Little Pink Starfish

…And so, the group joyfully returned to the elven homeland.

Along the way, they ran into one, two, three groups of people trying to steal from the elves. That sort of thing was very common. Lanniel thought: surely the elves would respond with normal warnings, right? But what happened instead was quite unexpected.

Swish swish swish—
That was unmistakably an arrow rain.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh—
That was a bunch of vines dropping down.
Also normal, since elves would grab onto them and swing around nimbly… except damn it!
They weren’t swinging at all, the elves were directly grabbing the vines to tie up those intruders!

And then, what made Lanniel feel even more miserable was—the elves were enthusiastically discussing who caught the most, which family’s mining sector had gained a new laborer, how to contact the captive’s family for ransom, and even casually talking about collecting protection fees… oh right, and once they got ransomed back, they were welcome to be caught again. Come again and we’ll ransom you again—we’re all pengyou after all! Let’s earn together muah muah!

Lanniel: “……”
Something’s more and more wrong, isn’t it.
Honestly, it might have been better when they were just simple and dumb.

Later on, his entire worldview shattered even more.

What about those noble and aloof elders from before? Now they were happily swinging whips at the mines.
What about those gentle and kind girls? Now they were all furiously practicing archery, competing all over the place!
What about those refined and elegant young men? Now they were all studying how to extract the maximum value from a captive ah ah ah!

Is this really still the elven race?
Even worse, the Elf Mother Tree had no reaction at all, what the hell!

At a time like this, shouldn’t the tribe be wondering if some fallen ones had infiltrated and quickly catch and exile them?

Lanniel felt, maybe he was the only one in the world who still knew the truth.
The more he thought about it, the scarier it got.
As a weak, breathtakingly beautiful male elf, how was he supposed to resist such an evil force?

Yes, the evil force must be that wang zhi!
Definitely!

But Lanniel looked at Arthur, felt like his weakness had been completely exposed. Then he looked at himself—outnumbered and helpless… he decided he’d keep an eye on that wang zhi.
As for taking action, he’d have to endure humiliation and bear the burden first!

And so, Lanniel and Arthur began their life in the elven homeland.
…Well, maybe only Arthur was having a good time.
Lanniel: TAT

·

As a straight man, nothing was more joyful than being surrounded by pretty girls; as a straight man of marrying age, nothing was more thrilling than going on dates every day, with each date being with a different rich, beautiful girl.

But that kind of thing belonged to 【beep——】losers’ fantasies, usually only appearing in other 【beep——】losers’ harem novels.
In real life—it just couldn’t happen… under normal logic.

But now Arthur was such a man, immersed in a beautiful dream.
—Why was this happening?

Because the elf girls were amazing!
Every single one was beautiful!
And at the Elven King’s command, they were all trying to woo him!
How could any straight man possibly resist that!

Arthur was as happy as a rat—oh wait, he was just completely lost in joy.
His eyes were dazzled you have mu you!
Elven race so generous, you have mu you!
So many pretty girls, he didn’t even know which one to date first you have mu you!
Complete decision paralysis!

#Male flaws#

#Looking at the pot while eating from the bowl#

#Can’t bear to give up even one girl#

But Arthur also understood, as a mere greatsword master—even if the elf girls were enthusiastic and gave him every convenient opportunity, he could only pursue one of them, and he’d have to get the Elven King’s approval to marry her.

The problem was, since all the girls were amazing, Arthur honestly couldn’t tell which one moved his heart the most, so he didn’t know which girl to focus his efforts on.

At this point, Lanniel panicked.
What to do what to do what to do! Arthur was about to be stolen by those pretty girls! What was he supposed to do!

Suddenly, regret regret regret…
Weren’t his fellow elf girls always reserved before?! Weren’t they cold as ice and looked down on outside men?! Weren’t they the type to hide in treehouses as soon as a guy appeared?!

Why! Why were they suddenly all fawning over Arthur!
He hadn’t even managed to seduce Arthur yet ah ah ah!

How was a guy who looked like a girl supposed to steal away a guy who only liked girls from a pile of real girls…
His gender was seriously killing him.

And worst of all, this wasn’t even a BL story.
Ri yo.

Lanniel was a mess.

Gu Bai was thrilled.
At this rate, the plot should be getting back on track.
I am once again becoming the male elf who saves the world!
Heh heh heh!

…Gu Bai never imagined, that his own damn pervert had found that poor, teary-eyed male elf crying in the dark.

·

Moonlight like water, lightly spilling on the ground, a tall figure walking through the black night.

His long hair trailed behind him, all the way down to his ankles. His features were extremely beautiful, like a gift from the gods, yet in his brows and eyes, there was also strong spirit.

This was a stunningly beautiful elf—within the entire elven race, there was only one like him.

…Wasn’t this the elven prince?
Why did he suddenly seem like he’d grown up?
And this suspicious prince, what had he come to do in the middle of the night?

Qiguan Rui had, in fact, just “ga beng” and grown up.
Originally he wanted to surprise his gege while they were outside alone, awaken his powers and then grope his gege from head to toe. But since they’d returned, he couldn’t go wild like that, so turning into an adult in the daytime to shock his gege a bit was just barely okay.

Now though, Qiguan Rui had come specifically to find Lanniel.
He had brought a piece of very tempting news.
A piece of… very tempting news.

Qiguan Rui’s smile was strange: “That is a man who only loves women, Lanniel. No matter how beautiful you are, as long as you’re a man, you’ll never win his favor. He’s just dazzled by pretty girls right now, but if you wait a little longer, he’ll find the woman he loves most… and then, marry her.” His voice grew gentler, “So when that time comes, what will you do? As his brother, his friend, will you watch your beloved fall in love with someone else?”

Lanniel held his breath all at once.
Of course he didn’t want that!
But he was a male elf—what could he do!

Qiguan Rui’s smile deepened: “You must think, the current Elven Queen is disguised as a man, right?”
Lanniel’s face looked awful: “Isn’t she?”

Why the hell was this dangerous guy stabbing his wounds!
Male elf isn’t still an elf?! 摔!

Qiguan Rui’s voice was soft: “It was I who turned him into a man…”
Lanniel’s eyes widened: “Wh-what?”

Qiguan Rui smiled: “This way, he can’t be with any man, and he won’t fall in love with any woman either…” His voice turned sweet, “So he will only ever belong to me… forever.”

Lanniel felt like he heard something shatter.
He didn’t know it then, but that was his three views breaking.

Qiguan Rui looked at Lanniel, voice even softer: “And me—since I could turn a woman into a man, of course I can find a way to turn a man into a woman… Lanniel, do you want to become a woman, and marry the Arthur you love? As long as you bear him a child, you will forever, be his wife.”

Lanniel felt something else breaking.
Even his already shaken heart couldn’t recognize anymore that what he’d lost… was his moral bottom line.

Lanniel gritted his teeth: “I’m willing!”
No matter why this dangerous elf wanted to help him—he had decided to take the risk!
He would win Arthur’s heart!

·

Suddenly, a new elf returned to the elven race—a beautiful young woman. She looked like the forest goddess herself, with a gentle aura close to nature, autumn water in her eyes, and deep, unspoken affection in her gaze… aimed at that handsome greatsword master.

And the greatsword master, while feeling like this elf looked familiar, suddenly felt something strike his heart.

He felt! He had finally met his goddess!

Under the Elven King’s arrangements, the greatsword master and this elf girl watched stars and moon, wind and rain, flowers and snow together, even admiring the beauty of other elves in the forest together.
They shared hobbies, they connected on a soul level… and after one month of dating, they decided to flash marry with the Elven King’s blessing!

The Elven King agreed, watching their joyful expressions.
It was rare for an elf girl to marry a human. But thanks to the Elven King and the Prince’s strong support, the whole forest was immersed in happiness.

Everyone was happy.
Gu Bai was also… kind of happy?

While officiating the wedding, watching the handsome greatsword master and the beautiful elf girl vow eternal love, Gu Bai’s eyes held a struggle that only Qiguan Rui could see.

Woc!
That male elf actually went and changed gender!
This is so not scientific!
Who the hell did this?!

But not long after, Gu Bai received an even more terrifying piece of news.
That was! The male-turned-female elf girl was… pregnant!

Preg-nant!
That wasn’t just unscientific—it violated natural law!

And it was then that Gu Bai suddenly realized who had done it.
Only that damn pervert of his could pull off something this twisted!

Qiguan Rui admitted calmly: “Who told him to let himself get caught on purpose and then become a third wheel between me and gege? I hated that. And I wanted to help his love too, didn’t I?” Then hugged Gu Bai and gently nuzzled, “Gege…”

Gu Bai: “……”
So you mean, Lanniel was a third wheel…
And you solved it by making him have a baby.

Why are you so damn interested in male pregnancy!
Ahhhhhhh!!