I'm a demon in Tokyo!

Chapter 426 The former formidable enemy, Fang Xiangshi, is utterly defeated before Qian Qing! Do not sign for the [Invitation]!
Uesugi Tetsuya had barely finished speaking when the vision provided by the enormous Thousand Eyes in the sky allowed him to instantly discover—

The number of demons in Edo Castle has decreased by more than ten percent.

At first glance, at least two-thirds of it is missing.

The streets he used to avoid when he was weak are now deserted, with only a few scattered Sengoku ronin wandering in the misty streets.

The key point is that almost all demons of three stars and above have disappeared—for example, the Jorogumo I once saw, and the Murakawa Fireball that greatly increased in firepower when they gathered together…

Almost all the monsters below two stars are left. The Edo Castle map can be downgraded from four stars.

Uesugi Tetsuya couldn't help but fall into thought.

What happened in Edo during the short period of time he was away?
The indifferent Thousand Eyes moved slightly, its gaze sweeping over the entire Edo Castle, but it found no decisive evidence.

Perhaps it was due to unknown natural causes, or perhaps the continuous rain and mud erased what had happened in Edo Castle not long ago.

In any case, Uesugi Tetsuya was certain that the upheaval in Edo Castle had nothing to do with the "factory owner".

Because the surrounding natural landscape is so well preserved, these seemingly useless Gassho-style houses and longhouses have not been demolished, but remain standing in their original locations.

At this moment, in the brief interval before Fang Xiangshi appeared, Uesugi Tetsu still had the mood to send a slightly troubled telepathic message to Ao and Karuta through his heartstrings.

"Just now...you should have heard what Erchi said..."

No, it's more accurate to say that his entry into Edo Castle at this point in time was precisely to "lay low and avoid trouble."

This is important!
"Settling scores with Fang Xiangshi" was just a side matter.

Uesugi Tetsu sighed helplessly: "Although this was my idea from the very beginning, things are a little different now..."

"After she became a ghost, her knowledge and state of mind were comparable to those of Buddhist masters, and her mind was pure and immaculate."

I had talked to her quite a bit before, and I thought she had changed and no longer cared about such trivial matters that only existed between men and women.

Unexpectedly, Er Chi sank even deeper.

He asked both of them,

"What do you guys think we should do?"

Ao replied calmly, "Lord Uesugi, based on my experience, you should simply agree with Nisaku's idea and use your own strength to subdue him."

From then on, if you say one thing, she will never say another.

He said with absolute certainty,
"Women all admire strength!"

Look, this is typical outdated thinking.

Uesugi Tetsu almost laughed when he heard this.

He paused, then asked, "Qing, do you have any examples?"

"I've seen it many times!"

Qing answered without hesitation.

That ancient, single man who doesn't need to consider the Three-Body Problem, or even the extremely absurd multi-layered chaotic systems of the Four-Body Problem or Five-Body Problem, is truly something to be proud of.

Qing, a renowned swordsman, has remained single for so many years, truly thanks to his formidable strength.

Uesugi Tetsuya could only look to Karuta, who was most likely to give a normal answer.
"Where's Karuto?"

"In my opinion..."

Karudo's tone was tinged with amusement.

She said softly, "Has it been a long time since you've known Erchi's true thoughts? Perhaps you should have a good talk with Erchi about her ideas and yours."

Although saying this makes little difference, it does offer a suggestion for "speaking frankly and openly."

This approach should still be quite effective for Erchi, whose eyesight is currently clear.

"彳庍口巴..."

Uesugi Tetsu's gaze faltered slightly as he placed his hand on the hilt of the Spider Cutter.

He composed himself.
"Let's talk later."

Because the red-faced warrior with slanted eyes, whites of his eyes, and a nonchalant expression had already appeared in Qianjing's field of vision.

As before, Fang Xiangshi hid under the eaves of the thatched house to avoid the drizzling rain, and casually picked up the gourd at his waist and poured the clear liquid into his mouth.

Fang Xiangshi raised his head.

Thus, Uesugi Tetsuya could clearly see the red-faced samurai sneer at the Thousand Eyes in the sky.

It sounded like disdain.

Accompanying that sneer was a silent sword strike that nearly cleaved the crimson giant eye in the sky in two.

A huge crack spread across the Thousand Eyes, causing Uesugi Tetsuya to feel a slight pain.

Fang Xiangshi certainly had the right to scoff and disdain.

—If he only had one thousand-eyed eye, if he were just an ordinary, unremarkable ghost or god.

"pity."

Uesugi Tetsu opened his eyes indifferently.

The next moment, the number of crimson giant eyes in the sky increased tenfold.

Ten perfectly intact thousand-eyed eyes stared coldly at the red-faced warrior who was raising his head.

Fang Xiangshi put down the wine pot in his hand, narrowed his fierce, slanted eyes, and placed his tense arm on the hilt of the katana at his waist.

"What, not drinking anymore?"

Uesugi Tetsu's indifferent voice echoed through the streets, but it did not affect the solemn Fang Xiangshi in the slightest.

Faced with this situation, Uesugi Tetsuya didn't hesitate.

Instead, keep your eyes open!
How could Qianjing only have this many eyes? Did they think he was some underdeveloped "ten-eyed ghost" from some remote corner of the countryside?

If word gets out, people will think that Qianjing can't even open a mere few dozen or a hundred eyes.

In the blink of an eye, a full one hundred Thousand-Eyed Eyes appeared in the sky above Edo Castle.

Throughout Edo Castle, every demon with a shred of intelligence, capable of sensing which was stronger, instinctively looked up at the sky, only to be overwhelmed by fear.

The entire Edo Castle was now clearly visible to Uesugi Tetsuya.

He could see the different movements and expressions of every demon, the viscosity of every drop of mud on the street, and even see through the mansion that had once puzzled him, and see the swordsman who was as old as a withered tree.

The mere presence of a hundred thousand pupils in the sky was enough to make Fang Xiangshi grip the hilt of his sword tightly, unwilling to move even an inch.

Without making a sound, Fang Xiangshi had already prepared to fight to the death.

Uesugi Tetsu casually turned his gaze away, ignoring him for the time being.

"Let's first take the eyes of all the 'eyes' of the 'eyed demons' in Edo Castle..."

According to Uesugi Tetsuya's classification, "gentle spirits" will not be affected by his Thousand Eyes, and the [Kara Umbrella Monk] in the secret realm once belonged to this category.

Unfortunately, there were no such beings in Edo Castle; all that existed were bloodthirsty and brutal demons and monsters that he knew well and who might have even killed him in the past.

Within a minute of Fang Xiangshi's alarm, the eyes of all the demons in Edo Castle vanished simultaneously.

Where there used to be eyes, there are now only a bunch of dark, empty holes.

A series of piercing screams echoed from all directions, only to be easily suppressed by Uesugi Tetsuya's thoughts, allowing the faint sound of rain to once again dominate the high ground.

Smack your lips.

Uesugi Tetsu glanced casually at the constantly popping-up notifications and clicked his tongue.

"With this little bit of [eye], you can't taste anything at all."

Even the Thousand Eyes incarnation did not change in the slightest.

It seems that Chiyo's appetite is much bigger than that of the little Hyakume who was once in the Edo Castle gacha pool.

"I wonder which damned bastard took away so many of the original demons and monsters that lived in Edo Castle."

Uesugi Tetsu sneered: "Dare to touch my demon..."

He made a note of this matter, intending to have Ge Liu investigate it little by little later.

This debt cannot be settled so easily!

After doing all this, Uesugi Tetsuya looked back at Fang Xiangshi, who was gathering his strength.

Feeling that vast, indifferent, and merciless gaze converge upon him once more, Fang Xiangshi, gazing up at the sky, finally opened his mouth and uttered a hoarse sound.
"Your Mightiness……"

"Oh my, that's really rare."

Uesugi Tetsu's tone was tinged with surprise: "Lord Fang Xiang, are you afraid?"

"She seemed completely unconcerned last time."

The red-faced warrior's expression changed slightly.

Uesugi Tetsu chuckled and added, "Do you remember when we last met, I said I would cut off your head within a year?"

As the sound faded, the Thousand Eyes in the sky were rapidly increasing in number—two hundred, three hundred, four hundred…

When a full eight hundred identical, thousand-eyed beaded figures hung above Edo Castle, Uesugi Tetsuya finally answered to himself.

"—Now, I'm here to keep my promise."

Fang Xiangshi opened his mouth, gazing at the endless crimson sky, but said nothing more.

A hint of despair had already crept into the edges of the red-faced warrior's eyes.

But then!
This insignificant despair was consumed by the fury and bloodlust of the fight!

From this fleeting moment—

Fang Xiangshi, draw your sword!

"Wait." Sitting atop the Gassho-zukuri archway at the spawn point, Uesugi Tetsuya, yawning in the light rain, even had the leisure to switch hands while resting his chin on his hand.

"too slow."

At the age of three and a half, Fang Xiangshi's sword strike, as swift as thunder and lightning, was elusive and impossible to track or resist.

Under the watchful eyes of the eight hundred thousand-eyed beings, who were not yet using their full power, the movement had slowed to the point of being almost playful.

The difference between them is so vast that it's no exaggeration to say it's like heaven and earth.

"Die."

Uesugi Tetsuya's lighthearted thoughts drifted away.

Then, a surge of mental energy, capable of distorting light into indescribable shapes, gathered for a moment before silently dissipating.

A gust of wind swept through the rain.

Thus, the last trace of Fang Xiangshi vanished with the wind.

[You have killed the 10,000-Man Killer Fang Xiangshi (4-Star), gaining 32119 Soul Ashes!]

Having prepared hundreds of contingency plans, including the lightning purified by the Wanling Furnace Core, Uesugi Tetsuya was momentarily stunned when he saw the pop-up notification.

Slightly unbelievable.

Fang Xiangshi, is he really dead?

Just like that, he killed her with a single thought, a single burst of mental power, so easily and effortlessly?

There were no arduous bloody battles, nor any scheming and infighting.

He merely sat on a distant thatched roof and, with a single thought, crushed Fang Xiangshi, whom he had once been powerless to resist.

Just like how Fang Xiangshi once casually cut off his own head.

"So this is what it feels like."

Uesugi Tetsu grinned.

—It seems that the combination of the Thousand Eyes Incarnation and the Six-Tailed Fox Incarnation, along with the Six-Tailed Fox Jade Token, the Prajna Mask, and other demonic artifacts, along with the help of the Tribulation Sea Divine Treasury, has caused his strength to increase exponentially.

Before we knew it, we had already crossed the mountain that was once difficult to climb.

"In this state, I might have the strength of 10 Soul Ash level... Fang Xiangshi's strength is probably a bit stronger than when I opened my Hundred Eyes."

Uesugi Tetsu thought, "At least, the demons and gods that can be considered ordinary are no match for me."

Having gained a clearer understanding of his own strength, Uesugi Tetsu then looked at the hints given by the Fangxiang clan—

[You have obtained the Blade of the Square!]

[You have obtained the Nuo Fangxiangshi Mask!]

[You have obtained Fang Xiangshi's Wine Jar (Special Item)!]

[Your demonic spirit, Thousand Eyes, has stolen the pupil of a powerful being and grown slightly.]

Unfortunately, he didn't use Spider Cutter or Kaga Kiyomitsu to kill the Hosōji, nor did he use any skills to gain proficiency.

But who could have imagined that a single thought would turn Fang Xiangshi into ashes...

Uesugi Tetsu shook his head and looked at the weapons and items that Fang Xiangshi had revealed.

Indeed, as a boss-level demon in a region, Fang Xiangshi's loot is quite valuable.

However, for Uesugi Tetsuya now, there is nothing particularly noteworthy to report.

[Square Blade]

【Quality: Super Epic】

【…】

The Kaga Kiyomitsu is already a legendary katana, but the Spider Cutter, another katana, only needs to be unsealed to return to legendary status.

Uesugi Tetsuya reviewed all the effects of the [Square Blade] again and shook his head—from every perspective, he had no use for this precious katana.

Do I have three heads and six arms?

Come to think of it, Ririko is still using standard-issue swords, so this knife is fine for her to use.

This can be considered as making the best use of resources.

【Nuo·Fangxiangshi Mask】

[Quality: Super Epic--]

[Effect: Wearing this Nuo opera mask will provide the user with the power of the Fangxiangshi based on their physical condition.]

At the same time, when this Nuo mask is applied, one's spirit will gradually be eroded by it.

[Am I... a shaman performing exorcisms, or a ghost being exorcised?]

"Nuoxi?"

Unlike Uesugi Tetsu and Nanjo Manami's original guess that it was a "Noh play", the origin of this Fangxiangshi mask is actually the more ancient "Nuoxi".

In a sense, this mask can "invite the gods to possess you" and also strengthen your will.

He can use it himself; after all, the Red Prajna Mask only needs to be hung on his waist.

However, more often than not, Chisa uses it as a tool for daily training.

Finally, there was the ordinary wine flask that Fang Xiangshi always wore at his waist.

Fang Xiangshi's Wine Jar (Special Item)

[Quality: None]

[Effect: Unknown.]

[The wine jug that Fang Xiangshi never parted with day and night might have a miraculous effect in the eyes of certain beings.]

"Special plot item, huh...?"

Uesugi Tetsuya looked at the effect marked "Unknown" and tossed it into his storage backpack.

He didn't want to create unnecessary trouble because of some pointless curiosity, especially since he had personally witnessed Fang Xiangshi drinking from this gourd countless times.

"Fang Xiangshi exploded more than 30,000 soul ash in total."

However, compared to [Disgrace of the Gods and Demons - Manager], Fang Xiangshi is definitely more than three times stronger, at least eight or nine times stronger.

As for himself, crushing such a Fang Xiangshi would be an easy task.

"Qianjing..."

Uesugi Tetsu sighed with delight, letting the Thousand Eyes in the sky expand its vision to devour the eyes of the demons within its range.

Unfortunately, the mortal realm is truly vast, and the number of living beings is truly scarce.

Many areas in the world are so desolate that they have no development value whatsoever, and it seems that the area around Edo Castle belongs to this category.

"It's almost time to end."

After eating a few more snacks, Uesugi Tetsuya withdrew all his gaze.

He calculated that quite some time had passed, and then crossed the Sea of ​​Depths again.

Returning to the present world.

……

On the rooftop.

Uesugi Tetsu turned around and met that calm gaze.

Er Chi was still looking in this direction.

Or rather, she's still watching him.

Time seemed to stand still.

The shifting light and shadow told Uesugi Tetsuya that time in the present world had not stopped because he entered the mortal world.

The calm look in Erchi's eyes now was completely different from his previous relentless pestering...

Uesugi Tetsuya felt a chill run down his spine, unsure of how to respond.

Just then, the doorbell rang downstairs.

Naturally, Uesugi Tetsu stood up and said,
"I'll open the door."

Uesugi Tetsuya arrived on the first floor in the blink of an eye and opened the door.

At the doorway stood a deliveryman, his face shrouded in the shadow of his hat, holding a small package in both hands. He handed the package over.

"Please sign for it."

Uesugi Tetsuya glanced at the characters on the surface of the delivery box, raised an eyebrow,
"Includes an invitation; handle valuables with care... What the heck?"

However, Uesugi Tetsu didn't think much of it. These days, the Special Affairs Department sends small gifts every few days to his residence, and he's almost gotten used to it.

"Thank you for your hard work."

After saying something to the deliveryman, Uesugi Tetsuya signed for the package and took it.

Just then, the phone on his waist rang.

It's Nanjo Manami.

With one hand holding the package and the other clicking the call button, Uesugi Tetsuya heard a familiar voice coming from the speaker.
"Uesugi-kun, if someone sends an invitation..."

Nanjo Manami's voice was quite serious.
"Remember, do not sign for it."

(End of this chapter)