The Strange Cat from Fuuto

"I know!"

Nanba Juzaburo nodded with a smile, while Miku crossed his arms and gave Nanba Juzaburo a cold snort.

"That's good, that's good!"

Nanba Juzaburo's eyes narrowed with laughter, and E jumped onto the nearby worktable, his legs dangling and swaying back and forth.

What should we do next?

Miku asked this question, and E chuckled: "It's the same old trick, forcing Kiryu Sento and Banjou Ryuga to raise their danger levels, and then using that to get Kiryu Sento to perfect that thing!"

"Backlogged driver?"

"That's right, as expected of the guy who worked with Katsuragi Takumi back then, he's really smart!"

E, who gave a thumbs-up, was generous with his praise. Miku, on the other hand, raised his chin arrogantly and said, "If we can find the data, I can fill in those gaps for you and create it without Kiryu Sento."

"Really?"

Have you ever seen me lie?

Seeing Miku's confidence, E began to think about Miku's past words and actions. Having worked together for so many years, E, with his shrewd nature, had long since figured out a person.

After much thought, I realized that although Miku had been somewhat arrogant and domineering over the years, he had never lied or told a false story.

"Of course I believe you. Since you can do it, then let's find a way to get the document that Katsuragi Takumi hid back then!"

"I'll take care of it!"

Miku took the initiative to take on the task, and CEO E nodded slightly: "Then I'll leave it to you!"

"Wait for my good news!"

Miku spewed out golden-red smoke from his left hand, obscuring his figure. When the smoke dissipated, he had vanished.

"Stalk!"

"I know what you mean!" E raised his hand and covered Nanba Juzaburo's mouth.

“It’s not wrong for you to want the Knight System, but Ark is a very measured guy. He gets very serious when it comes to his creations and inventions.”

"Since he told you not to think about it anymore, then you shouldn't think about it now. You already have two systems, so don't be greedy!"

"But...."

"He won't budge now, but who knows what he'll do in the future!"

Jumping off the table, E-President patted Namba Juzaburo on the shoulder and laughed, "Let's wait and see!"

"Then hurry up and prepare the lab Ark needs, I'll come back here later!"

"Ciao~~"

With a wave of his hand, E casually spat out a blood-red mist and disappeared in front of Namba Juzaburo.

"I still need to buy groceries!"

Before disappearing, E was thinking about this: "I've already wasted so much time, will Misora ​​punish me when I get back?"

After E left, Nanba Juzaburo's hand, gripping his cane, trembled. "Damn it, does this guy think he can ignore me now that he has support?"

You'll regret this sooner or later!

Enraged, Nanba Juzaburo stomped his feet and pounded his cane.

..........

Faust Base.

Miku appeared out of thin air, and the surrounding lab technicians bowed their heads in reverence upon seeing him. Miku casually waved his hand and went deep underground into the base.

Leo, who was fast asleep, heard footsteps and opened his eyes a crack, revealing a bloodshot gaze. His nose twitched as he smelled Miku's scent, and he opened his eyes again, excited.

"Waaaaah..."

Upon hearing Leo's voice, Miku smiled slightly.

"My good son, it's your turn to shine again!"

Miku slowly stroked Leo's head, a sinister smile appearing on his lips.

Under his influence, E-President developed human emotions, and his ten years of living on Earth made him accustomed to it. This can be seen from his early recruitment of Miku, which shows that his thinking was changing.

Although he still views humans as inferior beings, he is fascinated by the contradictory nature of humanity. This can be seen from the fact that he genuinely treats Misora ​​Ishidou as his daughter.

He was truly in love.

But who can predict this guy's twisted sense of humor?

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

Nascita Café.

Underground base.

The rabbit stood alone in front of its whiteboard, holding a marker, stroking its chin and deep in thought. The whiteboard was already covered with black ink marks.

"All the previous clues have now completely disappeared!"

The rabbit scratched its head, its face full of distress.

"Is there still no way?"

The defeated dragon brought over his energy drink, while the rabbit shook its head with a headache: "No, all the leads have gone cold so far."

"Ah, does that mean my innocence can never be cleared?"

After finishing his energy drink, the Dragon crushed the can. Seeing that the Dragon could easily crush a can, the Rabbit's expression changed.

Have you been feeling unwell lately?

"No, I'm full of energy right now and I feel like I could kill a bull!" The defeated Long flexed his biceps and struck a bodybuilding pose.

The rabbit looked at the smug dragon who had been humiliated and pondered for a moment. It then went to the side and started tinkering with the equipment. In the corner, Ishidou Misora ​​was playing with the cat and dog.

What are you doing?

"Make a measuring device!" The rabbit busied itself with its tools. The dragon, having watched for a while, couldn't figure it out and went off to exercise its muscles.

It will take half an hour.

"Why isn't Dad back yet? I'm starving!"

Misora ​​Ishidou sat slumped on the floor, one arm around a dog and the other around a cat, and opened her mouth to shout that she was hungry.

"Success!"

The rabbit suddenly shouted, startling the dragon who had failed at push-ups, causing him to collapse to the ground.

What are you doing?

The dragon, quite dissatisfied with its defeat, came up behind the rabbit, who was holding a silver pull gauge with a handle, which looked like it had just been finished and hadn't been painted yet.

"You give it a try!"

The rabbit took a few steps back: "Use all your strength."

He handed the dynamometer to the deflated dragon, who, puzzled, put it on his hand and asked, "What are you doing now?" Then he pulled with all his might.

"Beep beep!"

The dynamometer beeped rapidly, followed by a mechanical voice: "Grip strength 213 kg!"

"Oh ho, looks like my grip strength has gotten stronger again." The defeated dragon then tossed the resistance meter to the rabbit, showing off his muscles: "My training has paid off, hasn't it!"

"Your value is clearly abnormal!"

The rabbit spoke thoughtfully, and the dragon, having been humiliated, glared at him: "What do you mean by that?"

Are you trying to say that my exercise is useless?

"No, human grip strength depends on one's body weight. The world's limit for grip strength is only 160 kilograms, but yours has exceeded 200 kilograms, which is clearly abnormal!"

"I call this extraordinary talent!"

"Humans have their limits. No matter how talented you are, you can't break those limits!" The rabbit glanced at him indifferently. "Otherwise, you'll hurt yourself!"

"Your grip strength of over 200 kilograms is clearly abnormal, but what is the reason for this?"

Seeing the rabbit deep in thought, the defeated dragon curled its lip in disdain: "You can do incredible things with an energy bottle, do you think my little thing is anything special?"

"That's it!"

The rabbit excitedly ran to the side and started scribbling and drawing. The defeated dragon looked at him, puzzled. The rabbit excitedly muttered to himself, "If we include the energy bottle, then the one that works is undoubtedly the ingredient in the bottle. The source of the ingredient is the one collected from the Striker, so it is ultimately nebula gas!"

"so...."

The rabbit, pausing in its movements, asked with a grave expression: "Is it because of the human experiments with nebula gas?"

"What are you muttering about now?"

The defeated dragon looked at the solemn-faced rabbit, somewhat puzzled. The rabbit, however, was deep in thought: "Logically, those who have undergone human experimentation should become Strikers, but the dragon and I have remained human. Could this have some special meaning?"

"And what is the connection between the Knight System and Nebula Gas?"

"Bulid's drive also uses energy bottles containing nebula gas as its power source. Is there a reason for this?"

Suddenly, a series of questions flooded the rabbit's mind, making it feel even more agitated. Everything was piled up, like a tangled mess that was impossible to untangle.

"Damn it, things are getting more and more complicated!"

"There's no way to even ask someone!"

"No, there are still people who know!" Rabbit's eyes lit up. "Ark definitely knows, but his attitude is ambiguous, and we don't know what his purpose is. We might as well ask him next time we meet!"

Just as he was thinking this, the computer suddenly emitted an urgent alarm sound.

"The Slammer, huh?"

The rabbit went to the computer, saw the report, and immediately called for the defeated dragon to go out.

"You two should come back soon!"

Misora ​​Ishidou called out weakly, but the rabbit replied without turning her head, "I'm going out!"

"Take care on your journey!"

The dragon and rabbit arrived at the area where the Striker had been sighted, only to find Miku sitting in a smashed car.