wavs/1.wav|Greetings. Ayaka has mentioned you on numerous occasions.
wavs/2.wav|Alas, my schedule has been rather busier than anticipated recently, which belated our first meeting until today.
wavs/3.wav|Kamisato Ayato, head of the Kamisato Clan. Delighted to make your acquaintance.
wavs/4.wav|Good morning. A little sword practice while the day is young is good for the body and mind.
wavs/5.wav|I tend to avoid having anything scheduled during these hours. What do you say? Fancy crossing blades with me?
wavs/6.wav|If there's anything in particular you'd like for lunch, just let one of my staff know in advance.
wavs/7.wav|As my honored guest, I'm sure they will do their utmost to accommodate you.
wavs/8.wav|Given the hour of your call, perhaps you might stay for dinner?
wavs/9.wav|Ready to retire for the night, are we? Yes, go on then, you are excused. I'm not tired yet, so.
wavs/10.wav|Oh, it's you? Um, I have a few final things to attend to.
wavs/11.wav|You should go and get some sleep.
wavs/12.wav|I'm sure I've forgotten something.
wavs/13.wav|Not to worry, I'll simply send someone to fetch it.
wavs/14.wav|As soon as I remember what it was.
wavs/15.wav|Everything's in place, and they've taken the bait. Yes. Now to start reeling them in.
wavs/16.wav|I have to stifle a smile every time I remember the look on my retainers faces when I informed them of my plans today.
wavs/17.wav|Panic-stricken, but unable to muster the courage to say anything in opposition,
wavs/18.wav|Ah, Yes, this was a fine idea.
wavs/19.wav|Let's take shelter for the time being. Don't worry, one of my people will be here with umbrellas momentarily.
wavs/20.wav|Ayaka was always scared of thunder as a child.
wavs/21.wav|until one day, mother told her that the sound of thunder is the voice of the Almighty Shogun.
wavs/22.wav|After that, she would start focusing intensely every time she heard the sound of thunder,
wavs/23.wav|As if by concentrating hard enough, she'd be able to hear exactly what Her Excellency was saying.
wavs/24.wav|This view reminds me of another time it snowed.
wavs/25.wav|That was a long time ago.
wavs/26.wav|Opportunities to bask in the sunlight like this are few and far between.
wavs/27.wav|Sometimes, what appears at first to be nothing but a passing breeze can ultimately be that which alters the course of events.
wavs/28.wav|Most people hunker down against a strong headwind. Only a few people know how to utilize it to their advantage.
wavs/29.wav|Everything comes at a cost.
wavs/30.wav|And if you aspire to things that most could never dream of, then naturally, there will be an unimaginable price to pay.
wavs/31.wav|Trusting another person isn't easy, especially for someone of high status.
wavs/32.wav|Place your trust in the wrong person, and it can quite literally cost you your life.
wavs/33.wav|But you have placed your trust in me, and of course I will not let you down.
wavs/34.wav|I heard about the little job you pulled at the Tenryou Commission. Most entertaining.
wavs/35.wav|It takes a special kind of person to get old man Kujou riled up enough to start tearing his hair out.
wavs/36.wav|Ahh. Hm, Oh, to have been a fly on the wall.
wavs/37.wav|I'm no stickler for doing things in a certain way.
wavs/38.wav|Whatever method you use, the important thing is that it delivers acceptable results.
wavs/39.wav|A Vision is an eminently useful tool, so it only makes sense to put it to good use.
wavs/40.wav|Also, I like to think it's happiest in my possession because it has the chance to shine away in all its glory.
wavs/41.wav|If you throw fallen flowers onto the stove,
wavs/42.wav|The searing heat infuses them with one final spark of vitality,
wavs/43.wav|For a brief moment, they radiate a more glorious glow than the flames themselves.
wavs/44.wav|It was a short life they lived, but it was by no means a wasted one.
wavs/45.wav|When it comes to pets.
wavs/46.wav|Mm, yes, I'm definitely more of a dog person myself.
wavs/47.wav|Cats are very independent, which has its merits,
wavs/48.wav|but you'll only find obedience in dogs. They'll do whatever you tell them to.
wavs/49.wav|what can I say, I suppose I find loyalty to be quite an attractive quality.
wavs/50.wav|I am confident in Ayaka's abilities. But I want her to be able to hold on to her innocence.
wavs/51.wav|She shouldn't have to get personally involved in power struggles, or confront the darker side of life head-on.
wavs/52.wav|As her older brother, it's my job to shield her from all of that.
wavs/53.wav|just. between the two of us, of course. Hmph.
wavs/54.wav|Sorry, that got a little more private a little more quickly than I'd intended.
wavs/55.wav|There is no doubt in my mind about Thoma's loyalty to the Kamisato Clan.
wavs/56.wav|A long time ago, partly to see where he stood,
wavs/57.wav|I advised him that he would be better off leaving if he didn't want to get drawn into the never-ending disputes that plague public life.
wavs/58.wav|Still, he chose to stay, and in all the time he's been with us, he's spared me much worry.
wavs/59.wav|There are very few people I trust completely these days, but Thoma is one of them.
wavs/60.wav|She looks awfully idle the majority of the time,
wavs/61.wav|and yet when it counts, she always rises to the occasion and provides indispensable assistance.
wavs/62.wav|Of course, you'd know far more about that than me, wouldn't you?
wavs/63.wav|Ah, the fireworks store owner.
wavs/64.wav|Yes, a most. spirited young lady.
wavs/65.wav|The Kamisato Clan is on rather close terms with her.
wavs/66.wav|She is around the same age as Ayaka, and the two get along very well.
wavs/67.wav|I trust her direct and outspoken disposition won't lead Ayaka astray.
wavs/68.wav|Ayaka has always been staunchly true to herself, ever since she was a young child.
wavs/69.wav|The cost of pursuing eternity has been great for the Almighty Shogun. and for all of Inazuma.
wavs/70.wav|These wounds will take time to heal, and as someone with a mediating role to play in the political process,
wavs/71.wav|I will be sure to fulfill that which is required of me.
wavs/72.wav|Lady Guuji has been kind to us in the Kamisato Clan,
wavs/73.wav|but she has never quite taken to me personally.
wavs/74.wav|I trust you'll have heard the way she refers to me.
wavs/75.wav|The Yashiro rascal and other such flattering monikers.
wavs/76.wav|We run into each other semi-regularly, given the overlap in our work, and despite whatever private thoughts we each may have,
wavs/77.wav|our working relationship is quite a harmonious one.
wavs/78.wav|I have no great objection to this state of affairs.
wavs/79.wav|Working with intelligent people always makes things highly efficient.
wavs/80.wav|In any case. However objectionable she might find me,
wavs/81.wav|She would be forced to admit that without me, she would have no one to help execute her weird and wonderful ideas.
wavs/82.wav|Old man Kujou capitalized on a golden opportunity to create a most formidable weapon indeed.
wavs/83.wav|The only flaw in his plan being, he is now no longer able to wield the weapon of his creation.
wavs/84.wav|Once upon a time, the Kaedehara Clan was a subordinate branch of the Kamisato Clan.
wavs/85.wav|My forebears may have failed to save his family from decline, but even today I have a duty to support him.
wavs/86.wav|Now, naturally, there is nothing I can do to restore his clan's former fortunes.
wavs/87.wav|But as for helping him avoid arrest by the Tenryou Commission, that is well within my capabilities.
wavs/88.wav|Now he's an interesting case.
wavs/89.wav|The idea of pitting docile Onikabuto against each other in battle, I mean really.
wavs/90.wav|I was only speaking in polite platitudes when I gave him a that little pep talk, but to my surprise he started calling me bro.
wavs/91.wav|To this day, he calls me My bro Ayato without the faintest idea of my true identity.
wavs/92.wav|It's quite alright by me, though, I have nothing against his. eccentricities.
wavs/93.wav|I have heard a thing or two about how Her Eminence, the Tianquan operates.
wavs/94.wav|On the subject, I also happen to have a limited-edition copy of Liyue Millennial,
wavs/95.wav|If you're interested? What do you say, shall I have someone fetch it, so we can play a game?
wavs/96.wav|You want to know about me? Hmm.
wavs/97.wav|Things aren't always a case of the more you know, the better.
wavs/98.wav|Plenty of proverbs to corroborate that, as I'm sure you're aware.
wavs/99.wav|Maybe we'll have the chance to talk more next time.
wavs/100.wav|Strange tastes, you say? You seem to misunderstand me.
wavs/102.wav|Let me be quite clear. Most of the time, I simply enjoy watching people's facial contortions when they're put in an awkward position.
wavs/103.wav|Watching them squirm, you might say. Is that so strange?
wavs/104.wav|I would have thought you tease your little friend here on a regular basis for precisely that purpose, no?
wavs/105.wav|The Tri-Commission may appear calm and well-run,
wavs/106.wav|But I can assure you it is quite tumultuous beneath the placid surface.
wavs/107.wav|There is no pleasure to be had in mixing with the powers that be.
wavs/108.wav|I shall spare you the details.
wavs/109.wav|Just know that. I have never done anything to dishonor the Kamisato Clan.
wavs/110.wav|Neither in the past, when I was working to bring stability to our clan,
wavs/111.wav|nor here in the present, where I am working for the sake of all of Inazuma.
wavs/112.wav|You want to know about the Shuumatsuban?
wavs/113.wav|I suppose there's no harm in divulging a detail or two to you.
wavs/114.wav|It's a secret unit that reports directly to the head of the Kamisato Clan.
wavs/115.wav|Accordingly, after my father passed, it came to me.
wavs/116.wav|There are certain situations I cannot directly involve myself in,
wavs/117.wav|and in these cases, being able to rely on the Shuumatsuban is often instrumental in achieving a resolution.
wavs/118.wav|Most of its members are orphans whom we take in and raise from a young age.
wavs/119.wav|This way, loyalty is guaranteed to the greatest extent possible, and we are spared a great deal of worry.
wavs/120.wav|Do I have other tricks up my sleeve beyond the Shuumatsuban?
wavs/121.wav|Well, naturally. If even the cunning bunny burrows thrice, then what of the cunning human?
wavs/123.wav|But anyway, I've shared enough of my secrets.
wavs/124.wav|I think it's time I heard your story.
wavs/125.wav|Oh, and. you can spare the part about traveling in Teyvat. Tell me about before that.
wavs/126.wav|Hobbies.
wavs/127.wav|I had one or two as a child, but.
wavs/128.wav|These days most of my time is taken up by my official duties, so they don't count.
wavs/129.wav|Hmm? Some people treat work as a hobby, you say?
wavs/130.wav|Goodness me. How very. exceptional.
wavs/131.wav|Troubles? Whenever something's troubling me, it must be dealt with.
wavs/132.wav|swiftly and comprehensively. And whenever someone is troubling me. Heh.
wavs/133.wav|Variety is the spice of life. In that sense,
wavs/134.wav|the Milk Tea Medley they started serving over in Hanamizaka recently isn't half bad.
wavs/135.wav|You should try it sometime. Other than that.
wavs/136.wav|I don't have any particular preferences when it comes to the food I eat on a daily basis.
wavs/137.wav|I have dedicated staff to arrange my daily meal plan, and whatever they serve, I eat.
wavs/138.wav|Hmm. it looks like I mixed up my salt and my sugar. Savory Mizu Manjuu.
wavs/139.wav|Yes, this can work. I'll give them to Thoma.
wavs/140.wav|You couldn't perchance tell me your own tastes, could you? Ah, I see.
wavs/141.wav|Okay, I've made a note of that. Now I know what to say the next time I get asked about it.
wavs/142.wav|Happy Birthday! Now, how would you like to be Yashiro Commissioner for a day, hmm?
wavs/143.wav|All the work has been handled already, so you can focus on,
wavs/144.wav|Simply enjoying the feeling of having an enormous amount of executive power at your fingertips.
wavs/145.wav|Don't worry, the retainers won't dare question it, I'll be with you the entire time.
wavs/146.wav|Did I just grow more competent? Goodness, how marvelous.
wavs/147.wav|At the end of the day, power is only a source of comfort.
wavs/148.wav|when it is concentrated in one's own hands.
wavs/149.wav|I'm sure certain people are starting to grow rather nervous right about now.
wavs/150.wav|I've had very few chances to kick back and put my feet up since taking over leadership of the clan.
wavs/152.wav|things have felt curiously different since having you around. 
wavs/153.wav|Hmm.
wavs/154.wav|Yes, it feels rather like basking in the sun.
wavs/155.wav|All yours, should you have any use for them.
wavs/156.wav|Oh. so you collect these?
wavs/157.wav|Mm, yes, very nice.
wavs/158.wav|What's that? Join you for a walk? Why not.
wavs/159.wav|Very well, I shall put my official duties to one side for the moment.
wavs/160.wav|Hah. Well, this ought to be entertaining.