Recaps

Uesugi Tetsu warned a group of high school students that the train would take them to Everworld, but several boarded anyway. Once inside, he found the train’s supernatural power was suppressed and spotted Kitano Runa among the passengers.

• Uesugi Tetsu sent Two-Shaku-Sama to frighten the high school students away from the train, but Hattori Saiko and Makiya Hitomi became curious instead.
• The train to Everworld arrived, and Uesugi Tetsu warned the students not to board before entering with Two-Shaku-Sama.
• Miyamoto Ryo, the middle-aged woman, Makiya Hitomi, and Hattori Saiko boarded the train despite Uesugi Tetsu’s warning.
• Uesugi Tetsu sensed that the train weakened his and Two-Shaku-Sama’s powers, then surveyed the passengers.
• Uesugi Tetsu recognized Kitano Runa standing in the carriage, while Kitano Runa looked around in confusion.

Kitano Runa found herself trapped on a supernatural train with Uesugi Tetsu and a group of passengers as it headed toward Kisaragi Station. When the train stopped at Sumidagawa High School, a smiling JK urged the passengers to get off, revealing five long, slender heads in the doorway.

• Kitano Runa realized she was isolated on the train, failed to call Shizuma Mafuyu, and accepted Uesugi Tetsu’s offer to sit beside him.
• Miyamoto Ryo announced that the train was headed for Kisaragi Station, while Makiya Hitomi discovered that the passengers could not open the doors to other cars.
• Uesugi Tetsu noticed that the LED display counted only three passengers despite the crowded car.
• The train announced its next stop as Sumidagawa High School, and Uesugi Tetsu stood near the doors while Kitano Runa warned him not to get off.
• The JK urged the passengers to leave the train, then blocked the doorway as five long, slender heads emerged and stared at them.

Uesugi Tetsu saved Hattori Saiko from Five-Headed JK by revealing Brahma and cutting off one of the demon’s heads before retreating onto the train. Kujo Tsubaki introduced herself as a two-star Onmyo Bureau field operative and told him to let the Dean of Discipline board.

• Five-Headed JK and the Sumidagawa High School Dean of Discipline emerged from the fog and attacked the people outside the train.
• Hattori Saiko ran out to rescue Miyamoto Ryo, but Five-Headed JK lunged at her.
• Uesugi Tetsu revealed Brahma, seized Five-Headed JK by the neck, and frightened the other heads into freezing.
• Uesugi Tetsu cut off one of Five-Headed JK’s heads and returned to the train, where the demon could not follow.
• The Dean of Discipline approached the train, and Kujo Tsubaki introduced herself as a two-star Onmyo Bureau field operative and said to let him board.

Uesugi Tetsu, disguised as Lord Hannya, rode through the Everworld with Kujo Tsubaki, an Onmyo Bureau agent who recognized his power and warned him about the train. As the train reached Sengoku Ruins, a samurai prepared to board and Tsubaki warned that the train would become dangerous if it filled up.

• Uesugi Tetsu watched Kujo Tsubaki resist the pressure of his Demon God Visage while the other passengers trembled in fear.
• Hattori Saiko thanked Uesugi Tetsu for saving her and promised to give her life if he asked for it.
• Kujo Tsubaki asked why Uesugi Tetsu protected humans, and he said it was because his swordsmanship disciple was human.
• Tamamo told Kujo Tsubaki that Uesugi Tetsu had the potential to become a four-star demon god, while Kujo promised to report his situation and prevent conflict with the Onmyo Bureau.
• The train approached Sengoku Ruins, where Kujo warned that many samurai and ashigaru might board and that a full train would become terrifying.
• A stern samurai in dark crimson armor appeared at the open doorway, ready to board.

Uesugi Tetsu rode the ghost train alongside Kajiwara Kagesuke, Kujo Tsubaki, and Kitano Runa as it returned to Tokyo. At Nippori Station, Kitano Runa was allowed to get off, though she feared that supernatural incidents would keep drawing her in.

• Kajiwara Kagesuke greeted Uesugi Tetsu, prompting the Sumida River vice principal to offer him a business card granting entry to Sumida River Ghost School.
• Kujo Tsubaki confirmed through Tamamo-no-Mae that the armored Oni Warrior was Kajiwara Kagesuke and resolved to seek a friendly relationship with Brahma.
• The train's view shifted from a corpse-strewn battlefield to Tokyo, and it announced Nippori Station as the next stop.
• Uesugi Tetsu told Kitano Runa she could get off at Nippori Station, and she gratefully accepted while worrying that supernatural events would continue to find her.
• The train stopped at Nippori Station, which was dark all around.

Uesugi Tetsu unlocked Kisaragi Station, obtained a special transfer and information about the Tokoyo Train, and discovered quests involving Ye Chun and several supernatural phenomena. After transferring back to Arakawa Ghost Village, he was surprised to find that it was daylight.

• At Nippori Station, Hattori Saiko gave Uesugi Tetsu her phone number and offered future help, while Kujo Tsubaki shared that Kyoto's Onmyo Bureau would monitor the train.
• Uesugi Tetsu got off at Kisaragi Station with Two-Shaku-Sama and found the shrine hanging above the platform.
• Uesugi Tetsu lit the shrine, completing the area's unlocking quest and earning a Special Transfer Count and Tokoyo Train Information.
• Uesugi Tetsu read quests to explore Kisaragi Station, rescue Ye Chun, and exorcise Malakobako, Taiko Suzuki, and High-Speed Grandpa.
• Uesugi Tetsu sent Two-Shaku-Sama into the Ksitigarbha statue and transferred to the shrine at Arakawa Ghost Village's school sports field.
• Uesugi Tetsu emerged beneath a bright daytime sky, despite having spent only three or four hours on the train.

After waking from a drunken night, Nanjō Emi told Shizuma Mafuyu she planned to report the Friendship Club and Ai Bielie to the Five Person Council. Shizuma chose to go with her, risking her internship and her plans for her younger sister.

• Nanjō Emi woke Shizuma Mafuyu and recalled Shizuma's confession that she wanted to live peacefully with her little sister rather than die pointlessly.
• Nanjō Emi told Shizuma that they would brief the Five Person Council about the Friendship Club and Ai Bielie.
• Shizuma worried that Nanjō's plan could cost them their jobs, but affirmed that she wanted to protect Arakawa Ward and its residents.
• Nanjō Emi offered Shizuma a chance to back out, and Shizuma took her hand and asked to go with her.

Nanjō Emi reported Ai Bielie's possible presence in Arakawa Ward to the Five Person Council, which declined to send support for a month but offered two helpers in about a week. Meanwhile, Uesugi Tetsu explored Kisaragi Station and met a short-haired girl who introduced herself as Ye Chun.

• Shizuma Mafuyu smoked with Nanjō Emi on the way to meet the Five Person Council and gradually calmed down.
• Nanjō Emi told the council about Ai Bielie, but three members opposed supporting Arakawa Ward because of other threats and staffing shortages.
• The Onmyo Assistant said he could arrange two helpers to arrive in about a week, and Nanjō Emi left with Shizuma Mafuyu.
• Uesugi Tetsu returned to Kisaragi Station, found Two-Shaku-Sama had recovered to half a star, and searched the unusually tidy convenience store for clues.
• Uesugi Tetsu heard hurried footsteps and met a short-haired girl who said her name was Ye Chun and asked whether he had also been brought there by the supernatural train.

Uesugi Tetsu met Ye Chun, who seemed to have arrived at Kisaragi Station in 2004, and traveled with her and Two-Shaku-Sama to investigate. The group encountered several Chi along the tracks, and Uesugi charged to fight them.

• Ye Chun introduced herself as a traveler whose train had taken a strange route, and Uesugi Tetsu agreed to travel with her and Two-Shaku-Sama.
• Uesugi noticed that Ye Chun’s phone showed the date May 5, 2004, and that people were replying to her forum post.
• The group gathered food and water, and Uesugi borrowed Ye Chun’s phone to call the police and identify himself as a Special Affairs Division operations specialist.
• Uesugi, Ye Chun, and Two-Shaku-Sama followed the tracks for half an hour, but Uesugi found nothing unusual about Ye Chun.
• Uesugi spotted several Chi ahead, told Two-Shaku-Sama to protect Ye Chun, and charged at the monsters.

Uesugi Tetsu led Ye Chun and Two-Shaku-Sama into Isanuki Tunnel, where a two-star drum demon approached. Its name changed to Malakobako as the drumbeat of Taiko Suzuki sounded from behind them.

• Uesugi Tetsu killed several weak Chi spirits and continued through the wilderness with Ye Chun and Two-Shaku-Sama.
• Ye Chun guessed that Uesugi Tetsu descended from the Dragon of Echigo, and he accepted the identity as they walked toward the tunnel.
• Uesugi Tetsu transformed into Laughing Brahma, impressing Ye Chun, then led the group into Isanuki Tunnel.
• Uesugi Tetsu spotted a two-star Taiko Suzuki approaching and sent Two-Shaku-Sama and Ye Chun back while he prepared to fight.
• Uesugi Tetsu saw the approaching drum demon's name change to Malakobako as Taiko Suzuki's drumbeat sounded from behind.

Uesugi Tetsu wounded the Malakobako but arrived too late to save Ye Chun, who died from Taiko Suzuki’s drumbeats. After burying her and recovering, he explored Isanuki Tunnel and found its exit blocked by thousands of chi, then drew his sword and entered the crowd.

• Uesugi Tetsu slashed the Malakobako, grievously wounding it, but let it flee as he rushed to support Ye Chun and Two-Shaku-Sama.
• Uesugi Tetsu found Ye Chun dead and accepted responsibility for failing to understand the demons’ abilities; Two-Shaku-Sama relayed Ye Chun’s message that her death was not his fault.
• Two-Shaku-Sama told Uesugi Tetsu she had marked Taiko Suzuki, and he resolved to kill it later.
• Uesugi Tetsu buried Ye Chun, restored his strength, and returned alone to Isanuki Tunnel to investigate the route beyond it.
• Uesugi Tetsu found thousands of chi blocking the tunnel exit, drew Kaga Kiyomitsu, and stepped into their midst.

After recovering from his battle with the Chī, Uesugi Tetsu agreed to help Kitano Runa by visiting her mother in the hospital, then returned to Kisaragi Station. There he found Ye Chun, whom he remembered burying, alive again and brought her to the place where he had buried her to uncover the truth.

• Uesugi Tetsu checked his rewards and skill progress after killing Chī, then rested before entering Kisaragi Station again.
• Kitano Runa contacted Uesugi Tetsu and asked him to visit her mother in the hospital; he agreed.
• Uesugi Tetsu returned to Kisaragi Station and learned from Two-Shaku-Sama that Taiko Suzuki was near the tunnel entrance.
• A train arrived, and Ye Chun ran out; Uesugi Tetsu recognized her as the girl he had buried after Taiko Suzuki killed her.
• Uesugi Tetsu took Ye Chun to the convenience store, confirmed the chips were unchanged, and led her to the tree where he had buried her.
• Uesugi Tetsu pulled out a crowbar as he prepared to reveal the truth to Ye Chun.

Uesugi Tetsu escorted the newly appeared Ye Chun while hunting Chī, then encountered High-Speed Grandpa, who attacked him before he could react. The chapter left Uesugi Tetsu wounded and striking back with Kaga Kiyomitsu.

• Uesugi Tetsu found Ye Chun alive again in the empty pit and decided to keep her close while investigating her connection to Kisaragi Station.
• Uesugi Tetsu took Ye Chun and Two-Shaku-Sama away from the tunnel and killed a one-star office-worker Chī, then slaughtered the rest of its group for more soul ash.
• Uesugi Tetsu realized Ye Chun seemed more curious and composed than the timid supernatural version he remembered.
• Uesugi Tetsu encountered a one-legged old man identified as High-Speed Grandpa, a two-star supernatural entity.
• High-Speed Grandpa vanished and appeared behind Uesugi Tetsu, stabbing him in the abdomen with his cane; Uesugi Tetsu drew Kaga Kiyomitsu and counterattacked.

Uesugi Tetsu was repeatedly killed by High-Speed Grandpa, then reviewed the fight and deduced that the phenomenon could only move at high speed along railway tracks. After recovering, he performed a ten-draw and obtained incense ash and a Koma-inu Bell.

• Uesugi Tetsu sent Two-Shaku-Sama back to the Ksitigarbha statue, but High-Speed Grandpa repeatedly stabbed him with his cane until he was decapitated.
• Ye Chun tried to encourage Uesugi Tetsu, then fled into the mountain forest after he told her to run.
• After recovering, Uesugi Tetsu reviewed the fight and guessed that High-Speed Grandpa could not move beyond the railway tracks.
• Uesugi Tetsu used a ten-draw, receiving nine Soul Soothing Incense Ash items and a Koma-inu Bell.
• Uesugi Tetsu applied incense ash to Laughing Brahma and recovered the excess allocation as additional ash.

Uesugi Tetsu visited Kitano Runa’s mother at the hospital and confirmed she was safe, then unexpectedly ran into Zhou Zhenyu. The two exchanged LINE contacts, and Zhou Zhenyu began to explain why he was still in Tokyo.

• Uesugi Tetsu inspected the Koma-inu Bell, put it away, and went to sleep instead of testing it.
• Kitano Runa called Uesugi Tetsu and sent him her mother’s hospital details, asking him to check on her.
• Uesugi Tetsu visited Kitano Runa’s mother, spoke with her about Runa, and confirmed she had no trace of a monster before reporting the mission complete.
• Uesugi Tetsu encountered Zhou Zhenyu at the hospital, exchanged LINE contacts with him, and agreed to hear his story as they walked.

Zhou Zhenyu reunited with his terminally ill ex-girlfriend, Hoshino Yumeko, while Uesugi Tetsu discovered that her extreme emotions were feeding a supernatural force. The chapter ended with Uesugi Tetsu recognizing Ai Bielie as the likely cause and resolving to confront the threat.

• Zhou Zhenyu told Uesugi Tetsu that his ex-girlfriend had a new terminal illness and asked him to meet her with him.
• Uesugi Tetsu accompanied Zhou Zhenyu to Hoshino Yumeko's hospital room, where Zhou nervously prepared to see her again.
• Zhou Zhenyu embraced Hoshino Yumeko and apologized, and she returned his embrace with a radiant smile.
• Uesugi Tetsu sensed Yumeko's negative emotions vanish as intense joy surged through her, and realized she had become a vessel for cultivating extreme emotions.
• Uesugi Tetsu suspected the emotions could hasten Yumeko's death and silently named Ai Bielie with anger and murderous intent.

Uesugi Tetsu learned how Ai Bielie’s Heart Poison fed on violent emotional transformations and accepted a two-star exorcism commission for the Spirit of Congyuanhuo. After Hoshino Yumeko died, Zhou Zhenyu’s grief turned into feverish ambition, and Uesugi Tetsu punched him.

• Uesugi Tetsu called Nanjō Emi and told her he had encountered one of Ai Bielie’s seeds, then moved to the hospital rooftop to avoid being overheard.
• Uesugi Tetsu described how Ai Bielie cultivated extreme emotions, and Nanjō Emi explained that the Heart Poison drew power from rapid emotional transformations.
• Nanjō Emi offered Uesugi Tetsu a two-star exorcism commission and promised the Spirit of Congyuanhuo as payment.
• Uesugi Tetsu accepted the commission and learned that Shizuma Mafuyu would pick him up from Funai Hospital in half an hour.
• Uesugi Tetsu returned to the sixth floor and found Zhou Zhenyu saying Hoshino Yumeko had died, then watched Zhou’s grief twist into feverish ambition.
• Uesugi Tetsu punched Zhou Zhenyu to stop his disturbing speech.

After helping Zhou Zhenyu recover from Heart Poison, Uesugi Tetsu accepted a commission to hunt Malakobako, the Supernatural Phenomenon he had encountered at Kisaragi Station. Meanwhile, the Blue Oni failed to locate Uesugi Tetsu through divination and turned his attention to Nanjō Emi.

• Uesugi Tetsu punched Zhou Zhenyu out of his abnormal state, and Zhou decided to leave Tokyo and start a new chapter of his life.
• Shizuma Mafuyu delivered Uesugi Tetsu’s commission payment, the Spirit of Congyuanhuo, and explained that he could gain an extra unknown attribute by having an experienced craftsman forge it.
• Shizuma Mafuyu told Uesugi Tetsu that Malakobako had appeared in Arakawa Ward, gained the ability to transform into different monsters, and could become a special Brahma resembling Uesugi Tetsu.
• Tokugawa Ririko sensed Niijima Yuta watching her and Kondō Yūya, so the Blue Oni abandoned the chance to target her and tried to divine Uesugi Tetsu’s location.
• After his first divination failed, Niijima Yuta burned his lifespan to locate someone Uesugi Tetsu valued, learned it was Nanjō Emi, and then divined an ordinary young man.

Uesugi Tetsu investigated an abandoned building designated as bait for monsters and found Malakobako hiding on the sixth floor. As Malakobako waited for rain to escape, Brahma burst through the window and confronted it.

• Shizuma Mafuyu warned Uesugi Tetsu to take the exorcism mission seriously and gave him a communicator before he entered the building.
• Uesugi Tetsu transformed into Brahma inside the building and used the eyes of Hundred-Eyed Demon to search for Malakobako.
• Uesugi Tetsu located Malakobako hiding in damp black hair near the sixth-floor stairwell.
• Malakobako recovered from its injuries and planned to escape into the coming rain before hunting human souls.
• Brahma smashed through the sixth-floor window and appeared before Malakobako.

Uesugi Tetsu killed Malakobako and brought its body back to the Special Affairs Division, but a call from Old Zhou sent him rushing toward Nippori. At the station, Zhou Zhenyu was confronted by a pale, fanged man demanding to know where Uesugi Tetsu was.

• Uesugi Tetsu defeated Malakobako, killed its tanuki form, and obtained a Mist Generator along with Soul Ashes and skill proficiency.
• Uesugi Tetsu returned Malakobako's corpse to Shizuma Mafuyu, who praised his strength and offered to buy him dinner.
• Uesugi Tetsu received a call from Old Zhou and asked Shizuma Mafuyu to drive him as quickly as possible to the subway entrance nearest Funada Hospital.
• Zhou Zhenyu arrived at a subway station in the rain, spoke with his mother, and prepared to message his childhood friend.
• A pale, heavily jowled man with white fangs grabbed Zhou Zhenyu's shoulder and demanded to know where Uesugi Tetsu was.

Uesugi Tetsu arrived at Nippori Station and found Zhou Zhenyu dying after Niijima Yuta tortured him for information. After Zhou died, Uesugi Tetsu fought Niijima Yuta in the rain and used fog and a straw decoy to strike him, leaving the battle unresolved.

• Niijima Yuta killed bystanders, tortured Zhou Zhenyu, and searched his soul after Zhou refused to reveal the truth about Uesugi Tetsu.
• Uesugi Tetsu reached Nippori Station and gave the mortally wounded Zhou Zhenyu Spirit Awakening Mist, but Zhou died after calling for his mother.
• Niijima Yuta appeared and taunted Uesugi Tetsu, revealing he had arranged for Zhou to hear their phone call and had destroyed the station cameras.
• Uesugi Tetsu attacked Niijima Yuta with Kaga Kiyomitsu, but Niijima Yuta shot him with a homemade shotgun and then charged with a military spike.
• Uesugi Tetsu released thick fog and used a straw decoy to evade Niijima Yuta's shotgun, then wounded him in the waist and abdomen.

Uesugi Tetsu used the Straw Koma-inu and his spiritual techniques to fight Niijima Yuta in the fog. Though badly wounded, he killed the Blue Oni and left the train station battle victorious.

• Uesugi Tetsu used the Straw Koma-inu to lure Niijima Yuta into exposing himself, then struck him from the fog with Kaga Kiyomitsu.
• Niijima Yuta transformed into his Blue Oni form, healed his wounds, and vowed to torture Uesugi Tetsu.
• Uesugi Tetsu dodged Niijima Yuta’s shotgun with Gentle Breeze Walk and stunned him with Blazing Heavenly Thunder.
• Niijima Yuta stabbed Uesugi Tetsu in the chest and crushed his shoulder, but Uesugi Tetsu fought through his injuries and drove Kaga Kiyomitsu into the Blue Oni’s heart.
• Uesugi Tetsu pulled the tri-edged military spike from his chest and beheaded Niijima Yuta.

Uesugi Tetsu survived the Azure Oni attack at Nippori Station, but learned that the demon had been the supposedly eliminated leader of the Friendship Club. He woke in the hospital to find his weapon upgraded and Ririko keeping watch beside his bed.

• Tokugawa Ririko arrived at Nippori Station and found Uesugi Tetsu alive beside the Azure Oni’s corpse.
• The medical team treated Uesugi Tetsu, and he asked Nanjō Emi to have the dead man who saved him cremated and returned to his family.
• Uesugi Tetsu identified the demon as Niijima Yuta, prompting Nanjō Emi to reveal that Yuta had been the Friendship Club’s leader and was supposed to have been killed by her.
• Uesugi Tetsu fell asleep as the anesthetic took effect, then woke in the hospital to notifications that his weapon had advanced to Rare and that he had gained skill proficiency and a Fragmented Spirit Essence.
• Uesugi Tetsu noticed Ririko sitting motionless beside his bed, covered in sweat.

Uesugi Tetsu woke in a guarded medical facility and learned that the Special Affairs Division suspected him of having a hidden identity because he had killed Niijima Yuta without known training. He was brought in for an examination, which began with an overwhelming surge of Spiritual Power.

• Uesugi Tetsu woke to find Ririko studying beside him in a barred room, and she demonstrated her improved breathing technique and offered to teach him.
• Ririko explained that investigators questioned how Uesugi Tetsu had killed Niijima Yuta and suspected him because the train station cameras had been destroyed.
• An Onmyoji escorted Uesugi Tetsu out with the Shikigami Jianyue while Ririko followed, and the two teased the nervous escort.
• Uesugi Tetsu entered a room where Nanjō Emi argued with Kondō Yūya about testing him, and Nanjō Emi returned his sword, Kaga Kiyomitsu.
• Calendar Doctor began an examination using a complex technique that flooded the room with overwhelming Spiritual Power.

After Calendar Doctor's inspection cleared Uesugi Tetsu, Sister Nanjō explained her interest in him and offered him and Ririko a choice of arrangements. They chose to return to school as bait for Ai Bielie, and Uesugi headed home planning to revisit Arakawa Ghost Village.

• Calendar Doctor ended the inspection and told Uesugi Tetsu that Sister Nanjō had vouched for him before.
• Uesugi Tetsu asked why Sister Nanjō helped him, and she claimed she recognized him as a fellow genius.
• Sister Nanjō offered Uesugi Tetsu and Ririko the choice of training at the Special Affairs Division or returning to school to lure out Ai Bielie.
• Ririko agreed to return to school if Kondō Yūya would practice swordsmanship with her, and Uesugi Tetsu agreed on the condition that she receive the same life-saving measure as him.
• Sister Nanjō drove Uesugi Tetsu home, where Ghost Dad appeared unchanged, and Uesugi Tetsu prepared to return to Arakawa Ghost Village.