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

Li Cheng roared inwardly, completely oblivious to his own rage.

"Cheng, that's strange."

Sensing that Li Cheng had become somewhat agitated, tide tilted her head in confusion, then decided not to pay it any mind and continued watching her TV.

News of the upcoming trip quickly spread to all members of Group Six. It must be said that Kiritsugu Emiya was indeed quite capable in organizing people and arranging things; he quickly got everything in order. Everyone only needed to pack their belongings and then meet at the designated time and place to depart.

This was indeed a true group outing. Ryougi Shiki, the group leader, was accompanied by Mikiya Kokutou, and Ryougi Ori joined in for the fun; Rin Tohsaka and Mumei Emiya traveled together, and Rin's sister Sakura Tohsaka was also brought along; Touma Kamijou was with Index, just like last time, but it was said that he had recently been harassed by a female esper and seemed to be having a bad time, sounding weak and powerless as if he had just been electrocuted during the phone call.

Kiritsugu Emiya brought his entire family: his wife Irisviel, his son Shirou Emiya, and their three daughters Illya, Chloe, and Miyu, who had just learned to walk, plus their two maids, Sera and Lyselite. The whole family of eight came at the same time, excluding Nameless, who was already living with Rin.

As usual, Li Chengze acted with tide. In a sense, it could be said that the two of them were completely bound together.

It's worth mentioning that a week before the trip, in order to determine which swimsuit would look best, Li Cheng bought more than twenty different styles of swimsuits according to Xi's size, and made Xi try them all on at home one by one until even food couldn't soothe her irritability.

Of course, before that, Li Cheng had carefully recorded every single photo of tide wearing a swimsuit.

"Cheng is getting stranger and stranger..."

Hugging a fox-shaped pillow and huddled in the corner, tide looked at Li Cheng, who was looking through the photos on the camera, with a bit of frustration. She tilted her head and tried to use some knowledge that Chloe had secretly given her a few days ago to understand the current situation.

"Cheng, perverted?"

After thinking for a long time, tide tried to speak.

“How could I be a pervert? I was just recording how beautiful tide looked. How can that be described as perverted?” Li Cheng said, quite dissatisfied. “This is clearly full of love!”

"Cheng, how disgusting?"

"...Who taught you that? Was it Chloe?"

“…Cheng, tide is hungry.”

"Don't try to change the subject by saying you're hungry! Just confess honestly, or I'll tickle your feet all day!!"

"Waaaaaah!"

The familiar commotion returned from the second floor. The elderly man on the first floor calmly drew a circle on the page of his book, adjusted his glasses with a weary smile, and said serenely:

"Sigh, young people, they're still..."

In short, time flew by, and soon it was time to set off. Li Cheng got up early, washed up, and then found that Xi, despite her reluctance to leave the bed, had also gotten up and was running into the bathroom to wash up.

For children, playing is definitely more important than anything else; nothing is more important than having fun.

Li Cheng watched tide's actions and couldn't help but smile as he thought to himself.

"Barbecue party, barbecue party, barbecue party!"

In the washroom, tide's soft humming could be heard clearly.

Well, for this little guy, the most important thing is actually eating.

"Have you packed everything, tide? We'll be staying for four days this time, so make sure you bring everything you need."

As Li Cheng spoke, he walked back to the living room from the kitchen, intending to check the large backpacks by the door one last time before leaving to see if anything had been forgotten. Unexpectedly, just as he turned the corner, he saw Xi's fox-shaped pillow struggling to push itself out of its zipper, as if trying to breathe fresh air.

Without any warning, the human and the fox suddenly found themselves staring at each other. For a moment, the scene was unexpectedly awkward.

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Second update. Tsk, looks like the extra chapter will have to wait until tomorrow.

The first half of next month is my final exams for this semester. In order to prepare for the exams, my updates may become less frequent. Please forgive me.

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Section 123, Chapter 5: Summer and the Beach

For students in the sweltering summer, days are quite tough, especially for those in classrooms without air conditioning or fans, or whose seats are too far from the fans. But for those on the beach, dressed lightly and enjoying the cool sea and ice cream drinks, the scorching sun becomes a pleasant backdrop.

People's lives are always different, just like the incomprehension between people.

Wearing a white and purple one-piece swimsuit specially chosen by Li Cheng, paired with a stylish swim skirt, tide happily ran around on the beach with a small swimming ring decorated with a fox head.

Li Cheng, dressed in simple beach shorts, sat on a mat sipping juice while keeping an eye on Shio playing not far away. Beside him, Kiritsugu Emiya, wearing sunglasses, lay back on a recliner, his breathing steady, seemingly resting with his eyes closed. However, Li Cheng knew that his gaze was also fixed on the children playing on the other side.

Irisviel led the still somewhat unsteady Miyu along the beach, occasionally picking up a seashell or starfish and explaining it to her. Although they weren't close, Li Cheng could still see the half-understanding look on Miyu's face.

Illya and Chloe were bothering Shirou Emiya, who was preparing ingredients for the midday barbecue. Li Cheng noticed that Illya was blushing the whole time, while Chloe had a half-smile on her face. The two of them were helping Shirou, but there was a subtly awkward atmosphere between them.

After observing for a while, Li Cheng noticed that Illya was constantly trying to get closer to Shirou, while Shirou remained completely oblivious, wearing his familiar, easygoing smile. Combined with Chloe's mischievous expression, Li Cheng could roughly conclude that Illya was unilaterally trying to get closer to Emiya Shirou.

That's rare. Is this what they call a brother complex?

With a slightly inquisitive look, Li Cheng observed the interaction between the three for a while. However, he was soon drawn to the commotion on the other side. Emiya Mumei, who was wearing beach shorts like Li Cheng, and Tohsaka Rin, who was wearing a red two-piece swimsuit, were hiding in a corner, chatting about something in secret.

He noticed that Rin's expression suddenly turned incredibly shy, and then Wuming leaned in and said something, the two whispering for a while. Afterwards, Rin told Sakura, who had come with her, to go play with Emiya Shirou and the other two, while she followed Wuming to a more secluded place.

He didn't know what they were doing, but since both of them were adults and had completed their marriage registration, Li Cheng had no right to interfere. He yawned and shifted his observation focus.

Kamijou Touma was swimming in the sea. Li Cheng had emphasized the importance of training to him many times and had been training and guiding him regularly. Now, even without being asked, Kamijou Touma would spontaneously engage in physical exercise. In this respect, Li Cheng greatly admired the other's willpower.

Index and Shio, who had somehow joined them, were working together to build something out of sand, which seemed to be quite large.

The leader of Group Six, Ryougi Shiki, was swimming with Mikiya Kurogiri. Their younger sister, Ryougi Ori, who had come with them, was nowhere to be seen. As Lee Seung was wondering where she might be, he saw Ori carrying a huge watermelon, swaying back as she walked.

"Everyone, come and eat some watermelon!"

With a straightforward smile, Zhi waved her hand and spoke loudly.

"We're supposed to have barbecue in a little while, so why did you bring out such a huge watermelon?"

As Li Cheng spoke, he stood up and helped Zhi place the enormous watermelon steadily on a small folding round table that Emiya Kiritsugu had brought.

"Just eating barbecue isn't enough; we need to add something sweet to enhance the flavor."

Zhi simply smiled and replied.

"And I also really like eating watermelon."

The last sentence is probably the real reason you brought this watermelon...

Li Cheng sighed and said nothing more. Hearing Zhi's earlier shout, everyone quickly gathered around, with tide and Index being the fastest to run.

He drew a long sword he always carried, gave a soft shout, and cleaved the watermelon in two. He then cleaved it several more times, perfectly dividing the watermelon into many evenly sized pieces, without even getting any watermelon juice on the blade.

"Oh my, this feels great!"

With a grin, sheathed her sword, ignoring the complaints from the person next to her about "using Kuji Kanesada for something like this," and quickly grabbed a few slices of watermelon before disappearing to the side.

"Watermelon, eat watermelon, tide wants to eat watermelon!"

tide shouted loudly, took the slice of watermelon that Li Cheng handed her, and started eating it without spitting out the seeds. If Li Cheng hadn't quickly reminded her, she might have even eaten the watermelon rind along with it.

Come to think of it, even though we're eating watermelon, why do I keep feeling like the word "watermelon" is associated with a certain person? Is it just my imagination?

Li Cheng took a bite of watermelon, letting the sweet, icy juice linger on his tongue before swallowing it along with the flesh. A strange feeling stirred within him, and subtle associations began to form in his mind.

This strange feeling shouldn't belong to my own memories, right? Could it be tide, or rather Zi, someone she knew in the past who had a nickname like "Watermelon"?

While lost in thought, Li Cheng quickly finished the watermelon in his mouth. Emiya Shirou had already prepared the preliminary work for the barbecue. Next, it was time for the barbecue party to begin at noon.

"Barbecue! Barbecue!"

tide, who was closely following Li Cheng, jumped up and down and cheered.

"You're really excited, aren't you?" Li Cheng couldn't help but laugh as he looked at tide, whose face clearly showed her appetite. "In that case, I'll have to put in extra effort today."

"Uh-huh!"

tide nodded happily, and couldn't help but hum a tune. Li Cheng listened carefully and realized that she was singing about some barbecued foods he had eaten.

"Grilled fish, grilled meat, grilled chicken skin, grilled sausage, grilled mushroom liver, grilled eel..."

"I don't have any lampreys here."

Li Cheng interrupted, inserting a piece of chicken cartilage into a steel skewer.

"However, I do have quite a few small pieces of roasted bone here."

As he spoke, Li Cheng placed a skewer that had already been skewered onto the fragrant iron plate. The sizzling sound, along with the aroma of meat, immediately spread in all directions.

Wuming and Rin, who had disappeared for a long time, happened to return at this time, although Rin was a little unsteady on her feet. According to her, she had just been swimming for too long and exerted too much force, so her legs were a little weak.

However, seeing Rin's somewhat flushed expression, Li Cheng felt that this was not the case.

Kiritsugu Emiya quickly found Wuming halfway through the barbecue and said something to him. Wuming's face showed a hint of regret, while Rin, who was eavesdropping not far away, had a complicated expression of both happiness and disappointment.

In the afternoon, the two stopped disappearing and stayed on the beach to play with Sakura Tohsaka, who had come with Rin. Li Cheng wanted to close his eyes and take a nap under the parasol, but Xi suddenly ran over and pulled him to see what she and Index had built with sand.

"Cheng, look! This was made by tide!"

With a touch of joy, tide held Li Cheng's hand and spoke happily.

"Uh, this... is very vivid, Shio is amazing!"

Li Cheng stared at the silly figure in silence for a long time before finally managing to force a smile.

What tide created was the shape of Li Cheng's entire head. It must be said that tide did a very good job, and every part was reproduced lifelike.

Aside from that gaping mouth that exceeded human limits, and the half-dead face of Kamijou Touma piled up inside Li Cheng's mouth.

What is this? Did I eat Kamijou-kun?

Knowing that it was something the two girls had worked hard to build, Li Cheng held back for a long time, but finally managed to force a smile, patted tide's head, and praised her.

On the other side, Touma Kamijou, who had clearly expressed his dissatisfaction with this idiot, had his hand bitten cleanly by Index, letting out a practiced scream.

In short, after building this bizarre sand sculpture with a postmodern art style, both children lost interest in playing in the sand. Index started pestering Touma, while Shio went swimming.

Li Cheng stayed on the beach and watched for a while as Kiritsugu Emiya and his family played beach volleyball. He became interested and thought of inviting Shio to join them. However, what Li Cheng discovered when he looked around was unexpected.

tide has disappeared.

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