I Will Teach You How to Hunt Gods-Chapter 525 - 128: tomori

The girl now appearing before Yun You sat solemnly, with a blue crystal ball, an old book, and a few grain-sized gemstones placed in front of her.

"Talking behind someone’s back isn’t a good habit, you know."

The girl picked up the crystal ball and spoke quietly.

But under the cover of light, Yun You couldn’t see the girl’s expression, though from her slightly displeased tone, she guessed the girl was a bit upset.

"Uh... sorry."

Yun You knew what she was referring to; it was nothing more than her earlier complaints about others with Master Zero, which were overheard.

"But I must correct you."

Yun You explained in a low voice, "This wasn’t behind-the-back talk, but a face-to-face roast."

Saying so, she also pressed down on Red Scale, tensing her body, ready for a fight at any time.

"That feels even worse."

The girl sighed but didn’t mind too much.

"But never mind, ignorance is bliss, I forgive you."

"Also, there’s no need to be so suspicious. I won’t attack you, nor am I as irritable as most Apprentice Death Gods."

Seeing Yun You was still a bit tense, the girl waved her hand and explained, "Moreover, private fights in the Cosmic Library are strictly prohibited. Violators will be permanently expelled and can never return here."

"No one would give up exploring this place for a moment of argument."

Hearing this, Yun You’s heart, which had been hanging, finally settled down.

She thought for a moment, just about to ask the girl’s name, but unexpectedly, the girl spoke first.

"My name is ’Deng’. You can call me Old Lamp, A-Lamp, or Tomori (Deng)."

"As for you... I know your name, it’s ’Yun You’, right? If you don’t want me to call you by your real name, I can call you Wu Ming instead."

At this moment, Yun You was stunned.

She never expected that this "Deng" she met for the first time could directly call her name, even her Death God title.

She couldn’t recall ever knowing such a girl or telling her hidden name.

In fact, very few people knew her real name.

She always did things discreetly, whether registering at the Death God Organization or when serving sentences or going online, she used aliases and wore a mask.

Under these circumstances, even among Huangxing Group’s employees, few knew her real name or had seen her face.

So how did Deng know her identity?

"There’s no need to feel strange, Miss Yun You."

Deng seemed to have seen through Yun You’s thoughts, shook her head with a smile, then suddenly lifted a corner of her shirt.

On her soft, fair abdomen, Yun You saw a mark that shimmered with a silver light, the pattern was a few falling meteors.

However, this pattern was incomplete, with only a little exposed on the abdomen, while more was hidden under her short skirt...

Yun You had seen this pattern before.

Previously on Yuanbao’s body, she had noticed these meteors, but Yuanbao’s had fewer and looked less dazzling.

"It’s the Stargazer Sequence!"

Yun You immediately reacted, understanding the meaning of the pattern.

The Stargazer, one of the rare sequences, can temporarily glimpse the future through certain special means.

An incredibly powerful ability.

But Yun You remembered, Yuanbao couldn’t directly see her real name before, only predicting some of her intentions.

Moreover, Yuanbao’s foresight had significant restrictions—it had to be under a clear night sky free of rain or fog.

Considering these points...including the difference in meteor quantity, Deng’s sequence level was definitely above Yuanbao’s, perhaps far beyond.

However, Yun You really didn’t like the feeling of being spied on, as if everything about her was exposed, leaving her no privacy whatsoever.

"You don’t have to worry about that."

Deng again saw through Yun You’s concern, shook her head, and said with a smile, "Actually, a Stargazer’s ’seeing the future’ isn’t as you imagine—seeing all scenes directly, but forming a series of abstract data in the mind."

"How much of the future one can see purely depends on how much data we can parse."

"In other words, I can’t actually see through your mind, nor know your original thoughts, only analyze what you want to ask and some of your information based on the data."

"Things like past experiences, future goals... and sequence abilities, my current level can’t see through that."

"Therefore, I can only predict what you want to say within the next ten minutes, that’s all."

Upon hearing this explanation, Yun You felt relieved. 𝕗𝐫𝚎𝗲𝘄𝐞𝕓𝐧𝕠𝘃𝕖𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝚖

Indeed, unconditionally predicting the future or seeing through others’ minds was outrageous.

Even for a rare sequence, it shouldn’t possess such a powerful ability.

A bit of limitation aligns with the Death God Sequence that Yun You perceives...

"So..."

Yun You stroked her chin and curiously asked, "Who exactly are you? Also from Number Three Nest City? What’s your purpose here? Why can you change the structure of the spiral staircase?"

Faced with this series of questions, Deng smiled without getting upset.

"Where I come from and who exactly I am isn’t important, you can think of me as an ’NPC’ who only appears in the Cosmic Library, like a wild character that randomly spawns in a game."

"Due to some special reasons, I’ve been granted the opportunity to stay in this library permanently, but in exchange, I’ve lost the ability to return to the real world."

"But it’s no matter, the real world is far less exciting than the library for me; here, I can gain endless knowledge and wisdom, while the real world only brings vexation and boredom."

Saying so, she took out two cans of chilled cola from the vending machine behind her, opened one for herself, and tossed the other one to Yun You.

"But you know, though the books in the library are infinite, the resources are too monotonous, apart from paper and parchment scrolls, there’s nothing else."

"Although I can use some special methods to solve eating and drinking problems, it still lacks a bit of fun."

Deng gulped down two sips of cola, signaling with her eyes for Yun You to help herself.

Yun You hesitated for a while, but eventually opened the cola, and after confirming with her chip that it wasn’t poisonous, took a small sip.

The thick liquid’s indeed cola, but with far less "fizz" than ordinary cola, and it was much sweeter, more like sugar-laden water than cola, making it rather unpleasant to drink.

No wonder Deng mentioned it lacked fun; drinking this all day, who could stand it.

"So I want to conduct a transaction with you."

Deng picked up the old book and gemstones in front of her and smiled, "You give me the materials I need, and I, in turn, give you... what you long for."

Yun You never opposed transactions.

A fair trade is beneficial for both parties, which is why even the transcendental Apprentice Death Gods mostly adhere to transaction rules.

It’s just that currently, Yun You has no idea about the contents and items of this transaction.

She observed Deng for a while, but spoke first and asked, "What do you need?"

"A lot."

Deng pointed to the vending machine behind her and smiled, "Human emotions can improve ’food’, secrets and memories can be transformed into ’drinks’, and contracts set with various moods can create all kinds of ’snacks’."

"You can choose what you want to sell yourself."

"However, I must remind you, I don’t accept returns or exchanges here; once you choose to sell, retrieving it will be very difficult."

"So, think it over a bit more."

Yun You remained silent.

The items Deng collected were odd, consisting of emotions and memories...

Initially, Yun You struggled to understand how these things could be turned into substances?

But she quickly came to realize.

For Apprentice Death Gods, the soul is the source of power, but what alters and controls the soul are human emotions and the memories that can create emotions.

These things indeed hold value.

"Then what can you give me?"

Yun You couldn’t help but follow up with this question.

Deng grinned without giving a direct answer, but rather said meaningfully...

"Fate will tell you the answer."