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Han Fulai saw the "scattered soldier" from his memories take out a specially made brush and begin to modify the contents of the scroll.

The scroll contained forging diagrams for each part of the samurai sword, as well as the materials required for each process, and it was precisely those materials that "Scrap Soldiers" modified.

"Sanbing" made quite professional modifications to the sword manual, simply adding strokes to the original material, making it difficult to see any traces of smearing.

He imitated General Lei Dian's handwriting so well that he even "aged" it. If he hadn't seen the "scattered soldiers" tamper with the sword manual, even someone like Han Fulai, who had some knowledge of calligraphy, would have had a hard time telling that the sword manual had been altered.

"Is this your revenge?" Han Fulai asked, glancing sideways.

The "scattered soldier" replied expressionlessly, "This manual for the sacred sword is used to forge 'offering swords.' Every hundred years, the magistrate of the shrine holds an offering ceremony, gathering the 'Raiden Goden' (Five Disciples of Raiden) to forge swords together and present them to the Raiden General. It is not only a ceremony to honor the gods, but also related to the 'Raiden Goden's' qualification to be recognized by the gods."

"The last offering ceremony was more than ten years ago. I made a special trip back to Inazuma to revise the sword manual."

"So... you're doing this to get revenge on Niwa Hisahide?" Han Fulai asked.

“Someone has to pay for Niwa Hisahide’s betrayal back then. The modification plan for that treadmill was devised by Niwa Hisahide and the ‘Raiden Goden’ of Inazuma Castle. They caused the treadmill sand accident but were not punished. That’s unreasonable, isn’t it?” “Sanbing” answered calmly.

"Moreover, as long as these 'Five Transmissions of Thunder and Lightning' swordsmiths are still forging swords, there will be workers operating the forges, miners extracting 'crystallized marrow' for their use, and people will be infected by 'evil spirits'... In your words, isn't this saving those 'children'?"

Han Fulai shook his head, not arguing with him, and instead looked at the changes he had made.

"Bloodstone...Amethyst..."

This is the name of the material added by the "scatterers".

"It's 'Mingzhu Blood Dendrobium' and 'Amethyst Block'."

The "scattered soldier" introduced himself to him indifferently.

"The material required for the 'Cut Tip' (blade tip) in the sword manual is the 'Supreme Amethyst', which uses the purest lightning elemental power to suppress the evil spirits in the 'Crystallized Marrow'. However, after my modification, impure amethyst chunks cannot provide enough elemental power to suppress the 'Evil Spirit', and the bloodthirsty energy in the Blood Cutter will further activate the power of the 'Evil Spirit'."

“If they forge swords according to this manual, they will definitely fail and it will lead to the contamination of ‘evil spirits’.”

"For these swordsmiths who are obsessed with fame and fortune, killing a few workers and destroying a few families doesn't matter. They only care about the honor of General Lei Dian. Even if the swordsmith's furnace explodes, it won't harm them in the slightest, but if the tribute swords presented to the general cannot be made on time, they can lose their heads."

He learned these sword-forging skills from his time living with Hisahide Niwa, and he was using the sword-forging techniques taught to him by Hisahide Niwa to take revenge on the descendants of the "Raiden Goden" (a legendary swordsmith).

"But... is it really enough to just modify the sword manual?" Han Fulai habitually stroked his chin. "'The Five Masters of Thunder and Lightning' are all experienced swordsmiths, and this sword manual has been passed down for hundreds of years. There must be some sword-making experience left by the craftsmen of the past. If they fail to forge a sword, they can always find out that the sword manual has been modified by following the clues in the manual."

“You’re absolutely right.” The “streaker” surprisingly admitted to the oversight. “I gave them a chance. In the words of the ‘Doctor’… it was all just a small experiment on human nature.”

"As long as they dare to question the Society's mandate and question whether there are problems with the sword manual passed down by General Raiden, they have a chance to survive."

"But based on my understanding of them, they dare not question General Lei Dian's sword manual, and the She Fengxing would never admit that the sword manual he was keeping had been tampered with. None of them dared to take responsibility, and none of them dared to defy the gods, so they deserved to perish."

As the "scatterers" predicted, things have unfolded exactly as they have.

The magistrate distributed the sword manual to the "Raiden Goden" (Five Transmissions of Thunder and Lightning), whose swordsmiths then strictly followed the manual to make swords.

Senju, Hyakume, and Tsutsune—three of the five schools of "Raiden's Five Transmissions" suffered successive defeats, and many swordsmiths were injured by "evil spirits" in the process... Yet even so, they always followed the instructions in the sword manual, never daring to change the slightest detail, even if these steps would cost them their lives...

Then the sword manual was sent to "Yixin Chuan".

The person who received the sword manual was a man with a somewhat sinister face.

"Kane-no-Machi, the current successor of the 'Isshin Sansaku' Akame family. The Akame family is the family most devoted to the name 'Isshin'."

"In their philosophy, 'evil spirits' are inherently evil, containing hatred for the aspirations of the world; swords are instruments of great calamity, which cannot bring about destruction without evil spirits, and cannot reveal bloodshed without resentment. The so-called 'single-mindedness' is to discard superfluous thoughts and forge relentlessly for a pure purpose—thus the Akame family uses resentment towards living beings as raw material to forge swords that can cut down living beings with single-mindedness."

"This lineage has always pursued the ultimate in 'human-slaying swords,' and is most skilled at crafting swords using 'demonic spirits.' However, after receiving the sword manual, he failed repeatedly, so he led his people to join the Fools, fled Inazuma, and headed for the Winter Festival—well, I can admit that this was indeed one of the reasons I did this. He was the person specifically needed for the 'Doctor's' experiment."

The term "scattered soldiers" was still used in a cold tone.

The revenge was going smoothly, and everything was developing as he had planned, but he didn't seem happy.

Or perhaps revenge is inherently an empty thing, and for him, doing these things is more like giving an explanation to his past self and making a clean break with his past.

"The defection of the swordsmiths under their command is a huge scandal for the magistrate of the shrine, the Kamisato family. As the head family of 'Isshinden,' the Kaedehara family cannot tolerate the Akame family tarnishing the reputation of 'Isshinden.' Naturally, they led their men to the port of the remote island to intercept Akame Kanenaga, who was about to set sail."

"One of my missions at the time was to cover the escape of the Akame clan from Inazuma. That's why I met that person."

At the port of the outlying island, two elderly men in their sixties led a group of soldiers in a hurry.

The elderly man at the head of the group wore a magnificent haori embroidered with the camellia crest of the Kamisato family, and was likely the head of the Kamisato family, the shrine magistrate of that generation. Judging from his age, he was probably the grandfather of the Kamisato siblings.

The old man beside him wore a straw hat and hemp clothing, his attire quite similar to that of Niwa Hisahide, even sporting a ponytail. Judging from the maple leaf pattern on his hat, he was most likely the head of the Kaedehara family.

Two old men led a search party around the port, but they did not find the runaway swordsmith—but they did find a strangely dressed "Wanderer".

A black-clad executive wearing a large straw hat emerged from the shadows.

"The person you're looking for has already left, but finding me won't change anything. I am the mastermind behind it all. The head of the Kamisato family, and... the Kaedehara family, I've been waiting for you for a long time."

The "scattered soldier" who appeared before the head of the Shenli family that night was no different from the "scattered soldier" that Han Fulai was seeing now. He always spoke with a mocking tone, and his expression was always a creepy, fake smile.

Faced with such a suspicious person, the shogunate soldiers naturally showed no mercy, and the head of the Kamisato family drew his sword and demanded, "Who are you! What is your purpose in doing these things! Tell the truth!"

The "scatterer" chuckled contemptuously and replied, "I am... the one who destroyed the 'Five Transmissions of Thunder'."

This statement became the signal to start the war.

The head of the Kamisato family was no weakling; his "Kamisato-ryu" swordsmanship was renowned throughout Inazuma Castle. The Kaedehara family's traditional swordsmanship was equally formidable. As swordsmiths, the Kaedehara family's heirs practiced sword techniques for testing their skills from a young age, which is how Manyo acquired his exceptional martial arts prowess. The samurai who accompanied them were all skilled fighters transferred from the Kamisato family's retainers, including two ninjas from the "Final Duel"...

But none of these people were a match for a "scattered army".

In less than a minute, all the accompanying samurai were wiped out, the head of the Kamisato family was seriously injured, and the head of the Kaedehara family was also injured and fell to the ground—and the skirmishers actually defeated the enemy with their bare hands.

Han Fulai discovered that the "Scattered Soldier's" hand-to-hand combat skills seemed quite formidable, not just those of a simple "mage"... This was to be expected; anyone who could survive in the abyss couldn't be helpless without elemental power. The "Scattered Soldier" hadn't used physical techniques during their duel because physical techniques couldn't break through the Jade Pendant's shield, not because he couldn't...

When the head of the Kaede family fell to the ground, his straw hat rolled off his head.

The "scattered soldier" intended to deliver another blow, but the man's life was in danger... However, his fist stopped in front of the man.

He suddenly grabbed the swordsmith by the collar and demanded sharply, "What is your relationship with Niwa Hisahide?!"

It was at this moment that Han Fu saw the face of the knifesmith clearly.

It was a face exactly like Niwa Hisahide's.

He has the same highlighted bangs, the same ponytail, and the same dashing and debonair air.

If Hisahide Niwa were to grow old, he would probably have a face like this too.

The Kaedehara family head, who bore an uncanny resemblance to Niwa Hisahide, replied, “Niwa is my father’s surname; my original name was Niwa Yoshiyoshi. The Niwa family fell into decline several hundred years ago due to unforeseen circumstances. My father left home when I was young and never returned, so I was adopted by the Kaedehara family head and changed my surname to Kaedehara…”

The "scattered soldier" was stunned into thought after hearing this.

After a long silence, he suddenly released Yoshiyoshi Kaedehara and turned around.

Han Fulai saw the expression on "Sanbing's" face at that moment—it was like a child who suddenly lost interest in his favorite toy and threw it away, or perhaps he had lost interest in everything.

Tell her that my name is "Kingdom Collapse".

After saying this, the man named "Guo Pang" strode away without looking back.

PS: This chapter recreates the full picture of the destruction of the "Five Thunder Legends". miHoYo's forging manual is very sophisticated. The terms on it are all real Japanese sword forging terms (although the materials are fantasy materials).

Well, it's quite incredible that the stragglers could recognize Niwa Hisahide's bloodline from Kaedehara Yoshiyoshi—in the original PV, Kaedehara Yoshiyoshi had an NPC-like face and a buzz cut, not exactly the same as Niwa Hisahide, but completely unrelated. So, for our script, I changed his character model.

The next chapter will reveal the true nature of reincarnation (I believe some of you have already understood it in this chapter).

Additionally, there's a time bug in miHoYo version 2.6 that appears in this storyline, specifically regarding the ages of Kamisato's grandfather and Kaedehara Yoshiyoshi. I must explain this to everyone.

Although Ayaka Kamisato was implemented in version 2.0, her character design appeared in version 1.0. In her God's Eye story, it is written that her family experienced a major change when she was young, so the responsibility of rebuilding the family fell on her older brother Ayato. It was for this reason that she worked hard to grow into the "White Heron Princess" for the sake of the family.

This major upheaval clearly refers to the blow dealt to the Kamisato family by Akame Kanenaga's defection.

Ayaka's grandfather died soon after being seriously wounded by the soldiers. Ayaka's father succeeded to the throne after a power struggle, but died young from overwork after only a few years. This is how Ayato succeeded to the throne. These events are also described in Ayato's backstory.

It was because of the successive deaths of their grandfather and father that the brother and sister were forced to take on the heavy responsibility of revitalizing the family.

Let's assume that Ayaka is 16 years old this year, and her grandfather passed away 10-15 years ago. At that time, Ayaka and her siblings had already been born, which matches the story of Ayaka's carefree childhood, which was followed by a sudden tragedy.

But here's the problem—the man who's with Ayaka's grandfather, Yoshiyoshi Kaedehara, is Manyo's "great-grandfather"!

The bigger problem is that in the main storyline of version 2.6, Yoshiyoshi Kaedehara, who accompanies Ayaka's grandfather in the PV, is a young man with an NPC model...

Let's assume that Yoshiyoshi Kaedehara, who encountered the scattered soldiers, was 20 years old. And let's further assume that their family rule required having a son before age 20. Then, it would take 60 years for the lineage to pass from Yoshiyoshi to Manyo. Of course, if they started having children at 16 like in ancient times, it would be faster, around 50 years.

Manyo's great-grandfather encountered the stragglers at least 50 years ago.

This doesn't match the situation of Ayaka's family.

Unless...Ayaka and Ayato, though they look young, are actually over 50 years old this year...

I think... instead of making Ayaka look like an old lady, I should change Yoshiaki Kaedehara's character model so that the soldiers can immediately recognize Hisahide Niwa's model. Also, the Kamisato family had three generations living together at that time, while the Kaedehara family had four generations living together. That would seem more reasonable.

Chapter 140 Nothing is true, everything is permitted [4k]

"National collapse".

This is a general term for a type of character in the traditional Kabuki theater of Inazuma, who are usually people who intend to steal a country and play tricks.

They typically appear during times of national unrest, and all their actions are aimed at causing the complete collapse of the country, hence the term "national collapse."

"A villain who overturns the world"—this is the meaning behind the pseudonym "Sanbing" used by Yoshiyoshi Kaedehara.

He was having Yoshiyoshi Kaedehara deliver a message to the Thunder General in the castle tower: "I want to overthrow Inazuma."

If the target of "Sanbing's" revenge before was "Raiden Goden," then from this moment on, his target of revenge changed to the entire Inazuma.

That's why he's now appearing in Inazuma, at the Evil Eye Factory, cooperating with the plans of "Doctor" and "Lady" to help them spread the Evil Eye and incite war—his target is the entire Inazuma nation.

He will do anything that will make Inatsuma break down.

Using this scene as the end of our memories is indeed most fitting; no wonder the "scattered soldiers" said it was the "last stop."

"The collapse of the nation" is the reason for the "scattered soldiers'" actions, and the life goal that sustains their continued survival.

After this recollection ends, the soul of the "scattered soldier" will return to the present world to continue his journey of "national collapse".

Han Fulai understood all of this very easily—but what the "scattered soldiers" wanted to tell him was clearly more than just the "collapse of the country."

Why did the "scattered soldiers" no longer target the "thunder and lightning five-way swordsmith" for revenge, but instead expand their target to "national collapse"?

"Is this... 'false reincarnation'...?"

Han Fulai didn't look at the lone "collapsed nation" or the "scattered soldiers" who were watching coldly; his gaze remained fixed on Kaedehara Yoshiaki's face.

Yoshiyoshi Kaedehara, the head of the Kaedehara family who bears a striking resemblance to Hisahide Niwa, is the reason for the complete transformation of the "Scattered Soldiers".

After meeting Yoshiaki Kaedehara, "Sanbing" suddenly lost interest and gave up his revenge against "Raiden Goden"... This was not because "Sanbing" cared about his past relationship with Hisahide Niwa.

His resentment towards Niwa Hisahide lasted for hundreds of years, and even extended to the entire "Raiden Goden".

He modified the sword manual precisely to take revenge on all those involved in the "Five Transmissions of Thunder" and their descendants... It doesn't seem like he had any lingering affection for Niwa Hisahide at all.

Under normal circumstances, if Yoshiaki Kaedehara told the "scattered soldiers" that he was a descendant of Hisahide Niwa, he would not only die, but die a horrible death...

However, the "scattered soldiers" let Yoshiyoshi Kaedehara go.

why?

—To use the words of the "scattered soldiers," it means "it's meaningless."

Yoshiyoshi Kaedehara made the "Scattered Soldiers" realize that revenge against the "Raiden Goden" was meaningless... and even their four-hundred-year-old resentment was meaningless...

Why is it meaningless?

"Because Yoshiyoshi Kaedehara is Hisahide Niwa...?" Han Fulai came to this conclusion.

Niwa Hisahide was a mortal. He disappeared back then, perhaps to escape from punishment, or perhaps for other reasons, but in any case, a mortal cannot live for four hundred years.

But the person standing before them now, Yoshiaki Kaedehara, a descendant of Hisahide Niwa from four hundred years in the future, looks almost exactly like Hisahide Niwa.

This is not something that can be brushed aside with excuses like skipped-generation inheritance.

Coincidence? No, under the rule of Teyvat's "false heavens," there is no such thing as "coincidence" in the fate of mortals.

Even a "straggler" wouldn't be so bored as to show him a purely coincidental memory.

Moreover, someone who only looks similar wouldn't have made the "Scattered Soldier" from back then react so shockingly—the way he grabbed Kaedehara Yoshiaki by the collar and questioned him sternly was the most out-of-control "Scattered Soldier" he had ever seen since Han Fu came to see him... It could easily be made into a "he's panicked" meme.

What could make these "scattered soldiers" so eager is probably a genuine "reunion with old friends".

Yoshiyoshi Kaedehara is Hisahide Niwa... at least on a spiritual level, the two are actually the same person.

Only this conclusion can explain the "meaninglessness" and "false cycle" mentioned by the "scattered soldiers" before, and can explain the change in the "scattered soldiers'" ideas and actions.

"Like I said, it makes no sense."

The expression on the "scattered soldier's" face was strange, as if he were laughing or crying at the same time.

"Many years ago, 'Doctor' told me a legend about the Church of England."

"Legend has it that the Tree King of the Forest is immortal. At the end of her life, her body will merge into the dense forest, her claws and teeth will turn into ironwood, her markings will transform into an endless labyrinth, and her blazing eyes will be divided into the bright moon in the sky and the moon in the water."

"Everything above and below ground is in a cycle. Memories and elements constantly surge in the earth's veins. The rotten sunset fruit will return to the dust, and the trees that grow from the soil will one day bear glistening fruit."