A comic book, but a librarian

"If I am really the Son of the Sun... No, that's not what Medusa meant... I see. I got tricked. It looks like this is a small revenge for my answer."

Uesugi Cheng suddenly realized something. He couldn't possibly be the Son of Jiaoyang in that sense, because that meant Jiaoyang had successfully bypassed Mansu's restrictions, so there was no need for [Deceiving the World and Pretending to Be] to be developed. So Medusa's deliberate vague title was just a small revenge for his joking answer.

But Medusa had no need to lie about his origins, so his origins must have been closely connected to the deceased Mansu Supreme. In his memory, he was a time traveler who was promoted by the forge and turned into the Immortal of the Lamp after his body was burned. However, Medusa said that he was connected to Jiaoyang...

"Forget it. We all like to be riddlers, so let's just ignore it for now. Since Medusa's case is over, I will now..."

Uesugi Cheng sighed helplessly. Although the "Son of the Sun" mentioned by Medusa did shock him, a small immortal, this word could express too many meanings. He had no idea what Medusa was referring to.

"The answer lies within me... I wish I had the answer within me."

Uesugi Sumiko's body was lying on the soft hotel bed. He was speechless as he looked at his spirit in the mirror. What was inside his spirit?

The night passed in silence, but what made everyone feel something was wrong was that Medusa's appearance tonight was too short, and she disappeared without giving them any chance.

When Uesugi Cheng got up, the sun was high in the sky. Even though spring had arrived, it was still difficult to see such bright sunshine on Brancog Island, but such comfortable sunshine could be seen in Budapest.

"Medusa's riddle... the proper answer should be..."

Uesugi Cheng knew that the answer to this puzzle would determine Medusa's ending. This was the power she promised to Uesugi Cheng herself. Whether it was liberation or other changes and endings, Medusa would gladly accept it.

As for things like the Son of the Prideful Sun, Uesugi Cheng decided to put it behind his mind for the time being. After all, this matter had no meaning to him now. However, it made him feel even more resentful towards the Colonel. Sometimes ignorance is a kind of bliss, but now the Colonel has pushed him out of the shelter of this happiness.

"If I am really an immortal made or created by the blazing sun as Medusa said, then why did He create me? To pave the way for the new king?"

Uesugi Cheng thought of the 'Eternal Wick'. In Uesugi Cheng's own memory, he had also contributed to the birth of the new king. After all, facilitating the union of the Swan King and Sunset Celia was a task given to him by the Day Forge himself.

"This is really one puzzle after another. Forget it, let's take a break first. I think there are still many people who want to see Medusa."

Uesugi Cheng turned over in bed. He finally understood how a time traveler with nothing could be favored by the forge and become an immortal, but more questions also emerged.

Uesugi Cheng gave up thinking about the questions that arose and instead concentrated on thinking about the matter mentioned by Sulochana.

What he has to do is simple to say, that is to create a body that belongs to Himegami Sakura and let her truly "live". Of course, this is an absolute taboo in the eyes of most people.

There is also a high possibility of offending a certain Si Chen named "Red Cup", because His authority includes reproduction or the creation of life.

Therefore, Uesugi Sumire would never do these things in the Noon World. Whether it was the Ys Bell or Himegami Sakura, he would never reveal these plans to the people in the Noon World.

It was an accident that Suluchana learned about this, but she didn't think that Uesugi Cheng could succeed, so she didn't say much. What Uesugi Cheng had to do now was to return to Silent Bookstore and continue to be a seemingly harmless administrator, and then see where the future goes.

"It seems like I'd better hide back in the bookstore now. Life here is really not a human life."

Uesugi Cheng gave up his plan to travel around Europe and packed his luggage obediently. He still needed to think about his response to Medusa, but now that he knew more things, Uesugi Cheng also gave up his plan for a short trip and prepared to go back to Silent Bookstore as soon as he finished his work in Budapest.

At the same time, because of Sulochana's reminder, he decided to let Himegami Sakura return to the real world first. At least in this way she would not attract more people's attention, and the real world obviously did not have so many obstacles to stop him from completing that small goal.

……

"Now that I know so many things, I don't have much motivation anymore..."

Uesugi Cheng returned to the real world. He looked at the amber-inlaid diary on his desk, got up lazily, picked up the paintbrush and started painting.

"Now that things have come to this, I should give them this month's manuscript first, and then draw two random landscape paintings."

Uesugi Cheng silently picked up the drawing tablet and began to outline. Instead of thinking about the puzzle of Medusa, he now preferred to think about how to draw the next manuscript. After all, his original plan was just a short story, and now he had to see if he could communicate with the editor to turn it into a collection of novellas.

440

Chapter 440: The Haunted House.

Of course, Uesugi Sumiya did not go to his editor regarding the comics. The manuscript in his hand was far from the ending. Talking to the editor about this kind of thing now would only make him feel like there was something wrong with him. However, Uesugi Sumiya still made a note of this in his memo.

The comic has reached the part of the final battle between the hunter and the bear man. Uesugi Cheng is thinking carefully about the composition. Although he did not participate in many grand battles as the consul at that time, he would occasionally participate in activities that the upper class liked, such as gladiatorial combat, combat between people, and combat between people and animals.

Thanks to the colonel's protection, the power of the empire was strong enough before he left office, and it even allowed that group of nobles to capture all kinds of rare animals and even special creatures as gladiators. It was also because of this that Uesugi Cheng had enough understanding of the attack methods of many monsters. After all, he had really seen how a bear fought a gladiator to the death.

"Compared to the bear in the arena, this one should be more cunning. The difference between it and the hunter is just a difference in race... or it is a monster that imitates the hunter."

Uesugi Cheng carefully and meticulously depicts the pictures on the digital tablet. For some key pictures and large cross-page pictures, he will draw them on the digital tablet and then draw an almost identical one on his own drawing board.

Of course, he did not show these things to the editor, but kept them in a box. The special pigments would not be affected by the passage of time, and he did not need to tell others how he displayed his talent.

When he put down his paintbrush, it was already late at night. He looked out the window and saw the moon hanging high in the sky. The chill of the night still made people want to hide in bed and take a nap when this winter had not yet completely gone.

"Sir, how about a cup of tea? Or do you need anything else to eat or drink?"

Himegami Sakura volunteered to be a waitress. In fact, she was the one who directly managed the small apartment and the large bookstore most of the time, such as hygiene, organization, and maintenance. She even found how to best use fog to repair the house.

"No need for anything, how about watching a movie together tonight?"

Uesugi Cheng stretched lazily, put down his paintbrush, saved what he had drawn, and then looked at Himegami Sakura. He suddenly felt that his brain seemed a little stiff, so he decided to relax a little.

"Oh, sure!! What movie do you want to watch, sir?"

Himegami Sakura was instantly filled with anticipation. Although she had never seen a movie with Uesugi Sumire, she felt that as long as she didn't see any super bad movies, it would be fine.

Yes, Himegami Sakura already has her own criteria for judging movies. To be honest, the plots and scenes of some movies have really caused irreparable damage to her young mind, making her want to go talk to those directors and screenwriters as a pure evil spirit in the middle of the night.

"Just find something popular to watch, preferably something that doesn't require any brains."

Uesugi Cheng sat casually on the sofa and turned on the TV. Although he usually didn't turn it on to watch, all the channels and functions of the TV were always available for viewing.

Himegami Sakura skillfully brought out a small snack, then she sat next to Uesugi Sumire, dangling her little feet and began to look at the screen. Uesugi Sumire had chosen a blood film that neither of them had seen, so she also began to look forward to it.

……

"I'm actually having nightmares now? That's really weird."

Yukinoshita Yukino looked up at the clock that showed three in the morning and wiped the sweat from her forehead. She almost forgot the content of her nightmare, but the lingering feeling of fear still lingered in her heart. To be honest, this was a very novel experience for Yukinoshita Yukino, who had lived for more than ten years. Before this, she had hardly ever had a nightmare.

"Forget it, let's drink some water first… I actually woke up in shock."

When Yukinoshita Yukino got out of the bed, she shivered involuntarily. Her pajamas were not thick, so she rubbed her arms subconsciously after getting out of the warm bed. She walked out of the room, sat in the living room, looked at the dark apartment and shook her head.

"Does Uesugi-san usually feel this way? No, his family still visits him occasionally."

Yukinoshita Yukino vaguely heard that Uesugi Sumiko's family went to his apartment to accompany him and even had dinner with him. To be honest, she was a little envious. At least even Haruno had never stayed at her place to have dinner with her.

She sat down and poured herself a cup of hot water, then simply opened her phone to check some forums and video sites. She wasn't sleepy for the time being anyway, and she didn't feel panicked even though she had to go to school tomorrow.

"Have you ever heard of that... software that can find haunted houses?"

This is a post for help. Yukinoshita Yukino does not have the hobby of going to anonymous forums to cause trouble like Hachiman Hikigaya. She would never go to such a place where there are all kinds of people and troubles unless there is a need.

So she registered on ordinary forums, which did not require real information, but were not like anonymous forums that had no user IDs or names.

"Oh, that software, I find it quite fun to use, but the time and place marked in that software are all uploaded manually by real people, so it's easy to fake it."

When Yukinoshita Yukino saw the reply below, she instantly realized the usefulness of this software. At least for many home buyers who do not want to buy a haunted house, this software is invaluable as a reference.

"In that case, I'll download one and take a look. Maybe there's a haunted house in the building where I live."

Yukinoshita Yukino opened the software according to the instructions provided in the forum. The apartment building where she lived was very clean, but there were many haunted houses in the old buildings nearby.

Some died alone in their homes months before being discovered, some were murdered, and of course some died by hanging or jumping off buildings. Yukinoshita Yukino carefully looked through the information and found that most of them overlapped with some case materials. The effect of this software is really good.

Before she closed the app, she refreshed the map and saw...

"There's a new upload for this apartment...what does this mean?"

Yukinoshita Yukino frowned and looked at the screen of her mobile phone seriously. The time of death uploaded by the uploader was one hour later.

441

Chapter 441: Strange Cause of Death.

Yukinoshita Yukino swallowed subconsciously. She felt that she seemed to have encountered something very interesting. A bastard stayed up late at night and came out to upload this kind of thing. If he didn't have a problem with his brain, then he must be trying to do something. Yukinoshita Yukino was not sure whether this was someone's prank or a crime preview, so she continued to watch.

"The deceased is Ichiya Mitani. The cause of death is that he chopped off his own head and bled to death...? What the hell is this?"

Yukinoshita Yukino was stunned. She had never seen such a strange statement. The person was considered dead the moment the head was chopped off, and the cause of death would definitely not be excessive blood loss. Maybe it was just that the bastard was bored and looked for something to do in the middle of the night.

She put down her phone, thinking that some bastard was trying to destroy the credibility of the software, so she simply lay back in her bed. Yukinoshita Yukino would take action based on the damage that had already occurred, but she would never waste her time on a few empty words.

……

"Yukino! Yukino! You finally answered the phone!"

When Yukinoshita Yukino opened her eyes again, she was awakened by the ringing of her cell phone. She touched her cell phone, and Yukinoshita Haruno's undisguised worry came from the other end of the phone.

"What happened? It's so early in the morning and I have to go to school later."

She was yawning, her tone was very casual, even a little helpless. She didn't want to get angry about this matter, so she could only say a few words to Yang Nai in a non-threatening manner, hoping that she would not bother her again.

"It looks like you slept very comfortably. Even the police didn't notice you... Someone died in the building you were in. It was a murder. The murderer is currently missing. If it's not necessary today, don't go out or open the door. Although the police have blocked the area nearby, no one knows where the guy is hiding."

Yukinoshita Haruno's words instantly woke her up. She suddenly remembered the strange upload of the "haunted house situation" last night, so she asked her sister.

"Murder, how did he die? Hasn't the perpetrator been caught yet?"

"I don't know. I heard the scene was very tragic. If there weren't tenants returning home late at night, no one would have noticed the scene in the morning."

Yang Noi didn't understand this matter either, she just knew that it happened, so she immediately reminded her sister not to take any possible risks.

"I understand. For safety reasons, I will not go out today."

Yukinoshita Yukino's unusually well-behaved behavior made Yang No a little confused, but she felt more at ease. Since Yukino said so, she would definitely do it. Perhaps it was because she realized that this matter was related to her life that she agreed so readily, Yang No thought.

"Everyone, what do you think about this matter?"

What Yang No didn't know was that almost immediately after hanging up the phone, Xue No immediately started calling people in her own chat group. Although most people in the group hadn't gotten up at that moment, she still decided to edit what she knew and send it out first.

While holding the cell phone, Yukinoshita Yukino touched the hard object under the pillow. It was a self-defense pistol she made for herself. The bullets that could be stuffed into it were guaranteed to kill any human with evil intentions. That's why she never used it. She never thought it might actually come in handy today.

She placed the gun where she could pick it up and shoot at any time, then got out of bed and began to change her clothes. She glanced out the window and indeed saw a lot of onlookers, a cordon that had been set up, and several police cars parked nearby downstairs.

The police seemed very busy. Yukinoshita Yukino took a photo and sent it up. Then she thought about it and decided to hide the small "contraband" in her room. The police would definitely go door to door to inquire.

Whether the murderer is found or not is not important to Yukinoshita Yukino. What is important is whether the police will treat Yukinoshita as a bomb maniac or a sociopath because of this search, so she immediately started packing up her belongings.

"Oh, how about we go over and take a look after school? After all, this looks like a crime warning. Of course, we can't rule out the possibility that it's a curse from an evil spirit. Anyway, we'll know after just one look."

Yotsuya Miko replied that she had read the message sent by Yukinoshita Yukino and downloaded the app. Looking at the densely packed information about haunted houses near her home, she smiled with relief.

"I was wondering why there were so many of those things around my house, and it turned out to be true."

The information that Yotsuya Miko saw was very diverse, including deaths from illness, hanging, murder, and wrist cutting. However, there was no case of foreshadowing of murder as Yukinoshita Yukino mentioned.

"Is Uesugi not here? Is he going?"

After sending the message, Saki Kawasaki put her phone down. It was indeed not safe to look at the phone in class, so she could only try her best to cover up her actions.

"It seems like he has gone out recently. I can't find him no matter I go to his house or call him."

Several people were not too worried about Uesugi Cheng's safety. In their opinion, Uesugi Cheng's opponent was the one who needed to be worried about.

"We can simply investigate this matter, but don't go too deep. We must immediately withdraw from any dangerous parts. Everything should be done as he told us, safety first."

Hikigaya Hachiman weighed the pros and cons. After all, this was related to the safety of the members. He felt that they should be able to conduct some risk-avoidance investigations.

"Yukinoshita, please don't move for now. Pack up the things that shouldn't be shown to the police. This class is Jing's. We'll talk after class."

Looking at Hiratsuka Shizuka who seemed to have noticed something, Hikigaya Hachiman typed out these words on his phone according to his memory and then threw the phone into the innermost hole of the table, pretending to be a good student.

Yukinoshita Yukino was packing her things silently. This apartment would seem very empty if she lived alone. Normally, she would feel a little lonely, but now it was just right for hiding things.

"Ding dong ding dong, is anyone there?"

Yukinoshita Yukino heard the doorbell outside the door. She looked outside through the peephole and saw two people in police uniforms.

"The processing speed seems to be OK this time..."

She opened the door, let the two policemen into her apartment, and began to accept the routine visit and investigation.

442

Chapter 442: The End of Mercy.

Yukinoshita Yukino was somewhat surprised at the speed of the police's action. Of course, what she found even more interesting was that although these two people were definitely police officers, they were definitely not those detectives.

Of course, it doesn't mean that they are villains disguised as police officers or any other possibilities. Yukinoshita Yukino can be sure that their documents are absolutely authentic, but it is obvious that these two people are not used to the criminal police's investigation methods at all. Although Yukinoshita Yukino is also a little puzzled as to why she knows so much about the police.

She brought the two people to the living room, poured them a glass of water, and then sat down and waited for their questions. The other party was a little surprised that the owner of this luxurious apartment room was actually a high school girl, but she didn't show it. She took out their notebooks very normally and started asking questions.

"Rather than asking about the events before and after the crime, are you investigating the deceased's behavior before his death? Have you ruled out the possibility of murder by passion or robbery? Or did you know the other party's intention from the beginning?"

Yukinoshita Yukino said silently in her heart, but on the surface she still maintained her usual attitude and answered the questions of the two policemen. They were indeed policemen, but it was hard for Yukinoshita to say what department they belonged to, but it was definitely not the Police History Compilation Office, because Yukinoshita had also met several people from that strange department with Uesugi Sumire, and it was obvious that these two people did not belong to that department.

"So can you tell me what happened? I just woke up and was disturbed by you knocking on the door. What exactly happened here?"

Yukinoshita Yukino raised her question at the right time. The two policemen were stunned for a moment, but finally decided not to offend this young lady who seemed to be a little grumpy after waking up.