[#T0ㅣMay 27, 2026ㅣAM 10:21ㅣ👤ㅣ🌤🌬]

The bright sun is up again, damn it. I swallowed a curse. Mocking my dream of being in a master's warm embrace, this place was still a filthy raised cage, and the water bottle next to me was the same one from days ago, reeking of rot. Soon, I heard the sound of tramping footsteps from outside. A tedious repertoire. A staff member walked in with a deathly expression and provided the bare minimum of feed to those of us who hadn't died yet. Not like I could eat it anyway with this stench.

About an hour passed. Unfortunately, the worst moment arrived. A sudden, unfamiliar scent. It seemed they brought females from another greenhouse. Since I wasn't going to comply today anyway, I lay down facing the wall to get more sleep. Along with the sound of someone resisting with all their might, the iron cage door opened and closed, followed by a small whimpering sound.

...Wait. Whimpering? Usually, they're furious and struggle to attack somehow. Only fledglings who don't know the world cry like that... Feeling a sense of unease, I turned around to find a brat who had barely reached adulthood. Ha, have these sub-beastman bastards finally lost their minds?

"Hey. How old are you?"

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They're trying to make money off a kid like this?