Up until the start of the school year, Vigter still hadn't recovered from the blow of "having to inherit twelve ugly rice balls along with the throne".

The young lad with a glass heart seemed especially prone to being hit hard. Each time, Su Duan had to coax, hug, and comfort him as he whimpered and whined.

Although he knew that the other party's dejection definitely had an element of taking advantage of the situation to make him feel distressed, every time when faced with the adult Luota cub rubbing against his hand and meowing, Su Duan couldn't help but soften his heart.

Then I'll just give you another kiss.

The Capital Comprehensive Academy was the top institution in the entire empire, so one could imagine how difficult it was to get in. Half of the enrollment slots were in the hands of the nobility, and only the other half were admitted through open entrance exams.

So there were a lot of noble students at the academy.

However, due to the strict school spirit, incidents of nobles bullying commoners based on their status were quite rare.

Even so, there was still an innate barrier between noble students and commoner students. They had their own independent circles and rarely interacted.

As powerful members of the royal family, undisputedly the descendants of the apex race among all currently known races in the universe, the Luota were undoubtedly the leaders of the noble circle.

—Although those three Luota didn't seem too keen on it, but among the beastmen who respected strength, it was an inerasable instinct to regard the strong as leaders.

At the start of another school year, the arrival of another adult Luota along with these three Luota attracted countless attention at the academy.

A new adult Luota—according to information released by the royal family, this Luota named Vigter was raised as a Kaka beast in an orphanage on a remote planet when he was young, until he encountered a Spinosaurus criminal who killed cubs, which alerted the royal family and he was brought back.

"Black hair...looks so cold, doesn't show much expression even when talking to the professor."

"His figure seems a bit thin, who knows what rating he can get in the entrance test?"

"Growing up in a place like an orphanage, of course he won't be that strong, isn't that normal?"

"But I heard he almost bit a mature Spinosaurus to death just after reaching adulthood, and it was a big noble. He should be quite formidable too."

"Ah, the Spinosaurus Clan, have they gone mad, daring to make a move even on royal bloodlines. I heard their entire clan has been purged now, maybe they won't even be able to keep their second place position soon."

"Maybe they thought they could replace the Luota Clan and got arrogant..."

The discussion about the newly appeared Luota quickly veered off into the overt and covert struggles between the clans.

That Spinosaurus noble who tried to attack Vigter didn't die in the snow at the time. He was still hanging on to a breath when the royal starship arrived. After all, the hunting skills of a newly adult Luota were somewhat lacking and couldn't deliver a fatal blow to such large prey in one strike.

But that Spinosaurus's eventual fate wasn't much better than dying on the spot. After the royal family brought their lost kin back, he was sent to the Supreme Court for trial. All his previous crimes were quickly dug up, and it even implicated many nobles and officials in the Spinosaurus Clan and the Inspectorate who had falsified his identity to do him favors.

As this Spinosaurus who committed numerous crimes was sentenced to death, the imperial upper echelons also swiftly completed a purge.

Actually, in this trial, the two employees who had attempted to murder the royal hatchling at the orphanage long ago were also sentenced to severe punishment. However, compared to the unbelievable crimes committed by the Spinosaurus Clan, it seemed less eye-catching.

Although the collective punishment system had long been abolished, its hidden influence was still not to be underestimated. With clansmen committing crimes tantamount to treason, it was conceivable that in the next few hundred years, the Spinosaurus Clan's development in various aspects would face ostracism.

This ostracism also spread to the academy. The young Spinosauruses studying at the Capital Comprehensive Academy unanimously sensed their classmates' alienation. After the new school year began, they were quickly excluded from the noble circle. The commoner circle was also unwilling to accept such a notorious race joining them. The Spinosaurus Clan was isolated at the academy for a time.

Although feeling aggrieved in their hearts, these young Spinosauruss were actually helpless about it.

Even though they, having just reached adulthood, basically had no access to such deep clan affairs and had little interaction with that elder who committed the grave mistake, as long as they belonged to this race, the accusation of "assassinating royalty" would always weigh on them.

If it were an ordinary crime, it would be one thing—but it was a plot against a royal hatchling, a racial disgrace that would be recorded in imperial history and could never be erased.

Shared honor and shared damage, this was how it had always been for beastmen races where intra-racial ties were still very close.

Enjoying the benefits brought by a clansman's glory also meant inevitably being prepared to bear the consequences when they committed a crime...Moreover, this incident involved not only the Spinosaurus noble who made the move, but many illustrious nobles in the clan who had provided assistance to that deranged clansman.

Even if the victim this time wasn't a royal hatchling, just based on his previous crimes of cruelly killing five or six cubs under the guise of adoption, it would be enough to stay in the star network headlines for half a month and ruin the clan's reputation.

Perhaps with the passage of time, this heat would slowly die down and the Spinosaurus Clan's reputation could recover somewhat, but definitely not right after the incident.

When Su Duan, who enrolled together with his big baby, heard about the Spinosaurus Clan's situation, although he felt that these young Spinosauruss studying were a bit unlucky, he had no intention of helping them.

People all have selfish motives. When Su Duan, as a plant, learned human emotions, what he learned was not only the emotions considered positive, but also some perhaps somewhat bad things.

For example...unscrupulous favoritism and misdirected anger.

......

The results of the first-year entrance exam came out quickly. The newly enrolled Luota did not disappoint his race's reputation. With a significant gap from the second place, he obtained an SS rating. Then, in the subsequent student council election, he became the first-year president without much objection.

In response, the other three Luota felt relieved. Without any pettiness and with great love for their race, they encouraged him, "Keep it up. You can definitely kick Aiberta down and become the emperor."

If there is a successor to Aiberta's position as the kindergarten principal, they should be safe for now and don't need to worry about being forced to take over the position by the terrifying Emperor after graduation.

Raising children is something where one child may feel too few, two can be interesting, and more than that becomes overwhelming. Aiberta, who is still enthusiastic about raising four, is already a rare breed.

...In any case, twelve can be called a disaster. Even the Emperor, who loves younglings very much, seems to have a headache about this and can't wait to retire before the other eight younglings hatch.

Vigter, who can't be happy about this at all: "..."

Thinking about the twelve ugly dumplings tied to the throne, today's adult Luota is still doubting life.

But no matter what, he still needs to work hard on his studies. The hypothesis made by the older Luota that day touched Vigter's most intolerable bottom line, planting an irremovable sense of crisis in his heart.

He wants to protect.

He doesn't want his little prey to be hurt even a little bit.

......

Time passed slowly. Due to the Luota's attentive behavior, the black-haired human, who didn't attract much attention initially, gradually became a frequent topic of discussion.

The first-year president, the powerful adult Luota who grew up in an orphanage, frequently appeared at the classroom door of a completely different major at the beginning of the new school year.

Moreover, every time, he followed behind a black-haired human and only left after watching the person sit down in the classroom.

So Su Duan, who was sent to class by his pursuer every day, quickly became the center of new gossip.

"I heard he's the one who raised the president in the orphanage. The feelings of accompanying each other since childhood must be different..."

"So are they dating?"

"I don't know, but the president is too docile in front of that human. He usually makes people feel scared just by looking at him... It feels like he's pursuing someone."

"I'm so envious. Being pursued by the president, why don't I have such good luck?"

"Wake up... First of all, you need to be lucky enough to pick up a Luota youngling in an orphanage."

"...Okay, I'm awake now."

Although in the eyes of most students, the human named Su Duan was the lucky one, being pursued by a Luota who appeared cold to others despite being a weak race, he instantly became the object of everyone's envy for his good fortune.

However, the adult Luota clearly knew that this was not the case.

If it weren't for his little prey, he would probably have been thrown out by the two orphanage staff at the beginning, and there would be no future to speak of.

Not to mention that later, in order to raise his little prey, he made himself severely anemic, and then almost lost his life to the Spinosaurus.

To be honest... he, who was picked up and raised, was the luckier one.

But there is no need to announce these things in front of everyone. Hiding his treasure in his heart is more satisfying to him.

Sending and picking up the other person from class every day, like clocking in, is actually a way to declare possessiveness - this human is mine, and if you dare to hurt him, be prepared to bear the revenge of an adult Luota.

The adult Luota carefully planned his study and work time to ensure that he could return to the dormitory with his little prey every day after the last class.

Although they were not in the same major and were not allowed to live together according to the rules, considering that the two could not be separated from each other, the Emperor made an exception and arranged for them to live together.

Although it was a two-person dormitory, in fact, only one bedroom was used.

After becoming the president, although Vigter became much more composed in front of outsiders, he seemed to become more clingy in front of Su Duan.

Not only did he have to sleep together, but basically as soon as he returned to the dormitory, he would hug him and start rubbing against him, like a large hanging ornament, sticking to him no matter what Su Duan did.

Sometimes he would transform into a miniaturized beast form, lie on Su Duan's lap, expose his soft belly fur, and wrap his tail around his arm to let him pet, constantly emitting low and fragmented purring sounds from his throat.

On this day, Su Duan was entangled again and had to pet him for a long time before finally being let go to take a bath.

The adult Luota's mating season still hadn't arrived, and he was still a relatively restrained beast, so he hadn't yet developed a particular obsession with prying open Su Duan's bathroom door.

While cleaning his body, Su Duan vaguely thought about whether he should send a message to the Emperor to inquire about Vigter's mating season.

According to the Emperor, the mating season of the Luota usually arrives within three to six months after adulthood, but now it's been almost three months since the start of school, plus the three months spent in the palace. The normal six-month limit is approaching, yet Vigter still shows no reaction.

Could it be that the sequelae of premature adulthood have not been completely eliminated...?

After taking a simple shower, Su Duan wiped himself dry, put on his pajamas, and opened the bathroom door, ready to let the adult Luota waiting outside go in and take a bath.

But he had only taken one step out of the bathroom when a tall shadow suddenly appeared in front of him and hugged him without a word.

"Vigter?" With his head forced against the other's chest, unable to see the other's expression at this time, Su Duan called out in confusion.

After half a year of continuous development, the adult Luota's physique had completely grown by a size compared to when he had just become an adult. Now he was more than a head taller than Su Duan, and his chest was much thicker, as if he was completely wrapping him up when he hugged him.

At this moment, the body that hugged him was unusually hot for some reason, and the heat was continuously transmitted to Su Duan's body through the thin pajamas, making him feel hot as well.

Vaguely realizing something, Su Duan hesitantly reached out and patted the adult Luota's back, "Are you..."

With his proactive touch, the adult Luota suddenly let out a heavy, nasally gasp. Hot breath fell upon Su Duan's ear, followed by the unbearable sensation of sensitive earlobes being torn by teeth.

With a "plop", the towel in Su Duan's hand pitifully fell to the ground.