TTAETSC Chapter 12: I’m Obviously an Octopus!

Translator: Deyonna

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I'm obviously an octopus!

Je... jellyfish???

Upon hearing Yuan Ye's words, Ye Yunfan suffered not only cardiac arrest but a heart attack too.

It felt like being an obviously black-haired, yellow-skinned, good-looking Chinese youth, only to have someone insist you were a gorgeous, wild, blonde, blue-eyed hot girl.

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Besides, jellyfish and octopuses were worlds apart, a far bigger gap than skin color and hair color, okay?!

Which jellyfish had eyes? Which jellyfish had suction cups?!

Ye Yunfan really wanted to criticize Yuan Ye for his lack of insight, common sense, and education. If he could speak, he would have grabbed him by the collar and shouted—

Laozi is an octopus!

Unfortunately, Yuan Ye couldn't hear his inner thoughts.

At this moment, the monstrously powerful young man tilted his head slightly and studied the sticky little creature on the knife carefully.

This earnest attitude gave Ye Yunfan hope that the young man would guess the correct species this time. He even deliberately turned his little tentacles over to show Yuan Ye their undersides, with the tiny heart-shaped suction cups.

Although the heart-shaped suction cups on this baby octopus might look strange, jellyfish certainly had none at all.

The young man looked carefully for a long time. Finally, under the little octopus's expectant gaze, he nodded and said decisively, in a calm tone,

"Mm, it's definitely a pink jellyfish."

The little octopus: "..."

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Ye Yunfan was furious. He glared wide-eyed at the youth, but Yuan Ye was completely oblivious to the octopus's anger. He stared back earnestly, his gaze falling on the little creature's round, shiny blue eyes.

At that moment, the coldness in the youth's eyes softened, and even his previously indifferent tone became much gentler.

He said to Ye Yunfan:

"Your eyes are blue too."

The little octopus: Eh?

Ye Yunfan was stunned.

There were no mirrors in the sea, so since waking up in this world, Ye Yunfan had never seen his whole appearance. All he knew was that he was probably a little pink octopus.

So only now, from Yuan Ye's words, did Ye Yunfan learn that he was not only a little pink octopus but a blue-eyed one.

Hmm... blue eyes.

Ye Yunfan's attention wandered, and he instinctively looked at Yuan Ye's right eye, which was blue too.

Limpid, pristine, and beautiful, like a mysterious lake deep in the prairie.

Ye Yunfan mulled over his own appearance: a little pink octopus with blue eyes.

Hiss, that seemed... quite cute.

But in the next second, Ye Yunfan realized—

What was the use of being cute?!

He wasn't even human anymore!

And... and he wasn't even recognized as an octopus.

The little octopus suddenly felt sorrow welling up in his heart. He lay flat on the young man's knife with nothing left to live for.

At this moment, Jon, standing beside them, had been completely ignored by Yuan Ye. He awkwardly withdrew his hand and scratched his brown curly hair, but he didn't feel annoyed.

On the contrary, the curly-haired puppy thought Yuan Ye was extremely cool. After all, the man in front of him was a powerful talent, so it was only natural for him to be arrogant and have a bit of a temper.

What's more, this man was his savior.

"Co... Commander."

Jon asked tentatively.

"Is this jellyfish your pet?"

Little octopus: ????

Ye Yunfan, who had just been lying flat like a dying patient, suddenly sat up straight.

He whipped his head around and stared at Jon, his gaze full of shock and sorrow.

Why was there another uneducated, blind person?!

I already said I'm an octopus!

Yuan Ye furrowed his brows and ignored Jon's question. Instead, he weighed the blade in his hand and domineeringly turned the little octopus's head to face him, making sure its round blue eyes were fixed on him.

The little octopus fell into a deep silence: "..."

He closed his eyes, lay down, and slumped flat.

Destroy this world that calls octopuses jellyfish.

Yuan Ye glanced at the little octopus, who was now lying flat like a pink pancake. The corner of his lips curled up slightly.

"Let's go back to the supply station."

The youth's tone was an unapologetic command, and he didn't even look at Jon.

But the new recruit didn't think anything was wrong at all. He was actually quite pleased that the senior commander had finally acknowledged him.

"Yes!"

The curly-haired puppy's eyes lit up, and he huffed and puffed as he paddled the boat with great enthusiasm.

Even though Ye Yunfan seemed to be lying flat, he was still watching the young man's every move, his gaze never leaving him. After all, that hand now held the power over his life and death. Just then, Yuan Ye suddenly lowered his head and lightly bit down on the glove on his left hand.

The action was actually quite difficult, since the injury on his left arm was severe. Yet at this moment, the young man's movements were accompanied by droplets of water falling from his tousled hair and damp eyelashes.

And...

As he bit down on the black leather glove, the corner of his lips, stained red by the blood left on it, unexpectedly gave off an indescribable... hard-to-describe aura.

But Yuan Ye was completely unaware of this. Biting down on the glove, he never shifted his gaze from the little octopus. He still seemed immersed in careful observation and deep thought.

Ye Yunfan didn't actually understand why Yuan Ye was biting the glove, but for some reason, under the young man's gaze, he suddenly felt a little awkward and looked away.

He stopped looking at Yuan Ye and tilted his head back to look at the sky.

The terrifying thunderclouds of the night before had dissipated, replaced by a beautiful morning glow, vibrant and stunning enough to leave anyone awestruck.

At this moment, Ye Yunfan suddenly felt that the outrage he had felt just now was completely meaningless.

Forget it…

He thought dejectedly.

In other people's eyes, whether he was seen as an octopus or a jellyfish made little difference.

As Ye Yunfan was admiring the morning glow, he suddenly froze, because in his peripheral vision he noticed Yuan Ye extending his left hand, offering him the black leather glove.

But Ye Yunfan's attention wasn't on the black glove held out to him. It was on the fact that when Yuan Ye took off one glove, there was another, white glove underneath.

Ye Yunfan: ???

Was this guy actually wearing two layers of gloves?

Strange.

The inner white glove was thinner, seemingly made of a special material. It fit snugly against the skin, outlining the slender contours of his fingers.

But—

Why did Yuan Ye take off the black glove and hand it to him?

What was this guy trying to do?

The little octopus's head filled with question marks as he looked up at Yuan Ye. Then, in the next moment, he heard Yuan Ye say indifferently,

"Get in."

Ye Yunfan: ????

What???

"Commander…"

Jon, paddling vigorously behind them, spoke hesitantly.

"It's just a little jellyfish. It can't understand human language. Maybe you shouldn't force…"

Before he could finish, both Ye Yunfan and Yuan Ye turned to look at him.

The left eye looked fierce, while the right eye was freezing cold, oddly symmetrical for some reason.

Jon: "..."

Driven by a strong survival instinct, the curly-haired puppy immediately shut up, lightly slapping his own mouth.

At the sight, Ye Yunfan's mind automatically matched Jon's action to the classic skit line from the Spring Festival Gala—

Ah, look at my mouth~

But Ye Yunfan quickly realized he had made a mistake, a grave one!

—He shouldn't have turned his head.

He was done for this time. He had exposed that he could understand human language.

The little octopus immediately turned his head back, pretending nothing had happened. But he saw Yuan Ye's not-quite-smile, and then Yuan Ye raised an eyebrow.

Ye Yunfan: Drill!

I'm drilling now!

Isn't it just drilling into a glove? He can do it. He's capable!

He can even drill into jars!

The little octopus took a deep breath, extended his small tentacles, and swiftly slipped from the blade into the glove.

"One, two, three..."

Meanwhile, Yuan Ye was counting earnestly.

At first, Ye Yunfan had no idea what he was counting. Only when he was completely inside the glove did Yuan Ye suddenly say,

"You're a small jellyfish. You have too few tentacles."

The youth's brow furrowed, seemingly dissatisfied.

"Only eight."

Little octopus: "..."

He was an octopus! An octopus!!!

Which octopus didn't have eight tentacles?!!

Ye Yunfan really felt that this stinky guy Yuan Ye was his natural nemesis.

Unfortunately, Yuan Ye couldn't hear the roar in the little octopus's heart. He sheathed the long knife and set it aside.

Then the young man reached out and pulled the red cord off the collar of his cloak. At the ends of the cord were small, very sharp triangular metal spikes.

Yuan Ye threaded the cord through the opening of the glove and wrapped it a few times around the little octopus's neck, cinching the oversized glove snugly around his head before tying a knot.

Because of his injured left hand, the young man's movements were very slow and somewhat clumsy, but he was still careful to avoid touching the little octopus, making sure there was no skin contact between them.

Question marks filled the little octopus's head again. Even though he had an intelligent brain that excelled in three areas every year,* he still couldn't understand what this guy Yuan Ye was trying to do.

*An intellectual that excels in three aspects: moral character, academic performance, and physical health.

If the binding hadn't been so loose, Ye Yunfan would have thought this guy was trying to strangle him.

After a while, Yuan Ye finally finished tying the knot.

Ye Yunfan actually grew more and more curious. He really wanted to see what this guy was up to.

Then he suddenly felt his body go weightless as he soared into the air.

Little octopus: Eh? I'm flying?

Yuan Ye securely tied the end of the cord to the knife's handle, then gripped the knife and gave it a shake to make sure the little jellyfish attached to it wouldn't fall off.

Only then did the young man's aloof expression soften slightly. He nodded, looking greatly satisfied.

Ye Yunfan swung back and forth in mid-air as if on a swing. At first he found it somewhat amusing, but in the next moment, the little octopus froze and looked up—

He realized Yuan Ye had hung him from the knife's handle.

Ye Yunfan: "..."

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Then…

The little octopus trembled all over.

He didn't dare believe everything that was happening, but in the end the truth slowly, inescapably surfaced in his mind—

So this guy had kidnapped him just to... make him into a knife ornament???

Fuck!

A·knife·ornament?!!

The little octopus found it hard to believe. He was trembling all over!

Was there something wrong with Yuan Ye's head???

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