I became the Lord of the Eternal World in Tokyo.

Or rather, it's still a long way from the stage of illegal phone booths.

Regardless of Uesugi Tetsu's intentions, the current situation has reached a stalemate—although the advantage is on his side.

Because until now, the only effective damage that Uesugi Tetsu has inflicted on the Mokumokuren group has been the counterattack he receives when it looks at his inner thoughts.

All other injuries have healed on their own.

With Kaga Kiyomitsu's blade tip lightly touching the ground, Uesugi Tetsu fell into a very brief moment of contemplation.

It would be easy for him to escape unscathed, but the downside would be that it would benefit the demon-level beings that Tamamo summoned later.

Uesugi Tetsu didn't want to just hand over the numerous eyeballs on the surface of the Mumu Lian's body, or the soul ash and items it could drop.

While it's true that you can overwhelm others with sheer numbers after activating the Four-Tailed Fox's "Rage," it's not practical to use it now.

The 1.5 wave could arrive at any time.

Using anger now is too uncertain, and it might lead to losing more than you gain.

Glancing out of the corner of his eye at Hyakume, who was happily munching on food in the gacha pool, Uesugi Tetsu felt even more determined not to just leave like that.

However, the existing methods are insufficient to kill this group of Mumu Lian...

With this thought in mind, Uesugi Tetsuya focused his gaze on the unremarkable-looking "Demon King's Handmade Bento" in his storage backpack.

Seventy-eight kinds of debuffs...

If this collection of eyes can withstand 8 types, how can it withstand 78 types?

He then carefully observed the mud and the eyeballs swimming and fluttering on its surface.

Hmm, this thing doesn't seem to be very intelligent either.

With a blank expression, Uesugi Tetsu took out the Demon King Bento and carefully opened the aluminum lid with two fingers.

He stared in astonishment at the eyes hidden beneath the mask.

Because what's inside this aluminum lunchbox isn't some kind of dark cuisine that looks like it could poison a giant from afar, and it has absolutely nothing to do with the word "demon king."

The contents of the lunchbox were practically indistinguishable from a regular bento box.

Half a bowl of white rice sprinkled with sesame seeds and seaweed, a few pieces of golden tamagoyaki, a few small octopus sausages with noses and eyes, and some fried chicken pieces.

Is this stuff really that poisonous?

Uesugi Tetsu glanced at the bento box's label to confirm, but he still found it hard to believe that the bento box was actually extremely poisonous.

The presentation was actually quite nice.

"Alright, let's use half to test the waters first."

Uesugi Tetsuya raised a pure white aura from his fingertips, then picked up half of each ingredient and tightly wrapped it with the aura.

Place it inside.

After completing this small action, Uesugi Tetsuya contracted his qi even further, coating its surface with several layers of incredibly tough protective film.

Tossing the unremarkable white ball in his hand, Uesugi Tetsu thought that this should be about right.

Next, the ball will be inserted into the body of Mumu Lianju.

Uesugi Tetsu snapped his fingers.

Then, thunderclaps and explosions rang out one after another, obscuring the senses of the assembled Mumu Lian.

Taking advantage of this gap, he stepped in front of the writhing mass of mud and forcefully thrust Kaga Kiyomitsu forward.

The sorrow of parting and the surge of fierce energy pierced a fist-sized passage in the middle of the Mumu Lian gathering place.

Realizing he wouldn't suffer a fatal injury, the latter didn't care and casually raised a part of his body to slap Uesugi Tetsuya.

In the brief moment of dodging, the sphere containing about half of the Demon King's bento box was stuffed deep into the body of Mumu Lianju.

Uesugi Tetsu clenched his fist, causing the protective layer of qi to dissipate in an instant, allowing the Momo-men to have a "close encounter" with the Demon King's bento.

Suddenly, Uesugi Tetsuya felt all the malicious gazes that had been surrounding him from all directions freeze.

Then, these gazes immediately began to wander aimlessly, as if they had lost their target.

It kept spinning and spinning, spinning and spinning.

Uesugi Che was stunned.

This bento box works so quickly?

Just as he was thinking this, the several-meter-tall Mumulian Maze suddenly "spit out" a scarlet eyeball about the size of a glass bead.

The next instant, countless eyeballs were spewed out of that enormous body amidst a shrill and tragic wail, falling sparsely onto the cold, damp ground.

The combined bodies of the Mumu Lian also shrank rapidly at a speed visible to the naked eye, until finally they exploded with a bang, blasting out only drops of mud in mid-air.

There was no trace of them.

[You killed Mumu Lian, the Collective - Labyrinth Form (3.5 stars)!]

Just as Uesugi Tetsuya was about to make a move, the corner of his mouth twitched beneath his mask. He had no choice but to use Kaga Kiyomitsu to twirl the sword and put it back into its sheath.

That's way too easy...

Unsure of what to say, Uesugi Tetsu used his internal energy to collect all the eyeballs and stuff them into his storage backpack.

He actually understood that the deaths of Mumu Lian and his companions were not as easy or casual as they seemed.

But... this Demon King's bento is just too outrageous!

It was supposed to be an item that applied debuffs to others, but now it has been used to kill a near-demon with ridiculously strong self-healing abilities in just a few seconds!

Thinking about this, Uesugi Tetsu realized that he had probably used a bit too much bento.

Even if it's only one-third, it should be enough to poison this entire group of Mumu Lian.

Suddenly, I felt a pang of heartache.

Uesugi Tetsuya, clutching his chest, silently glanced at the pop-up notification.

[You have killed Mumu Lian (Gathering - Labyrinth Form) (3.5 stars), and gained 1211 Soul Ashes!]

[You have obtained 872 Eyeballs of Eyeball Union!]

[You have obtained the Evil Crystal (Special Material)!]

Nearly nine hundred high-quality eyeballs, which are not at all the same quality as the scattered eyeballs of the Vision Bug.

This should be enough for Hyakume to eat as a snack for a long time.

Instead of pouring eyeballs into the gacha pool, Uesugi Tetsu first glanced at the only item dropped by the Eyeball Collection, "Evil Crystal".

【Evil Crystal (Special Material)】

[Quality: None]

[Effect 1: Direct consumption. Unknown effects may occur.]

[Effect 2: As a forging material, it adds unknown effects to equipment and items.]

[Effect 3: When placed in front of the plaque of a divinely inspired shikigami, it produces an unknown effect.]

[—A collection of pure malice.]

You know nothing about this, right?

Uesugi Tetsu stroked the pure black sixteen-sided crystal in his hand, examining it thoughtfully.

Previously, the [Wish Power Crystal] that I obtained from Lian Guang was similar to this thing in terms of description and effect.

After playing with the crystal for a while, Uesugi Tetsu thought he would get the answer when he met Katsumi again, or when he met Keigo, who knew more about this.

As for now, let's take a look at the Hyakume in the gacha pool.

Opening the gacha page, Uesugi Tetsu stared for a while at the Hundred-Eyed Demon loli who was walking around the white bone pillars while eating the Eyeballs of the Eyeballs, as if she were surveying her little territory.

The progress bar above her head remained unchanged, still at 0%.

However, if viewed with an analytical eye, one can still discern the underlying changes.

Without thinking twice, Uesugi Tetsu threw all the eyeballs he had obtained into the collection, leaving only one in his hand as a symbol of the gathering to kill Mumu Lian.

This time, instead of raining down, the eyeballs piled up like grains of sand forming a tower, creating a tall "tower of eyeballs" in front of the Hundred-Eyed Demon loli who was just about to take a step.

She extended her slender, jade-like fingers and counted the quantities slightly, then stood there for a moment before looking up.

A questioning look mingled with a hint of inquiry.

Why are you so good to me?

Uesugi Tetsuya wore a benevolent gaze, anticipating that Hyakume would devour all those eyeballs with a slurping sound, then transform them into a progress bar that charged forward.

"Eat up, eat up, eat more so you can grow up quickly."

The Hundred-Eyed Demon remained silent, simply sitting on the damp, muddy ground, and reaching out his hand towards the eyeball at the top of the tower.

……

"Lord Kujo! This is it! Uesugi Tetsuya is still inside!"

Tamamo shouted at the top of her lungs, waving her hand vigorously towards the sky, and then pointed to the Mumu Lian Maze.

The half-black, half-white haori fell down, and the chaotic spiritual energy of heaven and earth, which had become disordered under the influence of the waves, suddenly became calm and quiet.

Shingo Kujo landed silently on the ground and glanced at the deep cave entrance of the Mumu Lian Maze.

He chuckled and said, "Looks like I've come at an inopportune time."

These words abruptly cut off Tamamo's remaining words. After a moment, she finally spoke: "You mean..."

Shingo Kujo shrugged.

"The minor issues inside have been resolved."

As soon as he finished speaking, only Uesugi Tetsuya, his shoes speckled with mud, appeared at the cave entrance, muttering to himself.

"They came out in less than five minutes, which means the Mumu Lian Maze itself was an illusion?"

Fortunately, it was nipped in the bud by itself.

Otherwise, if this thing were to ascend to the level of a ghost or god, it would definitely become a huge troublesome force that wreaks havoc on the region.

Uesugi Tetsu looked up and saw the corpses of demons around him that had shattered the barrier and fallen to swords and Yin-Yang magic.

Turning his head again, he saw Shingo Kujo standing next to Tamamo, smiling at him.

Not far away, his shikigami "Yakushi Nyorai Gozen-doji" crouched down and treated several injured operators.

The demon-level figure who came to help is... Shingo Kujo?

How could it be him? And so quickly at that.

Isn't Kujo Shingo clearly a demon-level being under the Onmyōryō (Bureau of Yin and Yang)?

"Uesugi-kun, it's been a long time."

Shingo Kujo pulled his attention away from the exquisite circulation of Qi on Tetsu Uesugi's body, gave him a slight sigh of admiration, and nodded to him in a friendly manner.

"It's been a long time, Lord Kujo."

Uesugi Tetsu nodded and asked, "You're not from the Onmyodo..."

"The aftermath of the wave is imminent, and the second invasion of the world is about to strike. I came here for this wave and the seed war."

Kujo Shingo and Zenmichi,

"If I could act as a bridge between the Yin-Yang Bureau and the Special Affairs Bureau, allowing them to set aside their prejudices and work together to get through this difficult time, that would be wonderful."

Uesugi Tetsu cupped his hands in greeting: "Mr. Kujo is very righteous."

Although he had never personally visited the Yin-Yang Bureau.

But just by listening to what Nanjo Ai said and looking at the Special Affairs Bureau APP, you can tell that most people in the Onmyo-ryo (Bureau of Yin and Yang) don't really like the Special Affairs Bureau.

Not to mention a high-ranking figure like Shingo Kujo... it's easy to imagine how he's usually ostracized.

"It's nothing, and my motives aren't entirely pure either."

Shingo Kujo pointed to the boy running around on his short legs: "The medicine boy said he sensed a medicine that would be very useful to him growing here, and it might mature after the wave, so I came to take a look."

Following his finger, Uesugi Tetsuya saw a young medicine boy dressed in emerald green, looking even more vibrant than when they last met.

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