Tokyo: My Hundred Demon Scroll

"I want to ask."

Gu Yun looked at Uesugi-neechan and asked, "What will happen during those twelve days if you protect me until I reach the tenth floor?"

"We will use our flesh and blood to build a ladder."

Uesugi's expression was extremely serious; she truly regarded dying on the battlefield as the highest honor of a war god.

"So this wasn't a metaphor after all!"

Gu Yun thought that Uesugi-neechan's words were just describing their stance for twelve days, but who would have thought that this was the physical concept of 'building a ladder with flesh and blood'.

They will fight to the death for twelve days, sacrificing themselves to pave the way for Gu Yun.

It's like climbing upwards by stepping on their corpses.

"Hiruko is the rule of the world, and there is no way to change it."

"But what if we could redefine it from the source?"

Uesugi-neechan explained to Gu Yun why the world has time, space, matter, and energy, and why it is the way it is now.

Because of that initial thought at the very beginning of creation, that choice of beginning, this moment was created.

"If you can reach the summit of no peak, you can reshape the world."

"The question of Hiruko-gami was just a matter of a word or a thought for you at that time."

Uesugi-nee spoke very excitedly, seemingly not caring about her own safety.

And that's what she truly thought.

This woman is a complete and utter righteous person.

According to modern theory, this is definitely a selfless personality.

"Ugh"

Gu Yun and Uesugi-nee gazed at each other for a long time, then Gu Yun let out a long sigh.

"I'll give you back your real name."

Golden true names coalesced in Gu Yun's hand, and without hesitation, he tossed Uesugi-neechan's true name back to her: "Also..."

"goodbye!"

"Boom!"

The next moment, Uesugi looked blankly at the closed door of the Iijima family mansion.

"Eh?"

Uesugi's sister never resisted any of Gu Yun's actions, which is why he sent her out of the house with a single spell.

"Boom boom boom!"

"Gu Yun, Master Gu Yun?"

"Did I do something wrong? Please open the door."

They had agreed on everything, but suddenly they changed their minds and even returned her real name. Even Uesugi, who was known as the God of War, was completely dumbfounded.

“Bang!”

Knocking on the door, Uesugi almost burst into tears.

For a moment, the dignified and powerful Martial God of the Twelve Heavens was like a disgraced wife who had been kicked out of her home, constantly crying out, "Real name! At least give me your real name! How can you throw someone else's real name back like that?!"

The twelve days of service and financial support from the God of War are a dream come true for many.

But Gu Yun treated her like trash, returning her as if she were a free gift.

What a humiliation! What a humiliation!

But unfortunately, Uesugi couldn't get angry at Gu Yun. She could only bite her lip and keep thinking about the reasons and solutions.

"How to do?"

"why is it like this?"

Uesugi-neechan lingered in front of the Iijima mansion. As a deity, she was invisible to mortals.

Miss Military Goddess looked up and saw a huge barrier enveloping the house.

The barrier was very strong, but it was still not enough to stop her.

only…

Uesugi-neechan wouldn't dare to do something as presumptuous as forcibly breaking into the mansion.

Just as Gu Yun thought, whether it's a real name or not doesn't matter at all.

Even if Gu Yun returns to her real name, Sister Uesugi will not go against Gu Yun's request.

The reason for signing the contract was simply to put Gu Yun at ease.

The twelve-day oath itself is already a very powerful restriction.

"Gu Yun?"

Like Uesugi-neechan, Miketsu didn't quite understand Tanigumo's actions.

"This guy is obviously just trying to freeload!"

Gu Yun explained Uesugi's logic to Miketsu: "She is one of the Twelve Heavens, and the mission of the Twelve Heavens is to destroy Hiruko-no-Kami. Then she came to join me, so I have to go and destroy Hiruko-no-Kami."

"Is this reasonable?"

For no reason at all, Gu Yun suddenly gained an enemy.

If this were a warlord novel, it would be like Gu Yun, a lord of a region, having a female general named Uesugi arrive one day, and the price for accepting her would be that the entire territory would have to fight against Hiruko.

Is this a benefit or a problem?

Uesugi-nee: I'm giving myself to you, in exchange for fighting Hiruko-gami.

“I have no grudge against Hiruko-sama.”

If Gu Yun really went, he must have lost his mind: "Why would I want to make enemies with them?"

You said it was to save the world, to fill the void in the sky, and to become an invincible god.

But isn't this just encouraging Gu Yun to pursue invincible 'power'?

Gu Yun is just sitting here doing nothing, lying down and doing nothing.

You suddenly gave him such a big goal.

So he had to fulfill his dream of twelve days, and he had to plan and strategize diligently, striving to cultivate himself for the sake of the world and for others.

Gu Yun: What kind of moral blackmail is this?!

"But that's twelve days' worth of combat power..."

Miketsu thought it made a lot of sense. They were living a good life and had not been persecuted by Hiruko-gami, so why should they bear the troubles of the gods?

"Do I need her as a fighting asset?"

What good is Gu Yun's twelve days of combat power?

Isn't he invincible now?

Unless the twelve days become enemies, as long as Gu Yun doesn't challenge Hiruko-shin, he has no need to increase his firepower.

Moreover, Miketsu and Uesugi's strength are about the same.

The opponent may be more skilled in combat, but with Miketsu here, plus other shikigami to make up the difference, there's really no place for Uesugi-neechan by Gu Yun's side.

Of course, this is under the condition of not encountering a strong opponent.

Gu Yun dislikes carrying burdens, but that doesn't mean he's afraid to.

If Uesugi-nee had done him a great favor, and she went to fight Hiruko-no-kami, Gu Yun would certainly not stand idly by.

Given their current relationship...

Faced with such a huge problem, Gu Yun could only say, "You'd better not be friends with me anymore; I'm not good enough for you."

Returning to one's true name follows the same principle.

"This real name is really too hot to handle."

As the saying goes, "He who eats another's food is bound to do his bidding, and he who takes another's money is bound to do his bidding."

By keeping his real name, Gu Yun was indirectly accepting a favor from the other party.

Given Gu Yun's personality and character, once he forms a bond with someone, he will eventually treat that person as one of his own.

And this is where responsibility begins.

Even though she might say, "Would I be morally blackmailing you?", Gu Yun is actually a very responsible person.

The reason he was unwilling to take responsibility was because he was afraid it would never end.

"So be it."

Gu Yun chose to ignore Uesugi-nee: "Mizuki, please tell her that I have no interest in the Twelve-Day Plan and do not want to be a unique god."

"Also, please ask her not to bother me again in the future."

"No, I begged her, pleaded with her, not to come looking for me again."

"I'm just an ordinary mortal, at most an amateur sorcerer with a little interest in exorcism," Gu Yun said. "I really don't deserve the friendship of such important figures as the Twelve Heavens, let alone dare to presume to befriend them."

"What?!!"

Meanwhile, Uesugi-neechan, who was still waiting at the door, met Miketsu and asked her what had happened.

"That's it."

Miketsu relayed Gu Yun's meaning verbatim, expressing his lack of interest in getting involved in such a world-saving event: "Gu Yun only wants a peaceful life, nothing more."

"But Lady Miketsu, you should know the importance of the Twelve-Day Plan, right?"

Yes, Miketsu knew, and was incredibly proud that Gu Yun could become a savior.

But she was a gentle and maternal goddess.

Miketsu considers Tanigumo family, so she cannot allow him to be harmed, and she is even less willing for the child to risk crossing Hiruko-sama's vast ocean.