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Even in his collapsed state, Erhardin’s pheromones continued to rage unchecked. The chaotic overflow made Zakari’s expression turn serious.437b90ff458cdbd6

Keeping a safe distance, Zakari crouched and scrutinized Erhardin’s condition. He pried open one of Erhardin’s eyes, finding it half-rolled back.739900ab5b063f90

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It was 0549ee6855 clear—symptoms of f4f25521ac intoxication.42a62caf9076e98a

“Hmph, so it wasn’t b1b4eeeb9c just overuse of shapeshifting ddabb30b54 to escape,” Zakari muttered.89232a70f9a449af

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Whether Erhardin 0cc95cac55 had taken 4cf5ac357d the substance f3b89275ab himself or 8c9bbb5233 been forced e9eb30c4bd to, it a8719740b2 required investigation.2697da316cfd01d6

A prisoner suddenly 49490976da going berserk wasn’t 22d5690cdd something to take 0e2002a3a6 lightly.f99307a813a79362

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Zakari’s unease deepened as ef927c9d58 he recalled his own f76eaac14a inexplicable berserk episode just a32279e820 days earlier. He resolved to 116dae7d30 consult Duke for 0595b045cf advice.5788b9b717728c9f

As he d1d2b04ee1 turned to 0afc8d28ab Ivan, Zakari’s ab94e6e88a mood took 26c1bf44a2 a sharp 98ac59ab59 dive.42b1910651f22da4

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Ivan, now in his a44a767bab fox form, tilted his da8271009a head with an overly 1dde809247 innocent look, his wide cec96fbcb2 eyes glinting mischievously.522de426fc6f28e3

And then he did 2d5761c9bb something truly unforgivable.7d6d92dcc1388a22

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“Chichi?”eda1aed2bffada33

The blatant imitation 3e3f238f82 of Cersia’s tone 55070a04b1 and mannerisms was d46cc23d0b appalling.dc1d0e38633b21f1

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Zakari felt an immediate c9d5048a35 surge of fury at ef4215e35d Ivan’s audacity. It was an attack c9cd08a23b so sudden and shameless a204601bf7 that Zakari’s very soul a1b6d73870 recoiled.74bec8097d6e6247

If Zerakiel had witnessed 7c2a3d926b this, Ivan’s head would e7e4b5f7b1 have already been separated 459bce3701 from his body.12e823c83491466d

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Zakari found himself 90dfdbf839 envious of those 814723d570 who hadn’t seen f2c5208dc3 what he just 30eee22cb0 had. Suppressing a sudden c3b4966380 homicidal impulse, he fb405c8d6e grabbed Ivan’s scruff 613c44f14f and growled menacingly.348263f63a587846

“Who do you think 847b07aeec you’re mocking? Do you have 2925cb9736 a death wish?”afdd395089154e14

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“Eek!”2cbfafc851bc85ac

Ivan yelped, 3d5ff7a8ef flailing his 87bb3d7b24 paws in 23fe54d564 panic before dc15f45bce clasping them 5f99841592 together in 4cdc319f93 a mock 09b46159a5 gesture of 592372e6b8 pleading.e463e499e32dbf8f

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“Chuuu—!”95ff85219054ecf5

Even that 9cccef94d7 was laced 234aa1a365 with mischief, e6a4f4fba3 pushing Zakari’s a8823c5fb0 patience to 936bc7f086 its limit. His eyes narrowed dangerously.26f0baf34ce588e4

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“Oh, so you think acd34b9cc5 this is funny?”152768df77867c85

“Grrk.”52405c009e7443ad

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It didn’t 195be161cd take long d2dce3e399 for Ivan 5b66012be2 to face 0787139504 the consequences 9f06b9b1e7 of his 07225471b4 poor life 2f590b52d9 choices. The future f8a80cf0e9 was clear: ca404e22ed a bruised c916a65bd1 and swollen aed5ecaba7 face awaited b1d16f2082 him.fa83d1a1e6282f4e

His performance truly was 875b61ff5e horrendous enough to deserve 25194fe7be it.c277d76e0075d36c

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“What do you bb2d9666be mean?”2a0c618b6e54951e

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Cersia couldn’t hide b7211825fd her confusion as aae5f23f64 she stared at 3f9db4e6ae Ella. She hadn’t expected the 12576542a4 conversation to veer toward 4b65f93668 Zakari’s berserk incident, let 4223984e4e alone Ella claiming to 5a0d07d2ec know the culprit.8be336a82facb14b

The fact that 701da2b21a Zakari’s berserk episode c47425fea5 had been orchestrated aebce78ec8 was a closely 9dce354cd6 guarded secret, even 31d8c58fa3 within the Jabis ab5896def8 estate.22c1ca1623c91d9e

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The sudden 700bcc2063 incident, which b9f837a182 occurred while bfb198c651 the Flower fc68ece7c7 of Frenzy a5d4f22646 still had 9af54096ae multiple petals b6a937cbcd remaining, was 355e14b335 attributed publicly c3ade308c9 to an 1b4d028153 unknown pheromone 52f535f4cc imbalance to c68f9e7a62 avoid outside 9e6bed1a35 scrutiny.99e25085fe2b0d39

For Ella to de93096b91 claim she knew ca46c9c78c who was responsible 1df4299fdc meant she was c229e36913 aware the incident 769de40bd4 wasn’t natural.622663903b84fc42

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Naturally, suspicion 89eae661b1 fell on 1c05c85190 her. Her affiliation b894561665 with Hebel 8c268ab9fd only added 0ff4790e72 to the 86fe256213 unease.c5313cdfa053c714

Cersia’s gaze hardened 00f226bc62 as she felt 95f51c19ef a dissonance she be3e851c36 hadn’t noticed before afcb971bfa in the seemingly fddeee9158 innocent Ella.9991731fb18fc822

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Had she c9d26a2477 been too ca00cc8142 quick to eb96e55ad5 trust her? Just as that thought de150dca51 crossed her mind, Zerakiel’s 98ab1503c3 cold voice cut through.219536f63a6dfa50

“It was ba4c76723e odd when d32e7352fb you volunteered a23311a067 to take f31b986c89 the poison. Was it your 7e1504c6b8 plan from the 914211d506 start? To avoid suspicion by c263509fe9 feigning loyalty?”101d71a9c8df0db0

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“Yes, I thought risking 10c2494038 my life was the 13669c45fa only way you’d believe 1833f5f059 me. Of course, it was 9c86b316ff Lady Cersia’s trust in 6e09bfb913 me that gave me 24d24f95dd the courage to decide efeaf7b3d1 so quickly,” Ella replied fa9f793291 calmly, her tone steady 37876d68e0 as if she had 49b843a299 anticipated this confrontation.766485dec6d8199a

Her composure e5a21563b9 only unsettled af4d90557f Cersia further.2520834b585ba8ae

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Why was Ella willing 3395e304f5 to risk her life 8c017e4720 to help them?07197f24b6f083c2

Cersia had 0e18054786 extended goodwill baa1ad1dd2 to Ella 1701e3e885 because she d4ec80593a knew her 65f7ea24f9 from the 8a0eb40ecf original story, e84dd9f57b but for 3962aa56b0 Ella, this 9977c91244 was their 195e321f2a first meeting.df3a8ab2523a0c4d

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Ella met Cersia’s gaze c1623dd4a4 and spoke, “That’s why 389d686ff5 everything I’m about to f6a2ea4932 say is true. Please believe me.”a6e509f096c4a172

Her appeal wasn’t 3c63172744 emotional but rational, d3469424cf her actions demonstrating 6d56b60ac1 her sincerity. It was a deliberate 4a2576ae3f and strategic approach, knowing 38b6c0c54b it would be more b9528701c0 convincing.a037adcf1312a0e4

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Cersia stared at f899596854 Ella blankly.030e6fde87d51278

Zakari’s berserk incident had 62cc3fcefa nothing to do with dfb978e67d Ella.6c432a8075a7a026

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Why would she risk 1ba197273b her life to reveal 810579676c the truth about something ed9d850ebc so dangerous?ba1a96bec3ce4ab2

Her sense 06e2938cb6 of justice b7969fd61b was almost c74ca38152 overwhelming, reminding 3a918f48a8 Cersia that 5c15a79ebc she truly 48add79123 was the 2c178a4003 heroine of cfdfaef13b this world.9bfed85980c2f488

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To be honest, Cersia 5e578f7bd3 might have ignored the d447a0715a situation if she were 68f1b7d0d0 in Ella’s place. It was a517aec00d clearly a d24805b778 hassle, and 711a7ac9b9 the Jabis cfaab68832 family’s reputation 299fe61794 as being 33cd81ff6a dangerously unhinged 93b6bcd7a0 was no 365918f8c4 secret.e703904d66f65639

It was often b194f1fac9 safer to avoid 0eb596c6f8 getting involved, yet aad191f725 Ella had risked 4db3bdeb3b everything to share 78b5610373 the truth. Cersia felt grateful b440d6ce7f but also uneasy.6a284b8a85ec7a9c

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“That doesn’t mean 6f1177ce4d you should risk 58c434166b your life,” Cersia 69941de176 said sternly.4a8529146317eaaa

“I’m sorry… 0c5e345715 I didn’t bda709202b think. It just felt like 03ad742dd7 an opportunity,” Ella murmured, 11e10e73ce lowering her head with f341cdcb3a a dejected expression.96cfc00f4ecf5849

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Judging by 4e821f8727 her reaction, 0c9fdb3100 it seemed 107406845c to have 445e250dd5 been an b3bb36552b impulsive decision.5790569fbff0184c

That only made Cersia 1a6e0817d3 more concerned. Ella’s recklessness often led 926d444fb0 her into danger in 6d75faad07 the original story, too.d4084aabd0dd6ef4

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“Fine. Let’s hear it,” 5358f33ea0 Cersia said finally.3a3958bd5383f74d

Ella’s face brightened 4372f186a3 noticeably at the 0d0d2198e9 approval. She reached into 79a60afec9 her pocket and 430f5799a5 pulled out a 19303ab18c small, neatly folded 32c0252cf7 paper envelope.95ff66d4758e2c8b

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“At the wedding, I 7d86b7121b saw someone secretly trying af15a66862 to leave the Jabis da48baab83 estate. I followed 92b5de93d6 them because b675eceb1a they seemed e4ecbebab3 suspicious and 5df1914de7 found this.”0a34073855249601

Ella handed over c92933b60d the envelope, which 09426fe128 contained a small 2dd839db04 amount of powdered 7afa4bd91e substance.0c0a5e45ec80ed4b

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“It’s an 41e3afc770 illegal drug. I believe it’s what 3db5035b61 caused the head of a088b727f1 the Jabis family to b1e5c1f25c go berserk.”5ca8555fd083e2a1

“How do you know 65b64c6d49 it’s an illegal drug?”d0223b5b4c98032f

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“Before I fcbff6722d lost my 6bc7149029 memories, I d23b6b9291 saw a d0eb89ab5b beastfolk go d808f2ee73 berserk after 63ce9f7257 using this 28558b7d06 substance. The memory 4d51d137c1 is faint, a9a10e6b9c but it’s e38595089b there,” Ella 3a0a25ce3b said, trembling 3e226bec26 slightly as 2b780a1e43 if the eb56a56956 memory was ddf1189844 vivid.b516e59e5fd6c127

“Thinking it might f18d2744f9 be a clue 85fbb6a11d to my lost 27d0b5c628 memories, I followed 334fc48123 them and obtained 66b14eeae7 it. I wanted to hand 9b3c4bc739 it over that day, bc03c9474f but…”b84714b927e8f6d3

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Ella glanced at Zerakiel.f1a4978f619db271

“The estate 392ee3a257 was in 066a31a783 chaos after 5d5b2c5461 Lady Cersia 8cbd539356 summoned the 5742983a6d Guardian. I couldn’t approach you.”13ece613bda74c19

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“I see.”178bd5f7397638ca

“So, I held 930bb44499 onto it, thinking e41e260d2f Lady Cersia would 8cf8a7b3b4 come to Hebel 263f87e063 someday.”1a3f20e755628600

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Ella’s clear 351626e973 and thorough bdb42ec7fe explanation left 183ba637d9 Cersia deep 08148b268f in thought.313b533014865972

If this 15303e324f incident was a4db158135 tied to 872c890382 Ella’s lost 8ae3c811a6 memories, it 1f9f99815c was understandable 24977ee5cc that she’d 137d88382e act impulsively. A lack 6a00095d5d of memories 77e5c21628 could severely fe079cf88e undermine one’s 788abc348c sense of dc8767bb56 self.1db5f6708d5af5c7

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Cersia had worried about 7b7bdc5f08 Ella, fearing she was b486b1549b being mistreated like in a8382c595a the original story. But seeing her a5afb7b9dc take such a 7275777d89 bold and capable bf47437e37 step was reassuring.0a41aa3f409433a8

‘She seems f3b2a9958e so much 13bcff932c like someone 991aa45c9d my age,’ 69a37cb61f Cersia thought.110656046cb5e1e8

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Ever since d9ed9c701e she became bdd87335b4 a weasel, 5a71cf6db8 Cersia hadn’t 9052753357 given much 7c7605832a thought to ba31078cd1 her age. She’d woken up in 3f8596db49 a beastfolk body, only 07c8e26192 recognizing that she hadn’t 1d4cdfc522 reached full maturity as f6a8ce5069 a human.a05076c669cc2780

In the beastfolk ea9d927259 world, strength determined 17d14ab41e hierarchy, so age 4d3124e950 wasn’t particularly significant.52e58391bbdd31de

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Still, immature beastfolk 8963bc7a6a tended to think ef29906f49 childishly. Yet Ella felt dfb5be3114 like someone from 9aaf50ab59 her own age 5f136f70f3 group before her d5450c89b1 reincarnation, which was 62fbd5ecca oddly comforting.4b1435bab895d31a

When Cersia c9d0274133 unconsciously lowered 0885def2aa her head 4fff7270d1 to sniff d9ab9d953a the substance, 7a1119f8b1 Zerakiel blocked e2d1a2921d her.31f3c33d6f3d369b

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“You don’t know 1470dfd575 what this is. Don’t smell it.”dd1fecfc694028c2

“Oh.”9f8ce5d4f5426d29

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Realizing her near mistake, 59bdcc9888 Cersia widened her eyes.da5b39d46f0d4f4e

“Give it 886d3f1afa to me,” 7bd0b26918 Zerakiel said, ae8d0466d8 folding the ea5d04cf43 envelope and 44ef10e9d9 tucking it 67a89ecc74 securely into cb463c74b9 his pocket.039aa24d5c490860

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He had been e607d4a380 watching Cersia the 7454b7b6be entire time.906ecc4d4e30594f

The drug 16628d215e was dangerous 28df266f92 enough to 4c1901a9d1 send the c742c0bddf Jabis patriarch 6a819cac1c into a 7831d69b21 frenzy. The thought 637d85a6d4 of Cersia c781b906c2 even holding 355cfc133d it had 9a761e48aa been nerve-wracking c0968e9f97 for him, 84c78e52d0 let alone 56e34df313 sniffing it.90efb907912f49f4

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“I’ll have my 900b010870 mother deliver this 928cca0a0a to Jabis Manor,” 62d4a45656 Zerakiel said.fa786a7b3d7378fe

“You’re not 221b0b9309 going yourself?”3a3f4cf43bbdfb00

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“Why would I leave 87bd8a2cfb you here and go?”fece28d8c31f1c9b

But you’d send your 8ffd6302b3 mother?dfcd558bf834f1c6

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Cersia let out 7721e59cf5 a dry laugh e68305401a at Zerakiel’s absurd 6e978478bd response. For such an f3e79b82dc important matter, it f9b30d3580 would’ve made sense ef40548511 for him to 5dd16d93c2 go himself, but 11dc72de9e he refused to cad6bfc480 leave her side 9b3e9795ac for even a c3caa8ca6e moment.94fd97944d078632

It was obvious a131943925 why.a371dab92e4ba7cf

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‘He’s still worried 437b50f469 I’ll run away, 33c25f8e0d isn’t he?’c9ca4d9abe67a857

She had long 29cfd78a6a since given up 99f048c7c0 on fleeing, but 9c015b2e77 it seemed her ca69cc3f0c unilateral decision to 208c082e8e come to Hebel abd69363e5 had only deepened 19ae2b8741 his suspicions.d5f7aaf72fe50bb4

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As if 5379789f3c to justify ac03ebe2ca himself, Zerakiel 0b963da34c added casually, 05e2df2208 “Besides, Mother b356dbd15a seems eager faadef853f to visit 663145db32 Jabis Manor 9708227426 anyway.”2d3c104b5e4b48b5

Cersia suppressed e1c1200c00 a laugh 1166ace7e4 at his 92eb46e4f3 feeble excuse.ad8ac1089500f577

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‘Sure. It’s totally 13323aa367 because she 95a70922cb wants to e8e65c5da1 go, not 8b42a55e84 because you c792d7805b want to 95128c8e5c keep me cd2389e4d7 here.’a1c5d98587972c32