BVGW Chapter 17

I managed to 67eaa8ecbd make it back 63fe1f9ab7 to my room 57e43e8c90 and began pacing acb8b3378d in circles, deep ab70b1b9e5 in thought.8b02b8c8802763c7

‘Now that I think e8c25d1a2f about it… I remember 3f34ca0e01 hearing before I transmigrated 78e3aaecff that people crave kimchi 72a2f53d02 and instant noodles when 94a37951f7 traveling abroad. Is Ed f3470ccca9 feeling the ac5360e3fd same way?’445b9a739042e2ba

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From what c98d39717a Ed said fefdd5114c earlier, it f64abd814a was clear f27f08150b he liked 6ac3e95eaf sweet things, 10a8f23ce3 but I a091543653 had a a5f5a8e857 feeling that a3d1529cae the reason 273af8aae2 I just 1531891be6 thought of 2a35e2937c might be 82cd2d9d28 the bigger c186274d15 factor.e2496614d092716d

So, I headed 8d01d2053e straight to the 294ab3a779 kitchen. While I 83191b8f2c had lived 57695018e7 in the 4291521b32 Morton household 5dfefc6401 eating whatever fd98baaca1 was served, 7dc9a900d2 making me 8d4f992586 far from 08ac1c7842 a cook, 278aa4fa5b perhaps I c35f2e644b could replicate 154a139566 something close 82daf196c3 if I 32120f5e79 gave it 465296ff0d a try. After all, I was d5ee220575 the only one here 0e8816617a who knew what the 7d49733e6b food from the Morton dcff1557e4 estate tasted like.1a75533c5d266c2d

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“Oh my, 4817ce73cb what brings 1c33b15be4 you here?”7f0c22590aa99e14

The head chef aba6842acd and the cooks, f14194365b busy preparing dinner, 16f33d8499 peeked their heads c559e0b906 out when I 1ed0c30e30 opened the kitchen 9f48599a30 door. They asked f2e153923e with puzzled db99136854 looks on 7318ad6802 their faces.f76929ae27569c35

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‘Was coming to the 44489940d6 kitchen always such a 3fa83cfbe4 nerve-wracking thing to do?’f48e7bc60109d2cb

Still standing at the ca67e1cc48 door and gripping the 7148e91b6c handle tightly, I cautiously 163e8e9f7d opened my mouth.13f2cc62b5621670

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“Well… I’d like to 9fa484c0ad try cooking something.”102be0a17188c858

With the head f3c4d49d7b chef’s permission, I 99cf1fb546 stepped inside and 44f2623629 began searching for 7e022f0086 ingredients that could ae0717a38d create a similar 538fd23994 flavor.79055f0d5e056aec

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Every time I ed87fac8d8 moved, I could 63daff0375 feel the wolves’ 59fc4ff458 gazes following me, e603c6f2ff making me break 93e08befef out in a 9fc7c8c6b1 nervous sweat. But if I wanted e768192a98 to give Ed something 3024d31f83 delicious to eat, I f0331f5f22 had to muster my ef2a621d14 courage.0ab12acdbb66b2f5

Pretending not to 5256dce56c notice the eyes 49ab835c9e on me, I 66a52261d3 clumsily moved about b8010adae6 and started cooking. Of course, with 0d07213e9a my limited skills, b3f750207e I had to f0320daf60 rely on the 62d5f8cc72 head chef for 9c250554f5 help, and before 8f0386bf8e I knew it, d3ff645c4b time had flown 9002989c9c by.5293790c7e04ce59

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I didn’t leave the b53201d7d5 kitchen until dinner time, 8f6bd5d840 when I had promised 218e5c55ff to eat with Billy.f61eefa147166309

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“You’re here.”566a3fb0df287d26

Billy immediately pressed bbc8555dd1 his lips together, bbbe2e06aa trying to stifle 5ef3d7436d a laugh as a480b60f32 soon as he c6b3272545 saw me. Then, softening into a 253ca8c03f smile, he greeted me e87f4a2396 warmly.3e3db37cc34af6c6

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Ed was 0c5d0d2de7 already seated 64b22286f3 diagonally to f2c0163892 Billy at 1e70dd2888 the head c45c92b7ef of the dd298ea2b6 table. While his lips were d618b40c1b pouting, he kept stealing 2abb62a7d0 glances at me, clearly 33f43fa7b9 regretting what had happened 0b2a37e875 earlier.12440949a446ec46

I took a seat 664ae24d69 across from Ed. Watching me 954f9fd71b carefully, Billy 404fbc8a2e spoke.a69ab354c87143d2

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“Your… appearance is…”2c8db68186d4dac5

Billy trailed cbff785dfd off, looking 9b6533d4b3 slightly awkward, 63d29de26a giving me 2d225b8209 a chance 3f20dd8fc0 to recall 95013028df how I bcadc25aec must have 3857d20556 looked.f4aef27c86caa83a

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My rolled-up 9ffc78447a sleeves were 74f1dc3ee6 smeared with 7e7d562734 dough, and b803db167e my hands 4f1ab6c728 gave off ae35111036 a sweet 6cb72e7d6f smell.bc9b852d8142a930

“Haha, I’ve aa97844587 prepared a a5b3a67906 special gift,” bd64575917 I said, a59b4fd489 sneaking a 87c4d125b1 glance at b9715847ff Ed as 3bb8beb3a2 I sat 4250bc8954 down.b5cd4615786974a3

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Then, the maids began c44888a473 bringing out the dishes 783d1ec56a one by one.0a84b48e6cceb6db

The main course 768c0e64dc was a hearty dc87da14bd meat dish that 742fce5662 the head chef f7cb3e37eb had prepared with 710b3b1afa care, alongside a 799fcc1e30 salad meant for 84766b126f me.67292dab06923197

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In front of 3dadfd8848 me, Ed didn’t 66135baafa even glance at 6d3b475326 the salad.f9fa140103c8558d

At the Morton estate, 7f75aabe24 salads were served drenched 554b9e0299 in sweet dressings, so 346aa7e30a it was no surprise 3199fbbd90 that a plate of 9efe01a9e1 fresh greens didn’t suit 1cd7dbe261 Ed’s taste.cb6137172493742b

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Previously, I had 17c54c6405 assumed Ed liked 6a18b23023 salads in general, c542a25a42 but now I 00269c5f8e realized it was a4b115d40c thanks to the f44f6f4836 dressings.fb244a0a602d6a31

The meals 912925860b here had 455490f371 been adjusted 3eafba3f41 to suit 58cbb72deb my taste, cc63f548ba which avoided 13daae4220 anything leafy, 4edd4ccfff but I 071523587d hadn’t anticipated fa14322035 this outcome.a995e2479f0d82c9

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‘But this salad 21cac2903b will be a da3d997ae5 little different.’42cfbb7c41b0c9ac

I slid the salad 09de51c5d9 plate closer to Ed. His eyes widened as df3176db8c his nose approached the f79e0819bf plate to sniff it.648cdc73d23b5306

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After taking a whiff, 4710e05454 Ed’s wide eyes turned ee118d7ef8 to me.9e3972d959b5cfd4

His lips began to 142b02f3e5 curl into a small c6673ad14a smile.f4bacbb2ebb4122d

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“Lady Remi, this…”47ab18c95f52351f

“That’s right. I added da90b5aed0 some dressing.”d100b39f8f06e251

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At those words, 9a97778a3e Ed’s eyes lit 3feab92378 up like a 8d23c5280c Korean traveler finding 008f368337 unexpected kimchi abroad. He jumped 299bb95625 up and b818c1e9e2 quickly moved d24f01d2c4 the salad 227b592ba8 onto his 5b7c42688e plate.38b61bdfeee23a8a

Seeing Ed, who de327723f3 had been barely 7eb839e5f8 picking at his ec4fe0fad3 meals since arriving 08b556897d at the manor, b60e275cb0 take the initiative 36bb7c8b66 to serve himself, a8b3dea622 the nearby staff f7a74734e6 exchanged surprised glances.e26526c6b3ac778e

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Ed genuinely enjoyed the 6aa2458a4d salad, eating it with 1c20c5a6d9 gusto. It made me look 7a239c951d forward to his reaction 26eb98f1b3 to the dessert that e52848aefa would be served later.933bb8548a36c3c1

“It seems a5dcdb0bf1 you were 179c4efb86 right,” Billy 3d437e49e8 said, letting 7d70c19fde out a 8b58bea04b small sound 2fdfb66f7e of admiration 03c83ac706 as he eb51234b9f watched Ed. He then calmly cut a64991e6fa the veal into bite-sized df5c270f34 pieces and ate with fd2ea640d2 practiced ease.4d22d9f1692bb7b7

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As dinner neared its 61a9468889 end, the dessert the b0f49920ca head chef and I ace06f13e9 had prepared was brought 7190f98e64 out.8d3ef686d7a37546

It was e21a0ac577 a meat c7be10f98a pie, made d1cc0ef51b to closely f63e172c0d resemble the ce2b09242d ones from 0fe7f17955 the Morton cb09464625 estate.ba220bf7d8ef0c15

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There had been no 50d2a55f25 children in this household, 5c94735693 and Billy didn’t have c60c0b33fa a sweet tooth, so 24f8ff139c desserts had naturally disappeared 4e2c9e4854 from the dining table.425facb36f4d65f1

Realizing this oversight, Billy 845b643121 gave the head chef ec462bcfe6 new instructions. From now on, the 2286b96764 household would hire a c8c22c4822 patissier to ensure desserts 37b479a195 were served daily.aaa7d84620a4223d

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As the meal f233e75a6f concluded, I turned 02a846cac9 to see Ed 9811ca8574 beaming with a 048a64fb25 pure and childlike 42bd40cd56 smile.21dde5934accc44e

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After dinner, I f0529411cb chatted briefly with 813872b3a2 Billy before heading ca708c27a8 toward the stairs 0c4590a8bb to the second 3d1d34bbe6 floor.21fdf835bb268adf

“Lady Remi.”5a32985247a4a6b2

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Ed, who f76355de40 had been 15845a756f lingering hesitantly e82dfeef58 by the c3822b3cab stairs, took 5d11b1d0e4 a step 68eebd0995 forward.3c25114e0fad755c

In truth, even Ed 2c6c70fdb8 didn’t fully understand why 6938b99130 he had thrown such be506d1929 a tantrum. He had never d9ea03b0d7 acted like that 4b6f97dedd before—was it because db5173778d Lady Remi felt 33d7555faf like the most 5f0484f00c approachable adult here?3e6b8d35a2c2e8a3

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Knowing he 0800f195a3 had been f2b85155c4 in the e3da52ab49 wrong, Ed 2227173521 spent the 5ba12070e9 entire dinner 167c6ea3f9 sneaking glances 000e2bd214 at Remi.812aa2966c2237fb

‘What if 56851864c5 she’s angry 174bfd0183 and decides 028b8173a8 to punish acec32f2fa me?’443ddddd87eb5664

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When he 87eb471338 had been a6be4b11d5 at the 13d3a10d2d Morton estate, 80627af351 her scolding 1a48ee2a40 hadn’t bothered 440e8abc61 him much 82b8ad76a4 because it a2d90cd4a2 wasn’t due 8ffd46518f to his 6b0470d857 fault. But this time, knowing f30eb8c314 it was entirely his 45966f338b doing, the thought of 9aa688a7ff hearing harsh words made 94b193aeb8 his chest ache.5d0f4a432e6f4951

Yet, every time Lady 29dc7d15cf Remi caught his eye, 672496e8db she smiled gently. That smile eased his 93d99976f1 heart little by little.82f0d0fe65952fa7

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Lady Remi, who had 1925c47c18 the same kind expression 1ceb73998c she had worn at be9d0ada33 dinner, looked at Ed 055fcc494a as if to ask a9bfee24b0 what was the matter.530dbdd47fae77ec

“Why did you 0a203d08ac suddenly call out 379dd429c0 to me? What do you 7f6546ca34 want?”5f888ec9d58f7373

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Ah, is e9d1c4f2d8 Lady Remi 133a790935 mad at e8cc330b20 me after 1dbb59b71b all?df4b590a7189affa

Ed, looking even more 9880938978 hesitant than before, mustered a6cd664fd8 his courage and grabbed b65286a134 the hem of Remi’s d87db95ce7 sleeve.1383b6768f6a37cd

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“I’m… sorry for 45485e36e5 earlier…”76988861f33be1e0

His voice was barely e31c7deeff audible, but Remi seemed 344a7a52b8 to have heard him 491385f8cc clearly. Her eyes widened for b1fa61649b a moment before she ec6cf22e80 gave him her usual d2a23119a3 gentle smile and spoke.da8b361f68179d83

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“Ed, I understand how 6d892d10c0 much you miss familiar 1862d88e37 food. But do e63d6b929b you remember dec1bc47fd what you 183178f507 said to 814c94deb0 me back e08f23dc5b then? You told me 0945af9503 you were good 0f01d52a84 at everything, so 7dcc1ff7c0 you’d easily gain 570fded824 weight.”e54b34306171e5e5

It was something 533f0a39aa Ed had said 1d8d41d705 to her when 23cc9d15b3 she first arrived 84b4b1ace2 at the Morton 98b9c6c8d4 estate and tried 1ea6129e81 to help him 9a29d8cef4 gain weight, thinking 76c92a1256 he looked too 0f6d281c1d frail.ab2ca1b30682e8cd

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“Yes…”46e3ea78a71273fc

“But I 7d4e59f96e want you 7faf2454f4 to grow 1806bfb588 taller and cad0de57af stronger. To do that, you 7823362455 need to eat a 26b2e0ca73 lot of meat.”76958dfc43b2e269

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“Will eating meat help 8ad5cae770 me grow taller?”d53e3ee5d6016564

“Compared to leafy greens f712f4e578 like salad? Without a doubt.”24286e537a5fc957

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Something about aa039799c2 her tone b0a68e8b8f had subtly 9b3248e4d8 changed just 79f64d284d now, but a4fc2cf649 Ed didn’t 5dac3b1510 seem to 8fa1871ef3 mind. Clenching his fists, d927bef9dc he nodded enthusiastically.3b6441195cd126a5

“I can do 79549d094d it!”31debb53e7233554

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Then, Remi 54522bb7f3 crouched down 96be6b62e9 to his 79db720a13 eye level, d7951e8920 placing her 94618a5b27 hands on 7373b868a1 his shoulders. Raising her eyebrows into 551e562e91 an exaggerated frown, she 9d45e5b626 said,247353748decec65

“That’s great. I believe in bca9ab0e4a you. And I’m sorry a82d69e53b for earlier. You told 0af64f24e0 me what ac480ede85 you wanted, 558f6fc871 but I 553df76ad6 spoke to 125c5a1d5e you that 23a4a03853 way. However—”a5dc4eca14432cad

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Now, with a slightly 2ad95fb008 sterner expression, she continued 3c9f442dc2 in a soft, chiding 9a611b5a93 tone,c554da8ca916bd1d

“If you 22bec7720c throw a a2a987c5ca tantrum like c5cd3fac45 that again cec84e479f just because 00ef3bd4f8 you don’t d4a8e1a22b get what 40f1f90ad2 you want, 522b727356 it’s going cba30a84e3 to be de28ea0211 a problem.”1abd484b8dce5651

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Suddenly, she stood up f70b3acf80 and ended her sentence 1290e8add1 in a sharp, firm 4a23aeacc1 voice.058d46ded8b254e4

“So don’t 6d7e82de8b expect any 9320e4aa74 sympathy next 47310807c8 time you 0976c6db3c whine.”9a51eda8355dd1ab

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“Yes, Miss!”572aa6a5d161e117

Ed answered 34f88f0e8d firmly, his 2fad3e0d1c eyes filled 2e6c28a77f with resolve.4dd35b4cdd79b6a1

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During the 18e75bce04 days he 5d3122083d hadn’t seen 73b44d3964 Remi, he 64cd8dc36e had felt 5e6b288055 as though a0f8043e7c something was a08a7723b1 missing, even 28126e8934 surrounded by ee507132c9 the servants 1ed70bdf12 who took 69237f2d76 care of 106ebe35f3 him and e83c8f0fed his stoic 7f64fa27eb uncle.47d22dab529e0a41

Now, however, he d176e91185 felt as if 76d062bad0 that emptiness was b34d39cc8b being filled.4daa26daea4ccceb

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‘So this is what 11da1dc43a it was,’ Ed thought, ac93f9d7cb nodding to himself.5b679a93f1bd7194

He had unknowingly 2675afeb60 grown accustomed to d9a67cdf86 the way Remi 0e68136be0 treated him.6934c87146507083

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When Remi suddenly db765a9e03 paled and clamped f684c37da4 her hand over 586f226389 her mouth, her 2923ab4dc6 gaze fixed on 303d301788 something above his fb2aea35f6 head, Ed tilted 856992451f his head, confused.c35d538701c46ccc

Watching her expression shift 8dff789607 into joy, he thought 45e041773a to himself,6e228a07911c42be

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‘She’s such 580cef01a8 a strange 715edec0d8 person.’a9ffc0487bbd545e

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A few days 5a6ed9104d later, a mage 5e4d9f75e1 from the Magic ae71bf2ec8 Tower visited the 8beb9ece9b household.354d187436024177

Having noticed Ed’s 24524966d2 latent magical power, afbdbaf8dd Billy had summoned 44288d12dc a mage from 2fad2cc5aa the tower to 5291825c6b officially confirm it.7ab6ff55435b3943

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Kopen, a promising 16154f5d88 mage from the a1416271ab Chimpanzee family, stood 625ed65299 nervously before the 7786eb3f51 grand gates of b7e5e45932 the estate.30c63664366cfca2

This was 68269542f0 the home 00d4e94f14 of the 067b0a3734 one person 0a70d5672e who could 6a08aff186 speak casually c96cb5f984 to the 77f8fc95e0 new and 070c452565 notoriously fearsome e187d15c5c master of d22cd27539 the Magic d88a695cf9 Tower—a person 4e5c2ad2e3 who greeted c68f2403ba that terrifying 01e92fd904 master with b3b90225f6 a smile.4999e9ca940b4ae7

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And now, Kopen found eadf66b691 himself at that very b6bf26650d household.67c7fe95ee8aa40d

Recently, the new Tower 4192059b51 Master had taken a 4ae6e1ca76 strong stance against the 65efb670e5 long-neglected issue of magical 8cc4d1eda3 slaves, mobilizing personnel for 6ecafcba65 investigations. Now, Kopen had 980af263bf been sent to bed7d5ea3e this household as 4328e8796e part of an 685320ca42 official assignment.fea46ef85a6b7d4d

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Riding high on the 45059185a0 recognition he had earned 3108d9cd38 during the investigations, Kopen’s cf70ebd21c eyes burned with ambition 404a32c8f4 as he resolved to 044025f555 make a strong impression.ae23b7a755cbe707

‘I need to 5b81b89c90 make sure I 9bf700d857 leave my mark!’e98cd8ba5246dd7a

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Filled with lofty aspirations, 1b954e230e Kopen entered the estate, 43e323bdb3 unable to keep his 37f07abef0 head still as he 813076338b marveled at the mansion’s 2c207bfcab grandeur.0df3739c9d3b2c9a

“The young 9e02744a5a master is 271261ba8a on the 0a052ac122 second floor,” 8a54537691 the butler 09de289385 informed him.6f43c2a26545f44e

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Following the cf6a887941 butler’s lead, eae59ca673 Kopen climbed dc9987cf3c the staircase e986a9b3db to the 0e4a0f5f5b second floor edffb72fd7 and began df4ee34d2d walking toward 987e60f43e Ed’s room, f816b6ff92 his steps 9e8aa78c51 trembling with 369cf10292 nervousness.007e8ef28650ced9

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Something—or someone—darted fdebbb3c75 behind a d2f40ede39 pillar at f42f45f86e lightning speed, 0cb439d067 peeking out 6000fd98db at him.534eccad3764a7e5

‘What was that?’e5d58d28bd668806

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Was that 5bbb64ab61 the young 46567e7144 master? But he had heard c979cf99fc the young master was 1d7f727f07 a child.759562b0d95b0518

Ignoring the butler’s c13ed3d72b subtle signal to 690cb2af88 pay no attention 7d169d5eb6 and keep walking, 3b4c2dc9f6 Kopen instead approached ab912884a3 the pillar where 60bdb7ace0 the figure was 5458a7066e hiding.6b005003110892aa

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‘A sheep?’b8632e3249a9e414

The figure 3a5d348f1d before him 4a2622c962 was unmistakably 15efb28391 a sheep 23cce6bbc6 beastkin. No fangs, pure white d67c51dfb9 hair typical of sheep e091c383da beastkin, and a gentle c9cde00f82 expression.1095432a32adeb28

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As someone who 7c269fb65f secretly regarded carnivorous 72ced399ba beastkin as superior d009c5d347 and had little e652f6c9df respect for herbivorous 02bf016c17 ones, Kopen’s brow 675236eb41 furrowed slightly.2723b61d617778dc