【What? Luo is going to school?!?】
Early the next morning, the female zergs who had gathered in the livestream as usual were met with this shocking piece of news.
【Where is Luo planning to go to school? Will he still stream after he starts school?】
【Waaah, our Luo is still just a baby! How could you bear to send a newly hatched little one to school like this!!】
Luo spread his arms, tilting his head back as Gu Yuan fastened his small necktie for him. After seeing the comments in the livestream, he explained as usual:
“I’m going to study at the Empire’s First Military Academy. I’ll still stream every day. Luo comes home every day.”
Livestream: Oh, so you’re still streaming… wait, which school did you just say??
Watching a flood of question marks drift across the screen, Luo looked puzzled.
“Is that school not good? But it’s the school Yuanyuan graduated from. If I don’t get a diploma, Luo won’t be able to get married.”
The livestream fell into a strange silence.
And then, an even denser barrage of question marks flooded in:
[…General, what exactly have you been telling him?!]
Gu Yuan, who had been off camera tying Luo’s school uniform tie, stepped into view at just the right moment, blocking Luo’s sight from the comments.
He cast a warning glance toward the livestream. The barrage instantly fell silent, as if frozen in fear. Only then did he turn back and say to Luo,
“Alright, I’ll tie up your hair for you.”
Luo’s long hair had been there since the moment he hatched.
After Luo agreed to enter the military academy yesterday, Gu Yuan had briefly considered trimming it a little but that idea had been met with strong protest.
Fortunately, although Luo’s hair was thick, it didn’t tangle easily. A few gentle strokes of the comb were enough to smooth it out.
With practiced ease, Gu Yuan gathered Luo’s hair into a high ponytail, ensuring it wouldn’t drag along the ground. Listening to Luo enthusiastically ask the livestream what was fun about military school, the corners of his lips curved upward unconsciously.
After the livestream incident, the Male Protection Association had contacted him immediately, strongly urging him to send Luo to a proper male zerg education institution.
Everyone knew what those schools were like, filled with arrogant, domineering noble scions and so called “male zerg education” that consisted largely of outdated ideologies upheld by the Association.
The newly hatched young male zerg couldn’t even speak fluently yet. He smiled warmly at everyone he met, spoke softly, even used honorifics when addressing female zergs. Though he was the highest ranked male zerg in history, he was remarkably endearing.
No one would be willing to watch such a beautiful little zergling turn into something despicable.
So Gu Yuan harbored a private intention. After multiple rounds of negotiation with the Male Protection Association, he finally secured permission for Principal Charles and the Empire’s First Military Academy to enter the recruitment competition.
At first, no one had expected Luo to choose the Empire’s First Military Academy, not even Gu Yuan himself, who had brought the military academy into consideration.
Everything now had already become the best possible outcome Gu Yuan could have hoped for.
[I just checked, First Military Academy already posted an announcement. Luo really got in and he’s been placed in Class A (crying)]
[Isn’t Class A full of noble military females?? Luo, protect yourself, don’t get tricked by bad military females!!]
[Wait, is this school or matchmaking??]
Gu Yuan’s movements as he tied Luo’s hair paused for a brief moment but he quickly regained his composure, his expression returning to calm.
…This was already the best outcome.
He was only a common born general but Luo was the only S class male zerg in a century. He shouldn’t selfishly keep Luo confined to his own small corner of the world, simply because the young male zerg didn’t yet understand things and relied on him.
Luo was destined from birth not to live an ordinary life. He should go to a broader world, meet more zergs, encounter those stronger and more capable.
At his side, the young male zerg’s voice rang out:
“No way! I’ll only follow Yuanyuan!”
The livestream clearly took Luo’s words as the innocent babble of a naive little hatchling who had never seen the world and they began teasing him.
[Alright, alright, we hear you. When you get married in the future, don’t forget to invite us, we’re witnesses after all.]
[Hahahahaha, did anyone record that? Save it and show it to Luo in ten years!]
[If Luo’s future consort isn’t the General, won’t this be super awkward?!]
[Isn’t that the whole point of raising someone, this exact moment of awkwardness.]
[“I watched you grow up.” jpg]
Gu Yuan didn’t take Luo’s words to heart either. Carrying some unspoken emotion, he let out a quiet chuckle along with the livestream comments.
After helping Luo get fully dressed, he prepared to take him to the dining room for breakfast.
There was still half of the three hour livestream remaining. Luo hopped down from the bed and, ignoring the wails of protest flooding the livestream, turned it off.
“The rest, I’ll stream at school.”
He explained this to Gu Yuan.
“This lets them see Luo. I want Yuanyuan to see Luo going to school too.”
The standard uniform of the Empire’s First Military Academy was a black and gold military outfit paired with a tie. Although Luo had only just hatched, he already had the appearance of a young boy.
His frame was still slender and standing beside Gu Yuan made him look like a delicate, exquisite doll but the academy had worked overnight to produce a custom sized uniform just for him.
Now, with his long black hair tied high, dressed in a neatly pressed black uniform adorned with elegant golden trims, it was as if the Creator itself favored this young zergling, granting him features so refined that even the harshest critic could find no flaw.
Anyone who saw Luo now would inevitably praise him as both beautiful and striking.
Beautiful referred to his appearance; striking referred to the innate aura of authority that seemed to surround him, natural, unquestionable.
, He was not merely a simple hatchling. At the same time, he was already a young male zerg who had completed his second differentiation, bearing insect patterns and was, in biological terms, already an adult.
At Luo’s words, Gu Yuan’s heart skipped a beat and this thought surfaced inexplicably in his mind.
Yet before he could fully grasp what kind of feeling it was, the young male zerg had already run happily toward the dining room to eat.
Today’s breakfast was yogurt buns and milk oatmeal, both sweet flavors that Luo liked.
Gu Yuan had never liked eating food meant for male zergs. While Luo ate, he quickly finished adjusting his own attire, biting down on a bottle of nutrient solution as he sent messages to Wu You through his terminal, preparing to personally escort Luo to school before finally making a long overdue visit to the military headquarters.
Luo had been taught well by him. His table manners were impeccable. After finishing his meal quietly and efficiently, he hopped down from his chair, carrying with him a faint, sweet milky scent as he approached Gu Yuan.
“Yuanyuan, squat down.”
Luo tugged at Gu Yuan’s sleeve, signaling for him, still occupied with his messages, to crouch down.
“Hm?”
Gu Yuan complied, puzzled.
In the very next moment, an unfamiliar warmth touched his lips.
The young male zerg had just finished eating, the corners of his mouth still carrying a lingering sweetness. Even though he didn’t yet understand what a proper kiss was, merely pressing against him in a clumsy, uncoordinated way, Gu Yuan could still catch the faint, sugary scent that clung to him.
Luo reached out and wrapped his arms around Gu Yuan.
“Yuanyuan, don’t worry! I’ll only like you.”
Gu Yuan was the most delicious little cake he could find, how could he possibly let him go so easily?
Mm, the livestream had said that, among the zergs, kisses were how affection was expressed.
If he kept his tendrils in check and just kissed Gu Yuan, that should be fine, right?
Thump, thump. Thump, thump.
Only then did Gu Yuan belatedly realize that Luo had taken the teasing words from the livestream to heart. He froze completely where he stood.
Thump.
That was the inexplicable sound of his own heartbeat.
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ChaptersChapter 1 · It’s Hatching!Chapter 2 · Mealtime!Chapter 3 · Angry!Chapter 4 · F.. Found Out!Chapter 5 · SpeakingChapter 6 · RiceChapter 7 · Live BroadcastChapter 8 · XiongbaohuiChapter 9 · Bullet CommentsChapter 10 · I’m sleepyChapter 11 · WrongedChapter 12 · Going to SchoolChapter 13 · ChoiceChapter 14 · Knock KnockChapter 15 · NoisyChapter 16 · AccidentChapter 17 · WingsChapter 18 · CrowChapter 19 · General is blushingChapter 20 · RiotChapter 21 · The Insect EmperorChapter 22 · Good BoyChapter 23 · UnconsciousChapter 24 · DisappearanceChapter 25 · Tail HookChapter 26 · ReturningChapter 27 · DepartureChapter 28 · ReunionChapter 29 · Played with by tentaclesChapter 30 · Moist, Damp EyesChapter 31 Part 1 · Gu Yuan, do you like me?Chapter 31 Part 2 · Gu Yuan, do you like me?Chapter 32 · Don’t cry, sweetieChapter 33 · Reproductive tentaclesChapter 34 · Even if you kill me, I won’t grow backChapter 35 · Lord Evil GodChapter 36 · Why not refuse?Chapter 37 · He can cry; he’s not a monster.Chapter 38 · Some alternative ways of boiling waterChapter 39 · Why aren’t you kissing me?Chapter 40 · Here, my command is the highest orderChapter 41 · The Evil God’s Disguise Makes its Grand DebutChapter 42 · Be the breeding ground for my eggs.Chapter 43 · Carrying EggsChapter 44 · MasterChapter 45 · CryingChapter 46 · InterrogationChapter 47 · LikeChapter 48 · The TruthChapter 49 · ConfessionChapter 50 · Identity ExposedChapter 51 · BackgroundChapter 52 · SuspicionChapter 53 · The Feeling of HungerChapter 54 · SleepingChapter 55 · The NameChapter 56 · Memories (1)Chapter 57 · Memories (2)Chapter 58 · Memories (3)Chapter 59 · Gu YuanChapter 60 · A Falling KissChapter 61 · MonsterChapter 62 · RabitChapter 63 · Bathroom