I became the Lord of the Eternal World in Tokyo.

Sometimes, having too good a hearing ability can be a mistake.

Holding his breath, he carefully stepped over Okabe Motonobu, who was sprawled on the ground, writhing and muttering in his sleep, and entered the earthen shrine.

Squeak, ding, hiss...

Scattered and strange sounds occasionally drifted out, attracting Uesugi Tetsu's attention.

Ok?

In a pile of abandoned weapons?

Could it be that one of these weapons, worn out from training, has become sentient?

Driven by curiosity, Uesugi Tetsu walked silently to the pile of weapons and scanned it inch by inch with his eyes, not missing a single corner.

After a long while, Uesugi Tetsu finally noticed something was wrong.

"It doesn't seem to be a weapon that has become sentient."

He thought to himself, then leaned closer to her face.

Uesugi Tetsuya stared silently at the man mixed in with the pile of weapons, his body covered in dirt, diligently and earnestly wiping each of the dulled weapons with a small rag...

A hamster?!

ha?

The culprit that kept Okabe Motonobu from sleeping well for several days was actually a palm-sized, semi-transparent hamster.

A moment later, an inconspicuous gray notification popped up above the hamster's head.

——【Obscured (Scattered)】.

Dirt taste?

Uesugi Tetsu frowned and pondered for a full half minute before finding the relevant information in his memory.

Gouchang is a kind of monster that looks dirty but actually loves cleanliness.

If humans are too lazy to clean their living spaces, resulting in dirty and messy environments, then grime will usually appear to help clean up the surroundings.

Uesugi Tetsuya suddenly realized.

No wonder he saw that the earthen platform was full of discarded weapons, but the interior was surprisingly clean.

It turns out it's because Gou Chang works so hard every night!

The reason why Koujo comes every day is because Okabe Motonobu's training intensity is very high. He can basically destroy a lot of ordinary weapons every day and then leave them here.

The case is solved!

Uesugi Tetsu reached out and grabbed Goku's slender tail, lifting it into the air.

"Squeak! Squeak!"

The filthy creature holding the small rag was startled and frantically tried to shake off the large hand to burrow back into the dark corner and work diligently.

Looking at the disheveled and panicked mouse, Uesugi Tetsuya couldn't help but want to laugh.

"Although it was this little guy who made Okabe Motonobu listless during the day, his intentions were still good..."

As for specific handling methods, let's ask her about it this morning.

"Alright, I won't do anything to you for now, don't worry."

Uesugi Tetsu used spirit control techniques to communicate with Gouchang for quite some time before it understood his meaning.

"squeak."

Gou Chang sat on his hand, holding a rag, somewhat at a loss.

The next afternoon.

Uesugi Tetsu brought Goku to Okabe Motonobu's house again.

Before he could even knock, Motonobu Okabe flung the door open and stretched out a huge, energetic yawn.

"Mr. Che—I haven't had such a good night's sleep in ages!"

After a dozen seconds, she recovered and exhaled a heavy breath, asking curiously, "Could the reason have already been found last night?"

Uesugi Tetsu extended his left hand, using his spiritual power to outline the shape of Gouchang, allowing the big-eyed, clueless mouse to crawl onto his palm.

"Look, Lord Okabe, it must be this little guy who's kept you up at night for so long."

"it?"

Motonobu Okabe, one hand on his chest and the other on his chin, looked visibly puzzled: "How did it make those strange tinkling sounds?"

"Besides, how could I not have noticed it?"

For a powerful person like Motonobu Okabe with keen senses, even if an ant disturbed her sleep, she would have caught it long ago.

Uesugi Tetsu smiled and said, "Because it is a small demon called Gouchang. If you don't have spiritual power in your body, you won't be able to detect this weak and harmless demon."

"Weak and harmless..."

Okabe Motonobu pondered for a moment, then tapped the grime on his forehead, which was covered by a white cloth.

"It does look like that; it doesn't have any of the fierce and menacing appearance that a demon should have. On the contrary, it's quite cute."

Seeing this, Uesugi Tetsu added, "This Gokushou's intentions are good; it wants to help Lord Okabe clean your house. However, it is afraid of people and so weak that it can only appear at night..."

Therefore, it will only make "cleaning sounds" while you are sleeping.

Okabe Motonobu let out a long "Oh," and clapped his hands in surprise.

"No wonder my house is always so clean! Thank you!"

After a pause, the woman said to Gou Chang with some distress, "I'm very grateful, but could you please not disturb my sleep anymore? Otherwise, I'll really get angry..."

Startled by this imposing aura, Gou Chang shrank back and squeaked as he ran to Uesugi Tetsuya's shoulder.

Uesugi Tetsu placed it back in his palm and carefully translated Motonori's words to it.

"Squeak? Squeak!"

He tried to understand for a while, then nodded emphatically.

Seeing this, Motonobu Okabe blinked and squinted: "Huh? It can actually understand human speech?"

Uesugi Tetsu shrugged: "It's a demon that has spent quite a bit of time with humans, after all."

"In that case... Mr. Che, could you keep it in a way that I can see so I can keep it?"

Uesugi Tetsuya was slightly taken aback, but after asking Gokuya, he quickly received an affirmative answer.

"It says yes."

So Okabe Motonobu smiled and accepted the koji, and began to patiently teach it some very basic precautions.

Uesugi Tetsuya, who was surprised that the matter was resolved so simply, stood there and watched Okabe Motonobu tease the mouse for a while.

Then he realized that now that things were over, could he go back to the Imagawa-kan to "browse" the breathing techniques that the elders had given him?

This feeling is good!

However, before that, I need to inform my future colleague about the Sanhe Uprising.

"Lord Okabe, regarding the riots in the Mikawa region..."

"The Sanhe Uprising?"

The chilling voice made Uesugi Tetsu feel as if the blood in his body had frozen for a moment.

He slightly turned his gaze and noticed that Motonobu Okabe had opened his eyes for the first time.

Those eyes were indifferent, as cold as iron and as hard as ice.

It seemed as if the images of countless enemy soldiers' deaths were already reflected in the water.

Chapter 167 The Nine Breathing Techniques, the Path to Strengthening Muscles, lies within!

After standing silently for several seconds, Okabe Motonobu noticed that the fury on her arm had become so frightened that it was frozen in place, holding its breath and pretending to be dead.

"Mr. Che... I'm sorry, I was a little out of line."

The woman narrowed her eyes again and smiled at the slightly stunned Uesugi Tetsuya.

The sticky, foul-smelling, and chilling atmosphere immediately disappeared.

"Ah, it's okay."

Uesugi Tetsu shook his head, without revealing any extra expression.

He hadn't expected that Okabe Motonobu would react so strongly just from hearing the words "Mikawa Uprising".

Seeing that he didn't recoil in fear like many others after seeing her "other side" up close, Okabe Motonobu breathed a sigh of relief and carefully teased the grime with his fingers.

"Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, everything's alright now..."

After Goku slowly tried to open his eyes and started squeaking, Okabe Motonobu looked up at Uesugi Tetsuya and slowly explained.

"Because it was under the command of our lord that the last riot in the Sanhe region was suppressed by my personal troops..."

At this point, she let out a long sigh of relief and continued calmly.

"Now, not long after, trouble broke out again over there, which can only be attributed to my poor handling of the situation back then."

For Motonobu Okabe, having someone else utter those four words was like a direct slap in the face.

No, it's a slap in the face to Imagawa Yoshimoto.

Because if this matter only concerned her personally, Motonobu Okabe wouldn't have gotten so angry in an instant that he couldn't even maintain his normal composure.

Hearing this exceptionally gentle voice, Uesugi Tetsu couldn't help but click his tongue twice in his mind.

Although these words sounded no different from before, he, with his "clear mind," could clearly feel the murderous intent surging almost to overflowing within Okabe Motonobu's heart.

Such a surging, overwhelming killing intent and murderous aura...

It's hard to imagine how many people she slaughtered on the battlefield in the past.

To appease Okabe Motonobu and prevent any trouble, Uesugi Tetsuya added, as if he hadn't noticed anything amiss.

"However, this Sanhe riot is somewhat different."

Motonobu Okabe did not stop what he was doing and listened intently.

Uesugi Tetsu: "This time, it seems that the riot was caused by a powerful demon capable of bewitching people."

"Great demon?" Okabe Motonobu tilted his head; this was a very unfamiliar term to her.

In the desolate world of the Warring States period, let alone great demons, ordinary people, even warriors and generals, never saw a single demon or monster in their entire lives.

For example, in the case of Gokujou to Okabe Motonobu—it was the first time she had ever seen a monster in person since she grew up.

This was partly why she was willing to keep Gouchang by her side.

Uesugi Tetsu nodded: "Yes, a great demon."

"I see."

Although Motonobu Okabe may seem a bit naive, he is actually quite intelligent and quick-witted.

So she bowed slightly to Uesugi Tetsu: "Then, regarding the battle in Mikawa, we will have to rely on Mr. Tetsu."

"It's your job."

Next, in order to avoid any problems during the expedition, Uesugi Tetsu shared the current information with Okabe Motonobu.

After listening to only two sentences, Motonobu Okabe subconsciously asked,

"Is our lord going this time too? Why?"

To increase Imagawa Yoshimoto's fame, a powerful demon was used to create a memorable scene, making her known throughout the entire world...

I certainly can't say out loud about such a nonsensical reason.

Moreover, even if he told her, Motonobu Okabe would definitely find it hard to understand why he did it, not to mention how he would answer if she pressed him for an answer.

Therefore, after a very brief silence, Uesugi Tetsuya spoke: "Firstly, my intuition tells me that we must take this riot seriously, and secondly, the results of my divination for Lord Yoshimoto indicate..."

Uesugi Tetsuya suddenly stopped talking.

Because Motonobu Okabe was staring at him with narrowed eyes, but he wasn't smiling.