The Strange Cat from Fuuto

"Oh, I see. No wonder you were so decisive!" Miku rolled her eyes at Bai Ya. You old rascal, you're so cunning! You tried to trick me into leaving you with this mess!

"Isn't it a good thing?" Bai Ya murmured, gazing at the sky. "It can save your companions and also grant you great power. Either way, it's advantageous to you. Don't you want to give it a try?"

"Never mind." The cat waved its paw, glanced at Bai Ya, and then simply deactivated its transformation, revealing its original form.

"I don't like being confined to one place. My shoulders are too narrow to bear so much responsibility. Besides, the universe is so big, I want to go and see it, to see the scenery I've never seen before, and to meet some interesting people!"

"No matter what, I won't change my mind. Besides, consuming the golden fruit requires the help of the Primordial Daughter. Look at me, what kind of Primordial Daughter could I possibly find?"

"A female cat?"

Bai Ya was taken aback when Miku rolled her eyes at her, but then burst into laughter.

As laughter echoed, Bai Ya suddenly stood up from his throne. "It's been a long time since I've met someone as interesting as you. In that case, I'll lend your companion a hand."

Seeing someone who didn't covet the Golden Fruit for the first time, Bai Ya felt a strange mix of envy, longing, and a touch of regret.

"Thank you very much!"

After a sincere thank you, Miku rose from the throne. Just as Baiya was about to raise his arm, it was pressed down by a hand.

"I'm afraid you can't do that!"

"snake!?"

Looking at DJ Xiang Le beside him with a puzzled expression, Bai Ya couldn't understand why the other person would stop him.

DJ Sagara, having let go of her grip, took a few steps back without responding directly. Instead, she looked at Miku and said, "I never expected that a cat would cause such a huge mess!"

"This is so unexpected!"

Hearing DJ Sagara's teasing tone, Miku retorted irritably, "Yeah, but compared to you, I'm nothing. After all, who would have thought that a DJ from an illegal radio station would actually be the Helheim Forest itself?!"

Upon hearing this, DJ Sagara's expression suddenly changed, and all the surrounding plants stood up with their branches and leaves standing up. But DJ Sagara then smiled and waved his hand.

"Why aren't you going to make a move?"

The cat, its paw retracted, scratched its ear regretfully. "I was still thinking of trying to burn this forest down!"

"What a pity!"

DJ Sagara's eyes revealed a hint of fear as he watched the cat scratching its ears. Who would have thought that the culprit who single-handedly overwhelmed the entire World Tree Foundation headquarters, leaving it unable to retaliate, and even destroyed the headquarters, was actually a cat.

Moreover, in that short time, this cat didn't seem as harmless as it appeared!

"Why are you stopping me, snake?"

"Because you can no longer use the power of the Gold-Gold Fruit without permission."

"Could it be..."

"That's right, a new benefactor of destiny has appeared once again!"

DJ Sagara, pointing at Baiya, said bluntly, "Until he grows up, according to our agreement, you are only the custodian of the Golden Fruit!"

"And aren't you already tired of it?"

After a long silence, Bai Ya sighed, and the next second, a huge white sword appeared in his hand as his aura exploded.

"boom!"

The saber slammed down, causing the ground to rumble and crack.

Even though a new benefactor has appeared, I have to do this now because I have made a promise with him.

The fruit of gold remains in the hands of my Baiya, Fimsim clan, and I naturally have the right to use it!

As Bai Ya spoke with arrogance, his aura exploded outwards, and DJ Xiang Le's eyes glazed over for a moment, as if he saw that brave and invincible young man from back then.

"That's true, but to save this little guy, you'll need to use up at least half of the fruit's power. And the fruit will soon be entrusted to a new master. I'm afraid that when that day comes, the fruit won't be able to recover, which would violate the rules."

Seeing the conversation between Baiya and DJ Sagara, Miku finally understood. When a new chosen one appears, a golden fruit will spontaneously grow in the Helheim Forest. This time, the fruit that should have grown spontaneously appeared inside Baiya's body.

Considering Bai Ya's actual situation, it's probably because this severely misanthropic guy plans to use the new chosen one to help him find relief!

This explains why the Golden Fruit was kept by Bai Ya in the first place – it was because he had long been prepared to die.

The reason he asked me to take his place was probably because he liked me for a short time, and it was a kind of entrusting responsibility to me.

"I see!"

After Miku nodded slightly and understood the current situation, he jumped down from the throne and landed between the two of them.

"Gentlemen, why don't you hear what I have to say?"

"From another world..."

"Miku, my name is Miku, you can just call me that!" The cat nodded slightly after giving its name. Seeing this, Bai Ya didn't hesitate and asked directly, "Miku, what are your thoughts on this matter?"

"Perfect, I'd also like to hear your thoughts!"

"After all, because of you, the timeline has become a complete mess!"

DJ Sagara, who spoke in a bad mood, sat on the armrest of the White A throne, and White A did not have any objection.

"Now that a new beneficiary of the fruit has appeared, and both of you are involved with the fruit."

"How about I make a suggestion?"

"I'd like to hear more!" DJ Sagara gestured for Miku to continue, and waited for Miku to finish speaking. Miku glanced at Hakua and, seeing that the other party had no objections, said, "DJ Sagara's concern is that because of my partner, Hakua might break the rules, and Hakua wants to use a new Devil Fruit user to get rid of them."

"And I also want to use the power of the fruit to help my companions recover. In that case, I have a very good idea!"

"what idea?"

"Survival game!"

“Hold a survival game with the throne of God as the stake, bring in the chosen ones, and give them trials to help them grow. Then I can directly use their power to help my partners, and you can get free from this. DJ Sagara can also preserve the rules!”

"Killing three birds with one stone, why not do it!?"

“A survival game!” DJ Sagara, arms crossed, pondered. This was a choice he had never tried before, since he had always played chaotic battles. He was taking this opportunity to get closer to the chosen ones and help them grow to the corresponding level, so that they could eventually take on the responsibility of driving the world’s evolution and sublimation.

"I have no objection!"

Bai Ya sheathed his sword, indicating that he had no objections. Although the poor old man was very strong, he revealed his truest self when facing Miku, who was of the same level.

He naturally wouldn't refuse Miku's offer!

"Then how do you guarantee the fairness of this game!" DJ Xiang Le raised his eyelids and pointed out the most crucial point.

“Fairness?” Miku scoffed. “You always seem to secretly help the favored ones, which doesn’t seem fair to the other contenders, does it?”

DJ Sagara, his face flushed, coughed lightly. He had indeed used his ability to glimpse fate to help those he favored.

After Miku brought it up, he felt a little embarrassed to bring it up again.

"As for anything else, you don't need to worry about it. After my outburst, the people of Sawame City are terrified of me. It's perfect for me to be the Ruler of this game!"

"You only need to save your partner?"

DJ Sangaku, who was staring intently at Miku, replied frankly, "That's right!"

"Then, I agree!"

Chapter Seven: The World Tree Headquarters is visited by Miku once again!

"Then, I agree!"

With DJ Xiang Le's approval, the matter was settled. And Sha Cheng could no longer simply dance, act cute, and play dumb like in the original story to reach the pinnacle of life, marry the White-Haired Girl, and become the world's CEO.

Now he has to face a series of trials set by a certain black-hearted, red cat!

"In that case, I will return to Sawame City soon to make preparations!"

"Okay, you guys handle the specifics. I'll just be my Watcher!"

DJ Sagara waved his hand, his body splitting into several vines that quickly crawled along the ground and disappeared among the thrones.

Have you made up your mind?

Which aspect are you referring to?

The cat jumped onto the throne that Bai Ya had built for himself, tilted its head, and Bai Ya sighed softly before saying, "Although I don't quite understand what you mean by 'survival game,' just hearing the words makes me feel that the future is full of bloodshed!"

"You're right, but there's no such thing as a free lunch in this world, and the throne of God isn't so easy to touch!"

"Every successful person in history has risen to power by stepping over countless corpses, and this is still true today!"

Miku, who was lying on the throne, looked at Ichi, who was wrapped in vines, with a somewhat melancholy look in his eyes.

........

three days later.

The original site of the World Tree headquarters, which Miku had cut in half like butter, has now been reduced to countless rubble and reinforced concrete blocks.

In order to salvage the remaining supplies in the headquarters, the director and Zhan Ji Lingma and other high-ranking officials had to stay in the ruins of the headquarters building and direct all available personnel to speed up the rescue efforts.

"How is the situation now?" The director, whose chest was wrapped in bandages, was wearing only a thin coat. When Miku threw him from the sky, even though his helmet was crushed, his armor and gene suit were still intact, which protected him from considerable damage.

Even so, the enormous impact of the fall still caused him considerable internal injuries.

"The situation is not optimistic..." Zhanji Lingma sighed softly, looking very haggard, completely unlike his previous spirited self.

"Not to mention the destruction of the headquarters, only 30% of the supplies stored in the warehouse could be salvaged after rescue efforts, and only 80% of the valuable experimental materials were preserved, and that's all stored online. The remaining 20% ​​consisted of various paper materials and prototype data."

"These are nothing. We can borrow resources from various distributions when the time comes. What's really giving me a headache is that the permanent spatial rift on that sacred tree has closed. Now we've temporarily lost our ability to explore the Helheim Forest."

Sengoku Ryoma closed the folder in his hand and sighed again. He pinched the bridge of his nose and realized how ridiculous his initial thoughts had been.

Who knew that the guy I set my sights on on a whim would transform into a great demon king capable of destroying the city?

It's like leaving the beginner village in a game, full of ambition, and setting your sights on a slime, hoping to gain some experience. But unexpectedly, the slime transforms into the final boss. Who can bear such a difference?

"Director, Doctor, coffee!"

Sister Peach brought several cups of coffee into the tent. The two people in front of her hadn't slept for three days, busy with the aftermath.

"In the end, it's because we're too weak!"

The director, who had just accepted the coffee, suddenly spoke up, drawing Sengoku Ryoma's attention.

Why would you say that?