The Strange Cat from Fuuto

"Ow..."

As the temperature dropped, Iggy's eyes shone brighter, and his body began to swell, with the sound of coins clashing echoing from within him.

"Oh!"

The freezer suddenly burst open, and the frost-free cold air inside quickly formed a frosty white smoke upon contact with room temperature air.

"Roar..."

A massive figure loomed in and out of the smoke, its eyes shining like light bulbs.

The young man's mouth slowly opened wide, and his eyes revealed an expression of utter terror.

"Monster...monster!"

"Roar!"

A roar rang out, and a huge figure leaped out from it. The next second, a miserable wail echoed through the residential building.

......

Where did that stupid dog run off to?

Miku, wandering the streets, kept twitching his nose, searching for Iggy's scent, but after walking several streets, he found nothing.

Miku only smiled slightly when a figure slowly running towards him came into view.

"Where did you run off to, you stupid dog?!"

Miku, laughing and scolding, climbed onto Iggy's back. "Oops, you still have some ketchup on your lips."

"What delicious food did you steal?!"

"Awooo..."

"Hey, you can't say anything now, huh!"

"Awoooooo..."

......

Torii-zaka Police Station, Archives Room.

A police officer is filing a file on a recent unexplained case. The victim appeared to have been attacked by a large, unidentified wild beast, his body torn to shreds, leaving only his head in a trash can.

The head's eyes were filled with emptiness, despair, and death!

At the crime scene, officers found black and white hair, which was identified as dog hair!

Chapter 59: Beast Master: Qingzi, let's get married!

At Torii-zaka Bus Station, the bus from Fukui to Torii-zaka had just pulled into the station, the back door opened, and passengers walked out one after another.

An elderly woman with a full head of silver hair, wearing glasses and a kimono, slowly shuffled off the bus from the crowd.

"Tokyo is wonderful!"

The silver-haired old woman in a kimono, carrying her handbag, disappeared down the street after choosing her direction.

Inside a luxury residential building in Minato Ward, Tokyo.

Miku, who had just woken up, looked around in a daze with sleepy eyes. After a moment, Miku frowned and smacked his lips, saying, "It's this late, hasn't Serena made breakfast yet?"

Miku, talking to himself, first went to the toilet to take care of his private cat, and on the way, he saw Iggy, who had hollowed out a sofa set.

Miku, who hadn't paid any attention, arrived at Serena's door. There was a "Do Not Disturb" sign on the door. Only when he saw the sign did Miku's eyes regain their clarity.

"Oh right, this guy is making rings, I almost forgot!"

Miku, yawning again, squatted in front of Serena's door, thought for a moment, then turned to look for his dog. "I think I should go for a walk. Staying cooped up at home all the time isn't a good thing!"

Miku, who was calling his dog, habitually went to retrieve his long chain of rings, but to his surprise, a ring set at the end of the chain suddenly emitted a magical glow.

"This is..." Miku's eyes widened in realization: "So the cooldown period is over!"

......

Torii-zaka, a certain street.

"Stop right there!"

Beast, with an eagle cloak draped over his right shoulder, held a dice-shaped military knife and bit down hard on the back of a strangely shaped Phantom.

"Damn sorcerer, do you dare spare my life?" The fleeing Phantom uttered the most cowardly words in an extremely fierce tone.

This Phantom was all green, with two large, protruding ears on the back of its head. Its thin body was as frail as a stick, but its speed in running away was exceptional. Even Beastmaster in its hawk form couldn't catch up for a while.

"Spare you?"

"Dream on! I haven't eaten for days. You stop right there and let me eat you!"

After slashing his sword and unleashing a golden blade of energy, the Beast Lord left a gash behind the goblin before leaping into the air with a powerful push off the ground.

"Stop right there!"

The Beast Lord swooped down from mid-air, charging straight at the Phantom Goblin, who was terrified at the sight.

He was an extremely rare type who was not good at fighting; he was so weak that even Iggy could beat him to a pulp.

"Damn it, you forced me to do this!"

The goblin with its mouth open stopped and spewed thick green smoke from its throat.

Thick smoke filled the air, and Beast Master's vision was filled with green smoke, mixed with the stench of rotten eggs and garbage.

"It stinks!"

Upon suddenly smelling this odor, Beast felt as if he had been punched in the face, with dizziness and nausea rushing straight to his brain.

"Pfft!"

Having lost control of his body, Beast Lord fell straight to the ground. After the green smoke dissipated, the goblin was nowhere to be seen.

"You bastard, don't let me see you again. Otherwise, I'll eat you up with soy sauce!"

Angrily deactivated his transformation, Beast Master checked his sleeve, and the smell filled his nostrils once again.

The beast's expression suddenly changed. He squinted upwards at the corners of his eyes, his mouth agape to its widest extent, and his nose wrinkled deeply.

"Damn Phantom!"

Despite constantly gagging, Beast Master walked towards his apartment with a slightly flushed face, amidst the stares of passersby.

In the last incident of the Deep Blue Magic Gem theft, because the Chimera suddenly cut off his magic power supply, Beast Lord ended up stealing a fake.

The genuine product was successfully taken away by Miku!

Beastmaster, having botched the job, clearly sensed Chimera's bad mood. Chimera's appetite had increased significantly recently, causing Beastmaster considerable suffering.

"Gongsuke?"

A familiar voice, accompanied by hurried footsteps, reached Beast Master's ears. Sensing something was wrong, Beast Master turned his head to look.

A silver-haired old woman in a kimono suddenly came into Beast Master's view. Beast Master's expression changed drastically, and he exclaimed, "Grandma!?"

"You're actually in Tokyo?" Beast Master's grandmother came up to him, skillfully grabbed his ear, and scolded, "Since you're in Tokyo, don't you know to go back to your hometown of Fukui for a visit?"

"I think you're just too wild. I told you not to apply for archaeology, but you wouldn't listen. Now look at you, you're nowhere to be seen!"

The old woman, who had just been scolding the beastman, suddenly changed her expression: "Strange, what's that smell!?"

Following the scent, the grandparents finally determined that it was coming from their grandson, and their expressions changed as they exclaimed, "Gongjie, did you fall into a cesspool?"

"It stinks!"

"No, I can't let you wander around outside alone. Come back to Fukui with me right now!"

Grandma Beast grabbed Beast's ear and dragged him toward the bus station. Beast was filled with shame, but when he saw that his grandma was really determined to take him back to his hometown, he suddenly panicked!

"I can't leave!"

"Why can't I walk?"

Grandpa and Grandma Beast stared at Beast Master with extremely stern eyes. Beast Master, who had a bitter pill to swallow, naturally knew that he could not tell his family that he was a magician.

Not to mention that he couldn't let her know that he would die if he didn't consume the Phantom's magic, so there was only one way left!

There is only one way to appease the elderly, especially elderly women!

"I have a girl I like!" The Beast Lord's loud announcement startled his grandmother. Seeing that the Beast Lord was effective, she quickly said, "We're about to become a couple. Wouldn't leaving now mean all our efforts would be wasted?"

"So, Grandma, you go back first. After I win that girl over, I'll bring her back to see you and discuss marriage. I'll try my best to give you a great-grandchild next year!"

Upon hearing this, Beast Master's grandmother's expression softened, and Beast Master was secretly pleased to see her reaction.

What could be more lethal to an elderly woman like his grandmother than the six words "get a wife and have a grandson"?

"Do you have a girl you like?" After being pushed forward a while by Beast Master, Beast Master's grandmother, who was muttering to herself, suddenly realized what was going on and grabbed her grandson's arm, hurriedly asking, "What's that girl's name?"

"Where is she from? How many people are in her family? What is her family's financial situation like? Where does she work? What do her parents do? What are their personalities like?"

Grandma's rapid-fire speech startled Beast Master. He had only been making excuses for her, hoping to trick her into returning to her hometown in Fukui.

As for a girlfriend?

Is a girlfriend as fun as the Phantom?

"This...that...um..."

The stammering Beast Master scratched his sideburns, somewhat at a loss. Clearly, he had underestimated the impact of "getting a wife and having a grandson" on his grandmother!

"You're not lying to me, are you, Gesuke?!"

Grandma, her face stern, spoke up, and Beast Master quickly shook his head: "Where is there any!"

"How could I dare to lie to you!"

"Then answer my question quickly, or call that girl out to meet me!"

"this...."

As Beast Master was once again stuck, a figure suddenly appeared in his mind. With an intense will to survive in his eyes, Beast Master grabbed his grandmother's hand and said, "Grandma, I can't meet her directly in this state. How about this, you come to my place to rest for a while, and I'll call her to come out!"

"Since you put it that way, then we'll go with your suggestion!"