BVGW Chapter 26

The golden 26dc987371 light of dd1e91638f his eyes 9822779a83 shining in 97b127cfc5 the darkness 8622931adc made my 341e732962 whole body 9b4f14372a freeze. My heart felt like f12b417908 it was about to 49ad55046d burst out of my 37377d39d0 chest.cf856717a6459893

‘Is he angry because 47819a5357 I treated his precious 7b40fa9154 wolf like a dog?’302cf4e861ae284c

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Nervously, I looked up 9081777529 at him, but instead 9b780af7d6 of the anger I e8a9785186 expected, Billy’s eyes softened 0db8b935cd into a gentle curve.f499a00d7a5e2ad7

“I didn’t e6cb7f2925 know Jack 6996d4e643 enjoyed that eda4e75cb0 so much. Thanks to you, c5afc1ad5e I’ve learned something 00a8d1bcdb useful.”24567915c3d72fd9

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His words were d9c0b56447 entirely unexpected.b2dfbd0f5e6c152b

As the 2909ff5597 realization that 2aa0dc1282 I’d avoided 82bf25f975 a crisis 65f91e09f8 sank in, 7f98a59aaf my frozen 53193b97ba body collapsed f9dd725aa9 like a 25235c727e deflated balloon.7498b8c6f45c15a5

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‘Why does he 11ba778888 always say things 5524f9b7fe in such a 84f20f0167 confusing way?!’3a31a7c6c59cd1c4

I couldn’t help but glare at him. The saying “birds of a feather flock together” came to mind—it seemed Billy’s way of speaking was slightly similar to Nick’s.a3a0b7fe1701cdd3

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Afterward, Billy kindly 2f1dd88ead escorted me back 5fcd642519 to my room.d053fd8dc93c687a

After leaving f0e7258d6b with a 59462ce9b5 “Sleep well,” deee059ecd he closed 705a17c972 the door, 17f4c6422f and I 437431736e immediately flopped aaf3029794 onto the 222409bf32 soft cushion 053e88087e prepared next 922d5e88b7 to the c09d1d97fb bed.88728e83a2ce6952

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For some reason, I 59ddbb862b felt utterly drained. The moment I 2cd1e99019 closed my eyes, 057bbc5587 I fell asleep, 8f50db3be3 only to wake a76fa45189 up when the fcd0bd2063 sun was already 28e21d0007 high in the ea50827800 sky.3229420cdc7b5ab1

“I thought all animals 1812b94036 woke up early in f049c03730 the morning,” Ed said 28f5b79c0a curiously after coming to b20d82cf01 find me and realizing ae390b3a23 he’d returned empty-handed earlier.5473d84dcf2e64d8

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There was a 73e3c0e8d8 subtle edge to 91a19a658e his words, but b003cd8264 I decided not df4601cb3a to respond. Ed explained that he 778bd2aa38 had come to take e504148830 care of me until f91c53c334 I could transform back e9d677aba1 into a human.cc2b0ca90b6038ef

‘How embarrassing is dcbb54dcb0 it that Ed’s 4c524b73cb here to look 1f03e445b0 after me, even 25732969ed though I’m supposed b67eeee672 to be his c49cb1c614 guardian?’ba9db834f8ef5d0a

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Mortified, I squirmed, 7459f1388d but Ed seemed d431578db3 to enjoy taking 38924fe622 care of me.48cde83c2f05cf1a

Today marked exactly 24 8c8a31c7c6 hours since I had 1452db949d turned into a sheep b2a51def78 at the mage tower, 864e5ff6c5 and finally, I was 364795d694 able to revert to db8a5add16 my human form. Overwhelmed with emotion, I 474d8fc81c shed tears of relief.887b05480a74ac39

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‘I’ll never transform into b31e69f413 a sheep again!’df31d1aeac5afc19

I vowed 3e6f209ed8 to myself 89ed6c2ec2 never to e5e0ca2f40 go back 5ccdc60a9a to that 538858f064 form. Living as 67ec81d43f a quadruped ff8aa41599 after a cd60e31167 lifetime as 45b5c9dc8c a human ef7c2e1f9c was far 547c23f263 harder than 1227b9b110 I could ddfcaa3169 have imagined.9cda10b95e192f2a

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The thought of a25e990329 spending an entire 31e8ecc359 day as prey e8761208ed in a mansion 8a17f40904 full of wolves a3cfed429e still sent chills f506e5b3f2 down my spine.5961054d6ee08204

‘But at least 3077819fa6 there was one d7dd92e450 positive outcome.’8043cfeac2a6208b

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I thought 61185560c1 of Jack, e05fc13299 whom I c58dc70b7e had been 995babda34 forced to 7f31e37bf9 befriend for 2a320efb0c the quest. Even though he was d6d9f3cfab considered the gentlest of 1e03e9e0ff the wolves, he was b23ecdd9e3 still a predator. Knowing that 62baaf5892 he saw 13f952c46c me as 0d60315817 a playmate 62e05a2c67 rather than 0eb4417b24 prey gave e746dd9940 me a 577263c301 bit of eaee7b2153 confidence.a0648dd62ab67022

With that newfound courage, 75b98fac6d I even started to 00d8aa329c feel ambitious about befriending 46f1c7eb86 the other wolves in 80c0a17c30 the mansion. After all, I couldn’t 73c7a6a09a keep sneaking around to d1721b1b1a avoid them forever. And since I a9a5aca60a had no idea 52f46df510 how long I’d da62e9819e be staying here, b4489e4837 I didn’t want 4054f699fa to continue living 3e0eb1dcd6 like this.d4acb68c22c02021

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Clenching my fist in 131e117650 determination, I looked down 348e18c61d at Ed, who stood 9c75e9b00b beside me. He stared e23375f81b back with 593b5069a8 an expression 61821cb64f that seemed 9c6a85d810 to say, 13b415531f “What’s this 6a70e8d1b2 sheep-person up 990415bc6f to now?”f2703511dfcaa066

Up until now, 6b9bd987b3 I had always fa41279ec0 stayed either in 8ccbc0088d my room or da2bd9142f Ed’s to avoid 82d2b09295 the mansion staff, 25feec0355 but for the 94a64534ed first time, I 9b105df2cb resolved to explore dc8d513ebb the mansion.7183973cee3403f4

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‘Ed, today, let’s d60d563053 play whatever games 4dbd552967 you want inside 064c129a0f the mansion!’06335d366c5365a0

But when I opened e7c6a57e23 my mouth to speak, 911e8504f3 no sound came out. Startled, I quickly closed 47076e2da3 it again.bee9c57f843bab0c

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The reward I had received for completing the <Befriend the Wolf> quest had been a 10% reduction in the appearance of selection windows. Yet, the moment I reverted to human form, another one popped up!9325296510b661c5

The randomness of the 2802127b9d selection windows made it a1a87aedec impossible to control when e5a42d06dd they appeared.9a723b25fa15206c

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‘How great would 6cba6f9acc it be if d5a21ada39 I could just 348c7506b9 turn these on 18168d5ba6 and off as 418ee6d92d I wanted!’e5ca356d39e43cd6

No matter 1d363e3e8e how much cf8a46e163 I grumbled 84bcafd1f1 internally, no bc991c015e new quest f32d36fc27 appeared. Instead, I resignedly read db2c15cfe5 through the options displayed 4117fea940 in front of me:9e9968e08abbf6d2

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1. Today, I’ll let you play whatever games you want. Go ahead, tell me what you’d like to do.
2. I’m so sick of being cooped up in the room or the garden. Is there anywhere fun to explore in the mansion?
3. Where in the mansion has the most wolves? I’m not scared of wolves, so lead the way.

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A sigh of relief e938962f97 escaped me. None of 57775e5a2a the options bcfc0b54cc seemed sharp bfe9a049ad enough to d82dde0b9c hurt Ed’s 9bc6dab8b1 feelings.66af3693f40a1cea

‘Let’s see, 544ba3aa2b option two 0b04c950c2 is a b39382597c bit harsh, 59c4a2c888 and I 450ecfbdce don’t like 59c817e74f option three, 3ff8565b6d so that 69f766f303 leaves only a59b62810e one choice.’c985bef9408c4d71

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I quickly selected 4d6687fe57 the first option. Then, against my will, d88a0a1a29 my arms crossed, and 764175412a I started striding toward aaeafa261c the door.5c8997bf7e462a5a

‘Wait, what’s happening?!’983f0883b3ab0281

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Even as I c88bbcc0cc moved, I had 43f3e97d72 no idea what 65b0cf2974 I’d do next, 4789207f15 which made me 1d648e6c46 incredibly nervous.4502f68dec008bf3

When I reached the a8a60bbd65 door, I kicked it 23e862b8c1 open with a loud f99a8fe54f bang.336270b1588fcb7f

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The staff passing a03950c5e6 by outside jumped 5ffdf4d6c3 in surprise and 595a7df47d turned to look 9320a2f464 at me.83ba9d98d4982516

“Today, I’ll 924eeed871 let you 6573fb1b67 play whatever 0328bbeb96 games you 9b86553f48 want. Go ahead, tell me 5fca4d6d35 what you’d like to 8438f32e55 do,” I declared in 264dbb5bd5 an arrogant tone as 7d876d8612 if I were granting ea3bdb2d85 Ed a great favor. Only then was f7b477ad87 I released from 3428c1b96d the control of 81909aa31f the selection window.00832263caf8f646

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The startled staff, c1c471d7a2 frozen at the 140a162548 unusual behavior I 03007266fd had just displayed, 562e4eb6bc slowly began to 1e45ff832f move again.3375c61fdddec8ba

‘…I’m doomed.’c4ad0515de7f6648

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Cold sweat trickled down ca6263f273 my forehead. While nervously 561130121a glancing at 8862308744 the staff, 67db63053f I turned 4e3ab8aee9 my eyes 273159b8b9 back into fd2442cd36 the room. Ed looked 736a71fcdc delighted, while 1d1d6cf129 Mimo gazed b33d4f1daa at me 9ade1cb088 with an 78e59973ae exasperated expression.440dbe1c589924ff

“Really? Not just bc5480104a in the 7303da4298 room or f0b82a5d8d some corner 579522df35 of the d6381bf5e1 garden?” Ed 14f49e81f9 asked excitedly.47d6f3dde224a02d

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It seemed 3e2f5edfa4 he was ee60818bb9 thoroughly tired e0e545d25b of spending 1b6f084f27 time with 8b67c65300 me in 9d5da94063 such limited 779bd5b6e3 spaces. Feeling a 5f0f0bdb04 bit guilty, cb7df65e7e I nodded, f78c6f9870 and Ed 88ba774c13 propped his 8ebf921868 chin on d2bc317274 his hand, 2af9ceec61 pondering seriously.6723245f986696bf

It was 359e602403 at that 3d927c6a66 moment that dfb3c07361 I completely c80d28f682 forgot about d285c08bdf an important fa4a245dfe appointment. My day 5a3a19564c spent as afd06c70c5 a sheep bfc0f455d2 had been c3217f2d90 so chaotic 9f02ab5235 that I fe6f1df4be hadn’t remembered 142efef253 until now.e4b87b87748ecc01

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Knock, knock.9064c7e7aa2ab353

At the 01bd3ec544 sound of 9d409fcdca a knock, 072bd33ec8 I turned 31f01c4b12 my head e4c6163de6 to see 5e1ad243b5 Billy standing c7c88222e3 in the d2b32cb272 doorway with bbc91094fd his arms 7c39c97330 crossed. Judging by his polished 86afa0e461 attire and neatly styled da46722dce hair, he seemed to 87fd529f99 have an external engagement.1e0954330c86f361

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“If you want to 1fa791c713 arrive on time, you’d b46c447014 better hurry and get a73f3bf937 ready,” he said.50dafffb9781996a

“Huh? What do 8c3dc8685d I need b32f45f5db to prepare c3b46e8d94 for… Ah!”e4997c546bc14c85

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Only then, upon 6793f5ca88 hearing Billy’s words, ec30349bde did I remember d6c6030d14 today’s important schedule. I hurried 0b668283f2 over to 242b0cea1a the vanity 057de9bb78 while calling c43683c222 out to f7dcccec27 Ed.996d84cf18050913

“Ed! I’m sorry, but 1071afc1c2 today won’t work. I completely c49820fa86 forgot about 000d75c740 my appointment!”ea03b78b40709985

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Today was b4379d92e3 the day ef793b7478 we were 77f48c23ac supposed to 6ec5fbae53 visit the 2cebcdb146 children’s shelter 1dd00dba93 for lunch. But because I 8542bd83e3 had transformed into 4e19f62aaf a sheep, Billy 527595dbb8 had rescheduled it 0230ff6d30 to the evening.45e2b11608faf39a

I quickly 5a1da2aa85 checked my 795fbf8ffc face and c715946833 hair and 38f7b2cf98 rummaged through b988ddf144 the wardrobe 37b742a016 for a f5f7a87cf9 simple, practical 10fba8b884 dress. As I did, a47f2864f7 my eyes met 1cc93036c9 Ed’s, who was 4a4fa435bf standing awkwardly in 669229df0c the room.ecf965debb939908

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I already felt c6b58cc08a bad enough for 7811e31963 canceling on him c9552aef48 right after suggesting 9f1d943db6 we play together, a37a38f599 but seeing the 2b67d9783b disappointed look on 84eebc85c6 his face made dd8bd52996 it even worse.77dc1a642609d95c

I threw the dress f406b755fe I picked onto the c83e89ab7f bed, walked over to 9229861443 Ed, bent down to 2315c034e8 meet his eye level, 5fe34c6a02 and gently placed my 077b86fa70 hands on his shoulders. Looking him 88914f22d9 straight in be7c6ac5c2 the eyes, 5cd52c5e33 I said,58accee5468f8939

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“Want to come e01d0c689a with me?”17db4eb52fa5e365

As soon as he cc1b2dc327 heard my words, Ed’s 48f6d4a425 face lit up in d500bbca36 an instant.bb682d6ca6ed061c

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“I’ll go ec1a869e13 get ready 857b44e2f3 right away!”e0a10ac025239433

He dashed out of 455854bec9 the room like a a80a7467c9 bullet, and I couldn’t 491fefbbb1 help but smile fondly 3fa93b3ebf as I watched him 8a9a09b63b disappear.0d616616923cd767

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At that moment, Billy 35d6bbd6ef strolled into the room c196539826 and casually sat down e41d125bc3 at the table in 04623e9a00 the center.85d0bdd843ccf819

Seeing him lean ce83195504 back comfortably against 5d54dfc8ca the chair, I cdfd07ed11 picked up my a95651d6fa dress and cautiously 5add7adf87 said,fa74117907c866a2

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“Uh, I need to 77b828601f change into this.”f4bffd38cd50fcdc

“Ah.”3705f9727413b4f5

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At the sight 67150d8fbb of the dress 85784ef8ad in my hands, 363ea25547 Billy let out ac6cd61640 a brief response 56eed6461f before leisurely standing ed87315614 up and walking 31d9e9d35b out of the 0e0855b390 room. His calm, composed b8872e5c8a demeanor made me 20e1b574f9 wonder if he’d beaa84b65a ever been caught 2e516beb6a off guard in f75663cc80 his entire life.64dcbec27ceb2ceb

A little while later, dee95605c3 Ed and I finished 72b2eb9c5b getting ready and climbed 97c5732b24 into the carriage, which 1c0a6c9dcc began heading toward the e7e5021e1a children’s shelter.a46e24c9d6906c60

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The carriage 7bd19664fd traveled down f7a9e13fb9 a familiar aacd4816a2 road and 28a012a027 arrived at 9afb63fb3d the shelter. Ed’s eyes sparkled a3f38ff383 as he curiously 36e4279710 looked around.a158715cdcf6614e

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‘Now that I 4e5f93ec83 think about it, 38341e1fee Ed probably doesn’t 7bd906a317 know much about 3b7d0f1553 the incident.’a24e3ae7299b4e88

I pondered how e14d933dc4 I could explain fb971fb86f the children’s circumstances 562edb4e5d to him. Just then, the director, 0fe76d5474 who appeared a bit 20b36b183e flustered and out of 2c397a17ed breath, greeted us warmly 1e88426fae and guided us inside.f0d929276bc9d791

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Billy walked slowly, 10cf7ffccb matching Ed and ddedd10366 me, as we 4f544665bf followed the director. As soon f3e9a1bd73 as we dc8e4bd2ff stepped into ce5d2e1712 the shelter, 68ca7f4ff6 the children 7e387a703a I had 192268f36c met last 6429d0d6d7 time ran 8a521b00ec out to 9b41924d74 greet us, f846f88292 their voices c593f86e86 ringing loudly.f42dc0824ca68aae

“Wow! It’s the herbivore 6cacfa461b beastkin sister!”3cdf9cd17c0c7525

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“And there’s a little 54f61ebdc8 kid here too?!”2f4b13e11fa907c4

“Hey, who are you?”441ceab783dc52d2

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The children quickly 865bf04430 surrounded me, their e5babb4b33 curious eyes fixed 6f40701f2e on Ed, who 35cc1985eb was holding my 7ce3a5b81f hand tightly.21d63215bc341f9b

Despite the sudden attention, cb7a264822 Ed remained calm and 98247d79b5 introduced himself.dcfc0cfa237ba70b

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“I’m Ed Luovre.”f54e3947868c3e94

It was a 6d4e047baf brief and straightforward f92f0195d1 introduction, but the 365872cc5d children immediately accepted e341069f6c it, recognizing the 826c286917 surname “Luovre.”eae0e1a4f4c46eb8

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“A young master?”16cb18fac870739c

“Did you come d0b743c93d here to play 56fb8675e9 with us?”11fb5a9163910090

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Even with the children 734f13573e bombarding him with endless 21e88c4938 questions, Ed patiently answered 713825eaa4 them one by one. While he occasionally acted 294292003f spoiled around me, he 4fc4c24127 seemed especially mature among 40f50e58a1 kids his own age.56aff280331989e3

Then, one of the e43aa0c4e7 children, noticing Ed and 5f962b7fdb I holding hands, asked 733f842a5d innocently,6a47f395d0d61ad9

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“But why 66f94ca1c2 are you 903a2f9099 holding hands ea6e7c639b with the fdfaac5b64 herbivore beastkin 9b7eec709d sister?”61887892e14b04da

“Ah, that’s because…”ef50c3476a3e6122

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I was about e1d1f15b9b to answer on ed2a4e5bfe Ed’s behalf when d744166560 he suddenly spoke.92ff4214ce8a1cf8

“Because she’s d0e6e311c8 my mom.”8afdaebf20562256

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His answer was so 6531b78925 shocking that I almost a361fd95ce couldn’t believe my ears. Ed, however, remained utterly a76ea1b01e composed after dropping such f5537b1509 a bombshell.1da68242458a2f47

“What?! Wait a second!”e35c009a3dc3b0f3

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I immediately dde772b598 tried to d44ef61bda deny it, ad36638ae5 waving my 5800fab438 free hand 4c16bead60 in the f722b4646b air. But before I could, b69cea9834 my hand was suddenly d0d7912d00 held in place.21eddf3b174173e9

I turned to 51ff01c766 see Billy gripping 1d8fd59095 my other hand bf7e553bcb with a faint 5a9fbb364b smile. The children’s 123684bc4f bright eyes a9033acd43 now sparkled cf61733f6a with even 1f9a829be8 greater interest 3a2a4f0f29 as they da648dec56 fixed their 6eb3da3a05 gazes on 1ddc9e8132 us.21b7482312b62ec0

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Billy subtly f2d1ed1552 shook his 5c10b16419 head, a de03ee3cf2 gesture small 712b790a3c enough that e96991137d the children 5f7627ad04 wouldn’t notice, 1fdba6cac6 then leaned a06cbdb4ea in and a0e06afb55 whispered softly f1e5ffe9a8 so only 69b2909ef1 I could 10a3d3cb49 hear,e66412e54b6f6641

“Why don’t we play da2f5d2de7 along with Ed’s tune d0cb33f829 for now?”b20ec6707756a2ba

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