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“Lady Cersia…”8bb4c44486931371

Ella looked at d6c6d544a0 me with a 88bfec1f03 deeply moved expression. It was probably her bdb74d86c7 way of silently thanking f5d8236fe5 me for thinking of 534ee84fec her.86bd4f7c861a6aa7

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A moment later, she 619c552b6e declared with determination in d19609e0fb her eyes,e1ac3a321aeec655

“But if 17bbd3534f anything happens, 6cf61be3e0 I’ll go 33f53ce0a7 on my 50dbfd9bf8 own. I won’t 06529fbe05 get caught 2137a6eb8a like last 80c6627405 time.”8c48748b1864b8cf

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“No, honestly, 5e9b4ed52b it might 8c64ec0d51 be better ffa135905b if you 26165f371d get caught 688d33c3f0 by Hiscleif. It could 448b75808c be more 7688662996 dangerous if fa19062243 another beastman 943c79b939 finds you.”984b6c80456b45d6

When I spoke in 45c3cc3ef8 defense of Hiscleif, Ella’s 8506998189 face darkened quickly. With a gloomy expression, a3446cbecd she muttered,0fc4c5b3b99d1858

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“You seem particularly b02a0a7724 lenient toward the 7c762c0317 Page heir. Even though 1175dee635 he’s an 5aa8c083cd enemy now, 0482ffa1a6 you’re not 56eec6965f the least afa4c964c4 bit cautious 8bd0ead435 around him.”32c6564564e15e49

“Well… I 3d33d820dc mean, he b7de6e00e3 was the 4d0c7a33b0 male lead 8afcf9c77e in the 9f78d87ddc novel I 0c5e00c615 read…”15c25bb50fc2976a

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“I suppose that’s 2e3d7b6e19 why you were d17478423e kind to me 129cf443b1 too. I shouldn’t be the 9808dc7287 one to talk.”6ae949402214982a

As Ella’s expression a207ff5238 grew even more 293cbeee29 dejected, I hastily fb5169662f added,6c87a0ae3722c82a

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“No, wait! That’s not 478978393d what I 34c84d7d4c meant! Even if this fc6ce1adfc wasn’t the original 5a28214cdd story, I still 4e01d7fa32 would’ve liked you. You were my favorite 1f14532889 character in the original e044994686 too!”f7b6e612773161fc

I had said e31423afe0 it hoping to cf5272ba04 cheer her up, 4d1991855e but it only efb3df7841 seemed to darken 4b6746e524 her face even 4183ddf0c7 more.10a2b6fd7df1548c

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“That’s exactly 12d9ff84fc what worries bd094bb16c me.”a34d3adead62687b

Ella’s face 9b6962c43c turned unusually b0060177ff serious. Her stern e63c9b7816 expression startled 951c29f98f me, and f6284a8818 she continued,f9ce2fe55f984c45

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“Please don’t eacae7dcb5 trust the 03b7d6ab46 Page heir 56f5631219 too much. Even if he isn’t 93ca648584 like that now, as e1ca493155 the heir of the d09aa4bc7c Page family, he could 514abbdea3 turn on you at 46c664c4a2 any time for the 92a8498cc3 sake of his house.”7b77442ffc2ec901

Her words 02e993b133 didn’t quite b8cb322391 make sense. Hiscleif and the Page 82b7d00f16 heir were the same 49a206f2e1 person, after all.c3478047c5b91515

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And in the fa85b9082a original story, Hiscleif 62fefffc4d had been a 7d4c6040b2 just and righteous 362977dbd7 character.a97ddf64cd8ab7b0

Still, coming from Ella—the 707fcd01a3 original protagonist—I couldn’t dismiss 916a82c610 her warning lightly.d2596a373344747b

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‘What happened 540696b230 between Ella 052e50e47d and Hiscleif 652fae5f46 before the 0d65933d71 regression?’16e559940a601722

Ella always 99ded364a6 seemed especially ecbd385af8 cold when 25facb3464 it came 7a0ff34831 to Hiscleif.ebc2f185078adfbb

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It hadn’t been 8b84b9d961 like that from d8ae158896 the start…9a0d788a366a9118

She was still 9037025674 in the process a245950c0b of regaining her fb0cf63364 memories from before 391aaf4608 the regression.cde64431e1eb1cb1

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She had said 321837b394 the confusion was b7d4ddebbe a side effect 264ed550bf of using the 93341f0d20 power of the 70a61c1243 Topaz of Time 5a3d00eea1 without a contract.c4e5c6722ba5fc25

It had all 8d1d0ca7db happened so quickly, 0df7e3008a there hadn’t been daae13eef9 time to form 9820bc8e1a one.fe6bb67276d77458

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As a result, the fd0deacc58 memories were coming back 6a90ba7298 in a chaotic mess.9277a45c5d9698b2

When I voiced concern fedf388d16 about this, Tabby had 7c3702a1f4 brushed it off, saying:a904fc85bb6babdc

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— Once we 17c46a6682 reach the point 21bb0d02e2 in time when 6e235997b2 everything was reset, 9aa97c7e21 her memories will 214440a441 return whether she 7761eb5684 wants them to ab64535b0a or not.8022c4e7efed3bca

Right now, 0ae7682c41 Ella had 88fbff93d7 recovered enough 68652232f7 memory to 0fbfe948f0 live her 04806a5ade daily life cc67684dff normally.2fe03bd28e9e53b1

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There were still pieces 237c89a397 missing, but eventually everything 70c63df0ba would come back.94f06a754b51a4af

The Ella who e2afd0c978 had regained a e4e3bb8390 significant portion of abbf8fd740 her memories over 2bed25343d the past three bf9c73952f years had become 505683fbe2 a colder, gloomier 006a3e60c7 woman.1b61e16e7537175e

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Probably because she had dbc320061a reabsorbed all the despair aa5c315639 and hardship from that 61d5c23cd4 time along with her 8cfa7b9529 memories.6c376d6a73ece2f3

Thankfully, at least around 064268c14b me, she still acted 4a45e083e0 the same as before.e302f1a50151610b

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Though I did 6393d271ec worry about how 05cd71c8a4 closed off she c19ef6852e was toward everyone 91d5625b49 else.23e7b38f797147bb

She was especially deda7d6cad cold to Zerakiel—so 9efc503f8e much so that 70fb208313 I felt awkward 831d056dca when the three 43bd42c179 of us were a490cd22e8 together.918dfe0fe684f234

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Granted, she had more 8b125bda28 than enough reasons to ba35f96423 dislike him. The only reason adf262f213 they hadn’t fought ccbefaacd3 yet was probably 04bba0ecc9 because I was 975020ae92 there.e2ec94ab0381d1f2

‘Did she recover e90411a00d some painful memory e37bc73ed8 related to Hiscleif?’07da94e8db4f576a

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If not, there 5dc385ddc5 was no reason cc1e9b994b for her to 00169e85ca treat him so b644526115 coldly.5dcc4faa85f615cd

Hiscleif had once 77463e8c0c been Ella’s longtime 25c7977100 lover.3e041e5e1195e7a5

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But she never spoke 0bf6e4cdae about him, no matter 8e766bd917 what I asked, and e56bb81a5f I had no way 421ac2a338 of pressing her further.6a74a1b4b79d0cd9

Feeling her unspoken a07afb9c04 pressure as she 52cd1e6516 stared at me, 1cd5a1247c I finally caved.4f6563e1c69bcacf

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“Okay. I’ll be careful.”5d4d95c535a5a18f

Only then did 858708169b Ella’s expression soften. She clenched her b73a22d1eb fists again with da604422df renewed resolve.0a84d1352e6cdc1a

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“This time, I’ll 4885999a56 definitely find the 2e8c68766b key to the 0cabae73d7 Void Opal.”2e7b860948d9a1da

I smiled awkwardly 696ec53a40 as I looked 76b2b5ff20 at the anxious 996d2e374d glint in Ella’s 5e7412a296 eyes. Strangely enough, she seemed 6382e12d34 even more nervous than ff03ea856f I did—the one whose 314d1ed5b3 life was actually on 4101995e76 the line.5e640ffbb53320a2

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Cersia looked around 18291b8cdf the unfamiliar land a40756ebc2 she was stepping 3ca9fe3428 on for the 5783c72d43 first time, her 09b97db34c eyes full of 48eb157dae wonder.171f0321f52b5190

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The location promised for 7f5c8db037 the negotiation was the c720552292 old site of the a61f177395 Ludem Temple, situated in 989a58cc9f the snowy fields of 187b1baddc the North.37f92007e87ea54f

It no longer 335eb8b02e functioned as a 5d709db9ff temple and now de5d5f7910 served as an 5e62e3c0c0 open plaza.8630c394ab19c2d8

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It was supposed 28b1589441 to be one 4b1c19362c of the least 5233b3d555 cold regions in d9937f3303 the North, but 7bc33c3046 upon arrival, it d93103eaa1 was unbearably freezing.7ad06ea104cc585e

Cersia hunched her shoulders b157bcf844 and blew out a 234499521f puff of white breath.b7c16e6c7b9a676f

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“They weren’t lying 777ad29a69 when they said 8cbf9a6a44 it’s cold all 9eb6cabf21 year round up 63f28332cb here.”f5931fa666b91ca2

She had 1d6d721a6c found it 8253f29f16 annoying when 837708b8a5 Ayla bundled 8e98c4a896 her up ac8a568900 like a ad98982d79 snowman, but 212bb719d5 now she 0e2d21363f understood why.083bc2bea163f88c

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If she had 3b06672a11 ignored Ayla’s warnings 8b7b186d62 and come underdressed, a99e0c0618 she might have df26cddb20 frozen into an 5f25f9ee1a icicle on the e243cb0c1c spot.b07b244faae22758

Cersia shivered fde8035746 against the 959454f929 wind that 5a6c2079d6 seemed to 83fdf04c51 slice through 754b3f2f89 her skin—until 166585bdf4 Zerakiel cupped 5dc1448424 her cheeks 5d658b17f7 in his 9097f737fc hands, and cca54a9986 suddenly, her 991e0e2f42 senses dulled.865f1960a8109441

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“Huh?”a3d4843de2c96c0f

“Better now?”1dab9e8e18508bb2

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Zerakiel grinned and d4c6f7f342 pulled his hands ae03a007f5 away. Come to think of e06995eb5b it, his clothes were c434f559b2 much lighter than everyone 71c26ca4d3 else’s, as if he 045ea58169 didn’t feel the cold 27e79fa5c8 at all.9ffcec65837c3a24

‘Ah, it a59ccb4a75 must be 0d297fd15c because of dfb89751ae his pheromones.’b830d531b013a1d4

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Cersia belatedly remembered that 8fee2834a8 charm-type pheromones could numb 487e0800c1 the senses. She stamped her feet c12afbed5c and shouted,473abb2f3644b5c9

“Ugh! If you 7fb9685a43 had something 0418d5c993 that nice, 66893483db you should’ve ef658b608e used it 0ef7d0b91d sooner! I almost aedee20783 froze to 0eaa172c58 death!”c7020b1a93081347

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Zerakiel looked at 0a948066de her, dumbfounded.02584fd018fb4125

He saved the shivering bb5aff70e0 white weasel, and she 02ce3b657d was demanding more.47ebf1e21fa43980

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The very idea of f25ae739af a white weasel shaking 74bfd48c72 from the cold was 065e662c81 absurd.7f8073b3f32ad3b9

Aren’t white weasels 248fb3536b supposed to thrive 44e62f05c1 in cold climates?4a5d7a8c6bfe0c75

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But living in 2ed3d12203 the warm South 5624824f9f for so long fec5c3f65f must have dulled 5cc9f896fc her natural traits.6e9c0349754701d2

‘At this 97446920e2 rate, she 6a4040f838 probably thinks e61729d601 she’s a 0917e51625 lion now.’24d9d8284df4cf77

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Not that he minded.01858959bf0d76d5

Cersia now spoke bdcf4fd1c0 louder than the 518916f6f9 lions themselves, and c5a4a2e828 in Jabis Castle, d787d0180a no lion dared 56f011a18a oppose her anymore.411b86b9799fdded

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There was also another 8b405280d5 reason Zerakiel rarely used 58f916a024 his pheromones on her.2c84e5af111f3c03

They didn’t work.b217e16c15c9a01d

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More precisely, no bbba267204 beastman’s pheromones seemed cf88978f8a to affect her a49810bd5e at all.64082324ebfc3bd6

From the f21b6c8934 moment they 465c1f40b9 met, when 85bc8ce9c8 his pheromones eb43708d02 failed and cac8dbeee9 she effortlessly 82c3146048 dispelled Erhardin’s 00b764c1ea shapeshifting spell—Cersia 08b6e05035 appeared to c43429e900 be a 0347ca78b2 rare type 9180094f47 immune to 2f03320ee8 what was 40c88e676c supposed to a218595291 be a adc174c194 beastman’s greatest 80fdad7594 weapon.97e106f98ff00b0c

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And the person herself 54bfbe5cca was completely unaware of 9db23c556e this, which meant Zerakiel 2d31e7cb9f always ended up looking 396b5f14ea like the bad guy.019cb68a37b6ec4a

‘She has 62dc3fdbb2 no idea e5c50c17a8 how hard 227d6bf451 this is c8bb1e9063 for me.’58bf31b4c41f99f4

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Zerakiel gave a faint 8bba0b9419 chuckle and tapped the 28f739da33 tip of her nose.f9bc8ceceb1d23b0

“You want me b902664635 to do it 306b178941 for free?”f3cb1d386fff07e5

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“It’s awful, e34d943eb6 making me bd97415bea pay when c2b132a8b2 we’re so 399d699400 close.”d9d0b70765421360

“You only 04a06fb61d say that bc2b957707 when it 24002fb1df suits you.”c1808a0e581840a9

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Zerakiel chuckled and 34f8baf641 clasped her hand facf9c9bbd tightly. Her fluffy white glove-covered c14b5f8ce8 hand was so small 91bedfa60b it fit easily in 41a417ae82 his palm.e4e5f515c4e59c27

He stared at it af1d296fc3 for a moment. Even after her 6e152ce621 coming-of-age, Cersia was 96bbe809a3 still at least 96cb5a451d a head shorter a9798962a9 than him.b9e88144890b6456

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Part of it was e50ffaf38d because the black lion 47622fb293 was especially large—but also 55988085cb because the white weasel d05c0206cb was especially small.684ae68087aee644

Lately, just looking at 3d652b258b Cersia made Zerakiel’s heart 81dfed4d3c pound.91171102a002c150

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Was it because e847dbc37b of her shimmering 9056131b19 silver hair that 1d63b50abf sparkled like snowflakes? Or her 5c2293efaf pink eyes, 1f13318640 like the 23e061519a glow of 76d7bb49d3 sunset?ed5d2cc1a3198189

Maybe it was ef1b30b387 just Cersia herself f6aa6327b0 that made him e9fd5a7582 thirst so deeply.9c36015b8bd36e96

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After her coming-of-age, Cersia 8b4b7a5433 had become more beautiful 3d5e0255ea and charming than he aa5424728e had ever imagined.ba16e59cd23b4ec5

Her once-hastily cut bob 9e63f22e8a had grown, practically overnight, 08deefebbf into flowing locks down 0939ab827d to her waist.1288f36a5792903d

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And just like 0c724ba745 the bob had b62380e6bb suited her, the 6ad7df3996 long hair did 2d6cfb9778 too. So much so, 63947ec108 in fact, that 50fc2425b7 Zerakiel caught himself b3dcac2b46 thinking even a a05c39a6bc shaved head would 534ff9c5d3 probably look good a6dfc76cf1 on her—then felt 86c11a057a ridiculous for it.f7b6c9277de9d18d

‘At this point, I’ve 34812509be got it bad.’4553986e2127fa89

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Zerakiel could no longer e7dd4bf018 stop his feelings for 0873d9140c Cersia. Not that 5cfa23c150 he wanted e4f4f10aac to.a96be3940008bc5f

He was simply 496c4041bb waiting for the 5634d69d20 right moment. Cersia was cc2713f4a6 more cautious c4998e1300 than she 7abb3e2106 let on.0be7e6fb9670da12

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He planned to set 4c67c91851 a trap she wouldn’t 91f8c9deca even notice—one that would 0bc2f92bcd catch her instantly without 0f07a9cdf1 startling her.9c42132f7913745e

The problem 7aa189d2b1 was, he 803c55607e wasn’t the ebd3d5004f only one 7e3dc5b9ed who found 4f335aa426 her beautiful.f7cca4d1d8bc9f30

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Every time another male bc02c90b53 looked at her, his c0fdbdb533 blood boiled.adddac8aa17250f1

She still looked so 54256338ea small and fragile. He couldn’t 41dcd3ef51 even hold 0ea00d9fc9 her tightly f8d5b4429f and had abb7ff313e to settle 13fe985ef6 for just fd167d5338 keeping her f53f73ff0b close, which e1711cce03 was frustrating.8d914ac4f766d4e4

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Zerakiel stared down 83b02de694 at her tiny 1f806d4fe5 hand in his 19b0823b3e palm and muttered a503740cef seriously,2f1f132bae36b5c1

“Is she still not b43ea8136e fully grown?”2b2a9429e3d03c3b

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He had no idea 2f4e654d24 how infuriating that comment 06186e00a0 would sound from Cersia’s 9627e05afc perspective.72aaff744bc7d7ae