Chapter 446
Exclusive Masked Karma Shura! Kaga Kiyomitsu's Clothing, Little Kaga's Infinit
Chapter 446 Exclusive Mask - Karma: Asura! Kaga Kiyomitsu's Clothing, Kaga's Infinite Costume Changes!
The unexpected appearance of the mask stunned Uesugi Tetsuya.
Because in Zashiki's hands, she was struggling to hold a Hannya mask that was grinning broadly, revealing a very sunny and cheerful smile.
What does this mean?
Could it be that Zashiki was afraid that the original menacing, 18+ rated horror mask would frighten children, so she drastically changed it to be suitable for all ages?
Strange thoughts arose in Uesugi Tetsu's mind, and after he suppressed them, he heard Zashiki speak.
“Mr. Tetsu, Zashiki thinks this is indeed the mask that suits you best.”
With that, Zashiki's arm tensed, revealing clearly defined muscles, and he tossed the cheerful, laughing mask at him.
Uesugi Tetsu grabbed it and discovered that the mask was actually incredibly lightweight.
It was like grabbing a wad of light, fluffy cotton.
He was about to ask Zashiki what was going on when he heard the faint sound of a train arriving at the station in the distance.
woohoo...
Within seconds, the light from the long, silvery dragon headlights pierced through the tent, illuminating the barrier of the Pure Lotus Womb Treasury and striking the Zashiki.
"Are you leaving?"
Having just finished working and not yet having caught her breath, Zashiki blinked and gave Uesugi Tetsu a slightly helpless smile.
"Mr. Che, although I would like to, it seems I can't stay for two more days."
She deftly gathered the anvil and tools on the ground, stuffed them all into her backpack, and burst into laughter.
"Life's changes always come so quickly!"
With her backpack on, Zashiki leaped into the air, regained her balance, and walked toward the slowly stopping silver-white dragon.
"Zashiki, wait a moment."
Uesugi Tetsu spoke, then used his spirit control technique to grab a portion of all the drinks and snacks in the room, gathered them into a ball, and stuck it next to Zashiki's backpack.
He says,
"I'll give you a portion of all these different flavored snacks to try; I don't think you'll be disappointed."
Zashiki, who had been looking pale, suddenly widened her eyes upon hearing this and replied with sparkling eyes, "Okay—Mr. Che! I will try them one by one and write down my thoughts after eating them!"
"Bye-bye, everyone! Until we meet again!"
Zashiki waved to Uesugi Tetsuya, Nissaku, Ririko, Kaga Kiyomitsu, and Ao, then, carrying his bags, prepared to walk onto the long, silvery-white dragon.
She looked just like a farm girl who had dropped out of school and was happily preparing to go south to work.
Stepping inside the long dragon, the hatches on both sides slowly closed.
At that moment, Zashiki seemed to have thought of something amusing, looked up at Uesugi Tetsu on the rooftop, waved at him again, and shouted with a smile.
"but--"
"I have a feeling that you and Mr. Che will meet again many more times!"
"Just like you, Mr. Che, and Chief Imagawa, the two of you are so destined for each other—!"
The closing hatch abruptly cut off Zashiki's deliberately drawn-out final note, and Tenko, with a delighted expression, sped off again toward the vast and desolate Eternal World.
The last thing Uesugi Tetsu saw was Zashiki sticking out her tongue at him through the semi-transparent hatch.
Is this guy still a naughty child, spouting nonsense like that?!
What's the point of saying that last sentence?
His face twitched slightly. After taking a deep breath, he focused his attention and decided to ignore his surroundings and look at the seemingly weightless "good guy mask" in his hand.
After lowering his gaze, all the turbulent thoughts swirling in Uesugi Tetsu's mind came to a standstill.
This black, smiling mask...
At first glance, it didn't seem like anything special; it looked like a toy suitable for all ages.
But if you look closely—
Mountains of corpses and seas of blood, countless slaughters.
Just how intense was that killing intent, and how endless were those corpses?
Indescribable.
The sheer volume of malice gathered together is enough to subdue and destroy the soul of any mortal.
Uesugi Tetsuya closed his eyes and then opened them again.
He thought that if he hadn't yet achieved sword heart enlightenment, he might have been stunned for a few seconds because of this.
"It's disguised as being suitable for all ages, but it's actually so cruel; it's a complete children's cult..."
Uesugi Tetsu sighed softly, looking at the black mask that now revealed an arrogant, ferocious, and disdainful smile in his eyes.
[Falsehood·Three Prajna → Karmic Result·Asura]
[Quality: Legendary+ → Sub-Mythological]
Uesugi Tetsu stared at these two novel lines of prompts that had appeared for the first time for quite a while.
"The original product of the fusion of the three elements has undergone a quality evolution through Zashiki's personal forging..."
He looked down with some anticipation.
Effect 1: "Karma - Asura" is a Prajna mask exclusive to Uesugi Tetsu. It can only be worn and used by "Uesugi Tetsu". Any other being who tries to wear it will suffer a huge karmic backlash and will be unable to use any power.
If forcibly worn, it will trigger a special negative status called "Asura".
[Effect 2: Using "Demon Incarnation - Red Prajna" will immediately change the form of the Demon Incarnation and unlock more effects.]
[The youngest celestial craftsman in recorded history, Zashiki, after arriving in the mortal world, used the "Face of Wrathful Wisdom" as his bones, the "Prototype of Jealousy Mask" as his blood, and the "Prototype of Resentment Mask" as his fire, and then scooped up a ladle of the most turbulent wave from the edge of your soul and poured it on himself.]
Thus, one can wholeheartedly and spiritually forge the smallest miracles through the power of will.
This is a weight that no mortal being can bear.
"Mr. Che, please put it on."
"Then go to your karma, go to your fire, and walk your path."
This introduction left Uesugi Tetsuya slightly stunned.
He looked again in the direction where the silver dragon had disappeared, but there was nothing there anymore, only the pitch blackness isolated by the tent.
"So it was a mask that was locked onto me. No wonder it was so light."
He murmured to himself, clenching the Asura Mask in his hand.
Uesugi Tetsuya knew that what he was holding now was of even higher quality than the "Thousand-Eyed Jizo Clay Sculpture" he had once possessed, but it was indeed a sub-mythological artifact that belonged exclusively to him.
The original "Illusory Face" was only slightly better than the legendary one, which suited the legendary mission of the incarnation.
However, with Zashiki's full efforts, it may now be possible for the demon incarnation, Akahane, to reach a similar rank to Senjin when it ascends to the level of a demon god.
"I still owe her too much..."
Uesugi Tetsu stroked the rough yet strangely smooth surface of the mask for a while before temporarily putting it back into his storage backpack.
—This Asura Mask should be used after transforming into the Red Prajna; it's not really suitable for the present world.
I still need to go to the ordinary world to use it, and I can also see Lady Mokujin after a long time, replenish her stock of drinks and snacks, and bring some new games that can kill time without her even realizing it.
As Uesugi Tetsu put away his Shura Mask, Ririko, whose gaze had been drawn to him for a while, also looked up.
"This mask is definitely not ordinary."
Qing thought to himself, "A master craftsman... a master craftsman."
For a thousand years, the last time Qing saw the work of the gods was when it was in the hands of Minamoto no Yorimitsu.
Even then, Minamoto no Yorimitsu had to treat the extremely old and frail Tenkō with utmost respect and had to wait a very long time before he could even get a glimpse of him.
But this young master craftsman seems to have an unusually good relationship with Lord Uesugi.
"Walking, Heavenly Craftsmanship, Calamity, Thousand Eyes, Sword Heart, and the Master's outstanding abilities in all aspects..."
Qing was filled with hope for the future just by thinking about it.
How long has it been since I had this thought? Qing wondered.
It probably stopped after Lord Raikou's death.
—Uesugi Tetsu turned around, wanting to see if Kaga Kiyomitsu had changed at all.
However, they found that she was still standing motionless on the ground, with only the dark gold patterns on the surface of the black scabbard constantly changing.
Uesugi Tetsu grabbed Kaga Kiyomitsu, wanting to ask her how she was feeling.
Before she could even speak, Xiao Jia cried out in panic.
"Yeah!"
"Xiao Jia, what's wrong?"
Uesugi Tetsu raised an eyebrow, wondering what he had done wrong.
While secretly changing clothes by herself, Xiao Jia discovered that Uesugi Tetsu hadn't noticed what she was doing; he had simply arrested her.
She secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
"I especially love the new scabbard that Sister Zashiki made for me!"
Xiao Jia said cheerfully, "If I have the chance to see Zashiki-nee again next time, I must thank her properly! And play with her for a long time!"
What do you mean by "read but no reply"?
Uesugi Tetsu didn't seem to care much, simply replying, "I'm not a child..."
But halfway through the conversation, we realized that things might not be so simple.
Maybe she's still a mischievous child and can play with Xiao Jia? You can tell from what she just did.
After lingering on Kaga Kiyomitsu's scabbard for a moment, Uesugi Tetsu saw a notification panel pop up.
【Kaga Kiyomitsu's Garment】
[Quality: Legendary]
They actually forged the super epic quality Millennium Tree Heart into a legendary finished product.
The work of nature is truly terrifying.
Uesugi Tetsu suppressed the urge to keep Zashiki by his side and work for him, and looked at the new effect of the legendary scabbard.
Effect 1: The Sheath of All Things. Kaga Kiyomitsu's Clothing can transform into the most suitable "outer garment" for the current situation, or even an environmental mimicry disguise, according to Kaga Kiyomitsu's will and needs.
But all forms of clothing are essentially different encapsulation forms of a "sheath."
Uesugi Tetsu pondered for a while.
In other words, Jia will be able to "change clothes" for free from now on?
He looked at Kaga Kiyomitsu in his hand and asked, "Kaga, were you just using this costume-changing ability?"
"Um……"
Xiao Jia replied somewhat shyly and awkwardly.
"That's a good thing." Uesugi Tetsu smiled and patted the hilt of her sword. "From now on, you can change whatever clothes you want to wear."
After saying that, Kaga Kiyomitsu, who hadn't heard anything more, was stunned for a while before realizing that he had been overthinking things.
"Well……"
Uesugi Tetsu didn't care what Kaga was thinking and just continued watching.
[Effect Two: True Sealing. Within the sheath, Kaga Kiyomitsu will be able to highly conceal his presence, perfectly hiding his aura, making his appearance ordinary and greatly reducing any unconscious impact on fragile things around him.]
The effect is also quite good.
Previously, he sometimes found it inconvenient to take out Kaga Kiyomitsu, fearing that others would immediately recognize Kaga's value.
Now, we can disguise Little Jia as an ordinary katana user and have Spider Cutter draw all attention to him, thus creating an information gap.
It can also be combined with the following "Effect Three".
[Effect Three: Nourishing and Accumulating Power. Within its sheath, Kaga Kiyomitsu is continuously nourished, purified, and accumulated, making its next outburst even more refined, brilliant, and powerful.]
Now, I usually use the Spirit Control Technique to manipulate lightning magic, and at most, I can transform into Thousand Eyes to handle most battles.
If there really is an opponent who can force Uesugi Tetsuya to use all his methods.
Once the enemy manages to get close after great difficulty, what awaits them is Kaga Kiyomitsu, who hasn't drawn his sword in who knows how long.
【——Tenko Zashiki is a garment made primarily from the heartwood of a thousand-year-old tree, and is happily forged by her beloved Kaga Kiyomitsu.
With this sheath, I enshrine the radiance of Xiaojia, soothe the spirit of Xiaojia, and depict the form of Xiaojia's garments.
Little Jia, may you find peace and joy from now on, Zashiki-nee.
Although... that's impossible, haha.
Zashiki's gentleness has remained unchanged, even after traveling so far and spending an unimaginable amount of time on its forging.
Just like when she leaves the longhouse in Arakawa Village, she cleans the whole house thoroughly.
Uesugi Tetsu's gaze swept over the unusually long introduction, and he heard Ririko ask a question from not far away.
"Uesugi-kun, this Zashiki is..."
“Just a friend I met by chance.” Uesugi Tetsu waved the Kaga Kiyomitsu in his hand. “Kaga was made for me by her master.”
“Zashiki usually lives in the world of the dead. I had to use a special tool to make her stay here for a short time.”
Uesugi Tetsu spread his hands: "She also likes to travel alone in the world of the living. Just like she said, if we are not destined to be together, we may never see each other again."
"That's a bit of a pity."
Ririko said, "I feel like I can get along quite well with her."
After a pause, she asked with some curiosity, "Who is the 'Imagawa Headmaster' that the Zashiki mentioned? And what does 'Overlord' mean?"
"I'm a little curious."
Ririko said bluntly.
She could never have imagined that "Imagawa no Toshu" was Imagawa Yoshimoto, because to her he was a "person from ancient times" from five hundred years ago.
From a normal perspective, no matter how famous Imagawa Yoshimoto is, she would never have thought of this.
Looking at the hesitant Uesugi Tetsuya, Ririko said again,
"It's okay if you don't want to talk about it."
Her "it's okay" really meant it.
Rather than those ambiguous, manipulative tactics.
As long as Uesugi Tetsu doesn't say anything, she will never ask about this issue again.
But this appearance made Uesugi Tetsuya open his mouth.
After thinking for a moment, he finally said conservatively, "They're pretty much as good friends as Zashiki..."
"In short, I need to use the mask that Zashiki made for me first, and I also need to go out and buy some things."
Uesugi Tetsuya looked at Ririko, who was squinting with curiosity.
"Let's talk in detail when I get back."
"Okay, then I'll wait for you."
That concludes the discussion.
Without saying anything more, Uesugi Tetsu went out and scavenged a bunch of snacks and game supplies on the street.
I downloaded a bunch of Monster Energy games of various flavors, as well as games like "Dive" and "No Man's Sky" that I think would be interesting to Mr. Huojin, and then found a deserted place.
They entered the walking assembly.
(End of this chapter)