Chapter 1 Journey's Start

Lin Mo's side, the well-fed Empress patted her little tummy, slumped in her little chair, dangling her small feet.

Kaka dutifully perched on the armrest, while Little Snow played the role of a little maid pushing the chair.

"Kaka, summon a king beast cub, I don't want to move. I'm useless."

Full and satisfied, she wanted to sleep.

"..."

Riding on the back of the king beast cub, Lin Mo enjoyed the cool breeze, squinting his eyes, content.

Something in the seawater below was not so lucky.

Shimada had been happily swimming in the sea, reveling in his narrow escape, when he was suddenly hijacked by this unknown ghostly thing.

"Damn it! Why is there such a huge monster in the shallow waters here!"

Shimada cursed frantically. It was like kindergarten had just let out, and he was kidnapped by a creepy uncle.

This ghostly thing was incredibly tough. His long sword could cut the tentacles, but it was difficult, and the octopus monster's regenerative ability was ridiculously good. The freshly cut wound was almost healed before he could even pull the sword out.

"This can't go on, I'll be dead if this keeps up."

Right now, he had to get out of the sea as soon as possible. Once in the air, the octopus wouldn't be able to reach him, right? Thinking this, Shimada looked up, only to feel a wave of helplessness. It was all tentacles, too many to count.

"What kind of twisted x-p does it take to grow into this shape!"

But the situation didn't allow him to think much. Even if he got hurt, he had to escape.

"Oh! Good hit! Yes, entangle him! Oh dear! Grab his weakness, ah! That's the weak spot!"

"Go behind! Oh dear, it only has two hands, use more hands, attack from the front and back! See how he defends!"

"Oh, well done! Yes, strike while the iron is hot! Stuff it in his mouth! Sounds so awful, what a buzzkill."

The Empress, full of food and nothing to do, pointed and gesticulated excitedly. Kaka carefully made micro-adjustments, constantly changing the octopus's attack method according to the Empress's wishes.

Shimada was suffering. The monster, which had been honorable in martial virtue, had become increasingly lewd for some reason, to the point of being sinister.

His intestines were turned inside out!!

Was that a place to just enter casually? Normally, anyone who got poked there would want to pull it out instinctively, but these weren't ordinary tentacles, covered with dense suckers. Small didn't mean non-existent.

So, between the tough tentacle and the soft internal organs, the internal organs naturally buckled under the pressure and were turned inside out in one go.

Shimada's face was ashen. The tense battle left him no time to care about the flowers that had been forced out, fighting with a little tail dangling. It was too outrageous!

He was both anxious and angry. When had he ever suffered such humiliation!?

"Ugh!"

In desperation, he was accidentally strangled by a tentacle around his neck, followed by a dense mass of tentacles, wrapping him up like a dumpling.

"Ugh~! Don't come over! Ah!"

In front of Shimada, the tentacle that had clearly breached his defenses was waving back and forth near his mouth, and he could even see some snow~ that hadn't fallen off.

He gritted his teeth. This concerned his last bit of dignity, and he absolutely couldn't let it be breached!

Lin Mo couldn't stop laughing on the back of the king bug cub. "Heh heh heh, this is too much fun. But, don't dogs eat snow?"

He frowned.

Kaka was stunned. A data comparison of the two species flashed through his mind. Something was wrong, but the Empress had the final say. He would listen to the Empress.

Little Tentacle: ORA ORA!

The tentacles binding Shimada loosened a little, followed by a sharp stinging sensation from his tail end. But Shimada still gritted his teeth, unable to make a sound. From what he had learned, if he opened his mouth, it would immediately be stuffed full of this thing!

But, as the pain passed, something soft went in. The sensation was clear, a little itchy, a little painful, and his mind went blank.

Lin Mo watched the scene with interest, arms crossed. Thinking with his chest, Lin Mo knew that Kaka was orchestrating the plot.

Compared to the happy Lin Mo, Shimada was miserable.

Consciousness: What are you doing, Shimada! Wake up! That's snow! You can't eat it! It's disgusting! Bitter and astringent! It'll stick to your throat. Do you want to try it a second time!

Instinct: Aba, aba, hee hee, delicious, eat it quickly, or it'll get cold and hard, hard to bite, and easy to choke on.

Consciousness: Bullshit! I'm a person! A person! How could I! How could I! …But maybe, I could try it. The meaning of life lies in trying new things.

Instinct: Eat! Big bites! Now is the best time!

Shimada's eyes became increasingly dim, confused, and empty. Consciousness was fading, and instinct was gradually taking over.

"Hee hee… delicious…"

"…"

The Empress silently covered her forehead, glaring at Kaka. She had just finished eating! Watching such a heavy-flavored thing made her stomach churn and her face turned pale.

Kaka: Blank——

(.;ﾟ;:益:;ﾟ;.)

Crap! He forgot to reverse the pressure! He was doomed!