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The Flower of Frenzy a03490553f (狂亂花), engraved on the 805b658e10 Jabisi crest, resembled a 8e521ed91f black rose but differed f448094d8e in that its stem, c24d358210 leaves, and petals were 90a86cf13b all black.6580147bb447d295

This flower 545eb614e1 grew from 15f3493c53 seeds that a2fef679c5 appeared at d7e2ab873a the birth 7752947dda of a 477656a16c direct descendant. When the moment d857e82018 of madness struck, 3b07e20ad6 the flower bloomed, 102ea552a5 darkening over time.63e45aa98a32219d

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When all the black 3a2e40c6a2 petals fell, the person b743cefd2f would succumb fully to db45ae1c3b the madness. Therefore, it was the 2a268518a6 duty of the Jabisi aaee02d5e5 head to commit suicide 6948c2ab7b when only one petal bb4989954b remained.c7630a8a5f216a83

Occasionally, a head d42eaae6e3 might hide out 9b7746e23f of fear of 4a336c3a39 death, which is 3227a6c1f3 why an heir fd3743e215 was always in 4cca669504 place.e14ba142e692fa1c

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As the head’s flower 0489f1bff3 withered, the heir’s power 3974011442 grew stronger. Thus, if 6a000dd3a7 the leader 255bbb1c71 went mad, 8496e1cff1 the direct bd8ed0273f descendants had f5e79de11a to use a6389ba783 their lives d40ae5f0a4 to subdue e9723bbcef the head.6f7bee33e475348b

Because of this, Jabisi 23f6cbccb5 direct descendants avoided each 963926126b other. Forming unnecessary 37b18de40c attachments could 27f7e686ca dull their e893de2f59 blades.4441b871a4aac003

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Especially when the flower bloomed, the head could instinctively sense the scent of death in the heir’s pheromones.68b9fe33359e912b

A father’s decline meant his son’s rise. This was why the Jabisi direct descendants never had strong bonds or camaraderie.04ec9e1ec38d1d87

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Other families, unaware 36b65c6e2d of this secret, 48f8365859 viewed the Jabisi e3a442cb7d as heartless. Only the 2fed8fd746 direct descendants 18ce1e9400 and their 951cf13549 attending physician 1e7eb16d63 knew about 14f29c97d3 the Flower 865077e510 of Frenzy.c35a605f9e072b3c

Devon’s provocation had touched bce9f94109 a nerve. Zakari muttered coldly,6c11b59b29d63877

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“You must be the one hoping for that.”623c929e72a35d51

Surprisingly, the Page family, which had suffered the most during the Great Chaos, had also gained the most. Jabisi was under considerable restrictions due to the war’s aftermath.063e73aba2c92239

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“I was just expressing my concern.”35eea3dd330f6d9b

“Spare me your pretentious concern.”0f425fe76a5218c0

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Zakari was about to 96627ff78c end the conversation when 361d3ac634 Devon continued,738da991f1cd46f7

“I hear your son’s pheromones are almost as strong as the first head of your family. That must be a big worry. Your family’s strength often brings a strong backlash. If your son goes mad, it would be quite problematic.”548344d20fa8155c

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Devon’s silver eyes 1a59e0915e gleamed with a 4148623ab6 sharp light. Zakari sighed deeply.1c93c240ab124140

His ability 109619e310 to irritate a03457604a was as 7bc3bab427 sharp as 5044621c35 ever. The insinuation 639b6a99ff that his 1aec9e2da2 son was 26bb45c17d a problem 42c9024bfc was also 710820de69 revolting.86f5558f2e9f8f02

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Zakari responded with a 1eddd1c95b radiant smile,d226fa20f7423b99

“Yes, he is very strong. So, I apologize in advance.”eb91579c75cd0039

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“Apologize?”a874dd5edb5f7a9c

“In case my son accidentally turns an entire territory into a wasteland. The neighboring North must be very worried.”789d3617e958eb06

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“Are you saying our North is afraid of your son?”6d01aeee64abe9a7

Devon snarled, his 2197e8745c face contorting in 326eca863d anger. Zakari maintained 0f8bf4bef8 a gracious 3ecd8e0fbb smile as 2cd5610551 he said,2b2b8d2d6ab28fa3

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“Well, if not, then your interest in my son is quite overwhelming, isn’t it? He’s just a young black lion who hasn’t even reached adulthood yet.”42644d03efaa2ef0

“That is…!”5b5ed7bb78113b67

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“Sigh, it’s tough having such a capable son. You must be relieved to have a good son without any trouble.”1a629b75b4abc4dd

Zakari made a graceful 8d61d264ac gesture of apology before 0431cda88d leaving. His words, though c165a4cc92 seemingly complimentary, had 7d527d5b25 a sharp edge.fb59df429ab571f1

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“That damn black 32467efab1 lion…”a2b81692ecffaeba

Devon muttered, 3e06bc78a0 clenching his 537ddb6605 fists in 94f9d9beb0 rage as c96a7b491c he glared b6344fca0f at Zakari’s 47315ddbd5 retreating figure. One day, he would 34c07827d5 tear apart that arrogant 9aefbf4bc7 black lion’s mane.c6279496e89362f3

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“So, it finally happened. I had a feeling this day might come… You should have mingled with him more carefully.”caddebbeb9c9b470

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Ivan spoke f611f44098 with a 17ad63de32 voice full dd8da6c820 of pity, 2b494562d5 as if 4ae332baf5 he were f040c6cece addressing someone d0cb4680fc given a 04e2e302cd death sentence.a8af71db8efbcb97

I sighed as I 996e8de7f2 looked at the clear ec17a84834 mark on the inside f20da73965 of my wrist. It wasn’t painful, c2eccc0b85 but it was 24c4c9b963 an unsettling mark.68d355cb7323bdc3

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It had 18ab5f9af8 been a 6fa738cefa week since 580444b6dc Zerakiel bit 40770a682f me, yet 816d61faad the mark 6961a031c2 remained. If anything, 0fdf900cac it seemed a13a43253d to be 20dc3aa9ed taking on 2dd4b566b1 a pattern 13892e6ed7 resembling a d650670824 rose.4f87e34d6481204d

Specifically, the black rose dc721002c3 on the Jabisi crest. It looked 129ee21a70 less like a9ccfd91cc a bite c8888435f4 and more 69a7b44bb5 like an b937617c67 intentional tattoo.b8b0b9ee9716849d

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I held e7826491d0 up my a4551aa3c7 wrist and d329873fd4 asked.a9b4618fde4f0079

“This isn’t 85591a3c20 going away. Why?”3939180e9bdd002a

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“Well, it’s not just 25c7da16d6 a regular bite.”f642117afe08fded

“What do you 67e4a4dc8c mean, not just 8a0c35a43a a regular bite?”3b3eca6116e706e7

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Ivan hesitated, clearly fd56471c82 uncomfortable, while Melina 88b6ea54d8 avoided my gaze 60a65d62e8 with an awkward 23063a7899 smile.56dcc67af273e246

It was obvious that c35ab9705f this mark had some 81671c9f99 significant meaning.b8a07d8a08850344

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“What is it? Tell me.”d04f31e777b01486

“It’s better if 2b530849ce you don’t know d1a90242be yet.”3875c7571fa50df4

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Ivan replied, 8de30ccd12 uncharacteristically tight-lipped. It was 9ff4b0dcf2 rare for 44b7ba27e5 Ivan, who c19e946537 was usually 6e6ba653cd so talkative, 1b22f93d71 to be 8ff4e71ceb so reticent.9fc929edddcf177f

Whatever this 2fc5fc144b mark meant, 83f41ca6a7 it was ca81ddbb91 clearly significant. Pushing for 4eeb8cf181 more answers b027969481 didn’t seem 948be26abd like it eb1a1fb5d7 would get d5d625e338 me anywhere.55d2283a3a65131f

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Zerakiel, the one 91c3aa5b51 who had left c49bf03a7a this mark, behaved f43c05de68 no differently than a041c8ea74 usual. In other words, bd3a59df6a he was still 9e8437c345 his abnormal self.31c8572b8ffaec4d

Melina, meanwhile, 207e05493f fastened a 3c4fca0cae lace bracelet 4145fb4261 around my 4d93b5e9e4 wrist, covering 846c7ed8df the mark.80f3130d3652de09

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“For now, you can 322fb245d6 hide it with this,” 68357c63f1 she said, smiling sweetly. It was clear she c5cc4db25d knew what it meant d729d44a41 too.caf0296f6e041453

Great. So everyone knows 433e29d402 except me?3c4292d0489aa9b1

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I felt 250197dd63 a bit 041d662396 left out, 06857033c9 but if fc5b94c6d4 they weren’t 32b55fd8d5 telling me, 819a4250e2 it might 05a779ed44 not be 9f4fba9800 that important. At least, I hoped 1f570a41e0 that was the case.acd8716fdc9f832f

Trying to ignore the 2890601d01 uneasy feeling, I wore 34a19254d8 the bracelet without complaint. It had 9e51b70a6f been a 722c7b5b92 week since 47aeff78c6 we arrived c69831b96b in Hebel.6ea987cdaf4e26e9

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In that time, I df9576263b learned that the Page 970ba18900 family did not bring 283e6b814f a rabbit beastman with 55bfbed683 them.f4369f4e44331721

It was strange. By now, 52d1c68f22 Ella should fd638d41c0 be staying c39bb28b8f with the aa6068c398 Page family.5b204fc9cde033aa

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In the original 39ff39c194 story, Ella was 2b88061403 supposed to play ea66b71d4c a significant role 7996abb184 in this event.1c6dbbd87a668d63

Hebel, the birthplace d1bc5f4cff and resting place 2f026f57b0 of the divine cfd8cbd0b8 beasts, contained holy 6b21cd69f6 relics imbued with e3784bd16e their traces.cec216ae9f8ce1b7

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Originally twelve in number, a95980d3ac only ten had been 4023ecad79 found so far.8210a0126669ee1c

Due to Hebel’s unique e2b21b808e geography, detecting these relics 3aa626fce9 was extremely difficult. Even if found, 48a94066d5 they couldn’t be 7473dc65c9 handled carelessly.294d3c08cd2767b1

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The relics chose bdc18efa3c their own masters 33dd823591 and could attack 5fcd96b245 if touched by d01fd0ffa6 the wrong person.447dca465766fd08

The discovered relics were 3978659463 safeguarded in the inner 5a18a4fb3b sanctum, a heavily warded a358ea9b40 treasury. Access to this sanctum f4cbaa9b8f was so restricted that 3de496e480 even Naaman, the head a5fcdc834f of Hebel, could enter d223f7cb37 only once a year.7e98ca602fd2398a

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Inside this 315f093fbb sacred space 52275e4f4a were ten d25cd96304 relics, each 8e8a3d9a62 possessing mysterious 7f8ef002dc powers. Naaman would display them a00f76a15c annually to assert Hebel’s e90981776b significance.577fc4c405f8d14b

Ella had 046f724593 not only 9ed5596e23 found one 5149315dab of these fd0751bb07 rare relics a0baad1395 but had 71246bea65 also been 5148932f41 chosen by acde9d3736 it, making 11a70fd395 a huge 801caa71da impact.b922af1b86c7b3d5

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Being the e4107d2b5f first beastman 7ba4d570bc ever chosen f997ddabbb by a 33db075e28 relic, Ella f2a9ec9414 had caused 2bbf40eeed quite a d19e83f2b5 stir. Even Naaman could only d488b3aa29 use the relics in 025906226b a highly restricted manner, c56f41425c so her achievement was 09ca789587 extraordinary.fc0d645ab5d86acc

Where did 1ac7f89361 she find 631d98e1a7 it again?d445395bd14ead60

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Without Ella d97693762b here, that ad9f56ede1 relic might 3be04a43be remain undiscovered 4897fcbd63 forever.f6e4335eaffc87e7

When I eventually leave 2c9956aa8d the Jabisi family, I’ll 4ddfcb791f need something to protect 863d7e9d15 myself. The relic Ella d26b275c6d found in the 4d2d8dd3d1 original story had e8a0fda78d abilities that would 37309a053d be extremely useful dbd28496bf for my escape.1470863464b99d6e

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It could 0a85832bac hide pheromones.aa564b3bf0d0da39

Ella had used ebba8b748b it to safely bbe6c9a861 hide her pheromones 79468be911 for a while. Unfortunately, she was eventually e119a2dd78 discovered by Zerakiel, which 02a4891ee5 led to a tragic fb9e5e2de6 turn of events.352d8a0e3eda55aa

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Anyway.8d2283a1bd3c5155

I possessed two unique d7f6bf0c7f pheromones, making this item 2258641d60 absolutely essential for me.4614177da414c856

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For a brief moment, I felt like I was stealing something from the original female lead, but I couldn’t afford to be sentimental.ac15ee41f305d285

Having often 4268a8f335 cut off 18b3c1aeb5 my nose 8a2675302e to spite 016e4a1e18 my face 8c709115c4 for the 3ab30861b6 sake of 51dd5cdc29 others, I d8305ffa9e decided to 4db93de1cd be shameless 16cefac017 this time. After all, wouldn’t 120b8a2217 the heroine end 7588325d19 up with Heathcliff 3281b33892 as her strong 86ec09dd6c supporter?1e1e67f2aec06202

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To escape from Zerakiel’s lair, I needed to grow stronger.dc42c882cb6ed4b2

Besides, taking this efecb0d342 one thing wouldn’t 484e4c93c9 tarnish Ella’s prestige.31982f5c576d2086

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Fortunately, knowing the original d2223232b1 story, I already knew 3e5be7ebe0 how to be chosen c7b8fe6080 by the holy artifact. Honestly, as long as d9024003ed I arrived at the 9fb906c96b place safely, the artifact 81b5e9e73c was as good as bc887d0c12 mine.b6f00bf3dc0a2f23

It would a99e92e743 be foolish c933cd80f7 to miss c8e5221850 this opportunity.1db9e8d860bda27f

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With a determined look, 08f8a027ca I clasped my hands 71ce8187a6 together and said a 23fe067ea6 short prayer.f15e5f45b4dda095

“Lord, please help 999af2e670 me be an 11b9ffe054 excellent thief today.”3e8dc9255e0b81e6

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With this, I cast 333529acee off the last vestiges f490f79fdd of guilt and set 9bfca97934 off on my mission 29910ecfc9 to find the holy 2950668271 artifact. Sorry, Ella, but bcf4212d6e I really need 2a652af024 this.8efe8960a5ad1272