The Strange Cat from Fuuto

Edith gave a mysterious smile and casually flicked her wrist, sending a dart embedded in the map on the table. "That's all I can tell you!"

"The rest depends on whether you can do it!"

"Well then, goodbye!"

Edith turned and disappeared, leaving a bewildered White Ghost Boy behind. White Ghost Boy scratched his head and went up to the table, looking at the map on the table.

"Yes, this is... the Sea-Sky Dam."

"What exactly did the immortal uncle say? And is there something waiting for me here?!"

After racking his brains without finding any clues, Gui Zai decided to go to the Sea-to-Sky Dam to find out for himself. "I should go and see for myself first. After all, there's no point in pondering it if I don't see it with my own eyes."

Thinking of this, Bai Guizai clapped his hands, then hurriedly left the basement and the Great Sky Temple.

"Hey, Your Highness, what are you doing there?"

"Something came up, I'll be back later!"

The white-haired boy rode his motorcycle and revved the engine, leaving the Great Sky Temple.

Haitian Dam.

A sea breeze carries the salty smell of the ocean, and flocks of seagulls glide across the sky, searching for opportunities to forage.

A black-clad young man stood on the dam gazing into the distance, while Kanon Tomie walked barefoot on the beach, leaving a trail of footprints in his wake.

The black-haired boy, his ears twitching slightly, looked towards the road near the dam. A motorcycle resembling a black foal was carrying a red-haired youth dressed in a floral shirt, heading this way.

"You're here!"

Turning to face the white-haired boy, the black-haired boy waited for him to arrive. The white-haired boy slowed down after only a dozen meters and came directly in front of the black-haired boy.

Looking at the black-haired boy, the white-haired boy felt a strange sense of familiarity. The more he looked at the black-haired boy, the stranger he felt.

Excuse me for bothering you!

"Have we met before? You look vaguely familiar."

"look familiar?"

"Ok!"

"Of course you look familiar, after all..." The black guy reached out and pulled the hood off, saying, "I am you!"

"what?"

Startled, the white-haired boy took a step back and pointed at the black-haired boy in utter shock, his mouth slightly open but unable to utter a sound.

"What's wrong? Are you scared?"

"But don't be afraid, because..." The black-clad boy touched his waist, materialized the driver, and pulled out his own eye soul, saying, "You'll soon forget what fear is!"

"Half of the body!"

"Transform!"

The black-haired boy, who had transformed, revealed a form similar to, yet completely different from, that of the white-haired boy. The white-haired boy retreated again: "Is this the true meaning of the half-moon that the immortal uncle spoke of?"

"But how did he know that another version of me would appear here?"

"What is the truth behind all of this?"

Suddenly, a gust of wind swept past the white-haired boy's ear, and the boy, whose hair had been cut off, looked in astonishment at the black-haired boy who stood before him with a knife.

"You want to kill me?!"

"Isn't it obvious?"

"Don't you realize it yet?" The black guy tilted his head and took another step forward, slashing out with his gun and saber.

"Why are you hostile to me? We are one!"

"Your existence disgusts me!" The black-haired boy sheathed his sword and transformed his general's sword into a naginata.

The black-clad man, wielding a knife in one hand, pulled the handle with a blank expression, and dark eye patterns emerged from behind him.

"Stop! There's no need for us to fight, absolutely no need!"

Without uttering a word, the black-clad boy lowered his waist and slashed out with his sword. A dark and evil blade of light shot out from the blade of the naginata. The white-clad boy lunged forward to dodge the light, but a deep ditch appeared on the dam.

The white-haired boy felt a chill run down his spine when he saw the knife marks. "He really wanted to kill me!"

"hateful!"

Before he could make a move, the black-clad boy slashed out with his knife again, and the white-clad boy rolled on the ground, but in the rush, the blade grazed his back.

Feeling a burning pain in his back, Ghost Boy pulled out his Eye Soul, but before he could materialize his Driver...

A soft, seductive voice rang in his ear:

"Transforming is against the rules, little brother!"

His long, black hair, like a snake, wrapped around his ankle and flew straight away.

The black-haired boy looked at the owner of the hair and was surprised to find that it was a beautiful girl he had never seen before.

Before the white ghost could even land after flying over the black ghost's head, the black ghost slashed out with his sword, striking him squarely in the chest.

"Pfft!"

Seeing the blood splattering on his chest, White Ghost Boy dropped the Eye Soul from his hand.

"Why...why...do this?"

Before closing his eyes, the white-haired boy, filled with doubt, took in the black-haired boy's indifferent and cold expression.

"Pfft!"

The white ghost boy who fell into the sea sank to the deep seabed and disappeared without a trace.

Blackie canceled his transformation with a backhand and stared silently at the surging sea.

"Now that you've killed that guy, how do you feel?"

"Tenkuji-san!!"

Kanon Tomie walked behind him and reached out to hook her arm around his neck.

"not bad!"

Chapter Twenty-One: The Eye Souls are all gathered; it's time to feast!

Rikudo City, Tokyo.

No. 10, Hitomigaoka 5-chome Sanban.

Big Sky Temple.

The wide-open temple gates were covered with shocking claw marks, as were the walls.

Inside the temple, a bald monk in a brown robe was sweeping with a distressed expression.

"These demons and monsters are truly despicable! One day I will vanquish them!"

"Exterminate demons and monsters!"

Suddenly agitated, the monk Yu Cheng brandished his broom, as if wielding a sword or spear, but his unsteady lower body and weak wrists betrayed him.

Just as Monk Yucheng was immersed in his own world, Black Ghost Boy, dressed in all black, arrived at the entrance of the Great Sky Temple. However, this time he was not wearing a hood and instead showed his true face.

"I can finally return as Tenkuuji Takeru!"

The black-haired boy glanced deeply at the plaque above the temple gate and walked straight inside. Tomie Kanon followed behind him, her hands behind her back, her long, smooth hair cascading down her back.

The bouncy and playful movements of Kanon Tomie perfectly capture the charm of a young girl.

The black-clad boy, who had silently entered the temple, was the first to see the monk Yu Cheng. Completely unaware of the person behind him, the young monk Yu Cheng was startled when the black-clad boy slapped him on the shoulder.

"ah!"

Recalling his miserable experience of being stuck in the toilet, the young monk Yu Cheng took a big step forward and ran ahead without looking back.

Why are you running?!

The black-haired boy, frowning, coldly questioned him. The young monk Yu Cheng stopped and turned around awkwardly: "I'm sorry, Your Highness, I overreacted just now!"

"Ah, Your Highness, you're back!"

The young monk, noticing it was the black-haired boy, scratched his head, chuckled sheepishly, and quickly walked up to him: "Sorry, I overreacted just now!"

"Be more careful next time!"

The black-haired boy patted the young monk on the shoulder and continued walking inside. The young monk, Yu Cheng, tilted his head and looked at the black-haired boy: "That's strange. Why has His Highness dyed his hair back to its original color, and why have he changed his clothes? What's going on?"

"Does this mean that ghosts can change their hair color and clothes according to their own preferences?"

"And who is that girl following behind?"

Leaving aside the young monk Yu Cheng's doubts, the black-clad boy went straight to the basement. In the basement, Tsukimura Akari, wearing glasses, was reviewing documents.

Noticing the black-haired boy enter, she said without looking up, "You're back, Xiao Zun."

Without answering, the black-clad boy went straight to the stone tablet and looked at the black stone tablet with white eye patterns carved on it.

Meanwhile, Kanon Tomie started rummaging around in the basement, which drew a surprised look from Akari Tsukimura.

"Hey, please don't rummage through things, okay?"

Unable to contain herself any longer, Akari Tsukimura stepped forward and slapped Kanon Tomie's hand, but she pulled it back as soon as she did.

"It's so cold!"

Tomie Kanon's bright face turned gloomy: "What did you just say?"

"Oh, I'm sorry!"

"I didn't mean to!"

Noticing that Tomie Kanon's expression was off, Tsukimura Akari quickly apologized, but Tomie Kanon gave her a meaningful look and silently returned to Kuroki's side.

"Little Zun, have you seen the Immortal Uncle?"

Akari Tsukimura, who was leaning on the railing, asked loudly, but the black-haired boy ignored her and instead took out several eye souls from his pocket.