I Became a Tentacle Monster Blooming in the Academy Garden 389

## Chapter 389 – Unintentional Intent (9)

“Why… What were you thinking…
What about the family? What does the Tang Clan say…!?”

“I told you to be quiet. It was my decision alone.
I didn’t plan to make a big deal out of it in the first place.”

“Here’s your Flam Grande course, madam.”

Yui, in a state of anxiousness, briefly glanced at the tableware being set as Hye-ryung gave her a reply with a gloomy expression that made it impossible to know what she was thinking.

And as soon as the waiter disappeared, she leaned forward, urgently asking Hye-ryung again.

“Why… Why did you do that?”

“It’s all… that man’s fault.”

“What do you mean…”

“I’m… I’m here!!
Waiting here like this…!!
And he’s still flirting with another woman like that…!!”

“Lo… Lower your voice!!
I’m sorry for the disturbance during the meal!! I’m sorry!!
Cover your face!! Quickly!!”

Even though there were partitions to some extent, the sound wasn’t completely blocked.

Yui, facing a situation where attention was focused on them due to Hye-ryung’s sudden outburst, slightly covered her face, stood up, and apologized to those around them.

Even the table where Lanie was sitting seemed to have taken an interest in the sudden noise, but fortunately, Yui’s quick response allowed her to calm the atmosphere down quickly.

Eventually, Yui, realizing what Hye-ryung’s words meant, slumped back into her chair and let out a soft groan.

‘…It’s gotten incredibly complicated……’

At least from her perspective, she could tell that Hye-ryung had been quite fond of Antonio, and they had been close enough to seem like they had feelings for each other as a couple.

Even Carla, who was close to her and spent every waking moment with her except during classes, had shown cute jealousy whenever she saw Hye-ryung, fearing that she would steal her brother away.

It was probably the same for Antonio as well.

No matter how weak men are to women, Antonio wasn’t the type of person who would be dragged around by Hye-ryung if he didn’t like her.

It would be reasonable to assume that Antonio also had some feelings for Hye-ryung.

The important thing was that, no matter what the exact problem was, their relationship had become twisted based on some kind of trigger.

In the midst of all that, Hye-ryung, unable to let go of her lingering feelings, must have been hovering around Antonio, just like she did at the restaurant today.

Then, seeing him enter a brothel with the delegation, she must have been blinded by jealousy and stormed in on the scene where the man and woman were about to share their love.

‘No… This is dangerous……’

Suddenly, Yui, reaching that point in her thoughts, swallowed hard and looked back and forth between her spider-filled belly and Hye-ryung.

‘The Mademoiselle incident is fading from memory, but…
But this time, Hye-ryung is almost suspected of being behind it…
If I can guess it, there’s no way others can’t…’

Yui had already heard about the Mademoiselle gas attack and the Henia poisoning incident from Vivian.

Yui, knowing the truth of what happened back then, didn’t condone Hye-ryung’s methods, but her heart wavered at the fact that it was done for their sake, so she quietly kept it to herself.

This time, another incident that seemed like an attack on Vivian occurred, and the culprit was once again Hye-ryung.

Moreover, all the members of the Den who smelled the same culprit, and even the tentacles that cherished them, were determined to catch the culprit, whose characteristics had been somewhat revealed this time.

If her identity were to be exposed in the midst of all that, there would no longer be a safe place for Hye-ryung in the royal capital.

‘She needs to run away right now…
If she really gets caught by them…
There won’t be a safe place in this royal capital anymore…’

As for herself, whether Enic’s tentacles violated every hole in her body, or whether she became someone who couldn’t live without tentacles, none of that would be a problem.

‘I was like that from the beginning…
But Hye-ryung…..’

If she were to be honest, she was already enjoying it, and she had to admit to herself that she was a lewd woman who now felt like it was a reward and sought out the Den on her own.

But Yui couldn’t bear the thought of someone around her living such a life, with no other options left.

She slightly raised her head again, looking at Hye-ryung with a gloomy expression.

“Hye-ryung, I’ll help you.”

It wouldn’t be easy for the proud Hye-ryung, but if she sincerely regretted her actions and asked for leniency, Enic, who was kind at heart, would surely forgive her.

If she was going to get caught anyway, Yui thought that she could at least defend her and help her from the side.

But at Hye-ryung’s following answer, Yui could only look at her lips with complex emotions.

“There’s no need.
I’ll… be going back soon.”

“Going back… To the Tang Clan?
Why? The academy hasn’t even… Ah!!”

“It’s a decision made by the ‘elders’ of the family.
There’s nothing I can do about it in my current position.
Well, I’ll get going now.
I’ll take care of the bill, so finish your meal.”

“Ah… No! I’m done eating!”

As Hye-ryung, with a bitter look in her eyes, slowly stood up from her seat, Yui hurriedly got up as well, as she saw Lanie and Antonio, who seemed to have finished their meal, getting up from their seats.

Going back to the Tang Clan.

If she left this Groden, left the royal capital, she could at least maintain a safe state for a while.

But Yui knew what she would have to give up for that safe state.

Yui, watching Antonio’s retreating figure as he disappeared outside with the sound of the doorbell ringing, couldn’t say anything more as she noticed Hye-ryung’s drooping shoulders.

“Now that we’ve eaten, I was thinking of taking a walk.
Would you mind if I joined you?”

“Do as you please.”

Yui easily obtained permission from Hye-ryung, who was frantically searching for Antonio’s figure as soon as they left the restaurant.

Yui awkwardly followed Hye-ryung as she quickly hid in the alleyway, carefully following Antonio and Lanie from behind.

“This! It’s trending in the royal capital these days!
Try wearing it! Like this!!”

“I’m not sure if it suits this uniform…
I’m not sure if it matches.”

“No way! It looks great on you!
It’s like adding a point with something like this?”

Antonio, flustered by Lanie’s compliments as she put an ornament like a trinket on his chest while they were looking around the street stalls together, inadvertently nodded his head.

Of course, Yui could feel Hye-ryung’s heart burning as she watched them from the side.

Yui, also feeling that Lanie’s eyes had become more profound than usual, couldn’t help but feel bewildered.

Similarly, Antonio, after quickly scanning the items on the street stall, picked up something and slowly raised it to Lanie’s head.

“Hmm… That’s like…
Lifting your head slightly…
Okay, that’s how you do it.
Good job! Good job!”

As his hand touched her head, Lanie placed her hand over his, as if covering it, and gently put on the hairpin he had chosen.

As Antonio put on the hairpin, Lanie twirled around in place, and then, as if she had discovered something, she laughed and put her hand on Antonio’s chest.

“Let’s change this too!
Anyone can tell this is for a woman, right?
A man should have something a little cooler, right?”

Yui, hearing the sound of Hye-ryung grinding her teeth as Lanie took off the butterfly-shaped pin that Antonio used to fasten his uniform cloak, which clearly showed who had given it to him, had to quickly grab Hye-ryung’s wrist tightly.

Even so, Yui, watching the scene with bitter eyes, followed Antonio and his group as they finished their business and headed somewhere else, pulling Hye-ryung, who was trembling in place, by the hand.

The last place they headed to.

“Welcome, sister!!”

“Oh!! A gentleman too…!!
You look very good together!
Then I’ll prepare the inside…!”

The couple was discovered by the Flora’s thugs guarding the entrance.

They seemed to be saying something to the boisterous thugs, but Yui couldn’t hear their voices as they were drowned out by the thugs’ loud chatter.

Just the sight of the two men and women blushing and glancing at each other.

As they eventually disappeared into Flora’s with calm steps, Yui turned around and found Hye-ryung, who had already collapsed to the ground, with a sense of weight felt from her hand, along with a thudding sound.

“Hye… Hye-ryung……”

“I just… want to go back.”

Was it because it was an extension of seeing everything to the end with her own two eyes?

Even though it was common sense that it wasn’t strange for a man to go to a brothel, it was a completely separate matter to be jealous of her man embracing another woman while leaving her behind.

And that person was none other than the proud and self-respecting Huji-gisu of the Tang Clan, a grand family that could do anything if they wanted to, who had walked the path of hegemony without even knowing her own emotions.

Hye-ryung’s body was trembling so much that Yui could feel it through her hand, to the point where it felt like she was exerting her patience to the limit for the first time.

‘Hye-ryung… You were serious…’

Although it hadn’t been long since they had known each other, at least Hye-ryung, as far as Yui knew, was not the type of person to sit down in despair like this, even if she was furious.

“Hye-ryung. Let’s get up.”

“Go first. I’ll just…
Stay here for a bit and go back…”

“Get up.”

Yui, pulling Hye-ryung’s hand with some difficulty and lifting her up, grabbed her and started moving forward.