Never mind that for now, back to the main topic: Durandal had actually discovered Ei's ulterior motives long ago, which could be seen from her various daily behaviors.
Don't be fooled by her timidness and reluctance to do various things; in fact, when Durandal wasn't paying attention, she often did things that left one speechless.
Sigh~ I won't go into details here; let's save some face for this Electro Archon.
Durandal had actually expected this day to come, but she hadn't anticipated it would arrive so late. She had underestimated Ei's timidity.
Although she found it quite strange, considering she didn't know how long she would have to stay here with Ei, it might be hundreds of years.
With decades of emotional foundation, Durandal felt that becoming more intimate with her didn't seem like an unacceptable thing.
Thus, their relationship grew more intimate. For a period, Ei even reached a point where she was unwilling to leave Durandal, clinging to her every day, which made Durandal a bit uncomfortable.
This kind of life continued for about a week. Durandal couldn't stand it anymore and threatened her that if she continued, she would turn into her Black Plague form. She wanted to see how Ei would still cling to her when she looked like that.
Although life in this era lacked many pleasures, Durandal largely compensated for these shortcomings, making Ei quite enjoy it.
This life continued for several decades. One day, when they were having a picnic near the sacred sakura tree, Durandal noticed a spatial rift appear. That rift was very similar to the one that had sucked them into the memory space initially.
Undoubtedly, by entering this rift, they had a chance to return to their original time.
Even though she had been waiting for this moment, Ei was very resistant to walking in. Noticing this, Durandal smiled.
"What? You don't want to return to your original time? Don't forget what you told me about wanting to make Inazuma a better place. Are you really going to lose yourself in the life before you and forget your responsibilities?"
"...I didn't think that."
Raiden Ei whispered, looking like a wronged child. She walked up to Durandal, grabbed her hand, and said, "I'm just worried that once we go back, our relationship will turn back to how it was before."
If their relationship were to return to the starting point, she would rather stay here forever and never go back.
"Is that so? Isn't [eternity] the most important thing to you? If you don't go back, you won't be able to achieve that goal."
"That's not true. Compared to you, [eternity] isn't important at all."
Oh? She answered without hesitation. It seems she is serious and truly thinks that way; even the Raiden Shogun didn't come out to refute it.
Could it be that after these decades of living together, not only has Raiden Ei changed, but the Raiden Shogun's attitude has also shifted?
(Raiden Shogun: What do you think?)
"Then, compared to Raiden Makoto, who is more important to you?"
Uh... How is she supposed to answer a question like that!
Raiden Ei encountered an unprecedented dilemma. On one side was her most important sister, and on the other was the lover with whom she had finally blossomed a relationship. How was she supposed to choose in such a difficult situation?
"Hmph, what a fool."
Durandal gently tapped Raiden Ei on the forehead. This fool still hadn't made any progress in these kinds of matters; couldn't she be a little more tactful?
"No matter what you think, we have to go back. As for what to do when we return, that's up to you. If you don't satisfy me, then our relationship might really return to how it was before."
Durandal turned her face away, not letting Raiden Ei see her expression.
"You must complete what you promised me. Make Inazuma more prosperous and become a god who can stand on her own. You will definitely do it, right?"
"Of course! Since I promised you, I definitely won't let you down."
"Is that so? Hmph~ Then don't let me down."
With her back to Raiden Ei, Durandal curled the corners of her mouth slightly. After leaving those words, she prepared to step into the rift.
But before entering, Durandal thought of something, turned around, and came back to Raiden Ei.
"Just consider this an advance on your reward. If the answer satisfies me, there will be other rewards, too."
After saying this, Durandal gently held Raiden Ei's hands and, under her surprised gaze, slowly closed the distance between them.
Afterward, Durandal pulled away from Raiden Ei, looked at her slightly blushing cheeks, reached out to wipe her cherry lips, and smiled.
"Do you like this reward?"
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