I became the Lord of the Eternal World in Tokyo.

A slight chill emanated from there.

Just as Uesugi Tetsu was about to offer his praise, he heard Mokuzu's slightly curious voice come from behind him.

"And one last thing?"

"Go downstairs to get it, this place is too small."

As soon as Uesugi Tetsu finished speaking, the scenery in front of him suddenly changed.

He had barely come to his senses when he found himself in the assembly square, complete with potato chips and soda.

It seems that the God of Calamity is still quite interested in these modern industrial marvels...

After a flurry of activity, Uesugi Tetsu set up the photovoltaic power generation device and the game console, then handed the PS5 controller to Mokuzu.

"This is……"

"You'll be controlling the little figure on the screen to move later." Uesugi Tetsu smiled at him. "Lady Mokujin, you'll understand once you watch me play it once."

"Ah."

"And also, Lord Mokujin, could you make the sky shine a little light?"

Uesugi Tetsu has discovered that the "skylight" from the dome is not starlight in the conventional sense, and therefore cannot power the solar panels.

As soon as the words were spoken, a soft glow shone from the sky.

"Is this alright, Uesugi Gyoro?"

"Yes, of course."

Uesugi Tetsu nodded, then taught Mokujin how to play Snake. After the latter learned, the two played Snake together for more than an hour.

Although the God of Calamity did not say much, the rare glimmer of vivid emotions that appeared on his usually silent face clearly demonstrated his level of engagement and affection.

After once again eating his own tail and seeing "GAME OVER" displayed on the screen, Mokuzu lightly squeezed the controller in his hand, then quickly released it as if he had been electrocuted.

"call……"

The timing is perfect.

Uesugi Tetsu withdrew his gaze, coughed, and asked, "Lord Mokuzu, may I have a drop of your blood?"

After hearing this, Mokujin put down the handle, turned his head, and stared at him quietly.

After a moment's hesitation, Uesugi Tetsuya added with some difficulty, "The material used to forge the Pangu Cauldron..."

"Uesugi Gyoro, so that's what you were after."

"This is what Huojin said without any expression on his face," Huojin said.

Oops.

Uesugi Tetsu thought to himself.

Because I was too goal-oriented... was I disliked?

He took a deep breath, about to apologize to the God of Calamity, when he heard the latter continue speaking.

"Actually, you don't need to do these things for me, nor do you need to explain the reason or purpose. Just ask... and I will give them to you."

Under Uesugi Tetsu's gaze, Mokuzu actually showed a clear smile and thanked him softly.

"Thank you, Uesugi Yuki."

After saying that, Huo Jin lightly ran his fingernail across the pad of his index finger.

A drop of blood, crystal clear and red like agate, but upon closer inspection, one can see endless black incantations surging within it, like tadpoles.

In an instant, the rich fragrance permeated the entire gathering, almost destroying Uesugi Tetsuya's thoughts and reason.

Fortunately, the drop of blood and its taste disappeared immediately.

The calamity god trapped it inside a bronze pot with a hideous demon engraved on its surface.

Uesugi Tetsuya, momentarily dazed, shook his head vigorously, realizing how terrifying it was, before taking the copper kettle.

Unexpectedly, a control panel popped up on the kettle as well—

【Hungry Ghost Pot】

【Quality: Super Epic】

[Effect: Seals and suppresses all supernatural forces within the pot.]

The path of the hungry ghosts lies within it.

This pot, which looks like a 1000 yen antique rug, is actually of higher quality than the small one?!

"This is far too expensive..."

Uesugi Tetsu said with a wry smile.

"But Uesugi Gyogoku has given me so much."

Huo Jin tilted his head, not realizing that the gifts he had given were of any value.

Lord Mokujin, if you keep going like this, you'll be swindled and still be counting the money for the swindlers...

Uesugi Tetsu had no choice but to accept it.

"Then Lord Huojin, you play by yourself for a while, I'm going to deliver something to that person in the secret realm."

"okay."

The light flashed again, revealing a green forest to Uesugi Tetsuya.

And...the familiar young man in plain clothes.

"Yo."

The unchanging young man's eyes lit up: "A few days ago, I did some calculations and predicted that Uesugi-kun would bring me what I want."

He grinned, revealing a set of white teeth.

"It seems that my divination skills haven't declined much."

Uesugi Tetsuya didn't hesitate and placed a thick stack of historical documents in front of the young man.

"Great stuff! Great stuff!"

The young man sniffed the ink on the photocopies, then picked up a roll and stroked it with great interest. "The texture is really something else..."

"By the way, Uesugi-kun," the young man asked after fiddling with the files for a while, glancing at Yan Uesugi Tetsuya, "how much time has passed outside?"

"About a month, or about thirty days."

"Just that little time?"

The young man put down the file and said with surprise, "Uesugi-kun... you've gotten stronger really fast."

"Who knows, you might end up being this Abe no Seimei for a thousand years, while I'll be stuck here suffering for another thousand years!"

Before Uesugi Tetsuya could ask anything, the young man laughed twice and turned to leave.

The heavy files rose up and floated shakily behind him.

"I won't say any more, I'm going to go read a book now."

"Let's talk again next time if we have the chance!"

With a belly full of questions, Uesugi Tetsu clicked his tongue and had no choice but to return to the walking gathering from the vortex.

When he returned, he found that the God of Calamity was still playing the two-player mode of Snake in single-player mode.

As a result, because no one was controlling the other side, the difficulty suddenly skyrocketed, killing the game instantly.

In this respect, the God of Calamity is truly ignorant...

Uesugi Tetsu walked over to her and explained that Snake not only has a single-player mode, but the console also has many other games to play.

As long as you follow the tutorial, you can play most games.

However, the God of Calamity felt that they were not as fun as Snake.

"Also, you can play while drinking soda and eating potato chips..."

"Ah."

After responding one last time, Huo Jin stared at the 100-inch screen not far away and asked,

"Are you leaving?"

"Yes... The world is currently rising, and time is of the essence."

"it is good."

The God of Misfortune bestows blessings.

"When Uesugi walks, military fortune prospers."

He said nothing more.

Just as Uesugi Tetsu was about to leave the gathering, a sudden idea struck him, and he asked, "How about I come to the gathering at least once a week from now on, and bring you some delicious food and fun things, Lord Mokuzu?"

Need not……

The snake controlled by the God of Calamity crashed into the wall.

Before He could answer, Uesugi Tetsu had already made his decision and left the procession.

"Let's settle on this, it won't take much time anyway!"

Huo Jin's hand, which had just been raised halfway, stopped and slowly fell to the handle on his leg.

He stared at the two handles, staring at this novel and fun thing.

After a long while, he responded with a sound.

"Ah."

……

Inside the quiet room of the exchange counter, Uesugi Tetsuya, lying on the floor, opened his eyes with remarkable ease.

Unexpectedly, obtaining the Blood of Calamity was even easier than I imagined, and it even came as a bonus—a super epic-level demon pot...

Originally, Uesugi Tetsu thought he would need to complete some tasks in order to obtain it, following the usual procedure.

He didn't even know when his own scoundrel had been sold out.

Let's go back and ask Nichi and Chisa what they like. The things that Mokujin God might like at their age are probably also things that Mokujin God might like.

Uesugi Tetsu took out his phone again and glanced at the time.

【22: 09】

There's still some time before the time I agreed to meet with Nanjo Manami. Anyway, Sky Castle doesn't have closing hours, so I can leave whenever I want.

Perfect timing, let's see how Hyakume-ki gets upgraded from three and a half stars to four stars...

It's not going to take a hundred days or so, is it?

Uesugi Tetsuya, who could easily collect enough Requiem Incense Ashes for upgrading but was disgusted by the upgrade time, opened the Demon Incarnation panel and clicked on the "Rank" with a "+" sign next to it.

A notification popped up immediately.

To advance the Demon Incarnation - Hyakume-ki to four-star - Oni-god, the following requirements must be met:

【1. Upgrade required: 2000 Requiem Ashes (1 Requiem Candle, 4 Large Requiem Ashes)】

Incense and candles for soothing the soul—that was to be expected.

Although more than half of it has been used up, it's not particularly difficult to process.

Next... do we need more materials for the upgrade?

2. Required materials: Hirasaka Hitomi Spring, Star Rainbow Tear, Earth Ley Line Dragon Energy...

[3. Begin and complete the Heavenly Trial of the Demon Incarnation, Hundred-Eyed Demon – “Witness to the Changing World”.]

Looking at these materials with their strange and unusual names that sounded high-end and classy, ​​Uesugi Tetsuya felt a sense of foreboding.

He clicked on the first one.

[Hirasaka Hitomi Spring: An eyeball that has been soaked and washed for a thousand years in the river of Hirasaka in the underworld.]

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