EROS [Zerg]

As is customary in previous years, the academy will hold a welcome party for the male insect representatives who come to the academy to inspect the volunteers.

Eros thought Cardian was overthinking it: "Being a dance partner is not part of a waiter's job."

“What if a male insect invites you?” Kadian asked seriously. “You can’t refuse.”

“No way.” Eros shook his head. “I’ve only ever heard of female insects inviting male insects, never male insects inviting female insects to be their dance partners.”

“But you seem to have forgotten how beautiful you are.” Cardian took a step back and raised his hand in a male insect gesture of invitation to Eros: “Would you like to dance with me?”

Despite not being particularly robust, Kadian's dancing, performed by a male insect in the guise of a female, still looked somewhat comical.

Seeing the claws that Cardian extended in front of him, Eros nodded slightly, then couldn't help but smile: "With pleasure, Your Excellency."

Eros didn't know how to ballroom dance, and he was careful not to step on Cardian's feet.

Male insects are usually small in size and are willing to put their claws on the shoulders of female insects during ballroom dancing. Cardian is a head taller than Eros and plays the role of a male insect. During the dance, there were many unexpected events. If other insects were present, they would definitely think that they were two spinning and colliding "tops".

In the end, before the dance was even finished, the two female insects stood there laughing so hard that neither of them wanted to continue the ridiculous dance.

Kadian patted Eros on the shoulder and smiled faintly: "It seems neither of us has the talent for this."

Eros wiped the sweat from his brow, a slight smile playing on his lips: "I'd better avoid doing things I'm not talented at."

Seeing that it was getting late, Kadian left clutching his school uniform jacket, and didn't forget to stroke Eros's light-colored hair with his paw: "You young female insects can have some fun at tomorrow's banquet. Have a good time."

Eros was on his way back to his dormitory when he received a message from Director Raphael, instructing him to rehearse the etiquette for entertaining the male insects the day after tomorrow.

Upon arriving at the rehearsal venue, Eros learned another piece of news: "This time, Grand Guild Kavenor will be bringing his only offspring, Ellie the little male, to the event. Ellie the little male will select volunteers from all the female insects present to take care of him in the future."

"Is it true?" Several sub-females squealed with delight upon hearing the news.

“Aili, the little male, is currently the only S-class male insect offspring in the empire. He hasn’t even entered the first differentiation yet, and he is very likely to differentiate into a higher-level male insect in the future. If you could be his insect, you would be incredibly happy.”

"This should be our closest chance yet to get a Class S male insect!"

"Then you must seize the opportunity!!"

Eros stood in the corner, feeling out of place among the chattering sub-females before him. He had no desire to join them and could not understand why they were so obsessed with a cub.

Even if Ellie the little male is an S-class male insect, he is still a little insect that has only been in this world for a few years.

Eros only wanted to earn a salary of sixty star coins per star hour by serving dishes, drinks, and guiding people.

After all, this job is related to whether he can pay his tuition fees on his own next year, and he doesn't want to keep adding to the burden of Commander Ener.

Although he had never seen Commander En'er's male insect, he had heard that Commander En'er would give almost all of his monthly salary to that low-ranking male insect to live a life of debauchery.

The receptionists the academy hired from outside the school were all beautiful sub-females. The sub-females were much shorter than the female insects. Although Eros was considered short among the female insects, he stood out among the group of sub-females, making him particularly conspicuous.

In a place where every insect wants to show off and get attention, an insect that uses its height to attract attention would probably be very disliked.

After noticing the unfriendly looks from the several sub-females around him, Eros consciously stood behind them.

Suddenly, a slender little claw tugged at his sleeve: "How come a female insect like you is working as a waiter?"

Eros looked down and saw a petite, delicate sub-female looking up at him with her round face, her brown eyes full of curiosity.

"To earn enough for my school fees," Eros said, not hiding her predicament.

“My name is Kaijun. What’s your name? Are you a student at this academy?” The little female reached out her paw to shake Eros’s paw.

Eros was surprised by the friendliness of the little female, and he bowed slightly: "Yes."

"Most of the female insects in this academy are noble female insects, all from wealthy noble families. Why would you come here to work as a waitress to earn tuition fees?"

“Because I am one of those insects that are not the vast majority,” Eros replied with a smile to the little female’s question.

Kaijun nodded, his eyes fixed on Eros's eyes: "Your eyes are so beautiful. I've never seen a female insect more beautiful than you. If you attend the banquet, you're sure to be noticed by the male insects!"

Kaijun's eyes were bright, and the sincerity on his face was almost overflowing.

Eros stared intently at the little female, his smile gradually fading. He slowly straightened up, his aloofness clearly visible: "Please don't say such things. I already have a worm I like."

"The insect I like said he would marry me and make me his queen, so I can only like him." Eros used Kamehameha as a shield again.

Eros was sensitive to the fact that after Kaijun finished speaking, the female sub-women around him looked at him with some rejection. Although the little female sub-women in front of him had an innocent and cute smile on her face, that smile made him uncomfortable.

Eros wasn't an ignorant female insect. His earliest memories were of the underground auction house, a place filled with darkness and ugliness. In that place rife with violence and evil, smiling and then scheming behind the scenes was the lowest form of behavior.

When Kaijun started praising him, Eros sensed a familiar jealousy hidden beneath the praise.

He hated this familiar feeling to the core.

How boring. Eros distanced himself from Kaijun.

It seems the outside world isn't so safe after all. Eros coldly watched the cute, round-faced little sub-female sobbing and babbling in the midst of the female insects.

At this moment, Raphael walked in with two female insects. Hearing the chattering of the group of sub-females, he frowned slightly.

"Quiet down! You are all excellent sub-females who are familiar with how to entertain guests at banquets. What kind of behavior is this, making such a racket?"

As soon as Raphael spoke, the surrounding chatter quickly vanished without a trace.

"Now let's assign tasks," Raphael announced in a deep voice after scanning the room.

The group of sub-females immediately fell silent, and several pairs of eyes turned to look at the two female insects standing next to Raphael.

A white-haired female insect was holding a pre-arranged task list and calling out the tasks to each insect by name.

"Eros." At that moment, the white-haired female insect called out Eros's name.

“Yes.” Eros, who was standing behind a group of sub-females, nodded in response and stepped forward.