Tentacle Monster Conquest Manual

"What? Rina, do you want me to stay at home all the time? Wouldn't that make me a shut-in?" Yuna snorted, her eyes flickering inexplicably. She didn't mention Mu Xiaoxiao's existence, but simply said, "I'm not that fragile."

"Yes, yes, yes, my sister is getting stronger and stronger. What if I told you that Yuuji has been hanging out with that Kawakami Tomie these past few days?"

Yuna Tsubaki's pretty face froze instantly. The sight of countless emotions swirling together made Nina slap her forehead; she knew it all.

“It’s okay, Yuji will find out sooner or later that Kawakami Tomie isn’t human at all, she’s a monster,” Tsubakihara Yuna said with a forced smile. “He will see her true colors.”

"Oh? Sister, do you know something?"

Yuna didn't answer directly. "Don't talk about me, Nina, what about you? Seeing Yuuji with that woman every day, do you feel good about it? I know... I know you like Koko too, right?"

"..."

One sentence silenced Tsubakihara Nina, the school's top student, who excelled in both academics and sports, a nearly all-around beautiful girl. She pushed up her glasses and her eyes flickered. "So what? Yuuji has indeed changed a lot. He's not the same as before."

So the two sisters fell silent and walked back to the classroom in silence. Nina wanted to express her thoughts, but her older sister suddenly stopped and Nina could hear her gasp very clearly.

what happened?

Looking up, following Yuna's gaze, I saw her seat. On the desk were several large words written in ballpoint pen: 'Dirty jealousy,' 'Disgusting woman,' 'Die!' and so on.

It took up the entire desktop.

Nina Tsubakihara was stunned.

That's not all. Besides the handwriting, there were also obvious knife marks on it, marks left by the blade on the table and the chair. It was a mess and impossible to sit on. As for the books in the schoolbag, they were torn into strips.

Just by looking at it, you can feel the malice emanating from it.

Yuna Tsubaki stood frozen in place like a statue, her face deathly pale. Nina, standing beside her, could clearly feel the oppressive atmosphere emanating from her older sister, which made her feel suffocated. But Nina felt more anger than anything else.

"Who did this?!"

Faced with the top student's stern questioning, the surrounding students pretended not to hear and did not intend to tell on her. Tsubakihara Nina was much more assertive than her sister, but she still couldn't do anything about the situation. Even the teachers were helpless against school bullying, let alone a student like her.

Rina was about to question him when a hand grabbed her arm. "Never mind, Rina, I... I'm fine."

Yuna tried to force a smile, though it looked terrible; her eyes were filled with fear and pain. Even so, she didn't want to make things worse. Japanese students have always silently endured this kind of school bullying.

Yuna Tsubakihara is not the kind of person with a strong personality.

“But…” Meeting her sister’s pleading eyes, Nina could only grit her teeth and give up. “Those guys are really too much. Come on, I’ll go get you a new table.”

"Class is about to start, let's talk about it later."

"What? Wait a minute? Sis, you're planning to sit on it like that? Are you kidding me!"

"Nina——"

"..."

Unable to resist her sister's insistence, Tsubakihara Nina had no choice but to sit down, seething with anger. Just then, whispers began to circulate nearby, "Serves her right. Who told her to come to school? If she had stayed home, none of this would have happened."

"Exactly! After hurting Tomie like that, she still has the nerve to come to school. Why doesn't she drop out?"

"I heard that the boy next to Tomie is her childhood friend. She must be worried because he was snatched away."

"What an ugly jealousy."

If the marks on the table were merely a slightly disguised form of bullying, then these whispers are blatant malice. It's clear they're deliberately making these whispers so that Yuna Tsubaki can hear them.

The latter's face was bloodless, her lips were pale, and her swaying body seemed ready to collapse at any moment. Faced with such blatant malice, she could hardly bear it, and an indescribable pain began to grow in her heart.

At that moment, Yuna Tsubakihara wished she could escape from school immediately, go home, lock herself in her room, and hide there forever to escape the noise and the strange looks from these people.

Yuna Tsubakihara did the same.

"elder sister?!"

The girl rushed out of the classroom and into the bathroom. Inside, her eyes reddened and her nose stung. She felt as if half the sky had collapsed, as if the whole world was radiating terrible malice, isolating her and targeting her. She felt like she was all alone in the world, utterly helpless.

Swept up by the endless waves, unable to save themselves, they could sink to the icy seabed at any moment, where the ice was bone-chilling and they shivered from the cold.

"Perhaps, this is my destined fate..."

Yuna Tsubakihara's beautiful eyes gradually lost their luster, and she looked like she was about to turn dark. Suddenly, a sigh came from the side, "Is this what school bullying in Japan is like? I've seen it for myself. No wonder you can't stand it, Yuna-san. It's really hard to bear."

"Eh?"

The despair and loneliness that was spreading in her heart suddenly stopped. She turned her head and saw a face through the glass outside the window, so close to her. It was a perfectly handsome young man's face. Mu Xiaoxiao.

What's she doing outside the window? Wait, this is the third floor!

Mu Xiaoxiao was stuck to the wall in a bizarre posture, leaving Tsubakihara Yuna dumbfounded. She almost forgot her own sorrowful state of mind. She opened the window and said, "You, what are you doing here? Be careful not to fall!"

"It's okay, I'm very strong," Mu Xiao said, but still jumped into the bathroom as the girl suggested. After entering, she said with a grin, "This is the women's bathroom? Is it okay for me to come in?"

Yuna: "..."

I almost forgot about that!

"No, you need to get out of here right now, in case we get caught—"

"Isn't it during class now? We won't get caught. Well, even if we do get caught, it's okay. I'll just say that Yuna-san led me into the girls' restroom. It's obvious that Yuna-san had ulterior motives. As for me, of course I'm completely innocent."

"How could you be so rude? You were the one who was spying..."

"Hey, you can't say that! I came to check on you because I was concerned about your mental health. You little girl, are you going against me? I was worried about you for nothing," Mu Xiaoxiao said, sitting on the windowsill with her legs crossed.

"I... um... I'm sorry."

Tsubakihara Yuna lowered her head.

"This child is so honest, completely different from Mrs. Mira's personality. But she's cute too. Sigh, the thought of such a lovely girl soon turning into a shut-in, fat, gloomy otaku girl breaks my heart."

After Mu Xiaoxiao said that, Tsubakihara Yuna, for some reason, didn't feel so bad anymore. "So that's why I'm not some gloomy shut-in! Mu-kun, really, you're clearly concerned about me, but you always talk like that~"

"Who cares about you?" Mu Xiaoxiao crossed her arms and scoffed. "I only came to find you because of my uniform. It's inconvenient to move around without the school uniform. Yuna, you're such a procrastinator."

Tsubakihara Yuna: "..."

The orange-haired girl stood with her hands on her hips, fuming. "That wretched Mu Xiaoxiao... It's just a piece of clothing! I'll go find one for you right now! Come with me."

"Wait a minute, I need to use the restroom."

"..."

So, this is the women's restroom!

After Mu Xiaoxiao went inside, Tsubakihara Yuna slowly calmed down. Her beautiful face, which had been gloomy and desperate, regained most of its radiance. She belatedly realized that something was wrong. Mu Jun's appearance just now was like a ray of light shining into her dark heart.

If it weren't for him, I might already be...

"Now I understand why Mom is so infatuated with him, Mu Jun..."

Chapter 317 The Man and Woman in the Wardrobe

"Yuuji-kun, I heard that your childhood friend has come to school," Kawakami Tomie was well-informed and knew that Tsubakihara Yuna had come to school as soon as class ended.

Looking at this black-haired beauty, although she is smiling, it is clear that she is not in a good mood. The incident of being pushed down the stairs last time made her grit her teeth. Because of this, Tomie lost her temper countless times and cursed countless times in the hospital.

Even Mrs. Mira, whom she visited in the hospital last time, was criticized by her.

“I haven’t forgotten what that woman did to me, so Yuuji-kun, you won’t go looking for that ugly woman again, right?” Kawakami Tomie said, half threatening and half coquettishly. “If she does that to me again, maybe I won’t be so lucky next time.”

Yuji Tsubakihara was initially hesitant, but upon hearing this, he immediately shook his head. "Of course not. These past few days... I haven't spoken to her at home either. After all, Yuna did such a terrible thing to you."

Yuna is his childhood friend, a very close childhood friend. They have lived together for so many years and even have feelings for each other. However, under the terrifying and strange attraction of Kawakami Tomie, Tsubakihara Yuuji's heart has begun to become abnormal.

Yuna? He completely forgot about her, his mind was focused on the beautiful black-haired girl in front of him, and he was deeply infatuated with her. "Tomie-san, if you're unhappy, I'll have her apologize to you."

"An apology isn't enough! How dare he hurt me! That guy should atone with his death!" Kawakami Tomie gritted her teeth, her face contorting for a moment before quickly returning to an innocent expression. "Yuji-kun, you'll help me, right? I'm the victim, you know~"

"Of course, Tomie-kun, don't worry, I'll definitely stand by your side—" Tsubakihara Yuji said with a serious and affectionate expression. If Mu Xiaoxiao were here, she would definitely sigh: What a simp.

Hmm, this Yuuji Tsubaki looks exactly like a simp.

……

"No, why are you staring at me like that?"

Mu Xiaoxiao, following beside Yuna, naturally noticed her gaze. The little girl kept glancing at her, but when she was caught, she quickly turned away and stubbornly said, "Who was looking at you... I, I was just worried that someone would see you, so I kept an eye on you."

Mu Xiaoxiao: ? ? ?

“Besides, who knows if you’ll do something as outrageous as barging into the girls’ restroom again? Of course we need to keep a close eye on you,” Tsubakihara Yuna said, hands on her hips. “So you’re not allowed to leave after you get the clothes, to prevent you from causing trouble at school.”

Mu Xiaoxiao curled her lips and tugged at her hair, "You still have the nerve to care about me? Have you forgotten your own situation at school?"

The girl was taken aback, then stammered and lowered her head, "These...these are two different things..."

Oh no, the mood's sour again. I shouldn't have brought this up. Mu Xiaoxiao withdrew her hand and patted the girl's shoulder instead, changing the subject, "Where are you planning to find me clothes?"

"Let's check the changing rooms, there should be spare clothes there," Yuna said, stopping at the entrance of the women's changing room with Mu Xiaoxiao, scratching her cheek. "There probably aren't any in the women's changing room, we'll have to go to the men's changing room."

"I don't want to wear other people's clothes," Mu Xiaoxiao said. He wasn't a germaphobe, but he really didn't want to wear other people's clothes.

"It's okay, let's look inside, there should be a spare," Yuna said shyly, fidgeting a little. "But it's not convenient for me to go into the boys' changing room..."

If this gets discovered, her reputation at school will probably drop another notch, but Yuna Tsubaki doesn't care about that. She's just genuinely embarrassed. "Why don't you go inside and look for it yourself, Mu-kun?"

"No, no, Yuna, come with me. It's during class now, and there's no one inside."

Yuna Tsubaki hesitated for a few seconds, but then, thinking that she was going to be with Mu-kun anyway, she gradually became bolder. "Well, okay then, I'll go in with you, Mu-kun. Hmm, come out quickly once you find the clothes."

"Judging from your expression, you seem pretty excited? Sneaking into the men's changing room must be thrilling, right? Just like when I broke into the women's restroom before?"

"Don't talk nonsense, I'm not as perverted as you~" Tsubakihara Yuna slapped his back in embarrassment and anger. After slapping him, she realized that her action was a bit... She secretly glanced at the boy and saw that he didn't care at all. She relaxed and had a faint smile on her lips.

"If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have come here. I'm not that kind of lewd girl..."

Although I was very sad before, I've recovered now. It's amazing! Being by Mu Jun's side has even improved my mood a lot. Hmm, it's just that he always says some naughty things, which makes me shy.

When I first met Yuna Tsubakihara, she was quite quiet and introverted, and she was also a bit reserved in front of Mu Xiaoxiao. Now, when she is with Mu Xiaoxiao again, she is almost like family and they can even joke around.

“Me too. If it weren’t for you, I wouldn’t have gone to the women’s restroom. It’s so embarrassing, you know?” Mu Xiaoxiao shook her head. “It’s because I was worried about your feelings.”

Indeed... Haha, when Tsubakihara Yuna thought of Mu Jun's concern for her, a touch of emotion welled up in her heart, and a little flutter of heart palpitations arose. She met Mu Xiaoxiao when she was injured, and he was so outstanding that Tsubakihara Yuna couldn't help but feel her heart flutter.

"If anything happens to you, I won't be able to explain it to Mira."

Yuna's emotions came to an abrupt halt. Upon hearing these words, she turned her head to look at him blankly, then pursed her lips and snorted, "Hmph!"

"What are you humming?"

"nothing!"

"Why do you seem to be getting more and more mischievous? What happened to your introverted nature? I remember the first time I met you, you didn't say a word."