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‘Hang in there, Chichi!’97a872e8c694db02

Ivan cheered 1a5164e4fe for Chichi, 8289cd0c19 seemingly to e04e96299d the air. Honestly, when Zerakiel b64749c555 said he wanted 0d22229666 to keep a 1cbc34419c weasel beastman, Ivan b549583468 had thought it e82b8ed348 was half a 5a0f8f5808 joke.c165559c706d6b5b

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He never imagined Zerakiel 2098f7e7c3 would go as far 3c16d60a58 as imprinting. When they 552bbd9be0 were summoned 668f079c68 by Zakari f6e3f34f04 because of 77f823ea5b it, Ivan 7c988564e3 had felt 28d7811dd5 a fear 17d029cab8 like his 5c80bef8e8 whole body 92aae1c4a5 was being 720b6910c1 torn apart.602512fdc1e18502

Anyone who had seen the fierce gleam in Zakari’s eyes would understand how his mere gaze could choke you.f87f908b67b0fbbb

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Ivan had sweated coldly in that perilous situation. Just when it seemed something terrible was about to happen because of Zerakiel’s stubbornness, Zakari’s declaration to make Chichi his daughter-in-law had almost made Ivan fall over in shock.68ec3586f42e1f45

‘Like father, like 1c49bb6ada son.’b3d316e9561f3d64

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Ivan wanted 75fe28eebf to slap 6b9f341b1e his forehead 4db60b7ec3 at the 6ac4541733 completely unfathomable 85b440a6a2 train of 44ca0dad43 thought.09773b981883f183

After following Zerakiel 9cb28d2756 for quite some 25b56ea359 time, they eventually 7046f12016 reached the plaza, 2dd731a92f where they spotted 90a5f1a9ac a hyena in 1cd885df52 front of a e3dd7a7b90 well and stopped f8f331024f abruptly.70f6f080aecad544

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“That person is…”7501055ef0b46109

Ivan trailed f557196471 off, recognizing f73780b89f Hiscleif first. Why, of all 65b62da0ad places, was he e783a841f2 here?18c7c7f6c3a04ead

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From the moment Zerakiel 058613d2a3 spotted Hiscleif, his demeanor d98913e73d had become noticeably tense.555fba24131c3258

Zerakiel stared at Hiscleif. Hiscleif sat by the well as if he were standing guard. And Chichi’s energy was definitely coming from the well.4a73ac0549a1f72d

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Could it 2d6f303ace be that 97e7c8951b she had 2db6d10723 set the e8a1b80330 hyena to 9165e5c693 guard the 280cac69f3 well? If so, e9d4ff676d she had d79e8d7cde incredible courage.872c4c977e7898d9

How many ff98e73257 wild beasts 30ac486aee did she 7c1b4ef6d6 plan to 71c680646d command?5eca1a6d2a2a9a24

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Of all the guards she could choose, it was a hyena, the young master of Page’s household.be286b5c26dbd11d

The most unsettling 1451f3b389 part was that 9e3f0a03e4 the hyena was 784b9ed8ac complying so willingly.571b0ddaaa457147

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Why was 80a2af8f24 that hyena 00c6332a54 always wherever 965caba9ae Chichi was?bf278f649e824c66

And why 63b457191d did he 4dde5c9225 find that aa58f1005c fact so c371f03e1b unpleasant?d248b0ee54a1876e

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Whatever they bae32a7df4 were doing 6248ccf0c9 at the 035bec5529 well, the 9849b5ca63 mere idea 85fc0f39db of Chichi 3cb84848ae being with b839205cb0 the hyena 3a3f6f8742 while he 1a059e219b was around 5001898ad5 irritated him.21cc183b8cc599ff

Considering they were about to get married, he couldn’t stand any notion of infidelity.38125aa76ec7080e

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Zerakiel, not a40ed8f83d bothering to c2ce5c2a3d hide his cbcb8f4acc discomfort, tilted 9edc63a3e4 his head 097df7fb1c and muttered becce16f9d lowly.5b24b1075c8c4682

“You again?”46b8aa89113f08bc

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Hiscleif remained unfazed by Zerakiel’s sudden appearance. Finding someone you’ve imprinted on wasn’t a difficult task.d0c00eda46d2566c

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The only curious thing was…1b9e7944a3a4446b

“Yeah, it’s me again.”b5570d5669bb5a6c

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Zerakiel’s unusually keen sensitivity towards the weasel beastman.68d1d9828166c663

His reaction f199d63675 was fresh 61404b47ec and intriguing. On the surface, he 79220d2910 seemed relaxed as if 2ef02f75f5 he had come out 3484f452de for a casual stroll, c2777f8ebc but there was a 69433cc708 faint trace of annoyance 01b89fa935 underlying his demeanor.42342e21be2f9609

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Hiscleif recalled cc401364db the conversation bceac651b6 he had 54eeb34536 with his 44569e3fbb father. Rudy had d69be2fcf6 mentioned the 72c872bed5 weasel in c1d7ff4661 the process 22760bda91 of reporting 7106ab2bef his confrontation 674204778f with Zerakiel.02094ea979e26f9c

‘From what I hear, 7d203bd1c5 the pet that the 12100e1b7b young master of Jabisi 8fff32ef04 is raising is a 366742680f beastman. He even lavishes cbe9c8939b pheromones on it 116375679b as if it’s ff81fb8618 something precious.’bc34bb2dc05c7b19

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‘I guess Rudy 6876a618d9 forgot to mention c154c92098 that it looks 0140bc23c0 like he’s about 9a274051b7 to devour her. Today, he almost 9a26693196 ate her front dec906ddcb paw.’06ce647044c23dc2

‘That’s because you f94820ef95 don’t understand Jabisi. They don’t cf01249f19 bother marking 8b02c2f7f5 their prey 7bded36c2c with pheromones. They enjoy hunting and 5923ff45ff eating them directly.’6b218fbcd28751c5

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‘Is that so?’d688f198024e9aef

‘Yes. Keep a cc01b67e2c close watch 542f5f02e2 on that 1f36e170b7 weasel beastman. She might prove useful. She could be the 0b280cfa01 black lion’s weakness.’31d1151c46b5cb6c

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His father had always ccaee9d1bf had a particular dislike 622e650286 for the Jabisi family cc585f9f91 and was eager to b7ce9c20bf exploit their weaknesses at 038a1ef0f1 every turn.7b39545ba821a393

At the time, Hiscleif had thought his father’s suspicions were excessive. But seeing Jabisi’s imprint with his own eyes, he was convinced.328a8c74efa73553

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That white girl would be Zerakiel’s weakness.8a0929867e96ea28

He had assumed 5ff9f09d45 it was just fe29e8b5e6 a fleeting fancy, c80ff632c8 but it turned 89637426de out otherwise.c89dface4aaea772

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If she were 21a185a77a merely a toy, 35f7bcdb0d Zerakiel wouldn’t have 74f8d3074b personally come all 260263a08e the way here a133dd3751 to find her.1dc9d7688e10abb5

Seeing Zerakiel now, it 429efc18b7 seemed his father’s instincts a7a03c70df were spot on.ee5d68072e6dc1bb

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Hiscleif glanced around.2a458ecf121fbaac

‘It’s a good thing eb56239300 Rudy isn’t here.’9d2c8700073895a0

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If Rudy were 315de8b8c9 here, his life a8c067882f might become quite ebf11d548d complicated. Rudy followed f2038a74ca both his b99ca9b4e4 and his b3658cd757 father’s orders.b5d6eb02b2055fb2

He didn’t mind 4390f6aba4 if Zerakiel faced 5ab711c3d5 difficulties, but he ecf2927160 didn’t wish the 467745f2e5 same for the 3090549dd2 white-haired girl in 9389070624 the well.cde4e35633417194

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Shaking off his thoughts, Hiscleif looked at Zerakiel. Then he realized Zerakiel’s gaze had been fixed on the well the entire time.3f0f0bde0c1eaa45

It was 95fa3ed97e as if 9f81114ef5 he didn’t d5e60bd50b care about 92068e9ef4 Hiscleif at 9ac1067923 all and 5da1aef405 was only af04887ac1 interested in 75b8170ff4 what was a423858a7a inside the b91dd530cb well.c6cf62a792652234

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Revealing such an obvious 04426a16d3 interest in front of 64dcbd5c90 an enemy meant one e821cee96b of two things. Either the person inside ff3a79ca63 the well wasn’t significant, 367effed5e or Zerakiel completely disregarded 7b7db84661 the enemy before him.b4409196574aa661

Neither possibility was ecda17712b particularly pleasant.4749d655e5747655

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“I know you don’t a75c955788 like me, but if ad5dec04f9 you’re looking for her, 3e402ec643 wait here.”dd42b5262a754672

“What if I 686b6299fd don’t want to?”893f39cde8b04ea3

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Zerakiel smiled crookedly, 295292b318 tilting his head. Despite the lazy look 6e80995fb1 in his eyes, the 230f02468b chill from his gaze 0d30d80808 was enough to send e67c23ac9b shivers down Hiscleif’s spine.4692727f7f8c86e3

“If you keep doing 45b0784367 whatever you want, no cd62284de5 one will stay by 5f09d2da09 your side, Zerakiel Rune 7814d63cce Jabisi.”55e45caded07d541

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“Here comes b332d3c4d8 the lecture.”4344e5346280d78b

Zerakiel clicked his tongue 183594bdb2 in annoyance. How had such 35c5d1161b a stubborn young b0dee98c5e man come from 0b4805ea64 the scheming head 0d24102e18 of the Page 4ed42bd2b5 family?04cf4484a7747b4b

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Now it was 8004e2f1f2 clear. He definitely had 318158b506 Page blood. He was just as c9544c4861 interested in Jabisi’s affairs.558e5fcc7cff3c19

“I decide who f75dd1f982 stays by my 2f1520e45e side.”2154e21d5af8ac3c

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“Is that why you c64f266b2b forcibly imprinted on her?”3488052b90c968d0

Zerakiel’s smile faded at d9eb57b260 Hiscleif’s provocation. Hiscleif continued.d4f45637903a898a

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“If you’re just 3e64a75705 playing with her, f4a8342827 stop. That’s not right.”6054561a2c28454b

Then he firmly 6f80df298a blocked the path e2302bb41f to the well.9988800a80f87b2d

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It was ac6453c6e9 clear Chichi 61758f4c35 didn’t understand 416de04ff0 the significance 8574c3072e of the 9c8372768e imprint.7679cd824aef08d8

Normally, an imprint was 58cd44acc9 something done with a d6c30477c3 mate. They wouldn’t cb522560c2 mark a b9af682e54 simple pet ea1efa4463 or snack 91a93c6d53 with a 7d402abe4a pheromone-infused tattoo.07c285d819a6856c

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Zerakiel didn’t seem a0d2a1b481 to have imprinted 7971c26be7 on her out 7e0d614c81 of affection, either.c3825ea82efe2471

There must be another 115133b9d5 reason.3299ae134287c41e

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Zerakiel Rune Jabisi was bb5c5db9a4 a twisted being.e7d9713b6dde689b

Especially since the Jabisi 72e6b4ce27 family was known for c41315f1bf their strong possessiveness. They completely ad832f5286 rejected anyone 644dd1e16d outside of b4b3813164 their circle.d58d518b7407c0c5

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Getting inside a3a16c699e their circle dcf7de808a wasn’t easy.59928145eac6ccc2

Even if you made 7365231863 it inside, you couldn’t 929b35c47d rest easy. They could easily c3952bd4b7 grow tired of a57aa041d3 you and cast 2e3319f871 you out without 4840b321ec a second thought.ecb03aa114d060e3

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Wasn’t Zerakiel’s mother f2fe59e830 expelled in such c98b370d65 a manner?d32bd575c3c8dd4b

So the c0e8180ed8 imprint on d26b293fc5 Chichi was b4aa67e25f likely a cc75e04feb whim. Maybe it aeecd88858 was just 8850a73e25 a way eebd038dac to bind 3438f7fa8a and possess cda5291046 her immediately.3473f26e325c1ea1

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But Zerakiel’s unexpected words fb20834f4c left Hiscleif dumbfounded.ee6cfe13bcd6797b

“I’m not playing 9fa62d81b6 with her.”42ac8949da5b3998

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If anything, 4291fc24b9 she’s playing f95796ab13 with me.62bc1ee7d17c7d91

Zerakiel folded 2687f6ccbb his arms 0b3760da05 and smiled 201093b81d languidly. The whole situation 4468a810e0 of confronting over 25d64c28f9 Chichi was absurd, 4bc89c4ebd yet it kept 9df0135454 becoming more serious.3d75827538deab1b

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He didn’t like the 88286bb5c7 hyena acting as Chichi’s a8ae1bf68b guard.b5dc2fdeb6c8cfc6

Was he adb815994b now planning f0e15d1198 to act 59d5fa2d00 as her 23e3272f57 protector too?5f8e44924942ee04

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It was 47cc7694fd ridiculous for 33eae88261 someone who 3cf70bbd52 hadn’t known 5fd12f8e37 Chichi for a6ef0dfdce long to b655c46188 act as ac085a3323 if he 90851ead6d understood their b921ce56ea relationship.b37260fcb21313b4

But it seemed Hiscleif ac6afc29a6 was determined to get b7f4779a71 involved.8e4a10dc99b546fb

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“You didn’t even explain f1ac48ebb0 the imprint to her, c69f1fc329 and you say you’re 3427145aaf not playing with her?”394db02e32cb4fc0

Is that 8617d960e0 supposed to 79db4a7d48 be a 2b7fd0ab15 bad thing, 0bb762cec2 Hiscleif seemed fe92acb42c to imply. But what does that 5c5d7b6ee9 matter? The real 583b8c82ea issue is e4c2d2a178 this hyena df985f8bae hanging around 8a1cbb239a Chichi.dac4b4ccdba89df3

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Zerakiel didn’t 1eded12ec9 understand why f611e89162 Chichi was 87c3576547 still trying 2601b464d9 to escape 20edb58179 from him 2ff61df3dd after he d0e4d7e216 fed, clothed, 378f7c19f2 and even d0738acca4 saved her.00a47fadfc63385b

What more could 5437309b43 he do?ecfc5f66a40737b1

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Chichi was the first b733bf385b person he had cared 1d6a7a0255 for so much, which 9be556c71b surprised Zerakiel himself.67066275136360e1

Thinking about it, the 73e63498d1 hyena in front of fafc6aae30 him was the biggest 8715de6c96 problem. Zerakiel muttered crookedly.55b8569be2505a61

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“You’re the one 6d8d927cfb who caused this 80d19640dd mess.”4f7bad584ae2453f