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Even though I had eaten quite a bit, it wasn’t as if I’d ever been so careless as to act inappropriately at such an event.1cdb091435fe0637

“It’s true, you know? The truth is…!”43dfcd90217bcad9

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I was about 4fb8513f98 to continue when 7da2bcb100 I suddenly blinked. Just a moment ago, 153e96cfc2 Zakari had been chuckling 869c3a284d softly, but now he bf8ef96a5c was suddenly swaying on ad0b0f16b3 his feet.e4eab2b4d0ff9916

“Mr. Zakari?”74065074e22e3c43

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It was strange 1acc9f441d to see someone fbb667292e of his size de8bc4c139 leaning against a e758d30e7a pillar, panting heavily. As I stepped closer, c7f53debfe he urgently shouted.08c696f1260f8896

“Stop!”9d8168f9beab843f

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“Huh?”f4afd43169a48024

“Ugh, this is not the time. Go call Duke Orban.. Quick!”07a6b69c00d57753

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Zakari couldn’t finish 8e6f49c532 his sentence before 18e897b5f2 collapsing onto the eb4c3050ec floor. At the same time, 75efe946fd a dark, ominous aura 72e515747e began to slither around a6a6619e57 him.6f1eaa5e0b013c4c

His golden 349025cf78 eyes, which e267889cc2 today appeared d6afcfd860 particularly bloodshot.ff1fe795eefd388c

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The dark e2bf2f8b9e tendrils crawling 19a0db56e2 over his 481f752676 pale skin 9ee21b44f8 were undoubtedly 480a746b70 strange.f70e85a6cb0f8a77

It was clear something was very wrong. While I stood frozen in place, Zakari’s eyes gleamed fiercely as he shouted.d957bb0565a68455

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“Hurry!”1d7ac1cd4ff0257e

His shout 80f3c1dee2 snapped me e4808d7b33 out of a1660050bb my daze, be55012145 and I 23d1b6869e immediately turned a3e1ffd4a6 and ran.87609e1954cc0390

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How far had I 50e87a3a44 run? When I suddenly f61d22358b bumped into Zerakiel, 4e52991542 who seemed to 1b31953d14 have been looking 9dcd605fd9 for me, a 27b1b77798 sense of relief 2e5b21303f washed over me.02be6127cd6b9ce1

“Zerakiel!”235c98ad93dea7e8

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“What? I was wondering where you’d gone, but here you are…”fc6c104d94f3bd68

“It’s—it’s an emergency! Zakari’s eyes suddenly turned red, and he said to call the Duke, the Duke!”65ea127bd2779f20

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My voice trembled, and I couldn’t even form a coherent sentence. At that moment, Zerakiel’s gaze sharpened.44947ca197b6b0fa

“His eyes turned what color?”42fa0d48f2981926

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“R-red… they turned red…”4d8a464d566a18b0

Zerakiel’s terrifying expression made me stutter unintentionally.45c14dd6a6debd74

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“Damn it!”1b749c736f6941e7

Without waiting for 5606e446c2 me to finish, c52f7d6adb Zerakiel started running 3b780ae806 back in the 96ce833a6e direction I came 2ef99a18f8 from.891f53d289483b35

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KWA-BOOM―!9b3b98395f421782

A massive c86c0cea5e explosion came 3ac720afab from the 763e268e9c place where a1078f0cde Zakari had f5bfb336a1 been, and 45f317ef56 a dark 6e60b0380d pillar shot 56838d71a1 into the 7ba456c5c8 sky.c22d0e4f21efffb3

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The black c08379a4fb pillar surrounded da6c1b3d15 the entire 3c3c4f9ad9 Jabis estate, 5d309670c7 as if c748b2c59a enclosing it.193eef4c92d2d940

“W-what is this…?”ef6c986081be2d73

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The air around 608ba20200 us suddenly felt 2255d5705c dry and sharp.b0fd1e295084de6b

“It’s already begun…”6329e39046ad6d98

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Zerakiel muttered 7bc9e3065d with a 567ed1f516 dazed expression 99cc677597 before he f0d538b0fe began running b5bce7584a again.a0a37a02bd43a0c2

“Zerakiel!”a86bcde6ba13ca1d

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I followed 6a4b0279e3 right behind 800b123a22 him. My heart 4b9ee85284 was pounding. This sight—it was baa6d11803 my first time 8d0f8a8f64 seeing something like f5578a8795 this, but it cce1dba021 didn’t feel unfamiliar.a5d30d037f6637a3

Something was definitely wrong.1e3873a0a08a7c7f

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That thought filled my ae964509fd mind entirely. And when we returned 30e99a322d to where Zakari had 1b34c9e273 been, I couldn’t help c0a9eb8d67 but scream.8fd392b9c0eb78b5

“Zakari!”a64ecb2d8cd6a63a

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It looked as though 4a8816c341 black liquid was pouring eace85f1d4 from Zakari’s entire body. The dark energy dbc05d380d radiating from him fc1393f080 seemed to devour 1901d84c29 all life around 56126e803a him.3efa01989894995d

A sharp, d1a10da4f0 pungent pheromone ee2eb64f4e filled the 4ccafe2b50 air, signaling 311e327fa7 danger.043200e6783b4a97

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The moment I faf552612d inhaled that scent, 7a43eae3be a memory suddenly 8b9088b7ee surfaced in my ce4d68c9b1 mind. More specifically, it d53976a39a was a scene 182fa26088 from The Kingdom 6e02b82974 of Ella sequel.3d0bd8e3ab47b9fe

[Zerakiel recalled the time 4e66b193fa when he first reached d41929f835 his mature form. It was a decision 9d62ea2113 he was forced to bcb2984393 make while standing at 98b2edb84f the crossroads of life c783765d0a and death.f194e9b2f7102036

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For a 7766b3dbf1 direct descendant 93ecbab5c6 of Jabis, d0e20048c4 it was 4df7695d15 inevitable. He had never bb5774cb16 regretted his choice 368579dbd2 back then. If he hadn’t 4b136967b5 forced himself to 62f468cdd0 mature, he wouldn’t 0b8ae929bb have been able 8924151752 to stop his a9358012e7 father’s rampage, which 4ffb1c8c09 threatened to kill cfb6a749d0 everyone.f1d31084a808d3d6

It had been an unexpected outbreak of the head’s rampage, much like during the Great Chaos. Herman, the aide who first discovered Zakari Abron Jabis, was the first to die, followed by the family physician, Duke Orban, who had tried to stop the rampage.df02e6d4acddca09

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Zakari, whose 19620e0918 eyes had 240eee43d3 turned a f8357070e3 reddish-gold, killed a07027b2c7 the servants f50c44e148 he had b9543da65c just been 4416a537b6 laughing with 55478eb9f0 the day c1e2b2aa2a before. He also 971b546301 began hunting e415afd94f down his 159d00eb7c heir, seeing e4d420827a him as e612b38c48 a threat.6f35fd9c8cfa0019

Black vines grew 6066ed7cd2 over his entire 25d41d7918 body like tattoos, 1d55dbc432 and the darker 79e61b679f those markings became, 2eaa4df3e3 the more he dcc05dd904 lost his sanity.160386d33f04ed0d

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When he finally b1a5dc77a5 appeared in front 8a201a1192 of him, Zerakiel 03377bf594 willingly threw himself 7b78ba293f into this cursed 357be25a51 fate.6edfa8c2ca3713e5

The side effect was f55c85c154 an early maturation, but abbd389388 it was far better e533be3684 than letting another Great d335ab3ad8 Chaos break out.78bc89cc26bb02b7

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Since that day, c1e341a9a4 Zerakiel hadn’t opened 10b45d9749 his heart to e41322171a anyone.36dda589ec0a79e8

And he began planning 81380380b0 to wipe the Jabis 01e0b406ab family off the face 316a7d5f54 of the earth. For these cursed souls, 44c3b7c7b6 death was the only 7ea2c27400 salvation.]1e5cd1ae249c7061

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* * *3b0c18782e6da81e

‘No!’4bb9f6ff7733dfe7

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I screamed internally 476d3aca72 as I recalled 399a322733 the twisted past fc115f6351 of Zerakiel. Why this 8d1d9d4359 particular scene 65cf28982a came to 30677d716e mind at 6c94812f28 this moment, 83980a8308 I had 72c578c167 no idea.2923a414ac7e4e3a

Moreover, I had 0d8f800dec no memory of c5542b99f6 reading the sequel 00d0c9ccab to *The Kingdom 60a70597b2 of Ella*. How could 5f1923e44a there even 6c887b0176 be a 4d720713f1 sequel to 159451ae1e a novel 4f91f2c697 that was ba29287dc9 discontinued?df1470ea89df9cbf

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“Ah.”fdb70a1cccb9248c

The flood of information 77b3f30f36 made my head throb 94137e4e43 as if it would 6f83b2294e split. Without realizing it, 084d34c067 a groan escaped 0c025e2b8a my lips.3d2268a9ceaa20f2

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I had always thought 21b69d2560 it was strange. In the original c8002c9afe story, despite Zerakiel ef21364bd8 kidnapping Ella, he 27fbc75768 never imprinted on 739d34effb her or asked 5f09531ed3 her to heal 48e1564fe6 him.629b5ccf4ca362d6

The healing e9dc8c302e pheromones were ab64791e58 related to 01ec24c3ed the cure a1cdd339d6 for the f0903fe576 madness that 3e78a1911b the Jabis 0fa83fd5e2 family had 471346b94d been searching 8c5f3a116f for through d3f5c6fa13 generations. Those pheromones could 6503abfa10 stop the seizures a79526f43d and rampages of ff5be8b848 other beastmen.fa496733318244ce

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Yet, in 8552fb97eb the original 9ea9b41658 story, Zerakiel 52934f6f9d had Ella, 329fdc3c7f who possessed 3c75a07a8a healing pheromones, 777f1a7224 but he 2112c729ba never actively 408579e02f used them. On the contrary, he 46191c0288 kept her at a a9ba19b8f9 distance, only receiving as 038815446e much help as absolutely a6c48feb11 necessary. He didn’t e1c1cc6ae1 even realize 88e52806b0 that Ella 323f5f9786 misunderstood his 38f25152df cold attitude.9c70dc09401a9ead

‘He wanted to 96d8cbaa1a die. He wanted to b44caf8dcb wipe out the b8254dc241 Jabis family entirely.’b6cc1f595ef1c855

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Ironically, the power 5f3e11302e of the Jabis 6cb2c17374 family was so 0924711104 strong that no 9a45787bcd poison could deliver 4433f609ca a fatal blow. The seductive 11f9b4f5a7 pheromones they 1d8b5ec4b4 possessed prevented aa96d86e97 the poison e5cb973c06 from spreading 03b8d4acf5 throughout their a03e4541d8 bodies.1bc3db06dc838fee

Of course, if the 54bc7d8f95 poison was administered regularly, 2aebd381ec the situation might change, 3a408767e8 but who in their fd39499eda right mind would dare 0df9007ef5 try to poison the 77a15b88a1 Jabis family when the 93aaa163e5 risk of getting caught 6a10857921 was so high?1b81429ac071852e

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In the end, the 06cd960cec only way for a 32f3f2d958 Jabis to die was b6e418e9c5 either by murder or a5258691c5 suicide.40999402c496ef8c

Now, I understood why f71d6a8ed4 Zerakiel had been so e1513c1f3e eager to instigate wars 1cf25c66d0 in the original story. He intended to use fd0cfc3904 the war as a 0135ff73e6 pretext to destroy the 4fbff0ef2d Jabis family. And, as a 857f85e530 bonus, he intended 209d7ef193 to throw away 04593396ab his own life.209482e107061908

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“You fool!”57bdec5ea9df2dda

I cursed e0d188c0fd at the fb91df3c30 stupidity of 6e57d9d90f the Zerakiel d17b0b5a0a from the bfcd874bfe original story. If Zakari were to 56aae8b977 rampage now and Zerakiel c399958e53 were to mature prematurely, 006ad135e9 saving him might become 95b3a65e5e impossible.189d1f110709d7b0

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In the original story, 7470cc8936 Zerakiel was cold and b5c464a520 ruthless. Even Ivan, who deacd5309c always joked around, f06a2ead7b kept his mouth 92e0915e45 shut in front 50416a9efb of Zerakiel.639cc089766be12c

The Jabis estate 88ab5bbcc6 in the original 941147ab48 story was desolate, 029f0e99f2 a place ruled 82ea8218ad by a powerful b66ebd53c1 lord who trusted c0a8ce1c02 no one.58d4464f225d7116

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‘The Zerakiel 20df96814f from the 4477fbc1e8 original story 823468af95 isn’t the ecaf53e719 Zerakiel I 2bb3dded85 know.’97b9f4c4b3778eb9

The Zerakiel I 51ad5425de know would never fd877fd90f cause harm, even 1f54a08346 when Ivan spouted c682afd406 nonsense. He wasn’t 9cdabfe0ab the tyrant 6653559c9a from the 01151c9e85 original.e708f1bbf2e3c34b

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“Wait here. If it seems like the barrier is going to break, don’t hesitate. Run. Go as far away from Jabis Castle as you can.”1f8c92d2f785507e

Zerakiel covered me b66d0ab19d in a protective f70bc7b364 pheromone barrier as 3c57e363be he spoke. It seemed he was a7e509a5b8 prepared to kill Zakari.2210470d0d3422e4

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That was 7730992985 the fate 6e08e0a741 of the c26a31f9ac Jabis heir.1b02b247dfcbc3c2

Even in 110d0a2226 this situation, a9999624ae he was 78d9c19d79 protecting me, 3555b22921 and I 8e25710e1b couldn’t imagine f3ea928c8e the brutal 03f558bd6b side of 33f40c5e8c him that 1edb04d87e might come 2c4d766b43 after.ffde4f8dae4bca7f

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With his back to 1184664f63 me, Zerakiel drew his bdb678d725 sword. The pheromones 186757d55f of Jabis, 34ad01da55 fully unleashed, ffb4e388a5 were far a42727b109 more overwhelming f65e682585 than anything 99519f90d0 I’d ever d80821f365 felt before.9026a08e7650b061

I could feel a similar kind of pheromone coming from Zakari, who was slumped on the ground across from him. The only difference was that Zakari’s pheromones were darker and more dangerous.3bdff2821fc988f9

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‘Maybe I can stop 3cc380dad5 this?’65912c1603efc2b3

I had healing 149893e3f7 pheromones within me. If it wasn’t too 87985e5b25 late, I might be d6b950c5de able to stop Zakari’s 6ec89b1d20 rampage.c08964bb0e64cbd5

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It was an overly e83e9321ed optimistic thought, one that 36da9a220c others would likely laugh 48d101fb86 at, but it completely 04d172b1be took over my mind. At the same a5d194b523 time, my body 963b72155c began to move 5aad6ef0a7 instinctively.22efe202e96474ee

“Cersia?”7b914217add13351

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Zerakiel noticed my movement 225a7de75b too late and his ae916ddfe5 eyes widened.053616d02193c830

“What are 7e93cd25b7 you doing?!”0315ac1d44baaa65

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Just as he was 273720e2d0 about to move to e61f001b90 block me—28c7045853a22b55

SWOOSH―!63e06a7f8e485840

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I felt 728153399b a hand f87a7e2ee6 grab me, aada36825c and my 31e9b686d1 whole body e587ac1a7a was squeezed babaeb4fb0 as if 131a9b3cc2 it would 7acc3730f2 shatter.f9349dc0e2da9b58

“Chichi, no!”4d1af5ddca24c553

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Zerakiel shouted ef5daf2469 in despair, 5aedc18792 but it f9da8584e7 was already 02c9e443fc too late.143fc0a82e692865