Chapter 47: Male School Heartthrob x Military Academy Student (10): He Has So Much Love

[Even if he's the Female Lord, he can't just break a secondary consort's legs whenever he wants, right?]

[(Points at the General's shoulder insignia) (Zips mouth shut) (Smiles without speaking)]

[...That's a vivid explanation.]

[But wouldn't the Male Lord object?]

[With a high-ranking female Zerg's healing ability, a broken leg would heal in less than a minute. Why would they let the male Zerg see?]

[By the way, why break three legs? Does that mean their true form is some kind of multi-legged insect?]

[Uh, probably not...]

[That secondary consort's reaction when he clamped his legs together was way too realistic. You can tell he's been punished before.]

The comment section immediately devolved into discussions about pheromones and household punishments.

In Zerg families, the Female Lord's authority was second only to the Male Lord's. In certain circumstances, it could even equal or surpass that of the Male Lord.

A Female Lord naturally possessed the right to discipline secondary consorts.

The most stereotypically female Zerg method was dragging them into the training room for a beating.

Some female Zergs would even punish secondary consorts on behalf of the Male Lord using other methods.

For secondary consorts, that was undoubtedly painful.

Without a male Zerg's pheromones, facing only same-sex pressure, merely suppressing the urge to fight back was already the limit. It made them want to die.

[Not necessarily...]

A female Zerg appeared to refute them.

[My Female Lord is wonderful. Several times when the Male Lord wanted to punish me, my Female Lord volunteered to take over. He controls the intensity perfectly. I hardly suffered.]

[That's because you met a good Female Lord. A bad one would torture you half to death.]

[Male Zergs torturing female Zergs need inhibitors and psychic suppression. If they mess up, they might even get backlash injuries. Female Zergs torturing female Zergs is easy. They can suppress each other effortlessly. Half-transform their claws and rip the brood pouch right out.]

The comment section once again spiraled irreversibly into bloodshed.

Male Zerg readers: ???

Stop! Stop! We're here for sweet romance! If you female Zergs want to fight, go do it somewhere else!

[Exquisite Male Zerg Breakfast.jpg]

[Exquisite Male Zerg Lunch.jpg]

[Exquisite Male Zerg Dinner.jpg]

[Post more! Bury those bloody comments!]

[...That's way too delicate. Can anyone really get full eating this three times a day?]

[I do! I eat an entire deep-sea giant tentacle as a midnight snack (obedient smile).]

[Mmm, reasonable arrangement.]

Female Zergs secretly took notes.

The atmosphere gradually returned to normal.

[By the way, Iso beat up the General's guards, didn't he? Will he be okay?]

[A small matter. No big deal.]

[Even a female parent can't interfere with which female Zerg a male hatchling chooses. As long as Iso stays beside Lord Hill, the General won't touch him. But if they separate someday... things won't look so good. (Moment of silence)]

[If they were dating normally, the General might not be this angry. The problem is that this happened on "the first day of school," and the General doesn't know the truth...

From his perspective, some poor military academy brat lured away his innocent treasure of a male hatchling and slept with him.]

[A military academy student from the neighboring school and a poor kid from the Underground District... no escaping that label.]

[The General still doesn't know that Iso and His Lordship have a hatchling. If he found out, would his attitude change?]

[Lord Hill just became an adult. He couldn't possibly have a hatchling this big, so from the General's perspective:

A military academy student with an illegitimate child and a chaotic private life seduced his pure and innocent precious male hatchling and tricked him into becoming a stepfather.]

[Hiss... when you put it that way, Iso is in danger.]

...

【Hill and Iso selected a house on StarNet.

Or rather, Hill selected it, while Iso's role consisted mostly of nodding whenever the male Zerg asked for his opinion.

It was a two-story detached villa near the school.

In Hill's eyes, it was an especially tiny house.

Exactly what he imagined an ordinary Zerg family home would look like.

A family of three living together in a "cramped" little house, struggling yet happy.

Iso stared at the astronomical price in silence.

If he took out a mortgage, it would be enough.

Only a hundred years of debt.

With his abilities, he could pay it off early.

That was without calculating the male Zerg's ✧ NоvеIight ✧ (Original source) other expenses.

If he included those...

Poor student Iso, who had no time for underground arena matches because of military academy classes, could start considering selling organs.

Since Hill was buying the house himself, he naturally never intended to let the female Zerg pay and was ready to pay in one click.

Instead, Iso stopped him and insisted on paying his share, saying there was no logic in having a male Zerg spend money on a female Zerg.

After a round of arguing, they each took a step back and split the cost evenly.

Since there were two owners, both their names appeared side by side on the property deed.

Hill found the sight rather novel.

It looked like they were married.

Soon after, he received Iso's property transfer agreement.

Iso had transferred his share to him.

Hill: "..."

Rejected!

"This belongs to both of us. The hatchling has a share too. It's security for him."

Hill knew what Iso cared about most and deliberately brought up the hatchling.

"You don't need to give it to me. Once Isidore becomes an adult, he'll inherit the house."

Only then did he manage to persuade the female Zerg.

Behind them, Isidore blinked blankly while playing with his toys.

He only understood that the house would belong to him someday.

He remained completely calm.

Every birthday, Dad and Papa gave him presents.

Including, but not limited to, houses, spaceships, mechas, and Dad's personal paintings.

He had so many things.

And so much love.

...】

[I'm definitely not jealous. (Puts on sunglasses)]

[(Removes sunglasses)]

[(Cries)]

[I was jealous of Claire in the previous story because he became a high-ranking Lord's Female Lord and received psychic soothing. But honestly, Claire suffered terribly. His psychic domain was damaged during the expedition, and he endured all that pain in his mecha. Lord Xi'an's love was something he deserved.

But this story really breaks me. A male Zerg who spoils the hatchling so much that he uses psychic soothing to lull him to sleep. Birthday gifts every year. Expensive houses handed over without hesitation. Personal paintings...

Little Isidore doesn't need to give anything in return. He doesn't have to deserve it.

He's loved simply because he's their hatchling.

Because he's "the hatchling born by the one they love."]

[Reading this story made me realize that I don't just lack a Male Lord.

I also lack a male parent. (Big cry) (Ugly cry)]

[I hereby declare Lord Hill my male parent. Wuwuwu, male parent, love me one more time.]

...

Capital Star.

Inside a manor.

A beautiful pink-haired male Zerg suddenly sat up on the bed and stared at the comments on his screen.

Remembering something, he turned toward his secondary consort and asked,

"Did we send Hill's birthday present?"

The blond female Zerg froze slightly before replying,

"We did. You gave Lord Hill a set of precious starstones, and the Female Lord gifted him a floating island."

There was no need to list everyone else's gifts.

"Oh, good."

The male Zerg relaxed and lay back in the female Zerg's arms.

But just after lying down, he remembered something else.

"Were the other hatchlings' birthday presents delivered?"

This time the female Zerg was genuinely surprised.

Looking down at the male Zerg in his arms, he found the other party looking up at him with clean, beautiful pink-purple eyes.

He could completely understand why his commander, who had always believed in remaining unmarried, had suddenly decided to marry.

Smiling gently, he replied,

"They've all been delivered. Please don't worry, Male Lord."

Even if the Male Lord forgot, the Female Lord would always prepare the gifts and send them under the Male Lord's name.

Both the Male Lord and the Female Lord were seriously maintaining this big family.

Satisfied, the male Zerg settled back down and continued reading.

Looking at "Hill" in the story, he sighed.

"Student Hill is so adorable. It's a pity he's gone deep into space to paint again. Otherwise, I would've shared this story with him."

"The Female Lord is handsome too..."

The male Zerg secretly took screenshots.

"But breaking legs is too brutal. Kneeling would be better."

After some thought, he added,

"Make him kneel in the bedroom. Don't scare Hill."

Kneel in the bedroom...

The blond female Zerg thought that if that guy were told to kneel in the bedroom, he'd simply flop onto the bed and fall asleep.

Too comfortable.

...

【The two adults and the hatchling moved into their new home.

Iso busied himself unpacking and arranging things.

Hill sat on the sofa browsing his terminal when he suddenly discovered several messages from his female parent from the previous night.

At first, they were all caring messages.

Asking if he was tired, whether he was adapting to school, whether his classmates treated him well.

With an additional warning that there were many bad female Zergs at the neighboring military academy and that he shouldn't be deceived.

Later, the messages became social news articles.

"Pure Male Zerg Sleeps with Yellow-Haired Military Student, Only to Discover He Already Has a Hatchling"

"Black Hair Is Equally Dangerous"

"Male Student Falls into Depression After Being Tricked in a Relationship"

"Male University Student Swindled of Money, Body, and Psychic Energy by Poor Military Cadet"

"Military Academy Female Zerg Seduces Multiple Male Zergs into Riding Horseback, Chaotic Private Life Exposed!"

"Young Male Zerg Drained Dry by Military Student, Ends in Tragedy!"

Hill: "..."

His female parent had really gone through all that trouble with a completely serious face.

[Female Parent, you don't need to send guards after me. I'm grown up and can make my own judgments.]

[He's not some poor kid. We even bought a house together.]

[Property Deed.jpg]

General: "..."

That damned black-haired military student!

He tricked his male hatchling into buying property and still claims it isn't swindling money and affection?!

Immediately afterward, Hill received countless property transfers from his female parent.

Including luxurious villas in Capital Star's prime districts, scenic floating islands, and even an artificial mechanical planet.

Hill understood his female parent's concern.

But he and Iso weren't that kind of relationship.

They had a hatchling to raise together.

They were co-parents.

He couldn't explain that to his family.

He still hadn't decided whether to tell them about Isidore.

The fewer people who knew that Isidore had traveled from ten years in the future, the better.

There were simply too many family members.

Hill hesitated.

If they found out, they would probably insist on bringing Isidore home to raise him.

Thinking about home left him with complicated feelings.

His family was wonderful.

Recognized by all Zergs as the model household.

No one would understand his thoughts if he voiced them.

"Dad, hug."

Isidore climbed onto the sofa and burrowed into Hill's arms.

Startled, Hill hugged him.

"Hmm? What's wrong? Don't you like your toys anymore?"

Isidore shook his head.

"I'm keeping Dad company."

He couldn't explain why.

Dad had looked lonely just now.

And adults always became happier when playing with little hatchlings.

So Isidore bravely chose to sacrifice himself.

Dad cuddles~

When Iso came downstairs, he saw the hatchling sprawled across the male Zerg's knees, acting spoiled.

It was a beautiful scene.

The sunlight was warm, and Lord Hill's gaze toward the hatchling was incredibly gentle.

Originally, Iso had intended to carry the hatchling away so he wouldn't disturb Lord Hill.

But he stopped.

Hill heard him and turned around.

"Going back to the military academy?"

"No. I requested leave. I'll go tomorrow morning."

Actually, the principal had already bombarded him with messages countless times.

Iso couldn't understand why the principal reacted so strongly to the dating leave request.

But he decided to ignore it.

Taking care of the male Zerg and hatchling was more important.

"I'm going to buy some necessities. Is there anything Your Lordship needs?" Iso asked.

Hill thought for a moment.

"...A toothbrush?"

Realizing what he'd said, he quickly shut his mouth and looked away.

Then he stood up.

"Let's go together. You only realize what you need after shopping in person."

"Okay."

Both adults then turned toward Isidore.

"Isidore, you're staying home."

Squatting down before the hatchling, Iso instructed him.

The hatchling resembled both of them too much.

Traveling together, with matching hair colors, would make it far too easy for others to associate him with Lord Hill.

Isidore looked pleadingly toward Dad.

"Listen to Papa."

Hill also thought it was safer.

Though he could hypnotize witnesses with his psychic power, surveillance cameras were another matter.

Destroying cameras would only attract more attention.

The same method couldn't be used repeatedly.

Realizing his parents truly weren't taking him along, Isidore deflated.

Hugging his toy, he whispered softly,

"Okay... Isidore will wait obediently for Dad and Papa to come home."

Hill and Iso exchanged a glance, praised him for being a good boy, promised to bring back snacks, and left together.

Not forgetting to lock the door.

The moment the adults disappeared, Isidore bounced off the sofa.

He took out a pink wig from his spatial button, changed clothes, dabbed edible pink powder onto his cheeks, and checked himself in the mirror.

Young hatchlings had little visible gender distinction.

Combined with his delicate features, he looked more like a little male hatchling than the average female hatchling.

Perfect.

Disguise successful!

Running to the door, he found it locked.

As expected.

He immediately climbed out through the window.

Expertly unlocking the childproof lock, he slipped outside.

Dad and Papa were already gone, but female hatchlings had keen senses.

Soon, Isidore picked a direction and chased after them.

Along the way, many people stared.

A preschool hatchling appearing near a university naturally attracted attention.

Fortunately, there was a military academy nearby. No traffickers dared operate there.

Still, he vaguely overheard:

"Such a cute hatchling. I want to sniff him. I want to stuff him into a sack and take him home."

???

Were traffickers this bold nowadays?!

Terrified, Isidore hurried into the mall.

There were too many scents.

Dad and Papa's scent was...

That way!

Meanwhile, Hill shopped ahead while Iso pushed the cart.

The combination of a beautiful young male Zerg and female Zerg attracted enormous attention.

Especially because one of them was the recently famous school heartthrob.

People whispered among themselves, full of surprise and admiration.

Uncomfortable under so many gazes, Iso unconsciously lagged behind.

When Hill turned around, he discovered the female Zerg had fallen several meters back.

"Why are you so far away?"

Waving an item helplessly, he said,

"Don't forget we're on a 'date.'"

He deliberately emphasized the last word.

Another round of excited whispers followed.

Blushing, Iso stepped forward and accepted the items into the cart.

"Your Lordship, we..."

Hill made a shushing gesture and spoke directly into his mind with psychic power.

"If we're putting on a show, we should do it properly."

...】

[Does "doing it properly" include doing that?]

One reader asked shyly.

[Wuwuwu Dad and Papa, hurry and do it! Give birth to me!]

[??? Aren't you people getting too carried away, you oversized hatchlings?]

[Another day of envying Iso. When will a male Zerg Lord pretend to date me and then do it properly?]

[Your intentions are too obvious. I'm not even going to expose you.]

[Little Isidore snuck out. He disobeyed Lord Hill. Is he going to be punished?]

[Will he be forced to drink all his milk-fruit juice?]

[...My apologies. I overstepped.]

Ever since the "milk-fruit juice punishment," nobody believed Lord Hill would truly punish hatchlings anymore.

Lord Hill wasn't as openly affectionate toward hatchlings as Iso.

But his care and concern were completely genuine.

[Pink-haired little Isidore, delicate enough to look like a male hatchling... He must be adorable. He must look just like Lord Hill, right?]

No.

He looks like his male parent.

Inside the manor, the blond female Zerg glanced away from the screen and looked down at the pink-haired male Zerg in his arms.

He could already imagine how the Female Lord in the story would react after seeing the shopping mall surveillance footage.

...

【Hill rarely shopped in person and wasn't familiar with the layout.

As he wandered through the household section, the shelves gradually became... strange.

"Female Zerg Exclusive Items"

"Conception Miracle"

"Increased Success Rate"

"Decorate Your..."

"Enhance Male Zerg Excitement"

"A Perfect Experience"

"Bottled Male Zerg Pheromones"

"Fly Straight to Heaven"

Hill froze.

For the first time, he hated having such powerful male Zerg senses.

His brain processed information too quickly.

By the time he realized what he'd read, it was too late.

"Your Lordship..."

Iso had noticed earlier and already felt awkward.

Still, seeing the male Zerg stop, he asked,

"Would you like to buy something?"

Of course not!

Hill almost blurted it out.

But running away immediately would make him look inexperienced.

Female Zergs liked open-minded and experienced male Zergs.

After hesitating for a long time, Hill picked what appeared to be the most harmless accessory and calmly dropped it into the cart.

"Hmm, this one looks nice."

He gave a simple comment.

Iso lowered his eyes toward the decorative accessory.

He wasn't sure whether the male Zerg intended for him to wear it or some other female Zerg.

Obediently, he chose not to ask.

Yet his gaze kept drifting toward it.

He cared.

Last time, the male Zerg had rejected his invitation to mark him.

Perhaps he simply wasn't attractive enough.

If he added something extra...

Would it help?

As Iso's thoughts became increasingly chaotic, he suddenly caught a familiar scent.

His head snapped around.

Behind a shelf, a tuft of pink hair disappeared in panic.

Hm?

Pink hair?

...】