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

For him, not changing clothes for a week was certainly not a big deal. In fact, before he brought this girl home, he had even gone for half a month without changing his clothes. He only reluctantly changed into new clothes after being scolded by the women in his group.

But for a woman, especially a cute girl like her, it's really not good to not change clothes for so long, right? Hmm, we don't have any clothes for her at home, so we need to buy her some. Anyway, there's plenty of empty space in the closet.

He suddenly remembered that for so long, he seemed to have been dressing the girl in his own old boxer briefs.

What was I thinking back then, dressing a girl in that kind of thing? Even a child, it's really inappropriate.

However, the situation is unclear right now, so I definitely can't just take her out. And if I were to go and pick out underwear and clothes for this girl myself… well, I obviously can't do that either. So, what should I do?

After thinking for a moment, Li Cheng made a phone call.

"So, you asked me to come over early the next morning just to bring her some children's clothes?"

With obvious dissatisfaction, Kiritsugu Emiya sat on the sofa, glancing sideways at Li Cheng, who was all smiles in front of him.

"After all, you have Ilya in your family, so you should have a lot of experience in this area."

"Although she looks and is mentally like a child, she is a monster at heart. Are you sure there's no problem with what you're doing?" As he spoke, he took out a cigarette, turned around and saw the girl hiding in the bedroom, peeking out with a mixture of fear and curiosity. After thinking for a moment, he put the cigarette away.

“Besides, Ilya’s outfits were actually handled by Alice. I don’t know anything about these things,” he shrugged. “I’m sorry I can’t help with this kind of thing.”

"But at the last dinner party, Ilya clearly said that you bought her several new outfits as gifts, and even made her change clothes for half an hour, taking pictures of each one. I'm afraid that wasn't your wife's idea."

"...Tsk, fine, I have a few old clothes that Ilya can't wear anymore, they should fit her size. You're always causing me trouble."

Although he looked impatient, he brought a bag of clothes to Li Cheng's house shortly after noon, proving that Emiya-kun is truly a reliable friend.

But... how do we get her to wear it?

After placing the clothes on the sofa, Li Cheng couldn't help but start thinking.

I doubt she'd wear it willingly, and although our relationship has improved a lot since then, she's still very averse to physical contact. So, is it going to turn into another chase after us?

Thinking this, he turned to look at the girl hiding behind the bedroom door, peeking out. She should have been there, but when he turned, he found no one there. Turning back, he saw the girl clutching the bundle of clothes he'd tossed on the sofa, opening it and looking inside.

Would she be interested in these things too?

Li Cheng walked to her side and watched as she curiously pulled a piece of clothing from her pocket—a pink nightgown. She looked at the nightgown from all sides and then began to take off her own clothes.

Ju... he can actually take off and put on his clothes by himself?!

Li Cheng suddenly remembered that one of the children's programs he showed her, which taught children independence, did indeed include content on how to dress themselves. She probably learned these life skills from that program.

Although she was a bit clumsy, she managed to change her clothes all by herself, even managing to put the right side of her nightgown on the inside out. This gave Li Cheng a very gratifying feeling, like a father seeing his children become sensible.

The package contained a considerable number of clothes, and a fairly complete variety. However, the girl seemed quite picky; she showed no interest in many of the clothes that looked adorable. But she was delighted with a white nightcap and immediately put it on.

Then there's the changing of panties—well, it's pointless to go into too much detail.

In short, after dressing her in cute clothes suitable for her age, the girl looked very different from before, especially since she had chosen these clothes herself. Li Cheng really didn't realize that she had such a talent for choosing clothes. She could easily find some clothes and put together a very good look. Could this be considered a woman's talent?

"whee--"

The girl, now dressed in brand-new clothes, smiled happily and kicked her old clothes in front of Li Cheng.

This personality trait is still really annoying.

The girl picked up the fox-shaped pillow that Li Cheng had bought for her again, and bounced around in the living room, humming softly the theme songs of several recently popular children's animations that Li Cheng vaguely remembered.

Oh well, let her do whatever she wants.

He picked up the dirty clothes from the floor and threw them into the washing machine. Then he folded the other clothes that Kiritsugu Emiya had brought and sorted them into a small wardrobe specially made for the girl. Returning to the living room, he scolded the girl for fiddling with the TV remote again, while thinking about what to cook for her that evening. It wasn't until he returned to the front door after buying the groceries and saw the sunset outside that Li Cheng suddenly realized that another day was almost over.

Before I knew it, my day had started to become more fulfilling.

A heavy thud came from upstairs, followed by the faint sound of many plates shattering.

"Damn it, you little rascal, what have you done now?!"

Headache throbbing, roaring, he rushed up the stairs, opened the door, and faced the overturned refrigerator, shattered dishes, and a little girl hiding outside the kitchen, looking nervous and ready to run away at any moment. The man roared again.

The sunlight outside the window gradually faded, and night was about to fall.

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Section 9, Chapter 8: Confusion and Undercurrents

"Even you haven't heard anything?"

"I'm sorry, Emiya-senpai, I really can't get any valuable clues."

"It's nothing, thank you very much for your help, Mr. Kurogiri. That's all for now, goodbye."

After hanging up the phone, Kiritsugu Emiya took a deep drag on the cigarette he was holding, then stuck it into the ashtray filled with cigarette butts and ash.

More than half a month of effort, utilizing almost every resource at his disposal, has yielded absolutely nothing. There are absolutely no clues whatsoever about this girl; she appeared out of thin air.

How did they manage to do that...?

He pulled out the last cigarette from the box, lit it, took a deep drag, and exhaled. Emiya Kiritsugu leaned back in his chair, his brow furrowing involuntarily.

What exactly happened?

He could accept any enemy, no matter how powerful, as long as he knew who he was facing. However, all his efforts resulted in the bizarre situation of nothingness. The girl seemed to have appeared out of thin air, and there was no way to trace her origins.

This current situation, with absolutely no clues, is truly anxiety-inducing.

Of course, the absence of clues is itself a clue. The inability to uncover anything suggests two possibilities: either she truly has no background and simply happened to be there, in which case Kiritsugu Emiya's actions over the past few days have been nothing more than a battle of wits with thin air, naturally leading to his inability to find anything.

As a monster that has long been extinct, or a monster that can transform into a human from birth, her identity has already ruled out the first possibility.

So, the second possibility is that the people behind her are so deeply involved that even with their extensive network of connections, it would be impossible to find even the slightest clue.

To completely block his intelligence gathering, could it be that a superhuman is operating behind the scenes? If that's the case, this would be a major international, no, global crisis. It's truly... a headache.

What was clearly just a suspected underground experiment has somehow gotten involved with those humanoid nuclear bombs from the Transcendent Ones. No, we can't be sure it's them; this is just speculation, and everything is still unclear.

However, it's best to plan for the worst. In that case, we can't let her stay with Chengjun any longer. If she truly is a transcendent being, she's beyond our reach, and such powerful figures usually wouldn't stoop to our level. Therefore, getting away as soon as possible is the right choice.

With that in mind, Kiritsugu Emiya took out his phone from his pocket and scrolled through his contacts to arrange a meeting with Li Cheng.

Hopefully, it's not too late...

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“承”.

A clear, childlike voice uttered from the girl's lips.

"Oh right, Seung, Lee Seung, that's me."

Li Cheng pointed to himself with great joy, his heart filled with emotion. More than half a month! A whole half month! He had finally taught this girl to say his name. Damn, even a dog doesn't need this long to remember its own name! Wait, wait, isn't this describing teaching her my name? It sounds like I'm calling myself a dog!

"Cheng—"

With the second call, she pointed to the smiling man squatting in front of her and clearly called out his name. At that moment, she could clearly see the smile on his face grow even wider.

So she shouted even louder:

"Cheng, you idiot, hehe."

"You idiot, why are you circling back to being an idiot again? It's Cheng, you little idiot."

"Fool!"

Li Cheng grabbed the girl who was trying to run away after being teased, and reached out to tickle her armpit. The girl screamed, but struggled while giggling.

It seems her armpits aren't a sensitive spot; if you scratch that area, she'd think you're playing some kind of game.

Forget it, she's just a child at heart, there's no need to argue with her about these things.

He let go, and the girl quickly jumped up from the ground and ran to the sofa not far away. Clutching the large fox plush pillow, she peeked at him from the side.

Speaking of which, this girl really liked this fox plushie. She wanted to hug it while sleeping, while playing, while watching TV, and even while eating. In the end, Li Cheng stopped her.

At first, I just wanted to buy her some toys so she wouldn't be bored staying in her room, but I found that no matter what the toys were, they couldn't attract her attention. In the end, only this fox plush pillow, which was bigger and taller than the girl herself, made her very happy. Could it be that she has some kind of connection with foxes? It's impossible that her true form as a monster is a fox, right?

The idea of ​​a demon's true form was obviously a joke; he knew perfectly well that the girl's true form was exactly what he saw every day. The real difference between this girl and a human lay in her internal structure; outwardly, she appeared to be a blonde-haired human little girl.

"Would you like steak for lunch? It's really delicious."

Yawning, Li Cheng stood up from the floor and asked the girl on the sofa.

The girl nodded vigorously, her eyes shining.

"You're not allowed to break the chopsticks this time."

"Waaah—"

"What are you whimpering about? I'm still whimpering."

"Cheng, you idiot!"

Tsk, no matter what topic we talk about, it always ends up with this sentence, doesn't it?

Li Cheng walked up to the girl, and before she could dodge, he grabbed her head and gently rubbed it twice. Hmm, feels nice. Amidst her protesting cries, he waved goodbye and went out to the supermarket to buy groceries.

What a troublesome girl! If I didn't have a lot of savings, I might have been completely drained by her on my salary alone.

As Li Cheng selected the beef, he reminisced about the time they had spent together.

From initially being completely unapproachable, to barely responding to his advances, she gradually stopped rejecting his advances, and finally, they can communicate. He teaches the girl common sense about society, how to speak, and the daily habits of a normal person. From that little wildcat, she has truly changed a lot.

At least two weeks ago, she would never have given Li Cheng a chance to pat her head.

The phone in my pocket vibrated slightly.

Hmm, at this hour? Who could be calling? Oh, it's Emiya Kiritsugu.

beep--

"Where are you?"

"Supermarket, what's up?"

"Wait for me on the back street. I'll talk to you in three minutes."

Without waiting for Li Cheng's reaction, the other party hung up immediately, as swift and decisive as ever.

Li Cheng stood there stunned for a good five or six seconds before he finally came to his senses.