I'm a demon in Tokyo!

Chapter 350 Qing: The prototype of the Sword Domain is difficult... but mastered in a second! Opening 72 major acupoints, the Palace of Flesh is complete!

Someone is spying on me, but the spying is quite friendly.

Uesugi Tetsu realized that the source of the prying was Chisa, who was staring blankly at the top of his head on the stairs, seemingly looking at something.

The girl was truly stunned.

After looking at hundreds or even thousands of people over so many days, the vast majority of them only had a single name above their heads.

A few people have a line of introduction below their profile, but Ririko-neechan has three lines, making her the only one of her kind.

But on Master's head...

Chisa's mouth was slightly open.

Why are there so many introductions already?!

And the rest is just a jumble of gibberish.

No matter how much she squinted, she couldn't see anything clearly. Instead, after looking at it for a while, she felt dizzy and had a low blood sugar sensation.

Chisa dared not stare any longer.

She blinked hard and looked up at the heads of the other people in the dojo.

After a few days, Chisa had developed the "good" habit of looking at the top of people's heads whenever she met them—although she would secretly look out of the corner of her eye when they were outside, what was there to worry about at her master's house!

A short while later, a tag popped up on the head of the two-foot-tall man who was making a peace sign.

Eight-foot Bodhisattva

[—The first shikigami of my lord "Uesugi Tetsu," possessing numerous abilities, capable of transforming into Nioh, and with immense potential.]

Chisa silently exclaimed "Wow!" thinking to herself that Sister Erchi was indeed amazing.

She and her older sister went to the Special Affairs Department to see many shikigami, but this was the first time she had seen one with a description that clearly stated "huge potential".

Huh, how come there's another older sister she doesn't recognize?

The color of her hair is like cherry blossoms, I like it...

Seeing Karuta's gentle smile, Chisa noticed that the top of her head was mostly covered in gibberish.

【■■■■■·Karuta】

[—My lord's shikigami, "Uesugi Tetsu"...]

A sharper pain appeared in her eyes, stinging the girl so much that she accidentally bit her tongue, causing her to purse her lips.

Chisa couldn't help but look away.

Hmm, what's going on here...?

Why can't I look at this or that? Is it because of Master?
Chisa didn't understand, so she looked at Kaga Kiyomitsu, who was also quite familiar to her.

"Om~"

Kaga Kiyomitsu's scabbard trembled slightly, as if to greet her.

【Kaga Kiyomitsu·■■■■】

[—The weapon that accompanied my master "Uesugi Tetsu" the longest...]

The "Little Adult" tag also contains unreadable gibberish.

This is something that has never happened before.

At the same time, a tag also popped up above the Spider Cutter on the other side of Uesugi Tetsuya's waist.

Spider Cutter

[—Its name is "Qing".]

Chisa can see this label clearly, but why is it so short... Spider Cut?

Chisa's eyes widened in surprise.

She knew, she knew this! It was the famous sword wielded by the great general Minamoto no Yorimitsu from a thousand years ago!

She remembered it very clearly because the pictures of the actual objects had appeared in her previous extracurricular reading materials and were very beautiful!
I never expected to actually encounter a real object, especially one that's on my own master!

The girl's eyes lit up.

"Lord Uesugi...who is this, your daughter?"

Qing's voice carried a hint of impatience: "How can you be so disrespectful, spying on everyone you see? Didn't you notice that she's seen everyone here?"

Uesugi Tetsuya was speechless: "Xiao Qing, I'm only eighteen and have a long and beautiful youth ahead of me. Do I look like someone who could have a daughter?"

Qing retorted, "Isn't that right? When I was the same age as my previous master, I already had two children, the older one of whom was already wielding a sword."

At the same time, Qing glanced at Lilizi and thought of her sword heart, which was unique even in a thousand years.

So this isn't the lady after all.

He felt it was a bit of a pity.

"Xiaoqing, you have a typical ancient way of thinking."

Uesugi Tetsu earnestly advised: "Times have changed. This is the 21st century, the modern era. Nobody gets married in their teens. Getting married in your twenties is normal, and it's not uncommon for people to get married in their thirties."

Having a child in your thirties?
Wouldn't that mean losing a generation of people who slay demons and monsters for no reason?

Who will fill this gap?

Qing couldn't understand this extremely wasteful way of thinking, but he didn't want to argue with his master any further, so he simply kept quiet.

"Let me introduce you. That girl is my apprentice, her name is Qian Sha... She will soon formally become my disciple."

Uesugi Tetsu patted the handle of the Spider Cutter: "She's just an ordinary person who's about to graduate from sixth grade. Don't take it to heart."

Wait, an ordinary person?

If that's the case, why would I feel like I'm being spied on?

After a moment's thought, Uesugi Tetsuya realized that it might be the effect of the [Eye of True Sight] that he had given to Chisa earlier.

It seems that the clever Chisa has already developed the effect of the Eye of True Sight; he should ask her about it.

He waved to Chisa, who immediately jumped down the stairs in a few quick steps, almost falling headfirst into the ground.

It was only thanks to Uesugi Tetsu's use of his inner energy that Chisa was able to land safely.

"Master! Long time no see!"

Touching the girl's head, Uesugi Tetsuya felt the faint wisps of "qi" flowing within her body.

So he laughed and said,
"It seems that Chisa has been working hard these past few days."

Chisa stuck out her tongue sheepishly, her mood calming down: "Actually, it's not that bad... Ririko-neechan and another brother I don't know taught me many times before I could barely understand a little bit."

“I know I’m terrible at this,” she sighed.

"Maybe," Uesugi Tetsuya said, agreeing with Chisa. Then he asked, "But have you figured out how to use that little gadget I gave you?"

He patted Chisa on the shoulder and asked in a questioning tone,
"So, what do you think?"

"I didn't expect you to see it so quickly, Master, hehe."

When this was mentioned, Chisa explained the information about the [Eye of True Sight] in detail, simply and clearly without any unnecessary words.

Uesugi Tetsu almost understood halfway through the conversation.

—This eye of true vision is equivalent to a more detailed hint.

Moreover, it's not limited to demons; even flowers, trees, and people can display different cues.

Listening to Chisa describe the "garbled text" phenomenon, Uesugi Tetsu continued to deduce in his mind,

"However, the information a person can see is limited by their own strength and status, and that information that cannot be seen is probably 'toxic' to Chisa."

From this perspective, True Sight is quite intelligent.

After a moment's thought, Uesugi Tetsuya couldn't help but laugh when he thought about Chisa's actions earlier.

No wonder she kept looking around on the stairs; it's just like when you encounter an unfamiliar NPC or monster in a game and immediately use it for appraisal.

“And… there’s also… Master.” Chisa swallowed hard and whispered, “That older sister who came before, her real name is actually Okabe Motonobu, and she’s actually Sengoku…”

Uesugi Tetsu glanced at Chisa in surprise, thinking to himself that this True Sight Eye was invincible, opening the box with a single glance was indeed the way to go.

"It's alright, she's already gone."

Uesugi Tetsu smiled at the girl: "The matter has been resolved."

"Okay... okay."

Chisa nodded blankly.

She had something else to say, but since her master had said so, she decided to let it go.

"As for Chisa."

Uesugi Tetsu stared at the girl's tired eyes: "Have you slept enough? There's no need to rush into becoming an apprentice."

Actually not.

Yesterday she practiced wholeheartedly for half a day, and then lay on the floor eavesdropping for several hours. Now she's been woken up again, meaning she didn't actually get much sleep at all.

But Ririko-neechan is always working hard, so how could she possibly...?

Upon hearing this, Chisa subconsciously yawned.

After realizing what she had said, she stammered, "No."

"Then get some more sleep. Haste makes waste!"

Uesugi Tetsu said to her earnestly, "Only with enough energy can you train better!"

"……it is good!"

Chisa nodded vigorously, greeted everyone present, and then went upstairs to sleep.

A minute later, after confirming that Chisame had fallen asleep, Uesugi Tetsu sighed inwardly and looked at Ririko: "Let's hurry up and talk about the Sword Domain."

"Let's try to get it done tonight."

Listening to Uesugi Tetsu's nonchalant tone, which had a hint of "quick victory" in it, Ao couldn't help but remind him: "Lord Uesugi, sword domain is not something that can be mastered so easily."

“Of course I know that.” Uesugi Tetsu nodded—if he didn’t know, couldn’t he wait until he had the progress bar before working on it?

Ririko, as usual, didn't say much, but went straight to the point: "As for the [Sword Domain], there is actually no formula or universal theorem that can be applied."

However, sharing experiences is still possible.

"How to say?"

"—Simply put, even though they can be objectively classified as the same category, the [Sword Principles] and [Sword Domain] are completely different in everyone's eyes."

Ririko concluded, "This thing is very idealistic."

She continued, "Uesugi-kun, what is Kenri in your eyes?"

Uesugi Tetsu stared for a moment at the few barely perceptible strands of hair escaping from Ririko's body, then glanced at the tangled ball of yarn beside him, and said helplessly,
“【Line】, lines, one after another.”

“Is that so?” Ririko said thoughtfully. “The principle of swordsmanship in my eyes is the path, the path in the darkness.”

She explained her approach: "My understanding of sword principles is to forge different paths in the darkness; and to form a sword domain is to piece together these different paths and forge them into a path that I consider acceptable."

Uesugi Tetsu glanced at the prompt that had appeared beside him and listened attentively.

"But then again, choosing the true Sword Domain is not an easy decision; it's a bit complicated..."

However, it's quite simple to use the sword principles you've mastered to form a rudimentary "Sword Domain" that enhances your own perception, extends your attack range, or blurs the enemy's senses; this can quickly boost your combat power.

Ririko knew that Uesugi Tetsuya didn't have much time left: "Once the prototype of the sword domain is formed, you can either make the best of a bad situation and forge it into a real sword domain, or you can abandon this overly simplistic path."

Uesugi Tetsu understood—the sword domain is difficult, definitely very difficult, but the prototype of the sword domain that can immediately improve a part of the combat power is very simple, and it can definitely be completed before he goes to the Warring States period.

"Lord Uesugi, please allow me to say a few words."

After listening for so long, Qing finally couldn't help but raise a question: "In my opinion, isn't studying the prototype of the Sword Domain a bit of a waste of time?"

"Once you, Lord Uesugi, have mastered the true sword domain, these amateurish attempts will be utterly useless."

He offered his honest advice: "Instead of wasting this time, you would be better off practicing breathing techniques, as breathing techniques are fundamental..."

Ririko did not respond.

Uesugi Tetsu looked at all the notifications that had popped up and smiled.

[Tokugawa Ririko is teaching you the basics of swordplay...]

[You have mastered the basic form of the skill "Sword Domain"!]

[Basic Sword Domain Prototype]

[Effect: Simple manipulation of sword principles allows for the construction of a common, basic "sword domain prototype."]

[Current understanding of sword principles: 49%]

—A single brick, a single tile, and thus, brilliance is forged. That is its significance.

After closing his eyes briefly, Uesugi Tetsuya followed Ririko's instructions, straightened the loose ends, and released a rudimentary sword domain that could slightly shield others from perception.

Qing got stuck halfway through the conversation.

The rudimentary sword domain emanated from Uesugi Chetsugu, focusing primarily on him.

You've learned it?
Qing was truly stunned. It had only been a few minutes, and he had learned it right after he finished speaking? What was that all about?

Is this reasonable?

Is this still realistic?

Ririko, unfazed, took a sip of tea and realized that even the ancient "monster" inside the spider cutter was making a fuss.

"Alright, Lord Uesugi."

Qing looked somewhat bewildered and disappointed, a feeling she hadn't experienced in a long time: "I shouldn't have interfered with your decision."

……

Time flies like an arrow; soon, a week had passed.

For a week, Uesugi Tetsu went to Edo Castle every day for a few minutes to loot, stopping when he was done, and amassed a considerable amount of soul ash.

Even after doing a ten-pull and accumulating most of the materials for Hyakume's advancement, I still have a little over six thousand Soul Ashes left in my pocket.

There's bad news and good news.

The bad news is that the spirits who accepted the mission couldn't figure out what kind of curse this illness was, guessing it might be a new curse of unknown origin, and that they had reported it to their superiors.

"So I'm the first one... Haha, that's quite a luxury."

With a cold smile, Uesugi Tetsu took a lot of snacks, games and movie DVDs to the Walking Gathering to find Lord Mokuzu, who also said that there was no sign of a curse on him at all.

Uesugi Tetsu could only guess that the curse was specifically aimed at Imagawa Yoshimoto, not himself.

As for his suggestion to travel back in time with a wisp of the God of Calamity to investigate the curse, the latter sternly refused, stating that this was absolutely impossible.

The good news is that Chisa has already become his apprentice.

The apprenticeship ceremony was very simple, according to Uesugi Tetsuya's wishes. Tamamo was asked to witness it, and then Chisa served him tea, which marked him as a disciple.

During this week, Uesugi Tetsu personally taught Chisa his hodgepodge of "Corona Breathing Techniques" and taught her the basic standing postures.

Meanwhile, Ririko also takes Chisa to [Gengoro's Sword] to communicate with the phantom of the sword saint, Kamiizumi.

The quality of this teaching staff is terrifying.

Ririko's swordsmanship is improving every day.

Chisa, though she can memorize the breathing techniques and how to wield a sword in one go, making her a top student, is actually as stiff as a robot when it comes to actual practice.

The only commendable aspects are his stance training and his diligent efforts.

However, in this short time, she has barely grasped the basics of breathing techniques, which is equivalent to the beginner level of his own initial Qi gathering technique. She can also stand still in a mid-level stance for a full three hours, which is not bad.

Another peaceful week has passed.

On this day, Uesugi Tetsu, whose body was filled with the blood of eight hundred nuns, opened the seventy-second great aperture of the human body, equivalent to the [Great God Treasury] in the Myoga Breathing Technique, and also completed the [Python Tendon] and [Dragon Tendon]!
The long-awaited Palace of Flesh is finally about to be completed!
(End of this chapter)