No Beast Girls on the Western Front

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"Ha... barely passable..."

Stephen patted Lacey on the back with a cheerful smile, while Lacey opened her mouth, stuck out her tongue, and breathed weakly.

Just now, after the two beasts delivered the last intelligence report, the officer made them wait a while longer, and after confirming that no new messages were coming, he sent them away.

They weren't even given a sip of water.

On the way back, Stephen saw a puddle of dirty water by the roadside and his eyes lit up. He wanted to rush over and drink it all, but luckily Lacey grabbed him by the back of his collar.

Although beast girls have a higher resistance to various forms of pollution than humans, they are still far inferior to real beasts.

Payne had specifically instructed Lacey that, as long as there was still an opportunity, she should drink the beverages sent from the rear.

After hearing from Lacey that it was an advice from the orc expert Payne, she readily accepted it, swallowing hard as she quickened her pace.

When the white horse noticed that Lacey, who was clearly exhausted, was still able to keep up with it, it didn't hold back in expressing its appreciation for the dog's speed and stamina.

After catching her breath, Lacey asked with some concern, "Have you been a little tired lately?"

Stephen's eyes widened slightly in surprise. "You figured it out?"

“Hmm.” Lacey nodded. “Actually… I feel like you’re not as fast as before.”

"Yeah……"

Stephen lowered his head and pondered for a moment, then laughed without any attempt to hide his feelings: "Hmm, that's true, a little bit."

“I didn’t notice at first, but I realized that you two had increased your training volume after I finished training with you and Xiao En.”

"And Paine even wants to give us orcs a cultural lesson. Sigh, I feel like using my brain is more tiring than running several kilometers..."

"I've had quite a few intelligence-delivering missions these past few days, and I'll also be doing my usual running training every night... All things considered, I've never been this busy before..."

"Huh? Why aren't you leaving?"

As Stephen prepared to turn the corner, he noticed Lacey stopped a few steps away, sniffing something intently.

"Can you... smell the master's scent?" she asked.

Chapter 173 CLXXII. Captured

“…The scent of Pine? No, I don’t see it.” Stephen paused, “He was just here?”

“…I don’t think so.”

Lacey spoke with a serious expression, then leaned over the wooden wall and sniffed carefully, moving downwards until she finally stopped on a wooden plank near the base of the wall.

Stephen noticed with his sharp eyes that the wooden board was covered with clear cracks.

Her horse brain didn't grasp what this meant, while Lacey's dog brain, after a moment's thought, suddenly bared its teeth menacingly.

Although Stephen was superior to Lacey in speed, stamina, and strength, she was in the position of the predator. After sensing the predator's murderous aura, she couldn't help but take a half step back. "Wh...what's wrong?"

“It is indeed the master’s scent.” Lacey licked her lips. “Although it’s a remnant from a long time ago, it’s still very strong.”

"...Huh? Why...why is this happening?"

"Because the master's scent wasn't simply rubbed onto the wooden board, but... it was violently and repeatedly struck against it, eventually seeping in..."

“Ha…” Stephen blinked.

The dog's analogy is really hard to understand.

"...You mean, who beat up Payne?"

"It's not exactly that I was beaten, but..."

As she spoke, Lacey pressed her nose against the wooden board and sniffed it carefully, almost squeezing out a name through clenched teeth: "A. Al-Fa!..."

……

Miscalculated.

That was a huge miscalculation.

Although Payne was very grateful for Kemerisi's flash, he couldn't help but privately complain about why he hadn't arrived any sooner.

For the rest of the day, he wouldn't even let Alpha do her homework; he just made her throw grenades, pick them up after she finished, and then throw them again.

He felt he wouldn't survive the night if he didn't exhaust her energy during the day.

This guy's vicious dog charge is only slightly better than Grace's bull charge!

Grace at least knew to hold back a little, but Alpha was really aiming to crush her pelvis!

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Payne had been wondering why she hesitated to do it in the trenches and even asked how. It turns out that the two of them hadn't thought things through at all!

Seriously, Alpha's pre-estrus phase is over way too fast!

Generally, a dog's proestrus period lasts 1-9 days. Lacey took almost a week to reach her heat cycle, so how come Alpha reached his heat cycle in just two days? ...

I was originally thinking of taking a break and making some preparations, but now it seems like I can't make any preparations at all.

What's even more dangerous is that Alpha is even more aggressive than Lacey...

With that thought in mind, Payne sighed deeply and rubbed his pelvic area, where the skin and flesh still ached.

Yes, he didn't even have time to feel back pain before his pelvis was already about to give out.

It was already evening, but he showed no signs of recovery.

How am I supposed to deal with Lacey now...? Sigh...

Although he was extremely worried, when night fell and he saw Lacey drive the other beasts out of the trench, turn around and climb into his bed, he still forced a smile and opened his arms.

"You've had a tough day, Lacey. The training and missions for delivering intelligence must have been exhausting, right? Why don't you get some rest?"

But today, Lacey was unusually assertive. She completely ignored Payne's concern and questions, and instead took the high ground, displaying something in front of him. "Master, look what this is?"

Payne looked closely and saw it was a tuft of black hair.

“It’s black, that should be an Alpha, right? What’s wrong?” Payne asked.

"Do you know where I found it? In a crack in the planks of a trench," Lacey said expressionlessly, her words chilling. "Does the master know anything about it?"

...!

Damn it! Did she find out?! ...

Payne had discussed with his beast girls that if their heat cycles overlapped, the younger ones should give way to the older ones.

Furthermore, Payne is not allowed to run away with any beast, and beasts in heat should have the right to know this.

Payne broke both rules in one fell swoop.

Worse still, Lacey not only had the evidence, but she also had him completely under her control.

With things having come to this, Payne had no choice but to confess and try to get a lenient sentence: "Lassie, let me explain, this is a sad misunderstanding..."

“I knew it…” But Lacey immediately interrupted him, casually tossing the dog hair aside.

Payne was taken aback. "What do you mean, 'as expected'?"

“This tuft of fur was secretly cut off Alpha’s tail with my claws, not picked out from some crevice.”

As Lacey spoke, her ears and tail drooped sadly, "Why...why won't Master tell me?..."

Payne was stunned for a moment before he finally realized—good heavens, Lacey was playing a trick on him!

This silly dog ​​is not silly at all!

If only she could focus this energy on her studies...

With a strange mix of relief and loss in his heart, Payne tried to explain again: "I was just about to explain to you, actually Alpha is no longer..."

“But if I hadn’t asked, it seems Master had no intention of telling me at all?” But Lacey interrupted him again, glaring at him with a sullen look.

Knowing he was in the wrong, Payne remained silent for a moment before finally admitting it: "This...this time it really was my fault..."

"It's...it's precisely because it was my fault that I tried to cover it up..."

Lacey added, "Yes, Master did try hard to hide it. You not only smell of smoke and alcohol, but also the scents of the other five beasts."

"You deliberately picked up these scents to make the Alpha smell on you less pungent, right?"

“...Yes, you’re right,” Payne admitted again.

Lacey stared at him silently for a moment, then suddenly released her hands and turned her head away. "Hmph, I hate my master."

"...Ha, no, please don't hate me."

Payne chuckled awkwardly, sat up, and stroked the dog's head. "Let me explain, there's a reason for all this..."

"Then just say it."

"It's all because you keep interrupting me..."

"Anyway, the master is human and has more knowledge than us beastmen, so he can always use various reasons to prove that he is right."

"Um...you can't say that...please listen to me first..."

Payne was determined not to be interrupted by Lacey again, or it would never end, so this time he continued talking in one go.

Moreover, he focused entirely on the fact that because his attention had been on Leigh these past few days, he noticed that Alpha's proestrus was a step late, and therefore he hadn't anticipated that his estrus would come so early.

This series of coincidences ultimately led to today's tragedy.

Yes, it was indeed a tragedy.

Hopefully, Lacey will be appeased by his rhetoric.

Chapter 174 CLXXIII. Alpha Watching Live Stream 2.0

Payne tried to explain the cause of today's events by saying that he had focused too much on Lacey, which led him to neglect Alpha's situation.

But in any case, since the facts will not change, the only hope is that Lacey will be convinced (or fooled) by him.

However, judging from how clever Lacey was today, she shouldn't be easily fooled.

After Payne finished explaining, Lacey seemed unmoved. She kept her arms crossed, closed her eyes, turned her head to the side, and remained silent, her tail wagging slowly.

Could it be that this guy is subtly putting pressure on me through silence?