In Tokyo, I draw cards and become a big demon

Nanjo Aimi nodded.

She had never paid much attention to the three disciples of Longyuetang, because she had seen many similar people and they were mediocre and not worth mentioning.

But Uesugi Tetsu is different.

Flicking the cigarette butt into the sewer cover beside her, Nanjo Aimi walked towards the van that slowly stopped across the street.

Uesugi Tetsu is the only one of his kind.

……

After opening the car door, Uesugi Tetsu discovered that Nyu and Hiyoribo were already sitting in the trunk.

But what was different from before was that the two did not play rock-paper-scissors, a game often played between children, but one of the gods was holding a fruit phone.

The dim light illuminated the faces of the Shikigami, and from time to time, creepy and strange laughter came from their mouths.

"coming!"

After looking up and seeing Uesugi Tetsu walking in, Hiyoriban suddenly reacted. After pressing the screen-off button, he used his head to touch Nyu's face, causing the latter to turn her head several times in fright.

Then he frantically operated several times to show them his phone's desktop, and hesitantly said, "I, I'm not looking at anything weird!"

In just a moment, Nu Nu blushed in silence.

Uesugi Tetsu: “…”

He turned around and glared at Nanjo Aimi, who also expressed her speechlessness with her expression, meaning: "Are you going to leave your shikigami alone?"

Nanjo Ai shook her head. She was too lazy to expose the little thoughts of Nunu and the others.

As someone who has been through this before, she certainly knows exactly what a mobile phone desktop means.

Since she gave the Shikigami private cell phones, allowing them to connect to the Internet and electronic products of this era, it was only a matter of time before they were exposed to similar information.

Nanjo Aimi didn't think there was any need to care.

After all, you won't watch it anymore when you get tired of it. Besides, Nu Nu is already three stars and has very good physical fitness, so it doesn't matter if she relaxes occasionally.

After understanding what Nanjo Aimi meant, Uesugi Tetsu sat back in his seat and looked at the two women who were playing Candy Crush as if nothing had happened, and sighed heavily in his heart.

How come these two Shikigami turned out like this?

Could it be that all of this was secretly taught by Master Erchi?

Uesugi Tetsu decided to interrogate her thoroughly later.

But let’s get down to business first.

"Nanjo-san, I need to get some sleep."

After a squeak, Uesugi Che narrowed his eyes, leaving only an imperceptible gap in front of his eyes.

——Sleep? Of course it’s impossible.

Now he still has a huge sum of 3080 soul ash points in his hand, so of course he will find a chance to catch some fishing masters on the way back.

The two-star Bai Prajna's physique should be able to swim faster than those epic fish with purple light on their bodies, not to mention that the four-tailed fox incarnation can use heavenly thunder to kill a large fish in seconds.

This was also the reason why Uesugi Tetsu didn't call out Nishaku-sama to play with Nyu and the others after he got in the car.

Because later he might need the help of Erchi Lord to catch some green and white fish to eat as a backup.

In the silence, a prompt popped up in front of me.

[Special Salvage: Fishing Master!]

[The second salvage will cost 1000 soul ash points! The cost will be doubled each time thereafter!]

[Number of salvage attempts remaining: 2]

[Note: During this special salvage, the appearance rate of high-quality items has been greatly increased!]

[Do you choose to consume 1000 soul ash points to start the special salvage: Fishing Master? ]

"Yes."

Uesugi Tetsu muttered to himself.

Then the familiar characters popped out.

[Special salvage is about to begin.]

[Before that, please choose your accompanying Shikigami. ]

Uesugi Tetsu still chose "Eight-foot Woman".

In an instant, Uesugi Che's eyes went slightly dark, and to the others in the van, he seemed to have fallen into a deep sleep.

【Welcome to Special Salvage·Fishing Master! 】

[Here, you need to try your best to catch the fish swimming in the pond within a limited time...]

[At the same time, you must ensure that you are not caught by anglers...]

pat.

Uesugi Che felt that his feet were actually stepping on solid ground, and there seemed to be no water pressure or obstruction of water flow around him.

He opened his eyes.

"here it is?"

The surroundings were blurry, and I could only make out that I seemed to be in a large courtyard, with many figures around me.

But it’s definitely not the fishing master’s pond that I entered before.

what's the situation?

Uesugi Tetsu looked at the "accompanying shikigami" column and found that the portrait of Nishaku-sama was marked with a "forbidden" symbol. He was indeed unable to successfully summon Nishaku-sama.

Fortunately, weapons and props such as Kaga Kiyomitsu can still be taken out.

Uesugi Tetsu wore Kaga Kiyomizu around his waist and maintained the posture of Iaijutsu to be ready to deal with any danger that might arise at any time.

And at this moment, the prompt popped up again.

[The last random era you selected was the late Edo period or the end of the Bakumatsu period.]

【Also, you were already being watched by a key figure in the late Edo and Bakumatsu periods last time——】

【Therefore, Special Salvage and Fishing Master have been changed! 】

These three lines of clues reminded Uesugi Tetsu of the end of the last Fishing Master, when he was fished out by the young man who looked like Okita Souji.

So it's actually true?

Uesugi Che was stunned - doesn't that mean he can travel back to the past through these three chances of being a "fishing master"?

Although there is almost nothing that can be done and nothing that can be affected, the four words "back to the past" themselves are more attractive than anything that comes with them.

"A bit outrageous..."

Uesugi Che murmured, and then saw the last line of prompts that popped up.

[——You are entering the special trial: Slash Master!]

As this line of prompts slowly faded away, the extremely blurry scenery around him gradually began to become clear, and gradually the sound of people talking and talking came into Uesugi Che's ears.

It seemed like a long time had passed, yet it also seemed like only a moment had passed before Uesugi Tetsu suddenly heard someone speak loudly like this.

"The next tester is Uesugi Tetsu!"

He turned his head around in confusion, quickly gathering information about his surroundings.

First, on the stone brick ground not far away, I saw a huge tumbler that was about one meter tall, with red and black paint on its face and a very festive look.

On its head is the same label as ordinary monsters and ghosts: [Zhan Ce Maru].

But the tumbler did not give off any demonic aura. Instead, it just swayed slightly, more like an object or a decoration.

But then, another line of prompts popped up above the three words "Zhan Ce Wan".

[——Please use your full strength to slash "Zance Maru". The better the slashing effect, the more rewards you will receive in the special trial - Slashing Master.]

[Note: In this special trial, all your skill cooldowns have been refreshed, and all your item cooldowns have been refreshed. Also, using any skills in the special trial will not affect reality.]

Oh—so that’s how it works.

and.

Uesugi Tetsu focused his attention on the "note".

This proves that he can use the four-tailed fox's angry eye skill at will without bearing the consequences.

"It's pretty good."

Uesugi Tetsu curled the corners of his mouth - this would also allow him to have a rough estimate of his current combat power in various states.

An ordinary human body, with small props and breathing techniques maxed out, a madly fighting White Prajna, a furious four-tailed fox...

Every increase in attribute value will be reflected differently in reality, so it is impossible to imagine how strong you will be when you really have that terrifying value just by thinking about it.

But soon, there were noisy discussions all around.

"Why doesn't he go up yet?"

"You must be afraid, right?"

"Shh—shut up. Didn't you hear his last name is Uesugi? And the sword he wears at his waist is not ordinary. If you dare to criticize such an adult again, you will lose your head."

Some people kept their mouths shut, but others discussed even more enthusiastically.

"Look at his skinny arms and legs. I'd say he can only chop out 600 guan of force at most."

"600 strings of cash? You're so clueless! He's practiced his breathing technique to the point where his Qi can flow through all four corners of the body. It should be at least 1000 strings of cash!"

This was the site of the Edo region's semiannual "Samurai Examination," so whether commoners or nobles, descendants of samurai or disciples of the dojo, all gathered here.

Not only was he trying to pass the test and become at least a nominal warrior, but he also wanted to see what level his peers in the same region were at.

The first hurdle everyone faces is the "cutting power assessment."

If one wants to pass the test, the minimum standard is to make this black and red Zhan Ce Wan report the value of "500 kan".

Uesugi Tetsu didn't know this.

He looked around and looked away when he saw that everyone around him was obviously dressed in ancient costumes.

——It doesn’t matter, he only knows that he is about to start attacking.

Walking silently to the front of Zhancaomaru, who was almost as tall as himself, Uesugi Tetsu slowly pulled out Kaga Kiyomizu, causing exclamations from the people around him.

"This blade! This blade!"

"What a sharp knife! Brother, I'll give you a hundred taels of gold! Can you give it up?"

Someone once said that Kaga Kiyomitsu was a famous sword.

Uesugi Toru turned a deaf ear.

He stroked the hilt of the knife and gently exhaled hot air.

For this first attack, let’s see how effective the most common attack is without using any breathing techniques.

Raising Kaga Kiyomitsu, Uesugi Tetsu shouted and chopped it down.

The power of Tang bamboo!

Kaga Kiyomitsu, whose range of the Sorrow of Separation was shrunk by a special power, suddenly slashed down and hit the black and red Zancemaru squarely.

Huhu——!

A strong wind whistled, and Zhan Ce Wan instantly fell backwards, uttering a tone that was extremely annoying: "Zan, slashing force - nine hundred and ten kan, yes, say it!"

As soon as this number came out, the crowd around suddenly fell silent.

It's not because it's too high, but because the number is too low.

It has been said before that this young man named "Uesugi Tetsu" is an expert who has practiced breathing techniques to the point of "Qi flowing through the four poles". Such an expert should be able to achieve a force of more than a thousand guan with just one strike of his sword.

Not to mention that the katana in his hand is undoubtedly a famous and precious sword.

The clerk who was in charge of recording the situation glanced at Uesugi Tetsu with a puzzled look, recorded everything truthfully, and then said, "Next..."

"Oh wait."

Uesugi Tetsu raised his hand, somewhat dissatisfied: "No one said that I can only cut once."