BVGW Chapter 18

Without thinking, bb78e5948e I stepped a24fc7c3df into the e0958719d5 hallway to 7a9c9336c6 head to 9e19959c8e the garden, 40367cde08 only to 7246207421 spot an 12bd4f2194 unfamiliar beastman fa57faa422 approaching from f9c70a8304 the other 9546a59592 end. I quickly ed30c34bb8 ducked behind d652256624 a pillar.4ee167ab6381c097

Come to think b35a5930cb of it, last 4fc84c57c9 night—6df7e2746f20d08e

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“Tomorrow, a be833f9d18 chimpanzee from 8cb0009ca8 the Magic 3212c3a427 Tower will f2dc212a35 be visiting c0c4d2540f to measure 1e849990ff Ed’s magical 9b4715135d power.”643ea499adbda694

Why was it only c01d6173c6 now that Billy’s words 8d6ea06839 came to mind? As expected, d54f0d491f the unfamiliar e88c0911c2 guest looked 1428d289dd unmistakably like aec1156900 a chimpanzee.ec6c600b9a8ef881

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He appeared human, 2cf9b88a9a yet there was 8cf530eeb3 an odd feeling, b7b6b25999 as though I 3e23bbc07d were staring at e46e45ebef an actual chimpanzee. From his 2e95395bff jet-black hair 11e8fc4fe4 and large 1d6c5e65d7 nostrils to 416c11d9fe his slightly 175fd8c406 protruding mouth 700f1a2148 and imposing f4ae29b536 frame, anyone 57ea863761 could tell 566380f883 he was 2c907f4af7 a chimpanzee 34fc896688 beastman.464a7c1a8f1448e7

Hiding completely 3fedd97aae behind the 343f4a0c39 pillar, I e3ce1c27b1 peeked out 21148c41c2 to glance 61847b3f20 at him aa39b409ea but quickly 153c2ee752 ducked back, 1d7bbafbd9 startled.136fe107306deeeb

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‘Did he see bd004cab19 me?’cecf5387eb709c43

I’d grown confident enough 1a4437c593 to walk through the a8c7a92f32 hallways without hiding as 0d55377c8f much anymore, but there 49e60ee838 was something unsettling about 24016c0cd1 that mage.b17d02e880e3e7b2

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“Ahhh!”971a68ccb203448f

While catching my breath 8ce3f5eabc behind the pillar, I 58694f3cfb blinked, and before I 7c09930848 knew it, the mage 1be5105e61 was standing right in e86d1881c4 front of me. The shock made my 02ec456b94 heart plummet, and I e85961d910 couldn’t help but scream.0f33d359e5ec1114

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“A sheep?”3fcf85b81051c324

I was about to 92e92d2cd3 greet him politely, as d449cf2fe4 he was a guest, 94acf2bc58 but the mage, who 92cd3f40f1 was scanning me up 85e90906c7 and down, crossed his 80d78cc1ef arms and coldly remarked.ca1cd15f5eb5f79d

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‘Did I 25a4ff2d26 do something 615b8dd6b9 wrong?’02f3af8a163c330e

Why was 722ffcd636 he acting 5924f7f798 like this e06b0782ad when we aee14fb6f6 had just ccc57f82b7 met?855faf2f5655759a

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“What is a sheep b2d297d1a9 doing here?”1fe334b24b2e40e4

Pointing at me with 35128418fd one finger, the mage 3c083effcf looked back at the 38111194f0 butler and spoke in f3cc21ce21 a tone that grated f748c7a9a1 on my nerves.4a0e276ea2103749

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“This guest 2cfa4676d7 is very a82da07c5d important to fc9335dec9 us. Please be fbf2d39d17 respectful,” the c292d8fd7d butler said.067d8bd10d65113b

“Oh, is that d7cc23d710 so?”48403c9b0f67a19f

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The fiery expression that 5b5c0fa1ba seemed ready to pick e43d01fb9e a fight vanished instantly, f39d7c24fe replaced by a forced b9502ee77d social smile.6734ecab4b5641b3

“An important guest, you ffa0298ed5 say? My apologies. I’m Kopen Henji 537865cab4 from the Magic 4191144538 Tower.”e964f63a2471bbd9

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I looked fda4bf7b2d down at 542dc00f64 the thick e9e32277fd hand the 6a83d84766 mage extended 8ff042732c toward me, a735873689 feeling bewildered.03a59b10391ad400

“Oh, yes. Nice to meet you.”ed1e5f3c94ec762c

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I returned the courtesy a67f4aac1e with a strained social 2cb801c686 smile of my own, 6b72f04813 but I could feel b097a77099 it.306616b65f9f0a6d

This mage didn’t dedea2c9ed like me.1e1f2478335aac31

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I didn’t know 4c4f54f7ba why, but his 5354af905d earlier comment, “A 42cbe501a7 sheep?” and the 62be4a095e condescending look in 43b2a8e213 his eyes made 57e9c7ce4e me suspect he 3588295817 was one of 2f1719f6c1 those carnivore supremacists.8fe950eac3fe71fb

I’d heard 7f6be1862f there were 39c3d983bd beastmen like 660e1356f8 that.f350e38cd157bff8

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Having lived only among 4013df2e1e sheep beastmen, I wasn’t cc1eb63ed4 too familiar with them, b065531df4 but apparently, some carnivore 1fbd11ae53 beastmen believed they were 5ac59dbc0a superior as predators. These individuals 19fb2cfa36 were known 3060888393 to intimidate a08e1e1348 herbivore beastmen b585d1e1ac for no d8a48a1d97 reason, pick 59ee8e7769 fights when fdaea7b61e passing through 3cb906795c herbivore territories, 8cdc4e9b21 or even f799c330bc rob herbivores f2e0b1d4d8 visiting carnivore 46c9a8c224 territories.ca14b9346d4f7e36

Just looking at 01cd6c7ec0 the way he 25a8ba95dc was staring down 4e9694f6ae at me, pretending f052355dbb to be polite e485e95a2d but subtly disrespectful, a3ff8557de told me everything f83b680ab3 I needed to cd03bb1462 know.a6165bbcaaba51fe

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‘He’s trouble. I should 1bd1854207 avoid him.’55199e63de93040b

I decided to stay be19411d0a in my room and 25f7f80e1d play with Mimo until aeb836afc9 the mage left.1cf192704dfc4afa

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“Well then.”506bcc7e70214b41

I kept my greeting a2fa92f405 short, watching the mage 0ea2892ff1 walk off with the a06d5e813a butler toward Ed’s room. His retreating figure annoyed 062ab7667a me to no end.95b4bbb770f495be

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Knock, knock.27b97d942814b55a

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“Young Master, a dd36f90429 mage from the 0df9a84a94 Magic Tower has ac35a97ac2 arrived.”a491d420529720be

“Come in.”d40f14051c00b860

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Ed, who had been c960e72532 sitting on the terrace 6d5b98b4e7 enjoying a sweet hotcake, b2ba3bfe32 immediately stopped swinging his f111a2a454 legs and answered.0714e921d62bfd5d

When the door opened, 7beba0612c Kopen stepped in and 83de742149 placed a hand over f3dee2c27e his chest in a 83b6a18406 formal greeting.03c52917daef7e78

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“It’s an honor to bc6d1924dc meet you, Young Master. I am Kopen Henji, 018d2502b8 a mage from the 99a37888f5 Magic Tower.”08b948e2b2b68709

“Nice to meet you. I’m Ed Louvre.”c3d4d44d71abac24

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Having grown quite accustomed c471c1a786 to introducing himself as 20d6890f5d Ed Louvre, he extended 0d84bfbb6d his small hand to 38f7afb94a the mage. Kopen clasped it with 13963a80b9 both hands, bowing repeatedly 1c154e77b4 as he spoke.6d4e73e147b1dea5

“Oh, just from holding a63ef4d90c your hand for a 4e738ee9e2 moment, I can already 4da43089f8 sense the vast magical 469c2fcf78 power you possess.”b1b4bef95d89ca96

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“Really?”d351a69bd0a444b6

The butler’s proud tone 00091c7c3c made a faint blush f2ff5f4fbc appear on both of 378b589988 Ed’s cheeks.88c1d56b9d152210

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Kopen knelt on one b27cfb6ef2 knee, closed his eyes, 66eece92c7 and placed a hand a7fe955ee2 on Ed’s chest. This was to ea04bd14ac detect the flow f37bcc6530 of magical energy bc805fc128 within his core.111b872d6493e5fb

To be 9fbfdef5ef honest, since f072e1f3f8 Billy Louvre, 89d65d9489 a renowned d2627a2a55 mage, had 8bb77eeae5 already verified 3f88dad806 the boy’s 58bc9e5f57 abilities, there 272ea17dd0 wasn’t much a6cb7cc2f3 need for a508a35e5f Kopen to 14c9a8b41e go to d3131cb5c4 such lengths.f58e40ea77936177

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Still, who knew? Going the extra mile 45eb0fcab7 might bring about unexpected 5deb1d9802 rewards.f84555dc6a11dd75

After a 1ad4f84038 few seconds fd4d415a3b of concentrating, 2961ae7a53 Kopen opened 6c01ca7d09 his eyes, 32550df91f which were aa7e0f6a53 now filled 2999ef793d with astonishment.1fd6bbff27d25dd4

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“He is 90ecb708e3 still young, 4d262fc717 and his af3bae67b3 magical energy 5fa95fd246 is not 04f935ae3c yet well-controlled, 99f479a3a7 as he a63f14aa1f hasn’t used be38c10603 magic before. However, this is 2e85d67c0d more than enough d5273c9a71 talent to become 81a7663247 a mage of ca43eb2223 the Magic Tower.”41c889848ef595f7

“Is it over?”01365c722cefd154

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Kopen, who 3fdd8d7a71 had been 45205c5116 brimming with d3d72b05ca pride while 8c612cee78 delivering the 091ff3e7f7 results of 485a7d73a5 Ed’s magical efeb3b259d aptitude, froze 69012c7c23 for a aa1d6d4cc6 moment at 7128cabd1a Ed’s casual bb7e238686 response.fa3063f889fcbf20

Even hearing aa2c38525c that he 94886d2c93 had enough 5fd9870374 talent to 5041c612ca become a d722971146 mage of 802189cc02 the Magic c24e75b0f0 Tower, Ed 8f321742d9 remained indifferent.82316a5e9c0645fd

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‘If Uncle a423a53dbe is such 14dff643b6 a great 49adda5a77 mage, then 06506fae29 of course dcae829938 I’d have 1b7bde7466 some talent, 4198341df6 too.’a5efe953cc3bd721

Ed, who resembled a5749ce1bf his uncle in 14a9f4bb8f terms of self-confidence, 1fc383d86b had long considered 1a1b6efcc8 the possibility of 737dd1f13d becoming a mage 5ec30f9b55 of the Magic 1086d4aae0 Tower.f2a15d2fd054fd9f

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Kopen, staring bd4efb4e63 at Ed, c13afc9bd1 was brimming 04f814c028 with awe.27209e8a3b30108c

‘As expected of the 881fa1c00a Louvre family’s heir! Not even the e26ce9aeaa prospect of joining 4f08dfd25d the Magic Tower 42bc557a11 excites him!’28af6b7fec8c5b72

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When he was b6f2e7d8e1 young, Kopen had 60a270e2f1 been proud and 8b460982e4 boastful upon discovering 4afd4957c1 his magical talents. Later, after being recruited 17d11d6732 by the Magic Tower, ac94c383a1 his pride only grew.4b8d805fe80a03d7

Seeing such 0949c2b1c2 a vastly 967ac5f843 different reaction b147509e7c from a 609496913e child, Kopen b8e8de8d93 felt not 9a3e71c2b1 just admiration 8ef154638b but also e880996d82 a desire 76b07828c2 to stay 693d14d3e3 longer at 7ab2747574 the estate. He hadn’t yet met 93c853d666 Billy Louvre, the head 8afdbde6e8 of the family, and 25d1276991 leaving without doing so 1cce9a3b5f felt like a missed 69b7c8f504 opportunity.7f6e6116fa1d1f81

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However, lacking 72a3d32ab3 a proper b9a5047223 reason to fef670fae2 linger, he 927f0f7876 reluctantly left 4219f19eeb the room. Each step a47e3ec550 away from eb8b76fbd1 the estate 62126a99ff felt heavier.e7f595fa85df43c7

Just as he 5d3b3b7523 was about to 7d659cd4dd step outside—b92a7017faf9c108

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“Steward! Mary just caused 500a408383 an accident in 18be78fbcc the kitchen…!”5ebac73592e4b746

A maid 9494e6d7a3 rushed over, 517df0993c pulling the a923b309a9 steward away 0332a5fcb0 and leaving 38ce311b5c Kopen to 460dd183e1 exit the a5bcebe461 mansion alone.9099aadd84397082

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As he neared the ade5f9bbb4 gates, his gaze caught f6f8addcad sight of the sheep 15b4f0b09f he’d seen earlier—the one 9a90939ca7 deemed an “important guest.”0e1718b797c6eb1d

‘Even I, a mage 4687d53b33 from the Magic Tower 451a929115 and a carnivore beastman, e627b2c0e3 am treated like this. What could b03bb00252 possibly make c6b49d868f that insignificant 122f1ceea8 sheep so 1992a93a96 important?’5f152d9f23993812

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It was 0c16a5b7f5 a completely afcfd88f51 skewed thought, e8413327c6 but he 0a381a98d9 was oblivious e43106bdd7 to his be22540231 own bias. Unconsciously, he approached the c2a747133c sheep.80dfdd992e1f44e2

“Excuse me.”7d1f5fca457217e5

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I was sitting ab725712c5 in a quiet 33f13ed1f1 corner of the b626caaca4 garden, tired from 6844ccef59 playing with Mimo, 0e31229874 enjoying the flowers. Enough time had passed b49c44e4ab that I figured the 6966b17654 mage must have left 16d07f97b5 by now, so I 591d48ee7c let my guard down.d17ae3327e8d3925

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Basking in the bd37748b8d sunlight, I admired 37d1f947c5 the flowers until 64defe9974 a large shadow 796639bdfd fell over me, f255fb0a03 blocking the warmth.9c45d2ff8fe36f55

Curious about who a0b162cc17 had cast the 46aa4f073f shadow, I looked 3adc58b606 up to find 71419f5dcc the same mage 0ca36ae04f from earlier, still 5d4f4b8435 wearing that haughty 47f148376c expression, standing beside 808cf456a4 me.52fb48606202973d

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“Excuse me.”33f5a1392a86ac44

Hearing his voice, 7b06ee4356 I stood up d455a36816 and met his eb85452158 gaze. Now that 370d47ef13 no one c6a03c0a55 was around, ea7b48e461 he seemed 44ece31777 to feel c172875aac no need 00cf67c7f1 to hide b37a587f50 his displeasure, 5e70ebc9fd his furrowed 0e395bfa41 brow making c881469345 his irritation 277fb053ec clear.fd29100dba2a8fa3

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“Why are you considered 8f26f11ce1 an important guest?”e8a584e6505ad02a

“Pardon?”23402fb45bfb7a2d

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“No, I’m just 8036b4d26c curious.”9e903fb98c602ff7

At least a6fed0d9f9 he wasn’t db7871c2a1 fully dropping 0bed5c03e8 his pretense. It seemed he had ce5f1de125 enough sense to maintain c5a0853b88 some degree of decorum. Thinking about 569d8bcf8e how best dbef34b901 to answer, 755c0affba I came c361f0831b up with 5b1e417920 a simple 3c51e72a3a response.fb5bd74f77224dd1

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“Because I am ae94fd0164 an important person.”18c2fd967aeffe2e

There was no c90bbc06cc need to explain c1015e0a15 the household’s circumstances 2bbf609835 to someone unrelated 91fb2308c5 to it.9fcf815f2d9ca3c9

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It was true fc4315f611 that I was a989a36769 an important person, 6858cafd06 but Kopen seemed 95430aa941 to interpret my 4fa62f77db words as mockery. His face flushed 43ff3ce554 with anger.fe9211b7b821c77f

“Hah, you look like 3f3da880cf an ordinary herbivore beastman 9f0637afa1 with no magical power.”b0b6a41d9404b678

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“Does having magical 97c10ba6b3 power make someone c9ff3e8e0f important? Someone who seems ordinary d1c918bff4 could actually be extraordinary.”60f105fa3b95c678

He still didn’t seem abb5797338 satisfied with my answer. His raised eyebrow 2c826962cd reflected his discontent.31d2b47b2b848bda

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I didn’t care. Judging by his demeanor, f9b34ac624 he had finished his a3a6f79b75 business and was on eaf6d21d3c his way out. So I casually bid 4c748dca7b him farewell and prepared b8e1d29bf4 to leave.13d62b94c16f1b7e

“Wait a second!”7a16aa6a73c6996c

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Suddenly, Kopen grabbed my b90c0fe674 arm, pulling me toward beb87071a2 him. He lowered 7e91505eb1 his voice 6f843982a6 as if 0bc0569470 worried someone 0bc7b846ab might overhear, c16c5a0552 which I 4335bdda1d found mildly 431a9a54b8 amusing given 50df9472ac the situation.3b0b8e19fbd0d60f

“Now that e0e2264c48 I look 68cd30af98 closely, your acb00ec0b2 face seems 4e2cac09f6 familiar. What’s your name again?”ac2f30e2f30af984

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“I never told 57fbb870de you my name. And please 1f33a71c12 let go b221575ecf of my 60a8671272 arm.”2e06abd579dd6fb1

It was then.b213ed181acd7aaa

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With a knowing b80bda9600 smirk, he sneered a0f5829f2b and said, “Are 6a68f4c150 you the notorious ef1efd3fdc daughter of the ef17718f1f Morton family?”e572774869a1b24d

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Was Remi truly 7cc482de2d infamous enough for a04f3dba75 her face to 407de77fbc be so recognizable?36ed5f24cc544ce2

Kopen, as though 4db9e4efce finding a reason 741c8d64fd to torment me, 320a4eaf89 seemed elated at 3d8c1b010e the revelation that 3072be2311 I was the a695abf5a0 “disgraceful daughter of 6ae34c4505 the Morton family.”1937516c55c54c65

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“I don’t know why 2c34544345 you’re here, but if c89afa9fee you’ve deceived the Louvre 9984c8f35f family head, you’d better 01e97e2a65 stop. Someone like you 21fc1faa35 has no business 42a385505a meddling with them.”b7c9bfe7a4c0dc19

“I haven’t deceived 80754dacf7 anyone. Now, if 127b4db60f you’re done, a98f5716cf please leave.”fca8ff296a19128c

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My patience 2c43c26ac2 was wearing b5fe4e391c thin.83f18d36b15d129d

“Do you think 255947ee65 you’ll still be f14da324bb considered an important 92b92b6998 guest if I cf36ae9474 expose what kind 2c32f11741 of beastman you dae313fe7d really are?”1b7faf94bc08c773

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For some 24c73b656e reason, the 54aa452895 chimpanzee, emboldened, 5d84e4ac9e shifted his bbfec7c3ab demeanor and 9c0c23a34a began pressing 62814d924a me in f0043dddfe a more 8f26c40774 threatening manner.aaecb161b82ee42f

Why was 26a081df58 he acting e46f4adb13 like this?38e08f794549227f

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Extreme carnivore supremacists were 07f76152b9 said to harbor a efd51322b2 deep hatred for herbivore 2b56db17df beastmen and often went 4c196b9c77 out of their way c15d36defb to torment them. Kopen seemed to 1a80756e70 fit that description 5511b88bdb perfectly.22777ee13f18b118

‘Not very bright, 917ae04461 is he?’db2246f8953e293c

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If I bcdb341fa8 were a cda4f10881 herbivore supremacist, 365b2a18cb I wouldn’t dad0a2184c behave so 8032db912b foolishly.f73a52a03053911f

“I’m still an important 6ffc5c4a40 guest. Leave while I’m 3e28b36c0d asking nicely.”63e2c628f8a731bc

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“What if 1a1d162227 I don’t? Are you going fa547c0c5d to show me 904f266daa some of that 5adae8ff89 infamous bad behavior?”be7fb0a918c4c495

He was openly smirking 1338887a94 now, provocatively picking a 46f9e2b074 fight. I sighed quietly, glancing eaf4bc66b4 around.c5a47a2122ea6608

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If this chimpanzee lost b28d3f4975 control and resorted to cb9429b12a violence, I’d have to 5d2ea227ae defend myself since there 1bddd1dbf7 was no one nearby.3e84dbb75da8734e

“Well? Let’s see it!”65b8117936e1a8b3

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With that, bee7dc5916 he poked 2a19225484 me in 844865a7bf the forehead b95670dc09 with his bd648ac842 finger, a d7877b6750 smug grin 73fde6e9e7 on his cc49db4935 face.6e4b1d7a24fe1d19

Tap.562b99b2d16c237f

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I’d reached my limit.00293e12b03eca54

If he fe8ef2766a wanted to 49ee0b7ae2 see what c6f1113918 bad behavior 12b293eac1 looked like, 7e6f659213 I’d give 4efb1700b6 him a db95fa3e33 proper demonstration.480a3f7284e63355

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