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

Speaking of which, although it was Shio who discovered the submarine, it was Wuming and I who brought it back together, and Wuming also helped with the repairs. Besides, I really couldn't find a place to put something that big. Hmm, I guess I'll have to ask Emiya Kiritsugu to find a place to put it.

As Li Cheng pondered the placement of the large submarine, he felt Xi gently tugging at his fingers. Opening his eyes, he saw Xi looking at him, one hand holding his finger, the other pointing to the top of his head. Seeing that he had opened his eyes, Xi even tilted her head slightly upwards.

What do you mean? Is there something on top of it?

Li Cheng looked up with some curiosity, gazing out at the dark glass dome.

At first glance, he didn't notice anything. But soon, Li Cheng noticed that there seemed to be something on the edge of the glass cover.

He squinted, and demonic power surged into his pupils, enhancing his night vision. Then, he could see the small figure hidden at the edge of the glass dome.

That's a girl.

She has the same pure white hair as Ilya, and similar bright red eyes. The difference is that her skin color is closer to a pale white, and she looks significantly younger.

The other person lay quietly on the edge of the submarine's glass dome, her slightly chubby face pressed directly against the glass. Li Cheng also noticed the black, pointed, metallic-looking ornaments on either side of her hair. With his enhanced vision, Li Cheng could see the curiosity and exploration in her pupils as she observed the people inside the glass dome without moving.

If we were to find a descriptive term, the other person's action would be called—

Observing in secret.JPG?

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Section 126, Chapter 8: The North and Caves

After swimming in the sea for some time, the sixth group returned to land, and more than a dozen people of all ages emerged from the submarine one by one. Among them, the last two groups were Li Cheng, who looked conflicted, and a white-haired girl hiding next to Alice.

During their earlier exploration of the deep waters, Li Cheng, alerted by Xi, discovered a young girl peering out of the submarine. Out of caution, he teleported to the outside of the submarine, grabbed the girl, and brought her inside.

The other side's resistance was quite fierce.

Although she couldn't match tide in absolute strength, this unfamiliar little girl possessed strength far exceeding that of a normal adult. Li Cheng expended considerable effort to subdue her. But then, in a moment of carelessness, she broke free again, darting around inside the submarine, eventually hiding behind Irisviel, continuing to cautiously observe everyone.

To everyone's surprise, when they returned to shore, a white-haired adult woman was waiting for them. Li Cheng recognized her; she was the owner of the inn where the group had booked for their trip.

"I'm very sorry, my sister may have caused you trouble."

The moment she saw the woman, the girl who had been hiding tightly behind Alice ran up quickly and hid behind the woman instead.

"It's really nothing, the little girl is very cute."

Alice spoke very gently.

"However, it is still a bit frightening to suddenly appear outside a submarine in the deep sea area."

Li Cheng stepped forward and said with a slight complaint.

Is she a superhuman?

Looking at the little girl hiding behind the woman, peeking out with her head and giving him a clearly hostile look, Li Cheng asked curiously.

"...Yes, that's right. The Northern One is that, that one, a superhuman with the ability to change body pressure. So even in the deep sea, she can move freely."

The white-haired adult woman answered quickly, appearing slightly nervous for some reason.

"She usually likes to wander around in the sea. Maybe she saw this submarine and found it interesting, so she came up here to secretly observe you?"

"north?"

Alice asked, somewhat curiously.

"Is her name Northern?"

She lowered her head, met the gaze of the girl hiding behind the woman, then smiled gently and spoke softly:

"Hello, Little North! My name is Irisviel. You can call me Irisviel, that's fine too."

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After saying goodbye to the girl named Northern and her sister, the adult woman who called herself "Harbor," the group packed up their belongings on the beach, ate local delicacies at a nearby quaint shop, and then went to their hotel to rest and sleep.

However, Li Cheng noticed that neither Miss Harbor nor Bei Fang appeared at the hotel that night. They were only greeted by some of the hotel staff.

Out of curiosity, Li Cheng inquired about the boss's whereabouts and learned that she seemed to have some plans for the evening, which was why she did not appear.

"I feel like something's off..."

Even after the lights were turned off and he was lying in bed, Li Cheng still vaguely felt that he had overlooked something.

tide, who was sleeping soundly beside him, was completely absorbed in her own world. For this little girl who didn't care about anything else as long as she could play and eat happily, this day was undoubtedly incredibly pleasant. Li Cheng didn't have any particular thoughts about it; as long as tide was having fun, that was enough for him.

Forget it, don't think about it too much. Get some rest, we still have fun tomorrow.

Li Cheng yawned, closed his eyes, and prepared to fall asleep. But he was disturbed by a series of soft noises, so he opened his eyes again and looked towards the source of the sound.

It was inside the suitcase Li Cheng had brought. The zipper was slowly being opened, and soon a furry head popped out, its eyes meeting Li Cheng's directly.

The fox-shaped plush pillow that tide brought once again crawled out of the suitcase on its own.

Li Cheng: "..."

Forget about it, I'll just go to sleep.

Li Cheng closed his eyes, pretending not to see the fox pillow, turned over, and continued to sleep.

As previously explained, these items, imbued with sentience by tide's demonic power, would inevitably be controlled by tide, the source of her power, and Li Cheng. Therefore, there was no need to worry excessively; simply maintain your normal life. This was precisely why Li Cheng hadn't paid attention to the various disturbances of the pillow. However, since no one was watching the house this time, Li Cheng felt it wouldn't be right to leave this almost sentient pillow alone in the house, so after much deliberation, he decided to bring it out.

Speaking of which, tide didn't hug that pillow this time; she just fell asleep right next to the bed. Was she really a little tired after playing all day?

What should we do tomorrow?

As Li Cheng pondered these random thoughts, he gradually felt a wave of drowsiness wash over him. He yawned again, closed his eyes, and quickly fell asleep.

Outside the window, a small figure peeked out and stared at the two sleeping people inside. She didn't linger long before quietly leaving, as if she had never been there at all.

The following day, something new caught the attention of the sixth group, who had been playing on the beach.

"So, I really did find a cave there!"

With a serious expression, Illya pulled Kiritsugu Emiya along, leading the group to a somewhat secluded spot on the beach.

"So you mean when you were diving in this place, you found a hole, swam in, and discovered it was a cave, right?"

Chloe took a few steps forward, looked at the calm sea in front of her, and turned to ask Ilya.

"Yeah, yeah, it's very dark and big in there."

Ilya said with absolute certainty.

“Since there’s nothing else to do right now, let’s go down and take a look,” Wuming said with some interest. “If it’s really some kind of cave, it would be perfect for an adventure.”

“But with Ilya’s timid nature, she might have just glanced at it, found it was pitch black everywhere, and run away as fast as she could,” Chloe covered her mouth and chuckled. “It might just be a tiny hole.”

"I...I didn't run away!"

Pouting, Illya complained. But before she could retort, Emiya Wuming had already jumped into the water and swam downwards. Li Cheng and Emiya Kiritsugu followed, then Rin and Ori, who were better swimmers, joined them. After a brief argument, Illya and Chloe also came down, along with Shirou, who came to take care of them.

On a slightly deeper section of the seabed, Li Cheng indeed found the cave entrance that Ilya had mentioned earlier. He swam in, and the cave entrance meandered upwards. Soon, he emerged from the water and was able to breathe air again.

Wuming, who had entered first, projected a high-powered flashlight, and the others also took out their own lighting equipment. Li Cheng wiped the water droplets from his face, then looked around the place in front of him with some surprise.

"I never imagined that caves actually existed..."

He gazed into the depths of the cave, beyond the reach of the flashlight beam, and murmured to himself.

tide, who had been teleported to Li Cheng's side, had already begun to curiously walk into the cave.

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Section 127, Chapter 9: The Adventure and the Extra Meal

To everyone's surprise, the cave that Ilya discovered by chance was unexpectedly deep and secluded.

Li Cheng, holding tide's little hand, had been walking for about ten minutes, but they still hadn't reached the end of the cave. The endless path stretched on, and the dark cave remained eerily quiet, save for the sounds of their own footsteps and conversations.

"It's unbelievable that you can find such a large, undeveloped natural cave on a beach in a tourist area."

Looking up at the layers of patterns on the rocks above the cave ceiling, Li Cheng couldn't help but sigh.

"After all, the entrance here is located at the bottom of a deep water area, and it's in a very remote location. Who would have thought that a hidden cave could be found in such a place?"

Wu Ming, walking beside Li Cheng, analyzed the situation in a serious tone.

"No, that's not necessarily true. Maybe it wasn't undeveloped, but rather used for some secret purposes that can't be made public."

Emiya Kiritsugu, who was walking behind the two, offered a different perspective.

"For example, this kind of place can be used to hide drugs, firearms and ammunition, or even bombs and illegal potion reagents. This kind of terrain is very suitable for this purpose. Haven't we encountered this type of mission in the past where the complex natural terrain was used for concealment?"

As they talked, Kiritsugu Emiya began to analyze the situation. He explained how to use the cave as a disguise to hide contraband. He also discussed how to search for such a place and how to capture it with minimal losses once found.

“I said, aren’t we here for tourism and fun? There’s absolutely no need to think this far ahead. Besides, there’s no sign of anyone else having been in this cave. We were clearly the first to arrive. It’s easy to tell by looking at all the details in the cave.”

Li Cheng said, somewhat speechless.

"Don't worry about it. After all, that's just the kind of person Kiritsugu is, don't I agree, Father?"

Wuming, on the other hand, seemed to have seen it all before. He closed one eye, with a slightly amused expression, and turned to look at Emiya Kiritsugu, who had just realized what he had been talking about and looked embarrassed.

"Boring, why bother with these things? Just have fun."

Zhi, however, had an indifferent expression and quickly hopped to the front of the line.

"You guys are too slow! I can't wait any longer, so I'm going ahead to see what good stuff they have! Haha, bye-bye!"