Reborn as the Space Pirate Captain's Kid

[Back to daily updates (heart)] Coming soon: The Kid Raised by the Legendary Lich King Lin Ruian, the youngest chief director of the Intelligence Bureau in the Federation's Ministry of State Security, died in a terrorist attack. Rumor had it that the notorious Black Panther Pirate Crew was responsible. When he woke again, he was on a lawless garbage planet, reborn as a little cub who looked under five. His mental power was unstable, his body frail, and he didn't have a cent to his name. While fleeing pursuers, he unexpectedly ran into Oswald, second-in-command of the Black Panther Pirate Crew. Remembering the rumors, Lin Ruian decided to go with the flow and play dead. Oswald glanced down at the little guy sprawled in front of him. The four- or five-year-old cub lay flat on the ground with both hands folded over his stomach. “Y-you knocked me over. You have to take responsibility.” Lin Ruian joined the Black Panther Pirate Crew without a hitch. But the moment he saw the paternity test results, a crack appeared in his round, bun-like face. Lin Ruian: “You mean Lord Adrian, your captain, is my biological father?” Oswald reached out and pinched his cheek. “That's right, little rascal. Smile. You should be happy to be our boss's kid.” Lin Ruian: “…” Unlike people of the Federation, the Empire's people have a second beast form. The Black Panther Pirate Crew takes its name from the captain Adrian's beast form: a black panther. Imperial cubs usually awaken their beast forms around the age of five. Perhaps because this body had been malnourished, Lin Ruian had never awakened. But after he joined the crew, his beast form finally emerged, and he went from being a cub to a one-month-old black... cat? The crew: “!! How can the boss's kid awaken as a cat?” Adrian: “Tsk. It looks way too weak.” Later on: The crew: “Meow, meow, meow.” Adrian: “Meow, meow, meow.” Lin Ruian: “…” Lin Ruian had always been curious about the mother of this body. Then one day, his back started itching, and a pair of wings sprouted from it. The only people in the entire Empire with wings like those were members of the imperial family, whose beast form was the Aurapes. Bonus scene: Lin Ruian was introduced to everyone in the pirate crew. A tall, thin man with curly hair said solemnly, “Hello, little guy. I'm Uncle Lu Jie.” Lin Ruian: Black Panther Pirate Crew mechanic, Third-Class Merit. A woman with voluminous red curls said, “I'm Aunt Anna. Of course, you can call me Big Sister Anna, too.” Lin Ruian: One of the Black Panther Pirate Crew's second-in-commands, Second-Class Merit. “I'm your old man, Adrian.” Lin Ruian slowly lifted his head to look at the bearded man before him. First-Class Merit. Reader's guide: 1. The early story focuses on family bonds. Shen Zhaolin, the love interest, appears only occasionally. 2. Adrian's love interest is the Emperor of the Empire. (P.S. He's a pirate, so he keeps a beard to look intimidating, but Adrian is actually very handsome.) 3. Setting: Federation citizens are pure humans who use mental power to control mechs in battle. Their physical stamina determines how long they can pilot a mech. Empire citizens have a second, beast form, which they use to fight. The stronger their physique, the stronger their beast form's combat ability. They have mental power too, but can't control it precisely enough to operate mechs. 4. One-on-one romance, happy ending. 5. The author's intelligence and writing skills are limited, so read at your own risk. Lazarus Morvas is a legendary Lich King on the continent of Ithenia. In all his life, he'd never encountered anything he couldn't handle. That is, until one day, when Lazarus discovered that his phylactery had vanished, and a baby less than a year old had appeared where it had been stored. Liches are supposed to be immortal, as long as their phylacteries remain intact. But what happens when a lich's phylactery turns into a human baby that could be crushed in one hand? The legendary Lich King was forced to reinvent himself as a full-time dad. From then on, the thing Lazarus said most often to Theodore was: “What a nuisance. If only I could turn you into a lich.” Theodore Morvas was glad he wasn't a real baby. Otherwise, Lazarus would have raised him to death sooner or later. He came from Earth in the 21st century. Just after finishing his college entrance exams, he was inexplicably struck by lightning and transmigrated to this Western fantasy world. Theodore thought he would spend his whole life with Lazarus in a “loving father, filial son” relationship, full of “affectionate mutual torment.” Then, on his fifth birthday, the System appeared. Quest One: Get into the best magic academy on the continent of Ithenia. The five-year-old stunned everyone by passing the entrance exam and becoming the academy's youngest-ever student. Reward: Affinity for the metal element. The Saint of Magic sensed that a child of his had been lost to the world. Quest Two: Pass the junior mage exam. Theodore broke the record for the youngest junior mage. Reward: Affinity for the light element. The prophecy bestowed by the God of Light declared that the Child of Light had arrived. Quest Three: Pass the intermediate mage exam. Reward: Affinity for the wood element. The Elven King sensed the presence of his bloodline. As Theodore progressed through the quests, more and more dads kept getting added to his reward pool. The dads: “This is my child!” The dads: “Wait! Who said he's your child?” Lazarus: “I only took a nap! Why has my kid become everybody's kid?!” Bonus scene 1: Lazarus: “I'll turn you into a lich!” Theodore: “Piss off.” Bonus scene 2: Theodore: “Why would I want so many dads?! Lazarus is already more than enough of a headache!” System: “This dad has money, this dad has power, this dad is gentle...” Theodore: “Dad! Dad! Dad!” System: “What if Lazarus finds out...” Theodore: “I'm sure he'll understand. I only made the same mistake every kid makes.” Reader's guide: 1. An antagonistic father-son relationship, with a scheming little darling. 2. The story has three volumes. Volume One is about Lazarus raising a child, Volume Two is about Theodore's dads, and Volume Three is about Theodore's romance as an adult. 3. One-on-one romance, happy ending. Core message: Follow the law and be a good citizen!