I, Yorii Tsugikuni, Must Do Something Chapter 33

"His Majesty has granted me some authority. If you're interested, Mr. Yorii Tsugikuni, I can take you to the armory to pick out an Imperial Arm that suits you."

Honest picked up a rice ball from the table in front of him and swallowed it whole.

Although he usually only ate meat, he made an exception since they had a distinguished guest.

"An Imperial Arm?"

Yorii Tsugikuni was slightly surprised to hear Honest's words.

Ever since he arrived in the Imperial Capital, he had heard the term "Imperial Arm" more than once.

He also knew that it was the only way for people in this place to gain extraordinary power. Yorii Tsugikuni had never actively pursued power.

However, after letting the Demon King escape, he realized that he had some shortcomings.

If it weren't for these shortcomings, the Demon King would never have had the chance to escape back then.

Honest's words sparked a thought in Yorii Tsugikuni's mind.

That was to become stronger.

Considering that the Demon King had evaded him for decades, if he were ever able to return to his homeland.

Then, undoubtedly, he would not choose to hide anymore.

He wouldn't choose to exhaust his lifespan again.

Therefore, if he wanted to kill the Demon King after returning home, he would need to be able to find the Demon King and be able to keep him there.

And in this unfamiliar place, he had seen different Imperial Arms.

Although he wasn't very interested in the power of these Imperial Arms, their special uses might be useful to him.

With that thought, Yorii Tsugikuni nodded.

"Speaking of which, I'm quite curious to see what you'll be like, Yorii, once you possess an Imperial Arm."

Seeing Yorii Tsugikuni nod, Honest smiled.

He remembered Esdeath from the past.

Although the initial Esdeath was powerful, her power was limited. However, after obtaining an Imperial Arm, Esdeath made a qualitative leap.

To this day, she has no equal.

It had to be said that Honest's efficiency was very high.

After a simple meal, he didn't waste any more words and directly took Yorii Tsugikuni to the Empire's armory.

"You can try any of these Imperial Arms, Yorii."

"If you find one that suits you, you can take it after it's registered."

Honest pointed to the various Imperial Arms displayed on a shelf.

About a thousand years ago, the Empire's founding emperor, in order to maintain long-term rule, gathered the world's top craftsmen with unimaginable wealth and power.

Using materials from legendary super-dangerous species, along with rare metals like Orichalcum and many lost secret arts, they developed forty-eight unrepeatable weapons, which they called "Imperial Arms."

These Imperial Arms were scattered among different factions, with the Empire possessing the most.

Yorii Tsugikuni had learned about some of the Imperial Arms from Sayo.

Hearing Honest's words, Yorii Tsugikuni nodded and began to examine the labels in front of some of the Imperial Arms to understand their uses.

As he examined them, he gained some understanding of the uses of the Imperial Arms before him.

Of course, there were also some Imperial Arms whose uses were unclear. Due to missing information in the Empire's records and the fact that no one had ever been able to resonate with these particular Imperial Arms.

As a result, the uses of some Imperial Arms remained a mystery.

Chapter 50: Surprise, Unexpected Change

Of course, Yorii Tsugikuni wasn't just browsing aimlessly.

On the way to the armory, he had already decided on the type of Imperial Arm he was looking for.

Against Muzan Kibutsuji, he needed a tracking ability.

After all, in his homeland, he had searched for decades without any results just to find the Demon King.

If he could obtain something that could track his movements, it would be for the best.

With this goal in mind, Yorii Tsugikuni sifted through the Imperial Arms one by one.

In the end, he found that all the Imperial Arms with labels had been eliminated by him.

What remained were the two without labels.

He had no choice but to choose between these two.

"Can I try these two?"

Having made his decision, Yorii Tsugikuni looked at Honest.

"Of course, you can. However, there's one thing I need to remind you of, Yorii."

"A person can only possess one Imperial Arm. Otherwise, their body will collapse from being unable to bear the burden."

Honest smiled and nodded at Yorii Tsugikuni, though he was a bit surprised by the Imperial Arms Yorii Tsugikuni had chosen.

However, in his opinion, it was normal for a master like Yorii Tsugikuni to have some peculiar tastes.

One of the Imperial Arms placed before Yorii Tsugikuni was something resembling a toy rabbit.

The other was a small mechanical doll.

Yorii Tsugikuni first directed his gaze towards the mechanical doll, as it seemed to be the more normal of the two.

Following Honest's explanation of common activation methods, Yorii Tsugikuni picked up the mechanical doll.

Kaka-ka...

The moment Yorii Tsugikuni grasped the doll, before he could do anything else, the mechanical doll, which had been motionless, began to turn. It opened its mechanical eyes.

Then it started to examine Yorii Tsugikuni.

"Did I succeed?"

Looking at the mechanical doll that had come back to life in his hands, Yorii Tsugikuni turned to Honest with a hint of confusion.

"I... I think you succeeded."

"Yorii, do you feel any discomfort in your body?"

Honest had initially expected Yorii Tsugikuni to spend some time activating the Imperial Arms.

But he hadn't anticipated that Yorii Tsugikuni would succeed just by holding it.

This reminded him of the agonizing headache he had endured when he first activated his own Imperial Arms.

He found it hard to believe.

"I don't think I feel anything special."

Yorii Tsugikuni looked at the mechanical doll before him, feeling a bit perplexed.

In his mind, there seemed to be some new information about the mechanical doll's purpose.

It was likely related to combat.

However, this was a bit different from his original goal.

"Can I try it again?"

After a moment's thought, Yorii Tsugikuni looked at the rabbit Imperial Arms again.

Honest had already told him about the usage restrictions for Imperial Arms, stating that most people couldn't wield two or more. However, after activating the mechanical doll, he hadn't felt any mental strain.

Therefore, he wanted to give it a try, though Yorii Tsugikuni didn't hold out much hope.

"This is very dangerous. As far as I know, in the past thousand years, no one has ever possessed two Imperial Arms simultaneously."

While Honest found Yorii Tsugikuni's exceptional talent incredible, he was hesitant to let Yorii Tsugikuni take such a risk.

However, since Yorii Tsugikuni had proposed it, he couldn't outright refuse.

He figured Yorii Tsugikuni would give up after failing, so he nodded subtly.

"Jiji-jiji..."

Seeing Honest nod, Yorii Tsugikuni thought for a moment before picking up the toy rabbit-like Imperial Arms.

"...?!"

Watching the previously inert rabbit come to life again, Honest looked at Yorii Tsugikuni's expressionless face, rendered speechless.

At one point, he even wondered if he was hallucinating.

After all, the iron rule of using Imperial Arms had been passed down for a millennium, and no one had ever broken it.

But as Honest was pondering, the two Imperial Arms activated by Yorii Tsugikuni began to change.

The toy rabbit-like Imperial Arms rapidly shrank, eventually becoming a small charm that then embedded itself into the mechanical doll.

"So they were originally the same Imperial Arms."

The reason why using Imperial Arms required a wavelength match, and everyone's wavelength being different, was why only one Imperial Arms could be possessed.

Honest looked at the magical scene before him, his surprise growing.

Such a combined Imperial Arms was a unique existence among them.

After selecting and registering his Imperial Arms, Yorii Tsugikuni returned to the mansion in a carriage arranged by Honest.

The Imperial Arms, which only came up to his knees, had been following behind him the whole way.

It was a small mechanical figure with a blocky head.

It looked a bit dull and silly.

However, its ability to imitate was extremely strong; at least, the way it walked now was very similar to Yorii Tsugikuni.

And to resemble Yorii Tsugikuni even more, this mechanical figure had found a small wooden stick from somewhere to use as its Nichirin Blade.

Imperial Arms are truly somewhat incredible.

After getting off the carriage and looking at the mechanical figure behind him, Yorii Tsugikuni sighed inwardly.

Although he didn't fully understand the specific uses of the Imperial Arms he had chosen today, he already knew their general functions.

The mechanical figure was actually a growth-type Imperial Arms, and it would continuously grow as it learned new things.

And its most powerful ability was imitation.

As for the rabbit charm hanging from its waist, it could split into many small rabbits.

Yorii Tsugikuni hadn't yet figured out their collective purpose.

However, there was one thing that made him quite satisfied: the mechanical figure and the rabbits could sense each other.

This was also because their wavelengths were the same.

"Master is back."

"What is this thing?"

Sayo was in the courtyard with Tatsumi and Ieyasu, fiddling with lanterns.

Seeing Yorii Tsugikuni enter, she, holding a lantern, greeted him.

Upon seeing the mechanical figure accompanying Yorii Tsugikuni, she looked somewhat curious.