The Strange Cat from Fuuto

"And you still say you're working for free!"

"I will try my best, Father!"

Mi Ai suddenly spoke up, saying very seriously, "I will do my best!"

“My darling daughter, how could I not believe it?”

Miku hugged the little cutie and rubbed her head against hers. "Daddy, of course I believe in Xiao Ai's abilities!"

"Ok!"

The little cutie nodded vigorously, her eyes shining with an unprecedented light. Miko, meanwhile, toyed with the crystal card in her hand with a worried expression: "Oh dear, I'm going to be exploited by Dad again!"

"You brat, you're messing around again!" Miku slapped Miko on the head, his beard bristling and eyes wide. "Stop talking nonsense and get ready to infiltrate those knights' game domains and collect their combat data!"

"Yes Yes Yes!"

Miko nodded helplessly, put away the driver, and left with her sister through the spatial rift opened by Miku.

"Eve!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

The mastermind, Eve, responded, "Is there anything I can help you with?"

"How's the Accel World project going?"

"It's almost perfect!"

"What about the cage plan?"

"It's all ready!"

"very good!"

Miku nodded: "We now have a candidate for Legendary Rider, so we can proceed with the plan!"

"The Demon King Plan!"

"Yes, Great Ruler!"

"Your will will prevail!"

Chapter 5: The Legendary Rider's First Appearance!

The secret underground facility of Seito University Hospital.

Computer Rescue Center (CR).

Inside the second-floor lounge.

"Why would a man like me, from the Hua family,..."

Jing Huima placed his fists on the table, looking very distressed.

The little angel sitting opposite him asked curiously, "Poppy told me before that he was a Kamen Rider in CR five years ago, so why did he leave?"

"And what happened five years ago?"

Upon hearing the little angel's question, Poppy and Mirror Gray Horse both showed distressed expressions.

Seeing their reactions, the little angel couldn't help but recall the scene from before: in the game world of the dense forest, Hanaya Taiga transformed into Kamen Rider Snipe and effortlessly separated the Bugster from the patient Yuta's body.

However, the other party's attitude was too rude!

"Ugh!"

Thinking of this, the little angel couldn't help but sigh.

“Speaking of which, you’re qualified to know about this now!” Poppy rubbed his face, while Mirror Gray Horse beside him widened his eyes: “Really?”

"If I say yes, then yes!"

Poppy slammed his hand on the table, making Mirror Gray Horse tremble. After Mirror Gray Horse shut up, Poppy slowly said, "Five years ago, there was a Zero Day event where a large-scale infection of Game Disease occurred. On that day, many innocent people disappeared because of Game Disease!"

"What does 'disappear' mean?"

"That's exactly what you think!"

Poppy nodded.

The little angel, having received an affirmative answer, looked shocked and deeply horrified. In his memory, there had indeed been a major epidemic five years ago. Many people had died from it.

But I never expected the inside story to be like this.

"Then, in order to combat gaming addiction, the National Ministry of Health and Genm Games collaborated to create CR and develop the Knight System to treat gaming addiction!"

"And I, Hua Jia Da, was the doctor who was appointed to the position in a time of crisis five years ago!"

"Oh, I see!"

The little angel who had appeared in his eyes lowered his head, his fists slowly clenching. An immense sense of responsibility welled up in his heart, making him feel incredibly heavy.

"There's something I'd like to ask you!"

"Poppy!"

"what?"

Poppy tilted her head, and the little angel revealed a bright smile.

The closed AID nursing home.

The little angel, dressed in casual clothes, held a simple map drawn by Poppy for him and searched for Hua Jia Da Wo at the entrance of the clinic.

"Crench!"

When Hua Jia Dawei suddenly opened the door, he saw the little angel he had found and a look of surprise appeared in his eyes.

"Hey, isn't this the genius gamer M?"

"What do you want from me?" Hua Jia Da Wo, leaning against the door frame, crossed his arms, while the little angel put away the simple map.

"I'm here because of Yongshu!"

"Oh, because of that brat!"

A hint of mockery appeared on Hua Jia Dawo's face. "What do you want to say?"

"Yuuki is terrified of doctors, so I'd like to ask you to stop interfering in this matter. In exchange, I'll take care of the rest!"

"You really have a kind heart!" Hua Jia Da Wo suddenly sneered, "But why should I listen to you?"

What I do is my own business and has nothing to do with you!

"But...."

The little angel wanted to continue, but Hua Jia Da Wo waved his hand to interrupt him: "Speaking of which, why don't you put the patient's matter aside and enjoy the game instead?"

"I'm sorry, I can't do that!" The little angel resolutely rejected Hua Jia Dawo's suggestion: "As a doctor, I have a responsibility to my patients. That's my duty as a doctor!!"

"Besides, you used to be a doctor, so why would you say that?"

"Those things are fine no matter what!"

Hua Jia Taiga, who walked from the door to the little angel, grabbed his collar: "My current goal is to collect all ten cartridges and obtain the final special reward that grants the power to eliminate all viruses!"

Faced with the extremely oppressive Hua family leader, the little angel showed a hint of difficulty, but soon, remembering his responsibilities, his difficulty disappeared.

"That's your opinion. I'm determined to save my patients and change their fate no matter what!"

"Whatever you want!"

Hua Jia Da shoved the little angel away, turned around, and said with his back to the little angel, "Exaid, how about we have a showdown?"

"Victory or defeat?"

“That’s right!” Hua Jia Taiga, who had turned to the side, raised his hand, made the shape of a gun with his fingers, and pointed it at the little angel: “Let’s see who can defeat the Bugster that separated from that brat’s body first, and the winner gets the other’s cartridge!”

"This..." The little angel hesitated, unsure whether to accept the challenge proposed by the other party.

Just then, the cell phone rang.

The little angel who answered the phone immediately changed her expression: "Yongshu ran away?"

"I understand, I'll go find it right away!"

The little angel, having put her phone away, said nothing and hurried out. But before she even stepped out the door, she was kicked back by a large foot.

A knowing glint appeared in Hua Jia Dawo's eyes: "So they really came!"

On the other side, Yuuki had just run out of the hospital when he was taken away by Bugster Liver. And all of this was witnessed by two pairs of eyes.

Should we intervene?

“…”

"I'm telling you, I'm still your brother, you should at least give me some reaction!" Miko, squatting in the flower bed, looked at his sister with utter helplessness: "I was wrong before, but you should be getting over it by now!"

"You haven't really spoken to me much since you came here!"

The little cutie glanced at her older brother with obvious disdain, as if looking at trash and feeling that looking at him for even a second would pollute her.

"Damn it, where did my cute little sister go?"

Miko impatiently sharpened her claws.

"It's gone!"

"Ok?"

Miko glanced at Leever, who was leaving with Yuuki, and with a flick of her tail, retrieved her driver: "Then it's time to make a move!"

"Stop talking nonsense!"

The little cutie, who had given a cold reprimand, sank into the shadows, where a faint light appeared.

"How impatient I am!"

Miko knew that his sister had already transformed and rushed over, so he didn't delay any longer. He sank into the mud and, in the endless black sludge, retrieved the driver that Miko had given him.

Miko silently transformed into her monster form, holding the activation crystal card in one hand and the driver in the other.

The crystal-like object has glowing purple energy patterns. Unlike the ones used by the little angels, it doesn't have a handle. Instead, it resembles a playing card, but with a short black handle for gripping.