"Wow!"

Song Yufei let out an exclamation, and immediately, the others also stood up.

They didn't expect the book to burn on its own, and the fire grew in an instant.

Bai Ge quietly and quickly put the piece of paper into his pocket, then picked up the bottle of pure water on the ground, and poured the liquid in the bottle onto the book while pulling Song Yufei back.

"What are you doing in a daze, go get water!"

Fang Ru complained to the two boys who were staring at the flames at a loss, and also picked up the bottle and poured water on the book.

Ruan Qingqiu was frightened, and subconsciously grabbed the corner of Bai Ge's clothes.

In less than two minutes, with a scorching stench, the book wrapped in the leather of an unknown creature was left as a mass of fireless ashes.

There was a strange smell in the entertainment room, and everyone looked at the ash with trepidation, for fear that something else strange would happen.

“...... Fortunately, the smoke alarm was not triggered. ”

Chai Wenting looked at the water spray head overhead, if the smoke alarm was triggered, they would probably be drenched in soup, in this cold night, they must have a cold.

"Shouldn't I find a boss?"

Fang Ru asked tentatively.

"Let's open the windows for ventilation first......"

Ke Shaojing, who majored in architectural design, said, opened the window, and the cold wind poured in, blowing away a lot of peculiar smells.

“...... Is it lit by a candle? ”

Drake, one of the young couples in the Western Sea, looked at the candle that had been doused with the water, trying to figure out how the book had been burned.

The open flame at the scene was only candles, so there should be only one answer, which is that the ashes from the burning candles fell onto the book and caused it to burn.

It can't be because the book was overloaded to answer Arsen Hercule's question, and it burned itself, right?

"Possibly."

Bai Ge echoed, after all, he was the last person to touch the book, and when he could lose the pot, he should lose the pot immediately.

The book burned on its own, what does it have to do with him Yasin Hercule?

Ruan Qingqiu glanced at Bai Ge and seemed to have an understanding.

"Alas...... I wouldn't have played it if I knew it, alas, this book was given to me by my father......"

Song Yufei looked at the wreckage of the book with regret, feeling like a child who had broken the toy.

Your dad probably didn't know that this thing almost killed someone...... Bai Ge muttered in his heart, and saw the owner of the hotel, a man with steel in his right hand, being called over.

He didn't say much, just briefly asked everyone if they were injured, and then called the waiter to clean up.

"At New Constein, this kind of thing is not uncommon."

That's all the boss said.

"After all, the Pan-Western Sea is a country where there are all kinds of country monsters and elven myths, even if one day the alchemy puppet becomes a fine, it is not a strange thing."

"W-Is this so......?"

Fang Ru, who was wearing rustic glasses, answered with some hesitation, but on the other side, Song Yufei's eyes, who had just lost his book immortal, instantly lit up.

"Country weirdness, I'm interested in this!"

She seems to be really curious about things like urban legends.

In this kind of world, this curiosity is not a good thing...... Bai Ge thought to himself.

"Speaking of which, do you know the Yokai Book?"

While wiping the table, the boss asked the waiters to bring a few bottles of beer and poured them for a few people, as if the little accident had never happened.

"Yokai books?"

Ge Zixin, one of the two boys who failed to respond well to the crisis just now, was a little confused.

"I know, I know!"

Song Yufei raised her hand, she was really interested in this kind of thing.

"Speaking of monster books, we have to mention the elf culture of the old era of the Panxi Sea, this kind of elf is not the handsome guy and beauty with pointed ears in the animation, but an elf like a little goblin, legend has it that these elves will deceive children, abduct them, and send them back after a few years, and the children will lose the memory of the period, and the monster book is said to be compiled by the elves and circulated to the real world."

"Wait, these are just old myths and legends, right?"

Another boy, Qi Xuanzhang, subconsciously said.

"There are ascenders, and myths can become reality."

Song Yufei glanced at the other party and continued.

"Legend has it that in the depths of the Library of Alexandria in the school city, there lives a yokai who feeds on books and stories, and if you are lucky enough to meet him, he will lend you a yokai book with extraordinary powers, some of which can grant human wishes, some of which can bring good luck to the holder, and others with different powers."

"Sounds good."

Fang Ru was obviously hearing this story for the first time, and she lifted her slightly rustic round-rimmed glasses and sighed.

"However, that youkai shouldn't be given for nothing, right?"

Chai Wenting soon discovered the anomaly of the story.

"Well, since the yokai book was borrowed by the yokai, there must be a deadline for returning it, and if it is returned beyond the time, then it is said that the yokai book will become a real yokai, devouring the holder, and leaving a curse until the book is returned......"

Song Yufei was talking and suddenly realized that something was wrong.

"Wait, boss, you're saying that my book is a monster book?"

Did you just react?

Bai Ge, who was listening silently on the side, couldn't help but complain in his heart.

At the same time, he also felt that Song Yufei's description was somewhat familiar.

If you think about it, isn't this something like a name ceremony?

A celebrity-raising ritual requires you to spread yokai books and create urban legends?

Maybe the monster who eats books is an ascender.

"It's possible, the monster book sometimes behaves like an ordinary book far away from the school city, maybe it has some special powers, but there is no problem overall, and once it is placed for too long, or close to the school city, it will mutate, little girl, your book may be because it has returned to the Panxi Sea, hmm...... But I burned it myself, and I don't think I heard it yet. ”

The boss touched his chin with his steel arm.

"It's kind of scary...... Didn't we almost summon a youkai just now? ”

Mei Yingxue, who majored in architectural design, seemed to be more timid and looked around uneasily.

"Haha, it should be fine, it's okay."

The boss laughed and poured the beer into his mouth.

"Alas, I haven't even asked my dad what he got from Xuecheng, I'll have to ask him later, uh, it should be more than two o'clock over there in Ningjiang, let's talk about it tomorrow......"

Song Yufei was originally righteous and righteous, but later his momentum weakened.

Bai Ge looked at the students who were discussing all kinds of strange things about the Pan Western Sea, and suddenly realized a question: Who taught Song Yufei how to use this book?

...

...

The night in the city of New Constance is still so cold that it seems as if snowflakes will fall at any moment.

After the New Year, the earth should return to warmth after a brief period of cold, but at the moment, it is still a cold winter that makes your teeth chatter.

After Bai Ge washed up briefly, he changed into ordinary pajamas, and was about to rest, when he noticed that there seemed to be someone outside the door.

Knock Knock Knock –

The next moment, there was a knock on the door.

Bai Ge sensed it briefly, and found that it was the young teacher Ruan Qingqiu outside the door, so he packed up his clothes and opened the door.

“...... Teacher Ruan? ”

Bai Ge pretended not to remember the other party's name and asked suspiciously.

"Mr. Hercule, do you have time now?"

Ruan Qingqiu bit her lower lip lightly, as if she had made up her mind.

"Yes, yes...... You come in first. ”

Bai Ge had probably guessed the other party's thoughts, took half a step back, and motioned for the other party to come in and speak.

Ruan Qingqiu didn't refuse, just walked directly into Bai Ge's room and closed the door.

Uh, isn't there something wrong?

Bai Ge suddenly realized the problem.

From an external point of view, isn't this the plot of the young teacher coming to the door in the middle of the night?

And...... Teacher Ruan, is there something wrong with your dress?

Bai Ge glanced at it casually, the young teacher's long black hair was tied up softly, and he had changed into a set of beige nightdresses that were more homely, and he didn't pay attention to wearing thick clothes before, but now Bai Ge noticed that this teacher's figure was quite good, and the slender and fair-skinned calves and ankles under the nightdress were stepping on a pair of cotton slippers, with a soft appearance, quite like a big sister next door.

As soon as he closed the door, Ruan Qingqiu came over, came to Bai Ge, and spoke quite embarrassedly.

"Thank you very much for what just happened."

She bowed her head slightly in thanks, as if she could see the indescribable beautiful picture below her neck, of course Bai Ge didn't care about these, who knows if this is some kind of fairy dance routine of beauty temptation, maybe there is a group of fierce men wearing tactical vests outside the door with sledgehammers ready to break into the door.

Therefore, Bai Ge took a step back.

“？”

Ruan Qingqiu didn't understand Bai Ge's actions, and tilted his head, showing cuteness in line with his age.

I feel that she should only be twenty-four or five, not long after graduating from college, to get along with the students.

"You're an ascender?"

Bai Ge asked, pulled a chair at the same time, and motioned for the other party to sit down.

"Well, I'm a specially appointed upgrader from Ningjiang University, but it's only a first-order, uh, it should be called [mortal body], at this level, as the deputy leader of this exchange student, deal with some possible upgrader problems."

Ruan Qingqiu sat down casually, her nightdress was slightly taut, making Bai Ge try to hold back and not look away unconsciously.

"What problems can a first-order ascender deal with......"

Bai Ge sighed lightly, Ruan Qingqiu was obviously the kind of rookie who had not been trained in the class, and his use of abilities, unexpected situations, and handling of abnormal items were very jerky, compared to letting her protect the students, Bai Ge felt that Ningjiang University might just be looking for an upgraded teacher who could have a good relationship with the students.

"Mr. Hercule, you're also an ascender, aren't you?"

Ruan Qingqiu asked again, she looked at Bai Ge with her big wet eyes.

At this time, Bai Ge noticed that her eyes were no longer black as before, but a new green with a little vitality.

The upgrader of the creator archetype.

Bai Ge didn't have time to sigh before he heard Ruan Qingqiu continue.

"Mr. Hercule, can you make me grow?"

“？”

Bai Ge was speechless for a while.