Chapter 104 The Essence of [Beast] -III

Chapter 104 The Essence of [Beast] -III

Seraphina didn't speak, just gnawed at the roasted rabbit in her hand that was obviously a bit burnt. Her face, illuminated by the bonfire, was tinged with a blush of satisfaction from a girl's heart. "Seraphina." Ansel suddenly spoke, "As a hunter, what is your perception of beasts?"

"...Uh?" Seraphina, who was chewing on rabbit meat, tilted her head, "What do you mean by ...'perception of beasts?"

"What I mean is—" Ansel bit into his rabbit meat, looking at Seraphina, the flames reflected in his azure eyes flickered due to the cold wind.

"In your eyes, what exactly are beasts and animals? What is their... essence?"

"Why are you suddenly asking me such profound questions, Ansel?"

The young girl licked her greasy lips in confusion, "You should be asking these questions to Marli."

"Because you are the best hunter," Ansel said with a smile, "So, I believe you can provide the most accurate answer."

Upon hearing this, Seraphina's eyes sparkled, and she broke into a happy smile, "Hehe... Is that so? Then let me think, beasts... um—"

The girl fell into deep thought, but didn't forget to continue tearing and swallowing her rabbit meat.

"In the end, they are creatures never satisfied and driven by greed."

After a long while, she revealed her canine teeth and gave Ansel this answer.

"Greed?" Ansel's eyebrows raised slightly.

"Yes, greedy creatures," Seraphina said as if it was the most natural thing in the world, "They live to become stronger by consuming others."

"Leaves, wild fruits, meat... anything that suits them, anything that can make them stronger, so they can consume even more, they will eat it all, they are never satisfied."

Ansel chuckled, his words carrying a profound meaning that Seraphina didn't catch, "I thought you would say, they do so in order to survive."

"To survive... hahaha, that's too funny, who would think of beasts as such pitiful creatures."

Upon hearing Ansel's words, Seraphina burst into laughter, completely taking Ansel's words as a joke.

"In the end—" The girl angrily tore into the remaining rabbit meat, "They are creatures that are never satisfied."

Ansel lowered his gaze and murmured, "So-called beasts are such existences."

"Once tamed, a beast is no longer a beast, but livestock."

"Right, exactly!" Seraphina nodded in agreement, "You can never tame what can't be tamed, what can be tamed is livestock, it's not the same thing as a wild beast."

"So—"

The young Hydral tilted his head, suddenly staring into Seraphina's eyes.

"The truest, purest beast can never be tamed. Seraphina, that's what you think, right?"

"...Oh, hm, yes."

Seraphina nodded, feeling somewhat uneasy under Ansel's gaze for some reason.

Was the rabbit meat not very tasty? The girl was a little anxious.

Looking at Seraphina, who seemed somewhat uneasy, Ansel suddenly chuckled:

"Indeed, asking Seraphina this question was the right choice."

"...Eh? Really?"

Seraphina was taken aback, but seeing Ansel's smile, she also laughed happily, "Then I'm not that stupid, hehe~"

The firewood crackled, and looking at Ansel's face, Seraphina suddenly felt an irresistible impulse.

He came out to play with her, to hang out, willing to eat what she made, and sincerely said it was delicious...

Seraphina could feel that Ansel cared about her, he didn't want her to be affected by what she had experienced recently, so he brought her out to relax.

The girl didn't say anything, she suddenly leaned over and kissed Ansel on the cheek.

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