A comic book, but a librarian

Chapter 275: Mapping and the Book of the Throne

Hikigaya Hachiman's job is very simple. He just goes to certain places, takes a few photos, sends them to Uesugi Sumire, and then simply writes a survey report.

"The situation at this location is purely fictional... The spiritual phenomena here are real, but the spirits that cause this situation are very weak and non-threatening..."

Hikigaya Hachiman outlined the map bit by bit. This self-developed map of Tokyo was given to everyone. What they had to do was simple. They conducted preliminary visits and investigations on all the places that were suspected to be haunted places, classified and graded them according to the degree of danger, and then compiled them into a map that was full of information in every sense, allowing Uesugi Sumire to decide how to deal with it.

"Of course, Tokyo is so big that we high school students can't run around all day for things like this, so everyone should first pay attention to the places you decide need to pay attention to, or the areas around where you live and the places near the roads you must pass through."

These are Uesugi Cheng's original words, and they are also the principle they are currently adhering to when doing this work. After all, they are willing to participate in this unpaid work just to protect the safety of themselves and their families, so as not to suffer unnecessary harm because of encountering ghosts in this haunted place in Tokyo.

"Well, that's enough for today... Uesugi has gone off to who knows where again. It's really a headache."

Hikigaya Hachiman looked at the architectural materials in front of him. With the help of systematic architectural knowledge, Hikigaya Hachiman quickly learned the knowledge of [Doors and Walls]. Although the great art was completely beyond common sense to understand and describe in various senses, he still accelerated his learning speed by relying on this complementary method.

Although this also made his family mistakenly believe that he had already chosen the major to study in college, they even held a small celebration party for him.

"I hope the life-saving techniques that Uesugi guy talked about are really that useful..."

Hikigaya Hachiman did not expect at all the life-saving techniques that Uesugi Sumiya mentioned. After all, he knew that such things would most likely continue to squeeze his already limited free time. However, for the sake of his life, he still had to learn them.

……

“…I’ll tell my family. Does this kind of thing…really exist? Uesugi, although I don’t want to question you, what you said is really…”

Long Zhutao was rarely able to control her expression and looked very confused. After all, what Uesugi Cheng said was indeed different from all the stories she had heard.

"It's okay, just ask. If there is no answer, I will find another way to solve this problem."

Uesugi Cheng did not force it. Although the power of the gang was useful, it was not a must. It was just more convenient.

"All right……"

Long Zhutao felt that her family would most likely not miss this opportunity. After all, this kind of cooperation was a sure win no matter how you looked at it. Even if it wasn't connected to the Uesugi family, it was still a favor. When favors were needed, they were priceless.

"That's all, I'll be leaving first. By the way, the Astronomy Club's proposal is pretty good this time, so I'll help you pass the preliminary review. If the president and others really want to review it, don't be too nervous."

"Should I say thank you...you ran so fast."

Longzhu Tao just opened her mouth when she found that Uesugi Cheng had disappeared. She reluctantly put on the eye mask and started her nap again, although she felt that she probably couldn't sleep well.

Uesugi Sumiko, who was walking on the inner road of Shuchiin, did not attract much attention from the students. Although he was not wearing Shuchiin's clothes, he deliberately reduced his presence and slightly used his soul to make himself look completely different from his original self.

"Lord Uesugi, long time no see... maybe that's what I should say, right?"

Uesugi Sumire turned around and saw Hayasaka Ai standing behind him, still dressed like a hot girl, but judging from her expression, she was not a hot girl at all.

"Oh, Hayasaka... Is it Shinomiya-san? Is there anything you want to talk to me about?"

"No, this time it's the Hayasaka family. Mom asked me to... bring this thing to you."

Hayasaka Ai handed over a document. The contents were wrapped in a thick file bag and could not be seen at all.

"Please take my words of thanks. By the way... it seems that Shinomiya-san needs your help. If you have time, you can come over."

With just this one sentence, an obvious look of fatigue appeared on Hayasaka Ai's face, but she immediately nodded, turned around and left, turning back into the enthusiastic, cheerful and fashionable hot girl she was.

"The Hayasaka family is so eager to show their goodwill? It seems that something really bad has happened, or... is it simply the Shinomiya family's instruction?"

Uesugi Cheng thought for a while, put away the file bag, and then left Shuchiyuan. After all, he had done what he wanted to do, and there was no point in staying in Shuchiyuan.

[When we recall that memory again, the long-lasting confrontation between the Lionsmith and the Colonel has been maliciously condensed into a confrontation between "bang bang" and "poke"]

Uesugi Cheng touched his head and had to say that the power involved in the [Edict of Force] was indeed almost directly pointing to the deepest logic of the confrontation between the Lionsmith and the Colonel.

[Edict of Force] + [Memory: Fable of Confusion] + 15 [Moon] = [Forbidden Epic]

[Forbidden Epic]: "The attention of all the officials was drawn to the bloodiest war. Then, the layers of history were woven together like a braid."

(6 blades April 4 quotes)

"The next thing is to finish the last book about [Contemplation of the Dawn]... and then we need to repair the Alchemy Bottle Prison..."

Uesugi Cheng looked at the only connection point between the main castle of Silent Bookstore and the infamous Alchemy Bottle Prison in the back, the steel bridge that was almost melted into a ball, and couldn't help but sigh that this was the power of the new king. Although he didn't know where the new king was going to take the current Britain, no matter what, the shadow of war had never left the sky above this land.

While thinking about this, Uesugi Cheng returned to the map room, placed the book he had found on the desk, and began to read with the power brought by the [Forbidden Epic].

【The Book of Throne】: A legendary story of the British Empire, copied by Alexander Peterhans from the annals of a secret temple in Anatolia. (Reading Required: 12 Blades)

"The Golden General was reluctant to fight against the blood of his mentor until the King of Kings whispered to him a 'great secret of betrayal'. Haha...it seems that the old man really doesn't care about these things. This can be written in the book."

Uesugi Cheng suddenly felt relieved about his comics. While thinking about how to draw comics, he savored the knowledge in the book.

276

Chapter 276: The Iron Treasure House and the Murder Case.

"Eh? Let me do it? Isn't this another beating?"

Saki Kawasaki was rubbing her shoulders and sitting on a chair in a small shop. Thanks to Uesugi Sumika, her family's financial situation has improved a lot now, and she even has some money to buy snacks.

"Ah, it's not a very troublesome thing, I just need your cooperation to help me. After all, it's more convenient for you to do it, and the others are more or less lacking in ability."

Uesugi Sumiya's seemingly flattering words did not make Kawasaki Saki feel honored or anything like that. She rubbed the corners of her clothes as if she was facing a great enemy, because Uesugi Sumiya basically never lied at such times. If she said that only she could do it, it meant that she was the only one who could do it in a short period of time.

"What should I do?"

Saki Kawasaki asked again. Regarding Uesugi Sumire who suddenly started to talk nonsense, Saki Kawasaki even thought for a second that she might be dragged away to shoot some mysterious short film like the plot in some little booklets. However, this thought only stayed in her mind for a moment.

"Uh? Eat, drink, get some food, and then find a place to practice... okay, after all, I can't really say what I'm going to do now."

Uesugi Cheng scratched his hair.

The dead in the huge tomb under the Silent Bookstore had been cleared out by Uesugi Sumiko with the help of Yotsuya Miko, and the door to the third treasury was finally revealed in front of him. He was still powerless against the second treasury, but unexpectedly, unlocking the blockade of the third treasury did not seem to be a particularly difficult task for him.

[Iron Treasure House]: A heavy iron door sealed with black wax; a triple lock made of plain iron. (Unlocking requires: 16 blades, 16 revelation)

The blockade of the Iron Treasure House points to the oath that all members of the Limia Cult must take, the Iron Chain, to ensure that all members of the cult will never leave the world. The power of this oath also protects this small treasure house, so now Uesugi Cheng is even more confused.

He was not familiar with the Forgotten Society, but he had heard a little about the Limia Cult. Before the DeWolf family came to this remote island, how many secret organizations had taken root and developed here, and why did they leave this island?

Although he had these doubts, Uesugi Cheng did not want to think about the mysteries left behind by this organization that had disappeared in some corner of the world. He just wanted to see what was hidden in this treasure house. It would be more strictly blocked than the Silver Treasure House, and it even seemed that since the day it was sealed, it was prepared that no one would be able to open it again.

"Ah, I'm a little scared when you talk like that... Is this really okay?"

"If you're really scared, why did you ask me if I have any questions? Don't I look like the type to lie?"

Uesugi Sumiko smiled. Kawasaki Saki's question was simply seeking psychological comfort. If there were any problems, would Uesugi Sumiko really tell the truth?

"No, I just want to feel at ease. But you are unwilling to even make your helpers feel at ease? As an employer, it is really disturbing."

Saki Kawasaki put the last piece of cake into her mouth. She didn't mean to refuse. She was just complaining that Uesugi Sumire was just like the bosses in those comics, who assigned tasks to people without explaining them clearly, causing people to have wild guesses.

"It's hard to explain, but there's definitely no danger. You can rest assured."

Uesugi Sumiko was also a little helpless. He couldn't ask Kawasaki Saki to gather enough sexual power to unlock the blockade of the treasure house in another world. Even if supernatural power was placed in front of Kawasaki Saki, such a statement was still too explosive.

"Well, I won't ask anymore. I'll give you the results of the past few days regarding the map. To be honest, I didn't feel anything particularly strange. Those abandoned buildings and rooms didn't make people feel uncomfortable. If I have to say, I'm probably the weirdest one taking photos everywhere."

Saki Kawasaki took out her notebook and handed it to Uesugi Sumire. In addition to practicing the techniques and studying of [Sickle and Eclipse], she would occasionally explore the areas and places divided by Uesugi Sumire. However, since she knew that her perception was not that sharp, she only looked for areas marked as relatively low-risk.

"Thank you very much. This money is considered as a subsidy. Keep it for now."

Uesugi Sumire handed over a small sum of money to Kawasaki Saki as a reward, which was what she needed most. Both parties completed the handover very tacitly. Then Kawasaki Saki finished eating the food she ordered and left first, while Uesugi Sumire sat in his seat and began to write and draw on the map given by Kawasaki Saki.

This work was only briefly suspended when the phone rang. Uesugi Cheng himself did not like doing this kind of statistical work, but he could not stand the "little shocks" that Tokyo gave him. There were so many that he felt that if he did not conduct an investigation, there might be more and more strange accidents and incidents happening around him or even to acquaintances, which would greatly slow down his speed of action.

"Uesugi, thank you for your last visit. Now I have a new commission... To be honest, I shouldn't have given this commission to you, but today is the day for my routine inspection of the seal of the Killing Stone. I really can't spare the time, so I have to ask you to do me a favor... I'll send you the address later. There was an unnatural murder case there. The rest is up to you. Our people have already evacuated from there."

Inudo Ranko's voice still sounded a little lazy, but the noise coming from the phone indicated that she seemed to be sitting in a car moving at high speed and was not as lazy as she looked.

"What's going on? Was it a human crime or was it just an evil spirit causing trouble? I don't want to have to decide if a person is innocent and trustworthy when I meet him."

"I don't know. The way the deceased died was very creative. It looks like an evil spirit at the moment, but we can't rule out the possibility that someone is controlling or creating evil spirits in some way, so it's up to you to take a look."

While Inudo Ranko was talking, she also sent the address. Not surprisingly, it was in the far suburbs of Tokyo, and there was also a photo of the deceased attached.

Uesugi Sumiya had to admit that the death of this person was indeed very creative. His limbs were completely broken and twisted, his stomach was ripped open, and his internal organs were emptied out and neatly placed on the open space next to him.

277

Chapter 277: The ghost of the baby.

Of course, it is impossible to immediately determine that it is the work of an evil spirit based on such a strange crime scene. After all, who knows whether the murderer has had a brain freeze, or whether some artistic cell has suddenly stimulated its vitality and taken control of the host's body to do such a thing. However, the ecstatic expression and strange tattoo on the face of the deceased cannot be fake. Even if it is not the work of an evil spirit, it is most likely related.

So Uesugi Sumire came to a secluded place, took out his mobile phone and sent a message. In less than five minutes, a taxi drove up to him. The pale and expressionless driver forced a slight smile when he saw Uesugi Sumire, opened the door and let Uesugi Sumire get in.

"Where are you going?"

The ghost driver spoke. Although he didn't even dare to have the thought of harming anyone after being caught by Uesugi Cheng, his life has been very difficult recently. Sometimes he even didn't have enough spiritual energy to maintain his existence.

But fortunately, recently Uesugi Sumiya did remember this unlucky driver, and not only paid him a salary, but also prepaid the car price so that he could better serve the passengers.

"We don't have to go that fast if we follow this address. We can take a route that we can take during the day."

Uesugi Cheng showed the address to the driver, then sat in the back seat leaning against the back of the taxi. The driver was very considerate and adjusted the seat for him so that he could lie down comfortably.

"Boss, the place you are going to is not a good place. Even we don't want to get close to it, but we have heard some rumors about it. Boss, are you interested?"

A strange banknote fell on the passenger seat. The driver smiled from the bottom of his heart after seeing the banknote. He carefully put the banknote away and even took his hands off the steering wheel. Of course... the car was still moving forward.

"To be more specific, Tokyo is a place that is far from peaceful. There are dangers lurking in the city, not to mention the suburbs."

Uesugi Sumiko generously paid the driver. After all, it was just a little spiritual power, which was no big deal for him.

As expected, the driver, who had received a satisfactory reward, told everything he knew like pouring out beans.

Originally, the area was relatively peaceful, and the boundary between humans and spirits was very clear. But one day, a curse was created.

First it was rage, then hatred and jealousy. Countless negative emotions infected the wandering spirits, gradually turning them into evil spirits. The driver escaped the fate of being corrupted because of his special nature and the fact that he would drive on roads all over Tokyo, but he was also more or less affected, especially when the passengers tried to default on their debts and escape.

"If this continues, I can imagine that the friends there will start killing people one day and it will get out of control. I didn't expect that it would be you, the boss, who is going to go and see..."

The driver was silent for a while, and finally said nothing, but just silently opened the car door.

"Boss, we're here, please get off the car. Call me if you need anything."

Then he drove away from this place. Uesugi Cheng could see that the driver really didn't want to have too much contact with this place, so he didn't force it and planned to walk there.

Of course, what surprised Uesugi Cheng was the person who appeared in this place.

Yashiki Kazuo...or Kujo Masamune was sitting on a stone chair by the side of the road, looking as if he was still in fear after leaving the house in the distance that exuded an ominous aura.

And the source of the gradually emanating aura that makes people feel manic and unhappy.

"Why are you here?"

Kujo Masamune blurted out that he was commissioned to come and take a look, but he almost ran into the kind of curse that could kill a person instantly in broad daylight. If it weren't for his experience in dealing with the death mark, he felt that he was no better than the guy whose floor had just turned into the white lines drawn by the police.

"I was just wondering, why are you in a place like this? The Metropolitan Police Department asked me to solve the problem here. What's the situation inside?"

Uesugi Cheng stretched out his hand, and the resentment over there seemed to have begun to entangle with the curse.

It seems that after tasting the first drop of blood, the curse buried in this place finally began to develop and began to grow in a more rapid and vicious direction.

"I'll sit outside for a while. The spiritual energy and miasma in that place are so dense that it's not suitable for ordinary people to enter."

As Kujo Masamune spoke, he took out the cross he carried with him. This cross, which had been blessed and had become a spiritual tool, was emitting a soft and faint light. It was obvious that Kujo Masamune had made preparations.

"Then let me go in and take a look. Do you know what's inside?"

Uesugi Cheng asked, and Kujo Masamune thought for a while before speaking.

"I guess it's... a curse formed by the resentment of the baby, but I have no idea what the situation is. The speed at which this curse becomes stronger is really abnormal."

Uesugi Cheng nodded and started walking towards the crime scene.

The area near the crime scene has been temporarily evacuated by the police. To be more precise, a kind of magic spell that can be carried by ordinary people and will take effect as long as it is attached to the corresponding place. It can be seen that Inudo Ranko is really busy and would rather use this method to solve the problem.

The bloody smell at the crime scene had not dissipated, or the police realized the seriousness of the matter the moment they saw the crime scene, so they just did the simplest investigation and processing and immediately withdrew from the scene.

I have to say that they cherish their lives very much.

Uesugi Sumire stood near the white line. The cross that Kujo Masamune carried certainly saved his life from danger, but if there was no cross, the exorcism spell might not have worked on him, and he would not have fallen into such danger at all.

The faint resentment that remained in the air sensed the approach of a living person and became active, as if trying to dig open Uesugi Cheng's abdomen and take out his internal organs.

But as expected, they were easily evaporated and died when they got close.

"There is only an almost instinctive resentment left. What on earth would make them so obsessed with the internal organs?"

Uesugi Cheng turned around, then dodged to the side, avoiding the attack that was howling with resentment.

A huge, seemingly haphazardly put together baby ghost screamed and attacked him.