Tokyo: The Player Behind the Scenes

After he finished speaking, he pressed the button again, and the monitor returned to normal.

“Well then, Ms. Muramasa, on behalf of the Extraordinary Countermeasures Department, I extend to you an invitation for cooperation—cooperation on an equal footing.”

Muramasa Taki found that she hadn't done anything, yet things were going the way she wanted.

As expected, she revealed it too obviously, or perhaps this person wanted to use this method to give her more negotiating power with the Japanese government and allow her to have a chance to waver.

"I will consider it, but I hope to make a decision after the demon sword incident has subsided."

"No problem, I respect citizens' freedom of choice the most. Everyone has the right to choose freely."

Leon smiled again, didn't linger, got up, opened the door, and left.

"You can send the materials in now, but the limit is ten kilograms."

Superalloys aren't heavy, but ten kilograms doesn't seem like much.

Inside the room, the materials were piled up in a corner. Taki squatted down and slowly stroked them.

Very strong.

This was the most responsive piece of metal she had touched that day.

However, one can sense from its sharpness that it leans more towards defense than offense.

So, let's start trying it.

Takii plans to use these materials to forge a long sword and a set of light armor.

She moved the materials to the bed, sat cross-legged on the bed, and placed her hands on the metal as if she were rubbing it.

I kept kneading like that until evening.

Slowly, a sword embryo appeared in her hand.

"call."

She lost count of how many times she had wiped her sweat.

So tired. I don't know if it's because she's not skilled enough or because she's too much of a perfectionist, but she hasn't finished making a single knife in half a day, let alone armor.

"You mean she spent the whole day hand-crafting metal materials and then turned a 20-centimeter rectangular superalloy into this...extended cucumber?"

The Minister of Defense, who arrived after hearing the inquiry, was dumbfounded.

The person in charge of observing Muramasa Taki nodded blankly.

"Can you find out what the other person's extraordinary ability is?"

"Minister Leon inquired and said that the other party's emotions were temporarily unstable, and suggested that a good relationship be cultivated first."

Are her family members in our hands?

"Currently under our surveillance and protection."

"Send two more security teams, and be extremely careful not to let the US military take them away."

"Yes."

The Minister of Defense sighed. He knew Leon must have some ulterior motives, after all, he was someone directly appointed by Amy.

But what can they do? They have no right to refuse.

The fact that Amy was able to grant Leon Japanese citizenship was already a great favor; if she were to take advantage of that favor, she would only end up being shot seven times in the back and committing suicide.

The only thing we can do right now is to try our best to prevent the other party from poaching our partners.

This is the most promising superhuman he could find right now, and he doesn't want to give up this great opportunity, even though he doesn't even know what the other party's abilities are yet.

As midnight approached, Takii's knife wasn't quite finished, but it was almost there. She didn't continue, but instead prepared to go to sleep and work on achieving the perfect ending.

In comparison, this is more important.

Upon entering the game, you are immediately placed before the battle with Hattori Masahiro.

For her first life, she planned to test the feasibility of her idea.

When the two clashed, Takii initially launched a fierce attack, leaving Hattori Masashi exhausted. Then, he pretended to be running out of steam, allowing Hattori Masashi to switch the offensive and defensive positions.

Half of her attention was focused on Tokugawa on the stage, but she didn't dare look directly at him and could only observe him out of the corner of her eye.

"it is good!"

Tokugawa Ieyasu gave the samurai more space, wanting to properly appreciate Hattori's counterattack.

It's now!

Suddenly, Taki abandoned his defense and stabbed Hattori with his sword.

But the knife was very easy to dodge. Hattori dodged it with a slight sidestep and was about to use the opportunity to counterattack when he saw the knife in Taki's hand fly like a dart straight toward Tokugawa Ieyasu on the stage.

The knife tip didn't pierce the air, but rather his life.

Clang!

When the sword was only a dozen centimeters away from Tokugawa, a nearby samurai drew his weapon in time and slashed it down, knocking it to the ground.

Tokugawa was terrified and was surrounded by the samurai who had recovered.

Taki used his neck to slash Hattori's knife.

She figured it out.

He opened his eyes again, back to the moment before the fight.

This time, she fought even more fiercely, trading blows with Hattori, and was slightly at a disadvantage.

Before long, she was covered in blood and wounds, and she couldn't heal herself with her magical exorcism abilities. Each time, she was in grave danger under Hattori's blade.

Even the usually composed Tokugawa was getting anxious watching from above.

Hattori, do you even know how to use a knife?! How come you're always just a little bit off? Do you think this is an exhibition match?

Seeing Taki's miserable state, the samurai beside Tokugawa relaxed their guard slightly.

This is the time!

The samurai's hand left the hilt of his sword!

The long sword, gleaming with white light, arrived in an instant, piercing Tokugawa's throat before his eyes could even widen.

The Myoho Muramasa cannot be released, but it doesn't say that the Myoho Exorcism cannot be released!

"Crack."

Tokugawa opened his mouth in disbelief, only to belatedly feel a sharp pain in his neck.

He hasn't accomplished his great task yet.

Tokugawa's blood flowed down the blade and onto the inscription, and the white light on it silently dissipated.

"My lord! My lord!"

"Hurry up and save the master!"

The scene descended into chaos.

Hattori's knife had already pierced Taki's heart, but his attention was no longer on her. Instead, he looked back at the scene on the stage, feeling cold all over, as if the sky were collapsing on him.

Muramasa Taki saw Hosei sighing, but he didn't know for whom he was sighing.

She had done her best, arriving here without killing anyone; it was impossible for her to kill Tokugawa and escape unscathed.

Whether she wins or loses, her life is going to be lost here, so dying together with her is the best outcome she can achieve.

You have successfully completed the ending - "White Rainbow Piercing the Sun".

[Ending Review: A perfect ending. From as far back as I can remember, my father forbade me to touch this knife, but now, it's all I have left. Thankfully, it didn't disappoint me, and I didn't disappoint him either.]

[Perfect Ending Reward: Guardian Jade (stores life force, heals oneself, provides emergency protection, cannot be transferred)]

Chapter 160: Bloodstained Blades

"Captain, we have just received news that the Japan Coast Guard has prohibited us from entering Tokyo Bay."

"You only started talking now that we're here? We were contacting the docks just a moment ago and nothing was wrong!"

"Uh, they claimed it was a surprise military exercise."

The captain could vaguely see a naval fleet maintaining its formation on the distant sea, heading towards the depths of Tokyo Bay.

The captain, unwilling to comply, had no choice but to order the ships to stop and wait for passage.

“In the past two days, the Demon Sword Monk has killed many more people outside. Even if Muramasa Takii can sense it in time, we cannot send people to arrive immediately.”

"What if, I mean, what if the Demon Sword Monk isn't in a hurry to get rid of Muramasa Takii, but instead continues his killing spree in Tokyo?"

"We weren't 100% sure we'd lure the Demon Sword Monk here, but we absolutely cannot let our guard down or miss any opportunity. As long as such a monster exists, it's a threat to the entire world."

Yokota Command Center.

Today, high-ranking officials from the U.S. military and the Self-Defense Forces have gathered here, along with the Extraordinary Measures Division, which serves as an important supporting force.

The most nervous people here are the Self-Defense Forces, not only because the incident happened on home soil, but also because the contents of the contract between the Muramasa family and the demon sword have begun to spread.

If the demon sword controls Muramasa, then killing 100 million people will not be enough to satisfy him.

Is this some kind of nationwide survey?!

Their entire population is only around that number.

If Muramasa were to die, the demon sword would become even more unrestrained, killing as many people as it wanted, and no one would be able to sense where it appeared. It might even cut Japanese earthworms in half vertically.

Therefore, they had no choice but to kill the demon sword!

Otherwise, they would be the first to die!

The fleet sailed to the sea area near the Sea Forest Park, and a helicopter lifted a small container-like house and flew it to an open space.

At this moment, the place looked as if it had been armed to the teeth.

The drone mothership and mechanical wolf dens were positioned in suitable locations, close-in weapon systems were heavily guarded, and humanoid robots patrolled with weapons.

There were only two Tarot special forces squads among the few survivors.

Missile destroyers and frigates are also patrolling the nearby waters, and several nearby air force bases are ready to take off at any time.

No one knew whether the Demon Sword Monk would come, given that this was clearly a trap to lure them into.

That probably depends on how much Muramasa Takii means to the other party.

Time passed second by second, and Takii continued to rub her knife inside the house, completely absorbed in it.

Finally, around noon, I managed to finish making the knife.

The long sword is simple and unadorned, without any superfluous decorations. It is made of a single piece of super alloy, and the inscription "Muramasa" is still present on the hilt.

She named the knife "Demon Cutter," a name derived from the demonic sword.

It is hoped that the Muramasa family's centuries-long entanglement with the demon sword can be completely severed by this demon slayer.

Holding the Demon Slayer in his hand, he felt no stiffness whatsoever, and countless sword techniques appeared before his eyes, which he could use at will.

The demon sword hadn't appeared yet, but she wasn't in a hurry. In the past few days, apart from awakening its autonomous action ability at the main temple, the demon sword had only appeared at night.

She suspected that at other times she wasn't unable to sense the demon sword, but rather that the demon sword itself couldn't come out.

The authorities have anticipated this, so the waiting time will be one day and one night, until traces of the demon sword appear in other places, at which point adjustments will be made.

At the same time, the surrounding area was closely monitored and crowds were controlled.

Since the demon sword cannot kill Muramasa Takii personally, it is most likely that it will launch an attack by creating sword slaves. Therefore, they set up a dense defensive line on the bridge.

Taki kept recalling the demon sword's methods from the game, making sure he hadn't missed anything.

In the agonizing wait, as dusk fell, the sun sank to the other side, and the indigo scattering of the sky was slowly replaced by the city lights.

"It's coming."

In the silence, Taki suddenly spoke up.

Instantly, the Yokota Command Center was activated, and all personnel immediately went into a state of high alert. A large number of drones were deployed, and missiles were ready to be launched at any moment.

"Where is the specific location?"

Taki opened the door and looked out at the night sky.