Tentacle Monster Conquest Manual

"That's not important. What's important is you. You didn't stay here all night, did you?"

"...more or less," Matsubara Touka said with a sigh, "The girl you've got your eye on, Tentacle-kun, is indeed quite special. I've figured it out myself."

She paused for a few seconds, "Are there really ghosts in this world?"

After saying that, he gave a bitter smile, "Even monsters like us exist, so the existence of ghosts isn't that hard to accept. It's just... I can't even sense the existence of those ghosts. I can't see them or hear them. It's hard to accept that."

Mu Xiaoxiao shrugged, said nothing, and went into the courtyard of the Yotsuya family. Under Matsubara Touka's gaze, her body quickly transformed back into her original spherical tentacle monster form.

At the Yotsuya residence, on Yotsuya Miko's bed, the beautiful girl with long, straight black hair, who hadn't slept well all night, was curled up in the blankets. She had been awake for a long time, but she just wouldn't get out of bed.

Because she knew that there were several terrifying and hideous evil spirits in her room.

The evil spirit, emanating a black aura, almost completely occupied the small room, uttering hoarse and eerie murmurs, "You can see me, can you...?"

What should we do? It's coming!

Why do these things keep bothering me? Yotsuya Miko's eyes were blurry with tears. She truly felt that this kind of daily life was too exhausting, and that continuing like this would eventually lead to a mental breakdown. And then, Mu Xiaoxiao...

Suddenly, the eerie evil spirit that was constantly approaching Yotsuya Miko's expression changed drastically, as if it had seen something terrifying. It glanced out the window, then turned and ran away in a flash.

Before Yotsuya Miko could react, the evil spirits in the room vanished instantly, disappearing in the blink of an eye.

"???"

"Wait, could it be—"

Mu Xiaoxiao jumped onto the roof and looked into the window. Her [Super Intuition] ability was activated, and she sensed that there was a spirit in Yotsuya Miko's house, even though she hadn't seen a single evil spirit last night, including at school.

"It must be Yotsuya Miko's father..."

The window opened, and a girl with long, straight black hair stood there looking around. Mu Xiaoxiao took the opportunity to slip inside. "Yotsuya..."

He had barely opened his mouth when the girl grabbed him and hugged him tightly.

"???"

what's the situation?

"It really was you...you idiot, where did you go yesterday?! Do you know how terrified I was last night, encountering so many horrible monsters—"

Miko Yotsuya's voice trembled with a hint of tears. She was genuinely terrified, but this secret couldn't be exposed, leaving her with no one to confide in. Mu Xiaoxiao, the only one who knew her secret and could help her, became Miko Yotsuya's only support.

"I was just conducting an experiment. So, the reason I couldn't sense the evil spirits was because I scared them away?"

Yotsuya Miko's tense and excited feelings gradually subsided. The girl shyly let go of him, lowered her head and softly hummed, "They were blocking my room this morning, but just now they suddenly ran away, as if they had encountered a terrifying being."

Yotsuya Miko stared curiously at the tentacle monster in front of her. It was strange that Mu Xiaoxiao, who could scare away all those evil spirits, was not so scary in her eyes.

"It's not nice to say this, but Mu Jun, could you... could you stay with me for a while, otherwise I'll..."

Hearing the girl's mutterings, Mu Xiaoxiao rolled her eyes. "You're using me as a talisman, huh? The problem is, this only treats the symptoms, not the root cause. Do you think I can stay by your side forever?"

At this point, he suddenly grinned and chuckled, "However, if Yotsuya were my wife, we could be together forever."

"Wife?"

The girl's delicate face flushed red, steam rising from it. "This...this kind of thing—"

"As expected, men are all big pigs," Songyuan Donghua followed from behind, his face not looking good. He glared at Mu Xiaoxiao, with a hint of turning dark. "He's eating what's in his bowl while eyeing what's in the pot. Having Xia Hai isn't enough, he's started flirting with other girls now."

"..."

No, I'm not your brother. My flirting with girls is none of your business. What are you being all shrewish about?

Mu Xiaoxiao was speechless.

"who are you?"

Yotsuya Miko was completely bewildered.

"Hello, Yotsuya-kun, I'm Tentacle-kun's friend," Matsubara Touka greeted her with a smile. "Yotsuya-kun, be careful, Mu-kun is quite a womanizer, he likes to play with all sorts of girls."

"Damn it! Don't slander me, or do you think I'm in your danger?"

What's wrong with this woman? What's with this strange, chaotic atmosphere?

Yotsuya Miko: "..."

Seeing Zi give an awkward smile, unsure of what to say, she wondered to herself, "Could this girl be Mu Xiaoxiao's woman? Otherwise, why would she be hostile towards me?"

Mu Xiaoxiao changed the subject, "Back to the main point, it has now been confirmed. Although the specific reason is unclear, those evil spirits are indeed afraid of me. No wonder I couldn't sense them."

"But there's a problem. If those ghosts are afraid of me, then why is there another ghost in this house, in this home, who isn't afraid of me? And why doesn't it run away?"

"what?"

Yotsuya Miko didn't react.

Mu Xiaoxiao looked at her with a complicated expression and said, “Yoshitani, you should know who I’m talking about. That ghost… is your father.”

boom--

The brain was hit by an invisible shock. In an instant, the painful memories of his father's death some time ago surged into his mind. Those memories that Jianzi had deliberately blocked and deceived him about resurfaced in his mind.

“The ghost that should have fled in fear of me has not left, but instead continues to stay in this house,” Mu Xiaoxiao sighed softly, “is it for you? He loves you very much.”

The girl's face was deathly pale, and she lowered her head sadly, her lips pressed together.

"dad……"

Chapter 063 But I Can't See

It wasn't that long ago.

Just recently, my father passed away in a sudden accident... My mother's tearful eyes and my younger brother's pale face are still vivid in my mind, but I have selectively forgotten about it because I am too grief-stricken.

No, to be precise, it's not forgotten, it's just buried deep in my heart, and I don't want to think about it anymore.

Matsubara Touka, standing to the side, was a little confused. His gaze shifted back and forth between Mu Xiaoxiao and Yotsuya Miko. Although he didn't quite understand what they were saying, according to Tentacle-kun, there was a ghost in the house right now.

Is he Yotsuya's father?

"There really are ghosts here? I noticed there was no male head of the household in this house before, so it turns out..."

Snapped!

Mu Xiaoxiao lashed the girl's buttocks hard with her tentacle, glaring at the girl who couldn't read the room. Couldn't she see the atmosphere? Is this the time to talk about this?

Yotsuya Miko ignored the strange girl's words. She wiped her eyes and nervously opened the door to go downstairs. Her footsteps were very light, as if she was afraid of disturbing something. When she got downstairs, she saw the man at the dining table.

"Jianzi, are you up yet? Go wash up and then have breakfast."

The man sitting at the table greeted her as always. Yotsuya Miko silently watched him. Perhaps it was because of her father's ghost that she had deceived herself into believing her father was still alive, but…

"What's wrong? If you dawdle any longer, you'll be late."

"..."

Seeing that his daughter remained silent, staring at him with tears in her eyes, the man gradually fell silent as well. After a long silence, he finally let out a smile that was hard to tell whether it was one of relief or helplessness, "Looks like you've already found out."

"dad……"

“Actually, what I worry about most is you, Jianzi. But after seeing you like this, I feel a little more at ease,” the man said, glancing suddenly at two figures hiding in a corner on the second floor.

"Besides, Miko has met some really nice people, hasn't she?"

Yotsuya Miko was taken aback by his words. "Dad, you found him... Well, yes, but aren't you afraid of him?"

"Afraid? Why should I be afraid?" Yotsuya Miko's father looked puzzled. "Although that child seems to have some kind of mysterious power, he won't hurt me."

"..."

Then why the others...? Is it because Dad isn't an evil spirit?

"Seeing that you've met such a good boy, I can rest assured that he'll take care of you in the future—" Jianzi's father suddenly chimed in.

amount.

Ok?

what? !

Yotsuya Miko was stunned. "Wait! What did you say?! What do you mean by taking care of me...?"

This was supposed to be a final farewell, a time for sadness and grief, but Yotsuya Miko's face flushed red at her father's words. "What nonsense are you talking about? And boys? He's clearly a monster!"

“Monster? Jianzi, you must be mistaken,” the man looked up at the second floor, and the reflection in his pupils was a pure human boy. “He is clearly a human boy.”

"What, this..."

The man suddenly understood, “Perhaps his appearance is somewhat different in Jianzi’s eyes, but I am in a soul state now, and I can directly see the essence of an existence. That boy, his soul is a pure human being.”

This man is still helping! Look at Yotsuya Miko, she's completely shocked by this news.

Mu Jun, he's actually a human?

At that moment, Mu Xiaoxiao, who was hiding on the second floor and secretly peeking down, whispered to Songyuan Donghua, watching Yotsuya Miko's back and seeing what she was saying to the air. The two of them muttered to each other, "Did you see that?"

"I didn't see one. Is there really a ghost?"

"real."

"Can you see?"

"I can see, but not with my eyes, but with my heart."

Seeing Mu Xiaoxiao suddenly putting on airs, Songyuan Donghua rolled his eyes and said, "Then tell me, what did they all say?"

"What else could it be but a touching scene of fatherly love, where he stands in front of me, the great demon king, to protect his daughter from harm."

"Why did you become the Great Demon King?"

"Didn't you see that all those evil spirits were scared away as soon as I appeared? Sigh, even if I don't make a move, the powerful aura emanating from within can't be concealed," Mu Xiaoxiao said with a lonely expression. Suddenly, she saw Yotsuya Miko turn around and approach her, her eyes darting around and avoiding her gaze.

Mu Xiaoxiao clapped her tentacles. "See? That spirit is probably standing in front of Yotsuya Miko right now. It's only because it dares to face the Demon King for its daughter that its affection is so deep."

Yotsuya Miko: "..."

Seeing the child's father: "..."

Seeing that her father was indeed standing in front of Mu Xiaoxiao, but not in the way Mu Xiaoxiao had imagined, he did not feel any pressure or fear from Mu Xiaoxiao. The man glanced awkwardly at his daughter, then straightened his expression.

"Mu Jun, from now on, I entrust my daughter... Jianzi, to your care."

dad!!!

I don't know how Yotsuya Miko ended up like this. Asking him for help and stuff... it's like I'm bringing my boyfriend to meet my future father-in-law. It's not that kind of relationship at all.