The Strange Cat from Fuuto

His crimson eyes, which had been scanning the area, suddenly narrowed and locked onto a young man in a suit carrying a briefcase in the crowd.

"finally found you!"

Before passersby could react, Miku leaped from the high-rise building and unleashed the full power granted by his memory, grabbing and abducting the young man he had his eye on.

Only a telephone, still faintly lit, lay forlornly on the ground.

Faster, faster, even faster!

Miku, carrying the man in the suit, crossed the street and led him to a dark, damp alley. Like throwing away trash, he tossed the man into a puddle of sewage.

"You are...you are the executioner!"

Upon seeing Miku, Kazama Toru's face contorted with uncontrollable terror. He braced himself on the ground with his hands and shrank back involuntarily.

Finally, when his palm touched the moss-covered wall, his fear reached its peak.

"Please, I won't do it again, I'll never do it again!"

Kazama Toru, his body pressed against the wall, gasped in terror. His once meticulously styled hair was now a mangled mess, and his handsome face was deathly pale. His prized designer suit was soaked through by the sewage in the alley, both the jacket and trousers stained.

"Please, please, I will retrieve all the leaked memories, please let me go!"

"I promise, it won't happen again!"

"Kazama Toru, you...right?"

"Yes, it's me!"

"Please spare me, Your Honor! I'll never do it again!"

"Please, have mercy on me!"

"Unfortunately, it's impossible!"

A bright orange ball of light, as big as a basketball, lit up the darkness of the night, temporarily dispelling the thick darkness. The golden mask on Miku's face reflected a hazy glow under the energy ball he held in his hand.

"Execution...begin...begin!"

With a flick of his right hand, a basketball-sized orange energy ball struck Kazama Toru precisely as he fell to the ground. He only had time to let out a scream before his body instantly turned to ashes.

"Mission complete!"

Miku stared at the ashes on the ground for a while, then turned and went back.

"Don't be too greedy in your next life!"

Miku, worried about getting his fur dirty, didn't deactivate his transformation. As he slowly walked out of the alley, just as he was about to deactivate, he heard shouts from a crowd coming from afar.

Screams, screams, wails...

People fleeing in all directions kept looking back, running tirelessly away from the center of the chaos.

"what's the situation?"

Miku, now on the move, quickly reached the center of the chaos, the source of the chaos clearly reflected in his crimson eyes.

It was a two-meter-tall black monster, its entire body covered in a viscous, black, asphalt-like liquid. Its body was covered in bulging muscles, with thick arms and thighs, a chest full of muscle blocks, and a pair of pale, cracked eyes that were particularly striking on its black face. A huge, ferocious mouth that took up most of its cheeks was filled with sharp teeth, and a sticky tongue dangled from its mouth.

The culprit who created this chaos looked at the panicked and terrified crowd around him, a sickly smile appearing on his face, which was covered by a black, viscous liquid.

"That's it, kill them, pile their heads under that streetlight, and eat all their bodies!"

A deep, sinister voice echoed in Ryuichi Mizukami's mind, "Look at that little fellow, how delicious he is!"

"It looks delicious!"

"Eat it!"

"I will!"

Bewitched by the black, viscous liquid surrounding his body, former Mizukami Ryuichi has unleashed all the sins and desires within him.

Previously, he had only dared to commit petty theft, but after coming into contact with this black liquid, his entire being was completely consumed by the darkness within him.

Ryuichi Mizukami reached out to grab the little girl who was crying at his feet, completely unaware that a pair of bloodshot eyes were staring at him.

"Waaah, Mommy, I want my Mommy!"

The little girl, who kept crying out, didn't notice that she was already shrouded in a shadow.

"Roar!"

With a low growl, Miku appeared in front of the little girl, blocking the large hand of former Mizukami Ryuichi.

With a low growl, Miku used his right arm to throw Mizukami Ryuichi to the ground. Taking advantage of the moment, Miku grabbed the little girl and swiftly moved her away. Returning to the scene, Miku saw Mizukami Ryuichi preparing to get up again, extending his right arm and clenching his fist to punch Miku in the face.

A surge of viscous liquid erupted from the back of the fallen Mizukami Ryuichi, and several black tentacles extended from it, supporting him as he quickly rose to his feet. The moment he stood up, Mizukami Ryuichi saw a figure with thick arm guards appear before him, and it grew larger and larger!

"Boom!"

Miku's fist slammed into Mizukami Ryuichi's face, sending ripples across that ugly face. After sending Miku flying with another punch, Miku cracked his knuckles, a hint of helplessness in his eyes.

"I'm still not strong enough!"

"Then let's not rely on brute force!"

A fierce glint flashed in Miku's crimson eyes. His hands spread wide, leaving afterimages in the air, quickly filling Mizukami Ryuichi's entire field of vision.

Miku, utilizing his exceptional feline reflexes, pushed his speed to the limit, but to little avail. Scratching at his opponent felt like scratching a cat scratching board tied with a thin string in his untransformed state—it did nothing but sharpen his claws.

In contrast, the viscous, asphalt-like surface of the former Mizukami Ryuichi rippled, and all the damage vanished instantly.

"Are you Venom? This isn't Marvel, dude, you've wandered onto the wrong set!"

Looking at the big, dark guy in front of him who was immune to physical damage, Miku felt a surge of annoyance.

"Humph!"

With a sinister grin, Mizukami Ryuichi grabbed a nearby corpse, opened his mouth wide, and tore it in half. As entrails mixed with blood spilled out, a nauseating stench of blood filled the air.

"It seems physical attacks aren't working on him, so let's try this!"

As Miku jumped back to create distance, an orange glow appeared in his palm, rapidly expanding to the size of a basketball. The orange energy ball was launched as soon as it took shape.

The energy sphere, leaving an orange curve in the air, exploded upon landing. Fortunately, the surrounding crowd had already been evacuated; otherwise, the explosion would have caused numerous casualties.

The explosion's flames and roar made Ryuichi Maekami feel uneasy, even fearful, especially the flames. They sent shivers down his spine.

At the same time, the viscous black tissue on his body showed signs of detaching from his body.

"How is this going?"

Somewhat panicked, Junichiro Maemui couldn't help but exclaim in surprise. A deep voice echoed in his mind: "You idiot, get away from that guy right now!"

"We must not touch fire!"

The deep voice sounded panicked amidst the spreading flames, especially since the car he had carelessly tossed aside to show off his strength was now leaking fuel from the violent impact. Black oil meandered along the ground.

"Hmm, is this guy afraid of fire?"

Seeing that Mizukami Ryuichi was clearly afraid of flames, Miku scratched his chin. "It feels like Venom!" Shaking his head to shake off this absurd thought, Miku chuckled to himself, "But where would a symbiote come from in the Knight Universe!" He clasped his hands together and opened them again, revealing an orange energy ball that was even larger than before.

"Take this, calm and collected fireball!"

Miku, who had fired the large orange energy ball, bent down and disappeared on all fours.

He reappeared, now behind the former Mizukami Ryuichi, and curled up into a ball, bumping into the former Mizukami Ryuichi's back.

"How could this be?"

In front of him was an orange energy blast brimming with immense power, and behind him was the ramming attack from the cat-faced, gold-masked monster. Unable to dodge the energy ball, Mizukami Ryuichi gritted his teeth, crossed his arms in front of him to protect himself, and took the hit head-on.

However, he did not notice that the black, viscous liquid covering his body was moving all the way down to his lower body, leaving only a thin layer in front of him.

The current Ryuichi Mizukami is just a figurehead with some defensive capabilities!

"boom!"

The orange energy ball suddenly exploded, and the towering flames engulfed Ryuichi Mizukami. The shockwave spread out in a ring, stirring up countless plumes of smoke and dust.

When the smoke and dust cleared, a greasy middle-aged man in tattered clothes was found lying on the spot, his chest rising and falling slightly.

Why isn't the memory ejected?

Miku, who noticed that there were no memory fragments around former Mizukami Ryuichi, examined former Mizukami Ryuichi's exposed skin. In the end, Miku determined that the person in front of him did not have a biological interface.

"If there's no biological interface, then where did this guy get into that state just now?"

Miku, who was completely baffled, simply stopped caring. He only had one henchman at the moment, and besides, this was museum territory. Anyone who dared to cause trouble here would be ruthlessly punished by the old man.

"Let's go back, let's go back!"

After scanning the scene and finding nothing missing, Miku disappeared.

However, not far from where Mizukami Ryuichi was unconscious, a sticky black substance quietly disappeared into a sewer railing.

The wind blew past me, and the scenery on both sides of the road rushed past and receded into the distance.

In the scene where Miku was far behind, a young white man caught his attention.

He was a young man with a sunny face, wearing a long black trench coat. Although he had fair skin, his blond hair shone brightly under the streetlights. While he had a European or American face, his physique was more like that of a healthy, well-proportioned Asian.

Even under the streetlights, he gave the impression of being bathed in sunlight.

But the young man was not as attracted to the black cat on his shoulder as a whole.

It was a black cat with white gloves, clear sky-blue eyes, and a green ring on its tail. But that wasn't the main thing. The most important thing was the human-like light in the black cat's eyes, which stirred something within him.

This glance happened in a very short time. Miku, who had unconsciously stopped walking, stood by the roadside and watched the little black cat from afar.

"Kylar, there's a big cat over there watching us. Ugh, it's so ugly!"

The black cat perched on Kylar's shoulder whispered in his ear. The young man, Kylar, glanced at it from afar and teased, "I think he's not looking at me, he's looking at Tina!"

"Kylar, are you asking for a beating?"

"Spare me, spare me, Miss Tina!"

Chapter 43. Crossover Side Story: A Wonderful Thanksgiving! (Part 2)

"Awoo..."

Miku yawned widely, then, with a wobbly, cat-like gait and sleepy eyes, slowly made his way to the restaurant.