The Strange Cat from Fuuto

Hong Shang Foundation Headquarters Building.

In the top-floor chairman's office, Miku was lounging listlessly in his cat bed. Aifin, that big fish head, had finally escaped Three Eggs' pursuit, though it had consumed a lot of Cell Coins. Now that he thought about it, that guy probably used up his share too!

After all, facing a triple threat from the combined forces, it would be good enough to keep the Core Medal!

In the original storyline, the three eggs in cat-like combined form took away four Core Medals from Lovefin with a single AOE attack, and each Greedy only had six when they revived!

"I really don't know what she's thinking. I thought she was a pretty steady person, but I didn't expect her to get so arrogant!"

Leaning her head against the soft cushions in her cat bed, Miku pondered her next move. Since San Dan had already done what she most wanted to do, there was no need to bother with him for now. Her main focus now was collecting Cell Coins. Aifin was probably hiding somewhere licking his wounds, which meant her opportunity had arrived!

Thinking of this, Miku got up from her cat bed, shook herself, and prepared to go out. Hong Shang, who hadn't baked a cake today, saw Miku about to leave again and couldn't help but ask, "Are you going out again today?"

"Um, I have something...something...something to take care of!"

Without looking back, Miku swished its tail and squeezed through the cat hole in the door, took the elevator downstairs, and ran out of the Hongshang Foundation headquarters area. Along the way, a drone swooped down and attached the Earth Driver to Miku. After the Saber-toothed Tiger Memory beeped, it was grabbed by the drone's mechanical arm and inserted into the groove in the center of the driver.

A vibrant green hexagonal halo emanated from the driver, enveloping Miku in its center. Miku's body twisted and stretched as it was covered by tough, thick bio-armor.

"Roar!"

With a low growl, Miku landed on all fours, its tail held high, and disappeared into the street.

Inside an abandoned house in the city.

Inside the drafty house, a pale-faced, delicate young girl lay on a wooden plank, large beads of sweat streaming down her forehead. A kind-looking young man in a white shirt stood beside her, his face filled with worry, almost unable to contain his concern.

"It's alright, Horn Thief, I'm fine!"

"But, Aiqi, you're so badly injured!"

"It's okay, I just lost some Cell Medals, the Core Medals are fine, I'm alright."

"That look doesn't seem like... it doesn't seem like anything, Aifin!" Miku was standing in the doorway at some point, his right arm resting on the door frame, his blood-red eyes full of mockery.

"Are you here to laugh at me?" Aiqi struggled to get up from the wooden board, her pale face filled with wariness. Seeing Aiqi's wariness, Miku walked into the room without a care, casually found a table, and sat down with her left arm supporting her.

"I came here...I just came to check on how my lovely employees are doing!"

"It doesn't mean anything...nothing else, after all, I'm not some...something...some devil!"

"Humph!"

With a cold snort, Aifin, supported by Daojiao, approached Miku and said, "Speak, what exactly do you want?"

"Talking to smart people is...it's...it's easier. Talk to me...I...I'll do it!"

Miku jumped off the table and led the way. Aifin and Thief Horn exchanged a glance and followed.

After leading Aifin and Thief Horn to the intersection, Miku pointed to a car parked on the side of the road and said, "Get in the car. The driver will take you...you...to a safe place. Also, take this...this...this. I will use it to contact you."

After handing Aiqi a can of locusts, Miku left without hesitation.

After watching Miku leave, a complex expression appeared on Aiqi's pale face. Gripping the can of locusts tightly in her hand, she whispered, "Let's go, Thief Horn!"

Ai-Fin was helped into the car by Tou-Kou. She leaned back in her seat, her eyes fixed on the driver in front of her. If she noticed anything unusual about him, she would kill him immediately.

The car drove very fast, and there were no problems on the road as Ai-Qi had expected. The driver, who had parked the car in front of a house, opened the door and respectfully asked them to get out.

"A future home?"

Aiqi looked at the nameplate on the door and read it aloud. The driver, wearing white gloves, handed Aiqi a set of keys and drove away without saying a word.

"What exactly is that guy up to?"

Clutching the key, Aiqi pondered in confusion, but the more she thought about it, the more confused she became, as if a tangled mess was swirling in her mind.

"Love Fins!"

The simple-minded Thief Horn called out softly, and Aiqi snapped out of her daze, patted Thief Horn's arm, and walked into the courtyard. After opening the door, they went into the charming house.

"Could this be...?"

Ai-Fin noticed the photo hanging on the wall and looked puzzled, because the girl surrounded by a man and a woman was the model she had chosen to mimic.

Unsure of Miku's intentions, Ai-Chi's jar of locusts opened automatically and fell to the ground, from which Miku's voice could be heard.

"This is the first gift I'm giving you. The blueprint for your avatar, along with her... parents, has been sent abroad by me. So now you can confidently act under her... identity. As for the avatar for the thief, it has also been sent abroad by me. Now you two have taken the place of... these two people and can move freely. If there are any problems, then... then... then contact me again!"

"The second gift I'm giving you is right on the table. You can open it and take a look!"

Upon hearing Miku's words from the canned locust, Aiqi went to the table. On the table were two file folders. After opening one of them, Aiqi found that it contained information about her mimicry blueprint and the horn-stealing mimicry blueprint. Everything from her measurements, blood type, hobbies, special skills, and living habits to some of the original owner's little quirks was written down clearly!

"Just who is this guy?!"

Looking at the detailed self-care instructions above, Aiqi became increasingly curious and... wary of Miku's identity!

After reading the first document, Aiqi opened the second document bag. Inside was a document about an entertainment company, containing information about various aspects of the company and even details about the employees in different positions.

"This is my second gift to you, a company... company... What I want you to do is to take complete control of this company within a week. I don't care what methods you use, you must firmly grasp this company in your hands!"

"I believe in your ability to do this. If you can't... can't... do it, then your Core Medal, along with the Core Medal of the Thief, will become... become... become part of my collection!"

"I look forward to your performance in the future!" Miku said, and the locust can turned back into its original small can, standing upright on the ground.

Holding the two documents in his hand, Aiqi felt a strange sensation welling up inside him, and a confident gleam appeared in his eyes.

"OOO, Anku, you just wait and see!"

"I won't lose this time!"

......

The headquarters building of the Hong Shang Foundation, the president's office on the top floor.

Miku squeezed through the cat door and walked up to Uncle Hongshang. Hongshang looked at Miku squatting in front of him with some confusion and asked, "Miku, what's wrong?"

"It's nothing, I just wanted to see you... and... and see you again!"

Miku, its tail swishing back and forth, stared intently at Uncle Hong Shang, as if trying to imprint him in its heart.

"This is so inexplicable!"

Uncle Hongshang smiled and said, "The research institute is having its 10th anniversary celebration soon, would you like to come with me?"

"We'll talk about it later...we'll talk about it later!"

Miku jumped off the table and crawled into her cat bed.

Now it's up to Aiqi. If everything goes smoothly, then his return won't be far off!

Miku will leave a gift for Uncle Hongshang, after all, Uncle Hongshang has taken good care of him, and he is not an ungrateful person.

"Aiqi, you'd better work hard, otherwise the third gift I prepared for you will be wasted!"

Chapter 18: Miku: The plan begins!

Dongyuan Arts and Entertainment Company, at the entrance.

A petite girl in a sailor uniform stood at the entrance of Dongyuan, followed by a kind-looking young man. Aiqi, who looked up at the Dongyuan Entertainment Company's office building, said, "This guy really thinks highly of me. He actually prepared such a big company for me without saying a word!"

"That's fine too, if it's too small, it won't be a challenge for me!"

Ai-Chi, speaking softly to herself, gazed at the towering Dongyuan office building, a slight smile playing on her lips.

"Let's go, Bozhi!"

Aifin, who was walking inside, saw that Daojiao was still standing there and said angrily, "I told you to leave, you idiot!"

Aiqi, who was pulled into the building by the ear, ignored the pointing and whispering of the people around her and went straight upstairs.

"Miss, our company has a rule that only authorized personnel are allowed to use the employee elevator!"

The receptionist quickly stopped Aiqi, who glanced at the receptionist's name tag and said, "I'm an employee of this company!"

"Then please show me your relevant identification!"

The polite receptionist smiled at Ai-Chi, who then instructed the thief, now using the alias Matsumoto Hiroyuki, to take out the document and hand it to the receptionist.

The receptionist, who had taken out the document with a puzzled look, read it and her smile turned into shock.

"I'm sorry, I didn't know you were coming today, President Honoka!"

"It's nothing, you're just doing your job!"

After retrieving the files, Ai, using the alias Honoka Mirai, stepped into the employee elevator in her leather shoes. Reaching the top floor, she entered the chairman's office, where a refined-looking young man with glasses was already waiting.

"Hello, President Honoka, I am the assistant sent by which lord to assist you. My name is Akihiro Sotachi!"

"Who exactly is that guy? How could he have such abilities!" Aiqi walked around Wai Lu and sat down in the boss's chair behind the desk. Daojiao stood behind her, and Aiqi, who was almost sinking into the boss's chair, crossed her hands in front of her chest.

"This matter..."

"That lord specifically instructed me that I am not allowed to reveal any information about him before the time is right!"

"I see...."

Aiqi glanced thoughtfully at Wailu. With just a calm look, Wailu felt as if he were facing a ferocious beast. Fortunately, Aiqi only glanced at him before looking away.

"That guy is really mysterious, but it doesn't matter, he gave me everything I wanted!"

"In that case, please complete the task assigned to you by that person within seven days. He told me to tell you not to cause any trouble for now, and to focus on collecting Cell Coins first!"

"Okay, I got it!" Aiqi waved her hand to indicate that she understood. She got off the office chair and walked to the window, where her hands hung naturally at her sides. Looking at the scenery outside the window, she said, "Go tell him that I will give him every single coin he asked for!"

"In that case, I'll take my leave. This company is yours now!"

"it is good!"

.......

In a conference room in the headquarters building of the Hongshang Foundation.

Miku had a file folder sitting on his bottom. Wai Lu pushed open the door and walked in, stopping in front of Miku.

"All done... all done?"

With droopy eyelids, Miku asked, and Wai Lu respectfully replied, "As you instructed, everything has been taken care of!"

"However, I don't quite understand why you went to such lengths to pull this stunt."

"Don't ask what you shouldn't ask...don't...don't ask. Sometimes curiosity kills not just...just...just cats!"