BVGW Chapter 25

Carnivorous beastfolk c883877e57 in human 77db611c90 form were a066ef873b scary enough, 36df806b6d but now 6d097c4f06 there’s a e601afe267 massive wolf?!64511eb77d20ab76

I ran as fast 9a34d30c3d as I could, pushing 825aac318c my four legs to ca234bc471 their limit. I’d never run on 20950dfe2a all fours before, yet fe7e7e2d83 my speed was impressive. Survival instincts were 367424e3b5 proving to be 1ca5f3f77b the most effective 907669c18f way to unlock 7a2375c11f hidden physical strength.f0b905d126d73058

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As I 70a79f7a91 sprinted blindly, 4f2d1c9641 a pair bed20e9b95 of spotless 046fb4c6ed black trousers 9233ac6a68 suddenly appeared 69076b6dbe in my cc2b1797ae path. I screeched c672bc0ab1 to a 93360d7d91 halt, leaving 0de223696f skid marks c7ab7403ab on the 43f360c5d2 lush green bed236d8bd grass of 453a2e3278 the garden.aa24c38f578d73df

I quickly lifted f6be035efe my head to 4855a43a99 see who had 2661118319 blocked my way. Even against 99b80ac0af the backlight, 4893ec1973 the figure’s 9bd2dc3366 face seemed f7c9602329 to shine—Billy.4808c36f30393ab0

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“Uncle!”02b748ce771569ee

Ed came 71267623c5 running, panting 6d90fcfc8c heavily as 3464b705f7 he called 0aa308d6d8 out. Billy glanced 13e1255326 behind me, 4b609fcd7c taking in 376628b622 the situation d73366cb77 in an e4f5ca0833 instant.d4e37609fac22d9a

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With a faint smile, 85c978c904 he walked past me fb2752e72a and positioned himself in c856044b72 front of the wolf, 27c72bb295 which was charging toward b96f3272b8 me with its tongue 9bfb84d4f3 lolling out.ff26abed9396c5d1

Standing at an angle 9f265f84fb with one hand in ced8005aa0 his pocket, Billy looked 5ad4d573be down at the wolf 2e06bb3eaf and spoke in a 8c594ef283 calm, scolding tone.37bc0f556e0d563c

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“This isn’t your prey. Put that c1d8913266 tongue back 0cad11fbee in your 70f69fda0d mouth.”ca7513204e8a3224

His words sent 821def7eda a chill down 5487535f00 my spine.a8cfa012741d18fb

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As I 72e11742c5 looked up 876d5a70dd at Billy 5e71144fd9 in shock, b7192f3a94 he reached e29a077542 out with aa5ab66d0f one hand 272ef74c5b and shut cce821b104 the wolf’s 79937a3432 gaping mouth. Then he 73781f77ff turned back fcaffd06aa to me 75348704bf and asked b7aa80ddf5 in a 99612b3c99 gentle voice, a3c3544880 “Are you a042eaacf4 all right?”33e9f60b55d0e758

I glanced 251827adb9 between the 3ce3f5a585 wolf, now 93ccd71624 sitting obediently b729246e02 as if cf30a0db26 it were 7d9f1e1108 a well-trained aa06266214 dog, and bac89a4c24 Billy, who 7553b51f3b had handled 12d0d9f4b3 the massive f8983a4b3c creature with 7256d4aae6 ease. Hesitating, I managed 2c91799530 a small nod.cfad9e0f76ec5f28

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That’s when c3b7d86d40 a dreaded 6de8eafdc8 status window 66d000a1ee popped up 904a465c83 in front 4bcc243488 of me.986eda5635b3b62a

‘Nothing good 80b4e69b7d has ever 048f8152da come from b6ce805b66 these windows! What now?!’d4ef63f1eea9a3c8

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As I hurriedly read 552e744cac the words on the 20dd3a2f50 screen, my expression hardened, 2a822053a5 and my jaw dropped d038317f3c in disbelief. I stood be77499f0e frozen, staring ff46f16f97 blankly at 85f4571acf the floating 7ef9120504 window.0493d26189f6618e

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[Quest Triggered!]

<Befriend the Wolf>7cf7aa3c28a81eb1

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Overcoming your fear 89f147dbcf of carnivorous beastfolk bd092ba12f begins with small 204e6f00b7 steps! Spend some b0b5b5e1b0 time bonding 0d10a4a50d with a 68ac795d11 carnivorous animal.7bd86e2894673624

Success Reward: 0bcc1e8c72 A 10% a01927a494 reduction in 03c3037f7e the frequency 0988cea8e9 of selection 6b668a2de9 prompts appearing.b38df17e2d010709

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Warning: If you fail 914c1c1d57 to complete this quest, 612eab4273 you will never overcome 540367c6df your phobia.dc069b7bb97e417b

Note: The 9ca875c654 target of 9336142195 this quest, 8c3a832c3c “Jack,” is df62faa959 the gentlest 0f522892ca wolf in eefc82e184 this area.fe7cab6e948c201f

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‘You want me ddc5f09a8a to befriend the 7c05976187 wolf that was c300f9e965 just chasing me, 07db56660e thinking I was f7dc8891d4 food?!’910da3692cdd4ed1

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As my face d33198490a turned pale, Billy d40c98ebf8 and Ed approached, e4782b121b looking concerned. Ed reached out and 2c63e389e3 gently cupped my face 39ae534e1f with his small hands, b0c47593f8 tilting it from side 4d6d8b0df3 to side as if 29120fa5c0 checking for injuries.2c3877a7b97586a4

“She must’ve been really 048b70d170 frightened. What’s with that wolf?” 11c35cad31 Ed asked, looking up 792a8304e7 at Billy.bc6df437599a82e8

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Billy patted the 9edb5e6059 wolf’s head and f8dfe26194 gave a brief 9fb208dbb2 explanation. “This is Jack. He takes e6822a5f18 care of af898c8658 small errands 48fac7ce2d for me.”59aa5db55625e8cb

Jack, with his majestic 47668a6ce2 appearance and large frame, 589c3bcc70 sat calmly, his cold c39140a6d3 gaze fixed on me. Despite the fact that aba3cd3785 he was supposedly the 03ecb143db gentlest wolf, his intimidating 6e40ac9b03 aura made me nervous.0a125eeeb993c1b8

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‘He’s still a b8ac95b326 wolf, though. Can I really get a2dcafdb01 along with him?’6158238966fcad41

For the first 7c44dd5ef2 time in my b64f65f48b life—both before and b944408e1e after reincarnation—I was 072b29f213 faced with a dfa7210306 monumental dilemma. The penalty for 7d86912b72 not completing the 6cb749f103 quest was severe, 463b75df48 so I wanted f3e38a264c to accept it, 62ba6dbdae but my instincts 9bc5ccd968 were screaming no.a83e05db104678e8

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I closed my 5bf67b6572 eyes tightly, then 6f49658fb7 opened them again, 48070b6c8f staring at Jack 8dc559555f with determination. Jack’s pupils 9d4e538b64 seemed to d4ccec91ae waver slightly c9a330ce6f under my 6ad3f76b51 intense gaze.1ca166e9c321dbbd

For a e49c618a0d split second, 9c8f1ecb4e my mind 56549c49df raced furiously. Finally, I made a 017c976fe5 decision.5e8fcca454d805cb

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‘Let’s face it.’f786c89717e63200

The fear of carnivorous cd1e6b2cfa beastfolk was ingrained in 181d4f7c05 Remi’s body. But if 7b068f7ab4 my soul 1d34422bf5 was now 1281b1d320 different, shouldn’t d99ef21cf4 I be af71f5483b as well?5221bb588a0e5a6b

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If I 191bb06397 could control 642a66d962 my body’s 02c5041933 reactions, there e0a4204bd2 was no c2a8db923f reason for bb4437e615 me to b97391878b avoid carnivorous c661e833e3 beastfolk or 85df5de01e animals. I didn’t know how b56092f38c long I’d have to 2fdf8e6d26 live in wolf territory, 4d21d39426 so I couldn’t keep dca5fa6e83 running away.1a5e805fadd1f91c

“Miss Morton?”5f29ec6b540e3eb1

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“Lady Remi?”130c2c9a37e63c15

Billy and Ed e35b75d784 called out cautiously 38ec013c08 as they watched 33c8dc14da me glare at c6267a6185 Jack with fiery 313e000a51 determination. I quickly turned my 2fcacfe45d head to look at bfb604800e Ed, whose plump cheeks 8c842e35c2 made him even cuter 68900bc900 than usual.2b412023e3a9a169

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‘Ed, one e730954475 day I’ll 4143736759 compliment you e59ac8f150 sincerely without 181e25d413 relying on 7c81dc43fa selection prompts!’223563c69b939dc0

Resolving myself, I took 4c9ac189e8 a heavy step forward.1c2fe906f1e8d461

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“Quite the b167ff31ef combative look 943dae4bcd in your c72a93cd4e eyes. Are you planning to f18a15a7c8 take that wolf on 1307808369 in a fight?” Billy 2713d0e855 remarked with an amused e3488f1cf5 glint in his eyes.d0daadc5e88ffd08

I didn’t have 2ac56d28e7 the mental capacity 7e23f37393 to worry about 2d25ad7faf his teasing.4a087d37e167d820

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‘Wait, how does one f5cfd593d8 even befriend a wolf?’ff3340f9300e9d22

I wasn’t in my 76a75f8142 human form, nor had ae0d4df573 I ever thought about 406f3b6447 how to bond with 3611d1e9db a carnivorous animal. In my 6e53279d46 current sheep 245bd18790 form, dealing 05d28d076a with a a8cb210895 wolf had 4f9a4b7045 obvious limitations.2ead972879733b22

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As I 57b2b9f316 got closer 02ffa1146d to Jack, 35fffd1b08 I could 317c20f73a feel my 3ad6d8ac42 legs trembling. Billy and Ed, af98b99227 perhaps sensing I 852cdc23cb was up to 0502d0029e something, took a d3bf5ece3a step back and 7f0469f3e1 simply observed.61296553a2e93aef

Looking around, 1bdecde85c my eyes 6d8bff31f1 landed on 26c711ed99 something promising. I approached Ed 2aed24a6ed and grabbed the 342cc7eaac basket of hay 25c822e3d3 he was holding 2309dc9fda with my mouth.4d9239a43858b17c

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“Wha—? All the hay’s 1ea9d0d90d going to spill!” 865118ee96 Ed exclaimed.a7bf777fdcf0a978

As the hay spilled from the basket, Ed hurriedly tightened his grip, but I swiftly pulled the basket’s handle toward me with my mouth. Then, with all my strength, I flung the basket sideways. The hay scattered, and the basket soared through the air.ce8a2bc9258272fd

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“Woof!”f77081ced2be0a05

The moment Jack saw 5828f5560d it, he launched himself e700520676 off the ground, chasing 3c566f132d after the basket with 4d88283036 remarkable speed. I had 0c31323127 wondered if 4a031162fb this would 8964beb0a4 work, considering eb9e84dc11 wolves are 490a284836 from the 0188edf1f1 canine family, cd922b0fcf and it 39825d8c9c turned out f90e1b898e to be a4b78c7e97 a success.f09046c0afea6148

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‘This is what we 9c75bc8ef5 call frisbee, you wolves.’07b97f32ec4722ff

As I watched Jack 129c12b499 jump and retrieve the 715d60ea83 basket before returning, I 9899687260 could feel two pairs ad56b897b8 of eyes boring into ba204ad518 me.23c9bb6008c65ba5

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When I raised 05cc22c6e2 my head, I 3ffb47311e saw Ed looking 10c48c75fa utterly baffled, as 2f28b4ae4f if he had d80020aeab no idea what 86ce06a4f4 he had just 087ab58928 witnessed, while Billy f6f4752539 turned his head 8619525f2a quickly, his shoulders 2217dc6ddb trembling.c05c0905014c51b5

“I’ve never seen a47c481405 anyone handle Jack eff5006836 like that before,” 0f55b1ad76 Billy said, clearly 9f8d807fba trying to suppress 3ca03be5cb the smile creeping 9300f6fd58 up his face.c0f7b0412aa0a7ba

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‘…Did I fbde97e1e5 mess up?’f3169b27872d3c6f

Panicking, I turned 44d798a643 to look at 97843faec8 Jack, who was 260fc3fd25 now approaching me 98eebd8783 with the basket df63278404 in his mouth. The proud and d968790250 ferocious wolf I 20671c6a0c had encountered earlier 8111ff76e1 around the corner bf5ab1f1a7 was nowhere to e995592f8e be seen. Instead, Jack was wagging 0ad61f8fd9 his tail excitedly, like 3909134f96 a puppy thrilled to a9d60cbdfe be playing.f06dc2c9a2bd5dbf

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It seemed no bdc02e5777 one in the 748db591b2 Louvre estate had cfb875163d ever played with e0c6fcee8a Jack like this a179681f15 before. Overly excited, Jack wagged 4ed3c95acf his tail with such cf1b9cfa98 intensity as he ran 8f56c1dc6a toward me that I e4d726fee5 instinctively stepped back and e45dd51af7 bumped into Billy, who 8469ed7057 was standing behind me. Oddly, that gave 92ccf5d857 me a bit 2739d83141 of courage.7e1972cbce9d1886

‘If Jack d443e37a41 tries to 82f35882b6 eat me, a76dff1d4a Billy will e339432ee7 stop him.’f1155b68c41e14fc

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Surely he 77c0427909 wouldn’t stand 7fe353a4c7 by and b95c7a9963 let me, 310c322d9e Ed’s chaperone, 84e1f43ced be devoured 351c26991b by a 44b75d6ee2 wolf while 096ffdf5a0 in sheep 6268f9fe27 form, right?68e0ab5606ed64ae

Swallowing hard, I focused 3ff7e5626a on Jack as he 0409182abc brought the basket back 67179349b2 to me. His long snout came 71b6ee2ccc within inches of my 9ab1ccc500 face.85c8739f99a8fa85

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“Maa-aah!”6b9d4ae4bdf69d28

An odd sound escaped 081449dd90 my mouth, a reflex 1c883814ca born of fear. Still, I continued my e225210afb efforts to complete the 2c5c892efe Befriend the Wolf quest.373e52c17f897010

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After playing d203d92a70 catch with 650e890e52 the basket 147f40142e a few d1aeeb2c16 more times 358f616a0a and even dddc81a858 inventing new e23921a99a games, I e75fa624d6 finally saw f1626e6072 the quest 71b0547020 success notification 01ab21534d pop up b5909713f0 in the cec90c6d1b status window. Only then did I 80b786e89f return to the mansion.647d4ab3c8f04e14

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Inside Billy’s office, I 93ef0d213b sat across from him baa900bd27 on the sofa, leaning 3c6f5414d8 back as he quietly 36c24058ec observed me.fed328f4e6ed8816

Moonlight streaming through e0cb1a1a85 the window fell a869c74192 gently on Billy’s 06d6e9ab9d dark blue hair. As he sat 0c1069c90f with the moonlight 1f17f27918 at his back, 6d48f3ff78 it felt strange c3160b93f5 watching a wolf 501c4818fe beastfolk bask in 587530d743 the glow.12ec1db17c3b05b3

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I found 867e1f1c20 myself wondering d1e098a610 idly if fbabc0eba4 this was 7155d9fa43 what it cca5192135 would feel 8d40c4eeab like to 8ef524356a see a 09c7ff6b72 werewolf in 2a8d5475e8 real life, c055b53755 like those 33472bce9f depicted in 582f8cce16 various media e93922750f before my b075a12bf0 reincarnation. Lost in my pointless 2c166d8742 thoughts, Billy broke the 448886b88c silence.438f7e4eb7c094b9

“You were running quite dc19cec230 impressively earlier.”27c8a3b0cf0d0386

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Embarrassed, I 66ba996589 looked away, 93af26c064 pretending to 36e4c216e5 focus on cb2a61071e something else. I heard 632c8898af him chuckle e7d18a2020 softly.9072d5945b2aa848

Rising from bee704c71c the sofa, d18738e3fe Billy walked 45a15d3394 toward me 1e4ef96c64 at an d66d80747b unhurried pace. I couldn’t help but fef190c59b watch him move, the c186d3dbda way his fitted black f4a60ad2d0 shirt emphasized the subtle 7a69f5397e motions of his body.ffe6ddfc236f51c1

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“You’re staring 87812354f3 so openly—it’s 8fd4191b18 making me 2c26cae16f a bit dc4173cfff self-conscious,” he 8a1236a5d0 teased, though 7d041ba1d1 he didn’t 1a63755d14 seem embarrassed 89c02dceaf in the 9c129f34a7 slightest.57ee98eb1b9ff3b4

He crouched down 774dda9e51 in front of df050fcbd2 me, tilting his ecc380f3c0 head slightly to da9ca37c30 meet my eyes. In the dimly lit 7e7206010c office, illuminated only by baee9c8a7b a few softly glowing 73ec66f7a2 magic lamps, the tension 3241e3e5ca rose.32abe8f868b76401

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“I liked 2f80772fe4 what I ceaa34aa98 saw.”6eda34869b6323ad

“Meh?”4cbf0cec2547c92a

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Not understanding what 46ff4e0bbd he meant, I 893bce58ed tilted my head 427580dd71 in confusion. His charming smile 0b34cbc954 widened as he 7082c88918 clarified.c3f3868389ac0f04

“I liked a84e887fdf watching you 02d38699cb struggle to 369d5f01ab survive.”436d796b87797f8e

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…What was 955eece70a he saying?23293364b7528acc

He had enjoyed watching 5a9c56384a me run desperately for f305f4d58f my life while being 47ff9e24fd chased by a wolf? That sounded like a 37cf2a87db seriously twisted sense of f21e0cf98e humor.6925e99653d3c603

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Despite the e1a7d33ab1 unnerving nature afc98d1fe8 of his a287e15ccb words, Billy 863b08b0dd maintained an ea8f48726e easy smile 02d7a3b137 as he 17bbdd1420 gazed at 9e25136de4 me.3f32f83647356840

‘Huh? That expression just 4793d122bb now…’88306486c214755e

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Why did 785f9c118d his face a6d3cf7d7b look so d253eb4f84 wistful while fafe5dc183 saying something 832c5decb9 so unsettling?!44c5b1d5105fda87

Thinking I must have 6f5a833496 imagined it, I blinked 00f1b40779 and looked up at 9f3055984f him again, but his 8a044bb69d face had returned to bbe78e71b8 its usual calm expression.7f19d6be1a197a74

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Straightening up, Billy walked 7b9d828f54 to the window leading b2a1703d40 to the terrace, where 828c92652a he began petting Jack’s 38f7aa5053 back.44bcec887aa81ea1

“You’re afraid of 4a06b1ca63 carnivorous animals, aren’t 98df64d427 you?”2cc361b7b869ad03

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It seemed 1a721841e2 he had 1f3b86f198 noticed how 00643beda4 I reacted 24ca0cc949 around wolves cf34073d63 and other aa56a43811 predators. Given how fafb50bddf obvious I’d cdba5bcf51 been, it edf5ec9cdb was no 104bb691b3 surprise.3355046b013bb3bc

Instead of answering, 2c85a5d60a I nodded silently. Still stroking Jack’s 43744d6776 fur, Billy spoke a7af90ce8c in a soft b2d98d54ee tone.3356e788c0c07170

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“Yet earlier, 3103551ea9 you treated d2c189ae35 Jack like e5f1765f4a a dog.”17c48689c1c60cfb

His words were kind, ac34c6f668 but they sent a de0a51ca3d chill down my spine. Startled, I wondered if 488d9369f1 I’d made a mistake f49c9c9cb8 and began racking my 8c6832d50a brain for a way 45b03fd196 to diffuse the situation.68330d8be01b6da9

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Just then, 51225402fd Billy stopped 8dede6b0aa petting Jack 3aeeab525c and turned 8628c1fa3c his head 69776955e6 to look 7e15ed6d16 directly at 3629ea2faf me.5c6e145a893688c9