Don't Throw Away the Guide You Found

[Synopsis] The news that an S-rank squad had brought a Guide out of a contaminated zone spread across the entire A1 District almost instantly. "They say the Guide had just begun to present. The five members of the Winter Squad caught the scent of his pheromones, so they changed course on the spot and found him." "The news said the little Guide had lived in the contaminated zone for as long as he could remember, with only a childcare robot for company. It's hard to imagine how he survived. Poor kid..." "We urge the White Tower to release the little Guide's examination results as soon as possible. We're very concerned about his health!" Amid all the speculation, a match report appeared on the desk of chief Sentinel Li Yuezhu. The compatibility score was written in bold: 97%. The 3S-rank Sentinel, only twenty-four and still unbonded to a Guide, stared at the report all night before deciding to give it a try. Soon, outside the White Tower's isolation room, he saw the... tiny, skinny, fifteen-year-old Guide. Li Yuezhu: ?? The Sentinel turned and walked away. The Sentinel turned and came back. If he left this kid at the White Tower, those people would definitely match him with another Sentinel. Better for him to take the kid home and raise him himself! - Duan Lin traveled to another world and went more than a decade without seeing another human. By the time he was brought back to the base, he had even lost the ability to speak. The White Tower was pretty nice. They found him a handsome, dashing adoptive father right away. Well, his adoptive father was a little too young and had no idea how to look after him. The big brothers in the Winter Squad were nice too. They always came to see him at the Guide Academy. The Academy's community service was nice too, and his Sentinel classmates were all friendly... In short, everything that let him experience the human world was pretty nice. Notes: 1. Guide top, everyone's darling. No physical contact before adulthood. The adoptive father is the main pairing, but there may be other route endings or an open ending. 2. His spirit form is a black snake. It's not very big, but it's mildly venomous and can cause paralysis. 3. Lots of personal worldbuilding, my take on the Sentinel-Guide setting. Basically, they think they've taken in a poor little cabbage, when in fact he's just become anxious and reactive after going so long without seeing humans. A few comforting words from the Sentinel and he's fine. Whether he's strong or weak in bed depends on his mood. ^ Theme: Protecting the environment is everyone's responsibility.