The Strange Cat from Fuuto

"It's very simple!"

"Simple?!"

Miku looked up at Baiya in confusion, only to hear Baiya say, "Since the original trajectory of destiny has been interrupted, then now it is your turn to obtain this fruit and become the new god!"

"That way you'll be able to save your companions too!"

As Bai Ya raised her hand, a wisp of golden light rose from her palm. As the golden light expanded, a fruit that resembled an apple but was composed of clear, transparent golden light appeared in Bai Ya's hand.

"No, I refuse!" The cat shook its head frantically, not even glancing at the golden fruit. "I would rather die than take this thing. It's true that eating it can save Iggy, but then I'll be locked in this world, which means I'll lose my freedom!"

"Give up the entire universe for a forest? Do you think I'm stupid?!"

Seeing the genuine look in the cat's eyes, Bai Ya chuckled softly, "You think you can escape?!"

The voice was so low that neither of the two people present heard it.

"It's rare to see someone who can resist the existence of the Gold-Gold Fruit, but there's still a way to save this situation!"

"There's another way?!"

The cat, its tail suddenly standing straight up, stared intently at DJ Sagara. DJ Sagara immediately said, "Since the candidate for the Daughter of the Beginning has lost his qualification, although I am very unwilling to accept this, in order to select a new Man of the Beginning, we must establish a new candidate for the Daughter of the Beginning!"

"In other words..."

DJ Sagara, understanding the meaning in Miku's eyes, nodded and said, "That's right. The original chosen one has lost his qualification. When a new candidate is selected, the future destiny will be determined again!"

After hearing DJ Sangaku's solution, Miku glanced at Baiya, who had no objections.

He could only helplessly agree, "Alright, let's do it your way!"

At the same time, Miku silently said to the silly orange far away in the forest of Helheim, "Sorry, silly orange!"

"Your protagonist aura is gone!"

Chapter Seventeen: Your father is very strong...

In a temporary laboratory built on the original site of the World Tree Tower.

"The data collection went very smoothly!"

Sengoku Ryoma sat in front of a computer used for data collection, his fingers flying across the keyboard.

"That's fantastic, absolutely fantastic!"

"With this, who in the survival game can stand against me?!"

Looking at the driver placed in the testing tank to the side, Sengoku Ryoma's face was filled with fervor and excitement.

"Sizzle..."

With a crisp electrical buzz, a flash of light appeared inside the test tank, automatically unlocking the closed safety lock. Sengoku Ryoma eagerly opened the test tank and took out the driver from it.

The driver is entirely bright red, with silver grips on both sides, and the transparent energy inlet at the bottom reflects a dazzling light.

"PhD!"

"what happened?"

Upon seeing the lab technicians appear at the door, Zhanji Lingma turned his head with displeasure, his sharp gaze causing the technicians to take a step back.

After staring at the lab technician for a few seconds, Sengoku Ryoma, realizing his lapse in composure, coughed lightly and said, "What's going on? Why are you shouting like that?!"

"Director Wu Dao and the punitive expedition team are back!"

"what?!"

Ignoring the driver, the Sengoku Ryoma rushed out the door. The fact that the director returned first was unexpected. In his mind, it would take at least three days before they returned, but now the expedition team had returned in just over a day. Clearly, something unexpected had happened.

The lab technician followed the hurried Sengoku Ryoma and quickly arrived at the makeshift medical room.

For the World Tree Foundation, money is no longer their goal; their goal is something more noble and lofty: to save humanity and the world.

The director, who mobilized funds and manpower from the branch, and Zhanji Lingma and others set up temporary housing and various facilities just before the survival game qualifiers.

"Guihu, how is he?!"

Upon entering the medical room, Sengoku Ryoma was greeted by two people: Sengoku Ryoma himself, covered in bandages, and Momoko, who was receiving treatment while coughing and receiving an IV drip.

"Yo, Ryoma. I'm sorry, we didn't achieve our expected goals this time." The director coughed a few times and apologized to Sengoku Ryoma with a look of remorse.

"What exactly happened?"

"An unexpected guy has appeared. His strength is beyond our imagination, and most importantly, he possesses the Apple Lock that should have been sealed!"

"An Apple lock?" Sengoku Ryoma exclaimed in disbelief, "That lock should have been lost in the previous attack!"

"But now it has reappeared, that's an indisputable fact."

The director, his eyes suddenly turning as sharp as knives, said coldly, "So I want you to go and check all the supplies again, and find out exactly where this lock came from!"

Zhan Ji Lingma, who had subconsciously lowered his head, was about to answer, but he immediately realized what was happening, raised his head, and said in a complicated tone, "I understand!"

"Then hurry up and go. I've already processed the video footage of the knight using the Apple Lock and sent it to your email!"

"Understood!"

After exchanging a subtle glance with Sister Momo, Zhanji Lingma, who had spoken in a low voice, was about to leave the medical room when he heard the head doctor casually say at the door, "Lingma, sometimes if you want to know something, just ask me directly. Don't beat around the bush. You should know that with our relationship, I won't hide anything from you!"

"Yes, I know about that!"

With a forced smile, Zhanji Lingma turned his head and walked out of the medical room with a gloomy face.

"Yaozi!"

"Yes!"

"Call Sid back. If he's still planning to hide after something this big, then let him never come back!"

"Yes!"

After giving the doctor a complicated look, Sister Peach continued to receive the rest of her treatment.

Back in his lab, Sengoku Ryoma stared in astonishment at Sid, who was sitting sideways on the table. Sid, holding his newly created driver, weighed it in his hand and chuckled, "Doctor, that's really not fair of you! You've already developed this thing, and you're still keeping it a secret!"

"Hmph, I don't seem to have that obligation!"

With a cold snort, Sengoku Ryoma took the driver back from Sid's hand and held it in his own. Sid didn't care about his actions and instead played with the padlock with his own signature letter S, saying, "This preliminary round is really interesting. Not only did we collect all the data, but such a powerful figure has also emerged!"

As he spoke, Sid typed on Sengoku Ryoma's keyboard, and images of Miku ravaging the director and Momoko appeared on the screen.

"Heh, now that a new driver has been born, what kind of waves can this guy stir up with just the outdated Sengoku Driver?"

Looking at Miku's figure on the screen, Sengoku Ryoma's expression was disdainful. Sid played with his lock and said, "Who is stronger and who is weaker is still unknown, Doctor!"

"But since you're so confident, let me take a look at the performance of your driver!"

Sid reached out to take the Driver from Sengoku Ryoma, but Sengoku Ryoma dodged him. Sengoku Ryoma smiled, his eyes gleaming, "I will naturally give you your Driver, but it's not your turn yet. After all, our Director Wudao was the first!"

Following Sengoku Ryoma's gaze, Sid saw the director's expressionless face.

"Hey, Director Wu, what brings you here!"

"Now that Sid's back at work, he should do his job properly. I don't want to see you disappear again!"

"If you disappear again, don't ever come back!"

With a cold voice, Wu Dao Guihu approached Sengoku Lingma and took the driver from his hand: "I was going to give you some more instructions, but I didn't expect that the next-generation driver has already been born!"

"It's also thanks to the survival game qualifiers. Without those qualifiers, I wouldn't have been able to collect and refine the data so quickly!"

The Next Generation Driver project was originally part of the Yggdrasil Foundation's plan. After the Sengoku Driver was created, Sengoku Ryoma was not satisfied with the performance of the Sengoku and began to develop the Next Generation Driver.

The most important data needed for the next-generation driver was originally planned to take a long time to collect, but unexpectedly, thanks to Miku's help, the most important data was collected, which led to the birth of the next-generation driver!

"Have you decided on a name yet?!"

Just as Sengoku Ryoma took out the Melon Energy Lock Seed, he paused for a moment, but quickly and naturally said, "The next-generation driver was born based on the data of the Sengoku Driver, and it has stronger performance than the Sengoku Driver. In addition, with its super strong combat power after transformation, I name this driver Genesis!"

"The power to create a new era, a new world, a new century!"

"Genesis Driver... huh!"

The director, his eyes deep and thoughtful, looked at the Genesis Driver in his hand and thought of Miku's invincible figure.

"I won't lose this time!"

.........

"Ah~~ yawn"

The cat, yawning with its mouth wide open, lazily lay on its throne. Having been ordered by DJ Sagara not to go out during this period, the cat had only stayed between the thrones for a few hours and was already itching to get out of bed.

"Have you thought about the next stage?!"

Seeing the bored cat, Bai Ya asked him about the next phase of the plan. Miku lazily rolled over and opened his mouth, saying, "I've already thought it through. The next phase is going to be even more interesting!"

"oh?!"

Bai Ya frowned as she turned to look at Miku. "What have you thought of now?!"

"There are too many people now. A survival game with only one winner doesn't need so many people, so..."

"We need to reduce the number of players appropriately!"

Miku, a hint of coldness flashing in his eyes, turned to look at his Sengoku Driver. A dark red light flickered on the Rider head on the Rider display panel.

The surface of the Apple Lock placed on the side of the drive also flashed red, and Miku's tail swayed gently.

"call..."

A strong wind suddenly arose, and amidst its howling, a beautiful flower petal was carried away by the wind, drifting towards the distant horizon.

.........

In the world of mages, in a small hotel in the capital of a certain country.

"Cough cough cough..."

After coughing incessantly, Amy Lee Cooper spat out a dark clot of blood and looked weakly at the small, furry bundle nestled against her lap.

Looking at the little furball with affection, Amy reached out and lovingly stroked the little guy's back fur. The little guy was only a few months old and hadn't even shed his lanugo yet, but he had already experienced much more than most people!

"Meow?!"