As soon as Mu Yang returned to his room, he opened the system panel to check.
Sure enough, this series of actions had earned him a considerable amount of popularity points.
Drawing his sword against the Electro Archon of Inazuma, followed by the character trial, and then capping it off with a cutscene revealing the Raiden Shogun's divine attire and his own new form—all these elements combined made it impossible not to spark a frenzy.
In no time, hashtags about Mu Yang surged to the top of trending topics.
#MuYangNewForm
#MuYangChallengesRaidenShogun
#EnviousOfTheShogunFacingMuYang'sBigDragon
...
Seeing the increasingly derailed content, Mu Yang decided to cut his losses and stopped scrolling further.
It seemed this trip to Inazuma wasn't in vain.
For players on parallel Earth, Mu Yang's character had indeed faded into the background for a while. But Mu Yang fans were merely lying low, not quitting the game.
Now, with the launch of Version 2.0, he had delivered another spectacular performance.
Mu Yang's standout moments had handed in a fairly satisfying performance for this update. Without the latter part, it would have barely scraped a passing grade. But with Mu Yang's segment, it was a perfect score!
However, the content of Version 2.0 ended here.
After the players' perspective shifted to Lumine, she and her companions quickly left Narukami Island.
Then, Thoma left the party—partly to draw away pursuers for Lumine, and partly because, as an official of the Yashiro Commission, he would have a hard time being accepted by the Watatsumi Island resistance forces.
Lumine headed straight for Watatsumi Island but was intercepted by Kujou Sara.
"The Shogun's 'enemy of eternity'—I won't let you leave."
"Waaah—! It's the Tenryou Commission's general! She caught up to us!"
Paimon hadn't expected the pursuers to arrive so quickly.
"Don't worry, Paimon. She's alone," Lumine said, noting that no Shogunate soldiers followed behind Kujou Sara. Ordinary troops couldn't possibly match her speed.
"Is that so?"
Kujou Sara clapped her hands, and suddenly, Shogunate soldiers emerged, surrounding Lumine and Paimon.
Those soldiers indeed couldn't keep up with Sara's pace, so she had been using covert signals to gather nearby patrol units while chasing. The arriving patrol forces were sizable.
Lumine's expression shifted slightly—there were too many of them, and more were coming.
She assessed the encirclement and chose what she believed was the weakest point to break through.
Kujou Sara, with her ample combat experience, naturally wouldn't let Lumine have her way. From a distance, she guided her arrows with Electro, harassing Lumine and preventing a swift escape.
Just as Paimon thought breaking free was hopeless, rain suddenly began to fall.
The rain was peculiar, accompanied by bubbles in the air. These bubbles healed Lumine, restoring her stamina.
Both Lumine and Kujou Sara turned to look at a small hill in the distance, where a pink-haired woman stood.
"Sangonomiya Kokomi..." Kujou Sara recognized her immediately.
This was a dire situation.
Kokomi raised her hand gracefully. "You've waited long enough, my ambush team."
"Now is the perfect moment."
[So this is my love rival, Sangonomiya Kokomi, huh!]
[LMAO, what kind of script is this?]
[Script? The one you and Mu Yang studied all night? Ugh, I can't take this!]
[Madness, the whole stream's gone mad]
[Gotta admit, Kokomi's still pretty cute]
[Tiny but adorable]
[What's wrong with being flat?]
Suddenly, soldiers in uniform uniforms emerged from the surrounding bushes—clearly the Watatsumi Island resistance forces.
"You've been quite patient, Strategist," someone remarked.
Among the resistance fighters were familiar faces like Kaedehara Kazuha and...
"Hahaha! Lumine, don't worry! I'm here to save you!"
"Captain Beidou?!"
Initially, the Shogunate forces weren't too alarmed by the ambush, as both sides had similar numbers.
But once the fighting began, they realized their mistake.
Since when had the Watatsumi soldiers become so skilled with swords and bows?!
Kujou Sara also noticed the anomaly. "Retreat!"
The Shogunate forces fled in defeat.
Beidou walked up to Lumine and patted her shoulder. "You alright, Lumine?"
Lumine waved her hand, indicating she was fine, and instead asked why Beidou was here.
"Let me explain," said the woman who had earlier given the orders.
"Allow me to introduce myself briefly. I am Sangonomiya Kokomi, the leader of the resistance and the Divine Priestess of Watatsumi Island."
"So you're Lady Kokomi. I've heard much about you. I'm Lumine."
After introductions, Kokomi explained that she had received intel earlier and deduced Lumine's most likely escape route, setting up an ambush here in advance. The plan had succeeded perfectly.
As for why she helped Lumine, it was partly due to stories she'd heard from Kazuha and Beidou, and partly because, given Lumine's actions in Inazuma so far, the resistance was her best refuge.
Kokomi didn't mention one other reason outright: Lumine was Mu Yang's friend.
"What are your plans now?" Kokomi asked.
"I don't have any at the moment," Lumine admitted, still worried about Mu Yang.
Even though Mu Yang had said he'd be fine, his opponent was Inazuma's Archon—a victor of the Archon War, undoubtedly stronger than Osial.
Kokomi seemed to sense Lumine's concern.
"I'll keep an eye out for news about him. For now, come with us to Watatsumi Island."
Lumine nodded in agreement. Watatsumi Island was the place Mu Yang had mentioned before disappearing.
For players, Version 2.0's content concluded here.
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Guinaifen howled at the sky, "Aaaaaah! Why is there so little content?! I want to see what happens between Mu Yang and the Raiden Shogun!"
'Thank you Mu Yang for the paid message': See you next version, Little Gui (10,000 yuan).
"Wow, the big spender has spoken! Mu Yang's in the next version! We win!"
[Nice, see you in 40 days, streamer]
[Little Gui, till next version]
[Someone knock me out, please]
[Hibernating for a whole version, huh]
...
(The subsequent 'wishes' theme isn't related to Mu Yang, so no forced inclusion. Thus, Inazuma's arc is nearing its end.)