Genshin Impact: I am best at sacrifice, don't cry

"The general has already issued an order to ban all real sword competitions except for duels in front of the emperor. Why did you kill them?"

The man who blocked Nan Dou's attack frowned and questioned Nan Dou.

Nan Dou was not angry, and the corners of his mouth curled up slightly: "This is not a competition, but an assassination of a weak strength."

Nandou slowly withstood the force and sheathed the katana, and the man also sheathed his weapon upon seeing this.

"Long time no see, Manye. You've changed a lot in the past few years since I left."

Nan Dou didn't even look at the people lying on the ground, and greeted Wan Ye with a smile.

Compared to a few years ago, Wan Ye's temperament is even lighter and more ethereal. When he closes his eyes, he is like a gust of wind.

"You too, Nandou, have become a little strange to me."

Nan Dou touched his head and replied innocently: "I am just doing things for the general. Where the general's will is, my sword will point to it!"

"This is unlike you. You used to be someone who didn't want to be bound, even if it was... God's will."

"What changed you, fame? Fortune?"

"No, you don't care about that stuff."

Wan Ye's eyes were full of helplessness, as if he was unwilling to see his old friend fall.

"Oh my, that's too much of an exaggeration. I still act on impulse."

"Look, you have such a big God's Eye hanging on your body, but I have no intention of doing anything to you."

Nan Dou spread his hands, as if to emphasize his innocence.

The reason he came out this time was to get information about Wan Ye's whereabouts and to see a friend he hadn't seen for a long time.

Wanye knew that Nandou's mind would not be easily changed, so he simply pointed at the four people on the ground and said, "Let them go. I have seen these people before. They are all generous people. They attacked you today because they could not accept what the shogunate army did."

Nan Dou's eyes narrowed, and his voice became much colder: "What a coincidence, I also know these four people. They just accepted the imperial edict of the Coral Palace not long ago, and are now working for them."

"If I let them go, my intelligence will be leaked, and then there will be an endless stream of assassins coming, and I will be in a lot of trouble."

After these words were spoken, even Wan Ye didn't know what to say. He had only briefly traveled with the four of them, and it was hard to say that they had a deep friendship.

But Nandou's expression suddenly changed, and he said with a smile: "If it's Wanye, I can give you this face."

"To me, no matter how many weaklings come to me, they are just seeking death."

Wan Ye looked at Nan Dou with a complicated look, and together with his friends, he helped the four people who fell to the ground and thanked them, "Thank you."

"Goodbye, I think it won't be too long before we meet again..."

After leaving an intriguing remark, Nan Dou turned and disappeared into the forest.

The natural wind brought a sense of uneasiness to Manye, and he vaguely felt that what Nandou said would come true soon.

……

Inside Inazuma Castle, Kinan Ryokan.

"Master Nandou, all the dishes you requested are here. Please enjoy your meal."

Anna Kinan respectfully brought the hot meal to Nan Dou. Even though she had known each other since childhood, she still couldn't adapt to the change in status.

Nan Dou didn't care. Soon, an ordinary middle-aged man sat next to him.

"Sir, the food on your table looks delicious."

"Want some?"

"Really? Thank you very much!"

Nam Doo handed the man a piece of grilled mushroom pizza.

"..."

At night, in Kamisato's house, in Kamisato Ayaka's boudoir.

"Is there something urgent that you came here suddenly today?"

"Nandou-kun."

Kamisato Ayaka, dressed in casual clothes, walked out from behind the screen in the room, followed by the yellow-haired butler Thomas.

"In order to complete the interim goal of one hundred God's Eyes, the shogunate army has become increasingly reckless recently, which has caused dissatisfaction among the people."

"The Coral Palace rebels have also absorbed more talents under this situation. In particular, some people reported that during the recent battle with the Coral Palace, they felt that the enemy's strength had suddenly become much stronger. I'm afraid that other forces are secretly interfering."

"I have a feeling that in a situation like this that could be ignited at any time, someone will step forward and act as the match."

As soon as Nandou said this, Kamisato Ayaka reacted instantly: "Are you talking about the [Duel in front of the Emperor]?"

"But there is not much point in doing this. Let's not talk about whether it will succeed or not. Even if it succeeds, the general will not agree to revoke the [Eye Hunting Order]."

"And once they fail, it will be difficult for the people who have witnessed the general's power to rebel again."

Kamisato Ayaka and even the Kamisato family do not support the rebellion. All they want to do is let the general see the people's wishes today and change his mind.

But now the Kujo family is in power, and the shogunate army is the main force in enforcing the Eye Hunting Order. Every time their shrine magistrate submits a proposal to abolish the Eye Hunting Order to the castle tower, it will be invalidated due to the veto of both the Tenryo Bugyo and the Kanjo Bugyo.

The Kamisato family has fallen into a state of decline due to past events, and their weight in the eyes of the shogun is much less than before.

Only when the Inazuma family is in chaos enough, so chaotic that the Kujo family can't take care of themselves, will they have a chance to do something.

"Don't worry, I will muddy the waters and give you a chance to find the flaws of the Kujo family."

"I also want to see the General's [Thoughtless Sword].

Nan Dou said this with great ease, as if a blow from the god was nothing remarkable.

"What... do you want to do?"

Kamisato Ayaka's heart trembled, and she was somewhat shocked by the boldness of the man in front of her.

"No, no, no, don't get the wrong idea. I just want to apply to the general to be the executor of the duel in front of the emperor."

Kamisato Ayaka looked at Nandou suspiciously. Was it really as he said?

"Actually, you don't have to do that."

"We have begun to contact an adventurer who is famous in both countries. Through him, the current situation may be able to turn around."

Kamisato Ayaka shook her head and did not agree with Nandou's idea.

However, Nandou, who was familiar with the plot, just shook his head slightly and said to Kamisato Ayaka: "Ayaka, don't be so naive. The general actually knows all about the little tricks of Tenryo Bugyo and Kanjo Bugyo colluding with the Fatui."

"In Inazuma, nothing can be hidden from the general. That's why he is willing to follow the advice of the two families and issue the decrees of [closing the country] and [eye hunting].

"It is simply because it is consistent with His [eternal] goal."

"Because... this is the meaning of the general's existence!"