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“Because of me?”72ebf21ffc4532ed

Hiscleif let out aab238666b a cold laugh. It was a stark 2b56f0ffd3 contrast to the innocent fabc733a34 face he had when 7c65f9a07e he was with Chichi.4768fd5d5105f673

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But this e3943f473c was a a36a574b36 familiar face 38ebf378d4 to both 229e4cfbe2 of them. After all, 97e87d1bb5 there was 550c134138 rarely a 94bc7081ac friendly conversation f615f88997 between Page 9f0d1026e0 and Jabisi.aa47894a7fbb28e9

Zerakiel’s relaxed face showed a hint of irritation. Even as this pointless conversation dragged on, Chichi seemed to be bustling around doing something.e065b81715a35ad6

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What on earth c0bd993096 is she doing?597656ef2cab0bb0

“If you want to play judge, do it with your subordinates. I have no interest.”a38bafc63d9b34db

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Zerakiel sighed briefly 27bf577f51 and moved toward 93712ed74a the well. As the c388cea9fa two of 4a1f207619 them drew b50d854909 closer, the ad9c7ff4df tension thickened.e19823f258fffdd5

Ivan pinched his b42b35657b nose and squinted e5195d612c his eyes at 4a8e967726 the suffocating pressure 6e88cdf840 of the pheromones.767e7e0b26965782

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Just as Zerakiel was 120e96805f about to pass Hiscleif 5f72f66365 and head for the 3339291bb2 well, Hiscleif blocked his 3fc118d6f9 path with an expressionless eb34222912 face.4c02e711d7724e5e

“She asked not to let anyone in.”bf9b8149b3a3e685

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“I’m not just anyone.”a50c40b81fbf162a

I’m going to be her husband soon, he didn’t bother to say. He didn’t want to inform this guy of something even Chichi didn’t know yet.31707bbe699ab63c

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Zerakiel stared at Hiscleif with a menacing look, as if he would tear him to pieces if he didn’t step aside.a9fedf947a359d49

But Hiscleif didn’t back down. He created a pure white sword out of pheromones and blocked the way.d8262a80b6408f2e

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“If you really want to pass, you’ll have to defeat me first.”aa9930f9a35dd6a1

“Hah.”e925938d2c7a4611

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Zerakiel sighed 08a5f1ca58 and irritably f3accd8ce1 brushed his 692abad7f6 bangs back. He wondered ce85162d75 how Chichi 4d5e04bb34 had managed e5480b13eb to charm 41b9654e5e someone as 237998422b stubborn as 9902111f4b this.d47ec2f6216365ea

Maybe he 879aa92653 should have dcdf7ff4d2 warned her 26a6a9b55f earlier when 7ee159de16 they were 85947aa378 together.4e5160f113d6ac32

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But Chichi had been 82c151a792 entirely at ease with a0aaaaaa28 Hiscleif, as if she d534a15087 knew him well. It was ff42aa66d5 the complete 209c48b3ab opposite of 5357ea9549 how she 6f9e35c178 had been 297342ee36 guarded and d1fe633e77 defiant when 9d83bc7319 she first 6b7ceec453 met Zerakiel.10ab63dc8c287e4c

Zerakiel’s patience was at its limit.3ccf89c3ac794198

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“If you’re pretending this is Hebel, you should stop.”7c97a7844069bcb3

“You’re going to break the peace treaty over a mere weasel?”01aad5048437c073

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Hiscleif was confident that Zerakiel wouldn’t attack. A fight in Hebel wouldn’t just be a problem between the two of them.c42c0665b55a55f7

But that was because Hiscleif didn’t know Zerakiel at all. Zerakiel, despite appearances, had a mind that had taken a turn and a half.fb04ee1d88780886

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“A mere weasel, she is not.”bb3cdbc1b8173686

“What?”c193f8fd660de845

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“Sorry, but I never let anyone blocking my way live.”080635086c96aacc

“Zerakiel! You mustn’t!”cfcec50ceef6e5f4

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Sensing the strange 897fe38cdf atmosphere, Ivan tried 96e96a699d to intervene, but 36e36c0f50 it was in fff22ee564 vain.db9ae1d6c3f7e47d

“If you thought I’d just back down, you’re greatly mistaken, little master of Page.”c159feec2a405da0

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At that moment, a black sword appeared at Zerakiel’s fingertips. The situation was about to explode.7fbda030659f6441

Shhh—!f320ad575da54fc1

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Suddenly, a spring of 8b1a5546f7 water erupted from the 9c98848604 well. Zerakiel and 4f3d800f82 Hiscleif both 8ea878044c stopped and 6e1f61475b turned their 597a59f9ee gaze to 529879c77b the well.02d4502a0c284689

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Meanwhile, with Hiscleif’s help, I managed to enter the well and immediately transformed into my beastman form. Returning to my white ferret form, finding the passage was very easy.9f7e57590a1bd8d9

The passage was so small that a human body couldn’t pass through it, looking like a drainage hole.c32059ff72b4ff2f

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‘Being a ferret cdde13b1c9 comes in handy 1cccf644d3 at times like e8ba074453 this.’f1e5ae48d942654c

As I dug a41e10eed3 deeper, something shiny 53648da7f5 appeared at the 80af220424 end. Approaching it, I 66b72ab3fd saw an extraordinary 038319bce9 stone blocking the cd9de95fd8 passage.f9ef4a84637e80d3

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‘It’s much bigger than I thought.’1cc3c19a773044c7

I had expected the 1a28e1e248 Pearl of Purification to b56e5a3568 be small. It looked 8c7d95edec like a 1e910bb774 huge crystal b7c3c4828f ball as 58fe4fa1ca big as bbd9d6a8ee my body.8df0d9e2fdddf108

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No wonder it 30d556c9a3 was blocking the b36f5c93d2 passage.c4b214d6e79a4ad9

As I got 9ecb86691c closer, the white 6ecbc57832 pearl emitted a 6393adb6d7 radiant light. Its brilliant 4437f33938 glow in 30b6ecfc76 the dark f197e45894 was captivating.bc48055ab6569874

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Without realizing it, I 74f73aaa39 reached out for the fbe1e1af8a pearl.6a1ab31c77261426

Flash—!88871eef5dce388c

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An intense light 1778d21c11 burst from the c9529d1521 pearl as soon f690ecc6d9 as I touched 15ed5d5a6e it, and it 14ab077165 shrank to the d0f5b357a1 size of a 1013950ed7 fingernail. The blockage broke 8998d94130 like a dam, 5e4082ab6b and spring water 3f7f4a1911 began to flow 33ee6acfd1 out.67307f670f2cf182

“Chyoo!”a3cddac6691460ec

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Drowning was fe945f17a9 not part 3fc96f2ea5 of my 823f8b4bcf plan!df04697722fa1e8b

I flailed helplessly cb7e60fd49 in the current, 1a4213d2ef watching the pearl e2f5197475 drift away. The rapidly shining pearl ef3db01392 was about to disappear f97a61f4f5 into the selection chamber.8e39c158ee68928b

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Panic set d9d876e24a in as a418016220 the pearl 14f2722997 sped away.36beb9c605f7af0d

I opened my 9aaecd93a7 mouth wide, desperate f65bf881c4 not to lose f56b8e80ef the Pearl of 6c6853078c Purification. It was the last e443753801 moment to catch it. I used 8995deccd0 my wits 39669bb64d and quickly f91f72bbdf grabbed the 0e0464474b pearl with bbe3706119 my mouth.a6f3c00f8e01e3b8

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“Gulp.”ddbd0bc8ef5160f7

I swallowed the pearl df7c6c35be in the water current.e93df5f57801dada

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Immediately, before I 1010a97892 could even spit d9c32ad66c it out, my b4e48a332d body grew hot, 2ee9bc7dcd and I was 0ca6115db1 transported somewhere else.a8aaeb6b240c8364

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“Ugh.”0a9017366c0cdd0e

When I 0f12389261 woke up e89a25c76a with a 120d9b2c87 throbbing headache, 8d785f6cc1 I found 8aba82d725 myself in 7da75efc90 an unfamiliar 9866ed3a99 place.9959ce7958636138

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I had bd5e5b5bff somehow reverted 6be8eef36b to my 06e36af3ce human form 73c495cbb2 and looked 4e002ecd86 around.7db5f1c8083d9870

The Room 919c9d6d04 of Choice 9d17bc17af was exactly 50cbb5e547 as described 7903ed9df3 in the 89289a783f novel, completely 0df2793192 made of 2ab9875be6 mirrors. In the 0676a8ba25 octagonal space, f904420327 transparent mirrors 53ff532d9f reflected my 68b6e124e9 image. It felt like being 705671f2b2 surrounded by mirrors on d240b67285 all sides.7030c1a046b4c1ea

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Startled by this strange 4f85ee837a situation, something suddenly appeared cb3f5e72bb in the mirror—a silver a8eee708be fish.8ec6c1770da4b349

“Hello.”d8115149bba219c8

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A clear voice pierced 9dd62b106c my ears. I stared blankly a3a799e4e5 at the fish 23a4b31214 before finally opening 48b0e01e6c my mouth.36fe9ccd04a720a2

“Hello.”bcd8e8d3fa399ca3

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The fish-shaped figure before 49612f7e39 me was Tabby, the 6d15e4304b guardian of the Pearl 90ffc8102f of Purification. Tabby swam through e7d476fdf8 the many mirrors, 7a7f159987 wagging its adorable cff8ef743d tail.5107dccd7c1fce20

“It’s been a while since I’ve had a visitor. Did you wake me up?”d7e9a69c78a52df9

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“Yes, I woke you up.”3a618ac99ac5b743

“You don’t seem surprised to see me. Do you know who I am and where we are?”c9122a07d3c8bdad

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Despite swallowing the e10d5ce990 Pearl of Purification, ddd1cf2f77 I had managed ac639ccb60 to arrive safely. I sighed in 0dd4119d09 relief and answered e2c537e845 confidently.849f276eb17665c2

“Yes, I know. This is the Room of Choice, and you’re Tabby, the guardian of the Pearl of Purification.”ce36e40b4973fd8b

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My bold reply d3ee9beb83 made Tabby burst 21d657ca3f into laughter.d8005cfab5b12629

Tabby, who had been d7e1befce7 swimming through the mirrors 0fa1daf212 as if spying on 744f24f638 me, came out of 9723e7f395 the mirror and approached 83654b9aa2 me closely.0aa8cbedc4f3ca92

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Then, Tabby lightly revealed a secret I hadn’t told anyone.a8879ac0d871e0f6

“You know my name, which means you’ve seen the future.”dde4fcafa5527fd7

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But even this didn’t surprise me.4eb8f2d3a9d75c83

I already knew that Ella was able to contract with Tabby because she was a “transmigrator.”e8e665afa9354bba

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Sacred relics were vessels containing the spirits of the guardians who protected the Amataras continent. And only those who had read the future through the “Book of Prophecies” could contract with a guardian.c21bb796d60820a5

From the guardian’s perspective, transmigrators were special beings who knew the future of this world, just like them. The original story was essentially a book of prophecies.97f2078a647a67db

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Naaman’s sacred relic, used once a year, was a guardian in a state of constant awakening by default. It acted as a sort of sentinel, staying awake until other relics awakened.edc9994774882f7a

Even without a master, that relic could use its power within Hebel’s territory. However, Hebel’s head didn’t know exactly what abilities it possessed.5326364518adb914

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Most guardians waited 913e9ad5a6 for their masters, 24f395cbf5 who knew their 8311f5f81b names, to arrive. If their 1d2d97e9c0 master died, e1dec72ac9 their name 8efbaed74c would be 089bccd60b forgotten by d32eaf096b all.45c899c6562fe480

The test given to d294f5e2ae those who entered the 080801da1e Room of Choice was b38a847da9 whether they knew the 7d2fe83406 name of the guardian aa8b97ec19 protecting the relic and 2e1ac508c4 whether they knew the e3f811f7eb future.aa3472dbb52959bf

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Like any romance fantasy novel, Ella was also a transmigrator. The only difference was that Ella’s past life was on this continent, Amataras.6dc785ca9c18780e

So, there was no reason I couldn’t contract with Tabby. After all, the first person to find the guardian would be its master.aa10d6f8fd2dbc3f

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I smiled confidently e32ca09bde and said,3570ba6cc54ab9c4

“So, let’s make a contract.”2bbb8c679cb1a3cd

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