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Chapter 125: Shikigami: Samurai Slashing Pills, Middle State of Mind: Mirror (9k, monthly ticket requested!)
There is actually one.

Uesugi Tetsu lowered the Kaga Kiyomizu in his hand and tapped the rough ground with the tip of the knife, feeling a little surprised.

I didn’t expect that the three-star slashing force is not the limit of the slashing trial, and there are even higher-level rewards. It seems particularly generous.

Feeling Uesugi Che's indifferent gaze, the clerk in a long robe shuddered twice, quickly apologized to him, and then said, "Please wait a moment."

Then he pushed open the door and ran quickly into the yard at the back, as if he was looking for someone to get a more advanced Zhan Ce Wan.

The clerk even fell hard on the ground before entering the door, but no one among so many people present had the heart to laugh at him.

Everyone's eyes were focused on the young man who was dressed in ordinary cloth and wore a lifelike white Prajna mask on his face.

——Of course, there are people who prefer Kaga Kiyomitsu standing on the ground more than Uesugi Tetsu, but they are only a very small minority after all.

"This is... true genius."

This thought came to the minds of everyone present at the same time.

They all studied breathing techniques and practiced swordsmanship, horsemanship, and archery all day long. Almost all of them could strike out with a force of more than 500 kan, and they were the reserve forces of the samurai.

So naturally, he understood what the sword meant better than ordinary people who knew nothing about it.

Some of them have even slain demons on their own, and with their full strength, they can even shatter ordinary red and black zhance pills. They are far more powerful than ordinary warriors...

But the limit of what they had seen and cut was the blue Ashigaru Zancemaru just now.

——It is said that those who can kill the ashigaru Zansamaru are at least warriors who can fight against more than a hundred ashigaru.

Above this Ashigaru Zansemaru is the [Samurai Zansemaru] which can only be used by some generals, swordsmen, or peerless geniuses far away in Heian-kyo.

As the name suggests, anyone who can cut it must be a strong man who can fight against more than a hundred warriors.

In other words, the boy of the same age named "Uesugi Tetsu" was able to kill everyone present by himself.

The sounds of swallowing saliva could be heard one after another. Some of the young men who had previously slandered and looked down on Uesugi Tetsu had even secretly retreated to the edge of the crowd, preparing to escape as quickly as possible.

In this pre-revolutionary era, it was not common for powerful warriors to kill people in the streets, but it did happen.

Not to mention that Uesugi Tetsu is a genius with great prospects, and every company wants to win him over, so killing those guys who like to gossip behind people's backs in the street is really not a big deal.

——But Uesugi Tetsu didn’t have such an idea.

He just felt that the clerk took too long to get a Zhan Ce Wan. It was only two steps away, so why would it take him a minute or two?
Just when Uesugi Che was so bored that he started yawning, the clerk finally came out carefully holding a finely crafted brocade bag.

When the clerk saw Uesugi Tetsu's appearance, he bent down repeatedly, his tone full of apology: "Uesugi-kun, I've been waiting for you for a long time!"

Uesugi Che's eyes lit up as he felt an extraordinary fluctuation of spiritual power from the cloth bag in the clerk's hand.

Since the packaging bag alone looks so impressive, the thing inside must be able to bring him a surprise.

The clerk bit his finger hard and dripped blood onto the center of the intricate Yin-Yang spell on the bag, muttering, "Sir Samurai, come out!"

Huhu——!
A hurricane blew up dust and sand, obscuring the vision of everyone around.

When they opened their eyes again, they saw the tall and mighty black Zancemaru standing in the center of the small square.

Uesugi Tetsu also looked at Zancemaru, who was completely black, with his eyes closed and an expression very serious, as if he were a real samurai wearing armor.

The logo that popped up above its head gave Uesugi Che a slight startle.

——[Samurai Slashing Sword (Four Stars)].

I didn't expect that Zhan Ce Maru actually fell into the category of ghosts and monsters, and the level of a mere Zhan Ce Maru actually reached four stars, which is equivalent to the ghost and god level.

"Since Ashigaru Zancemaru's strength is roughly at the bottom of the three-star level, then is the Samurai Zancemaru before me the equivalent of a four-star demon standing before me, ready for me to chop him down?"

Uesugi Che stroked the hilt of the sword, hung the White Prajna mask back on his waist, and without any hesitation, transformed into the four-tailed fox incarnation.

then,

Angry eyes, start!
The next moment, the four-tailed fox, with a scarlet tail tip and swollen and knotted muscles all over its body, slowly opened its brutal and bloodshot eyes.

Uesugi Tetsu exhaled a hot stream as surging as an ocean current, causing the clerk closest to him to let out a strange "ah" cry, fall to the ground with a thud, and quickly crawl backwards.

He just quietly felt the surging strength and spiritual power in his body, then looked at the samurai Zhan Cemaru in front of him and grinned with joy.

——It’s rare to be able to swing a knife at a ghost-like figure and still survive.

Uesugi Che glanced at the unprecedentedly luxurious attribute panel——

【Uesugi Tetsu (Four-tailed Fox Incarnation)】

【Physique: 104】

[Will: 44]

【Charm: 0】

[Spiritual Skills: 122]

What does 122 spiritual attributes mean?
Uesugi Che actually didn't know either. He just felt that the spiritual power in his body was inexhaustible. Now even if he casually threw a small fireball, it should be able to cause the same destructive power as a grenade.

"It would have been better if I had practiced the Five Thunder Techniques Qi Combination to the proficient level before."

He sighed - in that case, most of these 122 spiritual attributes should be able to be integrated into the power of his slashing attack, and it would not be impossible to even destroy the warrior Zhan Ce Wan with one blow.

But now, the improvement brought by spiritual attributes is not as great as the data on paper shows.

It's a bit of a pity.

"But I do have an idea."

Uesugi Tetsu moved his muscles and bones, which had suddenly become so strong that he was somewhat unaccustomed to them, with great movements, and kept making sharp explosions in mid-air.

The people around him subconsciously moved away from him, fearing that they would be killed by the aftermath of his next strike.

——It turns out that this guy named Uesugi Tetsu didn’t even show half of his strength just now.

——Are we really the same age as him?
"Well……"

Samurai Zhan Cemaru felt a gaze that was powerful and sharp enough, so he slowly opened his serious eyes.

It immediately set its sights on Uesugi Tetsu, who was twisting his neck, and asked in a hoarse and deep voice,

"Whoever kills me, please state your name."

Uesugi Tetsu raised his eyebrows oddly.

It's just a matter of swinging the sword to see the cutting power, why is it so childish?

But since this kind-hearted Zhan Cewan, who has reached the four-star level, is willing to ask, it doesn't hurt to say a little more.

"Uesugi Tetsu."

The four-tailed fox, whose body was as if cast from fine steel, spoke.

"Uesugi Tetsu, I'll remember that."

The warrior Zancemaru, who looked like a Daruma egg, stared at him closely and shouted, "Come on then! Let me see how strong the youngsters are today!"

As the warrior Zhan Cemaru's roar passed by, everyone present felt a subtle surge of blood.

Uesugi Tetsu felt it most clearly.

He looked at the newly appeared "War Will" buff and smiled helplessly.
"It will be embarrassing when I chop you into pieces later."

"No need, Uesugi-kun." The samurai Zancemaru stood as steady as a rock, his voice flat, "You are not qualified to kill me."

Ha, is that so?

I can rest assured that.

"Then I'm going to get on."

Because his physical strength increased, the amount of corona energy was consumed at a rapid rate. Uesugi Che adjusted his breathing and assumed a three-step starting stance.

The vast corona energy was quickly consumed like a reservoir with the floodgates opened, just to increase that last bit of strength.

A long yet short minute passed, and Uesugi Che finally opened his tightly closed mouth and shouted suddenly.

Coronal Breathing Method: Form 5!

The scorching air currents, centered on Uesugi Che, raged in all directions like a sudden hurricane.

At the same time, he instantly opened a folding fan with an ancient shape, causing a terrifying purple-blue lightning that was enough to cover the entire Samurai Zhan Ce Maru to fall on the path that Kaga Kiyomitsu had to pass.

Uesugi Che half opened his eyes and felt that the whole world had stopped. Only he and Kaga Kiyomitsu were still moving at a snail's pace in this stagnant world.

In the instant when the falling thunder had not yet dissipated, Kaga Kiyomitsu's sword pierced through the terrifying thunder.

With the rough application of the Five Thunder Method: Qi Combination, Uesugi Tetsu absorbed a trace of the power of heavenly thunder and perfectly attached it to the tip of the knife.

——The three-stage thrust has been a well-known move since ancient times for its difficult technique of three consecutive thrusts, one feint, two harassment, and three one-hit kill.

But three thrusts means three attacks, not just one in the slash test.

What Uesugi Tetsu has to do now is to use his extraordinary physical strength to simultaneously thrust out these three thrusts and make them land at the same point.

Three into one.

In the silent and stagnant world, Uesugi Tetsu felt as if he had merged with Kaga Kiyomitsu, and the sword blade had become an extension of his own limbs.

He could clearly feel the tearing and destruction of the texture in his flesh.

Then, at the moment when he himself had not yet reacted, he swung the sword on impulse.

Natural rational flow three-stage breakthrough!

pat.

Uesugi Tetsu gently withdrew Kaga Kiyomizu from the chest of the samurai Zancemaru, and then half-knelt on the ground with his sword, his whole body limp.

Everyone around, including the clerks, had their eyes wide open. They had just been attracted by the lightning that suddenly fell beside Uesugi Tetsu, so they had not yet reacted to what had happened.

Only the warrior Zhan Cemaru trembled slightly, and after a second, he leaned back with a "bang", and bounced back after hitting the ground. Then he shouted angrily with full energy,
"Slashing power, thirty-eight thousand eight hundred and eighty-eight kan—that's right!!!"

silence.

The square, where hundreds of people were standing, was completely silent, all staring at Uesugi Che who was half-kneeling on the ground.

Their expressions were either blank or shocked, but without exception, they were unable to utter a single word.

Only the voice of the samurai Zancemaru echoed.

In the crowd, a young man with a wooden sword on his waist, who looked so handsome that he even looked like a girl, was also staring at the figure in the square, with a strange light flashing in his eyes.

"In the future, I want to be like him..."

——Uesugi Tetsu finally couldn’t hold on any longer, and pushed Kaga Kiyomitsu aside, kneeling weakly on the cracked gravel ground.

With trembling hands, he sheathed the motionless Kaga Kiyomitsu, exhaled, and looked up.

Uesugi Tetsu smiled at the majestic samurai Zhan Cemaru and said, "Hey, it seems I'm still a long way to go."

"Please do not underestimate yourself, Uesugi-kun." The samurai Zancemaru gazed at him calmly, speaking seriously, "With this sword alone, you are definitely ranked in the top fifty among the young generation in the country."

First fifty.

Surprisingly, only the top 50?

Uesugi Che slightly widened his eyes, and after sensing the low concentration of spiritual energy around him, he couldn't help but reveal a brilliant smile.
"—That's really, really great."

As the feeling of powerlessness in the body continued to spread, the people and scenery around him quickly began to blur, including the samurai Zhanzemaru who was close at hand. Everything in the late shogunate period was quickly fading away.

After a while.

Woohoo——

The shrill, sharp sound of the horn pulled Uesugi Tetsu back into the cheap van that was shaking and bumping.

"Sister Nanjo..."

He covered his temple, which was slightly painful, and sighed, "It's fine if you don't want to replace the car, but why are you so reluctant to even repair or replace a part?"

"I think this kind of whistle sound can make others know what you are doing better."

Nanjo Aimi replied, tearing open the plastic wrapper of another lollipop and handing the strawberry-flavored lollipop to Uesugi Tetsu: "Here, there's one last one, do you want one?"

"How can I not eat it if you've already torn it apart..."

Uesugi Tetsu put the lollipop into his mouth and was about to breathe a sigh of relief to check the current time and the reward for the slashing trial when he met the strange look from Nanjo Aimi.

"What's wrong?" he asked.

Nanjo Aimi narrowed her eyes, got up from her seat and came closer: "Uesugi-kun, can you achieve a breakthrough while sleeping?"

After hearing this, Uesugi Tetsu suddenly realized that the world in his eyes seemed to have changed a little.

It became clearer, more organized, and at the same time... quieter.

He turned his head to look at the two Shikigami, Nyuu in the trunk and Hiyabo curled up in her arms, and found that he seemed to be able to predict their "next" actions based on what he saw.

It seems that there has indeed been a breakthrough.

Uesugi Che took two deep breaths, gradually freeing himself from the feeling of weakness and endless fatigue.

He withdrew his gaze from the two shikigami huddled in the corner, and after a brief analysis, he found the hint he was looking for.

[Your willpower attribute has exceeded 20 points! ]

[Your state of mind has reached the middle level: like a mirror!]

No wonder Nanjo-san said she had made a breakthrough. It turned out that her state of mind suddenly rose from the initial stage, calm as water, to the middle stage.

As for why the will attribute was improved, it was of course because of the reward from the slashing trial just now.

And based on my current feeling, this attribute reward should be quite a lot.

Uesugi Che continued to look down.

[Because your state of mind has reached the middle stage, like a mirror, your will attribute +5!]

【You have acquired a new state: Clear Mirror Still Water. 】

[Clear Mirror Still Water: You will be able to quickly discard distracting thoughts and focus on yourself. Your resistance to all mental illusions will increase, and you will be able to "pre-read" the actions of others.]

[——A clear mirror reflects one's true heart, and still water reflects the sky.]

[Middle Section: The Unity of Man and Sword (Like a mirror, refined a hundred times, returning to oneness).]

Current state of mind: Intermediate, like a mirror

[Note: Raise the Willpower attribute to 50 points to reach the middle stage of Hundred Refinements.]

Pre-reading.

Uesugi Tetsu blinked twice and found that he could still "predict" the "subsequent actions" of Nyu and Hiyabo.

So this is what is called pre-reading... It basically means judging other people's future behavior patterns and what they will do based on their current actions.

He turned around again and looked at Shizuma Manatsu and Nanjo Aimi who were sitting in front of him.

Among them, the prediction time for Shizuma Manatsu is the longest. Uesugi Tetsu can even see what she will do in the next five or six seconds.

However, when the ability to predict the future is applied to Nanjo Aimi, it seems to be completely ineffective.

What is the reason?
Nanjo Aimi curled her lips slightly: "You can't see it, right?"

Uesugi Tetsu nodded honestly.

Nanjo Aimi pulled out the grape-flavored lollipop from her mouth, bringing out a hint of crystal. She shook the lollipop, and then made it disappear without a warning in front of Uesugi Tetsu.
"It's simple, because the 'clear mirror' in your heart can't reflect me."

Nanjo Aimi didn't know when she put the lollipop into her mouth again: "People cannot understand things beyond their own cognition, Uesugi-kun, this is how I am in your eyes now."

Uesugi Che understood.

——To put it simply, Nanjo-san is now so much stronger than me, which means that there are infinite futures that can be predicted, which naturally means that it is impossible to predict them.

"But Uesugi-kun, you're really perverted." Nanjo Aimi glanced at him after crushing a small piece of the lollipop with her canine teeth. "You can achieve a breakthrough in your state of mind while sleeping or driving. If this gets out, no one will believe it."

"A fluke, a fluke."

Uesugi Tetsu said very modestly.

He is actually just an ordinary person, who just happens to have a little cheat.

Seeing that Nanjo Aimi turned around without further investigation, Uesugi Tetsu summoned Nishaku-sama and asked her to communicate with the big and small people behind.

Nunu blinked. "Huh? Erchi, why is your head so pointed and glowing?" Hiyoribo walked around and said, "You don't even have an LED light on the back."

The two-foot-old man put his hands on his hips and explained to them how he had obtained a position and became a "Buddhist Bodhisattva".

At present, "Nishaku-sama" has become extremely powerful and omnipotent, saving Uesugi Toru from danger several times.

Seeing this, Uesugi Tetsu did not stop it - if he could help Nishaku-sama develop a relationship with those two, then sacrificing his own image would not be a big deal.

He came back to his senses and looked at the pile of prompts still hanging in the air—

[Because your slashing force has reached 500 guan, meeting the minimum standard for the "Samurai Assessment", you will receive the basic reward for the special trial.]

[You killed "Zhan Ce Wan" with a strike force of 3000 kan! Your reward has been moderately increased!]

You slew Ashigaru Zansemaru with a strike force of 5000 kan! Your reward has been moderately increased!

You've struck the Samurai Slashing Maru, with a final strike of 38000 kan! This surpasses the threshold for a "famous sword," and your reward has been significantly increased!

[Calculating your final reward...]

【Calculation completed! 】

[Your willpower attribute +10! ]

[Your reputation in the Edo period +1000! ]

[Current popularity: widely known.]

【You have gained the recognition of the "Unknown Swordsman."】

[You obtained Shikigami: Samurai Zansamaru (1-star) x ]

There are four rewards in total.

Except for not understanding the function of "Era Reputation in the Edo Region during the Tokugawa shogunate period", Uesugi Tetsu was satisfied with the other three rewards.

It can even be said that I am very satisfied!
First of all, the substantial increase of 10 points in willpower attribute allowed his state of mind to directly break through to the middle stage - like a mirror, and he also gained an ability that was very useful in actual combat - "pre-reading".

After the breakthrough, the will attribute increased by 5 points, and now it has surpassed the spiritual attribute and become the second of his four attributes.

Without wearing any equipment, Uesugi Tetsu's attribute values have become——

【Physique: 32】

[Will: 31]

【Charm: 9】

[Spiritual Skills: 24]

The improvement of willpower attributes is not as obvious as that of physique and spiritual skills.

But the constant perception of the surroundings from the five senses and the increasingly clear and quick thinking made Uesugi Che understand that this improvement was absolutely real.

As for the specific improvements, you will understand after fighting with Lilizi later.

Next up is "The Unknown Swordsman's Recognition."

Although Uesugi Tetsu didn't quite understand why he was recognized by an unknown swordsman far away in Edo Castle just because he cut down Zansemaru in the trial, it was a good thing anyway.

Since the prompt popped up, it means that if I go to find the nameless swordsman with the broken walking token, I will no longer be turned away.

It just so happens that after returning, I can go to Edo Castle first to complete the task of upgrading my walking identity, and then ask the Divine Fortune Stick if I can participate in the walking rally.

After arranging the subsequent plans, Uesugi Che looked at the last reward, and his eyes twitched slightly.

——Samurai Kills the Cerebral Abyss.

It was really generous of him to directly reward himself with a four-star Shikigami, but where should he put such a big guy?

The Zhan Ce Wan cannot be carried around with you, and it doesn't seem to be able to move easily on its own... Didn't you see that the clerk before took the Zhan Ce Wan out of a brocade bag engraved with Yin-Yang magic?

Uesugi Tetsu shook his head and decided to first look at the attribute panel of the samurai Zhan Cemaru, whom he had not defeated.

【Samurai Slash Maru】

[Quality: Rare]

[Level: Four Star]

[Level Cap: Four Stars]

[Talents: Good at contracts, size transformation, prediction, dedicated cultivation, house protection]

The level is still four stars.

However, the "four stars" of Zhan Ce Maru is somewhat exaggerated - because this probably only means that it can withstand attacks with a maximum strength of four stars.

[Adept at Contracts: Samurai Zan Ce Wan's contracts are extremely easy and have no requirements for the contractor.]

[Size Change: Samurai Slashing Pill can change its size by 1 to 10 times according to the wishes of the contractor.]

Uesugi Tetsu nodded repeatedly after watching this.

These two talents are pretty good, and the Onmyoji who designed them is quite knowledgeable.

[Zhan Ce: Regardless of the method used to attack the Samurai Zhan Ce Wan, it will accurately report the attacker's strength. Attack power limit: 100,000 kan.]

[Note: The Samurai Slashing Pill will explode if it receives an attack that exceeds its upper limit. Please pay attention to safety.]

"One hundred thousand strings of cash?"

Uesugi Tetsu stared at the number for a while and remembered that the number he had chopped out with all his strength was 38888 kan.

"It's still a long way from the ghost level."

Uesugi Tetsu let out a sigh. No wonder his pre-reading couldn't see through Nanjo Aimi at all - ordinary ghost-level people were probably no different from clay dolls in front of Nanjo sister.

[Dedicated Training: When training beside Samurai Zancemaru, the training speed increases.]

[Home Guardian: Samurai Zancewan is born with a "samurai spirit" that can scare away villains, drive away evil spirits, and protect the home.]

In general, Samurai Zansamaru is still a very good auxiliary Shikigami.

——Put it in that house, and every time you think of a new trick, chop it with a knife. It won't cry out in pain, but will accurately report the amount of damage your trick has caused.

Moreover, the size can be changed, which is more convenient as it does not take up space.

And beyond this, there is another tip.

[Your skill, Natural Rational Flow proficiency +300! ]

This is the improvement in proficiency achieved by Uesugi Tetsu after he forcibly combined the three attacks of Sandantu into one.

Although he is no longer able to use this move with his current physical strength, the muscle memory and feeling of swinging the sword at that time have been firmly engraved deep in Uesugi Tetsu's memory.

He nodded with satisfaction. Although the fishing competition had suddenly turned into a slashing trial, the overall harvest was actually much greater.

Especially the recognition from the nameless swordsman - Uesugi Tetsu originally thought that his identity promotion task would be stuck, but he unexpectedly made a breakthrough here.

Leaning back on the cheap chair, Uesugi Tetsu casually slid the panel and took inventory of the various props he currently owned.

"Damn, I almost forgot to promote Bai Prajna."

He frowned and rubbed his temples. He was about to continue promoting Bai Prajna in the hotel when he was interrupted by a knock on the door.

This interruption caused him to lose more than two days.

I was busy taking care of Goto Yoko and the masters of Honganji that day. After the fight, I went straight to sleep without thinking too much.

If it weren't for the rare free time to check the panel, Uesugi Che estimated that he would have to lose a few more days.

That guy named Xi Ryota...it was such an easy death for him.

With the resentful desire to dig up Ryota Nishiyama's Void Grave, Uesugi Tetsu used his mind to click "Promotion" on the White Prajna card.

In the blink of an eye, 4 portions of soul-resting incense ash (medium) and 1 portion of soul-resting incense ash (small) were consumed.

For Bai Prajna to be promoted from two stars to two and a half stars, it only consumes 250 points of soul-soothing incense ash value, which only increases by 100 points, much less than doubling the original value.

["White Prajna (Adult)" Upgrading: 0% (20 days remaining)]

The promotion time was only increased by five days, which is unprecedentedly conscientious.

Uesugi Tetsu originally thought that these two would become "300 points" and "30 days" respectively.

But he didn't feel happy too soon.

As the saying goes, the gifts given by fate all come with a price tag.

Uesugi Che always felt that what he saved now would be paid back double later. He felt a similar evil feeling when he drew the first card pool.

Speaking of the card pool...

【Soul Ash: 2080】

There is still a lot of soul ash, enough to support another ten consecutive draws.

However, the card drawing animation is a bit noisy, so in order to avoid accidents, I'd better wait until I separate from Nanjo-san before drawing.

Uesugi Che glanced at the remaining promotion time of the four-tailed fox again. Well, there were still about five days.

It was enough to be completed before the real sword test.

……

"Sister Nanjo, what are you doing here? Do you want to send my kidney to the underworld?"

Uesugi Tetsu looked out from the frosted car window and saw that the surrounding buildings were getting lower and lower, and the vehicles and pedestrians were becoming gradually sparse.

This area extends from the center of Arakawa Ward to the suburbs.

Nanjo Aimi's voice came faintly from the front: "If you don't want to go to the new house and instead want to go to the Special Affairs Office and sleep on the floor with us, Manatsu won't mind."

New home?

Uesugi Che was shocked. Wasn’t this matter just mentioned not long ago? How come it has been fixed now?
What kind of outrageous speed is this?

"No, I have an objection." He immediately raised his hand. "I think it's better to go and see what it's like to stay there."

Shizuma Manatsu didn't say anything about the bickering and continued driving the van at a leisurely pace - she had bickered with Ririko and Runa-chan many times before, and no one would take it seriously as they were just laughing and joking.

Soon, the van drove into a villa area that looked very new.

Uesugi Tetsu looked at the villas on both sides and the gardens within the fences that were at least equivalent to 200 square meters of shared space, and couldn't help but open his mouth and say, "Is this where I want to live?"

"Do not."

Nanjo Ai pointed to the villa at the edge of the villa complex, which was also the largest and tallest. "That's your new home."

Before he even walked in or got out of the car, Shangshan Che felt that the concentration of spiritual energy around him had increased slightly.

"Damn, how much will it improve once we actually walk in..."

Uesugi Che smacked his lips slightly, narrowed his eyes, and seemed to see the invisible barrier covering the villa.

In addition to the spirit-gathering barrier, is there also an exorcism barrier?

The van stopped at the door of the villa.

So Uesugi Tetsu turned around, brought over Erchisama who was "strictly selecting" with Ru Nu and the others, pointed at the gate and asked,

"Mister Erchi, how do you feel?"

"Master Che, what are you doing..."

Erchisama immediately turned his phone screen downwards and was about to protest, but when he saw the entrance to the villa, he immediately shrank back and whispered, "If it's not Master Che's Shikigami, it seems he will die."

The lethality of the barrier is between one and a half stars and two stars.

Uesugi Tetsu patted the girl on the head and pushed her back: "Say hello to your friends, we are leaving."

After saying this, Uesugi Tetsu pondered with some confusion - Nishaku-sama is obviously much older than me, so why do I feel like the boy's mother?

"po."

Erchisama nodded, said goodbye to the two of them with a smile, and then came over with a clatter, looking up expectantly like a child: "Master Che, can you buy me a cell phone later?"

Uesugi Tetsu: “…”

He didn't even need to think to know what Erchisama would do after getting the phone.

but……

"I'll buy it for you, I'll buy it for you."

In order to successfully help Nishaku-sama make friends and relieve his own pressure, Uesugi Tetsu agreed to Nishaku-sama's request.

"Great!"

The girl in the white hat raised her hands and cheered, then picked up Hiyabo who was flying towards her.

Uesugi Tetsu took the opportunity to check her promotion progress. Well, it has reached 28%. It seems that the abbot of Honganji is still very concerned about the tablet of Nishaku-sama.

After getting out of the van, Uesugi Tetsu heard the sound of the window being rolled down, and then the voice of Shizuma Manatsu was heard.
"If nothing unexpected happens, Ririkko should have moved in... She should be training inside now. Uesugi-kun, just knock on the door. Nanjo Daizu and I will be leaving first."

"OK OK."

Uesugi Tetsu nodded. In order to prevent Nishaku-sama from quarreling with Ririko again, he let the now very happy Ririko return to the Ksitigarbha statue first, and then watched the van slowly leave.

But before he could knock on the iron gate outside, he saw a familiar figure pushing open the door and walking out.

"Kitano-san?" Uesugi Tetsu looked at Kitano Runa, who had trotted over to open the iron gate after seeing him, and smiled. "Long time no see."

"haven't seen you for a long time?"

Kitano Runa blinked in confusion. It’s just a day or two, has it been that long?

But she immediately put this trivial problem behind her, raised her chin, pointed at herself and said,

"Hehe, but these past two days, thanks to Lilizi's advice, I've already mastered the 'Basic Spirit Absorption Method' and can now absorb spiritual energy even faster!"

Uesugi Tetsu felt it briefly and found that the spiritual power in Kitano Runa's body had increased at least four times since the last time they met.

She had only just started practicing, so this was indeed an extremely fast rate of progress.

"But the 'Basic Spirit Absorption Method' is also really difficult."

Kitano Runa stuck out her tongue and made a bitter face: "I feel like this is even harder than the last question of the derivative problem."

No, it’s not that difficult at all.

Uesugi Che felt that the basic spirit gathering method and the multiplication table were of similar difficulty, and any ordinary person with normal intelligence could learn them.

"Ah! I almost forgot this is your house, Uesugi-kun!"

Kitano Runa, who was blocking the door, lowered her head very embarrassedly and moved aside: "Please come in, please come in. Today I came to see Lilizi because I really couldn't understand the soul-gathering method. I apologize for disturbing you."

Uesugi Tetsu waved his hand: "It's a small matter... But is it okay for you to go out alone, Kitano-san?"

"So I'm still standing inside the barrier." Kitano Runa sighed.

She pointed at a black car approaching from the road in the distance. "Now that I've discovered I'm truly a troublemaker, I'm definitely not going to cause any trouble for anyone—that's why I've been sent a special car from the Special Affairs Office to pick me up."

"But this is not a misuse of public resources."

Kitano Runa coughed twice: "This is just an S-level privilege, um, a privilege."

Seeing the black luxury car approaching, Uesugi Che waved at her.

"Then Kitano-san, I wish you a safe journey."

Kitano Runa blinked, then glanced at the villa before suddenly revealing a sweet smile. She whispered, "Ririkko is still on the first floor... Uesugi-kun, you should be able to open the door with facial recognition, so please be careful not to knock."

Kitano Runa got into the car after saying something that was somewhat unclear.

Uesugi Che rubbed his fingers. Facial recognition?

Let's try it first. He hasn't tried what it feels like to open the door with this high technology.

Uesugi Che held his breath, walked silently to the door of the villa, raised his head and aimed it at the pinhole camera at the door.

pat.

With a gentle sound, the door opened.

(End of this chapter)