I became the Lord of the Eternal World in Tokyo.

Eight hours?

In the Warring States period, that would have taken about five days.

This time is acceptable.

Just as Uesugi Tetsu was about to press the red hang-up button, Nanjo Aimi, on the other side, spoke up as if she had foreseen it.

"Don't hang up! Don't hang up!"

His finger, about to fall, hovered in mid-air.

Uesugi Tetsu blinked: "Is there anything else, Nanjo-nee?"

"Seed Wars!"

Nanjo Manami sighed, her voice gradually shifting from urgent to languid: "I almost forgot to tell you about the Tokyo Seed Battle!"

Uesugi Tetsu glanced at the time and, finding there was still plenty of time, replied, "Isn't this seeding tournament still a while away? Why bring it up now?"

"There is a period of time, and there is a period of time."

Nanjo Manami chuckled.

"The key point is that the grand prize for the top seed, which was previously unknown or even unknown, has recently become clear."

The mention of the grand prize immediately piqued Uesugi Tetsu's interest: "What is it?"

"It seems that the five people felt that everyone was dragging their feet and had no enthusiasm for this seeding battle, so Yin Yang Quan Zhu himself brought out a legendary katana as the final grand prize."

It's something you can get by defeating all your opponents and becoming the champion of Tokyo—

In the silence, Uesugi Tetsu heard the resounding name of a sword come from the other end of the phone.

“Minamoto no Yorimitsu’s Spider Cut.”

"Spider...cut?"

Spider Cutter, whose real name is Hizamaru, was originally one of two famous swords commissioned by Minamoto no Mitsunaka, the ancestor of the Tada Genji clan.

However, it only became famous after Minamoto no Yorimitsu, the son of Mitsunaka, inherited it and, during his serious illness after killing Shuten-dōji, used this sword to kill Tsuchigumo, who came to assassinate him.

From then on, the name "Spider Cutter" spread to later generations.

Therefore, even Uesugi Tetsu was stunned.

No?

Is it possible that a katana with such a reputation, which has been passed down since the Heian period and is likely of legendary status, can be given away as a reward so casually?

He asked incredulously, "The Yuan family is really that generous?"

"Actually, it wasn't the Yuan family who were generous, it was Quan Zhu."

Nanjo Manami, unusually, had few complaints about her superior.

"He's actually a very good person. Otherwise, he wouldn't have taken on the dual pressure from the Minamoto family and the Onmyōryō, leading a group of new blood to Tokyo to set up a special affairs office."

It's probably a legendary, or at least an epic-level katana, and it must have unique effect attributes attached to it.

"I really want this knife, Nanjo-nee."

Uesugi Tetsu felt that with his current arm strength, he should have no problem holding the knife with one hand.

At that time, I'll use Kaga Kiyomitsu on my right hand and Spider Cutter on my left.

When these two strikes land together, the negative effects above the enemy's head explode to an alarming level, piling up like a mountain!

"Is that so?"

She smiled and said, "In that case, Uesugi-kun, you'd better take this Tokyo seeding tournament even more seriously."

Then, Nanjo Manami lowered her voice and said,

"These opponents are not like that M woman who is now struggling to pick up the documents next to me, who can be easily dealt with."

As Nanjo Manami finished speaking, several messages popped up on Line.

Uesugi Tetsu glanced at the file name and found it to be a simple profile of a seeded opponent.

"Currently, two of the 23 wards in Tokyo have confirmed their roster spots."

"One of us?"

Uesugi Tetsuya downloaded the document and opened it.

Nanjo Manami shook her head: "No, they are Shinjuku and Shibuya respectively—two in Shinjuku and one in Shibuya."

Uesugi Tetsu narrowed his eyes in confusion.

As far as he knew, weren't Shinjuku and Shibuya the most developed and populous areas in Tokyo?

Moreover, it's said that the Five-Man Group and the headquarters of the Special Affairs Bureau are also located in that area.

Logically, the competition between these two districts should be exceptionally fierce.

But unexpectedly, it was the first region to have its roster confirmed and that was the focus of other teams' research.

He started flipping through the documents.

"Shinjuku's seeded players... [Ryuichi Saito] and [Kai Takizawa], both are sorcerers who practice Yin-Yang techniques, but the former is three and a half stars while the latter is only three stars."

Uesugi Tetsu continued reading, then exclaimed in surprise, "Nanjo-nee, why is only [Minamoto Shizumizu] participating from Shibuya Ward? Aren't there supposed to be two or three participants?"

"Ah, what you said has reminded me."

Nanjo Manami said quietly,

"Although Quan Zhu is a good person, he is not so generous as to give away the famous sword passed down through generations."

“So,” she paused, then repeated what her colleague had said a couple of days ago, “this Spider Cutter was probably something he couldn’t bring himself to do, so he thought of giving it to this fourth daughter of the Minamoto family as a coming-of-age gift in such a roundabout way.”

"And this Gen Shizumi, just last night, single-handedly defeated all the seeds and prospective participants in Shibuya Ward."

Only then was her request to compete solo approved.

Uesugi Tetsu carefully examined the documents—

Yuan Jingshui, the fourth daughter of the Yuan family in this generation.

The practice is one of the four extreme breathing techniques, and the current progress is unknown.

At the same time, he has achieved remarkable success in the ancient style "Shinto-ryu", and his outward expression of his state of mind seems to have reached the level of "hundred refinements".

Judging from her record of directly killing multiple three-and-a-half-star demons, her strength is at least on par with the White Bone Wax Statue, and it's normal for her to be even stronger.

In short, even if he doesn't unleash his Rage Burst, it's hard to say who would win against her, even if he were in his Warring States period state.

If he only wore a mask and a jade pendant to maintain his human form, Uesugi Tetsu estimated that he would be slammed to the ground by the opponent in about two or three strikes.

But there are still a month or two before the seeding tournament begins.

No rush, no rush at all.

Uesugi Tetsu: "If I really get first place and take away this Spider Cutter, which is like a gift, will that Onmyo Gonshu secretly make things difficult for me later?"

"He's not that narrow-minded; in fact, he'd probably be quite pleased to see this happen."

Nanjo Manami snorted coldly: "It's long overdue for someone to prove in public that the Four Extremes Breathing Method isn't a panacea."

Uesugi-kun, you, go and kill her.

"Then I'm relieved." Uesugi Tetsu didn't feel much pressure.

Who knows how long he had been cultivating during the Warring States period, or how powerful his demonic avatar would become, a month or two later?

"But if even the four daughters of the Yuan family have participated in the seeding tournament, then aren't there still three ahead of us?"

Seizing the last moment, Uesugi Tetsu asked, "Could it be that the three older brothers and sisters in front of her are actually weaker than her?"

Nanjo Manami was speechless: "The reason why it's called a seed war is to let potential 'seeds' compete against each other and prove themselves."

What's the point of bringing out already renowned powerhouses for the competition?

She said calmly, "Leaving aside Tokugawa Hoshi, whom you have already met, let's take the eldest daughter of the Minamoto family, Minamoto Kokomizu, for example."

He defeated the contemporary sword saint when he was a child, and not long ago he killed the most difficult spirit-type ghost with a single strike when the wave came.

She's not even in the same league as you guys.

"How do you suggest we fight?"

Nanjo Manami countered with a question,

"Are we asking them to come to the kindergarten and bully the weak?"

Uesugi Tetsu's eyebrows twitched as he listened.

Well, another one at the level of a demon god.

—It feels like there are demon-level beings everywhere these days. My combat power in the real world has inflated to this extent in just a few weeks, right?

Uesugi Tetsu couldn't help but mentally complain a couple of times.

But he knew that in fact, the other person had been diligently training for a long time, but he only found out about it now through Nanjo Manami's channels.

The saying "one minute on stage requires ten years of practice off stage" perfectly illustrates this point.

Moreover, it's quite normal for Yuan Xinshui, as the eldest daughter of the Yuan family, one of the four great families, to possess god-like strength.

It would be strange if none of the strongest members of the younger generation were at the demon-god level.

"Alright, Uesugi-kun," Nanjo Manami advised, "Their battlefield is the Imperial Tournament. Don't overthink it now. Just focus on your training step by step."

She said matter-of-factly, "With your talent, you'll catch up with them sooner or later."

Although Uesugi Tetsuya found it pleasant to hear, he still asked, "Then, Nanjo-nee, why did you register me and Ririko for the Imperial Tournament before the tide even arrived?"

"A publicly funded trip! Didn't I say so before? The Special Affairs Department has so much funding, why not take advantage of it!"

Nanjo Ai-mi spoke with righteous indignation.

That seems to be true.

Uesugi Tetsu clicked his tongue and looked at the nine minutes that had passed: "Then, Nanjo-nee, see you at the Special Affairs Department in eight hours."

"No, no!" Nanjo Ai said in a harsh tone. "I finally get a little time to relax, don't pass on your troublemaking nature to me!"

"At the very least, we'll talk after I finish my hotpot tomorrow morning!"

As soon as she finished speaking, she slammed down the phone.

Uesugi Tetsu put down his phone and shrugged.

—Well, that's fine then. It's just a matter of getting something anyway.

Moreover, it's time for Nanjo-nee to take a good rest for a couple of days.

"Fortunately, everything went smoothly according to plan without any hiccups."

Uesugi Tetsu once again took out the Key of History, wondering if it was because he had encountered a Zashiki-warashi.

……

In the dilapidated temple on Whale Mountain.

When Uesugi Tetsu opened his eyes, he saw the door, its protective energy intact and completely still.

"The water pressure is almost nonexistent."

He considered his words about "divination in the room" for a moment, then put on a faint smile and pushed open the door.

As soon as the door was opened, Imagawa Yoshimoto, who was sitting by the door, immediately stood up, his tone slightly anxious and expectant.

"Che-jun, what were the results of the divination?"

During the long wait, the girl had temporarily removed half of her diaper and placed it aside, so her hair was now loose.

His appearance, half dressed in black with full breasts and half in short sleeves, gave him a unique and heroic air.

Uesugi Tetsu didn't look at it for long, and slowly said, "Although the journey is extremely dangerous, the future is vast, much broader than the entire world today."

"The journey is fraught with danger..."

Imagawa Yoshimoto repeated these words softly, his gaze hardening once more.

She smiled and said, "Throughout history, which famous monarch has had a smooth path to power?"

When Uesugi Tetsu saw her grasp his hand, he said earnestly,