I'm a demon in Tokyo!

Chapter 186 First Soul Enhancement! The Ticket to the Path of the Strongest, May I ask if this is from Arakawa Special Affairs Department...?

Uesugi Tetsuya certainly wouldn't tolerate it.

With a snap, he used his mind to strike hard at the glowing [Effect 1: Thrust Enhancement - Extreme].

Then a further prompt immediately appeared—

[500 Soul Points are required for Thrust Enhancement/Ultimate Enhancement.]

500 Soul Points are equivalent to 500 Soul Ash?
Maybe.

However, this is not yet certain. Uesugi Tetsu only killed one miasma demon and got 1 Soul Point, and he has not yet figured out the pattern of Soul Point drop.

Uesugi Tetsuya looked down again and found that apart from the [Soul Drain and Soul Severing] effect, which could generate Soul Points, all the other effects could be enhanced.

This includes the unique effect of the Separation Blade, which only appears when a lover is separated from their loved one.

This makes sense.

If Soul Points can be used to enhance [Soul Drain and Soul Severing], thereby further increasing the efficiency of Soul Point production, then this effect would be too unreasonable.

Uesugi Tetsuya checked each one and found that the upgrade costs for Thrust and Slash were the lowest, both requiring only 500 Soul Points.

Next is the "Refined as One" skill, which requires 800 points.

Then there are the two effects I just obtained, Blazing Blessing and Spirit, each of which requires 1500 Soul Points to enhance once.

Finally, there's the terrifyingly expensive Separation Blade—

[5000 Soul Points required to upgrade the Blade of Separation (Unique)]

[Note: The number of Soul Points required to enhance the Uniqueness effect has been greatly increased.]

The rarer and more powerful the effect, the more Soul Points are required to enhance it, and the more expensive it is.

This is still reasonable.

"To enhance the blazing blessing once, or to enhance Xiao Jia's own spirituality, it would probably require the soul ash needed for a ten-pull."

Uesugi Tetsu fell into a subtle state of mind.

But is it worth it?
A moment later, Uesugi Tetsu answered in his mind.

That's definitely worth it.

Unlike pulls where the rewards are unknown, where a ten-pull might only yield a bunch of useless cards, the benefits of using Soul Points to strengthen Kaga Kiyomitsu are guaranteed.

At the same time, Kaga Kiyomitsu, who has high growth potential, will also serve as his main weapon and continue to advance alongside him.

It can be said that no matter what, or when you invest in it, it is a choice that will never result in a loss.

While the possibility of a miracle from a single pull represents the allure of gacha pools, in most cases, Uesugi Tetsu is the unlucky player who only gets the pity system.

Therefore, it's temporarily impossible to draw cards from the gacha pool—like right now.

Alternatively, if the need for demonic incarnation is not so strong at the moment, converting the soul ash obtained from slaying demons into soul points that can be confirmed as one's own combat power is naturally a very good choice.

Speaking of which…

With a thought, Uesugi Tetsuya took out ten portions of Soul Ash from his storage backpack.

Tap the hilt of Kaga Kiyomitsu again to make him spring out of the scabbard and press the blade against the soul ash.

Under Uesugi Tetsu's expectant gaze, Kaga Kiyomitsu bounced away with considerable disdain, then shrunk back after making two dissatisfied buzzing sounds and remained motionless.

The mountain whale king, lying on the back of the saddle, stared at "Uesugi Tetsu, who was trying to make Kaga Kiyomitsu a fan," and took a half step back.

—This human seems a bit abnormal.

Uesugi Tetsu watched this scene and sighed inwardly.

"It seems that the attempt to exploit the bug failed; the existing Soul Ash cannot be directly converted into Soul Points."

In that case, we can only rely on pure hard work.

"I don't know if the improved effect will simply enhance the original effect, or if it will create new effects on top of it..."

So, in the next few days of sweeping through the surrounding villages, let's accumulate some soul points by dealing with sick and suffering relatives.

Seeing that Imagawa Yoshimoto had already mentioned seeing the shadow of the next village, Uesugi Tetsu suggested,

"Lord Yiyuan, while we are not in the city, you can also use carrier pigeons to send messages to..."

He was halfway through his sentence when he realized that in the current environment, there was no way a pigeon could come from, so he changed his words.

"Or we could try to communicate with the Matsudaira family of Yoshida Castle in a similar way, so we can find out what the situation is like inside."

Imagawa Yoshimoto glanced at him out of the corner of his eye with slight surprise, then nodded calmly.

"That's what I meant."

—Over the next five days, Uesugi Tetsuya spent time with the navigational mountain whale king, who was well-versed in the surrounding geography, and Imagawa Yoshimoto, the key figure who was able to raise the flag.

They cleared out most of the villages surrounding Yoshida Castle, as well as the small towns under their vassal rule.

Upon arriving at the location, he identified himself as a doctor, then summoned the patients, cured some of them, and used heavenly lightning to exorcise the demons in full view of everyone. Finally, he announced the arrival of Imagawa Yoshimoto.

so repeatedly.

The reason it is said that he cured some people is because Uesugi Tetsu could only use his internal energy or spiritual energy to remove the evil energy left behind by the suffering relatives of the patients.

For patients whose lesions have penetrated deep into the body and have actually developed into a real disease, Uesugi Tetsuya is helpless.

After all, he's not a real doctor.

Even so, his "unprecedented medical skills" could cure dozens or even hundreds of people with just a wave of his hand.

This was more than enough to convince ordinary people who had little knowledge and couldn't even read.
So soon, the lord of Mikawa, Imagawa Yoshimoto, head of the Imagawa family, arrived with a physician, and the news that the plague and demons would disappear quickly spread throughout eastern Mikawa.

This reputation and news naturally spread quickly to Yoshida Castle.

……

Five days later.

Above the Matsudaira family home, the sun hangs high in the sky.

The somewhat dull-looking monk sat in the main seat, gently stroking the trained homing pigeon perched on his arm, a pigeon that could be sold in the markets of Dongsanhe.

He read the contents of the scroll again, muttering to himself.

"It seems that the rumors circulating outside were not false information used to deceive this humble monk."

The wooden fish beside the monk suddenly vibrated and emitted a laughing sound, causing ripples to spread across the surface of the teacup.

"Hahaha! Bodhidharma, you've finally become shrewd!"
This old man is greatly relieved!

Bodhidharma gently rubbed his fingertips, turning the paper roll into dust, then spread his palm and used a breath to return it to the world.

The simply dressed monk calmly replied, "Master, I am no longer just a wooden fish that can be struck loudly. All those trials and tribulations were not for nothing."

Bodhidharma carefully picked up the teacup, nodded slightly to it with his chin, drank it, and then continued speaking.

"Being deceived teaches one to be wise and to remember it, so that one will not be deceived again. If any link in this process is missing, the disciple will not grow."

Behind Daruma, the elderly men and women whose clothes were printed with the Matsudaira family crest all lowered their heads, clenched their fists, and dared not utter a sound.

Because those most spirited, pure warriors who dared to draw their swords had already been smashed into a pile of minced meat by the seated monk-like monster in just a few punches.

Fundamentally, we cannot resist it.

The Hatamoto Guard, who should have been mobilized at this time, was delayed in arriving for unknown reasons.

In reality, this was not the reason for the anger of the Matsudaira family's elders and samurai.

Their anger stemmed from the fact that they were only alive thanks to this monstrous monk!
This is an absolute humiliation!
Some wanted to roar and draw their swords, vowing to die to prove their innocence.

Those who remain here are likely not easy to deal with.

Once they thought that if they all died, the Matsudaira family, which had been passed down for more than a hundred years, would be destroyed, their anger subsided.

What followed was even greater humiliation.

Daruma was unaware of the various thoughts in the minds of the Matsudaira family members behind him.

He doesn't care either.

In Damo's view, they were not fundamentally different from the ordinary people in Yoshida Castle.

"Namo Amitabha Buddha, this tea has a new flavor."

After swallowing the tea leaves along with the tea, Bodhidharma put his hands together and sincerely bowed slightly to the empty teacup once again.

Then, he slowly spoke, addressing the empty air, "Esteemed benefactors, which of you is the most skilled at disguise?"

In the silence, a withered old man carrying a medicine chest on his back, hunched over, suddenly stepped forward and spoke hoarsely to Bodhidharma.
“Master, I am skilled in this art.”

Under the horrified gazes of the crowd behind him, the old man who had originally exuded an ominous and putrid aura transformed into a kind-faced old herb-gathering man with white hair and beard.

If they saw this person normally, they wouldn't find anything wrong with it at all, and might even think that the person was some kind of barefoot doctor.

Bodhidharma rose and bowed to the kind and gentle old man suffering from karmic illness.

"Then, I'll trouble you, benefactor."

……

As evening fell, the sun began to set.

Not far from Yoshida Castle, in a small village with a population of only about one hundred.

Uesugi Tetsu tied the two horses to the village chief's door.

As for the three of them, they took over the original village chief's house—at the latter's insistence.

The shrunken mountain whale king was sunbathing by the door, while Yoshimoto Imagawa, who had just given a short speech, was taking a nap against the wall.

Uesugi Tetsuya also sat on the ground, placing Kaga Kiyomitsu in front of him and examining its panel.

Soul Points: 812

During these five days of continuous clearing, Uesugi Tetsuya, who had slaughtered countless weak and sick relatives, finally accumulated enough...
However, over the past few days, Uesugi Tetsu discovered that compared to a few scattered demons, he could also get a dozen or even dozens of Soul Ashes.

The Soul Points they drop are generally between 1 and 9.

It can be said that when only slaying weak demons, Soul Points are more valuable than Soul Ashes.

—Let's not delay, let's strengthen one side and see the effect.

Uesugi Tetsu stroked the hilt of Kaga Kiyomitsu's sword and whispered to it, "Kaga, it might hurt a little later, so bear with it."

Buzz?
Kaga Kiyomitsu was startled and shook.

Uesugi Tetsuya looked at the three effects that could only be enhanced and made his decision without much thought.

—Enhance [Thrust Enhancement - Extreme].

Because there's simply no need to think too much about it.

The Hundred Refinements technique is of no help to the current situation, and his most proficient technique, the Three-Stage Thrust of the Natural Mind Flow, is the "Thrust".

Compared to basic attacks, increasing the damage of special moves is definitely more important.

[Do you wish to consume 500 Soul Points to enhance "Thrust Enhancement - Extreme"?]

"Yes."

Uesugi Tetsu muttered to himself.

Then, in an instant, I saw my Soul Points decrease by 500.

Using this as fuel, the exposed part of Kaga Kiyomitsu's sword blade immediately emitted a faint glow.

Kaga Kiyomitsu himself started swaying from side to side, and if you added some "uh-uh-uh-oh-oh-oh" sounds, it would be even more vivid.

But in less than ten seconds, the radiance vanished with a snap, and Kaga Kiyomitsu lay motionless on the spot.

It was as if nothing had happened.

Uesugi Tetsu raised an eyebrow.

That's it?

However, the upgrade completion notification did pop up properly.

[Your Kaga Kiyomitsu: Parting Blade's effect "Thrust Enhancement - Extreme" has been enhanced!]

[Your Kaga Kiyomitsu has gained a new effect—Thrust Specialization!]

"Thrust...specialization?"

Uesugi Tetsu looked at the newly popped-up effect explanation with some confusion.

[Thrust Specialization: When using thrusting sword techniques, you will deal massive additional damage, and Kaga Kiyomitsu will also have a better understanding of "how to perform a thrust."]

Uesugi Tetsu stroked his chin.

"You mean, Xiao Jia, you now understand what a thrust is in swordsmanship, and can help me perform better and faster thrusts?"

hum!
Kaga Kiyomitsu responded approvingly, stood up on his own two feet, and swayed slightly, eager for Uesugi Tetsu to use it and test its effects.

Uesugi Tetsu:?

No?

Are weapons now capable of swordsmanship?

If things continue like this, what will become of his Kaga Kiyomitsu?
Is the Demon Blade Princess skilled in all eighteen sword techniques?

Uesugi Tetsuya was somewhat speechless.

To be fair, if this description is true, then spending those 500 Soul Points was definitely worth it.

Because it allows the weapon in one's hand to fully understand and comprehend the master's intentions in making a move... the effect of this is not as simple as one plus one equals two.

hum~
buzz~
Uesugi Tetsu slapped Kaga Kiyomitsu's sword butt and shoved it back in: "Stop messing around. Can't you see everyone is resting? It's not too late to try again when we encounter demons later."

Imagawa Yoshimoto was indeed resting nearby.

So Kaga Kiyomitsu obediently shrank back into his scabbard and remained motionless.

Uesugi Tetsu placed it on his crossed legs and smiled.

This first enhancement effect of Soul Points... is a good start.

—During these five days of clearing out, the proficiency of the other two skills besides the Corona Breathing Technique also improved significantly.

[Your skill, Natural Rational Flow proficiency +335! ]

[Your skill, Five Thunder Method: Qi Combination Proficiency +240!]

Both are now on the verge of a breakthrough.

【Natural Rational Flow (Mastery 2680/3000)】

[Five Thunder Method: Qi Combination (Proficiency 1241/1400)]

Uesugi Tetsuya rubbed his inner energy and lightning in his palms, silently assessing his proficiency with both.

Although the Five Thunder Technique is about to break through, it is currently only at the proficient level, and its upper limit is very high. Even if it breaks through to the master level, there probably won't be any significant changes...

All I can say is that I hope the Five Thunder Method will give me an extra surprise.

The key is that I am about to break through to the [expert level] of the natural flow of reason.

Expert level.

Uesugi Tetsu recalled the knowledge that Ririko had instilled in him in the past, and made a rough comparison between this knowledge and the proficiency level.

The expert level can be considered the true dividing line between "ordinary" and "extraordinary" in swordsmanship. It is the starting point for swordsmanship to transform into the extraordinary and a fundamental change in the "sword" of a swordsman.

If it's just about mastering swordsmanship, then many dojos have it, and even highly talented high school students in their teens might be able to learn it.

In previous Jade Dragon Flag competitions, Ririko defeated many prodigies whose swordsmanship had reached the proficiency level. But the expert level is different.

There are far too many seasoned swordsmen and young geniuses who are stuck outside this extraordinary threshold, unable to make any progress.

In all the temples, regardless of the school of practice, the vast majority of those who are granted permission to transmit the teachings, and even the teachers in some small temples, are only at the level of beginner experts.

The expert level also encompasses countless kendo geniuses who have overcome numerous obstacles to cross the chasm, starting from the bottom up.

The gap between these two is also enormous.

Even before the wave arrived, Ririko, who had already attained a clear understanding of swordsmanship and had come into contact with the Corona Breathing Technique, was only at the peak of the expert level in the field of swordsmanship.

For thousands of days and nights, there was no progress.

It can be said that expert-level swordsmanship is the pinnacle that ordinary people can reach.

Because above that, one would find legendary swordsmen who would be renowned throughout the land.

So Uesugi Tetsuya was also very confused at the time.

Why was Ririko, who possessed expert-level peak swordsmanship, so terrified by a mere half-star fox-dog back then?

Ririko's answer at the time was—

"I killed those mere foxes and dogs with just a dozen sword strikes, okay? The real problem was that Prajna that appeared afterward!"

"That Prajna is stronger than me in terms of pure numerical values."

At that moment, Ririko rolled her eyes: "It's not like there's a sword domain now. I'm still using a bamboo sword... What do you care about my fancy sword techniques? If someone swipes at me, I'll lose too much blood, you know?"

Moreover, she was under the "no sword in hand" debuff at that time.

This short story made Uesugi Tetsu realize that weapons and mindset are also very important factors in the exertion of strength.

Uesugi Tetsu murmured to himself, "Expert-level swordsmanship, perfect embryonic heart, and qi circulation."

These are the three tickets to the path to becoming a strong person that Ririko spoke of.

Only by mastering these three elements can one complete the foundational accumulation of "skill," "mind," and "body," and stand on the threshold of the path to becoming a strong person.

The reason for these three points is that once a cultivator reaches this stage, even without subsequent techniques or external assistance, they can continue to grow stronger on their own.

Even if it's incredibly slow.

There are still over 300 proficiency points left.

It should be possible to complete the practice before encountering illness head-on.

It might have been full by the time the demons were exorcised at Yoshida Castle.

Outside the door, the blood-red sunlight fell on Uesugi Tetsuya's hand.

He retracted his thoughts.

It's almost time.

"Lord Yiyuan, I need to leave for one night."

Uesugi Tetsu opened his mouth and looked at Imagawa Yoshimoto, who opened his eyes two seconds later: "As I mentioned before, I want to find a way to deal with the suffering caused by the illness."

"Since it's something that has to be done, let's do it."

Imagawa Yoshimoto did not say "hurry up" aloud.

"it is good."

Uesugi Tetsuya wasted no more time and stood up directly, saying to the mountain whale king lying at the door, "Lord Whale Three, I need to go out alone for a while. As for Lord Yoshimoto's safety..."

"Humph."

The Mountain Whale King snorted coldly, still somewhat reluctantly saying, "You don't need to say more. I will do whatever Master Tiangong asked me to do, even if it costs me my life."

Uesugi Tetsu cupped his hands in thanks: "Thank you."

In the past few days, Whale Three has been very reliable and intelligent in many ways, and there is no trace of the stereotypes usually associated with this race.

The Zashiki-warashi has pretty good taste...

But Uesugi Tetsu was not reassured by this.

He took out the Komainu bell and poured his spiritual power into it without reservation, until almost half of the spiritual power was absorbed by the bell.

The next moment, three majestic two-and-a-half-star Komainu suddenly appeared in the courtyard, causing even the Mountain Whale King to look on in astonishment.

The Mountain Whale King could sense that these three armored, dog-like and wolf-like monsters were not weak at all, and were quite intelligent as well.

If all three are used together, it might cause it a lot of trouble.

"They are..."

"It's like a little shikigami of mine, meant to assist you, Lord Whale Three, so that you won't have to take action yourself when minor matters arise."

Uesugi Tetsu replied with high emotional intelligence.

Upon seeing the three imposing komainu dogs, the pink pig immediately turned around, licking its lips and sticking out its tongue in a fawning manner. The pig also nodded with a smile on its face.
"So good."

Uesugi Tetsu turned and left, disappearing into the sunset.

……

The water pressure remained steady.

Uesugi Tetsu opened his eyes, took out his phone, and found that exactly eight hours had passed.

He didn't bother with any of the time-consuming actions like checking out of the store or making a red dot on Line.

Instead, he simply opened the hotel window and jumped from the room to the rooftops in a few steps.

In just a few minutes, Uesugi Tetsuya, who was rushing at full speed, had already seen the familiar gate of the Arakawa Ward Special Affairs Office.

With another leap, he landed steadily at the entrance of the Special Affairs Office.

Snapped.

A pale hand emerged from the darkness beside them, accompanied by a somewhat dazed and weary voice.

"Uesugi-kun, it's been a long time."

Xiaoyuelan, feeling drowsy, even wore her mask askew.

Emerging from the shadows, she yawned and said, "Nanjo Daiju sent me... ha, let me deliver this to you."

Uesugi Tetsu blinked, looking at Bian Xiaoyuelan, who was completely different from the gloomy, landmine-like girl from a few days ago.

Is this a Xiaoyuelan?
How did Nanjo-nee turn into this state in just a few days?
Damn, no wonder Nanjo looked so smug; it turns out someone really is carrying the burden.

It's likely that because of Xiaoyue Lan's ability to move through the shadows, she was often asked by Nanjo Ai to run errands.

Including this time.

He remained expressionless, but chuckled inwardly.

Then Xiaoyuelan touched around and finally pulled out a small, cheap-looking box from under her skirt.

"Here, Nanjo Daiju will give you some pills."

After thanking him, Uesugi Tetsu accepted the box, opened it, and found a pill inside with shimmering blue runes on its surface.

【Compressed Spirit Gathering Pill - Ultimate】

[Quality: Rare]

[Effect: Upon consumption... immediately increases the proficiency of the skill "Spirit Control" by 300 points.]

[By compressing a large amount of high-purity spiritual energy together and then sealing and softening it using Yin-Yang techniques, one obtains the Compressed Spirit Gathering Pill.]

Yes, that's exactly what he wanted.

Uesugi Tetsuya put the pills into his storage space with satisfaction.

Because he knew that the conversation with Kaga Kiyomitsu might get out of control later, he didn't plan to take it now.

"By the way, if you take this pill, Uesugi-kun, will you become incredibly energetic and strong, and then...?"

Xiaoyue Lan approached at some point, her eyes crinkling with sleepiness: "Isn't it said that you are what you eat? Uesugi-kun, I'm really lacking in energy right now."

Before Uesugi Tetsu could even take a half-step back, raise his hand, and refuse this smooth little combo, Kaga Kiyomitsu at his waist was already dissatisfied.

Buzz!
Kaga Kiyomitsu suddenly drew his sword, the silver blade illuminating Xiaoyue Lan's pupils, causing her to exit "power-saving mode" and squeezing out a little more strength to widen her eyes in surprise.

"Uesugi-kun, can your sword understand us?"

hum~
Kaga Kiyomitsu emitted a clear, short slash.

It's like saying -

"How could you, a foreign, flashy, cheap woman, possibly compare to us!"

“Miss Xiaoyue, even my knife isn’t satisfied.” Uesugi Tetsu continued, following the scene, “To be honest, I can’t really control it very well either…”

The implication was self-evident.

Xiao Yuelan shrank back, licking her lips, seemingly lost in thought.

She then took out an ordinary-looking document bag from inside her hoodie and handed it over.

But in Uesugi Tetsu's view, the Yin-Yang incantations flowing on the file bag were so numerous that they were almost overwhelming.

Even if a powerful being of god-like caliber were to suddenly appear, it would be difficult to forcefully open it.

"This is the information you requested. It has been sealed away by special Yin-Yang techniques and can only be opened by a specific person. It will also be automatically destroyed after the information is read."

Xiao Yuelan casually shrugged.

"So don't worry that I, an outsider, will secretly look at it first and then put it back."

She muttered to herself, "According to Nanjo Taishu, there's even a version that can erase memories. Onmyojutsu is really convenient..."

Just then, out of the corner of his eye, Uesugi Tetsuya, who had just received the document bag, noticed that the surveillance camera at the entrance of the Special Affairs Department changed, transforming into a small silver-white ball that slowly floated towards him.

Then, surprisingly, Nanjo Manami's hissing sound, full of electrical crackling, came from it.

"Hey, is my microphone going to explode?"

what's the situation?
Uesugi Tetsuya was deeply shocked to witness a surveillance camera being turned into a "microphone".

Xiao Yuelan was also confused; she had never heard of her superiors secretly supervising the work.

Uesugi Tetsu pointed at the small silver ball and asked in confusion, "Nanjo-nee, what is this...?"

"—Oh! This is the activated metal that Wujun researched!"

A familiar voice, full of vitality and spiritual energy, echoed back.

Uesugi Tetsu looked up and saw Kitano Runa running towards him, carrying a takeout bag with the "Special Affairs Department" logo on it.

Good morning, Uesugi-kun!

Despite having just pulled an all-nighter, Kitano Runa was full of energy, pointing at the small, silver-white ball track.
"Wu Jun is a kind of tale about the supernatural. He has a deep understanding of electronic devices and technology. He also helped a lot during the Red Tide incident."

He hastily created that 'Defense Battle' mini-game on his phone back then.

When she mentioned it, Uesugi Tetsu remembered it.

He was wondering which genius had come up with this, but it turned out to be a strange tale.

Pulling his thoughts away from his memories, Uesugi Tetsuya focused his gaze on Kitano Runa, whose body was constantly overflowing with spiritual energy.

The spiritual power within Kitano Runa surged once again.

Almost all of them are exactly the same as his body.

Uesugi Tetsu: "Kitano-kun, aren't you going to control your spiritual power?"

"It doesn't seem like that will work, because I can't learn any Yin-Yang techniques."

Kitano Runa scratched her cheek: "So I kept practicing the basic spirit gathering technique that Ririko taught me... and as I practiced, it turned out like this."

After hearing this, Uesugi Tetsu seriously doubted that in the future, Kitano Runa could simply use her spiritual energy waves to crush her opponents to death.

Kitano Runa buried her face in the handle of the takeout bag and said earnestly, "But I will study hard! Just like Aoyama Nanami from Sakurasou!"

"No, Kitano-kun, what do you have to do with the word 'ordinary person'?" Uesugi Tetsuya was speechless.

Kitano Runa herself understood this, of course, so she coughed twice and said,
"Although I know that my mediocre skills are definitely not enough to represent the Arakawa district in the seeding tournament!"
But guarding the gate for Ririko and saving her some training time—I can admit defeat if I can't win!

Uesugi Tetsu suddenly looked up.

Anticipating that if she waited for the other party to ask questions, she might be forcibly held in place for several more minutes, Kitano Runa decisively said,

"I'm not going to say anything more, Uesugi-kun, the cafeteria takeout is getting cold!"

Before he could ask any questions, the girl ran off, leaving two people and a ball at the door.

Uesugi Tetsu: ...

After Kitano Runa's voice completely disappeared, a voice came from the small ball explaining that it could fully charge a phone.
"That's the situation. We're currently selecting the second seed for the seeding match."

Will Ririko participate in the battle?

Uesugi Tetsu recalled Tokugawa Sei's parting words, so he asked.

"I don't know, you'd have to ask her yourself."

"correct."

Xiaoyuelan patted Shangshan Che on the shoulder, poked his chest with her finger and laughed: "At six o'clock in the morning, a very beautiful girl came to the Special Affairs Department."

It seems to be from the Minamoto family; her name is Minamoto Shizumi.

"As soon as she came in, she asked very seriously where Uesugi Tetsu was, specifically asking for you by name... What kind of shady business could be going on here?"

As Xiao Yuelan spoke, she twisted her body in an ambiguous tone.
"Uesugi-kun, you really know how to have a fling."

"what?"

Uesugi Tetsu really wanted to type a question mark.

He certainly remembered the name Minamoto no Shizumizu—but that was only because the other party was currently the number one opponent in the Tokyo seeding tournament.

But when it comes to socializing...

Can you even count it just because you glanced at the public information that Nanjo Manami sent him?
What kind of unwarranted accusation is this?
"Not a sister?" Uesugi Tetsu immediately looked at the silver-white ball. "Nanjo-nee, you know where I am..."

"I'm too lazy to listen. You should ask yourself and the other person about this kind of thing."

Even with the electronic music playing at full volume on the silver ball, you could still hear Nanjo Aimi's relaxed and languid tone: "She doesn't have a LINE account, so I had her leave her phone number so you can call her later."

As she spoke, she rattled off a series of numbers.

Uesugi Tetsu had no choice but to write it down.

The electronic music continued: "And that black phone booth, it's started causing trouble again recently..."

"Don't worry."

Uesugi Tetsuya, who had a rare moment of leisure, interrupted Nanjo Ai-mi, took out his phone, and dialed the number under Akatsuki Ran's watchful gaze.

Turn on speakerphone.

The call was connected instantly.

The next second, a female voice, as ethereal as a secluded valley, emerged from the speaker.

"Excuse me, are you Mr. Uesugi Tetsuya, the current seed of the Arakawa Ward Special Affairs Department, who practices the Natural Rishin-ryu style, Corona Breathing, and Lightning Yin-Yang Techniques, has achieved a state of perfect tranquility, likes to use the Three-Stage Thrust as his signature technique, and lives in Villa No. 1 in the Special District...?"

　8.1k!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)