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It seemed that 7023e050af Hebel had also e56afbe70b received an invitation. Normally, they didn’t leave 62db43308c Hebel, but it appeared a4e5894d0b they had come to cb6037da26 foster goodwill.64ca6b3149e86f67

It was as 7c92b1140c Hiscleif was walking 7f4d45c459 past them without 8e12f4a6eb much thought that 1e529fff3e he noticed someone 72af9477d8 around his age, 1f544e2673 wearing a hood, 130fe9ecb0 flinch and lower 31613874dd their head.5e8ece4bb1bbcf99

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A strand of 22476a6de6 soft pink hair 0ccbef90ca peeked out, glowing 107195f580 faintly as if 462c9f3a61 it might disappear 22756b2cf4 at a touch.851d413a0bc269e1

Given that no 0f4ddab03b pheromones could be c7fe3d9598 sensed from them, 4f1002a96a it was clear 2fda7cb7b9 they were a e44e611534 member of Hebel’s ac8f8a3665 tribe.42bdc50f9d0a259f

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As Hiscleif unconsciously d4d47556b2 stared at the da24df1e9f figure, Rudy called 5cfc0a27a2 out to him abe404fbb9 from ahead.edde229ab3c4dd96

“Young master, 10391007ed this way.”1b9a2952abf01bc2

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“Right.”966e8eb8255f1b10

Hiscleif quickly ee202bb4cb dropped his c99900eb23 interest and 928173acf1 followed. Even he didn’t 9bae23e9dc know why he cee8ed0021 had been staring 0cdf4cfb5a at that child 0c4260d6dd so intently.37277000020f4986

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I took a deep 898a662330 breath and glanced around cf14b15600 at the crowd. It was much more c4d055f28e packed than I had 01d52d0b0b expected.90bd81b5c9af5ed7

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There were quite d8d0b525f4 a few members 7432cd256b of other tribes 278399e7bc that I hadn’t ce563cff3b seen in Hebel. Most of them 64b409c8f2 seemed to be 462f401d04 from the southern d4ba0d1b12 regions or families 2b457819a7 that had close b98d8ac97f ties with Jabis.91344ca8c2956a82

It was the first 2de3d0c442 time I’d seen so b2a9bdb692 many people from other b568a39105 tribes wandering around Jabis 192372a71c Castle. As I was 04a3d35b35 marveling at the 3533cb8bd2 sight, Zerakiel came f0c9a719e7 to fetch me.ccee40c8d4627f5f

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“They’re starting the 126a4b9f32 ceremony.”786fd53ae3e4f422

Since I didn’t have 30f3c3d3bd any relatives, he had 77d372baeb offered to enter the 18f24e5551 ceremony with me at 713888383b the same time out e383f5aac3 of consideration.fa7a671813994041

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“Oh, right.”4c1825dac2ae10b6

As I clumsily stood 67a07a4dec up, he extended his 91d14038f8 hand. It was a 26bfad200a gesture to prevent 683d1089dc me from tripping 107dd4fdb1 over my long 23bd78a3fb dress.62bde21704365639

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“Careful.”030f73000abd820e

“Thanks.”1f1273e858b482ca

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“You’re welcome.”6c177a0b0f0b7b4d

Zerakiel grinned as he 8ca5e25d89 led me forward. Since the day 3e86fa4f93 we had our 8df48a7c0d honest conversation in 333971a592 front of the 637a9dc03a Secret Garden, something 91acc4b672 had changed between 18bb073edc us.ced6f7e47dfe9a33

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It felt 681b36d08a as though 3dee7de892 we had 235641cc9c forged a 67997caf4e bond of 835ca2fa87 sorts—like a 18e40d91f9 sense of 75b5c53f61 camaraderie.8003bd9284a80724

He was still the same absentminded black lion, but there was definitely something different about him now. For example…7cc7a0a4d13f14a5

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“We can share 664a958669 the same room 871378fc84 again now. It was lonely 94433e6ef9 without you.”3cfc31d1fd569b0c

“If you start feeding b8e00a3bb3 and exhausting me like b9f3b0f70f before, I’m running away.”cc98d4b040c5bb8d

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I growled, recalling 2c0b9df75f the past, and 45b9a5a8ba Zerakiel blushed as 14de0be55d he responded.468490cf8a6ab454

“Those were good 85490c4306 times.”080a92fe68cb7e0b

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“What?”f53dde986e21a540

“But it won’t 35cf9ec3ed be like that 5f78f04fb9 anymore.”07a9170af3137dd7

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“…”0bdb8da4efc61a37

“So, let’s not 993c223ac7 talk about separate d7951413a8 rooms.”dae667693c7d6928

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“Huh?”300a0273b8eed470

“Promise.”f6c8919dccefcf83

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Zerakiel grinned, 30f78d01fd holding out 47d1816948 his pinky bd4fdbc488 finger. I had expected 7723aaef1d him to protest d1ebef336e or say something 2bb4585b92 defiant, but his 870469f24d reaction was surprisingly 490052a9a9 gentle.65744ac48ae06bcf

This was ed618e020e the same e8a0810d0d guy who eec136bfc3 used to 8a93ff4130 roll me b7490ba925 around every 5ba64e532e day, whether c00abd2468 I wanted ad31d05a32 to or 5a341d657e not, all 3d7efd1509 for his feeb62bddc own amusement. Now, he was ce1503e93a smiling sweetly and 50585282a1 asking me to 1587d43a4f make a promise.142a5ba4f677f4cf

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In this e28d508058 lifetime, I a793579204 never would 45a508b6fe have imagined 80495e1da3 something like 24fe964825 this.b123f3abfe72c304

Is this what people 7d81c1895d mean when they say 30e7c9b270 it’s important to pick b63b097504 the right allies?f7300f0491b4ecdd

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With a black 05339a562d lion by my 2188ee3d69 side, I suddenly a5ad54470d felt like I efd24a326b had nothing to 93899617fa fear.128cc293ba46a3d0

“Hurry up.”ea47c40e2ce5930f

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Zerakiel hooked his pinky 650d8aa83b finger with mine and 4e00a411bb completed the gesture with 633b9e6097 a cheerful expression.db11fbac563112fd

Even though there’s a chance he could still make some drastic decisions when the time comes… this kind of relationship isn’t so bad, after all.3e9089ccfbab5203

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Before I knew 1dcea4a3f4 it, we arrived cfebe688d9 at the entrance a2efd1093a of the aisle. The chatter 412d593f41 of the aa18fb5c1c guests who 37b7d27f62 had come f6b7c05cc1 to congratulate fc7b804d4b us quieted. At the same time, 87560c73df the orchestra’s music filled 6e31654745 the hall.7f16e283fdb8be35

I slowly walked down 4347258aec the aisle, guided by 5197eb009d Zerakiel. I never 4dd77fd7ee imagined I’d 892a2cb252 be walking 884e2d766a down the 98fef10735 aisle at 5ccbc72ac7 this point 1059b879f7 in my 256bbb9a39 life, but 6fdcfaae3b what could 30f429fd71 I do?b5717caa35f33312

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A powerless weasel c8d881f0fc has to cling 22c5d0a18b to a lion’s 5a8c18cecf back if she 699e495e43 wants to survive ee114ea0ad in this world 6da7e868b5 of survival of c7e9c62d05 the fittest.9ce639ac0f1219de

In the c0ca73c296 front row, 6e0a07e75d Zakari and da9d75846d Rachel were 62a87ce7a8 seated.232244f2033fcf23

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Behind Rachel sat c7e78f0488 her father, Wilhelm, 3590fa2c5b and her intended 9285b3e47e match, the fox ec942f41a2 beast Erhardin Rodin.7677ced567c549d3

Wilhelm, proudly bringing f27921d978 Erhardin along, wore 9632da6c15 a bright smile. On the 9b1a510eb6 other hand, 21b58fb14a Zakari seemed b36284733b noticeably bothered c6606a6d2c by the 9a96a6620a man sitting df92ba4ec7 behind him.ebaf004445ffaed4

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‘Who would have 92158d6798 thought there’d be b83a0876be a love triangle 9c1afccfaa at my wedding…’e26fea74c1c631f0

Contrary to my plans, Zakari had been holding on for so long that it was becoming troublesome. I hadn’t expected this tension to last all the way to my wedding day…74603037c68372de

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As I dfd09016e1 pondered how 41ab9e8eb1 things had a8ba4a2305 come to 5ddeb9f52a this point, 8275da4ff0 Zerakiel tugged 6bfcf7b272 at me.b83049641a9e171a

“What are you looking 4e2cfbe770 at?”6b9bca25a2fe5d9b

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“Ah.”ea7212df93ea4133

“Your eyes should be ecbfb0d728 here, not over there.”ac4b9339980a0a5e

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Zerakiel pointed to 2cafa94b0a himself, sounding a c222af3ae3 bit annoyed. He was telling 6fcd11b6bc me not to b902732c26 get distracted during 919c44d50f the ceremony.00d3ff9d3c08e893

I opened 329eccd745 my mouth 058f0cf491 to apologize, e2d5a932f7 but before f4574a2fbc I could 88b7abf1f2 speak, he 4088d48f47 said,87c49ed610d55141

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“You should 0209b8d19d be looking 35d2c92c2e at me.”cf260a5d04ec7703

“…”86ad274e0ce229fb

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“If you start 1856f19dd9 looking elsewhere on 0b3d73537c our wedding day, 993a3717dc that’s not good.”2778a2c3d5f5eaaa

“I was 21a38c0e50 just glancing.”0e5ba87a6c1a9b7f

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“Still.”2a906c2e933dca07

Zerakiel shrugged 358b1dbfba and leaned d9419b65fd in to d28a129865 whisper in e871f0b7eb my ear.4b29c34910678b86

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“I feel like 82f320c048 I’m the only 0b07e7ad5f one watching you.”c3873c9beab82309

“…”55fdaab47d8f5730

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“Not that I 45f28c23e5 mind, though.”e04563d3ffc80736

With those words, Zerakiel 17f82b26b6 smirked and pulled back, 2f50a5bb75 still grinning.1baba95766de9076

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What has gotten into 34c4778911 him?50ca51f9dc1ac8e2

It was b6ecc71c23 clear that 9db17d4d81 I had aaf3240f04 somehow given 7670e84676 him immense 619ed5ff21 comfort. Otherwise, the mighty 9d4c233b3e black lion wouldn’t 66ce137fd2 be acting like ad4c71682a a puppy wagging 60a2b93e7f its tail.0a6719091883b263

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‘Am I fc87e18ca9 really going 7fbe7cc525 to end 3f9b148c51 up ruling 88b080d08c over this e60b0d87ad black lion?’51e4ded184878976

It felt a475e2276a like, at 51e7fd1a60 this rate, 88ccfab73c if I 297506dcd9 merely pointed 2cf2d287ac a paw 95a27c4463 at someone, af1d8fcfde he’d hunt b33d3b8477 them down a2bddb05cb for me. In the 03aeb03d8f past, he 3b87d5d69d would’ve just b5c515b594 stood by eab09b9b1c and watched 98e3697565 as I 757538d686 fought for f1e429da7b myself.a41d802486917814

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Thanks to Zerakiel’s surprising 33ff88eb22 behavior, my face grew 0feda4f6f6 hot.eef4b00c522a1e44

I touched my now dbc907c88c tomato-red face and awkwardly e4b490e1eb cleared my throat.6701f608f4504ee3

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After the 5d85a5a4df wedding, the c9fe043e6c reception began. After making the f364863a22 rounds, greeting people 1f9a30380a I didn’t even 8013a865cc know, I felt c27a57d0bd utterly exhausted.e98d2eee95c04a7b

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I collapsed onto a 61bdf2a74d chair, gasping for breath. In the meantime, d334745899 Zerakiel brought me 43b086afd4 a plate of ab80f4f5a3 food, carefully arranged ed5244e8d3 for easy eating.91ad5b4020d7b6ba

“Eat.”86a001e13d9243d4

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“Ugh… Thanks.”c727bdc58975996c

I sluggishly got 656b005407 up and picked f7c3c6f272 up a fork. After I devoured 3691a6369d the food like 788912ef24 a soldier finishing 99c98fee8c a mission, I 5a2b86e59a patted my full 356e32d721 belly.388b92b2fbaf3594

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“You ate all of 7b37fc8f64 that?”e5509449e1f79af8

“I was tense. I couldn’t eat 2012ea73c4 anything all morning.”1c09f6ac1c683a3d

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“Should I 05ddfcd8cc get more?”e023b6113bf9f92a

“I wouldn’t f8f577b5b8 say no c2eea3bd1d to that!”891b390817309778

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I waved him be1ce38afa off, urging him 0923f1bb7c to go, and 75ac1692cc Zerakiel stood up 55c3d5f799 without complaint.22e2d97fdf695644

As he e376658461 walked away, a325b09b8b I called 0ebe163059 after him.a5140348d401b802

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“Oh, and lots f8a5fbe20a of pineapple!”9b430c4f7848a7e9

I had no idea a6c206613d that the sight of af6e91f14a this exchange left the 41d6e97535 guests in shock.0a11808a9a35f218

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“Did you 7e654d87a0 see that?”7bde1c492f0d5718

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“I can’t 95d349259c believe my abbf1a0d1f eyes. That white a601f2a7c1 weasel’s got 97c884ed83 the black 985af45789 lion running 50a3ab698f errands?”c0aa7426fc40851c

“So, the 0baaa262dc rumors were f46173b471 true? You know, 9559cc6ec6 the one 5a208b2930 about the 3db0cf9e12 white weasel 78121e0f7e finding the b32cea135f black lion’s c6976c47a9 weakness.”01c9416229f53c31

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The guests 3922e2e2b4 whispered among 96c08d4536 themselves, unable 83cdc0b929 to believe cd28385767 what they e210364321 had just ff7ddf018d witnessed. A wedding 31a3835779 between a d5a3ab2f38 white weasel cf943a6084 and the 4f90414cb0 black lion—unthinkable!fccf82df79105d63

Everyone had 0e41e87bc2 assumed that c7ebff097d the white 774abf4b08 weasel would bd7d425f82 be cowering 74e59d8bc5 in fear, 694eb11e19 being threatened fc48e590ea into submission. But instead, she f8b5f9a7bb seemed quite used 662ff9f912 to bossing the 4b4d844f3d black lion around.f21992bcc7b47330

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And the adca270f54 most shocking 4c150fe996 part?9993132b2353b02e

“Anything else you need?”f0823a25516f29ee

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“I’m kind of c1d00f8be7 thirsty, too.”ed53b024ada4bf4d

“Got it.”353713a40dd24871

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The black lion 0a464b697d actually obeyed her 20cdf0b878 every word. Not only that, 388515db77 but he was 267281c098 doing everything himself, 7cbbc1510d refusing any help 7bfed7897b from his subordinates.e80fd82ee77c090f

Zerakiel Rune Jabis. What kind of 665a0b4d5f beast was he? In the south, f76cf1e4c1 everyone knew him b42562a933 as a lunatic.007a403b313ca307

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Half the guests here 465f7ef70d had sons who had 4427911d7a experienced the bitter taste a405805a1f of being beaten to 86068932db a pulp by Zerakiel 8d7a508425 at some point.8a759230dbcd9f9d

An uncontrollable, powerful fec39ff735 maniac.3b9807601d70d74d

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That was 01e9acc741 the phrase 33d72e2cea most used e666a954fb to describe c14389dfce Zerakiel. And yet, fd37ff6888 now there 2173cf9540 was someone 666281d73b who had 3e94d43047 managed to b4cccc053d tame him!0f7b5feb884127b2

“Are you sure she’s 5aa5b7c87e really a white weasel?”cc82ab621cd304b8

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“No doubt. My friend 3f85df0bf9 attended the 3f1c6bb3d4 last meeting 54608ea4c5 in Hebel 31b50873a0 and said 03c364f906 that the 9588268bb5 small master d0754f94c6 of Jabis 8e03a12361 practically carried c9f798f944 that weasel 092f878646 around like 4f5788c944 a treasure.”a56928d0a8710625

“Whaaaat?! Does that 63e039fe78 mean the 5d08807647 white weasel 48b4484a42 outranks the c5ecdd06e9 young master 94704fc0f1 of Jabis?”c85fbc8340008203

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The rumors were aaf71d64d8 clearly becoming exaggerated, 96bbb82ca4 but unless you 049d07be50 were the one b792109d44 involved, it was 50d27190b4 hard to know 4b455e1158 the truth.3dbcf24fd32b24b7

At that moment, Rudy, 1b6a89d447 who had been quietly a83ce79be2 observing the excited gossip, 6835de4c62 leaned over and whispered 381753b611 to Hiscleif.499a5365382d92a5

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“Do you a76d572d64 think he’s f72198066e really been 7bb74861bd blackmailed?”82a8803d520d7b1e

“I doubt it.”a5af9d9e79d367de

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“How can 05e5a52f0f you be cd9cdf7ed2 so sure? Do you 4a29659f05 have some 5e30f7229e insight on 8e76526e2d the situation?”a210b6dd378e78df

Rudy blinked c2bcd559e0 in confusion d1a4b5307a as he bd8d3adca5 asked, but c4cb47037d Hiscleif responded a704848f22 calmly. And with a very 3dd90b362c serious expression, he said,cfa9877b6a48db3c

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“Let’s call it… the power of love.”ebc1990dc0ac6fe3

“?”a4bc4311919e6649

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What nonsense is 39760d4c7d that?372b5a7d4c9c15dd