Clearly a terrifying monster, yet it stood out from the surrounding Tentacle Monsters.
Not only did it not attack humans, it seemed to enjoy attacking its own kind.
It saved me twice, likes drinking milk, and can even communicate like a normal person…
Is this really a monster?
I can’t believe it.
My worldview is being…
“Can you communicate?
Who are you really?
Where did these monsters in the school come from?
Why are they invading the academy?
You…” A barrage of questions poured from Natsumi’s mouth like machine gun fire, her words tumbling out non-stop!
Nagumo could understand.
This girl probably had as many questions as the ocean.
But…
I’m even more clueless than you are!
I don’t even know what kind of bizarre world this is.
You ask me these questions, but who am I supposed to ask?!
“I’m hungry.
Go get me some food.”
Since he had no answers anyway, Nagumo directly changed the subject.
He was genuinely hungry now, famished.
It turned out that fighting, including using his abilities, consumed a significant amount of his energy, requiring him to eat to replenish it.
Without eating something to replenish energy, even grinding monsters would be inconvenient.
“Food…” Natsumi hesitated, but ultimately held back her questions.
“I…
I’ll take you to the cafeteria…
But with the school in such chaos, there probably isn’t any food left there…”
Chaos was everywhere.
The girl walked ahead in a daze, glancing back from time to time at the tentacled monster swaying along behind her.
The feeling of strangeness grew stronger and stronger.
A Tentacle Monster with its own intelligence that could communicate, which didn’t harm humans along the way but instead slaughtered any monsters that attacked.
A Tentacle Monster that liked milk and still got hungry…
So what exactly was its origin?
It made her too curious.
“Wait, there’s a vending machine right there.
I’ll go buy you a carton of milk.”
Natsumi paused, quickly ran to the vending machine, fished out some paper money from her pocket, inserted it, and took out a carton of milk.
As soon as she offered it, it was snatched away by Nagumo’s tentacle.
One carton?
That’s nowhere near enough.
Crash—!!
Bang—!!
Natsumi stared, dumbfounded, as the Tentacle Monster seemed to go berserk, smashing the vending machine to pieces, then stuffing the drinks and milk inside one after another into its ‘mouth.’
The girl was stunned.
“Ah!
Isn’t this…
not good?
This is like robbery…”
“Are you telling me what to do?”
The phone screen flashed with merciless text.
At a time like this, who cares about robbery or not?
The school is practically destroyed; who would mind such trivial matters?
Nagumo gave her a disdainful look, though the ponytailed girl couldn’t see it.
He continued stuffing drinks into his ‘mouth.’
Stunned, helpless, torn between laughter and tears…
Natsumi simply squatted to the side, watching the Tentacle Monster shove can after can of drinks into its ‘mouth.’ For some reason, she found it rather cute.
It suddenly dawned on her that she wasn’t really afraid of the monster in front of her anymore.
The fear and despair she felt when encountering monsters earlier had now relaxed.
Thinking about the strength this Tentacle Monster had shown along the way and its protective actions, she instead felt a strong sense of security.
Even though it was also a Tentacle Monster, it was completely different from those other monsters.
Watching it eat like this, it really is cute~ Like a pet…
Why is this girl smiling again?
Nagumo grumbled internally while replenishing his energy, completely unaware he was being viewed as a pet.
After watching the large, fleshy orb in front of her for a while, Natsumi spoke up.
“Um, since you can communicate, could you talk to me?
I’m really curious about your origins.”
“Why are you different from the monsters around here?
Where did you come from?”
Nagumo thought for a moment, then raised his phone, tapped a few times, and placed it in front of her.
“You really want me to do bad things to you like those monsters?
If you want, I can fulfill your wish, you little pervert.”
“Eh?
Eh eh?”
Natsumi abruptly took two steps back, covering her chest with both hands, her face showing annoyance and shame.
The girl’s delicate, pretty face flushed red, and she stamped her foot in anger.
“No, I’m not a pervert!
I was just curious, I don’t want to… do that kind of thing at all!!”
“Curiosity killed the cat.
Don’t ask.”
Ugh!!
Natsumi gnashed her teeth.
This guy was really annoying… But when she talked to him, it didn’t feel like she was communicating with a monster at all; it felt like playful banter between humans.
It was so strange.
“At least, tell me your name, right?
Do you have a name?”
“Actually, I don’t have a name,” Nagumo had originally intended to reply, but he paused, looking at Natsumi’s beautiful and vibrant appearance.
Finally, he typed a few words: “Nagumo.”
He actually had a name… Nagumo?
It didn’t sound like a monster’s name at all.
This Tentacle Monster was really strange.
A vague idea sparked in the girl’s mind.
When she pressed him with other questions, Nagumo stopped responding, which made Natsumi a bit frustrated.
Whoosh—
She reached out to snatch her phone back, but Nagumo lightly lifted his tentacles, dodging her.
She huffed, “You, that’s my phone!
Give it back to me!”
“It’s mine now,” Nagumo turned and walked away.
Taking the phone wasn’t just for communication; it was also to check online information.
However, he searched for a long time and found that it was very similar to his original Earth, and he found nothing else.
“Wait for me—”
Natsumi quickly caught up.
Her phone had been taken, and although she mumbled about it on the surface, she wasn’t angry inside.
She just watched him play with the phone, his skilled movements touching the screen, and her mouth twitched wildly.
This Tentacle Monster… was truly peculiar.
Having replenished his energy, Nagumo decided to continue his monster-hunting plan.
The number of monsters on the playground had decreased; they must have entered the teaching building.
Nagumo thought for a moment and walked towards the central courtyard.
“Ah——————!!!!”
As soon as they entered the central courtyard, a terrified scream came from upstairs.
Natsumi, who was following behind Nagumo and relying on him, shivered.
Her clear, jewel-like eyes narrowed sharply.
“That voice, it’s Touka-chan!”
Touka-chan?
“She’s my friend…” Matsubara Touka, the younger sister of my Childhood friend Matsubara Houichi.
Was she in danger?
Natsumi watched Nagumo fling off the monster remains from his tentacles, then looked up along the direction of his tentacles and was instantly dumbfounded.
She saw a giant worm monster crawling on the wall of the teaching building, its tentacles dancing, and its disgusting anus-like mouth was quite repulsive.
It clearly wasn’t a mere cannon fodder like the zombie tentacles.
The huge worm monster clinging to the window was grotesque and terrifying, like a creature crawled out of hell.
To be honest, Nagumo himself was a monster, but he still found that thing even more disgusting.
Not to mention Natsumi beside him; the girl’s face was pale, and she covered her cherry lips, suppressing the urge to vomit and gag.
“Wh-what is that…?”
Compared to the Tentacle Monster beside her, that thing was even more disgusting and made her feel more physically ill!
In the infirmary on the second floor, Matsubara Touka, who was resting on the bed, was unaware of the chaos happening in the school.
Because of her frail health, she could only rest on the infirmary bed today.
Her orange hair was tied into a ponytail draped over her shoulder, and her delicate face, perfect features, and gentle, weak demeanor gave her the air of a sickly beautiful girl.
She possessed outstanding charm.
However, such delicate and weak beautiful girls often met tragic ends.
Now, a terrifying threat had arrived.
Matsubara Touka, who heard the commotion outside but remained oblivious, slowly got out of bed, put on her indoor slippers, and pulled back the curtain beside the bed.
Her pupils instantly constricted to the size of pinpricks.
A huge worm monster was clinging to the window outside, its disgusting, enormous body emitting a foul stench.
Its tentacles swayed, and that eerie, abyssal mouth was aimed at the girl.
Matsubara Touka’s face was pale with terror, devoid of color.
“Wh-what is this…?”
Tentacles extended and writhed from its body.
The orange-haired girl with a ponytail, her hands and feet trembling, watched helplessly as a tentacle reached out to her, seemingly examining her up close.
“No, don’t… don’t come any closer!!”
Bang————
“Touka?!!!!”
The infirmary door was burst open.
Matsubara Houichi, who rushed in belatedly, felt his heart nearly stop.
His younger sister was bound by that huge monster.
His head heated up, and he lunged forward recklessly, “Let go of Touka!!!!”
Bang!
Tentacles wrapped around Matsubara Houichi.
In front of this monster, he had no ability to resist.
“Brother…”
Matsubara Touka’s eyes welled with tears as she watched her helpless brother lying on the ground.
Fear and despair were spreading.
She had a premonition that she would experience the most painful moment of her life here and closed her eyes in terror.
The next moment, the restraints on her body were suddenly loosened, and she fell.
What?
“GAAAAAAAA——————!!!!”
The girl who fell to the ground opened her eyes, staring blankly at the severed tentacles and the roaring, howling worm monster.
Not only her, but Matsubara Houichi behind her and a girl with a bow and arrow who had just arrived were also stunned.
“Touka-chan!
Matsubara Houichi!” Natsumi was thrown inside.
“…Natsumi?!”
What’s going on?