No Beast Girls on the Western Front

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What is this doing?

Should I pretend I didn't see it? Or should I respond to her? ...

After thinking for a moment, Payne, who had decided to verify his guess, smiled at her and gave her a thumbs up in encouragement.

Sure enough, the sheep blushed and turned away as soon as it realized that Payne had caught it peeking at her.

I see. It looks like she should have reached the divergence point.

Sheep are seasonally diverted animals, and their diverticulum is quite long, lasting from July to January of the following year, with August and September being the peak season.

It's already almost mid-September, and Xiao En's splitter has only just arrived. Actually, this is quite strange.

However, because so much had happened before, Payne didn't pay much attention to Shawn.

However, like animals, the branching devices of beast girls are affected by the external environment.

Payne thought that perhaps too many bad things had happened before, so Shawn's splitter was delayed.

But it's really unbelievable that it could be delayed for so long...

Sheep are a species that diverges multiple times, and a single divergence process can take 14-19 days. By that calculation, she has already wasted at least two opportunities.

Although beast girls are inherently infertile, the idea of ​​"wasting an opportunity" just sounds weird...

The sheep's branching pincers are short-lived, lasting only 27-50 hours. Missing this opportunity would truly be a waste for Payne.

Is this little lamb shy? It's been feeling unwell for so many days and hasn't told me anything. And I was treating it like a mature lamb!

Thinking of this, Payne unconsciously revealed an evil smile.

No problem, I'm a kind person who's happy to help animals. If you won't take the initiative, then I'll take the initiative!

Seemingly noticing the terrifying aura emanating from Payne, Xiao En couldn't help but shiver and looked around uneasily.

Soon, she noticed that Payne was walking towards her.

Somewhat flustered, she was about to get up to greet him when Payne pressed her down to sit down again, then took off his helmet and started rubbing her head.

"Oh dear~ Xiao En is such a good kid~~ Giving guidance to the new beast~~"

"Ah... um... yes... yes..."

Leaning against Payne, Xiao En's face was flushed, and she spoke haltingly.

If Payne had praised her like that before, she would have been overjoyed.

But today, she felt not much joy, but rather a deep sense of unfulfilled desire.

Payne took the initiative to approach me!

I want more! More!!

But not now, at least we have to wait until tonight.

This is the first time I've ever felt that splitter mode is so difficult to use...

Thinking of this, Xiao En, feeling somewhat disappointed, reluctantly grabbed Payne's clothes with both hands.

At the same time, another feeling of unease crept into her heart, making her even more depressed.

Should I...should I not have done this?

Chapter 148 CXLVII. A World of Ice and Fire

Time quickly passed and the quiet evening arrived.

The soldiers returned to their trenches to prepare for sleep, and their pre-sleep activities remained almost unchanged: playing cards, gambling, drinking, chatting, reading, and writing letters.

As for Payne, although a pleasurable activity that other soldiers couldn't do awaited him, it just so happened to be his turn on guard duty tonight, so he chose to take this opportunity to put some things aside:

That sheep's shy, huh? Fine, then I'll just ignore her on purpose and talk to her again when I come back from my post. Let's see when she can't hold back anymore!

After dinner, since there was still some time before the change of shifts, Payne decided to go back to the bunker to rest and catch up with Ella.

And incidentally, to provoke Xiao En as well.

Sometimes Pine also felt that he was really bad.

Although it's already September, Lacey, Alpha, and Ella are all performing quite normally, so it seems that the splitter shouldn't overlap with Shawn's, which relieved Payne.

Although dogs' diverging points are typically between September and November, they are seasonal and occur only once every three months, so it's normal for them not to diverge during this time.

However, a dog's branching point can take a very long time, ranging from 5 days to 14 days.

Even if they manage to avoid Xiao En, the probability of all three of them avoiding each other isn't very high...

As Payne mentally calculated the date, he had just sat down on the bed when a golden, furry figure suddenly squatted down at his feet, looked up at him expectantly.

"Master~ I want to be petted~~"

"Why do you also like to call me master..." Payne chuckled helplessly and opened his arms. "Alright, come on."

"Yay~ I love Master the most~~"

So Ella unceremoniously rolled onto the bed, rested her head on Payne's lap, and let him stroke her head and ears.

Although it's late summer and early autumn, the weather shows no sign of cooling down. Getting up close and personal with Ella, whose fur is second only to Ruby's tail and Shawn's hair, in this kind of weather is a real test of your sweat glands.

However, besides satisfying his own desires and cultivating a relationship with Ella, Payne did this to examine her wounds.

Although I'm never in a good mood during these checkups, they're necessary.

With a quiet sigh, Payne took the kerosene lamp with one hand and brushed aside Ella's downy hair with the other.

Ordinary wounds have all healed, and even severe, festering wounds have at least scabbed over. Other old wounds that had already healed are beginning to be replaced by new skin.

It's all good now that it's scabbed over; at least I don't have to worry about bacteria and viruses anymore.

Some of the wounds that had almost healed had sprouted short, grayish hairs again.

Can a beast girl's hair follicles regenerate indefinitely? They're so resilient!

However, considering that the hair would affect the wound healing, Payne still took the scissors and snipped away all the sickly hair.

Ella's smile vanished instantly, and her ears trembled slightly.

“Relax, I’m treating you,” Payne reassured him.

"I...I know..." Ella's voice trembled slightly, "I...I'm sorry..."

"There's no need to apologize for that."

"Hmm...okay...okay..."

Since Alpha's remaining medication was completely used up, the application of medication was skipped, and all that was left was to pet the dog.

During this process, Pine also specifically observed the reactions of the other two dogs and Shawn.

He had assumed that Lacey would be possessive like Alpha had been, because for dogs, territory, food, and companions are all considered the property of the animal, and naturally, no other animal is allowed to touch them.

But this time, Lacey acted very calmly. She didn't even glance at Ella, just yawned, scratched her face with her toes, and then lay down on the bed to conserve her energy for the night's sentry duty.

It seems she really took my advice to heart—Paine thought to himself.

One advantage that beast girls have over real beasts is that they have a human brain and can understand human speech, allowing them to suppress their animalistic instincts with reason.

Of course, it's also possible that Ella showed an unwillingness to fight when she first joined the team, and took the initiative to put herself in a submissive position, which is why Lacey judged her as not a threat.

Overall, Lacey is a good dog.

As for Alpha, Payne had just checked her out, and she had basically recovered. Her snow-white skin was almost completely free of scars, a testament to the amazing nature of beast girls.

Her reaction was slightly stronger than Lacey's. She lay on the bed like a sphinx, glancing at Payne and Ella's interaction from time to time. Her face showed a conflicted expression that Payne couldn't quite understand, and she would occasionally lick her lips.

She wanted me to touch her too?

Could it be that she's also reached the splitter stage?

However, Payne quickly shifted his gaze away from the big black dog, as Shawn, who had the strongest reaction, had already captured his full attention.

By this time, the sheep was completely restless. When lying on the bed, it tossed and turned, and when sitting up, it kept playing with its fingers. Its heavy breathing could be heard throughout the entire ditch, and every now and then, a strange sheep noise would leak out from its throat.

If it weren't for her shy personality, Payne was sure she would have stared at him intently.

Even if she only glanced at him occasionally, Payne could see a jealousy in her that was out of character for her.

Payne didn't have a splitter, and he didn't know what kind of torment a splitter would inflict on a beast girl.

However, judging from Xiao En's reaction, it seems to be somewhat like a cold?

But a cold doesn't make people restless, so does that sound more like hyperthyroidism?

But Pine never had hyperthyroidism...

Ruby is currently the quietest person in the entire trench.

She lay quietly on the bed, burying her face in her tail, truly not moving an inch, unlike Lacey who would occasionally twitch her ears.

Payne was starting to miss the little squirrel that was so proactive when it was using the splitter.

As for Stephen, because the space inside the trench was too small and she wasn't fully familiar with it yet, she was a bit hesitant to run freely. As a result, her running mileage these days was less than one-tenth of what it should be (Paine didn't measure it, this is what she said herself), and her abundant energy was not fully released.

Now she wouldn't even sit down for a moment, but stood like a sentry at the entrance of the trench, swinging a rope around her fingers and then letting it loose...

The contrast between the quiet group and the restless group was so stark that it wasn't long before Payne felt half of his body embedded in ice, while the other half was being scorched by flames...

"Alright, let's go change shifts now," he finally said.

Chapter 149 CXLVIII. Resilience

With some time still before the changing of the guard, Carter, who was on watch, was somewhat surprised to see Payne leading a large group of orcs towards them, and couldn't help but ask:

"Hey, why are you being so diligent? Aren't you doing things for them anymore?"

The year and a half he had spent living in the trenches had completely worn away any sense of shame in Payne, especially when facing his old comrades. However, in order to continue setting up Xiao En, he specifically found a reason that wouldn't embarrass him as a man:

"Oh dear, this little bit of time isn't enough. She'll keep bothering me in the shelter, so I just wanted to come out and get some fresh air and cool off."

As expected, Xiao En panicked and complained in a low voice that only Payne could hear, "I...I didn't cause any trouble..."

"Haha, I never thought I'd benefit from your length one day," Carter joked with a laugh. "I'll treat you to drinks sometime!"

"No need, no need, it was my own choice today..."