"Perhaps this is exactly why you were able to successfully return to this point in time."
"That said, the sense of disorder I felt has now completely disappeared."
Ei waved her hand. "I cannot fully understand it yet, but my intuition tells me that the root of everything was that seed."
Yae Miko said, "Relying solely on Makoto's power..."
[Furina: I want to visit the Sacred Sakura. Are there any good tour groups for traveling to Inazuma?]
[Yae Miko: Lady Furina, come to Inazuma and find me. I will personally receive you.]
[Furina: Miss Kitsune does not seem like someone who handles things herself.]
[Paimon: You leave everything to Lumine and me to do.]
[Yae Miko: But when it comes to Inazuma's history and customs, no one knows them better than I do. Since it is Lady Furina, I would also like to get up close and personal. You can stay overnight at the Grand Narukami Shrine.]
[Lumine: From the video, the Grand Narukami Shrine is very high up and not easy to get to. It is not suitable for living.]
[Yae Miko: There is a convenient path. After all, the shrine maidens also need to come down the mountain.]
[Furina: Then thank you very much, Miss Kitsune.]
[Yae Miko: You are welcome. After touring Inazuma, we can also travel to other countries together.]
[Ei: Miko, Inazuma is in the midst of reform. Will you not stay and help me?]
[Yae Miko: Traveling is also helping. As the saying goes, sharpening the axe does not delay the chopping of wood. Going out to see the world may bring new inspiration.]
[Paimon: You clearly just want to go out and play.]
[Beidou: Hahaha! If you want to go out and play, how can you do it without my fleet? No one knows the shipping routes better than I do.]
[Ganyu: I also want to go out and play, but I have not finished my work yet.]
[Ningguang: Unimportant work can be set aside for now. Ganyu, you have not rested for several hundred years. Your accumulated vacation time amounts to several years. When they pass through Liyue, you can join this tour group.]
[Venti: Ehe, traveling is my favorite thing. I also want to join this journey across the seven nations. Zhongli, are you coming?]
[Zhongli: It would be good to walk around and see the sights.]
Ei interrupted, "I understand what you are thinking. There may indeed be higher level forces at play here. But regardless, her method protected all of us at the final moment."
"Without the Sacred Sakura, Inazuma would have been completely swallowed by disaster several hundred years ago."
Yae Miko continued, "I know that you have a strange perception of the Sacred Sakura. But to me, the Sacred Sakura has always existed."
"I remember that you once tried to prove to me that this Sacred Sakura was connected to Makoto's consciousness space. Unfortunately, you did not succeed, am I right?"
Ei nodded. "Yes. Now I understand. That was because the Sacred Sakura had not even been planted yet at that time."
Paimon pointed at the Sacred Sakura. "But do you not think that tree looks very different from how it looks now?"
Everyone looked at the Sacred Sakura. Its trunk had been carved into the shape of a fox.
[Furina: So this is the Sacred Sakura? It really looks a lot like Miss Kitsune.]
[Yae Miko: I am in human form now, you know.]
[Ningguang: Miss Kitsune, your carving skills are superb.]
[Yae Miko: It indeed took quite a bit of effort. But to have such a beautiful Sacred Sakura, every bit of effort was worth it.]
Yae Miko smiled. "This tree was planted on my territory, so of course I get to prune it however I want."
Paimon put her hands on her hips and looked at Miko sideways. "You are so bossy..."
Yae Miko chuckled. "I am joking. Since it sprouted, this tree has also experienced a lot. Thanks to the fox's careful care, it has come to look like this."
"It is not entirely unrelated to me, you know."