"Su Yuan, is your body still holding up? Any abnormalities?" Raiden Ei asked Su Yuan.
"I'm fine. Both my mental and physical condition feel great!"
Su Yuan responded as such—not out of politeness or to put on a brave face, but because he truly felt that way...
Having his body controlled by Raiden Ei, Su Yuan actually felt that his body was being trained and had seemingly become even stronger...
"In that case, there shouldn't be any problem for us to face Dottore..."
"My willpower is not something that can be easily pushed to its limits..."
"Controlling your body, Su Yuan, isn't actually much of a burden for me. Trying to push my willpower to its limit and make it collapse isn't going to be that easy."
However, what happened next took both Su Yuan and Raiden Ei by surprise...
They saw Dottore wave his hand toward Kitsune Saiguu and Raiden Makoto, gesturing for them to come over to his side...
"As expected, for those resurrected by Dottore's hand, he must have left behind some kind of means to freely control them..."
Su Yuan muttered thoughtfully.
"But why did Dottore summon Kitsune Saiguu and Raiden Makoto to his side? What is he planning?"
"Yes, I'm wondering the same... I initially thought Dottore would manipulate them to attack us, but that doesn't seem to be the case..." Raiden Ei said, also puzzled.
"Beelzebul, tell me—what defines a person? Who someone truly is—should that be determined by the body, or by the soul?"
Dottore slowly began to speak:
"Which came first—the body, or the soul?"
"Does the soul define the body, or does the body define the soul? Or perhaps… are the two actually one and the same?"
At this moment, Kitsune Saiguu and Raiden Makoto had already arrived in front of Dottore.
He gently caressed their faces and continued:
"Using the remnants of their bodily tissue, I successfully extracted their cells and cloned their bodies..."
"From a biological standpoint, their current bodies are not fundamentally different from their previous ones—in fact, they could even be considered the exact same bodies..."
"And as for their memories—they were extracted from the Ley Lines. Their original memories are their souls..."
"With both the conditions of body and soul fulfilled, wouldn't that make them fully resurrected?"
"Oh, right. There was a slight mishap during the extraction of Kitsune Saiguu's memories, which is why she's in her current state..."
Dottore looked in the direction of Hanachirusato and said, "Kitsune Saiguu's memories had already begun to independently coalesce into corruption, which is why I couldn't find any trace of them within the Ley Lines..."
"As long as she is killed, those memories will return to Kitsune Saiguu's body, and she will return to her normal self..."
"Beelzebul, there's really no need for us to be enemies. I never intended to oppose you."
"Anyway, I'm about to leave Inazuma soon. Before I go, I can help you resurrect all your departed friends using this same method."
"I promise I won't interfere with their actions anymore. I'll let them live freely and happily with you..."
"Also, I can assist you in placing restrictions on the Shogun puppet, ensuring that she will never betray you..."
"As long as you leave Su Yuan's body right now, all of this can easily become reality."
"Dottore, give it up. I will never believe anything you say again..."
Raiden Ei responded, using Su Yuan's body.
"Very well. Since you refuse to leave Su Yuan's body willingly, I'll just have to use another method..."
In the next instant, Dottore suddenly swung his hand and directly severed Raiden Makoto's hand at the wrist!
A pained expression appeared on Raiden Makoto's face, and Su Yuan could clearly feel a sudden surge of emotion from Raiden Ei within him...
"Beelzebul, since you think they're fakes, then fine—let's call them fakes..."
"In that case, I'll dissect them right in front of you, piece by piece, tormenting them bit by bit. You wouldn't feel a thing, right?"
"Besides, they're experimental creations I made myself. How I deal with them is entirely my own business..."
"Anyway, my Eerie Power shield will last for a while longer. That's more than enough time for me to do a lot to them..."
"Beelzebul, just stand there and watch."
Su Yuan instantly understood—so this was Dottore's true intention...
He wanted to use these acts to provoke Raiden Ei's mental will...
Although Raiden Ei clearly understood that those people were not the real Raiden Makoto or Kitsune Saiguu, they still shared the same appearance, the same aura...
Rationality told her not to get involved—but emotionally, it was hard to stay detached...
The emotional fluctuation Raiden Ei just experienced proved that Dottore's method was indeed effective...
"Traveler, let's go."
At that moment, the Wanderer suddenly spoke to Aether.
"Go? Go where? Raiden Ei and Su Yuan are still in danger! And we still don't even know what's going on with Kazuha—how can we just walk away like this?" Aether replied.
"Traveler, this isn't up to you."
As the Wanderer spoke, he took out some kind of device from his pocket and activated it toward Aether.
Aether immediately felt drowsy, the whole world spinning around him, and then collapsed to the ground, unconscious…
"Though Dottore isn't exactly a good person, his insight and inventions really are impressive…"
The Wanderer spoke slowly: "This soundwave device that induces instant sleep is quite convenient!"
"Wanderer, what are you trying to do?!"
Paimon shouted anxiously, flying in front of Aether to protect him.
"What a noisy little thing. You go to sleep too!"
As he said that, the Wanderer aimed the device at Paimon as well.
She couldn't dodge in time and also fell to the ground, fast asleep…
After that, the Wanderer slung Aether onto his back, summoned the power of Anemo, and prepared to leave the area…
Just before leaving, the Wanderer said to Su Yuan:
"Su Yuan, Beelzebul… you're clearly in control of the situation for now—so why insist on going head-to-head with Dottore here?"
"You could simply take advantage of your speed and leave this place altogether, couldn't you?"
Su Yuan was momentarily stunned—what the Wanderer said… kind of made sense.
He glanced at Kazuha, who lay motionless on the ground, still unsure of his condition…
Dottore's target was himself—so maybe he should take advantage of the speed Raiden Ei granted him while controlling his body, and leave now… before Dottore could carry out his plan?
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