“Where did this black bug come from?”
The elder brother-daren had a completely grim face. He picked up the net carrying the bug and asked his little brother: “No one has tidied your room? Now there’s bugs growing in the house?”
Just a romantic relationship, yet even Nalun’s room had stopped being sanitary. No need to say anything. Sirius must have been a bad influence on his little brother.
Nalun stood up: “Ge, give him to me.”
Yaming did not agree: “This bug looks somewhat strange.” He made a hand gesture: “It seems to have obesity. It’s very heavy.”
Saying this, he estimated the weight.
Accordingly, the Metal Devouring Bug let out a dissatisfied buzz.
Nalun: “……”
He sighed silently.
Blinking, he took the bug hanging in midair from his elder brother’s hands and placed it within his arms.
The instant his fingers touched the antenna, Xi Jin’s horrified yells came through.
“Nalun, I hate this net.”
The Honored Prince patted the round smooth butt of the bug in a comforting manner. Naturally he knew Xi Jin wouldn’t like nets.
However…… being restrained inside the net, legs curled, and looking like a well-behaved and honest bug… this strangely felt pretty good.
Nalun didn’t open the net. Instead, he adjusted his posture and cupped the Metal Devouring Bug between his hands.
Due to the abruptness of the situation, the Metal Devouring Bug didn’t actually turn itself into palm sized. The huge body of the bug seemed rotund and ugly– This was the bug seen in Yaming’s eyes.
However, the Honored Prince, who was already used to Xi Jin’s bug form, and with the passage of time, had gradually started wearing biased lenses, didn’t feel like there was an issue. The way he held the bug actually looked rather gentle.
Yaming received a huge shock. He started looking towards the bug in a different light. Just when did his fastidious little brother gain an interest towards bugs?
Catching a glance of the messy junk on the bed, Yaming felt the corner of his eyes twitch madly. Subconsciously, he felt odd– was this really his little brother’s room? The little brother who, as soon as he touched anything dirty, would gravely start proclaiming a series of denouncements?
Yaming maintained a composed external expression and asked calmly: “Why did you pile all of these dirty things onto your bed?”
Nalun’s face turned black: “……”
No, that’s the Metal Devouring Bug’s food ration.
He took a moment to consider his words and then gave a ambiguous response–
“Ge, I will clean it up well.”
Yaming shook his head, a look of contemplation in the depths of his eyes. If he didn’t happen to pass by coincidentally and saw his little brother’s room wide open, he would have never even seen such a sloppy side of Nalun. Perhaps time was really a powerful, incorporeal weapon, capable of transforming his well-behaved little brother into this current state.
Facing his fully grown little brother, Yaming can no longer criticize him like when he was younger. He could only tactfully remind Nalun about sanitation and health. Then, under Nalun’s increasingly darkened complexion, he left in a daze.
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Saying this, he pulled out his personal comp and made a call.
Xi Jin: “…..”
When the Emperor’s shout came from the speaker, the Metal Devouring Bug seemed to have accepted this plastic, false friendship. Facing Nalun, his bug face gradually turned ice-cold as a heartless huff came from his mouth.
“You really disappoint me.”
This accusatory tone didn’t actually result in anything.
Nalun did not feel guilty at all– it’s not like he deprived the Metal Devouring Bug of his ability to turn big and small. Yet Xi Jin seemed to have forgotten this skill of his and peacefully curled up inside the net. His heavy, dark bug face was steady as Mt. Tai. A look of accusation filled his eyes, as if Nalun was committing some unforgivable crime.
The Honored Prince calmly pulled out a cleaning device from the cabinet and started tidying up the pile of metal scraps on his bed. During this time, a pair of pitch-black little eyes stared at him from behind and followed his movements unblinkingly.
When he finished cleaning and got ready to hand over the bug to the authorities, Sirius’s message came through.
— It was a video call.
The background behind the Imperial Admiral wasn’t his customized sports car– In the last few days, Nalun already became familiarized with every one of the cars inside the Monte family’s garage. This was somewhat unfamiliar: The Asha emblem hung inside this car. Refined equipments were currently operating in the background.
“Nalun.” Through the screen, Sirius’s voice sounded somewhat distorted: “I might have to leave for some time, to a border planet.”
At this moment, the Honored Prince was currently holding his Insectoid friend. After hearing the news, he didn’t have any expression on his face.
The Admiral’s eyes flashed, as if he was doing mental preparations.
“Probably 5-6 days.”
Nalun indicated that he understood.
“We can’t be like this forever.” The Honored Prince behaved very calmly.
As men each with their own respective careers, perhaps separation was actually the norm. Going on sticky, sappy dates for several consecutive days, on the contrary, was abnormal: “I was even thinking, when did the Imperial Admiral become so leisurely and idle.”
Nalun made a face.
Although he didn’t want to admit it, Sirius really did reduce travels for his sake. In the past, the other had always been in a busy state of rushing about. Even back then, when Nalun still held prejudice against him, he had no choice but to acknowledge that Sirius was a very busy person. However in the recent period, Sirius suddenly settled down. For a very long time, he has been staying within the Imperial Capital.
“It just happens I have things to do these days anyways.” Nalun stroked the bug’s head: “We can deal with our matters at hand individually.
Sirius, however, furrowed his brow and looked worried. He pulled out a picture: “What do you see?”
Nalun: “Mountains?”
Sirius: “Looks good?”
Nalun narrowed his eyes. Although very confused, he still nodded.
Sirius: “I already prepared luggage for two and I am waiting outside your door.”
Nalun: “……”
Sirius asked: “I am qualified to apply for military entourage.”
Military entourage? What’s that?
With a serious face, the Admiral pulled out a form and indicated for Nalun to look at it carefully.
Grayish-green eyes swiftly scanned across the image– this was an official application form. The military seal, as well as the Emperor’s personal signature, were already stamped over the review column.
The military entourage section was filled with the Honored Prince’s full name: Nalun Charvey.
“With this, even though we’re not married, you can accompany me to missions.” The Admiral explained, saying: “A person must make three top ranked contributions and also serve within the military for over 5 years to be entitled to make this request.”
He recounted the hardships in obtaining the application form. Seeing no response from Nalun, he then added: “Is what you need to do important? I spent an entire afternoon going through the entire process. Originally, I wanted to travel with you to relax……”
Nalun pointed out: “Even without this form, no one can stop me if I wanted to go on military missions.”
Sirius paused for a few seconds and then showed the entourage form again, saying: “But the significance is different.”
Significance.
Many unmarried yet partnered individuals work their hearts out, sweating tears and blood to obtain the qualification to make this kind of request. Yet in actuality, for the Honored Prince Charvey, following soldiers to mission areas for a tour wasn’t anything particularly hard.
In terms of significance…… That was only an unimportant form with no practical value.
— However, their two names just happened to be written on it.
Nalun didn’t consider it for very long. He placed the bug to the side and stood up to say to Sirius: “Wait a second for me.”
A faint light started shining in the Admiral’s eyes. He revealed a carefully controlled smile of delight.
The Metal Devouring Bug: “???”
Nalun swiftly tidied up. Under the Metal Devouring Bug’s dissatisfied buzz, he picked up the bug and made a beeline for his elder brother. Then, under his elder brother’s complicated gaze, he expressed that he was going on a trip.
“Where’s your luggage? Where’s the itinerary for your trip?”
What he received in response was only a heavy, fat bug.
“This is the Emperor’s pet. When he rushes over here, be sure to return it to his Majesty.”
Yaming: “…… Wait, Luye’s pet? Why does he want to raise an ugly bug?”
This might need to be asked to the person involved.
At this time, Xi Jin has already faintly sensed his imminent ….fate.
As a respectable Insectoid nobility, he rejected the touch of a stranger. Therefore, he swiftly turned small and crawled out of the net. After landing on the ground, the nimble Metal Devouring Bug crawled up the leg of Nalun’s pants and into his outer pocket in a very well-practiced move.
“It turned small.” Yaming, expressionlessly: “It crawled inside.”
“Oh, it’s fine.” In an experienced manner, Nalun took out the Metal Devouring Bug and handed it over to the elder brother once again. Furthermore, he instructed: “Hold on tight.”
Yaming: “……”
Xi Jin’s bug face fell. After recovering his memories, the Metal Devouring Bug was no longer weak and easy to bully. He, who possessed a strong insect body, no longer feared a completely unarmed Asha. The bug’s cold gaze swept across the two Charvey at the scene.
“Hiss–” In pain, Yaming let go; his fingers were pinched sharply by the Insect’s pincers.
The Metal Devouring Bug effortlessly escaped from the restraint and swiftly entered Nalun’s room. He got dressed in the Honored Prince’s clothes.
“Big Beard, goodbye.” The baby-faced youth spoke very seriously. Although a few minutes ago, he also announced his farewell just as gravely but was captured in a net the next second…… this time it won’t happen again. Because he already made his decision.
Ever since he left the palace, his heart has been in conflict. On one hand, he thought ‘just leave. Asha is not a suitable place for an Insectoid to live in.’ On the other hand, he thought ‘At least he should say goodbye to the owner who raised him’. In fact, he could have even been more ambitious and ‘used the Asha Emperor’s support to gain sovereignty over the Insect Planet, then cooperate with him in mutual benefits’ and such political advancement.
–But he discovered that…… he didn’t even have the courage to say goodbye.
In the end, he gave a glance to Nalun and said: “Help me bid farewell to Luye.”
After saying this, the Insectoid waved his hand, turned and walked towards the exit; his back view resolute and firm.
“Beep beep beep– Intruder discovered, defensive system activated.”
“Ah!!!” Xi Jin screamed, caught off guard by the oncoming electric net that flew right in his face.
“Bang!”
With a jolt and twitch, his frail body tilted and fell to the floor.
“……”
Nalun stood there in silence for a while, thinking to himself: He never expected this kind of development. Really.
Under the comprehensive protection of the Rx 3.0 system, the completely unprepared Insectoid was knocked out in one hit.
Yaming extended a foot tentatively and nudged the unconscious, suspicious individual. Verifying that the other was gone, he finally asked: “What’s going on?”
— This was really a very long and complicated story.
Nalun looked at the time and explained: “Luye is about to arrive. I’ll be going first. Ge, I’ll keep in touch via personal comp when the time comes.”
Yaming: “……”
He remembered a rumor that he heard not long ago. His own little brother had been summoned to court on suspicion of colluding with Insectoids. For this, he had even ended the anniversary trip with his wife early. It wasn’t until after he returned that he discovered it was just a false alarm. But right now…… looking at the unconscious Insectoid on the ground, he couldn’t help but feel this entire thing was utterly baffling.
What to do? His little brother really seemed to be colluding with Insectoids. As the elder brother, what should he do to help his little brother cover up suspicions?
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