I became the Lord of the Eternal World in Tokyo.

The three of them thanked him politely.

Then, Uesugi Tetsu saw Mr. Y tear a page full of writing from his notebook.

He cautiously took two steps back before asking,

"Mr. Y, what are you trying to do?"

"Hmm... We've been standing here observing for quite a while now, so besides taking notes, we should do something else."

Mr. Y grinned slightly, let go, and allowed the rough-edged paper to slowly drift to the ground.

He said cheerfully, "Don't you feel the atmosphere around us is a bit too cold?"

"So many talented young people are gathered here, yet they are all observing in silence."

Mr. Y shook his head.

"That's not right."

"Young people should be more energetic!"

Rumble!

The torn paper fell onto the barren slope along with the words, and a towering black stone tablet broke through the soil and rose from the ground.

The stone tablet, standing five or six meters tall with an ancient and solid texture, stands beside the entrance to the Warring States Secret Realm.

——【Top 100 Ranking of the Secret Realm Challenge】!

One hundred golden names are vividly engraved on the stone tablet.

Next to these names, the number of floors he conquered was clearly engraved.

At the very top of the stone tablet was engraved a name that Uesugi Tetsuya had never expected.

——【Ryuichi Saito, 39th Floor】

If they conquered the 39th floor, doesn't that mean the opponent had already killed the Grand Mage, but was simply defeated by the opponent on the 40th floor?

In an instant, Uesugi Tetsuya noticed that his phone in his pocket had vibrated violently several times.

As soon as he took it out, he found that several messages related to the Warring States Secret Realm and the stone tablet that Mr. Y had just created popped up on the Special Affairs Bureau APP.

Open the app and you'll see related news inexplicably dominating the top of the trending topics list.

At the same time, as soon as you click into the forum, you will be bombarded with this message.

You have to wait two seconds before you can close the window and continue browsing.

The forum was flooded with messages from Special Affairs officers, all asking if it was just their own app acting erratically, or if it had been infected with a virus by some cyber-evil.

But after only a few dozen seconds, everyone noticed that all of their apps were experiencing the same issue.

Immediately, the entire forum erupted in chaos, with everyone frantically discussing who was behind this.

Is that even a question?

Uesugi Tetsuichi turned his head and looked at Mr. Y, who was nodding in satisfaction beside him.

"This is the right thing!"

Mr. Y clapped happily.

"We've finally found a safe and challenging dungeon, so we should make it a bit more exciting... I heard the seed war is about to start, so why not use this as a prelude to it?"

[If you are not affiliated with the Special Affairs Department, you can also enjoy a free trial right now. Come and take the challenge...]

Tamamo silently closed a bunch of push notifications that looked like P2P downloaders or ads for the game "Greedy Blue Moon".

But upon seeing the cyberpunk version of the "Top 100" list and Saito Ryuichi ranked number one, she instinctively waved her hand and harshly criticized him in Kansai dialect.

"Hey, isn't this a clear invasion of privacy?!"

"It's not like I didn't offer the option to hide your name."

Mr. Y pointed to the top right corner of the screen, to a small black option, about the size of a shrimp, hidden against a black background: "Look, doesn't it say 'Anonymous Ranking' over there?"

Tamamo looked down and memorized all one hundred undisguised names.

She said speechlessly, "No... then wouldn't those hundred guys become innocent victims..."

Uesugi Tetsu looked at the forum and found that within ten seconds someone had discovered the option hidden in the upper right corner and started cursing.

After a while, most of the hundred names changed to "Anonymous".

Only the [Ryuichi Saito] hangs high at the top, radiating a brilliant golden light.

Uesugi Tetsuya's own name, like most of the operators who haven't yet challenged the game, is at the very bottom of the list, gray and crooked.

It felt like being mocked and trampled on the ground by a hundred names above my head.

This made Uesugi Tetsu laugh.

If you're going to stir-fry it, then stir-fry it properly.

If he's right, the young man who just fell to the ground is most likely Saito Ryuichi.

The other person, who had just finished the challenge and was preparing to calmly process what they had gained after death, probably found that the sky was about to fall when they picked up their phone.

Uesugi Tetsu shook his head: "Mr. Y, that was too ruthless of you."

"Right? I'm also looking forward to seeing some kind of battle between geniuses, with them stepping on each other's heads."

Mr. Y capped his pen and elegantly tucked it back into his breast pocket: "I imagine this place will become lively in a couple of days."

"That's about enough. If I stay here any longer, I'm afraid I'll get caught and reprimanded by the big boss."

A black business card appeared in Uesugi Tetsuya's palm, followed immediately by Mr. Y's voice.

"If you need anything in the future, you can try to contact me."

“Because I think you have potential, I can try investing in you.” Mr. Y shrugged. “At least you are much, much better than many other seeds.”

After saying that, Mr. Y looked at Tamamo, who was browsing the forum with a very interesting expression: "Little Tamamo, how about switching jobs to the Countermeasures Department?"

"Waaah—don't come any closer!"

Upon hearing the invitation, Tamamo jumped back in shock: "What kind of normal person would go to a place like this where you can't do anything and will be exploited to death in no time? I ask you!"

But the next instant, Tamamo realized that the person who had invited her was Y, the head of the countermeasures office.

She immediately covered her mouth, forcing a stiff laugh: "Uh... Manager Y, you know, that's not what I meant..."

Mr. Y smiled and nodded instead.

"It's alright, it's alright. What you said is just the truth. What our policy office needs are people who dare to speak their minds."

So it was the truth after all.

Uesugi Tetsuya and Yagyu Akira were speechless for a moment.

Mr. Y waved his hand, and an exquisite black invitation appeared in Tamamo's small hand.

"Anyway, if you want to come, just tear it open. The countermeasures office is indeed short-handed lately."

Tamamo was all smiles and nods, practically ready to say "yes."

"Then I'll be going now, the three of you. I have another place to record."

Mr. Y tore another piece of paper from his notebook, stepped forward, and disappeared from Uesugi Tetsu's sight.

There was not the slightest fluctuation of spiritual energy.

As Mr. Y left, Uesugi Tetsuya was shocked to find that his memories and images of him and her were beginning to blur.

In just one breath, Uesugi Tetsu could no longer recall the clothes and appearance of Mr. Y, who had just chatted with him for so long and brought him such terror.

They couldn't even remember their own gender.

Only the name "Mr. Y" remained normally in Uesugi Tetsuya's memory.

This cognitive dissonance made Uesugi Tetsu frown.

He turned around and found that Yagyu Akatsuki's expression was even more serious than his, while Tamamo looked like she was used to it.

Before Uesugi Tetsuya could even adjust to this strange feeling, he was puzzled to find that his memories of Mr. Y were rapidly returning.

what's the situation?

As if in response, Mr. Y, who had just reversed his car, popped his head out of thin air and smiled at him, "I almost forgot to mention, Uesugi-kun, remember to give my regards to Nanjo-sama."

As soon as he finished speaking, Mr. Y disappeared again.

Memories once again receded like a torrent.

Uesugi Tetsu's lips twitched slightly, and he covered his mouth.

The repeated shifts in his memory caused an intense feeling of nausea, almost making him vomit on the spot.

"vomit……"

Behind them, the sound of Yagyu Akira vomiting came.

Tamamo immediately threw the black invitation in her hand on the ground and stomped on it twice.

But the invitation seemed to be protected by some mysterious force, and even after being treated like this, it was not dirty at all.

Having barely suppressed the urge to gag, Uesugi Tetsuya asked,

Why did you throw it on the ground?

Tamamo chuckled: "If you accidentally open it, your life will definitely be over."

Is it really that serious?

What exactly is the Countermeasures Office within the Special Affairs Department?

Come to think of it, I had never heard of this organization before; it seems to have a very high level of secrecy.

Since Tamamo has said so, Uesugi Tetsuya is not going to lecture her.

But next to the girl, Yagyu Akira, who had finally finished vomiting, squatted down, panting heavily, picked up the invitation from the ground, and handed it back to Tamamo.

He rarely put on a serious face, and said solemnly.

"It was ultimately someone's good intention, and even if we don't accept the invitation, we shouldn't treat them like this."

Tamamo remained silent for a long time, but in the end, she could not persuade Yagyu Akira.

She sighed and reluctantly put the invitation away.

"All right……"

After waiting for a few minutes until the influence of Mr. Y disappeared, Tamamo eagerly asked the two of them, "Do you two want to take on the challenge now?"

With Mr. Y's creation of this "Top 100 List," the Secret Realm Vortex might change its current deserted state in a couple of days, and it might even be completely surrounded.

After all, these are young people who are also accomplished experts and geniuses.

What they have in abundance is a competitive spirit and an arrogance that makes them think they are the best in the world.

There is absolutely no need for any extra rewards or temptations.

As long as there is an opportunity to trample renowned geniuses like "Ryuichi Saito" underfoot, countless young geniuses who claim to be stronger than him will surely come to challenge the secret realm.

Yagyu Chi shook his head, his face pale, and said, "We still need to prepare a little."

Uesugi Tetsu glanced at the Edo Castle gacha pool waiting for his favor and replied, "I've gained some insight, but I need to digest it."

Tamamo assumed that he was also disgusted by the change.

The girl nodded: "Then let's find a place to stay first."

She waved to the two of them to follow, and in less than ten minutes, they walked smoothly to the door of a guesthouse where someone had just left.

After checking in, we entered a huge room that was spacious enough for more than a dozen people to sleep together.

Having arranged her lodgings for the night, Tamamo clapped her hands again.

"After all this big thing has happened, we need to go out and have a good chat with our friends... Uesugi-san, are you coming?"

Uesugi Tetsuya, who was already sitting in the corner, retorted, "Didn't I say I had some understanding?"

Tamamo sighed.

"Brother, are you serious?!"

"I thought……"