In Tokyo, I draw cards and become a big demon

However, in this day and age, there are still quite a lot of people with the surname "Mingzhi".

Uesugi Tetsu didn't think too much about it, he just looked around and confirmed that only Hattori Ayako and three big guys in sunglasses wearing Special Affairs Department uniforms wanted to see it.

He could understand Hattori Ayako, but why did the other three come? Did they come to watch the fun?

As if noticing Uesugi Tetsu's puzzled look, one of the operators stepped forward and said, "The reason we came here together is to protect you from harm."

The operator paused, then added, "Especially you, Uesugi-kun."

Uesugi Che understood.

These three Special Affairs Department agents, each with about three-star strength, stood here to prevent the Longyuetang people from doing anything shady to him before the war.

Judging from the brutal methods used by several disciples of Longyuetang against local demons and criminals, although this possibility is relatively small, it is not completely impossible.

"Thank you for your hard work, all three of you."

After nodding to the three burly men, Uesugi Tetsu pulled up Ershaku-sama, who was squatting next to Nyu and playing games with a smile, and left the assembly room.

As soon as he walked out of the assembly room, Uesugi Tetsu could immediately feel the atmosphere emanating from the three people around him change from casual to alert and serious.

This is understandable - with Nanjo Aimi in the assembly room, it is not their turn to take action.

Halfway through the deserted corridor, Uesugi Tetsu suddenly stopped and asked the operators beside him in confusion,

"Three brothers, do you feel like you're being watched?"

The three operators looked at each other, and after confirming that they had found nothing, they all shook their heads and gave a negative answer.

That would be strange.

Uesugi Tetsu continued walking forward, pondering thoughtfully.

This feeling of being "watched" began when he first arrived at the edge of the dojo.

However, this strange feeling disappeared completely the moment he saw Tokugawa Hoshi, making Uesugi Tetsu think it was an illusion.

Nothing happened when I was with Nanjo Aimi just now, but not long after I left, she appeared again at some unknown time.

Twice, it's not an illusion.

"Someone is watching everyone in the dojo, except for Tokugawa Hoshi and Nanjo-nee..."

Uesugi Tetsu said silently in his heart, and quickly determined the target by the method of elimination.

If there is anyone in this Longyuetang Dojo who can do such a thing, then there is only one name left.

Kujo Hazy Night.

The master of the Longyuetang Dojo, the only remaining swordsman of the Shadow Swordsmanship, is said to be an ultimate executioner old witch who has lived for hundreds of years and killed at least five or six figures of demons.

——That’s what the information that Nanjo Aimi gave him said.

"But even a four-star ghost god can't constantly watch every spot in the entire dojo, right?"

Even when Uesugi Tetsu walked up to the wooden sign marked "Small Training Ground No. 3", he still hadn't figured out the problem.

But one thing can be confirmed.

That is - it is best not to transform into a demon in this temple.

Otherwise, if he were to be "seen" by this old witch who enjoys slaying demons and monsters all day long, he might die without knowing how he died.

Uesugi Tetsu thought to himself that if he could fully exert his fighting power, he could compete with the strong ones among the three and a half stars.

But if the opponent reaches four stars and becomes a ghost or god level, everything will be different.

The reason why the four stars are called "ghost and god level" is because "ghosts and gods have unfathomable power", which creates a fundamental difference at the level of life.

After warning himself in his heart, Uesugi Che walked out of the corridor and suddenly felt the view in front of him opened up.

Before our eyes, there stood a stone arena rising from the ground.

The length and width of the arena are about 25 meters. Although it is not very large, it is very reasonable considering the word "small" on the wooden sign.

There are no protective measures on the edge, it is simply surrounded by stones, with only an entrance left on one side.

"This stone seems to be specially made."

Uesugi Tetsu summoned the energy of the corona and knocked hard on the stone wall to confirm this.

He smiled slightly - this way he wouldn't have to worry about damaging the ring in someone else's house.

Walking onto the ring, Uesugi Che looked up.

Mingzhiyou was already standing on the ring with a serious look on his face, with the energy flowing through his body, revealing a layer of pure white energy on his surface.

It seems that he has already mastered the breathing technique to at least the "mastery" level.

As for more detailed information, Uesugi Che could not see it because the breathing method practiced by the other party was beyond his knowledge. It should be some kind of special and rare breathing method.

"Well……"

Uesugi Tetsu once again looked at Akechi Yuya's clear eyes, which had not been tainted by the world, and waved his hand.

"Two feet, sir."

The girl who had been following behind Uesugi Che obediently poked her head out and blinked: "Master Che, do you want me to come?"

"Yeah." Uesugi Tetsu nodded. "Did you hear him talk about the rules earlier?"

Er Chi Da Ren put his hands on his hips and said proudly, "Even though I was playing a game at the time, I remembered every word!"

"That's good."

Uesugi Tetsu smiled and patted her hat: "If you win, I'll give you a big meal later. Just tell me what you want to eat!"

"Oh!"

Erchidama clenched his fists tightly, feeling the strength bursting out of his body.

On the other side of the ring, Akechi You, who didn't expect that Uesugi Tetsu would let the Shikigami fight him, also showed a look of surprise.

He opened his mouth and said, "Uesugi-kun, I want to be with you..."

Uesugi Tetsu made a "stop" gesture to him and said in a feigned dissatisfaction: "Akechi-kun, as a qualified Onmyoji, of course, Shikigami is also part of my strength."

"So if you want to challenge me, you must first defeat my Shikigami."

Mingzhi You also stared at the black-haired little girl who was only about 60 centimeters tall, not even as tall as his legs, and hesitated.

"No... this is too much of a bully for her..."

Uesugi Tetsu's face turned cold: "Mingzhi-kun, are you looking down on my Shikigami?"

As soon as these words came out, Akechi Yuya on the opposite side immediately stopped talking, and Uesugi Tetsu couldn't help but sigh that young people who are inexperienced in the world are easily influenced by the emotions of others.

"In that case, let's get started."

Uesugi Tetsu said to the energetic Nishaku-sama, "Please give full play to your creative ideas, Nishaku-sama!"

"poof!"

A series of "weird ideas" tools have been arranged in Erchisama's mind.

She knew that the reason Uesugi Tetsu asked her to fight was to observe how she used her new idealistic ability.

——And it wasn’t in vain that she, Ershaku-sama, had spent so many days hiding in the Ksitigarbha statue reading light novels and comics!

Before Akechiyou could formally bow to Nishaku-sama, the latter stepped onto a floating board that appeared out of nowhere.

Then, with a whoosh, it rushed over at a speed that was difficult to capture with the naked eye!

——After all, who would greet you when fighting with those guys from Longyuetang!

Before Mingzhiyou could figure out the purpose of Nishaku-sama flying towards the edge of the ring, he suddenly saw the latter turn around and make a shooting gesture at him with his finger.

"Po, po."

As Ershaku-sama made the mouth shape, two gray-white bullets actually appeared out of thin air and rushed towards Akechi Yuya amidst the loud gunfire.

Hearing these two gunshots that sounded just like real gunfire, Akechi Yuya suddenly froze all over and stood there motionless.

—It's over. I can't split these two bullets without a sword, and the rules clearly prohibit harming the opponent. Why did Uesugi-kun's Shikigami shoot at me...

In this emergency, a lot of complicated thoughts flooded into Akechi Yuya's mind, making him stand there in a daze.

As a result, two gray-white bullets exploded with a "pop" sound after getting close to Akechi Yuya, and turned into white ropes that tightly bound his wrists.

Mr. Two-foot-tall, you win.

Even Ershaku-sama herself did not expect this unexpected result - this was only the first part of her silky little combo, just used to "force movement".

There are still two, three, four, and five rings to come. Even if they all fail, there are still continuously nested plans B and C...

The girl stepped on the hoverboard that had lost power and sighed speechlessly.

——She hadn’t even let Lord Che see the results yet, but her opponent fell down first.

In that case, can Lord Che still give her extra food?

Uesugi Tetsu was not surprised by this result.

He looked at Akechi Yuya, who was still staring at the white rope on his wrist and hadn't reacted, and commented: "This is what pure academicism is like."

He only practiced sword fighting and fought within the defined rules, but he had never really fought a life-and-death battle.

——Once you encounter an unexpected, life-threatening situation, you will become like Akechi Yuya, who doesn't know what to do for a moment.

Judging from the strength on paper, it is true that Akechi Yuya is stronger than Nishaku-sama, but he was subdued by the latter in one move.

I'm afraid that in the eyes of the three people in Longyuetang, I, whose actual record of battles does not exceed five times, am also an "academic".

Therefore, there is some reason why they look down on themselves.

Uesugi Tetsu waved to Lady Nishaku, asking her to jog over and untie the restraints on the little brother's hands who was kneeling on the ground with a look of disbelief on his face.

"This……"

Akechi Yuu also looked at the tiny Nishaku-sama.

When he thought about how he had practiced for so long and was praised for his talent, but was defeated by such a young girl, his face turned red quickly.

Ashamed.

"No matter what, I lose!"

Akechi Yuya shouted, lowering his head deeply to the surface of the ring, and assuming the dogeza posture towards Uesugi Tetsu and the other two.

"Uesugi-kun! I was too arrogant. I'm sorry!"

"That doesn't have to be the case."

Uesugi Tetsu reached out and pulled the younger brother up, smiling at him and saying, "It's a good thing to be able to recognize your own shortcomings. If you think about it this way, I've also helped you, Akechi-kun."

When Akechi You heard these words, he was moved and looked at Uesugi Tetsu, his eyes a little red.

"Thank you."

He bowed deeply to Uesugi Tetsu.

After responding, Uesugi Tetsu led Erchisama off the stage.

Next, he had to find a secluded place and practice the Corona Breathing Technique in the dozens of hours before the real sword test.

Because Uesugi Tetsu believed that even without transforming into a demon, he had a full chance of winning against the two two-and-a-half-star characters, Akatsuki Ran and Yatou Shigure.

But Ge Yeqian has long been different.

She is a genuine three-star, and has experience in killing many three-star monsters alone, and her battle record is fully verifiable.

Even though Uesugi Tetsu had called her "big sister" before and was going against the woman who tried to intimidate him when they met, he had to admit that Kuzuya Chihaya was powerful.

Therefore, Uesugi Tetsu had to work hard to improve his proficiency in Coronal Breathing during this short period of time.

Then, through high-intensity battles with Xiao Yuelan and Yaqu Shigure, he made further breakthroughs in the breathing method, allowing it to be promoted to the "Mastery Level" in battle.

In this way, this real sword test will become a sure thing.

But before that, of course you have to do what you promised.

"——Two feet master, more food!"

The girl raised her hands and cheered.

"Oh hoo! Long live Lord Che! Loyal! Orange!"

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