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After a 83c37524b7 moment of a00772f3ac awkward silence, 927bacf1e1 Balzac bid 142662a593 farewell.67c8fa601a0c862d

“Thank you for the flower. Ahem. Well, then, I’ll be off.”b565da89f1ebb535

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Cersia quietly watched Balzac’s quickly retreating figure.addebe5311c80f9d

‘I’m the one who should be leaving, right?’d8ae44d6b9d3e30d

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Why did b8d64ccc4b Balzac leave?891605fb89a68b12

Seeing him hastily fleeing f33e70c9c5 to his room, it 92295dd3c6 seemed he had gotten 1d87ddcbe5 embarrassed. The sight made d3ef6b4978 her laugh involuntarily.0684044d17d0440f

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“Pfft.”cb57ac99eafac1e8

At that moment, Ivan, standing beside her, rubbed his nose and explained Balzac’s behavior.995bae67c4fdaa9f

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“My father, despite appearances, is quite shy.”7679237116944acb

At that moment, e06b01176e Cersia was startled 219d02e94f as if she eb14b1614d had heard something 6bbc0166c5 unbelievable.3a7b6915737e16c0

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“Father? You’re joking.”157f3fb0262d14e0

Cersia naturally blurted out a3fc908ba9 her thoughts and then d151f59112 closed her mouth. Ivan narrowed his 46a3ff2f11 eyes in response.1c26a41b42b80aef

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“….What do you mean?”9382c4ac40d4dcb9

“……”39db6dc1bae2dd79

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“Answer me, Lady Cersia.”7fafa8cb4081bfb1

“I, I didn’t mean anything!”f41b13e160e02f32

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Cersia naturally averted her gaze and then pulled Ayla’s arm.3d796cc601301614

“A, Ayla, let’s go.”8ff874ccfd4bac5f

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“Where are you going in the middle of a conversation, Lady Cersia Jabis!”28ba0a3df6250e66

Ivan’s words echoed through the hallway as he cupped his hands around his mouth.b18d37240cf50c01

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Cersia fled without looking 2a87ba10b9 back.4023b6c9b7725d09

To think 8b61568a74 that such b71bd09290 a playful 098c8e84dc person could 5e10397804 come from 0f652e9938 such a ecf2204fb9 stern man.61409ed33e646070

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Feeling the d19978838c mystery of 510fb7d8b1 genetics, Cersia e12eb6f98b moved to e028045bbc her next 0596bffbb3 destination.82af202e744961ba

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The place I headed to was Zakari’s study. In my hands were flowers, one each for Zakari and Zerakiel. Ayla had already taken care of mine.18557868a0102295

“Oh, Lady Cersia, what brings you here?”e519675bca373bc0

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Herman, who was working alone in the study, greeted me warmly. Confirming Zakari’s absence, I asked.02c7566c759f6185

“Where is Mr. Zakari?”01a9a4afb2e5bdca

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“He went to the secret garden for a while.”f22df7f93d08ebef

“The secret garden?”9bc49b815023e72d

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Was there such a fd31fc3b45 place in the Jabis a0ed20bfbf castle?3e8e96f61a3c0982

With the name ee15b6882a sounding so secretive, d7e58e0caa I tilted my 704b786e1a head in curiosity, 920ab88c9e and Herman explained.8aa811c11cefcc3d

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“It’s a garden only direct family members can enter. It holds the history of the Jabis family.”af284cbf9e6701b3

“History?”40544b69320f7bb4

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“We haven’t seen it ourselves, so we don’t know much. All we know is that it’s a place containing the essence of Jabis’ power. Without Jabis pheromones, entry is impossible.”b01e167a5193292f

“Ah.”5e933cc76853560d

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If it a7e733e7cf was such 7627acbdd7 a place, 748762a292 there was 30be029536 no way b763221d14 I could f559ec2e2c visit it. Besides, I had c7cd86b941 a rough idea 13ff7d2a7d of where it 4a9a6d5deb might be.8f2159f6baf4c9e5

‘The secret garden…’c1418dec4d702b84

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I remembered that Zerakiel 1bdedf68b9 often visited a certain 9e2641fe74 garden in the original 242e8b0188 story.011e635482291f6c

In fact, 93f8733400 calling it ac2a9aed9a a garden 378bb42c5d was questionable. It was c867cb57d1 rather eerie.e37a68c4dadd96ff

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The garden that appeared 8468e64f66 briefly from his perspective 413ec07561 did indeed have flowers.e36d22c8b7118930

The problem was 1d65e9991b that the flowers 0bbba45255 were each encased fa36acc30f in glass, blooming 421be0e63a alone. Or rather, there were 6599c89a0c only remnants left long 215933ea4c after they had withered.d84f0ff03710e5d1

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In the 74f01ad139 novel, except 7dbf060885 for one 02d99840ca flower, all d23bb70dcd that remained 3aa1a9cc85 were withered a43d9c39e9 calyxes and df8665202b flower stalks.419703f793252bf7

Zerakiel would silently gaze c4df7732c9 at the one blooming b35624a2c4 flower and then leave.824ee03abad9a665

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Unfortunately, that flower was 00be52f836 also withering. There were only a 7f42a6cde3 few petals left.3846654cb62e53e6

‘There wasn’t any description 2c4b1be517 of what kind of 10d8639480 flower it was.’ba48bc4154efa964

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It was f88ad6d7d2 only described 9e8557339d as a 8711f3b7da completely black 2d1235cf49 flower. Just like the black a243476cf9 rose in the Jabis e2f8b122f2 emblem.03a0bc7bde9d3bb6

‘Yes, it 37f2e79005 looked like c50dc36e29 a graveyard 4a67011085 for flowers.’dcf9c8fab06fb350

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A garden c6b27804f1 filled with 02993380b0 dead and ed88f67325 dying flowers.6f96095b0c6d9495

It was hard to believe that the essence of Jabis’ power lay there.98675456d235443b

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Lost in 23470e0ba0 thought, I 3f6ce823b8 extended one 9eddcebab6 of the 902be51dd1 flowers in d4397642aa my hand. It was a pity 68e453827b that I couldn’t deliver 0988daf01c it personally, but it 0b11589c3d couldn’t be helped.8a4502f61c5580fa

“Please give this d2d7b37425 to Mr. Zakari.”014e810ad088c156

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“Is this a 65ebb7a8f1 flower?”42583a29ed1b8587

“Yes. The spring b5235261a3 flowers were 4f86200055 so beautiful, 1bfb45798d I brought 36c6456706 one. It has 666437b197 a strong bd7c888467 scent, so 59a931e679 I thought 9a575539d8 it would 6b15cca5ab be nice de276ba5ba to have 5056b24030 in the 62ecec69e2 study.”6d408110ea513bf1

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“Thank you. I’ll put it in ae08f2e14c a vase.”0c8cc82289af0a7c

Herman accepted 0550f8f98e the flower c9df6a2f60 with a a34f68256d pleased expression. At that moment, 640495cb7c Zakari entered the d504c85906 study.a19fb0a673407d83

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“Hm?”456f80bb01549399

He had a 5ce88a195a look that clearly 4c21cd75fd said, ‘What are 785a60f28c you doing here?’ 277f096fd4 Herman explained on 1ca652d6fd my behalf.36c3cc5568f98408

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“Lady Cersia a4f47b5a89 came to c74763829f gift some 4dd3f3afc8 spring flowers.”c135a0aa0ed7f213

“You picked this 9a88562d1d yourself?”830869dd6bb158fc

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I nodded fc139e7249 and continued fe1c6a2a9b speaking.e17efdc7f22c37d5

“Well, I d08b473e39 realized I 752c671a7f hadn’t properly 54035490e5 thanked you.”8b72a7009cd1e5d6

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Though I was forced ae23721f17 to stay by Zerakiel, bd4ff1ac4d the current master of 356ef547bf Jabis was Zakari.26dd72d59c5c7a20

He must 8f88562455 have felt 28314968eb uncomfortable with ec8bb53494 me staying 8eb1b1e284 in the 4e48c75838 castle without 8b662669b8 permission, but 57d2ea6200 he had 99ce796db4 only grumbled 5f7b450823 without driving 7d197095ad me out. He had 3eddf025bb every right 6418dec2ba to do e426f16ce0 so.be0e0f80a53c68cd

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Besides, according to Ivan, 627d66c7a0 Zakari was the one 5edc1a078c who suggested accepting me d2ef82f700 as a direct member.2e1f4b3c52e991b1

Zerakiel caused 56b4246738 trouble, and e87ffba3df Zakari had 65ad4a40c4 to clean 727b2f9451 it up. Although Zerakiel 7c1ef519ea probably did 5b23fdf7f7 it with a0e5b5f890 that in bf65cac4e7 mind.ef51bb525a010d56

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Anyway, getting 18559a0ce0 along with aa087a298a the head 683631229d of the 5219a530b0 family was 2b8bfa3ff4 crucial for 13e219e9ae living well 1a91e1150d here.c950629deb68f0f3

Although our first meeting 3410ff80af wasn’t great, there was b48c863f19 no need for our fea230ef34 future interactions to be bb58c918f5 bad.2b84f9f87731fe4a

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I bowed f32e6c2a0f my head bb7d308338 respectfully, with 0583d34d82 the manners bca636d22c I learned 6fb4c81118 from the a332ff6e3b Eastern countries.50d6fa5e026c4355

“Thank you for taking 002383b459 care of me in d86e10f730 many ways. I heard 4a65afb06a you’ve been b8039c3182 looking out e7820e0b75 for me 09e16edce8 without my 4998e045ab knowing.”580d266f4a25c54d

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“Ahem. It’s nothing.”62e78aaf136ca743

“I look forward to dcb7d38936 your continued support!”755de56c047537c5

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I spoke 5ef95ca59b with a 5f52015b6c bright smile, 530b08a92e and Zakari, e78294eb72 after a c3629a5b87 moment, coughed 71c6c8ac88 and took 0ac0c625fc the flower 726b5b9327 from Herman.80474bf7a736da9c

The pink petals gave b5092a5e21 off a fragrant scent 1b29832404 filled with spring.80ed181b47af597a

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He stared at b158222a81 the small flower 755fbf04c0 for a while a573bcd2c6 before speaking.bd8b8f2b14f10c3f

“You’ve brought f561c7ca15 something that 98a1c149a6 suits you.”92bf7130cbdad37f

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What did he 93a2267717 mean by that?1943fb3af7c95272

“Is that abff7074f4 why that cefba6279c boy went e30fb6c53f mad?”3f211517a8030616

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The mad boy he 8e823b4ea9 referred to was likely c9930a29fe Zerakiel. I felt indignant and 03f5c5b514 wanted to stomp my 81f9a33be5 feet.bc3188317e4b0f78

No! It’s not def29adb76 my fault 9388b7f5ab he’s mad!5ce088cc07ce982b

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He was already 61e6024ea7 half-mad when we f541bedb11 first met. Zakari, who fac134f3d2 should know 5ae36e76a8 this better 87e7468110 than anyone 516923cba9 as his 0cd602d037 father, was 5011d9d547 shifting the 5faf596570 blame onto 2d5917950f me.37e4ace1d39649a8

As I 7f7683073e fumed to 602b22fe5b myself, Zakari 1ab4495bf2 pointed at 02da57915f my hand.4df8a7c94897a7db

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“Is that flower 8752c09508 for Zerakiel?”0dd0caa302653b05

“Yes.”b3550961daeab13f

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“Don’t bother. He doesn’t 18b14b72b9 like flowers.”c237b5a353e662f9

Huh? That can’t be 0b2cbae4e9 right.2dc92fdb1f1d27b2

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How many times did 81a2808e97 he visit the secret 5f837f1e48 garden in the original 22683d8ef9 story?80eb50455543eaba

When I tilted 8eaa49ef0a my head in bc5d1dbb7d confusion, Zakari spoke 65b2b545e1 meaningfully.84c134e750f65e9c

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“Jabis doesn’t a454e5dcdb like flowers. Especially him.”6a03e1bdaede1151

“Why?”1550ca3479ab840a

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“Seeing flowers ab7144cc8e makes him 5e9d20dbae furious. The sweeter the scent, c6053c1e7b the more dangerous the 36a6d1d1e5 poison.”0c2aac6776b66a52

This coming 1e8231af8e from Zakari, 0ab1239fb9 who had 7e40ef44ea just accepted 684b07d6c5 a flower, 6517615c4a didn’t sit 4d43e30bb7 well.b9b098a9d14c16f9

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Even though he c7bf90b496 was from Jabis!e1a558653dc73d86

Besides, it 4458306537 was absurd 070a7c5c16 for a 84d7fc00ed family with 4d298f52fd a flower 294f4cdb75 emblazoned on bbaed9c345 their emblem 77e56c7079 to say 193fca46bf such a faa3d3d177 thing.824de47d6e79f0f1

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Flowers naturally have a adb7ee998f fragrance. What’s this about 657cda16e7 poison?309056aedf96bb19

When I made a 71b6fbc4fd slightly annoyed face, Zakari 1a5223908f continued.cf9404cc18d0f0eb

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“But this flower a04cd898ce is harmless, almost e9342bf4ad tickling. He might actually 517f396783 like it.”6415ad1bc003b8da

It seemed like 926c13ca94 he was trying 0ac4ceedd5 to make up b97adda507 for his words.10160e402d97fc6c

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“The tickling 939651ed3f is from 841ddd374a the pollen.”60a347d04ec31bc3

When I retorted grumpily, 758301275c Zakari just agreed and 93856e6702 chuckled.d5431717239ec83a

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“Yes. It’s all because e1db9ea9a6 of the pollen.”3c16d885ad0f4f95

Then suddenly, Zakari 247f02c5c1 tousled my hair. It was more eaf99d4819 like messing it 0ff8d3a6a3 up than a 1cbfae82ce gentle pat.6c6c488e0a5a3d60

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“Ah! Why are you e044a6c2a8 doing this?”aa9faab56f44ddf0

“That’s why I 533beed44f said you brought ef003dc4aa something like yourself. You’re perfect for that e54e873844 rascal who drives people 052bdbde51 crazy.”067e24464477e5e6

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What is he ea21511b16 talking about, seriously!d64af2cc672cceab

I took a step e175eda37e back to avoid Zakari’s c09764ea72 hand. He looked c2cb782ae2 at me 057f9bb5fd briefly before ad26a586bd muttering meaningfully.042c7fd1d6fc147f

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“Where did 435f19ed79 such a 4fa94e7bfe cheeky brat da39a9fc8b come from?”a7d364d1d1ff1572

I was 2c43d6b96a captured after 0317731ca3 walking in 3c68b4b093 here myself, b086d96a46 thank you 0e8a543e5b very much.fdf390ac87823e77

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Ignoring him, I stormed 8664c21777 out of Zakari’s study d89742f5aa with Ayla.97cabbf468994864

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“It feels like a 192cab15d3 storm just passed. She really 35e52b4616 has a 7d3d5c91dc knack for f0206b84cb wearing people 421b20e803 out.”13d51f4326ec98af

Zakari quietly looked f8f6e4770d down at the 9e7974490a flower in his 676e79248c hand. It was impressive that 82b8eb1f40 such a small hand a27c28c238 had picked it.b7c839e47cfaed4f

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Despite his b511b722e3 gruff words, 3555ee650c his lips 732bc3c47c couldn’t help da8dc9fcbe but curl 9b5088d758 up. Herman responded dda42e968b as he fa34951b61 watched this.6c6529960bbaacec

“It seems b2c5e9721d you’ve taken a8877015e1 quite a 49d977812c liking to af92711c25 Lady Cersia.”5219f2be6ff5b462

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“Liking? It’s just 55f21726ea amusing because d702d5ee29 she keeps e4e179cd79 doing cute 2775cfe6e5 things.”3b6d103cb4ee7334