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"Traveler! Fancy meeting you!"
                          
Lumine/Aether looked back to see Teppei from the earlier chapters of the story quest and after the Shogunate Army had falled back in retreat.
                          
Paimon floated around and waved at the said soldier with a smile on her face. "Hello, Teppei! We were just wondering where are we head off to next?"
                          
Teppei chuckled at the floating mascot and replied back with eatuthiasm*, "Well, as I said before, Her Excellency is waiting for your arrival in Watatsumi Island. She wants to meet you there as soon as possible and as your guide, I can lead you to the island."
                          
Paimon looked at the traveler.
                          
"Well, what are we waiting for? Let's go!"
                          
Lumine/Aether nodded in excitement adding a comment:
                          
"We're ready to go!"
                          
Teppei nodded at their direction before looking forward at the open ocean.
                          
"Watatsumi Island, here we come!"
                          
. . .
                          
Watatsumi Island.
                          
An island of where both locals and rebels are residing to protect the island and the locals as well.
                          
Center of the said island is the Shrine of where Her Excellency resides. She and a few shrine maidens were managing the shrine and the people along with the rebels.
                          
General Gorou was somewhere near the frontlines, busy ordering the rebels to strengthen their defenses out of the range of the Shogun's Army.
                          
As Lumine/Aether and Paimon got out of the waverider (genshin players and non-genshin players, you are familiar with this kind of a boat), Teppei immediately led them down to the village and the trio trekked down the path with a conversation going on.
                          
Well, Paimon floated and followed traveler.
                          
"So, this island was once an island filled with worshipers?" Paimon asked in curiosity, Lumine/Aether had to roll their eyes playfully. "Once, but they were forced to evacuate or leave the island and never returned. Only a few of them remained here in the island." Teppei replied with a sigh, walking ahead of them.
                          
Then, traveler asked, "So, are there really some of them living here?"
                          
"Why, yes!" The happy soldier beamed at them. "Take Her Excellency for example. Her descendants are quite reassuring to remain in this island before the Archon war started."
                          
"Oh yeah, Paimon remembers," the floating mascot told herself before turning to the traveler. "One of them is very loyal to Miss Kokomi and the rumors said that they were once a shogunate army soldier before their vision appeared and joined the rebellion!"
                          
"Oh, you must talking about her? The one who had a pair of eyes of the cold but their personalities are like a different person?"
                          
Paimon nods as Lumine/Aether too nod as well.
                          
Teppei beamed happily. 
                          
"She's one of the best of the best! She trained me before Her Excellency had made me through the frontlines, her saying that I was ready!"
                          
He then chuckled a bit.
                          
"But you'll get to meet her soon!"