A Guide to - 54

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54. The Hamster is Taken Liberties With
 

Shu Shu seemed to have always emphasized that he was a beastman, and therefore they could not be together. But he had never said that he did not like him . . . . Edgar was still pondering over it as the aircraft arrived at the door of the house where he lived.
 
As a housekeeper robot, 006 simultaneously opened the door and turned on all the lights in the house the moment the aircraft stopped. Then it stood in the doorway, waiting for instructions.
 
Edgar did not instruct it to do anything though. Instead, he quickly went to Shu Shu's room while carrying Shu Shu in his arms.
 
Shu Shu’s bright red face and the faint aroma of wine carried by his exhalation made Edgar unable to control himself from wanting to kiss Shu Shu’s lips once more. But, recalling the previous situation where Shu Shu suddenly woke up, he felt that he should not take advantage of Shu Shu's impairment again.
 
After putting Shu Shu on the bed, Edgar planned to leave the house and go have another look at the banquet, but unexpectedly, as soon as he moved, he was yanked back by Shu Shu. Shu Shu, whose eyes were still closed just now, surprisingly opened his eyes again and was regarding him with a very serious look. "Disciple, you know that I’m your master, don’t you?"

Master and disciple seemed to mean teacher and student? Edgar really liked the way Shu Shu looked when he said in deadly earnest that he was his teacher. Looking at Shu Shu’s eyes, Edgar immediately answered, “I know.”

Shu Shu was very satisfied with this answer and once again said, “You’re my disciple, so you can't drive me away, you know?"
 
"I won't drive you away." Edgar felt a bit funny.
 
"Even if you marry a sub-beastman in the future, you still can't drive me away." Shu Shu frowned slightly.
 
"I won't marry a sub-beastman." Edgar promised.
 
"Then you won’t have children." Shu Shu's brow wrinkled even more tightly. As a hamster, reproduction was his instinct. If it were not for his determination to become a human and to not produce offspring whose life span was only a couple of years and that were unable to develop intelligence, he might’ve already bred several hundred litters of pups.
 
"Having no child is no big deal." Watching Shu Shu's expression, Edgar’s heart beat a little faster.
 
Previously, when Shu Shu said that he was a beastman, he thought that Shu Shu didn't like him at all. But, listening to what Shu Shu said now . . . perhaps Shu Shu wasn’t really without feeling for him?
 
"Edgar, you’re really great!" Shu Shu suddenly hugged Edgar, pushing his head onto Edgar's chest and nuzzling it.

Shu Shu smelled especially good, and his body was also soft. Edgar, who originally wanted to leave, immediately didn't want to leave.
 
Right at this moment, the wrist watch on his hand alerted him to an incoming private message.
 
Taking out his communication device, Edgar saw a message from Calvin.
 
"Edgar, you actually left while carrying Shu Shu in your arms like that. Do you know how many sub-beastmen’s hearts you’ve wounded?" Calvin sent a text message, but with an emoji at the end, which was a sub-beastman actor with face full of complaints.
 
Edgar hadn't returned the message yet, and Calvin's second message already came up. "Right, when are you coming back? Many people are here today. Let’s chat and reminisce together?"
 
Edgar also wanted to have a chat with Calvin. However, after trying to push Shu Shu away and only resulting in Shu Shu being wrapped round him even tighter, he promptly abandoned this idea.
 
Was reminiscing with friends comparable to being intimate with a sub-beastman?
 
"I am busy. You all chat." Edgar sent out six words and then decisively turned off his communication device.
 
Shu Shu was already asleep, knocked out, and Edgar watched him, not in the least sleepy.
 
He stared at the man in his arms for a long time and finally drew the man into his embrace.
 
His beloved was in his embrace. Edgar originally thought he would not be able to sleep, but, smelling Shu Shu’s scent, he unconsciously entered the land of dreams.

The next day at dawn, Edgar’s wrist watch vibrated lightly, waking him up straight away. And the first thing he did after he woke up was to touch the man in his embrace. However, he only touched air.
 
Heart startled, Edgar looked in the direction of his chest but found that it was empty . . . . Shu Shu woke up and then ran away?
 
Edgar thought of this almost immediately, but he quickly denied it. His alertness was very strong; if Shu Shu really woke up and then ran away, it was impossible for him to not know.

In this case . . . Edgar suddenly saw the formal attire on his chest.
 
Yesterday Shu Shu had worn a formal attire and then lain down in his arms. Shu Shu . . . .
 
Edgar tore the clothes open and saw a palm-sized little hamster sleeping flat on his back there.
 
Animals generally slept lying on their stomach, and furthermore, hamsters would sleep huddled together. In contrast, this hamster’s sleeping posture was a marvel and even exposed . . . . Edgar saw two very, very small balls, which actually wasn’t that small in comparison with the hamster's build.
 
He suddenly had an urge to touch it with his finger, and then he did stick out his fingertip.
 
Shu Shu was sleeping very comfortably when he suddenly felt that something was rubbing him playfully. Only when his owners touched him would they touch that part of him, and vigorously too, which was truly such a vile thing to do.
 
Shu Shu launched his whole body to hug that finger and took a bite of it.
 
Asking for a bite? Wait a minute . . . . By all accounts, he was not a hamster anymore, but a human!
 
What was going on then?
 
Open your eyes. Shu Shu finally opened his eyes and saw Edgar watching him.
 
Shocked, he flipped his body over and found that he had unconsciously changed into his original form. Initially, this did not count as anything much. The crucial point was . . . did Edgar touch him just now? And was still touching him . . . . The hair on Shu Shu's body blew up. He faced Edgar again and bit him with all his might this time.

His teeth were very strong, but it was obvious that Edgar's skin was even stronger. After being bitten by him, Edgar was not hurt at all, but his teeth were falling apart.
 
It’s really too unfair!
 
Shu Shu covered his mouth with his own tiny claws and turned round to slid into the quilt beside him. It’s just that while he was very fast, Edgar was even faster and immediately caught him in his hand.
 
The hamster's very small, furry body was grasped in Edgar’s hand, making his palm nice and warm . . . . Obviously, two beastmen should have repelled each other, but he didn't dislike the little hamster before his eyes one bit. He even wished he could go up and give the hamster a lick or two.
 
Edgar touched Shu Shu repeatedly almost everywhere. He even grabbed Shu Shu and turned him over to take a look at that place between his two hind legs.
 
This time, Shu Shu was already beyond angry—this guy actually treated him like this; it was simply too vile!
 
However, no matter how he clawed and scratched that hand, it was nevertheless no use at all. On the contrary, it made him look pathetic.
 
The little hamster in Edgar’s hand suddenly turned into a stark naked youth. The youth then pounced on him, clawing and scratching once more . . . . What a very passionate guy!
 
"How dare you touch me as you please!" Shu Shu failed in scratching Edgar and also failed in biting Edgar and finally could only complain.
 
"I'm sorry." Edgar admitted his mistake. He wanted to hurry up and disengage from Shu Shu, or else . . . he might really make a major criminal mistake.
 
Although Shu Shu thought that what Edgar did was very vile, but since Edgar already apologized, he would not pursue it again. "You can't indiscriminately touch me from now on!" When he was teased by his former owners, he didn't feel anything at all. But when it was Edgar, he, for some reason, actually couldn’t stand it.

“After getting drunk yesterday, is there any discomfort?” Edgar did not acknowledged Shu Shu’s words but asked about other things instead.
 
"No, I'm very good." Shu Shu said. "Yesterday, how were things afterwards?" He really looked forward to the banquet and very much wanted to see how exactly it would run. He did not expect that he actually got drunk in the end . . . .
 
How shameful!
 
"Afterwards, it’s also like that." Edgar simply said a few words and asked Shu Shu again. "I’m free today, and you’re also on holiday. Do you want me to take you out to play?"
 
"Do not! I’m going to study!" Shu Shu firmly stated. He already made a firm resolution yesterday. He had to study hard every day, try to improve himself, and strive for becoming a useful person in the future. He had better be more amazing than that Myer.
 
Let’s do it. Shu Shu found a pair of pajamas to wear, pulled Edgar to go to the study, and then lay down directly in the virtual cabin. "I want to learn every kind of etiquette. You help me download a program. I’m ready to follow and learn."

Since Shu Shu had a mind to learn, Edgar naturally wouldn’t stop him. He quickly downloaded the program and helped Shu Shu install it.
 
After a few days, Shu Shu once again entered the virtual reality. Only this time, what appeared in front of him was not all kinds of snakes but all sorts of figures of a person.
 
Heart calming down, Shu Shu began to learn inside the virtual cabin, watching a person who was full of manners do all kinds of movements.
 
Before, he always thought he could do as he wished. Once he started learning, he felt out of his element, but as time went by, he found a few tricks and learned faster and faster.
 
This kind of program was really convenient for a beginner to learn. Later, he could also use it to learn something else . . . . Shu Shu did not mind taking all the trouble to do all kinds of common movements over and over again. The most thing he did not lack was patience.
 
If he didn't have the patience, it would be absolutely impossible for him to internally circulate that drop of spiritual power several hundred times every day just to become a human.
 
Before he became a human, he briefly ceased to have a goal. Then he discovered himself coming into a completely strange place, which made him think that it was all right so long as he could just drift along, eat, and wait for death. But now . . . he had another goal.
 
He decided to wait until he became a little more powerful, and then he would continue to drift along, eat, and wait for death.
 
Shu Shu had the mental power to remember and then imitate all kinds of movements. He did some basic movements several times, and his score reached 80 points, which met the standard.
 
Most people at this time would proceed to the next movement, but he, however, felt that it was still not good enough. When he cultivated before, a little mistake would have brought a big problem. Naturally, he had to achieve the best as much as possible now . . . .
 
Redoing it repeatedly for a few hundred times, Shu Shu finally scored 90. After redoing it for several hundred more times, Shu Shu scored 95 and then 96, 97, and 98 . . . .
 
After reaching 99, Shu Shu would often get stuck for a long time, but as he practiced more and more times, he was able to achieve 100 points at last!
 
Only after one movement got a full mark did Shu Shu start the next movement.



TL's note:
Next update will be on February 13th because I have to go out of town. Also, because future chapters are 6000+ characters long, update will be once a week every Wednesday.

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A Guide to - 53

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53. Shu Shu Gets Drunk

 
Shu Shu indeed didn't understand much about the banquet's protocols. He had to learn too many things, and in the end, there were some things he didn't have time to learn. He originally thought it didn’t matter, but now he was a little depressed and felt that he was rather useless.
 
He had to study hard, and inevitably, there would be one day when he surpassed that Myer!
 
If one year would not do, two years then. If ten years would not do, twenty years then. He was a daemon, and at Jindan stage, he could live for several hundred more years. Could Myer do it? Certainly not!
 
Although the average life expectancy of the Beastman Empire was much longer than that of the Earth, but it still did not reach two hundred years!
 
Moreover, he was really not inferior since he had a highly retentive memory! Thinking this way, Shu Shu was immediately brimming with confidence.
 
This time, Shu Shu did not eat anything and seriously watched Ian, waiting for Ian to teach him.
 
"In fact, those rules don’t mean much. If you want to learn, you can look for a virtual cabin and learn by installing a program. As for the banquet this time . . ." Ian himself was born to the poor. When he got acquainted with Chris, the military doctor would still abuse the beastman roundly, which was very rude. The first time he and Chris returned to the capital star, his situation was even worse than Shu Shu. So he was very understanding to Shu Shu and also gave Shu Shu some pointers.
 
Chris, who was standing on the side, also inserted a sentence, "You don't need to go learn from others. Don't worry too much; just be yourself."
 
"I’ll definitely study hard!" Shu Shu firmly stated.

"That’s right, no one can do everything from birth. You’ve learned things very fast." Ian said.
 
Shu Shu thought so too and nodded at once. "I’m also very amazing. I’ll definitely study hard and become as amazing as that Myer. No, even more amazing than him!" He had always intended to just drift along, eat, and wait for death before. But now, his way of thinking actually changed.

Even if he was only a little hamster, he also had to build a career!
 
Ian stared at Shu Shu's confident look and couldn't help but start laughing.
 
Before long, the people who came to attend the banquet were all present, and Edgar also returned to the lounge.
 
When Edgar went out before, Shu Shu was being upset somewhat, but now he was already fine. Seeing Edgar coming back, he was very happy. "You came back?"
 
"Yeah." Edgar said. "I brought you something to eat."
 
Shu Shu took a quick look and found that they were all the things he loved to eat. His mood was even better this time . . . . Well, okay, he more or less liked to eat everything.
 
Shu Shu took the proffered food and started to eat. Ian, however, glared at Edgar, "Why did you go for so long?"
 
"I went to the kitchen." Edgar said. Asking Myer did not result in anything, so he could only go get some food back in the end.
 
Going out with a sub-beastman and not coming back for such a long time, were you not worried that Shu Shu would feel jealous? His own son left Ian speechless, but he did not have time to go educate his son right now—it’s time for them to go downstairs.
 
The hall downstairs was already full of people. Everyone who came to attend the banquet had arrived. At this moment, Ian walked downstairs with Shu Shu.
 
Shu Shu, bearing Ian’s words in mind, kept smiling as he followed Ian to walk forward. Although there were many slips, but there was no big mistake.
 
Watching this scene from not far away, Myer’s face was very ugly. At first,
 he also thought that Edgar didn't like Shu Shu, and the result . . . .
 
Everything he had done before was practically like a joke.
 
"Myer, why are you hiding in the corner alone?" Calvin came over and asked, his mouth hooking up on one corner.
 
"Did you already know that Edgar likes that Shu Shu?" Myer looked over, and his expression was cold.
 
"Anyone who has eyes can see. That guy Edgar has always been cold as ice toward sub-beastmen. I didn’t expect that one day he’d fall head first." Calvin said, laughing.
 
"Why didn't you tell me earlier?" Myer's words sounded ferocious.
 
"You didn't ask." Calvin replied. "And what’s the use anyway?"
 
If he had known earlier . . . Myer stared blankly. Even if he had known about this matter early, everything wouldn’t have changed the slightest either.
 
"I’ve already advised you long ago. If you really like Edgar, then go confess to him promptly. Otherwise, who would have imagined that you actually like him?" Calvin still had a smile on his face. "I reckon Edgar only thinks of you as a brother." Previously, that guy, Edgar, simply put all his energy into improving his strength and, as a matter of fact, had never given some thought to any sub-beastman . . . .
 
And Myer? If he let go of his posturing and stopped trying too hard, he might still have hope. But unfortunately, he had never expressed his feelings at all . . . .
 
However, him being like this was also excusable. Not everyone dared to express their feelings after having someone they liked. Because after breaking through that barrier, it was very likely that you wouldn’t even able to become friends . . . .
 
Calvin laughed bitterly in his heart, his sight on that sub-beastman whom Ian was dragging around nearby.
 
Hearing Calvin's words, Myer's body was instantly tense. Then he turned his head to look at Shu Shu.
 
That person somewhat looked dejected and depressed when facing him before, but now he was actually sporting a bright and beautiful smile. Although he did not do too well in some areas, but the Imperial family had already said that he came from a remote planet, so naturally, no one would blame him.
 
But he was still very ordinary, completely lacking in extraordinary attributes.
 
How could Edgar like such a person?
 
Shu Shu didn't notice Myer's concern for himself. After all, there were too many people who were paying attention to him now, making him have an urge to find a place to squeeze into.
 
Because he had not adapted well to an occasion like this, his actions were more or less stiff. Fortunately, the problem was not big, and other people actually did not notice.
 
After Ian dragged Shu Shu to make the rounds, Shu Shu did not have anything to do. Shu Shu breathed a sigh of relief and was just thinking of taking a well-deserved rest when the closed door of the banquet hall was suddenly opened. At the same time, a sub-beastman who was almost as big as Ian came in from the outside.
 
His arrival attracted the attention of all people in the hall. A good deal of them wanted to go up and talk to him, but he didn't give those people a chance. Instead, he went all the way until he arrived in front of Shu Shu. "Shu Shu, I’ve already heard of you, but I was very busy before and haven’t had time to meet you. I’m really sorry.”

Shu Shu didn’t recognize this sub-beastman at all, so he looked towards Ian, and Ian immediately introduced him to the sub-beastman. “Shu Shu, this is Edgar’s uncle, the Duke of Mund’s partner, Jonathan."
 
After the introduction, Ian turned towards Jonathan a little delightedly. "Jonathan, you finally returned to the capital star. How long will you stay here this time?"
 
"I guess I’ll stay in the capital star for a while this time. Once that guy Calvin gets married, then I’ll leave." Jonathan said. "That stinky boy is already this old, but he only flirts all day long and doesn’t know how to find a sub-beastman to settle down. I’m worried to death about him!”

“The one in my family was about the same before, but now it’s finally all right." Ian said.
 
Jonathan glanced at Shu Shu and said with a smile, "Your luck’s still good."
 
Jonathan was a sub-beastman adopted by Chris' parents. At first, Ian had been jealous of Jonathan because Chris cared very much for Jonathan, but later, the misunderstanding was straightened out, and the two men also became friends. Now that they met again after a long period of separation, they would naturally have a good chat.
 
"Mother, Uncle, I’m taking Shu Shu to meet some people." Edgar said to Ian and Jonathan.
 
"You young people go have fun together. No need to keep us company." Ian waved his hand, giving his consent.
 
In response, Edgar took Shu Shu and walked away.
 
"Where are we going?" Shu Shu asked curiously.
 
"We’re going to meet some of my friends." Edgar replied. Although Shu Shu was not willing to accept his pursuit, but he still intended to drag Shu Shu around to make a vow of sovereignty over Shu Shu, letting others know that Shu Shu was his . . . . Other people did not know that Shu Shu was a beastman, anyway.
 
Thinking this way, Edgar took hold of Shu Shu's hand.
 
Shu Shu at first didn't want to meet anyone at all, but he was pulled by Edgar, so he obediently went. However, he didn't expect that the very first people Edgar took him to meet were actually Calvin and Myer.
 
"Edgar, congratulations, ah." Calvin toasted Edgar with a glass of wine and stared at Shu Shu with great interest.
 
Congratulations? What congratulations? Shu Shu was somewhat puzzled, and at this moment, Edgar already opened his mouth, "Don't talk nonsense."
 
"How did I talk nonsense?" Calvin replied, smiling. Only after he saw Edgar's warning eyes did he close his mouth and stop talking.
 
Myer also took a glass of wine from the side and said to Shu Shu with a smile, "You’re very amazing." He actually very much wanted to say some cruel words. But, thinking that if he let out some cruel words, he would make others know that he liked Edgar, which was too humiliating, he was unable to say them.

"Yeah, I’m very amazing!" Shu Shu nodded in approval.
 
The orange drink in his hand gave off a good smell, so Shu Shu drunk a mouthful and, sure enough, found that it was very tasty. He then finished the drink in two or three gulps.
 
The corner of Myer’s mouth pursed up just a tiny bit. Although it was fruit wine, but in this kind of banquet, no one would drink so much of it . . . .
 
“This one’s very good to drink, ah! I haven’t seen it before.” Shu Shu said once he finished drinking. Seeing that there were a few more kinds of colors on the table next to him, he did not attend to Edgar at all. He walked past Edgar to get another cup and started to drink.
 
Upon seeing this, Edgar promptly went to follow. "Shu Shu, this is wine." Although this type of wine was prepared for the sub-beastman, but it still contained some alcohol.

"It's okay. It's just wine." Shu Shu said. There was nothing wrong with him after he drank it, so it might be assumed that it didn't matter if he drank a little.
 
Shu Shu indeed looked fine. In addition, there was still the multi-purpose spiritual power . . . . Edgar didn't stop Shu Shu anymore and got a few things for him.
 
He had said to Shu Shu then, as long as Shu Shu came to the capital star, he would get him lots and lots of delicious food. He naturally had to honor his promise now.
 
Moreover, he liked to watch Shu Shu eat.
 
Shu Shu ate some barbecues and felt thirsty, so he switched to drinking another kind of fruit wine. After that, he drank wine while eating some food.
 
His Imperial Highness the Crown Prince . . . liked this type?
 
Those who originally didn't take Shu Shu seriously saw that Edgar always stayed close to Shu Shu, so they immediately started to care about Shu Shu. But they were soon shocked by Shu Shu's very fast eating speed.
 
His Imperial Highness the Crown Prince’s preference truly stood out from the masses . . . .
 
Shu Shu had already eaten a lot before, so he actually didn’t eat that much this time and only tasted everything he hadn’t eaten yet. After having gotten a taste, he suddenly felt a little dizzy and saw the world spinning as well. Then, almost unconsciously, he slumped against Edgar.
 
Was this borrowing the strength of the wine to throw yourself in someone’s arms? Almost everyone who saw this scene thought of this notion.
 
Then . . . they saw His Imperial Highness the Crown Prince leaving the banquet hall very quickly with that sub-beastman.
 
Well, okay, it was apparently not throwing yourself in someone’s arms. It might be that His Imperial Highness the Crown Prince deliberately got the man drunk . . . .   

The banquet was more or less already underway. Holding a banquet this time was merely to introduce Shu Shu. Since the introduction had been done, it was no problem if Shu Shu left.
 
Only because Edgar was aware of this would he take Shu Shu to leave. And after leaving, he was even more ecstatic of his choice to do so.
 
The intoxicated Shu Shu with hazy eyes looked extremely alluring and very pretty. This Shu Shu should not be seen by others.
 
Carrying Shu Shu into the aircraft, Edgar couldn't help but kiss Shu Shu on the lips.
 
"Why are you kissing me?" Shu Shu suddenly asked.
 
Edgar froze on the spot and found that the eyes that had been closed just now were already open.
 
"I can’t give birth to children, so you musn't like me. Of course, you shouldn't kiss me either." Shu Shu regarded Edgar seriously.
 
Edgar, who was caught in the act, totally felt that this speech was not quite right. When he refocused on Shu Shu, he found that Shu Shu’s eyes were closed once again.

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52. The Rival in Love Retreats in Defeat


After both Shu Shu and Edgar left the lounge, Ian turned off the monitor and stopped paying attention to the matters below.   
 
He was not a gossipy person at all, and he was not interested in spending time on these things. Frankly, just holding a banquet already made him feel quite vexed. If not, he would’ve done it frequently and not just once in a few years.

Taking out his communication device and connecting to the star network, Ian began to read the various messages that had already been filtered by his assistant. Upon seeing this, Chris also began to read his own mail.
 
Both men took the time to get busy for a while. Then they heard a knock at the door.
 
A banquet would be held today, and a lot of people were coming into the Imperial palace. Consequently, there were some men who kept watch outside the lounge. People who did not have the right identity had absolutely no chance to approach this area. Guessing that it was one of the few privileged people who came, Ian immediately said, "Come in."
 
The voice-controlled door opened in response, and the person outside came in. Ian discovered that the person who came was Myer.
 
"Uncle Chris, Uncle Ian." After Myer came in, he called out to them. "My body was unwell after returning from Voisines planet, so I haven’t been able to pay a visit to the two uncles in time. I came over early today. I haven't disturbed you, have I?"
 
"It turns out to be Little Myer, ah. I heard you designed and made an A-ranked mech in Voisines planet? That’s really great." Ian said with a smile.

Ian was always very fond of Myer. Before Edgar's disappearance, he even had a mind to play matchmaker for Edgar and Myer. But now that Edgar already had a sub-beastman he liked, Ian would lay this thought to rest.
 
Chris also gave a little nod to Myer and then saw Shu Shu who came in after Myer and then ran toward Ian’s back.
 
Chris really appreciated Myer, and he also thought it was a pity that his son was not together with Myer. However, compared to Myer, Shu Shu was after all his family now . . . .
 
“Shu Shu, why are you not eating downstairs?” Chris, who had always been taciturn, took the initiative to ask and even showed an almost invisible smile to Shu Shu.
 
Shu Shu also had no idea why he went up with Myer. For a moment, he didn't know what he should say, which made him feel that he was useless.
 
"Shu Shu, come, come, I’ll introduce you." Ian stood up and, pulling Shu Shu, gave a simple introduction to Myer and also introduced Myer to Shu Shu.
 
Shu Shu was pulled by Ian and saw that Edgar was not present, so his whole person was very at ease. Myer’s heart, however, went “ba dum”. He clearly perceived that Ian and Chris’ manners towards Shu Shu was even more intimate than to him.
 
Just because this person was Ian’s relative? Myer was somewhat unhappy, but he had always had a very good self-restraint and never revealed the slightest bit of his feelings. Instead, he started to chat with Ian.
 
Myer talked about things that Ian was interested in. The two of them had a very lively chat, but Shu Shu was in a fog listening to them and basically couldn't take part in the conversation.
 
It’s still not long since he knew how to read, and furthermore, his understanding of the capital star was superficial. It would be strange if he could take part in the conversation at this time!
 
Hearing Myer and Ian chat about things he completely couldn’t understand and seeing Myer’s every movement that was too good for words, Shu Shu suddenly felt a bit ashamed of his inferiority.
 
He always felt that he was very powerful. After all, he was a daemon. In this world, how many animals could cultivate into a daemon, ah? But when he arrived in this place, what could he do as a daemon?
 
"Shu Shu, if you feel bored, you can go find Edgar." Chris said.
 
Only after Shu Shu heard Chris’ words did he came to himself. After coming to himself, he felt a little baffled. Why did he suddenly become melancholy and moody?
 
"Oh, that’s right, why haven’t I seen Edgar?" Myer asked.
 
His voice just fell, and the door was opened. Then Edgar walked in from the outside.
 
Edgar swept his eyes over the room, gaze pausing at Shu Shu's body, and let out a sigh of relief. He just went to the kitchen, and when he came out again, he actually couldn't find Shu Shu. Only Synthia stayed alone in the corner . . . . Shu Shu didn't understand anything, so he was very worried that Shu Shu would run into some problems. Now, seeing that Shu Shu was fine, he could set his heart at rest.

"Edgar, long time no see." Myer got up and greeted Edgar.
 
"Long time no see." Edgar gave Myer a nod and asked, "Where’s Calvin? Didn't he come with you?" He grew up together with Myer and Calvin. Myer always came with Calvin to find him before.

"Calvin? I haven't seen him since I came back." Myer said with a smile, his face a bit unsightly. When he came alone to find Edgar, Edgar generally wouldn't talk to him, so he could only call Calvin to come along. Now Edgar actually lumped him and Calvin together.
 
"He should come soon. I call him over to see you?" Edgar said.
 
Myer was rather speechless and finally replied, "No need. I came to pay a visit to Uncle Ian and Uncle Chris. I can definitely see Calvin later."
 
What Myer said was right; Edgar nodded. Then he found that Shu Shu seemed to be slightly unhappy and immediately asked, "What's going on with you?"

"It’s nothing." Shu Shu replied. He very much wanted to have a proper chat with his disciple and asked his disciple to not drive him out. But he didn't want to ask in front of Myer, so he restrained himself.
 
Edgar also couldn't tell what the problem was, so he could only say, "Do you want to eat something? I’ll have the kitchen send some food over."
 
Shu Shu shook his head.
 
Edgar had not yet opened his mouth to continue, and Myer suddenly asked Shu Shu, "Shu Shu, which planet did you live on before? I’ve been to quite a lot of planets; maybe I’ve been to your hometown." He didn't want to pay attention to Shu Shu before, but Edgar actually gave Shu Shu a special care and a preferential treatment . . . . Where exactly did Shu Shu come from to be able to make all his great efforts come to naught in such a short time?

"I used to live on Gass planet." Shu Shu said.
 
"Is it that Gass planet where Edgar trained? That place’s surely very beautiful, right?"
 
"It's quite beautiful, and it has some very big forests."
 
"I heard the forests on Gass planet there are all virgin forests. I’ve never played in a virgin forest. It must be very interesting.” Myer said again.
 
Myer was very good-looking and also a good conversationalist. Shu Shu for some reason didn't like him before, but after he started to genuinely chat with him, he felt that Myer was not horrible at all. He even felt a bit strange and unclear why on earth he would dislike Myer.
 
When talking about how dangerous the forest was, Shu Shu even mentioned the huge tigers in the forest animatedly. "There’re very, very big tigers in the forest. They’re so very tall and so very big and look extremely scary. One of them even wanted to eat me, and I was really frightened at that time . . . . I hate tiger the most now."
 
"The tiger wanted to eat you? What happened then?" Myer asked curiously. Ian and Chris also came over to listen—Shu Shu and Edgar had encountered such dangerous things?
 
"The tiger was killed by Edgar! Edgar’s still the most powerful." Shu Shu glanced at Edgar happily but unexpectedly saw Edgar’s slightly displeased look.
 
Shu Shu suddenly remembered that Edgar had said that the things at that time could not be told to others . . . . Although he did not talk about their situation of that time, but he talked about the things at that time. Did Edgar get angry because of this?
 
Shu Shu immediately stopped talking. But he didn't realize that Edgar was in fact a little depressed—Shu Shu actually started to chat with a sub-beastman again, and he chatted so happily too!
 
Although Myer was a sub-beastman, but he was not like a sub-beastman at all and was even more strong-minded than the vast majority of beastmen . . . . A person like him, when seeking a marriage partner, would definitely not care whether the beastman was very strong or not. On the contrary, he quite probably would want to find a beastman who knew the score and acted tactfully. And Shu Shu . . . wasn’t he just like that?
 
Shu Shu was also very good looking . . . and the people of the Grote family liked to find good-looking people!
 
Edgar started to be on guard again.
 
"The banquet is about to begin. Calvin should’ve arrived now. Myer, let's go down and take a look?" Edgar turned toward Myer.
 
Myer, hearing Shu Shu talk about his interaction with Edgar in Gass planet, had been a little unhappy. But the instant Edgar looked for him to talk, he suddenly felt happy. Now that Edgar wanted to go out with him, it was even more impossible for him to refuse. "Alright."
 
"I’ll go too!" Shu Shu unconsciously exclaimed.
 
"The banquet is about to begin. You let Mother explain some items you should pay attention to." Edgar refused Shu Shu.
 
Shu Shu was even more depressed.
 
Edgar was actually reluctant to leave with Myer and was also as depressed as Shu Shu. He took Myer along and went outside.
 
After Myer followed Edgar and found that Edgar did not take him to the banquet hall but took him to the back garden instead, he started to get excited.
 
Edgar was not too friendly to Shu Shu just now. Did he in fact feel very annoyed that that sub-beastman would actually run into the virgin forest and need his rescue in the end?
 
Myer was just thinking about it when he sensed that Edgar had stopped walking.
 
"Myer, don't always look for Shu Shu to talk in the future." Edgar suddenly said.
 
"What's wrong?" Myer's emotions were stirred. Could it be that Edgar wanted to push Shu Shu aside and was letting him back out of an awkward situation?

Edgar deliberated for a while and thought that towards the brother who grew up together with him from childhood, he had better tell the truth. "I don't like him talking to others. I’ll feel jealous."
 
Myer failed to respond for a moment. Feel jealous? Who were you jealous of?
 
After Edgar said this thing, he then recalled that he also had other things he wanted to ask. "Myer, I remember that you have a lot of suitors. What gift from your suitors do you like the most?"
 
"Why did you suddenly ask this?" Myer’s voice was a little dry.
 
"Besides food, I don't know what else I can give to Shu Shu." Edgar said.
 
Myer gritted his teeth and bore the pain. A moment passed before he answered, "Sub-beastmen generally like clothes and jewelry. If not, they should also like some new high-tech products."

"Shu Shu doesn't like them much." Edgar said. The former, Shu Shu was not very interested in; the latter . . . Shu Shu very likely couldn’t use it.
 
"I don't know then. You had better ask him yourself." Myer said with a  smile. He kind of had an impulse to beat up Edgar.
 
Edgar nodded. "Thanks a lot. I’ll go back and think about it again."
 
Myer smiled, controlling himself to not show any abnormality.

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51. Myer vs. Shu Shu
 

The Beastman Empire was very vast and had countless planets; Julian’s identity was simply nothing in it.

He originally didn’t manage to receive the invitation card from the Imperial family. In addition, his behavior last time of offending Shu Shu in the Imperial Plaza made him realize that there was no invited person who dared to bring him to attend the banquet.
 
He thought he was already doomed to have no chance to go to the banquet in the Imperial palace. He didn't expect that Myer actually asked him to go . . . .
 
Who was Myer? He was the only son of the Duke of Grote, one of the three archdukes of the Empire!
 
Myer was two years younger than the crown prince. He grew up together with the crown prince from childhood, and the relationship between the two of them was very good. The crown prince never gave face to other sub-beastmen, but he was nevertheless quite nice to Myer.

Of course, these were not the important points.
 
The most important point was that Myer was very, very remarkable.
 
When Myer was still quite young, he joined a few talent competitions of the Beastman Empire and got first place. He was publicly known to be multi-talented and was two years younger than Edgar when taking the Imperial College’s entrance exam at the same time as Edgar. Edgar was the beastman who got first place in the exam, and he was the sub-beastman who got first place.
 
In the Imperial College, Edgar majored in command and minored in mech and combat, and his grades were always in the lead. As for Myer, he majored in mech manufacture and minored in politics and weapons design, and he also ranked among the best, same as Edgar.
 
Less than thirty years old this year, Myer was already a famous mech master of the Empire. He had even designed one kind of ammunition that was recognized by the military and eventually became the standard weapon of the military. His excellence was unquestionable.
 
He was so talented and so outstanding, but that’s not all. The people of the Grote family all had a taste for beauty. When seeking a marriage partner, beauty was simply a must, so the genes from generation to generation were optimized. As a result, his appearance was even more outstanding.

Every person's aesthetic was different. Myer was not necessarily the most beautiful in everyone's eyes, but no one could say that he was not beautiful. And his temperament, even other flattering sub-beastmen could not compare with him.
 
In the Beastman Empire, if Edgar was acknowledged as the most brilliant beastman, then Myer was absolutely acknowledged as the most brilliant sub-beastman.
 
There were often some sub-beastmen shouting on the star network that they wanted to marry the crown prince and give birth to the crown prince’s children, but in fact, those sub-beastmen only shouted for fun, and many among them had probably been married already . . . . Really, when it came to that, everyone always thought that the best match for Edgar was Myer.
 
The masses didn't know much; although they would think so, but it was merely a thought for them. However, in Myer’s upper-class circle, there were actually many people who were already certain that these two people would be together. They felt that if it were not for Edgar serving in the army all the time and Myer concentrating on his career, they might have been together a long time ago.
 
It was also because of this that when Shu Shu, the empress’ relative, entered and lived in the Imperial palace, no one would take him seriously.
 
Shu Shu’s tone of voice was not good when asking Synthia "who the heck is Myer", and then Synthia raved about Myer's background. Finally, Synthia also excitedly stated, "Myer is indeed the idol of all sub-beastmen! I admire him the most!”
 
Done talking and discovering that Shu Shu’s face looked pretty bad,   Synthia felt a bit embarrassed. "But now, I admire you the most, Shu Shu! I think you’re much better than Myer."

This was clearly just comforting him! Shu Shu gave Synthia a doubtful glance and absolutely refused to believe that Myer could really be so amazing. "He’s really so amazing? He must be really capable to be so . . ." Edgar probably had long liked him, right?

Thinking about it, Shu Shu took out his communication device and started to search.
 
He searched Myer, and all kinds of news about Myer came out. After tapping open the profile, he saw various kinds of awards Myer had received from childhood to adulthood.

So many awards they were practically too many to count! Among these, there were even some awards he couldn’t tell coming from what competition!
 
Shu Shu, looking at these, felt his heart extremely uncomfortable. How was this Myer so amazing? It’s fine if he was only very amazing, but he also looked good!
 
Myer and Edgar were completely two different types. In fact, Shu Shu did not like Myer’s type at all, but even so, Shu Shu also couldn’t act against his conscience and say that Myer was ugly. He even had to admit that Myer was the best looking sub-beastman he had seen so far. 


"Myer’s really so amazing!" Synthia said again.
 
Shu Shu was somewhat dispirited and downcast. "Yeah . . ."
 
Synthia saw Shu Shu not too happy and hurriedly said, "Anyway, Shu Shu, you can rest assured that although Myer’s very amazing and has stayed beside His Imperial Highness the Crown Prince for so long, but His Imperial Highness the Crown Prince and him aren’t together and also haven’t gotten engaged. His Imperial Highness the Crown Prince most likely doesn’t like him."
 
Shu Shu listened to Synthia's words and nodded. Edgar also said before that he liked him, so he definitely didn’t like this Myer.
 
But he already told Edgar that he was a beastman. Edgar would not like him anymore and would probably like this Myer.
 
Shu Shu was a little unhappy, but he didn't know why he would be unhappy. For a time, he was inexplicably tied up in knots.
 
Shu Shu and Synthia stayed in the corner, and their speaking voices were low. Others normally couldn’t hear them, but Myer and Julian happened to come over and nevertheless heard the final sentence in Synthia’s speech very clearly and also saw Shu Shu nodding.
 
Myer’s steps stopped at once.
 
He liked Edgar from an early age and had been chasing after Edgar. He had paid a lot in order to be able to become a sub-beastman who was worthy of Edgar, but . . . Edgar had never said anything and even would never get too close to him. Later, so as to prevent Edgar from perceiving his feeling, he alienated himself. He could only repress his feeling strenuously, not daring to reveal it.
 
It dragged on until this year, and Edgar was already thirty years old. When Myer finally reached the marriageable age, he had his own father negotiate a marriage between their family and the Imperial family . . . . As a result, his father and the emperor had just worked out a solution, intending to call Edgar to return from the front line and to try getting along with him, when Edgar unexpectedly disappeared.
 
The so-called arranged marriage barely raised its head, and it was already gone. His father went to investigate the cause of Edgar’s accident and learned that everything boded ill and there were no positive signs about Edgar. According to the situation of that time, even if Edgar had been alive, he most likely would’ve self-detonated his magic core later. This and the fact that the military did not found Edgar after searching that planet several times forced him to let go of his feeling towards Edgar. He believed that Edgar was already dead. Broken-hearted, he went to a remote planet to find a mech master to become his apprentice and learn from his skills. He intended to be far from the capital star to let himself forget Edgar . . . .
 
In the end, he still hadn’t completely forgotten Edgar when Edgar, to everyone’s surprise, came back alive!
 
After receiving the news, he finished his studies at the fastest speed and hurried back to the capital star . . . . Unexpectedly, he actually found out that a sub-beastman had entered and lived in the Imperial palace.
 
He had been curious about the sub-beastman in the Imperial palace, but taking the initiative to go and find that sub-beastman was showing too much respect for him . . . .
 
Therefore, Myer curbed his interest and rested for a few days at home. Taking an opportunity of this banquet, he planned to meet that sub-beastman.
 
He was very familiar with the Imperial palace. When he was a child, he was in and out of the Imperial palace freely. He came to the banquet early this time . . . . He originally wanted to pay a visit to Ian beforehand, but Julian said he saw Shu Shu . . . .
 
Myer was always calm and self-controlled, but in the end, he still couldn't restrain himself from wanting to see what exactly Shu Shu looked like.
 
Others all said that Edgar didn't like Shu Shu, but he still could not let go of his heart and even had a vague premonition all along.
 
"Edgar didn’t like that Myer before. But he looks so good. What’s to be done if Edgar likes him later?" Shu Shu tried to sort out his complicated mood and felt that he would be unhappy and that he should worry about Edgar paying more attention to a lover than friends. After Edgar liked a sub-beastman, he would not take care of him. "If Edgar likes him and then drives me out . . ."
 
He was all alone in this Beastman Empire. If he was driven out by Edgar, he would not have any place to go!
 
Although he always said that Edgar was his disciple, which was indeed true, but Shu Shu also knew that Edgar, up until now, probably still didn’t understand the meaning of master and disciple. Otherwise, how could there be a disciple who declared his love to his master?
 
"You make Edgar like you, then it’d be fine, ah . . ." Synthia said. Halfway through the speech, his expression suddenly froze—the protagonist he was discussing with Shu Shu, Myer, was actually behind Shu Shu!
 
Synthia immediately shrank and lower his head. Then he poked Shu Shu . . . Myer was here, ah!
 
"It’s quite difficult now if I want to make Edgar like me . . ." Shu Shu sighed and asked, "What’s up with you, Synthia?"
 
"He was scared, I guess." A nice voice rang out behind Shu Shu. Shu Shu turned his head and saw a very good-looking sub-beastman.
 
Soul shaken, he instantly started and cried, "Myer!"
 
"Hello, my name is Myer." Myer extended his hand to Shu Shu. It was just a very ordinary action of holding out a hand, but didn’t know why, it looked especially good coming from him.
 
"You . . . . Hello, I . . . I’m called Shu Shu." Shu Shu also extended his hand. He knew that the Beastman Empire also had a handshaking custom, so he grabbed Myer's hand and shook it a few times.

Julian saw Shu Shu's appearance, and “pfft”, a laugh escaped. A handshake was the most common etiquette in the most common usage between sub-beastmen. The fingertips only touched once, which made the gesture look very elegant. But when it was done by this Shu Shu, it looked crude and also very ridiculous.

He was quite afraid of Shu Shu before, but now . . . seeing this person being no good at doing a common etiquette and thinking that this person had also said that it was quite difficult for Edgar to like him . . . Julian suddenly wasn’t a bit afraid of Shu Shu.
 
Myer also felt that he had made a big fuss over a minor issue. Looking at this person, who, although cute, but also brash and uncouth, he did not believe that Edgar could really like such a person.
 
However, Edgar did not like this person, but this person clearly had intentions toward Edgar.

Myer’s impression of Shu Shu was quite bad, but he had already calmed down now and naturally wouldn’t be lacking in manners in the slightest. “I know you’re Uncle Ian’s relative. I’m just about to go pay a visit to Uncle Ian. Do you want to go together?"

When Myer called "Uncle Ian", it was in an extremely intimate voice. Shu Shu was subconsciously a little unhappy and wanted to refuse, but then he remembered that Edgar was there too, so he immediately said, "Yes, I’m going with you.”
 
Seeing how Shu Shu looked like he was going to go to the battlefield, Myer felt funny. Without saying anything more, he took the lead to go upstairs.
 
Julian naturally wouldn’t follow up this time and moved back to the side. Synthia also didn’t have the courage to follow up. In the end, only Shu Shu who went up hurriedly, actually looking like Myer’s attendant.

Watching Shu Shu and Myer walking away, Julian gave Synthia a despising glance. "You really have a big nerve, going as far as to talk about Myer!"
 
Synthia’s eyes reddened, and he did not dare to say a word.
 
Julian still dreaded Shu Shu, but not Synthia. So now, facing Synthia, all his rage towards Shu Shu was vented out. "Do you think that Shu Shu can really get His Imperial Highness the Crown Prince’s love? Dream on! Haven’t you smelled him? His body absolutely doesn’t have the scent of His Imperial Highness the Crown Prince. His Imperial Highness maybe has never touched him!"
 
After a beastman had close contact with a sub-beastman, he could leave behind his scent on the sub-beastman’s body. But there wasn’t a little bit of scent on Shu Shu’s body . . . .
 
This was actually Shu Shu’s personal habit. As a hamster that was very conscious of its territory, he couldn’t stand a different scent on his body. Before, if his owner grabbed him, he had to clean himself thoroughly afterwards. Now, when he came upon Edgar’s scent on his body, he would also want to get rid of it . . . .
 
Of course, he could get rid of that bit of scent because he and Edgar didn't have too much intimate contact and had no reason to exchange bodily fluid.
 
"Even if His Imperial Highness touched him, what could he do? His Imperial Highness will never give him the beast bead." Julian said. Seeing Synthia look scared, he felt elated, and the anger at his ex-boyfriend from breaking up with him disappeared without a trace in this single instant. Julian was even a little glad that he had not accepted that guy’s beast bead at that time. Otherwise, they would’ve had no other choice but to be tied together.
 
The beast bead within the beastman’s body, only the beastman himself could take it out, and his ex-boyfriend had once taken out the beast bead, wanting to give it to him.
 
He was feeling unhappy because of Frank's existence then, so he didn't ingest it . . . . When breaking up before, he kind of regretted not eating it. Now . . . after getting acquainted with Myer, he could definitely find a better beastman.
 
At this moment, even if that man was determined to stuff the beast bead into his mouth, he could spit it out and not let it put down roots in his body—after a sub-beastman ingested the beast bead, his body would possess a womb that had the ability to conceive, and then, after having intimate contact with the beastman, he could get pregnant, and the embryo would form in the womb; but the sub-beastman could also refuse all of these things.
 
If the sub-beastman hated the beastman very much, it was absolutely impossible for him to accept the beast bead that had the beastman’s scent and to let the beast bead alter his body. Generally, he would directly spit it out.
 
Of course, if the sub-beastman loved the beastman very much, then there was no way that he would refuse that beastman’s beast bead . . . . In the history, there was a beastman who just gave the beast bead to the sub-beastman; the sub-beastman had not eaten it yet, and the beast bead directly disappeared from his hand and merged into his body.
 



Author’s note:

Hahaha, if at that time Shu Shu didn’t swallow Edgar’s beast bead, it’d be dead. Shu Shu’s really stupid.    　　

When I wrote that part, I was worried that the explanation was too long. So I wasn’t too detailed when introducing the beast bead. Also, some paragraphs from the beastman’s POV caused some misunderstandings, so I tried to explain it again in this chapter.

When writing about the beast bead, I mainly thought of the difference between Shu Shu’s body and a sub-beastman’s body. In the event that sub-beastmen give birth to babies, it’s because they have internal reproduction organs. Shu Shu definitely has no way to get pregnant.
 
He’s a daemon crossing to a beastman world, but it doesn’t mean that he can suddenly get pregnant. Such thing doesn’t make sense. So, I think of the beast bead in the beastman’s body that can transform a sub-beastman’s body.

Regarding the sub-beastmen of the Beastman Empire, the body itself doesn’t have internal reproductive organs.  The structure of their bodies is the same as that of a human male, but the beast bead can form a womb inside the sub-beastman’s body, allowing the sub-beastman to have the ability to get pregnant so they can produce offspring/later generations. 

Since it’s like this, the key for the sub-beastman to get pregnant is the beast bead. In other words, if an ordinary man eats the beast bead, his body will also be transformed to being able to get pregnant.

In this way, Shu Shu being able to get pregnant is justifiable. 

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50. A Rival in Love is Creeping In
 

Having something to eat upstairs, Shu Shu was not in a hurry to attend the banquet. On the contrary, he started to eat happily.
 
Halfway through, his communication device suddenly rang. Shu Shu opened it to see and found that it was actually Synthia who had sent a message.
 
Synthia had already arrived at the banquet ahead of time, but he was not familiar with anyone at all, so he sent a message to Shu Shu, asking whether Shu Shu had come or not.
 
"Is it a message from a classmate?" Ian asked. Shu Shu certainly didn’t hide from him when reading the message, and the letters on the screen were also very large, so he was able to read the message just by taking a glance at it.
 
"Yeah. It’s my desk-mate Synthia who sent me a message. Uncle Ian, do you know Synthia?" Shu Shu curiously asked.
 
When Ian introduced those people just now, he was familiar with all of them. It made Shu Shu feel that Ian should be omnipotent.

"I mainly know the older generation. I’m not familiar with a young sub-beastman like him, but Edgar should have his information." Ian said. When his son sent Shu Shu to the bridal class, he had definitely checked the situation of everyone in the bridal class.
 
And him speaking out like this was partly to give Shu Shu a hint, letting him know some of the things that they did and would do.
 
Edgar glanced at his own mother a little unhappily. He did investigate Shu Shu’s classmates, but he didn't want to let Shu Shu know—what’s to be done if Shu Shu felt displeased after knowing about it?

However, Shu Shu did not feel displeased and turned towards him with great interest instead. Edgar thought about it and then sent Synthia's information to Shu Shu.
 
Synthia was the stepson of a viscount, and, from a certain point of view, his life experience in the Beastman Empire was quite melodramatic . . . .
 
To begin with, Synthia's biological father died in an accident. His sub-beastman father initially intended to raise him alone, but a viscount pursued him ardently later on. He was originally a rather weak sub-beastman, and after his husband died, he did not know what he should do. He ultimately accepted the viscount's pursuit and married the viscount.
 
He had eaten his former husband’s beast bead, so naturally, he could no longer give birth to a child for the viscount. At first, this did not matter. The society had developed to the present; there were many beastmen and sub-beastmen who did not want to have children, and no one would think they were strange for not having children. Unfortunately, another sub-beastman took a fancy to this viscount afterwards . . . .
 
This viscount should have loved Synthia’s mother dearly, but he nevertheless wanted children. In the end, he actually gave his beast bead to this sub-beastman, letting the other party give birth to his children . . . .
 
A person’s feelings would change. Between a sub-beastman who kept his former husband in mind constantly and a sub-beastman who was dead set on bearing and raising his own children and even gave birth to five or six children, which one was more important?
 
The viscount decided to divorce Synthia's mother, but Synthia's mother was hard-pressed to accept it. The marriage that had been unhappy from the beginning also made him depressed. In the end, he actually killed himself.
 
This was the case. Of course, there were some more details written on the investigation report, but at the same time, there was no mention of the beast bead—after all, this was considered to be a general knowledge that everyone knew.

"This is a scum male who had an extramarital affair, and the mistress even gave birth to illegitimate children, ah!" Shu Shu suddenly sympathized with Synthia.
 
"This viscount is indeed immoral." Ian also commented after reading the information. The number of sub-beastmen in the Beastman Empire was less than that of the beastmen. Sub-beastmen whose husbands had an accident and chose to remarry were not few, and many beastmen would not care about this. After getting married, they would concentrate their thoughts and efforts on their sub-beastmen all the same. The viscount’s way of handling matters would naturally be despised.
 
Anyway, although Ian found many more faults with the viscount, but he also wouldn’t say much. It was because he had a bit of guilty conscience—his son had no beast bead, so in the future, when he was together with Shu Shu, he would not be able to give Shu Shu a child, and then Shu Shu's situation would be just like that of the viscount . . . .
 
"Shu Shu, since your classmate has arrived, would you like to go and chat with him?" Ian asked.
 
"Is it alright for me to go down?" Shu Shu inquired. He certainly wanted to go down and have fun.
 
"Just until it’s your turn to appear. Once it’s your turn, Edgar will come find you right away." Ian said.
 
"Okay!" Shu Shu showed a big smile and quickly rushed downstairs.
 
Edgar felt a little uneasy. He walked a few steps forward and had the surveillance cameras follow Shu Shu closely. Then, fixing his attention on the surveillance screen, he started to watch it.

Ian goggled at his son regardless.
 
Once a beastman liked a certain sub-beastman, his feeling would not easily change, and it would be difficult for him to like others again. Beastmen who would do such things like Synthia’s stepfather had done were really not many. Since his son liked Shu Shu, his son’s feeling most likely wouldn’t change.
 
Shu Shu had Synthia send his coordinate to him, and he finally found Synthia in a corner.
 
Synthia was standing there fretfully, all alone. After seeing Shu Shu, he almost shed tears from his eyes, "Shu Shu, you’ve finally come."

"What happened?" Shu Shu asked in puzzlement.
 
Synthia twisted his body and spoke softly, "I’m afraid."
 
"There’s nothing to fear. Be a bit more courageous." Shu Shu said a few words of comfort. "I’ll take you to eat some food?"
 
"Okay." Synthia gave Shu Shu a quick look, emotionally moved, and his face was red.
 
He also knew that his own behavior was not flattering, but he was unable to change it. Now that he met Shu Shu, who did not mind his behavior and demeanor, he simply had to take Shu Shu to be his own knight in shining armor.
 
Seeing Shu Shu walked forth, Synthia blindly followed suit, walking behind Shu Shu.
 
Shu Shu actually didn't go to a crowded area. He took Synthia to a corner that had food and called Synthia to eat.
 
Synthia was a little worried that eating extra food would make him fat. He was also worried that doing so would be weird. He didn't want to refuse Shu Shu though, so he started to take some food. As he ate it, he felt that it tasted especially good and couldn't help but eat more. "It's really delicious!"
 
“I also think that the food in the Imperial palace is indeed delicious." Shu Shu nodded in agreement.
 
"There’re so many people here, and there’re many tall and handsome beastmen too." Synthia covered his face with his hands, but his eyes couldn't stop looking at those beastmen.
 
"I think they look so-so." Shu Shu gave the beastmen a brief look, unconcerned—these guys were absolutely not as good-looking as Edgar.
 
"Shu Shu, you set your sights really high." Synthia said and then kept watching the beastmen outside with eyes full of expectation. "I don't know whether they’ll like me or not. It’d be great if there’s someone who likes me."

"If there’s someone who likes you, then what?" Shu Shu asked.
 
"Of course I’ll marry him, ah!" Synthia replied.
 
"Is it critical for you to get married?" Shu Shu could not help but ask.
 
Synthia was silent for a moment before giving a nod and then covered his small face that was full of expectation. "If I get married, there’ll be someone who treats me well and pampers me."

"So it’s like this . . ." Shu Shu nodded and regarded Synthia with sincere and earnest wishes. "Synthia, I’ll tell you something. Relying on others is unwise; you had better relying on yourself." A good few of his previous owners all said so!

Synthia was stunned for a while and suddenly recalled Shu Shu’s behavior these days, how he studied with great effort every day. Synthia suddenly felt that he was quite useless, and his eyes reddened again—no one had ever said this to him before . . . .
 
Synthia turned his eyes towards Shu Shu gratefully but unexpectedly saw that Shu Shu was eating again . . . .
 
"Synthia?" A voice suddenly rang out. Shu Shu and Synthia turned their heads and saw a middle-aged beastman along with a sub-beastman who looked neither young nor old approaching them. The beastman's brows were tightly knitted, and he looked at Synthia with dissatisfaction.
 
"Synthia, how can you be here?" The sub-beastman at the beastman’s side asked, the tone of his voice very bad.
 
Synthia was so scared he instantly started to tremble, whispering, "My classmate brought me."

"Didn’t I tell you to be well-behaved in school? How could you trouble your classmate to bring you to a place like this?" The sub-beastman said while glancing at the plate Synthia was holding with a slight disdain. "Also, coming to attend the banquet only to hide in the corner and eat non-stop, what does it look like?"

Synthia immediately felt helpless somewhat.
 
"Synthia, since not many people have come yet, you quickly go back. Lest you stay here and provoke someone you shouldn't provoke." The beastman said.
 
Synthia was rather unwilling to leave but also did not dare to rebel, so he could only stand there foolishly. But this time, Shu Shu finally noticed the situation here. "What do you think you’re doing? Why should he go back?"
 
The two men glanced at Shu Shu, and their tones were actually a little gentler. "Hello, I’m Synthia's father. This child is ignorant and disobedient, so we’re just going to let him go back."
 
"You’re that viscount who strayed and found a mistress?" Shu Shu ascertained this beastman’s words and immediately thought of the information he had read before.
 
The viscount was initially very polite to Shu Shu because he knew that everyone who could attend this banquet was a wealthy and respectable person, so he didn't want to offend anyone. But even if it was so, being suddenly told off like this by someone would still make him angry. His face at once became extremely ugly. "Which family are you? Did your parents teach you to speak like this?"

"I don't have parents." Shu Shu said.
 
No parents? Shu Shu’s style of dress did not count as very outstanding. Not only did he come to the banquet early, but he also hid in the corner to eat. There was also no beastman accompanying him . . . . When the viscount looked at Shu Shu, he was no longer polite like in the beginning. "Sure enough, having no parents is the same as having no education. Synthia is my family, and this is my family's domestic affair. Who are you to interfere?"
 
"Shu Shu . . ." Synthia hid behind Shu Shu, gazing at Shu Shu worshipingly.
 
Edgar watched this scene from inside the lounge above, his face dark. After that, he did not hesitate to go downstairs and walk over to Shu Shu—that sub-beastman actually looked at Shu Shu like that; he simply couldn't bear it!
 
"How’s that your family matter? Here is my home, and you are in my home territory, so I can meddle in it!" Shu Shu put his hands on his hips, glaring at the beastman.

"Your home territory?" The viscount was uncomprehending and then looked at Shu Shu aghast. Here was the Imperial palace, and this person dared to speak like this . . . .
 
"This is indeed my home territory! Do you want me to call Edgar so you can ask him yourself?" Shu Shu said once more. Using powerful connections to intimidate people; he was familiar with this approach and could do it as well.
 
"You’re . . . the empress’ relative?" The viscount asked. This banquet, wasn’t it because the empress wanted to introduce his own relative?
 
"What do you think?" Shu Shu asked in reply.
 
"Sorry . . ." The viscount promptly apologized. After that, he actually disappeared from Shu Shu's presence very quickly and was even not seen among the crowd.
 
When Edgar, who originally wanted to be the hero who saved the beauty, had just walked halfway, he found that the "beauty" he was going to save was already fine and even went to eat again. That Synthia continued to follow after Shu Shu, but it was obvious that in Shu Shu’s eyes, Synthia was not as important as those foods. Since he felt jealous . . . he should’ve gone and devoured those foods.
 
Shu Shu was eating very happily now, but if he went in, they would definitely attract everyone's attention, and Shu Shu would not be able to eat like this anymore. Edgar stopped his footsteps far away and then ordered the chamberlain at his side to send a little more food to Shu Shu over there.

"Shu Shu, Shu Shu! Could it be that you’re the empress’ relative?" Synthia looked at Shu Shu excitedly after his stepfather was scared away.
 
"Yes." Shu Shu nodded.
 
"Eh, is the empress really going to marry you to the crown prince? Doesn’t the crown prince like Myer?" Synthia's eyes shone brightly, looking very gossipy.
 
Definitely not! Edgar liked him! But he was a beastman and could not be together with Edgar . . . . Shu Shu frowned, "Who the heck is Myer?"
 
On the other side, Julian, whom Shu Shu had met before when buying clothes, was standing beside a sub-beastman whose appearance and temperament were very outstanding. He and the sub-beastman were talking. "Myer, I just saw that Shu Shu. He’s hiding in the corner to eat."
 
Myer lifted his head and clenched his teeth. "Let's go see him!"



TL's note:
Updates this month will be on the 10th, 15th, 20th, and 25th. After that, the chapters are long again, so update will be once a week.

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