I'm a demon in Tokyo!

Chapter 386, End of Volume: "About My Adventures in the Mortal World with the Intelligent Little Che, Becoming One of the People"

【1999年，12月31日，0时0分0秒】

[Your Highness, can you see my words?]

The leaden sky hung down like an inverted dome, as if every sky in the mortal world were always so gloomy and desolate.

Unlike the empty wilderness elsewhere, this place is filled with standing tombstones and graves, shrouded in thick fog, with rustling black shadows moving about, making it look particularly terrifying.

Click, click.

In the silence, a crack appeared on the surface of an exceptionally tall tombstone.

The chaotic consciousness, fueled by a sufficient and dense abundance of the "vital energy of all living beings" and the "unfulfilled wish" it was determined to fulfill, slowly returned from a state of "nothingness".

The drowsy person is about to wake up.

Unable to breathe even once, unable to move even the slightest bit.

My consciousness was utterly exhausted, my mind was in a state of chaos, and I was completely unable to think.

Consciousness once again fell into slumber.

In the void, two lines of semi-transparent characters, seemingly visible only to certain individuals, flashed by.

[Time is not up yet.]

It's not the right time yet.

No one responded to the character.

I do not know how long it has been.

The cold, windy sand howled, creating patches of mindless, wandering ghosts on the graveyard.

If there is no "spirit of all living beings", no "unfulfilled wishes", and no strong "self-will", then consciousness will inevitably be worn down by the passage of time and the erosion of wind and sand, and will never wake up again.

Click, click.

The tombstone, which already had a slight crack, was now riddled with even larger fissures.

Cracks intertwined, and before long, this tombstone, perhaps the tallest and largest on this land, shattered and turned to ash, drifting away with the wind.

The dark yellow, damp soil surface was turned over and over.

Suddenly, a pale, almost bloodless hand emerged from it.

Then came another hand.

The two hands remained still in the wind for a moment before brushing away the soil that had become unusually soft after the tombstone broke.

Soon, the head of a girl with a snow-white face, delicate features, and long black hair popped out of the ground along with her two arms.

Spitting out.

Its purplish lips moved slightly, spitting out a little dirt.

【2012年，12月21日，15时14分35秒】

The translucent characters reappeared.

Dull pain, confusion.

A look of bewilderment appeared on the girl's face.

Even with the help of the energy of all living beings to gather thoughts, and protected by the soul imprint to prevent being affected by any external factors.

But such a long period of time is enough to bury most of the memories and understandings in the ground.

The girl looked in front of her.

Soon, a semi-transparent phantom appeared before her eyes—inexplicably making her feel a sense of goodwill, even though she didn't understand what "goodwill" meant.

Three lines of text appeared accompanied by a strangely familiar voice, echoing in her ears.

Welcome back, Your Highness Imagawa Yoshimoto.

【距离您的上次死亡，已经过去了452年10月23天21小时14分35秒。】

[Congratulations! You are the first self-aware being to awaken in the "Warring States" region of the mortal realm.]

Imagawa Yoshimoto's usually unfocused gaze gradually sharpened.

She stared blankly at the illusory figure of Uesugi Tetsuya, who was smiling and bowing at her, and was about three or four times smaller. She felt that this person was very familiar to her, extremely reliable, and completely trustworthy.

No matter what, she couldn't remember who the person in front of her was.

I thought and thought, I thought and thought.

Imagawa Yoshimoto frowned, wanting to get to the bottom of things, but a sudden, overwhelming headache almost drowned out her consciousness, abruptly interrupting her thoughts.

"I can't remember."

She murmured absentmindedly, two lines of clear tears sliding down her cheeks.

He looked lonely and pitiful.

The semi-transparent phantom in front of him just stood there, as if he hadn't seen it at all.

After a long while, Imagawa Yoshimoto, clutching his still throbbing temples, asked the illusory figure in front of him in a hoarse and awkward voice.

"Who are you?"

The illusory figure bowed, speaking in a humble tone.

【Your Highness, Imagawa Yoshimoto, I am the personal mark forged for you by my master. You may address me as "Kochikame".】

Che.

Imagawa Yoshimoto's gaze lingered on that word.

Familiar words.

Suddenly, countless fragments of memories flashed through her consciousness, but they disappeared like shooting stars, leaving her still unable to remember anything.

Instead, the pain intensified in my consciousness.

Imagawa Yoshimoto reached out to grab the character "澈" and its phantom image into his palm, but his hand passed right through the character and the phantom image.

You can't grasp anything.

She stood there, half-planted in the ground, for a long time before asking in a low voice, "And who is Imagawa Yoshimoto?"

It is you, my respected and beloved Your Highness.

Xiao Che's illusory figure spoke in a gentle tone.

[Your name is "Imagawa Yoshimoto," the head of the Imagawa clan during the Sengoku period, the greatest and most unparalleled person in the land.]

"Imagawa Yoshimoto".

"Am I Imagawa Yoshimoto?"

A faint glimmer of inspiration flashed in Imagawa Yoshimoto's eyes, as if he had regained some of his original thoughts.

After repeating those words many times, she turned her head with difficulty to observe the surroundings, which were shrouded in mist not far away.

for a long time.

Imagawa Yoshimoto then asked, "Little... Tetsu, where is this?"

This is the "Warring States Cemetery" in the Eternal World region...

Xiao Che's illusory figure gave a brief introduction.

When Xiao Che was created, there was a map of the Warring States cemetery. Over the past five hundred years, he has been collecting information about the surrounding area.

I'm not explaining it clearly now, just in case Imagawa Yoshimoto can't understand it.

【Ding! 】

Suddenly, new characters popped up on Xiao Che's forehead. He stopped what he was saying and opened his mouth somewhat blankly.

[His Highness Prince Imagawa Yoshimoto has proactively asked three questions. The pre-arranged "Newcomer Guide" procedure will now begin!]

【Your Highness, Lord Imagawa Yoshimoto, please rise and lift yourself from the ground.】

Imagawa Yoshimoto did not question it at all and acted directly according to Xiao Che's words.

She first dug away the soft soil with her hands, and then pulled her whole body, covered in cold, damp armor, out of the cold earth with a thud.

Wow.

Once he was removed from the soil, Yoshimoto Imagawa's thoughts became much clearer.

She shook her head, brushing off all the soil from her hair and clothes with her hands.

Standing up and looking around, Imagawa Yoshimoto could see that in the distance, amidst the mist, were rows of graves of varying heights, creating a desolate and bleak scene.

It was as if she were the only person in the entire world.

At this moment, Xiao Che continued.

【Your Highness, Lord Imagawa Yoshimoto, please refrain from wandering around or leaving the designated area within a 100-meter radius.】

[At that time, unforeseen circumstances may arise.]

Although Imagawa Yoshimoto didn't quite understand the reason, he remembered it well.

Simply put, don't move around unnecessarily.

Imagawa Yoshimoto stood still.

She stared silently at the characters and the phantom for a long while, then suddenly spoke: "Xiao Che, please don't call me 'Your Highness Imagawa Yoshimoto,' call me 'Lord Yoshimoto,' okay?"

Imagawa Yoshimoto didn't know why he said those things.

But she did say it anyway, and afterwards she inexplicably breathed a sigh of relief.

Xiao Che nodded without any hesitation.

【Alright, from now on I will address you as "Lord Yiyuan".】

Upon seeing these three words, Imagawa Yoshimoto subconsciously twitched his stiff lips and smiled.

Then, she saw new character prompts pop up.

[Current area unlocked: Eternal World - Warring States Graveyard]

[This is a beginner's guide.]

[First quest for beginners: Summon two armored warriors.]

[Task Reward: Introduction to the background and mechanics of the "Warring States Graveyard".]

What does it mean?
Although Imagawa Yoshimoto could understand each character individually, he couldn't understand them when they were put together.

Xiao Che smiled as if he had expected this. "Now, Lord Yiyuan, please follow me and call out 'Kaishi Kitajima' and 'Kaishi Arima'."

After saying that, Xiao Che read the two words slowly and clearly.

So Imagawa Yoshimoto repeated his studies.

A gentle breeze blew.

Two strong, muscular men, clad in jet-black armor, with katana at their waists and spears in their hands, armed to the teeth, suddenly stood before her.

Imagawa Yoshimoto took a half step back, looking surprised.

But soon, she felt a connection between herself and the two "armored warriors," and instinctively felt that she was somewhat familiar with them.

Upon seeing Imagawa Yoshimoto, the two armored soldiers immediately knelt on one knee, spear in hand, and roared in unison,

"Kaishi Kitajima!"

"The armored soldiers have horses!"

"—I am willing to fight to the death for you, my lord!"

New character prompts kept popping up in front of Xiao Che.

Congratulations! You have completed the first stage of the beginner's quest!

[Lord Yiyuan, now we will begin introducing the "Warring States Cemetery".]

Imagawa Yoshimoto raised his hand to signal the two to stand up, and then immediately began to listen attentively to the introduction.

She also failed to notice that her mental state and concentration were rapidly recovering.

The Warring States Cemetery is a region within the vast, ancient land that evolved from the Warring States period...

The vast majority of them, lacking sufficient "spirit of all living beings," strong "unfulfilled wishes," and powerful "self-will," have been worn down by time and have become "walking corpses" wandering aimlessly across the graveyard...

What you need to do first is to kill the "walking corpses" to obtain more "soul ash".

The words "Soul Ash" are highlighted in a bright color.

Imagawa Yoshimoto pointed.

Let’s go out.

Soul Ash (Important Resource): It is both the dregs and the essence of souls. It can be used as hard currency to replace any other traded item, and it also has many other uses...

In short, it's about "currency".

Yoshimoto Imagawa readily accepted this new concept and looked at the new so-called "beginner mission" next to Xiao Che.

[New player quest, second stage: Slay ten zombies.]

[Mission Reward: The "True Names" of three armored warriors; View Memory Fragment 1 - Unfulfilled Wish.]

The walking dead.

Now she understood that those shadows slowly swaying in the mist were walking corpses.

But slaying the walking corpses...

Imagawa Yoshimoto clenched his trembling hands, then looked at the two armored soldiers who stood as silent as steel, and asked,
"Kitajima, Arima, can you two reach the edge of the mist and slay those swaying zombies?"

Two armored warriors, their faces completely covered by armor, revealing only their hard, dark eyes, responded in an almost roaring voice.

"Your will!"

These "armored warriors" were originally the loyal samurai who went to Kyoto with Imagawa Yoshimoto and eventually returned to Sunpu Castle with Okabe Motonobu.

The probability of an ordinary samurai awakening in a Sengoku graveyard is almost zero, but if he is associated with Imagawa Yoshimoto, that probability immediately soars to one hundred percent.

The only cost was absolute loyalty to Imagawa Yoshimoto, which was negligible.

After responding, the two armored soldiers immediately jogged toward the edge of the mist, slowing their pace as they approached, appearing cautious and prudent.

Under Yoshimoto Imagawa's slightly tense gaze, the two armored soldiers worked together to easily kill the wandering zombies, as easily as cutting melons and vegetables.

If Imagawa Yoshimoto were to point at the two armored warriors, the shadowy zombies, or ask Xiao Che who was floating beside her, he would see the vast difference between their panels.

Both Kitajima and Arima are one-and-a-half-star [Armored Warriors].

Those zombies with similar movement speed to hers were all [scattered], and [half-star] zombies were extremely rare.

In just five or six minutes, the ten zombies were killed by the two armored soldiers who were completely unharmed.

Congratulations! You have completed the second stage of the beginner's quest!

Xiao Che floated beside Imagawa Yoshimoto's ear and asked with a smile.

【Lord Yiyuan, would you like to claim your reward now?】

"Yes."

Imagawa Yoshimoto nodded.

"Armored soldier Ashan, armored soldier Atian, armored soldier Ayong!"

She read out the three names lying in front of her.

In the blink of an eye, three tall, strong, fully armed warriors knelt down on one knee before Imagawa Yoshimoto once again, accompanied by a gentle breeze.

"—I am willing to fight to the death for you, my lord!"

"Everyone, get up."

Imagawa Yoshimoto raised his hand and pointed at the two armored soldiers who walked in silently. Then he shouted, "We will live up to your expectations!" and said, "From now on, the five of you will form a squad."

"Your will!"

The five of them roared in unison, their voices carrying far across the desolate wilderness.

Imagawa Yoshimoto nodded, then looked at the new hint that Xiao Che had shown him—

[New player quest, third stage: Slay one hundred zombies.]

[Mission Rewards: The "True Names" of five armored warriors and one heroic general.]

"A heroic general?"

When faced with Imagawa Yoshimoto's question, Xiao Che answered with a smile.

[These heroic generals all possessed formidable strength or leadership abilities during their lifetimes, and they also had deep connections with Lord Yoshimoto.]

In addition, a piece of white light was floating in Xiao Che's hand.

[Lord Yiyuan, would you like to watch "Memory Fragment One" now?]

Xiao Che reached out and tapped, and a prompt from a memory fragment appeared.

[Memory Fragments: Your own long-forgotten memories. They can answer your questions and help you rediscover yourself.]

Imagawa Yoshimoto first instructed five armored soldiers to protect him, then sat down on the ground and said earnestly, "Watch, Che."

Xiao Che nodded and crushed the shards in his hand.

A flash of white light swept through, drawing Yoshimoto Imagawa's thoughts into it.

"Che-kun, if I die, bury me in the courtyard of the Imagawa-kan, right in front of the pavilion where I often sit."

"Since I can't see anymore, let this cherry blossom tree go and see it with you, Che-kun, on my behalf."

【…】

"Let's go see the sunset."

【"good."】

【…】

"Death is truly terrifying."

"So, Che-kun, please witness my journey and remember me."

"What a pity, the cherry blossoms haven't bloomed yet."

The fragment contains very little information.

There was only writing letters and those last few moments.

But this is enough.

She has rediscovered her "unfulfilled wish".

"I wonder if the cherry blossoms have bloomed this winter."

Imagawa Yoshimoto reopened his eyes, murmured softly, and gazed silently at Xiao Che floating in front of him.

Xiao Che.

Che.

Che-jun.

Uesugi...Tetsu.

Uesugi Tetsuya.

So, that's his full name.

Imagawa Yoshimoto had no idea how much connection he still had with Uesugi Tetsuya, what their relationship was like, or what they had done together.

She just knows.

That person is just as important to him as the people of the world.

But it doesn't matter.

Whether it's "Tenkajin" or "Uesugi Tetsu".

She would hold it tightly in her palm without hesitation.

On the mist-shrouded land of the Eternal World, the people of the Warring States period, who were the first to awaken and had already gained an unparalleled advantage, murmured softly in their eyes.

"Uesugi Tetsu, I need to find you."

Imagawa Yoshimoto stared intently at the translucent little Che, and solemnly declared, word by word.

"I will find you."

—The End of Volume Three: All People—

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