I Became a Tentacle Monster Blooming in the Academy Garden 174

## Chapter 174 – A Peaceful Lair (2)

“Kyaruruk!!”

“Try to catch me~!!”

Another peaceful day in the lair.

Unfortunately, they couldn’t enjoy this peace outside, so the two girls were making the most of it here.

And there was a large figure watching the girls with a pleased smile.

“Eee! Ah! My hair!!
My hair!! Aaaaah!!”

One of the girls, who had bent down and gotten her hair tangled in a tree root, burst into tears. Watching her, the figure with four legs made a rustling sound as it stealthily crept up behind her.

It was a textbook example of a hunter, both secretive and nimble.

“I caught you!!”

“Eeeing… I got caught…”

“Your hair is causing trouble.
Come, sit here.”

Carefully untangling the girl’s hair from the tree root, she gently bent her legs and had the girl sit on them.

Then, stroking the tangled hair, strand by strand, she began to braid the girl’s hair, a look of longing on her face.

“This way, it won’t get in the way…”

“Wow…!! Pretty…!!”

The other girl, watching the scene like a student watching a skilled instructor, exclaimed with admiration. Leah then sat her on her other leg and began to braid her hair as well.

She used to do this often.

When they first met, Yoonmei braided her long hair.

And when Yoonmei grew her hair out, she was finally able to braid Yoonmei’s hair in return, those days of us.

Like the two restless girls before her, the two spider girls back then were always rambunctious.

But at those times, they would simply show each other their backs in silence, enjoying the sensation of their hair and the touch of each other’s hands with happy expressions.

“I’m pretty now!! I’m a princess!!”

“Hehe… Yes.
Beautiful princesses…”

“Leah Unni will be a princess too!!”

“Ah…? Me…? Me too…?”

Leah, watching the girls climb off her legs and onto her spider abdomen, giggling, broke out in a cold sweat.

Eventually, Leah’s hair, with stray strands and tangled braids, was untangled by Phina, who had been desperately trying to hold back her laughter upon seeing it.

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“I’m bored……”

Vivian had gone on an errand for Enic and bought some animal meat, which Leah was tearing into like ribs. She was holed up in the cozy love nest she had newly furnished on the fourth floor, leaning against the wall.

The time was now past dinner and into the night.

After the children, who had exhausted their energy playing with Leah, returned to the residential area, she had nothing to do but laze around at home.

Dozens of feet below, the colony members were moving leisurely, their pace especially slow at night.

And in the research lab of the Parasites, where they had gathered several glowing bugs, whether fireflies or something else, to provide light, the moans of a female beastman, enjoying the pleasure of being an experimental subject, echoed faintly as always.

‘I didn’t think I’d have so little to do……’

If this were outside, she would be hiding in a lair, waiting for prey to pass by, spending thrilling moments filled with tension.

But as he had promised, he was truly providing for her, and she could eat as much of the soft, chewy meat he brought as she wanted. There was nothing for her to hunt.

Even if a passing female beastman appeared, she couldn’t just catch and eat her. And what would she do with the colony members who were casually strolling around the fourth floor as if it were their own living room?

‘Honestly, those guys don’t taste good…
I wouldn’t want to eat them even if I had to…’

“Human meat is the best,” she muttered to herself, nodding. But in the end, she couldn’t overcome her boredom by talking to herself.

As she continued to do nothing but eat and stay warm, she couldn’t help but start to feel restless.

‘Where is that guy… what is he doing……
He hasn’t even shown his face since the day before yesterday……
Didn’t he say he would provide for me…?’

Of course, he was actually providing for her very well, but Leah couldn’t help but feel disgruntled due to her heightened expectations and boredom.

Then, something she had been thinking about came to mind: a smooth, squishy, thick tentacle.

As soon as she thought of it, her body trembled involuntarily, and she finally realized why she was feeling so bad.

‘… I guess… I’m in heat……’

A safe home where she didn’t have to worry about intruders, and an abundance of food piled up so she could eat as much as she wanted.

And providing all of that was a male who, while not an Arachne, was attractive and gallant enough.

Just as Yoonmei had changed after meeting Fey, was she also changing because of such an encounter?

‘Those two couldn’t find happiness…’

By bearing the blessing of a child, they had instead driven themselves to death due to a lack of food.

But their end was ultimately her responsibility as well, and she still hated herself so much that she shuddered whenever she thought of their last moments.

However, she had already poured out her will towards them with all her heart.

From the time she wandered aimlessly through the wasteland after losing both of her precious friends, to this very moment.

Accepting the divine punishment she had been given, atoning and shuddering through all that time.

The conclusion that the result of that didn’t necessarily have to be her death may have been for this very moment.

‘I’ll reach you someday.’

I’ll go. But not yet.

I’ll receive more punishment and then go to you.

After I achieve the things that you, who have already left, dreamed of and wanted to do, I’ll follow you.

‘Even if I’m not forgiven when we meet again…’

Selfish and greedy me.

I made my friends die in the name of helping them, and eventually fell into the depths of despair myself.

Would it hurt you, who couldn’t be happy until the end, if I said that I am so happy now?

‘I’m sorry. I don’t think I can live like that.
Don’t you do this… okay……?’

Would you, who couldn’t wholeheartedly bless me for finding a male to be happy with, eventually tell me that I don’t deserve it?

“When I think about it…
You were worried about me…
Until the very end……”

In her belly, the heart that was spreading blood throughout her body was pounding faster and faster.

‘Right now… I don’t want to be alone……’

She wanted someone to be by her side.

To help her overcome this feeling, to not suffer alone in the loneliness that reminded her of the time she spent with you.

To comfort herself, a prisoner who had locked herself in the prison of her heart, and to help her overcome this moment of suffering.

She wanted the person who came to mind to stay by her side.

Even in this moment of longing.

Knowing that wanting him to understand that was also greed.

‘Is he… alive……?’

“Then… am I supposed to be dead……?”

‘No, it’s just that it’s been a while since I saw your face…
And I have a report about the tunnels…’

“Come in here.”

‘Huh? I can just say it from here?’

If a miracle like this were to happen, she could once again remember how happy she was.

“Don’t argue and just…!!
Come in here…!!”

‘Uh oh!! Hey!! The tentacle’s gonna break…!!
Be gentle… just a second!!
What’s wrong with you…!! Did you eat something wrong…?
Aaaah!! Aaaaaaaah!!’

In the home of the beautiful and deadly female hunter, who had finally succeeded in snatching a naive prey that had poked its face into the entrance of her home after a long wait.

As if to finally be rewarded for all that time, the happy voice of the happy female spider, who had succeeded in her hunt, was leaking out little by little, sounding somewhat lewd.

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Hair as red as flames, burning with passion, and a cool, cute forehead that became more endearing the more you looked at it.

Sharp fangs that felt a bit menacing, but gave the impression of being completely non-threatening when you looked at them closely, and red lips with a deep crimson hue covering them.

Four pairs of long, slender legs that were smooth in a different way from tentacles.

A plump belly that would surely feel wonderful to hug, thanks to its fluffy fur.

Ah, of course, I’m talking about the spider part of her belly.

The human part of her belly was slender, with firm abs that stretched out in an 11 shape, making her a prime example of a healthy beauty.

Right now, Leah’s body, which was hugging one of my thick tentacles as if it were a Dutch wife, was covered in sticky white fluid that she hadn’t cleaned or washed off, and was giving off a sweet scent, as she had fallen asleep exhausted.

I was surprised from the moment she suddenly ran at me with burning eyes, like a female spider hunting for prey, and I was dragged into her house without even being able to react.

How could I have known that I would end up exploring her beautiful and alluring body, as she tore apart the spiderwebs that served as her clothes?

It was Leah who was taking off her clothes and becoming naked, but why was I, like prey standing before a predator, feeling even more nervous?

I should have realized it when she dragged me into her house from the beginning.

It was obvious that she was in heat, just like the beastmen, and I was the sacrificial offering to relieve that heat.

Although Enic is not a creature that can be squeezed out in various cases and situations.

But lately, I’ve been feeling like the number of creatures that can squeeze me out is increasing, and I wonder if it’s just my imagination that my new pride, born as Enic, is being subtly chipped away, let alone as a man.

‘She used to hate even being touched…
Is this the horror of being in heat……’

And so, after pretending to be awkward and scared, and enjoying everything to the fullest, it was a fruitful night where I even deliciously enjoyed the Arachne’s brand new eggs.

My belated complaints, which came only after everything was done, continued throughout the night.

Even as I unknowingly wiggled the tentacle that was being hugged tightly in Leah’s arms, feeling good.

‘The lair is peaceful today too……’

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