The Strange Cat from Fuuto

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Night falls at the Shirojima residence.

"Swish, swish..."

Hearing the balcony door open, Miku didn't turn around. Mik walked in, flicking a coin into Yuuki's body.

How long will it take for her to awaken?

"I don't know, but it will take some time!"

During his conversation with Miku, Mik quietly deactivated his transformation and reverted to his cat form.

Mik walked over to Miku and lay down next to her, then followed Miku's gaze to Yuuki, who was snoring softly on the bed.

"Can this guy really do it?" Mick's ear, which had a black spot on it, twitched as he remembered the original plot.

In the original story, Yuuki was one of the twelve apostles, the Gemini. But now, with their meddling, can this sweet girl really become a Gemini?

"Don't worry, this girl has a dual personality, and with our help, it'll be hard for her not to awaken!"

Miku ignored Mick's worries and instead asked, "How is the experiment with the Twelve Apostles going?"

"It failed. The Cell Coins could only stimulate their desires and turn them into ghouls!"

After Mick sighed and told Miku about the whole story of his experiment with the Leo constellation, Miku thoughtfully said, "It seems that Star Pattern Coins can only be born in unevolved Star Apprentices, but not in awakened Palace Apprentices?"

"I'm curious, what changes will occur after the Star Apprentice, who was incorporated into the coin, evolves into a Palace Apprentice!"

Mick's lips curled up, a hint of curiosity flashing in his heterochromatic eyes.

"Don't rush, take your time. We have plenty of time. Besides, Si-zai needs your and my cooperation to help him grow further!"

"Speaking of which, I think they're really letting Fourze run wild over there. They're really planning to use him as a catalyst for Star Apprentices!"

Speaking of the Light of Hope, Mick recalled his conversation and probing with him. He said with considerable disdain, "This guy seems to have been badly corrupted by the Gifter. He's obsessed with using the Twelve Apostles' switches to open the Dark Nebula and reach the Gifter's side. Little does he know, the Gifter isn't exactly a saint either!"

"How about we give him a piece of our mind?"

At this point, a hint of eagerness appeared in Mick's eyes. Miku slapped him across the face and said, "Don't do anything unnecessary. Collecting Star Coins is the most important thing right now. If you want to cause trouble for that guy, you'll have to wait until we merge and take another step forward!"

"OK!" After suppressing his thoughts, Mick grinned mischievously. "I really want to see Four's expression after he finds out the truth!"

"We'll see it sooner or later!"

Miku nuzzled against Mick and comforted him, "All we need to do now is follow the steps, just follow the steps!"

"Ok!"

.........

In the dimly lit gymnasium, a young man in a fencing uniform wielded his foil, sweat streaming down his face, his eyes filled with hatred.

"I won't let you get away with this! I absolutely won't let you get away with this!"

"JK!"

The boy, whose movements were quite skillful, thought of the guy who had only used him, and swung his foil even more swiftly.

"Young man, do you crave power?"

From the shadows, a seductive whisper rang out. The boy stopped and turned to look back, his bloodshot eyes gleaming.

"Make a wish upon the stars, and..."

"...Release your desires!"

Chapter Seventeen: Miku, you look like a skewer!

The next day, the sky was high, and it was Class 2B.

Miku, who was squatting on Gentaro's desk, was staring at Gentaro with wide eyes. Gentaro, full of confidence, suddenly spoke up with his arms crossed: "I understand now, what Kamen Rider is!"

"Oh ho, you understand yesterday's question today?"

Miku, a hint of amusement in his eyes, waited for Gentaro to continue. The delinquent, rubbing his pompadour with both hands, confidently declared, "Kamen Rider is all about friendship!"

"It was really my fault for having placed my hopes on you!"

Miku, who was silently complaining as his long tail swung behind him and landed on his face, gestured for the other to come closer, then suddenly stood up and attacked with both claws.

"I'm fighting, fighting, fighting, fighting..."

Gentaro, his face marked with a series of plum blossom prints, fell backward, his chair and all.

It's a good thing Miku didn't extend its claws, otherwise it wouldn't have been as simple as just leaving a plum blossom mark!

"Unqualified!"

Miku, speaking in a low voice, glanced at the other person helplessly, then jumped from the table onto Gentaro's chest and said, "I already told you to think it over carefully and not to rush to answer. Did you just ignore what I said?"

"But I think Kamen Rider is all about friendship!"

Gentaro, who was lying on the floor, was about to speak when Miku pressed his lips to his. With a sigh, Miku looked seriously into Gentaro's eyes and said, "I knew it was too early to hand this problem to you, but I'll give you more time!"

"Don't rush to answer, feel it with your heart, and experience what Kamen Rider is all about!"

"I will teach you properly before that!"

Miku, who had retracted his claws, twitched his ears and jumped off Gentaro's chest.

"Young knight, keep up the good work!"

Miku, who was turning to leave, glanced at the blond boy rushing towards him. His messy blond hair was held back by a small hair clip, and his original sky-blue school uniform had been altered into a gaudy mess!

"JK, you look a little annoying like this now!"

Miku, pouting, disappeared through the doorway. Gentaro stared blankly at the classroom door, muttering to himself, "Feel it with your heart!?"

"Brother Gentaro!"

JK rushed over with a fawning expression and eagerly helped Gentaro up from the ground.

What are you doing here?

Why do you say that? Aren't you and I friends?

.........

Miku, walking down the corridor, bumped into Sonoda Sarina. Sonoda Sarina, all smiles, squatted down and patted him, leaving him a small dried fish before continuing towards the classroom.

"This woman is up to no good!"

Miku snorted coldly as he swatted away the dried fish with his claws. Sonoda Sarina's smile vanished as soon as she turned the corner.

"What are you doing, Sonoda!?"

Mick's cold voice rang out, and Sonoda Sarina stopped in her tracks, forcing a smile as she said, "It's nothing, just giving him a dried fish!"

"That's all?"

Mick, walking towards Sarina Sonoda, glanced at her indifferently and warned, "I told you, don't lay a hand on him, or else..."

"I really will kill you!"

Mick walked expressionlessly toward the first floor of the teaching building, past Sonoda Sarina, wanting to take a good look at the seeds he had sown.

Inside the abandoned department, Miku skillfully opened the storage cabinet, from which dazzling, colorful light shone. The cat, its eyes slightly narrowed, slipped inside, flicked its tail, and hooked the cabinet door shut.

It's best to be cautious about the rabbit burrow thing!

After walking for a while through the white passage, the door to the rabbit hutch opened automatically.

Upon entering the hall, only Kengo and Miu were in the rabbit hutch. Miu, with snacks laid out in front of her, said rather dejectedly, "It's rare that the club president skipped the cheerleading event, but the Knights Club doesn't have any activities!"

"I've said it so many times, there's no such club, and there are no club activities!"

Kengo, who was busy adjusting the switch, took a moment to grumble.

"Wow, Miku's here!"

Kazeshiro Miu was initially a little scared of the talking cat, but after observing Miku, she realized that apart from being able to talk and think, Miku was no different from an ordinary cat.

"Yo, Miu!"

Miku jumped onto the table, grabbed a French fry, stuffed it into his mouth, chewed for a moment, and shook his head slightly.

This fast food is absolutely awful!

"By the way, what breed of cat is Miku?"

Miyu, curiously observing Miku, couldn't discern its origins. Miku wagged its tail and said rather proudly, "I'm a purebred British Shorthair Blue cat!"

Her round face was full of pride.

Speaking of this, Miku was quite emotional. If his predecessor hadn't been a purebred cat, he probably would have had his testicles removed long ago after transmigrating, and would have been forced to become a hermaphroditic cat!

After all, unless someone is mentally ill, they would never send a purebred cat to the vet to have its testicles removed!

"Why....."

With a drawn-out tone, Miu hugged Miku to her arms, looked her over from left to right, and then said in a puzzled tone, "But it doesn't look like her!"

"It doesn't look like it at all!" Miku bared her teeth and said after shoving away Miyu's restless little hands and jumping onto the table.

"Although his physique is perfect, his fur color and eye color..."

"It's obviously a mixed bag!"

Just as the outspoken Miyu shut up, she heard a sharp, piercing scraping sound that made her want to scream.

"Miss Miyu, repeat what you just said!"

Miku, who left several white claw marks on the table with a smile, squinted and spoke. But whether it was his upturned three-lobed mouth or his eyes narrowed into crescents, he exuded a chilling aura!

"Ooops!"

Miyu gasped in surprise, then realized that the term "mixed breed" was a playful way of referring to animals with mixed bloodlines; to put it more bluntly, it meant a hybrid.

Although Miku has the body of a cat, it has the thoughts of a human. It would be strange if it didn't get angry after being said that for no reason!

"I'm sorry, I shouldn't have said that!"

Miu's sincere apology with her hands clasped together softened Miku's attitude.