A comic book, but a librarian

Hikigaya Hachiman wanted to say that the things they encountered were already strange enough, but on second thought, what Uesugi Sumiya said did make some sense. It would be too troublesome if there really was something else that they accidentally created, like a certain inner S area, a place he would never want to go back to in his life.

"I see. I'll wait for your news... The school has become much more peaceful now. We're almost in our third year of high school, and no one is in the mood to cause trouble anymore."

Hikigaya Hachiman expressed his emotion about the school's academic atmosphere. Although there were indeed a lot of abstract things last semester, such as the cultural festival and the student council president election, everyone has been much more well-behaved this semester. Even those guys who like to be the idea kings and the group of people around Hayato Hayama have not caused any trouble.

"This is good. It's better than having to help deal with all the weird things that happen in school every day."

After saying that, Uesugi Sumika hung up the phone, and then began to concentrate on making the talisman. He still had to prepare some props tomorrow. This time when he returned to the town, he planned to bring Himegami Sakura with him. He didn't know whether the mountain god would notice him coming and hide, so he had to prepare some tracking props.

"Well, fortunately the hall has been cleared. Next is the kitchen of the Alchemy Bottle Prison... Why is there evidence of worms gnawing at the kitchen? What on earth did these guys put in the Alchemy Bottle that caused the worms to crawl all over the place?"

Uesugi Cheng looked at the traces in the kitchen speechlessly. Those materials must not be used. Even the canned food that has not expired must be destroyed with a big fire.

[Worm-eaten Kitchen]: This kitchen has apparently been infiltrated and contaminated by worms, the "parasites of the sun". The worms left long ago. But the kitchen still needs to be cleaned and purified. All food in it must be thrown away. Even canned food. (Repair Required: 12 Winters or 12 Hearts or 12 Cups)

Uesugi Sumiko also had to clean out the kitchen, even though he usually didn't need to use the kitchen in the prison. After all, the kitchen in Silent Bookstore was enough for him to display his cooking skills. However, this kitchen was connected to the basement of the prison, the external dock and the rooms below. These were all places he wanted to go, so as a necessary passage, he had to clean out the kitchen bit by bit.

"As for the staff room and the prisoner's room upstairs... forget it, let's find someone later. The Bonds band should still have time, and I can treat them to something to eat, which can be considered as a reward."

Uesugi Cheng rubbed his face. The book in front of him had changed from Three and Three to [Seven Steps to Kill Qi Pan]. Although it was praising how the colonel killed the ancient stone god Qi Pan, the detailed description of the colonel's techniques and skills was still very interesting. What Uesugi Cheng wanted to learn was this part, or to recall all the techniques that the colonel had taught him.

[Seven Steps to Kill the Seven Pans]: Records the destruction of an ancient god of stone. (Reading required: Fuchino language, 16 blades)

"Tsk, can this method be used to make such a special ink? This level of offensiveness can actually be used as ink, these people are really... should I say bold?"

Uesugi Cheng thought about it. Anyway, there were dangerous substances in the ink of the end, so it was not surprising that this special liquid would be used as ink. However, if they used it as ink, Uesugi Cheng could make it play a more useful role, such as... weapons.

[Xianyinmo]: Very deadly. Text written in this ink requires gloves to read. A power ink (sometimes considered an unapproved ink). (4 blades, 4 scales, 1 cup)

This kind of ink cannot be used to write invitations and manuscripts. Of course, this is also for the consideration of visitors and people who read those manuscripts. Uesugi Cheng accepted this very naturally and stockpiled it as a weapon.

……

"Today is also a peaceful day... Can I actually say this?"

Saki Kawasaki finished her night shift. Now she works more to collect information and kill time. She doesn't have so many requirements for the salary. After all, Uesugi Sumire has given her a salary that allows her to have no worries about food and clothing while also meeting the needs of her younger brothers and sisters. The only requirement is to stay in good health and to be able to act as a thug when necessary.

"Isn't this just raising a group of death warriors?"

She herself once complained like this, but Uesugi Sumika’s response was.

"The tasks given to you are not mandatory, especially those that are troublesome or dangerous. If you don't want to accept them, I can find someone else."

In this way, Saki Kawasaki no longer had any other ideas. After all, compared to working a part-time job that was exhausting, she felt that her current life was pretty good.

"But... there are always some troubles..."

Saki Kawasaki looked at the person in front of her who looked dazed. This was not the first time she had seen such a person. They were often related to some special drugs, even though these drugs had almost disappeared under the crackdown.

"Hey, can I ask you something? The medicine you take... is there any place to buy it?"

Saki Kawasaki conducts investigations using her own methods.

491

Chapter 491: The story of the new comics.

"There are no clues at all..."

Saki Kawasaki looked at the people who were staggering and falling down, and shook her hands helplessly. These drug addicts had no fighting ability at all. To be honest, they were probably not even a match for an ordinary high school student. However, Saki Kawasaki still had to be careful not to seriously injure the opponents or anything else. After all, her goal has never been to knock down a few meaningless guys.

"But at least we got the stuff... I hope they can find more clues."

Saki Kawasaki put a small medicine bottle into her pocket. This was the item she had searched out from these drug addicts who had been unable to speak for a short period of time. It was hidden very secretly and it was obvious that it was very important to him.

"Forget it... Let's go first. There shouldn't be anything around here."

Saki Kawasaki thought about it and finally decided to leave this place first to avoid being dragged into any complications. After all, she was still a good girl in the eyes of her family, so it would be better not to tell them about such exciting things as fighting.

"Hello, Uesugi? What's going on that makes you call me at this hour? By the way, I've got the medicine. Those guys said that the medicine appeared to them out of nowhere and they can't remember what they paid for it."

Saki Kawasaki answered the call, and she spoke before Uesugi Sumire and said everything in one breath.

"I understand. You can keep the things for now and bring them to me when the time comes. Keep yourself safe. Miko and I will disappear for a few days to solve a problem. If you have any questions, call Inspector Inudo of the Metropolitan Police Department first. Just call her directly and tell her that it was Uesugi Cheng who asked for it. She will help you."

Uesugi Sumiko gave Inudo Ranko's phone number. He felt that the other party should know what he had done in Kyoto, so she would probably help him no matter how much she didn't want to.

"Okay, I get it. What did you go to Kyoto for this time?"

Saki Kawasaki tied her hair into a high ponytail again. Although she vaguely felt that Uesugi Sumire should have done something big, she had no idea what actually happened. After all, she was different from the others. Her inspiration was very weak. If it was not an evil spirit or resentment that appeared directly in front of her, she could hardly feel it.

"I went to fight a guy who had a grudge against me. To be honest, I haven't had a fight like this for a long time, so I'm a little uncomfortable with it."

Uesugi Cheng stretched his limbs habitually. The paper in front of him seemed to have been cut countless times. The things written on it looked almost incomprehensible to outsiders.

"Go back and rest early. After all, we are still high school students and have classes tomorrow."

Uesugi Sumiya's words made Kawasaki Saki speechless. You know, the person who has not come to school since the beginning of the school year should be Uesugi Sumiya.

"Don't look at me. I'm special. I think it won't be a problem for me to go to a good university. Your future is really in your own hands."

Uesugi Cheng shook his head, and finally sent one of his fake bodies out to follow Kawasaki Saki to her doorstep, to prevent anything bad from happening on the way.

……

"What did you say? Uesugi-sensei sent me his new work? That's awesome! Show it to me now!!"

The editor-in-chief was sitting at his desk working overtime, and was overjoyed to hear this good news. You know, the popularity of Uesugi Sumika's comic, which can almost be regarded as a short story, has been skyrocketing. Especially after someone analyzed his battle storyboards, they even recommended that Uesugi Sumika directly submit to those top magazines.

"This story is... such a strange perspective."

Several editors in charge and the chief editor gathered together to read the manuscript sent by Uesugi Cheng. The beginning of the story looked as if it was from someone's perspective of peeping at something.

"It's a pretty good beginning... The suspense is completely captured in the beginning... I got goosebumps. Should I say that you are worthy of being Mr. Uesugi? This feeling..."

On the last page of the storyboard, a tall policeman suddenly appeared, and the feeling of voyeurism disappeared instantly. He looked down at the main perspective with a little compassion on his face. He was the young policeman who escaped in the previous story. At this moment, he looked as cold and hard as a piece of pig iron.

"I found the dead...yes."

The policeman looked at the head of the young woman who was looking forward with her eyes open, his mouth corners slightly lowered and his face expressionless.

"What we can confirm is that... there is a guy who I wish I could chop into pieces and he has started to move around in this city."

The camera zooms out, and it turns out that their perspective all along was that of the dead person, who was watching everything that happened in the house with her eyes open. Stupid.

"Will readers really not complain that it's too scary? Anyway, isn't the head too detailed?"

One of the editors raised his hand and asked a question. Fortunately, Uesugi Cheng sent the original black and white manuscript this time, otherwise they really felt that they would have nightmares at night.

"Have you forgotten that our main themes are still suspense and horror? Isn't this just right?"

The other editor refuted somewhat speechlessly, but he also shuddered, and he could feel that even if Uesugi Cheng didn't grasp the story well later, he could probably conquer a large number of readers just by relying on the pictures and shots.

"Uesugi-sensei...he said he won't change anything else this time, just post it directly."

Mr. Uesugi Cheng's editor looked like he was sweating profusely. After all, the completion date at the bottom of the manuscript was a few days ago, but Uesugi Cheng only sent it today, and in the email he said that he didn't have time recently so he wouldn't revise the manuscript.

"It's not impossible. Geniuses always have privileges, and there's nothing wrong with this story. We can just send it out like this."

The editor-in-chief made the final decision and then asked the responsible editor to write a reply email.

"It's strange. Why do I always feel that... Mr. Uesugi's drawings seem to have some special research..."

The editor-in-chief looked over the manuscript again and again, trying to find some clues.

On the other side, Uesugi Cheng looked at the email sent back by the editor and closed the mailbox. He had already drawn the manuscript when he was in Kyoto. The main reason he did not give up comics was... he still had a few stories he wanted to tell, stories about several special Si Chen.

"Since we've already drawn the old man, we'd be at a disadvantage if we didn't draw a few more."

Uesugi Cheng thought so.

492

Chapter 492: Sudden change of plan.

"What do you want to do when you grow up?"

Yotsuya Miko sighed. She still couldn't give a definite answer to the question her father asked in a gentle tone. It had been like this since her father's death. Maybe a year ago she could give an answer that sounded more like what a high school girl of her age would give, but now, she could only respond with "I'd better live first and think about these things later, father."

She found it hard to imagine how her father would react to hearing this.

"Be good, be good, don't run too far, otherwise you will be chased by a very scary guy."

She stroked the fur of the giant evil dog. To outsiders, this scene might seem a little scary, after all, she was just stroking the air, but she had become accustomed to it, just like she was accustomed to evil spirits appearing in her life.

"Well, I'm fine. Don't be afraid. Tell dad for me that his daughter is fine now. She just had a minor illness."

Yotsuya Miko looked as if she was giving instructions to her pet dog, not caring whether the other party could really help her convey the message.

"Okay, go ahead and have some fun...it's time for me to go to bed too."

Yotsuya Miko was sitting on the hospital bed, the fragrance from the lit candle lingering in her heart like an invisible barrier. Her mother seemed to like the smell very much as well and asked her where the candle came from.

"I hope I won't have nightmares tonight..."

Yotsuya Miko closed her golden eyes, listened to her own heartbeat, and slowly fell into sleep.

……

"Is it almost dawn? I have to catch up on my sleep first, or I won't have enough energy when I go back to that small town later."

Uesugi Cheng looked at the sky outside the window which was about to get brighter and rubbed his eyes tiredly. Apart from spending the whole night reading the book "Three and Three", he also studied several inks on hand. In addition to the [Xiongni Ink], there was also [Asumai], an ink that could connect to dreams, and [Ashatin], an ink that could detect lies.

"The fake body is still in good condition. The Tower needs to be remade, which is a bit troublesome. But after all, it is used to use the Apostle of Destruction, so it doesn't matter if it's slow... I won't bring the Apostle of Destruction, lest that mountain god jumps off the wall in desperation."

Uesugi Cheng was thinking about the combat power he could bring with him. He didn't think that the mountain god would be stronger than the spirit of Tai Sui Xingjun, but the problem was that the other party controlled the power of the mountains to a certain extent. Once he was desperate and caused a huge impact on the environment, it would be troublesome. He went there to solve the problem, not to cause trouble for himself, Jianzi and the small town.

"It is a new topic to consider the maximum degree of hidden power to make a fatal blow."

Uesugi Sumire washed up casually and lay down on the bed. He pulled the curtains and closed his eyes. It was at this time that Yotsuya Miko opened her eyes.

"Huh, I slept well last night... But it's still calling out, and I don't know who it's calling out to..."

Yotsuya Miko rubbed her eyes and looked at the candle that had burned out, feeling somewhat fortunate that she woke up at the right time.

"but……"

Yotsuya Miko had an inexplicable feeling of uneasiness, as if something bad was going to happen. Would the mountain god really be so peaceful? She gave up just because she couldn't find her. The huge monster she saw last year shouldn't be like this. She suddenly had a bad premonition.

"Phone... Call first. At least tell Uesugi about this matter. We can't ignore that possibility..."

She took out her cell phone and called Uesugi Sumire.

"Hey, what's going on? Has the mountain god appeared again? There shouldn't be enough candles."

Uesugi Sumire was rubbing his hair and looking a little crazy. He was almost falling asleep when Yotsuya Miko called.

"Well... I have an idea... about the mountain god. I hope you can listen to it and then see if there is such a possibility and what to do."

Yotsuya Miko slowly regulated her breathing. What she was doing now could be said to be overturning all the previous plans just for her idea. If she couldn't produce enough evidence, even she would feel guilty.

After a short ten minutes, Yotsuya Miko let out a sigh of relief. Although some parts might not have been expressed clearly, she felt that she had said everything she could think of.

"Well, I see... The mountain god might be looking for other targets... Then the girl who was seduced like you might be in danger again. Plus... I see. Can you move now? If you can, let's get ready to go. I'll start packing now."

Uesugi Sumire thought about it and realized that he had indeed thought of the mountain god as being too rigid. It was obvious that the other party was also a guy who would do anything to achieve his goal. If he hit a wall with Yotsuya Miko, his first choice, he would inevitably aim at other targets.

"Okay, it's not a big problem on my end. I just need to change my clothes later... Mom has gone to work, and my brother has gone to school. I'll just take a taxi back home and clean up."

Yotsuya Miko skillfully removed the needle from her hand. She did not feel weak at all. This was one of the proofs that the mountain god had shifted his target, so she had to leave as soon as possible to avoid something that would make her regret.

"Let's meet at the station and try to get to the town before dusk. After all, the other party is a local tyrant, so any advantage we can gain is a plus."

Uesugi Cheng spoke, and he had a backpack on him. The other party must be able to feel that he, an anomaly, had entered its territory. After all, Uesugi Cheng still had the bracelet tied on his hand.

"Well, see you over there... I'll give them a call first. I wonder how the two sisters are doing?"

"With the protection of the Centipede God, there shouldn't be any safety issues, but I don't know about the rest."

Uesugi Sumiko responded calmly, and he suddenly had a feeling that the mountain god might be waiting for their arrival, using this method to force Yotsuya Miko to appear in front of it.

"You know how to set a trap, or is it an open conspiracy... It seems like you really have a brain. Then I have to meet you properly."

Uesugi Cheng sneered, waved his hand, watched Himegami Sakura merge into his shadow, picked up his phone and started buying tickets.

493

Chapter 493: The power of ‘fate’.

In fact, when the two people boarded the tram to the nearest stop in the town, the sun was already high in the sky, emitting a gentle light. The spring sun did not seem too violent, but rather a little hazy.

"Today's weather is pretty good, but if we get on the bus now, it might be dusk by the time we get on the bus, which means..."