The Strange Cat from Fuuto

Serena remained silent and did not move. Mick spoke again, "He has made his choice. Take out his driver."

"I see!"

Serena, speaking in a low voice, walked step by step toward the main house, constantly turning back to look at Miko along the way.

In the end, she took the driver that Amy had mailed to her in advance. The gold and silver driver kept flashing when it was brought close to Miko.

"oh....."

The little guy, who drew out his exclamation, craned his neck to look at the driver in Serena's hand. He could feel a strange resonance between the driver in Serena's hand and him.

When Mick tried to take the driver, Serena refused, saying with a sob in her voice, "At least let me do it!"

"Let me put it on him myself!"

With a resolute glint in her eyes, Serena placed the driver on Miko's waist with trembling hands. "I'm sorry, child!"

"Mommy is so sorry!"

After the driver was fastened to Miko's waist, a flash of light appeared on the surface of the driver, and a gold and silver belt automatically extended and fastened to the little guy's waist.

Even though he was too small now, the driver automatically attached itself to his back, and with a flash of light, the driver naturally shrunk to a size that matched Mick's.

"Wow!!!"

With a gasp, Miko spun around, showing Serena the driver on her back. "Isn't it cool? Isn't it cool?"

"She looks great! Miko looks good in anything!"

"Uh-huh!"

“I’m starting!” Mick took the consciousness coin of the Northeast Axe in his hand and turned the wheel on the driver.

"Crack!"

The moment the beast claw pattern on it lit up, Mick placed the consciousness coin on it without hesitation.

"Phantom Metal Action!"

Chapter 43: Climbing the Heavenly Ladder, Another Gaim?!

Armor World, Sawaya City.

Giant vines, like a ladder to the sky, rose from the ground of Sawame City, connecting directly to the upside-down world above the city.

Miku, who had been observing all of this with a cold eye, looked at the Ladder to Heaven and smirked: "This is getting more and more interesting!"

"If I'm not mistaken, it was that troublesome person DJ Sagara mentioned who brought this world here using his own power, and..."

Miku took a deep breath, and a cross-shaped flame pattern flashed in his right eye as he sneered, "It should be a related world from some movie!"

"I just don't know which one it is?"

As the cat perched on the rooftop swayed its tail, its body quietly transformed into a stream of data and disappeared from the rooftop.

"We'll have to see for ourselves to know what it's really like!"

The data stream drifted with the wind, flowing straight up the ladder to the sky into another world.

At the World Tree headquarters, the director looked up at the enormous vine that could be seen throughout the entire city of Sawame. The vine connected the two opposing cities and had already attracted the attention of many people.

"Guihu, are you really planning to go?"

Zhan Ji Lingma stood behind the director, who nodded: "This might be an opportunity for us, a chance to break the current deadlock!"

"I see..."

After pondering for a moment with his head down, Zhan Ji Lingma raised his head and asked, "So how many people do you plan to take this time?"

"how many people?"

The director, who was secretly pondering the matter, made a decision that shocked everyone: "This time, I'm not taking anyone with me; I'll go alone!"

"After all, if anything unexpected happens over there, my presence alone won't harm our current manpower!"

"But..." Zhanji Lingma seemed to want to say something more, but the director waved his hand to stop him, saying, "My mind is made up, that's it!"

"I remember we developed a vehicle lock that could float in the air!"

"Give it to me!"

Seeing the director reaching out to him, Zhanji Lingma pulled out the vehicle lock and forced a smile, saying, "Then be careful!"

"Do not worry!"

The director fastened his driver, transformed, and pulled the red vehicle lock in his hand, creating a vehicle capable of carrying people into the air.

After the director boarded the vehicle and waved to Sengoku Ryoma, the vehicle took off and quickly disappeared from the World Tree's base.

As Zhan Ji Lingma watched the director's gradually disappearing figure, his eyes gleamed, and it was unclear what he was thinking.

At Gaim headquarters, Kouta stared at the Sky Ladder leading to another city, Sawame, with a conflicted expression. Kouji stood beside him: "Kouta, are you really planning to go?"

"I think there might be hope there for us to save the current situation!"

“But Ah Shi’s whereabouts are currently unknown. What am I supposed to do if you never come back, and what about everyone at headquarters?”

"Without you, our combat strength is insufficient, and there is a high possibility that unfavorable situations may occur!"

"What should we have done then?"

Gao Siwu was very excited. Considering the bigger picture, she strongly opposed Sha Cheng going to the world on the Ladder to Heaven.

"But..." Silly Orange stared at the city's illusory image above her head and said hesitantly, "If I don't go, I feel like I'll regret it!"

"That's right!"

DJ Xiang Le's voice suddenly came through, and Gao Siwu's expression froze for a moment, and everything around them fell into a slump.

Because of DJ Sagara's presence, this space now seems to be sealed inside amber.

"It's you, that strange old man from last time!?"

Sha Cheng took a step back when DJ Sagara suddenly appeared. DJ Sagara smiled and said, "There's something very important to you there. If you don't go, you'll lose the initiative in the upcoming battle!"

"what do you mean?"

"It was just a piece of advice, but now it seems I not only have to give you advice, but also give you a push!"

"Give me a push?"

With a puzzled look on his face, Silly Orange watched as DJ Xiang Le slowly pushed him with his palm. He was then unable to control himself and was sent flying backward. As he flew over the edge of the rooftop and looked down at the several meters below him, his heart pounded in his chest.

But soon, his body rose rapidly into the sky at a speed that defied the laws of physics, and in the blink of an eye, he arrived at the ladder to heaven. And this was not the end. As his body floated upward again, Silly Orange was like a doll being squeezed by a giant hand, unable to control himself.

DJ Sagara smiled with satisfaction as he watched the plane fly into the upside-down city. "Although it's a variable, it might also be an opportunity."

"It all depends on whether you can catch it."

DJ Xiang Le, who had been walking slowly away with his hands behind his back, disappeared from the rooftop. Gao Siwu blinked and returned to normal.

"Hey, Kouta...."

Gao Siwu, who was about to speak again, was shocked to find that Sha Cheng was no longer on the rooftop. Turning her head in surprise and looking around, Gao Siwu felt a strange sense of fear.

At the same time, Ao Jiao, escorted by Zhen Hong, arrived at the foot of the Heavenly Ladder. Zhen Hong looked at the towering giant vines and said in a deep voice, "Go, this is your trial!"

"Ok!"

Holding onto a vine, Aojiao began to climb upwards and quickly disappeared from Zhenhong's sight.

"I have done everything I could, but what do you want to do, my king!"

The emergence of the Ladder to Heaven has attracted attention from many parties, but is it really an opportunity that awaits them?

Or perhaps it was shock?!

................

Above Sawame City, it hangs upside down within the city.

A long-tailed cat with blue fur and golden spots walked slowly down the street. Turning its head to look around, it clicked its tongue and said, "Oh dear, just as I thought!"

"I just don't know which theatrical version corresponds to?"

Miku, who was aimlessly wandering the streets of another city, suddenly perked up his ears. Several young couples in the distance were excitedly chattering as they walked in a certain direction.

"Hurry, hurry! This is a rare sight – a massive brawl of armored knights!"

"Yes, yes, yes, the time is almost up!"

"I wonder which team will come out on top this time!"

"Why do you care so much? This is a huge celebration for us Beat Rider fans!"

..........

Miku overheard the excited conversation between the young man and woman. With a hint of interest in its eyes, the cat turned and followed them toward their destination.

"A massive free-for-all between armored knights?!" Miku muttered to himself, a glint of light flashing in his eyes. "I think I know which world this is!"

Miku quickly followed several young couples to a stadium. Taking advantage of his position, Miku sneaked in without a ticket and slipped through three thick, sound-absorbing velvet curtains. Once inside the stadium, he felt an intense atmosphere that almost overwhelmed him.

The noise suddenly increased several times over; upon closer listening, it was actually the surging music coming from the huge speakers in the four corners of the venue.

The overwhelming atmosphere made Miku narrow his eyes. With such an atmosphere, he would believe it was a strip club, let alone a massive brawl.

Looking around, the stadium wasn't as big as it appeared from the outside; it probably only held a few hundred people. But it gave the impression that there were at least several thousand people going crazy.

Even though there were seats available, the audience members jumped and hopped around in front of the railing, as if they wanted to rush forward and tear the teams inside apart and devour them alive.

"It's really lively, but why do I feel inexplicably uneasy?!"

Miku clicked his tongue and used his physical advantage to squeeze through the crowd and reach the front of the stage.

"Ok?"

With just one glance, Miku frowned, because there were several people he was very familiar with among the four teams on the field, including some he had taught a lesson to.

"The influence of parallel universes?"

Miku muttered to himself as he stared at the excited-looking Sha Cheng and Grape Boy in their blue team uniforms, and Gao Siwu dressed as a shrine maiden.

On the other side was Ao Jiao, wearing a long red and black trench coat, and among the audience were several characters who were insignificant in the original TV series.