Recaps

Uesugi Tetsu completed his Walker identity mission, received a chance to learn a stronger Tennen Rishin-ryū technique, and entered the Lost Walker Assembly. He found himself trapped in the ruined gathering as a terrifying presence awakened.

• Ririko demonstrated her advanced breathing technique and Unknowing Sword, then continued training with the Samurai Cleaver while Uesugi Tetsu explored their new villa with Two-Shaku-Sama.
• Uesugi Tetsu returned to Edo Castle, delivered the Broken Walker Token to the Nameless Swordsman, and learned that he could return after mastering Tennen Rishin-ryū to receive a stronger technique.
• Uesugi Tetsu completed his Walker advancement and became a Tokoyo Walker, receiving the Walker Arrow and a mission to find the Walker Assembly Token.
• Uesugi Tetsu used 100 Soul Ash to light the Walker Assembly Token and entered the Lost Walker Assembly after drawing a favorable fortune.
• Uesugi Tetsu found the assembly in ruins, discovered he could not leave, and felt a terrifying presence awaken as prompts urged him to light his shrine.

Uesugi Tetsu lit a shrine in the Walker Assembly just in time to awaken Magatsu-Kami, who explained the Assembly’s past and gave him the Key of History. Back home, he trained with Ririko and watched Two-Shaku-Sama make peace with her before Tokugawa Haruhiko arrived with a sealed message and was stunned to see Uesugi Tetsu.

• Uesugi Tetsu found and lit a hidden shrine as a deadly presence awakened in the Walker Assembly, then met Magatsu-Kami.
• Magatsu-Kami explained the Walker Assembly’s purpose and decline, gave Uesugi Tetsu the Key of History, and warned him not to return for seven days.
• Uesugi Tetsu returned to the dojo, trained with Ririko, and gained proficiency in Tennen Rishin-ryū, Corona Breathing Technique, and Five Thunder Technique - Qi Resonance.
• Two-Shaku-Sama surprised Uesugi Tetsu by treating Ririko warmly, having used socializing and psychology advice to improve their relationship.
• Tokugawa Haruhiko came to deliver a sealed message from Great-Grandfather, and Uesugi Tetsu opened the gate despite Ririko’s request; Tokugawa Haruhiko exclaimed in shock at seeing him.

Uesugi Tetsu accepted a letter from Ririko’s family, helped her reject their attempt to summon her home, and learned that she would support his upcoming True Sword Match. After improving his skills, he returned to Kisaragi Station to retrieve Ye Chun, reaching the Mountain Inn while the Snow Woman secretly watched him.

• Tokugawa Haruhiko delivered a letter from the Tokugawa family head, but Ririko refused to welcome him until Uesugi Tetsu persuaded her to accept it.
• Ririko read the letter, destroyed it, and angrily rejected her family’s appeal to return home.
• Uesugi Tetsu reached Beginner level in Five Thunder Technique - Qi Resonance, accidentally sent lightning past Ririko, and enjoyed the curry she cooked with Two-Shaku-Sama.
• Ririko agreed that Uesugi Tetsu could handle the True Sword Match against Moonlit Hall while she continued training.
• Uesugi Tetsu reached Mastery level in Imperial Spirit Technique, then entered Kisaragi Station and borrowed the leather-jacketed driver’s SUV.
• Uesugi Tetsu reached the Mountain Inn to take Ye Chun away, unaware that the Snow Woman had returned and was watching him.

Uesugi Tetsu rescued Ye Chun from Kisaragi Station and drove her toward Isanuki Tunnel, where strange visions and enemies attacked the SUV. As endless Chi overwhelmed his summoned allies, Uesugi Tetsu called forth the Yellow Turban Warrior.

• Snow Woman watched Uesugi Tetsu approach the inn and chose to observe rather than attack, while Ye Chun continued to fear that he had abandoned her.
• Uesugi Tetsu arrived, caught Ye Chun after she jumped from the inn window, and promised to take her out of Kisaragi Station.
• Uesugi Tetsu drove Ye Chun and Two-Shaku-Sama toward Isanuki Tunnel, and Snow Woman let them leave, hoping they could end the cycle of resets.
• Inside the tunnel, Uesugi Tetsu warned Ye Chun and Two-Shaku-Sama not to trust the strange voices and visions, then defeated Taiko Suzuki, Malakobako, and High-Speed Grandpa as they attacked from a train.
• Uesugi Tetsu summoned Koma-inu and Foot Soldier Doll Figures to fight the endless Chi pouring from the train, but the creatures began to fall under the horde’s assault.
• Uesugi Tetsu suspected a mastermind was trying to exhaust him and activated his talisman, summoning the Yellow Turban Warrior in a flash of golden light.

Uesugi Tetsu and Ye Chun escaped the tunnel, only to discover that they had reached the real Kisaragi Station in Everworld. There, the station revealed itself as a living entity resembling Ye Chun and asked Uesugi Tetsu to kill it and end the cycles of Ye Chun’s deaths.

• Uesugi Tetsu ordered the Yellow Turban Warriors to stop and overturn the train, and they destroyed it while protecting the SUV from its supernatural occupants.
• Uesugi Tetsu drove through the tunnel as the Yellow Turban Warriors fought the three-star Vengeful Spirit Collective, and the Tunnel to Everworld side quest was completed.
• Ye Chun saw that the landscape outside the tunnel still resembled Kisaragi Station, but Uesugi Tetsu explained that they had reached the real station in Everworld and promised he would get her home.
• Uesugi Tetsu sensed the platform moving, and a three-star Kisaragi Station revealed itself as a living entity with Ye Chun’s appearance and voice.
• The station told Ye Chun that twenty years had passed and explained that the original Ye Chun had become part of Kisaragi Station, trapped in cycles that restarted after her deaths.
• The station asked Uesugi Tetsu to kill it and end the suffering and repetition of all the Ye Chuns.

Uesugi Tetsu refused to kill Ye Chun and instead destroyed Kisaragi Station, freeing her from its endless cycle. After Ye Chun disappeared and the rescue quest was completed, he sensed the Snow Woman and an even greater presence approaching from Isanuki Tunnel.

• Uesugi Tetsu rejected Ye Chun's request to kill her and resolved to send her back to 2004 before destroying Kisaragi Station.
• Uesugi Tetsu sent Ye Chun through the tunnel in the SUV, then fought Kisaragi Station after it rose and attacked him.
• Two-Shaku-Sama shielded Uesugi Tetsu from a speeding train, and he used Kaga Kiyomitsu to cleave Kisaragi Station apart and kill it.
• Uesugi Tetsu found Two-Shaku-Sama protected by Pure Land, treated her injuries, and carried her to Ye Chun.
• Ye Chun thanked Uesugi Tetsu before fading away, and he completed Main Quest Two and chose to accumulate its reward.
• Uesugi Tetsu sensed the Snow Woman and a deeper, more resentful presence inside Isanuki Tunnel as a white point appeared in the night sky.

After the Snow Woman dispelled the resentful souls and vanished into a rift, Uesugi Tetsu settled the Kisaragi Station rewards and chose new ways to strengthen himself. He recovered at home, where Ririko questioned his vague explanation for his weakened state.

• The Snow Woman absorbed the mass of resentment, fulfilled the souls’ lingering wishes, and was pulled into a black rift as Kisaragi Station collapsed.
• Uesugi Tetsu returned home with Two-Shaku-Sama and later woke weakened from Rage’s aftereffects, then inspected the Train’s Round-Trip Ticket he had obtained.
• Uesugi Tetsu settled the Kisaragi Station quests and chose Basic Plain Spear Style—Mastery Level, Skill Adaptation for Five Thunder Technique - Qi Resonance, and a quest item to raise his Tokoyo Walker identity’s rarity.
• Ririko entered after noticing Uesugi Tetsu’s aura weaken, and he claimed he had given a story a perfect ending.
• Ririko made Uesugi Tetsu breakfast and asked whether his story was real, but he answered uncertainly that it should be fake.

In 2004, Ye Chun struggled with the sense that she had forgotten something important, then discovered a Kisaragi Station model and recovered memories of being sent back twenty years. She inherited Kisaragi Station’s supernatural powers and, remembering Uesugi-kun, began her eighteenth summer anew.

• On the train home, Ye Chun told Nishino Ayaka she felt she had forgotten something important, but could not recall what.
• Ye Chun teased her little brother at home, and his question about the Death Note briefly made her wonder whether he had found a supernatural item.
• Before bed, Ye Chun discovered a Kisaragi Station model on her windowsill and decided to touch it despite being content with her life.
• Touching the model restored Ye Chun’s memories of being sent back twenty years and gave her ownership and use of Kisaragi Station.
• Ye Chun remembered Uesugi-kun and sobbed as she realized she had returned to May 5, 2004, at age eighteen.

Uesugi Tetsu learned Basic Plain Spear Style, tempered his Willpower, and prepared to unlock the next area at Okehazama. He arrived there with Two-Shaku-Sama just as rain approached, and called her into the woods while her advancement neared completion.

• Uesugi Tetsu mastered Basic Plain Spear Style, received Walker's Chronometer, and unlocked the Stormy Okehazama quest.
• Uesugi Tetsu asked Nanjō Emi to arrange spears, a phone for Two-Shaku-Sama, and a list of powerful Shikigami; she warned him to prioritize his life in the True Sword Match.
• Uesugi Tetsu used Dissociation of Love in the sauna while Ririko explained how to progress from Clear Mirror to Hundredfold Tempering, and his Willpower increased.
• Two-Shaku-Sama trained with Samurai Cleaver, and Uesugi Tetsu noticed that her advancement progress had reached 67%.
• Uesugi Tetsu traveled to Okehazama with Two-Shaku-Sama, reached the site as rain approached, and beckoned her into an uninhabited copse while her progress bar showed 99%.

Uesugi Tetsu evolved Two-Shaku-Sama, then entered the historical phantom of the Battle of Okehazama and fought alongside Oda Nobunaga. After returning with major skill gains, he used the Key of History to enter the mid-Warring States period, where he awoke bound inside a thatched hut.

• Two-Shaku-Sama evolved to Rare+ and gained the Illusory Weapon and Affinity Aura talents, then successfully manifested a sword and a handgun.
• Uesugi Tetsu entered the Battle of Okehazama phantom, where Oda Nobunaga appointed him to lead the charge against the Imagawa army.
• Uesugi Tetsu fought through the Imagawa forces, helped drive back Imagawa Yoshimoto's guards, and rapidly improved his spear proficiency.
• Uesugi Tetsu returned to the present with increased skill proficiency and completed the area-unlocking quest, then chose to use the Key of History.
• The Key of History sent Uesugi Tetsu to the mid-Warring States period, where he regained consciousness tied to a wooden pillar in a thatched hut as footsteps approached.

Uesugi Tetsu arrived in the Sengoku Era, where he met the hungry young ninja Shiraishi and learned that Oda Nobunaga was still known as the Great Fool of Owari. After feeding Shiraishi, Uesugi Tetsu was asked whether Shiraishi could become his boss’s follower in exchange for eating the food every day.

• Uesugi Tetsu checked his new quest and learned that he had entered the real Sengoku Era, where spiritual energy was unusually scarce.
• Shiraishi entered the warehouse, threatened Uesugi Tetsu with a knife, and revealed the Key of History, which Uesugi Tetsu reclaimed and lit as a shrine.
• Uesugi Tetsu summoned Two-Shaku-Sama, stopped Shiraishi from escaping, and convinced him that he was an Onmyoji rather than a samurai.
• Uesugi Tetsu learned from Shiraishi that it was the second year of Kōji and that Oda Nobunaga was still called the Great Fool of Owari.
• Uesugi Tetsu gave Shiraishi compressed biscuits and water, and Shiraishi asked whether he could acknowledge Uesugi Tetsu as his boss so he could eat the biscuits every day.

Uesugi Tetsu recruited Shiraishi as his follower after demonstrating his strength, then brought him to Watari Village to confront a monster that had killed more than ten people. Tanaka Rō and the villagers knelt to greet Uesugi Tetsu, whose question about the monster alarmed them.

• Uesugi Tetsu gave Shiraishi compressed biscuits and recruited him as his local guide and follower.
• Shiraishi considered running off with Uesugi Tetsu’s valuable water bottle, but returned it after noticing Two-Shaku-Sama watching him.
• Uesugi Tetsu sensed a resentful monster in Watari Village, and Shiraishi warned him that it had killed more than ten people.
• Uesugi Tetsu cut a large stone in half with Kaga Kiyomitsu, winning Shiraishi’s bet and sparing his life.
• Uesugi Tetsu and Shiraishi reached Watari Village, where Tanaka Rō and the villagers prostrated themselves before Uesugi Tetsu.
• Uesugi Tetsu asked Tanaka Rō whether a monster had been causing trouble, and Tanaka Rō and the young men behind him reacted with alarm.

Uesugi Tetsu revealed himself as an Onmyoji, exorcised the Well Woman in Watari Village, and accepted Chief Tanaka Rō’s invitation to dinner. As he rested at the chief’s home with Shiraishi, he noticed that the Four-tailed Fox was nearing its advancement to two-star rank.

• Tanaka Rō initially denied that yokai were present, but relented after Uesugi Tetsu promised not to harm the villagers.
• Uesugi Tetsu led Shiraishi to the village’s old well, where he identified the Well Woman and announced himself as the Onmyoji Tetsu.
• Uesugi Tetsu destroyed the well, restrained the Well Woman with vines, and struck her with lightning until she turned to ash.
• Tanaka Rō invited Uesugi Tetsu and Shiraishi to his home, while Shiraishi asked whether Uesugi Tetsu was human and heard about the power of true Kami.
• Uesugi Tetsu noticed that the Four-tailed Fox was several hours away from advancing to two-star rank as food and tea arrived.

Uesugi Tetsu stayed in Watari Village and asked Tanaka Rō to spread word of his deeds, while refusing Aine’s advances and deciding to test the time difference between eras. Back in the modern world, he found the card-pool girl had kicked a pearl toward him, prompting a purchase offer for the Five Thunder Pearl.

• Aine served Uesugi Tetsu and Shiraishi tea, then tried to seduce Uesugi Tetsu before revealing she was eleven.
• Uesugi Tetsu confronted Tanaka Rō and agreed to stay in Watari Village if he and the villagers spread word of what had happened.
• Shiraishi urged Uesugi Tetsu to join the Imagawa Clan, but Uesugi Tetsu said he was more interested in Oda Nobunaga.
• Tanaka Rō and his family served Uesugi Tetsu and Shiraishi a lavish meal, and Uesugi Tetsu turned down Aine’s offer to warm him.
• Uesugi Tetsu returned to the modern world to check the time difference, then saw the card-pool girl kick out a pearl and received an offer to purchase the Five Thunder Pearl.

Uesugi Tetsu traded Hundred-Eyed Demon's eyeballs for the Five Thunder Pearl, returned to the Sengoku era, and waited as the Four-tailed Fox advanced to its adult form. Just as he discovered his new powers, armed intruders burst into Tanaka Rō's home and threatened Shiraishi.

• Uesugi Tetsu traded three Hundred-Eyed Demon's Single Eyeballs to Hundred-Eyed Demon for the Five Thunder Pearl and received an Attribute Enhancement Pill as a bonus.
• Uesugi Tetsu consumed the pill, raising his Charm to 11, and tested the Five Thunder Pearl's lightning amplification before returning to the Sengoku era.
• Uesugi Tetsu learned that about two and a half shichen passed in the Sengoku era during his ten-minute absence, then brought Shiraishi inside and agreed to teach him the Ki-ai Technique.
• Uesugi Tetsu shared breakfast with Shiraishi and Aine, while Tanaka Rō secretly went to Sunpu Castle to report Uesugi Tetsu to the Imagawa Clan.
• Uesugi Tetsu's Four-tailed Fox reached two stars and gained its adult form, including Thousand Faces - Modified and Mirage, which let him suppress his aura and disrupt enemies' minds.
• An armed stranger smashed through the door after Shiraishi tried to stop him, and the intruder threatened to cut off Shiraishi's head.

Uesugi Tetsu stopped Akiyama Nobutomo from attacking Shiraishi, then accepted Ii Naomasa’s invitation to visit the Imagawa Clan in Sunpu Castle. During the carriage ride, Ii Naomasa asked him to demonstrate his Onmyōjutsu.

• Shiraishi attacked Akiyama Nobutomo with a kunai and quicklime, but Uesugi Tetsu pulled him back and confronted the samurai.
• Uesugi Tetsu broke Akiyama Nobutomo’s katana with a Metal-Style Blade, and Akiyama left after Ii Naomasa intervened.
• Ii Naomasa introduced herself as a retainer of Imagawa Yoshimoto and invited Uesugi Tetsu to the Imagawa Residence for Takechiyo’s coming-of-age ceremony.
• Uesugi Tetsu accepted the invitation because he wanted to see Takechiyo, and he traveled with Ii Naomasa and Shiraishi in her carriage.
• Ii Naomasa asked Uesugi Tetsu to demonstrate the Onmyōjutsu that she had heard about.

Uesugi Tetsu traveled to Sunpu Castle with Imagawa Yoshimoto, whom he still believed was Ii Naomasa, and saw the prosperity of her domain before arriving at the Imagawa Residence. As he waited for Takechiyo’s coming-of-age ceremony, Imagawa Yoshimoto invited him to attend and hinted that surprises awaited.

• Uesugi Tetsu impressed Imagawa Yoshimoto with his fire-and-lightning Onmyōjutsu, and she resolved to recruit him or establish an alliance.
• Imagawa Yoshimoto praised Takechiyo’s courage, knowledge, and potential, while Uesugi Tetsu considered what he could learn about the young hostage.
• The carriage passed through Shichiken-cho, where Uesugi Tetsu saw thriving trade and learned that Lord Yoshimoto had standardized scales and planned commercial tax reforms.
• Imagawa Yoshimoto brought Uesugi Tetsu and Shiraishi to the Imagawa Residence and prepared matcha, earning Uesugi Tetsu’s praise for her tea ceremony.
• A maid announced that Takechiyo’s coming-of-age ceremony was about to begin, and Imagawa Yoshimoto left after telling Uesugi Tetsu to attend for an unexpected surprise.

Uesugi Tetsu discovered that Shiraishi could learn by watching demonstrations, and teaching him the Ki-ai Technique increased his recorded influence on history. At Imagawa Yoshimoto’s coming-of-age ceremony, Tetsu learned that the woman who had welcomed him was the powerful daimyo herself and decided to support her, turning his attention to the Sickly Ghost draining Taiyuan Xuezhai.

• Shiraishi warned Uesugi Tetsu that a noblewoman who had once rescued his group had later treated his friends as toys, and Tetsu thanked him for the warning.
• Uesugi Tetsu demonstrated a simplified Ki-ai Technique, and Shiraishi copied it successfully, prompting a Chronometer notification that Tetsu’s historical impact had risen to 0.05%.
• A maid led Uesugi Tetsu and Shiraishi to the Great Hall, where they saw Takechiyo, Taiyuan Xuezhai, and representatives of several clans gathered for the ceremony.
• Takeda Yoshinobu recognized Uesugi Tetsu as an Onmyoji, and the crowd’s hostile remarks toward Tetsu and Shiraishi stopped when Imagawa Yoshimoto arrived and declared Tetsu her honored guest.
• Imagawa Yoshimoto greeted Uesugi Tetsu, and his historical impact rose to 0.15%; he resolved to support her and focused on the Sickly Ghost draining Taiyuan Xuezhai.

Uesugi Tetsu exposed and exorcised the Sickly Ghost draining Taiyuan Xuezhai, then helped Imagawa Yoshimoto complete Takechiyo’s coming-of-age ceremony. Afterward, he accepted Yoshimoto’s offer to join her faction, completing the first stage of his main quest.

• Uesugi Tetsu warned Imagawa Yoshimoto that the Sickly Ghost on Taiyuan Xuezhai would kill him, then summoned two Koma-inu to seize it.
• Uesugi Tetsu revealed the Sickly Ghost to the assembled warriors and destroyed it with lightning, restoring Taiyuan Xuezhai’s vitality and earning increased reputation and influence.
• Imagawa Yoshimoto renamed Takechiyo Matsudaira Motoyasu and granted him the title of Governor of Mikawa.
• Uesugi Tetsu told Imagawa Yoshimoto that Taiyuan Xuezhai might live at least another year with rest, though his earlier promise of ten years had been a lie.
• Imagawa Yoshimoto asked Uesugi Tetsu to become her vassal and offered to help him pursue his ambitions; he agreed to serve her for the time being, completing the first stage of his main quest.

Uesugi Tetsu joined Imagawa Yoshimoto’s clan, while Shiraishi was accepted as an Imagawa samurai. As Uesugi Tetsu settled into life at the residence and trained, Hanzō warned that an uprising was brewing in Mikawa, and the delayed reward for the first stage of the main quest arrived.

• Imagawa Yoshimoto recruited Uesugi Tetsu and asked him to help teach Shiraishi, who would join the Imagawa Clan as a samurai.
• Uesugi Tetsu received an S+ rating for the first stage of his main quest, though the system delayed issuing its rewards until the end node was reached.
• Uesugi Tetsu told Shiraishi he would become an Imagawa samurai, and Shiraishi struggled with his conflicting feelings before thanking him.
• Imagawa Yoshimoto gave Uesugi Tetsu an annual stipend of five hundred kan and a residence, where he trained and taught Shiraishi the Ki-ai Technique.
• Hanzō warned Imagawa Yoshimoto that an uprising might break out in Mikawa and that a Great Demon was causing trouble; the system then awarded Uesugi Tetsu the Key of History · Second Ring, 1,500 Soul Ashes, and the Map of the Unknown Core Factory.

Uesugi Tetsu paused his journey through the Sengoku period and returned to modern Japan, where he prepared for the True Sword Match and tested Edo Castle’s gacha pool. Before searching for Imagawa Yoshimoto in Wikipedia, he wondered whether his actions had changed history.

• Uesugi Tetsu confirmed his return from the frozen Sengoku period and woke at the Okehazama scenic site on May 16.
• Uesugi Tetsu checked his new Key of History Ring and Super Epic map, then bought food and snacks with Two-Shaku-Sama.
• Uesugi Tetsu learned that Nanjō Emi and the others were heading to Yokohama with promising candidates, including Makiya Hitomi, Hattori Saiko, and Akechi Yuya.
• Uesugi Tetsu traveled to Yokohama and used one ten-pull in Edo Castle’s card pool, receiving Demon Essence among the items.
• Uesugi Tetsu noticed his history-change reading was 0.5% and searched Wikipedia for Imagawa Yoshimoto.

Uesugi Tetsu discovered that his brief visit to the Sengoku era had barely altered history, then arrived in Yokohama and faced a probe from Moonlit Hall’s Kuzuha Chihaya. While the others settled into the dojo and Akatsuki Ran prepared for his arrival, Uesugi Tetsu reached Moonlit Hall’s walls and caught one of the crows that had been following him.

• Uesugi Tetsu checked the historical records and saw that his appearance at Sunpu Castle was the only recorded change before he headed to Yokohama with Two-Shaku-Sama.
• Uesugi Tetsu recognized Kuzuha Chihaya beneath her disguise as Nanjō Emi, and Two-Shaku-Sama ate Demon Essence that accelerated her advancement by 30% for a month.
• Kuzuha Chihaya tried to lure Uesugi Tetsu to Moonlit Hall by car, but he refused and traveled there by subway and bus instead.
• Nanjō Emi brought the Arakawa Ward group to Moonlit Hall, where Akatsuki Ran led them underground and warned that the dojo imprisoned monsters.
• Akatsuki Ran told her junior brother Yatou Shigure to ask when Uesugi Tetsu would arrive, and he replied that he was already there.
• Unable to find an entrance to Moonlit Hall, Uesugi Tetsu confronted the crows watching him and caught one in his hand.

Uesugi Tetsu entered Moonlit Hall, reunited with several acquaintances, and learned that winning the True Sword Match and the Tokyo seed tournament could earn him powerful ninja techniques for Shiraishi. The chapter ended with Akechi Yuya challenging Uesugi Tetsu to a match so he could take his place if Uesugi lost.

• Karasuma Shigure guided Uesugi Tetsu and Two-Shaku-Sama through Moonlit Hall, while Uesugi Tetsu concealed his identity from Tokugawa Hoshi, who resented him for taking her sister Ririko away.
• Uesugi Tetsu met Hattori Saiko and followed her to a meeting where Nanjō Emi introduced him to the Special Affairs Division's group, including Ririko and Kitano Runa.
• Nanjō Emi explained that Tokugawa Hoshi would serve as a witness for the True Sword Match and told Uesugi Tetsu that victory could help him obtain ninja training methods.
• Uesugi Tetsu asked Nanjō Emi for ninja techniques to bring back for Shiraishi, and she said he would need to prove his strength by winning the match and defeating Tokyo's seeded contestants.
• Akechi Yuya worried that Uesugi Tetsu was not strong enough and challenged him, offering to take his place if Uesugi lost.

Uesugi Tetsu had Two-Shaku-Sama defeat Akechi Yuya in a harmless contest, then met Great Onmyoji Kujo Shingo and learned that Sengoku-era daimyo were attacking the present world from Everworld. The chapter ended with Uesugi Tetsu wondering whether Imagawa Yoshimoto was also in Everworld.

• Uesugi Tetsu accepted Akechi Yuya's contest, and Two-Shaku-Sama won by binding Akechi Yuya's wrists with conjured ropes.
• Uesugi Tetsu promised Two-Shaku-Sama an extra meal and planned to train before the True Sword Match.
• Karasuma Shigure and Akatsuki Ran discussed Uesugi Tetsu's abilities, and Akatsuki Ran left to hunt before her next match.
• Nanjō Emi introduced Uesugi Tetsu to Kujo Shingo, who judged his potential before leaving the assembly room.
• Nanjō Emi told Uesugi Tetsu that Takeda Yoshinobu was attacking Yamanashi Prefecture from Everworld and that other Sengoku daimyo were probing the present world.
• Uesugi Tetsu asked whether Imagawa Yoshimoto might also be in Everworld.

Uesugi Tetsu prepared for the True Sword Match after warning Nanjō Emi about Imagawa Yoshimoto and receiving her protection. As the first bout against Akatsuki Ran began, Akatsuki Ran launched an attack before the officials announced the match.

• Uesugi Tetsu told Nanjō Emi that Imagawa Yoshimoto was a dangerous Sengoku Daimyo, and Nanjō Emi explained that she had marked him to prevent Kujo Obuya from spying on him.
• Uesugi Tetsu spent two days cultivating the Corona Breathing Technique and used two Performance Scrolls (Fragments) to raise its proficiency before the match.
• Akechi Yuya came to call Uesugi Tetsu, declared that he would keep pursuing him, and wished him good fortune in battle.
• Uesugi Tetsu entered the arena equipped for the match, where he saw Kujo Obuya, the witnesses, Huijue, and his opponent Akatsuki Ran.
• Hattori Saiko shouted her support for Uesugi Tetsu, and Akatsuki Ran attacked him before the match was officially announced.