I'm a demon in Tokyo!

Chapter 149: On the eve of the real sword test, winning all proves to be the strongest! Dangerous secret method (7k, please vote for the monthly ticket!

Deep in the Longyuetang Dojo, Crow Tokiri Shigure, wrapped in bandages and sitting cross-legged on the black rock wall, was startled and even the fingertips holding the knife could not help but tremble slightly.

"Tsk."

But after just a moment, he breathed a sigh of relief and calmed down.

"The crows' dynamic vision can't capture Uesugi Tetsu's speed... well, that's to be expected."

"Xiao Yuelan is such a slacker, she doesn't even want to go up there once."

Yatou Shigure unhappily withdrew the dagger in his hand, opened his pupils which were so dark that nothing could be seen, and looked at Uesugi Tetsu who was holding "him" with a smile.

——Even though it was just an ordinary crow, it couldn’t die in front of the dojo for such an inexplicable reason.

Uesugi Tetsu stared at the pitch-black crow in his hand that was originally "cawing", and soon found that its eyes became lively and showed very human emotions.

He loosened his grip slightly to allow the crow to spread its wings, knowing that the opponent must be on the right.

Although he had some private conflicts with Chihaya Kuzuba before, this crow boy didn't do much except stand in the distance and peek.

So Uesugi Tetsu was still very polite.

He tapped the crow's short beak and asked, "Brother, could you please take me in for a moment?"

"Gah."

The crow cried unhappily, then flapped its wings and flew in front of Uesugi Che, motioning him to follow it.

But before Uesugi Tetsu took a step, he heard someone shouting his name in the parking lot not far away.

Judging from their voices, there are still two of them, one big and one small. The smaller one is a boy, and his voice is obviously still very immature and has not yet developed.
"Sister Xing, this match is a one-on-three round-robin match. Uesugi Che from the Special Affairs Department is fighting alone against three disciples from Longyuetang... Who do you think will win?"

The female voice, which was much more mature by comparison, answered without hesitation: "Uesugi Tetsu."

Uesugi Tetsu heard the woman's voice and said with gritted teeth,
"——Is there even any need to think about it? Of course, Uesugi Tetsu loses!"

Just by listening to this sentence, he could clearly feel the hatred the owner of the voice had towards "Uesugi Tetsu".

Uesugi Che blinked in confusion, wondering when he had offended someone again?

These days, I've either been traveling or immersed in the ordinary world, dealing with people from the Warring States Period hundreds of years ago. How could I possibly provoke other people?
So Uesugi Toru looked at him with confusion.

Not far away, a girl with no makeup on and wearing a high ponytail, a white sweatshirt and simple jeans was walking towards here with a pair of long, white, glowing legs.

She was also holding the hand of a short-haired boy who looked energetic and extraordinary.

In two seconds, a girl with a high ponytail who looked like she had just skipped classes at a university walked up to Uesugi Tetsu and gave him a bright smile.
"Hello, are you here to watch the game?"

Uesugi Tetsu hesitated for a moment and nodded: "You too?"

"Oh, that's great! Can I ask for directions?"

The girl chuckled a little embarrassedly.

Before Uesugi Tetsu could answer, her eyes were immediately attracted by the two-foot-tall man who was being led by him, wearing a small white hat and with finely sculpted features.

"Wow! So small and cute!"

The girl immediately let go of the hand of the boy she brought with her, squatted down, reached out and gently pinched the little face of the two-foot-tall boy.

Now Erchisama's words were filled with a gurgling sound: "This beautiful sister... I don't think we are very familiar with each other."

The boy standing behind helplessly covered his forehead, put his hand on the girl's shoulders and pulled her back.
"Sister Xing, you have to keep a distance from strangers, a distance!"

After pulling the girl back, the boy, who was only about two feet tall, bowed apologetically and said, "Sir, I'm sorry, but my teacher's outgoing personality is something I can't change. I hope you can forgive me."

"No, that's all right."

Uesugi Che could clearly feel the sharp energy coming from the boy and raised his eyebrows in surprise.

This boy's state of mind is actually the same as his own, about the level of man and sword becoming one and clear as a mirror.

It's just that I have learned an extra skill called "Skill of Zanshin", which makes me just one step ahead of him in terms of spirit.

But the girl he called teacher looked like just an ordinary female college student in every way...

After a moment's thought, Uesugi Tetsu said, "Didn't you just ask for directions? Just follow me."

The boy nodded slightly with his eyes closed, and the girl straightened her ponytail, stood up again, and gave him a thumbs-up.

"Thank you, handsome boy."

Next, the four of them, two adults and two children, followed the crow controlled by Crow Tori Shigure and walked towards the main gate of Longyue Hall in twists and turns.

Halfway through the walk, the girl couldn't help but complain, "What's this Longyuetang doing when they're full? Why did they make the entrance so complicated? It's almost dizzying."

When the crow flying in front heard this, its wings froze and it almost fell to the ground, but even so it did not look back.

She muttered, "But how do you know the way here, handsome boy? Did you use the map?"

Uesugi Che pointed at the crow in front and said, "I just asked the crow standing at the door. This crow is very nice. He always answers questions and always shows me the way."

"Oh? Can crows also be born with intelligence?"

The girl who had been looking around finally fixed her eyes on "Crow Duck Shigure".

She smiled and said, "I've long heard that Longyuetang is very capable of raising spirit beasts. Now that I see it, it's indeed extraordinary."

Walking through the huge but deserted dojo on the surface, the two adults, holding their "children" and following the crows, walked towards the underground passage that had not yet been closed.

The underground passage is very long and narrow and monotonous, with nothing but stone slabs.

So Uesugi Tetsu could always hear the girl next to him, sometimes mumbling something to herself, and sometimes chatting with the boy she was holding hands with.

Uesugi Tetsu wanted to ignore it directly until he heard the girl say secretly -

"Hehe, in a couple of days I'm going to see that Uesugi Tetsu get severely beaten up! That'll make me feel better!"

Uesugi Che's brows twitched slightly.

What kind of hatred or grudge is this? Why are they starting to act on the "curse level" without even meeting each other?

He couldn't help but ask curiously, "Did that contestant named Uesugi Tetsu do something bad?"

After hearing this, the girl put her hands on her hips and said angrily, "Bad! This kid is so bad!"

"—It's been so long, and I haven't even gotten to see my beloved, adorable little sister! And now there's news that this bastard has seduced her away!"

"What a dog! It's such a dog!"

She raised her eyebrows and stared at Shangshan Che seriously. She couldn't help but clench her fists. "When I see Shangshan Che again, I will definitely beat him up first... It's his fault for stretching his claws to Lilizi!"

Uesugi Tetsu showed his curiosity at the right moment: "May I ask who you are?"

"Oh, sorry."

She stuck out her tongue slightly.

"I almost forgot to introduce myself—my name is Tokugawa Hoshi, and I'm one of the notaries for this joint trial between the Special Affairs Office and the Oborozuki-do Shinken."

Tokugawa Xing paused, then added, "As for what happened just now, I heard that contestant Uesugi Tetsu seduced my beloved little sister Tokugawa Ririko, so I'm a little upset."

Tokugawa, Star?

When Uesugi Tetsu heard this name, he immediately became energetic.

——Isn’t this Lilizi’s third sister who has already entered the realm of ghosts and gods!
——No wonder he couldn’t see the other party’s strength. It turned out that the gap in strength between the two sides was too big.

"Come to think of it, I haven't asked you your name yet, handsome boy."

Tokugawa Xing winked at him.

my name?

Uesugi Tetsu subconsciously held his breath and was sweating profusely in an instant.

What would happen if I said “My name is Uesugi Tetsu” in this situation?

I'm afraid that Tokugawa Hoshi, who is angry, will slap him into the wall on the spot.

"My name is..."

He blinked frantically and stroked his chin as if he was thinking. The CPU was running at high speed in this short period of time.

After an extremely long second, Uesugi Tetsu pretended to be extremely calm and shook his head: "Sorry, I'm an agent from the Special Affairs Department, so it may not be convenient for me to reveal my name."

"oh oh!"

Tokugawa Xing nodded after hearing this. She made a cross with her fingers in front of her lips and said, "I understand this! As an agent, even speaking your name might result in you being cursed. I understand, I understand. I won't make it difficult for you."

Crow Crow Shigure, who had been flapping his wings in front, could only flap his sore wings and listen to the meaningless conversation between the two people behind him.

Of course he was impatient, but what was the use of being impatient?

If the Tokugawa Star behind him did not exist, Crow Tori Shigure would dare to quit without saying a word, sever the connection with the crow and do his own thing.

But who is Tokugawa Xing... He is at the same level as his master, or even higher.

If he didn't treat her well, it would be a small matter that this real sword test couldn't go on - even his own life might be in danger.

In the dark stone chamber, Crow Tori Shigure sighed silently.

There is no way. The weak have no say in front of the strong from beginning to end.

"Um, Ms. Tokugawa?" Uesugi Tetsu pointed at the crows flying lower and lower in front of him and said, "Why don't we keep walking? I think flying is getting pretty tiring."

"That makes sense."

After the little episode about the name, the group's pace became much faster - mainly because Uesugi Tetsu quickened his pace.

Soon, led by the crow that had already started trotting on the ground, Uesugi Che arrived at the basement of the Longyuetang Dojo.

In other words, in the real Longyuetang Dojo.

After leaving the passage and walking into it, the "sense of life" given to Uesugi Che by the surroundings became stronger.

He looked around - the first hall at the exit of the passage was still very modern, but there was an antique wooden sign next to it that was incompatible with the style.

The road signs have place names like "arena" and "training ground" written on them, and also indicate the directions.

"Gah."

A crow called softly up ahead, then staggered towards the "reception area".

The first place Crow Duck Shigure went to was Tokugawa Hoshi's residence.

——This is understandable. How can an opponent who will be defeated in two days be compared with a notary public of the ghostly level be compared with him?

“Is this where I live?”

Arriving in front of the wooden door that had a touch of the last century, Tokugawa Xing waved goodbye to Crowdori Shigure who was standing beside him: "Thank you, Mr. Crow."

Then, she looked at Shangshan Che with a smile and said meaningfully,
"Well, Mr. Special Agent from the Special Affairs Department, see you later?"

Uesugi Tetsu, who had originally intended to slip away without saying a word after the other party closed the door, laughed heartily and forced a smile: "See you later, Ms. Tokugawa."

pat.

Tokugawa Xing took the boy into the dormitory and closed the door.

Uesugi Tetsu immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

He looked at Kaguya Shigure and shook his phone: "Thank you for your hard work. You won't be leading the way from now on. See you at the real sword test in two days."

"Gah."

The crow cried out in annoyance, flapped its wings that had been resting for a long time, and flew out quickly.

After the crow flew completely out of sight, Uesugi Tetsu turned his attention to Nishaku-sama, who had been laughing loudly in the "Heartstring Channel" since just now.

The girl covered her mouth and chuckled, "Master Che, instead of settling accounts with me, you might as well leave here first. Who knows if this door will suddenly open again."

Uesugi Tetsu thought this made sense, so without saying anything, he pulled Nishaku-sama towards the gathering place sent by Nanjo Aimi. The "gathering room" sent by Nanjo Aimi was not too far from Tokugawa Hoshi's residence, and Uesugi Tetsu arrived there in just three minutes.

He was about to look at the house numbers one by one when he suddenly saw a familiar-looking girl walking past him with a water cup.

Uesugi Che was stunned for a moment, and subconsciously reached out to stop the other party: "Wait..."

Hattori Ayako, who was about to get a glass of water, paused and looked back. She was confused at first, then frowned and thought.

Finally, she showed a surprised expression: "It's you, Uesugi-kun!"

Hattori Ayako grabbed his sleeves with both hands and said, "Uesugi-kun, I haven't thanked you properly for the life-saving matter!"

Only after she said this did the relevant memories emerge from Uesugi Tetsu's mind.

——Oh, I met her on that everlasting train when I was doing the mission to unlock the Ruzuki Station area.

——Later, before meeting Nue of the Demon Sword Society, he met Hattori Ayako once, and she provided a lot of information.

But isn’t she an ordinary person? How did she come to the underground of Longyue Hall?
"Ms. Hattori…."

Uesugi Tetsu asked in confusion, "Why are you here?"

After hearing this, Hattori Ayako was stunned for a moment, and then suddenly realized: "As an A-level seed in the Arakawa District, I followed Nanjo Daizu to watch the real sword test after learning."

As if she was afraid that Uesugi Tetsu wouldn't understand or would continue to ask questions, she pointed to the deep dark blue mark extending from her armpit to her neck.

"I was rated A-rank because I accidentally contracted a three-star Shikigami."

As soon as these words were spoken, Uesugi Tetsu quickly understood everything.

He nodded: "Then could you please take me to the assembly room first, Miss Hattori? It would be a waste of time to go through each room one by one."

"Of course this is no problem!"

Hattori Ayako nodded vigorously and waved to Uesugi Tetsu and Nishaku-sama, who was emitting spiritual energy and was obviously also a shikigami. "Please follow me, both of you."

Bringing Uesugi Tetsu to the assembly room, Hattori Ayako knocked on the door.

pat.

The next moment, someone opened the door from the inside.

As Uesugi Tetsu expected, the person who opened the door was Shizuma Manatsu.

Seeing the newcomer, Shizuma Manatsu, who had been keeping a poker face and in power-saving mode, also smiled: "Uesugi-kun, long time no see."

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

When the door opened, Uesugi Che immediately saw everyone standing or sitting in the spacious room.

——Of course, this also includes the wet girl kneeling on the washboard in the corner with a sign that says "Don't swear" hanging on her chest.

He looked around with a little surprise, not expecting so many people.

Originally, Uesugi Tetsu thought that besides him, only Nanjo Aimi would participate in this real sword test, and at most Ririko would be there to watch.

Nanjo Aimi, who was sitting in the main seat, glanced at him indifferently and yawned: "You are too slow. I almost fell asleep."

Because it was probably just a casual complaint, without waiting for Uesugi Tetsu to answer, Nanjo Aimi clapped her hands, attracting everyone's attention.

"In short, this is our main candidate for this true sword test, Uesugi Tetsu."

Nanjo Aishi said: "You can just call him Uesugi-kun."

For a moment, many eyes fell on Uesugi Tetsu, with curiosity, scrutiny, and relief.

Of course, Nyu, Kitano Runa and Ririko didn't turn their eyes away.

Nu Nu wanted to wrap herself up completely with her black hair, so she had no mood to look around.

Kitano Runa lowered her head and said nothing, her fingers tapping on the phone screen, causing the phone in Uesugi Tetsu's pocket to vibrate continuously.

As for Lilizi... she had greeted him with the sword domain the moment he walked in, so there was no need for her to practice in the middle stage now.

After a few seconds, Nanjo Aimi waved her hand and said, "We've seen each other, and from now on, you can do whatever you want. Just don't go to places where tourists are prohibited."

After he finished speaking, Mu Yetong, who had already deeply imprinted Uesugi Tetsu's appearance and characteristics in his mind, nodded at him and walked out impatiently.

Hattori Ayako whispered beside him, "Uesugi-kun, don't be fooled by the fact that Maki-kun left without saying anything. In fact, he just reached a critical point in his research on Yin-Yang magic.

"If he had time, he would talk a lot."

"I see."

Feeling the continuous and crazy vibration of the phone in his pocket, Uesugi Tetsu's face twitched slightly. He finally took it out and set a "Do Not Disturb Message" to Kitano Runa.

He casually glanced at the message which consisted of paragraphs of three or two words.

The general meaning is: long time no see, Uesugi-kun, how come you are holding hands with such a cute loli, are you a loli control, I have an X-anime with full elements here, do you want it...

Uesugi Tetsu put down his phone speechlessly and looked at Kitano Runa, who had her mouth tightly shut, not daring to speak in a space surrounded by so many strangers, but whose fingers were moving rapidly.

It turns out that the attributes of social anxiety and chatterbox are not contradictory.

After replying with an "not interested" emoticon, Uesugi Tetsu looked at Ririko, who was leaning against the wall with her arms folded, covering most of her face with the hood of her sweatshirt and a mask, leaving only her eye area exposed.

——Ririkozha made such a disguise probably because she didn’t want to be recognized by outsiders or possible members of the Tokugawa family.

——In that case, it’s better not to tell her that her third sister Tokugawa Hoshi has arrived here.

Even if I have to say it, it won't be too late to wait until the day when we test the real swords together.

After all, Tokugawa Hoshi was going to watch the entire real sword test as a "notary"...

Damn, then I still won’t be able to escape this disaster.

Thinking of this, Uesugi Tetsu turned to Nanjo Ai, who had already placed her laptop on her lap and continued to work, and asked, "Nanjo-san, can I ask what 'notary' means?"

Nanjo Aimi's fingers tapping on the keyboard paused slightly.

She answered without raising her eyes,

"It's about selecting individuals with public credibility from a large, credible organization to ensure the 'True Sword Trial' can proceed. Whether it's the competition itself or ensuring both parties fulfill their pre-match commitments."

"——Actually, this is exactly the same format as the Imperial Competition."

Nanjo Aishi: "This time, the Onmyoji Bureau, the Special Affairs Department, and a certain large family will each send a ghost-level person to ensure the fairness and justice of this trial."

A large family...

Uesugi understood clearly that Nanjo Aimi knew everything about Tokugawa Seikai's coming.

——Even after knowing this, Nanjo-san still brought Ririko here.

That means that what you are worried about will not happen.

So now, it’s better to worry more about yourself...

"Nanjo-san, shouldn't a notary attack a contestant?"

This time, Uesugi Tetsu felt Nanjo Aimi give him a strange look before he replied,
"will not."

Uesugi Tetsu also breathed a sigh of relief.

This can at least ensure that in the middle of a fight, Tokugawa Hoshi in the stands will suddenly jump down and say, "Hey, isn't this the guy who hooked up with my little sister? Let's practice together."

Although he and Ririko have maintained a good and pure friendship and master-disciple relationship so far, their behavior in front of the Tokugawa family through Tokugawa Haruhiko has completely crossed the line.

He let go of Erchidama and let her play with her phone alone.

Then Uesugi Che sat on the sofa, opened a can of Coke that had been chilled by water-based Yin-Yang magic, and poured it into his mouth, revealing a satisfied expression.

The perfect temperature and the perfect amount of bubbles, there's no doubt it's the work of Nanjo!
Sitting on the sofa, he chatted with Kitano Runa on his phone for a while. After a short break, Uesugi Tetsu closed his laptop and finished the work at hand. Then he asked Nanjo Aimi,

"Nanjo-sister, I want to know the secret manuals for ninja training or the secret techniques of ninja skills. Do you have any?"

——He wanted the "Ninja Secret Manual" naturally in order to bring it back to Shiraishi Shugo, who already had some ninja shadows in the Warring States Period.

——Bai Shi has great potential, which can be seen from the fact that just teaching him some Qigong techniques can increase the degree of historical change.

So now, he wants to try a bigger one.

After Uesugi Tetsu finished speaking, he could clearly feel that the gaze that had been fixed on him had changed.

He turned around and saw that it was a strange young man. He felt that his strength was... just barely acceptable.

Without paying much attention to this ordinary boy, Uesugi Tetsu soon heard the answer.

"--Of course there is, but if you want to practice methods related to 'ninja', you need an excuse."

Ninjas have been active in the dark side of the world since their emergence in the Edo period; of course, the Special Affairs Office’s warehouse also has a lot of ninja training methods stored in it.

However, due to the vicious methods of most ninjas, and their strong disguise and breath-hiding skills, they were able to escape from enemies far stronger than themselves.

Therefore, "Ninja" has been rejected and disliked by the mainstream practice community since modern times.

Although Nanjo Aimi was as usual curious about what Uesugi Tetsu wanted this kind of thing for, she still did not ask any further questions. She just supported her chin with her hand and said,
"For example, if you win the True Sword Trial by yourself, I'll have a reason to ask the Five-Man Association for some relatively simple techniques."

"And if you need a complete secret technique that can directly reach the level of ghosts and gods..."

Nanjo Aimi crossed her legs and thought for a long time before speaking: "If you can defeat all the seeds in Tokyo in the seeding match later, then the five-member association will definitely not refuse your request."

"Even if your request is ridiculous and dangerous."

She snapped her fingers and curled her lips slightly towards Uesugi Che: "So, Uesugi-kun, it's that simple."

Nanjo Aimi slowly tightened her five fingers in front of him, and finally clenched them into a fist.

"Show the world your potential and strength, and then things will go your way."

Uesugi Tetsu looked at Nanjo Aimi with a calm expression.

He took a deep breath.

Win the Shinken Trial, and then win the All Tokyo Seeding Tournament.

Defeat all opponents and ruthlessly trample all geniuses underfoot to prove that you are the one who cannot be ignored among all people.

In this way, the request made will naturally be responded to by others, even if it is just an unintentional response.

On the contrary, even if you make outrageous statements and promises, you will not get more attention.

"I see."

Uesugi Tetsu nodded seriously.

Akechi Yuya, who had been standing aside for a long time, couldn't help but stand up and look worried when he saw Uesugi Tetsu nod without hesitation.

Akechi Yuya said sincerely,
"Um... Uesugi-kun, I feel like you're not very strong. I'm afraid it would be dangerous for you to go on stage."

Facing Uesugi Tetsu's puzzled gaze, the young and simple boy who had just come down the mountain gripped the knife at his waist tightly, and spoke with a heart of "protecting his friends".

"So, could you please compete with me before you go on stage? If you lose, please let me take your place!"

After Akechi Yuya said this, not only Uesugi Tetsu looked at him in confusion.

Even Kitano Runa, who had been holding her phone, and Ririko, who had closed her eyes to practice, couldn't help but cast complicated glances at him.

Mingzhi Youya covered his chest with his hands and felt his heart pounding in his chest.

This was the first time he had made such a bold and extraordinary request.

Uesugi Tetsu first frowned, then looked around, then fell into deep thought, and finally showed a speechless and stunned expression.

It seemed that this sincere little brother had seriously misjudged his own strength because of the Jade Heart Technique and the Soul Condensation Technique, as well as the fact that he brought the two-star Shikigami, Ershaku-sama.

He suddenly couldn't help laughing.

——Little brother, you don’t seem to be sure of your own strength!

(End of this chapter)