S-Rank Sentinel, and Everyone's Favorite

[Female Sentinel, Male Guide / Strongest heroine / Harem magnet / Romantic rivalry / BG] Xizhuo, an S-rank Sentinel of the Federation, lost her Guide in the abyss of an infected zone. The damage to her mental landscape meant she could never again maintain a long-term partnership with any Guide. Only by continually receiving soothing treatment from different Guides could she pull back from the brink of collapse whenever her mind spiraled out of control. Yet the Guides she temporarily requisitioned gradually began to look at her with increasingly heated, ambiguous eyes 1. The Refined Young Noble "I... I want to form a permanent bond with you..." the young Guide panted, his moist eyes gazing at her like a loyal puppy looking at its owner. At her legs, a golden retriever spirit form affectionately and enthusiastically licked her dangling fingertips. 2. The Cold Federation Doctor "You're injured." The young man turned his head away, his gloomy eyes hidden in shadow. The tentacles of the spirit form in his arms coiled around her thigh. "Don't read too much into it. I'm only doing what I'm supposed to do." As her wound healed, the tentacles curled around her again and again, reluctant to let go. 3. The Dangerous Tribal Chieftain "Are they better than me?" The exotic young man, wearing silver ornaments, crouched down to look up at her, trying his hardest to hide his obsessive, dark jealousy. A giant python lay flattened beside him. "Want to pet it? Or... want to give me a try?" "Anything you like..." N. They desperately craved a mental union with her, even a permanent bond, so they could become her one and only partner. Until one day, they were devastated to discover that someone who had long since died had already been part of this rivalry. And the Guide who died in the abyss, her former partner, had something in common with every one of them... [Reading Guide] 1. The heroine has experience; the male leads are inexperienced in both body and heart. No pregnancy or childbirth. BG. 2. Open ending, with an alternate-timeline bonus story for each male lead and the heroine. 3. The heroine has low morals. The male leads are stand-ins for the dead beloved, who can never come back to life. 4. Includes some original worldbuilding. Some Guides mentally control the heroine and heighten her senses during treatment. The cover was commissioned from an artist! Blurb archived on February 10, 2025. Advance Notice The next advance title is The Gods' Little Rose [Western Fantasy]. Add it to your collection from the author's page~ Here's the blurb↓ [The male lead has a split personality, switching between personalities with the day and night.] The benevolent God of Light vanished, and the brutal God of Darkness took over his divine authority. The Church of Light bestowed a noble title upon those who would slay a god, and many eagerly pursued this calling. Rosa was among them, of course. She failed. However, when night turned to day, the tentacles binding her limbs vanished in an instant. The god's violence faded away, leaving only a holy, noble countenance. He asked coolly, "Who are you?" "Your Holiness, God of Light." Rosa hid her dagger and lowered her eyes as she curtsied. "I am your follower." * Only Rosa knew the secret that the God of Light and the God of Darkness were two sides of the same being. She had no choice but to put off the assassination for now and try to win the god's favor and trust, waiting for the right moment to act. Everyone knew that she was the closest saintess to the cold and distant God of Light, and also the only follower whom the wicked, cruel God of Darkness allowed to approach. Then one day, the Light and Darkness learned of each other's existence. By day, the silver-haired god gently stroked her face and taught her to intertwine her fingers with his. His eyes, which should have been free from all desire, brimmed with a heart-stopping possessiveness. "I am the only one you worship, right?" At night, the black-haired god held her from behind. His slick tentacles wound up her arm and around her neck. As suffocation and pleasure came together, he sneered against her ear, "Can he make you feel this good, too?" Rosa stared at the unchanging face before her, dazed. "Your Holiness..." she gasped. "I don't understand." Because of those words, the supreme being whose will was divided between day and night went mad over her. They tried to erase each other's existence All so they could have her to themselves. * Rosa's true form was a rose. The God of Light's divine power was the sunlight that shone everywhere, while the God of Darkness's power was the slick tentacles that grew in the dark. Warm sunlight nurtured the rose's delicate petals, while mucus-dripping tentacles watered her fragile stem. People often hated darkness and yearned for light. But she suddenly felt that neither could do without the other. [Reading Guide] 1. Both leads are inexperienced in body and heart. Happy ending. Split personality. One-on-one. BG. 2. The male lead has a split personality and is nonhuman. 3. An unconventional romantic rivalry. Blurb screenshot saved on February 28, 2024. A lightly revised screenshot saved on October 2, 2025. Theme: Though thousands stand in my way, I will go forth.