Do Shadow Guards Have to Bind Themselves to a Romance System Too?

A pitiful, devoted shadow guard bottom x an evil-fun-loving, doting husband daddy top

Jinye is a shadow guard. Like all shadow guards, he's taciturn and loyal, cautious in everything he does.

Until one day, something suddenly gets bound to his mind:

[Romance Conquest System: Target: Regent Xiao Heng. Mission: Make him fall in love with you. Failure: Erasure.]

Jinye: ...?

Do shadow guards without a voice have to get bound to a romance System, too?

If I get erased, so be it.

Making the regent fall in love with a shadow guard? I might as well just die.

[The romance System makes a heart: If you fail, your beloved master will be erased.]

Jinye: ...

How can a shadow guard stand by and watch his master get erased?!

So the utterly loyal shadow guard is forced to test the limits of courting death.

When his master reviews memorials, he composes himself and offers a cup of tea, claiming, "This subordinate's hand slipped."

When his master is attacked by assassins, he steels himself and takes out a handkerchief embroidered with two male magpies to wipe his master's sweat.

When his master bathes... Jinye silently clenches his fist.

Maybe he should just come clean.

[Romance System: Host, think carefully. This is your beloved master. If he's erased, he'll be gone forever.]

Jinye: ...

The next day, a group of shadow guards pins Jinye down and brings him before Xiao Heng.

"Master! Commander Jinye was muttering nonsense all night, and even seemed inclined to hurt himself!"

"Master! I also saw Commander Jinye embroidering, muttering something about affection points as he worked!"

Xiao Heng props his chin on his hand, staring in confusion at the handkerchief embroidered with two male magpies on the table.

"This shadow guard..."

"Could he have gone mad because he can't have me?"

#The shadow guard is pulling his hair out over conquering his master again today#

#He only wanted to do his duty, but is being forced to commit an offense against his master#

#How to drive a loyal shadow guard mad with a System#

1v1, happy ending, both physically and emotionally pure.

[Reading Guide]

This is the author's first attempt at a sweet, feel-good System story, and I'll work hard on it. I'm very reliable about finishing my stories, so please add it to your collection!

Theme: Love is something you have to fight for.