The Strange Cat from Fuuto

The fallen citizens relaxed their brows, their expressions less pained. The frenzied pets gradually returned to their docile nature, no longer baring their fangs.

"What's going on?!"

The experienced driver stared at Miku in astonishment, while Miku feigned embarrassment and annoyance as she looked at the remote control: "That's strange, why isn't it working?"

"boom!"

An explosion suddenly rang out in the sky, and a knight wearing a crown appeared on the rooftop with his hands behind his back.

Are you looking for this?

The knight took a fragment from his back and threw it at Miku's feet, while Miku stared at him in shock.

Then he looked at his older brother in disbelief. What the hell was he doing, hitting himself?

You're so amazing!

As the knight's robes fluttered, a small cat head peeked out, first looking around before finally fixing its gaze on Miku.

"Dad, it's him!"

"He's the one who hit me!"

The little guy, huffing and puffing, hid inside the knight's robes. The knight placed the little guy on his shoulder and said calmly, "Then watch how Daddy will get revenge for you!"

"That's interesting!"

Miku, shaking his neck, shoved Shijima Kiriko aside, and the armed anchor-shaped supercharger on his left leg quickly retracted.

"Oh!"

Miku leaped into the air, creating a shallow crater in the ground, and kicked the knight carrying the little guy on his shoulder.

"Fighting Kick!"

The mechanical voice singing a crosstalk came out, and Miku fell like a thunderbolt.

"Snapped!"

The knight, who had grabbed Miku's ankle, swung his hand back and sent Miku flying.

The cat, which had been flying through the air, landed gracefully, while Miku, still riding high, slid dozens of meters across the ground after landing.

"So strong!"

The veteran driver exclaimed in amazement after seeing the knight easily defeat Miku.

Miku crouched on the ground, looking at the knight opposite him, then suddenly turned and charged towards Mik: "Operation failed, retreat!"

Miku, who had grabbed Mick around the waist, jumped off the rooftop with him. After they landed, the black mist rolled in and engulfed them.

When the black mist disappeared, both of them disappeared as well.

"Tsk, you're pretty fast!"

The knight clicked his tongue in dissatisfaction as he watched Miku and Mick disappear, while the veteran driver hurried off to rescue the hostages.

When everything was ready, the little creature crawled and scurried around on the knight, whose robes fluttered in the wind.

The experienced driver walked over, bowed slightly in gratitude, and said, "Thank you so much this time. If you hadn't come, I don't know how much damage would have been caused!"

"I came here only because my son was wronged, and I came to help him get revenge."

"As for the rest..." The knight turned around and patted the veteran driver on the shoulder: "Keep up the good work!"

"Yes!"

The experienced driver bowed deeply, while the knight disappeared into the magical glow.

...........

The underground space of the Sonozaki Mansion.

Two figures fell from mid-air. As soon as Mick landed, he couldn't wait to deactivate his transformation and turn back into his cat form.

"This is so boring!"

Mik, with the Driver coiled around its tail, placed it on a nearby table, while Miku silently placed the Driver over there as well.

"Big brother!"

"Ok?"

"Is this okay?"

"No problem at all!"

As he spoke, Miku looked at the Earth Well beside him with a wistful gaze.

Chapter Thirty-Three: From Now On, You'll Be With Me

The underground space of the Sonozaki Mansion.

Miku stared intently at the Well of Earth, and Mick, who had just stretched, noticed that something was wrong with his older brother.

"What's wrong?!"

"I just feel that the Earth Well is a little too quiet today."

"Isn't quiet good?" Mick was puzzled. In his view, this thing was a terminal used to produce Gaia memory, and all the data was stored inside.

It's equivalent to a giant server.

The red cat, which had moved closer to Miku, curiously examined the Earth Well. Miku nodded: "That's right, it's nice to be quiet!"

"You're really strange. You seem to have something on your mind lately." Miku glanced at the blue cat as he wagged his tail. Miku looked at the Earth Well with an expressionless face, seemingly lost in thought.

"Speaking of which, what's the next step?"

"No need for now, just showing my face today is enough!" Mick rolled his eyes at Miku's nonchalant attitude: "You call this showing my face today?"

"You nearly destroyed a city!"

"Don't worry, I know what I'm doing, and for me, this is just a script!" A glint of something unreadable flashed in Miku's eyes: "A script to save my whole family."

"You're always talking nonsense, I really don't understand you!"

Mick walked outside. "Alright, open a portal. I'm going up."

"ha...."

Mick yawned and stretched, then sank his body downwards, while his head and tail were held high.

"I'm really tired of going out and fooling around with you for so long!"

"Ok!"

Miku silently opened a spatial rift, and Mik passed through it back to his room: "I'm going to have some fun lately, so let me know in advance if anything comes up!"

I'll let you know if anything happens!

Miku closed the spatial rift and stood alone, watching the Well of Earth.

After a long while, Miku raised its paw, pursed its lips, and blew. Strands of red fur drifted toward the Well of Earth and eventually sank into the well's mouth.

After doing all this, Miku turned and left the underground space, leaving behind only a heavy sigh.

"Ugh!"

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

The next morning, at the Sonozaki mansion.

The moment the first ray of dawn pierced the darkness, the entire house began to move.

Each link is interconnected and propels the others, just like gears.

"Hmm..."

Inside Mick's room, a ball of fur huddled under the covers stirred.

"Slurp..."

Mick emerged from the smooth blankets with sleepy eyes and a stubborn tuft of hair sticking up on his head.

At this moment, Mick didn't have his usual fierce appearance or his mischievous aura. Instead, he seemed adorably dazed, as if possessed by a grumpy morning spirit.

"Crack!"

"Oh my gosh, little kitty, I'm coming in!"

The door was pushed open, and Izumi Sakai walked in, squinting. "Good morning!"

"Oh?"

Mick tilted his head, his tail slightly raised. "What did you say?"

"Ah, so cute!"

Suddenly, Izumi Sakai rushed over and opened her arms to hug Mick tightly, trapping him against her chest.

The red cat, smelling the girl's sweet fragrance, suddenly stiffened. The next second, a shrill meow came from Mick's room.

The maids sweeping the courtyard heard the noise and continued their work as if nothing was amiss. Only one of them looked up at the window of Mick's room and exclaimed, "Wow, Quanshui is really lucky. She's managed to snag Lord Mick."

"Shh!"

The maid standing nearby raised her finger, signaling the other maid to be quiet. "These are not things we can discuss. You must know the three principles the head maid always talks about!"

"I know, I know!"

The maid who spoke first continued working, while the other maid sighed, "But then again, what could possibly happen between a human and a cat?"

"The spring water has a childlike temperament, while these two seem more like a pet and a servant to me."

"What are you saying now? Is your salary not high enough, or is your employer treating you badly?"

The head maid, who was inspecting the work, shouted a reprimand from afar. Hearing the reprimand, the maids shrank back and continued to work obediently.

Inside the house, Mick walked ahead with a disgruntled look on his face, while Izumi Sakai skipped and hopped behind him with her hands behind her back.

"What's wrong? Are you angry?"

"Shut up!"