My Ball-Jointed Doll Was Discovered by My Arch-Nemesis

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System 099 received a mission from the quick transmigration bureau: enter the same small world and play the companion, sidekick, or little servant of several heaven-blessed prodigies.

099: But I don't even know how to be a person. Fine, I'll start learning today~

In the interstellar wasteland, some humans have mutated, evolving powerful but volatile beastman forms.

While struggling to survive and searching for the mission targets, 099 was carried back to its den by a vicious wolf.

The vicious wolf's second brother draped a sheepskin cloak over him and put sheepskin gloves on his hands. Forced to bleat, 099 thought it was about to be eaten.

Instead, the second young master leaned in and gave him a bunch of smooches.

The third young master was a proud white lion who hated having his territory invaded and tried to chase 099 away. When he beastified, unable to control his strength, 099 hugged him and pulled up "One Thousand and One Ways to Pet a Cat" from the database. The fierce big cat miraculously calmed down in his arms.

From then on, he followed 099 around every day, begging to be petted.

The only son of the finance minister had a beautiful, powerful fish tail, strong enough to strangle sea monsters. But it had also robbed him of the ability to walk on land. He spent his days alone in a wheelchair, waiting for the end to come when he lost control.

099's arrival was like a ray of moonlight shining into the dark ocean depths, helping him rediscover the meaning of life.

As the only soft, fluffy lamb among a den of ferocious beasts, 099's daily life consisted of trying to fatten himself up, finding ways to soothe the young masters when their powers ran wild, and learning from them how to be human.

At a military academy tournament, everyone was astonished to discover that the little sidekick trailing behind the heaven-blessed prodigies had become the one soft spot these fearsome families would do anything to protect.

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During a trip, they were attacked by an alien species. To repay their kindness, 099 lured the pursuing monsters away alone and hid in an abandoned base, with a monster horde hot on his heels.

099: Welp, guess I'm being forced to fake my death.

At the moment he was about to be devoured, his code accidentally fused with the base's core system, activating a genetic lock that could previously only be opened by members of the imperial bloodline.

In less than ten minutes, a mighty royal fleet set out and surrounded this remote planet.

The supreme Star Emperor himself left his throne and entered the fray. His vast spiritual power swept across the battlefield, crushing thousands upon thousands of alien species.

Confronted by the ruthless man who had eradicated AI with an iron fist during the war between humans and artificial intelligence, 099 trembled, weak, pitiful, and helpless.

But the "tyrant" took off his cloak and carefully draped it over 099's shoulders, controlling his strength so as not to hurt him.

That day, the empire welcomed home the lost pearl of its crown:

His Highness Pearl, who had been living far from home.

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Nobody knew that the empire's little prince had a mechanical heart and a body of ball joints, neither wholly human nor wholly inhuman.

After his secret was accidentally exposed, 099 clutched the hem of one of his childhood friends' clothes and pleaded, "For the sake of our friendship, could you please not tell Father that I have ball joints... Sob."

Cold, clammy tentacles circled his ankle. His childhood friend smiled and stroked his hair. "Oh, we're friends?"

Unseen by 099, countless eyes slowly opened on the walls and ceiling, gazing at him with obsessive longing.

1. A beloved-by-all story. The protagonist has been a beauty in the making since childhood.

2. Pairing: Demon King x Prince. The top is a secretly unhinged childhood friend, and the bottom is a cute nonhuman. One-on-one.

3. Includes a crematorium arc and a love-triangle showdown.

Synopsis revised on 2023.5.20, screenshot saved.

Theme: To be revised