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Pearl is an artificial human, flawed due to manufacturing errors-slow to react, clumsy, and deemed defective by others. Returned multiple times, he was on the verge of being destroyed when he made a wish:
I hope many, many people will love me.
Later, Pearl's wish came true.
But those who loved him weren't humans-they were a group of frenzied, fervent monsters.
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In the interstellar era, the militaristic Narga Empire had long awaited the birth of a new king.
These descendants, deprived of a "mother's" soothing presence, suffered severe frenzy syndrome and their psychic energy on the verge of collapse. Their only outlet was unleashing violence in the mutant beast training grounds.
During a live broadcast watched by the entire race, two high-ranking Narga warriors that were both out of control, crossed paths.
Viewers: DANGER!!!
Then, at the edge of the screen, a beautiful boy clutching a berry timidly emerged.
His gaze vacant as he stretched a hesitant hand toward the source of the bloodshed and whispered, "Do you... need help?"
The monsters that moments ago locked in a deadly standoff, instantly stilled.
Then they became obsessive, frenzied. Their compound eyes gleamed with a cold crimson light, their insect wings trembling violently and mandibles clicking in eerie unison as they emitted a low, resonant hum.
"...Mother."
In dozens of ancient Narga dialects, they murmured their longing and infatuation.
With their tail hooks, they gently swept aside the dead branches at the boy's feet.
He was the Mother they had awaited for years-the Narga's one and only sovereign.
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