I'm a demon in Tokyo!

Chapter 131: The Desperate Truth, the Tunnel to the Ordinary World (4.6k)

boom.

Bang bang bang.

There was no roaring or unnecessary movement.

The only sound that could be heard was the sound of something heavy falling on top of the thick carriage.

Uesugi Che looked up and met the eyes of those yellow-turbaned warriors who were as big and strong as mountains of muscles, wearing heavy black armor and with bright yellow cloth tied around their foreheads that were almost dyed blood-red.

The end of the bright yellow cloth rustled in the whistling wind.

The faces of the Yellow Turban warriors were as angular as stone sculptures, and their expressions were solemn, neither sad nor happy. Only their pairs of black and white eyes revealed a strong sense of indifference and murderousness.

Some strong men hold heavy black iron pestles that are several feet long, some strong men wear dark golden chains with Taoist mantras on the links around their waists... Without exception, each strong man has distinct characteristics and unique skills.

A total of twelve burly Yellow Turban warriors stood on the roof of the carriage. The strong evil aura emanating from them was enough to burn the evil spirits that climbed out of the window to ashes.

Uesugi Tetsu looked above their heads with a hint of joy on his face.

——[Yellow Turban Warrior Projection (three stars)].

Twelve identical prompts pop up, giving people a strong sense of security.

Uesugi Tetsu exhaled lightly and said to them, "Completely overturn or smash the train beneath your feet. In any case, do not allow it to continue running."

The next moment, led by the Yellow Turban warrior holding the heavy black iron pestle, the twelve people knelt on one knee in front of Uesugi Tetsu in silence and spoke in unison.
"I will obey your order."

shhhhhh!
Immediately, six Yellow Turban warriors turned into golden light and landed swiftly and lightly beside Uesugi Che - they turned into little men the size of a palm, without slowing down the speed of the car at all.

Uesugi Tetsu looked at the solemn golden figures lined up in a row on the roof of the SUV, and wondered if the Yellow Turban warriors had determined that only six people would be enough to destroy the train.

Is this a bit too arrogant?

And the next moment, the remaining six Yellow Turban warriors made their actions clear to Uesugi Tetsu.

——Their actions were not arrogant at all!

——Rather, this is the result of considering this old train full of weak demons as a powerful enemy among strong enemies.

"big big big……"

A deep voice came from the mouth of the Yellow Turban strongman in the front. In just a blink of an eye, the Yellow Turban strongman, who was originally only about two meters tall, swelled up into a little giant with a height of four or five meters!
The Law of Heaven and Earth·Youth Edition!
He reached the front of the train in one swift step.

Then, it fell down with a loud bang!
The muscles, like cast iron and stone, bulged out and showed signs of tearing a moment before the huge impact of the train. The feet of the Yellow Turban strongman also quickly disappeared due to the friction with the ground.

But he seemed to have no sense of pain at all, and just relied on his own flesh and blood to slow down the speed of the train.

At the same time, the five Yellow Turban warriors who were originally standing on the top of the train showed their magical powers, and the train was left behind by the SUV of Uesugi Tetsu and his group in a short moment.

——In this way, they can use their means to overturn the train.

"big big big……"

"Down! Down! Down!"

The Yellow Turban strongmen roared, raised their hands, and pushed down the huge iron beast with their bodies.

In a short while, the old train that was so narrow and long that seemed to have no end was overturned by the Yellow Turban strongman who was not afraid of death.

Flames and explosions shot up into the sky, and countless demons poured out, spreading like a tide, and were then easily burned to ashes by the Yellow Turban warriors.

However, all of this quickly disappeared from Uesugi Tetsu's sight, and the scenery behind him turned into an overlapping scene like the colors of an abstract painting.

Uesugi Tetsu came back to his senses and looked at the remaining six Yellow Turban warriors standing silently on the roof of the car. He smiled sincerely and said, "I'm leaving my safety on the rest of the journey in your hands."

The figure-sized warriors responded in unison, "As you command."

Uesugi Tetsu nodded at them and quickly sat back in the passenger seat.

"well done."

He reached out and grasped the steering wheel, then said to Ye Chun, who was sitting in the driver's seat, his whole body stiff but still holding the steering wheel tightly and stepping on the accelerator.
"It's okay now, let me do it."

Upon hearing this, Ye Chun instantly collapsed.

After letting Erchi-sama drag Ye Chun, who couldn't move at all by himself, to the back, Uesugi Che sat back in the driver's seat and poured a drop of awakening mist into his mouth.

Thanks to the presence of the remaining six Yellow Turban warriors on the roof, the rest of the journey could not be said to be smooth sailing, but it could be said to be safe and secure.

Whenever they encountered a sudden appearance of demons or strange scenes, a Yellow Turban warrior would stand up, jump off the car and easily tear it into pieces.

Thanks to this, within this hour, Uesugi Che almost fully recovered the physical strength, spiritual power and internal energy that he had previously consumed.

Ye Chun also gradually came out of his previous state of being terrified and unable to speak.

She sat back in the passenger seat and said that if something like that happened again she would still be able to hold the steering wheel tightly!
Then, the girl, who was looking forward to leaving Rugetsu Station, talked to Uesugi Tetsu about her parents, family and some interesting things during her school days.

"But I've been missing for over a month without a word, and I don't know how worried my family must be... Anyway, I'm glad I met Uesugi-kun!"

"Otherwise, I might be trapped in Kisaragi Station and never be able to get out!"

Uesugi Tetsu just listened but didn't respond much.

Because he knew that Ye Chun had been in Ruyue Station for more than a month or a few days.

But a full twenty years.

Twenty years have passed, perhaps everything Ye Chun said has disappeared, or has become completely unrecognizable to her.

Uesugi Che remembered that the second main mission was called "Rescue Ye Chun".

But is this kind of salvation really still salvation?
"—Uesugi-kun! Look, that looks like the exit of the tunnel!"

The girl's cheerful voice brought Uesugi Tetsu back from his thoughts.

He looked forward, and in addition to the white light that was completely different from the surrounding "scenery" and the star points, he also saw a blood-red mark.

——[Grudge Collection (Three Stars)].

The last thing blocking the tunnel exit was a three-star demon.

The water at Ruyue Station in Zhang Erxing's map is so deep.

but……

Uesugi Che only felt a bang on the roof of the car, and the figure of the last yellow turban warrior shot out like thunder.

"——Demon! Be destroyed!"

In mid-air, the Yellow Turban Warrior grew from the size of a figurine to several times larger than an SUV.

Holding a heavy black iron pestle, he rushed towards the collective body of resentment that was covered in blood and resentment and looked like a translucent plastic bag.

In just three or two hits, the collective of resentment, whose strength was also not to be underestimated, was smashed away heavily.

The two fought each other in the surging bizarre scene and soon disappeared.

Ye Chun, who was staring at the exit in the distance, didn't even notice this scene. The girl held her breath, hoping to see the familiar hustle and bustle of traffic or the warm sunshine outside the tunnel.

Finally, after driving along the long road, the SUV rushed out of the tunnel.

A blinding white light flashed and then slowly faded away.

[Side Quest 1 - The Tunnel to the Immortal World Completed!]

You can choose to claim the rewards for this side quest immediately! You can also wait to claim the accumulated rewards after completing multiple quests!

Uesugi Tetsu chose the cumulative reward without changing his expression, and then narrowed his eyes slightly.

The smile on Ye Chun's face froze.

She stared blankly at the scenery before her, which seemed no different from before she entered the tunnel, looking at the railroad tracks, the mountains and forests, and the silver moon hanging in the sky.

This...isn't it still Ruzuki Station?

Ye Chun murmured blankly,
"Why, exactly the same?"

"No, it's different." Uesugi Che said calmly: "If it were the same, then the scenery here wouldn't be exactly the same as the previous 'entrance'."

"We have left that world through the tunnel, there is no doubt about that."

Uesugi Tetsu stepped on the accelerator and drove towards the station according to the route he remembered.
"I'm afraid this place and the previous Ruyue Station are just mirror images of each other, and this is the real Ruyue Station in the ordinary world."

As for why the Ruyue Station in front of him is the one located in the ordinary world... it is naturally because Uesugi Tetsu had witnessed the "restart" after Ye Chun's death.

Uesugi Tetsu doesn't believe that the existence of the two-star map of Ruzuki Station can really make time in the ordinary world flow backwards.

And if the Ruyue Station where he had been staying before did not exist in the ordinary world, but was just a small world that depended on the real Ruyue Station, then the strange restart phenomenon that occurred after Ye Chun's death could be understood.

—After discovering that an important character in the game has died, it’s normal for the game administrator to adjust the timeline slightly after the “player” leaves.

This is probably why the restart will not happen until Uesugi Tetsu leaves.

"Intertwined? In the eternal world?"

Ye Chun didn't understand the meaning of these words.

The girl simply suppressed her smile and pursed her lips as she looked out the window at the scenery that hadn't changed from when she came in. "Can I really go back..."

"OK."

Uesugi Tetsu stared straight ahead, and only his voice could be heard: "Because I promised you."

So Ye Chun's panicked and helpless heart calmed down.

Not long after, Uesugi Tetsu drove his SUV to the platform with the sign "Kusuki Station" and also saw the convenience store.

Uesugi Che opened the car door and jumped out, walked onto the platform and looked up.

Well, no shrine was found.

It seems that this is indeed the Rugetsu Station located in the eternal world.

So the way to take Ye Chun away is to wait for the arrival of the train that he took when doing the area unlocking task, and then get on with her and then get off at the station in the real world?
Uesugi Tetsu was thinking, but he found that the atmosphere around him was slightly wrong.

He looked around silently, and finally his eyes fell on the plaque with the words "Ruyue Station" and the platform under his feet.

Is this platform... moving?

Uesugi Che stared at the platform under his feet for a long time, and after a while, a label popped up in front of him.

——[Kura Station (three stars)].

Without any hesitation, Uesugi Tetsu drew out Kaga Kiyomitsu.

The realm of sorrow of separation spread, and the pale color dripped onto the platform, making a hissing sound as if it was falling on a living thing.

"——Uesugi-kun, don't do it!"

Uesugi Che was just about to swing his knife to test the depth of the Ruyue Station when Ye Chun's voice suddenly came to his ears.

He looked at Ye Chun who had just gotten out of the car. The latter looked confused: "I didn't say anything just now..."

Ye Chun didn't say anything.

Who made that sound just now?

"it's me."

Ye Chun's voice was heard again.

Uesugi Che felt the vibration under his feet and looked towards the center of the platform - the gray concrete floor actually began to wriggle like a living thing and opened to both sides.

Finally, a girl who looked exactly like Ye Chun rose from it!

The girl whose body was tightly connected to the Kisaragi Station opened her eyes, looked at Uesugi Tetsu, and spoke softly.
"You are right, Uesugi-kun. The Kisaragi Station beneath your feet is indeed a living thing."

This scene frightened Ye Chun so much that he hugged the Erchi Master beside him tightly, and stammered, "You, you, you, who are you?! How come you look like me and have my voice!?"

The stone slab holding up the girl's body slowly moved and smiled at Ye Chun: "Because, I am you, little Ye Chun."

Ye Chun didn't feel any sense of closeness due to the similar appearance and voice, instead he just felt his scalp tingling.

She swallowed her saliva, squatted down and hid behind Nishaku-sama: "Monster, don't even think about pretending to be me and fooling Uesugi-kun. It's impossible!"

"How can it be impossible..."

The girl smiled and looked at Uesugi Tetsu, who had sheathed his sword and was staring at her quietly without saying a word.

The girl exhaled softly and said to Ye Chun, "In fact, the time now is not just a month in your perception, but more than twenty years have passed."

"Two, twenty years?"

Ye Chun's expression froze, and then he frowned and retorted, "Don't try to trick me, you monster!"

Then Ye Chun looked at Shang Shan Che again,

"You're right, aren't you, Uesugi-kun?"

Uesugi Tetsu was silent for a long time.

He closed his eyes and sighed, "Ye Chun. She was telling the truth. Twenty years have indeed passed in reality."

"Ugh?"

Ye Chun's hands were no longer strong enough to hold onto Erchi Daren. She looked at Shangshan Che, and then at the guy on the stone slab who looked exactly like her.

In the silence, Ye Chun's face was gradually filled with confusion and despair.

She couldn't understand it, nor did she know where this "twenty years" came from, but she knew even more clearly that Uesugi Tetsu had no reason to lie to her.

Time...has it passed so long without me even realizing it?
Ye Chun suddenly collapsed to the ground, his eyes gradually losing focus.

Lord Erchi didn't say anything, but just hugged Ye Chun gently.

"Uesugi-kun."

The girl on the stone slab also revealed a gloomy expression. She looked directly into Uesugi Tetsu's eyes and said, "I should have died at Kisaragi Station long ago, but perhaps it was because of the post I posted before I died that things turned out the way they are now..."

"I don't know how long it took, but I seemed to regain consciousness and then became a part of Ruyue Station, inseparable from it."

"Therefore, I also share some of the power of Kisaragi Station."

As the post spread, Ye Chun himself became part of the strange story of "Ruzuki Station".

This is not impossible.

Because the so-called ghost stories are things that ignore common sense and are unreasonable.

The girl looked at Ye Chun who was in a daze not far away and pursed her lips: "Ever since I regained consciousness, I have been wanting to leave Ruyue Station all the time."

"So after that tunnel, Ye Chun appeared in a world that was somehow fixed in 2004. So everything started over again after Ye Chun's death."

"Although I don't know exactly how to do it, in this endless cycle of reincarnation, there will always be one among the many Ye Chun who can find a way back to reality."

"She only needs to succeed once, even just once—then Ye Chun can leave Ruyue Station in my place and return to reality."

The girl's voice became lower and lower, and she showed a bitter smile: "But I was wrong."

"Such rootless, unrealistic thoughts and obsessions will ultimately lead to endless death and despair."

The girl took a deep breath.

"—Until, Uesugi-kun, you appeared."

"——Until, you stood in front of me with Ye Chun like a hero."

Uesugi Che stared at her and asked softly, "So, Ye Chun, what do you want me to do?"

The girl, or rather Ye Chun, closed her eyes and raised her neck towards him.

"Please kill me, grant liberation to all Ye Chun, and end all suffering and meaningless reincarnation here."

(End of this chapter)