detailed reasons and follow-up arrangements are explained in this document."

He didn't even need to search; he simply pulled a document from the top of a stack of files beside him and handed it to Kujo Sara.

The movements are so skillful that it makes people feel distressed.

Kujo Sara instinctively took the document, but did not open it immediately.

Her gaze remained fixed on Yi Chen, as if trying to find any trace of hypocrisy or conspiracy on his face.

But all she saw was exhaustion.

"Who...are you?"

"Why do this?"

Yi Chen yawned, his eyes somewhat unfocused, but his answer was simple and direct:

"I am Yi Chen. Currently, I am... temporarily in charge of the Heavenly Territory."

As for why we did that…

He pointed to the documents in Kujo Sara's hand, then to the pile on his own desk.

"Because there are many people who need help, and the Kujo family in the past did not do a good enough job, or even... did the wrong thing."

His words were devoid of any fancy embellishment, so straightforward they were even somewhat rough, yet they struck like a heavy hammer at something that Kujo Sara had always firmly believed in.

Her grip on the document tightened slightly.

Looking at the exhausted yet resolute young man before him, Kujo Sara found himself with nowhere to vent his anger, which was fueled by the desire to uphold "order" and "loyalty."

Perhaps... she really needs to look at this document first and understand what this "Kujou Itsuki" has actually done.

With a skeptical attitude, Kujo Sara opened the document about the division of military power that Yichen had handed her.

She read very quickly, her brows sometimes furrowing and sometimes relaxing.

The rationale in the document is clear and pragmatic: it aims to improve efficiency, clarify responsibilities, strengthen control over remote areas, and more effectively curb the infiltration of the Fools.

Behind each measure lies detailed data support and expected goals for improving people's livelihoods. The logic is rigorous and there is almost no fault to be found. It is completely different from the "reckless behavior" or "power transaction" she imagined.

The more she looked, the more alarmed and embarrassed she became.

It seems I... completely misunderstood.

This suddenly appearing "distant brother" seems to be genuinely dedicated to his work, and everything he does is beneficial to Inazuma and the people.

In contrast, his act of kicking down the door and demanding an explanation without any investigation seemed particularly reckless and rude.

She closed the file, a rare hint of embarrassment appearing on her usually stern face, and she subconsciously raised her hand to scratch her cheek.

Her voice was much softer than before, even carrying a hint of hesitation.

"...Excuse me, sir...Young Master Yichen?"

She used the title tentatively, since it seemed to make sense in terms of family seniority, even though she had never heard of such a person.

Yi Chen was engrossed in another budget report about water conservancy repairs when he heard this and looked up with some confusion.

He blinked, and after a moment of processing, he remembered that the alias he was currently using was "Kujou Itsuki".

"Oh it's all right."

He waved his hand dismissively, seemingly unconcerned, and even went along with what she was saying.

"We're all family, sister."

His use of "older sister" was so natural that it made Kujo Sara even more embarrassed.

She was straightforward and honest; if she was wrong, she was wrong. So she immediately bowed respectfully.

"I was rude; I rushed in without verifying the facts. Please forgive me, Your Excellency."

After the apology, the awkward atmosphere remained. Sara felt it wasn't safe to stay any longer and quickly made up an excuse.

"Well... I won't disturb your work any longer, I'll take my leave now."

She turned around and tried to slip away, to escape this place that made her feel so uncomfortable.

However, she had only taken one step when Yi Chen's voice came from behind her:

Kujo Sara paused, turning back in confusion: "?"

Yi Chen then laboriously pulled out a huge stack of documents from his seemingly endless mountain of files, so tall they almost blocked his view, and placed them with a thud on an empty spot on the desk.

He raised his face, a face etched with the words "about to die from overwork" but with unusually sincere eyes, and said to Kujo Sara:

"Since we're here,"

"I don't have much to offer in return."

He patted the stack of documents, which was almost half a person tall, making a solid sound.

"These are draft plans and personnel deployment documents for clearing out the remaining strongholds of the Fool Clan around Haiqi Island, reorganizing the surrounding patrol lines, and the local livelihood restoration plan... Oh, and the last document is an internal disciplinary report on the misconduct of some soldiers during the execution of the Eye Hunt Order..."

He rattled off the filenames as if they were second nature, then gave Kujo Sara, who was completely stunned, an extremely tired yet unusually "kind" smile:

"—I'll trouble you to handle this with me, sister."

"Anyway, we're all family."

Kujo Sara: "!!!"

She stared at the pile of documents that were clearly the toughest of the tough, and then at Yi Chen's matter-of-fact expression that seemed to say, "I'm about to die, come and help me carry this load." She froze.

She just came to confront me... how did it suddenly turn into... working overtime?!

And she actually offered herself up?!

Kujo Sara opened her mouth, wanting to refuse, but when she thought of her misunderstanding and apology, and looked at Yichen's terrible dark circles and the equally busy scene around her, she couldn't bring herself to say the excuse, "I still have military affairs."

Finally, she took a deep breath, as if resigned to her fate, and walked back with heavy steps, silently moving the thick stack of documents on top.

"...I understand. I will handle it as soon as possible."

Yi Chen nodded in satisfaction and handed him a pen.

"The pen is here, and there's an empty table over there. Tea is plentiful, and as for a late-night snack... someone will probably bring over some rice balls later."

Thus, in the study of the acting magistrate of the Heavenly Territory, there was a new shogun, Kujo Sara, who was forced to join the "working late into the night" team.

Looking at the densely packed handwriting before her, she realized for the first time that dealing with these tedious paperwork tasks might be even more daunting than facing monsters and the Fools.

Meanwhile, Yi Chen, the one who started it all, had already lowered his head again, muttering to himself, "Great, another stack has been distributed..."

Kujo Sara: “…”

She suddenly understood why military power was assigned to the Shefeng (a high-ranking official).

This "younger brother" seems to have a strange hobby—he likes to delegate tasks to others?

Chapter 10 Missing

In just one week, the land of Inazuma, which had been silent for so long, seemed to have been struck by a red-hot iron, producing a loud and exciting sizzling sound.

The changes are visible to the naked eye.

The shogunate soldiers who had previously run rampant in the countryside and oppressed the people were severely punished and replaced with a more disciplined force.