In Tokyo, I draw cards and become a big demon

Lord Erchi had never heard of this before and found it extremely magical.

"Of course it can. It just depends on how it is 'resurrected'."

Uesugi Tetsu stared at the two bodies that were gradually losing temperature, his pupils shrinking slightly.

Because he actually saw that the man named Changdao gradually became translucent from the end of his body, and then completely transparent, and gradually disappeared.

The woman named Takada became transparent a little slower than him, but both of them disappeared completely from the sight of the three people within ten minutes, along with their clothes.

Only a few knives, pliers and other tools were left there.

It was obvious that this was also the first time that Xiaochuan Che had seen this scene. He was stunned for a moment and murmured, "We... can we still be called human beings like this?"

Probably not.

Uesugi Tetsu withdrew his gaze from his pitted soul and turned to look in the direction of the hotel.

"Xiaochuan, please go back to the hotel first."

"Yes!"

Ogawa Kei nodded seriously and was about to take a step when he heard Uesugi Tetsu ask him, "By the way, has there been a girl named Ye Chun, about seventeen or eighteen years old, staying at the hotel recently?"

"No." Ogawa Kei shook his head. "A few days ago, a girl named Hasumi moved in, but she was quite withdrawn and hardly spoke to anyone else."

Lotus seeds.

Uesugi Che smiled and thought to himself that he had found the right place. This was Ye Chun’s online name.

"I understand. You go first."

He waved his hand to signal Kei Ogawa to leave.

Ogawa Kei actually bowed to him before leaving - I don't know if it was because Uesugi Tetsu had just used his spiritual power to deepen the soul seal again.

After watching Ogawa leave, Uesugi Tetsu breathed a sigh of relief and looked around at the faint yet ubiquitous frost and snow. "Next, we have to wait for the inn owner to show up."

"Master Erchi, please go back first."

Facing the Snow Girl whose strength and means are unknown, if she attacks unexpectedly, Uesugi Tetsu knows that he will not be able to protect Lord Ershaku safely.

Erchi-sama reluctantly put down his tail, obediently returned to the Ksitigarbha statue, and was thrown back into the storage backpack.

Next, Uesugi Tetsu hung a bell around his waist, put on armor on his arms, and hung the Prajna mask around his waist. He slowly walked towards the hotel in a fully armed posture.

The closer we got to the mountain hotel, the thicker the traces of ice and snow became.

By the time the hotel, built entirely of logs, appeared in Uesugi Tetsu's sight, he could already leave a series of footprints on the snow.

There was some noise inside the hotel, but it was not noisy, and outside the hotel it was so quiet that even the sound of breathing could be heard clearly.

The old, heavy wooden door, full of age, is now closed, with a large plaque hanging above it.

【Suspended business】

Seeing this, Uesugi Che did not knock on the door. He just stood at the door with his eyes closed, waiting quietly and practicing breathing techniques at the same time.

Soon, he heard the sound of someone pacing on the snow behind him.

Uesugi Tetsu turned his head and caught a glimpse of a cold figure in the darkness with icy eyes, black hair, and a loose kimono as white and flawless as his skin.

She was holding a lantern, with her eyes lowered, looking at Uesugi Che with an indifferent gaze.

1 words! Please give me a monthly ticket!

Chapter 115 The truth about Chi, the only way to leave Ruyue Station

The biting cold spread with the wind and quickly covered Uesugi Che's whole body.

Samsung!

There is no doubt that the Snow Girl's level is at least three stars!

The woman was also standing on the ice and snow, wearing high wooden shoes, her black hair falling like a waterfall. Even the extremely loose furisode kimono could not hide the charm of her figure.

The thin paper lantern swayed, revealing a tiny star-like light, illuminating the indifferent face that showed neither joy nor sorrow.

The Snow Girl stared at Uesugi Che for a long time with a calm gaze, and after taking in his clothes, she spoke softly.

"What is your purpose for coming here, Your Excellency, the Chief Priest of the Shrine?"

A voice as clear as a spring fell, and the chillness around them immediately dissipated.

The feeling of being spied on also dissipated.

Uesugi Tetsu tried his best to remain calm and replied, "I heard there's a mountain inn here. I'm a stranger with no fixed place to stay. Could I stay here?"

The Snow Girl glanced at Erchiku-sama who was hiding behind Uesugi Tetsu and nodded slightly at him: "Of course."

"If you have no ill intentions, I welcome you all."

She walked past Uesugi Tetsu with graceful steps and flipped the sign at the door of the hotel lightly, so that it read "Open for Business".

Then, she stretched out her five fingers, which were smoother and whiter than white jade, and pushed open the heavy wooden door, allowing the dim and warm light to shine out from the spacious hotel lobby.

The left side of the entrance is decorated with a small startled deer. A little clear water flows from the bamboo tube into the water bowl, making the dark green bamboo tube emit a slight sound, repeating the cycle.

The lobby is spacious and deep enough, with a spiral wooden staircase leading to the upper floor of the hotel.

Of course, the most eye-catching thing is the front desk on the right side of the entrance.

——A girl dressed in a light blue sailor suit with a big bow and middle-calf socks, dressed like a JK, stood at the front desk. When she saw Uesugi Tetsu walk into the entrance, she greeted him with a smile.

Uesugi Tetsu looked at the sailor suit and found that there was a school badge on it that he didn't recognize.

So he instantly realized that the time when the girl accidentally entered this place should have been more than ten years ago, or even several decades ago.

Because nowadays, sailor suits are rarely used as school uniforms in high schools or junior high schools. Instead, they have been changed to Western-style school uniforms. Most JKs also wear short skirts instead of long skirts that are about knee-length.

Uesugi Tetsu thought again about the attire of Ogawa Kei and the other two he had just seen, and found that their clothing styles were also outdated.

"In other words, these people are at least from the millennium like Ye Chun."

Similarly, the soul of this smiling front desk JK is also partially damaged, but the damage is not as obvious as that of Ogawa Kei and others.

This proves that soul incompleteness is a common phenomenon for the living souls staying at Ruyue Station, and Ye Chun, whose soul is intact, is an outlier.

The Snow Girl stepped forward, glanced back at Erchisama who had appeared out of nowhere, and said to her calmly, "Check these two in."

JK nodded and went through the process with great skill.

It was not until she picked up the pen that she hesitated and asked, "What are your names?"

"Che." Uesugi Che pointed at Erchi, who was not even as tall as the wooden cabinet. "Her name is Erchi."

JK nodded, bowed, and handed over two keys with small wooden plaques with their names on them. "I hope you enjoy your stay."

Uesugi Tetsu took the key and found that it was just an ordinary brass key, and there was no pop-up panel prompt on it.

JK then continued, "Breakfast, lunch, and dinner are served daily. The timetable is posted on the door frame leading to the second floor. No latecomers will be served. The hotel has a curfew after 10:00 PM, so please try not to go out and don't make any loud noises in your room."

Uesugi Tetsu nodded to indicate that he understood.

At the moment, there doesn't seem to be anything strange about this mountain hotel.

——The souls of strangers who accidentally enter Kisaragi Station pay for their rooms by working, and the Snow Woman provides them with a safe place to stay. This is a very reasonable logic.

Just as Uesugi Tetsu was thinking this, a series of prompts suddenly popped up in front of him -

[Since you have successfully checked into the mountain hotel, progress on the second side quest has begun. The following quest is now being issued.]

【Task 1: Maintaining Check-in (Completed)】

[Task 20: Explore the mountain inn at least 3%. Current exploration level: %.]

[Task 0: Find out the Snow Girl's true purpose. Current progress: %.]

This task...the first two are basically free.

With only 20% exploration level, it would take more than Uesugi Che to complete it by just walking around a few floors of the hotel. He could even exceed the target by visiting more places.

So the key point must lie in Task 3 - the Snow Girl.

Uesugi Che breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, he did not rashly attack the driver or the Snow Girl - this side quest was not a demon-exorcism type of quest.

But it makes sense. Ruzuki Station is only a two-star map. If a mission is issued to directly confront a three-star or above Snow Onna, the difficulty would be too much.

What's more, the Snow Girl can still communicate normally. If it is not necessary, Uesugi Che does not want to fight against a three-star demon who is not good at close combat and whose means are unknown.

——Fighting melee monsters like skeletons and wax figures can greatly improve your proficiency.

But what’s the point of being hostile to the Snow Girl?

Proficiency in Yin-Yang magic is not gained through fighting.

If he wants soul ash, the right way is to go to Edo Castle and defeat two-star monsters. Lilizi will help him to complete the proficiency.

"Then the Izanuki Tunnel should be a similar exploratory mission, and won't be too difficult."

Uesugi Che nodded secretly. Now all other tasks would only take some time to complete, except for the mystery surrounding Ye Chun, which he still had no clue about.

And Ye Chun is most likely staying in this hotel.

The cold voice of the Snow Girl interrupted Uesugi Tetsu's contemplation: "How are you two going to pay for your room?"

I heard from Kei Ogawa before that hotel room fees are usually paid with labor or knowledge. If both are lost, they will be forcibly deprived of body temperature and even soul.

So Uesugi Tetsu pointed at Nishaku-sama and said, "Nishaku is a strange story that has survived for hundreds of years. Can we ask her to pay our rent with her stories?"

After hearing the words "hundreds of years", a hint of surprise finally appeared in the Snow Girl's indifferent eyes.

She nodded slowly without saying anything.

"Please allow me to stay by her side." Uesugi Tetsu picked up Nishaku-sama. He was worried about leaving his shikigami and the three-star snow woman alone in a room. "If I'm not by her side, she'll be so nervous that she won't be able to speak."

The Snow Girl lowered her eyes and nodded indifferently.

Uesugi Che was slightly stunned, finding that the hostess of the mountain inn was unexpectedly easy to talk to.

This is not quite the same as the snow woman that Ogawa Kei and others mentioned. The one in front of him, apart from having the same cold personality, is even easier to communicate with than the snow woman who married a human man in the legendary ghost story.

It seems that Ogawa Kei and others have limited perspectives, and the information they provide may not be completely correct.

"Since you're paying for your room with stories, I'll take you two upstairs."

The Snow Girl waved her hand, twisted her waist and walked towards the bottom of the building at the deepest part of the lobby.

But before she could take two steps, she heard hurried footsteps and pushing sounds on the stairs, and two frightened faces and familiar clothes appeared.

Uesugi Che's eyes narrowed slightly.

It was the man and woman named Nagashima and Takata whom he had killed not long ago, and as expected, their souls were more damaged than when they met last time.

Uesugi Tetsu's previous guess was confirmed by these two people.

——In Ruzuki Station, the souls of living people who accidentally enter this place can indeed be resurrected after death, but as a corresponding price of resurrection, a piece of their own soul will be missing.

As for what would happen if there was no soul in the ordinary world, Uesugi Tetsu didn't quite understand, and it wasn't very important.

But if there is no soul, even if you kill it, you can't extract the soul ashes...

Uesugi Che's breathing suddenly stagnated, and many clues flashed through his mind like lightning.

The soul can be transformed into soul ashes. After death, there will be a lack of soul, and killing the Chi...

It is impossible to produce soul ash.

——Chi is the transformed soul of a living person who has died too many times.

Uesugi Tetsu's scalp felt numb - thinking about it this way, how many people had mistakenly entered this Rugetsu Station and died over and over again?

But why could Gao Xingchi explode with soul ashes... Before Uesugi Che could continue thinking, he felt a cold gaze falling on him.

He reacted and immediately explained, "It seems these two met me on their way out, but they mistakenly thought I was a demon and took them back to the hotel and attacked me."

Uesugi Tetsu spread his hands: "I have no choice but to fight back."

At the same time, he also expressed his curiosity at the right time: "But I remember that I clearly killed these two people."

"Death is not the real end—it's a special law unique to this place."

After the Snow Girl gave a brief explanation, she gently asked the two, "Don't you know that making noises in the hall is strictly prohibited?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Uesugi Tetsu saw the two of them covering their mouths in silence, suppressing all sounds.

At the same time, a prompt popped up in front of my eyes——