I'm a demon in Tokyo!

Chapter 146 Final Rating: S+, Demonic Trouble, Riot in Sanhe Region (6.4k)

In the quiet and secluded Imagawa House, the girl in twelve-piece unlined robes let out a long sigh of relief and sat down.

Imagawa Yoshimoto leaned back, supporting his body with his hands which trembled slightly from time to time.

"It's so hot! I'm sweating so much. Come to think of it, it's almost winter now..."

After wiping the sweat from her temples, she turned her head and grinned at Uesugi Che, who was seeing her like this for the first time and didn't know how to start talking for a moment.

"--But, I finally managed to lure you, Mr. Che, into the Imagawa family!"

Uesugi Tetsu looked at Imagawa Yoshimoto, who was taking off her twelve-piece dress one by one with some fatigue, her chest heaving violently, and estimated that her heart rate had even soared to around 160.

He asked curiously, "Could someone as confident as Lord Yoshimoto also feel hesitant and nervous about recruiting me?"

"what."

Finally stripping down to just two or three layers of shirt, Imagawa Yoshimoto, his entire body so hot that a cloud of steam was faintly rising, nodded seriously: "Of course."

She folded the clothes one by one, then looked back at Shangshan Che.

"After successfully ascending to Kyoto, there may be more than one daimyo who attains the title of Tianxiaren, but to date, there is only one true Onmyoji, Mr. Che."

After hearing this, Uesugi Tetsu thought for a moment - with the current concentration of spiritual energy in heaven and earth, it is indeed very difficult to practice as an Onmyoji.

But it's not something that's completely impossible.

For example, those Onmyoji families with a long history that continues to this day must have existed in the Warring States Period.

It should be that they just live in seclusion in the mountains and don't want to come out into the world.

Because the concentration of spiritual energy is too low, those Yin-Yang masters don’t even have enough time to cultivate to the realm described by their predecessors, so how can they have the time to care about what is happening in the secular world?

These thoughts took only a moment to come, and he heard Imagawa Yoshimoto continue,
“And there’s not just nervousness and hesitation, but also excitement and joy.”

Imagawa Yoshimoto picked up the teacup that she had overturned, tidied it up a bit, and then made a simple cup of tea for herself.

Uesugi Tetsu could see that even now, the girl's hand holding the teacup was still trembling slightly.

After taking a sip of warm tea, Imagawa Yoshimoto's breathing gradually calmed down.

She smiled and said, "I am also a human being, so Chejun, please don't have too high expectations of me."

"If you have any questions, just point them out. If you have anything to say, just tell me."

Imagawa Yoshimoto tapped his chin with his index finger: "Because you, Che-kun, are a unique Onmyoji, so even if you hit a sore spot on my mind, I won't kill you out of anger."

When Uesugi Toru heard Imagawa Yoshimoto's subtle change of the way he addressed him, his eyebrows twitched slightly.

At first he called me "Sir Che", and just now he was calling me "Mr. Che", but now after recruiting me he started calling me "Mr. Che" after just a few words.

Good guy, he doesn’t even want to act anymore.

Uesugi Tetsu believes that although a closer relationship between superiors and subordinates is good, a necessary distance should still be maintained.

So he said, "Lord Yiyuan, is your way of addressing me a little..."

Because the other party was Imagawa Yoshimoto, Uesugi Tetsu did not make his words clear.

Imagawa Yoshimoto was indeed able to understand the implied meaning.

"Don't worry, I won't call you that in front of outsiders."

Then, she stretched out her tone and said, "This is a secret known only to you, Chejun, and I."

Uesugi Tetsu: “…”

Seeing that Uesugi Tetsu didn't seem very willing to accept this title, Imagawa Yoshimoto poured another cup of tea himself.

"Didn't I just say this? I want you, Che Jun, to follow me willingly and bow down before me. I want you to never leave me and raise your weapon of rebellion against me."

She paused and gently pushed the tea in front of him: "So, I think I have to start working hard from now on."

Uesugi Tetsu stared silently at the tea brewed with fine tea leaves, looking into his own eyes in the tea.

Imagawa Yoshimoto's eyes, full of smiles, suddenly rushed in.
"Come, have some tea."

She raised the porcelain cup filled with slightly rippling tea and put it into Uesugi Tetsu's hand.

"What if I don't want you, Lord Yoshimoto, to call me 'Che-kun'?"

Uesugi Tetsu asked softly, holding the teacup.

"Then please don't think about it alone, Che Jun." Imagawa Yoshimoto sat back down and spoke slowly, "I'll still call you anyway."

There was silence in the quiet room for a while.

Faced with the fierce attack launched by his lord, Uesugi Tetsu was really troubled.

Although we know her purpose and what she wants to do, Imagawa Yoshimoto's almost obvious and generous approach makes it really impossible to dislike him at all.

no way.

Perhaps this is the charm of Imagawa Yoshimoto.

This time, Uesugi Tetsu deliberately only drank half of the tea.

His expression remained unchanged as he placed the teacup where Imagawa Yoshimoto could see it clearly. "Then please do what you want."

"Humph……"

Imagawa Yoshimoto narrowed her beautiful eyes, knowing that he was trying to point fingers at her in various ways.

But don’t be in a hurry.

The girl looked away.

After all, the days are long.

Everything has just begun.

——The more violently the prey struggles, the sweeter the taste of victory will be.

"Oh, and there's Shiraishi who's always been following behind you, Che. He'll naturally join the Imagawa family as a retainer and become a samurai."

When talking about others, Imagawa Yoshimoto's expression became nonchalant again, and his tone became indifferent: "But he will be treated differently from you, so just treat him as usual."

It's as if to say -

The tone of voice, the smile, and the actions just now were all revealed only for Che Jun.

Only you can see Imagawa Yoshimoto like this.

"Mr. Che, I can see that Bai Shi doesn't come from a good background, so if you have some spare time, you should teach him a lesson, whether it's etiquette or other aspects."

Imagawa Yoshimoto said calmly: "Of course, before he really grows up, I will try to be more tolerant of him."

Uesugi Tetsu nodded: "Yes."

It seems that the records about Imagawa Yoshimoto in terms of etiquette and education are more in line with historical facts.

"—Then let's call it a day."

Imagawa Yoshimoto bent down and picked up the twelve unlined robes with some difficulty, then said to Uesugi Tetsu, "I'll go to the teacher first. I'll have to trouble you, Tetsu-kun, to take care of the teacher's health later."

Uesugi Che hummed: "It's a small matter."

"As for the rest of the story, let's leave the annual salary, housing, and your own unique needs for tomorrow. Come and discuss it with me in detail."

——The so-called recuperation by Taiyuan Xuezhai is nothing more than feeding him a drop of refreshing mist every day, and then letting his own corona energy clear the stagnation in his body.

Apart from this, Uesugi Tetsu could not do more.

Because Taiyuan Xuezhai's energy and spirit had been completely sucked away by the tuberculosis ghost for such a long time - didn't you see that when the tuberculosis ghost was dragged down by the Komainu, he was so fat that he couldn't even walk.

So his body is now like a broken funnel, and no matter what we do, we can only try to delay his death.

As soon as Taiyuan Xuezhai died, it seemed that someone was going to cause trouble.

That's what the encyclopedia says.

Uesugi Tetsu was thinking about it, and then he saw Imagawa Yoshimoto who was standing at the door, holding clothes that were bigger than him, and couldn't use his fingers to open the sliding door for a long time.

He silently looked at Imagawa Yoshimoto, who could easily open the door by just putting down the clothes in his hands, and snorted silently.

Unexpectedly, Imagawa Yoshimoto was actually such a scheming woman.

Uesugi Tetsu stood up, walked behind her, and picked up the large pile of clothes. He cast a cold glance at her, "Lord Yoshimoto, weren't you just telling me - 'If you have something to say, just say it directly'."

Imagawa Yoshimoto seemed to be unable to understand the meaning of his words and nodded thoughtfully: "Then, thank you very much for your help, Mr. Che?"

Pretending to be ignorant while knowing the truth...

Uesugi Tetsu opened the sliding door without comment, paused, and gestured for Imagawa Yoshimoto to lead the way.

The latter understood, nodded with a smile, put on his wooden shoes, and walked towards the place where the clothes were washed.

Shiraishi, who was eating his cakes in small bites across the street and was reluctant to finish them, saw Uesugi Tetsu open the door.

Before he could say anything, he saw Imagawa Yoshimoto walking out with a smile on his face.

Shiraishi immediately stuffed his mouth with pastries, preventing himself from making any noise next to the head of the Imagawa family, who probably wouldn't like it, and then thought silently,

"Boss, have you... officially become this woman's subordinate?"

"In this case, wouldn't the boss also become a warrior?"

Shiraishi tasted the pastry slowly melting in his mouth and couldn't help but smile happily.

He even had a shameless thought for a moment: "If I could always taste such sweetness, I wouldn't mind dying."

But Bai Shi's expression immediately turned silent.
"But if that's the case, then if I round it off... wouldn't I also become a lackey of the samurai?"

Shiraishi was hanging far behind Uesugi Tetsu.

He suddenly felt dazed.

In just a few days, he went from being a stray dog on the roadside that could be kicked to death by anyone to being the lackey of the so-called noble samurai master whom he once hated the most.

Although they are all dogs, it depends on who their owner is.

Obviously, the latter is far superior to the former in every aspect.

……

After helping Imagawa Yoshimoto put away his clothes, Uesugi Tetsu saw her turn around and leave without any reluctance, without any hesitation.

This newly recognized lord of mine has such strong confidence and execution ability.

He withdrew his gaze and looked at the tips that had already piled up on the side.

[The current level of influence of the world's journey on history: 0.35% → 0.5%!]

——This prompt probably popped up the moment he said he wanted to join Imagawa Yoshimoto's army, slightly before the completion of the main quest.

Uesugi Tetsu continued reading.

[Calculating the completion of the first stage of the main quest, Admission Ticket...]

You chose to join the daimyo Imagawa Yoshimoto and received a basic rating of B.

[Your influence on history has reached 0.5%, basic rating B → rating A.]

[You have received the unique appreciation of the great master Imagawa Yoshimoto, and your mission completion has been greatly improved. Your rating has increased from A to S! ]

You have spread the name of "Onmyoji·Che" throughout the world. Your reputation in the Late Muromachi Period and Warring States Period has exceeded 1000 points. Your rating has increased from S to S+!

Just by joining Imagawa Yoshimoto's team, he received a basic evaluation of "B" level, which shows that this is indeed a very good choice at this stage.

And if you want to get a higher evaluation in this area...

Uesugi Tetsu thought for a moment - he thought the only option was to go to Owari and follow the "Sixth Heaven Demon King".

In this way, he could follow the historical trend and rise together with Oda Nobunaga in this chaotic Warring States period.

At this point, Tokugawa Ieyasu had just completed his coming-of-age ceremony and was a clean slate; Toyotomi Hideyoshi, presumably still known as Kinoshita Tokichiro, was a straw sandal bearer for the demon king. However, choosing any of these three, even if they met the mission requirements, would not be entirely consistent with the requirements of the walking clock.

Well, our own Lord Yoshimoto is better.

【Settlement completed! 】

[The final evaluation of your first round of the main quest is: S+!]

[Rewards for the first round of main quests are being distributed...]

Uesugi Che stood there and waited patiently for the ellipsis to end, but he waited for two minutes and no reward prompt popped up.

Instead, there were new and strange prompts that he had never seen before.

[The end node of the first ring of the main mission has not yet arrived, please wait.]

This means that the rewards will be delayed.

This is not a big problem. After all, one month in the Warring States Period is only equal to one day in the modern world, so Uesugi Tetsu can definitely wait.

"The key point is, the rewards for this main quest don't seem to be cumulative, but are simply distributed?"

It seems that this is also the effect of using the Key of History to unlock the map.

Uesugi Tetsu shook his head, and then saw Shiraishi standing alone under a straw hut not far away.

He was rummaging in his pockets with his hands, looking hesitant, as if he was hesitating about something.

In fact, Uesugi Tetsu had already heard the footsteps of Shiraishi following behind him, but because Imagawa Yoshimoto was beside him, he didn't dare to turn around and say hello.

Uesugi Tetsu walked over to him and asked, "What are you doing?"

"Uh-huh!"

Bai Shi, who was in the middle of an intense psychological struggle, was startled. He finally breathed a sigh of relief after seeing who it was. "Why is it you, Boss? You almost scared me to death."

Uesugi Che said, "Why? I'm the one who came here, but I can't?"

"It's not impossible..."

Bai Shi stuck out his tongue and took out the white cake from his pocket: "Here, Boss, I saw you didn't eat this before, so I saved a piece for you."

Although Bai Shi's words sounded nice, when it came to actually handing over the pastries, the little hand hesitated and stopped moving.

Obviously, he couldn't bear to do that.

Uesugi Tetsu was amused by his appearance: "It's just a snack, eat it if you want."

"no!"

Shiraishi shook his head firmly, closed his eyes tightly, and broke the snack into pieces with his hands as if he had made a great decision. He then handed half of the snack to Uesugi Tetsu.
"Boss! Take it now! I can't control myself anymore!"

Uesugi Che didn't refuse and just picked up the pastry and threw it into his mouth.

He chewed it twice and tasted a hint of sugar and honey, but nothing else.

The taste is just passable.

But for Shiraishi in front of him, this kind of cake is...

With tears in his eyes, he ate the remaining half of the cake bit by bit. Even though his mouth was already tired of the taste, he couldn't help but smile happily.

Uesugi Che glanced at Bai Shi's bulging belly and said, "Don't eat so much in the future. You'll have plenty to eat, and you won't be at risk of starving to death anymore."

After hearing this, Bai Shi's smile gradually faded. Even though he was already certain of what was going on, he still asked, "Boss, have you become that Imagawa's subordinate?"

Uesugi Tetsu: "About the same."

"Oh……"

Bai Shi responded somewhat listlessly.

He thought it was a good idea this way, because this way he wouldn't be kicked to death by other warriors like a wild dog.

Shiraishi accepted the result.

Because if he had to choose between life and dignity, he would choose to abandon the latter and embrace the former without hesitation.

For Shiraishi, this was an option that didn't even require any thought.

He's made that choice too many times.

Shiraishi muttered, "Boss, should I stop saying dirty words as I please in the future? Imagawa doesn't seem to like that kind of talk."

"She probably really doesn't like it. If you say too much, she might chop off your head." Uesugi Tetsu explained.

Bai Shi stopped talking.

After a pause, Uesugi Tetsu added, "But you just need to keep quiet in front of her. After all, you will be a samurai of the Imagawa family in the future, and she won't be so harsh as to care about things she can't see or hear."

"Oh! Boss, you're a fucking genius!"

Bai Shi just exclaimed, then froze for a moment as if realizing something: "Boss, what did you just say?"

"—She's not so harsh as to care about things that can't be seen or heard."

Bai Shi shook his head repeatedly: "No, the previous sentence."

"——Anyway, you will be considered a samurai of the Imagawa family from now on."

Uesugi Che spoke clearly, word by word, to the little kid in front of him.

So Bai Shi was stunned.

He opened his mouth in confusion, wondering if he had heard it wrong.

After a while, he patted his cheek and asked again: "Boss, what did you just say?"

Uesugi Tetsu repeated it over and over again without getting tired of it.

"Did you hear that?"

"Listen, I hear it clearly..."

Bai Shi still answered blankly. He shook his head violently and confirmed that this was not his hallucination.

"But how can a piece of trash like me, found anywhere, qualify to be a warrior?"

——It is an indisputable fact that Shiraishi hates samurai.

But he also understood that those guys who could be called warriors, even apart from the blood flowing in their bodies, were far stronger than scum like him who relied on various tricks to survive year after year.

For Bai Shi, these words were equivalent to giving him the qualifications to be a human being, so that he no longer had to walk with his head down and no longer had to regard himself as trash or scum.

——Shiraishi didn’t understand this.

He only knew that he had become the warrior he hated the most, and he actually felt happy about it...

Two extremely complicated emotions intertwined in Bai Shi's heart, causing a feeling of nausea to surge up his throat, making him unable to help but dry heave.

But the next moment he remembered that he had just eaten so many pastries.

If you spit it out, it will be a waste of food.

So Bai Shi forcibly suppressed the intense nausea and vomiting, gasping for breath, and after a long while, he said to Uesugi Tetsu in a daze,

"Boss, thank you..."

Uesugi Tetsu looked at him for a long moment, then shook his head without further questioning. "No thanks. If you want to thank someone, thank yourself for not really wanting to kill me in the beginning."

Bai Shi didn't reply. He just stared at his palm silently, not knowing what he was thinking.

……

After that, Uesugi Tetsu and Shiraishi lived a precious little daily life in Imagawakan.

The next day, Imagawa Yoshimoto said that he would first be given an annual salary of 500 kan, and told her frankly that if it was not enough, he could ask her for more.

Uesugi Tetsu didn't quite understand the purchasing power of 500 kan in the Warring States Period. He only knew that as soon as Shiraishi walked in, he pounced on a pile of copper coins and said, "I'm rich, I'm rich!"

At Uesugi Tetsu's request, a secluded and quiet room with a small courtyard was specially cleared out for him in Imagawa-kan.

However, Uesugi Tetsu later discovered that his room was not far from Imagawa Yoshimoto's residence. Even if he walked slowly, it would only take two or three minutes to get there.

Other than that, Uesugi Tetsu didn't have many requirements.

The day of the real sword test is coming soon, and he wants to take advantage of this peaceful time to integrate what he has learned, and at the same time explore the path of the state of mind and the hundred refinements.

He practiced spearmanship, corona breathing and natural rational flow in the yard almost every day, and would teach Bai Shiqijutsu during his rest time.

The latter did not disappoint his expectations at all and made rapid progress in the field of "imitating Qigong".

It's been less than half a month, and Bai Shi's Qigong technique has probably reached the proficient level.

You know, he totally didn't understand what Uesugi Tetsu said about the so-called mantra principle, and he just imitated Uesugi Tetsu's movements and breathing to achieve it.

There is one more inevitable thing.

Ever since the first time I saw Uesugi Tetsu wielding Kaga Kiyomizu in the yard and practicing the Natural Rishin Flow.

——Every morning or evening, Imagawa Yoshimoto would sit in the small pavilion next to Uesugi Tetsu's yard, watching him practice and train while dealing with the trivial government matters to be dealt with.

Imagawa Yoshimoto always watched with great interest and was generous in praising Uesugi Tetsu.

She would always say in surprise, "Che Jun can actually do this," "Che Jun can actually do that," and clapped her hands, which can be said to have maximized the emotional value.

But Uesugi Tetsu doesn't buy it.

Couldn't he see through this little trick?
Another morning.

Imagawa Yoshimoto was sitting upright in a small rocking chair made of rattan, waiting expectantly for Uesugi Tetsu to finish his meditation and stand up to swing his sword.

To her, Uesugi Tetsu's sword-wielding and training are always filled with a kind of beauty, a clean, pure and serious beauty.

——When he first saw Uesugi Tetsu draw his sword, Imagawa Yoshimoto still felt a strong sense of disdain in his heart.

After all, if shaking a fan can release lightning, what kind of sword skills can an Onmyoji who summons Shikigami use?
It's just a matter of fiddling with it a few times to make sure you can use it.

But she was wrong.

After seeing Uesugi Tetsu complete his training, Imagawa Yoshimoto was captured by him.

From then on, Imagawa Yoshimoto never missed a day.

"Che Jun's thirty-minute meditation...is almost up."

As soon as Imagawa Yoshimoto finished her thought, she saw Uesugi Toru, who was sitting cross-legged in the middle of the courtyard, suddenly open his eyes and look coldly in front of her.

Huh? Why is it early?
Imagawa Yoshimoto blinked and found a pitch-black figure in front of him.

After seeing who was coming, she immediately restrained her happy expression, straightened her body and spoke.
"Hanzo."

The man, wrapped in black cloth and known only as Hanzo, spoke hoarsely, "Master Imagawa, there may be an imminent uprising in the Mikawa region."

After saying that, he turned back and glanced at Uesugi Tetsu who was already walking towards this side.

"——It seems like a big demon is causing trouble in the dark."

As Hanzo finished speaking, Uesugi Tetsu felt that everything in front of him lost its color and suddenly stopped.

A prompt that hadn't appeared for a long time popped up.

[Rewards for the first round of main quests are being distributed...]

[You have obtained the Key of History: Second Ring (Special Item)!]

[You have obtained 1500 soul ash points! ]

[You have obtained the "Unknown Core Factory Map" (Super Epic Item)! ]

(End of this chapter)