A few chapters before Nine's tongue was healed, I was thinking 'man idk if it would make much difference if he got his voice back tbh'.
My. GOD. I was wrong, and I am so happy to be wrong because holy sweet baby Jesus Christ on a cracker, Those Panels (You Know Which Ones) fucking killed me. Murdered. As in, they would need to pull dental records to identify my body, because I have been mutilated to bits with how Fucking Adorable this boi is. There are very, very, very, very, very, very, VERY few characters that can elicit such visceral reaction from me (such as Sanka Rea, Komi-san, Mr. Bibi and Ephie, and Kobayashi Kanna), and for that I fucking applaud the author and artist. If I could clone myself enough times to fill a stadium and give them a standing ovation, I fuckin would. Melissa had better hold on tight to puppy boy's FINE ASS, because if not, I'll take him lmao.