I, Den-O, the Contract Urban Legend

Inoue Ueya turned to look at Nakajima Naomi and continued, "Tenjin Elementary School and Shinozaki Sachiko both possess the ability to darken people's minds. You must have been forced into this state by Shinozaki Sachiko just now."

[Hanako, do you have any way of knowing if she will turn evil again?]

[Don't worry, the black energy in her body completely disappeared when she first entered the Desert of Time.]

"Wait, who is Shinozaki Sachiko...?"

"That's right, you still don't understand the truth about Tianshen Elementary School."

Next, Inoue Ue briefly explained to everyone the origin of the "Tenjin Elementary School" incident.

"I see. Did something like this happen in the past?"

"Well, I want you to stay here as logistics support. There are enough resources on the train to sustain you for a long time. Mr. Inoue and Hanako will search for other survivors."

"But……"

Naoki Naomi frowned and asked, "But is it really okay for you to go alone?"

Because she had been being manipulated and had no memory of what happened just now, Naomi Nakajima was still not clear about Inoue Ueya's strength.

Seeing this, Shinohara Yoshiko pulled her aside and briefly explained what had just happened.

"Don't worry, Mr. Inoue will be fine. As long as Hanako is here, I can be immune to the dark state. Besides, there are many dangerous traps in Tenjin Elementary School, which are fatal threats to ordinary people..."

After a while, Inoue Ueya's proposal was finally agreed by everyone, and then he was pulled to the next carriage by Natsukawa Hanako.

……

Staring intently at Inoue Ueya with scarlet eyes, Natsukawa Hanako asked in a deep voice, "Isn't it time to tell me what your purpose is?"

Feeling the piercing gaze from Hanako Natsukawa, Inoue Ueya scratched his head and subconsciously turned his head away. But after thinking for a while, Inoue Ueya mustered up the courage to turn his head back and look at Hanako.

"I plan to use the power of the Demon God to make you sign a contract with Shinozaki Yoshie, and then travel back to the past. That way, I can also use the pass to obtain the Demon God's travel record, and then use the power of the time train to return to the past and completely erase Tenshin Elementary School from history!"

Are you confused after hearing this?

——This time, Mr. Inoue will become the Time Robber!

"This was a method I came up with on the spur of the moment after entering Tenjin Elementary School and discovering that this place could connect to the Desert of Time. I wasn't entirely confident it would succeed, so to avoid any accidents, I had no choice but to rescue people while searching for Shinozaki Yoshie, who had become a ghost. If I'm not mistaken, Shinozaki Yoshie's wish is most likely to free Sachiko, who has become an evil spirit, right? So, Shinozaki Sachiko can't leave for the time being."

Hearing this, Hanako Natsukawa showed a look of astonishment, "Are you an idiot? The reason you wiped out Tenjin Elementary School was because you wanted to save everyone here, right? Is it necessary to go to this extent? They are not your relatives..."

Inoue Ueya shook his head and replied, "Let's just consider this a psychological issue on Mr. Inoue's part. I simply believe that whether it's the intruder or Shinozaki Sachiko, they're just victims. If Tenjin Elementary School hadn't existed, and if the initial tragedy hadn't occurred, they might have had bright futures like ordinary people, right?"

"..."

"They could have had a better life if they'd spent the holidays hanging out with friends, thinking about their future aspirations, or even started a relationship. But now they've died for such an inexplicable reason. This kind of thing... I can't accept it!"

Hanako Natsukawa looked at the guy in front of her with complicated eyes. He was obviously just a pervert who was hiding in the toilet reading a book, but he seemed particularly serious when facing this kind of thing.

"By the way, Mr. Inoue is planning to go back in time and give the principal of Tenjin Elementary School a good beating!"

——That’s right, that scumbag principal must be taught a lesson.

Hanako Natsukawa crossed her arms, turned her back to Inoue Ueya, and after a moment of silence, she said, "...Really? I know."

"Eh?"

"No matter what, you need my help, right?"

Hearing this, Inoue Ueya showed a surprised expression, "Will you help me?"

Hanako Natsukawa looked back at Ueya Inoue and sighed, "If I let you go alone, you won't be able to accomplish anything, right?"

As she finished speaking, she extended her fist towards Inoue Ueya, "Just this once, I will reluctantly lend you my power."

Inoue Ueya's mouth curled up slightly, and he also extended his fist to bump fists with Hanako, then said, "Thank you, Hanako!"

"Aren't you going to ask me about the evil spirit?"

"When you are willing to speak out, Mr. Inoue will listen carefully."

I saw Xiachuan Hanako's mouth slightly raised, "I know, let's go!"

……

Walking out of the Desert of Time again, the two appeared in a new place.

"here it is……"

Inoue Ueya looked up and saw the sign on the door read "3-A".

"Stop being in a daze. To prevent any accidents from happening to you, you idiot, just let me possess you!"

"Eh?"

As soon as she finished speaking, Hanako Natsukawa turned into a red light and drilled into Inoue Ueya's body.

——Ue Inoue. Natsukawa Hanako is in a state of dependence.

Inoue Ueya struck a classic pose and shouted, "Mom, I'm here again!!"

Chapter 29: Don't interrupt me

"Well, whatever's fine, since Shinozaki Yoshie is the health teacher, let's go find the "Health Room" first."

"Wait, I smell blood nearby..."

Turning around, "Inoue Ueya" opened the door of the "3-A" classroom and walked in without hesitation.

What I saw before me was a woman pinned down by a cabinet, blood splattered around her, and a ghost in a school uniform beside her.

The ghost looked at the woman with a sinister smile, "Hahaha, just stay here until you die!"

"Talking to yourself is not a good habit, take this punch from me!"

"Inoue Ueya" did not transform, but rushed forward and punched the ghost in the nose.

"Ugh-"

With a mournful scream, the ghost seemed to be hit by a huge force, flew backwards out of the door, and then lay motionless on the ground.

[Is he dead? No, but he has been dead for a long time, right?]

"Humph, I don't care about this kind of thing."

【Anyway, let’s save people first. 】

Turning to look at the woman pinned by the cabinet, "Inoue Ueya" squatted down.

"Hey, woman, are you still alive?"

The woman's eyes were lifeless, and she said in a weak voice, "Please, save my students..."

"Really? This is such a hassle. You can't just leave her here, right?"

"Inoue Ueya" sighed, stretched out his hands to grab the cabinet, and lifted it up with force. The cabinet that was pressing down the woman was flipped over by him.

His gaze shifted from the cabinet back to the woman lying on the ground. He saw that her back was full of sharp objects such as blades, scissors, and scalpels. It might have been done by the ghost just now, or it might have been an accident, but now was not the time to worry about the reasons.

"Her injuries aren't serious. Let's take her back to the train. There are first aid supplies over there..."

"Tsk, got it!"

"Inoue Ueya" carried the unknown woman on his back, closed the door next to him, and then opened the road to the Desert of Time again.

Everyone on the time train looked at the woman carried by "Inoue Ueya" with a little surprise. In order to avoid severe bleeding, he did not immediately pull out the sharp weapon from her body.

"Is this Mr. Shishido?"

"What happened, why is she like this..."

Ignoring the two girls, "Inoue Ueya" put the woman down and then ended the possession state.

Shishido Yui grabbed the corner of Inoue Ueya's clothes and said weakly: "Just now...Kishinuma and Shinozaki are still in the nearby "1-A" classroom!"

"Don't talk about it for now, we must take care of the wound first!" Inoue Ueya hurriedly found first aid supplies from the car.

Tian Jiuchi nodded and said, "Let me help. I know how to treat this kind of wound."

After a while, the two men finally treated the woman's injuries and placed her in the rest room.

Shinohara Yoshiko lowered her head and explained to Inoue Ueya, "She is our teacher, Shishido Yui, and she is one of the people who came in with us."

Naomi Nakajima looked at the seriously injured Shishido Yui and her body began to tremble uncontrollably. "Even Shishido teacher was attacked, then what about the others..."

"Anyway, the plan remains unchanged. You guys just keep an eye on her... She needs to rest and recuperate."

Inoue Ueya looked at Shishido Yui's injuries. Although they were simply treated, it still looked a little bad...

"Time is running out, let's get on with it, Hanako."

……

"Inoue Ueya" was running in Tenjin Elementary School. I don't know if he was discovered by Shinozaki Sachiko or something, but he basically didn't meet any living people along the way.

"Tsk... Where is the health room, anyway?"

While running and looking around, Inoue Ueya didn't see any health room...

[Hanako, left!]

Hearing this, "Inoue Ueya" turned his head and looked to the left. The sign on the door read "Health Room". It was the health room the two were looking for!

"Yoshi, I finally found it!"

boom!

"Inoue Ueya" kicked the door open and saw two ghosts surrounding a girl, looking at him in surprise as he broke into the health room.

[Hmm, those two ghosts, one with the upper half of its head missing, the other with an eye missing... they must be the victims of that kidnapping case.]

"Hey, woman, judging by your uniform, you're also a student at Kisaragi Academy, right?"

"Yes, I am Suzumoto Kan, please give me your guidance." Suzumoto Kan bowed slightly to "Inoue Ueya".

"Uh, oh, could you please advise me?"

"Inoue Ueya" nodded stiffly at her.

Inoue Ueya reacted and stamped his feet, "No, now is not the time to introduce myself! I'm entrusted by your classmates and teachers to get you to a safe place!"

"But I'm not going to leave them... Wait, mother?"

At this time, two more voices were heard outside the door.

"Is that voice Suzumoto-san?"

"Great, it seems she's okay..."

The visitors were a blue-haired girl with twin pigtails and a blonde delinquent. Judging from the school uniforms they were wearing, they were obviously students of Ruzuki Academy.

When the two saw "Inoue Ueya" and two somewhat scary ghosts beside Suzumoto Mayu, they were stunned.

The blond delinquent mustered up the courage to ask, "Um... Suzumoto-san, who's next to you?"

"I'm..." "Inoue Ueya" tried to interrupt.

"They are ghosts trapped here..."

As she spoke, Suzumoto Mayu took out a newspaper about the Tenjin Elementary School kidnapping case and handed it to the blond man.

A moment later, the blond delinquent finished reading the newspaper and said with a look of emotion, "I see. Was this what happened in the past?"

"Now you understand, right? So I plan to stay here with them."

"Um, you guys—"

The blue-haired girl said again, "But it's too dangerous here. Should we leave first?"

Inoue Ueya looked at the three people talking to themselves in front of him, his face darkening. He unconsciously clenched his fists, took a deep breath, walked forward, and shouted loudly: "Yakamashi, shut up, all of you!!"

【Hanako? 】

The sound echoed throughout the health room, and everyone fell silent in an instant.

"Everyone, listen up, your classmates and teachers are in a very safe place..."

When they were halfway through their conversation, a ghost suddenly appeared next to the two students at the door, with a strange smile on his face and murderous intent in his eyes.