Alright, next up.
I'm about to tell you a tear-jerking tale of a tentacle girl who just couldn't hide her sorrow.
Our story's protagonist died right at the very beginning.
"If you want to be reborn, you'll have to pay a tiny little price~"
"It's not a big deal at all! Simply put—you'll lose one thing… and gain two things~"
"Sounds like a great deal, right? Mew?"
Our poor, naive protagonist believed every word of it—and happily agreed to pay that price.
And in the end… well, nothing too dramatic happened.
Except… he went from being the male lead… to the female lead.
And his "tool" didn't vanish—it multiplied into many tools.
He'd been reincarnated as a tentacle girl.
During her first playthrough, desperate to undo a bad ending, she chose to travel back in time and rewrite the future.
She succeeded… but also failed.
Though she achieved a good ending, the timeline she'd tampered with collapsed entirely because of her meddling.
She should've died for sure.
But then, the **Afterlife Realm**—the organization in charge of reincarnating the dead—spoke up:
"Even though you committed a grave sin, we still believe your soul is noble and kind. So… we'll give you one more chance."
Flo had no idea why she'd suddenly been declared "noble and kind," but to atone for her crime, she accepted the Afterlife Realm's offer.
In simple terms: she had to play a resurrection match.
What she *didn't* expect, however, was that the female leads from her first timeline—who'd also been caught in the chaos of her timeline tampering—had been reincarnated into this world alongside her…
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"I never thought Sister would be reincarnated here too…"
Late at night.
Flo quietly slipped out of her room and tiptoed toward her sister's private mini-theater.
She remembered: every night, Cynthia would snack on late-night treats while watching movies here.
Right now, Cynthia was lounging on a plush leather sofa, watching a classic film projected on the screen—The Noble and Kindhearted Murderer.
According to her customer service girl, Sui Sui, whenever Flo wanted to learn about a character's background in this world, she needed to use a special skill.
Flo widened her eyes and activated it!
"Instant Appraisal!"
Instantly, data about Cynthia appeared before her like a holographic display.
[Cynthia]
[Identity: Heir to the Black Prince Group; your non-blood-related older sister]
[Age: 21]
[Race: Tentacle Girl]
[Person She Loves Most: Her Little Sister]
This timeline's Cynthia had clearly hit the reincarnation jackpot.
She was now the heiress of some mega-corporation called the "Black Prince Group"—a name Flo had never heard of—and had already been officially named successor to the entire fortune.
Cynthia had explained the details before, but all that corporate jargon went straight over Flo's head.
All Flo remembered was that on their very first day in this new life, Cynthia had gently patted her head and said, "Don't worry about money anymore."
It felt… suspiciously like being kept as a pampered pet.
[Don't doubt it—you *are* being kept, mew.]
Flo: "Sh-shut up!"
"Instant Appraisal" didn't just reveal character backgrounds—it could also show stat panels.
Flo used it again.
[Cynthia]
[Attack: 999]
[Magic: 999]
[Defense: 999]
[Agility: 999]
[Stamina: 10,000]
[Endurance: 10,000]
[Magic Attribute: Fire]
[Magic Rank: Saint Archmage]
[Evaluation: An Absolute Powerhouse]
What kind of broken stats are these?!
Sometimes Flo seriously wondered if her sister had reincarnated as the protagonist of some overpowered wish-fulfillment novel.
[She does look like a typical overpowered female lead… but I should remind you, A-Fu—you're the main character of this world, mew.]
Flo: "…Don't you dare bring that up!"
Annoyed, Flo cast "Instant Appraisal" on herself.
[Flo]
[Attack: 1]
[Magic: 1]
[Defense: 1]
[Agility: 1]
[Stamina: 114]
[Endurance: 514]
[Magic Attribute: None]
[Magic Rank: Untrained]
[Evaluation: The weakest tentacle girl alive—deals exactly 1 point of damage.]
Flo: "This is way too harsh! Even if I messed up, did you have to reset *everything*?! I can't even cast magic now!"
[Well… it fits your character design perfectly.]
Flo: "What design?!"
[You're literally written as a spoiled, NEET tentacle girl raised by her overprotective sister. With a sister like that taking care of you, who'd even want to try hard?]
Flo: "Hmph… that kinda makes sense… Wait, no! Hold on! I'm the main character! How can the protagonist be this weak?! Does the Afterlife Realm even have protagonists like this?!"
She was the most main of mains… yet the most side of side characters…
[Hmm… who says the protagonist has to be strong? Some game heroes get five legendary powers and still nap through half the story as a literal battle-level-5 weakling. Just accept it, mew.]
Flo: "I want to accept it… but it hurts so much X﹏X"
[Look on the bright side! You're weak now, but you can grow stronger. As long as your future path is long enough, this weak past will eventually shrink into a tiny blip on the timeline scale, mew!]
Flo: "…Haven't I heard that line somewhere before?"
Ugh, whatever. Enough philosophizing.
She'd already reviewed all the info—but the key detail was the last line:
[Cynthia's Status: Asleep (zzz)]
Cynthia was dozing off on the sofa.
"Perfect… Sister's asleep. Time to…"
Flo was ready to complete her mission.
The task? Steal her sister's black thigh-highs… and brew a cup of lemon tea with them.
Flo: "This is so cringey… (つД`)"
She wouldn't even consider this if it weren't for those sweet 20 points!
But seriously—why lemon tea with socks?
Whose weird fetish is this even based on?!
Just as Flo was about to leave the mini-theater and head to Cynthia's bedroom…
[Ding-dong!]
[New Bonus Mission Unlocked!]
Flo: "Huh? There's a bonus mission?!"
[Bonus Mission: Brew lemon tea using the black thigh-highs Cynthia is currently wearing.]
[Bonus Reward: +10 points! Total reward upon completion: 20 points!]
Flo: "…Huh?!"
Reading this, Flo froze.
Using the thigh-highs her sister was *currently wearing* meant…
Her eyes drifted to the sleeping Cynthia—whose legs were indeed wrapped in sheer black stockings.
[Isn't this great, little A-Fu? It's 10 whole points! Opportunities like this don't come twice, mew~]
Sui Sui's voice purred temptingly in her mind.
Flo: "I know… but this is just too…"
Should she really sneak over while her sister slept… and peel off her stockings…?
[It's 10 points! You might never get a mission with rewards this generous again, mew.]
Flo: "Are you sure?"
[How would I know? But 30 points total isn't pocket change, you know.]
Sui Sui kept twisting the knife.
Each word chipped away at Flo's resolve.
Finally…
Flo: "I truly deserve to die… QAQ"
It's not my fault—it's because she offered *too much*!
After mentally slapping herself, Flo crept silently toward her sleeping sister.
She knelt down.
Gently parted Cynthia's thighs.
"Guh…"
Flo swallowed hard.
"I'm sorry, Sister… I'll wash them thoroughly after I make the tea, I promise…"
Alright… time to take them off…
But just as Flo reached for the stockings, she realized—she couldn't find the top edge.
The room was too dark. After squinting closely, she finally figured it out.
Flo: "Wait… these aren't thigh-highs—they're pantyhose!?!?"
Are you kidding me?! If she wanted to take these off…
Flo: "I'd have to reach under her skirt!〃﹏〃"
Forget it. Ten points isn't worth this. She'd just go steal a fresh pair from Cynthia's room instead.
But before Flo could even stand up—
[Ding-dong!]
[New Bonus Mission Unlocked!]
[Additional Reward: +10 points! Total reward upon completion: 40 points!]
[Bonus Mission 2: Rip Cynthia's pantyhose.]
Flo: "(°ー°〃)"
Her expression went completely blank.
"Bush… bro…???"