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

Rin, who had examined the body, sighed and added.

"In other words, although we took care of almost all the 'Hound' members, we actually didn't get any information about the people behind the scenes, and it was all for nothing?"

Kiritsugu Emiya frowned, revealing a rare expression of annoyance.

"No, there were still some gains."

Akira Akai took out a report and placed it in front of Kiritsugu Emiya.

"One of the doctors in charge of the autopsy, known as the 'Soul Chaser of the Underworld,' personally performed the dissection. With the assistance of several magicians, we deciphered the magic formula of the curse and successfully deduced the user's magic information. In other words, we can use this information to find the magician who released the curse."

Akira Akai explained the situation earnestly, but Kiritsugu Emiya didn't even glance at the report. He simply covered his forehead and sighed helplessly.

"There are nearly two thousand officially registered Class A magicians worldwide. Are you suggesting we eliminate them one by one? And don't forget, the International Magic Association estimates there are at least one hundred unregistered itinerant magicians. To be honest, your information is practically meaningless."

"That's true, but it's the only thing we can find right now, and you understand that, don't you?"

"..."

The Hound Organization is now essentially destroyed; its fighting force has been utterly crushed and collapsed thanks to the relentless efforts of Group Six. However, two of its three key leaders have never appeared, and the two "red monsters" who were killed were taken away by the China Alliance under the pretext of "assisting in research." The Alliance promised to immediately notify the Japanese side if they found any clues that would help in tracking down the suspects.

At least on the surface, Group Six successfully resolved the crisis this time. Although they failed to capture all the masterminds, they completely destroyed the organization's foundation. A terrorist organization like "The Hound," which recruits members from dangerous individuals worldwide and possesses a large number of A-level experts, cannot be built in a short period of time.

However, for Kiritsugu Emiya, this operation was undoubtedly a failure.

His mood became quite bad as a result.

Normally, Li Cheng would come up and pat him on the shoulder to comfort him at this time, but all morning Li Cheng was in a daze, as if he had been staying up all night for a week, and his whole body was filled with an ethereal aura as if he was about to float away.

"Senior Li Cheng, something seems a bit strange."

Touma Kamijou looked at Li Cheng with some confusion, wondering why his usually energetic senior had become so lifeless today.

Shi also glanced at Li Cheng's unusual expression, but she didn't seem to care much and quickly shifted her attention. Rin, on the other hand, stared at Li Cheng, feeling that his state seemed somewhat familiar, but she couldn't quite place why.

Then, she suddenly remembered.

On the night she and Wuming had just established their relationship and taken the final step in their sexual relationship, because she only had a B-level physical ability, she was in a daze until the next day due to the intense impact of Wuming, who had an A-level physical ability.

Could it be that Senior Li Cheng...

Wait a minute, this association doesn't feel right. And if he really did that kind of thing, the person he'd be with would definitely be that blonde... Wow, a role reversal from father to husband? Why does this feel so incredibly twisted?

Rin tried hard to control her thoughts so as not to let her expression become too distorted. But even so, once she thought of a certain possibility regarding Li Cheng's abnormal state, she found it difficult to remain calm.

Ah, Tohsaka-senpai seems a bit strange too.

Sitting in the corner, Touma Kamijou quickly noticed Rin's stiff expression as she struggled to hold back her laughter.

……

Last night was truly unbearable.

Thinking back to last night when all restrictions were broken and progress was made to negative distance, Li Cheng still felt somewhat dazed and dreamlike.

Firstly, he never expected things to actually develop to that point. Secondly, he finally understood that humanity has its limits, and in the face of an incredibly powerful demon, humanity has no other possibility but to be completely "crushed".

"Cheng, let's try again."

"Continue, Cheng."

“Cheng…”

That guy is really terrifying in some ways.

Li Cheng recalled the events with lingering fear.

When she got home, Zi was sprawled on the sofa, lazily watching TV, her little legs sticking up high and swinging from side to side. A bag of potato chips and some dried fruit sat on the coffee table beside her. Combined with her already youthful appearance, she looked every bit the stereotypical homebody.

If she were wearing clothes.

"Hey, hey, hey, that's going a bit too far. Put your clothes on properly."

Li Cheng took a purple dress from the bedroom and tossed it to the naked girl lying on the sofa. She remained nonchalant, casually catching the dress and placing it beside her without any intention of putting it on. Instead, she yawned and beckoned Li Cheng over.

"What's wrong, Zi?"

Seeing her reaction, Li Cheng was a little nervous that she might be planning to have a few more rounds of lovemaking. But when he walked up to her, Zi simply sat up, put a hand on Li Cheng's chest, and then Li Cheng felt a demonic power begin to probe his body.

Is something wrong?

Li Cheng asked with great confusion.

"It seems yesterday was a bit too intense."

Zi spoke in a serious tone, then leaned back and fell directly onto the sofa. With her movement, a certain part of her body, which was quite alluring, began to tremble and sway in a manner perfectly in accordance with Newton's laws, making Li Cheng's eyelids twitch.

"The power of realm within Cheng's body has become chaotic."

Zi stretched out her little foot and gently touched Li Cheng's chest, who was sitting on the sofa. She didn't mind the angle and awkward position at all and said with a light laugh.

"Is it chaotic?"

Li Cheng activated his demonic power in bewilderment, only to find that the demonic power within him was incredibly active, and that the total amount of demonic power within him was at least a quarter more than yesterday.

"Have you ever heard of mana replenishment, Cheng?"

Zi suddenly stood up, climbed onto Li Cheng's back, and asked with a grin.

“I’ve heard a little bit about it,” Li Cheng nodded. “Transmitting magic through reproductive acts—it seems that magicians in the old days liked to do that. Can demonic power also achieve such an effect?”

"Pretty much. Because my strength is much greater than Cheng's, some of my strength flowed into Cheng's body. Well, it seems that Cheng's body is still a little strained to withstand this level of power."

“I don’t think there’s anything wrong with me,” Li Cheng said, grabbing a shirt from the sofa and pulling it over Zi’s head. “More important than this, get dressed properly. Don’t go around naked just because you’re at home.”

"Hmm, Chengzhen really has no sense of romance," Zi said somewhat unhappily as she put on her shirt, but continued, "Although I feel there's no problem, the power of the realm is actually close to getting out of control. Although it won't have a big impact, since there aren't any conditions for the next step in the surrounding area."

"What are the next conditions? In other words, what effect would the active demonic energy within my body have on me under certain special conditions?"

"Hmm, if there were unstable spatial turbulence around, the bias of the realm could easily suck Cheng into that place. However, this is Tokyo, and there is no reason for sudden spatial turbulence to occur. Besides, even if it did occur, Cheng would only have ridden a roller coaster, and there wouldn't be any major problems."

So you mean there aren't any major problems, right?

Li Cheng felt relieved and turned to get Zi's underwear for her to put on, but just as he turned around, he heard Zi gasp beside him. Then, an incredibly powerful suction force instantly dragged him into darkness. A howling wind swept through, like a fighter jet crashing straight into the ground; the moment felt like only two or three seconds, yet also like hours had passed. When light finally returned, Li Cheng found himself in an unfamiliar place.

here it is……

He looked up and around at the countless dark, gloomy trees that blocked out the sunlight and everything around them.

This is a forest.

…………

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Chapter 1, Section 291: The Beginning of the Enchanted Forest

In the deep, dark forest, a blonde girl was humming an unknown tune as she picked mushrooms from the ground, carrying a basket.

"Hmm, this is a hallucinogenic mushroom, this is a burst mushroom, and this one is a man-eating mushroom—wow, I almost got bitten, thank goodness."

The girl placed a bunch of colorful mushrooms in the basket, stretched, and then a smile appeared on her face.

"Hmph, all the magical materials and food for this week are collected. Hmm, poisonous mushrooms are magical materials, and non-poisonous mushrooms are food. Oh wait, I forgot to separate the poisonous and non-poisonous mushrooms. Hmm, oh well, whether they're poisonous or not, it's fine to eat them!"

As she said this, the girl revealed a proud expression.

Click-click-click

The branches overhead seemed to be making some subtle noises.

The girl looked up in confusion, but the dense foliage completely blocked her view, preventing her from seeing anything unusual.

Click-click-click

The sound was faint, and upon closer inspection, it seemed to be coming from a distance. If her hearing hadn't been far superior to most people's, she might have completely missed it. But now, she was successfully intrigued by this unusual sound. Walking over to a large tree, picking up a broom she had left there, the girl's expression turned energetic, as if she was preparing to climb up and investigate.

Click—click!

Just then, the faint, almost imperceptible sound transformed into a crisp, unmistakable crackling of a branch breaking. Simultaneously, a man exclaimed in alarm, "Holy crap!"

Li Cheng accidentally broke a branch and fell straight down from the top of the tree, landing on the damp ground with a mouthful of mud.

"Ptooey, ptooey!"

Hastily spitting out the mud that had entered his mouth, wiping his mouth, Li Cheng stood up. The poisonous mist permeating the air automatically activated the demonic power within him, causing his pupils to change color. At the same time, he noticed a blonde girl not far away looking at him with a somewhat surprised expression.

Oh, are you a local?

A few hours ago, Li Cheng accidentally wandered into this strange place. After wandering around for a long time, he couldn't find a way out. For some reason, his cultivation level was suppressed, so much so that he couldn't even use his gaps. In order to determine his location, Li Cheng had to climb to the top of a tree to find out where he was.

The results of the investigation were unbelievable to Li Cheng.

The forest wasn't particularly large; you could see plains and hills in the distance at its edge, along with a few buildings. But upon seeing those things, Li Cheng froze.

A large, misty lake that can be seen in the distance, a Western-style mansion, a huge mountain, and a bamboo forest and small hills.

These scenes were not difficult to see, but when they were assembled in a unique way, Li Cheng's mind couldn't help but associate them with something, something from Zi's memories.

To be honest, this forest is indeed very humid, and it is home to a large number of poisonous mushrooms, as well as a lot of toxic fog and hallucinogenic gases.

He thought back to some of the things Shi Zi had said at home before he was sucked in. After thinking for a while, Li Cheng had to sigh and accept the reality.

"So, this is the place called Gensokyo?"

Well, at least the air quality is better than outside.

But what exactly happened? Why did I suddenly get dragged into this place?

Li Cheng was pondering the reason behind this, unaware that the branch he was sitting on was slowly making a slight rustling sound.

Then, with a crisp "crack" sound, and with a posture and speed perfectly in accordance with Newton's laws, Li Cheng crashed heavily from the treetop to the ground.

Fortunately, I'm thick-skinned, so the fall didn't hurt.

The most important thing right now is this blonde little girl with an excessively curious expression and overly bright eyes. Speaking of which, who is she? There are indeed parts of this girl in Yukari's memories. Let me think... her name is... Kirisame Marisa?

"Um, sir."

Before Li Cheng could even think of how to begin, the girl in front of him raised her right hand, asking curiously, just like a student asking a question to the teacher in class.