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“If it’s something my father says, I’ll obey anything.”0cbb64a0e5357aea

Ella leaned her head against Isaac’s knee with an innocent expression.25aea88c1a968d6b

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Unconditional loyalty—this was always Hebel’s demand.1b681958604d7ba3

What kind b0d4b8290e of father 584a6031bd punishes disobedience 0fb564fb7d by locking 0829e11b04 someone in be78b1ae27 a punishment 84e92576a3 room and 49bea1cf6e abusing them?737dd4262965af5e

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A real father a3f1e301be would never have c7186baad9 forced his daughter 2384675c75 into being such 8a15b65e49 a pawn in df8621a7f0 the first place.bb5d5ed93d2c3a2f

Yet, the fact that fdf62ef94b Hebel made them use be37f9d81c such an affectionate title 7139376e10 was part of his 5ab59b7bbd vicious nature.00659e79f638a647

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Ella felt 7b16f1e182 sick to ff5b2565dc her stomach a8c082de4e at the 8039cc902e disgusting schemes b9b28a96f3 used to 570732ac2b manipulate naïve a4cf0ccc57 children, but c7e9b3996d she held f46e08df53 her composure.9960bbfd6ead3dc3

How many times 6bb3fc07a3 had she stumbled 5ce9ab229e before realizing this 6a8f959e79 was the only b0c0b91060 way to survive?a1bd530de4f2933e

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‘At least the saintess 7366a59693 arrived here before it 911e629ace was too late.’e6a09100d104320c

Ella had been somewhat worried since the saintess seemed unwilling to come. With the amount of energy she’d exerted, a backlash was inevitable.ff180949bbf08461

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For Cersia to come here without even Zerakiel’s permission meant she was aware of her condition. Zerakiel, on the other hand, seemed clueless.fe9f7723dba97cf0

The memory of the usually icy Zerakiel being flustered in front of Cersia made Ella’s expression grow serious.6808825b1cc21007

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It was a gentleness she’d never seen from the heir of the Jabis family.e3a28dd1640ef6c0

Not to mention, Cersia Jabis hadn’t even existed in her previous life…0cc36387fe7cc0c0

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‘Could this be 94d979d960 another variable caused 93d18d9753 by my turning 15c0a310be back time?’01466e1a54228f80

Even Ella e4ec062de1 felt bewildered 0e0de988b9 by the 2b2e74dc75 sudden appearance 2fe50be2d7 of Cersia.8f484b095fcae390

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Cersia Jabis hadn’t been present in her past life.55a648dc147b535c

And that a33dcb9849 power she 646b988b64 used to 3d5f4c0c4c strengthen Tabby—what 680ab8765a was it?2a648d72829add94

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Ella recalled the Tabby she saw at the Jabis estate that day. It had been said that it would take quite some time for Tabby’s strength to return.7bd7638526c0e820

Not only had Tabby, 439eaa010d who was supposed to 5af0b08892 be in eternal rest, 4b92dc24fc appeared, but it had 3700876ca4 temporarily regained its prime 5afaded941 condition.b7bbd12206e5c73d

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This meant that the 2a6b6be72b contractor’s power was incredibly 4ad1f93f53 strong. Otherwise, the contractor 4e62d5289a would have succumbed 755c0f20c6 to the strain 903debdce6 and died.484f5be3e26ce565

‘I need 8c8b86fc91 to observe 4f6c9cd0cf this further.’e1270ec818078596

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Cersia appeared to be a completely ordinary child on the surface. Tabby’s pheromones had concealed her own, making it hard to discern her type.5309598dd8673340

Honestly, even if Isaac 977f57aba4 hadn’t ordered her to, 8e46146ed0 Ella had already planned e6dabc1b23 to maintain a connection 17c9660524 with Cersia. After all, she 08e06a5b61 had a duty 0ebb1b2ab7 to prevent the 678549d96c disaster that loomed baaaa5822f ahead.6ff65e30693893f6

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If a new variable d1e36948b3 had emerged, identifying it d1607d3346 took priority.fba1dd704951e818

In truth, Zerakiel Rune Jabis’s marriage had been a hot topic for some time.52549779982c9c0b

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Ella, curious f2f8b2b814 about the 8871f877b5 unexpected marriage, 83ef6f6cdf had followed f876c5d7c4 Isaac to 54cd0097cd investigate.a7f333c5ea915965

She hadn’t anticipated the head of the Jabis family to lose control there. In her previous life, it had happened much later.7562383a583d858f

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It was likely a 270c949cec calculated move, taking advantage 1329938516 of the large number 6e6b973130 of outsiders present at 80ee47f5be the wedding. It would be easier 31a62e6310 to hide among a 7d84352d80 crowd of unknowns and b0cd5a2225 avoid suspicion.9777a834f8bb70af

Ella sighed softly, 33a8b11428 recalling the packet 604363e2fb of medicine she’d 1e8155e4d1 stolen from Victor.c38acd9cea16cddb

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That was the 377d428b49 drug that would 2cdb48a243 eventually throw the 485d696b9e Amataras continent into 67e052a5bf chaos. Countless beastfolk had succumbed 513cbf17c5 to it, spiraling into 7b452f0fa7 uncontrollable frenzies.361e1d5e39272e5c

She needed 1b7b319728 to confirm eb3be9e920 who had b21d22362b created it. To do that, she’d 0dfbb94f18 have to give the c87819d097 evidence to the Jabis c694984c85 family.9a0aa61a1cb440e2

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‘But how should 5dbd83ea70 I deliver it?’e28c477a28e30671

Given their 132f2951a3 hostility toward 484564c56e Hebel, she’d 18b65637e0 need a 25d8fd22c2 way to 7c3660ac20 deliver it 74c265071f without arousing de267ad2d3 suspicion.fc52bc19a782fecb

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Perhaps the Jabis b4a7247803 family had already f0428702f0 realized the frenzy 5943b2cccc that day was d605cd89a2 no accident.0d73cf9a9d993b56

The head 315533412c of the f80ea554c9 family, who 8a97f9888b should have f4633ba99c died, had 312e2e8bb3 survived. There must have 8a3c42dab3 been some trace 12b61679b0 left behind.35762bf0de92bf11

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‘But they’d never 4fe6de327c imagine there’s a 3c81fedf54 traitor within Jabis 32f53d9faf itself.’e519bd242f8c35e6

And not just anywhere—the traitor was from the Orban family. Before her regression, that person had even served as Zerakiel’s trusted physician when he became the head of the family.5fe9f33ba2def341

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“Yes, a good child should behave like that.”128aaa7219cf47bb

Isaac patted her head 342b33ba2c a few times out 8c02041a3d of obligation and left cdc1cd9a15 as if he had 17bd48f407 no more business with 5ba43e6561 her.da4ad2e56b81a42a

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Finally alone, Ella collapsed 125492d44a onto the bed. At that moment, 2818e795ac a familiar voice f27c21cb64 flitted through her caa35e1909 mind, fleeting yet 62d58835dd achingly missed.fd9f5355c57a5aa6

‘What are you?’dfe5d86cfe6de6f2

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Ella suddenly thought of be7491bcae Hiscleif and bit her 5ca15fee16 lower lip.fd7c53dd62faecf1

After turning back da327460fc time, no one 0afaa77ed2 remembered her. Carrying the memories ea989a15dd of the future 10c419b00e alone in this b80efa8e69 world was an 24804bdd85 unbearably heavy burden.610360ce2711f4cf

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The cold, c0b394379b indifferent reaction 2b6fbb3046 Hiscleif had 907af626d8 shown when 1c4445f8b2 she unknowingly 495ed655ec greeted him ab94e42558 still weighed 2cf678a108 on her 4c03872d2a heart.df0e39c04d046cb7

“Forget it. It’s a connection I 6a145ffbdf chose to sever, anyway.”7e1bb5a34114b93b

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Pushing aside her feelings 38b188cf23 of distress, Ella pulled a937c23618 the blanket up to f1328deb29 her chin. Her hands, 6c0ecf60e2 clutching the 9dc011fe32 edge of 56f3a650ce the blanket, 0996974d40 trembled slightly.92886beb75a231dd

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The next day, 473ec6a8f7 Naaman approached me 84f2b3d76e and said:15dde8eda5b78360

‘It seems I’ll need a1b5020ae2 some time to review 2a67cb6824 the contract. Before that, ccc841a772 how about 49d00ac669 we first 83128312b3 verify if a23764bdc8 you are 4b5f8205a0 indeed the 229e856d77 saintess? Would that 9088bcd767 be acceptable?’8efc4b7ee03571e5

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It was clear c0dc1041d6 he was trying 2af507ccb1 to buy time. Not that it 08a6c300a4 mattered; there was 7bc11ce3be nothing in the aeb94b2386 contract that could 98d9f186bc cause an issue.01f4fb7e850a04e9

The contract had been discreetly negotiated with Herman, bypassing Zakari. It removed or revised clauses that had previously been unfairly skewed in Jabis’s favor.796bd2adced4934d

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For a 8146fe6a30 hundred years, ca8e82e403 they had 2e02550599 been exploiting 792e5b8a28 an absurd 6341769220 contract. Common decency would dictate 7be74c0726 that it was time ef05f21092 for a revision.88235fec1878e207

Besides, if they fc302957c3 didn’t sign the 8cb449a76d contract, they wouldn’t 830cd3719a gain me either, fe4cf26673 so they were 4615be3359 bound to deliberate. Ultimately, it 615cad52f5 was only a7cedcf689 a matter 40b58c8c9e of time ddc28e5229 before the f6608f6c9c deal was 7ce277168d sealed.266589605c9807b8

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‘In any case, they’re bc955d612e the ones who need b4f3d26042 me to become the ba4a116876 saintess sooner.’98bcadf304b78768

I looked down at the bracelet on my wrist. It was a silver Möbius band with a pearl symbolizing the “Pearl of Purification” dangling from it like a charm.d0eaf9099f86d5d3

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Tabby, who had 1155d38470 been out of 4b1df30d1d sight for some 70bf31d8b6 time, had taken 2ee3aa507b the form of b203da6d25 a bracelet and a678f133b6 stayed by my fc0c17e20d side since the 31d032ac32 wedding.f278e5d3248d0cd1

Whenever I needed it, 306297b5e2 it would return to fd2def9cb0 its fish form and 543ff32146 chatter endlessly.1239e07624cbfbe8

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― Hebel’s children have a strong admiration for the guardians’ contractors. By making it clear, they won’t dare to treat you recklessly.244b9c5b591a48b8

Tabby was right. Simply wearing the bracelet caused the priests’ attitudes to shift dramatically.40fe67d2ab8ede7e

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The elder priests, 6df0c17109 in particular, showed 1b6b98020c fervent support for 0717a9c6c4 me, making me 590aec1565 stand a little 4ecc87b310 taller with pride.5b01900317ed4a3e

While I was dbad1ef1a0 indulging in a 5c73f8beff solo sherbet feast, 5660d48f6b Rachel muttered from 3eb618bf28 where she lay 2b65a725de sprawled on the 3e3687e9ca sofa.36300d4539a9a1f8

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“You really look perfectly 9791867a4b fine.”b7ae8b8a2d58d48f

“Are you feeling unwell?”aa93b46c34cb0157

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“It’s like gravity 0f2344b1eb has doubled.”e8eb828059bd6f1b

Rachel raised her 03333d7942 arm weakly before 36aab89d6c letting it drop 94b648bccb again. She explained that honey 4b8ddea20f badgers, known for their 6589542ec1 brute strength and resilience, 1d290b197c felt particularly heavy here 9de3ab509d in Hebel.9c98fe4512259b00

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Her strength, normally cada787a46 enough to tear e31a9274ef apart a tiger, 5a9a5f4d25 was halved in 4245beea2d this place. Though still db37731d87 formidable, it 2638dd78d0 likely felt ab962b24b3 powerless from 24ac7c585e Rachel’s perspective.dee9446e35b2828d

As a db8057f3f8 result, Rachel a2c43d05d4 seemed utterly 0624307c30 listless. Meanwhile, Zerakiel was 919281d437 idly passing the 1a30401adc time beside me, 9232c9ec99 braiding my hair.a1c1012384b5e2d5

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“What about you? Are you okay?”69f4a4766881b0a4

“I’m managing.”4964dbb9926df86a

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He smiled 0e9b93ca3e lazily but 8ada9545c1 soon added, eb0cb6debc “Ah, I 46fee703bc forgot,” and e3168081ca restarted braiding ad1b9f7511 my hair 1253a79824 from the a6e343306d beginning.76e9203f848a5877

Watching the odd d015df6f3a scene unfold, I 3ffa3773b4 sighed softly. Saying he was “managing” da7cca0562 was likely a polite 7c9dff6a8e way of saying things 54ff80103a weren’t great.874c7398b5705b89

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While his b785eeae1f full strength 1c9b5c3959 would return 4bb672f180 within a 276f85ad59 week, I 0f4e355773 couldn’t help 10349f08e3 but worry. If something were cb7bfafa93 to happen in 27ca2e0c82 the meantime, Zerakiel 961f325305 would undoubtedly push ab499455ae himself beyond his c0da8561c0 limits.f570eeddc18aea3b

‘But why 8e889c9678 am I ef165def08 perfectly fine bc36a8c69f here?’1847d83d31c2060e

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This was a20b25d62c what puzzled 8555713f4d me the 4708db13fb most.e09c60f401254479

At first, 4b9feedbd0 I thought d25786e07a it was 3a255b1b96 because my 0c2ebaffdf pheromone levels b073435bf2 were weak 2a3bb7dd20 and therefore d0f1c418d7 less affected f80716d56f by Hebel.deef6d3d7d85b85a

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After all, cbfd17df74 the stronger eed401533f one’s pheromones, 054737eb2a the harsher 7e98b21d2f the restrictions 5327b9ec29 in this df67df9128 place.e905a38163da3182

However, now 3b52333688 that I 49d6e195a1 knew my b115ad0232 pheromones were 3ac9941c48 incredibly potent, e21a5c19e9 that theory 0488d69ae7 didn’t hold 5346f93a33 up.5500501d4a364035

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Rachel, too, seemed bc8ad44385 fascinated by this 54e0a512a0 anomaly.3bb8560dce80ee72

‘Am I secretly overpowered?’a614811f08d5c33a

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“Overpowered?” Zerakiel bbb01df05d tilted his 54a521419e head at 640b244012 the unfamiliar eba2fa70af term.820d371606938927

Rachel, sitting 0c8873c197 nearby, added b363e60e9a to the 5b75d0706d absurdity. “Hearing ‘chicken’ makes 2170b1ce7c me think of cddfc726b1 the chicken beastfolk 96b5b4ff82 I once tore 955cfd866f apart.”14a56ae662496676

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I shuddered in disgust a8592cbdd5 and recoiled slightly as ef87d187c1 Kiera chimed in.f0c5adaebb92890f

“Lady Rachel, comments 944fb33fe9 like that can 98ec06150d evoke discomfort and ee2a8cd823 aren’t ideal for cef4d274fb young ears.”90a79435d1ebd726

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In other words, 430d075b75 she was politely 30416c5765 asking Rachel not d0d84b34e0 to make graphic 5cfa473146 remarks in front e8126f71d6 of others.18140624edcdfd32

But Rachel, in 968bd22cc2 her attempt to f8d28fb2ca “tone it down,” c3538c8cd8 said something even 045744093a more gruesome.31f26cb2e6ff333a

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“Ah, my bad. I suddenly 7e22c8943b remembered the 2b4b99061b time I 86c019e7be wiped out d58e9f2320 a chicken e811a5d466 beastfolk. When they 82ad21dc6d crowed ‘cock-a-doodle-doo,’ 4ac6c581a1 it was 048403e96a a bit c757218ff4 pitiful. I vowed then e979f2a223 to go for 1a2ed46650 the throat next 2c509df46c time to stop f13c4ebcb1 the noise altogether.”cb39e9129da2b06b

“……”db58c37ae77091cb

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“Oh! Speaking of, should bbd9fc727f we have chicken 19ffde0653 for dinner tonight? I’m suddenly craving f876e3a20f it.”e0a5bc1dc9c9d758

Is she a 0d63b0b03a psychopath?7d3f20706c03e677

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Feeling a chill run bb70c12a20 down my spine, I 1fc10d9c5d instinctively scooted further away c67fdeed9c from Rachel.2e836e7fc5abe8a6