I'm having fun in Tokyo

From this perspective, he resolved the battle quite quickly, managing to keep up with Asaka's movements.

Although those household gods were not very strong, there were quite a few of them. If he had just obtained the system, he certainly wouldn't have been able to defeat them so easily.

After so many battles, he has become much stronger, and he can use ordinary sword skills and system skills more and more freely, basically controlling them at will.

It's worth mentioning that those cat demons actually gave him 240 experience points.

If he wanted to, he could level up to level eleven right now.

However, he did not do that.

Through these cat demons, he discovered a problem.

As he grows stronger, opponents of similar strength can offer him less and less experience.

If he had encountered and defeated Nishino in the beginning, Nishino alone would probably have more experience than a group of cat demons do now.

But even with all those cat demons combined, they only have this much experience, and that's only with the first win and skin bonuses; otherwise, it would probably be even less.

This means that an opponent's experience is not fixed, but determined relative to their current strength. The more difficult the enemy is to defeat, the more experience one gains, while the easier the enemy is to defeat, the less experience one gains.

If possible, it's better to hold your level for now and upgrade later when you can't defeat the enemy.

Morikawa Yu gripped Tsurumaru tightly and continued looking up at Tokyo Tower.

Instead of entering the base of Tokyo Tower, he, like Asaka, controlled his body and used the power of wind to float in the air, drifting towards the iron frame of the tower.

Tokyo Tower is over 300 meters tall, and it takes a minute to get from the ground floor to the observation deck, so it's better to just walk from the outside.

He reached the first horizontal bar, jumped up, and then leaped up again, climbing upwards at great speed.

When he finally climbed over the watchtower and put away the Tsurumaru that was stuck there, he saw Asaka standing not far from the edge.

She pouted her small mouth beneath the mask, somewhat displeased.

"What a nuisance. They arrived so quickly. Nishino and Seiji are indeed too weak. I should have given them more demonic power to make them stronger."

Morikawa Yu listened to her complaints and shook her head.

Without wasting words with her, he flicked Tsurumaru, his figure flashed, and he rushed straight towards Asaka, carrying the force of the wind, and slashed down with his sword in mid-air.

Chapter 192 In an instant

"Tch, humans, why are you in such a hurry?"

Asaka's cat tail instantly extended in front of her and lashed out at him.

A crisp clang emanated from where the blade and tail struck, creating a shockwave that ripped off the walls of the watchtower.

She sneered, and two more tails extended from behind her.

One sword coiled around the Tsurumaru in his hand, while another struck straight at his face with tremendous force.

Morikawa Yu pulled back Tsurumaru, flipped backward, and leaped to avoid Tsurumaru being caught, while also blocking the black cat tail that was attacking in front of him, but he was still knocked back a step.

He steadied himself and made sure his steps were steady.

But Asaka's attack came again, and he took another step back, almost losing his footing.

Behind him was the edge of what appeared to be a large observation deck, with hundreds of meters of air below. The buildings on the ground were low and visible, which was quite awe-inspiring.

He had no one left to support him.

Even if he can float on the air, it would probably be very troublesome if he fell.

Before Asaka could react, a cat tail had already attacked, almost reaching him.

Morikawa Yu's eyes widened in surprise, and he quickly reacted. Tsurumaru shoved his feet to steady himself, then turned to the side to dodge the attacking cat tail.

But before he could draw his sword and step forward to slash, a cat's tail came from the side and lashed his shoulder hard, pulling his body to the side.

He felt like he'd been hit by a train and was almost thrown into the air.

He held Tsurumaru tightly in his hand, planted it in the ground, and carved a huge, crooked cut more than ten meters long along the edge of the watchtower, finally stopping less than half a meter from the edge where it would fall, which was extremely dangerous.

Morikawa Yu stood up, touched her shoulder, took a deep breath, and endured the pain.

He thought he was going to fall, but he didn't actually fall.

When Asaka swung her tail, it was curling towards the inside of the observation deck, not actually trying to send him flying.

He looked down at Asaka not far away. The ease and comfort he felt when dealing with Nishino and the others had completely vanished, leaving only a heavy feeling in his heart.

"Hey human, are you sure you want to fight me in your current state?"

Asaka looked at him, the laziness in her eyes had vanished, replaced by a strong sense of warning.

"I am the Lord of the Cat, the true superior among the great demons."

"The guys you've met before were all weaklings."

"Even that damned god was just barely clinging to life, extremely weak, with only a fraction of his power left. Not to mention that he was using Shiori's body back then, and you got the benefit."

“I am different from them. Even in my current human body, I possess the power of a high-ranking great demon, far stronger than you.”

"This difference in strength cannot be bridged by so-called skills and combat awareness, not to mention that my combat experience is far richer than yours."

"If you continue to suppress your insights and cling to your samurai pride, and try to face me in your current state, then you may soon learn what a crushing defeat tastes like."

She gave a cold laugh.

Morikawa Yu fell into deep thought.

He actually felt the strain; he had been at a disadvantage earlier.

But if I upgrade like this, what will I do when I encounter opponents I can't beat and I have no way to upgrade?

It's just a competition, not a life-or-death battle.

It's not a big deal to push yourself a little.

He decisively drew his sword, stepped forward and slashed, rushing towards Asaka's position.

Asaka remained unmoved and gently waved her hand.

Her tail suddenly stretched out behind her, growing against the wind, unlike its original form. Nine long, huge cat tails blocked his view.

He swung his sword left and right, trying to sway her cat tail, but was instead knocked back, his palms throbbing with pain.

But he didn't stop. Instead, he stepped forward again and slashed, finally arriving in front of her.

"Humph!"

Asaka snorted coldly.

She finally moved, faster than Morikawa Yu had anticipated. In an instant, she broke away from him, took a few steps back to the tower in the center of the observation deck, jumped up, and stood on it.

The cat tails that had just knocked him away did not retreat with her movements; instead, they attacked him directly.

He quickly stepped back to avoid her attack.

The cat's tail fell heavily before his eyes, one, two, three tails, piercing through the top of the large watchtower beneath his feet. The top trembled slightly, emitting a twisting and piercing sound.

He sensed something was wrong, leaped into the air, and sure enough, he saw that her tail had curled up the entire side of the body, gradually revealing the space below.

Asaka suddenly ripped the ceiling open completely and slammed it down on him!

Morikawa Yu's eyes widened.

He had nowhere to put his weight in mid-air and nowhere to dodge.

Asaka sneered as she swept the top panel across, only to find that Morikawa Yu was nowhere to be seen. She had neither been knocked away nor landed or dodged.

She paused for a moment, but then instantly understood why.

This human must have caught her attack and used the knife to pin himself to the ceiling.

She snorted and was about to use her tail to twist half of the top panel to pieces when she suddenly saw several smooth cuts appear on it.

A figure crashed through the ceiling like a gust of wind, riding on her long, wide tail, speeding through the air towards her, a long sword gleaming coldly in its hand.

She showed no panic whatsoever; the rest of her tails swept over him, like giant, man-eating pythons, swirling and twisting as they tried to block his path.

But the figure suddenly vanished, leaving her unable to find her target for a moment.

—Swift Step!

Morikawa Yu activated her skill, concealing her figure.

He switched his Summoner Spell to Ghost Step, activated it, and his speed increased again, like an unseen ghost, finally arriving in front of Asaka.

—Steel-Cutting Flash!

Asaka's eyes widened as a sharp blade appeared, stabbing towards her and pinning her firmly to the steel frame of the tower behind her.

Morikawa Yu's figure also broke out of stealth during the attack and appeared in front of her, staring intently at her, only inches away.

He could even feel her breathing.

To Morikawa Yu's surprise, Asaka suddenly smiled, though the smile behind her mask looked particularly strange.

"Very good, I take back what I just said. You are stronger than I expected."

"But that's all you can do."

He frowned slightly, only then realizing that the knife he had stuck in Asaka's chest had broken off and was no longer inserted at all; the blade was also corroding rapidly.

How is that possible? How could Tsurumaru break so easily?

I didn't see Tsurumaru break just now.

Morikawa Yu was shocked.

Tsurumaru was also somewhat puzzled. A sword rang out, sounding somewhat aggrieved, as if defending himself, saying that he hadn't broken it.

Morikawa Yu was startled.

He sensed that the clanging of its blade didn't indicate anything was wrong; otherwise, how could it respond if it was broken...?

Fantasy?

He frowned, suddenly realizing this possibility.

Only in illusions can things that defy common sense happen.

Without any hesitation, he instantly activated the [Purify] skill.

A clear, pale blue light emanated from him and spread outwards, causing the surrounding area to begin to tremble.

When he opened his eyes again, he found himself standing on the edge of the watchtower, still in the same position he had just landed, holding the Tsurumaru stuck in it.

Not far in front of him, Asaka stood quietly, her eyes also open.

"Not bad, you actually managed to break free. Now I really look at you in a new light."

Chapter 193 Confession (Third Update)

She flicked her fingers lightly, shook them slightly, and released a wisp of dark light.

"That was an illusion I prepared for you, and it has only been a moment."

"In the illusion, everything is what the mind desires."

"If you believe in yourself, you can even kill a god."

"If you are timid and hesitant, you will find it difficult to defeat even an ordinary enemy."

"You dare to challenge yourself, that's great, very good."

"If you were timid and hesitant just now, or stopped suppressing your insights and doubted yourself, then it means that you don't even believe in yourself, and you won't go very far on the road to becoming stronger."

She smiled faintly, but her smile was cold.

"What I'm saying doesn't mean I approve of you."

"In fact, I hate you even more now."

She waved her hand, and suddenly a towering black mist appeared around her, with nine cat tails rising up, far larger and longer than in the illusion.

Before Morikawa Yu could figure out why she said she hated him, her eyes suddenly widened in surprise.

Her cat tail stretched into the air and crashed down on him with even greater speed and force than before; even with his eyes straining to follow it, he could only see a blur.

He hurriedly lifted Tsurumaru with both hands, but his arms suddenly sank, and his body plummeted, crashing through the top floor of the watchtower beneath his feet and falling inside.