Chapter Forty-Two

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        The next day, I found myself walking along the path leading up to the Grand Narukami Shrine by myself. Ayato and Ayaka were very charitable hosts, allowing me to stay the night at the Kamisato estate in a guest room. This morning after breakfast, Ayaka offered to come with me to the shrine, but I told her I would be okay making the trip up on my own. Ayato would glance over at me with a knowing gaze from across the table and I found it really hard to not meet his stare while in the presence of both Ayaka and Thoma.

After I declined Ayaka's offer, Thoma offered to come as well, but Ayato apparently told him he was needed at the Komore Teahouse and so he wouldn't be able to come along with me. Which, still, wasn't a problem. Not only do I still remember the path up, but I also would like to have a chat with a certain Guuji about revealing my secret to Ayato. I need to find out just why she thought it was okay to reveal such sensitive information with the Kamisato Head. As I walked along the path, I couldn't help but be silent, keeping my thoughts to myself. Last night I had a dream.

A prophetic one.

The last one I had was before Lumine and I even left for Inazuma and certainly didn't seem too important as it seemingly took place in the desert of Sumeru. No, this dream was far more important at the moment. One that left me feeling conflicted.

A dream that foretold the death of one of our enemies...

        I stood off to the side inside the throne room of the Tenshukaku

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        I stood off to the side inside the throne room of the Tenshukaku. It felt like I couldn't breathe after what I'd just witnessed. By sheer luck, Lumine had managed to win against La Signora on her own after she challenged the Harbinger for a duel before the throne. When Lumine challenged Signora, I was ready to step in and help. However, the Puppet threatened me and I was forced to stand by and watch with a bated breath. And as I had previously stated, Lumine managed to win the battle... however... that left La Signora as the loser of the battle.

The loser of the battle would face the Raiden Shogun's Musou no Hitotachi...

There was nothing left of her- of Signora.

I raced over to Lumine's side, ready to protect her if the Puppet turned back on its word. The Puppet's expressionless glare sent shivers down my spine.

"You are the enemy of eternity..." She begins, narrowing her gaze at Lumine. She sheathes her weapon. "But as the victor, I acknowledge your honor. Therefore... I shall allow you to leave Tenshukaku alive." She claims. I wasn't going to let any of us stick around to find out what would happen if we stayed there any longer. All three of us were in complete shock as we turned to leave. After all, this wasn't how we expected this to play out after everything we've gone through to get here. I'm glad that Lumine was able to win against Signora. If she'd faltered even once, that could have been Lumine the Puppet had to slay. It was silent as we walked out of the Tenshukaku.

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