I became the Lord of the Eternal World in Tokyo.

He drew this thing from the gacha pool and held it in his hand, so why did it initially display a completely unfamiliar name?

Are they from the Kujo family?

Many names flashed through Uesugi Tetsu's mind in an instant... But as one of the ancient Onmyoji families that strongly rejects "heretical practices," how could they be related to this strange black book?

He took out his phone, but instead of calling Nanjo Aimi's number as usual, he knew she must be very busy now that she had just gone to Hokkaido.

So Uesugi Tetsu dialed Tamamo's number and asked her to look up the name.

Without a word, Tamamo readily agreed, adding that she hadn't done anything productive in so long that her body was a bit rusty.

Uesugi Tetsu glanced at the time, stood up from the bedside, and waved to the two little ones whispering beside him.

"Erchi, Xiaojia, it's time to go."

It's time to go to the Yuan family's place.

The destination of this trip to the Yuan family is unknown, but it is probably hidden deep in the mountains and forests. We will have to take a special car from the Special Affairs Bureau, and it will probably take a lot of time on the way.

It wouldn't be good to keep them waiting any longer.

Uesugi Tetsuya hung Kaga Kiyomitsu on his waist and led the bouncy, two-foot-tall man out the door.

He planned to summon the wax figure and the skeleton after he returned—if he went to the Yuan family, who knew what trouble those two might cause along the way.

The less trouble, the better.

With his All-Seeing Eye, Uesugi Tetsuya easily found Ririko sitting by the window of a room, meditating instead of sleeping.

After leaving the young master outside the door, Uesugi Tetsuya entered the room.

On the other side of the room, Shizuma Mafuyu and Kitano Runa, who had just finished playing, were fast asleep, completely unaware that someone else had entered the room.

Riri opened her eyes, her gaze as calm as autumn water.

"I'm going to the Yuan family's place. You can use this first."

Uesugi Tetsu didn't say much, and directly took out the [Gengoro's Sword] from his backpack.

This thing isn't of much use to him now, since he's already beaten the young Izumi.

It would be better to hand it over to Ririko and let her study and exchange swordsmanship with Kamiizumi inside. Who knows, she might give me a big surprise when I come back.

Leaning close to her ear, Uesugi Tetsuya whispered to Ririko how to use the device, adding that he could give Chisa some pointers with Izumi inside when they had time.

"it is good."

Ririko didn't say much either, and accepted the thing that looked like a small kendo pendant.

Just as Uesugi Tetsuya got up to leave, Ririko's voice entered his ears, sending shivers down his spine.

"Bon Voyage."

In the darkness, Uesugi Tetsu nodded.

After he stepped out the door, he dialed the number given to him by the Special Affairs Department and led the two-foot-tall man to a dark, heavily armored bulletproof car downstairs.

The driver in the car remained silent, not saying or asking a single question.

Uesugi Tetsuya was happy to have some free time. He leaned back in the back seat and glanced at the two-foot-tall man who couldn't wait to take out his phone and play with it, as well as the eager little Jia who leaned over.

He sighed silently.

The harm that electronic products pose to children is immeasurable...

Before closing his eyes, Uesugi Tetsu instructed Erchiro with his heartstrings that he was going to "sleep" and that he should be woken up if anything happened.

The young man, whose mind was completely on his phone, replied with three "yes"s, then stole a glance at Uesugi Tetsuya before his body began to wriggle slightly closer.

Without giving it any further thought, Uesugi Tetsu entered the walking gathering.

……

For some reason, after a soft water pressure, Uesugi Tetsu opened his eyes at the empty walking gathering.

This time, Mokujin did not come over to sit by the shrine to greet him.

Uesugi Tetsu blinked and looked down, only to find that Mokuzu was indeed sitting in the very center of the square, fiddling with the controller, without even moving his buttocks.

The only change was that there were more torn-open bags of potato chips and empty bottles of soda next to her.

It has changed a lot, a lot.

Uesugi Tetsu's lips twitched.

Upon closer inspection, it was discovered that the screen still displayed the game "Snake," only now it had transformed into a super invincible giant dragon.

The enormous snake found it incredibly difficult to turn and move through every crevice, causing Huo Jin to lean forward slightly, beads of sweat appearing on his pale forehead.

Let's not bother her for now...

Uesugi Tetsu sat down silently, took out the black book from his storage backpack, and opened it without restraint.

The dozens or even hundreds of "don't" words that were originally there immediately disappeared, replaced by a line of large, blood-red characters with a strong sense of sarcasm.

[Uesugi Tetsuya, it seems you already know that was a foolish and wrong choice...]

But the line of blood-red text suddenly stopped before it could fully appear, as abruptly as a computer crashing.

After a while, a line of tiny, ant-like blood-red characters appeared below.

【Uesugi Tetsu...you...】

The blood-written words were crooked and trembling, with the characters even scattered in disarray.

Where did you lead me?!

Chapter 323 The Black Book That Follows My Heart, Calamity and [Tetris], Get Off the Bus, and Then Complete the Embracing the Elixir

Seeing the chaotic scene and the blood-red words that were glaring at his eyes, Uesugi Tetsu frowned and, without hesitation, slapped the yellowed pages of the book.

"Stop making noise! ​​What's all the noise about!"

He held the black leather book and whispered to the engrossed Mokujin.

"Can't you see that the other person is at a crucial moment in the game?"

Snapped.

The black-skinned man slammed the book shut almost instantly, pretending he hadn't seen anything.

But the next moment, Uesugi Tetsuya, with a smile on his lips, reached in again and forcefully opened the tightly closed cover.

Before Uesugi Tetsuya could speak, he saw grotesque and terrifying blood-red words frantically appearing on the first sheet of paper—

Run! Run! Run!

【Uesugi Tetsuya, are you crazy?! That's "Calamity" sitting there! By the time "Calamity" realizes what's happening, it'll be too late!】

【You and I, everyone's doomed!】

The black-skinned man book, at great risk, squeezed out the word "calamity." It stared intently at Uesugi Tetsu, who was holding it still and seemed to understand something.

So it quickly continued to squeeze out words in blood.

Do you understand? If you do, then get out of this awful place right now...

Unexpectedly, Uesugi Tetsuya suddenly smiled and said with a relaxed expression, "Hehe, who's going to play along with you?"

He smiled and leaned down, saying softly, "Little Black, you didn't think I was joking with you before, did you?"

"—What do you think my relationship with her is?"

For a time, no more blood-red words flowed across the black-skinned man's book.

Uesugi Tetsu silently walked behind Mokuzu with one hand in his pocket and the other holding it.

Along the way, the black-skinned man's book slowly and silently closed itself.

The blood-written words on the paper had all disappeared. Not only did no new blood-written words appear, but the entire book remained motionless, and even the original human skin texture was gradually disappearing.

It's like being dead.

Uesugi Tetsu remained silent, simply watching as Mokuzu played Snake with complete concentration.

Half an hour later, with no other options left, Mokujin stared at the "Game Over" message on the screen and slowly let out a sigh of relief.

Just as she was about to click the "try again" button, she suddenly heard a clapping sound behind her.

Uesugi Tetsu's praise came over.

"Lord Mokujin has reached such a high level of skill in just two days. He's really amazing."

Huo Jin opened his mouth, but didn't know how to reply.

I was so engrossed that I didn't realize I had entered a gathering.

some……

Lost my composure.

A subtle silence spread, making the black-skinned book lying on the ground seem even more lifeless.

After a while, Mokuzu composed himself and asked calmly, "Has it been a week since Uesugi Gyoro left?"

"No, it's still early." Uesugi Tetsu shook his head. "I was on a long trip to the Minamoto family when I ran into some trouble along the way."

Facing the expressionless yet seemingly somewhat disappointed Mokujin, Uesugi Tetsu smiled slightly.

"Next time I come, I will prepare more snacks, drinks and games for you, Lord Mokujin."

Whether it was a misperception or not, Uesugi Tetsu noticed a fleeting hint of surprise in Mokuzu's eyes after he finished speaking.

"it is good."

Huo Jin nodded calmly, then continued to stare at him.

So Uesugi Tetsu sat down on the ground as well, and picked up the black leather book that he had casually tossed aside earlier: "I came this time because there is something I want to show you, Lord Mokuzu."

Huo Jin silently shifted his gaze.

The black-skinned book trembled almost imperceptibly in his hand.

Uesugi Tetsu couldn't help but smile slightly, unable to suppress it.

He handed over the book, "The Black Man": "This is it."

Huo Jin took it, looked at it, touched it, and flipped through it.

The black-skinned man-shaped book remained motionless, looking no different from any ordinary, cheap notebook.

After repeating it several times, Mokujin asked with some curiosity, "Is there anything special about this book? It seems quite ordinary inside and out..."

For Huojin, most things are naturally "ordinary".

So Uesugi Tetsu nodded: "On the pages of this book, bloody words will appear to predict some future events. When I first got it..."

He recounted in detail everything that had happened since he obtained the Black Man's Book, including everything except for the panel and such.

Huo Jin didn't say a word and listened quietly to the whole thing.

She nodded silently, looking at the black notebook in her hand.

Huo Jin's expression remained unchanged, but the atmosphere at the gathering suddenly shifted.

It became...thick as blood.

"You threatened him?"

A cold, emotionless tone came from Huojin's mouth.

"And, it's a prophecy that he's dead?"

The black-skinned man remained motionless, still feigning death.

Huo Jin stared at it for a moment, then calmly nodded: "In that case, there is no need for it to exist."

As soon as he finished speaking, the black-skinned book was instantly blown open by a sudden gust of wind, flipping to the middle, revealing countless panicked words written in blood.

I'm so sorry, so sorry, so sorry, so sorry...

I was wrong, I was wrong, I was wrong, I was wrong, I was wrong...

Just by looking at them, you can feel the overwhelming fear and helplessness conveyed in those blood-written words.

Huo Jin remained silent, her small hand, more flawless than white jade, hovering in the air, seemingly poised to fall at any moment.