I'm a demon in Tokyo!

Chapter 435 Disguised as a Worldly Guide NPC - Xiang Liu! Let's be clear, you can call me, Ten Thousand Eyes!
I almost let my guard down.

Upon hearing the word "everyone," Uesugi Tetsuya immediately uttered some unintelligible words, obscuring the two sentences he had just spoken.

Because the clouds and mist alone couldn't compare to it, it suddenly expanded a little.

No, no, that shouldn't be.

—When did those vertical pupils appear?!
—How come I didn't feel anything at all?!
In a brief moment of stunned silence, Yunwu was unable to discern the two sentences from the vast sea of ​​indistinct murmurs; he simply felt instinctively terrified under the gaze of the golden-red vertical pupils.

Then he retreated to the entrance to the real world, staring intently at the single eye that Uesugi Tetsu had revealed.

"What is this?!"

Yunwu's thoughts suddenly shifted.

After he realized that Uesugi Tetsuya's pupils were not moving or doing anything to him, the fear in his heart gradually subsided.

Instead, there was vigilance and scrutiny after sensing a powerful aura.

The clouds were silent for a moment, then emitted a hoarse sound.

"You... Your Excellency, who are you? Why are you here?"

His vertical pupils stared fixedly at the clouds and mist, offering no reply.

The atmosphere gradually became tense.

In reality, it was the time it took for Uesugi Tetsu to accumulate layers of curse.

"If this guy is the one who is right, he's really pathetic how weak he is," Uesugi Tetsu thought. "My initial estimate is that he can't even beat two hundred of my pupils."

It's important to understand that the relationship between the increase in the power of "Ten Thousand Eyes·Candle Shadow" and the number of its pupils is not linear.

With roughly one or two hundred more pupils, Uesugi Tetsu could easily defeat his previous self.

"I don't know if it's a small fry sent out to scout ahead, or a real big shot disguised as a small fry."

Uesugi Tetsu glanced at the clouds and mist: "Besides, this guy doesn't have eyes. Let's wait until the curse stacks up enough before killing him in one go."

While waiting, Uesugi Tetsuya suddenly had a flash of inspiration.

—Could I disguise myself as "the first guiding NPC encountered by those who have fallen from the real world into the mortal world"?
This type of NPC is quite common in large-scale RPGs, and they appear every time the map changes to help the protagonist familiarize themselves with the new map.

Do it when you think of it.

As if finally realizing something, Uesugi Tetsu controlled his golden-red vertical pupils to contract slightly, then slowly spoke in a clear yet weathered voice.

"I am...Xiang Liu."

Uesugi Tetsu recalled for a moment the way Lord Mokuzu had spoken, and said in a tone as if he had phlegm stuck in his throat: "What you see before you is nothing more than one of my mere pupils."

As soon as he finished speaking, a second golden-red vertical pupil suddenly appeared, causing the clouds and mist to retreat slightly.

What followed was a black dragon head and body hastily sculpted by Uesugi Tetsuya using ever-changing black slime.

—Although he had never seen a real dragon, he did not just make something up based on assumptions, but rather created it by referring to the stereotypical image of dragons in mythological texts.

As for the real "Xiangliu", it doesn't actually look like this at all... This is Yin Yang Zhu's fantasy black box, so isn't it normal for some appearances to be different from reality?

One by one, majestic, golden-red vertical pupils, brimming with divinity, lit up, illuminating the heavens and the earth; all nine black dragon heads drooped, gazing indifferently at the ethereal, formless clouds.

Before the clouds and mist, the Nine Prime Ministers' Willows, towering thousands of meters high, stood tall and imposing, exuding a solemn and aloof aura.

—As for why Uesugi Tetsu doesn't say that he is "Zhuyin" who is superior in both rank and intimidation, it's because Zhuyin only has two pupils, and the number of layers of curses he accumulates is too slow.

Sometimes a slight difference can determine victory or defeat, let alone a curse layer of nine times.

"Are you the 'right ones' who have fallen from this world?"

A creature that only appears in mythology asked the clouds indifferently, "Answer me, you ethereal and formless demon."

After Uesugi Tetsu revealed his "true form of Xiangliu," Yunwu, who felt the pressure increase exponentially, was stunned for a while before realizing that he had encountered an NPC with a question mark above his head.

So that's how it is; the feeling of being spied on comes from this willow tree.

Yunwu lowered his guard slightly, and greed rose in his heart: "Lord Xiangliu, you are right, I am the one who fell from the mortal world!"

He deliberately avoided saying "we" in order to see if he could get some benefits from "Xiang Liu".

The result, of course, was no.

Uesugi Tetsuya couldn't possibly offer any benefits—even if he offered a giant eyeball, would Yunwu dare to accept it?
Upon hearing this, Prime Minister Liu spoke in a chilling tone.

"You should have quite a few companions."

"Call them out!"

Uesugi Tetsu said coldly, "I have something to announce to you about the affairs of the mortal world."

"Please wait a moment, sir!"

These words fit the character's persona, were reasonable, and exposed Yunwu's ulterior motives, so he naturally didn't have time to think of anything more.

Instead, he immediately burrowed back into the ruins of the present world and informed the cautious crowd of what he had seen and heard outside, thus slightly easing their vigilance.

Before long, Uesugi Tetsu met the correct Central Africans who filed out one after another.

As expected, the clouds and mist belonged to the weakest category among them.

"As for the others, they are barely manageable, but if they join forces, it will be really difficult to deal with them."

Uesugi Tetsu thought to himself, "Even if all the curses are stacked, it's the same."

These are the "right ones" who fought their way out of the relatively small, bloody world, not some Tom, Dick, or Harry that can be easily crushed.

Huh?
That was... Kujou Oboroya?
Uesugi Tetsuya was somewhat surprised when an unexpected acquaintance appeared before him in an unexpected way.

But what happened next was even more surprising.

Because Uesugi Tetsuya can see...

Finally, among the many correct ones, the two-foot-tall man with a calm face like a lake appeared, along with Ririko, who was standing to the side but whose presence was frighteningly low!
—Both of them actually fought their way out of the real world!
—And they were standing so close?!

Uesugi Tetsu originally thought that these two guys would fight to the death as soon as they met, and that it would be a good ending if they didn't die together.

With a slight shift in his pupils, Uesugi Tetsu then noticed someone being protected behind the two of them...

Are there any experts?

Hmm, this face looks familiar.

Isn't that...

Ye Chun?!

So many years have passed, but her appearance hasn't changed at all!
Now, Uesugi Tetsuya was truly shocked: "Isn't Ye Chun clearly in the Mortal World? How could he appear in Onmyo-suke's black box?"

It can only be said that Uesugi Tetsuya knew nothing about the true power of money.

"So it was Ye Chun who stopped them. She's a good girl..."

Uesugi Tetsu thought to himself with a strange feeling, "But even if the real world is not big, it's too much of a coincidence that the three of them could meet together."

At this moment, a correct being, who is not human, suddenly spoke.
"Mr. Tokugawa, aren't you going to show yourself?"

Within Uesugi Tetsu's field of vision, Tokugawa Ryuji, whom he had not previously noticed, slowly appeared in the "air".

The latter looked displeased and glanced at the one who had spoken.

“Nine all-seeing eyes failed to detect Tokugawa Ryuji.” Uesugi Tetsu’s gaze swept over him seemingly indifferently. “Moreover, in my current perception, he poses no threat whatsoever.”

Without a word, Uesugi Tetsuya had already labeled Ririko's older brother as the "strongest".

With so many correct individuals appearing, Uesugi Tetsuya naturally wouldn't act rashly.

He was waiting for the curse layers to reach.

"Is this all the number of people...?"

After giving a perfunctory sigh, Uesugi Tetsu began to recount the common sense that occurs in the ordinary world.

"..."

“Now, the Deep Sea has been tainted by an unspeakable power, surging in from the west and engulfing everything in the world,” Uesugi Tetsu said. “You can feel the pollution of the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, which is one of the signs.”

All nine dragon heads looked towards the other side.

"From then on, the only way to survive was to flee to the far east."

After rambling on about these common-sense facts, Uesugi Tetsuya turned his gaze away from the crowd and said, "In that case, my mission is complete."

He dragged his enormous body slowly toward the ruins of the present world.

"If any of you do not believe me, that is fine. You may go to the forbidden land in the west to see for yourselves. I will not stop you."

"Just remember... don't die carelessly."

The dragon's head uttered cold words: "It's not easy for the world to cultivate a few like you."

"Alright, now you may leave."

Uesugi Tetsu sat down cross-legged and said lazily, "My clone will travel with you to the Far East, while my main body will stay here to absorb unprecedented spiritual energy."

Upon hearing what the "guiding NPC Xiangliu" had said, Tokugawa Ryuji vanished without a word, disappearing without a trace.

Did he sense it?

Uesugi Tetsuya wasn't sure either, but it would be best if Tokugawa Ryuji could leave.

This isn't reality, and he doesn't want to risk his life against such a super genius for no reason.

"Hahaha! Thank you for your words, Lord Xiangliu! I have learned a great deal!"

The giant laughed and strode westward: "But what to do next, we'll have to see for ourselves before making a decision!"

Amidst the laughter, the giant's figure slowly disappeared.

"Another one left."

Of the remaining correct respondents, someone spoke up.

After waiting a while and finding that no one was leaving immediately, one of the correct people raised a question: "Isn't this world a bit too desolate?"

Even if a living being dies from a fall from the earth, shouldn't there be some corpses around?

Another person murmured, "After we arrived in the mortal world, we saw nothing but this 'Xiang Liu.' Are we really going to believe Xiang Liu's one-sided story and then flee eastward in a panic?"

"Although this willow doesn't look quite like a typical willow, it didn't stop us, and it has no reason or cause to lie to us."

"I also think it's a bit strange."

Lilizi used her inner energy to transmit her voice to Erchi and Ye Chun: "In my perception, this so-called 'Xiangliu' does not seem to be a divine beast, and it doesn't even have the 'god' part of the fierce gods."

She frowned slightly.
"On the contrary, he's like a complete and utter demon."

—Ririko, who was trained by the same master, naturally couldn't see through Sugichi's disguise.

The latter's Spirit Nourishing Technique, Jade Heart Manual, had already been mastered to perfection and could not be improved further, let alone now that only a negligible portion of its power had been revealed.

"Maybe."

Er Chi smiled inexplicably, looking at the golden-red vertical pupils that happened to meet her gaze.

That cold, indifferent gaze... she was all too familiar with it.

Aside from the difference in pressure, size, and color, is there any difference between it and Lord Che's Hundred Eyes and Thousand Eyes?
Ye Chun was also somewhat puzzled.

Because the way the giant snake spoke, the transitions between words, and the intonation were all very, very similar to Uesugi-kun's.

—Wearing headphones 24/7, with Uesugi Tetsu's words playing on repeat, Ye Chun can be concluded that it is 99% the same person.

But it doesn't look like it at all.

Therefore, I have doubts.

"Could it be that Uesugi-kun chose to become non-human and then grew to this state?"

Ye Chun blinked: "He seems pretty handsome too..."

Meanwhile, the remaining correct respondents continued their rapid discussion.

"—So, no one else has left alone anymore?"

As soon as these words were spoken, Kujou Oboroya, who had been silent, disappeared from the spot and headed east.

"So."

The non-human corrector, who resembled a pangolin, didn't say much: "Let's stick together and follow this NPC."

Upon seeing that three of the twelve people were his own, Uesugi Tetsu naturally readily agreed.

He created a "clone" with 1,800 eyes and signaled everyone to follow.

The following period was uneventful.

Nanjo Manami remained asleep, while Uesugi Tetsu absorbed a massive amount of spiritual energy, slowly layering it onto the nine correct individuals.

If it's too fast, there's a higher chance of being discovered.

As for the original effect of Thousand Eyes' "curse will immediately erupt when the number of curse layers reaches 1000", he was able to easily suppress it as he was slowly approaching Ten Thousand Eyes·Candle Shadow.

……

"Your clone now has a thousand eyes. Come here."

As Uesugi Tetsu glided across the desolate land, he thought, "Perfect timing. The number of curses I have here has also accumulated to the point where I can no longer suppress them."

If we can control these nine correct individuals in a short time, it will be equivalent to gaining control of half of the remaining power in the present world.

Even so, Uesugi Tetsuya still did not communicate directly with the three women.

After countless days and nights, the clone, which had transformed into a black cloud, finally approached.

"That is……"

The clouds, which were also floating in the air, were the first to ask a question.

"That is my clone."

A simple sentence instantly dispelled the doubts of those who were right.

Only Ririko wanted to get up and speak.

Snapped.

Erchi immediately covered her mouth with his small hand and smiled as he made a "shh" gesture.

Ririko frowned.
"Er Chi, what do you mean?"

"Great Demon King, so you can be this stupid after all..."

Erchi tapped Ririko's lips with his fingertip, while covering his stomach with his other hand, laughing so hard he was bent over: "You, the one involved, are too confused."

As soon as she finished speaking, the enormous "Xiangliu" came to a stop in place.

Then, he looked at those who were right and were casting their gazes at him.

Golden-red vertical pupils emerged from the pitch-black surface, then extended to the earth and the sky.

Literally, it means to cover the sky and block out the sun.

"—Gentlemen, I forgot to mention this all along."

The nine-headed dragon grinned, revealing a sinister smile, and said with great pleasure,

“I am neither Xiang Liu nor an NPC who will guide you.”

Thousands of golden-red vertical pupils turned together, silently watching the crowd: "I am merely the right one of the ordinary world."

You can call me...

"—【Ten Thousand Eyes】."

(End of this chapter)