More surprises in all these pages, so warning for SPOILERS. Legoshi is marked as a criminal now because he ate live meat, so he has to leave school and live in less-desirable housing near the black market. He gets a job in a restaurant but is afraid of being near herbivore co-workers because now his body craves meat. Louis returns to school with a prosthetic limb. The principal wants him to take the role of beastar, but he refuses on principle. We meet the current adult beastar- a buff dark horse (with some very oddly-drawn anatomy). Legoshi meets with Haru but feels he has to keep his distance. We’re introduced to Legoshi’s neighbor in the apartment building- a sheep who deliberately works in a job usually dominated by carnivores, and puts up with a lot of harrassment. We see things through her eyes. Quite interesting the different perspectives. Also a segment about female cows employed providing milk, and are in need of better conditions. The horse guy steps in to remedy things, with some show of force. Legoshi’s school friends visit his new place, and the sheep neighbor eavesdrops (walls are thin). Legoshi confronts her almost violently, and you think he’s struggling with his predatory urges again, but he just wants to ask for advice in handling some things he doesn’t have life skills for yet, and he’s very awkward about it. We meet Legoshi’s reptilian grandfather again, and learn he has some history with Yahya (the horse beastar). Also how the wolf and komodo dragon (Legoshi’s grandparents) met and fell in love. Legoshi meets up with his grandfather again and another aspect of this society becomes clear- how venemous beasts are shunned and discriminated against. Juno makes an unexpected display of affection towards Louis (I saw that coming). Legoshi’s co-workers invite him to visit the black market after hours, and he has to refuse- but they don’t know the real reasons. And when Legoshi and his grandfather are threatened in a shop by some other customers, the wolf stands up for the dragon, making his grandfather realize how very much he’s changed.
Borrowed from the public library. Completed on 4/12/24.
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I googled what Yahya looked like. Heh that’s not what I was expecting! “very oddly-drawn anatomy” nails it.
No kidding! Yep.