I'm a demon in Tokyo!

Chapter 128: The mythical god of misfortune, how could it be you!? (6k)

Something is awakening in the vast square where the walking assembly is taking place.

Uesugi Tetsu's scalp tingled slightly. Even though he saw nothing and heard nothing, his intuition... or perhaps it was his biological instinct that warned him.

Was it because the fluctuation of spiritual power he had just input into the assembly token was transmitted?
Or was it because his arrival disrupted some of the existing rules of the walking rally?

Never mind, these are not important for now.

The important thing now is to find the shrine quickly and light it up.

Uesugi Che was breathing with some difficulty. As time passed, he could clearly feel his neck becoming tighter and tighter.

——Just the sign of waking up can make him breathless, what will happen if he wakes up completely?
Uesugi Tetsu's pupils quickly scanned every inch of the wall and ground in his field of vision, but he could only see one dim and dilapidated shrine after another.

Even if he touched it with his fingers, it had no effect at all.

"Is this what the divine fortune-telling box calls 'lucky'?"

As if breaking through some shackles, a suffocating breath came from the center of the square. Uesugi Che trembled violently and fell to his knees under the pressure of this terrifying breath.

boom!
Uesugi Tetsu's knees fell, crushing the stone bricks beneath his feet into pieces and flipping them over.

Then, through the smoke and dust, he saw the dark shrine with a small corner protruding from the broken stone.

Uesugi Che's face twitched slightly, and the corona energy in his body roared. He touched the corner of the shrine that was close to him with his fingers at the fastest speed.

You have lit up the shrine of the lost walking congregation.

A thick breath of death suddenly lingered behind Uesugi Che, and the breath that had originally made it hard to breathe disappeared without a trace in an instant.

The moment the shrine was lit, the entire walking assembly instantly returned to the peace and silence it had when they first entered.

Uesugi Che lay on the ground and gasped heavily for several times. His eyebrows twitched violently, and he finally understood the meaning of "吉" on the divine fortune.

——It doesn’t matter if you can’t find the shrine, the shrine will automatically come to your door.

"So if I come in when I draw the [Suekichi] fortune, will there be any big problems..."

Uesugi Tetsu had an inexplicable feeling - perhaps dying in a walking rally would not be as costless as dying in the ordinary world.

Although it was an inexplicable premonition, it had never appeared before entering the walking rally.

pat.

Uesugi Tetsu's pupils shrank slightly.

Footsteps?
How could it be footsteps?
Someone came behind me?
But how could there be people in such an empty walking rally...

Uesugi Che was stunned for a moment, then reacted.

——It’s the thing that woke up.

But don't be nervous.

Uesugi Tetsu stared at the glowing shrine in the crevice of the stone, and carefully picked it up with both hands.

——Since the bloody prompt no longer appears after lighting up the shrine, and the premonition of death in my heart has also dissipated, it means that there will be no problem.

Uesugi Che held his breath, hugged the shrine and turned to look back.

"Ugh?"

He hadn't expected that the person behind him wasn't some twisted demonic monster, nor had he expected that the entity that had just emanated such a terrifying pressure was actually...

A little girl?

In Uesugi Tetsu's sight, a white-haired girl wearing a snow-white hooded robe, who was not even half his height, hung her head blankly, wondering what she was thinking.

If you look a little more closely, you can see that the girl's exposed skin is covered with wriggling scarlet spells.

Those spells flowed and surged on the girl's body as if they had life, ferocious and terrifying.

It seemed that it was because of the dim light from the shrine, or as if a lot of time had passed, the girl's wooden expression slowly disappeared, and her eyes, which were originally like a pool of stagnant water, finally became lively.

She raised her head and stared at Uesugi Tetsu - to be precise, at the shrine that Uesugi Tetsu was holding and the walking token on his waist.

Uesugi Che stood where he was, not daring to make a sound or move.

Although the breath that was enough to kill a person was no longer there, his intuition was certain that the white-haired girl in front of him was the owner of that breath.

The girl, maybe it’s just “His” body and appearance.

After a long time, a glimmer appeared in the girl's eyes.

She stuttered and said hoarsely, "Chang... Chang Shixing... Xingxing, hello."

"I, I am... the God of Misfortune."

The moment he heard these three words, Uesugi Che forgot to breathe, and then he saw a dark shape pop up above the girl's head.

——[The God of Disaster (???)].

Uesugi Tetsu was racking his brains with questions, but outwardly he replied expressionlessly, "Hello."

"What year is it now?"

After just two sentences, Huo Jinshen's language ability seemed to have recovered a lot.

Uesugi Tetsu thought for a moment and said, "2024 AD."

As for what AD is and how many years each of the previous historical eras corresponds to, he plans to explain it bit by bit.

But unexpectedly, Huojinshen seemed to be familiar with the Gregorian calendar.

"2024."

Huo Jinshen repeated the number and lowered his eyes silently.

It turns out that so much time has passed.

"Hello, long-lost Changshi Xing."

Huo Jinshen bowed slightly to him and said, "I apologize for what happened just now. During my long sleep, my self and consciousness were almost worn away to nothingness..."

She reached out and took up the shrine from Uesugi Tetsu's arms.

"Thankfully, you lit the shrine in time, bringing me back at the critical moment. If you had been even a moment slower, perhaps the concept of [Huojin God] would have vanished into thin air."

No wonder the prompt told me to light up the shrine quickly.

The corner of Uesugi Che's mouth twitched slightly. If this Huojin God with three question marks on his head became mentally demented and went crazy, then the map of this walking rally would be useless.

"Changshi Walk, please follow me."

Huo Jin Shen supported the shrine with both hands and walked towards the long staircase. "I believe you have many doubts in your mind at this moment. Let us talk about the rest while we walk."

Uesugi Tetsu followed behind her.

After a brief silence, Huo Jin Shen slowly spoke, "The Walking Gathering is a special place where many Walking people and the Eternal Walkers gather to communicate, take a break, or receive orders from the great Eternal Lord."

"My mission is to accurately and faithfully convey the orders of that master to the walkers, to maintain order in the walkers' gathering, and to protect this place from external influence and destruction."

"Of course, all this happened a long, long time ago."

Huojinshen sighed slightly. "Ever since that lord suddenly disappeared, the rate of casualties among the walking dead has increased by several orders of magnitude, and fewer and fewer walking dead can enter the walking gatherings."

"Until this world is separated from the eternal world, no one can enter again."

"You are the first living being to enter here since then, and perhaps the last."

Her voice was cold and calm, without any fluctuation in her tone, as if she was just a bystander who had nothing to do with the matter.

Huojin Shen asked, "So if you don't mind, Changshi Xingzou, could you tell me your name?"

Uesugi Tetsu answered truthfully.

"Uesugi... Che. I'll remember that."

After following Huojinshen for a long time, the two climbed hundreds of steps and arrived at the wide circular square at the bottom.

The square is empty, but there is a passage leading to an unknown place at the edge.

The Goddess of Fujin placed Uesugi Tetsu's shrine on a pillar next to a small blood-red altar. She said calmly, "Until I die, your shrine will not be damaged in any way."

Uesugi Che opened his mouth and wanted to ask a lot of random questions.

But he finally said, "Thank you."

Huojinshen shook his head and spread out his jade-white hands.

The next moment, a faint white light flashed above her palm, and a bone key fell into the hands of Huojinshen.

“This is the key to history.”

The God of Mizu extended his hand toward him, handing him the bone key. "Before disappearing, that lord instructed me to give this key of history to the [first Eternal Walker I met after my long sleep]."

She loosened her grip, letting the key to history fall into Uesugi Tetsu's hands.

"I think it's you."

Tip pops up——

[You have obtained the Key of History (special item)! ]

When Uesugi Tetsu saw the four words "Key to History" with the same bright red color as the mythological material "Dissociation of Love", he took a deep breath and his hand holding the key trembled slightly.

Key to History (Special Item)

[Effect: After use, you will enter the era designated by the Key of History.]

【——? ? ? .】

【Note 1: Can only be used in the ordinary world.】

【Note 2: Temporarily unavailable.】

But unfortunately, the usage and effects of the Key of History are somewhat unclear.

Seeing his expression, Huo Jinshen added, "Don't be nervous. This [Key of History] isn't particularly valuable. It's been used more than once by many immortals in the past."

Not a particularly valuable mythical item?

Uesugi Tetsu nodded silently, put the Key of History into his storage backpack, and then saw the apologetic expression of the small Huojin God in front of him.

"Uesugi Zouko, other than personally handing this key to history to you, I can't offer you any more help."

Huojin God looked at the square and the countless broken shrines beside the steps, and lowered his eyes in disappointment.

"It's very difficult for me to even maintain my own existence right now, so I don't have the energy to grant you even the most basic blessings. I'm sorry."

"Your Excellency, God of War, do not blame yourself."

Uesugi Tetsu shook his head: "If you hadn't existed, perhaps the walking gathering would have disappeared long ago."

"Thank you."

Huojin God pursed his lips and sat on the small blood-red altar, the scarlet spells on his skin glowing with a captivating glow.

A feeling far more terrifying than the previous one slowly emanated from her body, causing the hairs on Uesugi Che's body to stand up.

If you stay any longer, something ominous will definitely happen.

"Mr. Uesugi, please go back if you have nothing else to do. Please do not enter the walking gathering at will for at least seven days." Uesugi Tetsu understood that what would happen next in the walking gathering was no longer something he could witness intact.

……

In the dojo, Uesugi Tetsu opened his eyes.

"call……"

Uesugi Tetsu breathed a sigh of relief. He touched his back and found that it was soaked with cold sweat.

It seems that the pressure I was under when facing the God of Huojin just now was extremely great.

This is also normal.

Oyazu Sun God is the god of misfortune and disaster in mythology and legend, also known as "Oyazu Sun God".

It is said that the god Ukutsu was born from the "filth" that was contaminated by Izanagi-no-Mikoto, the "father of the gods" in mythology, during a purification ceremony.

Its existence symbolizes the embodiment of human sins and disasters.

He is undoubtedly a genuine god from the Age of Gods, and even a god representing disaster.

So even though the appearance of the relative of the God of War, her behavior and language have clearly shown that she is a friendly force on the same side, Uesugi Tetsu still can't help but feel nervous.

It's like an ordinary human standing in front of a domesticated African elephant.

Even if you know that there is a 99% chance that an African elephant will attack you, you will still worry about the less than 1% possibility.

There is no other reason, it’s just that the power gap is too big.

Sitting there, listening to the shouts of Ririko who was still practicing Zangzemaru, Uesugi Tetsu sorted out his thoughts.

Although many new questions arose when entering the walking gathering this time, there were also several questions that I didn't have time to ask Huo Jinshen.

But on the other hand, Uesugi Tetsu also obtained some information that would be impossible to obtain in the outside world.

One is that, whether in the ordinary world or the present world, the number of walkers should be very small, and he is probably the only walker who can obtain the rally token and is still alive.

"But Huojin God has always told me to walk in the eternal world. Could it be that there is any fundamental difference between having the word 'eternal world' or not?"

Uesugi Tetsu kept this question in mind and planned to ask it the next time he entered a walking gathering.

Secondly, although walking and walking rallies seem to have declined, their background seems to be terrifyingly huge.

This can be seen from the fact that Huojin God, the god representing sin and disaster, has been guarding the walking gathering.

Moreover, the group seemed to be affiliated with the former Lord of the Eternal World—this was also revealed in the previous words of the God of Mizu.

Unfortunately, the former Lord of the Eternal World has long since disappeared, and the God of Huojin is also deeply troubled by unknown forces, which prevents him from entering the walking gathering at will.

Otherwise, the walking gathering can completely serve as a super safe house - whenever encountering an insurmountable danger, Uesugi Tetsu can escape into it.

"Pity."

Uesugi Tetsu sighed slightly and took out his bamboo sword from his storage backpack.

At the same time, he used Requiem Incense Ash (Small) on himself.

In an instant, the world around him became clear in every detail. Even if Uesugi Tetsu closed his eyes now, he could use his hearing to completely picture the entire villa in his mind.

This includes Ririko who is sweating, and Nishaku-sama who is humming a song while taking a bath underground.

But the weird thoughts that popped up last time, like eating mushrooms, did not appear again this time.

"It seems that after the Willpower attribute reaches 31 points, using the Requiem Incense Ash (Small) is no longer a problem."

Uesugi Tetsu stood up, tiptoed, held his breath and walked behind Riliko, swinging the bamboo sword at her.

Snapped!
The two bamboo swords intersected.

Uesugi Tetsu stared at Lilizi's chest, which was rising and falling violently, and praised her: "You are quite alert."

"It's Uesugi-kun, you underestimate me!"

Lilizi exerted force with both hands and shook the bamboo sword away with great effort.

Glancing at the still slightly swaying Samurai Zancemaru, Uesugi Tetsu took two steps back and asked, "How about we wait until you've rested enough before coming back?"

"No need."

Lilizi rushed forward with a bamboo sword in hand.

"——I want to see how far you can push my potential and limits!"

……

Forty minutes later.

Lord Nishaku had a delightful soak in the hot spring and was happily walking to the dojo on the first floor to report to Uesugi Tetsu how wonderful the hot spring was.

However, after walking out of the stairs, Lord Erchi's expression couldn't help but stiffen.

Because in the center of the dojo, a disheveled man and woman were struggling on the ground, panting heavily and dripping their sweat onto each other.

"Uesugi-kun... I didn't expect your jutsu skills to be quite good!"

Amidst the struggle, Uesugi Tetsu, restraining his strength, glanced at the proficiency bar and asked, "When practicing ground techniques, my breathing technique seems to improve faster than usual."

Because Ririkos arms had become weak from swinging her sword at the samurai Zangzemaru too many times before, she was still not satisfied and asked to practice her ground skills.

Uesugi Tetsu readily agreed.

Generally speaking, it is very rare for a swordsman to abandon his sword and use ground techniques to subdue the enemy - therefore, even though the natural style includes jutsu, not many people practice it on a daily basis.

But for Uesugi Tetsu, it would be a serious waste to slack off before the effect of the requiem incense ash has ended.

And this time, there was a small surprise in the judo training with Ririko - except that the proficiency of the natural rational flow remained almost unchanged, the proficiency of the Corona Breathing Method and the Five Thunder Method: Qi He increased rapidly.

If the latter two urgently need to be improved in the future, a lot of jujitsu training can be used...

——Lord Erchi doesn’t think so.

She felt like her teeth were about to break.

I don’t know how much that flat-chested girl took advantage of Lord Che with this opportunity.

Angry.

However, although he wanted to punch Ririkiko away in his heart, on the surface, Nishaku-sama maintained a smile and sat aside very honestly without saying a single extra word.

The two's judo training came to an end only when the effect of the requiem incense ash disappeared.

[Your skill, Natural Rational Flow proficiency +61! ]

[Your skill, Coronal Breathing proficiency +166! ]

[Your skill, Five Thunder Method: Qi Combination Proficiency +189!]

Lilizi slowly moved to the side to drink water.

Uesugi Tetsu lay exhaustedly on the ground in a "big" shape, looking up and scanning through several of his skills.

Among them, the Spirit Control Technique and the Five Thunder Technique are about to be promoted to the next level.

[Spirit Control Technique (Proficient 442/600)]

[Five Thunder Method: Qi He (Beginner 494/500)]

"Before entering Kisaragi Station next time, I'll first max out the remaining proficiency in these two skills."

This is how Uesugi Tetsu made his decision.

After all, the next time he enters Rugetsu Station, he will most likely have to clear it in one go, and there is also a possibility that he will confront the Snow Girl.

Therefore, it is necessary to do all the preparatory work before this.

Just as his thoughts finished flowing, Uesugi Tetsu discovered that the presence of Ershaku-sama suddenly appeared not far away.

——Won’t these two guys start quarreling again?
Uesugi Tetsu quickly turned his head, but was surprised to find that Nishaku-sama was smiling as he unscrewed the water cup and handed it to Ririko.

Lilizi took the cup without comment, said thank you and started drinking.

There was a harmonious atmosphere between the two.

I'll go, what's going on?
The sun comes out from the west?
Could it be that Lord Erchi put some strange stuff in the water in the cup?

Uesugi Che thought secretly that his own Shikigami would not be so kind.

But what happened next was beyond Uesugi Tetsu's expectations.

Nishaku-sama handed Ririko a towel, and then got her another glass of water... In short, the relationship between Nishaku-sama and Ririko seemed to have suddenly improved.

Uesugi Tetsu said he didn't understand it, but was greatly shocked.

Although Ririkko didn't quite understand, since Nishaku-sama was Uesugi Tetsu's Shikigami and seemed to have come to his senses and no longer mocked her like a little female ghost, she didn't mind getting along with him.

Ershaku-sama took in the expressions of the two people and made a happy gesture in his heart.

The plan is passed√.

It turns out that the books “Social Skills” and “Dark Psychology” that I read with Nu Nu and the others in the van a few days ago were really useful!
Huhu, Lord Che and the airport, just stay surrounded by our gentle paradise!
This time it’s a big victory for Erchisama!

But this relaxed and happy atmosphere did not last long as it was destroyed by the doorbell.

The electronic screen hanging at the door shows the scene outside the door.

Lilizi, who was sitting back to recover her strength, raised her eyes and frowned: "Tokugawa Haruhiko?"

In the picture, Tokugawa Haruhiko is wearing formal clothes, smiling, and seems to be holding something in his hand.

A moment later, Tokugawa Haruhiko's voice rang out from afar: "Fifth sister! I know you're home! But this time I'm simply delivering a message and running errands for Great Grandfather."

"You can ignore me, but Great Grandfather has already given the order. Whether you know it or not, the final result will not change."

On the screen, Tokugawa Haruhiko shook the envelope sealed with wax in his hand.

But she just sat there with her eyes closed, and had no intention of getting up and opening the door.

Uesugi Che thought about it, stood up and walked towards the door.

Just as he reached the door of the villa, Lilizi said loudly: "Uesugi-kun!"

After a pause, the girl said,

"Just tell him to take his things and leave. There's no need to open the door."

Uesugi Toru turned a deaf ear.

He pushed open the door of the villa, walked through the aisle in the yard, opened the iron gate, and temporarily eliminated the barrier that blocked his vision.

Eyes facing each other.

Tokugawa Haruhiko, who was standing outside the door, was stunned.

He turned his head and looked at the house number hanging on the side several times to make sure he had not found the wrong address.

In the silence, Tokugawa Haruhiko stared at Uesugi Tetsu, who looked calm and sweaty, as if he had just fought a fierce battle, and said in confusion and shock,

"How could it be you!?"

(End of this chapter)