Yes, Lady Funina!

Well, that sentence completely killed the game, leaving Ying speechless.

Yes, she did intend to create a doll that could look after Inazuma and handle worldly affairs for her, but she didn't say that it should do all those things for her.

I felt that my original good intentions had suddenly become frivolous after General Thunder's words.

"Um, Shadow?" Richard looked at Shadow's unpredictable expression. To be honest, in all the time he had known Shadow, this was the first time he had ever seen the other party's expressions change so much.

The main reason Richard was initially impressed by the film was that he was a woman who was gentle on the outside but strong on the inside.

They are the type who, even when very happy, won't show it too obviously, and even when very sad, won't reveal it in front of others.

"She's not talking to me anymore." General Thunder indicated that Shadow was hiding, so let's have a duel first.

The martial arts competition is more important.

Richard was speechless, but he didn't know what to do. He realized that the reason things hadn't gotten on track today was entirely because the general was interfering.

It couldn't be called sabotage; it was more like adding some difficulty for Richard, but of course, it also brought some benefits.

Regardless of what Ying says, let's just accept it as such.

Richard has started considering whether to dress Shadow in a shrine maiden outfit or a secretary's outfit after achieving victory, but he feels that a nurse's outfit would be better. Perhaps he could consider the style from Liyue, or the Nata ground area would also be good...

Despite his thoughts, Richard had no intention of underestimating General Thunder. In terms of strength, under the same body, General Thunder's power was consistent with that of the Shadow.

Strictly speaking, Raiden is the Shadow at his peak, so there's no question of who's stronger or weaker.

Perhaps the reason why General Thunder cannot remain independent in another body for long is also due to an invisible restriction imposed on him by this world.

After all, if General Raiden can use a single body, wouldn't that mean that Shadow has the ability to mass-produce top-tier demon god combat power?

That's considered serious cheating, and your account will definitely be banned.

“Use your authority to fight me as much as possible,” General Thunder said, wanting to experience firsthand the unique nature of Richard’s power.

Nothing makes you feel the strength of your opponent better than fighting.

If so, then it's a different kind of battle.

"Alright." Richard had some idea of ​​why General Thunder suddenly wanted to fight him.

Perhaps the other party has also realized the special nature of the 'immortal' authority they possess, or rather, its relationship with 'eternity'.

After all, immortality, in a sense, is eternity.

But Richard understood that the difference between the two was actually quite large. They might have some similarities, but upon closer examination, they were worlds apart.

"Then let's begin." General Thunder picked up his scallion blade and pointed it at Richard.

At the same time, under the influence of the Shadow Mind, the Pure Land of One Mind was divided into two independent spaces.

One side was the battleground between Richard and General Thunder, while the other side was the bedroom area she had previously prepared.

Even if they fight, what if the aftermath of the fight breaks her bed? Where will she sleep after the fight is over?

General Raiden can stay awake, but Shadow cannot. Otherwise, once Yae no Miko and the others recover and Funina comes to her senses, there won't be such a good opportunity as today.

“You go first,” Richard said, preparing to adjust the intensity of his authority based on the strength of General Thunder’s attack.

It's not that I look down on General Thunder, but the power of superiors over inferiors may be greater than the gap between humans and demons.

If you don't control the force of your shot, it can easily turn into a situation where you think, "I'm up, one shot and I'm dead, what's there to say?"

In such a situation, it would be difficult for General Thunder to understand the difference between 'immortality' and 'eternity'.

If General Thunder misunderstands something and develops a misunderstanding about eternity, that would be troublesome.

After hearing Richard's words, General Thunder didn't say much, but instead took action directly.

In an instant, the Pure Land of One Mind was covered by a surge of violent lightning elemental power, and the bright sky was also dyed a bright purple. Although there were no dark clouds, the crackling sound of charged particles colliding in the air could be heard.

Even if an ordinary person possesses great strength, under such conditions, they would probably only be able to unleash six or seven tenths of their power.

This is a battlefield-type debuff.

Unfortunately, Richard was unaffected. Although fine lightning could be seen flashing in the air around him, it could not touch Richard.

If you can't even touch him, how can you influence him?

General Thunder noticed this, and as she attacked with her scallion blade, she discovered that no matter how swift her movements were, Richard was always a beat faster than her.

It was as if he had completely seen through her attack intentions.

No, it wasn't that I saw through her attack intentions, but rather that I was a level behind her.

It was as if time itself had stopped when he came into contact with Richard, giving Richard ample time to react.

"Is this what 'immortality' is?" General Thunder wondered, and began to mobilize more of his power.

The ends of his braids gradually turned bright purple, and fine lightning appeared more and more frequently around his body. The speed of the Thunder General had just increased several times over!

Faced with such an increase in speed, Richard could no longer take precautions in advance as he had at the beginning, as if he had opened up a transparent world.

Because General Thunder's movements are so fast, you have to react at the same speed, otherwise even if you know what he's going to do in advance, you won't be able to dodge it.

The saying "In martial arts, speed is the only way to break through" illustrates this point.

Richard was not known for his speed, and in order to make General Thunder more fully aware of the gap between them, he had no intention of continuing to dodge, but instead directly took the damage from General Thunder head-on.

Even though Richard was unarmed, he held his own against the sharp scallion blade.

'Immortality' seems to have endowed Richard with the characteristic of being immortal. Even after catching the slash of the scallion knife with his bare hands, there was not a single scratch on his body.

It didn't break through the defense at all.

Upon realizing this, General Thunder's pupils constricted sharply, seemingly not expecting his attack to have no effect whatsoever on Richard.

Moreover, judging from Richard's demeanor, this level of power was hardly a burden at all; it was quite effortless for him.

Upon realizing this, General Thunder understood that it was impossible to witness the true power of 'immortality' in a battle of this level.

She took a few steps back, didn't speak to Richard, and closed her eyes to take a deep breath.

Suddenly, the space behind him seemed to be torn open, and out of it emerged a giant bony arm wielding a katana, carrying an aura that seemed capable of tearing apart space and time, as it slashed down at Richard.

"Even with pre-planned spatial division, there's no way to avoid an attack of this magnitude, right?" Richard said helplessly.

If General Thunder were to strike him with his blade, he himself would be unharmed, but the rest area behind him would likely suffer.

Let alone collapse, finding even a bedpost would be considered lucky.

To protect the next battle zone from destruction, a jet-black power extended from Richard's body, transforming into an invisible giant hand that ignored the blade and grasped the bony arm.

This force seemed extremely corrosive. The moment it came into contact with the arm, blocky structures appeared on the arm, which was conjured by the power of the Thunder General, like a Rubik's Cube, but the size of the squares varied.

This massive force quickly engulfed the giant hand, along with the spatial rift torn open behind it, and then dissipated into space as if nothing had ever happened.

Proliferation and destruction, gestation and devouring, cycle after cycle, endlessly repeating, until all things return to one place and become immortal.

This is the 'immortality' that Richard demonstrated to General Thunder.

Of course, it is also quite obvious that this power is not 'eternal', but rather more like a dynamic balance.

Like the 'ouroboros', the starting point is the ending point; it is a perfect circle, not a constant point.

"Shall we continue?" Richard asked.

"No need," General Leidian said, shaking her head as the scallion blade in her hand turned into particles of light and dissipated.

She had vaguely touched upon something, but it also seemed like nothing at all; this mysterious feeling was difficult to describe in words.

It's as if there's a veil covering it, but you can't poke through it no matter what you do.

General Thunder did not choose to continue fighting, because it was pointless. She needed time to process what she had gained that night.

Without further ado, General Thunder simply told Richard, "I lost," and then disembarked, handing his body back to Shadow.

Ying met Richard's ambiguous gaze and felt a sense of unease. Richard's words confirmed Ying's suspicions.

"Shadow, does what you just said still stand?"

Chapter 254 The Wound of the Shadow (Part 1)

"Wh-what does it count or not..." Ying rarely tried to deny it, saying that how could the promise made by General Thunder be attributed to her?

Is this fair? Is this appropriate?

“That makes sense.” Richard nodded in deep agreement.

Yingmei's eyes lit up, and then she heard Richard continue:

"But the problem is, what's the difference between blaming the general and blaming you?"

You should know that you two are not like Fryna and Fucarus, who are two bodies in one, but are genuinely sharing one body.

So, is there really a difference between attributing it to the Shadow and attributing it to the Thunder General?

Ying thought Richard's words made sense, but when the general was on the receiving end, she could hide in the Pure Land of the Heart and sever her sensory connection with the Thunder General.

Ying didn't believe Richard would lay a hand on the general. Based on her understanding of Richard, he clearly had no interest in the Thunder General, even though the Thunder General looked exactly like her.

"I think before discussing this issue, we should first discuss whether General Thunder can be considered as a standalone individual."

"...Right now, it should only be considered a puppet, right?" Shadow thought for a moment and replied. Although it was a bit impolite to say that to his own destiny as a working person, that was the reality.

In Ying's view, the current Thunder General does not possess a true 'self,' which is very different from the collapse of the country she created before.

But it is precisely because of this that General Thunder is able to fulfill his current position.

Not everyone is suited to pursue eternity; this is the lesson Lei learned in the pursuit of eternity.

Some people are too weak-willed to bear the loneliness of perpetual solitude.

Even Ying herself sometimes can't help but doubt whether she is really suited to pursuing eternity.

One might wonder, is it necessary to endure such loneliness on the path to pursuing eternity?

Can't you just drink dango milk and eat desserts at the same time, and then figure out how to achieve eternity?

These thoughts were never revealed to Richard, nor would they ever be revealed to him.

“Since the General cannot be considered as an individual, then it is reasonable for you, as the General’s ‘guardian,’ to bear some of the blame, isn’t it?” Richard revealed his true intentions.

Ying opened her mouth, but didn't know what to say. She felt that something was wrong, but she also felt that Richard's words made a lot of sense and she couldn't refute them at all.

After a long pause, Ying replied helplessly:

"you're right."

I'll have to give it to him sooner or later anyway. As long as he doesn't go too far, I should be able to... tolerate it, right?

Ying felt a little uneasy. Although Yae no Miko had given her special guidance, it was difficult to have a concrete impression of some things without experiencing them firsthand, based solely on theoretical knowledge.

This is the current state of Shadow. Although he knows exactly how to do it, he is completely unaware of the consequences of such actions.

All we know is that Richard is definitely going to get involved in something lewd, but we have no idea how exactly he's going to do it.

After all, even if Yae no Miko had given her special instruction, it was impossible for her to recount her experiences in detail with pictures and text.

The pink-haired fox still has some idol image to maintain, and in her own words, she is the one who has the upper hand.

In Chinese idioms, it means that the advantage is in my hands; even if I can't get out of bed, the advantage is still in my hands.

In short, the body can be flexible, but the mouth must be tough, even if a stick is pressed against it!

"Hmm, so Shadow means he agrees?" Richard raised an eyebrow.

Ying waved, and the two returned to the bedroom area where they had started.

"Even if I disagree, I guess I'll be held responsible later, right?" Shadow really figured out Richard.

Richard pretended not to hear that. He raised his finger and said, "Ahem, I'm going to start making my demands now."

"Tell me first, if it's not too outrageous..." Ying made up her mind that if Richard wanted her to dress up like a goddess and have a tail, she would never agree to it.

After all, it's the first time, and it's hard to say what will happen in the future, but we absolutely can't be so hasty the first time!

Ying secretly set a bottom line for herself, but the reality was that even Ying herself didn't know if she could hold onto that bottom line in front of Richard.

It should be noted that in Inazuma, the one who dotes on Richard the most is definitely not Yae no Miko, but Lei Movie.

Yae no Miko once made this sharp comment about the Shadow Path:

"If Richard were to ask you for a favor, you would probably be willing to give up the position of general for two days."

This demonstrates the high level of tolerance that Shadow has for Richard, even surpassing that of the Eightfold Divine Child.