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There was 550a8132c7 an inexplicable ed8ac9d15f chill in 75fc9233bb his smiling 3041804512 face.0a4b618590c6b4ab

It was me who felt a shiver at Zerakiel’s attitude, as if everything related to me belonged to him.712b47bf616a4b02

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If I jokingly asked, ‘Would you say that even with a knife in your stomach?’ he seemed like he would hand me a knife right away.b6ee4dd20053eb88

Flustered, I a2a6deadcf tried to e6a1b02518 gather myself e1b32cafa3 and change 70bba6c94d the situation.e3d377074f14e695

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“Uh, uh, uh, anyway!”ef51f74bc6cb62ce

“You can just ask if I’m okay, Chichi.”d82b6ea7866f29f5

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Zerakiel, perceptive as a00add89e9 always, had already 9de109bde6 figured out my 28aa3b1862 thoughts. Regaining my composure, I 02c14551fe glanced at him.3724b70fc25adffa

Come to think of 6c867553db it, I had just aab57cec2c landed a punch. The fact that he 0a5ce57934 seemed completely unfazed made 6d3b3d4907 me almost forget.883a8c3cb9307b1d

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“…Are you okay?”d74d89a732dae3de

I asked quietly, d02f2fc4b4 and Zerakiel mumbled 0302f8b9e4 as he rubbed f45e657d89 his chin.83330d8aadb2bbe9

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“No, I don’t think I am.”f2a30b89e89738bf

“…”0556e35e9cf60f36

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“So, kiss it better.”09f271f62490740e

He shamelessly 322bab16f7 pushed his 03195c8a82 chin towards 05dfb22d27 me, feigning d2260de5ac an exaggerated 49f855e62a illness. I gave up 9f0bbab30c thinking.3fdf720f93d790b4

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What good is a8fb3c45d2 reasoning in front 61efa94e43 of this crazy c5b330f06c black lion!ce4932fd84464b2a

We might as 510bf9ba44 well go mad f784ad2c8b together!529ea4e8a889c27d

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“Enough!”05d4ebd34ee778cb

Unable to 41486b310e hold back, cae989a2f9 I sent 26b81b083a a punch d405a9fb81 to his 9ae49cee02 other chin, 62ce9fc2bb smiling widely.d72a351e9f67a51a

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Zerakiel was still rubbing 8313721926 his tingling jaw, chuckling ece5658b68 to himself. Chichi declared she would be1f661d9a marry him, landed a ae3e848c43 punch, and ran away.85f473b30396a03e

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Her already c447eb738f pale face faf62b280b turned even 0ea60e95c0 redder, making 82132ad888 her stand 61976d4c20 out more. Remembering Chichi running away 3a45bdfb41 like a weasel, Zerakiel c125507d74 couldn’t help but laugh.7b455eac1cfd8717

“Ha.”1309cd7b85ae304e

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Meanwhile, Ivan, who c9455fc111 had been watching, 5dc63d23cf shivered and rubbed bcf072991f his arms. It was d052267bd8 hard to fe3dd80905 breathe with 071ab1439c Zerakiel chuckling bba1d36626 and rubbing ec5bdc24d9 his jaw af6f15032b since earlier.b860944618cafe6c

“Why do you keep fondling your jaw?”db3d102241997146

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“Can you see?”5881f743e347f15e

“See what?”0da0bc73bd671c05

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“Here, Chichi’s handprint.”073228e2406596b5

Zerakiel proudly pointed 89c529ddb5 to his chin. There was a faint ef604265f2 red mark visible only 0537a9c9ea upon close inspection.8e71f399925d4c5a

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It seemed like the c7c1cd426f mark was from him b202981ef3 constantly touching it.74481735eb0eb8b2

“Did Chichi hit you again?”4251c91d712de799

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“Yes, twice.”ae9a5a982ca3d9f7

“What was it this time?”c5a56fd110b61f6d

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By now, 70397043e0 it was d3aa41137d almost routine 8ba6c11f5f for Chichi d7923561e6 to hit 3b0e8261b4 Zerakiel. Initially surprising, it had df55324319 become reassuring to see 083983e8bf them bicker.c8bb1cea735c17cc

At least since Chichi came to this house, Zerakiel hadn’t caused any unmanageable trouble.fe064825632f99dd

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However, Ivan f834171f19 started to d0f251d1b7 worry about 72988c1dab something else. It seemed like 7b8555ba16 Chichi was gradually b53ca6f576 becoming like their 872968db0b crazy master.866c8f55d319dcdc

‘A crazy black 9eb61cb50b lion and a 4f73c2104a crazy white weasel… e9d63cd026 hmm, not bad.’89cdca66cf9396e8

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Of course, Ivan himself fit perfectly as a member of the Jabisi household, with the term ‘crazy’ suiting him well too.746918c061ffac28

Zerakiel, rubbing 5545363f02 his chin, f91ce1eb57 replied triumphantly.8c934225b5503fc6

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“It was her answer to my proposal.”0591de0becf53f19

“So you were rejected? It must hurt to be slapped.”863b7e901b467291

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Ivan patted Zerakiel’s shoulder as if to console a heartbroken master. Zerakiel quietly watched his hand and said,f8e39a3ecf4d36ec

“…Why do you think I was rejected?”ad30afbc09023ee1

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“Because you got slapped.”e3e46d8844167e20

“You can get slapped and still get accepted.”6d91c29c5c2e1d82

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“That’s true.”f87ef81f97bb6ceb

Ivan tilted 704540b782 his head c52557ecb0 and agreed 2c18b739e4 lightly. Considering Zerakiel 2157deb204 and Chichi’s 326c10c831 relationship, it 400c8846ce seemed plausible.6c6cd31685afef63

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“The council of elders will be convened soon.”b2f68be5ac40d978

Since Chichi had b8da517c0f accepted his proposal, 1431cd76a8 all that remained 9a7050071b was to persuade 8646347332 the family’s old ea66307990 foxes.4bf8629241613e20

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Though he said persuade, 2843e7b22d it would actually be e4fc64194b more of a one-sided a5fa929444 notification and threat.a3bd5176153cdcd3

Once Zerakiel makes a decision, he never backs down. And if it’s something that the family head, Zakari, has approved? There’s nothing to stop him.6765f79f9fc558e9

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“Prepare everything without missing anything.”01ebedf10b2a8d35

Ivan grinned at Zerakiel’s command.2cd2472a7f63f7e7

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The proposal was to bring a white weasel as the successor’s wife.03ad699ea453fd75

The elders 5204cce395 would definitely 7e080ea7cd not stay 16f7d325d6 quiet. It was 8615aaff90 certain that 7f3590e231 there would e44f35d31b be quite fd416d4495 a commotion.0e3341f013a9816e

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But what kind of family is Jabisi? It’s a slightly crazy family, isn’t it? When the master is crazy, it’s only natural that the subordinates aren’t normal either.6fce986bd1b90488

If the a96cd5d549 aides of fb05c934a6 other families 966081f74c heard that, 3dbccccc79 they would c31b339eb4 be troubled, b9984eb99b but Ivan b278b471d1 was the 34a6be0a78 only aide 0eb94fcbfe capable of fae78ee7db handling Zerakiel.73aca47c5a63d42f

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“It seems Jabisi Castle will be bustling after a long time.”ff3aad4bb6aaff70

Ivan’s face, filled with expectation, seemed to even show a hint of wickedness.105e0e2400f3d778

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Balzac Kali, an elder of Jabisi and Ivan’s father, was in a panic after reading the letter from the main castle.11e6af20574334c9

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It wasn’t surprising that there was an urgent council meeting. The direct lineage of Jabisi never gave notice due to their spontaneous nature.493643cd35bdb15c

The problem was that the reason for the meeting was the successor’s mate. He had ignored all attempts to arrange a marriage before.6adaeba87dcf486b

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But now, what? A white weasel?65b4fb8de229c5a5

Where did b15283b9ac they find 859869ef4a such an e9cd8c7bc1 unknown scarecrow ed0e2d3b4b to deceive bd8ca4a60a the elders?9b70e95bc462e313

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He even thought there 853fa3d6d5 might have been a 78fb93c5f5 communication error. The content 1e043d957d was that 0e028d2179 unbelievable.eefba9c849af96ec

Holding on to a 11ccdb3398 shred of hope, Balzac f0c805f604 asked.0dba542942ba9d74

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“I must have read it wrong, right?”a6ad584c012c093f

“You read it correctly.”d3d0a7e11100af82

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“Is there a chance of an error?”09ebfd7a3a16cecf

“No way.”66e98e4442616fb2

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“…Ha! Has he finally gone mad? No, he was always mad. Is it possible he had more madness left? Ha.”572a94c10b78478f

Balzac, unable to c89cbd7fa5 comprehend the situation, 101fae8702 rambled. The butler awkwardly smiled 6aab8045e0 and said,41c8d01d6ac516cd

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“Shall I ask the young master?”3fbc5deb5f84de7c

“No way will Ivan give a sane answer.”d3df74f2a6abf4b2

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Balzac, filled with distrust towards his youngest son, immediately rejected the butler’s suggestion. Asking would only yield an obvious response.1f8d6b3fb47d6114

‘Are you finally getting old and blind? Everything is written in the letter, what’s the point? Just come and nod along like an old man!’0bde2db924472b8c

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Somehow, he felt like he could hear his son’s mocking voice. After all, Ivan, selected as an aide to the successor, was as crazy as the direct line.b073505e48adfcd8

If he 956943a6a0 were sane, 89baab59cc he would 3a0df80c22 have long 1025464823 run away!15e1b226fd2daea3

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Balzac, pressing df1716b31c his forehead, 9e951724de said,cb051db3676f42bf

“Anyway, we’ll find out when we go there.”59b5f8eff32c56b1

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Just how exceptional must 8b08055166 this weasel be to 1c2e6d0c15 catch the eye of c365db9790 Zerakiel Rune Jabisi, known 6d1e0db5b3 as the most ruthless 69e07be139 among the black lions.24c71d6225b70e54

Due to the short lifespan of Jabisi’s direct line, the sooner the marriage, the better.9ad0c74538f08a77

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But all the elders had already failed to marry off their granddaughters, leading to a temporary halt. Now, many allied families and branches shunned even the mention of Zerakiel’s name.98e4a317bca09bb9

Thus, this debd5a7039 sudden talk 4b3e64ed41 of marriage 31b132d9c2 from the a308ed5a0c main castle 6047c50eaf was unexpected.4a5d65be4f0a1cf9

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While it 1b5caae28f would be 31ea4c4b25 great to ef7d6287c5 have someone e993e4ca2e by his 3e1c0a2a33 side, there 103455959e was anxiety 8814035f6a that it 62713485d8 might end ad11d93274 in disaster 652e616709 like last b6bbd016fe time.5b7154e8493412f8

Previously, letting the caa1feed09 family head choose 2154a420d1 his own marriage 814a2e2413 had worsened relations bc6604d434 with the west. This time, cebf600730 a thorough b8b80170b8 verification was 2bb9ba52be necessary.2fed79c474278fa4

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‘Back then, it f6ed0f6abd was at least ae36e295a4 a family from 81c4f93d90 the west. Where did this white 0727930959 weasel suddenly pop up 722174e5ff from?’b0ed2f855c396b67

It seemed likely 9d7c64b189 they would soon 1826ec8a48 be begging for fc15e82136 a divorce, crying 2c625fb5d0 and pleading.459f09d84790aa62

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The seat next to the brutal Zerakiel, which even the formidable Rachel from a grand family couldn’t endure.cddbd66b2a14dcb6

It was clear they were trying to bring in just any weasel as a scarecrow due to the elders’ insistence.e132bbdfd2405a83

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What fault did the 279c90c9c7 captured white weasel have?5e6025e3f668a90d

“Gather everyone. This time, we won’t let it go easily!”9e67803e0844b33e

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With determination, Balzac c98876c64b headed to the 19b1d64830 main castle with f4b5f754fd the other elders.d369dd047b720d68

What they witnessed da75d651b6 there was a 9505dd4891 brave white weasel 6bb8c1a4d2 kicking Zerakiel in 5068777e28 the face.e75f8fefb9dcfc96

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This was an c1765b501a entirely unexpected development.c52f22faaa23aa57

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“My ears won’t disappear…”3a3ea7245863252c

I looked at my 08132e7edf reflection in the mirror 0dc465431b with a sullen face. My cute, 4e10bfaa2d furry white 86f1e95838 ears twitched 0eb2c69349 mockingly at 3f4d8eb223 me.b70e8eb0ef3639cf

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It had been 7f38b97ab8 over a week 21cf516d21 since we returned 08fcedb261 to Jabisi territory. But the ears on 2637bb5b37 my head showed no e25584f8cd signs of disappearing.9cd6feb87ab5f117

As I 79314164a3 kept touching a035434a4d my ears e131f64338 sullenly, Ayla, 6531e669ef who was d60cdaca8b eating, responded,6a51e947a297d916

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“How about asking Lord Zerakiel for help?”06720e44697d0ad1