The Strange Cat from Fuuto

"These days, people just want to talk nicely, but they always have to resort to sarcasm and twists. Is your hometown Zu'an?"

Miku glanced at Iggy and shifted his position slightly. Without hesitation, Iggy rushed in front of Beastmaster, raised his head, stretched out his leg, and squinted.

"Splash...."

A jet of water landed precisely on Beast Lord's face. Under Iggy's "nourishment," Beast Lord groaned, opened his mouth, and smacked his lips as he did so.

Seeing this, Miku slapped his own face with his paw: "I told you to wake him up, not to pour water on him!"

Chapter 44: Welcome to Nyx!

"What is this? Why is it a bit salty?"

Beastmaster subconsciously licked his lips and murmured something, while Iggy quickly retreated behind Miku before he opened his eyes, squatting down on the ground very seriously, looking like a good boy and a good dog.

"Wow, when did this guy become so cunning?"

Miku glanced at Iggy with surprise but didn't think much of it; the dog's positive changes were a new expectation for him.

As a product of desire, the mystery inherent in the Cell Coin is something the Hongshang Foundation continues to study.

Even Nara Shunpei once used a replica of the Wizard Driver developed by the Kougami Foundation to transform.

The Wizard Driver replica was created using Coin Technology.

"Hey, can we have a proper talk now?"

Facing the beast lord who had sat up, its tail wagged. The beast lord tilted its head, picked at its ear, and said, "What did you say? Speak louder!"

"Well, another one I almost ruined!"

By the time Beast Lord recovered, it was already noon.

A cat and a human sat on an old bench in an abandoned park, the Beast Master's expression very solemn. To be honest, he had never seen a cat like this in all these years; not only was it a magician, but it also had the ability to breathe fireballs.

I thought my experiences were bizarre enough, but this cat in front of me is truly mind-blowing.

“Looks like we can have a proper talk now.” Miku teased Iggy, swishing his tail back and forth, while Beastmaster crossed his arms and said, “Let me make this clear: I’ll listen to what you have to say, since you’re providing food for the Chimeras, but that doesn’t mean I’ll agree!”

"No, you'll agree." Miku, a sly smile playing on his lips, said, "Are you sure you don't want to hear about a method that can help you completely get rid of the chimera?"

"what?"

Beast Master jumped up from his chair with a look of surprise and uncertainty at the composed Miku. Miku's tail was wagging, and the dog next to him was lying on the ground, ready to snatch the tail off in one fell swoop.

"Calm down. The method I mentioned is just a suggestion for your reference. Whether you can get this information depends on whether you cooperate with me!"

"Then I'll have to listen carefully!" Beast Master sat back down on the bench and stared intently at Miku. He had a strange intuition that the cat in front of him didn't seem to be as he appeared, but rather was hiding something more.

"Well, let's talk about your current situation first!"

Miku, tilting its head, tapped Iggy's head with its tail as Iggy was grinding its teeth on a chair leg. "How often do chimeras need to eat a Phantom these days?"

"Now?" After gazing at the sky for a moment, the Beast Lord spoke, "The Chimera is getting hungrier and hungrier lately. It needs one or more ghouls a week to satisfy it, otherwise it will devour my magic power!"

"I see." A knowing glint appeared in Miku's eyes, and the corners of his lips curled up. "So, if I provide you with one Phantom a week, would you be willing to cooperate with me?"

"Can you provide me one per week?"

Pointing at his beast master, Miku's mouth gaped slightly, seemingly in disbelief. Miku nodded: "That's right, one a week."

Just as Beast Lord was about to speak, Miku raised its paw: "You don't need to say anything more, I understand the reasoning. You want to ask me how to find one in a week, right?"

"To be honest, I have the ability to search for Phantoms, which gives me a natural advantage in cooperating with you. After all, Chimeras crave magic, and you also need magic to save your life, lest the Chimeras devour you."

“That’s true, but I’m used to working alone and don’t like cooperating with others!” Beast Lord picked up his travel bag and got up to leave, but Miku flicked his tail and said calmly, “What if I could provide you with clues to make Beast evolve again?”

"A clue to Beast's further evolution?" Beast Lord stopped in his tracks, a look of great interest in his eyes. "Where did you find out?"

"Don't worry about that. I have three conditions. First, I'll provide you with clues about the Phantom so you can hunt it yourself. Second, I'll provide you with clues about the Beast's evolution. Third, I'll help you get rid of the Chimera completely!"

Whether you want to cooperate with me or not is up to you.

Having said all he needed to say, Miku didn't wait any longer; he jumped off the bench and onto the back of the group.

"If you've figured it out, come find me at the biggest house in the East District. When you get there, you'll know which house I'm talking about!"

"And don't step on the violets!"

Miku pinched Iggy on the back of the neck, leaving behind his last words. Iggy, tongue lolling out, sped off like an arrow, disappearing from Beast Lord's sight in less than a minute.

"Let's cooperate!"

Beast Master sat back on the bench, leaned against the backrest, and looked up at the azure sky with a thoughtful expression in his eyes.

Miku and Iggy hurried back to the Serena mansion in the East District. After telling Iggy to go play by himself, Miku climbed onto the sofa.

A smile flickered in Miku's eyes as he nestled on the sofa. "Will they take the bait? I'm really looking forward to it!"

"But the bait has already been laid; now it's up to that guy to decide what to do!"

Miku plans to use this opportunity to roughly eliminate the Phantom hidden within Torii-zaka in his collaboration with Beast Lord.

For him, the biggest benefit of this incident was that he had removed the White Demon's wings. The second benefit was to try stealing the ring again and see if he could steal the magic core.

You know, that old schemer White Devil commands those Phantoms by virtue of his status as a Sage, though we don't know how he does it.

There are only a few options: either you beat them all down with your fists, or you go to their homes one by one to reason with them!

Eliminating the Phantom would not only cut off White Mage's manpower, but also gain him the trust of Beastman, giving him another pawn.

As for the magic core, Serena has been silently urging it for several days.

As for friendship, the second rider hasn't received the same treatment since Meteor!

All they get is setbacks, setbacks, and more setbacks!

If you don't eat, the screenwriter will forcibly pry open your mouth and feed you. If the screenwriter can't feed you, there's always Shirakura and Toshiki.

"Now we just have to wait patiently!"

With her eyes closed, Miku's breathing slowly became long and rhythmic. Sunlight streamed through the window, casting dappled patterns of light into the room.

......

"Haruko, how are things on your end?"

"I don't feel anything unusual on my end, but I have a feeling that Medusa won't give up so easily, and there are many things about her that I care about!"

"for example?"

"For example, Mayu Inamori doesn't seem to recognize me anymore. I've shown my face before, but she doesn't remember me at all!"

"Then I'll leave it to you to keep following up!"

"Leave it to me!"

After hanging up the phone, Sister Fa gripped the railing with both hands, her eyes fixed on Inamori Mayu below. Inamori Mayu seemed no different from before—shy, unsociable, yet giving off a sense of perseverance.

"What exactly did you do to her?" Fa Jie whispered, her head resting on her chin, while Miku's words echoed in his mind again.

"The weak have no right to know!"

"Weakling, that guy was right, I really am too weak right now!"

Looking at the nutmeg-colored nail polish that Alex had carefully applied to her nails, Sister Fa murmured to herself, "I will protect you, Alex!"

"absolute!"

"Mayu, what is this thing you've been carrying around?" The chubby girl asked curiously, looking at the family pendant of four people on Mayu Inamori's bag.

"This?" Inamori Mayu picked up the pendant, a nostalgic smile on her face. "My sister made this for me by hand, it's mine..."

"A pillar of support!"

"Oh, so that's what the important point is!"

Medusa, pressed against the wall, watched Inamori Mayu talking to her classmates through the dense foliage. A cold smile appeared on Medusa's face as her ears twitched.

"Soon, the plan will be completed!"

"I will prove you're lying. The Sage is the Sage, and cannot be tainted in the slightest!"

Medusa's expression changed as soon as she finished speaking. "Damn it, you're interfering with me again!"

"This is a game between him and me, you failed derivative, shut up!"

After suppressing the restless alternate personality of Inamori Misa within her by pressing her temples, Medusa gave Inamori Mayu another cold stare.

Previously, she could immerse herself in the role for the sake of the plan, but once the plan began to come to an end, she would not forget what she was supposed to do, which was also what the sage had instructed her to do!

The door was driven to despair, giving birth to a new Phantom.

However, Medusa herself was unaware that her temples were red and swollen from pressing them. As if she didn't feel anything, Medusa began to prepare for the final touches.

"I will prove to you that I am right!"

In the afternoon, on a highway in Torii-Bakato Ward, a young man carrying a travel bag walked step by step along the road.

"They say it's the biggest house in the East District, but all you see here is trees and the sea, where's the house?"

The beast master, who was muttering to himself, stopped and looked around, shading his eyes with his hand.

At the end of the highway, there was a mansion that was partially hidden from view.

"Could it be somewhere?"

"Never mind, let's go take a look first!"

After walking for a while, Beast Master arrived at the mansion gate at the end of the road. When he looked through the crack in the iron gate, he realized what Miku meant by not stepping on the violets.

At first glance, all you can see are violets swaying in the wind.

"Wow, I didn't expect that guy to come from a wealthy family!"

Muttering to himself, Master Beast pressed the doorbell, but no one answered for a long time after it rang.

"Isn't this the place?"

"This is the place, but Serena doesn't want you to go in!" Miku, who emerged from the flower bushes, leaped up from the ground, jumped over the iron gate, and came to Beast Master's side.

"It seems you've thought it through!"

"Well, after thinking about it..."