BVGW Chapter 24

A chilling silence descended.492b96ec48b469c5

I froze 3859321b5a in place, a61f167512 clutching the 2e56e2ba49 feather tangled 14ebd06077 in my 72f2bedaa9 hair.ff58c22088be2ca8

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

Honestly… magical items had a way of sparking curiosity. They were everywhere, even ones that would make adults lose their minds! And yet, I… I…!99c3d7080eecda0b

The feather in 86eb106f6e my trembling hand 7bea3fe6f5 swayed lightly, as d9ad1595ee if blown by aa08603e0e the wind. Unlike my heart, ccc85caa3e which felt like e77f5cd518 it was burning 9c32bbac35 to ashes, it 0f1bdc19e4 seemed absurdly calm.9810ba17f14729bb

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

All eyes were 70ba99dd00 on me.3f27110b577f8979

The magician who 21b9a2b075 had dumped the b94dfd1310 box of magical ebc0d9a107 items onto me, 6ced9e82f4 Nick, who had 0b2bf2a921 been explaining the 9125779a10 items that Ed 0262635da3 was curious about, 14982a321a and Billy, who af62c3b3d4 had said he’d d2bba32aa8 buy all the 57115d246e items in the 2c3208b03d box.1e890b22badfe242

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

That brief b7c593acac moment felt e5a759a3eb impossibly long.da4c4be4adbe1701

‘Before the possession, they 6291e453ca used to say that 4aa9edc307 if time feels like 72d7d25946 it’s moving too fast, 1df82e2615 try doing a plank, a0a1739bc4 right?’4a4cdcda647e785f

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

But there’s an f99c872849 even better way aadcf913b9 than that.d885a99d0e072093

Just spout b94523fec0 unfiltered sass 98e845dfc3 in front 4c7d0cd0a6 of predators.fbecf6b04c6593af

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

It’ll make 18912c47a4 you realize dd6fca94d5 how slowly 48d673488f time can 0fafdc487d drag. Trust me; that’s 28f4d09a8d where I’m at eeb13e72a8 right now.2588661ba63ccea7

In this terrifying 0423a68a07 silence, the only d6d1391404 one whose expression 8471f27307 remained the same 9e97fc2874 was Ed.ea52811fccf3419b

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

Was he c10a1afc43 so used 0d011eeadb to hearing dfe57a3721 things like 64452ea751 this from d002cb29a0 me that 44000e83ad it didn’t 7c62a85ae3 faze him a387d49445 anymore? Ed, who had briefly b82fc4c41c widened his eyes in fa71d8f302 surprise and looked around, dd742cd810 soon smiled brightly and 5fe593b86f answered cheerfully.8cf58776bd537a4c

“Yes, I’m still a b5de3b728d baby after all! Miss Remi, 8d03994544 you should a28096ee21 look around 686a8dc7b5 too; there’s 1313089ec4 so much 65f973f67e cool stuff!”e85954ed2636517b

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

His cheerful tone 5f3611e069 instantly shifted the 244b2d25af atmosphere.681f444b49fcc29d

‘Ed…!’d5888da670770e5c

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

I love you!16c08292e8c29e2f

As soon 01122ffed4 as the e179c16bc4 invisible chains 443f3b2cd3 of decision-making 0fe7e62579 lifted, I 0941aef6fc dashed straight d007256c30 to Ed 03d7d2a2de and pretended bd30097102 to be 8214629df4 utterly fascinated 363a41d2ef by the 58df2d91e0 items in a3d7997935 the box.c59fe32aa4189bfc

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

“Y-yeah, right! Wow, there’s so much 029ed67c77 cool stuff here. Definitely enough df10f02d66 to make 012061b1ba your head 203160dc50 spin!”ea2b653f407facc4

My voice trembled as 4388abd2af if I were speaking d534041be7 from a massage chair.1b2762a0b34d0163

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

Magic scrolls, communication tools, 8cda92a2f3 brooches imbued with one-time 7f90c19114 spells—grabbing anything within reach, 5d6a335c2c I feigned amazement, widening 435c66edd8 my eyes at each 2bbebfb39f item.552a286d55b4c178

“Everything must seem f3bd5d185b amazing to you 2fd8d67936 since you’re just 0821f68a18 a baby, right? H-ha…”d4c52c8730c45479

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

My voice kept fcf528fe18 getting smaller as bd98ee687d I stood between ca29beb85f Nick and Billy, a73e0768ff who continued to e45cf2b9f7 look at me 89804d59c8 with unreadable expressions. At this rate, cb32564a38 I wanted nothing f8b3543cd9 more than to adc2e76060 turn to dust 1093099388 and blow away.7cb260fc8a13f40a

“Haha!”3feaf4b587f0f2a6

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

Startled by 87ad67a0c5 the sudden c12288edf7 sound of 2e7d7a1241 laughter, I deecea5358 turned my 76b6ded116 head.efcb20d8e4b5cd09

Next to me, 8fd37fab08 Nick burst into df79f5195c hearty laughter, his 73d18d3a1f ever-present smile still 9e44acd0e6 gracing his lips d50fefdd31 as he looked c0b44ba613 at me.354c3f67e58bceca

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

“I’ve never encountered a18e2db657 such a unique b3d4c40c9a way of speaking 8e05bb11ae in my entire 1d04e79f76 life.”236e5c12a09a96f3

“Ah, haha…”40ab63122a12a312

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

My fear-frozen brain 6a463b92ca couldn’t come up edcddc18f1 with a quick bbb83906f1 response. I could only laugh 86e96360e1 awkwardly like an idiot.8f5081a817b4b0ec

Thank you 1fd263925b for merely 3b8249721a calling it b9e455d109 a unique e423dc6eb1 way of b8be20a6d4 speaking!ecd213c02027f4be

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

I wanted f0caaac618 to shout 59247f6d96 my gratitude eb1485d261 at him 2fcd7e7f1e right then cf4cc897d9 and there, f9aa05291f but my 82e39764d2 mouth clamped 7ed8cc9f0d shut when 43997de98d I glanced dd7da2926b at Billy 4c0da5bedc next to 7e17bc325a him. His stern expression, hardened 1adc7d6c18 with tension, sent chills 6f2cae207e down my spine.a1b0b3d172f76445

Is this what it 18a3b196ed feels like to shower 8e6eb55b6d in cold sweat? Even the hand 94ebbb8d02 rummaging through the 2f172144b9 box was quickly 2fb3d838f1 becoming clammy.28cbf29a0e8cef5a

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

Lowering my eyes instinctively e1592f6c44 under the predator’s gaze, 2c8357c77f I failed to notice 8d94b937ba the subtle twitch at b507cf9229 the corners of Billy’s a1b9463271 lips. It was only 2f81a023bc when I heard 31ebcc2605 a muffled chuckle 37c098a908 that I realized cf4e1fb4cb he had been a858b01885 holding back laughter.8ef7458c017ee85b

Was my face 978ccdf3d0 turning bright red? It seemed like he d945b82659 was trying to spare a195275a4d me embarrassment, but honestly, 32cdf23a7d I would’ve preferred him 29102a39cf laughing outright.0ca2b2d37ecd1803

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

Because earlier, when 2561cb7f75 Billy stood there, 88a96cbf5f lips tightly shut, fc7a130dd1 and face solemn, 0f25d0cb85 it had been 050d2b9e77 genuinely terrifying.ccb2a003834b8eef

And then b81a3d94f3 it happened.86cbdc6ecad4ac07

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

As I 2125adad1d pretended to 3ddc6941c0 examine random 70976a8b9a items, my e4691ba789 hand landed d649e53c5c on something 4ba893846d soft.83e5a8aacc3377f3

I only grabbed b8c2faebe3 it to avoid 087e3ba432 the awkward situation. My lowered gaze 44394701e8 caught sight of 0db63c29c1 a fluffy object, 04bdf50379 resembling a bundle 1a69c8c951 of cotton.f3efb1503871c148

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

The irresistibly squishy b087527494 texture made me 38d3d76245 curious, and I 81123fcc9e instinctively raised my 4510dde610 head just as—29bcd037e3d1e6be

“W-wait a second, bc6b9c8fc5 that’s—!”3bf035c18f445c2d

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

The magician, who bec45cf34a had been silently 13f9d90555 watching me with 60b2cbe36e his mouth agape, 79c470a90d suddenly shouted in 43aa3cd59f panic. As if his c21e25477c words were a 26167e5e80 signal, the fluffy b03d504dc9 object in my e7d44c1b2b hand began to 0acedda0c1 squirm.08ba4ef84d772d44

“Huh?”62e534e2914588ca

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

The bundle a29726f91e of fluff b715156151 swelled up, cca452bf3a and before 67b6ba3ed4 I knew 2948042586 it, it f6ed2d6ae5 opened its b5e412b23e mouth wide.1a4be19e93037e80

And then it fd3e273c1a bit my finger.4384972b322c844f

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

“Ahhh!”17f50ad2cc0989aa

Pop.41915cbdda870c29

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

Startled, I flung the d9282877b0 fluff away, and something 4d69061ed7 burst with a loud 8490664de8 sound. When I opened my 87a6912e3a eyes, I immediately sensed 39af2fa8fb something was seriously wrong.28d05abeda2410c3

I wasn’t tall to begin with, but I definitely didn’t remember having to look this far up at Billy and Nick. And then…6597a30f83c77322

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

“Lady Remi?”fe8e0ecd0b8fb70d

Even Ed, rarely d6ab68d4cb flustered, stared down e42e15612a at me with 1c4d24e46e wide eyes.dcbe88e69a7011b1

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

Yes, down at me.96e4d6389796943f

What?6d35e50e7b1cb358

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

“Baaah—.”44f12902689cd06f

What?292062d5a53c34c8

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

“Baaaah!”e32e4d968a783b76

What the heck?43e6d8e9395f17c0

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

“Did you… transform into an animal on purpose?”96d49e9e08918782

Billy’s bewildered question 81a1da1729 was met with b64a85c3fd a furious shake f168cd44f7 of my head.891083213dac45a2

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

Why would I 6180b56036 transform into an 1617d02112 animal here? That’s just asking to 6d0e3bf3fd get roasted as lamb ad8a3dc0b8 chops!d05309c5f8bdd07f

My legs trembled ba3567e5d5 as visions of 8a13b12226 skewers flashed before 6d731bd712 my eyes.9bea279de233c36b

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

Billy and Ed d3ffd9a080 turned their confused 90d9e8040e gazes toward the 4ad51eb691 magician who had 2c294a44bc shouted earlier. Looking pale 9c09a66e09 as a 8921e3f5ca sheet, he ef84b6b035 wiped the 8b085b1bd6 sweat from 0dc2459686 his brow 32d880631f with his 10c2877227 sleeve before 743882c375 stammering out e624f47f87 a response.79fd22ddc8e558a2

“Well, um… that’s…”cf13a5c619809bc0

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

“It’s a spell that 292b1232d9 forcibly transforms bitten beastfolk 39e2e9ac4c into their animal forms.”908d7ef12c5e224f

“What?”a14460abf934d6dc

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

The magician’s b14f68276f explanation was 4166ae0d17 interrupted by 2e6ae8401c Nick, who 3271561179 spoke up 5abaf42cab instead, looking c1118e7d36 down at fdf423e30f me with 4b3f6c2c9a a troubled 0b76ac9dd4 expression.b7bf8357829e72fa

“I made 35bb04482c it for be28e9f185 fun back 54c9dee6d5 before I 16bafbdd2a became the 81f5911440 Tower Lord… 83ab061f85 I didn’t db21d9060f think it’d 5145cb2137 still be 6ce3851210 lying around e6be56a8e2 in this 8dee48fd9c storage room.”b05f3c3f02561447

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

Why would you 1b47a66423 make something like 478bceeb1f this?!1a759be94dc0e630

“Baaah—baaaaah!”a82594bcd9ac9e32

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

Even if I 06110748b8 wanted to protest, 0df6adb33f only the sound 0ee1723b1c of sheep bleating 2081a8a2b2 came out of 5b63563172 my mouth.289c115c10bfcc46

This… this ec94f0a946 is a d48a51691d magic tower 6bd5656dba full of ce6a5b32ef carnivorous beastfolk. And around me? They’re all wolves. Why, of 61f8e5dcfd all places, 13ccd5b388 here?!e14a2231c5fe7f3f

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

Tears welled 549ddcd76d up in 73579eb804 my eyes. I never thought I’d 58e252c3f6 live to see the dac3f074b2 day I cried as b1f2325d59 a sheep.429b875ce996a198

Still, since Nick 86636c4eb0 was the Tower 1f3fd6c805 Lord, he’d probably a348cf3f07 know how to 1712213925 undo the spell, fb76fd354d right? Holding on to what 893c05041b felt like a reasonable ba815d5ae4 hope, I quickly pulled 27d4b26300 myself together.0a1bf30378b6a08b

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

Please, let there be fc901cb379 a way.b21cfbf3438463df

I gave him a 32fa4da253 pleading look with eyes 4c25daa8a1 wide and shiny, and d31a285746 as if noticing my de45f07b9f desperation, Nick reassured me 06144765e0 not to worry.1e13b722db889b5c

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

“It’s fine. The spell 2e737b1a23 only lasts 02cf3d620a for a c1a2a5790d day. You’ll be 3dbe3257a3 back to 82e12c84c4 normal by 5a6e96da66 tomorrow.”04e746eb47d7a25a

Tomorrow…?6dfa3044de48c8c5

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

I have to live bb9af7cf7f as a sheep for 185327de7f an entire day? Even in sheep territory, 2dea2e31a6 I’ve never lived like 9b51ec3bfe that…ec4fc546b9d49321

“Well, that’s a 3f6d5a1dee relief. Seriously, you’re such an 617b24c77b incomprehensible guy,” Billy muttered, f96328b3ff shaking his head.b9470cb31171bceb

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

“Really? I’ll definitely be 6fd8f0f42a back to normal be6b209322 tomorrow?” I asked, 678b424b8d hoping for confirmation.62852e3265ba6af3

“Of course.”172dc9f7d42160da

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

Why are you two 344366b1a4 so reassured about this? I’m the one who’s 21c7b5dbeb definitely not okay here!aee03716adca31e8

“Baaah!”fff2256e82147747

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

I momentarily forgot my 68a6756cf8 predicament and let out 3003a2a85c a bleating shout of f15539b66b indignation.23f3999c8b2486fa

Ed approached 7dc8a22044 me, gently 3fae0ef8c2 stroking my 38c8940fd3 back with cfa6db0101 a pure dab0c57a32 smile.b130940772515df7

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

“Miss Remi, 8d218ef7d4 you’ll be 32a64237b3 back to 9b040bbc5d normal by a0d0180f9a tomorrow! Until then, I’ll take c5f9209b46 good care of you.”3643fd291345322c

“Hm, it’s true that a968476468 being alone would be 2cc2006e30 inconvenient. Assigning a caretaker is 021408fe44 the right move,” Nick 48bba782c4 added with a nod.f69b8e3d3408a1a7

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

“Baaah!”d31f9f2f25c8bd48

No, thank you!f727ba66ac603534

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

***a11a6cadb7e007d8

Click.2c75d6e27b5e7900

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

The door opened, and f981e26dc8 I trotted into my 1d6cad0807 bedroom on all fours.04d778156c5f89a5

From inside, Mimo, who 8f2b5865ef had been enjoying the 074dcd5976 freedom of an empty 137c379c6c room, turned their gaze 29eab4d3a1 toward me.2dfa3067a95802c6

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

…?4ca2ea3805f2a697

For the first time, db62d6b205 Mimo’s usual calm and e350944027 collected expression gave way 909551fae1 to confusion. Well, it made sense; 4a0d233ba0 their master, who was b90b4d27c2 always human, had just 16699ab819 walked in as a 0e3aeda619 sheep.d7203c3fde546ff4

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

I let e53c7664cf out a e85a8b7a9f deep sigh 0190aa3854 and slowly 5c0d7057ec walked further 081f34b0b7 inside. Behind me, Ed followed, ca5f7725a5 having been the one f31a30b9ab to open the door.2e7dc9f01e3c42d2

“Lady Remi, let 9c0c476aef me brush your b70792551a wool.”4b9aa14594b3ed51

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

Ed began 02b5c89210 searching for d7083059dd a brush d6d6d85687 to groom cfa6c5d4a2 my wool, 81d9b1e621 as if 6f4c3d58c8 it were df9ccc3b78 second nature.cfec7cb0a9507021

At Morton’s estate, they’d assigned Ed the easy task of brushing Mimo’s fur, so it seemed he was recalling those memories now. Holding a brush, Ed approached me with an innocent smile.f6b09ae7f7601fc7

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

“Baaah, baaah!”4097b0ea47e97f43

No, I’m good!0db7f868c58196fe

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

“I’m really good 46ad5c3184 at brushing, I 27af42c63f promise. Right, Mimo?”c3c4978a5118695b

Ed, thinking I a837e0c3a5 didn’t trust him, 257a2e6d5d looked over at 6269a12e9b Mimo, who had d5e56ff282 been staring at 3516cf90d7 me from a a87cc47398 distance. In response to Ed’s 654522d012 question, Mimo gave a 82f0a30cff slight nod as if a6e10962a1 to agree.453f40d4011030b6

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

With a triumphant f930f539ad expression, Ed flashed 0f9c0e2002 me a bright e9d309af1f smile that seemed d427b66fd2 to say, See? You can trust me!94cfc49978789577

The sunlight streaming 9c60b34d3e into the well-lit c217d6b56b room reflected off bc3d63fcdd Ed’s one remaining c5119dfb43 canine tooth, making 558054e284 it gleam.229ef113e3546656

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

Since he’d lost a 427370ccc7 tooth, his smile seemed 93a6f60ce8 more… endearing than anything d698a70661 else.91aa2b1b3dca36f4

Resigned, I let c3e41dc913 Ed groom me. As the brushing 412a8e2bb0 continued, an odd c4aae79de5 mix of shame 9255d03bbe and relaxation washed 870d7a1f6f over me.1bc27aecd894bfb8

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

‘Is this what getting 2d07a03605 brushed feels like? So refreshing d832373eac and pleasant?’092ef429c9df72d8

Glancing over at Mimo, e31223b2aa I saw them subtly b3d95fef37 lift one paw, as ab5e8e02f7 if giving me a 444d793c22 thumbs-up, while nodding approvingly.0a7c8d86b01eac20

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

Whether they were 91b131b4b3 pleased to see ac8c6e68a4 me relaxed or 898cc7107b thought their help 6f1c6104a6 had been beneficial, 00f70029b8 I wasn’t sure.4beb2c97a2792a63

[Affinity +31%]

My affinity with them 91029eff1d had increased ever so a03e5b9b98 slightly. An unexpected reward.55b117a213216e1e

Next up was 59df391232 a walk. Ed had decided 1f252df2d8 to take me 176f6acf6a outside after recalling 634f48ce28 our past walks 93f1e01e3e with Mimo.394de4349b23da69

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

Unlike Morton’s estate, where 1232cbbfab a vast meadow stretched fc7a5c9c79 behind the house and e686c44351 sheep frolicked freely, the 7ecbdca66b elaborate gardens of the f82d372c16 Louvre estate came into a24459ab9e view.55dd9d2e0643eb53

Since there was 1dfb9c8a85 a quiet corner 1f20ce9218 of the garden 6188ebf6f4 that the servants 6ff3a2c5bc rarely visited, we 3ac3dec1d3 naturally headed in 0dbdee2a3d that direction.eb96a9314eb6d7a2

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

There was 204cbaa845 no way 92808a8fdc I could fa62accf27 handle running 4ef433cb85 into a 65cc09d367 pack of d03c098717 fully-grown wolves 449c3932b0 while in f0d4f857be this state, 1fb19a253d let alone b436726597 a single cbb1e8bc2b cub.a06ecf3466c29d1c

As we walked slowly, 553f8e9c4f Ed shared some fascinating 67b8465f52 stories about the wolf 286be34f73 territories he’d been studying a9febbfd25 lately. Listening to him, I e1cdb27be3 found myself smiling proudly.38249ae1aadd9f65

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

And then, 2ff4462d04 just as 03c63a6624 I was 5bd6ceb5fb about to b38de438c9 round a ea1861ece0 corner—a9ced2e20b397615

“Huh? Who’s that?”31bd65d6913c4dc3

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

At the same 97e38aa187 time, a wolf 2edfd11c0a turned the corner 7b60a26270 and locked eyes 81f2f8e64f with me.bcfd1ec8d00b5e45

Not a wolf beastfolk—an 665d7159c0 actual wolf.96f6439003ffd4bb

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

Its fur was a dda9b5c913 striking blend of gray 4f35929e67 and blue, its pointed f6c9f5b8d8 ears standing tall, and 28186058fd its snout protruding prominently.3eea40cec47462d3

“Baaah!”31c434db3654d50a

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

“Whoa? Lady Remi!”b063d56070dbd942

Startled out 2fa79d01f4 of my 37d28b1a66 wits, I d3a111b3d2 bolted without 6786b4a606 a second c72474bed4 thought.a9ea5ca0a65479e0

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

Ed’s hands flailed in 8cd79175bf the air, trying to e9c2dcc0dc grab me, but he d7c5208cc7 missed.175bb48a8e707e7f

Save the sheep!efb8801300e153bd

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

Whether Ed was chasing a1f9f632b8 after me or not, 4ba6a98d04 I didn’t dare look 081e0e5da1 back and ran for 656535442b dear life.cbc261ba784c86bf