I Became a Tentacle Monster Blooming in the Academy Garden 73

## Chapter 73 – Vacation and Footsteps

Suddenly, that thought struck me.

I rediscovered the very thing I had retrieved while kidnapping Yui, and with a sense of thrilling anticipation, I watched the large spider I had stashed away in a corner crawl towards me.

Originally, it had been raised like a pet in Karla’s house.

But no matter how I thought about it, its size was too conspicuous, so I had to switch it out.

‘I haven’t even touched this thing, so how did it get so big…? If it’s just old, shouldn’t the others be bigger too?’

Having experienced creating variations of the other spiders with Parasyte, this was even more incomprehensible.

I hadn’t done anything for this one, so how could a spider the size of a fist grow to the size of a basketball?

‘Thinking about it, just how big is Karla’s desk drawer…? Is it a fourth-dimensional pocket…?’

Shaking off the random thought that popped into my head, I began to observe the spider closely.

All I knew about it was that it had been sent to Karla.

And compared to the other spiders, its venom was strong enough to not just excite Yui, but actually knock her unconscious.

‘Did it just… grow?’

In a way, the effect itself wasn’t much different, it just got bigger.

‘But if that’s the case… it needs to be recharged too, right…? The seed is gone… What do I do…? Charging this thing will require a person…’

The small spiders were small enough to freely burrow into the vagina.

But a size bigger than a basketball…

‘Something like that… would definitely tear it if inserted…’

But the answer came more easily than expected. The spider, which had been blankly staring at me, turned its head towards the source of a moan coming from the side.

There were the unfortunate beastkin females, being thoroughly soaked by tentacles.

One of them, reaching the limit of her endurance, weakly let out a moan, and the spider thumped towards her, grabbing her lower body as if hunting prey.

‘Oh…’

The small spiders could only cling on, but since this one was so big, it could now grab and pull down the lower body.

It then pushed not only the clitoris but also the labia into its enlarged mouth, vacuuming them up. The female, caught and turned into prey, thrashed and screamed as if being torn apart.

“Hyaaak!! Nooo!!
No way…!! My crotch will explode!!”

I was momentarily startled by the violent wording, but I was relieved to see that it seemed like her head was exploding with fireworks rather than her vagina actually bursting.

She was crying her eyes out, and similarly, tears she shouldn’t be shedding were pouring out from below.

And the spider, having received it all without leaving a drop, simply threw the woman aside.

‘But why isn’t it spitting it out…?’

I was a little taken aback that the spider, with its belly full of delicious fluids, wasn’t planning on sharing the holy water with the tree root.

And soon, I began to understand the spider’s operating principle.

‘Ah… it’s digesting it itself…’

The spider’s mechanism wasn’t to deliver the fluids extracted from the female to the main body, but to digest them itself.

Unlike the previous spiders, which needed to recharge energy in the woman’s womb, this one seemed to sustain itself by finding and consuming its own food.

‘So, can this be considered a kind of evolution…?’

Thinking about Chao Xing’s Enic, I remembered that such large spiders did exist.

‘Back then, it was almost the size of a wild boar…? Does that mean it can still grow…?’

From what I had seen so far, this spider seemed to have undergone similar growth, which meant two things.

One, as I initially thought, was the case of artificially creating variations of the original colony members through Parasyte’s manipulation abilities.

And the other, as I now knew, was the case of having an original evolutionary path, growing through specific conditions.

The two giant Kernel Worms that were born during the special evaluation period, now peeking out from the tree root wall like cats and purring in unison, could also be considered evolutionary forms if you really thought about it.

The conditions for creating giant Kernel Worm evolutionary forms were probably just random mutations that occurred with low probability.

Or perhaps it was having a special mother with beastkin or similar factors give birth to them.

Similar to how the giant spider grew by directly drinking and digesting fluids, it must have certain conditions.

‘So, diversity…
As expected, Enic…
Is more amazing than I thought…’

Enic, which adapted to various situations by increasing the diversity of mutations, variations, and evolutionary forms through various directions, was indeed a great threat to humans, filling my mind with that thought.

‘But the moment it’s discovered, it’s basically fighting the whole world…’

The problem was that the threat could be resolved by the humans outside, even if it meant accepting some damage.

Suddenly, I remembered Chao Xing’s Enic, burning fiercely in blue flames.

There were only two ways for me to avoid becoming like Chao Xing’s Enic.

One was to never get caught, no matter what.

The other was to become strong enough to win even if I had to fight the whole world.

This was the time when I was laying the foundation.

In this period, as I uncovered the secrets of Enic, of myself, my heart was filled with a truly pleasant premonition.

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“I haven’t seen her in our dorm?
I haven’t really seen her recently either…
Could she have gone back to her family home?”

“Maybe clumsy Karla heard and forgot?
Don’t worry too much, Karla!!
Where could Yui have gone?”

“Uh-huh… I’ll look a little more… Thank you?”

Karla nodded dejectedly at the story of the two girls she met in the dorm hallway.

Today was already the third day.

That was the time that had passed since Yui, who said she would teach her about makeup, disappeared like smoke without a word.

Since it was vacation, there was no roll call in the dorm, so there was no risk of officially revealing Yui’s absence and suffering disadvantages, but Karla couldn’t help but worry about her disappearance without a word.

“Our medical and pharmaceutical departments sometimes have special seminars.
Right, we’ll let you know if we happen to run into her. See you later?”

“Yeah…!! See you later…”

Karla watched the two girls disappear down the hallway and returned to her room, sitting on the bed.

She stared blankly at Yui’s bed, where several dresses she had planned to wear to the social party were spread out, untouched since then, just in case.

“Where did you suddenly go… without a word…”

‘Was it something so urgent that you couldn’t even tell me…?
Or did I really just forget…?’

Karla, who had a good head for studying but often forgot things, couldn’t openly deny it because of her past record. She muttered to herself in a disgruntled voice and slowly got up from her seat.

“We were supposed to go to the social gathering that’s opening soon together…”

Karla walked across the room and stood in front of Yui’s bed, carefully folding and organizing the clothes scattered on it.

“You’ll be back before then, right…?”

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“Monehen, it’s your turn. To your position.”

“Thank you for your guidance…!!”

Even during vacation, the swordsmanship club couldn’t neglect their training in the dojo.

Likewise, countless students gathered as if it were a daily routine, swinging their swords or clashing wooden swords with each other. The professor, who took turns helping the students train, couldn’t be free from the routine either.

As Anne, holding a heavy wooden sword with steel embedded in it, bowed her head, the professor, with a tired expression, nodded and took a stance, signaling with his eyes that she could come at any time.

– Swish… Clang!! Clack!!

As soon as the signal was given, Anne quickly charged forward, the professor deflecting her two-handed strike with one hand.

“Kuh… Iyaaaat…!!”

In response, Anne quickly rotated the deflected sword in her hand by half a turn, using the rotational force of the sword swing to stab the sword held in reverse grip from behind her back as if she were flying.

“Stop… Your movements lack balance, Monehen…
Your creativity is excellent, but first be faithful to the basics…”

“Uwaaat…!!”

However, the professor’s sharp defense caught the reverse-grip sword, which had been hidden behind Anne’s body and stabbed towards his chest like a spray of bullets, with his bare hand, blade and all. The desperate attack was easily blocked.

“It’s good to stab like that, but if it gets caught like this, there’s no next time…
Were you planning to roll to the side? I can see it already…
I told you to keep your center of gravity low, who taught you to just roll around on the floor…?”

“This… it’s because it’s… Professor… that it doesn’t work…!!”

Rather, Anne, who was precariously hanging onto the sword in an unstable posture because the sword was caught, was struggling to maintain her balance.

“Well, your skills themselves have improved quite a bit.
Hermit seems to still think you’re lacking…
Well, that’s true, but it’s not bad.
I heard you beat up the troublemaker gang, so it makes sense.
You’re probably the best of the freshmen.”

“Re… Really…?”

“What. It’s just as I said.
You’re good for a freshman.
You’re far behind the others.
Borgiana, Greno… anyway.”

A moment of silence fell at the suddenly mentioned names, and the professor waved his hand as if to brush off something annoying.

“Anyway, that’s that.
So go do some personal practice.
Ah, it seems like it’s almost time for him to come…”

“It’s been a while, Professor Chepelli.”

The very moment the professor trailed off.

“Oh, you’re here? Perfect timing.
Have this kid practice a bit.”

“You’re making me busy as soon as I arrive.
But it’s not bad.
The opponent doesn’t seem bad for a beginner either…”

At the slightly familiar, beautiful voice, Anne, momentarily surprised, raised her head and looked at the entrance of the dojo. The sound of clattering armor and footsteps began to be heard as someone entered with the light behind them.

“Well then, please take care of him for a while. Junior.”

Orange, beautiful hair that she had encountered somewhere before fluttered with the wind that flowed in, and Anne’s expression was dyed with surprise.