I'm a demon in Tokyo!

Chapter 424 Uesugi Tetsuya's Retirement Life, Kaga Kiyomitsu Awakens! A Death That Changes the Course of the Present World

August 8, 2024, early morning, sunny.

The summer air is scorching, baking everyone who dares to venture out in a slow, low-temperature heat.

"call……"

"Huh...huh..."

"Yes, that's the position, lift your leg up a little more."

"Not enough, not deep enough. I have to stand on my tiptoes to find the right spot."

"Close your eyes and reduce your senses so you can feel more carefully how it goes in little by little."

"Master, it hurts a little..."

The girl bit her pale lips and forced out a few words through her teeth.

The pain that made Chisa scream in unbearable agony could completely knock out an ordinary adult.

"It hurts? If it hurts, it means you're training the right spot!"

Uesugi Tetsu pressed down on Chisa's trembling supporting leg, and nodded in satisfaction after feeling the shaking subside.

"It is because 'qi' has entered your body that your legs are shaking and your whole body is experiencing tearing pain."

With a single glance, he could spot the flaws in Chisa's movements, and then made another series of incredibly precise adjustments.

Chisa, who had her eyes tightly closed, was about to take a deep breath when Uesugi Tetsu suddenly spoke.
"Don't move, just keep breathing evenly until you reach your limit."

The girl immediately clenched her teeth and remained motionless like a plaster sculpture, struggling to inhale the sweltering air through her small nose.

Uesugi Tetsu looked at Chisa, whose face was pale and who was covered in sweat, without feeling any pity.

—If you want to become stronger, you have to pay a price.

Of all the costs, time and sweat are the cheapest.

Under the scorching sun, Chisa half-squatted on the tip of her left foot, raising her hands high and making strange movements that no one else could understand.

It would be a miracle if anyone else could understand it.

This is a breathing exercise routine that Uesugi Tetsu tailored specifically for Chisa, and it is only suitable for her.

Before the most basic stage in the entire breathing method chapter, "Sea of ​​Qi: Internal Tempering of the Five Organs," ordinary people still need to guide Qi into their bodies.

If Chisa can support her entire body weight with her toes and fingertips at this stage, she can lay the foundation for "uninterrupted circulation" in advance.

"Twenty-three minutes and fifty-one seconds."

Uesugi Tetsu looked at the girl, who looked like she had been pulled out of the water after only two minutes, and calmly said, "This is the limit of how long you can last."

"If you want to keep track of time, just count down in your mind, Chisa."

After saying that, Uesugi Tetsu left Chisa's side.

He then went up to the villa's rooftop, lay down on a soft lounge chair in the shade of a parasol, and happily took a big gulp of the ice-cold, bubbly Coke next to him.

"what……"

Uesugi Tetsu put on his sunglasses and exhaled with immense pleasure, as if he were "torturing" Chisa: "It's just a beach and the sea away, it feels like a vacation."

"Should we move to the beach later and bring back some swimsuits or something..."

He muttered to himself, took out his phone from his pocket, and opened the voice message in the group chat.

"Let's play one more time!"

Runa Kitano's voice came through.

Below, Wet Woman and Shadow Woman, who have been slacking off under Nanjo Manami for a long time, have already entered "1", while Hiyoribo is still lurking, probably seriously resisting temptation and working hard to train.

So Uesugi Tetsuya also joined in.

【Moon Sand Sauce: 1】

Then he casually put on his headphones, joined the voice channel, and started a recently popular MOBA game on his phone called "No Good World".

Uesugi Tetsuya only started playing mobile games he used to look down on these past two days, mainly because they are very convenient and he can play a game anytime, anywhere.

Although his initial gameplay was incredibly poor, he quickly became a top player thanks to his simple yet powerful stats, and together with the rest of the group, he made it into the top 1,000 in the entire server.

Chatting with Kitano Runa and Kage-onna, the tedious waiting time for ranked matches quickly passed.

I've been really free lately, and I even have time to play games with these lazy bums. Uesugi Tetsuya feels like time is passing incredibly slowly; it feels like five years have already gone by.

Looking back, it's only been five days!
Upon entering the game, Uesugi Tetsu immediately locked in [Grand Judge Frandel] without saying a word, and immediately received a barrage of insults from his only random teammate.

Passersby might say things like "Feng Xu rides the wind, Old Feng flies in the sky," naturally because the character [Frandel] is extremely difficult to play, with a huge gap between her skill floor and skill ceiling.

Even average experts can easily achieve an unbeatable record of 0 kills in an entire match, let alone instantly locking in a hero without even looking at the team composition.

Uesugi Tetsuya, who was used to this, simply chuckled.

[Following the internet cable to your doorstep: Stop barking, lie down.]

Next, Kitano Runa locked in [Martial Arts Master Hara Kiyotaku], a hero that also requires skillful play, while Shadow Girl followed with [Monster Marina], a hero only used for smurfing, and Wet Girl quietly filled in the gaps.

Seeing this, passersby cursed for a while before reluctantly choosing this version of Lao Da [Brilliant Sun].

The passerby thought, "If I can't carry this game, I'll just claim the green lucky bag and leave the game running if I don't click on it."

Despite their own lineup being so outrageous, they managed to crush the opposing team, who had chosen the current meta lineup, in team fights three times in less than ten minutes.

The head referee, who had locked the game in a flash, sprinted forward in his wheelchair, grabbing the opponent and attacking them relentlessly, completely disrupting their rhythm.

—Letting the other side receive the lucky bag was a crushing and swift victory.

The passerby glanced at Uesugi Tetsu's stats [16-0-10], paused for a moment, and then sent a friend request.

[Following the internet cable to your doorstep: first deferential, then obsequious—it's laughable.]

"whee."

After typing, Uesugi Tetsuya immediately logged out, and upon hearing the woman's enthusiastic "Awesome!", he casually rejected the stranger's friend request.

Of course, although he's been slacking off these past few days, Uesugi Tetsu hasn't been completely idle.

After acquiring a villa from Nanjo Manami, Uesugi Tetsuya maintained his Thousand Eyes incarnation and rapidly advanced the Zhou Tian Flame Armor project.

Now, 180 Zhou Tian Yan seeds have been collected, which is half of the number required for the Great Completion.

It must be said that once you reach the realm of ghosts and gods... especially with the help of Qianjing, the speed of cultivation is indeed much faster.

"Or perhaps the Zhou Tian Yan Armor was originally intended as a supplementary cultivation item for ghosts and gods."

Uesugi Tetsuya sipped his cola, waiting for the next ranked match to begin while also waiting for the Heavenly Soul Lock to slowly bind.

To be honest, this is really slow; it's only 90% done so far.

If Uesugi Tetsu could not clearly feel that the progress was indeed advancing step by step, he would have suspected that this thing was from the same source as a certain other "cut-one-slash" technique.

Although she still managed a hard-fought victory in the second ranked match, Kitano Runa achieved an astonishing 0-10 record in the first-tier region.

"I'm so unlucky! My timing is terrible, I always fall asleep before I can even use my skills..."

A faintly warm tone came from the voice channel.

Uesugi Tetsuya echoed,

"This round was unlucky. Next round, will my phone die, and will I stay up all night and forget to drink my coffee...?"

The Shadow Woman and the Wet Woman couldn't help but laugh along, filling the channel with a joyful atmosphere.

Uesugi Tetsu laughed again: "You two, stop laughing. I reckon Nanjo-nee will be free to deal with you soon."

Ru Nu whispered, "Then, Sister Ying, how about we lay low for a couple of days..."

The woman in the shadow exclaimed in surprise: "Holy crap, we have to play a few more rounds before Nanjo arrives, get into the top 100 of the server and take a screenshot first!"

Nu Nu: "..."

Uesugi Tetsu: "If you get caught, remember to turn off the game and let the AI ​​play for you."

He was laughing when he saw Erchi jump onto the edge of the rooftop, his little face full of worry. These past few days, Erchi had been going out every day to do good deeds, spread the "Erchi Cult," and gather incense offerings and prayers to accelerate the refining of the Evil Eye of the Desolate God.

However, the number of monsters and ghosts in Hokkaido is surprisingly small, and almost all attempts have been fruitless.

Therefore, even with Uesugi Tetsu's help in refining it, it was still a slow and laborious process.

If it's about the song, things will go surprisingly smoothly.

With the help of the Black Book, which had been "nourished" and "mutated" by the evil eye of the Aragami, Karudo's growth was not fast, but it was stable.

In addition, her current status is high enough that she does not need to be promoted again. Becoming a ghost or even a wild god is just a natural progression, requiring only time.

Before the third round even started, Ru Nu Ying Nu said she suddenly had something come up and wouldn't be coming.

Uesugi Tetsu put down his phone and glanced at Ririko, who had been motionless for three days since obtaining the [Demon Item - Thousand Eyes] in the corner of the rooftop.

However, he wasn't too worried—Ririko now was not the same as before, and she didn't need to sleep to replenish her energy anymore.

Hey.

Mobile phone vibration.

Without even thinking, Uesugi Tetsuya knew that it was because he had been sending him a lot of messages and reports these past few days, and that he had changed his Line name to the normal Kujo Machi.

[Kujou Machi: Image.jpg. Dad, this Tsubaki is too good to me, could there be some kind of conspiracy behind this...?]

Uesugi Tetsuya was speechless.

This is complete paranoia.

[Tsukisuna-chan: Instead of guessing that Kujou Tsubaki is trying to harm you, you should think about whether the Tamamo-no-Mae on her body will pounce out and bite you to death.]

[Nine True Insights: Shock.jpg x 100]

Faced with this situation, Uesugi Tetsu could only silently reply in his heart, "Is that stupid?" before turning off Line.

After putting down my phone, I immediately found myself in a slightly boring situation.

Kitano Runa previously suggested that he play AAA games to cultivate his mind, but Uesugi Tetsu just couldn't get into them and couldn't enjoy them at all.

Letting him play this game is less realistic than just sending him to the mortal world and losing his life; the same applies to sightseeing.

"But lying down isn't necessarily a bad thing..."

Uesugi Tetsu squinted contentedly, enjoying the sunlight and temperature weakened by the thousand eyes.

A couple of days ago, he even took some time to visit Ye Chun and asked her to remove all the portraits of himself from the train.

Ye Chun didn't seem to have much of a reaction, but as a price, Uesugi Che handed over his LINE account.

"However, the mortal world generally cannot connect to internet cafes in the real world..."

—The fact that Ye Chun hasn't sent a single message yet is proof of this.

As for visiting those old friends one by one, there's no rush.

After all, even if the monk can run away, the temple can't. Even if he really leaves, they can still catch him.

Because Uesugi Tetsu could sense that Kaga was about to wake up.

With so many good things to do, it would be better to wait until he takes his transformed Xiao Jia to do them together.

The question is whether to visit old friends first, or to go to the gathering first and conquer that "red secret realm that can only be entered after becoming a ghost or god"—that's a small matter to consider...

As Uesugi Tetsu was thinking, he sensed that Chisa, who was not far away, had finally reached her physical limit and was about to collapse like a slime.

Just as he was carefully using his inner energy to hold back Chisa, Uesugi Tetsu discovered something that surprised him.

Twenty-three minutes and fifty-two seconds!

Even with his "interference," Chisa even broke through her physiological limit for a second!
"Well done, Chisa."

Under the master-level Spirit Control Technique's precise manipulation of spiritual power, Qian Sha's body, which had reached its limit, was quickly nourished, eliminating all recovery time.

Just three minutes later, apart from mental exhaustion, Chisa's condition could be said to have recovered to its best.

Uesugi Tetsuya asked,

"How are you feeling, Chisa?"

Chisa nodded emphatically, forced a smile, and gave a thumbs up.

Then, the girl saw Uesugi Tetsuya give her a devilish smile.

"Now that we've rested, let's continue."

Chisa's expression stiffened slightly, and she suddenly felt as if she had made a wrong decision.

After repeating this process countless times, Uesugi Tetsuya temporarily allowed Chisa, whose corner of the rooftop was filled with water, to move around freely.

Because of Kaga Kiyomitsu, who had been sleeping soundly at his waist for a long time.

Finally, a very faint buzzing sound was emitted!

This proves—

Jia, it's time to wake up!
……

Six hours ago, the sun rose.

Headquarters of the Hokkaido Special Affairs Bureau.

After finishing her light work, Nanjo Manami stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, holding a latte filled with sugar cubes, gazing at the still somewhat desolate city.

she thinks.

This place must be beautiful in winter.

"It's a beautiful and cruel world, it's a cruel world, it's a life, it's a why, it's a question..."

The sudden ringing of the cell phone broke the tranquility of the sunrise and startled Shizuma Manatsu, who was sleeping on her side, awake.

"I'm sorry, Manatsu."

Nanjo Manami picked up her phone somewhat embarrassedly: "I forgot to silence my phone."

"This won't affect anything..."

Shizuma Manatsu shook her head groggily, and after realizing that nothing was wrong, she slumped onto her desk and fell asleep instantly.

Nanjo Aimi pressed the answer button and held the phone to her ear.

"Yin Yang... is dead..."

A soft, rustling sound came from the speaker.

In the silence, she showed a rare look of surprise.

After a long silence, Nanjo Manami nodded.

"I will, and of course I'm willing."

Just don't involve people who have absolutely no connection to this.

"Don't worry, Nanjo Dayun."

"An invitation is not something everyone is qualified to receive... Without an invitation, you've only had a bizarre dream and played an unforgettable game."

Nanjo Manami said something else.

Finally, from the edge of the speaker, a faintly discernible, aged and hoarse voice slowly spoke.

May humanity endure.

Nanjo Manami replied expressionlessly, "May humanity endure."

She paused, then said softly,

"I also wish that gentleman will receive the answer he is hoping for."

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