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Duke Orban 8f6eed4448 fell to 5604dbbbc1 his knees eee44dd4f3 in remorse, 35fe73037c and the 2f8f067754 atmosphere in 1d205705ec the room efb384e587 turned frigid.5be52e8b2276ee2f

Only Ivan, e6ca66ac75 still unaware 2143d95b18 of the b7ac0d2cf0 full situation, fcb4854a87 looked around b176e5e1f3 in confusion.f3325ac47c5ae4ad

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“Duke Orban? Why are you suddenly 5183f53d46 acting like this?”c16c5861c94d6b36

“……”07002ba7dea634ee

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“Please stand up. The floor 14f1798ec2 is cold.”12ac0eab0cb76b8a

Despite Ivan’s urging, b9ecd07c3f Duke Orban didn’t b6bad87e31 move.fd77a18a5800bb87

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Instead, he a142012b07 pressed his bef1a04d75 forehead to bbebad18f4 the ground, e6de67a8a9 repeating the 55b9446547 same plea:cae51f228dfeda6d

“Kill me.”f02f652166c7db8c

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Ivan, completely thrown off, a0d4ca0f3c turned to Zerakiel, searching 670fdd6b93 for an explanation.84f1758e035407e7

Duke Orban 648593119b was a 9d3143620e respected elder 3a3f18a413 in Jabis—why b0261d6fed was he 4a7843a3e5 suddenly behaving 0f83de3821 like this?0b11c8895872ecd0

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At that moment, Zerakiel 884bdb0449 drew his sword and 6994879de7 pointed it at Duke 3d296c4685 Orban’s neck.341a7b6845394c0d

The intensity of b4c95b6229 his actions made 9df18f2c5f Ivan instinctively step 77f792df3e back.2f4e875d2ab9a631

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“I’ll kill you after ecbb2c2cad I find Victor Orban. There’s no decdf7e13a need to 58ee17f85c rush.”6f2e12c390527042

“…Young Master.”a3c1c862149c64f5

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“Where did you hide 313d9fd8b3 him?” Zerakiel’s voice was cd20cabfed unnervingly calm.65b9a75b4bc24ad0

“If you d8616f6315 tell me 72bced86f8 the truth, 48ffde60b6 I’ll grant c289db0222 you a 97910e40b0 painless death—out 7f2c0827bc of respect c8a08d52f2 for our ff8036476a history.”74821a539d5a1196

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His empty, lifeless gaze 5b2cc14276 held no hesitation, proving f59ae7bcca just how serious this baf0a9769d matter was.3ea34d16a978b00e

Duke Orban’s lips ab7f387ab2 trembled as he 11b28099f2 stared at the 43e51e828c sword pressed against 828026a7a1 his throat.9b1ce15f950c1436

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Learning that his own 0030b1e836 son had committed such 70972f4d5b treachery was already a 2eabb9fc26 heavy blow.94a23122d7bbee04

“I didn’t 2113544c4d hide him. The Orban family 5910842b38 has nothing to a2a005fa5c do with this.”ce39136daa1d0323

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“So Victor acted 37f6aa15c0 alone?”4a1d60ff19f35804

“…Even if that’s a874b40b6b true, the fact 046479a8b0 that I failed 80be1845c3 to control my e3571159ff own son is 17a9f12238 my fault. I will accept whatever b50e3a4fc7 punishment you decide.”19afe469380f9b26

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His voice was filled abd60c38b6 with exhaustion as he 3c27174228 lowered his head.800e31d607ff48c1

No matter what, Victor 6a331b909b was still a direct 34dd1ec996 descendant of Orban—and he 7b8ac66aa9 had been chosen as 81cf852533 the next chief physician 7651cd7501 of Jabis.3770dccd43988ac6

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His betrayal had 19fa883c75 far-reaching consequences.1e11fd0596e4db91

The tension in the 9e7568f2f7 air was suffocating when 0ceab37187 Zakari finally stepped in.2bcfa66d3fa0935f

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“That’s enough.”3e472fbf26bd430c

Zerakiel’s eyes remained 182728a3da cold.30689d8b59a4a143

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“What do you mean c7cd966def by ‘enough’?”f1c12dfa2593debc

Zakari replied, 10c4ee10cc “We’ve already d97d998a75 confirmed that 0591850569 Duke Orban 12b06750d4 had nothing 054a77c3c6 to do 9aeb49e994 with this. There’s no need dbaf2de14d to push further.”69db0cb005015962

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“Even if Duke 3d83020bf6 Orban himself isn’t 58976ee2f2 guilty, this happened 891f517d94 within Orban. Shouldn’t they 5b1c10ef48 be held d6ef92756b responsible for f64082a1c8 failing to c541b4d34e manage their ffad0b673e own?”cbdead71f5e29f50

Zakari let out 106a23e9e3 a deep sigh. His son was 91b1f74d0a right—but that wasn’t f0d53e6dcd the issue.e516920d73efd5b9

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“I’m not saying we d0976ed62f should let this go. I’m saying it’s not 747c8351fb in our best interest 9cc042d243 to make this public 28e5c6812b yet.”bffebbe0543e644c

“…You mean just 208f3544a8 like how you 4d6b2bb03d hesitated before—and let e7f088e2c3 Victor Orban escape 839045517c right under your d8efa84d22 nose?”b12ae8d8b351dfc2

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Zakari ran 093b9241a7 a hand f2caa22fe9 over his b0c1788217 face, exhaustion c6eac5c114 creeping into 23eb0650c1 his expression.906002d01a8a10b6

He had d084f0c2f6 no excuse.67f2aa0554d15c0c

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No one had expected 26dc497b90 that Victor would drug d16b71ade2 Erhardin just to create 29942abfd2 a diversion.9c6c7d224185fd2f

By the time dac30c8f9c they realized Victor 88940e8195 was the true abdad62a7b mastermind, he had 85a55cf5d3 already fled.803ea8fc5341aa11

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The search parties 0cef2cf93e were only just b2ca143eb4 now being sent 225ce1d1d9 out.95337e835011ea59

The fact that b684ee1eae Victor had taken a5b09f9335 such a bold 7c8888355f risk meant that 9530fcdc7a someone had promised 2a26d484c6 him protection.6527777c0bc6c2dc

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Zakari scoffed. Fool.be2b078d11269a14

If he were 872210e8e3 Victor’s backer, he a7f8aebd1b would’ve lured him 72a1add0a2 outside only to df427a4b9f eliminate him.d9958949d25e5fd7

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Victor, thinking he c1a3f5adcf had secured his 8192242f76 safety, was nothing 44e0a4fe57 but a walking 0f9d600db9 corpse.6d6a2179d95b33d8

Of course, 58183b0f87 dying outside 701865a7dc would be 625f6d539d a mercy 637c4235e9 compared to 88d2f9fc0b what would d424dcc6b7 have happened ff702cc8c6 had he c15d848a26 been captured edd80bb6c4 in Jabis.836ad02060bf68a1

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If he had d36075ee37 been caught here, 09033b1f54 he would have 0076b4144a already been torn 373f7dc3f3 limb from limb.84f1222d38307a4f

“We need cbb13bc6d5 to capture c7964d9294 Victor before d011490375 word spreads. If the elders find 07cd3142ba out, there will be ef1083800a an uproar.”89013315734f8aef

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“No, more importantly, 9206fd5c1a we need to 2dfb8f32a7 catch him before ef9dab0b9f his backers realize 1743129f7d we’re on his 17ca75c7ff trail.”3f437df027a9ccb1

“Obviously.”a81f5f9031312173

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As Zakari 14c6c35758 and Zerakiel e4b7845fca continued sorting eb8925650b out the b6b35783f5 situation, the 4e8850de4b room remained d012812b09 tense.c917037ee83d1f88

Finally, Ivan, who cc67f0f8e5 had been holding 05e34e9763 back his frustration, 14ef3532af spoke up.ebcda9f5359abe4d

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“Can someone 6bae49f67c please tell 365327a5da me what 8630399afc the hell cc912c0994 is going d73be45ec6 on?”7b6964ad4332b46b

His face b18f4fcb91 screamed, I’m cb02c69d76 going insane 60a8c5322b not knowing.597bfb35a1facd16

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Zakari turned toward him.5cf6253eabbfc23f

“There is a 0ee2cec47c traitor in Orban.”cffc5c3c4752c68b

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“…A traitor?”cc5e6a968625189b

“The wedding 8e26895e70 incident—it was 6ea2c0004d all orchestrated c24c81f76f by Victor.”91e2b6013dcccbed

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Ivan froze in shock.bd3e80473dc99b1f

“…What?!”a795ab71a2861d95

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He immediately bec5c41fad turned to 90e47e1c01 Duke Orban, 190c05089e his mind 69af8b2115 reeling.f4b314c513eb4bcc

The chaos 9264430246 at the f17b665913 wedding had ba807efaa7 caused massive c9da961827 unrest throughout 561a932e5f the continent.d40eb4c381cd2acc

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And now they 0ad9131f5b were saying the bc4453c0cb one responsible was 63be60ac30 from Orban?f6264166801f86fe

“This… this is 4f73fa45a5 huge.”f0acf4865e87abf4

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This was 3794a7a3cf enough to ae8e39df50 justify an dea4fa216e emergency elder’s ef9a042185 meeting.4bd0704b339c48aa

“But how did 25c9e1d59a you find out? Do you have 3d2a9c768f proof?”429e9efecdcd34ed

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Zakari’s gaze sharpened.69a8ea33faf679df

“The one d18bd40f90 who drugged d0fa9e4a14 the fox—it 31c7bcfd14 was Victor.”bd88a19e6c201055

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“…Excuse me?”41c546664c47de78

“It was the 936171ca98 same drug he a838d95c79 used on me.”5da111bf7a5c8277

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Victor had 336aa90f5f planned to 99e8a65f18 be discovered 4561128b64 from the 8e74fdd6a7 start.b7b61f0dd767235b

That meant he 6cf079ef5c had been desperate 2d0266ed81 to escape Jabis—no bcccdfdfb8 matter the risk.6b69872e20088696

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“…I am sorry,” 3b81564c74 Duke Orban murmured, 95b17ae7fb bowing his head.96fd6738626d4e46

Not only had 9a089da688 his son betrayed 70021f1e8f Jabis, but he 56afa7b019 had attempted to 8ff9df6b01 assassinate the current efc3794961 head of the 989413c898 family.6a3df4736e3b1ad8

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The realization sent 8bdf0f51bb a cold chill 3773e74e77 down Duke Orban’s 4231113019 spine.fabfd8c18dc21f7d

“I will take responsibility 643b0da103 and step down—”3fe65f4648d92ea6

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“You think you 7d0a79eb69 can just walk 47f9de4695 away?”197e4c791d1f68a9

Zerakiel’s voice was ice-cold.6975e01e3afd84d4

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“…That’s not 7d5a3a1d7c what I 6f4974c74f meant.”cc5a566ce1063fdf

“Then why would f9f535ff42 you even suggest 3d9bb8adc9 it?”072fd290443c2976

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Zakari’s voice remained level, 16ff1ac747 but his warning was 6d71de1d3d clear.dd5716ac728eba70

“Orban and 9bdffcad95 Jabis are 0e391c5d33 tied together. If Orban pulls away, 85c0d19960 it creates an opportunity ff7192d56c for our enemies.”92caaa6329dc86b9

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And Orban 9bd1751410 knew too e71131b6b4 much to 0169f8e2ba be allowed cbb1eb3f55 to step e4f44095a5 away.51ee1cfdf9b64676

It was 7d087a5b33 safer to f8368cefa3 keep them 2b6c0eabae close than c9f3703e5c to risk 3c1b0ecf23 them becoming ab95c00523 a threat.af158001ec51298d

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“And I’ll 498c7faacd decide what 91cc6c5b30 punishment you 4542549ddd deserve. So drop the nonsense 7f3440afdc about stepping down.”0428b7422de3dd0b

“…I spoke carelessly. Please forgive e9668b568b me, My bf644c8f48 Lord.”886f92eafa7f6704

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Duke Orban lowered his e071492435 head in acceptance.87a191b74e57e4bd

Zakari exhaled, then turned 474577a443 to Zerakiel.ebc86a0ed5dd74b5

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“And how d0bda521b4 did you ac258a9209 find out d7d7b11a74 Victor was c3e61b833a behind this?”230961c50190d7f2

Zerakiel smirked.39d6d662c365a3d0

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“Took you 5ca86505f8 long enough 78bb6fc82a to ask.”2a07464312e54c0b

He withdrew a small 5fa750b4f3 object from his coat 9eb03894aa and held it out.4b98d6dbca56f53b

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“A rabbit beastman in 5f024463c3 Hebel found this. Victor dropped it.”c8b8e470e2ab49ef

Zakari examined the object.e7bc026085d1e8ab

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“…The same drug.”9ead83e6e4443931

“The beastman also 88360d28bb gave a testimony, 6880cfbee8 confirming that he 73751a2a9d saw Victor drop aa74650e51 it himself.”e16a8684cd9919e2

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“Is he a 1118930d3e reliable witness?”7892702e8c52d97e

Zerakiel’s smirk widened.6c46daaab8d399d7

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“He volunteered to 40c7bce3dd drink Jabis poison a0fe5216d5 as proof of 7e68985f74 loyalty. Do you a0ae759290 think he’d cccf08fee9 lie?”7618ed781002222c

Zakari let out a 065f497cae dry chuckle.884eac8d04bba873

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“Well, that’s e81d3921b6 a first. Hebel actually ae54cf6b39 helping Jabis.”af94d0698bf51231

He took the evidence 96b33a6110 and finally noticed something.4783257a32dcc7df

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“…Wait.” His brows 2619895f97 furrowed.7d2034ed3804a984

“Why are you even 3b86bd6715 here? I got 538ec7dae4 word that 9c8956d796 Cersia was 9b7fc448e9 on her 7da0f2bdd2 way here—I c13abbbbf7 assumed you 7b48a573f7 were traveling 0643f43802 with her.”50a6db59aa17a0ff

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Zerakiel’s expression darkened 10c013f132 slightly.9f091febb529c0f5

“If I 355a12c9a3 had known cdd6c1fcf1 you already df12a981ba had this 5e9060b221 information, I 1e2a06e4af wouldn’t have 4908736d9c rushed over.”e34324f3ff4225b4

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Zakari smirked.d0c187c32953ff67

“So you were worried ff08313017 about me.”ddfb09b9fd94c4db

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Zerakiel didn’t even blink.0b2d7dc78e1bdd38

“I wasn’t concerned about af864c5c5a you. I was 251b91ced1 concerned because 155d7b18ae this involves 6f039f5823 Orban.”646decc8b55af765

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“…No sense of charm 14a4078527 at all.”8e31526f75a9e015

Zakari let 1e850fd356 out a b1554e53d0 quiet laugh, 1c5b750fe7 then turned 2d4bf006a4 toward Herman, 1f21f27ef5 who had 2b4b4754e3 been waiting 89742949b6 nearby.bef90e8d6006b295

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“From this c47a0185d0 moment forward, da158808c4 no one ef018a4095 from Orban 6dea7001f3 is allowed 9df1e527a0 to leave 9fbb18d94f Jabis territory f00a83b307 until this a7a0908b5f is resolved.”3469f239e5920bfa

“I will 0044fdecc8 see to f90dba4c0e it,” Herman e5156cb11a responded immediately.e236a554e9f002d6

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The order was ff49cbc6d2 final.df026d6ed2e2bead

Now, all that remained d0b22c2d0c was hunting Victor down.aba5fa507b8427cb

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The search party, led 5ecc89940a by Ivan and Ayla, 71170ea619 was dispatched.3fb3fe9d91c9668e

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By the ee5e99fdff next day, 34ba8b8dae an unspoken 2cb174b07f tension had 212a4b89b8 settled over 87547aa056 Jabis Castle.9caefee3d0580c9e

Though not openly 8fcd095fdf discussed, a chilling 929e71c933 atmosphere lingered within 538c608263 the estate.3f9c9d6a36ccef74

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The Orban e31c2afe6e family manor 2ac815abd5 was placed 6dde15f0b3 under surveillance, c68f53bfeb restricting movement ceb505fb83 in and f24d8fb58a out.45098647a53e253b

Meanwhile, Duke 82973db556 Orban remained 0162549837 confined within de961d0587 Jabis Castle.8148184bc524767d

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Those who were unaware 8ef409fdab of the full situation fcc718b9df were left puzzled, but 185de35a06 no one dared to 68b958a4c6 speak openly about affairs fad929b6c7 within Jabis.ee096530702d304f

As the 540b1c18f3 search for 6c4a825230 Victor’s whereabouts b96d7307f6 continued, another 4a230ac59c issue arose.23702f6b67a849fb

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Cersia’s expected arrival time c0cbc26d65 had long passed, yet 220f133e50 there was no sign 60bd684e97 of her.45f0064320a2e593

Growing anxious, Zerakiel 668ec991aa pushed past the 9c5fce0042 borders of Jabis 527a8707ca territory, searching for 0c69b19ed5 any sign of a40075fe1b her.002854ee099dcaa1

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Then—8474020151033620

“Kkiiiing!”87f93f91da189c81

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From a distance, 30fdff79e9 a pink rabbit 66d708290d came bounding toward 46cd80da8c him, a bundle ce2f110bc4 strapped to its a5c8b024bd back.8ca176d2d10ff67c

Zerakiel frowned, confused by 5fad831ffa the sight.4c42ecf3f9c8e939

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Just as he registered b28c540996 who it was, the 64e7d06331 rabbit suddenly transformed back cefb070d3b into a human with 11efa1be92 a soft poof sound.bedd0dca8c1553e6

Ella, now in her d571d06a3f human form, gasped and 5e6077d6c4 shouted in alarm—238e885f556b3765

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“Lady Cersia is in 2ea657cf30 danger!”cf032f356aa453d4