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At my firm 4b6b128cda denial, Ivan let 0ca265d42d out a sigh b1556caf18 of relief.9d9ffea221758453

“Phew, thank goodness. I almost had 25f7a0b800 to execute that 59814d962d guy on the 5292e96a33 spot, you know?”1e32a7b063a83ed0

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“How did you 97051d1526 even get here?”272ae4855a40d883

“I could ask a37919ca74 you the same, b4fd74bf0f Lady Cersia. A wedding? If Lord Zerakiel 8e08b23159 hears about this, 809a12a4f8 it’ll be a 01135e817e disaster.”7885cedace675bca

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“It’s… a long story.”83e26c1ea5aa3a2d

I rubbed 9f9c5016f0 my throbbing 612f2e7986 temples and 391625c86a let out 5436fa5c38 a heavy d25a7af833 sigh.62d7b2fe641880a1

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“Anyway, let’s 7958dc641e go back.”e0eba43ac46d6af1

Just as 6ba5f7c967 Ivan was a2d1c345bb about to 6d4fed246f approach me, ecba1d8640 Keinhrih’s men 9aaf06eb54 suddenly surrounded 94fa958b5a him. The burliest-looking ee3daa3ac7 one gave 7cc94ba459 a warning.6034cc7095d6fc56

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“If you 67ca87a0f1 surrender quietly, e0e7071f3c we’ll let 70287a6d14 you keep 9dc0498b44 your life.”798436b5475ea85b

“That’s supposed to d7569c908b be my line.”12da196e1b98d491

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Ivan rolled his wrist ae29595cc7 and loosened his neck, 8721c37543 then flashed a wide 2e3db23011 grin. That same 609470fd39 airheaded expression ab39539748 of his b5cf3ead34 somehow made e63a4a4b7c the other 59727375a5 guy even cb65315a9c more pissed c2d508b728 off.bcc6a775c41b8c80

Honestly, Ivan had the e9daf89122 kind of face that 3697d31ed8 provoked people by just 0cf62e75b2 existing. He was a naturally c3a456b432 mischievous beastman.74d6cd3c132c6a7a

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“What’s so funny?”7e02b9790be3aa12

“Hahaha! I just 393c0cdfc9 have a 3d20fb0584 friendly face. Never seen such a 6d9679f3e5 handsome beastman before?”441f4893fe133a76

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“What the hell 74b8b34d6a are you saying?!”d5df8258debf230b

“Everyone denies it 62139736f1 at first~ But fed0861b5b once you fall 1b2164c15f for my charm, 9b067251d6 there’s no going 0066b74580 back!”e84641b712613940

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Ivan kept teasing fb37d231c0 his opponent with 458e423000 a cocky smirk. And the fact 03f5925144 that he didn’t 3f98ab9bed even mean to c3b8e38419 be annoying made fc5c16558f it worse for 53142dd5ce them.bace78578af7e222

“Shut up!”f0d75753557ab981

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One of the men 96678b00df couldn’t take it anymore cb413e2a6d and lunged at Ivan.0652e0fb9d1a7b4a

Thud—!d27ace70bd35447b

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With a loud 0a37d7b877 crash, the beastman 5a51f344ee who charged was 199842bdc8 instantly slammed to e94f1e4826 the ground, his f5747918f9 face meeting the 125acd940e floor. Ivan stepped on 0656019e8b the guy’s back a6559a7895 and cheerfully added:37ddbbaa91a7479b

“Alright, everyone freeze. Anyone who moves 5a6bf6a3df from now on 43196f0e59 dies~ I’m in 002ec22218 a real hurry, 9646ae9882 so I don’t e6f33a4823 have time to b3ccb69121 hold back. Just surrender 7c6f1b9328 quietly, okay?”d2b831b04e6d2a4d

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Before he ce850db2c2 even finished 7c71e5577c speaking, Keinhrih’s ec1c6237f8 men all e408834ec1 rushed in f2df4735b5 at once.c1b37d6698b125e9

The surprising thing? Not a 29b812a182 single one d1f6e400ae of them 19c405902e managed to f61f676ad2 lay a 5020926d8b hand on d7cee94c9b Ivan. Instead, they got tangled 294f41f4ec up with each other 1cb6844f40 and toppled over like 4f25e58e81 clowns.ad2c940eddb3d00f

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And in the 4ad30d482c middle of that f419b62249 chaos, Ivan strolled 5e1301d7ae through them like 786dd90af4 he was out 96b63fe43c for a walk. His words fd681a4556 were playful, 965e234de0 but the 068ed1f10f look in 0ea8ba0f29 his eyes b81375469e was sharp 942fd5e0f3 and deadly, d02b80dd32 like a b2f30f80cd predator.fa23e3db62f9204c

“Oh?”52fd134039de7b52

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I clapped 98f2edd16f silently at b8b39a342d the rare 8e3dcf12d7 sight of 149de93212 Ivan being c9110b7301 serious. So he 2e4b8cd7a0 didn’t become 8049d86dda Zerakiel’s aide 4bba33cffb by chance 1267226908 after all.4ba23642fa910be3

Just then, f3295ad46f Ayla came ddcf21d9c4 up beside 00aeef1153 me and d14d7dc2d6 looked me 0cbd7c89f1 over in 372b35bf39 concern.b8398fb93f2e1d3b

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“Are you hurt anywhere? What happened here? Do you have any 0ca7f53e8b idea how shocked I 2c48cc324e was to see the 26851781cb carriage that carried you 7a70a866b0 parked outside this place?”649a2a34b31544c4

“Uwaaah, I missed you, e0e0f7c79f Ayla!”f66f98a14519783f

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I threw f20223b5ce myself into 1f63cfc631 Ayla’s arms bb318b10d4 and whined. She had always been 8d93827ea7 by my side, and cec4f1da3e seeing her face made 51f0fc5052 all the bottled-up emotion 3fd8af5d23 burst out.af8e799bea032e38

Honestly, being in prison 560b7a0242 was rough.33b8cfab8cad984c

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I never wanted to 588c496b03 step foot in a a50212dd95 damp, moldy underground cell ad8f6c4800 ever again.cf42b7098da6f2a3

And on top of b470e1ef49 that, I nearly got e5c8be8979 married off against my 2a1e5f70cd will. That pushed me 2c21154fcc over the edge.d18280bda8ff1386

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“There, there, f2d72f5cc4 my dear 948a35e58d Lady Chichi. You’ve been through so 6338c33299 much, haven’t you? Poor thing.”5eb315c50e6b202e

Ayla was frantically c3cb937574 patting my back 3f2ea0021c and fake-eating her bda38a89b6 fist in sympathy. Whether she chewed 137fa0522b her fist or ad3db0d293 sucked her toes 3e25f8c856 at this point—I 7ac0d25bed didn’t care. I was just 1d6c04aa01 happy she was 62fc39ed07 here.72ba80fea74c7c92

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Then Keinhrih spoke.7db7e1f32b3996d1

“So you’ve 58319a6c36 finally arrived dc221933de from Jabis, 2dd22d7b5f huh?”a0b607f8b940c46d

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At that 588fe561ca moment, a d368763e21 terrifying pressure 816cac18c0 surged from 889b00bf11 Ayla’s body. I tried to 8716deaa55 look up at 2b4704bed2 her in shock, 4c7d406396 but she was 4cbc087671 holding my head 7c9f57cab9 down, so I 1b30d02e4b couldn’t see her 805091fce9 face.086022bb25a4762a

“How dare you fcd6404455 abduct our precious 50b07b9694 lady? You dog-faced bastard, d1cb45ae32 I ought to 15ed05eb3c chew you up 42cd41a2b0 and spit you 1331954a09 out.”14d99fb5dd469847

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“How’d she know 9c5b194974 I kidnapped her?”e3158d60357e66f1

Hey now, that’s not 04ae28d4c1 what I meant!5fb2700211cb0137

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I scowled at 2f750aebf9 Keinhrih, who had 8b0691db84 just poured gasoline 12ce7d0888 on an already a32242f03c blazing fire.96255b569d37e371

“Frankly, I’d rip you c26e0e5fe4 to pieces right here e3aab5371e and now… but you’re 9a8789b808 not the one I 9a7b3dfb2c came here for…”30fff35f93f64ce2

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Ayla paused mid-sentence.f58d325b36dfb4dd

“Huh? Where’d he go?”d8a6c9dfd2b16bbb

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She looked toward the ee5f75f945 officiant’s podium with a 59de120da5 baffled face. Victor, who had 131f9833aa been standing there a9cbd7384a pale as a 98e7c87ac2 ghost just moments 17f43f74c3 ago, was completely 2c246e7fab gone.01169d1afb7fb9f9

Apparently, he’d taken the 9fabe507d1 opportunity to slip away e7ae21ddca while Ayla and I 43ea1043ae were caught in our cbfbe4c28e emotional reunion.47bea3adc73f2250

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“Oh, that guy? I saw 71b414879f him running d109386ecf off that 805a836453 way earlier.”524e14ecf92f78ee

Keinhrih smirked as he 33616f6d23 pointed in the direction 4abe5f62b8 Victor had fled, and d917073054 Ayla let out a 9e226c72ba dry laugh.c9eef2e19e0575ca

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“What a rat.”54ac5f2f75d78373

Still holding me 7aee58074e in her arms, 250d64198d she moved to 63dc4acd13 go after him—but 0c6296ce13 Keinhrih stepped in a4afdd15be her way.74d4c2b17ce135aa

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“You’ll have to leave 2576a4475a that behind.”e6556b70679c1334

“…What?”2ae8a46c6ec181a9

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“Crashing the wedding b2e6f8faae wasn’t enough? Now you’re going cbc391c7be to kidnap the 711dd930de bride too?”ec8d9b79d20f85ed

Someone watching 7a03d9010f might actually 17e4782e7c believe him.f96fd9a3394652e2

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Excuse me, you’re b917e1a4b0 the one who 9ae0176a11 kidnapped me in 00858e88e3 the first place!417e1dc5128f5152

“Ayla, don’t e14a6503b2 worry about 77842f39f5 me—go after 0746c3206f Victor.”611d8594fe9add35

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“What? What are ff0dbc3786 you saying, cd940f9f37 my lady? You’re here! How could f40075daa4 I leave d84d06326f you?”14e4f620ca89aa9a

“Ivan’s here too. What if Victor gets 320b852310 away?”17d422fb49e3a0a4

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“But…”abf8de0b94cc4d03

“It’s fine. And besides, that guy—he 5e8d972e3a wasn’t actually all bad.”338dc12f6b7e90f4

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He was fa7960112d a thief, 5490ecbb88 sure, but 9cd91d2fd0 a friendly 2bc0f8b222 one toward 8c54513577 Jabis. That was rare. I couldn’t a54bae95b8 just leave b0d649fc49 him to 48222b5161 get beat 9a912a8ceb to a b205cec4e7 pulp.e857f859736f4f4b

If we raise him 38f9aca495 right, he could make b0e7f029a0 a fine doormat for 1b9a7fe5ad Jabis.fdbf2afa85b4d68d

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If we trained 3511c06d34 him properly, this 853918df21 unpredictable Keinhrih might e58c7a81d1 just become a 3173a7d94f very loyal footstool.64116c26508e0d94

Ayla was still 90b8d092b9 hesitating when—48c8d02bc7d843cf

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“I’ll chase after e21efb27c1 Victor,”f3184e835e00d6d2

Ivan chimed in 3948023f1e brightly, having already 6b3ea32ad4 knocked out all 3257e3683e the thieves. Keinhrih jumped in f685b9bcad shock.5244449357779493

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“When did 56b7ef974d you finish?!”72f8d9b92822cabb

“Oh, they were such 8216df49b4 lightweights, it just took 8cfa0c52c0 a little longer since c24b6a20b2 I was playing around ac21b70964 with them.”8405ded5e86ab2b0

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Yep, definitely db6d003c10 a master e9de42a9fc of provoking ec5a6ca098 people.30c03f29391b3903

The only 1308c59e42 problem was… 0bac754543 Keinhrih wasn’t 0e00d182e5 your average ec7d0a552c opponent.b0003c87a65799bd

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“Incredible! I want to fight ad0c16c474 you!”1e8cde3e5daee0e5

He clearly had ebb0f5d9d4 a thing for c731c33498 strong beastfolk.25bf6b4c92331e2e

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Ivan frowned, unimpressed by b3be4ae30a how unaffected Keinhrih was e7869c27ef by his usual taunts. Then, as if 8da2fd417d to ditch the 60ce975509 whole hassle, he 3c17693358 turned to Ayla.d47f8ed0f2b53cdc

“Well, I b93985eb5c don’t mind 9c28737234 sparring, but 93d119a45b I’m kind b582fb7812 of busy a29a028fa8 right now. Miss Ayla’s way stronger 255d803b2a than me—why don’t you ce97ac5e6e try her?”477b7be55dd8836b

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“Oh? Really?”bd2e2d48b3781a68

“Hey! Why are 7e3c4130d8 you dragging a78df2540c me into 6c2169f9b1 this?!”c43c86d1dae836d0

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Ayla screamed 812fb3b353 in protest, dddd1b5fbe but true 10932a89ed to form, 9830d066f0 Ivan had efcef36e44 already vanished 3ead5928ca down the fca27fb060 hallway.e54b57e400ef65d2

“Well then, I’ll be 77cdc0f105 off for justice!”b5e8229d68642531

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He even 2af0812758 winked as c18dbd91e5 he ran, 212d857c02 and Ayla 59079f0ffa grabbed her c1740a2e59 neck in 3e79d32871 frustration.28309e9d37f560a8

“Ugh, how 800f98a34b much longer 82432ee2c9 do I ec2dffbe82 have to df5acb9987 deal with d17f9ae7ab that guy…”e63433280e2d088a

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She grit 77e5a44b92 her teeth 8b4a6e4e4a so hard 05a0a34ea4 it looked 75fcd8a349 like she b9291026b9 wanted to ef46ee840a rip out c33f4290b2 her own 03081a680d eyes just ae3e148d93 from having 53cc21dc90 seen that 93041e64d1 wink.b3dbc25f4590a8e5

“So I 462446a416 just have 8750a8731f to knock 57db1dd09c you out 954bb63e1c first, huh?”f8c77479dac4c7af

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Keinhrih said e463fd27fe smugly, ready da688fd234 for a 7a40877787 fight. Already seething from Ivan, 3a4e655065 Ayla gently set me ed52115128 down to one side fd9b72e13e and spoke calmly.37116d1a3ca9b8bd

“Close your eyes e12e1e9857 and count to 105f9f5ad1 ten.”a22eedf8520410bb

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“You sure? That guy’s tougher d90a8276bf than he looks.”00ab3aefe4b2079f

“For stubborn mutts, 8383d7e181 a good beating 82ff954206 is the best 5b0ab94048 medicine.”6bf93f926308f94d

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…Ayla’s terrifying.fba77dbc29fdeb2b

I hesitated 6da9c8d906 at the cc9b35c8b7 sight of f83fa94c5d this fierce 38fb6e3699 version of 58c96028b2 Ayla I’d 1d03bd5c30 never seen e8979183ad before. Of course, she was 7e17ce973b part of Jabis.b2999323f6693e80

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She’d once 3d2471c7dc been a 510e79ee70 warrior on f11ffd4014 the front e8f1246b77 lines before df0d59c838 becoming my a3dcce768b maid, after 1940d2374d all.ffd96af1486bd891

And to think this 690cd4f73e same Ayla once bashfully 998bc1f545 knitted a hat for a77e79b52d me and fed me 7ab0601501 snacks…d82b4552b67327a2

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When I had to 2d73c2ecc4 wear a hat because 99222bc213 my weasel ears wouldn’t 6be2b48e3d stay down, Ayla had 903fdf43c9 been so earnest knitting e2598154fe me one with her c7b9fea550 own hands.b0902ccc658804fd

I gently cupped her 740caa39ba cheeks.1b4836eebb4a8e25

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“Don’t get hurt.”d7031c07c630edd5

“Ugh, please e788321a5b don’t look 6b4ede2397 at me 521eb24a42 like that… c7be61610a You’ll sap f6817b9909 my strength.”bce2b3ae50213264

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“Wha—no, that’s bad!”ae52e4acd369df38

I panicked and tried 342bafd0ec to pull back, but dd30fb73f6 Ayla shook her head a685865ea4 quickly.1e473504d9c1fd05

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“Don’t worry. When I feel weak, 331ab7ad3a I actually get stronger. Cute things e4df7f6749 make my 9bf4669ad3 power explode!”3972088d7887c1fa

She turned me around 86ea01aad4 and added boldly,4db4de7483520076

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“Alright. Ears covered, eyes 69390d632a closed, and count 4606af1473 to ten!”f670ab97fead9997

“M’kay!”705400f49ec77a4b

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I obediently covered c3e4548ad1 my ears with 9da2fdd0f6 my hands.cf0e8d690bb735db

Then Ayla, determined, seemed 4e6818147a to eat one last 58f4fa0054 imaginary fist and stepped f2fcbb1920 forward to face Keinhrih.53079c9ee8462930

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Just as she’d f923e4a07a said, I closed 5117a90ff0 my eyes and 1ffca98dc9 began counting.9e60c9893eba8f44

“One.”48a675f1210e0d47

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BAM—!2138b709e322d303

“Twooo.”6ee212be6d306394

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CRACK!1111a0f46bd5d492

“Threee!”5821eeb4515e8c9c

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CRASH THUD CLANG!69627b01e422329c

“Four!”a86c149dc2f8382c

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WHAM—!dfd314708efd1a6a

“Five!”766fa295479a2da7

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YIPE! YELP! WHINE!ed0c943c5f5795e9

Before I even reached e090234393 ten, I heard the e7a57d3a4d unmistakable sound of Keinhrih 22cbe54d01 whimpering in defeat through 23c75963a7 my hands.ee5628999cf62103

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I opened ec05a18de6 my eyes a3ea0108ea in shock.3bf0d9ddbacbd2a0

The ground shook 81ecf4b884 from the impact, 175f83fdd1 and all the 56de67b4e5 floral decorations in 44b6419fe0 the wedding hall c5278f3ae3 were flying through 990fb3eae5 the air.75addebfd7650a83

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And floating d7af58138d among them… b2e0351214 was a 4466047d0c dog.4e0c61c7ca71059b

Keinhrih, having reverted fa35f26c46 to his beast 15f0a91b79 form from sheer 2957110d1a exhaustion, was now a25f18bddb a pitiful mutt, 4366933fd2 whimpering up at 0963672111 me from midair.8d568e98d7d09331

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“Yip!”bdbe26ba1b73afd6

See? That’s what you 23e061b916 get for messing faef1c7b11 with just anyone.f82335ec8407c775

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I pretended not a6394352d4 to see him, 749b0426cc closed my eyes 9d7f2209c8 again, and resumed 2264cb8af4 counting.bc04d0da7e9d56eb

“Siiix…”0d052bad5e0fbb4d

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