Chapter 1: Octopus tentacles are extremely soft

On the open sea, a few pure white seagulls skimmed by, their cries ringing loud and clear.

The white ship’s whistle sounded, moving forward slowly, breaking through the waves like shattered jade.

On the ship, ornate decorations shone, and people bustled and laughed in the noise.

At the quieter side of the ship, a man in black casual clothes, wearing sunglasses, lounged as he fished leisurely.

Whether he caught anything didn’t matter—what mattered was enjoying the process.

Ye Kui enjoyed the comfortable sea breeze, looking utterly content and at peace.

Suddenly, the line twitched.

Ye Kui’s expression changed in an instant. He shot up, twisted his waist, flexed his arm with perfect muscle lines!

He yanked the fishing rod hard!

Swish!

A black shadow broke through the water, soared into the air, and sparkled in the sunlight.

Ye Kui instinctively showed a hint of joy on his face…

A dozen seconds later.

Ye Kui looked at the wet, broken shoe in his hand, his mouth twitching.

He threw it aside expressionlessly.

Beside him, a pile of trash fished from the sea had already stacked up.

Ye Kui felt like he’d turned into an ocean cleaner.

He grumbled at himself inwardly.

Then, he continued to bait the hook and cast the rod again.

He refused to believe his luck could be this bad!

Ye Kui wasn’t a native of this world, but a transmigrator.

As a professional, though niche, Game Poison Tester, one day he received a game mailed by a fan, the letter raving about how addictive this Magic City Romance Game was—once you start, you can’t stop!

Ye Kui raised an eyebrow.

Hearing that made him want to play even more!

The result? Once he started, Ye Kui really couldn’t stop—his blood pressure shot up!

Ye Kui had never seen such a toxic game!

Disguised as a romance game, yet there were barely any interactions with the heroines!

I save the world with my effort, but my name isn’t recognized anywhere!

Compared to the bizarre Main Plot, he found he preferred the Side Story—rescuing all sorts of damaged female companions and helping them regain new lives, experiencing the joy of nurturing.

But this game loved to drop tasteless blades.

A Side Story female companion, just hooked onto him, would immediately be hit with a Storyline Death—sending Ye Kui into instant rage!

After finishing all the plots, Ye Kui finally tracked down the small website for this crappy game, and elegantly sent a warm greeting to the developers’ entire family on the forum.

!!

The more Ye Kui thought about it, the more indignant he felt.

He got up in the middle of the night, wrote a virus, directly hacked into the game data, and began wild modifications!

Slaughtering wildly in-game!

Protecting the female companions he’d nurtured, he fought the whole world head-on, trading one-for-one to the extreme!

After venting his anger, Ye Kui slept like a baby.

When he woke up, he found himself inside the game world.

Ye Kui had to struggle to rid himself of the “illegal identity” status.

Ye Kui sighed.

Once a game becomes reality, it stops being fun—after all, your life’s on the line.

He turned his head, glanced at the men and women coming and going on the cruise, and smiled faintly.

Lying back on the chair, he resumed his leisurely sea fishing.

At that moment, a blond man in a floral shirt approached Ye Kui, speaking exaggeratedly:

“Oh, my dear Ye, did you go ‘empty-handed’ again?”

Ye Kui’s temperature shot up!

“Empty-handed? How could I be empty-handed? Don’t talk nonsense!”

“Look! These are the spoils of war I caught!”

“Oh, my dear Ye, all I see is a pile of garbage!”

The Blond Man doubled over with laughter!

Ye Kui snorted.

“Just say if you caught anything or not!”

“My dear Ye, you’re truly hilarious!”

The Blond Man wiped away tears of laughter.

“Ye, you’re a real talent!”

“If luck is on our side and we meet again, I’ll invite you into a fun organization!”

Ye Kui raised an eyebrow.

“You say strange things.”

“It’s like this ship is about to get into trouble.”

“Hahahahaha! Of course nothing will happen to this ship… Anyway, dear Ye, enjoy your fishing, I’m off!”

The Blond Man turned and left.

He pulled out his phone, typing quickly.

[Quiet League (Qingluo City Branch)]

[Jinmao Wang: Everyone, I found an interesting person. If I get the chance, I’ll try to bring him into the organization, pull him into the group, and introduce him to you all.]

A message was sent.

No response at all—dead silence.

Blond Man:

Ding dong!

[Jinmao Wang sent a luck-based red packet]

In an instant, a flood of fish erupted!

[Salty Fish Alchemist is the luck king]

Ye Kui looked at the [2.5 yuan] he’d snatched, best luck of the round, and happily put his phone away.

Yes, Ye Kui had already become a member of this organization.

A fake peaceful life, staying far from heroines and villains, yet getting dragged into chaos no matter what.

A true peaceful life: infiltrating the Villain Organization, blending in as a cannon fodder, getting insider info on their schemes, and always dodging danger.

Ye Kui believed that as long as he stayed lazy and useless, he’d be invincible.

But no one told him even villains had KPIs to fulfill!

So, Ye Kui boarded this ship, ready to ride along on some mischief, snap a photo to “check in,” and show he was “seriously causing trouble.”

In the game, Ye Kui remembered this ship had an incident at sea—a minor Side Story event.

The line quivered.

Ye Kui lifted the rod again—caught nothing.

Cursing under his breath, he cast the rod again.

He refused to believe he couldn’t catch a single living thing!

Ye Kui lay back in the chair, basking in the sea breeze and sunlight……

Hmm?

Ye Kui felt a sudden tug from the fishing rod.

His eyes sharpened, staring at the fishing line.

Excited, he stood up and pulled hard!

Then, a living creature flew up and landed with a splat on his face!

Ye Kui:

Ye Kui pulled it off and looked at the palm-sized pink soft-bodied creature in his hand, his expression complicated.

He wasn’t empty-handed—he’d caught a living thing—but… it was an octopus.

Ye Kui stared into its big, lively eyes that seemed almost capable of speech, feeling that it seemed quite intelligent.

The little octopus in his hand gently squirmed its tentacles, wrapping around his fingertip, the soft suckers leaving faint red rings that tickled Ye Kui slightly.

He pinched its tiny tentacle, and the creature curled up as if shy, the rest of its limbs huddling together obediently in his palm.

It only looked at him with those big, clear eyes, not blinking.

Ye Kui couldn’t help but recall a Side Story female companion from the game.

Her original form was also a small octopus, molded into a human body by Ye Kui’s max-level Alchemist skills, calling him “Owner” in a soft voice, her body and voice both soft, her tentacles capable of countless tricks.

Unfortunately, after transmigrating into the game, Ye Kui didn’t want to get involved with those female companions—too dangerous, as they were all non-human entities.

Outside the game, Ye Kui found non-human traits cute—even sharp teeth~

But after becoming part of the game world, he found those teeth that could bite through steel terrifying.

Ye Kui stared at the docile little octopus in his hand.

Its soft tentacles snuck around his fingers.

It seemed… this little octopus really liked him.

Ye Kui noticed its body color was pink, while the octopus female companion in the game was purple.

He thought, maybe raising an octopus wasn’t so bad after all.

After all, he did have a wealth of experience in octopus care.

“Little guy, be good.”

Ye Kui placed the little octopus on the small table beside him, then cast the rod again, resuming his sea fishing.

Ye Kui stretched lazily, lying back on the chair, eyes narrowed…

Suddenly, a strong light blinded him!

Ye Kui blinked in surprise as his sunglasses were pulled down, feeling something sticky on his cheek.

He wiped it off—a shimmering, fragrant slime.

He turned his head.

The pink little octopus had stolen his sunglasses, pressing them underneath, and with two other tentacles, was pushing a glass filled with drink toward him.

Caught in the act, the pink octopus froze for a moment, then shrank into a circle under Ye Kui’s gaze, hiding itself with only those watery eyes peeking out at him.

Ye Kui blinked, feeling his heart pricked.

Such a cute little octopus, even bringing him a drink.

Ye Kui smiled.

“Thanks.”

He picked up the drink and took a sip.

The rich scent of orange juice filled his taste buds—it was a bit thick, and a strange look flashed in Ye Kui’s eyes.

The texture was a little different from before…

Wait, didn’t I finish the orange juice in this cup earlier?

The little octopus watched Ye Kui savor the taste with his eyes closed, its own body turning a deeper shade of pink.

It slowly stretched out a tentacle, climbed onto a large plastic bottle of orange juice nearby, and let transparent slime flow down the bottle’s side.

A tentacle reached in, sucking orange juice into its body bit by bit, its eyes fixed on Ye Kui and the glass, waiting for him to finish.

Once the glass was placed back on the table, it would quietly inject orange juice from its tentacle.

In the depths of its watery eyes, a faintly human obsession and affection swirled.

Owner, we meet again.

Sure enough, the Owner wasn’t suited for blood and fire—he belonged in the sunlight, enjoying all that was good.

A while later.

Ye Kui wailed.

“Empty-handed, again!”

He stared at the empty hook, sighing softly, comforting himself that since he’d already caught a little octopus, his luck must be turning—maybe a Big Fish was next.

These empty-handed spells in between were just small trials.

Ye Kui cheerfully baited the hook and cast again.

He picked up the glass of orange juice, smiling at the little octopus on the table.

He understood now—the cup of orange juice must have been poured by this little octopus.

The little octopus waved its tentacles, forming a heart shape toward him.

Ye Kui thought it was getting cuter by the second.

He closed his eyes and relaxed…

Empty-handed.

He stared at the empty hook, falling silent.

Beside him, the little octopus quietly poured all the orange juice from its body into the glass.

Seeing Ye Kui’s silent despair, it blinked and secretly laughed.

Who could go empty-handed every time?

It was just a little trick.

All the fish around had been driven away by it—only it could be caught by the Owner.

—

Swish!

Ye Kui felt resistance—his eyes lit up.

He had a bite!

Ye Kui’s lips curled.

See? No way I’m empty-handed!

He lifted the rod, grinning at the catch—

Then… the pink little octopus blinked at him, shyly waving its tentacles, the suckers stamping little red circles on Ye Kui’s face.

Ye Kui:…………………

“When did you fall in?”

Ye Kui removed the little octopus, cupping it in his palm, and spoke softly.

“Could it be… you pitied me for being empty-handed and jumped in to let me catch you again?”

The little octopus waved its tentacles, forming heart shapes again and again.

Ye Kui laughed.

“You little thing, so cute… Don’t worry, my mood isn’t that fragile.”

“All right, don’t fall in again. If I didn’t fish you up, it would’ve been bad.”

“Your tiny body would make you easy prey for bigger underwater fish.”

The little octopus squirmed in Ye Kui’s palm, translucent slime oozing between his fingers.

Impossible.

No matter how many times, it would always bite the Owner’s hook.

In the distant sea, countless massive fish corpses floated, the blue water tinged with red, a bloody aura spreading.

As if some powerful whip had torn them to shreds.

Suddenly, a whirlpool opened below, sucking all the corpses in.

An unknown chewing sound echoed.

A huge black shadow under the water slowly advanced toward the ship.