Tentacle Monster Conquest Manual

“Even so, it will still make Ayanokoji Atsuomi notice me.”

Mu Xiaoxiao gave a soft hum.

“Then let’s just do it—” Kawakami Tomie made a snapping gesture, eager to try.

Mu Xiaoxiao was surprised. "Are you really the Kawakami Tomie I know?" "No, that's a bit extreme."

"In short, I won't let those people bully you, Xiaoxiao. If they dare to mess with you, I'll fight them to the death!"

"Are you really Kawakami Tomie?" Mu Xiaoxiao had a lot of questions stuck in her throat, feeling uncomfortable. "How did you become like this?"

What you're doing is putting me in a difficult position.

Mu Xiaoxiao felt conflicted about the unfamiliar Tomie.

“I don’t know either…” Kawakami Tomie’s expression was equally complicated, it seemed that she was also aware of her own changes. “I don’t know what’s wrong with me, I just care about you a lot, I always think about you, even though I know I wasn’t like this before, but I just can’t control it.”

After saying that, she pursed her lips, "This feeling is something I've never experienced before—"

She was referring to the feeling of caring about other people. This was the first time she had done so. In the past, Tomie only loved herself and only cared about herself.

"Xiaoxiao, have you bewitched me?"

Mu Xiaoxiao didn't answer. He didn't know the reason either, but it seemed that Tomie had really changed...

Chapter 359 Ayanokouji Atsuomi's Wrath

The White Room, this secretive and special institution, continues to subject exceptional children to extreme training, as always. These are artificially created geniuses, and many politicians born in the White Room are assets of Atsuomi Ayanokoji.

Among this group of geniuses, Ayanokoji Kiyotaka, the son of Atsuomi Ayanokoji, is the most outstanding, a genius among geniuses, and the future Prime Minister of Japan, as Atsuomi Ayanokoji has decided.

However, this genius among geniuses, Kiyotaka Ayanokouji, developed his own ideas. He didn't care about being prime minister or anything like that. Instead, he longed to experience real life, to have his own feelings, and to enjoy his own life.

This idea has been around for a long time, but it has been suppressed and hidden until now...

"Kiyotaka, are you really sure?" The person in charge of the white room, Councilor Matsuo, and Kiyotaka Ayanokouji deliberately avoided other people and spoke in private. "What you're doing is basically betraying him."

“I don’t care about any of that,” said the boy named Kiyotaka Ayanokouji. He had a distinctive dead fish eye and a blank expression. He didn’t have the air of a genius, and his voice was as calm as a well, like a robot. However, when he looked at the man in front of him, his eyes showed obvious fluctuations.

"But Mr. Matsuo, are you alright? I am his son after all, so betrayal is nothing. But you... will be punished by that man."

Kiyotaka Ayanokouji didn't have many emotions. Even his father didn't matter to him. Betrayal was irrelevant to him. He only pursued what he wanted. But Representative Matsuo was different. No matter what status or position he had, he was insignificant in front of that man.

It's obvious that they'll be retaliated against.

“Me?” Representative Matsuo smiled. “Don’t worry about me. I have the ability to protect myself. Otherwise, even I wouldn’t be confident in helping you escape.”

Representative Matsuo thought of the women he had met before, the Himejin-kai... This mysterious organization should have enough resources to contend with that man, which was also the source of his confidence. If it weren't for the Himejin-kai, he... he would have helped Kiyotaka escape. After all, he had been watching this child for so many years and had long felt sorry for him. He hoped to help him.

“Okay,” Kiyotaka Ayanokouji glanced at the familiar Matsuo a few times, nodded, and didn’t intend to ask any further questions. He didn’t care, as long as he could leave this place. Soon, with the help of Councilor Matsuo, Kiyotaka Ayanokouji, who had changed into normal clothes, successfully avoided all the guards.

As he walked out of the base gate, a car was already waiting in the woods. Before Ayanokouji Kiyotaka, who was experiencing the freedom for the first time, could even savor it, he saw a familiar man inside the car.

"It's you? Mr. Sakayanagi Narumo?"

“I only met you once back then. I didn’t expect you to still remember me. No wonder you’re that man’s son,” Sakayanagi Shigemori opened the car door. “Get in. I’ll take you away from here and give you the opportunity to enroll in Advanced Nurturing High School.”

“Only in that school will you have a chance to get rid of your father’s influence,” Sakayanagi Narumi said with a smile, but he knew that even Advanced Nurturing High School was influenced by Ayanokoji Atsuomi. His abilities were that exaggerated.

But this is the only way, and now there's an outside help available, which might make that man back down.

Ayanokouji nodded. School life was something he was also curious about. He got into the car, took one last look at Representative Matsuo outside, and then left the white room with Sakayanagi Shigemori without saying anything.

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"Click—"

Almost that very evening, Ayanokouji Atsuomi learned of the news. He, who was usually stoic, wore a rare grimace, his face contorted with rage, and he snapped the pen in his hand in two.

A terrifying aura swept through the room. Everything else was one thing, but the fact that his most valued son, the genius to whom he placed his hopes, had run away enraged the former prime minister.

The assistant beside him trembled with fear. "Sir, we've reviewed all the surveillance footage, but we still haven't found how Kiyotaka escaped. We haven't found any trace of him. When he left, the surveillance room was..."

"It was Matsuo who did it."

His words were cold and devoid of warmth; Ayanokouji Atsuomi stated the answer directly, causing his secretary assistant beside him to break out in a cold sweat. "Mr. Matsuo? How is this possible? Isn't he the head of the White Room? Why would he—"

"Ha, after all these years, does he think I don't know what he's thinking? Only he could have escaped, and it's something he would do," the dignified middle-aged man said, his anger gradually subsiding, his voice growing even colder.

"I will bring Kiyotaka back soon, and as for Matsuo... I will make him regret it."

What was going to happen? The secretary didn't know and dared not ask, but he could guess that Matsuo's fate would be terrible, even if he was a member of parliament. That was the ability of Ayanokoji Atsuomi.

Although he seems calm now, his secretary knows that Mr. Ayanokouji has only restrained his emotions, and this anger is something that Matsuo alone probably cannot bear, and perhaps even his family.

That night, a raging fire broke out around the Matsuo family's villa. The surging flames blocked all escape routes, and the intense heat made the air feel like it was boiling. Atsuomi Ayanokoji, dressed in a suit, stood at the car door, gazing at the distant fire.

The flames that almost turned the night into day mirrored the rage in his heart. Faint shouts and cries for help could be heard in the distance. Only then did a chilling smile appear on the man's lips, satisfied with the outcome.

He threw the cigarette butt on the ground and rubbed it with his leather shoe. "This is what happens when you betray me, Matsuo. Even you are no exception. Use you as an example to warn the restless ones. This is also your punishment for stealing my puppet."

Atsuomi Ayanokouji was such a ruthless man. His son was nothing more than a puppet, a tool to be used in order to completely control the country. He was quite satisfied with this outcome and was just about to leave.

Suddenly, a commotion arose from the direction of the fire. The man who had just turned around froze and quickly turned back to look. Ayanokouji Atsuomi's pupils contracted, and the usually cold and calm man showed an unusually strong emotional fluctuation.

The Matsuo family, who had nowhere to escape from the villa, were actually rescued?

Those agile figures ignored the flames and rushed into the villa. Representative Matsuo, whom Ayanokoji Atsuomi had labeled 'death,' stood unharmed outside the fire.

"those people……"

For some reason, looking at those blurry figures in the distance, as if they were saying something, the former prime minister felt for the first time that he was out of control. Then he realized something: Matsuo dared to betray me, perhaps because he had some powerful backer.

Who are they?

Staring intently in the direction of the villa fire, Ayanokouji Atsuomi got into his car and left. He knew he had made a mistake. Matsuo was likely out of his control, and there was definitely someone behind the scenes orchestrating this series of events.

It requires careful consideration and long-term planning.

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“How is it?” Nishikino Mizuki stood on the outskirts of the villa area, looking at the towering flames. “The speed of this retaliation is faster than I expected. Councilor Matsuo, do you feel the crisis?”

“Father…” Matsuo Eiichiro looked at his father, who was also sweating profusely, his face pale, and still feeling lingering fear. For the first time, he felt that death was just around the corner. If it weren’t for the help of these people, he might have been burned alive.

At the same time, he was deeply shocked by these women, having witnessed them come out of the fire and go back into the fire. Were they really human?

Representative Matsuo shook his head with a bitter smile. "I still held onto a sliver of hope, thinking that with my many years of service, Mr. Ayanokoji wouldn't do anything to me. I never expected... that he wouldn't even spare my family. Is he really going to go this far?"

“You’ve already seen the truth,” Reina shrugged beside Nishikino Ruifei. “If it weren’t for the little… Master’s reminder, we wouldn’t have come here to guard in advance. As expected, everything was as he predicted.”

"Prediction? This is practically prophecy of the future! Who exactly is your leader?"

He felt a strong curiosity; that mysterious cult leader seemed even more terrifying than Ayanokoji Atsuomi.

Clearly, Reina and the others wouldn't answer that question. Just then, Nishiki Chizuka emerged from the shadows carrying an unconscious man. "Gotcha! This is the guy who set the fire. I knocked him out. What's next?"

“Rena, you and Chizuka should go back. It wouldn’t be good if your identity were exposed. As for the arrangements for Councilor Matsuo, I’ll handle that,” Nishikino Mizuki smiled. “For closer cooperation in the future, and for your safety, Councilor Matsuo, you have no objections, right?”

"Of course not, Ms. Nishikino, I'm counting on you."

Having personally experienced a life-threatening crisis, the Matsuo family practically regarded the Himegami Association as their saviors, and no longer had any objections. After Reina and Chizuka left, with no outsiders around, Nishiki Chizuka couldn't contain her curiosity and asked repeatedly, "Reina-neechan, how exactly does Xiaoxiao manage to predict the future? Do you know what kind of ability this is?"

"How would I know?" Rena rolled her eyes in annoyance. "He has all sorts of strange abilities, so I wouldn't be surprised if he had some special power."

"Yes, now that we have [Lovers], we've become stronger and stronger, and we're not even afraid of flames anymore. That's amazing."

"Chizuka, you can dodge bullets now, what's a little fire?" This is a change brought about by the improvement of vitality. If an ordinary person dared to rush in like this, they would definitely be burned to death. Only Chizuka is brave enough to rush into the fire.

“It’s different. Dodging bullets is nothing, unless I can catch bullets with my bare hands,” Nishiki Chizuki clenched her little fist. “Maybe one day that will happen.”

I feel the gap between myself and Takina is widening. Should I find an opportunity to have her join the cult?

Chizuki Nishiki was thinking about how to betray her best friend.

Chapter 360 Animal Eyeliner

Mu Xiaoxiao's abilities have indeed changed in some ways, and seem to have been strengthened, namely that mysterious [? ? ?] skill.

This mysterious ability that appeared after evolving into human form seems to have finally revealed a small part of its true nature, shedding its veil of mystery and showing its true form—[Child of the World].

[Child of the World (Special)]: Blessed and protected by the world, possessing incredible abilities.

—Your affinity has increased. You have gained the [Affinity] attribute, which greatly increases your intimacy with creatures in this world, allowing you to command and control them.

—Your perception has been enhanced, and you have gained the "Precognition" attribute. You are able to foresee certain trends in the world, which is also a blessing that the world has actively bestowed upon you.

Whether it was a change that occurred after Saya's transformation or after Tomie's transformation, Mu Xiaoxiao's skill has now come to light. The Child of the World? To be honest, he even wondered if this was an ability only the protagonist could possess.

However, judging from the description, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that she is the protagonist of the world. Putting aside the "affinity" ability, this newly appeared precognition has brought great help to Mu Xiaoxiao. Predicting the direction of the world is definitely the treatment of a protagonist.

Mu Xiaoxiao understood now. The description of this ability, "being watched by a mysterious being," must refer to this world? This world actually has its own consciousness? But why did she grant me this ability? Why did she protect me?

Mu Xiaoxiao didn't quite understand, but thinking about what she had done during this period, she had eliminated several Tomie, captured one Tomie, captured one Saya, and captured a spirit, emmmm.

Does the world reward me by eliminating or subduing those mystical beings? Will it make me stronger?

Mu Xiaoxiao even had a bold idea: what if this world was originally just an ordinary world, and the beings on the mystical side were all alien creatures? So, every time Mu Xiaoxiao subdued or destroyed a being on the mystical side, she would receive the world's blessing.

But I'm also a traveler from another world! I'm not a local either, okay?

In short, some questions were answered, but doubts remained. Mu Xiaoxiao could only suppress his doubts for the time being, since he couldn't get the answers now anyway. He began to study his own abilities.

The ability to foresee is more useful than imagined. Hyperintuition also allows for brief foresight into the future, but only for a few seconds. Rather than foresight, it is more like a sixth sense. This ability to "foresee" is a genuine power bestowed upon us by the world.

Through the workings of the world itself, Mu Xiaoxiao foresaw the answer. He also used this ability to discover the crisis encountered by Councilor Matsuo and sent Chizuka and the others to help early on. After the fire accident was gradually quelled, Nishiki Chizuka and Reina left.

The dark treetops trembled, and several black crows soared into the sky, quickly disappearing into the horizon. No one noticed that the crows, almost blending into the night, were flying towards the Himegami-kai base, while others left the flock and turned to fly in the direction Ayanokouji Atsuomi had gone.

The crows were eerily quiet in the darkness, making no sharp cries. They flapped their wings in the wind and quickly caught up with the discreetly driving car. Only when the car entered a heavily guarded private area did the crows stop and perch on a tree.

Seemingly sensing danger, and equipped with infrared detection devices, the crows did not rush in. Instead, they circled and inspected the area. The armed soldiers patrolling nearby did not notice these unusual crows, and their movements were clearly visible to them.

On the rooftop of the apartment building, Mu Xiaoxiao was enjoying the night breeze. The night sky was rather gloomy and oppressive, with few stars in sight and the moon nowhere to be seen. Standing at the highest point of the building, hundreds of meters above the ground, Mu Xiaoxiao gazed at the brightly lit, bustling city.

The entire city of Tokyo came into view, reflected on his retina. The cold wind made his clothes rustle and his black hair flutter. His superior posture made him look like a behind-the-scenes overlord who controlled the country.

Of course, the current Fei Shen Society is still a long way from controlling this country.

Crash---

The crows appeared from behind the boy, adding a touch of eeriness to the atmosphere. Some of the crows landed on the railing, while others perched on Mu Xiaoxiao's shoulders. One could sense the will emanating from them.

Mu Xiaoxiao searched the city for a long time to find out how to use the [Affinity] ability. She found that crows appeared most frequently, and she would not doubt the existence of crows under normal circumstances, since there are many crows in the city.

As for the method of controlling the crows... there was no particular method. It was simply through her affinity with them that she made them obey her commands. Emmm, the effect was even better than she had imagined. Her exaggerated affinity almost made Mu Xiaoxiao a friend of animals.

These crows are his eyes and ears. Whether it's Ayanokoji Atsuomi or anyone else, they are all under his surveillance. Even the girls around him can be used to transmit information through these inconspicuous animals.