I'm a demon in Tokyo!

Chapter 399 Friends, delicious! "Let's go then, Dad, Mom!" Back to school, teaching the devil a lesson!

Uesugi Tetsu looked down at Kujo Machi's somewhat unfocused gaze and couldn't help but feel a little strange.

Her gaze was clearly directed at me, but she wasn't looking at me or anything behind me...

Who are they looking at?
Is there something in front of me that I can't see?
Uesugi Tetsu could hear that Kujo Machi's heart rate had now soared to over 180, almost making his ears hurt from the vibrations.

He pondered for a moment and temporarily withdrew the Hundred-Eyed Demon incarnation.

Then the deafening heartbeat immediately subsided, and Kujo Machi stared blankly at Uesugi Tetsuya before letting out a sigh of relief.

What...what's going on?
How did that terrifying "thing" suddenly disappear?

Kujo Machi then looked at the ferocious Akahana, which was wrapped in six fluffy tails and exuded a chilling aura.

The latter smiled and looked at her.

She felt that although this scene looked terrifying, at least his eyes were as calm as Mr. Uesugi's before.

But that dark shadow that was right in front of her nose, covered in scarlet eyes, was definitely not Mr. Uesugi!
That thing practically wanted to devour me alive the next second...

Uesugi Tetsu watched as Kujo Machi gradually relaxed, thought for a moment, and then possessed the Hyakume incarnation on his body again.

And so those huge, scarlet eyes, overflowing with greedy appetite, reappeared before Kujo Machi's eyes!

This time, the eyes that were staring intently at Kujo Machi almost touched her eyelashes.

Kujo Machi felt everything go black, and he was thrown backward uncontrollably, almost fainting from fright.

Uesugi Tetsuya understood now.

It really is "hundred eyes"!

I give you a hundred eyes...

Uesugi Tetsu recalled the chubby, black-haired loli he had fed with all sorts of big eyes, and couldn't help but smile.

It turns out, she had always been there.

He then looked at Kujo Makichi, whose lips were moving incessantly but who couldn't utter a single word, and waved towards an empty space out of his sight, saying...

"Bai Mu, she's a friend, don't scare your friend."

The hundreds of scarlet eyes on the dark figure paused simultaneously, then revealed a human-like smile.
'Friend, it's delicious...'

Kujo Machi could vaguely sense the meaning emanating from those eyes.

She couldn't help but roar in her heart: "Why can't my Uesugi Tetsuya control this damn thing?!"

Kujo Machi felt that her life was about to end, and all her experiences up to this point had flashed before her eyes like a revolving lantern.

Feeling rather puzzled, Uesugi Tetsu pinched his chin and thought for a while before suddenly realizing something and saying, "Don't be tempted by her eyeballs either; they won't grow back if you eat them."

He added in a serious tone,
"—Friend, you can't eat it."

As Uesugi Tetsuya finished speaking, the crimson eyes that had almost completely enveloped Kujo Machi slowly returned to the shadowy figure covered by sticky black hair.

She silently returned to Uesugi Tetsuya's back and wrapped him in her arms.

It's gone... This damn thing just left like that?
So, he survived?

Kujo Machi suddenly looked up and knelt down without hesitation, pleading, "Father Uesugi! Thank goodness you were here to save my life!"

Uesugi Tetsu: “…”

He used his inner energy to forcefully pull Kujo Machi up again and asked her, "Miss Kujo, so you can see that child..."

Uesugi Tetsu exhaled softly with reminiscence, recalling the Hundred-Eyed Demon loli who would entertain herself alone while suspended upside down against gravity in Edo Castle.

"Isn't it cute?"

Kujo Machi's eyes twitched, and he even forgot to wipe the cold sweat from his neck.

"Yes...yes, it's very cute."

She felt a barrage of gazes directed at her, nodded emphatically, and gave a thumbs-up in praise.

"So cute! Cuter than ever before!"

—So she could see the Hundred-Eyed Loli so clearly?

Uesugi Tetsuya was quite surprised, thinking that Kujo Machi's eyes were very sharp.

Its "eyesight" is far more powerful than that of ordinary Aragami, or even that thing in the sky!

Perhaps, we might even see things that even the gods "cannot see"... You must know, Kujo Machi himself is just a mortal with no supernatural powers.

"The bloodline of the Kujo family, huh?"

Uesugi Tetsu murmured to himself, deciding to wait at her house for Machi's parents to return, to see if the couple who had given birth to this extraordinary daughter knew anything.

Anyway, there are only an hour or two left until sunset. It would be bad if we missed the important clues that might be on Zhenzhi's parents.

It's not good to be greedy for one or two hours; you might lose more than you gain.

Uesugi Tetsuya cast several powerful calming spells on Kujo Machi, who was drenched in cold sweat from fright.

The effect is surprisingly good.

This immediately calmed the latter's mind like a still lake, and he began to contemplate the origin of the universe like a philosopher.

He turned back to Chisa, who had been unable to see anything before, and said...

"Qiansha, Master is leaving for a while to do some things. You should stay in the room and not move around. But once you see Zhenzhi's parents, make sure they don't leave again."

"They'll be back in an hour or two at most."

According to the nine truths, her parents go to work at nine o'clock every day and get off work at six o'clock in the evening. They are not at home when they are at work, but they are always at home after get off work. This has been the case for more than ten years.

Now that a pattern has emerged, Uesugi Tetsuya is not going to waste any more time and plans to go out and ask the Special Affairs Department for a map of the entire Asahikawa City.

After all, he couldn't just recklessly open hundreds of all-seeing eyes in Asahikawa City to cover the entire city just to find the exact location of Shiratsu Shrine.

Not to mention that doing so would greatly increase the chances of him being noticed by the heavens.

Even if it attracts a bunch of strange things on the ground, it's still a lot of trouble.

Uesugi Tetsu believed that Asahikawa City, being a map above five stars, must have many demon-level beings.

Moreover, most of these monsters have unique mechanics and aren't easy to kill, like the head lantern from before...

He casually crushed a whole bunch of them, but nothing came out.

Generally speaking, all the human head lanterns are only part of the "lantern ghost," just with a small layer of skin cut off, so of course they won't drop soul ash or items.

Before leaving, Uesugi Tetsu took out the komainu bell that he hadn't used in a long time.

Komainu can attract attention in dangerous situations or be used to scout ahead.

Then take out about ten standard protective charms and infuse them with the power related to "Qi Circulation", "Zhou Tian Yan Jia" and "Five Thunder Technique".

He first handed the amulets to Chisa and Kujo Machi respectively.

After Uesugi Tetsu explained the extremely simple usage to them, he infused spiritual power into the komainu bell under their bright and expectant gazes and gently shook it.

Jingle bell bell~
The next moment, under the combined gaze of a slightly surprised Uesugi Tetsu and a Kujo Machi whose mouth was agape enough to fit two eggs, one after another, majestic, armored komainu nimbly leaped into the room.

One, two, three... eleven...

A total of twenty-seven komainu of varying sizes, all with menacing eyes and faces, almost filled Kujo Machi's room.

Two komainu dogs appeared on her bed, sandwiching Chisa between them, leaving the girl somewhat at a loss.

[Because your spiritual energy quality is too high and the amount of spiritual energy injected is too great, the hidden effect of "Komainu Ringing the Bell" has been triggered!]

Uesugi Tetsu first looked at the most central figure in the room, who was also the tallest and most imposing, with a shoulder height of over 1.5 meters. When he put on his armor, he looked like a land tank.

—【Komainu Samurai General (3 stars)】. "Woof."

The Komainu Samurai gave a soft call, his dark, glossy eyes sparkling with intelligence.

Behind the general were two two-and-a-half-star Komainu (guardian dogs), followed by six two-star Komainu commanders and eighteen Komainu soldiers scrambling around the room.

This can definitely be considered an army of komainu dogs!

This might not seem like much to them, but for Chisa and Machi, who together could barely slide tackle one Komainu soldier, it was a tremendous boost.

With a hint of surprise, Uesugi Tetsu asked the quietly sitting Komainu Samurai General,

"General, can you understand me?"

"Wang."

The Komainu Samurai nodded slightly.

"Alright, from now on you and your men will follow their orders completely."

Uesugi Tetsu pointed to the two women and added, "Normally listen to my apprentice as much as possible, but in times of crisis, do not hesitate to obey this Miss Kujo's orders."

The Komainu Samurai nodded solemnly.

It barked, causing all the komainu (guardian dogs) in the room to bow their heads to the two women.

Kujo Machi carefully stroked the glossy, smooth fur of the Komainu group beside her, feeling both surprised and delighted by the truly tangible sensation.

Uesugi Tetsuya did not linger and left Asahikawa City first.

……

When he arrived at the top-secret archives of the Hokkaido Special Affairs Office at top speed, Uesugi Tetsu realized that he had forgotten to ask Kujo Machi about the exact time.

No problem, he simply packaged up all the maps of Asahikawa City from the past hundred years, aiming for an absolute saturation attack.

An hour and a half later, Uesugi Tetsu returned to Kujo Machi's room.

The sun had completely set outside the window, and it wasn't just ordinary darkness outside, but a deep, impenetrable darkness where countless viscous black clumps were writhing.

The bright red light mixed in with the darkness failed to illuminate it, adding to the eeriness of the situation.

"Master."

"Dad Uesugi, you're finally back!"

Uesugi Tetsu followed the two shouts and found that the once large army of Komainu had been reduced by more than half.

The leading Komainu Samurai general was also blind in one eye and had both legs broken. He leaned against the corner of the wall, panting heavily, and his fighting strength was far less than before.

According to Kujo Machi, the door of the detached house was inexplicably unlocked, and she was the first to see the darkness crawling into the house, which led the komainu to work together to drive away those things.

Uesugi Tetsu glanced at the safety rating.

[Current safety level of Qiansha: Absolutely safe.]

He breathed a slight sigh of relief, called over the injured komainu, and instead of using his rudimentary healing techniques, he used his inner energy to cut open his fingers and fed each dog a drop of blood as green as an emerald.

Soon, the wounds on these komainu began to heal at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Kujo Machi was stunned. He immediately forced a dutiful smile and moved closer to Uesugi Tetsuya.
"Father, Father...can your good daughter also beg for a drop?"

"You can drink it if you want to be overwhelmed by the tonic."

Uesugi Tetsu chuckled, his hundred eyes already fixed on him.

Kujo Shinji took two steps back with amusement and sighed.

"Sigh, Uesugi-san... I knew I wasn't lucky enough to have that."

"Stop joking around." Uesugi Tetsu interrupted her, asking, "Miss Kujo, where are your parents now?"

Upon hearing this, Kujo Machi also showed a rare look of bewilderment.

She shook her head, a complex look of worry on her face.

"I do not know."

"Tonight, for some reason, for the first time, neither of them has come back after their shift ended."

Uesugi Tetsu frowned.

For the first time in over a decade, he hasn't come back?

They came back just a couple of days ago.

This is too coincidental.

Did she sense his presence, or is it because the timing is special?
Thinking of this, Uesugi Tetsu asked the two of them separately, "What time is it now? What year, month, and day?"

千纱立刻说道：“2009年7月31日，17时55分。”

"Yes, it's the 31st."

Kujo Machi nodded in agreement.

Uesugi Tetsu didn't believe it rashly. He then found the calendar in Kujo's house, Kujo Machi's simple cell phone, and various other pieces of evidence before he temporarily believed the time.

—After several experiences, Uesugi Tetsu realized that time is of paramount importance in Asahikawa City, and that there might be some kind of mystery that can influence time.

Then he had Karudo, who was inside the Wanling Furnace, record the time in a new notebook that was tinged with a faint scent of calamity.

The reason for not using the Black Book for the time being is to prevent unpredictable emergencies from occurring when it comes into contact with Asahikawa City.

Uesugi Tetsu silently communicated with Karuta through their heartstrings for a while.

Ultimately, based on the possibilities explored by the latter, the conclusion was reached that "in order to send Chisa out of Asahikawa City, the closed loop must be broken."

Or rather, "Apart from you, Uesugi-sama, and those of us related to you, everything in Asahikawa City needs to break the closed loop in order to leave."

Uesugi Tetsuya was silent for a moment, then said to the two women, "Time is of the essence, let's pack up and get ready to go."

"Mr. Uesugi...you mean now?!"

Kujo Machi pointed to the crescent-shaped darkness outside the window, his words somewhat incoherent.

Qian Sha simply asked, "Master, where are we going?"

"Shirazu Shrine."

Uesugi Tetsu waved the map that had suddenly appeared in his hand. He already knew that the road leading to Shiratsu Shrine most likely overlapped with Machi's route to school.
"The truth we seek may lie there, and the answer to the resurgence of all evil may also be there."

Kujo Machi glanced at the "mad" master and disciple, his Adam's apple bobbing with difficulty.
"No... my dear brothers, do we have to leave now? Can't we wait until the sun rises again?"

"If this goes on any longer, your room may not remain safe."

Uesugi Tetsu shook his head.
"Besides, whether the sun will rise again is still unknown."

He says,

"Miss Kujo, if you want to wait to die, you can stay in the room alone."

Uesugi Tetsu's words were half true and half false.

The sun may indeed never rise again, but Kujo Machi's room remains absolutely safe for now.

Furthermore, based on his speculation, it is highly likely that Kujo Machi's personal room has always remained absolutely safe, and he can survive as long as he has sufficient supplies.

Kujo Machi remained silent, looked at Uesugi Tetsuya and Chisa, and nodded solemnly.

"Then let's go, Dad, Mom."

(End of this chapter)