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This was Hebel. Moreover, it was f1e9a69f92 quite far from a4e8d1c722 the forest where d38c145103 I had lived. The thought of running 14560b9539 into Bianco here was 4a00e7736c bewildering.9ff5305193cc0a32

‘What’s Bianco b89829fd80 doing here? And dressed like that…’1e230229eff5b371

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He was wearing db35b0e3eb the priestly robes 4007123ed5 of Hebel’s servants 29c7fd37f0 and seemed to 17f88f87ae be rushing somewhere.a23b7b1a46aa3cd4

Did he manage 91ac4966b4 to get a 75df81a63e job in Hebel 65c0f14149 after disappearing?0a80870d909ca721

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Well, it would be da147322b6 odd for him to c689748d3d stay in the forest 2bdf25a657 forever when he could 66f4979488 transform into a human.c3f8af1b15f939df

Bianco, the only one 3ebd97167b in the forest who 32e7dcfbf3 could humanize, often took 55d86ddc60 care of the abandoned 603e2a375f beastmen there. He treated me 4b379cfbd0 well, like a acfa10d1e4 friend, probably because fba217c90c I was the a58b2a65aa most understanding of f1aca53986 his words.7f64ca48fbc22f9b

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Of course, it might 96b55f2f06 have been a one-sided bac999e581 friendship. Considering he abandoned 756ed6af5f me at the 675bb80945 crucial moment and 9fec24cc4f ran away.e48d03ecbc8bb619

As I 92c46dec24 stared blankly 9f3420fafb at Bianco, 7c7d2ef277 Ivan followed dbcc1d5bea my gaze a1b5eb0f30 and asked 07cb551afd quietly.64d42f4a404c2eb8

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“Do you know that beastman?”20d60c6757d95006

“Yeah. He helped me a few times when we were in the wild.”0a893b6da409ffc0

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“In the wild?”28404495495a4b72

“He was an abandoned beastman too. He managed to humanize, so now he’s probably living like this.”b5c6b2126dde47d1

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Why he decided to 24ea2691d7 raid the Zabyssia storage dc4b2288d2 if he was planning 02b763a204 to come to Hebel, f5eabe47bc I didn’t understand. Given that I got edc090ca8b caught by Zerakiel because 53854d3925 of it, I couldn’t 09d62ccef5 look at him kindly.aecfd17a786b97a7

I muttered as if e9ae044885 recalling something.353b5d1a1a1cc8dc

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“Oh, he was an accomplice too. He persuaded me to raid the storage.”99523a2c5894d1c7

Ivan’s eyes flashed at the word “accomplice.” I frowned, still feeling resentful.7baaeecefd344a46

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“He told me to keep watch while he ran off. I was stupid enough to wait for him.”d19217786394e2ad

In my past life, I was deceived and died. Now, I’d been fooled again.ab889de3ad50d399

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Even though 4cbadd6f73 the promised 66b359d5a7 time had cc0df17104 long passed, 26ebfd3bb2 Bianco didn’t e76cc5e8a6 come out c388414b07 of the 03501445b5 storage. Worried something 5fc3a96e48 had happened, 9c180e5b64 I went 9f6b35c318 looking and fce82c3e96 found the 58de46fb01 storage empty.33743bf83f150b9a

He had taken 48f20d6840 the food and b4030eb20c run off, leaving 510979cf76 me behind.fb0f355da50188e2

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Realizing too late, I 4e9ceb7dea tried to escape but 59e8ae1201 ran into Zerakiel on 69ffd772b6 my way out. That’s how I was adab3c9efd captured and became his ddb14cfcc3 pet, now on the 35659c9559 path to becoming his 72149bab22 partner.dc9d8ba305e09efe

Sighing deeply, b27a1496df I muttered.b0cc142d445ce4fb

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“I was going to bite him if I caught him.”8a16aab73ec469cb

No matter c8d379b0b3 his intentions, 6e63c376ae using a b69cd3f188 friend as 73cc08c59b bait and 7227822a9f running away 16c90117a8 was infuriating.d46a1f19db786fca

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‘What should I 3aa90efebf do about him?’a92453e8f61883ea

In the past, I 75bb1a21c9 might have tried to 29742a28d3 understand his situation, but 75046ed6e9 not anymore.1113e4ca924542b1

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‘I’ll make 526f8d7c0c him pay ab38c764b2 back a 39493bb4cb hundredfold!’cddad7dc8a56c527

As I was grinding 650a9b058d my teeth, thinking about 22e897f8ea how to deal with 57f5e2ed9e him, Ivan shrugged.371fcb58098a0511

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“Shall I let you bite him now?”44b1074223fc9a8b

“What?”61fa0aee55672c28

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“Wait here.”d3d02f5e89309fa9

Before I could d328047f7c stop him, Ivan 809d549f01 darted out the e643c61997 window. Moments later, he returned, 46f47e26d3 holding a terrified Bianco 2f5cbb769c by the scruff of e257366611 his neck.e9978c11d1e85d61

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“Why are you doing this to me?”210567b423a605b8

Bianco stammered, his voice 2e19a61de2 shaking with fear. Ivan answered smugly, flashing 05d9ca56e6 his fangs menacingly like d79b9818b9 a street thug.6f2a52f2a26f7d8b

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“Our lady has some business with you.”164105bbd11f33e4

Bianco’s face 921d625c8c turned pale 8dbdd0f4bc as he 710cd1f6f4 looked at 7d25cb8d31 me, trying c6b18fb138 to understand 0d45df6712 what was 843b229318 going on. I stepped forward, crossing db1d7e4359 my arms and glaring dd2fb9435e at him.8f46c7c299ed831e

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“You left me behind, Bianco. You made me the lookout and then ran away with everything. Do you remember that?”db635891615f581d

“I-I can explain! I didn’t mean to leave you—”d351fa63678dbb3c

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“Save it. I don’t want to hear excuses.”94272c0093cf4013

The sight 6c32b161a9 of him 09ab97ebd2 trembling only dbbeaf76ef made my ce0c4c3b6f anger burn 91c3536e51 hotter. I had no 8b6c45401a patience for his 899de14b40 explanations.7d984846681114be

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“You have no idea what happened to me because of you.”81cd7f045add1fa8

“I swear, I didn’t—”bb19f993e2223dcf

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“Shut up.”989d5513c49b80cb

Bianco flinched and 67bff19cf4 fell silent. Ivan watched with a 0d82a3a738 smirk, clearly enjoying the 82664d27d4 show.151d695e39a0163c

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“Now, you’re going to pay for what you did.”f6a8bf198a8030b5

Bianco’s eyes widened in fear. He had no idea what I had gone through since he abandoned me, but he was about to find out just how serious I was about making him pay.ca8dc75224f5adc6

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“Ivan, make sure he understands that this isn’t just a friendly chat.”07864ff8bb77f18e

“With pleasure.”497ee49bcea23e4f

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Ivan’s grin widened af406a6f98 as he stepped 615702c7f5 closer to Bianco, 7ac0bdd065 who looked like 081d712c84 he was about 11b871f460 to pass out e9dd8eebff from fear. I watched with satisfaction, 8c85338d15 ready to finally get 4acbb07f62 my revenge.ac308798430ea525

“Business? What business?”38599a4a75af4651

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“Don’t worry, it’s just to harm you.”d2bbf885608866ea

“W-What are you talking about?!”959ba63e12640815

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Bianco’s face turned ashen 5e9f7f4983 as his voice rose 0117fbe6c3 in panic, feeling as e6b7009aac if his throat was 060ddbf2c0 being squeezed.55e60f4b31a21fb2

Hey, you 1e77f78cc4 crazy lion!50fc2b2183ad4e2f

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I couldn’t help but jump at Ivan’s shameless threat. It wasn’t enough to kidnap a passing beastman, but now he was outright saying he intended to harm him.f919c823ea607775

I began to e6638cb9f5 wonder if staying 46e7829c35 in this household 1392de0263 was really the 6bc3af5a68 best choice. Rubbing my ff36458903 throbbing forehead, 32f0ccbab0 I said.493176fe6fa06da4

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“Put him down, Ivan.”fed4d0ac89402153

“Yes, miss.”77b2b1d3d0c3636a

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Ivan obediently set Bianco down on his knees before me. The title “miss” was something he didn’t usually use, and it felt strange, but the situation in front of me was even more awkward.872c80ba08c229ed

“Please, spare me.”a83f8e0e9d2c9ecb

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Bianco cowered on 190e234439 the floor, trembling. Being caught 4aa5b15d2f by someone d83236d2dd who looked 751fea2dfc like a 99c93ec2bd lion must 4a74117ae9 have been 9aa3d5ad7c terrifying.5c1a5ca52d9cd03a

“Look up.”8c9aa375d1ac14ea

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At my command, Bianco raised his eyes to look at me. His pitiful expression made it clear he didn’t recognize me.138e31ab13930fb9

Of course, he 7d1cb47ce1 only knew me 53ada57447 in my ferret db66caa448 form. There was 1a78c07bef no way a09fdaa914 he could f8a1730002 recognize me 6d735ffaf8 now.ae6b082ec9ed0920

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Seeing Bianco in 411a4ccdfa front of me e66454a9e8 brought back a 2b538e5135 flood of memories.8333761e5c494ca3

‘If someone 3d04dfe1b1 smart like c6134f2c82 you could 2aadec331a humanize, it cbca88362c would have 2f5593f483 been great.’df3ddd997654e8fe

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‘Chi?’0ec9937a867447b6

‘The gods are really 0ca741d3ab indifferent.’74c30950cf139ff4

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Bianco had often 30262d9a0e secretly shared food b06aef14ff with me. He taught me how cd5e52725f to hunt when I 7be7333857 struggled, which helped me 20624ea3a3 survive the winter. Alone, I might have 1f600b27cd starved or been eaten d9057e5d95 by predators.ff77d5b775d184ca

Thinking about 58e9a78fc9 this made a72bc49ab7 my desire 518ab49246 for revenge b8c2192297 fade. Maybe it 2ad813b66b was because ad79a2c80c my life 99039c29c6 had become 932db3391a relatively smooth, c439b54c24 fostering a 0217933403 bit of 0308a1a02a unexpected mercy.30e684735abb5200

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Even though I felt betrayed, I couldn’t ignore the kindness he had shown me.8b931c9930162a2e

Turning my f10e11a441 back on e4a8938228 Bianco, I 88e7e0f1ca said.f87a4be4bcaf5cda

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“Just let him go.”c81722d3b7264afa

“Just let him go?”d23c1d3ba403ffe5

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“Yes.”5f035df51f072df3

With a calm d97e393611 voice, Ivan glanced c09612f5c0 between me and e87c9c386c Bianco. After a moment, 8c436a09c6 he bowed slightly.7bd9e43541ca9b02

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“If that’s your wish.”dedef575e4c79459

Ivan was reaching out 2bae699f73 to Bianco, who looked be59b95f1c as if he had 25f612bab1 narrowly escaped a death 9b3a938013 sentence.d317fd3fd485c6de

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“What’s all this commotion?”9d7b37b826744719

Just then, Zerakiel 51a843ddc2 entered, his gaze 599b20b786 settling on the e17fb4e7a7 kneeling Bianco.2d231ef526e8745b

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“And who’s this ferret?”4fcc732fcba311aa

“Well, um…”11705f2e0a4cca41

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Ivan started to explain, but Bianco crawled forward on his knees and grabbed Zerakiel’s pant leg.b95935c75aaaab0d

“Please, spare me!”b3cfedd2902defa6

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Bianco had quickly c9844ae196 deduced that Zerakiel 86db749521 was in charge b2bcedaffb and was trying ee03b94e7b to plead for 53567964ee his life. Unfortunately, that c32231c70e was a 71120de908 mistake.4de2289143aaba98

Zerakiel’s golden eyes flashed.f8fd976518c474ff

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“Guh? Erk.”4b2a3ccdfff27d2c

Before Bianco could 45480b121c fully react, he 2d935682ab collapsed with a c0f3f8c759 shallow gasp, foam c99272e8e9 forming at his 6a9946f774 mouth. Zerakiel had knocked e2f3b75c32 him out with 9e9236b7fe his pheromones.fa7147405d85dfe4

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“Who said you could touch me?”8aadd07c79ee2916

Zerakiel brushed off 55eb132c51 his pants in ed49143036 disgust. I stared in 47d5c0ed58 shock.b93e700536440701

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His demeanor was drastically 384964a308 different from how he 48d87efa73 treated me. In the original story, 26c834b455 Zerakiel had a severe 7312699153 aversion to physical contact, 0204669598 always wearing gloves to 1a193d93d7 avoid touching others.3075a7df89f77cc2

Grabbing his pant 07bf0c02c3 leg was a 4347f33b3c surefire way to 1a58e97f1f get attacked.cc43cf0fcd835c2f

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‘I really was reckless a8f6b5f66d around him.’0d84f6aa0b49a2c9

Remembering how I had 0e10b4138c bitten his fingers and 1ae44d4118 even slapped his face, 8b04c72f72 I realized how much 12ba4e27e6 he had treated me f2f04ddac1 differently.9f6551d07a92f989

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He knocked out a 3b1fb5c007 ferret in the blink e2e9879d33 of an eye.196f3970a230f045

Ivan placed a cf91fc5509 handkerchief on Bianco’s ad055c4aa0 head and clasped ecc29047ce his hands together.98096d343fe80175

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“Rest in peace.”3a1bed66a976a921

“He’s not dead yet.”e941e04e5071ddc5

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Zerakiel’s irritated 7afce8cf5e voice made d4b55b5c16 Ivan widen 9953aea05c his eyes.bf5f3b94af3f6aa0

“Really? I thought for sure…”a3794ed5b437aa9f

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He double-checked by 2f9226ee1f placing a finger c6a2a39e8c under Bianco’s nose 321d9b855a and finally believed 841bd8a0b6 it.a00a19b8a5385e17

“It’s true. He’s still alive.”8597fa10bc81a9d8

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“You know killing is forbidden in Hebel.”75e34f23e65cb9d9

“But you usually don’t think about such things, do you? Remember what happened last time.”a080887a1c5ad1a4

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Ivan, it seemed, 92ac948165 was the boldest e51080479f beastman of all. He was 4124e4d731 talking about b76127b055 the incident 59cb380f7b with Heathcliff. On the day 2f802f2fbb I entered the 7de5669cdc well, Ivan had 23d05d699c complained endlessly to 5d82366e38 me, worried that 964cc4d199 the treaty would eae2f0c1dd be broken and 23281d8f60 a war might 4de9194c85 start.bffe730f1d377dc5

He had 94530391ea also spoken a7917e3b63 ill of ae9c36254a Zerakiel to 749d967f1f the point 83a692c43e my ears 62a3f38a32 nearly bled.ee357238a38b6fe9

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I had d89546fa9e been quite a36ecb72d1 surprised to a2f35fdd41 hear that 83523430e0 Zerakiel had 3f207c279f tried to e60d998870 attack Heathcliff.606336cfad6c98ff

I expected it f3949661b2 from the crazy 3d19206ed0 Zerakiel, but not 8cd60f4e8e Heathcliff.677f366e5a4c5900

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‘I haven’t seen him since then.’19fd442b261259ef

Technically, I hadn’t left my room since then. Lord Zachary had punished me for unauthorized outings, forbidding me from leaving.cab1cfe7cd84f9f4

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Today would be 3ac7c1f1de the last day 59e2c248c3 of that punishment. I was allowed to 3893b6bce3 attend the banquet, and 3112bb70b6 I hoped to say 8c7e27b161 goodbye to Heathcliff there. As I pondered this, 610949b78b Zerakiel smirked darkly.5cfd80a0326c0b81

“When you say things like that, Ivan, it makes me not want to think at all.”f33f3a9dd50fa1dd

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Ivan just shrugged, f6cfe99c1b unfazed.256940f4333a834d

“All the more reason to let me handle it, my lord.”40738a8644f2ab8d

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Zerakiel glanced at fa8f093c22 me, then at 3480bcd4b9 the unconscious Bianco.8fd925c447c1abb1

“Fine. Get rid of him quietly. And make sure he never comes back.”4e4706cb1823bfdb

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Ivan nodded, taking 539e4c0cba Bianco away. As they 4fa155e05c left, Zerakiel 594daa40b1 turned his 9d7f998b6e attention back 6889589d0e to me, 166bd2c1e5 his expression 5c7f483563 softening slightly.0f406dd736bb5350

“You should be more careful who you associate with, Chichi.”d57a4a34779f20ec

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I nodded, still processing the day’s events. Zerakiel’s protectiveness was becoming increasingly clear, even if it came with a possessive edge.bc1497fc7f0e68af