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

"Shio-chan, Shio-chan, let's play together."

Ilya held Shio's little hand, a happy smile on her face.

tide was slightly uncomfortable with the other person's enthusiasm and wanted to break free, but remembering what Li Cheng had warned her about, and knowing that ordinary people were much weaker than her, she stopped struggling and let the other person pull her along.

Ilya happily led tide to her room, a cute pink room filled with girlish charm, which made tide feel a little uncomfortable. She still preferred the more simple feel of Li Cheng's house. Unconsciously, some of Li Cheng's lifestyle habits had begun to influence tide's aesthetic sense.

"Hey, hey, Shio-chan, how did you meet Uncle Cheng?"

Ilya asked, her curiosity piqued.

"tide, He Cheng?"

"Is it about me and Cheng?" tide tilted her head and asked somewhat uncertainly.

"Yes, that's right. Shio-chan and Uncle Cheng seem very, very close. Just a month ago, Uncle Cheng was all alone and cold to everyone. But after Shio-chan appeared, he completely changed. Ilya is very, very curious."

The snow-white-haired elf approached Xi, her large, bright red eyes brimming with curiosity.

tide felt uncomfortable under that gaze and took a step back.

I feel like I've seen that color of pupil before. But I can't quite place who it is. I just feel like it's a child, a rather cute child who always tries to act tough and dignified.

But that's not the most important thing. Cheng had taught her that she must answer other people's questions properly; it's a matter of politeness. Although she didn't know what politeness was, Xi would still listen to Li Cheng. So, after a moment's thought, she said to the bursting with curiosity, Ilya:

"tide, Cheng, you met him, didn't recognize him, ate together, recognized him, ate together again, disappeared, Cheng came back, Xi, became tide again, do you understand?"

tide met Cheng. At first, they didn't know each other, but later Cheng cooked for Xi, and they gradually became familiar with each other. Then one day, they went out to eat, and Cheng disappeared. Later, Cheng came back, and that's how tide got the name "tide".

In her own understanding, this was how she had described it—clear, logical, and easy to understand. Yes, she thought it was acceptable.

Ilya: "Um... um, Ilya, I don't quite understand."

Why is it that every single word she says is something I've learned and can understand? But why can't I understand it when they're put together? Is it that she can't explain it clearly, or is it really because I haven't studied hard enough to understand these complex sentences?

I clearly passed Chinese last semester (61 points).

After a knock on the door, Shirou Emiya opened it and walked in. He looked at Illya with a hint of helplessness and said, "Illya, Shio hasn't gone to see her mother yet. It's not easy for Shio to come to our house as a guest, so it wouldn't be right for her not to go and see her."

"Oh, oh, I'm sorry."

"Well, it's nothing serious. Okay, tide, let's go. Mom really wants to see you."

Following Shirou Emiya, we walked on the solid wood floor, through the deep corridor, and into the back garden of the house. As soon as the door opened, Shio's eyes were immediately filled with greenery. Outside the door were extremely tall green shrubs, and a stone path stretched outwards, winding and twisting, with no end in sight.

It had the feel of a hermit's dwelling, and although Yakumo Shio had never seen a similar scene before, she felt a natural affinity for this natural landscape. She had been following Shirou Emiya with some restraint, but she quickly ran forward a few steps and approached a cluster of purple flowers hidden in the bushes, revealing a somewhat happy expression.

"Xiaoxi, do you like these flowers?"

A gentle, mature female voice sounded beside her. tide turned around and saw a young woman with white hair standing in front of her, smiling at her and reaching out to pat her head.

Behind the woman stood a little girl who looked about 80% like Ilya. Her skin was slightly tanned, and she had a lively expression. When she saw Shio looking over, she made a face at her.

This must be the Mrs. Irisviel and Chloe that Cheng mentioned. tide still remembers Cheng's words very clearly.

Um, how should I greet them?

"Don't be nervous, Xiaoxi, you can treat this place like home."

Irisviel smiled gently, and Chloe suddenly rushed in front of Shio from behind, hugging her tightly while laughing back:

"tide, come play with me!"

Huh?

Half-forced and dragged aside, tide nervously met Chloe's gaze. Their blue-purple and golden pupils reflected each other, and in that eye contact, Xi vaguely sensed the girl's peculiarity—an aura distinct from that of normal humans, a difference only an anomaly like tide could perceive.

Chloe is different from Cheng and Illya; to be precise, she is different from humans in some ways.

"As expected, tide is quite special; she can spot things immediately."

Chloe's golden eyes seemed to ripple, and she licked her lips lightly with her tongue. Then, she suddenly stepped forward, approaching Xi directly and attempting to kiss her.

"No way!"

Another white figure rushed out at this moment, forcefully inserting itself between the two before Chloe could successfully steal Shio's first kiss.

"I won't let you lay a hand on Shio-chan! Kuro."

"Hehehe, what's wrong with that? Or is Ilya jealous?"

"No, no! Oh no, don't hug me suddenly!"

Someone gently patted her shoulder from behind. Shio turned around and saw Shirou Emiya standing behind her. His gaze darted back and forth between the sisters who were playfully fighting in front of her and the somewhat bewildered girl in front of her, finally settling on a slightly awkward smile.

"tide, don't worry about those two, go inside and play."

As she spoke, she quickly walked up to the two sisters, one in white and one in black, and gently scolded them to separate them.

A strange family.

tide made her judgment in her mind.

The lunch wasn't lavish, but with Shirou Emiya's exceptional skill, he transformed ordinary home-cooked dishes into something dazzlingly beautiful. In this respect, Sei was still far behind. Eating this almost intoxicatingly delicious food, Shio couldn't help but doubt Sei's promise to surpass Shirou's chef, Wuming, within ten years.

That's unrealistic, no, it's simply impossible; the skill level is far too low. But even if she's not as good as others, tide is still happy to eat the food that Li Cheng has worked so hard to cook.

The boy named Emiya Shirou seemed to be training very hard. In the afternoon, Shio saw him doing squats in the yard while carrying a car on his back. It looked very impressive, but she could do it too, and it would be much easier for him than for her. So she couldn't show the same infatuated expression as Illya, who was watching from the side.

Incidentally, the word "fangirl" was introduced to Xi by Chloe on the other side, and tide was quite happy that she could learn new knowledge.

Then, when Illya and Shirou Emiya weren't paying attention, she was dragged into a corner by Chloe. Chloe was obviously also concerned about her cohabitation with Li Cheng, but the questions she asked were too strange, and Shio had no idea how to answer them.

"Uncle Cheng, will he take a bath with you?"

Will he help you change your clothes?

"Will he be polite to you and others while you're sleeping at night?"

I can't understand what the other person means at all, and why does Chloe have such a strange expression when she asks these questions?

Then Ilya suddenly appeared and got entangled with Chloe again. Finally, Chloe suddenly kissed Ilya, and the two of them had a five-minute-long French kiss right in front of Shio, until Ilya rolled her eyes and fainted. Shio, who was standing to the side, was completely stunned and at a loss for words at this astonishing scene.

In the end, Shirou Emiya heard the commotion and rushed over, taking both sisters away. He then brought Shio to Irisviel's side in the garden before returning to the backyard to continue his training.

Unlike the two strange sisters, Mrs. Irisviel patiently explained to Shio the various flowers and plants planted in the garden, which greatly attracted Shio, who already felt close to these things.

Ilya reappeared at some point during the lesson, listening to Alice's lecture like a good student, just like Shio. Chloe, on the other hand, was nowhere to be seen. It was said that she had been put in solitary confinement by the maid and would not be released until dinner time.

However, after a while, when they returned to the house, Alice seemed to take a liking to Xi's appearance. She led her and Ilya to the bedroom, brought out at least a hundred outfits for them to try on, and then took pictures. Ilya showed a pained expression, clearly someone who had experienced this many times before. Xi, on the other hand, found the experience of constantly changing clothes novel and cooperated well, much to Alice's delight, and they took many photos.

After that, since the lady was pregnant, she soon went to rest. Ilya played with Shio in the room, telling her about various things at school. Those novel and incomprehensible things piqued Shio's interest, but after learning that going to school would mean not seeing Cheng all day, and for five days in a row, she decided not to go to that place called school.

Time flew by, and the sky was gradually dyed orange by the sunset. After dinner, while watching TV in the guest room, a familiar flutter of emotion arose in Xi's heart. She stood up and knew that Cheng had come to pick her up.

"Xiaoxi, what's wrong?"

Seeing her suddenly stand up, Shirou Emiya asked.

"Cheng, you're here."

"Sigh, are you leaving already?" Ilya showed obvious regret, but then she seemed to remember something and raised her head with renewed energy. "Hey, Shio, we're going to the amusement park the day after tomorrow, can you come?"

Amusement park?

tide recalled for a moment that it was the first time Li Cheng took her out shopping. He took her to an amusement park. Although the time spent there was short and they didn't get to experience many things, they still had a lot of fun.

Ilya, are you inviting me to the amusement park? I really want to go. But it's better to let Joru decide this; I should listen to him.

…………

“…So,” Li Cheng raised an eyebrow, looking at the girl clinging to his leg and refusing to let go, and said speechlessly, “Ilya, is this your reason for running up here and grabbing me?”

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Thank you to readers Binglingtan, Cicixiaoxiao, Tangmu-Dixie, Brunhilde, Bai Xiaoye, and Fengyongsuiyoufei for their recommendation votes.

I was supposed to post this last night, but a last-minute meeting at school delayed me. I apologize for that, so I've specially made it into a 4000-word long chapter and am posting it today.

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What is a rare object?

SCP objects, the Twelve Charms, Hearthstone Boxes, ancient grimoires, and cursed artifacts are all considered oddities.

Or rather, something that brings miracles.

Why am I in this chaotic world?

Chang Yan stared at the corpse of his otherworldly self, whom he had just stabbed to death, and fell into deep thought.

Single female lead

It's a pretty good book, and the word count is guaranteed. Speaking of which, when I went to ask for a friend's help, I found out the person on the other end was actually a reader of one of my old books—what a coincidence!

Section 30, Chapter 8: Field Trip

It was 10:30 p.m., and the location was a street in the suburbs, near the ruins.

According to intelligence from informants, a drug trafficking gang has recently been operating in this area, led by a skilled martial artist and with two magicians skilled in potions under his command. The target is predicted to be at least B-rank in strength, far beyond the capabilities of ordinary police officers. Therefore, Team Six accepted this mission as a practical assessment of the new recruit, Touma Kamijou's, abilities.

Operation codename: C077

On the rooftop of a dilapidated building, Li Cheng and Kiritsugu Emiya stood silently, gazing at a dimly lit, run-down factory in the distance—the drug manufacturing site of this gang. According to initial intelligence, today was the day a new batch of goods was to be completed and transported. To be on the safe side, the gang's leader would personally lead a team to ensure security; in other words, today they could be wiped out in one fell swoop.

"Can your body still hold up?"

Li Cheng glanced at Emiya Kiritsugu beside him and asked.

"No major problems, as long as we avoid close combat. I'm just an observer this time anyway," Kiritsugu Emiya coughed a few times, slowly moved his feet, and shifted his position to a spot where he could see the situation more clearly. Then he asked, "Are Tohsaka and Kamijou ready?"

“They’ve arrived,” Li Cheng pointed to a dark corner next to the factory. “Tohsaka is lying in ambush there. He’ll wipe them all out once they arrive. Kamijou is positioned behind the factory, mainly to prevent the henchmen from escaping.”

As he spoke, Li Cheng became somewhat puzzled.

"I can understand if Tohsaka could intercept those people head-on with his strength, but Kamijou's physical abilities and superpowers don't actually have much of an advantage over ordinary people. Can he really stop those drug dealers? Although they are all ordinary people, they are still desperate criminals in the drug business. Can Kamijou really handle them?"

Li Cheng's expression turned worried as he looked at the factory. While it was understandable to give newcomers experience and training, training that could result in death was unacceptable. The Sixth Group was ruthless towards criminals, but only towards the most heinous ones. It was simply unacceptable to put a young man full of a sense of justice in danger.

“That’s why I need you to go,” Kiritsugu Emiya said casually, taking out a cigarette from his pocket. “It’s almost time. Go to Kamijou’s place. I can handle things here by myself.”

"In your current state, even a random B-rank could easily take you down. No, I'd better stay here and protect you. With Tohsaka helping out with Kamijou, there shouldn't be any problems."