I became the Lord of the Eternal World in Tokyo.

But most residents are still the same as before, as if nothing has changed.

They have been influenced by the power of will, tormented by suffering, and along with the countless epidemics spread by this illness, their ability to think has been seized, turning them into true providers of the power of will.

As time passed, the residents, having regained their sense of self, remembered everything that had happened so far, and then felt the lingering plague within them.

If this continues, they may be tortured to death before their family and friends, who have lost the ability to think, even.

Despair appeared on their faces without their even noticing.

at this time.

Thunder rumbled, and countless bolts of lightning began to spread from a single point, illuminating the night sky as bright as day.

In Nishio Castle, people with blank and dazed expressions subconsciously looked up.

"So bright...who is emitting that light?"

"A deity!" someone suddenly exclaimed, their voice filled with surprise and awe. "Is it the deity himself?"

"Lord God!"

"Yes, it can only be a deity!"

Amidst the clamor of discussion, countless people knelt down in worship towards the center emanating the lightning.

"My Lord God, please save us!"

"My Lord God, please save us!"

—The sick and suffering relatives who are still in the city are falling like rain, and then being pierced and dissolved in mid-air by a katana.

Ten minutes later, the lightning temporarily disappeared, leaving only people kneeling and worshipping within the city.

Uesugi Tetsu returned to Imagawa Yoshimoto's side, who was standing in a place that could be seen at a glance.

The two looked at each other.

Imagawa Yoshimoto didn't ask anything, he just said, "Send me to the sky, and then proceed as planned..."

"it is good."

Uesugi Tetsu nodded, ignoring the demon blood on her body, and scooped up the girl in black armor, lifting her straight into the air amidst her short gasp.

Hundreds of meters above the ground, Uesugi Tetsu used spirit manipulation to create colorless, transparent steps beneath Imagawa Yoshimoto's feet.

He nodded,

"Lord Yiyuan, you may speak now."

Imagawa Yoshimoto clenched his fist in annoyance, then took a deep breath, casting aside all his excess emotions.

She began, "Residents of Nishio Castle."

Beneath the wildly dancing thunder dragon, Imagawa Yoshimoto's voice was solemn.

"I am I, Yoshimoto Imagawa, the lord of Mikawa Province."

"The fact that I can stand here today proves that all the instigators in the city have been executed."

She announced loudly.

"—After I come, demons will be destroyed, diseases will be cured, and no one will die in despair anymore."

The few remaining half-dead birds in the castle rushed towards Imagawa Yoshimoto, but were then casually turned into a handful of charred remains by Uesugi Tetsuya and blown away by the wind.

Under the power of a god, all eyes from all over Nishio Castle converged on her, filled with both anticipation and awe.

Imagawa Yoshimoto accepted all of this without batting an eye, and made a promise to them: "From now on..."

A few minutes later, a notification popped up in Uesugi Tetsuya's eyes indicating that the mission was complete.

[The current mission completion rate has reached 60%. You can now select the settlement phase mission: Suppress the Three Rivers!]

[You can also choose not to settle the score yet and continue accumulating task completion progress.]

[Current task completion rate: 60%]

[Note 1: Increasing the completion rate of stage tasks will lead to a higher completion rate for the main quest "Lord of the Tokaido"!]

[Note 2: Increase your completion rate for each stage of the task to earn greater rewards!]

Gathering the lightning, Uesugi Tetsuya and Imagawa Yoshimoto landed on the floating cube that remained on the ground, which could no longer float.

Currently, the only function of this block is to serve as a one-way room.

Uesugi Tetsu took out the twelve-layered kimono and placed it on the clean square of ground.

Imagawa Yoshimoto, seeing this scene, already understood.

Even without Uesugi Tetsu saying anything, she knew what was about to happen.

She wiped the blood from her cheek and raised her chin at Uesugi Tetsuya: "Leave the rest to me."

Uesugi Tetsuya paused slightly, swallowing back the words he was about to say.

Therefore, instead of completing this phase of the task immediately, he chose to let Imagawa Yoshimoto finish it off, resulting in a higher level of completion.

The duration of the rage has ended.

As expected, Uesugi Tetsu collapsed headfirst onto the square ground.

Then, without having time to read any information or prompts, I fell into a state of exhaustion and unconsciousness.

Chapter 202 An Unrefusable Kiss, A Panacea Falls from Illness, A Natural Mind-Calming Flow Expert!

When Uesugi Tetsu regained consciousness, it was already the next day.

A hazy ray of sunlight shone through the thin, latticed window paper into the room, landing squarely on Uesugi Tetsuya's eyelids.

"call……"

Uesugi Tetsuya took a deep breath and opened his eyes a crack to see the scene around him.

The beams, wooden floors, tatami mats... the furnishings were almost identical to those he had seen before, indicating that this was a typical aristocratic room.

The difficulty and exhaustion in opening her eyes meant that the forty-eight hours following the effects of Nuna's illness were not yet over.

But when Uesugi Tetsu slightly shifted his gaze and moved his wrist, he discovered that his clothes had changed, and he was now wearing a clean and tidy kimono.

Originally stained with the blood of demons and his own, his body, which should have smelled terrible after more than ten hours, now exuded a refreshing and clean fragrance.

Uesugi Tetsu took a sniff and found that the scent was similar to the fragrance used when he was passively bathed before, but there were slight differences in the details.

But as for the details, even Uesugi Tetsuya, who knew nothing about spices, couldn't explain them.

After fidgeting in the blankets for a while, Uesugi Tetsuya finally leaned his back against the wooden wall and relaxed as he looked at the mountain of notifications that had accumulated.

—That's right, he was covered with a rectangular piece of cloth that looked like a blanket. Although it was very thin, it was better than nothing.

[Current task completion rate: 63%]

"The Imagawa family is quite efficient... They've increased the completion rate by 3% in such a short time."

Uesugi Tetsu listened intently for a while before he could hear the sounds of armor clashing against armor and samurai roaring in the distance outside, along with the continuous expressions of gratitude from the common people.

Of course, there were also those sick and suffering relatives who let out heart-wrenching screams as they faced death.

"Don't let a single one of them escape! The cleanliness of this city reflects on our lord!"

The group that slays the most demons will receive extra food and pay tonight!

Despite the great distance, Okabe Motonobu's highly distinctive, chilling voice penetrated the barriers and reached the room.

Since it is Okabe Motonobu leading the team, presumably by tonight all the remaining sick and suffering relatives in Nishio Castle should have been cleared out.

Next, starting with the foot soldiers in Nishio Castle and outside Mikawa Province, the entire Mikawa Province will be wiped out of sick and suffering families.

"However... there are also high-ranking followers like the God of Coughing."

Uesugi Tetsu frowned slightly, but then relaxed.

Because a being of high intelligence, like the God of Coughing, who is at least three stars high, would definitely be able to feel the pain of death immediately.

This also made them realize that their power was waning.

Aside from reasons like "avenging the sick and killing the great Onmyoji," there's no reason for these high-ranking family members to fight the Imagawa clan's army to the death in vain.

On the contrary, he needs to be more careful.

Uesugi Tetsuya actually hoped that more of them would come—meaning they would turn into hundreds or thousands of soul ash.

After reading the prompts, Uesugi Tetsuya set them aside and was about to look down when he heard familiar footsteps.

He looked toward the sliding door.

Wow.

Adorned in a luxurious and heavy twelve-layered kimono, the dignified head of the Imagawa family, with an expressionless face and an inscrutable demeanor, appeared at the door.

Imagawa Yoshimoto opened the door, exhaled wearily as usual, rubbed the bridge of his nose, and the indifference on his face slowly melted away like snow under the warm sun.

"Lord Yoshimoto, if you're tired, someone else can take care of me," Uesugi Tetsu said. "Wouldn't it be better to use the extra time to catch up on some sleep?"

Imagawa Yoshimoto, who was taking off his wooden clogs and preparing to step onto the floor inside the house, paused for a moment and looked at Uesugi Tetsu, who was already leaning against the wall.

She blinked quickly twice, then shook her head decisively.

"I'm worried."

That reason is indeed impeccable.

After all, Imagawa Yoshimoto didn't know he could be resurrected.

If demons or spies from other families were mixed in among those taking care of him, then the unconscious Uesugi Tetsu would be completely powerless to fight back.

Uesugi Tetsu didn't say much, just watched her walk over step by step and sit down in front of him.

Imagawa Yoshimoto looked him over several times, then said thoughtfully, "Tetsu-kun... you seem much more relaxed than last time?"

Uesugi Tetsu took a breath and checked his internal condition.

Now that she says it, it does seem to be true.

It seems to be because of the Qi Sea (CV6).

Even though all his attributes have decreased and his Qi circulation is difficult to maintain, the Qi Sea, which is guarded by his avatar card, is still continuously producing Qi, which then nourishes his body.

Uesugi Tetsu nodded and casually made up a reason: "That's true. Because we were well prepared, the consumption this time was not as great as last time."

"That's good."

After Imagawa Yoshimoto finished speaking, the two people in the room stared at each other, falling into an eerily silent atmosphere.

She broke the silence first, explaining to Uesugi Tetsuya what had happened outside while he was unconscious.

"Yuanxin has already arrived with several hundred warriors, and the main army has entered Mikawa Province, preparing to sweep through the entire Mikawa region in the next two days."

At this point, Imagawa Yoshimoto breathed a long-awaited sigh of relief: "The remaining demons and turmoil will soon be over."

Uesugi Tetsu lowered his chin slightly, indicating that he understood.

Imagawa Yoshimoto, recalling his experiences since entering Tōtōmi Province, slowly began to speak.

"Che-jun, it's all thanks to you that things have progressed so smoothly to this point."

"It's just my duty."

Uesugi Tetsu had lost count of how many times he had said this.

To put it bluntly, a large part of the reason he did these things was for his own benefit.

Whether it's for the mission or to increase the girl's affection for him.

Helping Imagawa Yoshimoto was merely an objective fact, not a strong subjective desire.

perhaps.

After a brief exchange, the room fell into a subtle silence once again.

Silence, silence.

Imagawa Yoshimoto stared silently at the weak Uesugi Tetsu on the sickbed, his eyes unconsciously recalling the majestic image of him last night, wearing a Hannya mask and with a red fox tail swaying behind him.

She knew that if she asked what was on her mind now, their relationship might never be the same again.

Or perhaps, this great Onmyoji, who has assisted him for only a month or two but has already helped him in countless matters, big and small, will soon leave him and the Imagawa family.