The Strange Cat from Fuuto

"What's going on here?"

Although Miku was very puzzled by Shotaro's current state, he had to find a way out since he was stuck.

Miku, her little bottom wiggling, squeezed out from the crack in the door and plopped down on the ground.

Looking up, Miku saw two figures, one hundred and one red, rushing towards the gate. He quickly dodged and jumped to the side.

After the door was smashed open, the two figures disappeared in front of Miku without stopping.

Squinting to carefully discern the backs of the two figures, Miku was surprised to discover that the two were actually Isaka and Saeko in their transformed forms.

"You two got kicked out too!"

Although they appeared relaxed, the two of them, fleeing in panic like stray dogs, undoubtedly deepened the gloom in Miku's heart!

Chapter 79: Adding insult to injury!

Miku had anticipated that Isaka and Saeko would be kicked out of the Madoka family. After all, given how reckless those two were, it would have been strange if they hadn't been expelled.

On the contrary, what shocked Miku was Shotaro's reaction. He had only just approached the gate of the Madoka family's house, and he had become like that. It was really hard for Miku to understand.

"What's wrong with this guy?"

It was already evening. Akiko was busy working alone in the small kitchen, Miku was lying in her cat bed, and Shotaro was nestled in his office chair, looking somewhat restless.

"Ever since you returned to the agency, Shotaro has been the same. What happened?"

Philip, leaning against the wall, looked worried as he saw Shotaro's appearance. Miku opened his mouth wide, revealing a pink tongue with tiny barbs, yawned, and said, "I don't know, we just got... got... got to the front door of the Ensaki house, and this guy... this guy... this guy got like this!"

Miku glanced at Shotaro, stretched in his cat bed, smacked his lips twice, and closed his eyes, waiting for dinner.

After dinner, the few who had gone to bed didn't notice that Miku had opened his eyes and quietly slipped to the door.

Where do you want to go?

"Miku?"

"I...."

Miku turned his head away, his eyes darting around.

........

Tonight, the windy city was hit by a torrential downpour.

In the dense rain, two figures fled in panic. Behind them followed a group of men in black suits.

The two hurriedly fled into a small alley, pursued closely behind. They hadn't gone far when another group of men in black suits blocked their way.

"Damn it, who do you think I am?"

Saeko, soaked by the heavy rain, wiped her face; her wet hair clung to her forehead in a tuft.

"You are nothing but traitors to the museum!"

The man in the black suit who was leading the group raised his hand and fired a shot. The group behind him followed suit and opened fire.

The sparks flying from the gun barrel were quite noticeable even in the rainy night.

The bullet left the barrel, leaving a faint smell of gunpowder in the air, but the heavy rain quickly washed away all traces of the smell, sound, and gunpowder.

Isaka barely dodged the bullets by rolling on the ground, but Saeko wasn't so lucky. She transformed while enduring the gunfire, and a stray bullet grazed her calf, leaving a deep wound.

"Taboo!"

The queen bee-like Taboo dopant soared into the air, and with a delicate shout, several energy balls appeared out of thin air and crashed down.

"Boom, boom, boom..."

In the firelight, all the black suits turned to ashes.

"Forehead..."

With a groan, Saeko, having deactivated her transformation, collapsed to the ground. Ignoring the sewage-strewn floor, she struggled to her feet and helped the unwell Isaka to his feet, stumbling out of the alley. Behind them, a pair of bloodshot eyes stared intently at them through the rain.

In a disheveled state, Saeko and Isaka walked straight to the abandoned factory area.

The abandoned factory, which was drafty and leaky, had been occupied by a group of homeless people.

Their clothes were dirty, and they were keeping warm by a burning fire bucket. Not far away, there were several buckets of freshly made instant noodles.

The two men, emerging from the rain and entering the factory, saw the blazing flames and eagerly dragged their weary bodies to the fire pit. However, this caused one of the homeless men, a scarred fellow, to frown.

"Hey, where are you guys from?"

"Do you know this is our territory?"

Shivering, Isaka's face was deathly pale. He leaned against the fire, his arms trembling, and said, "Saeko, I'm leaving them in your care!"

"what!"

Feeling the warm flames, Saeko kept her eyes fixed on the flames rising from the large barrel.

"Taboo!"

The low, malevolent chant of the memory entity had just ceased when Saeko was enveloped in a dark red aura. Floating in mid-air, amidst the terrified expressions of the group of homeless people, she mercilessly hurled three or four energy balls down.

The homeless man, screaming as he turned to ashes, left no ripple in her heart.

She understood this when she embarked on this path: either achieve your goal or turn to dust.

"Huh..."

A loud whooshing sound rang out, and Saeko, who was in mid-air, hurriedly turned around and saw the newcomer. She leaned back as much as possible and quickly condensed dark red energy balls in her left and right hands and shot them out.

However, the newcomer swung his right arm, deflecting all the dark red energy balls back. Saeko, struck by her own attack, was forced out of her transformed state and fell to the ground. The Taboo Memory was thrown away.

Saeko, her beautiful eyes filled with resentment, lay on the ground, looking up at the newcomer, and gritted her teeth, saying, "Miku!"

"Yo, Saeko, long time no see... See you... See you today!"

Miku squatted on the ground, waving his right arm as a greeting, then picked up the Forbidden Memory and clenched his left hand tightly. Wisps of white smoke seeped out from between his fingers.

Miku, spreading his palms and letting the fragments of the forbidden memory scatter, said, "You...you...you deserve it, Saeko!"

"Hahaha...."

Miku, laughing unrestrainedly, completely ignored Saeko, who was clenching her fist and pounding the ground, and instead picked up Isaka by the hand.

"Oh, isn't this... isn't this... isn't this Dr. Isaka?"

"Why do you look so...wolf...wolf-like!"

Miku, who was gripping Isaka's neck, groped around Isaka's body with his right arm, and finally pulled out a silver memory.

Miku, who let Isaka fall to the ground, handed the memory to his left hand and played with it for a while. Suddenly, he raised his right leg and kicked Isaka in the chest, causing him to fall to the ground and roll away like a gourd.

After his body stopped, pale-faced Isaka opened his mouth and spat out a mouthful of blood.

"Hahaha..."

Do you know how long I've been waiting for this moment...?

"Isaka Mikuruo!"

Miku, his left hand tightening its grip, looked at Isaka's bloodshot eyes with a look of pure pleasure!

"You took away my...my...Iggy, so I'll take...take...take everything from you. Isn't that fair?"

Knowing how important the weather memory was to Isaka, Miku's left hand continued to increase in strength, and the "snap" sound between her fingers was incessant.

Having been chased for a day, Isaka had already sustained considerable injuries when facing the old man. The old man's Fear Swamp was not to be underestimated. Even a small amount could cause one to lose their will to fight; the Fear Swamp was highly corrosive. The reason Philip's mother, Sherrard, always wore a veil was because the old man had used the Fear Swamp to disfigure her.

The constant running away had depleted Isaka's stamina to almost nothing, and the damage left by the old man had even made it impossible for him to suppress the toxins from the Gaia Memory within his body.

When the toxins began to backfire, he was unable to use his memory at all.

Watching helplessly as his memory was gripped by Miku and shattered, Isaka roared in agony, "Miko!"

"What...what...what are you yelling about!?"

Miku strode over to Isaka and stepped on Isaka's hand, grinding it down with increasing force.

"This time, no one can save...save...save you!"

As Miku spoke, she glanced at Saeko. This woman saw Miku wantonly abusing Isaka. Saeko, who was struggling to get up from the ground, picked up a piece of firewood and limped over to Miku. With all her might, she swung the firewood and smashed it hard on Miku.

"Miku, let him go! Let go of Dr. Isaka!"

"Let go right now!"

Saeko, who was throwing firewood at Miku, had a deep sense of despair in her eyes.

"Oh no!"

Saeko cried out in pain as Miku grabbed her hair and brought his face close to hers.

"Saeko, I've already given you plenty of face out of consideration for our past relationship... please stop testing my patience, okay?"

He casually tossed Saeko to the ground, then turned around to see that Isaka had taken advantage of the moment to struggle to his feet and run toward the door.

Saeko's eyes widened in despair upon witnessing this scene.

"Hehe...hahaha...haha..."

Saeko lay sprawled on the ground, laughing, her long hair obscuring her face. Just a moment ago she was working so hard for Isaka, and now Isaka had abandoned her and run away.

"You can't trust any men!"

"I can't trust anyone!"

Ignoring the crazy Saeko, Miku leisurely chased after Isaka.

"Hmph...hmph...hmph hmph...hmph.."

Miku, humming an inexplicable tune, disappeared into the rain...

Chapter 80: Izaka's Road to Doom!

The abandoned factory area is a historical problem in Fengdu. Perhaps due to economic failure, this place has now become a paradise for the homeless.