The Strange Cat from Fuuto

As soon as he finished speaking, Miku, whose figure had vanished, left the rooftop.

"Then let me see just how far you can go!"

The First Emperor's Soul spoke in a completely calm tone, without a trace of emotion.

Beneath Ai's giant eye, the sudden appearance of Miku caused Ai's pupils to contract rapidly, followed by a murderous aura that almost solidified in the giant eye.

"You shameless scoundrel, how dare you show your face in front of me!"

A thunderous roar of anger echoed through the skies above Lutang City. Miku scratched his ear nonchalantly, "Hey, don't get so worked up!"

"When you get agitated, I feel like hitting you again!"

"Shameless scoundrel!!!"

"Alright, alright, quiet down!" Miku waved his hand and looked at Ai with a grin: "I came to see you today because I want to talk to you about something!"

"Talk business?" Ai roared, "Don't even think about it!"

"I'll kill you sooner or later, skin you alive, and make your skin into a carpet. Not only you, but also your dead dog and your offspring—I'll kill them all!!!"

"Hey!"

Miku, his gaze growing colder, met the giant eye directly: "I told you that's enough. Do you really have to force me to completely devour you?"

The killing intent between the two surged in the void, dark clouds instantly appeared, and fine red snowflakes fell from the sky.

"I'll kill you!"

Ai, who was not listening to Miku at all, was still shouting. As Miku's eyes turned cold, he slapped the giant eye's pupil.

"boom!"

Flames erupted, Ai's roar ceased, and was replaced by wails.

Miku remained unperturbed even as Ai's wails reached his ears.

After a moment, Miku withdrew his hand: "Now do you want to have a proper talk too?"

"What are you talking about!?"

Miku, his arms crossed and his body wreathed in flames, said, "It's less of a discussion and more of a one-sided notification!"

"notify!?"

"That's right. I told you before that the rules of the game between us have been set, and this is to inform you of that!"

"Why should your word be law? I refuse to accept this!"

"It's no use if you disagree. All you need to do now is listen quietly. I won't ask for your opinion."

Chapter 45: You think this game is fair? No, there is no such thing as fairness in the world!

"It's no use if you disagree. All you need to do now is listen quietly. I won't ask for your opinion."

High above, Miku, facing Ai's giant eye, had a cold look in his eyes and spoke in an extremely chilling tone, like a block of ice that had never melted.

Ai's eyes met Miku's as he moved, and he understood the meaning behind Miku's gaze: if he disagreed, everything would be in vain.

She will be ruthlessly destroyed by him, leaving nothing behind, and the world of the Eye Demon she inhabits will also perish.

Silence began to fill the space between them, and Ai, who had been silent for a long time, finally spoke.

"What exactly is this game you're talking about?!"

"Hey!"

Miku, knowing Ai had already fallen for his trap, grinned: "A very simple game!"

"It's beneficial to both you and me!"

"Speak!"

Ai closed his eyes, and Miku's smile was full of smugness. In the end, things turned out the way he had hoped.

“The rules are very simple!” Miku said, holding up one finger. “First, the game is limited to the entire Lutang City!”

After saying that, Miku looked at Ai, who had no objections, and then raised his second finger and said, "Second, during the game, neither side may attack the other, but we can use our respective chosen characters to fight!"

At this point, Ai opened his giant eye a crack and glanced at Miku: "I agree!"

He raised his third finger again and said, "The last and most crucial point is that we must act as players, competing for the entire city as the chosen ones."

"What are we fighting for?"

"Compete for the city's hundred Eye Souls; whoever wins the most will be the victor!"

"Yes, but when one of the Eye Souls falls, I will devour the beings protected by that fallen Eye Soul."

Ai, who spoke frankly with his own ulterior motives, replied with a meaningful tone, "Okay!"

"And I'm going to place a bet!"

"bet!?"

"For the sake of the game's fun and to ensure a better gaming experience, we both need to place our bets!"

"If I lose, I will return the power and ownership I took from you. If you lose, you will have to completely hand over the rest of your power to me!"

"This is not fair!!!" Ai roared, "The power you took from me was rightfully mine. If you lose, you haven't lost anything at all!"

"No, no, no, this is different!"

Miku shook his finger and said, "I'm stronger than you right now, so I have the power to speak. As for what you have to say, just listen to me obediently!"

"However, considering this situation, I've decided to increase my bet!"

"Raise the bet?" Ai's emotions calmed down slightly. "What kind of bet do you want to raise?"

"One world!"

The cat spoke slowly and deliberately, its words carrying an air of arrogance and dominance: "Now that you have merged with the world of the Eye Demon, even if you regain all your power, you cannot return to your original state. You can only continue to exist as the spirit of the world."

"In that case, I'll add a world to the mix, a vibrant, brand new world!"

"This bet must be very tempting for you!"

Mikupo, with his eyelids lowered, looked at Ai meaningfully. For Ai, who had become the spirit of the world, it might not be difficult to replenish his lost origin, but if he wanted to go further, he would have to actively invade other worlds and devour them.

Miku's bet directly hit her psychological defenses; Ai's eyes widened suddenly, her pupils darting around rapidly and erratically.

After a moment, Ai's pupils stabilized, and she stared at Miku, saying with difficulty, "I...agree!"

"Then prepare well. The game will truly begin at dawn three days from now. Before that, you have plenty of time to prepare your pieces!"

"Ciao~~"

With a flick of his hand, Miku vanished from the spot, leaving behind Ai's still-open giant eye.

"I need chess pieces now, chess pieces that can fight for me!"

Ai, his pupils darting around, turned his gaze directly to a corner of the city, where a disheveled white ghost lay sprawled in an alleyway, his body covered in lacerations.

Blood dripped down his clothes, and the pale-faced White Ghost was wearing the modified Eye Soul Driver G at his waist.

"Cough cough..."

The white-haired boy coughed up several mouthfuls of blood, his eyes filled with hatred: "That damned dog, I'll kill him sooner or later!"

All the injuries on his body were inflicted by Iggy. Even though the White Ghost Boy can now defeat Mino, Iggy is still an insurmountable obstacle for him.

"Shh!"

Ai's gaze fell on the white ghost boy, and he guided him to float up into the sky and come to Ai's side.

"my child!"

Ignoring the injuries on Bai Guizi's body, Ai knew very well what the other party had suffered, so he said directly, "Although you failed this time, I will give you a new chance!"

"Give the order, Mother!"

The white-haired boy stared directly at Ai, his voice low and menacing. He knew he had to demonstrate his worth, or the crazed Ai would devour him completely and take away the power he had been given.

"Three days from now, there will be a game of chess. You will be my chosen one to fight for me. You can only succeed and cannot fail!"

"Yes!"

With his head bowed, Bai Guizi's eyes burned with wildfire, and a thought took root in his heart.

..................

One-bedroom apartment.

Minnie and Minnie had already snuggled into the kotatsu and gone to sleep, with You Liuxian snuggling close to the two little ones. Iggy, on the other hand, had muted the television and was watching a silent program.

"Shh!"

A spatial rift opened, and Miku and the soul of the First Emperor emerged from it.

As soon as they entered the one-bedroom apartment, the First Emperor's Soul couldn't wait to throw out a soundproof barrier and said to Miku, "Are you really that kind-hearted to be willing to put up such a large bet?"

"Do you think I'd throw up what I've eaten?" Miku rolled his eyes. "That woman's brain has gone haywire, does that mean yours has gone haywire too?"

"I knew it. Given your personality, you wouldn't do something like this. So your goal isn't the remaining power of that giant eye at all."

"You must have other motives!"

"That's right!"

Miku turned her gaze to Mino and Minnie, who were sleeping soundly, a tender look in her eyes.

"My real purpose is to use that woman's power to temper these two little ones. After all, she has gone mad, and the remaining essence of her life has been corrupted by her own crazy actions."

"I would never risk losing more than I gain. Devouring her would be easy, but from the moment she chose to devour all living beings to complete herself, I lost all interest in her."

"To rashly swallow her might pollute my very essence. How could I possibly do something so counterproductive!"

"So that's how it is!" The First Emperor's soul spun in the air: "You never intended to follow the rules of the game from the very beginning!"

"Game rules?!"

Miku scoffed dismissively and sneered, "Do you think this game is fair?"

"No, there is no such thing as a fair game in the world!"