The Lost People of Teyvat

Chapter 263 The man behind the scenes
"Are you sure these are the ones? Nothing is missing?"

"determine."

"Fortunately, there is still a chance to save it."

Kamisato Ayato breathed a sigh of relief. In this situation, there was no way his sister would lie to him or hide anything from him. She was kind-hearted and not stupid.

Then the situation is clear. Slightly different from what was previously expected, the Kamisato family does not have only a glimmer of hope. On the contrary, Lord Palace Administrator has fought for a smooth path of survival for the Kamisato family.

It's just that... Kamisato Ayato glanced at his sister and sighed, "Ayahua, from now on, you have to cut off all contact with Kaigi Island and stay at home to reflect on your mistakes. When the palace chief allows you to go out, you will be released from confinement. Do you understand?"

"...I understand, brother."

Kamisato Ayaka nodded, then opened her mouth, as if she wanted to ask something but didn't know how to start.

"If you have something to say, just say it. At least in front of your brother, you don't have to worry too much."

Kamisato Ayato finished speaking, pondered for a moment, turned to look at Thomas who had been kneeling in silence, and said, "Thomas, please go get some paper and pen... bring more, go ahead."

"...Yes, my lord."

Thomas bowed, stood up and left, and sighed inaudibly as he closed the door. It was right for him to help the young lady, but it was wrong for him not to tell the master of the house, especially something that was tantamount to rebellion.

It is reasonable for the head of the family to be somewhat distant from him now.

Thomas shook his head, not wanting to think about these sad things, whistled, and walked towards the warehouse where paper, ink, pens and inkstones were stored.

Kamisato Ayaka watched Thomas leave, then retracted her gaze and looked at Kamisato Ayano, pursed her lips and said, "Brother, it was me who asked Thomas to hide it from you. It was my fault."

"I guessed it." Kamisato Ayato's expression was calm.

"Then my brother..."

“But that doesn’t mean he’s right.”

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"Linghua, you have been in charge of many internal affairs over the years, representing the Kamisato family at various social events, and you have never made any mistakes in dealing with those noble ladies. It is not easy to support the image of the Kamisato family by your own efforts."

Kamisato Ayato looked at her sister with approval in her eyes, and then changed her tone: "But all this is based on one foundation - you are the eldest daughter of the Kamisato family."

There are many Kamisato families and Inazuma families, but if you choose the most noble ones, the Kamisato family must be among them. Although for some reasons, the Kamisato family suffered a great change in the generation of Kamisato brothers and sisters and their fathers, and their power weakened, and they were even held accountable by the general.

But as long as the Shogun does not remove Kamisato from his position as magistrate of the shrine and does not take back or deny the glory of the Kamisato family name, then everyone in Inazuma must acknowledge Kamisato's noble position.

Because this is the promise of the general and a gift from God.

"Linghua, you should understand that half of the reason you can be so comfortable in various social occasions is because your last name is [Shinri]. If you were just [Linghua], then at most you would be a powerful owner of the Eye of God. And during the Eye Hunting Order, what can the owner of the Eye of God do in the face of the power of the entire country?"

"Because your last name is Kamisato, you have never truly seen the darkness and injustice from the beginning to now. Therefore, you have an extremely precious pure heart, innocent and kind, and are the perfect egret princess."

Kamisato Ayato raised his hand to stop his sister from arguing: "Hear me out. Thomas is different. He drifted here from Mondstadt and stayed because of the kindness of the Kamisato family. His job is to deal with all kinds of people. He has witnessed the injustice of the world, but he still faces it positively. It's amazing."

"So, you may be unable to see the reality because of your momentary weakness and do some foolish good deeds, but Thomas will definitely not fail to see it, and he knows the consequences of this matter being exposed. So why did Thomas hide it from me?"

"I have never doubted Thomas's loyalty. He never betrayed the Kamisato family during their most difficult times, and he will certainly not betray them now." Kamisato Ayato sighed and looked into his sister's eyes: "He did it for you, to protect your pure heart from being damaged."

If Linghua was allowed to watch the tragedy happen, knowing clearly what she could do to prevent or delay it, but was confined by cold and realistic truths, then the pure and innocent Princess Bai Lu would be corroded by the filth of the world.

But who could have thought that the Shogun would suddenly smash the castle tower and disappear, and who could have thought that rumors would spread in an instant without even a chance to make amends? A series of sudden changes led to what is happening today.

But no matter what, the Kamisato family is guilty, and this is an indisputable fact.

"...I understand, brother."

Kamisato Ayaka lowered her head. Even though she felt that what her brother said was slightly wrong, it was better not to refute him at this moment - after all, she really did something wrong, and this was an indisputable fact.

"What did you just want to say?"

Kamisato Ayato took out a cup of milk tea from the space bag in her sleeve, took a sip to moisten her throat, and at the same time, took in enough sugar to supply her brain.

Kamisato Ayaka pursed her lips and said, "Brother, what way out did the palace chief give the Kamisato family?"

"I am guilty of this crime, so I will wait and see what happens next."

Kamisato Ayato put away the milk tea and lowered his eyes slightly: "From now on, before making achievements worthy of praise, the Kamisato family will no longer have the opportunity to make mistakes. If we are not careful, we will be doomed."

"..."

Kamisato Ayaka was stunned, her lips moved, full of apology and guilt: "I'm sorry, brother, I..."

"It doesn't matter. It's better than the Kujo family and the Hiiragi family." Kamisato Ayato thought for a moment and added, "Much stronger."

After the Shogun's return, it is hard to say whether the Kujo family and the Hiiragi family can continue to exist. Compared with them, the Kamisato family will naturally have a much stronger outcome.

Kamisato Ayato shook his head, and suddenly thought of something, frowning slightly: "By the way, Ayaka, how did you promote the rumor?"

"I didn't promote the rumor." Kamisato Ayaka raised her head and said, "But when the rumor first appeared, I delayed the company's speed in suppressing the rumor, which gave the rumor an opportunity to spread and it became uncontrollable."

“…You didn’t push?”

Kamisato Ayato paused slightly, his eyes narrowed, "If no one pushed it, the rumor wouldn't have spread so quickly throughout Inazuma."

"Brother, what you mean is..."

Kamisato Ayaka was not a fool. After regaining her composure, she quickly understood what her brother meant and clenched her hands, "Rumors have spread. Is there someone else behind this? Who could it be?"

"Who else could it be? Once the rumor came out, apart from that idiot Kujo Takayuki, the people of Umigi Island would naturally be the happiest." Kamisato Ayato's face was slightly cold.

No wonder the chief priest emphasized and asked them to write down what the Kamizato family had done. It turns out that the Kamizato family also took the blame for others.

"But the one who contacted me was Xin Hai from the Coral Palace. She wouldn't do..."

"Just because she doesn't do it doesn't mean that the other people in Coral Palace won't do it. Haiji Island is not a monolithic entity."

Kamisato Ayato took a deep breath and looked towards the direction of Umijima with cold eyes.

(End of this chapter)