In Tokyo, I draw cards and become a big demon

"two."

"I found you."

Above the dense bushes, a pale Hannya mask, illuminated by the moonlight, appeared without warning right in the center of the three people's sight, and a happy voice echoed.

Two men and one woman squatted in the bushes, their originally terrified expressions completely frozen. They stared at the face of the evil ghost floating in the air, and felt their breathing suddenly stop, and the blood in their bodies was about to freeze into ice.

"Ok?"

Uesugi Tetsu didn't hear the expected scream and blinked in confusion.

Hey, shouldn't this usually involve a woman screaming and a man running? Could it be that I've watched too many clichéd horror movies and developed this stereotype?

Oh... it seems that I am still wearing the Prajna mask. The effect of this ghost face seems to be able to forcibly cause stiffness to ordinary people even if it is cut in half.

Mistakes, mistakes.

Uesugi Tetsu looked at the three of them for a moment and said enthusiastically, "The driver hasn't noticed you yet. Why don't you take this opportunity to escape?"

After these words were spoken, the three of them seemed to be freed from control. They rolled and crawled with fear on their faces, trying to escape in different directions.

Uesugi Che looked at the three of them clumsily moving and curled his lips: "You guys are running much slower than I did back then."

"Besides, it's too late to run now."

He raised his finger, and the simplest pentagram lit up at his fingertips.

Basic Yin-Yang Technique: Wood.

Several vines as thick as fingers suddenly emerged from the soil, stretched out, and bound the ankles of the three people, causing them to fall heavily to the ground.

Then, the vines quickly intertwined and tied their ankles tightly.

Uesugi Tetsu nodded in satisfaction. Basic Yin-Yang magic was quite effective in doing this kind of miscellaneous tasks. For example, the Earth Element could manipulate a small amount of soil and stone, and the Wood Element could control a small amount...

"Damn it! Damn it!"

He saw the man who ran the farthest, whose surname should be Xiaochuan, took out a sharp knife from his waist and vigorously cut the vines on his ankle.

"Stop, stop, stop." Uesugi Tetsu pointed his folding fan at him, letting the bright fireball illuminate Ogawa Kei's eyes. "If you move again, you'll die."

These straightforward words were very effective. As soon as they were spoken, Kei Ogawa threw the knife aside and raised his hands.

The other two also covered their mouths and dared not struggle anymore.

Ten seconds later, the driver holding a long-handled axe strode over with scarlet eyes, gnashing his teeth and whispering,

"You guys who want to escape..."

But when the driver in the leather jacket got closer, he found that the three people who wanted to escape were sitting obediently on the ground, while Uesugi Tetsu was standing in front of him very conspicuously.

Uesugi Tetsu looked at him and said, "Mr. Driver, I want to ask them a few questions. Any questions?"

The scarlet in the driver's eyes quickly faded, he lowered his hands and breathed a sigh of relief.

"Of course, sir."

He hesitated for a moment, but finally said, "If you don't use them for anything else after asking, please return them to the hotel."

Under the mask, Uesugi Che narrowed his eyes.

He didn't say much, just nodded silently.

Seeing him nod, the three of them showed dazed and desperate expressions.

"Then Mr. Driver, please leave." Uesugi Tetsu pointed at the three people, "They seem very afraid of you."

Although the tone was still gentle, it was not a negotiation but an order.

The driver nodded, gave the three men a final vicious look, and left with the axe.

After a while, the sound of the SUV starting up was heard and then faded away.

The two-foot-old man who had been hanging on the tree at some point stared at the only woman among the three and said in confusion,

"Master Che, her soul seems..."

"—All three of them have missing souls."

Uesugi Tetsu took off the Prajna mask with his hands, and the huge change in his charm value made the three people who were still in a state of fear and anxiety stunned for a moment.

Uesugi Tetsu turned his gaze and looked at Kei Ogawa, whose soul was at least half missing. He wondered why he still retained all the functions of a normal person.

Previously, Nue could turn an ordinary person into a vegetable or even kill them by allowing creatures to take away less than one-tenth of their soul.

How did this guy survive until now?

Is it possible that there are special rules in Rugetsu Station?

After thinking for a moment, Uesugi Tetsu snapped his fingers and said, "Next, I will ask each of you three some questions. If you answer well, I may let you go."

Hearing this, the other two couldn't help but show joy on their faces, but Ogawa Kei still had a gloomy expression.

——Then let’s start by questioning you.

Uesugi Tetsu used basic earth-based Yin-Yang techniques to raise an earth wall, and then took Ogawa Kei to a slightly farther place.

Ogawa Kei followed him and said, "Ask me anything you want. I'll answer everything truthfully."

Answer truthfully. This will become clear later.

But this guy is quite tough. He can still maintain such an attitude and speak after seeing the driver who is so respectful to him.

Uesugi Tetsu turned around and said with a smile: "First, let me introduce myself. I am the demon who came from outside Kisaragi Station, the four-tailed fox."

Kei Ogawa said stiffly: "Kei Ogawa."

Uesugi Tetsu didn't keep the question secret and went straight to the point, asking, "How did you guys get into Rugetsu Station?"

"Kiragi Station?"

Ogawa Kei first showed a confused look, then shook his head: "I haven't heard of it."

Uesugi Tetsu continued to ask, "Then how did you guys get in touch with the hotel? Were you kidnapped by this driver?"

Ogawa Kei then shook his head: "I forgot."

Uesugi Tetsu then asked several basic questions in succession, but Ogawa Kei kept shaking his head, as if he had forgotten everything.

You want to learn the amnesia trick with me?

When asked this, Uesugi Tetsu could no longer suppress the urge to use the Soul Seal - he had originally thought that rashly using the Soul Seal might cause harm to the damaged souls of several people.

But now it seems...

Soul seal, activated!

With a tiny consumption of spiritual power, Uesugi Tetsu could see that the look in Ogawa Kei's eyes instantly changed from being confused and clueless to being extremely clear.

So Uesugi Tetsu nodded with satisfaction: "Then tell me what you know."

"Yes!"

Kei Ogawa stood straight.

He spoke clearly and at a moderate pace, "Tonight at eight o'clock, Nagashima, Takada, and I plan to sneak out of the hotel while the owner is away. Then we'll look for railroad tracks and trains, waiting for the right moment to flee."

Ogawa Kei said seriously, "In addition to the basic plan, there are a few more crucial points."

"Note: You are not allowed to touch any demons except the inn owner. It will result in death."

"Note point two, something's wrong with the hotel. We need to find a chance to escape. After escaping, we need to find a place called Ruzuki Station. Only a train passing through there can allow us to return."

Uesugi Tetsu laughed - you haven't heard of Rugetsu Station, right? You were just pretending to be stupid there before.

Kei Ogawa continued, "Note point three: Although the inn owner looks like a human, he is still a demon who kills people."

Why does it feel like there are some weird rules?

Uesugi Tetsu raised an eyebrow and asked, "Are there any points to note regarding the hotel itself?"

"Of course." Ogawa Kei thought for a while before saying, "Although the hotel owner will accept people like us and guarantee basic accommodation and food, it also comes at a price."

"—If you want to stay in an inn for a long time, you either have to provide basic labor or export knowledge that the innkeeper has never seen. If you are lazy and uneducated, your body temperature will be forcibly extracted, and even your soul will be paid. There are people who have died because of this."

So is this the reason why their souls are incomplete?

Uesugi Tetsu doesn't think so.

And from the looks of it, this mountain hotel doesn't seem too bad.

Then why did several people take such a big risk to escape from the hotel?

Uesugi Tetsu asked this question.

Ogawa Kei's answer was: "Because when I woke up, I saw the words 'Escape from the hotel' next to my name."

This sentence contains a bit of information...

Uesugi Che frowned and raised his hand to signal, "Wait a moment."

Because he heard the sound of two people running on leaves and branches, and it was obvious that the two people had broken the vines that bound them.

"Master Erchi didn't even bother to stop him, and just waited to watch the show..."

Uesugi Tetsu shook his head and said to Ogawa Kei, "Wait for me here."

"Yes!"

Uesugi Tetsu's figure suddenly disappeared.

But within half a minute, he appeared in front of Kei Ogawa again, holding three figures in his hands.

With his left hand, he tied up two guys who were running away with dejected looks on their faces with vines, and with his right hand, he pinched the back of the neck of the two-foot-tall man.

Erchi Lord honestly admitted his mistake: "Master Che, I'm sorry, I was wrong! I was actually curious why they were so scared and trembling when cutting the vines, but they still cut desperately, so I wanted to see what would happen after they escaped..."

pat.

Erchidama was put on the ground. She breathed a sigh of relief and rubbed the big tail beside her.

Uesugi Tetsu turned his head and looked at the man and woman in his hands, whose eyes were still full of fear of him. Logically, his 15 points of charm should play a big role.

I don't want to ask them to bow down to me, but at least they shouldn't be treated with so much fear and hostility.

But now, his powerful charm seemed to be useless.

"This issue is indeed worth pondering."

Uesugi Tetsu swept a cold gaze over the two of them and said calmly, "I should have said before that if you run around, you'll die."

After hearing this, the two of them didn't show any reaction of a dying person at all, but instead showed a look of relief.

This further confirmed Uesugi Tetsu's guess.

He asked to the side: "Xiaochuan, are you unable to be killed, or can you be resurrected by some means after death?"

"As you expected, Master Che!" Ogawa Jing imitated him and said, "After we die, we will be resurrected in our own rooms in the hotel after a period of time, so we are not afraid of death."

Uesugi Tetsu nodded happily: "I see, resurrection is your confidence."

The two of them immediately showed astonishment, looking at their companions who had decided to escape together in disbelief.

"Ogawa! What are you talking about!?"

"Have you been controlled by this fox demon?!"

Hearing this, Xiaochuan Jing immediately revealed a ferocious look and slapped the two men several times: "What disrespectful words are you two saying! Use honorifics and respectful titles! I'm telling you, in my heart, there is only Lord Che as the sun!"

Nagashima and Takada stared blankly at Ogawa Kei, whose temperament had changed drastically, with a bitter expression on their faces. "Are we also going to be controlled by your mind, a fox demon, and lose ourselves..."

Kei Ogawa roared, "You two!"

Uesugi Chexu pressed down his palm, very satisfied with the effect of the soul seal.

He shook his head. "Didn't I tell you that if you run around, you'll die? I always keep my word, and this will satisfy your wish to die."

As soon as he finished speaking, two thin golden blades swept across Nagashima and Takata's necks, leaving a deep bloody mark.

The two men foamed at the mouth, struggled for a bit, and soon fell to the ground motionless.

Lord Erchi saw this and walked forward curiously: "Lord Che, do you think they will really be resurrected?"

Resurrection is as important as immortality and has been pursued by countless emperors, generals, scholars and wealthy people since ancient times.

It is a vision that one wants to achieve but cannot realize.

But now, just two ordinary living souls encountered in the ordinary world can be resurrected...