No Beast Girls on the Western Front

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Lacey's eyes were filled with emotions that the little squirrel couldn't quite understand, including the loneliness and torment of waiting for her owner to come home, the pain and anger of having her beloved possession taken away, and the anxiety and restlessness that beast girls are very familiar with.

Ruby turned her head and looked around. Ella and the others didn't seem to be coming over yet, so she leaned close to Lacey's ear and asked, "Have you reached the divergence device?"

Lacey didn't answer her, but stared longingly in the direction of the trench, muttering to herself with a hint of grievance, "Ugh... ever since we left, the bed has been creaking non-stop..."

It seems she has indeed reached the point of divergence.

Ruby had never seen Lacey react so strongly before. She hadn't figured out how to comfort the dog, nor did she want to side with Payne, so in the end she simply stated a fact:

"Um... Payne also said that, excluding beast girls, humans are the animals with the strongest endurance, without exception."

Lacey still didn't respond, but just looked at her with pitiful eyes and asked:

"Ruby, how do you cope with this uncomfortable feeling? I mean, when you're in the splitter, the master's attention isn't on you..."

Ruby immediately crossed her arms and turned her head away: "Why should I be upset? As long as he can make me comfortable, I don't care if he goes to provoke other beasts."

Lacey pondered for a moment, then lowered her head again. "That makes sense. You haven't encountered a situation where your weapon's branching mechanism overlaps with that of any other beast..."

Ruby: "..."

I'm so angry that my efforts were thwarted, but I can't show it.

Still feeling dejected, Lacey didn't notice Ruby's subtle changes in expression, and simply scratched at the dirt with her paws as she spoke:

"Ha... I know perfectly well that Master is helping Xiao En, who is suffering, but I still feel angry and upset..."

Ruby glanced at her. "You don't actually believe him when he says it's to help us, do you?"

Lacey said very seriously, "Yes, I believe in Master. Even if he did this just to satisfy himself, so what?"

He said that orcs have diverging devices, while humans can be seen as diverging at any time of year.

“My master gives me good food, a place to live, doesn’t beat or scold me, accepts me, and even saved my life. So why not satisfy my master’s needs?”

"I know my master loves me, and I love my master too."

"He was willing to help me, so I was willing to help him too."

"Moreover, this is one of the few things the orcs can do to help him, so I should be the one helping him."

Ruby was stunned by these words, and after a long while, she said, "But humans created us not to work for them..."

Lacey quickly added, "Yes, but besides that, when we're together, he's happy, and I'm happy too. Isn't that good?"

The little squirrel thought about it for a while and realized that what she said was actually quite right, so it couldn't help but show a somewhat surprised expression.

This dog looks silly. During battle, she obeys Payne's orders without thinking. Usually, she just keeps snuggling into Payne's arms. She doesn't seem like a beast that would think things through so clearly.

Lacey quickly understood Ruby's expression and immediately puffed out her chest proudly, "I might not look stupid..."

Ruby: "..."

Lacey: "..."

She was still a bit silly.

"Ahem..." To ease the awkwardness, Ruby coughed twice and continued the conversation: "Since you already know the answer, what's there to worry about?"

Lacey also quickly switched from an awkward state to a conflicted one: "But... but people with diverging abilities just don't feel comfortable. They just want their master to only look at them and touch them, and they don't want him to interact with other beasts..."

"I know it's wrong, but I just can't help thinking it. I even glared at my master because of it... Sigh."

Ruby glanced at the two dogs and the horse beside her, noticing they were doing muscle-relaxing stretches together and didn't seem to be looking over. So she whispered again:

"Really? But I feel like you've become increasingly uneasy ever since Alpha arrived."

“Uh…” Lacey’s ears and tail tensed up. “That…that’s because, for a long time, I was the only canine beastman in the team, and my master had to rely on me for many things.”

"But during the last battle, I saw how Alpha fought, and I think... she's better than me."

"Although the master was only worried about Ella's health, she did receive more attention."

"What about me? I'm clearly the senior, and now I'm my divergent, so why... why did Master..."

At this point, Ruby even felt that Lacey was so aggrieved that she was about to drop her little pearls.

Although it was quite rare for this to happen to her, Ruby knew very well that beast girls with branching abilities tended to become somewhat sentimental, and she herself was no exception.

Ruby felt like slapping herself when she thought about how she had been acting all cutesy and whiny towards Payne not long ago.

Fueled by these emotions, she suddenly became emboldened and offered the suggestion: "You don't need to blame yourself. Actually, everyone's tendency to disagree is like this."

"Didn't you say you love Payne? There's nothing wrong with showing possessiveness as part of love."

“Really…really?” Lacey raised her head and ears at the same time.

"Of course it's true. So, at times like this, you don't need to have any reservations. Just openly show your love to Payne."

"Hmm... 'Show it off generously'..."

As she repeated Ruby's words, Lacey lowered her head again, lost in thought.

Chapter 159 CLVIII. What are you expecting?

After the long duel ended, Payne didn't rush to call the other five beasts back from outside. Instead, he lit a cigarette and chewed on it to satisfy his craving.

Xiao En was sleeping soundly, and he didn't want to wake her.

Part of the reason is that after such a thrilling battle, Xiao En needs to get a good night's sleep;

Another reason is that although Xiao En had been defeated by him, the sheep's fighting spirit was really tenacious in its anger, and it used its strength advantage to suppress him almost the entire time.

If it weren't for the terrifying upright ape's unparalleled endurance in the wild, and the fact that Xiao En was relatively slender, Paine wouldn't have been confident he could handle her.

Even when Xiao En was so exhausted that she was almost asleep, her spirit stubbornly held on, and her body continued to perform the various tactical maneuvers that Paine had taught her almost instinctively.

Who said beast girls have poor learning abilities? Payne is the first to disagree—she's almost defeated her teacher!

As for the advantageous position of the high ground, she held onto it firmly until she fell asleep on Payne.

Payne asked himself honestly, and Xiao En shouldn't have reached her limit yet; she had just overexerted herself these past few days to alleviate her guilt.

If he accidentally wakes her up again, Payne isn't confident he can turn the tables on her once more.

I realized I went too far this time, leaving her hanging for too long. I won't dare do that again.

It is for the good of both animals and humans.

Thinking this, Payne put the cigarette back in the pack and took out paper and pen to continue writing the report he hadn't finished during the day.

A soft cough came from outside the trench, and the air was filled with the faint smell of burning kerosene. Xiao En, who was fast asleep beside him, stirred slightly and put his hand on Paine's leg.

Payne paused for a moment, and only felt relieved after confirming that she would not make any further moves. He did not risk moving her hand away, but continued to write and draw on the paper.

After a while, a rustling sound came from inside. Payne immediately put the pen in his hand to his mouth to signal the beast girls to be quiet.

When Lacey came over for her routine bedtime lick, Payne could clearly sense that she was acting emotionally; the licks were quite strong, and her breathing was heavy.

So he patted the dog's head, leaned close to her ear and comforted her, saying, "Sorry, I'll spend more time with you after Xiao En is done here," before turning his attention back to the report.

Thanks to the plan devised by those idiot officers during the day, his train of thought had been completely disrupted, and now he had to come up with a new idea.

So engrossed in his thoughts, he didn't notice that Lacey stood beside him for a few extra seconds before returning to her own bed.

As the six beasts lay motionless on the bed, and the atmosphere of sleep in the shelter became increasingly intense, Payne's eyelids began to droop, and he was almost completely unable to concentrate on anything.

After struggling with his weariness for a few minutes, Payne decisively gave up, blew out the kerosene lamp, and covered himself with the blanket.

The French are unlikely to make any moves anytime soon; they have plenty of time.

Paine was prepared to continue fighting with Shawn, always on guard against her wrapping her arms and legs around him in her sleep.

After all the light sources disappeared, the sheep slept quite peacefully, only groping to take Payne's hand.

Perhaps because she had just fought with Xiao En, even though she hadn't showered for many days, Payne still felt that the dry wool scent on her body was the best smell in the world. So he turned to the side and gently touched her wool-like hair.

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With a faint smile, Payne closed his eyes, his consciousness gradually sinking into a dream.

In his dream, he seemed to have returned to the night Grace attacked him. He felt someone staring at him from behind, and heavy breathing on the exposed skin of his neck.

Unfortunately, after so many days, even in his sleep, he knew clearly that Grace had passed away.

Sigh, since I can't meet her in the real world, let me at least reunite with her in my dreams.

Payne knew the script well: a hot body quietly climbed onto the bed, a furry head rubbed against his back, then licked his cheek, wrapped its arms around him from behind, and pressed the whole beast against him...

……Um?

Make up the difference!

The original script wasn't supposed to be Grace scooping me out of bed like a kitten, then forcefully pinning me to the floor and brutally having sex with me, right?!

Although the dazed Payne wanted to explain it away by saying "the dream randomly changed the script," he immediately sensed something was amiss:

Are Grace's cow ears really that hairy? And doesn't she have horns on her head? How could she possibly rub her head against my back?

Licking one's face isn't a cow's habit!

And although the body that was hugged from behind was shapely, it was definitely not as voluptuous as Grace's!

Payne realized he wasn't asleep yet, so he quietly pulled his hand out of Xiao En's and patted her head instead.

Triangular, erect ears with thick, soft hair.

"Lessie?"

"Hehe~ Master isn't asleep yet?~~"

Sure enough, Lacey's voice came from behind, but her tone was filled with a kind of ill intent that Payne had never heard before.

To avoid waking Xiao En, Payne rolled over and tried to sit up. "Lassie, let's go outside... Hey, what are you doing?"

But before he could even turn over to face Lacey, the dog hugged him tightly, even restraining his hands.

"Master just said, 'Spend more time with me after Xiao En is done'? So, Master actually noticed my heat cycle? I'm so happy~ Hehe~~"

"Ah...I...I did notice. But when I said I'd be with you, I didn't mean right now..."

"What does it matter? Xiao En is already asleep anyway~~"

"Lassie, listen to me, Xiao En might not be sound asleep..."

Payne intended to resolve the crisis with a commanding tone, but his usually obedient dog rebelled unusually, interrupting Payne: