I became the Lord of the Eternal World in Tokyo.

The complete information for the top-ranked company on the list of 100 is as follows.

——【Anonymous Person #666, Floor 41】

Chapter 225 The Imminent Ascension of Bai Banruo! The 42nd Level of the Secret Realm, the Sword Saint of the Warring States Period!

The top spot on the list has changed hands.

The news spread throughout Hamamatsu City's circles related to the Sengoku Secret Realm in less than a minute, and immediately topped the trending searches, causing the entire Special Affairs Bureau forum to boil over.

It wasn't just about reaching the top faster by conquering the forty-first floor; it was about surpassing the forty-first floor even though both Minamoto no Shizumi and Kyuuketsuin Jin were unable to do so.

That "Anonymous Person No. 666" did it.

Hamamatsu City, in an empty house owned by the Minamoto family.

After returning here following her failed second attempt, Yuan Jingshui, who had just showered and changed, listened to the servant's report word for word.

In a room sealed off with specially made soundproofing cotton and covered with bright yellow hardwood floors, the girl, whose face had long been as cold as ice, finally broke into a smile.

She lowered her eyes and looked at herself reflected in the Yingwan sword.

A hint of fighting spirit, like a hunter eyeing its prey, flickered in his eyes.

"Anonymous...that's really intriguing."

Genjiro gently stroked the katana on his lap, brushing aside his emotions, and thought calmly and longingly in his heart: "I wonder when I will be able to fight against such a hero."

In Hamamatsu City, a cheap guesthouse costing 5,000 yen a night.

Saito Ryuichi, still wearing his haori and without changing his clothes, sat on the tatami mat, eating instant noodles, his eyes fixed on the top spot on the list of the top 100.

After finishing every last drop of the instant noodle soup, he murmured softly.

"The anonymous person who has been weighing on my head for a long time is the Special Affairs Department agent who doesn't have a strong backer."

It's best to befriend him earlier than others... Five thousand contribution points should be enough to get some minor details.

A black limousine is driving on the border of Hamamatsu City.

Lying in the back seat, Jiu Jieyuan Jin, who was idly scrolling through her phone, let out a slightly surprised "oh," and then typed with both thumbs to post a congratulatory message on the forum.

Instead of feeling annoyed or resentful about losing first place, they were actually happy to see it happen.

He exited the app and opened the anime-watching app, thinking, "If Jing Shui is suppressed like me, then those old men at home probably won't make any extra demands."

Very good, very good.

Thanks to anonymous user #666, you really helped me solve a rather troublesome request.

……

Numazu City, Yagyu Dojo.

After a long period of shock and silence, Tamamo finally accepted the fact.

But then she couldn't help but wonder—shouldn't this anonymous person, number 666, be Uesugi-sama?

But Uesugi was just resting in the next room, so why is he now in Hamamatsu City fighting in the dungeon, and casually destroyed levels 40 and 41?

What, do you have the Flying Thunder God Technique?

and many more.

Tamamo suddenly remembered the train that arrived that morning, which was on call and had taken them to Shizuoka City within five minutes, carrying a large number of demons.

That makes it not impossible...

"You ran away after eating, didn't you?"

Tamamo grabbed a tissue to wipe her mouth, unable to suppress her curiosity, and got up from the dining table. She crouched down and tiptoed into the room that Uesugi Tetsu had entered not long ago.

Holding my breath, I quietly opened a tiny gap.

Tamamo peeked out and saw an unexpected figure in the corner of the room.

—Surprisingly, it was Uesugi Tetsuya, with his eyes closed and breathing steadily!

The girl was stunned.

She looked down uncertainly at her phone, confirming that the top 100 list had indeed changed.

The person at the top of the list is indeed anonymous user number 666.

If that's the case, then the fact is that Uesugi-sama isn't anonymous user number 666 at all! Was my guess wrong from the very beginning?!

But if Uesugi was really as weak as he claimed, how could he have cleansed the illegal phone booths in Shizuoka City with almost no injuries?

I don't understand.

I can't figure it out at all.

Tamamo stared at Uesugi Tetsuya, who was "sleeping beautifully," and was completely dumbfounded.

……

At this very moment, on the forty-second floor of the Warring States Projection Secret Realm.

With effortless ease, Uesugi Tetsuya wiped out Oda Nobunaga's army of ten thousand men, and unharmed, he lightly touched the wall of mist with the tip of his blade.

The Kaga Kiyomitsu at my waist trembled slightly with dissatisfaction, thinking to myself, "My master has never pulled me out since he came in!"

"Well... Jia, the strength of this limited weapon is undeniable. You should understand the beauty of strength."

Uesugi Tetsu patted Kaga Kiyomitsu's sword tsuba and encouraged it, "When you become ten times stronger than this, I'll definitely throw this useless thing aside without hesitation."

Kaga Kiyomitsu was too lazy to reply, and didn't even want to shake.

Ten times more... Master, this pie in the sky is too big and too far-fetched. It's more like it could kill ten of you in one go.

As they chatted and laughed, the fog wall silently dissipated.

Uesugi Tetsu immediately focused his mind, activated his Deciphering Eye, and gripped the forty-meter-long sword in his hand.

The sheer number of ten thousand soldiers appearing on the forty-first floor alone could easily annihilate ten or eight of his four-tailed fox projections.

Those forty-two levels, as the final level of the secret realm, are the last line of defense preventing challengers from passing through. They can almost be said to be the strongest beings below the level of demons and gods in the entire Warring States period.

It is entirely reasonable that the projection there is ten times stronger than that of the forty-first floor.

So, who could it be?

Uesugi Tetsu narrowed his eyes and caught a glimpse of the figure that had appeared after the mist dissipated.

Upon seeing it clearly, he was taken aback.

Because this projection... was actually a teenager.

Moreover, judging from his appearance, he looks even younger than her.

The handsome young man, who had nothing else but a simple katana that could be bought anywhere and wore a loose-fitting coarse linen robe, looked puzzled and turned his head, as if trying to figure out the situation.

In short, they appear harmless.

For some reason, the moment Uesugi Tetsu saw the boy, the hairs on his body stood on end.

The pressure was like an abyss that swallowed him up.

It was as if they had encountered some kind of terrifying predator or natural enemy.

Even if he held a greatsword that could annihilate the boy's projection in an instant, the feeling would still linger like a persistent thorn in his side.

The boy looked around and finally focused his gaze on Uesugi Tetsuya and the forty-meter-long sword in his hand, whose style was completely out of place.

Then, a moment of astonishment appeared on his face in the face of this amazing creation that completely surpassed the Warring States period.

The boy examined the broadsword for a while, then nodded thoughtfully: "If this sword were to fall, I would definitely die."

Hearing the boy mutter to himself, Uesugi Tetsuya silently hummed in his mind, puzzled.

—I've never seen this projection before, and it seems the projection doesn't recognize me either, so how can it have self-awareness?

—Is it a privilege of the final boss on the 42nd floor?

Without much thought, Uesugi Tetsuya, who held the truth in his hands, asked directly, "Do you know me?"

The boy shook his head without hesitation: "I don't know him at all."

"Then how do you possess self-awareness and thoughts?" Uesugi Tetsu asked him from dozens of meters away. "In this special area, other projections that appear like you have no self-awareness."

"projection……"

The boy blinked in confusion, tilted his head, and replied, "I don't know, but if it were me, it would be normal to be a little different from ordinary people."

A calm answer, and confidence that almost overflowed from his words.

The familiar scent made Uesugi Tetsuya raise an eyebrow—this was a complete replica of Ririko, and even seemed more confident than Ririko herself.

No, can this still be called "confidence"?

Arrogance knows no bounds; perhaps that would be a more accurate description.

Uesugi Tetsu stared into the eyes of the boy who was yawning.

He noticed that whether the blade swept across him or could kill him instantly, the man's eyes remained calm.

So calm, they didn't even consider me a threat.

Absolutely, they are arrogant and disdainful of everyone.

After a moment of silence, Uesugi Tetsu asked the projection of the boy,

"who are you?"

The boy replied, "Kamizumi Ise no Kami Hidetsuna, he is destined to become a sword saint."

Shangquan?

A man destined to become a sword saint?

Upon hearing the two keywords in succession, Uesugi Tetsu blinked, quickly searching his memory after having crammed on the history of the Warring States period.

Soon, Uesugi Tetsuya was stunned.

Kamizumi Ise Mori Hidetsuna... Kamizumi Nobutsuna?

Kamizumi Nobutsuna? !

He created the Shinkage-ryu, one of the three major schools of future swordsmanship, and pioneered the "no-sword-drawing" technique. He was the first sword saint of the Warring States period five hundred years ago!

Uesugi Tetsuya was speechless for a moment.

Since this child projection, whose age was probably no more than fourteen or fifteen, was not wrong, what Nobutsuna Kamiizumi said was indeed true.

He will indeed become the Sword Saint of the Warring States period, dominating this turbulent era for decades.

No wonder this boy is so arrogant.

No wonder I felt so much pressure.

Uesugi Tetsu sighed and put down the forty-meter-long cleaver in his hand.

Now, all the problems are solved.

Because he is Kamiizumi Nobutsuna.

Even though the person in front of him, Kamiizumi Nobutsuna, is still a very long way from being a "Sword Saint," and is far from being a "Sword Saint."

But a person's essence does not change just because they are not yet mature.

"Speaking of which, the Warring States period was a three-star map, right?" Uesugi Tetsu thought to himself, "But this Kamiizumi almost reached the limit of a three-star map when he was only ten years old. Who would dare to dream of what he would achieve after that..."

"Ok?"

Upon seeing Uesugi Tetsu lower his greatsword, Uesugi Nobutsuna exclaimed, "Aren't you going to use this sword to kill me?"

The boy stroked his chin: "A feeling told me that I was here, and that we came here to fight each other."

"That's it."

Nobutsuna Kamiizumi pointed to the large sword lying on the ground: "Using it to eliminate me would be the most correct course of action."

"That would be such a waste, Sword Saint."

Uesugi Tetsuya drew Kaga Kiyomitsu, who was visibly excited, from his waist and said earnestly to him,

"Life is tough now, so we should be even more diligent and thrifty."