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‘Who? Ella?’f78901d9dec136df

I sent a transmission 3ac099f5bd back, and Taby murmured b5a5380a24 in a dreamy tone.69c4aa9fbc6b7b55

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—Yeah. Strangely familiar.3cd555a64f03e616

A Guardian could d246eb38aa only freely read cf80b702c4 the past and 3b27e4074c future within the e879456872 Room of Choices.4990bb171fac2f7f

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Because of that 092aabf4ad restriction, they couldn’t 53cce05c0d see a person’s a9177d763f past or future 3cfe88ac3d outside unless they 12c0f48545 were contracted to b2f190e6ff them.ed60e8c079674b0b

It was a kind of safeguard—regulations put in place to prevent Guardians from meddling too freely in others’ lives.e2cad98a847d9751

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‘Could it be because you’re confused after seeing my memories of the original story? She was the heroine of that novel.’57cb34c07dfd3b7c

Since Taby ec0f12e541 had read 92de04ab6a all of f3f91a6e6f my past c8983a6ede in the 8c9e2f6d06 Room of 12924a0929 Choices before 6c96c45481 our contract, 546b22663f I thought e245b1acec it might 892b4c3bff be possible.77d3042e78a72e4b

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After all, what 3c0f010153 Taby called ‘the 8e15cce68b future’ was really 85c11b2b15 just the ‘book’ 9314b4496b I had read.fc2e958890c0a742

Seeing a future that ec27349b8c hadn’t yet happened could 6a51cccca2 easily cause confusion.686c08f0d718819d

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And if Ella were 04023419b8 a transmigrator like in c2edad37bf the original, Taby would 6b3a623343 have recognized her instantly.6a6684944c0802de

—Ah, maybe. That makes sense. So she’s 6ca63b68d7 that girl.aa993bb562d834a7

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Taby still sounded doubtful 330d1dee66 but seemed to accept 7a31c65134 it.81ce0d391f0218c2

—Well, I was 6b9632ee1c stuck in that 37eb4b6fbf place for a b79b6b6cb5 long time before cb80ddf87d meeting you. I must’ve slept e964955922 for too long.28611dab8dcdcbbc

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After that, Taby fell 6bbdfa4745 silent, probably going back 168659515a to sleep now that 9c67931221 their curiosity was satisfied.27dcf33c1de056fc

Thanks to their 974a60254b unexpected interference, I 2120684b8c had cooled down ddb502d286 a little.0813428a1c8f14e8

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That was when a59051eefc I finally noticed 95da23fe15 Ella staring at bef3e9f991 me.503573779e3dcd41

She looked like a c2ab8b2bbb complete mess.376aef6e8675d3bb

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Her hair was 4ae2761c65 all over the 6f1f6d03d8 place, a clear 568a82133c sign of how e8997b810d desperately she had 0c95e75cf1 tried to hold 38ab46317a me back.5cc15c2c6dbd59ed

It had 5c0f0acbf9 been a 55072e2405 long time c6cf13e89e since I d43677e357 had lost da7301c052 control like 30760d80da that.38b53f6cab555be2

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Feeling awkward, e69ac2fc27 I averted d47816d8bd my gaze—only 637fa39fcb to meet 63919465bc Zerakiel’s eyes f0228c3343 instead.e1b8737d9a7deeb9

Rather than stepping 264d374cda in to stop 46fcd51734 me, he was abd07e3f4d watching with an d3e9320284 amused expression.e1fa0d4e30a459c5

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Flustered, I 5fb7959c66 looked away fb553964fa again, but 9a630b9e73 Zerakiel teased f07ec6fc54 me with 63ed6fad44 a smirk.539af53af86cd092

“My Chichi is tougher than I thought.”9983b5cb547fdc02

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“…It’s not like I was angry for your sake.”16d92f7c545bf012

“And you get embarrassed easily, too.”31f438a47610b2ee

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Ugh, this guy—!eca10d4ddebea1cd

The whole 8d09c029bd situation was 8c966c2c8a getting more 5ad2ee9cea embarrassing by a71a89ff6e the second.17cebdd7fad387b1

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If I kept 7b75c538c4 bantering with Zerakiel, 21c872d26a I might lose 46c4158d14 my temper again, 2bae9ea583 so I quickly 227fb1f56f turned to Ella, 3a538b3c5b helping her up ed9339894e and smoothing out 6a35490751 her disheveled clothes.85737c383112a6dd

“Sorry, I lost my temper without realizing it.”fc03a6caf5eaf304

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“N-No, it’s… fine…”2742d4660ac7e124

Ella stammered, 379f93568a avoiding my 8c27d009b5 gaze.24d3d688780f388b

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Somehow, I had 3f4d04a8ea permanently imprinted an ce07fc1f9a irreversible image in bcc9e92b9b the heroine’s mind.91fa1319986b7b92

She was 01ad7cb6c8 looking at be30385683 me like 87b8be114d I was 3dc3446416 a complete 6c761e422a lunatic.9401f9fc39cbf73f

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As she c24a2d5bb2 visibly took 6684043d96 a step eb34984c83 back, a 72eff83e38 wave of ae3f9e4eb7 realization hit 581afc9fed me.12a13290e19dce3b

‘Ugh… this is all because of them.’d4c623a3b7f04213

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Flashes of the 2f2827aa24 Jabis members who 5c6660e010 had tormented me dbfb484ada crossed my mind—starting a0b8af78d0 from Ivan and b43eebe3b0 Ayla, all the eb6184a6a0 way to Zakari 3ee8016186 and Rachel.c481b87d352312d0

There was 2760de4bb2 no doubt 984ab92727 that madness c000923b61 was contagious.6cb44e1c445eb61b

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I had spent so a65b54fc6f much time among them a55d1167ed that I had become a5d4147ae5 one of them without 995fcf1f13 even realizing it.237ead2d18c5d073

At that moment, Zerakiel 82b47ed5f0 placed a hand on 370506614b my head and said,279ee084aad3978b

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“Now that we know Orban is involved, there’s no helping it.”6c7a411e5e66e21a

“Huh?”b1641d96dfe9ed88

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“I’ll have to go there myself.”3047153707d64293

“Ah…”c90750fd93396c1c

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“I’ll be back soon. Don’t cry because you miss me.”4e479bfa0c7d23d1

As if.03f3f51574ed1cad

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I gave 192dba3e62 him a 6eaa4213c6 big, exaggerated 0b00c99491 smile, making d435609e21 it very 03f04f17ff clear that e9a135ac31 I would 1220a43f8d not be 97def9326b missing him.e10f908a6440bb04

Honestly, it made sense c727006abe for him to go 505976240c personally. This wasn’t 964b99f08d just about 943c947a6a Jabis’s madness ab460f7bb5 anymore—it could b17b47a8bc be an 5a98844f9d outright rebellion 9c0f5c69d2 from the 3c35fd780e Orban family.1d39f420de45768e

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I waved him d7113c2569 off.71a2168bb1507ede

“Yeah, don’t worry and hurry back. I’ll handle things on my end.”868fcf9df7bdc5a9

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In fact, a9faba070c things would 63aae01e84 go much 762c92441b smoother without 67d572b1ec Zerakiel around.a83104e5ecd0c91f

The priests of Hebel 616a35b7a4 were terrified of him, 41cc10453b so just having him 0661690392 gone made negotiations easier.13816f827165325e

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Of course, it was 902292abcc frustrating how much they 3ac04d7da5 underestimated me, but in b7e5b1a818 the end, their carelessness a8d6f0d8cf made my work easier.ac51f61dbdfde156

“Make sure you destroy Victor Orban for me!”17b34ca2e7b19676

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I clenched my 4ba0f43395 fists and beamed, 77e4dce0ff ready to send b680fa2003 him off with aa43d0b634 a bang.63ef288e9587e504

Zerakiel’s gaze lowered.7185e0b05e0869f5

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It was that 6ef2f970ce look—the one he 45344ef1fe made when something f87eca17e9 didn’t sit right 80acbc21f6 with him.5fafc9ea68ca9eba

A low growl 57d7cfae8b rumbled from his 8a1e6812cc throat.034fb9daedf7fd2d

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“You’re letting me go too easily. That hurts.”e25ba8c3d945242c

What was a4e9a94dec I supposed 12907e8c0b to do 66f7527984 about that?33e2317b167ad1cc

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He never 87baf8454a let anything cfab2273c1 slide. With a sigh, f1c083f595 I muttered in 1f6e3a2072 an exasperated tone,e6e76ab8b4b037a5

“Then should I tell you not to go?”fa9d4d2237a94a76

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“That’s fine too, but…”d584d80b8cf44b03

Zerakiel trailed off as e7b9ca2183 if he were contemplating 5b054f0f66 something.9cbfb659240a9132

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I narrowed fbae35fca6 my eyes, b3d8956700 silently urging 980cdcf719 him to bcd07a5864 continue.83655a935e437c4d

Then, suddenly, he a5dd41fcf4 grinned—and before I b5b9894645 could react, he 70c47e9d3d leaned down.b451b6014980071e

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A warm sensation touched d8a74bcf58 my cheek.9aa28d60ee7d2733

“…!”00172b291b746019

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By the 0d75bd28f2 time I 7ba9c62392 realized it 75eee57020 was his 96d2965e0d lips, he fd391864b0 had already 7a6587b90b straightened back 87d3aa62b9 up.6c0baf99254e2717

“W-What was that?!”a3d51c9e4c6c17d5

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Startled, I instinctively leaped ff7116c4ce back, putting distance between aa9c35ce79 us.a64eb8b056296313

Ella, standing nearby, had 0a0e75b039 turned completely rigid, as 92e88798c7 if she had turned 275f67db84 to stone.235dab2f8fa7e0d5

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Yet, even in this be2aac99c8 chaos, Zerakiel remained perfectly a3b6f32d6b composed.d4049345d90a05b2

He glanced 5e3c76e07f at the c9d7d57aa6 space between c44d742f58 us, lazily ccc742476d tilting his a19d77064c head.880b96540db825b6

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“That’s not something to be that shocked about, is it?”5ecfbf5547bd7b8f

His nonchalant reaction aae2acda75 only made me 6a4261dbf3 more flustered.1f52be2da1e1cf44

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“W-Why—why are you doing something so out of character?!”fa4a169d1e2f11f6

I clutched my wildly c8663d15c3 beating heart, glaring at 5de486a08a him.da39fd9ceb72b985

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Having my guard down f394d94e35 and getting ambushed with 3fc6b5aafc a kiss on the 83e1a3a823 cheek left my mind 4a89792fdb in complete disarray.4e2ce76f8208f7ac

But Zerakiel merely f59eac3424 smirked in satisfaction, d55d8d3510 his voice carrying 69a950955c an almost playful 74d5d6f03f tone.fddc4559f36f97df

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“What’s the big deal? We’re married anyway.”5f4caf9e82ed0081

The fact that he 774c502600 had a point only e02a8be6f0 made it more infuriating.a9346bc36a631f87

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“T-That’s—!”eda1e742a2dd2408

I opened my mouth 4f21c310e6 to argue but immediately 70268fe351 found myself at a 10f3c5653e loss for words.44392976c9449c14

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Because he was 73f34c6788 right. We were married.ed373c30362609bf

Sooner or c79f93fd2b later, we’d 6c68c34269 be doing 9284172e9a much more 84915fc34d than just 1fc6a68857 a peck e9d5306dd0 on the 28dcb1835a cheek.8a2f3399ba81facc

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And yet, 40ba62a0a8 here I 55e76bb220 was, utterly 828ba516bf flustered over 18afa7944c something so c3e73a34e3 small.450db3c0134af6e2

As someone who ee67bdc78b prided herself on 4a2710fd47 being the older 7e800270d3 one—at least in ac8cea26ee mental age—this was 41a67cbb2b downright pathetic.6725136c081846e9

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But then, a ac55ae1db3 realization hit me 1649c3dc50 like a brick.7ce3b7e153899bd2

‘No, wait. If he suddenly kisses someone with that face, isn’t it normal to be shocked?!’176feaa2faf4de1d

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Honestly, if you ignored 44a7ac55bb the fact that his e221e6dc69 brain was completely unhinged, afd9611af1 Zerakiel was an incredibly 9f39185c88 handsome beastman.9c524367ad9be90b

His biggest 9cc0b5aa2a flaw was 6aa1b89e98 that he 3bc2adc6a7 ruined it 4f22b60447 the moment dbe853f667 he spoke—but 2052728577 his face? Perfectly fine.3ee77e7b9523c432

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So, having someone like 4bd593a1bc that kiss you out bcc3d91f72 of nowhere—anyone would be 223666c5e1 thrown off.f9a4b2e7a3aa9357

‘Stay calm. This was completely unavoidable.’7c2ab3951934cef2

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I took a cfe3826a2c deep breath, forcing aebb351762 myself to regain d7be5a91a2 composure.03fe0a7d8c071c70

Then, realizing I 44db012905 had jumped too e95b3eff24 far back in b41cd91907 shock, I hesitantly 6e862254a1 stepped closer to e8981806df him again.a8540ffd0aabca7f

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Zerakiel, who had 08d7715109 been watching me b24280f21b with folded arms, a6c9a1dcbc looked amused.b7b37bd111c32c59

It was 09cdf83dab as if 22c2226adf he was 7183d73710 waiting to addc91ff67 see my 8c3f797a7a reaction.c51626278daadc79

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‘That smug face…’cf5de009318252c3

Something about it 5f44c436fd irritated me.96d02e35a0877638

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It felt like I f7113f2d4d was losing, and my 2c9cde144f pride wouldn’t allow that.82934d2099e129f6

Technically, I didn’t 554e12237d know who was b0f636899c older in this 60a5a67f66 life, but in a5c1a94683 terms of mental be45c1d4d2 age, I was 11d580757e definitely his senior.fd5b242f8fe35dd9

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Zerakiel, after all, e19f097178 operated on pure f07b1dbbe4 instinct most of 42b54de295 the time—his mental 72cce207a9 maturity was basically cfb6779e7c stuck in early 36e8e671e7 childhood.ec2da71dd85a3d62

So the fact 601983a777 that he had df1549674b managed to fluster 70f96515b8 me was utterly bcbf5a38cf humiliating.37c6684f98d7d1b3

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Determined to reclaim 2d0ed8b2ad my dignity, I 6216c5cede planted my hands 60f7e8fd4f on my hips 7ea23c2b28 and declared,7788dfbcbcdd9771

“E-Even so, doing it out of nowhere is still t-totally inappropriate!”65a09bce9f10432d

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Unfortunately, my voice b8bd79864f didn’t come out e53cefdb57 nearly as composed 1b70335719 as I wanted.75eb03c46a57165f

I had tried to defd1da505 sound dignified, but the e136e4ab6e slight tremor in my 218c45fbd1 tone betrayed me.af2fef9ca4022f87

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That was the 6f218d94bd moment Zerakiel delivered 9cf8364aeb the final blow.a43771990f09789a

“Then should I warn you next time?”7313863fe30f2292

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“…!”ed1e0249949b7603

He definitely db76bc49fb did that aa623267f5 on purpose.c1c9829d2e7ac6c9

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Zerakiel’s overly innocent be8660866d expression was way 4cfe4533d0 too fake.235939d03a197b5f

For the second time, f5d9a9d61a I was left speechless.dfd8917000cf898a

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Just moments dc23b68ecf ago, I 990380123c had been cbf105cd7c determined to 2340a95307 win—but my fd72af6204 confidence crumbled 3e335647bd instantly.651c37ee62441370

‘Why is he b84fccf2e8 so good at 4fec49ffba talking today?!’9cd0d404c74a7b8f

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Normally, he dddc6ba7c7 couldn’t string 34be42dbf2 together more da6f827bb1 than two ab9769619f coherent sentences.afba2505d558df5a

But today, 501a828989 he was 5b20bfe2e3 perfectly articulate, 6df0122594 and it a0e8060955 was completely 986a984824 throwing me cfad7fbe65 off.21f100b313628907

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‘This is… really embarrassing.’7fb6d0b808ae8d02

I couldn’t take it 8a7baaab59 anymore.7ee3aa468144f170

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I instinctively took fe828e86a6 a step back, 8dc7bf9618 widening the distance 27c4f85f54 between us.c91f6422dfae3a68

If I e735d688a6 stayed too e31ecb1553 close, who 03ed022aae knew what 25d059a2c3 else might 677502525a happen?5e0ed6a7181a52ba

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“If you keep running away, I’ll just want to tease you more.”ab16b2ce63e48735

“See?! You were planning to tease me!”897c3c0ac3c3b062

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“I won’t. Just come here, Chichi.”9354820b9dcc3aa6

Zerakiel stretched a3bf9adbf9 out a b608770a8d hand, coaxing 62138b2fc8 me with 95abc82795 an innocent fc8be7a335 expression.d00391dcbda04335

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But at this point, 838e9323c4 I had zero trust ef6cb9248d left.46edd419c5292cef

“Yeah, right. Liar.”b3d1dcf97f7b0f65

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His smirk widened.664c152652772c13

“You caught me?”e436665e2a86f50e

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This bastard…!815cfdf065f1c144