Chapter42

Before she could think too hard about it, the word slipped out on its own.
"Okay," she said softly.
The sound of her own voice caught her off guard almost as much as the way it came out, small, quiet and way too easy after all the suspicion she had been holding onto.
He blinked, then a crooked smile pulled at his mouth.
"You are like a little kid sometimes," he said, giving her shoulder one light pat before letting go.
Her ears twitched hard at that and she looked away immediately, not sure if she wanted to be annoyed, embarrassed or even more suspicious than before.
The stream, unfortunately, had no such uncertainty.
[ CringeSlayer91:] NAH SHE'S TOO CUTE
[ ShadowMage44:] PROTECT WOLF GIRL AT ALL COSTS
[ NewViewer_02:] hajin beat those motherfuckers up
[ LurkerNoMore:] city extras talking wild for people with teeth that can be removed
He almost laughed after reading that last part, but it stayed in his head and came out more as sarcasm than anything else.
'Yeah, great plan,' he thought, picking up the bag while he headed for the counter, 'start a fight in the capital and get put in the ground by someone stronger before lunch.' He knew exactly how people like this looked at beastkin girls, especially one like Juna who was pretty, vulnerable and obviously not from the city, and that alone was enough to sour his mood. 'Humans are trash, I get it, but this is not the place to lose my cool.'
He set the monster shards on the desk and gave the man behind it a short nod.
"Morning," he said. "I want to sell these."
The guild worker looked at the shards first, then at Hajin's clothes, then past him at Juna wrapped in a blanket, and by the time his eyes came back up his expression had already settled into open contempt.