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

"Oh, what is that? It looks like one of the dolls Alice used to make."

Marisa's attention has shifted once again.

"Ah, that thing looks like the wreckage of a Gundam. Wait, how come there's a Gundam here? And that girl you mentioned named Alice, she used to build Gundams?!"

"Oh, so it's called Gundam? I thought it was Megatron."

"Megatron is not even part of the system anymore, okay? What kind of mess of things are there in your Gensokyo?"

"Hey, is there anything wrong? I don't really feel anything, but Alice's Optimus Prime cookies are still really delicious, da☆ze~"

...I guess I should just give up on talking to this girl.

Although that's what she was thinking, Marisa wouldn't give up. She tugged at Li Cheng's sleeve again, clearly wanting to ask him something else.

"What's wrong now?"

Li Cheng said somewhat impatiently.

"What is this thing? It looks pretty powerful."

Ah, I guess I've encountered something unfamiliar again, turning into a curious little one? But the problem is, I'm not a walking encyclopedia of questions.

"This is troublesome. Let me see... Oh, this is the headquarters of the Supernatural Abilities Bureau, which is considered the highest-level supernatural violence agency in Japan. That's it... Wait, how did this thing get here?"

Originally, Li Cheng only intended to give Marisa a perfunctory answer, but this time, he had no choice but to stop.

In the direction Marisa pointed was a place that Li Cheng knew all too well, a place he had lost count of how many times he went there each month.

Is it because it's a parallel world? That's why he sees the exact same place. But isn't it a bit too similar? It's as if the headquarters of the Superpower Bureau really was destroyed. He couldn't explain why, but looking at the half-collapsed headquarters of the Superpower Bureau ahead, Li Cheng felt a sense of absurdity, as if this wasn't from another world, but belonged to his own. It was as if what he was seeing now was the inevitable end for the world he lived in.

No, it must just be an illusion.

Li Cheng rubbed his head, trying to shake off the delusions in his mind.

However, it's still better to explore a bit more, as there might be some recording equipment left behind here.

Although it was a completely unfounded and sudden idea, within just over ten seconds of seeing the building, Li Cheng had the same thought as Zi.

…………

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Section 314, Chapter 24: Loli Zi is the best!

"Although I had expected it, it's really a pity that they were all damaged."

Li Cheng patted the database machine, which was almost completely covered in dust, and said with some regret.

Although he had considered whether he could use the power of his realm to reverse the machine's damage and restore it to normal for research, Li Cheng's mastery of realm power was insufficient for such an operation. After failing to restart, Li Cheng decided to look for clues in the document database.

"Uncle, uncle, what is this black rectangular thing?"

Marisa, who had never seen electronic products before, struggled to lift a heavy server, not caring that the dust on it would get on her. She patted the server's casing and asked Li Cheng with some curiosity.

"It was supposed to be a machine specifically for storing data, but it's broken now."

Li Cheng dusted off his hands, answered casually, and prepared to turn and leave the room.

"Hmm, is this thing very precious?"

Marisa followed up with a question.

"Precious?" Li Cheng was a little surprised by Marisa's question, but he thought about it seriously before answering, "A server of this level is indeed quite valuable, but this one is broken, and completely broken, beyond repair, so it's meaningless. Alright, let's go to the next place."

"Hmm, I feel like the older man is becoming more and more casual towards me."

"That's because I've discovered that while you're quite strong, you're basically a spoiled brat at heart. Besides, I'm a middle-aged man, so what's wrong with treating you like an elder treats a junior? And what about Ms. Kirisame, who made Morichika worry and insisted on coming here despite her injuries?"

"Wow, he started by attacking da☆ze with questions that no one could refute! Is the uncle actually a bad uncle? Is he the kind of bad uncle who looks very serious but would break social boundaries without hesitation, like wearing a girl's underwear on his head without any taboo, or hugging an elementary school student on the street and saying 'You're the best'?"

"What you're saying is perverted and scum, okay?! And how could I possibly wear women's underwear on my head? No, that's not the point. Where did you get this awful knowledge from? Are all the outsiders who fall into Gensokyo otaku?!"

"I feel like this uncle attacked an entire group. Also, he only criticized underwear, not elementary school students. Does that mean he's the kind of bad uncle who thinks elementary school students are perfectly fine?"

"Absolutely impossible!!"

Li Cheng said it with absolute certainty.

"Don't you dare slander me, little girl! I'm attracted to mature women. Only scumbags and perverts would like those underdeveloped brats. I'm completely different from those people! In fact, if I ever met them, I'd teach them a lesson!"

"Huh, is that really true, big brother?"

The familiar demonic aura, the familiar childish voice, and the familiar warm body. A strand of golden hair fell from the side of Li Cheng's vision. Then, he felt a small body hug his head from behind, with that reassuring and warm touch.

"purple?"

Although he deliberately imitated Ilya's tone of voice and made some slight changes to his voice, Li Cheng still recognized it as Zi's voice immediately.

It's great to finally run into her again.

……

……and many more.

...This purple one seems to be a little different in size.

Li Cheng turned around stiffly and saw Zi's state when he first met her, which he hadn't seen for many days. It was the form called "tide".

No, that's not right. This is even smaller than Xi's height. Back then, she was at least 1.5 meters tall, but this little guy holding her head looks like she's only less than 1.45 meters tall.

"How are you feeling, Cheng? Don't you really hate us like this? Like you just said, you absolutely hate us?"

She reached out her little hands and gently hugged Li Cheng's neck, a pure and beautiful smile on her purple face, and asked in a soft voice, like a little angel.

Li Cheng stood silently, looking at the now tiny Zi before him. After a full two or three seconds of hesitation, he reached out and hugged Zi, gently nuzzling her face before speaking firmly:

"It's so fragrant!"

"puff--"

The person hiding nearby was so choked by the fumes that they almost fell to the ground.

……

"So, because you used too much demonic power, your strength has declined somewhat, and in order to preserve your power to the greatest extent, you deliberately transformed into a child's form to slow down the consumption?"

Holding Zi's little hand, after listening to her explanation, Li Cheng's expression became somewhat subtle.

"There's nothing we can do about it; we put in a lot of effort this time."

Zi's ​​face held her usual cheerful smile, but because she had become much younger, this smile, which should have seemed nonchalant, now had a touch of cuteness. Then, as if realizing her current state, Zi even started hopping around like a child and began humming a song softly.

The thought of the little girl's real age, and then seeing her current state where she looked no different from a seven or eight-year-old child, made Li Cheng feel that it was simply too chilling... no, I mean too wonderful!

What song was she humming?

Li Cheng listened carefully and quickly made out the words that Zi was humming softly.

"Today we'll eat a Sichuanese, tomorrow a Guangzhouese, the day after tomorrow a Tianjinese making jianbing guozi, and then we'll finely chop up a Beijingese to make a topping..."

Did she just string together all the random things she said when she had amnesia...?

Li Cheng felt speechless, while Marisa, walking behind, was filled with intense curiosity, constantly looking around at the monster and asking questions.

"Hey, hey, why do you look so much like Reimu? Are you Reimu's sister, Daze?"

Marisa yawned, seemingly annoyed by her chatter, but then she rolled her eyes, as if she had thought of something interesting, and said with a hidden smile, "That's right, Reimu and I are biological sisters, she is my younger sister."

"Huh, really? Then why have I never seen you in Gensokyo?"

Marisa became increasingly curious.

“Because I was abandoned,” Huo said with a somewhat “sad” expression. “Ah, never mind, it’s not something to be happy about, so don’t ask.”

"How could I? If there really is a problem, I'd be happy to help you. I can't guarantee anything else, but in Gensokyo, I'm very good at helping others."

Soon enough, a bizarre story about Reimu and some of the great youkai in Gensokyo was fabricated by the calamity. Marisa stood by, indignant, seemingly intending to help the calamity seek justice. The calamity even suggested that Marisa tell the story to a reporter named Aya Shameimaru so that he could help spread the word.

Listening to their words, Li Cheng wore a conflicted expression, hesitating whether to stop Huo's fabrication. But soon, he noticed the name Shameimaru Aya. For some reason, hearing this name gave him a feeling that he had been wronged by this person, and he had an urge to find her and beat her up.

"Cheng~"

Zi suddenly shook the hand she was holding with Li Cheng and said in a soft voice. When Li Cheng turned around to look at her, she stretched out her hands to him and stood on tiptoe.

"hug."

She said it very seriously.

"Do you really think of yourself as a child...?"

Even as he said this, Li Cheng immediately picked her up. Zi, shrunk to the size of a child, was soft and light, like a feather; holding her in his arms, Li Cheng could barely feel her weight. Zi nestled in Li Cheng's arms, clutching his clothes, seemingly pondering something for a moment, then tilted her head before smiling and speaking:

"It seems that in this form, I'm influenced by the way I thought during my previous amnesiac state, and I unconsciously want to act cute towards Cheng~"

"Oh, really? Were you also affected by your appetite during that period?"

Li Cheng said jokingly.

"Cheng is really bad for picking such an impolite topic for a lady," Zi said, her expression turning somewhat awkward as she recalled her past days when she had a huge appetite. "All I wanted was to experience being held in Cheng's arms again."

"If you want, I can hold you in my arms every day. Anyway, with my physical condition, I will never get tired."

"Hmm? Is this a veiled reference to our weight?"

Zi's ​​eyes sharpened.

“How could that be?” Li Cheng replied to Zi almost instantly. “I have never doubted your figure.”

"...Ugh, why does the uncle in front of me always seem to smell like a really awful sour odor?"

Marisa, who was walking not far behind Li Cheng, looked at the two whispering in front of her and had a slightly uncomfortable expression.

"It's normal, you'll get used to it. Anyway, it doesn't matter to me anymore."

Huo Qingyan, exhaling a thin puff of smoke, spoke casually.

From the first floor, which was still relatively intact, to the second floor, through the third floor piled with rubble, and the fourth floor where the corridor had completely collapsed, the four finally arrived at the fifth floor, which was where the headquarters of the Superpower Bureau stored paper documents.

After tearing down the damaged door and wall and tossing it aside, Li Cheng entered the archives room. He almost stepped on thin air, only to find that half of the archives room had completely collapsed. He could see the gray fog spreading below. The other half of the filing cabinets were still there, but they were all piled up haphazardly. A large number of files were stacked haphazardly, some of which had already scattered out and even fallen into the gray fog.

Hopefully, we can find something useful in the remaining files.