I became the Lord of the Eternal World in Tokyo.

Three Rivers Country!

A guess arose in Uesugi Tetsu's mind.

Could it be that... the great demon that stirred up turmoil in Mikawa Province and bewitched the people was also a hundred-eyed demon?

This possibility is not nonexistent.

It's actually quite big.

After making this conjecture, Uesugi Tetsuya did not show any fear; instead, he couldn't help but grin.

I was extremely happy.

If the great demon in Mikawa Province is a Hyakume-ki (Hundred-Eyed Demon), then it's truly... an easy find.

It seems that we can postpone drawing cards from the Edo Castle gacha pool for now.

—If you accidentally pull out the Hundred-Eyed Demon incarnation, which is only at the epic level, and then find that it cannot absorb eyeballs to improve its quality in reality, that would be truly heartbreaking.

In short, Uesugi Tetsuya was already itching to go and pluck all the eyes out of that great demon in Mikawa Province.

"Just keep walking."

With a broad smile, Uesugi Tetsu led the two little ones to the entrance of the Imagawa-kan.

As soon as he stepped over the threshold, he saw Okabe Motonobu, who had placed his wine gourd on his stomach, leaned his head against the steps, and was sleeping soundly.

There were no samurai guarding the gate, probably to avoid disturbing her.

The footsteps of the three of them walking together naturally woke up Okabe Motonobu, who was standing nearby.

She half-opened her eyes, still groggy, and chuckled after exhaling a strong breath of alcohol.

"Ah... it's Mr. Che, good morning."

Uesugi Tetsu looked at the setting sun on the distant horizon and couldn't help but feel speechless.

He looked down again at Okabe Motonobu, whose cheeks were flushed, clothes were disheveled, and who could barely speak coherently, and kindly offered some advice.

"Sister Yuanxin, it would be better to go back to your room to sleep."

"It's alright, it's alright~ It's cooler outside." Okabe Genjin fiddled with the sash of her clothes, which was inexplicably tied in a knot. The more she fiddled with it, the more agitated she became. Eventually, sweat could be seen seeping from her forehead.

A dozen seconds later, Okabe Motonobu, who had failed to untie the belt, twisted his body, lay flat on the ground, and asked in a daze,

"By the way, Mr. Che... what were you doing outside just now?"

"Taking a walk. Look at me, I have my family with me."

Uesugi Tetsu sighed, looked away, and pointed to the two dumbfounded little ones behind him.

"Oh, that……"

Motonobu Okabe's tone wavered until it suddenly rose at the end.

"Then in a couple of days, I'll take you to some must-see places in Junfu City—have some fun!"

"okay."

As soon as Uesugi Tetsu replied, he saw that she had already collapsed on the ground and continued to sleep soundly.

Uesugi Tetsu: “…”

With the intention of preventing the other party from freezing to death, Uesugi Tetsu squatted down to check Okabe Motonobu's qi circulation.

After finding it intact, he led the two little ones to step over Okabe Motonobu, who had suddenly appeared again and become a second, uneven "threshold".

The rest of the journey was smooth sailing.

When Uesugi Tetsu returned to his small courtyard, he found that the plain gun he had ordered from the blacksmith shop had been fitted with its barrel and was leaning against the door of the room.

His eyes lit up, and he strode over, grabbed the plain gun, and checked the information.

[Plain Gun]

[Quality: Rare]

[Effect 1: Pierce. When using the spear to thrust, it will deal a large amount of additional damage.]

[Effect Two: Unity. The spearhead and shaft are integrated; if the spearhead breaks, the spear will not be destroyed.]

[Effect 3: Recovery. When not in use, the gun will continuously recover its durability.]

[A plain spear meticulously forged by the blacksmith of Junfu City.]

Like the katana, it doesn't deserve a unique name.

It still has the same three simple effects as the previous katana, but the effects have been changed quite a bit to better suit the function of the plain spear.

"Solid, so very solid."

Uesugi Tetsu stroked the smooth barrel of the gun with his hand, sparing no words of praise.

He took a short breath, and lightning surged in his palm, instantly covering the entire plain spear with tiny bolts of lightning.

A moment later, the lightning went out.

Uesugi Tetsuya examined the plain gun in his hand once more.

However, no signs of damage were found on the tip or body of the gun.

This was in stark contrast to the two plain guns he had used before, which belonged to the Special Affairs Department.

—Those two guns were basically disposable after he used the Five Thunder Technique: Qi Gathering.

This plain spear will not suffer from the embarrassing situation of breaking halfway through a real sword duel, which happened before.

This blacksmith truly deserves the praise he received from Imagawa Yoshimoto; his skill level is consistently high.

Value for money.

After a simple flourish, Uesugi Tetsu put the bulky plain gun back into his storage backpack and turned to look at the two little ones who had been whispering to each other not far behind.

It seems that the relationship between Nichi and Shiraishi has indeed become better...

That being the case.

Uesugi Tetsu thought for a moment and said to them, "You can play by yourselves for a while, or you can train if you want. I had some insights after I made that cut in the test ground, and I want to go into seclusion for an hour or two."

As he spoke, he touched the heartstrings and revealed the true purpose of Lord Erchi, then gave further instructions.

Don't let anyone into the room.

'popo!'

The two-foot-tall man blinked and answered earnestly in the Heartstring Channel.

Uesugi Tetsuya wasted no more time. He returned to his room, closed the sliding door, and simply used his internal energy to lock it in place to prevent anyone from accidentally pushing it open.

He took out the Key to History, the Shrine, and used it without saying a word.

The immense water pressure sent Uesugi Tetsuya back to the real world.

"call--"

Upon opening his eyes on the hotel bed, Uesugi Tetsu immediately pulled out his phone from his backpack, not wanting to waste a single moment.

Because the time flow rate is 15 to 1 on both sides, a few minutes of chatting in the real world will result in an hour passing in the other world.

She opened her contacts and dialed Nanjo Aimi's number.

Uesugi Tetsu looked out through the gap in the curtains and saw the sky as dark as ink.

The call was answered instantly.

"You have something to say."

Nanjo Amina's calm and indifferent voice, which was noticeably more subdued than before, came from the speaker.

She didn't sound as dry and tired as she had a few days ago, which probably means her working-class spirit has kicked in and she's adapted to the current workload.

Uesugi Tetsuya got straight to the point and explained to Nanjo Ai that he needed "eyeball material".

Ideally, I could also take the opportunity to slay demons and monsters—after all, the current shortage of Soul Ash is still quite large.

Nanjo Manami: "Oh, this? I just happened to see it when I was going through the mission database a couple of days ago."

Upon hearing the unexpected news, Uesugi Tetsuya simply chuckled.

How could a mission location that meets such stringent requirements be found so easily?

Am I having a stroke of good luck lately...?

As if to refute Uesugi Tetsu's idea, Nanjo Manami continued,

"This task was taken over by the locals about a week ago... but I don't think they can handle it."

Hey.

The sound of the ballpoint pen being pressed made a sound, and Nanjo Manami pondered for a moment before saying, "So if they ask the Special Affairs Department for help, I'll put your name first, is that alright?"

"Thank you so much, Nanjo-nee."

A hint of a smile crept into Nanjo Manami's voice: "But if you're parachuted in there, you'd better be prepared to be a babysitter for a dozen adults."

nanny?

Uesugi Tetsu sneered: "Knock out all the disobedient ones, and beat them until they submit. When facing dangerous demons, there's no time for explanations."

"Then please do your best."

With the sound of keyboard clicks, it seemed a new document had been sent.

Then, Nanjo Manami's tone became somewhat serious.

"Besides that, Uesugi-kun."

She said, "Don't answer random phone calls during this time."

Uesugi Tetsu asked, puzzled: "A phone call?"

Nanjo Manami: "Yes. Recently, there has been a phenomenon where 'if you answer an unknown phone call, the person who answers will die shortly afterward.'"

At first, ordinary people died, but then the deaths quickly spread to some special agents who were investigating the matter.

The current area encompasses a significant portion of Tokyo.

Upon hearing this, Uesugi Tetsu instinctively asked in return,

"A strange story?"

"should be."

Nanjo Aimi's voice was unpleasant, revealing her frustration from working overtime: "Perhaps it has been eliminated, but the ghost story of the Black Telephone Booth has reappeared. However, some of the details revealed now don't seem to be it."

Therefore, I suspect that there might be even stranger ghost stories disguised as black phone booths.

Uesugi Tetsu: "The Special Affairs Division can't find it?"

Nanjo Manami sighed.

"Because these ghost stories target people who are easy to kill... More importantly, when we tried to investigate by divination, we discovered that there was an even bigger hand behind the scenes erasing the traces."

This is why I mentioned before that there was a possibility of over-skinning.

"Although it has quieted down considerably after I and several other senior subordinates took notice of it, this strange tale is still extremely dangerous."

Nanjo Manami solemnly said, "If you happen to receive a call, remember to tell me immediately."

"it is good."

After confirming that Nanjo Aimi had finished speaking, Uesugi Tetsu hung up the phone, then immediately opened Line and told Ririko and Kitano Runa about it.

Especially Kitano Runa.

Given her physical condition, the likelihood of her encountering such a thing is extremely high.

But to his surprise, Kitano Runa replied instantly.

[I will never be a loser!: I already knew about this from yesterday when it spread quickly through the Special Affairs Department, but thank you Uesugi-kun for reiterating it!]

[Never be a loser! : A heartfelt thank you.jpg]

[Tsuki-suna-chan: That's good.]

Then Kitano Runa sent him a group chat invitation.

Uesugi Tetsu glanced at the nicknames in several groups, and after finding that they were all acquaintances, he joined them.