No Beast Girls on the Western Front

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Just as Payne was muttering to himself and thinking, he saw Xiao En sitting on the opposite bed with her mouth wide open, her eyes wide and staring at him, making a series of high-pitched sounds.

The commotion that Shawn made woke up Troy and Ruby. The two beasts turned around at the same time, looking back and forth at Shawn and Payne, puzzled.

However, Ruby quickly realized what had happened, rolled her eyes, and turned back.

To cover his embarrassment, Payne could only cough twice. "Um, Lacey, go and alter Shawn's pants."

"Ugh~~ No, please~~"

"Listen to me, you alter the pants, I'll go talk to Xiao En for a bit, and then we'll go to sleep."

"Well……"

Lacey finally stopped making excuses and reluctantly picked up the pants, scissors, and needle and thread from the bed.

Although learning to read was difficult, Lacey's hands were quite dexterous, and she quickly learned various repair and modification tasks on the battlefield.

Payne wasn't incapable of doing these things, but his skill level was still inferior to Lacey's, so he simply assigned them all to her.

Seeing that Lacey was working diligently, Payne tiptoed off the bed and sat down next to Shawn. Shawn was so startled that she trembled violently and lowered her head deeply.

As soon as they entered the shelter, Payne demanded that Shawn take off her pants for him, which is why she was sitting on the bed with her legs covered by the blanket.

However, Lacey was always clinging to Payne, so the alteration of the pants was put on hold.

Paine originally wanted to check on her a little, to ask how she was feeling these past few days, and whether she had adapted to life on the front lines.

Unexpectedly, she, who was usually quiet and shy, took the initiative to speak: "I...I...Do you want to see mine too...?"

He has a terrible stutter.

"Huh? What are you looking at?" Payne asked, confused.

"It's...it's...that...that...um...down...waaaaah..."

Xiao En couldn't continue speaking and grabbed the blanket with both hands to cover herself completely.

Payne's eyes darted around, and he quickly understood what she meant. He chuckled twice and asked in return, "Are you feeling unwell anywhere?"

"Ugh...no...nothing..."

"So you've reached the branching point?"

"Um...no...nothing..."

"Oh? So you want me to see that place?"

"No!!...No, that's not it!!..."

Xiao En cried out in a mixture of anxiety and embarrassment, and Payne laughed again, "Hahaha, don't be nervous, I just wanted to check if you have any lice."

"Is...is that so?..." Hearing this, Xiao En breathed a slight sigh of relief.

"So lift the blanket, I'll check the tail first."

"...?!"

Xiao En's face then turned red at a visible speed.

"Is...is a check-up absolutely necessary?" she finally asked weakly. "Could...could we have Lacey come?"

“She’s altering your pants,” Payne said with a smile, glancing at Lacey.

The dog girl's expression... seemed somewhat resentful?

After a fierce internal struggle, Xiao En finally gave in. She wrapped the blanket around her lower body and slowly bent down onto the bed, "Then...then you can check...don't...don't lift too much...sob..."

"Don't worry, I'm just checking."

To be honest, Payne wasn't really interested in Shawn's figure. He just pulled the blanket down a little, just enough to reveal her tail.

As Xiao En's body trembled slightly, her little tail swayed like a dandelion on a hillside, emitting a refreshing scent.

Payne didn't hold back at all; he immediately started fiddling with the clump of cotton. The continuous, subtle sensations forced Xiao En to bite her lip to stifle the strange noises from under the pillow.

Checking for lice wasn't entirely an excuse, but they'd only been there a day; it was clear they couldn't be in trouble so quickly. So, having finished his check quickly, Payne immediately decided to satisfy his desire, kneading and rolling Shawne's tail like dough.

The hand feel is top-notch.

Now it wasn't just the tail that was being touched; even the skin around it was being touched frequently. Xiao En couldn't help but stiffen up and asked softly, "Is it...is it still not done yet?..."

This time, Payne didn't even bother pretending anymore and said directly, "Oh my~~ Although it can't compare to Ruby's big tail at all, it's still cute being small~~"

Ruby: "You old lecher."

"Oh, so you were eavesdropping after all? Want me to take a look at you..."

"Get out!!"

Chapter 22 XXII. Diverging Device

"Um... Payne, there's something I... I'm not sure if I should say it..."

"What is it? Don't hold back, just tell me."

"Um... can I not use the name 'Troy'?"

On a chilly, foggy morning, Payne and the beast girls were finishing up the trench construction. For some reason, Troy (number 2) chose this moment to express her desire to change her name.

Several days had passed since they arrived at this front, and almost all the trenches had been repaired. According to unofficial sources, the higher-ups planned to officially activate this front and incorporate it into the next phase of the offensive.

But these things have little to do with Payne and his team; they were only temporarily assigned to help out and will leave once the project is finished.

Moreover, these days they have been doing nothing but digging trenches, eating and sleeping. Although they can occasionally hear artillery fire, it is generally quite safe. It's as comfortable as working in the rear.

The only downside is that there is no salary.

Therefore, Payne was still quite patient in talking to Troy (number 2), "You mean, you don't like the name 'Troy'?"

“No…no…” The only female horse in the team shook her head repeatedly, “What I mean is…I shouldn’t have used this name.”

Payne's eyes darted around. "Ha, I thought you were the one who thought it was unlucky."

“No, I didn’t think that way. I just feel… this name should belong to Troy, to the original Troy. Every time you call this name, I think you’re calling her, and her face appears in my mind…”

Troy (number 2) raised his head and looked directly at Payne. "Don't you feel sad every time you say 'Troy'?"

Hearing her thoughts, Payne could only smile helplessly. "Names are indeed very important, especially for orcs like you who only have numbers. I know many of you orcs want to have your own names."

"At first, I was indeed very enthusiastic about naming the orcs, but you lost them so quickly that I eventually got tired of thinking of new names..."

"The name Troy is alright; it only passed down to three horse girls. Before you came, I had already sent away seven or eight Norma."

"It would be a lie to say I'm not sad... but what can I do if I'm sad?"

At this point, Payne shook his head. "If you want to change it, then go ahead. It's not a big deal, but it's not a small one either. Have you decided what name you want to change it to?"

Her face flushed red. "No...no. Or...could you help me think of one?"

Payne rolled her eyes at her. "I'm lazy. Let me know when you've thought it through. Until then, I'll keep calling you Little Pony."

"Uh...okay."

So Troy (number 2) turned back into a pony.

The matter should have ended there, but Payne, who had been working hard with his shovel for a while, noticed that Pony seemed a little restless, his tail wagging frequently, and he couldn't even keep up with Pony's work speed.

The horse girl's strength and stamina far surpass those of humans, so there's no reason why she would be exhausted before he even got tired.

Payne stared at her for a while, until she felt embarrassed and turned to ask, "Wh-what's wrong?"

Looking at her flushed, feverish face, which looked as if she were sick, Payne asked, "Are you feeling unwell?"

"No, no."

"Oh, that's good. If you feel unwell, please tell me immediately, as treating you is really too much trouble."

"Okay, okay."

Payne knew, if he wasn't mistaken, that Pony had reached a point of disagreement.

Horses typically develop divergence between March and June. This should be the last divergence for this pony this year, so don't miss it!

Are you busy tonight?

"No. What, what's wrong?"

"If you're free, I'll arrange an activity for you."

"?"

……

The trenches were completed on schedule today, and the soldiers had finished their dinner before dark and returned to their respective bunkers to prepare for the night.

"Xiao En, how are you feeling today?"

"What?"

Confused by Payne's seemingly random question, Xiao En sat down on the bed. It wasn't until a few seconds later that she understood what he meant, and she smiled somewhat embarrassedly: "Ah, um... the pants are very comfortable, my tail doesn't feel tight anymore, and it won't... expose me. Thanks... thanks."

"You should also thank Lacey."

"Thank you... thank you, Sister Lacey."

"It's okay, it's okay~"

Lacey's answer was somewhat absent-minded, because her head was resting on Payne's lap, letting him scratch her ear.

A notice has just been issued from above stating that the residue in the steel cylinders found in the grove near the base has only very weak toxicity, and does not seem to be harmful to humans. Rather, it seems to be more like an insecticide. Everyone is told not to worry.

After observing for several days, Payne was certain that there was nothing wrong with Lacey's body. Her unusual behavior that day only lasted for one day, and it was probably just intermittent excitement.

Dogs always behave like this when they go for a walk in the countryside with their owners.

Today, after one last confirmation, I can finally relax completely.

However, this confirmation might be a little painful...

With that thought in mind, Payne pulled up the system interface, browsed through several items, and then took out a small notebook and placed it on Lacey's head, calculating the number of jokes needed to accumulate points.

At that moment, Ruby was sitting on the ammunition box next to her, using a few pieces of cloth to pack the pine cones she had picked from the tree during the day.

She had originally intended to hide the pine cones in the ammunition box, but she quickly realized that she would definitely be scolded by Payne for doing so—after all, nobody wants to pull out a handful of pine cones from an ammunition box at a crucial moment in the battle…

She looked up and around, but before she could find a good place to hide anything, she saw Payne scribbling in his notebook.