Paimon asked, "Are we done talking?"
Nahida nodded. "Mm. Having three of Setaria's acquaintances should be sufficient."
Paimon was still confused. "What's the point of gathering all this information? You still haven't told us how we're actually going to make Setaria face her position."
Nahida explained, "Setaria has grown accustomed to evading the issue. We need to break through her psychological defenses."
"I mentioned earlier that the Eremites in Port Ormos are spreading news about King Deshret's impending resurrection."
"Though it's all nonsense, for Setaria, this kind of desert faith strikes right at her weak point."
[Paimon: Wow, that's a really good idea.]
[Lumine: But you're the only one who can possess people, Nahida. Since you already know all this information, why did you need us to learn it too?]
[Nahida: Though I already know the answer, it's better not to spoil things.]
[Paimon: Why?]
[Nahida: Because I've found that when you spoil things, the audience's mindset changes. For example, now that everyone has analyzed the situation, nobody's nervous anymore.]
[Paimon: So that's it. Nahida, you really are an observant deity.]
Paimon suddenly realized. "Oh, I get it. We're using her guilt about her homeland."
"She clearly feels she should go back and help the desert people, yet she stays here working with the Sages."
Lumine said, "And we can use King Deshret's name to make demands of Setaria."
Paimon asked, "So what exactly do we need to do?"
Nahida said, "First, we can't actually make King Deshret appear. Second, Setaria is also very intelligent. If we just pretend to be King Deshret's followers and negotiate with her, she'd definitely be wary, and it wouldn't work."
"But if we use people she knows, the effect should be completely different."
Paimon asked curiously, "So you're going to possess those acquaintances?"
Nahida nodded. "Yes. Through possession via the Akasha, I'll speak in a way that suggests they've already become followers of King Deshret, and then relay the false will of King Deshret."
"As long as we sound natural, it'll definitely break through her psychological defenses. She would never suspect our method."
Paimon suddenly understood. "So that's why you had us learn all that information about those people. You were worried about slipping up during the possession, right? We need to mimic them perfectly for it to work."
Nahida nodded seriously. "Exactly. So I'll leave the task of imitating them to you."
Paimon was shocked. "Huh? Leave it to us? But we can't possess people at all!"
[Paimon: I've realized it now—Paimon and Lumine are just tools. All we do is work, work, work.]
[Ningguang: That's an adventure I wish I could have. Busy work keeps me trapped in the Jade Chamber.]
[Beidou: Hahaha! Non-repetitive, thrilling work like that—people would line up to do it even without pay.]
[Yae Miko: Indeed. That's just how work is. It's an adventure. Unfortunately, I can only experience it through light novels.]
[Paimon: Why does everyone suddenly seem so pitiful now?]
[Lumine: You've been misled by them. These are all people who have the ability to choose their own lives. They've simply chosen the lifestyle that suits them best—those who like business became great merchants, those who like reading became editors.]
[Paimon: So that's how it is. They're all big villains.]