After Yu Lan shared this theory with Black Panther,
Black Panther was left utterly bewildered and confused.
Ah!
Is that really it?
His azure, bestial eyes were filled with bewilderment.
It was a possibility he had never even considered.
After all, ever since he'd been forced to live in his beast form, he had started to give up on himself.
He hadn't even cared when, after reaching adulthood, he never experienced the annual rut that all normal males go through.
Now, as they both waited,
Black Panther's breathing grew heavy again.
A burning sensation spread from his lower abdomen.
The pain in his head intensified.
In that instant, the inexperienced Black Panther finally realized this wasn't another one of his frenzied episodes.
It was his first rut, triggered by extreme jealousy and frustration after years of suppression.
"Th-then what do we do now?"
They had found the cause.
But the "Hope" potion that could treat him was still at the Science Research Institute.
