I became the Lord of the Eternal World in Tokyo.

It's important to know that Uesugi Tetsu's name on the top 100 list is "Anonymous Person No. 666," not "Uesugi Tetsu."

There's already so much going on lately, and if we accidentally top the list of the top 100...

What would happen then?

Uesugi Tetsu didn't even dare to imagine how many people would come after him, or even bother Ririko in front of his house in Arakawa Ward.

—The current "reputation value" is not too important, especially since the seeding battle is coming soon.

Since fame is inevitable, it's better to delay it and enjoy more peaceful days.

No need. No need.

Uesugi Tetsu rejected the idea of ​​showing off in his mind.

— Sneaky into the village, don't fire!

Making a fortune quietly and achieving great success in silence is the true principle.

"No, no, I'm a newbie with no challenge. Any projection on the 20th or 30th floor could easily beat me up."

Uesugi Tetsu waved his hand, publicly declining Kujouin Kin's challenge invitation.

He then bowed to the handsome man from a distance, saying, "I hope you have a good time, Lord Jiujie Academy."

After saying that, Uesugi Tetsu grabbed Tamamo with one hand and Yagyu Akira with the other and disappeared into the crowd, who were still in a state of surprise and had not yet reacted.

"Collapse, retreat, sell, escape!"

It wasn't until Uesugi Tetsu disappeared for more than ten seconds that the onlookers finally realized that this ordinary-looking boy had rejected the invitation from Lord Kyuuketsuin without even thinking!

There were challengers from other rural areas who had only heard of the three major families uttering the classic taunts of villains.

"I am so fortunate to have been chosen by Lord Nine Tribulations Academy, yet at the crucial moment I actually became as cowardly as Daifu?"

But the next moment, a special affairs officer looked at him as if he were an idiot: "Ignorant country bumpkins are terrifying."

"—He doesn't even know Uesugi Tetsu, the winner of the Yokohama Shinken Tournament, the rising star of Tokyo, and the number one seed of Arakawa Ward... He's just being modest, and you think he's really bad?"

Putting everything else aside, even if Uesugi Tetsuya gave you a handicap, he could still easily defeat twenty or thirty country bumpkins of your level.

Immediately, the challenger who had just spoken mockingly blushed and silently disappeared back into the crowd.

With so many powerful figures gathered around the Top 100 list stone tablet, naturally few people would pay attention to this clown.

Even though most of them had dark circles under their eyes, messy hair, and identical uniforms, they looked like a group of office workers having an offline gathering.

That's just how the Special Affairs Department is.

There are mandatory task quotas each month. In order to complete personal tasks and earn contribution points to exchange for cultivation resources, you also need to use the remaining time for a lot of self-cultivation.

Under the timely and powerful positive feedback mechanism, the special affairs officers pushed themselves to the limit.

They can be called the kings of rolls per person.

—Because in this rapidly changing world, even the slightest slackness will leave you far behind your colleagues.

—If you can stay in the Special Affairs Department and still maintain your high spirits, you're either a genius or a big leader.

An operator from Shizuoka City, whose work involves intelligence, said: "Although Uesugi is strong, he's really nothing special on this top 100 list."

If you can rank around 50th, that would be considered pretty good.

He spoke quite rationally: "Judging from Uesugi's performance, he should be around three and a half stars—but who on the top 100 list isn't at least three and a half stars?"

"That makes sense."

"I think it's a mix of good and bad."

"That's a good point."

Everyone agreed, and no one looked down on Uesugi Tetsuya.

Judging solely from the data and past experiences, "Uesugi Tetsu," this seed from the Arakawa district, can only reach this level of strength—and no one present has seen him make a move in the last few days.

The discussion about Uesugi Tetsuya only lasted a short while before the focus shifted to other people.

But less than ten minutes later, the same operative from Shizuoka City let out a shocked and bewildered "Ah," attracting the attention of several acquaintances nearby.

Then, the sound of "ah" began to spread rapidly from this central point.

Beside the stone tablet marking the top 100 list, a chorus of "Ah!" could be heard.

Because of this message that was leaked.

—[At noon today, the operator "Uesugi Tetsu" from Arakawa Ward, alone, stopped the ghost story "Black Telephone Booth" in Shizuoka City, promoted it to the Demon God level, and exorcised it.]

The Black Telephone Booth has recently become a hot topic within the Special Affairs Department, and many operators have had contact with its clones.

Although it was severely injured and weakened by the pursuit of a certain god-like executive, even a starved camel is bigger than a horse.

A ghost story that can advance to the level of a demon or god can't be weak.

That's why the shock was so great.

Moreover, this news, combined with Uesugi Tetsu's recent appearance, makes it even more outrageous.

—I went to Shizuoka City at noon to cleanse the black phone booths, and in the evening, without any obvious injuries, I went to Hamamatsu City to check out the top 100 list. I was originally going to try to challenge it!

Many operators who have seen Tokyo at 4 a.m. exclaimed: What a time management master!

"It seems that this person is more than capable, but simply doesn't want to expose themselves under too much scrutiny."

Once this news spread, no one dared to underestimate Uesugi Tetsuya anymore.

Operators and busybodies have adjusted their ranking predictions for Uesugi Tetsuya from around 50th to the top ten, or even the top five, making him someone who can compete with Saito Ryuichi and that anonymous person 666.

The intelligence specialist sighed, "What a pity, I really wanted to see Uesugi challenge the Sengoku Projection Realm."

Kyuuki Jin noticed the change in atmosphere not far away, so he asked the black-clad guard who had been following him to go and inquire about the situation.

The guard bowed respectfully to the operator and asked, then relayed the answer to Jin Kujou.

"So this is ah……"

Jiujieyuan Jin blinked and sighed slightly with regret: "It's a real pity that he didn't accept my invitation."

He recalled Uesugi Tetsuya, who at first glance appeared to have a calm and upright demeanor, and was no different from any ordinary passerby.

However, if one were to observe it in one's mind for a longer period of time now, one would discover that Uesugi Tetsu is different from the people around him.

—No, it should be said that they are "out of place".

Just like myself.

Jiujieyuan Jin smiled and pleaded with the guard beside her.

"Lord Kuroki, I am somewhat interested in him."

"Yes."

……

When Uesugi Tetsu and his companions returned to the Yagyu Dojo in Numazu City, the silver moon was still hanging high in the sky.

It's early morning now.

"But Yagyu, why does the dojo seem so lively?"

After getting off the shuttle bus from the Special Affairs Department, Tamamo scratched her head, looking somewhat puzzled.

Even as an ordinary person, he could hear many people walking around in the dojo, as well as the sounds of many machines running.

But Uesugi Tetsuya, standing behind her, saw much more.

At this very moment, the sky above the Yagyu Dojo was completely enveloped by a black, semi-transparent barrier shimmering with silver light.

Hundreds of spiritual energy points surged forth, their complex and dazzling streams of spiritual energy intertwining to form a defensive barrier that even a demon god couldn't penetrate.

Although Yagyu, who was standing to the side, did not perceive things as clearly as Uesugi Tetsu, he could still barely make out some clues about the vastness of the matter.

He murmured, slightly puzzled.

"What is Teacher Fan Dai trying to do..."

"—Idiot, because the 1.5 wave is coming."

An old, hoarse voice suddenly came from directly in front of us, echoing unhappily.

Uesugi Tetsuya looked up in alarm and saw the simply dressed old man under the dojo sign. The old man raised his aged, strong hand and pointed to his ear.

"It's not far off, it'll be in the next few days... I can hear you."

ha?

Although the wave is indeed not far away, it's not as close as just a few days away, is it?

Uesugi Tetsuya himself did not sense anything through his own spirit control technique, and the Astronomical Bureau of the Special Affairs Department did not send any definite information.

This old man doesn't have a single bit of spiritual power, so why is he acting so mysteriously?

Uesugi Tetsuya remained noncommittal.

He glanced at Tamamo beside him and noticed that she was sticking out her tongue, her face full of distrust towards the elderly.

Yagyu no Chi didn't ask any more questions on this matter—the decision made by the teacher training college was almost never wrong, especially on such an important matter.

He asked,

"Shi Fan Dai, have you eaten yet?"

"Oh... I've been quite busy today, so I haven't..."

The old man tapped his head with his finger and replied with a sudden realization, "It's bad to get old; you can even forget to eat..."

"Then I'll go cook now, and consider it a belated dinner."

Yagyu Chi immediately spoke up.

Uesugi Tetsu raised an eyebrow in surprise: "Yagyu-kun can actually cook? I thought Tamamo was a master chef."

After all, Tamamo and Ririko have similar figures... It's always more efficient to cook with your own cutting board, right?

Yagyu Akira answered expressionlessly.

"If we let her cook, everyone in the dojo would have been poisoned to death long ago."

Tamamo clenched her fists and blushed at these words, but surprisingly, she did not refute or complain.

Speechless.

Uesugi Tetsu immediately moved away from Ichimo Tamamo—is this some kind of Breaking Bad master? How could he poison people with ingredients meant for everyday cooking!

"Then I'll take my leave."

After saying that, Yagyu Chi ran into the dojo, leaving the three of them outside.

"Please come in, young friend and Tamamo-no-Mae. It's chilly outside."

Shi Fan waved to them and walked into the dojo where the work was in full swing.

More than half an hour later, Uesugi Tetsu was able to eat the meal prepared by Yagyu Akira in a small house next to the dojo.

Uesugi Tetsuya casually picked up a bite of scrambled eggs with tomatoes and was amazed by the taste, exclaiming, "I didn't expect Yagyu to be such a good cook."

Sitting upright and eating his meal, Yagyu Akira swallowed the food completely before answering in a formal tone.

"As the teacher said, being able to calm down and cook is also a kind of self-cultivation."

Uesugi Tetsu glanced at the old man whose movements seemed slow but were actually fast, and who had taken away a lot of each dish in just a few minutes. He gave him a cold smile.

—I think it's you old man who wants a private chef!

Shifan Dai unceremoniously took the largest egg from the plate, casually glancing at Uesugi Tetsuya.

—Oh ho, are these young people just saying the grapes are sour because they can't have them?

After that, the two stopped exchanging glances and instead set up their battleground on the dining table.

One bite for you, one bite for me.

In less than six or seven minutes, Tamamo, who had a small appetite and ate slowly, looked up from the bowl.

Then, somewhat bewildered, she discovered that the four dishes and one soup in front of her had vanished without her noticing.

"I'm done eating."

The three people besides her simultaneously put down their empty rice bowls, causing the girl's eyebrows to twitch.