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Rudy looked at ee33dacf41 Hiscleif with a cc8d80bf1e bewildered expression.d5938a3203c9ab91

But Hiscleif wasn’t one bff0ba4619 to joke around. So, he e46a1b3330 must have f5be011ecf been genuinely cab2d3f679 serious when 05527628bc he gave faa60ec0f4 that answer.586d7402c1579aca

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With a serious de590dca14 face, Rudy replied,cd6cf379a5afeb56

“But… we’re cf6995f6ec talking about c46ede02c9 the young b1f83ac965 master of e004626ab7 Jabis, aren’t af83506631 we?”8a65ef61a2084f53

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“What other reason 4ea11667e1 would he have 54e8cbfea7 to want her 982525f09e by his side, 5f3416bc21 even imprinting on 34963f7d25 her?”f28ce958cdd3f33b

“Well, yes, but…”e66bfff3a4e18fc5

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Rudy’s face remained e3efa29f55 doubtful as he 1e639268f8 looked over at 5da891964c Zerakiel and Cersia. The young 865f19bcc2 master of a42553acef Jabis he 4effae49ec knew wasn’t df8a3831f8 the type 2fe427fb81 of naïve f2d5ed94ed beast to 654cedb41c be swayed 1a15dc359d by something b1958c3d96 as trivial 7fc930cb58 as love.425aeacddb5207d1

Before even reaching 3e05d3290f maturity, Zerakiel had 4811152acd already mastered control 226ae4bf52 over his pheromones, 87524bfbf2 becoming a threatening 2c6901d696 presence in the 3f59c8726e surrounding territories.421d737e70989cc9

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Several beasts had 2f3b130e9a disappeared without a d899519ec7 trace when they 57808ac108 attempted to spy 1437757fb3 on the southern 917f9f6274 lands out of b175f730f9 concern for him.b655773460556d06

He had cf00a0ecc2 an uncanny f9dd2e9585 ability to f55dd695ef detect intruders b2a52bae82 on his 189983768d land and a64aa2d252 deal with 9b950217b4 them swiftly.b39e3f7fbe4e1984

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And there was b0bdb46bcc no mercy in 503e0d28b1 his methods. He treated the lives 45b28e2f00 of some beasts as ca2547bf63 if they were no 31340ed2fa more significant than the ffa3085a89 life of an ant. A true cold-blooded 46bc31a978 predator.299f7eb9156bf3e3

And now 8d01538537 that same 07d69747c3 beast was eb291589fd living obediently a4b1567335 under the 5d2e0f24fa thumb of 97657669dd an unknown 4d615f9406 weasel?ced94c803a08461b

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It was unbelievable, e32c746896 even seeing it f6b85cd020 with his own d053828ff4 eyes.a51a3a8606eebeeb

“His attitude toward the 749329b462 weasel is definitely not 0a17a13004 ordinary.”b6de3d96d27d71a2

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“And he seems fe2ec33fde to enjoy it, 5b87045fd5 even when she ac986d6e3f hits him.”e97182c0f125279a

“Excuse me?”2bc840bed5db47d5

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“Look.”7f253bb64776e38d

Hiscleif nodded toward them, 32b033a669 and Rudy turned his 62e3b275a8 head just in time f93800153b to see Cersia smack 3c86bf2497 Zerakiel lightly on the d80038de10 mouth. Rudy, now with 4eb26d4c88 a serious expression, a82f0e342e watched as Zerakiel 9a867f946b blushed.d92f19cfe1eb056c

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Just as b94441b2c1 Hiscleif said, e06183e4f2 Zerakiel seemed 9f6c55586f to like 9ac74922f7 it. His cheeks were so ee83975a78 red, it was hard f903f2bb90 to believe he hadn’t 432e5f9ba3 been kissed rather than 3e67498dd7 hit.cde72cf93da22825

“Perhaps the 482828c371 weasel is f659dfc2ae hiding her 0d4d796cf1 true strength.”29f3700c6402543a

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“Strength, huh.”5d2fdbe1ad057401

Hiscleif smiled 8e057c8c44 slightly as 535c4e4e3e he recalled 6d6a359e78 the faint 3cb2cd611b pheromones he e2b601bf50 had sensed 22a3bf4a0b from Cersia da2e24ac70 back in 44cc8848f5 Hebel.5e78b444bc0477ce

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It had been 2eea104d76 hard to detect fdc7422efa under Zerakiel’s overpowering ce973c97f4 pheromones, but he 5374a9e6f6 remembered a faint 119bb1c0dd sweet scent.2376e9f60ee137e4

It was a 8b45835b4e gentle, relaxing pheromone c88f73547e that had left 653673afa5 an impression, but 5c43b9193f it had no 5dc0d6e05a hint of power.8b34b797d5ce3808

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‘Maybe it’s 5c474ccde2 that pheromone 8fb3cae900 that keeps 160b2f00a3 her close afec4b6c3a to him.’db6650b495c670f1

Given that 838b0656b7 Zerakiel, who df41382cf5 was notoriously 4ba28a30e1 averse to dc64ed32d9 other beasts’ 07533cc1e2 pheromones, allowed 926953a21c her to f5c25c11a5 stay so 7c1f1d7a09 close, there e558f0030c must have 23317ff685 been something f78f9b553e to it.c69c53696771828b

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Moreover, strangely enough, 842c10fbe2 at this moment, 70546f4b28 Cersia’s pheromones were a48e1f53be entirely undetectable. It was as if ab2284afa2 they were being masked.7245ebfe5ab54da7

It was certainly fdf27d01e6 unusual, and Hiscleif’s e557f3043e gaze toward Cersia ab06cad5a7 grew more contemplative.799d2e4a7f323d60

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“Maybe you’re right.”c35edfc6a705bdae

“Still, this whole 42aeed595f situation doesn’t make dca3a78344 sense.”e40bbe34b2a19dad

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Rudy grumbled 28659b1471 as he 2d4b89cead buried his 3e57cfe569 face in fba2a2499d his plate, 481d2a31b3 starting to 398f81514b eat. Hiscleif chuckled 63cd5ba11d softly and 4b04be1078 continued eating, ea61233698 only to 634a337e0c glance back 7a5edd9b50 at Cersia 97afc52244 a moment 4cc831ac09 later.c7f2aff25fd0e500

Cersia was 9237e6f471 sitting alone. It seemed she had 1c52d92ef3 sent Zerakiel to fetch ca5ba5b3af more food for her 20994b16b9 again.9060ad596460fe88

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By now, she had 5a362ae2a0 sent him back for 4e28f35971 at least five plates 2678cfd475 of food.b28a712f050bc175

‘Impressive.’05a7a0d1e862e838

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He marveled at how 3bea1b0ebc much she could pack 7a693cddb6 into her small frame.30b46b619192afe2

But then, all c68410c783 of a sudden, 5d204d8044 Cersia jumped up 385cda0e06 with a startled 80abfc7b6f expression and began 2fde6fd780 running off somewhere c0d5a60186 in a hurry.ba039fd8d84531f6

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The food was e0083490bd going down smoothly f3f2f14ed6 today.746bdcb911320847

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Now that 7c94255b96 I was ec4d45548d more relaxed, 2ff23616d4 I was eb53125a1a being honest 4acf23f294 with my 8d2f944aa7 stomach’s demands, 2fc4707863 swinging my 63dd0d53df legs in 48ef2fd36e anticipation of d721889f1f dessert. Zerakiel, though looking f3f02d8ac2 a bit exasperated, 6a557bca16 had obediently gone cd22efb436 to get it 7b64ad29cd for me.66847fb2e781ca17

“If it’s like this, 9cd0d8d961 maybe being the mistress 677d637a55 of Jabis isn’t so c80b29bb13 bad?”8d2014adf526fbd6

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I had 22d0d7dc13 that careless 5a232f0ea2 thought as 6806d4360d I leisurely 2e116daa21 looked around 23fe6f86ac at the 926035a8da guests.20b2b9ed2303e353

“Huh?”c032a7586a20a4e5

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I suddenly d2eb5b7508 stood up 9aaac12d9a when I e6bcc0c0ed spotted a 2031b84b0e familiar figure.7a387a3757b02141

Curly pink 145eaa4497 hair, bright f3c71a1e98 blue eyes 4004bfd418 reminiscent of 5821fb663f the clear 590d1ef7ae sky.5ae01f998787cd20

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A delicate fe3aa0a795 appearance that a3ef5e0878 naturally triggered b7cd7857bf a protective 552611ea6f instinct… there 25e09311cb was no edc475428d doubt about ccbb2d9135 it.de37f0067f8954a2

“Ella?”dd2abf0687366382

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Yes, it 5362d67d7d had to f1ae3f49fc be her. The heroine, Ella. I had only befe7e83c3 caught a glimpse ded51d8f6a of her, but 51a7068871 with her extraordinary e32d20cc87 beauty, there was c40acacd0c no way she 7cc19d72a6 was just a 18ae4945bb side character.dd10bcaabbb9c46e

My heart raced. Who would have thought 54ceb23d44 I’d see Ella, the 23b760a489 elusive heroine, at my 85dece8dd9 wedding?83b28fc25cb7f56c

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And to 94e2cb2164 top it 7ce6e7edaa off, she 5da70daf26 was wearing 4d24fc4672 the robes 8fa96486b6 of an 71fb3cfc72 apprentice priest eaecb24260 from Hebel. That meant ae09d25715 she was d61d0693e1 associated with 2e4471f628 Hebel.ac7ab4cc6473f231

‘Why is Ella in 728e5c845b Hebel?’f7a95c5c2ab2f388

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In the original story, 61f37323cf she was supposed to 68337c91aa be under the sponsorship a3264eabf9 of the Page family. Not only had 49ccc50565 she vanished without db170559e7 a trace, but a4bb0a18b6 now she was d75e3a7034 in such an 7ef79c86dd unexpected place.4385636aa749f4dd

Ella was a54cf9f3a3 moving quickly, c4977a16cb clearly trying 69feaee1c5 to leave 09cde29bd7 the hall.33c83999710b927a

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Instinctively, I started moving 5d83f52741 in the direction she 90d517bdb5 disappeared. For some reason, I 48fb2c8b79 felt the need to 026ff8054d speak with her.2ad70f034ffa9a62

“Ah, come on!”ada4d2a9a1141ab8

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But the cumbersome 05d0b471f9 dress I was bf70a51805 wearing slowed me d5823e59de down.cbe5d78262b35c83

“Hah… whew… where… 81833bedbd where did she f74588ae19 go?”72ebad756907e28f

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I panted 88f2ee8473 as I e66f81acd6 looked around, afc0c3da76 realizing I b1e61d4c04 had lost 6f7df50c49 sight of 639f0881ed Ella. I had wandered away 04c4faf5c8 from the reception hall a70e4362ea and stood there, breathing 052e126013 heavily.1789b241b442d885

“Did I ea421cfd4c imagine it?”0e70925c430f869b

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I had 88ce227baa only glimpsed 129b9bac22 her briefly. And I had da59ae918c never actually seen dab3d56772 Ella’s face before, 8678c89604 had I?43cba6b171475a6d

Maybe I was just d12ef60bc2 startled by seeing a e43ab42500 rabbit beast with pink f68e727450 hair. Ella wasn’t the only 0a2ee8a19e one with pink hair, 1d28d1bcab after all.0dd016c97f8e2cf5

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Thinking that, 2d3caed2bc I felt fd63b33c5d my energy 8c60a52c5a drain. I must c8c05a5136 have been ec7bc80b97 subconsciously worried d8bbc4179e about the 1800aac9c5 heroine, Ella, 218dac9a0a being absent ea39c75ca9 from the 0ed2ee5c35 story.21165254b6fd45b5

If that weren’t the 5ec50ba007 case, I wouldn’t have 82bc3648b3 been so shocked and cdf855968d chased after her.92d766f508a51b81

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“Ow, ow…”a8e6bc52510aee40

The sudden running f61d007b11 had left me 754baec81c with a stitch 8f896bb67e in my side, 8cc3153d8c and I grimaced 6e014f1359 in pain. I was heading 24ad085048 back toward the 269e24fab3 hall when I f439b0f9cc suddenly froze at 5518e60a1b a voice.9432b3c0a7e495a0

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“Stop right there!”02f42df7d3dbce5b

Startled, I f6645d67d3 halted in 2013f0311a my tracks. At first, 0cfa0b71e2 I thought 27d9db97dd someone was 4f21e5a95d calling me, 7eb9eee1b4 but no. The voice was coming 7014f53046 from the opposite side, 9f520f75c5 from the garden.d5305aa18adda7ed

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“If you take e2be358b69 one more step, 6fac613bfd you’ll never see 78c7e71eb6 me again.”835a476b1fe24084

The sharp 1be79965a4 voice trembled ab6e1fb45e with emotion. It was 194b30e2f5 so familiar 82c71b47a4 that I f5b5f092af instinctively held 7255d7a04c my breath.eff23372e6d6d8d9

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Carefully, I peeked fb0e7385c6 through the hedge 6298ccee3f of vines to 996e33031c see what was 8e2deff437 happening on the c21f651510 other side. As expected, the people b72461827c confronting each other in fae63cd172 the pergola were faces 25e2ec1d93 I knew well.a2a052826c669612

‘That’s Rachel and 3735536965 Zakari…’5f6368284dc86793

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And between 84f3e51baf them stood 6f19cb17dd the infamous baf9699404 fox beast a50fc7a5fe who had 0963825b1b been the 60e0002229 talk of 77561b8560 the wedding 246d6ba4ed all day—Rachel’s d86677fca5 suitor, Erhardin cef061c038 Rodin.c3f26c383672e802

He had been 3aff1389a2 smiling and sticking 0f4866ef65 close to Rachel, 2f7e7f2697 clearly not an 15d9397ac6 ordinary man.97f71acd02dd113a

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It seemed the e31256067f three of them 27206260d9 had finally come bc544ad522 face-to-face. Eavesdropping here 7b13a1d402 might be 1e2bacf8c1 dangerous, but 84870d083e going back 86044e49d5 risked being 9d6734fe58 caught, so ce256cb970 I had 798712a078 no choice db21132082 but to ff4542c35f stay put.0875e6fdb95e7f9a

Erhardin spoke up.3fd15c690782cb40

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“Rachel, it’s time c3969e61b1 to forget about 63b03c3e5e him. Look at you—you’re 64bddd5e6c the only one cbfc46bf47 getting hurt.”60f79d8755ec69be

“…Be quiet, Erhard.”9ed208017d76e5ec

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“I can treat fcfb42e884 you better.”26151f3f6103a31c

At Erhardin’s words, 8d0025872e a vein popped 22e99016b8 out on Zakari’s b29d47b7bf forehead. Unfortunately for 352f2016c7 him, his 4af7b4ce03 back was beb3fe4c49 turned toward 6912b19ad4 me, so 33a9595b6f I saw 999f37e9d3 it all 1108775172 too clearly.6181983ffea8351e

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He looked efd23ef810 like he 83729ccfb0 wanted to 6dd0594825 grab Rachel c0b211ab4b right then b54d0a4b26 and there, 55b79e0b84 but instead, 1b46b4000b he spoke fe0337eb08 words that 19efd70fcd didn’t match 9369098b34 his feelings.98d4a839f472299d

“Good for you.”ef91cbd6bbb0fa7d

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“What?”9191cf5916aa7432

“Go ahead a02c9f2a76 and be b9a1522dbd with him.”ae3f8d53a91ab43c

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Ugh! You foolish father-in-law!318a9087d3bb9cc6

I pounded my cbb6cb1ccb chest in frustration. Those kinds of words 6ec7c6cac9 were totally unfair, especially 4148205973 with that pained expression.31b0731677134a10

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But Rachel, unaware 8ae5f67839 of his true aa0bddd5ab feelings, had already efefde245b been shaken by 9e1a2a44b2 his words.0aa91ada0328a662

“…Are you serious?”d70f84a6330a7eb7

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“…Yes. I mean it.”437d25451a5ecb67

“You bastard.”a99f051b451fdea5

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With tears in her 1cb98cdcba voice, Rachel turned and bfa14f4d00 ran off. Erhardin shot 6a46eb3dd3 Zakari a a677012d79 reproachful look cb4d69c8c4 before running ab4971e08e after her.6b95920ca1047af9

“Don’t go back on c4867efaba your word later.”8f23dabe1a098ff0

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With that, Erhardin also 6b25854174 disappeared. A tense 3a5f818b83 silence filled f55109befb the air.fe9165966340c0e3

Then Zakari spoke in 093e5ab60f a deadly voice.f9e6ddc37834c361

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“You can come d7a139b056 out now.”66df2ba7802feda3

I had b6661121f0 been discovered.2eeab9657f2050f6

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I realized there 83ec477ba4 was no point 727de06459 in hiding any 48e144d464 longer and stepped 5208c44dd9 out. There was no 290ceee209 escaping now that 24e4929c11 he had sensed 8c56552c7e my presence.d5b5373f2910d2d2

“It was you.”180a2cede0a09a93

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Zakari’s menacing aura f099d68413 softened slightly when 7a6f200461 he saw me, ad14a2fb82 and he muttered b32255ee57 in a low 4c1dd57052 voice. He hadn’t expected 14ab788520 the eavesdropper to f04b15876d be me.02271ef6457d7123

Ruffling his hair in c51615d912 frustration, he quickly reined 79aa915ef8 in his anger.e8736ad46db5981c

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“If you’re here to c1966300d9 make more annoying comments, 8983ecb11a don’t bother.”0ce1554c1c6d99b3

“I didn’t mean 9f78940585 to eavesdrop. It was purely by e4c4802f98 accident.”7df5c5088cb0a0a1

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“The one who was 6d9481868b licking plates clean at 93e12bde37 the reception?”feb63ebf2fe40351

Zakari snorted incredulously, clearly c5970c5063 not believing me. He must have 276fcbe6d7 thought I had 2b6e1cb5f5 been following him 5f67b515f6 on purpose.2bb0db54871675b1

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When did 284436334e I ever a81307d4bb lick a 5b4da96fc8 plate clean?da9a0e2db67ef04d