I'm a demon in Tokyo!

Chapter 12: Your own failure is terrible, but your friend's success is even more painful

Tokugawa Ririko, who could hardly suppress her smile, naturally followed suit.

She walked to the corner alone and continued her daily Suzhen practice.

The sound of breaking wind coming from the side made Uesugi Che click his tongue in displeasure.

This is the same reason why college students can fall asleep soundly to the noisy sound of their blue-switch keyboards, but cannot sleep all night to the sound of their roommates flipping through books.

Uesugi Tetsu focused his attention on the glittering ashes of the requiem incense, and soon a prompt popped up asking whether to use it.

Uesugi Che was stunned. It turned out that he could also use the soul-soothing incense ash?

Isn't this thing a consumable for upgrading the stars of the demon incarnation? If people eat it, won't they die immediately?
However, although the soul-soothing incense ash is a necessary consumable for upgrading the demon incarnation, it is actually not precious at all.

On the contrary, it is a common thing in the card pool that appears nine out of ten times.

After squinting his eyes and thinking for a moment, Uesugi Che clicked to use it.

In just a moment, Uesugi Che felt that the world in front of him changed from blurry 1080p to extremely clear 4k, and countless tiny movements slowly flowed through his five senses.

When Uesugi Tetsu gripped the bamboo sword tightly, all that Ririkko had said and the step-by-step instructions she had given him just now came clear to his mind.

All actions and theories seemed to become extremely simple.

"I understand."

he murmured.

Lilizi, who was currently doing Suzhen, stopped and glanced at him: "What did you understand?"

"Standing posture, holding the sword, controlling the center of gravity, Su Zhen, step forward..."

Just like reading out the names of dishes, Uesugi Tetsu recited all the basic skills that Ririko had just taught her, making the latter's expression gradually become more interesting.

She covered her mouth and trembled for a long time before she spoke seriously: "Talk more, I promise not to laugh out loud."

However, Uesugi Tetsu did not reply to Ririko. He knew that this state must have a time limit, and the soul-soothing incense ash was a consumable item.

Therefore, we must quickly engrave these insights into our bodies before the effects wear off.

Under Ririkko's half-smiled gaze, Uesugi Tetsu activated the Qi He Jutsu, maintaining a calm state as he stood up, grasped his sword, and swung it in the air...

As a result, Uesugi Tetsu's swordsmanship level quickly changed from an ordinary person who knew nothing about swordsmanship to a swordsmanship enthusiast who had been practicing for about one or two months.

Lilizi's expression also changed from being unable to hold back at the beginning, to gradually becoming serious, then to confusion, and finally to silence.

When all this is over, time...

Lilizi lowered her head blankly and glanced at her phone.

Only an hour had passed.

As the effect of the soothing incense ash disappeared, the world in front of Uesugi Che suddenly became more blurred.

Only then did he realize that he was sweating all over, as if he had just been fished out of the water, and his muscles were extremely sore, as if he had been beaten up by Lilizi beside him.

However, it's all worth it.

[After using the Soul-Calming Incense Ashes for the first time and undergoing arduous training, your proficiency in the Qi He Jutsu fragment has increased by +18!]

[Qiheshu Fragments (Beginner 74/100)]

[After using the Soul-Restoring Incense Ashes for the first time and undergoing arduous training, your proficiency in the Natural Rituals is increased by 50!]

【Kenjutsu: Natural Rishin-ryu (Beginner 51/200)】

[After using the Soul-Restoring Incense Ash for the first time and undergoing arduous training, your Willpower +1!]

Not only has the proficiency of both skills been greatly improved, but the willpower has also increased from 7 points to 8 points.

Uesugi Tetsu turned to look at Lilizi, forcing a smile as he said calmly, "I told you, let me be quiet for a while and sort out my thoughts."

Lilizi was at a loss.

Just one hour's time could bridge a month's worth of day and night effort.

When others swing their sword once, it is equivalent to her swinging it thousands or even tens of thousands of times.

It turns out that hard work is nothing compared to talent.

The clown turned out to be me.

In the silence, Lilizi suddenly spoke: "Xiao Che, come and slap me." "Huh?"

Uesugi Tetsu hasn't reacted yet.

"It really is reality." Lilizi sighed, "If this were a dream, I would have been beaten into a pig's head."

Lilizi paused and asked again, "Do you still want to learn today?"

"Please spare me, I can hardly even lift my hands."

Uesugi Tetsu shook his head and shook his limp arms.

"Ah."

Lilizi nodded and silently disassembled the bamboo sword, carefully wiped and polished every part, then reinstalled the blade, the middle knot, and the leather, and finally hung up the tendon string to straighten the bamboo sword.

Uesugi Tetsu looked at Ririko, who was as serious as if she had just experienced a big battle, and felt that the atmosphere seemed a little wrong.

But he couldn't tell what was wrong.

I was just concentrating on practicing sword skills just now, and I don’t think I have provoked Lilizi in any way.

After a while, Lilizi put the bamboo sword into the bag, walked to the door with a puff, and looked back with some confusion: "Uesugi-kun, don't you want to come with us?"

Uesugi Tetsu pondered for a few seconds, then decided to ask directly, "Is there something on your mind?"

Lilizi stared at him for two seconds, then stopped pretending to wait: "Like you said, let me be quiet for a while and sort out my thoughts."

Uesugi Tetsu had no reason to stop him, so he nodded and said, "Tomorrow, I will teach you breathing techniques."

The kendo girl smiled and pushed open the wooden door. A voice came from the front:

"See you tomorrow then, Uesugi-kun."

Uesugi Toru watched Tokugawa Ririko's back as she walked away. He had originally wanted to treat this girl to a barbecue dinner in the evening.

But forget it.

Since Lilizi left first, I can find some time to go to the playground to explore the new map later.

As long as you light up the shrine at your birth point, you don't have to be at a designated location to enter the ordinary world.

For example, now even if he is in the kendo hall, Uesugi Tetsu can enter Edo Castle.

……

After taking a quick shower and changing his clothes, Uesugi Che found a dark corner on the playground and lay down.

He used his mind to click on the option of [Enter the Ordinary World], and then his vision went dark again.

New map, launched!

The smell of fresh thatch mixed with the pungent smell of sulfur filled his nostrils. Uesugi Tetsu was almost dizzy from the stimulation, and without saying a word, he put on the mask of Laughing Prajna.

He sat up and looked around.

I found that I was still born in a small thatched house, but the interior furnishings had changed a little.

In addition to the common old tatami, straw piles and low tables, there were actually three or two broken chairs leaning against the wall.

"This map is at least from the Meiji period."

Uesugi Che pondered, what he saw and heard before him had confirmed that different eras did exist simultaneously in the ordinary world.

Although chairs were introduced to Japan from the Tang Dynasty as early as the Nara period, they actually became popular among ordinary people after the Meiji period when Western culture invaded Japan.

Just don't use American Iai for the monsters here...

With this thought in mind, Uesugi Tetsu began to search the shrine.

One is born, the second is cooked.

Not long after, Uesugi Tetsu lit up the shrine.

His eyes lit up.

[You have lit up the shrine of Arakawa's mysterious village.]

[Currently unlocked area: Arakawa Haunted Village (1 star)]

(End of this chapter)