Paimon was shocked. "There are Divine Knowledge Capsules here too? Are you going to input something dangerous into Lumine again?"
Alhaitham crossed his arms and replied, "What, are you scared now?"
Paimon replied without much confidence, "There's a little fear and a lot of anger."
Alhaitham let out an "oh." "That's interesting."
Alhaitham said, "But it's not time to deploy it yet."
"I mentioned this Capsule during the planning meeting. It contains a decree I once drafted. The Akademiya also has a copy. According to the plan, Lumine, I want you to input something into the Capsule."
[Paimon: Ugh, the planning session was completely skipped in the video! We have no idea what this is for now.]
[Lumine: I guess we'll have to wait and see. I'm also very curious—what's the purpose of these Divine Knowledge Capsules?]
[Paimon: Still, it's definitely not for doing bad things.]
[Lumine: That's certain. Alhaitham wouldn't do something so unscrupulous.]
[Furina: We don't need to understand the past plan now, because the future is in our hands.]
[Lumine: This time, we need to make a completely different plan.]
[Alhaitham: The plan is simple. This time, we have far more combat power than we could have imagined. As long as we can subdue the Sages without bloodshed, that's enough. The core of the plan is to avoid harming innocent people as much as possible.]
[Cyno: That's why we need to cut off the Akademiya's communication channels with the outside world. We can't let them issue orders.]
[Furina: It's better to lure them to my opera house instead. Then everyone can rush in and take control of them.]
[Lumine: Exactly. It's that simple. There's no Dottore in Sumeru right now, no Scaramouche, no Electro Gnosis. So they don't have any god-making plan. But they do have a fanatical obsession with deities. If Furina performs in person, they'll definitely take the bait.]
[Paimon: Wow, I didn't expect rescuing her to become this simple.]
[Lumine: This time, we're too strong. People from so many nations have come to help us.]
Lumine looked up at Alhaitham, mesmerized. "Me?"
Alhaitham pressed further, "Lumine, do you believe we can rescue the Lesser Lord Kusanali?"
Lumine nodded. "I believe. Even if my confidence isn't enough, I'll make up for it with action."
Alhaitham nodded firmly. "Good. A believing heart is the most important thing."
"Now, please prepare yourself. Put on this device."
Paimon asked, "Are you saying... you want to input that 'believing heart'?"
Alhaitham nodded. "Yes."
Paimon looked at Alhaitham. "But I'm worried..."
Alhaitham said, "I understand your feelings. But this is necessary right now. You must do as I say."
"Sometimes you have to deceive yourself first. Self-encouragement can occasionally be a form of deception—as long as it works."
Lumine said, "I'm ready."
Alhaitham then helped Lumine put on the device. "Now, begin imagining that our plan has already been completed. We've rescued the Lesser Lord Kusanali and changed all of Sumeru."
"Everything went smoothly. The people recognize our achievements."
Finally, Alhaitham handed Lumine a slip of paper and had her read it aloud.
Lumine completed it earnestly.
Alhaitham nodded.