The Strange Cat from Fuuto

Miku, who was engrossed in his meal, perked up his ears. The old man spoke slowly and deliberately, "It seems like things have been a bit unsettled at home lately!"

"Saeko, do you know why?!"

Saeko's expression changed, realizing that the old man was giving her a warning. She quickly put down her knife and fork and respectfully replied, "I've heard a little about this matter!"

"However, Father, don't worry, I've already asked Wu Yan to handle it!"

As she spoke, Saeko glanced at Kirihiko, the meaning in her eyes was self-evident, and Kirihiko quickly sat up straight and said, "Ah, Father, let me handle this matter!"

"Kihiko, having ability is a good thing, but I don't want this matter to escalate!" The old man's eyes, beneath his brown ones, flashed coldly. "You need to understand that the Sonozaki family, as a prestigious family, cannot afford too much negative information. This matter must be kept to a minimum, otherwise, if the news leaks out, Miku will be overworked again!"

Miku was a little confused. Wasn't this kind of thing usually left to him? Now that you know I'm tired, you're being so considerate, old man!

"Meow!"

After calling out to the old man, Miku stared intently at him, as if to say, "Old man, you're so understanding, I can't let you down!" Seeing Miku's determined look, the old man laughed heartily, "Miku, are you going to handle this matter?!"

"Meow!"

"Yes, yes, let me do it!"

Miku nodded quickly, like a chick pecking at rice. Wakana, who had been silent all along, suddenly spoke up: "Father, since Brother-in-law Kirihiko has agreed to this, let's not involve Miku!"

Upon hearing Wakana's words, Miku quickly ran over to rub against her, exclaiming, "Wakana, you're so thoughtful! All that time I spent cultivating our relationship was worth it!"

"Hahahaha!"

"Wakana, I understand what you mean, but how can there be motivation without competition?!"

"Miku's involvement is also a form of training for Kirihiko!"

"Kihiko-kun, you mustn't lose to Miku!"

After settling the matter in a few words, Wakana knew that she couldn't say anything more about it. She could only sigh and look at Miku with a reproachful look. Miku patted her hand with her pink paw pads to reassure her.

"Don't worry, Cai Cai, this is very simple, too simple for me!"

Miku's words sounded like meows to Wakana, but she felt comforted by Miku's words. She stopped eating and picked up Miku, carrying her back to her room.

"Hey, Cai Cai, what are you doing? I haven't finished eating yet!"

"My food!"

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The next morning, Miku, still sleepy, crawled out of its cat bed, its Earth Driver already fastened to its body, the Saber-toothed Tiger Memory tightly attached to its right side. After a big yawn, it walked with slightly unsteady steps to its food bowl.

After quickly finishing breakfast, he avoided the servants and arrived early at a small banquet hall specifically used for entertaining guests. He then crawled under the table to catch up on sleep.

"Being a cat is so hard!"

Around noon, the members of the Sonozaki family gathered in the banquet hall and took their places. The servants had been standing at the tables since early on, as today was a rare day for the head of the family to reward his servants. Therefore, after finishing their own work, everyone had arrived here ahead of time.

"Today, I've invited everyone here not only to enjoy dessert together, but also as a reward for your hard work!"

"Alright, everyone, please take your seats!"

Enjoy your dessert!

After the old man, who was in charge, finished speaking, an awkward silence fell over the entire banquet hall. Everyone was enjoying the desserts on the table. But this precious moment was shattered by a loud shout!

"Pause!"

Akiko, holding a mop, stood imposingly on the high ground, looking down at the crowd from a platform extending outwards.

"Narumi, what are you doing!" The head maid looked at Akiko with a tense expression, while her eyes kept darting towards the old man in the main seat. "How can you be so rude with the head of the family here?!"

"My true identity isn't actually a maid!" Ignoring Akiko, the head maid under her dress, she threw down the mop, ripped off her maid outfit to reveal a traditional detective's outfit underneath, and declared, "I'm actually a famous detective, Narumi Akiko!"

"And I already know who the real culprit is in the pastry chef kidnapping case!"

"This guy is really noisy!"

Miku scratched his ear with a disgruntled expression. He then lifted the tablecloth under the table and secretly watched Akiko's performance outside. Miku really hated this impulsive girl!

Miku never wants to encounter that terrifying cat food again in his life. Although it can help him suppress his wildness, just thinking about the taste makes him want to give up!

Let's settle this score with Shotaro and his partner later, or maybe we should try to sabotage her relationship with A-kun?

Just as Miku, filled with malice towards Akiko, came to her senses, a drastic change occurred in the hall. The once diligent maid, Sasaki Yukiko, took out a memory device and, with a ferocious expression, inserted it into the bio-connection port on her neck.

After the cream churned, Sasaki successfully transformed into that previously horribly disfiguring cake come to life. At the same time, a nauseatingly sweet creamy aroma filled the hall.

"What the hell does this taste like? First the cake came to life, and now the cream is fermenting?!"

Miku covered his mouth and nose, letting out two dissatisfied meows. As a cat, his sense of smell was extremely sensitive; with over two hundred million olfactory cells, the surface area exposed to air was three times that of a human. Not to mention, he was a cat whose memory had been enhanced for a long time. This unpleasant smell was making him feel dizzy wave after wave.

While Miku was feeling dizzy, Sasaki had already swallowed Akiko and Akiko's client, Asakusa Mai, whole, and then smashed open the window and ran away!

"I can't hold back anymore!"

"Yukiko Sasaki, I'm going to kill you!"

Miku, swaying slightly, came to Wakana's side. After she helped him insert the memory, he leaped and followed the cloyingly sweet scent emanating from Sasaki.

At the same time, Sonozaki Kirihiko followed silently, as did Shotaro, who was secretly protecting Akiko.

Chapter Nine: Stealing memory chips can be addictive!

That feeling is back again!

Miku, who was rushing along following the scent, suddenly shuddered and stopped in a grove of trees, looking around. The feeling of being secretly watched returned; the gaze seemed to follow him like a shadow. Although there was no malice in it, the meaning it conveyed was intriguing, like someone who knew all his secrets, staring at him with a sly smile.

Looking around, all he could see were thriving plantations, birdsong and insect chirps everywhere, and the scent of grass mixed with earth constantly wafting into Miku's nostrils. Everything seemed normal, but that gaze was like a persistent leech, impossible to shake off.

"This is really annoying. If you've got the guts, step forward and let's fight it out!"

Miku muttered to himself, letting out a series of strange cries. "Never mind, let's focus on the cake spirit for now!" He sprawled on all fours, leaving a trail of afterimages before vanishing in an instant.

In an abandoned warehouse belonging to the Sonozaki family.

"I will not allow you to harm even a hair on my client's head!"

Akiko, shouting, picked up a chair and flipped Sasaki to the ground. Sasaki saw W blocking his escape route behind him and Akiko with a fierce look blocking his way in front of him. His body melted into a ball of cream and disappeared into the cracks in the floor.

"They're all in your hands now!"

After hurriedly leaving, Shotaro entrusted Akiko with the care of the people in the field, then leaped out and chased after Sasaki.

Just as Sasaki breathed a sigh of relief on a patch of lush green grass, a gentle voice spoke with an air of certainty: "Miss Sasaki, after making such a mess of your house, where do you think you're going now?!"

"Lord Kirihiko!" Sasaki spoke with some reverence, but then he thought that he now possessed the Gaia Memory, so why should he be so polite to this guy? He then said fiercely, "I advise you to see the current situation clearly, go back obediently and be your Sonozaki family's son-in-law, and don't meddle in other people's business!"

"otherwise......"

"Ha, you're the one who can't see the situation clearly!"

"Miss Sasaki!"

With the Earth Driver strapped to his waist, Kirihiko pulled out the Nazca Memory, pressed a button, and plugged it into the Earth Driver's interface. Amidst countless triangular halos of light, layers of unidentified matter appeared around Kirihiko. This matter rapidly enveloped him, then cooled and solidified, ultimately revealing a strange figure before Sasaki, completely encased in blue bio-armor adorned with subtle golden patterns, and with two flowing ribbons on his back that danced in the wind!

"Who are you......."

"It's just a monstrosity that uses inferior products, yet it dares to speak so arrogantly!"

Kirihiko, who had materialized the Nazca Blade, stroked the blade as if caressing a lover's smooth skin, and asked Sasaki in a chilling tone.

"damn it!"

Sasaki was somewhat terrified and transformed back into cream, intending to escape. But Kirihiko didn't give her a chance; the ribbons behind her, swirling like two giant pythons, lunged at Sasaki. However, the ribbons seemed somewhat powerless against this fluid-like creature, and they missed their target. Using her memory ability, Sasaki, now transformed into sticky cream, bounced away quickly.

"Trying to run away!"

With a sharp shout, Sonozaki Kirihiko unleashed the speed granted to him by the Nazca Memory. In just a few breaths, he quickly caught up with his opponent, casually conjuring a blue energy ball and throwing it at Sasaki. Sasaki, who was extremely immune to physical attacks, screamed and involuntarily reverted to his original form.

Looking at Sasaki lying prone on the ground, Kirihiko's eyes flashed with murderous intent, and he raised his sword to strike without any mercy.

"Clang!"

A long staff suddenly appeared out of nowhere and blocked the trajectory of the sword's slash. The blade and staff clashed, sparks flying!

"What do you want to do!"

Shotaro, long staff in hand, posed a question to Kirihiko. Kirihiko flicked his wrist, deflecting Shotaro's staff with a backhand motion, one hand behind his back, his tone relaxed. "Of course, it's to take care of her!"

"She should be punished by law, not sentenced to death by you!"

Shotaro flicked his long staff toward Kirihiko's chest, but the latter blocked the attack with his sword held horizontally in front of his chest.

Not far from the two, Saeko secretly watched the two fighting, especially Kirihiko, her eyes showing displeasure. She then gripped the Earth Driver and activated her own memory.

"Forbidden!"

"Roar!"

A blur swept past her, stealing her memories.

"Miku, what are you doing?!" Saeko looked at Miku, who was shaking his head in front of her, with some displeasure, and said sternly, "Give me back my memory!"

Miku, holding Saeko's Memory in his left hand and raising his right hand to his mouth in a shushing gesture, surprised Saeko. The anger she felt from Miku's earlier actions vanished.

"You, how could you!!"

Miku's previous obedient cat image was deeply ingrained in people's minds; its clean-cut, efficient, and wild behavior gave the impression of a wild beast. But this human-like behavior now has a huge impact on Saeko. It's like your pet saying to you as you come home from get off work, "You're back, sis!"

However, the mystery of memory remains unsolved for museums today. Under the influence of memory, any changes are reasonable!

Staring at Saeko's shocked expression, Miku tossed the Forbidden Memory far away. Want to join the battle? Sure! But first, you'll need to find your own Memory! For now, just stay put and watch!

"Miku, are your changes due to your memories?"

Saeko watched Miku's retreating figure, a glint of light appearing in her eyes!

Ignoring Saeko, Miku charged straight into the fray, shoving the two entangled figures aside with a leap, then roared and unleashed his full speed, lunging at Kamen Rider W once more.

Facing Shotaro's long staff, Miku blocked the incoming strike with his right arm guard, then swung his left hand in a smooth motion. The claws of his left hand collided with the surface of Shotaro's knight armor, sending sparks flying. The saber-toothed tiger memory itself possessed top-tier speed on Earth, and combined with Miku's excellent feline reflexes, its speed was so great that Shotaro was completely unable to cope. Even the eye data acquisition device on his visor couldn't capture Miku's figure; he could only see a series of afterimages flashing by.

"Just to avoid you ruining things, please bear with me!"

Miku lunged forward again, ducking to dodge the opponent's sweeping staff. Still using his right hand to defend and his left to attack, Miku resembled a shield knight wielding a spear in his left and a shield in his right, steadily launching his counterattacks. Meanwhile, Shotaro was struggling to defend, unable even to mount a successful counterattack.

During the battle, Miku's mind raced. "How can I restrain him?!" He couldn't count on Kirihiko anymore. They were now rivals, and Kirihiko, eager to prove himself, would definitely not let go of the opportunity to entangle himself with Shotaro. Although he didn't expect Kirihiko's help, he needed to find a way to break the deadlock as soon as possible!

Miku's eyes lit up when he saw the memory device on Shotaro's waist.