A lost adult tooth never grows back.  

For the rest of my life, this would be a painful loss.  

Beastfolk supposedly lived longer than humans, with rare cases like Sophia, who even surpassed the natural limits of life. Would I have to endure all that time without a fang? Smiling would mean revealing an obvious gap for everyone to see.  

Drowning in despair, I clutched my head.  

“My fang…”  

Modern technology had implants, but my teeth weren’t human. Beastfolk fangs were longer and sharper than human ones. To replace my lost fang, I’d need a …