I adopted a child demon from the Gap, and I'm a special agent for the Bureau of Supernatural Ab

The believers hesitated.

During the two or three days they were out having fun, the believer remained on the sidelines. Although she participated in almost all of the various activities of the Sixth Group, she simply followed along quietly with the members of the Sixth Group, never taking the initiative to participate in any activity herself.

This was an inevitable result of her personality and experiences; as an ascetic, the nameless believer wouldn't allow herself to relax. Although her predecessors, who had become Hassans, each had their own hobbies, the believer felt that as a prospective member still in the pilgrimage, she had to maintain her established ways. Therefore, she had always found it difficult to adapt to the relaxed, slow pace of life now.

I guess I should change into my swimsuit, right? I'm a little reluctant to do it though...

Looking at the pure black two-piece swimsuit that Irisviel had bought for him hanging on the clothes rack, the believer showed a rare expression of distress.

The coverage is too small, offering virtually no defense, and there's no room to hide hidden weapons like knives. Because she herself leans too much towards practical combat thinking, she has always held a negative attitude towards things like swimsuits. In her view, such thin clothing would only hinder combat and offer no benefit whatsoever.

However, the deputy group leader had stipulated that anyone coming to the beach this time must wear a swimsuit, just like everyone else.

With a soft sigh, the believer removed his clothes, exposing his fair skin to the air. Then, in the dimly lit room with the curtains drawn and the lights off, the naked believer slowly walked to the clothes rack, put on the swimsuit that perfectly accentuated his figure, then put on a jacket, and walked outside.

During this process, she subtly lifted her soft breasts, revealing a somewhat complicated expression.

It seems to have gotten a little bigger...

If it continues to grow larger, it will become somewhat of a hindrance.

Looking down at his slightly protruding breasts, accentuated by his swimsuit and revealing a delicate cleavage beneath his somewhat loose coat, the believer's expression grew increasingly troubled.

It's probably better if it doesn't get any bigger.

The believer opened the door to the room and walked into the corridor. Just then, the door to the room opposite was also pushed open, and Ilya appeared behind the door with a somewhat bewildered expression. She yawned, said "Good morning, Sister Belief" to the believer in front of her, and then swayed away.

Did you not sleep well last night?

The believer looked at Ilya's barely noticeable dark circles under her eyes and showed a somewhat concerned expression.

Was it because the horror story event last night scared her that she didn't sleep well?

The believer secretly speculated.

The stories told by the members of Group Six, while indeed some were quite bizarre and strange, were nothing to the believers. It's important to understand that the leader of the Hassan organization, the Mountain Elder, a powerful transcendent being, was already a decaying skeleton. It was only through the Mountain Elder's powerful will that his own will was forcibly fixed onto that dead skeleton, allowing him to don heavy armor and wield a greatsword in battle.

In other words, the supreme being the believers faced daily, the organization's highest leader, was a skeleton wreathed in deathly energy. Those so-called terrifying scenes and bizarre experiences were utterly insignificant to the believers. Although she hadn't witnessed much of the world's affairs, her courage surpassed that of most people.

Following behind Ilya, the believers slowly descended the stairs to the lobby on the first floor, where the members of Group Six had already gathered, seemingly discussing something.

"So, do we really have to go? Even though it's abandoned, it's still someone else's property. It doesn't feel right to just wander in and out like that."

Rin stood with her arms crossed on one side of the hall, speaking with some confusion.

"It's already abandoned anyway, so it's fine, it's fine!"

Then, Zhi, looking very interested, spoke enthusiastically, seemingly planning to organize a trip for everyone.

The believer silently walked into the crowd and listened quietly without saying a word. Soon, she learned what they were discussing from their conversation.

Not far from the beach, there is a rather secluded seaside house that has been abandoned for many years. It is said to be a house where a horrific murder took place, and strange and bizarre events have been occurring there ever since, so it has been shunned by the locals and become a forbidden place.

It's unclear when or where Zhi found out about the existence and location of that house, but early this morning she gathered everyone together and proposed the idea of ​​exploring that place.

"Ilya wants to spend today with Miyu."

The white-haired girl had a long face from the start, looking like she didn't want to go. But she refused to show any fear in front of the brown-skinned girl beside her. So after much deliberation, she mustered her intelligence and came up with a very good reason.

"Hey, isn't it because you're scared?"

Chloe glanced sideways at Ilya, whose expression was somewhat flustered.

"No, I just wanted to spend some time with Mei. I haven't played with my sister much these past two days."

Although she momentarily showed a hint of being seen through, Ilya immediately spoke up confidently. However, as she spoke, she realized that since leaving, she had only been focused on having fun and hadn't really spent much time playing with her younger sister, with Irisviel taking care of her the whole time. A pang of guilt struck her.

"In short, I'm spending today with Meiyu, so we're not going to play!"

Finally, Ilya said loudly and angrily, then turned and ran to Irisviel's side.

"Well, if Illya isn't going, I won't go either."

Chloe pursed her lips and followed Ilya to her side. It was clear she wasn't interested in any of this stuff; she was only initially interested in Ilya's frightened expression. Therefore, once Ilya decided not to go, she didn't intend to get involved any further.

"If Ilya and Chloe aren't going, then I won't go either."

Seeing that his two children didn't intend to go, Kiritsugu Emiya also announced his withdrawal.

Li Cheng wasn't really interested in this at first and planned to just announce he wouldn't go, like Kiritsugu Emiya did. But for some reason, Shio seemed very interested in it and looked like he really wanted to participate. Thinking that staying on the beach was just about continuing to play in the water, he followed along.

In the end, only the pairs of Rin and Wuming, and Li Cheng and tide, followed Zhi on their adventure. Oh, and the follower, who wasn't very noticeable, also followed behind, but she wasn't interested in the so-called haunted house adventure either. She just felt that there might be some kind of enemy in such a place, and having not fought for too long, she was now very eager for battle, so she followed the group without hesitation.

It was indeed a rather remote place. The group walked across the beach, into a forest path, and then along an abandoned road covered with weeds. It took them quite a while before they finally found the house.

It was an old-fashioned two-story house, exquisitely constructed and occupying a fairly large area, giving one a sense of what it must have looked like in the past. But now, the house itself has become dilapidated, with peeling exterior walls, cracks all over them, and weeds even growing in many places.

"In such a desolate and sparsely populated place, there is such a dilapidated building. It has to be said that it does have the style of a standard horror movie scene. If we think about it, we are probably those reckless intruders in a horror movie."

Emiya Mumei stood in front of the house, stroking his chin, and said thoughtfully.

"That may sound like it, but in terms of combat strength, we reckless intruders are probably a little bit stronger than the protagonists of a standard horror movie, right?"

Li Cheng, who was standing to the side, smiled and continued, extending his hand with his index finger and thumb slightly bent, the fingertips touching, leaving only a small gap.

"Cheng, shall we go in together?"

Pulling at Li Cheng's sleeve, tide looked at Zhi, who had already climbed inside, and became slightly anxious.

"Okay, I got it. Let's go."

After responding, Li Cheng took tide's little hand and quickly arrived in front of the house.

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Chapter 132: The Kiss of the Spirit and the Tide

In the dimly lit, abandoned house, it was difficult to see anything clearly.

After a moment's thought, Li Cheng used his demonic power, and a purple light shone from his hand, illuminating a large area in front of him.

Li Cheng felt that he was gradually becoming more proficient in controlling this mysterious power from Xi, and at the same time, he was slowly developing more of his abilities.

So far, through Li Cheng's unremitting efforts, he has successfully explored the application of various abilities such as "the realm of slow simmering and high-heat cooking", "the realm of three-tenths cooked and seven-tenths cooked", and "the realm of refreshing and stimulating and endless aftertaste". He has gradually become more and more powerful in cooking and is now gradually catching up with Emiya Shirou, reaching the level of 0.8 Shirou.

Of course, he also studied the help that this power could bring in other aspects of daily life, such as the "realm of light and darkness" that Li Cheng is currently using, the "realm of direct current and alternating current" used to deal with power outages, or the "realm of cold and heat" used when he wants to eat something cold on a hot day... In short, Li Cheng has come up with a lot of tricks in learning about the mysterious power of "realm" that comes from Xi.

"tide, be careful, it's quite chaotic in here."

Walking along the dilapidated paths in the abandoned house, Li Cheng first led tide forward slowly, but soon realized that tide's short legs were having trouble walking on such bumpy roads, so he simply picked her up.

It has to be said that this place is extremely dilapidated. While the exterior at least retains some basic structure, the interior is practically impossible to navigate. Furniture is overturned and broken in many places, and even walls have collapsed. In some areas, sections of the ceiling have fallen, revealing a similarly dilapidated second floor. The extremely dark environment further complicates matters, making movement incredibly difficult. Li Cheng, carrying Xi in one arm, used his demonic power to illuminate the way with the other, slowly exploring this dark and damp place.

What's so fun about this run-down place...?

Kicking aside a large piece of rubble, Li Cheng bent down and crawled under the collapsed wall to a small room. Xi, who had been quietly nestled in Li Cheng's arms, stirred. She tugged at his sleeve and gestured for him to look in a certain direction.

Li Cheng raised his head, and the purple light source in his hand shone in the direction tide was pointing.

He saw a obviously dilapidated bed, faded sheets and duvet cover, and a similarly tattered wardrobe next to it. On the mirror of one of the wardrobe's open doors, behind him stood a disheveled woman, silent and faceless.

"..."

Li Cheng calmly turned his head and looked behind him. In the darkest corner of the wall, a long-haired woman in dirty white clothes was standing there with her head down, motionless, and he could hardly feel her breathing or warmth.

So this is what it means to see a ghost?

What should I do? What's the best course of action in this situation?

Li Cheng felt tide, whom he was holding in his arms, move slightly. He knew that she was curiously watching this strange woman who had suddenly appeared, and was probably wondering if she was one of those ghosts that often appear in horror stories.

If tide is here, it's definitely better to be cautious.

"Boom!"

After hesitating for a moment, Li Cheng finally kicked it.

"Ouch—"

Unexpectedly, the woman who looked incredibly strange was kicked to the ground by Li Cheng and groaned in pain for a long time before she could get up.

The feeling of kicking that person just now wasn't a phantom; it was a real, tangible body. Wait, does that mean I kicked a living person?

Li Cheng was startled and quickly went forward to check on the other person's condition, and then quickly pulled him up from the ground.

At this moment, Li Cheng realized that the other person was wearing a wig. She was just a normal short-haired girl with an average appearance, but now she looked a bit ugly because of her distorted expression due to pain.

After inquiring, Li Cheng learned that it was just a group of college students on a whim who wanted to explore the haunted house and, incidentally, use the local legend to make a mockumentary-style short film to promote their club. The woman dressed as a famous ghost had been attracted by the dilapidated appearance of the house, so she separated from the others exploring the second floor, put on her prepared costume beforehand, and deliberately stopped in that spot to play the ghost. When Li Cheng entered, she tried to scare this sudden intruder, only to be kicked in the waist.

It was at this moment that Li Cheng heard a male scream coming from upstairs, accompanied by a familiar shout of "Demons, begone!"

It seems the situation on the other side is also quite bad...

Finally, when Li Cheng arrived at the source of the sound on the second floor, Zhi had already beaten the students who were trying to scare him half to death.

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"They were talking about haunted houses and famous paranormal places, but it turned out we just ran into a bunch of idiots who tried to scare us ability users. What a bunch of morons! We could sense someone hiding there from way back. How boring, so incredibly boring!"

Lying on a table in the hotel room, Rin muttered something with great dissatisfaction.

"Well, it's not so bad, actually. At least that place had the atmosphere of a horror movie, didn't it?" Wuming, who was sitting next to her, said with a smile, and handed Rin a cup of tea. "And when you were disciplining those students who barged in, Rin, you were clearly quite enthusiastic, weren't you?"

"It's exciting, but it's a shame I didn't see what I was most looking forward to. Ouch—it's so hot!"

"Are you stupid? How can you drink tea that's just been served like that? Let me see, is it too hot?"

Regardless of the interaction between the two, on the other side, Li Cheng, who was resting on the sofa, lowered his head and showed a thoughtful expression. He frowned, feeling that this matter was not simple.

Just an ordinary... student?

If he were truly an ordinary person, would he really be unable to realize that there was someone standing behind him when he entered that small house? Would he really be unable to sense the breath and body temperature of someone so close?

However, the truth is that Li Cheng had not sensed the person's presence before tide reminded him.

Although he easily kicked the other person down without even putting in any effort, and the other person posed no threat to him in terms of combat power, why didn't he sense the other person's presence at the time? It makes no sense that a level A expert would be completely unresponsive to an ordinary person so close at hand.