EROS [Zerg]

When Eros woke up again, he was lying on a clean hospital bed.

Bandages were wrapped layer upon layer, firmly binding his body to the hospital bed.

Where am I...?

Eros looked up at the pristine white ceiling and noticed other insects in the room. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw several insects gathered around another hospital bed next to him, chatting and laughing.

After observing for a while, Eros concluded that he had been sent to the hospital and that the insect next to him was probably a relative of the female insect in the same ward.

Just then, a sub-female nurse pushed open the door to check on Eros. When she walked to Eros's side, she saw that he had already opened his eyes. She blinked in surprise and asked gently, "You're awake. How are you feeling?"

Eros opened his mouth, wanting to ask many questions, but then felt that this sub-female was unlikely to know anything, and finally only said in a dry, hoarse voice, "It hurts..."

"Your Excellency, your injuries are extremely severe. Many organs have been damaged to varying degrees. In order to save your life, our doctors have had no choice but to remove the damaged parts of those organs." The submissive looked at Eros with concern and a hint of joy on her face. "However, your recovery is better than anyone expected."

"Most of your damaged internal organs have begun to heal gradually, almost as well as the insect's healing ability."

"And your eyes, despite the severe internal damage, are healing very well now, and the doctor said there is a great chance that you can retain your vision."

"..."

Eros looked at the smiling sub-female who came to his bedside. He could sense her kindness and her desire to distract himself from the pain by sharing her joy.

“Thank you for taking care of me,” Eros said slowly from his swollen throat.

"You deserve this, you are a hero."

The young female nurse believed that Eros, who was sent to the hospital by the female soldiers, had sustained his injuries on the battlefield.

Therefore, the female's gaze toward Eros was filled with clear longing: "Even insects wounded for the Empire deserve to be treated well."

"..." Eros looked at the sub-female in surprise. He remembered that he was knocked unconscious by Harris in a secret room of the male Kos.

How did I wake up here, being taken such good care of?

Harris... How is Harris...?

Just as Eros was about to ask who had brought him to the hospital, several medical insects walked in from outside the ward.

Seeing that Eros had woken up, the leading female medic examined him and then said to her assistant, "An officer just requested that you have a private room. We'll take you there now."

officer?

The sudden information left Eros somewhat confused about his current situation, and he could only comfort himself that at least for the time being, he was safe.

"...Who is it?" Eros asked, struggling to get to the question he most wanted to know.

"It's a major. He's processing your transfer to another ward. You'll be able to see him soon."

Eros looked around in bewilderment at everything; it all seemed so unreal.

But when he saw Commander Enel standing in the private ward, Eros almost had to sit up from his bed with tubes inserted all over his body.

Fortunately, En'er reacted quickly and grabbed her.

"This insect is quite big, why is it still like a little bug?"

The moment Eros saw Commander Enel, he felt incredibly safe. Subconsciously, it seemed that as long as Commander Enel was there, he was safe.

Ener brushed away the stray hairs from Eros's forehead and said with a smile, "Why did you cut your hair like this? I'll take you to get it cut when you're better, otherwise Kamo will throw a tantrum when he sees it."

Eros opened his mouth, wanting to tell Commander Enel about what he had experienced on the spaceship, but found it difficult to fluently recount the events leading up to it.

Fortunately, Enel was patient enough. He gently patted Eros on the shoulder: "You were found in an illegal slave trading company that we raided in the Fourth Star System."

“A heinous incident of killing high-ranking male insects occurred there. When I was sent to investigate, I found you locked in a cage.”

"Later, during the investigation, we discovered that there was no record of you entering the fourth star system."

“We retrieved your travel records and found that you never left the first star system, but appeared in the fourth star system.”

"Later, when we were investigating the information about the dead male insects, we discovered that the gentleman frequently traded female insects with some illegal organizations. Many female insects that mysteriously disappeared in previous years have now been found in his transaction records with those illegal organizations."

“We also found many illegal videos in his encrypted files…” Ener’s voice turned cold, as if he was trying hard to hold back something.

Eros knew that those videos must contain content about abusing female insects.

“Eros.” Enel suddenly called out Eros’s name: “Insects must learn to protect themselves.”

“Even a small matter concerning a male insect can be blown out of proportion, let alone the fact that a high-ranking male insect died this time.”

"How did you get to the Fourth Star System and appear at that slave exchange? The Male Insect Protection Association will definitely interrogate you."

"The female who killed the male insect has disappeared without a trace. The only place where you, sir, died was where you were found unconscious in the cage."

"If those insects investigating this matter cannot find a breakthrough and cannot give the public an explanation, then you will be the only scapegoat. You need to think carefully about how to respond to the interrogation by the Male Insect Protection Association. You must be completely innocent, or even put yourself in the position of a perfect victim in order to protect yourself."

Eros looked at Commander Enel, "Do you... want to know... what... happened?"

“Keep it to yourself.” Enr shook his head, looking at Eros with great seriousness: “This society isn’t black and white.”

"Until you are completely safe, this matter can only be considered to your advantage; the truth is not important."

"..." Eros looked at Enel, who was practically pouring his heart out to him, and after a moment of silence, he whispered in a sore voice, "I understand."

“I can’t stay here too long, or the Male Insect Protection Association will suspect us of colluding.” Enel patted Eros on the shoulder: “Get some rest.”

Eros watched the tall, upright female insect walk out of the ward. The moment the door closed, the female insect's gaze dimmed, and she turned to look at the stark white wall.

This room has no windows.

It's like a cage.

Eros stared expressionlessly at the various tubes inserted into his body, watching the drugs and drainage fluids constantly entering and exiting, his mind racing with speculation.

Why is it that even though I didn't say anything, Commander En'er seems to know that I wasn't taken to the fourth star system by the male insect?