Lanna, an ordinary corporate s*ave, accidentally transmigrates onto a Zerg battlefield. Mistaken for a lowest-tier “F-rank” male, he is sent directly into the imperial palace. After a few days of living in constant fear, he realizes the salary and benefits are actually fantastic. His new life goal? Stay quiet and lie flat.

The only outlier in his peaceful routine is a certain masked Zerg guard who constantly lingers around him. Looking at the guard’s melancholy eyes and fearsome bone mask, Lanna’s mind fills with “beautiful, strong, and tragic” backstories. He can’t help but offer the man extra care.

Rumor has it that the Zerg Emperor is a usurper who mu*dered his own brother an incredibly cruel and bloodthirsty tyrant. The guard, Kaines, is supposedly the one tasked with cleaning up the Emperor’s bloody messes. One late night, Lanna heads out with a bouquet of small red flowers to find Kaines, only to stumble upon him dragging yet another corpse.

Lanna hands him the flowers and rolls up his sleeves to help dispose of the assassin’s body. As he works, he grumbles: “The Emperor has zero civic duty. Making you work this late at night… couldn’t he just wait until tomorrow?”

Beside him, Kaines clutching the flowers nods solemnly: “You’re right.”

Once the cleanup is done, Lanna turns to see the masked beauty leaning down to sniff the blossoms. He blurs out on impulse: “Once I’ve saved up enough money, let’s leave the palace together, okay?”

A cold, metallic tail-hook snakes around Lanna’s waist. Kaines’s cool voice drifts over: “Okay.”

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