The Strange Cat from Fuuto

Don't look at me!

Serena, huddled in a corner of the storage room with her head in her hands, was trembling all over: "Please don't look at me!"

What's wrong with you?

Miku quickly approached Serena and placed his hand on her shoulder. Serena trembled but did not reply.

Miku glanced at Serena and noticed that the ring, which usually had a violet pattern on its face, was now unusually shimmering with a strange radiance.

Looking at the radiance, Miku felt nauseous, as if he had seen a leech crawling on a person and sucking their blood.

Is it because of this ring?

Miku, muttering to himself, suddenly remembered that Serena was able to maintain this state because of this ring, but the price of eternal youth was immense magical power.

I haven't been supplying Serena with magic lately, so is it because the ring has been lacking magic for a long time, causing it to go berserk and backfire?

Miku, who already had a suspicion, didn't delay. For a girl who loves beauty, nothing is more heartbreaking than turning her into the ugliest monster in the world.

Considering the contract he had made with Serena, and the unique nature of his magic, perhaps the pain Serena felt during the backlash of her magic was entirely reflected back to him in the form of palpitations and heartache.

Miku grabbed the timid Serena's hand and pressed it against his waist.

"Nourishment (absorption) Start!"

As the chanting began, the magical light on the ring flashed rapidly, and Miku felt his magic power pouring outwards like water being released from a dam.

"This absorption rate..."

Miku, who hadn't even finished speaking, knelt on the ground. Even with his exceptionally large magical power, a third of his magical power disappeared within just a few seconds.

And it's continuously decreasing!

Miku is completely different now than when he first met Serena. Now, with the quality and quantity of his magic, he can easily defeat ten of his former self!

Even though the magic disappeared quickly, the changes in Serena were visible to the naked eye.

Her long, dry, gray hair gradually regained its shine, her chicken-skin-like skin became firm and smooth again, and the white patches in her eyes quickly faded away.

Thirty seconds later, the familiar Serena Miku knew returned once again!

"Snapped!"

Miku caught Serena as she fell into his arms, then silently carried her in his arms and headed towards the bedroom.

"Thank you, Miku!"

Clutching Miku's robe, Serena spoke, her face pale. Miku shook his head: "This is what I should do. Didn't we agree on this?"

"Yes, it's so good to have you here!"

Serena, nestled in Miku's arms, was placed on the bed by Miku, who carefully covered her with the blanket and was about to leave.

Serena grabbed his tail, which stopped Miku in place.

Will you leave this place someday in the future?

Serena lay back on the pillow, speaking softly. Miku nodded without replying. His goal was to travel to different knight worlds, see different scenery, and leave his mark.

"Yes, you seemed to appear out of nowhere, so it's only natural that you left!"

Serena, who had unconsciously clenched her fists, forced a smile, as if trying to comfort herself.

“I made a promise to you, Serena!” Miku turned and took Serena’s small hand, speaking solemnly, “No matter where I am, no matter how far apart we are, I will be by your side whenever you need me!”

"You're making it sound like a knight in a chivalric romance novel, protecting the princess!"

Serena smiled and spoke, and Miku nodded, "Mm!"

"Then let's make another promise!" Serena whispered, raising her little finger, "No matter what the future holds, don't forget me!"

"I will never forget you, I promise!"

Chapter Sixty-Six: The Victim Has Come Knocking!

The living room of the apartment.

Miku was lounging lazily on his sofa, Serena was holding a cup of red tea and reading her book, while Iqi was tied up and hung from the rafters.

A pot was placed underneath, with scallions, ginger, and garlic inside.

"If you don't discipline him for a day, he'll be climbing on the roof and tearing off the tiles; you're spoiling him too much!"

After glancing at Iggy, Serena put the teacup back on the table. Miku lazily yawned, "If you're hoping a husky won't destroy the house, you might as well hope that President America has a brain!"

"cut!"

Serena clicked her tongue and said nothing more. In the three days that she suffered the backlash, Miku and she were slightly careless, and the dog single-handedly turned the whole street upside down.

A husky with a speaker strapped to its back struts around, blasting loud music as it parades through the streets with a pack of pet dogs, extorting and blackmailing people.

If it weren't for Xiao Tao's "casual" reminder, and another day's delay, Iggy would have already taken over the street next door.

Serena's ring backlash finally subsided after three days thanks to Miku's constant magical nourishment.

She will no longer suffer immense pain at the drop of a hat, and will become an old woman with gray hair, wrinkled skin, and white eyes.

Even though Serena is only in her forties now, once the aging effect is activated, she will age at an extremely terrifying rate.

"Waaaaah..."

With his mouth tightly bound, Iggy's eyes filled with tears as he looked pitifully at Miku. Just as Miku tried to move, Serena slammed her hand on the table: "Let him learn his lesson!"

After glancing at Iggy and then at Serena, Miku spread his paws out without saying anything more.

"Ding-dong..."

A melodious bell rang in the room. Miku raised his eyelids and asked in confusion, "Who would be visiting at this hour?"

"do not know!"

"Waaaaah..."

Iggy, who was whimpering, winked at Miku. Serena stood up and said irritably, "You continue to reflect on your actions. We don't need you to open the door!"

Serena picked up the tablet beside her and connected directly to the apartment's security system.

Serena, her fingers swiping across the screen, connected the door camera to the tablet. The tablet's image showed two attractive figures, one tall and one short, along with a portly middle-aged man standing nervously at the door.

"Fan, what's he doing here?"

Serena frowned, her gaze falling on the two figures, one tall and one short, behind Wajima Shigeru. "And who are these two...?"

Miku peeked out and felt a little uneasy for some reason.

"Fan, what brings you to see me today?"

Serena, who had enabled voice access, spoke up immediately, startling the mage, beast girl, and Wajima Shigeru who were standing at the door.

"Ahem, well, I'm here to guide you today; they're the ones here to do business." Wajima Shigeru chuckled awkwardly, rubbing his hands together. Serena glanced expressionlessly at Fa-nee and Beast Girl.

Do you recognize these two?

"I'd say we know each other."

Miku, whose eyes were somewhat unfocused, smiled and spoke. Serena, seeing Miku's expression, knew there was definitely something fishy going on.

"Then come in!"

Serena, who opened the door with a tablet, continued, "After you come in, put on shoe covers. I didn't prepare slippers here. Then walk straight down the hallway in the entryway and turn left at the end. We'll be waiting for you in the living room."

After hearing Serena's words, Wajima Shigeru's smile became even more awkward. Sister Fa wasn't bothered, after all, she had greeted Serena before and met her.

The beast girl was somewhat indignant. Even though she had witnessed Serena's personality before, she still muttered discontentedly, "So what if she has a few stinking coins?"

“They don’t just have ‘a few’ stinking coins, they have ‘a lot’.” Sister Fa said softly, her smile unchanged, her lips moving slightly.

The beast girl snorted disdainfully, crossing her arms over her meager chest. Since her gender-swap, she had become increasingly emotional.

Even with the encouragement from Sister Fa and Alex, the furious Beast Girl wouldn't listen.

He, a dignified seven-foot-tall man, was turned into a girl, and right in front of his grandmother.

This was more painful and embarrassing than letting her grandmother know that she was a magician.

Soon, the three of them arrived at the reception room.

As soon as she entered, the beast girl stormed up to Miku and said without any politeness, "You should know who I am, right?"

"Meow?"

Miku, with his head tilted to the side, looked just like an ordinary cat, his eyes filled with innocence, naivety, and purity.

"Stop pretending, we know everything!"

After Fa Jie entered, she habitually crossed her arms and leaned against a pillar. Upon hearing this, Miku silently rolled her eyes.

"Where did you pick up this silly girl?"

Ignoring the Beast Girl, Miku opened her mouth and asked Sister Fa a question, and a few veins appeared on the Beast Girl's forehead.

"What do you mean, 'silly girl'? I'm Ren Teng Gongsuke, Ren Teng Gongsuke of Magician Beast!"

"Why!!!"

Miku screamed in shock, her mouth agape. She jumped off the sofa, circled around the beast girl, and said in a serious tone, "That's right, it does have the feel of Ren Teng Gongsuke, but how did you become like this?"

"Stop playing dumb, Miku." Seeing that Miku was still pretending to be stupid, Sister Fa lowered her arm and took a few steps forward: "We already know that the changes in both of us are because of you."

"Impossible! How could a naive, innocent, clever, and adorable little kitten like me do such a thing?!"

"Besides, if I really did it, do you have any proof?"

"Don't talk nonsense without evidence, or I might sue you!"

Miku, who spoke with righteous indignation, had no idea what shamelessness meant. Sister Fa shook her head helplessly and gestured to Beast Girl, "Take the thing out and show it to him."

"Hmph." The beast girl snorted and took out a hexagonal metal-rimmed magic mirror from under her skirt. After sliding her fingers across it a few times, an image appeared in it.

In the video, Miku, after transforming, uses magic to launch a light bullet at Alex, while the mage steps in to help, only to tragically transform into a girl.

After transforming, Miku froze for a moment, then quickly left the scene after putting away the ring.

"Do you have anything to say now?" After showing Miku the video, the beast girl raised her chin, but quickly gritted her teeth and said, "Remove the magic right now!"