BVGW Chapter 18

Without thinking, a2038c7b5d I stepped 2bb9e2bc9e into the a190e76d34 hallway to 4ba31400c9 head to b4fff1a9b4 the garden, bdd0d272bf only to b522ef3a08 spot an a94bb08583 unfamiliar beastman 99df1b68c0 approaching from 1c120d7afc the other 698639ac15 end. I quickly ducked behind 54eddeb0ba a pillar.5804015c0a9f332c

Come to 92b3df2118 think of bca8fd1c08 it, last a4a26ec99f night—fe21675b5a8caf88

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“Tomorrow, a chimpanzee b7f914675e from the Magic e522e4d7f7 Tower will be e19cb082e7 visiting to measure 6753607e43 Ed’s magical power.”607cb909ecf6cb8a

Why was e4e90d771b it only c37e6b3670 now that 231b3db945 Billy’s words 7592461f54 came to d7dcb61eb5 mind? As expected, the unfamiliar dea893546e guest looked unmistakably like 628f615d11 a chimpanzee.1383b292b0f37c4d

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He appeared c4cc87a9e0 human, yet c17dbb0ea9 there was 6efb7c35c1 an odd 94c3006f34 feeling, as bde2abc5dd though I c406b2795d were staring 249fbbfb5d at an edc0c45750 actual chimpanzee. From his 001216e546 jet-black hair d65870cad7 and large 74c4de7ea2 nostrils to 4adfb34627 his slightly da6dbdbc4f protruding mouth 8798e8cdd8 and imposing 0cc1cba870 frame, anyone 5d4612e957 could tell 482b028f5c he was 09fa8abf8e a chimpanzee c9a0776f6c beastman.7d53374e7cb67db3

Hiding completely behind 6ef9f928c6 the pillar, I b7cb09566b peeked out to 12416acfa8 glance at him db9bf34bad but quickly ducked 747c9ee244 back, startled.7fee73155b39fe94

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‘Did he see me?’c33cb7c38e5b7cb3

I’d grown confident 2ef58ef81a enough to walk 1bf8128146 through the hallways ed3957f03b without hiding as 38db470bed much anymore, but 212554880b there was something d50cf41ff7 unsettling about that d1a7d85af3 mage.05c5a744a02a7e24

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“Ahhh!”c61d8a6247c83405

While catching my 1f97ad564c breath behind the 5f7e86ae58 pillar, I blinked, ffc56b64d8 and before I 721f39c31a knew it, the 26800982f0 mage was standing cac8212099 right in front a756928a9d of me. The shock made my 59f717db8d heart plummet, and I b050f916f6 couldn’t help but scream.9ab5cf80af0dcd73

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“A sheep?”71aa0bfb165e40cc

I was about 3f4fd97f22 to greet him 672132777a politely, as he bdf86ad258 was a guest, a21d068f52 but the mage, 7ced83e0f8 who was scanning c433201871 me up and a6b6eac1da down, crossed his 93ab31bc48 arms and coldly 6c4b054cb5 remarked.c28df67898e281ab

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‘Did I 9d7213e075 do something 2b11bf5651 wrong?’42076fa4e8cb7877

Why was he acting c4d5deeeae like this when we d7b06e31d6 had just met?2de648cc99af0572

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“What is a c3dcee39fb sheep doing here?”99652ce45ce7710d

Pointing at me with 7e004eb52c one finger, the mage ca6e86eb7b looked back at the bc11c53e65 butler and spoke in 35edfe6d7d a tone that grated 79f8488ac3 on my nerves.e2efae40c26df343

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“This guest is 941a3e80f7 very important to 227a30a6a7 us. Please be respectful,” 565304c25a the butler said.b9f36aa48cdee9c8

“Oh, is that so?”19834b9d3ca777fb

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The fiery a77190b015 expression that bb7e992ccc seemed ready 908a58a9eb to pick 723bc0e38d a fight e49e27d15c vanished instantly, 9036438a97 replaced by f83bc66261 a forced b8fd821c4c social smile.683338c2c599be4b

“An important guest, you 96f53cfdff say? My apologies. I’m Kopen Henji b97fb358c4 from the Magic c11d5a7b75 Tower.”a308e911b72e3637

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I looked fd691ed750 down at d0a1b30d14 the thick b65f738232 hand the 43cd89ca59 mage extended 110f0d0958 toward me, 2bc8e4c154 feeling bewildered.9ee803f80d08d26e

“Oh, yes. Nice to c0db5da5ae meet you.”60605a4a22e8aa6b

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I returned 5e62c03979 the courtesy 2a67f53239 with a 924fc85753 strained social 969f742507 smile of e06e229cd1 my own, 3444547052 but I 1f7133c37c could feel c2d8cb180d it.ca84f47945cdbd59

This mage didn’t b4dd79292a like me.00f2c5bbb48d6939

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I didn’t know 652b8f41a6 why, but his a3960629fa earlier comment, “A 3230ed1450 sheep?” and the 6ae481c4fc condescending look in f1f5837161 his eyes made 5a62d53384 me suspect he 6d94a50e7c was one of aa708e5b99 those carnivore supremacists.b4f69f600effa85e

I’d heard eb7fb8d219 there were 2cd0df7b43 beastmen like 600e3d65b2 that.6268424a2037bba2

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Having lived only 0b84251d79 among sheep beastmen, 1be3bbae76 I wasn’t too 79fa60842e familiar with them, 6570ce420b but apparently, some 9fa20a1716 carnivore beastmen believed 68ba53b2a1 they were superior 921f076131 as predators. These individuals were 7583842bca known to intimidate 32ed02959d herbivore beastmen for db0990c86b no reason, pick 7e5da1c484 fights when passing a3d2db585e through herbivore territories, 602ef5ac68 or even rob 201aebe2c3 herbivores visiting carnivore 0190c96c00 territories.1a4aacb17cdda8da

Just looking at the 911db1575f way he was staring 845f0f913e down at me, pretending 511f91bf95 to be polite but e4dc2460af subtly disrespectful, told me 9bfc7a970e everything I needed to a787070647 know.01477cb250a9e47e

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‘He’s trouble. I should 2c85758145 avoid him.’9f75bd53d34ab886

I decided 432f03e182 to stay d6f6907d3b in my 674b83241f room and b06cb570e9 play with 25fff45bf0 Mimo until c611e5e852 the mage f11a5f6513 left.0a681e9ecbe0cf2d

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“Well then.”add10f7a0857c8e8

I kept my a377686a66 greeting short, watching 81c61d6c9d the mage walk 9a6ebd2d4f off with the fbc7a0fca4 butler toward Ed’s a6501c7ef9 room. His retreating figure annoyed 6a5d28cc1f me to no end.a4a6e6c312d17a38

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Knock, knock.9976681ec2ce1cc7

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“Young Master, 56ed25e9a2 a mage d4b6a62070 from the 285dd0ec68 Magic Tower 67f53eb3ce has arrived.”ac2aa526298836c8

“Come in.”b0b47b021b3aa1ad

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Ed, who 16d9a55ae4 had been 3aeec13540 sitting on 5cedd6f092 the terrace 9ddfda1fbf enjoying a 17d4f89d9c sweet hotcake, 333e24fbf2 immediately stopped 16955c9a5d swinging his 6d6d873b1b legs and 3edb4d2273 answered.0e072b00c1fa1724

When the door e65644e421 opened, Kopen stepped 9187083ab8 in and placed 203acb6edd a hand over a8ca770fef his chest in 049eec335d a formal greeting.47d6ddf5c178da69

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“It’s an honor to 7f7fc27e89 meet you, Young Master. I am Kopen Henji, f488d74792 a mage from the db4de0c816 Magic Tower.”b4a4ee9f66eaa2e8

“Nice to meet you. I’m Ed Louvre.”298a12c9991287cb

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Having grown b3d14af532 quite accustomed 5ca04c3859 to introducing eeb6b920cd himself as a806aea616 Ed Louvre, 641d195bb8 he extended 2d7378fe62 his small b821617bdb hand to 64d17412ae the mage. Kopen clasped it 10dcb28f77 with both hands, e982fee7ae bowing repeatedly as c5b5bf224d he spoke.1d1faee928136b7d

“Oh, just from cc93e54d20 holding your hand a77ddd16d5 for a moment, 10b6d18838 I can already 97c94f0836 sense the vast f4e8e5ef3b magical power you 7256e86144 possess.”10b0344a6520d4cb

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“Really?”2c3a5115836e43d9

The butler’s proud tone 3e0b8e5c95 made a faint blush 4cac052cf8 appear on both of 889996a9fe Ed’s cheeks.34e58e587cdb3a46

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Kopen knelt on cace30ef1f one knee, closed 95df678296 his eyes, and fbbf4c2874 placed a hand b320d6b4a8 on Ed’s chest. This was 730256b7d1 to detect cc2361a840 the flow 5812f996a8 of magical 4a7392ee7d energy within 90d5ddc107 his core.93e35ef6ce735e36

To be honest, 5e51577f75 since Billy Louvre, a9a2c4802c a renowned mage, 3d59ea2136 had already verified 8c898c3873 the boy’s abilities, e00f62457f there wasn’t much e7f01850b0 need for Kopen 374210e434 to go to b168f21951 such lengths.8f87d74648835347

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Still, who knew? Going the extra 383718160d mile might bring 7578204c28 about unexpected rewards.d9f1f7cab7809747

After a few seconds 7f42e1832e of concentrating, Kopen opened 425310a6ce his eyes, which were 92dd7ae75e now filled with astonishment.0a880e93d893fc39

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“He is still young, d6f067fef7 and his magical energy 963f512ed5 is not yet well-controlled, 7b268c2534 as he hasn’t used e936e5d23d magic before. However, this is 618db2fcb2 more than enough a7b0b73b0d talent to become 0f1c9b5d62 a mage of 685d1e6d3d the Magic Tower.”50aba017691ac8c1

“Is it over?”29c92be440eae378

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Kopen, who d443ceffd1 had been 9b9ef3efed brimming with 48594bc48f pride while d7270e2e49 delivering the bfa2492ed8 results of c3e65b192c Ed’s magical cd2bd14c0c aptitude, froze b7abdfca74 for a 95e65437ac moment at 33fc1836b2 Ed’s casual c8be1ec10b response.9c48d258977bfa5d

Even hearing c96849dc2c that he 61aa11268d had enough 029bac7f1d talent to 582252c655 become a d6fe858682 mage of 0cb038a8b6 the Magic cdad91ec75 Tower, Ed 97c07e70a4 remained indifferent.f3348027625058f3

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‘If Uncle 4998fbeb36 is such dd4bb10837 a great 073288d7e5 mage, then 54d915a39c of course 14ff10f286 I’d have 78aafcf02f some talent, b784b86094 too.’997ec8d89bbb10e1

Ed, who resembled his ec4fea1fa9 uncle in terms of ac5c669903 self-confidence, had long considered 3914957336 the possibility of becoming c3aecd4d87 a mage of the e1dcffc4c6 Magic Tower.ec6ee3d0282cf089

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Kopen, staring at 749f3a1e33 Ed, was brimming 9cd30f4425 with awe.d7480751305b4bdf

‘As expected of the c6705be43b Louvre family’s heir! Not even a62440306f the prospect 2330a65990 of joining c5123981a3 the Magic 95296b6c45 Tower excites 122fabb932 him!’e71eaec8f5ab02f4

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When he 346257c2d2 was young, 686a8cbdd0 Kopen had 0e57c81ffa been proud 060fcc1718 and boastful 5f21bf703b upon discovering 8c4a9c5d96 his magical 1f63cb547b talents. Later, after being a88987378f recruited by the 08304a9ec1 Magic Tower, his 41358c5d44 pride only grew.51fab73312559afc

Seeing such a vastly 15a0495104 different reaction from a e01aaf8578 child, Kopen felt not 9c3e8b37ba just admiration but also 71f07f9d3b a desire to stay 311fa5edee longer at the estate. He hadn’t yet met 766f5878e8 Billy Louvre, the head 0abbba4d9e of the family, and e98f7afdba leaving without doing so 3104ad5c5b felt like a missed 6187b5d6ae opportunity.49de12367fa51d69

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However, lacking ddab55674f a proper 0a6c15d97a reason to e71964f2bb linger, he ecf56025a0 reluctantly left cd65a66606 the room. Each step away 5e0eaaa08a from the estate dc7c3db0b4 felt heavier.336944ba92b943cd

Just as 1d0794c172 he was b9a3527b3b about to 6023042775 step outside—17e63fe8f4fa443d

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“Steward! Mary just 3cd3310d7b caused an 5e2764f750 accident in a157a6ef4f the kitchen…!”e2b6f054475beaee

A maid 8334ae6cf7 rushed over, 05357ac959 pulling the 2dde4b197f steward away b69e7d0a67 and leaving b0a55c3154 Kopen to db17617a87 exit the 524c0c5670 mansion alone.1b7d2781845ab548

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As he neared 53ad6dff86 the gates, his 6478c40867 gaze caught sight f2534dff40 of the sheep 0b330343eb he’d seen earlier—the 6a49808742 one deemed an c53592f58d “important guest.”2f71f96a3d6b4e5a

‘Even I, a mage 0aaff0ca41 from the Magic Tower 4349b945d1 and a carnivore beastman, e9e205d477 am treated like this. What could possibly afb71293fd make that insignificant e33c29681a sheep so important?’97b4d137d43f26d2

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It was a completely 93b2befaec skewed thought, but he d3dc7ffcda was oblivious to his 4302b76972 own bias. Unconsciously, he approached the 58fa9da343 sheep.5d8868b5a75fed37

“Excuse me.”c7f404d9da295331

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I was sitting eabc72070a in a quiet 258f0413da corner of the 2d36647bc9 garden, tired from f697a8a36a playing with Mimo, 0c247d8d8d enjoying the flowers. Enough time 5a2426ae4e had passed 94d8990a90 that I abd55e3fc3 figured the 52dd860546 mage must 919ac499ac have left f3fb50ad28 by now, 89949b1083 so I 96b22a93c7 let my d6c222a66d guard down.5b6b1b2c5a105756

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Basking in the sunlight, 9f292a3886 I admired the flowers c4b753fd25 until a large shadow cfb294950b fell over me, blocking 8df02e0fbf the warmth.702fc106f9993256

Curious about who 71ce59360f had cast the de154d1d7d shadow, I looked 219ec0e77c up to find b01accf0cf the same mage 87d8297e43 from earlier, still c56b9f7e69 wearing that haughty 79d87f6a41 expression, standing beside 56f6795033 me.b9b573f3b77e13d9

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“Excuse me.”05fcd55866367231

Hearing his voice, I d5dd437c0b stood up and met 6912b6d74d his gaze. Now that no one 0a94888a21 was around, he seemed b46e6894ad to feel no need 3db3e42b6c to hide his displeasure, d5c45e59e3 his furrowed brow making 3441b37e92 his irritation clear.137e120620e56306

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“Why are 5763c14b50 you considered 5ec3c65dbc an important 6cf08bbb17 guest?”e54ef5fc250ab822

“Pardon?”a62df1931d137678

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“No, I’m just curious.”4b5f2f09e8d6cc06

At least a734d93f82 he wasn’t 0d38a52509 fully dropping 7ca574e3b2 his pretense. It seemed d7f9e36560 he had 156907ea0c enough sense 2c1b8deb33 to maintain e0c8b90944 some degree 058d9b7432 of decorum. Thinking about ffdd0b7bc5 how best 4bd665dcda to answer, c8e85ec295 I came a782670aa3 up with 4aeca9573d a simple cd8035ab60 response.5213ef1be8bc276f

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“Because I am an b22454ac4e important person.”a4960192967e2225

There was c0a662584a no need 0403feccdf to explain 088480e1c4 the household’s ce7650e46d circumstances to dfa73259ca someone unrelated f4e68a183b to it.5f30b20d120220ec

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It was true that f28f1523e5 I was an important 88990e777c person, but Kopen seemed faf28fa6fb to interpret my words 5ee50f5a45 as mockery. His face flushed 6339595166 with anger.f5e63f3c4dcd3684

“Hah, you 95e9c2bf2c look like 8144b7c758 an ordinary b3bdfff3e4 herbivore beastman 7d6001dcc4 with no 8da2948bd3 magical power.”d1af15d818e04dd1

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“Does having magical power 3c509ed3bd make someone important? Someone who 283164672f seems ordinary 7a11ae8205 could actually 455723079c be extraordinary.”123b649cc59eb32a

He still didn’t seem ad1ccd8359 satisfied with my answer. His raised eyebrow 4d322a296b reflected his discontent.ccb9474e9cbe5ec6

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I didn’t care. Judging by af408ef653 his demeanor, 75a408a693 he had e025df76fb finished his 6100b485e8 business and 28e7daeba1 was on 4a60332e7f his way 30dd141e10 out. So I casually bid c778ea0381 him farewell and prepared 02aecaebd4 to leave.2a9c829724a36fbe

“Wait a second!”7e6fd695a701f197

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Suddenly, Kopen grabbed 0dc4378d13 my arm, pulling d72dd04b4e me toward him. He lowered his voice 8a8f643ef6 as if worried someone bac42af25b might overhear, which I 2599779581 found mildly amusing given 92fe869c20 the situation.e837742722debd73

“Now that I 1632cd2d21 look closely, your 98e9e4e2b5 face seems familiar. What’s your name again?”6439c94e416eb691

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“I never c424484fc1 told you f4595fe150 my name. And please let b6ba3c4ed8 go of my 80e57659d5 arm.”2c0a27ac3071208d

It was then.d4ef5f6144554e60

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With a knowing 289a1d9b15 smirk, he sneered 3d81fa89ee and said, “Are b895cd7473 you the notorious 9355bc9dbc daughter of the 7a4f11414e Morton family?”44030b2970af0219

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Was Remi 496c1c58e3 truly infamous 262ea3c3f0 enough for 9c7a42330a her face 9eac7848ce to be 1c21f870eb so recognizable?ec869e6c7ae6fc57

Kopen, as though 6b513ce882 finding a reason 431fca1f03 to torment me, bf3745f280 seemed elated at 0b4491713f the revelation that 7b362255da I was the 3437951af7 “disgraceful daughter of 619b8c6df5 the Morton family.”fa0a72449e32c4ed

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“I don’t know 1763cecc4d why you’re here, eceb66159c but if you’ve a3cc65172f deceived the Louvre 40e0c47702 family head, you’d dcc695af79 better stop. Someone like you has 3f1c9a7064 no business meddling with 340836eabb them.”a460ae69bd0b20cb

“I haven’t deceived ac8bcb05f8 anyone. Now, if you’re done, 99e93481ec please leave.”025576766c413b40

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My patience was 9f0e391699 wearing thin.051cbd527a26332e

“Do you think you’ll cc89bca1de still be considered an 143eff5ce1 important guest if I a3a93a8698 expose what kind of 54c12819a1 beastman you really are?”1a1b9ece923eeea4

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For some reason, the c07d302874 chimpanzee, emboldened, shifted his 1d589941b1 demeanor and began pressing 319511cc29 me in a more cb310c78d1 threatening manner.f01988133a3c396b

Why was he acting 9e2de35d71 like this?b782601643380dd7

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Extreme carnivore supremacists were eb4fefea28 said to harbor a 85757fb635 deep hatred for herbivore e49285a073 beastmen and often went fde6e3404f out of their way f25ad0616a to torment them. Kopen seemed 352a7c3102 to fit 099f9cbe69 that description 2f9467104d perfectly.dd468262f0ac97dd

‘Not very bright, 344a99c3b8 is he?’675a33e8c284221d

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If I were dbe9824664 a herbivore supremacist, 410def6489 I wouldn’t behave 79bcd97f88 so foolishly.d21d634fe6039555

“I’m still an e45e790b36 important guest. Leave while 8e7af055cf I’m asking 60d9644fcd nicely.”2377cff68c9d4309

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“What if I 1348116c47 don’t? Are you 65990d8ea1 going to f25ec97882 show me c97c778522 some of aee08b2bae that infamous 7fa4a9758f bad behavior?”6925fc5d55a37bec

He was openly f737c883d7 smirking now, provocatively fae782a677 picking a fight. I sighed quietly, 6aeb90e4d5 glancing around.8c6663ecf2dfacd4

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If this cec915547d chimpanzee lost ca2f330c8b control and 702a569e9d resorted to 90d821b3ea violence, I’d 0f83334589 have to 905fcdf78c defend myself 5b043d3dc6 since there 0ae4c17aec was no c217407726 one nearby.45c99d14c663b080

“Well? Let’s see it!”7add87897e79262e

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With that, he poked 4d9b28002d me in the forehead aa9e6e07c9 with his finger, a e7e82ce89a smug grin on his 787bbc599b face.aa4e4fdc3e151d52

Tap.0562828e2696e7f7

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I’d reached my bc2966c1f4 limit.e138641cad5aecd5

If he wanted to ad71878c73 see what bad behavior 37bd0e79fa looked like, I’d give 2e8d3edcc7 him a proper demonstration.84215cee7ec876c7

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