The Strange Cat from Fuuto

"What is the reason I've worked so hard until now?"

The black-clad boy, kneeling dejectedly on the torii gate, lowered his head, tears streaming down his face.

"Don't you want to hear more good news?"

"Good news?" the young black man asked hastily, as if a drowning person had grabbed onto a lifeline. "Could it also be about my mother?"

"Unfortunately, that's not the case!"

"The good news is that I'm telling you the identity of the murderer who killed your mother."

"This is better than nothing, at least for you!"

Miku crouched in the void, his eyes cold and indifferent as he spoke: "The one who killed your mother was another you, the one you threw into the sea, who returned and then banished you!"

"It can't be real, how could it be?" the black boy roared frantically. "Why would he do that? That's Mom! Why would he kill Mom?"

"Why?!"

Why did you take away my hope? Why!?

Miku coldly observed the black boy's impotent rage and revealed a disdainful smile: "Because you're too weak!"

"Your weakness has brought you bitter consequences."

"If it weren't for your weakness, you wouldn't have been defeated; if you hadn't been defeated, none of this would have happened!"

"Weakness is the original sin, especially in this cruel world. The weak are bullied by the strong, have everything taken away by the strong, and are devoured by the strong."

"Ultimately, it's because you're too weak, Tenkuji-san!"

"All of this happened because of your lack of ability!"

"Am I too weak?!"

The black boy looked up at Miku with teary eyes, "Just because I'm too weak?"

"Because the weak will be bullied?!"

The light in the black boy's wide eyes began to dim. "What kind of bullshit logic is this!"

"This isn't just logic, it's the truth!"

Miku spoke calmly, uttering the cruelest words: "This world has always been like this, a world of the strong preying on the weak, survival of the fittest. Don't think that modern civilized society is free from cruelty."

"On the contrary, the world is now more cruel and painful than ever before."

"Darkness is not on the surface, but rather hidden beneath the bright surface, with surging undercurrents."

"Those who lack strength and ruthlessness will eventually be eliminated by the world, leaving opportunities for the stronger!"

"And you have neither the right to remain, nor the right to possess it!"

"All you have is one thing: to eke out a living in the darkness and march toward destruction!"

"No!"

The black-clad boy clenched his fists, gritted his teeth, and said with a ferocious expression, "I will not perish, nor will I be eliminated!"

"If darkness can protect me in my final moments, then I can also rise again because of it!"

"For power, are you willing to succumb to complete darkness?"

"Correct!"

"For your own sake, you're willing to abandon all light?!"

"That's right!"

Blackie took a step back and stood on the edge of the torii gate: "I want to abandon all false illusions, discard the past, and completely possess true power!"

The black boy, his body arching backward, resolutely fell from mid-air. The moment the dark monster spotted him, it opened its blood-red maw, waiting for him to walk right into its jaws.

"Only I can survive, and only I can live on!"

The black-faced boy, now swallowed by the dark beast, muttered to himself, "It's a false dream, time to wake up!"

"Now we have to face the harsh reality!"

"Crack!"

The black monster closed its mouth, and the black devil disappeared completely inside.

Upon seeing this, Miku smiled slightly: "Yes, that's it!"

"Dive into complete darkness, abandon all false hopes, abandon that so-called light!"

"Tenkuji-no-Zun!"

Chapter Thirty-Eight: You have your clever schemes, and I have my ways to get over the wall!

Within the ruined divine realm.

Miku sat upright in the void, his eyes indifferent and devoid of any emotion. He was surrounded by shimmering flames, resembling a celestial being who was detached from worldly affairs and unaware of human suffering.

However, this deity not only experienced all the pleasures of human life, but also understood human suffering better than anyone else.

He was not a saint, nor could he protect all living beings; all he could do was safeguard his own small world.

We will spare no effort, no method, no means!

On the water's surface, the pitch-black monster swallowed the little black devil and then curled up into a ball, its limbs beginning to melt, as did its head and tail.

He forcefully curled himself up like a ball, a pitch-black monster, and in the blink of an eye, he truly transformed from a ferocious monster into a black ball of flesh.

The fascia on the surface of the fleshy mass expands, and the inside expands and contracts like a heart.

Upon seeing the black demon beast spontaneously make such a move, Miku's lips twitched slightly. Suddenly, a wind arose out of nowhere within the shattered divine realm, gathering towards the black sphere. Along with the wind came negative emotions as fine as wisps of smoke.

"I look forward to the day you emerge from your cocoon, Tenkuji Takeru!"

Miku stared at the black fleshy ball and said calmly, "I also look forward to the day when you fully evolve."

The spatial rift opened silently, and Miku quietly retreated into it, disappearing into the ruined divine realm.

All that remained was a black, fleshy ball that throbbed like a heart, and a black wind and mist formed from the dark, negative emotions he had gathered with his power.

The fog thickened, and everything was plunged into darkness.

..........

The sky is filled with sparse stars and a bright moon, while lights dot the ground.

Miku, who was squatting on the rooftop of a building, squinted and enjoyed the night breeze. After a long while, Miku opened his eyes and sighed, "The wind here is definitely not as comfortable as in the Wind City!"

"But let's end the break here. There's still a lot to do, and it's time to get down to business!"

Miku, whose eyes had closed again, suddenly opened them, his gaze sharp as a sword, piercing through the surrounding darkness.

At a glance, the entire city of Lutang can be seen by Miku.

In his vision, Lutang City was no longer a blurry outline in the darkness, but instead appeared as various colored blocks. These blocks revealed all the information about Lutang City to him. Among the complex colored blocks, several huge purple eye patterns stretched across a corner of the city, and the eye patterns were connected to each other, vaguely forming an even larger eye pattern.

However, the number of eye patterns within the city is still far from complete, and this enormous eye pattern encompassing the entire city has not yet fully taken shape.

After staring for a while, Miku closed his eyes again, and when he opened them again, the captivating gaze had disappeared.

"So that's what you were planning. You really have the guts to do it!"

"Using the same methods that Adnis and his team used before, they wanted to turn the entire city into a gate, and then, the moment the gate opened, devour the lives of millions of people, thereby restoring their power and launching a general offensive against the whole world."

"What a clever plan! But you may have your clever schemes, and I have my own ways to get around them. Let's see how I deal with you!"

"But before that, I need something."

Miku's figure vanished into the air with a low chuckle, leaving only a faint echo of laughter.

.........

Inside a residential building.

A tall woman, standing at 2.4 meters, walked into the house with her head down, carrying a small elephant-shaped urinal. The house was fully furnished with all the necessities for a baby, including a crib, toys, formula, and diapers.

"My little darling, it's time to go to the bathroom!"

Even when she was squatting, the eight-foot-tall woman was a head taller than Adele, who was tied to the stool. As she spoke, she reached out to pull down Adele's pants. Adele's eyes were lifeless, and her expression was completely numb, allowing the eight-foot-tall woman to do as she pleased.

"Hachi, what are you doing?!"

The sudden, indifferent voice made the eight-foot-tall woman tremble. She dropped the chamber pot she was holding and turned around in terror: "My lord!"

"I just..."

"Alright, stop explaining. I'm taking this guy with me; he's found a new use for me."

"But..."

"No buts!" Miku, perched on the crib railing, glared at me. "Are you planning to defy my will?"

"No, I would never dare!"

"Then I'll take him with me. He has very important information on him!"

"Yes!"

Reluctantly, the eight-foot-tall female general Adair was handed over to Miku. Miku glanced at Adair with disdain and simply used her mind to suspend her beside him. Adair, who was at Miku's mercy, floated limply beside Miku like a puppet.

"Don't wander around for a while, I'll need to call you all for something!"

"Yes!"

The eight-foot-tall woman, who had lowered her head, responded. When she looked up again, Miku and Adair had already disappeared from the room.

"Sigh, what a great toy! It was taken away before I even got to enjoy it. I have to find a new one!"

The eight-foot-tall woman knelt on the floor, looking at her hat and pondering, "What kind of hat should I choose?"

.......

The rooftop of a building.

Miku appeared out of thin air, along with Adair, whose expression was as blank as a puppet.

"Snapped!"