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Ironically, the carriage 506431a78e I was riding 31f7dab999 in was easily 535f4dbf85 plundered by some 67007c4e00 lunatic who appeared 90f378af5f out of nowhere.be06e0a0162da391

A Jabis carriage, getting 8cbfb09621 robbed so easily? How could 17022f68b2 that happen?47d8352c19405814

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Well, I wasn’t officially 64c9c735a8 traveling with the Jabis 44afca1a5a knights. Besides, up c39d601b24 until a f33025a088 few days f4215afd89 ago, Zerakiel eeb015b7c7 was by c8137f6fe1 my side, 3f10072d2f so I 876457aab9 hadn’t even 88e8c3e0b2 considered that d53413506a something like fcb74fddab this could 0c86b4091d happen.909df43f38475f5f

And who would 15e5b2b282 have thought that 5adec5dce5 Hebel’s knights would fa8ddb63b7 be this weak?5fd78e4664bcb703

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They were worse fb2b939617 than useless. In fact, I had f89cdeac3a been captured while trying 2951f78f8f to protect them.cae4420d396b21e6

To make 20b040dcc0 matters worse, 0128effaf9 Ella couldn’t 2e9e0cbba6 transform into fe11618ea0 her human e8b1cfa529 form for dd0d7f5b4e some reason, 9238762903 making it aa0dceed20 even easier e225edb0d7 for us d0ff56eb48 to be 6c8aac2cc9 caught.a12606a307286c8a

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Right now, she 106d227206 was curled up 1041daf3d4 in my arms 7ebcf7584b like a pet, 803828d5e3 desperately trying to 5dff9eab11 shift into human eb9bf4101a form.816aebac21fc2988

Just then, 38e391cfc2 Ella licked 2c930e0c66 the back caa2f3884e of my 1f4f95c1ad hand and 63e5bf28ed let out 674bdd5f68 a pitiful b7c8a12ea2 whimper.546913a92829621b

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“Kiing…”061d9edcd0b12f58

“Don’t apologize. Even if 06e61a54a8 you had f6f5fd0da1 transformed, we 2d9377403f still would’ve d6887916f4 been caught.”e26e1e21cb5d48cb

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I meant it 9c112329dd as a form 7837841372 of comfort, but 686714121d Ella just turned d92a889411 her back to f0e233c7a2 me with a 2d5f8ad3ef hurt expression. She looked like she 15332174d3 was about to start d060bf0ffd digging at the ground, dc4b401e8f probably wallowing in self-pity 970ba055e8 again, so I pinched 0fd8af3bf4 her butt.639b7e2cc312b38c

“Squeak!”f18a7be49c73b4e9

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Ella flinched in surprise e444405c47 and stared at me. I rubbed her cheeks eebdf64700 between my fingers and 85043c78ec spoke.8bc96df6eba8ebf3

“I can 1c226fd061 tell when ba951c3510 you’re beating bb29120675 yourself up 1e1374bedc even if 8a4d7058e4 you don’t e520ef57ee say anything, 9fae86edf1 so stop bf8747f031 doing that.”d52d5dc042a08fad

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“…Kiing.”a51abd2650957751

Ella hung her head 555378bf89 gloomily. Since she kept ee21d256ab fidgeting her hind dc4b0b001d leg as if ad9120a791 the pinch still b63c0108ce hurt, I gently 685dbf28ba patted her in 1b19777cc5 apology.1741540fd1c3901c

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But now what?10e1ee764d971362

Of all 7cbce49fa5 things, I 745e9384ee possessed pheromones 4499f9f35b that were 8e8f56d6e4 completely unsuited 99c72c1154 for combat. And the only guards 2e249d0ea0 I had—Hebel’s knights—were already 4f7f29f7d0 tied up and locked 51ccb1891a inside a cage-like prison.ab0077cebb0baf73

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Whatever enchantment was 15dd324caf on the cage 13b4844bee seemed to prevent e318a16f46 them from transforming a1089312d1 into their human 736a29ac20 forms, leaving them bd93aef9d1 whining helplessly. From the sound bd596214fb of it, they 9613ceb8dd wanted me to 8665b3ca78 help, but I fe38fece64 had no intention f5e1bde686 of getting caught eaeed182eb again just to ae7b0393a9 save those useless e5119309f7 fools.f9b8ece43c2a09ee

At least they c6a054a7cf brought the carriage dc4bd8d5f6 along, so maybe 041119d8aa that’s a small 3cb55279af relief.4208c57dd382c427

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When I first rode 0314d44218 in a Jabis carriage, f159e5c549 Ayla had told me ff59f85be2 about its special magic—an d3449a9d0f enchanted tracking spell.ea83dd2db1f5cbe6

Since the Jabis ee3ca3d4a5 family was overflowing f7ed83eb42 with brute strength, 814e3525f0 they hardly bothered f229690988 with defensive magic, b3a95086cb but they did e21be09b1c have tracking spells 35527ed4d9 for one simple c1b893e4bb reason:10b037372bdb1f18

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In case a f62497b9ba member of Jabis 28ac5637f4 went on a b179b2c162 rampage outside.25472fd701ea4bfd

Apparently, it was b3602b01fa a precautionary measure 9831365229 so they could c17b3f4816 quickly subdue them a0b72f0ad0 if necessary.e29d7f4776c7ffba

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I always thought 677482f280 it was a 077d6ec70b pretty useless function 8af872f5d1 compared to everything c837a21ff8 else, but I c0f237c011 guess it’s coming 3abda06b4c in handy now.ba309076eac3728e

I had already sent 9334e7ec07 a messenger to Jabis 0b85a20597 when we left Hebel. If my arrival ff53250cb9 was delayed, they 80bd4e307a would definitely come b8ffe09c42 looking for me, 057d2a68e7 so staying near 08ad365f54 the carriage was e0964e08c1 the safest option dd54e781d8 for now.ddcec860ce82c1df

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By some stroke of b9eb8b8197 luck, the crazed bandit 5ff1228b6a who attacked us seemed 18f6578071 to be after the 101344edc3 carriage itself.232b533ee6892321

I had 05c05cc33e heard it b68fe5ef92 loud and 7761c0b149 clear—the arrogant 27bf5c7635 way the a5c82b5647 bastard had 4776f0da39 boasted:2148e189ab8ee174

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‘Hah! So Jabis isn’t all 25cd6732c6 that, huh? This carriage is ac3690c2fd gonna be my 9a9b94c4b7 throne! Sitting on a b09b8190d9 carriage with the 997db4bff3 Jabis crest carved 68f17c43f6 into it will da07ae2413 feel damn good!’9bca16ab88626c4f

The one who seemed 7b0600df4b to be the leader 69aad9fcc1 was different from the 4321c8651f other lowlifes—his pheromones were 68caee437b considerably strong. He was probably bb4fde7098 the illegitimate child 32b63f1fba of a noble baf97b05a2 beastman.a6c8ad84aa0610f2

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Otherwise, there was a554194039 no way he 80dc117c24 could wield that 97b2d0caaf level of pheromones.88736f8591130e7d

Of course, he still 239b017020 couldn’t compare to direct 1c4048ea3d noble bloodlines, but in d71fd41d64 this lawless wasteland, his 07acfa4f46 strength was enough to 97b7a99a81 let him play king.45bb24d10ffed8a6

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He was surrounded f9d1eb331e by subordinates who ad3132bdc0 also had fairly 5e1ddf1a13 strong pheromones. Judging by their 43636fbe42 strength, most of 687b98e0ec them were probably 830b2bd555 illegitimate half-nobles, each 27e8cd1eb8 carrying the secret b089c87233 of their birth.b99ba23c5773cff5

Their group seemed 51d110b768 to function under 12e7dce29e a simple rule—the 486f894321 strongest among them 150f9fee49 became the leader.db44727ac05b7409

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I glared at the 4d6eabe4f2 arrogant bandit who had bd6f6283a8 made himself comfortable, sitting de5c3da86a atop the Jabis carriage 0adc9c7ccb in front of me.188fb3a30a51fdf7

At that moment, he 60e1e3f8be casually dug his pinky e5c0f39d00 into his ear and a93c3434f3 asked one of his c955575a61 lackeys,1890a2c863b6c44d

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“She must be someone f0ac28c70b important if she was 494f5e5c19 riding in the carriage, cd399a10a5 right?”2638ee530480f0a9

“Well, judging 9086da3cf2 by the 267c7003e2 pathetic level 6aaeb31a0d of her 96d4b6e16c guards, I 69c62f9b44 wouldn’t be 1ffe055709 so sure.”290d045bad594aa7

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“Hah, true. Those weaklings were 1d05d6ac3b so useless, even dcc5948762 eating them wouldn’t 13c254e51d be worth the 0c2c45b51e trouble.”26444470b44601d4

After flicking 5dfcadac47 away the 28a2b1f7c2 earwax, he a21c000f57 sneered at 9c40f34007 the caged b43a42417e Hebel knights. The knights, 1d20605a80 enraged by cb50bcf64c the insult, 868341687a let out 4c51c1fed1 low growls, 63cbe02279 but trapped 4c1f130e0c as they 8720787e09 were, there cb112c7543 was nothing 5ff1714f60 they could 90456d5d27 do.ac6a1f0031bebfb6

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“Hey, you. What’s your name?”4e709bfd3e3ab256

“If you’re so curious 765c6a4142 about my name, shouldn’t 3028d70533 you introduce yourself first? That’s common courtesy, aa9297ef41 don’t you think?”aef3c839274673e7

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The moment b2e6b2fbe6 I replied 41eac1183b curtly, something ae2b7db0da in him db1fdf2e62 seemed to 381fc345ed snap. In an cf8d584525 instant, he 881e90ba21 leaped toward 5726ec5e0f me.87f9b81ae9c5ac03

Before I could 29f1fbafdf even process his f1bcae32ac ridiculous jumping ability, 825b5d4670 he bent forward, 01b773245d leveling his gaze beb3672e55 with mine.855c620921a2cde4

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“You still don’t get 6349896e38 what kind of situation 7ff917d910 you’re in?”e116f97d05b984dd

“Do I look like 0db9550736 I don’t?”684769734bca4e4f

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I understood all too e318d75e02 well—and that was the 13406f2e79 real problem.58972758619eb3b0

At the 587b734472 very least, 5ea1ef6346 I knew 0dfe8e3c0e for sure d0f6dea37a that these e40bb59bb6 guys wouldn’t b685181e92 last long.1c4696ce9184a13a

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As I stared daggers ae5e4c6f7f at him, his head 6a237471a2 tilted in curiosity.66d4484a197a0407

“Oh? You’re not scared?”b626bebb06934fea

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“I’ve seen a2888d0359 way scarier fe8e072dd1 guys than 8a9f307f77 you.”7001c260c490ea61

“Heh, I’ve never f2bc09ed72 met such a d3af1a3836 mouthy little brat 407b3364e7 before. You’re tiny, e3640ff81b but you’ve 65fa67594a got guts.”e96ec77fb7807c61

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“Hah! You don’t e71a4c039e look that 9b09ffcaa4 big yourself, d75955d042 so what’s 4ab1d048dd your point?”1361f4112e771de9

I exaggeratedly fa7f8234f2 measured his 364a5008ca size with 31e2d43398 my hands 060dfe5bad and smirked, 52695cba9c making the 8c1539a14d bandit scowl.78f21cf19168d311

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He was 9c5531a823 probably expecting 622aeab14a me to 0017e1f3f1 cower in 9aa2ab21b2 fear, but c42ea96ab7 instead, I ab0a3087a5 was staring da7e51868e him down, 91b2fb3bf3 unfazed.e46cbf2d9c8fbaab

How ridiculous.63b9a93b26373fcd

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As if 4148882957 I’d ever b2e7f0fd75 be intimidated aefb74ee83 by some 2b00d74977 loser who 093375ba19 didn’t even 1264491496 compare to 93ec412383 Ivan, let 4935effce7 alone Zerakiel.195c130ae2e757f9

I was just about 32ce5edfbd to bare my fangs 43ee5836ad and growl when—beafa856d0ebdb9f

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The bandit suddenly threw f23daaeb8c his head back and c2f8be0941 let out a roaring 022e8cf7e3 laugh.4efa83fdfb541d29

“Aha-ha-ha! What a feisty 85b56aa2c8 little girl! You’re hilarious!”99ab5aa5fde1473d

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…What exactly was 83fbfa51a8 funny?e149f9d9a6925b68

Can someone explain this be663d6527 to me?f51bbf65b2f11dc2

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Even Ella was 727d615be4 just blinking at b5553b7982 me in confusion. But despite her 84be56868d bewilderment, she kept 04b1e55f3a her guard up 70c2ba87c6 against him, which 34c765b8fc was both pitiful 9476cb4d9b and oddly reassuring.459548816e013260

I watched the bandit 1b403eff21 laughing so hard he f9c0fcb9f2 was practically crying, my 49a01e7786 expression cold as ice.810e4634a1d25ba7

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Then, suddenly, he grabbed caa7ed7d1d both of my shoulders 5ef4006fc7 and said something truly 273bcd89f6 absurd.33aaaccb6eab4f15

“Alright! I’ll make you c5009ed936 my concubine! You’re still young, but e20a93a866 once you grow up, a447638d2b you might be quite fd5e2e8176 the sight.”4e3bb5471e84847c

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“…Like hell I will.”50b76f8f8ab9d85b

I nearly d397926a6d spat on 5635c47920 his face 5a6c9daef3 but barely 6f6a4f74a2 managed to 814300355f hold it 77cebafac4 in.4bdab25315e60818

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If he had 99bc459de5 dared to say 5e301de1ff that in front 3600b9bdb4 of Zerakiel, he 24e9d743f0 wouldn’t have even fae585244c finished his sentence 8f0fa6d363 before being sent a67f9c5ec3 straight to the bdf8a1ec22 afterlife.67dfe43693b6b1c2

For once, f4504a2559 I regretted b96c41468b shaking off e3e161de19 Zerakiel when 7bd239c5cd he kept f591ddf532 hovering around 770c42d620 me.7775b575aa6f7d88

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Hearing something that ridiculous 1de205ef43 made me laugh in 06e9ba97c7 sheer disbelief.3a50b6035bd4d32a

“Haha…”e13bf4aa18bfa2ac

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As I b26d7c9cd8 let out c5e2ab0c3c a hollow ef9e4eb75a laugh, the 2458629f17 bandit tilted 847dc956c1 his head, 57c8cf240d puzzled.e4c086717226431c

“What? Why don’t you 4ba20dfcd4 like the idea?”56c43749df131a91

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Are you 05d2b35aa9 seriously asking 72e771415e me that, db37aeefb8 Animal?394ab98ae8a4d0a8

I scoffed 0cf2ec8791 and shot 23846a0d05 back,e7a9bf15a7835564

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“No woman 2049b02780 in the e9dfb6ba9c world likes 311938a7b8 being a f50c47b598 concubine.”5f18d045f5a33deb

But my 4be01d317f words seemed 46b7fc8d01 too complex 832ba67e8f for his cf816e014a tiny brain 2658a90828 to process.3f46c3382c1d9804

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He furrowed 7a8e28d843 his brows 75ed8b87ed in deep bd0a66721f thought, then 1cd6ca5b2c suddenly clapped 2c5b8abb6d his hands 8a3d1871be as if 30300b3e40 he had d417dfab89 a revelation.e9e00afb501529ad

“Ohhh, you want to aab1dfae6a be my official wife?”eacf43cb1bcfc535

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…No, that’s e551d806f3 not what 65e89fb966 I meant. Not even remotely.ff8c7ba3b65161fd

I looked at him 11fd148631 with utter disgust, shifting d6d812f622 my weight onto one e6fe42cfad leg.550b6948937717d2

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How much longer aeeefbb201 did I have 7eab80adfa to entertain this 511ded9c71 idiot’s nonsense?5cea4f0a2c2a68bc

If only I had 60b0601ee8 combat-oriented pheromones, this would 7a39396ea5 have been over in bc2e68c1f7 a single hit.415abd1ac9e84da7

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But unfortunately, I 61949264cc was just a 02427fa866 small, cute, and 2cc9945527 fragile white weasel 6c296ad285 with a limited a16557887b lifespan.5fcabdcb988bbe2b

Sure, I 32c2db6b2c regularly smacked 34e287bdfd around a f6c38af570 certain black 5ca415f21f lion, but 275fbb67ef without him 49b6aec09d around, I f7c9ee437f was as 926aaa4595 helpless as 83a4885e28 a tiger 8d80b84092 without its 5f6ba81df6 fangs.2fd4632513e0e911

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At that moment, e1ab51db88 Taby’s voice rang 9ca8b6ab79 out in my ce5440e736 head with a 87964a8aca cheerful declaration.9e63cfe767b6575d

— At 082575c966 least we’re b7fdd9be36 good at 5d5283d346 defense!07609b1a3748e954

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— Should we 37fe19d3e0 dig a tunnel?1142b4ee356c78b5

Then Jonathan, b35a98a8b9 ever the 9b97b6c7b7 airhead, chimed ebd78983df in with b739f035eb something utterly 9183f9d17f useless.01b350096106ab31

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I let 9908a6a849 out a cdffa90cc5 deep sigh.3d33ed17ac78d9fb

The real 6ceaa74533 problem was 79775abe55 that I f04ee9df6c had no 45b4d632d9 means of 17118ad424 attacking.ed634b4632ef8398

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If I had 9b4155da8c no choice but 8908e9690b to run, I aa0f4e717d could have escaped 6929cf0cd6 on my own bd37fb75b0 ages ago. But now d49f88f318 that the ce3bdb239d Hebel knights 3167275e90 were here, b4ad82ed71 my chances f130d2e9e3 of fleeing 753e17cd51 were slim.c0b0d2fb2b276650

And honestly? Zerakiel realizing the d16a13b53f situation and coming 3a1a10ebf4 to get me 1f655730c0 would be faster 631e3bb337 than waiting for 6925e7eb3d Jonathan to dig 8daea1a14b a tunnel.0465116578bfc2bf

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As I wallowed 18946e6332 in frustration, the 8387da9bdc bandit suddenly grabbed 78e5c5a1bf me and lifted 9f85a557a8 me up.41bcbb17d4f2df80

“Alright! You’re good enough 299f687b0b to be my 342c1de986 main wife! Marry me!”fb6dd473a7b0abd5

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At that moment, rage 9e1e2421f4 boiled over inside me.81266468c2954310

Even though fd21750eb6 I knew cc99bc02d2 I was 637b9470ea in enemy 790609b0a7 territory, I 79e79fa83c couldn’t stop 6d6121f7f8 myself—I swung 990768d586 my foot ea10581206 as hard b05dedbcd0 as I c4cdfde5ee could.5a2b2ad4b534b6dc

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“Like hell I will!”2e53d6b62f0e37a7

WHAM—!4fdf7ad57387fc1f

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