The Strange Cat from Fuuto

Outside the door stood a strange man with ferocious eyes, and traces of blood remained at the corner of his mouth.

"Has the order finally arrived?"

Medusa, who led the strange man into the room, stretched out her hand, and the strange man opened his mouth, sticking out his tongue to lick the blood from the corner of his mouth.

A sound that thrilled Medusa came from her mouth.

“Medusa, you can begin your operation now. I need you to find all the Phantoms and inform them of the identity of the doll girl from the Shadow Hall.”

"That girl is Fueki Koyomi, the daughter of Fueki Kanade, and the only bloodline of the person you've been longing to take revenge on."

"Do your utmost to spread the word that Diemu Lie contains the Philosopher's Stone. The one in front of you is my Devouring Monster; he can help you complete your mission!"

The strange man shut his mouth, and the sound stopped abruptly. A look of realization dawned on Medusa's eyes: "No wonder you attacked me; you only ever saw me as a tool from the beginning!"

Combining Miku's information with Medusa's understanding of the whole story, the woman, her eyes filled with hatred, let out a cold snort.

"I'll make you regret this, sage. No, Fueki-chan!"

Serena's shared apartment in Minato Ward.

The beast girl, riding the elevator, had her hands in her pockets. She was wearing sky-blue overalls and tight-fitting leggings that barely reached her knees. Her pink sneakers tapped repeatedly on the floor of the elevator car.

"What is that stinky cat thinking? Why is it calling me at this time?" The beast girl, who had just spat out a bubble, bit it and popped it.

"But it's good, at least I don't have to listen to Grandma nagging me at home. Ever since I became a girl, she's been controlling me every day, even stricter than before!"

The beast girl sighed deeply in helplessness and glanced at the elevator floor.

With a soft "ding," Serena arrived at her apartment. She walked in with practiced ease, heading straight for the living room without a moment's pause. But as soon as she entered, her expression froze.

Chapter 82: A crisp "snap" sounded!

"Hey, you're here!"

The cat, with a playful smile, lay on its side on the sofa, staring at the beast girl whose expression froze the moment she entered the living room.

"This, this, this..." The beast girl swallowed hard. "Where did you get this?"

Just seeing the two items placed in front of Miku caused the chimera within her to throb naturally.

It was as if this thing had always been waiting for her, and it was her destiny!

"You mean this?" Miku, who had swept his tail to catch the ring, swayed his tail and chuckled, "I got this from a junk collector!"

Nakamoto Osamu, who was a laborer who threw things out of the ground, didn't he pick up everything?

Calling him a scavenger is spot on!

"A junk collector?" The beast girl, whose eyes followed the swaying of Miku's tail, clenched her fist.

The fine sweat seeping from her palms made her feel extremely uncomfortable.

"call..."

The beast girl, who had been taking a deep breath with her eyes closed, calmly opened them again and said, "Tell me, what will it take for you to give me this thing!"

"This one..."

With a flick of its tail, Miku tossed the ring into the air, then scooped it up with its claws, hooking it with pinpoint accuracy.

"I want you to do something for me." Seeing the "I knew it" look on the beast girl's face, Miku narrowed her eyes and said, "Don't you want it?"

"I remember you promised me three things in return for doing me a favor. Now that Beast's ring and props are here, aren't you going to return them to their rightful owner?"

The beast girl, arms crossed, leaned back, a disdainful expression in her eyes. Miku grinned and said, "Has your brain gone haywire since you became a woman? I said I'd help you find clues, not give you anything. Besides, you don't seem to have done anything for me."

"I've actually sent you quite a few Phantoms as food!"

"Now that you mention it, it seems you owe me a lot!"

Miku pressed the ring under his claws, a hint of murderous intent flashing in his narrowed eyes. The Beast Girl felt a pang of guilt upon seeing this; upon closer examination, it did indeed seem to be true.

Not only is the place I live now provided by the cat in front of me, but I also receive a living allowance from the cat every month, and during the most important time of my life, it is this cat that provides me with Phantoms as food.

"Um..." The beast girl, speechless, lowered her head dejectedly, staring at her toes and her pink sneakers. Her expression gradually turned ferocious.

"It seems that my current state is because of you!"

The beast girl, glaring fiercely at Miku, put her hands on her hips and said, "If it weren't for you, I'd still be a real man. If we're talking about who owes more, it's you!"

"Ahem, this..." Miku coughed guiltily, his eyes darting around, but the cat quickly straightened up and said, "Let bygones be bygones. Now we need to talk about these two things. If you don't want them, I can give them to my dog ​​to chew on!"

"Huh?"

Iggy, who appeared out of nowhere with a shard of marble table in his mouth, suddenly became excited after hearing Miku's words.

The dog licked its lips and stared intently at the Phantom Magnum on the table, which was in a sealed state.

"Wait a minute!"

Noticing Iggy's eager look, Beast Girl quickly raised her hand to stop him. She knew very well how good Miku was to his dog.

If I really don't give in, this guy might actually take what belongs to me and give it to the dog to chew on.

"In that case, let's have a good talk. It's also a great opportunity for you to get rid of your current state as a woman!"

"What"

Half an hour later, the beast girl, clutching the Ultimate Wizard Ring in one hand and carrying the sealed Phantom Magnum Gun in the other, walked out of Serena's apartment looking utterly dejected.

After entering the elevator, before the doors closed, the Beast Girl murmured, "I never expected it to turn out like this. But how could I possibly harm Alex?"

.......

As night fell, dark clouds obscured the moon.

The stuffy, sticky air made it hard to breathe. After walking for only a short while, my body felt sticky, and sweat dripped down my back and clung to my clothes, making my already irritable mood even worse.

Many people were rushing home after get off work, but amidst the hurried crowd, a long-haired woman in a blue dress walked calmly through the throng.

A red finger mark on her forehead added a touch of menace to her cold and stern face.

"Boom!"

A sudden clap of thunder illuminated the night sky, and lightning bolts, curved like snakes, ripped through it.

Just as the lightning flashed, Medusa's figure, who was walking on the street, suddenly disappeared, leaving the office worker behind her, who was admiring her graceful figure, stunned.

The office worker, rubbing his eyes, didn't have time to think before the raindrops falling from above forced him to quickly put his briefcase on his head and rush home.

And right there on the street where the office workers had just paused briefly, in a place invisible to the naked eye, inside a bar with chandeliers hanging on the wall at the entrance.

"Tap, tap, tap, tap..."

The crisp sound of footsteps echoed in the corridor, and several "people" dressed in different ways sitting at the bar couldn't help but look towards the entrance.

A cold, elegant woman with long hair walked gracefully closer, while the man in a suit leaning against the bar looked at Medusa with a wicked smile.

"Oh dear, it looks like another poor little guy has accidentally wandered in!"

"Who are you calling pitiful?" Medusa stepped out of the shadows and into the light, her eyes sharp and piercing.

"The Hundred-Eyed Giant!"

"Lady Medusa!?" The hundred-eyed giant exclaimed and stood up, unaware that the wine in his cup had spilled all over the ground.

"But you've already..."

"Don't waste your breath on a traitor, Hundred-Eyed Giant. How dare a traitor who betrayed the organization show his face in front of us?" The leather-clad man, his fists clenched so tightly they cracked, sneered. "You really have no patience for death!"

"I betrayed you?" Medusa tilted her head and scoffed disdainfully. The sage actually claimed to have defected. How interesting!

If anyone is to be betrayed, it is him. The sage never truly believed in himself from the beginning, and even these guys in front of him are just pitiful, pathetic, and laughable props!

"Fine, I'm not going to argue with you anymore." Medusa tossed her long hair, her face appearing blurry and indistinct. "I'll just use the most familiar method to shut you up!"

As magic surged forth, Medusa transformed into a freak, coldly laughing as she approached the group inside the bar.

A few minutes later, the hundred-eyed giant looked in horror at his two companions who had turned to stone, their legs trembling as they leaned against the table behind them.

"These two idiots!" Medusa, who had smashed the stone statue to pieces with a flick of her serpentine magic, reverted to her monstrous form.

"Tell the other Phantoms that the girl next to the ring-wearing mage in the Shadow Hall has a treasure called the Philosopher's Stone inside her body. This thing can allow the Phantom to evolve again, and it's even possible that it can surpass the Philosopher!"

Seeing that the hundred-eyed giant was still standing there in a daze, Medusa couldn't help but let out a loud snort:

Did you hear me clearly?

"Oh, did you hear me?"

"Got it? Then go tell the others!"

Medusa turned and left the bar that was specifically for Phantoms. Even as monsters, Phantoms need a place to relax and unwind, and the clever ones opened such a bar specifically for all Phantoms to rest and have fun.

Sometimes, ordinary people who stray into this situation often end up with extremely tragic consequences.

Medusa looked up at the gloomy, dark sky as she left the bar, her expression neither joy nor sorrow.

The city doesn't just have one bar that specializes in Phatomen; she wants to visit it more often.

The night is still long, and there are many people who are not sleeping, aren't there?

A few days later, the news that the girl beside the magician with the ring was the Philosopher's Stone spread throughout the entire Phantom circle of Torii-zaka.

A rough calculation shows that there were dozens of victims at the Witch's Banquet held by the White Demon. Apart from the surviving Sister Fa and the cheater Miku, all the others were devoured by the Phantom within them and disappeared from the world.

Furthermore, several Phantoms have already launched attacks on Alex, hoping to obtain the Philosopher's Stone and gain new and stronger power.

During this time, Faye repelled the Phantom's attack and became familiar with the power of the Dragon Timer.

But this was far from over; even more Phantoms were eagerly eyeing the Shadow Palace.

His burning gaze seemed to want to tear Alex to pieces and swallow him whole.

Alex is now being treated like Tang Sanzang; the latter gained immortality from a single bite, while Alex swallowed everything and underwent a completely new evolution.

Moreover, Faye is finding it increasingly difficult to cope with the frequent attacks from the Phantom. While she is busy fighting off the enemy, Alex is almost taken away several times.

"Haruko, do you want to rest for a bit?"

Alex handed Fa a cup of coffee and looked at her with concern. Fa glanced at the door and forced a smile to comfort her, saying, "I'm fine, you don't need to worry too much."

"But..."