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

"Om-"

The phone vibrated at that moment. Wu Ming took out his phone, a gentle smile on his face, and then stood up.

"Well then, Senior Li, I'll be going now."

"It's that girl Tohsaka, right?"

"Oh, can you tell?"

"Your smile is so disgusting, who wouldn't notice? Alright, go on, just remember to invite me to your wedding."

"You can rest assured, it won't be long."

"Oh, not too long? What does that mean?"

Stopping in his tracks, Wuming didn't turn around. He simply stretched out one hand and shook a simple silver ring that shone faintly on his ring finger.

"After all, we're practically engaged now."

"Wow, pat pat pat—"

Startled, Li Cheng couldn't help but start clapping.

"Now that you're engaged, you'd better take the follow-up work seriously. A wedding is such a major event, it can't be neglected. I should probably start cooking for Xi now. If your girlfriend is waiting for you, I won't keep you any longer. Goodbye."

After giving the other person a few rambling reminders about some things to be careful about, Li Cheng stood up and walked towards the kitchen.

"See you tomorrow, Senior Li."

"Okay, see you tomorrow, Wuming."

The door closed, the lock tightened, followed by a crisp "click," and with the sound of footsteps fading into the distance, Emiya Mumei had left the apartment complex where Li Cheng lived.

No sooner had Wu Ming left than Xi burst out of the bedroom and clung to Li Cheng, loudly proclaiming things like "I want to eat meat, I want to eat frozen Northerners." Li Cheng chuckled, rubbed Xi's nose, and took out some vegetables and seasonings from the refrigerator.

At the same time, Wuming, who had just arrived at the entrance of the residential area, saw Lin waiting outside, who was already getting impatient.

"It's too slow!"

The girl with black hair in pigtails said angrily.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, it was my fault. Let's go then, Rin."

Smiling, he quickly walked to Rin's side and took the girl's delicate hand in his.

Rin blushed slightly, feeling a little uncomfortable, but in the end she let him lead her, and the two walked side by side under the clear sky.

"Our engagement is something my father doesn't know about..."

Rin said in a soft voice.

"It's okay, we can just let him know when the time comes, it won't cause any trouble."

Wuming, on the other hand, remained calm.

"But he'll probably object again."

"Whether he objects or not, will it change the outcome? After all, it's our wedding, not theirs. Let him be. There's no need to dwell on this anymore. Let's think about what we need to do next."

As he spoke, Wuming raised his head and looked at a cloud slowly drifting across the distant sky.

"You know, there's still a long way to go."

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Section 63, Final Chapter: The Storm Is Coming

Outside, the sun was scorching, its golden rays baking the earth and distorting the air itself. It was midday, the hottest time of day.

"Hawoo, hawoo, hawoo..."

Lying on her soft little bed, tide slept soundly, her fluffy golden hair scattered on the pillow, shimmering with the sunlight filtering into the room.

Li Cheng opened his eyes, got out of bed after his afternoon nap, and stretched slightly. As usual, Xi was still asleep, undisturbed by Li Cheng's noise. This instinct of being hard to wake always made Li Cheng both amused and exasperated. However, tide's ability to always feel safe and secure made Li Cheng feel somewhat at ease.

However, since it's already this late, we still can't let her develop the habit of sleeping in late.

Thinking this, Li Cheng got out of bed, walked to the sleeping Xi, and gently patted her shoulder.

"tide, it's time to get up, the sun's already high in the sky."

"Hawoo, hawoo..."

"Alright, wake up, it's time to get up, you little sleepyhead."

"Hawoo, hawoo..."

She sleeps so soundly, this little silly girl. She gets plenty of sleep every day, so why does she always feel like she's not getting enough sleep?

Li Cheng was a little confused. Was this one of the differences between monsters and ordinary people? Were all monsters the type who would be sealed away by the bed as soon as they fell asleep?

Forget it, whatever, he's just going to wake tide up anyway. Since he lives in human society, he might as well obediently adapt to its norms!

"tide, if you don't get up soon, I'll only give you one bowl of rice for dinner."

"Haaah—Eee?"

Even in a deep sleep, Xi's fervent pursuit of food remained unchanged. So when Li Cheng casually mentioned reducing her food intake, she immediately let out a subconscious groan, groggily opened her eyes, and instinctively stretched out her small hand, waving it in the air as if trying to grab something.

"No, no, it's all tide's, tide wants to eat it, no, no!"

Is your resentment really that strong? I only restricted your eating at a buffet, because if I didn't limit your intake, the owner would be crying...

After reaching out and grabbing for a while, tide finally let out a soft "Huh?" and fully opened her eyes. Her dark purple pupils stared blankly at Li Cheng's gray-black pupils by the bedside. After a long while, she tilted her head and spoke somewhat uncertainly:

"Cheng, good morning?"

"Good afternoon, you silly little thing."

Li Cheng flicked Xi's forehead with his finger and stood up from the bedside with a smile.

"Get up quickly if you're awake, tide. I'm going to take you to buy a yukata this afternoon. We can't go to the night market without one in a few days."

"Umm..."

With a slightly adorable, puzzled sound, tide swayed as she sat up and began searching for her coat. Li Cheng yawned and prepared to go outside.

Speaking of which, this girl's eye color seems to be constantly changing.

When Li Cheng first found her, he clearly remembered that her pupils were a bright blue, like the ocean. Later, as they spent more time together, Li Cheng noticed that Xi's pupil color was gradually changing. At first, it slowly turned into a deep blue, then a hint of light purple, and finally, it became a completely deep purple. Although any eye color looked beautiful on Xi, it accentuated her beauty, Li Cheng still felt slightly uneasy. He didn't know if this was normal or not. Xi's race meant that Li Cheng couldn't find anyone of her kind to compare her to, so he was completely at a loss and powerless to change her.

We can only take it one step at a time. Hopefully, it's not a bad thing...

"Yes, yes~"

tide's somewhat lazy voice sounded from behind. Li Cheng responded and turned around to go back to the bedroom. He saw tide, who had changed into her pajamas and was dressed, sitting on the bed, stretching out her hands to him.

"hug."

tide said lazily.

"Being too lazy is not good, tide. Being too lazy is a sign of a bad child."

Despite saying that, Li Cheng still stepped forward and picked Xi up. The feeling of holding the little girl's soft, warm body was quite comfortable. Of course, this was on the premise that your arm strength was strong enough; someone who couldn't even lift a vegetable basket or a bucket of water had no right to lift a little girl high in the air.

He pulled tide into his arms, and she immediately grabbed his shoulders and leaned in, clearly intending to continue sleeping on him. Having finally managed to wake her, Li Cheng wasn't about to let her have her way. He grabbed Xi's waist and tossed her into the air.

"Waaaaah!"

Suddenly losing her support, tide cried out in alarm, her limbs flailing wildly as she plummeted. Then Li Cheng caught her, tossed her up again, caught her again, and tossed her up again, repeating this process over and over.

At least that's what Li Cheng intends to do.

"Hey, hey, don't cling to my arm like an octopus! Okay, okay, I won't throw you up in the air anymore. Let go, tide, let go now."

Having used all her strength, tide practically clung to Li Cheng's right arm. Hearing Li Cheng's somewhat helpless voice, Xi looked up with a resentful expression, muttered "bad guy," then let go of Li Cheng and ran out barefoot.

Oh dear, it seems like I'm being disliked.

Although it somewhat spoiled tide's mood, it at least brought her completely back to her senses. Li Cheng walked out of the bedroom, thinking that he really should buy tide a purple yukata, when suddenly the landline rang.

The call connected, and it was Kiritsugu Emiya's voice on the other end.

"Cheng, there's a new task."

It still uses the same concise language as always.

"What's going on?" Li Cheng frowned and asked, "What could be going on at this time? Won't it interfere with Xi and me shopping at the night market?"

“Not now, it’s just a pre-arranged mission,” Kiritsugu Emiya’s voice sounded a little embarrassed, probably because he hadn’t expected Li Cheng to have completely transformed into a doting father to his daughter. After clearing his throat, Kiritsugu Emiya continued, “It’s for next month. A big shot will be coming to this special zone, and we’ll need to take charge of some of the security work.”

"It sounds like an outside job, not a bodyguard position?" Li Cheng was slightly surprised.

"No, this guest has a sufficiently strong security force, so the action team doesn't need to intervene too much. ... In fact, the reputation of that guard is even greater than that of the guest."

"You've talked so much, Emiya. It seems that person is quite someone important?"

"Yes, the person who came is the owner of Tianyi Pharmaceuticals, Konoe Ren. And his companion is Cheng Yan, the first in line to inherit the 'Sect' in the Huaxia Alliance, who is known as 'the number one below the Transcendent'."

As he spoke, there was the sound of turning pages, clearly indicating that Kiritsugu Emiya had consulted a lot of information.

"Cheng Yan? I don't know him. Who cares who he is? Just do our job well."

Out of the corner of his eye, Li Cheng noticed that tide was already dressed and even wearing little shoes, and he lost interest in continuing the conversation.

"Don't take everything so seriously, Emiya. Anyway, we're only responsible for the outer perimeter this time, so the mission is quite easy. Let those people handle the internal matters themselves. Unless it's something as major as the destruction of the world, we don't need to worry about it too much."

"Uh, okay, maybe I'm being too sensitive. That's settled then. I need to go buy yukatas for Ilya and Chloe now..."