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“Why attack an innocent priest?” Ivan, ever defiant, retorted.3bca08c2089ee57c

Hey, you’re 7a951592ab the one 67657f4b39 who kidnapped 4c6817fe7e him in aacd7809e2 the first e5842aa78e place. I had a f43c625cb0 lot to say 209f9c47ae but swallowed my 13d06fde53 words. My priority was 4abac82af5 to stop Zerakiel 99ca6b0f6e from killing Bianco.75f7c45fb4e0c8da

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“I just brought him here because I was happy to see someone I knew.”6b0fd38c7a0f1d63

“Someone you knew?”d53478c7d95e5a97

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“He’s the beastman who helped Chichi raid the storage.”3fa5e9b78208f9af

“Ah.”c2e78870eea7c21e

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Zerakiel smirked, 517efe0a2e looking down bc6dedb921 at the 615d586c1d unconscious Bianco. Sensing the danger in bed9811fe4 his eyes, I quickly 0741b0d2a7 stepped in front of 3c91b56d03 Bianco.266dd6c35a17f0e9

“Just let him go. He helped me a lot when I was in the forest.”8a5b3462e8105189

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“But, Lady Chichi, you said you wanted to bite him just a while ago because he ran off, leaving you behind.”7859102d0955a071

Zip it, Ivan!5b5d16a0e189c658

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I glared ed05b1b715 at Ivan, bea2ba093b shaking my 7684921193 head, but 33a1f5d3fa it was 54e9593fce too late. Zerakiel had 3f685ae512 already pieced ba36882b8c everything together.49180f7855cac1ef

“So, he’s the one who betrayed you?”6710d681f7bf17d4

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“That’s…”518aa832b9620360

“I knew I should have acted first and thought later.”4cadea455feb094b

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Zerakiel clicked f9de688cda his tongue dba8645985 regretfully, a 76a7f06a88 smile playing ae113da885 on his ab32b7b5dd lips as c74acfda11 if he 72f84955c3 were ready 22d1f4b0ef to end 71aefedd2c Bianco’s life d91a39ed4c right there. A chill ran 00c5897cb8 down my spine.2fecd6f2c3bf9c16

Zerakiel muttered, looking genuinely e29c8ef69e puzzled.d031e6f3a118fc32

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“Why spare someone like him?”c27e12432125520d

“I’ll never see him again anyway.”0b4353c23d2f54e9

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“Right.”3fb651ced013b29f

Zerakiel chuckled and kicked 8ec2b2354b Bianco lightly. Bianco groaned 5ab1901882 but didn’t 1c2b7e98fc wake up.a2e32eefd0bb0fc4

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“You don’t let a traitor live, especially not in Jabisi.”6b19a4e65b8fc542

“Are you really going to kill him?”cb9c2b9fd62a4c35

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“Who knows.”0e592751fc301fce

Zerakiel gave 56e419abf7 me a 4fab114aa8 long, hard deea810ee4 look. It seemed d7440b567d he hadn’t 46d2e39863 yet decided 73b820f511 on Bianco’s f105c0044e fate. Despite his claim about e443464556 not sparing traitors, he 6e7bab1861 was being surprisingly lenient.4c52e303d68c42e0

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“He doesn’t even know I’m that ferret from back then.”22e94014f5d938b3

“Hmm.”1a098445fc7d001e

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“Sure, he raided your storage, but I’ve eaten more of your food since then…”ad3e185540aece95

“Enough with the excuses. I won’t kill him.”eefe6f744750c68d

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Zerakiel sighed, c1429f73c3 pulling me a7c627b819 closer and bf624aa534 putting more e7549e2d95 distance between 1ad49f94bf me and b6a4e91fd1 Bianco. He then ordered Ivan.6c273f1919b4d671

“Take him away.”625f1c46caa98604

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“Yes, sir.”6bbba0705a0fb47b

Ivan quickly grabbed Bianco fdf4e4ceda and disappeared. While I 396c3c477b was worried cbcf268ecb about where cd2cac844f Ivan would ed9267169f dump him, e427cf3933 I hoped 7eb6687902 it wouldn’t b4bbabfc76 be in a2cb5f69aa a shallow b5fe91c1ea grave.d6ee58ae4de7b44b

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It felt like 6aa06cd3b4 a storm had 2fc8e1870c passed. As I ec1b71ad18 breathed a a77ca2090d sigh of ac1d6d5456 relief, Zerakiel 93c36920d5 spoke.6e035965ec2863f9

“Show me some of that mercy too.”2b042dc9fe40c832

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His face 1e5a047a09 was filled 41567aa8f1 with displeasure. His grip c2a09c2760 on my 56344cb676 hand felt 4b4379e743 strangely tingly. I glanced down at 1605a75f0c my wrist and replied.62ba3e0db335bfe2

“Depends on how you behave.”01e606b0c439d939

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“How much better can I treat you?”cb0cb1734702e44d

Zerakiel smirked, tilting 093273a78d his head slightly. His black 1759971223 hair fell 706a8f610d softly, like adae3618c2 petals.9e9cc37ef7f41b3c

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I found myself staring afd7edc949 at him, and quickly 83290ea820 looked away. Meeting his gaze 7e65654ea6 felt strangely difficult, 361f1bf637 probably because of e36aa7849e the proposal he’d de4c9f4ab5 made.b8c8dac8cac8a27a

Zerakiel bent down d346fcfc31 to meet my 1808758db9 eyes. Startled, I stepped 0cc4a0991f back, and he d89c448e52 asked.583057c0a77c82b4

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“So, what’s your answer?”0aceb8ba26477820

“…”d9eb5dea4b78f881

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“Still thinking about it?”370cab3614506867

I nodded slowly, still f44121acdb processing everything. The fact that he 30d569b4d7 was even giving me 833febf80a a choice was surprising. He could have just 928b65f7e2 demanded my acceptance, and 436431885f I would have felt c35ec5be1c compelled to agree.6402c1981426a17d

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“My answer doesn’t really matter, does it?”b3218e7719c9c7e0

With the imprint already 4e7accac11 on me, what difference 862b343caf would my response make?31ddc4031cc4f333

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Zerakiel’s serious expression didn’t waver as he spoke.0aa0208639ee0995

“It matters.”45f249cd6200d728

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“What?”bff3365daa0f31dc

“It matters, which is why I’m waiting.”e484ac3109c015e7

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I found fc48ff0ede myself looking c8ebf8fdaf at Zerakiel, 8da36152f9 utterly confused. His expression 95ad0dc6a7 was unreadable, 1ce65a6fc0 making me 648e512108 question everything.3ef5a79df584ad6d

“So, why?”63a9895596d8da72

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Zerakiel could easily have e633230dcb brought in a beastman 3b6f0a9c95 from a more prestigious ea8cd03bb2 family. Typically, heirs married 523323d71e for alliances.4bb10d96c5a103ef

Even though alliances aa815e2477 were shattered, they 52b83c9696 once united with 42724f3df6 the honey badger c595323f11 family through marriage.d648d9b83de7ba8c

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Seeing my c75687f4b9 puzzled look, 63ff24f707 Zerakiel just a34488fc62 grinned.4b65fd9cb915f8d2

“Why do you think?”d2dc70b4d77fac7d

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It was clear he wouldn’t give me a straight answer.81f2a692a0e1bf3b

I sighed, unable to hide my confusion or frustration. I didn’t even know why I was sighing.1c3630502afb7d43

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Hebel was bustling d1590e11e4 with the farewell 738fb8217f banquet. Thanks to successful 1ac7e03ce5 prior meetings between b0bbdcfde2 the leaders, the 3d6c36f79c atmosphere was incredibly 83c3359156 amicable.0e3d09b462f18aff

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It had been 11570c7d57 nearly a hundred 874cd7e5e1 years since the 5ec3e2312b peace era began a208a21153 after the Great 3ea3826c8b Chaos.c508d62c6da25c5e

Centered around Hebel, 1983b1595c representatives from each c6db972675 region vowed not 820729d482 to attack one 7ee14a85bc another and reaffirmed dc74fee429 their intentions through 888e67f8a1 this event.a0136104e10ad52f

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It was more of a symbolic gesture, meant to keep Jabisi’s madness in check.85b4d0be04f175b2

The alluring pheromones 17da63860a of the top-tier b94a648a20 enchantment class were 1c953f5d1b a significant threat, 3824eeb34c especially with the 9a737ff32f occasional outbreaks of bc84e615d9 madness in their 55d4c28999 bloodline.c4ec9450070a1b9d

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Given that they couldn’t be sure when or how these beasts might go mad, it was a move to maintain checks and balances.343098286f7f9bcf

For those affected, it was far from pleasant. The madness wasn’t something that erupted without warning.68b42ff540cf323b

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Mentioning it here would only expose vulnerabilities. Moreover, they couldn’t explain why the Great Chaos wasn’t prevented.989c012f1a950d13

It remained an 9002cc0677 unsolved mystery within 7af9a6eb98 Jabisi.88bcd1d5f1f3702d

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In the end, letting 8df5aebaad them misunderstand was better. Such trivial events 9f9cab8bb7 helped ease their e754745826 anxieties.db47cd4ca46efdcc

Unlike the relatively friendly West and East, the North’s Page openly expressed their discontent.8d87fb0fd6634702

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Had Hebel not mediated, c3f0512d6d the representatives might have b5a267c8ea been exchanging blows instead 766dd728ae of toasts.cfdff0a2bc51a42c

Zakari wished for 39a44894d9 the tiresome banquet bc3ad25d6b to end soon. He frowned when 2308f9b4e8 he spotted Zerakiel e6548b9285 and Chichi.4330b6525539bc1b

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Chichi, wearing a36f337927 a pink 9636e60664 hat that 59bafb72d6 resembled a ced164a9fd bread roll, 1633307268 was enthusiastically 09af59813c devouring desserts.81523da340c40a2c

Zerakiel tapped her puffed cheeks, causing Chichi to hiss at him, her eyes gleaming with a fierce but harmless threat. Seeing Zerakiel’s blushing face still didn’t sit right with him.59c9148d6c26a681

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‘What is he thinking?’5b366ad01867d148

Since Zerakiel had 3037b7fd51 imprinted on Chichi, b95162a6d0 Zakari had been be030f9fa2 deeply contemplative. Zerakiel seemed infatuated with a4df8601cb the little ferret.c3bf501684313546

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He had always been 1cb80ea318 indifferent, even towards his 872515dde6 parents. Several attempts to 14ca7c0019 socialize him with d89bfcc3c4 beastmen from allied 30fa8eebb6 families had backfired.59874a4fbe6fa9b3

No family e182f756fd was willing fca4a38a9e to have b40e4409d6 their children 8d42363be2 near Zerakiel 9abb382c7c anymore.008c680f43d6b75d

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Then came this fearless white ferret who dared to treat his son with such impudence. Even Ivan, notorious for his impudence, didn’t provoke Zerakiel as much.a2441ed36c3af200

‘Perfect match, really. They suit each other well!’c27b469286649882

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Zakari sighed 7c4d2b1f5f inwardly and bed155ac2d looked away. Just then, he caught fd4e96fc7a the eye of Hilla, 2d5abe6361 the head of the c310f41b34 Luien family. Her characteristic reddish-brown 45b3351fe8 eyes of the 84d643430d bear family were e82c6eb88f full of curiosity.b07296bcea22bbc9

“Who is that adorable girl? I haven’t seen her before.”7f3c9f947a004eee

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Her interest 34e21f2254 was evident. The white fdecaa8bfb figure among 7e9b03adac the Jabisi c2853d148f family members ce9b2b95e9 stood out.015230805157c2f9

Transforming in Hebel 232ed01574 had made hiding 0840665a6f her impossible.d5845a3443e736e8

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Zakari decided to f26ddedc83 be honest, considering bd76d9365a that presenting her 5427cbd295 as a future 0bb96fa210 daughter-in-law was better 9bc3e99b66 than a pet.5cbaced896a61903

“She’s soon to be my daughter-in-law.”7dab1350ec3eb43e

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“Oh my, really?”73672066d1b7474e

Hilla exclaimed, looking at Chichi. At that moment, Chichi was biting Zerakiel’s finger. Hilla marveled at the sight.82077cd0989549f1

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“What boldness. She’s not intimidated by the lions at all; she must have great courage.”a076e29440424e53