Chapter 242: Female Disguised as Male x Despairing Straight Female (2): He Rubbed Against the Major General. A Provocation! Definitely a Provocation!

【Major General Lucas personally took Felix to his quarters, helped him tidy up the room, explained the military regulations to him, showed him around Silver Fortress...

Strictly speaking, as a major general, personally meeting Felix when he reported for duty was already showing him plenty of respect. Everything else could easily have been left to his subordinates.

Lucas himself didn't know why he'd taken all these trivial matters upon himself. He'd probably lost his mind for a moment.

Maybe he'd simply had nothing better to do, so he'd done it while he was at it, taking the opportunity to get to know his future colleague.

Or perhaps he'd seen how young Felix was, coming all alone to the unfamiliar Silver Fortress with no Zerg around to look after him, and had casually lent him a hand out of sympathy.

One thing led to another, and somehow Lucas even ended up making his bed for him...

Lucas stared at the bed he'd just made and was rather speechless himself.

The more important reason was probably that Felix was quite comfortable to be around.

He wasn't excessively deferential and fearful toward Lucas like ordinary soldiers, nor was he overbearing like those arrogant young masters from powerful families. There was simply something comfortable about him.

It would have been even better without certain overly intense looks...

Even without turning around, Lucas could feel the burning, focused gaze coming from beside him. For some inexplicable reason, it put him under quite a lot of pressure.

“All right, I've made your bed. It's a single-Zerg bed, so it's a little small, but...”

Lucas glanced at the Zerg following beside him like a little tail, his red hair swaying around, then deliberately changed tack and said, “But it should be big enough for you.”

“€€?” Felix was bending over to look at the bed the Major General had made for him, and it took him a moment to realize that the Major General was teasing him about his height.

He immediately straightened up. He looked at Lucas, then at himself, wanting to explain but momentarily unsure how.

He wasn't that much shorter than Lucas. He was considered quite tall at his height, and he looked perfectly harmonious standing beside Lucas. It was just... all right, there was a tiny bit of a difference.

“My height is more than enough!” Felix insisted.

He straightened his back to make himself look a little taller. Even if he lost to another Zerg, he couldn't lose in spirit.

Seeing him look like he wished he could flap his wings twice and fly into the air, Lucas found it rather amusing.

If an ordinary Zerg received this kind of provocation from someone of the same sex, he would probably challenge the other to a fight on the spot. Felix, however, was only concerned with proving that his height was perfectly adequate and didn't seem angry at all.

Lucas didn't know whether to call him good-tempered or naturally dense.

As his superior, it really wouldn't be appropriate to keep making jokes about a subordinate's height. Lucas seriously looked over the red-haired military female in front of him and cooperatively nodded. “It is enough.”

Felix had excellent proportions. His build was slender and speed-oriented, with just the right amount of lean muscle. It was aesthetically pleasing without being so bulky that it affected his overall proportions, making him look even taller and prettier, a pleasure to the eye. Visually, he didn't give any impression of being short at all.

Although by military-female standards his muscles weren't powerful enough and his height was merely average, that happened to be exactly the type Male Zergs liked.

He was slightly taller than the average Male Zerg, but not enough to give anyone an oppressive feeling. Standing beside him felt comfortable. He was practically the Male Zerg ideal.

He was the sort of Zerg who possessed every possible advantage in courtship.

Someone like that could easily attract jealousy in the military.

But when Lucas saw that Felix could still smile after being needled about his height, firmly convinced that there was nothing wrong with him and that he was perfectly fine as he was, Lucas felt that even if the military females really did harbor petty thoughts about him, they probably wouldn't affect him much.

There was simply a special quality about Felix that made it difficult for any Zerg to feel genuine malice toward him. Even knowing how popular he was with Male Zergs, others would probably only envy him in secret.

Having received affirmation from a superior he liked, Felix didn't dwell any further on the topic of height.

Instead, he turned back toward the single-Zerg bed and began worrying again.

“If you added another Zerg, it wouldn't be big enough!” Felix sighed.

Lucas: “?”

This military female's train of thought jumped around far too much, and Lucas couldn't immediately understand what he meant.

But worried that Felix might do something reckless, he still warned him:

“There won't be an opportunity to add another Zerg. Military discipline is strict. You aren't allowed to bring Male Zergs in here. If you want to go on a date with a Male Zerg, you can request leave and go outside. I'll approve it.”

How had this somehow turned into dating Male Zergs? Felix was baffled.

He'd merely been thinking that the bed wouldn't be big enough if Lucas were added.

It would be a little cramped for two Zergs... They could squeeze in if they really tried, but they'd have to hold each other very tightly.

At the thought of that image, Felix's face reddened slightly.

Ahem. Of course, there probably wouldn't ever be an opportunity like that. Major General Lucas certainly wasn't going to come squeeze into the bed in a colonel's quarters.

What a pity.

Felix inwardly sighed and looked away, assuring his superior that he absolutely wouldn't date any Male Zergs.

Dating a Female Zerg—especially a military female—didn't count, though~

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[It's over! Because of Felix, I feel like even the way my roommate looks at me has gotten weird.]

[Don't even start. I've already fought with my roommate several times for all sorts of reasons. Now if he so much as glances at my bed, I explode. Both of us are currently in confinement.]

[You're in confinement and you're still secretly playing with your terminal? Reported!]

[Why are there even females who like females?! I don't understand. Without Male Zerg pheromones, can you even get it up? Can you actually feel anything?]

[True love transcends sex and species! As long as they look as good as that Lord, forget a Female Zerg—even if the other person were a tentacle monster in disguise, I'd still go for it!]

[That Lord? You're fantasizing about the Marshal's ex-husband. Do you have a death wish?]

[That Lord's die-hard fans will arrive on the battlefield in one second. They're all elite military females fresh from actual battlefields, with combat power through the roof. There's no saving you. We can give you a lavish burial.]

[They're not that slow.]

[You know, there actually was an analysis post before saying that Lord Annor changed so drastically before and after that they couldn't rule out the possibility that he suffered such an enormous shock that he completely turned over a new leaf and sincerely repented. But there's also a possibility that he was replaced by some unknown species capable of mimicry.]

[You actually believe conspiracy-theory rumors like that? What species could possess the Zergs' Psychic Soothing ability? There are plenty of species in the universe with psychic power, but species whose psychic power is compatible with Female Zerg psychic domains and can perform Psychic Soothing on them are extremely rare. And there's not a single one capable of group Psychic Soothing.]

[Anyone who believes that is set for life. Marking you down now so I can sell you health supplements when you're old.]

[That Lord's species isn't important. Anyway, after this chapter from An-shen, every military female is going to sleep with his eyes open tonight, terrified that his roommate will hug him in the middle of the night.]

[No, seriously? Why would a Female Zerg like another Female Zerg (breakdown)!? Male Zergs are so much better, fragrant and soft. Just touching that waist once could make you happy for an entire day. Wouldn't hugging some huge muscular Female Zerg be uncomfortable as hell?]

[You're talking about ordinary military females. Felix obviously isn't that type. He's slender, with a little bit of attractive lean muscle but not too bulky. He's beautiful too, elegant and noble. Forget Male Zergs—even Female Zergs would like looking at him. Being hugged by him probably wouldn't feel that objectionable.]

[??? It's over! Female who likes females!]

[Didn't everyone say Male Zergs nowadays like big pecs? Why do they suddenly like Felix's type again? Am I supposed to keep building these muscles or not?]

[It's fine. Felix likes your type.]

[Huh?! I don't want to attract females who like females! Stay away from me!]

[But he's really pretty€€.]

The Female Zergs had very conflicted feelings about Felix.

They knew perfectly well that he was a female who liked females, and instinctively resisted the idea, finding it difficult to accept.

But at the same time, he was exactly the sort of Zerg both males and females liked. Just from the written description, they could imagine how beautiful he was, as though they could see that swaying wine-red hair, smell the rich fragrance of wine, and see the smile on his face. He was the sort of Zerg who made other Female Zergs envious and jealous while simultaneously yearning to be like him.

Competing against a Zerg like this for a Male Zerg would be utterly despair-inducing. There wouldn't be the slightest chance of victory, yet even losing to him would leave them thoroughly convinced of their defeat.

But he just had to like Female Zergs.

The Female Zergs didn't even know whether this counted as being furious at someone for failing to live up to his potential.

He was clearly everything they yearned to become, the very image of perfection, yet instead of cherishing all his advantages, he insisted on “throwing himself away” like this.

They wanted to grab him by the collar and shake him, roaring furiously at him until he came to his senses.

Harboring such conflicted and complicated thoughts, the Female Zergs continued reading with immense internal struggle.

...

【A new colonel had arrived in the military, and everyone was paying close attention.

Silver Fortress occupied a unique geographical position and faced a severe external situation, which meant everyone inside had to remain tightly united. The military females were exceptionally cohesive, with a powerful sense of belonging, and inevitably xenophobic toward outsiders.

An officer parachuted in from elsewhere was often an unstable factor that could create all kinds of internal conflicts.

Factional divisions, infighting, struggles for power and influence... all of these could have an extremely damaging effect on Silver Fortress.

The officers loyal to Major General Lucas were all waiting to hear what the Major General had to say.

Lucas had just brought over his breakfast and sat down, preparing to eat, when he sensed eyes on him. He looked up and found a whole circle of Zergs sitting around him. None of them were touching the food on their trays. Instead, they were staring at him with shining, intense eyes.

Lucas was speechless. “Why are you all staring at me? Eat your food.”

“Major General,” Colonel Serfa, who was sitting closest to him, spoke first. “What do you think about that new guy? Should we test him first?”

“Test what?” Lucas's tone turned cold. He swept Serfa a glance, warning him not to stir up trouble.

Sparring between military females was perfectly normal. As long as they didn't go too far, the higher-ups wouldn't interfere.

Colonel Serfa explained, “We need to figure out exactly what he's made of before we can decide how to deal with him. And there's also his loyalty toward you and Silver Fortress. That's of paramount importance.”

“He's a military female. I trust that he's loyal to the Federation and loyal to the Zerg race. That's enough,” Lucas said.

As for any further degree of trust, that could be established gradually.

The officers present understood what the Major General meant as well. In short, they weren't allowed to go looking for trouble with the newcomer. They couldn't strike first. They could only hold their position, observe, and wait for the other side to make a move.

That was far too passive.

If the outsider really harbored ulterior motives, they'd be caught scrambling to respond.

The officers were about to say something else when footsteps approached, followed immediately by a cheerful voice ringing out from the doorway.

“Everyone's eating here? Let me join you!”

The gathered military females turned toward the voice. When they saw the brightly smiling, red-haired military female standing in the doorway, their eyes abruptly widened as though they'd just encountered some supernatural creature that had no business existing here.

That military female... was far too beautiful.

So beautiful that it looked like he wasn't even drawn on the same layer as everyone else.

Although they'd already heard from other military females that the newly arrived colonel was extremely beautiful, seeing him with their own eyes still delivered an enormous shock.

This was a serious, proper military base, yet the instant he appeared, he dragged everyone straight into some ancient Imperial palace-intrigue drama€€€€even the household infighting of a high-ranking Male Zerg's family would be beneath his level. At minimum, it would have to be top-tier palace intrigue involving a struggle for the throne and competition for the Zerg Emperor's favor before it could possibly be worthy of that face!

The entire genre had changed!

This Zerg was far too gorgeous and aristocratic. He didn't fit the stern military atmosphere of military females at all!

Yet the Zerg at the center of everyone's attention seemed completely oblivious. Happily carrying his food tray, he came over and sat down right next to Major General Lucas.

The military females' eyes widened even further.

There were so many empty seats around, yet he just had to seize the spot beside Major General Lucas.

As he sat down, his body even tilted toward Major General Lucas, brushing against him.

A provocation!

Definitely a provocation!

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