Chapter 679: 679 As expected of my Felynes.

"The sheet music used to seal Tot-Musica is hidden here."

Despite being teased by the Felynes, Gordon eventually led Sherwin and the others into a dim underground ruin.

Klee Meow tossed several fireballs at the torches mounted around the walls, finally causing the massive underground space to brighten.

"It a very ancient ruin!"

Robin eyes lit up, and she reflexively took a couple of steps forward.

This underground ruin contained not only strange murals and giant stone statues but was also filled with a massive quantity of books. Most importantly, the script used in those murals was the ancient language.

However, as Robin approached the central area, the eyes of the stone statues standing around them began to glow with a red light.

Fortunately, Gordon quickly produced a badge shaped like a musical note. Following a few short bursts of buzzing sounds, the stone statues—which had just begun to take an aggressive stance—immediately fell silent again.

Hm? Voice-controlled? Elegia actually possessed this kind of high-tech gadgetry?

Sherwin looked with surprise at the stone statues, whose style bore some resemblance to the Zonai. Beside him, Purah Meow eyes had long been shining if these things didn’t belong to someone else, she would have pounced on them and dismantled them all long ago.

"These are the stone statues responsible for guarding the sheet music. Only the successive kings of Elegia can control them... It just that our ancestors never imagined that after hearing Uta singing, the Tot-Musica sheet music would actually emerge on its own."

Gordon had no idea that a certain little Sasha was eyeing the stone statues inherited by Elegia. While explaining to Sherwin, he aimed the musical note badge in his hand at the giant mural on the ceiling.

Immediately afterward, the musical note badge emitted a melodic hum. Then, in the abstract figure on the ceiling mural—which presumably represented Tot Musica—the stone slabs at what appeared to be the eye positions slid apart like automatic doors. Four sheets of music, looking quite aged, drifted slowly down from within.

Robin looked up and began to decipher the text on the mural...

"The demon king named Tot Musica, a monster that gathered all the dark sides of people hearts from the past?"

Shermie Meow and Sasha had little interest in the history of Tot Musica. The two artistic kittens huddled together and flipped through the four music sheets.

Because this thing was, to some extent, bound to the Sing-Sing Fruit, Gordon did not stop the cat curiosity.

"Musically speaking, it a wonderful song... but it gives me a strange sense of madness for some reason, Sasha-chan~ What do you think, meow?"

(=ω=)

"Hmm, the lyrics are also very extreme the negative emotions are so heavy, meow."

(=`ー=)

Sasha nodded in agreement.

However, Shermie Meow, standing next to them, had a look of feline confusion...

"Lyrics? There are only music scores on here. Where are there lyrics, meow?"

(=°ω°=)

Gordon, who hadn’t been paying much attention, suddenly had a drastic change in expression.

"How... how could you possibly see the lyrics on there?!!"

"Hmm?"

(=ω=)

Sasha Meow scratched her head in confusion, pointing at the blank spaces on the music score and speaking as if it were a matter of course: "Aren’t they right here, meow?"

"~------- Rain falls upon the heart, wandering everywhere, never drying up prayers and tears welling up in the heart, weaving the incantation to release the curse ~..."

Out of the professional instinct of a musical Felyne with overflowing artistic talent, Sasha Meow subconsciously sang out the lyrics she saw.

And then...

Accompanying Sasha Meow singing, a giant black vortex entwined with red lightning appeared above her.

The black vortex twisted and stretched continuously, its black tentacles piercing through the ceiling of the underground ruins and the ground above, coiling around the bewildered Sasha Meow and flying toward the sky.

"What do you want to do to Sasha Big Sister, meow?! Diable Jambe: Yosanjimeow!"

(=`Д=)

"You damn cat thief! Put Sasha down!"

Hunter Style: Iai: Severing Blade!

With Sherwin reaction speed, there was naturally no way he would let the opponent succeed. Sanji Meow, who had been keeping a close eye on Sasha Meow, was even less likely to stand by and watch her be snatched away.

The human and cat struck simultaneously, their perfect coordination severing the tentacles that had coiled around Sasha Meow, successfully rescuing the beautiful big sister Felyne who so perfectly embodied the Athena style.

Despite Sasha Meow being saved, Tot-Musica did not disappear.

Through the hole smashed above, Sherwin saw the black vortex continue to expand and stretch in the sky.

It eventually formed a giant monster with hands made of piano keys, wearing a black top hat and a black cloak, with three skulls floating before its chest... and most importantly, it looked nothing like the illustrations on the murals.

"...Didn’t you say this thing could only be summoned by someone with the powers of the Sing-Sing Fruit?"

Sherwin looked toward Gordon, who was already standing by in a daze.

"I—I don’t know. This is a warning passed down through generations of Elegia kings. I have only ever seen Uta sing the lyrics from it," Gordon replied, his mind blank from shock as he spoke purely out of instinct.

Robin, who had previously deciphered the text on the mural, also added, "The records I saw said the same. Furthermore, it mentioned that whoever summons Tot-Musica will become manic, irritable, and aggressive due to the dark emotions it congregates."

So, the reason Uta was so extreme in the animation wasn’t just because of eating too many mushrooms or having psychological issues?

Sherwin muttered to himself while looking worriedly at Sasha Meow, whom he held in his arms.

"Brother Sherwin, has Sasha caused trouble meow?"

(=︵=)

The little one looked up at Sherwin with a face full of guilt, seemingly unaffected by any dark side.

Well, as expected of my cats!

It makes sense after all, she is the reincarnation of Athena, representing love and justice. If a mere human evil wants to influence the Goddess of Wisdom, War, and Art, it would need at least three times that amount!

While mentally quoting a certain golden demigod lines, Sherwin rubbed Sasha Meow little head and comforted her, "This is nothing. When it comes to causing trouble, you’re nowhere near the level of Klee Meow, Haibara, or Jinx."

"That right! Klee Meow is very powerful meow!"

(=`=)

The little Ragdoll on his shoulder puffed out her chest proudly with her hands on her hips.

And then...

"Huh? Brother Sherwin, were you just saying bad things about Klee Meow?!"

(=`н=)

Realizing what was said, the little Ragdoll angrily tugged at his ear, while Haibara Meow on his other shoulder silently pulled out a potion glowing with a ghastly green light.

Jinx, sitting atop Shirahoshi head, didn’t think there was any problem, but to maintain the unity of their little troublemaker alliance, the little blue cat also aimed her Pow-Pow Gun over.

"Cough, cough, cough... now is not the time to talk about this, we have to deal with that guy first!"

Sherwin hurriedly pointed at Tot-Musica floating in the air, trying to distract the little Felynes.

Perhaps because Sasha Meow was rescued in time, Tot-Musica did not immediately engage in any destructive behavior after appearing, but merely floated in the air emitting strange yet sharp roars.

However, as time passed, it seemed to gradually regain its nature not only did its expression become increasingly fierce, but its movements also began to turn violent.

"Oh—! Klee is going to blow up that bad guy meow!"

(=＞＜=)

The simple and kind little Ragdoll immediately let go of Sherwin ear...

And pulled various semi-finished gunpowder out of her small backpack.

"Spark Knight·C4·Karura Meow!"

Klee Meow waved her little paws, summoning a giant, flaming Klee Meow wearing an Akatsuki uniform, and then tossed all the gunpowder she had just taken out into it at once.

Then the flaming Klee Meow soared into the sky, crashing toward the Tot-Musica in the air.

The originally lifeless Jinx also re-aimed her Pow-Pow gun at Tot-Musica and pulled the trigger.

"Meowhahahaha! Let make a big scene meow!!!"

Haibara Meow, who was the most vengeful, saw that her two companions had "defected" and could only resentfully put away the bottle of potion in her hand that looked very dangerous...

"Hmph! You got lucky, meow!"

The tsundere little kitten muttered while taking out two other bottles of potions, pouring them onto Sasha and her clone respectively.

Immediately afterward, Sasha and her clone spat out clouds of atomized Mega Demondrug and Mega Armorskin, providing attack and defense buffs to all members of the Felyne Investigation Team.

Sasha Meow, who had already climbed down from his arms, held her golden scepter high. That special "Athena Conqueror Haki" quickly spread out, adding another layer of morale buff to everyone.

"Everyone! Pull the boss!"

As Klee Meow used explosives to knock Tot-Musica off balance, Sherwin dragged the Longsword and was the first to charge toward it.

Hunter Style: Crimson Meteor!