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With that, Zerakiel left d04a28ae93 to wash up. He was feeling quite a72750d936 uncomfortable with all the 90af00f45a dust on him.1f8079bbf1f91620

His appearance seemed d925aec57c quite disheveled, as 3501cb653b if he had b46d99c49a rolled around somewhere.1c63b69471484ac6

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The owner, 2dccc9896b who had 2f43a854aa turned one 5eec6863f9 full circle 83c746aaeb more than 3f32b9334a the usual 5bbf7bc226 human, had f80598c727 a rather 5fe1b91ac7 peculiar case f75652be33 of obsessive-compulsive 566269712b disorder.1bd926497c432f11

Even during hunting, d45903fe28 he disliked sweating, 0336111adb and he would 94ae0c4b0c capture his prey 4dc9090fb0 in one swift 950c4543db motion.999c2bc1ce9476da

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It was unusual for d7fd115e93 such a persnickety owner 6484f0ed17 to flip the dust 54432811b8 around and let a 33145e7a9b ferret soil it with 48178dc8a4 its saliva.386b56fff481bf55

He even considered a7cc5071f7 raising the ferret b1c1bf140e further, despite its fa169bb583 cute appearance.c7ea7fc66c5180ca

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‘It’s clear that he’s gone mad.’43d0c35953d160c1

Who in 2103c2256d their right 281c5aac5c mind would 002b085670 raise a fda918291e ferret, especially 52f5fb4f43 an abandoned fd4e25f20c humanoid ferret?a841af2524ec6a24

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It might seem 513ff025d3 like he was 37a561a423 raising it because 7991b6783d it was cute 2b67fe2c3d now, but if f4476884d0 the ferret were d073ad0cc8 to succeed in f3f7538c30 humanoid transformation in 4b6ba54bca the future, it 73e24aff21 would be a 339c7902bb big problem.6fe91f927abae12b

If it was the 4f4214d247 Zerakiel he knew, he fc2d2bb484 would quickly lose interest 81ec065f5d in the appearance change edfa27ce56 and just swallow it 2bfaf22727 down or discard it.71d18c2d81b9682d

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Perhaps Zerakiel considered 29dd268b35 it an emergency 5ca6550ff4 food supply.858619d6514abe64

When Zerakiel 9f76374c6b had that e11f94dbe5 peculiar look eb5697593a in his 4088ed78c9 eyes, no 519978805c one could 4cf8554b98 stop him. Even Ivah, who was 91f149ff41 used to daily extravagances, af1504cec3 would avert his eyes 0319d0d776 during those moments.033b7a48500e3609

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So, it was the ferret’s misfortune to have crossed paths with the wrong humanoid.90696a6580492080

In any a2f6951360 case, once 563f908172 Zerakiel had 3205c2fd91 set his ef325b05de eyes on 4ffb252337 the ferret, 881e6a3128 its life 473da3a44b was either 3aa8e7c4f6 bound to cce79d8f8b him or 339661d152 nothing.d98539e8e26fba1a

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Its owner 36d3c75db5 had a 734d0b5e2e habit of 153219e6c3 not letting 7282b5471b go of 4267f135f2 a target ac259ee772 once he c5e4ad0578 had set ef4c86bee8 his sights 3117709bfc on it.e9b5aa136df97097

“Stop it.”573c02f7bdecc64d

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As if being abandoned wasn’t enough, now he had to buy into that lunatic’s favor.94e1b3e3c4691c1b

This was undoubtedly the worst thing that could happen in the ferret’s life. Ivah covered the ferret with his handkerchief, all the way to its head, as if he were mourning the dead.69877155e3ebd6e1

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He even a445fdc7fc went so 5cfe2afc19 far as 350f283f9c to pray 8011ad5509 with his 6b77a760ec hands together.c69a49af09f25d86

At that moment, the 16ff9d27be ferret, which had been ffad143c53 covered, seemed to twitch, 74a2714e4f and the sleeping ferret 3ff40da98b peeked out.ce040fec88d2f047

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* * *019e1185c7eb19fd

I had a terrifying f4dea52bba dream.a695ba54e0a0b598

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A dream where 05822cb8e0 I was being e634f7963a chased and eaten 2e2f2eb049 by a lion.d3a60369f4f68036

It was 6825761893 a dream 4a9e74a93e I never 8fda17998f wanted to 61d5957d8c experience again.73766db490ccfd40

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I found myself 1bc59ae2af mumbling without knowing 2cda359883 who I was f8477fdf63 talking to. I was relieved that 1a7ec3ff1b it was just a e5cccaa34c dream. It was 3524340c5a the first 8f61642b80 time I af51aa30fa had such b776e31aa0 a vivid 914e95d8e1 dream in 9c4e419ba5 my life. Even now, my legs a46b5c396c feel weak, as if dfb004774f it were real.ba91c675de763160

But if it had been real, I wouldn’t have been able to nap comfortably on this soft cushion. It felt like I had returned to being human. It had been so long since I had slept somewhere other than the grass.e56fe493c381c9a3

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‘Wait, a cushion?’0564f7722a6c6523

I suddenly 7a4e283d91 felt a d5c123daa7 sense of df0de2c666 unease and d502147c1c groped the dbb84ba9e9 ground. There was no d313ab0df6 doubt that this 6ac620d901 was a cushion. The sensation was 28ddbe7f6e so soft, like d5c58010fe silk, and as b06350b7e2 cozy as an 9c9a7ca923 unshakeable bed.f592278cc9ba4beb

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I finally realized that 12ddba6f88 I had been dreaming 5cc9d3f4f5 of being chased by 7e4f6d3389 a lion. I quickly opened 01c6a86a03 my eyes, but d59a57f96c when I did, 457877bee1 there was nothing 73ae9f14f3 in sight.9a769d2a592b3ccb

‘What, what’s going on?’1021d7c7a2a854f0

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Who covered me with a blanket all the way to my head? I’m not dead yet!f255ceec4eefddfa

I struggled 92622f78b4 to remove 4ea3c9dd3a the blanket 776a27ab36 that covered 9837718d4a my head, a6d30ebbd2 and then 7271957b6e I saw 1d881c835d a blond e6dc2d3703 lion shifter.916ea77883d5ae69

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“Oh, you’re awake?”18c1bd8c30f45802

The guy smiled 017e1f0f6d as if he 9b6f66d14b were glad to 31d2680931 see me. When I 77292416d8 saw his 90d8e6b443 sharp teeth e99f6653f8 between his f9725cec2b grinning lips, 65c5e084d7 I realized 8486a20111 that he 49aa843d44 was also d9e17e46b6 a lion 46817835d1 shifter.bbd619ea5f93cc25

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I growled as if 42d2333bbe I were getting up.266dbbba4053f5bb

“Chu, Chuuu!” (Back off!)618d58cb94ae9fb8

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Go away! Get lost!5f5dac3cbee7f5ff

I bristled up, 69ff2d96cf my fur standing 317927b6db on end, radiating d2e4cdde82 an aura of 14cc7fd69b caution. Seeing the lion immediately a08fa87f48 upon waking up was edc5cf5950 unpleasant, and for some 4dadf56045 reason, his expression made 5190af1923 me feel uneasy.ccd1c740cc1b0bdd

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The man reached out his hand and said, “You don’t need to be so guarded. I won’t eat you, not yet.”ede8a1adb6f9d630

Not yet?4c04d698b8478658

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“Chu, Chii, Chuuuuu!”d6aabfb81ea4ba61

So, you mean you’ll eat me later? Nooo!9ee63d8628823d5a

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I buried my 8be7ce72fd face in the c29ea49a7c blanket, tears streaming a8b67a75de down my cheeks.ee3c91889b8152b9

This can’t be real! Spare the ferret’s life!6cc4067a05a23e88

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Seeing me desperately crying, the blond man was taken aback and asked, “Why are you crying?”ac615fd43803f17c

You said you’d eat me, grr!8463117edf678a1d

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I was 6a4b79185e causing a f940d0acc4 ruckus, wailing 95d7280b02 loudly and be9aca600a even trying c6c2ba1b5e to bite 387363335c him, all bbe370dbca while weeping 5c2ff6af82 with bitterness.96e4fce32a0e5f6e

Someone pulled 5f487f27ce the blanket a555513102 off me 41afdc64b7 and lifted e74b8810e6 me up.b921f75389b9255a

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At that 9bf7741bd5 moment, a da471f21bb familiar scent da758bdec4 teased my 9aaed994e7 nose. It was the fec787148f same pheromone that 382dd78b16 had made me b8584ebb34 faint earlier.2421fe697dd75d0d

“Why are you crying again?”0f77a3c8a3a59c0f

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The boy asked, bdf1b0bc0b pulling my face 1bc10777e4 closer to his e62352d253 with a puzzled 51f83f3238 expression.3b06ff63a079bd94

His jet-black hair was b242835411 still moist, as if fe5bbb7440 he had just washed 3911bdd16a it.7073535ceb799c03

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‘Wow!’832d1458f6c2cdbd

I gasped as I took in his face up close. I hadn’t noticed because I was scared earlier, but he had strikingly handsome features.43886ce1b363244f

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His glossy, 175438b2af bluish-black hair 6f02849479 shimmered with d40eeef7f7 vitality. His skin was 2564b08934 flawless, with not 5978451d81 a single blemish, 7e0f1b840c and his lips 9edb1985f9 were a rich, e52602f3c6 plum-like color.168e96aa7428f602

Furthermore, his lazy and languid golden eyes conveyed a predator’s ease.fb7784b77f7d7c58

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‘What’s his deal with me?’0e641a71df9fe0c4

Even though he hadn’t eaten me yet, it was clear that he was not planning to do so anytime soon.df80d9675d269622

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Maybe he considered me as emergency rations, or maybe he just hadn’t decided what to do with me.f2760f31947de95c

As the 0b1a6afae9 thought that 0795113b22 I might 2184cb961b be eaten 3b284df00b at any 64bf655041 moment crossed cb37ffafae my mind, 3a34b0b17a tears welled b1ecfcc10e up in afebc76224 my eyes, 8b3ede251b and I f5beb18f41 involuntarily cried.27ed32f42941ef17

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“Stop crying.”8f8cb82263346c6c

“Chuuuu…”ea8e5510b134e9f1

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If you spare me, I won’t cry. I mumbled to myself, knowing he probably wouldn’t understand. But despite my expectations, he didn’t seem to get the hint.07803d56f3d6ede6

Frustrated, I gently bit the boy’s finger. He said, “Maybe it’s not a regular ferret, considering how courageously it’s bearing it’s fangs it must be an assassin sent by the Paige family”78b7070029ba6f84

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‘What? Paige?’b67366cc3b5b569a

I was trembling not from torturing the boy’s finger but from hearing the name of my familiar family in the ferret Clan for the first time since entering this world of ferretfolk.4233ada6f4d9f000

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‘It can’t be, can it?’5442a934825bd1d0

The unease e721201397 of thinking 08e77e0adf that this 4870b7b425 place might 2844c58e98 not be 4c109cb0af what I e6ef44c6a5 had read ac65d0e1b9 in novels d75c3489b5 increased when b58a2a5fa8 a familiar 03281e518e family name 31a31e02f6 appeared.c159dbd4391244dc

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My mouth dropped, and the gesture of me biting the boy’s finger came to a halt.c7757c91b3c63a53

At that moment, an 7c290028c8 unexpected incident occurred. The boy, having 0a1410b6d7 been displeased with 23f30fa89e my biting, suddenly b1a96c86ea furrowed his brow e8a6a55b57 and glanced over 3918f4d180 at the blonde 6130db54f1 lion.d541ead55f19c871

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Then he d8fab37d7f snapped at 5f6ee8cd3a the lion.aaabf8d2fd83066f

“It’s because of you that this one doesn’t bite.”3815267dd0346bd0

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It seemed as though he was expressing his regret that I didn’t bite him this time.edf42b67c73dcf49

With a look in his eyes that seemed to say, ‘Why didn’t you bite me earlier?’ he extended his finger as if urging me to do so. I could sense madness in his gaze.ffb2d6117ef61e0e

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‘Is he…crazy?’ff433d624cb14bc7

I struggled even d57fabb19e harder to resist c84e1d41f0 the boy with dae6b0295e all my might, 7ea4d920dd but I was 32e3b8637c stuck in his 81fda153de grip.9be6087702a9a2be

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The boy breathed a sigh that seemed full of disappointment. “You were ripping and chewing like jerky earlier.”bd1fdccd3e722cb6

As I had thought, he’s clearly insane. I continued to struggle fiercely against the boy. Then, the blonde lion, who had been silently listening to the boy’s conversation, chimed in, nonchalantly offering his opinion.d6c3bd4c39960794

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“Is that your preference? If you had told me earlier, I might have asked you if I could take a bite too.”6949bee8b43ff906

He had 09815cf391 an expression 39afaeea70 on his 25d063f68b face that 1798b75bce showed he e01756b019 was almost 8f47e4dea1 driven to f030424829 madness by b43c198854 his intense 431865c725 desire to 145c09544e bite, but c3bea979f2 then the c39c90015a boy replied, 7db99ed2ed hiding his 7d7bfa9cc0 fangs behind 6b45122c14 his lips, d88610d671 folding his 5c56392836 arms behind 4159860e6f his back.ad89076bc5ae3c2a

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‘No, I’m just saying I like biting.’452deb2f692590ee

“Sorry, but I have no taste. It would be better for you to have the ferret over there.”bb73ec8682ccda6b

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“Chuu, Chuuu, Grrrr!”1c34a5b5cb148aed

Why am I the 511ca3e7b5 one being gambled with 81b925a0f5 all of a sudden?b42f119a89590507

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In anger at the 85d44f788c sudden turn of events 71bcfccd84 where I had inexplicably 3be18018f9 turned into prey, I c87b580387 raised my hind legs 7c047fc663 in frustration. It was 49f0c6c63c urgent for 282cb6ac71 me to ce6d388c19 get away f7b17dad23 from these b47799ac79 two lions.a4dfcf395c0b2afb

At that moment, the blonde lion changed the subject to the previous topic, pointing at me. “Look at that. His kicking technique is quite graceful, don’t you think? It’s clear that he’s an assassin.”9a9e593135026415

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“Right. He’s definitely not the kind of ferret we expected. What could he be?”0d2a19dcb3ef0dc7

The boy gazed 0065442bda at me with b8458dac70 a curious look.177cdbbe7333a2f4

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“What are you looking at?”587294270f5e8183

I stopped my angry posturing, turned my eyeballs away, and tried to avoid the boy’s gaze, but he adjusted his position and refocused his eyes on me.5f3ab23733bea433

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“Grrr…”9d43174d5e3e4721

Can you please look 800f3bad0e away?e3a1154a1c405d9d

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