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

Unable to answer, he didn't know how to recount the dark past that had accumulated in his heart. Therefore, besides saying sorry, he didn't know what else he could say.

"It's okay."

A slightly cool little hand gently stroked his cheek, and then the girl with deep purple eyes met his gaze, her eyes filled with only calmness and gentleness.

"After all, humans are a race that is difficult to keep their promises, and I already know the reasons why I do this."

"...Is that so?"

Wait a minute, she said humans?

At first, Li Cheng felt ashamed and looked away, but he quickly realized something was wrong and turned back, only to see a sly smile on tide's face.

"tide, you..."

"Yes, my memories have recovered a lot."

Without a care in the world, she straddled Li Cheng, pressing close to his body, and raised her forehead to meet Li Cheng's panicked face.

"It really hurts me, Cheng. Don't you trust me at all? This kind of thing could have been easily accomplished using the power of a contract, right?"

Pinch Li Cheng's cheek, tide's face clearly showed blame, her dissatisfaction almost overflowing.

"No, I..."

"A clumsy explanation will only make me angrier. Don't think of me as the clueless person I was at the beginning. You can't fool me anymore."

"Ah, no, I..."

"You don't want us to get involved in the entanglements of the past. You want to settle things one-on-one with the person you hate, and then come back pretending nothing happened, right?"

"In the end, you were still tricked by the other party. If we hadn't arrived in time to save you, you might have been completely destroyed."

"You act like a parent, but actually you're the more childish one, you idiot! Acting impulsively will only make you a sitting duck for the enemy!"

"..."

I couldn't get a word in edgewise, and I had absolutely no way to refute it.

This little girl, who used to be so obedient and clingy to me, is now lecturing me harshly, acting like a wise older sister.

However, if we recall that vast dream that lasted an unknown amount of time, and the life of that girl that ended in destruction, it seems that she does indeed have the right to lecture herself in this way.

"Sorry……"

"Now all you know is to say sorry, you idiot human."

tide sighed, revealing an expression of helplessness, like an elderly person being annoyed by a young person.

"……that."

After hesitating for a long time, Li Cheng finally asked.

"Speaking of which, should I call you tide now, or Zi?"

"Whether it's tide or Zi, they're essentially the same person, it's all me," the girl chuckled softly, her expression turning sly again. "However, for you, these two names must be quite different, right? So, would you prefer to be called Xi or Zi? Cheng~"

Even though the other person was smiling, for some reason, Li Cheng always had a feeling that if he answered incorrectly, he would be in big trouble.

"...I'm the one asking you this question, aren't I? So, how I address you is up to you, isn't it?"

Finally, Li Cheng gave this answer.

"Oh, is this the answer?" Seemingly slightly disappointed, she narrowed her eyes, staring intently at Li Cheng. "As expected, humans are always cunning, no matter what. And even now, you're still playing dumb, Cheng. You know perfectly well what I'm asking, don't you?"

"..."

No, you absolutely cannot answer this question. No matter how you answer it, something bad will definitely happen!

……

Inside the cockpit, Tie Feng, yawning, glanced back at the two people sitting intimately together in the passenger cabin, his expression somewhat subtle.

He actually sat on my lap, and his face was so close when he spoke. Were they really that intimate? Seriously, this is something that makes me want to call the police.

But he is the captain after all, and if he is determined to commit a crime, there seems to be nothing I can do.

Speaking of which, it seems that some states in the Freedom Union have very lenient marriage ages. Judging from the girl's age, maybe she can get married there.

Tsk tsk, I'll introduce him to the captain after the plane lands.

With that thought in mind, Tie Feng stopped paying attention to the movements behind him and piloted the plane, quickly moving forward into the sky.

…………

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Some states in the United States support child marriage, with some couples as young as 12 getting married. When we first learned about this, we were completely devastated.

Section 220, Chapter 3: Tourism is a Good Civilization

At the airport, at three in the afternoon, amidst the bustling crowd, Li Cheng looked up and glanced at the clock on the wall above to confirm the time.

Beside him sat tide, or rather Zi, sitting on a suitcase, yawning with a sleepy expression.

This was a week after things ended in Black Continent. Li Cheng and tide arrived in China's territory by passenger plane as tourists.

Cirno returned the dilapidated shrine the day after she returned to Japan. Thanks to Yukari's memories, Lee Seung already knew that the shrine was called "Hakurei Shrine" and the secret hidden deep within it. This also brought up the question of Yukari's true identity.

The Gensokyo in Yukari's memory has been definitively destroyed, utterly annihilated by that malevolent black tide. That memory ended there. But this Gensokyo still exists, hidden in the human world, and occasionally malfunctions to release the youkai and other alien creatures within.

For example, there's the vampire loli who crouches down with her head in defense, and the ice fairy loli who's not very bright.

Wait, why do they all seem to be lolis?

Oh, right, it seems that the total weight of the aliens that appear in the outside world does not exceed 200 kilograms, which means that the third one will also be a loli?

I always feel like I'm destined to be with little girls. No, that must be just my imagination, right?

In short, after the long incident in Black Continent, Li Cheng decided to return to the China Alliance and take tide with him for a trip.

"Then, let's go, tide."

He patted the blonde girl who was dozing off on top of his suitcase. She rubbed her eyes, seemingly just waking up from a daze. She opened her deep purple eyes, blinked at Li Cheng, and then stretched out her hands.

"Carry me on your back."

"Please, I still need to carry my luggage."

"carried me!"

"Good good..."

Somewhat helplessly, he squatted down. Then, the blonde girl jumped onto Li Cheng's back with a "hey," wrapped her arms around his neck, pressed herself against his back, closed her eyes, and began to doze off again.

With his left hand supporting tide's body behind him and his right hand carrying the suitcase, Li Cheng headed towards the hotel he had booked earlier and walked into the crowd on the street.

So, what is the current state of this child?

With a hint of doubt, Li Cheng turned his head to look at the blonde girl who had fallen asleep on his shoulder. The sunlight shimmered slightly in her loose hair, softening her peaceful sleeping face. At this moment, she was completely unrecognizable to the cunning woman he remembered.

While Zi's personality manifested on Tie Feng's private jet during the return journey, she reverted to her initial confused state upon arriving home. Was it truly just a temporary display of Zi's personality, or has she actually regained her memories and is merely using a disguise to maintain her past life?

And... if she really does regain all her memories, how should I view her?

That sudden kiss, and the earlier ambiguous memories, made Li Cheng very clear about the feelings Zi harbored for him. And how should he face these feelings?

Could it be that... she also has similar thoughts and doubts, which is why she continues to maintain her past attitude and refuses to completely expose the problem?

This is a really troublesome problem.

Carrying the sleeping girl on his back and with luggage in one hand, the man walked through the crowd toward the hotel he had booked in advance.

Forget it, there's plenty of time to think about these things later. Anyway, no matter what, he and she can't be separated anymore, right? After all, he's always been very clear about the meaning of the contract that's ingrained in his blood, the bond that grows from their daily interactions, and the mutual reliance they place on each other.

……

At the same time, in Montenegro.

Footsteps, gunshots, the sound of heavy objects falling to the ground.

The stench of burning, the fresh smell of rain, the metallic odor of blood.

"call--"

Kiritsugu Emiya exhaled a puff of smoke, which mingled with the gunpowder smoke from the old-fashioned pistol in his hand.

In the abandoned building after the rain, the house was almost completely collapsed, and blood dripped down his body. Leaning against the wall, Kiritsugu Emiya barely managed to hold on for five or six seconds before finally letting out a long breath and collapsing to the ground, clutching his blood-soaked abdomen.

"Kiritsugu, are you alright?"

A woman's somewhat panicked voice came through the earphones.

"It's alright, I won," Kiritsugu Emiya coughed up a mouthful of blood and answered softly. "Keep an eye on the surroundings, Maiya, report any unusual activity immediately!"

"Yes!"

With trembling hands, he pulled a powerful potion from his bag and injected it into his body. The pre-written magic and incantation flowed through his body, slowly reversing the terrible injuries. Then, he slowly stood up and looked at the lifeless corpse lying in the shattered ground before him.

An A-rank martial artist, who also possesses B-rank elemental magic, could easily cripple most of his opponent's fighting power with a single hit of the Origin Bullet, even if it was a pre-planned sneak attack. Yet, Kiritsugu Emiya was forced to engage his opponent in the building for at least three hours, nearly being killed. And after finally defeating his opponent, the man immediately ingested a pre-prepared poison. At this moment, the corpse had already begun to rot and disintegrate from the inside out; in at most ten minutes, it would completely turn into a puddle of pus, leaving not even bones behind.

Despite being struck by the Origin Missile, he endured the excruciating pain of his collapsing body and continued fighting. Upon realizing there was no chance of victory, he swiftly committed suicide, leaving no trace of information. Undoubtedly, the organization behind this was no ordinary entity.

However, even if the target died before being captured, Kiritsugu Emiya could still obtain sufficient information from the target's actions during the process.

He lit a cigarette, took a deep drag, felt the flavor enter his body, and then slowly exhaled. After pausing for a while, once he felt a little better, he took out his phone and dialed a number.

"It is I, Emiya Kiritsugu."

"Yes, it's been resolved. No one was left alive."

“I see. If that’s the case, then many things make sense. You can take care of the identity procedures. As for the method of entry, I’m sorry I can’t disclose that.”

He hung up the phone, threw away his cigarette butt, and stomped it out. Having recovered considerably, Kiritsugu Emiya walked out of the building. Passing a puddle, he stopped, looked at his reflection in the water, and fell silent.

It looks like we'll need to use even more black dye when we get back.

In the puddle, Kiritsugu Emiya's noticeably graying hair flashed by.

……