No Beast Girls on the Western Front

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Well... although it has a somewhat misleading and deceptive nature, and the logic is rather far-fetched, it's possible that Grace is thinking that way.

interesting.

It has a bit of the feel of "Miss Hui Wants Me to Confess".

However, no matter how smart or cunning you are, how could a straightforward beast girl like me, who has already interacted with dozens of beast girls, possibly win against me when it comes to matters of the heart?!

Payne didn't think much of it and just waved his hand, "Normally, Lacey and the others don't even have a chance to try chocolate. Perfect, you can let those three beasts have a taste."

"Oh, right, keep an eye on Lacey, make sure that stupid dog doesn't swallow her whole."

Grace widened her eyes slightly as she looked at Payne, noticing the smug smile on his face.

How about that? Didn't expect my problem-solving approach to be so unconventional, did you?

With things having come to this, Grace could only smile slightly to show her defeat, and then went to find Ruby with the chocolate.

"Okay, I'll let them all try some. I'll bring the rest back for you~"

I've been licked by all four beasts, and it wasn't even my request—there's absolutely no problem with that!

With that thought in mind, Payne nodded in satisfaction and continued writing letters for Detlin to his wife.

A little while later, Grace returned with a chocolate sticky with the saliva of the four beasts between her fingers and stuffed it into Payne's mouth without saying a word.

"It doesn't taste good."

Payne nodded nonchalantly, folding the letter he had just written as he asked, "What did they say?"

Grace shrugged: "Shawn and Ruby both said it was very bitter, and Ruby even asked if you wanted to poison her. Lacey, she... um..."

"What's up with her?"

"...She licked it twice and wanted to lick it again, saying it was both bitter and delicious. Luckily, I was stronger than her and I held her down."

"He really is a stupid dog."

"really."

Payne then handed the letter to Grace, saying, "Deliver this letter for me. Consider it part of your punishment."

Grace's lips twitched, but before she could speak, Payne said again, "I almost forgot, delivering intelligence is your orcs' job. Once this place is sorted out, let's do some related training."

Grace: "That should be a quest for speed-type orcs, I'm a strength-type..."

"Just consider it part of the punishment."

"..."

……

But by nightfall, Payne regretted his decision to let the beast girls lick the chocolate.

It was past midnight, but the trench where he lived was still a scene of utter chaos:

Xiao En would sometimes scratch herself, and sometimes grope him. Every time she picked out a louse, she would happily count it with her mouth, and the number soon exceeded fifty.

Ruby complained, "I haven't even gotten over my disagreement yet, and you're making me eat this stuff?" while digging holes in the wall and stuffing in the spoils (mainly canned food) she had stolen during the day's work, one by one, and it seemed she wanted to finish it all in one go.

Lacey went completely mad, spinning like a top chasing her own tail, from the bed to the floor, from the floor to Payne, and then from Payne back to the floor...

If Lacey weren't a cat, Pine would be giving her mouth-moving voiceovers.

Only Grace remained relatively composed. She sat on the bed, panting like a small bellows, and Payne could feel the intense airflow even from two meters away.

"Haha... My heart is beating so fast, and I can't calm down at all..." Sister Niu smiled, trying to appear calm.

Just one lick, with negligible amounts of caffeine and theobromine—how did all four beasts get so excited?!

In this river? !

If I don't exhaust them, I definitely won't be able to sleep tonight!

Payne began to think anxiously, his gaze sweeping over the bed, the kerosene lamp, the storage compartment Ruby had carved into the wall, the military uniform she had taken off, the guns, the helmet... Hmm? A helmet?

Pine remembered Grace saying that when she enlisted, she was also given a helmet just like everyone else.

But compared to Xiao En's small and cute ram horns, her ox horns were truly magnificent.

Not only is it almost as thick as a human forearm, but it also bends at a near right angle when it bends upwards, making it impossible to put a helmet on her by digging a hole.

If construction is absolutely necessary, a large section of both sides of the helmet will have to be cut off, which is an enormous undertaking.

But soon, he thought of the wire cutters that Haier had used during the previous attack—although they weren't exactly his specialty, the beast girl was strong and could make up for many shortcomings.

"Okay, it's decided."

Payne muttered something to himself and left the trench amidst the bewildered gazes of the four beasts.

Chapter 85 LXXXV. At least his energy was exhausted.

A short while later, Payne returned to the trench carrying a lot of equipment.

Amid the continued bewildered gazes of the four beasts, he first held the helmet up to Grace's head, then measured the horns and helmet with a ruler, and finally drew several conspicuous lines on the helmet with a pencil.

After Grace held the helmet steady, Payne grabbed the wire cutters and pressed them against the marked line, squeezing with all his might to leave a shallow mark.

Sure enough, wire cutters were a bit of a struggle with steel helmets.

He was very satisfied with the result, so he spoke on behalf of the four **:

"Just cut according to the lines I draw. Note that it's better to cut too little than too much. If you cut too little, you can fix it, but if you cut too much, there's no way to fix it."

"Once the size is about right, just smooth the edges with a dagger, just like before."

Grace blinked twice, pointed to herself, and asked, "Is this for me?"

“I see you guys really can’t sleep, so I’ll give you something to do,” Payne said.

Grace then gave a meaningful smile and thanked her very politely: "Thank you, you've really gone to a lot of trouble."

"No trouble, no trouble."

Payne yawned and burrowed into the covers. "I'm going to sleep. Keep your voices down when you're talking."

Ruby was puzzled. "How can you really fall asleep like this? You can't be quiet when you're doing this kind of work."

Payne waved his hand. "You don't understand."

"I definitely couldn't sleep if you guys were acting like crazy. Not only were you too loud, but the atmosphere was also very restless."

"But when you're focused on your work, the atmosphere is focused and serious, and that kind of sound can actually have a hypnotic effect."

"Yeah, I really don't understand." The little squirrel shrugged. "Never mind him, let's get to work."

Just as Payne was getting sleepy, he felt a beast crawl on him, its wet tongue licking his face.

"Master, master, I also want a helmet that can expose my ears. Wearing a helmet during battle is so suffocating."

"But your ears are too big, and they're on top of your head, so they're difficult to handle..."

Payne was about to decline, but Ruby spoke up next: "My ears are small, a bullet hole can fix them, can you help me with that?"

Encouraged by Ruby, Lacey also began to lick Payne at an even faster pace—she knew she simply couldn't refuse anymore.

Ruby's request was so simple that he felt too embarrassed to refuse.

But if Ruby's helmet is also modified, then only Lacey will be left, and it would be unreasonable not to modify her.

Helpless, Payne could only rub the dog's head and say, "Good boy, go get to work. We'll take care of your helmets tomorrow."

"Yay~ Thank you, Master~ Master is the best~~"

After a flurry of licks, Lacey happily went back to work.

For a moment, only the creaking sound of metal clashing against metal and the deliberately hushed voices of the four beasts could be heard inside the trench.

As expected, after getting used to it, the sound was like a lullaby, and Payne turned over and fell into a deep sleep.

……

A dreamless night.

Midway through, Payne felt as if he had woken up once. The creaking sound of cutting metal turned into the swishing sound of rubbing metal. The four beasts seemed to be discussing how much longer they would have to scrape before Grace could put it on.

Although he clearly heard the noises, and the swishing sound made him a little uneasy, he still managed to fall asleep and didn't wake up, probably because he had been tormented by Grace the night before (referring to his injury).

He didn't wake up until the early hours of the next morning, succumbing to the heat.

It's strange. Although it is indeed very hot outside in the height of summer, the shelter trench is a semi-underground structure and is filled with water all year round, so it shouldn't be very hot.

Payne tried to turn over, but found himself as if he were tied up, finding it difficult to move even slightly.

A few seconds later, he realized that it seemed as if a beast had hugged him from behind, even putting its legs on him.

Judging from the intense pressure coming from her back and the fleshy arms and legs draped over her body, it was definitely Grace.

Her splitting mechanism has passed, so now it's the afterglow of the splitting mechanism?

Thinking this, Payne tried to break free, but Grace clung to him relentlessly, holding him even tighter.

He didn't mind being hugged by Sister Niu, but the problem was, it was just too hot to be skin-to-skin in the middle of summer...

To avoid being drenched in sweat first thing in the morning and feeling sticky all day, he could only whisper, "Grace! Let go!"

The commanding words finally had an effect; Grace recoiled as if electrocuted, muttering, "Don't yell at me..." She rolled over and remained still.

It seems they must have been busy quite late yesterday.

Thinking this, Payne sat up and looked around the trench.

Xiao En lay stiffly on the bed, motionless, as if she had been shot dead;

Lacey lay sprawled on the bed like a hungover old man, with half of her body already hanging off the edge of the bed;

Ruby, on the other hand, looked like a miserable corporate slave who had fallen asleep while working overtime. She sat on the floor with her legs spread apart, her arms wrapped around a box that served as a table, and her head resting on it as she slept soundly.

What happened to them?

Payne was exasperated. He got out of bed to help Ruby up. "Get up. If you want to sleep more, go back to bed and get some rest."

"Ugh...no...don't move..."

Ruby instinctively waved her arm, and Payne lost his balance and fell to the ground. The little squirrel then sat right in his lap.

Her splitter is completely gone, and she wouldn't normally be so clingy anymore.