The Strange Cat from Fuuto

Upon hearing Akiko's reply, Shotaro finally took a good look at the middle-aged man. The man's appearance was unremarkable, but his serious and rigid face was quite striking.

"I have come here to carry out my master's orders and to give you a task!"

"Um, uncle!" Shotaro walked up to the middle-aged man and said hesitantly, "We've already taken on a client, so it's a bit inconvenient for us!"

The implication was that he was being asked to leave. After all, having accepted the commission and seen the troublemaking outsider, Shotaro had decided to see this matter through to the end!

"Money is not an issue; my master demands that this matter be resolved immediately!"

"Hey, old man!"

"This isn't about money at all!"

Shotaro was speechless. He was having a hard time dealing with this stubborn middle-aged man. After all, he ran a detective agency, but turning away a customer like this would severely damage the agency's reputation!

Especially since his master had said that he could not refuse a client's request. But he couldn't put down the task at hand.

"Crack!"

The middle-aged man picked up a silver briefcase from beside him and placed it on the table. He then opened it with practiced ease.

In an instant, Akiko's eyes widened, not for any other reason than the stacks of ten thousand yuan bills lying in the box.

Akiko, who would turn green with envy at the sight of 100,000 yen, made me feel like my heart was about to stop!

"So much, so much, so much money!"

Akiko was so excited that she leaned backward, but luckily Terui Ryu caught her in time. Perhaps this was the beginning of their destined romance!

Squeak...

The doors were opened again, and a round-headed blue cat followed by a young husky walked in.

After Miku entered, she glanced at Terui Ryu, somewhat surprised. "A-san is already making his appearance, which means..."

Without thinking too much, Miku went straight for Ootachi, leaped onto the table, and let out a very displeased howl at Ootachi.

"Is this your pet, sir?"

Akiko, adhering to the principle that her sugar daddy's pet is incredibly cute, began to flatter him, but to her surprise, Otate shook his head and said, "No, this is exactly my master!"

"The Ensaki family's exclusive darling: Miku!"

"what?!"

The three people in the room were all shocked, especially A-kun, who glanced at Miku several times. At that moment, Akiko finally recognized Miku, "Isn't that...the cat from the Yuusaki family?!"

Akiko was utterly shocked, pointing at Miku in disbelief. After all, the little kitten she had once forced to eat a whole bowl of cat food by holding its head down had suddenly become a wealthy household member, with her own servant!

Miku says that she has had her own personal maid since birth!

"Madam, don't you think this is very disrespectful to my master?"

Otate blocked Akiko's hand from pointing at Miku, looking somewhat displeased.

"Meow!"

Not wanting to expose himself, Miku yelled again to urge them on. Otachi took out a briefcase full of money and said to Akiko, "You're the head of this agency, right?"

"Then please accept our commission as soon as possible, and complete it quickly!"

To protect his family's reputation, Shotaro initially intended to step forward, but then hesitated, considering his current request. Akiko, however, smiled and accepted Otate's briefcase, bowing respectfully, "No problem, please take care of your request, sir!"

"Hey, Akiko!"

Shotaro was furious at Akiko's shameless choice. Akiko, on the other hand, grabbed Shotaro by the ear and pulled him aside.

"Do you think I wanted this? But don't you look at the recent economic situation? Don't you look at our company's revenue situation!"

"I'm such a pitiful young woman, I have to sell my smiles and beg for the sake of my father's firm and two stupid employees."

"Why am I so pathetic?"

"I'm crying, I'm crying!"

"Ugh, I can't stand you!"

Shotaro turned around, his face expressionless, and asked, "So, may I ask, what is your request, sir?"

"Find its owner for me!"

A husky, its tail twitching on a table leg, stood on the ground, speaking with a serious expression. Before Akiko could finish speaking, the table leg was completely chewed up. In Akiko's horrified gaze, the only coffee table in her office had been destroyed!

"My coffee table!"

"We will compensate you!"

"Until then, please complete my request as soon as possible!"

Brother A couldn't stand it any longer after looking for a while, so he opened the door full of hats and went into the inner room.

"Hey, don't go in there without permission!"

Shotaro roared and chased after her inside, leaving Akiko with no choice but to keep forcing a smile. While inwardly complaining, she was also looking at the door when suddenly a brilliant idea struck her.

"Excuse me, I'll be there for a moment!"

Akiko went into the inner room, then pushed the door open again and came out, laughing as she laboriously dragged the husky inside.

"grown ups?"

Ootachi glanced at Miku, who scratched his ear, and then the collar around his neck emitted a barely audible word.

"Wait!"

He was also secretly lamenting that Akiko was really desperate for money, using Philip's Earth Library for a small request to find the owner of a pet.

In the garage, Akiko sensed an odd atmosphere. The three of them were locked in a tense standoff.

It's all because A-ge said, "I'm the man who will become Kamen Rider sooner or later, and I will replace W!"

Philip and Shotaro reacted strongly to these words.

Philip, in particular, looked at Brother A with displeasure and said, "You're quite the boastful man!"

"Then let me see what you're capable of!"

Brother A approached Philip, his words filled with aggression.

"Then let me show you!"

Just as Philip and A-ge were about to clash, Akiko raised her hand and asked timidly, "Um..."

"Before you get busy with your business, could you please take care of the requests from the customers outside?"

Holding the husky's leash, Akiko ran to Philip's side, clenched her fists, and cupped them in front of her face, acting cute.

"Please, Philip, help me out!"

"Once we finish this deal, we'll never have to worry about food or drink again!"

The Akiko before him overturned Philip's previous impression of her, prompting him to cast an inquiring glance at Shotaro. Shotaro could only offer a helpless expression. After all, Akiko was doing this for the sake of the agency.

"Why don't you help the director with the outside requests first?"

Brother A, however, didn't seem to care. He crossed his arms and went to the side, playing with the rhinoceros beetle telephone in his hand.

"Sigh!" Philip sighed helplessly, "Just this once!"

"Uh-huh!!"

Philip agreed, which made Akiko very happy. Philip closed his wordless book and, as if embracing the sun, began his search.

He quickly found the answer. After informing Akiko, she happily took the husky and went to the living room to reply!

"Then let's begin!"

Philip re-entered the Earth Library and began his second search.

Brother A stepped forward and waited for Philip's search results, but they were useless. So Brother A added keywords again: "Add keywords: cornflower, artificial coloring!"

"found it!"

Outside, Otachi and Miku left the office with Akiko's respectful farewell. As they stepped outside, Miku took a deep look at the second floor.

"What's wrong, Lord Miku?"

Miku shook his head, and the bell around his neck twitched automatically without any wind.

"It's...okay, let's...take it...home now!"

However, deep down, he thought of Kirihiko's appearance.

"I wonder what's happened to that idiot?"

Chapter Thirty-Nine: Miku: From today onwards, I am the Dog Knight!

"No. 119, Hualing Road, West of the City!"

Wei Li stood outside the car looking at a slightly crumpled piece of paper in his hand. After arriving at the address written on it, he realized that something was wrong.

The house in front of them looked like it had never been lived in. The courtyard was overgrown with weeds, the door was covered with fallen leaves, and the windows, which were covered with newspapers, were covered with dust.

"What's wrong?"

Miku lowered the window and looked at Ootori.

"Lord Miku, it seems like no one has lived here for a long time!"

Tail, having tucked away the piece of paper, frowned.

"I'll go ask the neighbors!"

"Ok!"

Miku responded and rolled down the car window. Turning to look at the husky that was grinding its teeth at the leather passenger seat again, he said, "Quiet...!" The bell around its neck had no tone of voice, but its cold, icy tone sent chills down one's spine.

"Ugh..."

The husky, far from stopping, became even more aroused. It shook its head and tail even more vigorously, and soon the passenger seat was completely destroyed. All that remained were fluffy lint and scattered leather scraps inside the car.

"My goodness!"

Miku couldn't help but cover his face, though it was too big to hide. But the feeling he conveyed was perfectly clear.