My Daily Life Taming Otherworldly Species to Work for Me

While tutoring, Zhao Qixu heard plenty of complaints from the kid.

"My parents have been acting stranger and stranger lately. I've told them I don't eat carrots so many times, but right after I say it, they forget and stir-fry carrots again!"

"They're so slow to react, too. I honestly wonder if they've got dementia, even though they're not old enough for that."

"They don't even sleep at night. They just randomly stand by my bed and stare at me. It's creepy, okay? Now I don't even dare sneakily use my phone at night."

"And these past few days, they've been acting all paranoid. I haven't done anything, but whenever I turn around, I catch them staring at me. Then they smile when they see me. It's terrifying."

Zhao Qixu gave distracted replies. After all, most parents were more or less like that when you were a kid.

That is, until the kid's parents came home from work.

Zhao Qixu stared expressionlessly at the backs of their heads. A black creature with strange, writhing antennae was attached to each of them. Its belly was swollen like a balloon, expanding and contracting. As it continued to contract, something seemed to pass from the two parents through the creature's mouthparts and into its body.

The kid showed no reaction, as if she hadn't seen a thing.

Only Zhao Qixu had seen it.

"Jiajia, go outside for a moment," Zhao Qixu suddenly said. "I need to talk to your parents alone about your studies."

She saw the parents stare straight at her, their faces slowly spreading into eerie smiles that raised goosebumps.

Zhao Qixu smiled back at them.

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After the invasion of the alien species, the world was gripped by fear of the coming apocalypse. Many factions arose as a result. Some worked together to hunt the creatures, while others fought to protect humanity. People died and were injured, and the losses were devastating.

But there was one mysterious agency that would take any job, as long as the price was right. Its services included, but were not limited to: hunting alien species, capturing them, rescuing people, cleaning up accident sites, retrieving small animals taken by the creatures, and even doing laundry and cooking for busy office workers...

Since opening, it had never failed or received a bad review, no matter how dangerous the job. It was extraordinarily efficient and operated around the clock. The agency quickly reached the top of the list of trusted organizations maintained by all the major factions.

Then, at last, someone discovered that the one sent to do their laundry in the middle of the night was a terrifying alien species?!

The client fainted on the spot.

Holding the feedback form, Zhao Qixu sneered at the creature. "The first bad review since the agency opened. Well, that's something..."

The creature trembled in fear.

Also known as: #Daily Survival Among Alien Species#

Theme: Protecting Earth is everyone's responsibility.