The Strange Cat from Fuuto

"Himuro Gentoku has been beaten up by me so many times, do you think I relied on luck?"

Miku charged forward to meet E-boss head-on. E-boss, gliding along the ground with his toes, was like a cobra slithering through the grass, his ten fingers hooked into claws, tearing at Miku's throat.

"Oh!"

Miku, who had his arms crossed in front of him to protect himself, was brutally torn apart by E's hands. Feeling the astonishing penetrating power that could pierce through his arm armor, Miku remained calm and leaped forward, unleashing a series of kicks with both legs.

"This is really interesting!"

With a low growl, E-General lightly touched the ground with his toes, his body contorting into a "V" shape, his legs colliding with Miku's legs. The collision between the armors caused sparks to fly.

The sparks fell to the ground, creating a beautiful scene.

"Shh!"

With a whooshing sound, the two quickly separated and, upon landing, both fired energy beams at each other. The energy beams flew in all directions through the void, all landing near the two.

"Boom boom boom..."

The energy blast, which exploded upon landing, rapidly expanded, illuminating the surroundings with a massive burst of light. Rolling heat waves, accompanied by powerful shockwaves, stirred up plumes of smoke and dust.

Smoke and dust filled the air, followed by the sound of something cutting through the air.

The two, who had previously been evenly matched, charged out of the dust once more. Miku clenched his fist and punched E-Boss in the face, as did E-Boss. He wanted to subdue Miku and make him work for him through pure violence.

In the original storyline, this was also the reason why Utsumi Nariaki was recruited.

After all, he's good at scheming and fighting, but not so good at scientific research, otherwise he wouldn't have asked Shinobu Katsuragi to help him repair the driver.

"Bang, bang!"

The two attacks struck each other's faces simultaneously. A hint of mockery appeared in Miku's eyes beneath his mask. E-President had been hiding his true strength for too long, never revealing his real power. Now, he was serious in order to bring Miku under his command!

Having taken a punch, E hid his other hand in his abdomen and lashed out with lightning speed, striking Miku's breastplate squarely.

The poisonous thorns on his wrist also pierced out with the force of his fist.

"laugh!"

Smoke erupted violently from the Genesis system in Miku's left arm, and as if it were alive, it coiled around E's left fist.

With his left fist shrouded in smoke, E felt as if his hand had been soaked in sulfuric acid; a stinging sensation followed quickly by a burning sensation.

"This is really troublesome!" E-President changed his attack from a bang to a slap, and landed a palm on Miku's chest, sending him staggering backward.

E, rubbing his left wrist, gasped, "It's been so long since I've felt this adrenaline rush from a battle!"

He pulled out his snake pot and inserted it into the left groove of the Genesis in his left hand, shouting, "Cobra!!"

A deep, eerie chant rang out, and the muzzle of the Genesis system's spray gun revealed a glint of indigo light.

"Single Match!!"

Indigo energy flowed out of the Genesis System's spray gun like water, slowly enveloping E's left forearm.

"Did you use your own Lost Jar?"

Miku sneered and took out a Lost Energy Bottle. This energy bottle was a gift from Katsuragi Takumi when he first joined Faust. It was used in conjunction with his transformation smoke gun, but Miku put it aside after creating the Genesis System.

Now we're taking it out and using it again.

"Ark!"

A giant ship icon was projected into the air. As Miku lowered his waist, he bent his legs and channeled all his strength into them.

"Single Match!!"

As the singing began, milky white energy flowed from the nozzle of the spray gun on his left arm, down his arm to his waist, and finally into his right leg.

"Ark Attack!!"

With his legs bent downwards, Miku sprang up like a spring, launching himself into the air. After curling into a ball, he stretched out, forcefully straightening his right leg and kicking towards E, the person on the ground.

“Cobra Attack!!!”

E's system also emitted a chant, and a hissing energy cobra, flicking its tongue, rushed out as he threw a punch.

Miku's right leg pulsated with milky-white energy that rapidly expanded, constructing the phantom of a huge, square-headed ship.

Indigo and milky white energies intertwined, and at the moment the Ark and the Cobra collided, a violent and dazzling beam of energy was unleashed in all directions.

"Boom boom boom..."

The surrounding ground was swept by the energy beam and blasted open, sending debris flying everywhere, and flames and smoke rising.

"what!!"

Miku began to gather his power, and the illusory image of the ark energy on his right leg became increasingly solid, even to the point that illusory images of olive branches and flying doves appeared on the bow of the ship.

"A futile struggle!"

E, who was being pressed down by Miku, snorted coldly, quickly twisted his waist to transmit even stronger power, and straightened his body.

"Shout!"

The cobra's eyes emitted a murky, blood-red light, and its already gaping maw grew even larger, revealing the patterns inside its mouth.

"Go back here!!!"

With a roar, E's left arm trembled, and the crimson light shooting from the cobra's eyes became even more terrifying. The energy phantom on Miku's right leg began to disintegrate and crumble bit by bit. The cobra's wide-open mouth swallowed the energy fragments, making its body grow larger and its aura even more ferocious.

"Looks like CEO E has me cornered!"

Miku's eyes flickered. "So what if I lose to him!?"

"After all, my plan has already gone wrong, and now I have to set things right. Hiding by this guy's side will make it easier for my plan to be implemented!"

With this in mind, Miku began to intentionally reduce the energy supply, since he had already decided to lose to E-President, and temporary wins and losses didn't matter.

"boom!"

A sound like shattering glass rang out, and the ark energy phantom on Miku's right leg shattered completely. As the energy cobra swallowed the shattered fragments, its body expanded further, swallowing half of Miku's body into its mouth.

"Damn, this feeling is really bad!"

As soon as the idea was born, the energy cobra completely swallowed him, spinning him into the sky before turning its head and crashing down to the ground.

Miku, inside the belly of the energy cobra, was surrounded by dense and increasingly violent energy. The cobra crashed into the ground like a plane crashing.

"boom!!!"

The chaotic energy storm exploded directly, and the disordered energy not only carved a large crater in the ground but also rapidly expanded.

A massive mushroom cloud rose from the ground, and Miku was engulfed in flames.

"Hey, isn't this a bit too much?"

E crouched on the ground to avoid the sweeping shockwave. Resting his chin on his hand, he watched the flames slowly dissipate and muttered to himself, "It would be troublesome if he died!"

A hazy figure slowly emerged from the flames. Miku, whose white armor had turned charred black, twitched at the corner of his mouth: "Why did we design E-President's energy bottle to be so powerful in the first place?"

"I'm really just asking for trouble!"

If he hadn't used his own strength to protect the armor at the last moment, the armor would have shattered, exposing his identity.

"Are you convinced now?" E stood up and walked towards Miku. Miku gave a wry smile: "I really underestimated you. I didn't expect that you could use the Genesis System so skillfully in just one week!"

"I lost!"

"Then, according to the rules, you shall serve me!"

E approached Miku and placed his right hand on Miku's shoulder: "Don't worry, I won't let you suffer!"

"You'll have the support of Namba Heavy Industries and me, and you can do whatever you want."

"And in the near future, I will give you a big surprise!"

"A big surprise?"

Miku feigned doubt and asked, while E nodded mysteriously: "When the time comes, you'll realize how wise your choice was!"

I hope so!

A defiant tone came through, but E patted Miku on the shoulder nonchalantly: "Trust me, I won't let you suffer!"

Knowing that Miku was resentful, CEO E laughed heartily: "Now my plan is foolproof!"

E, who was raising his arms and laughing wildly, caught Miku's eye. Miku lowered his chin slightly, a strange smile appearing on his lips.

"You have a surprise for me, and I'll have a surprise for you. Let's see who prepares the bigger surprise!"

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

Dongdu (Eastern Capital)

graduate School.

An angry, honest man walked into his office, grabbed something from his desk, and threw it on the floor.

"Peace, peace, peace, why does this old man keep emphasizing these things?"

"Only a powerful force can gain the right to speak, and only a powerful army can protect the Eastern Capital."

"But why is this old guy going against me!"

"asshole!"

The honest man, who had smashed his office to pieces, was trembling all over. "Over in Faust, Stalk and Ark ignored me, and here this bastard old man is ignoring my opinions again."

"I must change, I must make a change!"

Chapter Twenty-One: The Rabbit's Doubts

Namba Heavy Industries, factory.

workshop.

"Hiss..."

A cloud of crimson smoke billowed out, and Evolt emerged from it with Miku. Namba Juzaburo, who was clutching the Bro Driver, was first taken aback, then overjoyed.

"It's all taken care of, so you don't need to worry anymore!"

Before the other party could speak, E explained the situation first: "From now on, Ark is one of us. You don't need to hide anything from him anymore. Besides, he gave you what you wanted. Now, bring out what you promised!"