The Strange Cat from Fuuto

“This is my older sister, Inamori Misa!”

"Nice to meet you, I am Misa Inamori, and my sister is grateful for your care!"

Medusa bowed slightly and smiled at the three of them, who quickly returned the greeting.

"Sister, where have you been for the past six months?"

Mayu Inamori was overjoyed to see her older sister, but she hadn't forgotten the questions she needed to ask, especially since her sister and parents' sudden disappearance had worried her for so long. Now that she'd finally seen her, it would be a lie to not ask them carefully!

Medusa's expression suddenly became very complicated. After letting out a long sigh, Medusa forced a smile and said, "A lot has happened in the past six months, and it's hard to explain in a short time."

"What on earth happened?"

Inamori Mayu, eager to ask, only saw a hint of sadness on her older sister's face. It seemed she didn't want to recall the memory.

"It's okay if you don't want to talk about it. I'm just happy to see you again, really!"

Inamori Mayu, who subconsciously took Medusa's hand, revealed an extremely bright smile.

Medusa was taken aback for a moment, but quickly regained her composure.

"Don't let this guy get involved!"

Miku, hiding in the shadows, curled her lip. For Medusa, disguising herself as the original Inamori Misa was very easy, after all, she had devoured everything of Inamori Misa to come into this world.

However, if Medusa immerses herself too much in the role of Inamori Misa, she will have the illusion that she is Inamori Misa, and she will sink deeper and deeper into the quagmire!

"However, it's good to be trapped, that way it will be more realistic. Ideally, it should be a complete replacement, so that the plan can be implemented better!"

As he spoke, Miku flicked his tail, revealing a ring with a head symbol on its face.

Chapter 37: Medusa with a split personality, Miku the food delivery girl.

Night falls at the Inamori residence.

Medusa, her eyes filled with tenderness, gently stroked the sleeping Inamori Mayu, whose face was radiant with happiness.

For this frail little girl who has persevered to this day, being able to reunite with her family is already a remarkable achievement.

The sudden disappearance of her parents and twin sister dealt her a blow and put her on the verge of despair. But the small pendant, made by her sister herself, always supported her.

Medusa quietly closed the door and came down from the second floor to the first floor. In the living room, Miku was already sitting on the sofa covered with a dust cloth.

Miku, with her arms draped over the back of the chair, chuckled and asked, "How does it feel to be the older sister?"

"Hmph, what a boring family relationship!"

With her ponytail undone and her long hair flowing freely, Medusa's eyes turned icy cold; now she was the ruthless, inhuman Phantom who killed without blinking an eye.

"Is family affection boring?" Miku tilted his head and stroked his chin meaningfully, "Not necessarily. You know, sometimes the power of family affection from blood ties can give people great strength."

"Don't underestimate the power of family ties!"

"What exactly is the purpose of you making me do all this?"

Medusa, with her arms crossed over her chest, leaned against the wall, her patience with Miku's demands almost completely worn off.

Not to mention, the girl in front of her is a [Door] with magical aptitude. Given her usual temperament, she would have already driven this girl into the abyss of despair!

"Of course, it's so that you can see the true face of the sage!"

"His true colors?" Medusa said coldly, her brows furrowed. "I've said it before, the Sage is the Sage, he can't possibly be what you say!"

"We'll see!"

Miku shrugged and didn't argue with Medusa. He figured that once the woman saw the sage for herself, she would believe him.

"Humph!"

Medusa snorted coldly and looked at Miku, asking, "So what's the next step?"

"I'm afraid you'll have to make do with this for now!"

Miku extended his right hand and raised his middle finger, on which was a peculiar ring with a head pattern on the surface.

What are you planning to do to me?

"I will use this ring to separate your memories, completely separating the memories of the [Door] from your memories after birth. In short, I will make you experience a split personality!"

"what?!"

Before Medusa, whose expression had changed, could react, Miku had already placed his right hand on his waist.

"Memory Start!"

The magic circle flashed by on Miku's waist, and Medusa's eyes lost focus the instant the magic circle appeared.

"This is perfect!"

Miku clapped his hands and chuckled, ignoring Medusa who was standing there dumbfounded. He opened the door on the side and disappeared into the Inamori residence.

The next day, the Inamori sisters arrived at the door chatting and laughing. With Misa Inamori seeing them off, Mayu Inamori left home for school.

"Mmm, the weather is really nice!"

Misa Inamori, who was shading her eyes with her hand, glanced at the bright sun in the sky, and with a happy smile, turned and walked into the door.

"Let's clean the house first!"

Misa Inamori, talking to herself, went inside, while Miku, who was squatting on the wall, looked away.

"So far, everything is going smoothly. Now all we have to do is wait, because this is going to be a long and arduous process!"

Miku stretched and yawned, then jumped off the wall and slowly walked away.

"Then next up is Beast Master's side!"

.......

Torii-zaka, a picnic park.

"Sigh, it's still not working. If this continues, we'll really get eaten!"

With a sigh, Beast Master picked up the already grilled meat skewers, which were garnished with some vegetables. With practiced ease, he took out mayonnaise from his pocket and slowly squeezed it all over the skewers.

"Where exactly can we find the Phantom?"

Sitting on a chair provided for tourists to rest and eat, the monk looked around, but all he could see were tourists with happy smiles on their faces.

"Ugh!"

Sighing again, Master Beast suddenly felt that the skewers in his hand no longer tasted good!

"Crash..."

Suddenly, the sound of rolling stones rang out, and Beast Master's eyes lit up as he looked in the direction of the sound.

Several strange figures with grayish-white skin struggled to emerge from the magic stone. They drew long spears and let out silent roars as they surged towards Beast Lord.

"One, two, three... seven, eight!" A look of surprise appeared on Beast Master's face as he pointed at each one with his finger: "Eight ghouls suddenly appeared! What great luck!"

In the past, the magic contained in eight ghouls wouldn't have been enough to fill his teeth, but now, having not eaten Phantoms for many days, seeing these eight ghouls was like a black eunuch seeing a little devil, his eyes shining brightly.

"Since you've delivered yourself to my doorstep, then I won't stand on ceremony!"

“Drive On!”

Beast, who manifested the Driver, wore a Beast ring with a lion pattern on his left hand.

"Transform!"

Without any hesitation, Beast Lord transformed, his voice drawn out. The ring on his left hand smoothly inserted into the groove on the left side, and with a twist of his wrist, Beast Lord's magic power synchronized with that of the Chimera, and the tightly closed portal on the Driver opened automatically.

"Set Open!"

"L, I, O, N, Lion!"

A golden magic circle bearing the chimera emblem erupted from the driver at Beast Lord's waist, moved forward a short distance, and then instantly contracted back, passing through Beast Lord's body.

Beast Master rubbed his hands together and rushed towards the ghouls. He punched the one in front of him, knocking it to the ground, and then spun around and kicked another ghoul, sending it flying backward.

With a flash of golden light from the driver at his waist, Beast Master grabbed the dice-shaped military knife with a slender blade and a hilt guard featuring a wheel and ring grooves.

"what!"

With a low shout, Beastmaster thrust his dice saber forward, piercing the ghoul in front of him and exploding it. In the flames of the explosion, the magic power captured by the chimera within Beastmaster's body condensed into a golden magic circle and flew out, which was then swallowed up by his driver.

"Gudu!"

The moment the swallowing sound rang out, Beastmaster suddenly gripped his sword and swept it around, turning the remaining seven ghouls into flames, their magic power being completely devoured by the chimera.

"It's still not enough! There's only a tiny bit, not even enough to fill a tooth gap!"

Beast Lord, stroking his driver, sighed wistfully. Miku, perched on a book, watched Beast Lord's expression through the leaves and couldn't help but chuckle.

"Since you're still not full, I'll give you a little more. After all, I'm here to deliver takeout today!"

With a flick of its tail, several more magic stones flew out.

The magic stone landed and expanded, and several ghouls roared as they stood up, stiffly surging towards Beast Lord.

Upon seeing yet another batch of beastmen arrive, he couldn't help but exclaim, "We're in luck today!"

With his right leg slamming heavily on the ground, Beast Lord leaped into the ghoul horde, this time with one more than before.

Miku, watching Beast Lord devour the ghoul with satisfaction, smiled faintly.

"It feels like feeding a pet."

Miku scratched his ear and grinned, revealing a small bag on his person, inside which peeked out a glimpse of the unique gray color of a magic stone.

"Don't disappoint me, or all those magic stones I borrowed will have been for nothing!"

...........

Hundreds of meters underground, in a narrow space supported by countless tree roots.

The hard, dry ground was covered with cracks, and the withered yellow soil looked like parched land that hadn't been irrigated for years, showing signs of desertification.

The air was filled with a faint smell of sulfur, and the temperature was extremely high; a normal person could not survive here.

In the innermost part of the space, where the roots are most dense, lies a somewhat weathered human face with its eyes closed.

Her disheveled hair obscured her forehead and eyes, and her pale lips were devoid of any color. Yet, her eyes, hidden by the stray hairs, shone with an intensely fierce light.