I'm a demon in Tokyo!

Chapter 326 Slaying Demons and Monsters? I'm not going to do something so childish! Spider Slicer, Squeeze Every last drop of value from the demons.

Did Yuanxin give up on the spider-cutting issue?

Uesugi Tetsu nodded: "Please speak."

The boy, like a broken record, remained expressionless, speaking in an utterly calm voice,
"If you hold my power, then from this day forward, you must slay demons and monsters every day, month, year, and even if you do not draw your sword, you must keep this in mind."

From this day forward, there will be no rest, not even for a moment, until you pass away.

After the boy finished speaking, he stared silently at Uesugi Tetsuya.

His "eyes" possess the power to see through people's hearts.

Therefore, no matter what Uesugi Tetsu says or how he answers, he can always glimpse the truest answer in Uesugi Tetsu's heart.

The young man standing in front of me is very good, better than so many others.

They could even be considered among the top five challengers in the past millennium.

So the boy also showed him a slight preference, and said, "Please follow your heart and answer directly."

But even if there is a "preference", it doesn't mean that only the young people in front of you are suitable.

Even the best people, the greatest geniuses, he has rejected without hesitation.

As long as the ideas are different, the paths will diverge.

Seeing that Uesugi Tetsu had fallen silent, the boy spoke in a calm tone, as if reminiscing.
"Eleven years ago, a girl passed my test empty-handed, and I asked her the same question."

It's exactly the same as the previous hundreds of times.

"Then, I was rejected."

The boy said, "The girl said that although she liked slaying demons and monsters, her ambition lay elsewhere. She wanted to be free and do whatever she pleased, to pursue what she wanted to pursue no matter what."

"She said she wanted to travel to all things in the world and make endless choices."

She said she did not want to be bound by a knife, and that no strong person should be bound by external things.

"—The girl and I rejected each other."

The boy raised his two eyes, one black and one white, and stared directly into Uesugi Tetsuya's eyes.

"So, what is your answer?"

The girl from eleven years ago.

Who else could it be but the girl from the Yuan family who rejected Spider Cutter at the age of eight?

Uesugi Tetsu asked, "Is her name Gen Shinsui?"

"I didn't ask her name."

The boy shook his head: "If you are not my master, there is no need to know your name."

Uesugi Tetsu thought for a moment and asked, "There's something I'm curious about."

He spoke, asking the same question as the boy had asked.

"—How do you distinguish what you absolutely want to pursue?"

The boy said expressionlessly, "You seem to be the same kind of person as her."

Uesugi Tetsu shook his head.
"I was just curious and wanted to know the answer to this question... I think she should have answered it."

"give up."

The boy repeated the words of the eight-year-old girl from eleven years ago: "Human energy is limited. If you try to do everything well, you will most likely end up doing nothing well."

Only by letting go can one become focused and pure.

Blood ties, casual friends, ordinary hobbies... all unimportant things should be abandoned, no longer done, no longer cared about.

Until the very end, that one thing you can't give up no matter what, that's what you absolutely want to pursue.

"Apart from that, it doesn't matter what."

After listening, Uesugi Tetsu thought that this was quite similar to Ririko, and that Gen Shinsui and she would definitely get along very well.

He shook his head,
“I am different from her, completely different.”

Uesugi Tetsu changed the subject and began to answer the boy's first "request".

He replied almost without thinking, "Of course I'm willing to slay demons and monsters until I die."

The truth.

The boy paused for a moment, something he hadn't done in a long time.

He hadn't met such a pure person in a long time.

—Didn't the young man in front of me just say that he and that girl weren't the same kind of people?
Now it seems they were all equally "pure"...

"But is simply 'slaying demons and eliminating evil' a bit too simplistic?"

Uesugi Tetsu's words interrupted the boy's thoughts.

The boy frowned: "Simple? What do you mean?"

"To put it bluntly, it's a waste of time." Facing the boy whose face suddenly turned ashen, Uesugi Tetsu smiled and said, "You're just trying to move yourself."

As soon as he finished speaking, a chilling murderous intent and resentment spread through the darkness, even making Uesugi Tetsu more energetic.

However, Uesugi Tetsu remained unmoved and explained according to the original plan: "How many demons can one person kill if they take your whole life to slay demons?"

"One thousand, ten thousand... one hundred thousand, one million, ten million?"

Uesugi Tetsu shrugged: "What does this amount mean to the entire Eternal World?"

The boy lowered his eyes and remained silent.

His clenched fist revealed his inner thoughts.

So Uesugi Tetsu seized the opportunity and said, "What I want to do is to completely separate the Eternal World from the Present World."

The young man spoke softly, but the faint sound seemed deafening to the boy.

"—Simply put, it is the destruction of the mortal world."

The truth.

"Those I approve of, I will let live in this world; those I do not approve of, I will let perish along with the world."

The truth.

The boy looked up, and incredulously began to scrutinize the smiling man in front of him.

Is this man crazy? Or is he just not thinking straight?
No, even a madman couldn't possibly say something like that from the bottom of his heart.

Destroy the eternal world?

Who does he think he is?

Is this an ant's joke?
Even Lord Raikou had never imagined something like this...

But all of these are the truth, spoken from the heart.

no doubt.

This man not only said it, but also believed he could do it.

"How about it?"

Uesugi Tetsuya allowed himself ample time to wait, then took the initiative and extended his hand to the boy.
"—Want to become my sword, and together see how beautiful the destroyed world can be?"

silence.

After a long silence, the boy nodded, both reluctantly and with great anticipation.

In that instant, he suddenly understood what the girl from eleven years ago had said.

I want to see this scene.

I want to see this scene no matter what.

—Apart from that, it doesn't matter what.

He extended his rough palm and firmly grasped the hand that Uesugi Tetsu had offered.

Uesugi Tetsu felt a slight pain from his palm, and then saw the boy's right eye change from ordinary black to a turquoise-green color.
"Whether it is the ravings of the ignorant or a promise that will one day be fulfilled, let me witness it by your side."

Uesugi Tetsu laughed and shook the boy's hand vigorously: "No need to be formal, my name is Uesugi Tetsu, you can call me whatever you want... By the way, what should I call you?"

“Just call me Qing,” the boy said.

"From now on, I'll call you Xiaoqing."

Uesugi Tetsu breathed a sigh of relief, thankfully he didn't have to name her himself: "Then Xiao Qing, you'd better get along well with Xiao Jia from now on!"

Qing stared at him without saying a word.

The silence speaks.

……

The darkness has passed.

Uesugi Tetsu opened his eyes and felt the presence of light again.

He looked up. Only about half an hour had passed?
After standing silently outside the aperture for half an hour, Minamoto Shizumi looked at him and asked, "Uesugi-kun, how did the trial go?"

"Passed?"

If Uesugi Tetsu becomes the master of Spider Cutter, then let him stay at the Minamoto family's residence for a few nights and take the opportunity to meet the Sword Saint together.

Conversely, one must be very polite and courteous in asking Uesugi Tetsuya to leave.

—That's what the elders in my family said this morning.

That's why Yuan Jingshui asked.

Uesugi Tetsuya did not answer. He reached out his palm toward the grotesque spider stone sculpture and grasped its grayish-white forelimb.

Click... click...

With a crisp cracking sound, the massive stone sculpture crumbled inch by inch, turning into invisible ashes in the breeze.

The deep resentment from before has completely dissipated.

In the center of the stone platform, a jet-black hilt wrapped with pale blue silk threads stands quietly, with a red jade, even redder than blood, inlaid at the bottom of the hilt.

It looks like an eye.

Below, the hilt was unremarkable, and the small section of the scabbard that was visible was equally unremarkable.

Uesugi Tetsuya grasped that part of the scabbard and slowly pulled the entire katana that was embedded in the stone platform.

The cool, wood-grained texture came from his palm, and Uesugi Tetsu gripped the hilt again, effortlessly drawing the blade out.

hum...

The pure, clear sound of the blade echoed, instantly calming the restless, peeking, and eerie creatures that had been lurking in the dark and deep bamboo forest.

Dare not make a sound.

"It's so beautiful..."

Uesugi Tetsu gently traced the azure blade with his gaze.

He raised the blade and, under the sunlight, slowly traced the countless tiny, chaotic blades that spread across it, savoring the profound resentment hidden within each of the fine lines.

Two hundred years later, the real Spider Cutter has finally reappeared in the world.

"Lord Uesugi."

The spider-slaying sword in his hand trembled, and he heard Qing say in a slightly unfamiliar "sword language": "Because you are not able to bear it for the time being, I have sealed a part of my power."

"If you cultivate a sword heart, or become a demon god, I will immediately break the seal."

"I understand."

Uesugi Tetsuya sheathed the sword, touched the warm, smooth blood jade hilt, and said, "Also, we don't need to use honorifics when we speak."

green:"……"

As Ao finished speaking, a blood-red panel belonging to Spider Cutter popped up in front of Uesugi Tetsuya's eyes.

Spider Cutter (Sealed)

【Quality: Super Epic】

Even if it's sealed, it can still be an epic-level epic...

Uesugi Tetsu thought of Kaga Kiyomitsu, whose quality was still stuck at [Epic+].

The shortage of Soul Ashes has been too great lately, which has been tough on Xiao Jia.

Thinking of the Soul Ash, Uesugi Tetsu glanced at the Soul Ash he had collected during the entire Spider Cutter Trial.

You have obtained a total of 4637.2 Soul Ashes in the "Trial of the Spider Cutter"!

【Soul Ash: 12057.2】

That's enough to support another ten-pull with some left over.

Uesugi Tetsu nodded secretly—once he had gathered all the materials for Hyakume's promotion to the Demon God, he would use Soul Points to upgrade Xiao Jia's quality to Super Epic.

However, Little Jia should surpass the vast majority of epic-level swords, and even super epic-quality swords cannot compare to it.

However, the quality remains unchanged.

Although there are no explicit task prompts, is it possible that a [key condition] is missing?
For example, could you use Xiao Jia to chop off the head of a ghost or god?
"It's a bit of a long and arduous road ahead..."

Uesugi Tetsuya didn't show any extra expression and continued looking down.

[Effect 1: Indestructible. The Spider Cutter once existed as a "landmark," and only a handful of beings could destroy it.]

What is a "boundary marker"?
Effect 2: Demon Slayer and Blood Transfusion. When the Spider Slash slays any demon, monster, or monster, the blade will automatically absorb the essence of blood and flesh from that demon's body.

Prioritize replenishing the holder's physical strength and energy through "Blood Jade".

Secondly, it repairs the hidden injuries and chronic illnesses within the holder's body.

Then, it enhances the holder's physical strength and potential ceiling.

Effect 3: Domination of Vengeful Spirits. After the Spider Slash slays any demons, monsters, or evil spirits, it can summon them again in the future to fight for you once more.

Currently, the Spider Slash can use Wraiths: None.

The doubts about seeing the boundary marker were immediately dispelled by these two effects.

Even with Uesugi Tetsu's composure, he almost burst out laughing.

While the Spider Slash's two effects are indeed powerful, they aren't particularly funny.

But after a demon is killed by him—its soul turns to ashes, its flesh is absorbed by the spider, and even after it dies, it is pulled up to work for him one last time.

Just thinking about this made Uesugi Tetsuya almost lose his composure.

They made contributions in life, and now they have to work even after they die... This truly squeezes out the last bit of residual value from the demons.

His smooth combo was even more ruthless than Hayek's big hand.

[Effect 4: Sealing in progress.]

[Effect 5: Sealing in progress.]

【…】

[Effect Nine: Sealing in progress.]

The subsequent dazzling array of effects were all summed up in just three words, which made Uesugi Tetsuya feel quite regretful.

Finally, the introduction.

[—Spider Cutter, also known as Kishimaru, or Usu-iro. Minamoto no Yorimitsu used it to slay the great demon Tsuchigumo during the Heian period, and also used it as a boundary marker separating the mortal and the eternal worlds for over a hundred years.]

It awaits its master, a powerful ruler who can end this thousand-year-long period of chaos.

It doesn't know if it has finally arrived.

Uesugi Tetsu glanced at the brief three-line description, then looked at the Spider Cutter in his hand.

He didn't say much, but simply wore the spider-shaped sword on the other side of his waist.

—In the past two hundred years, the first person to pull out this famous sword that has been passed down for thousands of years was not a member of the Yuan family, but an outsider.

Genjiro Shizumi watched as the Spider Cutter, which had obediently fallen into Uesugi Tetsuya's waist, felt a slight sense of emotion.

"Uesugi-kun."

Yuan Jingshui hesitated for a moment, then asked, "My sister's philosophy differs from itss. What exactly is it?"

"Xiaoqing asked me if I was willing to spend my whole life with him slaying demons and monsters, until death."

"I said okay."

Uesugi Tetsu revealed part of the truth.

"lifetime……"

Minamoto Shizumi opened his mouth slightly, then nodded and replied, "Uesugi-kun, you deserve Spider Cutter."

"Also, Uesugi-kun, would you be willing to stay at the Minamoto family's residence for the next few days? Some of the elders there are quite curious about you."

Yuan Jingshui turned around, landing half a step behind Uesugi Tetsu as they walked out of the bamboo forest: "Perfect timing, we can go and meet the Sword Saint together in a few days."

"no problem."

Uesugi Tetsu waved his hand, and his voice came from ahead.

Being able to stay at the Yuan family's house as a guest saves him the trouble of finding a safe place to stay outside.

There's no special affairs office in Kyoto to serve as a safe haven, and heaven knows what the higher-ups in the Yin-Yang Bureau think of him.

Otherwise, our plan to go to the Sutsu Karudo factory tonight will have to be postponed for two days.

—Also, the four-tailed fox incarnation will advance to three stars in just a few hours, and will also need to close its eyes and enter the mortal world.

Fortunately, these few days are also a good opportunity to investigate the mysterious phenomenon of the Yuan family's varying amounts of spiritual energy.

Uesugi Tetsu looked at the countdown timer on the Four-Tailed Fox panel and the Four-Tailed Fox jade pendant emitting a faint glow in his storage backpack.

He had a premonition.

The changes that occur when a four-tailed fox advances to three stars are far greater than when a white Hannya evolves into a red Hannya upon advancing to three stars!
(End of this chapter)