[Paimon: Let us carefully plan how to rescue Nahida. Liyue has the Millelith, Inazuma has the Shogunate Army, and Sumeru must have some kind of military force as well. Those are ordinary people. It would be best not to harm them.]
[Lumine: Let us not repeat Teppei's tragedy.]
[Yae Miko: We could use charm.]
[Furina: Why not use a performance? I could visit Sumeru in my capacity as the Archon and set up a stage for a grand spectacle. All the officials of Sumeru could attend free of charge.]
[Lyney: Performance is also something I excel at.]
[Yae Miko: That is a good idea. Perhaps we could also organize some competitions to draw everyone's attention.]
[Lumine: That way, the place where Nahida is imprisoned would be left with very little defense.]
[Paimon: Exactly, very little defense! Then a few of us powerful individuals can go in and rescue Nahida with ease.]
[Lumine: The Fatui... our plan has also been revealed to the Fatui.]
[Dottore: Sumeru is the site of my grand experiment. What a pity. My plan was rejected by Her Majesty the Tsaritsa.]
[Ningguang: We no longer need to worry about the Fatui. After all, the Gnoses have already been promised to the Tsaritsa.]
[Paimon: That is true. They no longer have any reason to cause trouble.]
[Lumine: Arlecchino, even if she had reason to cause trouble, she has not.]
[Tartaglia: Every Harbinger has their own disposition.]
[Paimon: Then let us prepare immediately. We will rescue Nahida within a month!]
[Lumine: Rescue Nahida.]
[Furina: Wait, we have not named this operation yet.]
[Navia: Matters of naming should be left to the Archons.]
[Furina: How about calling it Rescue Nahida?]
[Paimon: Ah, my expectations were dashed so quickly.]
[Yae Miko: It might be better to call it Reincarnated as Nahida, Collaborating Inside and Out to Break the Cage.]
[Paimon: Then let us name the operation Collaborating Inside and Out to Break the Cage.]
[System: Now, let us continue with Ei's story. You may discuss this in your spare time.]
In the scene, Lumine had accepted a commission from the Yashiro Commission to clear out Riftwolves. However, there were too many of them. After a long battle, Lumine's strength was nearly exhausted.
At this critical moment, a flash of lightning streaked across. Ei appeared before her.
"Ei? Or perhaps the Shogun?"
Ei said, "It is you two. It has been quite some time since the turmoil within the Tenryou Commission was resolved."
[Ei: It seems quite a long time has passed again.]
[Yae Miko: Perhaps the issues facing Inazuma have not yet been resolved.]
[Ei: Miko, what do you think?]
[Yae Miko: I have no answer regarding Inazuma's future either. Whatever choice is made, something will be lost, and something will be gained.]
[Ningguang: Ei, perhaps you will find your answer in this video.]
[Paimon: Yes, Ei! We can simply copy the answer from the future.]
[Keqing: I wonder if Lantern Rite will appear in this video.]
[Lumine: Are you already looking forward to Lantern Rite?]
[Keqing: Yes. I want to see fireworks.]
[Lumine: Once Nahida is rescued, we can celebrate properly.]
[Nahida: Thank you, everyone.]
Paimon said excitedly, "From your tone, you are Ei, right! You dealt with them so quickly. So strong!"
Lumine asked, "Why are you here?"
Ei replied, "I am making preliminary preparations for certain matters."
"Back when you accompanied me through Inazuma, I witnessed the affairs of people as they are now. I came to understand some truths I had failed to grasp before."
"Since then, whenever I encounter a bottleneck in my thinking, I find myself wanting to come out and observe."
Paimon said, "Exactly! Staying in the same place all the time will drive anyone stir-crazy."