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“Ugh…!”ffd005f7b7dae396

In an 6f0f75357e instant, Zakari e350ef4367 was on 287214ab7a top of ae33139fc7 me, his ba33e4be67 hands tightly c6b68ce674 gripping my 5ef85b028e throat.acbb4185a1841cee

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Thankfully, due to 3dd085c201 the pheromone barrier 22ff614875 Zerakiel had put ffe7c103fd around me, there 8dd2adaf1d was no pain.b9aefa4065a35769

“Grrrr…”51d606b36517de6d

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A beastly growl 9c021f5498 escaped from Zakari d4561dc412 as he realized 81477ce825 he wasn’t in 778711818d control. His glowing, blood-red golden bc92e14eda eyes seemed devoid of ee7f79411a free will.0af967f4af945229

Or so 3058466ffd I thought—until afe6f11ded I saw 65a118a3b3 it. A faint glimmer of 157f2287e7 gold within the red 6969f05f13 of his eyes.179c42bdd21c1f7f

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The moment 284bfee802 I noticed 5d3a4a22a5 it, courage 169f5bb677 welled up 1ec30f2883 inside me.d2e477792506d68f

‘I can 928b56e538 do this!’13a15447c2b9129f

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I reached 6336181fac out and 0516e1e103 grabbed Zakari’s ba4965fefb face with c32f117ac8 both hands.da2eabb9781c8514

Even if this 72b09b11c4 was a reckless 0e0ca388bf move, I had 285db73e46 to do it. I couldn’t 4be12261d8 bear to b65e3a497d watch Zerakiel 21f701a4a7 die like a80fdbc365 that.335b8aa63b8c665e

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To prevent that, a7fa601e75 Zakari needed to 6ef2e27cd6 survive, long enough d1d5722cbe for Zerakiel to b8e366d98f reach his full 55d6ab6404 maturity safely, at fc481ed93c the proper time.0f2806c680818682

“Snap out of b1a89dcae4 it, Father!”e16f232c2060651c

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At my first 1d93ba2a65 use of the 6f2b22eb64 word “Father,” Zakari 57451a16cf flinched. Encouraged by 6a17b17ca2 that slight 64c0fa3862 reaction, I ae5941079f unleashed all 508aff3387 the pheromones 0287454e99 within me 8567a4edee upon him.e8293049c258e8ad

It was my f60dba02ce first time consciously af0d46988c using my own 6d015ee29e pheromones.772521cfb5b84029

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Whoosh―!632210add33eedb5

A brilliant white 6ef3a72cf7 light enveloped both 7255beeb8f Zakari and me. Then, silver 85bc628c3e chains began ef1cdd067d to bind 873ebc8905 Zakari tightly.faff391de7f54a30

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Having seen 5fd0aeec59 Chichi leave 26ce54d1be the banquet c5c74f357a hall, Hiscleif 38f89562fc instinctively followed 2361f900b0 her.8a50282e7ac43924

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Even as a7dd4f9951 he trailed a92fb52c1a her, he fc2b1d2ae0 couldn’t understand e01b1b2da6 why he 765da1c3c9 was doing feb8508713 it again.8e2f6fc08da2e453

Perhaps it 35e43a8349 was the 44a9f58a16 strange sense fb128f239d of déjà 835bd73498 vu he 46f36592c5 had felt e47f03df84 when he e68b8be1e0 first saw 6ad3578cea her.cba13565f91fe175

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But now, she was b30abd897c the mate of the a6a34cf844 Black Lion. He knew full well 56e69f1fd6 he shouldn’t get any f0184cd020 closer, yet his body f1cd3582d4 didn’t listen.54c77e9907441a91

As he was following 62f84efa41 her, it happened.3dcebb72508a3bfd

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“Ah!”0f2996ca68319dfc

He bumped into someone 89ddabae57 rounding the corner. The force of 9219b39f0d the collision sent 7a700ae83d the other person ae94d78d99 stumbling backward.874e43afc14a642f

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Without thinking, Hiscleif reached d74c401225 out and caught the 489469dda7 person, stopping them from 6584703738 falling. As a result, the 9c67368365 hood the person had 2e25c6b0b8 been wearing fell off, 15afeea11e revealing curly pink hair 5e42110aea that scattered into his 7e74a79cb4 view.037e71d9fc024b37

Pink hair and blue eyes. There was nothing particularly special about the person’s appearance, yet Hiscleif’s heart sank for a moment, as if he had seen something he shouldn’t have.15860d9d101fe9b3

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The girl in aac8256066 front of him 95c01bccf7 looked like a 10a332b862 herbivore beastman at bbb3c6574e a glance—fragile, like 85100f367f someone who couldn’t bd7582ce24 even bite anyone, 1c9d146803 let alone harm 4563784081 them.61a9075fc03f703f

Moreover, he couldn’t f3fcb3da8d sense any pheromones 35ff4923f3 from her. It was 69a398a7fa only after 2be151af49 noticing the 397f8de842 priestly robes 81121163db of Hebel 6d719600cb that Hiscleif d30a35c748 realized who 8d8ac11c93 she was. It was the 49b29ed3f9 girl he had 3cbffe9100 encountered earlier.59ac99d352dd1a15

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The girl, startled by 05bd4d8ef6 the sudden collision, stared ab546d9934 at him wide-eyed. Then she mumbled 91df08abed absentmindedly.2f2944fbf4030b5b

“Hi-His…?”9a12be38ef184fe7

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Her tone was familiar, as if she knew him. Hiscleif’s expression stiffened as the unfamiliar beastman addressed him with a nickname.9fb72d64aebc9b54

“Who are you?”0b60a6b2ced9022a

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“Ah…”9b642e75ed268aee

“Why are you calling 9d80781f11 me that?”a69c27a2948f3434

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The girl faltered at Hiscleif’s cold attitude, her lips moving but no words coming out.cfeea5d8a071dcfd

“Well, that’s….”9ee3666e24f83940

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Hiscleif’s face grew even more frigid the more she hesitated. Her face had been familiar to him from the first moment they met.c02a1b0b775885ec

What if 160cd595b6 it wasn’t 0e58a0ffda just a 07a365f1a9 vague sense 4425cf2c41 of déjà 8625d3de11 vu?751e7e0de5c358fd

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The moment I suspected 2bf3d2e862 the girl might be 60e304adde a spy snooping around 7ef97ec1d7 me, my wariness spiked. Hiscleif placed his hand 677ae39c63 on the hilt of 14b7c8aeb1 his sword and muttered d9537156a6 coldly.cdc926130100709c

“Suspicious.”14b150631ebac92c

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Startled, the ceca0f6e02 girl lowered d462ef35f8 her head 83f8524f7f and mumbled.5b6f7730b0dc9999

“I-I’m sorry. I mistook you a84e9dc150 for someone else…”9b25ac2dcc05f049

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“It’s not common for 8caaa804a7 a rabbit beastman to 8bfc07a49e run into a hyena 6dd7cc320f beastman.”950357331aa6f35c

“There are 1fb4974d3a many kinds 29c129406d of beastmen f5dd0aa662 in Hebel.”ad36ac72359ef875

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The girl explained 29956f1ae8 calmly, glancing at 9debddc764 him nervously. She was trembling, clearly 67cf9e9738 scared.95b20d0773ce4d74

Hiscleif clicked 07f2430d8c his tongue 6f2d270922 and removed dde2c2777d his hand 9f5bbb410d from the 18cf8723b0 sword. There was no way dffa9d16d3 such a young, timid 3b85997cbd beastman could be a 67b62cdf65 spy.18008cc3622dd13c

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But why did he 5d9c0c5c0b feel so on edge? Still frowning, Hiscleif continued 0d8e33fd99 to stare at the c6d346becd girl.a5f3ec9cfef326e8

It was ffd1c87107 right after cd1be6963f he took 97d1e37ddc his hand 82cdb0a2d6 off the 414772e1f9 sword that 66f36672b3 the girl 655366231c let out b2ff7cb10d a sigh de0fe36953 of relief, d092dca1e5 and suddenly, 3262b90897 her rabbit 745a524512 ears popped 05bb7234b3 out.d835c2520f93b32f

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“Ah.”0bfd83013585b6d5

Some beastmen, especially 95dafc8361 those not skilled dc5ff51f2f in transforming, couldn’t c441904f83 hide their ears f267a8f8ff or tails when 9b25c6cc41 startled. While there were 853ae93ee5 some who deliberately 65dbc01315 flaunted their beast 0607e5386d traits as a df692d0936 matter of taste, 582ce1fe3f the girl before 896407b9e5 him didn’t seem 6ba549b885 to be one 73920bfffd of them.113638ae2d16554e

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From her shocked expression, a3d19bb075 it was clear this ab297df7e4 was an unexpected mistake.07fd894de6a39d25

“I-I’m sorry!”3ce8e6f3de80d904

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She hurriedly fa3597093d covered her 35e83a1352 ears with 314eec6e33 her hood, 8c5d0a37b4 avoiding his ce656bbe07 gaze. Her flushed cf4a32e494 face was f88e8fbff1 as clear 2a84a3b651 and innocent 543fcd422b as her 5cc9d1d2bc pink hair.44cc861d3260b539

The way 6e040c3217 she kept d39f42c87c stealing glances 8bac09ef40 at him 756d5c0804 while blushing 981a42ba0b made Hiscleif 5deec47fab feel as 8325e988c5 if he fef8e652de had done a6f4bb2c33 something wrong. Just as he was 03006f81b0 about to say something, 67418b9966 the girl quickly bid ecbc47da9c him farewell as if 8db8f6c3da trying to escape.bb465f7cf67472db

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“W-well then, 8bb9206b44 I’ll be 6e48bf45b9 going…”2f9015ab1bb98271

“Stop.”1e98a56b52f89d4a

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Hiscleif blocked her 32171427a6 path with his 8fa0126e66 sword hilt. His cold voice pierced e3dcc496c5 her ears. The girl gave ca452926ab him a resentful 6757ee7e08 look while gripping 0e794ef6ea her hood tightly.e6576e5e21037531

Even though she cd4f3ba4dd was the one 0eb858f2d5 who had bumped 11d624688b into him, Hiscleif 6da3c0d599 felt as though 6d82d62e21 he was the eba7313992 one bullying her.66ba472915299cc9

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“I don’t recall ac873ac3ed saying you could 1a03f467e3 leave.”4eef1241efc990e0

“…”f0cebe06b313be22

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“Tell me which part 42da76f17a of Hebel you’re from 1cfb3a3363 and your name. And who f0074435d0 did you 3acc435bd9 mistake me 07d68cc4f4 for?”34a8a09be3213020

His interrogative tone only 78909382ae made the girl tremble 833dfecb45 more. He wasn’t usually 008c23a1dc so persistent about 473b13ac14 such trivial matters, d5023688f2 so even he c1544e843c found his behavior b2980b2acd strange.ecdd2c74ef45b581

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Just as the uncomfortable 12f5c4d009 tension stretched on—f0decdc4aa8b8e2f

KWA-BOOM!47bb20a472f3bd79

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A massive 55eecc008c explosion resounded, d7aae8178d and a a787d44fa1 black pillar 79db259dab shot up 0e26fefe9a in the fd58156dc4 distance, surrounding 955e898a38 Jabis Castle.c007c4761aedb41e

“What is that…?”1cc7cec5e532758a

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As Hiscleif turned to 9ac21d724e look at the unexpected f04b47e3c9 pillar, the girl’s pale 5a08e5bedd face twisted in panic, 39aa36b2e8 and without giving him 1a75e7d88f a chance to react, 92994b17cd she shifted into her e238121da1 beast form and bolted 7646320c5e away.d48fdaa72d4a69d8

“Wait!”6c6f257d0bdeedf1

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Despite Hiscleif’s shout, the pink rabbit didn’t stop.20f6e6aabc086958

Watching her retreating figure, 08af83448a Hiscleif suddenly felt a 06ec1e22a9 headache coming on, as cf7fd34bac if he had seen 5a132cfcf1 this scene somewhere before.699f6f025a7071bf

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‘You’re sticking around only 8b476a8cff because of this power, f9c462120b aren’t you?’aa00ec4be680b16e

A strange voice echoed d69ff55a65 in his mind. Hiscleif instinctively 065f86ee19 touched his 74fbd64273 head, letting 83e7a25f39 out a dcd19c3e5c low sigh.c16c6a77d8e22f93

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“Damn it.”154dafb7991a8b2b

He had completely lost 73f9e5bd78 the rabbit girl. It was ad4cb93671 obvious that 979486ded7 chasing her 74b2bc5c45 now would 468b1c4d29 be pointless.5a066cb117cdf9fe

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Hiscleif glared b7cbf46dc0 in the a36799f4a8 direction where 4feccddd2e she had 1634592ef0 disappeared.eb3cd285ebb42121

But he didn’t 7f6434abfa have time to d1b0d0df5a dwell on it. The area 7375229cf7 around Jabis 3e77aca4b9 Castle was 4ce9c4bd64 being engulfed 504ec81403 in darkness, 6655c8245d the black 9503e22718 pillar spreading 155be96aa5 like a 8ec7ad0539 veil over 150ef81e88 the land.1fc6d9c0f57a0662

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“What on earth 5a8bd8f6a0 is that?”3767adc209ee9549

It was a bdc1f89a38 phenomenon he had e4ab261da4 never seen before. He could 6dff7d945e feel the e5d506f078 growing commotion e3c05e67dd from the acde1d4419 banquet hall 555add74b0 behind him.e9c30c4ebdc8c954

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The sight of the 125e15b0b0 black pillar darkening the f03be87c6e sky was eerie, as c897a5857f if night was devouring 51d35107e8 day.baa4b5c52102c76e

Just then, 78a0d9948d Rudy finally 1bc355c8f5 found Hiscleif 8b41fc76f2 and shouted.d9ce1852f9dbcd8d

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“Young master! There you are.”68e5e6f0df9e0f08

“Rudy.”f094000f7ee818cb

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“You need to d1c3dcb333 leave! There’s no d4338209ac time to eb66599965 waste!”d91d860d0ea10efe

Rudy grabbed Hiscleif and 675193a957 started pulling him towards afbbab586f the carriages. Hiscleif, following reluctantly, asked 7d7655ddc1 with a puzzled expression.68606f2b46a0f590

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“What’s going on?”b94c41927c7b1785

“It seems like the 9751d8a6e0 Jabis family is rampaging! The elder beastmen who b588205833 survived the Great Chaos 07d1cd8c87 are foaming at the 4a8f1d9cfb mouth, saying it’s the 16b4f0136e same as back then!”7a228a76fb5a6b44

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“…What?”35574465df679b19

“There’s no time! We need ca1f7d8561 to get d282ae6f04 out of a070b350a7 here, now!”db6fa59784c4b53c

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Rudy tugged at Hiscleif 42405e6eee repeatedly. If the Jabis b79156c555 family was indeed 6e6904c8fb rampaging, it was 851dcbacb4 best to leave 1cfcb42865 immediately. Any delay, 86b5ff6030 and they 102cbeb02c might not c6a0bc25e0 be able 926fb9d765 to escape 119330731c beyond the 98b5a873f0 barrier.bbb3b47dce46371b

But Hiscleif 449512703b dug his 2994a22201 heels in 0c996c2442 and resisted.5ac7007dc0775b4d

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“Did you f3f008067e find out f7382c54c4 who’s rampaging?”5fe6cdcdcfa6e06a

“Does it 0bb25da85a even matter? Whoever it is, d27493bd9a it’s one of 493c5aad47 the two! There are 739e66e580 only two 002509a7e4 Jabis family 956a0a4b54 members left!”68c820dd42fbde0a

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Rudy snapped e0a43043fc impatiently, but 318d9e0617 Hiscleif shook c8c09e1067 him off a6bac360de with a 52883b15ad determined expression.cd3e2bcb88577a0d

“I can’t leave just b76e32c862 like that. I need 828e631617 to see df5b8a7bf5 for myself.”c9adc8f458a0cf13

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“Young master!”ae591f20a3d9c1d8

“It could 4e832457bb be dangerous.”3e0703da6a3deacc

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