I'm a demon in Tokyo!

Chapter 192 Imagawa Yoshimoto's Lap Pillow, the Hundred-Eyed Demon Stunned by an Eyeball, and the Delightful Gain of Soul Points.

Snapped!
The two of them fell heavily to the ground.

Imagawa Yoshimoto quickly opened her arms and embraced Uesugi Tetsuya, but she did nothing more than that.

Because the situation came so suddenly, she was afraid that she might accidentally hurt Uesugi Tetsuya.

Imagawa Yoshimoto, who was pinned to the ground, looked up at Uesugi Tetsu, who was pale and barely breathing in his arms, and asked him urgently.
"Che-jun, what's wrong?"

Uesugi Tetsuya, caught by the sturdy armor, murmured, unable to utter a word.

Upon seeing this, Imagawa Yoshimoto's pupils contracted slightly.

She never imagined that Uesugi Tetsuya, who was chasing down all the demons in Yoshida Castle with lightning just minutes before, would be so weak now.

Surprisingly, he couldn't even speak.

—Because this time, in his "angry" state, Uesugi Tetsuya squandered all of his internal energy and spiritual power, leaving not a single trace behind.

So although all attributes will only drop to "5" after the rage state ends, for Uesugi Tetsuya now, it is no different from when all attributes are "1".

They would be even weaker.

Because the overdraft was too severe.

Imagawa Yoshimoto immediately reached out and touched his face, discovering that Uesugi Tetsuya couldn't even maintain his internal energy circulation.

Clever as she was, she immediately connected the current situation with Uesugi Tetsuya's somewhat strangely urgent actions earlier.

Chejun must have known that he would become this weak at this point in his life.

The reason he sought a quiet room to be alone was to prevent anyone or any demons outside from seeing him like this and having inappropriate thoughts.

In a flash, Imagawa Yoshimoto raised his hand and used his inner energy to seal the door to the meditation room, seeking a more isolated environment from the outside world.

—But starting tomorrow morning, we must ensure the continued treatment of the residents of Yoshida Castle.

Imagawa Yoshimoto paused for a moment, remembering what he had just said.

She herself certainly doesn't have that ability.

Imagawa Yoshimoto looked at Uesugi Tetsu, who had been paralyzed and hadn't uttered a single word, and opened his mouth.

Given Che's current extremely poor physical condition, can he really recover in just over ten hours?
After a brief silence, the head of the Imagawa family sighed inwardly.

That's it.

Even if she fails to fulfill her promises, the residents will only direct their anger at her.

She can handle such a small matter.

Uesugi Tetsu, who was completely unable to move, caught a glimpse of this scene out of the corner of his eye and breathed a slight sigh of relief.

It seems that Imagawa Yoshimoto has grasped the current situation.

Before he could think any further, Imagawa Yoshimoto quickly unfastened his protective gear and neatly piled it aside.

Then, Uesugi Tetsu saw the legs, covered by a plain white sleeve, slowly kneel down in front of him.

Then I felt myself being carefully dragged, and finally my face slammed into a large expanse of soft, white clothing due to gravity.

A moment later, the darkness before Uesugi Tetsuya's eyes turned into light, and he saw the face of Imagawa Yoshimoto.

To be precise, I saw Imagawa Yoshimoto's helpless, crooked eyes.

Because the other half below the tip of the nose was completely covered by clothing.

"I'll always be here."

He heard Imagawa Yoshimoto's gentle voice.

"So, Che-kun, if you want to rest, then go ahead and rest."

Before Uesugi Tetsuya could respond with his breath, he felt two soft, boneless, hot little hands clench his palms.

The next moment, a completely unfamiliar, yet calm and gentle internal energy gradually entered Uesugi Tetsuya's body.

Those internal energies wanted to contact the protective energy within his body, and then make his internal energy circulation start again.

However, Uesugi Tetsu could clearly feel the rawness of this internal energy.

Not only did they fail to locate the star-shaped energy points within his meridians in a short time, but they also caused pain to spread throughout Uesugi Tetsuya's arms.

Even though Imagawa Yoshimoto was being very careful, the feeling of his internal energy "rushing around" in his meridians was still extremely unpleasant.

Nearly twenty minutes later, Imagawa Yoshimoto finally managed to "touch" the first wisp of Qi within his body.

Uesugi Tetsuya finally regained a little bit of his strength.

Seeing Imagawa Yoshimoto's relaxed expression, he gathered his strength for a long while before finally managing to speak with difficulty.

"Lord Yiyuan...this is the first time you've done something like this, isn't it..."

Immediately receiving positive feedback, Imagawa Yoshimoto nodded and, after connecting the two strands of qi together, said...
"correct."

“I have never done this for anyone before.”

She looked down at Uesugi Tetsuya's half-open eyes with a graceful and confident gaze: "Tetsuya-kun, this is my first time."

It's best not to say things that are ambiguous...

Uesugi Tetsu thought that even if he said that, the other party probably wouldn't listen at all.

So he opened his mouth again: "Thank you..."

pat.

His index finger fell and pressed against the center of Uesugi Tetsuya's lips, abruptly interrupting his words.

Imagawa Yoshimoto gently shook his head: "I am not worthy of this gratitude now."

"If it weren't for Chejun overexerting himself to kill those terrifying demons, I would never be sitting here safely, and Yoshida Castle would definitely have been turned into a dead land."

The girl lowered her eyes and met his gaze.
"Thinking back to the time when Che-jun became my retainer, it has always been me who has been receiving Che-jun's favors, while I have only given back a negligible amount."

Those things, I could do even without you, Che-jun.

Imagawa Yoshimoto said earnestly, "I should be the one saying thank you."

As she spoke, she cupped Uesugi Tetsuya's cheeks in her hands, preventing him from turning his gaze away.
"So, Che-kun, is there anything you want—something you'd want to get no matter what, no matter the cost?"

The ruler of the three kingdoms, who was also the youngest head of the Imagawa clan in history, made a promise to him.
"After we settle down in the Kingdom of Sanhe, I will do my best to find it for you."

What could Imagawa Yoshimoto offer himself?

After a long period of contemplation, Uesugi Tetsu squeezed out the words one by one: "What I want is very simple, nothing more than to witness Yoshimoto's journey to Kyoto and the moment he stands at the pinnacle of Kyoto."

I want to witness that moment, to nurture the embryonic growth of my still-developing heart.

The embryo of the heart... Yuanxin seemed to have mentioned this term to himself before.

"I will."

Although Imagawa Yoshimoto didn't understand, she still answered affirmatively without hesitation.
"At that time, Che-kun, you must be there too."

"Other than that?"

Imagawa Yoshimoto pinched his cheek with displeasure, then paused slightly, inwardly astonished by the feel of his skin: "To only make a wish that would have come true anyway, that's rather petty."

In other words, are you saying you wouldn't even dare to dream of doing something big?
Only Imagawa Yoshimoto would say something like that so naturally.

Uesugi Tetsuya curled the corner of his mouth slightly.

"Then, I want the name Imagawa Yoshimoto to be known throughout the world, so that everyone who hears this name will think of you immediately, making him truly known to everyone."

—In this way, he will have a powerful backer in the mortal world five hundred years later, and many things will become simpler.

"Is everyone aware of it...?"

Imagawa Yoshimoto frowned and began to think deeply.

Even if one could become the ruler of the world, a general, and unify the entire world, achieving such a thing would indeed be very difficult.

Imagawa Yoshimoto had also visited villages in remote areas.

There, even many village chiefs sometimes didn't know her name, let alone the villagers who were oblivious to what was happening outside their village.

"But why?" she suddenly wondered.

Che's two wishes were both to make her better, even with the reason of that embryonic heart... this seems too abnormal.

"Because the lifespan of a great Onmyoji is very long, Lord Yoshimoto."

On the soft lap pillow, Uesugi Tetsu lied: "It's very long."

Seeing the stunned girl, he knew that Imagawa Yoshimoto had been fooled by him because he had no understanding of the field.

So Uesugi Tetsu continued softly.

"I just hope that long afterward, I can still hear the name of Lord Yoshimoto, so that I can probably remember this time of time."

Lifespan...very long?
Is that so.

If one has plenty of time, then one probably wouldn't have much of a pursuit for money, treasure, or fiefdoms.

Imagawa Yoshimoto, still young and vigorous, had too many ambitions yet to be realized, so she did not have a deep understanding of the concept of lifespan, nor did she have time to concern herself with such trivial matters.

Without much thought, Imagawa Yoshimoto replied earnestly.

"Since that's what you think, then I'll show you."

She said, slowly and deliberately, "I will occupy a unique place in your very, very long memories, Che-jun."

—After Uesugi Tetsuya's Spirit Control Technique was upgraded to the expert level, which greatly enhanced his ability to sense "qi", he was able to sense Imagawa Yoshimoto's emotions.

He knew that most of what Imagawa Yoshimoto said was aimed at constantly "winning him over" and keeping him by his side.

But the other half was indeed sincere.

And this sincerity is genuine and undeniable.

"Let's rest for now."

The girl placed her hand on Uesugi Tetsu's eyelids, which had been battling for a long time, forcibly shutting him down: "You're making me sleepy."

From the darkness came Imagawa Yoshimoto's calm voice.

"Don't worry, I'll always be by your side."

Once I can't see anything, a wave of fatigue washes over me.

Before drifting into a brief sleep, Uesugi Tetsuya first brought up the panel in his mind and glanced at his current Soul Points—

Soul Points: 3311

Moreover, this number is still slowly increasing.

Uesugi Tetsu plucked a couple of heartstrings and, half-asleep, told Kaga Kiyomitsu, who was happily chasing after a half-star miasma demon.

"Xiao Jia, you can play by yourself, but be careful..."

Before he could finish speaking, Uesugi Tetsuya fell into a deep sleep.

Kaga Kiyomitsu, who was having a great time, pretended not to hear what he said.

How novel it is to chase down demons with just a knife! I must make the most of this time, because I might not have the chance again!
……

Seeing that Uesugi Tetsu's breathing had become steady as he lay on her lap, Imagawa Yoshimoto stopped breathing and remained still.

She lowered her head, gazing at the face that only found peace in this moment, lost in thought.

The longer he gazed at him, the more emotions accumulated in Imagawa Yoshimoto's eyes.

Just as it was about to drip, it disappeared without a trace after she closed her eyes.

It has returned to its original state.

Several hours later, it gradually got dark.

Uesugi Tetsu's consciousness awoke within his weary body.

He didn't open his eyes for the time being—after all, it would take a lot of effort.

In the darkness, Uesugi Tetsu opened the gacha page, preparing to feed the hundreds of gray [Visionary Eyes] he had acquired to Hyakume.

As soon as he opened the gacha pool, the Doumeki loli's innocent face popped up, pointing at him and cursing angrily. And rightly so.

Uesugi Tetsu's previous act of ignoring the instructions was like a chef serving a delicious dinner to diners, only to have those diners, who were right in front of him, watch it for hours.

My mouth is watering.

Uesugi Tetsuya would never argue with a child who hasn't even grown a single hair yet, or even with a gacha pull.

With a thought, he threw all of the [Vision of the Robber] into the card pool.

Countless insect eyes transformed into animations and rained down like a downpour, pelting the Hundred-Eyed Demon Loli's head and stunning her completely.

A moment later, Hyakume realized that the food rations had arrived.

Her little face twitched, and she patted the throne beneath her, causing countless tentacles to emerge from under the throne and roll each insect eye into its "mouth".

A dozen seconds later, the throne's color deepened, and several large compound eyes appeared on it, contrasting sharply with the other pupils.

Even Hyakume, who was sitting comfortably on it with his toes curled up, showed a satisfied expression.

Although the quality of the epic item remained unchanged, a large progress bar suddenly appeared above her head.

[Hyakume's quality upgrade progress: 18%]

After eating hundreds of insect holes, there's still so much left.

However, there are still many sick and suffering relatives, and sooner or later the remaining progress will be filled.

Uesugi Tetsu closed the gacha page and slowly opened his eyes.

His gaze had just met Imagawa Yoshimoto's when there was a knock at the door.

Uesugi Tetsu plucked a string in his heart.

Kaga Kiyomitsu immediately broke through the barrier of the thin internal energy and flew in with a whoosh.

Of course, they also made sure to close the door behind them.

Upon seeing that the visitor was actually a sword, Imagawa Yoshimoto was speechless, and the words he was about to say fell back down.

But Kaga Kiyomitsu, who had just flown in, trembled in shock, turned left, and then right.

hum!
"Master, what are you two doing!"
Buzz!

—You've never been this affectionate with me!

"Xiao Jia, stop fooling around." After sleeping for several hours, Uesugi Tetsuya had basically regained the strength to speak. "Be good, I don't have the strength to deal with you right now."

hum...

Kaga Kiyomitsu, who could truly sense how bad Uesugi Tetsu's condition was, turned around and obediently returned to his scabbard.

But Uesugi Tetsu could clearly tell through his heartstrings that even after returning to his scabbard, Kaga Kiyomitsu was still dissatisfied.

It was still trembling slightly, to a degree that only it could feel.

Simply put, it means they are jealous and need comforting.

Uesugi Tetsuya was speechless.

It was one thing for Erchi Daren to get jealous before, but now even Xiao Jia is getting jealous. It seems he's been raising a whole bunch of jealous people, hasn't he?

Uesugi Tetsuya doesn't even dare to imagine who will be the next one to get jealous...

Uesugi Tetsu's solution was to let it go—letting Jia make a fuss for a while would be over; he didn't have the energy to comfort her.

Rather than that, it's better to check how many Soul Points you have first.

Kaga Kiyomitsu's personal panel popped up in front of Uesugi Tetsuya's eyes.

Soul Points: 3504

Below that is a price list for a series of enhancement effects.

After "Thrust Enhancement - Extreme" was changed to "Thrust Mastery", the required enhancement points increased to 1000.

With 3,500 points at his disposal, Uesugi Tetsuya can do a lot of things.

However, there are still two main directions.

One option is to continue accumulating Soul Points, and once you have accumulated 5,000 points, you can directly enhance a unique skill, "Parting Sorrow."

This should bring him an unexpected and pleasant surprise.

The other option is to quickly deplete the Soul Points in hand and convert them into current combat power in order to deal with stronger enemies that will be encountered in the near future.

Here is a key point that influences the decision.

That is to continue sweeping through various cities and villages in Mikawa Province in order to spread the fame of Imagawa Yoshimoto.

We will start from Yoshida Castle and go straight for the head of the sick and suffering.

—The information the Special Affairs Department provided him included a technique that could directly locate the source of illness by consuming a large amount of spiritual energy.

If this technique were applied in the modern world, it would obviously be ineffective against illnesses that have already been analyzed in reverse.

However, during the Warring States period, it was undoubtedly capable of precise positioning.

And most likely, the illness isn't severe enough to be considered a ghostly or supernatural ailment, and the person might not even be aware of being targeted.

If you want to continue your sweeping spree, then it's best to be a hoarder for now.

However, if one wants to directly eliminate the illness, then one must improve one's combat strength as soon as possible.

—When facing an enemy of the level of the Eight Sufferings, even if the opponent has not yet grown up, you must do everything you can to ensure that there is no chance of failure.

How to do?
"Che-jun, what are you thinking about?"

Imagawa Yoshimoto's shouts pulled Uesugi Tetsuya back to reality.

He let out a sigh of relief: "I'm a bit mentally exhausted, just need to clear my mind."

Imagawa Yoshimoto then remained silent, afraid of disturbing him.

Uesugi Tetsu continued thinking from where he left off—

The situation is still unclear. I need to wait until I've fully recovered before gathering more information from various sources so I can make a more informed decision.

But one thing is for sure.

That means if you don't enhance the "Sorrow of Separation", your enhancement package should be "Slash Enhancement - Extreme", "Thrust Mastery", and finally "Blazing Blessing".

The "spirit" that is closely related to Kaga Kiyomitsu's own spirituality and wisdom will not be considered for the time being.

Because spiritual effects have a long-term, substantial rewarding effect, but they are not very helpful in the short term.

After all, the price for enhancing Fuze Blaze is exactly the same—1500 Soul Points.

Having finished focusing his thoughts on strengthening Kaga Kiyomitsu, Uesugi Tetsu activated the faint internal energy within him, attempting to sit up by supporting himself with his hands on the ground, leaving the gentle embrace beneath him.

Imagawa Yoshimoto's words echoed in my ears.
"Che-jun, you can lie down for as long as you want."

"No, that much rest is more than enough."

Imagawa Yoshimoto stared silently at Uesugi Tetsu, whose face was still pale, and felt that his words were not convincing at all.

But she still let Uesugi Tetsuya leave her lap, watching him take out a small bottle and pour a drop of dew into his mouth.

After that, Uesugi Tetsuya's breathing visibly improved and became less unpredictable.

After sitting there catching his breath for a while, Uesugi Tetsuya said softly, "Lord Yoshimoto, could you send someone to fetch paper, cinnabar, and plenty of water?"

"immediately."

Without asking any questions, Imagawa Yoshimoto immediately stood up and walked towards the door.

In less than ten minutes, she had the strong warriors place the cinnabar and paper at the door, and then put large water vats in the courtyard.

Taking this time, Uesugi Tetsuya, having reviewed the talismans and related spells several times, forced a smile: "Please give me the things, Lord Yoshimoto."

Without saying a word, she placed a stack of papers and a basin of ground cinnabar in front of Uesugi Tetsuya, and then knelt down beside him.

If outsiders were to witness this scene, they would perceive Imagawa Yoshimoto as a lowly servant, while Uesugi Tetsuya would appear to be the true lord.

"Good work."

Uesugi Tetsu dipped his index finger in cinnabar, took a deep breath, and forced out the negligible spiritual power within his body.

—The special affairs department's "illness-repelling talisman" has only two spells, and the spiritual power required to construct it is extremely small.

Even if Uesugi Tetsuya's current spiritual power attribute is less than 5 points, he can still draw it if he puts in the effort.

The original intention behind the creation of this disease-repelling talisman was to enable everyone to possess the ability to purify and combat the diseases caused by illness.

Of course, what Uesugi Tetsu drew was only the first generation of the disease-repelling charm.

In the present world, the disease-repelling talisman has undergone countless updates and iterations, and the required spiritual power has also increased significantly.

The sky darkened.

Imagawa Yoshimoto silently lit candles one by one and placed them around the room.

Uesugi Tetsu held his breath and, after finishing the last stroke, removed his fingers from the paper.

brush.

A faint glow emanated from the paper... or rather, from the talisman that dispels illness.

"finished."

Uesugi Tetsu felt a moment of dizziness.

He braced himself on the ground with his five fingers and barely managed to sit up: "Lord Yiyuan... throw this talisman into the water, and it will continuously produce water that can cure diseases."

Imagawa Yoshimoto's eyes lit up: "Can this one talisman really solve the disease problem in the city?"

“Not enough.” Uesugi Tetsu took another piece of paper and placed his finger on it. “When the talisman stops lighting up, it means the effect has been achieved.”

Imagawa Yoshimoto, who had just carefully picked up the talisman, looked at Uesugi Tetsuya, whose face was ashen, and couldn't help but ask,
"How many do you want?"

"The more, the merrier."

Imagawa Yoshimoto remained silent.

She watched silently as Uesugi Tetsu struggled to breathe, repeatedly raising his fingers to squeeze out spiritual energy, drawing until he unconsciously fell to the side countless times, only to be caught by her.

Late at night.

Having watched for more than ten hours, Imagawa Yoshimoto reached out and grasped Uesugi Tetsu's trembling wrist: "Tetsu-kun, stop."

"Stop, why?"

Uesugi Tetsuya, whose eyes could no longer see clearly and who was drawing talismans based solely on instinct, asked a question in return.

"You can rest now," Imagawa Yoshimoto said seriously.

Uesugi Tetsu continued to ask, "Why rest when you can finish something by just persevering?"

crunch.

He could vaguely hear Imagawa Yoshimoto clenching his teeth.

In the dead of night, the girl raised her voice: "Those ordinary people don't deserve to be tortured and exploited like this by you, Che-jun!"

Uesugi Tetsuya paused, then calmly said, "Lord Yoshimoto, they are your people."

"so what?"

Imagawa Yoshimoto's tone turned cold: "Yes, I admit they are all my people, and I sincerely want to save them!"

She squeezed the words out one by one from between her teeth.

"—But the truth is! Even if all of them were combined, they wouldn't be half as important as you, Che-kun!"

The patriarch of the Imagawa family, who hadn't done so in a long time, gave the order: "Now, stop!"

Uesugi Tetsuya said softly,

"Xiaojia."

Zheng!
Kaga Kiyomitsu flew out and hovered in mid-air, confronting Imagawa Yoshimoto.

(End of this chapter)