The Strange Cat from Fuuto

With Wakana on their backs, Miku and Shotaro ran outside without stopping.

Where do you want to go?

Standing at the entrance of Charning Raven was a transformed Kato Shun, holding the Staff of Utopia with his hands behind his back. "Give me back Wakana!"

"Don't think about it!"

Shotaro and Philip stood protectively in front of Miku, and Shotaro said, "We won't let you take another step forward!"

"Transform, Philip!"

Shotaro, holding the Ace Memory and fastening the W Driver, faced Kato Shun, who chuckled, "Foolish guy!"

Miku silently hoisted Wakana onto his shoulder, his scarlet eyes scanning the surroundings.

"Philip has transformed!" Shotaro urged, noticing that Philip hadn't made a move.

"Not now, Shotaro, not now!"

"Why not? What are you still hesitating about?"

Looking warily at Shotaro with his head down, Philip looked at him with reluctance and said, "My body has begun to disintegrate. After I transform one more time, I will disappear completely!"

How could that be?

Hearing this, Shotaro was shocked. Miku ignored the two friends' romantic scene and continued to look for an opportunity. With one hand, he held Wakana to prevent her from slipping off his shoulder, while the other hand was poised to strike the backs and waists of the two people in front of him.

"You only get one chance!"

"I'm sorry, both of you!"

"This is for Wakana's sake!"

Miku, who had been muttering to himself, suddenly roared, "Saeko, you...you...don't take your clothes off!"

"What?" Kato turned around abruptly and exclaimed, "Saeko, you actually...!"

"call!"

A figure swept past him, accompanied by a gust of wind, while Miku, with its tail swishing, ran further and further away until it disappeared at the end of the street in front of Charning Raven.

The staff of idealism he was holding quietly fell to the ground, and Jia Tou said dejectedly, "Sigh, I was really looking forward to it!"

After successfully diverting Kato's attention with a feint, Miku, carrying Wakana and Philip on his shoulders and Shotaro around his waist, ran wildly to Sudo Yukie's house.

As for why he doesn't go back to the firm?

Jia Tou Shun knew the location of the firm, so he and his group went back and waited for them to catch them like turtles in a jar.

"Thump, thump, thump..."

When Yukie opened the door after hearing someone knocking, she saw Shotaro leaning against the door, vomiting violently. His hat was nowhere to be seen, and his hair looked like it had just been blown up.

"Sho, what's wrong?" Yukie asked with concern as she stepped forward to support Shotaro. Shotaro, leaning against the wall, managed a weak smile.

Being carried along by Miku reminded him of the thrill of riding a roller coaster when he was a child.

"Make way...make way...make way!"

Miku, carrying Wakana, squeezed through the door, and Philip, clutching his dizzy forehead, followed.

"What's going on here?"

Yukie, who brought over the hot water, looked at Shotaro and the other person with a puzzled expression, as if they had just gone overboard with their speeding. Shotaro took a sip of hot water to suppress the turmoil in his stomach and waved his hand to indicate that he did not want to talk.

Philip gave Miku a resentful look and said, "Miku, if you do this again next time, remember to give me a heads-up... Ugh..."

Philip, whose face had turned pale, couldn't hold it in any longer and quickly ran to Yuki's bathroom.

Shotaro lay sprawled on the sofa with a look of utter despair, while Miku, preoccupied with Wakana, paid no attention to the two partners who had nearly been shaken to death by him.

His entire attention was focused on Wakana, whose eyes were closed and whose brows were furrowed, clearly having a nightmare.

After everyone had settled in, Shotaro called Philip aside and asked, "What exactly happened? Why did you say you would disappear?!"

"When I was absorbed by Wakana-neechan, my physical body should have disappeared, but thanks to your call, I was able to return, and I am already very satisfied!"

"Hasn't your physical data been taken back?" Shotaro roared in pain, gripping Philip's shoulder. Philip laughed and said, "It's already quite an achievement to have lasted this long. I've had a very happy time these past few days. Thank you, Shotaro!"

"But...but...but there's still a way, right!"

Shotaro, speaking haltingly and incoherently, said, "There must be a way, there must be!"

"Oh, right, go find your mother, she might still have a way!"

"She must still have a way!"

Shotaro, who had stormed out of the door, was completely out of control and tears streamed down his face.

Shotaro, who had gone mad, ran to a grove of trees on the outskirts of Futo and fell several times on the ground.

"Sherrard!"

"Sherrard, where are you?"

"Come out here, Sherrard!"

Hearing Shotaro's call, Sherrard appeared before him. As if grasping at a straw, he grabbed Sherrard with both hands and said, "Philip will disappear, that's not true, is it?"

"Unfortunately, this is true!"

Sherade pulled away Shotaro's hand from her shoulder and said sadly, "The man's time is running out. Once his body starts to disintegrate, it will be too late to save him!"

"But I haven't finished the task that the uncle gave me!"

"The task of saving Philips isn't finished yet!"

Shotaro, kneeling on the ground with two streams of hot tears streaming down his face, murmured to himself. Sherrard said, "That request was the one I entrusted to Narumi Shokichi."

"I'm already very satisfied to see the person who came here now. You've successfully saved him, Shotaro!"

"That child must have wanted to leave with a smile on his face and without any regrets!"

"Please, Shotaro!"

"How is this possible?!" Shotaro cried out, clutching his hair in anguish. "We finally managed to save Philip, but why does this have to happen now...?"

"Please, Shotaro!" Sherrard turned and left. The old man was dead, and the museum centered around the Madoka family had been torn apart several times. She was slowly coming to terms with it. Rather than continuing to dwell on hatred, it was better to let it go.

After leaving, Sherrard left Shotaro alone, kneeling in a clearing in the woods, tears streaming down his face.

"Philip!"

.........

"What exactly is the purpose of your doing this?" In a hall on the lower level of Charning Raven, Saeko and Jun Kato sat facing each other, with a round table covered with a white tablecloth between them, and the roses in the vase on the table were in full bloom.

"I told you, I'm going to make you the new queen of the museum!"

"Is everything you said true?" At this moment, Saeko suddenly recalled the words that Kato had said when she first met him.

.........

"Saeko-san, I like you!"

.........

"Miss Saeko, I would do anything for you!"

.........

"Saeko, you will become the new queen of the museum!"

.........

"It really hurts me, but what can I do when I love you so deeply?" Kato gave a stiff smile, and Saeko stared at him in shock: "You're serious!"

"Where did I show that I wasn't serious?" Kato picked up his coffee and took a sip. Saeko felt that all of this was absurd. This expressionless man in front of her was actually serious!

But how can anyone believe you if you say those things without any expression on your face?

"Saeko, let's rebuild the museum together, let's build our ideal world together!"

Holding Saeko's hand, Kato spoke earnestly. But feeling the coldness of Kato's palm, Saeko felt a pang of longing for Wakana.

In the middle of the night, Miku was staring blankly at the sleeping Wakana when Shotaro, who had returned to Yukie's house, opened the door and walked in with tired eyes.

"Miku, there's something I want to ask you!"

"Tell me...tell me...tell me!" Without turning his head, Miku flicked his tail, and Shotaro slammed the door shut, asking, "Is Philip really beyond saving?"

"You went and asked...sherrard, I think you know better than...better than...better than me!"

"Do you want him to return to Earth with regret...utterly broken down, or do you want to...personally send him away?"

"Then I'll think about it carefully... really... really carefully!"

As Shotaro leaned against the door, his eyes flickered with reluctance, struggle, and pain, before finally revealing a resolute glint as he lowered his head and said, "I understand!"

Philip, who had overheard the entire conversation outside the door, leaned against the door, a silent smile on his face, and said, "Thank you, Shotaro!"

Chapter 101: When the storm subsides, the ace remains steadfast!

The next morning, Miku was fast asleep next to Wakana.

Shotaro, all dressed up, stood in front of the mirror, while Yukie carefully adjusted his collar and tie. Philip stood beside them, glancing up at the two of them from time to time.

"so good!"

Philip's involuntary sigh caught Yuki's attention. "What's wrong, Philip?"

"It's nothing, I just feel that you and Shotaro are a good match!"

"Really? Thank you!" After a reserved smile, Yukie, like a wife seeing her husband off, smiled as she saw Shotaro out the door.

"ha....."

During this time, Miku, who had been lifted up, squatted down at Philip's feet and yawned widely. He had watched Wakana until late last night and didn't fall asleep until four or five in the morning.

Shotaro and Philip must defeat this guy, Kato, who is trying to use Wakana to restart the Gaia Impact. Even though Wakana has been successfully brought back, this battle is necessary for the sake of Fuuto, the city they love so much!

Shotaro and Philip, walking side by side, had a burning light in their eyes. Miku, following behind them, sensed that something was gathering between the two of them. If you had to put it in a word, it was momentum!

The power unique to the two of them is accumulating and slowly reaching its peak!