A comic book, but a librarian
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Yukinoshita Yukino smiled helplessly, put away her work, nodded to Uesugi Sumiya, took the small schoolbag he gave her and left.
……
"No, what exactly are you going to teach me? It's so mysterious. When you taught me those nightwalking skills, you weren't so cautious, right? What's going on?"
Hikigaya Hachiman was yawning. Although he squinted his eyes, his gaze was extremely sharp. According to him, if he opened his eyes wide and looked directly at someone, the other person would most likely not dare to look him in the eye, so he could only squint his eyes recently.
"Some knowledge that is not allowed is both dangerous and practical. It is a double-edged sword for people like you. Hikigaya Hachiman, your curiosity and desire for exploration are very strong. In a sense, it fits the meaning of [Enlightenment]."
“It does not allow closure and isolation to exist, it cheerfully pushes us out of the shelter of ignorance.”
Hikigaya Hachiman recited these words slowly.
"Yes, so what I am going to teach you now is not the great art, which is basically harmless but more unfathomable knowledge after verification and refinement, but something more primitive, barbaric, effective, and vague. Many people call it [Secret Transmission]."
"Really? Then I'd like to listen to you. Now that you've said that, given my personality, I definitely won't just turn around and leave. Come on, let me see what you want to teach me."
"【Right of Wound Access】, this is a secret cultivation method related to the Sichen Ant Mother. This Sichen... is not kind, so this secret method is quite dangerous. Please listen to me first, and then decide whether to accept this knowledge."
[Right of Passage through Wounds]: To open certain roads, one must first open oneself. This kind of practice will be summarized in the method of opening in the name of the Ant Mother.
"I have a feeling that you look a lot like some cult leaders. This kind of thing exudes a weird feeling. What's even weirder is that my intuition tells me that it is effective."
Hikigaya Hachiman narrowed his eyes and gently scratched the back of his hand. Bright red blood slowly flowed out. He wrapped the back of his hand with a tissue and went to get a drink.
"It was indeed easy to open the outer shell of the beverage machine. I called the staff and asked them to take their time to repair it. To be honest, I am a little scared now."
With the simple sacrificial ceremony, Hikigaya Hachiman's power gained an explosive growth. He took a deep breath to slow down his heartbeat. Now he understood why Uesugi Sumire told him that this thing was very dangerous. Not only because it would hurt the user himself, but also because this extremely low-cost power would make people do many irrational things. Great techniques need to be learned, but the secret teachings do not have such a high threshold. Although it is more bloody and brutal, the power is indeed real.
"Forget it, I have to learn from both sides... Ant Queen... It seems that there are still many secrets in this world, but forget it. As a high school student, it is better for me to stay away from such secrets."
Hikigaya Hachiman made up his mind that he had to learn both things. Strength and foundation were both indispensable. He still had time to take it slowly. If he wanted to embark on this path, he would of course choose the best path.
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Chapter 431: Shizuka Hiratsuka is furious on the first day of school.
In the last few days of the holiday, everyone became busy. Not only did they have to finish their homework, but more importantly, they had to prepare for the exams at the beginning of the school year while also taking into account their self-improvement.
"Ha, school starts tomorrow, are you all ready?"
Uesugi Sumire put away his books. No one would have thought that during this busy winter vacation, the one who did the most and the best homework was Yotsuya Miko. She either stayed at home studying or searched for spirits and evil spirits in the Tokyo metropolitan area to practice silence techniques and some basic lighting techniques.
"No problem, Acheng, do you really want to hand it over like this? I think Jing will be furious."
Yotsuya Miko looked at Uesugi Sumire helplessly. He almost filled the entire composition with nonsense literature, which seemed to make sense at first glance, but if you looked closely your blood pressure would suddenly rise.
"It's okay. Jing will understand me. After all, we are so busy during the winter vacation, right? Besides, it's just because I don't have time to write it. Give me more time and I promise to customize a composition for her that she wants."
Uesugi Sumiko smiled indifferently, he had a very fulfilling winter vacation, but these fulfilling parts must not be written in the composition. After all, whether it was a fight with the remaining spirit of Tamamonomae or clearing out an abandoned village full of evil spirits, these things should be understood among everyone, and there is no need to use them to scare outsiders.
"Great Art, Invisible Art... As expected, the Great Art is more powerful in making things happen."
Hikigaya Hachiman twirled the pen in his hand, looking as if he was thinking about a profound question. He spent a few days carefully feeling the difference between the two, and then he discovered that although the power of the secret teachings was quick to take effect, the ability of the Great Technique, which had been carefully compiled and refined, was the most terrifying.
Even Yukinoshita Yukino's skill in making items is enough to make her rich and powerful, and even his night wandering technique can be said to be a bug in certain aspects. The skills of climbing, finding and opening roads have almost become his instinct, and with a little bit of secret teachings, he can now proudly say that there are almost no doors and walls in the secular world that can block his way.
Of course, while thinking about these things, he slowly put his hands back into his sleeves. In the past few days, apart from doing homework, he has been practicing, and there are many small wounds on his hands. Although the presence of pain-relieving ointment prevents him from being unable to even hold a pen, it is better not to show his hands covered with Band-Aids, which can save a lot of trouble.
“I’m pretty much the same, actually.”
"Me too."
Saki Kawasaki and Yukinoshita Yukino said one after another that the quality of their essays was actually similar. After all, Saki Kawasaki spent the entire winter vacation either exercising or helping Uesugi Sumiko with work. She was responsible for simple tasks such as investigations and visits. She had even become a super high school student in the eyes of many neighbors, the child of someone else's family.
"That's all, I hope Jing won't take a closer look."
……
"Uesugi Sumire!!! And Hikigaya Hachiman!!! You two!!! Come to my office after class!!!"
On the first day of school, Shizuka Hiratsuka destroyed her image in the minds of other unsuspecting students with her almost roaring voice, at least that's what she thought.
"You two, explain to me, what is this? What did you write? And you, you even wrote the plot, what on earth are you two going to write?"
Hiratsuka Shizuka looked like veins were popping out of her forehead. Uesugi Sumire and Hikigaya Hachiman weren't that outrageous last semester, but they gave her a big one right at the beginning of this semester.
"No, teacher, isn't this a reflection of the winter vacation? I do think so."
"What is the 'Survey on the Spreading Speed of Anonymous Internet Rumors'? Tell me, you're not going to tell me that you spent every day of your winter vacation in front of your computer browsing forums, are you?"
Shizuka Hiratsuka simply couldn't imagine what Hikigaya Hachiman was doing during his winter vacation. The article in front of her described in detail how rumors and urban legends on anonymous forums were spread and adapted. It even wrote a short article at the end about how to compile a message that would spread quickly.
What's even more outrageous is that, because Hiratsuka Shizuka set a word limit when assigning the essay, Hikigaya Hachiman simply divided the essay into several paragraphs and submitted them together as several essays. Compared to this, it's no big deal that Uesugi Sumire only submitted nonsense literature and all kinds of messy ramblings.
"I... forget it, Hiratsuka Shizuka, today is the first day of school, you can't be angry, you can't be angry."
Hiratsuka Shizuka looked like she was about to roll her eyes. Hikigaya Hachiman's ability was worthy of recognition. After all, if such a detailed article was not plagiarized, she felt that Hikigaya Hachiman had a talent for writing papers, as long as he didn't write such unorthodox things.
"Hikigaya, write me something normal again. Let's call it a day today."
Hiratsuka Shizuka sighed as if she was disappointed, and didn't say much. The Service Club didn't change Hikigaya Hachiman, and she felt that there was probably no hope for her to win this guy back. In that case, she could only try her best to make him look like a normal person.
"This is not normal...Okay, okay, I get it. I'll try to write something you like to read."
Looking at the way Hiratsuka Shizuka put out the cigarette butt and her left hand which had begun to tremble as if it was about to be unable to contain itself, Hikigaya Hachiman finally gave in. Although he did honestly write down what he did during the winter vacation, Hiratsuka Shizuka's reaction shouldn't be that big.
"What do you mean we like to read?! Just write something normal!"
Hiratsuka Shizuka took out a cigarette with trembling hands, but did not light it. She just put it in her mouth and bit it. The sound of her gnashing teeth sounded as if she wanted to crush Hikigaya Hachiman.
Uesugi Sumire said nothing and watched the comedy silently. Nothing would happen in the end anyway and it had nothing to do with him.
"As for Uesugi... forget it, I don't have the energy to talk about this anymore. Just do as you wish. If you do well in the entrance exam, I won't bother to pursue the matter. Is this a good condition?"
"Sure, do I have a choice?"
Uesugi Cheng put away his composition, shrugged and smiled.
"Ah, one or two, I suddenly feel it's better not to start school."
Hiratsuka Shizuka leaned back in her chair tiredly, but finally lit a cigarette silently.
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Chapter 432: Transfer Student.
The opening exams were not difficult for these people, but they did take a long time, so they all stayed in school well these days, leaving Shizuka Hiratsuka, who was still a little worried, at a loss as to what to say.
“It’s pretty good that the studio is open at any time now, but I don’t know if they will come and watch.”
Uesugi Cheng put down the book in his hand, and after finishing the last exam, several people returned to the room occupied by the Super Self-Research Institute at the same time. In the filing cabinet were several newly revised event files that they had solved during the winter vacation.
"It's so peaceful. This is the life that high school students should have."
Yotsuya Miko put the teacup on the table, leaned back in the chair and looked as if she was about to fall down. She could finally enjoy her peaceful life now. The exorcism spells and hidden protective spells arranged by Uesugi Sumiko in the school made her feel safe. Although she also had these things set up at home, the ones in the school seemed to be much more effective.
"Is this really the life that high school students should have? Uesugi, there is a strange rumor here. I'm not sure whether it is made up or true."
Hikigaya Hachiman walked into the room, took out his mobile phone, logged into the anonymous forum, and showed Uesugi Cheng a post.
Have you ever encountered a ghost hanging on the roadside?
"This person said that he encountered a dead body hanging from a tree on the roadside while driving, but it disappeared immediately after he parked the car. He saw it again after driving for a while."
"Isn't this just a common forum ghost story? If you really want to talk about it, did he say where he met it specifically? If not, just go and take a look. He didn't kill the man, so even if there really is a spirit, it's probably just to scare people."
"No, the problem is the reply below. Someone said that he was being targeted and that the evil spirit would kill him in a traffic accident. He said that the evil spirit was a repeat offender. If he wanted to survive, he had to leave the Tokyo area immediately and come back in a month before he had a chance."
"If this isn't a made-up story, then this person has done more in-depth research on this thing than many people. Did he specify the location?"
"No."
"What the hell are you talking about? What do you think we can do? We don't even know which street it is. We're not gods. Why don't you just ask where this place is?"
"The latest reply to this post was yesterday, but the original poster hasn't spoken for two days. God knows what he's been doing. I'll go ask the person who persuaded the original poster."
Hikigaya Hachiman thought about it and it seemed to be true. They knew too little information now. If they could know more, maybe there would be a chance to deal with it.
"That's it then. Yukinoshita-san is here too? Doesn't the Service Club need help?"
"There's no activity today so we're disbanding early, but Hikigaya-kun is running a little faster than me, so maybe I should explain."
"Ah, I guess I just suddenly remembered that there's something else I need to do. The Service Club's affairs are definitely easy for Yukinoshita-sama to handle, so there's no need for me to go over and add to the icing on the cake. Isn't it better for me to just cheer you guys on?"
Hikigaya Hachiman felt that what he said made a lot of sense, but unfortunately Yukinoshita Yukino didn't buy it.
"Although we have all joined the Super Self-Research, we still have to do everything we need to do, right? Yuigahama even asked me where you were."
"Yuigahama-san, she's okay. I now have respect for everyone who can grow up normally and healthily in Tokyo, including ourselves. How did we survive in such an environment?"
Hikigaya Hachiman moved for a moment, and when he said this, everyone present looked at the detailed map of the Tokyo area hanging on the wall. There were many thumbtacks on it. Although many of them had been taken down, the number of thumbtacks left on the wall was still enough to make people's scalps numb.
"These all need to be confirmed repeatedly, and some of them need to be dealt with. There shouldn't be no one with spiritual power in Japan besides us, right? How did it become like this?"
Every time Yotsuya Miko looks at this map, she wants to complain. It is said that this is because most spirits cannot harm humans as long as they cannot be seen. Otherwise, Tokyo would probably become a no-man's land.
But even so, the fact that there are so many haunted places in Tokyo, even places where evil spirits are confirmed, still makes her speechless. Everyone who can grow up in Tokyo is more or less a child of destiny, and those who are not lucky enough will most likely die.
"We have already cleaned up part of it. We can take our time with the rest. I have asked the Metropolitan Police Department, and Inspector Inudo said that their department has never had sufficient staff since its establishment."
"What are the Japanese police for? Forget it. They can't even handle human affairs, so don't expect them to handle non-human affairs."
Hikigaya Hachiman was speechless and could only shake his head and sigh.
"By the way, I have something else to give you. It's already been labeled and placed in the cabinet next to it. Just take it yourself."
Uesugi Cheng pointed to the cabinet next to him. It was the new equipment he prepared for several people. They were all relatively basic weapons, but they were enough to meet their needs.
"Speaking of which, I seem to remember that there was a new student transferred into another class. Do you have any news?"
Saki Kawasaki suddenly spoke, and several people were a little confused. After all, transfer students were not really news.
"I remember her name was... Himeno Mikoto."
Yukinoshita Yukino was stunned for a moment before she spoke.
"Is that Himeno Mikoto? The one who entered the inner S area with me?"
"If there is no one with the same name, it should be her. This name is not very common."
"Is this the place..."
There was a sound outside the door that Yukinoshita Yukino felt was very familiar, and then she heard a polite knock on the door.
"Good afternoon, Himeno-san... I didn't expect you to transfer to our school."
It was Uesugi Cheng who greeted first.
"Yes, I went through a lot this winter vacation, and finally decided to stay in Tokyo, so I am now boarding in school."
Several people were tactful enough not to ask questions about their relatives.
"This map...what are you guys doing?"
Himeno Mikoto immediately saw the map on the wall and looked a little surprised.
"As you can see, we are considering everyone's safety. By the way, are you interested in learning more about it, Mr. Himeno?"
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Chapter 433: Secret Colors
"Hey, think about it? What are you talking about?"
It was obvious that Himeno Mikoto did not follow Uesugi Sumire's train of thought. She looked at Uesugi Sumire in confusion, not understanding the meaning of Uesugi Sumire's words.
"That's right, that's the way to protect yourself. You came out of the inner S area, so you should know the danger."
At this point, Himeno Mikoto nodded. It was obvious that she still had a fresh memory of the place in District S. That hellish scene was not a pleasant memory for her.
"Are you interested in learning more about our super self-development? Or are you a member of any other organization?"
Uesugi Cheng asked.
"No, although some people came to me, they didn't force me after I refused. They said that willingness is more important. However, they hope that my activities will not go beyond the city as much as possible, especially it is best not to go to the countryside. If I do that, I might encounter something very scary."
Uesugi Cheng nodded. It is true that joining an organization is more about willingness. After all, in matters related to evil spirits, some minor contradictions or mistakes may cause unbearable disasters, so their choice is not wrong.
"As for what you guys said, I think I need to think about it... because I have never thought about this kind of thing."
Himeno Mikoto expressed her thoughts very honestly. She really didn't want to get involved in such a dangerous thing, but looking at Sugisumi's appearance, it seemed that they would not do anything dangerous. After all, they were all high school students and could not do anything very dangerous.
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