The Strange Cat from Fuuto

Blood-red rose petals fell from the ceiling, without any origin or source; no one knew where these petals came from.

No one present was in the mood to delve into what had happened. Amidst the rain of roses, Miku and the veteran driver locked eyes and gazed at each other.

"You're already here, so why aren't you saying anything?" Miku's sharp claws slowly ground against the fangs on his chin. The old driver took a step forward, letting the petals fall onto his shoulder.

"I've come here seeking answers to some things, and I want to ask you for clarification!" The experienced driver stopped five steps away from Miku. Miku looked at the experienced driver with interest and said, "Even at this point, you're still hesitating!"

"This isn't like you at all, Shinnosuke Tomari!"

“You’re right, I actually already knew the answer, but I just couldn’t believe it, even though I told others about it more than once. My heart was still conflicted.” The experienced driver took a deep breath and slowly said, “Did you really do all of this?”

"Well, it's me!"

Miku readily admitted, "I did everything. Whether it's the Roidmud, the Miku clan, or the current monster wave, I orchestrated it all!"

At the same time, the two little ones arrived at the door and curiously peeked inside. The little guy's tail wagged excitedly: "I can't believe the police officer has come back to life!"

"This is absolutely thrilling!"

The little guy, with a hint of excitement in his eyes, looked into the castle tower, but found that the atmosphere inside seemed a bit off.

A faint smell of gunpowder began to permeate the air.

"Why did you do this?!" The veteran driver roared, glaring at Miku. Miku casually pressed his hand down: "Don't get so agitated, calm down!"

At the same time, the little guy who was peeking at the door with the big kid was shocked to find that he and the big kid were as if they were carrying a heavy burden, pressed firmly to the ground, unable to move, and not only that, they could not even make a sound.

"What's going on? Why can't I move? Why can't I speak?!" The little guy's eyes widened slightly, and his expression became extremely panicked.

Just as the little guy was panicking, in the main hall of the castle tower, the veteran driver shouted sternly, "Why did you do this?"

"Hmm..." Miku hummed thoughtfully, "How should I put it?!"

"It's mostly out of interest, but mostly for you!"

"for me?"

“That’s right, the power of Kamen Rider is of utmost importance to me!” Miku sat in his chair and looked at the veteran driver. “And your power is also very important to me. You are extremely special to me in this world!”

"I had to constantly catalyze you, pushing you to evolve under immense pressure, and you did not disappoint me, successfully evolving into the most perfect knight in history!"

"The most perfect?" The experienced driver lowered his head. "For this, you'd commit evil deeds and harm countless lives?"

"Are you willing to destroy the country for your own selfish desires?"

"Are you really going to push this world into the abyss for your pointless plan?"

"That's right, I'm willing to sacrifice even my son as long as it achieves my plan!" A strange light flickered in Miku's eyes as he coldly uttered these words. The veteran driver clenched his fists: "Then why did you save me only to kill me in the first place?!"

"Because you need a higher level of evolution, otherwise do you think your brain could stubbornly survive for more than seventy-two hours when your physical functions have stopped?"

"If it weren't for the Heart World chip I implanted in you, do you think you could have obtained the superhuman body that others dream of, and that your brain could stubbornly survive even when your heart stopped until Heart and the others came to save you?"

But you were the one who killed me!

"That's because you're so useless!" Miku said coldly. "After fusing with Krim, you gained power far exceeding that of humans, so why haven't you improved at all?"

"You've disappointed me greatly!"

"So I devised what happened next: to kill you while keeping your brain active, so that it could survive until the day Heart and his team conduct their mechanical resurrection experiments on you!"

After Miku finished speaking, the little guy outside the door suddenly widened his eyes, his expression filled with disbelief.

"Did Dad kill the police officer?!"

"Then why did you drag us Roidmud into this? Do you know that our race almost disappeared because of you?" Heart couldn't hold back any longer and questioned Miku loudly.

“You guys!” Miku glanced at Heart. “If you have someone to blame, blame your weakness.”

"A weak existence has absolutely no value!"

"If you didn't still have some use to me, I would have wiped out your entire clan long ago!"

"asshole!"

Heart, whose chest glowed red, clenched his fists tightly: "I cannot allow anyone to toy with the fate of our Roidmud, not a single one!"

"The old Tenjuro Banno was no good, and neither are you now!"

As soon as Heart, who had transformed into his monstrous form, moved, Miku flicked his finger and sent him flying.

"Don't bark at me, you mere ants!" Miku sneered, staring coldly at Heart, whose chest he had pierced. "However, considering how much you've helped me, I'll let bygones be bygones for your rudeness!"

"Lord Heart!"

Medic cried out in alarm and quickly helped him up. With a look of regret in his eyes, Medic began to treat Heart's chest injury by raising a white halo in his hand. However, Miku had just pierced Heart's internal organs in the ventricle with a flick of his finger. Even if he could barely survive, he would be a cripple for the rest of his life.

"asshole!"

With a roar, the veteran driver snapped on the Drive, then swept his hand across his chest and pulled out the Shift Tridoron.

"Fire All Engine!"

After pressing Shift on the left side of the Tridoron, the experienced driver shouted loudly, accompanied by a song, "Transform!"

"Drive!"

type Tridoron!

A violent surge of energy erupted from the veteran driver's body, and the silver reactor on his chest began to operate at overload. Powerful kinetic energy was channeled into his entire body through the patterns that covered his armor.

The veteran driver, whose body was covered in glowing patterns, burst into flames that splattered outwards. Enveloped in the flames, the veteran driver slowly crouched down: "I can never forgive you!"

"Many people have said that to me, but guess what happened to them?" Miku tilted his head and casually pointed his hand at the old driver, his five fingers forming a claw shape, and then clenched it tightly.

"Boom!"

A tooth-grinding sound rang out, and as the veteran driver's armor rattled, he was lifted up by Miku.

"It's death!"

“But you are quite good now, which is why you deserve the title of the strongest in the Heisei era.” Miku looked at the old driver as if he were examining a work of art: “The power of the knight and the power of the monster are perfectly displayed in you. You have a human body and also possess the energy organs of the Roidmud.”

"Even in Rider Mode, you can perfectly combine the powers of Drive and Roidmud. Right now, you are the perfect fuel for me!"

"You bastard!" The veteran driver gritted his teeth, feeling the mountain-like restraints binding him. "Let me go!"

"Wow!"

A clear bird song rang out from the castle tower. A blue bird, its body enveloped in a verdant aura, swooped down toward Miku, its claws gleaming like hooks.

"Oh?"

“I almost forgot about you!” Miku sneered, glancing at the bluebird. “You’ve really had a hard time guiding Shinnosuke for me for so long.”

"Even so, you cannot escape your fate as a pawn, as you were with Shocker, and as you are now!"

"Aren't you right, Kamen Rider 3!"

"How did you know?"

Number 3, whose eyes were fixed in mid-air by Miku's gaze, spoke haltingly: "I clearly saw that future where you were defeated!"

"So, sometimes humans are just too easily misled by what's in front of them. Do you really think the future you see is real?"

“Instead of…” Miku revealed a mocking smile: “I deliberately let you see it?”

"what?!"

"To tell you the truth, when I sealed you away, I deliberately left a hidden trap on you. When I return to this era, you will see the future I have specially written for you. Then, you will follow my wishes and actively approach Tomari Shinnosuke, guiding him into the battle against the legendary knight!"

“I even sealed this part of my memory to ensure the plan went smoothly, but it all came back to me when I saw you!” Miku grinned, tapping his temple. “Thank you for your long-term selflessness, but it’s time to say goodbye.”

"Kamen Rider 3!"

As soon as Miku finished speaking, the body of the third host bird exploded, leaving only a few feathers drifting downwards in mid-air.

"Mr. Ghost!"

The experienced driver stared at the feather in the air with bloodshot eyes. Miku turned to look at him and said, "Now it's time for me to carry out my own plan!"

"Tomari no Suminosuke!"

"Damn it, compared to those weirdos, you're the real demon!"

The old driver, trembling with rage, unleashed another surge of flames, but it was utterly useless against Miku.

"Stop struggling, it's no use!"

Miku's fingers slowly tightened, as if he were kneading a lump of dough, able to flatten or round it as he pleased.

The little guy at the door stared blankly at the scene before him, unable to believe that what he was seeing was real.

The father, who had always appeared kind and amiable, turned out to be a complete villain and the mastermind behind all of this.

"This is impossible, this is absolutely impossible!"

"A father is a father, so why would he do this?"

"Why did you hurt my friend? Why did you do this?!"

With a glint of black light in its eyes, the little creature suddenly broke free from Miku's restraints. Ignoring the older cub who was unable to move, the little creature quickly rushed into the main hall of the castle tower.

"Stop, Dad!"

"Ah, it's Miko!" Miku glanced coldly at her own child: "What's wrong? Did I do something wrong?"

Why did you attack the police officer? He's my friend!

“On this matter!” Miku gave his son a cold smile. “I have an unfortunate truth to tell you, my son!”

"It's time to end this game of playing house!"

Chapter 121: That's right, I should have done it!

"It's time to end this game of playing house!"

Upon hearing Miku's words, the little boy felt a sudden tremor in his heart. He felt that his father had suddenly become a stranger, and the kind and doting father he used to know was gone forever.

"Dad, what do you mean by that!" The little guy asked in a panic, his tail twitching nervously, a forced smile on his face: "Don't joke with me!"

"I'm not joking!" Miku gave him a deep look, then flicked his hand, pinning the old driver in mid-air. A flame erupted from behind the old driver, forming a cross shape. As soon as the flame cross appeared, several chains of flame flew out and bound the old driver tightly.

The veteran driver, unable to move, was bound in mid-air, like Jesus imprisoned on the cross awaiting death. Indeed, this is true; each Kamen Rider fights for human freedom and happiness, possessing their own unwavering beliefs. They can be considered saints of their time.