The Strange Cat from Fuuto

All eyes were fixed on the cassette tape, their burning gaze revealing a hint of greed.

Chapter 88: Evil people and evil deeds, the whole clan is evil!

City center square.

The central plaza is built in a circular shape, with various colored paving stones forming inward-protruding arrows that create a vortex shape, pointing directly to the central fountain.

The fountain was also built in a spiral pattern, with each layer building upon the previous one, so that the jets of water could be seen from five kilometers away.

It is one of the landmarks of the holy city.

"Hey, where's that guardian boss?"

"You also received that notification text message?"

"Of course!"

"It is said that anyone who owns a Kamen Rider Chronicle can participate in the game."

"The prize money is said to be one billion yen."

"real or fake?"

"Why worry about so much? I'm the best at games, just go for it!!!"

........

A cacophony of voices filled the square as hundreds of players, clutching Kamen Rider Chronicle cartridges, searched for Mike in the area.

The central fountain, which only operates at night, is now just a recessed water tank, and only the bottom nozzles spray water in a swirling, cyclical pattern.

"Where exactly is the Guardian Boss?"

One player, unable to contain himself, yelled at the top of his lungs.

Just then, a lazy voice came from the top of the fountain: "Really, don't be in such a hurry!"

Mick, lying lazily in the sink, rolled over, only sticking his head out to greet the hundreds of players below.

Hello, players!

"Stop talking nonsense. Is it true that the notification email said you can get one billion yen as long as you win?"

"Look over there!" Mick raised his arm, and all the players looked in the direction he pointed. Just one glance was enough to send gasps through the square.

In the direction Mick pointed, there was a huge pile of money, all in denominations of 10,000 yen, with a red cloth covering the ground. A police cordon had been set up around it.

"If you defeat me, that billion will be the winner, but..."

"Stop talking nonsense and just start hitting!"

Mick, who was interrupted, clicked his tongue. "Why would anyone be so eager to die?"

"Puhahaha..."

"Did you hear that? This boss can even taunt!"

"CatsDog's design is absolutely fantastic!"

"Stop babbling on and on, get down here right now, I'm going to kill you!"

...........

"There's nothing I can do!"

Mick jumped off the fountain and landed right on the edge of the pool.

As Mick landed lightly, everyone focused their attention on him and pressed the cassette button without hesitation.

"Enter the game!"

Riding the end!

The deep chanting carried a hint of madness, and amidst flashes of green light, hundreds of players had all transformed.

"Shh!"

A black mist suddenly appeared, and Miku landed at the highest water jet.

Upon seeing his older brother arrive, Mick looked up and asked, "Can we take care of them all?"

"Whatever you like!"

With a snap of his fingers, Miku used his power to spread starlight and black mist throughout the entire plaza. The appearance of the black mist caused quite a commotion, but it quickly receded, forming a ring-shaped wall of mist.

"This is so much fun."

After leaving those words behind, Miku didn't even glance at the players below before disappearing into the top water outlet in an instant.

"Who is that guy?"

Why do I have this bad feeling?

"There's something wrong with this black mist!"

Instantly, the square descended into chaos.

After all, some astute players had already noticed something was wrong, especially the black fog wall that appeared later, which could teleport anyone who went inside back to their original position.

"Alright, it's time to bring you in!"

He casually tossed out his Life Token, which quickly floated into the air, and a phantom of an apple tree was constructed around the token.

However, the fruit hanging above was completely unripe.

"Use your lives to ripen these fruits!"

The hair on Mick's shoulder armor moved without wind, and the goggles suddenly transformed into a frenzied, blood-red shadow rising beneath him, forming a doorway behind him.

"Snapped!"

Mick snapped his fingers and said casually, "Come out, it's time to eat!"

"My army of beasts!"

At Mick's command, the door creaked open.

"Swish, swish, swish..."

Countless beast shadows leaped out from within, viciously attacking the players in the arena.

In the blink of an eye, the square was stained red with their blood.

As Mick stepped onto the blood-soaked paving stones of the square, each step caused blood to drip down, the thick blood sticking to the soles of his shoes, making him look incredibly disgusting.

Standing before the billion yen note, Mick casually picked up a ten-thousand yen bill.

"Humans are capable of doing anything for this!"

He casually tossed the money on the ground; the bright red banknotes fell into his blood, quickly soaking in and mixing with it.

It's impossible to tell who's who.

The illusory apple, however, is one whose fruit is visibly ripe.

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

A forest path.

The flames had completely destroyed the quiet path. Iggy, covered in wisps of smoke, stood beside the pit, from which a faint stench of excrement emanated.

Iggy, stroking his helmet, roared in anger and stomped his foot hard, burning everything around him to ashes. Under the power of the hellfire, not even a speck of ash remained.

"Shh!"

Miku suddenly appeared, looked at the path that had been burned to ashes, and said helplessly, "You went too far!"

"So what if I was woken up?"

"Awoooooo..."

As Iggy howled in anger, Miku, with his sharp eyes, also discovered the sticky excrement in the pit that Iggy had been in earlier.

"You wouldn't...."

"Ow!"

Ichi, who was jumping up and down, wouldn't let Miku speak, but in reality, Miku saw those filthy things and understood perfectly well.

It's obvious that this lazybones ignored the players when they arrived, and as a result, some nosy guy poured...feces water on his head.

"puff..."

Miku, who accidentally laughed out loud, patted Iggy on the shoulder: "Alright, calm down. I'll teach them a lesson for you later."

"Awooo!"

"I know, I know!"

"Puhahaha..."

"Awooo!"

You're still laughing!!

........

seaside.

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh..."

The massive battle axe was wielded by Miko like a wheel, and every player who charged at it met a gruesome end.

In the blink of an eye, all the challengers became mangled corpses on the ground, and their bodies were rapidly digitized and extracted from the real world.

"I went a little too far!"

Noticing the corpse at her feet, which only had fingers left, Miko sheepishly shoved it into the pile of corpses.

The apple tree behind Miko is quietly bearing fruit.

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

Forest park.