O Pretends To Be B for the Violent Admiral – Chapter 63: The Admiral’s Mark

Can I?”

Luo Ran’s pheromones made him somewhat……unable to control himself.

At this moment, Luo Ran had his head buried in Lucas’s arms, unconsciously emitting pheromones.

An Alpha would be induced by an Omega’s pheromones to go into rut and lose his mind. Lucas was an SSS Alpha, so there had never been an Omega who could affect him, and he had been basically isolated from the pheromones in the outside world.

But Luo Ran was an SSS Omega, someone he had given a temporary mark to before, and……

He was the person he liked.

Lucas had no ability to refuse him.

His breathing was even heavier than Luo Ran’s.

However a temporary mark and teasing were completely different from suppressing someone with pheromones. Unless it was in a moment of crisis like before, Lucas was unwilling to mark him unless Luo Ran was willing.

“Can I?” Lucas hugged Luo Ran tightly and urgently asked again.

“…….” Luo Ran panted heavily and didn’t know how to answer.

The first time, he was marked by an inebriated Lucas, and the second time, Lucas acted during an emergency while he was unconscious. 

Luo Ran had never experienced being actively and consciously marked.

He gripped Lucas’s shoulders harder and harder, and the pain became increasingly more unbearable.

Luo Ran couldn’t stand it any longer.

“Luo Ran…….!” Lucas looked distressed. “Can I or not!”

Luo Ran closed his eyes and said in a whisper: “Can anyone see……”

There seemed to be no other option.

If he was not marked by Lucas, even if he gritted his teeth and endured the pain, it would damage his spiritual power in the long run.

He had to rely on Lucas’s pheromone therapy.

“No.” Lucas turned sideways to block Luo Ran and said: “I’ll know if someone comes.”

The two men were huddling in the corner at this moment, covered by the curtains. Luo Ran was pressed against the glass window, and the night illumination spilled in, coating Luo Ran in a layer of silver light.

Although he knew that no one could see in from outside, Luo Ran could see the scenery outside and his own faint reflection, so he was still very tense and ill at ease.

A mark……

Let Lucas mark him……

Did he really want to do it?

Luo Ran was suddenly a bit lost in thought.

He saw the scene behind Lucas change.

A sky that was dyed blood red.

This was a scene that Luo Ran had never experienced, and he was struck with confusion.

“Luo Ran.” Lucas gripped Luo Ran’s chin, forcing him to look up at him, and said word by word, “Trust me.”

“…….”

Luo Ran took a deep breath, lowered his head toward Lucas, and exposed the Omega gland on the back of his neck in silent acquiescence. 

Facing this sort of defenseless trust of an Omega, no Alpha could resist.

Lucas held Luo Ran’s waist with one hand and pressed the back of his head with the other.

With Luo Ran’s head lowered, he could see the line connecting his neck to his shoulder with the most perfect proportions. The skin of his neck was covered by a high collar all year-round, delicate and fair.

The closer he got, the better he could smell the elegant and fragrant scent of white tea.

The scent was very light, and even the pheromones had a sense of distance.

The pheromones went to his head, and he wanted to possess this unfathomable person in front of him.

Lucas bowed his head and bit down on the soft, slightly protruding skin.

“Wu……”

The moment the pheromones invaded his body, Luo Ran’s brow tensed and he subconsciously tried to escape, but Lucas’s hands were like big iron clamps, and he couldn’t move.

The overwhelming pheromones pouring into his body through the glands made Luo Ran feel only one thing from his limbs to his brain — the feeling of being marked.

……Being taken.

The temporary marking only lasted for a moment before Lucas finished, moving away from Luo Ran’s gland.

Lucas gently rubbed the back of Luo Ran’s head and said: “It’s okay, it’s okay.”

Luo Ran was completely unable to remain upright, and leaned his entire weight on Lucas.

“Don’t cry, it won’t hurt anymore.” Lucas covered Luo Ran’s eyes with his palm.

Luo Ran was taken aback for a moment, and only then noticed that his eyes were misted over, but he wasn’t really crying, either. It was just the physiological tears from being marked.

“I’m not crying.”

After being marked, Luo Ran’s storm of stabbing pain suddenly disappeared. Although the pain was still buzzing in his head, it was within his tolerable range.

The pain gradually receded, and Luo Ran felt it was miraculous.

Luo Ran continued to try to stay upright, but didn’t notice that he was encircling Lucas’s neck with his arms.

“Luo Ran,” Lucas said hoarsely, “Stop moving.”

Luo Ran was taken aback.

He was pressed against Lucas, and felt a place that shouldn’t be felt.

It was.

Rock solid.

Luo Ran: “…….”

Lucas: “…….”

Only then did Luo Ran come to a realization, and hurriedly retrieve the pheromones that he had put out indiscriminately.

Luo Ran’s cheeks were originally red, but now his whole body was red.

“I, I’m sorry……” Luo Ran stepped back, leaning against the windowsill with his hands propped against the wall, and his words became disordered again.

Lucas said fiercely: “You bastard.”

“I’m sorry.” Luo Ran lowered his head, not daring to look at Lucas.

Lucas had never encountered this sort of thing before, and his love felt redundant.

Now that it had come to this point, only then did Luo Ran realize something in a trance.

Lucas would actually…….

Lucas said: “Wait for me.”

He turned around and strode into the bathroom. Luo Ran heard a splash, and then saw Lucas come out with his hair soaked in cold water, drops of it rolling down his face.

Lucas wiped his face and stepped forward to pick up Luo Ran horizontally.

“Admiral?

“Don’t move. I’ll take you home.”

. . . . . . 

Soon after, Luo Ran used his terminal to contact the class leader, saying that he needed to go back to the office for an urgent matter. Then, perhaps because of the attack and subsequent marking, Luo Ran leaned against Lucas and fell asleep in a daze.

When Luo Ran awoke, he found himself lying on the bed in the office, while Lucas was sleeping on the sofa.

Luo Ran sat up and touched the back of his neck.

Perhaps because Lucas bit so hard, there were teeth marks on the gland.

It ached, and was also a little numb.

Luo Ran spaced out a bit.

Spiritual trauma could take years to heal. Now that he had been seriously injured……

Would he have to keep asking Lucas for pheromones?

Luo Ran gave a quiet sigh and got up to prepare Lucas’s breakfast and clothing.

Later, Luo Ran and Lucas investigated the Chamber of Commerce and Huntsman.

It wasn’t unusual that Huntsman was able to appear in the capital’s black market when Luobing came to visit, but this time he was at a restaurant.

This felt like they were fighting a war, and the enemy was directly standing at the door of their own battleship control room.

Too strange.

Both Luo Ran and Lucas had suspicions in their hearts.

The Imperial army wasn’t this useless, so someone must have coordinated from the inside.

In the past, they knew that there was a powerful person supporting him, but now they even directly settled him in the Chamber of Commerce. Perhaps……

“It’s probably the royal family.” Lucas tossed the official documents aside and said: “The council and the Viscount don’t have the capability.”

It was even more impossible for it to be someone from the military department. The interior of the Imperial Military Headquarters was like an iron pipe, without a single hole.

“En, but we need an in-depth investigation and evidence.” Luo Ran stood by the desk and said: “Unless we have full confidence and solid evidence, we cannot make any accusations against His Highness the First Prince.”

They had discovered so far that the Lion Hunters were a chamber of commerce that had recently settled in the capital. Because of its outstanding ability, it was brought under the command of the First Prince Zhou Mingyu and then took over some pharmaceutical factories owned by him.

The planet J9 was Zhou Mingyu’s inherited personal territory, and many pharmaceutical and medical equipment factories had been built there. It could be regarded as one of Zhou Mingyu’s small treasuries, and now he was actually willing to give it up to others and let the chamber of commerce take over.

After the takeover, more drugs were shipped and the prices were greatly reduced so that they basically sold at cost, and a lot were sold within a short time.

Luo Ran and the investigation team carefully counted the ingredients. According to the price, they were not making any money at all.

“The cost is 7 interstellar coins, and the unit price is 7.” Lucas glanced at the report and frowned, saying, “Is this correct?”

“After the chamber of commerce took over, the ingredients remained the same, but the price was adjusted like this.” Luo Ran said: “There is no possibility that the ingredients were changed. We have all of the medications from before and after the chamber of commerce took over, and they were sent to the lab for testing. They’re the same.”

“Tsk.” Lucas raised an eyebrow.

This was really strange.

“We will continue to investigate.” Luo Ran paused, then said: “By the way, Admiral, there is also progress on the matter of the birthday banquet.”

“En? Are there any clues about that bastard?” Lucas immediately regained his energy, and said fiercely, “It’s been too long.”

“……No. However, the investigation team checked for an Omega in white clothes, and found that His Highness the Second Prince’s secretary met the description. After the investigation, there was an unexpected harvest.”

Luo Ran said: “We found out that he brought……aphrodisiac drugs, condoms, and pheromone-masking spray to the Second Prince that night.”

Lucas: “…….”

? ?

Lucas bared his teeth: “No way, how many people were in bed after midnight that night? On the day of the old king’s birthday, was the feng sui so good on that day that everyone wanted to mess around and reproduce?”

Luo Ran: “…….”

Lucas smacked the table and choked with resentment: “I’m a dignified admiral, why do I have to investigate these messy bed affairs?!”

A dignified person who led soldiers into battle felt like he was about to become a private investigator for domestic affairs.

And……if the investigation continued, he feared that he would have to check into everyone’s sexual affairs from that night.

Luo Ran tentatively said: “Then how about we not investigate it? Let’s focus on the mastermind behind the scenes……”

“Investigate!” Lucas smacked the table and said: “We must investigate! I won’t give up until I find out who that bastard who climbed into my bed is. Fucking shameless, I hate others plotting against me like this the most!”

“……Oh.” Luo Ran was all smiles.

Then Luo Ran said: “Just in case……the investigation team will continue to look into what happened with the Second Prince.”

After all, he declared that he had no lover, but that night, he sneaked into a room with an unknown person and used pheromone spray afterwards.

Lucas tapped his fingers on the table lightly, and suddenly said: “Are you still in pain?”

Luo Ran paused, then said with a smile: “It doesn’t hurt anymore. I’m much better.”

“Get off work early today. I can read any urgent documents you didn’t finish.”

Luo Ran brushed the loose hair behind his ears and lowered his head with a smile: “Thank you, Admiral. I’ll go to military headquarters to prepare first.”

In two days, Lucas would leave the capital again.

This time, Lucas was going to the military station on the border of Luobing to reorganize the army with the general of Luobing — Admiral Mu Yuan.

Previously, because everyone traded UNK from the ice mine, a final agreement was reached that the Luobing army and the Imperial army would merge, and the Luobing army could also be used by Lucas. Of course, Lucas must also protect the Luobing people like he protected the Empire.

Now that Luobing was finally prepared, they were waiting for Lucas to sign the agreement with them and discuss with Admiral Mu the deployment and allocation of troops.

Although there was no war, Lucas still had to leave for three or four days.

This should be the only job Lucas had during his vacation. After all, this job could not be handed over to others, and Luobing would not recognize anyone else.

Lucas suddenly said: “Luo Ran, you will set off with me in two days.”

“You can’t refuse.”

“Ah…….?” Luo Ran paused, then said: “Admiral, you don’t need my professional ability for this trip.”

Unless there were special circumstances like before, Lucas would not take him along in battle or for military parades.

Lucas answered naturally: “But I need you.”

“…….”

After a moment, Lucas touched his nose: “I mean, you need my pheromones.”

Lucas said: “You were marked by me just now, and because of your spiritual state, you will become dependent on my pheromones.”

What if Luo Ran had a fit or encountered trouble, and he wasn’t there?

“It’s only three or four days, there’s no need.” Luo Ran said with a smile: “I can deal with it myself.”

“Luo Ran.” Lucas got up, walked up to him, and said: “Even if we aren’t lovers, you can still rely on me.”

Luo Ran was taken aback.

“I need your help a lot, and I depend on you, so you can do the same.” Lucas scratched the back of his head and said: “If you have problems and difficulties, don’t always think about dealing with them alone. You can come and tell me, and I’ll handle it.”

“…….” Luo Ran stared blankly at Lucas.

“…….Okay.” For a moment, Luo Ran lowered his head and didn’t let Lucas see his expression.

“I, I’ll leave first.”

Luo Ran strode out, a little embarrassed. 

. . . . . .

That night, Luo Ran had a dream.

In the dream, he had gone back to when he graduated.

He used to dream about bad memories from school, and often dreamt about the time when he first became Lucas’s secretary, the turmoil between the two and Lucas’s fierce manner.

After all, those things had emotional ups and downs, and were easier to recall.

But during this time, he dreamt about them less and nearly forgot about them.

After graduating from high school, most of his classmates continued their studies in university, but he chose to work.

He was considered an adult, and work was not difficult to find.

It was only that the salary was naturally not high, and he worked three jobs at once, one during the day, one in the evening, and one all night. He could only sleep a little each day, so he was of course very tired.

It was a winter night.

There should be few people on the streets after midnight, but that night was different. Luo Ran could see that many people had come out, and the streets were crowded.

— Tonight, they were releasing sky lanterns for blessings.

Luo Ran could see volunteers pushing handcarts around and distributing paper sky lanterns to everyone.

Paper dissolved in water, and the candles inside were also artificial, so that they wouldn’t cause any pollution or fire.

“Hurry, hurry! Come get a sky lantern. They will be released later at three o’clock!”

Luo Ran was working at a bar, and the working hours were very tricky, from midnight to early morning.

Fortunately, this was a high-end bar. Not everyone could afford to drink there, and it was a place with standards, so there were few customers.

When there were few customers, Luo Ran was called to go out and solicit them.

A heavy winter snowfall was coming down, and it was quite cold outside, so Luo Ran stood there and rubbed his hands together, waiting for others to pass by.

His lips were chapped and his face was pale.

He felt so cold after standing for such a long time……

But now that there were so many people, he didn’t dare to go up and solicit them.

He felt……a little ashamed.

“Little brother over there, do you want to send up a sky lantern together, ah?” The volunteer said with a smile: “Come and pray for the admiral of the Empire.”

Luo Ran gazed at the lantern shining in the winter night, and said in a daze: “I want to……”

It looked so warm, ah.

Luo Ran took the sky lantern and immediately felt his frozen fingers and numb palms warm up.

It really was warm.

Luo Ran was very satisfied, and hugged the sky lantern to use it as a stove.

After fifteen minutes, everyone sent up their sky lanterns together.

Lucas was still on the battlefield at the moment. It was said that the battle was not going well, and Lucas was also slightly injured, so the people of the Empire wanted to pray for him.

The sky lit up as densely packed sky lanterns slowly ascended, filling it with brilliant sparks like tens of thousands of stars, lit by the people of the Empire for the dark night sky.

So beautiful……

Luo Ran was stunned.

But he was reluctant to let go of the sky lantern in his hands.

It was so warm.

He thought to himself that he would hold it for a while longer, and then let it go after the heavy snow stopped. Yes, that should be fine…..

It was said that today was also the first anniversary of the death of Admiral Alton, so the people chose today for that reason.

The admiral should also be very sad…..after all, Alton was his “father” in the true sense of the word.

Was the admiral the same as him? He also had no one to rely on.

But……it was fine, the admiral would surely win. If he worked harder and was more self-reliant, he would be able to overcome this hurdle with his family.

Luo Ran stood at the end of the alley and held the sky lantern, thinking wildly.

The heavy snow didn’t stop until early in the morning, and Luo Ran was about to finish work for the day.

He felt a little guilty for occupying the admiral’s sky lantern all night.

Luo Ran thought for a moment, then took a pen out of his pocket and carefully wrote on the sky lantern paper.

He thought to himself that although the sky lantern was released late, it should be enough to be sincere.

— I wish for the admiral to be safe and healthy during his trip.

— I wish for the admiral’s battle to go well, and for him to win as soon as possible.

— I wish for the admiral to be happy every day.

— I wish that all of the good luck will go to the admiral.

— I wish……

Luo Ran continued to search his mind, writing down all the blessings he could think of.

— I wish for the admiral to find a partner soon, someone to take care of him and make him happy!

Even this was written down, and the paper was full of densely packed words.

Then Luo Ran added another line with some embarrassment.

— Thank you for making me feel so warm last night.

Luo Ran’s legs were a little sore from standing, so he crouched down on the steps, paused, and then added a line at the bottom corner.

— I wish for the admiral and I to find happiness soon.

This line of words was so small that it was almost invisible.

Luo Ran thought, all of the luck went to the admiral of the Empire who was protecting them, but he could take a little bit for himself.

Then, as the sun came out, a sky lantern slowly lifted into the sky.

Rather unique and beautiful.