I couldn't see anything. I couldn't make out anything.
Aside from that streak of gold belonging to [Cloud Pavilion] that stood in the heavens, Uesugi Tetsu couldn't even tell what color or material the "floor" beneath his feet was.
Everything was shrouded in a seemingly thin, faint mist that actually obscured and confused all vision and perception.
"Right, Miss Gen..."
Uesugi Tetsu was just about to turn around and ask about the situation when he found that the MPV that had been parked right behind him had inexplicably vanished.
Only Spider-Cutter and Kaga Kiyomitsu remained at his waist.
Even the heartstring connecting him to Two-Shaku-Sama had grown faint, making communication impossible...
Previously, that had only happened when the two of them were separated between the present world and Everworld.
Uesugi Tetsu refocused his attention and discovered a flight of stairs stretching straight into the heavens, its end nowhere in sight. It was an endless road of steps that looked as though it had been copied and pasted over and over.
He kicked the tip of his foot against one and discovered that the steps were indeed solid.
Did this mean he was supposed to climb up from the very bottom with "utmost sincerity," displaying the Sword Saint's dignity and nobility? Or was this going to be one of those classic stair-climbing trials?
Uesugi Tetsu didn't think too much about it and stepped onto the stairs.
Whatever comes, I'll deal with it. Whatever water comes, I'll dam it with earth.
But the moment his foot landed firmly on the first step, Uesugi Tetsu felt his entire body suddenly grow light as a feather.
Immediately afterward, everything around him turned into a colorless white.
A speed Uesugi Tetsu had never experienced before was imposed upon him without ceremony. Even riding the clouds