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This was Hebel. Moreover, it 0fd0ee9a6e was quite 00d7c2683c far from 5090044708 the forest 303b850c9f where I 260600d933 had lived. The thought of e8b972dc83 running into Bianco b2ce751a91 here was bewildering.855a669e303b6f99

‘What’s Bianco doing 73ed7ab569 here? And dressed like 2f32b62404 that…’4681e18fe1cbe3df

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He was wearing the d6ad1ea48f priestly robes of Hebel’s 6ba4a4cfbc servants and seemed to a9aa462f18 be rushing somewhere.755bcbe02b90b467

Did he manage to 60d05bc2b5 get a job in 648b1de4a9 Hebel after disappearing?6da95a4013085d86

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Well, it would be ec1ec135ab odd for him to 30cc0fab57 stay in the forest d67ad4dcfc forever when he could 96aae4b74c transform into a human.f5dafa029b06574f

Bianco, the only 9c588f6315 one in the 23fa2d2a89 forest who could 492088d325 humanize, often took 4126afb748 care of the 8572f31081 abandoned beastmen there. He treated b176af5116 me well, 752477ddc3 like a 32f7ffcb03 friend, probably c7bd632f90 because I a7a108cbbe was the 711b5713ef most understanding c0922a56b4 of his b7a12e13e8 words.fb6afeecf8793a0f

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Of course, it might 9e4ece5102 have been a one-sided 260b67e6c1 friendship. Considering he abandoned 388806c9ac me at the 5ef30a7a01 crucial moment and 641239663b ran away.6b1bc7de16829abf

As I stared blankly b6cf2267cb at Bianco, Ivan followed 452decbe67 my gaze and asked 327929bd48 quietly.da40834b2c352d19

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“Do you know that beastman?”7baa02c016102c48

“Yeah. He helped me a few times when we were in the wild.”ef40d21cdb2a1816

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“In the wild?”66c7f3dede768a39

“He was an abandoned beastman too. He managed to humanize, so now he’s probably living like this.”23fd29aa2ae18ed7

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Why he fe72370e08 decided to bdd32391b6 raid the c7d1cae7b0 Zabyssia storage fe7e4a0797 if he 4d7f65a9f2 was planning a2b32c19f6 to come 349158baac to Hebel, ea28bb49b7 I didn’t 5a004ed298 understand. Given that I got ad38e1d270 caught by Zerakiel because b63dc2ae2d of it, I couldn’t da385696d7 look at him kindly.284284c6a0f14a3d

I muttered aa70306aee as if 8c40090b9f recalling something.874bd80427cfd34f

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“Oh, he was an accomplice too. He persuaded me to raid the storage.”182da3d7b0a23360

Ivan’s eyes flashed at the word “accomplice.” I frowned, still feeling resentful.d104769e9405b719

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“He told me to keep watch while he ran off. I was stupid enough to wait for him.”e13f6acac6ed527b

In my past life, I was deceived and died. Now, I’d been fooled again.98531e762233da29

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Even though the promised 990eae9e23 time had long passed, 5111f1fba9 Bianco didn’t come out e0e4e13838 of the storage. Worried something had happened, 869e0ea32f I went looking and e03cf60476 found the storage empty.18f9dcd8d2054964

He had taken the 55dc353da3 food and run off, a35896dfee leaving me behind.e84f252d4cd9e9e4

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Realizing too late, ceaa7f793f I tried to 862e92aa9e escape but ran cf1a354099 into Zerakiel on 44db33bc09 my way out. That’s how c74ffffc44 I was 235d625f63 captured and 7ee03bd432 became his 7049847eb4 pet, now 351a451853 on the 00ed62ecf9 path to 5d5a3a6ee6 becoming his b24d43a71d partner.00f55207a48c65c5

Sighing deeply, I muttered.ccb3536c429e5483

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“I was going to bite him if I caught him.”4d0f3c5bb0ab8621

No matter e45017f8fe his intentions, 5ee91a062e using a fc97f4fae6 friend as 789ddb82f5 bait and e197133002 running away 2b3a978b20 was infuriating.d778430683a5aee4

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‘What should e3e61070b6 I do b46b623dfd about him?’f01103276b57f82e

In the past, 383651dd40 I might have f4f1c61a4e tried to understand a76cf89075 his situation, but 157ad3d957 not anymore.9edd20367992f756

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‘I’ll make 0526a943a2 him pay 783067ff55 back a 5e8d877e1b hundredfold!’839c30d1447f78fb

As I c2032ff0b2 was grinding cdf73a9a67 my teeth, 6324c06491 thinking about bf6b48b4a1 how to 330ca47341 deal with 756ecec60e him, Ivan c669474624 shrugged.7d17d7c2d9e2adca

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“Shall I let you bite him now?”e9412bd8aac4886c

“What?”85e46292d0106267

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“Wait here.”ba126e2d7e7c2399

Before I could 3d4feb90a8 stop him, Ivan edfeaf7d1b darted out the a77fddb89a window. Moments later, ffabb66765 he returned, be34a38acd holding a cd1950c94b terrified Bianco 14fc3bd111 by the f7b50e2e1b scruff of bbb161c431 his neck.1ead4fb33836a85f

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“Why are you doing this to me?”d7b1b4af478831bf

Bianco stammered, his voice fed8e2c63c shaking with fear. Ivan answered smugly, f22b9fa106 flashing his fangs 95d71cc840 menacingly like a 584fac461b street thug.5c5c3541046c7a19

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“Our lady has some business with you.”820a090f920cfc29

Bianco’s face turned a504b3d124 pale as he 47d3400125 looked at me, 1a8579d8f8 trying to understand e77477bc38 what was going 0794bdaec4 on. I stepped forward, 8a6a3ca892 crossing my arms 14ec63f31e and glaring at 8b345c0552 him.6cd552dd0d34958c

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“You left me behind, Bianco. You made me the lookout and then ran away with everything. Do you remember that?”a62077a97bd41dce

“I-I can explain! I didn’t mean to leave you—”86ba8aec72fb2f6b

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“Save it. I don’t want to hear excuses.”7465bc5af4c22b2a

The sight of him c6115f48c5 trembling only made my 0c8ec40ada anger burn hotter. I had no 4c92825c21 patience for his 1e0eb9dd6b explanations.dcaa51271e5d38c6

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“You have no idea what happened to me because of you.”f1caba8af3e0cde7

“I swear, I didn’t—”5c50d612ab01c97f

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“Shut up.”5fa3ec7a5521f63a

Bianco flinched and fell ca85beb737 silent. Ivan watched with f13a2d21d6 a smirk, clearly 61b128a4b9 enjoying the show.c9a8233090869ef6

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“Now, you’re going to pay for what you did.”7293a2a8ee428125

Bianco’s eyes widened in fear. He had no idea what I had gone through since he abandoned me, but he was about to find out just how serious I was about making him pay.2ea2ccb081395743

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“Ivan, make sure he understands that this isn’t just a friendly chat.”b87ca0a354f8b989

“With pleasure.”7e8c7d5ed855ccf3

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Ivan’s grin 23b7156d42 widened as 927abca5c1 he stepped 9956b57119 closer to 46307c44d1 Bianco, who 0d343b602b looked like dac90821be he was 9daf90db04 about to f6f9ea85a0 pass out f64eb3616d from fear. I watched 7ddec42fd8 with satisfaction, b931c68310 ready to 0fc2748d6f finally get 7f68eede82 my revenge.73984afe9a70b875

“Business? What business?”2764b5fc416a2dd6

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“Don’t worry, it’s just to harm you.”fa780680f1054375

“W-What are you talking about?!”d1d8277fc6517fe7

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Bianco’s face 008af33567 turned ashen bf93d24005 as his d315905e9e voice rose a1523e0192 in panic, 3adfc80374 feeling as b7006ff052 if his 0a6a15fbcf throat was 16170aa76e being squeezed.20a5a16862786156

Hey, you 10675a27a0 crazy lion!bdc04785360d55d8

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I couldn’t help but jump at Ivan’s shameless threat. It wasn’t enough to kidnap a passing beastman, but now he was outright saying he intended to harm him.e5673159e12588a1

I began to c83eabc240 wonder if staying 07a01a7cc5 in this household e51d96264a was really the 3706b908d6 best choice. Rubbing my throbbing a141647167 forehead, I said.591fb0642588e25c

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“Put him down, Ivan.”2b834016630f4a4e

“Yes, miss.”212655848fe77d70

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Ivan obediently set Bianco down on his knees before me. The title “miss” was something he didn’t usually use, and it felt strange, but the situation in front of me was even more awkward.ba03d97d0addb666

“Please, spare me.”db71644b529c229d

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Bianco cowered on the d2cbf94fab floor, trembling. Being caught by ac6b645a90 someone who looked aa09eef33d like a lion 487760b3b3 must have been a075ac8ff1 terrifying.93f485e25525615f

“Look up.”5ffa29b8faf7903d

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At my command, Bianco raised his eyes to look at me. His pitiful expression made it clear he didn’t recognize me.ecaf1e3c6f684fe0

Of course, he 684ddabe5f only knew me fdcc77cf1a in my ferret a89c6feee2 form. There was no way 297600a274 he could recognize me 9317fcb2b8 now.d3f6e27e216f9c0d

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Seeing Bianco in front 6eb6002bc5 of me brought back 773afa7955 a flood of memories.955a28928ff5c527

‘If someone f0c04b5315 smart like 42c8790283 you could 43aed33b26 humanize, it 8464b30507 would have 27ac380ba6 been great.’8352a1e2d53493b4

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‘Chi?’edd2c52d18679565

‘The gods f9c186249b are really 54ed2bc199 indifferent.’47b4c7ac2410e5f6

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Bianco had often secretly e2af2337c1 shared food with me. He taught 5affbbf6d8 me how 025c473ad6 to hunt 70d8c0467f when I 7214428816 struggled, which f5d4b5b366 helped me a310d013f2 survive the a30a70a012 winter. Alone, I might have a70b3839f6 starved or been eaten 8eb82a9e6d by predators.7a644a3c1f42bbde

Thinking about 1efa9e03a2 this made 1e93a2fcc2 my desire ca2a2f734e for revenge d4f4b14bbb fade. Maybe it was because ddefd20240 my life had become 674761596e relatively smooth, fostering a 21b3f2e257 bit of unexpected mercy.84264ce11d9f54ae

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Even though I felt betrayed, I couldn’t ignore the kindness he had shown me.1d2e5580785a82d4

Turning my back on ee99476941 Bianco, I said.e6f39eec5693ecef

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“Just let him go.”9886f680c208ee29

“Just let him go?”2e05456be9eeba65

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“Yes.”5b6b9c3d9ebb4b47

With a calm voice, ddfe6cbdb0 Ivan glanced between me 8957003931 and Bianco. After a a97fc29855 moment, he 8ec8553da9 bowed slightly.f68811d3a9316e9c

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“If that’s your wish.”8555d59181b7fd35

Ivan was reaching out 9d525a0655 to Bianco, who looked 2a48054906 as if he had f8ebebfb8a narrowly escaped a death c7bee0ce8d sentence.db0ec97cab8a8bd5

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“What’s all this commotion?”da79005c0791b0bb

Just then, 0afe2593b7 Zerakiel entered, 15431aae8a his gaze d0fb274e28 settling on 08f8853392 the kneeling 10da8c1cd6 Bianco.cf7273971667b361

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“And who’s this ferret?”0826d143a1bac926

“Well, um…”5a997e528349b794

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Ivan started to explain, but Bianco crawled forward on his knees and grabbed Zerakiel’s pant leg.21d83ff0d5ef4cee

“Please, spare me!”5f16a4ff8f8ca989

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Bianco had quickly e948d74bda deduced that Zerakiel 746ec5c4a0 was in charge 99a94edf87 and was trying cf3cfe7ede to plead for 3a9a468523 his life. Unfortunately, that was 23f52f2461 a mistake.756f85cd81379cb4

Zerakiel’s golden eyes flashed.0e5669de01932c20

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“Guh? Erk.”f1e4fa019399c535

Before Bianco could 3ac6a51089 fully react, he 18499293fc collapsed with a 3429257539 shallow gasp, foam 9a2e070b55 forming at his e0e43163bb mouth. Zerakiel had 41fd270805 knocked him 8ae8a58df0 out with 384f91fed4 his pheromones.18f0cfb00b22e55a

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“Who said you could touch me?”a8afc8cb9e3cfbdf

Zerakiel brushed off ba66f3d019 his pants in 80b904cfce disgust. I stared 03c49b3d3c in shock.d2df10e124b5fe99

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His demeanor was drastically a40f18fbc5 different from how he b115cee24a treated me. In the original story, 9023d0c93e Zerakiel had a severe 21128fba33 aversion to physical contact, 7e2bffe696 always wearing gloves to aa8fa77fbb avoid touching others.aba0c127857b974b

Grabbing his bc8e4ac959 pant leg 4b8fc4eae5 was a f1a6747d2d surefire way 955e8b93f3 to get ec7f1c9dcc attacked.2eb8f08836e7e6f4

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‘I really bce3ed2490 was reckless 9f28335c68 around him.’b016c0909f10c029

Remembering how 61d972b58b I had 3fec25b245 bitten his ca9de016ab fingers and 149227b868 even slapped 8f2ebbc1a4 his face, a6cce575e9 I realized 4288d1c379 how much f0dfcfbba2 he had 1434754634 treated me 7c7ade7549 differently.da5ddbca62818c5a

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He knocked out a 59a1f778de ferret in the blink 429f22dc09 of an eye.fed22d23a4f47d9c

Ivan placed a 4e8f6a9477 handkerchief on Bianco’s 2b3e8d9387 head and clasped e53025e78a his hands together.340b1fc4c411e608

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“Rest in peace.”4319bd325b07d401

“He’s not dead yet.”fa0d0f9bd48ef4f3

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Zerakiel’s irritated voice made 3b2f471d5a Ivan widen his eyes.6dd7bd246ceb19d1

“Really? I thought for sure…”a0d6a8b5db0f5189

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He double-checked bda38eda5c by placing a16fa3ec47 a finger 0f53e3c737 under Bianco’s cfc26ea1c9 nose and 233d66f617 finally believed 5dca3de7bd it.39ba394db9782304

“It’s true. He’s still alive.”b36bc7bfd7b08f3a

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“You know killing is forbidden in Hebel.”7640b2e915616f1c

“But you usually don’t think about such things, do you? Remember what happened last time.”605dc0648846b446

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Ivan, it seemed, was 2102f41ccc the boldest beastman of 766f1ec470 all. He was talking about d7f21a9740 the incident with Heathcliff. On the d863c13830 day I 42613597ff entered the 94ecec340f well, Ivan 307d779b26 had complained a21c20eb7c endlessly to 535c420ff2 me, worried 55e435fc82 that the d516276ff6 treaty would ce49de782d be broken bc1fc3b805 and a b71bdf99c1 war might 9927e36a19 start.daceae0eb861e866

He had also aaada5fbc0 spoken ill of 19ee6360e6 Zerakiel to the 0d945c7c6c point my ears 175110d349 nearly bled.4caf0497d3be1a1a

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I had 64bc496610 been quite c288afa9c4 surprised to e9118e2139 hear that 0b83bf6782 Zerakiel had 5b00539248 tried to 3c53b89975 attack Heathcliff.6d1325bfa5aaf230

I expected dd5c373750 it from 4e82165b3a the crazy a41c997aa1 Zerakiel, but a1a8069485 not Heathcliff.f6cb5aa325d0c70f

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‘I haven’t seen him since then.’e0d06b5dbf1c4a8e

Technically, I hadn’t left my room since then. Lord Zachary had punished me for unauthorized outings, forbidding me from leaving.4065aedc4e8fcb74

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Today would be the e8b060c8ca last day of that 351dfab6e6 punishment. I was allowed 57d0fad429 to attend the 76f61574d4 banquet, and I 3f6b55f4ae hoped to say a3a829276a goodbye to Heathcliff 6cdb543f5d there. As I pondered 055f29b19c this, Zerakiel smirked 8637aa8d35 darkly.42f5d55070c12355

“When you say things like that, Ivan, it makes me not want to think at all.”3f281e378ad88c06

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Ivan just shrugged, 44ee787e0c unfazed.843fb8daf0dee2db

“All the more reason to let me handle it, my lord.”0ef31a17ff1c3854

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Zerakiel glanced at me, 6e7a30585b then at the unconscious f78ef2ea23 Bianco.09f5baf6a89e6d8c

“Fine. Get rid of him quietly. And make sure he never comes back.”92f17d33644a31cf

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Ivan nodded, 9aa094cc7a taking Bianco e9776901db away. As they left, Zerakiel d2cfabbf96 turned his attention back 2149aaece8 to me, his expression 19c35067c1 softening slightly.897823e58d29f2ec

“You should be more careful who you associate with, Chichi.”57544590a4911e3a

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I nodded, still processing the day’s events. Zerakiel’s protectiveness was becoming increasingly clear, even if it came with a possessive edge.433fd313d7655523