The Strange Cat from Fuuto

Uncontrollable joy radiated from Duo Qiao's face as he grabbed a handful of coins and absorbed them into his body.

"This feeling of constant replenishment is just wonderful!"

Enjoying the feeling of being filled by the cellular coin, a tall, golden figure appeared in the shovel-green eyes.

"This guy looks familiar!"

Looking at the other party's shovel, he was startled and realized that the golden figure was the demon cat wearing the knight's skin.

"What are you doing here?" Miku looked at the shovel warily, his right hand protectively in front of him. Seeing this reaction from the shovel, Miku sighed with a headache.

"Ah, I should have known better than to undo my transformation in front of him last time."

Miku, scratching his head in exasperation, looked at the man grabbing the shovel and laughed, "Don't be so nervous, I just came here to ask you for a favor!"

"help?!"

As he slowly retreated, Duo Qiao no longer cared about the cell coin in front of him. He clearly remembered the torture he had suffered in the damned research institute cell after being captured by this cat.

Why do all the other greedy people have coins, but I don't?

Why do you only bother me and not other greedy people?

Why are you still holding me captive even though I've come all this way?

He was already prepared to run away at any moment, harboring deep resentment towards Miku for taking the shovel. However, Miku, with a flick of his wrist, produced a weight that made it impossible for him to move.

"Want your Core Coin back?"

Miku's nimble fingers tossed the Core Coin between his fingers, and looking at the green coin in Miku's hand, he stammered, "What exactly do you want to do?"

"Nothing, I'm just bored lately and wanted to find someone to spar with." Miku flicked the green Core Coin from his hand, pinching a coin between his thumb and forefinger.

"Just a friendly spar?!"

"It's just a friendly sparring session, I just want to play with my toys!"

Miku shrugged, touching the driver on his waist, and said, "Just tell me if you're in or not. I'll give you this Core Medal no matter who you beat!"

Looking at his own Core Medal in the other's hand with difficulty, Duo Qiao's eyes flashed with a fierce light as he said, "I'll do it!"

"very good!"

Miku, who gave the shovel a thumbs-up, said, "You can absorb those Cell Coins first, I'm not in a hurry!"

"Also, show me your true skills. I need a real opponent to hone my Knight System!"

Vigilantly guarding against Miku's attempt to seize the shovel, he absorbed all the cell coins on the ground into his body.

"Although I don't know what you're up to, since you've put it that way, I can't let this opportunity slip by!"

With his right arm raised, Miku calmly walked towards him, shovel in hand. Seeing Miku's confident demeanor, Miku chuckled inwardly. This guy really trusts me not to back out!

The last guy this confident had his core coin stolen and his coins scattered everywhere.

However, the intense battle helped him absorb the power of the Core Medal, so all things considered, he didn't lose out!

Miku, scratching his chin, decided to have a big fight with his opponent! He took a step forward with his left leg, braced himself with his right leg, lowered his body, and extended the golden claw blades from his arms.

"I'm in!!"

With a sharp shout, the man who had seized the shovel flashed forward and rushed in front of Miku. He quickly pulled out the grappling hook in his right hand. Miku pushed off the ground with his right leg and fell backward, while at the same time he stretched out his arms to strike the man's chest.

"Clang..."

Sparks flew as the claws and hooks clashed. "He's so weak in this state!" The shovel-wielding warrior, standing still, reflected on his exchange with Miku and thought to himself, "This is just the right time for me to avenge my previous defeat!"

Without further hesitation, Duo Qiao was now fully focused on the battle with Miku. He quickly approached Miku, raised his right arm high, and the curved hook blade gleamed with a sharp, cold light. The hook blade, capable of splitting gold and jade as easily as cutting paper, slashed down at Miku.

"This guy is really reckless!"

Miku, who was thinking to himself, showed no sign of panic on the surface, and simply rolled to the side.

"I was right, the battle can facilitate the penetration of the Core Medal into my body!"

Miku, a hint of joy in his eyes, stared at the snatcher with even greater fervor.

This guy is a treasure!

Seeing that his opponent had narrowly dodged both attacks, Duo Qiao shouted loudly. Fine green lightning erupted from the pair of curved horns on his head, lashing out fiercely at Miku.

"I wipe!"

Seeing the green electric grid pressing down on him, Miku, relying on his superhuman reflexes and reaction speed, quickly swayed his body and kept moving to dodge the opponent's wide-range AoE.

"what!"

With another loud shout, Duo Qiao turned his head, and two thick bolts of lightning shot out from the curved horn on his head.

"Damn it, is AoE never going to end?!"

In his knight form, Miku had no effective ranged attacks to strike the enemy, so he could only curse under his breath and quickly lean backward, bending his legs and gripping the ground with his toes.

"You've been tricked!"

Upon seeing Miku's body, he dodged his lightning whip by leaning over in a bridge-like position. With a triumphant shout, Duo Qiao flipped in mid-air, and the lightning bolts shooting from the curved horn above his head quickly changed direction with Duo Qiao's movement.

"This is even possible?" Miku exclaimed, "Holy crap!" He pushed off the ground with both legs and arms, his body suddenly rising into the air. With nowhere to catch his weight, Miku used his waist to roll like a crocodile.

"Sizzle..."

Miku felt the electric whip lashing beneath him and smelled the ozone permeating the air, a surge of fighting spirit welled up within him.

"This is the kind of battle I've been wanting!"

The Tiger Core Coin on the Zero Driver at his waist shone even brighter, and the forward-facing tiger emblem seemed to be about to pounce.

Feeling the memory within his body constantly devouring the power of the coin that the driver was infiltrating into his body, Miku grinned and said, "Come on, let's continue!"

No sooner had he finished speaking than Miku suddenly charged forward, watching the increasingly intense struggle between himself and Miku as they grabbed the shovel, and laughed, "Hmph, it's good that you can keep going!"

The two colliding forces immediately became entangled, exchanging blows and sparks flying everywhere.

Both individuals, whose physical attributes far exceed those of ordinary people, are constantly shifting their battlegrounds as they clash.

Miku, his arms locked in a struggle with the shovel, arrived at a deserted grassland with his opponent. After rolling on the spot, the two stood facing each other.

"You're really a troublesome guy!"

"Each each other!"

The two exchanged a smile, seemingly forgetting their past grievances, yet neither could truly trust the other. Miku, having retrieved the Core Medal, tossed it to the other and deactivated his transformation. "Here's the coin. I really enjoyed the fight!"

"You don't seem so bad after all!"

The man who had retrieved the Core Medallion snorted and took a few steps back. Seeing Miku remain motionless, he turned to leave, but a sharp pain shot through his back, and he turned back in disbelief, uttering, "You fucking..."

"I said I'd give you coins, but I didn't say I wouldn't take your coins!"

"You, a collection of desires, know better than I do the wickedness of the human heart!"

Mikusen, whose arm was churning inside the shovel, suddenly spoke up: "Actually, you're a pretty good guy, both in combat and as a tool!"

Chapter 52: When I say I'll protect you, I mean I'll protect (and smear) you!

Inside a specially designed high-voltage cell at the Hongshang Biological Research Institute.

"Oh, you really look terrible right now!"

Anku, leaning against the wall outside the cell, examined his fiery red monster hand and sneered, "What's it like to be caught again? Can you tell me?"

"You bastard!"

Provoked by Anku's words, Tuoqiao kicked over a table and stumbled as he crashed into the cell door.

"Sizzle..."

A bright silver current lashed out from the cell bars and struck Duo Qiao's body, sending him flying against the wall with a scream of pain.

The prison doors are made of a high-voltage current grid created by Dr. Maki using the energy of the Cell Coin, which even the most thick-skinned and greedy person cannot withstand.

"damn it!"

With a slam of his fist on the ground, Tuoqiao glared fiercely at Anku outside the cell. Anku sneered and said, "You should be glad you were only captured. That guy, Shili, was wiped out by Miku!"

Seeing the unpredictable expression on Duo Qiao's face, Anku turned and left with a gloating look on his face.

"Enjoy your aquaculture life inside!"

Ankh, having left the area, saw Eiji waiting outside. "Let's go, Eiji!"

"But shouldn't we be here watching that guy?"

“He can’t cause any trouble!” Ankur glanced back at the cell and said dismissively, “Having lost a Core Medal, it’s already difficult for him to maintain his physical form, let alone try to escape!”

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

Ankh, who was gesturing for Eiji to leave, heard the angry roar of Takuya behind him, and a deep smile appeared on his face.

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

Miku lay lazily on the sofa, his eyelids drooping as he glanced at the two people in front of him.

"Goto, you should help Dr. Maki with the breeding business these days!"

"Understood!" Goto, bowing his head respectfully, glanced at the driver placed in front of Miku, a hint of fervor in his eyes.

"Don't look at this, it's not something you can use!"

"That's right, Goto-kun. If you use this driver, you have to be prepared to become a monster. Are you prepared for that?"

"this...."

Goto stared at the driver on the table, a hint of struggle in his eyes.

"Alright, get rid of that idea as soon as possible. What I told you before still stands!"

Dr. Maki, speaking slowly and deliberately, ignored Goto's inner turmoil and instead stared intently at Miku. His gaze was very strange; for him, having a living specimen standing in front of him was agonizing!

"Don't look at me like that, or I might just kill you!"

Miku lazily rolled over and warned Dr. Maki, "That look in your eyes reminds me of someone who makes me very unhappy. If you don't want to be humanely exterminated, you'd better put away your research thoughts!"

With a childish voice, Miku got up from the sofa, shook himself, and, with his slightly messy fur, twisted his neck and said, "Let's go see our cute little shovel-wielding friend!"