I'm the Only One Who Doesn't Know I'm a Tentacle Monster

[Adding to my collection]

After working himself to the bone, Lu Ying finally makes it to his annual leave. Half dead on his feet, he throws on a floral shirt and baggy shorts and heads straight for a seaside town to take a vacation.

Who would have thought that the moment his front foot steps into the rolling waves, his back foot would land him in a convenience store, rocking creakily in a recliner with a glossy mink coat draped over him?

#Help, I just wanted to take a vacation. Now I don't even have to go to work, haha#

The good news: He no longer has to stare at his computer until the end of the workday, dreading the next file that might arrive for him to translate.

The bad news: Nobody pays him anymore, and the money in his bank account has nothing to do with him now.

The even worse news: According to the rules, he can only hole up in this convenience store until someone from outside opens the door.

But when you think about it, a vacation is a vacation wherever you take it, right?

All he has to do to relax is sit here until his money runs out, eat and drink until he drops dead... No way!

Lu Ying can only hope day and night. At last, after all his eager anticipation, someone finally enters the convenience store tucked away in a dark corner.

He just doesn't understand why everyone looks terrified when they see him, as if they're afraid to speak.

Jiang Weiyuan and his companions are trying to survive in this terrifying world. Starving, they spot a convenience store glowing with a warm, yellow light.

After testing it thoroughly and confirming there is no danger, they open the door and go inside.

Behind a glass candy display and an old horizontal refrigerator sits a remarkably handsome young man.

The other man also seems unusually excited to see living people.

Just as everyone thinks that the two sides are about to greet each other with tears of joy, the young man emerges from behind the display, dragging along eight tentacles that writhe beneath him.

"!!!"

Holy crap!

It's true that I like reptiles, but I don't want to meet a tentacle monster in a situation like this.

Run!

[Ding-dong!]

[Please take the beautiful tentacle monster before you along on your adventure!]

Jiang Weiyuan, held in the System's grip: "..."

Damn it! Damn it!

"So, can all of you see my tentacles?"

"Yes."

"No..."

"What's wrong?"

"QAQ I'm absolutely terrified of those soft, squishy creatures that move around!"

"..."

Free-spirited, fun-loving top with a fear of soft-bodied creatures × calm, self-possessed bottom who's an extreme reptile enthusiast.

[Reading Guide]

1. The story is told from the top's point of view. The couple is Jiang Weiyuan. No switching or breaking them up; all other relationships are familial or friendly.

2. The story is entirely fictional. Please don't associate it with real life.

3. All good-faith corrections are welcome. Let's all get along!

4. The author is terrible at writing romance, and is working hard to improve...

8. This blurb was written on August 15, 2025.

Theme: Overcome your fears.