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"Our small village is still developing." Selene explained. "Aside from the sixty originals, there are currently eighty new inhabitants. Including me. Usually, not every new person grow properly even after our efforts, only one out of ten usually become a person, while the rest remain as normal plants."
"I see… A-Are you okay with me using your plants to be eaten or sold?" I wondered, feeling slightly guilty now.
"Of course! We do know that sometimes it is necessary to take another life to sustain our own. We usually hunt and also absorb nutrients from non-people plants." She said. "I don't think it would ever be an issue, so rest assured. It is quite nice how much you think about it though, you're as considerate as the original sixty have told me!"