I Became a Tentacle Monster Blooming in the Academy Garden 250

## Chapter 250 – Counterattack (1)

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The series of events that occurred at the Academy continued to resonate significantly, even several days later.

The finest educational institution, established and operated by royal decree, and through which countless nobles had passed.

The fact that such a prestigious and rigorous place had been thoroughly ransacked by individuals whose identities were, ‘for the time being,’ unknown.

It wasn’t that the Academy was desperately trying to deny its mistakes and conceal the truth; on the contrary, they seemed to be reflecting on their own complacency, having grown lazy due to their sanctified status over the years.

Nevertheless, negative rumors about the Academy spread throughout the royal capital with unexpected speed, as if they had sprouted wings.

“The Daily Groden… 『St. Flansina Academy… Is This Okay?…』… Haa… Those tabloid reporters… A monster incident occurred, yet the Academy is the only place where casualties were minimized…!!”

“The financial damage caused by this incident is not negligible. Our finances were already strained, and now this is the last straw.”

“And that’s not all. Rumor has it in social circles that a hearing might be held. Private donations and minor support for the Academy have already been cut off. The loss of the Academy’s authority is hitting us hard…”

“Has anything been discovered? Something that could reverse the situation…”

“Not yet… And… I don’t think we can turn this around. Our failure to be robbed by mere street thugs is clear… We have no choice but to reflect on our past failures and rebuild our image from scratch.”

Despite the abundance of evidence left behind, the crucial piece was missing.

Even in a meeting with the deans to discuss future actions, the atmosphere was grim.

Charlotte’s lips were tightly pressed together, her expression subtly twisting in frustration at being unable to name a suspect due to the lack of concrete evidence, despite knowing who the mastermind behind the incident was.

As a result, the Academy was left in a difficult position, like being bitten by a rabid dog without being able to retaliate.

Despite being a society dominated by the aristocracy, the reason why the Academy, run by the high-ranking noble Charlotte, couldn’t forcibly exercise public authority in this matter was due to the basic principle of being a neutral and fair educational institution, and not being able to accuse Laratina without any proof.

If the Academy’s image were to be further tarnished by such an action, it would plummet the Academy’s current standing to rock bottom.

Even the members of the security police department who arrived after receiving the report were profusely apologetic to her, bowing their heads and conducting the investigation to the best of their abilities, but Laratina’s cover-up was so perfect that they couldn’t find any connection.

“We’ve checked the identities of the deceased, but apart from being connected to the ‘back alleys’—day laborers, homeless people, thugs—there’s no apparent relationship between them.”

“What about tracing the magical residue at the scene? We could find their tracks that way…!!”

“The magical residue left at the scene makes it impossible to determine the facts of what happened outside of the scene. Moreover, as we trace the residue back, it becomes weaker and more complex in crowded areas… It’s difficult to approach the investigation in this way.”

“So… does that mean we can’t uncover anything at all…?”

“I’m sorry… but I’ll do my best as much as possible.”

Charlotte, concealing her disappointment at the investigator’s polite apology, eventually turned away and dismissed him with a subtle hint.

“Thank you. Well, I have things to do soon.”

“Yes, if you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to… Ahem… Then, I’ll take my leave.”

After dismissing the investigator from her office and gazing out the window for a moment, Charlotte’s eyes were filled with a sense of futility, as if she couldn’t see ahead.

But then, spotting something outside the window, she slowly began to walk towards the door through which the investigator had left.

Passing through the hallway, which was deserted after the end of school, she climbed up and down the stairs for a while.

Before she knew it, she was outside the building, walking along the Academy’s streets, continuing to move forward.

Eventually, her steps led her to a small, peaceful flower garden.

As if nothing had happened at the Academy, the flower garden bloomed just as it always had.

In that place, a large flower was displaying its presence, looking down as if watching the setting sun.

Feeling as if the flower was looking down at her, Charlotte gazed at it for a moment before lightly stepping over the fence of the flower garden.

Walking into the center of the small flower garden, she stood in front of the flower that was looking down at her and slowly began to lower herself.

Eventually, she gently sat on the grass, and then slowly laid her upper body down on it, revealing a red sky dyed with the sunset before her eyes.

And with the flower occupying the upper corner of her vision, peacefully looking down at her, perhaps a memory came to mind.

Charlotte, slightly shifting her gaze to look at it, pursed her lips and tightly closed her eyes.

‘I… I’m working hard… But… it’s… hard now… I… what should I do now…? I’m scared… I can’t anymore…’

The girl, suppressing her rough breaths and the emotions rising to her throat, pressed her mouth tightly with both hands.

Her stifled cries, looking into the event horizon of the incident in her place of memories, spending time buried within it.

Unlike her usual confident self, she looked so weak, lonely, and fragile.

Even the large flower guarding her side gently swayed its head in the wind, as if comforting her.

‘If that’s the case, why is there a sign that says 『No Entry. Keep off the grass』…’

Of course, the real flower didn’t have such thoughts.

I’ve noticed that she’s been coming to the flower garden more often lately, and now she’s here filming a melodrama. My feelings are complicated as I look down at the girl, but.

That doesn’t mean that I can understand the girl’s heart, not knowing her circumstances.

‘She’ll catch a cold if she sleeps here.’

Of course, as a student of St. Flansina Academy at such a young age, and also holding the position of chairwoman, she must have her own worries and troubles.

Just as I, as a monster blooming in the flower garden, have my own struggles, can she, as a human, and especially as a high-ranking noble, be free from them?

‘That’s right… Maybe I’m the one who’s more comfortable…’

I can live by putting up walls against everyone and hiding as a loner.

But that’s why I’m even more desperate for human warmth, and now I can’t feel comfortable without someone’s warmth.

The roots beneath the green grass gently moved, approaching Charlotte.

Soon, the roots gently touched Charlotte’s pocket, slipped something inside, and quickly disappeared into the ground.

Perhaps feeling something in her pocket, the girl groped her side with her hand, and then took out a letter with a tree-shaped seal from her pocket.

“Ah…”

With a bewildered expression, she gently tore the seal of the letter and began to read the contents, holding it up to the dim evening sunset.

As she read the letter, her eyes widened without her realizing it.

Perhaps not understanding the situation, she looked around her, searching for the person who had put the letter in her pocket.

Charlotte then clutched the letter in her hand to her chest as if it were precious, and quickly got up and ran towards her office.

‘Well, the enemy of my enemy is my friend, right?
I guess that’s okay.’

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The incident at the Academy was over, but the need to constantly do one’s job without rest was probably the sorrow of every working person.

“You’ve come to see Yulia?
Of course. You can meet her right away?”

“Prepare bathwater in room 15.
Get the cleaning ready quickly too.”

Of course, it could be said that a life that has become more fulfilling than in the past is having a positive impact.

“Hngaaa…!! Jajii…!! Jajiiitt…!!”

“O… Oppaaa…!! If you keep poking just there…!! Hiyaaatt♡”

“Give me lots of Teacher’s baby juice…♡
Aang!! Inside meett…!! So muucch……♡”

“Hngatt…!! A… are you trying to… impregnate meee…?
N… no way… Hngik…!! Noot… Ugeeett……♡”

‘Everyone’s working hard.
They’ve improved a lot, even just by looking at them…’

The henyas now exuded a considerable amount of ‘female’ allure and sensuality.

Even the 말투 and acting that seemed a bit awkward at first had improved significantly, and now they were showing skills comparable to AV actresses.

Not only were they making fake moans when being poked by a man’s dick, but they were also pretending to go by trembling to boost a man’s ego.

Some of them even put on a more realistic performance, drooling and making choked sounds as if they were out of their minds while being penetrated.

Of course, this was also the result of Vivian and Aurora’s passionate training.

Seeing the henyas following so well, accepting men’s desires, and even perfectly mastering the art of seducing men, Vivian couldn’t help but feel good.

Moreover, nobles had recently started to visit Floraz.

Of course, mega-customers like high-ranking nobles didn’t come, but as nobles who hadn’t yet become heads of their families started to visit, sales also increased accordingly.

Of course, their tastes were more fixed than expected, so they needed ordinary human women rather than beastkin females, and Floraz had already secured enough of these to meet their needs.

“Eumut…!! Hueup……!! A… Aeuuu…
You can’t open it theree…!!
N… Nooo… That’s dirty… Ungiitt……♡”

A purple-haired girl with a lot of shame, to the point where it could be considered innate.

In some ways, she was the most beautiful of the prostitutes working at Floraz, and she was expressing her embarrassment by twisting her waist as a man spread her pussy wide and shoved his tongue inside.

Similar to her younger sister, she was a sexy body that writhed in ecstasy every time she was violated.

“D… don’t put that in…
G… Gentlemen don’t do that to… ladies…!!”

“Who’s a gentleman and who’s a lady?
Hmph! Look at this bitch’s tight pussy…!!”

“Heuit…!! Heungut!! Ahheuk!! Aaa…
D… don’t stir it inside… Aaaang…♡”

Yet, maintaining a shyness that always felt new, Marie, the shy girl, seemed to be the woman who best sniped the tastes of nobles who were always proud and liked to bully others.

If a man were to indulge in her honey-dripping pussy even once, and see her genuinely embarrassed by her depravity with innocent eyes…

It was only natural that he would want to defile her over and over again, and make her carry his seed in that innocent yet lewd body full of charm.

As a result, she had received several offers to take her as a concubine while she was working.

But the noble lady herself, who was hiding her identity, didn’t want it…

In the end, Marie was spending her days coming to Floraz after school every evening, making what she thought were shameful moans on the familiar bed in the familiar room.

Thanks to that, she was earning quite a lot of money, and she was happy that she could provide for her younger sister without any shortage.

Anyway, as the manager of Floraz, the new workplace for the henyas, she seemed to be in a particularly good mood today, having given her rival Laratina a taste of her own medicine.

“You seem to have a lot of leeway now, Madam.”

“Madam? That’s an aging title.”

“Let’s just say it means you look reliable.”

“You didn’t come here to joke around, did you?
Is there something you want to say?
Or do you want a report on the operation?”

At the words of the playboy who suddenly came up to her with a mop on his shoulder, Vivian narrowed her eyes as much as his slit eyes, responding to him.

“I heard that Laratina has recently suffered a setback.
Of course, it’s not a failure that will make her falter, but maybe now is the timing.”

“Timing?”

But at his tempting words, Vivian perked up her ears, waiting for his answer to continue.

“I’m talking about the business expansion you wanted.
Recently, Floraz has secured a large number of regulars in the back alleys.
Your beastkin females are phenomenal talents that many people are enthusiastic about, beyond just their tastes.
Thanks to that, the number of new customers seems to be gradually increasing.
So, it’s about time to expand our territory.”

He told her that she needed to be restrained not long ago.

Zevi, who had been skeptical and cautious about business matters, was recommending business expansion to her.

“As you said, we don’t have the power to expand our business recklessly yet, do we?”

Hearing his words, Vivian carefully thought about various things in her head, and then asked him a question.

Hearing her words, Zevi shrugged his shoulders and quietly said to Vivian.

“I’m not saying to compete with Laratina from the start.
We can’t do that, and if we challenge her head-on, we’ll most likely be crushed.
But… it means that the time has come to move.”

“The time has come to… move…?”

Was it just her imagination that Zevi seemed to be beating around the bush?

Vivian, who had been agonizing for a long time with her increasingly sophisticated intuition and sharp judgment, momentarily exclaimed at his straightforward words that followed.

“The small cartels in the back alleys.
We’re going to have a conquest war with them.
A foundation to build up a force to stand against Laratina.
Let’s start preparing that from now on.”

“Ah…”

Leaving the comfortable den, her own kingdom where she was revered like a queen, and stepping into the back alleys where slander and intrigue were rampant, and finally facing this moment.

As the anticipation that she had thought would come someday became a reality, her eyes widened.

“But, you should know. This is war.
From the moment we start moving forward, retreat will be impossible.
Please keep that in mind.
In that sense, I’ll entrust my subordinates to you.”

“I don’t need them.”

“How arrogant.”

Zevi, tilting his head at Vivian’s firm words, was trying to find something as he looked into Vivian’s deep blue eyes.

Vivian, unshaken by his provocative words, simply chuckled and scribbled something on the parchment of the list she was holding, handing it to Zevi.

“No, I’m just confident.
In that sense… here… take it.
I’ll let our girls take a group vacation in three days.
It won’t take long.”

Zevi, turning around and waving his hand, showing the parchment he had received, disappeared somewhere.

“A group vacation… I’ll send you a recommendation for a good resort later.”

Vivian, smiling at his words that were gradually fading away, seemed to be going to handle another matter as the conversation was over.

“Haha… I won’t need the recommendation.
You seem to have big dreams, but we’ll have to see.
At least for now… it’s very interesting…”

Walking down the hallway with the sound of footsteps, a small exclamation and a hollow laugh flowed out of Zevi’s mouth as he properly began to read the parchment he had received.

“Let’s see if you can break through that impregnable fortress.”

Soon, the parchment he threw into the air disappeared somewhere as if someone had intercepted it before it fell to the ground.

Only a quiet silence lingered in the deserted hallway of Floraz, which was soon to be empty.