Tokyo Swordmaster Online Dealer

"The seal is not immutable, and the barrier between worlds is not indestructible."

“Time is the most powerful corruptor.”

"Some powerful ghosts and gods with a large number of believers as their support can even tear a gap between the two worlds after accumulating power over the years."

Having said that, Akutagawa Ryunosuke's expression became a little more serious.

"Ghosts and gods cannot influence mortals who are not highly inspired, except in two cases."

"First, there are objects imbued with the aura of these ghosts and gods that are worshipped day and night by mortals. Similarly, this is also the way most mystics awaken. Yokotano is such a person."

"The second one is near the crack in the dream mirror."

"Within a certain range around the dream rift, mortals will become extremely susceptible to the influence of ghosts and gods, and their minds will be extremely sensitive."

"If a certain ghost or god tears open a crack in the dream world and exerts influence on the world day and night, then the number of mortals bewitched by him will increase exponentially, his followers will grow stronger, and he will descend faster and at a lower risk."

"Our daily work as collectors is to eliminate the ghosts and gods that have taken over or descended, and to check the cracks in the sealed dream."

"The crack in Shosoin is the largest dream crack in Tokyo. It is the masterpiece of the natural disaster-level demon god, the dream-eating snake Jörmungandr. We don't have the ability to repair and seal it. We can only let the prophets research a special storage table to absorb the extraordinary power in the collection and suppress this dream crack through the petri dish."

"This is the biggest reason why we chose this place as the headquarters of the association, and it is also the only reason why we set up the treasure house in such a dangerous place."

"As for the creation of this dream rift, that is a longer story. I can tell you slowly after the threat from Oeyama is over."

As they talked, they sat down at the round table again.

When Akutagawa Ryunosuke saw that the dust had settled and Uesugi Kiyoshi had finally become one of his own, a smile never left his face.

Although he was nominally the president of the Tokyo Collectibles Association, his situation was not good.

The joining of a great general, with a greater backing behind him, was like timely help, and he breathed a sigh of relief.

"Mr. Uesugi, the agreement has been signed and the collection has been given to you. Because we have a cooperative relationship with the government, we also have relevant documents. I will deliver them to you as soon as possible after they are issued."

"The Metropolitan Police Department, the National Police Agency, the Ministry of Justice, the Ministry of Defense, and even the House of Representatives and the Cabinet all have business dealings with us to some extent. Collectors' certificates and badges are sometimes more useful than police officers' certificates."

Speaking of this, Akutagawa Ryunosuke seemed to suddenly think of something.

"Look at my memory, Uesugi-kun. We collectors don't use our real names to the public. This is the association's rule. We use our own code names."

"I'm Rashomon and Kudo is the detective."

"Corresponding to different codes, the association will make a unique collector's badge for you, which is a symbol of the collector's identity."

"Please give me a code name and I will immediately arrange for your badge to be engraved and your certificate to be issued."

Uesugi Kiyoshi's expression had returned to calm. The excitement of joining the collectors' association and the joy of obtaining a good sword were all concealed under his handsome face that was as calm as still water.

After a few seconds of silence, Uesugi Kiyoshi's eyes became somewhat deep, as if he was lost in memories.

He remembered a lot of things.

The panic when he was threatened by the evil spirit for the first time, the fear and determination to become stronger after escaping death, the kendo practice that he persisted in in the mirage again and again with his strong will, the demons who died under his sword over the years, the Yokota couple who were innocent but died tragically because they were targeted by demons, and the tyrannical double demon group that ambushed Maki Toufumi in the street.

The world shouldn't be like this.

There may be a lot of injustice in this world, and perhaps people die tragically every moment for various reasons.

But they should not be bewitched by ghosts and gods without resistance, and be used as sacrifices or food, like livestock, without even the power to resist.

Murderers are punished by law, but who will punish ghosts and gods?

In a trance, Uesugi Kiyoshi roughly understood the meaning of what Akutagawa Ryunosuke said to him on the day they first met.

"We predict disasters, we contain ghosts and gods, and we protect this world."

This is the purpose of the Collectibles Association.

It's a bit idealistic, but it's not wrong at all.

When in Rome, do as the Romans do and love what he does, Uesugi Kiyoshi has a strong professional ethics.

He stroked the ghost face tattoo on his right arm and spoke solemnly.

"I'm counting on you, Akutagawa-san."

"My code name is [Oni Cut]."

"Since I joined the Collectibles Association and received so many benefits, I should also give back."

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"I wish to use my body as a sword to slay all the evil spirits in the world and all the evil spirit-like delusions of human beings!"

ps. It’s a long chapter, I won’t tear it down, please vote for recommendation.

Onikiri should actually be Higekiri, the sword that cut Ibaraki's hand. This is a secondary setting.

In fact, the background story of Onikiri in Onmyoji is quite interesting. It is my favorite story in the game of Onmyoji. If you are interested, you can search it.

Some plots really can't be omitted. It will be more troublesome to explain them later if they are glossed over. It also seems very deliberate, as if the plot is forcibly expanded.

Chapter 91 A word is settled

Sometimes, you don't have to say everything.

Uesugi Kiyoshi works for others to earn money, not to work like a slave. The name "Onikiri" coming out of his mouth is enough to explain a lot of things.

The attitude was very clear, Akutagawa Ryunosuke understood it and was very satisfied.

Kudo Yuichi on the side narrowed his eyes and smiled. He and Akutagawa Ryunosuke were old friends, but he could not respect this neurotic president. The other collector was a carefree person who only cared about his own life. In the entire collectors association, there was no one he liked.

There is now.

For a moment, the three of them had smiles on their faces and the atmosphere became very harmonious.

"Mr. Shangshan, now you can tell me what you are going to do. Do you have any good ideas for Dong Wenyu and the ghost king behind him?"

Uesugi Kiyoshi naturally crossed his long legs, leaning lazily on the chair, his chin supported by his hand, and his gold-rimmed glasses were clipped on the bridge of his nose again at some point. At first glance, he looked like a well-mannered scholar.

The words that came out of the scholar's mouth were straightforward and full of murderous intent.

"I just rescued Toufu Maki. As you said, Master has a close relationship with the Toufu Society. Now I have a good reason to intervene."

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"There's nothing much to say, right? Gather your strength, destroy Dong Wenyu, kill people and slay ghosts, isn't that clean and neat?"

What Uesugi Kiyoshi said was very simple, but it was indeed a simple thing.

Politicians attack each other and use their power to suppress others, while businessmen plan and strategize and use their money to influence others.

The gangs are more straightforward.

Soldiers fight against soldiers, generals fight against generals, and force is used to conquer the enemy.

Even Dong Wenjue, who played a big game of chess at the beginning, was once a powerful swordsman. He had participated in countless gang fights. Especially in that era, it was normal for conflicts between gangs to result in casualties among their members.

Violence is supreme, noise is second to none, and no matter how the times change, the nature of the Yakuza will not change.

Today, every brick and tile of Tokyo's gigantic Empire of Night is stained with blood, both of its own people and of innocent people.

Uesugi Kiyoshi just threw out a suggestion and stopped there. He just said this casually and waited for Akutagawa Ryunosuke's reaction.

He had a talk with Kudo Yuichi not long ago, and this good friend supports him. Now it depends on what attitude Akutagawa Ryunosuke has.

Akutagawa Ryunosuke stroked his smooth chin, frowned and thought for a moment, then slowly nodded.

"Indeed, there is no good plan now. We can only take the initiative while Dong Wenyu is still young and the ghosts behind him have not yet arrived to eliminate future troubles."

After he finished speaking, he paused and remained silent for a few seconds before speaking with some embarrassment.

"Uesugi-kun, I might as well tell you the truth."

"I can help you kill ghosts, but I'm afraid the association can't help you with killing people."

"The current personnel structure of the Collectibles Association is very distorted."

"The internal affairs rules and regulations are very complete. Although the prophets dispatched from the headquarters have some quirks, they are all capable people. Many of the management staff are loyal to the Akutagawa and Kudo families. There is no problem with their ability and loyalty. It is more than enough to maintain the normal operation of the association."

“But it’s really hard to recruit combatants for field duty.”

"Not to mention the extraordinary people, more than 80% of the association's field staff are agents."

"Agents are not the kind of fighters you see in the movies."

"Their training is more like that of spies. They play different roles in various areas of Tokyo, monitor possible abnormalities, collect disaster information, and report it to the association."

"Then the office staff will classify and count the threats, determine the threat level, and dispatch combatants to deal with them."

"Generally, life-killing disasters can be handled by fully armed task forces. For more serious situations, investigators will be dispatched."

"Regional disasters are mostly handled by investigators with extraordinary powers."

"For the castle tower and national territory, the collector has to go out in person."

"To put it bluntly, I'm the one doing all this work."

Akutagawa Ryunosuke's smile was somewhat helpless, and he sighed a little.

"Before you came, there were only three collectors. The great detective was very capable, but not in combat. The other one was extremely powerful in combat, but he was elusive. I couldn't control him, so I had to personally take care of all matters, big and small."

He pulled at his receding hairline and sighed, "I'm only 23 years old and I'm already losing my hair. Uesugi-kun, I'm counting on you to save me!"

Uesugi Kiyoshi thought for a while without comment, then asked, "I understand. Every family has its own problems. I understand this, but..."

"Akutagawa-san, are those [Investigators] all extraordinary people?"

"I heard from Yuichi that there are seventeen investigators in the association. Why don't you promote one or two as collectors to assist you?"

"Is it because they are not strong enough? I remember you said that the only requirement to become a collector is to be able to solve regional disasters alone. You also mentioned just now that most regional disasters are left to investigators to solve."

"Is there any hidden secret in this?"

Akutagawa Ryunosuke nodded slightly, his eyes becoming somewhat deep.

"Of course there is a hidden secret."

"There are two conditions for becoming a collector. The first is strength. The second is that you need two or more collectors to act as guarantors and recommendations."

"Uesugi-kun, which of these two conditions do you think is more difficult to achieve?"

Shangshan Qingwei narrowed his eyes and pondered: "Could it be..."

Akutagawa Ryunosuke quickly took over the conversation.