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"Cheng, keep it up!"

tide was hanging behind Li Cheng by the backpack strap, lazily shouting and waving a small red flag to cheer him on as he climbed.

"The view from this spot is pretty good, tide, take a picture of me."

"Mmm, say—eggplant."

"eggplant!"

"We're done filming, hurry up and climb!"

Li Cheng reached up to grab the rock again, but this time he grabbed nothing; the loose rock was pulled off by his bare hands. He began to fall backward due to inertia. But the next moment, Li Cheng groaned as his feet sank into the rock, and with a swift movement, his fingers pierced through the rock wall and dug deep inside.

"They think they can make me fall with this level of difficulty? They're too weak."

With a cold laugh, Li Cheng continued climbing, while Xi fiddled with his phone, taking pictures of the decent scenery around them while also searching for any hidden educational documents. Unfortunately, she found nothing.

I clearly remember seeing some pictures and videos stored on Li Cheng's phone, but now I can't find anything. Were they deleted? Or were they encrypted using some kind of encryption method that I don't know about?

Well……

tide pouted, looking somewhat unhappy.

At the same time, outside the foot of the mountain, Kiritsugu Emiya arrived at the entrance of the scenic area.

"Did you find anything?"

Upon connecting the communication, Kiritsugu Emiya immediately asked.

“Li Cheng is free soloing in the climbing area, and there don’t seem to be any suspicious people around him. But there are two people who are quite suspicious at the first platform. I’ll mark their locations for you right away.”

Riding the cable car, Kiritsugu Emiya moved towards the first platform above. Compared to Li Cheng, who was still slowly climbing, he was much faster, reaching the platform in less than half an hour. Then, guided by the communication system, he quickly located the two suspicious individuals.

On the surface, they seemed to be just two unrelated tourists, but Kiritsugu Emiya, with his exceptional experience, quickly noticed that something was amiss between them.

Their eyes, movements, and subtle characteristics unmistakably indicate that both possess considerable skill, most likely B-rank martial artists, and perhaps also practice magic or have activated supernatural abilities. Furthermore, although they appear to be sightseeing, they have been consistently observing the climbing area. Ah, I see; they are waiting for Li Cheng to come up.

Could it be that they intend to fight Li Cheng directly with so many tourists watching? No, it's unlikely. These two are probably just low-level members responsible for surveillance. Behind them, there might be a powerful figure observing everything.

We cannot act rashly; at least in the current environment, if we take action, we will be at an overwhelming disadvantage.

Kiritsugu Emiya pulled up the hood of his black coat, which he had worn out this time, found a bench to sit on, and pretended to be a tired tourist, keeping an eye on the two people's movements.

About sixteen minutes later, Li Cheng carried tide up from the climbing area.

"Wow, it's been a long time since I've climbed a mountain like this, it felt pretty good. So, tide, did you manage to capture my handsome side in a picture?"

"Hmm, do we want to keep climbing?"

tide pointed to the innermost part of the first platform, to another steep cliff that was completely perpendicular to the ground and at least two or three hundred meters high.

"It's a rare opportunity to exercise, so of course we can't give up halfway. But won't you find it boring, Xi?"

"No, Cheng, keep it up!"

"Haha, okay, then you'd better take good pictures."

The two chatted and laughed as they quickly began climbing towards another cliff face.

The two tourists who had been under Kiritsugu Emiya's surveillance walked towards another cable car almost the instant Li Cheng began climbing, heading towards the second platform above.

Perhaps to exchange information, or perhaps for some other arrangement, the two chose to ride the same cable car. And, perhaps because they used a suggestive spell, no one else rode on that cable car except for the two of them.

At that moment, Kiritsugu Emiya stood up.

"Sorry, I was a little slow. I'll get in the car now."

Like a tourist who was too slow and almost missed the cable car, Kiritsugu Emiya smiled amiably and stepped onto the cable car before it departed, walking into the cable car where the two people were standing.

Click—

With a metallic clang, the cable car slowly ascended. Inside the cable car, Kiritsugu Emiya's smile gradually faded.

……

"Hoo, hoo—hey!"

With a little effort, Li Cheng leaped upwards, grabbing a protruding rock three or four meters above him, and steadily continued climbing, startling several climbing enthusiasts nearby.

"Splash!"

Amidst the deafening sound of shattering glass, a man's head was slammed against the outside of the cable car. Sharp shards of glass cut several gashes into his face, and blood trickled down his cheeks.

"Crack!"

tide hummed an unknown tune softly, taking pictures of the unique scenery around her, and occasionally picked up the water bottle hanging from her waist to give Li Cheng a sip or two of water.

boom!

A loud crash followed as a man grabbed Kiritsugu Emiya and threw him upwards, slamming him against the skylight before crashing heavily to the ground. But just as the man was about to continue his attack, Kiritsugu, lying on the ground, suddenly accelerated, wielding a shard of glass and slashing at him. The man dodged with all his might, but still managed to slash half his face open with a scream.

"Wow, the air here is really nice, and the scenery is beautiful too."

Halfway up the mountain, Li Cheng grabbed the rock face with one hand, looked down at the lush, dense forest in the distance and the bustling city on the other side, and couldn't help but feel a little emotional.

when!

Kiritsugu Emiya's blade clashed violently with a man's longsword. Immediately afterward, he kicked forward, instantly widening the distance between himself and his enemy, while another man pounced on him, knocking Kiritsugu Emiya to the ground.

wow-

Li Cheng climbed up one step.

Pfft!

Kiritsugu Emiya got punched in the face.

wow-

Li Cheng climbed another step upwards.

Boom!

This time, it was Kiritsugu Emiya who punched the enemy in the face.

……

It seems something is happening over there.

Since she wasn't rock climbing and could look around freely, Xi quickly noticed that a cable car on one side of the cable car line seemed to be shaking violently.

What's going on? Are there really humans who mate right there on a cable car? Isn't this era a bit too immoral?

tide, who considered herself a good child, turned her head away from the cable car and focused on taking pictures of Li Cheng.

Meanwhile, on the cable car, a lively scene was unfolding.

Time speeds up, by two times!

Kiritsugu Emiya suddenly increased his speed, delivering a side kick that sent one of the men sprawling to the ground. He then swiftly twisted his body and rolled away, dodging another's attack. The next moment, he abruptly flipped over, extending his right leg to trip the other man's leg, followed by a powerful upward elbow strike to the man's forehead, knocking him unconscious.

The other person struggled, trying to get up and continue fighting, but was punched in the temple by Kiritsugu Emiya and immediately passed out.

"You're really going too far..."

The person on the other end of the communication seemed somewhat dissatisfied with Kiritsugu Emiya's adventure.

"I began to doubt their combat capabilities when I discovered that these two guys were only responsible for surveillance and observation, rather than engaging in combat, so I was just verifying it."

Wiping the blood from his face, Kiritsugu Emiya pulled a rope from his backpack and tied the two men up tightly.

"I need to take these two people away later. Will that prevent the staff here from causing trouble?"

"The sixth and seventh documents from the top of the set I gave you are the police officer's ID and arrest warrant. You can get rid of these two people with those two, provided you know how to perform."

"Hmph, that's more like it, but it's quite surprising that my good teammate of many years is actually a master of forging documents."

"Likewise, I never expected that the friend who hosted the former captain who worked and lived in Japan would be such a violent killer."

While Kiritsugu Emiya was still dealing with the situation inside the cable car, Li Cheng had already climbed to the second platform. It must be said that after adapting to this type of exercise, Li Cheng's progress became quite rapid; climbing the second cliff face took him less than a third of the time it took to climb the first.

"Cheng, are you happy?"

Seeing the long-lost natural smile on Li Cheng's face, tide leaned on his back and asked softly.

"Hmm, it feels pretty good. What do you think, tide? This place is quite nice, isn't it?"

Li Cheng said it casually, and then asked tide a question in return.

"It's beautiful, I like it very much."

tide replied with a smile, silently thinking to herself: If I hadn't seen that constantly shaking cable car, I probably would have been in a better mood.

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Chapter 8, Section 225: Everyday Life Always Ends Quickly

They played until evening before leaving the park, having dinner on a nearby street, and then taking the subway back to the city.

"How was your day? Did you have a good time?"

Li Cheng gently rubbed tide's head and asked with a tender expression.

"It's alright," tide replied calmly, while subconsciously tilting her head back slightly, seemingly a little uncomfortable with the feeling of being patted on the head. However, she quickly stopped the urge to pull away, letting Li Cheng's large hand gently stroke the top of her head.

Li Cheng, preoccupied with other thoughts, didn't notice tide's little gesture. He simply patted tide's head and quickly withdrew his hand.

tide showed a slight reluctance, but she quickly concealed it.

"tide, is there anything else you'd like to do next?"

After a brief silence, Li Cheng asked, but for some reason, his tone was hesitant and his eyes flickered, as if he were thinking about something else.

tide, noticing that something was off about Li Cheng, didn't answer immediately. Instead, she looked up at him with some confusion, then seemed to understand something. She pouted slightly but still didn't say anything.

"...tide?"

Not receiving a reply immediately, Li Cheng felt a little strange. He looked down and found that tide had her eyes closed, as if she was sensing something.