The Days When the Dimensional Demon Was Adored by Countless Zergs - Chapter 8
Lieutenant Lionel lay on the dining table, sighing heavily.
He was a handsome female-zerg soldier with brown hair, fair skin, and alluring eyes. Born into a prominent family from the Capital Star, his great-grandfather was one of only three duke-level drones in the entire kingdom, and his family had several high-ranking drones, making for a truly illustrious lineage.
Lionel had a likeable personality. Although somewhat talkative and lively, he had miraculously integrated into the group quickly.
At this moment, he seemed lost in thought, prompting a female-zerg soldier to tease, “Hey Lionel, what did you just say? You were going to risk punishment to see the young drone? Did the commander punish you?”
Lionel protested, sitting up to refute, “How could that be!”
But his energy lasted only for a moment before his face fell again. “I think I scared the young drone,” he admitted.
The dining hall immediately erupted. The female-zerg who had been smiling and talking to Lionel asked incredulously, “By the Zerg God, what did you do?! You didn’t actually go harass him, did you?”
Surrounded by his colleagues, Lionel looked small and pitiful. He stammered in defense, “I saluted the commander, and the little cutie just smiled at me. I couldn’t control my expression at that moment, and I might have scared him…”
The female-zergs glared at Lionel with burning jealousy in their eyes.
“Shameless! Getting a head start in secret.”
“The young drone smiled at you, and you scared him.”
“I despise you.”
“You’re done for, Lionel. We’re going to tell Doctor Jones about this.”
The dining hall was in an uproar, with everyone condemning Lieutenant Lionel, criticising him one after another.
Lionel covered his face without speaking. Suddenly, through the gaps between his fingers, he saw two figures, one tall and one short, enter the dining hall.
The tall, blonde female-zerg was obviously Brigadier General Astor, which wasn’t surprising as he often ate with the female-zerg soldiers in the dining hall.
The sub-adult drone beside him was none other than the little cutie!
The young drone wore a white shirt with a vest and trousers, the trouser legs tucked into boots, and a small bow tie around his neck.
His semi-long, slightly curly black hair was lush and smooth, with the ends carefully tied into a small bun at the back of his head, bouncing with each movement.
Those stunningly beautiful red eyes, rivaling precious gems, looked his way, meeting Lionel’s gaze.
Lionel quickly closed the gaps between his fingers, cutting off eye contact.
Damien tilted his head in confusion, recognising Lionel.
This was the good soldier Astor had mentioned, who was said to be very concerned about my condition.
So he was a shy gentleman.
By now, some female-zergs had noticed the two of them. The commotion surrounding Lionel temporarily subsided, replaced by wide-eyed stares and collective gasps.
Astor led Damien to the buffet, helped him with a tray, and introduced the dishes.
“The milk of the dual-coloured beast is nutritious and has a rich, pure taste without any gamey flavour.”
“Try this meat cutlet, it’s the ship’s chef’s speciality. It’s difficult to season well without the secret spices.”
“It’s the weekend, so the special pudding is quite good too.”
Each time Astor introduced a dish, Damien would take a small portion and place it on his tray.
He didn’t take too much, as he had already eaten quite a bit in the medical bay and didn’t want to waste food.
Since they were communicating directly through Astor’s consciousness, neither of them spoke aloud as they quietly selected their food and found a place to sit.
The female-zerg soldiers lingered in the dining hall, those who hadn’t finished eating chewed slowly, and those who had finished refused to leave, pushing and nudging each other, exchanging glances.
Lionel was poked several times and growled in a low voice, pretending to be fierce, “Why are you poking me?”
His colleague coughed and lowered his voice as well, “Go gather some information, ask the Brigadier General to introduce us.”
Lionel angrily replied, “Why me? Why don’t you go annoy the Brigadier General?”
His colleague earnestly coaxed him, “Because you’ve already met the little cutie. It’s different for us.”
Lionel felt a bit smug, completely forgetting how he had just been booed. After some thought, he said, “Give me all your pudding for a month, and I’ll go.”
His colleague immediately pushed the pudding plate towards him, “Deal.”
Damien was cutting his meat cutlet with his knife. The female-zergs around him were either discreetly or openly watching. He could tell that these gazes were gentle and without malice, but he still felt nervous.
Astor noticed this too, and his cold, sharp gray-blue eyes swept across the room. The female-zerg soldiers in his line of sight quickly lowered their heads, pretending to eat.
Only Lionel withstood the pressure and actually approached them.
Astor asked him, “Is there something you need?”
Lionel regretted it now, but having already eaten the pudding, he could only steel himself and say, “Commander, I’m here to apologise for my inappropriate behaviour.”
Damien had just taken a bite of salad. Seeing Lionel come to talk to Astor, he quickly sped up his chewing and swallowing.
Those puffy cheeks and the sight of him swallowing quickly caused another small commotion.
The female-zergs thought: So! Cute! It’s! Explosive!
Astor relayed Lionel’s apology to Damien.
Damien, believing he understood Lionel’s level of “shyness,” didn’t smile this time. Instead, he simply nodded and, through Astor, said it was nothing and thanked Lionel for his concern.
Lionel returned to his seat in a daze. His colleague eagerly asked: “How was it? What did the Brigadier General say?”
Lionel: “Ah, the little cutie said thank you for my concern. He’s such a sweetheart.”
His colleague immediately felt jealous, sour* to the core. We care about the little cutie too!
[T/N: The typical phrase of feeling jealousy is ‘drinking vinegar’ thus ‘sour’]
So the colleague gritted his teeth and, following Lionel’s example, boldly went up to say hello.
A moment later, he returned, feeling like he was floating on air:
“The young drone thanked me too, hehehe.”
And so the female-zerg soldiers began to line up to gain favour.
Damien didn’t feel bothered. On the contrary, this was the first time he had received so much goodwill, and he responded to each one very seriously.
Astor could sense his happiness.
However, having a large group of female-zerg officers crowding around and delaying Damien’s meal wasn’t good.
Thus Astor tapped his glass, “Quiet.”
His authority was extremely high, and as soon as he spoke, the female-zergs all fell silent.
Astor stood up and extended his hand towards Damien with a slight bow.
Damien didn’t know what he intended to do but stood up, placing his hand in Astor’s palm.
Astor looked around and began to speak: “Let me introduce everyone. The young drone beside me is the SS-class drone from Aquarius 9, Damien Rodriguez.”
Standing in the center, Damien felt a bit at a loss, but then he heard Astor say in his mind:
“Don’t be nervous, Damien. Everyone likes you.”
Then, Astor addressed the female-zerg soldiers, “Lord Damien will be staying temporarily on the Deep Voyage. Let us show our highest respect to our esteemed guest!”
Astor’s words were simultaneously transmitted to Damien.
After speaking, he straightened his back, turned on his heel, and gazed deeply at Damien, solemnly saluting.
The female-zerg officers understood and followed suit, also saluting Damien respectfully.
Damien stood motionlessly, stunned. He looked at the faces full of goodwill, and an indescribable emotion welled up in his heart. Finally, taking a deep breath, he placed his right hand on his left chest and bowed in return, equally solemn.
Lionel was the first to start applauding, and instantly the dining hall was filled with thunderous applause.
When Damien raised his head, there was a hint of moisture in his red eyes.
From now on, he could truly walk openly in the sunlight.
This was really good, wasn’t it?
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