The Strange Cat from Fuuto

After the last locust entered the monster's body, the locust monster twisted its head and let out a strange laugh, "Be devoured by me!"

"Swallow your grandpa!"

As Miku raised his hand and fired an energy blast, he vanished from his spot as the blast flew toward the locust monster.

"Um?!"

The sudden disappearance of Miku left the Locust Monster puzzled, but when its instinct for devouring and evolution outweighed its instinct for self-preservation, the Locust Monster became even more frenzied.

"Did you go crazy because you smelled my scent?"

Suddenly appearing behind the monster, Miku placed his hand on the locust monster's shoulder. As the locust monster struggled, it roared, "When did you get behind me?!"

"Just now!" Miku tilted his head and pushed the locust monster forward, heading straight for the whistling energy blast.

"boom!"

The energy blast exploded with a deafening roar, the violent flames engulfing the locust monster. The locust monster's body, its exoskeleton armor twitching, suddenly burst open.

"Buzzing..."

After the locust swarm flew out of the flames, it gathered again in mid-air to form the shape of a locust monster.

"ah!!!!"

The armor behind the locust monster, which shrieked at Miku, burst open, revealing two pairs of wings. The flapping wings carried the locust monster away from its original spot.

"It can also be upgraded to high speed, that's interesting..."

Miku, clapping and chuckling, swayed and entered a high-speed state as well.

In a high-speed world, everything is incredibly slow—the swaying of branches, the movement of air—everything seems to be in slow motion.

This is a silent and empty world.

"Shh..."

Miku, who had silently appeared in the high-speed field, chuckled as he looked at the locust monsters flying all over the sky: "They can really jump."

"However, let's see how long you can keep jumping!"

With a sharp whooshing sound, the cat, its toes barely touching the ground, approached the locust monster that was moving back and forth in mid-air, its robes billowing.

The locust monster faced Miku head-on without dodging or avoiding, but the next second he was sent flying backward at an even faster speed.

"How adorably idiotic!"

Seeing the enraged locust monster take to the air again, a cruel glint flashed in Miku's eyes. "Since you like flying so much, let's see how long you can keep flapping!"

Miku suddenly accelerated, arriving behind him at an incredible speed that the Locust Monster couldn't even see. The Locust Monster turned around in a panic: "When?"

"Slap!" The cat, having just slapped the cat, said, "Look ahead."

With a sudden movement, Miku, who had grabbed one wing with each hand, flipped over and slashed down with his right leg like a battle axe.

"Squeak..."

Screams echoed through the high-speed zone. After discarding the two wings covered in foul-smelling bodily fluids, Miku grabbed the remaining two wings.

I'll let you fly!

"Pfft..."

Miku, after kicking the locust monster in the lower back and tearing off its remaining wing, clapped his hands as he looked at the locust that had collapsed to the ground.

"I'm done playing, it's time to end this."

After Miku transformed into his ultimate form and burned away his old body, his body floated into the air. A cross made of flames appeared behind him.

"Since you've appeared in this area, it proves that this might be your habitat. I'm too lazy to bother you!"

"Let's just burn this whole place down."

Miku, whose right palm had a point of light appearing in it, slowly pushed his arm forward, and the point of light in his palm rapidly expanded and grew larger.

"The sun without mercy!"

The high-purity compressed energy ball, which had swelled to the size of a washbasin, was pushed out by Miku, and the next second Miku's body quickly disappeared from the spot.

The locust monster stared in horror at the energy blast that was slowly falling to the ground, its dark red compound eyes filled with fear and despair.

"Is this the new Initiator?"

The muttering locust monster collapsed to the ground, unable to muster even the slightest resistance.

"boom!"

The energy blast exploded silently, and the resulting flames and shockwaves instantly engulfed an area of ​​over ten kilometers around it.

The cat, suspended high in the air, its cape fluttering in the air currents. Looking down at the mushroom cloud rising below, it turned and disappeared with a look of disdain in its eyes.

Between the thrones, Bai Ya, who was sitting on the throne, suddenly stood up and looked in a certain direction in the forest.

"Was this fluctuation caused by Miku?"

DJ Sagara's figure also appeared in the sky above Helheim at the same time. Looking at the area ravaged by flames, he scratched his head in annoyance: "This is quite a commotion!"

Chapter Thirty-Nine: A City Hanging Upside Down in the Sky!

"Wow, that's quite a commotion!"

Frustrated and scratching his head, DJ Sagara closed his eyes and began to review everything that had just happened. When he saw the dark purple locust monster, his expression suddenly turned serious.

"Locusts have appeared! Looks like some troublesome creature has awakened in the forest!"

DJ Sagara, who had been deep in thought for a moment, slowly relaxed his serious expression. "Anyway, the situation is bad enough. Besides, neither of them likes anyone disturbing their game!"

"But I still need to let you know!"

DJ Sagara, whose body transformed into particles, disappeared from the spot as if he had never existed.

In the Forest of Helheim, Miku, having transitioned from his extreme state to his normal state, plummeted rapidly from a great height. As the falling air ruffled Miku's hair, a stream of data flashed across the surface of his eyes.

"Whoosh..."

The cat, whose body had transformed into a stream of data, quickly faded and disappeared. Just as Miku's figure appeared in front of the open space between the thrones, DJ Sagara's figure appeared with him between the thrones.

"What a coincidence that we bumped into each other today!" Miku glanced at DJ Sagara and lightly leaped onto his throne, curling up into a ball.

"Snake, what brings you here?!"

Sitting upright on his throne, Bai Ya slightly raised his head to look at DJ Xiang Le. DJ Xiang Le was still wearing his bulky clothes, and a thick scarf covered his face.

"I've come to tell you some bad news," DJ Sagara said slowly, raising a finger. "This news is also related to Miku."

"What does this have to do with me?" The cat, who had already closed his eyes, opened them again, tilted his head, and thought for a moment before asking uncertainly, "Could it be because of what I did just now?"

“That’s right.” DJ Sagara said with a smile, “I just checked the memories of the area you bombed and found something interesting.”

"What did you find?!"

"The locust you defeated, whenever it appears, means that something in the forest has awakened."

"Someone?"

"He's awake?"

Bai Ya and Miku exchanged a glance, both seeing the confusion in each other's eyes. Miku closed her eyes and thought for a moment, but couldn't recall anyone she knew who might be involved.

"Stop keeping me in suspense, just tell me who it is."

"Well..." DJ Sagara pondered for a moment, then took a step back, a mysterious smile on his face: "You'll find out soon enough!"

After saying that, DJ Sagara's figure suddenly disappeared in front of Miku and Sakuya.

"Always keeping us in suspense!" The cat rolled its eyes at the spot where DJ Sagara had disappeared and lay back down. As for which DJ Sagara was referring to, Miku didn't care. How much more trouble could it get?

...........

Sawame City, home of the World Tree.

The director, carrying a tray with water and bread, walked with practiced ease to a heavily guarded room. He gave the guard a look, and the guard opened the door with practiced ease.

"Mitsuzane, are you still thinking about your friends?!"

"Brother, how long do you plan to keep me imprisoned here?" Grape asked in a muffled voice as he lay on his side on the bed. After putting his things aside, the director sat down in a chair and said softly, "Until you give up the Sengoku Driver and give up becoming a knight!"

"But brother, aren't you fighting as a knight too? Why do you insist that I give up?" Grape Boy suddenly sat up in bed and glared angrily at his brother.

Looking at his younger brother, who was breathing heavily and was very agitated, the director interlaced his fingers and said, "Because it's too dangerous!"

"Danger?"

Grape Boy scoffed and said, "I don't care. Besides, brother, aren't you always the one rushing to the front lines of battle?"

"It's different now. I'm the person in charge now, the commander-in-chief. I have to lead by example and rush to the front line!"

"To put it bluntly, isn't it all for the golden fruit, to gain the authority of the gods!" Grape Boy glanced disdainfully at his older brother and lay back down on the bed. The director looked at his younger brother with complicated eyes, said nothing, and simply turned and left.

The director, who had been silent the whole way, arrived at his office, where a man who looked effeminate but exuded an iron-blooded aura was standing.

"What's your decision, Phoenix Lotus Pierre Alfonso?"

After returning to his seat, the director looked intently at Uncle Durian and said, "With your abilities, you don't need to stay in that small place forever. Come work for me, and you'll gain much more."

"This..." Uncle Durian grinned, touching the ring on his hand. "Finding a new employer is something a mercenary like me would be more than happy to do!"

"I just don't know what price you can offer?"

“You can’t even imagine what we can give you.” The director said, resting his chin on his interlaced fingers. “In addition, you don’t need to worry about food and water, not to mention that these are just the most basic things.”

I will also have the developers of the Sengoku Driver upgrade your driver to make its performance even better. Furthermore, you can lead your former subordinates to form a small team; if we need more manpower, I will provide additional personnel.

"You have the second-highest authority to allocate all supplies, second only to us."

After hearing the conditions offered by his master, Uncle Durian smiled with a gleam in his eyes, "That sounds very satisfactory!"

Seeing that Uncle Durian had relented, the owner's expression softened slightly, but Uncle Durian suddenly said, "But I have one more condition."

The director, his eyes sharpening again, said coldly, "As long as it's not too outrageous, I'll agree!"

"I want to bake pastries, you know? Actually, my pastry-making skills are what I'm most proud of. It's been so many days, I've almost forgotten the aroma of fermenting dough and the wonderful smell of freshly baked pastries!"

"You absolutely must!" Uncle Durian slammed his hand on the table, leaning forward as he shouted, "You absolutely must fulfill my request!"