I became the Lord of the Eternal World in Tokyo.

Uesugi Tetsu immediately and silently took out his phone and used the native camera to capture this rare moment in 360°.

buzzing.

While he was still taking pictures, he immediately heard Kaga Kiyomitsu's cry for help echoing in his heart.

Uesugi Tetsu stood aside and responded with a cold laugh: "Little Jia, you're still the same old red-haired tsundere."

—If Kaga Kiyomitsu really hated Ririko, then why would she hold the entire knife so tightly?

They're just saying one thing but doing another.

He didn't disturb Ririko, who was having a rare good night's sleep. Instead, he lay down on the sofa next to her, picked up his phone, which was already fully charged, and unplugged the charging cable.

Since I have nothing else to do, I'll start a chat in the group.

While lurking in the Arakawa Ward's potential group for a while, Uesugi Tetsu noticed a strange phenomenon as he scrolled through the messages.

— Two days ago, Nanjo Aimi started a poll in the group asking "Who would like to volunteer to support Shizuoka Prefecture?" The result was that there were 0 votes for volunteers.

"Such a great opportunity, and nobody's vying for it?"

Uesugi Tetsu glanced at the chat of several potential A- and B-level newcomers and simply said "Oh."

It turns out they were afraid of getting hurt and dying. If they went to an unfamiliar place, they might get their heads eaten by some demon that suddenly appeared.

This time it's truly just human nature.

He stroked his chin.

It seems that most people who chase after and kill demons are not mentally stable.

Whether it was him, Yuan Jingshui, or Xiaoyuelan and the others...

Uesugi Tetsu wanted to see what interesting things were in the message history when a new message popped up at the top of the screen.

[Nanjo Manami: You're free? Come out and treat us to dinner!]

?

Are you on drugs? Why are you being so aggressive?

But when Nanjo Manami said that, Uesugi Tetsuya did remember that he had previously said he would treat Nanjo Manami to a meal.

[Tsukisuna-chan: Nanjo-nee, you must have gotten completely drunk yesterday and had to be carried home. And as soon as you woke up, Nure-onna retrieved your phone, which you'd probably lost somewhere, and then texted me wanting to drink a lot and freeload off me.]

[Nanjo Manami: ?]

The next second, a LINE call came in.

Uesugi Tetsu answered the call.

"—You brat! You installed a camera in my house?!"

Nanjo Manami's voice was dazed, shocked, and incredulous.

Uesugi Tetsuya was speechless.

There's really nothing to say to a drunkard who's just woken up from a hangover and is still in a daze.

After listening to a whole bunch of questions with indistinct subject-verb-object structures and jumbled question order, Uesugi Tetsu chuckled.

"To be honest, Nanjo-nee, I feel like you're bound to a drinking system. The more you drink and the more high you get, the faster your strength will increase."

Nanjo Manami seemed not to hear him, only mumbling, "Where...where are you? I'm coming!"

"Home."

Uesugi Tetsu could hear a jumble of noise coming from the other side after he said those two words; judging from the sound alone, there were two or three people.

Snapped.

The phone call was inexplicably disconnected again.

Uesugi Tetsuya put down the phone speechlessly, guessing that she would have to bring her family over soon.

Because Nurome and Kohiwabo definitely couldn't stop her, and they certainly wouldn't feel comfortable letting Nanjo Ai go out alone in this state.

It seems my wallet is in danger.

Uesugi Tetsu chuckled and shook his head. He was about to wake Ririko when he found that she had already opened her eyes and was looking at him.

The girl wiped her mouth with the back of her hand, a little embarrassed: "Going out?"

"I'm treating Nanjo-nee and the others to dinner, are you coming?"

Ririko yawned contentedly: "Why didn't you come if you could get a free meal?"

She was about to open her arms to return Kaga Kiyomitsu, whom she had been holding all night, to Uesugi Tetsuya when she realized that the knife seemed to have suddenly stuck to her palm.

Even though his arms were outstretched in mid-air, Kaga Kiyomitsu remained completely still.

If Newton had seen this, he would have turned in his grave.

Uesugi Tetsu turned his head to look at him for a while, then laughed out loud: "Little Jia, aren't you enjoying this?"

hum...

Kaga Kiyomitsu was unable to refute, and couldn't even utter a word.

Uesugi Tetsu guessed that it was probably because Ririko's swordsmanship was so strong and she possessed a sword domain that Kakashi, who was also a "thrusting expert," couldn't help but get close to her.

He chuckled and then let the now quiet Kaga Kiyomitsu go on his way.

Soon, the classic van that made a creaking noise arrived at Uesugi Tetsu's doorstep.

After opening the car door, Ririko, who was holding the sword, turned her head, somewhat puzzled.

"Where's Manatsu?"

In the driver's seat, having already expelled the alcohol from her body, Xiao Yuelan's lips twitched as she looked determined.

Beside her, lying sprawled out in a spread-eagle position, Nanjo Manami, whose clothes were buttoned up wrong and worn inside out, hiccuped.

"She's on vacation! She's still lying in my house..."

The two who had just gotten on the bus: "..."

They must have been forced to drink all night.

"And another thing!" She suddenly looked up at Uesugi Che, and said haltingly, "This time I came to see you not just to drink and freeload a meal."

Uesugi Tetsu: "So where should we eat?"

Nanjo Manami chuckled.

The woman behind her then raised her phone, showing Uesugi Tetsuya the self-service price, which was as high as six figures.

He opened his mouth: "Classic yakitori, I don't know why it's so expensive..."

Uesugi Tetsu sighed, but didn't say much—to be honest, he didn't usually spend much money, and any extra money in his account was just a number.

If spending a little money can make everyone happy, that's great.

So he waved his hand and said, "Let's go..."

……

After being stuck in traffic for about an hour, the group finally arrived at the packed yakitori restaurant.

Although there are many people, the interior consists entirely of private rooms, ensuring ample privacy for guests.

Holding her sword, Ririko sneered, "They're all rich dogs."

Kaga Kiyomitsu gave a resounding hum of approval, causing both shikigami and Xiaoyue Lan to cast shocked glances at him simultaneously.

What did they just hear?

The knives... have they all come to life?!

"Don't forget that if you want, you can become a dog tycoon in an instant."

Uesugi Tetsu pushed Ririko into the shop, and the three of them, who were staring blankly at Kakashi, could only follow him in.

After an hour of sobering up, her head was much clearer, but her face was still flushed. Nanjo Manami finally walked into the reserved private room and said, "What are you looking at? Haven't you ever seen the Demon Blade Princess before?"

After sending Nurome, Hiyoribou, and Kaga Kiyomitsu to a corner, Nanjo Manami plopped down on the soft sofa.

She rested her chin on the spotless marble tabletop and said, "It will take a while for the food to be served, so let's talk about some serious business first."

The moment the words "serious business" were mentioned, Nanjo Manami's eyes immediately turned serious.

"Uesugi-kun, you should know about the train that Kujo Tsubaki encountered that travels back and forth between the Mortal World and the Real World, right?"

"I know."

Not only did he know, he also personally experienced and even witnessed the incomparably prosperous Heian-kyo in the ordinary world.

"That makes things simple, this train..."

Nanjo Ai said,

"It seems to be related to a strange tale in Shizuoka Prefecture called 'Kisaragi Station,' which hasn't been seen for a long time but has suddenly reappeared recently."

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Kisaragi Station.

Upon hearing this familiar yet unfamiliar term, Uesugi Tetsuya's thoughts even paused for a moment.

An indescribable shock made his hand holding the water glass freeze.

Only then did he realize why he had felt a sense of familiarity when he heard the name "Shizuoka Prefecture" on the phone earlier.

Kisaragi Station is a ghost story originating from Shizuoka Prefecture.

But wasn't this ghost story killed by his own hands?

The round-trip train ticket that was exposed as a result is still lying in his storage backpack.

Uesugi Tetsu glanced at his backpack and found that the intact round-trip ticket was still there.

In an instant, he fell into a brief yet long period of contemplation.

If most things that happen in the ordinary world are considered real, then Kisaragi Station deserves to be killed by him.

So now, the "Kisaragi Station" that Nanjo-san mentioned, isn't that...?

Sitting in the slightly noisy yakitori restaurant, a name came to mind for Uesugi Tetsu.

Could it be her...

Although his heart was in turmoil, Uesugi Tetsu remained outwardly calm, simply responding to Nanjo Manami.

Even now, Nanjo Manami is still somewhat drunk and not as sharp as usual.

She grabbed a lemon from her water glass, put it in her mouth, and chewed as she said, "Kisaragi Station... used to be quite popular, both on 2ch and Twitter."

"Especially in the early 2000s."

Seemingly worried that the two young people, Uesugi Tetsu and Ririko, might not understand, Nanjo Manami slowly gave a long explanation of the main story of Kisaragi Station and related common knowledge.

Uesugi Tetsu listened with feigned interest, while Ririko, sitting next to him, listened attentively.

A few minutes later, Nanjo Manami subconsciously pulled a cigarette out of her pocket for the third time, only to have it snatched away by Hiyoribo, who was floating in mid-air, ready to pounce. Hiyoribo's hairy little hands snatched it away.

Smoking is prohibited in public enclosed spaces!

Nanjo Aimi didn't even notice that the cigarette between her fingers had disappeared.

She lit a cigarette in the air and continued, "Anyway, what I want to say is that after you go to Shizuoka Prefecture, don't take any trains just to save money or for convenience. It's best to avoid even places related to 'stations'."

"Neither the train that leads to the world of the living nor the Kisaragi Station that has been appearing frequently recently poses much of a threat to reality for the time being."

But according to Kujou Tsubaki, they have the ability to send people to the depths of the ordinary world.

Nanjo Manami leaned back on the sofa, squinting her eyes and shrugging her shoulders.

"With your tendency to cause trouble, if I didn't remind you, you might have been abandoned in some remote corner on the way, and then I'd be the one with a headache..."

That makes sense.

Uesugi Tetsu nodded first, then asked, "How do I get there?"

"The Special Affairs Department has its own arrangements; just follow the organization."

Nanjo Manami glanced down at the digital clock on the table and muttered to herself, "High-end shops are so complicated. I wonder what they're grilling after all this time."