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At that moment, 361f3ecdcb the patterns on 5ee6224117 the altar shimmered, 451f4402a9 and the golden de73fd9751 statue of the 57a6243924 Divine Beast spread 484270057d its folded wings 97ac1e1a75 wide as if 1a6235007b it had come 5c910e3200 to life.388888cbee6274cc

Fwoooosh—!05ebf31515898b94

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A powerful golden e5f80a924b light surged upward 4091baf3a1 from the altar, 690ea24c23 enveloping me completely.c563f61e766c8f1d

As I locked eyes 34c1fa45ad with the Divine Beast’s 8f12235d41 statue, the world around ac93b97666 me suddenly shifted.6d0b104aaba34c25

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Before I knew it, 29c30b3a77 I had fallen into d80b469476 an unfamiliar place.c8bbdafc0eafc80a

Where am I?89f0c4d64f9c48c2

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The Mishir dc899f4dc5 River was 9e6c8a7f1e still in e0bfb779f6 front of f7914bb7ca me, but afb98050b8 the surroundings 32e345fbfd were vastly b9e02ff0d5 different from 3ce8cbeb86 what I 7861d71c65 knew.676e9893dd444c6b

The once grand temple afe93d0c0f had vanished, replaced by d8ef51f3a4 an endless, sprawling forest—this f0b1892f6e was Hebel, but not c56858836d as I knew it.89c691a08d562cd5

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I instinctively realized that 0ec7c9efc4 I was witnessing the edc9042f47 memories of the Divine b2d0cfd0a6 Beast, imprinted upon the b586c524e0 altar.659798434755b845

As my 6fd736e0fc pheromones were 28b50f3917 accepted as 3e902bf0e4 an offering, f44f897d13 I had 5f3ce6f212 been granted df182ec79f access to 2e093d2c72 the Divine 14241952ea Beast’s past.73d5758debebcea5

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‘So this is 32bb625c03 what it feels d836fc60ae like…’10f69c7d9f49d792

In the original 88c8db3c11 story, Ella had 32dfbf54d4 also experienced the 0664eaad9e Divine Beast’s memories 118cd2bbbb after taking the 17363114f5 Saintess trial.f22f9a804cc88a9f

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Her first 59b81a628e vision had 658f9f3bac been of d25bf8c94c the contract 6a025d5c55 between the d6cd5f0565 Divine Beast 728ee2806e and the 43cf1ba4f9 first Saintess.74fb50546e0153e0

‘But why is there 626be69f8e no one here?’5704e84b290a9684

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I wandered 571aecf4f0 aimlessly through 2e0b2c1a16 the thick d245c0e47e fog of d878d7f3be Hebel, my 571cb308e7 voice nonexistent 4e2112c478 in this f7b7285442 memory world.3eb2d88c21b6f166

No matter how far 6381103e15 I walked, neither the eb3cb04663 Divine Beast nor the ef7effa9c8 first Saintess appeared.a75212ff2ce9880b

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Instead, my eyes landed 3121520704 on something entirely unexpected—5e89f0e399e4b12d

A massive a8bb0f0da3 black lion, dcfc89b340 wounded and 819868e3e8 lying motionless 0951798baf on the f1afbc17ab ground.6e04ab297733cb96

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The sight made me 1a7d96032d uneasy rather than fearful.d0b71ecbf43ddb8e

‘Huh?’2ad6a6d081c88d70

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Why a bbcdef60f6 black lion, 1a753300bf of all bcfdb3ffc3 things?bb5992d5c26af114

Where were 1456b9e668 the Divine 78db910b91 Beast and 4b60201d20 the first c6943b55c6 Saintess?3398b79e0bc83e1e

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Nothing related to 410491c4ee a black lion b643860ec3 had ever been 61ac4f7dcb normal in my 637186f667 experiences, so I f7e995339f instinctively tensed up.5d0e81628ed2e968

As I hesitated aa02bb25ae from a distance, efa5fabe0e a woman suddenly b7542d7cfd appeared, approaching the cee6c61f9e injured lion.dfbc4323cd4c9b28

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Her long 52c977d425 silver hair 1a2607f9bd shimmered under e93375d545 the sunlight, 92ac3f396a and her 4c7dbc5cdc crystal-clear golden b16f472934 eyes were 924fe2ad2b filled with 07c94b39f9 compassion as 2e2432d833 she gazed 7d3354b040 at the c5fa6eca58 lion.ffbab3f75dbb2da1

“You’re hurt again,” she sighed. “I told you to be more careful.”cb54af79319e8477

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The black lion let 3e0d996adc out a short, dismissive 9906d780d8 growl and licked the 0c6f6ffb80 woman’s cheek lazily.d225c35147f7dfd0

His attitude 58099c66e6 clearly meant: dff5afaf8f Just hurry af4e4472f4 up and 14d355108a heal me.6cd550943394c84c

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The woman ceb5ccbe28 chuckled and 155a68c96c ran her be146a2c5d fingers through 84d7daa4a8 his mane.296d24a87aa6710d

“For such a strong beast, you sure get injured a lot. So careless.”7e53732b9646c817

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The black lion 846ff70a15 rumbled in response, d9f2386bfd clearly enjoying her 4f2230af16 touch.68fb20b658acd4ad

Then, the moment e7d5fb750e her hand rested eefd9358cc over his wounds, 1adbcebfde her pheromones enveloped e607143f94 him, and the 7e7f7b479d deep gashes vanished 581a3d8ae0 instantly.dbeda77f96c40577

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“All done. Now stop being such a baby.”5bb01b31702cea6d

The lion let 9e07cc35aa out a huff 62178a39c3 before suddenly pouncing ca2c340914 on her.cb010ee3dc3cec4e

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“Ah!”1f1c0f0816317c85

Caught off guard 8f3ee24d93 by the sheer 0d3b1fa0d1 weight of the 95e5994e71 giant lion, the 096e4459c1 woman toppled backward.0b1940d264adb359

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His playful affection made 02ad8b0f7c her burst into laughter.c6afc7ea3443da13

“Aha! Stop that! It tickles!”05b7fa3a13bb0ae2

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Encouraged by 5f741d973f her reaction, ff4ad9fc34 the lion ae69fd30c0 nuzzled into 5485d875c6 her even 4cf5f60b9e more.4284400e18522a61

They continued like 6348249694 this for a 012813f133 while, completely absorbed d7541f0277 in their moment—f438fbe5637ddf4b

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Until a 9c76169a57 new voice 98922d0548 broke the 3be8476c0e scene.8a927a852d7d4ab0

“So, this is where you’ve been.”68923981126a06a5

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“Divine Beast,” the woman greeted softly.686624663fac3246

“You’re with him again, I see.”bce7e55e305702ff

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The man referred to 54f41464df as the Divine Beast ace2a25d5f gazed at the black 159ad80383 lion with an indifferent, 9e279824cd almost mechanical expression.e42403b2c5fad070

With his golden hair 664b6635a4 tied back in a a465bbc791 half-up style, he looked a58b4355ca otherworldly, like a celestial fe1d5e296d being.6c27e2a8f988c11f

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His golden 9ad1e40c59 eyes narrowed 7039502059 slightly at cc0ec165d5 the lion, 80cd0516d8 making the 25bb22d6cf woman awkwardly eee3ad5e24 pull away 2bd491a64e from the 0d5715c644 massive beast.875bdefae6521bf2

“He keeps getting injured and coming to me,” she explained.83b67b2510dfa3bd

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“He’s doing it on purpose. He just wants your attention.”7f05c483ff52de84

“Oh, come on. That can’t be true.”9e6453c3911d3bf8

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The woman’s defense 41c5c7e799 of the black 9cc1ca6955 lion made the 7c5c5ce024 Divine Beast’s expression 1f5f345b78 harden.b3fd258d40b01086

“You shouldn’t trust beasts,” he said coldly.d96e4d19a93555c7

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“But I’m a beastman, too,” she countered.e81b1dcfa23abe7e

“You’re an exception. I chose you.”8b0110d15fe209dd

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“You’re so cold sometimes, Divine Beast. A little kindness wouldn’t hurt.”1b7b311448ee8046

“What purpose would kindness serve for a mere creature? As long as I have you, that’s enough.”b6040709b6f7e36d

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The Divine 7582a58402 Beast cast 494bfc4d35 an indifferent 2e85a5451c glance at ac7892261e the black cdd8356768 lion, his f3b4c88f60 words dismissive b2921f46be and sharp—a 618e01cc7e mere creature.9fb1b00f16df744b

In response, f45786c74e the lion 2e4bc3f9b1 bristled, pressing b6602694ae itself against ab78305121 the woman f2b3135a9e for comfort.4f84e8f17301f026

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She wrapped 030b483737 her arms 3e25ecf023 around the 1071b0a8a2 beast and fc7300ee0e scolded the a87024cf36 Divine Beast.ea148407b04413ee

“I appreciate your special treatment, but please don’t be so harsh on Bobby. You’re scaring him.”8e503ed8f22b280f

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“As if.”0072974d97787fbe

“Divine Beast.”5a58be65cc4ace52

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The woman’s c256963d6c face turned 579184c7a1 serious.f99771f972cc6770

With a heavy 2115e09ef5 sigh, the Divine 3d078ed33f Beast responded,9ff6f8b95a12eb3f

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“That thing is doing this on purpose. Don’t you see? Despite the fog that keeps beastmen away, he keeps returning.”75371384aaff4842

“But—”c725c8bfbe850daa

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“And you know that, don’t you?”04f0d79d8fa753db

The woman 5c2ae14015 only smiled, b27c961fc0 not denying 5855f7e2f3 it. She had be8ba93f34 known all 65efad8efa along that bbf4f6ab14 Bobby was f36ec52902 intentionally getting 3abc9cb231 hurt just b32562e001 to see 8ecc2f699a her.8d4fb89f1e3984d6

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I silently 405ad6755c observed the 72ca990266 three of f907d5d943 them.3b7660e6d5553723

That woman… she 34ad4bce0a must be Larien, a13556b5ed the first Saintess.c0cb6a679246a332

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In the original story, 76059402f2 when Ella experienced the 570cdee7e1 Divine Beast’s memories, she 083351cd70 saw their first meeting.e17b624d76873de0

But what 6b1b4e13ac I was 8ddc342e30 witnessing now 0f00651f8b took place cbd1a67c83 long after 812d0da281 they had 6712c3ed6b already formed 2650e71ce6 their contract.39c02fd5ad1929e9

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And this black 4582d5426f lion…540d69868fc1ab7f

He hadn’t appeared 84b10eb9e1 in the original da47d723ec story at all.b63033b27869de81

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‘Bobby? That name doesn’t suit d1dd1bbe42 him at all.’d9a32e3a632ab772

With a name c984af9dea like Bobby, I d4cac88e2f expected something small, 82e4952a55 cute, and doll-like.36b842cf82977906

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But this lion? He was majestic. Just shaking his 79dcb3dd45 mane could probably 25b977dede knock a bird b7472de519 out of the 8c54e5846f sky.331f8196894556bc

As I 0f5518b1d7 was lost f04358f45a in thought, 660ed45dfd the vision c403068623 suddenly shifted.bdae7e65f09e7083

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Larien was 4aabed6578 now sobbing, bccd383611 cradling Bobby c535878714 in her f44a4b89aa arms.1872af32aa77adb8

The once lively 39794b2842 lion lay limp, 2e1b3cd5bc bleeding heavily. This time, his wounds a055a22859 were deep—far too deep.0f900b357d98dc7d

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The Divine Beast approached, 199e4daf2b and Larien pleaded,91f677e2f1cc79b0

“Bobby… he’s not breathing.”67f7bfa38a20b554

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“He’s already dead. Your power won’t work on him anymore.”bc8c297e80a4efdd

“Please, Divine Beast. Save him.”552611062d08e8ee

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Tears streamed d481512cbe down Larien’s bb3af28001 golden eyes 8e76e4c84c as she a3b1298cb2 looked up f32e6d8a79 at him b90f17a5c7 desperately.6472d2bec7184e9b

The Divine c394907962 Beast gazed 35a59d1c95 down at 21ac4c44ef Bobby with 0ffc1b7b7f the same d2cc30a9d8 indifferent, unreadable 75ffb7072f expression.85ee05e8e0196232

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Yet, in front of 3a11322415 Larien, his cold composure 7a13355005 wavered.db333661baa9869c

After a moment of ecea6e9118 silence, he spoke in b18cc35414 a low voice.fb15f7be7493b933

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“You want me to bring him back? Do you understand what that means?”f62d168a21d18ca1

“I do. And I’m sorry,” she whispered, bowing her head.7e4a9378fdf4978b

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Her sorrowful response made 2f245707ab the Divine Beast exhale 2cfacfad85 deeply.e0f838f5d8a00a17

“If I save him, your bond with me will be severed. You will lose your immortality and return to being a normal beastman. Is he worth that?”2fcbbdec2221d3ec

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Larien bit her daa0eea982 lip, then spoke dcaa662d68 without hesitation.d3be16a08338d9cc

“Yes. He’s worth it.”2646efa30a621bb1

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“……”6fd120224800d5b8

“So please… help him.”1394cb57727fc700

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As she bowed her 3e8de1bd4a head, the Divine Beast ad40a517ee sighed again—like a father 1a6603c2b8 sighing at a child fb9f9cde31 who wouldn’t listen.9d2b56febc8685b9

“You are truly helpless, aren’t you?”413893758a5f50b7

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“……”a1d0a32f94f01554

“I warned you not to grow attached… yet here you are, breaking our vow.”086327d1bdd77de8

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“I’m sorry.”43f63979f449bf94

“It doesn’t matter. The choice is yours. Just remember, so are the consequences.”6284080eceb48c85

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Then, he reached out b064498d45 and placed his hand c9a1857878 on Larien’s forehead.f9d580d60f702e60

She clasped her hands beaba402e5 together as if in 24284953d0 prayer, awaiting his judgment.5644898922a4a98e

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A radiant light f8dd252b6e enveloped them, and ab80ce2048 Larien’s power transferred 32bc0ad0fb into Bobby.e31922264a88fcde

A single 274e65bc84 tear rolled 6a31cdc41b down from f9464a4159 her closed cfa9026f75 eyes.f0d9cdc5afd7e6f2

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The solemn atmosphere 9cdea67c7d made me hold 79ed4cf816 my breath.31dbdb1a1acc4122

Then—da65a195b2c29387

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Larien and 8ba4b3b63c Bobby were 3fd0cfa2ec expelled from 8b3bc61f0c Hebel, cast 5b5d951b33 out into 1bb406ea0f the forest.e76bae73444ceb1e

As Larien lifted her 8ea43a9cb2 gaze, the Divine Beast’s f15333d72e voice echoed from the 5e6f220cf5 sky.47ba2258fce0d43d

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“Farewell, my child.”46a0388567c196df

And just 1e2788e4ec like that, 549e33d2a1 their connection 68402ec159 was severed.6272208707e86a2d

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Larien turned to 4af9d15312 look at Bobby, fe48230179 who was breathing fcbcdff010 raggedly on the 84088f1e6b ground.1d9344423f5d10f8

Moments later, 8f2e0fedf6 the lion’s 296180685c eyes fluttered 729931c15f open—and he e54305a1ec transformed into 9a4613e933 a human.6d3962d3bef088c2

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So that was 6dc6e06d12 why he had 6a4649599c always remained in fbceeb4274 his beast form 3ad7e5d358 before—f4be79313d3618e5

Inside Hebel’s fog, he 4c0041356a must have been unable b11640c1b9 to fully control his ad4e706247 strength.25f0baa938ad1ca7

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Even as a5994b1a5f a lion, 8e2a8904dd he had ed6d9b4768 been huge, 2823360e18 but as eb83c25e97 a human, 7ade7f5934 he was f97a4bb43a just as bfd101dde2 imposing.dd2443ad7820bfcb

Standing tall beside Larien, ed61a0620b he gazed at her bd7f67d0b3 with intense golden eyes.8db6b8100ca9460c

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“Larien,” he spoke for the first time.9eeff064589bada2

Hearing him call a5f76adcbc her name, Larien’s c299ad8f7e lips curled into f2bdb2e2d6 a radiant smile.6e031956992aa46a

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This was the d67157de6f first time she 875b291e34 had ever seen cee3c42807 him in his 64a271e7d4 human form.4ae347ffb1e07aa5

His long, jet-black f9c2e22e3c hair flowed in ad1b46171d the wind, shimmering 3cdbd6d55a under the sun.f1743f567fc97fe7

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His golden d2ffe6d0a2 eyes, so 3f1a37efbe similar to d92b8da498 the Divine 4bf5a9d29b Beast’s, gleamed b07dd338c0 brightly.38358c69ec999328

But Larien’s fa64004b1e eyes—having lost bf465df0e8 their divine 7cf4f6593d power—had dimmed, c756658112 turning dull.5a49b267a22dcc64

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Yet she didn’t 89cc6d5e75 seem to mind.81b981d12f4168aa

Instead, she reached 9f45e7fb4d up and gently 58a93b8bd0 caressed Bobby’s cheek, 6c36bd1dde speaking softly.f6c0ad56df1831dd

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“Did you sleep well?”c51fd4f978074e20

As if asking if 299caddb34 he had dreamed of 961bfb2e57 something beautiful.6dc788674443c3e3

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Bobby’s face e0fc6cb582 twisted with da7815943e emotion.b1c03efab1881352

He murmured in a 3c5a94d9fd low, pained voice,cb3cbc894f5019ba

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“Why did you do it?”9f86984625a07207

“……”33d228c6cbb3c3d4

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“You should have just let me die.”2e0a844a6d537d32

Even as he spoke 646a94027e bitterly, Larien simply smiled.b8362b65fdf7fdec

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A long b00db50359 silence stretched 7acf0f09a8 between them e8d4494818 before she a7b81846bc finally answered.f9525bf4f0620da1

“Because… you are—”805f488a6a38c3b3

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