The Strange Cat from Fuuto

"Crack, crack, crack..."

The sound of stones chipping away was like mice gnawing at the foot of the bed, a soft, lingering sound.

Three strange figures, some with ferocious auras, some with violent auras, and some with eerie auras, slowly moved their bodies. Kiva, whose eyeglasses had regained their brightness, grabbed the Demon Emperor Sword standing beside him.

"Snap..."

As the Demon Emperor's Sword, its half-inserted into the floor, slowly rotated, Kiva slowly stood up. The chains binding him rattled, and waves of hostility and killing intent surged forth.

"Hey hey hey, it's pretty fierce!" The veteran driver grabbed the Formula One car and stuffed it into the shift bracelet. He calmly pushed it, and the shift bracelet connected with the Drive driver. The Formula One armor appeared instantly.

"Wait a minute, you hold off those three weirdos for me while I deal with this guy. Can you do it?" The experienced driver slowly lowered his waist, the little guy's muscles tensed slightly, his long tail bristling like a flagpole, and the kitten with curled lips bared its sharp teeth: "No problem!"

As the pendant around her neck shimmered, the Messenger Driver and the Signal Axe flew out.

"clang!"

The signal tomahawk landed steadily on the ground with a dull thud.

"Transform!" The little guy shouted crisply as his body suddenly swelled up, transforming into a humanoid body enveloped in a hazy light.

"Platinum!"

"starlight glint, brilliance of platinum!"

"Star Platinum!"

The little guy was enveloped in a platinum glow, and a phantom platinum figure flashed behind him.

The little guy, equipped with the Platinum Star, suddenly raised his signal axe, and the signal lights on the axe lit up instantly. The four characters "Knight's Only" engraved on the axe also flickered faintly.

"Oh, it's already been tamed to this extent!" Miku, who was hiding in the warp, was slightly surprised to see how obedient the Signal Axe was in the little guy's hands.

Although the Signal Axe was developed and created by Suzuna Sawa, the energy core of the axe's central hub was her creation. Although that core was only the size of a fist, it was actually created by Miku using his Creation Authority with all his might. It can be regarded as the Meow Hammer once held by the Fat Otaku God in a certain Avengers.

The core, containing energy like that of a star, also possesses its own simple thoughts and intelligence. It is an existence not recognized by the Battle Axe and cannot be used flexibly. Forcing its use will only result in the Battle Axe playing with it until it is killed.

"It's coming, Miko!"

"Oh!"

The little guy shouted with fighting spirit, while the big one had already hidden outside the door when the two transformed, revealing a trembling butt, hoping to get a buff from a certain house-destroying evil Bubu.

"Awooo!!!"

A sharp wolf howl echoed from the castle tower. Garuru, the last member of the werewolf clan, had a ferocious glint in his eyes. He habitually crouched down, supporting himself on the floor with his left hand and leaving deep claw marks on the floor with his right hand.

Basha and Deja did the same, both adopting fighting stances and unabashedly displaying their hostility.

Kiva, supporting himself with the Demon Emperor Sword, slowly stood up. Instead of drawing the sword, he left it in place. As he reached for his waist, Kivat, attached to his belt, opened its mouth. Kivat then picked up a whistle and stuffed it into Kivat's mouth.

“Garulu Saber!”

A low, emotionless chant emanated from Kivat's mouth, the whistle he held in his mouth rippling with emotion. Under the whistle's influence, Garurugi transformed into a statue and flew into Kivat's hand. Kivat grabbed the statue with one hand and swung his arm, transforming the statue into a wolf-headed saber. Layers of chains were revealed on his body, turning his right arm guard and breastplate blue.

"boom!"

A fierce and savage aura surged through the hall the moment Kiva's goggles turned blue.

"The opponent changes form through a whistle? And the three monsters are not only subordinates but also weapons!" Zankrim exclaimed in surprise. The veteran driver patted the little guy on the shoulder: "Looks like your pressure has been reduced by a third!"

"Ok!"

The little guy, holding his own special vehicle, pushed it into the slot of the signal axe. "Don't worry, officer."

Pressing the button on the axe handle, the little guy planted the signal axe upside down in the floor, shouting "Matteroyo!!" and gripping the levers on either side of the Messenger Driver at his waist.

"Meow, I'll take care of it soon!"

"I don't expect you to finish this quickly, I just hope you don't get hurt. Preserving yourself is the top priority, understand?" The experienced driver, who had stepped forward with his right leg, slowly moved his left leg back, and the wristbands on his arms began to rotate, gathering wind power.

"Don't worry, leave it to me!"

At that very moment, the signal lights on the Tomahawk changed: "Itteiyo!!!"

"The World!"

With a low growl, the little guy pulled the lever at his waist three times. As the lever was pulled, the Platinum Star Arrow embedded in the center of the driver emitted a dazzling platinum light.

"This is..."

The veteran driver, noticing the rapid rise in the little guy's energy level, couldn't help but cast a surprised glance. The little guy, who had activated The World, picked up the signal battle axe and instantly disappeared from the spot.

The next second, the little guy who appeared behind Kiva indifferently slammed the Signal Axe heavily on the ground. Bashar and Dejah froze, and while thunder rumbled faintly in the surrounding space, claw marks resembling tire tracks appeared on both of them before they quickly exploded into pieces.

"Splash...."

As fragments flew everywhere, Miku, hidden in the subspace, had a sudden thought: "Such a large castle needs someone to regularly look after it and keep it clean!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the fragments flew back as if time had reversed, piecing themselves together to form two kneeling, bowing stone statues.

At the same time, Kiva's chest armor was torn apart, and the Garuru Saber in his hand was flung away, shattering into several pieces upon landing.

The broken military knife quickly coalesced into a kneeling, bowing stone statue.

"How is this possible?!" The veteran driver stared in disbelief at the little guy, feeling that something was wrong. The pressure from the Formula One car was slightly heavier than before, even though it had only just transformed.

Furthermore, the timer on the visor inexplicably skipped five seconds.

"What just happened, Belt-san?!"

"I don't know either, but I'm sure we lost consciousness for a period of time just now. According to my record, the time is now five seconds longer than before!"

"How exactly was his Knight System created?" The veteran driver wondered, a question that also puzzled Zankelim, the belt wearer.

Both of them sensed something was wrong, but they had no idea what the problem was, except for those five seconds that mysteriously disappeared.

"Is starting a stop still a bit of a stretch?"

Miku in the warp stared at his cub, witnessing everything that had just happened. Although the veteran driver and Kiva hadn't noticed, in Miku's eyes, the little guy instantly merged into the temporal turbulence and swung his signal axe to launch three attacks.

These three attacks directly eliminated three of Kiva's familiars.

This ability to integrate into the turbulent flow of time is actually a manifestation of extreme speed, and in a sense, it can also be regarded as time stopping.

The method is somewhat opportunistic; it can't stop the whole world, it can only stop the area where you are located.

This ability comes from the Messenger Driver and its paired Stand Arrow. Among all the arrows, the first one that can achieve these two effects is Star Platinum, and the second one is King Crimson, because the characteristics of both of their abilities can be integrated into the time turbulence, reducing the time by five seconds.

This power was obtained by Miku through secondary development of the technology and data he had originally used from the Galactic King Driver.

Kiva's body chains snapped after being struck by the axe from the little guy, and the summoning whistles corresponding to Garuru, Bashar, and Dega in the whistle box at his waist also shattered instantly.

"Boom!"

Seeing that Kiva hadn't been killed by his axe, the little guy kicked the signal axe. The moment the signal axe bounced off the ground, the little guy swung the axe down at Kiva, who had his back to him.

"hiss...."

This scene, witnessed by the veteran driver, made him gasp in shock. The little guy's ruthless, sharp, and decisive fighting style sent chills down his spine.

"clang!"

With a clang of metal, the signal axe was blocked behind Kiva. At the critical moment, the Demon Emperor Sword automatically jumped into Kiva's hand. He blocked the little guy's heavy axe in the posture of the King of Qin carrying his sword. Not only that, Kiva's arm trembled and flicked, the Demon Emperor Sword's blade swiftly slid down and wedged itself at the junction of the axe handle and blade, suddenly exerting force to lift it from the little guy's hand.

All of this seemed to take a long time, but it actually happened in the blink of an eye. The veteran driver only had to blink before the signal tomahawk landed in front of him.

"Boom!"

As soon as the signal tomahawk landed, Kiva swiftly turned and thrust forward with his sword. His fluid swordplay was as natural as a gazelle leaping up its horns. With no way to dodge, the little guy raised his arms to protect himself and took the blow.

"Oh!"

The little guy, who was sent flying by Kiva's sword, had his arm armor shattered, revealing a faint glow beneath.

"Boom!"

Kiva, with a backhand motion, sheathed the Demon Emperor Sword in front of him, then took a golden whistle from his waist and inserted it into his mouth, letting him blow it.

A melodious flute tune emanated from the whistle, and a golden dragon the size of a forearm flew out of the castle, swiftly passing by Kiva's side before breaking the chains binding him.

"Bang, bang, bang..."

Amidst the sound of breaking chains, the wings bound to Kiva's shoulder blades rapidly unfurled, and amidst flashes of golden light, a swarm of golden energy bats surged into Kiva's body.

"Shh!"

With a flick of his cloak, Emperor Kiiva grabbed the Demon Emperor Sword in front of him and strode toward the little guy, his eyes filled with a mixture of fighting spirit and killing intent.

"Oops!"

Seeing this situation, the experienced driver did not hesitate at all. He picked up the signal axe on the ground, bent down and rushed forward, bringing the signal axe down heavily on Kiva's back.

"Boom!"

Like a wooden stake striking a bell, the signal axe struck Emperor Kiva's back with a dull thud. The veteran stared in astonishment at the signal axe in his hand, which had just been so powerful in the little guy's hands, and then at the cloak that hadn't even left a wrinkle, his eyes filled with self-doubt.

With a whoosh, Emperor Kiva spun around and delivered a powerful back kick, sending the veteran flying. As the veteran flew backward, the signal axe in his hand flew away from him.

And as it left, it conveyed a sense of disdain and contempt to the experienced driver.

"Was I just rejected?!"

The veteran driver looked at the signal tomahawk floating in mid-air with a pained expression. He was actually looked down upon by a weapon. Was there no justice in this world?

"Come here, signal axe!"

While the veteran driver was distracting Emperor Kiva, the little guy, now in Gold Experience mode, called out to the Signal Axe.

"Beep, beep!"

The signal axe, emitting a whistling sound from its blade, nestled into the embrace of small households like weary birds returning to their nests.

Chapter 104: The people who kill you will strip you of your body, occupy your home, and use your people!

"Beep, beep!"

Like a weary bird returning to its nest, the signal tomahawk nested into the little guy's arms, emitting two excited whistles. The axe itself seemed to gleam, and as it was held in the little guy's hand, it continuously sent him tender, hazy feelings of attachment.

The experienced driver who witnessed this scratched his head: "Am I being rejected?"

"Anyone with eyes can see that, but I'm very curious as to why Suzuna chose Miko as the weapon she developed!" Zankrim stared at the little guy, seemingly trying to uncover the hidden secret.

"We can talk about these things later. Our most important task right now is to deal with this guy!"