The Strange Cat from Fuuto

Chapter Twenty-Four: The Guremlin Who Repeatedly Tilted on the Edge of Death

"Holy crap, what's Beast Lord, nicknamed Magical Girl, doing here?!"

Miku stared at Beast Lord with a mixture of shock and confusion. He couldn't understand why Beast Lord would suddenly appear at this time.

Shouldn't he be wandering somewhere else?

Moreover, the timing of its appearance was right after the mage had just developed the third elemental dragon ascension, but now it has suddenly appeared, which is a bit puzzling for Miku.

"Is it because of my influence again?"

Miku, who was secretly pondering, jumped up and dodged Medusa's attack. Medusa's face was flushed with embarrassment, the veins on her forehead were bulging, and waves of killing intent spread outwards.

Seeing this, Guremlin stuck out his tongue in fear and carefully backed away, clutching his hat.

"What did this long-tailed magician do to enrage Medusa, who is usually so composed, to this extent? This is truly..."

"This is so interesting!"

The Guremlin, their eyes gleaming, silently observed Miku, who remained oblivious to Medusa's attacks even as Miku was deep in thought.

Previously, facing Medusa was somewhat troublesome, especially her petrifying eyes, but now that Miku has mastered the Ascended Mode, he can bury the Phoenix and also bury Medusa.

Miku, whose mind wasn't on the fight, dodged the opponent's attacks one after another, while Beast Lord beside him looked at Miku in shock: "This guy is so strong!"

"Can I win if I try to take food from him?"

The question that had just arisen in Beast Master's mind was instantly silenced. "Danger and opportunity coexist. How will you know if you don't try?"

With a determined look in his eyes, Beast Master quickened his pace in searching for the ring.

"You bastard, don't look down on people!"

Medusa, now completely transformed into a monstrous form, had her snake hair flying wildly on her head, and her body was constantly emitting radiating magical shocks in all directions.

With a casual gesture, Medusa's serpent staff flew back into her hand, and she leaped from the rooftop, slamming it down hard on Miku.

"I'm not in the mood to play with you right now, so can you behave yourself?"

Mikug, drawing his physics-themed sword, blocked the opponent's attack. As they struggled, he seized an opening and kicked Medusa in the abdomen, sending her flying.

The sudden appearance of Beast Lord annoyed Miku; the unexpected turn of events greatly displeased him.

"You bastard, you've humiliated me time and time again. I'm going to settle this score with you today!"

Medusa, brandishing her serpent staff, charged at Miku once more, her snake hairs on the back of her head coming to life with a terrifying hiss as she lunged at Miku.

"You're so annoying!"

Miku leaped backward, flicked his hand, and with a twist of the Holy Sword of Physics, several strands of Medusa's snake hair were severed and fell to the ground.

"In that case, I'll deal with you first, and then we can think about it slowly!"

Miku, having removed the Wild Ring, took the Jungle Ring from the long chain around his waist and put it on his left hand, then gave Medusa the middle finger.

He planted the holy sword of physics in his right hand under his feet, and placed his left hand on his waist.

"Jungle Start!"

A chant mixed with the roar of beasts rang out, and tender buds sprouted from beneath Miku's feet. The buds, which had just unfurled their leaves, suddenly swelled up, and countless tree roots, like tentacles, tightly enveloped Miku.

The flowers bloomed in an instant, and the rotating magic circle passed through the enveloped Miku.

"Oh!"

Miku, whose roots were all shattered, shook his head and said, "This time it's not as simple as just stripping me naked!"

"Whoosh!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Miku raised his arm, and several activated roots sprouted from the ground, tearing through the air and rushing towards Medusa.

"A petty trick that can't be brought to the table!"

Medusa snorted coldly, her serpent staff pausing, and an extremely chilling light emanated from her eyes.

"Crack, crack, crack..."

Before it even reached Medusa, the roots turned to stone and crumbled into a pile of grayish-white stones because they could not withstand its own power.

"Misa-chan, you're really scary!"

The Guremlin covered his mouth, his face showing fear, but the flippant tone infuriated him.

"The Petrifying Demon Eye..."

Miku, who was giving the ring to his right glove, sighed and turned the wheel of the driver on his waist. The rightmost mark of the beast claw print lit up.

"Parasiism Start!"

A magic circle with a seed sprouting pattern emerged from the air, and the magic circle, constructed by Miku's magic, kept rotating.

"Clang!"

Without a word, Miku drew the holy sword of physics from his body and slammed it hard against the magic circle.

"boom!"

A sound like a mirror shattering rang out, and countless specks of light, like dust, surged toward Medusa.

"Buzz!"

Medusa's eyes shone brightly again, turning most of the light into stone dust, but a small portion still drifted to her side.

Even if you don't know what methods the other party used, you should not underestimate this despicable guy.

"Although some was wasted, it's not enough!"

Miku snapped his fingers as he muttered to himself, and tender sprouts emerged from the surface of Medusa's skin.

"what is this?"

Medusa, feeling her magic being drained, spoke with a hint of panic, but this was quickly followed by an even more ferocious rage: "Damn mage, it was you who did this again!"

Don't be nervous!

Miku, carrying the holy sword of physics, slowly walked towards Medusa, saying, "It won't hurt at all!"

"Whoosh!"

The sound of a figure cutting through the air rang out, and a green figure wielding two swords blocked Miku's path, the swords slashing down mercilessly.

Miku dodged the attack by spinning around, and with a flick of his left hand, a shield wall made of vines rose up.

Hello~~

The Guremlin, wielding twin swords, greeted Miku eagerly, but Miku frowned as he shook his neck, producing a crisp cracking sound.

"Don't you know how disgusting it is to talk like that?"

"Oh, really?" Guremlin tilted his head and said with a grin, "I think it's great. Greeting everyone in a friendly manner is just politeness!"

"Ha, politeness!"

Miku sneered dismissively, spinning the Holy Sword of Physics in his hand, completely ignoring Guremlin's words.

This guy has been plotting to steal the Philosopher's Stone from beginning to end, and he is especially skilled at using words and tactics to provoke people and make them fall into his trap.

When dealing with this kind of person, if you can take action, don't talk!

You have to speak when you're putting the other person down!

"Boom!"

Miku slammed the Holy Sword of Physics heavily into the ground, channeling the magic within him. Several magically generated vines sprouted from the earth, sweeping across the land and engulfing Guremlin.

"This is really unfriendly!"

The Golemlin skillfully dodged the surging vines with ease, while Medusa behind him collapsed to her knees due to the excessive magic power absorbed by the parasitic seed, her body also entangled by the vines sprouted from the seed.

Has anyone ever told you that you're annoying?

Mikul charged headlong into the Guremlin, slamming his Holy Sword of Physics down at his opponent. The Guremlin, who blocked Mikul's attack with his twin blades stacked on top of each other, focused his attention on the swaying tail behind Mikul.

"Oh my, you even have a tail! That's so strange!"

"Logically speaking, humans don't have tails!"

"But you happen to have one, could it be..." Guremlin said calmly, deliberately drawing out his words, "You're probably not human!"

"Humph!"

Miku, grumbling in dissatisfaction, turned his head and increased the pressure on his hand. But at that moment, Guremlin suddenly drew his sword and retreated, causing Miku to slam heavily to the ground.

"boom!"

The ground collapsed downwards, and countless cracks spread outwards.

"Looks like I was right."

Swinging his twin swords, Guremlin's voice sounded quite excited.

"You really aren't human, otherwise your reaction wouldn't be like this. Let me guess, the big thing you rode when you came here was a wolf, or rather, an animal that had been magically transformed. Then the only thing that could turn into a wolf is a dog!"

"So that means your true form is a relatively small animal, right?"

"That's how you match a dog, and judging from your tail..."

You've said too much!

Miku, having replaced the Parasite Ring, put on the Wrath Ring, reset the driver on his waist, and placed his right hand on it.

"Wrath Start!"

A loud chanting sound rang out, and a rotating magic circle appeared behind Miku.

"Looks like I was right!"

Guremlin, who was still all smiles, revealed a hint of apprehension in his eyes. He had seen the place where the other party fought the Phoenix, and the destructive power and the ability to change the terrain were no ordinary things.

But this very fact confirms the truth that the other party is indeed not human, just as he claimed!

"It seems like this was all by accident!"

Upon reaching Medusa, the Guremlin, intending to lift her up, suddenly retreated, and several roots emerged from the ground, wrapping around Medusa's body and pulling her into the earth.

"hiss...."