The Strange Cat from Fuuto

Dressed casually, Saionji no Suke carried a box of pastries in one hand and handed a broom to the young monk Misaki in the other, grinning as he said, "I lost to him yesterday, so I'm going to win back today!"

Looking at the steel-rimmed teeth in the mouth of the head monk of Saionji Temple, the young monk Yu Cheng shrank back.

"Then please do as you wish!"

"The host just finished the morning class and should be having breakfast in his room now!"

"Then you'd better work hard!"

With a slap on the shoulder, the head priest of Saionji Temple slowly walked into the temple.

Inside the temple.

Living room.

"Oh dear, when will you get rid of this impatient habit of yours?" The beautiful woman with a graceful figure tossed her long, loose hair as she spoke while clearing away the dishes.

"Young people should have some energy!"

Tenkuji Ryu, who was holding a newspaper nearby, looked at his wife and chuckled jokingly.

"It's all your fault for spoiling him!"

Tenkuji Yuri glared at him, annoyed.

"Yo, Ryu!" Saionji greeted him as soon as he entered. Ryu, seeing that it was Saionji, couldn't help but smile: "You old man, you're still not satisfied with losing to me yesterday, so you've come again today!"

"Hmph, yesterday was just a momentary lapse in judgment, today I'm going to slaughter you without leaving a single one alive!"

Saionji, making a downward chopping motion with her hand, casually placed the confectionery box she had brought on the table.

"Hmph, a carelessness yesterday?"

"Even if you're careless again, you'll still be the one buying the snacks today!"

"It'll be your turn tomorrow!"

Saionji and Tenkuji Ryu, their beards bristling and eyes wide, exchanged a glance and burst into hearty laughter.

Laughter drifted across the rooftops, and a long-tailed cat yawned boredly before leisurely stepping off the dark blue tiles.

Class E, Grade 12, Lutang No. 1 Middle School.

"Splash!"

The kid, who had just pushed open the classroom door, yelled, "Sorry, I'm late!"

"Sky Temple, can't you have any sense of time?"

The teacher on the platform tapped his watch helplessly: "You're already fifteen minutes late!"

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry!"

With his hands clasped together and a forced smile on his face, the boy returned to his seat. Just as he sat down, the boy next to him tossed him a crumpled piece of paper.

The boy turned his head away, and the young man said helplessly, "Didn't we agree that you should set your alarm?"

"I forgot!"

"I was waiting for the update for so long last night that I wasn't paying attention..." Ghost Boy explained softly. The boy sighed, "You'll have to be more careful next time!"

"Speaking of which, Cheng-ge, your dad's out again!"

He pointed to the ghost boy outside the window, signaling Cheng to look over. When Cheng looked over, a blush appeared on his face.

It was because a bald man was smiling kindly at him through the window. "This guy is really... hopelessly infatuated!"

Cheng-ge, angrily turning his head away, refused to look at the bald man outside the window. Gui-zai laughed and said, "Uncle Denton really has it tough!"

"Is it not easy for him?"

"He had a hard time back then, and he never went out and fooled around again, leaving me and Hana-on behind!"

"Look on the bright side, at least you have many brothers and sisters!"

Ghost Boy chuckled slyly, and Brother Cheng glared at him fiercely: "Lots of brothers and sisters?"

"Sixteen brothers and seventeen sisters, I'll give them to you if you want!"

"Never mind!"

"My home is too small to accommodate so many people."

"Sky Temple, Deep Sea, haven't you two said enough?!"

The teacher, who had slammed his hand on the table, glared at him and both immediately begged for mercy.

The teacher, whose mood had been ruined by these two, said helplessly, "Oh well, it just so happens that we have a transfer student in our class today!"

"After all this, I've lost the mood to teach. By now, the transfer students should have finished their paperwork."

"I'll go and call him in!"

The teacher, having placed the textbook on the desk, left the classroom. A moment later, the teacher returned with a boy and announced, "This is the new transfer student!"

"Let me introduce myself to everyone. I hope you all get along well from now on!"

"No way, transferring schools at this time?"

"His hair is so cool!"

"He's incredibly handsome!"

......

As whispers arose, the transfer student wrote his name on the blackboard.

"Hello everyone, my name is Aaron von Adnis!"

Please take care of me in the future!

"Yes, you two should get along well from now on!"

The teacher, frowning, pointed to the seats behind Ghost Boy and Makoto: "The seats behind Sky Temple and Deep Sea are empty, so you can sit there!"

"Okay, teacher!"

Once seated, Aaron, having put his things away, smiled and said to the two of them, "Please take care of me in the future!"

"Okay, okay, do you want to walk home together after school?"

"You want to go to Granny Wen's place again?"

"Hehehe..." Ghost Boy chuckled sheepishly. Aaron, curious, chimed in, "Where's Granny Wen?"

"The takoyaki stall is so delicious!"

"really?"

"Then we really should give it a try!"

As the boys continued their conversation, a long-tailed cat outside the window nodded in satisfaction, yawned widely, and then left.

...........

One-bedroom apartment.

"Shh!"

An air rift opened, and Miku emerged from it.

"Dad, have you confirmed everything?"

"Everything's confirmed and OK. Now it's time to send you back!" Miku looked at Mino and smiled slightly. "It's time to say goodbye, son!"

"But I don't want to go back. Can't I just stay with you?"

Mino was very resistant to this, but Miku raised his paw and rubbed his head: "Stop messing around. You still have to hand over the world to the First Emperor's soul. I promised him that after everything is over, I would give him a world for him to use to reproduce his descendants!"

"Wouldn't it be better if I went back and then came back?"

"no!"

Miku, who slapped Mino on the head, frowned: "You're already incredibly lucky to have been able to stay here for even a short time!"

"Over there, the position of successor cannot be left vacant!"

"All right!"

Mino, with her ears drooping, looked quite dejected. Miku shook his head helplessly: "Let's go, I'll take you!"

"Ok!"

After opening a spatial rift, Miku led Mino and the First Emperor's Soul out of the one-bedroom apartment. Minnie watched Mino and Miku curiously, while You Liuxian picked up a cat toy to attract his attention.

"Meow...."

A rooftop.

After the spatial rift opened, Miku and Mino emerged from it.

"Shh!"

Miku, transformed into his monster form, reached into space and tore it apart, revealing a passage large enough for one person to pass through.

"Let's go!"

"Oh!"

Mino, feeling very down, walked toward the crack, with the soul of the First Emperor floating above his head.

"Hey, Dad!"

"what happened?"

Will we ever be able to meet again?

"of course can!"

Miku, who had squatted down and rubbed Mino's little head, smiled and said, "Although you are his son, there is not much difference between you and him to me!"

"I love you, Mino!"

Miku gently spoke as he held the kitten in his arms. Mino's body stiffened for a moment, but quickly softened, and she nuzzled Miku affectionately.

"Let's go!"

"Ok!"