Tentacle Monster Conquest Manual

"If you're really curious, I'll help you investigate her information if I have the chance," Matsubara Touka said, adopting an attitude of "Even though she's the queen, I'm on your side," adding, "After all, we're allies~"

She still remembers this.

To be honest, after joining the Concubine Goddess Society, Mu Xiaoxiao almost forgot about this adorable friend.

Thinking about how much she had helped her, and how she had introduced her to the Concubine Goddess Association, Mu Xiao glanced at the girl beside her with a complicated expression, "If Dong Hua could be a little more normal, she would be a pretty good girl."

"Just like me now?" Songyuan Donghua leaned closer to the boy, his big, bright eyes sparkling.

Mu Xiaoxiao did not deny it and nodded, "You are much more normal now. You are much more pleasing to the eye than when you were a yandere and twisted person in that school."

“That’s because in front of you, Tentacle-kun,” Matsubara Touka kicked away a pebble on the roadside and said quietly, “I’m still essentially a terrible bad girl.”

“However, I won’t do what I did to Natsumi-senpai back then, so you don’t need to worry about that,” Matsubara Touka sighed, fiddling with her braid. “After all, I don’t want Tentacle-kun to hate me either~”

"..."

Matsubara Touka suddenly grabbed his arm, the girl pressing her youthful and graceful body against the boy without restraint. Her young and beautiful body was soft and exuded a faint fragrance. "Tentacle-kun should have some time too, so let's have a proper date today."

"..."

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Mu Xiaoxiao and Songyuan Donghua walked through the bustling intersection, holding hands in an intimate manner. Songyuan Donghua seemed to have truly become an ordinary human being, a cute and lively girl, enjoying their time alone together on a date with her lover.

Mu Xiaoxiao couldn't find a reason to refuse for the time being, but she occasionally started to have doubts. She would glance at the girl next to her who was immersed in a normal date from time to time. Thinking about it carefully, her relationship with Matsubara Touka was really complicated.

Although she claimed to be allies, the relationship didn't resemble that of allies at all, but it couldn't be described as lovers either. Mu Xiaoxiao knew that this yandere girl was in love with her brother.

But after watching these past few days, why is he still bothering me? And what he just said... Moreover, Mu Xiaoxiao is also well aware that Songyuan Donghua has repeatedly eavesdropped on her bed scenes with Xia Hai and Ling Nai.

Therefore, Mu Xiaoxiao couldn't describe what her strange and ambiguous relationship with Songyuan Donghua really was.

"Hey, there's a gym over there! Shall we go check it out together?"

Mu Xiaoxiao raised an eyebrow, "Would you go to the gym on a date?"

He blurted it out instinctively, but Matsubara Touka got excited, hugging his chest tightly and pressing against him, shamelessly displaying the beauty of her body, "Tentacle-kun, you also think it's a date, right? Hehe—"

"As for the gym... I used to be weak and sickly, so I never had the chance to set foot in a place. I really want to go check it out. As for movie theaters and other common date spots, we can talk about that later. Tentacle-kun, come with me~"

You want to come again later?!

However, Songyuan Donghua's shrill voice made his scalp tingle. Suddenly, Mu Xiaoxiao caught a glimpse of a familiar figure out of the corner of his eye, and he raised the corner of his mouth.

"Okay, let's go in and take a look."

Chapter 066 Rivals Meet?

This gym seems to be quite popular.

There are quite a few people here, including a considerable number of women who work out. They are all women with great figures. However, there are very few JK girls like Songyuan Donghua, you can hardly see any.

On the other hand, Matsubara Touka is no longer a normal girl.

With her current monstrous qualities far exceeding those of humans, would she be interested in these fitness activities? Seeing her curiously fiddling with and observing the equipment, Mu Xiaoxiao shrugged and carefully searched among the men and women exercising. Soon, she spotted that familiar figure.

With long, flowing hair, a delicate and aloof face, and a charm comparable to that of Natsumi Sakuragami, she is also quite young, wearing a school uniform and still just a JK (high school girl) as she does strength training with dumbbells.

Mu Xiaoxiao's eyes bulged as she looked at it.

Most girls come to the gym to shape their bodies, and of course, the same goes for men. No girls do muscle training, but she... had a determined expression on her face, standing out from the crowd.

Mu Xiaoxiao had a strong sense of déjà vu, as if the people training there weren't girls, but Saitama-sensei.

Ruomu, are you also planning to learn from Saitama and wait until you go bald and become stronger before coming out to kill all the tentacle monsters?

That's right, the person who was exercising alone was one of the survivors of the last accident, Senior Sister Ruomu.

Many days have passed since the monster invasion of the school, but Senior Ruomu still can't forget what happened that day, nor can she forget those bloody, terrifying, and desperate scenes.

It caused her indescribable trauma. In fact, it wasn't just her; everyone else suffered the same fate. Matsubara Hōichi was the most severely hurt, while Sakuragami Natsumi fared much better in comparison.

It was precisely because of her own powerlessness and incompetence at that time that Senior Ruomu was determined to become stronger. Even after transferring to a new school, she could not forget the deep-seated terror.

Even if everything is safe now, who can guarantee that she won't encounter danger in the future? A sense of crisis prompted her to make this decision.

Although... this behavior is ridiculous and useless, no matter how much I train, I can't kill those monsters, but I still have to do something, even if it only increases the chance of escape by 0.1%, maybe it is because of this small chance that I can escape death.

As the captain, captain, and ace of the archery club, Ruomu was originally quite strong. She was proficient in archery and deeply understood that so-called skills were useless. When facing those monsters, only the most basic strength could fight back.

Of course, once she gains strength, she will also learn those techniques.

Because of the invasion of the academy, the lives of these survivors have been greatly changed. Senior Ruomu wiped the sweat from her forehead and thought of Matsubara Hōichi, the junior in her club.

They were also mutually attracted to each other, but after escaping, they communicated less. He transferred to a new school and did not join any clubs. Although they could meet often, he kept pestering Xia Hai. Senior Ruo Mu knew that he wanted to win back his childhood sweetheart.

But what happened makes it impossible now. His best friend had ulterior motives towards his childhood sweetheart… Besides, Xia Hai was attracted to that tentacle monster…

"That's for the best. In this dangerous world, without the power to protect yourself, even falling in love is..."

As she was murmuring, the girl's ears twitched, as if she heard a familiar voice. Ruomu looked up and followed the direction of the voice, and a familiar figure entered her pupils. Ruomu's eyes widened in surprise.

"Dong Hua?!"

The exclamation wasn't loud, but it was still keenly heard by the now much more composed Matsubara Touka. The latter forgot to come over and happened to meet Ruomu's gaze in shock.

Matsubara Takahashi: "..."

Why did I run into Senior Ruomu here?!

After a brief moment of stunned silence, Matsubara Touka came to her senses. This should be considered a meeting between love rivals, but strangely, Matsubara Touka no longer felt the same hostility towards this senior, even though she was the one who had truly stolen her brother away.

The girl looked at Ruomu with complicated emotions, exhaled a breath, and calmed herself down. "Tentacle-kun, we..."

Turning his head, Dong Hua saw Mu Xiaoxiao's amused gaze lingering on Ruo Mu. Her expression and demeanor... something just didn't seem right. Dong Hua's face suddenly turned green.

"Mu Jun, you—"

"what?"

"...Come with me!"

She grabbed Mu Xiaoxiao's arm and dragged her out, secretly regretting why she was so foolish as to come to the gym and run into Ruomu.

"Wait!" Seeing them about to leave, Ruomu threw down her towel and rushed over to block Songyuan Donghua's path. Ruomu, her body glistening with sweat, exuded the aura of a sporty young woman, which was quite eye-catching. "Donghua, who is he?"

Mu Xiaoxiao: "???"

Ruomu glanced at the unfamiliar young man beside Songyuan Donghua, not recognizing his identity. "If you have any grievances or resentments, come at me. Don't drag innocent people into this!"

Mu Xiaoxiao: "..."

Am I being misunderstood?

"Senior Ruomu, what are you saying? I'm on a date with my boyfriend, can you please stop saying these nonsensical things?"

Songyuan Donghua blinked.

"A date? A boyfriend? Don't be ridiculous," she thought, "Isn't she in love with Feng Yi? How could she be interested in someone else..." Ruo Mu turned to Mu Xiaoxiao with a serious expression, "This girl isn't as simple as you think. She's dangerous. If possible, I hope you can give up on her and not be deceived by her—"

Mu Xiaoxiao found this scene quite amusing, and stroked her chin. "Hmm, is Dong Hua-chan dangerous? But wouldn't it be a waste to give up such a beautiful and cute girlfriend?"

Before Songyuan Donghua could even smile, Mu Xiaoxiao added insult to injury, "If this beautiful lady is willing to become my girlfriend, I will immediately break off all contact with her!"

Dong Hua: "..."

Ruomu: "..."

dumbfounded.

"Mu Xiaoxiao!!" Songyuan Donghua exploded, grabbing his wide robe and yanking it out, his face dark with anger. "You come with me!!!"

By the time Senior Ruomu came to her senses, the two people had already left. She stood there blankly, unable to recover for a long time. "What... what happened to those two people?"

Was that strange guy just flirting with me? He couldn't possibly be serious.

boom--

He pulled Mu Xiaoxiao around a corner and slammed him against the wall. With a slap, he pinned him against the wall. Song Yuan Donghua's sharp eyes met Mu Xiaoxiao's. The two were very close, able to feel each other's breath and fragrance.

Mu Xiaoxiao blinked her big, innocent eyes.

"Xiaoxiao, you were just joking, right? You couldn't possibly have really fallen for Senior Ruomu, could you?"

"Why is it a joke? That girl is so pretty, isn't it normal to be attracted to her?" Mu Xiaoxiao explained seriously, "The gentle temperament of a Yamato Nadeshiko and the liveliness of an athletic girl are combined together. No wonder she was the senior that Matsubara Hōichi originally had a crush on."

Mu Xiaoxiao deliberately winked at the girl in front of her, "Dong Hua, if I remember correctly, you said you would help me win over those girls. I think she was one of them. Wouldn't that eliminate a rival for your affections? Isn't that wonderful?"

It's not pretty at all!!!

Songyuan Donghua felt inexplicably irritable and annoyed.

Although I said that back then, I've already changed my mind!

Chapter 067 In the KTV

Songyuan Donghua didn't know how to respond.

She remained in the wall-pinning position, looking troubled and conflicted, as if she wanted to say something but couldn't, and she and Mu Xiaoxiao were locked in a stalemate. Many of the hurried pedestrians nearby cast curious glances at them. In this subtle and strange atmosphere, Mu Xiaoxiao was the first to raise her hands in surrender.

"Alright, alright, it's not like it's anything serious. I was just joking. How could I possibly be really interested in that girl?" He finally understood that yandere girls are completely unreasonable, and he wouldn't dare to tease this yandere girl in front of him again.

Kind of scary.

"I was just saying, Dong Hua. Don't get too excited, it's not good for your health."

Matsubara Takahashi: "..."

Although Mu Xiaoxiao said that, Songyuan Donghua did not relax or let go of him. His arm was still pressed against the wall next to the boy, and he bit his cherry lips with a changing expression.

It was clear that she was still very tense, and her body was taut and slightly stiff.

"You don't want to stay stuck here forever, do you?" Mu Xiaoxiao smirked and pulled her arm down. "We're free now, how about we go somewhere else? Like a karaoke bar or something? I guess you don't go there often, do you?"

"..."

"Forget it—"

"go with!"

Matsubara Tohka immediately agreed, and Mu Xiaoxiao smiled. However, although the monster girl beside her had a more relaxed expression and did not mention the previous encounter with Ruomu, she still didn't say much along the way, as if she was still holding a grudge.

Mu Xiaoxiao stole glances at the girl with the inscrutable expression, secretly thinking that Ruomu was putting a lot of psychological pressure on Songyuan Donghua.

Compared to Xia Hai, Songyuan Donghua was much more nervous and neurotic about her.

"I don't actually come to karaoke that often. I've heard there are a lot of different kinds of karaoke here in Japan, like scoring systems and games. I can only say that the Taiko no Tatsujin game is really popular here..."