A comic book, but a librarian

"As expected, the only way to find the remaining colors is to mix them yourself using pigments and paints available on the market. Sakura? What is this?"

"Ah, that's the box I found when I was cleaning the foundry. It looked like it might contain something good, so I brought it over to you. Do you want to open it?"

The little person held the box above her head as if offering a treasure.

"Let me see. The lock is quite strong."

Uesugi Cheng touched the locked small box.

[Treasure Box]: A small treasure house filled with forgotten things. Maybe there is a real treasure hidden somewhere in it. (1 Revelation 1 Quote)

It is better to do it today than to wait for a day. Uesugi Sumire and Himegami Sakura sat together in the living room. Himegami Sakura even pulled the curtains. The two of them watched the program on TV while looking for a way to open the lock.

"Let me see what's in here...why is it newspaper?"

Uesugi Cheng looked at a roll of yellowed old newspaper in the big box.

[Yellowed newspaper]: The date is fixed on the year when the Silent Housing Estate was abandoned. (1 quote)

Of course, the newspaper itself is unremarkable, just like something printed on any piece of paper you can get, but the content inside is very interesting.

Uesugi Cheng was flipping through the yellowed newspaper. The content inside was a times newspaper at the time, but has now become history. However, there are hints of metaphor in the sentences here.

[Esoteric Fragment]: Secret history is hidden beneath the history we know, like the smell of precious red wine. And the librarian is good at this. (2 Revelation 2 Induction 2 Moth)

"It's all stuff that can't be published, but the author chose to write it in this way. It's really hard for him."

Uesugi Cheng commented on the newspaper in this way, and then carefully kept it in the room where books were stored. There are many interesting things in the content, and the memories and knowledge gained are not fake. The value of this thing is far higher than it looks.

This should have been a perfect night, with a refreshing autumn breeze. Both the room at Silent Bookstore and Uesugi Cheng's own small house were very suitable for a good sleep. But it was obvious that some people were not willing to let the administrator of Silent Bookstore have a good sleep like this.

As soon as the clock struck midnight, Uesugi Sumiya, who was about to turn off the lights and go to bed, heard a knock on the door of Silent Bookstore. This little spell, which was originally intended to allow him to quickly detect visitors, now became the biggest obstacle for him to fall asleep. Helplessly, Uesugi Sumiya could only get up to greet this uninvited guest at night.

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176

Chapter 176 The Third Visitor and Weekend Plans.

Dr. Ibn Adim, "The Man from Aleppo": Historian, doctor, but first and foremost a traveler. The good doctor has connections to all libraries in the Nightwatcher's Tree - except one. He even served as the communications director for the House of Silence for a while, but his relationship with the Suppression Bureau has never been good.

Uesugi Cheng didn't really care why he came to Silent Bookstore in such a hurry at night. This doctor known as the "Man from Aleppo" was actually an immortal under the command of the Wandering Traveler Sichen, who was not well known in the entire Mansu. It would be more accurate to say that Uesugi Cheng was more concerned about why he came here in such a hurry for "Another Horizon".

"The passage to Ys is forbidden... so forbidden that even the law governing it is rarely known. But there are always exceptions. I suppose the librarian at the Watcher's Tree knows of some."

Two people sat in the reception room, each with a glass of Zhengshan Xiaozhong in front of them. Although Dr. Adim looked a little tired, his tone was still very powerful.

"I don't know much about Ys. If you want to find some answers, I can only recommend a few books to you. As for whether you can gain anything from them, I don't know."

Uesugi Cheng thought for a moment and spoke. Even from his fragmented memories, he knew that Isu was a taboo topic among the Sichen people, at least on the surface. As for how they viewed Isu in private, Uesugi Cheng didn't know and was too lazy to find out.

"Thank you very much. Please allow me to know what kind of reward you need?"

Adim nodded and looked very happy. At least his efforts to come to this small island to visit Silent Bookstore were not in vain.

"If I remember correctly, you seem to know a lost language. If possible, I would like to learn that language after I get what you want."

Uesugi Cheng took out a book from the bookshelf. It was the "Random Poetry". This book had been read by the first two people who came here to consult about the same incident. Uesugi Cheng was very much looking forward to what conclusion Adim could get from this book.

"Oh... this is a trivial matter. Thank you for your help. Please allow me to study it for a while, and then I will tell you about this long-lost language."

Dr. Adim looked very happy. He took the book and immediately began to study it. Uesugi Cheng was not in a hurry. He yawned and prepared to go back to his room to sleep. Anyway, if the visitor was really sleepy, Himegami Sakura would guide him to a room suitable for him. As for refusing to pay?

Uesugi Cheng has not seen anyone who refuses to pay the debt at Silent Bookstore yet, and with Himegami Sakura around, even if he encounters someone who refuses to pay the debt, he won't be able to escape with all the books. The worst that can happen is a fight at Silent Bookstore, but that's unlikely to happen.

The next morning, the energetic Uesugi Cheng listened to the sound of the old alarm clock in the bookstore manager's room, stretched, got up from the bed, and prepared to wash up. As soon as he went out, he bumped into Adim, who seemed to have dark circles under his eyes.

"When Hendrik de Wolfe was a mercenary captain, his troops were hired to patrol the border. I guess that's the real reason why the king appointed him lord here. I won't say for sure that one can travel from Branquorg to Ys... but I believe Branquorg would be a good place to start. Thank you, Librarian!!!"

Uesugi Cheng opened his eyes wide. He didn't know how Adim came to this conclusion from the book. And did the immortals have dark circles under their eyes after staying up all night? However, his inner thoughts were his own thoughts. Uesugi Cheng nodded calmly and accepted the visitor's thanks.

"As a reward, please allow me to teach you the Sabazon language."

Dr. Adim spoke without hesitation. After completing his goal, Adim did not seem to want to stay for long, so he planned to complete his teaching activities immediately. Uesugi Cheng was also happy about this and nodded. He planned to set up his physical body to go to school while he would study hard in Silent Bookstore.

[Sabazoin]: In one history, Alexander defeated the Great Knot of Sabzos and then the King of Kings. In another history, he learned from them. How many more histories are there? If we curl our hands into the right shape, we may still understand. (2 Moths 1 Lamp)

"Damn it, it's really possible to do something like being physically absent from the classroom. I should have learned a little bit of this method earlier."

Looking at Uesugi Sumika, who seemed to be listening to the class very seriously with his eyes empty, but actually did not hear a single word, Hikigaya Hachiman could not help but complain that he could see Uesugi Sumika's new tricks every day, and as an apprentice, it was a very shocking scene.

"A Cheng? A Cheng?"

Yotsuya Miko also noticed this situation, and simply pushed Uesugi Sumiko's body quietly. After finding that he really had no reaction, she lay down on the table again. Ordinary days were rare, and she had been busy enough recently. If she didn't study hard now, she would probably not be able to explain to her family at the end of the semester.

It was not until after class that Uesugi Sumiko yawned as if he had come back to life, turned around to look at Yotsuya Miko who was still worrying about her textbook, and asked.

"What's wrong? Is there anything you don't understand?"

"No, Yukinoshita-san is back at school today and said she wanted to thank you in person, so..."

"Will you let me go to the Service Club? Can you ask her to go to the library? Remember that room? If there's something you want to talk about, just ask her to go over there."

Uesugi Cheng was not in the mood. He did these things not to get others' thanks. Rather, what he was doing was more out of his curiosity and pleasure.

"Eh? Going there? I'll go ask. By the way, Acheng, do you have time this weekend?"

"Is there a problem?"

"Nothing much, I just wanted to... because I won two movie tickets in the lottery, I wanted to go to the movies with you."

When Hikigaya Hachiman heard this, he tried very hard not to laugh. He turned around and glanced at Yotsuya Miko's good friend Yurikawa Hana, who seemed to be cheering for Yotsuya Miko.

"Watch a movie? That's fine too. Just call me when the time comes."

Uesugi Sumire nodded without thinking too much. As for Yotsuya Miko's reason, he had once heard the same excuse from a weirdo named Shirogane Miyuki, but that was said to his vice-president.

Yotsuya Miko waved her fist happily to celebrate that she had finally taken the first step.

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177

Chapter 177: Paranormal Events Research Society.

Yukinoshita Yukino stood at the door of the library with mixed feelings. This was also the place where she first really got to know Uesugi Sumire. At that time, they were a team investigating the school's disappearance cases. She even provided some ideas, but in the end she didn't quite believe in such ghost stories until a few days ago.

"Good morning, how is your recovery?"

According to Yotsuya Miko, it was Yukinoshita Yukino who knocked on the door. She declined everyone's company and came alone to express her gratitude.

"It's nothing serious. The doctor just told me to avoid strenuous exercise. I'm still a little weak."

Yukinoshita Yukino replied that the layout of this room was very simple. Apart from a large amount of folk-related materials placed on the cabinets on both sides, the only valuable thing was probably the map hanging on the wall in front of Uesugi Sumiko who had his back to her.

There are many marks on the map, and it looks like some special places are circled. Of course, Yukinoshita Yukino recognized one of the circled places almost at a glance.

District S, she estimated that she would never want to go back there again in her life. If the rescue had not come quickly, she might have become one of the many headless missing cases and been sealed in the archives.

"Oh, are you looking at this map? It's just a meaningless map marker."

Uesugi Sumire turned around and sat face to face with Yukinoshita Yukino. There was nothing on the table except books, and it didn't look like the atmosphere for a meeting at all.

"I cannot thank you enough for rescuing me two days ago."

Yukinoshita Yukino bowed her head and thanked them very formally. She was not a bad person. She also knew the significance of the fact that Uesugi Sumire and his crew risked their lives to rescue them. So the most she could do was to offer such a light thank you, because what she could give was far less than the cost and sacrifice made by Uesugi Sumire in this incident.

"It's nothing, as long as she's fine. After all, this matter has something to do with me. I should have been the one to go find that Himeno-san in person. Oh, right... Himeno-san, her blood seems to be a little special, right?"

When this matter was mentioned, Yukinoshita Yukino nodded. She had also seen the scene where Himeno Mikoto drove away the evil spirit with just her blood, which was much more effective than amulets.

"Come to think of it, she seems to be planning to transfer to Unification."

Yukinoshita Yukino brought an unexpected news to Uesugi Sumire, but she did not keep it a secret and explained it immediately.

"It's like this. It seems that Himeno's family is going to move to Tokyo, so we decided to transfer her to Tonghe so that it will be more convenient for her to go to school."

"That would be quite convenient for us to understand the reason. By the way, try to avoid going out during this period. People with weak bodies are more likely to be targeted."

Uesugi Sumiko remembered and reminded her that Yukinoshita Yukino's body was indeed too weak after encountering ghosts several times in succession. It was to the point where she would fall seriously ill even if she did nothing if she encountered a spirit.

"Thank you. My sister has already... decided to follow me during this period, although my family doesn't know about it yet."

"This is your family affair, but if you are interested, can you come and help me organize the information? After all, although the information has been placed here, we have not started the sorting work yet. Of course, this can also be regarded as my commission to the Service Department. Your department work has not been carried out for a long time, right?"

"Yes, although Mr. Hiratsuka didn't urge us, we should start club activities. As for the commission you mentioned, I will accept it on my own behalf."

What Yukino Yukinoshita said was very conservative. After all, she didn't know what the remaining two people in the Service Club thought about this assignment. Whether it was Yuigahama Yui or Hikigaya Hachiman, who was a good friend of Uesugi Sumire, she had no right to express their opinions on their behalf.

"Okay, thank you very much, anything else?"

"Um...my sister wants to meet you."

"No thanks. I'm very busy. As you can see, I didn't use this place as an activity room for nothing. I have the obligation to count and maintain the books here, including the library books."

Uesugi Sumiko rejected the invitation without hesitation. He was not idle, so what was the point of meeting a woman who didn't tell the truth much and even looked like a mask and face sewn together? It would be better for him to think about the pencil lines and the use of black and white colors in Silent Bookstore. After all, he really wanted to draw a comic.

"I understand. I will tell my sister. Sorry to bother you. I'll go first."

Yukinoshita Yukino already knew this result, so she was not surprised. She just nodded and left the activity room of the new club 'Paranormal Events Research Club'.

Soon the small room returned to its silence. If anything, the only sounds left were Uesugi Cheng turning pages and the friction and collision between pencils and manuscript paper.

"Suggestions on Containment": In this book, Tilzabrek discusses techniques for "keeping woodland creatures out of trouble, while keeping Mansu creatures trapped." (Read to gain teachings: Glassblowing and Container Making) (Reading required: 4 revelations)

"The method of locking those spirits and troubles into the 'container'? This seventh bookstore manager is really..."

Uesugi Sumiko saw a familiar name. This book manager was the culprit who directly led to the bankruptcy of the bookstore. He was also the driving force behind the cooperation between Silent Bookstore and external forces, which eventually led to the burning of the bookstore. In a sense, this book manager contributed greatly to Uesugi Sumiko's ability to become the manager of the bookstore.

Uesugi Cheng put the book down. In his three lives, this was the first time for him to go to the cinema with a girl to watch a movie on the weekend. With this wonderful idea in mind, Uesugi Cheng called an acquaintance.

"Hey, what's up?"

The voice sounded as if he was about to fall asleep at the next moment, but also as if he was extremely determined.

"I remember you said a while ago that you were going to see a movie with the vice president. Did you see it?"

Uesugi Cheng came straight to the point. Very rarely, there was only silence on the other end of the phone.

"Hahahahaha, I know the answer. Thank you. Get more rest."

Uesugi Sumire heard the sound of someone hanging up the phone in anger and smiled happily. It seemed that his former boss, President Shirogane Miyuki's consensual relationship was not going well.

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178

Chapter 178: Pleasant outings and book study.

"Hahaha, why did I believe it? Why do I think Ahua is reliable in this regard?"

Yotsuya Miko stared at the movie screen in front of her with a dull look, then turned around and looked at Uesugi Sumiko who was picking up popcorn and putting it into his mouth slowly, commenting from time to time. She already had the idea of ​​digging a hole and burying herself in it.

"So, why did Ah Hua buy tickets for horror movies?"

Yes, Yotsuya Miko had planned everything, even how to talk after the movie started so that she and Uesugi Sumire could have a good chat. But what she never expected was that this name, which sounded like a science fiction movie, turned out to be a suspense horror movie after it started.

So, the two high school students who had seen a lot of hideous ghosts sat in their seats expressionlessly, watching the protagonist on the screen die at the hands of evil spirits, occasionally stuffing two pieces of popcorn into their mouths or taking a sip of drink. Uesugi Sumiko even pointed at the screen happily.

"This is unprofessional. The guys we've met wouldn't do things this way, right?"

"Indeed it is."

Yotsuya Miko nodded. Although she felt helpless and depressed after discovering that she was tricked by Yurikawa Hana, she did not give up. Instead, she planned to change her strategy and use other methods to turn this weekend trip into a pleasant trip for two.

So the two of them happily began to comment on the differences between the ghosts in the movie and the ghosts they had seen in real life, and occasionally talked about what happened in the school.

"Jianzi! According to the timeline, this movie is about to reach the most terrifying part! Just pretend to be scared and lean on that guy's shoulder! It will definitely go smoothly!"

Yotsuya Miko was looking at the text message her bestie sent her. The light from the phone screen shone on her face for a moment. She didn't even know whether she looked more terrifying like this or the ghosts on the screen were more likely to scare people. But either way, they were not as scary as the things they encountered in the S area.

When leaving the theater after the movie, Yotsuya Miko also helped a ghost wandering around the venue. It is said that the ghost had a very general obsession and desire for movies even after death, which is why he became a groundbound spirit of the cinema.

"Next, let's go eat something together, inside this big mall."

Yotsuya Miko plucked up the courage to make another invitation. For her, watching the movie today was one of the memories she never wanted to recall in her life, but the fact that she was hanging out with Uesugi Sumire did not change anything.

She chose a relatively high-end family restaurant. After all, she didn't have much spare money. As for asking Uesugi Cheng to treat them, she had never even thought about it. After all, she was a normal high school girl. If she had to ask her classmates to pay for her, it would be too... inappropriate. So in the end, they still shared the bill as usual, and also went shopping in the mall for the whole afternoon.

But even so, Yotsuya Miko didn't have the courage to speak out her own thoughts clearly, and could only accept these external things to get herself through this period of time.

Uesugi Sumire was a little confused by Yotsuya Miko's erratic actions. After all, it was rare to see Yotsuya Miko looking a little worried and anxious.