I'm a demon in Tokyo!

Chapter 414 Don't Die Randomly, You Idiot! Bind the [Eye of the Evil God]! In Asahikawa City, the sun rises!
Chisa was stunned.

The girl didn't react.

In those ten seconds, or rather, in those few words from Kujo Makoto, the amount of information was so overwhelming that it almost made Chisa's forehead steam.

They were leisurely packing their things, preparing to leave Asahikawa City after their master and Sister Erchi finished defeating the evil big boss, Sake.

So what does it mean that the real power to decide who wins and loses lies in their hands...? Kujo Machi?!
Although Chisa didn't quite understand what Kujo Machi was saying, that's probably how it felt!
If it were an ordinary sixth-grade student, they would probably be hiding under the table, drooling over the candy and babbling "ba ba ba."

Or perhaps they were so shocked they were dizzy and disoriented that they nodded and agreed, doing what Kujo Machi had suggested.

But Qiansha is different.

She's the kind of girl who, despite being a sixth-grade elementary school girl, managed to survive with three family members who couldn't help her, all within the confines of a black phone booth until Uesugi Tetsu arrived!

"call……"

Qian Sha activated her Qi Gathering Technique and took two deep breaths to calm her feverish thoughts.

She glanced cautiously out the window again, and seeing that the battle was still raging, she gently lifted Kujo Machi's hands and placed them on her lap, saying,
"Sister Zhenzhi, it won't be a short time since it ended outside. Why don't you take a few minutes to briefly explain to me what you 'saw'?"

At that moment, a notification popped up in Uesugi Tetsuya's eyes that Kujo Machi's trust level had reached the maximum value of 100, but the latter, who was focused on the battle, did not notice it.

The excruciating pain from the flood of memories gradually subsided, and Kujo Machi's eyes, now drenched in cold sweat, lost their previous clarity and naivety.

She patted her chest, took several deep breaths to calm her chaotic thoughts, and then nodded to Chisa.

So Kujo Machi said, and Chisa listened attentively.

A few minutes later.

Chisa pinched her chin, furrowed her brows slightly, and said...
"So, you mean, Makoto, as long as you don't die from the Blood Moon in Asahikawa City, everything will start over, and you've already started over ninety-seven times, right?"

Kujo Machi responded, "Last time, I also met Chisa and your master."

Seeing the slight change in Chisa's expression, Kujo Machi continued,

"It's just that last time I failed to retrieve the memories from the notebook, and your master also accidentally fell into a trap and released the Blood Moon prematurely, so it failed."

Fortunately, your master was prepared, allowing me to commit suicide with lightning magic before the blood moon truly descended, which led to the current situation.

No wonder Master seemed so familiar with the process from the beginning, and even said something about "speeding it up this time".

If it's what my sister meant by "second playthrough," then everything makes sense.

Chisa didn't bother thinking about things like "Why don't I have memories from the previous timeline, but my master does?"—topics that would only kill brain cells and were utterly meaningless.

In Qian Sha's view, it was perfectly normal that her all-powerful master could do things that even if she worked together ten thousand times, she still couldn't do.

"But if we follow what Sister Zhenzhi said, even if Master and Sister Erchi defeat those evil villains in the sky, they will only have to start over in the end, and all their efforts will be in vain."

so--"

Chisa recalled what she had said earlier: "Sister Machi said that only by sacrificing her as written on that piece of paper could the best outcome be achieved."

Everything seemed to make sense and be based on evidence.

However, Chisa, who would only agree with anything Uesugi Tetsu said after careful consideration, couldn't help but ask herself and Kujo Machi, "Aside from what Uesugi Tetsu said, I would always think it through before accepting it."

"why?"

Kujo Machi was stunned.

"what why?"

Chisa tilted her head and questioned, "Sister Zhenzhi, why do you believe that only by sacrificing yourself as written on that piece of paper can the [Ring] be broken and a truly good ending be achieved?"

"Master, you didn't say such a thing, did you?"

Just as Kujo Machi was about to say that Uesugi Tetsu had said that, she heard Chisa repeat Uesugi Tetsu's words verbatim.
"—Although what is written on paper may not be accurate, I can assure you that if you are willing to sacrifice yourself, you can directly save the entire city of Asahikawa, and everything will be resolved."

Chisa's eyes were calm: "What Master said is that if you, Makoto, were to sacrifice yourself, you could directly save Asahikawa City—in other words, your sacrifice would significantly reduce the [difficulty level] of the rescue."

Chisa continued to ask,

"But without Sister Zhenzhi's sacrifice, would Master be unable to defeat those evil villains?"

"Is that right?"

This series of precise attacks threw Kujo Machi's thoughts into disarray once more. She clutched her aching head and stammered,
"I don't know either. But didn't Uesugi Tetsu also fall into a trap last time? So, Chisa, you see, your master isn't an all-knowing and all-powerful god, is he?"

Kujo Machi lowered his head and said, "Actually, I can't explain why either."

"But that's how I feel. My intuition tells me that only by doing this can I avoid having to start over."

Seemingly afraid that Chisa would think her speculation was foolish, Kujo Machi quickly added.
"Before, I thought my ability to be resurrected and start over was intuition, my ability to avoid those terrifying monsters was intuition, and there are many, many other benefits that intuition brings..."

"I see. So, you're convinced that 'my intuition must be right'?"

Chisa's expression became increasingly focused, as if she were facing the most challenging question on the exam paper, but the temperature on her head had unknowingly risen by several points.

Several seconds later, the girl struck her palm heavily as if making a final decision, saying, "Sister Zhenzhi, you've made a mistake based on empiricism."

Nine true insights from someone who only focuses on fitness, supernatural beings, and the extraordinary, while being utterly clueless in normal subjects and logical thinking.

Chisa, who also achieved perfect scores in both the "Junior High School Entrance Exam" and the "Special Affairs Department Job Entrance Exam,"
"Your intuition has brought you many benefits in the past, so blindly following it this time must be good?"

Even if we assume it's the best approach, isn't there a better way?

Chisa pointed to herself.
"Perhaps when you were alone in Asahikawa City, you didn't have a better solution, but now that I, Master, and Erchi are all here, and we're all brainstorming together, how could we not find a better one?"

Kujo Machi thought about it for a while and realized that things seemed to be exactly as Chisa had said.

She suddenly realized that the middle school student in front of her—who might not even be considered a primary school student—had not been taken in as a disciple by Uesugi Tetsuya for no reason.

She nodded deeply.

"Been taught a lesson."

Chisa rubbed her burning temples and chuckled, "Then I'll talk to Master about this after he finishes his battle."

……

"Holy crap, did that idiot Kujo Machi secretly go and sacrifice himself?!"

Before Uesugi Tetsuya could even catch his breath after desperately dismembering the corpse of the magistrate, he heard this "bombshell news".

In an instant, seeing Kujo Machi's trust level soar to 100, his blood pressure almost skyrocketed.

Chisa immediately continued to transmit her voice through Hyakume.
"Without a master, I was stopped by Sister Zhenzhi."

"That's good, that's good!" Uesugi Tetsu breathed a sigh of relief. "Chisa, you're truly a good disciple of your master! Your master loves you to death!"

He immediately focused his inner energy into a line and roared into Kujo Machi's bedroom, "Kujo idiot, don't move around! Just stay in your room, understand?"

Startled by the sudden outburst of curses, Kujo Machi looked up and saw the figure in the sky surrounded by silvery lightning.

Uesugi Tetsu didn't care about her and continued to curse: "Do you think I signed this contract for nothing? If I wanted you to sacrifice yourself, you would have kicked the bucket long ago. How would you have had the chance to sign your own name?"

Don't even think about going out there and doing something reckless!

"—Kujou, can't you use your stupid pig brain to think about why there are [rings], why there are [anchors], and why you are an [anchor], why you are resurrected and reverted after you die, why Asahikawa City starts over, and why you can't be killed by that blood moon?"
what?
"With so many illogical points, you've lived dozens of times already, don't you ever think about them?" As he spoke, Uesugi Tetsuya even laughed in exasperation: "You don't actually think you're just lucky, a chosen one, an anime protagonist, do you?"

After being thoroughly scolded, Kujo Machi stood there for a moment, then muttered somewhat aggrievedly,

"Actually, I used all my strength to survive and find supernatural powers, and I didn't even think about questions that were meaningless to me..."

Even if I find the answer to the question, nothing will change.

This time, it was Uesugi Tetsu who fell silent.

Because even if he hadn't come, and Kujo Machi knew all the truth, it seemed he still couldn't do anything.

It will only make her more consciously tormented.

With this thought in mind, Uesugi Tetsuya's tone softened.

"Miss Kujo... Normally, even if a supernatural entity appears in Asahikawa City, would all of this happen to you?"

"of course not."

Kujo Machi isn't stupid either.

Uesugi Tetsu sighed and recounted his previous conversation with Karuta, who had "seen a lot."

“A long, long time ago, a wild god probably fell in the location of Asahikawa City, but no other beings noticed it. After that, perhaps hundreds of years, or perhaps thousands of years passed.”

This 'nutritious' corpse underwent the expected changes.

Amidst the bewildered gazes of Kujo Machi, Uesugi Tetsu continued,

"The thing in the sky, that is, the blood moon... It is the [Eye of the Evil God], formed from the [evil thoughts] on the corpses."

And what has been constantly shrouding and watching over you, allowing Asahikawa City to become a "ring" and enabling you to repeatedly return, is the "goodwill" emanating from this corpse.

—Uesugi Tetsu knew this because of the fact that "if you get close to Kujo Machi, the gaze from the Blood Moon will disappear."

During the long, uneventful wait, Uesugi Tetsu had Karuta explore the possibilities from this point, and unexpectedly, they unearthed some information smoothly.

"so."

Uesugi Tetsu glanced back and forth at the priest's corpse, which he had evenly chopped into hundreds of pieces to prevent resurrection.
"Miss Kujo, just shut up and sit still. I told you you won't die, so you won't die."

He casually severed the connection between the protective energy and the room of Kujou, and then confirmed that the Heavenly Soul Lock was still floating motionless in the air, just like in the previous playthrough.

Although I don't know exactly what the Heavenly Soul Lock is, the name sounds very powerful. It can even be fixed to the corpse of the palace priest, so its nature must be extraordinary.

Blood Moon...

Looking into the distance, Uesugi Tetsuya saw that the blood moon was still struggling against the two-foot-tall, solemn Buddha statue.

—It was merely a wisp of evil thought born from the corpse of an Aragami, yet after being "drained" by Lord Mokujin, it could still contend with the two-footed warrior, who had numerous buffs. It can only be said that its essence was indeed related to the Aragami.

Less than two minutes later, the blood moon, shrouded in Buddha's light, keenly sensed that if this continued, even if it could only last for a few days, weeks, or months.

Its final fate was also to be refined by this weak ghost that inexplicably caused it distress, and there was no other ending.

The only way is to distract the spirits...

The next instant, the weak blood moon that stretched across the sky suddenly shone brightly!
A massive amount of blood-red light was sprayed directly across the entire city!

—If the two-foot-tall man does not stop this bloody light, then some ordinary people will die as a result; conversely, the blood moon will be able to take the opportunity to escape.

This is a classic trolley problem!

A sudden surge of fear exploded in Kujo Machi's heart, and she immediately stood up, wanting to do something.

Just then, a small hand landed on her shoulder.

It's Chisa.

"Don't be afraid, Sister Zhenzhi."

She said, "Master is still in heaven, nothing will happen."

The Buddha statue, with a face exactly the same as the two-foot-tall statue, remained unmoved.

Because there is another being in the sky that can bring an entire tram to a smooth stop with just a thought!
In an instant, the spiritual power manipulated by the Spirit Control Technique filled the sky above the entire city of Asahikawa, forming a membrane that blocked all the blood light cast by the blood moon.

The hastily summoned spirit power was certainly no match for the blood-red light.

At most one breath, and the blood will continue to fall.

Therefore, Uesugi Tetsu did not forcibly stop it, but instead guided it—directing the blood light towards himself!

A massive surge of blood-red light, like an overwhelming tide, instantly converged from the sky above the entire city onto Uesugi Tetsuya's tiny figure.

He then tried his best to throw these blood-red lights into the divine treasure of the sea of ​​calamity to burn, causing the flames of the physical gods in the sea of ​​calamity to surge even more.

"I will die in fifteen seconds."

Uesugi Tetsu could clearly feel his once perfect body rapidly decaying. His eyes were calm as he first took out the dark lock and then loosely clenched his fist.

Thus, thousands of blazing white thunder dragons soared through the blood-red night sky, using this as their origin.

—Before that, let's slaughter the fake people in the city.

Uesugi Tetsu clenched his fist.

As if freed from their restraints, the thunder dragons swooped down with unparalleled precision towards every fake human in Asahikawa City, turning them all into charred remains.

Uesugi Tetsu looked at the Heavenly Soul Lock hanging motionless in the sky. He could see that the surface of the chain seemed to be shimmering with a faint light, but he could not actually sense any change.

Not much change.

There are only three seconds left.

Uesugi Tetsu rushed toward the location of the Buddha statue.

In the depths of their hearts, the two engaged in a calm conversation.

"Two feet, there might be some omissions by the fake man, I'll have to trouble you then."

"Goodbye, Lord Che."

Listening to Erchi's farewell, Uesugi Tetsu poured the remaining purified, unpolluted spiritual energy from the Wanling Furnace Core into Erchi's body, making the Buddha statue's radiance even brighter.

Erchi felt a slight tremor in his soul, and uttered Buddhist chants and the secret mantras of the Dharma Protector's Vow.
“Om Ah Hum…”

The increasingly intense Buddhist light and mantras intertwined, gradually binding the dim blood moon completely.

This [Eye of Evil Thoughts of the Wild God] was initially transformed into the foundation of the "demons and monsters" within the Vow Power Protector Book!

Amidst everyone's hopes, everyone's visions, and everyone's gaze, the blood-red sky gradually dimmed, transforming into a reassuring darkness that revealed a faint glimmer of light.

Gradually, a brighter, warmer light appeared from the horizon, illuminating everyone's eyes.

That's the sun rising.

(End of this chapter)