In Tokyo, I draw cards and become a big demon

He sat down slowly and admitted his mistake: "I'm very sorry."

Nanjo Aimi continued to explain to Uesugi Tetsu and the others, "Although the so-called Eight Sufferings are a concept proposed by Buddhism, the negative emotions of people in the human world—or in the present world—objectively exist and accumulate."

“When these negative emotions accumulate to a certain level, a certain opportunity will cause a large part of them to be extracted and form one of the eight sufferings.”

At this point, Nanjo Aimi also sighed: "This is also the reason why Yaku can never be killed."

Uesugi Tetsu, who was numb from listening, guessed, "Because even if they are killed, at some point in the future, prompted by some opportunity, a new Eight Sufferings will be born."

"Yes."

Nanjo Aimi nodded.

Uesugi Che didn't know what to say. The name sounded like a super BOSS. How come he encountered one before he even left the novice village?

Kondo Tomoya closed his eyes and said, "This generation's love and separation doesn't look like a new generation. Can I ask how you two survived her clutches?"

Uesugi Che glanced at Nanjo Aimi, who was smacking her lips and reaching into her pocket for a cigarette pack from time to time to satisfy her craving.

If Nanjo-san hadn't been standing here, he believed Kondo Tomoya would never have asked in such a polite tone.

So Uesugi Tetsu had already thought about the wording in this regard while he was on the road.

"Because I carry the precious sword passed down in my family."

He placed Kaga Kiyomitsu, who was leaning against the chair leg, on the table, laid it flat, and slowly pulled it out.

Kondo Tomoya's pupils shrank and he blurted out: "Kaga Kiyomitsu?!"

Nanjo Aimi couldn't help but glance over when she heard about this famous katana in history: "The one used by Okita Souji? But it's said to be broken, isn't it?"

Uesugi Tetsu responded fluently: "So it's a replica, but even so, it can still cause considerable damage to demons. I've been carrying it with me lately."

His explanation was very reasonable and successfully diverted Kondo Tomoya's attention to the katana. He touched and looked at it, and repeatedly praised it as a good sword.

However, Kaga Kiyomitsu did not move and seemed to be unimpressed by Kondo Tomoya.

After returning Kaga Kiyomitsu to Uesugi Tetsu, Kondo Tomoya reluctantly looked away.

A swordsman is like Aquaman. Even if he already has a favorite sword, no swordsman would complain about having too many good swords in his hands.

So, the next pressure fell on Lilizi.

Uesugi Tetsu also looked over.

In fact, he was also quite curious about how Lilizi took down Aibieli's clone without any injury - judging from the soul ashes that exploded from the clone, it was almost at the level of a one-star demon.

Even though Lilizi's swordsmanship level and realm crushed him, her physical fitness was still within the range of ordinary people.

Lilizi: "I didn't kill that clone, but she realized she couldn't affect me and dissipated on her own initiative."

"Impossible." Kondo Tomoya interrupted, "Even if Aibieli only uses his clones, it's enough to control dozens or even hundreds of ordinary people at the same time. Only when one reaches a level of enlightenment beyond the reach of ordinary people can one be free from this control."

“So I’m not an ordinary person.”

Lilizi raised her calm eyes and looked at Kondo Tomoya: "The sword heart is clear? Me too."

The conference room fell silent instantly.

Uesugi Tetsu stifled a laugh, thinking to himself that Lilizi was both skilled and cool, even more so than pretending—you think it's hard to be a clear-minded person? But sorry, me too.

Kondo Tomoya didn't need to tell whether Ririkko's words were true or false.

Because at the moment of their eyes, he had already caught a glimpse of the girl's brilliant sword heart that was constantly sharpening itself and slowly expanding.

It's just like a vibrant newborn star!

Different from his insightful view of everything in the world, this... Miss Tokugawa Ririko's direction in cultivating the swordsmanship seems to be more self-centered and pure.

"Become stronger."

That's it.

Such purity prompts her spirit and consciousness to become more refined and more powerful than the previous moment at every moment.

But if it is not controlled and allowed to expand——

At that time, the overly powerful spirit will not only destroy herself, but also destroy all the people around her who are attracted by this dazzling brilliance.

Kondo Tomoya, who was a little worried, moved his eyes away from Ririko's eyes, and was stunned when he saw the girl's childish face.

He suddenly realized that Tokugawa Ririko seemed to be just a high school student?

"Excuse me, Miss Tokugawa, how old are you this year?"

"eighteen."

"Where is the master?"

"If I had to say, my school's kendo club instructor, Hideya Kondo, would be one of them."

Kondo Tomoya's thoughts froze when he heard his brother's name in an unexpected place.

He remembered that his brother had no talent for transcendence, so he became a physical education teacher. Even today, he was still stuck at the stage of achieving unity between man and sword...

——In other words, without any exposure to supernatural skills, Tokugawa Ririko single-handedly broke through this natural barrier that had stifled countless people?!

Moreover, he was only eighteen years old.

Realizing this, Kondo Tomoya swallowed hard, and his voice subconsciously softened.

"Ms. Tokugawa, would you like to join the Special Affairs Office? I can be your half-master."

Tokugawa Ririko frowned when she heard this.

Chapter 37: Laughing Prajna, one star!

Why did we suddenly end up talking about something completely unrelated?

Aren’t you asking yourself now how to deal with separation from love?

Seeing that Lilizi didn't respond, Kondo Tomoya immediately added: "Ms. Tokugawa, I can teach you the breathing method to enter the extraordinary realm. All you need is to register with the Special Affairs Office."

Now, Ririk started to seriously consider what Kondo Tomoya said - being able to completely break away from the identity of an ordinary person who was powerless was what she had always dreamed of.

After thinking for a moment, she looked at Uesugi Tetsu.

Because if he agreed, then Uesugi Che would have no sparring partner for a while.

She had personally agreed to be the other person's teacher, and for Lilizi, nothing was more important than a promise. Of course, some crappy breathing method could not shake her heart at all.

In response, Uesugi Tetsu just sighed: "Don't treat me like a child."

"—Then I agree."

Ririkko answered decisively, which made Kondo Tomoya's face light up.

He didn't expect that he could easily catch a kendo genius that even made him dumbfounded. It was right to follow Nanjo Aimi this time.

Lilizi: "I still have a question - why can you, Kondo Daizu, tell at a glance that Uesugi Tetsu and I are not her clones, but I can't do that."

"Is it because of insufficient cultivation?" This was Lilizi's first reaction.

"No."

Kondo Tomoya's tone changed as he explained in detail, "Even if everyone possesses the same clear and profound swordsmanship, the swordsmanship they cultivate is different, resulting in a variety of unique swordsmanship traits. For example, my trait, 'Subtlety,' allows me to be more observant."

Next, Ririkko eagerly asked Kondo Tomoya questions about swordsmanship.

Looking at the two of them, Nanjo Aimi clicked her tongue, pushed open the door of the conference room, and hooked her finger at Uesugi Tetsu.

"let's go."

She walked towards the Special Affairs Office building in her Martin boots.

As he walked, Uesugi Tetsu discovered that although the Special Affairs Office looked no different from an ordinary company on the surface, in fact, as long as he turned his head slightly, he could see a series of stars in his field of vision.

Although there are only a handful of ones with one and a half stars or above, there are really a lot of ones with one and a half stars... If he hadn't been told that this was the Special Affairs Office, he would have thought it was some kind of devil's den.

He didn't look any further and followed Nanjo Aimi out the door. He saw her impatiently holding a cigarette, lighting it, and taking a deep puff.

"I'm dying of suffocation..."

After slowly exhaling the smoke, Nanjo Aimi said, "You are really lucky, you know, there has been no news of Ai Bieli for over a hundred years."

As for why no news has been released, it is naturally because everyone who has seen the separation of love has died.

This also indirectly led to the fact that the Special Affairs Office had very little information about Ai Bieli. They only knew that she could play with emotions and manipulate minds, but knew nothing else.

Uesugi Tetsu savored the meaning of this and replied, "Nanjo-sister, if you want me to work under you, just tell me directly. We have nothing to do with each other."

"The boss will be unhappy if you speak so directly," said Nanjo Aimi.

Uesugi Tetsu spread his hands: "Nanjo sister is Nanjo sister, and leadership is leadership. These two things cannot be mixed up."

Nanjo Aimi narrowed her eyes and put out the cigarette butt with her fingertips.

This time, she said something completely different from what she said when they first met.

"If you don't join the Special Affairs Office, you will die."

"Although we still don't know Aibieli's exact combat power, we can be sure that her rank is between three and four stars... In the entire Arakawa District, there are only a few who can face her head-on."

Nanjo Aimi spoke word by word, "Uesugi Tetsu, you must understand that you have been targeted."

However, Uesugi Tetsu was focusing on another question: "Why can we be sure that Ai Bieli's rank is no higher than three stars?"

Nanjo Aimi stared at him expressionlessly.

Uesugi Tetsuya stared with his eyes wide open, his eyes sparkling with spirit.

for a long time.

Nanjo Aimi sighed heavily, as if giving up, and said, "Because of the existence of [sea level]."

"—Before the first wave arrived, three stars... or what we often call the Devil class, was the highest sea level. Breaking through further would not only be extremely difficult, but would also be extremely conspicuous."

"If Aibieli surpasses three stars, then all the Onmyoji in Tokyo will be able to sense her presence, which obviously contradicts her current purpose of hiding."

Aibieli will not surpass Samsung for the time being, which may be the only good news in recent times.

Then Uesugi Tetsu began to estimate his own combat power:

Ghost Daddy is three stars, the doll can make him afraid so he has to be at least two and a half stars, and I am about to break through to one star, so I can barely be considered to have a combat power of more than one and a half stars.

By this calculation, not to mention solving the problem of Ai Bieli, it shouldn't be a problem to hold out for a few minutes under her hands until Nanjo Aimi's support arrives.

So Uesugi Tetsu's refusal was not a casual refusal, but he had his own considerations behind it.

"Then Nanjo-sister, if I become your subordinate, can you stay by my side every moment?"

"I'm not your mother..."

You see, Nanjo Aimi cannot be a personal bodyguard, so whether she joins the Special Affairs Office or not will not fundamentally change Uesugi Tetsu's situation.

What's more, if there were teammates around, Uesugi Tetsu would not be able to transform into Laughing Prajna.

If you don't change, you will be easily killed by love and separation; if you change, if your teammates see you, you can't wash yourself clean even if you jump into the Yellow River.

To sum up, joining the Special Affairs Office not only does not bring any benefits, but is instead a major hindrance to Uesugi Tetsu.

After waiting for Nanjo Aimi to quietly finish another cigarette, Uesugi Tetsu asked with a smile, "Is there anything else you want to say, Nanjo-san?"

——There is no doubt that this kid is hiding something.

But Nanjo Aimi actually doesn't care what Uesugi Tetsu is hiding or how much he is hiding.

She was only worried that Uesugi Tetsu had too few cards up his sleeve and was too confident, which led to a misjudgment of his own strength and a tragedy.

"Don't let it be the urn for the cemetery..."

Uesugi Tetsu blinked: "What did you say, Nanjo-sister?"

"I mean." Nanjo Aishi threw a cigarette to him, "When the time comes, come and have one with me."

Uesugi Tetsu grinned and carefully put it into his pocket: "It's a small matter. Then Nanjo-san, I'll be leaving first."

"Go, go, go, do you still want me to drive you away?"

Nanjo Aimi waved her hands in annoyance and took out another cigarette and bit into it.

There are too many worries, it's awkward and troublesome. Not smoking can relieve the pressure. Nanjo Aimi is even afraid that she will destroy the world one day.

……

When he opened the door and saw the featureless face of Ghost Dad, Uesugi Tetsu felt particularly close to him.