novelbin Chapter 265 - 264 You were silent for a moment just now
Chapter 265 - 264 You were silent for a moment just now
"You were silent for a moment just now, weren’t you? Why were you silent for so long? Are you feeling guilty?"
"...No."
Alright, it was too suspicious. This guy wouldn’t be using the fact that souls don’t sweat to prevent her from seeing through his facade by closing his eyes, would he?
This guy usually seemed quite gentle, but it turns out he’s also someone who likes to play mind games.
Forget it, what he said wasn’t without reason. Going to the Raiden Shogun would make it easier to gather clues, and she could also ask about the current situation of the Shogunate.
But she was still annoyed; she felt a bit like she had been tricked. This person... she had to teach him a good lesson.
How should she teach him a lesson? Durandal naturally couldn’t directly DMG Makoto’s soul; that would be too cruel, and she wasn’t that kind of person.
She waited until bedtime, and Shenhe arrived at Durandal’s room as scheduled. Makoto was preparing to temporarily run outside and hide, at least not to be a live spectator like before.
But this time, Durandal confined him before he could move, making him unable to act.
"Durandal, what have you done?"
"Confined your soul. This is a small punishment for you. Don’t think I don’t know what you’re thinking. I certainly won’t directly DMG you, but I also know how to make you uncomfortable."
Durandal clearly remembered Makoto’s behavior that night. Since he couldn’t stand that kind of thing, she would let him experience it again.
"This is really... bullying."
Makoto quickly gave up resisting. How could this person always come up with strange ways to punish others?
Could it be that because she didn’t want to cause DMG, she usually thought about how to punish others without causing pain?
Durandal would not answer Makoto’s confusion, and Makoto’s thoughts quickly became unable to proceed due to the scene before him.
Seriously... what exactly were they trying to do?!
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The next day, Durandal arrived at the Tenshukaku early through her abilities, appearing in the Raiden Shogun’s office.
At this time, the Raiden Shogun was sitting upright at her desk, eyes closed, completely still, as if asleep.
Did she usually need to hibernate? She wondered if saying "Sleeping is not conducive to eternity" to her would make her give up sleeping.
Durandal walked in and observed, Raiden Shogun still showed no sign of movement, probably really resting.
She raised her hand, wanting to wake her, but her peripheral vision caught the reports on the desk, drawing Durandal’s attention.
She hadn’t forgotten the purpose of her visit: the messed-up affairs currently happening in Inazuma, which she wanted to know about, and also how Raiden Shogun had dealt with the Tenryou Commission and the Shuumatsuban, which also piqued her curiosity.
Hmm~ These were all very formal official documents. After reading a few, they were only about minor matters, nothing about the resistance of Watatsumi Island, nor the issues of Tatarasuna. They were almost all trivial matters within Inazuma City.
What’s going on?
Durandal frowned, realizing something was wrong. What were those people doing who submitted official documents to Raiden Shogun? Why weren’t the important messages shown to Raiden Shogun? Instead, these matters they could handle privately were placed here?
It seemed that even with Kujou Takayuki arrested, there were still people who wanted to deceive Raiden Shogun as before, giving her the illusion that nothing was wrong in Inazuma.
What about the Shuumatsuban? The Shuumatsuban certainly wouldn’t stand by and watch this happen. Where did their documents go? Why weren’t they seen among these official documents?
Durandal searched almost everywhere but found no official documents with the Shuumatsuban’s emblem. Could it be that the Shuumatsuban’s documents were stopped before they were even submitted? Those people really dared.
...Hmm?
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