Dialogue in this work
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- Hey, have you ever heard of a Buriōta?
- They're tree-like monsters in human form that often appear in works of fiction.
- Sometimes they're called Ents or Treants.
- And I, Rento Kibayashi, am a descendant of them.
- Trait 1: Their appearance is completely indistinguishable from a human's.
- Trait 2: Their bodies are made of plant matter, allowing them to self-regenerate.
- Trait 3...
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- In other words, an injury like this is no big deal.
- I can't believe that after saving a cat, I'd fall out of a tree and have a crow fly off with my arm...
- If I weren't a Buriōta, I might've died...
- It'll grow back soon, but I should probably go get my arm just in case...
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- Creatures like me who live disguised as humans are generally called 'Gijin'.
- There are quite a few Gijin living hidden among people.
- It's not like we're discriminated against or anything, and there are even special schools for Gijin.
- But apparently, there are also Gijin like me who hide their identity and take the regular entrance exams just because they live close by.
- Though, it'd be bad if I got found out...
- I'm pretty sure it fell somewhere around here...
- Ah! There it is, there it is.
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- ...
- Uh... this is... um...
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- I'm so sorry!!!
- ...This is bad... She saw...
- She saw everything...
- And of all people, it had to be her—!
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- Her name is Saya Kurashina.
- She's my classmate.
- Trait 1: She's a vegetarian.
- Trait 2: She often bites her nails.
- Trait 3: She's the girl I have a crush on.
- She's looking at me...
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- Agh, damn it...!
- Um... Saya...
- About what happened earlier...
- Just for a second—
- Let me talk to you!
- Please listen to me!
- She's completely avoiding me...
- I guess it was pretty gross, huh...
- Seeing my wound already healed like that...
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- I see... So you were found out...
- Getting found out by a regular human is proof that your guard was down!
- Father: Renzo Kibayashi (Buriōta)
- How has he never been found out...?
- Wife, prepare for us to move and transfer schools.
- B-But...
- Mother: Sachi Kibayashi (Human)
- Please...! Dad, Mom.
- W-Wait a second...!
- I... I still want to go to this school...!
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- A girl, you say...
- ...
- A girl...
- ...Very well. Then you will persuade this person who saw you.
- If you can gain their trust and ensure they will never speak of this to anyone, I will overlook this incident.
- Dad...
- ...I'm not exactly thrilled about this, mind you.
- No, it's okay, you don't have to force yourself to say it.
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- The next day—
- Hey!
- What's up, Kibayashi? Chasing after Kurashina like that.
- You got a crush on her or something?
- ...It's not like that...
- I just have some business with her.
- Does anyone know how to contact her?
- Childhood Friend: Kako Nanto (Human)
- Yeah, but...
- That's rare...! For you, the guy they call a 'Plant-type Guy' because you're even more passive than a herbivore...
- Huh...? What? Is that what people call me?
- Well, too bad for you. I don't think anyone in this class knows Kurashina's contact info.
- And that includes her social media accounts.
- Seriously...?!
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- If it's come to this...!
- I guess this is my only option.
- I need to talk to you about what happened at lunch. Please meet me in the backyard after school today. R.K.
- My lack of imagination is kind of pathetic...
- Alright then...
- I should kill some time somewhere until—
- !
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- I never thought... you'd be the one to call me out here...
- Saya.
- Um... about yesterday—
- Please don't tell anyone about yesterday!
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- Huh...?
- ...What I was doing... it's not because I have some weird fetish or anything...!
- It's... my nature...
- What you were doing...?
- That's why yesterday... the reason I was gnawing on your arm was—
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- I'm not a pervert...
- ...I'm a Gūla.
- But don't get the wrong idea.
- I'm a vegetarian, and I've never once tried to eat a person, but...
- Lately, for some reason, I've had this uncontrollable urge to bite into things that are human-shaped...
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- Ahahahaha!
- This isn't a laughing matter!
- ?!
- Oh, but it is.
- Because I'm a Buriōta, too.
- ...What's a Buriōta?
- ...
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- —And that's the gist of it.
- See? That's why my arm from before is already back to normal...
- Oh...
- You didn't notice...?!
- I'm... I'm...
- I'm so glad...
- ...that you were the one who saw me, Rento...
- What's with this girl...
- She's way cuter than I thought!
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- But I'm so glad...
- My parents told me that if I couldn't convince my classmate to keep quiet, we'd have to transfer schools...
- Ahaha, they said the same thing to me.
- Hey! Give me your contact info, Rento!
- I have to tell my parents, you know♪
- Huh?
- That you're someone I can trust.
- YEEESSS!!!
- S-S...
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- And so, from that day on, the strange relationship between the Buriōta and the Herbivore Gūla began—
- Good morning! Gūlas are so weak in the morning, it's hopeless... (>ω<) I'm jealous that Tree-Walk is a morning person (´ω｀)
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- Though our species are different, we're both Gijin.
- Perhaps because of the thrill of sharing a secret...
- Chat
- Edit
- Today
- My nails have been growing so fast lately, it's a real pain (つд⊂) It's so much work to file them every morning (.>д<.)
- Being a Gūla sounds tough! If it were me, I'd just use sandpaper (lol)
- We talked about everything, from trivial daily events to our deepest worries.
- However... there were some worries I couldn't tell her about—
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- ...Rento.
- I want to eat you...
- I... I can't hold back anymore...
- Saya...?!
- It's okay... I won't hurt you...
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- Time to eat.
- Gah?!
- Family Dog: Aibo (Shiba Inu)
- That dream again...
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- You're that interested in Saya?
- ?!
- N-No! I'm not thinking about anything weird...!
- Whoa... I wasn't asking about that.
- You've just been pretty close with Saya lately.
- Don't tell me you two started dating?
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- Kurashina and I... it's not like that...
- Are you sure? A mysterious girl like Kurashina is popular with a certain niche.
- Hmph... If you say so.
- You never know when someone might beat you to it.
- Heh heh heh... No need to worry about that...
- Because I know a secret about Kurashina that she can't tell anyone.
- Don't tell me... you're using her secret to blackmail her into doing this and that...?
- Of course not!!
- KYAAAH!!
- What was that?
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- I-I'm so sorry...!
- My nail... it grazed her...
- No way! A scratch couldn't do this!
- Anyway, let's get her to the nurse's office!
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- What do I do...? It's my fault...
- I just cut them this morning...!
- Saya?!
- She went home early that day,
- and didn't come to school the next day, either—
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- How are you feeling?
- It looks like the girl's injury wasn't serious, and they said it won't even leave a scar.
- Everyone's more worried about you, actually, so please come back soon and show them you're okay.
- Well then, see you at school.
- Haaah...
- My nails have been growing so fast lately, it's a real pain (つд⊂) It's so much work to file them every morning (.>д<.)
- Being a Gūla sounds tough! If it were me, I'd just file them down with sandpaper (lol)
- Hey...
- Rento... have you ever wondered what it would be like if you weren't a Gijin?
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- Let's see...
- If I weren't a Buriōta, I probably would've died a few times by now.
- Ahaha.
- What about you, Saya?
- Me?
- I... probably wouldn't have been a vegetarian...
- I'm an idiot... I said something so irresponsible without knowing anything about what she's going through...
- What I can do right now is...
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- I see... Changes in your body, huh...
- That used to happen to me all the time when I was young.
- No matter how many generations we interbreed and dilute our Gūla nature, it always tends to flare up during puberty.
- When that happens, you just have to let loose and relieve some stress.
- ...What did you do when that happened to you, Mom?
- Hmm, me?
- Saya's Mother: Setsura Kurashina (Gūla)
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- Back then, I hadn't confessed to your father yet, so I used to stick his picture on a scarecrow and chew on that.
- See, your father's human, so I couldn't just bite him♪
- Setsura (16)
- Agh! I don't want to hear this!! About my own mother's... self-pleasuring habits!!
- But he told you he's a Buriōta, right?
- Well, that makes things easy.
- You should just tell him yourself.
- Just say, "Let me eat you".
- ?
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- No way! I could never do that!!
- Oh, Saya, you're so naive.
- But... running away from your own nature won't solve anything, you know...?
- By the way, your father and I will be home late tomorrow♪
- Good luck, Saya
- I know that...
- But... I'm scared of people hating me...!
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- Rento...
- What am I doing?!
- Gah!
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- Maybe I'll try going to school tomorrow...
- I said that, and I did come to school, but...
- ...I ended up skipping class again.
- Is it really okay for an honor student to be hanging out here during class?
- Rento... I wonder how he's doing...
- !
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- Rento...!
- I need to talk to you, is that okay?
- I was worried when you didn't reply.
- U-Uh... um...
- You should just tell him yourself.
- I could never say that...!
- Like, "Let me eat you."
- Saya...
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- Eat me.
- H-Huh?!
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- I did some research while you were out of school.
- For Gūla, the predatory impulse is strongest during puberty,
- and their claws and fangs grow accordingly.
- The nail-biting, too... I'm sure that was a sign of something...
- Irritation, Frustration, Emotional Instability
- So, if eating me, a Buriōta, can help calm those urges,
- then I want to help you.
- B-But...
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- To be honest, I've never once been glad that I'm a Buriōta...
- I was always so scared of being found out that I couldn't even play outside with everyone else.
- But if this body of mine can actually help someone...
- ...then I feel like I can finally accept myself for the first time.
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- O-Okay!
- Wh-What should I do... Hearing him say that is making my stomach ache...
- Right... this is absolutely not because I want to see what happens next in my dream—
- Um...!
- Today... at my place... my parents are coming home late...
- ...so—
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- So I'm finally here...
- This is...
- ...Saya's room—!
- ...Sorry for the wait...
- Even her loungewear is cute...!
- !
- ...
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- S-So... I guess it's about time...
- R-Right!
- A-Actually... it's a little embarrassing to do this while it's still bright...
- !
- Oh, sorry! I'll turn off the lights!
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- Oh no... turning off the lights just made the mood even more intense...!
- Well then... I'll dig in...
- !!
- ...Does it hurt?
- ...N-No... I'm okay...
- ...I'm okay, but...
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- This sensation... it's incredibly erotic...!!
- ...
- Saya...?
- Hh...!
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- I'm sorry, Rento...
- I think... my switch... might have flipped...
- Guh
- This is bad... my mind is going blank...
- ...I can't think... anymore...
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- I can't stop my mouth—
- Just having a body to hold...
- ...is so different from eating normally...
- The taste... and even more, this act...
- ...I never knew it could feel so good...!
- This must be... my true nature as a Gūla...
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- This feeling...
- This taste...
- It's the first time...
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- You were delicious... Rento...
- ...U-Um...
- Because of that... I think...
- I think I might... like you...
- ?! Seriously...?!
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- A-Actually... me too...!
- Really?!
- Then... let's do it some more...
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- In the end... it was hard to tell if their relationship had progressed or not—
- ♪
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- But even today, after school,
- our secret relationship continues—
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