The Male Zerg Cub Doesn’t Want to Be the Cannon Fodder Top

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This novel: [Cheerful, sunny journalism student puppy top × beautiful, powerful, tragic, ambitious insect prince bottom]

Blurb:

Maurice, a university journalism student, transmigrates into the body of a male insect larva. He and the System hit it off immediately and decide to make some big news by exposing the hidden truth of insect society.

To get close to his target and investigate the truth, the still-larval Maurice disguises himself as an adult male insect and sneaks into the palace to uncover royal secrets. He is caught on the spot by Prince Irot.

...And Prince Irot looks exactly like the beautiful military female insect he tricked.

The good news: Irot doesn't recognize him and doesn't know he came to the palace to spy.

The bad news: Irot thinks he tried to take advantage of him and forcibly mark the prince to make him his female attendant.

Maurice thinks he's done for, when the black-haired, golden-eyed beauty before him slowly sinks to the floor, despair and self-mockery in his eyes.

"Do what you want. In the end... any male insect would do."

A shameful blush appears across the beauty's porcelain-white face. His lower lip is red as blood from his own abuse, lending the noble female insect, as exquisite as fine jade, a bewitchingly vivid allure.

The college student has never seen anything like this. His brain immediately short-circuits.

Somehow, Maurice ends up in an intimate relationship with Irot. He carefully keeps his secret identity hidden, afraid Irot will discover that he's still a "larva incapable of sex."

With Irot's help, Maurice's gossip sheet grows into a mobile wartime radio station, providing the insects with news the authorities have forbidden them to spread. Meanwhile, the journalism student doggedly follows every lead and uncovers the truth:

The Insect Mother has not abandoned her people. Her divine power has been stolen by the royal family's male insects and turned into a tool for enslaving the other insects.

The "Gossip Gazette" founded by Maurice is banned, but the ruling class can't silence the people's voices. The flames of revolution blaze. Irot takes the opportunity to launch a coup, and the male insect empire that has lasted for thousands of years falls apart.

In this new world, filled with turmoil and hope, Irot's eyes glow like molten gold at sunset, full of moving passion and devotion.

"Maurice, I know you don't love me. This is my final request: mark me, and let us join together beneath the light of the Insect Mother."

"..."

The college student's heart pounds as if enchanted, but he guiltily lowers his head. The sharp tongue that once criticized current affairs stammers, unable to say a word.

Seeing this, Irot gives up hope completely. He forces a smile, using the composure ingrained in him to hide his heartbreak.

"Forget it. You don't owe me anything, Maurice. Let's end things here."

The golden-eyed female insect sheds a tear and turns to leave. The college student suddenly grabs his hand, squeezes his eyes shut, and shouts as if making a last stand:

"I'm sorry!!! Irot, I love you, but I really can't do it. I'm still an insect larva! I'm impotent, sob..."

"..."

The female insect slowly turns around, his exquisite face cracking.

"What. Did. You. Say?"

***Reading notes:

* A companion to "The Male Insect Larva Doesn't Want to Be a Scum Top." They share a world and setting, but the plots don't affect each other. The protagonists visit each other's stories.

* The larval top in this novel has a developmental condition and is over eighteen. Rest assured!

* This novel is entirely fictional and has no connection to the real world. Please don't read anything into it!

Theme: Love is the best medicine.