A comic book, but a librarian

Himegami Sakura felt a little confused when she saw Yotsuya Miko speaking so seriously, but she still wrote down the words very seriously.

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Chapter 151: Long Dreams and Continuous Disappearances.

That night, Himegami Sakura repeated those words to Uesugi Cheng, and then asked with a curious look on her face.

"Why would Miss Yotsuya say that?"

"How should I know? I wasn't there at the time. Maybe this is just a kind of... friendly and mutually supportive relationship?"

Uesugi Sumiko thought about it for a while and decided not to jump to conclusions. After all, he didn't see with his own eyes how Yotsuya Miko said this. However, compared to this matter, he had more important things to do now.

"Lion Tantra", "Burning Woman", "Red Rose Alloy", two books and a scroll, lay quietly on his desk. He gently opened the scroll called "Lion Tantra" and began to read.

If he wants to get his power back, the best way is to let the Night's Watcher Tree add to his soul again, so that he can have stronger control over his body and soul. Of course, this process will probably be a bit long, because there are still many books stored in the bookstore that he has no way to read, and there are many books that should have been stored in the auction house that is only open to him once a quarter.

The Lion Tantra states that "Lions can be created, but it is different from creating children or words, just like creating weapons. The Hooded Nobles learned how to create lions by spying on the affairs of the Hours, and not all lions are currently serving the Golden General."

"These guys are really bold..."

The only thing Uesugi Cheng remembered about the term "Hooded Nobles" was that they were blessed by a certain Si Chen, and that all beings with this name were immortals, without exception.

However, Uesugi Cheng was very interested in what they mentioned. After all, his first "audience" was to be promoted to the forging field and become a unique member of it, and the act of creating weapons made him feel a little curious.

"So that Hercules ended up..."

Uesugi Cheng recalled the broken memory in his mind again. It was not until now that he connected Si Chen, who was called "Lion Craftsman" or "Golden General", with the guy who betrayed the colonel at that time.

"But this has nothing to do with me anymore... Let them fight if they want."

Uesugi Cheng touched his chin and decided to slowly enrich his knowledge and skills.

As he thought about it, he once again poured the power of memories into [Sights and Perceptions], sending the teachings along with the mixture of related memories and spells into his own brain. Although he didn't know if it was unique, this was how he was able to quickly learn the great art.

[Sight and Perception Lv.5] (6 Dome 5 Winter)

The book in his hand automatically returned to its place, and the colors in front of him were split again and then reassembled in front of his eyes. There was only a white wall opposite him, but in Uesugi Cheng's current vision, everything was trapped in a colorful state. These colors first dispersed and intertwined, and then mixed again, forming a stable color and world before his eyes.

“Really… is there really someone who can withstand this situation and explore and learn [Sight and Perception] step by step to the top?”

Uesugi Cheng covered his head, leaned back in his chair, and his eyelids slowly closed.

It was a hot dream, earlier than the birth of many things, it was the day of his rebirth.

"I call upon the Forge of Day, the god of rebirth with fire, the god of the end of change, the god of the end of all night."

Standing on the altar, he shouted casually, his body did not look that strong.

Afterwards, raging flames engulfed his body. He thought that rebuilding his body would be too painful for him to bear, but at that time, Li Cheng showed an unexpected expression and he did not feel any pain.

His body turned into ashes, leaving only his soul still in the fire. He even thought that the door to the virtual world was about to open to him, but then, the ashes that his body had turned into began to glow and flowed into his spirit.

He was 'recast and recreated' in a special form. His body was burned but his spirit was strengthened. In this special way, the furnace 'cast' a Lamp Immortal. It was at this time that he felt the pain that almost drove him crazy, the pain of being shattered bit by bit and then recast in the fire. After the pain was over, the ordinary person 'Li Cheng' was completely shattered, and 'Li Cheng', who existed as the Lamp Immortal, gained his new life.

From then on, just like tempering, except for the occasional tasks assigned to him by the Dayforge, he spent the rest of his time following the command of Xindan, a master of the hour who liked the cold dawn, and studying with a group of winter immortals.

"what?!"

Uesugi Cheng woke up from his dream, wondering why he dreamed of these things. The broken memories actually flooded into his mind again in this way, and even the pain of being "recast" was transmitted to him exactly. The feeling of surviving countless brushes with death rolled in his mind along with the collision of hammer and iron felt.

"gentlemen?"

Himegami Sakura appeared at the door at the right time. She seemed a little worried. For some reason, there were a few burn marks on her originally luxurious kimono.

"I'm fine...Did you move me to the bed? Thank you so much."

Uesugi Cheng looked at the unchanged furnishings in his room and reluctantly thanked Himegami Sakura. A language emerged in his mind again.

【Deep Mandaan Language Lv.1】: The flowing characters are like dancing Aramaic letters. The deepest desert hides the deepest handwriting about the most secret rituals. It is said that it is the innate language of the Ant Mother. (2 Castings 1 Lamp)

Even when speaking this language orally, one could feel heat swirling around, as if something was ignited. It was the first language he systematically learned after ascending to the throne of the Immortals.

“Ring, ring, ring!!!”

The phone rang urgently and Uesugi Cheng answered it.

"Hello?! Uesugi! Long story short! Have you seen Yukinoshita?"

Hiratsuka Shizuka's voice sounded very anxious, as if something big had happened.

"what happened?"

"Yukinoshita-san, she didn't have her own apartment last night, and to this day, she's still missing. I can't get through to her on the phone, and there's no trace on the surveillance! She should have been in the Service Club yesterday! Do you have any impression?"

"What about Hikigaya? Wouldn't it be more appropriate to ask him?"

"That's the problem. Since this morning...Hikigaya Hachiman has also lost contact."

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Chapter 152: The investigation begins.

"Wait, they lost contact too? Teacher, don't joke with me... Although I am usually quite close to them, but you called me directly..."

Uesugi Cheng was stunned for a moment. Did Hikigaya Hachiman learn the Night Traveling Technique? Did he suddenly lose contact without even a chance to leave a message? Or was there some terrifying existence on the other side that made him not even have a chance to leave a message?

"Okay, don't act so arrogant now. I have heard a little about what happened with the old principal, so I came here now... Please, at least let me know what happened, okay?"

Shizuka Hiratsuka's tone sounded filled with deep fatigue and even pain. The sudden disappearance of her two students kept her awake all night, and her ashtray was already full.

"No, what do you think I am? A deity? I slept one night and someone and two of my classmates disappeared. What can I know? The most I know is where they were going before they separated from me yesterday."

Uesugi Cheng got up immediately, put the phone on speakerphone, and started looking through the latest chat history.

Yukinoshita Yukino once mentioned in the group chat that she had found Himeno Mikoto, and then a few hours later, she sent out a bunch of weird garbled text. The last time she was online was 11 o'clock last night, and she has not been online since then.

As for Hikigaya Hachiman, there was simply no news at all. It was as if he had melted into the air. He even came online at 8 o'clock in the evening, and then there was no news.

"Is that so? If you have any news, you must tell me, okay?"

Shizuka Hiratsuka slumped in the chair, looking extremely exhausted. Her voice sounded almost pleading. Two people had already gone missing, and she didn't want to see a third person disappear without a trace without any news.

Uesugi Cheng naturally nodded in agreement and hung up the phone. He thought he could enjoy a relatively quiet time, but he didn't expect such a thing to happen again.

"This is really hell, was he knocked unconscious and hasn't woken up yet?"

Uesugi Sumira has left a hidden spell on people he is relatively familiar with. When they are in danger, it will be triggered and the spread signal will be captured by him. This can be regarded as an insurance measure. But now, whether it is Yukinoshita Yukino or Hikigaya Hachiman, the marks on their bodies show no signs of being triggered. It does not seem that they are missing, but that the two of them have chosen to escape from school and travel alone.

"Hey, Jianzi, are you there?"

Yotsuya Miko woke up at home. The alarm clock didn't ring yet, but her cell phone rang first. She rubbed her sleepy eyes, then took the phone. Just as she was about to speak, she suddenly realized that she was sleeping alone, so why would someone hand her a phone?

So she turned back stiffly, as if she was afraid that something was standing behind her, ready to kill her. As a result, she only saw a black figure floating in the air, as if waiting for orders.

"Phew, I was so scared... Sorry, Acheng, what's wrong?"

Yotsuya Miko glared fiercely at the 'soldier', who very innocently followed her orders and floated back into the flag.

"Two people are missing...Hikigaya and Yukinoshita, did anything happen over there?"

“Eh… ah?!”

Yotsuya Miko made a puzzled sound in a very inappropriate manner, and then seemed to realize that it was too early and was afraid of waking up the family, so she immediately lowered her voice.

"No... I don't know anything. Wasn't everything normal last night? I didn't see anything strange."

"That's terrible. We don't even know what happened to them... The only thing we know is that they are safe now."

Uesugi Cheng scratched his hair. There was too little information and too many questions. The current situation was like a fog to them.

"Then...what should we do?"

Yotsuya Miko was stunned for a moment. She didn't want to lose any of her companions, even Yukinoshita Yukino, whom she had only met a few times. She could feel her kindness and gentleness.

"Let's go to school first and calm Jing down, then we can find out where they went. By the way... do you still remember the Baoyue supper we met last time?"

"Well, that little girl who can catch ghosts and tame them...a strange elementary school student." She originally wanted to say a powerful and scary elementary school student, but when she saw the small flag hanging on the head of the bed, she swallowed the words back.

"We called her over here because her purpose is to catch ghosts. If she encounters an evil spirit that even we are helpless against, she will definitely be interested. Moreover, her research on local folklore and evil spirit legends should be much more in-depth than those of us who just got started."

Yotsuya Miko nodded. Indeed, judging from her performance when facing the evil spirits, the other party might have done considerable research on these things, and this should be able to fill their biggest gap, which is intelligence. As for combat effectiveness... Yotsuya Miko has never thought about this problem. Uesugi Sumiko's strength is as reassuring as ever. She never thinks that the boy in her class will lose to those evil spirits.

"Hmm? Uesugi-sama... what! A mysterious evil spirit! And it's in Tokyo! Even you and Miko-sama have no clue?!"

The sound of Baoyue Night Snack made Huandenghe Yingduolang next to him tense up instantly. After all, he could probably realize what would happen next.

"I'm going!! Where are you?! I'll find you right away!"

Bao Yue Ye Xiao's skull pupils seemed to be flashing at this moment, but Ying Duolang could only sigh.

"I'm sorry, I have students to tutor today. It's already my next job, after all, so I can't go with you."

Yingdalang's words made Yexiao a little depressed, but he immediately cheered up.

"It's okay! I will get along well with Uesugi-sama and the others. Hotaru-sama too, keep up the good work!"

Yexiao childishly raised her hand to cheer Ying Duolang up. It was at this time that the male college student named Huandenghe Ying Duolang felt that the girl in front of him was a child.

"Then! Let's go! Go see some ghosts!"

Baoyue Yongzi and Baoyue Yexiao drove happily to Tonghe High School. Yingduolang's heart suddenly tightened, as if something bad was about to happen.

“No…right?”

He slapped his head, feeling somewhat unlucky. His premonitions were rarely wrong. Maybe he should set off with Yexiao and the others today?

153

Chapter 153: The Library's Room and the Field Team.

When the bell for the end of the first class rang, the sun had gradually risen in the sky. The sun was very bright today, so bright that everyone except Uesugi Cheng felt that this was not a day where evil spirits would come out to cause trouble. In the autumn season, the sun was releasing its last terrifying heat, making many people feel stuffy in their chests.

"Kawasaki, do me a favor."

Uesugi Sumire is concise and to the point.

Saki Kawasaki leaned back in her chair, looked around the classroom, and asked.

"Where's that guy Hikigaya? Doesn't he usually act with you?"

"This matter is related to Hikigaya. The next class is physical education. If you don't have anything important to do, please skip class and come to the library. I will help you with skipping class."

Uesugi Sumiya did not say that Hikigaya was missing. After all, he did not know what Hikigaya's current situation was, and everything needed to be investigated by them.

Saki Kawasaki nodded, not only because Uesugi Sumire would offer a generous reward, but she found that she, like other classmates, had unrealistic fantasies about those wonderful things hidden beneath reality, but the burden of life temporarily suppressed her fantasies.

"Jianzi, see you in the library later..."

Uesugi Sumiya informed Jianzi and went straight to the library. Although he had not been to the library to work recently, it was obvious that he had not been removed from the ranks of administrators. They even thoughtfully left the key with him so that he could enter and use the library at any time.

The library of Tonghe High School has always been large, but at the beginning of the new semester, the old principal for some reason suddenly had the urge to do a small-scale renovation of the library. Not only did he add a few more private rooms to the library, but he also added many new books, including but not limited to various professional books and folk story materials. The latter were read as storybooks by the students of Tonghe after arriving at the library.

"It's not open yet, that's good."

Uesugi Cheng nodded. Clearing the room was much more troublesome than hanging a sign saying the library was closed today. Taking advantage of the fact that there was no one around, he hung a sign on the door of the library saying "The library is under maintenance and temporarily closed today", then opened the door with his key and walked in.

"We still have to thank the old principal... for leaving this space for us."

Uesugi Cheng used the last small key to open the door of the deepest room. This place was more like a meeting room than a reading room. A large round table was placed in the center of the room. There were thumbtacks and other tools on the table to fix things to the wall. There was even a projector.

It is said that the old principal Murakami Seiichiro will officially step down from his post in a few years and return to the countryside where he was raised to spend his remaining years in peace. However, in the last few years of his term, he decided to give a little help to Uesugi Sumika, the student who helped him solve the mental illness that had troubled him all his life. After all, the other party obviously possessed talents related to supernatural powers, so he simply used the little privileges in his hands to reserve some private space in the school for Uesugi Sumika and his companions.

Uesugi Cheng did not intend to waste time. After putting his things down, he immediately began to arrange the materials he had prepared and tried to find some useful clues in the library.

Not long after, the bell for class rang. The two girls looked at the sign hanging on the library door and simply pushed the door open and walked in.

"Uesugi, I'm here, is there anything I can do for you?"

Saki Kawasaki went straight to the point. She felt the urgency of the incident from Yotsuya Miko's expression, but she didn't know what had happened.

"Acheng, I tried my best to bring everything here."

Yotsuya Miko waved the small flag, and two black evil spirits appeared. Although Kawasaki Saki seemed unable to see them, she shuddered, and it seemed that the room suddenly became a little colder. They began to help Uesugi Cheng carry the items.

So, with Saki Kawasaki's expression as if her worldview had collapsed, the books and printed papers seemed to float up and move by themselves, passing through the door she had opened and entering the small room in the deepest part in an orderly manner, as if it were some magician's spell.

"Come with me. I have found someone outside the school to help us. Now we have to find... Hikigaya, Yukinoshita, and Himeno Mikoto who is also missing. Where did these three disappear?"

Yes, it wasn't just Yukinoshita Yukino and Hikigaya Hachiman who were missing. Uesugi Sumiya also tried to contact Himeno Mikoto on her cell phone. There was no doubt that her phone was simply out of service area.

The two girls simply sat down. In front of them were a lot of information, including some about the folklore research of Tokyo, and some best-selling books that simply compiled local traditions in various ways.