The Strange Cat from Fuuto

The distorted voice, mixed with hissing static, made the other person sound like a ghost, eerie and chilling. The experienced driver rubbed his temples; he had been memorizing the other person's voice from the very beginning and had his belt, Sanklim, follow the telephone line to find the person.

"who are you?"

"I am a ghost wandering outside of history, and an ascetic seeking redemption."

"What's your purpose!" The experienced driver, while stalling for time, placed his hand on the telephone line, only to be shocked to discover that the rotary telephone did not have a telephone line.

The rotary phone couldn't be used without a phone line, and the experienced driver, Sankrim, checked the inside of the phone as soon as he picked it up; it was indeed an old-fashioned phone.

"This is a bit troublesome, Shinnosuke!"

Zanklim's solemn voice rang in the old driver's ears. The old driver, his expression unchanged, asked, "Why did you lead me here?"

"My goal is simple: to atone for my sins!" the distorted voice on the phone continued, "and now I can only rely on you."

Why should I help you? What gives me the right?

"You're trying to sow discord between me and my friend right off the bat. What are you up to?" the experienced driver reprimanded him bluntly. The person on the other end of the phone paused, then said in an extremely sarcastic tone, "Do you really consider him your friend?"

"what do you mean?"

The experienced driver frowned, and the voice on the phone continued: "I can't say that yet. I just want to ask you, do you want to find your past, to find your former self?!"

"What exactly do you know?" The experienced driver's expression changed, and he asked urgently, "Who are you? Where are you?"

"I don't have much time left, so I can't say too much."

All I can say is that you must stay away from Miku, stay away from the Sonozaki family, stay away from Fuuto, and never appear in Fuuto again, otherwise you…”

"...I'll be killed!"

Chapter 74: Do not recite his name!

"I don't have much time left, so I can't tell you too much."

All I can say is that you must stay away from Miku, stay away from the Sonozaki family, stay away from Fuuto, and never appear in Fuuto again, or else you will….”

"...He was killed!"

Hearing the words coming from the phone receiver, the experienced driver's breath hitched.

"Why do you say that? What evidence do you have?"

"Many times, what you see is not necessarily the truth. Is Sonozaki Miku really helping you?" A strange and unpredictable voice came from the receiver of the phone: "Do you really think he is helping you for free?"

"Just by helping him take care of the child and acting as a babysitter, can I really get help from Sonosaki Miko?"

"You're being far too naive to think that way!"

The unidentified being said mockingly, "There's no such thing as a free lunch. Do you really think that cat helped you for your own good, or had ulterior motives?"

"You're too fixated on appearances, Tomari Shinnosuke!"

The veteran driver stood stiffly beside the pool table, microphone in hand. In the silent pool hall, every corner except this one was shrouded in darkness.

The heavy breathing was clearly audible. Hearing the words of the unidentified person on the other end of the phone, the veteran driver felt increasingly uneasy. The first time he met Miku, the time he learned of Miku's existence, and the first time he fought Miku, all those moments between him and Miku transformed into images that swirled and lingered around him.

The more the experienced driver investigated, the more something seemed amiss.

"What do you really know? How much do you know about the truth behind how the world has become like this?"

The experienced driver, who had been asking questions, paused, recalling what he had seen and heard after waking up, and pleaded, "Please tell me."

"I can say very little. I can only tell you that everything that is happening now is because someone has altered history, causing the original path to deviate from its course and replacing the original timeline with a new one."

"If you really want to change all of this, then leave Fuuto, get away from Sonozaki Miku, and find the legendary knights. They will give you back your past!"

"A legendary knight!?"

The experienced driver pondered the other person's words, his expression somewhat blank.

"You've probably already noticed the anomalies in this world. On the surface, the Kamen Riders have disappeared, and there are only a handful left. But on the other side of the world, there are still Kamen Riders. Those Riders protect the past of this world. If you want to set things right, find them and take back what's gone."

"recapture?"

"That's right, during this period, you must stay away from Sonozaki Miku!"

The unidentified being warned in an extremely stern tone: "Zonezaki Miko is not your friend, he is your enemy!"

Meanwhile, inside the Sonozaki mansion.

Miku, who was shuffling cards in the study, suddenly frowned, and the knight cards he had been holding suddenly scattered all over the floor.

Is someone calling me?

"No!" Miku rejected his own idea: "Someone is targeting me!"

The cat's brows, which had been gradually smoothing out, suddenly became incredibly deep in its eyes. At this moment, it seemed to see through time and space, its gaze fixed on the most secluded corner of Fengdu.

"Seagull Billiards Hall?"

Miku, upon seeing the Seagull Billiards Hall, also noticed the extra-thick soy milk. "Strange," he said, "I clearly blocked the Seagull Billiards Hall and everything related to W, turning it into oblivion, so why is the old driver here?"

Miku, whose eyes revealed doubt, suddenly curled his lips, revealing his sharp fangs.

"No, someone is sabotaging this, deliberately messing up my script!"

At this point, Miku unleashed a powerful burst of air pressure, instantly reducing the study to ruins. However, despite the commotion, there was no reaction from the outside world.

"No matter who you are, you're dead!"

The cat, which had been speaking in a chilling tone, suddenly disappeared from the study, along with the DCD drive and the Knight Rider card case.

At the Seagull Billiards Hall, the conversation between the seasoned driver and the unidentified individual continues.

"Mr. Miku is...an enemy?!"

The experienced driver, his eyebrows furrowed into a tight knot, began to think rapidly, considering the possibilities of what Fa had said. Sanklim, the belt-wearing officer, was also doing his utmost to deduce the possibilities for him.

But the simulation had been going on for quite some time, and the voice on the phone was starting to grow weaker: "Keep this phone with you, I'll contact you through it!"

"Now, leave Fuuto immediately, and wherever you go, do not approach Sonozaki Miku."

Meanwhile, Miku, who was being talked about by an unidentified being, suddenly appeared outside the Seagull Billiards Hall. He glanced at the extra-thick soy milk next to him, and with a flick of his tail, he left a mark on it.

To prevent this from happening again, the experienced driver must prepare contingency plans to avoid inexplicably deviating from his script and plans.

"Decade!"

A roar echoed from the void, and a crimson phantom appeared behind Miku. The phantom flashed past him, and Miku's body began to swell, transforming into a human form.

A faint, hazy halo covered the surface of her body as Miku moved this avatar, which was specially designed to be paired with the driver.

Sometimes, the use of certain drives requires a corresponding physical body, and Miku equipped the Messenger Driver with this function. Now, if he wants to use the DCD Driver, he must also do so.

"Click"

He fastened the DCD driver to his waist, the belt automatically extended, and the control card case appeared on his left waist.

"Crack!"

After pulling open the side handle, Miku took out the Kamen Rider Card of Decade from his left waist, flicked his finger, and the card fell accurately into the card.

"Transform!"

"Crack!"

With a push of both hands, the side handles were reset, the six mysterious seals on the DCD drive lit up, and fifteen phantom images of knights appeared in the air, distributed in all directions around Miku.

"KamenRide! Decade!"

The phantom quickly overlapped with Miku's body, transforming into armor on various parts of his body, while several magenta cards fell from above his head.

"boom!"

A powerful surge of energy erupted outwards, and as the visor on the visor lit up, a strange, shimmering light flowed around Miku's body. The yellow crystal on his forehead flickered and turned purple, and the shape of the visor became menacing.

A violent and ferocious aura emanated from Miku.

"I never expected the DCD Driver to be able to adapt to the healer, that's really interesting!"

Miku touched the driver at his waist and shook his neck.

“It’s time to set things right, after all…” Miku’s eyes turned extremely mocking: “I’m just a knight passing by!”

Inside the Seagull Billiards Hall, a voice that had been gradually fading from the microphone suddenly rose: "He's here!"

"Who's here?!"

The experienced driver quickly pressed for an answer, but as the other party raised their voice, the static in the microphone became extremely chaotic, and the driver could only hear intermittent sounds.

"I...I was wrong, no...no...don't say...his...his name!"

"Hey!"

The sound stopped abruptly, and the experienced driver put down the phone with a serious expression.

"Who exactly is he?!"

"Shinnosuke, let's investigate this slowly. We should go!"

While contemplating, Zankelim, with his belt, also multitasked with helping the veteran driver monitor the surroundings.

"Okay, belt-san!"

Picking up the rotary phone next to him, the old driver reached out to the bluebird, which jumped onto his shoulder.

"gone!"

The old driver, carrying a rotary phone and with a bluebird perched on his shoulder, left the Seagull Billiards Hall, but as soon as he lifted the soundproof curtain at the door, his expression froze.

Beside the extra-rich soy milk stood a knight dressed entirely in magenta. The purple crystal on his head reflected a hazy glow in the sunlight. His eyes, filled with a fierce aura, were devoid of any emotion. The driver at his waist was somewhere between white and magenta.

As the veteran driver exited the Seagull Billiards Hall, Miku slowly raised his lowered head, the purple crystal on his head shimmering, and his eyepiece suddenly lit up.

"boom!"

A ferocious killing intent suddenly erupted, and visible blood-red shockwaves surged outwards in all directions.

Faced with such a violent blast of air, the experienced driver quickly raised his hand to shield his eyes, but even so, a layer of cold sweat still involuntarily appeared on his back.

"Just who is this guy?"

The veteran driver stared at Miku with a horrified expression. Miku indifferently took the control card box from his left waist and transformed it into a gun.