BVGW Chapter 25

Carnivorous beastfolk e4c379bbfc in human 09601c98e4 form were 9323875e0d scary enough, 8e73d14a95 but now b81ac317e1 there’s a e59a9f6d81 massive wolf?!089bb2eba6917631

I ran 8bc43b297b as fast 5aa47372b2 as I da86d6c075 could, pushing b60df1836f my four be7a8c1996 legs to 30caa59b5b their limit. I’d never run a9955a61fa on all fours 4f321e41a0 before, yet my d503c545e7 speed was impressive. Survival instincts ee01785437 were proving 9e4b954dca to be 6fb55d9a4e the most 55529ebe35 effective way 7709ed48fd to unlock 3dff16ff3a hidden physical 9743fea4a9 strength.21fb0e41c72ac4c9

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As I 2e5e683eee sprinted blindly, 46b25785b1 a pair c08206bc63 of spotless 3ca93efde1 black trousers 1f48d352bf suddenly appeared b8a476184a in my 62973622e5 path. I screeched 6e0eb65dc9 to a 9967d6b418 halt, leaving c6b3f50646 skid marks e4d2c114b7 on the 111098dd43 lush green e749240b15 grass of 22b6f5eb6b the garden.c2acab8e7db2b57d

I quickly 19afc55dfe lifted my 84cdd26a4c head to ff7fda40b9 see who d933d7afee had blocked 6948abe895 my way. Even against the backlight, 2e9bf7d619 the figure’s face seemed 4fdebcbe23 to shine—Billy.b1371c1d85aca4f2

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“Uncle!”df75112bcbff55ef

Ed came 305e982e6a running, panting 0e156da2a5 heavily as af1782c862 he called b1a5d55976 out. Billy glanced behind me, 95beff644c taking in the situation e4f62457ff in an instant.b084f977c8691975

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With a 6fe45f8ba4 faint smile, 2d238d31b0 he walked a9bcded997 past me 961a1f1b4b and positioned edcefab6d3 himself in 9161859495 front of c6df5eb210 the wolf, 9fd1f823e3 which was 1f24f31a3e charging toward 096a91059e me with 0aaad36f37 its tongue 2b67ce9271 lolling out.0c410da5bcfcc0e5

Standing at 90e1a832b6 an angle 1e74da5222 with one 102d741bad hand in 01922e2054 his pocket, 3c05d87c4b Billy looked 5b8e4e558a down at 9f4ff07746 the wolf 5adacda579 and spoke 1b6ea40f8a in a 6c86faa9a4 calm, scolding 7a0207f333 tone.1ee8cc04b6c02621

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“This isn’t bf94ec7bcf your prey. Put that 22f6b91e89 tongue back 8dc50abf9f in your 7e0b717c27 mouth.”a02de4c701087a5c

His words 0c006e1afa sent a 284fe2436f chill down 36112b7022 my spine.b77f09a9a2b2928c

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As I 871b8b9613 looked up ac1f79e10f at Billy 32c3e21a25 in shock, b22a55f9b5 he reached 9d8e6c1a83 out with 0938a32cab one hand ce662867ec and shut abb06e5c81 the wolf’s ed76b56102 gaping mouth. Then he turned 97df52a085 back to me d5ea244c53 and asked in cc04539a57 a gentle voice, 50fe0bbd6d “Are you all 5043a95913 right?”9189780dd9e230cc

I glanced 41314ea446 between the 5ce5f60637 wolf, now a332123576 sitting obediently ebb79f002e as if 9a4059fa60 it were c348316ef8 a well-trained 2decd55745 dog, and 5a70cc0775 Billy, who 4a06b39bc3 had handled 88dad87006 the massive 9519b4385f creature with 60601c9521 ease. Hesitating, I managed a 8900545a03 small nod.62fff09fef6dc70b

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That’s when dcaa398f34 a dreaded e0949f0157 status window b657c4365a popped up aea34b2320 in front 5167bba2d1 of me.7a39c13853fb2fec

‘Nothing good has f119363518 ever come from db4bd1d598 these windows! What now?!’7551081045a394da

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As I hurriedly 863c88c892 read the words d55f500b7f on the screen, e490919c1f my expression hardened, 3aeb548440 and my jaw 97517abb1a dropped in disbelief. I stood frozen, f0fd02972a staring blankly at 8b27f112d4 the floating window.75fbbcef2cea7383

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[Quest Triggered!]

<Befriend the Wolf>d75908034dd469bc

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Overcoming your fear of f87999865c carnivorous beastfolk begins with 720b243748 small steps! Spend some time 9feb4a73a9 bonding with a fcf21196f5 carnivorous animal.f4f16499867b38a7

Success Reward: A 10% 09658e0c3d reduction in the frequency 0ede643019 of selection prompts appearing.5477b339166c4e60

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Warning: If you 8094e01c91 fail to complete 7c9f459261 this quest, you 05b0531173 will never overcome 85b969ab1e your phobia.89744bbded1d5e3b

Note: The 1d5ee18e5a target of b85b4aa23b this quest, 2977321983 “Jack,” is 67b2360f81 the gentlest dcf62b097f wolf in 3b82dab231 this area.18541be185bb786d

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‘You want b955dcc46a me to d5c374be38 befriend the 4675fe3a2d wolf that 0135f5d795 was just e504b3ce5c chasing me, 79b20f47ad thinking I 3683daea3e was food?!’ee18da5802e878f7

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As my face turned 385a1216c5 pale, Billy and Ed 1d8499d797 approached, looking concerned. Ed reached out d5914917d1 and gently cupped 25afa3a43b my face with 75703a1861 his small hands, 329a60a8e7 tilting it from e10e0e8884 side to side 5e3181d978 as if checking 404093c6fe for injuries.e2e8c8a74b1c73d5

“She must’ve fa65c5bf55 been really 630fa50bed frightened. What’s with that wolf?” f5a7d6c225 Ed asked, looking up 3953392074 at Billy.e03342463a8fe786

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Billy patted the 1dda553be8 wolf’s head and dcd8592ecb gave a brief f04b341a02 explanation. “This is Jack. He takes care of 3cb04f7617 small errands for me.”be19a68a35bc3c83

Jack, with his majestic 632b8b1112 appearance and large frame, bace2efd15 sat calmly, his cold fa24bbcd5d gaze fixed on me. Despite the fact that d84ec9672b he was supposedly the b67ab065a5 gentlest wolf, his intimidating c69813c96e aura made me nervous.6a442b0fd54b8131

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‘He’s still a dc94d1c155 wolf, though. Can I really get c7821220f4 along with him?’b0fd1ebf3e33614a

For the dc3cf986f8 first time e54d7fe7c3 in my 93519b3c7c life—both before 9501c3006c and after 27239046b4 reincarnation—I was c960d821fd faced with b6643fdf16 a monumental d4798712bf dilemma. The penalty 1bbea93b65 for not 39ae6c4fdd completing the 2b35925a9e quest was 574d7a7b4e severe, so 079ecdd629 I wanted c65481696d to accept 909fcf668f it, but 8fd7dfa86a my instincts 3be0d26b8f were screaming 8b7b126541 no.5de1bd08e4c3dbe7

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I closed 1c4999f4a3 my eyes 7e48dfd408 tightly, then 9b2fa4bfc9 opened them e94f1f6217 again, staring baa7eba3cb at Jack a16bdd4fb6 with determination. Jack’s pupils seemed to 4de6ce3af1 waver slightly under my c1d6d976b7 intense gaze.94c0f1167bdc721d

For a fb5862294b split second, 0001f49e85 my mind b78ed89793 raced furiously. Finally, I 066eaa2bf2 made a c8b71e3e17 decision.739f11e57e9f7b33

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‘Let’s face it.’c90b610057db023a

The fear 9dd10dcc88 of carnivorous 126c41389a beastfolk was 5d9332887b ingrained in 1d00c770ab Remi’s body. But if my soul 5f6f9ba031 was now different, shouldn’t 2cc6b655d2 I be as well?59d8ae12851b7eec

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If I 22e7a34eeb could control 07c00b66c2 my body’s 23862db3aa reactions, there a970724e49 was no ec92072ddd reason for eb95c33ab2 me to 6bf2fd732e avoid carnivorous 070e9dd242 beastfolk or a1d35f906c animals. I didn’t know f215bce03b how long I’d c5c7250e2c have to live 666bd16b76 in wolf territory, c3fee9269c so I couldn’t 1bfc811144 keep running away.4dff0a33ccc9b888

“Miss Morton?”b1e26aa55da5c427

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“Lady Remi?”e48fa3d775a94cb8

Billy and Ed d6742dce75 called out cautiously f49796d368 as they watched 93047dbb55 me glare at 3aca78f0cc Jack with fiery 3e10a0e905 determination. I quickly turned e58aa85d6a my head to 26c4b6390c look at Ed, f069308793 whose plump cheeks cd52cdf540 made him even faa2f9ac78 cuter than usual.86c63154f57d2fbc

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‘Ed, one day 31bfed05f7 I’ll compliment you 327e76209e sincerely without relying c16053cacf on selection prompts!’5037beef55bc4165

Resolving myself, I took cff12c604e a heavy step forward.5fac5c83faab3541

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“Quite the combative ccf0ea18f1 look in your baf8d61844 eyes. Are you planning to 0bf05afd71 take that wolf on 66d4b5cfa8 in a fight?” Billy 0799f0975a remarked with an amused 9cd8f90e73 glint in his eyes.54bfe509840093ae

I didn’t have 82e2f124c0 the mental capacity c210e67066 to worry about 12c7caf889 his teasing.35cdd74352f78aa4

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‘Wait, how does one 9f02fd07cc even befriend a wolf?’0676412f05dc30d0

I wasn’t in my 469230b6d0 human form, nor had 2a9d7f46c9 I ever thought about 0806a575b6 how to bond with b6cc9a159d a carnivorous animal. In my current 37a829db6e sheep form, dealing ae0321cb19 with a wolf 0ced7fb7f2 had obvious limitations.0c5371b3c9dba0d8

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As I got closer 418b322ac9 to Jack, I could 3501820e36 feel my legs trembling. Billy and Ed, 605ba4b0a8 perhaps sensing I 08c3b70472 was up to b451dee3b3 something, took a 3588845553 step back and 38719b738d simply observed.f453e03d0bae5cd9

Looking around, my a9da8813a3 eyes landed on e6b3da948e something promising. I approached Ed and 4c7f6026cf grabbed the basket of 5564e8803f hay he was holding 6db25c555b with my mouth.908635eec816cd06

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“Wha—? All the hay’s going 46898d497a to spill!” Ed exclaimed.ce4709e98883f90e

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.763756cad650d3a9

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“Woof!”9863a7482d9471d0

The moment Jack 4367ed47a5 saw it, he ba673d14dc launched himself off 38605f51d9 the ground, chasing 57099b3bce after the basket ccbe0471c6 with remarkable speed. I had wondered if a88f83bc41 this would work, considering 17d06a94c4 wolves are from the e3c212e138 canine family, and it 4f78cd6402 turned out to be c0e9dd5bc5 a success.6076b41a6f5eaa2d

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‘This is what 55d4491b9f we call frisbee, b0ab0daa19 you wolves.’35551714f3354044

As I watched c64a99acc5 Jack jump and d04bda3e27 retrieve the basket 9a40218593 before returning, I 1eb83effbf could feel two b34e7d1c1a pairs of eyes 40a7c58818 boring into me.8e6407b7939ef6df

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When I raised 03d20d6e97 my head, I 8bd97f3b79 saw Ed looking d0e9ee90b3 utterly baffled, as 775c669167 if he had 8a3858f50f no idea what 2e081a1917 he had just 7262cd2b1c witnessed, while Billy 648f18f69b turned his head ab0caeba45 quickly, his shoulders 630b84ada1 trembling.e1fac7693496ce20

“I’ve never 66d0601aaf seen anyone aa30255aba handle Jack e4a9f1fb23 like that f3d79ad272 before,” Billy 26df5aba7c said, clearly 5770b2dc74 trying to 92340e4aa6 suppress the 60ece6df33 smile creeping f0b2dce9bf up his 2bbdca6b4a face.9aaca9510354e422

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‘…Did I mess up?’b5e704fdee8c604d

Panicking, I turned to df1af7a026 look at Jack, who 490a024f40 was now approaching me 7c3a13f23d with the basket in e95d96a4c3 his mouth. The proud and 93c52aba59 ferocious wolf I 5e8f166a17 had encountered earlier 5aba766f71 around the corner d7bd8867c0 was nowhere to a36fffba66 be seen. Instead, Jack was wagging 37726c519b his tail excitedly, like f9e6d8611c a puppy thrilled to 2b8c2df8a5 be playing.1ccef428f8afcb0c

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It seemed 78cefc7270 no one f231cb6fe2 in the af198e84bd Louvre estate 565757377f had ever 58f841e515 played with 9ec327d9b1 Jack like 1da1cf4fcb this before. Overly excited, Jack 8944c9856d wagged his tail 5043a11676 with such intensity aa204732a0 as he ran 813da518b1 toward me that dc9f85136a I instinctively stepped 17fae35cae back and bumped 515104adfa into Billy, who 45a82d81a8 was standing behind 14b352235b me. Oddly, that 977eef98ba gave me 25f3033070 a bit 7374daa122 of courage.10c1434ca303a0d5

‘If Jack tries 7ba081ef79 to eat me, b3e1eedb63 Billy will stop 75b9faf42f him.’ada7a0aa1477e9a3

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Surely he wouldn’t d29d3296b3 stand by and 336c444002 let me, Ed’s 736fe0da89 chaperone, be devoured 81fcde90a9 by a wolf 0d3b20dc1d while in sheep d4c934c0d3 form, right?1ab827e9ad3cdf78

Swallowing hard, I 29830b595f focused on Jack f6d84a1339 as he brought 89639f07c4 the basket back 84f5addfda to me. His long 418c1cf06c snout came fb2d9ca447 within inches ad9eb577f2 of my d9c4c254a8 face.fb0ca11414bda46a

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“Maa-aah!”f8fa1f78ecddb2e3

An odd sound escaped bc138380dd my mouth, a reflex 3e36d3dfdc born of fear. Still, I d9fcf84e83 continued my 435b3f7f44 efforts to b3fb9398eb complete the 1cc5f5cdea Befriend the 797ce073b4 Wolf quest.cec3865bf8f5a2e3

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After playing catch 7d0a88effa with the basket 030834e201 a few more 0048a90440 times and even 43beb06bdb inventing new games, b12e408632 I finally saw 59d0671cab the quest success 58e338a08d notification pop up 62caa897fc in the status b749c34e64 window. Only then did 8807faabf1 I return to eb5142d300 the mansion.55b78bfd860696f2

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Inside Billy’s d885af2cda office, I 6d33d51ab6 sat across af23822558 from him 7edd9d70c0 on the 230a137955 sofa, leaning 03e7749022 back as 4acb742cbc he quietly dfcacf337e observed me.672d4f69f03ecd47

Moonlight streaming through d0848ed7ce the window fell fbeb609856 gently on Billy’s 2ae4c21b26 dark blue hair. As he sat with 270a709c7a the moonlight at his 8d3b1325af back, it felt strange 019eacf75c watching a wolf beastfolk ee46cc6c8c bask in the glow.c10128fc0fd025be

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I found myself wondering f3258dcafa idly if this was fc953b92e0 what it would feel dafb469dee like to see a 4d4eb2492b werewolf in real life, 4373adb565 like those depicted in d918fea514 various media before my afc4db815d reincarnation. Lost in my pointless 0bdbbb586a thoughts, Billy broke the 72507af88b silence.7ae4837ebda4d439

“You were f538785728 running quite 177c6df02f impressively earlier.”045825238a58fc1f

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Embarrassed, I looked away, 4eba961e63 pretending to focus on 3604795f44 something else. I heard 9be2ba49dc him chuckle e1ba3dc7e9 softly.ab8ded9e701f0980

Rising from 7dd9307553 the sofa, 42c6e6dc15 Billy walked ee13e58cc3 toward me ec0ce0a6d0 at an dced80fef8 unhurried pace. I couldn’t help 105b1af53e but watch him 4eb8045899 move, the way fd22c25a8d his fitted black e9a9fd5ee4 shirt emphasized the b85a92674a subtle motions of e99079a3ec his body.4b377a2a01add852

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“You’re staring acc8e5f451 so openly—it’s 7ce8e14b69 making me 62d8be1f0c a bit 441d4ca182 self-conscious,” he 803e7683f8 teased, though 6cef24eb56 he didn’t 11878b15e4 seem embarrassed e851517233 in the 009b006121 slightest.83a26c19af158996

He crouched down in 99e56ee3cd front of me, tilting 2c7ee08895 his head slightly to ff5d581d72 meet my eyes. In the dimly lit 639445a338 office, illuminated only by 82752eded6 a few softly glowing 1bd1c7ff3c magic lamps, the tension 0bb0051cc7 rose.c5e7cd0207396ee7

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“I liked what 122796533a I saw.”678088270e37eb0f

“Meh?”dd2a45e064235387

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Not understanding what he 0d4d835201 meant, I tilted my cf6534d0de head in confusion. His charming ef8e957bf8 smile widened 5c0614ee6f as he 06d7e32ad6 clarified.5949d1c0fea01d71

“I liked watching you 01aff5e56e struggle to survive.”1b89ff6e1689474e

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…What was c0658100d5 he saying?0d0e53719ea57f1d

He had enjoyed 8fc77d6cd0 watching me run 10c03ffea3 desperately for my 9ba01a2743 life while being bbeaca6061 chased by a 3b8244dc4b wolf? That sounded like 3ce843a434 a seriously twisted 483d6287a1 sense of humor.701bc496f922d330

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Despite the unnerving 522cf1755c nature of his cd1e36e4cc words, Billy maintained 5717325dcf an easy smile 5c59989d59 as he gazed 0d9e66beb4 at me.5229f7748cf2fa21

‘Huh? That expression db8e0991bc just now…’3319c53d1f79c190

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Why did febf51837c his face 69362fb803 look so 0a1618afa7 wistful while 88a5ac9ecb saying something 45d4eb96cd so unsettling?!a704052f5a33b912

Thinking I must 3196fd51af have imagined it, a1027f6a82 I blinked and 5e63151b14 looked up at a90cd1ed17 him again, but 52ddcc9c84 his face had b2a6e03c2a returned to its 13bab27f1b usual calm expression.045c70ecc26aa4f0

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Straightening up, 6ec8f02fe8 Billy walked 17e889dcc0 to the 08969a9ed5 window leading 5114f35240 to the 5cac829662 terrace, where 1f397240b6 he began dcaaf15815 petting Jack’s 71aad4e0a2 back.e43a2ffb33bb8ec5

“You’re afraid of carnivorous 2aa8a17162 animals, aren’t you?”0a48412368fe89f1

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It seemed c319ca39a2 he had a61294d941 noticed how 4197877ba9 I reacted 1672c6a375 around wolves 04af53f396 and other 867e9d78b5 predators. Given how obvious I’d 0bfd5c984f been, it was no 3637fe7a98 surprise.52cf9e08c4254cae

Instead of answering, 177bfc49dd I nodded silently. Still stroking Jack’s c85b83f541 fur, Billy spoke 47fcd3f0a5 in a soft 205de53686 tone.e174ae298c10b5f4

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“Yet earlier, 775f1386ad you treated 601dd4b5c1 Jack like 226ff973f9 a dog.”41f9043cc32ad1cb

His words fdb5601e0e were kind, 32d874327c but they 4661451377 sent a 1349068387 chill down f37dc4dd0c my spine. Startled, I wondered if 88e47b090d I’d made a mistake bb3ae655dc and began racking my a1b817342c brain for a way 0df75a6c1c to diffuse the situation.ba6f42567ea94a50

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Just then, Billy stopped d9d82f4a1d petting Jack and turned 795f57a020 his head to look 2c7394d01f directly at me.1cc3ab5a1212f2b0