Tentacle Monster Conquest Manual

She apologized verbally, but the feeling of hostility still lingered. Mu Xiaoxiao could only mutter to herself that she had become a public enemy among men. Being too charming was also quite a problem.

"Don't even mention a meal, Mu-kun, you can have any other reward you want," Tsubakihara Mira suddenly changed the subject, leaning intimately against Mu Xiaoxiao, deliberately getting very close to him, giggling, and blinking her bright, beautiful eyes, "Mu-kun, really, you don't need anything? Any reward is fine~ just say what you want~~"

As she spoke, she blew air into his ear.

Mu Xiaoxiao shuddered.

The implication was obvious enough, but Mu Xiaoxiao couldn't tell if he was serious or just teasing her. She was completely baffled; this woman was a bit strange!

The twin girls, Tsubakihara Nina and Tsubakihara Yuna, were dumbfounded, stunned by their mother's seductive actions. Tsubakihara Yuji was equally speechless, frozen in disbelief. He couldn't believe that Aunt Mira would be so affectionate towards a stranger of the same age.

what's up!

What exactly is their relationship? Why are Aunt Mila so close to him? He's just a doctor, isn't he? Even if he cured Mila's illness, there's no need for him to act like this, right? Even friends wouldn't act like this...

Yuuji Tsubakihara, who had feelings for the beautiful Aunt Mira, was furious when he saw this scene. If he hadn't retained some rationality, he would have rushed over to confront them and separate them!

But he couldn't do it. Aunt Mira was his elder, and they had no other relationship. He had no right to stop her or question her. He could only stand there and watch helplessly.

All I can do is project my intense hostility onto them.

"Miss Mira, wouldn't you say you're taking advantage of me?" Mu Xiaoxiao asked with deadpan eyes. "I treat you as a friend, and you actually want to date me?"

"What does it matter? Risa can do it, so why can't I?" Tsubakihara Mira didn't hide her thoughts at all. Perhaps this was what a mature lady was like. She breathed into Mu Xiaoxiao's ear, "Besides, I know your secret now, Xiaoxiao. Does that make me an accomplice?"

Mira started calling him by his name.

Seeing the two of them whispering and talking in each other's ears as if no one else was around, Yuuji Tsubakihara felt so jealous that it turned into sour water, and he clenched his fists tightly.

Damn it, separate them right now!

Chapter 300 The Development of Ambiguity

"Xiaoxiao, how's my cooking?" At the dining table, Tsubakihara Mira sat next to Mu Xiaoxiao. The two were very close, only about a fist's distance apart. Mu Xiaoxiao's nose was more drawn to the fragrance of the beautiful young woman than the aroma of the food.

Elegant and refreshing —

Mrs. Mira invited Mu Xiaoxiao to have dinner at her home, and the latter did not refuse. The table was filled with a sumptuous feast prepared by Mrs. Mira, featuring a variety of luxurious dishes such as salmon, Kobe beef, matsutake mushrooms, and Ise lobster, which was dazzling to behold.

No wonder they're rich; do they eat this kind of food every day?

Mira personally placed a piece of beef into Mu Xiaoxiao's bowl, brushed aside a strand of hair from her forehead, and whispered in the boy's ear, asking him a question. Judging from her expression, she seemed to be looking forward to Mu Xiaoxiao's evaluation and hoped that he would praise her.

"Delicious," it seems Mira is determined to call me by my name. The change in attitude from a married woman to me is obvious. Mu Xiaoxiao knows the reason, although the current intimate posture may be a misunderstanding on her part.

Mira only sees me as a good friend? Am I just overthinking it? Mu Xiaoxiao's lips twitched imperceptibly. She kept her thoughts to herself and focused her attention on the luxurious dishes on the table, carefully savoring their flavors.

To be honest, her cooking skills are truly impressive; the food is delicious. It seems that Mira usually does the cooking at the Tsubakihara family's house. Despite managing the company outside, she is so good at housework. Tsubakihara Mira, this young wife, is indeed an outstanding and perfect woman.

Both in appearance and in personality.

"Both the cooking skills and the ingredients are excellent," Mu Xiaoxiao gave a thumbs up, "but compared to the Order... my side is still far behind."

Tsubakihara Mira paused in her action of peeling shrimp.

Yuuji Tsubakihara looked unhappy. "Aunt Mira has to manage the company and is busy outside, but even so, she still has to do housework and cook for us when she gets home... In my opinion, Aunt Mira's cooking is the best—"

His tone and expression were clearly a rebuttal to Mu Xiaoxiao.

Mrs. Mira reacted indifferently to her adopted son's praise, merely smiling briefly before her beautiful, jewel-like eyes fixed on his profile as she continued peeling a lobster. "Is that so? Is Miss Nishikino's cooking better than mine? Or is it someone else?"

Mu Xiaoxiao ignored Tsubakihara Yuji and ate her food without looking up, saying, "No, your cooking skills are all about the same, including Reina or Risa, but they are a bit inferior to the chefs in our cafeteria, as well as Nakiri Managi."

"Nakiri Managi? I know her, isn't she from WGO?"

Mira was taken aback; she knew of the existence of this woman, Nakiri Managi.

"Yes, they are all people in the culinary world. Miss Mira, you can't compare to them, but compared to ordinary people, they are very impressive."

"So that's how it is," Tsubakihara Mira smiled again, placing the peeled shrimp meat into Mu Xiaoxiao's bowl. "I feel honored to be compared to them. Every chef in the culinary world is a monster, especially Ms. Nakiri Managi. I never expected you to be related to her, Xiaoxiao. It's quite a surprise~"

Yuuji Tsubakihara was already angry at being ignored, and now seeing Aunt Mira peeling shrimp for Mu Xiaoxiao made her feel uncomfortable again. She couldn't help but grit her teeth while eating. The Tsubakihara sisters on the other side exchanged a glance.

They probably haven't seen Yuji make that expression before.

"Also, please stop calling me 'Miss'. It sounds a bit distant. Just call me by my name, Xiaoxiao."

Click, click, click————

Yuuji Tsubakihara was gnawing on the lobster shell, making a loud crunching sound, as if he was venting his frustration. Mira Tsubakihara finally looked over and said, "Yuuji, why are you eating the shell? Yuna and Nina, you two should peel the shell for Yuuji."

She knew perfectly well that both of her daughters liked Tsubakihara Yuuji.

“I peeled it…” Tsubakihara Yuna quickly took out the lobster meat she had peeled and handed it to her younger brother, but Tsubakihara Yuji refused, “No need, I like to eat it with the shell on.”

His words carried a hint of resentment. In the past, he would have definitely accepted Yuna's feelings, but now... he wanted the shrimp meat that Aunt Mira peeled for him more than Yuna. However, seeing Aunt Mira's obvious favoritism, Tsubakihara Yuuji felt even more uncomfortable.

He didn't know why he was like this. His parents died when he was young, and he was adopted by the Tsubakihara family next door and became Aunt Mira's adopted son. Tsubakihara Yuuji had always lived with them and had gotten used to their presence.

As childhood friends, the Tsubakihara sisters naturally had feelings for each other. As for Mira, due to her status, these feelings were even more difficult to discover, until a strange boy of the same age appeared and actually had an unusual ambiguous relationship with Aunt Mira.

This made Yuji feel a sense of crisis and made him realize his feelings for Aunt Mira. He suddenly realized that Aunt Mira had long been indispensable in his life.

This beautiful aunt left an indelible mark on his heart, deeply imprinted therein.

But now... Tsubakihara Yuuji looked at Aunt Mira and Mu Xiaoxiao smiling and chatting, and felt a strange pain in his heart. He had a feeling that Aunt Mira might leave him.

With all his attention focused on Tsubakihara Mira, Yuuji, who was secretly heartbroken, did not notice Tsubakihara Yuna, who had been rejected by him. Yuna's eyes were dim and her expression was bitter. Nina, who was beside her, noticed her sister's sadness and took her hand.

Yuna's body stiffened, she turned to look at her sister, and forced a smile at Nina, though the smile seemed somewhat forced.

“When I have time in the future, I’ll also visit your place,” Tsubakihara Mira was well aware of the commotion between her daughter and adopted son. She only glanced at them secretly a few times and did not tell her adopted son, Tsubakihara Yuji.

Mira was also somewhat surprised. She hadn't expected Yuuji to harbor such hostility towards Koko. His sarcastic remarks, the palpable hostility, and Yuuji's unusually clear attitude and feelings towards her...

Tsubakihara Mira's expression was complicated.

It was truly unexpected, but unfortunately, she had always treated Tsubakihara Yuuji as her own child and had never had any romantic feelings for him. Moreover, Tsubakihara Mira knew that her daughters had feelings for Yuuji, so... she could only apologize.

"Little one, have another piece~ Ah————"

Whether it was to deliberately discourage Tsubakihara Yuji or for some other reason, Mrs. Mira's attitude towards Mu Xiaoxiao became more intimate. She personally handed the peeled shrimp to the boy's mouth and touched the corner of his lips with a gentle smile.

The latter was stared at by three pairs of sharp eyes, their complex gazes fixed on her. She felt awkward from head to toe, but looking at Mrs. Mira's smiling yet unquestionable expression, Mu Xiaoxiao's lips twitched, and she had no choice but to open her mouth in her presence.

"Ah—um, well, Miss Mira..."

"Ok?"

“…Okay, Mira, I can do it myself,” Mu Xiao said, noticing the mature woman beside her pouting her pink and red lips, her eyes turning resentful, and clutching her sleeve tightly.

"Xiaoxiao, isn't it your turn?"

Mu Xiaoxiao: "..."

Okay, he understood what Tsubakihara Mira meant, but he never expected that this mature and beautiful woman, who was the same age as Reina, Ruifei, and Risa, could act so coquettishly. You're not a little girl, why are you acting so playful and cute?

While complaining in her heart, Mu Xiaoxiao also picked up a piece of salmon and fed it to Mila. She put her finger to the beautiful young woman's lips, and as Mila opened her mouth with a happy look and ate it, Mu Xiaoxiao's hand trembled.

He felt his finger being gently licked by a tongue, and this was definitely not a hallucination!

Turning her head, Mu Xiaoxiao noticed Mira's bright and charming eyes shooting her a playful light with an ambiguous meaning. Her eyes twitched, and she rolled her eyes at her in annoyance. She then glanced at the Tsubakihara sisters and Tsubakihara Yuji across from her, pretended to be calm, withdrew her hand, and lowered her head to eat.

Hmm, to be honest, he was quite tempted. Mrs. Mira's little gestures made Mu Xiaoxiao's heart flutter, and she secretly cursed in her heart, "That vixen!"

Moreover, this was happening in front of her daughters. She made no attempt to hide her ambiguous behavior and development. Yuna and Nina Tsubakihara witnessed it all. To be honest, when they saw Mira behaving so intimately with the boy of the same age whom she had just met, they couldn't believe that it was their mother.

Although her mother is gentle and kind at home, she is very distant when facing men, even Yuji, and would never do such intimate or ambiguous things, let alone outsiders.

They understand their mother, which is why they find it incredible.

Just who is this Mu Xiaoxiao? How did she end up with her mother...? Is Mom serious? Does she really want to find a boy her own age to be her stepfather? Isn't that a little... strange?

But judging from Mom's attitude, it didn't seem like a joke.

Thinking of this, Tsubakihara Nina pushed up her glasses and secretly sized up the boy. Like her sister Yuna, Nina also felt that this boy was special, and that treating her mother's illness was one thing.

His unusual temperament and face possessed an extraordinary charm that could drive girls crazy, shrouding him in a mysterious mist. If they didn't already have someone they liked, they might also be attracted to him... Hmm, looking at it this way, it seems reasonable that Mom was smitten.

Yuji Tsubakihara didn't speak at the dinner table afterwards, and the Tsubakihara sisters also remained silent, simply observing Mu Xiaoxiao quietly. After dinner, Mira Tsubakihara personally escorted Mu Xiaoxiao to the entrance door. "Xiaoxiao, I hope you can tell me about the secrets of this world, those mysterious supernatural powers, next time."

“No problem. I know a little about the mystical side. Mira, if you want to know, I can tell you. Including the Goddess's Guild, you're welcome to join us too—”

Watching the boy's figure disappear at the end of the road, the elegant, beautiful, and charming lady revealed a faint smile. "The Goddess of the Consort Society... I used to just joke about it, but now, I really want to join."

Moreover, his relationship with Xiaoxiao has become increasingly ambiguous.

Chapter 301 Yuuji Tsubakihara is unwilling to accept it.

Only after Mu Xiaoxiao's figure disappeared at the end of the road did Tsubakihara Mira withdraw her gaze, turn around and return home. The moment she entered the house, she saw Yuji standing in the entrance hall, as if waiting for her. The tall, graceful and sexy young woman raised an eyebrow.

"Yuuji?"

"Aunt Mira..."

Yuuji Tsubakihara gazed silently at the beautiful aunt he had known for nearly ten years. Over those ten years, Yuuji had grown accustomed to Mira's presence and to living with her. Unconsciously, he had developed feelings for this widow whose husband had passed away early.

He himself didn't know when it started. Maybe it was the first time they met that sparked a budding affection, or maybe it was born from living together for many years. In any case, Mu Xiaoxiao's appearance made Tsubakihara Yuji realize his own heart and his true feelings.

He didn't want Aunt Mila to leave him.

But after his rival left, when he was alone with Aunt Mira, Tsubakihara Yuuji didn't know how to start the conversation. He had countless things he wanted to say to her, but he couldn't utter a single word. So he could only stand there blankly, lost in silence.

"What's wrong? Is there something you want to tell Auntie?" Tsubakihara Mira spoke to Yuuji in the same tone she used to speak to a child, without any change. Nina and Yuna, who were eavesdropping behind the wall, looked at each other.

They knew this was tantamount to a rejection. Their mother didn't want to ruin the family's relationship and just wanted to maintain the peace of the past, so she didn't bring up what had happened before. She... still treated Yuuji as her own child, and had no other feelings for him.

Yuji Tsubakihara seemed to realize this as well, and he clenched his fists so tightly that his fingers turned white and the veins stood out, as if he was suppressing some kind of emotion.

“Mom,” Yuna Tsubakihara came out, the girl looking over her mother’s shoulder towards the doorway, “That person is gone?”

“What do you mean by ‘that person’? Xiaoxiao isn’t nameless,” Tsubakihara Mira came up and ruffled her daughter’s hair. “You’re the same age… What, Xiaoxiao saved her mother, Yuna, aren’t you happy?”

That's why I'm curious, precisely because we're the same age.

“Of course not, I’m just a little curious about who he is,” Tsubakihara Nina also came out, her eyes sparkling as she asked, “How did Mom meet him?”

“You’re curious about Xiao Xiao? Well… he is indeed a mysterious and special boy. As for how we met, it was in Hokkaido, through my mother’s friend,” Tsubakihara Mira smiled radiantly, her face flushed, recalling the things that had happened since she met Mu Xiao Xiao.

"A lot has happened during this time..."

Mira's reminiscing expression, her playful and happy look, made all three of them fall silent. The more Mira acted like this, the sadder Tsubakihara Yuuji became.

pain!It hurts so much!

“That person is indeed very unusual, as if he’s hiding a lot of secrets,” Tsubakihara Nina nodded calmly, then casually added, “Could it be that Mom likes him? He should just be a student like us?”

"Rina, why are you gossiping too? Or are you implying that Mom is an old cow eating young grass?" Mira tapped her daughter's head and snorted. "As for me and Xiaoxiao, Mom might really make him your stepfather in the future~"