I'm a demon in Tokyo!

Chapter 93: Iaijutsu: Strike from the Front, Waves and the Homeless (4k -in-, monthly ticket requested!)
silence.

Uesugi Tetsu's voice was particularly clear in the streets where no demons existed, but the courtyard was still silent. After he waited for a minute or two, no one opened the door.

He looked down at the broken walking token in his hand again and found that it was indeed still glowing.

I didn't knock on the wrong door.

"So, the owner of the courtyard is unwilling to open the door?"

Sure enough, this walking status promotion task is not as easy as imagined.

It turned out that the mission introduction played a simple text game with him to hide information.

That is, the purpose is to deliver the token to the swordsman, but it does not say whether the swordsman is willing to accept the token.

Uesugi Che waited for a while, but did not knock on the door or shout again - this would only make the already slim chance of the owner of the courtyard opening the door even slimmer.

It might even anger the other party, who might come out and chop him and the token together with his body with a knife, causing the mission to fail.

Uesugi Toru walked away silently.

——This is troublesome. Do I need to first understand the identity of the owner of this courtyard before I can prescribe the right medicine?
Putting away the token for the time being, Uesugi Tetsu put finding out the identity of the owner of the courtyard on his to-do list.

However, the most urgent task is to find more easy-to-deal-with monsters to obtain soul ash, such as a wandering warrior who will rush forward to fight with a sword when he sees an enemy stronger than himself.

However, even though they were two or three hundred meters away from the affected area of the courtyard, Uesugi Che still had not found any such monsters.

However, Uesugi Che had seen powerful demons like the New Lady of the Net and Congyuan Huo more than once, but he had no other choice but to rush up and kill them and give himself up.

"How about removing the avatar and try fishing?"

Uesugi Tetsu does whatever he thinks of.

He turned back into a blank living soul, put away his hooded coat and Kaga Kiyomitsu, and walked proudly through the streets in his delicious living soul form.

Of course, even if he senses a powerful demon, Uesugi Che will still evade it in time...

coming.

Uesugi Che's eyes narrowed and he heard the sound of several feet stepping on the mud.

The voices were scattered and loud, without any discipline or basic skills, as if they were afraid that no one could hear them.

"So, he's a homeless person?"

He looked back and saw three ragged homeless people rushing out from behind a Gassho-style house.

Two and a half stars and one one star.

And they didn't even have any sharp weapons in their hands. The two and a half stars were holding wet wooden sticks, and the one star was holding a piece of curled armor.

"How awful..."

Uesugi Che smacked his lips. No wonder these three had to hide in the house. They only rushed out in a hurry when they saw this "unarmed" fat sheep passing by.

With this configuration, any wandering warrior can get a triple kill without taking any damage.

"Let's try to get some useful information out of them first." Uesugi Tetsu held onto Kaga Kiyomitsu, who had appeared out of nowhere. "It's unlikely, but if we can get some information about the owner of the courtyard, we'll be in big trouble."

He used breathing techniques and said in a deep voice, "Hey, you three."

"Um!?"

The three homeless people were startled, and instantly, greedy and foolish smiles appeared on their three thin faces at the same time.

"A stranger's soul! It's a stranger's soul that strayed in!"

"Hehe, it's a living soul with self-awareness. After eating it, it will definitely live for several more months... Oh, just thinking about that kid from a few weeks ago, the kid tasted so delicious."

"Stop talking nonsense and quickly strip him and suck his soul clean!"

The homeless man drooled from the corners of his mouth, and his scrawny face burst into an unprecedented appetite: "Don't run! Don't run! Let me taste your tender little flesh!"

I feel like I have been treated like fat meat on the plate.

Uesugi Tetsu silently glanced at the faces of the three people, frowning at the strong desire gushing out of them.

Given their state of huge desire, the knife he wielded after transforming into Prajna could probably be as sharp as Kaga Kiyomizu.

How can we communicate like this?

He remembered that the two waves of homeless people he had seen before also rushed towards the powerful demon in this way. Perhaps the more people there were, the braver they were.

There are only three of them now, so they only dare to attack a weak "living soul" like him.

"A bunch of mad dogs."

Giving up the idea of communicating with them, Uesugi Tetsu shook his head and transformed into Prajna in front of the three people.

In an instant, the homeless people who had caught a glimpse of the faces of ghosts and gods fell into a state of intense shock and could not move.

Uesugi Che was stunned for a moment. This was the first time that a demon from the same star stood at attention after just one look at his face.

This person who has no fixed place to live is really too bad.

Is this what the "refugees" in the ordinary world are?
Thinking about it this way, their previous actions of shouting about cannibalism and launching suicide attacks on those demons can be explained.

Because if we don’t eat something, we will all starve to death.

I wonder how many souls of living people like me these guys have eaten on their way to escape...

After waiting for more than ten seconds, the homeless person showed some signs of movement.

But the first words he said after waking up were a distorted cry: "Eat you! Eat you, eat you! Only if I eat you can I live!"

Uesugi Tetsu's impulse to ask questions was successfully blocked again.

He tutted in displeasure and waved Kaga Kiyomitsu.

Three heads, engraved with greed and hideousness, fell to the ground.

Tip pops up——

You killed 2 Half-Star Resentful "Homeless" and obtained 17 Soul Ashes!

[You killed the one-star resentful creature "Homeless" and obtained 21 soul ash!]

The shortest prompt ever stayed in front of Uesugi Che's eyes. The corners of his mouth twitched slightly, but he didn't say much.

All I can say is that the dropped items are in line with its strength positioning, and being able to drop soul ash that is better than those of the monsters is already a success.

But Uesugi Tetsu suddenly thought of a problem.

——There are so many homeless people. He saw three or four waves along the way, and they like to take the initiative to attack.

Then why didn't he discover them during his previous visits to Edo Castle?
"Is this a normal phenomenon, or is it related to the first wave?"

The former is fine, but if it's the latter...

Given the low average strength of the homeless and their huge numbers, it would be very easy for them to be brought to the world in batches by the waves that would intensify over time.

And there is another point - Uesugi Che could hardly sense any demonic aura from them. Only by seeing it with his own eyes could he confirm that these guys were not living people.

If they come, the Special Affairs Office, which is already under great pressure, will definitely become even more overwhelmed.

"A troubled time..."

Fortunately, he discovered this in advance, and if he told Nanjo Aimi about it, the Special Affairs Office could be prepared for it.

pat.

The sound of footsteps in mud and water came from behind.

"Um?!"

Uesugi Tetsu turned his head suddenly. How come he didn't notice the other person until his footsteps were right behind him!?

"—It's actually Prajna, Prajna." A frivolous, deep voice came from behind. The burly man with pigtails and white eyes laughed and hefted a two-meter-long naginata onto his shoulder. "But your Prajna seems a little different from the usual ones."

Uesugi Tetsu looked at him and found that the big man seemed completely unaffected by his supernatural majesty.

Very strong.

Even though they hadn't fought, just from the other party's posture and some of the most subtle movements, he could tell that this big man with white eyes was far stronger than himself.

The samurai in Edo Castle, casually wearing cloth clothes and daring to walk around, are far more powerful than himself.

Wax figure (three and a half stars)

The logo that popped up above the other person's head confirmed Uesugi Tetsu's thoughts.

He placed his hand on the hilt of the knife: "Sir, is this the wax figure?"

"Oh! It's Prajna who can actually speak. This is so strange!" The big man named Wax Figure spread out his five fingers with an exaggerated expression and grabbed around in the air.

The wax figure grinned and said, "If I could bring back this rare head of yours, I'm sure the boss would be surprised."

It seems that there is no way to escape.

But he didn't care that I knew his name. Was it that he simply didn't care or was it that the reputation of these three people was already widely known?

Uesugi Tetsu showed no sign of weakness and snorted coldly, "The one standing here is just my clone, used to explore Edo Castle. Mr. Wax Figure, you'd better consider the consequences before you attack me."

But who would have thought that instead of showing a fearful expression, the wax figure licked its lips and said excitedly: "Clone? Interesting, interesting."

He slowly raised his naginata and spoke in fear: "If I kill you here, will your true form come after me? Oh, I'm so scared..."

"Kidding."

The wax figure restrained its expression and pointed the tip of the blade dripping with rain at Uesugi Tetsu: "If your true form is at the level of a ghost or god, then come find me."

"——I have long wanted to fight to the death with ghosts and gods!"

The extremely broad naginata fell along with the extremely excited words, occupying Uesugi Tetsu's entire sight like the setting moon.

There's no way to avoid it, no matter what.

Uesugi Tetsu's instinct told him so, making him quickly give up the idea of distancing himself and regrouping.

A surge of hot air gushed out of his mouth and nose, causing Uesugi Tetsu's body functions to reach their peak in an instant.

Coronal Breathing, Form Five!
Turn your wrist and grip the hilt tightly.

Pull out.

The blade, as cold as moonlight, slid out of the scabbard and hit the middle of the naginata before it landed on the neck, shocking it so much that it could not move.

The last come first!

——Tenran Rishin-ryu Iaijutsu: Strike from the front!

"Good sword skills!"

The wax figure's jaw trembled as it offered its praise without reservation: "But unfortunately, this strength is too weak for me!"

He stepped forward heavily, and with his absolute superior strength, he forcibly knocked Kaga Kiyomitsu's blade away, and then took advantage of the moment when Uesugi Tetsu had not yet regained his strength and slashed him with his sword!

The naginata cut through Prajna like butter, almost cutting Uesugi Tetsu in two with one stroke.

The wax figure whistled lightly, shaking the hot blood off the naginata and carrying it on his shoulder again.

"Oh? The body is really gone... What Prajna said is actually true."

Staring at Uesugi Tetsu who fell and disappeared before his eyes, the wax figure couldn't help but grin.

"Maybe the days ahead won't be so boring."

……

"Cough, cough, cough!"

Uesugi Che opened his eyes on the bed, touched his intact chest and abdomen, and let out a light breath.

With the help of Zanshin to stabilize the mind, the mental burden of death has indeed become less heavy.

If it happened in the past, he would have died of such a terrible stab that his internal organs would have burst out, and he would have needed at least five or six minutes to recover.

Now it takes seconds to accept and calm down.

Closing his eyes and recalling the fight between himself and the wax figure, Uesugi Che couldn't help but smile.

He still remembered that the first two times he encountered Fang Xiangshi or Bai Gu, he was beheaded with a single blow without any ability to resist.

This time, he was actually able to draw his sword and fight against the three-and-a-half-star wax figure, even when the other party attacked first.

Even though Xiao Banruo's star level has not changed, Uesugi Tetsu also claims that he has become much stronger.

"But, it's not enough..."

With both receiving three and a half stars, Love and Separation is only stronger and more mysterious than the wax figure.

I also need to find a way to draw the three-tailed fox incarnation as soon as possible.

Uesugi Tetsu looked at his soul ash reserves - 700 points in whole and small amounts.

There are still 800 soul ash points left to buy the pair of arm armor and do another ten-draw. Even if you take into account the Bull Demon Fangs and Samurai Sleeves that need to be sold, you still need at least 700 points.

After all, it's still because I'm not strong enough.

But today's two opportunities to explore the ordinary world have been used up.

Uesugi Che was not feeling sleepy now. The scene of his fight with the wax figure just now lingered in his mind for a long time.

In that case, it would be better to ask Nanjo Aimi to find some commissions to do.

Considering the deep dark circles under the eyes of Shizuma Mafuyu that he saw today, Uesugi Tetsu still didn't call her.

He called Nanjo Aimi, but the call was connected before he even turned on the speakerphone.

Uesugi Che looked at the current time.

Two o'clock in the morning.

Nanjo Aimi's weak voice came: "I'm working overtime. If you have something to report, please come forward. If not, please leave."

Uesugi Tetsu: "Nanjo-sister, please give me some supernatural commissions. You must have a huge backlog of similar cases."

After two seconds of silence, Nanjo Aimi's frantic voice came over: "Every day, dozens of calls are made to the police station about supernatural incidents, but less than one in ten of them are real! I'm really fed up, but I can't just ignore it. If I try to handle everything, we won't have enough manpower!"

"Can't we let the police verify the authenticity first?"

Nanjo Aishi sighed, "Other young men do that... but if they encounter a slightly stronger demon, they will die. Why should a worker make things difficult for another worker?"

Uesugi Tetsu said helplessly: "Nanjo-sister, you are too soft-hearted. The first wave will come soon, and then they will face the demons sooner or later."

The sound of a lighter came from the other end of the phone, and it seemed that Nanjo Ai was lighting a cigarette.

"Maybe," she said glumly.

Uesugi Tetsu paused for a moment and continued, "It just so happens that I have something to tell you."

But before he could tell the information about the homeless person, he heard a series of threatening roars coming from the balcony.

"What's wrong?" asked Nanjo Aimi.

Uesugi Tetsu didn't reply. He muted his phone temporarily and quietly stuck his head out of the window.

The corner of his eyebrow twitched slightly.

Because, two ragged homeless people were standing on the balcony of his house, confronting the faceless ghost father.

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