which isn't helped by the author having the characters describe a what-if scenario whereupon *if* the ML was more successful earlier, then the MC's father could have survived & brought back the MC'S egg... And the ML could have watched the MC break out of the shell, learn to walk, and just grow up... and then whiplash the MC talks about his secret kinks. I'm trying so hard to ignore the 100 year age gap, and this & the MC calling the ML "Uncle" all the time does not help. I honestly would rather ship the ML with the MC'S father in the what if scenario... and was rather hoping the MC *was* his father, but like reverted to an egg as a self-defense mechanism or form of evolution, but sadly that wasn't the case. I really don't think the author needed to have such an extreme age gap... it could have easily been reworked to 20 years without any real difference to the story.

At least the ML isn't g*ooming the MC. The ML sort of just lets the MC do what he wants... partially because the MC has the ability to just leave whenever he wants & has already done this. And if the ML did do anything, he'd lose his chance with the MC. Like part of the MC'S shtick is because he is so OP, he doesn't need anybody to do him favors, and the entire Universe will just bend itself to his will eventually, because he is so OP.

The last 2 chapters rather than building up more details/ resolution for a solid ending, instead jump to fleshing out the alternate what if scenario. Because apparently crowning new Royalty means all issues are gone now? So the author just drops it. But for the whatif scenario, on the plus side, they don't have as huge of an age gap, since the ML is in his 40s? But the MC hatches into his hands, wants to kiss him at age 3, and is motivated on becoming the ML's partner at a very young age. And other characters be like, oh, you see yourself as the 3 year old's father? And ML is like I am not sure if that is it? And MC wants to learn all the languages to tell ML he loves him romantically around that age... and the reader/ ML follow MC'S growth here. But to the ML's credit, he does (briefly) volunteer to get another Zerg for the MC'S s*xual evolution into becoming an adult.... but no, the MC'S life goal is the ML only here. I guess the other male zergs solved inequality & the enemy country offscreen, so the MC can be wholly devoted to the ML in this scenario??? Wait, no, I think that hasn't been resolved yet... since the what if scenario is all MC'S growth to ML before becoming an adult. And the ML thinks, oh, if only he discovered MC loved him sooner?? Then ML would actually be having s*x with a minor, before Said minor had their evolution to becoming an adult via s*x....

I'm guessing that the MC is still a Transmigrator? Not sure at what age, but it would make more sense in terms of his, um, desires for romance like some love at first site werewolf mate genre vibes... when in the original timeline he is so much more sharp & wary of romance... it feels like some strange rebirth of the current MC into that life, which wouldn't make sense either? Hopefully, the official translation is more clear... but this isn't really a series I have a strong desire to re-read.