Tokyo Sword Saint Online Dealing

This was not an accidental death, but a death brought by an evil spirit.

When Uesugi Kiyoshi first transmigrated and opened his eyes, he found himself in the "Ghost Realm," facing a vengeful spirit that had taken up residence in the apartment.

The original owner's soul must have just been devoured by this evil spirit.

He figured out his current situation in five seconds, made a basic judgment and action plan, and then, with lightning speed, grabbed a fruit knife and killed the hideous demon in front of him that didn't look human at all.

The vengeful spirit who died under mysterious circumstances is still confused. "Didn't I just eat someone? How come another one is here? Another bottle?"

Then he was stabbed to death by Uesugi Kiyoshi.

It's impossible for an ordinary person to kill a demon so easily; Uesugi Kiyoshi is clearly not an ordinary person.

Accompanying him through the time travel was a cheat code that clearly came from the game "Onmyoji Arena".

A painting of a hundred ghosts.

A deck of Hyakumonogatari cards.

A mirage!

Chapter 4 The Mirage Tower of the Town of One Hundred Demons

Upon entering, he turned on the lights, placed the discounted bento he had bought at a nearby convenience store on the kotatsu table, and without even bothering to fill his rumbling stomach, Uesugi Kiyoshi sat cross-legged on the tatami mat by the wall.

After he transmigrated, a system that called itself "Hyakki Yagyō" (Night Parade of One Hundred Demons) automatically appeared in his mind.

To be honest, Uesugi Kiyoma didn't think this was a decent system cheat. It didn't issue missions or add attribute points to itself. Compared to other transmigrators, it was incredibly low-level.

This system currently serves three purposes.

First, it gives him the ability of "mind's eye," allowing him to maintain a clear mind in the ghost realm, distinguish between humans and ghosts, and see through the illusions of demons and monsters.

Secondly, with the system's support, his physical attacks can inflict additional damage on "ghosts." For example, the evil ghost in the ramen shop vanished after being struck on the head with his wooden sword.

Third, he can absorb the gray mist left after the evil spirits disappear—the system calls it "mirage mist." Currently, this mirage mist has only one function: to slowly improve Uesugi Kiyoshi's physical attributes and accelerate his recovery from injuries.

In addition to these three, he can also make some use of the magical abilities of the "Mirage Tower," but those abilities are not helpful in combat, so we'll talk about them later.

Of the three functions of the Hyakki Yagyō (Night Parade of One Hundred Demons) system, the third one currently benefits Uesugi Kiyoshi the most.

As the saying goes, the poor are good at literature, but the rich are good at martial arts.

If you want to practice martial arts, you need to eat well to develop a stronger body. Adding some medicinal baths or similar aids will definitely enhance the results.

Clearly, given Uesugi Kiyoshi's financial situation, he could only afford to "barely have enough to eat."

Over the past year, he has made progress in swordsmanship and his physical fitness has steadily improved, thanks to the mirage energy he absorbed from slaying several evil spirits, which has relieved him of his financial worries.

Sitting cross-legged, focusing his energy in his lower abdomen, Uesugi Kiyoshi cleared his mind of distractions and entered a state of "meditation".

This kind of quiet meditation is a required course in Kendo, and he did it effortlessly, in just a few seconds.

With a shift in thought, Uesugi Kiyoshi felt a lightness in his body, and when he opened his eyes again, he was no longer in his cramped, small apartment.

The sound of crashing waves reached my ears, the fresh scent of the sea filled my nostrils, soft sand stretched beneath my feet, a hazy mist surrounded me, and a full moon shone brightly in the sky, its clear light illuminating the world.

Uesugi Kiyoshi lived on an island.

This is his "consciousness space," and this island is the physical entity of the "Night Parade of One Hundred Demons" system.

The sea was shrouded in thick, swirling fog, obscuring the surroundings completely. The seawater was icy cold, and Uesugi Kiyoshi had tried to enter the water, but he couldn't last more than a few seconds before being forced to retreat back to shore.

This was clearly not his first time on this island; Uesugi Kiyoshi walked into the island with practiced ease.

Behind him stood a structure resembling a shrine torii gate, but unlike ordinary torii gates, this one had a plaque hanging on it.

The plaque has four large Chinese characters written on it.

"The Town of One Hundred Demons".

The environment of Hyakki no Machi is very similar to a castle town during the Sengoku period. The outermost part is a traditional Japanese-style house, and a little further in is a commercial street with the same architectural style, lined with signs of different shops. However, it is now completely silent, with not a single person or even a ghost in sight.

On the empty streets, only the sound of Uesugi Kiyoshi's footsteps echoed.

His purpose was clear: he headed straight for the tallest building in the town—the castle tower.

Castle town is a type of urban development in Japan, where cities are built around the castle where the lord resides.

The core of this lord's castle is the castle tower, which is also the center of the "castle" and the place where the daimyo lord lived during the Sengoku period.

The castle tower of Hyakki-no-cho is none other than the Mirage Tower!

Palaces and pavilions, adorned with jewels and gold, carved beams and painted pillars of exquisite craftsmanship—in the very center of this island, a magnificent and towering building stands quietly.

The night was like a curtain, and the moonlight was like frost, marking it with the traces of time and the vicissitudes of the era, while the surrounding mist added a touch of ethereal mystery.

This is an awe-inspiring building; it is the castle tower of the town of a hundred demons.

This is—"Mirage Tower".

Unlike ordinary castle towers, a fish-shaped wooden ship floats in mid-air a hundred meters above the roof of the Mirage Tower, lying across the sky.

It's like a magic airship.

Uesugi Kiyoshi didn't know what it was either—he couldn't fly, so naturally he couldn't go up and take a look.

Now was not the time to dwell on such things. He took a deep breath, calmed his somewhat agitated emotions, reached out and pushed open the heavy door of the Mirage Tower, stepping inside.

As he opened the door, the candles on the hundreds of bronze candlesticks inside the Mirage Tower lit up automatically, emitting a warm orange-yellow light that illuminated the room as if it were daytime.

From the outside, the mirage appears to be five or six stories high, but once inside, you'll find that it's actually only one story.

The first thing you see is a spacious hall, completely empty except for the burning candlesticks along the walls, which illuminate the murals on the surrounding walls.

It was a scroll in the style of Ukiyo-e, with colorful lines outlining bizarre and lifelike figures, completely filling the walls of the mirage tower, which were several stories high.

Anyone with even a slight knowledge of Japanese culture can immediately recognize this as a scroll depicting the Night Parade of One Hundred Demons.

The Rain Maiden walks gracefully with an umbrella, while the Phoenix Fire spreads its wings and sings a prairie fire.

The celestial dog wields its fan to quell the wind and rain, while the Guhuo bird spreads its wings and soars through the nine heavens.

The white wolf raises his bow to the moon, while the demon-slaying girl's sword flashes wildly.

Immortal mermaids dance in the sea, while a nine-tailed fox spirit overlooks all living beings from its palace.

Fairies and monsters lined up, and demons and monsters roamed freely.

This is a bizarre carnival, a spectacle for the world.

On the wall directly opposite the gate, there is a young man walking, his sword gleaming, with a hundred ghosts walking behind him!

The boy's face was so familiar to Uesugi Kiyoshi that it couldn't be more so.

That was him.

Even though it wasn't the first time he had seen this ukiyo-e print depicting a hundred demons parading at night, Uesugi Kiyoshi was still stunned for several seconds.

He believed that anyone else would be captivated by this magnificent and beautiful painting.

This is something that does not belong to the human world; it is a masterpiece of nature.

The only flaw is that the entire painting, except for the one of himself, is in black and white.

Moreover, many of the paintings are incomplete. For example, the two monsters, "Gu Huo Niao" and "Yao Dao Ji", are clearly missing parts of their composition.

Without the embellishment of color, these fairies and ghosts seem to lack a soul.

Uesugi Kiyoshi looked around and found that today's Hundred Demons Scroll was different from the usual one.

Beside him was another monster, which had been stained with color and made to look like a living thing.

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"Inugami?!"

"So that's how it is. The purpose of the mirage is to illuminate the monsters in the Hundred Demons Scroll?"

"Once a monster is illuminated, I can use the corresponding [Onmyoji Card Game] to activate its corresponding ability?"

"Tsk, I didn't expect your system to actually be somewhat useful!"

Uesugi Kiyoshi processed the information transmitted from the system in his mind, a look of joy on his face.

No one knows better than him how powerful these monsters are.

If the effects of these Onmyoji Arena cards are really as exaggerated as those in the mobile game from his previous life, then he wouldn't have to worry about being killed by evil spirits for a long time.

"Was Inugami the first one to be lit up? We really are destined to meet."

His favorite deck in his previous life was the "dog-raising" deck, which revolved around Inugami.

Uesugi Kiyoshi stopped in front of the Inugami's scroll and examined the monster.

This is a majestic monster with a dog's head and a human body, wearing a blue samurai robe, with two katana hanging at its waist and carrying an inuyashiki on its back.

His eyes were disdainful, his lips were slightly parted to reveal his ferocious fangs, and his hand gripped the hilt of his sword tightly at his waist, as if he would draw his sword and strike at any moment.

At this moment, the Inugami scroll was tinged with color, making him seem as if he were truly alive, and even Uesugi Kiyoshi, who was looking directly at him, felt a little pressure.

The image of eight cards covers the Inugami.

Uesugi Kiyoshi pointed, and two of the paintings emitted a soft glow, detached from the pictures, and leaped into his palm.

"Oh, you need more mirage energy to unlock more cards?"

"Your money-grubbing skills are somewhat reminiscent of Yi's."

"But it doesn't matter anymore."

"These two are enough for now!"

Uesugi Kiyoshi stared at the two Hyakumonogatari cards in his hand, a relaxed smile unconsciously appearing on his lips.

Nothing is more exhilarating than gaining "power" in this chaotic world overrun by evil spirits.

A year after transmigrating, Uesugi Kiyoshi felt for the first time that he could hold his destiny in his own hands.

Chapter 5 Going to school

The next day, early in the morning.

Uesugi Kiyoshi got off the train, yawned, picked up his schoolbag and sword case, and started walking to school.