The Strange Cat from Fuuto

The silent Miku exuded a palpable killing intent, and his bloodshot eyes reflected his empty neck as he lowered his head.

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"Put this on, and from today onwards, he's my dog!"

Looking at Iggy, who was squatting in front of him with his tongue sticking out, Miku's tone was full of affection.

"Woof...woof woof woof..."

"Damn it, don't lick me!"

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.......

Goodbye, Iggy!

As it turned to dust and scattered with the wind, Iggy gazed longingly at Miku one last time, its body limp in Miku's arms as it desperately tried to lick the other's golden mask.

"Roar!!!"

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"That was the last memory I left for you."

"How dare you take it!"

His words were cold and devoid of warmth, and his childish voice became low and hoarse for the first time.

"boom...."

The ground suddenly shattered, and spiderweb-like cracks spread outwards. A red shockwave spread out in a ring, and a golden light shone in the dim scarlet eyes.

"I'll take it, what can you do to me?!" The mysterious knight tossed Iggy's dog tag, his tone slowly turning mocking.

"You're just a cat that can transform into a monster, nothing special!"

"If it weren't for President Hongshang spoiling you, you wouldn't even be worth a fart!"

Miku, ignoring the other's words, vanished silently, surprising the other. But Miku quickly laughed, "You think you can defeat me like this... Ugh...."

Before he could finish speaking, a clear fist print appeared on the knight's lower abdomen. Touching the fist print on his outer bio-armor, the mysterious knight's pride began to slowly crumble.

"How is this possible... Wow!"

With another scream, the mysterious knight was kicked away by Miku, who had appeared. Miku, whose hands were hanging down in front of him, raised his head and uttered words without any inflection.

"Extreme!"

As cracks spread across its entire body, a slender figure, two meters tall, burst through the old body and appeared before the mysterious knight. The knight, who had just stood up, trembled upon seeing this figure that seemed to have descended from heaven and exclaimed, "This is not what the information says! You are clearly a strange cat that can transform!"

"How could this be...."

The mysterious knight, who had been startled into speaking, quickly said, "Wait, I'm from Dr. Maki's Kougami Foundation. We're all on the same side. There's no need to go to such lengths for a joke!"

Miku, who remained standing still, showed no intention of answering, as seven or eight slender figures appeared around the mysterious knight.

"I'm giving your things back to you, I'm giving them back to you!"

The mysterious knight, trembling as he held up the dog tag, spoke with a hint of humility and ingratiation.

"Splash..."

Miku, having retrieved the dog tag, said nothing more. He then extended his hand and slapped it down at the knights surrounded in the middle.

Then the other figures joined in, unleashing a continuous barrage of attacks on the mysterious knight, much like a torrential downpour.

The mysterious knight, now reduced to a bouncy ball, was repeatedly punched around. Just as he was being sent flying by a punch, another figure appeared at his landing spot and kicked him away.

"Are they playing ball?"

Seeing this, Eiji muttered to himself, while Ankh, watching the scene, said, "Aren't all cats like this?"

"To manipulate the prey, slowly stripping away its will to resist, until finally snapping it to death!"

Just as Ankh had said, the mysterious knight, who was being used as a bouncy ball, was not only completely powerless to resist Miku's attacks, but his psychological defenses were also being constantly destroyed.

"Spare me, please spare me!"

The mysterious knight, who had finally fallen to the ground, knelt down and cried out, "I was wrong! I'll never do it again!"

"Spare me!"

As Mikukin withdrew all his figures from the field, a faint light shone in his red eyes. As the light overflowed from his eye sockets, his two-meter-tall figure rapidly expanded.

In just a few seconds, a colossal beast stood before the mysterious knight. Its golden mask was etched with intricate patterns, and its fur shimmered with a mysterious golden-red light. Its four paws, larger than millstones, pressed down so heavily on the ground that they seemed unbearable. A thick tiger tail drooped behind it.

"Ah...ah ah..."

The mysterious knight, emitting terrified cries, collapsed to the ground before Miku, showing no desire to resist.

"call...."

Zhang Ka exhaled a gust of wind from his large mouth, and Miku condensed a golden-red light bullet. He remained silent from the start of the battle until now.

"Buzz, buzz, buzz..."

The ball of light held in Miku's mouth began to vibrate and hum, and its scorching heat could be felt from a great distance.

"Looks like this guy who suddenly appeared is dead meat!"

With his right hand held across his chest, Ankh spoke calmly. The mysterious knight turned to Eiji and pleaded, "Save me, save me! Aren't you a knight?"

"Aren't you supposed to help anyone in need?"

"help me!"

Just as Eiji, looking reluctant, was about to speak, Ankh grabbed her arm.

"Ignore him, he brought this on himself. If he hadn't touched Miku's dog tag, he wouldn't have been abused like this!"

"But...."

"Stop 'butting'! Even if you face this monster head-on now, you'll be killed!"

Eiji, who had been forcibly pulled back by Anku, suddenly broke free of his arm and ran to the mysterious knight, spreading his arms wide and saying, "Stop it! He's already returned your things to you, and you've already taught him a lesson. Don't continue like this!"

His golden-red eyes, devoid of any emotion, swept over Eiji before landing on the mysterious knight.

"Whoosh..."

The golden-red light bullets fell without warning. The instant they hit the ground, a figure lunged at Eiji and pulled him away from the attack range.

The golden-red energy blast crashed to the ground, like the sun falling to earth. Endless light and heat erupted, and Eiji, witnessing this scene, recalled his own experiences during the war.

"No!"

Eiji, with his outstretched hand, watched helplessly as the golden-red flames engulfed everything, and the mysterious knight's figure disappeared into the golden-red flames.

Facing the scorching shockwave from the ring-shaped impact, Anku covered his face with his hands, his eyes filled with envy and resentment towards this power.

"If I were fully resurrected, I could also reach that level!"

"If only I could be fully resurrected!"

Ankh, gritting his teeth, saw the scene before him and his resentment grew stronger, while Eiji was protected behind him by Hina, who rushed to the rescue.

As the flames subsided, a charred figure lay on the molten glass-like ground, its body twitching occasionally.

"I'll give you face this time, Eiji!"

Miku, having reverted to his third giant form, approached the charred figure and ripped off the somewhat damaged driver from his waist.

After examining it for a moment, he removed the red core coin embedded in it and tossed it to Ankur.

"Be at the foundation building at 9:00 AM sharp tomorrow. I don't want to see you late!"

Miku turned and left, ignoring Eiji rushing towards the charred figure, Hina standing aside deactivating her transformation, and Ankh clutching the Core Medal in his hand.

"Go back, Iggy!"

Miku, clutching the dog tag tightly in his hand, disappeared at the end of the street, leaving the three and a half people in the arena speechless.

"Get him to the hospital quickly, there's still hope!"

Carefully lifting the charred, mysterious knight, Eiji ran towards the City Hospital.

Instead of returning to the foundation's headquarters, Miku walked all the way to the coast, feeling the sea breeze blowing in his face.

Miku remained silent for a long time, his memories stirred up.

"Iggy, I now have the power to protect everything, but you are no longer here!"

"But I will walk this path with you in mind, and witness everything!"

The tall, slender figure stood by the sea, a resolute glint in his golden-red eyes.

"Woof...woof..."

A faint bark echoed in his heart.

Chapter 44: Let's go on a blind date, Dr. Maki!

The following day, at the headquarters of the Hongshang Foundation, in the president's office.

Eiji and Anko, who got out of bed early in the morning, followed Hina to the headquarters of the Kougami Foundation. After entering the office, Chairman Kougami looked at them with some surprise.

"Miku, tell us to come to work today!"

Eiji smiled and explained to Uncle Hongshang with a slightly embarrassed expression, but Anku stood there for only a few minutes before his expression turned impatient.

"Then..." Anku shuddered upon seeing the pair of emerald green eyes and asked, "So, what is our task today?"

"yawn...."

Miku emerged from his cat bed with a big yawn, his fur looking somewhat disheveled after a nap.

"Your mission is simple: find the two missing core coins!"

"Lost?"

Anku narrowed his eyes, while Miku said nonchalantly, "During the last battle with Thief Horn and Lovefin, two Core Medals were knocked away. Your mission is to retrieve those two Core Medals!"

"Putting the mission aside for now, where are the fifty Cell Coins you promised us a day?"