I'm a demon in Tokyo!

Chapter 391 The City of False Humans, A New Area! A substitute player arrives from Chisa's perspective, the crazed false human and... the eerie ringtone.
Qian Sha's disappearance is inextricably linked to that city of fake people.

—That's what Ririko said on the phone.

"Uesugi Tetsu... I'm sorry."

Ririko's slightly hoarse voice came through the speaker on the Special Affairs Department's dedicated channel: "At an altitude of 10,000 meters, I could clearly feel that Chisa had returned to Hokkaido, but I couldn't catch up and was powerless to do anything about it."

She unusually uttered something unnecessary.
"I promised you that."

"Ririko, you should know this isn't your problem."

Uesugi Tetsu's eyes were indifferent as ice, but his voice remained calm. He suppressed any extra emotions and asked Ririko, "Tell me how Chisa suddenly disappeared."

There was a moment of silence on the other end of the phone before a slow reply came through.
"Actually, I didn't feel anything particularly noticeable before or even at the moment of Chisa's disappearance..."

It was only about half a second after she vanished from my side without warning that I managed to catch a faint trace of something coming from the ground in Hokkaido, and determine that it was caused by that city.

The "absence of any warning" that Ririko spoke of would have yielded the same result even if ten ghosts or gods were assigned to protect her.

It would be understandable if Ririko herself disappeared because of such methods.

But why should Chisa "receive such a generous gift"?
Even using an anti-aircraft gun to kill a mosquito is ridiculous.

Unable to figure it out for a moment, Uesugi Tetsu asked, "What about the others? Did any of them disappear at the same time as Chisa, or earlier or later?"

Ririko, on the other end, asked around and then had the specialist on the plane contact the Hokkaido Special Affairs Office, and came to a conclusion.

"Not only was there no change on the plane, but the Hokkaido Special Affairs Office also said that no one had disappeared within the known area, and no changes were found in the city either by the naked eye or by instruments."

"—In short, only Chisa disappeared?"

Uesugi Tetsuya concluded.

"It seems that way at the moment." Ririko stared at the empty seat beside her, her voice low. "She may be the 'first,' or she may be special."

Uesugi Tetsu pressed further, "And the reason?"

"I don't know for now." Ririko sighed deeply. "In my opinion, Chisa is nothing out of the ordinary."

Chisa is very likely a "special" existence.

Even though Ririko and the Special Affairs Department couldn't find any evidence that Chisa was special.

But Uesugi Tetsu's intuition told him—at least for that "fake city," Chisa was special.

Why did Chisa disappear at this particular time, after spending so much time in Hokkaido, and get "captured" by the City of False People?

With this thought in mind, Uesugi Tetsu wanted to ask for more details.
"Riri, you've done it..."

But before he could even ask the question, a thought flashed through his mind like lightning.

That's right. The reason why the City of False Humans kidnapped Chisa at this time, made her disappear, and entered that city is because Ririko is currently taking Chisa away from Hokkaido!
—But the city of fake people doesn't want Chisa to leave!

In this way, most of the logic makes sense.

Uesugi Tetsu shared this idea with Ririko, whose Kenshin also vaguely sensed that this might be the truth.

However, there is still a crucial question.

Chisa seems like an ordinary girl in every way, so what is so "special" about her?

Compared to being special, Kitano Runa, who is also from Hokkaido, is even more special.

Uesugi Tetsu didn't let his thinking wander and make baseless guesses.

Instead, while recalling Chisa from her memories, she had Ririko carefully recount what Chisa had done in the days since she arrived in Hokkaido.

Ririko recounted every detail related to Chisa in a fast and clear manner.

However, Uesugi Tetsu stopped along the way and found nothing unusual.

Chisa was indeed just an ordinary girl who worked hard and diligently in her training.

Uesugi Tetsuya remained silent for a while, a thought slowly drifting into his mind, leaving him speechless.

Could it be that the "little gift" he once gave to Chisa ruined her life?

Because no matter how you look at it, the only thing that can be considered special about Chisa is the "Hundred Eyes" that Uesugi Tetsu made her merge with.

If it were the 100 eyes that you hadn't received the "Unique 100 Eyes" reward before, it would be fine.

But now, the "hundred-eye" he gave out can be considered to be in the most special category!
—After being promoted to a demon god, he will become the "Thousand Eyes," and at the same time, he will be the only "Hundred Eyes" under the gaze of the "One Hundred Eyes Demon," who is not watched by the Thousand Eyes and the Shadow of Ten Thousand Eyes.

A thousand eyes might not appear even once in a thousand years!
Not to mention that this was not being watched by the Hundred-Eyed Demon's "omnipresent" Shadow...

Although Uesugi Tetsu wasn't quite sure how the so-called City of Fakes was distinguished, if we're talking about special things, his Hundred Eyes was definitely the most special existence!
Even a single 100-mesh coin, once its quality is further improved, could potentially produce unexpected and wondrous effects.

Therefore, it is highly likely that Chisa's disappearance is related to herself.

Uesugi Tetsuya took a silent breath.

It was my own fault that Chisa was harmed.

Even if that wasn't the case, as his master, it was only right that he should take Chisa out of that city completely.

Uesugi Tetsuya's thoughts raced, and after clarifying the relationships involved, he spoke to Ririko in a calm voice.
"The fact that the city was able to take Chisa away from you means that its influence has likely already secretly expanded to the entire Hokkaido, or perhaps it just hasn't started to spread for some reason."

"Ririko, have the Special Affairs Department prepare it."

Then, before Ririko could answer, he continued, "I will rescue Chisa before the strange phenomena begin to spread in that city, before things get out of control, and before Nanjo-nee destroys the entire city."

Ririko: "What can I do?"

"Let's leave for now according to the original plan." Uesugi Tetsuya couldn't help but feel a little helpless. "Your swordsmanship is too strong. That city might be afraid of you."

"..."

"Okay, I apologize again, Uesugi-kun."

Before Uesugi Tetsu could say anything more, Ririko hung up the phone.

She murmured silently to herself, "If I had achieved the Divine Imperishability before boarding the plane, maybe I could have sensed it in advance and protected Chisa..."

Knowing her personality, Uesugi Tetsuya didn't call back to say anything pointless.

He looked at the black book that Karuta was holding as he was taking notes.

[Area Unlock Item: Black Leather Book]

[—Take this item to the designated location to unlock a new area.]

Upon seeing the black book, Uesugi Tetsu remembered that he had used it before to check whether Ririko and Chisa would have any problems in Hokkaido.

The black book gives two answers, both of which are no.

It lied?

No, under Lord Mokujin's methods, there could be no loopholes in the Black Book. What is it to Mokujin?
Without much thought, Uesugi Tetsu instructed Karu to use his pen to ask Chisa more questions about her from the black book.

"Let's ask... where Chisa is first."

Bloody words soon appeared obediently on the yellowed pages.

[Reporting to you, my lord, your beloved disciple Qian Sha's current location is...]

After the ellipsis, a dense mass of garbled characters suddenly appeared on the page, filling the entire page in an instant, before being torn off by the slightly startled Karudo.

After the pages were torn off, they did not undergo any unusual changes like those prophetic high-ranking beings; instead, they remained silent once more.

Uesugi Tetsu's eyes flashed coldly as he smiled indifferently: "Little Black, haven't we met in a long time? Want to catch up with that lord?"

【! 】

[Lord Uesugi, I answered truthfully. Perhaps only one address description is too simplistic… My lord, please look at the absolutely precise latitude and longitude!] [Chisa's current location is…]

Another bunch of gibberish appeared, causing Uesugi Tetsu to squint.

Why does the Black Book "go crazy" whenever Chisa's exact location is mentioned?

He stared at the [Area Unlock Items] row that had suddenly become shiny, and some ideas began to form in his mind.

After having Karu torn out a page, Uesugi Tetsu asked a few more questions.

Half of them are related to the city of fake people, while the other half are completely unrelated issues.

As he expected, whenever the question touched on the "City of False Men," a bunch of bloody gibberish would immediately appear on the black book, and Xiao Hei himself seemed completely unaware of it.

So Xiao Hei didn't not want to answer, it's just... unable to answer?
"Because it's an area unlocking item for the 'City of False Humans,' it can't make any relevant or accurate predictions about the area to be unlocked..."

Careless.

Uesugi Tetsu had previously thought that as long as Kuro answered normally, nothing would happen, and he never expected this possibility.

We shouldn't rely too much on prophecy tools like Xiaohei.

After changing his mind, Uesugi Tetsu decided that he might have to go to Hokkaido immediately to unlock the area of ​​the fake city and see how things went.

Of course, before that, he had to check on Chisa's current situation.

Whether it's a blessing or a curse, it's precisely because of the upgrade of the Hundred Eyes that Chisa, now trapped in the City of False Humans, has the ability to use four different types of eyes.

He might even have ten chances to survive a fatal danger, and he could help Chisa from afar.

Uesugi Tetsuya made up his mind.

If Qian Sha is not in too much danger, then he will first complete the integration of the four ultimate forms with the complete divine treasure in two days, and then open the new area when he is more confident.

No one can say for sure what impact opening up the new area will have on Chisa, who is in the City of the Fake People.

If the situation is urgent, then set off immediately.

Anyway, let's take a look first.

In the shadows, Uesugi Tetsu transformed into the Hundred-Eyed Demon, wearing the Red Hannya Mask and the Six-Tailed Fox Talisman. After raising his willpower to the highest level, he focused his mind and attempted to reach the distant "Hundred-Eyed Demon."

Soon, Uesugi Tetsu felt his "perspective" change, suddenly becoming two, left and right.

One of them was pitch black with its eyes closed.

The other one is also currently black, but you can sense the "flow" of consciousness, as if it is being loaded into the distant Hundred Eyes.

In the darkness, Uesugi Tetsu could sense a gaze sweeping across the link between him and Hyakume, seemingly trying to search, but ultimately failing.

This viewpoint might just be the city of fake people!
As Uesugi Tetsu thought this, he felt the darkness in another area slowly brightening.

He will now immerse himself completely in it—

Open your eyes.

In a typical classroom setting, the bodies of young boys and girls, resembling white sheep, are frantically copulating, while simultaneously tearing at each other's bodies with their hands and teeth, emitting eerie laughter that sends chills down one's spine.

Thick, foul-smelling liquid splashed everywhere, constantly splattering in front of Uesugi Tetsuya's "eyes".

Uesugi Tetsu subconsciously raised his hand to wipe it, only realizing after discovering that his hand hadn't actually risen that he was looking at the protagonist of this extremely explicit scene...

It's Chisa!
Chisa, the main subject of the scene, remained motionless, as if deeply shaken, standing there blankly like an outsider.

How could you show this kind of thing to a child...?

Uesugi Tetsu silently cursed, and the impact on Chisa, who was about to enter junior high school from sixth grade, of witnessing such a scene was immeasurable.

He tried to shift his focus away from Chisa's "eyes" and observe his surroundings.

A moment later, Uesugi Tetsu flew to Chisa's head with a perspective that could rotate 360 ​​degrees but could not be more than a meter away from her, taking in the messy scene around him.

— Severed limbs, a sticky, black liquid that had somehow become sticky, and corpses that seemed to be in a frenzy of ecstasy, dying and bodies that were just beginning to die.

It's less like a human and more like a mindless beast.

Fortunately, these wild beasts completely ignored Chisa for the time being.

Uesugi Tetsu secretly breathed a sigh of relief and tried to communicate with Chisa through Hyakume using his mind.

"..."

"..."

"Chisa, don't move or make any sound. I am Uesugi Tetsu. If you can hear this, it means that the telepathic communication has been successful."

Lying in a pool of blood, her entire body covered in a foul-smelling, viscous liquid, a glimmer of light returned to Qian Sha's numb eyes.

That familiar voice... is it Master?

It really is Master!?

Although Chisa was overjoyed and wanted to complain and shed tears, she completely followed Uesugi Tetsu's instructions and maintained her "wooden" state, not even blinking when blood splattered into her eyes.

Uesugi Tetsu didn't say much.

Because that eerie gaze still exists, and speaking to Chisa through thought causes a slight tremor in the connection with Hyakume.

If the trembling continues for too long, it might be noticed by that gaze.

After organizing his thoughts, Uesugi Tetsuya said briefly,

"Special circumstances, so I'll keep it brief."

"Qiansha, you are most likely in the [City of False Humans], but don't be afraid, your master will always be watching you and will provide you with assistance."

Chisa, who could barely feel her weak legs, felt a little relieved when she recalled what Uesugi Tetsu had told her about Hyakume's various strange abilities the day before.

With a master around...

Suppressing the trembling in her heart, Chisa said to herself—

My master is far away, and it's very likely that talking to him is the limit; it's unlikely he can help me much.

Therefore, I still have to earn this life back myself.

Uesugi Tetsu's calm, water-like voice continued to echo in Chisa's mind.

"Next, use one All-Seeing Eye to look outside the classroom, and after confirming it is safe, use one True Sight Eye to look at the student's corpse on the ground."

—Uesugi Tetsu's idea was to observe the situation first, and then obtain certain information from the corpse.

Even if it might alert the enemy, it's impossible to stay still and wait to die in such a bizarre situation.

Chisa did not answer, but silently did as Uesugi Tetsu said.

Soon, Uesugi Tetsu's gaze followed the open All-Seeing Eye, extending little by little beyond the chaotic classroom.

Outside the classroom, everything looked perfectly normal, with bright sunshine.

The students and teachers, with their kind faces, were walking back and forth, greeting each other and saying good morning.

But the very fact that it's "normal" is the biggest weirdness!

The classroom, with both the front and back doors open, has become such a horrific sight. Dozens of people are about to die, and the blood has flowed into the corridor. How could people outside not see it?

Chisa seemed to realize this as well; her fingertips trembled slightly, and she carefully focused her gaze on the edge of a corpse that had been dead for some time.
[The fake man who died after going insane]

[—A pseudo-human who, upon hearing the eerie ringing of a bell, lost his mind and died driven mad by instinctual intercourse.]

(End of this chapter)