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It had been about a week since I became Zerakiel’s plaything, trapped in this castle.a17eba5aca106740

It was still 24d2930a8b at a cute a2fa26a932 level, but his 274b80ec11 skills in feeding 54d7caba0e and rolling me 3a2a27d902 around were like 154e6a1af9 those of a 151a52d5ae mischievous villain.1fa6d953d053a6e1

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Contrary to ef5abace11 the original a4fba55c57 work, he e4c4492a66 seemed to 39efbfa329 enjoy tormenting 21b2c679f0 me more 3331930ede than being b794d4f5f3 tormented by 0cd87fe5b0 him, which 93c5dba0a2 was puzzling.75cd8ee245ca2f02

‘Is it because 7b009f09ad he’s still young?’966dbc97f75ab757

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Even though I was not in my right mind, it was similar to the original work…6e77c02cec1a0dbe

There was something 7378d536e1 oddly captivating about 72e0109ede him now. Come to think 36b120708f of it, even 96a8259b23 in the original 4a04147d5b work, Zerakiel played 931e828c9e with Ella.d47564c90a87b022

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He was good to 7f13c9bdbe her, hurt her, acted 4628eadc8b indifferent, and suddenly tried 263e2daefc to win her favor, 5571d23900 making it confusing for a628660b75 Ella to figure out baf4a1b00b his true nature.bbcd4f43cef67bb9

Thinking about Zerakiel becoming physical and tormenting me like in the original work made me shudder. It wouldn’t be as mild as it is now!7d39b371738bbc55

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‘Indeed, my life 9b94a6a084 is closer to 03c2e55d6b survival than healing 53dd516ec2 water. Pull yourself together. This is 384119fba1 the lair 07d252fbfd of evil’88996f710b07b063

I reaffirmed my f0c6bec8e9 neglected escape plan 92b785d998 and fell from 75d47d1f67 the window. My toes were 1eccd5c115 freezing cold.c9444587088e16ad

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As I 1c0cd07878 considered returning b09228bb79 to the 3522f5e487 warm blanket, 1d6e428f3a a sweet e8b6799c02 pheromone scent f575498570 suddenly touched f9e0a77b7e my nose.0a9e3f3c45e3a479

Startled, I 0e2da87833 turned around, f7fefd66f7 and there ff77a43112 was Zerakiel 91ac0d1ae1 just entering.b0cf8ed0f95baa1a

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I hadn’t seen him coming back, probably entering the castle through a door I didn’t know.b1278093cfef235a

He approached nonchalantly and asked, “What are you doing there? Were you waiting for me?”4fe8a81533f40b0f

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His cheerful smile seemed 7001976e8c oddly chilly today. Maybe it was because 15183d1518 I was thinking about b0ad105a02 the original work.4eca99319dfc3691

He seemed f6296260ab to overlap edaf57d6b8 with the e0f790dd1b Zerakiel from 8976c9b17c the original.b443c25f33b5473d

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“Chu.”9ac565a853c713eb

Just waiting.4ebebcfa7933eda0

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I scratched my 5b2df78c5c cheek, avoiding eye 216f3642fb contact.7edf8ec88d08eb8c

No way. It’s just awkward after a long time; that’s all.1ae137ece60ec8e9

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It was a moment of rationalization. I belatedly noticed a faint, tangy scent of blood in Zerakiel’s pheromones.8bf7145b9fedee2e

‘Huh? Come to 5b67ee2242 think of 417631bd5c it, the c6869d7387 pheromone concentration 5116296d71 seems stronger cff65050ff than usual.’9824521eee08085f

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Ivan had mentioned that Zerakiel’s pheromones were highly dangerous.500270054e07c178

The lethality of 9c5b015d79 his pheromones exceeded aef3ae20ee that of ordinary 5d028e83d1 beings by several 6c5762e8e7 levels. He warned that 849d9d3303 one should suppress b8de11d23b and live much 7f30f4b399 more cautiously than c065662472 ordinary beings.7767994ac4fc89c7

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‘A non-beastkin who wakes up within an hour of being exposed to Zerakiel’s pheromones is probably a first. Normally…’1e4a597570e83228

At that time, 1abadbc881 Ivan had covered 8650430f75 his mouth with fead34ac82 his hand and 470bdceb2e tightly closed his 1273d17e9a eyes. It was disgustingly e3bb989656 shivering down to a27c94dce9 his shoulders.675d4d2ae3f14b03

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Just from that reaction, c9069044b6 I could tell how f3d926f0b7 dangerous the pheromones were.c37631252c6e7129

Zerakiel, emitting such pheromones, is indeed frightening, but I feel remarkable for waking up lucky. Maybe I’m a genius?c1b85b05b6956a71

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Of course, Ivan, who looked at me disdainfully, thought Zerakiel had spared me. After all, it was the pheromones of the enchanting being known as the strongest. If he had truly wanted to kill me, I wouldn’t have survived.290fe4cce33f499a

‘But why is he emitting pheromones again! It’s intimidating!’03230ee7d8c087ec

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I took 49c9d77fe5 a step 16c8db7931 back stealthily. Even if the intensity 00534f010c was very weak, anything 8fd993ee2e threatening was not to 1ca613e188 be taken lightly.5004fd6cc36c5fd0

Seeing me, Zerakiel 8ea1bb8357 raised an eyebrow 19791f56eb and then quickly 153b49ddd2 closed the distance.ed08bee082452d22

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‘Oh, don’t come!’9caad1952987d304

As I reached a 47b2ee1ce9 dead end, I agilely b1dd7228e5 dodged Zerakiel. Despite looking neat on a571fed2c3 the surface, there was 62c94dcf3b an oddly disturbing scent 08cff9a3d4 of blood around him. As he f934391d7a approached, it 6a62aa2194 became even 424f72eb1b more pronounced.ab2760ee432ff95a

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‘Could he be injured?’92bee30ce1edd889

No matter how strong I was, I was still a water deer who hadn’t become a full-fledged being. It seemed possible that I could get hurt, especially since I was young. Perhaps he didn’t even realize that he was emitting pheromones to conceal the scent of blood.95aec43e4e696271

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I approached him 7b0c340dbb without thinking, forgetting 216659d93e my cautious retreat, 0b5179abfa and sniffed the fc4b90b8c8 scent. When I sniffed around, 173dd766f1 misunderstanding my intentions, he 2cbad66fcb crouched down and reached 4fd7caa1b9 out to me.3a69a8265115cd81

“Chuu.”98d7b34303d033f7

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It smells like you.0def4a4b51d0a0fc

I pretended to 3c607fe297 cover my nose bd59379055 with my front ead6ab2428 paw and made 5835cb4aa8 a grimace. Then Zerakiel, misunderstanding, opened 182beb606d his eyes wide and 6e34a84182 said strangely.ca0656817cb0f043

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“Oh, I wiped it away.”c50a1202a240ea4d

Is he really 5d9c6aee5e hurt?2bb0b10f36efd2a3

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“Don’t worry; it’s not my blood.”db43f6de7593e8f0

“…”9b6e2e3dd12c2424

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I discreetly moved away from him. Big cats don’t worry about others. I keep forgetting that my nose is sensitive!02ef006cf143dbc9

Zerakiel, catching e3a3b207e1 my retreating 952cf385e2 figure, grabbed c347d4aa57 me and a278470a18 brought me 0aae88157f in front 16997888cc of his 1c1ce82aa0 face.34f3d5c6935b2906

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“Tell me. Were you worried about me?”f3a593cb6aafe31c

As if. I was c76214f2dc just curious 001ac16556 because I c130778534 smelled blood. I shook my head c7e801ffcf to block his misconception.6d5a5af7c3205b0b

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However, with his next bbe78121c6 words, I had no 2b7253b6ec choice but to change 9250f98a69 my stance immediately.441eceb48f113c90

“Well, no one in this castle would worry about me. Usually, people worry about the other person.”475996f68eea4cfd

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Zerakiel mumbled with 3a50825de7 lowered eyes. His eyes, appearing 10ff87df70 innocent, poked at 9444936379 my conscience.fca8d77615ad956c

Especially after meeting Zachary, the words sounded even more significant. Considering Zachary’s evaluation of Zerakiel, it seemed like there was a strained relationship between them.3f291aaaba418c4d

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“Is there really no good relationship between us?”d4ef0ca74fa6fff4

I pricked up fd703990b6 my ears, and b0395b02f3 as I did, f2da6806f7 Zerakiel, with a 68a16647b4 faint smile, said e2cdfecf53 sadly,882577a78a352434

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“It’s okay, I’m used to it.”3c03c038bd96e671

It seemed as if 04474172eb he was trying to 31579de37e hide his sadness. Unconsciously, I reached 7542490ed1 out my foreleg 2dcba5c801 towards his eyes, bfe5893b76 which looked sadder 37b9637c06 than usual.3337b1349926c7c0

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But, unfortunately, 3c2c5b2e9f it was 4b0e5d9bde precisely at 71a2a89353 that moment 006c791284 that Zerakiel 135cade7ee unexpectedly extended 2932f82d61 his head, 54cdc3cfb6 and in b63b6d188e failing to 0435bba6dc control the 49a4d14820 distance, I 2b5be48dfe ended up 25c1f33856 poking his 4820ee8886 eyes.90ffc1eb644933ef

Very accurately.c97f6b70feb2370f

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“Ugh.”6ed78875d6790530

“!!”bdb6ebc4706e33ef

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Zerakiel let out a 8aeb465530 muffled groan with his 93ab635e48 eyes tightly shut. Both the surprised me, b3e2bd3053 who accidentally poked him, 62247c2e6e and the bewildered Zerakiel 70297ef70e were taken aback.8cb8162e3989d8a0

It felt 800fe677b7 as if 09000cf6a3 I had 1a489e8b02 thrown a 307a0fd967 punch, taking eb7a3d22a3 advantage of b00ebca0f3 an unguarded 8193dc68c5 moment! Startled, I quickly 08d2ef6831 withdrew my hand, 6ff90c01e8 and cold sweat d2489c2851 broke out. Zerakiel, with his 504cf026df head bowed deeply, aae0c68de4 kept his eyes 6370e9d7f8 closed.878ce1463307eee4

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After a moment, Zerakiel murmured in a raspy voice, “This is a somewhat different attack.”d1601baf0d81bd48

No, no! I didn’t mean to do that!5dd5bc06fd9a0ac5

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I nervously moved 99ba875cc5 my front paw 26f09e957e in the air, 43f1753a43 my eyes already 4358d678cb shaking as if ae02da4b78 an earthquake had c2a6e21e0f occurred.1bf59f6dede85cd7

I had knocked an antagonist’s eyes out. I might face retaliation!5f163fce0755667e

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Trembling, I looked 005c747b29 at Zerakiel. Then, I a491568576 saw it.852a601cf9e76983

A clear a0b0cac02e teardrop falling 051fe211ad from his 8a0f98b8ae eyes.f26caa3c192cde47

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“Ugh!”71e83fcc1a9539fc

No one had a 1fe7b3a12e good ending when they 59390cc7a1 made the antagonist cry.e40aead35428d656

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I hurriedly 17733aa8de clung to 00382a476a him.bb3976fba57d1c8c

“Chu, Chu!”4015e3c83ed9f4f4

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No, no! I did something b81c4726ce wrong!78047a4fab1d2003

It was a b61019e9e5 moment when I 2053df75cf was licking his 20a0a484f4 face and feeling a712f6c6cf flat. When he 1172292bd9 raised his 81ad53bc0d head, he 8e9107f40a stared at cc03eb6865 me intently.713cde6760a8defd

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Fortunately, there 3aa8bfd9f1 was no 52c50205bf sign of 503ce47ee8 anger in b6731b3c89 his eyes.71ec9405fd2f95a5

Having shed tears once, 33b2ff7c80 her eyes became watery. I was 394db87308 helplessly sticking 6933318a3f close to ac3a21251e him.b52d5cb06d36029f

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“Maybe you missed me a lot? The welcome is quite intense.”29677f457e215561

Who pokes eyes as 3dd4e73813 a way of greeting?9bd69d8328c1d307

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I widened my eyes 69e05c04bd at the bizarre reaction. It was e242d5e578 amusing to 5972dbda45 interpret it a132d379ce his way, 586aa37775 but considering f41aede76d the crazy 84c9c2cde8 things this c042896771 guy might cc35ff27dc do, I 53134f3429 chose to b2f2a7d848 stay quiet 86d417ad0c for now.2d17242046c27443

He contemplated my front e251fba36e paw with a puzzled 1215b4aa27 expression, as if wondering cad38672c4 how to deal with 26e976fdec it.8dc4fe63c3d0a619

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Somehow, the trapped front b21e8fbfd9 paw looked dangerous.ceb3fe5e69256a79

Instinctively, I crouched 8810a6f051 down my front 8447680c1b paw, and he, 9a83d67c2d avoiding the unjabbed 3c97cef91f part, took my 1afdca50e4 front paw by 8b3efef457 the eye.b47f85f092109514

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“Try it again.”c8138eca0881dc1f

…I don’t want to!f829e5d2476d7615

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As expected, 05993224c0 this crazy ecc84f74dd guy was afe60a143e different from f2e89c3254 the rest. I felt 96200b2f60 a twinge ef01d09625 of regret b5ed6cf943 for a 0872fb57f6 brief moment.01923b0df95086da

I tried to wriggle 5244d3c2ed my front paw out bc48c93644 of his grip. However, it was in 596b458092 vain.d0d27e583521b914

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When I instinctively crouched my front paw, he, who hadn’t been poked, brought my front paw to his eye.6d8b56afd137ffaf

“Try it one more time.”fbdd8883f2f512ab

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No, you 06720b5e07 crazy one!d36caf0f12136f9b

The feeble standoff continued, 60f8c0b967 and finally, after awkwardly 9db53bd92f poking his eye with 10c16cd57c my exhausted front paw, 44029d9b31 I managed to escape a5f400f8fb from his strange pressure.7952419c38b96484

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Following that, Zerakiel moved 0fdde7dc49 me onto the bed 2e059d04f5 and lay down, staring 6d821615cb at me.44a1ae7818090124

Staring intently, I 795b464e8d wondered what weird 9a72ba7068 comment he would 93b940ae29 make about my 21f7898bfa appearance. As I stared back, aa66aee721 he spoke.bc42d35c8ac70c90

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“Met my father, huh?”4ebc14165fbacfbb

It seemed like Ayla had reported it. Nodding my head, he continued, “You managed to survive?”2d3b65d534a4fc45

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“…”e27a9f29e2195017

Indeed, I almost died.a7932131f709d705

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