Day 1,361 of My Captiv—Oh, Let Us Cut the Shit, Shall We? We Have a Ring to Retrieve.

Summary

• The protagonist of the story is a captive octopus who seems to be especially intelligent.
• The octopus shares a personal backstory regarding an encounter with wolf eels, dramatic creatures known for their grotesque appearance, where the octopus was attacked and permanently scarred.
• Throughout the text, the octopus continuously laments its current state of captivity and the consequences of its past mistake of entering the wolf eels' territory.
• The octopus exhibits its intelligence and problem-solving abilities by retrieving a ring from the shared chamber of the wolf eels, even while physically struggling due to an unknown condition.
• Despite managing to secure the ring in its arm, the octopus shows signs of severe fatigue and weakness and suggests that its health is declining rapidly.
• The chapter ends ominously with the octopus preparing for a journey that seems to be its last, indicating that its death or a significant event may be approaching soon.