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

"Could this uncle be one of the legendary humans from outside the world?"

Did she add something strange at the end of her sentence?

In Yukari's memory, she seemed to be a curious, interesting, and kind little girl. Hmm, she should be the type that's easy to talk to, right? In that case, she should try to communicate with her properly first, avoiding any possibility of hostility, and then go to the Hakurei Shrine. If she remembered correctly, there was a passage back to the outside world there.

"Yes, I am indeed from the outside world, and I guess you could say I wandered into this place by mistake."

Li Cheng carefully considered his words before speaking.

"To be honest, I don't know how I got here. Now, I want to leave this place. I'd like to ask Bo..."

"Um, sir, you look really strong."

The other party suddenly interrupted Li Cheng and asked with some interest.

"Well, I think I'm pretty strong."

Although he couldn't compare to those who surpassed others or those with unreasonable abilities like Zi, he was confident that he could defeat any opponent in a real fight against someone of the same level, even Cheng Yan, who had almost killed him before.

As a martial artist, one naturally possesses a degree of pride and reserve. When asked this question by a girl who appeared to be no more than fifteen years old, Li Cheng answered affirmatively without much hesitation.

"Oh, wow, you have the air of a confident expert. Well then, uncle, let's fight!"

Unexpectedly, the girl became excited after receiving a definite answer. She adjusted the large black hat on her head, mounted the large broom, and flew into the air. Li Cheng could feel a huge amount of magic power in the air rapidly converging towards her.

"Wait, why the sudden start of a fight?"

He took two steps back, somewhat puzzled.

"In this place, fighting is a common way to make friends. You can tell if someone is a bad guy just by smearing a magic cannon on their face."

Daze! This is the first rule of Gensokyo's Passage, and even an old man must follow it!

"What kind of law uses magic cannons to smear faces to determine good and bad people? That would only determine how well-done someone is, wouldn't it?"

"Oh, really? I prefer my steak well-done!"

"So this isn't a problem with the steak!"

A deafening roar erupted, and multicolored lights burst forth from the deep forest. The utterly unreasonable girl unleashed a barrage of attacks on Li Cheng, forcing him to constantly dodge and weave.

The gap is unusable, and I don't have the ability to shoot bullets like this. Tsk, isn't this just being completely suppressed by ranged attacks?

The barrage of magical bullets cratered the surrounding trees and ground, sending debris flying. Li Cheng weaved through the barrage, dodging all the attacks thanks to his instincts honed through long battles. He could sense that the magical bullets weren't very powerful; the enemy wasn't really fighting seriously. This battle seemed more like a ritualistic, symbolic affair.

In that case, I'll play along with her for a bit.

With this thought in mind, the power of his cultivation level silently strengthened his body. Li Cheng raised his hand and deflected a magic bullet aimed at him, sending it flying into a tree to the side, scattering wood chips everywhere. Then, he approached the girl at an extremely fast speed.

"Wow, wow, he can actually deflect magic bullets directly? Daze, this uncle is really amazing!"

As she said this, her magic bullets began to become increasingly dense.

If it were an open, unprotected plain, the outcome of this battle would undoubtedly be Li Cheng being bombarded solidly by a barrage of magic bullets. However, the complex forest terrain provided him with excellent cover. Relying on the towering trees, he constantly moved around, running at full speed. The girl, seemingly aware that he could only run and not fly, remained suspended in mid-air, simply firing magic bullets at him from a fixed position.

Fifteen meters, thirteen meters, ten meters, eight meters—

Amidst countless shimmering magic bullets, Li Cheng closed to a distance where he could launch a surprise attack.

At this moment, the surrounding magic bullets became so dense that they were impossible to dodge.

"drink!"

Li Cheng shouted, and the purple aura suddenly rippled outwards, like ripples on the surface of water, disrupting and destroying all the magic bullets.

The so-called magic bullet is essentially a ball of magic power that operates through a specific spell, and since it is a spell, there is a distinction between normal and abnormal.

Therefore, the power of realm can certainly destroy it.

In a brief moment, less than a tenth of a second, Li Cheng lowered his body, bent his legs sharply, and then suddenly sprang up.

Boom!

The muddy ground beneath their feet burst open with a deafening roar due to the recoil.

The next moment, Li Cheng leaped in front of the girl like lightning.

caught you!

Reaching out to grab the girl, Li Cheng noticed the girl's unperturbed smile and the strange, miniature furnace-shaped object she pulled from her skirt. He could sense that the object contained a considerable amount of magical energy.

But why was it taken out from inside the skirt?

At that moment, Li Cheng was thinking with some doubt.

The next second, a dazzling light engulfed Li Cheng's body, and the magic cannon, brimming with powerful magic, pierced through the forest for dozens of meters, blasting out a huge hole.

"Ha, I won!"

"Darling, uncle, you're fast, but not fast enough!"

The girl's voice was full of smugness. She wasn't worried about the other person getting hurt. Although this magic cannon was powerful, it was actually designed to target inanimate objects. If a human were hit, at most they would be knocked unconscious and have nightmares for a few days. The uncle who was hit head-on would probably only be unconscious for two or three minutes at most.

Because the outsiders who have recently disappeared into Gensokyo are usually quite powerful, at the very least capable of holding their own against youkai and fairies. Furthermore, due to various reasons, outsiders often get into fights with youkai for seemingly inexplicable reasons, but they always end up becoming good friends. So, over time, this hidden place has developed a habit of fighting any outsider they encounter, a battle intended as friendly exchange. And it turns out this has actually been somewhat effective, except for the occasional instances where ordinary people have accidentally wandered in and almost caused serious trouble.

The girl was certain that the man was physically very strong and wouldn't be seriously injured by her attack, so she didn't pay any attention to his condition. But at that moment, a strong hand suddenly grabbed her shoulder, and the next moment, a strong force pulled her directly to the ground. She only had time to let out a "whoosh" before she was dragged down.

Li Cheng pulled the girl down from the air, almost executing a standard combat move of an over-the-shoulder throw followed by a wrist twist to control her. However, considering that she hadn't used any lethal moves from beginning to end, he restrained himself from doing something so cruel. He simply pinned the girl against a surviving tree nearby, holding her hands to ensure she couldn't continue using the magic bullets.

"Ugh, I lost, I lost!"

Before Li Cheng could say anything, the girl admitted defeat without hesitation.

"We've already fought, now we can talk things out, right?"

Li Cheng said somewhat impatiently, "To be honest, although I managed to withstand that attack with my own body, I feel sore and numb all over, and also a little chilly. I feel very uncomfortable."

Wait a minute, this familiar chilly feeling doesn't seem to be the discomfort of the magic bullet invading the body, but rather something more primal and direct...

"Wow, this uncle has a great physique! He's much stronger than the farmers in the village!"

By the time Li Cheng finally realized what was happening, the girl in front of him was already poking her chest with her finger in great surprise. Judging from her starry-eyed expression, she seemed genuinely interested in his muscular physique.

"Speaking of which, Xianglin found a fitness magazine the other day. All the men in it had bodies like that, they looked so amazing! And they were all just wearing underwear, just..."

The girl's voice stopped.

Li Cheng remained silent, unsure of how he should react.

"Ugh, oh my god, this, this is really—"

At this moment, the somewhat impulsive girl finally remembered something quite important that she should have thought of long ago.

Since it's a magic cannon designed to target non-living things, clothing shouldn't have any chance of surviving.

Having understood this, she couldn't take her gaze away from a very special part of the man who was much taller than her.

"This is truly a discovery on the scale of the Big Bang!"

Then, completely naked, Li Cheng, holding the girl who had fainted from the shock, looked up helplessly at the sky obscured by trees and sighed softly.

What expression should I use to describe this bizarre turn of events...?

…………

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The Gensokyo arc has officially begun.

Section 292, Chapter Two: Curiosity and Misunderstandings

Awakening from her daze, the girl blinked and then smelled a familiar fragrance.

Is this Xianglin's little shop?

She could vaguely hear two men talking. The girl shook her head, got up from the tatami bed, and then saw two people talking at a table not far away.

"So this thing called a computer is not a shikigami at all. It is just a device powered by electricity. It can't actually collect all kinds of information. It just acts as a gathering place for a lot of information."

"Is that so? But I once tried to introduce heavenly lightning into it, and it ended up damaging it. How could that be?"

"Who would use lightning to start a computer? That level of electricity is definitely too much for this thing to handle. You need a gentler type of electricity. Although I don't know what voltage is suitable, after all, I'm not a science major."

On one side of the seat was a familiar half-demon named Morichika Rinnosuke, while on the other side was a somewhat unfamiliar tall man wearing clothes that were clearly Rinnosuke's.

No, wait, this man looks somewhat familiar. If I remember correctly, not long ago, she had a friendly match with him, and then, during that match…

Wow, I remember now, that unforgettable thing!

"Marisa, are you awake?"

Noticing the commotion on her side, the man and Rinnosuke turned around together. Then, Rinnosuke spoke, asking with a hint of concern.

“You really are as troublesome as ever,” Rinnosuke sighed before she could say anything. “But don’t worry, this gentleman doesn’t mean to blame you.”

“I didn’t have anything important in my clothes, so it’s not a big deal if I lose it,” Li Cheng said from the side. “Well, although I really liked that outfit, it’s still a bit of a pity. But Mr. Morichika provided me with a well-fitting one, so it’s fine.”

You're fine now, but I haven't recovered from the emotional trauma I suffered!

However, he was so frightened that he fainted, and he lost his clothes. So, all things considered, it's a draw, right? Oh well, I should be more magnanimous, more magnanimous.

"Well, anyway, I'm Marisa. The old man fought with me, which completes the usual procedure for outsiders coming here."

Thinking this way, Marisa slowly returned to her initial cheerful demeanor.

"Um, my name is Li Cheng. Speaking of which, is this the end of the usual routine? I'm just wondering if there's anything else going on?"

"Well, there's probably going to be another incident later on, and then he'll get beaten up by Reimu."

"da★ze, but this is a voluntary part; the uncle can choose da★ze freely."

What kind of crazy routine is this? Who came up with this weird rule?

Perhaps due to the parallel world, this Gensokyo was slightly different from what Li Cheng knew from Zi's memories. He rubbed his head, thought for a moment, and then said to the two of them, "Anyway, it's like this..."

Fifteen minutes later, Marisa put down her teacup and asked Li Cheng very seriously:

"So, the old man actually knew about the Hakurei Shrine and wanted to go there to leave Gensokyo and return to the outside world?"

"Well, after all, I have someone important waiting for me outside, so it's better to go back as soon as possible (although Zi might already be trying to enter and find herself)."

"I never expected that it was you, Mr. Li Cheng, who found Scarlett's eldest daughter and that reckless ice fairy. I must say, you are a very kind person."