The Strange Cat from Fuuto

"Pfft!"

Miku, who had been thrown into the bathtub, continued to snore. A fierce glint flashed in Serena's eyes, and she turned on the tap.

"Splash...."

Clear water flowed from the tap, quickly accumulating into a shallow layer. Feeling the coolness, Miku opened her sleepy eyes: "What's wrong? Is there a flood?"

"Wake up, look at this!"

Serena held up the tablet and showed the screen to Miku. Miku, still half asleep, stared at the tablet blankly for a long time.

Inside the tablet, flames flickered and thick smoke billowed. Two figures entwined with highly concentrated magic collided repeatedly in mid-air above the city. The wings on the back of one of the figures suddenly expanded, and flames spread across the entire sky like flowing water.

A powerful slash flew out, splitting the sky in two, and the magic power on another figure dissipated, causing him to fall straight to the ground.

"Long-tailed magician, come out here, or I'll burn this city down!"

The phoenix that had defeated the mage hovered in mid-air, its voice incredibly arrogant.

"Hmm?" Miku let out a soft exclamation as the confusion in his eyes subsided slightly. After staring at the figure on the screen for a moment, he couldn't help but ask in surprise, "Didn't I bury this guy?"

When did you escape?

"He lured you out to cause chaos and destruction in the city, so..."

Serena was interrupted by Miku before she could finish speaking, "So I have to go?"

"Yes, we can't let the damage continue to spread. You have to stop him right now!"

"Tsk!"

Miku clicked his tongue and jumped out of the bathtub. After shaking off the water droplets, he was immediately dry, his body still steaming with heat.

"I'm not going!"

"If you go, I'll help you..." Serena, who had been speaking to herself, suddenly realized what she was doing and exclaimed in surprise, her eyes widening slightly, "You're not going?"

“Yes, I’m not going!” Miku nodded when he spoke again. “If I just go out because he tells me to, wouldn’t I lose face?”

"Besides, what does it matter to me whether those people live or die if this city is destroyed? As long as our own people are safe, that's all that matters!"

Why worry about so much?

After giving Serena a disapproving look, Miku walked towards the hall on his own.

"If you have nothing else to do, don't bother me. Go read a book. I'm going to sleep a little longer. Let that guy cause trouble if he wants to; it's none of our business!"

After disappearing from Serena's sight, Miku went to the hall and climbed onto his sofa.

"I'm so sleepy!"

Chapter 47: Come on, it's Cat Time!

Why worry about so much...?

The sound of running water from the faucet echoed in her ears, and Serena's eyes were somewhat vacant. She seemed lost in thought.

After a long while, she clenched her fists, closed her eyes, and took a deep breath: "If I do nothing, my conscience won't allow it!"

Serena staggered back two steps and slid slowly to the ground against the wall, while the tablet she had placed to the side broadcast a new message.

"The enemy is still destroying the city, and the mysterious warrior they just shot down is no longer able to fight. There are no new instructions from the government. Could it be that Torii-zaka will be completely destroyed today?"

"What on earth is that bastard Miku thinking?" Serena gritted her teeth as she listened to the message broadcast on the tablet. "Are we really just going to let this go?"

Serena, her eyes darting around, suddenly realized: "That guy said it's good that our own people are alright, so that means..."

Serena hurriedly stood up and walked out of the bathroom into the living room, where Miku was still curled up on the sofa, fast asleep.

"Iggy!"

Serena shouted loudly and listened for a moment. Suddenly, a loud noise came from the second floor. A few seconds later, Iggy, with white toilet paper wrapped around his body, came to Serena's side excitedly with his tongue sticking out.

"Good dog!"

Serena crouched down and patted Iggy, then glanced at Miku, who was sleeping soundly not far away. "Come on, let's go for a walk!" With Iggy in tow, Serena headed straight for the garage.

After the door closed, Miku, who was curled up on the sofa, lifted his eyelids and thought, "What kind of trouble is this guy up to now?!"

Miku stood up, stretched, and yawned, "I just can't do anything with her. She's messed up all my plans!"

"They even managed to drag Izzy over there, what can you do!"

Miku, talking to himself, jumped off the sofa and slowly walked towards the door. Before he even reached the door, the sound of a car engine starting reached the cat's ears.

"Has this girl suffered psychological trauma in the past? I've never seen her this proactive before."

With a helpless expression, Miku grabbed the doorknob with its tail and twisted it hard. After opening the door, it slowly walked out and flicked its tail to close the door again.

Let's go take a look!

.....

Serena, driving her car on the highway, completely ignored the cars that brushed past her as if fleeing for their lives. Her destination was clear: Tokyo Tower, the location of the incident.

At this point, Tokyo Tower had been completely engulfed in flames, and the Tokyo landmark had turned bright red due to the raging fire, with some parts showing signs of melting.

"Damn it, how did this guy become so strong?!"

Unable to even maintain her transformed state, Sister Fa found herself surrounded by a ring of flames, which seemed to imprison her like a prison.

"Long-tailed magician, get out here!"

The phoenix continued to roar. Buried underground in the dark, the anger that had accumulated in its heart was unimaginable. It even used its anger to further increase its magic level, and finally, with the force of water dripping on stone, it gradually eroded Miku's seal.

"I'm still too weak!"

Looking up at the phoenix suspended in mid-air, Sister Fa gave a bitter smile. At this moment, she deeply understood what Miku had said: the weak not only lack the right to know.

The weak have no right to resist the strong!

"Wow, this is truly a feast!"

After learning that the Phoenix was wreaking havoc in Tokyo Tower, Beast rushed here just in time.

Although his tone was sarcastic, his eyes revealed boundless rage as he looked at the hellish scenery around him.

"I've never seen a Phantom as arrogant as you before. It must taste absolutely amazing!"

As he spoke, Beast manifested his driver, put on the Beast ring on his left hand, and directly inserted it into the groove on the left side of the driver, twisting his wrist in the process.

The Chimera's magic and the Beast Lord's magic instantly synchronized, and the tightly closed door opened to reveal a golden lion statue inside.

A golden magic circle popped out of the driver and quickly passed through Beast's body. At the moment of transformation, Beast pulled out the Dice Saber from the driver.

"I'm not looking for you. If you don't want to die, you'd better get lost!"

The phoenix gave the transformed Beast Lord a cold stare, not even bothering to deal with him.

"Hmph, you dare to look down on me for a mere lunch!"

With the Falcon Cloak on his right middle finger, Beastman shoved it into the right-side groove of the driver. "Falco! Go!"

“Fa-Fa-Fa-Falco!”

An orange magic circle bearing the falcon emblem appeared out of thin air, passing over Beast Lord's right arm and leaving behind an orange falcon cloak.

"Snapped!"

With a stomp of its feet, the beast soared into the air and flew towards the phoenix. The phoenix, seeing this, tilted its head in annoyance: "Why can't you understand what I'm saying?"

With his right hand, he swung his broadsword, as thick as a door panel, unleashing a strike powerful enough to cleave the sky. Beast Master narrowly dodged the attack while simultaneously spinning the dice wheel on his military knife.

"Buzz, buzz, buzz..."

With a humming sound from the spinning roulette wheel, Beast quickly approached the Phoenix. Just as they were about to meet, Beast's right-hand ring abruptly inserted into the groove of the dice saber.

The roulette wheel stopped spinning, and there was only one number on it.

"One! Falco!"

"Saber Strike!"

An orange magic circle instantly formed. Beast Master ignored the numbers and swung his sword directly at it. A lone, weak, and helpless orange falcon flew out of the magic circle and flew straight towards the phoenix.

The phoenix stared in surprise at the falcon that kept trying to ram it, and the phoenix also looked at the falcon with a mocking expression.

"Crack!"

After crushing the energy-body falcon with one hand, the Phoenix raised its broadsword high and brought it down hard on Beast Lord.

Three minutes later, Beast Master looked at Mage Sister beside him with an embarrassed expression: "Oh, we meet again!"

"Long-tailed magician, get out here!"

Ignoring the two mages who had become his prisoners, the phoenix roared and once again fired a huge fireball at the surrounding buildings.

The fireball exploded after it was launched, and the sparks from the explosion coalesced into countless fiery birds, which flapped their wings and flew towards the skyscrapers.

"Boom, boom, boom..."

Amidst the deafening explosion, an SUV appeared at the foot of Tokyo Tower. At this point, apart from those who were unable to move and the unfortunate souls killed in the explosion, there was practically no one else around.

Humans, driven by their instinct to seek advantage and avoid harm, all fled quickly within minutes of the incident. During these few minutes, Sister Fa successfully attracted the Phoenix's attention and energy, giving the people a chance to escape.

"Another one coming to their death?"

Phoenix slung his broadsword over his shoulder, but his eyes widened slightly as Serena got out of the car.

"Shh!"

The phoenix, which had transformed into a blur, appeared in front of Serena in the blink of an eye and grabbed her by the neck: "That's right, it's this aura."

"You carry the aura of a long-tailed mage. Where is that guy?"

When facing the phoenix, Serena felt as if she were facing a volcano about to erupt, with heat enough to incinerate steel emanating continuously from the phoenix.

The massive hand on her neck possessed a power so great that it could crush rocks without a doubt. Serena's delicate neck was as fragile as a withered straw in front of the phoenix.

"Where is that guy? Tell me!" The phoenix, speaking coldly, unleashed another wave of heat. "Or I'll crush you to death!"

"Roar!"

A deep roar came from the phoenix's feet, and the phoenix, looking in the direction of the sound, saw Iggy baring his teeth.