The Strange Cat from Fuuto

"Click, click!"

Reset the waist drive's Miku and place your right hand on top.

"Harvest Start!"

Miku, who had pulled up the long scythe, dragged it behind him. As he leaned forward, an ominous crimson light emanated from his body.

Death is knocking on the door!

Without any sound or warning, Miku suddenly appeared behind the White Demon, and a thin slash cut through the space where he had been standing.

"Damn it, I can't move my body, is it a spatial cutting ability like Regios?!"

The blood-red slash marks branded on the White Demon's body, which had been sounding alarm bells in his mind, suddenly began to flash rapidly, like a short-circuited light bulb.

"Boom!"

The sound of the scythe striking the ground rang out, the severed space was restored, and all the slash marks on the White Demon's body exploded at the same time.

Behind Miku, who had his back to the White Demon, flames exploded and sound waves spread, and the White Demon's figure appeared and disappeared in the flames.

Chapter Thirty-Four: The Unlucky Evil Spirit!

"boom!"

The deafening explosion spread from the abandoned factory outwards, startling large flocks of birds that were roosting and hiding in the surrounding woods and fields.

Many people even came out of their houses and peered out towards the abandoned factory.

The flames had not yet died down, and the figure of the White Demon was still blurry.

"Water, please!"

The mage, who transformed from a wind dragon into flowing water, conjured water out of thin air and extinguished the flames that were about to spread.

The White Demon, who had managed to stay upright, looked at Miku with eyes full of hatred. At this moment, Sister Fa quickly came to the White Demon's side and helped him up.

The battle between Miku and the White Demon looked long, but it was actually decided in just a few minutes. Even if she wanted to intervene, she didn't have the chance.

"You're so kind, Haruko!"

Miku, leaning on his long sickle, put one hand on his hip, his entire weight resting on the sickle, looking rather nonchalant.

"Why did you do this?" Sister Fa looked at Miku with utter confusion. Miku shrugged and said, "You'll find out in the future. After all, this guy is..."

Miku chuckled twice before finishing his sentence, the implication of which made Fa Jie involuntarily frown.

Is this how you repay me?

The White Demon, having pushed aside the Fa Jie, staggered toward Miku. The previous attack had indeed caused him considerable damage, but with his strength, he had at most suffered internal organ shock.

"Well, you were so self-righteous when you treated me like that before!" Miku said, scratching his chin. "In short, starting today, we have nothing to do with each other anymore!"

"I'm sparing your life to atone for the favor you did me by giving me the driver and the ring!"

Looking at the White Demon, who was practically spitting fire with rage, Miku said something rather indifferently. This left the Magician's eyes filled with confusion.

Miku had no desire to explain, but the White Demon, for the first time, roared in a rude manner, "Do you think you can defy me?"

"You're not even human, and you're an anomaly among magicians. Do you think you can find a place to live without me?"

"so what?"

Miku decisively reverted his long scythe to the Holy Sword of Physics, tucked it back into his lower back, and cleanly deactivated his transformation.

The magic circle passed through Miku's body from bottom to top, and amidst the flickering light and shadow, a blue-furred, gold-spotted cat with a round head and a long tail sat down in place.

"this..."

When Sister Fa saw Miku's true form for the first time, she was so surprised that her mouth dropped open and her eyes widened. To be honest, she had made many guesses about Miku's true identity, but none of them matched the one in front of her, because Sonozaki Miku was not human at all!

“I can live without you, and besides…” Miku glanced back at Serina and Iggy peeking out the door, a slight smile playing on his lips. “I have somewhere else to go. Do you think you’re that important?”

Miku, with its tail coiled around its body, appeared relaxed, but its eyes were fixed on White Demon. If this guy dared to make a move, then it would let him know what the temperature of the sun was like!

Through his amber-colored visor, the White Demon gritted his teeth and forced out a few words: "You'll regret this!"

"Perhaps, but who knows who might regret it later!"

Miku gave the White Demon a meaningful glance and walked towards Serena. "Let's go back, I'm tired too!"

"Hmm!" Serena, holding the umbrella, responded calmly, and the two walked towards Iggy. Although Miku had deactivated his transformation, the supply of magic power for Iggy's transformation had not been interrupted, so Iggy was still in the form of a giant wolf.

"Next time we go out, let's drive!"

You can drive?

"No matter what, I'm an all-around genius, and besides, riding a dog doesn't really suit my image!"

Miku and Serena's conversation gradually faded away. The mage was still immersed in the surprise of seeing Miku's true form. The white mage stared fiercely at the empty factory entrance and silently put on the teleportation ring.

"Hey..."

Seeing the White Demon about to leave, Sister Fa wanted to speak, but the White Demon turned around and said, "Haruto, I hope you take good care of Alex and don't let me down!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the magic circle engulfed the White Demon's body, and he disappeared from the spot.

"What exactly is going on?"

.......

"Damn mage!"

Clutching her still throbbing left arm, Medusa gritted her teeth and staggered toward the cave where the sage was hiding.

But as she traveled, she inexplicably remembered what Miku had told her before: "If you see the White Demon, get to your headquarters as fast as you can. There's a surprise waiting for you there!"

"What exactly did that guy mean by saying that?"

Medusa limped through the flowing barrier into the cave and came to the sage's tent.

But there was no one there. The bed behind the gauze curtain was empty, and there wasn't even a trace of warmth between the mattresses.

"The Sage is not here?"

Medusa sat on the bed, somewhat dazed, unconsciously stroking the gray blanket, and a rare hint of doubt appeared in her eyes.

.........

"So, that guy wasn't human at all, but a cat?"

"This is unbelievable!"

"How can a cat become a magician?"

Inside the Shadow Hall, Alex and the others, who learned about Miku's true identity from the monk, all showed expressions of disbelief, especially Nara Shunpei, since he had suffered at Miku's hands during their first meeting.

"That explains it!" Rinko Daimon said, her eyes showing a hint of understanding. "Do you guys remember when that guy stole Haruko's ring?"

"I remember, so what?"

"Think about it, if it were an ordinary person, anyone with a shred of decency wouldn't do something like this, but that guy did it anyway. This just happens to fit his identity, since no matter how intelligent a cat is, it doesn't understand the order and rules of human society!"

"But judging from his appearance, he doesn't seem to be unaware of anything. The more I interact with him, the more I get a strange, subtle feeling, as if he knows everything!"

As she scraped her nails, Fa Jie's eyes showed deep thought: "But what exactly does that guy know?"

...

A few days later, on the streets of Torii-zaka, a husky with bright eyes was carrying a blue-haired, golden-spotted cat, wobbling along the street.

The cat on the dog's back looked unhappy. The reason was that, although it said it was out for a stroll, it had actually been kicked out by Serena, who was annoyed by its behavior.

The excuse was: let Miku take Iggy out for a walk!

To put it bluntly, she just didn't like the cats and dogs being noisy and disturbing her peace and quiet. Otherwise, she wouldn't have kicked them out!

As the cat and dog wandered aimlessly through the streets, passersby curiously observed this strange pair.

After all, cats and dogs have been enemies since ancient times. The fact that a cat and a dog can get along so well is something that makes people want to take a second look.

When Ichi reached an intersection, Miku stopped him because the red light at the intersection had started flashing, and he had to wait for a while at the zebra crossing.

Miku, who was perched on Iggy's back, suddenly caught a whiff of an indescribable odor, giving him a chilling, dejected, and putrid feeling.

"This taste?"

Miku, his nose twitching, followed the scent and fixed his gaze on a middle-aged man who looked utterly dejected.

The man wore a black trench coat, his back slightly hunched. His pale face was devoid of color, his eye sockets were deeply sunken, and his eyes lacked any luster. What was most striking was the eerie smile playing on his lips.

"Phantom?"

Miku, curiously observing the middle-aged, pale-faced man, curled up his lips. He was just looking for some fun, and now he was so unlucky as to run into me.

Miku's gaze was naturally noticed by the pale-faced man disguised as a middle-aged man. After giving Miku a smile that could stop a child from crying at night, the man seemed to have no weight at all and slowly passed through the intersection by squeezing into the crowd.

"Follow!"

Miku, speaking softly, told Ichi to follow behind the man. The man noticed the cat and dog following behind, but made no sound. He simply walked silently ahead. Eventually, Miku and Ichi followed the man into a dark and damp alley.

It was midday and the sun was shining brightly, but not a single ray of sunlight shone into the alley. The alley, filled with shadows, was piled high with debris, and sewage dripped from the drainpipes running vertically from the rooftop.

The man, who had been walking without making a sound, stopped, turned around, and looked at Miku with a chilling smile.

"Hey, little kitty!"

Seeing the other person's smile, Miku felt utterly disgusted. He opened his mouth and spewed out a ball of blazing flames, saying, "Yo, you son of a bitch!"

The flames surged toward the man, and Miku took the opportunity to transform into his wild form. Standing upright, Miku scratched his chin. Not being his monster form, he didn't have fangs on his chin, which made him somewhat disheartened as he withdrew his hand.

The flames bypassed the middle-aged man as if they had been sliced ​​open, and a terrifying, grotesque phantom appeared on the man's face, which wore a sinister smile.

"I never expected to run into a magician here. Is this your misfortune or mine?"

"you guess!"

With practiced ease, Miku removed a ring from his waist and put it on his right hand. With his four fingers together except for his middle finger, Miku grinned maliciously, "However, I'll soon show you whose misfortune it is!"

After spinning the wheel, Miku placed his right hand on his waist, and a melodious magical incantation rang out: "Steal Start!"

A magic circle with the symbol of "taking something out of a bag" appeared in front of Miku, which made Miku a little stunned. "Didn't I take the detonation ring?"

Miku, who instinctively reached for the long chain on his left waist, was shocked to discover that he had forgotten the detonation ring at home!