I Became a Tentacle Monster Blooming in the Academy Garden 230

## Chapter 230 – What I Desire (3)

If you were to ask someone, they would surely say she looked to be in a very good mood today.

Indeed, just looking at the silver-white being walking behind her was enough to make the eyes of those who saw it widen in amazement.

The sight of the Stella Wolf, about the size of a large dog, strolling behind Carla was truly unique, giving off an almost dreamlike feeling.

Its fur, which should have been a dark indigo color, shone with a silver-white hue that perfectly captured the metallic feel. The fur itself was faithfully reproduced, allowing one to feel its softness despite being metal.

“Come here!”

As if unaware of the attention it was drawing, the creature nonchalantly walked along until Carla called out. It then leaped onto her shoulder with a cheerful bound, transforming into a round, squishy slime.

Having shrunk from the size of a basketball when the magic circle was first inscribed to about the size of a small bowling ball, the creature could compress its body down to the size of a fist when pushed to its limit.

Making full use of the fluidity and instability of its molecular structure as a liquid, it was a truly innovative mechanical lifeform that deserved to be called “versatile.”

“Carla!! What is that?
What is ittt!! It’s so cuteee!!”

“Can I hold it?
Kyaaaa!! It’s so squishyyy!!”

As the squishy liquid metal slime bounced on Carla’s shoulder, cute screams erupted from the mouths of the female students passing by.

“Wait… that’s metal… liquid metal…?
How did they process this…!! This is impossible…!!”

“More than that, how did they program it?
There’s no way to do something like this with liquid metal…!!”

“Liquid… slime……
Pos…… sible……!!”

“What’s possible, you crazy bastard!!”

Moreover, some people approached, looking at its functional significance.

Even though Carla was already somewhat of a celebrity at the school, she now captured people’s attention every time they saw her, and she was filled with pride from the unexpected praise.

But there was someone who flicked her forehead.

– Flick

“Hngh!!”

“I heard from Professor Eloise, Carla.
It’s not fully adjusted yet, is it?
You shouldn’t be taking it outside already, should you?”

Antonio, who was stern when it came to experiments and safety, even if the other party was Carla, had come to catch her, tears in his eyes.

In the end, Carla was dragged away by the ear, making whimpering noises as she was hauled back to the workshop.

For a week, Eloise neglected her own work to help adjust the liquid monster.

It seemed like quite a bit of attention for a mere student, but the reason for it soon became clear…

“Could I perhaps obtain some research data for future research and guidance?
Of course, I’ll make sure Carla is credited as the original discoverer.”

“Ah… no…!! The technology for drawing the magic circle belongs to the Department of Fusion Magic…!!
I just succeeded in a material experiment…
I’ll just think of it as a joint experiment…!!
Then I’ll organize the research data for you later!!”

“Thank you, Carla.
I’ll be sure to repay you?”

Although she had to grant a few requests, Eloise wholeheartedly adjusted the creature as Carla had asked.

If she could obtain research data on a new synthetic material with this much simple labor, it was a profitable deal for Eloise.

In addition, Carla’s words and actions, which focused on gaining favor rather than chasing glory, were a significant advantage for Eloise.

Although it was impossible to know for sure, Eloise’s expression, which had seemed to be full of thoughts since they first met, gradually brightened as she met Carla.

Of course, no one knew about the letter that periodically made Eloise meet Carla.

Thanks to this, like the saying “the good is good,” the creature’s adjustment, which took several days, came to a successful end.

Even the functions that Eloise added surprised Carla.

“Ehh… I… I don’t need a bottle opener……
Hiiiik…!! W… What is this, Professor……?”

“It’s a defensive spell that covers the body with magic-infused metal for the user’s safety.
For now, I’ve made it react automatically to external impacts…
The magic power quickly concentrates on the location where the impact is coming from.
Of course, it consumes magic power, but it will be able to block physical attacks to a certain extent.
And this is based on Barmhausen’s personal weapon, the crossbow…
It’s liquid metal, so it’s easy to transform, right?
So I added it as an extra.”

Carla, whose body was now covered in a glossy, silver-white liquid, resembled the Henia wearing Nemea.

The only difference was that while they wore sticky blue Nemea that sensually wrapped around their bodies, Carla’s appearance was pure and innocent white, and the metallic feel itself evoked the image of an iron woman.

“The test run was successful, and the wearing experiment is complete.
I think it’s enough for what Carla wanted?
It was an exciting job for the first time in a while, Carla.”

“Me too…!! Professor Eloise……
Thank you for taking the time out of your busy schedule…!!
It was a time when I could learn a lot…!!”

“I stayed up all night for months during Regulus.
The magic circles that had to be engraved on each part weren’t just one or two…
Thinking about it, Antonio tormented me a lot.
I think he made me more comfortable than that student. Ehehe!!”

“Ahahaha…… I’m sorry for my brother……
But I think Regulus became incredibly perfect thanks to that…!!
I don’t think I can make a machine like Regulus either…!!”

Carla, who was carefully looking at the thing covering her whole body, smiled and clenched her fists, which were softly gripped by the liquid metal.

It felt similar to wearing hydraulic armor.

The feeling that the strength of her whole body was being enhanced according to her movements seemed to be a pleasant thing for Carla, who had never fought properly in her life.

“Regulus… that’s right… that child was a good memory too…
So, Carla? What name are you going to give this child?”

At the unexpected question from Eloise, Carla stared down at the creature with a hesitant look.

She might already know the answer.

But if she went with the answer, it would seem like she hadn’t let go of her obsession.

If she abandoned the answer, she hated the emptiness of forgetting her memories.

As if understanding the girl’s complex emotions, Eloise subtly changed the subject.

“If you don’t have one yet, how about thinking about it slowly?
I was just asking, so you don’t have to worry about it.
Well, it seems like it’s done as Carla wanted…
As of today, I’ll officially finish the adjustment.”

“Hehet!! Waaaaa!!”

“You can take this child now.
Unless you consume a lot of magic power, you won’t need to recharge it separately…
Just in case, check the remaining amount of magic power often?”

Finally, with Eloise’s permission, Carla hugged the silver-white metal liquid monster and was about to leave Eloise’s lab.

But the moment she was about to leave, her body stopped, and her head slowly turned towards Eloise.

“Spider-kun… it’s Spider-kun……”

“Spider? The spider I know…?
But this child is a Stella Wolf…”

“It doesn’t mean much…!!
I just… want to remember something…
So… I…
wanted to call it that one more time…”

“If that’s enough, then it’s enough.
Then goodbye, Carla.
Take good care of Spider-kun?”

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Today, as always, I escorted Vivian to the brothel as part of the evening routine, managed the remaining females, and extracted their fluids. I realized it was almost time for a break and released them for a while.

During the remaining time, I once again headed to the women’s restroom on the first floor and moved Eloise, who had comfortably fainted and fallen to the floor.

I pushed an Enic larva into Eloise’s vagina, whom I had dragged to the second lair, and since it was break time, I was going to look around other places while waiting for the magic power collection to finish.

‘Why isn’t she in the workshop……?’

But how many things are there for me to see?

Yui said she was going back to the dormitory first because she had homework, so it was ambiguous to bother her, and Vivian, Lani, and Aurora were working, so it was the same.

In the end, I searched for Carla, the last remaining option, and the eyes of the spider that had awakened in the corner of the second floor of the workshop were slowly opening.

But the dimly lit workshop was already empty of people…

‘Did she already go back to the dormitory……?’

In the end, borrowing the senses of one of the Kernel Worms patrolling the workshop, I sensed the vibrations of the building and realized that someone was in the first-floor lounge.

‘Ah, maybe she’s trying to catch some sleep?’

But isn’t there something called a man’s romance?

A girl’s simple and secret private life, how can I resist this?

Carla seemed to be working hard on something with Eloise.

In order to find out what she was doing, I started crawling down to the first floor, hoping to find a clue.

The first-floor lounge is basically a personal space for Carla and her group.

That’s why a passage was installed so that they could go directly down from the second-floor workshop.

“Hmm…… It’s not working……”

But as I stuck to the wall of the stairs going down, the very moment I turned the corner where the view below was clearly visible.

As I heard the little murmur of the girl I was looking for, the spider that had finally found its target stopped.

‘What… am I looking at right now?’

If I had hands, no, before that, the problem is that I don’t have a head.

Anyway, having witnessed a scene that made me want to slap my forehead, I slapped my spider leg on my head instead, expressing my own fresh culture shock.

“L… Let’s eat……?”

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