The Demon King, reborn in Japan as a monk

Therefore, Ishihara Akira did not hesitate and went directly to the bank to withdraw 12 million yen. He put it in a safe provided by the bank and then took it to a nearby store and subway station that offered locker services. He deposited the money and the safe together in the safe and hid the key in a place where no one would find it. He then contacted Hone-onna and asked her to guide Sato Haruka to come and retrieve the money.

In short, it's about creating an air of mystery and hiding oneself away.

Only after confirming with his own eyes that Sato Haruka and Iwase Kyoko had taken the money did he turn and leave to see his first woman—friend A.

Chapter 127 Library

"I am back."

Welcome back.

Why are you home so early today?

"Can't I just miss you?" Ishihara Akira asked as he walked into the house carrying sushi rolls he'd bought on his way there. "What are you doing?"

He then walked over to her and placed the sushi roll on the table.

"I'm editing a video," friend A replied without turning around. "What are you carrying?"

"Sushi rolls from [Brand Name]".

"That's great! Ishihara, you're awesome! Mwah!" Upon hearing this, his friend immediately stood up from the ground with a look of surprise and gave Ishihara a big kiss on the cheek.

"Is it really necessary?" Ishihara Sho said speechlessly.

"You have no idea how long it took me to edit this video. I was starving and just thinking about getting something to eat when you arrived. You're my savior! How could I not be excited?" Friend A sat down again, unwrapped the packaging, and picked up a piece with his hand and put it in his mouth.

"Ugh... I'm saved."

"You're already working this hard as a new streamer. What will you do when you become a famous streamer? I'm suddenly starting to regret recommending you for this job." Ishihara Akira sat down next to her, put his arm around her waist, and said calmly while looking at the paused video on the computer screen.

The content of the video is nothing new; it's just friend A putting on makeup, which suggests that she's making beauty-related videos.

"Beauty videos?" Ishihara Akira asked.

“Yes. Teacher Chadouzi said we can start with these simple videos to test the waters and attract some basic users before transitioning to more creative content. For example, the kind of emotional analysis videos you mentioned, or so-called ‘man-slaying guides’ content.” Friend A answered vaguely while chewing on a sushi roll.

"Didn't you tell her about using overseas channels?"

“I did. Teacher Chadouzi also agreed that I should go through overseas channels. However, although it's faster to build up popularity this way, it's impossible to verify user stickiness. Moreover, for advertisers, overseas users are sometimes not as valuable as domestic users. So if I want to rely on advertisers' investment to make a living as soon as possible, it's best to solidify the foundation in the domestic market first.” After a pause, Friend A continued, “Of course, if my videos become a hit on YouTube, advertisers might take a different view.”

After all, the Japanese are still inherently inclined to admire foreign countries, especially Americans. So, if you post videos on Bilibili, Japanese manufacturers might not care about the number of users there. But if you switch to YouTube, what does that mean? It means directly targeting American users with your products, which naturally makes them look at you differently and increase their investment!

This is one of the key reasons why Japanese bloggers who focus on making videos on YouTube are able to live a decent life.

It's not just about being able to earn US dollars through YouTube's UP reward program.

"Alright, you can decide this yourself." Ishihara Sho shrugged noncommittally, stood up again, sat on the bed next to him, and lay down to rest.

"Are you very tired?" Friend A asked in surprise, looking at Ishihara Sho, who seemed to be about to fall asleep.

“A little,” Ishihara Akane said without looking up or opening his eyes.

"Okay, then you go to sleep first. I'll keep you company after I finish editing the rest." Friend A didn't seem to mind and replied quite readily.

"Ah."

The two then fell silent again, one continuing to edit the video, while the other, in his dream world, began researching the issue of AIM's shifting stance on proliferation...

"Sigh, it's so slow. I wonder how much longer it will take before the Naruto world can move closer to the dream world and make contact with it." During a break from his research, Ishihara Akira gazed listlessly at the chaotic void of the dream world, feeling the feedback from the Naruto world, which seemed to be getting clearer, and couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

……

"I'm going out for a bit." But after only a short nap, Ishihara Akira suddenly sat up in bed again.

"Where are you going?" Friend A asked in surprise.

"I'm going to the library," Ishihara Akira replied. "I probably won't be back until tonight. Is there anything you need me to bring back? I can pick it up for you on my way back."

"Let me think... I've got it! We're almost out of toilet paper, so remember to buy a big pack when you get back. And I'm also running out of sanitary napkins, so remember to buy me a pack too. You know what brand and model I use, right?"

"I really didn't notice," Ishihara Akira chuckled dryly.

"It's a certain brand of nighttime sleeping pad, the large size. Then I'll buy some groceries, oh right, and a bottle of soy sauce too, we're almost out. The rest is up to you."

"Okay, I'm leaving then."

"Well, be careful on the road."

Afterwards, Ishihara Akira put on his shoes and left his friend A's apartment. Following the navigation map he had just searched on his phone, he took buses and subways to the Nagoya Municipal General Library. He registered and then began searching for documents and books related to the life magnetic field in the library...

As for how to view it after finding it...

It's scanning mode, of course.

"Excuse me, but can you really remember the contents of the book like this?" Just after Ishihara Akira had flipped through countless books, a young woman wearing a dark long skirt, a brown off-shoulder top, and glasses with only a low-rimmed frame touched his arm and asked somewhat embarrassedly.

"Ah? Ah, I have special memory skills." Ishihara Sho lowered his voice and smiled at the woman beside him.

"Really?" the woman asked skeptically.

Even a so-called world memory master could not possibly record all the memories inside the water simply by churning it up like he did.

Moreover, Ishihara Sho wasn't just flipping through one book, but several.

“Really.” Ishihara Akira smiled, then turned his gaze back to the book in his hands.

Compared to flirting with girls, recording books and collecting information is more practical for him.

Before he could even turn two pages, a fair hand snatched the book from his hands—

It was the beautiful woman with glasses standing next to him.

"Then you shouldn't mind if I test you, right?" The woman asked Ishihara Akira, flipping through the book in her hands.

"We don't seem to know each other, do we?" Ishihara Sho said speechlessly.

“Yes, this is our first time meeting.” The woman nodded.

"Then why should I prove anything to you? We have no relationship whatsoever," Ishihara Akira asked curiously.

"Because the knowledge in books is precious, it is the result of the great wisdom of our ancestors, a valuable treasure to be passed down to future generations and to enlighten the people. I will never allow anyone to treat these books with a careless or joking attitude. So if you want the books back, you must accept my test and prove that you do have special memory skills. Otherwise, I will go to the administrator here and kick you out!" The woman said with a serious and earnest expression, even with a hint of holiness in her demeanor.

Well, I've run into the 'Saintess of Books'...

Chapter 128 Restart

"Crazy." Ishihara Akira sized up the woman—she was alright looking—and scoffed. He cast a hypnotic spell on her, suppressing her consciousness while taking back the book she had snatched. He then flipped to the page he had previously seen and began to construct the illusion the woman was about to experience. Only then did he regain his focus and continue scanning the book in his hands.

The woman, after a moment of stunned silence, decisively turned away from the bookshelf where Ishihara Akira was standing...

"I never imagined that such bizarre characters, which I used to only see in Japanese dramas or anime, would actually exist in real life." Ishihara Akira muttered speechlessly as he watched the woman he had lectured with his illusion leave.

Then I stopped thinking about it and continued what I was doing...

However, it didn't last very long.

It wasn't that someone disturbed us, but rather that even in a library, there weren't many books related to life sciences or the effects of the human body.

After all, the purpose of a library, as the woman said before, is to enlighten people. So, while there may be books on basic physics, chemistry, and mathematics, there are more literary works or philosophical writings. For more specific research topics, it's more reliable to find relevant content online or on academic websites.

So after scanning the last book in the library that was related to his research, Ishihara Akira officially left the library and headed to a nearby internet cafe.

They opened a private room and, like students preparing for postgraduate entrance exams, started searching for publicly available papers online and materials published on various academic websites.

Of course, one could also access non-public information, but it would simply cost money. As someone who was somewhat wealthy and had easy access to money, Ishihara Akira was naturally not stingy with the funds. He registered as a member on several reputable academic websites and began browsing specialized papers that were only accessible to genuine members...

Unfortunately, the study of the human life magnetic field does not seem to be mainstream in the overall scientific environment. Instead, it is considered a niche or even metaphysical subject. As a result, research materials on this topic are very scarce on formal academic websites. Instead, there is a lot of information about it on various strange and unofficial forums, often run by amateur scientists.

This left Ishihara Sho scratching his head, feeling that it would be better to risk going back to the world of A Certain Magical Index. By then, he would have everything he needed, from the analysis report on the AIM diffusion field to the complete program for developing superpowers—drugs, instruments, and mechanisms. Why would he need to go through all this trouble?

"How about we go back again?" Sitting on the sofa in the private room, Ishihara Akira stared blankly at the content displayed normally on the screen, his heart wavering.

"Fine, I'll just go back again!" After thinking it over for a long time, Ishihara Akira finally made the decision through gritted teeth.

Even though this action is quite dangerous, I have no choice but to take the risk again for the sake of my plan.

Afterwards, Ishihara Akira got up and left the internet cafe. On the way, he bought some daily necessities such as toilet paper, sanitary napkins, and soy sauce that his friend A had mentioned at a supermarket, and then returned to his friend A's apartment.

"Sorry, I suddenly got a call from the company asking me to go back, so I won't be able to stay with you. Don't forget to eat." Ishihara Akira said to her as he handed the things to his friend A, who had come to help.

"Not coming back tonight either?" Friend A asked, seemingly a little unhappy.

"Yes, they probably won't be coming back," Ishihara Akira confirmed.

"Your boss is really something. If you have work to do, why give you time off?" Friend A complained unhappily.

"Deaths are unpredictable. It's inevitable that a sudden emergency job will come up. Otherwise, why would the boss pay us so much?" Ishihara Akira explained with a light laugh.

"Speaking of salary, when are you going to pay me this month's salary?" Friend A suddenly asked seriously, as if remembering something.

"Next time, definitely next time," Ishihara Akira chuckled dryly.

"next time?"

"Okay, next time."

"Alright then. Remember to be careful on the road."

"Ah."

Afterwards, Ishihara Akira hugged and kissed Friend A for a while, then turned around and left Friend A's apartment, returning to the temple.

After the temple closed for the night, Ishihara Sho returned to his meditation room, closed his eyes, and entered a dream world. He then materialized individuals with strong ties to the world of A Certain Magical Index, such as Kiyama Haruo, Kanzaki Kaori, Yomikawa Ai, Tsukuyomi Komoe, and Index, strengthening his connection with the world of A Certain Magical Index and opening a portal. Only then did he take a deep breath, step forward, and pass through the white portal to log into the world of A Certain Magical Index.

As usual, Ishihara Sho appeared in a rather deserted, uninhabited corner, then transformed into the appearance of a middle school student, left, encountered a passerby in the vicinity, used his superpowers to control the person's body, and transferred the person's phone and money to his own body.

"What's the date today?" Ishihara Akira casually asked the person being controlled.

March 7rd.

"Huh?" Ishihara Sho was taken aback by what he heard and looked at the people he controlled with a surprised gaze.

"The year?"

The other party then mentioned a number that Ishihara Sho was familiar with.

"Damn! Has the world been rebooted? A second cycle?" Ishihara Sho looked up at the sky and muttered speechlessly, "Does this mean all my previous efforts were wasted?"

To be honest, he didn't really put in much effort after entering the world of A Certain Magical Index. It was Kiyama Harumi and Meido Tsukihime who did the hard work; he just followed behind them and enjoyed the benefits...