After Tenta accepted, Kary immediately became jubilant.

"Hah! After two centuries, I have my third disciple!" Kary happily said.

{Eh... third?} Tenta blankly asked.

Fary and Kary are over five centuries old, and Fary accepted 27 disciples. Reasonably speaking, the number should be similar.

"Kary has higher standards than mine," Fary explained. "While I accept sufficiently talented students as disciples due to my position, Kary has more specific requirements. Namely, a sufficiently high willpower bonus and a sturdy body that can easily recover." She then gave an amused smile, "Isn't that right, Mr. Cave Troll?"

"Cave Troll?" Cornelia raised an eyebrow.

{... Yeah... A perk of mine... makes me regenerate faster...} Tenta said, not mentioning the details out of shame.

"That is an understatement." Kary smirked, "Wait until you see it. It is a top-tier ridiculous perk."

"Really?" Cornelia widened her eyes while looking at Tenta. "What does it do?"

{Eh... It increases Strength, Vitality, and Endurance by 50% and triples my regeneration rate. It also allows me to regenerate limbs.} Tenta said, {But it has a downside of lowering Charisma by 50% and making strangers see me as a hostile monster.} Naturally, Tenta didn't mention the other parts. It was too shameful.

"Amazing!" Cornelia exclaimed in shock. It sounded overpowered to the max.

"Well, you will have a lot of time to see how overpowered your new familiar is," Kary interjected, "But I am pretty busy at the moment, so I want you to form a party quickly before taking him."

"You're taking him?! Why?!" Cornelia exclaimed, hugging Tenta tighter.

"Training." Fary and Kary said in sync.

"You don't need your familiar with you to train, and he will be an unnecessary distraction," Fary said.

"And keeping him in the academy will limit his growth." Kary continued. "He needs specialized training suitable for him."

"..." Cornelia remained silent, feeling reluctant.

{No worries. I'm sure I'll be back soon. Right?} Tenta asked.

"Yep! You got it!" Kary nodded. "I'll bring you back once you become a juvenile and can protect yourself."

{And there you have it, Cornelia.} Tenta said. {I'll be fine.}

"... Okay..." Cornelia muttered.

"Well, can you please form a party now?" Kary impatiently said. "My lunch is getting cold."

{...}

"..."

Tenta and Cornelia couldn't even retort. It sounded both reasonable and wrong at the same time.

"Kary is a foodie, always has been," Fary explained. "And she greatly values fresh food. So hurry up and form a party." She ordered.

"Ah, right!" Cornelia woke up and looked at Tenta. "Tenta, let's form a party."

And then Tenta received a notification.

 

 

After Tenta briefly looked over the details, he said, {Okay, I agree.}

And with that, Tenta received three notifications.

 

 

"Ah, excellent. Give both to Cornelia." Tenta thought.

It was then that Cornelia received a message.

 

 

Cornelia opened her eyes wide and thought, "Holy Holstaur udders! It's real!"

Without hesitating, she readily accepted the effects and checked her status.

 

 

 

She saw it, a second class. The impossible became possible. Something she never dared dream of but got like a pie from the sky. She was so shocked she couldn't describe her feelings.

"Girly, I see you are done," Kary said with outstretched hands. "Can you hand him over?"

"... How long will it take?" Cornelia said while reluctantly handing Tenta over. 

"He should be back before your quarterly exams," Kary said while taking Tenta and hugging him to her chest.

As Tenta felt himself enveloped by Kary's embrace, he only had one thought.

"So hard! It is like a chopping board!" Tenta complained.

"You just thought of something rude, didn't you?" Kary narrowed her eyes.

{I didn't! I swear I didn't!} Tenta guiltily defended himself.

"... I'll let that slide. But next time, I am punishing you for disrespecting your master." Kary warned.

{...} Tenta used his right to remain silent.

"Well then, I'll be off," Kary told Fary and Cornelia.

"See you soon, Tenta." Cornelia reluctantly said.

{No worries. I'll see you soon.} Tenta replied.

Just as he finished his words, a magic circle appeared beneath Kary, slowly rising higher and higher as Kary and Tenta magically disappeared from the room.

And finally, only Fary and Cornelia were left in the room.

"Well then, my disciple," Fary spoke. "Your first task is to class change. Change your first class to Apprentice Witch, and move the Novice Magician to the second class. Your training will begin tomorrow." She instructed.

Cornelia vaguely understood what her new master wanted to do as she obediently nodded. "Yes, Master."

"Good. I'll send you back now." Fary nodded and lightly waved her hand.

A magic circle appeared beneath Cornelia, transporting her back to her room.

Fary then remained silent in the study, her eyes a little lost as she looked out the window. An image flashed in her mind.

"Callista... she is just like you..."

 

...

Meanwhile...

Iver was watching all of this while eating popcorn on his sofa. And then, suddenly, he broke the fourth wall and looked straight at you.

"Well, hello there, dear watcher. Sorry to interrupt your free watching, but I have a message from the Creator God of this reality. He says some corrupted beings are trying to rob his reality and call it their own... And make you PAY to look at it. Yeah, so if you see this anywhere outside the reality platform Scribblehub, you were had. Make sure to inform bignt and report the novel as a fraud. The name is Reincarnated as a Tentacle Familiar. You can't miss it. So, without further ado, have fun watching!"

...

 

In the realms of The Black Abyss.

In the Underdark city of Shalzima.

Inside a grand mansion's main hall...

Hum*

Kary, holding Tenta in her arms, appeared through a magic circle. Several monster girls in servant clothing saw it and immediately bowed.

"Welcome back, Mistress." They said in unison.

"H-Holy crap! Monster Girl maids?!" Tenta thought in glee. "That one must be... a black-scaled lizard girl? Is she a butler? And that one looks like a mix between a succubus and a bat girl. She's cute with those glasses and a French maid outfit. And is that a holstaur?! Her twin peaks are HUGE, almost spilling from those comically tight servant clothes. Oh, and that must be a red slime girl! She is cute in that outfit, but it must be waterproof. And there is even a lamia here! But her eyes are covered, and her tail has a plumage of feathers. Man... And they are all hot and in revealing maid uniforms! I am in Otaku heaven!" He thought while leering at them.

It was then that the maids noticed Tenta. They would usually exterminate it since it looked ugly and hostile, and its gaze was unpleasant, but their mistress carried it, so they assumed it was her new pet.

Kary didn't care about their thoughts and asked the lizard girl, "Qayta, is my lunch still warm?"

"Yes, mistress," Qayta raised her head, "The moment you were summoned, I ordered your food to be brought to the kitchen to be kept warm." She glanced at Tenta and discreetly asked, "And who might be the... guest?"

The other servants also eyed the small and oily creature. For their mistress to hold it, it must be unique.

"This is Tenta, my new disciple," Kary said while gently patting Tenta on the head. "He is also a reincarnated otherworlder, so show him some respect."

All the servants widened their eyes, staring at Tenta in shock. The diminutive, weak, and disgusting creature turned out to be their mistress's new disciple, something unheard of in the last two centuries. And as a disciple, it naturally outranked them, mere servants, even if they can snuff out its life at a whim.

Then again, reincarnated otherworlders are known to be ridiculous existences, so they could accept it being their mistress's disciple.

{Hello there. Nice to meet you.} Tenta greeted with his telepathy.

The servants were slightly taken aback but quickly recovered. Intelligent monsters with natural speech and telepathy are not unheard of, albeit rarer. As a reincarnated otherworlder, he was expected to be savvy and understand the common language, and telepathy could be considered a bonus.

"Greetings, Sir Tenta. We were rude." Qayta quickly adapted and said.

"Greetings, Sir Tenta." The other maids followed and said.

{Eh... It's fine.} Tenta bashfully replied.

"Forget it," Kary impatiently said. "Just prepare me my meal." And then, as if remembering something, she turned to the Holstaur. "Flossie, prepare some milk for Tenta. It is good for his young body."

Flossie, the buxom Holstaur, nodded without changing her expression, "Understood, mistress."

"Eh... Milk?" Tenta blankly looked at the Holstaur. "It can't be... Right?"

While stuck in his thoughts, Kary carried him through the mansion's marble halls to a posh dining room decked with a long classic table, fireplace, sculptures, paintings, and chandelier. And the fabrics and furniture decorating the room were top-notch and exquisite. The lighting came from luminescent crystals on the walls and ceiling, shining an orange-white natural light in the halls.

Looking around the room, Tenta couldn't help but ask, {Hey, Master Kary...}

"Just Kary is fine," Kary replied while sitting on a chair.

The surrounding servants widened their eyes and looked at Tenta in envy. Few had the privilege to call their mistress by her nickname.

{Kary, what is the technological level of this world?} Tenta asked.

"A curious question." Kary tilted her head. "I suppose it is a mixed mishmash of things. Although most reincarnated otherworlders were from low-tech eras, several came from more technologically advanced worlds, bringing part of their culture and technology. Some things caught on, but most were irrelevant. For example, my servants' clothes are part of otherworlder culture, and this mansion was built from otherworlder architecture technology. Some foods and weapons also found their place here, but electronics never caught on because mana changes the nature of electricity, making it more volatile. We have magitech, but it is expensive and never mass-produced." She explained.

{Oh...} Tenta uttered. {So what type of magitech do you have?}

"Hm... We have lights, water warmers, weapons, mechanized carts, golems, communication devices, etc. But we never advance beyond that for taboo reasons." Kary explained.

{Taboo?} Tenta curiously asked.

"Yes. Before recorded history, it is believed we had a highly advanced civilization, but then something happened that almost wiped life from the face of the earth. It took hundreds of years to recover to the medieval ages before we remained relatively stagnant due to most mainstream religions advocating against technology, claiming it disrupts the natural order of things and would bring ruin." She said with a shrug. "As for the truth? Nobody knows, and few care. Life is comfortable enough for most using magic, so there is no reason to develop too much and tempt another calamity."

{... Why do I feel there is a huge plot behind this?} Tenta said.

"Heh! Fary said the same thing!" Kary smiled. "But thinking about it with your strength will only be detrimental to you. Even Fary and I don't dare delve too deeply."

{Ah... Makes sense.} Tenta replied and temporarily shelved his thoughts about the issue.

Just then, Qayta brought a covered steel tray in one hand and a glass filled with white liquid with a straw in another. She then carefully placed the tray and glass on the table.

"Mistress, Sir Tenta, your food is served," Qayta said and removed the lid, revealing a big, juicy steak with some greens.

"Ah! My earth dragon steak~" Kary smiled, put Tenta on the table, and started eating it with relish using a fork and knife.

Meanwhile, Tenta carefully used one of his tentacles to guide the straw to his mouth and started sucking on it. After drinking a bit, his singular eye lit up. He felt his body growing slightly hot as power filled him. At the same time, a notification appeared.

 

 

{So it truly is Holstaur milk?! This is good stuff! It has a mild sweetness and a rich taste I can't put my tendrils on.} Tenta said while greedily drinking more.

"Well, of course. Nom* Nom* Gulp*" Kary said between bites. "That is high-tier Holstaur milk, a top-quality milk in the world you can't even find on the market. And it is freshly milked from Flossie, a high-level Holstaur. It is the perfect baby food."

{But is it okay to drink her milk like this? It sounds dehumanizing.} Tenta said but didn't stop drinking.

"It's fine." Kary waved her hand. "Most Holstaurs make a living through selling their milk and milk products, so this is nothing. Right, Flossie?" She said, asking the beautiful Holstaur that entered the room.

"That is correct. Our body naturally produces milk even when not pregnant, and not milking it regularly is painful. So we sell it to willing customers to make some profit, with some even making a living out of it. Since I am the mistress's milkmaid, my milk naturally belongs to her." Flossie explained without changing her expression.

{In that case, thank you, Flossie! It's delicious!} Tenta complimented and continued drinking the milk.

"I am glad to hear it." Flossie lightly smiled.

Soon, Tenta finished drinking the milk as he suddenly received a notification.

 

 

{Hey! I leveled up!} Tenta cheered and checked his status.

 

 

{Hah? Why are all my stats in parentheses?} Tenta asked.

"You need to rest for your stats to update. You also need rest to change your class." Kary explained while sipping some wine that was served at some point.

{Makes sense. Eh...} Tenta suddenly felt his eye grow heavy. {Why do I feel so tired?}

"Your infant body is demanding rest to adjust to your new level. After all, your stats will now essentially double." Kary clarified. "You can go ahead and sleep. I'll have you carried to a room."

{Hah... Good night, then.} Tenta said and fell asleep.

Seeing that Tenta had fallen asleep, Kary spoke without concern. "Xaverie, carry him to a vacant guest room."

"Yes, Mistress." The spectacled bat girl answered and carefully picked up Tenta. She then looked at Tenta and hesitated before asking, "Pardon my rudeness, Mistress, but is Tenta a..."

"Yes, he is a Tentacle Monster Larvae." Kary nodded.

All the staff tensed up as they looked at the disgusting, albeit harmless, little creature, At least for now. It was the kind of nightmarish monster parents would tell their children during bedtime stories. A species that caused the 4th calamity, one so evil that it is exterminated whenever it is found. And to monster girls, all female races, the Tentacle Monsters are sworn enemies. Although they already guessed it had overcome its evil nature, it didn't stop their instinctive repulsion.

As if knowing their thoughts, Kary said, "I allow you to analyze him. Look at the perk Consentacle."

The servants looked at each other, nodded, and analyzed Tenta.

Moments later, most of the servants had relieved expressions, but Qayta was different. She was the only one who could see through the hidden perks and saw something she shouldn't have.

"What a monster!" Qayta thought as shivers ran down her spine to her lizard tail, cold sweat covering her body under her butler outfit.

It was then that she noticed her mistress giving a cold look. She knew what it meant. If she let out a word about this, she would experience a fate worse than death. Qayta submissively bowed her head, showing her understanding.

And so, the sleeping Tenta was carried to his new room.