MRG Chapter 33: Sudden Symptoms

Translator: Kii

Editor: Agneya

On the spacious mecha training ground, two small mechas half a story high walked into the arena one after the other and stood before the central red line. Two health bars, one red and one blue, immediately appeared on the electronic screen above the audience seats. The value “1000” was printed under each health bar.

—They represented the initial health of both sides.

There was a huge crowd gathered off the field, most of whom had come due to its reputation.

They’d come to know that there was a graduate in the Mecha Department who had set a record of almost zero losses in sparring matches during his four years at school.

—Moreover, this was the only mech pilot with such talent since Prince Light, and at the same time, this person was also the last merman of Blue Planet.

At this moment, many people present wanted to go in the arena to compete with Mu Chen. Even if they couldn’t go in the arena themselves, admiring the expert’s style up close from the audience was also good enough.

Mu Chen had received his diploma just a few days ago, and this was his last day at No. 1 Military Academy. As the top-ranked and honor graduate of their class, a “friendly” sparring match with their younger schoolmate in the arena before leaving was a longstanding tradition at the academy, which contained the beautiful meaning of passing on the spirit of resilience.

In a way, it was also a benefit for the freshmen, because it was not everyday that one got the chance to learn from the best.

However, right now, the situation in the arena was somewhat beyond everyone’s expectations.

Accompanied by a loud banging sound, the high-voltage laser gun hit the opponent’s chest. Then, Mu Chen kicked the immobile mecha out of the arena’s cordon, and the red team’s health bar instantly dropped to the bottom.

The force was controlled enough to avoid causing internal injuries, but was sufficient to cause psychological trauma.

Rather than a benefit, it was more like a freshman’s personal “nightmare.”

This wasn’t a place to teach combat skills; this was clearly a place to bully the weak.

The male student had just crawled out of the cockpit, rubbing his red-rimmed eyes when Mu Chen’s cold voice was transmitted through the loudspeaker in the arena—

“Next person.”

It was a distinctive, apathetic voice, but everyone could hear a trace of forbearance within—it was as if he was suppressing his anger.

The crowd was silent for a moment, and the freshmen who had been eager to try showed signs of hesitation.

Seeing this, the military instructor in charge walked to Mu Chen’s mecha and kindly reminded the person inside through a special radio device, “Mu Chen, this is not a competition. Winning or losing is not important—you can be more patient. This is meant to give these young people some training, but don’t wear them down too much. With you fighting so intensely, they’re barely getting any experience.”

“Oh,” Mu Chen responded. “Got it, I’ll keep that in mind in the next match.”

The instructor nodded, then began to motivate the people outside the arena.

Not long after, a student raised his hand and recommended himself enthusiastically.

He changed his outfit, sat in the cockpit, and everything was ready.

With the prompt sounding the start of the game, with a bang, Mu Chen did the same thing as before and blasted the person out.

Seeing that the opponent was about to be knocked out of the edge of the arena and his health bar on the electronic screen began to quickly plummet, Mu Chen clamped one of the opponent’s arms and pulled the man back forcibly. The man’s health bar stopped at two-thirds.

The opponent took a breath with trepidation. He got back up from the ground and adjusted his defensive posture.

Then, Mu Chen hit him again…

And once again pulled the person back.

The health bar dropped by one-third.

Mu Chen hit him again.

And pulled him back again.

There was one drop of health left.

Mu Chen looked over at the instructor who was somewhat dumbfounded. “He should have some experience now, right?”

The instructor’s mouth twitched. “…”

Might as well give them a quick blow.

At this moment, Mu Chen’s roommates, who were gathering outside the arena to join in the fun, couldn’t help but smile when they saw the dejected looks of the freshmen.

But there was still some people who couldn’t hold back asking questions out of curiosity—

“What’s going on?”

“He’s been really cruel these past two few days, is he angry?”

“I heard that he seems to be in his mating period?”

“Mating period? What’s the mating period?”

“When merfolk reach adulthood, it seems they’ll have their mating period in order to find a partner or something. I’m also not too sure…”

“Damn, then aren’t we in danger?”

Xavier gave Charles a quick glance, letting out a light scoff. It was as if his expression was saying, “With your looks?”

Charles, “Is this just a joke?”

While the group of people were talking, the match in the arena had finally concluded—or rather, the one-sided thrashing of the freshman had finally concluded.

The mecha cockpit slowly opened. Mu Chen took off his helmet and jumped out. Sweat slightly dampened the silver hair on his temples, and his handsome and fair skin was slightly flushed. If one ignored his frosty eyes at this moment, the scene was quite pleasing to the eye.

Charles only took a quick glance at Mu Chen and then looked away. “Why does it feel like he’s not in his mating period?”

Xavier, “?”

Charles, “His expression just now seemed as if he wanted to kill someone… It’s more in line with a berserk period.”

“Although I don’t know who that “lucky guy” is, I can’t help but feel that he’s in grave danger.”

“…”

……

After Mu Chen finished the sparring matches, he packed up his bags and directly flew back to the capital.

Light had attended his graduation ceremony earlier and knew Mu Chen was preparing to return to the palace today. However, he was still at the base overseeing the construction of the border defense project and couldn’t make it back in time.

The symptoms of Mu Chen’s mating period had started to emerge since the previous day, and the effects set in quite suddenly. He hadn’t told Light about it yet. After all, the other man was very likely to send a team of servants to escort him back to the palace out of worry and anxiety.

But right now, he just wanted to be alone.

The mating period arrived abruptly, and the symptoms intensified much faster than Mu Chen had anticipated. Right now, he was sitting in the aircraft, feeling as though an inexplicable fire was burning in his chest. His whole body felt hot; even with the air conditioner turned to the lowest setting, he still felt as though his skin had been scorched, constantly radiating heat.

He felt an uncontrollable urge.

Mu Chen tried his best to suppress the discomfort, attempting to distract himself by closing his eyes, but his throat was itchy and dry; he was so thirsty that he felt like ants were crawling in it. He finally couldn’t help but open his eyes and opened a bottle of water to drink.

The cold water droplets overflowed from the corner of his lips, and Mu Chen unconsciously tightened his grip on the water bottle.

Crack! The water bottle was flattened.

Mu Chen directly threw the empty water bottle into the trash can, and in it, there were four or five of the same flattened mineral water bottle inside.

He reached out his hand to rub the water stains on the corner of his lower lips, but the moment his hand covered them, he felt a strange touch.

It felt cold and hard.

Mu Chen lowered his gaze to look and discovered that scales had grown out.

The shimmering scales rested against the edge of his knuckle, merging seamlessly with his skin.

He guessed it wouldn’t take long before his tail would also come out uncontrollably.

When he thought of this, Mu Chen’s mood became all the more jittery.

……

When Mu Chen returned to the palace, Kole was already there waiting for him.

Because his mating period was delayed, Mu Chen would go to the Royal Institute of Biological Research to see Kole for some examinations almost every holiday, but the indicators checked out were always normal, and Mu Chen’s tail continued to grow longer every year.

During the last examination, from the hip bone to the end of his tail fin, Mu Chen was already 2.4 meters long.

Kole could only attribute this to the fact that Mu Chen was a high-quality male merman, so his development cycle would be longer than the average case.

And now, after four years, he heard that his mating period had finally arrived, so Kole naturally rushed over in a hurry.

Ka-chak!

When the silver-haired youth pushed open the door and entered, Koole felt there was a seemingly icy low pressure spreading in the room. His spine stiffened, and in an instant, he felt an uneasiness as if he was sitting on pins and needles

Mu Chen sat across from Kole, his fingers crossed together in front of his chest, and stared at with narrow eyes. “Do you have any way to help me relieve these symptoms of the mating period?”

For some reason, the moment he met those deep blue eyes, Kole’s pupils trembled. That bone-chilling cold felt as if he were being watched by some deep-sea creature in turbulent currents. He unconsciously shrank back a bit and took a small medicine bottle from his suitcase. “This is a suppressant I previously developed.”

“It’ll probably be able to help you postpone it for a month, and given the severity of those mating symptoms you’ve described, it’s best to find a suitable partner within that month. Otherwise, if you postpone until the next time, no one knows what the situation would be like.”

Mu Chen picked up the small bottle. “One month?”

Kole, “Yes.”

In the next second, Mu Chen directly poured out a handful of pills and swallowed it in front of him.

“Don’t take so many!” Kole was dumbfounded when he saw what he was doing. “This medicine has a serious side effect on the stomach. Normally, two pills are enough, why are you taking so much?”

Mu Chen ignored him and drank a mouthful of water, then looked down at the bottle, his brows furrowing as he said, “Why do I still feel uncomfortable?”

Kole’s lips twitched. “…”

“These are suppressants, not a magic pill. All medicines need time to take effect, how can it be so fast? It’s not like you injected it directly.”

Mu Chen, “When will it start taking effect?

Kole, “Probably in one to two hours.”

Mu Chen, “Too long.”

Kole, “…”

……

After Kole’s departure, Mu Chen dejectedly went to his own room. The searing blaze in his abdomen was still persistent.

His focus became disoriented due to the heat radiating within his body. Mu Chen felt his head beginning to feel dizzy.

A short hour or two had never been harder to endure.

In his daze, Mu Chen stopped in front of a bedroom door. He reached out his hand and was about to push open the door, but the moment he raised his eyes, he noticed that this wasn’t his bedroom at all.

Looking at the sober and complex patterns on the door panel, Mu Chen froze for a moment.

This was Light’s room.

His pupils trembled, and his heartbeat sounded like a drum in his ears. The desire in his heart reached its peak at this very moment, his heart hammering against his ribs. When he came to his senses again, his hand was already on the slightly cool door knob.

A subtle thought emerged in Mu Chen’s mind.

Light wasn’t here anyway, so even if he slept in his room, Gege wouldn’t know.

Thinking about it, the corner of his lips curved slightly. He pushed open the door.

All the furnishings in the spacious room were arranged neatly as when Light was still here. There was a pleasant smell of wood in the air.

Even if the owner of the room hadn’t been back for a year or two, the room looked clean and tidy.

Mu Chen closed the door and lay down on the soft bed. He buried his face into the pillow, smelling the fragrance of flower petals after the rain—this set of bedding must have been newly replaced.

So annoying…

Gege’s scent had become faint.

Mu Chen knitted his brows slightly, a hint of displeasure flashed in his deep eyes, and his fingertip subconsciously left fleeting marks on the bed.

It was not enough…

His body was still hot.

It would be great if Gege was here with him.

As he thought of this, Light’s figure appeared in Mu Chen’s mind. His eyes religiously traced the other person’s solemn and handsome face, the soft and thin lips, the tight waistline, and the slender and powerful thighs.

He also recalled the garters Light often wore with his outfit. Mu Chen could almost imagine those black straps tightening around Light’s thighs, slipping out a bit of soft flesh. And in the scene, a pair of broad hands gently glided along those smooth curves…

Mu Chen’s eyelashes trembled and his breathing became heavier.

He got up from the bed and emptied out all of Light’s clothes in the closet. He piled them up in a towering mess on the bed, then burrowed in it.

……

Aboard a high-velocity aircraft.

Light received a message from Kole two hours ago, informing him that Mu Chen’s mating period had arrived and that it was best to have him pay more attention during this period.

The other party also sent him a list of precautions.

The reason why Kole went looking for Light was because Mu Chen wouldn’t listen to him even if he told him. There were very few people in this world that could keep him under control.

At this moment, Light was sitting on an aircraft flying to the capital, looking at the message with his brows furrowed…

Why didn’t Mu Chen tell him about such an important thing like his mating period arriving?