Tokyo Sword Saint Online Dealing

Uesugi Kiyoshi's gaze was deep as he exhaled a breath of stale air and looked directly at Akutagawa Ryunosuke.

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What if I don't want to refuse?

Ryunosuke Akutagawa paused for a moment, then asked, puzzled, "What are you talking about?"

Uesugi Kiyoshi, ignoring the question, asked, "I remember you said that your master once entered the dream of a demon and severely injured it, almost killing it."

"Can I interpret this as—if I enter Shuten-dōji's dream and cut him down, he will die?"

Ryunosuke Akutagawa stared at Kiyoshi Uesugi, speechless, and exclaimed, "Hey! You don't mean to..."

Uesugi Kiyoshi clenched his fist and scanned the scattered corpses around him once more.

He sighed softly.

“I just checked, and these bodies are not from the gang.”

"They are just ordinary people."

Uesugi Kiyoshi pointed to the several lifeless corpses lying face down in the corner, his expression a complex and enigmatic one.

"Some of them are laborers who come to Tokyo to work, doing manual labor, and their muscles are somewhat deformed."

"They are just homeless people that can be seen everywhere on the streets."

"There were even children, junior high school students younger than me."

"They...shouldn't have died."

Ryunosuke Akutagawa also sighed and said in a deep voice, "Uesugi-kun, don't you understand? This is how this country is."

“Here, weakness is a sin. Don’t get hung up on this and blame these people’s deaths on you.”

Uesugi Kiyoshi shook his head.

"Of course I wouldn't think that way, don't worry."

"I understand what you're saying."

His gaze held a hint of reminiscence, but more so a strange indignation.

"Because I understand that weakness is a sin."

"So ever since I can remember, I have worked hard, worked hard, and worked even harder."

Before I came into contact with the extraordinary, I wanted to obtain a high degree and become a so-called superior person.

"After coming into contact with the extraordinary, I devoted myself to practicing swordsmanship with all my might, daring not to slack off in the slightest, just so that I would not end up like them."

"But even if weakness is a sin, they don't deserve to die!"

Uesugi Kiyoshi's voice gradually rose in pitch.

“I’ve killed quite a few people, and I have killed people too, but they were all henchmen of ghosts and gods, or gangsters who wanted to kill me.”

"I can say with a clear conscience that I have never indiscriminately killed innocent people!"

Call me a saint if you want, or say I'm just feeling sorry for someone who's fallen for me. This isn't over!

"Perhaps they were all at the bottom of society, and no one would care even if they disappeared. Perhaps even without today's events, they would have died one day anyway."

"He died under the weight of life's burdens, passing away in poverty and despair."

"But they shouldn't have died here, because with just a thought from the so-called 'ghosts and gods,' they were sacrificed and lost their lives."

"This world shouldn't be like this!"

"do you understand?"

Ryunosuke Akutagawa certainly understood.

Or perhaps this was actually the original intention behind the establishment of the Collectors Association: to eliminate ghosts and spirits and protect humanity.

But he had become numb to this level of sacrifice after witnessing one supernatural disaster after another.

To spirits and deities, humans are no different from cattle and sheep, merely a form of "food."

When people eat meat, do they feel sympathy for the dead cattle and sheep?

Similarly, in the eyes of ghosts and gods, human lives are nothing.

"Nobody cares about these things."

Ryunosuke Akutagawa also looked somewhat downcast, seemingly influenced by Kiyoshi Uesugi.

His initial reaction to such things was much more intense than Uesugi Kiyoshi's, but after becoming accustomed to it, his passion cooled and he became disheartened, realizing he couldn't save everyone.

"It's okay if no one cares, I'll take care of it."

"When I see injustice on the road, I will use my sword to sweep it away; all my life I have wished is that the grievances will be redressed."

“My master said that sword heart is actually a person’s belief. So, this is my sword heart.”

"Grievances and favors are clearly defined and will be repaid. Now that I've witnessed this, I will avenge their unjust deaths!"

"I'll go to Mount Ooe!"

"Perfect timing, I also have a reason to go."

Seeing Uesugi Kiyoshi's impulsiveness, Akutagawa Ryunosuke urgently tried to stop him, saying, "Uesugi-kun, calm down. Dreams are the domain of demons and gods. What gives you the right to do this?"

Before he could finish speaking, Uesugi Kiyoshi interrupted him.

"Because the sword in my hand has slain gods and demons!"

"President Akutagawa!"

Uesugi Kiyoshi's form of address became more formal, and his tone became extremely serious.

"Do you remember what I said a few days ago? I am willing to use my body as a sword to slay all the evil spirits in the world."

"I am, after all."

"I'm so upset!"

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"Please look after things here. I'll be right back."

"I have a way to escape, so you don't need to worry about me. Even the Demon King of Mount Ooe will find it difficult to take my life!"

Having said that, Uesugi Kiyoshi resolutely and slowly closed his eyes, and the scene before him blurred again, a bizarre and fantastical world changing.

He actually has quite a few flaws, one of which is his stubbornness.

It's difficult for anyone to sway his decision.

Now, the resentment and anger have all been transformed into a surge of courage, hidden deep within his calm, still eyes.

If one drinks a sip of wine, it can combine with the sword energy to transform into an unparalleled sharpness and unleash a strike.

Destroy this hellish scene before us.

Cut through this unsettling feeling in my heart.

Chapter 134 Dreamweaver

Uesugi Kiyoshi remained motionless, as if he were an old monk in deep meditation.

But everyone present knew that he had accepted the Demon King's invitation and was going alone into the "Dream Mirror" to fight the demons and gods of Mount Ooe to the death.

Ryunosuke Akutagawa didn't seem to have recovered from what Kiyoshi Uesugi had said until Yuichi Kudo nudged his shoulder, bringing him back to his senses.

"Well, didn't you tell me before that you wanted to give Qing a 'test' to see if his beliefs aligned with the Collectors Association?"

"Is it still necessary now?"

Ryunosuke Akutagawa shook his head with a wry smile.

"Stop teasing me. This is a normal procedure. All the extraordinary individuals who join the Collectors Association will have to undergo psychological evaluation sooner or later to assess their potential to become ritual practitioners and fall into the path of ghosts and gods. This isn't something I'm doing to him."

"but."

"To slay all the demons under heaven?"

A hint of longing flickered in Ryunosuke Akutagawa's eyes.

"Although I don't really want to admit it, but..."

"He's better than me."

"I don't even dare to think about such an unrealistic dream anymore."

On the other side, Li Fuyao's face was slightly flushed, and her beautiful eyes shone with an indescribable brilliance as she looked at Uesugi Kiyoshi's profile, appearing extremely pleased.

"How about it, Uncle? Pretty handsome, right?"

Her breathing quickened, and her gaze towards Uesugi Kiyoshi was brighter than the stars in the sky.

Ye San seemed to have rarely seen Li Fuyao act like a little girl, and was somewhat surprised, but still nodded in agreement, his expression showing some admiration.

"Indeed, he is a disciple of that old playboy, Kamiizumi Hidekawa. His chivalrous spirit is quite similar to his."

"When I see injustice on the road, I will use my sword to sweep it away; all my life I have wished is that the grievances will be redressed, hahaha."

“His master did the same thing back then, and now it’s his turn. It’s truly a case of the same lineage.”

"Fuyao, you have good taste. This kid is barely good enough for you."

Li Fuyao rolled her eyes at Ye San, pouted, and her expression seemed to say, "Isn't that just common sense?"

Without hesitation, she strode up to Ryunosuke Akutagawa and spoke without any formality.

"President Akutagawa, right? What are you standing there for?"

"Does this mean that all collectors in the Collectors' Association just watch their companions fight alone?"

"Locate, infiltrate, eliminate."

"Isn't this one of the Collectors Association's specialties?"

"If the ghosts and spirits on the other side are being cautious, then you really can't do anything about them. But now that Qingdu has entered the dream realm, and you already have the [Beacon], are you still going to chat and watch the show outside?"

Ryunosuke Akutagawa was left speechless after being bombarded with a lecture. He frowned in surprise and asked, "How do you know all this?"