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

After saying that, she disappeared into the dark cave as quickly as a gust of wind.

"Well, Ms. Orihime is always so full of energy."

Rin, walking beside Wuming, whispered.

Deep within the dark cave, the group slowly made their way in. At first, Illya and Chloe were whispering to each other. Kiritsugu Emiya and Shirou would occasionally chime in. But gradually, they fell silent, walking quietly along the hard stone path.

"It's getting a little...cold."

Ilya shrank back slightly and spoke softly.

Wearing only thin swimsuits, and having just emerged from the sea, it was natural to feel cold as the water dried. The others, with their excellent physical condition, were able to withstand this slight temperature change. However, Ilya, lacking any special abilities, quickly felt the discomfort.

Chloe, who also felt cold but had been holding back, showed a slight discomfort after hearing Ilya's reaction.

"Can't I just tell my sister in advance if I'm cold?"

As Rin spoke casually, magic surged, and a warm current flowed from her hands, passing over the two little girls and immediately bringing a look of comfort to their faces.

"Senior Li Cheng, does your dog need some warmth?"

Ignoring the two little girls' thanks, Rin turned around and said calmly to Li Cheng.

"There's no need for tide's words."

Looking at tide beside him, who was holding his hand and looking around with curious eyes, Li Cheng answered without much thought.

"This girl is quite strong."

Xi paused noticeably, looking over with a hint of resentment.

Li Cheng was talking to Lin and didn't notice the gaze. But he was clearly startled for a moment, feeling as if he were being watched by Zi. But when he turned around, he only saw tide squatting on the ground, observing a small stone pillar in front of her.

Am I misinterpreting things?

Li Cheng was somewhat puzzled.

A cry of surprise came from afar. The group immediately recognized it as Zhi's voice. Kiritsugu Emiya's eyes flashed, and after confirming with Wuming and Li Cheng, the group quickened their pace, leading the children as they hurried forward.

Then, they witnessed an incredible scene.

Deep within the dark cave, in the depths of darkness, a large cluster of mushrooms grows. What's special is that all of these mushrooms are glowing, emitting a faint white fluorescence that shimmers in the darkness, like stars fallen to earth.

"This is……"

Zhi stood among the mushrooms, somewhat mesmerized by this unique spectacle. Xi stepped forward, equally captivated by the white glow. The others who had come with them were also already in awe, admiring the beautiful, glowing mushrooms while taking photos to commemorate the moment.

"Could this be a new species of mushroom, a completely new variety that has never been discovered before?"

Squatting next to a glowing mushroom, Wuming looked at Kiritsugu Emiya and asked very seriously.

"Most likely, I don't remember ever seeing a similar variety of mushroom."

Emiya Kiritsugu also squatted down to observe the mushrooms, then stood up and said loudly:

"Tohsaka, first use magic to confirm the safety of the mushroom, to see if there is any toxicity released upon contact, or hallucinogenic effects from light. We don't understand this thing, so we have to avoid any potential dangers."

"clear."

Rin quickly used some practical magic she had learned to analyze the composition of these glowing mushrooms. Before long, she looked up with a slightly surprised expression.

“They are not poisonous or hallucinogenic,” she told the crowd. “These mushrooms are completely harmless; they do not contain any ingredients that are harmful to us.”

That's good.

Emiya Kiritsugu was relieved. The children who were with him cheered and immediately rushed into the area where the mushrooms were growing, carefully observing them up close. They even touched the strange white, glowing mushrooms with their hands.

"Please be careful, just look at them, don't damage these mushrooms, don't step on them or pull them out, and don't disrupt their ecosystem."

Wuming, like a mother hen, carefully gave instructions to the children.

At the same time, Wuming noticed Li Cheng, who had been standing outside the glowing mushroom area not far away and had not come in at all.

"Senior Li Cheng, aren't you coming to take a look?"

He said with some doubt.

"Um……"

Li Cheng stared at the mushrooms scattered on the ground, his expression thoughtful. He rested his chin on his hand, his serious demeanor resembling that of a philosopher contemplating the philosophy of the universe.

After a long silence, he closed his eyes, as if he had pondered for a long time before arriving at an answer, or as if he was becoming more confused because he couldn't solve the problem. He spoke slowly and calmly:

"I'm thinking, since these mushrooms are completely harmless, would it be better to stir-fry them, grill them, or stew them in soup? Ah, this is quite a perplexing question, my friend."

Nameless: "..."

An hour and a half later, inside the hotel, in a fragrant courtyard, everyone gathered around a table, enjoying their mushroom soup.

"To eat a new species that may never have been discovered before, we really are a group of sinful people."

He picked up a thinly sliced ​​mushroom, bit into it, and felt the sweet broth slide down his throat. Wu Ming sighed in slight despair, then took a small sip of the soup.

"What does it matter? We only pulled one mushroom anyway. The rest were all mushrooms you created using projection, Wuming," Li Cheng said with a smile. "And the only one that was pulled up has already been sent for testing by our friends at Heitong Biotechnology. We ate mushrooms made by your projection, you know."

"Ton ton ton, ton ton ton—"

tide hugged a bowl much larger than her small hands and drank all the soup in one gulp without stopping. Then she immediately ran back to the pot with the bowl and asked for another bowl.

"Don't eat so fast, tide. This kind of thick soup should be drunk sip by sip. If you drink it too fast, you will miss out on a lot of the essence of the soup."

Li Cheng gently tapped tide on the head and gave her a stern lecture.

Seemingly, a gaze was directed at them. Li Cheng turned his head and saw a young, white-haired girl hiding outside the door, secretly observing them. If he remembered correctly, her name was "Northern"?

You could see the longing on her face; she had clearly smelled the aroma of the mushroom soup and was itching to try it.

Li Cheng waved to her, signaling her to come over. But instead of appreciating his gesture, she quickly ran away. Helpless, Li Cheng turned back to drink his soup, but not long after, he felt that gaze again. He turned around sharply and saw a glimpse of white hair flashing past the crack in the door.

Li Cheng narrowed his eyes. For some reason, he recalled his first experience with tide.

"What's wrong, Cheng?"

Kiritsugu Emiya looked over with some curiosity.

Is there something outside the door?

"It's just the same child from last time. He seemed attracted by the aroma, but he was a little shy and didn't dare to come in."

Of course, it's also possible that the last time Li Cheng roughly pulled him from outside the submarine into the submarine, that process may have frightened him and left him with some psychological trauma, making him afraid to come in.

However, Li Cheng wouldn't be foolish enough to voice this possibility.

"If that's the case, why don't we have Alice go and call her in?"

Kiritsugu Emiya spoke very kindly, exchanging a few words with Irisviel sitting beside him. Irisviel then stood up with a smile and went outside. Not long after, she returned with a slightly blushing and nervous little girl, leading her to sit down beside her, next to the curious Miyu.

Li Cheng noticed that she made a slight dodging motion as she passed by him.

So, it was my actions last time that left her with psychological trauma?

Li Cheng sipped his soup while thinking to himself.

But I don't care about this kind of thing at all. Anyway, I have tide by my side, that's enough. Hmph.

Thinking this, Li Cheng reached out and rubbed tide's head. Amid her somewhat dazed expression, he got up and went to refill his empty bowl with soup.

"The soup is delicious; people in the North like it."

When he returned, Li Cheng happened to hear the girl's somewhat childish voice.

The other person was sitting next to Irisviel, holding a small bowl and happily drinking the mushroom soup that Wuming had personally cooked, which emitted a golden light as it came out of the pot.

Without thinking too much, Li Cheng returned to his seat and continued eating mushrooms and drinking soup. Soon after, the banquet came to an end. Everyone was full and returned the tableware to the innkeeper, and took the initiative to wash it clean (actually, they used Rin's Clean Magic to clean it with one click).

The sky gradually darkened at this time. Soon, dusk ended and night fell.

On the moonlit beach, around a roaring campfire, a group of people sat in a circle, chatting and talking.

"How about we tell some scary stories?"

Just then, Zhi, who was the most restless of them all, suddenly raised her hand, smiled, and spoke loudly. Her actions and voice immediately attracted the attention of everyone else, and all eyes turned to her.

"Such a beautiful night, such a wonderful time for everyone to sit together, it would be too boring without some scary stories for entertainment."

With a smile that said, "I'm about to cause trouble," Zhi slowly began to speak:

"Anyway, many of us in this group have actually encountered all sorts of strange events, just like how the mysterious attracts the mysterious. So, how about we take this opportunity to share our experiences?"

As she spoke, Zhi's smile became even more vibrant.

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Chapter 10, Section 129: The Campfire Horror Story Gathering

Every morning when he wakes up, the man feels a gaze upon him.

From under the bed, from the ceiling, from the crack in the door, from the corner, or inside the closet, or behind the bathroom curtain. He could always sense that someone was watching him.

At first, he could dismiss it all as a temporary illusion. But gradually, the feeling grew stronger and stronger. He began to find the strange sensation unbearable, started suffering from insomnia, and began to lose his mind.

He tried to find a psychologist to treat himself. He believed he had some kind of mental illness that could be alleviated through counseling or medication. However, the results were disappointing. Despite the various treatment options offered by the doctor, none of them could cure his feeling of being watched.

Later, this feeling began to affect his daily life.

He began to experience an increasingly severe sense of being watched, not just by one person as before, but by many. In every corner of the room, in places out of his sight. Every time he opened a door, he could feel a fleeting gaze from behind it; every time he fell asleep, he could feel a gaze peering up from under the bed.

Even in his dreams, he felt he was being watched. In those illusory dreams, he stayed in his bedroom, watching one eye after another appear on the surrounding walls, like glass marbles thrown into a pile of mud, murky and indistinct.

They're watching him, still watching him.

The eyes, covered in mud and bloodshot, were still staring at him.

He awoke with a start from his dream. In the darkness, he sat up and turned to look at the wall, which was shrouded in darkness. He could sense that someone was standing there silently, watching him.