I'm a demon in Tokyo!

Chapter 216 The Hundred-Eyed Demon's Valuable Gift! Top 100 Ranking of the Secret Realm Challenge! Special Feature: Eye of Decipherment

Don't lie!

You mustn't lie!!
You mustn't lie!!!

For no apparent reason, a frantic warning sounded in Uesugi Tetsu's mind.

If she were to lie to Mr. Y, who was smiling and watching her, something absolutely terrifying would happen.

After a very brief silence, Uesugi Tetsu stared at the smiling face that, while each individual feature was unremarkable, blurred the entire face when put together, making it hard to remember.

He spoke calmly, replying...

"Because I was secretly watched by someone on my way here, and I'm really worried about it."

"So that's it."

Mr. Y nodded and said with concern, "Recently, the waves have been surging, and the forces of the world have been probing us. Young talents like you, Uesugi-kun, should be extra careful."

Uesugi Tetsu replied, "I will."

So Mr. Y turned back and continued watching the constantly spinning silver vortex.

"This Warring States Secret Realm will summon soldiers within its sphere of influence at regular intervals, while simultaneously expanding its sphere of influence."

Listening to Mr. Y's nonchalant explanation, Uesugi Tetsu could clearly sense that he had just survived a major crisis.

Y, the head of the countermeasures office... is definitely not "ordinary" or "normal".

This man possesses a kind of twisted and terrifying "alien substance".

Uesugi Tetsu thought to himself.

"The more outsiders challenge the secret realm and defeat the powerful projections within, the weaker the soldiers summoned by the secret realm will become, and the range of influence will no longer expand."

Mr. Y spoke loudly, also addressing Tamamo and Yagyu Akatsuki, who were further away: "Each person has three chances to challenge, which means three lives."

According to the records, the general layout of the secret realm is as follows: the first ten levels are projections of one star, levels ten to twentieth are projections of two stars, and levels twentieth to thirtieth are projections of three stars.

After the thirtieth floor, there are projections of three-star combat power and above.

Mr. Y used his black fountain pen to mark the elegant words: "I've only figured out these so far, which is why I came here to record them."

Just as Mr. Y was about to continue speaking, a blurry ball of light appeared in front of the silver vortex.

He immediately looked in that direction.

Uesugi Tetsu turned his head as well.

The next moment, the ball of light disappeared, and a black-haired youth wearing a white haori, who looked no different from an ordinary person, fell to the ground.

He was originally spotless, but he looked quite disheveled.

The young man got up from the ground, brushed the dust off his knees, frowned, and muttered to himself.

"Damn, this is too insane! How can this lightning magic be this powerful... Wasn't the Warring States period already considered a world devoid of spirits?"

Upon hearing the young man's words, Uesugi Tetsuya was taken aback.

The young man also felt several gazes directed at him, so he subconsciously looked over and was slightly taken aback when he saw Uesugi Tetsuya.

But the young man in the haori didn't say a word. Instead, he quickly got up from the ground and left the barrier.

Mr. Y watched the young man's retreating figure and smiled, "Although being killed in the secret realm doesn't result in true death, many people have verified that you will genuinely experience the feeling of death."

Upon hearing this, Tamamo shuddered and pulled Yagyu Akira to her side, fearing that she might accidentally be sucked into the thing.

Uesugi Tetsuko thought to himself, "I'm familiar with this. I've tried it horizontally, vertically, flat, and bursting open."

No one understands the feeling of death better than him.

But what the young man had said when he first came out bothered him...

"Mr. Y, do you know what level this secret realm has reached so far, and what kind of projections you've encountered?"

"Of course I know that."

Mr. Y replied without hesitation: "The highest level currently reached is the 39th floor, and the strongest projection on the 39th floor is a three-and-a-half-star demon, the Grand Mage."

The relevant information has been sent to your app. Uesugi-kun, you can choose to view it or not.

Grand Master?

Uesugi Tetsu raised an eyebrow upon unexpectedly hearing the name of a "familiar face".

Unexpectedly, fate is so wondrous that even after five hundred years and facing life and death, we can still meet our former enemies again.

The thought that he might encounter the Grand Master he had personally killed once again if he entered this secret realm vortex later made Uesugi Tetsu feel somewhat strange.

However, although the Grand Master is strong... can he alone stop so many talented young people in the world?

Not likely.

上杉澈朝着Y先生提出这个疑惑。

"Because the Warring States Secret Realm has only been around for a short time, not many people know about it, and no one has spent contribution points to buy recommendation slots to promote it on the app, so the guides stop here."

Mr. Y cast a curious glance at him.
"Uesugi-kun, would you like to go in and give it a try now?"

"Well……"

Uesugi Tetsu pondered.

The Hundred-Eyed Demon has just completed her transformation. It's more important to observe her changes now. We can tackle the secret realm later.

So he shook his head: "Let's try it later, let's test the waters with more people first."

Mr. Y nodded slightly with regret, but didn't say much. Instead, he pulled out three silver badges from somewhere and handed them to Uesugi Tetsuya.

"Here are the passes for you, so you won't need to show your personal information when you come in next time."

"Thank you."

The three of them thanked him politely.

Then, Uesugi Tetsu saw Mr. Y tear a page full of writing from his notebook.

He cautiously took two steps back before asking,
"Mr. Y, what are you trying to do?"

"Hmm... We've been standing here observing for quite a while now, so besides taking notes, we should do something else."

Mr. Y grinned slightly, let go, and allowed the rough-edged paper to slowly drift to the ground.

He said cheerfully, "Don't you feel the atmosphere around us is a bit too cold?"

"So many talented young people are gathered here, yet they are all observing in silence."

Mr. Y shook his head.

"That's not right."

"Young people should be more energetic!"

Rumble!
The torn paper fell onto the barren slope along with the words, and a towering black stone tablet broke through the soil and rose from the ground.

The stone tablet, standing five or six meters tall with an ancient and solid texture, stands beside the entrance to the Warring States Secret Realm.

——【Top 100 Ranking of the Secret Realm Challenge】!
One hundred golden names are vividly engraved on the stone tablet.

Next to these names, the number of floors he conquered was clearly engraved.

At the very top of the stone tablet was engraved a name that Uesugi Tetsuya had never expected.

——【Ryuichi Saito, 39th Floor】

If they conquered the 39th floor, doesn't that mean the opponent had already killed the Grand Mage, but was simply defeated by the opponent on the 40th floor?

In an instant, Uesugi Tetsuya noticed that his phone in his pocket had vibrated violently several times.

As soon as he took it out, he found that several messages related to the Warring States Secret Realm and the stone tablet that Mr. Y had just created popped up on the Special Affairs Bureau APP.

Open the app and you'll see related news inexplicably dominating the top of the trending topics list.

At the same time, as soon as you click into the forum, you will be bombarded with this message.

You have to wait two seconds before you can close the window and continue browsing.

The forum was flooded with messages from Special Affairs officers, all asking if it was just their own app acting erratically, or if it had been infected with a virus by some cyber-evil.

But after only a few dozen seconds, everyone noticed that all of their apps were experiencing the same issue.

Immediately, the entire forum erupted in chaos, with everyone frantically discussing who was behind this.

Is that even a question?
Uesugi Tetsuichi turned his head and looked at Mr. Y, who was nodding in satisfaction beside him.

"This is the right thing!"

Mr. Y clapped happily.

"We've finally found a safe and challenging dungeon, so we should make it a bit more exciting... I heard the seed war is about to start, so why not use this as a prelude to it?"

[If you are not affiliated with the Special Affairs Department, you can also enjoy a free trial right now. Come and take the challenge...]

Tamamo silently closed a bunch of push notifications that looked like P2P downloaders or ads for the game "Greedy Blue Moon".

But upon seeing the cyberpunk version of the "Top 100" list and Saito Ryuichi ranked number one, she instinctively waved her hand and harshly criticized him in Kansai dialect.
"Hey, isn't this a clear invasion of privacy?!"

"It's not like I didn't offer the option to hide your name."

Mr. Y pointed to the top right corner of the screen, to a small black option, about the size of a shrimp, hidden against a black background: "Look, doesn't it say 'Anonymous Ranking' over there?"

Tamamo looked down and memorized all one hundred undisguised names.

She said speechlessly, "No... then wouldn't those hundred guys become innocent victims..."

Uesugi Tetsu looked at the forum and found that within ten seconds someone had discovered the option hidden in the upper right corner and started cursing.

After a while, most of the hundred names changed to "Anonymous".

Only the [Ryuichi Saito] hangs high at the top, radiating a brilliant golden light.

Uesugi Tetsuya's own name, like most of the operators who haven't yet challenged the game, is at the very bottom of the list, gray and crooked.

It felt like being mocked and trampled on the ground by a hundred names above my head.

This made Uesugi Tetsu laugh.

If you're going to stir-fry it, then stir-fry it properly.

If he's right, the young man who just fell to the ground is most likely Saito Ryuichi.

The other person, who had just finished the challenge and was preparing to calmly process what they had gained after death, probably found that the sky was about to fall when they picked up their phone.

Uesugi Tetsu shook his head: "Mr. Y, that was too ruthless of you."

"Right? I'm also looking forward to seeing some kind of battle between geniuses, with them stepping on each other's heads."

Mr. Y capped his pen and elegantly tucked it back into his breast pocket: "I imagine this place will become lively in a couple of days."

"That's about enough. If I stay here any longer, I'm afraid I'll get caught and reprimanded by the big boss."

A black business card appeared in Uesugi Tetsuya's palm, followed immediately by Mr. Y's voice.

"If you need anything in the future, you can try to contact me."

“Because I think you have potential, I can try investing in you.” Mr. Y shrugged. “At least you are much, much better than many other seeds.”

After saying that, Mr. Y looked at Tamamo, who was browsing the forum with a very interesting expression: "Little Tamamo, how about switching jobs to the Countermeasures Department?"

"Waaah—don't come any closer!"

Upon hearing the invitation, Tamamo jumped back in shock: "What kind of normal person would go to a place like this where you can't do anything and will be exploited to death in no time? I ask you!"

But the next instant, Tamamo realized that the person who had invited her was Y, the head of the countermeasures office.

She immediately covered her mouth, forcing a stiff laugh: "Uh... Manager Y, you know, that's not what I meant..."

Mr. Y smiled and nodded instead.

"It's alright, it's alright. What you said is just the truth. What our policy office needs are people who dare to speak their minds."

So it was the truth after all.

Uesugi Tetsuya and Yagyu Akira were speechless for a moment.

Mr. Y waved his hand, and an exquisite black invitation appeared in Tamamo's small hand.
"Anyway, if you want to come, just tear it open. The countermeasures office is indeed short-handed lately."

Tamamo was all smiles and nods, practically ready to say "yes."

"Then I'll be going now, the three of you. I have another place to record."

Mr. Y tore another piece of paper from his notebook, stepped forward, and disappeared from Uesugi Tetsu's sight.

There was not the slightest fluctuation of spiritual energy.

As Mr. Y left, Uesugi Tetsuya was shocked to find that his memories and images of him and her were beginning to blur.

In just one breath, Uesugi Tetsu could no longer recall the clothes and appearance of Mr. Y, who had just chatted with him for so long and brought him such terror.

They couldn't even remember their own gender.

Only the name "Mr. Y" remained normally in Uesugi Tetsuya's memory.

This cognitive dissonance made Uesugi Tetsu frown.

He turned around and found that Yagyu Akatsuki's expression was even more serious than his, while Tamamo looked like she was used to it.

Before Uesugi Tetsuya could even adjust to this strange feeling, he was puzzled to find that his memories of Mr. Y were rapidly returning.

what's the situation?
As if in response, Mr. Y, who had just reversed his car, popped his head out of thin air and smiled at him, "I almost forgot to mention, Uesugi-kun, remember to give my regards to Nanjo-sama."

As soon as he finished speaking, Mr. Y disappeared again.

Memories once again receded like a torrent.

Uesugi Tetsu's lips twitched slightly, and he covered his mouth.

接连反复的记忆变化导致了强烈无比的恶心感，几乎让他当场在这呕吐出来。

"vomit……"

Behind them, the sound of Yagyu Akira vomiting came.

Tamamo immediately threw the black invitation in her hand on the ground and stomped on it twice.

但这邀请函似乎被什么神秘力量给保护着，哪怕被这样对待也根本不脏。

Having barely suppressed the urge to gag, Uesugi Tetsuya asked,
Why did you throw it on the ground?

Tamamo chuckled: "If you accidentally open it, your life will definitely be over."

Is it really that serious?

What exactly is the Countermeasures Office within the Special Affairs Department?

Come to think of it, I had never heard of this organization before; it seems to have a very high level of secrecy.

Since Tamamo has said so, Uesugi Tetsuya is not going to lecture her.

But next to the girl, Yagyu Akira, who had finally finished vomiting, squatted down, panting heavily, picked up the invitation from the ground, and handed it back to Tamamo.

He rarely put on a serious face, and said solemnly.
"It was ultimately someone's good intention, and even if we don't accept the invitation, we shouldn't treat them like this."

Tamamo remained silent for a long time, but in the end, she could not persuade Yagyu Akira.

She sighed and reluctantly put the invitation away.

"All right……"

After waiting for a few minutes until the influence of Mr. Y disappeared, Tamamo eagerly asked the two of them, "Do you two want to take on the challenge now?"

With Mr. Y's creation of this "Top 100 Ranking," the Secret Realm Vortex might suddenly change its current deserted state in a couple of days, becoming completely crowded. After all, it includes young people who are also accomplished experts and geniuses.

What they have in abundance is a competitive spirit and an arrogance that makes them think they are the best in the world.

There is absolutely no need for any extra rewards or temptations.

As long as there is an opportunity to trample renowned geniuses like "Ryuichi Saito" underfoot, countless young geniuses who claim to be stronger than him will surely come to challenge the secret realm.

Yagyu Chi shook his head, his face pale, and said, "We still need to prepare a little."

Uesugi Tetsu glanced at the Edo Castle gacha pool waiting for his favor and replied, "I've gained some insight, but I need to digest it."

Tamamo assumed that he was also disgusted by the change.

The girl nodded: "Then let's find a place to stay first."

She waved to the two of them to follow, and in less than ten minutes, they walked smoothly to the door of a guesthouse where someone had just left.

After checking in, we entered a huge room that was spacious enough for more than a dozen people to sleep together.

Having arranged her lodgings for the night, Tamamo clapped her hands again.
"After all this big thing has happened, we need to go out and have a good chat with our friends... Uesugi-san, are you coming?"

Uesugi Tetsuya, who was already sitting in the corner, retorted, "Didn't I say I had some understanding?"

Tamamo sighed.

"Brother, are you serious?!"

"I thought……"

She scratched her head a little embarrassedly, then clapped her hands: "Then I'll go out with Yagyu first. If you need to contact us later, Uesugi-nii, just send us a message."

As the door slammed shut, the sound of their footsteps faded into the distance.

Uesugi Tetsu took a deep breath and looked at the notification that had already popped up in the corner of his vision.

[Hyakume-ki has completed its quality upgrade!]

He rubbed his hands together with some anticipation.

Next, we'll see what the Hundred-Eyed Demon looks like after consuming that fragment of a demon-god level eyeball and completing its ascension...

[Two-star limited salvage: Edo Castle Suburbs! ]

The Edo Castle gacha pool page popped up in front of Uesugi Tetsuya's eyes.

In an instant, he spotted the Hundred-Eyed Demon loli who was in the very center of the gacha pool, but sitting in mid-air above Edo Castle, reaching out to pluck at the clouds.

For some reason, her hair grew longer, the smooth black hair reaching past her waist, making her look more serene and composed.

The white bone throne beneath him was also covered by a layer of black and red agate, making it crystal clear and exuding a sense of nobility from afar.

As for the pile of treasures that was originally piled directly on the muddy ground, they were filled with pale, immaculate bone cups and displayed to Uesugi Tetsuya without reservation.

I don't know if it's just my imagination, but Uesugi Tetsu feels like the lighting in the Edo Castle gacha pool has become dimmer.

【Quality: Epic+】

A huge, deep purple label was placed on the top of Hyakume's head.

Just as Uesugi Tetsu was about to shift his gaze, a huge, scarlet eye suddenly emerged from the layers of dark clouds.

The giant eye was staring at him with a cold gaze.

A few seconds later, the Hundred-Eyed Demon, who was sitting on the throne with his knees drawn up, burst out laughing.

She waved her hand, causing the giant crimson eye in the clouds to flip over and wobble as it descended, growing smaller and smaller.

By the time the giant eye fell into the hands of the Hundred-Eyed Demon Loli, it had already turned into a small black and red gemstone that emitted a mesmerizing glow.

She tossed the gem backward, setting it perfectly at the very center of the throne.

Then, Hyakume raised her hand towards the sky, or rather, towards Uesugi Tetsuya, who was looking her over.

["Hundred Eyes Demon" has submitted a transaction request to you. ]

Ok?
Uesugi Tetsuya, still enjoying the thrill of nurturing someone, blinked.

He wondered if Hyakume was an insatiable little glutton who wanted more right after being promoted.

However, the prompt that appeared later ruthlessly shattered Uesugi Tetsuya's thoughts.

Because of the deal proposed by Hyakume-ki... no, it can't even be called a deal anymore.

This is practically free!
Hyakume-ki usually seems cold and unsmiling, but who would have thought he would do something like this?

Uesugi Tetsu's pupils contracted slightly, wanting to observe what Hyakume was thinking.

But the latter has now turned the throne away, preventing him from seeing it.

[Hyakume's requirement: Soul Ash x1]

You can obtain: Hundred-Eyed Demon's Eye x1

Then Uesugi Tetsuya could only look at the trade request... How could he possibly disagree with a mere bit of soul ash?

One point of Soul Ash was deducted, and in its place, a smooth, round, and exquisitely beautiful black and red eyeball fell into Uesugi Tetsuya's palm.

A prompt and panel will pop up indicating that you have obtained an eyeball.

You have obtained the Eye of the Hundred-Eyed Demon!

【The Eyes of the Hundred-Eyed Demon】

[Quality: Epic]

[Effect: After use, your eyes will gain specified unknown properties.]

A gift, a word of thanks.

An epic item that grants special abilities was obtained with just a little Soul Ash.

Uesugi Tetsu swallowed hard.

This isn't just making a fortune, it's... making an insane amount of money!

Judging from the item description, this is clearly a thank-you gift from Hyakume-ki.

In reality, Uesugi Tetsu didn't really help Hyakume much.

Collecting eyeballs to improve Hyakume's quality is ultimately just for his own benefit.

Uesugi Tetsu looked back at the gacha pool and saw that Hyakume, who had fallen to the ground, was still expressionless, simply curling his hair with his fingers.

It was as if nothing had just been done.

A brand new progress bar appeared above her head.

It represents an incredibly long road leading to epic quality.

Uesugi Tetsu smiled, a mixture of joy and unease.

The reason for the joy is that Hyakume's quality can still be improved, which means a higher ceiling and greater potential.

It's hard to say, but just getting from Epic to Epic+ took him all his effort.

Heaven knows how long it will take to upgrade Hyakume to the next quality level.

Uesugi Tetsu sighed, "The road ahead is long and arduous..."

Let's just explore as we go, but at least we'll finish clearing the Mumu Lian Maze, which contains thousands upon thousands of eyeballs, before making any further plans.

Who knows, maybe those eyeballs in the maze will be enough for Hundred-Eyed Demon to advance its quality again?
Uesugi Tetsu breathed a sigh of relief, recalling the first time he saw Hyakume in the gacha pool, when he thought she was just a simple projection.

He recalled being startled by Hyakume's trade request at the time.

Now, the other party can even use this function to send him such a precious gift "remotely".

This can be considered a wonderful coincidence.

Uesugi Tetsu gazed at the black-haired loli whose value surpassed that of all other items in the gacha pool with just one item.

For a fleeting moment, he wanted to thank the Hundred-Eyed Demon, whose eyes were lowered.

But Uesugi Tetsuya kept quiet, knowing that the other person couldn't hear him.

He scanned the "Epic+" tag several more times before closing the Edo Castle gacha page, preparing to use the Hundred-Eyed Demon Eye in his hand.

……

In the "Edo Castle Gacha Pool".

Hyakume breathed a sigh of relief when he felt the gaze that had been watching him for so long finally disappear.

She looked up and gazed into the eternal darkness.

How long has this darkness, which has devoured countless lives and deaths in the past and will continue to devour lives and deaths in the future, lasted?
Hyakume-ki didn't know.

She simply closed her eyes with a faint, elusive hope and began to hum an old nursery rhyme.

"Come quickly, come quickly, please grant us an end and rest..."

……

If you place the Hundred-Eyed Demon's Eye close to your forehead, it will activate automatically.

Holding his eyeballs, this is what Uesugi Tetsu felt in his heart.

He did as instructed.

The dark red pupils, pressed against his forehead, immediately melted like warm snow, turning into a warm liquid that seeped into Uesugi Tetsu's eyes.

A subtle stinging sensation arose in my eyes, fleeting in an instant.

[You have used the Eye of the Hundred-Eyed Demon!]

[You have acquired the Trait: Eye of Interpretation!]

Uesugi Tetsu opened his eyes without any hesitation and found that everything in front of him had become clearer, more distinct, and more... easier to understand.

It remains a simple and easy-to-understand metaphor.

If the world in Uesugi Tetsu's eyes was 1k at the beginning, then now his vision has changed to 4k, exactly the same as when he first used the Requiem Ash (Micro).

[The Eye of Interpretation: After actively expending energy, everything in the world will appear to slow down in your eyes, and you will be able to interpret everything happening before you at a deeper level.]

The change from 1k to 4k is only a passive effect.

Uesugi Tetsu opened and closed his eyes, activating the active effect of the Eye of Interpretation.

As soon as he opened his eyes, he noticed that the dust in front of him was moving at a speed several times slower... As for the "deeper interpretation," Uesugi Tetsu had not yet figured out what it meant.

Even so, the improvement brought by the Eye of Decipherment is enormous!

Whether in combat or in learning, the Eye of Interpretation significantly boosted his combat power!
—She's definitely mine in the future, so why send her such an expensive dowry before that?

Hyakume-ki, you bastard...

After spending about ten minutes getting used to the effects of the Eye of Decipherment, Uesugi Tetsuya took out his phone again.

As soon as I opened the Special Affairs Bureau APP, a message popped up: "[It has been detected that you are not above four stars and are near a secret realm. Do you want to be included in the statistics of the 'Top 100 List'?"

Yes/Yes

Looking at this option, Uesugi Tetsuya was so angry he laughed.

He looked around the screen again and found that the "No" option was right below the two "Yes" options, but its color was dull and couldn't compare to the shiny "Yes" option at all.

After casually clicking "Yes," Uesugi Tetsu immediately clicked the anonymous option in the upper right corner.

He didn't want to get into a lot of trouble just by trying to clear a secret realm.

Uesugi Tetsu browsed the forum for a while longer and found that people in different cities and regions were indeed amused by this top 100 list.

The most frequent and popular posts discuss which famous genius is stronger and can reach a higher level in the secret realm.

Ryuichi Saito, Tsubaki Kujo, Haruhiko Tokugawa, Kai Takizawa, Shizumi Minamoto...

Even more surprisingly, Uesugi Tetsuya saw his own name in some corners.

Electronic cricket fighting has never lacked an audience.

Not to mention that these geniuses do actually exist in reality, and will soon gather on a platform to begin the seeding tournament. There are even bets on the Special Affairs Bureau's contributions.

However, under the control of an unknown force, the highest bet that can be placed is no more than "1" point, which can be said to be more for entertainment than for practical purposes.

"Now that everything is done, why not go and risk your life to test the waters?"

Uesugi Tetsu stretched and walked out of the room. He took a walk around the area for about half an hour and found that the atmosphere around him had changed completely in just that short time.

Restless, passionate, and fiercely competitive...

The reason why the top 100 list hasn't changed much is probably because many people are still waiting for the vanguard to test the waters and find out information about the powerful projection in the secret realm.

Because each person only has three chances to take on the challenge, most potential challengers take this very seriously.

Uesugi Tetsu didn't care.

He showed his pass and entered the barrier. Besides seeing several unfamiliar figures, he also saw Yagyu Chi, who had fallen to the ground with a thud and was shaking his head.

Tamamo, her fists clenched and her eyes sparkling with anticipation, asked, "Yagyu, how many levels have you reached?"

"Thirty-fourth floor."

Liu Shengchi replied, his face showing neither regret nor lingering fear, but rather he had already begun to ponder and review the situation, thinking about how to make up for his weaknesses and win.

Uesugi Tetsu looked at the stone tablet next to him and found that Yagyu Akira's name had jumped to the top.

Fourth place.

From top to bottom, they are Saito Ryuichi's 39th floor, the second 38th floor, and the third 35th floor.

The first three individuals have all remained anonymous.

Under Yagyu's influence, he immediately slid down to the thirtieth floor.

It's probably because there are too few challengers at the moment.

Tamamo was comforting Yagyu Akira, who was frowning in thought, when she suddenly saw Uesugi Tetsuya and waved.
"Brother Uesugi, you're here too!"

Uesugi Tetsu smiled and nodded at her: "I just finished digesting the results of my training, so I thought I'd give this a try."

Tamamo asked again, "Did you accidentally click the wrong button to join this top 100 list?"

“A mere trick, how could it possibly stump me?”

Uesugi Tetsu said without changing his expression, "I don't like trouble, so I said no."

Tamamo hummed in agreement, then clenched her fist and cheered him on.
"Go, Uesugi-san! Get straight to the fortieth floor and take down that Saito Ryuichi!"

Uesugi Tetsu blinked: "You have a grudge against him?"

Tamamo quickly crossed her hands: "No, I just feel annoyed that he stepped on Yagyu's head."

"Then I'll try my best..."

Uesugi Tetsu laughed and raised his hand to touch the edge of the silvery-white vortex.

Consciousness went dark and then bright again.

Uesugi Tetsu opened his eyes.

Then, I saw a task notification that popped up unexpectedly in front of me.

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