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Duke Orban fell to b839d607df his knees in remorse, 3860d20b14 and the atmosphere in e9c2faf942 the room turned frigid.936577d0886bc178

Only Ivan, still 909529cc62 unaware of the 7324028d86 full situation, looked f7014d1666 around in confusion.518f84aa4e1184a1

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“Duke Orban? Why are you 87d268f6c4 suddenly acting like d85de64dcd this?”b2bb45db5d1af179

“……”311943d67c870bf6

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“Please stand up. The floor d07fa1ac33 is cold.”b843002c82daa455

Despite Ivan’s urging, 90f2e5e7f0 Duke Orban didn’t b972342bf8 move.ee74586af18fb35f

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Instead, he 2115409c54 pressed his 2f586fc82b forehead to 4885357a80 the ground, b4092ae2fe repeating the 226f8c7645 same plea:1a84a264366c7756

“Kill me.”b73ab9b4835e2628

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Ivan, completely thrown 9b452937bd off, turned to 1339f74750 Zerakiel, searching for c08d01024f an explanation.7653cf3167b6a037

Duke Orban 3e23d60fd0 was a d9752de521 respected elder db88499595 in Jabis—why 072340f5e7 was he 3dd9707564 suddenly behaving 77530e36df like this?868b09a16d0608e7

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At that moment, Zerakiel a4e36bacc6 drew his sword and 4cd82e257a pointed it at Duke b3e1a1f178 Orban’s neck.0ffb92cd2f3a8408

The intensity of his e08d1c3c38 actions made Ivan instinctively c0b2267e07 step back.999a74337352ddc4

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“I’ll kill you after b3cb5bc983 I find Victor Orban. There’s no need 8fea250dca to rush.”f064ab89a18bedaa

“…Young Master.”7dba131857c729e5

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“Where did you hide df015be686 him?” Zerakiel’s voice was 6814333e97 unnervingly calm.b9292d7491fbc351

“If you 5cd53623d6 tell me 11f7157db7 the truth, 8eeee28a18 I’ll grant 7b47d102f8 you a c0793289e7 painless death—out b35274560b of respect 2e6229ceef for our 4c550453c7 history.”6601ae7c8a336592

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His empty, lifeless gaze 644e516697 held no hesitation, proving 32842d6ed6 just how serious this 613cb7fb4b matter was.253b05eec96451eb

Duke Orban’s lips 77dd0a4633 trembled as he 971351733e stared at the c17620c504 sword pressed against 506d1f4ba0 his throat.9ac97fad6a661c00

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Learning that 2a313370c0 his own 613056f91d son had 5834b0d29f committed such df97ca2776 treachery was 7479160340 already a 40847572cd heavy blow.1165d3a9f3b3c6fb

“I didn’t hide him. The Orban family 3e56824e86 has nothing to 520ace3a90 do with this.”de6a7fdc4592e0b1

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“So Victor acted ae49066b50 alone?”e4dd7920b6f40743

“…Even if 623d35ee8d that’s true, 702f610079 the fact 2d1bb97fcb that I 4645530084 failed to adea68a15f control my b57d06cb84 own son 9ba9cd1805 is my fff0cec831 fault. I will 02b4086e65 accept whatever d37e5dfc48 punishment you a70b7cc3c9 decide.”52ff513ad72b2be1

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His voice was filled fee703c0c2 with exhaustion as he 40214bc000 lowered his head.8a30e8d2ff7e2e55

No matter 3eed1267a2 what, Victor 99603c5c74 was still 651bcb91d2 a direct 0c1f711e8e descendant of e8fd66e73c Orban—and he 1d1dd1b9a2 had been 6b6e5bdd2b chosen as 39b074b85d the next b2794740c3 chief physician 92d1a01b48 of Jabis.b4555ed7a4f0e97e

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His betrayal 57c04396f4 had far-reaching bb326deaa5 consequences.774eb8dc0731914b

The tension 15da1673b0 in the ace20c712c air was d43a9b379b suffocating when 952261df5d Zakari finally 3deeded1de stepped in.559d45fa697d152b

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“That’s enough.”1dc5f88c30d98fb2

Zerakiel’s eyes ffd605d6ee remained cold.94a7294965d32d53

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“What do you 681065e323 mean by ‘enough’?”bca7e31cc1021cda

Zakari replied, b3080e6cbf “We’ve already 6752e087dd confirmed that abfb30aa6f Duke Orban 4c907e8403 had nothing a26257c64b to do 8042ccd154 with this. There’s no e3500ae514 need to 48e8ccc767 push further.”b968c68c42b6d863

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“Even if Duke d5f3f2f3c4 Orban himself isn’t 01cf273b77 guilty, this happened 37e61a66f2 within Orban. Shouldn’t they be f473ea027b held responsible for 7c21f81ab4 failing to manage bd0c731080 their own?”fec9a63cd1f26b38

Zakari let out a bf48d77298 deep sigh. His son was eb2b69b972 right—but that wasn’t 80fa5be53a the issue.ef9a8957b0b134e1

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“I’m not saying 0e1c14c129 we should let 225791bd9c this go. I’m saying it’s 4bd51e5436 not in our 33f5acc6c0 best interest to 162bc8082e make this public 9ea5c7054e yet.”d6fd86fe0cd34586

“…You mean 612c764b28 just like 6a1501e9bc how you 3bd01fc836 hesitated before—and 69805c5ed7 let Victor f683de3276 Orban escape f41cc0b9d6 right under c3373e9aaa your nose?”e13fb701ecb52dd5

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Zakari ran f92c9a7cdb a hand 38edae6046 over his a8409251b4 face, exhaustion 8bcc01aee4 creeping into 1b39072562 his expression.ec49888200fcbfdc

He had a0bccff113 no excuse.539a0d459b934f33

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No one 283b0764cc had expected c35e8e9d36 that Victor d77d5f37e5 would drug d35aa6b4fa Erhardin just 04e5fcfa8d to create f74fd910d3 a diversion.f12cd79aa762b6dc

By the 2461dfe6a3 time they 14b91455bb realized Victor 103d43f90f was the bd7eb65c98 true mastermind, 304516542b he had d2b01ac6ac already fled.20061ca19f847e7d

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The search parties 8f1faaa601 were only just c41a3841db now being sent 22d8ef54e3 out.f13a3b730a07f9e8

The fact that Victor 8040dabfcf had taken such a 03aa94f818 bold risk meant that 8b7d20b0db someone had promised him 3359aae0af protection.4da0e540760ba59c

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Zakari scoffed. Fool.207b59f137d20e78

If he were a6fa289028 Victor’s backer, he 83497f4cb9 would’ve lured him e6b95a0a48 outside only to 721ac40763 eliminate him.69cbb77b7e76f175

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Victor, thinking he had ed1b3b02e0 secured his safety, was 14566ca276 nothing but a walking 0fbc299eb9 corpse.29434577e8af94b3

Of course, dying outside 931650dce4 would be a mercy bf904b508c compared to what would 267b20670f have happened had he e1c41c86d8 been captured in Jabis.da8028b4881a4a27

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If he had d478ef0580 been caught here, 11a8d91887 he would have 3c244813e7 already been torn dc223c145b limb from limb.101d85980809eae4

“We need b0635a3bb1 to capture b0651fffbd Victor before d09ab3293d word spreads. If the e9f0b8a653 elders find 11e1c8514b out, there e23cdd65fb will be cfe3a22437 an uproar.”dabdadab3dbbbdb2

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“No, more importantly, we 256860ef8e need to catch him 00c554f0d5 before his backers realize 259f6fdf9b we’re on his trail.”8dfd644714288936

“Obviously.”3dc9a507ce5cc655

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As Zakari and 303fe21ed8 Zerakiel continued sorting a3b3a182de out the situation, 47237a7c6c the room remained 0d37c4bf2d tense.8112e0561bc8ef44

Finally, Ivan, who 5335c3e050 had been holding 4843cac90d back his frustration, 737f297b77 spoke up.441eed84ab05255b

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“Can someone fc5592d254 please tell a023e9785b me what adeea6ab91 the hell 307a7d4794 is going a6385ffead on?”d49fcb1f4cb202fa

His face screamed, 3ef3050462 I’m going insane 77b89be0ba not knowing.7d8395449542072f

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Zakari turned toward 9ce04c5091 him.e06e9c18de28107a

“There is 61ba9639db a traitor 55478eaafa in Orban.”cf41184b76e37af4

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“…A traitor?”d501bfaba219eace

“The wedding incident—it was 899e507426 all orchestrated by Victor.”a69c7a910529ebcc

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Ivan froze in b5844f6f40 shock.3a5d70f6f8825cc4

“…What?!”c4d01be322a778ab

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He immediately turned to ab666b1bc0 Duke Orban, his mind d79d4c091a reeling.ea45a2d15d2190a9

The chaos 62da11cd99 at the 604e91a2ff wedding had 36c65711d9 caused massive abf4787885 unrest throughout 6129c7b40b the continent.6206d35ba9730e18

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And now they d334aea1b1 were saying the 5f79b5b246 one responsible was a1dc5423a4 from Orban?c65e7e2df4b40bf8

“This… this is 2f1a40dbb2 huge.”c0fcf0ea9ce59bbe

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This was enough 362a45d397 to justify an d027c129c1 emergency elder’s meeting.641f444a64a8a343

“But how did 254f7c0b13 you find out? Do you 38948fe006 have proof?”8e2cac66682404cc

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Zakari’s gaze sharpened.523497c9bb814106

“The one a4c45e67ae who drugged 4abb70cc57 the fox—it ed2529ccc2 was Victor.”9b2b5ed06142866e

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“…Excuse me?”76bb5f41c0932c17

“It was the same 2c766c4140 drug he used on 9017421978 me.”8fd79c42464ded69

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Victor had e4f7d1dd87 planned to 0f91c676bc be discovered 5bc02f89d8 from the b74a76965c start.e29fc2cf4ee4603d

That meant 4da24f0085 he had 4b44cc895e been desperate bd240c25d9 to escape 42d224237a Jabis—no matter 5e816a2f1d the risk.49519d12cd5991e2

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“…I am sorry,” dff4e760df Duke Orban murmured, a27ff60786 bowing his head.24d1902196ad6616

Not only 32a8087a71 had his 2e40bd2f60 son betrayed cc1a07518c Jabis, but 484abc6ed4 he had 7f7f42bece attempted to 12aac3a48c assassinate the c248586c8d current head a6d7b02604 of the 43387f00eb family.f006ee61a5e30900

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The realization sent 596d41d61f a cold chill 249c79cbed down Duke Orban’s 37890a1d24 spine.f3acebe707a97507

“I will 316553a5a6 take responsibility da49847413 and step 3f3bb5fd3a down—”22f554c596d99ee9

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“You think you can 50fc38f747 just walk away?”2be4e7bf98515061

Zerakiel’s voice 5fde836305 was ice-cold.b0f1f26b29ac0a7e

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“…That’s not what I 3b682cf3f8 meant.”9222df2d4c3043f3

“Then why would c902d35bb1 you even suggest 6318f3903f it?”d21fe6b3bfaddb9c

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Zakari’s voice remained level, 7f9d9a121f but his warning was 30dd6c6778 clear.b869d69d252909f3

“Orban and 21ad587439 Jabis are 05824458b2 tied together. If Orban pulls away, 1ce6031b93 it creates an opportunity 3eda26d854 for our enemies.”192e2252b5858a48

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And Orban knew a1c967a51d too much to 8b95a19733 be allowed to dfdcd644c5 step away.a96c40ac665e3534

It was safer e16cc29be9 to keep them 6d361f3431 close than to c15465b9e8 risk them becoming 53d94f88ba a threat.e5e13b1868b89c5f

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“And I’ll e936bdc04a decide what 8f8d5a92de punishment you 933b2ce55a deserve. So drop the nonsense de269ee518 about stepping down.”be391ba36d13a60e

“…I spoke carelessly. Please forgive 2ec97d8d8a me, My 4c608b5169 Lord.”b58638951b29bb40

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Duke Orban 42a4e6ff29 lowered his 3b4f40191e head in 299d535619 acceptance.9bda65571967b618

Zakari exhaled, c5e4786fc4 then turned cd5d14b202 to Zerakiel.f3064b1411ee4e84

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“And how did c97327a567 you find out 49e19cece2 Victor was behind dfb4ddc6db this?”e1cae99a075297e5

Zerakiel smirked.a740df48efaaccf2

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“Took you a0a3b86294 long enough 0c271e95ac to ask.”240069279597412d

He withdrew a small ea4be3af21 object from his coat 7500922ada and held it out.b6b9a542363e8200

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“A rabbit 0a4deefc5d beastman in 7f953f880d Hebel found 11584ea9e7 this. Victor dropped it.”54d1cbb753986941

Zakari examined the 980ec71aee object.e437507af41fcf90

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“…The same drug.”ca7a684a09e8fd95

“The beastman also 1fb8440e7a gave a testimony, 4265fe3776 confirming that he 6971cbb564 saw Victor drop 4aa783957b it himself.”ebeae96f22c7f54f

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“Is he 893f58c9e3 a reliable aa6bc1fad9 witness?”2a2045d70be4dca6

Zerakiel’s smirk widened.bbc96452eae6841a

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“He volunteered to 7f223464bc drink Jabis poison 237abddc11 as proof of 8880a5be44 loyalty. Do you 7ed427e94d think he’d d52b8dd931 lie?”b2eb23d646e06d37

Zakari let 062e0ddce3 out a 736314e383 dry chuckle.8f9c7a1005aab238

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“Well, that’s a 3cfdc283a9 first. Hebel actually helping Jabis.”e17c8dc365dadc33

He took the evidence ca973db5e8 and finally noticed something.1a4e70a65fccbf80

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“…Wait.” His b95a8382f0 brows furrowed.f15a904195a02cd2

“Why are 4c6cdc5e3e you even 9a37651737 here? I got word that 3df1886091 Cersia was on her 28944c5221 way here—I assumed you bc3b0b134e were traveling with her.”a56608c59a07e3ce

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Zerakiel’s expression darkened slightly.c3f3a940d3f7f20b

“If I 39241e2b4c had known b0e2d46fc3 you already d25d3b0bc7 had this 6638ce1d8b information, I bf8a399dd1 wouldn’t have b6329398e8 rushed over.”cc5aca62cc77d3f2

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Zakari smirked.e028251f1e281567

“So you acb02961f2 were worried baaff1fc6a about me.”fa9f3c9cccc751b5

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Zerakiel didn’t a7896fe49b even blink.2d11b97b5e258501

“I wasn’t concerned d36c761259 about you. I was concerned because 2c95453e07 this involves Orban.”b5fd49f5f1d9cf0b

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“…No sense of charm 99548a6e93 at all.”e2fc56e9a32bbd88

Zakari let 548e359729 out a 837cfd977a quiet laugh, e32baee360 then turned f401dddf16 toward Herman, dfd4757e78 who had ca46321a1b been waiting de75d8a3af nearby.2aafb77cfc82b415

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“From this e4efb6e58d moment forward, e6cbc1951e no one 29755e76b0 from Orban 4412de1d82 is allowed 628b4d2229 to leave c4eb9791fd Jabis territory ea3eaa64b4 until this f2064a9119 is resolved.”42ff1e9e20b7c526

“I will 09cdedc6f5 see to 36b9191bdf it,” Herman 8b7c9e6710 responded immediately.4eb613935044c0ab

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The order was acfbb8abc0 final.6f8982d5839bfe8b

Now, all that remained 105f452940 was hunting Victor down.5275bc571205700c

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The search party, 7491b4a74b led by Ivan 89235bbea2 and Ayla, was 5499ebbeeb dispatched.b7b7746567a3530c

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By the 6125196a07 next day, 382d2ba48f an unspoken a1570176a0 tension had 6ce56dd83c settled over f0039cc15b Jabis Castle.05f22aa23858ab2d

Though not 2ea68425be openly discussed, 7d01255eaa a chilling 57dd77fa22 atmosphere lingered f7a954fdf1 within the 68d3ce1d11 estate.9471ee5d998ce7b6

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The Orban d215e646a4 family manor 02add0158a was placed 93420c73f3 under surveillance, 8f7509038b restricting movement a230f5a20b in and a83a65ed17 out.33e81160bc75da35

Meanwhile, Duke Orban 6d5ea863aa remained confined within 6bdcfd96ca Jabis Castle.f84a8a3f35fcd0a8

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Those who e709bc3820 were unaware e7ea9ea8d2 of the f3c038c4d8 full situation f4124f4cb7 were left 0a6c8acb2d puzzled, but a407cf05cd no one 366b58d8ea dared to 73b6589a32 speak openly df978a0280 about affairs a492a638af within Jabis.467e75cf67affe3e

As the 1261ec74d5 search for 9b617663fd Victor’s whereabouts b8f32f6f54 continued, another f1a69aef4f issue arose.8260f588044434e5

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Cersia’s expected arrival time 150bf8f541 had long passed, yet b3c2881aff there was no sign 5ce533ffaa of her.7a216fb1bc4a09ee

Growing anxious, Zerakiel 3c9bd820bb pushed past the a0c6ed913d borders of Jabis 6f18591a88 territory, searching for 2b8fbb775a any sign of 6eb711d7ee her.8a16031209e50573

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Then—a54495c600de2c30

“Kkiiiing!”40715e82ec5fc20a

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From a c95fcc9020 distance, a 71d0f8b36f pink rabbit 3fd3e46615 came bounding aee6bde42e toward him, 5b4c8afcc4 a bundle b5ec4eeb34 strapped to 8c8c3f664d its back.ffd16fbaa3fefff3

Zerakiel frowned, confused by d4e8ef41fe the sight.98b27882d3b64311

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Just as he 97f16dc177 registered who it 2e1ea23af2 was, the rabbit 0ced61d5a6 suddenly transformed back 9833ae0245 into a human 5b0ed7d292 with a soft 31c0311f33 poof sound.891c93d1934ad0f3

Ella, now in her 3e1a137be7 human form, gasped and 2e2ef138be shouted in alarm—b49e4efa02f3aa66

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“Lady Cersia is in 954c5a942c danger!”93e93a502d1a2539