The Strange Cat from Fuuto

"Come here, let Uncle take a good look at you!"

With one hand holding Mino, Denton carefully stroked Mino's back with the other, exploring his body structure.

"The spine is strong and powerful; though slender, its strength surpasses that of steel." Denton murmured to himself as he continued to stroke the other parts of Mino.

"The skull is similar to that of a normal feline, but much harder. Judging from the size of the skull, the brain should not be large. However, judging from the intelligence shown, the brain capacity and the degree of brain development seem to be disproportionate to the brain size."

"Oh!" Denton exclaimed in surprise, his index and middle fingers tracing Mino's tail all the way down. "The tail is more than three times the length of a feline's, and the muscles are incredibly strong. It seems it could be used as a weapon!"

After exploring the back of the baby, Denton turned Mino over and placed his palm on the baby's soft belly.

"The ribs are similar in strength to the spine, but are much harder. Is this because they are meant to protect the internal organs?"

Mino, held firmly in Denton's grasp, glared at the bald man in front of him, his face contorted with rage. He gritted his teeth and said, "Are you looking for death?"

"No, Uncle is just giving you a full body check-up, don't be afraid!" Denton gave an ugly and creepy smile, but in Mino's eyes, the smile looked completely different.

Behind Denton, a dark, shadowy figure with blood-red eyes let out a silent, sinister laugh at Mino.

"This guy..."

Startled, Mino realized she had met her match; the other party was clearly after her.

"When did I leave these traces, or was there a time when things weren't handled properly?"

Mino, his mind racing, watched as Denton reached out his own sinful hand towards him. A glint flashed in his eyes, and two straight, bright white beams of light shot out from them.

"Oh my!"

Denton dodged Mino's laser eyes, loosened his grip on Mino's body, then tightened his grip again, directly pinching Mino's head, pressing his thumb and middle finger against his eyes.

"You mustn't cause any trouble, Uncle! I'm at the most crucial moment!"

With his eyes covered, Mino let out a low growl. Denton couldn't help but laugh when he heard it: "What an adorable little kitten!"

"But you're still too weak. I could easily take you down with just one hand!"

Before Denton's smile had faded, Mino opened his mouth and spat out a beam of light as thick as a chopstick.

The beam of light was incredibly fast; the instant Denton noticed it, it was already close to his face and pierced through him.

"Zi!"

The beam of light, still powerful, pierced through Denton's face and shot off again into the distance, leaving behind holes that emitted wisps of white smoke.

Mino, sensing that he had hit Denton, twisted his body, trying to break free, but Denton's large hand gripped his head tightly.

"That's not being a good boy!"

Denton slowly restored Mino's head, which had been pierced by the beam of light, to its original position. With a small, dark hole under his eye below his forehead, he gripped Mino's head even tighter.

“Besides, it’s too dangerous to keep you alive.” Denton tightened his grip as the hole in the corner of his eye rapidly closed.

"Let's kill you first. Although a corpse isn't as valuable for research as a living one, it'll be enough!"

Feeling his skull cracking inside his throat, Mino let out a painful howl. His body writhed as he used his tail to lash out at Denton, but the tail, capable of breaking rocks, left not even a red mark on Denton's body.

"Damn it, am I going to die here?"

Mino struggled sharply, gritting her teeth, but to no avail.

"Crack!"

The moment the chilling sound of bones cracking rang out, Mino's terror reached its peak.

"Don't be afraid, I'll crush you in an instant, so you won't feel a single pain!"

Denton, who calmly uttered chilling words, revealed a maniacal smile.

"able....."

The sudden voice in Denton's ear made him instinctively turn his head, but the moment he turned, his arm suddenly broke.

"Take your hands off my son."

Denton turned around, looked at his missing arm, and smiled: "Another one?"

"I never expected to be so lucky! I actually lured out an adult without even realizing it!" Denton patted his bald head with his other hand, looking annoyed. "Oh dear, what a blunder! I should have thought of that earlier!"

"If there are juveniles, there must be adult beings that nurture them!"

"But it doesn't matter now, the adult form has emerged!"

"This gives me more choices!"

Denton's manic smile widened wildly. "Living juveniles and adult corpses—my concerns have suddenly been reduced by half!"

Without answering, the arm of Denton, which was wrapped around Miku's tail, silently turned to ashes, and Mino was caught in his arms.

"Are you alright, Mino?"

"I almost died!" Mino rubbed her throbbing head, a hint of fear in her eyes, and said fiercely, "Dad, kill him!"

"I'm going to turn his head into a ball and kick it!!"

“No problem, but before that, you stay here and watch carefully!” Miku’s eyes gleamed as he handed Mino over to the First Emperor Soul.

"Wow, Uncle, how can you run so fast?"

"If I run any slower, your little head will be gone!"

The First Emperor's Soul spoke irritably, and the moment Denton appeared, he went back to find Miku.

Otherwise, the kitten's skull would have been crushed long ago.

"Are you going to come here obediently, or do I have to grab you myself?" Denton asked confidently. At the same time, his severed arm regenerated rapidly, and the white arm changed color in less than a second.

"Are you going to twist your own head off, or do you want me to pick it off myself?" Miku's calm words, delivered in a sharp retort, revealed his immense confidence. Denton, upon hearing this, couldn't help but observe Miku closely, but finding nothing amiss, he scoffed, "How arrogant!"

"It seems you intend for me to pick them myself."

Speaking as if stating a fact, Miku slowly walked toward Denton.

"Since you've come all this way, I won't stand on ceremony!"

Denton vanished from his spot in an instant, and at the moment of his disappearance, a very obscure spatial fluctuation flashed by.

But when Denton reappeared, his body was missing its head. Thick black smoke emanated from the smooth, polished cross-section, and his head was being held by Miku on his tail.

"I've already said, either you twist your head off yourself, or I'll take it off myself. Why are you so disobedient?"

Miku, who had no choice but to speak, met Denton's eyes. Denton was stunned, only then realizing that Miku had taken his head off without him noticing.

"Interesting, very interesting indeed!"

The head on Miku's tail, like a weathered rock, gradually disappeared into the air, while a large head grew back on his body.

"hiss...."

Denton shook his head, one eye wide open and the other squinting.

"Now I'm going to get serious!"

"Then you should take it seriously!"

Miku looked at Denton's head on his tail, his tone still perfectly calm. Denton's neck once again showed a smooth, flat cut, and his head was held by Miku on his tail.

How did you do that?

Denton, his expression composed, asked, puzzled.

"You don't need to know that!"

A phantom cross flashed in his right eye, and Denton's body burst into flames, vanishing completely in the raging fire.

"Your regenerative abilities are indeed strong, but strong regenerative abilities are not a reason for you to act recklessly!"

"Once your body is burned and your head is sealed, your self-healing ability will be useless!"

After burning Denton's body, Miku, who was talking to himself, manifested golden chains that bound Denton's head into a ball.

Beings with powerful regenerative abilities, even those that are immortal, are most afraid of being sealed!

I can't kill you, but I can seal you away and let time erase you.

Denton's weakness is like this, and so is Iggy's.

"bawl!"

After tossing Denton's head to Mino, Miku stretched and said, "You can use it as a ball to kick around!"

"Thank you, Dad!"

With a sweet voice, Mino poked Denton's head with her paw, a cold smile playing on her lips.

"You pervert, now we can finally have some fun!"

Chapter 63: The Rice Clan's population increases again, and Makoto awakens!

"Hahaha..."

The arrogant laughter was filled with the feeling of revenge. Mino stood upside down on a ball covered with golden lines, his tail occasionally slapping the ground.

Two little feet bounced back and forth on the ball made of Denton's head.

Miku and the First Emperor's Soul watched from the side, but Miku's expression was somewhat strange.

He, who had made many vows in the past, thought of his younger self, when he would often say, "If I can't do it, I'll do a handstand on a basketball and rap."

As the saying goes, karma is a cycle, and no one escapes the wrath of Heaven.

Mino did what Miku couldn't do, and the little guy actually started rapping.

"How embarrassing!"

Miku, who was covering his head with his paws, sighed, unable to bear looking at his cub.

Standing next to Miku, the First Emperor Soul chuckled and said, "Isn't it great? Kids should be this energetic!"

"Think about my children, who have been bound by rules since childhood, and in the end, they have ended up turning against each other."

"And then Qin Er Shi perished!?"

Miku, with a mischievous glint in his eyes, spoke with amusement. The First Emperor's soul, unlike before, no longer reacted excessively. Instead, it spoke with a forlorn tone: "Indeed, the second generation will perish!"