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

Flying out of the torrential rain, Li Cheng stopped a little distance away from the black mud. He looked up at the black mud sea rolling toward him and was worried about how to deal with this terrifyingly large liquid monster.

"Didn't I say that this guy was to be handed over to me?"

Remilia lay sideways in Li Cheng's arms in a princess carry, looking somewhat displeased. She tried to break free from his embrace but couldn't.

"Although it may be a little discouraging to say this, Miss Remilia, you are still very weak. You used two highly destructive moves in quick succession just now, and it is difficult for you to continue fighting."

Somewhat exasperated by the girl's struggles in his arms, Li Cheng said helplessly:

“This guy has somehow turned into this bizarre form, and ordinary attacks are hardly effective against him anymore. In fact, your Meteor Shower attack earlier didn't seem to have much of a killing effect on him. In my personal opinion, Miss Remilia, you should take a break.”

"Tch, I don't want to. That attack wasn't meant to kill him. It was a power injected into him to better destroy him."

Angrily retorting to Li Cheng's words, Remilia struggled free, flapping her wings to break free from him. One of her wings accidentally slapped Li Cheng across the face, though the touch was fleshy and didn't hurt. The blue-haired vampire flew high into the sky, the crimson moonlight shining down on her, and an unusual light bloomed around her.

"Ahhh, ahhhh..."

The black mud sea surged towards Remilia, like a gigantic slime stained with ink, flying towards her beneath the red moon. The enormous, dark mud sea was quickly bathed in the glow of the red moon, even seeming to shimmer with a red light itself.

No, no, it's not just a feeling, it's really shining with red light.

Under the red moon, the once pitch-black sea of ​​mud began to shimmer with tiny red lights.

"Let us now come to an end."

The little girl with red eyes, under the crimson moon, looked down at the black mud sea beneath her and spoke coldly. She stretched out a hand, as if grasping something, and then gently clenched her palm. A sound like something breaking vaguely reached Li Cheng's ears.

The next moment, a violent burst of crimson light engulfed the black ocean.

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I want Wu Zetian, but the pool is too poisonous...

Section 173, Final Chapter: Recollections from the Abyss

At dawn, on a small hill covered with weeds and trees, at the top of the hill, in a clearing overgrown with weeds, the gate of a dilapidated shrine was gently knocked on.

"Squeak-"

Li Cheng pushed open the door and entered, followed by an impatient Remilia. The two, one human and one vampire, walked into the desolate shrine and headed towards one of the dilapidated houses.

"Oh dear, I was just wondering where to find those wandering guys, and you actually sent me one."

A slightly mocking, cool voice rang out. Li Cheng looked up and saw Huo lying diagonally on the roof of the dilapidated house, taking a light puff of his pipe.

I have a feeling that something has changed about the disaster.

Li Cheng scrutinized Huo for a long time with a questioning look, and finally noticed something unusual. Although her clothes and appearance hadn't changed at all, Huo's chest was noticeably fuller than when they had met before. It could be said that she had gone from being penniless to having full, voluptuous breasts.

Seemingly noticing Li Cheng's surprised gaze, Huo chuckled and got up, sitting on the roof with her little feet up. She hummed a tune that Li Cheng couldn't understand, and then jumped down.

"Well then, I'll take you back now," Huo said gently, facing Remilia. "As for you, you can stay here. I can't let you see what happens next."

Is this an order to leave?

“Well then, let’s part ways here, human,” Remilia said calmly, turning to Li Cheng. “If we have the chance to meet again, I will invite you to the Scarlet Devil Mansion. At that time, you must not be allowed to do anything impolite, such as running away.”

Regarding the Scarlet Devil Mansion, which Li Cheng had never seen, he had heard it mentioned countless times during their time together, to the point that he was practically sick of it. Remilia had indeed mentioned several times that she wanted Li Cheng to visit the Scarlet Devil Mansion, the so-called "experience of true aristocratic elegance." Now that she brought it up again, Li Cheng casually agreed.

"Since you have made a promise, you must keep it. I am waiting for your visit, you rude human."

Remilia raised her head, speaking with an air of authority. Li Cheng knew perfectly well that she was still resentful about the times she had embarrassed herself in front of him and was eager to regain her composure. He simply smiled, said, "I'll definitely visit another day," and prepared to leave.

"Hey, human."

But just as Li Cheng was about to leave, Remilia suddenly called out again, stopping him from behind.

"Is there anything else, Miss Remilia?"

Li Cheng turned around, somewhat puzzled, only to see the other person's serious expression.

"Human, I am a descendant of an ancient bloodline with a long lineage, possessing some ancient powers that are no longer visible today. Among them, the ability to see through the fate of others is one of my abilities."

"Seeing through...fate?"

"Yes, everything operates according to its own laws. For ordinary creatures, I can know their entire fate with just a glance. Of course, the more powerful they are, the harder it is to see through them. But you, human, have made a blood pact with the demon of the gap, which is beyond my ability to see through."

"..."

Li Cheng remained silent. He knew that although Remilia looked like a child under ten years old, she was actually a vampire who had lived for over five hundred years. Given her experience and knowledge, she wouldn't have stopped him and told him these things for no reason.

"However, although I cannot fully see through your destiny and experiences, I can still detect some of the anomalies in them."

Sure enough, Remilia then said something that Li Cheng was quite concerned about.

"In your future destiny, darkness and pain will entwine you. What I can see is that something long hidden in the abyss of your heart will be unearthed. And the pain of this process will be enough to utterly destroy you."

"Be careful, human. If you die before fulfilling your promise to me, I will not forgive you."

It's all so messed up, this thing called fate...

Even after returning to the neighborhood that was under renovation, and walking to the furniture delivery truck that Kiritsugu Emiya had hired, when Shio, sitting in the luggage compartment, saw him return and cheered as she rushed into his arms, Li Cheng was still pondering the words Remilia had said before she left.

He pinched tide's slightly round little face, listened to her happy giggles, and after a moment of silence, Li Cheng's brows quickly relaxed, and he smiled too.

Whatever the abyss or the pain, it doesn't matter to me anymore, to me now.

He had completely entrusted the rest of his life to the girl in his arms.

Therefore, no matter who it is, if they dare to hurt her or ruin her happiness, I will never let them get away with it!

"Ah, it's Senior Li Cheng."

"Hey, young man."

A voice greeted him from the side. Turning around, Li Cheng saw Wu Ming and an elderly man who lived downstairs from him carrying his sofa toward him.

"Well, I could have done it by myself, but this old lady insisted on coming to help."

As Wuming lifted the sofa into the furniture delivery truck, he spoke to Li Cheng. The old man snorted twice, saying somewhat unconvinced, "Young man, don't be so eager to please. What storms haven't I seen?" and slowly walked away.

This old man was truly lucky. Li Cheng's home was attacked three times in succession, each time causing more damage than the last. Many innocent people were injured or killed in the incident. However, this old man, who lived right downstairs from Li Cheng's house, separated only by a floorboard, didn't even have a scratch; he was completely unharmed.

"However, next, we'll be moving."

Looking at the quiet apartment where he had lived for over a year, Li Cheng said with some emotion.

This relocation was organized by Kiritsugu Emiya. The three attacks demonstrated the location's inconvenience in dealing with combat. For safety reasons, Li Chengjia was to move to the house next door to the Emiya family.

While relocation is indeed necessary, I still feel a little reluctant to leave.

After all, this is the place where Xi and I first met, started spending time together, and eventually became a family that relied on each other.

"Oh, by the way, how's the situation at the hospital?"

Suddenly remembering an important question, Li Cheng quickly asked Wu Ming.

"No problem. Through Touma Kamijou, we found a very skilled doctor who completely cured 03 and 04. However, due to the severe physical mutation, 04 has completely lost his past memories and his mind has been greatly damaged. He now only has the mental capacity of a five or six-year-old child. We don't know if he can be cured through further recovery."

It actually works...

Carter conducted research using Remilia's bloodline, experimenting on ordinary people. 03 and 04 were two innocent victims of these experiments.

However, 03's mutation was relatively mild, so while curing it was unbelievable, it was still acceptable. 04, who went from a pitiful little girl to a giant tumor and limbs, almost completely losing her human form, was also successfully saved—that's truly…

Who exactly is that doctor that Touma Kamijou knows?

Speaking of which, it seems that the Sixth Division's branch was destroyed by the enemy this time, and it was only thanks to the arrival of a powerful A-rank esper acquaintance, Touma Kamijou, that the situation was saved from being destroyed by the San family.

Li Cheng was genuinely shocked by Kamijou Touma's impressive circle of friends.

The rest of the morning was spent dealing with the moving arrangements. Kiritsugu Emiya had chosen a two-story house with a garden for him; the house was elegant and quite comfortable, showing that Kiritsugu had put a lot of thought into it.

After finishing moving the furniture, it was already afternoon. After lunch, with nothing else to do, Li Cheng bought some fruit and took Xi to the hospital to visit Kamijou Touma, who was injured and hospitalized. However, it is said that because he is frequently hospitalized, and always in the same ward, the boy Kamijou actually has a strange nickname: "ward contractor."

As Li Cheng approached the ward, he overheard an argument coming from inside. Peeking through the gap, he discovered that the girl who had saved Touma Kamijou that day was sitting on a chair by the bed, arguing with him. Touma looked dejected, while the girl's angry expression concealed a hint of shyness.

The innocent feelings of young boys and girls, huh? I always feel like I'm already quite old.

He pushed open the door and greeted the two people inside, placing fruit on the bedside table. Li Cheng noticed a beautifully wrapped chocolate hidden behind the girl's back, assuming she was too shy to give it to her. Using his martial arts prowess, he nimbly snatched it away and presented it to Kamijou Touma, saying things like, "This girl definitely wants to give you chocolate, don't keep arguing with her." This resulted in the girl blushing and vehemently objecting, and Kamijou making the bizarre, destined-to-be-single speculation that the girl had poisoned the chocolate.

Well, in a way, it's kind of interesting, isn't it?

As Li Cheng was thinking this, he heard the sound of the ward door opening behind him.

"Oh my, Senior Li Cheng has already arrived?"

Rin, who then pushed open the door, said with some surprise, followed by Shirou Emiya, who came to visit with Illya. The small hospital room quickly became more and more lively.

The girl with short orange hair quickly revealed her name in the ensuing conversation: Misaka Mikoto. She was currently a brilliant graduate student at Tokyo University of Technology, participating in an electromagnetic research project under the tutelage of Eric Lansher, a renowned electromagnetism professor from the Free Alliance. She had just turned 14 this year. This left Touma Kamijou, a student with a poor academic record, wide-eyed and utterly incredulous.

It was at this time that everyone learned that the reason Touma Kamijou chose to join the Superpower Bureau was not only because he wanted to use his abilities to protect more people, but also because his grades were too poor and it was difficult for him to find other regular jobs.

This made the atmosphere in the ward a bit more cheerful. (Kamijou: Not at all!)

As they were chatting, Li Cheng's phone suddenly vibrated. It sounded like Kiritsugu Emiya had something to say. Li Cheng left the ward and went to a quiet, secluded corner. He took out his phone, but the number was unfamiliar. He frowned in confusion, thought for a moment, and then answered the call.

Hello, who is this?

There was not a sound on the phone.

What does this mean? Are you making fun of me?

"Hello, who is this? Can you hear me?"

A muffled, barely audible laugh flashed through the communication. Li Cheng frowned, listening intently to the voice on the phone. The next moment, his body seemed to freeze, standing motionless.

"I'm so sorry, it's been so long since we last spoke that I don't know how to react anymore, hehehe. Anyway, you should still remember me, right, Li Cheng? You must still remember me, I'm sure you won't forget."

During the phone call, that deeply etched voice, engraved into Li Cheng's very bones, rang in his ears with a hint of flippancy.

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Volume 7 has now come to an end. This volume is the second longest so far, with a length of nearly 100,000 words, which was something I really didn't expect.

The next volume, the eighth, or rather the 89th or 93rd, will be a continuous trilogy, forming the most important part of the first half of this book. I hope I can write it well, and I hope all readers will continue to support me.

Of course, I'd love for those who want to fatten up the book to finish it; it's already over 500,000 words, which I think is quite thick.