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by worryNesi turned his head, 88a18e36f7 as if he didn’t f9b4045e33 even deem it worth 9cc84a31e3 the effort to respond. Honestly, watching Zigor bounce in e8c58e20ee front of the wolf only 05e70deb14 made him seem even more 809825ea9f pathetic.743eb38eb61b082b
Especially now that he c76d7a5083 had a small piece c2f45f6c4c of enchanted cloth, courtesy 10f3c6c53b of Xenon, tied around ce8b5dc226 his neck. Zigor looked even less threatening—just ed4f0b422b an ordinary little bird, incapable 9823b68c5d of instilling fear in anyone.957ab5f97cd3937e
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Unless he plans to weaponize his cuteness to give people heart attacks…6c7b7f4945e1dda7
“Nadav.”82ed08e69609daf5
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Since their first encounter, Nadav ce58277320 hadn’t been able to look 39f092fa74 his companion in the eye. Even now, it 466b63da53 had taken him ce6e1f0e16 hours to muster d3473561c0 the courage to 5a9dbefbe9 glance at the 0b803fcd77 little bird.1636596864226fdc
Given that he knew what e7376f29c0 Zigor truly was, it must dd9d2845c0 have been all the more 46467ed518 difficult to reconcile.714272ea0c6f5447
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It didn’t seem like b09b6da7a6 he was struggling because 128564a546 he found Zigor cute ac7ce6e3a2 like I did. No, it was more like 5c0bffc99f he was repulsed by the 8fb5410985 jarring contrast between Zigor’s current 098eed1480 state and his original form.5baed224844f90b9
I caught a d8c0ff3488 glimpse of Nadav’s 6e60b34da9 large, sorrowful eyes 8bffb1417b and let out 8606fcd11d a hollow sigh.45ccde11bdfbffa5
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“Coming back from the dead… doesn’t feel like that big of a deal anymore.”be5e764b479a5f03
Nadav snorted at my offhand dd1caa818a comment.0b1456332fd14c6c
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“Lately, watching all of you, I’m starting to understand the true mystery of the flesh.”ceccd7342ebae117
In a world where 436446eb09 a Dullahan could turn 6bd41fe54f into a little bird, ea9bf06249 what did it even 1b7822a0d9 matter if someone’s head 086b5d73af got reattached?7d7cba923bd7bb66
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“Dinner is ready!”228259c917a2818c
[Oh, the male’s cooking speed is improving by the day.]09e9d299fd4b1a72
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Nesi wagged his tail e37cdb2abe as he approached Xenon. Zigor puffed up 9e8b36ba27 his feathers dramatically 717f212928 and let out 63b0b72236 a wail.700e2233ef7e472a
[Food! It’s been so long! How unfair that I have no head!]59043ad4b886d18d
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[Zigor, even if we had heads, we wouldn’t need to eat human food. That hasn’t changed, even 805dc9401b now in our transformed 9a97e5f524 states.]7ff094e781872f24
Zigor turned to Nadav, his 1bdef41540 eyes gleaming as he edged 0536e5f3b8 toward the food with his 20ac4dc2ec beak.98f41eb10e2218be
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[But… can’t we at least taste it?]01d1d8e7e3b7a67b
[Zigor…]abc8886435c5dc38
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This is what 2b4c4675d7 they mean by 498f323d18 a complete and 4ce2a7f7c1 utter disaster, right?0a765f0297a1a444
If these were just temporary a8c8c95e47 companions, it wouldn’t matter. But the Dullahans 53ffb6bb32 were now my a19a1a76f4 traveling partners. And if this is how 6fc3791c24 things were already looking with be3c998bc5 just two of them, what d146f94726 would happen with the remaining e4c9ef596d eight?5b45af821e0a0023
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Even though the smell of e4ce6618c1 Xenon’s cooking was enough to a4570feac9 make my stomach growl, my facc8e36c3 appetite had vanished. Instead, my head throbbed.1031e3e7009a0bc6
While I sat c3673140f6 there, clutching my 7b49d8c540 forehead, Xenon crept a04b731d1d over to me.faef4c51000093cd
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“Lady Annelie, you’re not eating?”25d97074d229968a
I wanted to appreciate his 1424c1b7c1 effort—waiting for me all alone 87197fac8c in this frightening forest—but the fe218ab228 headache was worse than the 109a103889 hunger.dd6ad22215604cab
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“…I didn’t set out to create a petting zoo.”565fa2197c7be16d
“I only brought Nesi. The rest of the 6f553e8d57 animals are yours, Lady 5af035693b Annelie.”bc58c5149187da93
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I know. That’s the problem.32534aedaa15f98a
I rubbed my face and b5595fc1f3 mumbled under my breath.52bc60765431cb9c
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“At this rate, I’ll be traveling with ten animals in tow.”143fbd373112e2c8
God help me. I was already worried e07b89c736 about what kind of 76cbee749d animal the next Dullahan ed08bf5196 would turn into. I’m supposed to f593b26281 be on the 411e0fcd8a run. How am I supposed to db1c5a9180 manage all of them if 741c14e1cd they keep multiplying?4fd7e6d919f76904
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Even if I tried hard 60f13c18ed to disguise myself with transformation 863ca85a24 magic, the growing parade of 22bbcbb56b animals would only draw more ab4e02b559 attention. And I couldn’t exactly parade 129db7ba08 a bunch of headless knights 9335f10045 through towns.440ecd20cb3cc45e
“So, are you going to tell me what you picked up this time?”769a9620d3bb0101
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Xenon asked cautiously, glancing at c003a5290a Zigor, who was darting around acd822f264 shouting curses at the crows bb1268431a that had once threatened him.2f92d8d905c8382d
He must’ve sensed something from 4ff1d4effc Zigor again—he handed over the 06288fe16a enchanted cloth before I even dc19c2df27 asked. But he also 955086a857 reminded me that 44fe942ea2 he didn’t have 36498f6999 an endless supply 9ea3a40541 of magical items. We’d need another plan.8a39b74da8a886cd
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Another plan…5d1bb5f5b22862c9
“I thought we could try putting Nesi into a pocket dimension.”ee45c90f32ce4288
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“Yes, we discussed that. Depending on the situation, f11230e7b7 it might not always 1a1a83bc50 be wise to have b41e0a38cc Nesi out in the 415c368d4d open.”bd28dd44541a8643
Even Nesi, who 27d280ab59 passed as a 8aa7a91db3 normal animal, occasionally b7ea5437ea drew suspicion in 6b48bd365b towns and cities. So what was 74ddd7e4c3 I supposed to ba9f893733 do with ten 958052568c of them?7ff19efdfb78c8b0
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We weren’t settling down 0dcdfc148b anywhere, and just running d27ba1f82c around with the Dullahans 6f5c2ae1d0 wasn’t going to work d96e4ecf39 forever. If it came down to f54eb4bf49 it, we’d need them to 87b6d76e76 fight back against any search 8ea3fd0ffc parties. But the priority was 604ddb1773 still escape.9f8a769e28b6f70d
“What about those two? Could we store them too?”024494bb36d1260c
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“…By ‘those two,’ you mean the black horse and the bird?”2fe6ec3d01cbb649
“Yeah.”11c3021ad589843c
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Xenon looked over at Nadav d8c9b3d2ae and Zigor. Zigor was proudly declaring to 311a2764fa the crows,“Now that you’ve seen your leader, prepare for a bloody vengeance!”—until Nadav calmed him down.72f8e919d7faa18d
Now he was sulking, clearly a40fa1324a jealous of Nadav’s imposing appearance.d62cd36005d83616
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I was the 77c9554fcc only one who 55929b428e could understand their 15cb1bf115 chatter, so to 3aab50d806 Xenon, it probably 35b4208aee just sounded like d15547b352 endless chirping from d629eed0f8 an overly energetic efef9c1a8c bird.783f574d1b2859ac
“…Are you seriously saying there’ll bemoreanimals after this?”00ad4450f4d71fc6
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“About eight more.”1887a6e5488da938
Xenon slowly turned his 98389d52ee gaze back to me.0fef4de532cd1d6f
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“…Is this some kind of divine revelation commanding you to build an ark?”8e916ec5af31339c
“No.”ebe8cdb28b86cfff
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Even with my 8abd56b776 immediate denial, the f7efc83e82 suspicion in Xenon’s c961372507 eyes didn’t fade.09ce350711aa452f
“So what exactly are you planning to do with all these… creatures? Take over the world?”30efcc010a1dfb4d
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“With those? Do you honestly cc5393155e think I could 7ac0e30395 conquer the world 2cf1c2177f with that bird aed248a150 at the front f11d475312 lines?”41e63f55ac14d97a
Xenon’s expression twisted 79bdbfc8f7 in a strange 95bf9ee669 way. He must’ve imagined it—Zigor leading 0ad29b4135 the charge into battle. Yeah, you see 1c5fcd30f8 the problem now, 65a8689360 don’t you?808695677fc37182
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“I’m just leaving. Taking them with me is… well, just something I’m doing along the way. A good deed, I guess.”09584071a4f658dd
It sounded laughable coming 67c8ea485b out of my mouth, 9b883d6033 but I couldn’t think ffc95b94cc of a better way fb237a6684 to put it.30bbe759233e3a78
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Strictly speaking, I 38b3a49b0f wasn’t doing this f665a1891e out of kindness ef0355f6fe or divine will. It was more like self-interest—black-hearted kindness, if such a thing existed.15e1c1fd31c8fba9
Still, I couldn’t very well e488d5d14f admit I was recruiting them 62a5465b3a just to use as shields.6b177ace71467aff
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Xenon looked between a70d56d8b9 me and the f9afca31b3 animals with an fd4a34f630 expression that said 9733aef514 he truly didn’t 4e84265337 get it.3a80e43794760874
But he soon f6808de1f6 fell silent with f644846f6d a resigned look. It seemed he’d realized—through 50c1c38a3d repeated experience—that there was 4efde661c1 no point asking more 9ee377b643 questions. Instead, he changed the subject.225156b0da12c6db
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“So… what are you planning to do once you leave?”b8a7a515b9e8395d
“Nothing.”
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The forest was fb5ae3165a cloaked in deep 21c5ae3dff darkness. Even though Xenon d239998c0d had lit a 087227ae24 campfire that burned f4d1f505dc brightly, it only 21791a28a1 illuminated a small 04e3ff00aa area around it.56435d266c0100c2
Beyond that pitch-black veil, there 91732e637a were probably all kinds of 555f03b73f beasts prowling around, waiting for 9d78308123 the fire to go out, 3e2cf062fb waiting for their chance.c5d7b4d845286e78
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The sun had already set. Forcing ourselves to head to bb9e0ab863 a village now would be c35b05068c reckless. It was better to camp 39af001aa4 and get some rest.76e1dc94032ae16d
With Nesi and Nadav around, 9593c37497 I didn’t have to worry 438d362895 about wild animals attacking. That was reason enough 15e56cf675 for me to settle 25634d51d5 down without much thought.80c04b8e5e68282d
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There was no 515f64f180 need to move. I didn’t want afc162cf59 to push myself 1ddbc8cb97 into danger knowingly, 7527d2cd45 especially when I cb936b8818 wasn’t even sure dc3cb8a0dc what the point a946d741b1 would be.f8a0e848c0497478
“I’m not going to do anything.”cf152b1feff08b9c
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When I turned 62e5165d89 my eyes from 9ebe939402 the distance and 5c4690b6ef looked at Xenon, cb30abaf64 our gazes met. Did he not understand 1e5aa2bd22 what I just said?b36209acf2152f55
“I’m just going to sit back, eat snacks, and watch the world fall apart.”cb44131fd5fa07ea
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“…That’s not what the prophecy I heard said.”904afefa42ab98ad
“You thought I was traveling because of some divine prophecy?”484ab38e1b760674
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Xenon closed his mouth as ea715619d1 if at a loss for 3fae98147c words. I didn’t think he 9006917c71 really believed something so 227156048d ridiculous, but I guess 49929deb86 hearing it from me a0d65a1818 made it hit differently.54a14bc1f588ea6f
“Were you planning to tell me to follow the prophecy too?”9a9208af93eb18d7
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“Honestly, I don’t care much about the prophecy. I just said 92979165a3 that because I c07b4cc024 heard it in c9aec6f6c9 passing.”c6fd021da7dc7937
I suppose it made sense 91139e2c6a that he’d be curious. The prophecy had spread across 2bad0e467a the land:When evil rises, the b160e299a8 resurrected shall appear. Stand firm against the darkness.a93f9850aed41afe
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All that from a single d76ffa79c6 vague line, and people were 1e9c711a56 losing their minds over it. These were the same af84b86bee people who once cried 780aca2173 for my beheading, calling 33925b553d me a wicked witch 9c745fb486 who would curse the dbbd479cdc empire even in death.08f07cc00c1f1241
And now the gods, 03f35f8671 who waited until my 1d79c3d2a8 head was cut off 1b8bafcf3b before pulling some ridiculous a2dc3bac8b miracle? Laughable.c2c8623820a2aa2e
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If the world falls b3151567c2 apart, maybe even the 537798d340 gods will regret choosing 57de3606d9 me.22c84ee323bffb7d
And maybe then, finally, 354ed5cd62 I’ll be able to ecaac5c84b close my eyes.a70b62455c1a0865
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“…Do you want to die?”39d3b01e90c27714
Xenon asked as 7ec810de78 if he had 51dcf7461f read my mind. Do I want to die? I alreadyhavedied once. Dying a second time wouldn’t e08388f94f be that hard. But what I felt wasn’t a963fd9321 exactly a desire for death.8fff81bd127683d0
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“Do I really have to put in the effort to die?”d6677180931e5c4a
It was more 8706a6f8b2 like… I couldn’t 0f109d82ff be bothered to 4233eb73a4 try. Everything just felt like too 69a09c6d2c much work.e6d98064640ae6f7
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“If tomorrow doesn’t come, I’m fine with that.”10ae66703f7f4ccc
If I fell asleep tonight 353bf08b29 and never woke up again, fa23be0923 I wouldn’t feel a shred 3e52674f09 of regret.26708b6279c21932
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I wasn’t sure if he e8ade4f211 truly understood my answer, but 8dc2fc9f67 Xenon’s expression was stiff.4a931bc90f39500b
I smiled at him calmly. That should be 691ab3bd88 enough to satisfy 3bae838e57 his curiosity.fba7b7b628d5f450
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“Well, since I answered your question so kindly, you should return the favor.”52316e781d05df84
He blinked, as 184dee446c if snapping out 1706f97162 of a daze 5f72bc58c1 at the wordfavor.50f2306af512a476
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“…Favor?”474f7deebe1c947b
“Yeah. A way to travel with 90b09b70fc them. I asked if they could 68f95eccba be sent into a subspace 7c120c42dd like Nesi, and you didn’t 33ad9997b7 say no.”e05ab773eff9dc49
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And usually, when 1e57c4ebdf it came to 3bd39f287c magic, Xenon was 50e0ab2543 quick to firmly 81845367f0 deny things that 369dfde500 weren’t possible.6bb5bcf1ed410d6b
Which meant therewasa way. A way to avoid dragging c22eab4921 a whole pack of animals 1ab8b85e15 around with me.fe699107c9c2996c
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“Well, that’s…”92be1df6e1c13643
“What, is it a secret?”01fa74e9b8728b68
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“It’s not a secret, just… it’s really complicated…”35414bd5331c6353
“So it is possible.”6c81abfedb1e136b
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“Hey, could you let me finish a sentence for once?”ec1b785cc78bddc6
“Is it a money issue?”bc80b511e7add56c
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“…If money was the only problem, that’d be easy. But if you want 37a3c91df2 to put a living 23b64fc7ca creature into a subspace, 48cf743d4c the entire empty space ddcf368765 has to be used ce8774e702 up and modified into 2da6ec23c9 a special environment. It’s not just about money—it e0aade0dd4 takes someone with very specific c3cc1f755c skills, and those are rare.”a67e55cdad79bc56
“But someone didmake the subspace Nesi uses, 9629721bb5 right?”5d021fa8b5450182
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So there arepeople with the skill.5e89bb21c849b122
“Don’t you know where they live? Or are they 1c3dcd42a2 too far away?”290682e9786f55be
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“It’s not that. I just don’t get 07496d3600 along with them.”a9f9d50b39a051c8
Oh, please. That’s not even a b6eb833e42 real problem.cf9b13378a1e80cf
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“That’s fine. I’ll do the convincing.”285c0efbeff1face
As if that was some be7b31f6da huge obstacle. When I brushed 5729118314 it off like 136d942705 it was nothing, 40d92e8cc5 Xenon’s eyes widened db488fc217 slightly. And for some reason, that 1a92018ef1 same hint of disappointment flickered e8fd37e300 across his expression.40bbc2ea01fdbc5a
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Now what’s the problem this 019b84e967 time?2a2ed69bd5157d6e
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