Cannot connect my phone: `mtpfs` command and `modprobe fuse` command fail

I am trying to connect my phone in Gentoo. I have mtpfs installed and FUSE enabled in my kernel, user_allow_other set in /etc/fuse.conf. I ran modprobe fuse with and without -fv flags and it produces no output on the console. But my device is detected but when I ran mtpfs /path/to/mount/my/phone it just asks to run modprobe fuse again. I tried restarting but it didn't help. USB debugging is enabled and I have File Transfer selected. I tried running directly as root (su) with -o allow_other ### Specifications

OS: Gentoo Linux x86-64
Host: VirtualBox 1.2
Kernel: 5.10.76-gentoo-r1
DE: Plasma 5.22.5
WM: KWin
GPU: VirtualBox Graphics Adapter

[Note: Language for above specifications is given as Ruby for the sole purpose of highlighting. It is obviously not Ruby] fusermount -V gives the version as 2.9.9 ### Error

mtpfs Devices/Android/
Listing raw device(s)
Device 0 (VID=2717 and PID=ff48) is a Xiaomi Mi-2s (MTP).
   Found 1 device(s):
   Xiaomi: Mi-2s (MTP) (2717:ff48) @ bus 1, dev 5
Attempting to connect device
Android device detected, assigning default bug flags
Listing File Information on Device with name: 
fuse: device not found, try 'modprobe fuse' first

modprobe fuseproduces no output. I tried running this as root several times. But the same error is thrown again and again. modprobe -V gives the following

kmod version 29
-ZSTD +XZ +ZLIB -LIBCRYPTO -EXPERIMENTAL