No Beast Girls on the Western Front

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Ella: "?"

Payne: "What are you talking about? What do you mean 'I just like this kind of thing'? Don't you have any basic respect for me as your trainer?"

Ruby: "I was talking about your tendency to help orcs in trouble. What are you talking about?"

Payne: "It's nothing, you're right."

Ella: "...?"

Ruby's interruption reminded Payne of something else he needed to do while helping Ella with her rehabilitation, observing her reactions, and taking advantage of her—

Pay attention to the reactions of the other beast girls.

Ruby is nothing special; she's maintained this aloof demeanor ever since the splitter ended.

Alpha was completely absorbed in observing his treatment and training, treating it entirely as a learning opportunity.

While it's true that Payne wanted to see Ella's reaction and take advantage of her, it's also true that he examined her and had her do rehabilitation exercises by clenching her toes, and Alpha did indeed learn something.

Of course, the idea of ​​warming your feet by rubbing them against your chest is nonsense. Unless you have a fever of 40 degrees Celsius (which is also nonsense, but a 40-degree hot towel compress is real).

As for Stephen, from the moment she entered the room, she watched with shining eyes as Payne kept kneading the dog's leg, her face full of undisguised envy and anticipation.

Could it be that she wants it too?

And then there's Xiao En, who's completely unable to contain herself. She's sitting on the bed with her legs crossed, panting heavily, her face flushed red, and her expression towards Payne and Ella is full of longing, jealousy, and resentment.

Yes, exactly as I expected.

Yes, that's it. The more anger you accumulate now, the more fun you'll have later.

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Finally, there was Lacey. Payne trusted this obedient dog, so he only glanced at her briefly to make sure she was glaring at him and Ella with an expression as if she wanted to devour them alive. Then he turned back to his seat with peace of mind.

Wait a minute, isn't something wrong?

Chapter 157 CLVI. Shawn's Assault

Lacey respected Payne, the animal trainer, so when Payne turned his head to examine her closely, she immediately dropped her aggression and turned away to lick her lips.

Although the oil lamp was dim and Lacey concealed it well, Payne was certain he hadn't misjudged.

So, is she also at the point of divergence?

Unlike other beasts, Lacey, who has been with Payne on the battlefield for over a year, has already spent two pleasant splits with him, and is far more experienced and knowledgeable than other beasts.

Aside from Ruby, she basically always played the role of a senior to the other beast girls in the team. When using the diverging device, she would try to act as if she and Payne were an "old married couple" to show that she didn't care about competing with other beasts.

Of course, Payne felt the main reason was that he had trained her well and had completely corrected her food-guarding habit.

So why did she react so strongly only to the way she cared for Ella?

Xiao En is located in the divergence mechanism, which theoretically should be an influencing factor, but I feel the relationship should be minor...

Is it because Ella is also a dog?

Payne recalled carefully—it seemed that there weren't many dog ​​girls in this squad, and Lacey had never had her split device overlap with any beast girl.

Since the number of beast girls in the squad was always small, they either happened to avoid being with Lacey, or they died before the time was up.

Oh, and there's another situation that I don't know if it might be a reason: this squad has never encountered a beast more ferocious than a dog.

Payne couldn't quite tell Lacey's breed; she seemed to be a mix of genes from several medium-sized dogs. Her temperament wasn't particularly gentle or fierce; she was rather moderate overall.

Alpha has very obvious Doberman Pinscher features, and Doberman Pinschers are a fierce breed, probably the most ferocious beast his team has ever encountered.

If Lacey could previously intimidate Alpha with her inherent killing intent from the battlefield, now that Alpha has also killed people, it's hard to say whether she will still be convinced by Lacey.

Could this incident have triggered Lacey's sense of crisis?

Now, in addition to Alpha, there's Ella, and Payne has devoted a lot of attention to her.

Although Golden Retrievers are generally gentle, Lacey's overreaction to the large black dog could indeed be a case of overreaction.

Hmm... thinking about it that way, things are getting a bit complicated...

Payne had anticipated that he might have a headache dealing with the relationship between his comrades (beast girls), but he didn't expect that the problem wouldn't be with Ruby, who had a tsundere tendency, but with the usually well-behaved Lacey.

You really can't judge a book by its cover.

Just as Payne was pondering these things, he felt the feet in his arms wriggle restlessly, which immediately interrupted all his thoughts.

This is not a good sign.

Since Payne's hands were still covering her clothes, he quickly pressed down on Ella's feet through her clothes to stop her from moving around.

Unexpectedly, his downward pressure caused Ella to step on it solidly, almost causing him to suffer the same fate as Xiao En yesterday.

The saying "you reap what you sow" applies here.

But as he quickly let go and was holding his breath to cool himself down, Ella, who had been slightly startled by his sudden press, began to unconsciously twist her legs again, this time almost making him unable to breathe.

Although Ella's ordeal did indeed stir up Payne's protective instincts, which quickly turned sour under her kicks and stomps, Payne still chose to stand firm this time.

He did this not for any other reason than that Ella hadn't reached the splitter yet, while Xiao En only had tonight left to reach her splitter, and he had promised Xiao En that he would let her have her fill.

Therefore, how could you waste your energy on such an adorable dog?!

"Ella! Don't move!"

With the speed of a Western cowboy drawing his gun, Payne yanked Ella's feet out of his arms.

Startled by the sudden movement of lifting his leg, Ella quickly braced herself with her hands, avoiding being thrown onto the bed by Payne.

She was about to apologize when she immediately remembered Payne's orders, and swallowed the "I'm sorry" back. Her eyes darted around pitifully, and she asked softly, "What...did I do wrong?..."

What wrong could such a pitiful and adorable dog have done? Pine not only couldn't scold her, he even had to encourage her:

"No, you're not wrong this time. In the future, you should do the same thing as now. Don't apologize all the time. Instead, try to figure out what really happened."

To avoid Ella actually asking "What happened?" and damaging his authority, Payne preemptively asked, "What were you fidgeting about just now?"

Although Payne said he was not wrong, Ella still shrank back and answered softly, hearing his almost accusatory tone:

"I...I just felt that my master's arms were a little warm, and...and something was poking my foot..."

"Oh, that's my belt buckle. It's alright, you can go out now."

"Hmm? But... but I feel like that thing doesn't seem to be metal..."

Payne immediately interrupted, "Ella, go out and do some rehabilitation exercises, like standing on one leg with your toes pointed and flexed. Lacey, you supervise her."

"Honestly, people are trying to help you recover, and you still move around... Fine, since you're really healed, I won't warm your feet anymore."

Listening to Payne's seemingly rambling words, Ella breathed a sigh of relief.

That's...that's great! We won't have to undergo such embarrassing treatments for animals anymore...

But... I still feel a little reluctant to part with it...

Ella left the bunker with a slightly disappointed expression, followed by Ruby, Alpha, and Stephen. Lacey, who was the last to leave, glared at Payne for a few seconds at the door before lifting the curtain and going out.

Payne is now certain that her reaction is definitely a sign of disagreement.

The dog's disagreement spans quite a bit, usually ranging from 1 to 9 days, but it's clear that it's just enough to keep it separate from Xiao En.

The sheep and the dog got along quite well.

It's been half a year since I last did it with Lacey, and I miss it quite a bit.

Just as Payne was reminiscing about the warmth of the past, he felt himself being suddenly pulled down onto the bed, and then a sheep's face, both ashamed and angry, appeared in front of him.

"Paine, you did this on purpose, didn't you?! Did you?!"

Xiao En gripped Payne's arms tightly with both hands and pressed his legs firmly against the bed, immobilizing him so that he could only look directly at Payne's face, which resembled a ripe red apple, and his eyes, which were slightly moist with grievance.

Seeing this, Payne felt a pang of shame—this sheep was already timid and weak, and you still had to tease her. Shouldn't she be taken care of like Ella?

But this guilt only lasted for a moment, because this sheep dared to ambush the trainer and even dared to occupy the high ground that meant taking the initiative!

Now we have to teach her a lesson and show her who the real leader of this group of beasts is.

"Xiao En, you give it to me right now..."

"This is my divergence mechanism! You promised me!!"

But Xiao En not only interrupted him with a shout, but even dared to take the initiative to attack, directly leaning down and using a forceful kiss to silence Payne's mouth!

This was the first time Payne had ever seen such a fierce Xiao En.

It really has a unique flavor.

But as novel as it may be, Payne has no intention of letting Shawn off the hook because of it.

In the military, the principle is that subordinates obey superiors.

What kind of behavior is Xiao En exhibiting!

If word gets out about this, how will Paine ever have the face to command the other beast girls again?!

Thinking this, Payne quickly broke free from the sheep's gentle embrace and used all his strength to retaliate against Shawn.

Then he realized a problem:

As an orc, Xiao En was naturally stronger than him, and she was currently experiencing the excitement of the splitter.

Not only does Payne lack height advantage, but he also lost some energy after being kicked by Ella, so he can't break free at all now...

Wanla, which was surpassed by Xiao En in terms of spiciness.

Chapter 158 CLVII. Ruby comforts Lacey

Although Ella's rehabilitation training was entrusted to Lacey's supervision, she was such an obedient dog that she didn't need any supervision at all; she could do it very well on her own, and Lacey was happy to have some free time.

Or rather, Lacey doesn't want to see her at all right now.

While Ella was practicing her toes pointing and flexing and standing on one leg, Stephen, who had boundless energy, followed along with her. Alpha took the initiative to supervise whether the two beasts' postures were correct, while Ruby took her dagger and poked around on the wall, looking for the next good place to hide nuts.

However, this wasn't a big deal, so her attention was mainly focused on Lacey—

At this moment, the dog seemed to be withdrawn, sitting on the ground with its back to everyone, its head and tail drooping, only its ears twitching at a much higher frequency than usual.

More than ten minutes later, Ella had almost finished her rehabilitation exercises, but Lacey hadn't moved an inch (except for her ears). Ruby, unable to bear it any longer, walked over and stood in front of her, asking, "What's wrong with you?"