I'm a demon in Tokyo!

Chapter 273 Ririko, I know the Life River Breathing Technique! Hyakume-ki knocks, wanting to be pulled out?!

The more Okabe Motonobu thought about it, the more feasible his idea seemed.

So she smiled at the old man and said, "Ogasawara-san, can I borrow your phone for a moment?"

Seeing her eager expression, the old man assumed that Okabe Motonobu wanted to rush to participate in the seeding battle, so he immediately shook his head and said in a slightly threatening tone,

"These kinds of competitions are very dangerous; one wrong move could result in disability."

Ogasawara lived too long and saw too much.

He had seen similar competitions that caused a stir in all directions at least five or ten times... and each time, news of heavy casualties among the participants was commonplace.

Even after being rejected, Okabe Motonobu wasn't angry. She bent her arm and pointed to the bulging muscles above it, saying...

"Don't let my appearance fool you, I'm actually quite strong."

The old man didn't say anything, he just kept tidying up the ingredients.

"Anyway, don't worry, I just want to go and join in the fun, I might not actually participate," Okabe Motonobu said, then suddenly paused.

"Besides, if I really want to go, I can just ask for directions as I go. You can't stop me if you don't show me your phone."

The old man finally stopped moving and silently looked at the grinning Okabe Motonobu.

After a long while, with a helpless sigh, he took out an unknown phone whose brand logo had been worn away.

"Thanks, Ogasawara-san!"

After struggling with the operation for a while, Motonobu Okabe, who had specifically heard about and memorized how to use a mobile phone, found the search engine.

"Sky City... The final venue for the competition is actually in the sky?"

Okabe Motonobu muttered incredulously, and as he confirmed the exact location with multiple parties, he smelled the aroma of ramen.

She looked up and saw a familiar bowl filled with steaming hot ramen and oden.

The old man's voice drifted over slowly: "It's free, the last bowl."

He tapped the brand-new QR code affixed to the edge of the food cart.

"Next time you come, remember to scan the code to pay."

"Okay, I've got it."

Okabe Motonobu turned off his phone, pushed it back, and then wolfed down the food in front of him.

pat.

The chopsticks were placed on the rim of the bowl.

Motonobu Okabe sat on the wooden bench for a while, waiting until the sneaky-looking little mouse with an apron and a headscarf crawled out from under the food cart before getting up.

"Go away, let's go."

"Squeak~"

"—Ogasawara-san, thank you for the past few days!"

Watching the retreating figure wave and turn away, slowly disappearing into the hazy distance, the old man silently let out a long sigh.

"We can't stop them..."

When he was cleaning the food cart again, he found a piece of gold the size of a thumb at the bottom of the cart.

The gold wasn't much, but it was enough to buy ten food trucks.

Ogasawara gazed silently at the gold gleaming in the setting sun.

From the first day he met Motonobu Okabe, he sensed that this girl was not an ordinary person like him.

If he could, he would rather not have the gold than let the girl head towards the city.

……

After being brutally defeated by Hoshiguma Doji in two more rounds of Karuta, Uesugi Tetsu, who felt that playing cards was pointless, opened his eyes on the bed.

Damn, Hoshiguma Doji's fighting style is so unpredictable.

Every time he gets another card, his opponent's technique changes abruptly, like a knife going fast or slow.

"Playing cards isn't fun..."

After rubbing his phone, Uesugi Tetsuya realized that the winners' bracket matches of the seeding tournament had all ended.

He opened the list of those who advanced and found that Ririko, who had been on a winning streak, had rightfully advanced to the knockout stage and received a ranking number of [84].

Hmm, number 84?
The elimination round numbers for those advancing from the preliminary rounds range from 82 to 128.

In other words, there are at least two people like Ririko who advanced to the knockout stage with a perfect record of no losses, and there may even be more.

"There are still many hidden masters."

Uesugi Tetsu clicked his tongue in amazement, realizing that the first two numbers were names he didn't recognize at all.

The list of winners advancing to the next round released by the Special Affairs Department only contained names and did not reveal any further information.

More specific information may not be available until the complete knockout stage roster is released.

Uesugi Tetsu wasn't in a hurry. Sensing the familiar swordsmanship approaching, he peeked out the window and, sure enough, found Ririko standing at the door, carrying a large pile of groceries.

Without a word, he jumped down. Before Uesugi Tetsuya could even speak, Ririko handed him a plastic bag filled with a large amount of ingredients, then blinked and spoke.
"I understand the acupoints now."

Uesugi Tetsuya, who was about to ask what they were going to eat for dinner with so much, was taken aback and looked up abruptly.

Lili smiled without saying a word.

Uesugi Tetsu was truly shocked.

So fast? !

How many days have passed since she started thinking about this?

Before this, Lili had never seen any breathing techniques that included acupoints.

She started from scratch.

It seems that even Tokugawa Yugoro, who became famous at the age of eight in the Edo period, might not have been as talented as the girl in front of him...

"Humph."

Seeing his expression, Lili gave a satisfied snort: "Who told you to leave me hanging by my breath? That's not good."

not only that.

Uesugi Tetsuya also knew how much pressure Ririko had been under these days.

If it were an ordinary person, they would probably have collapsed long ago.

But Ririko will only turn all this pressure into motivation, making herself improve faster and faster.

After being poked into the third floor by the girl's toe and having arranged the ingredients one by one, Uesugi Tetsu heard her say, "Come to the kitchen, I'll talk to you while I make dinner."

What?! A master of multitasking has arrived!
Upon entering the kitchen, Uesugi Tetsu watched as Ririko skillfully used her inner energy to roll up the onions, peel off their skins, and then place them on the cutting board.

Having only ever heated up convenience store bento boxes, Uesugi Tetsuya could only stand there blankly, not knowing what to do, looking exactly like a human robot.

The girl picked up the kitchen knife and clicked her tongue quietly the moment she started cutting the onion.
"Why is the knife dull...?"

Uesugi Tetsu's eyes immediately lit up, and he shouted, "Jia!"

call out!
Upon hearing the summons, Kaga Kiyomitsu instantly paused his game and pounced from his bedroom.

The whole process takes less than a second.

"Use the small one."

Ririko hesitated for a moment, then took the over 90-centimeter-long Kaga Kiyomitsu and couldn't help but ask, "How am I supposed to cut vegetables with this?"

Uesugi Tetsu immediately ordered, "Little Jia, shorten it!"

“Master, hum?” Kaga Kiyomitsu trembled in confusion.

However, due to Uesugi Tetsu's order, a miniature version of Kaga Kiyomitsu was still formed in mid-air.

It slipped out of Ririko's hand: "Great Demon King, you can use this one."

"That's not bad."

Ririko weighed the translucent little Jia in her hand and beckoned to Uesugi Tetsuya. Then, while chopping onions, she said, "The so-called 'acupoints' are actually key nodes in the circulation of Qi in the human body that didn't exist before."

By focusing on these key points, we can further enhance the already perfect circulation of Qi and blood.

We identify them theoretically, and then use different methods to make them concretely manifest, thereby strengthening the circulation and breathing techniques.

After setting the chopped onions aside, Ririko took out small potatoes, peeled them, and flattened them.
"I've seen many people talk about breathing techniques and various methods to unlock the potential and power inherent in the human body..."

Crackling sounds.

The potato pancakes were tossed into a bowl to blanch, and Ririko remarked calmly.
"I think that's wrong."

"Humans who have not cultivated are just ordinary primates. They are not even comparable to the gods who exist innately, let alone the vast majority of demons."

What untapped potential could such humans possibly possess?

Lilizi scooped up the potato pancakes, then grabbed a handful of chopped scallions and seasonings that she had somehow prepared, and tossed them all into the pot.
"Whether it's breathing techniques, Yin-Yang techniques, or acupoints, they are all essentially about transforming the human body, making the ordinary extraordinary and the common exceptional."

Despite the intense heat of the stir-frying, Ririko's voice remained crystal clear.
"My understanding of the actual function of acupoints can be roughly divided into three points: first, to understand oneself and make up for deficiencies; second, to explore in depth; and finally, to realize the supernatural functions mentioned in many breathing methods based on ordinary acupoints."

[“Tokugawa Ririko” is explaining “The Basic Principles of Acupoints, Part 1” to you…]

After a calm and easy-to-understand explanation, Uesugi Tetsu, who had only memorized and practiced the Myokawa Breathing Technique but had not pondered its principles, suddenly understood a great deal.

At the same time, he also understood the essence of the Myokawa Breathing Technique, which was exactly the same as what Ririko had thought.

—To modify the human body so that it can achieve the evolution of the essence of life.

As the spatula scooped a large pile of golden-brown, crispy potato pancakes into the bowl, Ririko glanced over.
"Okay, now can you tell me the half-finished sentence we didn't finish saying tonight?"

"The potato pancakes are just ready, let's grab one and try them."

She picked up the top piece with her finger and pretended to put it in front of Uesugi Tetsuya's mouth, but just as he opened his mouth, she turned and threw the potato pancake into her own mouth.

Uesugi Tetsu:?

Ririko ate the potato pancake, her eyes crinkling with laughter: "Mmm...so delicious, so delicious! My cooking skills are really good."

"Who told you to deliberately leave things half-said earlier?"

The girl in the apron picked up another fragrant potato pancake and waved it in front of Uesugi Tetsuya: "Say it! If you say it well, I'll feed you this one; if you don't..."

She said fiercely.
"Watch out or I'll bite you again!"

Uesugi Tetsuya, who had been wanting to eat for a while, naturally didn't hide anything: "Then listen carefully."

Amidst the hissing sound of the gas stove and the girl's unconsciously focused gaze, he spoke.

"Actually, I know the first two chapters of the Myokawa Breathing Technique: the Sea of ​​Qi and the Palace of Flesh."

Silence descended suddenly.

Ririko's smile faded, and she asked in return, "What do you mean, Uesugi Tetsuya? You've bowed down to that old man?"

Having anticipated this, Uesugi Tetsu raised a finger and answered quite seriously.
"Actually, I accidentally traveled back several hundred years and beat up Tokugawa Ieyasu so that he would tell me this himself."

Kaga Kiyomitsu thought about it and realized that this made sense, so he chimed in, "Yes, yes, Master is right!"

Ririko showed a clearly speechless expression, but the thick, deathly atmosphere in the kitchen just now completely dissipated.

She waved her hand: "Never mind, it's nothing."

Ririko flicked her finger, sending the potato pancake into Uesugi Tetsu's mouth, then turned back to continue cooking.

"If you like it, tell me about it quickly."

Uesugi Tetsu, whose clothes almost burst from the delicious food, licked his lips and naturally shared everything about the Myokawa Breathing Technique with Ririko without reservation.

Outside the kitchen, Tamamo, furious at the interaction, gripped her phone tightly, completely ignoring her Line chat with her sister.
"Tsk, what are these two doing? Do they think no one's home?"

A full hour later.

Several plates of delicious-looking dishes were placed in the empty space on the stove. Ririko, who had just finished listening to the presentation, was utterly amazed.
"If my ideas about acupoints are version 1.0, then the Life River Breathing Technique is version 100.0. It's so much more advanced than mine."

Ririko murmured, "Moreover, I couldn't find any way to improve it at all."

"First, absorb and accept the wisdom of your predecessors, and transform it into your own foundation." Uesugi Tetsu placed the dishes on the table one by one, and turned around to say, "Sooner or later, Ririko, you will be able to surpass them."

"It must be hard for you, Uesugi-kun, to trust me so much."

Ririko savored every word of the Life River Breathing Technique, and the more she pondered it, the more invigorated she became.

He even pondered swordsmanship while eating.

Of course, Ririko wouldn't refrain from practicing it just because it's the Tokugawa family's Four Extremes Breathing Method.

While it's true that they didn't accept Tokugawa Motoyasu's demands, the Myokawa Breathing Method itself wasn't wrong.

It's two different things.

After finishing dinner amidst everyone's praise, Ririko immediately and impatiently pulled Uesugi Tetsuya into his bedroom, leaving Kaga Kiyomitsu to guard the door.

Uesugi Tetsu, who had just eaten too much and turned into a glutton, yawned: "Why are you in such a hurry?"

"Is it urgent? What's the rush?"

Ririko didn't dwell on the issue: "I've been thinking about it for a while now, although I can't improve the Myokawa Breathing Technique at all."

But at least we can combine it with the Corona Breathing technique we're currently practicing—we're building the Palace of Flesh, aren't we… I'll be frank.”

The girl said seriously,
"The development of the 108 major points of the Life River Breathing Technique can be carried out simultaneously with the current forging of the Flesh Palace."

Uesugi Tetsu, who had been feeling sleepy, perked up: "Tell me in detail how to do it."

Seeing that Ririko was about to speak, Uesugi Tetsu immediately used a portion of calming incense ash, sensing that the food he had eaten was rapidly being broken down into energy.

[Ririko Tokugawa is explaining this to you...]

During the nearly ten hours, Ririko said a lot, but Uesugi Tetsu also frequently discussed and supplemented her, while refining the details of the Myokawa breathing technique that he hadn't had time to explain before.

Also on the third floor, but having not seen or heard anything from those two people all night after they went in, Tamamo blushed and cursed inwardly.
"So ashamed!"

"Is there anything else you don't understand?"

Ririko rubbed her temples wearily: "I've got most of it down. I'll ask you if I don't understand something later."

Uesugi Tetsu lowered his eyes, looking at the newly popped-up notification.

The main part of the Coronal Breathing Technique has been changed; should it be renamed?

No.

The panel for Corona Breathing Technique has been updated. Please check it!

【Solar Corona Breathing Technique (Solar Aperture 0/100)】

[Effect: Nourishes the dantian.]

[—The human body's mystical potential begins here.]

The Sun-Yocho is the first of the 108 acupoints in the Myo-kawa Breathing Method, which is a fixed practice point.

However, the cultivation of the Sun Aperture requires bathing in sunlight, so it's definitely impossible to practice it late at night.

"That's good." Ririko took it as a yes. "I'm going outside to get some fresh air and clear my head."

As one of the four breathing techniques, the Myokawa Breathing Method is still very difficult to understand, even when explained by Uesugi Tetsu, who absorbed Tokugawa Yugoro's memories.

Ririko found it all very difficult to process and it might take her several days to digest most of it.

After saying that, she pushed open the door and walked unsteadily toward the balcony.

Tamamo, who was playing a mobile game in the living room, looked up and shrank back when she saw Ririko's disheveled appearance.

The fierce Tokugawa lady from the arena has turned into this...

Just how ruthless is Uesugi Tetsuya?
Tamamo, who had already mentally regressed to using the wrong form of address, thought to herself.

At this time, in the room.

Just as Uesugi Tetsuya was about to breathe a sigh of relief and lay down on the bed, the notification popped up again.

He looked closely and found it was the long-lost Edo Castle gacha page.

Hundred-eyed ghost?
What is she trying to do by tapping herself now?
(End of this chapter)