Translated by Eve

　　Edited by Karasunofight

　　Although Sui Yuan had indeed dug a pit for the protagonist shou, he did not want to make him utterly miserable. So, seeing that Nova was just itching to apologize by dying from his remorse and pain, Sui Yuan finally sighed after keeping silent for a long time. He waved his hand, indicating to the angry s.p.a.ce pirates, who were blaming the protagonist shou with righteous fury, to calm down.

　　"…I am also to blame for this matter," Sui Yuan narrowed his eyes, tone gloomy. He glanced at the intelligence officer standing to the side, "With regards to you secretly saving an unknown sentinel, my intelligence officer had already alerted me of this matter long ago. You thought that you had been cautious enough, but you actually made a lot of mistakes…this time, it was due to my own carelessness. I thought that I was in control, so I didn't stop you. But I never thought that Hill would get involved…."

　　Hearing Sui Yuan say this, not only did Nova not feel consoled, but he also felt even worse. Nova knew that the only reason his elder brother would be "careless" was because he was indulging him. Germain could tell that Nova held considerably good feelings towards the "unknown" sentinel, so he turned a blind eye. It was just that this indulgence ultimately ended in catastrophe.

　　When he thought about how his older brother had always taken care of him in silence while he himself had never bothered to return the care, Nova felt that he could never be forgiven in this lifetime.

　　"…Gege…" Nova's lips quivered. For a moment, he found it too hard to control his emotions. He suddenly threw himself into Sui Yuan's arms, throat constricted. Because he had been distant from his brother from a young age and also due to the innate and distant feeling between sentinels and guides, this was the first time Nova had ever initiated such an intimate action.

　　Sui Yuan froze and unconsciously wanted to push him away. However, when he saw how miserable the protagonist, the "main offender," was from his attack, he ultimately decided to refrain from doing so. He only patted Nova's shoulder with a complicated expression. He'll just take this as a chance to a.s.sert his stance on the matter in front of the s.p.a.ce pirates and force it to pa.s.s.

　　After all, even Sui Yuan had forgiven Nova for now. Although the s.p.a.ce pirates were still angry and could not calm down, they would not take revenge on Nova. Of course, their rejection of him was inevitable.

　　Towards this, Nova endured it strongly. He did not hold any dissatisfaction. Instead, he actively did what he could do. Uncharacteristically, he did not watch on the sidelines when the s.p.a.ce pirates partook in "lawless" actions.

　　The sentinels had an instinctive desire to take care of and protect guides. When Nova worked tirelessly, the s.p.a.ce pirates' att.i.tudes towards him gradually relaxed. Seeing this development, Sui Yuan felt relieved but also conflicted. After all, if the protagonist shou, Nova, decided to truly stand on the s.p.a.ce pirates' side, how will he accept his fated sentinel gong?

　　Naturally, whether the protagonist gong and shou got together was not as important as getting rid of the Destroyer. Sui Yuan mulled over this for several days before he turned his attention onto Zhao Xihe's movements. He didn't know if it was because of their psychic connection after having bonded, but Sui Yuan discovered that he was unexpectedly unused to not having Zhao Xihe by his side. He couldn't help but begin to yearn for the other. Even in his dreams, he would find himself dreaming of being intimate with the other. Therefore, from the moment he slept till the moment he woke, Sui Yuan would always feel extremely exhausted.

　　Of course, Sui Yuan's "inability to have his needs satisfied" was noticed by the s.p.a.ce pirates. They thought that their Commander was becoming haggard and losing sleep because he missed his guide. Seeing Sui Yuan trying so hard to resist his grief and forcing himself to remain calm made the s.p.a.ce pirates unable to suppress their own heartaches. They were even more fretful and uneasy than Sui Yuan, the sentinel who had lost his guide. The emotions among them were running so high that they were just itching to immediately fight against the military, to beat up the other side until they were crying for their parents.

　　Thus, Sui Yuan had no choice but to be the voice of reason. Only then was he able to control the restless s.p.a.ce pirates and convince them of a more suitable plan of action in order to give Zhao Xihe enough time to do his mission. Of course, Sui Yuan abandoning his usual "grand" way of doing things was like a show of his "love and care for his subordinates' safety" to the s.p.a.ce pirates. Thus, the Germain s.p.a.ce Pirates' wors.h.i.+p of him grew even more intense. A leader who cared and protected his subordinates like this, where else would they be able to find one like him?!

　　Unfortunately, although Sui Yuan was working hard at scheming, the military was no vegetarian. Although the law made it so that they could not inflict any substantial harm onto immature guides, the military was also not planning on letting go of this opportunity to extract information on the Germain s.p.a.ce Pirates, even if they remained in a deadlock with Zhao Xihe the whole time. The military did not yield, and thus, they refused to send him to the Guide Academy.

　　Towards this, Sui Yuan and Zhao Xihe both found it extremely irritating. While communicating this time, Sui Yuan hesitated for a long time but ultimately suggested the most terrible method, "This won't do. How about you 'sell out' the Germain s.p.a.ce Pirates, ba? I'll send the s.p.a.ce pirates away, and then, you can tell them about the coordinates of our stronghold. When the military comes up empty-handed, you can use the excuse that your information is old, which will make you useless to them. Then, you'll be sent to the Guide Academy."

　　Zhao Xihe frowned. Although this was indeed a way to solve this situation, he still didn't want to use this plan. After all, he didn't want to destroy the "magnificent image" he had in the hearts of the s.p.a.ce pirates. A guide who betrayed them, even if he was incomparably outstanding, the s.p.a.ce pirates would probably never trust him again or permit him to stay by Sui Yuan's side.

　　While Sui Yuan and Zhao Xihe were conflicted over what to do, there came a shy knock from Sui Yuan's door. Sui Yuan shot Zhao Xihe a look and hid the communications window. Then, he opened the door.