The Strange Cat from Fuuto

"How powerful and mesmerizing this is!"

Intoxicated by the power of Extreme, Shigehiro became even more determined to devour all the memories.

"Ding!"

The three Core Medals emitted a simultaneous chime, and more power surged into the Memory through the crack, seizing and devouring the power within it.

"Roar!"

An angry roar came from the memory, but without Miku's command and support, the saber-toothed tiger memory could only let the mane-wearing tiger take what it wanted.

"Soon, soon I will be able to completely devour the power source of this cat that killed me. At that time, this body and everything else will be mine!"

Overwhelmed with excitement, Shiranui acted like a madman, craving more Extreme power. He poured all his own power into the memory to accelerate the absorption process!

The core coin even floated to the front of the Sabertooth Memory and stuck tightly to the back of the Memory.

"almost!"

A whisper tinged with sarcasm rang in the ear of the Ornamental Hyena, who was suddenly startled as he was absorbed in the power of Miku.

"who is it?"

Roaring, the hyena scanned its surroundings before fixing its gaze on the memory that had stopped trembling. "Could it be you, Miku Madoka?"

"But do you think there's still hope for you now that you've appeared? I've already devoured seventy percent of your power, leaving only thirty percent. What do you have left to contend with me?"

The hyena stared intently at the memory, barking arrogantly.

"Who told you that what you get is yours?"

That soft voice echoed in Shi Lie's ears once more: "What I want to give you, you can have; what I don't want to give you, you won't get even a little bit of!"

"Now, the situation is about to reverse!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Shi Lie suddenly realized that he had lost his connection with his own power in an instant.

"Could it be!?" In a flash, the panicked mane-wearing figured everything out. Whether it was his awakening or his absorption of the memory's power, it was all part of a carefully planned scheme!

This mysterious consciousness, whose origins are unknown, allowed itself to plunder and devour the power of the memory, and even actively broke through the memory so that it would release its restrictions on the power in order to obtain more. Lost in the power, it even actively clung to the saber-toothed tiger's memory.

"Damn it, was this your plan from the beginning?"

"They deliberately lured me in, letting me seize power, and then sent me to the tiger's den?"

Realizing what was happening, the Orchid frantically tried to activate the Core Medal, attempting to leave the memory, but the Core Medal was now stuck to the memory as if glued on.

"The tiger has been released from its cage!"

The Saber-toothed Tiger Memory trembled violently, shattering the electricity that had been binding it. At the same time, endless golden light surged from its surface, forming a giant tiger's mouth. The tiger's mouth, revealing its fangs, swallowed the three Core Medals in an instant, along with the consciousness of the Mane!

"Why did this happen? We should have won..."

As the roar of the hyena echoed through the crimson space, the mysterious consciousness chuckled, "It's all because you were too greedy!"

The saber-toothed tiger memory, having devoured three cat-type core coins, emitted a dazzling golden light, which instantly filled the entire crimson space.

After an unknown amount of time, when the light faded, a new three-ringed pattern appeared on the back of the saber-toothed tiger memory that had been quietly floating in the crimson space.

"These days, it's really rare to see someone willing to walk right into the lion's den!"

Chapter 78: I... want to become a vessel!

Yumemachi, a multinational restaurant called Couscous.

We're back!

Chiyoko Shiraishi, dressed in a Rubaha outfit, pushed open the shop door and excitedly showed the three people inside her traditional Russian-style clothing, which she had brought back from Russia.

Behind her, Dr. Maki, carrying large and small bags, smiled as he looked at Shiraishi Chiyoko, who was surrounded by Hina and the other two.

"So beautiful!"

Hina, who was studying fashion design, was full of praise for the long dress worn by Manager Shiraishi, who happily showed off the dress she was wearing.

The Rubaha long skirt, adorned with beautiful patterns, has a straight-cut lower body and a fitted waist as an embellishment, while the looser upper body accentuates the figure of Manager Shiraishi.

Eiji watched with a smile as Hina admired Rubaha in front of Manager Shiraishi. Not far from Eiji, Anku leaned against the wall with his arms crossed. Although he looked indifferent, the slight upturn of his lips betrayed his true feelings.

Since he brought Eiji back from Kyoto, the relationship between the two has become more complicated than before.

"Hmm..." Ankh suddenly frowned, quickly went outside the shop, and looked into the distance. "This feeling is..."

"What's wrong, Anku?"

Upon noticing Anku's unusual behavior, Eiji approached from behind and asked, "Nothing!" Anku gazed into the distance for a moment, then shook his head and said, "Nothing!"

"I just have this strange flutter in my heart!"

As Anku subconsciously touched his right wrist, he couldn't help but recall Miku's figure that day. The overwhelming power and strength he possessed filled him with envy.

"If only I could be fully resurrected!"

In Yumemachi, on a telephone pole on a street, a fiery red figure stands, gazing at the distant entrance of Gusgus's shop.

“Another me..…”

The fiery red feathers drifted down, but before they even hit the ground, they were caught by a large hand.

"Anku!"

A muffled sound reached Xiao Anku's ears. Standing on the telephone pole, Xiao Anku looked up and saw a young man in a white t-shirt pinching his red feather.

"you are?"

"Who I am is not important, what's important is whether you want to get your arm back."

The anthropomorphic thief's gaze fell on Little Anku's bare blue arm. Because Anku was separated from his body, his right forearm was bare, revealing a patch of blue biological skin. Not only that, but even his face was mutilated!

Can you help me?

"Of course!"

The thief, with a smile on his face, nodded to the little Anku on the telephone pole, but his eyes were cold and devoid of any emotion.

The thief's bright smile made Ankh hesitate for a moment, after all, he still remembered what Ai-Fin had done before.

"You really will help me?"

"Help me find the part I've lost?" Little Anku, stroking his bald right arm, suddenly tapped his toes on a telephone pole, and with half of his wings spread, he floated in mid-air.

"I don't believe you!"

Having witnessed others of his kind stealing coins from each other, Xiao Anku didn't readily believe Daojiao's words. Daojiao's smile faded, and he lowered his head, muttering to himself, "I see!"

"So today..."

The coin-shaped horn on the surface of the body revealed its hideous, monstrous form, and it stretched out a hand at Little Anku, saying, "You'll stay here for me!"

The solidified silver-gray gravity wave instantly enveloped Little Ank, who was floating in mid-air. Little Ank, who already had doubts about the thief, did not expect him to suddenly make such a move.

Suddenly surrounded by gravitational waves, Little Anku fell straight down from mid-air as the thief's hand clenched and pulled back.

What do you want to do?

The little Anku, bound by the gravitational wave, screamed at the thief horn. The thief horn did not speak, but simply pulled him straight in front of him.

Unable to move, Little Ank watched helplessly as he drew closer and closer to Thief Horn. A silver-gray gravity wave formed a ring around him, tightly binding him. Bird-type Pokémon were known for their excellent mobility, but suddenly, having fallen for Thief Horn's trick, his prized flight ability was rendered useless. Struggling to muster the energy within his body, half a single wing sprouted from his left back.

"what!"

With a low shout, the energy wings exploded out of thin air, and countless fiery red feathers shot towards the thief's horn.

"Boom, boom, boom..."

The continuous explosions echoed through the peaceful street. Upon hearing the explosions, Eiji and Anko, who were inside the multinational restaurant, changed their expressions and ran out of the restaurant in unison.

Upon seeing this, Hina hurriedly went to retrieve the Birth drive that she had stored in the attic.

Anko brought back not only Eiji from Kyoto, but also Hina's Birth Driver.

On the other side, Thief Horn took the brunt of Little Anku's feather attack head-on. When the smoke cleared, he had only dropped a few Cell Coins. Ignoring the fear in Little Anku's eyes, he grabbed Little Anku's neck with his large hand like a pair of pliers.

"Forehead...."

Anku, whose neck was being choked, remained trapped in the gravity ring. "What exactly do you want to do?"

"I told you, I'll help you find what you've lost!"

"But you probably won't see it!"

The thief, who was gripping Anku's neck with his right hand, spoke to him, and, sensing Anku's presence, turned his gaze to the other street corner.

"come yet?"

"Eiji, prepare for battle!"

Ankh, who had tossed three Core Medals to Eiji, stopped in his tracks when he saw two large figures standing by a telephone pole on the street.

"There are... imposters among those who steal horns?"

"Long time no see, Anku!"

He grabbed Xiao Anku by the horn and pulled him into his arms. Xiao Anku, who was struggling, glared at him resentfully.

If looks could kill, the thief's horn would already be riddled with holes.

"What do you want to do with him?"

With his right arm outstretched, Ankh blocked Eiji's path. The thief in front of him gave him a strange feeling, as if he had become a different person!

"I want to make a deal with you!"

The thief, speaking in a cold voice, glanced at the little Ankh in his arms and said loudly to Ankh, "If I remember correctly, you have my three Core Medals!"

"That's right, what do you want to do?"

What do I want to do?

Suddenly, Xiao Anku stabbed into his left arm from behind, piercing through his chest.

"I'm just making a deal with you!"

Clutching three Bird-type Core Medals, Thief Horn ignored Ankh's painful screams. Ankh trembled in pain as he glared at Thief Horn with resentment.