Tokyo Sword Saint Online Dealing

"He has long been deceived by the substitution. The ruler of Musashi is not human, but a demon."

“He fools his subjects, acts arrogantly, seizes power that belongs to humans, and raises them like animals. When they are hungry, he takes some to eat. Anyway, there are 10,000 households in Musashi Province. Even if he eats to his heart's content, he will not be able to finish them in a short time.”

"He's been spoiled rotten; he only likes to eat young girls in their prime, and he's extremely picky about food."

“I wanted to kill him at the time, but I was a little too weak. Although my swordsmanship was good, my sword heart had only been awakened for a short time. The quality of my sword energy was not enough to tear open the rift between the underworld and the mortal world. When this spider encountered danger, it hid in the crevices of the underworld. The effect of the sword when it struck was just like what you just did.”

The voice of the Lord of a Hundred Demons echoed softly, his tone tinged with nostalgia.

"So you're not going to send me a guide?"

"You took all my equipment. If the Hundred Ghosts Scroll were still here, I wouldn't even need the Dragon Soaring Sparrow. One strike of Evil Slash would be enough to kill him."

Uesugi Kiyoshi chatted calmly, not paying any attention to the large spider.

"What nonsense are you talking about? At this point, Ah Chai is just a little dog. Where would you get the idea to use 'Evil Strike'?"

"My situation back then was similar to yours now."

"My strength has nowhere to be used, and I feel somewhat constrained when dealing with this special monster."

The Lord of a Hundred Demons rejected Uesugi Kiyoshi's request and then casually rambled on for a few more minutes.

Turning around and embracing Anzu, he leaped several meters to the side, dodging the stabs of the Oni-faced Spider's sharp spider legs. Uesugi Kiyoshi clicked his tongue, somewhat impatient.

The most annoying kind of enemy is one you can defeat but can't hit.

"So... you want to test me again, to let me break this deadlock? Is that necessary?"

The last interrogative word wasn't finished.

Uesugi Kiyoshi knew he was wrong.

Testing oneself is completely unnecessary; the Lord of a Hundred Ghosts would not engage in such a futile effort.

A cold wind howled from an unknown source, and Uesugi Kiyoto suddenly felt a chill run through his body.

A moment later, he suddenly realized.

It wasn't the wind that chilled him, but the "sword light" that made him feel cold.

Behind the Oni-Faced Spider, a crimson sword light streaked across, cleaving through the fragile window frame and shattering the pillars of the castle tower. Its remaining power, still intensely red like flames, slammed heavily into the Oni-Faced Spider.

With a piercing scream, the pillar-like body formed from souls burst into flames. The human head twisted and howled pitifully, but helplessly turned into ashes.

A sword shadow appeared out of nowhere and instantly killed the somewhat troublesome ghost-faced spider.

As the flames died down, a series of footsteps sounded.

Uesugi Kiyoshi stared intently, raised an eyebrow, and murmured in surprise, "...Maki?"

Approaching them was a young girl wearing a somewhat tattered armored battle robe. The heavy armor did not slow her pace in the slightest. Her beautiful hair was tied into a long ponytail and cascaded down her back. Her eyes were clear red, and she had long horns on her head like those of a demon. Two narrow swords hung at her waist, and she also held a katana burning with raging flames in her hand.

That delicate, pretty face was practically identical to that of Uesugi Kiyoshi's apprentice, Higashifumi Maki.

The girl stepped through the bloodstains and ashes, and stood before Uesugi Kiyoshi.

Then, a slight curve appeared on her cold, frost-covered face.

She seemed to be laughing, but her laughter was extremely restrained; you wouldn't notice it unless you looked closely.

However, this smile is like a hundred flowers blooming in the cold winter, giving people a beautiful contrast.

"I've found you."

She said this, her eyes showing a rare sense of relief.

"Maki...no, no, you are...Aka?"

Armored in fire and wielding a crimson blade, its sword energy swirling like a raging wind, sharp and violent.

That diary mentions a girl.

The catalyst for the banishment of the Lord of a Hundred Demons from Kyoto was a demon god skilled in swordsmanship.

It seems that the Lord of a Hundred Demons' feelings back then were not in vain.

For Aka's sake, he fought Minamoto no Yorimitsu to the death, and now, Aka has come to Musashi, a thousand miles away from Kyoto, without ever abandoning him.

And with a single move, he killed Onigumo, whom he found somewhat troublesome.

What swords and blades cannot cut, can be destroyed with a wave of the hand when propelled by such intense demonic energy.

Uesugi Kiyoshi looked at Akane deeply, memorizing the face that was exactly the same as Higashima Maki's, and sighed softly.

"I see, so Maki is the [Demon Sword Princess]?"

The world froze in the next instant.

People, objects, and scenery all turned white-gray.

Everything stopped moving, as if time had stood still forever.

Uesugi Kiyoshi turned around as if sensing something and saw himself dressed in a white robe.

He joked, "So, all the girls around me are thanks to you? Why should I pay for the romantic debts you owe?"

"However, in terms of the quality of the opposite sex, you have a perfect start."

Uesugi Kiyoshi refers to "Apricot" and "Aka".

The Lord of a Hundred Ghosts chuckled softly.

"I can tell you're enjoying it. Besides, if we're talking about romantic entanglements, I haven't even mentioned the biggest one yet."

"I am you. If you blame me, you blame yourself. Stop talking nonsense."

"This is the rise of the Lord of a Hundred Demons."

"Achi came to help me. She is incredibly strong and helped me eliminate most of the monsters causing trouble in Musashi Province, so that the people can live in peace."

"At the same time, intimidated by my military strength and the prestige of the Minamoto clan, and with their former lord dead, those powerful figures in Musashi Province, even if it's just a formality, submit to me."

"From this day forward."

“I am no longer a noble young man from Kyoto.”

"I am the head of the Musashi Genji clan and the governor of Musashi Province!"

"At the same time, he is also the Lord served by tens of thousands of people!"

Chapter 258 The Wise King

With a slight wave of his hand, the figure in white robes in front of him caused the surrounding scenery to quickly dissipate into bubbles and recombine.

Once chaos returned to order, the scene before us had completely changed.

The same city, yet the scenery is vastly different.

Looking out from the top floor of the castle tower, villages surround the town, the town embraces the castle, and soldiers are stationed in the castle to protect the castle tower.

This is also the basic structure of ancient Japanese castles, which is somewhat different from that of China.

The city, though populated, exuded a sense of decay. The faces of the common people coming and going all bore traces of sorrow and grief. The soldiers were arrogant and domineering, and the warriors were haughty, embodying the word "exploitation" to the fullest extent.

But now, things are very different.

Life and joy spread across every face. The number of patrolling foot soldiers was noticeably smaller, but they were much more serious. The occasional samurai who came and went hurried along, their faces carrying a strange sense of mission.

In short, it is a scene full of vitality and striving for progress.

The leader of all demons opened his arms wide, his eyes filled with undisguised pride.

"Well, it may seem ridiculous to call myself king in this tiny place, but if you were to evaluate my actions, I would definitely be called a wise king."

"From the hunting grounds of demons to Edo Castle, it only took me three years!"

Just like with Uesugi Kiyoshi's eyebrows, he discovered the key point.

"Hey, I told you my history is pretty good, this place isn't called Edo Castle anymore."

The Lord of a Hundred Ghosts turned around and slowly shook his head.

"Yes, this is Edo several hundred years later, Tokyo a thousand years later, but I renamed it Edo Castle."

"However, after I died, almost all traces of me in this world were erased, which is why my name was only mentioned hundreds of years later."

"They're so afraid of me, so afraid that I'll jump out from some corner of the world again and wreak havoc!"

As he spoke, the Lord of a Hundred Demons slightly raised the corners of his mouth, forming a disdainful smile. A fleeting glint of cold light flashed in his deep, dark eyes, making Uesugi Kiyoshi's heart skip a beat.

Although saying "myself" sounds a bit narcissistic, the demeanor and temperament of the person in front of me just now really gave the feeling that they could turn the world upside down with a flick of their wrist, and in this chessboard of heaven and earth, they were not like chess pieces, but like chess players.

Before Uesugi Kiyoshi could respond, the Lord of a Hundred Demons changed the subject on his own.

Three years is neither a long nor a short time.

"After all, I come from modern times, and my knowledge cannot be compared with that of these ancient people. Moreover, Japan in ancient times was not a developed place."

"Although my major is not quite related to my studies, I am still a top student and have read a lot of miscellaneous books. I have used all the methods that are useful."

"Reform farming tools, promote animal power, popularize fertilizers, and revitalize agriculture."

"Cut off the back of the city to prevent flooding during heavy rains and rebuild the inner city's defenses, making the entire city as solid as a rock."

"By implementing the policy of sword hunting, separating farmers from soldiers, disbanding those old-fashioned soldiers, reducing their numbers, and completely separating farmers from soldiers, the army is supported by farmers. Although there are fewer people, the combat power of my foot soldiers who have been trained is no weaker than that of the elite soldiers of the Minamoto clan."

"I also promoted marriage and encouraged childbirth—I sought out and applied all the governance strategies I had seen in history textbooks. I'm not a humanities student, otherwise the results would have been even better."

Three years later, Musashi Province prospered.

"Those powerful clans who occupied the land were initially intimidated by the name of my Minamoto clan and the military strength to kill the previous lord. They dared not object to my decisions. But once the soldiers I raised under my command were fully formed, they could only grit their teeth and accept it."

“That Wind Demon just now, his swordsmanship is not bad. He saw my royal banner changing on the city wall and came to join me. I used him without holding a grudge, and even formed a scout ninja squad.”

"For a time, among the eight provinces of Kanto, Musashi was the most powerful."

After recounting his glorious achievements with great fervor, the Lord of a Hundred Demons' eyes darkened.

Do you really understand what kind of era this is?

"Do you think that the worst thing is for the ruler of a country to be a monster?"

"no"

"At that time, most of the country's population lived around the cities and towns, but farming here required paying taxes."