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With that, Zerakiel 024075d6b6 left to wash fe60b82104 up. He was feeling e0291565bf quite uncomfortable with cee446879b all the dust f932e14469 on him.a07d41c4f3206556

His appearance seemed quite da90ee35ff disheveled, as if he 702b634280 had rolled around somewhere.22e05ef2b5ce9ca2

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The owner, who b96d49c833 had turned one f487fad053 full circle more 2936d94b2a than the usual 78cadb118e human, had a 6691def06a rather peculiar case 3ca0fe2368 of obsessive-compulsive disorder.4a238adad4e2c362

Even during 3fd34316c2 hunting, he 7dd1577716 disliked sweating, 152478902e and he d8a11baa68 would capture dcdf2ff2cf his prey a76440e1c8 in one 970d9df662 swift motion.a65816706628ab0f

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It was 6c8111bc5f unusual for 3fefd10c1e such a a9ceb5f260 persnickety owner 682b86d828 to flip 78049da1a7 the dust 0309926538 around and af28813111 let a 1ae24992b1 ferret soil 52d42ca891 it with d518a47dd5 its saliva.2048d216cb105ee8

He even considered raising b9aec17363 the ferret further, despite 16867550ee its cute appearance.33f8dc2f094c2222

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‘It’s clear that he’s gone mad.’bfc0c56087e76c58

Who in 977c6bad9e their right eadb69e062 mind would c846195535 raise a 7c93d2bfcb ferret, especially 2d33276508 an abandoned 331a9a50ef humanoid ferret?658a736d857eba47

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It might seem 59b82b6073 like he was 48a9552b64 raising it because a3c0fe7efc it was cute 3173e94688 now, but if adba018c2e the ferret were a738feaca3 to succeed in 40e31e4e8b humanoid transformation in c4e09967d0 the future, it 84adc82ed8 would be a 6bca1d5c2a big problem.806771b04bb4bdfc

If it was the 00b71bfbd9 Zerakiel he knew, he f481b38ae8 would quickly lose interest 3fc57c15e5 in the appearance change 553d6f8c5d and just swallow it 8a6e4aca18 down or discard it.ce454cbee3d3f0ff

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Perhaps Zerakiel considered it 621dd3a082 an emergency food supply.051917da19acf765

When Zerakiel had a6f6c14243 that peculiar look e089bd7080 in his eyes, 0bd536ea4c no one could cf46f296ba stop him. Even Ivah, who 8788b7803c was used to ed82859a80 daily extravagances, would ee9dbc9950 avert his eyes 78b95ace92 during those moments.7400597afd40d1db

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So, it was the ferret’s misfortune to have crossed paths with the wrong humanoid.a0c057ea0bca8c0c

In any case, 7a2b3390fe once Zerakiel had c8037685fa set his eyes 9b9dc897e2 on the ferret, fff7c41622 its life was c82f65d72d either bound to 98f9140cb9 him or nothing.8ed3818948946f08

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Its owner had a 068c28a8d9 habit of not letting 13916f5565 go of a target f731acbfde once he had set 66f44ef5b6 his sights on it.afe3d1716a31de74

“Stop it.”4847f3468a7e5e68

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As if being abandoned wasn’t enough, now he had to buy into that lunatic’s favor.d6cdba1a4c370c1e

This was undoubtedly the worst thing that could happen in the ferret’s life. Ivah covered the ferret with his handkerchief, all the way to its head, as if he were mourning the dead.519e5b2646f6e911

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He even fa243eca43 went so 2d02c6997d far as 14005f5bb9 to pray d49c5062c2 with his a824e6de10 hands together.7e4b7e5013654103

At that ecba87ad86 moment, the 79e1a4a674 ferret, which 63f237796e had been dc700e2481 covered, seemed 2e57bced1c to twitch, 294928a6bc and the 8d4db41e2f sleeping ferret 515afc2861 peeked out.5ff0ea0a97b20a29

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* * *8aa814ad3697c9d8

I had 3a74c46f3f a terrifying 966a0830ea dream.374237ad23eefb06

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A dream 503a1288e6 where I 92cc14b395 was being 03dd252f7c chased and 49f2782b88 eaten by 91100c407f a lion.c6c1412cfcabdae2

It was a dream 14083ef381 I never wanted to d98389757b experience again.2e323ecd5df7f318

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I found myself mumbling 1c9f0e3cba without knowing who I 172346efb8 was talking to. I was relieved 6f227c959e that it was 460d7f966b just a dream. It was the first aeefedaede time I had such c1ac3ec097 a vivid dream in 60cce7465e my life. Even now, my legs 1a9f58a2c7 feel weak, as if 1389f14cde it were real.b14bf3f13a3ecf83

But if it had been real, I wouldn’t have been able to nap comfortably on this soft cushion. It felt like I had returned to being human. It had been so long since I had slept somewhere other than the grass.aedf3f6038634ada

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‘Wait, a cushion?’80a4fb8a08112fdb

I suddenly felt a 671ea3ee2b sense of unease and 5a9b946c8a groped the ground. There was no 9b87b6276f doubt that this ebb7e465dd was a cushion. The sensation e329a8234b was so d670a0bfbf soft, like 93443bce54 silk, and ff6e2787fe as cozy 0f6ec59698 as an 4a394de1fc unshakeable bed.93b3b4ec5754736b

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I finally realized that 7aeceb301a I had been dreaming 5b7987dfc4 of being chased by ea54df5d30 a lion. I quickly 38b760f983 opened my fbd689fcae eyes, but 312c678fbe when I fce3ff57b4 did, there a816a39f9f was nothing f8c4e2e752 in sight.05e874958ceb8f7c

‘What, what’s going on?’633dfb2678d5c050

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Who covered me with a blanket all the way to my head? I’m not dead yet!0103da406a1535b4

I struggled 0a44a934ca to remove 269e6a9951 the blanket 9bb7088f78 that covered 24d89811b0 my head, 4c91140c2f and then 529d87f2cc I saw 448b42d917 a blond 23bfcd128d lion shifter.a0766cb93aae8fe2

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“Oh, you’re awake?”94359dd3cf901719

The guy smiled bd99765f22 as if he dcd543ad84 were glad to a5298a2aa5 see me. When I 25b29d1c67 saw his 954a29fce1 sharp teeth 289aeff0f9 between his d87ba8685c grinning lips, c8c70ce01c I realized c1a610ad2e that he 054c05673b was also 43021378ba a lion a6773610e7 shifter.bba60909605540f6

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I growled as abf2ee660e if I were 92b8271c34 getting up.103d9564f7dce0e6

“Chu, Chuuu!” (Back off!)c88d3399163da619

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Go away! Get lost!937c119862fad846

I bristled 459c6b547a up, my 63448cad99 fur standing 64240d8480 on end, 271e12dac3 radiating an 522781dda6 aura of 2665c009bb caution. Seeing the lion immediately 0288e8c452 upon waking up was da84edfb99 unpleasant, and for some 2b917ff94d reason, his expression made 93107a2368 me feel uneasy.e378799bdcfa8894

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The man reached out his hand and said, “You don’t need to be so guarded. I won’t eat you, not yet.”c2a8e76a5b78fba3

Not yet?96f63781274606a1

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“Chu, Chii, Chuuuuu!”f55f3fb6479b3582

So, you mean you’ll eat me later? Nooo!630e7f274176b0a5

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I buried my face 405149e42a in the blanket, tears c550e8ea95 streaming down my cheeks.405f93b4a56deb65

This can’t be real! Spare the ferret’s life!b62a624456973236

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Seeing me desperately crying, the blond man was taken aback and asked, “Why are you crying?”1794486a7fe636c7

You said you’d eat me, grr!0b5c571e56861baa

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I was 472e9ef331 causing a 415338f71f ruckus, wailing 8ebd75ae4b loudly and 7c90f269dd even trying 370598fadf to bite 0e1902a503 him, all 0718f6a98c while weeping 3d429025ce with bitterness.c6c6c640b6ecbefc

Someone pulled 23204e47ab the blanket 576a7a5b26 off me 034ef6b31f and lifted 53abd2c11d me up.8aa335c298a81b42

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At that moment, a 2bd343f819 familiar scent teased my 3d991ea604 nose. It was 6ccd6eb2cb the same 4cc888049d pheromone that 46758f36e2 had made f179c88009 me faint 73d284d81f earlier.8975a39da49e62b1

“Why are you crying again?”ab3d875a909f0556

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The boy asked, f6924e5904 pulling my face 2b7c49adf0 closer to his 052a1702b4 with a puzzled 995ab782c5 expression.ba03d7390b1d54f3

His jet-black hair was 56b2050ad4 still moist, as if 89ea011fbd he had just washed 6b7dbcd820 it.30ad1e5ef48db1be

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‘Wow!’3022fa88b2138c39

I gasped as I took in his face up close. I hadn’t noticed because I was scared earlier, but he had strikingly handsome features.80976409afb4fae7

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His glossy, bluish-black c49028aa88 hair shimmered with 7aff5b3280 vitality. His skin 2903a9c585 was flawless, b0116168dc with not e8fe793a46 a single 747bcccb93 blemish, and 021bc5f51e his lips e4bd2a610d were a edcb3ea8d0 rich, plum-like 9a148ae53e color.508f41c2b545b859

Furthermore, his lazy and languid golden eyes conveyed a predator’s ease.795045c4eb853b72

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‘What’s his deal with me?’19aeaa2247316d6d

Even though he hadn’t eaten me yet, it was clear that he was not planning to do so anytime soon.5809506eb19b5d7e

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Maybe he considered me as emergency rations, or maybe he just hadn’t decided what to do with me.335da8c2fd3ec6e5

As the thought 8f6d89f55b that I might 468e222cc2 be eaten at 189adcea7b any moment crossed d8c01930bf my mind, tears ca090bb7b7 welled up in d0e1a6a7c7 my eyes, and b86c79de4d I involuntarily cried.e0bb2da960e49d85

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“Stop crying.”5ea3f745ade7c8c8

“Chuuuu…”4428485e876c282c

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If you spare me, I won’t cry. I mumbled to myself, knowing he probably wouldn’t understand. But despite my expectations, he didn’t seem to get the hint.da9f5fa7c1c5a0bc

Frustrated, I gently bit the boy’s finger. He said, “Maybe it’s not a regular ferret, considering how courageously it’s bearing it’s fangs it must be an assassin sent by the Paige family”8db276c828869a49

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‘What? Paige?’f0b9a1e8ead1585d

I was trembling not from torturing the boy’s finger but from hearing the name of my familiar family in the ferret Clan for the first time since entering this world of ferretfolk.1558c19dd213b3e7

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‘It can’t be, can it?’8ad6a375110472ea

The unease of ba6d0f4363 thinking that this c49658f6a0 place might not 72da396ee4 be what I 3f818f8dfa had read in 1d7cdd53ee novels increased when 6e7a462e24 a familiar family 6c3d765c44 name appeared.735b28095ef4e1de

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My mouth dropped, and the gesture of me biting the boy’s finger came to a halt.7dec08b25f2ab817

At that moment, a768d3137a an unexpected incident 31fd476b26 occurred. The boy, 316ec5c57f having been 96c667b998 displeased with 3e607e43aa my biting, ee3458179a suddenly furrowed 2515286bd4 his brow e2b575324b and glanced 6510da013e over at d39f5974fa the blonde 83b0871ca4 lion.7bf269957eb8812d

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Then he ae91125f6f snapped at fa88238b04 the lion.ea11614dac8e5d9e

“It’s because of you that this one doesn’t bite.”7103e2f9a40fe9f5

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It seemed as though he was expressing his regret that I didn’t bite him this time.b23bb2a9a56261e1

With a look in his eyes that seemed to say, ‘Why didn’t you bite me earlier?’ he extended his finger as if urging me to do so. I could sense madness in his gaze.39c32c4e1e1aca56

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‘Is he…crazy?’62b4680ae1c55d8d

I struggled even harder 31698bb991 to resist the boy c1a868d6b6 with all my might, e2429d7be0 but I was stuck ceba37ce53 in his grip.02185b8ed95037d7

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The boy breathed a sigh that seemed full of disappointment. “You were ripping and chewing like jerky earlier.”024a79aede348260

As I had thought, he’s clearly insane. I continued to struggle fiercely against the boy. Then, the blonde lion, who had been silently listening to the boy’s conversation, chimed in, nonchalantly offering his opinion.dcc8caad462fb4c9

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“Is that your preference? If you had told me earlier, I might have asked you if I could take a bite too.”102ea4b76b0ff937

He had 941f9514b0 an expression ae718fb7e6 on his 48172d75de face that 1794f250c9 showed he 06ff7cbaa8 was almost b692b04d3c driven to d5b465e9c3 madness by 7cf696a2ef his intense af559ead1e desire to cd633a8f8f bite, but 51b402f929 then the 39f5c683a6 boy replied, 36ba0aebcb hiding his be320da8c9 fangs behind c33ee857e8 his lips, d8046f4cea folding his 7d72aacb07 arms behind c70469884a his back.9dad915c6a7b0251

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‘No, I’m just saying I like biting.’f45a1825f6dda08b

“Sorry, but I have no taste. It would be better for you to have the ferret over there.”e8d0d80de535aba7

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“Chuu, Chuuu, Grrrr!”f760f3afe58b956d

Why am I the ac83dcd1ca one being gambled with 170ecbd7c1 all of a sudden?d1786a59490cd8c7

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In anger 3442def8ac at the 766c9c1e03 sudden turn 056d0cf270 of events 2e7e264f6c where I 8613240576 had inexplicably 5b60d3216a turned into 280aefd103 prey, I ce6fd3f8e7 raised my 94b254bf04 hind legs 18667db5cd in frustration. It was 6f5bbf2aec urgent for bec2b2f1f8 me to 666730464a get away a5a6bf7b5b from these 4123b01e7e two lions.b0d8319f3fa4feb3

At that moment, the blonde lion changed the subject to the previous topic, pointing at me. “Look at that. His kicking technique is quite graceful, don’t you think? It’s clear that he’s an assassin.”cc8e5784579721a2

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“Right. He’s definitely not the kind of ferret we expected. What could he be?”77c3f53b78ed4f92

The boy a9ebe48e6b gazed at 4c5a6702b3 me with a06df0c619 a curious f427d81f91 look.2ad8543c32017e7c

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“What are you looking at?”fc3e2de103f425fb

I stopped my angry posturing, turned my eyeballs away, and tried to avoid the boy’s gaze, but he adjusted his position and refocused his eyes on me.fc9fb91ba12ab560

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“Grrr…”214dd1f7f0a17e05

Can you please look ad7ef60c7f away?23704b266d0c2e2b

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