IHNMSL Chapter 3
by Volare“Little brother, what are you doing?”
Who’s your little brother? Shameless!
The garrison base, heavily surrounded, was filled with dust. A defenseless Male Bug appearing here was like a rabbit straying into a wolf’s den.
Yao squatted in front of the military gate, propping his head up, eagerly looking around, not wanting to pay attention to these strange bugs who were coming up to chat.
Investigating and curious glances were cast from the shadows from time to time. Although he understood that most of the bugs didn’t have malicious intentions, Yao still felt uncomfortable under their gazes.
Under the broad daylight, with low-altitude electronic police drones patrolling twenty-four hours a day, unless you deliberately courted death by running into a blind spot, no Female Bug would be so bold as to forcibly abduct a Male Bug.
Three days had passed since Yao arrived at Central Star. During these days, he had been trying various methods to contact his Female parent, but all attempts had ended in failure.
The poor Yao didn’t know that his Female parent was a genuinely busy person. Because of her special status, she often fought in fringe star systems with isolated signals. Moreover, it was common for the military to completely block outside news when carrying out secret missions.
In the past, every time Yao came to Central Star, his Male parent, Will, would notify the Admiral a month in advance to arrange for a communications officer to receive him.
Chris never mentioned much about her work in front of Yao, so the little Male Bug didn’t realize how difficult it was to meet his busy Female parent at other times.
On one side was his stubborn Male parent, and on the other was his Female parent, who he couldn’t contact no matter what…
Feeling like he couldn’t go home, Yao felt that his life as a bug for the past eighteen years had never been so difficult.
“Yao Yao, what’s wrong?”
Seeing the friend he had finally contacted on the other end of the optical brain, a short-haired, baby-faced Male Bug didn’t have time to breathe a sigh of relief before he was shocked and almost fell off his seat.
At this time, Yao was completely covered in dirt and looked listless. There wasn’t a trace of his delicate and noble little prince appearance.
Aibei’s eyes widened, looking at Yao in disbelief. Ah??? Was this still his beautiful, doll-like friend?
“Yao Yao, baby, you look as miserable as a refugee who hasn’t had enough to eat for weeks in a time of war! Didn’t you say you were going to find your dad? Where’s your Female parent?”
If the Duke and the Admiral knew that Yao had been reduced to this dirty, beggar-like state, they would definitely be furious.
Aibei was aware of Yao’s plan to escape the engagement and had even provided him with a fake identity optical brain and cover. Once the matter was exposed, he wouldn’t be able to escape either.
If his “gentle and kind” old man knew that he had a hand in Yao’s escape…
Aibei felt that his butt was probably going to be spanked raw. Just thinking about the scene made his back feel cold.
Wasn’t this an escape? Yao recalled the Female Bug who had agreed so readily on the surface but turned around and reported him to the aid station, and his teeth itched with anger.
There was no love in this world.
Yao’s fake identity couldn’t stand scrutiny. Once connected to the main brain database, his background was blank. If he hadn’t run fast, he would have been detained at that time.
“Aibei, first help me tell my Male parent that I’m safe and sound, and tell him not to worry.”
The incident of Duke Klink’s only Male child going missing had caused a stir on the Star Network. Will had always firmly believed that Yao had been kidnapped and held hostage and had never considered the possibility that he had left on his own accord.
After all, Yao had always been a well-behaved and obedient child. The Duke couldn’t imagine that his gentle and soft child would reject the family’s marriage arrangement in such a drastic way.
“What?! You don’t look like a bug who’s okay at all!” The little Male Bug Aibei on the other end of the optical brain was anxious.
“Send me your location immediately, and I’ll have a bug pick you up… Don’t be silly, Yao Yao. It’s dangerous for a Male Bug to be alone outside.”
He should have never indulged Yao Yao’s nonsense. The Duke was going crazy looking for Yao, wanting to see him alive or dead, and had almost dug Beta Star three feet deep.
His friend had been a beautiful little darling since he was a child and was popular wherever he went. Aibei had been repeatedly reminded by his family not to lead Yao astray.
Unlike his own stern Male parent, who believed in “spanking is love, scolding is affection,” Will spoiled Yao absolutely. He couldn’t bear to touch a single hair on his head. Of course, this was also related to the fact that Yao himself was very well-behaved and obedient.
The rare and exotic treasures collected in the private manor were piled up like a mountain. It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say that Yao grew up on a mountain of gold and silver, like a little prince.
But now, the precious little prince was being stubborn and couldn’t be pulled back even by ten oxen. Aibei’s mouth was dry from talking, but he didn’t hear the other party say a word. Just as he was about to continue persuading him, he turned his head and saw, Damn it! This kid actually hung up on his communication.
Aibei didn’t have the courage to tell the Duke the truth. Good heavens… you’re trying to kill your brother!
Yao’s situation on Central Star wasn’t optimistic either. The days of hiding here and there weren’t easy.
Especially since his fake identity optical brain chip couldn’t be linked to any bank account, Yao was about to faint from hunger.
Night surged, and the lights came on.
At this time, in an alley filled with debris in the old goods market, a sneaky little Male Bug wearing a hood was conducting an illegal transaction.
“Where’s the stuff?” A scar-faced Female Bug wearing a leather jacket and smoking a cigarette spoke. The scarlet cigarette butt was particularly conspicuous in the dark environment.
Yao was so smoked that he couldn’t open his eyes.
Not far away were places of debauchery filled with dirty and obscene words. The streets were chaotic, and danger lurked everywhere. He had to be twelve points vigilant.
The Female Bug’s gaze was scorching, her eyes fixed on the half-tube of transparent liquid in Yao’s hand, inside which thin, silkworm-like silver lights jumped and floated.
He heard from his little brother that there was a little fool in their gang’s territory who was selling Spiritual Sustaining Stimulant as plain water. He didn’t expect it to be true.
“Exchange for nutrient solution.” Yao covered himself tightly, leaving only a pair of bright pink eyes exposed.
Even though he had an Isolation Sticker on his neck, sweat would still expose a faint odor. In order not to be discovered by the sensitive Female Bug, Yao had wrapped several layers of transparent tape around his skin.
The scar-faced woman did not expect the poor looking Female Bug to have a thick layer of gauze wrapped around her hand.
How unlucky, could she be sick since she was so frail? Thinking of this, the Female Bug retreated half a step without showing any signs, still maintaining a friendly smile on her face.
Spiritual Sustaining Stimulants are made by extracting the spiritual power of Male Bugs, and belong to the empire’s controlled war reserve resources, strictly prohibited from private transactions and can only be redeemed with contribution points.
This bandage freak bug has a lot of connections, to be able to get such a high concentration of Spiritual Sustaining Stimulants.
Doesn’t want money, just nutrient solution?
If she wasn’t convinced that no bug would be willing to use such a precious thing as bait, the scar-faced woman would have suspected that her enemy was trying to harm her.
This transaction was a win-win for both parties.
A tube of nutrient solution could at least maintain Yao’s energy needs for two to three weeks, which was what he needed most urgently right now.
Yao thought simply that he couldn’t bind to an optical brain right now, so he might as well barter directly for what he needed.
After getting the nutrient solution, he could find a hiding place and wait for his Female parent to return to Central Star.
However, Yao was still too young and didn’t anticipate the greed of Bug nature. The only time the little Male Bug was deceived and saw the treacherousness of Bug hearts was on that Female Bug named Chen Xing.
And now, this scar-faced Female Bug directly refreshed Yao’s understanding, and after obtaining the Spiritual Sustaining Stimulant from Yao’s hand, she was not satisfied and had other plans.
“You have a special channel to get Spiritual Sustaining Stimulant, right? Why don’t we cooperate long-term? I will definitely not treat you badly.”
Although she said it was friendly cooperation, her actions were completely coercive. The Female Bug approached step by step, and the little Male Bug retreated step by step. Yao was unable to resist and was directly gagged, pressed down, and knocked down.
“What are you going to do?”
Under the protection of his parents, Yao had never encountered such a Female Bug who exuded such intense malice without concealment.
Textbooks repeatedly reminded that for Male Bugs, strange Female Bugs were A-class dangerous objects. Almost eighty percent of accidental deaths of Male Bugs after adulthood were caused by Female Bugs.
Yao was a little angry at his own forgetfulness. He had just been deceived and was deceived again, so stupid.
“I’ll cooperate, just don’t touch me… I have an infectious disease…”
On the surface, the little Male Bug was docile and knew what to do, but his eyes were carefully observing the surroundings, preparing to take the opportunity to escape.
Yao, who was being escorted by the scar-faced woman with his head down, seized the opportunity, turned his head and crashed into a solid and tall Female Bug’s arms.
“Brother, save… save me!”
A faint sea salt scent, a warm and safe feeling… a little familiar…
He couldn’t care so much, Yao heavily pinched his thigh, tears were about to spurt out, preparing to sell miserably for help, but when he slowly moved his eyes up, he was suddenly stunned.
“Why is it you again?”
“Huh? Why can’t it be me?” Chen Xing protected Yao’s head and rubbed his forehead, which had turned red from the impact.
Chen Xing was also depressed. He wasn’t a kind-hearted bug in the first place. The only time he had a sudden impulse of kindness and saved a poor little Male Bug, he was scolded as a big liar after sending him to the aid station.
Chen Xing still remembered the little Male Bug looking at him like a heartless bug. That shocked and helpless look seemed to say: I even gave you a Good Bug Card, how could you treat me like this?
Chen Xing didn’t expect to meet Yao again so quickly. The little Male Bug’s appearance was much more miserable than when they first met.
The Male Bug, who had been wearing luxurious and elegant aristocratic clothes a few days ago, had changed into a coarse sackcloth, had lost some weight, and looked like a wilted cabbage that had been abused.
The Female Bug’s eyebrows were raised high. Was the Male Protection Association really working?
He really didn’t know how to feel sorry for this little unlucky egg, every time he saw him, he was either suffering or on the way to suffering.
Being seen in such an embarrassing scene again by the same bug, the bug he had scolded, the little Male Bug’s crystal tears swirled in his eyes and he forced them back.
“Save me…” A bug under the eaves had to bow his head. Yao could only desperately grab the lifeline and open his mouth dryly, “Please… you…”
The scar-faced woman who had come after him was fierce and looked like an eagle catching a chick. She reached out to grab Yao.
Yao was a little worried that Chen Xing would be outnumbered and couldn’t beat these local snakes, but he didn’t expect the Female Bug’s movements to be unexpectedly swift and decisive. With a few strokes, she resolved Yao’s life crisis.
“Hate me?”
Chen Xing did report Yao to the relief center out of good intentions, but judging from the little Male Bug’s restless appearance, he probably didn’t obediently follow the center’s arrangements.
“Pain…” Yao felt his face being gently pinched by the Female Bug, and then his chin was lifted by a hand with well-proportioned joints and fine calluses.
“Don’t send me to the relief center, okay?” Yao looked at him pleadingly.
“Um… I won’t send you.”
The Female Bug gently hugged the frightened little Male Bug’s shoulders in response, his eyes like a dark fog.
This time you delivered yourself to my door… I gave you a chance…
Chen Xing, who grew up in an orphanage, didn’t consider himself a gentleman. He was soberly aware that he had lust for this beautiful Male Bug.
–He wanted him.
To be precise, it should be… he wanted to sleep with him…
He looked sweet and delicious.