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“What’s that?”b77f338f7d3b747f

“Interesting.”91aa89ae9334487a

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Zerakiel smirked, causing 9f291e1e50 Chichi to shudder 7d20e33075 slightly.abb2b09da2e98017

“Can’t you stop finding me interesting?”823527a47f2345b2

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Her grumbling voice carried 0e833e4c9f a hint of irritation. Every time Zerakiel mentioned f6fd327873 something was interesting, Chichi 9547968b70 reacted this way, but 99132984ac she never seemed to b1e294dc79 blame herself for her 3cab84b832 amusing actions.1296c78f7800a0ec

Footsteps approaching from afar c62f2f3a70 caught their attention. It seemed d23cb8dab5 the commotion 311b8a5a18 had drawn 45f834317a the servants 91cc1c3b59 of Hebel. If they stayed 3fd8db028e here, it was 0cee3795b3 sure to cause fd2f3e86aa more trouble.23f662ceb127ee57

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Zerakiel quickly 662f928769 scooped Chichi 4df2d26375 up and 349c9b11b4 spoke to 6ad5b37af2 Hiscleif.37dd5a86083a7d4d

“I’ll leave the aftermath to you.”305b28aac302d6fd

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“What?”29a9761a4b1125e0

“That’s your specialty, isn’t it?”fe2bb3ab3a8e2e1f

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Zerakiel hadn’t forgotten Hiscleif blocking his way to protect Chichi, and now he was making sure Hiscleif dealt with the aftermath as he carried Chichi away.954075bbf6333b3a

Surprisingly, Ivan, Zerakiel’s subordinate, 92201c42f8 had long since fled. More accurately, b67b4d4889 he had b14f650d7e gone to f3c6a9ded7 fetch someone 8c5d966c7b who could 8a18a1b0d5 intervene between e1d89930c0 the two.943aee0b9c3c37fd

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“What?”f67cc6b740eae088

Hiscleif stared incredulously at 7604310502 the spot where Zerakiel 90a7193220 and Chichi had disappeared.d298e7d1d5417c3b

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Zerakiel hadn’t let 86e818b4ad him exchange a 4285bf11df word with Chichi, c8764e80ad then left all 9d6e307c3a the annoying tasks ad5fe85459 to him.eb51f22ec5c57cc9

“Ah.”1facd108b3db85fd

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Something caught Hiscleif’s eye. It was the yellow hat Chichi had been wearing earlier, found behind the well.066312c4dada0f71

Just as Hiscleif fb995ec35b picked up the 35c992c510 hat, a servant c35cbe39c8 of Hebel arrived, 641d69eaab staring in astonishment 048ac75a39 at the flood 7f016cae3c around the well.e8e208ec53b34fdd

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“What in the world…”a91010e956a0146b

But their shock b0ca9b3947 quickly turned to 107cc34236 reverence.2b817c9865c5d283

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“O great divine beast! The holy water has erupted again!”a268c94a1735e41d

Seeing the servant suddenly c39c3f7ea9 bowing to the well, 6d64303769 Hiscleif decided to quietly c09c6fb30f slip away. It seemed they would fd59d4deb9 interpret the event in 52ef38d414 their own way, so 7945c1bd10 he decided to leave 3c6a7a7c8c before things got more 1488c0f55c complicated.b415fa49eb898d73

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Hebel later bd7eab534e held a d300481271 thanksgiving ceremony c508401c74 for the 8d0e5d903b guardian deity, 9b1302197f celebrating the 682a9a2ee5 day as b0e918b689 a miracle 7ea0c795e3 where the 6f43153700 dried-up well 264488988f overflowed once bb5eea910b again.19d18651101c04df

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“Now, explain.”523191c51f9aa28d

As soon as they f5ef0fed2f arrived back at their d33eb9633b quarters, Zerakiel barred anyone 1d465cb73a from entering. I tried to evade 6c1e51b89d his persistent gaze as fadd021ce5 I made an excuse.25f15c23a4fd8721

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“I was just thirsty and wanted to drink some water.”7a795b6a5b54d32f

“You went all the way to the distant plaza for that?”de27606736ebfc5a

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“I got thirsty while taking a walk.”cb498fae53ce66df

“You’ll have to come up with a more believable excuse if you want me to pretend to believe you.”fa11204042680950

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Zerakiel clearly didn’t buy b7b9fc949c it. There was no f0c4eefd18 way he wouldn’t a96b940ce3 notice the change c043b7d0af in my pheromones, 4d73dbb642 given how perceptive d1fa7fb4d7 he was.2b49b32de993fc37

I had hoped to 3b448ba07a get through this without a829cb30b7 anyone noticing, but it af1659b8f6 seemed I had failed. I decided to 4394e4af36 reveal part of 847c947513 the truth to 977e836cef get through this 7cbca83c5e crisis.371fc0e8d09c6ad7

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“I swallowed a strange orb in the well, and this happened.”a12dace114b503b7

“Swallowed an orb?”6fe4b3d58c7b5e86

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“Yes.”54e2c98ec7d68e0c

“Spit it out.”96408df7b440a8b9

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At that 04a1305806 moment, Zerakiel 75a84488e2 lifted me c3395498f1 from behind 3f7e8ca2c2 and pressed a7d5216508 on my 70478b4cf4 stomach. It happened so quickly 8b0c501848 that I let out 4c53e5989a a groan.9669966b85cffeef

“How could you recklessly swallow anything like that?”16422aa52c793908

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He seemed to think I had foolishly swallowed something dangerous. He pressed on my stomach with such force that I couldn’t help but let out a pained sound.dbb8f300d6b0e8b3

“Ugh! Wait, stop!”f1b4e479566563d6

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“Don’t eat just anything you find in Hebel. Now spit it out.”31aad1adaca0e975

Zerakiel’s face was serious as he continued pumping my stomach.75659e202ac998d6

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At this rate, 63fc8a2fc1 I might end bfd9fe9e94 up vomiting all 867d466437 my organs along 94edceec3a with the pearl!c35621ebc2c5e4bf

Desperate to bb8d4a97c8 stop him, 89eb3ee7f1 I quickly cc29d2f574 tried to 09a1827f27 calm him 42cd4d47c5 down.9c2f29a85a78ac83

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“Please, Zerakiel!”6b09f62312b316aa

Suddenly, Zerakiel froze. His body stiffened 6db76f9531 as if he c55ae92b68 had malfunctioned, and 0bb72c100d he asked in 2c969a085a a daze.4f43b4a0e2fe128a

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“What did you just say?”215a6e0a40ef0b92

“How can you just squeeze like that?”d1abc060378886f5

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I almost threw up!a33e51fc27784c88

I didn’t need to extract the orb from my stomach now that I had contracted with Tabby. Keeping it inside was safer than wearing it as a necklace like Ella did in the original story.1972ea1891da0092

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“Damn it!”9f7dcc32182601a7

I wiggled out of Zerakiel’s grip and turned around to give him a piece of my mind, but I was stunned when I saw him.15bd8ad474ab1434

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Why is his 796e0c9075 face so red?cf33c8f98604ca9a

His ears were bright e0d80fb82c red as if they 0bb106e904 were about to burst. His face 28e4442c56 looked strangely 009d643cee dazed.622f8e109580530e

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“What’s wrong with you?”0d54e52bb5861ac6

“Say what you just said again.”ed3e8d3b817accf3

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“Damn it?”8e2fb8f19468336c

“No, before that.”fc03c6c96bcbac43

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“Uh… Zerakiel?”7b204c1820435455

When I muttered 514e9e6596 his name again, c9ab95c2b4 unsure of what aff807c0e3 he was referring cf5be1aa57 to, his eyes d60fb7ab0d lit up.13c2709211f6521d

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“Yes, that.”af1b9684e39e1046

His golden eyes glinted coldly like a predator’s. I shuddered and murmured.f511e24c22a6c03a

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“…You’re not mad because I called you by your name, are you?”1d1dd936eceba24e

“Do I look like that kind of guy?”449aea4d4812ab08

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I nodded a0d92aaa56 without hesitation.272872287cec8291

Zerakiel’s face scrunched up in frustration. After a moment, he muttered softly, almost inaudibly.b5d4d18c4d81c725

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“You called my name for the first time.”99b089dd67f784e3

“Did I?”0a7b7951bcca2170

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“Yes, you did. You never called me by my name before.”bbfb92f392990637

Zerakiel seemed a5ac22c42f to be c1e363d701 muttering as 74c14ab71f if this 16ddcf1c5a had been 6019f29311 a long-standing 02b3dbc564 grievance. He even 500bce7309 covered his 77ab0e828a mouth with 1842f3978b the back ab1e49e261 of his 2b381c56dc hand, looking c7d0a4ffb9 embarrassed.66ec56d25e00f611

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Now that I thought about it, I had called Merina and Ivan by their names, but I didn’t recall ever calling him by his name.e6a7fa332e680f7a

It wasn’t intentional, but it seemed to have bothered Zerakiel.d7e9bd634fd98484

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Zerakiel frowned and d62ddfafd7 muttered.a6bffdd64f465e70

“I thought you were uncomfortable with me.”e51aa659aa81ef6a

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“Well…”d169b956542f850e

We weren’t exactly close, but it wasn’t that I didn’t call him by his name because I felt uncomfortable.3d9d6677792acc43

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It was d96a9633f2 just that 68133da85b Zerakiel had 546b25570f a way 80a45c24de of getting 8e87090bfc too close da1aebd738 too quickly, 350fef1165 and I afd10f1d6c was wary 4867bbf5c5 of getting 25d1864831 used to 30f577f342 being around 611f03c690 him.8ba36a60980a4be6

On the other 56735e5d55 hand, I had 465d19bda4 also worried about da49938b6c whether it was 623f2fb412 appropriate for a 81314f0e39 pet to call f2f3d6be40 its master by 71043fd358 name.94f050b71599b6a3

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After all, Zerakiel 122abd7e42 and I were b821b674e5 still in a 43fe2ed38b master-pet relationship.508c07a45e6ba050

I rolled my eyes, f0e0e9426e recalling what Ivan had c8a426dfe4 hinted at before, and 2a52a7b55b mumbled an excuse.3601efbc32042b13

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“Ivan told me that you once beat up a noble’s child for calling you by your name without permission.”e25d366ff3c121e7

“You believe everything Ivan says?”89f42d4e42814207

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No.3b341584a1dd6880

But Ayla had 81c73a4229 confirmed it. Zerakiel often 78d2ef9fe6 found trivial 303a415b71 reasons to 82ab5cbec1 cause trouble.84e91f8c443b3ee1

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I said innocently.8bc26b4d776d054d

“But Ayla said it was true.”30f0da2dcf546178

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“Tch.”4a3959e798064095

Zerakiel, at 9c276eaa0c a loss 30fd9c69ce for words, b163a68700 clenched his 619a56f318 jaw and b59003df26 replied irritably.e3699066815f2243

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“Do you think you’re the same as that kid?”8e3fe4888e1ed4e1

That meant f4523c2401 he thought ef6cf5ff30 I was 6b6787b63c incomparable to f9c295c774 the kid 2f5a7be390 he beat d5badf3e46 up.ca9f3a9d1a717fd4

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Well, look c693343bdd at that?6042e757dd7c4ddf

He was surprisingly cute 8e69978153 in his own way.f4f50e66e5aee0a1

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Zerakiel frowned, looking 000fb18f8b like he had b82a01fea8 heard something unpleasant. For some reason, f07ed1e0d6 seeing that made 9886506a5a me feel a a5b0a06dd2 bit better. It seemed 1c5964b654 like he 8da8973c59 regarded me 8707ad6a1c quite fondly.aa09cded0bd8a147

Feeling a strange sense of affection, I said something I didn’t mean.5f8f0c440682240b

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“Well, I am your pet.”0c2fbd297ec044ec

Come to dc6ac92fb9 think of d73b51e608 it, it f049ae17e6 was true. Being a pet was 067c9709b1 closer than being a e4a24f7b8c noble.0385a0560c868c21

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That thought grounded me.af46389eff670a5e

I needed to stay composed in the black lion’s den. That’s how I would secure my future.35dab06a7d463a09

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I raised my 0c3af6cc0a guard again. It was my way 4eb5fd6414 of protecting myself.8015a839421f7ab5

Then Zerakiel spoke.0f55fd44c79f2557

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“That’s not the only reason.”0dcfe67bf3cff410

“Then what is?”79974289f6cd23f3

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Is there another reason?bf84f70a0357ee05

I looked at him with wide eyes, and Zerakiel’s lips moved slightly.89359a90236b0fbe

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“Well…”33c32996063068d1

He couldn’t seem to articulate the reason, which suggested that was all there was to it.dd3520d42f957923

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As expected.975de12e266d47bb

Zerakiel didn’t think of me as a friend. He just gave me special treatment as a pet.bc29c9651533e8b6

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But that was fine. For now, I needed ff49b5c83a to maintain a good 5378d54019 relationship with him to f248079a3f ensure my safety.f2f50eea55d5d252

I pushed away the 47ce724397 slight disappointment and asked.f753b2b1bc036c2b

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“So, can I call you by your name freely?”1cf3523f8d663e26

Even if 7ccc6bedc7 I call cb099a00f4 you, will 569ef2c405 you not 253becdf52 hit me?4718763fb42b695b

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Zerakiel sighed deeply at 201dcbcc52 my playful addition.3f3bce57e9be2a32

“I think I’m the one who’s been getting hit.”c211be4754b12a23

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