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

Putting aside his thoughts for the moment, Li Cheng shook his head, took out a spare bottle of shower gel from the cabinet, and walked towards the bathroom.

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Chapter 10, Section 252: Information on the Awakened

Neon lights, New Tokyo Special District, Central Hospital.

In a fairly upscale hospital room, a young man with blue hair slowly opened his eyes.

"Ouch, it hurts, it hurts so much—"

Almost instinctively, the man tried to sit up from the hospital bed. However, having suffered severe injuries, his body was clearly far from recovering to the point where he could move freely. The simple act of trying to sit up forced him to grimace and lie back down.

Ah, I remember now. I think I was provoked by someone on my way back to the hotel from fishing, it was by the river.

Right now, I should be in a hospital somewhere.

Looking at the white walls and ceiling, and the strong smell of medicine and disinfectant alcohol permeating the surroundings, Cú Chulainn blinked, vaguely recalling what had happened.

In other words, you got completely crushed, right?

"Oh, how embarrassing! I was actually defeated by a girl of unknown origin with my bare hands. I've really regressed a lot."

Rubbing his hair, Cú Chulainn sighed helplessly.

There was a noise at the door, and then a young nurse pushed the door open and entered. She paused for a moment when she saw Cú Chulainn wake up, and then immediately turned and went out, presumably to notify the person who brought him here.

About ten minutes later, Kiritsugu Emiya and Li Cheng appeared in the ward.

"Oh, it's the two of you! Looks like we're quite destined for each other, don't you think, Brother Li Cheng?"

Although he was unable to move due to his serious injuries, Cú Chulainn still had a cheerful smile on his face while lying in bed. He even gave Li Cheng a wink, but Li Cheng completely ignored it.

“Cú Chulainn, what do you know about the person who attacked you? His name, age, appearance, clothing, and everything else you can recall right now—I want to know it all.”

Kiritsugu Emiya had no intention of wasting words and went straight to asking what he wanted to know.

"Well, let me think. Although I can tell from her physique that she's a girl, I don't really know much about her specific features. She was wearing a hoodie and had her face covered up. Besides, I was too busy having more fun playing to pay attention to what she looked like."

Cú Chulainn scratched his forehead and, without much pretense, spoke directly.

"They were all beaten so badly they had to be hospitalized. Looks like they really enjoyed the beating."

Li Cheng, who was already somewhat annoyed with Cú Chulainn, glanced at him sideways and said, his expression towards Cú Chulainn completely devoid of any pleasantness.

Cú Chulainn, on the other hand, seemed completely unconcerned, as if he felt no humiliation or desire for revenge for being severely beaten.

"There's nothing we can do. If we can't win, we can't win. That girl is really fierce. She looks like a small kitten, but she's as scary as a lion."

"What is her strength level, and what are her main fighting methods?"

Kiritsugu Emiya immediately noticed something mentioned in Cú Chulainn's description and began to ask questions.

"Ah, this guy was quite terrifying. No magic, no superpowers, not even any weapons, he just knocked me down with his bare hands."

He defeated Cú Chulainn with his bare hands?!

Li Cheng's face was full of disbelief, and Emiya Kiritsugu was clearly quite shocked by the answer.

"Are you saying that your opponent defeated you purely through physical combat, without relying on any special power?!"

Li Cheng stared intently at Cú Chulainn, seemingly trying to find any sign of lying on his face.

"You think you can be defeated so casually? Cú Chulainn, why don't you just say that the Emperor of the Chinese Alliance happened to pass by Japan and slapped you so badly that you were crippled?"

Hearing this, Cú Chulainn became slightly agitated and couldn't help but retort with a sarcastic remark:

"Hey, buddy, what's wrong with me? If a top-tier transcendent being slapped me, I'd be dead on the spot, okay? There wouldn't be any chance for hospitalization!"

"all in all……"

After thinking for a while, Kiritsugu Emiya interrupted Li Cheng and Cú Chulainn's banter and looked at Cú Chulainn lying on the hospital bed with a serious expression.

"So, you're saying that the attacker was much stronger than you? The battle you experienced was a crushing defeat, is that right?"

"Well, although I hate to admit it, that's really how it is."

Mingming was initially excited when he discovered that someone had come to attack him, feeling that after not exercising for many days, his body could finally be used for a fight. However, as soon as they engaged in combat, he realized that the situation was not good. The enemy's strength was far beyond his imagination, and he had no chance of winning whatsoever.

"Strength, speed, explosiveness—every aspect is unbelievably strong. She looks like just a little girl with terrible taste in clothes, but she's as powerful as a monster. Even though I tried my best, I only fought her for about three hours. It's really embarrassing. I never expected that such a high-level expert would be hidden in a small place like Japan."

The fight lasted three hours? If I remember correctly, when Tokiomi Tohsaka was attacked, the battle seemed to have ended in less than half a minute.

This guy is incredibly resilient; he held out for a full three hours before finally being defeated?

No wonder that place was so badly damaged.

"However, that girl does have weaknesses. She doesn't seem to be used to prolonged, high-intensity battles, meaning she lacks stamina. If I hadn't been seriously injured at the beginning due to not being used to her tough style, I would have had a chance to beat her in the end. Well, it's all hindsight now."

Cú Chulainn made no attempt to conceal anything and readily shared all the information he had about the attacker's combat abilities.

Li Cheng and Emiya Kiritsugu listened attentively to each other's story, with Emiya Kiritsugu occasionally taking notes. By the time the visit and questioning ended, it had taken more than two hours.

With terrifying strength and speed, and explosive power comparable to a top-tier A-rank martial artist, such fundamental qualities, combined with skillful and formidable techniques, made it only natural that he could severely injure Cú Chulainn. However, his lack of stamina, preventing him from sustaining prolonged high-intensity combat, was a useful piece of information.

In terms of appearance, Cú Chulainn described a short, extremely thin woman wearing a black-grey hoodie that covered her face. Unfortunately, Cú Chulainn himself didn't seem to care much about her physical features, so no matter how much they asked him, he couldn't remember anything else to say.

"So, finally, have you ever seen a woman with purple hair, who looks about eight or ten years old, and has red pupils?"

"Huh, do you remember? I have absolutely no recollection of it."

"Please try your best to recall."

"...Hmm, there might actually be such a person. Although I don't remember her very well, I did encounter a rather unusual purple-haired girl on the street. So, what's her connection to the attacker?"

"It's not clear yet, but since you remember, take a look at this sketch. Isn't this the purple-haired girl you've seen before?"

……

In a restaurant near the hospital, Li Cheng sat down looking exhausted, flipping through the details of the transcripts he had taken during the previous interrogation.

Kiritsugu Emiya carried a notebook with him, in which he had taken notes of many key points from the conversation. He sat there, his face serious as he analyzed the information provided by Cú Chulainn.

"So, Emiya, what are your thoughts?"

After ordering, Li Cheng put down the menu and noticed that Emiya Kiritsugu was still silently thinking. He couldn't help but ask a question.

"I have some ideas, but they're not quite perfect yet."

Closing his notebook, Kiritsugu Emiya's expression returned to calm.

"However, we can probably verify it tonight. Hopefully, it won't cause too much chaos."

"Yeah, hopefully we can catch that guy successfully."

Li Cheng sighed as he spoke, just as his meal was served. He picked up his chopsticks, ready to start eating. But then, a small hand reached out from beside his arm and gently tugged at his sleeve.

Li Cheng paused for a couple of seconds, then, with a somewhat strange expression, subtly pushed the plate of food aside. Suddenly, the food vanished without a trace, and a few minutes later, an empty plate reappeared on the table.

None of the diners or service staff in the restaurant, including Kiritsugu Emiya, noticed anything unusual.

Zi is getting lazier and lazier.

Li Cheng helplessly rubbed his forehead and sighed softly.

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Chapter 11, Section 253: Whispers with Zi

The morning is when I'm home alone.

Speaking of which, I seem to be spending a little more time alone lately.

But there's nothing we can do about it. After all, he has his job and responsibilities, and he can't stay at home all the time.

It's probably like in the past, when that great barrier still existed. Although I could sleep all the time, if the barrier malfunctioned, I had to get out of my warm room and go deal with the problem. No, not necessarily. After all, I had subordinates I could command, so I didn't need to personally intervene unless the problem was serious.

Thinking about it that way, it seems he'll have to work even harder, considering he can sleep all winter long when he's free.

Well, it's none of our business anyway, let Cheng handle his own affairs. It's such a beautiful day, I need to get some rest.

Ignoring the fact that she had slept for nearly fifteen hours, the blonde girl yawned, rolled over in bed, hugged the fox-shaped pillow in her arms, and closed her eyes.

"..."

A few minutes later, she opened her eyes again.

Sure enough, I'm still curious to see what he's doing right now.

Reaching out, black gaps silently appeared between his fingers, and in the center of the dark cracks, a ray of light shone through.

Li Cheng's figure emerged from the gap.

Wow, it looks like there are quite a few people here.

The room opposite the gap appeared to be a conference room, where several people were discussing something. She listened carefully for a while, then quickly showed signs of disinterest and fatigue, waving her hand as if to close the gap.

It's just about capturing a brat who likes to fight, yet it requires so many people to hold a meeting to discuss it, and after discussing it for so long, they still can't get to the point. Humans can be really boring sometimes.

Come to think of it, Cheng seems to feel the same way.

It connected her to the other side of the contract with Li Cheng, but clearly conveyed Li Cheng's irritable and bored mood, indicating that he was not very interested in this kind of meeting.

Ah, speaking of which, the food Cheng ordered at that restaurant yesterday at noon was quite delicious. Perhaps after he's finished with his work later…

After thinking for a while, she quickly followed the connection of the contract and began to transmit her voice into Li Cheng's consciousness.

At that very moment, Li Cheng, who was dozing off in the corner of the conference room because Kiritsugu Emiya was forced to take his place due to his reluctance to attend the meeting, suddenly heard a whisper in his ear:

"Cheng~"