Uesugi Tetsu stared at Great Otafuku, whose entire body radiated a crimson-gold glow, and waited for an answer.
"Even if I have yet to sort out my chaotic thoughts, how could I possibly fail to recognize the one who sent me to the Yellow Springs?"
Scorching mountain qi poured from the Great Demon's mouth.
It raised its enormous body upright and looked down at the person who had once killed it... or should that be demon?
Forget it. Such trivial details were irrelevant.
Great Otafuku lowered its head in thought for a moment before continuing to speak in the silent white space. "The instant I saw you, I suddenly remembered so many things..."
Seeing me restored its consciousness?
Uesugi Tetsu's thoughts spun.
Was it because he had been the one to deliver the final blow that killed Great Otafuku, leaving such a deep impression on it that it triggered this "bug" in the Projection Secret Realm of the Warring States period?
After pondering for a moment, he narrowed his eyes. "Then how did you recognize me?"
--After all, he was currently using Thousand Faces - Modified to transform into his original appearance, and he was not wearing the Brahma Mask at his waist. Great Otafuku should not have been able to recognize him at a glance.
"Hahahaha!"
A rumbling laugh emerged from the gaps between stone and wood. Crimson-gold sparks burst forth with the airflow as Great Otafuku raised its enormous arm, wrapped in gilded patterns, and pointed at Kaga Kiyomitsu.
"I was killed by this katana. How could I fail to recognize it?!"
At those words, Kaga Kiyomitsu trembled slightly.
It was probably wondering whether it had messed things up.
Only then did Uesugi Tetsu realize.
--Although a long time had passed for him, the Great Otafuku copied before