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

"Oh, my dear Marx, hello, I am Engels!"

"Oh, my dear Engels, I am Marx!"

Oh, this damn translation jargon completely ruined my viewing experience. I swear, I even wanted to kick Merlin's ass at that moment.

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Section 50, Chapter 7: Mission Accomplished?

That was a very, very special child.

Ryunosuke Uryu was certain of this the moment he first saw the other person.

It was a unique quality that was difficult for ordinary people to perceive. It was elusive, indescribable, and hard to comprehend, like a dusty work of art from ancient times, radiating an ineffable, mysterious luster.

For the vast majority of ignorant and foolish ordinary people in this world, the brilliance of this girl is beyond their comprehension. However, in the eyes of Ryunosuke, who is captivated by the perfect art between life and death and has a profound understanding of humanity itself, she is as radiant as a lighthouse in the darkness.

When a girl experiences death, what kind of expression will she make, and what kind of reaction will she show to herself?

Ryunosuke was very curious about this.

Serial killers always think differently from ordinary people, and Ryunosuke was no exception. For him, killing someone was also a process of observing that person's life. The life of a single human being is far too weak and powerless in the face of this incredibly vast world. Compared to prolonging a person's worthless life, killing someone and observing all their emotions and reactions before death is what is truly valuable and meaningful.

With this mindset and understanding, Ryunosuke, like a creator of a work of art, kept moving forward and wandering, trying to understand death more deeply from the people he had killed.

Normally, he should have acted at night; the night is the killer's hunting ground. But this girl was just too special. Her peculiar aura, as if she weren't human, captivated the already mentally unstable Ryunosuke.

You absolutely must know, you absolutely must know, how she will react, how she will respond, and how she will show him as she slowly dies.

Just as mystery fails in the face of a higher level of mystery, outcasts are always irresistibly drawn to a deeper level of being.

As Ryunosuke walked through the newly opened apartment building door, past the elderly man with black-rimmed glasses who was chatting and laughing with his parrot at the entrance, he began to ascend the stairs. His excitement was gradually building.

We'll find out soon, we'll find out soon!

How should I get her to open the door? Should I lure her with candy? Should I try to deceive her gently? Or should I just secretly pick the lock and go in?

With his mind racing, Ryunosuke walked step by step toward the door on the second floor where the girl was.

"……Um?"

tide, who was sitting on the balcony, boredly waiting for Li Cheng to return, suddenly raised her head and looked behind her with some confusion.

Is anyone nearby?

The feeling wasn't very clear, but I definitely sensed something. It seemed like a person, a human being, and not Cheng, but a human being from outside Cheng, approaching this place.

Cheng seems to have said that we shouldn't open the door to strangers.

tide sat on the railing and pondered for a while, then with a "whoosh," she jumped down from the balcony railing, wearing only white stockings on her feet, and slowly walked towards the gate.

But even if we can't open the door, it shouldn't be a problem to just take a look, right?

Slightly intrigued, Shio quietly approached the gate. Once outside and confirming no one was around, Ryunosuke pulled out a wire and began trying to open the gate.

……

"Experience is no substitute for catching this kind of guy..."

Walking home, Li Cheng sighed, feeling slightly annoyed.

Such a illogical and unpredictable killer is the kind of criminal investigators least want to face. You can't search for or solve the case using normal methods. The characteristics and motives of normal criminals are not simply human emotions like greed, sex, or anger. Whether it's murder for money, a crime of passion, or a psychopathic motive, these have all been developed into a complete theory through the long-term advancement of criminal technology and psychology, and there are no problems with them.

But this kind of serial killer—who walks down the street, sees someone he likes, decides to kill them, and then walks away—is completely unpredictable by common sense. He himself doesn't know who he's going to kill next, and the police officers tracking him have even less idea where to begin their search.

Moreover, after reviewing the information, Li Cheng quickly discovered that this person named Ryunosuke Uryuu killed people completely randomly and arbitrarily. He killed the elderly, children, men, women, skinny people, fat people... he didn't discriminate against anyone. He couldn't even define the specific killing range of a typical serial killer.

The only thing we can determine right now is that he prefers to kill at night. It seems the only solution is to review all the surveillance footage in the special district and see if we can find him at night. Damn, this is a huge undertaking! And with Emiya and the others away on vacation, what will happen to Shio's meals? Who will teach her to read and write? Who will take her out to play every day?

I'm very frustrated, but there's nothing I can do about it.

After all, Mikiya Kurogiri had helped Li Cheng and the others in private too many times. In fact, it could be said that he had been giving them access to the intelligence department's resources for free on many occasions. Moreover, he was extremely busy dealing with the tragic deaths of the Fifth Group, tracking down Kirei Kotomine, and dealing with the unresolved issues from the battle with the Beyonders. He was even unable to join Shiki and Ori's trip.

In this situation, Li Cheng would naturally be very willing to help him. However, after accepting the task, he couldn't help but worry about its difficulty. Humans are such contradictory creatures.

Sigh, if only I could just walk right into that killer's house when I get home, catch him on the spot, bring him to justice, complete the mission, and everything would be OK, how wonderful that would be.

As Li Cheng slowly approached his residential compound, his mind wandered.

Forget about such impossible things. I'd rather think about how to arrange things for Xi. I need to make sure the cola chicken wings for lunch today are made well, so she can enjoy them.

Thinking this, Li Cheng glanced at the large bag of chicken wings he had just bought, and imagining Xi's happy expression as she ate them at the table, he felt much more relaxed and cheerful. With that thought, he quickened his pace and soon arrived at the entrance of the residential area.

"I accept!"

Then, he heard tide shout joyfully.

Looking up, tide sat on the railing of the balcony on the second floor of the apartment building. Her little feet in white stockings swayed gently, and the little girl stretched out her right hand, trying her best to wave and greet Li Cheng.

She seems quite happy.

"I'm back, Shio."

Li Cheng waved back and smiled at her.

I have to say, tide is really, really cute. His appetite is so varied; he eats as much as he's given, and he's not picky at all. He's usually clingy and lively, but when I'm working, he's well-behaved and sensible, never bothering me. Now he can even reheat leftovers in the microwave himself. This child is truly a gift from heaven.

Ah, I really want everyone to see tide, even just photos, so they can know what tide looks like, know that I'm the one raising tide, and then I can tell them:

"Xi didn't go missing, and nothing happened to her. I just wanted you all to see that my tide is really, really cute!"

Without realizing it, my thoughts have wandered a bit too far.

When they reached the bottom of the stairs, tide had already put on her shoes and ran down. Ignoring the fact that Li Cheng was carrying documents in one hand and groceries in the other, she jumped into Li Cheng's arms, nuzzling him and smiling with relief as if she had confirmed his presence. Then, she grabbed Li Cheng's clothes and climbed onto his shoulder to sit down.

"Sorry for getting back so late, tide. I was really busy today. But I bought the chicken wings. I'll make you those cola chicken wings that I saw on TV yesterday for lunch."

"Mmm-hmm!" (Nodding frantically)

"You seem to be having a great day, tide. Is something good happening?"

"Mmm," tide nodded heavily, hugging Li Cheng's head and saying excitedly, "tide, met a bad guy, and then, defeated the bad guy, his bones, snap, snap."

What does this mean? Did you get so engrossed in watching the anime that you imagined yourself as the protagonist? And what does "crunch crunch" mean? Are you eating small bone fragments?

Li Cheng walked upstairs with a puzzled look, listening to tide talking happily and excitedly. Reaching the second floor, he noticed that Xi hadn't closed the door because she'd come down in a hurry. However, Li Cheng immediately noticed signs of forced entry, as if someone had tried to pick the lock. Somewhat suspiciously, he nudged the slightly ajar door open with his elbow and went inside. Then, after seeing the scene inside, he froze on the spot.

In the somewhat messy living room, a bruised and battered Ryunosuke Uryu lay unconscious in the center, his arms and legs twisted unnaturally, clearly broken. Li Cheng noticed half a dagger lying not far from him. It was described as half because it bore a through-and-through tooth mark, as if some mythical beast had bitten it in half.

Having obtained all of the other party's information, Li Cheng naturally knew what the other party looked like. It was precisely because of this that when all of this was presented to him in a dreamlike way, it felt so unreal and shocked him so much that he didn't know how to react.

Li Cheng: Huh?

Sitting on her shoulder, tide looked excitedly pleased with herself: "It was Xi! It was Xi who defeated the bad guy! It was Xi who defeated the bad guy!"

Li Cheng: "Huh? Huh???"

…………

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Suddenly, an "what if" scenario came to mind: Li Cheng forgot to unsubscribe from adult programs, and then tide learned some incredible knowledge, so in the middle of the night... cough cough, no, I'm an upright author, I wouldn't write such insane things.

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Section 51, Chapter 8: Li Cheng's Education

"Bad guy, open the door! Can't you open it? Xi, open the door! tide, beat the bad guy! The bad guy isn't moving! tide, come out! Drag him in! tide, you won!"

As usual, tide spoke haltingly, explaining what had happened before.

To put it another way, the man named Ryunosuke Uesugi tried to unlock the door to get into the house, but after trying for a long time without success, Shio Yakumo kindly opened the door for him, and even more kindly beat him up, dislocating all his joints and knocking him unconscious. Finally, Shio dragged the unconscious Ryunosuke into the house and placed him in the living room to wait for Li Cheng to return and deal with the situation.

This is truly... something that leaves one speechless.

On the way back, I was still fantasizing about whether I could catch this guy right away, and I actually did catch him, and it was tide who caught him. What can I say?

This guy is just really unlucky. Although Shio looks like a child, as a yokai, her strength is absolutely superhuman. According to the data, Ryunosuke Uryuu has the physical abilities of a normal human, so there's no way he could beat Shio, who has reached superhuman levels.

He patted tide's head as a reward, but before tide could smile happily, he flicked her forehead with his finger, making her cry out and tears well up in her eyes.

"While it's commendable to bravely fight a bad guy and break his limbs, didn't I tell you not to open the door to strangers? And you opened the door to him knowing he was a bad guy. What were you thinking, you brat?"

"Waaaaah, Cheng, you're bullying me..."

Before he could flick the girl's forehead a second time, she had already fled behind the sofa, peeking out with only her eyes, which were filled with tears as she looked at Li Cheng with a resentful expression.

Oh no, I almost forgot, this kid is very afraid of pain.

Seeing the other person's slightly red forehead, Li Cheng felt a pang of heartache. He cursed himself for not holding back, squatted down, gave tide an apologetic smile, and then said:

"I'm sorry, tide, I didn't mean to hurt you. I was just a little excited and didn't notice. You actually did very well, tide, you were absolutely fantastic today!"

The girl hesitated before stepping out from behind the sofa, still somewhat afraid to approach. She covered her forehead, looking at Li Cheng with a timid expression, her eyes fixed on his movements, as if trying to ascertain whether he would suddenly rush over and grab her.

Did that flick hurt her that much? She's even too scared to get close. Oh no, what should I do? Should I apologize with the Japanese-style dogeza? But I'm not Japanese, I have no idea how to do that apology gesture!

"Come here, tide, I won't hurt you anymore, don't worry."

After dawdling for more than ten minutes, tide finally walked slowly back to Li Cheng's side. Li Cheng ruffled her hair, brushed the hair from her forehead, and looked at the spot where he had flicked her hair. Hmm, there were indeed some redness; it seemed he had indeed accidentally used a little too much force.

"I'll treat you to a buffet tonight, tide. You're allowed to have a good meal, okay?"

After careful consideration, Li Cheng decided to make it up to Xi by treating her to her favorite food.

"yeah!"

Sure enough, the aggrieved expression on tide's face immediately disappeared, and she jumped up happily.

Why do I suddenly have this feeling that she doesn't actually feel much pain at all, and is just trying to get me to say I'll take her to a buffet as compensation, and that's why she's acting like that?

Li Cheng suddenly had this strange feeling, but he immediately shook his head to banish this unrealistic thought from his mind.