I'm a demon in Tokyo!

Chapter 323 The Black Book That Follows My Heart, Calamity and [Tetris], Get Off the Bus, and Then Complete the Embracing the Elixir

Seeing the chaotic scene and the blood-red words that were glaring at his eyes, Uesugi Tetsu frowned and, without hesitation, slapped the yellowed pages of the book.

"Stop making noise! ​​What's all the noise about!"

He held the black leather book and whispered to the engrossed Mokujin.
"Can't you see that the other person is at a crucial moment in the game?"

Snapped.

The black-skinned man slammed the book shut almost instantly, pretending he hadn't seen anything.

But the next moment, Uesugi Tetsuya, with a smile on his lips, reached in again and forcefully opened the tightly closed cover.

Before Uesugi Tetsuya could speak, he saw grotesque and terrifying blood-red words frantically appearing on the first sheet of paper—

Run! Run! Run!

【Uesugi Tetsuya, are you crazy?! That's "Calamity" sitting there! By the time "Calamity" realizes what's happening, it'll be too late!】

【You and I, everyone's doomed!】

The black-skinned man book, at great risk, squeezed out the word "calamity." It stared intently at Uesugi Tetsu, who was holding it still and seemed to understand something.

So it quickly continued to squeeze out words in blood.

Do you understand? If you do, then get out of this awful place right now...

Unexpectedly, Uesugi Tetsuya suddenly smiled and said with a relaxed expression, "Hehe, who's going to play along with you?"

He smiled and leaned down, saying softly, "Little Black, you didn't think I was joking with you before, did you?"

"—What do you think my relationship with her is?"

For a time, no more blood-red words flowed across the black-skinned man's book.

Uesugi Tetsu silently walked behind Mokuzu with one hand in his pocket and the other holding it.

Along the way, the black-skinned man's book slowly and silently closed itself.

The blood-written words on the paper had all disappeared. Not only did no new blood-written words appear, but the entire book remained motionless, and even the original human skin texture was gradually disappearing.

It's like being dead.

Uesugi Tetsu remained silent, simply watching as Mokuzu played Snake with complete concentration.

Half an hour later, with no other options left, Mokujin stared at the "Game Over" message on the screen and slowly let out a sigh of relief.

Just as she was about to click the "try again" button, she suddenly heard a clapping sound behind her.

Uesugi Tetsu's praise came over.
"Lord Mokujin has reached such a high level of skill in just two days. He's really amazing."

Huo Jin opened his mouth, but didn't know how to reply.

I was so engrossed that I didn't realize I had entered a gathering.

some……

Lost my composure.

A subtle silence spread, making the black-skinned book lying on the ground seem even more lifeless.

After a while, Mokuzu composed himself and asked calmly, "Has it been a week since Uesugi Gyoro left?"

"No, it's still early." Uesugi Tetsu shook his head. "I was on a long trip to the Minamoto family when I ran into some trouble along the way."

Facing the expressionless yet seemingly somewhat disappointed Mokujin, Uesugi Tetsu smiled slightly.
"Next time I come, I will prepare more snacks, drinks and games for you, Lord Mokujin."

Whether it was a misperception or not, Uesugi Tetsu noticed a fleeting hint of surprise in Mokuzu's eyes after he finished speaking.

"it is good."

Huo Jin nodded calmly, then continued to stare at him.

So Uesugi Tetsu sat down on the ground as well, and picked up the black leather book that he had casually tossed aside earlier: "I came this time because there is something I want to show you, Lord Mokuzu."

Huo Jin silently shifted his gaze.

The black-skinned book trembled almost imperceptibly in his hand.

Uesugi Tetsu couldn't help but smile slightly, unable to suppress it.

He handed over the book, "The Black Man": "This is it."

Huo Jin took it, looked at it, touched it, and flipped through it.

The black-skinned man-shaped book remained motionless, looking no different from any ordinary, cheap notebook.

After repeating it several times, Mokujin asked with some curiosity, "Is there anything special about this book? It seems quite ordinary inside and out..."

For Huojin, most things are naturally "ordinary".

So Uesugi Tetsu nodded: "On the pages of this book, bloody words will appear to predict some future events. When I first got it..."

He recounted in detail everything that had happened since he obtained the Black Man's Book, including everything except for the panel and such.

Huo Jin didn't say a word and listened quietly to the whole thing.

She nodded silently, looking at the black notebook in her hand.

Huo Jin's expression remained unchanged, but the atmosphere at the gathering suddenly shifted.

It became...thick as blood.

"You threatened him?"

A cold, emotionless tone came from Huojin's mouth.
"And, it's a prophecy that he's dead?"

The black-skinned man remained motionless, still feigning death.

Huo Jin stared at it for a moment, then calmly nodded: "In that case, there is no need for it to exist."

As soon as he finished speaking, the black-skinned book was instantly blown open by a sudden gust of wind, flipping to the middle, revealing countless panicked words written in blood.

I'm so sorry, so sorry, so sorry, so sorry...

I was wrong, I was wrong, I was wrong, I was wrong, I was wrong...

Just by looking at them, you can feel the overwhelming fear and helplessness conveyed in those blood-written words.

Huo Jin remained silent, her small hand, more flawless than white jade, hovering in the air, seemingly poised to fall at any moment.

Uesugi Tetsu coughed twice with a hearty laugh and said, "Lord Mokujin, spare this book's life; perhaps it still has some use."

After a long silence, Mokuzu lowered his hand and handed the black-skinned book back to Uesugi Tetsuya.

"Then stay for a while... but if you misbehave, you can come to me anytime."

She said calmly,

"I've seen this kind of thing many times."

Facing Uesugi Tetsuya, the blood-red words on the black leather book immediately changed again, as if making a loud oath, each stroke heavy and forceful—

[From this day forward, I will absolutely follow Lord Uesugi's lead! My word is my bond; I will never go south, never north! If I disobey, may I be struck by lightning!]

Uesugi Tetsuya remained noncommittal, still asking with a kind smile, "Didn't you say that the information on this was transmitted back by my future self using a special method?"

The blood-red characters froze abruptly. After cursing Uesugi Tetsuya a thousand times in his heart, he wrote with utmost obsequiousness—

"Lord Uesugi, that was an accident..."

[Because it was my first time meeting this great person, I inadvertently applied the formula I had previously used on mediocre people.]

Uesugi Tetsu nodded, stroking the rough pages of the book: "Then let's not do it again."

Okay, okay, it definitely won't, absolutely not!

After a moment's thought, Uesugi Tetsu continued, "Kuro, you can make predictions, but the user has to pay a price, right?"

Yes, yes.

The message in blood immediately replied.

Uesugi Tetsuya paused, then gently repeated, "The user needs to pay a price, right?"

【No, no!】

The blood-red characters froze halfway through their appearance, and the writer quickly erased the preceding text before continuing—

[This rule only applies to other mediocre individuals; Lord Uesugi won't have to pay any price!]

"No price to pay?"

Uesugi Tetsu repeated, his brow furrowing with worry: "But I'll always feel guilty if I don't pay the same price as everyone else!" Black Man Book: ...

Seconds later, blood-red words quickly appeared on it, as if they were afraid they wouldn't have time to die.

The fact that the adults are still allowing me to exist is an immense blessing! It far exceeds the price everyone else has paid!

"So that's it."

Uesugi Tetsu nodded as if he had suddenly realized something, and gently patted the cover of the black-skinned book, as if he were patting someone's shoulder.

"Then, I'll ask you a few simple questions to test your abilities."

[Please ask, sir. I will answer to the best of my knowledge!]

Uesugi Tetsuya's smile faded as he stared at the black leather book in his hand and asked his first question: "What is the purpose of the factory owners joining forces to create Karuta?"

【work……】

Stab it!

The blood-red words had barely appeared when the ear-piercing tearing sound of paper rang out, and the spreading machine oil and copper rust turned all the remaining blood-red words into nothingness.

Uesugi Tetsu narrowed his eyes.

Did the power of the factory owners... prevent the Black Man's Book from spying on them?

The black-skinned man noticed the change in Uesugi Tetsu's expression and immediately new blood characters appeared.

[It's not me, sir...]

Uesugi Tetsu interrupted it.
"It's not your fault, let's move on to the next question."

Thank you, sir!

He asked his second question: "Why does the world of the mortal realm rise to the surface?"

Gululu...

This time, the damage to the Black Man's Book was more severe, with crimson blood seeping from the gaps between each page and dripping onto the clean assembly floor.

The atmosphere suddenly changed.

The black-skinned man immediately risked aggravating the injury by sucking back all the gushing blood, along with the dripping blood.

Seeing no answer, not even a hint, Uesugi Tetsu shook his head helplessly: "You'd better make the most of this last question."

Holding the trembling black leather book, Uesugi Tetsu slowly uttered, "Who was the previous Lord of the Eternal World, and why did he disappear?"

*Pfft pfft—!*
As soon as he finished speaking, a large amount of viscous black blood gushed out from the black-skinned book, the yellowed pages tore and screamed, and the originally smooth black cover was torn into countless pieces almost instantly.

It was only when Huojin, who was sitting to the side, reached out and grabbed the black-skinned book that the terrifying images on the book disappeared and began to slowly repair itself.

Of course, in the silent process of repair, Mokujin did not forget to contribute his own strength.

Some things sound nice in words, but are actually quite different in practice...

The black leather man-shaped book, which was originally on the verge of collapse and almost turned into a pile of scraps of paper, quickly recovered in her hands, looking even more exquisite and eerie.

He also became a bit more honest.

After Mokuzu nodded silently, Uesugi Tetsu picked up the black leather book again, shook it, and said with considerable dissatisfaction,
"Your prophetic abilities aren't working either. What do you do if you don't know anything when asked?"

"My lord...the questions you've asked are far too advanced for me to answer..."

Position?

Uesugi Tetsu silently memorized it, but on the surface he scoffed dismissively: "You don't know this or that, just stay out of the way."

After saying that, he threw the panicked, begging black man back into his storage backpack.

Huo Jin looked at him calmly, as if he would answer any question.

Uesugi Tetsu thought for a moment and asked her about the method Katsumi gave him, which allowed the two-foot-tall man to replace the gods, and whether it was feasible.

"I don't know."

Huo Jin shook her head; she had never paid attention to or cared about such issues.

Uesugi Tetsuya also thought it was normal.

Because Mokujin possessed such immense power from the moment he was born and opened his eyes, he had no need to concern himself with such trivial matters.

"Phew... It's alright, I'm sorry to have disturbed Lord Mokuzu's game." Uesugi Tetsu stood up and waved to Mokuzu. "Have fun, Lord Mokuzu."

Before leaving, he spoke to Mokuzu, who had picked up the controller again.
"Tetris is also a lot of fun."

"it is good."

Huo Jin nodded slightly at his chin.

……

In the car, which was moving smoothly, Uesugi Tetsu opened his eyes and found that the car was still moving.

He skillfully tossed the two-foot-tall adult who was clinging to him to a seat to the side, nodding in satisfaction to himself.

I gained a lot from this gathering.

First, it was confirmed that the book about the Black Man could indeed "predict the future" or "get answers to questions."

In the future, when encountering many unexpected situations, I won't need to ask others first, or run around like a headless fly.

Secondly, Lord Mokujin made the book obedient, which is very important.

Otherwise, Uesugi Tetsuya himself would have to scheme against this black-skinned man... How could he have the time and energy for that?

If he couldn't finish his sentence, and the words in blood were full of traps, he'd rather not waste his time bringing them out.

After spending two seconds clearing his mind of all his chaotic thoughts, Uesugi Tetsu leaned back in the soft chair and began to silently inhale and exhale the immensely heavy qi and blood within his body.

A series of faint yet majestic thunderclaps resounded within this body.

That's right, he's embracing the elixir.

He is advancing the process of achieving the Golden Core at a speed that would leave even Ririko speechless.

—The degree of control over his body that Yaobikuni possessed from her half-heart was what enabled him to do all this!

About four hours later, Uesugi Tetsu, who had turned the entire back seat of the car into a furnace of qi and blood, felt a subtle fluctuation coming from it.

He knew that he should have officially entered the Yuan family's territory.

Because the concentration of spiritual energy in the outside world has changed, and it has suddenly become very strange.

The spiritual energy was both abundant and scarce, dense and sparse, which was quite strange.

Ten minutes later, the Special Affairs Department's car slowly came to a stop.

Arrived.

There were no footsteps outside the car, but Uesugi Tetsu felt someone place their hand on the door handle, which had become scorching hot.

Click.

The heavy car door was opened, and a surge of hot air rushed out, lifting the man's hair and causing some black-clad bodyguards further away to show expressions of horror.

Standing outside the car was an acquaintance of Uesugi Tetsu.

Wearing a simple white robe, Yuan Jingshui withdrew her hand with a faint smile.

"So it's Miss Yuan."

Uesugi Tetsuya, sitting in the car seat, opened his eyes and smiled and nodded at the other person.

Just as Yuan Jingshui was about to speak, he saw Uesugi Tetsu step out of the car, and an extremely solid beam of blood energy burst forth from his body, shooting straight into the sky.

At this moment, the elixir of immortality has been formed!
Yuan Jingshui looked up with a slightly solemn expression, while the black-clad bodyguards behind her, who were somewhat capable, were all startled and took a small step back.

Uesugi Tetsuya took a deep breath without making a sound, swallowing all the radiant energy and heat he felt, and said to her apologetically,

"The journey was long, and I had nothing to do in the carriage, so I practiced as usual. Who knew that I would just break through a small barrier?"

At the main gate of the Yuan family's residence stands a towering and magnificent wooden archway.

Uesugi Tetsu's footsteps landed firmly on the ancient stone slabs covered in moss, and he smiled apologetically at the outsider who had just attracted countless different gazes from deep in the mountains.

"Please forgive me if I have caused you any trouble."

(End of this chapter)