Seol Jihu was a hero who fought for the Federation and humanity’s freedom against the Parasites. There was no reason for him to defect now that Jörmungandr’s activities had stopped. The logical conclusion was that he had something else on his mind.

‘We’ll pretend to welcome him, but in reality, keep an eye on him until he cracks.’

When the time comes, they would strike him and kill him for good, the Army Commanders decided. This was for the sake of their queen, who greedily took Seol Jihu under her wing, knowing that he could be scheming behind her back.

However, Seol Jihu defied everyone’s expectations.

He would have to be alone to contact his comrades, escape the Parasites territory, or attempt any other scheme.

But Seol Jihu was never alone. He was always by the Parasite Queen’s side, 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Curious what he was up to, the Army Commanders decided to spy on him one day. They couldn’t believe their eyes. Seol Jihu was taking a nap on the Parasite Queen’s lap! But this turned out to be one of the less shocking events.

One day, when the Army Commanders arrived at the throne room, they noticed that Seol Jihu was missing and that the Parasite Queen’s bone wings were moving up and down, alternating between the left and right one.

Soon they found out that Seol Jihu was playing with the queen’s wings. “I’ve been curious about these,” he said and claimed that he was helping the Parasite Queen exercise her muscles. “One, two, one, two!” He shouted out loud.

Then, another day, Seol Jihu crawled up the Parasite Queen’s shoulders. He clutched the queen’s tentacle-like hair and pulled. He even jumped...