After I Died, the Entire Galaxy Went Mad

Laid-back, unambitious top x unhinged, obsessive bottom

Ji Congyun died, and it was a fitting end.

The most legendary 4S-level alpha in Federation history, he rose from a slum thug to Supreme Commander. He spent his life at war, covered in glory, and ultimately died a heroic death.

At least, that's what he thought.

But when he opened his eyes again, he had been reborn as an ordinary beta in a slum.

No alpha pheromones, no heat cycles, and no need for an Omega's mental-power soothing. He had only a meager welfare stipend and a body covered in old injuries.

At the same time, he had retained the mental power he possessed at his peak.

Ji Congyun: Great. Just perfect. A quiet, carefree retirement.

But his peaceful days didn't last long. Old acquaintances started showing up one after another, each more unhinged than the last.

Even his old nemesis would get red around the eyes when he saw him, looking as though Ji Congyun had betrayed him.

Ji Congyun: No way. We barely even know each other, okay?

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Lancelot was the most outstanding alpha genius of the Hoffman family. He should have become the Federation's Supreme Commander, but then he met Ji Congyun.

For the first time, he tasted defeat.

It was the beginning of his nightmares, and also his eternal pursuit. Defeating Ji Congyun became his obsession.

His gaze was drawn to Ji Congyun without his realizing it, and he followed in the other's footsteps.

They competed for decades. He thought that one day he would finally defeat Ji Congyun, but Ji Congyun died in a battle against the Empire, without even leaving a body behind.

Only then did Lancelot suddenly realize that, over all those years, the chase had turned into a love that was carved into his bones.

But he would never see Ji Congyun again.

Until, ten years after Ji Congyun's death, another beta genius appeared out of nowhere in the slums.

Lancelot saw the shadow of his old friend in that beta, and his long-frozen heart began to beat again.

Bonus scene:

The towering alpha lowered his usually proud head before Ji Congyun and rasped, "Mar... mark me..."

Ji Congyun: I'm just an ordinary beta!

Also known as: My Retirement Plans Are the Envy of the Entire Galaxy, My Nemesis Begs Me to Mark Him After I'm Reborn, and Has the Interstellar Crematorium Collapsed Today?

Reader's guide:

1. A power fantasy with the protagonist as the top. The top controls the situation and is the strongest fighter in the story.

2. Every old acquaintance goes through an unhinged crematorium arc, except the bottom. The top and bottom barely knew each other back then, and the bottom had a secret crush on the top.

3. A hidden-identity story, but the top doesn't want to reveal himself. He just wants to retire normally, and at first he has no idea his death was part of another scheme.

4. The top's idea of retirement: fixing mechs and raising kids. Actual retirement: a love-triangle battlefield erupts.

5. Nemeses become true love: sweet strawberry meets crisp, cool cedar.

Theme: Love yourself well.