[Ding! Host's charitable deeds and Tokyo reconstruction. Reward: 1,000 Fusion Points!]
When Byakuya officially began rebuilding Tokyo and distributing the war reparations, the system granted another Fusion Point reward.
[Fusion Points: 11,100]
Byakuya opened the system page and saw his Fusion Points had broken ten thousand.
Most had come from this Battle of Tokyo, which had provided massive Fusion Points.
Though not quite enough yet, it was getting close.
[Ding! Host has purchased "Tailed Beast Challenge Scroll (Eight-Tails Gyūki)." Cost: 1,600 Fusion Points. Current balance: 9,500 Fusion Points!]
Byakuya immediately took action, channeling chakra into the challenge scroll to summon Eight-Tails Gyūki.
[Eight-Tails Gyūki has appeared at La Push Second Beach, Washington State. Please proceed to challenge immediately!]
Washington again...
Byakuya felt a moment of emotion. The White House he'd destroyed was also in Washington State.
He wondered how the people here would react when he appeared in Washington State again.
Well, no point worrying about that now. Byakuya immediately teleported to Washington State through the Kamui Dimension.
La Push Second Beach, considered the most beautiful beach in Washington State, attracted large numbers of tourists daily.
Even though America had just suffered a humiliating defeat, that didn't stop citizens from Washington and other states from enjoying themselves here.
Eight-Tails Gyūki suddenly materialized on the beach. It had a bull's head and normal humanoid arms and torso, but its tail consisted of eight octopus tentacles.
Its body was roughly 60 meters tall.
When this massive beast with its distinctive appearance suddenly appeared, the beachgoers were all terrified.
And that was nothing compared to when a demonic figure appeared floating in mid-air...
"Look! That person flying in the sky—isn't that?!!"
"That's obviously that demon boy from before! Why is he here again? Didn't we already make peace with him?!"
"Don't panic! Everyone stay calm—he might be here to deal with that monster, not to target us!"
"Y-Yeah, he's defeated monsters like this all over the world before. He's probably here to deal with that monster... right?"
"..."
Everyone on the beach was in full panic mode.
Byakuya was now world-famous, especially in Washington State.
Those two meteors he'd summoned—many Washington State residents had seen them from a distance. The soul-shaking impact they'd felt would stay with them forever.
A man who could summon various monsters and even meteors—to Westerners, calling him the devil incarnate wasn't an exaggeration at all.
But this very man was also deeply admired by many internet users from various countries.
Think about it—the ability to summon monsters, summon meteors, and crush the former world's strongest nation with absolute overwhelming force. Who wouldn't be impressed?
Only some Americans couldn't accept this demon who'd brought shame to their nation. But at the same time, many Americans who didn't care much about that viewed Byakuya as a god-like existence.
As for people from other countries—since Byakuya had never harmed them, and despite having such power had never done anything unconscionable (all his battlefield actions being legitimate self-defense), they naturally had no reason to resent him.
A simple truth: even the mustached man had many admirers worldwide, including in Byakuya's previous life's homeland.
One reason was that the mustached man had never directly harmed that homeland. Another was that his most well-known act was persecuting Jewish people.
The same applied in this world. The ghoul situation was just minor internal squabbling in Tokyo. On a global scale, the world had long suffered under America's dominance.
If even the mustached man had so many admirers, there was no need to mention Byakuya—who had righteous cause, legitimate actions, and absolute power.
Right now, even Washington State citizens were bold enough to stand there taking photos and selfies.
"..."
Byakuya could perceive the behavior and chatter below, but he completely ignored it.
Looking at Eight-Tails Gyūki before him, he thought for a moment and decided to fight the beast hand-to-hand.
"Gyūki, don't harm any innocents. Let's go a few rounds."
Byakuya proposed.
"Who are you?"
Eight-Tails Gyūki immediately asked.
It had no idea what had happened. One moment it was inside its Jinchūriki, the next it was here. Also, it seemed to have gained its freedom?
"I'm the one who brought you to this world. If you can defeat me, I'll grant you complete freedom. Otherwise, you'll serve me."
Byakuya stated directly.
"Deal!"
The straightforward and hot-tempered Eight-Tails immediately agreed.
With a chance to regain freedom, it naturally wouldn't pass it up. It didn't care how strong the opponent was—fighting would reveal the answer.
Byakuya then removed his outer garment, casually tossing it into the Kamui Dimension, leaving only a light t-shirt.
"Come."
The moment he finished speaking, Byakuya instantly appeared before Eight-Tails Gyūki, his fist connecting squarely with the beast's bull nose.
"?!"
Gyūki was stunned. The opponent's speed was so fast it couldn't even react.
This seemingly ordinary punch sent Gyūki flying backward, crashing down on the shoreline and splashing seawater and sand everywhere. The American spectators who'd been standing too close got the worst of it—those still filming and photographing got faces full of seawater and sand. But at least they weren't seriously hurt.
Gyūki immediately stabilized itself with its eight tails, its expression turning serious.
This human... was not simple...
And those eyes...
Seeing those Rinnegan, Eight-Tails Gyūki couldn't help but think of the Sage of Six Paths.
It had been so very long since it had seen Rinnegan like the Sage of Six Paths possessed. Its guard went up to maximum, not daring to underestimate its opponent in the slightest.
But no amount of caution would help Gyūki, because Byakuya had already activated "Limbo: Border Jail."
He'd said hand-to-hand combat, but he didn't want to waste too much time. And really, whether it was one of him or several of him fighting Gyūki hand-to-hand—wasn't it all still hand-to-hand?
Byakuya's main body remained floating in the air as his four shadows charged at Gyūki.
The four shadows' combined punches and kicks immediately sent the massive Eight-Tails flying.
Beaten without any ability to fight back, Gyūki was completely dumbfounded. Attacks it couldn't even see—how was it supposed to fight this?!
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