I'm a demon in Tokyo!

Chapter 232 Demon King's Bento? Demon King's Nuclear Bomb! Goodbye Shingo Kujo, Aftershocks of the Wave, Changes in the Proof of Walking!
Mud and malice flowed and converged from the rock strata, gradually forming a huge, spherical black object like a slime.

Bubbles, bubbles, bubbles.

With a series of viscous sounds as bubbles burst, one after another tiny eyeball covered in scarlet blood vessels rolled out, casting cold malice at Uesugi Tetsuya.

A black and red label suddenly popped out from the mud lump studded with hundreds or thousands of eyeballs.

——【Mumu Lian Collection: Maze Formation (3.5 stars)...】

The first half of the label is very clear, but the part containing "three and a half stars" is still blurry, as if it wants to change towards the next stage.

"Looks like I'm in luck, I've run into another guy who's on his way to becoming a demon god..."

The brand-new white sutra was perfectly fastened to the edge of Uesugi Tetsu's face, bringing him an indescribable and terrifying power.

As the footsteps of Tamamo and the others quickly faded away behind him, Uesugi Tetsu focused all his attention on the group of Mumu Ren in the center of the cave.

—If nothing unexpected happens, the current group of Mumu Lian will definitely be able to ascend to the level of demons and gods by taking advantage of the aftermath of this wave.

If they had delayed a few more days and arrived at the Mumu Lian Maze after the wave, the Special Affairs Bureau would most likely have been completely wiped out.

Unfortunately, it encountered itself before that.

boom!
With a short burst of air, a stream of mud shot out from the surface of the assembled Mumu Lian, trying to bypass Uesugi Tetsu and prevent Tamamo and Yagyu Akira from leaving behind.

Moreover, judging from the direction the mud tentacles were flying, perhaps all it would take was for their pupils to frame the group within their line of sight, and then their eyes would converge to attack them.

Bai Banruo opened her eyes.

A sword light, like an illusion, bloomed in mid-air, shredding the mud, tentacles, and eyes that were more than ten meters away from Uesugi Tetsuya into dust.

The scattered debris fell onto the damp rock wall amidst the shrill whistles of the assembled Mumulian, only to be swallowed up by the pale color.

The Sword of No Name - Concealment!

The grief of separation and the effects of the plague tried to surge along the broken line toward Mumu Lian, but the latter cut off this piece of his limb along with it, and he could only dissipate on the ground.

Uesugi Tetsu lifted Kaga Kiyomitsu up again, grinning.

He released his own aura freely.

The aura of the ghosts and gods instantly filled the cave, causing all the hundreds of eyes on Mumu Lian's body to show a moment of fear.

Uesugi Tetsu took the opportunity to glance behind him out of the corner of his eye.

After transforming into White Prajna, he could sense that there were still many demons in the path he came from... but with this quality and quantity, Yagyu should be able to handle it completely.

Then I no longer need to worry.

In silence, footsteps crossed again.

Due to a lack of skill, a crack several meters long suddenly appeared on the ground!

Yaegaki, activate!

The long, pale blade of light, carrying purplish-black lightning, tore through the air and struck Mumu Lianju in the instant before he could react.

Kaga Kiyomitsu sliced ​​through it as easily as cutting butter, piercing and slicing through...

The terrifying, deep wound was torn open and spread in an instant, taking up most of the massive body of Mumu Lian.

"Hiss-!"

The shriek that made Uesugi Tetsuya feel slightly dizzy echoed repeatedly in the empty cave.

All the remaining eyes seized this brief moment and looked at Uesugi Tetsuya.

One, two... ten, a hundred.

Many eyes emerged from the clear mirror of Uesugi Tetsuya's heart, first blocking his pre-reading space, and then staring straight into the deepest part of his heart.

Generally speaking, the deepest part of a person's heart is also the most vulnerable part of that heart.

Malicious expansion.

The malice and obsession that could instantly turn thousands of ordinary people into idiots poured into Uesugi Tetsuya's heart like a torrent.

If it were an ordinary Onmyoji, even if they had cultivated their mental state since childhood, they would probably only be able to struggle against these tens of thousands of evil thoughts and would find it difficult to maintain their composure at this moment.

But Uesugi Tetsu is different.

Even without special salvage, his mindset was already protected by the skill and remnant spirit, as well as tempered by countless deaths.

Not to mention...

Hundreds of cold and cruel gazes peered into the depths of Uesugi Tetsuya's heart.

Then, I saw Uesugi Tetsu.

—A million Uesugi Tetsuyas, as if waking from a dream, all turned to look at it.

"Gululu!!!"

As the Mumu Lian group retreated in terror, the sound of eyeballs exploding echoed one after another.

Thank you.

For a moment, Uesugi Tetsuya looked up and gave it a delighted smile: "Thanks to you, I think I remember what I was doing when I was unconscious."

Before Mumu could regroup, Kaga Kiyomitsu's sword flashed like swirling snowflakes.

Mumu Lian tried to escape, but Uesugi Tetsu relentlessly pursued them.

It wasn't until the former's body suddenly swelled up as if it were about to self-destruct that Uesugi Tetsu used Yaegaki again and immediately retreated to the cave exit.

Once the Mumu Lian group sensed that the external attack had stopped, it immediately returned to its original size.

Immediately afterwards, pieces of skin that had been painstakingly eroded and tainted by the eight-fold debuff brought by Kaga Kiyomitsu were actively cut off from its massive body, detached, and thrown to the ground.

Uesugi Tetsuya stared indifferently at this scene.
"Were you scammed...?"

He squinted and noticed that, in addition to that, the combined healing abilities of these eyes seemed exceptionally strong.

After deliberately severing nearly half of its body, it not only did not become weak, but recovered a small portion of its body within seconds.

This is even considering that Kaga Kiyomitsu's single strike could inflict so many negative buffs.

If it were any other ordinary sword, Uesugi Tetsuya would have a hard time saying whether his slash would have been effective against his opponent.

"Greed, anger, and ignorance seem to have no effect either."

Seeing that the Mumu Lian group had been restored to a fully functional state, Uesugi Tetsu clicked his tongue.

—This monster possesses only stable malice, and has very few other emotions.

So, how resistant is it to high-intensity lightning?

In an instant, his form transformed into a four-tailed fox, and Uesugi Tetsu opened the folding fan in his hand.

Nearly half of his spiritual energy was drained.

Like a cascading purplish-black thunderous liquid, it instantly enveloped Mumu Lian, causing it to begin screaming, writhing, and churning in agony.

Uesugi Tetsuya did not take this opportunity to attack, but simply opened his Eye of Understanding and watched.

A dozen seconds later, the water-like lightning dissipated completely, and he could see the current state of Mumu Lianji through the flashing arcs of electricity in the air.

—Just like before, it began its rapid self-healing within seconds of the lightning dissipating.

Even a lightning strike wouldn't help.

However, Mumu Lian seemed to have realized through these few encounters that Uesugi Tetsuya was not someone to be trifled with, so they stopped attacking him and instead stared intently at him without moving themselves.

"Those who can attempt to advance to the level of a demon god are indeed extraordinary."

In the silence, Uesugi Tetsu thought to himself with some confusion, "But so far, we haven't seen this haunted house where the Eye-Eyes are all gathered. Could it be that it's a demon?"

Or rather, it's still a long way from the stage of illegal phone booths.

Regardless of Uesugi Tetsu's intentions, the current situation has reached a stalemate—although the advantage is on his side.

Because until now, the only effective damage that Uesugi Tetsu has inflicted on the Mokumokuren group has been the counterattack he receives when it looks at his inner thoughts.

All other injuries have healed on their own.

With Kaga Kiyomitsu's blade tip lightly touching the ground, Uesugi Tetsu fell into a very brief moment of contemplation.

It would be easy for him to escape unscathed, but the downside would be that it would benefit the demon-level beings that Tamamo summoned later.

Uesugi Tetsu didn't want to just hand over the numerous eyeballs on the surface of the Mumu Lian's body, or the soul ash and items it could drop.

While it's true that you can overwhelm others with sheer numbers after activating the Four-Tailed Fox's "Rage," it's not practical to use it now.

The 1.5 wave could arrive at any time.

Using anger now is too uncertain, and it might lead to losing more than you gain.

Glancing out of the corner of his eye at Hyakume, who was happily munching on food in the gacha pool, Uesugi Tetsu felt even more determined not to just leave like that.

However, the existing methods are insufficient to kill this group of Mumu Lian...

With this thought in mind, Uesugi Tetsuya focused his gaze on the unremarkable-looking "Demon King's Handmade Bento" in his storage backpack.

Seventy-eight kinds of debuffs...

If this collection of eyes can withstand 8 types, how can it withstand 78 types?
He then carefully observed the mud and the eyeballs swimming and fluttering on its surface.

Hmm, this thing doesn't seem to be very intelligent either.

With a blank expression, Uesugi Tetsu took out the Demon King Bento and carefully opened the aluminum lid with two fingers.

He stared in astonishment at the eyes hidden beneath the mask.

Because what's inside this aluminum lunchbox isn't some kind of dark cuisine that looks like it could poison a giant from afar, and it has absolutely nothing to do with the word "demon king."

The contents of the lunchbox were practically indistinguishable from a regular bento box.

Half a bowl of white rice sprinkled with sesame seeds and seaweed, a few pieces of golden tamagoyaki, a few small octopus sausages with noses and eyes, and some fried chicken pieces.

Is this stuff really that poisonous?

Uesugi Tetsu glanced at the bento box's label to confirm, but he still found it hard to believe that the bento box was actually extremely poisonous.

The presentation was actually quite nice.

"Alright, let's use half to test the waters first."

Uesugi Tetsuya raised a pure white aura from his fingertips, then picked up half of each ingredient and tightly wrapped it with the aura.

Place it inside.

After completing this small action, Uesugi Tetsuya contracted his qi even further, coating its surface with several layers of incredibly tough protective film.

Tossing the unremarkable white ball in his hand, Uesugi Tetsu thought that this should be about right.

Next, the ball will be inserted into the body of Mumu Lianju.

Uesugi Tetsu snapped his fingers.

Then, thunderclaps and explosions rang out one after another, obscuring the senses of the assembled Mumu Lian.

Taking advantage of this gap, he stepped in front of the writhing mass of mud and forcefully thrust Kaga Kiyomitsu forward.

The sorrow of parting and the surge of fierce energy pierced a fist-sized passage in the middle of the Mumu Lian gathering place.

Realizing he wouldn't suffer a fatal injury, the latter didn't care and casually raised a part of his body to slap Uesugi Tetsuya.

In the brief moment of dodging, the sphere containing about half of the Demon King's bento box was stuffed deep into the body of Mumu Lianju.

Uesugi Tetsu clenched his fist, causing the protective layer of qi to dissipate in an instant, allowing the Momo-men to have a "close encounter" with the Demon King's bento.

Suddenly, Uesugi Tetsuya felt all the malicious gazes that had been surrounding him from all directions freeze.

Then, these gazes immediately began to wander aimlessly, as if they had lost their target.

It kept spinning and spinning, spinning and spinning.

Uesugi Che was stunned.

This bento box works so quickly?
Just as he was thinking this, the several-meter-tall Mumulian Maze suddenly "spit out" a scarlet eyeball about the size of a glass bead.

The next instant, countless eyeballs were spewed out of that enormous body amidst a shrill and tragic wail, falling sparsely onto the cold, damp ground.

The combined bodies of the Mumu Lian also shrank rapidly at a speed visible to the naked eye, until finally they exploded with a bang, blasting out only drops of mud in mid-air.

There was no trace of them.

[You killed Mumu Lian, the Collective - Labyrinth Form (3.5 stars)!]

Just as Uesugi Tetsuya was about to make a move, the corner of his mouth twitched beneath his mask. He had no choice but to use Kaga Kiyomitsu to twirl the sword and put it back into its sheath.

That's way too easy...

Unsure of what to say, Uesugi Tetsu used his internal energy to collect all the eyeballs and stuff them into his storage backpack.

He actually understood that the deaths of Mumu Lian and his companions were not as easy or casual as they seemed.

But... this Demon King's bento is just too outrageous!

It was supposed to be an item that applied debuffs to others, but now it has been used to kill a near-demon with ridiculously strong self-healing abilities in just a few seconds!

Thinking about this, Uesugi Tetsu realized that he had probably used a bit too much bento.

Even if it's only one-third, it should be enough to poison this entire group of Mumu Lian.

Suddenly, I felt a pang of heartache.

Uesugi Tetsuya, clutching his chest, silently glanced at the pop-up notification.

[You have killed Mumu Lian (Gathering - Labyrinth Form) (3.5 stars), and gained 1211 Soul Ashes!]

[You have obtained 872 Eyeballs of Eyeball Union!]

[You have obtained the Evil Crystal (Special Material)!]

Nearly nine hundred high-quality eyeballs, which are not at all the same quality as the scattered eyeballs of the Vision Bug.

This should be enough for Hyakume to eat as a snack for a long time.

Instead of pouring eyeballs into the gacha pool, Uesugi Tetsu first glanced at the only item dropped by the Eyeball Collection, "Evil Crystal".

【Evil Crystal (Special Material)】

[Quality: None]

[Effect 1: Direct consumption. Unknown effects may occur.]

[Effect 2: As a forging material, it adds unknown effects to equipment and items.]

[Effect 3: When placed in front of the plaque of a divinely inspired shikigami, it produces an unknown effect.]

[—A collection of pure malice.]

You know nothing about this, right?

Uesugi Tetsu stroked the pure black sixteen-sided crystal in his hand, examining it thoughtfully.

Previously, the [Wish Power Crystal] that I obtained from Lian Guang was similar to this thing in terms of description and effect.

After playing with the crystal for a while, Uesugi Tetsu thought he would get the answer when he met Katsumi again, or when he met Keigo, who knew more about this.

As for now, let's take a look at the Hyakume in the gacha pool.

Opening the gacha page, Uesugi Tetsu stared for a while at the Hundred-Eyed Demon loli who was walking around the white bone pillars while eating the Eyeballs of the Eyeballs, as if she were surveying her little territory.

The progress bar above her head remained unchanged, still at 0%.

However, if viewed with an analytical eye, one can still discern the underlying changes.

Without thinking twice, Uesugi Tetsu threw all the eyeballs he had obtained into the collection, leaving only one in his hand as a symbol of the gathering to kill Mumu Lian.

This time, instead of raining down, the eyeballs piled up like grains of sand forming a tower in front of the Hundred-Eyed Demon loli who was just about to take a step, creating a tall "tower of eyeballs".

She extended her slender, jade-like fingers and counted the quantities slightly, then stood there for a moment before looking up.

A questioning look mingled with doubt. —Why are you being so nice to me?

Uesugi Tetsuya wore a benevolent gaze, anticipating that Hyakume would devour all those eyeballs with a slurping sound, then transform them into a progress bar that charged forward.
"Eat up, eat up, eat more so you can grow up quickly."

The Hundred-Eyed Demon remained silent, simply sitting on the damp, muddy ground, and reaching out his hand towards the eyeball at the top of the tower.

……

"Lord Kujo! This is it! Uesugi Tetsuya is still inside!"

Tamamo shouted at the top of her lungs, waving her hand vigorously towards the sky, and then pointed to the Mumu Lian Maze.

The half-black, half-white haori fell down, and the chaotic spiritual energy of heaven and earth, which had become disordered under the influence of the waves, suddenly became calm and quiet.

Shingo Kujo landed silently on the ground and glanced at the deep cave entrance of the Mumu Lian Maze.

He chuckled and said, "Looks like I've come at an inopportune time."

These words abruptly cut off Tamamo's remaining words. After a moment, she finally spoke: "You mean..."

Shingo Kujo shrugged.

"The minor issues inside have been resolved."

As soon as he finished speaking, only Uesugi Tetsuya, his shoes speckled with mud, appeared at the cave entrance, muttering to himself.

"They came out in less than five minutes, which means the Mumu Lian Maze itself was an illusion?"

Fortunately, it was nipped in the bud by itself.

Otherwise, if this thing were to ascend to the level of a ghost or god, it would definitely become a huge troublesome force that wreaks havoc on the region.

Uesugi Tetsu looked up and saw the corpses of demons around him that had shattered the barrier and fallen to swords and Yin-Yang magic.

Turning his head again, he saw Shingo Kujo standing next to Tamamo, smiling at him.

Not far away, his shikigami "Yakushi Nyorai Gozen-doji" crouched down and treated several injured operators.

The demon-level figure who came to help is... Shingo Kujo?
How could it be him? And so quickly at that.

Isn't Kujo Shingo clearly a demon-level being under the Onmyōryō (Bureau of Yin and Yang)?
"Uesugi-kun, it's been a long time."

Shingo Kujo pulled his attention away from the exquisite circulation of Qi on Tetsu Uesugi's body, gave him a slight sigh of admiration, and nodded to him in a friendly manner.

"It's been a long time, Lord Kujo."

Uesugi Tetsu nodded and asked, "You're not from the Onmyodo..."

"The aftermath of the wave is imminent, and the second invasion of the world is about to strike. I came here for this wave and the seed war."

Kujo Shingo and Zenmichi,
"If I could act as a bridge between the Yin-Yang Bureau and the Special Affairs Bureau, allowing them to set aside their prejudices and work together to get through this difficult time, that would be wonderful."

Uesugi Tetsu cupped his hands in greeting: "Mr. Kujo is very righteous."

Although he had never personally visited the Yin-Yang Bureau.

But just by listening to what Nanjo Ai said and looking at the Special Affairs Bureau APP, you can tell that most people in the Onmyo-ryo (Bureau of Yin and Yang) don't really like the Special Affairs Bureau.

Not to mention a high-ranking figure like Shingo Kujo... it's easy to imagine how he's usually ostracized.

"It's nothing, and my motives aren't entirely pure either."

Shingo Kujo pointed to the boy running around on his short legs: "The medicine boy said he sensed a medicine that would be very useful to him growing here, and it might mature after the wave, so I came to take a look."

Following his finger, Uesugi Tetsuya saw a young medicine boy dressed in emerald green, looking even more vibrant than when they last met.

feel?
Uesugi Tetsuya pondered for a moment, then spoke to the man before him: "Lord Kujo, I recently have a need for wood-attribute defining objects. If you have any information..."

Uesugi Tetsuya didn't finish his sentence.

Shingo Kujo stared at him for a moment, then nodded obediently.
"The Five Elements Qi Sea, and the demarcation point for the metal and fire attributes... Uesugi-kun, you really have a big appetite."

“I’ll keep an eye out for you.” Shingo Kujo paused for a moment before continuing, “But don’t get your hopes up too high, after all, the quality of the items you need, Uesugi-kun, is very high, isn’t it?”

Uesugi Tetsu bowed slightly: "In that case, I am already extremely grateful."

Shingo Kujo glanced back and saw the medicine boy still running around in a hurry, so he continued speaking slowly with Tetsuya Uesugi.
“Uesugi-kun, your current strength is quite impressive, which proves what Nanjo-sama said to me before…”

But if that's all there is to it, even finishing in the top three in the seeding battles will still be far from enough to win the championship.

Uesugi Tetsu replied, "I have met Minamoto Shizumi and Kyuuketsuin Kin, and I know the truth."

"If you've seen it, that's even better."

Shingo Kujo's gaze softened.

But the next moment, he raised a finger and his expression became serious: "Uesugi-kun, while it's good to want to lay a solid foundation and become the strongest among your peers, it's also good to do so."

However, in the years following that wave, the world changed rapidly, almost overnight. Perhaps even the Nanjo clan wouldn't be able to protect you in the future.

Let me give you a piece of advice.

He spoke in a solemn voice.
"If you don't become a god or spirit, you'll just be a drifting duckweed."

Uesugi Tetsuya felt a chill run down his spine.

"Only by becoming a ghost or god can one have the means to stand firm in this era of great strife, which has never been seen in a thousand years, and will no longer drift with the tides."

Shingo Kujo's voice softened.

"I believe in Nanjo Taishu's vision, and I believe in mine. In the future—Uesugi-kun, you will definitely become a demon god."

Now, he no longer doubts what Nanjo Manami said that day in the slightest.

"But when you become a ghost or god, and how much you want after becoming a ghost or god, is a choice you have to make yourself."

Finally, Shingo Kujo offered a word of advice.
"Don't lose sight of the bigger picture for the sake of small gains."

After a few seconds of silence, Uesugi Tetsuya, who had listened quietly to the whole thing, lowered his head again: "Tetsuya, thank you for your advice, Lord Kujo."

Shingo Kujo stroked his chin, thought for a moment, and looked around.

Finally, their focus shifted to the fact that most of the demons had been eliminated, but they still needed to clean up the Mumu Lian maze again.

"Uesugi-kun, let me show you what I'm made of."

The man draped in a black and white haori smiled, and with a simple Yin-Yang spell unfolding at his fingertips, a small crimson fireball shot out.

"The power of ghosts and gods."

Under Uesugi Tetsu's direct witness, the fireball at Kujo Shingo's fingertip expanded and enlarged in an instant, repeating this process repeatedly under the newly superimposed spell.

In the blink of an eye, the small fireball, which was not much different from the flame of a lighter, had grown to a terrifying diameter of tens of meters.

Even more terrifying was that even though Uesugi Tetsu stood close to this magnificent fireball, he didn't feel even the slightest bit of heat or extra spiritual energy fluctuations.

Amidst the labored gurgling sounds in Tamamo's throat, Shingo Kujo spread his five fingers, allowing another Yin-Yang technique, easily understood by Toru Uesugi, to land before the fireball.

—That's a technique that can turn a "fireball" into a "fire laser".

Snapped.

Shingo Kujo retracted his five fingers.

Then, a crimson torrent, seemingly capable of destroying the heavens and the earth, shot out from Uesugi Tetsu's eyes.

In less than half a blink of an eye, the entire hill containing the [Mumu Lian Maze] was wiped out.

That's right, it wasn't smashed or melted.

Instead, it is to erase.

Wiping away every single pebble and speck of dust, leaving nothing behind.

The silent destruction transformed the strange labyrinth that had given Tamamo and the others so much trouble just days before into scorching air rising in the distance.

The next moment, a light drizzle fell from the sky, extinguishing the last bit of heat that had been casually generated.

Uesugi Tetsu stared at the empty space ahead, lost in thought for a long time.

They didn't even realize when Shingo Kujo and Yakushi-dōji had left.

In the long, silent passage, Uesugi Tetsu, who witnessed for the first time the true meaning of the words "ghosts and gods" in reality, understood a more profound truth.

—The power to move mountains and fill seas comes from spirits and gods.

The so-called ghosts and gods are powerful beings capable of easily doing such things.

With a long exhale, Uesugi Tetsu examined the two demon cards he now held.

Bai Banruo has only reached the second and a half stars, and the four-tailed fox will need some more time to arrive.

In the future, you can obtain even higher quality and higher star-level incarnations of the Hundred-Eyed Demon.

With various incarnations superimposed, along with his own swordsmanship, breathing techniques, Yin-Yang arts, and secret techniques such as the "Lin" word mantra...

He will become stronger than Shingo Kujo imagined.

If I could do that someday in the future, wouldn't that mean I'd be on par with ghosts and gods even though I'm below them?
Uesugi Tetsu laughed heartily.

That would definitely be very interesting.

After a while, Kenjiro Otomo and the others, who had been wounded during the retreat, finally came before Tetsuya Uesugi, bowed deeply to him, and expressed their apologies.

Because it held him back.

Uesugi Tetsu shook his head: "No one could have imagined that so many Mumu would turn into one. This was something we didn't expect beforehand, and there were no precedents to refer to."

No one is at fault.

After he finished speaking, Tamamo clicked her tongue in amazement and said, "We were supposed to do some finishing touches, but now we don't need to..."

The girl glanced at Uesugi Tetsuya, who was spotless, and a hint of envy and astonishment flashed across her eyes.

"Brother Uesugi," she asked, "are you going back to Arakawa Ward after you collect the reward for that scale armor?"

“No, I have an agreement with Shihan Dai,” Uesugi Tetsu replied. “I’ll probably be leaving in about a week.”

Tamamo breathed a heavy sigh of relief: "That's great..."

Meeting Uesugi Tetsu's strange gaze, she stuck out her tongue.

"Who knows how dangerous the aftermath of this wave will be, but as long as you're here, Uesugi-nii, you're like a pillar of strength, giving people peace of mind."

Having witnessed Uesugi Tetsu successively defeat the Tunnel Demons, the Black Telephone Booth, and the Muk-mu-ren Maze, Tamamo's statement is indeed accurate.

Tamamo tapped her phone for a while: "With the endorsement of both Nanjo and Kujo, we can just take a car there now and get the Scale Robe at the Shizuoka City Special Affairs Office headquarters."

Uesugi Tetsu nodded, then looked at Yagyu Chi: "Then let's not delay, shall we set off now?"

“I have no objection.” After a few seconds of silence, Yagyu Chi continued earnestly, “I have benefited greatly from the few days I spent with Uesugi-kun.”

"That's because you, Yagyu-kun, are so capable."

Uesugi Tetsu pointed with his thumb at Tamamo, who was humming an old-fashioned tune while waiting for the car: "This guy is with us too, but we haven't seen him benefit from it at all."

"Wow! Uesugi-nii, you actually said that about us! How can we compare to Yagyu?!"

Tamamo was displeased and ran over to tickle Uesugi Tetsuya with her two little fists: "We're ordinary people!"

……

Less than two hours later, the Special Affairs Department's large shuttle bus arrived and picked up all the agents at the camp.

Because of the small fireball released by Shingo Kujo, all the Special Affairs Department agents in this camp became "unemployed".

The shuttle bus first passed by the Numazu City Special Affairs Office, dropped off the remaining agents, and then carried Uesugi Tetsu and the other two towards Shizuoka City at a leisurely pace.

Uesugi Tetsu sat by the window, closing his eyes to rest, and then went to the projection secret realm to die once more at the sword saint, Kamiizumi Nobutsuna.

After Yaegaki was acquired, the Sword Saint used an extra sword strike to cut off his head, instead of simply changing the move.

This indicates commendable progress.

Thanks to the shuttle bus's excellent shock absorption, Uesugi Tetsuya, who was feigning sleep, arrived in Shizuoka City with almost no vibration.

Suddenly, the entire shuttle bus shook violently.

Uesugi Tetsu opened his eyes.

Tamamo, who had been fast asleep nearby, was suddenly startled. She sprang up from the soft seat with a somersault, quickly pulled out her phone from her pocket, and exclaimed in surprise,
"Brother Uesugi, the aftershocks of the wave are coming!"

She immediately pressed her face against the one-way window of the shuttle bus, looking up at the sky, which had become as dark as ink.

But then, a massive barrier adorned with starlight rose from the ground, completely enveloping the entire city of Shizuoka.

Yuzao quickly patted her chest and breathed a sigh of relief: "Hehe, I knew the Special Affairs Department was prepared. The warning on my phone was only yellow, so everyone should stay home."

Shizuoka Prefecture was the first target that the Tokoyo factory owners tested.

Uesugi Tetsu recalled this information and spoke calmly.
"I don't think so."

Almost as if to confirm Uesugi Tetsu's words, before Tamamo could refute, a dark vortex appeared on a street not far away with not many people.

Appeared out of thin air.

That's completely illogical.

The incident happened so suddenly that most ordinary people didn't quite understand what had happened... It goes without saying what kind of tragedy would follow.

Uesugi Tetsu also saw it.

“Stop the car,” he said.

The driver, a former special operations officer, naturally recognized the vortex as representing at least a dozen demons, hence his slightly nervous voice.
"Parking in a place like this might not be a good idea..."

"It's alright to stop for a little while, isn't it?" Uesugi Tetsu opened the car door and placed his hand on the trembling hilt of the knife.

Give me thirty seconds.

Under the driver's hesitant gaze, Uesugi Tetsu walked alone to a spot not far from the whirlpool.

I didn't go to the other side of the road because the traffic light hadn't turned yet.

The vortex flickered and spewed out a large number of brass bio-mechanical units that Uesugi Tetsuya was extremely familiar with, then suddenly closed, completing its mission.

"One star, a total of thirty-two combat units."

Before the general public could understand the situation and start screaming again, Uesugi Tetsuya abruptly stopped the process.

He lazily raised his eyes.

Kaga Kiyomitsu was drawn.

A pale sword light shot into the sky, simultaneously cleaving the thirty-two bio-mechanical units in two from head to toe.

With a single strike, evil is vanquished and punished.

A gentle breeze blew, carrying the pale powder that covered the ground into the sewers.

"Now, we don't need to cross the traffic lights."

Uesugi Tetsu quickly returned to the car, glanced at the time next to the driver's seat, and grinned at the driver.
"Twenty-two seconds...not even thirty seconds yet, please continue driving."

"Yes, yes, Your Excellency."

The driver breathed a sigh of relief and nodded emphatically.

The shuttle bus closed its doors and sped off towards the Special Affairs Office headquarters in Shizuoka City.

Uesugi Tetsu returned to his seat, not disturbing Tamamo, who was typing rapidly on her phone with a serious expression, or Yagyu Akira, who was on the phone with a worried look in his eyes.

He opened the vibrating storage backpack and peered inside curiously.

It was discovered that nothing else had caused the change.

And it was the walking certificate I obtained not long ago!
Inside the backpack, the travel pass, about the size of an envelope and with a white jade-like texture, was now radiating a bright light due to the aftershocks of the waves!

　8.6k!

　　We keep our word and added some more words from the previous two days!
　　Asking for a monthly ticket!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)