!Warning! Always Be Happy

※This work contains gore, dubious consent, and tent**les. Please be aware of these elements before reading.

“That hurts!”

At that moment, the tentacle wrapped around his ankle tightened. Crack. His ankle twisted at an unnatural angle, bone piercing through skin. The human couldn’t even scream, only gasp and choke out pained breaths.

Perhaps surprised by the man’s unexpectedly fierce resistance, or perhaps for some other reason, the tentacle seemed bewildered. It retreated slightly, writhing as if trying to communicate. Not stopping there, the other tent**les holding Baek Taeho also recoiled, cringing away.

Soon, the tent**les filling the room began to slither out like eels. Even as they retreated, they stayed pressed close to the walls, as if trying to avoid touching him.

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“How can something so small be alive?”

“What?”

“It’s amazing that you have fingers, and that your tiny belly holds all your organs and your heart.”

“…….”

“Creatures that live less than 100 years, wriggling around and talking…”