A comic book, but a librarian

Uesugi Cheng thought of Shirogane Miyuki's miserable condition, who looked like he might fall asleep at any time in 24 hours a day. He had to keep himself alive with coffee that was so strong that he could only shake his head, just to do both his studies and his duties as student council president well.

"Good morning, A-Chun, what are you talking about with Saki-san?"

Yotsuya Miko showed up just in time, but Yurikawa Hana, who was usually inseparable from her, was nowhere to be seen today. Uesugi Sumire turned his head and looked around, but did not see her either.

"Acheng, are you looking for something?"

"Oh no, I was just a little curious. Doesn't Yurikawa usually come with you?"

"Ahua seemed to have caught a cold yesterday... It's really strange. She's usually super healthy, but she caught a cold at this time."

Yotsuya Miko was a little helpless. She was also a little surprised when she found out that Yurikawa Hana was not waiting for her at the agreed place this morning. She only found out about this after she made a phone call.

"I see. You really should keep warm. Wait... did you bring it to school as well?"

Uesugi Sumi took a look at Yotsuya Miko's bag. He seemed to hear the whimpering of a poor puppy. Upon closer inspection, he found that Yotsuya Miko had actually brought out her evil pet dog and brought it to school in such a blatant manner.

"Ah, because it feels like it has already run around the area near home and there is no point, so I occasionally take it for a walk somewhere farther away. Anyway, it is usually very well behaved and obedient."

Kawasaki Saki felt helpless at Yotsuya Miko's words. She didn't quite understand why Yotsuya Miko could face the evil spirits so calmly. She would never forget that night, those white shadows that appeared on the back hill of the school, and the scary thing that Uesugi Cheng called "afterimage".

"By the way, Acheng, the Ichijo family, they sent me a message."

Yotsuya Miko suddenly spoke.

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Chapter 267 The Client’s Friends and Inheritance Issues.

"Here you go, why don't they contact me directly?"

Uesugi Sumire was a little confused. Yuhei Ichijo didn't look like someone who would look down on him, so why didn't he contact him directly instead of contacting Yotsuya Miko?

"They said... you couldn't be contacted recently, so they could only contact me who also left a phone number."

Yotsuya Miko was also a little surprised. She thought that Uesugi Sumiko deliberately ignored the calls from the Ichijo family. After all, this young man who appeared in front of her every day didn't look like he was so busy that he couldn't even answer a phone call.

"So what do they need? If it's the follow-up to the curse, I've already done it. They can't possibly receive another cursed thing in such a short time."

"No... Ah Cheng, it seems that they want to bypass the Kujo family and introduce the commission to us alone. They said that the Kujo family is too busy, and many of their friends have similar problems, but they can't tell whether it is really an evil spirit or a psychological effect, so they just entrust it to us."

Yotsuya Miko took out her mobile phone and showed her phone number. Out of caution, she turned on the recording. The other party probably thought that she had turned on the recording and did not say anything of practical significance. She just explained the current situation and said that if Uesugi Sumire could accept it, they would start introducing their friends to Uesugi Sumire.

"The Kujo family... is indeed too busy to pay attention to any suspicious issues."

Uesugi Sumiko thought about it and guessed from the looks of Kujo Masamune and Kujo Saya that they would not be able to deal with all these things in the next few years, so he did not think much about it. He sent a text message to Kujo Masamune, also known as Yashiki Kazuo, to ask a question, and then met Yotsuya Miko.

"Please reply to them and tell them that I accept it. Kawasaki, are you interested in going with me to take a look? How about being my bodyguard?"

Saki Kawasaki rolled her eyes again.

"You still need a bodyguard. Besides, I can't move around these two days. It hurts so much if I move a little bit. You really didn't leave me any room for maneuver."

Although Yotsuya Miko knew that there was definitely nothing special between Kawasaki Saki and Uesugi Sumire, she still immediately began to listen.

"That's how you have to learn fast. You learn fastest when you're being beaten. Besides, you still have to make up for the theoretical knowledge later. It's just like what Jianzi is learning now. You can't fall behind in both practice and theory."

Yotsuya Miko shuddered when she heard this. She was almost driven crazy by the theoretical knowledge of the Silent Technique. She even took her dog for a walk and caught a few evil spirits who seemed to think she was easy to bully, so that they could carry out some "necessary practical training".

But what was the result? It was only after that that her evil pet dog looked at her with a little more awe, as if it was afraid that its mistress would be slaughtered at any time.

"Is there still such a thing? But I still have to go to school now. We have to prepare for the third year of high school after the winter vacation... Aren't the ones everyone fills out applications for further studies?"

Saki Kawasaki was also frightened by the so-called theoretical knowledge. She didn't dare to think that after learning this theoretical knowledge, would she subconsciously look at where the other person would make a move so that she could kill him with one blow? So she simply proposed to learn it.

"So there's no rush. At worst, we can just do it slowly during the winter break. The most important thing now is to make sure everyone has a certain level of self-protection, so that we don't get tricked, cursed, or even caught by some strange thing. We can only pray to God for good luck and help you get through this difficult time."

Uesugi Sumire patted Yotsuya Miko's head. He also knew that Yotsuya Miko was indeed working very hard. After all, Miko's grades were already average. After encountering the evil spirit and so many other events, she still had to continue learning the art of silence and high school knowledge. It was not easy for her grades to not drop.

"Well, you're the one paying the bill, so you have the final say. If you really want me to take on that commission, remember to call me along."

Saki Kawasaki rubbed her shoulders and walked away. All she wanted now was to find a place to apply the pain-relieving ointment on herself again. She had to say that what Uesugi Sumika said was right. She really had fallen in love with this quick-acting ointment.

"Um, Ah Cheng, do you need me to get some information about the client in advance?"

Yotsuya Miko spoke hesitantly, then moved a little closer to Uesugi Sumire.

"Sure. I'll leave this matter to you. I'll treat you to a meal later."

Yotsuya Miko smiled happily, nodded, and seemed to walk a little more briskly.

School days are always monotonous and boring. If there is anything interesting, for Uesugi Cheng, it is probably to see what the classmates are talking about recently and how their expressions change.

Hayato Hayama is still the star in the class, but he doesn't seem to be in a very good mood, as if something is bothering him, such as a troublesome matter.

Hikigaya Hachiman came to class with dark circles under his eyes today, but he still relied on his keen intuition to avoid Hiratsuka Shizuka's insane death watch and barely took a short nap in class. Although he seemed to be half asleep and half awake when he spoke now, at least he didn't have the feeling of disliking everyone like he did last night.

Uesugi Cheng was holding the book "On Domination" in his hand. He didn't want other people to see the book. It wasn't because he wanted to keep it to himself, but the words used to write the book were not suitable for ordinary people to see.

There is something addictive about the Hyksos language; once you've witnessed or spoken it, it's hard to stop, which is the main reason why it has become a language that only a very small number of people can master.

Uesugi Cheng decided to take two days to completely transform the teachings about the edict of force into his own power, so that it would not be so troublesome for him to use this power every time.

"I'm going home today. If you have any questions about this information, come and ask me."

Uesugi Sumiko handed the information to them first, and then got on the car bound for the Uesugi family alone. Although he didn't know why Uesugi Nobuyuki suddenly wanted him to go back, there was nothing wrong in going back to take a look.

——Uesugi Family——

"So, you just want me to give you the whole painting, right? Do you have to call me back?"

Uesugi Sumiko was speechless. He had not expected that Uesugi Shin would make him run all the way back home just for a painting.

"No, this is just the first question. Brother, there is something I should tell you about. It is about that... inheritance issue."

Uesugi Nobuyuki looked a little helpless, but still said it with a wry smile.

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Chapter 268: Just act according to circumstances.

"You're not going to say those meaningless words to me, are you? He's not dead, so why is it so urgent to say all this? Besides, who else in the family can bear this burden besides you? You can't let Sister Saki come back."

Uesugi Sumiko spoke first without hesitation. Anyway, he had no idea about the Uesugi family's business. If he really wanted to make money and power, he could have found more fun and easy ways to do it. Inheriting the Uesugi family's business was a complete negative asset for him.

"What a coincidence, your eldest brother, I think the same thing. Why can't our family produce a motivated person who wants to inherit the family business like other families? It is indeed comfortable not to have to play any dramas of fighting for power and profit."

Uesugi Nobuyuki lay down on the sofa without any image, and put his hands behind his head, looking as if he was ready to fight.

"But those old guys still think I'm too difficult to deal with. Maybe they want to get me down and let you guys go up so they can divide the stuff up."

Uesugi Shin smiled, and there was no respect for the elders in his words. In response, Uesugi Cheng became even more aggressive. He simply turned on his phone, put on one earphone and started listening to music, then spoke.

"If necessary, I can write a list of the people who have contacted me recently, and provide you with a general idea of ​​what they said, so that you can do something I don't really want to do."

"No, there's no need. They can't do anything to me anyway, and for me now, this is not bad. Although I do want to be a lead singer in a band, I'm past the age of dreaming. Now that I enjoy the convenience given by my family, I have to take responsibility."

Uesugi Nobuyuki looked at his younger brother and envied him from the bottom of his heart. Although others said that he was a genius and a very capable heir, he was still no match for his younger brother, even though he seemed to be the least suitable one to be the heir.

"Is there still such a thing? Then can I pay for it? It's not impossible to paint more and sing more to pay my family."

Uesugi Cheng said very casually that he was uploading his practice works on Twitter. Although he was not used to electronic painting, the paintings he drew still felt good.

"Young man, are you free to come over here next week?"

It was Sugino Jiro, the art professor at the University of Tokyo, an extremely open-minded and tolerant old man. At least Uesugi Sumire rarely saw an old man of his age who could use Twitter and various communication tools so skillfully to send messages.

"Is this the University of Tokyo you're talking about?"

Uesugi Cheng replied with a question mark. He still had a very good impression of this old man. After all, the old man did teach him a lot of things, including painting techniques and the most important point, how to integrate "narrative" into painting.

"I can't take you to another university, or you'll be targeted by those malicious old men. Come and take a look. It's always good to see other people's paintings and ideas. Maybe you can even give them some guidance."

Sugino Jiro didn't say it so directly. After all, Uesugi Sumiya's skills are really not comparable to those of the college students who were admitted. His strengths are so strong that... he can make up for his shortcomings and turn them into so-called personal characteristics.

"Since you've said that, I'll be there on time next week...By the way, I plan to send you a rough draft of something I've been drawing recently, and I hope you can give me some comments."

Uesugi Cheng thought about it and decided to send an electronic copy of his comic storyboard to the respected professor. After all, the original intention of drawing is to show it to people, and maybe Professor Sugino can give him more guidance.

"Then I will start looking forward to Uesugi-san's work."

The conversation ended with Uesugi Cheng sending the electronic version of the manuscript. Coincidentally, Uesugi Shinya had rested well, got up from the sofa, and spoke to Uesugi Cheng.

"Then let's just say we have a deal. I'll talk to your sister and ask her to act more realistically when you go out, just like when we played together before."

"I understand. I'll sleep here today."

Uesugi Cheng waved his hand, and the moment he opened the door, his expression instantly became cold and unhappy, as if he was angry. He frowned and ignored other people's calls, and went back to his room on his own.

"If I had known earlier, I would have just brainwashed them all and there would have been no need to make it so troublesome."

Uesugi Sumiko said sincerely while lying on the bed that he really felt that those troublesome guys in the Uesugi family should be brainwashed and then there would be less trouble, but it was obvious that his brother had decided to take on this responsibility and did not seem to intend to let Uesugi Sumiko intervene, so Uesugi Sumiko was happy to continue developing on the side.

"I'm too idle to sleep anyway, so I might as well..."

Uesugi Cheng turned on the computer. It was a computer from a few years ago, and its performance was still excellent, but he hadn't used this computer for a long time, and now after turning on the computer, he didn't even know what to do.

So he simply turned on a background audio or video, then found a piece of white paper and a pencil in the drawer next to him and started drawing.

First of all, there is the scenery, snow-capped mountains, forests, and the sea. Although he only has pencils, Uesugi Sumiya still manages to draw that texture. He was curious about where his limit would be after finishing "Hell Transformation", so he began to add more elements.

Characters, clothing, eras, one element after another was added to his pencil drawings, and he slowly immersed himself in this kind of cathartic painting. Unconsciously, the painted papers were thrown on the ground casually and covered the floor around him.

"Master, Master...it's time for dinner. If you don't want to go to the restaurant, I'll bring it to you. You still have to eat some dinner."

The old butler's voice sounded a little worried. He knocked on the door again, and finally made up his mind and opened the door directly.

Uesugi Sumiko's door was not locked, but even when the sun had set and the room had become extremely dim, Uesugi Sumiko still did not turn on the light. The old housekeeper saw what Uesugi Sumiko was doing through the light in the corridor.

He was stunned, and his professional ethics made him put the dishes in his hand firmly on the table next to him, then slowly walked towards Uesugi Cheng.

The papers on the ground were filled with all kinds of strange scenes, but what he found most incredible was probably the piece of paper that fell on the top layer, which was a painting of a temple on top of a huge snow-capped mountain.

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Chapter 269 Ishigami Yu couldn’t understand.

The temple gave him a creepy feeling of fear lurking beneath a false sacredness, but there was nothing in the pictures that would make him feel uncomfortable.

Next is a statue standing in the snow. It looks like it is made of iron, but it is placed randomly at an intersection, and time has allowed the statue's original exquisite appearance to be eroded and blurred.

He saw many scenes from all over the world, such as vague figures in the mountains and forests and ships vaguely sailing out from the depths of the sea, but it was as if Uesugi Sumika had really been to these places.

"Oh, Uncle Ya, please leave the dinner there. I'll take the bowl back to the kitchen later."

Uesugi Cheng completed the last stroke with great ease. The villain in the comics has been conceived, the hunter's enemy, the 'beast' hated by the villagers, and the third protagonist, the horrifying reality that an outsider accidentally encountered, the monster called 'man-bear', its appearance was finally fully portrayed by Uesugi Cheng based on the stories and rumors about his family in his memory.

"Oh, okay... Young Master, please pay attention to your health. It's best to turn on the lights in this situation, otherwise it's bad for your eyes."

The old butler kept on muttering, and instinctively abided by the rules, so he didn't look at the drawing paper on Uesugi Cheng's desk. It was a good thing he didn't look at it, otherwise it would probably be bad for his heart.

It was a bear holding a human head. A strange smile appeared on the human head's face, and on the bear's beastly face, a mocking, bloodthirsty and vicious expression actually appeared in a humanized way.

"Man-bear, I hope the craftsman who made the monster won't be mad at me for using his name like this."

Uesugi Cheng put down his paintbrush and rubbed his neck. The next scenes he was going to paint would basically all contain snow. How to use black and white to paint the texture of snow to the extreme would be Uesugi Cheng's next task. However, what he had to do now was to finish his dinner, take a good bath and go to bed, and go out to meet his client the next day.

……

In front of a bookshelf in a bookstore in Tokyo, Uesugi Cheng put back the teaching materials he had just taken out and flipped through a few pages, and then he saw the client walking towards him wearing glasses.

"I say, Ishigami, is it really necessary to do this? Shirogane and Shinomiya won't care about a small fry like you, and we don't need to do this kind of spy meeting."

"No, actually it's not because of this matter that I did this. I have to go to a game exhibition later, so I chose this place as the meeting place. After all, there won't be Senior Fujiwara here, nor that troublesome guy."

Ishigami Yu did not take off his sunglasses, but glanced around vigilantly. It looked like he was really making a connection.

"Come on, I'm not interested in those things. Although I don't know how you got my contact information, Secretary Ishigami, please say it quickly if you have something to say. I'm in a hurry."

This was a lie. Uesugi Sumire didn't have anything important to do, but Ishigami Yu's behavior made him feel that this commission was probably something troublesome, so he simply wanted to reject it by saying he was too busy. As for what he was really busy with, it was probably that he was busy going home to sleep.

"Yes... it's like this, Senior. I have something to ask of you, regarding the Fengxin Festival next year."

"Are you really going crazy from the pressure of work? I remember that the part of the work I was responsible for wasn't that terrible, or is it that Fujiwara Chika finally couldn't help herself and started to cause trouble for the students?"

Uesugi Cheng really wanted to touch Ishigami Yu's head to see if his brain was burned out. After all, it was still an unknown amount of time before the Heart Festival, and there was actually no difference whether Ishigami Yu said it now or not.

"So Fujiwara-senpai has never caused any trouble to the students before?"

Ishigami Yu was shocked.

"Oh, fortunately, I was able to send him to where he should go before any trouble occurred. Go on, it seems that you are not completely out of your mind."