Qiu Bai looked at Kamisato Ayaka before him and asked with a smile.
"That's right, it is indeed the current Divine Priestess."
"There, she is also referred to as the strategist."
Kamisato Ayaka looked at Qiu Bai before her and nodded with a smile.
"Watatsumi?"
"I've never heard of that place before."
Paimon spread her small hands, speaking somewhat puzzled.
"I wonder if the resistance army led by them..."
"Might have ulterior motives?"
Kamisato Ayaka rubbed her chin, murmuring.
"Then Ayaka, what should we do now?"
Lumine knelt sitting on the ground, looking at Ayaka and asking with confusion.
"So up until now..."
"All we can do is find ways to reduce the losses from the Vision Hunt Decree."
Kamisato Ayaka looked at the three people before her and began to explain.
"For instance, hiding Vision bearers."
"Or creating fake Visions for emergencies."
Kamisato Ayaka looked at the three people before her and continued.
"Visions can be faked?!"
Paimon looked at Kamisato Ayaka before her and exclaimed in surprise.
"This is not a particularly difficult matter."
"Paimon, do you remember that bard Vision?"
Qiu Bai looked at Paimon flying in the air and explained with a smile.
"I remember now."
"That drunkard did indeed mention it."
Paimon turned around, crossing her arms over her chest, speaking somewhat disdainfully.
"Don't underestimate the craftsmanship of those artisans in Hanamizaka."
"They can create Vision replicas that are difficult to distinguish with the naked eye."
Kamisato Ayaka looked at the three people before her and said with a smile.
"But the problem now is..."
"Master Masakatsu, who has been helping us forge fake Visions, was arrested by the Tenryou Commission people a few days ago."
Kamisato Ayaka looked at the three people before her, sighed, and said with furrowed brows.
"So he was discovered after all!"
Paimon looked at Ayaka, who was frowning, and exclaimed with surprise.
"Yes, we also knew this wasn't a long-term solution."
"Exposure was inevitable but we absolutely cannot abandon Master Masakatsu."
Kamisato Ayaka stood up, one hand touching her chest, looking at the three people as she spoke.
"He saved many people."
"So we must rescue him."
Lumine looked up at Ayaka, speaking with furrowed brows.
"I think so too, but regarding the prison break..."
"Given Thoma and my status within the Yashiro Commission, if exposed, it would implicate the entire Kamisato Clan, and future actions would likely lack protection."
Kamisato Ayaka looked at Lumine, explaining helplessly.
"So you're throwing this matter to us?"
Lumine looked at Kamisato Ayaka, speaking somewhat strangely.
"No, of course we wouldn't just toss this matter completely onto you and Mr. Qiu Bai."
Kamisato Ayaka looked at Lumine and quickly explained.
"When you're ready, go to Hanamizaka."
"There's a fireworks shop called Naganohara; you'll find someone there who can help you."
Ayaka looked at the three people before her and said with a smile.
"Ayaka."
"Who is this person who will help us?"
Paimon looked at the mysterious Ayaka before her and asked curiously.
"Hmm... anyway, very recognizable."
"You'll know when you get there, hehe."
Kamisato Ayaka looked at little Paimon and explained with a smile.
"Let's go."
"Let's visit the Naganohara Fireworks Shop."
Qiu Bai looked at Lumine and Paimon, saying with a smile.
"Teyvat number one arms dealer."
"Naganohara Yoimiya."
Qiu Bai rubbed his chin, thinking somewhat amusingly.
Then Qiu Bai slowly walked out of the Komore Teahouse.
"Yes, let's go."
"Let's check out that fireworks shop."
Paimon nodded with a smile at Lumine beside her. Then she and Lumine followed Qiu Bai out.
"Oh, finished chatting?"
"Reporting that everything is normal here! Haha."
Thoma looked at the three people walking out and greeted them with a smile.
"Thoma."
"In which direction is the Naganohara Fireworks Shop?"
Qiu Bai looked at the joking Thoma before him and asked with a smile.
"Hmm... the fireworks shop."
"It's in that direction, Mr. Qiu Bai."
Thoma thought for a moment upon hearing this, then pointed in a direction and said with a smile.
Qiu Bai nodded upon hearing this and walked in the direction Thoma had pointed.
"We're going now, Thoma."
Lumine and Paimon looked at Thoma before them, nodded with a smile.
Then they followed Qiu Bai toward the Naganohara Fireworks Shop.
"We've arrived."
"But up ahead, it seems like something is happening."
After walking for a while, Qiu Bai stopped Lumine and Paimon.
"Something happening? What's going on?"
Paimon waved her hand in confusion upon hearing this, then flew to the top of Qiu Bai head to look ahead.
They could vaguely see a squad of Tenryou Commission samurai surrounding a young man.
The leading samurai had a tachi hanging at his waist, wore a hat, and had a robust build.
"Just hand it over obediently."
"Don't make me use force."
The leading samurai, with his arms crossed over his chest looked at the young man before him and said seriously.
"If you think you can use elemental power to resist the Vision Hunt Decree..."
"You'd better clear your head a bit."
The samurai looked at the young man before him and slowly reminded him.
"You know what happened to people who tried this before... none had good outcomes."
"Hmph... just asking for trouble."
The samurai looked at the frightened young man before him and said somewhat mockingly.
"Please let me off this once. I just received this Vision not long ago."
"I swear I won't use it, okay?"
The young man seemed to be frightened by the leading samurai and hurriedly put his palms together above his head, pleading.
"We've actually come across a Vision confiscation scene."
"We can't just stand by and watch, can we?"
Paimon, seeing this scene, put her hands on her hips and said angrily.
"Let's go!"
Lumine also took up a stance and was about to rush forward but was stopped by Qiu Bai.
"That Vision."
"It's fake."
Qiu Bai looked at Lumine and Paimon, smiling as he explained.
"Fake?"
"What Qiu Bai says should be reliable..."
Paimon looked at the Vision in the young man hand and muttered in confusion.
No matter how she looked at it, the Vision didn't seem fake.
"Hey~ wait, wait..."
A girl's voice came from behind a box not far away.
"Hm? There's someone over there calling us."
Paimon pointed in that direction, quickly telling Lumine and Qiu Bai beside her.
"Over here, over here!"
"Come over, come over!"
The girl behind the box carefully called out to the three of them.
"Let's go see."
Qiu Bai looked behind the box, smiled, and walked over.
Lumine and Paimon glanced at the samurai confiscating the Vision, hesitated for a moment, and then caught up with Qiu Bai.
"Shh..."
"Just watch the show."
The girl before them looked at Qiu Bai and said with a smile.
"Isn't this Yoimiya?"
Qiu Bai examined the girl before him, murmuring with a smile internally.
The girl before them had yellow hair, secured with a hair tie.
Following her hair down was a large spherical ornament. She wore an orange-red outfit.
The clothes were printed with white firework patterns, and on her back was a large red rope tied into a butterfly knot. Her chest was wrapped in white bandages, and her slender thighs were also wrapped in bandages.
A Pyro Vision hung at her waist as she looked at the three people before her with a smile.
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