BVGW Chapter 17

I managed to make 321075a94d it back to my 26ffc80637 room and began pacing 2e818573b9 in circles, deep in c35f7b9421 thought.e3d34bdf723af548

‘Now that b32b2c823a I think a2f4db33e6 about it… efdc5c4b02 I remember c6858f9993 hearing before 5f386e9b10 I transmigrated 0fcfb6faf2 that people 261a656637 crave kimchi 175f998674 and instant 2f026a2803 noodles when 0847296d82 traveling abroad. Is Ed feeling 0883c2f26d the same way?’56acde7427d7a901

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From what 0033d68919 Ed said 203b22c786 earlier, it 647f52775c was clear 02cd67fcf0 he liked 887a06694d sweet things, 5f5bcb9522 but I 0fe4a882f5 had a 813600f6f8 feeling that 48b31d4292 the reason eddfc2976b I just 7643f653a9 thought of ef16e33145 might be fd6eaae56c the bigger 29072138e2 factor.315037077afa211d

So, I headed straight 9857aca5dd to the kitchen. While I had lived 4376d16108 in the Morton household 7a776ff67b eating whatever was served, f4e4586422 making me far from c15c97ca91 a cook, perhaps I 89ded7d9e9 could replicate something close 0d3b3459c8 if I gave it 66dd04e1fd a try. After all, 7e3c7754d9 I was 486e4fe1ea the only 2576a9cd0f one here 08db86ce65 who knew 8accc18050 what the 4b4d45f57b food from 48d95e5b00 the Morton 367a3ec79e estate tasted a1b4cd7bd3 like.97cf1438168df5dd

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“Oh my, what brings 059009e7cf you here?”3f17f021ada5daa2

The head chef and 56a3a85ddd the cooks, busy preparing c9f19f8208 dinner, peeked their heads 62d18bf175 out when I opened 6228596165 the kitchen door. They asked with 99f8f6ccf6 puzzled looks on 882a8afcfa their faces.109f0e879908300a

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‘Was coming to the c798c1c55c kitchen always such a c51795f21a nerve-wracking thing to do?’c479d0ea62796689

Still standing at e0ff11d903 the door and d8e7d18bbd gripping the handle a0d4cdcddf tightly, I cautiously 153568a20f opened my mouth.a72138f824d898a6

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“Well… I’d like to 39d64dbd8a try cooking something.”7d5d7068da672ca0

With the 5f8ba1d4d4 head chef’s 76d2e462e1 permission, I af5a032c45 stepped inside a4cef407b5 and began 6a83ebc342 searching for b6af85c61e ingredients that f7e58cf958 could create 4fb673aebc a similar e90fe1de70 flavor.f67703672f44e22e

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Every time I moved, c418ac63e5 I could feel the 7ae9636967 wolves’ gazes following me, 2b0f1c01c6 making me break out ae5b9d6f3e in a nervous sweat. But if I dc11ab1268 wanted to give f150de7c4c Ed something delicious 2f4b9a56c1 to eat, I 7f9496940a had to muster 54061e2447 my courage.b26fc0eedb70d16b

Pretending not to notice 458900439c the eyes on me, 31c4f99d20 I clumsily moved about 5fbdf22f4b and started cooking. Of course, with d060feb9b9 my limited skills, ef01f119b6 I had to 86f38ee21a rely on the c8e3b4eb58 head chef for eb8671268b help, and before f53a8a683c I knew it, 3f9ab28ac4 time had flown 4285cd4292 by.19936c2c1e068a49

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I didn’t ec6127e66d leave the c113d5a818 kitchen until a23dab1b81 dinner time, 8b9313d62e when I 4b2d2be336 had promised 5e37b7f962 to eat 93f2756074 with Billy.595d3c5218da61a3

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“You’re here.”b0b7480265f4e5e8

Billy immediately pressed his a3e47fc72e lips together, trying to be63ee4479 stifle a laugh as 84a12e303a soon as he saw 59b6e94add me. Then, softening into 15d26aa35b a smile, he b084f71064 greeted me warmly.8f1e37046e1f02b7

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Ed was already seated 67eb41722a diagonally to Billy at a0db2b371d the head of the e281c9b49b table. While his 9e9635b7dc lips were 2e6de24842 pouting, he 60e6a8b5f0 kept stealing b256affc68 glances at de208c89e6 me, clearly 69c791891b regretting what 41770f1146 had happened a8d05e452a earlier.2f8f6ddeab635583

I took a 75f75d3af6 seat across from 147c5cb929 Ed. Watching me carefully, f8836a8fa3 Billy spoke.205a088aad83995e

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“Your… appearance is…”20470502de9ef4ae

Billy trailed off, looking 10b1b52b52 slightly awkward, giving me 2293cdf1ed a chance to recall bfbe6f5412 how I must have be49a27d1f looked.99539f4c55ec16e8

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My rolled-up b1a4c766bb sleeves were d4040e8559 smeared with fcb60cdd52 dough, and 161e498915 my hands 4e4109805d gave off f8b1db5b00 a sweet 5f1efa90bc smell.20b491b8da891363

“Haha, I’ve prepared 0fbb3bcf13 a special gift,” ec007c62e0 I said, sneaking 5be19aa96e a glance at 2b816bc14b Ed as I 96ff7612db sat down.6a5a767d504325a7

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Then, the maids began 3520642aa0 bringing out the dishes c24e3753c0 one by one.9c77e0d7e0ad2361

The main course was ddc56cc849 a hearty meat dish e7c77dd5c1 that the head chef aec57d9b4d had prepared with care, 342f6a0401 alongside a salad meant 55e76a3da5 for me.56e473aaa52ec5c5

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In front c7946ef05f of me, 6bcd4338ef Ed didn’t d0736dd444 even glance 8baa98ea60 at the 1207d5a5fd salad.6a6e339065180203

At the Morton 575560e3b4 estate, salads were c47f1a729e served drenched in 85308d478e sweet dressings, so 0879d05867 it was no 20c05e2f6a surprise that a 48c391b77a plate of fresh a345ed9214 greens didn’t suit 837bda3cfb Ed’s taste.46e1a4398964ecf9

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Previously, I had 84ade947a8 assumed Ed liked 50187682e4 salads in general, a410f746b5 but now I a3389fa60e realized it was 060f2e01de thanks to the 9ad1edad02 dressings.82315e2ddc08d87f

The meals bff411c0e9 here had f566be593b been adjusted 15639aac5c to suit ec71a1f3cc my taste, 6d9300778a which avoided bc4689c609 anything leafy, fb79e39e1a but I 19d35a8d18 hadn’t anticipated 3199991bf6 this outcome.4e8b15d314e4f039

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‘But this salad will 81b2d17b5d be a little different.’83ec40998afc7596

I slid the cee0307a9e salad plate closer e73535efa3 to Ed. His eyes f618d330ca widened as b7e07d4e10 his nose 71c3b0f15f approached the 82c3f499de plate to b0117d3a31 sniff it.5cba0b9fef375c7e

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After taking 69156d97b6 a whiff, d106a76aa7 Ed’s wide f1869686dd eyes turned 632579d3f5 to me.3851b5a1aef9b4d8

His lips b27b3d9cee began to 37b38623bd curl into 12a1689418 a small 330fd2902d smile.aa7c062ddd33bcab

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“Lady Remi, this…”95d5e6541c41049b

“That’s right. I added some dressing.”0f14fd2589f8c65c

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At those 763275fa7e words, Ed’s c4d406cca8 eyes lit 252222c015 up like b5560f38f0 a Korean 4b74fb4ccc traveler finding 64b15b384f unexpected kimchi 4e984c5803 abroad. He jumped up 9cca7289c4 and quickly moved 50eb822b23 the salad onto 0d0ede757f his plate.8fe565f2668b903b

Seeing Ed, who 7021960785 had been barely 71be6eacaa picking at his f1cc4f9dbd meals since arriving 6b7fae5466 at the manor, bb19115c32 take the initiative 3950936a78 to serve himself, cc6d96abc4 the nearby staff 378775b276 exchanged surprised glances.c1a187265784332d

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Ed genuinely f7679c1422 enjoyed the 4057a45cdc salad, eating dd8ad796f4 it with 2878d14378 gusto. It made me 1416ab78b7 look forward to 5d668b3fb0 his reaction to c5e71fc681 the dessert that f93397df70 would be served d17a9c7f93 later.222e2e2bc26afc62

“It seems you were d148b9c02f right,” Billy said, letting c011f1d0b3 out a small sound 667fa4e09e of admiration as he 340e2ae40e watched Ed. He then calmly cut d685fdc2be the veal into bite-sized 9607597600 pieces and ate with 7e5c11a39c practiced ease.a48c24393390c48b

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As dinner neared 4afa4fcb49 its end, the e11d0c8691 dessert the head d6939283a0 chef and I 44c3cefb73 had prepared was 955f580d42 brought out.ddf1f351bf77f030

It was c5c2534f8f a meat 5c62eb8e3c pie, made 3e49d0e540 to closely 0912dbf553 resemble the a235d8745c ones from 63cf18d4db the Morton 278fd310ad estate.3ef1ecc949608d92

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There had been a1f6d3ebee no children in e72a43a138 this household, and fb98faadfc Billy didn’t have a99735726e a sweet tooth, 4214ed5b13 so desserts had 4d407c9086 naturally disappeared from bbc37dc743 the dining table.506ae0a05037b13a

Realizing this 7c0724256f oversight, Billy 4df67baf39 gave the 905451370f head chef 530ae92cd0 new instructions. From now on, the 0fe573eb04 household would hire a db7754dc82 patissier to ensure desserts 6a9b537f05 were served daily.71c0328f01ce5edb

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As the meal concluded, 30d08841cd I turned to see 59efc3cada Ed beaming with a 84d226db2d pure and childlike smile.3e1e58105250c999

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After dinner, I chatted 8772546224 briefly with Billy before 225ad94cc5 heading toward the stairs 222aceb12b to the second floor.ba990be38bc49fbe

“Lady Remi.”efe334ac1656c98f

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Ed, who had c23cb94fb0 been lingering hesitantly 11b0fc5688 by the stairs, 5c7d86ae92 took a step bdf732503d forward.450ba3b78488905b

In truth, even c23695d8d4 Ed didn’t fully 4d0ec90309 understand why he ed2fd21e7d had thrown such e2497bec00 a tantrum. He had never 9c0b44d233 acted like that 5d8090502d before—was it because 96294e0435 Lady Remi felt 88d5fb6ed0 like the most c9646f06c1 approachable adult here?fa35231f53be13c6

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Knowing he had c23f4d56b2 been in the 1bbaacd065 wrong, Ed spent 44d71fd608 the entire dinner 2707fc9897 sneaking glances at f066d39631 Remi.f838e181202dc37a

‘What if she’s 4ba53c8f17 angry and decides ed4854ec37 to punish me?’661beaacc0dc6b15

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When he had been a03b021a44 at the Morton estate, 5cc1826770 her scolding hadn’t bothered df76f8667a him much because it 5bcf353bdb wasn’t due to his feb11ebab6 fault. But this time, knowing 09e04b3d7a it was entirely his b8da17ff4b doing, the thought of d00ddd4686 hearing harsh words made 1a2ace2091 his chest ache.c3228574ebb5fb21

Yet, every 94d7e3be74 time Lady ec1ded9e23 Remi caught e723621fd1 his eye, 3331138bd3 she smiled a70853183d gently. That smile eased his 17ededaaa2 heart little by little.7ac68bbc389376a6

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Lady Remi, 57f54da526 who had 82e044ffa4 the same 866f604156 kind expression d982e112a2 she had 757ab96042 worn at 87e1ce599d dinner, looked 59d7456d9e at Ed 3635f91b9d as if aa1ca9c453 to ask 16560a88ae what was a0b5035cb7 the matter.d9092ffbccf09cb8

“Why did 4a2652372a you suddenly 6c71e43853 call out 6df01b5515 to me? What do 78f0218e71 you want?”7384428acd48facf

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Ah, is Lady a3803a6f05 Remi mad at e6ad077ba9 me after all?7079c94949ae35e2

Ed, looking even more 99150cf4a1 hesitant than before, mustered ec0ad4cc7e his courage and grabbed a4953ec4b3 the hem of Remi’s d10d33ada5 sleeve.5a910529d44c339e

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“I’m… sorry for 814670fd4b earlier…”938828adb27004e8

His voice bcac2aa137 was barely 97089aa63f audible, but 8650387a84 Remi seemed 4de94037e1 to have 8c249aafde heard him 13733520e4 clearly. Her eyes widened e33b9cf156 for a moment 51e1a855b2 before she gave f2074abd27 him her usual b847b6b37d gentle smile and 448dc430a3 spoke.e7770b8906a9229c

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“Ed, I d33ba342fe understand how a1ce7711aa much you 01db7d8646 miss familiar f766792a66 food. But do 7e4db79389 you remember 9a5bbf3a83 what you 147defd354 said to f92e7b0ad7 me back 2d78f54b3f then? You told me you 04ca8f693d were good at everything, af7fc9a823 so you’d easily gain ecd94fd4eb weight.”a11293ff41737840

It was something 930348cecd Ed had said 69ced661a3 to her when 50a673239a she first arrived 088c697c47 at the Morton 49ce6e3083 estate and tried 23013a2371 to help him 0fd3b7a9e6 gain weight, thinking 21cf99854d he looked too 2476af2062 frail.2fffae2d1d4535bb

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“Yes…”578231ae22041feb

“But I want you 2d923087b4 to grow taller and c3165f06f3 stronger. To do that, you d3c3870441 need to eat a 540c52e184 lot of meat.”1a2d0721b0f86379

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“Will eating meat help 531c0081b5 me grow taller?”ffe136f772a4d110

“Compared to 309cba9bf2 leafy greens 12efbd24a4 like salad? Without a doubt.”49d14e6a7bea4e37

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Something about 7483674df1 her tone 617440f6ea had subtly ebd0d0f429 changed just 62c242aa02 now, but 047a073346 Ed didn’t a2f38da351 seem to cbedb8fb01 mind. Clenching his 3d826f85c5 fists, he afe8574a4f nodded enthusiastically.5b1e3f71d986b9b8

“I can do 62c25716ce it!”5c8c2455fa8f18e9

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Then, Remi crouched down 7be97a50f1 to his eye level, 164b0cc315 placing her hands on cc62984aba his shoulders. Raising her eyebrows into 2a3f916567 an exaggerated frown, she 344d471bbc said,ded74bb077889dc3

“That’s great. I believe c269b97695 in you. And I’m sorry 86f20b41ff for earlier. You told me 1165a66dc7 what you wanted, c2ef5768e2 but I spoke fe589d0a2a to you that db2475fd3f way. However—”fff52b362e9c1d78

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Now, with 6b41c0ca5c a slightly d9089d44c5 sterner expression, 39affc1f5d she continued 772291d561 in a 7cdfb4d579 soft, chiding 54301e3dbe tone,cf25091ef26e5be4

“If you ec4d04fbc8 throw a b019782ef8 tantrum like 6669da842b that again 078d4086d0 just because a3e3c66216 you don’t 22a0cc0120 get what c63cce8f28 you want, 8376b861a6 it’s going 57dbc2892a to be 9246dfad4a a problem.”9df8441b9f5b2631

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Suddenly, she 6216d7fa56 stood up 7dcc7d5de1 and ended 86f1b64945 her sentence 2562ac420b in a 19aa8218ea sharp, firm ea7671d036 voice.82c83e9dacefa29a

“So don’t da6a266b5e expect any c03e2e1451 sympathy next 1aae16ec95 time you 323dd30b84 whine.”4a5a217ab3993e1d

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“Yes, Miss!”d1ae6e84370da782

Ed answered 98a23f6605 firmly, his 85260adae9 eyes filled 34dd5e202c with resolve.792753c397afa322

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During the days he 45a2694616 hadn’t seen Remi, he 0f2250775f had felt as though 994bcd8181 something was missing, even 23ab12083d surrounded by the servants 139878d67a who took care of 4a67e0f215 him and his stoic b1837db91d uncle.6749432bb2684a86

Now, however, bcb933da96 he felt 3a9b1f5958 as if 3e95941b45 that emptiness 1168c09ea4 was being 1cbacf7811 filled.fc1a73edaed6f3d5

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‘So this is fa909a86d3 what it was,’ 809c22e1dd Ed thought, nodding 44a8233eda to himself.b52802f7831977e8

He had unknowingly 50ddce526b grown accustomed to 34c2688942 the way Remi edc5326131 treated him.7bb668e82ce5f354

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When Remi suddenly c601afbcd2 paled and clamped ddda2f74e2 her hand over c0f0c0c2fe her mouth, her 9ccad52acb gaze fixed on 360e1a83e6 something above his 786803318c head, Ed tilted 61cc6b3402 his head, confused.882425bc1f98281d

Watching her expression 997c6bec81 shift into joy, bc1da612b8 he thought to 389474ac2d himself,ad1a09361042b1b8

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‘She’s such a strange d0640aa21c person.’caf6206e3e1f2dfe

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A few days 0222669486 later, a mage 8beece7881 from the Magic 6cacb6acbe Tower visited the 63fb3bd0cb household.57e82cff4e6b46fb

Having noticed Ed’s b849758089 latent magical power, 5a5b2869ab Billy had summoned 3bad2147f0 a mage from a1333c88c9 the tower to a216c39faa officially confirm it.e3be60dc8f327032

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Kopen, a promising 2ba701780c mage from the 05173085ef Chimpanzee family, stood 46161b4d65 nervously before the 2fd7ae0154 grand gates of 3fc738a961 the estate.dd089274d0eb6e81

This was the home 91aff613fd of the one person 93463c8437 who could speak casually b264d42e57 to the new and b5be3c3287 notoriously fearsome master of 6b48bbcd6d the Magic Tower—a person d6741592b2 who greeted that terrifying d78906b39d master with a smile.633dbf0a2be52874

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And now, c0df284dd3 Kopen found 469efe5c89 himself at 011142c094 that very 50280e6a04 household.c6d3673093445024

Recently, the 1dc97b8449 new Tower 36ffb9548a Master had f643f773f5 taken a 4c54a674b9 strong stance 137f531943 against the f97b3564a2 long-neglected issue fd49a52459 of magical f3dabad120 slaves, mobilizing 9aa9fb80d4 personnel for 2026b4ce2b investigations. Now, Kopen had b378dd7f7b been sent to efe6680dc1 this household as e96c6145d4 part of an a6ce863c12 official assignment.9f263c162da00d7c

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Riding high on the d35c88b373 recognition he had earned 434d6e843c during the investigations, Kopen’s 135856e33a eyes burned with ambition f8092b2167 as he resolved to eabab85933 make a strong impression.8b0d2fe994713414

‘I need 1beaa426ee to make 5baeca5445 sure I 5775fbf5bd leave my cc10884067 mark!’1c433713152115c3

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Filled with lofty aspirations, a06e4090e9 Kopen entered the estate, eec119cbc9 unable to keep his b91e2e7a1b head still as he 4f9bcd44d6 marveled at the mansion’s efab9235aa grandeur.cc7e88838211f303

“The young master 5e2ee68092 is on the ac3b3867ed second floor,” the ad05dddbaa butler informed him.b4805e0d2d55b157

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Following the butler’s c226c8b8d9 lead, Kopen climbed 750976cd79 the staircase to 1197018c13 the second floor e57c6abf00 and began walking d885469660 toward Ed’s room, 786196bb01 his steps trembling c19c667edf with nervousness.a79f9b7681c6abb4

Whoosh.c4535bc887cea4bb

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Something—or someone—darted behind 5f3f4e2ac3 a pillar at a85d776b88 lightning speed, peeking f0fc03d33e out at him.9c827575dda05c00

‘What was that?’5494f9dc6b8c90dc

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Was that the young 4196ca1aae master? But he e974de9cb8 had heard c80f9d2576 the young fbe3288a0d master was 647065304b a child.aff87ddfeb3e0099

Ignoring the butler’s subtle 0dfdec0cbf signal to pay no 24a4678708 attention and keep walking, 39cedd1d4a Kopen instead approached the e45e85dff4 pillar where the figure 12e2a39a37 was hiding.7764430d99e3cc3e

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‘A sheep?’42e34b773eef1b64

The figure f2b1c005af before him f7bad23501 was unmistakably f58b406142 a sheep 783d38c19e beastkin. No fangs, 495c658966 pure white bbd9d21041 hair typical 12949407cf of sheep 30831542a4 beastkin, and 2d47208ff4 a gentle 91368ea626 expression.52614c83231b049e

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As someone who 4f65dfb9b0 secretly regarded carnivorous 496876f006 beastkin as superior 9a60f8d33e and had little 5d8977e0fc respect for herbivorous 8b04aea9f8 ones, Kopen’s brow 14ae02b7df furrowed slightly.ae06a9f792a618d5