The Strange Cat from Fuuto

Miku shook his neck and curled his lips, but before he could laugh, Serena pointed at his forehead and berated him, "That's the behavior of a robber! Don't you know who you are? How can you be so rude and unreasonable?"

"Then let me ask you, what am I?" Miku turned around and looked at Serena. Without hesitation, Serena replied, "You're a cat!"

"That settles it then. I'm a cat, so why should I follow human rules and order?"

Miku rolled his eyes and jumped off the sofa. "Eat when you're hungry, sleep when you're tired, and take territory by force if you want it. We animals don't have as many tricks up our sleeves as you humans!" Miku grinned at Serina and said, "You'd better prepare yourself; I'll bring that magic gem back for you soon as it can be used as raw material!"

Miku's leisurely departure left Serena sitting on the sofa in a daze for a while. When she was with Miku, she would always subconsciously ignore the fact that he was a cat, which caused her to treat him with human eyes and expectations.

Miku, who had just left, turned back. Under Shalina's puzzled gaze, Miku chuckled and asked, "Where is that magic gem now?"

"What are we going to eat for breakfast?!"

............

Inside an office of the Zero Division of the National Security Bureau.

"Yes, send people here immediately."

"You have no idea of ​​the value of that gem. What good is giving it to those researchers who don't do any real work, except letting them scam funding?"

"I don't care what you think, I care what I think!"

"that's all!"

Kizaki, who angrily hung up the phone, was breathing heavily. When he learned about the magic gem mentioned in the morning news, he realized the seriousness of the matter.

In fact, he had already received news about the magic gem, but he didn't expect these bastards to relax during the TV broadcast.

Combining the incident of the magic gem entrusted to him by his predecessor being stolen, with the things he had been investigating recently, Kizaki instinctively felt that this magic gem might cause an exceptionally huge upheaval.

"how's it going?"

Seeing his subordinate enter, Kizaki looked at him expectantly, while his subordinate, looking ashamed, said, "I'm sorry, Mr. Kizaki. Our superiors haven't agreed to our request!"

"These bureaucrats whose brains are full of filth!"

Kizaki threw everything off his desk, braced himself on the table with both hands, and after a moment of thought, said, "Now gather all our current personnel. That magic gem must be in our own hands. Even if we can't have it, we must destroy it!"

"Yes!"

The subordinate who had just left didn't see the exhaustion on Kizaki's face. Kizaki slumped into a chair and sighed, "Why can't they understand?"

"why?"

.......

"I've already checked for you. That magic gem is currently at the Aoki Research Institute. It was supposedly delivered there this morning!"

Recalling Serena's words, Miku took a bus by himself and arrived at the entrance of Aoki Research Institute. As for why he didn't bring Iggy, that guy had discovered new fun ever since Serena moved!

A renovation plan worth tens of millions of yen!

When Miku left, Serena asked him to take some scallions, ginger, and garlic back with him.

"This is it!"

Looking at the lush, green trees in front of the research institute, a glint of light flashed in Miku's eyes.

"Meow~~"

"Meow meow meow~~~"

Miku, emitting a cry powerful enough to bring tears to the eyes of even the toughest man, scurried towards a Mediterranean researcher who was about to enter the research institute.

"Huh?" The balding man frowned, staring at the cat rubbing against his legs. "Where did this cat come from?!"

The Mediterranean man bent down to pick up Miku, then reached out and scratched Miku's chin with his finger as he slowly walked towards the main entrance of the research institute.

"Speaking of which, TaoTao-chan has been saying she wants a cat lately, so how about..."

As the Mediterranean man spoke to himself, Miku, who was being held in his arms, curled up a disdainful smile.

You foolish humans, just succumb to the charm of cats!

"Never mind!"

As the Mediterranean-looking cat handed Miku to the doorman and was about to enter, he reminded him, "Check if there's a cat tag to prove its identity. If not, notify the animal shelter!"

"Yes!"

The gatekeeper, who was gripping Miku's neck tightly, responded respectfully. After the Mediterranean man entered the gate, Miku, who was limp all over, stared at the man's back with a murderous glint in his eyes.

"Is it because I'm not charming enough, or am I too old to lift a knife?"

After the gatekeeper carried Miku into the guardhouse next to the gate, a few seconds later, a light flashed inside the guardhouse.

With a disgruntled expression, Miku walked out of the door decisively, not forgetting to close it behind him.

"I didn't want things to go through this trouble, but you forced me to do it!"

Miku strode into the research institute and disappeared inside. Shortly after he left, a woman with long hair hanging down her back, followed by a bald man with glasses and a fat man carrying a toolbox and wearing a hard hat, arrived at the door.

"This is it!"

"Bring back what the Sage asked for!"

Medusa, who was coldly watching the Aoki Research Institute, revealed a slight smile on her lips. The two "people" behind her had terrifying markings on their faces.

Amidst the surge of magic, two terrifying Phantoms appeared in front of Aoki Research Institute. However, the gatekeeper had just been knocked unconscious by Miku, and there were few vehicles passing by the institute, so they went unnoticed.

"Hmm?" Medusa murmured in surprise, "Why does it feel a little different today?"

"never mind!"

Medusa, with her long hair flowing, transformed into a monstrous form and led the tiger-man and the gargoyle into the research institute.

Inside the research institute, Miku, walking close to the wall, glanced warily at the camera at the corner ahead.

"Tsk, this shabby research institute is surprisingly well-organized!"

Miku opened its mouth and spewed out a golden fireball, which flew straight at the surveillance camera mounted on the wall and burned it.

In the monitoring room, the security personnel noticed that the screen of one surveillance camera suddenly lit up, only to turn into static the next moment, and the other cameras did the same.

"That feels better!"

Having destroyed all the cameras, Miku wandered around searching for the magic gem, but after searching several rooms, he found no trace of it.

"That's strange, where did they put that magic gem?"

Miku walked out of a research room and closed the door behind him. He had already checked several research rooms but still couldn't find even a trace of the magic gem.

"No, we should ask someone else!"

Miku, who was swaggering down the corridor, suddenly noticed a Mediterranean-looking man in a white coat enter a department office with his eyes glued to the report in his hand.

"Hey!"

With a wicked grin, Miku followed Mediterranean inside, closing the door behind him.

"what!"

"Ya Butterfly!"

"Oh!"

A pitiful wail came from inside the ward, but less than a minute later, the ward returned to silence.

Three minutes later, Miku, who was squatting by the window of the department, looked somewhat solemn, even gloomy!

"Damn it, they moved it this morning!"

Behind Miku, who was muttering to himself, was the wide-open window of the department. Inside, a ragged, Mediterranean-looking man with a charred face had collapsed onto the table.

"Snapped!"

Miku clicked his tongue as he closed the window: "Tsk, what a wasted trip!"

"I didn't expect those people from the National Security Zero Division to be so quick, but the area they've narrowed down has also been reduced!"

Muttering to himself, Miku jumped out of the window and disappeared into the lush plants inside the research institute.

At the entrance of the National Security Zero Science and Technology Bureau, Beast, whose shirt was unzipped and hands were in his pockets, looked very strange.

The black pupils in his eyes were gone, replaced by a pair of sharp eyes like those of a hawk.

"The magical reaction disappears here; it seems the thing should be here!"

"This is all I can do to help you. Although the Eagle Eye can track the magic power of the magic gem, my magic power is already running out. If this continues, I will devour your magic power!"

"Understood!" Hearing the chimera's voice gradually fading into inaudibility, Beast Master tightened his clothes and walked forward.

Just as I approached the entrance of the National Security Zero Division, before I could even enter, I was stopped by the staff on duty at the door: "Hello, please show your identification!"

"Identity documents?"

"Yes, identification. People without identification are not allowed in; that's the rule!"

"This..." Beast Master said softly with an embarrassed smile, "I just came to borrow the toilet!"

"If you need to use the restroom, turn left at the intersection ahead and walk 500 meters. There's a public restroom there!"

"Thank you so much!"

With gritted teeth, Beast Master walked towards the public restroom under the watchful eyes of the staff at the entrance, declaring, "I refuse to believe I can't get in!"

Beast, who had just entered the public restroom, did not notice a cat's head in the bushes by the roadside. After watching Beast enter the restroom, Miku asked in confusion, "What's this guy doing here?"

Chapter 55: Let Go!!!

Beast, oblivious to his surroundings, walked into the public restroom. Miku, with a subtle look in his eyes, muttered to himself, "Could this guy also have his eye on that magic gem?"

Based on his understanding of Beast Lord, this man wouldn't just appear in one place for no reason. After all, with the Chimera inside him, he was either searching for the Phantom or on his way to find it.

Now that this guy has appeared near Guoan Zero Science and Technology, combined with the information Miku obtained, the implications are quite intriguing.

"What exactly is this guy planning to do?"

Miku, his eyes darting around anxiously, shifted his body, but did not make any rash moves. After all, the situation was still unclear. If the other party was really after the magic gem, then it would conflict with his own interests. At that time, should he give him a hard time or beat him until he questioned his existence?

Just as Miku was deep in thought, Guoan Lingke was inside.

"Is this the magic gem?"