Can I Eat the Contaminants You Don’t Want?

Ying Jiu was a modern office worker who collapsed over a business dinner.

Although his name included the character for "nine," he firmly rejected his boss's well-intentioned 996 work schedule.

He never expected that after transmigrating to another world, his circumstances would remain difficult. Forced to stop being human after forming a parasitic bond with a tentacle, Ying Jiu's first problem was figuring out how to fill his stomach.

After all, he and the tentacle had to keep eating if they wanted to level up.

Then he was caught red-handed by Zhong Duoxu, the combat unit captain of the Special Anomalies Bureau, who immediately applied to have him eliminated.

Ying Jiu squealed, "No! My tentacles are completely harmless! We're both promising employees!"

Things worked out in the end. Ying Jiu successfully got himself hired at the Special Anomalies Bureau, with the only downside being that he gained a "guardian" who kept him under close watch.

But Ying Jiu decided to let loose. He wouldn't be a slave to work; he'd be his own master!

Specifically:

Zhong Duoxu: "You're supposed to contain the contaminated objects, not eat them all."

Ying Jiu wiped his mouth, burped, and obediently brought out the one contaminated object he had left. "I didn't eat them all. I saved one."

Zhong Duoxu's brow twitched. "Do you want me to praise you?"

Ying Jiu: "If you insist on praising me, sure."

Zhong Duoxu: "..."

Reading notes:

1. Golden retriever bottom x cold-faced top

2. My own take on supernatural powers, wastelands, and contamination. A mountain of original worldbuilding.

Moral: Love life and live it with enthusiasm