I Write Novels in a Zerg Prison

#Virtual Romance Completed#

#Virtual Romance Closed Beta#

The two topics climbed StarNet's trending list one after another.

At first glance, people thought it was the same topic posted twice.

Then they looked more carefully.

Huh?

[Still calling it a "closed beta"? The Legion Commander already carried his beauty home. The next step should be open beta and official launch.]

[No, seriously! An actual closed beta! Military female Zergs have already said they've received invitations!]

[Fake. You actually believe that? I could also say I'm An-shen's Female Attendant.]

[Why don't you dare claim you're his Female Lord?]

[Ahem... you know. I'm faithfully following the Marshal's example. The rumors have been around for so long, and neither of those two has denied them. How would I dare compete with the Marshal? Being a Female Attendant is enough for me.]

[You call that "not daring"? Sounds pretty bold to me. (Marshal loading his rifle.)]

[I'm sincerely following the Marshal! (Sobbing)]

[Case solved! The closed beta is real! Lord Philor confirmed he received an invitation! The identity cards and game pods were delivered straight to his home!]

[???!]

[There really is one?! This isn't some huge prank?]

A flood of netizens immediately rushed to Philor's personal account and found the post he had uploaded.

Five identity cards.

Five game pods.

The gold-and-crimson identity cards featured embossed falling flower petals, bordered by roses along the edges, with the words "Virtual Romance" engraved prominently in the center.

Everything looked remarkably authentic.

Besides...

No one would dare prank the Male Lord of a Three-Legion General.

Lord Philor certainly wouldn't joke about something like this either.

Ever since the novel became popular, readers across StarNet had been begging to play the game.

They had tagged every major game developer, urging them to negotiate with An-shen.

No one had ever responded.

Yet it turned out...

The game had already been under development all along.

And the closed beta had begun on the very same day the novel concluded.

The entire internet felt thoroughly deceived.

[Their secrecy was incredible! Not even the slightest rumor leaked out! Are all of them former Military Intelligence officers or something?!]

[Honestly... maybe. Among everyone publicly confirmed to have beta access, an overwhelming majority are military female Zergs—or their family members.]

[Some of them already have families! Why are married female Zergs playing romance games?! General Cyril! Please hand over your identity card! You don't even need it!]

Cyril himself didn't need it.

But his Male Lord wanted to play.

Naturally, he would accompany him.

After the legion completed its rotation, Cyril handed command over to Enzo before leading his troops back to the Third Military Region.

The remaining paperwork was left to his adjutant and several Lieutenant Generals.

He himself officially returned home...

Beginning his maternity leave.

From then on, he would only handle work remotely.

The moment he arrived home...

His excited Male Lord immediately dragged him into the game room.

Cyril discovered three newly installed game pods.

And three identity cards.

"...Why are there only three cards?"

he asked in confusion.

"I gave two to Hill."

Philor explained,

"Iso is still with his unit these days. They can meet each other inside the game using the identity cards."

"Then..."

"What about the last one?"

"Who should receive it?"

Cyril asked.

There had originally been five cards.

Two had gone to Hill and Iso.

Two belonged to themselves.

Only one remained.

"..."

Philor fell silent.

This question was absolutely fatal.

If he gave it to anyone else...

The Principal would definitely make a scene.

That person was perfectly capable of creating trouble even when nothing happened.

If he caught Philor on obvious weak footing...

Things would only become worse.

He wouldn't throw a loud tantrum.

He simply possessed a tongue as venomous as poison.

Until he finally forgot about the matter...

Philor's life would become miserable.

The adjutant wouldn't complain.

He had always been the type who never fought over anything.

Whenever conflict arose, he'd willingly take a step back.

That personality only made others feel even more sorry for him.

Philor constantly felt he owed him.

Then there were everyone else...

The more Philor thought about it...

The more he wished that last identity card had never existed.

To make matters worse...

He had gotten excited and posted about receiving them.

It was already far too late to delete it.

"The Marshal's move is way too ruthless!"

All he'd done was quietly complain in his own heart that the Marshal worked pregnant female Zergs too hard.

How had karma arrived this quickly?

Philor looked as though he might cry.

Cyril couldn't understand what his Male Lord was worrying about.

Male Zergs gave gifts entirely according to their own feelings.

Whether a female Zerg received something or not...

The only result was that they would try even harder to please their Male Lord.

Even his shameless former comrades would do nothing more than make a few sarcastic remarks.

None of them would ever truly blame a Male Zerg.

The Male Lord ruled the household.

He wasn't a commanding officer who needed to maintain perfectly fair rewards and punishments.

Unable to think of a solution...

Philor decided to stop worrying for now.

His Female Attendants hadn't returned yet.

He'd deal with it later.

Besides...

With his Female Lord at home...

No one would dare start fighting.

He pulled Cyril into the game.

The two logged in together.

When they opened their eyes again...

They found themselves inside a two-story villa.

Compared to Roy's starting conditions...

This was paradise.

Yet Philor had never lived in such a tiny house before.

For a brief moment...

He almost thought he and his Female Lord had gone bankrupt.

Even before marriage, their family home on a mid-tier planet had been far larger.

His male parent and female parent had raised a large household.

Without a huge home, there wouldn't have been enough room for everyone.

Philor stared blankly at the modest little house.

Then...

He smoothly accepted the setting that he and his Female Lord were poor inside the game.

It actually felt rather novel.

If he had never owned a luxurious estate...

If his Female Lord hadn't been a Legion Commander constantly occupied by military affairs...

What would their marriage have been like?

The doorbell rang.

Philor sprinted over and opened the door.

Standing outside was Cyril.

He wore nothing except the game's default black beginner outfit.

Without that imposing General's uniform...

Cyril suddenly looked much younger.

Much ✧ NоvеIight ✧ (Original source) gentler.

Almost like the handsome older brother next door.

Cyril glanced around the interior before speaking immediately.

"This house is too small."

"I'll recharge some currency and buy an estate."

"...?"

Their experience as poor Zergs didn't even last half a day.

Philor moved straight into a luxurious manor.

Sitting aboard the luxurious aircraft flying them toward their new home, Philor rested his chin in his hands and sighed.

I was clearly born incapable of enduring hardship.

Ever since meeting his Female Lord...

Life had treated him incredibly well.

Apparently...

Even games were no exception.

Just then...

His terminal received a message.

Opening it...

He read:

Congratulations on successfully infiltrating the Zerg military officer's side. Your next objective is to continue gathering intelligence.

...What?

Infiltrating?

Me?

Philor froze.

After checking several times...

He finally confirmed that it really was a game mission.

His true in-game identity...

Was a Heavenly Garuda spy who had infiltrated Zerg society.

This single-planet closed beta map actually contained two major nations...

The Zerg Federation...

And the Heavenly Garuda Empire...

Along with numerous smaller countries.

Good heavens!

The Zergs and the Heavenly Garuda actually lived together on the same planet!

Wouldn't that start an interstellar war every other minute?

And why...

Was he Heavenly Garuda?!

How did he resemble one at all???

"...What's wrong?"

After setting their destination, Cyril walked over.

Seeing his Male Lord staring strangely at the holographic screen, he asked with concern.

"...Sob..."

Philor covered his face.

His Female Lord treated him so well...

Yet he had to deceive him.

He had to marry him under false pretenses.

Spy on him.

Steal military intelligence.

I'm such a terrible Zerg...

But...

The rewards looked incredibly generous...

At exactly the same time...

Cyril also received a mission.

"A Heavenly Garuda spy is hiding beside you. Find them. Capture them. Interrogate them."

Heavenly Garuda?

Cyril expanded his perception.

Besides himself and Philor...

He sensed no one else.

Was the system malfunctioning?

Or...

Was he the Heavenly Garuda spy?

Either way...

It definitely couldn't be Philor.

He was a Male Zerg.

Simply imagining himself as "Heavenly Garuda" made Cyril uncomfortable.

He wondered whether there was a way to defect.

He wanted to switch factions.

Closing the interface, Cyril said nothing to his Male Lord.

If he admitted that his identity was Heavenly Garuda...

It would frighten him.

Even if it was only inside a game.

Walking over, Cyril sat beside Philor on the sofa and handed him a glass of fruit juice.

The Male Zerg's already beautiful lips became even more tempting after they were moistened by the juice.

They made others want to taste them.

Pregnant female Zergs seemed to experience particularly intense desire.

His self-control wasn't nearly as strong as before.

Lowering his head...

Cyril kissed him.

Tasting the sweetness lingering on his lips.

...

[Waiting... waiting... waiting... Where's the livestream?]

[Has anyone with beta access started streaming yet? Didn't Lord Philor say he'd stream if he got the chance?]

[Looks like he hasn't found the opportunity yet.]

[There are way too few beta spots! And why are they all going to military female Zergs and their families?]

[The game was developed jointly by An-shen and the military. Naturally the military tests it first. Everyone else has to wait for the open beta.]

[Who else got in? Tell us what it's like! I'm dying over here! Can you really date Male Zergs? Can you customize your Male Zerg?]

[Are there affection-level upgrade gift packs? Can you actually become more beautiful? I want screenshots!]

The entire StarNet was in an uproar.

Female Zergs wanted to experience falling in love with Male Zergs.

Male Zergs wanted to experience leveling up.

The Heavenly Garuda had it the worst.

The Zergs only had to wait for the public release.

They didn't even possess the proper identities.

[Please release an interstellar version! Even if it isn't officially available for the Heavenly Garuda! We'll buy identity cards from other races ourselves!]

[Oh? The Heavenly Garuda already abuse males in reality. Now you want to abuse the Male Zergs inside the game too? I suggest permanently banning all Heavenly Garuda IPs! Protect the Male Lords in-game!]

[Exactly! The game absolutely needs protection systems for Male Lords and punishment systems for players! Protect the Lords!]

[Don't worry. If we've thought of it, the developers definitely have too. And even if they haven't, the Male Zerg Protection Association certainly will.]

[Then... can I still kiss and sleep with the Lord? (Crying)]

[Yeah... just don't accidentally punish your own players. Give us a chance.]

StarNet was completely filled with discussions about Virtual Romance.

The Male Zerg Protection Association became involved almost immediately and secured several beta invitations.

This was only a small-scale closed beta.

One hundred beta slots.

Every single participant had been personally approved by An Ruo.

Among them were military female Zergs who had already received Psychic Soothing.

Others who had not.

Married participants.

Unmarried participants.

Anyone who was married automatically received an additional invitation for their family member.

Since this was testing...

Every possible category needed representation.

Naturally...

One invitation belonged to Morris.

Through military channels, Ulysses arranged for a game pod to be delivered directly to the space station.

He assigned testing the game to Morris as an official mission.

Even now...

Ulysses still wasn't certain whether everything would truly work.

Whether that virtual Male Zerg...

Really possessed the ability to perform Psychic Soothing.

Morris' mental stability remained at 69.

It was a value that not even the future Psychic Soothing device would be capable of reversing.

Whether it was for God's sake...

Or for Morris' future...

Ulysses was willing to gamble on that tiny possibility.

Even if it failed...

The only thing lost would be the time spent testing a game.

There was absolutely no downside.

Legion Commander Morris had already spent an entire month training inside the sealed space base.

He knew absolutely nothing about the commotion unfolding outside.

When the unexpected order from high command arrived...

He was completely puzzled.

But the Marshal's orders...

Were military orders.

The duty of every military Zerg was obedience.

So...

He logged into the game.

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