“Not bad.”
Lin Mo said plainly, “You won the Archon War in the Inazuma region. The Abyssal Invasion five hundred years ago was also defended by the Naginata in your hand.”
“If you hadn't done any shady things in the past five hundred years, you would at best be considered an Archon with mediocre governance but competent martial skills.”
“Your biggest mistake in governance was allowing the Vision Hunt Decree to be implemented.”
“Humans are inherently ordinary. In their short and fleeting lives, their wishes are the most important thing in their lives. Even gods have no right to deprive humans of their wishes.”
“For those on Teyvat who possess a Vision, the Vision represents their strongest desire. This is why they can receive the attention of the gods.”
“Humans are inherently ordinary. In their short and fleeting lives, their wishes are the most important thing in their lives. Even gods have no right to deprive humans of their wishes.”
Gods love mankind.
But if a god, clinging to their pursuit of a particular ideology, deprives their people of their strongest desires…
Isn't that going against the natural order of the heavens?
“Lin Mo, you are right.”
Raiden Shogun said sincerely, “When the Traveler used the people's wishes to defeat me, I realized then that it was a mistake. That's why I later repealed the Sakoku Decree and the Vision Hunt Decree.”
“My previous understanding of eternal principles was too superficial. Time does not stand still. Like the great river of history rolling forward, it never stops for a moment.”
“Compared to being unchanging, constantly changing is another form of eternity. Progress will undoubtedly lead to loss, but with loss comes new encounters.”
...
Paimon: “So in this regard, the Heavenly Principles is on the same page as us.”
Yae Miko: “The Vision Hunt Decree was a policy that should never have been implemented. The Vision Hunt Decree and the Sakoku Decree would not bring about eternity; instead, they would only ignite the wrath of the people.”
Kamisato Ayato: “Unfortunately, it wasn't our Tenryou Commission in charge of governance, otherwise the Vision Hunt Decree, spearheaded by the Fatui, would never have been implemented.”
Tighnari: “The Fatui again. Why are these people causing trouble everywhere?”
Kamisato Ayato: “Well, isn't the Fatui just a group that's disliked by everyone?”
Paimon: “Exactly! No matter which country the Traveler and I go to, we always run into the Fatui stirring up trouble!”
The Harbinger, Arlecchino: “I'm not causing trouble. On the contrary, I'm actively assisting in dealing with Fontaine's prophecy, am I not?”
Navarette: “It's just that you do things more discreetly. A murky vat of water, no matter how clear its surface, will always have sediment at the bottom that sunlight cannot reach.”
The Harbinger, Arlecchino: “What I handle are matters that your Fontaine laws cannot handle: the wealthy and noble. Those who are outwardly glamorous, but act unjustly. Since your Special Investigation Unit and the Court of Shadows have no evidence against them, I, as the one wearing black gloves, have taken care of them for you. Doesn't that contribute to the social order and stability of your Fontaine?”
Charlotte: “You think we don't want to bring them to justice? Nobody is reporting them, and there's no useful evidence, so we have no way to start.”
The Harbinger, Arlecchino: “That's why someone like me, who wears black gloves, is needed.”
Charlotte: “You're being disingenuous! No matter how good it sounds, you're still violating Fontaine law.”
The Harbinger, Arlecchino: “Say whatever you want. I'm not interested in debating these meaningless things with you.”
......
On the giant screen.
Lin Mo said, “It's commendable that you can acknowledge your mistakes and make amends, but the harm caused to the Inazuman people who were deprived of their wishes because of the Vision Hunt Decree and the Sakoku Decree is real.”
“Do you have anything to say to the Inazuman people who were deprived of their 'wishes' by the Vision Hunt Decree that you allowed to be implemented?”
Compared to Nahida who had committed a wrong but was unaware of it.
Raiden Shogun was undoubtedly better.
At least she wasn't stubborn. After realizing that the Vision Hunt Decree was a wrong policy, she immediately repealed it.
However, the harm inflicted by the Vision Hunt Decree on those Inazuman citizens who had their Visions confiscated was real.
Hearing.
Raiden Shogun was startled, then immediately understood Lin Mo's meaning.
Immediately, the scene on the giant screen in the sky switched from the Sky Island, the Divine Palace, to Tenshukaku.
Raiden Shogun and Yae Miko, standing side by side on the top floor of Tenshukaku, appeared in everyone's sight.
Raiden Shogun took a moment to collect herself and organize her thoughts.
Then, Raiden Shogun covered her chest with one hand, her eyes firm and sincere, said, “I, Raiden Shogun, the Electro Archon of the Inazuma Shogunate, stand here today, before the whole of Teyvat, to formally apologize to the Inazuman people who were deprived of their 'wishes' three years ago because of the Vision Hunt Decree.”
“My childish ideas at the time, and my shallow understanding of 'eternity,' caused harm to the people of Inazuma. As an Archon, this is a mistake I should not have made.”
After saying that.
Raiden Shogun bowed deeply.
In an instant.
All of Inazuma City, as well as those Inazuman people who were either in Inazuma or overseas.
Felt a sense of shock, but at the same time, they felt an inexplicable excitement.
“The Shogun actually apologized to us…”
“Unbelievable… But the Shogun was able to realize her mistake and change. No matter how you look at it, she's better than the little Dendro Archon of Sumeru.”
“Yeah, the scariest thing about an Archon is when they refuse to admit they're wrong, and insist that they are right, then they're hopeless!”
“Although, an Archon apologizing to their people, this must be the first time in the history of Teyvat…”
“How do you say it? We're witnessing history.”
“Hey, no matter what, the Shogun is our Archon. Although the Vision Hunt Decree and the Sakoku Decree caused a lot of resentment among the people, we can't negate the Shogun's contributions to Inazuma just because of these mistakes.”
“Yeah, besides, the Shogun knows she was wrong, and she's changing, that's good.”
“........”