I'm a demon in Tokyo!

Chapter 291 Uesugi Izumi, Defeated! The Ultimate Prize of the Secret Realm! Uesugi Tetsu... is an absolute monster!

Uesugi Tetsu lowered his head and nodded his chin at Kitamura Yoyu, who happened to be looking at him.

then.

Holding the two-foot-tall adult in his arms, he closed his eyes.

Open it again.

The crisp sound of the blade rubbing against the scabbard reached Uesugi Tetsuya's ears, but this time he didn't even utter a word.

—The young Kamiizumi, upon seeing him for the first moment, followed his instincts and drew the ordinary katana from his waist.

Uesugi Tetsuya felt a sense of familiarity with the omnipresent, pricking sensation that enveloped him.

This is Kamiizumi's sword domain.

Wearing the Red Hannya mask, Uesugi Tetsuya exclaimed in surprise, then tossed his forty-meter-long sword aside.

Before he could do anything this time, Kamiizumi had already silently released his forbidden hand.

no doubt.

Kamiizumi Ise no Kami Nobutsuna had already realized that Uesugi Tetsuya, who was standing in front of him this time, was fundamentally different.

This man wearing the Hannya mask... you can kill him.

It's possible even without the strange big sword next to it.

Uesugi Tetsu, feeling the subtle stinging sensation throughout his body, said, "Uesugi Izumi, let's not reminisce this time."

After all, the seed wars outside are still ongoing.

His purpose was merely to test his speed with Iaijutsu, to prepare himself, and to warm up.

In his confrontation with Yan Liu just now, he merely waved his hand casually without even moving his feet, leaving his body stiff.

"Reminiscing about old times?"

Kamiizumi could tell that the man wasn't lying, but rather didn't want to waste any more time.

That's why he asked curiously, "Sir, do I know you before?"

"My name is Uesugi Tetsu."

Uesugi Tetsu casually flicked a wisp of spiritual energy from his fingertip, causing Izumi Nobutsuna's pupils to flicker slightly.

"Speaking of which, you should know iaido, right, Kamiizumi?"

“Iai... it means sword drawing technique, right?” The boy, gripping the sword with both hands and aiming the blade tip precisely at the center of Uesugi Tetsu’s throat, nodded.

"A little bit, just a tiny bit."

Kamiizumi gave a slightly apologetic smile.

"But it's not quite that skillful, Lord Uesugi."

So Uesugi Tetsu stared into the other's eyes and solemnly requested, "Then please use this move to kill me. I want to experience it firsthand."

"it is good."

Kamiizumi sheathed the katana he was holding.

After a few seconds, the boy asked curiously, "But judging from your appearance, it seems you've seen me more than once."

"this problem……"

Just as Uesugi Tetsuya opened his mouth to say, "Let's not talk about these irrelevant things," a silvery-white light shone in the center of his field of vision.

The entire world is pure white.

split into two.

Bah, bah, bah—!
While Uesugi Tetsu was still trying to answer Izumi's question, the blade of the katana that had naturally emerged from its sheath landed on his body with a speed that even the most discerning eye could not detect.

To be precise, it landed on the fiery armor on the body's surface and the "armor" containing multiple cycles of Qi mixed with the Five Thunder Technique.

However, this super armor that had absorbed all of Yanliu's attacks did not even last a moment under Shangquan's blade.

The ordinary blade of the katana shattered the flame armor almost imperceptibly, then pierced through the weakest point.

The instant Yaegaki activated his attack, glaring bloodstains bloomed on Uesugi Tetsu's chest, which was far stronger than steel.

Flesh and blood rolled up, revealing bone beneath.

Yet it is healing at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Uesugi Tetsuya, who also reacted instantly and avoided the vital point, showed no anger in his eyes, but was instead filled with astonishment and surprise.

Sneak attack?

That Kamiizumi Ise no Kami Nobutsuna actually launched a sneak attack?
Just like the last time he revealed his forbidden technique, this is the first time for Kamiizumi!

How could they even realize that?
Is this Uesugi Tetsuya even human?

Kazumi Nobutsuna shook the blood off the blade and met the cheerful eyes beneath the mask.

The handsome young man also laughed instinctively, as if understanding Uesugi Tetsuya's feelings, and answered with an exaggerated grin.

"It's fun to fight a strongman like Lord Uesugi, but wouldn't it be even more fun to fight and win?"

"I won't be happy if I lose to you, Lord Uesugi."

Nobutsuna Kamiizumi reached out and gripped the hilt of the sword as if it were the most natural thing in the world: "So, I want to hold both kinds of pleasure and joy in my hands."

This is the greed of the strong.

"I'm sorry, Kamiizumi."

Uesugi Tetsuya also extended his hand in a gesture of grasping: "This time, you can't beat me."

It would have been the same even if he hadn't brought Kaga Kiyomitsu in.

Uesugi Tetsuya slowly brought his five fingers together, and a large amount of qi and spiritual power were forcibly compressed into them, and riveted together to form the shape of Kaga Kiyomitsu.

The Eye of Interpretation opened fully, discarding everything else in its field of vision and locking onto Nobutsuna Kamiizumi.

Infused with a massive amount of spiritual power, the Flame Armor reappeared, merging into the Qi circulation as one layer, and then began to spin rapidly under the control of the Spirit Control Technique.

It wasn't to completely block it, but rather to coordinate with the Eye of Interpretation to deflect Kamiizumi's incredibly fast and invincible sword blade as much as possible.

As long as it doesn't hit a vital spot that would kill instantly, it's fine.

"Really? Then I'll have to give it a try."

With a smile, Izumi left those words behind, which stung Uesugi Tetsuya's eyes from afar, even through the almost flawless protective barrier.

"Well done!"

Uesugi Tetsuya ignored the blood and tears streaming from the corners of his eyes, laughing as he stepped forward and swung out the "Kaga Kiyomitsu" he had conjured in his hand.

Bang bang bang bang bang bang bang!
The dazzling sword light appeared instantly like a sphere, and then burst open in an instant!

In less than the blink of an eye, Uesugi Tetsuya and Uesugi Izumi faced each other and unleashed hundreds of sword strikes.

Faced with Izumi's incredibly fast and precise sword strike, Uesugi Tetsuya had to use almost every trick in the book to barely prevent his vitals from being pierced in the first instant.

Two seconds later, all the sword light dissipated.

呲呲呲!
Accompanied by the sound of the shattering of the protective energy, a large amount of blood spurted from Uesugi Tetsuya's body due to extremely high blood pressure, making him look like a blood-soaked figure from afar, which was terrifying.

If these wounds don't heal, Uesugi Tetsu might bleed to death in a little while.

But Kazumi Nobutsuna, who stood perfectly unharmed in front of him, did not smile.

The boy looked up sullenly at the blood-soaked red Hannya mask and questioned, "Uesugi Tetsu, are you even human?"

Why can one swing a sword faster and faster as the injury becomes more severe?
There's no such logic in this world.

"you guess."

Uesugi Tetsuya exhaled hot blood vapor with difficulty, causing the boy to frown deeply.

I want to get angry.

But that breath had been cut off above the bloodline that was slowly emerging in the center of the throat.

Countless tiny beads of blood emerged from her fair neck, then gushed out, pooling on the white ground to form a spotless pool of blood.

pat.

The head of young Kamiizumi Nobutsuna, still bearing a furrowed brow, fell heavily into the pool of blood.

Uesugi Tetsu grinned and made a peace sign at Izumi's displeased expression.

"Cool!"

He looked up at the sky and let out a long sigh.

Now, I can finally avenge myself for being beheaded by Kamiizumi so many times!
—The reason I was able to defeat Kamiizumi was not only because my base stats were significantly improved, but also because of the qualitative change in my Spirit Control Technique after advancing to the Master level.

His master-level spirit control techniques allowed Uesugi Tetsuya to freely manipulate and combine the several Yin-Yang techniques he had mastered.

And next, if he's not mistaken...

[You have cleared the 42nd level of the Projection Realm!]

You have become the first person to completely clear this dungeon!

That's it!
Uesugi Tetsuya stared at the two lines of key prompts that popped up in front of him and snapped his fingers happily.

Everything was going as he expected; the young man on the forty-second floor, Kamiizumi, was indeed the final boss of this Warring States Secret Realm. The prompt continued to appear.

Then, a small, pocket-sized wooden knife floated right above Kamiizumi's head.

[Because you previously chose to retain the rewards for level 40... you have obtained the fixed reward: Gengoro's Sword!]

【Gengoro's Sword】

【Quality: Super Epic】

[Effect 1: The interior contains a projection of "Kamizumi Ise no Kami Nobutsuna" during his childhood, which can be entered at any time for a challenge.]

[Effect 2: Once only, summons Kamiizumi Ise no Kami Nobutsuna at his peak for ten minutes. The item is destroyed after summoning.]

[—Gengoro's childhood pendant, nothing special.]

Gengoro... like "Takechiyo" for Tokugawa Ieyasu, was the childhood name of Kamiizumi Nobutsuna.

No, that's not the key point.

Uesugi Tetsu's gaze first locked onto the "Quality" column, then swept over the two powerful effects with a hint of surprise.

The first effect allows you to continuously spar and practice moves with opponents of sword saint-level talent, even if you can only choose the youth version of Kamiizumi Nobutsuna, which is quite outrageous.

It should be noted that even in his youth, Kamiizumi Nobutsuna was rarely matched by demons and gods.

Not to mention that he's been kept as a free sparring partner.

Moreover, judging from the product description, it seems that this wooden sword pendant can be used by more than just him.

— Lilizi, two feet long, and even more and more people may use it in the future!
At crucial moments, it can also activate effect two to directly summon one of the most famous sword saints in the past thousand years, "Kamizumi Ise no Kami Nobutsuna", to lend a hand.

Even though Uesugi Tetsuya was already half-buried when the world was revived during the Warring States period, he figured that slaying ordinary ghosts and gods would still be a piece of cake for him.

Because he is a sword saint.

She is still one of the most well-known.

After temporarily putting the wooden sword pendant back into his storage backpack, Uesugi Tetsu continued to look at the pop-up notifications.

[At the same time, you became the first person to completely clear the Projection Realm! You obtained the special and unique reward: the only solution to Karudo!]

How many songs are there?
Uesugi Tetsuya was confused.

How could he find something related to the Karuta Factory when he was playing a Sengoku projection dungeon?

Fortunately, the item description section that followed answered his question.

The only solution for Karudo.

【Quality: Super Epic】

[Effect: Guaranteed victory in any Karuta battle after use.]

Even if you don't know it, this is the tool you need most right now.

A blank karuta card fell into Uesugi Tetsuya's palm.

What is most needed...?

Whether we need it or not, this reward is already a dynasty.

This effect is absolutely phenomenal; even headshot lock, aimbot, wallhack, and invincibility combined can't compare!
Forget about Oni King Seikuma-doji, even her boss Shuten-doji would have to obediently admit defeat when playing cards!
The moment Uesugi Tetsu obtained this "Unique Solution to Karuta", he knew that he had cleared the Karuta Factory.

Once the seed battle ends, you can speedrun the entire factory with just one life.

I wonder what the final prize will be for the World's Number One Singer Competition...

Uesugi Tetsu happily put away his karuta cards and exited the cleared secret realm, reopening his eyes in his seat in the seed battle.

Meanwhile, in a dark bedroom with the curtains drawn.

The 4K display lit up at that moment, showing that the number of levels cleared by the top player on the leaderboard had changed from forty-one to forty-two.

The speakers on both sides emitted celebratory sounds, like gold coins falling to the ground or a treasure chest opening.

"Finally... I've finally beat the game!"

Awakened by the celebratory sounds, Ye Chun rubbed her eyes, which were framed by dark circles, and got up wearily. But the moment she saw the screen, a genuine smile of joy appeared on her face.

She immediately opened her phone, wanting to see how everyone was discussing the changes in the top 100 list and how they admired the number one.

But soon, Ye Chun was astonished to find that no one on the internet cared about the changes in the top 100 list.

All eyes and all the attention were drawn to the event called "Seed Battle".

Lying paralyzed on the bed, Ye Chun leaned closer to the screen and looked at it, then scratched her cheek sleepily.

What exactly is a seeding system?
—For more than half a month, Ye Chun not only kept his promise to readers to update more frequently, but also meticulously revised all the previous scenes before the release of the single volume, working day and night to finish the manuscript until this morning.

Therefore, Ye Chun, who had long forgotten the meaning of time, had never touched a mobile phone, nor had he paid attention to the internet or the recently popular Seed Wars.

Although she was very angry, she still clicked on the first link in the list in a daze and entered the official live broadcast room.

Then, the wandering gaze stopped on the person sitting in the TOP6 position in the shot, the one wearing the Red Hannya Mask.

Ye Chun immediately widened her eyes.

She recognized it.

Even with a mask on, she could recognize Uesugi-kun at a glance!

Ye Chun's first reaction.

I'm looking for a donation button in the live stream.

……

"Yanliu, admit defeat."

With his spirit and energy completely ignited by over a dozen victories, Kitamura Yoyu spoke up: "There's no way you can defeat me like this."

"Shut up!"

Yan Liu clenched his fist, which had been trembling until now, and shouted, "Dealing with a nobody like you is a piece of cake for me."

Sixteen minutes and thirty-seven seconds later, Yan Liu was defeated.

With only a breath left, but his spirit growing ever stronger, Kitamura Yoyu fully recovered from his injuries under the healing of the spirits.

Then he continued to challenge Lin Renye, who was ranked seventh.

Four minutes and twelve seconds later.

"Kitamura-kun, is this your sword?"

Lin Ren closed his empty eyes and gave a bitter laugh.

If even one person had been missing along the way, we would have won by now.

But now, even he himself, who wanted to end the battle quickly from the start, has become his stepping stone.

A stepping stone leading to a higher level of swordsmanship.

"Yes, this is my way of the sword... Isn't it pretty shameless?"

With barely a breath left, Kitamura Yoyu leaned on his katana, panting heavily.

Absorbing others' experiences, states of mind, swordsmanship, and ideas, and turning them into nourishment for one's own growth... is practically no different from being a thief.

"I have no right to say such things."

Lin Ren also collapsed to the ground, his voice hoarse as he said, "But the one up there is different from all of us..."

"That's an absolute monster."

"I know……"

Kitamura Yoyu looked up again, meeting the smiling eyes that were now very close to him: "I know."

"The winner is Kitamura Yoyu!"

After the announcement, the stadium erupted in thunderous cheers.

The thrilling and suspenseful moments of turning the tide after being trapped in a desperate situation, the unknown and the excitement that always captivate audiences.

Less than ten seconds later, Kitamura Yoyu regained his full power... no, it should be said that he once again completely surpassed himself and sheathed his sword.

"I challenge, ranked sixth, Uesugi Tetsu."

Two beams of light flashed and landed on the central arena, which had already been repaired.

Kitamura Yoyu's heart skipped a beat.

Even though he was prepared and others had already told him... it wasn't until he actually faced the monster that Kitamura Yoyu truly understood the meaning of the word "monster".

Just standing in front of the guy named "Uesugi Tetsu," his fingers on the hilt of the sword began to tremble.

In the silence, Kitamura Yoyu took a deep breath, dispelling his unease and fear, and regaining control of his body and mind.

Then he raised his head, staring directly into the pair of delighted eyes behind the mask of the Red Hannya, and roared hoarsely.

"God's dream is Hayashi Saki, Kitamura Yoyu..."

"Come on!"

(End of this chapter)