I'm a demon in Tokyo!

Chapter 329 It's normal for Onmyoji to turn into demons! Hoshiguma Doji's bet, this man... he's something else.

"Qing, how dare you!"

As the spider-cutting sword drew ever closer to Uesugi Tetsuya's neck, Kaga Kiyomitsu, which had been pressed down by Uesugi Tetsuya's fingers, sprang out of its sheath once more.

Its once soft and gentle voice was now filled with a furious roar as it revealed its sharp edge to the spider, which was undoubtedly stronger than itself.

Qing ignored it.

"Xiao Jia, don't worry."

Uesugi Tetsu smiled and pressed Kaga Kiyomitsu back inch by inch, causing the latter to let out a frustrated hum.

Uesugi Tetsuya himself remained completely unfazed.

Anyway, this is the mortal world, at most he'll just get his head chopped off—the key is to do a good job of Qing's ideological work and explain some things to him clearly.

Qing has survived for thousands of years, and its personality has long been fixed and rather extreme.

Therefore, it is perfectly normal for it not to have such doubts, unlike Xiao Jia and Er Chi Da Ren who turn a blind eye.

"First, let's talk about how I turned into a fox on the spot... and it looks like a real six-tailed fox."

Uesugi Tetsuya gently pressed his finger against the blue blade, completely unconcerned that a thin cut had been made on his fingertip.

He laughed and said, "Xiao Qing, you now believe that I am indeed a six-tailed fox, right?"

Spider-Cut stopped, and Qing Moran replied, "I don't want to question Lord Uesugi, but the facts I've witnessed are so compelling that I have no choice but to believe it."

"Well then, Xiaoqing, let me tell you something today."

Uesugi Tetsu gave a mysterious smile, took out a Red Hannya Mask from his waist, and said softly, "Sometimes, what you see with your own eyes is not necessarily the truth."

As he finished speaking, a red and white kimono brushed past Uesugi Tetsuya's face.

At the same time, Uesugi Tetsu transforms into Akahana.

So, after a simple wave of his sleeve, there was no warning, and no fluctuation of qi or spiritual power was generated.

But before Qing's eyes, the six-tailed fox with the captivating face had suddenly vanished.

Instead, there was a magnificent red monstrous creature with a ferocious and cruel temperament that was terrifying, and muscles all over its body that looked like they were cast from refined steel.

Qing was stunned.

For the first time in hundreds of years, we have encountered something incomprehensible.

So I was stunned.

Because the genuine Red Hannya before him actually showed the exact same smile as Lord Uesugi and the six-tailed fox from before, and asked him,
"—Xiaoqing, now do you see me as a Chihana who is extremely dangerous and must be killed?"

Qing was momentarily at a loss, unsure how to respond.

"hehe."

Uesugi Tetsu placed his hand on the red Hannya mask on his face again, pretending to remove it while transforming into the Hundred-Eyed Demon in front of Ao once more.

In an instant, Uesugi Tetsuya transformed from the bloodthirsty and cruel Akabane into a pale-faced, gloomy gothic youth in a tuxedo.

Countless blood-red eyes floated in mid-air, all revealing subtle smiles and resonating in unison.
"So, Xiaoqing? In your eyes, I've become the Hundred-Eyed Demon again, haven't I?"

Qing remained silent.

Uesugi Tetsuya then shed all his avatars and continued in his normal form, "Since I am now an amalgamation of three clearly dangerous demons, shouldn't you be even more determined to kill me?"

"This……"

Qing didn't know what to say.

This was the first time in a thousand years that he had encountered such a bizarre and incomprehensible situation.

Even though he had slain countless demons, he couldn't immediately tell whether the Uesugi Tetsu standing before him was a human, a demon, or some other kind of ghost.

Seeing that the Spider Cutter was getting further and further away from his neck, and even that the blade was tilting downwards, Uesugi Tetsu patted the hilt of the Spider Cutter and said earnestly,
"Xiaoqing... as you know, I am an Onmyoji."

"Since we are Onmyoji, isn't it normal for us to learn from the barbarians and borrow the power of demons?"

Uesugi Tetsuya transformed back into a six-tailed fox and shrugged: "There's nothing strange about it, nor is it something to be ashamed of."

He smiled as he gripped the handle of the spider-cutting knife.
"Why don't you come and take a look inside me? Not only are most of the materials I use to define my Qi Sea made from demons, but even my blood is stained with the power of Yaobikuni!"

Qing swam around as he had said and found it to be true.

This Lord Uesugi was filled with a strong demonic aura—if he had encountered such a scene on his first meeting, he probably would have already struck with his sword.

Uesugi Tetsu patted his right chest again.

"But these, like the core of the Myriad Spirits Furnace... also known as the Myriad Spirits Cauldron, are just one of my sources of power."

Qing peered out again and caught a glimpse of the terrifying core that was slightly pulsating beneath the dim Zhou Tian Flame Armor.

Uesugi Tetsu spoke eloquently: "Four Paths and Five Elements, the Great Yin-Yang Technique, unorthodox methods... a thousand kinds of techniques, ten thousand kinds of changes, the methods of Yin-Yang Masters are countless, Xiao Qing."

"You are a katana, and your previous owners were all samurai who did not understand Yin-Yang magic."

Uesugi Tetsu's tone remained gentle.

"Your understanding of Yin-Yang magic is superficial and too shallow. You don't understand that profound Yin-Yang magic can achieve many miracles, and I don't blame you for that."

"is that so?"

Qing's tone was somewhat hesitant.

He carefully observed the small core, whose internal energy was far greater than that of ghosts and gods, but found that he had no idea how it worked.

It seems that it really is true.

Qing was starting to believe what the new Onmyoji master was saying.

—No matter what kind of demonic form or appearance it takes, it is only one of the sources of Uesugi Tetsu's power.

"Since these methods together constitute my power and strength, there is no need to distinguish between good and bad power once I have mastered them. Power itself has no distinction between good and bad, right and wrong."

Uesugi Tetsuya said,

"I just need to figure out whether I've used this power in the right place."

"I...I understand."

Ao responded somewhat dazedly, then pulled the blade back a little further, finally allowing Kaga Kiyomitsu to lie completely at ease in the scabbard.

“Then, Xiao Qing,” Uesugi Tetsu said solemnly, “whether I use my power for the good in the future will require your supervision, senior.”

These words caused the Spider Cutter's blade to tremble violently.

Qing immediately replied, "I promise I will not let Lord Uesugi down!"

—Alright, this spider-like creature that only knows how to fight and kill all day has been completely bewitched by its master.

—Thoughts of Kaga Kiyomitsu, who lay in his scabbard.

After a pause, Qing asked again, but his tone was much gentler: "Then, Lord Uesugi, why did you suddenly come here... to the world of the living?"
How did you manage to come directly from the heart of the Minamoto clan to the Eternal World?

—This Lord Uesugi isn't even a demon or a god, so how could he possibly cross the endless deep sea with his own power?

Qing didn't understand, but he was now waiting for his new master, who was worthy of being called a "Great Yin-Yang Master," to answer him.

—The moment he realized he had arrived in the Eternal World, he thought that his new master, Uesugi Tetsu, was colluding with those old fogies in the Eternal World to seize him, the former boundary marker, in order to locate the present world and hasten the arrival of the Eternal World.

Qing almost destroyed herself.

After a while, Ao realized that nothing had happened, so he waited until Uesugi Tetsu had transformed into a six-tailed fox before drawing his sword and questioning him.

But then Uesugi Tetsuya presented a reason that he found utterly convincing…

In response to Qing's question, Uesugi Tetsu took out the Travel Token from his storage bag and waved it in front of the Spider Cutter.

Qing cried out.

"—You're a wanderer!?"

“I may be the last person alive to walk in this world.” Uesugi Tetsu nodded.

Qing fell into a long silence.

“Walking… So you are Walking… Then everything makes sense…” He muttered softly, but his voice was crystal clear in the connection between their hearts: “No wonder Lord Uesugi can come to the Mortal World at will…”

Uesugi Tetsu:?

Ao's words effectively shut down any further words Uesugi Tetsuya could say.

He wondered how Xiaoqing could understand when he still had a series of explanations to give.

When it comes to imagining things, Dihua is really good at it... Unlike Xiaojia, who has to explain everything clearly, otherwise it's impossible to understand.

This is a good thing.

Uesugi Tetsu retrieved the travel token and said to Qing, whose mind was probably racing with a million thoughts, "No matter what happens next, Qing, don't make a sound or be surprised."

"I understand."

Qing agreed almost without thinking—after that, what could possibly surprise it?
Moreover, he hasn't just spent the last thousand years slaying demons and monsters; he has also spent a considerable amount of time cultivating his character and temperament, and his ability to remain calm in the face of adversity is profound.

Uesugi Tetsuya readily agreed and, after covering it with a strip of cloth, entered the territory of the Karuta factory.

—Who knows if there are any of Qing's "acquaintances" in the card shop? He went there to play cards and didn't want to cause any trouble.

Eyes open and close.

The original darkness vanished, and a huge black cube stood before us.

"And here again..."

Qing was slightly puzzled.

Kaga Kiyomitsu then introduced himself to him in a halting manner, his mind racing.

Uesugi Tetsu walked skillfully into the factory, skipping the plot, and arrived at the Hanafuda shop with the two swords at his waist.

"—My lord, congratulations on winning the third round of the World's Number One Song Tournament."

"—Next, please follow me upstairs to continue the fourth round of the competition."

The long-lost voice of the fox-masked woman and the noise from the first floor of the flower card shop interrupted Qing and Xiaojia's conversation.

Qinghuan looked around at the samurai, onmyoji, and various demons, somewhat puzzled.

How did I end up in this kind of architecture from a bygone era without even realizing it?
Uesugi Tetsuya got up familiarly and followed the fox-masked woman upstairs to the second floor.

The fox-faced woman said, "I can only go this far. Please, sir, push the door open and come in yourself."

"It doesn't matter."

Uesugi Tetsu pushed open the creaking old wooden door, and through the trees, rocks, and weeds, he saw the fox-faced servant and the one-horned demon sitting cross-legged on a boulder, drinking heavily inside.

Zheng——!
The spider-like blade unleashed a murderous roar the instant Uesugi Tetsu pushed open the door and entered.

"Hoshiguma...Doji!"

Qing spoke slowly and deliberately, her voice filled with murderous intent.

Uesugi Tetsuya still had a smile on his face, placed his hand on the spider-like creature wrapped in cloth, and said in his heartstrings, "Aoko, don't worry, this isn't the real her."

"What you see before you is nothing but an illusion."

After he said that, Qingcai calmed down and settled down.

The room returned to silence.

Hoshiguma, who had initially been drawn to the sound of the Spider Slash's blade, also turned her gaze back to the sword's owner, Uesugi Tetsu.

The unicorn demon was slightly taken aback.

She gazed at Uesugi Tetsuya's face and smiled with interest.
"Six-tailed fox, your sword... seems to have quite a grudge against me."

"That's not true, Lord Hoshiguma."

"you know me?"

"Lord Hoshiguma's reputation is known to all."

Uesugi Tetsu sat down in front of Hoshiguma and, under her fixed gaze, took a stack of karuta cards from the side.

He curved the corners of his lips into a faint smile.

"Aren't you going to play cards? Let's start our match right now."

"That's right, let's play cards."

Hoshiguma nodded heavily twice, but then grabbed Uesugi Tetsu's slender wrist just as the karuta cards were about to be dealt.

This grab was like closing off the entire world, instantly leaving Uesugi Tetsuya's wrist with no room to move.

Uesugi Tetsuya looked up, deliberately suppressing his smile: "Lord Hoshiguma, what is this...?"

Hoshiguma, unusually, put the sake aside and grinned at him.

"Six-tailed fox, how about we make a bet?"

—The main course is here!
Uesugi Tetsuya perked up and, after pretending to hesitate for a while, nodded: "Okay."

He said, "I am very confident in my karuta skills, so please don't suffer a crushing defeat, Mr. Hoshiguma."

Hoshiguma let go, and couldn't help but laugh after hearing this.

Let alone surpass her, she hasn't encountered a worthy opponent in karuta for far too long.

She came to the Hanafuda shop to see if there was any opponent who could rival her in this grandest karuta tournament in the land.

—Or is it that this six-tailed fox, who seems perfect in every way, will be the one to advance to the finals?

It doesn't look like it.

After the last karuta card was placed in front of them, Hoshiguma pointed at Uesugi Tetsu and spoke frankly and directly.
"Six-tailed fox, I want you."

"What do you mean?"

"Don't play dumb with me, it means exactly what it says."

Hoshiguma licked his dry lips and narrowed his eyes: "I haven't seen a man as energetic as you in a long time... If you lose, you'll spend the night with me."

—Not only is her face so alluring, but the flesh beneath her red and white kimono is also full of explosive power, flowing with an extraordinary vitality.

He could even surpass those burly, devilish generals under his command!
It is truly exceptional.

That's why Hoshiguma, on a whim, proposed this bet, hoping to win the karuta card while also taking down the six-tailed fox beauty.

Uesugi Tetsu opened his mouth.

He anticipated that his "beauty" could unlock hidden storylines.

But he really didn't expect that the enhanced charm would have such a direct and smooth effect on his face after it was revealed.

"What if I win..."

"Name your terms!" Hoshiguma waved her hand magnanimously. "Anything I have and can do, I'll give you!"

"it is good!"

Uesugi Tetsu clapped his hands: "As expected of Lord Hoshiguma, truly magnanimous!"

"Without further ado, let's get started with this simple karuta game."

Hoshiguma's gaze was intense and blatant, as if she wanted to devour him alive.

"Yes, let's get started."

Uesugi Tetsu nodded, unable to suppress a pleased smile that revealed his plan in perfect hand.

Beneath the red and white lining of the kimono, the blank karuta card was faintly glowing.

The only solution for Karudo.

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

(End of this chapter)