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Chapter 352 Che... will never come back... The Great Horror of the Deep Sea! (Gibberish message: Incorrect return time)

Something's wrong with these waves!
Something is wrong, absolutely something is wrong!
Even with a sea surface obstructing the view by several meters, Uesugi Tetsu could still see through the obstruction the towering tide that seemed to be about to destroy the world.

Because it's too big!

He had entered the mortal realm so many times, and crossed the deep sea countless times, but he had never seen such twisted and terrifying waves!

It's not even a third of that!
Even during the first wave and its aftershocks, the size of the waves was nowhere near that of...

There is still a considerable amount of time before the second wave arrives, and it is impossible for the Special Affairs Bureau and the Yin-Yang Bureau to make fundamental mistakes in such a place!
Even though the terrifying giant wave was hundreds of kilometers away, the unprecedented undercurrents it caused had already begun to blur Uesugi Tetsuya's vision.

Why did it take so long to get in this time...?

As time passed and the surrounding darkness grew, Uesugi Tetsu's mind became increasingly blurred, but he was still able to hold on to the last shred of clarity.

The strongest mid-level mental state in history is no joke.

Besides that, Qing was also awake, constantly talking to him through her heartstrings.

The sky grew darker and darker, and the sea grew darker and darker.

Finally, just as Uesugi Tetsuya's mind was about to drift into a deep sleep, and the last glimmer of light still lingered.

Qing's voice disappeared.

He saw it.

I saw the black sky rising at the end of the endless sea, a sky that is absolutely unknowable and incomprehensible to ordinary people!

That was a terrifying thing!
An unspeakable terror!
Even though they were separated by an immeasurable distance, protected by the ocean thousands of meters deep, even though their consciousness was slipping into its final drowsiness...

But even a single glance is enough to send a chill down one's spine, both physically and spiritually.

In an instant, Uesugi Tetsuya's consciousness was plunged into a self-protective darkness.

The next instant, a vast gaze swept across the surface of this deep sea, scanning back and forth.

It's unclear how much time passed before that gaze suddenly disappeared above the sea.

……

Wow!

Uesugi Tetsu was awakened by a large bucket of ice-cold water.

In a dull, aching daze, he struggled to slowly open his leaden eyelids.

This feeling... it's familiar to him...

After muttering a sentence to himself in a daze, Uesugi Tetsuya took a deep breath as if he had been given a new lease on life.

The dense spiritual energy poured into his body, rekindling the dormant core of the Myriad Spirits Furnace, and also restoring a small portion of Uesugi Tetsu's hazy consciousness.

In the time it takes to breathe, Uesugi Tetsuya, who was not fully awake, already sensed that something was wrong.

But what's wrong?

It took several seconds for Uesugi Tetsu to open his eyes and then, in a daze, turn his gaze and realize that it was not nighttime.

There were no familiar city walls or torches around, no soldiers of Imagawa Yoshimoto, and no Imagawa Yoshimoto himself.

He was suddenly startled, and his whole body snapped back to reality.

Wrong location!

Why didn't I return to the starting point where I left?

Covering his head, which felt like it was about to split into a million pieces, Uesugi Tetsuya suppressed the excruciating pain and thought silently.

—He clearly used the [Key of History - Anchor Point], so this time he should be coming back to enter the Warring States period from the "gray world" just like last time.

But now, the script isn't right.

and also!

Uesugi Tetsu took another deep breath of cold air—the amount of spiritual energy in the world was completely wrong!
Although it can't compare to the abundant spiritual energy of the present world, it's already far richer than the Warring States period when I left last time...

Uesugi Tetsu didn't care about anything else and subconsciously took another deep breath to fill his empty body with energy.

—This concentration of spiritual energy is about one-twentieth of that in the mortal world!
—Now, how many years has it been since the world was revived?!
Tread.

The sound of heavy footsteps retreating reached Uesugi Tetsu's ears.

He lifted his head, which was soaked with cold water, and saw a young man about five or six meters away, staring intently at him with eyes full of apprehension and a hint of barely perceptible fear.

The young man placed his right hand on the wooden sword at his waist and said fiercely and in a low voice, "If you're awake, get out of here. Outsiders aren't welcome here!"

The chill in the air was penetrating, causing Uesugi Tetsu to shiver involuntarily.

This weather... it must be late autumn... wait a minute.

Why am I cold?
Realizing this, Uesugi Tetsu discovered that his internal energy circulation had broken down at some point, and his blood, internal energy, spiritual power, and the five elements' energy sea had inexplicably become nearly depleted.

Fortunately, as long as he is alive, he can quickly recover a lot of his condition with each breath.

Right under the young man's nose, Uesugi Tetsu silently transformed into a six-tailed fox and took out the jade pendant to hang up.

He sensed it again and nodded in satisfaction—in his six-tailed fox form, even in such a harsh environment, he only needed half an hour to recover most of his strength.

It will take a little longer to treat the Qi Hai point, but it will only take two or three hours at most.

The powerful restorative abilities bestowed by Yaobikuni are not just empty words.

Uesugi Tetsu ignored the young man who was gripping the hilt of the wooden sword tightly, and instead looked up at the village about a hundred or two meters away.

This village is similar to Youdu Village... well, even if they are quite different, he can't really tell the difference.

In Uesugi Tetsu's view, the small villages of the Warring States period were all pretty much cut from the same cloth, consisting of low thatched huts and fields.

At that moment, the notice that should have been piled up to the side suddenly appeared in front of Uesugi Tetsuya.

[You have used the special item, Key of History, Anchor Point!]

You are entering the late Muromachi shogunate and the middle of the Warring States period...

[Your special item, the Key to History, and the Shrine are now...]

[Error! Error! Error!]

[Because you entered...]

【鍥犱綘琚瑙佷简鍥犱綘绐浜……】

【…】

Uesugi Tetsu's pupils contracted slightly.

what's the situation?
Error message... There is an error.

Furthermore, the subsequent prompts all turned into lines of unreadable gibberish.

His brow twitched slightly.

After just a short while of looking at these incomprehensible gibberish characters, Uesugi Tetsuya found that his head was starting to hurt again.

damn it……

Is this gibberish related to that terrifying thing I "saw" at the end of my fall into the deep sea...?
Uesugi Tetsu only remembered that he had "seen" it, but he couldn't remember anything about the specific scenes.

With a little thought, he realized that this must be a memory-related protective mechanism.

That thing... cannot be perceived!

I have no idea what that thing is.

【…】

You have safely entered the late Muromachi period, the middle of the Sengoku period!

[An error occurred in the original second part of the main quest, "Lord of the East Coast," and the accumulated rewards have already been saved!]

Now, let's walk.

Please maximize your "Late Muromachi/Sengoku Period Reputation" and your "Historical Influence"!

Please note that you should minimize any changes you make to the already established course of history!

The final reward will be calculated the moment you leave the Warring States period!

After silently reading through all the prompts, Uesugi Tetsuya let out a soft breath.

The good news is that my original idea of ​​trying to increase influence and leave a mark without changing the general course of history was correct.

He remembered that his reputation during the Warring States period was quite high...

The moment the idea popped up, another notification appeared in front of Uesugi Tetsuya's eyes.

[Late Muromachi Period/Sengoku Period Reputation: 14022] Fourteen thousand reputation points.

He remembered seeing "Reputation exceeded 8000 points" when he left last time, which meant that his reputation was in the range of 8000-10000 at that time.

It has risen quite a bit now.

First, let's understand the current situation.

Uesugi Tetsuya adapted quickly and stopped thinking about it, instead focusing his attention on the young man who had woken him up.

"What time is it now? What year is it?"

His voice was hoarse, as if mixed with rough sand and pig iron, and just listening to it would send chills down the spine of ordinary people.

Upon hearing this, the young man calmly took two steps back.

Uesugi Tetsu frowned, naturally realizing the situation.

So he used his omnipotent spiritual power to clear his throat and asked again in his normal voice.

The young man's complexion worsened.

It's so bad it's like your whole family died yesterday, and tonight you have to go down and join them.

He had almost drawn his short wooden sword, which was about the same length as his wakizashi, from his waist, but after a moment of silence, he replied coldly.

"I don't know, and I don't care!"

After saying that, the young man held his breath and tensed all his muscles.

Why are these villagers so wary? I didn't steal any of your rice...

Uesugi Tetsu pursed his lips, considering whether to use his superior charm to win over the other party or simply settle things with his fists.

A few seconds later, seeing that Uesugi Tetsuya was not making any unusual movements, the young man relaxed a little.

Then, he shouted at Uesugi Tetsuya,

"Okay, those from out of town!"

The young man's eyes remained fixed on Uesugi Tetsuya, and he gestured towards the dirt road on the other side with his chin: "Now that you're awake, get lost!"

After he had pulled himself to what he considered a safe distance, the young man hesitated for a moment and added, "Keep walking in the direction of this mountain, there's a small town about thirty miles away."

“That city can accept you, an outsider! You can ask them anything you want!” The young man’s tone was wary and unfriendly, but he offered a potentially feasible solution.

You're quite a nice person.

Uesugi Tetsu smiled inwardly, and breathed a sigh of relief after feeling Ao slowly awaken in his heartstrings.

Fortunately, that great terror didn't harm my little Qing.

"Thank you."

Uesugi Tetsu nodded, shook his damp hair, and smiled gently at the young man whose heart rate had soared to around 150.

Seeing that Uesugi Tetsuya seemed genuinely harmless and that they could communicate normally, the young man, who had retreated a considerable distance, spoke again.

"After walking five miles, there is a dilapidated temple in the ravine there. You can go in and spend the night there."

He said coldly, "It's getting dark soon. You should hurry over there; that way your chances of survival will be higher."

"Don't blame me for not telling you... those things eat people without spitting out the bones!"

The young man's words, which clearly indicated he knew something, piqued Uesugi Tetsu's interest.

He was skilled and bold, and naturally curious, he asked directly, "Those things?"

"What are those things?"

"Shut up! Shut up!"

The fear in the young man's eyes suddenly intensified.

He nervously looked around a few times, keeping Uesugi Tetsuya within his peripheral vision, then cursed angrily, "I shouldn't have woken you up, I should have left you to rot in the wilderness!"

"You've lived this long, don't you understand the principle that the less you know, the longer you live!"

A fierce glint flashed in the young man's eyes.
"If you don't leave now, don't blame me..."

Sensing something, Uesugi Tetsu turned his head and saw the gray mist rising from the distance. He then asked the tense and angry young man,

"Look at that thing, what is it?"

The young man narrowed his eyes, already harboring murderous intent.

However, he did not ignore Uesugi Tetsuya's unusual behavior, but slowly glanced in that direction out of the corner of his eye.

In an instant, the young man's face turned pale.

"Oh no, it's here!"

The young man trembled and turned to flee.

But before he could run a few steps, he turned back and saw Uesugi Tetsuya standing there motionless, seemingly quite interested.

In an instant, a clear hesitation and resistance appeared in the young man's eyes, and his eyes were covered with bloodshot veins.

But in the end, he still squeezed his eyes shut, ran over in a few quick steps, grabbed Uesugi Tetsu's wrist, and immediately ran into the village.

"Fool! Come with me!"

……

"If there are no further matters, this concludes today's proceedings."

After a moment of silence, the Imperial Hall was filled with the sounds of the wind.

Imagawa Yoshimoto's voice, seemingly unchanged from any other, emanated from beneath his cold, iron-faced demeanor. She waved her sleeve.

"Go down."

So the crowd dispersed.

Wearing an iron mask, Imagawa Yoshimoto slowly returned to his residence inside the Imagawa Mansion.

Close the sliding door and remove the iron mask.

It revealed a face that was even paler than a blank sheet of paper, weak and gaunt.

Almost instantly, Imagawa Yoshimoto collapsed onto the tatami mat, breathing heavily.

She sat there on the ground, her eyes downcast, waiting for her almost pitiful strength to slowly return.

The once glorious Da Ming... now struggles to even stand up on his own.

Less than two minutes later, the back door of the room was opened.

It is Motonobu Okabe.

Upon seeing Imagawa Yoshimoto fall to the ground, she immediately came over, removed his heavy clothes, and carefully helped him to a soft cushion.

Imagawa Yoshimoto seemed to be used to it and didn't say much.

When Okabe Motonobu brought dinner, she took it without a word and ate most of it with difficulty before she heard the general beside her speak softly.
"My lord... if this continues, your body will be the first to give out."

Looking at that unmoved face, Okabe Motonobu opened his mouth and said, "At least reduce some of the daily tasks..."

"It's fine."

Imagawa Yoshimoto put the last mouthful of congee into his mouth, swallowed it forcefully, and placed the bowl on the tray. He said calmly, "Once Cheyun returns, everything will be alright."

The words, repeated countless times, silenced Motonobu Okabe, who clenched his fists.

After a long while, she finally couldn't help but ask her lord a question in return.

Will he come back?

"Hmm." Imagawa Yoshimoto smiled and shook the crumpled letter in his hand. "He told me, so he definitely will."

Motonobu Okabe stared at the letter for a long time without saying anything more.

It was late at night, and Motonobu Okabe left.

Only the sickly girl remained.

Imagawa Yoshimoto stuffed the so-called letter back into his pocket, gently closed his eyes, and sighed.
"Why would he come back..."

No one in the world knows this better than her.

That Che will never come back.

(End of this chapter)