Chapter 133: Male Zerg Star Pirate × Female Zerg Undercover Agent (End): Marriage, Ul × Avis, Hill × Iso

The readers thought Ul and Avis had ended in a tragic BE in real life, and were still crying their eyes out.

The military officials responsible for monitoring the situation had faces as dark as thunder.

Damn that Wolf Crew. They had abducted their Lieutenant Colonel Avis and still hadn't returned him.

Rumor had it that the lieutenant colonel had even had hatchlings while living among the star pirates.

Whether Avis had gone willingly or not, he had, in practical terms, defected from the Federation.

The communication channel with Lieutenant Colonel Avis still existed.

Whether he replied or not, however, depended entirely on the mood over there.

If he happened to be in a good mood, he'd send over a simple stick-figure drawing of a family of three.

Oh.

Now it was already a family of four.

The more they thought about it, the angrier they became.

Knowing there was a high-ranking Male Zerg on the other side, they weren't willing to give up.

Every so often, they would send negotiation specialists, Male Zerg psychologists, or even the president of the Male Zerg Association to persuade them.

The other side only responded to what they wanted to hear. Everything else was completely ignored.

At first, the military had only vague guesses regarding the Male Zerg's identity.

They weren't sure whether Lieutenant Colonel Avis had defected from the Federation while kidnapping a high-ranking Male Zerg...

...or whether it had been the high-ranking Male Zerg who had lured Avis into abandoning the Federation.

If the events in the novel truly matched reality, then it had to be the latter.

Looking at it that way...

Neither the Male Zerg nor the lieutenant colonel would ever come back.

Not only had they failed to eliminate the pirates...

They had lost someone far more important.

No matter what, the Federation remained unwilling to completely fall out with the Wolf Crew while a high-ranking Male Zerg was stationed there.

So they maintained a superficial peace.

Every now and then, they even cooperated against other organizations.

Over time...

Avis really did become something like the bridge between the two sides through marriage.

...

Among the readers were some frighteningly resourceful people.

Little by little...

They actually managed to identify Avis.

It was a photograph from more than ten years ago.

Avis wore a stern expression as he stepped off a starship.

Many Wolf Crew members followed behind him.

In his hand, he was holding the hand of a hatchling.

The little female Zerg had short silver-gray hair and amber eyes.

She looked astonishingly similar to Lord Ul in the novel.

Good news:

Avis wasn't dead.

Nor had he spent his life alone in the Federation.

Bad news:

Avis really had become a star pirate.

And apparently, he'd become the pirate boss.

[AVIS! You looked so upright and trustworthy! You actually betrayed the Federation too?!]

[He's living the dream as a pirate. That has to be the hatchling he had with Lord Ul, right? His Male Lord sleeping beside him, hatchling in his arms, subordinates obeying every order... what kind of heavenly life is this?]

[If it were me, I wouldn't leave either. Wherever my Male Lord and hatchlings are, that's home.]

[It's such a shame there aren't any pictures of Lord Ul. I really want to see him. Waaaah, my little wolf bug.]

[Looking at the hatchling, you can already imagine how adorable Lord Ul must have been as a child. Little wolf bug was absolutely precious.]

[Speaking of which, does everyone remember that guy who tried hacking the Wolf Crew, only to get hacked in return?]

[I remember! They even spammed a bunch of garbled emoticons and "awoooo" wolf howls afterward, like they were showing off the Wolf Crew.]

[Do you think Lord Ul already knew about this novel back then?]

[Very possible. I wonder what Lord Ul would think after reading a story like this.]

[I wish Lord Ul would return to the Federation.]

[Not likely. An-shen only gave them the ending everyone wanted so the book could pass review. The undercover mission ends, Avis returns to the Federation, the high-ranking Male Zerg stranded outside the Federation also joins and becomes a Federation citizen... But in reality, Avis became the leader of the pirates and stayed with the Wolf Crew. That's the normal outcome. Why would a Male Zerg give up his freedom for a female?]

[No matter what, Avis absolutely won in both the novel and real life.]

...

Actually...

It wasn't that wonderful.

Ul browsed through the reviews.

During the very beginning...

Avis had suffered terribly.

He had become pregnant with a Zerg egg.

He had even wanted to take Ul away with him.

Only to suddenly discover that the Zerg sleeping beside him...

...was actually a star pirate.

Their relationship instantly hit rock bottom because of it.

Avis completely refused to acknowledge him.

Afraid that Avis would leave with the egg growing inside him...

Ul had panicked.

In his confusion, he imprisoned Avis.

During that period...

They had hate sex every single day.

Even during their most intimate moments...

Avis never gave him a kind expression.

Ul was heartbroken.

All he could do was release pheromones for him while biting the back of his neck...

Deepening the mating mark over and over...

Until Avis's entire body carried only Ul's scent.

Only when he was completely dazed would Avis call his name once.

The moment he woke up...

He denied everything.

Even after the egg hatched...

Their relationship remained painfully strained.

Every day, Avis held their hatchling, fed her, soothed her to sleep, and played with her.

The moment Ul appeared...

His face became expressionless.

He still refused to acknowledge him.

Later...

The hatchling began weaning.

Avis became painfully engorged.

He hid alone in the bathroom.

No matter what he did, he couldn't express the milk.

By the time he was finished struggling, his eyes were red.

His skin was covered with fingernail marks.

Even then...

He stubbornly refused to ask Ul for help.

Only after Ul noticed he'd been inside far too long did he go looking for him.

He found Avis in a complete mess.

Clearly upset.

Clearly uncomfortable.

Yet still too stubborn to say a word.

Ul let out a quiet sigh...

...and helped him.

Afterward...

Avis gathered his clothes and turned to leave.

Ul wiped the corner of his mouth and remarked with a sigh that so this was what Zerg milk tasted like.

It was the first time he'd ever had it.

Hearing that...

Avis looked back at him.

As though considering something.

From then on...

Avis had Ul help him every single day.

What should have been only a three-month nursing period...

Was forcibly extended to half a year.

Even when they had their second hatchling...

The tradition remained.

Perhaps...

It was from that point onward...

That Avis's attitude toward him gradually softened.

He had never been able to stay cruel toward a pitiful Male Zerg.

At first...

Ul had relied on lies and pitiful acting to make Avis fall in love with him.

Later...

A crack accidentally opened in front of Avis, exposing Ul's real past.

And Avis fell in all over again.

Never managing to climb back out.

Now...

It had been twenty years since they first met.

For once...

Avis had been unusually passionate the previous night.

Now he lay sleeping soundly beside him.

Ul quietly leaned closer...

And kissed his cheek.

Half asleep...

Avis assumed Ul was hungry.

He pulled open the collar of his sleeping robe.

Helping himself was welcome.

Ul chuckled softly...

Then wrapped him in his arms.

...

《The Things That Happened Later: Marriage》

A wedding ought to be a proper occasion.

Their custom-made formalwear took quite a while to finish.

By the time the outfits finally arrived...

Ul realized there was a problem.

Avis was already showing.

In the end...

The clothes had to be hastily altered before they headed to the Marriage Registration Office.

When Ul and Avis arrived...

Another newlywed couple was still completing their registration ahead of them.

The Male Zerg had black hair and black eyes.

His temperament was cool and detached.

He looked every bit the artist.

The Female Zerg beside him was military.

He looked vaguely familiar.

A moment later...

Ul remembered.

Major Iso.

The one who had rescued a Male Zerg from the pirates!

Then...

The Male Zerg standing beside him had to be the artist he'd rescued.

They'd actually ended up together?

Thinking about it...

It really was interesting.

Back then...

The two Male Zergs had belonged to different pirate crews.

Major Iso had gone to rescue that Male Zerg.

Meanwhile...

Avis had taken the opportunity to spirit Ul away.

And now...

Both couples had somehow gathered here...

To register their marriages.

Ul found it fascinating.

He poked Avis and gestured toward the couple in front.

Avis had noticed them long ago.

In fact...

He recognized Iso before Ul did.

He couldn't help feeling a little sentimental.

Noticing the two behind him exchanging glances and making small movements...

Iso turned around.

His gaze paused on Avis for a second.

He recognized him as military.

Though he didn't know him personally or his exact rank.

Since this wasn't an official occasion, there was no °• N 𝑜 v 𝑒 l i g h t •° need for excessive formality.

He simply gave a slight nod in greeting.

When his gaze swept across Avis's waist...

It lingered briefly.

He couldn't help feeling a little envious.

Then...

His eyes shifted to the Male Zerg beside him.

Immediately...

Iso sensed something subtly out of place.

Curiosity flickered in his eyes as he studied him.

Ul wasn't a pirate anymore.

He wasn't afraid of Iso.

But...

This was the perfect opportunity to act weak and pitiful in front of Avis.

He immediately wrapped himself around Avis's arm...

Shivering as though utterly terrified.

Avis instantly stepped in front of him.

Any Zerg who had once been a pirate instinctively feared military Female Zergs.

Especially someone like Iso...

Who had recently annihilated an entire pirate crew.

But regardless of what Ul had once been...

He was now a Federation citizen.

No matter how terrifying Major Iso was to pirates...

He had no right to frighten a Male Zerg of the Federation.

Avis returned Iso's gaze with solemn determination.

Iso blinked in surprise.

Then he immediately realized...

Staring at another Zerg's Male Lord really was inappropriate.

Quietly apologizing...

He withdrew his gaze somewhat awkwardly.

Hill, who was busy filling out paperwork, turned around in confusion.

He looked from the pair beside him to the pair behind them.

"...What is it?" he asked Iso softly.

"Nothing."

Iso answered quietly.

When he saw the section listing Male Lord and Female Lord...

His expression softened.

As for the property agreement...

The Male Zerg had retained full ownership and control of all his own assets.

He wasn't taking a single credit from Iso.

Instead...

That left Iso at a loss.

Was it because his rank was still too low...

And his assets too insignificant for the Male Zerg to care about?

Considering his military rank and wealth...

Marrying the only son of a Third Legion General...

Really was marrying far above his station.

"What is it? Is there anything you'd like to change?"

Hill asked for his opinion.

Without another word...

Iso dragged his own property ownership down to zero.

Everything belonged to the Male Zerg.

Hill: "..."

Hill was speechless.

Even when taking a Female Attendant...

No respectable Male Zerg would seize absolutely all of a female's property.

That was simply shameless.

No matter how greedy a Male Zerg was...

He would always leave at least a little behind.

Only female slaves from the Imperial era...

Had all of their property belong entirely to the Male Zerg.

"The Federation doesn't have female slaves."

Hill quietly said.

He immediately changed the percentage back to Iso retaining 100% ownership...

Then pressed Confirm.

Only after they finished registering...

Did it become Ul and Avis's turn.

The two couples passed each other.

"My turn! My turn!"

Ul cheerfully picked up a registration form.

Then coquettishly tugged on the Female Zerg beside him.

"Avis, will you give all your property to me?"

Hill and Iso...

Who had nearly reached the door...

Couldn't help stopping.

Both turned around to stare at that shamelessly outrageous Male Zerg.

And yet...

The Female Zerg answered without even hesitating.

"Of course."

Hill knew he shouldn't interfere in another family's affairs.

But he still couldn't resist saying something.

"You came all the way here to register a Female Lord, didn't you? How can you take every last bit of your Female Lord's property?"

Ul looked completely innocent.

"I married far away from home just for him. I came here with nothing. What's wrong with asking for a little more money to rely on? All his money should belong to me!"

Hill: "...?"

Did this Male Zerg even hear what he was saying?

What did he mean by marrying far away from home?

Beside him...

Avis nodded in complete agreement.

"As it should."

Hill: "..."

One willing to ask.

One willing to give.

Hopeless.

In the end...

Ul generously left Avis 5% of his property...

As spending money.

That percentage also applied to all of Avis's future income.

No matter how much salary he earned...

Or whatever other income he received...

He could freely use only 5%.

Everything else...

Belonged to Ul.

As they finally departed...

Iso glanced at Avis...

Then at himself...

Who still retained all of his own property.

For a moment...

He genuinely couldn't tell...

Whether he had won...

Or lost.

Seeing that expression...

Hill hurriedly transferred a huge sum of money into Iso's account.

Just to snap him back to reality.

Whatever happened...

He absolutely couldn't let Iso lose his senses...

Like that other Female Zerg.

(The End)