A comic book, but a librarian

"I think I should change my style and sculpt girls next time. It's really a pleasure to see them look good."

Uesugi Cheng squinted his eyes happily. He had to say that compared to those visitors who told riddles every day and those guys who looked troublesome at first glance, the beautiful girl he had created, who dressed and acted according to his wishes, was simply a pleasure to the eye.

"Hikigaya and his men acted quite quickly, much faster than I expected. It turns out that young people are more efficient than the police. In this case, safety measures still need to be taken."

The fake girl stood up silently. She could jump to Hikigaya Hachiman's side at any time through the marking technique, as long as he could crush the marker in time to issue a warning. Of course, Uesugi Sumiya was not too worried that anything would happen to Hikigaya Hachiman. After all, he was a qualified apprentice of Night Wandering Technique, and he had a strong sense of danger. As long as he did not ignore his feelings, he would definitely know how to ensure his survival.

"Compared to this, why did I end up here?"

Uesugi Sumire looked at the girls who kept walking out of the school gate in front of him. Tsukinomori can be said to be a well-known aristocratic school in Tokyo. Of course, what makes it so famous is not the name of an aristocratic school, but the fact that it is a girls' school, an aristocratic girls' school.

As far as he knew, Toyokawa Shoko from the Toyokawa family and the little girl with green hair who always followed her were both studying in this school.

"Does Toyokawa have such a good relationship with the Wakaba family? I don't seem to understand anything about these things."

Uesugi Sumire walked into the girls' school with a swagger. As if his ghostly disguised body was not noticed by anyone, he walked into the Moon Forest against the crowd, wearing completely different clothes.

I have to say that the atmosphere of this aristocratic school is indeed different. Compared with Integration, the students seem to have a higher quality, but there also seem to be many very strange people.

It's like the green-haired girl standing in front of the cucumber field, seemingly taking care of the cucumbers she planted. She is holding a kettle and watering the cucumbers in the field. Uesugi Cheng doesn't know whether the cucumbers will grow at the end of winter, but she obviously seems to be enjoying it.

"Who are you……??"

Ruoye Mu was looking at the kettle in her hand. She was thinking about how to talk to Xiangzi later and whether she should go back to practice guitar today. When she came to her senses, she saw a completely different figure from the girls in the school. She was so dreamy and light, as if she was a girl who only appeared in dreams.

The girl didn't say anything, but just looked at her. Ruo Yemu subconsciously wanted to chase her and talk to her, but she became timid the next moment. She didn't know that person, and didn't know why she was not wearing Yuezhisen's uniform. Instead of talking to a stranger, she felt that she should wait for Xiangzi to come to her.

“Can cucumbers really grow in this temperature?”

A pleasant voice rang in her ears, and she turned around like a frightened animal. The beautiful gray-haired girl's eyes seemed to be shining, and she looked at her with a smile, making her a little at a loss as to how to start talking.

"I think... I can."

"I see. This is the first time I've seen cucumber seedlings."

Ruo Ye Mu spoke cautiously. It was the first time she saw someone not mention her name during a conversation, nor pay attention to the person represented by her surname. Although it might be just because the other party didn't know who she was, it was good like this. She somewhat hoped that she could say a few more words to this mysterious girl.

"Um, can I ask your name?"

The moment Ruo Yemu said this, her expression tensed and she realized that she seemed to be making a fool of herself. If that was the case, she would have to give her own name. Then what was the point?

"How about I tell you the name next time?"

"Eh?"

The girl was stunned for a moment, her hands shaking a little.

"Next time... okay?"

"Why not? Maybe we'll meet again tomorrow. Fate is always a strange thing."

The fake girl's words sounded mysterious like a charlatan, but Ruo Yemu didn't care about them and nodded seriously.

"I understand. I'll be here tomorrow, too, if that's okay..."

She looked at the gentle smile of the gray-haired girl, her face unconsciously turned red, and finally she mustered up the courage to speak.

"I hope to see you here tomorrow."

Uesugi Sumire did not answer her, but pointed behind Wakaba Mutsu. She subconsciously looked back and saw Toyokawa Shoko seemed to have finally dealt with her own affairs and was waving at her.

"that……"

Just when Ruo Yemu was about to turn around and say goodbye, he found that the mysterious girl had disappeared, leaving nothing behind, as if everything that happened five minutes ago was just a dream.

……

"It is indeed important to find something to do on days like this."

Uesugi Sumire looked at the fake body in the mirror and smiled, then stepped into the mirror and prepared to quickly go to the apartment where Yukinoshita Yukino was.

446

Chapter 446: Unexpected foreign aid.

Hikigaya Hachiman looked at the white line on the ground and shook his head helplessly. His investigation and adventure were meaningless. Everything was normal as if it was completely abnormal. It was as if it was just a murder case. There were no remnants of any evil spirits or supernatural powers, and there was no disharmony. Everything was so ordinary, so ordinary that Hikigaya Hachiman felt creepy.

The flow of spiritual power near the building outside the door has produced certain abnormal interference, but the spiritual power in this small room only has a little resentment, and there is not even any abnormal feeling. The sense of incongruity is simply disgusting. What is even more disgusting is that the other party obviously guessed that someone would come to investigate, so he deliberately made this kind of cover-up that seemed like a provocation.

"You really look down on me..."

Hikigaya Hachiman took a long time to squeeze out such a sentence from his mouth. The other party's on-site cleanup was a mockery. They forcibly created a normal feeling in an abnormal place. This was the biggest abnormality.

"Forget it, just call Uesugi over. This situation is really difficult to deal with."

Hikigaya Hachiman simply crushed the marker. He knew that he was no longer able to handle this kind of thing so he simply called for external assistance. Although being able to resolve incidents by one's own ability is a sign of one's growth, being able to judge the situation and use every bit of strength reasonably is more important in Hikigaya Hachiman's eyes.

"I wonder if Uesugi is going to appear in that spirit form again... It's always scary to see him like that."

Hikigaya Hachiman muttered to himself to relieve his stress. Even if Uesugi Sumiko's spirit form had no ill intentions, it was still a form of oppression for someone with a keen sense like him. As long as he stood there, Hikigaya Hachiman would feel an inexplicable tingling pain.

Hikigaya Hachiman restrained his perception. The feeling of having his soul burned by that white light was not pleasant, even though Uesugi Sumikado was not targeting him.

"Uesugi, I have done everything I can, now it's up to you to take a look..."

Hikigaya Hachiman's expression froze. The person who appeared in front of him was not the black-haired Uesugi Sumire, but a beautiful gray-haired girl. She was so beautiful that she didn't seem like someone who would appear in this world, but the oppressive and dangerous feeling emanating from her inside out made him feel a little creepy for a moment.

"Who are you?!"

Hikigaya Hachiman even prepared a suicide note. He could use his life at any time to remind the three girls upstairs to call Uesugi Sumire for help if the gray-haired stranger in front of him really appeared with malicious intent.

"Hikigaya Hachiman, if you are really free, you can go home and sleep instead of wasting time here. I am your helper, and the person you called is busy now, so I am here. Do you have anything else to ask?"

"No, no, there is something abnormal here, so I called for help. I hope you can see the clues that I can't see or ignore. After all, this is where my companion lives, and I hope she can live in a relatively safe place."

Hikigaya Hachiman immediately adjusted his mood and attitude. Since the person coming over was not Uesugi Sumire whom he knew, but his companion, he should now use more formal address and conversation.

"The absence of abnormality is the biggest abnormality, Mr. Hikigaya, have you ever thought about one thing?"

Uesugi Cheng, or the fake 'girl', took two steps in the room without making any sound. Her hand gently brushed the wall, and she looked like she was looking for something.

"What if this room has indeed been normal from the beginning? Now, open your eyes and take another close look."

Hikigaya Hachiman was stunned for a moment, and suddenly a sharp pain came over him. He subconsciously covered his eyes. When he opened them again, he saw a scene that made him swallow his saliva.

The entire room seemed to be out of tune with the surrounding space, as if something had 'cut' the entire room out and then 'joined' it back together.

"I see... It's not a deliberate disguise at all. The other party is much more terrifying than I thought."

Hikigaya Hachiman wiped the sweat from his face. He now realized how dangerous his idea just now was. This was not a provocation at all. The other party did not do anything at all. He just dragged the entire space of the room to the other side and then returned it.

"It's like a simple spirit world. You should know what I mean. Those powerful evil spirits or guys with special powers can do it... drag a specific person into a certain space, and then spit out a corpse after it's over. This method also appears in movies, right?"

Hikigaya Hachiman took a deep breath and suppressed all his thoughts, then nodded. Now that he already knew what happened here, the scene was no longer so important to him. The most important thing was how to ensure the safety of Yukinoshita Yukino. After all, it seemed that the other party had already set their sights on the apartment where Yukinoshita lived. A thief can only steal for a thousand days, but you can't guard against thieves for a thousand days. He didn't want to see another incident like in the S district.

"If you have nothing else, I'll leave first. I'm also very busy."

After the fake body finished speaking, it looked at Hikigaya Hachiman, waited for three seconds before stepping into the mirror and disappearing. Hikigaya Hachiman touched his eyes, and his vision gradually returned to normal. He didn't plan to ask Uesugi Sumire anything else about this mysterious girl, as long as he knew that she was a friend and not an enemy.

……

"It's easier to deal with someone like Hikigaya who knows not to ask questions. If it was Miko, I would have been seen through by now."

Uesugi Cheng was fiddling with his fake body. He had chosen a core set of tarot cards for the fake body, which could solidify the face of the fake body for a long time and make it appear as his own disguise.

"But how come the guys in Tokyo have such strange abilities? I thought it was just an ordinary evil spirit murder case."

The gray-haired girl's figure gradually dissolved, and then with the help of a certain card, she returned to this world.

"It's almost time, so let them do whatever they want tonight. I'd better go back to Silent Bookstore first."

Uesugi Cheng opened his eyes, and Himegami Sakura held his hand. They had returned to the UK and were preparing to change boats back to Branco Island. Once they arrived at this place, they were basically safe.

"Silent Bookstore is still safe."

Uesugi Cheng said so.

447

Chapter 447: Living together without any feeling.

"Yukinoshita, do you have any other place to stay for the night? If all else fails, how about staying in an internet cafe? The opponent's methods are more violent than we imagined. If it weren't for its special abilities, I'm afraid we wouldn't be able to fight it. I don't want to gamble my life on this possibility."

Hikigaya Hachiman did not hide anything and explained the situation in full to the three people who were still in the Yukinoshita household.

"The other party may have just set their sights on this place, but none of us can say for sure how it will find Yukinoshita, so my suggestion is... let's go to Uesugi's house and ask him."

If Uesugi Sumire were here, he would definitely say that Hikigaya Hachiman has already shown the spirit of "use it to the death" of a certain mysterious empire on which the sun never sets. However, according to Hikigaya Hachiman's understanding, their current ability is at most to just drive away the evil spirits that come to test them, but there is too little information about the other party, so little that they must treat it with caution. After all, the gameplay of dragging people into a certain space is not something that an ordinary evil spirit can do.

"It's not impossible, but visiting someone's home at a time like this is so sudden, and it always feels a little strange."

Yotsuya Miko shook her head, but compared to what was right or wrong, it was obvious that life was more important. Yukinoshita Yukino had no intention of holding on, but she still had to pack up her things, at least she had to take the weapons and ammunition with her, so that if someone really invaded her home, they would not take her weapons and go out to do evil.

"I'll probably say a few words to Yang No and ask her not to come back to visit for the next few days."

Yukinoshita Yukino can now slowly guide her sister's way of thinking. When she sees clearly the difference between her own way of thinking and her sister's, she understands how to make Haruno think according to her own ideas. Of course, she would never do such a thing under normal circumstances, but her life is at stake now. As for whether it is a lie or not, Haruno probably won't find out anyway, so she doesn't bother to care.

"Then we'll pack up and get ready to go out. On the way, we have to ask Jianzi to ensure that the path within our sight is definitely real and not an illusion."

Yotsuya Miko also nodded, and Kawasaki Saki looked out the window at the darkening sky. It was now 6:30 in the evening, and the sky had already become completely dark at this time of year in early spring. After the murder, the atmosphere in the apartment building had obviously become a lot more depressing. This was indeed not the best time to evacuate, but they probably had no better choice.

"That's it, let's go to Uesugi's house first, I'll make a phone call."

……

"Oh, I didn't expect that guy Hikigaya to have such a great spirit. But it's better to be cautious. I won't have to rescue them when the time comes. Let's go back and organize our things, and then prepare a room for Yukinoshita."

Uesugi Sumire understood the thoughts of several people from the phone call. After all, Yukinoshita Yukino was the one who was directly targeted, and her combat power and spiritual power were the weakest, so she was easily attacked by evil spirits. Kawasaki Saki had enough combat power, and the remaining Hikigaya Hachiman and Yotsuya Miko had the means to deal with evil spirits. Only Yukinoshita Yukino needed this kind of protection.

"I should have cleared out the room where the paintings were kept. Fortunately, my sister won't be staying with me these few days. Otherwise, if she found out, I would have no way to defend myself."

Uesugi Cheng sighed, and disappeared from the ship back to Silent Books with Himegami Sakura, returning to the real world. Anyway, he had already told the crew to take his luggage directly to the post office in Brancuog Village when they arrived, and the director would be responsible for its temporary safekeeping.

Although the crew did not know him as the bookstore manager, they knew the female director of the post office. Uesugi Cheng successfully solved the problem by giving them some money.

"I have to say that you are very efficient. Bring your luggage in first. I have very few things at home. If you need daily necessities, you must tell me in advance. Otherwise, I can't help you."

Uesugi Sumire informed Yukinoshita Yukino of the precautions in advance. After all, the idea of ​​a high school girl and a high school boy living together might arouse people's imagination. Unfortunately, the two parties had no idea about it at all.

Yukinoshita Yukino's mind is now full of getting rid of the thing that is interfering with her normal life, and then continuing to be her own good girl. In the end, she might leave the Yukinoshita family at some point in time.

Uesugi Cheng's mind was full of completing the Ys Bell as soon as possible, and then studying more about the Great Art to enhance his soul quality and strength. Although as an immortal now he had no pressure in fighting those ordinary evil spirits, after all, there was still the real body behind the clone of Tai Sui, so there would be no problem in becoming stronger to deal with them.

Of course, before that, he still had to act as a caring big sister to a certain little girl. After all, he had already used a fake body to promise the girl named Ruoye Mu that he would go back to see her tomorrow.

"Life is like this, dancing in the rhythm of tension and relaxation, constantly changing one's state. The band hasn't practiced for a long time. The music festival should have passed the review stage and is ready to start. I'll ask Little Lonely later."

Uesugi Cheng was lying on his bed, not feeling like living with his classmates at all. He was still preparing his schedule. After the Medusa incident, he knew too many things that he shouldn't have known at this time, so many plans were disrupted.

And Yukino Yukinoshita was enjoying her sleep. It must be said that although Uesugi Sumiko's house was deserted, even silent, this feeling while sleeping was simply a blessing for her, who had not had a good rest recently.

Moreover, she had to go to the factory on weekends to practice the art of stealing fire while working as a hard worker. Now, if she didn't sleep long enough, she wouldn't be able to concentrate on her studies, so she didn't think about any unnecessary problems.

……

Ruo Yemu felt a little bit of anticipation in her heart. Although she didn't know the gray-haired girl at all and had only met her once, she really liked this kind of chatting atmosphere. She didn't have to care about her identity or whether she said anything wrong.

She stood in front of the cucumber seedlings, watering them carefully, while also waiting for someone to come.

"Good afternoon, how are the cucumbers growing today?"

A playful voice sounded. Ruo Yemu still didn't hear the footsteps, but she didn't care about it and turned back with a little joy.

448

Chapter 448: Priestlin.

Ruo Ye Mu was a little excited, although it couldn't be seen on her face, but her movements were obviously shaking.

"The cucumber seedlings...are growing well. They have just survived the winter and they haven't fully woken up yet."

Even Ruo Yemu herself began to wonder why she could speak such a long string of words to a stranger so smoothly. Normally, she might not even utter a word when communicating with strangers, and it would all depend on Xiangzi beside her to help her speak.

"I see. I thought I could see them growing..."

The fake 'priestess' spoke. Uesugi Cheng used the priestess as the core of this fake body, which was also her code name.

"that……"

Ruoye Mu looked a little hesitant. She really didn't want to say her name. It was not like she had never encountered this before. After she introduced herself, the other party's first question was "So you are the daughter of the Ruoye family?" To be honest, Ruoye Mu didn't like to hear such words at all.

"What's wrong? Do you want to try some? I brought some candy."