The Strange Cat from Fuuto

The Earth Well trembled continuously, spewing forth streams of green data, which reflected a lush green hue in the underground space.

Miku looked at the trembling Earth Well with a hint of surprise in his eyes.

"I didn't expect it to recover so quickly!"

As if in response to Miku's words, the green data stream beams erupting from the bottom of the well became even more intense, causing the entire underground space to tremble incessantly.

"Now that the Well of Earth has begun its initial recovery, it's time for my plans to be rolled out on a large scale!"

The cat with its eerie gaze stares at the Earth Well, its shadow cast on the rock wall, gradually distorting and becoming both demonic and divine.

Chapter Twenty-Eight: The Rice Clan, Hell Brothers!

In the dimly lit underground space, green data streams floated in the air like swimming fish.

In this setting, the underground space appears dreamlike and fantastical.

Miku stood by the well, gazing wistfully at the Earth Well before him.

The star-patterned cloak, worn by Miku, added to his solemnity and majesty. It had become his symbol after he absorbed and merged with the Leo's switch.

"It's only the initial recovery, we can't expect too much!"

Miku muttered to himself and beckoned vaguely to the Well of Earth, "However, a big problem has arisen!"

The Earth Well, which had just quieted down, began to stir again. Faint roars of beasts echoed from within the well.

"Roar!"

The roar intensified with each tremor, and just by listening to it, one could sense the ominous, desperate, evil, mad, and violent meaning contained within it.

"You want to come out?!"

Miku spoke calmly, and the roar from within the well ceased for a moment.

"Roar!"

The roars grew increasingly frantic from the well, and the tremors of the Earth Well became more and more violent, causing the entire underground space to shake incessantly.

“Looks like you’re in a real hurry.” Miku stared at the well opening, his gaze seemingly piercing through time and space to see the scene below.

A monstrous beast shrouded in black mist roared and howled at the bottom of the well, but several chains made of data streams bound it to the bottom of the well.

The monster, still struggling and roaring, looked up at the well opening with only a sliver of light, its movements becoming increasingly ferocious, its black eyes and white pupils filled with madness and resentment.

The monster's body was also somewhat illusory, with a memory core located in the position of its heart, which constantly absorbed the black aura within the monster's body.

The memory was submerged in black mist, with only the outward-facing monsters venting their fury on their surroundings.

Beside the well, Miku stood like a stone statue, gazing intently at the Earth Well with profound eyes. After a long while, Miku sighed and murmured to himself, "Is my son so infatuating to you?!"

As Miku opened his mouth to speak, an immense pressure spread out like a mountain or an abyss.

The underground space stopped shaking, the Earth Well stopped trembling, and even the monsters at the bottom of the well were completely sealed inside.

The monster, its head submerged in the river of data, continued to roar defiantly, though its voice grew weaker and its movements became increasingly feeble.

After seeing that the spirit at the bottom of the well had been suppressed by him, Miku casually opened a spatial rift. The rift opened silently, revealing a flower bush on the other side.

Mick, with his red hair and black spots, wiggled his buttocks back and forth, his eyes fixed on his surroundings with a fierce wariness.

"Silly girl, now you can't find me, can you!"

Mick, who was feeling smug, hadn't been gloating for long when the spatial rift unleashed a powerful pull that dragged him inside.

"Big brother?!"

"Big brother, what are you doing?!"

Miku, his claws firmly gripping the ground, turned his head and saw the spatial rift, knowing it was Miku looking for him. But Miku, stubbornly resisting the pull of gravity, left claw marks on the ground. "Stop messing around, I'm having some fun right now..."

Before he could finish speaking, Mick was sucked into the spatial rift and disappeared into the flower bushes.

"Shh!"

The spatial rift closed as if it had never existed.

"Mick!"

A delicate face was suddenly revealed after the flower bushes were parted, but Izumi Sakai, not seeing Mick, pouted and said, "Where did that stinky cat run off to again?!"

Inside the underground space, Mick crashed heavily to Miku's feet.

"Big brother, what are you planning to do now?!"

Shaking his slightly dizzy head, Mick shook off the mud-covered fur on his body and spoke to Miku with great dissatisfaction.

Miku looked down at his brother, his eyes devoid of both sorrow and joy.

"You've been slacking off lately!"

“Slacking off?!” Mick rolled his eyes in annoyance. “Which eye of yours saw me slacking off!”

"Don't talk back!"

With a flick of his wrist, Miku unleashed a gust of wind, and the unsuspecting Miku was sent flying.

Mick flew through the air in an arc before crashing heavily to the ground, but the thick-skinned red cat was unharmed.

"Big brother!"

Instinctively baring its teeth at Miku, Miku revealed its claws embedded in the landmark's rock. Miku stepped towards Miku: "Not bad, that's the look!"

"Big brother, you're really acting weird right now!" Mick roared as he transformed and charged toward Miku, his hands gathering enough power to split mountains and shatter rocks.

"Oh!"

Mick, who had just made contact with Miku, was sent flying backward and embedded in the rock wall.

"Roar!"

Having escaped from the rock face, Mik charged toward Miku, who indifferently extended his right arm from his cloak.

Ten minutes later, a panting Mick lay on the ground like a dead dog.

"You're too weak now. Even Iggy could easily kill you!" Miku said calmly, stating words as if stating a fact, which broke Miku's heart.

"That's because you're too abnormal!"

Miku stared at Miku with resentment, his eyes then shifting downwards to look at his very first brother.

"You're still missing something, but I'll give it to you!"

Miku extended his finger and shot out a beam of golden light, which enveloped Miku.

"what!!!"

Heart-wrenching screams echoed throughout the underground space.

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

The next day, in the morning.

Kuruma, Kanon Avenue.

"Slurp..."

Oida Kenhachiro, holding his coffee, took sips every now and then. "What a peaceful day!"

The veteran driver standing next to the current driver looked somewhat helpless.

The little guy, dressed in a leopard-print outfit, lay quietly on the roof of the car filled with soy milk, his big eyes darting around.

"Brother Xian, is everything alright with the First Investigation Division today?"

"What's wrong? Can't I come and see you?"

Now, with his eyebrows raised, he seemed somewhat dissatisfied with the veteran driver's complaints.

"Alright, alright, alright!" The old driver replied helplessly, a faint smile unconsciously appearing on his lips as he looked at the flow of people on the street.

"However, you're absolutely right, it really is a peaceful day!"

The experienced driver put a milk candy in his mouth, savoring the milky flavor as it spread, and happily closed his eyes.

“(ˉ▽￣～) Tch~~”

A soft click of the tongue rang out, and the experienced driver looked in the direction of the sound, only to see the innocent-looking little guy staring at him.

"Okay, here's one for you too!" After stuffing a candy into the little guy's mouth, the experienced driver couldn't help but chuckle as he looked at the satisfied little guy.

Children will always be children; they're simple and easy to understand!

The experienced driver, who had been scanning the streets back and forth, suddenly noticed two men of similar height, but both shrouded in black robes, standing across the street.

His head was slightly lowered.

"What's wrong, Shinnosuke!"

Xian Ba ​​noticed something amiss with the veteran driver, who said with a serious expression, "Brother Xian, it seems trouble is on our way."

"Where is the trouble?!"

Xian Ba ​​looked up, searching for the trouble the old driver had mentioned. After noticing the two men in black robes across the street, he chuckled and said, "Oh, so that's what it is!"

"There's a comic convention near Hanon Avenue, and there are lots of otaku who do cosplay there!"

"Is that really true?!"

The experienced driver kept his eyes on the two men in black robes across the street. One of them slightly raised his head, revealing a pair of strange eyes.

"hiss!"

The experienced driver's hair stood on end, alarm bells blaring in his mind. Two men in black across the street simultaneously revealed parts of their limbs.

The one on the left is the left hand, and the one on the right is the right leg.

Their exposed arms and calves were equipped with strange devices.

The device resembles arm guards and leg guards, except it has grooves for loading, and the sides of the grooves are covered with scratched alloy arm guards, which look as if they have been through many fierce battles.

"Brother Xian, besides the comic convention, are there any other activities today?"

"Oh, you mean this!" After finishing the last sip of his coffee, Xianba said casually, "Yes, today is the city convention!"