A person in Tokyo becomes a demon god

Chapter 211 On Art (Showing Off), I, Xunzi, am no less capable than anyone else.
"Is this the end?"

Tokugawa Residence, Setagaya Ward, Tokyo.

Kaoru Inoue, who was also watching the battle closely, was astonished as she saw the arrogant 'Water Dragon God' being crushed by a single palm and turned into a mountain.

The fight was going so well before, but now it's suddenly stopped?

"That's normal,"

Mitsuko Tokugawa didn't see anything wrong with it.
“That one is the Great Noble God, so it’s not difficult for him to control the ‘Water Dragon God’.”

Before the Water Dragon God was sealed away, he revealed the other party's true identity: Ōki no Kami, which is the title of Ōkuninushi.

Moreover, when Hinako Fukami borrowed the other party's power, she almost revealed his identity. If it were the complete Yamata no Orochi, it would definitely require a top-tier fighter like Susanoo to deal with it. But if it was just a "water dragon god" formed from a head full of resentment, it wouldn't be taken seriously by Ōkuninushi.

"Even in Takamagahara, Okuninushi's strength would rank among the top, wouldn't it?"

Mitsuko Tokugawa said this.

It's merely 'ranked among the top'.

The "War of Surrender" between the Amatsukami and the Kunitsukami
From the moment Susanoo secluded himself, Kunitsu's defeat was already sealed.

The strongest Kunitsu gods, Ōkuninushi, was only a seventh-generation descendant of Susanoo. Although he abducted Susanoo's daughter and stole the three sacred treasures, he was still no match for Amaterasu's grandson and the three supreme sacred treasures of the island nation, not to mention Amaterasu, the supreme god.

Even among divine artifacts, there are differences.

Susanoo's own three sacred treasures
It certainly cannot be compared to the Kusanagi Sword, the Yasakani no Magatama, or the Yata no Kagami.

Therefore, when the "War of Surrender" began, Susanoo did not appear. Facing the imposing grandson of Amaterasu, and with his most valiant son, the "Wind God" Takeminakata, also defeated by Takemikazuchi, Ōkuninushi could only abdicate in disgrace, receiving the blessing of the "Daikokuten" god, and acknowledging defeat.

While the Great Lord is certainly not weak, he is only in the same tier as the Three Noble Sons.

"I wonder if Takamagahara sent Ōkuninushi out because he's too lazy to deal with things, or if he looks down on us mortals?"

"Sister Guangzi, let's talk about something else."

Kaoru Inoue proactively changed the subject.

"Ah, um,"

Tokugawa Mitsuko realized what was happening.

Their generation has become accustomed to having no respect for the gods.

But things are different now. The gods have demonstrated their authority: the Ōkuninushi can seal the 'Water Dragon God' with a clench of his five fingers, and can also crush the prosperous Tokyo into a pile of earth and stone ruins!
"I made a mistake."

In this era, being cautious in speech and action is essential.

While the Tokugawa family has a long and distinguished history, they only have a handful of supernatural beings: any one of the members of the group from Ebisugaoka could wipe out the Tokugawa family.

Outsiders are unaware that the power of Nagayoshi Toshiyuki, Iwai Osamu, Igarashi Sakiko, and Nishida Rinko all comes from Fukami Hinako.

To others, these people were all supernatural masters who had mastered the 'family secret technique'.

Right now, all the elders in these families are completely bewildered.

Do we have such a secret technique in our family?

Was it just some crazy rambling written down by our ancestors when they were bragging?
"I didn't expect that a god would appear so soon."

"We also need to accelerate our efforts to become stronger,"

Otherwise, in this era, you could be wiped out by the aftermath at any time.

For example, millions of people in 10 counties in the north—according to the government, the pale purple poisonous cloud was not fatal, and most of them could expel the poison through their sweat by practicing swordsmanship, gunmanship, and karate every day.

But the number of people who die directly from the poisonous cloud is a number that no government would want to count.

The wrath of the gods and demons shocked the surrounding area, causing countless deaths and injuries.

"Speaking of becoming stronger,"

The battle was over, and after 'interviewing' Rongzhiqiu and the others, News King prepared to leave.

Therefore, Inoue Kaoru's attention also shifted from television to the canvas.

Above are a series of her self-portraits in sketch form.
With modern painting techniques, it is entirely possible to create a one-to-one replica of a real person.

With their wildly imaginative ideas, the two used the power of the "Pen-Pen Fruit" to create "clones"; using these "clones" to gain experience and their self-portrait drawing skills improved by leaps and bounds.

At least now, the 'Kaoru Inoue' on these four canvases all have seven or eight parts of the real person's spirit.

The reason it's only seven or eight parts is because the eyes haven't been drawn yet.

Island nations also have the idiom "the finishing touch to a painting,"

The eyes are the most essential element of a portrait; without eyes, it's obviously a terrifying portrait.

“Previously, I only had one ‘clone’ to help me level up. This time, I plan to create four ‘clones’ at the same time.”

Not only do they increase her practice speed fivefold, but in Inoue Kaoru's plan, these 'clones' also serve additional purposes: helping her fight, scout, and defend.

"Oh, is it finally coming?"

When no one is around, Tokugawa Mitsuko doesn't need to maintain the elegant demeanor of a young lady.

I followed Inoue Kaoru with great interest, eager to see if her next painting would be successful.

The first canvas features the adorable and well-behaved 'Inoue Kaoru' dressed in casual clothes, who is also the character Kaoru has been drawing most often during this period.

As her demure eyes were drawn beneath her thick bangs, a magical scene unfolded: the 'Kaoru Inoue' on the canvas reached out, grabbed the edge of the canvas, and 'walked' out of the canvas, transforming from two-dimensional to three-dimensional.

This scene would make any scientist close their eyes and die on the spot.

It has overturned the very foundation of the laws of physics!

Kaoru Inoue stepped out of the canvas and stood obediently to the side.

"This is 'Kaoru,' created based on my usual form. Let's call her—"

Inoue Kaoru, holding a paintbrush, thought for a moment and gave it a specific 'name'.

“Good girl Xunzi,”

Because she was going to draw other Kaoru characters next, she needed to differentiate them. The second 'Kaoru' was wearing a swimsuit, showing off her developing curves, and unlike her usual thick bangs, she had her hair pulled back with a headband.

As Inoue Kaoru began to write, her bright, expressive eyes leaped off the page, and then:
Its eyes moved and became lively.

"This is... Mei Xunzi."

Her hair was combed back, revealing her smooth forehead.

She immediately became more confident, and with her form-fitting swimsuit, she looked every bit the 'outer man' in school.

This is also the pose when Kaoru is 'seducing' someone: After this 'Charming Kaoru' steps out of the canvas, her eyes dart around, as if she is thinking about something.

However, neither Tokugawa Mitsuko nor Inoue Kaoru noticed these details. Their attention was focused on the next portrait: the third portrait showed Kaoru in training clothes, her hair tied in a ponytail, in a horse stance and punching position, clearly a skilled close-combat fighter.

Despite Inoue Kaoru's seemingly weak and delicate appearance, which may have caused trouble for her older sister, she is actually the class's physical fitness champion.

In a fight, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that she's unmatched among her peers, after all, her 'stats' are not low.

Moreover, someone personally taught him fighting, although the process was complicated.

Frowning eyebrows and glaring eyes.

As the eyes were drawn, a figure leaped out.

Startled, Tokugawa Mitsuko and Inoue Kaoru quickly moved aside.

"So fast!"

"Just by looking at his posture, he's a strongman!"

Faced with the two people's praise, the woman in the training clothes, 'Kaoru Inoue', raised her eyebrows and clenched her fists.

However, when his gaze fell on Inoue Kaoru's paintbrush, he abruptly stopped.

"This is 'Kuang Xunzi'."

In Inoue Kaoru's vision, this 'Mad Kaoru' is in charge of close combat.

The last painting is: the person in the painting is wearing a star-moon-patterned robe and a thousand-colored grain leaf overcoat. On the emerald green silk, various ghosts, gods, pavilions, towers, sky islands and clouds are woven in layers and different shapes using the techniques of 'folding foil' and 'embroidery'.

A very wide 'Ruihui Cloud Ribbon' was worn around the waist.
It floats in mid-air, like a satellite orbiting and rotating up and down.

Wearing a thousand-tassel crown and hairpins, she still possessed the bearing of a goddess, noble and imposing, so that no one dared to look directly at her.

Without a doubt, this is the form of Inoue Kaoru under the control of the former great Onmyoji 'Ashiya Doman'.

"call,"

Taking a deep breath, Inoue Kaoru picked up her paintbrush.

"If successful."

She will soon possess immense power!

A power sufficient to face anything: like that Deepwater Hinako, with her ascension to godhood, all problems ceased to be problems.

"Um, Kaoru, if we're not sure, let's forget about it."

Looking at the awe-inspiring 'Kaoru' on the canvas, even without eyes, Tokugawa Mitsuko hesitated and retreated. It was because the power of that 'Great Onmyoji' who, under his possession, summoned a divine realm with a wave of his hand, along with the might of thousands of Heavenly Demon soldiers and four divine generals, was still fresh in her memory, no, in the memory of the entire island nation.

The live footage of that battle is still being watched repeatedly by countless people.

Maybe one day I'll be able to find such power?
however--

How can it be!

Because the power of the 'Pen-Pen Fruit' resides within Inoue Kaoru.

"No, I must take this step."

Kaoru Inoue may appear gentle and obedient, but she is actually very stubborn: her willingness to use tricks to steal her sister's "inherited fruit" is a testament to this.

"This Kaoru should be someone who is high above and looks down on everything."

As Inoue Kaoru's brush moves, a pair of indifferent, condescending eyes appear on the canvas.

Snapped,

The moment the eye painting was finished,

A hand reached out from the canvas and grasped the paintbrush in Inoue Kaoru's hand.

"How dare a mere mortal covet 'my' power?"

The next moment, "Kaoru" snatched the "paintbrush" from Inoue Kaoru's hand and stepped out of the canvas.

"You are not worthy to use this ability."

"Hey?!"

"this--"

This bizarre turn of events stunned both Tokugawa Mitsuko and Inoue Kaoru.

Before they could react, the other three, "Good Xunzi," "Charming Xunzi," and "Wild Xunzi," turned around almost simultaneously and dashed out from three directions: with a bang, Wild Xunzi broke through the wall; with a whoosh, Charming Xunzi nimbly climbed out of the window; only the obedient "Good Xunzi" obediently ran away through the main gate.

???

"Hmph, what a boring trick."

Dressed in her finest attire, 'Kaoru' made a sweeping stroke with her paintbrush:
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The brushstrokes erased the walls, ceiling, and everything else in the room.

Immediately afterwards, this 'Kaoru' floated into the sky.

"Come back here, Kaoru!"

After a long while, Inoue Kaoru finally realized what was happening and chased after him through the 'crack' in the room, but there was no sign of him anywhere.

(End of this chapter)