The four of them walked back to the bonfire in silence. Although there were four of them instead of three, it was much quieter than earlier.

When others saw that Vincent was seated with them, they let out chuckles. The females mocked Irina, while the males mocked Vincent. Of course, the males were merely mocking Vincent and bore no malicious intent towards her.

Beastmen had a keen sense of hearing, especially so for beastmen with more stripes. Although Vincent could hear what everyone was saying, he acted as though he heard nothing and merely sat next to the bonfire without moving.

Irina could feel that Damien and Cortis were both...