Chapter Summaries

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.

Uesugi Tetsu defeated Akatsuki Ran in the first True Sword Match bout after overcoming her illusions, shadow attacks, and poison. As he recovered, the arena prepared for the next bout, while Tokugawa Hoshi revealed her protective feelings toward Ririko and Karasuma Shigure checked on the injured Akatsuki Ran.

• Akatsuki Ran attacked Uesugi Tetsu with a bone dagger, shadow tricks, and a phantom switch, but he countered and broke her weapon with his spear.
• Uesugi Tetsu struck Akatsuki Ran with his fist and lightning, then pinned her with a spear, but she engulfed him in darkness and launched a final wave of bone spikes.
• Uesugi Tetsu cut through Akatsuki Ran's darkness with Sorrow of Parting, then subdued her despite her hidden attacks and poison.
• Kujo Obuya announced Uesugi Tetsu as the winner, and Kujo Shingo carried Akatsuki Ran away for intensive treatment.
• Tokugawa Hoshi told Huijue that Ririko was her little sister and complained that Uesugi Tetsu was unworthy of her.
• Karasuma Shigure checked that Akatsuki Ran was out of danger, then left as a flock of crows filled the arena passageway.

Uesugi Tetsu defeated Karasuma Shigure in the second True Sword Match, then reached Mastery in the Corona Breathing Technique after a fierce battle. As the third match against Kuzuha Chihaya approached, he revealed that he had already completed his breakthrough.

• Karasuma Shigure sent a flock of crows and his giant crow Shikigami to separate Uesugi Tetsu from Two-Shaku-Sama and attack them.
• Uesugi Tetsu cut down the giant crow and fought off Karasuma Shigure’s shadow attacks, then unleashed lightning to clear the arena of crows.
• Karasuma Shigure recalled his shadow clones and challenged Uesugi Tetsu directly with two crystalline rapiers.
• Uesugi Tetsu defeated Karasuma Shigure in their final clash, though he was left exhausted and nearly struck through the heart.
• Kujo Obuya declared Uesugi Tetsu the winner of the second match, while Two-Shaku-Sama caught him and helped him recover.
• Uesugi Tetsu reached Mastery in the Corona Breathing Technique and revealed that his breakthrough was already complete.

Uesugi Tetsu completed Qi Circulation and faced Kuzuha Chihaya in the final match of the True Sword Match. Although Chihaya overwhelmed him, Tetsu unleashed his concealed lightning trump card, leaving the battle’s outcome unresolved.

• Uesugi Tetsu completed Qi Circulation, greatly improving his Qi Aura recovery and learning the Skin Tempering, Bone Forging, and Flesh Refining stages of Corona Breathing Technique.
• Uesugi Tetsu chose to continue the match against Kuzuha Chihaya, and Nanjō Emi silenced the spectators who urged him to withdraw.
• Kuzuha Chihaya summoned her naginata and repeatedly outmatched Uesugi Tetsu, while her weapon disrupted his Qi Aura and drove him into the arena wall.
• Uesugi Tetsu released his accumulated Spirit Accumulation Technique, but Kuzuha Chihaya continued to pressure him and struck Two-Shaku-Sama out of the fight.
• Uesugi Tetsu summoned weak demons to conceal his plan, then used a lightning-charged Three-stage Thrust to distract Kuzuha Chihaya before revealing the Blessed Folding Fan and Five Thunder Pearl.
• Uesugi Tetsu unleashed a massive red-violet lightning strike from the sky toward Kuzuha Chihaya.

Uesugi Tetsu defeated Kuzuha Chihaya in the True Sword Match after using the Blessed Folding Fan’s lightning and Two-Shaku-Sama’s final shot, securing all three victories for the Special Affairs Division. Afterward, Tokugawa Hoshi gave him her treasured pendant and sent Ririko her cultivation journal, while Nanjō Emi warned that the Tokugawa Family’s influence could threaten Ririko and promised her support.

• Uesugi Tetsu and Kuzuha Chihaya fell after the heavenly lightning struck, but Two-Shaku-Sama shot Chihaya when she struggled to rise, and Kujo Obuya declared Uesugi Tetsu the winner of the match and all three victories.
• The Medicine Boy treated Uesugi Tetsu, Kuzuha Chihaya, and Karasuma Shigure, while Akatsuki Ran added Uesugi Tetsu on LINE and confessed that she wanted him to keep beating her.
• Kujo Obuya offered Uesugi Tetsu her Demonic Eye and asked him to become her disciple, but he refused the unknown demonic organ.
• Tokugawa Hoshi thanked Uesugi Tetsu for looking after Ririko, gave him her sapphire pendant, and asked him to treat her younger sister well.
• Huijue delivered Tokugawa Hoshi’s journal to Ririko, who eagerly read her sister’s cultivation insights and found answers to her recent deductions.
• Nanjō Emi told Uesugi Tetsu that the Tokugawa Family’s influence within the Onmyo Bureau could endanger Ririko and promised to support the two of them if necessary.

After winning the True Sword Match, Uesugi Tetsu returned to the Special Affairs Division to seek a suitable Shikigami and a craftsman who could improve his equipment. He found no suitable spirit to contract, so Nanjō Emi took him to meet a blacksmith, while he also planned to research historical records and awaited Ririko’s advice about breathing-method practice.

• Nanjō Emi told Uesugi Tetsu that the Tokyo Seed Battle had no finalized date and that she had arranged for him to receive an illustrated ninja-training manual.
• Uesugi Tetsu reunited with the True Sword Match spectators, thanked Kitano Runa through LINE, and left Moonlit Hall with Akatsuki Ran joining the group.
• Uesugi Tetsu traded two Hundred-Eyed Demon’s Single Eyeballs and 1,000 Soul Ash for an Epic unidentified metal, then learned that the Special Affairs Division had no Heavenly Artisan but could arrange ordinary forging and repairs.
• Ririko told Uesugi Tetsu she had something very important to tell him about breathing-method practice, and Uesugi Tetsu asked Nanjō Emi to let him consult the Special Affairs Division’s historical archives.
• Uesugi Tetsu inspected four captured demons but rejected them as unsuitable, including a three-and-a-half-star Blue Heron Fire that attacked friend and foe indiscriminately.
• Nanjō Emi led Uesugi Tetsu and Akatsuki Ran to a sealed workshop, where the door opened and a wave of heat struck Uesugi Tetsu.

Uesugi Tetsu visited the Special Affairs Division’s forge and archives, where he learned about a rare Spirit Gold, researched Imagawa Yoshimoto and the unrest in Mikawa, and retrieved his repaired equipment. Back home, Ririko revealed that their breathing techniques were incomplete and that perfecting the Palace of Flesh would require a better method.

• Nanjō Emi introduced Uesugi Tetsu to Aoyama Yoshimitsu, who agreed to repair his Priest’s Robe and Hina Crown but declined to forge the Qualified Spirit Gold into Kaga Kiyomitsu.
• Nanjō Emi secured Uesugi Tetsu access to the archives, where he read records about Imagawa Yoshimoto, Hanzō Hattori, and a suspected Great Demon that had bewitched Mikawa’s elders into causing unrest.
• Uesugi Tetsu used the archive administrator’s help to find the records, then returned to the forge and collected his repaired equipment and the Nanjō Doll.
• Uesugi Tetsu returned home and found Ririko recovering from a Qi-circulation accident; she said the Corona Breathing Technique and their cultivation methods were incomplete youth versions.
• Ririko explained that they needed to complete the Palace of Flesh through a fuller method of Qi circulation, but the Corona Breathing Technique itself lacked the instructions to forge a truly magnificent Palace of Flesh.

Uesugi Tetsu learned that better breathing techniques were difficult to obtain and resolved to seek one in the Warring States era. Ririko taught him her improved Palace of Flesh method, guided him through cultivating Tough Skin, and left him ready to continue developing his heart embryo.

• Ririko explained that techniques more complete than Corona Breathing were unavailable without an extraordinary achievement, and Uesugi Tetsu considered finding one in the Warring States era.
• Uesugi Tetsu tested Ririko’s completed Skin Tempering and found that her skin could withstand astral energy and a broken woodcutter’s knife.
• Ririko explained the Palace of Flesh’s stages, including Sinew Casting, and offered Uesugi Tetsu her improved cultivation method.
• Uesugi Tetsu accepted Ririko’s advice, improving Corona Breathing and beginning astral-energy-guided Tough Skin cultivation with her help.
• After enduring more than half an hour of intense pain, Uesugi Tetsu completed Tough Skin, gained two physique points, and advanced to Copper Skin.
• Ririko praised their compatibility, then prepared a medicinal bath while Uesugi Tetsu reflected on forming his heart embryo.

Uesugi Tetsu recovered from his training, strengthened his skills through a brutal medicinal bath, and retrieved Kaga Kiyomitsu before preparing to return to the Warring States era. After setting out his next goals, he decided to inspect the factory in Arakawa Village, which might connect to his Super Epic map.

• Uesugi Tetsu endured Ririko's body-tempering medicinal bath, gained Corona Breathing Technique proficiency, and left the unconscious Ririko in Two-Shaku-Sama's care.
• Uesugi Tetsu cultivated for four days, then visited Aoyama Yoshimitsu and reclaimed Kaga Kiyomitsu after Aoyama gave the blade comprehensive maintenance.
• Uesugi Tetsu tested his ordinary slash against Samurai Cleaver and reached 3,666 guan, while Ririko resolved to train harder.
• Uesugi Tetsu received an illustrated ninja manual, recalled Samurai Cleaver, and told Ririko he would leave on another assignment for a few days.
• Uesugi Tetsu planned to pursue stronger breathing techniques, raise Imagawa Yoshimoto's favor and fame, and address the uprising in Mikawa before deciding to inspect the factory in Arakawa Village.

Uesugi Tetsu discovered that Factory Master Z was a five-star threat after the master killed him instantly in Arakawa Ghost Village. He then used the Key of History to enter the middle of the Warring States era, where the second Main Quest, Lord of the Tokaido, was unlocked.

• Saito Ryuichi and Minamoto Shizuka watched Uesugi Tetsu through a water mirror, and Minamoto Shizuka vowed to make him and Tokugawa Ririko stepping stones on her path to becoming a Swordmaster.
• Uesugi Tetsu sensed someone spying on him, escaped Tokyo in disguise, and used an Omikuji that indicated the spying was harmless curiosity.
• Uesugi Tetsu returned to Arakawa Ghost Village and found giant robots rebuilding it while crushing polluted farmers.
• Uesugi Tetsu infiltrated the factory and saw Factory Master Z, a five-star entity, kill him without warning.
• Uesugi Tetsu recovered in his hotel, used the Key of History, and unlocked the second Main Quest, Lord of the Tokaido.

Imagawa Yoshimoto considered sending Uesugi Tetsu to investigate whether Jodo Shinshu was behind the Great Demon rumors in Mikawa. Asahina Yasutomo challenged Tetsu’s credentials and took him to face the skeptical Elder Council, where Tetsu was about to prove himself.

• Imagawa Yoshimoto questioned Hanzō about the Mikawa disturbance, learning that local magnates had rebelled while the Matsudaira Family largely stayed on the sidelines and a Jodo Shinshu head priest had reported the Great Demon.
• Uesugi Tetsu considered how the disturbance could help him investigate Jodo Shinshu and advance Imagawa Yoshimoto’s quest to increase the Imagawa Clan’s kokudaka.
• Tetsu offered to approach Jodo Shinshu and test whether the Great Demon was connected to the sect, and Imagawa Yoshimoto agreed to his proposal.
• Asahina Yasutomo objected that Yoshimoto trusted Tetsu too quickly, while Asahina Yasunori defended Tetsu as a powerful Onmyoji.
• Tetsu asked Yasutomo what would convince him of his qualifications, and Yasutomo took him to meet the Elder Council members who doubted him.