The Strange Cat from Fuuto

"But...."

"I know it's time to retreat. We've tested them all!"

"See you next time, Kamen Rider." After giving the little guy a deep look, Heart grabbed his butt and leaped away.

"They actually left!"

As Belt-san watched Heart and Butthead walk away, the fear and trepidation in his heart subsided considerably.

But the experienced driver, seeing the little guy still about to swing his knife with a grim expression, rushed to the little guy's side, stopped him from slashing down, and said in a deep voice, "That's enough, they've already left!"

"Oh, they've already left!?"

The little guy slammed the long sword he was holding into the ground and said angrily, "I'm so angry! How dare they bully me!"

"Bullying you?"

The veteran driver looked at the city, now a mess, with a grim expression, and grabbed him, saying, "Look at the damage you've caused! Is this what you call a Kamen Rider?!"

"But they..."

"You're just a kid, you need to think things through before you act!"

"Roar!"

A low, menacing growl sounded from behind the veteran driver. Iggy's bloodshot eyes were fixed on the veteran driver, and he seemed to have the urge to disembowel him.

After taking in the damage he had caused to the surrounding neighborhood, the little guy took in the scene downstairs. The experienced driver pulled out handcuffs and cuffed the little guy: "No matter who you are, I am now arresting you for damaging city facilities!"

"what?!"

The little guy, its tail suddenly standing straight up, stared wide-eyed at the experienced driver, "Are you going to arrest me and send me to jail?!"

"Meow doesn't want to go to jail!"

The little guy suddenly sat down with a mournful face, "Meow isn't a bad kid!"

The magic circle on his body flashed, deactivating the transformation and returning the little guy to his original body. The veteran driver thought there was an adult under the armor, but unexpectedly, what appeared in front of him was an adorable kitten with blue fur, golden spots, a long tail, and four silver little paws.

"Roar!"

Iggy's roar grew increasingly terrifying, and his gaze towards the experienced driver became even more malevolent.

You actually scared my kid to tears, you bastard! Do you want to die?

"It's not human!"

The belt trembled in shock around the old driver's waist. He never expected that the knight who had just caused such great damage to the city streets was not human.

"Forehead...."

The veteran driver's expression suddenly froze when he saw the little guy whose waist was thinner than a handcuff.

"this......"

"What should I do, Obi-san?!"

“How would I know? But…” Looking at the little guy’s belt, San said with a headache, “Let’s appease him first before taking him back to the Special Cases Division.”

"Snapped!"

Iggy, who had put his hand on the old driver's shoulder, waited until the old driver turned around, then grinned and gave him a vicious smile.

"Um, hello!"

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

Sonozaki Mansion.

Miku, with its tail held high, walked toward the old man's former room, which contained a secret passage that the old man used to use, leading directly underground.

After entering and closing the door, Miku looked around and sighed after a while: "He's really gone!"

Miku sighed when he found no hidden doors. This was to be expected, as the original house had been destroyed. Even though it had been rebuilt, everything that should have been there was gone.

The cat vanished from the old man's room in a flash, and reappeared in a dark cave dozens of meters underground.

"It's all filled with stones!"

Looking at the cramped space in front of him, which was only half a meter in diameter, Miku transformed into his monster form and waved his arm.

As all the rubble disappeared, a long passageway appeared before him.

The cat, following the passageway, encountered pebbles again a few minutes later. Using the same trick, the cat cleared away all the pebbles and headed straight for the innermost part of the underground hall.

Looking at the completely destroyed wellhead in front of him, a glint of light appeared in Miku's eyes.

"Found you, Well of the Earth!"

Chapter 8: Miku's Deal with the Old Driver!

"Found you, Well of the Earth!"

The cat, its eyes gleaming, placed one paw on the edge of the broken well. Inside, the well was completely dark, without a single ray of light.

Ever since W and San Dan destroyed the memory crystal mine in the Earth's core, the Earth Well has become a thing of the past.

This is why, after the mansion was rebuilt, the original secret passages were gone, and the underground area was buried.

Komiku, however, plans to reopen the Earth Well and use his power to reactivate the well that holds the Earth's memory database.

"As expected, the source has been extinguished. To reactivate it, I will have to rely on my own power!"

The cat, its eyes gleaming, looked down, but there was nothing but quiet darkness. Not to mention the magnificent spectacle of massive data gushing from the well after the old man activated it.

"How can the Sonozaki family be called the true Sonozaki family if they don't have a memory system?"

The cat, stroking the cold well rim, leaped into the well. After falling freely for several minutes, its eyes narrowed, and its body crashed violently into a dry riverbed.

"boom!"

Amidst the billowing smoke and dust, Miku slowly straightened up. Below the Well of Earth was a dried-up riverbed, its winding course leading nowhere.

"here....."

Miku's figure disappeared into the darkness as he followed the river. After an unknown amount of time, Miku arrived at a huge underground lake.

Like a jewel embedded in this vast underground space, the calm lake surface made Miku look around for a moment before he understood why.

"After the memory crystal mine was destroyed, the data stream also disappeared!"

The river channel allows data to flow, while the Earth Well is a crystallization of ancient civilization, which was rediscovered and reused by the old man. However, now that the mine at the source has been destroyed, the Earth Well has become history.

"Now that we understand the reason, it's clear what to do!"

Miku stroked his fangs, his eyes flashing as he raised his arm. "Then we can just create another source!"

As the golden light emanating from his body danced through the air like threads, Miku's left eye flashed red, and the power of the Golden Fruit erupted.

Golden light formed a giant yellow crystal fruit energy body that enveloped Miku, and the cat that floated into the air turned into light.

"Search...analyze...compose..."

Miku's cold, emotionless words echoed from the underground space as his body suddenly became ethereal.

"Search complete!"

Miku, his body solidifying once more, gazed at the desolate space before him and murmured, "Creation!"

"boom!"

The golden fruit energy body exploded with a bang, and countless points of light fell in all directions. Among them, green data streams slowly emerged from the void, forming a human head-sized Earth memory crystal ore that sank into the soil.

"That's it!"

Having opened a spatial rift, Miku returned to the Well of Earth. Looking at the severely damaged opening of the Well of Earth, Miku snapped his fingers and used his power to rebuild it.

"Once the mine is rebuilt, I can rebuild the memory!"

After finishing everything, Miku turned and left the underground area, returning to the house above ground.

In the small garden, Serena sat at the stone table, and as the ever-flowing breeze blew, she turned a page of a book.

"Shh!"

Miku stepped out of the spatial rift, but Serena wasn't surprised at all; she was completely used to Miku's unpredictable appearances.

"It's almost time; you should go and pick up the little one!"

"Um?!"

Miku let out a soft exclamation and glanced at the clock inside the house. Despite the various obstacles between the large house and the small garden, Miku could clearly see the time on the clock.

Leaning back in her chair, Serena turned the page again, her eyes fixed on the book in her hands: "And bring Ichi and Mick back with you. I got some tickets for a concert at the Wind City Theatre. I heard it's the most beautiful songstress's first tour of Wind City."

"Go early and come back early, our whole family will go to a concert tonight."

"It's too much trouble. Besides, the kid hasn't even been gone for a day yet. It's fine if he doesn't come back tonight!"

"Wasn't that what I was like back then? When I had nowhere to live, I slept in the open and endured the elements."

"Slam!" Serena slammed the book shut in her hand, glaring dangerously at Miku: "Just go when I tell you to! Stop with all the nonsense!"

"A rare family activity is essential for strengthening bonds between family members!"

Noticing Serena's look, Miku sighed helplessly and said, "Alright, alright, I'll go and bring them back!"

Miku sensed the little guy's situation with a flash of red light in his left eye. When he discovered the little guy's predicament, a hint of amusement appeared in his eyes.

"This is really interesting!"

Miku stroked his chin, took out the Wizard Driver, and fastened it to his waist. Serena looked at Miku curiously and asked, "What are you doing?"

"Do what a parent should do!"

Miku's eyes flashed, and he took out the Gaia Ring with a backhand.

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

Driving license test site in Kuru-ma, underground, Drive base.

The belt was hung on his special cart, and the old driver stood to the side, looking at the kitten in front of him with a furrowed brow.

The little guy looked curiously at the Drive base's set, while Iggy lay listlessly on the roof of the car, which was covered in thick soy milk.