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

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A small pebble fell from the already dilapidated wall to the ground with a crisp clatter. tide rubbed her eyes, still a little dazed, and was surprised to find that the hall and pool, which had previously looked quite normal and even had a certain serene beauty, looked as if they had been run over by a hundred rhinoceroses, almost completely destroyed.

Huh, this is... something I did?

My memory is a bit hazy, but I have a feeling that I created this whole scene. And for some reason, I feel refreshed, like I've just given a good beating to a punching bag.

Tilting her head in confusion, tide turned around and saw the previously arrogant Cirno, her head now embedded in the ground, struggling to pull it out with her hands. The sight of a little girl sticking her bottom up and trying to pull her head out of the ground was undeniably comical. Xi restrained herself, barely managing to suppress the urge to kick her in the backside.

"Wow, it's finally out!"

After struggling for a long time, Cirno finally pulled her head out of the ground, sat down on the ground with a thud, and then began to shake her head to shake off the dust.

tide yawned, feeling a bit bored, and turned to walk out of the building. Just then, Cirno called out to her from behind.

"Hey blonde, wait a minute!"

Instead of manipulating the ice to block the way, Cirno simply sat on the ground and called out to Shio.

"My name is tide, not Blonde."

tide didn't even bother to turn around, casually replied, and kept walking without stopping.

"Hey, but it really is blonde hair," Cirno bit her finger, a little confused. "Anyway, you seem really upset?"

"tide Cai isn't sad!"

Shio, who was almost at the door, turned around and shouted loudly after hearing Cirno's words, her anger rising.

"It clearly exists!"

Cirno insisted.

"no!"

tide continued to refute firmly.

"Yes, there is!"

"no!"

"Yes, there is!"

"no!"

……

The two girls were shouting at each other with all their might, occasionally even cracking their voices and choking on their own. Cirno seemed to just want to stick to her point of view, but Shio's mood was visibly deteriorating.

"tide isn't sad, she's not upset," tide shouted, straightening her body. "It's just that a big idiot ran away. Xi won't be sad about something like that. Besides, what does it matter to you whether Xi is sad or not? You annoying guy. Idiot!"

"I'm not stupid, I'm the strongest!"

What do you mean by "strongest"? He was just beaten to a pulp a few minutes ago, okay?

Too lazy to pay attention to Cirno's clamor, Shio turned around, ready to leave. Unexpectedly, Cirno spoke again from behind:

"Um, if the other person disappears, why don't you go look for them? Sometimes when I wander around and get lost, Dai-chan comes looking for me. Ah, speaking of which, I got lost again this time, and Dai-chan still hasn't found me. I wonder where she is now."

“tide doesn’t know where Cheng is, and Cheng doesn’t want tide to go to her,” tide’s cold expression, which she had been trying to maintain, began to show signs of impatience. “That idiot, he’s clearly trying to avoid Xi on purpose.”

"It's so complicated, I don't understand..."

Cirno tilted her head, seemingly not understanding what Shio had said.

"If you want to find the other person, just go find them. What's so strange about that? If you get lost, just go find them. Ah, I've decided, I'll help you with this!"

As if she had made up her mind, Cirno clapped her hands and stood up from the ground that had been frozen in the cold air, then slipped and fell flat on her back. But she immediately got up and flew to Shio's side.

"Never."

tide shook her head decisively in refusal; she wasn't going to accept this idiot's help.

"Okay, let's go then!"

"That's why tide doesn't want to go with you! And I never said I was going to find Cheng. I don't want to go find that idiot! Hey, don't pull me!"

"Hey, is the other person's name Cheng? It sounds like a really strange name."

"Don't you dare say it's strange, you idiot!"

"Whoa! Don't hit my head! Don't hit my head! Wait, why did I say 'hit my head'? Have I ever been hit on the head before?"

Did this guy lose his memory after being beaten?

In short, Cirno kept pestering Shio all the way. The two little girls walked and argued in the empty ruins. They walked a long way, and Cirno was still following behind Shio.

"So don't follow me, you idiot! Can't you just go back to your pond?"

After several unsuccessful attempts to drive them away, tide was already planning to use the gap to leave directly.

“That’s not my pond,” Cirno retorted seriously. “My place is much nicer and much bigger than that. I just can’t find my way back.”

Ugh, this girl is so annoying. Why didn't I find her annoying before? Was it because we were in such different positions that we couldn't interact?

Just as she was contemplating whether to use the gap to shake off the other party completely, Cirno suddenly tugged at Shio's sleeve and then moved closer.

"Um, although I don't know the full story, you really want to find that guy named 'Cheng', right?"

"It's 'support', not 'support', you idiot!"

"I'm not stupid, I'm a genius! Whatever his name is, you want to find him, right?"

"..."

"It's so obvious! She keeps saying bad things about the other person, and she keeps talking about them. Hmm, according to what I heard from outsiders, this is called... tsundere?"

"Who's the tsundere?!"

"Ah, that's right, that's how a tsundere person reacts when someone calls them tsundere! Haha, Daijang is right, I'm a genius!"

Does this have absolutely nothing to do with whether you're a genius or not?

Ugh, what an annoying feeling. Some idiot actually read my mind. It feels like I've wasted all these years. Is it because my thinking is adapting to my body's current state, leading to some immature behavior?

However, it is precisely because of this that I was able to make up my mind...

"Hey, you idiot, you said you'd help me find Cheng, right?"

"I'm not stupid, I'm a genius, a genius!"

"So, you idiot genius, are you sure you want to help me?"

"Hmm, I feel like the way I address you is a bit strange, but of course I'll keep my promise! I'll help you as soon as I say I'll help!"

Hmph, this is fine too. Having an idiot following me on the road can at least help me pass the time.

Ignoring Cirno's commotion, Shio closed her eyes, calmed her mind, and sensed the contract connecting the two. As always, Shio still couldn't sense Li Cheng's current location. However, as an embodiment of a realm, a monster from the gap, now gradually regaining its power, this level of obstruction was hardly enough to completely stop it.

The power of the realm silently began to operate, permeating the contract in a way that Li Cheng could not comprehend at the moment, searching for the unbreakable connection between the two. Soon, Xi opened her eyes, raised her head, and turned her gaze to the horizon, as if piercing through half a planet to see that person in a distant place.

I see you, Cheng.

While the exact location that can be pinpointed using the gap is not yet certain, we do know the approximate area where the other party is located.

tide slightly curled the corners of her lips, and light shimmered in her bright purple pupils.

You who broke your promise, Cheng, now I've come to find you.

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Section 180, Chapter Seven: News and Attack

Setting down his teacup, Li Cheng sat silently, staring blankly at his reflection in the water, as if in a daze. After a long while, he chuckled softly, his expression relaxing.

"This information has really been a great help. Thank you for your intelligence, Mr. Kress."

Li Cheng solemnly thanked the man before him, but Kress, sitting opposite him, simply smiled and said indifferently:

"To be honest, I don't care about verbal thanks at all. I think you know very well why I gave you so much information."

"of course I know."

Li Cheng smiled again, but his expression turned extremely cold.

"Of course, I know that's exactly what I want to do."

"That's good. Well, it's getting late. Why don't you rest here at the campsite for a bit? I'll arrange a place for you."

Upon hearing Li Cheng's reply, Kress's expression relaxed somewhat, and he then spoke again.

"No need, I'm planning to leave soon."

Li Cheng, who was already getting impatient, shook his head, stood up, and prepared to leave.

“Isn’t this a bit too hasty?” Kress shook his head and stood up as well. “You’re not familiar with the surrounding environment, you don’t know the enemy’s approximate strength configuration, and although I just told you most of the information about the target, the most crucial thing is that we still haven’t figured out the enemy’s approximate location. In this hasty state, you might actually make a mistake.”

“No, no,” Li Cheng shook his head. Although his tone was calm, the determination he revealed was unquestionable. “If the target is him, I will absolutely not have any problems.”

"...Now that you say that, I can't put my mind at ease."

Kress sighed and pulled a glass bottle from a drawer under his desk. Even from a distance, Li Cheng could clearly smell the strong odor of cheap liquor emanating from the bottle.

“Revenge is not something you can do on a whim, because that makes it easy to fall into the enemy’s trap. Besides, you know what kind of person he is. You’ve faced him before, and you’ve also said that this time he took the initiative to contact you and lead you to this place.”

Kress unscrewed the bottle cap, took a big gulp of wine, and said earnestly.

"Take my advice, kid. Don't get too carried away. Don't rush things. Maintaining your best condition is the most important thing."

"...Okay, maybe I got a little too excited."

Standing there in silence for a long time, Li Cheng finally spoke. He took a deep breath, then slowly exhaled, looked up at the window, and after a moment of thought, continued:

"Then I'll bother you for tonight. Tomorrow, I'd like to get a map of that guy's general area of ​​activity. It doesn't need to be too precise, just a general outline will do."

“Okay, no problem,” Kress nodded. “Any help we can provide is welcome.”

……

That night, in a small tent on the edge of the camp.