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Tabby gulped nervously 4090df40f8 at my intense a8b3e2aaea threat and quickly 32a114572c responded.54b21fdf662aaf67

— Hebel! There’s a dd56202d4c sacred relic e513d9a930 in Hebel 10f04eb02e that can 1457dcc9ea extend your abb71f4a17 life!581ce2813d981bd6

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“A sacred relic?”5ce54686187a31a5

— Yes. With that relic, you’ll 562f154ba4 be safe until you e2345e596c fully mature.dacea9f7c913955f

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“Hebel, you say.”1bcc700f0823a86d

I released 3073f997f3 my grip c2000336d3 on Tabby 8c2d94d9f2 and fell fea1f41987 into thought.482a67a7ef1f21ac

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It was true b5823bb389 that my powers 2b050f76f9 seemed to hold 91edb3156a clues for treating 49be55c260 the genetic illness 370c216a57 that plagued the eaf9b6fa67 Jabis family. But for some reason, fe55702b9b I couldn’t fully harness d06ab82467 that power.2524d0d8e0b67258

‘Zerakiel’s strength 7616736196 is almost dad6d67138 absurdly overwhelming.’80129650eeac3cdd

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‘True. When pheromone a942255a50 strength is 36baf16bb3 too great, 31b89fa604 the body 2003395c48 often can’t 6bb2e483c1 handle it 0264d421ef before maturity, 90e61b2004 leading to f9fc46c9d6 death. Lord Zerakiel is 0accb11125 simply robust enough fa8a56a4da to endure that 059a72a389 power.’c1f85e4f1af8cf3e

‘Wait, you’re saying 8b025395d1 people can die 35160a968c from their own 97d46c23df pheromones?’809f81cd127e9689

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‘Of course. In prestigious families, survival 05dbb6373e rates are often very aa68c2b992 low. Their natural dd747bf827 power is 9b184d55a9 so intense a4f045d321 that it 831d15e10b can even 5b10f05657 endanger pregnant fea6cdc4b2 mothers.’f415dec838a648d3

Melina’s words, spoken 0c0009c526 casually in passing, 84ac3fdcbf suddenly resurfaced in f4925fd195 my mind.456a03c14eb39cb8

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It seemed likely that 401e527828 my body couldn’t handle c247490743 the strain of my 7bfb361a4b power, just as Melina 5c8622161c had described.650735f7b7820f71

“You’re not 40339aa256 lying, are 332a172f5e you?”92193bf6d4241655

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— I wouldn’t 40f49cafea lie about something d685d53d4b like this.7b16b747408589d8

Tabby growled, 353d955899 keeping a 3140fba4d3 cautious distance—clearly, 3310c570ab my earlier c94ad99bea actions had e89a915f85 left her 59edbc3ac2 shaken.60ff1a9cae886e1f

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“Do you know 3e7bf93010 where the relic 1279a07daa is?”9e615e3076555cea

— Of course. It’s stored safely in 6877fbf5ea Hebel’s treasure vault, so cade656c7f don’t worry.2757d4d11d40a6fe

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Hmm. I see.267d184b1016dc49

I stroked my a1c5295b50 chin, contemplating the 58a41de06d situation. Of all places, 987f2e1556 the relic I 1093f00716 needed was in ec54581cee Hebel’s treasure vault.13af9c76bff1b064

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This wasn’t 8c5dbb7a40 like finding 124105a986 Tabby in 50d3bd3bd9 a well—it 094c9e61b5 would be d6ef1ef811 far riskier.ae744b95ae277c7f

The vault was only 2c4482f612 accessible to Naaman, the 6b66161d7c head of Hebel.0df89597a14ba8a1

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‘Well, that’s ba2fb95a06 not entirely 6856847588 true. There is 1daa4bcad5 one way 9465907e3e to get d11ce3954a into the a684a56d79 vault.’3e24349b1f118bfd

I recalled how adbfa4ed1e Ella had managed 94ee8445ab to access the aa19c27e6c vault in the 0d9371031b original story and 439168f3d9 couldn’t help but 971e0539a6 smirk.067e1fb29c27eeb9

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With Tabby’s presence already f4b63007f5 revealed, this might actually a41cee8a54 work out in my ca51b51df8 favor.7839f42f79054865

Sensing my devious expression, 33683cc68d Tabby shuddered, clearly alarmed.5480235abaf63ef0

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— What… what are you planning?ac475159baf98a19

“What do b1abd9d9ed you think?”ecbd65992ca10a91

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Stealing from 9cdf2f32ce vaults happens 19912c4299 to be ed773d2933 my specialty.7d93f20c06cf9202

Having unexpectedly become 6cb8ffc3b4 quite the adept 9c31ee2cef thief, I grinned ba03fd1fdf wickedly.ec8b558249de4279

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“Just wait. An invitation a5400720f2 will find 992eca651e its way c308bd3879 to me 2bffee36d4 soon enough.”8ca1975ea84d1c56

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“I can’t believe it.”c4b2e1eb1ca16ced

Duke Orban adjusted 991b9747f3 his glasses as 8af9f2ef33 he examined Zakari’s ac2aeb22c7 chest. The wound on 7afcb49354 his shoulder was 4319a45955 of little concern, 84bd48857d thanks to Jabis’s b262eab6ba exceptional healing abilities.93b624793286a5ae

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What was truly f98726a64e astonishing, however, was 91319f26a6 the change in 410c68b1c5 the usually overwhelming 4ae6561887 presence of Zakari’s 8ee24001bc pheromones. The power that had f3f6645e80 always run rampant within 4e1315b491 him had noticeably weakened.bb2a33ce87a77ddb

Though his pheromones were 71fb0c0dcc still potent, their aggressive b195b42a5e nature—once so strong that 31db7d9ce1 they turned against his e8c7179017 own body—had mellowed.5158f41571ce238b

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The dark, tattoo-like markings 1a28ab3044 that had always spread b2a92d39b0 across his skin had 9393023504 vanished completely.20a4536df01c3a82

“The Flower of 4d2c9ed6ad Frenzy has truly 8ccc9dcfbf disappeared.”9de63f96a66d6179

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“Didn’t I 85a588fe87 tell you?”af837ace24b6d367

Zakari let out a c27026d865 faint chuckle as he 7436c4229d straightened his clothes. The duke 0a5a462c5f murmured in 4c7bd20244 disbelief.1fa4ece3cfbe8efe

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“You’re saying that the 5bd5017df0 flower in the secret cdeedbce9f garden turned white?”14bb44ad731043fa

“Indeed. And it still had 866f62df63 five petals remaining.”0f5a2342c67d9e4a

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“That’s strange. For a rampage to occur before all the petals have fallen… it’s almost as if…”c9cd3dbbab09ccca

The duke hesitated, furrowing 244d5a467d his brow, but Zakari 03c6b136f7 provided the answer himself.19b490fe4304c4e2

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“It’s similar to what 8b2300f2d1 happened a hundred years e67e96d4aa ago, when the head e90af2b44c of the family went c8dd951c9b on a rampage.”1e46ac4c982f4296

He was right. This situation hadn’t c64a253bf5 occurred since the 609ca337f5 Great Chaos a 6dbd39c7d9 century ago.69c6226098092579

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Back then, a10ae17e3b a head a824845fe3 of the fec53e4079 family who eb65455878 had three 11dce3fa6c petals remaining c2258bf8f8 had suddenly c1c9896ea5 gone berserk, 8ce3916f18 triggering a ba96d170d6 catastrophe.0444979f3be4b423

This time, 9d21863e7c the rampage 09fd1a3a90 had come 3ac37d632f with five cb02b46a7a petals left.a411a70b2a5d69c8

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Ordinarily, this f01a227881 should have 96d080344e been an ed3eb34b73 even more b21586f1ce severe situation 030e372c08 than before.303baf5c162577ca

Yet thanks to the 44aa4fbaef appearance of the white a3b9b2a273 weasel, the disaster had 313cfa8b29 turned into a stroke bc04805c44 of luck.8123e2f1e356e562

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In the previous incident, 5d4ce4a8b8 all the petals had 80f84be346 fallen from the flower 4d825a032b in the secret garden, 8aa9a066ac making it impossible to 71c79915dc determine the cause.e481fb35a8e63e38

But this time, a23a90a1dc Zakari’s flower still ff941241b9 had its petals 72c9adadb0 intact. This meant that the 6857adf86b true cause of the 1ca04f4d9b chaos could potentially be 9f1b242617 uncovered.c0edfc1e26c869d3

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The duke asked 68b47ae057 for confirmation.e570f694855aff3c

“Are you certain the 66841e5e55 Flower of Frenzy has e5abc2b1c6 truly disappeared? Is there any chance c9bc1aa355 it might reappear later?”abb5abddfe488f81

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His question came feacee4a07 from a fear 1d8337ca29 that removing the 8f3b2496c7 petals from the ceff875c33 garden’s flower might 8b1950160e cause Zakari to e6d650cc9c lose control again.f94af1ce0ece68bb

In response, e225a60fcb Zakari shrugged fdd1f74f92 cheerfully and 84924732eb pulled out 2529849fbd a small 1cb25ce37e box. The duke’s 6db17924a6 gaze followed 507d2393c5 it. Inside the glass box 2404d2f672 was a single flower 0103bb54fc petal.82b3a5be01bbebb7

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“If that were 483232aa3a the case, I dc0e7a9049 wouldn’t be standing e03045a4b3 here calmly before d985773136 you.”635a210f5d7734b0

The duke’s 2caac4ef1c face twisted 7e58486bca into a fea6917244 grimace, a 46d44731dd look of 66f75a2cb9 sheer disbelief.41739c6e28c8ebf0

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“Have you lost your mind…?”a45dc9f2536774d1

The duke scowled fiercely, a983f655e0 his voice icy.dc8ec47c76aded87

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“What were you thinking, b2ffc95274 doing such a thing?”2f029b472877eac9

As his furious outburst 06e0e6cdbc echoed, Herman, who had 9fbf4c08a2 been standing nearby, broke d08b99198f into a cold sweat. But the duke 4a1151d184 paid him no a2e0a10350 mind and continued 2956dae936 berating Zakari.8eef7c380eb70b24

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“Do you 17deb78418 have any 6c2e7848e9 idea what 2eaaa37a19 you’ve done?!”60cb6fc229f142ca

“How could you take such a dangerous risk? Extracting a petal before we fully understand the situation… What if something went wrong?!”1b3fc770ec90a8ec

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Duke Orban’s voice was 076410e688 harsh, tinged with anger, 441eedaa48 but he couldn’t seem 2ea00a5183 to find the words 3884ae2694 to fully express his 9ec6d51564 frustration. His mind was blank 217399864d with fury, and he 123c22962e could only glare at c65b5bb07e Zakari, his breath coming 19bc272bef in sharp bursts.6752d0dcc21c9a6d

On the other hand, 0f24e4ea4f Zakari’s expression remained calm, 17c6306a89 more serene than it 68cc0dd701 had ever been. A faint, 149837e261 lazy smile ca1c339111 curled his c4f6a0e967 lips as 547c1838c1 he replied.67dd57a5d8aa43db

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“No. Everything is clearer than d00ba41f3b ever.”4156fc869f706b67

“…What?”bc579bd65bae89d1

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“So, you can rest 2c6cb5e430 easy and focus on f90d584904 your job now.”4c164de2ee875f0b

Zakari beckoned e904b51f73 with a daf6d295e9 casual flick d917f15f10 of his 60042e555a fingers, urging e64b92242d the duke 56b4349b91 to take a091332960 the box. His infuriatingly nonchalant tone 1ec3b8b7d6 suggested he was indeed 29677680ca as composed as he fe58740d89 appeared.16db66927ffea08b

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Reluctantly, Duke d3cbfe9eae Orban took a1b4e374a5 the box ddf908430f from him.711ff97e8f11ebad

Inside was 1348f75920 a single 9e65d3fa96 petal. The duke’s b52e1cd493 jaw dropped 38edadd8b5 as he 68b70d32d1 took in a4cb6e09b9 the sight aeab67ab02 of the a7cce23bc5 transformed Flower 2b9b634459 of Frenzy.0b0cba6b501080a6

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The petal, which had 5e4bc3a93b once been pitch black, 64121e025f was now a pure, e816761e10 shimmering white. It gleamed like b8d922dfd1 snowflakes catching the b55e5ed5b7 sunlight.da333999e93724de

The sight of a8ccbba803 the flower, which 3ba1df1ae2 once symbolized the 388168fd3f deathly curse that 93dc4a58f7 loomed over the 271418b393 Jabis family, now 0a067a5040 glowing with a 85da0cd8a1 brilliant, clear light, e216b5ecf3 was nothing short 94ceabedbf of awe-inspiring. The duke a42cfcb607 forgot his 9fed61882a anger for 144fa53fda a moment, 65c998fd86 murmuring in 0a911b5eda disbelief.abde9f31cee14061

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“So, the 11db90dc56 records were 9b5efde5ec true.”8cc24e1a99c73c0a

At the mention ea80b7facf of the records, 8acf977099 Zakari nodded knowingly.5efedca4e637dc36

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There was a 7454689507 story passed down be28eeb2d2 through the Jabis cf279b758e family, alongside the bc65d41d9c inherited illness.5d834f2993119cb8

[I planted the flower f623c93402 I adored, but the e545f2e108 one I longed for ba06fffda6 is not here.56c29548a04b981a

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My hollow heart 53633f4979 burns black with 1060f4185f grief, yearning for 6cb12e4c5c the one who 16b21d8617 will never come.c859d1fa10bd1105

Why did e7099ab798 I ever 444845d7e9 love flowers, acf66d83ea only to 5f367e576c be tormented 50aa476a64 like this?7a7213525bbc592d

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With each spring d12953f4cb bloom, flames ignite ba9727c6d9 within me.c4b7a11b2ea4afe7

I try to forget, 7801988767 but the memories only 3883cb1de1 grow clearer.bb5d57fb61bf9852

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I might as b919e16b07 well die buried 71fd825859 in these flowers. Destroy this season, a4c3d47aa1 and die forever.dd4727d4ef59c66f

Yet, if by 5fd57cf74f some chance,f1b7a9990048258e

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the Flower 9276935b80 of Frenzy 4adaa17247 regains its 398e519935 true form, 71989dac1a freedom will b120a1eb94 be mine 95c7b3c88a at last.]0839a5589b421c8a

It was 53af746c75 the final 2b37e661ba will of df45298552 Vasili Bjorn 8330c64d9d Jabis, the 15cf21302f first head 87227e09a6 of the 0986a2edcd Jabis family.eca3aac4f1e8b9d5

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Vasili had been a fd4090d12d madman who carved the d19aecfaf8 Flower of Frenzy into 3ccee49d0a his own body, all 02ff481715 because his deceased lover 9645d7ab14 had loved flowers. He had willingly ff4abba69d etched a poison 3640157a6f onto himself that 8588fcde00 would slowly destroy 5622840e4d him.e3a66f0211d8c7db

And so, the d6e93fb533 Jabis family had 905430c2d4 grown to detest 3ca310b558 flowers. No matter how many 2426ed82bd times they uprooted them, 09d8484d46 the flowers stubbornly bloomed e575e3b872 every spring, reminding them 314eb731b2 of their curse.8f2b1ef7d1ece854

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That crazed dbb92cba29 man had f07a1c298d unleashed a 923bedda31 terrible curse a7daa41738 upon his b3bd305b2d lineage before 89d7a9a201 he died.67132e7372dc0702

Since that day, b700600f64 the lifespan of 9eecc19a79 the Jabis family 9d55b5607c had shortened, just ea4d922c99 as Vasili had 4c238468a9 wished, and their dad7b3f1bb lives had been 3e1a23907c ruined.40efee6e3ff50300

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Naturally, over the years, 8354de9c8c countless members of the 478af06b49 Jabis family sought to 1df9200e58 uncover the true nature bd3a867e81 of the Flower of 669829b620 Frenzy, desperate to break 3955cf6ed5 free from the curse.0b62de56ac5f667f

However, Vasili Bjorn, c5ef76ea92 in his madness, d32a2f1846 had burned all e1ba60ca6a records of his 7fb63f33ae partner before his 634751f491 death.edea97322223961a

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As a 81f835b9b0 result, the 172378ab35 only thing 8991c102c6 they knew 9b076c69ae for certain 002fe5a6e1 was that 4f95ee617f the flower 5c056bfbc2 he had 57b267cc45 carved into 0e2208f0ef himself had a6b2089919 originally been 29263df006 white.42481aedcb7433aa

“We’ve finally found a 994fbb72a9 clue,” Zakari said with 46dba1de1f a faint, triumphant smile.5cb4113436711db3

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Though it 8a68496088 wasn’t entirely e8cf067de9 certain, Cersia’s 219683d408 pheromones seemed ef8c4b4b8f to have 72357e8665 the ability 8964278d51 to restore 994865a0a7 the Flower 6290757932 of Frenzy 9c55b44ce2 to its 75ed992f1a original form.754db7919f3eb481

Not only 981857af3f had she 9b103a73d1 stopped his 3f88036a02 rampage, but c27735b8c9 she had 0a9da02f28 also prevented 0e8400c9f9 the flower’s fc646c7b7f bloom.aad30e7ffeac4572

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Perhaps the magic Vasili 84e6e3988a had cast had weakened b1ef61b2ca over the generations.fd426c22761cb661

If that were bbd0c62ce1 true, then now 8707cd8026 was their best a84db2c7cd chance to break e123d31188 free from this 1abb5b447f wretched curse.074f56f0db881ac7

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“Make haste.”3a42b02ef86a9e68

“Yes, understood,” the duke 7b8f70ba2c replied, accepting his orders 6297b8cf3e with a deep sense 2bbdfc216e of responsibility. This mission was crucial—it 21baa9c88b had the potential to 33a01e10db not only ensure the a84e4ac720 survival of the Jabis e237b658a2 family but also to a80be3c436 bring an end to 95eea30765 their years of suffering.03438943e8efda52

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“I will 48e15253d9 uncover the 433474c07a truth as cfdb709f7a quickly as a22c71e2d3 possible.”6948f5224de48659

With a resolute 4f2dde00bb expression, Duke Orban 5182adb8c1 carefully tucked the e63fab36a7 box into his a9ef535929 inner pocket and b3820c9882 left the room. Afterward, Zakari turned f5e6851c48 to Herman.42b5494e49bb9081

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“And Cersia?”34d9c7f40f79b139