The Insect Race Sentenced You to Life Without a Wife

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A low-ranking, lawbreaking male bug with a hidden tail stinger VS an upright female bug who is a judge

Married first, love later.

The protagonist has just been sentenced by the upright Judge to be sent to a lower-tier planet.

Then he receives a notice that he's been forced to get married.

It turns out his family submitted a marriage application for him in an attempt to bail him out.

Great! Getting married means he can delay his exile, and if his female spouse lays an egg during that time, he can pay off his sentence with star coins.

The female spouse carries the egg, the female spouse pays the money.

A good life is just around the corner.

Time is short, the task is tough, and he has to get moving!

The protagonist excitedly checks who the unlucky bug is, only to see the occupation field: Judge.

A judge?!

No way. There must be more than one judge on the capital planet...

But there's only one unmarried one!!!

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The Judge is unmarried and past the usual marrying age, so they're being forced into a match.

Generally speaking, the male bugs who are forced into matches are either incredibly picky, low-ranked, ill-tempered, or... hoping to shorten their sentence.

The Judge looks at the list and grins.

Great. They've managed to find him a male bug who embodies every single flaw.

But later, the Judge realizes they were completely wrong.

The male bug seems ill-tempered, but is actually incredibly kind. He can run, jump, fight, and work.

Even his low rank is because ordinary testing methods don't account for male bugs having tail stingers.

There's only one male bug with a tail stinger in the entire imperial capital. It's a mysterious body part found only in history books, and all the bugs are curious:

What is a tail stinger for?

The Judge covers his face. He doesn't know. The only thing he can say from personal experience is...

It might improve the chances of getting pregnant.

The bugs: Bragging!! That has to be bragging!!!

Who doesn't know that military females have a pitifully low pregnancy rate?

The one case the Judge ever got wrong will take a lifetime to make right.

Note: In this story's setting, bugs with wings are considered military females, but the protagonist, who is the recipient, never joined the military and became a judge instead.

Note: This is a fictional setting unrelated to reality. Please don't make real-world comparisons!

The protagonist gong has broken no laws. He's a decent young man, 24 years old.

Thesis: The law does not favor the powerful, and the plumb line does not bend.