Tentacle Monster Conquest Manual

“Yes, Miss Izuki, I encountered something strange last night…”

She briefly recounted her experience from last night, "Although I don't know who broke in last night, and they mysteriously disappeared afterwards, I'm sure it wasn't my imagination, Miss Yiyue. I'm worried that there might be someone with ill intentions..."

“Someone who can climb over walls and jump in? That kind of person is not just a simple scoundrel,” Itsuki Shima said solemnly. “As for whether it’s a hallucination, we can check the surveillance footage. Ms. Sayu, you should come along too. If this matter cannot be resolved, we may have to step in.”

As the headquarters of the Himekami-kai religious order, Itsuki Shima would never allow anyone to threaten its safety.

It seems we need to take some necessary precautions.

Ten minutes later, Shima Itsuki and his group retrieved the surveillance footage from the previous night in the monitoring room. Just as Aoi Kotori had said, a strange middle-aged man had broken into the apartment. Upon seeing the elongated tentacles on the screen, Sayu Ogiwara's worldview shattered.

"What, what is this?!"

tentacle……

Izuki Shima's expression was stern, then he suddenly froze, his lips twitched, and finally he couldn't help but burst out laughing.

On the screen, the man who crawled in using his tentacles hadn't even had a chance to act before he was knocked unconscious and dragged away by another tentacle in the darkness. The scene was a bit comical, and she couldn't help but laugh.

Izuki Shima remembered that the one who knocked out the intruder must be the one Xiao Xiao brought back... Usually, she has little presence and rarely appears. She is very obedient and well-behaved, but her appearance is terrifying. She also has mental pollution properties and has been repeatedly forbidden by Mu Xiao Xiao from appearing in front of others.

Unexpectedly, he became the guardian deity of this place.

Very few people know about Saya's existence.

"It's alright, that guy has been taken away and is no longer a threat. However, we need to investigate his identity. Tentacles... could they be related to Matsubara Touka?"

Chapter 165 Why Does It Smell Like Jealousy?

Itsuki Shima and Matsubara Touka haven't been in touch for a long time. It was she who recommended Xiaoxiao to the Feishen Association back then... If it weren't for Miss Touka, she wouldn't have met Mu Xiaoxiao, and the Feishen Association wouldn't have developed into what it is today.

"beep----"

"Hey?"

"Matsuhara-san, it's been a long time," Izuki Shima greeted after the phone call connected.

“Miss Itsuki? It’s you,” Matsubara Touka said with surprise, probably not expecting it to be Itsuki Shima calling her. Matsubara Touka paused for a moment on the other end of the line, “Is there something you need that’s calling me all of a sudden? I’m still in class at school right now.”

Itsuki Shima: "???"

Why do you all love going to school so much? Although she should be sitting in a classroom at her age, it just feels weird to think about her cult leader and a tentacle monster like Matsubara Touka sitting in a classroom listening to lectures.

"This school is actually quite boring. If it weren't for Xiaoxiao here, I wouldn't bother coming."

Okay, so it turns out it's a case of chasing after one's husband in a crematorium. Never mind then.

Wait a minute? Isn't Matsubara Touka's crush her brother? Isn't she a brother-complex character?

"Even this yandere brother complex can't resist your charm, Master. You're becoming more and more charming and powerful," Izuki Shima licked her red lips. She suddenly missed Mu Xiaoxiao and missed being with him... It had been a long time since she had relived those old dreams.

However, the important matter should be the priority right now.

“Last night, an intruder appeared at the Fairy Goddess's Palace. It was an intruder just like you, so I’m asking if you know about it.”

"Someone like me...attacked the Himejin Society?" Matsubara Touka turned his head back from the window and said seriously, "I didn't know about this...Are you sure it's someone like me?"

“At least so far, apart from Matsubara-san, I haven’t seen any other similar tentacle monsters,” Itsuki Shima smiled. “It can’t be a small one of its kind, can it?”

“Xiaoxiao is special,” Songyuan Donghua muttered.

Izuki Shima thought so too. Although they were all tentacle monsters, Mu Xiaoxiao was special and unique. "Did you tell him about this?"

"Not yet, but I'd like to ask Matsubara-san to tell him that, actually, if it weren't for what the Master brought back last time..."

While Izuki Shima was on the phone, Ogiwara Sayu stood in front of the monitor, staring at the footage repeatedly. The eerie tentacles that appeared on the screen at night sent chills down her spine.

So what exactly is this, a monster? There are such terrifying monsters in this world? This isn't something from fantasy, something that only appears in movies and comics, is it?

When the monster from her fantasy appeared in reality, right in front of Ogiwara Sayu, the girl's worldview was shattered, and she felt an indescribable fear. Thinking about the days she had spent wandering alone outside since running away from home, even wandering around at night, Ogiwara Sayu broke out in a cold sweat.

That's dangerous, extremely dangerous.

If I encountered such a monster... I probably wouldn't even have time to call the police; I'd just disappear from this world without a sound.

She pressed her hand to her chest, feeling her heart pounding. She felt as if she had been through a lifetime. She was so lucky to have met Mu Jun last night, Sha You thought with mixed feelings.

Compared to the still-frightened Ogiwara Sayu, Kotori Aoi was much better. Seeing the intruder being silently dragged away and dealt with, she immediately felt safe, especially knowing that there was such a powerful guardian deity in the Himegami Association, which made her even more at ease.

"Miss Izuki, what exactly is this monster...? Do monsters really exist in this world?"

Upon seeing Izuki Shima return after making the phone call, Ogiwara Sayu couldn't help but ask him a question.

“Didn’t you see it with your own eyes?” Itsuki Shima stroked Ogihara Sayu’s hair. “Ordinary members of the Hime-gami-kai don’t know these inside stories, but Sayu, you’re the leader’s person, so you’ll find out sooner or later.”

"That's right. This world is not as simple as you used to think. We don't know exactly how many secrets it hides. It's a very deep place."

Sayu Ogiwara seemed to have come to know the world anew.

"Let's go, let's arrange a room for you, Sayu. There are no restrictions on the movements of members of the Hime-gami Society here, and they can come and go freely. However, there are a few rooms that are off-limits and dangerous places, like forbidden zones..."

"Miss Yiyue, shall we go and meet that Guardian Order?"

Kotori wanted to go and thank him in person.

"Unfortunately, that's one of the forbidden areas. Xiao Xiao once warned that no one is allowed to see her," the alluring woman in the suit smiled. "Madam Kui, if you really want to thank someone, go and 'thank' the Master."

"makes sense……"

Hearing Itsuki Shima's ambiguous words, Kotori Aoi lowered her head shyly, but she made up her mind to properly thank Koko later. Ugh... it wasn't just gratitude, but also some other feelings were stirring within her.

Strictly speaking, Matsubara Touka is not a member of the Himejin Society and rarely comes here. However, as Mu Xiaoxiao's ally and collaborator, Izuki Shima and she have known each other for a long time, so it is reasonable for her to be allowed into the Himejin Society.

When she arrived, it was almost noon. When she saw Izuki Shima in the office, he was still wearing the same small suit jacket that was tightly fitted around his body, outlining a stunning waist and hip curve that made his otherwise proper clothes look rather improper.

"I heard that your goddess, Hime-sama, was ousted by Reina-sensei?"

"It's not about seizing power, it's all for the sake of the leader, Matsubara," Itsuki Shima said dismissively. "Besides, Rena is very capable and would be a good replacement for me."

Songyuan Donghua curled his lip, "Tsk, you're still diligently pimping? Think about it, if it weren't for you, Xiaoxiao wouldn't be by your side now..."

Halfway through her sentence, she suddenly realized something and quickly shut her mouth. Unfortunately, Izuki Shima had already noticed. The mature beauty tilted her head and smiled at the girl in front of her. "Matsuhara, why do you smell so jealous?"

Matsubara Takahashi: "..."

“You weren’t like this before,” Itsuki Shima said, seemingly unafraid of Matsubara Touka turning on her, dancing wildly in the minefield. “Weren’t you a brother complex? Didn’t you have a forbidden love for your brother? Why are you interested in Koko now?”

Matsubara Takahashi: "..."

“But even if you’re jealous, it’s no use. Xiaoxiao is the leader of our Feishen Society. Even you can’t stop the members from worshipping and loving the leader so madly,” Izuki Shima said with a playful smile, but the smile gradually became dangerous. “Ms. Matsubara, you’d better not do anything rash.”

It's less of a reminder and more of a warning.

Despite being an ordinary person, she is not afraid of Matsubara Touka's strength. This woman is indeed extraordinary.

Matsubara Touka also caught her unspoken message, and scratched his head in distress, "You're a really scary woman... Last night's intruder had nothing to do with me, don't overthink it."

"Oh?"

Izuki Shima raised an eyebrow, as if to say—it wasn't you, you yandere, who did it?

“I’ve already told Xiaoxiao about this. That person is the same kind as me, but I really didn’t know he existed. He’s probably just a nobody sent by the Queen. It seems that the Queen is starting to distrust me too.”

Chapter 166 Tricking Your Mother In

Matsubara Touka watched the surveillance footage. She couldn't be 100% sure, but there was a 70-80% chance that the guy was one of her kind. As a special tentacle monster, Matsubara Touka could control those low-level zombie monsters.

However, she didn't sense the intruder's presence in her bloodline abilities, and the Queen hadn't contacted her either. After thinking it over, the most likely explanation was that the other party didn't seem to trust her.

“It’s a pity I can’t sense the Queen’s location, otherwise I would have sent Xiaoxiao to capture her long ago,” Matsubara Touka sighed. The girl sat on the sofa, puzzled. “I just don’t know how they found this place?”

“Tentacle monsters,” Izuki Shima thought of Matsubara Touka and the monster from last night, and then of Mu Xiaoxiao. If it weren’t for Xiaoxiao, he might have pursued these monsters. “These monsters are actually not that much of a threat to us. The real problem is that they are hiding in human society.”

Izuki Shima glanced at Matsubara Touka with a half-smile, "Just like you, Miss Matsubara... no one knows how many of the current humans are actually monsters."

It's a bit creepy to think about.

“There’s no need to worry about that. Those tentacle monsters at the bottom are just mindless zombies after all. Anomalies like me are very rare,” Matsubara Touka blinked. “More than that, I’m curious about what this so-called guardian is. Can I meet him?”

The shadowy figure, barely visible even in the surveillance footage, caught Songyuan Donghua's attention with a fleeting glimpse.

"That was brought back by Xiaoxiao. If you're curious, you can go find him."

……

When Sayu Ogiwara returned to her room, she was still in a daze, immersed in the huge shock of the world. Looking at her luxurious room that belonged to her alone, with its expensive sofas, tables and chairs and brand-new bed sheets that no one had used, she stood at the floor-to-ceiling window and looked out at the bustling Tokyo. She felt melancholy and a little incredulous.

“Since I met Mu Jun… my experiences have been out of control, and the changes have been too great.” In fact, Sha You’s past experiences were also… how to say it, very rich. Having lacked love since childhood, she had never experienced the feeling of family affection, and her mother did not like her.

She didn't have many friends at school, and because of her looks, she was often confessed to. However, because of that confession, she hesitated and rejected the boy, which led to her being bullied by the girls.

After finally finding a good friend who was also being bullied, the friend committed suicide, and her mother offered no comfort whatsoever. This caused Ogiwara Sayu to break down emotionally and choose to run away from home.

Hmmmm, if I hadn't met Mu-kun, I might have chosen to embark on a path of no return just for the sake of accommodation and food, right? Ogiwara Sayu still had time to think about these things. By the time she woke up from her reverie, it was already afternoon.

"Goo-"

hungry.

"Is the place to eat... a restaurant?" There is also a kitchen in the room, so she can cook for herself. Saya is a master of housework and good at cooking, but even mice would starve to death if they came to the clean kitchen. So she put on her shoes and went out, taking the elevator to the tenth floor, where the restaurant, swimming pool, and entertainment facilities are all located.

"There don't seem to be many people here..."

Since arriving in this territory of the Queen's Grimm Society, she has only encountered a handful of believers. There aren't many people. When she entered the restaurant, there were only two or three women sitting at the table drinking coffee. When they saw the unfamiliar Sayu, they nodded to her in a friendly manner.

Curious eyes lingered on her a few more times.

"Welcome... Are you a newcomer to the Order?" The young woman in the chef's uniform smiled kindly, a genuine smile that made Ogiwara Saya pause for several seconds, as she rarely received such gentle treatment.

"Um, hello, my name is Ogiwara Sayu..."

“My name is Hinako Inui, you can just call me by my name,” the beautiful woman said with a smile. “I’m the exclusive chef of the Hime-gami Society. However, there aren’t many members in the cult, and everyone cooks for themselves, so we rarely eat here. It’s true, the food they make is so delicious.”

"what do you want to eat?"

“Anything is fine,” Ogiwara Sayu said, covering her stomach sheepishly.

"Let me make you some sushi, which I'm good at. There aren't many girls as young as you in the Himejin-kai, so it would be great if you could have more."

Watching Hinako Inui's chattering figure disappear into the distance, Sayu Ogiwara's smile broadened. This Hime-kami-kai... it's quite nice, even if it's a cult, she's starting to like it here.

It's much better than my cold, lifeless home, isn't it?

"Saya," Itsuki Shima greeted Ogiwara Saya, who was sitting alone at a table, as he led Matsubara Touka into the restaurant. He then sat down opposite her. "This is the communal dining room of our Himejin-kai. The chef is one of our own. How are you settling in?"

"Hmm, this is a nice place," Shayou felt that the new friends she had made were all nice people.

"That's good."