A Chaotic Galaxy (Sentinel and Guide)

The first time Li Xingyue saw Su Nianchi, she thought: Ah, if this boy wanted to, he could become a top-ten-ranked Sentinel.

The first time Su Nianchi saw Li Xingyue, he thought: Ah, if this girl wanted to, I'd like to kiss her fingertips gently, take her hair between my lips and nibble it, and melt her bones into my marrow and blood...

Unfortunately, 1,124 Sentinels shared Su Nianchi's feelings.

In this world, you can't protect yourself without competing for a woman, just as you can't survive without a Guide.

They say, "Li Xingyue is an S-rank Guide. No Sentinel partnered with her has ever been seriously injured."

Lots of Sentinels want to partner with her. Su Nianchi does too, but he's not afraid of getting hurt. He wants to protect her.

Even more unfortunately, there is more than one S-rank Sentinel who feels the same way as Su Nianchi.

For example, Qi Yu.

For example, Zhuang Yu.

Deadly attraction x ultimate male rivalry

Bring on the rivalry! Bring on the rivalry! Bring on the rivalry!

Bonus Scene

Qi Yu had thought that after the victory celebration, Li Xingyue would bond with him. He never expected her to disobey orders, injure a guard, and escape the base.

The next morning, before training, Li Xingyue returned to the base after being gone all night. She casually ruffled Qi Yu's hair. "Did you slack off during training?"

Qi Yu caught the unfamiliar scent on her and bit the inside of his cheek as he smiled. "Of course not!" Inside, his thoughts were in turmoil: She has another dog out there! She petted another little puppy!

Thank goodness.

Li Xingyue didn't leave the base again, and the unit would soon return to the Central Star.

But a few months later, that stray dog showed up at their door!

Su Nianchi said with complete sincerity, "I'm here to join this family!"

Qi Yu wanted to chase the stray away. But he'd made it through the proper selection process and become a Sentinel in the military. How could they just kick him out of the army?

Fine.

Just one stray dog.

Li Xingyue and Qi Yu had grown up together, after all.

Su Nianchi also hadn't expected that Li Xingyue already had an S-rank Sentinel by her side, one who had grown up with her. Everyone thought she'd end up bonding with Qi Yu sooner or later.

That alone was hard enough to bear. Then, one day, while he and Qi Yu were competing for dominance on the training field, they both suddenly turned to stare at the entrance. Li Xingyue was standing there with a man. They were an arm's length apart, but their pheromones seemed to explode.

Su Nianchi bit the inside of his cheek, lifted his chin, and asked Qi Yu, "Who's that?"

Before Qi Yu could answer, the man turned sharply to look at them. His eyes plainly said: As long as I live, you'll always be concubines.

"That's Zhuang Yu," Qi Yu said gloomily. The Federation's strongest Sentinel. The one who used to stand by Li Xingyue's side. The one everyone once expected to bond with her.

"Li Xingyue's former fiance."

"Ah...?" Su Nianchi looked at Qi Yu again, suddenly feeling a little sympathetic. "So you're a little stray she picked up too?"

"Bullshit! I'm the canon pairing!" Qi Yu snapped.

The female lead is three years older than the male lead.

Before meeting the male lead, the female lead had a childhood sweetheart whom she dated, as well as a childhood sweetheart who was her "official pairing." Oh, and the main point is that childhood sweethearts can't beat someone who appears out of nowhere!

The author is a shameless pervert.

Readers who can't accept a female lead with a romantic past should find another story.

There are lots of original worldbuilding details.

Guides and Sentinels both have mental domains, but neither has spirit animals.

A Guide can partner with several Sentinels at the same time.

After a Guide and Sentinel bond, they can achieve more together than the sum of their individual abilities, but the bond is not lifelong.

Theme: Freedom is not a gift, but a choice.