Chapter 85: 48.3

“I would not shy away from fighting him,” Wei Zhuo says, and trying to convince Meng Yuele who’s still mumbling in denial, “the moment he threw his lot in with Jin Yue, he has become a space buccaneer through and through.”

“But we grew up with him! We grew up together, after all these years. And I’ve never realised!” Meng Yuele appears devastated, “why a pirate of all things?!”

Wei Zhuo doesn’t say anything as he watches the stars outside the military vessel he’s in.

What else could he say? He cares not to judge whether someone’s choices are right or wrong. In fact, he couldn’t even say he was that surprised Sun Wushe betrayed them a long time ago. It’s normal for someone to burst when emotionally abused to the seams. What’s unusual in this case is how quietly Sun Wushe blew up – quietly enough that Wei Zhuo did not even suspect a thing.

“There are more kidnapped males,” Meng Yuele then reports, still depressed, “there is even a centenarian among them. His cijun and concubines all went after the pirates and died in the process.”

“Where are they from? Didn’t they know all civilian flights have become restricted?” Wei Zhuo furrows his brows.

“They’re from the Capital planet, but that xiongzhu and several of his concubines were off on a distant planet when the order came down. They still had young children on the Capital planet, so they were worried and decided to risk it,” Meng Yuele’s tone is souring to the point of tears, “we’ve only been able to rescue a shemale in his 20s.”

“Which male is it?”

“From the Zhao family.”

“Zhao…?” Wei Zhuo suddenly widens his eyes, and asks Meng Yuele, “over a hundred years old, from the Zhao family?! You mean Zhao Wen?”

“How did you know?” Meng Yuele is shocked, “I thought you were under disciplinary probation and couldn’t look up info? As expected of a grade S shemale!”

“Look up, my arse!” Wei Zhuo grits his teeth, feeling like swearing, “he’s the xiongzhu of Mr Liang, the teacher home-schooling Cheng Zhaoci’s lessons!”

“So I’m getting more time off?” Cheng Zhaoci tilts his head, still in the middle of his phone call with Mr Liang, “Mr Liang, are you alright? You don’t sound too well.”

“Yes, I’m fine,” Mr Liang says, but his tone is tired and uneasy, “I apologise for inconveniencing your studies for personal reasons. If you’re so inclined, I can recommend other teachers in my place. I might become busy for a short while. Goodbye,” then the phone call was cut short.

Cheng Zhaoci can feel that something is off. He tries to call again, but Lu Yao stops him, “it’s useless. His xiongzhu was taken away by the pirates. Most of his family is dead. He would not tell you about it even if you asked.”

“Teacher’s xiongzhu was kidnapped?”

“Yeah,” Lu Yao sighs, “there’s no use panicking for him. It is his xiongzhu, and it is entirely up to him if he could overcome this. You won’t be able to help with his healing.”
“And, he might not want to be in someone’s company for a while,” Lu Yao really understands all too well how that feels.

“Leave your teacher to granddad here. I’ll send someone to look after him,” Lu Yao then ruffles Cheng Zhaoci’s hair, “the insectoid situation is a problem rooted deep in history. It’s a tenacious problem, but it’s not beyond saving.”

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Cheng Zhaoci looks at him.

“You’ll know what you need to when you come of age. They will tell you what you need to know,” Lu Yao takes a sip of his tea, “now, you just need to keep working on your comics with your friends. Cultural entertainment is quite an important industry, I’ve found.”

After Lu Yao has left, Cheng Zhaoci sits there dryly for a long time, before checking out his own comic’s comment section.

The majority of his readers are shemales, which is a given, but there is also a not insignificant number of males, mostly young ones.

Cheng Zhaoci scrolls along, ignoring all the pleas for more frequent updates. Cheng Zhaoci doesn’t really know what he’s looking for either, but after a while, he gets to one particular comment.

[UpdatesWhen?: I actually have a cijun and concubine, but don’t really talk to them when not necessary. After reading the comic, I was in the mood for a chat (mainly over how asinine the comic artist is), and had a long long chat with them. (p.s. my cijun is a soldier and the concubine is an office clerk) and I realise they’re actually so cute! my cijun goes shy whatever I do! have you seen a soldier fumbling awkwardly? the contrast is killing me hahaha! my concubine is super talkative, and somehow he’d forget what he was talking about after a few sentences or two! anyway! they’re so cute!]

The replies come from males, shemales and demis alike. The shemales and demis are mostly interested in flirting, while some males are also discussing the contrasts their own family shemale soldiers display. Meanwhile, some minor males are also admiring insectoids who already have their cijuns.

Honestly, the general mood is amicable. It is especially remarkable in this highly distorted and borderline segregated insectoid society. Cheng Zhaoci can’t help but feel fuzzy inside.

That is when he receives a private message. It’s highlighted because it is from a male-verified account.

[IWan: Hello, I’m personally a big fan of ‘In a Tiny Flicker,’ would you be willing to allow me to turn it into a movie?]

Cheng Zhaoci’s work, as per his contract, belongs solely to him. The website itself does not have distribution rights.

Cheng Zhaoci feels like ignoring it, knowing the few insectoid movies he’s seen. Besides, males can’t act if their lives depended on it, and ‘In a Tiny Flicker’ is entirely based on the perspective of the male protagonist.

Though that is when the other person sends him three clips as examples.

All are depicting a sort of climax, with the males inside being, quite frankly, exceptionally expressive with their emotions.

Cheng Zhaoci isn’t a film critic, he only knows that this acting is on a ‘holy shit it’s amazing’ level. He has no idea that there are actually capable males in the film industry.

The other person explains soon enough, though, dispelling the myth.

[IWan: I generated these models of males based on my understanding of the male protagonist as depicted in your comic. What do you think of them?]

Oh, models? Like, it’s actually a photorealistic, animated movie?

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