The Strange Cat from Fuuto

"Oh no, the wedding!"

The wedding is about to begin!

A-ge exclaimed in surprise as he glanced at his watch. Akiko, who always carried her old slippers with her, smacked him on the head and said angrily, "You still know that? Hurry up and leave!"

"They're gone, they're gone!"

The group hurried toward the auditorium, when Philip suddenly spoke up halfway there: "I remember Akiko prepared the dress for Miku at the agency, right?"

"Oh, I forgot about that!"

Startled by Philip's words, Shotaro cried out in frustration, "What do we do?!"

"I'll take Miku to the office. We'll be there before the wedding starts!"

"Then I'll leave it to you, partner!"

Shotaro patted Philip on the shoulder and hurriedly followed A-ge and Akiko to the venue.

The man and the cat returned to the office in silence. Along the way, Philip tried to speak several times but ultimately didn't say anything.

Philip hurriedly retrieved the tiny pet dress that Akiko had specially made for Miku from the office. Touching the dress inside the packaging bag, he said, "This was specially made for you by Akiko when she set the wedding date. She said you would definitely come back then."

"She's still...still...still the same as always, her intuition is as...as...accurate as ever!"

Miku looked at the small dress in Philip's hand with mixed feelings and sighed. As Philip unwrapped the dress and silently helped Miku get dressed, Miku suddenly spoke up: "Today...after today...I'm going to...I'm going to leave Wind City!"

"Maybe I'll never... never... come back!"

Is this your choice?

Philip paused as he buttoned Miku's shirt, and asked, "I'm grateful that you're here... here... here is enough. I want to see... see... see more scenery!" Miku met his gaze and said, "With you all here... here... here is enough. I want to see more scenery!"

"Protecting the future of humanity, this... this... this responsibility is the mission of the Madoka family. This mission now belongs to you, so I... I... I'm going to find my goal!"

"Oh, I see! I understand!"

"But you're always welcome back to the firm!"

"Miku!"

Philip, who had finished dressing Miku, slowly backed away, frowning as he looked at Miku in her formal attire and said, "Something's still missing...."

"Oh, right!"

Philip rummaged through drawers and found a pair of pet sunglasses, then carefully put them on Miku's face. He clapped his hands in satisfaction and said, "That's perfect!"

Turning to look at her new image in the mirror, Miku grinned: "Looks...not...not bad!"

"Let's hurry, Akiko's wedding is about to start!"

"Wait, there's something I...I...I need to ask you for a favor!!"

"What is it?"

.......

After finishing his business with Philip, Miku left the office and arrived at the entrance of the Seagull Billiards Hall.

Miku took one last look at the Seagull Billiards Room with its ever-spinning windmill and the office on the second floor, and sighed in his heart: "This departure may be my last!"

Miku and Philip rode their motorcycle to the auditorium, where music was already playing when they arrived.

Shotaro looked anxiously at Philip and Miku and said, "The bride and groom are in place, now all that's left is for you to take your seats!"

"hurry up!"

The two people and the cat who hurriedly entered the hall sat down. Miku had just sat down when he saw Saeko with a smile on her face.

"You look really handsome today, Miku!"

"You too, I'm really curious why Akiko and the others invited you to their wedding!"

"It's all because of the invitation from the person who came. He was worried that I would be too lonely and do something foolish, so he called me here!"

"Where's Kirihiko? I can't see... I... I don't see him!"

Miku, curious and eager to ask questions, couldn't stop his eyes from darting around. A-Ge stood alone before the priest, looking somewhat anxious. This was understandable; that was the reaction of every man on his most important day.

"Ever since he became a Kamen Rider, he's been nowhere to be seen all day long. I wonder what he's up to!"

"Oh!"

Miku gave Saeko a meaningful look, then heard the church doors open. He leaned back on the chair and saw Akiko standing alone in front of the door, her left arm around her waist.

"That's strange. Didn't Shotaro say he was going to walk the red carpet with Aki-chan? Why isn't he here?"

"Yeah, that's really weird!"

Why is this happening?

.....

The whispers of the people around him reached Miku's ears. Miku narrowed his eyes and stared intently at Akiko's side, his nose catching a faint, strange scent.

"It seems that Narumi Shokichi is truly deeply in love with Akiko, as he actually made a special trip to be with her!"

Akiko's footsteps followed the rhythm of the music. With each step, specks of light seemed to appear out of nowhere in the air. After walking halfway down the red carpet, a middle-aged man in a white suit, his face weathered, took Akiko's left arm and accompanied her with a smile until they reached the end. He then handed her large hand to Brother A.

"I never expected that Narumi Shokichi could return to the human world in the form of a memory!"

Upon seeing Narumi Shokichi's somewhat transparent body that emitted a white light, Miku's eyes lit up with a realization.

In the Kamen Rider universe, the boundary between life and death is very clear. However, some individuals who had special abilities in life can briefly cross the boundary between life and death and form a body with the power of people's thoughts, briefly returning to the world of the living. But the limitations of this are also great.

There was a related description in the novel "The Knight's Soul of Ghost Boys", and now that I think about it, the idea that the dead return to the world of the living is not unfounded.

After personally handing Akiko over to Brother A, Narumi Shoki smiled and took one last look at his daughter before turning into a speck of light and disappearing. Before disappearing, a barely perceptible voice reached Shotaro's ears.

"Shotaro, that hat suits you very well!"

Shotaro's expression changed, and tears streamed down his face. Seeing his partner like this, Philip smiled and patted him on the shoulder to comfort him.

.........

At night, Miku walked alone on the deserted street. The night wind was cool, but Miku enjoyed the feeling of the evening breeze caressing his body.

Looking back at the Wind Tower in the night, Miku sighed:

"I depart from this day forth, never to return!"

Goodbye, Wind City!

Chapter Twenty-Eight: San Dan, I, Meow Han San, am back!

Miku disappeared into the night and headed straight for the forest where he had buried the crystals.

After transforming, Miku quickly dug out the bulging sack. Opening the sack, he saw the crystals lying quietly inside and felt a sense of peace wash over him.

Miku, his face glowing a vibrant green under the soft green light, tied the bag tightly and left the forest.

Not long after he left, a slender figure came to the place where he had been, and after a moment, sighed, "Just as I thought!"

"I never expected him to still try to get money from Extreme!"

"So what? Miku isn't an outsider. I don't think he'll use this power for evil purposes!"

"Then let's hope he can find what he wants in the future!"

A long sigh echoed through the silent woods, then quickly faded away.

Miku returned to the ruins of the Madoka Mansion, placed the sack at his feet, stretched out his left arm, and looked at the bracelet hidden in the hair on his arm.

"It's time to leave!"

Thinking silently of the Hongshang Biological Research Institute where he left, the bracelet, sensing Miku's thoughts, burst forth with intense light.

"San Dan, I, Meow Han San, am back!"

"Meow hahaha..."

With a strange laugh, Miku picked up the sack at his feet and stepped into the dimensional wall that had appeared before him. After Miku's figure disappeared into the dimensional wall, another figure appeared, watching the dimensional wall slowly dissipate into the air, and sighed softly, "Goodbye, Miku!"

Kamen Rider OOO World, Hongshang Biological Research Institute.

Because of the previous attack by the greedy individuals and unidentified monsters, Hong Shang personally halted the experiment on the time-travel device and sealed all the data. All the equipment was moved.

A week has passed since the last attack.

In the dimly lit, empty laboratory, a hazy wall appeared out of nowhere.

A hunched figure carrying a sack walked out. Seeing the empty laboratory, Miku wondered, "I wonder how long I've been gone. I spent more than a day in Fengdu. I shouldn't have been gone too long with Sandan!"

As Miku walked towards the door, a figure was clearly reflected in his scarlet eyes. Miku, wary and hunched over, had his right arm across his chest.

"Roar!"

Miku, who was constantly making low growls, watched the figure approach. When the figure was three steps in front of Miku, it revealed its face.

"Uncle Hong Shang... Uncle Hong Shang?"

Miku, who was looking at Hong Shang with suspicion, lowered his guard. If there was anyone in the Three Eggs World who would not hurt him, it was Hong Shang in front of him!

"Oops!"

Realizing she had spoken out of shock, Miku looked at Uncle Hongshang in front of her with some panic. Uncle Hongshang had a very deep smile on his face.

"Welcome back, Miku!"

Hong Shang, with his arms outstretched, completely disregarded Miku's ferocious and terrifying appearance, and instead welcomed his return with great joy.

"I thought you would be back for a while, but I didn't expect you to be back so soon, only seven days ago!"

"Aren't you scared of what I... look like?"

Miku cautiously opened his mouth and carefully observed Uncle Hongshang's expression. In his monster form, he had a keen eye for detail. Miku wanted to use this to observe Uncle Hongshang's inner thoughts, but he was disappointed to find that Uncle Hongshang was not afraid of his ferocious appearance. Instead, he showed a sense of closeness.

That's right, it's about being close!

But even a child would be so scared of my face that they'd forget to cry, so what's with the friendly look you're giving me?

Uncle Hongshang, of course, had no idea that Miku was internally ranting and raving. Instead, he smiled and said, "After you left last time, I sealed up all the data on the time-space transfer machine and transferred and sealed up all the experimental equipment."

"So you don't need to worry about your identity being exposed. But speaking of which, I really admire you. You actually managed to get greedy people to work for you!"