A comic book, but a librarian

Chapter 454: Super Self-Research Meeting Resolution.

All the members of Super Self-Research were sitting around a long meeting table in the middle, with a cup of tea in front of them. The new transfer, Himeno Mikoto, had obviously never seen such a scene before, and looked at the steaming tea in front of her, looking a little overwhelmed. Wasn't it supposed to be a student club? Why did it suddenly become so serious?

"First of all, Yukinoshita, you should still remember why you stayed in my house for a short period of time, right?"

Yukinoshita Yukino nodded. She had already started looking through the materials in front of her. After getting used to the general mode of meetings brought by Uesugi Cheng, she felt that this way of handling things was quite efficient.

"Eh……"

Himeno Mikoto was stunned for a moment. A beautiful girl was staying at a male classmate's house... Although she knew that things were definitely not what she imagined, it sounded too exciting anyway. She even suspected that they said this on purpose to arouse her imagination.

Of course, the other people who knew the situation didn't say much. Hikigaya Hachiman frowned and looked at the information at hand. His hands began to tremble a little. Of course, he had heard of things like soft drugs, but when they actually appeared around him, he still felt an uncontrollable anger, the anger of wanting to kill all those guys.

His sister, Hikigaya Komachi, is still studying in the junior high school of the Unified Academy. Even if the Unified Academy has done a good job of protection, there may still be loopholes. He can't imagine the scene where his sister might be infected with these things through seduction and deception. When he thought of this, he wanted to immediately propose to kill all the people who might be involved.

"Okay, I won't go into too much detail about the rest. You can take a look at the materials in front of you. Mr. Himeno... I want to ask you a question. Before you transferred here, did your school have any similar situations or rumors?"

All the rumors were not groundless. Hikigaya Hachiman and Uesugi Sumire actually remembered a rumor that Hiratsuka Shizuka mentioned last semester, about something popular among students, but no one had thought that it might be a drug.

"The term 'soft addictive drugs' is really too broad. Is there a more accurate name for the things mentioned this time? After all, if you really want to say it, cough syrup is also a kind of soft addictive drug."

Yotsuya Miko raised her hand and asked the question very calmly.

"Of course, ordinary drugs will not appear on the table in front of us. In fact... such drugs can enhance people's 'inspiration'. Jianzi, you should understand how dangerous this kind of thing is for ordinary people."

Yotsuya Miko swallowed her saliva and nodded. If she suddenly opened her Yin-Yang eyes like she did at that time, the danger would be unimaginable. Coupled with the pleasure and paralysis of the nerves brought by the drugs, she suddenly felt a little creepy. The "murder case" downstairs in the apartment where Yukinoshita Yukino lived was the best example.

"That's right. Although there is a high probability that such a thing will not appear in the integration, I still want to remind you, lest such a situation occurs around you without you knowing it. I don't need to say more about what ordinary people can see when evil spirits happen. Even if there is no such danger, this kind of drug should never appear in the school..."

Uesugi Sumire pinned a close-up photo of the deceased Mitani Ikiya on the map, as well as photos of the scene, in which Mitani Ikiya was sitting upright, holding his head. The blood at the scene was splattered in an exaggerated manner, as if Mitani Ikiya was sitting upright and someone chopped off his head with a knife and blood spurted out of the broken neck, splashing all over the room.

"I have to say it's a very... strange way to die."

Saki Kawasaki looked at this scene. No matter how many times she saw it, she was still not used to this situation. Like Hachiman Hikigaya, she had several little kids in her family who were in junior high school. If something happened to them, she would never forgive herself for the rest of her life.

"What we can confirm now is that the death of Mitani Ichiya was not an accident. This was a rather overt murder."

Uesugi Cheng sorted out the information and continued speaking.

"As long as the 'seller' who knows about it gets addicted to drugs, he will definitely steal from the company. The more drugs he takes, the stronger his inspiration and vision will be in a short period of time, and then..."

"It's like a time bomb, it's like putting a countdown on the lives of those who don't know about it. It's disgusting..."

Yukinoshita Yukino also seemed a little angry. It was obvious that the other party did not need any long-term and stable sales channels. They were just using this method to convert human lives into an equal amount of money.

"By the way... this kind of thing may lead to deeper troubles. After all, people with enhanced clairvoyance and inspiration are, to some extent, good materials for casting spells."

Spell materials... Himeno Mikoto, who dared not speak, shuddered at this moment, and her legs began to tremble unconsciously. Turning people into materials was something that would never appear even in her most horrifying nightmare of being chased by evil spirits. But several people said it like this with no expression on their faces, which made Himeno Mikoto wonder if they were already accustomed to this matter.

"That means it's a complete chain of interests. It's really unforgivable."

Hikigaya Hachiman is, in some ways, a man with a very flexible moral bottom line. After Uesugi Sumiya said this, he actually laughed. His angry smile looked a bit weird, but it was good this way. He could use those techniques and skills that should not be used on humans on these guys without any bottom line.

"Please be careful. Since the other party can take out such a thing, it means that there must be corresponding forces protecting them. Even if we prepare for the worst, we may collide with official forces..."

This is when 'Pureseth' comes into play. Anyway, the moody and terrifying evil spirit doesn't need any reason to kill anyone, right? Anyway, the things were all done by a terrifying evil spirit, and those guys hiding in the official forces would have no clues if they wanted to track it down.

"Well, everyone, we will begin the investigation after this meeting. This operation does not have any code name, nor will there be any requirements. I just hope that everyone can protect their own safety."

Uesugi Cheng put away the information. The investigation they were going to do now would be very long and arduous, so he asked everyone to put safety first.

455

Chapter 455: Connections.

"Do you have any questions or suggestions? Please raise your hands now."

Uesugi Cheng looked around. The room inside the library where the Super Self-Research Institute was located was very remote. In addition, the technique set by Uesugi Cheng would ensure that no one would eavesdrop, so they held the meeting here openly.

"How much firepower can I mobilize..."

Yukinoshita Yukino raised her hand. Even she herself did not expect that she had calmed down now. She asked this question calmly but with murderous intent.

"No limit. Protecting your own safety is the top priority. But it's best to cover it up. After all, everyone is still very sensitive about firearms. Just don't let them think something serious has happened."

Uesugi Cheng nodded. Although Japan has legal gun licenses, the police are still very sensitive about guns in this kind of situation. It would be better for everyone if they could reduce the traces as much as possible.

"There are quite a few channels for investigation, but are there any other breakthroughs besides this Sangu Yizhai? The efficiency of looking for a needle in a haystack is still too low."

Hikigaya Hachiman licked his lips. He wanted this drug and all the people related to it to disappear from this world. Sinking into Tokyo Bay was a good choice.

"Unfortunately, there isn't any at the moment. That's all the police know. But they should be following the clue of this dead man, so if you want to investigate, you have to avoid those things, so as not to be noticed by the police and targeted."

Hikigaya Hachiman nodded. If this person had not died, they would not even know about the existence of this matter, so it was inevitable to look for a needle in a haystack.

Several people were thinking about how to solve this problem and accidentally forgot about the shivering black-haired girl sitting at the last seat.

"So they discuss this kind of stuff every day? No wonder they were able to get me out of the inner S area."

Mikoto Himeno was trembling as she watched the group of people discussing this matter. She was just an ordinary high school student who was prone to encountering ghosts, and she had never thought that she would be involved in a discussion of such a thing.

……

"I'm sorry, I think I scared you a little, are you okay?"

Uesugi Sumiko poured a cup of hot tea for Himeno Mikoto, and felt helpless when he saw the trembling girl in front of him, who was almost as big as a hamster. He almost forgot about this new girl who had just joined the super self-research team, and it was indeed too stimulating to tell such a topic to a newcomer right away.

"No... no problem. Come to think of it, do you deal with this kind of thing every day?"

"How is that possible? This is a very, very urgent situation, second only to the time you disappeared in District S."

Uesugi Cheng explained, of course, what he was thinking was, "Since Super Self-developed has only been established for a short time, it's not really a lie."

Himeno Mikoto was obviously relieved. If she had to deal with this kind of thing every day, she felt that she would definitely suffer from a nervous breakdown.

"Well, regarding the question you just asked, I actually heard a little bit about it. Before I transferred here, they did mention a very useful and fashionable thing. After drinking it, you feel very comfortable and can see things in your dreams."

Himeno Mikoto took a deep breath and spoke. There was indeed such a thing in her memory, but she didn't care about it at all at the time. Now thinking about it, she was deeply worried about her actions at that time.

"Your blood seems to have a different effect on evil spirits, right? It's best not to let other people know about this, otherwise it will cause a lot of trouble."

Himeno Mikoto nodded. Only people within Super Self-Research knew about this matter, and she also knew that such things must not be talked about casually.

"If possible, tell me where the school you were at before you transferred, and I'll go check it out."

What Himeno Mikoto said was indeed a breakthrough, but Uesugi Cheng would not put all his hopes for such a thing in one place.

After Himeno Mikoto left the activity room, Uesugi Sumire took out his cell phone and started making calls one by one.

"Uncle Kujo, how have you been lately? Are you feeling better than before?"

Kujo Masamune, or Yashiki Kazuo, looked at the phone speechlessly, and finally cleared his throat.

"It's not bad. Although we occasionally encounter dangerous things, we have solved them with the help of Saya and others. What else do you want to ask me today?"

The Kujo family did improve after the return of him, the de facto head of the family, not only because the Kujo family got rid of the reputation of early death and weirdness, but also because they actually began to help other troubled people exorcise spirits.

Uesugi Cheng briefly explained the situation and Kujo Masamune sighed.

"Is this still the Tokyo I know? I'll go ask around for you. Just be careful. I should be able to find a few people who can help you."

Kujo Masamune hung up the phone. Even Americans didn't dare to make spiritual power-related things into soft drugs. He didn't expect that this would happen near his home.

"Hey, Hayasaka, are you free?"

"Normally I would say absolutely nothing and hang up immediately, but my mother told me that besides Miss Kaguya and the Hayasaka family, you are the highest priority, so is there anything you need from me?"

Hayasaka Ai had an expression as if she was owed tens of millions of dollars. Although Uesugi Sumika certainly couldn't see it through the phone, she couldn't control her expression or even her voice.

"It's a very important matter, it concerns the students. If you really can't help it, tell your family and I'll talk to them."

Uesugi Sumire did not tease Hayasaka Ai. He had several calls to make and was not in the mood to chat with her.

As if realizing that there was something wrong with Uesugi Sumiya's tone, Hayasaka Ai also put away her attitude and immediately transferred the call to her mother.

She didn't know what they talked about, but Hayasaka Ai had a keen feeling that something was about to happen in Tokyo, something that would have a huge impact.

"Hello, is this Xiaotao?"

"I told you not to call me Xiaotao!!! Just Longzhu Tao will do!"

The girl lying on the rooftop answered the phone speechlessly. The relationship between Uesugi Sumika and her family was indeed becoming more and more stable. She always felt that her family wanted to sell her out to Uesugi Sumika.

"Please help me get through to the leader of the Dragon Ball Group. I have something to ask him to do. It's a personal commission."

Long Zhutao was stunned for a moment, then immediately gave her father's phone number to someone else and hung up the phone, pretending nothing had happened. What happened next was not something she should know unless someone told her.

456

Chapter 456 Redrawing [Priestess]

On that day, the whole of Tokyo was in motion. Hayasaka, Kujo, and Longzhu all mobilized their powers at the request of one person and turned the underground forces of the entire Tokyo upside down. Those black market dealers and smugglers never thought in their lives that they would not be caught by the police, but taken away by a group of more terrifying guys.

However, the mastermind behind this "storm" was now carefully dipping the tip of his pen into the blue-green ink in the bottle and lightly tapping it on the cards on the table.

"It would be better to draw a new card according to my own ideas."

Uesugi Cheng used [Throat Blue] to clearly outline the lines, and there were already some prototypes on the blank card. He was redrawing [Priestess] using materials that would make people feel extremely luxurious.

"[Throat Blue], [Joyful Orpiment], [Noble Purple], [Perkin], I never thought that I have collected all four types of Final Ink."

Compared to engraving rituals on small cards, Uesugi Cheng finally found that redrawing a card himself would better suit his needs, and he could also freely express the style of the card. After all, these things are made for himself to see, so of course it is best to make himself satisfied.

"Let's add this as well. Now that we've already done it, let's do our best."

Uesugi Cheng took out a bottle of light paint. Although it looked a bit unattractive, Uesugi Cheng knew its value.

[Black Corundum Paint]: This color may be the color of the door of the Moon House. (June)

"After all, this vest will have to take action when the time comes. If it's not strong enough, it won't convince people."

Uesugi Cheng drew the beautiful face of the gray-haired girl on the card. This fake "Priestlin" or "Puresis" had to take on the identity of a powerful and moody evil spirit. If she was not strong enough, it would cause a lot of trouble. Therefore, Uesugi Cheng planned to give her enough power at once, using the technique he was most familiar with, which he had learned from the Foundry and the Three-Pointed Gate.

The colors changed flexibly under his hands. The ink that was difficult to control for ordinary people was like a toy in Uesugi Cheng's hands, allowing him to mix and match it as he pleased.

"Sure enough, the power of [Runshi: Deceiving the World and Pretending to Be] is beyond my imagination... Even with this combination, it still hasn't reached its upper limit. It's really unfathomable."

Even with such an infusion of power, the [Deception] technique still ran smoothly, without any feeling of being affected, or even any signs of fluctuation. Uesugi Cheng looked at the card that had been beautifully repainted and put it aside carefully. Although the liquid used as paint on it did not need to be air-dried, he still habitually let his work settle.

The power of the soul slowly seeped into the card, and countless threads of light wrapped the card. When the light dissipated, the gray-haired girl reappeared in this world, more vivid, more beautiful and more powerful.

"Good morning, Creator... No, it should be 'I'."

The priestess greeted Uesugi Cheng who was taking a break in a chair. Of course, these were all puppet shows performed by Uesugi Cheng himself. The fake body created by the fake body would never have its own consciousness. After all, this kind of thing was not what Bai Ri Forge and Jiao Yang needed, nor was it what Uesugi Cheng needed.

"Hmm, I see. It seems that the other party doesn't want money or anything like that. He is very ambitious. This is a bit troublesome. No, it doesn't matter. Keep investigating. I will pay the reward, even if I don't find any useful clues in the end."

Uesugi Sumika hung up the phone. To be honest, the news from the other end of the phone was not good. It seemed that the other party was not selling these drugs for money. In fact, even the families and underworld organizations he contacted to assist in the investigation sensed that something was wrong. At this point, even if Uesugi Sumika terminated his commission, they would continue the investigation on their own.

They just caught some small fish and shrimps in the shallow layer. These middlemen were actually using these drugs themselves and selling them to other people. A large number of them had already used more than the so-called "safety line". In order to seek more extreme stimulation, they kept increasing the dosage. Some of them even died in a horrible way.

According to the few guys who were still alive and able to retain their sanity, the other party had no intention of doing normal business with them. It was as if they were just throwing the goods to them. Some people didn't even give out any money.

"It's clean enough... It's really troublesome. It seems that the ordinary method won't work."

Uesugi Cheng looked at the very natural fake standing next to him. He didn't expect that the fake he just made would be used so soon. He shook his head, walked to the cabinet, took out new ink and started to replenish his paint.

"Then I'll set off..."

The priestess opened her eyes, nodded to Uesugi Cheng, and then left the room under his control.

"I hope I can find some clues. It's too much torture to search for them bit by bit by myself."

The girl opened her mouth and said this, then disappeared into the wind.

……

"Really!! Jiulang-senpai should have just washed himself and waited for me in bed, right?"

Kuro Sakuragawa was very skilled in dealing with the harassment from his girlfriend who was full of dirty talk. Although it was harassment, Kuro Sakuragawa knew that as long as he relaxed a little, the petite girlfriend in front of him could really push him down on the bed and do something inappropriate for children.

Just as he was still dealing with Iwanaga Kotoko's harassment, an extremely ominous feeling made him tense his muscles instantly. He could clearly feel that something was coming, a terrifying thing that he could not possibly resist, and it just quietly appeared beside them.

Kuro Sakuragawa subconsciously protected Kotoko Iwanaga and looked around vigilantly.

"Dong dong dong."

There was a knock on the door, and their eyes moved to the door together. Finally, Sakuragawa Kuro slowly stood up and opened the door.

"Hello, is the 'God of Wisdom' here? I hope I can get her help."

He absolutely could not look at her true form, Sakuragawa Kuro subconsciously turned his eyes away. His brain told him that if he really looked at her seriously, the power of the 'item' would be activated, and then even the mermaid flesh would not be able to save him.

"Please come in. How can I help you?"