What does this fox spirit mean by asking this?
A loud alarm bell rang in Ye's mind.
Is this woman aware that she can't actually kill me with her own strength, so she wants to report me to the Raiden Shogun and have her kill me instead?
How vicious! Too vicious!
How cruel! Too cruel!
The hearts of women are truly the most poisonous! You're really toxic!!
Can Ye let her succeed? Obviously not.
So, Ye calmly denied it: "I've never met the Raiden Shogun, how could I dream of her?"
Yae Miko frowned: "Are you serious?"
"If I had really met the Raiden Shogun, I would have been cut down by her already."
"...Then how about I take you to see her?" Yae Miko relaxed her brows and smiled: "When hunting for the 100th Vision, the Raiden Shogun will hold a 'Vision Hunt Ceremony.' You can see her then."
"Why would I want to see her?"
"To dream of her, of course." Yae Miko whispered seductively in Ye's ear: "Don't you want to dream of the Raiden Shogun? She's a beauty no less than me."
You even praise yourself while complimenting others? Typical of you.
Ye complained in his heart but refused without hesitation: "How could someone with my meager abilities dream of a god? You're overthinking it. It's impossible."
"I don't believe you."
"It doesn't matter if you don't believe me. It's truly impossible."
"It's just a solo dream, not a shared one. How could it be impossible? I've dreamed of her before."
"But she's a god. I dare not offend her."
Pfft, of course, I know solo dreams are fine. I even dreamed of her a few days ago... but that's because I've had shared dreams with her before.
Go watch the "Vision Hunt Ceremony"?
If she accidentally sees my face, she'll definitely abandon Thoma and come straight for me!
Can I let Thoma suffer the pain of being cuckolded? Can I?
Obviously, that's not something I can do.
Let Thoma enjoy this "blessing" himself.
After all, if the Raiden Shogun really comes straight for me... whether I can escape or not, even if I do, I'll be hunted to the ends of the earth!
"You really won't go?"
"Really won't go."
"Fine, then I'll tell Ayaka the truth about her dreams."
This woman is threatening me!?
How hateful! Am I the kind of person who succumbs to threats?
I am!
So Ye reluctantly said: "Actually, there's no need to rush. The Traveler has already arrived in Inazuma. The winds of change are blowing in Inazuma, and only she can show the Raiden Shogun the wishes of the people. Without seeing these wishes, even if you meet the Raiden Shogun, you won't be able to convince her."
"...You really do know about Ei's current situation."
Yae Miko narrowed her eyes, but she wasn't too surprised. After all, he's the Supreme Bishop. Knowing such things is hardly surprising. In fact, his earlier behavior was more out of character.
Rather, whether he's fallen into her scheme or she's fallen into his, Yae Miko can't quite tell.
But... it doesn't matter.
From the beginning, Yae Miko never thought she could out-scheme this man. But sometimes, to achieve something, you don't necessarily need to out-scheme someone, right?
As long as she can achieve her goal within his scheme, that's enough.
As for his schemes... no matter what his schemes or goals are, with Ei and Sen'emon around, Yae Miko doesn't need to worry about the worst outcome.
As for other possible losses... so be it. One must always make sacrifices, right?
And more importantly... even if it sounds laughable, Yae Miko intuitively believes in this man, believing that he must have his own bottom line.
I've even played with him in dreams, even let him play with the Raiden Shogun. How much worse can he do to this country?
Even if he's the Supreme Bishop, though his reputation isn't great in other countries, someone who has dedicated 500 years to Fontaine's development, someone who must feel the same about Fontaine as I do about Inazuma, Yae Miko is willing to believe in him once.
So, Yae Miko finally decided to reveal her trump card.
She whispered seductively in Ye's ear again, her breath like orchids: "Supreme Bishop, as long as you let me talk to Ei in a dream, you can have shared dreams with me in the future. And I'll fully cooperate with you."
Gulp~
Although this was a mental gulp, it expressed Ye's current state of mind.
This vixen is truly a fox spirit, too damn good at seducing men.
However, Yae Miko's seduction didn't end there.
"Perhaps... not just in dreams, but in reality, it's not entirely impossible~"
Hearing this, Ye's heart calmed down. This vixen is clearly trying to trick me. What does "not entirely impossible" mean? Can a mere possibility make me risk my life?
You're really underestimating me!
Want to freeload off me? No way.
"And... in shared dreams, I can even help you hold Ei, help you spread her legs~"
"Let's go! We'll watch the 'Vision Hunt Ceremony'!"
Ye stood up resolutely.
"Don't rush, the 100th Vision hasn't been hunted yet."
Yae Miko grabbed Ye's sleeve, smiling:
"Or is it that a god makes you so restless?"
"I'm just moved by you."
Ye didn't sit down but looked down at Yae Miko, speaking sincerely.
How can one not be moved by the spirit of selling out one's sister to save her from her cage?
Yae Miko immediately understood the meaning behind Ye's words, but her expression didn't change: "Good sisters should share blessings and hardships. I'm sure Ei wouldn't want to be the only one played with in dreams, right?"
"So you want to send me to her to be cut down?"
Ye finally decided to stop beating around the bush with Yae Miko and directly stated her true intention.
Yes, Yae Miko wants to send me to the Raiden Shogun to be cut down! This woman is truly vicious!!
What? You don't believe me?
Haha, it doesn't matter if you don't believe me.
Ye is 100% sure that Yae Miko didn't believe his earlier claim of never dreaming of the Raiden Shogun, but she didn't expose him. Instead, she tried every means to lure him to watch the ceremony for hunting the 100th Vision. Such behavior clearly shows she wants to harm him, to have the Raiden Shogun cut him down!
Understanding this, Ye naturally wanted to escape—but Yae Miko wouldn't let him.
"I'll help you. You said only the Traveler can defeat Ei. I understand your meaning, but don't you think you can do it too? The power of 100 Visions would be stronger on you than on the Traveler, right?"
What's left for the Traveler's plot then?
To be honest, Ye understood Yae Miko's intention from the start. After all, they've spent so much time together in dreams. As soon as Yae Miko raised her tail, Ye knew what she was up to—she just wants Ye to face Ei and use the power of 100 Visions to defeat her.
As for helping Ye spread Ei's legs, that's just her tricking him, treating him like a fool.
Is Ye the kind of man who loses his mind over lust?
Absolutely not!
So how could he fall for such a trick?
...If you were serious, I might risk it.
Risking my life to see Yae Miko holding the Raiden Shogun's legs isn't entirely out of the question, but you're just trying to trick me! You want to freeload off me!
Am I the kind of man who gets freeloaded off? Definitely not!
In this world, only I freeload off others. No woman has ever freeloaded off me!
In short, to explain the situation: as Ei's familiar, Yae Miko can use the power of wishes, and her strength is not weak. However, though not weak, she can't control such vast power, so she can only wait for someone capable of controlling it to appear.
Originally, her target could only be the Traveler.
But... that's not entirely reliable, right?
To be honest, letting the Traveler control the power of 100 Visions to fight Ei is a gamble. Whether they can win or not, Yae Miko surely isn't certain. She's just prepared—if it doesn't work this time, wait for the next, and if not then, wait again. After all, she has a long lifespan and plenty of time to wait.
But now it's different.
She has a better option.
Yes, it's Ye.
If Ye controls the power of 100 Visions, can he win?
Even without the power of Visions, Ye has a certain degree of chance against Ei. Though not high, with the power of 100 Visions, the chance increases to 90%.
The only possibility of losing is if Ei goes mad and uses her trump card, expending all the power she's accumulated over thousands of years, determined to kill Ye—that's why Ye doesn't want to agree to Yae Miko's request!
Given what Ye has done to Ei, who can guarantee she won't do something so crazy?
The power accumulated over thousands of years may not be enough to destroy the thrones of the Seven like Focalors' 500-year miracle, but it's definitely not something Ye can handle now.
Compared to that, stealing the protagonist's plot is secondary!
No, I absolutely can't take this job.
"Don't worry, the Traveler can definitely defeat Ei. You should believe in her. She's the protagonist of this world!"
"Don't worry, you can definitely defeat Ei too. I'll help you."
"How can you help me? What if she goes mad?"
"...Oh, so that's what you're worried about. Your worry is unnecessary. Ei won't use that kind of power against you."
"Based on what?"
Yae Miko squinted at Ye: "Do you think the Hydro Archon of Fontaine would use that power casually? It's reserved for emergencies."
As she spoke, Yae Miko pointed her right index finger upward—or rather, toward the sky.
"Power enough to shake the heavens can only be used against the heavens, and only for Inazuma. How could it be used against you? Unless you plan to do something worse to Inazuma than to Sumeru or Liyue?"
That makes sense!!
Ye had to admit, Yae Miko convinced him.
No matter how you look at it, Ei wouldn't go all out over such a small matter, right? She's not that selfish! On the contrary, the gods of this world are the most selfless!
Thinking this, Ye finally nodded solemnly and agreed.
"Alright, I'll go with you when the time comes."
Well, I was planning to go anyway, since I have a scene that day—how else can I gain the players' favor if I don't save Lumine?
So I'll just do Yae Miko a favor in passing.
That way, she won't be able to threaten me with shared dreams anymore, right?