EROS [Zerg]

In the two months leading up to their journey to Gemini Alpha, Eros focused on strengthening his physical fitness and training in manipulating his exoskeleton wings.

Eros's exceptional learning ability allowed him to quickly master the use of mechanical exoskeleton wings. If it weren't for his unique appearance, many female insects who saw Eros would have mistaken him for a winged male insect.

Before heading to Gemini Alpha, Eros visited Alex.

When the door opened, Alai rushed forward and hugged Eros in surprise, "I never expected you to come."

"I came to see you." After entering the house, Eros placed the nutritional supplements he had bought on the table and asked, looking at Alai's still flat stomach, "Have you been to the hospital for a check-up?"

“I went there, but the insect larvae's eggshells haven't hatched yet.” Alai lowered his eyes, his paws involuntarily stroking his belly. Suddenly remembering that Eros had been standing there since entering, he quickly said:

"Come and sit down."

Eros nodded and sat down on the sofa, taking out a printed contract from his briefcase.

"This is a writing service I found. This studio recruits a lot of female insects who can't move to work for them. I think it would be a good fit for you. If you think it's suitable, you can check it out."

"You just need to write articles for them at home and send them to them. After the articles are approved, they will pay you according to the number of words."

Alai took the contract and slowly flipped through it. He really needed a job right now, and Eros's actions were undoubtedly a timely help.

"Thank you so much, I really need this job right now." Living off his savings wasn't Alai's style. After leaving the academy, he tried to find some work, but where would he find a disabled female insect with the stigma of being pregnant out of wedlock?

As for why those companies knew about Alai's premarital pregnancy, it was all thanks to the head of the Dahonlik family, who felt he had lost face because the woman had acted on her own initiative.

Alai knew that without a job and money, Bamixiongzi might not be willing to marry him as a queen, and he would absolutely not want to be a servant, let alone a slave.

“I’m going to the Gemini Alpha Star in the Sixth Star System for a field internship in a few days. It will be for more than half a year. Take good care of yourself during this time.” Eros took out the “Obsidian Black” he had obtained and showed it to Brandt.

"You said you're going to be a battlefield intern?" Alai was quite surprised. "Didn't you just come to the academy less than two years ago?"

"Even if you get into the elite class, you can only go there when you graduate from the elite class in your third year. How can you go to the battlefield for internship so soon after you just entered the elite class?"

Eros was also puzzled when he heard what Alai said. "But I specifically went to see the principal about this, and Principal Joseph didn't say there was a problem..."

Eros paused, as if suddenly remembering something. He looked at Alai hesitantly and said, "The day I went to see the principal, Principal Joseph said that the principal of the Male Insect Academy wanted me to be a volunteer..."

"can not go!"

Before Eros could finish speaking, Alai pressed his paw down on Eros's paw: "You can't go to the Male Insect Academy."

Eros was taken aback by Alai's strong reaction. "I didn't say I was going... What's wrong?"

Alai shook his head. "You can't go to the Male Insect Academy. I don't know why, but I always feel that something is amiss."

"What's going on? You're only saying half of what you mean, I'm completely confused." Eros scratched his head.

"You know about the incident two years ago when Lieutenant General Evanson suddenly died of an illness at home, right?" Alai glanced at Eros and lowered his voice. "Although the official explanation was that Lieutenant General Evanson stayed in the Sixth Star System for a long time without returning to the main star to receive the male lord's mental comfort, he suddenly had a mental breakdown at home. Because the situation was critical, he committed suicide at home to protect his insect offspring."

"But how could it be such a coincidence? He had no problems not going home for several years, but died as soon as he returned home."

“My father-in-law seems to know something, but he never tells me.”

Allai gripped Eros's hands, "You absolutely must not get involved with any of the male members of the Cavenor family. It would be very dangerous if they used you as a stand-in for Evanson Eastland!"

Although Eros didn't understand the connection between them, he was already very careful not to have too much contact with those noble sons.

He could find a way to avoid the troublesome commoner sons, but the noble sons were too much of a problem, and Eros would avoid them whenever he saw them.

Male insects are not attractive to female insects like Eros, who cannot sense male pheromones and are unable to reproduce.

"Don't worry, I won't be that irresponsible," Eros reassured Alai. He looked around and noticed signs of other insects living in the small rented room.

"Is Bami Xiongzi living with you?"

“Yes.” Alai nodded, a tired smile on his face: “We can get married soon. I have given my identification documents to Bami and we are currently going through the procedures at the Male Insect Protection Association. I will be his queen.”

"By the time you finish your field internship, our bug chicks might already be born. Be sure to come and see him."

“Of course I will.” Eros nodded, his eyes shining with joy. “You’ll let me hold your bug cubs then, right?”

Alai patted his belly and shrugged: "Of course, you can hug me however you want."

Alai invited Eros to stay for dinner, knowing that Eros preferred bland flavors, so he deliberately used very little seasoning.

Eros remembered that Alai used to be a female insect who couldn't cook and found even soaking simple convenience food troublesome, but now she could actually cook for herself.

He picked up his utensils and put a piece of food in his mouth. The taste was indescribable, but he knew it was made by Alai himself.

"Bami said she likes the food I cook, so I try to make a little bit every day. What do you think?"

Eros chewed the food a few times, then nodded and swallowed it, saying against his conscience, "Not bad."

Hearing Alai's words, Eros felt that if the male insect named Bami wasn't a taste bud, it might genuinely like Alai, which reassured him somewhat.

"Do you still enjoy reading as much as you used to?" Eros looked at the tidy living room and recalled the books that used to fill the table with Alai's books.

“I still read, but not like before, when I could dedicate all my time to reading,” Alai sighed.

Eros placed his paw on Alelee's shoulder. "You... won't regret it, will you?"

Alai shook his head: "No regrets."

"If I hadn't made that decision back then, I don't know what would have happened to me now."

"No matter what, commoner males are always easier to deal with than noble males."

Eros nodded: "If anything happens, be sure to tell me. We've always been good friends."

Alai could sense Eros's distrust of Bami, and considering Eros's past experiences, he could understand his friend's unease at this moment. "Okay."