I'm a demon in Tokyo!

Chapter 257 Tokugawa Haruhiko's gaze: If he can't handle Uesugi Tetsuya, he can at least handle you! Ririko, she intimidates everyone!

"Don't play."

The fox-faced woman asked again, "Would you like to come in and have a game, sir?"

"Don't play."

Not quite right.

If you are still inside the factory, then the scene before you is very likely an illusion, and related to the memory orb you just touched.

If you go along with the desires of this illusion, you may very well become truly trapped within it and unable to engage in genuine exploration.

Actually, the quickest way is to use the soul imprint to control this ordinary-looking fox-faced woman.

But thinking that taking action might damage the factory and attract attention, Uesugi Tetsuya, who didn't even know whether the woman in front of him was part of the factory, shook his head without asking what she was playing.

Undeterred by Uesugi Tetsu's head-shaking, the fox-masked woman asked a third time.
"Would you like to come in and have a game, sir?"

Uesugi Tetsuya shook his head decisively: "No."

After being rejected for the third time, Uesugi Tetsu could clearly sense that something had changed.

The fox-faced woman looked up and stared at him silently.

After a long while, it opened with a rustling sound.
"Since you're not going to play, please leave."

As soon as he finished speaking, everything went black before Uesugi Tetsu's eyes.

In a daze, he opened his eyes again and found that his vision had changed to the familiar ceiling of his home.

died.

He died because of a single sentence uttered by that defenseless fox-faced woman.

Uesugi Tetsuya, realizing what was happening, paused slightly and revealed a subtle expression.

"Xiao Jia, did you feel anything just now?"

After getting off the Tokoyo train, Uesugi Tetsuya wore Kaga Kiyomitsu on his waist.

Since Xiao Jia hadn't spoken up beforehand and seemed to be pondering something, Uesugi Tetsu didn't bother it much.

"I sensed that you, Master, are dead..."

Kaga Kiyomitsu shuddered twice and said in a wronged voice, "Master, how could you be so useless? You died for no reason."

It gave us quite a fright; we thought we'd be living with a knife from now on.

"Little Jia, don't be afraid, don't be afraid..."

Uesugi Tetsu patted the hilt of his sword.

He had just offered a few words of comfort when he remembered that he was the one who had asked about Kaga Kiyomitsu's situation.

How did the situation reverse?

Feeling Kaga Kiyomitsu's waist become pleasant again because of his comfort, Uesugi Tetsu was speechless.

—Is it really too much to ask children to pay attention to these trivial details?

Uesugi Tetsu sat up, lost in thought, having felt no pain or threat whatsoever.

This situation is somewhat like violating the "rules of some powerful supernatural tale."

Is the correct strategy to agree to the fox-faced woman's request and go into that shop to "have some fun"?

Playing the opposite of the norm?

Uesugi Tetsu narrowed his eyes, determined that if he encountered this situation again when he entered the map of Karuta Factory III, he would ask what to play and how to play it.

However, it's impossible to get in now because both lives have been used up.

He looked out the window and saw that the horizon was already turning light.

It's almost dawn.

Let's take Ririko to the seeding tournament qualifiers first, and then we'll talk about other things.

Because Ririko is not a seed from District 23, she still has to wait in line even though she registered.

If you line up early, you can finish earlier.

If you go at noon, you might have to wait until the next day.

As soon as he opened the door, Uesugi Tetsu felt a faint but incredibly pure energy surging towards the balcony outside the living room.

This energy is not the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, but in Uesugi Tetsu's intuition, it is even more precious than spiritual energy.

A girl with a high ponytail, wearing a white short-sleeved shirt, sat cross-legged on the balcony, her whole body shrouded in a light golden veil.

Her skin was completely red, and the muscles beneath her body writhed and trembled like a great dragon. The sound of her blood flowing, heavy as mercury, could be faintly heard, yet not a single drop of sweat appeared on her skin.

Ririko faced the rising sun, circulating her vital energy to temper her muscles.

Her breathing was long and deep, taking about two minutes to complete a full cycle of inhalation and exhalation.

"As expected, he has reached the realm of the Great Elixir of the Human Body. Even though he has pushed his body to its limit, he can still retain his energy and moisture, achieving the highest efficiency in cultivation."

Uesugi Tetsuya remained silent, inwardly marveling.

He had tried it out a little last night, and using "Tiger and Leopard Thunder Sound" to stimulate his breathing technique had already doubled his original cultivation speed, or even more.

With Li Li Zi's already advanced technique of forming the Golden Core, her efficiency is probably more than ten times higher than before!
Perhaps in just a few days, or even before the end of this seed war, Ririko will be able to complete the entire training of the "Palace of Flesh" so that she can develop one of the four ultimate forms and set an example for him.

"Master, the Great Demon King is really quite powerful..."

Kaga Kiyomitsu, who was at his waist, spoke somewhat reluctantly: "Although I sensed it yesterday, I didn't expect the Great Demon King's training method to be so natural and seamless. It feels even more powerful than yours, Master."

Kaga Kiyomitsu's voice trailed off, vibrating almost imperceptibly.
"Xiao Jia, I'd like to learn."

"—If you want to learn, then I'll teach you."

A clear and pleasant voice was exhaled by Ririko along with solid white silk.

She didn't exert any force; she simply stood up by a slight tremor of the qi beneath her.

The girl turned around and looked at the small bag around Uesugi Tetsuya's waist with a smile.

"Ugh!" Kaga Kiyomitsu jolted violently, a small section of his blade slipping from its crimson scabbard. "How could you hear me whispering to my master like that!?"

"Because of the principles of swordsmanship."

Ririko didn't hide anything. She used her finger to touch the lines that Kaga Kiyomitsu couldn't perceive: "Because you, Kaga, have vaguely grasped the essence of swordsmanship, and you really are a sword."

Therefore, as long as your voice vibrates, these sword principles will also move accordingly.

"I've learned something new."

This time, Kaga Kiyomitsu was not shaken, but spoke to Uesugi Tetsu in his heartstrings.

As it spoke, it secretly observed Ririko's reaction.

"I'll have to trouble you again after that, Ririko."

“It’s no trouble at all.” Lili waved her hand. “Xiaojia isn’t stupid. It will understand after just a few words.”

These words made Kaga Kiyomitsu overjoyed, and his sword trembled happily in its sheath.

After finishing their conversation about Kaga Kiyomitsu, Uesugi Tetsu curiously asked, "Also, what did you absorb while you were training in front of the sun just now?"

"As expected of Uesugi-kun."

With a rosy complexion and radiant glow, Ririko smiled at him: "The essence of the sun. This is a special energy that only appears in the world when the sun rises each day."

Similarly, the essence of the moon should also appear at sunset and moonrise.

The number of substances I've never heard of has increased.

Seeing his confused look, Lilizi continued to explain: "This is also a wonder I discovered after I came to the balcony to cultivate after I had achieved the Golden Core stage."

"Right now, I don't feel anything particularly noticeable."

Ririko clenched her fist and rubbed her fair fingertips: "But my intuition tells me that if I persist in this long-term, I should reap considerable rewards."

Uesugi Tetsuya, who had also learned something, nodded secretly, preparing to ask Nanjo Aimi later if she had any related absorption methods.

If one's cultivation level is insufficient, can't one compensate with cultivation techniques?
These kinds of minor techniques have a very narrow scope of application and basically do not have a proficiency level division. Once you learn them, you are considered to have completed them.

He only needs to look at it once to be done.

Simple and easy. "If you've finished your morning training, then let's go out," Uesugi Tetsu said. "Also, in this seeding battle, at least Kitada Kei and Minamoto Shizumi have made great progress in terms of swordsmanship."

"I am looking forward."

The girl smiled and walked out the door side by side with Uesugi Tetsu.

……

At six o'clock in the morning, the main road of the Arakawa Ward, which should have been empty, was bustling with people, and various internal energies, qi, and spiritual energy fluctuations of varying strengths rose up everywhere.

It was incredibly lively.

Because it's currently the preliminary rounds for the Eastern Region Seeding Tournament—and this is the first officially organized super tournament since the arrival of the Wave and the beginning of the Great Extraordinary Era.

Furthermore, regardless of the level of cultivation one undergoes, anyone who crosses the threshold of the extraordinary can register for the competition and compete against the puppet at the peak of the second star.

This is a competition open to the general public; it truly means "you can do it too."

Of course, this is also because as long as you pass the preliminary round, you can get a reward of "100 Special Affairs Contribution Points".

Since registration is free, why not give it a try?

But precisely because of this, even Uesugi Tetsuya, who was just passing by, could feel many different kinds of gazes falling on him.

"Hey? Doesn't that look like Uesugi Tetsu from TOP5?"

"Holy crap, it really is! I need an autograph, I have to get one!"

"Uesugi-kun—! We'll love you forever!"

"This is Uesugi Tetsuya? He doesn't look that strong... How about we spar?"

Fanatical fans, surprised passersby, and teenagers who were not convinced of their own fame and wanted to give it a try.

"Wait, why is there a woman next to Uesugi Tetsuya?"

A sharp-eyed Onmyoji noticed that Ririko was not just a passerby, but had been walking alongside Uesugi Tetsu the whole time.

After hearing what the Onmyoji said, the people who were originally staring at Uesugi Tetsu immediately changed their gaze and looked at Ririko, who was neither tall nor short, neither fat nor thin, and had a very low presence.

"Now that you mention it... could this be his girlfriend?"

"Oh no, Uesugi-kun is already taken! My heart is breaking!"

"Tch! Even if Uesugi Tetsuya has terrible taste, he wouldn't be interested in an ordinary person."

"Yeah, she's just an ordinary girl, why should she get the chance! Wouldn't it be better if I went to be with Uesugi-kun instead!"

Hearing the cacophony of gossip around him, Uesugi Tetsuya, who had initially paid no attention, frowned slightly.

He looked at the ordinary girl beside him, who was no different from before he met the fox and dog.
"He's concealed his aura again?"

"I originally thought that since I was walking on the street, I shouldn't be too conspicuous and release my aura indiscriminately, which would disturb everyone's daily life."

Ririko's voice was gentle.

"I'm still a very kind person."

Uesugi Tetsu nodded: "That's true."

She smiled at Uesugi Tetsuya, which drew hostility from a group of people: "However, I forgot that you're a big celebrity now, Uesugi-kun. Many people recognize you when you walk down the street."

"And now? So many people are looking at you with hostility..."

Uesugi Tetsuya asked, his meaning self-evident.

"Is it a lot? I don't think so."

Ririko replied nonchalantly, "If they want to see, then let them see."

Half an hour later, the two arrived at the Arakawa Ward Stadium, which was already packed with spectators at the entrance.

Most viewers didn't have access to Sky Dome 1, but they were still very interested in the regional qualifiers, which had very cheap tickets.

After all, once you get used to watching videos, everyone wants to witness a superhuman take action up close.

—Since it was an open audition, it was not held on the previous Sky Dome 1, but in the respective sub-venues of the 23 wards of Tokyo.

There are three large venues in Arakawa Ward.

This is Arena 1.

After passing through the VIP fast track, there were far fewer contestants inside.

Uesugi Tetsu glanced around and realized that there were already about a hundred people—if it went on for a whole day, a single venue would probably have to accommodate hundreds of preliminary challengers.

The seeding phase lasts for more than a week.

By that calculation, the number of participants is simply terrifying.

Having learned from his previous experience, Uesugi Tetsuya, who had transformed into an ordinary passerby using his thousand faces, didn't even have time to marvel at it before he caught a glimpse of Ririko raising her bright eyes beside him out of the corner of his eye.

pat, pat...

After five steps, Ririko walked completely into the players' waiting area inside the venue.

She, who usually kept her aura hidden, was completely unleashed.

An overbearing, unrestrained, and unstoppable aura emanated from her and instantly filled the entire waiting area.

Apart from Uesugi Tetsuya, the other contestants who came to participate in the audition felt a sense of oppression to varying degrees.

In an instant, a flurry of whispers arose from the crowd.

"Who is this? He looks like a high school student... Could he be from one of the three major families?"

"What are you thinking! How could the elites of the three major families come to this place to participate in the preliminary selection? This girl's background shouldn't be that big, but she's not someone we can afford to offend!"

"Hmph... Making such a big fuss before even stepping onto the field, just trying to attract attention."

Ririko ignored it all.

"Uesugi-kun, I'm going now."

"it is good."

She walked to the end of the queue, behind the young man who had just been saying "attention-seeking," closed her eyes, and began her silent practice.

However, because she didn't restrain herself at all, Ririko also released her mental fluctuations during her cultivation, which stunned the young man in front of her.

The young man turned around and spoke with an unfriendly expression.
"Hey, kid, can't you tone it down a bit!"

"You can't ignore even this minor impact. You should go home and train for another three years."

The young man's face twitched upon hearing this, and anger immediately surged within him.

But before he could speak, he saw Ririko open her eyes indifferently.

A bright, domineering gaze, almost tangible, struck him, causing the young man to tremble and instinctively cry out, scattering the rest of his words.

Witness!

This is a tactic that can only be used to intimidate others after one's mental and emotional state has reached a certain level of strength.

"You...you, you just wait!"

The young man whispered, unable to suppress the inexplicable panic in his heart any longer. He quickly ran away from Ririko and fled towards the outside of the venue.

At this point, some players with keen observation skills or those with a skill level of three stars or higher immediately realized what was happening.

"A master! A great master has arrived!"

……

Meanwhile, Tokugawa Haruhiko, who was collecting information on the named players in the seeding battle and preparing countermeasures, paused slightly.

Ririko Tokugawa

This name appeared on the preliminary selection list.

After a little more inquiry, he learned that Ririko and Uesugi Tetsu had gone to the Arakawa Ward stadium together not long ago.

"Hmph, Tokugawa Ririko, if you had just kept quiet, I wouldn't have been able to do anything with you, but you actually dared to openly participate in the seeding battle. You really have audacity..."

Tokugawa Haruhiko sneered repeatedly as he dialed the clan's phone number.

"If I can't deal with Uesugi Tetsuya now, surely I can deal with you!"

(End of this chapter)