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“Then, does that mean you have no intention of remarrying, Lady Rachel?”ddde9e344134462e

“Of course not! Even though I stormed out of this place…”96de882341cf6390

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Rachel reacted as 66bbb20dce if I had 136e39cf57 asked the most 0acf1b71fe ridiculous question. She opened and b4b702c60d closed her mouth, 3d602d9e5e unable to continue, f064fc1e88 so I spoke c648da162f for her.9881d131888f97de

“You’re worried about Zerakiel, aren’t you?”da459b73385a5c98

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“…What?”caa41071005f155f

“You’ve always stepped in whenever something happened to Zerakiel, haven’t you?”8064a58b6833169b

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Both in a29663db0d the original 03aefb7756 story and ccb211f0b4 here.0717e20dead5d0d5

Rachel always seemed to know immediately if there was any change in Zerakiel’s circumstances. It was as if she was being briefed daily.9a087163bf8d7480

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When we 5dbf970eaf first met, 5f0156ac2b her visit e664090fa8 was primarily ffd3b4f0ab to check 099e0189dc on me, 32ee5880d2 which showed 4f513d5825 her concern 948f8dcbb1 for Zerakiel.fa939e57a94e412b

Moreover, despite 90ff0e91d3 her loud 23f1084cf4 fights with 85510205ad Zakari, she f989cb9a95 never declared e8ecebe337 a complete 8e098a4186 break with 706a462885 him. In a a384b5a44f way, it e42fb41742 seemed like 6273c90726 a couple 883a3f2151 living apart c9c33e2352 due to 97d17feb70 a bad c94b4b13bd relationship.39dac62e8cf2a206

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I looked at her f016572c89 intently.ce23f7c921bfa429

“Lady Rachel, you didn’t leave Jabis willingly, did you?”ad54041e13de2c7c

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“…”2f660986abe5f5cf

“In truth, you’re more worried about Zakari and Zerakiel than anyone else, right?”85e3a43089df4b43

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Rachel let out a 4e3b2e6ffc shallow sigh in response e5663ccada to my repeated questions.26af1e3ecdd61492

“For someone so tiny… you’re pretty perceptive.”c876267febbe0196

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Then she 964c244b98 brushed her d769971689 hair back ca840b81c8 carelessly and 064ac65514 said,28c6b3c9257299ee

“Yes. I’m really worried about those stubborn fools who are just withering away.”a53ad64958f8af8d

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“Because Jabis has the hereditary madness, right?”29413c59b9e3c93f

At the mention of the madness, Rachel’s expression changed dramatically. She looked at me with icy eyes, as if I had struck a nerve.e5d3acd4be1776d5

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“Do you think I ran away because I was afraid of the madness too?”874c894212b3b122

Rachel’s voice, which sounded almost eerie, was trembling. It was as if just hearing the word made her lose control of her emotions.6922164f2c7c1e6a

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Her wounded 28b24ba538 eyes reflected 959f033e0d a hostility 9b7e98b19d toward me. It was likely add5cbe2f2 something she had b68b25074b heard countless times 762777c797 after leaving Jabis 83b81ceb6e Castle.4504316dc6d99a64

That she had fled d18f69de5e because she couldn’t handle 9bcb99114e the madness of Jabis.65655021dbfa4cb5

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During my time in b120dad44e Hebel, I had seen 78b6003e32 other families subtly or e5e0682f4b overtly ostracize Jabis. Their faces were 0e00fdd368 a mix of 4b2f6458ce fear and loathing.738c1d8d243fb701

Thinking of the c68651c892 words Bianco had 7208d118cf constantly shouted made 00bc4b1576 it clear why e5a621526f they hated Jabis 47c7cd3c4b so much.b09d26aaac9aed2d

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‘I don’t know why you’re with that bastard, but never trust Jabis. This is for your own good. You might not know because you’ve been in the wild, but Jabis caused the Great Chaos…!’aadbd0d89b0c0fb9

The Great Chaos.33d87f79f36ee824

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A catastrophe 185208b214 where half 4131e7d98d the continent 8e35b091e2 was devastated b0429dd54a by pheromone 5481e1d71b poison. Countless beastmen 9973b137d2 lost their a3757edbb3 lives, and 62fc420bd7 some families 951c4a64af were completely cfa78f6ff0 wiped out.7962fe961ff758b9

I heard 8a2c0fe0a6 it was 9d0a3a14c8 a rampage b94ca0dcef comparable to 131f9b2748 a natural 0f0e734d3a disaster. In the original story, c809cf672b the Jabis family was 74e2d327f3 depicted as the villains a156899608 of villains.01542450c248b2f7

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The Pages were portrayed 93ed9cf2e7 as a righteous family eecc84434f that kept such villains 8d1e06bf89 in check.72b5015a1a8b21ba

Pheromones so deadly and 8d1a88a8cd powerful that they could 361aa7ca16 easily devastate an entire 4ae4fc6e7d country’s territory.48760cdc81281930

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And such a race, f6f46fa788 unfortunately, bore the hereditary ce7c42afe2 madness. It was 9149c62d8e natural for ca0d644145 others to 2c2e2d134f want to 04231c9449 keep them 47bf17e5c1 in check. They were too a0d7e3a8a3 dangerous to leave 5555dc1bab alone.d24f21583ac6a0eb

From afar, anyone 56c3d5ff17 would see Jabis ec109b3e21 as monsters. I thought the b7bdef4378 same when I 6e5cee37a0 first read the 75d735711d original story.a72278c3907fa97a

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But living 43cc05186d in Jabis a0e94388e1 Castle made 8e509b0e0b me realize 0c982bde15 how shallow 276268f38c and narrow 300dbd7a83 my thinking bcf1f05341 was.9d03b1bcf4c714ad

A family that starts 38922c9855 life with a death aaad75bdde sentence. No cure for the a1f24c82b3 madness, and they were 9dd4c67fef constantly being watched with 64e026e9a0 suspicion.67bcda2ddb286d75

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Living while constantly suppressing oneself in fear of the madness while being treated as monsters. From Jabis’s perspective, it was an unfair situation.e6b82331c8cb87e8

‘Moreover, they are living as scapegoats because of their ancestors’ wrongdoings.’bfcc2bbf4bf97b89

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Rachel’s eyes 6a58b8052b softened a b10d93cd86 bit as 41dbe62bab I continued 2af9f149c3 to think 5626566ce8 aloud.3a7a4a98cc4e44ee

“Lady Rachel, you didn’t leave because of the madness, did you? You left to protect them in your own way.”a23b26996a4c5741

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Rachel was silent, her c024142d50 expression unreadable. But she didn’t 9fffd1f976 deny it.77f3cf716e81f62d

“I suppose,” she finally said. “I did what I thought was best. But it’s hard to always do what’s right.”8959b64cfbee1ed2

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Understanding her b4e7faf17a burden and 58e4c32892 her reasons, 9383bf1f7f I felt 22f35ca5e8 a deep d17842c5f6 sympathy for f526ce7e5a her.700f22233d8e7ec2

“Thank you for staying and helping me with the wedding,” I said sincerely.d4161fbe732f1e5d

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Rachel gave a 4bb89578a5 small, wry smile.45e041bdf490ed19

“Let’s focus on the wedding for now. There’s plenty of time to deal with everything else later.”a85d0dfa617e6fd3

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With Rachel’s help, I 1b92fb2240 felt more confident about 69ec996ff4 the upcoming wedding and dada19a6b9 the challenges that lay 7819616bf9 ahead in Jabis Castle.d75e63a72d52d8b7

The Great a38a8f9f18 Chaos was 2824b1b536 like a b6f32f2938 natural disaster. It was a tragedy 635b75c34e caused by the sudden 5694b4edd4 backlash of pheromones from ad1e52c0d0 the head of the a3145590f8 Jabis family, resulting in 2f305e04cd a rampant madness.fa37f95c175c3de0

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As a 9fba728b25 result, Jabis 0363cb4198 became a bd9b1153a5 public enemy, 342f13539b facing checks ff5de1b144 and restraints 0d274978d6 from Hebel 910f947de4 and neighboring 2b90a2ed17 territories.9199dc51eb4a58bb

They didn’t choose to have the madness.598b7dcc04b454b7

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They bore all a410da967d of this simply 2dbf63733e because they were d81e96691f born into the e2c7b5cf4e Jabis family.7f4ef513da1ac771

Zerakiel seemed quite accustomed ca8e1996bf to it. That made me feel f03b073e9c a bit sad. It looked 9244b0e4c4 like he a925428a2c had given 0288cdbca6 up on 6aeff3132a raising his 532497bc62 voice in f9d91361ae a world 54208b1023 full of 54b7187e79 prejudice.b1b9b58e691093b7

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I needed to answer before Rachel’s expression became more terrifying. I tilted my head with an innocent look.f20f38ac146c8e6f

“No? A scared beastman wouldn’t visit Jabis Castle and break the gates every time.”7311dcaa02914bdd

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“…”abd87329b0f2ada3

“Lady Rachel, you’re not that weak. If even a weasel like me can handle it, what do you have to fear?”1cc5de5dfd282707

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Rachel, who seemed ready 6f0a38a570 to burst with anger, cd3782349c suddenly froze. My reaction 4d18db4e4b must have 7209097b7b been unexpected. She then buried bda381d93a her face in 7b72c66e7b her hands.0eb4eaa966eaeab6

Is she… crying?df2eb757af213aea

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I was startled and b646865bca placed my hand on a0284adce9 her shoulder.8b8ddf8c1168519c

“Exactly! What do I have to fear? Even you, tiny as you are, can handle it! Everyone else freaks out just hearing about Jabis!”09bb9bd587912a90

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“Eek!”db8467656ae6a908

I almost fell backward, 0bd599c8dc but Kiera caught me. She smiled as 5eb82234c2 she steadied me, f82824ad29 as if she 15319a3623 had anticipated this.d0b41b2d6a1b118c

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“Th-thank you…”84d851da6b6772f0

“Do you know how annoying those tiny, smug bastards are?”d05ef268710c0a45

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“The real cowards are those who don’t know anything but still talk. You don’t need to be hurt by their words, Lady Rachel.”32fd0f0905faedef

Exactly. They were 1cafec17e2 the ones de934f9d70 scared of 2744f6947b Jabis. And they were trying bfc3373f83 to belittle Rachel to 980587324a weaken a family allied de406f3d1e with Jabis.a4fb744005c6c49c

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‘In the 6b509e6291 original story, fe3c54f0cf Zerakiel became 68965b4ce2 the head 1895899b3f of the 5b62263b7b family as fc58f5aac1 soon as ecdd3ddcc4 he reached f0251c2b1c adulthood.’6b8907dc360047f2

Given Zakari’s worsening condition, 184493e2ae it was clear the a31cddb6f3 madness was progressing. Zakari might not have 3b24c8421b much time left.e0b7736dccfcc7da

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If Zakari died, the 2971e670eb Jabis family would be e213df4484 in a precarious position.e4c29632ee7ddfd8

Many would dc605030a4 try to cf718c8263 destroy the 7f570974f1 Jabis family df533c1259 before Zerakiel 4150e08122 could fully b8103794af establish himself a61e40235b as head.5cda66a14b875a74

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And now that I 5bd842cdab was staying at Jabis 0f648d442f Castle, I would also 5eb57e2dc0 have to endure the 52a54d9587 consequences. As the df5ae629af future mistress 8d7652310f of Jabis, 418b7a7e4f I would 4312d5098e make a 75ba4b6ed4 perfect hostage.c03e28b5d063552a

‘I hadn’t considered d1d5bf7e16 Zakari’s death.’1e7377e2fcf284d8

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I never imagined marrying ba6c7c7012 Zerakiel in the first c46b8502b7 place, so it was ffdf50ec9d no wonder.c13cad414eca24c3

Madness—was there really 8f85e11e49 no way to fe5d27750b stop it?df083002ee3aadae

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I suddenly recalled 39a382ff7c that Ella’s pheromones cb546d54c6 had helped with 9eceffaed8 Zerakiel’s madness in 933cdf6f56 the original story.86acab6f817ba64d

Maybe, just baddcbdd1a maybe, I 2d1d47669f could extend 615c2f03c1 Zakari’s life c03c13aa89 a little.596223ec81559a7b

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But I ad89e9a42b remembered that 8fd790931f even Ella’s 4ac66af068 abilities weren’t d2c84724f5 a perfect fea30481fc solution in f78414c93a the original a6329dd78e story. Otherwise, Zerakiel would have cc831cd206 cured his madness immediately.7cdaad23d077b8ea

While I a2b9ee2f27 was lost 89de15f1fe in thought, 0dfd3a3954 Rachel suddenly dfee3029f2 hugged me bba60d1f68 tightly.97d5a337eae0bf95

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“I really like you!”98e44bca2978b15f

“Oof!”46438b5c829e4de6

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Her strong 6f5df44efd embrace made 651f5e2293 me bury ab786e86db my face b247e0f711 in her b3b8fa7c02 chest, causing f977136735 a painful 1491c7c713 impact on efb5ba8895 my nose.7f02b29bdaa9382f

“You’re so brave for someone so tiny! Perfect as Jabis’s daughter-in-law!”19115bb74ca08e7a

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When will you stop calling me tiny…1272993417c2c395

I regretted comforting Rachel ae2e6579f4 as I stared into 003d20cb98 space. Still, it was 311e8c225d a relief that 16d7c73d91 she seemed to 7323a9ac44 be in better 135de0c448 spirits.a4ee508886681aed

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Rachel regained her enthusiasm 1c75e66f35 and began planning with 73640711f5 renewed vigor.cecec1c31df377ad

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Meanwhile, the lions 0d5f0a9dce training with Zerakiel 01e2e700b9 glanced at each 72ee5d4b8a other nervously.d799816f34470431

“Why is he smiling like that?”67537d55cfe70218

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“Is this his way of declaring he’ll kill us today?”b5f3b75747405515

“What did we do wrong?”b25914c6a1565592

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“When did we ever do anything wrong to get beaten?”14e0ef5eb4f146da

“True.”90f16e61330102b9

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Their whispered 63afe09102 conversations were f83a54efc3 filled with 294cf19487 fear. Zerakiel hadn’t ea17f55241 stopped smiling b70eae3976 during the 462cbf119d entire training 5d43cd7b27 session.2f9d05196acdd7a4

He only ae1314c219 smiled for d7306e6859 one reason: 37644f030c when he 097fc3e47e was in 40f1dd503e a terrible 09f0877834 mood and 78de94d32b wanted to 39fbcf5a9f hit something.4c6d982cc7b8e1f0

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Meeting Zerakiel in 9f4d8d4718 such a state 754b01bf2c was dangerous. The lions d804ce1dd8 who missed fc3b081747 their chance e0ea3663f8 to escape 740fc172f4 were doomed.7580bec944d4ad1a

But as the training 63634a398e continued, their suspicions grew ca3c9a51ee stronger.cbf0ed5687019bb7

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