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

Did she know tide's identity?

"Furthermore, as a demon, why are you so close to a human of the opposite sex? I can even sense your power from him. What is this...?"

Struggling to her feet, the girl muttered to herself, her eyes fixed on Li Cheng and tide. Her bright red pupils seemed to hold an unusual color, as if countless parallel or intersecting lines were extending and shifting within them.

For no apparent reason, Li Cheng felt as if he were being watched, as if something was peering into his life from a level he could not comprehend.

"Humph!"

Suddenly, tide let out a displeased snort.

At the same time, Li Cheng's feeling of being spied on vanished instantly, while the girl standing opposite him clicked her tongue softly, and the strange look in her eyes disappeared.

"Although your aura is far inferior to that old woman's, you've already grasped all the basic abilities, haven't you?"

She shakily straightened up, then had to lean against the wall for support due to her unstable center of gravity. The girl seemed quite weak, even maintaining her standing was somewhat awkward, a far cry from the majestic demeanor she had when she was flying in the air at the beginning.

tide stared at the other girl with an unhappy expression, while the other girl glared back at tide without backing down. The two girls seemed to be competing with each other, gritting their teeth and glaring at each other.

“My name is Li Cheng, which I said from the beginning, and I believe you have heard it.”

After a moment's thought, Li Cheng spoke.

"And this girl, her name is Yakumo Shio, and she is currently my adopted daughter."

Without waiting for the other person to speak, Li Cheng then introduced tide, who was struggling restlessly in his arms. What he didn't notice was that tide's expression changed quite noticeably when he said the words "adopted daughter".

"I've already told you our names, so as a basic courtesy, shouldn't it be alright for you to tell us yours? Or are you unwilling to cooperate with even such a small thing?"

"Hmph, are you trying to provoke me? Do you think this will work?"

The girl spoke with a displeased expression, but then she honestly gave her name.

“My name is Remilia Scarlet. You may call me Lady Scarlet. Humans, and the youkai in your arms, what do you intend to do by bringing me to the outside world?”

Even though I've already said her name, why won't she call me by it? She insists on calling me "human," and the way she addresses me as "Scarlett-sama" just has a kind of pretentious, childish feel to it...

"So why the hostility? I really did find you on the way and brought you back. I'm not some kind of seducer—"

"Boom boom boom!"

Several clear knocks interrupted Li Cheng's words.

Someone's coming!

Kiritsugu Emiya usually carries a key and doesn't knock. Even if he does knock, his knocking rhythm is always specific, a rhythm known only to members of Team Six. Therefore…

The person who arrived at this moment was a stranger.

Li Cheng put tide down, turned around, faced the front door of the house, and his expression gradually became serious.

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Chapter 3, Section 143: Fierce Dogs and Iron Fists

"who is it?"

Standing about two or three meters away from the gate, Li Cheng spoke cautiously and asked.

"Oh my, you actually actually asked that? That's quite surprising," a cheerful, somewhat familiar male voice rang out from outside the door. "Anyone knocking at this hour is definitely up to no good. You should be able to figure out something this simple, right?"

In a rather casual and nonchalant tone, the man outside the door uttered words that made Li Cheng's pupils constrict.

"So, if we cause a little damage, there's nothing we can do about it, right?"

Along with those lighthearted words came a dull thud, and the next moment, the door in front of Li Cheng flew up and slammed heavily towards him.

"tide, keep an eye on that girl and don't let her get away!"

Without the slightest hesitation, Li Cheng roared, took a step forward, and swung his fist out, piercing through the twisted and deformed door, colliding head-on with another fist that was also swinging from behind the door.

With a deafening roar, accompanied by the tremors of the air being compressed and exploded, Li Cheng slammed heavily into the wall behind him, denting the highly reinforced wall and creating numerous cracks around it.

Of course, the person who exchanged punches with Li Cheng wasn't much better off. In the instant of the exchange, Li Cheng clearly saw his opponent crash directly to the ground, smash through the floor, and fall onto the first-floor corridor.

A dark rift instantly opened, engulfing Li Cheng's body. The next moment, Li Cheng appeared in front of his opponent and threw a powerful punch at his face. But this swift punch hit empty air. The man sprang up like a spring, narrowly avoiding Li Cheng's fist, and then kicked Li Cheng in the side.

boom--

Gravel and dust swirled and scattered. Li Cheng crashed through the wall and landed inside a ground-floor house. The house was pitch black, clearly indicating that the owner was not currently inside. As Li Cheng stood up, the man walked in through the hole Li Cheng had created and stood before him.

"It's you."

By the light of the corridor, Li recognized the man as the one he had met while shopping at the supermarket not long ago—the one who looked quite strong and powerful.

"That's right, buddy, we're really lucky to have met."

The man revealed a beast-like smile, his crimson pupils fixed on Li Cheng before him.

"I thought you were really good back in the supermarket, so don't let me down, buddy. You know, I came all the way to this small town just for—"

The next moment, the man's figure, accompanied by a powerful gust of wind from his punch, suddenly appeared in front of Li Cheng.

"—Looking for a good, satisfying battle!"

Heavy punches, too fast for the naked eye to follow, rained down on Li Cheng, each strike accompanied by a loud bang. Li Cheng parried with equal speed, deflecting every blow. The two men fought so fiercely in the dimly lit room that they left afterimages, shattering the floor beneath their blows.

"Boom!"

Before he knew it, the man's fist swept swiftly from the side, striking Li Cheng hard in the face, causing blood to splatter everywhere.

"boom!"

Immediately afterwards, Li Cheng almost instinctively threw a backhand punch, mercilessly slamming it into the other person's face, causing the other person's nose to bend slightly.

"Knock knock knock knock—"

Then, the scene spiraled out of control in an instant. The two men completely abandoned their defense and began to exchange blows, repeatedly striking each other in the face. Amidst the loud explosions, the two men stood their ground and continued to beat each other without retreating an inch. In just a few punches, both of them ended up with bruises and swelling on their faces.

Finally, Li Chengxian changed his move first, blocking his opponent's attack, and then quickly retreated two steps.

The demonic power flowed silently from his blood vessels, passing over the wounds on Li Cheng's face. In just two or three seconds, the wounds on Li Cheng's face were completely healed.

The man who was blocked by Li Cheng chanted some words in a low voice. A clear magical power swept through him, and when he raised his head, there was not a single mark on his face.

"Oh my, this feeling is really exhilarating. Although it's a little disappointing that I didn't bring a gun, I could never experience such a pleasant battle in that dilapidated castle of my teacher."

With his eyes wide open, the man lowered his body slightly, staring intently at Li Cheng not far away.

That fervent and undisguised fighting spirit, that taut, beast-like posture—Li Cheng couldn't help but feel as if he were being watched by a fierce, rabid dog.

Is he a battle maniac who loves fighting and carnage?

Clenching his fist, Li Cheng pushed off with his feet and charged at the man. But at the same time, the man, much faster than Li Cheng, crashed into him and then, in a split second, kicked out, sending Li Cheng flying through the wall and crashing into the open space of the residential area.

"Oh, you dodged it?"

Without needing to confirm the opponent's condition, relying solely on his intuition and the tactile feedback from that punch, he knew that although the surprise attack was swift and indeed caught the opponent off guard, it had ultimately been successfully blocked.

Oh dear, I'm really not suited for hand-to-hand combat. If I had taken out a gun, that attack wouldn't have given the opponent a chance to react.

Shaking his head with some regret, the man slowly walked out of the large hole Li Cheng had smashed in the wall and onto the open space in the residential area outside the wall.

The clock hands pointed to a little past eight o'clock in the evening. It was clearly the time when the elderly in the neighborhood would be taking a walk and chatting, but this area was unusually deserted. Even in the apartment building where Li Cheng lived, only Li Cheng's family had their lights on; the rest of the building was pitch black.

The expected figure of Li Cheng waiting outside did not appear. The man was not flustered. He instinctively ducked and dodged Li Cheng's attack from behind. He then quickly kicked out, sending Li Cheng back two steps.

Once again, the two clashed, but this time Li Cheng no longer confronted his opponent head-on. The black rifts around him opened and closed continuously, and Li Cheng's figure flickered and moved within them, launching attacks from all directions at the man standing in the middle. The man, however, defended against every single one of Li Cheng's attacks flawlessly, as if he had multiple eyes on his body, blocking all of Li Cheng's attacks.

Is this guy defending himself entirely based on instinct?

Pausing his attack, Li Cheng cautiously increased the distance. Unexpectedly, his opponent instantly closed the distance, raising a hand to strike him. Caught off guard, Li Cheng was struck and fell into the crevice behind him, eventually reappearing at a distance from the man.

"What, feeling tired? The fight has only just begun, you shouldn't be this weak, right? The punches you threw at me were clearly quite powerful, weren't they?"

Ignoring the other party's slightly teasing words, Li Cheng sensed Xi's condition. After confirming that she and the vampire girl she had pinned to the ground were both safe and sound inside the house, he finally looked directly at the man in front of him, his expression gradually turning cold.

"Ha, that's right, that's exactly how it should be, that's what makes it interesting."

With a cheerful smile, the man once again adopted an offensive stance.

"However, you don't need to worry too much about your little girl upstairs or that weirdo you picked up. I'm here alone this time. The key issue now is the outcome of the battle between you and me."

As he spoke, the man revealed an extremely ferocious smile.

"After all, only the victors have the right to control everything the losers have, right?"

As he spoke and laughed, the man suddenly accelerated and rushed towards Li Cheng.

"boom!"

Just then, a crisp gunshot, incredibly clear in the darkness, suddenly rang out.

The man frowned, his expression clearly displeased. A slight breeze silently gathered around him, forcefully pushing back the bullet that was aimed at his forehead.

"To take a shot in the middle of a heated battle is extremely rude and uncouth. It completely ruined my precious experience."

As he spoke, the man flattened the incoming bullet, calmly watching Kiritsugu Emiya, armed with two guns, slowly emerge from the shadows on one side of the open space, and Li Cheng standing not far in front of him, ready to launch a surprise attack at any moment.

"Hmph, looks like it's going to be a one-on-two match from here on out?" the man chuckled. "Not bad at all!"

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Chapter 4, Section 144: The Second Act of the Night

"The protection of arrows."

With just one glance, Kiritsugu Emiya quickly recognized the source of the power that deflected the bullet from the man's body—the same protective force that had appeared on Cheng Yan before, a force he had already witnessed once.