No Beast Girls on the Western Front

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Payne held his breath for several seconds, then took a deep breath and hugged Little Horse. "It's all over now..."

Immediately afterwards, he felt Xiao Ma's face press against his neck, gently rubbing his shoulder with his lips and teeth.

Although she had accepted him, Payne didn't seem particularly happy. He simply continued stroking her back, saying, "It's alright, it's all over..."

Several minutes later, Little Horse slowly released Payne, ...: "...?"

Payne nodded. "Hmm..."

But... she covered her face again... "..."

“It’s alright… I’m no exception…” Payne said softly, bending down to brush the hair from her face to the side.

"Well...okay..."

Although Xiao Ma also found it strange that a human would be willing to do such a thing with her, and this person was not only strict with her, but also liked to tease her sometimes, but... at least he did not reject orcs, and could even be said to like orcs.

What a strange human being...

Little Horse felt himself... ... ... ... but his heart gradually returned to peace.

Although she didn't interact much with Payne and they hadn't known each other for very long, she felt quite gratified that Payne was willing to help her and that she could entrust herself to him.

Little Horse… narrowed its eyes…

She didn't know exactly what kind of feelings she had for Payne, but at least she didn't dislike him.

Because if we're talking about what we really hate, it's actually the splitter.

Every time this happens, I get irritable and anxious, can't concentrate on anything, always need to go to the bathroom, and constantly fantasize about being held in someone's arms...

But whenever she opens her eyes and looks out, she realizes that such a person does not exist in this world.

So whenever this happened, she could only... to avoid being whipped for affecting the work progress.

But she never imagined that there would actually be such a person in the world, willing to accept her, comfort her, and even be close to her...

How could something so lucky happen to me? ...

As she thought about it, tears involuntarily streamed down her face. Little Ma... she put her arms around his broad back.

It's bumpy and uneven, not smooth at all, and looks like there's a long scar.

But it was so warm...

Little Horse knows she is not human, but whenever she sees girls who look very similar to her, she still feels more like a human than a horse.

She also fantasized about experiencing human love, where two people could slowly let their feelings for each other grow.

but……,……,…….

But... at least Payne didn't look down on me, so there should still be opportunities to take things slowly in the future, right?

Just as Xiao Ma was idly thinking about these things, she suddenly felt her ears snap shut, every hair on them standing on end, and a muffled whooshing sound came from outside—

This is absolutely not a sign that things are coming to an end, it's a sign that life is about to end!!!

"careful!!!!"

Little Horse suddenly flipped over and pinned Payne down. The next instant, a deafening explosion rang out, and a large amount of dust fell from the top of the trench. The flame of the kerosene lamp flickered uncertainly, casting chaotic shadows on the wall.

"Cough! Cough cough cough..."

Now lying down, Payne's face was covered in dirt. He coughed violently, propping himself up on his arms, and muttered curses, "I'm so damn pissed off! If this keeps up, I'll become a chicken-like weakling sooner or later..."

Hearing the sounds of people running and shouting in panic outside, he glanced at the still-shaken Xiao Ma, slapped her on the bottom, and said, "What are you waiting for? Get up now!"

Xiao Ma then realized what was happening, quickly got up, blushed, and sat down to the side, rubbing his bottom as he put his clothes back on.

Within seconds, three dusty, furry figures tumbled and crawled into the trench. Payne immediately raised his voice: "Are you all alright?!"

Lacey (still shaken): "It's alright, it's alright, cough cough... Are you alright too?"

Ruby (trying to remain calm): "I'm fine too. Damn, it really almost happened to us..."

Xiao En (sobbing): "Sobbing..."

Well, she's scared to tears.

Chapter 25 XXV. Since things have come to this, let's go to sleep.

Just meters from the trench, Payne sat on the edge of the huge shell crater that bisected the trench, listening to the idle chatter of a few soldiers beside him:

"Could this be the prelude to an attack?"

"Yes, but I think it should be our side that launches the attack."

"How to say?"

"This shell must have been fired by our artillery."

"..."

"..."

"Go on, keep going! You won't talk unless I ask you?"

"I was on guard duty outside at the time, and I clearly heard several whooshing sounds coming from behind. I also saw several explosions on the French positions opposite."

"Then what does this mean? Did they miss?"

"No, I think it's because... the barrel is worn out too much, so the accuracy has also decreased."

"Sigh—there's nothing we can do. The French are better than us in both arms production capacity and technology."

"Alright, alright, as long as there are no casualties, everyone should go back to sleep. We still need to help move the cannons tomorrow..."

……

As the crowd gradually dispersed, Payne returned to his bunker.

Seeing him return, Ruby asked, "How was it? How did it go?"

"What else can we do? The shells have already blown us up, and we'll have to redo the trenches tomorrow." Payne said, lying dejectedly on the bed. "But luckily, although it was an accidental bombing by our own people, at least there were no casualties."

Somewhat exhausted, Payne considered going to sleep, but the continuous clanging and clattering sounds coming from the trench made it impossible for him to concentrate. He had to call out, "Shawn! Take off your helmet!"

"Waaaaah... I... I'm scared... Waaaaah..."

Shaking like a leaf, Xiao En tightly covered his head with the helmet, but because it was being pushed up by the ram's horns, it wouldn't stay on properly and kept hitting his head with a loud thud.

“If even the reinforced concrete roof of the trench can’t withstand the shells, what’s the use of wearing a helmet…” Payne said with a long sigh. “Lessie, try to comfort her a little.”

Lacey had been holding onto her shoulders the whole time, but when Payne gave the order, Xiao En trembled even more violently, looking at the dog-girl with teary eyes, "I'm... Waaah... I'm sorry... Lacey-neechan..."

Lacey smiled gently, "Okay, okay, it's alright, it's all in the past. And you didn't do anything wrong, so why are you apologizing to me?"

"Because...because..." Xiao En's face immediately turned embarrassed again, "You...you helped me alter the pants...I...I gave..."

At first, Payne was also confused, but he quickly recalled what had happened a few days ago, and his lips twitched involuntarily. "...Ruby, take the lamb to wash up."

Lacey: "?"

Ruby lay on the bed with her legs crossed, a blade of grass dangling from her mouth, looking quite content. "No. Why don't you go wash her?"

Payne: "She's just shy... She won't let you work for nothing, you can eat more dog food."

"I don't care."

"You didn't eat anything? Aren't you an omnivore?"

"Being an omnivore doesn't mean I like eating meat."

Lacey: "...Did I miss something?"

Finally, after much persuasion and promises to go pine cone picking with her, Payne managed to convince the disobedient little squirrel to take Xiao En out to do cleaning. He even gave her a pack of cigarettes to exchange for a pair of pants with someone else.

Lacey was a stubborn animal; since Payne didn't explain, she didn't ask. Instead, she checked the dog food cans on top of the ammunition box, then sadly muttered, "Ugh... there's so much dirt in there..."

"It's alright, it's good that you beasts are unharmed. I'll see how to treat you tomorrow... maybe washing it with water will help?"

Payne said casually, and walked straight to Pony's bed.

At this moment, Xiao Ma was sitting on the bed with her head down. Feeling a shadow looming over her, she gripped the blanket tightly with both hands and asked in a low voice, "Should...should we continue...?"

"Let's call it a day for now, they're all back." Payne said, tidying up Pony's hair, then smiled helplessly. "What, are you still interested?"

Xiao Ma's face immediately turned red. "No...no..."

"I think so too, I have absolutely no interest in it."

Payne lay down and covered the man and beast with a blanket. Seeing the pony's surprised expression, he said, "Why are your eyes so wide open? Go to sleep."

How did you end up lying on my bed so naturally?! — That's what Xiao Ma wanted to ask, but in the end she didn't say anything.

Orcs are human property, and humans can do whatever they want with them; it's not their place to speak.

Lacey, ever perceptive, extinguished the kerosene lamp, climbed onto Payne's bed, and curled up without making a sound.

Seeing that Payne had closed his eyes peacefully beside him, Little Horse did not rush to sleep, but instead rested his head on Payne's broad chest.

Thump, thump, my heart was beating strongly.

With him around, the anxiety caused by the splitter does seem to be relieved quite a bit.

Xiao Ma stared blankly in the darkness for a while, then moved his head back onto the pillow. Listening to the occasional rumble of cannons in the distance, he felt as if he were hearing thunder before a rainstorm.

A wave of drowsiness washed over him, and Xiao Ma closed his eyes with peace of mind.

It seems... it feels pretty good...

……

She didn't know how much time had passed, but Xiao Ma felt it hadn't been very long because she heard a rustling sound, and a body crawled into the blankets and climbed on top of Payne!

Payne was also startled awake. He pulled back the covers and whispered to the sheep-headed man, "What are you doing?! You scared me!"

"Waaah...I...I'm scared..."

In the darkness, all that could be seen was Xiao En staring intently at Paine with her big, teary eyes, seemingly trying to act cute.

But Little Horse wasn't having any of it. She immediately clung to Payne's arm, waved her hands at the lamb as if chasing it away, and said urgently, "What are you doing here? Go away! Go away!"

"No! I'm scared!" To everyone's surprise, Xiao En not only didn't leave, but instead grabbed Payne's other arm. "The...the cannon fire outside hasn't...it hasn't stopped...sob..."

"Aren't you afraid you won't go to Lacey?!"