A comic book, but a librarian

Of course, the bear would not be stupid enough to stay there and let Saki Kawasaki attack it, but it did not expect that its disguise, which had been invincible, would be so easily punctured. In this situation, it could only barely deflect the fatal stick from its original target and use its limbs to block the stick.

The intense pain made the bear roar in agony. It didn't understand why a weak human could use such powerful strength. What it didn't understand even more was how this human obtained such power.

"One more blow!! Die!"

It is difficult to tell who is the hunter and who is the prey in the current situation. Saki Kawasaki's stick hit the tree, almost breaking the whole tree in half. Even the bear widened its eyes.

"Come!!"

Saki Kawasaki's roar was not loud, but it completely frightened the bear. It looked around vigilantly, spread its four legs and started running wildly. Saki Kawasaki did not chase it immediately. She did not intend to waste her energy here blindly. Somehow her body was guiding her brain on how to act, as if her body had taken over the battle.

In the fog, some blurry figures slowly emerged and looked at Saki Kawasaki, as if they wanted to do something to stop her.

"Tsk... Is this the ghost that Uesugi was talking about? How pathetic."

Saki Kawasaki was not afraid at all. For her now, an enemy that she could see clearly was nothing to be afraid of. She even felt that she might be able to fight a gunman in a duel, even on an open flat ground.

She was not in a hurry to kill the bear. After all, Uesugi Sumiya had lost his trace since the beginning. She didn't think that Uesugi Sumiya would run away or leave her to do other things, so she left the bear to Uesugi Sumiya. She now wanted to fight those enemies who would not run away.

The face of the man-bear who was running wildly was full of human fear. He simply could not understand why humans could burst out such strength. He could now clearly feel that one of his forelimbs had lost its strength. Not only that, the severe pain was also constantly stimulating his nerves, trying to make him lose the human rationality that he had finally possessed and turn back into a wild beast.

"As a prey, it's pretty good..."

It stopped in horror as a strange arc almost brushed past its neck. It even had the illusion that its throat was cut.

"I don't need your skin anyway, so let's just get this over with quickly."

The light and strange movements were something it had never seen before. No matter how it waved its limbs, it could not reach the human in front of it, who looked no different from other prey.

Its vision suddenly turned blood red and then pitch black, and then it understood what had happened. Its eyes were pierced, and it became a real 'blind bear'.

The severe pain made it completely lose the ability to move, and it became a lamb to be slaughtered like its former prey.

The next moment, everything returned to calm. The bear was quietly bleeding red blood and lying quietly on the ground, as if it was asleep.

Uesugi Cheng pulled out his dagger from its eye socket, without even considering where this place was, he took out a piece of white paper and a pencil and started drawing.

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Chapter 296 The hunt is over.

When Kawasaki Saki wiped her sweat and returned home after finally dealing with those damn minions and finding Uesugi Sumire, the scene she saw was a little bit difficult for her to understand.

The bear was dead, very dead. It was obvious that something had passed through its eye sockets and directly crushed its brain. Blood slowly flowed out of its eye sockets and dripped onto the ground. She finally relaxed a little and sat down on the dusty ground. Anyway, this dress was not resistant to dirt, so at worst she could just take it to the laundry room and let the laundry staff trouble her.

Uesugi Sumika was leaning against the tree next to him, holding a wooden board that he had taken out from somewhere, and was drawing something with a pencil. But when she saw Uesugi Sumika glance at the bear from time to time, and occasionally move a little, observing the corpse from different postures, she guessed what it was, no matter how slow she was.

"Wait... Is this the important thing you mentioned today? Is it to find materials for your painting?"

Saki Kawasaki felt as if she had been cheated. Although she did feel that she was incredibly strong now and could even beat ten people alone, she felt that running a long way for such a thing and then solving the problem in close combat was not only not worth it, but also too risky.

"No, we were supposed to get rid of this beast. This was a commission given to me by the Kujo family. They said someone wanted to get rid of this beast that had been entrenched here for a while, but the hunters had no way to deal with it. It was too cunning, and the special terrain gave it an advantage. So in the end, the job fell into our hands."

Uesugi Sumire hung the drawing board on her folded bag and put it into the small bag she carried with her. Only then did Kawasaki Saki notice the bag, which was not big but looked bulging.

"By the way, how do you feel now? Do you feel any discomfort?"

Uesugi Sumire turned to look at Kawasaki Saki. Her eyes were as sharp as an unstoppable blade. The stick in her hand seemed to have become dull, and her heavy breathing indicated that her condition was not as good as she said, but it seemed to be enough for her.

"Take a break and feel this state for a while. Tomorrow the intensity won't be as high. How much you can learn from it depends on you."

Uesugi Sumiya also sat down. He had already captured the bear as an excellent material using drawing paper and photos. The next step was how to deal with the subsequent issues. Whether it was the corpse and bones that were still thrown nearby by the bear, or how to deal with the bear itself, it was a headache. After all, although the bear was petite, that was only compared to its peers. It was still a little too big for humans.

"If it's a bear, I'll ask the Kujo family to deal with it later... After all, such a large and complete corpse will definitely be easy to deal with and sell in the market."

Uesugi Cheng took out his cell phone and prepared to make a call. He just wanted the bear skin. The resentment and the regrets of the dead stained on the bear skin would be a great choice whether it was used as a prop in a curse ceremony or as the core of a fake body to deceive the world and create a special fake body.

Of course, the biggest benefit is that in the Silent Bookstore, Saki Kawasaki has begun to assist him in opening the door of the third treasury. He wants to see what valuable things are in this heavily guarded treasury. Although the power of leap knowledge is indeed outrageous, Uesugi Sumiko does not think that these books carrying leap knowledge need to be placed in a treasury with this level of protection.

"I feel so heavy and tired... Uesugi, what on earth did you give me to drink?"

Saki Kawasaki felt her eyelids becoming heavier and heavier, and her whole body was conveying a message of extreme fatigue, as if all the energy in her body had been squeezed out. After leaving the battle, she just wanted to have a good sleep.

"It's something that increases your combat power for a short period of time. But I'm still a little surprised that you managed to defeat more than 20 floating spirits by yourself."

Uesugi Sumire took back the orichalcum short stick from Kawasaki Saki's hand. In fact, he did not tell Kawasaki Saki that since this short stick was made of orichalcum, it naturally had some special properties. For example... under the guidance of certain special techniques, the properties of the orichalcum would become extremely unstable and finally explode.

In other words, Saki Kawasaki has actually been fighting with a stable stick of explosives in her hand. Currently, only Uesugi Sumiya knows the method of detonation, but Uesugi Sumiya does not intend to let Saki Kawasaki continue holding the copper stick. After all, this is just a prototype.

"You look like you're soundly asleep. I'll have to take you home by myself."

Uesugi Sumire tentatively touched Kawasaki Saki's forehead, but her tightly closed eyes were not moved at all, and she even seemed to be sleeping more soundly.

So Uesugi Sumiya could only call the ghost driver again. When the silent middle-aged male ghost appeared in front of Uesugi Sumiya, he glanced at the corpse of the bear next to him. His face looked even more solemn, as if he was the president's driver. He looked straight ahead without saying a word, waiting for Uesugi Sumiya to give orders.

"Take us to this address first. I have already paid you."

Uesugi Sumiya left behind a stack of paper money with spiritual power attached to it. Although it didn't really matter what the spiritual power was attached to, Uesugi Sumiya still chose something that had a sense of ritual.

The driver said nothing. He stepped on the accelerator and left the forest which was still covered in fog. The fog was no longer as thick as when they came, but it still made it impossible to see what was ahead.

"Driver, do you know of any interesting rumors around here?"

Uesugi Cheng asked this, and the driver sitting in the driving seat seemed to tremble for a moment, but finally spoke slowly.

"Yes, in fact, there is a very strange story recently... The time when that guy appeared is completely disproportionate to his power, and he attacks everyone indiscriminately. To be honest, it is really troublesome."

"And this thing, what does it look like?"

"I haven't seen it, sir... I don't dare to bet my life and its life that it can't hit us, but it is said that... that guy likes to use the I-beams used on construction sites to attack."

Uesugi Cheng was stunned for a moment. This feature should be very obvious.

So he turned on his phone and immediately opened the anonymous version of the forum. Among a bunch of supernatural posts whose authenticity was questionable, Uesugi Cheng did see that strange post.

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Chapter 297: The Opened Iron Treasure House and [Amilani Betel Stone]

"Mysterious!! A mysterious monster appeared in Tokyo, attacking indiscriminately with an I-beam!!"

Of course, there are at least eight or even ten posts of this kind in the anonymous version every day, which is nothing at all. What attracted Uesugi Cheng was not his title, but his statement.

"It's right next to this construction site, next to the construction site where someone was crushed to death. I wonder if the ghost of the idol who was crushed to death has come back for revenge."

Uesugi Cheng silently put away his phone. If he wanted to get more information from this post, he had to go back first. However, based on the driver's words, it was already good enough to be able to basically prove that it was true.

Of course, Uesugi Cheng still did not forget. He took out his map and put a red cross at the location corresponding to the forest where he had just stopped, indicating that the area had been processed.

"Are you awake? How do you feel now?"

Uesugi Sumire looked at Saki Kawasaki who was gradually opening her eyes and put away his map. Saki Kawasaki's current condition was like a seriously ill bedridden patient, and she didn't even have the strength to raise her hands.

"I'm... so tired. It's completely different from just now. I can't even lift my hands."

Saki Kawasaki sighed. She really wanted to change to a more comfortable position, but her body obviously didn't think so at all. Fatigue and soreness occupied almost every corner of her body, making her unable to even move.

"It looks like there are still some sequelae, but in this case you just need to rest well. Drink this and have a good sleep. Waking up shouldn't be a big problem."

Saki Kawasaki looked at the strange red bottle in Uesugi Sumire's hand. She faintly smelled the scent of alcohol. There was no doubt about it. She had worked in a bar before, and the smell of alcohol was very obvious to her.

"No, Uesugi... We are not old enough to drink yet, is it really okay? Although I know you will definitely not do anything..."

Uesugi Sumire looked at Kawasaki Saki speechlessly, and finally cleared his throat.

"This is juice. Drinking it will relieve your fatigue. Of course, you don't have to drink it. I won't force you anyway."

Saki Kawasaki felt like her legs were about to cramp, so she immediately nodded with all her strength. She didn't want to feel a full leg cramp while her whole body was completely exhausted. That kind of pain would definitely drive her crazy.

Uesugi Sumire fed the red wine in the bottle to Kawasaki Saki. Almost within seconds after she drank it, a drunken blush appeared on Kawasaki Saki's face. Her eyes gradually became blurred, and she squinted and burped.

“It’s the wine, you bastard Uesugi… huh… huh…”

Before she finished her words, Saki Kawasaki's breathing became steady, and she fell asleep leaning against the back seat. The ghost driver patted his steering wheel when he saw this. His good partner, the car, simply tilted the back seat back a little bit, allowing Saki Kawasaki to fall asleep in a more comfortable semi-reclining position in the car.

【沉沦赤慧】:一种从鲜花中榨取的红色烈酒——即使作为原料的花不是红的。（4杯2心2蜜2蛾2引）

This is real strong liquor, but even if they really have a hangover, they won’t have too much of a headache after waking up. Instead, they will have a comfortable feeling of having a good night’s sleep.

So Uesugi Sumiya did not deceive Kawasaki Saki, he really gave her a way to solve that feeling of fatigue.

Of course, Uesugi Sumiko also has to take some responsibility for what happened. After all, he didn't expect that Kawasaki Saki would actually fight the entire game alone. Her physical strength and skills were simply not enough to unleash the full power of the blade aspects that [Invincible Bravery] and [Snake Milk] bestowed on her. However, just unleashing a part of it was enough to make her invincible in the current battle.

However, the price is the high-intensity extraction of the body's power. Next, Uesugi Sumiya must consider how to restore Kawasaki Saki's body. After all, although there are quite a few people who can use part of these powers for the first time, Uesugi Sumiya certainly doesn't know many of them.

Saki Kawasaki came to the bed in the guest room of Uesugi Sumiko's house. Himegami Sakura looked at the blue-haired girl who was obviously drunk and did not express any opinions or questions. She thought about it and decided to cook some sweet soup so that the person who was sobering up could feel more comfortable.

"Sakura, please take care of Kawasaki. When she gets up, she'll probably look like she's been beaten all over. I have something else to take care of."

After saying this, Uesugi Cheng touched Himegami Sakura's head and went back to his room. Himegami Sakura nodded, walked into the kitchen obediently, opened the refrigerator, took out the ingredients that Uesugi Cheng had just added not long ago, and thought about what kind of taste is considered appropriate for human beings.

……

The cold treasure house opened its door, and Uesugi Chengjiang climbed down the ladder and went in. This treasure house was not like the Silver Treasure House with an open door. It was more like a dark cellar, where secrets that should have been buried were quietly hidden, waiting to be discovered by others.

[Iron Treasure House]: A heavy iron door sealed with black wax; a triple lock made of plain iron.

The content of the Iron Oath used in the Iron Treasure House is roughly to restrain every resident of Noon Port and make them live in seclusion forever.

"So the Root Crown probably won't notice us, so the Altar probably won't hear us, so the Hour probably won't devour us."

However, Uesugi Cheng felt that this kind of thing was most likely meaningless. After all, in Uesugi Cheng's view, Wugang was just an option left for them by Si Chen, and it did not mean that they had truly escaped from Si Chen's control.

The first thing he saw was the stone slab carved out of a whole piece of meteorite. For some reason, he had a strange premonition that this stone slab had an important connection with the knowledge that the Daytime Forge had taught him.

As for another book with a golden cover, Uesugi Cheng opened it and read a few pages. It was a picture book, but Uesugi Cheng instinctively wanted to stay away from this book, so he simply observed the stone slab carefully.

[Amilani Betel Stone]: A fragment of an iron alloy meteorite, carefully carved and polished. (Reading Requirement: 10 Casting, Fuchino)

Uesugi Cheng was stunned for a moment. He just happened to learn this strange and thirsty language from Professor Serena. With curiosity about what the Daytime Forge did, Uesugi Cheng took the stone tablet and returned to the room of Silent Bookstore and began to study.

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Chapter 298 Saki Kawasaki decided to stay overnight.

When Saki Kawasaki woke up for the second time, she smelled a very pleasant scent. She opened her eyes. Although her body still felt weak, the fatigue had subsided a lot. At least she was able to get up from the bed and walk down. So she began to scan the room, looking for the source of the fragrance.

This room did not look like a frequently used room. It should be a room specially provided for guests. Saki Kawasaki looked around and found the bowl of porridge, which was still steaming. The smell whetted her appetite. It was at this moment that she felt hungry. The feeling of hunger as if she had not eaten for several days emerged, forcing her to immediately pick up the bowl of porridge and start enjoying it.

"Uesugi that guy...finally did something good. I was starving...he didn't say that doing this job today would make me so tired."

Kawasaki Saki finished her porridge and took a look at her clothes. She had never expected that the sportswear that made it easy to move around in was still on her. Except for her shoes, she had nothing missing, which meant...

Saki Kawasaki looked back at the bed expressionlessly. Sure enough, the part of the sheet where she had lain was covered with dust. There was no doubt that Uesugi Sumika had just thrown her on the bed like a sack and left. Thinking of this, even Saki Kawasaki felt speechless.

"But has the time come to this point already..."

Saki Kawasaki yawned. Compared to when she just went out and the sun was hanging in the sky, providing heat to warm the bodies of passers-by, the cold light of the moon could not stop the spread of the cold. In the last two months of the year, the temperature difference between day and night was so large that it was a little hard to accept. At least she now felt that the room seemed unusually cold.

"That's strange... Uesugi actually has a habit of collecting dolls?"

After much thought, Kawasaki Sashi finally decided that it would be better to rush home. Although she had already told her family that she might not go home tonight and her family did not ask much about this, it was indeed the best choice to go back to her warm bed and have a good rest rather than staying out all night.

So she walked out of the room and saw a doll sitting on the sofa in the living room watching TV. At first glance, she didn't even recognize that it was a doll. She thought it was a little black-haired girl from nowhere who was staying up late watching TV.

She originally wanted to leave a note and then leave Uesugi Sumiya's house directly, but when she looked around, she couldn't find the place where Uesugi Sumiya put his pen. The house looked empty and a little uncomfortable. Of course, this kind of emptiness did not refer to being bare, but the kind of "emptiness" in terms of living, as if the people living here were so casual about their living conditions that they almost didn't need them.

"Um, do you know where I can find a pen? I want to leave a message for that Uesugi guy here... I really must have been sleepy to ask a doll such a question."

She subconsciously asked the doll who was sitting upright on the sofa and watching TV intently. She had already walked around the living room and didn't find anything, so she asked subconsciously. Of course, the moment she asked, she realized what a stupid thing she had done. She couldn't help scratching her hair in embarrassment and prepared to go to other rooms to look for it.

However, what she didn't expect was that the doll actually moved. She turned her head and looked at Saki Kawasaki.

"What do you want to tell the gentleman? I can do it for you."

This routine, which would have fit in perfectly in a horror movie, did scare Saki Kawasaki, but when she thought about the fact that Uesugi Sumire dealt with spirits and various supernatural events every day, it didn't seem surprising that there was an inhuman servant in the house.

Thinking of this, Saki Kawasaki calmed down and spoke.

"Just thank him for his help and tell him I'm sorry for making the bed all dusty and dirty. I don't have any money for the cleaning fee, so I'll give it to him tomorrow. Now I plan to go home first."

"But your current physical condition doesn't seem to support your long-term actions. This is what my husband told me. You need to rest for a while."

After saying this, Sakura Himegami still looked at Saki Kawasaki expressionlessly. The lights in the living room were not on, and the only source of light was the light from the TV, which made her face look a little scary.

"but……"

The feeling of fatigue came over her again. It seemed that what Uesugi Sumiya said was right. She was indeed a little overconfident. Kawasaki Saki sighed and finally found a chair and sat down.

"Well... is there any hot water? By the way, are there any spare clothes I can wear? Looks like I'm going to owe you more favors..."

In this way, Kawasaki Saki decided to stay at Uesugi Sumire's house for one night. Of course, Himegami Sakura also consulted Uesugi Sumire's opinion on this matter, and the reply she got was that there was no problem.