Falling: How to Survive as a Cannon Fodder

HTSCF CH 025 Gotta catch them all!

Beta: Jeannette

A/N: I swear this is the last Pokémon inspired chapter title lol...

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Three months later, it was time for Beastmen City's first annual Trade Market. For the past few months, Jun, Azazel, and Elior had been enjoying their peaceful sexually fulfilling lives. This was the first time they had been able to stay in a place among other beastmen for more than 3 months.

Living there was easy, and the contribution they chose was to pay a tribute of 50 colossal stones a month, which was cheap for them as they had accumulated quite the fortune over the last 3 years. They had enough to hold up a while and even if they ran out, they'd probably run into some colossals right after leaving Beastmen City, with their luck.

Because of its location near a salt lake, Beast City was prosperous and there wasn't a need to go all the way to the sea to trade salt with Mermen. They had even learned the technique to make sugar and provided it as a ready commodity for those willing to pay the price, which was still expensive but cheaper than the Leopard Tribe's excessive price.

Jun had yet to find any tea plants or tea leaves but he was feeling optimistic because of the Trade Market. News about it had spread far and wide, and many tribes throughout the continent had been invited to take part in it. Maybe amongst those who were coming to Beastmen City, there would be someone carrying what he desired.

Seeing the eager and excited look on Jun's face, Azazel smiled with tenderness and patted him on the head before teasingly scratching his cat ears with his fingers. Jun's tail stood up and he covered his cat ears, giving Azazel a warning look. They were in public and that was an erogenous zone for him. Was he planning to do it in front of others?

Azazel gave Jun an apologetic look and squeezed his shoulders, asking for forgiveness. Jun humphed and turned his head the other way. Full of laughter, Elior wrapped his arm around Jun's waist and dragged him away. They had arrived at the entry point to the Trade Market.

With all those vendors in sight, Jun forgot about Azazel's offense and tugged his two men to a stand that caught his eyes. Having two tall men on both sides and their show of intimacy toward him, the trio quickly garnered much scrutiny as they made their way through the Trade Market.

None of them were bad-looking. Both Azazel and Elior had a manly handsomeness and Jun was a female with good genes, so he was charming and attractive. With his unique tank top and shorts—newly crafted by Elior—his appearance was quite impressive. Many of the male beastmen were thinking they wouldn't mind being mates with him even if he was a male.

Unfortunately, they would never have the chance, because Jun was only interested in Azazel and Elior, and those two would kill before anyone could even try something with him. The two beastmen immediately released their "King" rank pressure, reminding the other male beastmen just who they were dealing with. The beastmen started to gossip among themselves.

"Shit, so those two are the King beastmen that joined the city a few months ago."

"Then the one with them is the rumored 'strange female?'"

"That's a female!?"

Their gossiping was so enthusiastic that it caught the protagonist, Sorrel Hill's attention. He had also come to the Trade Market to browse. Beside him were the King beastman and Golden Lion tribe leader Leo, the black panther beastman Caesar, the white tiger beastman William and some other members of his harem.

"There are two more King beastmen in the city now? That's great." He commented. "Now the city will be even safer."

Leo simply nodded, his expression an ambiguous one. Fortunately, Sorrel wasn't too curious and returned to his browsing. Unfortunately, the plot of this world was determined to raise conflict between the protagonist and the cannon fodder Faye, so not long after, Sorrel's interest was once again captured.