A comic book, but a librarian

235

Chapter 235: The red thread does not necessarily represent a marriage.

It was difficult for Yotsuya Miko to explain what she was thinking, but her body had already started to move, and she began to walk cautiously towards Uesugi Sumiko's room.

"Acheng..."

The girl rubbed her eyes, as if she wanted to say something. When she opened her eyes again, she couldn't help rubbing her eyes again, feeling incredible at the sight before her.

A red line appeared on her wrist, and the other end of the red line was tied to Uesugi Sumiko's wrist. Yotsuya Miko of course knew what the red line might mean, so her little face turned red all of a sudden.

"How...how could this happen? Is this...mine?"

Yotsuya Miko murmured softly, she touched the non-existent and untouchable red silk thread, she couldn't tell whether she was confused or happy in her heart, but she did feel excited, so the girl took another step forward and walked to Uesugi Sumiko's bed, just looking at the boy who was still sleeping soundly, patted her face to make her expression not look so rude.

"Really... we're spending the night outside again. This is all your fault, Acheng."

Yotsuya Miko sighed, looked at the boy's face, and when she saw the end of the red line, she was stunned for a moment.

The red string was not tied to Uesugi Sumiko's hand, but to the bracelet on his hand. However, it was then connected to Uesugi Sumiko very roughly. At that moment, Yotsuya Miko remembered the origin of the seemingly simple bracelet on Uesugi Sumiko's hand.

"Yes... I see. Having too good eyesight isn't a good thing... How annoying."

After the romantic feeling was shattered, Yotsuya Miko's familiar feeling of fear surged into her heart again. She remembered that when the boy took her away from the huge monster that called itself the "Mountain God" that was staring at her in the dark night, she used something to trade with it, so the other party gave him this bracelet as a return gift.

In fact, her connection with the mountain god was not severed at all, but was blocked by Uesugi Sumiko in a more brutal way, and the red line represented this meaning. At this moment, Yotsuya Miko finally understood this, and her heart suddenly seemed to be grasped by someone, and malicious eyes swept across her body vaguely, and the fear that made her want to vomit came upon her again.

The owner of the red line seemed to be waking up because of Yotsuya Miko's gaze, so Yotsuya Miko immediately closed her eyes, as if nothing had happened, and slowly sat down on the floor, waiting for that gaze to disappear. Listening to Uesugi Sumiko's calm breathing, her fear gradually subsided and she gently leaned her head against the head of the bed.

"But this... sounds good, doesn't it? The red thread that forcibly binds the two of us together is a choice made by the two of us. This sounds more like a vague fate..."

She closed her eyes and raised her head, not knowing why she said such words. Maybe it was because she had drunk very strong liquor. Of course, it was still Uesugi Cheng's fault. Who made him give her alcohol when she was under the drinking age?

The girl leaned against the head of the bed and slowly fell asleep. She didn't expect that there was another person in the room, looking at her speechlessly. Himegami Sakura showed up, gestured with her small body, and finally decided to use the mist to support her and let Yotsuya Miko lie back on her bed.

"Really? If I sleep here, I don't know how scared Mr. will be when he wakes up tomorrow... Mr. too, why do you just get others drunk so easily?"

The distressed housekeeper puppet shook his head and went back to rest after completing his work. Even a puppet needs a good rest.

……

The next morning, when Uesugi Cheng got up, he stretched comfortably. He did not feel any hangover feeling like a headache. The intoxication brought by the Holy Communion did not make people feel uncomfortable like ordinary alcohol. On the contrary, he felt a lot more comfortable. Perhaps this was the most important reason why the Triple Knot dared to offer this kind of wine as a holy communion to Si Chen named 'Red Cup'.

"Oh... that's bad. How is Jianzi?"

Uesugi Sumire shook his head, stood up and planned to go and check on Yotsuya Miko's current situation. After all, he did get a minor drunk yesterday and took her back to his home.

Yotsuya Miko seemed to be sleeping soundly while lying on the bed. She looked no different from yesterday, not even having changed her clothes. However, the pleasant smell on her body had not dissipated yet, and the whole room was filled with the aroma of wine.

"Tsk... why is this thing so restless?"

Uesugi Cheng touched the bracelet on his wrist. The bracelet "given" to him by the mountain god was now slightly warm, and it felt as if it had been activated. Perhaps the mountain god lurking in the mountains had awakened?

Of course, Uesugi Sumiko did not wake up Yotsuya Miko. He had already gotten her drunk, so he let her have a good sleep. Anyway, he used some illusion techniques along the way when he brought people here yesterday, so no one would notice this.

So Uesugi Cheng sat on the sofa in his home, thinking about what to eat this morning, and turned on the TV.

What was reported on TV was naturally an incident with a large number of deaths. The police explained the case as an act of mass suicide by a cult in its base of activity. Not much was revealed to the media, whether it was the list of deaths or the crime scene. The Metropolitan Police Department did a good job in dealing with the media. Thinking of this, Uesugi Cheng put his consciousness back into Silent Bookstore.

The lock on the gate yesterday has been opened. There is a huge painting on the wall of the treasury. The only place to store treasures in the entire treasury is six empty spaces dug out on one wall, and there is an object in each empty space.

There are three books, one of which still needs to be catalogued by Uesugi Cheng to understand the content, and the remaining two books look the same as the book "Introduction to Basic Aesthetics: Second Edition", and contain a special leap knowledge.

As for the remaining three empty spaces, each contains a small box, which has different shapes and origins, but they are all very impressive, and their appearance alone is worth being carefully collected by collectors.

"Tsk, it's still Jie Zongyu... or a completely new version of The Book of the Prideful Sun?"

Uesugi Cheng flipped through the scroll roughly and put it aside.

Because Yotsuya Miko seemed to have finally woken up, she yawned and climbed out of the bed.

236

Chapter 236: Leap Year: Deceiving the world and pretending to be someone else.

"Wow wow wow wow!!! Why did I fall asleep again!!"

Yotsuya Miko slapped her red face, thinking about how she had actually run into Uesugi Sumika's room last night to peek at the sleeping Uesugi Sumika and said such shameful words. She wanted to bury herself in the quilt and sleep until she forgot about it.

She raised her head carefully, put her ear to the door and listened to the noise outside, but she could only hear the sound of the TV, so she could only take a deep breath and tell herself that Shangshan Cheng slept so soundly last night that he would not know what I did, so don't worry...

After finally finishing her dithering, Yotsuya Miko patted her cheek again, walked out of the room with a righteous look, and then saw Uesugi Sumire who was putting breakfast on the table.

"Are you up yet? You just had your breakfast, it should taste pretty good."

Uesugi Sumire's words completely destroyed Yotsuya Miko's mental preparation.

"Isn't this... just like... married life? ! ! "

Yotsuya Miko was screaming madly in her heart, but of course she didn't dare to say it out loud. She could only nod awkwardly and sit down.

"That...last night, I seemed to see that mountain god again..."

Yotsuya Miko took a deep breath and adjusted her mindset. What happened next was not something that could be influenced by personal feelings. She had to tell Uesugi Sumire everything about this matter.

"It seems to be showing signs of waking up again."

"Is that so? No wonder..."

Uesugi Cheng nodded. He finally understood why his bracelet had such a strange change. It seemed that he was too rough in forcibly transferring the relationship between the mountain god and Yotsuya Miko to himself. Yotsuya Miko still had certain feelings, or perhaps...

"Jianzi, your eyes saw something, right?"

When Yotsuya Miko heard this, her face turned red, but she still nodded very seriously.

"Yes, a red string... connected to my hand and your bracelet, Ah Cheng. When I saw the red string, it seemed to notice me."

Even the term "classmate" was omitted, but Uesugi Cheng did not notice this subtle change, and Dian Lei Dantou indicated that he already knew it.

"Ah, that's not good. I've been noticed again. This kind of connection... It's okay. I'll take care of it."

Yotsuya Miko shook her head.

"No, this matter has something to do with me. I can't let you go there alone, Cheng. If you want to go, Cheng, you must take me with you, otherwise I will go alone!"

It's not like Yotsuya Miko is stubborn. She is obviously terrified of evil spirits and has not completely gotten rid of her fear until now. But she knows that this matter should not be borne by Uesugi Sumire. She can't pretend that she knows nothing and let Uesugi Sumire bear the responsibility.

"Okay, okay, maybe there will be such a day, and I will call you then, but now all you have to do is eat breakfast and get ready to go to school. Do you want me to take you there?"

Yotsuya Miko shook her head firmly. She didn't want any more inexplicable rumors to spread in the school. It would not be good for either her or Uesugi Sumire, especially for Uesugi Sumire.

"That's fine... Speaking of which, on the weekend, Ye Xiao Jiang is going to look for ghosts. It's that ancient site that's said to be very spooky. Do you want to go?"

Uesugi Sumiko mentioned this. After all, it would be best if Miko was interested in this kind of thing. Her eyes could probably see more than when Uesugi Sumiko didn't use her soul essence. Yotsuya Miko would probably be able to see everything about the ruins at a glance.

"Is it okay? Besides, I don't have much fighting power right now... won't it be a drag?"

"It's okay, I will protect you. If things get bad, you can just stay a little further away, although I don't think it's necessary."

Uesugi Cheng spoke very easily. He didn't think the evil spirits in the ruins would be that difficult to deal with. If a fight really came to a head, he could just let the irrelevant people leave immediately.

"Okay, I'll go! After all, these eyes can help you, Acheng, right?"

Yotsuya Miko seemed to be in high spirits and it was obvious that she wanted to show off her skills during the weekend adventure time.

After breakfast, Yotsuya Miko left by herself. After all, she got drunk too suddenly yesterday afternoon, and she still had a lot of things to pack, so she had to go to the school to pack them up first. However, the only good thing was that based on her past experience of being called by Uesugi Sumire to help, she told her family in advance that she might not go home at night, so her family should not have any suspicion.

Uesugi Cheng picked up his new book and planned to study it carefully. After all, there were so many versions of the Book of the Prideful Sun, and he was curious about which version was so outrageous that the Forgotten Society would not destroy it directly but keep it carefully.

【The Book of the Pride of the Sun (Shur Version)】: The text in this book is fundamentally different from other versions of the Book of the Pride of the Sun. Its author is believed to be Hagar, the Queen of Shur, the mother of wolves. (Reading Requirement: 10 Domes, Language Used: Jieteng Language)

"A person who knows what is about to come true wrote this with awe before the intercalary year..."

It was another very peaceful day. Although Yurikawaka felt that Yotsuya Miko looked strange recently and had a silly smile on her face from time to time, she was a born optimist and did not think too much about it. After all, this was a very classic expression of a girl in love. Of course, Yurikawaka also felt that the object was very obvious. That was the boy, Uesugi Sumiko, who often walked with her dear best friend Miko.

Yurikawa Hana had heard a little about Uesugi Sumire's deeds, so she was not surprised that Yotsuya Miko would fall in love with him, but there was another party involved in the incident.

For some reason, Uesugi Cheng wore glasses today and was studying hard. He looked completely different from his usual appearance of not paying much attention in class.

Of course, she didn't know that Uesugi Cheng was sweating profusely on his back.

"It seems...she was too gentle. I almost drew those things..."

[Leap Knowledge: Deceiving the World and Pretending to Be]: The Blazing Sun and the Daytime Forge cannot be combined, but Sunset Celia and the Swan King can. This secret is the above-mentioned trick. (May 5 Honey 5 Lights)

It seems that his painting "Hell Transformation" not only depicts the events of Jiaoyang and Bai Ri Forge, but also accidentally touches upon another secret. No wonder Jiaoyang directly gave him that copy...

"Gift".

237

Chapter 237: Exploration, H Ruins.

"Is this the most terrifying supernatural place marked on the map, a place with an S-level danger level?"

After nightfall, there was only the moon hanging alone in the sky. Ying Duolang stood in front of the path. Just by standing in front of the dark forest path without entering the forest, he could feel the extremely depressing atmosphere.

"There's something really amazing inside, but I can't see what it is."

Yotsuya Miko put on glasses, which was also suggested by Uesugi Sumire. The special lenses can at least protect Yotsuya Miko from getting hurt by her vision when she sees something she shouldn't see.

"Hina, Uesugi-sama, and Miko-san, let me first tell you about the characteristics of S-level danger. Each place I marked as S-level danger has its own characteristics, but they also have something in common, which is... once you are entangled, it will be useless no matter where you escape to on the earth. You will either be trapped or be cursed to ignore distance."

Baoyue Yexiao was holding the doll in her hand. It was the newly-minted "graduate", but it seemed a little listless because of the blow from Uesugi Cheng. It stayed quietly inside the doll without any desire to come out.

“Is this your experience?”

Uesugi Sumiko asked, and Yotsuya Miko looked at Uesugi Sumiko and couldn't help blinking. She always felt that something was wrong, but she couldn't put her finger on it.

"Yes, speaking of which, Brother Uesugi, do you remember what we encountered when we first met?"

"A telephone booth, right? I remember you were looking for the telephone booth where the hostess died, and we are looking for the telephone booth of the ghost bride."

Uesugi Cheng didn't pay much attention to Baoyue Yexiao's question and gave the answer from his memory.

Baoyue Yexiao nodded as if relieved, ignored the doubts of Ying Duolang who felt a little puzzled, and raised her little hand.

"Then as always, let's go! Go see ghosts!"

She shouted out her own slogan very happily, while Hotaru and the somewhat bewildered Yotsuya Miko followed suit in weak voices. Uesugi Sumiko simply did not shout along. It was a very novel experience, more than just exploring such a haunted place with friends.

"Although Ruins H is listed as an S-level dangerous supernatural site, it is a bit surprising that there are no rumors of death here. After all, this place was once listed as a historical scientific research site. Let's wait until we go in to find out the specific situation."

Ye Xiao turned off the phone screen and was about to walk into the forest when he heard an old voice.

"Are you here for a visit?"

When Ying Duolang looked up, he saw an old woman who was wearing simple patched clothes but had a very strange expression standing silently in front of them. For a moment, he felt his hairs stand on end and a slight tingling sensation stimulated his skin.

"We want to go to the waterfall."

Baoyue's midnight snack was so direct that Yotsuya Miko was a little surprised. The old woman was undoubtedly a spirit, but was it really okay to just entrust the care of a spirit in a dangerous ruins?

"Come with me."

What surprised her even more was that the old woman's spirit seemed very easy to talk to, and actually walked ahead to lead the way.

"Acheng, do you feel...something is wrong with this old lady?"

Yotsuya Miko asked, but Uesugi Sumiko just placed a human-shaped talisman in her palm, then turned sideways and spoke softly into her ear.

"Be careful, we're already walking in."

Four people followed behind the old woman. Huandenghe Yingduolang looked very uneasy because he had read the horrific rumors about the H ruins on his mobile phone. He did not listen at all to what the old woman walking in front introduced.

"That's it... Rather than being captured and beheaded in front of their loved ones, the surviving women decided to commit suicide at the top of the waterfall and threw their bodies into the waterfall. It is said that the waterfall was dyed red and flowed with blood for three days and three nights..."

"?!"

Ying Duolang turned around suddenly. He felt as if someone was approaching him from behind, but as the oldest person, he was walking at the back. The forest path that should have been empty now made him feel his hair stand on end.

"Why are you standing still?"

The old woman turned back at the right time and interrupted what Ying Duolang wanted to say. He looked at the strange smile on the old woman's face and subconsciously wanted to hold Baoyue Yexiao's hand.

"No, nothing... I just felt like there was someone behind me..."

After Hotarou said this, Yotsuya Miko and Uesugi Sumiko both turned their heads. Miko squinted her eyes and observed carefully. There were indeed traces of spirits, and there were quite a few of them, but she did not see the spirit that appeared behind them. Uesugi Sumiko looked as if he was distracted and was just looking around.

The old woman did not respond to Ying Duolang's answer, but continued to walk forward. At this moment, Ying Duolang finally realized that something was wrong. The old woman was clearly wearing straw sandals and walking in front, but the unique sound of straw sandals stepping on the ground came from behind him. Something was following them.

"Everyone!!"