A Rank B Guide, but Once a Dragon-Born Protagonist

A cunning, brash, beautiful, powerful, and tragic Guide × an obsessive, expressionless, aloof, and powerful Sentinel. Guide and Sentinel.

Qi Jingyi is a rare SS-rank Guide and a star at Capital Star Military Academy. He and his childhood friend, a Sentinel, are hailed as the strongest duo in history. Though he studies in the Command Department, Sentinels seeking his help with mental stabilization still line up around the dormitory twice over.

During a mission, his mental domain is shattered, leaving him in critical condition. But an in-depth examination reveals that he is the only Guide ever to reach the theoretical maximum of SSS rank. The catch is that he was artificially created.

In an instant, Qi Jingyi becomes a target for everyone, beset by accusations of every kind. He has no choice but to conceal his identity and flee into exile.

When he returns to teach in the Command Department at Xingli Military Academy, he is a B-rank Guide with a mental disability. Under a new name, he finds himself mocked and targeted by a crowd of heaven-blessed prodigies.

Targeted? What a joke. The word has never existed in Qi Jingyi’s vocabulary.

Before long, the prodigies, now half-dead from his rigorous treatment, post a new thread on the school forum: “Is the New Substitute Teacher in the Command Department Even Human?”

The post sends shock waves through the forum, drawing out everyone who admires him, hates him, resents him, or holds a grudge:

A certain lieutenant stationed at military headquarters spots the post and jolts upright from his sickbed. “Brother Yi?! Transfer me, transfer me! Activate 233!”

A certain unnamed rival reads the post over and over, word for word. “B-rank? Heh. So this day has finally come for you.”

A certain big boss lurking in the shadows: “We’re cut from the same cloth. Come back.”

A certain general: “You may be dangerous, but humanity needs you.”

Qi Jingyi feels a rebellious spark stir. “Call yourselves righteous, evil, black, or white, I can still fight at B-rank.”

*

Jin Lianzong is hailed by countless people as the perfect Sentinel. Powerful in mental strength, cool and rational, he never relies on a Guide in battle. His spotless record is worthy of a nationwide exhibition, and he is an idol whom the younger generation of Guides and Sentinels can only look up to.

But few people know that he once had a Guide partner with whom he shared a one-hundred-percent link. They met when they were young, were perfectly in sync, and loved each other deeply.

After losing Qi Jingyi, Jin Lianzong repeatedly lost control and went berserk. His mental domain teetered on the brink, leaving him perilously close to becoming a madman trapped in a vegetative state. For a time, he was classified as a high-risk Sentinel.

Until Qi Jingyi came back.

Jin Lianzong completely shed the restraint and composure he showed in public. He started illegally monitoring Qi Jingyi and stayed by his side every moment. “This time, I won’t let anyone take you away from me again.”

He paused. “That includes you.”

*

When Squad 233 is reactivated, its first mission is to rescue a group of trapped students overflowing with a sense of justice.

The students are still wondering which military district this team is from, since they’ve never heard of it.

Someone opens the metal hatch above them. A roguish voice drifts down. “If you’re injured, raise your hand. If you’re putting on a brave face, you can run back on your own later.”

A familiar, beautiful face appears in the opening, followed by several high-ranking Sentinels: Major Jin Lianzong, Lieutenant XX, and the others. They spread out around Qi Jingyi with the practiced ease of a team that has done this a thousand times.

The students are stunned. How did they end up on the same team as Qi Jingyi, and why did they give it such a stupid name?

Don’t ask. The captain picked it, and nobody dares complain.

Also known as “The Dragon King Returns” ()

Jellyfish × crowned eagle. A mountain of personal worldbuilding. The gong is a Command-type Guide, with a central focus and a 1v1 pairing. The gong and shou are bonded throughout, and together they’re invincible. Even fighting alone, they’re invincible.

Theme: Never give up