I'm a demon in Tokyo!

Chapter 261 Free Swordsman's Memories: Abyss of Skin, Mountain of Bones! All Completed! Four Extremes Breathing Technique, Acquired!

Two lines of prompts appeared on the sphere of light, and Uesugi Tetsuya was immediately stunned.

Using memory to place bets?!

and many more.

With his quick thinking, Uesugi Tetsuya soon realized that as long as he won the match, he could obtain a memory orb containing insights, skills, experience, secrets, and so on.

He looked at the [Memory Orb of the Swordsman Tokugawa Yugoro] and licked his lips.

And what a great thing!?

Uesugi Tetsu thought the epic items inside the Karuta Factory were the biggest treasure, but now he feels that's not the case.

Using memories as stakes, and even being able to read other people's memory orbs...

Having read the Great Blacksmith's memory orb, Uesugi Tetsuya understood that everything within the memory orb contained the experiences and memories of its former owner.

It is incredibly realistic.

In other words, he knew absolutely nothing about blacksmithing and had never been exposed to it before; otherwise, he would at least have the skill of "lv.max screw tightening".

Suppressing his inner surprise and excitement, Uesugi Tetsu subtly glanced at the two who were engaged in a battle with Karuta.

One was a middle-aged man dressed in plain-colored cloth, his body surging with fairly strong spiritual energy fluctuations. Although his background was not discernible, he was undoubtedly an Onmyoji with a strength of three stars or above.

The other was a young man with an unsheathed katana beside him, and the family crest on his clothes was clearly the Tokugawa family's "Mitsuba Aoi" (three-leaf hollyhock).

Strangely, the memory orb of the Tokugawa clan swordsman was next to the Onmyoji's hand, while the memory orb of the Astronomical Onmyoji was next to this young man from the Tokugawa clan.

Uesugi Tetsu looked around carefully again and confirmed one thing.

These memory orbs placed on the scales as stakes against others are mostly memories they won rather than their own.

This is human nature; after all, risking one's own memories is a terrifying thing.

The betting game continued, and Uesugi Tetsu continued watching.

After a round of back-and-forth tricycle rides, just as the fox-masked woman had said, Uesugi Tetsu had roughly figured it out.

This is not much different from modern competitive choreographed ...

The game involves the referee reading the preceding line of a karuta (Japanese verse), and then two people sitting opposite each other compete to see who can grab the karuta cards the fastest from the dozens or hundreds of cards in front of them.

This rule is actually relatively fair.

However, the sharp-eyed Uesugi Tetsu glanced back and forth at the two who were already drenched in sweat and noticed a detail.

Each time the two reached out their hands, before actually touching the karuta card, the fingers of the young samurai from the Tokugawa family and the simply dressed onmyoji would almost imperceptibly collide a few times in mid-air.

But the waters beneath those "bumps" are far too deep.

Although the clashes are not visible to the naked eye, this is probably due to the limitations of the rules.

However, in Uesugi Tetsu's interpretive eye and perception, each exchange between the two when drawing karuta cards was both dangerous and exquisite.

The Yin-Yang techniques that are cast and disappear in an instant, the spiritual energy and qi that collide and cancel each other out, and the sword moves that are executed from the fingertips...

These dazzling tactics all have only one purpose—to prevent the opponent from getting the song card before you do!
Uesugi Tetsuya understood.

Even though the rules of the Hanafuda shop prohibit open combat, as long as it is not discovered and there is no evidence, it is not considered a violation of the rules.

This is the same principle as cheating that isn't detected not being considered cheating.

This made it even more difficult for him to continue reopening the Speedway Factory.

However, if you can know in advance which card you will read next, you will still have a significant advantage in the competition.

"Sir, I see this is your first time at Hanafuda Shop. You probably didn't bring a memory orb."

As the competition drew to a close, the fox-masked woman who had been standing behind Uesugi Tetsu tugged at his sleeve and spoke with a smile.
"In that case, would you like to have it measured, sir?"

Uesugi Tetsu countered, "Measurement?"

“That’s right, let’s measure the weight of your memory.” The fox-faced woman produced a balance scale from somewhere and coaxed, “As long as you touch one side of the scale, it will soon tell you the value and weight of your memory.”

The fox-faced woman's tone carried a hint of seduction.
"Sir, you've been watching for so long, don't you want to use some trivial memories to try it out for yourself and experience the world-renowned Karuta amusement park ride?"

If an ordinary person came here, they would have already been foolishly tempted, exchanging all their memories for chips and going all in at the gambling table.

But Uesugi Tetsuya, with his refined mind and mastery of seduction, would not be swayed by such petty tricks.

He raised an eyebrow and asked calmly, "If it's just for measuring the value of memories, is that acceptable?"

"Naturally."

The fox-faced woman bowed slightly to him: "All guests entering the flower card shop can use the scales to measure the value of all memories free of charge."

Similarly, we will not use any means to force our guests to use any memories as bargaining chips.

"The original intention of the Hanafuda shop was to bring the joy of karuta to our guests."

The fox-faced woman's voice was earnest.
"Therefore, all competitions and betting games can only be conducted on the premise that the guests are completely voluntary."

The things NPCs say are unlikely to be entirely false.

At least if you're just using a balance scale to test the value of memory, there shouldn't be any major problems.

After a moment's thought, Uesugi Tetsu placed his finger on one side of the scale and agreed to the "access request" sent to him.

He was quite curious about the value of his own memories compared to the memory orbs of the Onmyoji and the swordsman from earlier.

boom!
The moment Uesugi Tetsuya placed his finger on the scale, the scale immediately slammed down on one side, and a large blue chip marked "100" fell on the other.

But that was far from enough; the scales didn't even tip in the direction of the chips.

Bang bang bang!
In the blink of an eye, five purple chips marked "1000," each the size of a normal person's palm, landed on the scales, causing the scales, which were neither too big nor too small, to creak stiffly.

After this change, Uesugi Tetsu could clearly hear the fox-masked woman in front of him instinctively let out a sound of astonishment.

At the same time, he could feel all the waiters around him turning their gazes toward him.

These gazes, from different directions and angles, all conveyed the same emotion.

Are all these waiters the same person?
Uesugi Tetsuya didn't have time to think.

Because in the brief moment he was lost in thought, the chips on the scales before him had already piled up densely.

White, green, blue, deep purple, golden, and even bright red chips as translucent as ruby ​​appeared out of thin air...

Every instant, the chips on the other side of the scale multiply exponentially, seemingly without end.

The fox-faced woman could no longer lift the scales; she hurriedly took several steps back, her voice trembling with fear.
"Whether human or demon, it's impossible... What are you... What exactly are you!"

She screamed, "Don't touch the scales! Don't touch them again!"

Uesugi Tetsuya was also surprised. He thought to himself that his experience wasn't that legendary. It had only been a hundred or two hundred days since he came into contact with the supernatural.

At that moment, a fragment flashed through his mind. Could it be that time when all things were divided...?

Before Uesugi Tetsuya could even form a thought, the scales in his hand snapped and exploded with a loud creak!

The entire world also exploded.

Amidst the deafening roar, everything around seemed to be swept away and swallowed by a giant, dark wave, including the bustling streets outside and the Hanafuda shops where countless gambling games were taking place.

Everything was swallowed up by the thick darkness.

Uesugi Tetsu was no exception.

Seeing the fox-faced woman vanish into nothingness amidst her terrified screams, Uesugi Tetsu could only sigh and accept his bad luck.

Who would have thought that testing some data would cause the instance to explode?
Darkness surged in, erasing Uesugi Tetsuya's body from the neck down in the blink of an eye.

However, a mere fatal wound posed little threat to Uesugi Tetsuya's consciousness, who was already accustomed to being beheaded.

For three seconds, his thoughts remained clear.

In that final instant, just before the final darkness descended, Uesugi Tetsu caught a glimpse of a faint purple light out of the corner of his eye.

That is……

[The Memory Orb of the Swordsman Tokugawa Yugoro!]
The prompt still appears.

[Read?]

Without any unnecessary thoughts or considerations, Uesugi Tetsu made the most correct choice in the shortest amount of time.

--yes!

The next moment, everything returned to nothingness.

……

When I opened my eyes again, I didn't see the familiar ceiling.

Rather, it is what Tokugawa Yugoro, a swordsman from the powerful Tokugawa family during the Edo period, saw and heard.

Those were fragments of the swordsman's experiences when he was young.

From the age of nine to fourteen, Tokugawa Yugoro's life consisted of nothing but training and fighting.

Over the course of five years, he participated in a total of seventy-two real sword duels.

He killed only twenty-three people, yet he was never defeated!
He deliberately spared the rest and let them go, telling them to come back and seek revenge after they had achieved success in their cultivation.

This would be a great insult to a samurai and would make him countless enemies in the future, but Tokugawa Yugoro never considered the possibility of his defeat.

What arrogance, what conceit!
As for demons, he had long since stopped counting the number he had killed.

There's no need to count.

However, these events were only briefly mentioned in the memory orb; the only real focus was on the time Tokugawa Yugoro spent practicing breathing techniques.

At the young age of fourteen, Tokugawa Yugoro, who practiced one of the four extreme breathing techniques, the "Myo-gawa Breathing Method," had already opened up a total of 108 major acupoints and created a vast and boundless sea of ​​qi.

With terrifying talent and unimaginable effort, he mastered all four ultimate forms of the Flesh Palace.

Thus, with this terrifyingly solid foundation, he arrived at the third stage of the Life River Breathing Technique, following the Sea of ​​Qi and the Palace of Flesh.

——【The Hidden Spirit】!
Uesugi Tetsuya, who had been merging with Tokugawa Yugoro's perspective for quite some time, was taken aback.

He remembered that after the Palace of Flesh, there should have been the [Five Organs Immortal], according to what Ririko said in the notes Tokugawa Hoshi had given her.

But soon, the answer appeared in Tokugawa Yugoro's mind—

The third stage, "Nourishing the Spirit," is where the Life River Breathing Method truly differentiates itself from other breathing methods.

The true wonder of the Myokawa Breathing Technique begins to emerge from here.

Just as Uesugi Tetsu was about to hear about the differences between the Spirit-Nourishing Treasury and the Five Visceral Immortals, his consciousness began to drift off again.

The memory orb stopped here.

……

[Because you have learned some of the memories of the swordsman Tokugawa Yugoro, your Corona Breathing Technique is being completed...]

[This update is complete!]

With a splitting headache, Uesugi Tetsuya clenched his temples and opened his eyes with great difficulty.

The prompts keep popping up like flowing water.

[Because you have learned some of the memories of the swordsman Tokugawa Yugoro, your Corona Breathing Technique has manifested one of its four ultimate forms, "The Abyss of Skin"!]

[Because you have learned some of the memories of the swordsman Tokugawa Yugoro, your Corona Breathing Technique has manifested one of its four ultimate forms, "Mountain of Bones"!]

[Because you have learned some of the memories of the swordsman Tokugawa Yugoro, the proficiency requirements for the four ultimate forms, "Skin Abyss" and "Bone Mountain," have been greatly reduced!]

Uesugi Tetsu frowned, suppressing the pain with his inner energy, while struggling to turn his thoughts around.

He still remembered that Tokugawa Yugoro in the memory orb was practically invincible after mastering the four ultimate forms!
Although he will be called a swordsman in the future, he has never used a sword to fight an enemy at this time.

Rather, he never even touched a sword. He only tempered his body and will, practiced the Tokugawa family's Life River Breathing Technique, and then used his fists to crush all his enemies.

His body is the most powerful weapon in the world!

【Pi Zhiyuan (0/3000)】

[Skin of the Abyss: The ultimate form of skin tempering. The ultimate defense! The skin membrane transforms into a deep abyss; any qi or force landing upon it will be like falling into an abyss, disappearing without a trace over time and distance.]

【Mountain of Bones (0/3000)】

[Mountain of Bones: The ultimate form of bone forging. Indestructible, yet unbreakable! Bones as solid as mountains, harder than refined steel, bare hands superior to a thousand weapons.]

[Note: Based on your current cultivation progress, you can currently choose to cultivate either "Abyss of Skin" or "Mountain of Bones" from the four ultimate forms.]

However, once you have chosen one of the four ultimate forms of cultivation, you must complete the cultivation of that form completely, otherwise you will not be able to cultivate the next form!
At the same time, regular practice of Corona Breathing will be suspended!

it is good!
After listening to the four ultimate forms for who knows how long, I can finally officially begin my training!

Uesugi Tetsu, clutching his head which was about to explode from being crammed with a massive amount of knowledge, sat up under Kaga Kiyomitsu's worried gaze, wanting to consider which ultimate form to train first.

But the newly popped-up notification interrupted his thoughts.

[Because you have learned some of the memories of the swordsman Tokugawa Yugoro, you have also learned some knowledge of the Four Extremes Breathing Technique: Myokawa Breathing Technique...]

Uesugi Che was stunned.

He never expected that the Tokugawa family's Four Extremes Breathing Technique, which he had tried so hard to obtain but had no clue how to acquire, would fall into his hands in such an unexpected way today.

The surprises brought by Tokugawa Yugoro's memory orb... are far from over!

(End of this chapter)