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Chapter 330 Narumi the Neko (Mike) and the Saber-toothed Tiger Dopant Skull Reappear

"Shotaro, stay here." Narumi Shokichi looked at the little girl who had been brought down from the apartment building by the masquerade doppelgangers, pressed down on his hat, and rushed into the alley.

"Oya-san?!" Shotaro was startled when he saw Narumi Shokichi suddenly rush into the alley and instinctively followed him.

The two masquerade freaks who were on guard near the stairwell also reacted immediately after Narumi Shokichi rushed into the alley.

However, taking advantage of this time difference, Narumi Shokichi had already arrived in front of the two masquerade hybrids.

Narumi Shokichi raised his left hand and delivered a swift and powerful jab, striking one of the masquerade party members in the face, sending him staggering back several steps.

Before the other masquerade doppelganger could get close, Narumi Shoji threw a powerful straight punch with his right fist, hitting the masquerade doppelganger squarely in the chest, sending him flying backward and rolling on the ground.

Having used the skull memory for many years, Narumi Shokichi is no longer an ordinary person due to the influence of the memory.

Even without transforming, these masquerade hybrids are no match for him.

Seeing Narumi Shoki take down a skeleton monster in the blink of an eye, Shotaro Sato's mouth dropped open and he stood there dumbfounded.

Oh, you're amazing...

The commotion in the alley was noticed by the masquerade doppelgangers standing on the stairs. One of the masquerade doppelgangers on the second floor used his hands to push against the railing, jumped over the stair railing, and blocked Narumi Shokichi's escape route.

Shotaro Higashi, who subconsciously followed Narumi Shokichi, happened to be right in front of this masquerade mix.

Upon seeing this masquerade doppelganger, Shotaro was startled and quickly retreated to the stairwell of the residential building.

Fortunately, the masquerade doppelganger didn't pay attention to Shotaro Hidari and charged straight at Shoki Narumi.

After Narumi Shokichi knocked down one of the masquerade doppelgangers, another masquerade doppelganger rushed up to Narumi Shokichi and threw a punch at him.

Upon seeing this, Narumi Shokichi immediately took a step back, raised his left arm, and parried the punch thrown by the masquerade doppelganger.

After blocking the masquerade doppelganger's punch, Narumi Shokichi retaliated with a punch that landed squarely on the doppelganger's face, sending him staggering to the side.

If he hadn't managed to grab the wall of the apartment building, he probably would have fallen to the ground.

At that moment, the masquerade doppelganger that had jumped down the stairs from the second floor and blocked Narumi Shokichi's retreat also rushed up behind him.

Shotaro, gradually regaining his senses, saw the masquerade doppelganger attempting to ambush Narumi Shokichi and quickly warned, "Oya-san, watch out behind you!"

Upon hearing this, Narumi Shokichi also turned around and glanced at the masquerade doppelganger who had already rushed in front of him.

Without hesitation, Narumi Shokichi turned around and delivered a spinning side punch to the face of the masquerade infiltrator, sending him tumbling to the ground.

At that moment, the masquerade doppelganger, who had just gotten up while leaning against the wall, charged towards Narumi Shokichi again.

Seeing this, Narumi Shokichi used his left foot as a pivot, twisted his body, and swept a right roundhouse kick across the head of the masquerade mix, sending him spinning through the air as he fell to the ground.

Narumi Shokichi turned around and landed smoothly, even having the leisure to reach out and adjust the hat on his head.

Shotaro looked at Narumi Shokichi with admiration as he took down the three skeleton monsters in the blink of an eye.

Ou Yasan is really super handsome.

"Stay here and don't move." Narumi Shokichi gently patted Shotaro's shoulder, then climbed the outdoor spiral staircase of the apartment building and ran quickly upstairs.

Shotaro took a few steps back and looked up at Narumi Shokichi, who was fighting the skeleton monsters on the stairs.

After Narumi Shokichi climbed the stairs, the masquerade doppelgangers upstairs saw this and quickly came down, engaging in a fierce battle with Narumi Shokichi in the narrow space of the stairs.

Before Narumi Shokichi could even reach the second floor, two masquerade freaks came down from upstairs and blocked his way.

One of the masquerade hybrids charged ahead of Narumi Shokichi and threw a punch at his face.

Narumi Shokichi, adjusting his hat, dodged the masquerade's punch by leaning against the wall. He then seized the opportunity to grab the masquerade doppelganger's shoulder, raised his hand, and punched the doppelganger in the face, knocking him down the stairs and onto Shotaro Hidari.

Make eye contact.

"Whoa!" Without any hesitation, Shotaro Sato raised his leg and kicked the masquerade doppelganger in the head, knocking him to the ground again.

Shotaro Hidari used all his strength to stomp on the head of the masquerade doppelganger until the doppelganger stopped moving.

When Shotaro looked up at Narumi Shoki again, Narumi Shoki had already climbed all the way to the third floor. The masquerade balls blocking his way had all been knocked down by him and were lying haphazardly on the stairs.

"Oh my god..." Shotaro stared blankly at Narumi Shokichi, who was fighting bravely on the stairs.

Soon, Narumi Shokichi fought his way up to the fourth floor. After taking down the last masquerade doppelganger, Narumi Shokichi straightened his slightly disheveled white suit and turned to look at the little girl standing in the corner, holding a white teddy bear, with her hair in two buns, wearing a light pink striped dress.

Narumi Shokichi adjusted his hat, slowly squatted down, looked at the little girl in front of him, and asked with a smile, "Are you alright?"

The little girl shook her head.

"Oh my god!" Shotaro ran up at that moment, looking at the somewhat bewildered little girl, and asked, "Oh my god, is she the one we're supposed to protect?"

"Okay, let's go back." Narumi Shokichi nodded, took the little girl's hand, and walked downstairs.

Shotaro scratched his head and followed Narumi Shokichi away.

Ah, he's completely useless.

……

the other side.

Shen Yun and Sono Saki Ryubei stood on a nearby rooftop, watching Narumi Shoki rescue people from the mixed-up agents at the masquerade ball.

"He's already saved the person. What are your plans now, Ryubei-san?" Shen Yun turned to look at Sonozaki Ryubei, who was standing beside him, gently stroking Mick, and asked.

"Hahaha." Sonozaki Ryubei laughed and said, "Sir, you are joking. If you want me to take action personally, he will have to get past Mick first."

"Meow~" Mick purred softly.

Shen Yun looked at Mick in Sonozaki Ryubei's arms and couldn't help but smile.

Mick, one of only two hard-boiled types in Futo, is even tougher than Shotaro, who's only half-baked.

She's practically the Narumi of the cat world. (Episodes 16-18 of Fuuto Detective, the short arc before the snow-covered manor; hopefully, Fuuto Detective season 2 will include this arc.)

After speaking, Sonozaki Ryubei took out the Gaia Driver and placed it on Mick's back.

The next moment, two belts extended from both sides of the Gaia Driver and wrapped around Mick's waist at the right size.

Next, Sonozaki Ryubei took out a golden high-level memory from her pocket and gently pressed the button on it.

"Smilodon!"

Ryubei Sonozaki inserted the saber-toothed tiger memory into the Gaia Driver's slot.

After inserting the saber-toothed tiger memory into the Gaia Driver on Mick's back, Sonozaki Ryubei placed Mick on the ground.

The Gaia Drive's port suddenly lit up with a green data light.

Immediately afterwards, the golden saber-toothed tiger memory burrowed into the Gaia Driver, and the green-glowing data stream completely enveloped Mick's body.

The next moment, a saber-toothed tiger hybrid with sharp teeth and a ferocious face appeared in front of the two.

"Meow~" The saber-toothed tiger hybrid squatted down in front of Sonozaki Ryubei.

"Mick, go. Take him out." Ryubei Sonozaki said, stroking the head of the saber-toothed tiger hybrid.

"Meow~" Upon hearing this, the saber-toothed tiger hybrid also leaped up suddenly, transforming into a blurry afterimage that was difficult to see with the naked eye. It jumped back and forth on the roof of the residential building and sped towards Narumi Shokichi's location at an extremely fast speed.

"Mick is the best executioner in our museum. It is highly compatible with the saber-toothed tiger memory, and with the cat's reaction speed, Mick is quite powerful even among advanced dopants." Sonozaki Ryubei looked at Mick, who had jumped to the roof of the residential building where Narumi Shokichi and Shotaro Hidari were, and said to Shen Yun with a smile.

"Heh." Shen Yun chuckled softly and said, "Then I'll wait and see."

……

Narumi Shokichi held the little girl's hand and led Shotaro Hidari down the stairs.

Suddenly, Narumi Shokichi seemed to realize something.

"Watch out!" Narumi Shokichi quickly pinned Shotaro down.

The next moment, a blurry figure swept over their heads and landed in the alley.

"Meow~" The saber-toothed tiger hybrid stared at Narumi Shokichi and Shotaro, emitting a threatening growl.

As the museum's executioner, Mick also evolved under the influence of the saber-toothed tiger's memory.

His wisdom is already no less than that of others.

After the Saber-toothed Tiger Dopant appeared, three more Masquerade Dopants ran out of the alley and surrounded the Saber-toothed Tiger Dopant.

"Oh, Mr. Oya." Shotaro looked at the mixed agents who had trapped them in the alley and couldn't help but show a hint of tension.

Narumi Shokichi looked at the driver on the abdomen of the saber-toothed tiger hybrid with a slightly serious expression.

Are they cadres in the organization?

This is getting a bit complicated.

"Shotaro, I'm giving you my second order now." Narumi Shokichi glanced at the few mixed-type creatures in front of him, pushed the little girl he was holding next to Shotaro, and said, "I'll buy you some time to escape. You protect her and get her away."

"Oya-san?! And what about you?" Upon hearing this, Shotaro felt a pang of panic and quickly asked.

"Don't worry, I'm not that easy to kill," Narumi Shokichi said calmly, his back to Shotaro.

During these years of battles, his body was also affected by the Gaia Memory.

As long as the skull memory remains in his possession, he is immortal.

However, he did not intend to reveal his identity to Shotaro.

"But……"

"No buts, this is an order!"

"I...I understand." Upon hearing this, Shotaro could only nod and promise, "I will definitely protect her."

"Hmm." Narumi Shokichi looked at Sashoutaro and nodded with a smile.

Watching Narumi Shoki's retreating figure, Shotaro gritted his teeth, picked up the little girl, and turned to run away in the opposite direction from Narumi Shoki.

Seeing Shotaro escape, the three masquerade doppelgangers were about to give chase when they were stopped by Narumi Shokichi.

"This road is blocked," Narumi Shokichi said calmly, pressing his hat against his head.

The three masquerade hybrids who were stopped exchanged glances and then rushed in front of Narumi Shoki, raising their fists to strike him.

Narumi Shokichi slightly turned his body, and the fist that came from the masquerade doppelganger just brushed past him.

With a grab and a push, Narumi Shokichi caused the masquerade doppelganger to collide with two other masquerade doppelgangers, thus thwarting the attack from the three masquerade doppelgangers.

Before they could retaliate, Narumi Shokichi kicked one of the masquerade mix-ins in the chest, sending him flying backward and crashing to the ground on his back.

Meanwhile, the other two masquerade hybrids, seeing Narumi Shoki with his back to them, immediately rushed towards him.

Narumi Shokichi also noticed the two masquerade doppelgangers coming from behind him. He braced his left hand against a warning post in the alley, then leaped up, twisted his body, and delivered a flying sweeping kick. His right leg swept across the face of the masquerade doppelganger who was rushing up, causing him to stagger and fall to the ground.

No sooner had he landed than Narumi Shoji twisted his body again and delivered a spinning whip kick to the remaining masquerade doppelganger, knocking him to the ground.

"Meow!" The saber-toothed tiger hybrid seized the opportunity and immediately pounced towards Narumi Shokichi.

Meanwhile, Narumi Shokichi, who had been on guard against the saber-toothed tiger hybrid, saw the hybrid make its move and, while pressing down on his hat, leaned back.

The saber-toothed tiger hybrid missed its target, swept past Narumi Shokichi, and pounced behind him.

Narumi Shokichi braced himself with one hand on the ground, then used his arm and waist to propel himself up, doing a somersault in mid-air before standing up again and looking at the saber-toothed tiger hybrid on the other side of the alley.

"Although it's my principle not to use Gaia Memory at work, I have no choice at this moment." Narumi Sokichi took out the Lost Driver and placed it on his waist. A metal belt extended from the left side of the Lost Driver, wrapped around Narumi Sokichi's waist, and then fastened to the right side of the Lost Driver.

Narumi Shokichi took out the skull memory from his pocket and pressed the button on it.

"Skull!"

After registering the skull memory, Narumi Shokichi inserted the skull memory into the Lost Driver's slot and pushed the Lost Driver open.

"Skull!"

"Hen Shin!"

(End of this chapter)