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Chapter 16 – It’s an Alpha’s World (6.1)

“It’s just an engagement. Just receiving your [positive] intentions is enough,” Xi Jing’an was still trying to persuade Li Rong. “You can keep the mecha for yourself, I’m sure An Ji won’t mind.”

Li Rong turned his head to ask An Ji, “Do you want it?”

Li Rong was dressed in black and he stood in the moonlight.

Starlight streamed through the curtain of night to fall on him making his figure look talk and straight and his gaze was filled with unswerving determination.

It was at that moment when An Ji realized that what Li Rong had said just now was not an excuse or a joke. Li Rong truly wanted to gift him a mecha.

An Ji’s mouth fell open as he stared blankly at Li Rong. His heartbeat gradually got faster and faster.

He wanted it.

He wanted a mecha so badly.

He has wanted a mecha for a long time now. Back when he was still known as the “light of all omegas” and constantly dodging assassination attempts, he has wanted a mecha.

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But at that time, there were only mechas made for alphas and betas on the market. In the thousands of years of imperial history, there had never been a single omega to join the battlefield, so naturally there weren’t any mechas adapted for omegas to use.

At that time, Yu Jingmo had promised to give him a custom-made mecha, but not only did that man not give An Ji a mecha, he even intended to steal his spiritual power during the gland-removal operation…

Spiritual power was required for piloting a mecha. If you did not have spiritual power then that meant you could not pilot a mecha at all.

Upon waking up in this second life, the first thing An Ji thought of was to get himself a mecha. It’s just that he didn’t expect Li Rong to say that he would gift him one before he even had time to act on his thought.

Did Li Rong not think it was unorthodox for an omega to pilot a mecha?

Didn’t gifting an omega a mecha made him too much of a straight man*? What kind of omega would want a mecha?

[*T/N: straight man – In Chinese, calling someone a straight man is like saying that guy is the stereotype of a “straight manly man.” Depending on context it can be used as a joke or a derogative. A “straight man” is often inflexible and he’s not sensitive or considerate. In the story, An Ji is saying Li Rong can’t seem to think from the perspective of a stereotypical omega and is just gifting an omega what an alpha would want.]

Xu Jing’an was so anxious that she was about to get a canker sore. Back on ancient Earth, this would be the equivalent of a man giving his fiancée a fighter jet. In theory it sounded cool, but in actuality it was completely useless. It’s over, it’s over. Her son was definitely going to reject him…

“Mom, I want it.” An Ji said suddenly.

“???”

Xu Jing’an was shocked. “You really want it?”

An Ji said, “Yes, I want to pilot a mecha.”

“Before you can pilot a mecha, do you know how tough the training will be?” Xi Jing’an was certain that he would not be able to persevere through the training. “Your An Yao-gege has to run five kilometers every morning. And every time he comes back from stamina training he’s more dead than alive. Not to mention there are mental exercises too. How can an omega like you endure it?”

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An Ji replied, “No matter how hard things got on the Junk Star, I’ve survived through them all.”

In a place like the Junk Star where resources were extremely scarce, no one would ever pity you just because you were an omega. On the Junk Star, alphas, betas, and omegas were all treated the same way. If you weren’t fast enough, then you would not be able to get food to eat, and if your skills were lacking, you could easily become a corpse beneath someone else’s blade.

Suffering was commonplace for him.

Although these words were true, they accurately hit Xu Jing’an’s sore spot. Guilt and sadness attacked her together, causing her to be silent for a while.

“You can keep it if you want.” Xu Jing’an sighed and finally compromised.

Wasn’t it just some mecha made by that Qing Kong guy? The return gift would have to be worth several planets, but so what? It’s not like the old An family could not afford it.

An Ji’s eyes brightened. “Thank you, Mom!”

An Yanming also said, “Thank you, wife!”

“Scram,” Xu Jing’an laughed and scolded. “Li Rong is giving it to our son. Why is an old man like you joining in the fun?!”

An Ji also laughed. His life after his rebirth was going much smoother than he had imagined. Up until he crawled into bed at night, An Ji still did not feel like this was reality. The happiness made him feel as light as air. It was like he was lying on a cloud.

But An Ji was very aware that the current ease of life did not mean his future would be free of worries.

The joy dissipated, and An Ji began to seriously think about his future life.

The most important things to him were to work hard to become stronger, to be responsible for his own life, and to protect his parents and younger brother.

After that, his next priorities were to stay away from that scum man and to stay with Li Rong.

As for the two children his parents adopted…

He didn’t have much interaction with An Yao, so he didn’t know much about his character. An Ji decided to label him as someone to be wary of.

As for the other adopted son An Ning… in An Ji’s previous life, An Ning had urged An Ji to flee his marriage with the intention of taking Li Rong for himself, but in the end he got rejected. Later, his ambitious heart caused him to go to the Junk Star. He took advantage of the space left by An Ji’s death to become the so-called “light of all omegas.”

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At this point in time, An Ning has yet to cause any disturbances, but An Ji must still be on guard against him and be vigilant of any attacks against the An family.

And then there’s…

An Ji paused for a moment, and a few important words slowly appeared in his mind: Omega Liberation Organization.

Omegas had spontaneously gotten together to form this liberation organization. Their aim was the pursuit of freedom, democracy, and equality for all alphas, betas, and omegas.

If believing in Yu Jingmo was his biggest emotional mistake, then the disintegration of the Omega Liberation Organization was his biggest career regret.

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Chapter 15 – The Things I Want to Give to You

Rumor has it that after the imperial general Jun Rufei obtained a SSS-level mecha manufactured by Qingkong, he bluntly said that “it is easy to obtain the world, but it is hard to commission Qingkong.” It was the general’s greatest compliment to the mecha designer.

To think that Li Rong actually managed to contact Qingkong… and he was even going to give An Ji a customized mecha?

In an instant, the gaze with which An Yanming looked at Li Rong changed. He sighed, “Of course, of course, gifting a mecha is very good.”

As expected of a young man who has taken a fancy to his son. He was indeed reliable.

Xu Jing’an stretched out her hand to grab her husband and complained in a low voice, “What’s wrong with you?”

An Yanming frowned, “What are you doing?”

“What’s the point of gifting a mecha as an engagement present?” Xu Jing’an lowered her voice. She was very annoyed. “I’ve seen alpha and omega engagements gifting estate, jewelry, and even planets, but I’ve never seen someone giving an omega a mecha! It’s both expensive and useless. Moreover, you have to return a gift of the same price. Isn’t that such a big waste of money?”

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An Yanming’s eyes widened: “How is that money wasted? That’s a mecha made by Qingkong!”

“Who cares if it’s Qingkong or Yukong*?” Xu Jing’an poked An Yanming’s chest with her gorgeous and exquisite manicure. Then she said word by word, “Mechas are useless. You have to know that an omega’s frail spiritual power cannot pilot a mecha.”

[*T/N: XJA is making a joke out of Qingkong’s name. Qingkong means “clear sky” and Yukong means “rainy sky.”]

An Yanming said righteously: “It looks good on display!”

Xu Jing’an replied, “Anyways, it’s you who wants to play with mechas. You don’t care if your son is doing well or not!”

An Yanming murmured softly, “What he’s gifting is a mecha by Qingkong. If someone gifted that to me, I would want to get marry…”

“What did you say?” Xu Jing’an glared.

“N- nothing!” An Yanming had strong survival instincts. “I said everything is up to you!”

Hmph, that’s right. Xu Jing’an thought.

Xu Jing’an put on a fervent smile again, and said to Li Rong, “Thank you for taking An Ji to get a customized mecha, but he is an omega, he really can’t operate such a high-end mecha. Why don’t you return it? Don’t waste money needlessly.”

And don’t make us waste money needlessly, she added in her head.

After all, a mecha could not compare to jewelry and precious stones. That kind of toy was extremely expensive. A mecha created by Qingkong was worth the value of several planets. Xu Jing’an didn’t dare to let An Ji accept this kind of hot potato, so she better find an excuse to refuse it.

“It’s fine even if he can’t use it.” Li Rong said lightly. “Just keep it as a toy.”

The smile on Xu Jing’an’s face froze.

An Ji was also surprised. He tugged on Li Rong’s sleeve and said in a low voice, “Wasn’t that just an excuse? Don’t just agree to gift a mecha. It’s not like we can get a Qingkong mecha out of thin air.”

“It’s not an excuse.” Li Rong looked down at him, his dark pupils filled with seriousness, “I’ve wanted to give you one for a long time now.”

It turned out to be the truth?!

An Ji raised his head with a blank expression on his face: “But why?”

Li Rong looked at him silently. His eyes were filled with dense emotions.

Even now Li Rong could still clearly remember the moment he learned of An Ji’s death. And in the long nights that followed, he woke up again and again from nightmares, dripping with cold sweat and regretting his mistakes.

He kept thinking that if only An Ji had a mecha at that time, if only An Ji had a means to protect himself, then he would not have been forced to explode his mental core during the operation and die in a foreign place.

After rebirth, the first thing that Li Rong had to do was to An Ji stronger.

The conventionally beautiful omega was a delicate thing. This was especially so in the Capital Star. The omegas here were educated to be elegant and quiet since they were young. Society arranged for them to learn the arts and etiquette, but refused to let them participate in fighting like alphas and betas.

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Countless ignorant omegas were taught to be modest when they should be fighting, and were taught to restrain their anger when they should be angry. So they turned into exquisite dolls, wearing complicated garments, and waiting for their fate to be married.

Their life was not determined by themselves, but by the quality of character of their marriage partner.

If they married a virtuous partner then it was a life of happiness and bliss, but if they married a bad partner then it was a life of trials and hardships, drifting and hopeless. The most terrifying thing was that when misfortune struck, they did not have the slightest power to resist.

Perhaps there were a lot of people who liked the caged canary type of omega, but Li Rong was definitely not among them.

Compared with beautiful and harmless roses, he would rather his lover cultivate a solid wall of iron, so that he could stand up to others and stand shoulder to shoulder with him in the wind and rain.

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Chapt’r 15 – the things i wanteth to giveth to thee

rum’r has’t yond aft’r the imp’rial gen’ral jun rufei did obtain a sss-level mecha manufactur’d by qingkong, that gent bluntly hath said yond “it is easy to obtaineth the w’rld, but t is hard to commission qingkong. ” t wast the gen’ral’s greatest compliment to the mecha designeth’r.

to bethink yond li rong actually did manage to contact qingkong… and that gent wast coequal going to giveth an ji a customiz’d mecha?

in an instant, the gazeth with which an yanming did look at li rong hath changed. That gent sighed, “of course, of course, gifting a mecha is v’ry valorous. ”

as did expect of a young sir who is’t hast taken a plaited to his son. That gent wast forsooth reliable.

xu jing’an did stretch out h’r handeth to grabeth h’r husband and did complain in a base voice, “what’s wrong with thee?”
an yanming frowned, “what art thee doing?”

“what’s the pointeth of gifting a mecha as an engagement presenteth?” xu jing’an base’r’d h’r voice. The lady wast v’ry annoy’d. “i’ve seen alpha and omega engagements gifting estate, jewelry, and coequal planets, but i’ve nev’r seen someone giving an omega a mecha! it’s both expensive and hilding. M’reov’r, thee has’t to returneth a gift of the same price. Isn’t yond such a big wasteth of wage?”

an yanming’s eyes widened: “how is yond wage did waste? that’s a mecha madeth by qingkong!”

“who cares if ‘t be true it’s qingkong ‘r yukong*?” xu jing’an pok’d an yanming’s chest with h’r g’rgeous and exquisite manicure.

Then the lady hath said w’rd by w’rd, “mechas art bootless. Thee has’t to knoweth yond an omega’s frail spiritual pow’r cannot piloteth a mecha. ”

[*t/n: xja is making a gleek out of qingkong’s nameth. Qingkong means “clear sky” and yukong means “rainy sky. ”]

an yanming hath said righteously: “it looks valorous on displayeth!”

xu jing’an did reply, “anyways, it’s thee who is’t wanteth to playeth with mechas. Thee don’t careth if ‘t be true thy son is doing well ‘r not!”

an yanming did murmur softly, “what he’s gifting is a mecha by qingkong. If ‘t be true someone gift’d yond to me, i wouldst wanteth to receiveth marry…”

“what didst thee sayeth?” xu jing’an glar’d.

“n- nothing!” an yanming hadst stout survival instincts. “i hath said ev’rything is up to thee!”

hmph, that’s right. Xu jing’an bethought.

xu jing’an putteth on a f’rvent smileth again, and hath said to li rong, “thank thee f’r taking an ji to receiveth a customiz’d mecha, but that gent is an omega, that gent very much can’t op’rate such a high-end mecha. Wherefore don’t thee returneth t? don’t wasteth wage needlessly. ”

and don’t maketh us wasteth wage needlessly, the lady did add in h’r headeth.

aft’r all, a mecha couldst not compareth to jewelry and precious stones. Yond kind of toy wast extremely expensive. A mecha did create by qingkong wast w’rth the value of sev’ral planets. Xu jing’an didn’t dareth to alloweth an ji accepteth this kind of hot potato, so the lady bett’r findeth an colours to refuseth t.

“it’s fine coequal if ‘t be true that gent can’t useth t. ” li rong hath said lightly. “just keepeth t as a toy. ”

the smileth on xu jing’an’s visage did freeze.

an ji wast eke surpris’d. That gent tugg’d on li rong’s sleeve and hath said in a base voice, “wasn’t yond just an colours? don’t just concur to gift a mecha. It’s not liketh we can receiveth a qingkong mecha out of thin air. ”

“it’s not an colours. ” li rong did look down at that gent, his dark pupils did fill with s’riousness, “i’ve did want to giveth thee one f’r a longeth timeth anon. ”

t did turn out to beest the sooth?!

an ji hath raised his headeth with a blank expression on his visage: “but wherefore?”

li rong did look at that gent silently. His eyes w’re did fill with dense emotions.

coequal anon li rong couldst still clearly rememb’r the moment that gent learn’d of an ji’s death. And in the longeth nights yond hath followed, that gent did wake up again and again from conceit, dripping with bitter cold did sweat and regretting his mistakes.

that gent hath kept bethinking yond if ‘t be true only an ji hadst a mecha at yond timeth, if ‘t be true only an ji hadst a means to protecteth himself, then that gent wouldst not has’t been f’rc’d to explodeth his mental c’re during the op’ration and kicketh the bucket in a f’reign lodging.

aft’r rebirth, the first thing yond li rong hadst to doth wast to an ji stout’r.

the conventionally quite quaint omega wast a delicate thing. This wast especially so in the capital star. The omegas h’re w’re did educate to beest elegant and quiet since those gents w’re young. Society did arrange f’r those folk to learneth the arts and etiquette, but did refuse to alloweth those folk participateth in fighting liketh alphas and betas.

countless ign’rant omegas w’re did teach to beest chariest at which hour those gents shouldst beest fighting, and w’re did teach to restrain their ang’r at which hour those gents shouldst beest fell. So those gents did turn into exquisite dolls, wearing complicat’d garments, and waiting f’r their fate to beest did marry.

their life wast not det’rmin’d by themselves, but by the quality of charact’r of their feather-bed partn’r.

if ‘t be true those gents did marry a chariest partn’r then t wast a life of happiness and bliss, but if ‘t be true those gents did marry a lacking valor partn’r then t wast a life of trials and hardships, drifting and hopeless. The most t’rrifying thing wast yond at which hour misf’rtune did strike, those gents didst not has’t the slightest pow’r to intermit.

p’rhaps th’re w’re a lot of people who is’t did like the cag’d canary typeth of omega, but li rong wast forsooth not ‘mongst those folk.

did compare with quite quaint and harmless roses, that gent wouldst rath’r his lov’r cultivate a solid mure of iron, so yond that gent couldst standeth up to oth’rs and standeth shouldst’r to shouldst’r with that gent in the windeth and raineth

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