Chapter 47: Five Choose Two, A Difficult Choice (Please Keep Reading!)

Uesugi Toru found it strange.

Because clearly, before this, Twitter had sparked a mononoke craze, and the number of people in all of Tokyo who had participated in summoning Shiro Hannya was estimated to be no less than several hundred or thousand.

So then, why did it instead find Kitano Runa, who had never summoned it?

"Uh, I think..." Kitano Runa stammered, smiling embarrassedly, "Probably because I tried over a dozen summoning rituals in one night? Putting Shiro Hannya last made it unhappy?"

"Ah?"

Uesugi Toru was stunned for a moment, suspecting his ears had been shouted at by Shiro Hannya: "Say that again?"

Kitano Runa clearly repeated it once more.

In an instant, the hospital room fell into an indescribable silence.

Uesugi Toru looked at Kitano Runa with a complex expression as she looked left and right and scratched her head with her finger: "Kitano Classmate, you... have poor skill but great courage; it's truly a miracle you've survived until now."

Kitano Runa lowered her head, her lenses reflecting light: "So I wasn't the one who went to that place with Manatsu before, oh right, the Special Affairs Division!"

Sister, you almost wiped out the Special Affairs Division Headquarters in one go.

Uesugi Toru broke into a cold sweat; dropping over a dozen high-star yokai at once might really allow them to occupy the Arakawa Ward Special Affairs Division when its numbers were sparse.

However, this should be impossible.

Uesugi Toru recalled the "Sea Level Theory" Rituna Minami had mentioned earlier.

—Meaning that now only low-star yokai can break through the barrier of Chang Shi and enter Genjitsu following the omens of the First Wave.

This was probably also why the kappa and Shiro Hannya projection he encountered were both one-star; otherwise, Shiro Hannya could have descended in its true form without needing to make such a pointless detour.

"But I didn't summon it with a bandwagon mindset," Kitano Runa said, "Because since I was young, I could sense unusual movements, but had never witnessed them firsthand, so I thought all of this was fake."

Uesugi Toru: "Since you were young?"

Seeing Uesugi Toru's puzzled expression, Kitano Runa began counting on her fingers, listing one by one the "fake supernatural phenomena" she had encountered.

Uesugi Toru was stunned speechless, not knowing what to say.

He recalled the Fox Dog Raccoon they five had played before; strictly speaking, that was their first time playing a real supernatural game, and then a tragedy occurred.

But the Kitano Runa before him... had done all sorts of reckless things.

Some minor strange details made Uesugi Toru get goosebumps just listening, even though he himself might not be able to survive that kind of environment.

And Kitano Runa stood before him unscathed, listing off names.

This was simply an existence like a Durable Kill King.

Undoubtedly, Kitano Runa had a special constitution different from ordinary people.

She just didn't know it herself yet.

"Kitano Classmate, let me digest this information."

Uesugi Toru raised his hand, stopping Kitano Runa from listing the fiftieth "name"; he sighed, then looked at the prompt he hadn't finished browsing.

Might as well look at the rewards to feel reassured.

【You may select two of the following five rewards!】

【1. 800 Soul Ash points.】

【2. Obtain a Wanderer Identity-related task prop; after completing the task, you can increase the rarity of the identity "Wanderer."】

【3. Select one Yokai Avatar, granting it a random talent.】

【4. Skill Adaptation: Select one skill to modify, reducing the proficiency required for its upgrade.】

【5. Warai Hannya Exclusive: Upgrade the quality of Yokai Avatar Warai Hannya from "Rare" to "Epic"!】

【Note: Your Yokai Avatar Warai Hannya originally requires obtaining the special prop "Akahannya's Mask" before its quality can be raised to "Epic."】

"Hiss—"

Uesugi Toru sucked in a breath of cold air; this instance-clearing reward was truly too rich, both in quantity and quality.

Five options lined up, simply plunging him into decision paralysis.

However, the first one could be excluded first.

800 Soul Ash was a lot, more than Uesugi Toru had earned so far, but actually counted for nothing—not even enough to pay for two ten-pulls.

Moreover, who could guarantee that two ten-pulls would draw the Three-Tailed Fox from the gacha pool?

So, the Soul Ash reward, which only the short-sighted or gambling addicts would choose, was excluded first.

Next was number two, increasing the rarity of the Wanderer Identity.

To be honest, the Wanderer Identity, which could trigger special events, had indeed brought him many benefits.

Whether it was the blacksmith agreeing to forge weapons for him, or the Great Onmyo Technique Fragment given by the company slave netizen, or the Five-Tailed Fox he met in Edo Castle...

These were all conveniences brought by the Wanderer Identity.

But relatively, Uesugi Toru also suspected that Ai Parting Li finding him and Shizuku had something to do with the Wanderer Identity.

Otherwise, how could Ai Parting Li ignore so many big figures and fixate on the two little Kokara?

But overall—the benefits brought by Wanderer still far outweighed the drawbacks.

However, this time he could only choose two out of five, so Uesugi Toru decided to put it in the backup options first, and decide after seeing the later rewards; it wasn't too late.

Option three, randomly bringing a skill...

Another gambling addict option; Uesugi Toru, knowing his luck was terribly bad, passed at a glance, and then his eyes lit up upon seeing option four.

—Reducing skill proficiency? Using this on Tennen Rishin-ryu would yield huge returns.

So, exactly how much?

The panel gave the answer—【One Third】.

Uesugi Toru's throat rolled; as long as he chose this option now, Tennen Rishin-ryu would immediately enter Proficient Level.

Similarly, the proficiency required for the next upgrade would drop from a possible 1000 points to 666 points.

This option, the later it was used, the greater the returns!

Uesugi Toru had almost already decided to choose it, but the two characters "Epic" in the fifth option ruthlessly crashed into his eye sockets.

Uesugi Toru could only transfer his affections elsewhere.

——First use "Haku Prajna's Mask", then select option five, directly letting the quality of Laughing Prajna leap from the "Superior Quality" found everywhere to the noble "Epic"!

Laughing Prajna could be said to be the foundation of his standing at the current stage; it could be said the stronger Laughing Prajna is, the speed at which Uesugi Toru becomes stronger will accelerate by double!

Therefore this route fundamentally doesn't need hesitation, the first item directly locks in option five!

Then, what to choose for the second reward?

The left hand is a special prop that can increase the rarity of the Wanderer Identity, the right hand is the lowering of upgrade proficiency requirements which has incomparably high returns in the long term.

Both have an undeniable effect on long-term development.

Uesugi Toru felt deep entanglement——why can't both items be chosen?

And right at this time, the hospital room's door was heavily pushed open, and from outside walked over a long-faced black-haired, black-eyed youth.

"Look like, you two have recovered pretty well."

That youth curled his lip, spread his hands: "Looks like there's no need for my superfluous existence."

Uesugi Toru stared at him, let out a "Huh?": "Arakawa Ward's Onmyoji Minor Official Kurosaki Akira?"

That youth blanked for a moment, looked toward Uesugi Toru,

"Who are you, to actually recognize me?"

How could Uesugi Toru not recognize Nanjo Sister's colleague——rather, he had previously specially asked her for a list, and memorized all of Arakawa Ward's Onmyoji Minor Officials and their attendants.

For Nanjo Sister's questions at that time, Uesugi Toru's answer was prepared in advance.

See, it comes in handy at this time.

Uesugi Toru seriously asked the question he had long wanted to ask:

"——Minor Official Kurosaki, are you clear on Nanjo Sister's current location?"

(End of Chapter)