Japan, Tokyo Metropolitan Area, Kanagawa Prefecture.
Inside Hase Shrine.
Tokugawa Ishimasa, his right arm severed, was kneeling before a suit of pitch-black armor adorned with white fur and gold leaf.
The bandages around his severed arm were soaked with blood, yet his mental and physical condition did not seem too poor.
"Earth Ranking Tournament..."
"America sure has ambitions!"
Tokugawa Ishimasa murmured softly to himself. "They're no longer satisfied with being the overlords of the old era."
Recently, many jaw-dropping things had happened across Earth. Anyone even slightly slow to react was gradually falling behind the times.
If someone went online to ask about the "Crimson Moon," "golden and silver eyes," "rejuvenation," or "withstanding bullets," they would be mocked for having only just gotten internet access in their village.
At that thought, Tokugawa Ishimasa lowered his head, his gaze falling upon his severed arm. His eyes flickered between light and dark, and his expression was chillingly sinister.
If it had not been for that lunatic bitch Uesugi Zangetsu, he would probably be preparing for the tournament now...
After losing his right arm, Tokugawa Ishimasa discovered that his bodily balance had plummeted. Many swordsmanship killing moves that had once come naturally to him could no longer be used.
His current combat power was less than half of what it had been at his peak.
Forcing himself to participate in America's Global Ranking Tournament would only make him a laughingstock.
The root of all this lay with Uesugi Zangetsu!
"Baka!"
Tokugawa Ishimasa ground his teeth until they cracked, a savage expression surfacing on his handsome face.
Damn Great Pope Phoenix of the Vatican!
In Yahweh God's name, that man had practically bestowed the title of earthly angel upon every currently famous Golden-Eyed One and Silver-Eyed on Earth!
On the list of those appointed