I became the Lord of the Eternal World in Tokyo.

"The original design was too complicated, so I removed it all."

Ririko pointed to a few obviously inappropriate spots, then casually picked up a bamboo sword from the ground: "Fighting is not dancing, nor is it for others to watch."

That's definitely something Ririko would say.

Uesugi Tetsu sighed inwardly, finding it fitting for his style, and then recalled what Nanjo Aimi had said to him on the phone in the early hours of the morning: that there had been a lot of people coming from out of town recently.

I have a bad feeling about this.

After hesitating for a moment, Uesugi Tetsu asked, "If it starts later, do you want me to come with you?"

Ririko was taken aback at first, then looked over with a smile.

"Uesugi-kun, am I a child?"

She chuckled and said, "There was a lot of noise upstairs just now, but I couldn't quite put my finger on what it was... so it must have been spiritual energy."

The Special Affairs Department recently built a special high-concentration spiritual energy chamber. If you go there, Nanjo-nee will probably intervene again to further enhance the situation.

Uesugi Tetsuya naturally understood what the girl meant, so he readily nodded.

"okay!"

"Miss Ririko, we're going!"

Tamamo, who had deliberately squatted under the air conditioner vent to enjoy the cool breeze, raised her hand and smiled, revealing her teeth: "We want to take some photos inside the venue, can you take us there?"

Ririko blinked and nodded: "Of course, that's no problem."

Yagyu Akira said he would stay in the dojo on the first floor to meditate—his mental cultivation was not as good as Uesugi Tetsu's, let alone Ririko's.

Therefore, before a major battle, a long period of stability is needed to hone one's spirit and energy, and to adjust oneself to the best possible state.

Before Ririko left, Uesugi Tetsu felt his phone vibrate in his pocket.

Upon opening it, I found a "Don't worry" emoji sent by Tamamo.

He looked up and saw Tamamo, who had walked to the door, turn around, wink at him with a smile, and pat her chest.

—Leave it to me!

She seemed to be saying something like that.

Uesugi Tetsu immediately gave her a thumbs up.

Girl, you're so reliable!

—Having heard what Ririko had said, Uesugi Tetsu naturally headed to the Special Affairs Department.

The task at hand is to condense all five Flame Seeds.

……

Nanjo Manami heard a knock at the door.

She had just hung up the phone and was about to say "come in without knocking" when the door actually opened before she could even say it.

Holding a few small documents, Chisa walked in, slightly dazed. After a moment's hesitation, she said, "Lord Nanjo, there's an old man outside who wants..."

"No need for introductions, kind young lady."

An aged voice came from outside the door, along with the soft sound of a solid cane hitting the ground.

The elderly man with a face full of wrinkles stepped across the threshold of the office, one step at a time, directly past Qian Sha, and walked in.

Then, with a smile on his face, he looked at Nanjo Manami, who was already squinting in the main seat, and said in a hoarse voice,

"I'll do it myself."

"Um... okay." Chisa placed the documents on the corner of the table. "Would you like me to get you a chair...?"

"No need, Chisa."

Nanjo Manami raised her eyes indifferently and spoke in a cold tone that Chisa had almost never heard before: "There's no need to be polite to uninvited guests."

The girl was so frightened by these words that all ten toes inside her boot curled up at the same time, and she didn't dare to say another word.

She nodded cautiously and tiptoed out of the office.

But he still didn't forget to close the office door.

After Chisa left, Nanjo Manami turned her gaze to the elderly woman in magnificent robes who was leaning on a dragon-headed cane.

"Okay, let's talk."

She spoke calmly and indifferently.

"What brings the current head of the Tokugawa family here?"

"After walking such a long way, you won't even let an old man who's panting for breath carry a chair?"

Tokugawa Motoyasu rubbed his lower back, ignoring the soft chair next to his deputy, and sighed softly: "Is this how the Special Affairs Department treats its guests?"

Nanjo Manami said expressionlessly, "I don't remember ever meeting a guest like this."

Tokugawa Motoyasu, seemingly oblivious to the sarcasm in his words, maintained his chilling smile and looked down at her as he spoke.

"Since I'm here, I should definitely say hello."

"Now, all the greetings have been given."

Nanjo Manami spoke without any mercy, raising her eyelids to meet those murky eyes: "Lord Tokugawa, you may leave now."

In the deathly silence, Tokugawa Motoyasu stared at Nanjo Manami's face, leaning closer as if trying to recall something.

"By the way, Nanjo Manami...you're that child from the Nanjo family, aren't you?"

Suddenly, the old man smiled and spoke, gesturing with his withered fingers.

“I used to hold you when you were little.”

……

At the same time, outside the door.

Feeling guilty, Chisa was startled by the scene before her as she stepped out of the office: "Wow! Big brother, you can't do that!"

She strode forward, grabbed the hem of the young man's suit jacket—who had most of his body hanging out of the window—and tried to pull him back to safety.

After pulling it back almost effortlessly, Chisa breathed a sigh of relief and expertly began to instruct the somewhat surprised young man.

"Big brother, looking at the scenery like that poses a safety hazard..."

After listening quietly to Chisa's long explanation, the young man in the suit gave her a gentle smile and softly patted her head.

"I'm fine, thank you for your concern."

After he finished speaking, he noticed that Chisa was wearing a Special Affairs Department uniform.

"So young and already an agent in the Special Affairs Department?" the young man exclaimed in surprise. "That's impressive."

"Nothing either..."

Chisa chuckled at the compliment, and the guilt she had felt earlier lessened a bit.

She coughed and asked cheerfully, "My name is Qian Sha, what's your name, big brother?"

"Tokugawa Ryuji," the young man replied just as readily.

Huh?

Tokugawa?

Ririko-neechan, I think her surname is also Tokugawa?

Without hesitation, Chisa asked, "Big brother Tokugawa, do you know a sister with the same surname Tokugawa and the name Ririko?"

Tokugawa Ryuji was slightly taken aback, then his wandering gaze was focused on Chisa's surprised face.

He nodded.

"Of course, that's my little sister."

—This girl actually knows Ririko.

In the blink of an eye, Tokugawa Ryuji's long period of contemplation had come to an end.

he said,

"Chisa, please pass on a message to my little sister—tell her that she should give up the seeding battle and leave Tokyo quietly."

"oh oh……"

Chisa nodded, seemingly understanding, "Okay, I'll pass it on to Ririko-neechan!"

"grateful."

Tokugawa Ryuji bowed his head solemnly, leaving Chisa momentarily at a loss for how to respond.

But the next second, she didn't need to think about that anymore.

crunch.

The office door slowly opened, and a smiling old man with a cane walked out.

"Let's go, Ryuji."

Tokugawa Ryuji composed himself and respectfully asked Tokugawa Motoyasu,

"Great-Grandpa, shall we still take the stairs?"

"No."

The old man shook his head.

"When people get old, they get tired and can't walk anymore..."

……

At this moment.

Under the blazing sun, Uesugi Tetsuya arrived at the lobby of the Special Affairs Department and pressed the elevator button.

Chapter 267 Two Hundred Times the Spiritual Energy Concentration, Three Flame Seeds, Flame Armor Minor Completion! Group Stage Contestant Yan Fu and Li Li Zi

The button lit up, and the elevator was descending from the floor where Nanjo Aimi's office was located, which was quite unusual for the elevator.

Uesugi Tetsu didn't notice such minor details.

There was a ding.

The elevator doors slowly opened to both sides, revealing an elderly man in fine clothes and a young man in a suit standing one behind the other.

Uesugi Tetsu didn't recognize the two people. As usual, he turned to the side and waited for the people inside to come out before entering the elevator.

But there is no doubt that both Tokugawa Motoyasu and Tokugawa Ryuji knew Uesugi Tetsu.

Moreover, it is a very deep understanding.

Tokugawa Motoyasu's gaze swept over Uesugi Tetsuya, and he chuckled hoarsely, "These little guys these days are quite polite."

Uesugi Tetsu:?

He even called him "little guy"? This old man seems to have an excessive sense of self.

He looked up, somewhat puzzled.

However, adhering to basic politeness and the principle of avoiding trouble, Uesugi Tetsuya was too lazy to say anything more and simply pretended not to hear or see it.

After a brief smile, Tokugawa Motoyasu stopped paying attention to Uesugi Tetsuya and walked towards the entrance of the hall, leaning on his cane.

Tokugawa Ryuji followed behind him.

Just as he brushed past Uesugi Tetsu, the latter heard an extremely faint sound transmitted to his ears through a qi energy far finer than a thread.

"—Uesugi Tetsu, if you truly care about Ririko, you should take her away from Tokyo before the Seed Battle ends, and never make a fuss about it again."

The sound, like a hallucination, abruptly broke with the next thud of the leather shoes hitting the ground, and then quickly faded away.

???

What the hell?

Caught off guard, Uesugi Tetsuya stopped in his tracks as he headed towards the elevator.

He immediately pressed the open button again, just in case the elevator doors closed.