The Strange Cat from Fuuto

Just as he raised his right hand, he paused, a hint of panic flashing in his eyes. He immediately lost all interest in retrieving the Cell Coin and leaped backward, disappearing from their sight.

I had no choice but to run; I was truly traumatized by that damned cat!

"You're smart to know what's good for you!"

Miku gave a satisfied snort as he ran away with the shovel, "Eiji, Hina, this guy is yours now!"

"By the way, can I borrow this Core coin for a few days to study it? I'll return it to you later!"

"Bye-Bye!"

As Miku waved at Eiji and the other two, he retreated, bent his knees, and quickly jumped backward, disappearing from their sight.

"Tsk, this guy is really reckless!" Ankh clicked his tongue and shouted at Eiji, "Eiji, quickly teach this guy a lesson!"

"Ok!"

"Hina, let's attack together!"

"Ok!"

.............

In the dead of night, all was quiet.

The lights were still on in the president's office at the foundation's headquarters building.

Miku lay sprawled on the sofa, her eyes fixed on the Driver on the table. Beside the Driver sat the Cat-type Tiger Core Medal. The six Cell Medals embedded in the grooves of the gyroscope disintegrated as Miku deactivated her transformation.

"This driver feels strange. After using it, I can clearly feel the power of the Core Medal penetrating into my body."

Miku jumped onto the table as he got up, and the tiger coin next to the driver suddenly trembled.

"Snapped!"

Miku, who had pinned the tiger coin down with one paw, muttered to himself, "There really is a problem!"

"This driver!"

Chapter 48: The Origin and Curse of the Driver!

In the dead of night, a glimmer of light high above stood out starkly against the darkness.

"This coin reacted even more violently than the one I held before!"

Feeling the restless Core Coin beneath his paw pads, Miku pondered, "What exactly did Dr. Maki develop?"

"Humph!"

With a cold snort, Miku mobilized the power of the Gaia Memory within his body to forcefully suppress the agitation of the Core Medal.

"Looks like I'll have to have a good talk with Dr. Maki tomorrow!"

The calmed-down Core coin lay quietly on the table, as if the one that had been agitated earlier was not it at all. However, the claw marks mixed on the table undoubtedly revealed the scene of its previous agitation.

The following morning, Miku, carrying the Driver and the Core Coin, went to the research institute.

Inside the research institute, in the director's office.

Dr. Maki, humming a tune as he pedaled the sewing machine, was also leaning over a small sewing machine model, just like him.

"It's done!"

Dr. Maki created a small, exquisite, and gorgeous suit. He picked up the tiny suit, held it up against the doll, and said with satisfaction, "It really fits perfectly!"

"I wonder if she'll like it?"

"I don't think they'll like it. After all, no one would want a weirdo with a doll on his shoulder!"

Miku, who had just entered through the door, overheard his mutterings and instinctively scoffed.

"It's you again!?"

Upon seeing Miku, Dr. Maki quickly clutched the doll to his chest, looking warily at the seemingly harmless blue cat before him.

"Don't look at me like that. I'm not here to tease you; I have important business to discuss!"

"Is this serious business?"

Dr. Maki, who had tucked the doll into his arms, asked in confusion, "I can't think of anything. What important business do you have with me?"

"It's about your newly developed Knight System!"

"You used this Knight System?"

With a strange glint in his eyes, Dr. Maki spoke urgently, while Miku wagged his tail and said, "That's right, I originally intended to play with it as a toy, but I never expected this thing to be so wicked!"

"When you use it, what specific sensations do you experience? Do you feel any discomfort in your body?"

"Has there been any change in its mental state? Has there been any special situation with its power?"

Upon hearing that Miku had used this Knight System, Dr. Maki spoke up urgently. Miku, with a rather unfriendly look in his eyes, asked, "What do you mean by saying these things?"

Seeing the anger in Miku's eyes, Dr. Maki coughed twice and said, "I'm sorry, I just got into research mode for a moment, so..."

"Enough with the nonsense, explain this Knight System to me clearly!"

"With your technical skills, you shouldn't be able to develop such a system!"

Miku, keeping a close eye on Dr. Maki, slowly approached him, like a predator hunting in the jungle, step by step getting closer to his opponent, catching him off guard and tearing open his throat in one fell swoop.

"Actually, this system was created based on the information I found in the documents discovered in the ruins!"

"remains?"

Miku, who had just squatted down, had a thoughtful look in his eyes. The original story didn't mention any related ruins at all, except for a certain Nobunaga. So where did the ruins that Dr. Maki mentioned come from?

"That's right, a ruin. However, I was asked by Chairman Hong Shang to investigate this ruin, and during the investigation, I discovered the information about this driver."

"Only data, no finished product?"

"No, according to the information recorded in the documents, after the creator of this driver developed this system, he destroyed all the finished products for some unknown reason, leaving only his manuscript. I developed it based on the manuscript!"

"The literature says that those who use it will be cursed and meet a tragic end!"

"That's it!"

After listening to Dr. Maki's explanation, Miku lowered his head and pondered carefully. If this driver was described in the original story, he wouldn't forget it; after all, his greatest strength was remembering details that others overlooked and analyzing them.

Will we be cursed?

Miku, talking to himself, pondered quietly under Dr. Maki's eager gaze. Dr. Maki did not disturb him, but instead let him think.

He merely recreated the system based on the records of ancient alchemists, and as its creator, he was well aware of its dangers and naturally couldn't use it himself. Therefore, Miku, one of only two people who had used it, became his target for finding a breakthrough!

"Um, may I examine your body?"

Dr. Maki, his eyes gleaming with curiosity, spoke eagerly. Miku stared at him for a long time before shaking his head and refusing, "That's impossible. Seeing your eyes reminds me of a doctor I hate!"

"That alone makes it impossible!"

"That's such a shame!"

Dr. Maki sighed and glanced at Miku and the Driver beside him, looking quite disappointed.

"You'd better not try to mess with my body data. Let me tell you this now: if I find out, you're dead!"

After giving Dr. Maki a threatening look, Miku put the driver away.

"Oh, by the way, what's the name of this drive?" Miku asked casually, realizing he had never known the name of the drive. Dr. Maki pushed up his slightly drooping glasses and replied, "Zero Drive!"

"Zero Drive?"

Just as Miku was about to leave, he saw the little suit that Miku had just made and suddenly asked, "You seem to be having a good time lately. How's it going with Manager Shiraishi?"

"Ahem, well..."

When asked, Dr. Maki said embarrassedly, "I'm planning to invite her out on a date, but I don't know what she thinks!"

"Then keep up the good work and try to find a partner soon."

"As the chief scientist of our foundation and the director of the research institute, your marriage is a matter of great interest!"

"Marriage?" Upon hearing Miku's words, Dr. Maki jumped up in shock and exclaimed, "I have no such intention!"

“No, you have to.” Miku continued forcefully, “If you don’t win over Shiraishi, the manager of the multinational restaurant, within a month, I’ll drug you both and lock you in a room.”

"Or force her to enter the adult film industry, you choose one!"

"How could you do this!" Dr. Maki, now furious and agitated, gasped, "Are you a demon?"

"No, I'm just a cute little kitten!" Miku, with her eyes wide open and ears drooping, gave Dr. Maki a pitiful look.

"You bastard!"

"Swear all you want, I already told you this is punishment!"

"Either you marry her and have children, or I'll force her into making movies."

"Think it over carefully, Dr. Maki!"

Miku turned and left without giving Dr. Maki a chance to explain, leaving him sitting alone in the office.

Touching the doll, he murmured to himself, "Sister..."

...........

In a training ground under the Hongshang Foundation, two figures were entangled, each collision sparking a shower of sparks.

That's enough for now!

Miku, now transformed, spoke loudly, and the drill on Hina's right arm stopped in front of him.

"Thank you so much, Hina!"

"It's nothing. After all, I owe this power to you, which allows me to help more people!"

"It's also because you proved yourself!"

After speaking with Izumi Hina for a while, Miku, who had asked her to leave first, deactivated her transformation. Feeling the changes within her body, she muttered to herself, "Is this the curse Dr. Maki spoke of?!"

Miku, who clearly sensed a faint power within her body attempting to modify and influence her own, made a clear judgment about the curse that Dr. Maki had mentioned.

Miku, who had brought in Hina as a sparring partner, was multitasking during the battle. She clearly felt the Core Medal, through its Driver, subtly influencing her body, albeit very weakly. But to Miku, who possessed the Extrem, it was like someone sneaking up to her door and poking at it repeatedly with a small screwdriver.