I became the Lord of the Eternal World in Tokyo.

Moreover, it's a "powerful buff" specifically for conquering secret realms!

"So many strange things happened today..."

Uesugi Tetsuya muttered something to himself.

He continued looking at the Special Affairs Bureau forum on his phone, where a large number of people were tagging Anonymous Person 666, asking him to step in and help.

Otherwise, the top three spots on the list would be dominated by members of powerful families—which would be incredibly embarrassing for the vast majority of forum members from ordinary backgrounds!

Uesugi Tetsuya was having a good time as he brushed his brush, showing no sign of being in a hurry.

Because now, both Yuan Jingshui and that person who looks like a woman but is actually male, Jiu Jieyuan Jin, are being blocked by the projection of a powerful figure from the forty-first floor.

And they were both killed once.

What's even more crucial is that it didn't take them long to fight their way from the first floor to the fortyth floor.

From this perspective, Uesugi Tetsuya has very reasonable grounds to suspect—

Starting from the 39th floor, the projection power of each subsequent floor is a geometric multiple of the projection power of the previous floor.

This can be seen from the fact that the Grand Master directly transitioned to his own projection.

When he unleashed his "rage," he practically blasted the Grand Master into dust with a wave of his hand.

Since Yuan Jingshui and his companion were stumped by the forty-first floor on their first attempt, it was practically impossible for them to clear the forty-second floor, or the entire secret realm, in a short time.

Therefore, his spot as the "first to conquer the secret realm" is very secure.

Stability within stability.

Moreover, he hasn't even fully exploited the remaining value of his projection on the fortieth floor yet...

There's still no discussion about the understanding of skills like Natural Mind Flow, Corona Breathing Technique, and Spirit Control Technique, so how could they possibly draw their swords and slash their own projections?

"Let them rush."

Uesugi Tetsu put his phone back in his pocket, unlocked the door, and opened the bathroom door.

Outside the door, Tamamo, who was rubbing her sleepy hand and was about to put her hand on the doorknob, was startled. She cried out in panic and slipped, falling backward.

"Whoa, we're going to fall and die!"

Kaga Kiyomitsu swiftly flew behind her and easily caught the small Tamamo.

After catching it steadily, Kaga Kiyomitsu even peeked a small part out of the scabbard and casually greeted Tamamo.

"Om~"

After being steadied by Xiao Jia, Tamamo stood there catching her breath for several moments before recovering from her shock.

Her face was pale, and she hunched over with her hands hanging down, swaying from side to side like a young zombie.

"Brother Uesugi, you should have given us a heads-up beforehand. It's really scary to open the door like this..."

Uesugi Tetsuya found it strange that an experienced veteran like Tamamo would be frightened by such a trivial matter, but he had only mentioned it casually.

Weren't you sleeping?

"Um... I'm speechless."

Tamamo shrank back and nodded helplessly.

Uesugi Tetsuya stopped blocking the door, walked out, listened to the sounds outside for a while, and then suggested to Tamamo, who was quickly washing up,

"Should we wait until Yagyu-kun finishes clearing the secret realm before leaving? With more and more people coming, things are bound to get chaotic later on."

Anyway, he can directly access the secret realm remotely through the control panel.

"We have no objection."

Tamamo, who was rubbing her face with a baby wipe, looked up and responded.

After wiping her face, Tamamo took out her phone and tapped Yagyu Akira, but found that he didn't reply.

That means the other party is currently facing a challenge in a secret realm.

"I guess we'll have to wait a bit longer." Tamamo smiled sheepishly. "If you're in a hurry, Uesugi-nii, you can go ahead by yourself."

"Wait a minute, I'm fine."

Uesugi Tetsu shook his head, sat on Kaga Kiyomitsu who was floating in mid-air, and used his qi to support it, wanting to try levitation on a sword.

But clearly, Xiao Jia couldn't adapt to a person's weight falling on it all at once, and it threw Uesugi Tetsuya several times in a row.

During the journey, Tamamo received a phone call.

Uesugi Tetsu heard things like "ghost stories" and "being confined" coming from the other end of the phone.

But seeing Tamamo's calm and composed expression, he didn't pay too much attention to it.

Tamamo spoke at a moderate pace, enunciating each word clearly: "You two take them with you. Don't panic, don't speak loudly, and don't run around. Try to hide well. I'll call for backup for you right away..."

"what--!"

With a piercing scream that even Uesugi Tetsu could hear clearly, Tamamo was startled.

Then the busy tone of the dial tone echoed.

The phone call was hung up.

Tamamo immediately held the phone up to her face and dialed back.

But this time the call didn't go through.

For the first time, Uesugi Tetsu saw panic on the face of this girl who was less than 1.5 meters tall.

That was an expression she never showed, even when she was preparing to self-destruct with hundreds or thousands of demons in front of the tunnel.

Tamamo took two deep breaths, and after quickly calming her expression, dialed another number.

She turned on speakerphone this time, so Uesugi Tetsu was able to see the phone screen clearly.

The note above is a string of familiar numbers, which is most likely the ID number of an agent from a special operations unit.

The call was answered within two seconds.

Tamamo's face lit up with joy.

She was about to speak when a very young female voice came from the phone: "Sister...Sister?"

"Chisa-chan!?"

Tamamo first asked a question loudly, almost instinctively.

She quickly covered her mouth, checked the phone number several times, clenched her fists, and whispered, "Chisa-chan, how did you get this phone? Where's the uncle with it?"

"Uncle... Uncle doesn't look well, he's fainted."

The voice, which sounded like a child's, stammered, "I saw my sister's name was displayed on the screen, so I answered the call."

Tamamo's face turned ashen, and she was speechless.

Until Chisa-chan's childish voice came again.

"sister?"

Tamamo then snapped out of her daze and slapped herself twice. She then lowered her voice and rambled on about a bunch of things to do and things to be aware of.

On the other end of the phone, after two distinct deep breaths, Chisa-chan's voice was calm and steady.

"Sis, I understand. I'll do my best."

Tamamo's fingers trembled slightly as she was about to strike.

In the end, however, she chose to hang up the phone.

—Because the most prevalent ghost stories in Shizuoka Prefecture are the "black phone booths," if you don't hang up the phone now in order to stay in touch, the risk of being targeted by these ghost stories will increase significantly.

The moment she hung up, Tamamo pulled out the phone number of Yagyu Akira, whom she had just dialed.

However, Yagyu Akira is currently in the secret realm and cannot be contacted.

Instinctively, Tamamo turned to look at Uesugi Tetsuya, opening her mouth as if to say something.

But then she turned her gaze back to the contacts on the screen.

She simply couldn't bring herself to speak, couldn't bear to involve Uesugi Tetsuya, who had nothing to do with the matter, in such a life-or-death crisis.

Although from the interactions over the past few days, Tamamo understood that as long as she asked, Uesugi would definitely come to help.

But she couldn't get past her own conscience.

Tamamo's fingers frantically scrolled through her contacts, but scrolling through the seemingly impressive list was of no use.

Even the nearest support she could call was at least an hour away from Shizuoka City.

An hour later, it was all over!

Uesugi Tetsuya stared silently at Tamamo, whose face was so pale it was devoid of any color. After a long while, he finally couldn't help but speak.

"Tamamo, what happened?"

"My family went to Shizuoka Prefecture, and they happened to encounter a large-scale outbreak of ghost stories involving black phone booths..."

Before she could finish her instinctive reply, Tamamo raised her hand and covered her mouth.

She chuckled dryly, "This has nothing to do with you, Uesugi-nii-san..."

Seeing her smile, which was even more painful than a grimace, Uesugi Tetsu said calmly, "Go on, I have a grudge against that black phone booth."

He emphasized, "It's a life-or-death struggle."

Kaga Kiyomitsu also buzzed, proving that Uesugi Tetsu's words were true.

Upon hearing Uesugi Tetsu's words, Tamamo forcefully removed her hand from her mouth.

A deep breath, taken with all my might.

All previous hesitation and doubt were forcibly discarded. Tamamo clenched her fists tightly and spoke rapidly.

"The real black phone booth has appeared in Shizuoka Prefecture. The local special affairs department has dispatched agents to deal with it, but most of them have lost contact."

What is the real purpose of the black phone booth?

Uesugi Tetsu frowned. Didn't he remember Nanjo Manami saying that someone had gone to deal with this ghost story?

Moreover, how could Shizuoka City, as the "capital" of Shizuoka Prefecture, be so weak in its defenses that it could be invaded on such a large scale by ghosts and monsters that are not even at the level of ghosts and gods?

He asked, "What about the local supernatural beings?"

“They just left late last night and will be back tonight.” Tamamo’s voice trembled as she read the message. “That’s probably why the black phone booths chose to appear at this time.”

Uesugi Tetsu's expression became subtle.

Such precise timing... it could mean that behind the black phone booth, there's a powerful demon skilled in divination within the Demon Guide Association making a move.

Either there's a problem within the Special Affairs Department.

Uesugi Tetsu didn't think much of it.

It's better to settle these kinds of scores after the matter is over.

Tamamo continued to explain the current situation to him.

"There is no strong support nearby Shizuoka City, and it would take at least an hour for a capable operator to arrive."

"—If we need strong support, there are two here."

Uesugi Tetsu pointed in the direction of the Sengoku Secret Realm.

It was obvious that he was referring to Yuan Jingshui and Jiujieyuan Jin.

"but……"

Tamamo forced a breath, but it dissipated immediately: "Those two just went into the secret realm again."

This is the right time.

Uesugi Tetsu scoffed.

Tamamo tried to comfort herself: "Even if those two condescend to agree to our request, it will still take more than an hour to get from here to Shizuoka City, so it won't make any difference."

That's right.

Even if you take the Shinkansen right now, it would still take more than an hour to get from the edge of Hamamatsu City to the heart of Shizuoka City.

Thinking about this, Tamamo even felt that it made no difference whether she told Uesugi Tetsuya or not.