[Sudden update!]
[What a surprise! Anshen disappeared all day yesterday. I thought he'd gone and gotten genetically matched and married like Claire.]
[Huh? Isn't Anshen already a married female? There's no way someone single could write emotions this detailed and rich.]
[Impossible. If he were married, how could he write stories about other male Zerg lords? Would his Male Lord agree? So Anshen must be a female with abundant dating experience!]
"So much experience dating male Zergs... I'm so jealous!"
Seeing the discussions among the female Zergs, the male Zerg readers didn't even bother responding. They merely rolled their eyes at the screen.
An was obviously a male Zerg.
They couldn't even tell?
What female Zerg could portray a male Zerg's psychology with such detail?
Just look at how carefully he wrote Xi'an. Such delicate little tricks from a high-ranking male Zerg. These female Zerg readers were practically climaxing over it.
The female Zergs had already started licking.
[Wuwuwu, Lord Xi'an is so beautiful. Half-hidden and half-exposed... just imagining him makes me wet. Lord Xi'an has such a good figure, he's tall and his legs must be so long, lick lick lick, and that waistline too, lick lick lick...]
[I'm jealous to death of Claire! A male Zerg actually puts so much thought into him!]
[Didn't we agree Claire had immunity from being flamed? Fine, I won't flame him. Can I assassinate him instead?]
[Putting him on the assassination list!]
[+1, count me in.]
[Idiots are still jealous of Claire, while high-level bugs have already put on the same sleep robe personally approved by Lord Xi'an and gone to seduce their Male Lords. Tonight, I am absolutely getting an egg! Wait for my good news (blows kiss).]
[Holy crap! You can do that?! Shameless slut! Too much!]
[I learned the trick, but I don't even have a Male Lord to use it on! Waaaah!]
The male Zergs thought: This one's good.
Going to their female Zergs dressed like that themselves was too embarrassing, but they could make the female Zergs at home wear it.
Some male Zergs currently in passionate relationships even decided to do it personally.
An outfit this beautiful naturally had to be worn by themselves. Wouldn't it drive those cold, unromantic female Zergs crazy?
Nobody knew about other couples.
But Claire was already completely enchanted.
...
【Claire felt all the blood in his body rush to his head.
The male Zerg clearly wasn't releasing pheromones, yet he seemed to smell that sweet, bewitching fragrance.
As the male Zerg approached and the mattress sank slightly beside him, his heart also rose.
He wasn't wearing clothes. A thin blanket covered him and nothing more.
Would the male Zerg be satisfied with him?
Would he find him attractive?
Could he control his physical reactions?
Could he... do it?
Xi'an appeared calm and at ease, but he was just as nervous inside.
His dream male since childhood was lying on his bed waiting for him to hold him. How could he remain calm?
He secretly took a deep breath and lay down beside Claire.
To show his respect for Claire, and to emphasize that this was only necessary "treatment," he didn't immediately press against him. His hand hovered loosely beside Claire's waist.
It was a very gentlemanly gesture, like embracing one's dance partner at a banquet. If one ignored the fact that Claire wasn't wearing a single thread.
Well, no. He at least had a blanket.
It just wasn't blocking anything.
Suppressing the slight curve of his lips, Xi'an felt the warm, resilient body beneath his hand. The silver ring on his finger brushed across Claire's waistline, making the female tremble slightly.
For everything tonight to go smoothly, Xi'an had deliberately put on a pheromone inhibitor.
A male Zerg voluntarily wearing an inhibitor was something unbelievable.
Inhibitors were generally treatment reserved for prison inmates.
The one Xi'an wore naturally wasn't the collar type prisoners used.
He had chosen something more exquisite and delicate.
A ring.
It only suppressed pheromones and didn't restrict psychic power.
Some races exchanged rings as symbols of marriage or love.
Zergs didn't have such customs.
But once this ring came to embody his feelings and restraint toward Claire, it ceased to be merely a restraint device or decoration.
Feeling the faint trembling beneath his hand, Xi'an asked softly:
"Can you accept this?"
"Mm."
Claire answered quietly, his voice somewhat unstable.
"Then I'll come a little closer."
Xi'an moved and pressed himself against him, placing his face against Claire's firm, full chest muscles.
Claire's breathing suddenly stopped before becoming heavier.
His hand instinctively lifted, wanting to grab something.
But he didn't dare touch the male Zerg's body.
He didn't even dare touch the cool, silky robe.
The male Zerg would feel it.
In the end, his hand landed on the bedsheet behind Xi'an's waist. His fingers curled tightly into a fist, arm muscles tense, creating the posture of surrounding the male Zerg.
Xi'an noticed his movement and wasn't bothered.
Actually, if Claire would hold him tighter, he'd like it even more.
But he couldn't ask for too much.
Slowly.
Claire's body was hot, tough, and flexible. So warm he didn't even want to raise his head and buried his nose and mouth deeper into it.
Feeling Claire suddenly tense up, Xi'an stroked his back.
"Relax."
"Yes, Male Lord, I-I'll do my best..."
Claire's eyes were unfocused.
He couldn't even form a complete sentence.
The male Zerg's face was buried against his chest.
There wasn't much movement, just simple contact, yet he felt as though he were about to be devoured.
Or perhaps he wanted the male Zerg to devour him.
Wanted to thrust out his chest and feed himself to him.
Or press the male Zerg tightly against his own body.
Closer.
Until they fit together perfectly.
Indivisible.
Xi'an smelled cool pheromones like ice cream, carrying the sweetness of Claire's heat.
Shock flashed through his eyes.
Without pheromonal stimulation, Claire had become aroused simply because of him?
Ice melted into dripping water when in heat.
Xi'an raised his head and looked at Claire.
Claire also lowered his head in search of him.
They were too close.
Their gazes met.
Their breathing tangled together.
As if even their souls were being pulled away.
Xi'an stared at Claire's lips.
His lips were thin, but his cupid's bow was distinct, giving them a handsome shape.
Very charming.
Very seductive.
Why had he never noticed Claire's lips were this enticing before?
He wanted to kiss him.
But he couldn't.
The inhibitor only prevented him from releasing pheromones. The pheromones naturally contained in bodily fluids remained unaffected.
So he couldn't really sleep with Claire.
He couldn't even kiss him.
Frustration welled up inside Xi'an.
He suddenly felt that this suggestion of sleeping naked was simply torture for himself.
He couldn't eat him.
Couldn't kiss him.
It was driving him crazy.
He had to reclaim a little interest.
Burying his face in Claire's neck, Xi'an kissed him there in small, delicate pecks. His hand stroked the back of his neck soothingly while whispering:
"I'll give you another psychic soothing."
Claire had gone weak from the kisses.
Only after a moment did he understand.
Gathering his thoughts, he said:
"You already did one yesterday. My psychic score is stable at seventy. There's no danger of losing control. I don't need another one in the short term."
Claire knew male Zergs hated giving psychic soothing to military females.
Xi'an had married him and rescued him from an extremely dangerous state.
He was already deeply grateful and didn't want to trouble Xi'an further.
But Xi'an thought seventy points was too low.
Only seventy.
It wasn't even enough for self-recovery.
It hadn't even reached the recognized standard where female Zergs felt relaxed and comfortable.
How could that be acceptable?
Even eighty would be too low.
Nothing less than a perfect score would reassure him.
He bit Claire's shoulder lightly as a warning.
Not hard.
Then whispered threateningly:
"I want you to recover quickly and return to your best condition. Then I'm going to beat you up properly."
He still remembered Claire leaving him behind and going on the expedition.
That matter wasn't over.
If Claire hadn't been in such terrible condition, he'd have beaten him long ago.
The reason he'd chosen genetic matching with Claire was because he wanted to screw hi—no, beat him up properly.
First screw Claire in bed, then fight him in the training room.
After beating him, screw him right there.
Then continue punishing him in the bathroom until his buttocks swelled.
Breathing in the sweet pheromones from Claire's neck, Xi'an thought hazily.
Claire didn't know about Xi'an's fantasies, but his words didn't surprise him.
Or rather, this was how it should be.
Xi'an's gentleness over the past two days had nearly caused him to lose himself.
It had been too beautiful.
Too unrealistic.
But if Xi'an wanted to heal him just so he could beat him up and vent his anger afterward—
That made sense.
It suited Xi'an's personality.
He wasn't the type to bully the weak.
Even if he wanted to beat him, he'd first heal him.
For a female Zerg, this was already the best possible outcome.
"Thank you."
Claire thanked him softly, sincerely grateful.
"Hmph."
Xi'an snorted.
I'm going to beat him up and he's thanking me.
Still, he accepted the thanks without guilt.
Healing Claire's psychic domain had taken tremendous effort!
Naturally, he deserved some interest.
...】
[I knew Lord Xi'an would brutally torment and take revenge on Claire! I've finally lived to see this day! (crying tears of joy)]
Traditional Zerg novel readers who had waited for this day spread the news like New Year's celebrations.
But they celebrated too early.
The female Zerg readers who continued reading were stunned.
[Wait, is this beating a proper beating? Is this punishment proper punishment?]
[So male Zergs beat female Zergs like this? Isn't this just a reward? Do married female Zergs eat this well every day?]
[Don't generalize individual cases! Besides, male Zergs can torment female Zergs terribly in bed! Especially high-ranking Male Lords like this one. They have countless methods. Don't be deceived by the wording. It's not as wonderful as you think!]
[You think I believe that? If high-ranking male Zergs weren't good, why would so many females fight to marry them? Besides, regardless of whether it's real beating or fake beating, anyone like Claire who gets psychic soothing from a high-ranking male Zerg has already hit the jackpot!]
...
【Having decided to perform psychic soothing, Xi'an placed his hand on Claire's chest and suddenly pinched his nipple.
While Claire froze in shock, his psychic power flowed into his mind.
Opening a military female's psychic domain is easy.
Xi'an thought as he entered Claire's mental landscape once again.
Everything remained as before.
The deep-red mecha stood amidst the cosmic sea.
Only now there were no Tianjia pursuers.
The surface was no longer damaged but gleamed as good as new.
His previous repairs had been very effective.
Xi'an entered the mecha and arrived at the cockpit.
There he found Claire squatting beside the floating chair, quietly watching the sleeping male Zerg above it.
Sensing something, Claire turned.
His icy blue eyes immediately brightened when he saw Xi'an.
He subconsciously stood and approached.
"You're here."
"Mm."
Xi'an looked him over carefully.
Seeing no new injuries and confirming his condition remained good, he finally relaxed.
Noticing Claire's attitude toward him had become much more respectful, Xi'an asked:
"Do you know who I am?"
"Xi'an."
Claire answered reflexively.
Then he remembered something.
His ears gradually turned red.
Lowering his head, he softly added:
"Male Lord..."
Xi'an thought, Just as expected.
Now that Claire's mental condition had recovered to a healthy level, the Claire inside the mental landscape had escaped that endlessly repeating day and possessed current memories.
Walking forward, Xi'an looked at "himself" sleeping in the floating chair beneath Claire's coat.
Recalling the scene from moments ago, he found it amusing.
Turning to Claire standing awkwardly nearby, he teased:
"So I've been there the whole time?"
Normally there was no one inside a mental landscape except oneself.
Even if there was, it was usually only a vague shadow.
Something this detailed was exceedingly rare.
Claire stiffened.
He realized Xi'an had witnessed everything.
Never before had he felt so guilty and flustered.
His thoughts were in chaos.
His actions had been too creepy.
Like those female Zergs who fantasized about male Zergs.
Keeping the male Zerg's image inside his psychic domain.
Shamelessly crouching beside it and watching him for long periods.
To a male Zerg, this would certainly be offensive.
But he couldn't control himself...
Everything had been exposed.
There was no excuse.
Claire could only answer honestly.
"Yes..."
Xi'an found his reaction interesting.
It also gave him an amusing idea.
He looked toward his sleeping self in the chair.
With a thought, psychic power surged forward.
The psychic-body Xi'an disappeared.
And the red-haired male Zerg curled up in the floating chair slowly opened his eyes.
He sat up.
Claire's officer coat slipped from his shoulders.
Turning, the green-eyed male Zerg looked at Claire.
Softly, he called out—
"Instructor."
...】