Deep in the Living

Chapter 585 Onboarding
Main house dining room.

Without the presence of a family head, there weren't many formalities.

The deformed butler, who resembled a human, served the meals one by one. Although they were carefully prepared, many of them were a hodgepodge, made with strange ingredients from the back mountain.

Gustav didn't seem to care much; he hadn't eaten such processed food in a long time.

During the time he was imprisoned underground, he spread his influence by having tongue insects in the forest carry some fruit down to the ground. If he was lucky enough to find a corpse nearby, he could have a meal of meat.

On the table,
The woman revealed her normal left eye structure and stared intently at the white-haired man in front of her, a mix of memories and emotions surging within her.

Roddy also sensed something was amiss, but didn't say much, just kept eating.

Just as the hostess was about to say something, Gustave suddenly spoke up: "You actually still follow the human way and choose to get married in a corner?"

"Yes, I've always longed for a home, a stable place to live. I wonder if Mr. Tongue remembers? I told you this when we were working together on the videotape incident."

"Oh... I think so."

The woman continued, "After the videotape incident, I was seriously injured, and before I could even process what I had learned, a group of troublesome guys started targeting me."

I happened to run into my current husband during my escape, and he saved me.

Gusta, slurping up beef tongue, made a strange sound through his nose, "Are there really such good people in the corner?"

"He saved me by accident, but I almost died at his hands."

He belongs to a very special type of monster, unlike any I've ever seen. After spending some time with him, we decided to start a family and settle down in a corner of the world.

After the incident, I intended to invite you, Mr. Tongue, to leave with me... but then you simply disappeared.

After finishing sucking on the beef tongue, Gustave started sucking on the elephant tongue. He sucked on it a little too vigorously, and his whole body twitched slightly, just as he remembered something.

"Oh! I pretended to run away immediately, but actually I secretly followed Question Mark."

After all, his tongue is the most mysterious thing about him. Even now, thinking about it makes me want to suck on it someday.

The lady of the house simply smiled; she had already guessed it would be like this.

The man in front of me looks the same now as he did in the past.

Even their cooperation during the videotape incident was based on their tongues.

His favorite thing was his tongue; it was the only thing in his brain. He had no other thoughts.

"Mr. Tongue helped me a lot in the videotape incident. Without you, I would probably have died in there, and I would never have been able to get married or have Liberty."

After my husband and I established this invisible mountain villa, I thought I would go and find you, invite you to the villa to thank you in person, but I could no longer find you.

Occasionally, I'd hear rumors about tongues, but when I looked them up, I couldn't find anything.

Gustav, who had just finished sucking on an elephant's tongue, picked up two pig tongues and stuffed them into his mouth, but he also gleaned a crucial piece of information from those words.

"Give birth? You gave birth to life in the corner?"

"Yes... He's a natural monster. He can adapt to corner environments from birth. His future is limitless. He's my perfect son."

Gustav's expression immediately changed, his tongue swirling and wriggling around the pig's tongue in his mouth. "Since you want to thank me, Aether, why don't you let me taste your son's tongue?"

The woman, who had been reminiscing about the past and harboring feelings for the white-haired man in front of her, suddenly changed her expression and threw a plate at him.

Dark brown hair gradually floated up, fully revealing the asymmetrical body structure.

"Mr. Tongue, you must not touch my son, not even a hair on his head."

Gustave held the plate firmly between his fingers, placed it gently on the table, and nodded slightly before the hostess slowly composed herself.

However, deep within Gustav's tongue-filled brain, Libert's name had already been memorized.

After tea and dinner.

Gusta recounted in detail how he had been sealed away, and the mistress listened with great interest, while Roddy naturally didn't want to hear the story a second time.

He could tell that the hostess felt more gratitude and respect for the tongue, and always maintained a certain distance.

Roddy left early, citing the need to use the restroom.

Following the sensation of the vortex in his palm, he quickly found a teleportation room inside the mansion. A huge vortex mark was drawn on the ground, which should lead directly to Vortex Town.

Bored

He sat down at the door and carefully reviewed his experiences on the journey, recalling the ambush.

"Mia's warning was absolutely right. The strength of the Carnivorous House far exceeds that of any mature monster I have ever encountered."

Even though he is also a plant-based fish-man, his strength is far inferior to his, even with the added boost from the manga.

This also illustrates that while product placement in comics can bring significant improvements, purely comedic characters are not necessarily inferior to them.

Not to mention the Carnivorous Family, even in Gustav, who is on a higher level, the special and powerful "Father" is not necessarily inferior to those who acquire comics at the same level.

The Corner's system is definitely a high-quality system among many worlds, and may even surpass the worlds.

After all, it's too much to believe that Gustav, a demon that emerged from a corner, could independently deduce important runes of the underworld.

When I mature, I will surely be able to kill that clown... However, upon closer reflection, the clown did not reveal too many tricks during the sneak attack.

The fog is one, and he has also perfectly combined the fog with his own balloon properties.

Once exposed to the fog, any individual with a hole or opening will be treated as an "air vent" and forcibly inflated.

His ability to escape and hide has reached a new level.

Even though I was marked in gray, and even under the continuous moonlight, I failed to detect his approach and sneak attack.

I must further refine my killing techniques and master the skills to completely eliminate him, leaving him no chance to escape. The more Roddy thought about it, the more agitated he became.

The thought of Crowcoat's death in that battle brought back memories of the past.

His murderous intent even began to materialize, as if a masked shadow was standing beside Roddy.

When he heard footsteps approaching, his instinct made him pull out his baseball bat and want to swing it.

"You want to kill me?"

"Mom! Weren't you chatting downstairs?" Luo Di instantly snapped out of his daze, suppressing his murderous intent.
"Gusta seems to have eaten a bit too much and is now dealing with the accumulated waste in his body. He said you were ambushed on your way here, involving extraterrestrial forces, and it happened not far from the Invisible Manor?"

"Yes."

Do you need your mom to help you find someone?

“No need. You’re already busy enough guarding this place by yourself, not to mention watching over the dungeon. I’ll handle this myself. Besides, I’ve joined Vortex Town, and the organization will help me.”

"Um... I mainly came to ask you something."

Li Beite went to the human world with you for the first time. Was everything alright? He wasn't negatively affected; he didn't go astray, did he?

During the questioning, Roddy could feel the asymmetrical Rubik's Cube eyes staring at him.

Roddy quickly recalled Libert's appearance at their last parting, and also remembered a sentence he had said, which he quickly translated in his mind:

“Libet has achieved a significant brain enhancement in the human world.”

"He adapted so quickly, and he's even grown? That's great! His development is different from ours... The more his internal organs can understand the human body, the closer they are to perfection."

"Thanks so much this time. If there's anything you want, just tell Mom."

"it is good."

Just then, Gustave arrived and said somewhat apologetically, "Aisel~ I'm sorry, I ate a bit too much and clogged your toilet! I'll have to trouble you to clean it up later. Roddy and I will head over first."

The woman's gaze changed; when she looked at the other person, she no longer felt the initial affection, but rather a hint of disdain.

……

Point your palm at the array inside the room.

Roddy's identity was verified, and the spatial connections of the united organization were quickly established.

Because Rodi and Gustave maintained physical contact, they were teleported together after another verification was completed.

Whirlpool Town - Fourth Middle School

After a period of uncomfortably churning, the teleportation location was surprisingly inside the school, specifically in front of the teachers' office.

Teacher Guo was already waiting here; he seemed to know in advance that a "distinguished guest" would be coming today.

“Teacher Guo, this is the monster with the tongue that I told you about before, Mr. Gustav.”

Roddy took the initiative to stand in the middle and give an introduction, but after the introduction, the atmosphere on the scene became a little strange.

Tick!
A sound of liquid dripping came, and Roddy realized what was happening. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw a pool of hot saliva that had just fallen to the ground.

Just as he instinctively tried to stop him, Gustave pounced on Teacher Guo.

So fast,

It was already close in the blink of an eye.

Just as they were about to grab the other person's tongue... the entire office seemed to spin.

Teacher Guo appeared directly on the opposite side of the office, but there was no one in the spot where Gustav was reaching.

clap clap clap!
The tongue curls up and slaps against the surface of the tongue, making a sound similar to clapping.

"Not bad, not bad~ Is this the monster of the new generation? Very resourceful, and your tongue is a new breed I've never seen before."

I've decided to stay here. I'm quite knowledgeable about biology, so I'll teach the biology classes. I'm sure the students will enjoy it.

Teacher Guo changed positions again and handed a document to the other party.

"Thank you for joining us, Mr. Gustav. The relevant teacher rules, accommodation, and work arrangements are all here. You can take them back to your dormitory and take a closer look."

If everything is correct, you only need to sign your name with your pituitary secretion on the last page to join us.

If there's nothing else, you can leave now.

Roddy, standing in the middle, hadn't even reacted yet, and the two had already reached an agreement, much more smoothly than he had expected.

Snapped!
Gustana's soft hand landed on Roddy's shoulder. "Let's go, don't disturb Teacher Guo's rest."

"Oh."

Gustav took Roddy's hand and they left the teaching building and the school in no time.

Mr. Guo silently sensed all of this, and at the same time got up and returned to his original workstation.

After confirming that the two had left, he took the mirror from the upper right corner of the table and opened his mouth to observe his tongue, which felt a little uncomfortable.

suddenly,
Tick!
A drop of saliva landed on his shoulder.

Move the mirror to look at the ceiling.
A pitch-black demon with a human body and a tongue was perched on it.
It frantically licked the surrounding air and its own skin, trying to erase its own existence.

Little did he know that because Teacher Guo's tongue was so unique, he couldn't help but drool.

(End of this chapter)