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"Okay, thank you, Mr. Li."

"It's alright. The kids are having fun, but the adults are just worried and exhausted. There's nothing we can do about it. I can understand. I just hope they don't go too far."

"It's so good that you understand."

Just then, on the Ferris wheel in the distance, Yakumo Shio, watching the two meet up and discuss, once again revealed a smile as if she had successfully pulled off a prank.

"Xiaoxi, you said you'd go to a high place to find that bad guy's whereabouts, did you find him?"

Shirou Emiya beside him was still speaking enthusiastically.

However, Ilya noticed that something was wrong with Shio. She had been expressionless when she was playing on the amusement park with them earlier, so why was she smiling like this now?

She's practically like a cunning, shrewd, and intelligent elderly female villain, the kind you sometimes see in TV dramas.

Of course, the well-behaved elementary school student Ilya wouldn't utter such rude words. She just looked at Shio with some concern, muttering softly, "Shio-chan is so strange."

tide didn't care about any of that. She just focused on the conversation between the two. Although she couldn't hear their voices at that distance, she could tell where they had agreed to meet by the changes in their lip movements.

A haunted house...

“In the haunted house,” Shio turned around and said to the Emiya siblings, “we’re about to go in.”

That bad guy is over at the haunted house, about to go in.

"Oh, a haunted house?"

The relatively timid Ilya immediately cowered.

"Okay, let's go into the haunted house then!"

In contrast, Shirou Emiya remains single-mindedly enthusiastic, determined to find the villain who doesn't actually exist. He hasn't even considered whether the girl beside him is deceiving him.

After getting off the Ferris wheel, Shirou Emiya immediately wanted to head to the haunted house, but Shio suggested having a drink and something to eat, saying she was a little thirsty and hungry. Illya, who wanted to stall for time and avoid going to the haunted house, immediately agreed. In the end, the three of them wasted a considerable amount of time before continuing their journey towards the haunted house.

After buying their tickets and entering the haunted house, Illya trembled and clung to Shirou Emiya before even stepping inside. He had to half-embrace her, comforting her as they walked further in. Meanwhile, Shio deliberately slowed her pace, taking each step carefully as she entered the haunted house.

Just before she was about to enter the haunted house, she felt a familiar gaze from behind her, a weary, anxious look from someone.

"tide!"

She heard the person calling her name from behind.

Every time he called her, she would run to his side quickly. This had been the case ever since they returned from the hospital. But today, she wanted to be a little willful and had some different ideas.

So she turned around to face the man walking towards her from the crowd. Their eyes met, and she smiled—a genuine, heartfelt smile. The smile clearly startled him; he seemed momentarily confused, but then he quickened his pace.

After smiling at him, tide turned around without hesitation and ran into the haunted house.

"Hey, girl, why are you running away..."

Li Cheng, who had finally found Xi, was annoyed and felt helpless about the girl's deliberately mischievous behavior. He could only call out to Sera, who was running over from the other side, and the two of them entered the haunted house together to look for the three troublesome little ones.

Speaking of which, Miss Sera seemed to stiffen up when we entered the haunted house. Was she afraid of ghosts or monsters? That seems unlikely.

Never mind, that's not important. Let's find that brat first and ask her what she's up to.

Thinking this, Li Cheng quickly stepped into the darkness, his eyes darting around, searching for tide's whereabouts.

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Chapter 11, Section 33: With you here, there is no fear.

Walking through the dimly lit haunted house, Li Cheng searched for tide's figure.

The staff members dressed as ghosts and the terrifying images projected around him had no effect on Li Cheng. He had seen far more terrifying things in real life. If he wanted, he could even stop and give pointers to those people who were pretending to be ghosts. Back in the day, he had also been someone who could talk and laugh with real vengeful spirits and evil ghosts.

However, he didn't have the energy or time to deal with such trivial matters right now; finding tide was his biggest concern.

Speaking of which, why did that child even bother to come here? Did she think she would be scared by these fake ghosts? No way, she'd be the one who got scared.

Wait a minute, if you think about it this way...

Li Cheng suddenly recalled the time when he first started interacting with this girl, when she was still keeping her distance and extremely wary of him. Her first approach to him was on a stormy night; frightened, she drew near to him, and it was from that moment that she gradually lowered her guard.

That girl doesn't seem to be very comfortable in these dark and enclosed environments.

A soft gasp rang out in the narrow, eerie passage. Though faint, it was enough for Li Cheng, with his keen senses, to recognize that it was tide's voice.

Oh no, could it be that he was really scared?

Li Cheng grew anxious and, without thinking twice, started running through the haunted house towards the source of the sound. A male staff member dressed as Sadako had just jumped up from the side, but before he could even scream, he was knocked to the ground, dazed and unable to get up.

tide, where are you?

When they reached the source of the sound, Shio wasn't there. Instead, there was Emiya Shirou bowing his head in apology, and Sera scolding him. Illya, who was standing nearby, also wanted to apologize, but Sera pulled her aside and only scolded Emiya Shirou, making him unable to lift his head.

"Sera, what's going on?"

Li Cheng was somewhat puzzled. Shirou Emiya was clearly a fairly steady and mature child, so why was he being scolded now? Under normal circumstances, Illya was more likely to cause trouble, right?

"No, this time it's this kid's fault, it's entirely his fault," Sera said helplessly, pulling Shirou's ear. "Why did you have to imitate a righteous hero? You thought I was a bad guy following you and trying to catch me. You little rascal, you really went too far. Why can't you learn some of the poise and elegance of a young lady?"

"Um, actually I'm not..."

Ilya, who was standing to the side, spoke up weakly, seemingly wanting to share the responsibility, but at this moment, Sera, who was bursting with energy, only turned her head and glanced at her, and Ilya shrank her shoulders and dared not make a sound.

So, it was Emiya Shirou's idea? No, that's not right. That kid is quite honest. Even if he suddenly became childish, it wouldn't last this long. Someone must have been egging him on for him to do this.

Sure enough... it was tide who was behind this, wasn't it?

Li Cheng had a headache. He looked around and, finding that Shio was indeed not there, asked Emiya Shirou, "Shirou, where did Shio go?"

"She went ahead by herself. I wanted to tell her to stop, but Sister Sera..."

Before he could finish speaking, his ear was grabbed again, accompanied by another scolding from Sera and Illya's quiet advice. Li Cheng ignored them and walked in the direction Emiya Shirou pointed.

tide, what are you thinking? Why are you deliberately avoiding me, and why are you running away from me on purpose? What's the reason...?

Could it be that his rebellious phase has started early?

Lost in these random thoughts, Li Cheng felt a headache coming on.

After walking a distance, the surrounding images were all terrifying and bizarre. An ordinary person would probably be really scared, but unfortunately, Li Cheng had already seen things that were even more terrifying and bizarre. Seeing the staff putting on such a show, he only felt embarrassed and ridiculous.

"whee--"

A familiar laugh came from ahead, and Li Cheng clearly saw a wisp of golden hair flash by in the dimly lit corner. Li Cheng hurried after it, but after turning the corner, there was nothing in the passageway in front of him.

But after taking a few more steps forward, once again, Li Cheng heard tide's laughter from not far away, and saw a flash of golden hair in front of him.

Is this a game of hide-and-seek with oneself, a game of chasing and catching?

Li Cheng sighed, feeling somewhat helpless about Xi's childish behavior. However, she was still playing with him energetically, clearly full of vitality. This relieved Li Cheng, who had been worried all the way, and he patiently continued walking forward, searching for tide's whereabouts, just as she was doing.

This haunted house is one of the most famous in Japan, with an extremely large and complex setting, countless paths, and multiple levels that intertwine and overlap. For those who are truly determined to explore it, it can take a very long time. Therefore, Shio is constantly venturing deeper into the house, leading Li Cheng relentlessly towards the innermost part of the building.

After initial impatience, Li Cheng gradually relaxed and let the other person lead him inside. It was clear she enjoyed this experience; since there was nothing urgent to do, why not let her have some fun?

After all, I've spent less time with her these past few days because of recruitment. I guess she was lonely, which is why she came up with this way to attract me.

Hearing the girl's happy footsteps as she ran ahead, Li Cheng couldn't help but smile and slowly followed.

To be honest, tide's lack of fear of these eerie and terrifying things surprised him. She was usually terrified by lightning and would even run away from herself during thunderstorms, but now she dared to run around in places like this. It was truly astonishing how fast she was growing.

"ah!"

Just as I was thinking this, a girl's exclamation came from ahead.

What happened? What's wrong?

Li Cheng strode forward and lifted a tattered curtain. In front of the curtain, in a ballroom filled with skeletons (props), a zombie (staff member) with a face full of sores was standing in front of Yakumo Shio, who was sitting on the ground.

Clearly, tide Guang was so engrossed in her chase game with Li Cheng that she didn't notice her surroundings. As a result, when she lifted a curtain and turned around, a terrifying-looking guy appeared in front of her. Startled, she screamed and fell to the ground.

Li Cheng walked up silently, staring intently at the staff member dressed as a zombie, without uttering a word. A few seconds later, the staff member, sweating profusely from the stare, stiffly turned around and quickly fled the scene.

Then, Li Chengcai turned around, walked to the girl's side, squatted down, and helped her up.

tide obediently took Li Cheng's outstretched hand, but instead of helping him stand up, she jumped onto him. Li Cheng, who was prepared, had already raised his other hand and steadily supported Xi's body, letting her small hands hug him.

"How was it? Did you have fun at the amusement park?"

The girl gently rubbed against Li Cheng, like a small animal leaving its scent to confirm ownership, before raising her face, her pale purple pupils fixed on Li Cheng. Then she nodded emphatically and said in a barely perceptible tone of happiness, "Happy."

"As long as you're happy, that's all that matters. We brought you here so you could have fun."

Li Cheng patted the girl's head, then carried her outside.

"But you should have fun playing games. Don't run around like that next time, or you might get a sudden fright like you did just now. It's scary."

But even though it's fun, some things still need to be made clear. Li Cheng doesn't want her to run around like that again. It's one thing to be frightened, but it would be too much if she got hurt.

tide leaned against Li Cheng, and after hearing his words, she puffed out her cheeks slightly, shook her head, and said with great dissatisfaction:

"tide, don't be afraid."

"She was so scared that she sat down on the ground."

Li Cheng responded to this in a joking tone.

"tide, I'm not scared at all."

The girl said firmly.