My Next Life in Teyvat: I Just Wanted Friends, Not Every Girl's Love!-Chapter 217 - 216: Things Still Developed in the Original Direction

At night, Durandal sat by the window of the inn, quietly observing the scenery outside.

Her room had a good location; she could see the sea from there and occasionally hear the sound of waves crashing on the beach. Everything seemed so peaceful.

The inn style in Inazuma was quite different from those in Mondstadt and Liyue. They directly laid out futons on the floor for sleeping, and the floor was soft—an interesting setup.

These novelties were quickly left behind as she reflected on the discoveries of the day.

"The problems in this nation are truly more than just a few."

The sakoku decree, the administrative organizations, and so many issues. Durandal could even clearly sense a very dangerous curse lingering in a certain area.

Specifically, in the area covered in cherry blossoms, and also some distance from Ritou, she could clearly feel a very terrifying "poison" permeating those regions.

Especially in the area covered in cherry blossoms, the "poison" there was the most concentrated, like a powder keg, on the verge of exploding.

Even if she influenced the head of the Tenryou Commission to try and change Inazuma’s current situation where he could, it would probably all be in vain because of this.

"What exactly is the God of this nation doing?"

According to the information obtained from the Children, the Raiden Shogun of this nation was different from Venti and Zhongli. She was the supreme ruler of this country, and other administrative bodies should only execute orders with her consent.

Yet, under such a system, this nation had become what it was today. Why was this? Was it to pursue her so-called eternity?

Was eternity turning her nation into this half-rotten state? Or was she simply bad at governing, which is why it turned out this way?

ε=(’ο｀*))) Alas~ It seems impossible to hope that every god is like Zhongli. Although Zhongli cannot be called perfect, Liyue, under his governance, has at least become increasingly excellent. Why is it different in Inazuma?

Regardless, she wouldn’t intervene too much; as long as Hiiragi Shinsuke managed the corruption situation to prevent the common people from starving, she had no objections.

As for the problems this country had to face, that was something for the people of this country to consider, and it had nothing to do with her.

However, she had a premonition that the process of meeting the Raiden Shogun this time would probably not be as pleasant as expected.

The next day, Durandal opened her eyes and, seeing the people on both sides of her, let out a long sigh.

Yesterday, she had clearly booked three rooms, but two of them were left empty. Didn’t that count as wasting money on two rooms?

She didn’t see Paimon, who was probably left alone in the room by Lumine, which meant one less wasted expense. Was that a good thing?

Breaking free from their grasp, Durandal touched her lips. Lumine was highly unlikely, so it could only be Shenhe.

This fellow... was she getting more and more presumptuous lately? Should she have a private talk with him later and tell him not to do strange things while she was asleep?

After a slight detour, Durandal finally woke the two of them up. After a quick tidying, the four left the inn and headed towards their destination—the Tenryou Commission.

The guards stationed at the entrance, seeing people approach, habitually intended to block them. However, upon seeing Durandal among the group, they immediately stepped aside, gesturing for them to enter and indicating that they could enter however they pleased.

Lumine and Paimon were a bit confused by the guards’ attitude. They should have stopped suspicious individuals like them, so why did they move aside so readily?

Could it be... could he be their fan? Did he recognize their identities and let them in so willingly?

Recalling Thoma’s words about their great fame in Inazuma, Paimon couldn’t stop smiling, even wiggling as she flew.

"Welcome, everyone. I am Hiiragi Shinsuke, the head of the Shuushin Family of the Tenryou Commission. It’s an honor to meet you."

The group quickly met Hiiragi Shinsuke. Paimon, who had initially worried that arriving so early might disturb his rest, saw how energetic he was and, relieved, couldn’t help but ask, 𝕗𝕣𝐞𝐞𝘄𝐞𝚋𝚗𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹.𝚌𝕠𝚖

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