"Old uncle, did you sleep well last night?"
"Pretty good, I guess. Slept like the dead—no memory of any dreams at all. Sleep quality must have been excellent."
"Remembering dreams or not isn't really a standard for judging sleep quality, but seeing how great your mental state looks, Teacher, there's probably nothing to worry about."
Shura Anyakonsen-shou pushed open the grand doors of Tenshukaku and looked at Aurora Mamoru Mei (the Raiden Shogun) who had already prepared herself and was fully ready.
"Shura Anyakonsen-shou, is there a new teacher today as well?"
Although she wasn't using the Akasha Terminal, the Raiden Shogun still easily saw Nahida through the Ley Lines.
"I suppose you could say that. Nahida has quite a wealth of methodologies for handling government affairs. Your Excellency the Shogun can learn a lot from her."
After all, among everyone present, you're the weakest at this, Your Excellency.
"Understood. Please guide me well, Teacher Nahida."
In her state as Miss Aurora Mamoru, the Raiden Shogun would adhere to the persona of a student from Sumeru's Akademiya.
For example, she would address Shura Anyakonsen-shou as Teacher Cid.
"P-Please leave it to me with confidence!"
Receiving the task of instructing the Raiden Shogun on their second meeting, Nahida was still a little nervous.
Then, after briefly reviewing the Raiden Shogun's course progress...
"Yes, this is as far as I've gotten so far. I haven't truly grasped the methods or the hearts of people very deeply."
Her Excellency the Raiden Shogun very honestly showed Nahida the fact that she was actually not good at governing the nation.
She even let Nahida understand how she had been fooled by her subordinates.
This left Nahida feeling a bit awkward for a moment.
So... it really was true that she couldn't govern the country?
And as a god, she could still be deceived by her subordinates...
I originally thought the Raiden Shogun had her own ideas...
It seems my way of looking at things was still too subjective...
Even gods can make mistakes.
But that wasn't the main point for now.
After a simple review, the old uncle took his student Miss Aurora Mamoru and Sara to begin the new investigation.
Speaking of Sara, the old uncle originally thought that the military authority at the Kujou Encampment still needed Sara to manage.
He had planned to send her to the Kamisato residence in the morning.
But Sara said that her work there could be finished in just one afternoon, and she hoped to spend the morning helping Her Excellency the Raiden Shogun instead.
The old uncle chose to see through this but not say it out loud.
As long as it didn't interfere with important matters, it was fine.
At worst, it just meant he'd have to stroll around the Kujou Encampment a couple more times in his capacity as Shura Anyakonsen-shou.
It was already troublesome enough making this child Sara so busy. Since she rarely had something she wanted to do herself, he'd let her have her way.
"Ryuunosuke, I'm here to play with little Yoimiya again!"
The daily routine of looking for Miss Aurora Mamoru's necessary playmate—big sister Yoimiya.
"Oh, it's little friend Cid~ Why are you here so late today?
Yoimiya left early this morning. She said she had plans with other kids. To make sure you wouldn't come looking for her and not find her,
she specially left an address for you. If I remember correctly, it should be in Hanamizaka..."
"Oh, Hanamizaka, got it. Today there were some other matters that held me up a bit—no need to worry, everything's been taken care of."
Since Nahida was a god after all, and the matter of the Akasha Terminal wasn't suitable for ordinary citizens to know, the old uncle kept it hidden.
Then, with a wave goodbye to Ryuunosuke, the group set off once again.