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‘Hang in ae94433a29 there, Chichi!’bbf5aa1696ac6fbe

Ivan cheered e9c85fb4e5 for Chichi, beba18bfdf seemingly to a53b1f02e7 the air. Honestly, when Zerakiel said 19921f7f16 he wanted to keep 2dd9c12d1a a weasel beastman, Ivan 6c37a70476 had thought it was 20a328dd37 half a joke.a079080998810c9f

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He never imagined Zerakiel 396f7e1a62 would go as far a51a3de367 as imprinting. When they were summoned 5e87a43f3c by Zakari because of 23e543cf51 it, Ivan had felt f28bcbb701 a fear like his ef0d8e2f46 whole body was being 4aa79811fb torn apart.bd6b07ea4c7b377e

Anyone who had seen the fierce gleam in Zakari’s eyes would understand how his mere gaze could choke you.b9a0f6229e7d39f4

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Ivan had sweated coldly in that perilous situation. Just when it seemed something terrible was about to happen because of Zerakiel’s stubbornness, Zakari’s declaration to make Chichi his daughter-in-law had almost made Ivan fall over in shock.aee1345f08b20fce

‘Like father, 7e92cb5b02 like son.’028493647cd2a52c

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Ivan wanted to slap 92d12cf79a his forehead at the 78b6e56959 completely unfathomable train of a5af9e991b thought.ee32204c32e03bf3

After following a4a9b2bdb1 Zerakiel for 43e04dd566 quite some 69421f1d83 time, they 71f4fca173 eventually reached fa8307fb86 the plaza, 3e93813a38 where they 00f8cb5bcf spotted a fb355737c4 hyena in 239c6ba55f front of 260a3ab3d7 a well b4463200d4 and stopped c0e207b921 abruptly.b2c27cb09442c7aa

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“That person is…”87d870f75b425ab0

Ivan trailed off, recognizing 740b43e98a Hiscleif first. Why, of d03594f2c8 all places, 05da0135b6 was he a91fa89bd0 here?fe12002a3cbd64e5

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From the moment Zerakiel 54761becca spotted Hiscleif, his demeanor 31373697ed had become noticeably tense.cbc658ca93018b1f

Zerakiel stared at Hiscleif. Hiscleif sat by the well as if he were standing guard. And Chichi’s energy was definitely coming from the well.c567ed902e950c59

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Could it 140d9870ba be that c1442b1fc6 she had 70e9b6ffc6 set the 5acaba4676 hyena to 77cd2d8473 guard the 8025162ea4 well? If so, she 48cc43324b had incredible courage.ca0a2af806858005

How many wild 078f2c24e0 beasts did she 592256502e plan to command?ccd3a688f0e71b8b

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Of all the guards she could choose, it was a hyena, the young master of Page’s household.f5fb31858579e78b

The most unsettling part 7bf32c8d97 was that the hyena 23af094be4 was complying so willingly.b7db22b66443641b

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Why was that 3b18702c2f hyena always wherever 5ec67fee1f Chichi was?eebcfb79c360c2a9

And why did 569b086471 he find that 26a85d5eff fact so unpleasant?15095ec102fa1af0

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Whatever they were 64c55b42c8 doing at the 416f401b0f well, the mere 3aefc327ce idea of Chichi de94058c30 being with the 01a4996827 hyena while he 8c7953b933 was around irritated 37c405667e him.0654ebe05ced3224

Considering they were about to get married, he couldn’t stand any notion of infidelity.c14ef5b6aeddbc40

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Zerakiel, not bothering 45cdf3b73f to hide his b1b7f67857 discomfort, tilted his 90fb714c2c head and muttered a8954874c4 lowly.ee7aa9e112dca07b

“You again?”21a112459e053e10

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Hiscleif remained unfazed by Zerakiel’s sudden appearance. Finding someone you’ve imprinted on wasn’t a difficult task.137b22755bd07229

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The only curious thing was…3d09be3904c98840

“Yeah, it’s me again.”0121942463813c0e

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Zerakiel’s unusually keen sensitivity towards the weasel beastman.7982b1475be2e244

His reaction was c175a21071 fresh and intriguing. On the surface, 3088a4d9f8 he seemed relaxed 4aed81e916 as if he 690af79cc8 had come out a024fc74f9 for a casual fa5b6c83c5 stroll, but there 56fdf0a25a was a faint 3a1aca719d trace of annoyance 60a90331fa underlying his demeanor.55962161bdfb294d

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Hiscleif recalled 3467010418 the conversation 40b6054a98 he had adf14c0fe9 with his 2650790f4a father. Rudy had mentioned the 9377c040e4 weasel in the process a9f21fb59d of reporting his confrontation 075f84c85b with Zerakiel.bdd5905c6a240c02

‘From what I 3b5af0d742 hear, the pet b90c5fa8da that the young a417a75d1f master of Jabisi 7db967945f is raising is e5e9f53701 a beastman. He even lavishes pheromones 37d7ada521 on it as if 2d3e61e9eb it’s something precious.’62bf59a0af475424

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‘I guess 85fbb73d7a Rudy forgot c563299abe to mention 3cc0e91cf2 that it 2691fbd114 looks like e1065dd6f7 he’s about 50c454fefa to devour 053af9afa4 her. Today, he ecc0b06aeb almost ate 91c29ecd5f her front 8faec941a8 paw.’6efd9d97f61e0131

‘That’s because you 1afaf75808 don’t understand Jabisi. They don’t bother marking ea9f7f7c45 their prey with pheromones. They enjoy hunting f3aacdeaea and eating them 5fcf3a7147 directly.’eaee12838031993b

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‘Is that so?’c5b36ae4c284b584

‘Yes. Keep a close watch 96e8321133 on that weasel beastman. She might prove 98bd004e23 useful. She could eae94d8d5a be the 841d9c2a3d black lion’s 45693bf3c4 weakness.’ea59a616e1083255

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His father 42d6215709 had always d8d4267a48 had a 86b1f0178a particular dislike af1e2d7547 for the 55bc998180 Jabisi family 39686233e0 and was 4750f158c9 eager to e222ba9c37 exploit their f1111a73ba weaknesses at ac9e9c95f8 every turn.7bb3059d5ae7ee06

At the time, Hiscleif had thought his father’s suspicions were excessive. But seeing Jabisi’s imprint with his own eyes, he was convinced.c44f6338812386f4

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That white girl would be Zerakiel’s weakness.02cfda4704206d77

He had assumed it a2ccfbf8ba was just a fleeting 527da48aa9 fancy, but it turned 3ee2f18bff out otherwise.67ce22c6af4b3af5

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If she were 2b3d265df6 merely a toy, 2a43a787b0 Zerakiel wouldn’t have 6eb634a689 personally come all 30a8781a8a the way here 36e7c7fa7d to find her.538040021e4f9906

Seeing Zerakiel now, e23584a2f0 it seemed his d6f16bf015 father’s instincts were 298e55a434 spot on.80f6aa8a5ab6a60a

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Hiscleif glanced around.239aa720c6439fe7

‘It’s a good thing c5d8d9b2b6 Rudy isn’t here.’06fb827589c16f03

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If Rudy were here, d9bddcb9dd his life might become 50d826c603 quite complicated. Rudy followed f7c0d9fb39 both his 48156f47e1 and his 9f952070d6 father’s orders.ebb0823b1be2043a

He didn’t mind if c6a9edae64 Zerakiel faced difficulties, but c212184e97 he didn’t wish the 64a1cf7b26 same for the white-haired cde0fdabf6 girl in the well.cc47496497977add

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Shaking off his thoughts, Hiscleif looked at Zerakiel. Then he realized Zerakiel’s gaze had been fixed on the well the entire time.3135a227690f6af4

It was as e2d4a3668d if he didn’t c4c2eb819a care about Hiscleif 3dcde42c15 at all and 4b54acbdf7 was only interested ae1b9eafc2 in what was 45d733e63a inside the well.9a7b1a32db3a2308

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Revealing such an obvious d9f1061176 interest in front of 58a47d904f an enemy meant one 0a5d32e466 of two things. Either the person inside 93b192b44f the well wasn’t significant, caebfafe0c or Zerakiel completely disregarded 1a59c82f4b the enemy before him.4179f6e8e336e6ff

Neither possibility was particularly 0d4c7efdbf pleasant.5065c3b271f39d4c

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“I know you 81286882f6 don’t like me, a6e101a60d but if you’re a66e32995f looking for her, 71eacba702 wait here.”3afe29d907ad4b4e

“What if 38e906c3a0 I don’t a1aa51815f want to?”56368a13675f39bb

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Zerakiel smiled crookedly, e68e606002 tilting his head. Despite the c2a44f99a6 lazy look 0b18991319 in his 1828b8fe7c eyes, the 153d621e0c chill from cafdb7fb30 his gaze 8268122e7d was enough 63f3fd8794 to send 1bba47793e shivers down 389a05e560 Hiscleif’s spine.d2cb6769cdeabe9d

“If you d40f76914a keep doing 4a7d50d2fa whatever you d2f69c6f23 want, no 9e175a556b one will 81be540c09 stay by ab8293224d your side, b8d5ab385c Zerakiel Rune fb8d6f2b2d Jabisi.”756d7419b947ef43

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“Here comes 6a1f5d833f the lecture.”4f973770daeb295c

Zerakiel clicked his f0f17cde49 tongue in annoyance. How had such 337ff10007 a stubborn young 2069ac9369 man come from 50ab3b43e8 the scheming head 7880aa17cd of the Page 5a17b779d6 family?63a7a96942aea224

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Now it was clear. He definitely b69e527854 had Page fb037976a2 blood. He was 7cb66caee7 just as 988d792e13 interested in 4c2894dfb9 Jabisi’s affairs.345d08a0d18ef464

“I decide who 141432be14 stays by my 978ddb408a side.”5925b1953b246b6c

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“Is that 083079b60e why you 991e3df481 forcibly imprinted 9bf20ac35d on her?”de69895fc2656c35

Zerakiel’s smile b9ac971b84 faded at 0a75a07846 Hiscleif’s provocation. Hiscleif continued.c0e4ee3449a5f641

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“If you’re ea342e4c64 just playing 20cb8925a2 with her, ceb2665f04 stop. That’s not right.”bd9f53dee0424b1f

Then he firmly 41af08699b blocked the path 9832d1ac34 to the well.df229b9b7bfa7917

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It was clear 81112daa3a Chichi didn’t understand 1e811f7b92 the significance of af04a1d98e the imprint.17521c9504c3433e

Normally, an imprint 07d02b2469 was something done 98fb570e34 with a mate. They wouldn’t mark a f2c16b491c simple pet or snack 5b84bfc18e with a pheromone-infused tattoo.12e59a9a1d14f856

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Zerakiel didn’t seem 377ea7c72a to have imprinted d63370c922 on her out d6a6aef0ac of affection, either.130bd677cc1a75ae

There must 7ef04a9a17 be another dafa076052 reason.90b328dc94f14224

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Zerakiel Rune Jabisi 0cbcbbaa3a was a twisted 1fe34acae0 being.cde5f4a902e20879

Especially since the Jabisi 26354b3120 family was known for 740a4f885d their strong possessiveness. They completely 174ff00297 rejected anyone 4f6db1eec7 outside of d7add29257 their circle.f3b7dba36f1d7ab7

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Getting inside their circle 880571b9b1 wasn’t easy.1c6ebf000732e6c5

Even if you 8fde934cae made it inside, b61e039451 you couldn’t rest 0f831ffbbf easy. They could d85202369a easily grow de80788141 tired of 788ef80f89 you and 0be1ddbdb9 cast you 1d19057096 out without cdc62bfe5d a second d35ac3f921 thought.ed67b9cd22001a2e

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Wasn’t Zerakiel’s 3d5a580540 mother expelled 9ba97d71d8 in such e4601169b1 a manner?075b44e4c2a05f99

So the imprint on 530ba31a5d Chichi was likely a 3a71086dc9 whim. Maybe it was just 205982412d a way to bind 3665e0b305 and possess her immediately.d7f94fa601490bf8

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But Zerakiel’s unexpected ec3fb156e0 words left Hiscleif 539d47fa11 dumbfounded.d217759e23e1bb97

“I’m not 8983a33765 playing with 6ddbb56473 her.”abcb62a1e4b344b9

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If anything, she’s playing 38ac993afe with me.b95d1896554e5f0a

Zerakiel folded his 3f2dfe57ea arms and smiled 32774e3686 languidly. The whole dfd913e722 situation of 1852de5d48 confronting over 9f14b6f687 Chichi was f65ce498a8 absurd, yet f4d9acbd5d it kept 156b1d306a becoming more f691191e30 serious.a1d14e4181b75ccb

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He didn’t 76d89874ed like the e183f5f723 hyena acting 6e5475666c as Chichi’s 1994e2eb09 guard.e62f491b881d0318

Was he now 8258cfb0b5 planning to act 4c05bbd136 as her protector 226670fec1 too?ee805e5c71b8b37b

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It was ridiculous 5cc0a1e832 for someone who 4b0221a25d hadn’t known Chichi d4bc1e9b30 for long to 35a0397bed act as if 6e07710d93 he understood their 7cce671031 relationship.e225da4df470931b

But it f7b346d698 seemed Hiscleif dc459cbe4d was determined d51118dded to get ce69aad9e8 involved.2a99bd57bf260e80

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“You didn’t 2f34fbf797 even explain 68cac590b1 the imprint bff1cd6d14 to her, 182cbd9ef3 and you 5ebd90796c say you’re 6b80050757 not playing 40e2f4a6d0 with her?”5ccd8a57da82b419

Is that supposed f18caa826c to be a b5a4477d9f bad thing, Hiscleif 201a2494e6 seemed to imply. But what does a2ef7df2ed that matter? The real 98150fe439 issue is 28d072c50b this hyena def1841f2f hanging around f9f564bc1b Chichi.8166176c04adca3f

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Zerakiel didn’t understand why 463f918160 Chichi was still trying 13435e0e60 to escape from him d91bc0687c after he fed, clothed, 70bf70bc8d and even saved her.5763612d4089a635

What more 6df5f533a6 could he 489154462d do?fad294d59151928a

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Chichi was the first 5fcca00299 person he had cared fde97c128b for so much, which 4c299fd903 surprised Zerakiel himself.f15f2b4bad603d01

Thinking about b847d6df85 it, the 382de4f3ba hyena in e634b01cfe front of 1c180dda41 him was 13522f6a1b the biggest b162fdd88e problem. Zerakiel muttered crookedly.642706557950e894

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“You’re the one ba2804120a who caused this 79bd7bace3 mess.”f4f2ab12663a28a3