In Tokyo, I draw cards and become a big demon

The person holding it was a face that Uesugi Tetsu had a vague impression of.

— Hattori Ayako. Previously, when Uesugi Tetsu unlocked Kisaragi Station, he saved her life as Prajna.

I didn't expect to meet you again at such a strange time.

"She deliberately turned the flashlight on and off instead of shouting to get our attention."

As he walked, Uesugi Tetsu's thoughts raced, "This means Hattori Ayako also knows about the existence of living beings, and may know more about this matter than we do."

Going up to ask questions will only take two minutes at most, and it can be done in one minute at the shortest.

Even if there is a tiny possibility that Hattori Ayako is the mastermind behind this, Uesugi Tetsu has a trump card that the opponent will never be able to imagine, the incarnation of Prajna.

With this thought in mind, he pulled out his radio: "Ms. Jingjian, give us two more minutes."

Without waiting for Shizuma Mafuyu to answer, he hung up the radio and said to Ririk, "Follow me."

pat pat pat.

In less than half a minute, the two arrived at the door of Hattori Ayako's apartment.

The door was ajar, and a wet paper towel was stuffed into the hinge to prevent it from making too loud a noise when opening and closing.

It was obvious that Hattori Ayako knew it was best not to make any sound.

Uesugi Tetsu stepped into the door cautiously, ready to transform into Prajna and use Iaijutsu at any time, and then he saw Hattori Ayako looking at them with surprise.

She was about to speak: "You two..."

"Long story short, time is precious right now."

Uesugi Tetsu interrupted her: "Just tell me what you know."

Hattori Ayako nodded heavily, frowned and thought for several seconds, and cut short the long speech that was originally going to take at least ten minutes.

She spoke very quickly and quietly, "The monsters wandering around here are 'living beings'. There are two of them. One smells rotten, and the other smells burnt."

"Before today, only one creature would appear regularly every day, but today two appeared."

She concluded her final conclusion: "So, I suspect someone is behind these creatures, directing them to do something, but now it seems a little too late..."

——Before the first wave arrives, use the Soul Ash Conversion Box to collect a sufficient amount of Soul Ash.

A lot of soul ashes.

Uesugi Tetsu's heart showed a hint of eagerness, and then he thought -

This general direction of thinking should be correct.

And now that he has killed a living creature, it is equivalent to cutting off half of its source of soul ash. Is the person behind this just watching, not afraid that the other creature will also be chopped to death or that the news will get out?

impossible.

There was only one reason why the man behind the scenes hadn't come looking for them yet—

Uesugi Tetsu thought so, and then immediately turned on the radio: "Ms. Jingjian, you go first..."

boom!

Before he could finish his words, the sound of gunfire from afar pierced the silent night sky.

This was followed by a series of gunshots.

Lilizi turned around: "Sister Manfuyu's side——"

"go!"

Without saying anything more, Uesugi Tetsu picked up Ririko and jumped out of the wide-open window of Hattori Ayako's house again.

Hattori Ayako was in a trance watching this scene, and quickly ran to the window. When she saw the two people who had just jumped out of the window to the bottom of the building were running at full speed, she felt that her three views were overturned again.

She murmured, "Mu Ye-jun is right. It turns out there really are superhumans in this world who are different from us..."

……

While on the way, Uesugi Tetsu heard the sound of a gunshot from a magazine with a total of eight bullets.

But apart from that, there was no other sound, not even the sound of the van's engine starting.

Uesugi Tetsu had already anticipated the worst case scenario.

But fortunately, when they arrived, they happened to see Shizuma Mafuyu gasping for breath while holding her abdomen under the dim street light.

Around her, there was a golden circle protecting her.

But before the two of them could breathe a sigh of relief, Shizuma Mafuyu's roar was heard: "Be careful——"

Faster than her voice were three cold lights that attacked Lilizi from the darkness.

Ririkko happened to be standing behind Uesugi Tetsu, so he had no time to draw his sword. If he wanted to save her, he would have to push her away and take the blow himself.

The hoarse and strange voice was full of joy: "Get one first."

At that moment, Uesugi Tetsu realized it, so he turned around anxiously.

But before him, Lilizi had already drawn the long sword from her waist, which had not been unsheathed for several hours.

The girl's eyes shot out like cold lightning, and her originally ordinary aura was instantly covered by an unparalleled domineering aura.

Those eyes, as clear as a mirror and as scorching as the sun, reflected the monkey's face emerging from the darkness exactly, taking in the other's mockery and laughter.

The sword was unsheathed, but not a trace of breath leaked out of Ririko's body.

The burst of breathing techniques, the energy accumulated for several hours... everything was compressed into this one knife without any error.

Ding ding chi!

In an instant, three sword lights appeared at the same time, as if three skilled swordsmen drew their swords at the same time. After continuously blocking the claw attacks of the monkey-faced demon, they let the blades pierce its shoulders.

The secret of the natural rational flow: the sword of ignorance!

The monkey-faced demon roared, revealing an extremely ferocious look.

It could never have imagined that this seemingly weakest ordinary girl could actually block its signature killing move in an instant and even hurt it afterwards!

Even if the wound is not deep, it is still a great shame.

"Uesugi-kun!"

Lilizi's voice suddenly became weak and listless.

Without responding verbally, Uesugi Tetsu understood, turned around, drew his sword, and exhaled a breath as surging as the tide.

Coronal Breathing Method: Form 5!

Iaijutsu·Kui front strike!

The brilliant blade light slashed the chest of the ape-faced demon, causing it to roar angrily.

But Uesugi Tetsu felt that the feedback from Kaga Kiyomitsu was not right.

The cut was not deep.

Even if he took advantage of the opponent's stiffness after the fight with Lilizi, he was able to dodge it?

Instead of pursuing rashly, Uesugi Che chose to protect Lilizi and took two steps back. When the monkey-faced demon retreated into the darkness again, he could see its full appearance.

Apart from the monkey-like face, the slender body like a civet cat is connected to the thick limbs of a tiger and the narrow and winding tail like a snake.

Uesugi Che narrowed his eyes. What the hell is this stitched monster that looks like a chimera?

Shizuma Mafuyu's roar was heard: "That's a Nue! It's very fast!"

The next moment, a prompt popped up above the monkey-faced demon's head—

[Nue (two and a half stars)].

Uesugi Che gripped the hilt of the knife tightly: "Tsk, this is difficult."

A two-and-a-half-star demon, let alone him in this state, even if he transformed into Prajna Uesugi Ce, he would not dare to say that he was 100% sure of defeating the opponent.

——Although this Nue had just been slashed by Ririkko and himself, and seemed to have been hit two or three times by Shizuma Manfuyu, these were probably only minor injuries to it.

These wounds should heal soon.

Another moment passed, and Nue had retreated back into the sticky darkness.

The Nue is extremely fast, and even Uesugi Tetsu cannot always capture its movements.

Uesugi Che glanced at the van and found that its hood had been deflated and was emitting black smoke. It was definitely impossible to drive.

Throwing the awakening mist to Lilizi and motioning her to drink a drop, Uesugi Tetsu silently thought - if he didn't transform into Prajna, the situation would probably get worse as time went by.

"Two feet, sir."

With a "po" sound, Nishaku-sama, who had returned to one star and restored to the size of a girl, appeared next to Uesugi Tetsu.

He ordered, "Protect Lilizi."

Nishaku-sama and Ririko's eyes met for a moment, but she wasn't childish enough to bring her emotions to such an extent.

"As ordered."

Uesugi Tetsu asked again, "Ms. Jingjian! Have you called the Special Affairs Office for support?!"

Shizuma Mafuyu in the light shield simply bandaged the wound on her abdomen and replied, "Twenty minutes!"

"—twenty minutes?"

In the darkness, Nue sneered, "It won't take me ten minutes to crush all of you troublesome little bugs. Don't think summoning a mere one-star Shikigami will change anything."

Uesugi Tetsu immediately realized that it was stalling for time.

Otherwise, there was no reason for Nue to answer them, so he could just remain silent like he did at the beginning.

At this time, Uesugi Che had already begun to think about retreating. Although a large amount of soul ashes would be good, it also depended on whether he would survive to get them.

But at this moment, he suddenly felt a vibration in his pocket.

Then, there was another one.

When Uesugi Tetsu touched it, he found that it was the Nanjo doll that he always carried with him when he went out that was moving.

It seemed to be saying, "Let me out!"

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Chapter 97: The Transformation Box Filled with Soul Ashes

Uesugi Tetsu took out the silly-looking doll.

Immediately afterwards, after the extremely subtle sound of the thread breaking, a familiar scent of white musk mixed with tobacco mint lingered around Uesugi Che's nose.

——Nanjo-san? !

Uesugi Tetsu's heart was shocked. Before he could understand what had happened to the doll, the sticky and warm darkness had already merged into his shadow.

Then, there is no difference between each other.

In an instant, Uesugi Tetsu felt someone hugging him tightly from behind, and a soft voice that sounded like an auditory hallucination rang in his ears:

"You hang me by the door every day to warn against that monster, and you still haven't remembered it after all this time. I'm so lonely and sad all by myself, sister..."

He looked at the doll in his hand again and found that there was a crack on its forehead as thick as a finger.

Uesugi Tetsu remembered the effect notes of Nanjo Doll——

[After using it, "Nanjo Aimi" will immediately appear behind you. ]

That voice, almost identical to Nanjo Aimi's, but more charming and gentle, once again entered Uesugi Tetsu's ears:

"Don't worry, I'm behind you."

——In the gap between the buildings, Nue, who had been watching the three people under the street light, hummed in confusion.

"Why do I suddenly feel uneasy?"

It keeps moving at various tricky points, relying on its powerful recovery ability to squeeze out the bullets in the muscles, and then stop the bleeding and heal the cut wounds.

"Tsk, that's all."

Nue thought indifferently, "The living can die, but the Transformation Box must be retrieved. These few people and the one-star Shikigami will fill the void left by the Soul Ashes tonight."

otherwise……