The Strange Cat from Fuuto

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry...."

With trembling hands reaching out to Sha Cheng, Gao Siwu said through tears, "I'm sorry, Kouta."

A dazzling light burst forth from Gao Siwu's palm, which she placed on Sha Cheng's chest. Under the influence of the light, Sha Cheng's pierced chest began to slowly heal.

His heart was also repaired, but it didn't help.

Silly Orange still had that wide-open look in his eyes, and there wasn't a breath coming from his mouth or nose.

"Kouta..."

Gao Siwu gently called out to Sha Cheng, but received no response. With tears welling up in her eyes, Gao Siwu shook Sha Cheng, saying, "Wake up!"

"Hey, wake up!"

"My body was clearly repaired, so why..."

With a gloomy expression, Gao Siwu swayed Sha Cheng's body, one hand on her shoulder. Turning her head, Gao Siwu saw DJ Xiang Le, who shook his head and said, "The real Golden Fruit might be able to revive him, but half its power is not enough to accomplish this feat."

"But I clearly..."

"You only repaired his body; his soul is gone!"

"Continuing like this will only be in vain."

“How could this be…” Gao Siwu, who had collapsed to her knees, stared blankly at Sha Cheng. DJ Xiang Le sighed, “If he were an ordinary person, it would be fine, but he was a participant in the battle, a brave warrior who challenged the forest.”

"He's been targeted by fate; he can never come back!"

"You'd better choose one soon, or you'll just have to wait for death to knock on your door!" After saying that, DJ Xiang Le disappeared behind Gao Siwu.

Gao Siwu took Sha Cheng's hand and said softly, "I'm sorry, I was really too naive!"

"I naively thought that I could help you by accepting this power, but I was too stupid. This is not power, it is a curse."

"I'm so sorry, Kouta!" Kou Shimai cried silently, holding Sha Cheng's hands to her face. Sha Cheng's expression was still frozen.

Gao Siwu's tears streamed down Sha Cheng's arm and fell to the ground, whereupon a strange flower immediately bloomed.

As tears flowed and flowers bloomed, the spot where Silly Orange lay transformed into a sea of ​​pure white blossoms.

Goodbye, Kouta!

Gao Siwu gently stroked Sha Cheng's face, closed his eyes, looked at him for a while, and then turned and left.

All that remained was a pure white sea of ​​flowers, and a young man lying in the sea of ​​flowers as if in peaceful slumber.

In the forest of Helheim, Miku appeared without warning between the thrones.

"Hehe...hahaha....."

Miku, who burst out laughing the moment he appeared, lay sprawled on the throne without any regard for his image. With his biggest rival and variable gone, obtaining the Golden Fruit was undoubtedly another step forward for him.

For Miku, Sha Cheng is the most unpredictable opponent.

After all, Sha Cheng, who is blessed with the protagonist's destiny, can be considered the chosen one of this world.

It was inevitable that some trouble would arise, but now we've gotten rid of it with the help of Ao Jiao, even though he did it himself.

This undoubtedly minimized the risk for him.

"Next, we need to deal with Ao Jiao!"

"He's the only one left!"

Miku's eyes flashed with murderous intent, and he laughed again as the corners of his lips curled up.

"Hehehe..."

"Soon, I'll be able to..."

The sound gradually faded into inaudibility, and darkness enveloped the area around the throne, leaving only a flickering flame on the throne.

Amidst the flickering flames, a shadow, both demonic and divine, is reflected on the stone wall, enduring through the ages.

.........

In the vast expanse of heaven and earth, white mist permeated the void, and faint starlight twinkled in the distant sky, the twinkling starlight like eyes looking down on everything.

A dazed and blank-faced young man wandered through the black mist, his steps faltering yet resolute as he made his way into the deepest darkness.

The young man walked further and further away, his figure appearing and disappearing in the white mist. Just as he was about to vanish into the deepest darkness, five arms were placed on his shoulders and pulled him back.

"Ok?"

The young man frowned, and a light slowly flickered in his previously lifeless eyes. Following the arm, he saw five extremely familiar faces.

"Everyone?" The young man muttered to himself, looking around in confusion. It was clear that he didn't know why he had come here.

One of the five, a young man with blond hair, pulled the other man back, keeping him away from the invisible forbidden boundary line.

"Kouta!"

A soft call came from the young man's mouth, and the light in Sha Cheng's eyes grew brighter and brighter. After he saw the young man in front of him clearly, he exclaimed excitedly, "Yuya?!"

Coming to his senses, Silly Orange grabbed Kakuju Yuya with both hands and said, "Where did you go before? I was so worried. I kept looking for you but couldn't find you!"

"Me..."

A complex look flashed in Yuya Kakui's eyes. He patted Shiro's arm and laughed, "That's a long story. As for why you came here, this isn't a place for you."

"Speaking of which, where is this place?"

After exchanging glances, no one dared to speak. Finally, Gao Siwu, with her pigtails, hesitantly approached Sha Cheng and said, "This is the boundary between life and death. Your presence here means..."

"You are dead, Kouta."

"I'm already dead?"

The smile on Silly Orange's face froze as the memories that had been hidden in his mind began to churn, reminding him of the time when Ao Jiao pierced his heart with a single blow.

“I see, no wonder I came here.” Silly Orange looked around at the misty scenery and smiled bitterly, “In the end, I still couldn’t fulfill his wish.”

"I'm such a failure!"

No, you still have a chance!

Kakui Yuya put his arm around Sha Cheng's shoulder and said seriously, "You haven't crossed that line yet. You can still go back. You still have a chance."

"But what's the use? I've already lost. Which two guys can I not beat!" A hint of sadness flashed across Silly Orange's face as he recalled Ao Jiao and Miku.

"Kouta-nii, I don't know if I should say this, but we've been watching you for a long time!"

The strong-willed Chucky approached Kouta and said, "Kouta, you're too gentle. Gentleness is your greatest strength, but it's also your greatest weakness!"

“Yes, Chucky is right, you’re too soft-hearted!” Rat walked over, a struggle flashing in his eyes, but remembering what he had seen, he gritted his teeth and said, “Kouta-nii, your gentleness is good, but it’s also your biggest weakness.”

You can treat everyone with kindness, but not everyone can treat you with kindness.

“Once you soften your heart, you will reveal your greatest weakness.” Another person stepped forward, echoing Rat’s words: “We know you are not the Kouta we know, but in our eyes you are the same, and you have also seen his memories.”

"Being soft-hearted means you're not ruthless enough. If you're not ruthless enough, others will take advantage of you. Once they take advantage of you, you'll..."

The rest of the sentence was not finished, but the implied meaning was quite clear.

"Yes, I'm too soft-hearted!"

Silly Orange muttered to himself, clenching his fists, "I have to become stronger!"

"Only in this way can his wish be fulfilled, and only in this way can everyone be saved, and the world be saved."

"Kouta, are you going to...?"

Seeing the change in Sha Cheng, Gao Siwu spoke up with great concern. Sha Cheng smiled slightly, stroked Gao Siwu's hair, and said, "Don't worry about me, Xiao Wu!"

"I know what I should do, don't worry about me."

After taking a deep breath, Sha Cheng turned and walked in another direction. After walking a distance, Sha Cheng turned back to the five people in the white mist and said, "Don't worry about me, I'll take good care of myself!"

Don't worry about me!

After saying that, Silly Orange continued forward and quickly disappeared into the white mist, leaving no trace.

"Kouta!"

Gao Siwu looked at the white mist and murmured to herself. Jiao Juyu also pulled her and shook his head: "This is all we can do. It's mostly his own business and his choice."

All we can do is watch over him silently and wish him well!

In the real world, on a street in the Cherry Blossom District, the pristine white stamens of blooming flowers turned bright red, and like a virus spreading, the stamens of all the flowers turned bright red.

At the same time, a faint heartbeat was heard.

"Thump..."

As the heartbeat began, a pair of deep, dark eyes opened.

"I won't lose again!"

Chapter 76: You are a variable, but so am I!

In a cave in the Forest of Helheim.

The faint sounds of chewing and swallowing could be heard from inside the cave, and from the sounds, it was clear how hungry and exhausted the person making the sounds was.

The pale and thin Sister Peach ate her food in silence, while Ao Jiao sat to the side, her face expressionless, but a trace of shame deep in her eyes.

Peach ignored him and just kept eating.

When Ao Jiao left, it was for five or six days. Zhen Hong was so worried about Ao Jiao's condition that she forgot about Sister Tao Zi.

Who knows how Peach survived those five or six days? You have to understand, the Helheim Forest is no ordinary jungle. The air, water, and fruit here are all poisonous, not to mention that Peach was unarmed and had to hide from the Inves roaming the forest.

"Smack, smack, smack..."

No longer caring about her image, Sister Peach suddenly asked, "What are you planning to do next?"

“Me?” Ao Jiao turned her head slightly, and after a moment of silence, she said softly, “I want to seize the Golden Fruit, destroy the old world, and create a completely new world.”

"I see..."

Sister Peach remained silent. Aojiao looked at Sister Peach and asked, "What about you? What are you planning to do? Do you want to leave here?"

"If you want to leave, I can escort you to the spatial rift for evacuation and help you leave."