After Being Reclaimed, I Became the Empire's Darling

Cen Yi is a homeless orphan from a garbage planet. Simple-minded and physically weak, their stats are terrible in every area except looks. On the chaotic garbage planet, they can only scrape by on scavenged trash, living on three meals every other day.

When things couldn't get any worse, just as Cen Yi was about to starve to death...

"We're going to war! Run!!!"

Cen Yi O-o: "..." I wonder which is faster: starving to death or getting killed in battle?

But no one could have guessed that this homeless child was actually the little prince of the empire, lost far from home!

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Across the entire universe, exceptionally high mental strength is a rare sight. In the Heris family, it's a dime a dozen.

With one generation after another serving the empire, it rapidly grew prosperous and powerful.

Yet every gift of fate comes with a price, hidden from view.

Their bodies could not withstand such powerful mental strength. Without exception, they were destined to end their lives amid unending pain and decline.

Until a miracle arrived.

A problem that had plagued the Heris family and the entire interstellar world for thousands of years was finally solved. People suffering from the same affliction flocked to the Heris Empire.

Thus began a new era.

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"Aboard the warship, Maitland, commander of the First Legion, met the stranded prince and took meticulous care of him. This kindness in his time of need made the prince think of him constantly.

"But so many people adored the prince. To improve his chances, Maitland had his ** reshaped with plastic surgery, and eventually won the prince's heart with his impressive assets.

"After that, the empire's plastic surgery industry flourished, bringing in money hand over fist."

--An anonymous piece of trash

April 2, 2026

Theme: Never give up too easily