I'm a demon in Tokyo!

Chapter 87: Jing Ke's Dagger to Assassinate Qin, Kaga Kiyomitsu's Blade

It seems that this is not the mountain hotel.

Uesugi Tetsu came to the door of the tile-roofed house and looked down to see a clearly black and white blanket.

The black area of the blanket on the right was stained with dirt, dust, and various weeds, while the white area facing the sliding door was spotless.

Uesugi Che understood, put his feet on the black blanket to rub off the dirt and debris on his shoes, then walked up the stairs on the white blanket and opened the sliding door.

Above the door, a black cat-shaped wind chime swayed.

"Hey, welcome~"

A rhythmic and long-drawn welcome voice came from the left side of the entrance.

Uesugi Tetsu shifted his gaze from the empty shelves and the deserted yet unusually tidy aisles, and looked at the man wearing a strange Noh mask, a platinum-colored god of wealth hat, and holding a folding fan painted with a Ukiyo-e painting of turbulent waves.

Next to the man, there was an armchair that was shaking slowly. It seemed that he had just stood up from the chair.

A moment later, the words [???] popped up above the man's head.

Uesugi Tetsu became alert in his heart. It was the first time he saw a question mark in the name box.

He clasped his hands together and asked politely, "Are you the owner of this mountain shop?"

"Exactly."

The man continued his exaggerated tone, waving his ukiyo-e folding fan and pacing back and forth. "If you don't mind, you can call me 'Katsumi'."

As soon as he finished speaking, the name box above the man's head changed from three question marks to - [Katsumi (Four Stars)].

Four stars! A ghost-level character!

Uesugi Che's pupils shrank slightly. Whether in the ordinary world or the present world, this was the first time he saw face to face the existence of a being with four stars above its head. The time with Fang Xiangshi didn't count, because he didn't see anything clearly before his head fell off.

There was no way a four-star demon or god could exist in a mere two-star map like Ruzuki Station, let alone a hidden boss. Furthermore, the man in front of him who called himself Katsumi was very friendly.

So……

Uesugi Che touched the walking token on his waist. Was it the one that was exerting force again?

With this thought, Uesugi Tetsu lowered his posture slightly and asked calmly, "Sir Katsumi..."

"Ah! I don't deserve the title of Your Excellency." Sheng Hai shook his head. "I am just a mere wandering merchant. I am honored that the traveling lord can call me by my full name."

——He had called me guest before, but changed the title after seeing the walking token on his waist.

What is the identity of this person walking around?
Uesugi Tetsu pondered for a moment, then asked without further ado, "Katsumi, I saw your shop with a sign saying 'Wonderful Items Under Heaven, Everything' and came in. But why is there nothing in your shop?"

"Of course it comes at a price!"

Katsumi snapped his folding fan. "But since you're a traveling sir, and the first customer I've met in this unfamiliar area, it wouldn't be amiss if I let you browse some of the shelves."

As a mysterious soundtrack unique to Noh drama sounded, the originally empty shelves were instantly filled with all kinds of strange goods.

There are old mirrors, tattered straw sandals, blood-stained wine glasses...it's simply a collection of miscellaneous items.

and many more.

Uesugi Che squinted his eyes and saw that each piece of goods had its own plaque on it.

[The Mirror at the Gate of Ping An Jingdong]

【Hojo Tokiyuki's straw sandals】【Uesugi Kenshin's wine cup before his death】

Miscellaneous, miscellaneous stuff?! Is it really miscellaneous stuff?!

Uesugi Tetsu continued to look to the side, and saw legendary historical and mythical objects such as [Oda Nobunaga's haori], [the severed tail of the Yamata no Orochi], and even [the dagger used by Jing Ke to assassinate the King of Qin]...

He couldn't help but stammer, "How did you get this?"

No, buddy, you even got the dagger that Jing Ke used to assassinate others. Were you just standing there watching?
"With such an arrogant sign, it's natural to have something worthy of it."

Sheng Hai's voice was like a smiling fox: "How about it, Master Xing Xing, is there anything you like?"

——To be honest, I want them all!
Uesugi Tetsu had no doubt that the famous items on the shelves were of at least epic or even legendary quality.

As long as they are genuine.

But then again, although Uesugi Tetsu doesn't know the specific prices of these famous items now, he can understand it by just thinking about the prices of ordinary epic weapons in the blacksmith shop.

——The price of these things is definitely sky-high, often costing thousands of soul ashes!
"I don't see any clear price on the goods. How do you sell things in your store, Sheng Hai?"

"Sorry, sorry! I forgot about that." Sheng Hai shook his head. "I usually barter with the demons I encounter in the remote mountains and wilderness. I decide the price."

"But if you are a walking sir, you will surely have something of general equivalent like this."

As he spoke, Katsumi took out a glass bottle filled with black powder in the air as if by magic and placed it in front of Uesugi Tetsu.

Uesugi Tetsu picked up the bottle and looked at it carefully.

Requiem incense ash? No, that's not right. It looks more like... soul ash.

Uesugi Tetsu glanced at his current soul ash reserves - 833 points.

He also thought about it and made 100 soul ashes appear in his palm out of thin air. He spread his hands towards Sheng Hai and said, "But this thing?"

"As expected of a walking sir!" Sheng Hai exclaimed exaggeratedly, shaking his head. "Soul ash of such high purity is something I've only seen a few times."

He held up two pale white fingers. "One portion of your lord's soul ashes can be used as two. There are about a hundred portions here, so let's treat them as two hundred."

Double the use?
Uesugi Che had an idea, wondering if he could find some good stuff in this store.

As if seeing through his thoughts, Katsumi chuckled twice. "If my guess is correct, the katana on your waist is a replica of Kaga Kiyomizu's. Well, I have something that would be a perfect match."

Under Uesugi Tetsu's gaze, Katsumi took out a square piece of silk from under the counter, opened it carefully, and revealed the knife tip that was about the length of his little finger.

The entire tip of the knife is as smooth as a mirror and looks newer with time. Even the broken edge has no bumps or burrs, as if it was only a small piece when it was cast.

When he looked at the small part of the blade, Uesugi Che's eyes actually felt a slight pain.

He was stunned at first, then his brows suddenly raised, and his horror could not be concealed under the mask.

Because the hint that popped up on the tip of the knife was—

[Kaga Kiyomitsu's sword tip]!
According to legend, the tip of Kaga Kiyomizu's katana, held by Okita Soji, broke during the battle at Ikedaya, and the blade suffered multiple scratches, making it impossible to repair. This katana was thus lost in the torrent of history.

Before coming in, Uesugi Tetsu would never have thought that he would actually see some of Kaga Kiyomizu's authentic products in such an ordinary-looking grocery store.

The Kaga Kiyomizu on his waist made a buzzing vibration, and he couldn't wait to get closer to the broken tip of the knife.

(End of this chapter)