The Zashiki-warashi left.
She showed no reluctance at all when leaving, leaving Uesugi Tetsu with only a small, handsome figure fading into the distance.
"So she basically helped me forge a weapon for free..."
Uesugi Tetsu sighed, feeling rather embarrassed by it.
He had originally wanted to give Zashiki-warashi an item, but after searching through everything, all he had were blue- and green-grade items. Forget helping her—they would be lucky if they didn't take up space in her inventory.
So Uesugi Tetsu could only remember her final request.
Make Red Bean Rice once a year? Then he would choose January 1.
From now on, he would also pray for the Little Lucky God Zashiki-warashi whenever he prayed for blessings in the new year.
Uesugi Tetsu made up his mind.
After leaving Arakawa Ghost Village, Uesugi Tetsu did not immediately enter Kisaragi Station or Edo Castle to get himself killed.
For one thing, he had lost too much blood and was still somewhat tired. He also had not bathed in quite some time, leaving a faint bloody stench from the blue ogre clinging to him.
For another, Tennen Rishin-ryū was about to level up. Uesugi Tetsu planned to conserve his energy, finish practicing the sword with Ririko tomorrow, learn the breathing technique, and only then enter Everworld.
Once he had made up his mind, Uesugi Tetsu took a bath, collapsed straight onto the bed, and closed his eyes.
Early the next morning.
Uesugi Tetsu changed into his school uniform. Seeing his classmates walking to school in groups of two or three, chatting and laughing, he felt somewhat dazed.
He had entered Everworld too many times with his days and nights reversed, to the point that he had lost even a basic sense of what day of the week it was