I'm a demon in Tokyo!

Chapter 405 Heavenly Path: The wish of all beings is fulfilled, and Erchi becomes a spirit! The three-tailed fox stone sculpture at Shiratsu Shrine.

Uesugi Tetsu looked at Kujo Machi, who knelt down without hesitation.

Kujo... why does he kneel down at the slightest sign of trouble?

Uesugi Tetsu frowned slightly, used his internal energy to pull Kujo Machi up, and said, "Get up. You're not allowed to kneel anymore."

He noticed the subtle change in Kujo Machi's expression and said calmly,

"The ghosts have no worldly moral concepts, and they will not spare your life just because you kneel. Kneeling is probably less likely to save your life than turning around and running away directly."

Uesugi Tetsuya looked at Kujo Machi, who was awkwardly laughing and unsure of what to say, and spoke.
"Miss Kujo, you wanted to test whether I was human or a demon. Now the answer is right in front of you. Are you satisfied?"

He could see right through that? Just who is this man...?

Kujo Machi thought to herself, then cautiously glanced at the large, blood-red eyes that were covered in Uesugi Tetsuya's entire body and were looking at her with "appetite".

She thought to herself, "This is terrifying. If a child accidentally glances at it, they'll definitely wake up from nightmares three, five, or six times a night."

Uesugi Tetsuya withdrew the Hundred-Eyed Demon Eye he had cast on himself, glanced at the sky, and said...
"It's about nine or ten in the morning, Miss Kujo. Your parents should be at work at this time, right?"

How did this hundred-eyed monster know my parents were at work?!
Kujo Machi was startled by Uesugi Tetsu's words, but then she realized—at 10 a.m. on a weekday, aren't normal people at work?

She tried her best to look at Uesugi Tetsuya with a blank expression, trying to reassure herself.

—Well, I was just scaring myself.

But to her surprise, Uesugi Tetsuya chuckled at that moment.

"Miss Kujo, you don't still think I'm just guessing, do you?"

To allow Kujou Machi to better understand his expression and subtle hints, Uesugi Tetsuya spoke softly after temporarily canceling his Hyakume incarnation.
"Not only that, I also know that you, Miss Kujo, have been able to see since you were little, whether it's the things on your way to school every day, the things in the classroom now, or the things in the sky..."

He paused on the word "visible".

"W-what can you see? I don't understand what you're talking about at all..."

With her stitched-up fleshy face brought close to her eyes, the extremely tense Kujo Machi didn't even notice that these words were transmitted to her directly by Uesugi Tetsuya.

She remained expressionless, with even a hint of confusion in her eyes.

But his heart, beating wildly and uncontrollably, had already betrayed nine truths.

Uesugi Tetsu shrugged noncommittally and continued, "Similarly, Miss Kujo, although you have never died, you always have a premonition that 'you can definitely be resurrected after you die.'"

After uttering this guess, Uesugi Tetsu finally noticed a slight change in Kujo Machi's expression.

—You got it all right!?
Kujo Machi was shocked, realizing that the other party had seen through her dinosaur panties she was wearing today, and she couldn't even care less about the "classmate meatball ghost" who was chattering around her.

Just who is this "strange person"?
Could it be that he is actually my long-lost biological father, and the one who only knows how to watch B-ball games all day long is just my adoptive father?

Then wasn't I at a complete loss for calling him "Dad" before?
But why is my biological father so young? And who is that girl behind him? Could she be my younger sister?

Just as Kujo Machi was brainstorming, Uesugi Tetsu casually raised his hand.

Extend your five fingers, then gently bring them together.

The fleshy monster, composed of the resentment of the pseudo-human classmates, that was entrenched beside Kujo Machi, was actually shaped into a fleshy ball the size of a thumb.

The purplish-black, foul-smelling blood sprayed all over Kujo Machi's face, but the girl stood there frozen, motionless.

She was stunned.

Uesugi Tetsu glanced at the change in Chisa's safety level and thought to himself that this good-for-nothing was the reason why Chisa's safety level dropped in the first playthrough.

After giving Kujo Machi a few seconds to process his thoughts, Uesugi Tetsuya spoke again calmly.
“I know you crave the extraordinary, more than anyone else, and you want to obtain it no matter what it takes or what price you have to pay.”

Kujo Machi was overjoyed, but he didn't dare to say "yes".

She trained day and night, wanting to transcend the weak physical body of humans and the insignificant intellect of humans, but she was not a fool who would disregard everything after hearing the word.

Because Kujo Machi knew that the greater the power that seemed to fall from the sky and could be obtained without paying any price, the greater the temptation, and the greater the price she would have to pay behind it.

Who knows, if I say yes now, I might be devoured by him the next second.

Kujo Machi gazed at the man who seemed both strange and human, with a smile that was neither quite a smile nor a frown.

This man is a devil.

After a pause, Kujo Machi said,
"I'm not someone who's willing to pay any price..."

"You have to pay extra, right?"

Uesugi Tetsu smiled indifferently, the basic Five Elements Yin-Yang Technique flowing in his palm.
"This is the Five Elements Yin Yang Technique, which allows you to control the elements of metal, wood, water, fire, and earth. Once you master it, you can manipulate celestial phenomena and change the course of the universe. If you nod, I will teach you."

As he spoke, he took out an antique-style bell: "Later I will shake the bell again to summon an army of komainu that can devour ordinary monsters."

"Miss Kujo, whether you believe it or not, helping you is helping myself. I just want you not to die easily when I can't see you."

But the devil's gift is too tempting.

Kujo Machi took a deep breath—what does it matter if there's a price to pay for transcendence, even if the person in front of him is a monster, even if he's a monster!

Whoever gives me strength is my father!

[Current trust level of Kujou Makoto: 0 (Kujou Makoto doesn't trust you at all, but before she masters the Five Elements Yin-Yang Technique, she will absolutely obey your every word)]

After demonstrating his skills, the level of trust seemed to increase in the opposite direction.

But it doesn't matter, as long as the goal is achieved.

Uesugi Tetsu shook his head.

"Judging from your expression, you must think I have some ulterior motive. I am the savior of Asahikawa City..."

"Never mind, you can see for yourself later."

Uesugi Tetsu didn't say much; he was too lazy to explain any further.

Just as he was about to take out a protective charm to refine the essence of the Five Elements Yin-Yang Technique, several eye-catching golden prompts suddenly popped up in front of him.

Your shikigami, "Yasakatsu Bosatsu," is using the "Amoghapāyāna Offering Mantra" to refine a massive amount of incense offerings and prayers...

[Your shikigami "Yasakatsu Bosatsu's" special celestial journey - the acceptance of all beings' wishes has reached 100%...]

Your shikigami "Yasakatsu Bosatsu" is experiencing an increase in its "life essence" and "rank"...

"..."

Holy crap, the Living Buddha is really about to wake up!

Upon seeing Uesugi Tetsu's beaming face, Kujo Machi couldn't help but feel a sinking feeling in his heart, thinking that his soul had been "sold" to the devil.

Uesugi Tetsuya had no time to care about anything else. He glanced at the progress of the [Special Heavenly Path - Acceptance of the Wishes of All Beings], which had reached 100%, and couldn't suppress the joy in his eyes.

God!

The reward for the Amoghasiddhi Mani Offering Mantra was definitely the right choice!
It was absolutely correct of him to have Lord Erchi and Karuta work together to make temporary arrangements during the Warring States period!
It's important to understand that as a special celestial path that only appears under exceptional circumstances, the [Acceptance of the Wishes of All Beings] is far more difficult to accomplish than the [Witnessing the Changing Times] that his original Hundred-Eyed Demon incarnation underwent. After all, one only requires a few hundred years of witnessing, while the other may require hundreds of years of accumulating incense offerings and wishes, as well as purification and other further actions…

But now, this extremely difficult and special path to heaven has been completed in just a few days!

The accumulated incense offerings and prayers during the Warring States period, combined with this supreme Buddhist mantra, are equivalent to enabling a two-foot-tall adult to directly become a ghost or god!
Uesugi Tetsu stared at the notification with great anticipation for a while, but found that it had not refreshed for a long time.

"The ellipsis progress bar isn't moving anymore, is it?"

Although he knew that it would take a long time to ascend to the level of a demon, Uesugi Tetsuya was still impatient.

After thinking for a moment, Uesugi Tetsuya raised his hand and laid out dozens of layers of simple composite protection for the classroom, and then asked Chisa to keep an eye on Kujo Machi and prevent her from going out.

Immediately afterwards, Uesugi Tetsuya left Asahikawa City, and then used 190 All-Seeing Eyes in the real world to converge the "field of vision" into a thin straight line, extending it to Kokinkawa Mansion.

Opening her gaze, she saw the two-foot-tall adult sitting cross-legged under the cherry blossom tree, who, apart from the faint glow emanating from her body, was no different from an ordinary girl.

The wondrous sights of offerings brought about by the Amoghasiddhi Mantra had all vanished.

"Even I can't detect a trace of ghostly or divine aura..."

Uesugi Tetsu's gaze circled around the two-foot-tall man a dozen times, and after finding nothing, he clicked his tongue in amazement and said, "I'm afraid this promotion of the two-foot-tall man is extraordinary."

Unfortunately, it's unclear how long it will take for this fundamental leap in the nature of life to occur.

Uesugi Tetsu didn't look any further, but withdrew his thoughts and returned to Asahikawa City with greater confidence.

He was only gone for a minute or two, so naturally nothing happened in the classroom.

It's just that it's difficult for Kujo Machi to think of a hundred thousand ways to die in that one or two minutes.

Upon seeing Uesugi Tetsuya return, she steeled herself and closed her eyes: "Just give me the Extraordinary Law, and you can do whatever you want with me, you devil!"

"Ms. Kujo, you seem to have an excessive sense of self-awareness."

Uesugi Tetsu tapped her head with his internal energy: "I forgot to tell you this time, just call me Uesugi Tetsu."

Having said that, he then used his inner energy to envelop the two of them in a circular motion.

"Let's go straight to Shiratsu Shrine."

Upon hearing this, Kujo Machi's expression changed, and he quickly said,

"You need to ask for permission to leave the school now..."

"Ask for leave?"

Uesugi Tetsu smiled, and a massive hand of qi, encompassing the entire school, slowly materialized.
"You've got a lot of influence as the principal."

He scanned the entire school with his thoughts again, and a hint of surprise finally appeared in his eyes.
"So you're the only real person in your school. It must be tiring having so many fake people acting with you every day, huh?"

Without saying another word, the moment Uesugi Tetsu led Kujo Machi out of the school, the giant black and red hand that encompassed the entire high school fell down, leveling everything eerie.

On the way, Uesugi Tetsu also casually eliminated the "Four Evils on the Way to School".

These scenes, which Kujo Machi never dared to dream of, were now being realized in a simple and brutal way before her eyes by those large, black and red hands.

Seeing this, she cried out in alarm.

He wished he could break through the barrier of the Qi circulation right now, cling to Uesugi Tetsuya's leg, and seize the only opportunity in his future and this lifetime.

By the time the three of them arrived at the foot of Shiratsu Shrine, less than ten minutes had passed.

This time, the shrine maiden who had turned into a mindless, mindless lump of flesh was not at the foot of the mountain, and the hundred steps leading to the shrine were unexpectedly clean, without even a single fallen leaf.

Uesugi Tetsuya stopped, his gaze involuntarily drawn to the two three-tailed fox stone sculptures on either side, which he was once very familiar with.

They were identical in size and bearing, except that Edo Castle was dilapidated, while the two three-tailed fox stone sculptures in front of them seemed to have been maintained, making them appear much newer.

Following his memory, he found the stone sculpture that corresponded to the five-tailed fox from before, and bowed slightly towards it.
"Brother Fox, it's been a long time. I can finally fulfill your request."

The stone sculpture remained silent, the smile on the three-tailed fox's face unchanged.

"Come on, follow me."

Chisa agreed, but first followed suit by bowing in front of the three-tailed fox stone sculpture before catching up.

In that short time, Kujo Machi had already run up to Uesugi Tetsuya's side, disregarding Uesugi Tetsuya's terrifying "true form," and instead tried to ingratiate herself with him by using various topics to get closer to him.

Uesugi Tetsuya pretended not to hear.

After climbing a hundred steps, he finally saw the intact plaque of Shiratsu Shrine.

Behind the torii gate, in a quiet shrine with few worshippers, a girl dressed in a classic red and white shrine maiden outfit, holding a large broom, is diligently sweeping the shrine floor with her head down.

Hearing the sound of the group walking, the shrine maiden did not look up, treating them as ordinary worshippers.

So he pointed to the location of the main hall and continued sweeping the floor in silence.

"Is this the shrine maiden...?"

In Uesugi Tetsu's perception, the aura surrounding the Shiratsu Shrine shrine maiden wasn't particularly strong, yet it still struck him as somewhat strange.

It feels like... it's not the same path as the Yin-Yang arts he cultivates?
If we have time later, we can have a more in-depth discussion and see if we can learn from its essence.

Uesugi Tetsu stepped forward and asked the shrine maiden,

"Hello, is your shrine's chief priest here now? I need to see him."

The priestess paused in her movements.

She raised her head, revealing her beautiful face, and carefully examined Uesugi Tetsuya. After confirming she hadn't seen him before, she asked...
Do any of you have appointments?

"No."

Uesugi Tetsu shook his head.

To avoid wasting too much time, he directly took out the [Shrine Ema] from his storage backpack and said,
"Give this to your palace attendant and tell him that an old friend asked me to give it to him. He will come to see me on his own."

The priestess looked somewhat surprised, not expecting such a novel excuse.

But she still solemnly accepted the ema with both hands and replied,

"Okay, please wait a moment."

Before turning around, the shrine maiden stared at Kujo Machi for a moment before slowly walking away amidst the latter's surprised and doubtful gaze, "Wow, is there a female priestess?"

Less than half a minute after the shrine maiden left, Uesugi Tetsuya's usually calm eyes suddenly lit up with surprise.

because,

Erchi, who had become a ghost or deity, has awakened!

(End of this chapter)