The Strange Cat from Fuuto

I murmured softly, my lips barely parted, while Shiraishi looked at him with a puzzled expression.

"Meow!"

Miku couldn't help but chuckle to himself when he saw Maki's expression. After all, it was quite amusing that Maki, who usually seemed so calm, was acting so dazed after seeing Manager Shiraishi!

"Oh, you brought your pet, sir?"

"What an adorable kitten!"

"Ah!" Maki exclaimed, regaining his senses. "Yes, his name is Miku!"

"So cute!"

Shiraishi bent down and picked up Miku, placing him in his arms. With Miku pressed against Shiraishi's full chest, Miku gave Maki a provocative look.

"You little brat, do you dare?"

“Miku, you.…”

"What's wrong, guest?"

Maki's clenched fist surprised Manager Shiraishi, but Maki quickly smiled and said, "It's nothing, please arrange a seat for me!"

"Okay, please follow me this way."

After taking their seats, Maki took Miku from Shiraishi's arms. Maki casually placed Miku on the table, his eyes constantly following Shiraishi's every move.

When Miku saw Maki like this, the pent-up frustration in his heart dissipated.

Throughout lunch, Maki did nothing but stare intently at Shiraishi Chiyoko. His infatuated expression amused Miku for the entire afternoon, and Maki stayed until the shop closed for a midday break before leaving, much to Shiraishi's dismay.

"What's wrong, manager?"

"That man with the doll on his arm is really strange!"

"He's been staring at me all afternoon."

"Doesn't this just prove that you're still as charming as ever, even those seemingly cold men can't help but stare at you!"

"Where can I find it...?"

Shiraishi, laughing and joking with Hina, didn't notice outside the shop. Maki was still standing there, while Miku was squatting at his feet, looking rather bored.

Even the best shows can get boring if you keep watching them.

........

Days passed by like this, and Miku, who hadn't gotten into the plot, stayed in Kou's office, idly playing pranks on Richu or Goto.

In the blink of an eye, half a month has passed, and the institute's tenth anniversary celebration is tomorrow.

The can of locusts that I had left for Lovefin automatically transformed, and Lovefin's voice came from inside:

"Five thousand Cell Coins, I've prepared them for you!"

Chapter Twenty-One: Fengdu, I'm Back!

"I've finally collected enough Cell Coins!"

Upon hearing Aiqi's words, Miku jumped up from the conference room table with a start.

He's been avoiding Uncle Hongshang for the past few days, so he's been wandering around the conference room all day with nothing to do!

After all, they've been so good to me, and I've been thinking about running away every day. I feel so bad for them!

"Very well, there's one last... one... thing I need your help with!"

"you say......"

"That is......"

The following day, at Hongshang Biological Research Institute.

Today marks the 10th anniversary celebration of the Hongshang Biological Research Institute. Uncle Hongshang, dressed in a bright red suit, arrived at the institute early with Rinaka and Goto.

"Ladies and gentlemen, today our proud Hongshang Biological Research Institute celebrates its tenth anniversary!"

Happy Birthday!

With his arms raised, Hong Shang spoke loudly to the group of people in front of him. Dr. Maki held up the doll and looked at Uncle Hong Shang with a cold expression.

"Hey, Dr. Mamoru, why are you looking so cold on such a nice day?"

"It's just the tenth anniversary, is it really necessary to make such a big deal out of it?"

Looking at the doll on his arm, Dr. Maki showed no emotion whatsoever, as if he wasn't the one staring at the restaurant manager earlier.

Ah, men!

"The more grand the birthday celebration, the better, Dr. Maki!" Uncle Hongshang said excitedly, his intonation revealing his heartfelt joy.

"Besides, today is the day you, the genius, approved of my wonderful plan, so we should celebrate even more!"

Happy Birthday!

Dr. Maki glanced helplessly at Uncle Hong Shang and said, "Then it's up to you!"

"Moreover, the candidate for the container in your plan has not yet been determined."

Which one will become the container?

"Humans, the greedy, or...OOO?"

"There are still too many uncertainties!"

Following Dr. Maki all the way to the upper floors of the research institute, Uncle Hongshang also talked with him the whole way.

Meanwhile, three figures stood at the entrance of the research institute.

"Is this the last thing you said you'd do?"

"No...no...that's right. Only after going to the deepest part and activating that machine can our transaction be...be...be officially completed!"

"Alright, let's finish this quickly!"

"Don't rush, did you do the...you...you threw out the...the...the...devouring monster to act as a smokescreen?"

"Of course I did it. Those adorable kids are running around everywhere with OOO right now. What a waste of all my Cell Coins!"

With a grin, Aifin put her hand on Miku's shoulder. Miku glanced at her sideways, her eyes fixed on the biological research institute, and said, "Cell Coins can be obtained anytime...anytime, but...this opportunity only comes once, we can't miss it!"

"This time, I don't want anyone...anyone...anyone to interfere!"

Miku had Aiqi create a nest of Devouring Monsters to wreak havoc in the city for today's operation. This way, San Dan and Anku, who were distracted by the Devouring Monsters, wouldn't come here to cause trouble.

"Let's go...let's go...let's go!"

Miku led the way into the biological research institute, and the guards at the door immediately sounded the alarm as soon as they spotted Miku and Aifin Thief Horn.

"Waaaaah..."

Like a sharp, wailing alarm, the sound instantly echoed throughout the entire research institute. "Tsk..." Miku clicked his tongue, shook his head, and casually knocked out the guard at the door.

"Follow me...get on...get on me"

Uncle Hongshang and his group in the research institute naturally heard the piercing alarm. Dr. Maki calmly led everyone to the central control room, turned on the monitor on the control panel, and the images of the three monsters that were wreaking havoc in the research institute appeared on the screen.

"An unseen Greedy One?" Dr. Maki thought, touching his lips as he stared at Miku's figure. But he quickly overturned his judgment, because the information on the four Greedy Ones was already on his desk. This guy had too many details that were different from the Greedy Ones!

Hong Shang stared at the hunched figure on the screen, a hint of fervor flickering in his eyes.

"It'll be soon, it'll be soon!"

Miku, who had stormed into the research institute, grabbed a staff member and threw him out. With the help of Thief Horn and Love Fin, the institute's guards were no match for him.

"Spread out and take them down one by one!"

The instant the alarm rang, Goto quickly arrived at his post and directed the squad members present to launch a counterattack.

"Ugh, ugh, ugh..."

Miku, holding up one finger, shook his head at Goto. If there were no knights present, then sending more would just be a waste of time!

"Fire!"

Enraged by Miku's mockery, Goto ordered his men to open fire. Instantly, sparks from gun barrels filled the room, and amidst the billowing smoke, countless bullets pierced the air as they hurtled towards Miku and his companions.

"I'm...I'm...I'm leaving it to you!"

Patting Thief Horn on the shoulder, Miku hid behind him. Although Thief Horn had lost one Core Medal to Miku, because Aifin's speed of creating Medals was getting faster and faster, he had absorbed a lot of Cell Medals into his body, and his strength was now completely different from before!

"Thief Horn, you stay here...you...you deal with them, Love Fin...I...I...let's go!"

Miku, who left the thief behind to deal with Goto, grabbed Ai-Fish and quickly went to the room where the blue-gray Time-Space Demon Machine was located.

"No matter how many times I see it, it's always the same... just as spectacular!"

Miku, passing by the Time-Space Demon Machine, did not notice that two red lights lit up inside the machine's chest compartment. These two lights followed him until Miku entered the huge room that housed the Time-Space Machine.

"Ah, Miku..."

A soft chuckle escaped, followed by silence.

Miku entered the teleportation machine room, which resembled an elevator, and discovered that the staff inside had not evacuated. "This is really a huge...huge...huge help!"

Miku, rubbing his hands together in anticipation, approached a staff member whose face showed fear and looked at his name tag. "Not this one!"

"Where did that bastard manager go?"

Miku, after gathering all the staff for a quick inspection, couldn't find the person in charge of the project. Without a person in charge, it meant there was no key to start the machine.

Then all my efforts would be wasted, and next time I come, the gashapon machine will probably be back!

"No, it has to be done today!"

"You, start...start...start the machine!"

Miku pointed at one person and spoke menacingly. The chosen person stammered, "I don't have the relevant key, so I can't activate it!"

"Does anyone have the relevant... key?"

Miku's roar echoed throughout the entire department. No one dared to meet the monster's gaze; those blood-red eyes were simply too terrifying!

"Let me lend you a hand, Miku!"