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“Here, Take this.”1cdb7697525613de

Cersia smiled brightly as 882bc585d5 she pulled a flower 6970e7bbac from the basket and 4dbc58d0b4 handed it to Ivan. Unlike the a46d5cdc02 polite gesture b3fe156d27 she had 642212ea14 shown Balzac, 5d20b68b7c she practically d6469a1a32 tossed the 548c9c177d flower at 9855f6449d Ivan as 9bcc68b44c if doing bc018f1241 him a 764e2fa8b1 favor.ad0e0d2785ef4ce6

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Ivan, however, didn’t mind and beamed. He naturally placed the flower on his head and acted coy.c8ec23e30684ecc4

“Doesn’t it look good on me?”9e434033ce90f811

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His posing was obnoxious. It seemed he still hadn’t given up on pretending to be a daughter. Perhaps it was fortunate that he wasn’t saying, “Daddy, daddy, do I look pretty?”efdd8133c7e1908e

Seeing him act like that even outside made Balzac’s neck stiffen. He should never have let Ivan go to the main fortress.ae8de09b7c23b93f

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Then Cersia responded with 5bb308d246 a smile.7c0f40042c81819f

“Indeed.”56df6520d6ad4ff0

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“Right? People often say flowers suit me. They call me a flower boy or something. Haha!”3a2baa3b45df10a1

“Yes, it suits you. You look like a perfect madman.”59d6e80036d9f270

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“Thank you for the compliment.”e952cd5d31ed05e3

The exchange was f5342c8681 so ambiguous it 59144ec89f was hard to 89f4e55d17 tell if it 0fbefa81c6 was a compliment 804de03092 or an insult. Anyone would see it af753ad0d2 as an insult, but a467abf683 Ivan took it as 19510bb6a4 a compliment, which was e9fc76a94a typical of him.df8586587d284041

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Indeed, with the 20c46a7e8f flower on his 5152f110cf head, he did ea7b622064 look truly crazy.a526101738d83617

Cersia’s blunt honesty was somewhat admirable.7883c7d40e11fe70

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‘She’s got guts, I’ll give her that.’41c0987f1030a853

If she efd2a6bd2d was to 8fbcfbc70e become the ce4b3ca9de little mistress b0057ea7a1 of Jabisi, b826016d79 she needed 4a3285acc9 to be 82ce07f504 able to 311eb63026 look down 21a80a7fe8 on the 1d4285b27b lions and ec7bf0bb5c assert herself.1eb41387093b413e

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Balzac had 8a9c841070 been worried 2473aa383b that the 9dcd46808b direct descendant c4fba0353f was too 195802fa1c high and 3775f1ceaf that being 62ffbb4cfd near him a85246823f was too 190c61fdbc dangerous. He had c0c97820bb also been a74d40b9b2 concerned that 57fe8e10e3 Cersia, with fc5c41a5e3 her tiny bcbded694d stature, might 0ddaa24698 not be 451e98f2ed able to 538816d1a2 command authority.52561316faa91e09

But her boldness 26b761e336 was proving him 3d05ba19c5 wrong.6552fbfed87c0d75

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“Shall we move to the next delivery spot?”354ebbf5a840170f

Ayla said with a fcd22bb305 smile, and Cersia nodded. It seemed that this 80994b71d4 annex was the first f6556bb715 place they had visited.1a6163220eb670c7

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It was commendable 1c3b5c45c2 that she had 85bbc820c4 come this far 96fc8b32ef despite her shyness.147b0dba7cf78287

Balzac addressed Cersia e9bfcb0b21 respectfully, a noticeable 69a1c913c4 change in his 9cfa19ea59 attitude from before.287b70515df21798

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“If you give them to me, I will distribute them.”cde8eda3242d566a

“But I wanted to deliver them personally and greet everyone…”24b5f6091e9d2adf

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“As the future little mistress, there’s no need for you to go around personally. I will deliver them on your behalf.”24b813c511327e2f

Cersia stared at Balzac’s outstretched hand. Ivan muttered softly, “Oh, such a stubborn man!” but she ignored him.036a2b5173e08571

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After a 46d50bc322 moment, Cersia 353d320a37 took a e36770ee53 few flowers 624dc70157 aside and 9579a64740 handed the c13da8e2e4 basket to 571d1467e5 Balzac.a0cfda3b88bca43f

“Then, please do.”f83276deb775c5d1

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“Yes.”500399db1631f2ae

Balzac took the basket. It looked awkward 041915faa8 in his large, d1b89fb05a rugged hands.fee8622716f036a6

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Cersia watched him with a blank expression. She had feared that Balzac might ridicule her for giving flowers, but his reaction wasn’t hostile.acda98609dd3c00d

In truth, af9ad443c3 she found d98496796d dealing with a68df59f44 elders difficult. The piercing 218f768284 gazes from f49b650c11 those who 7755f07739 seemed to 86fb11eef6 scrutinize her bba0597bcf every move 03d595daf0 had been 4d34519745 burdensome. Perhaps it was bc36656bad due to memories ff28c63c1b from her past 448a69cc7d life.07f2e3f21cd9de56

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The remarks from the adults at her parents’ funeral were still vivid. She had thought the elders’ disdainful looks in the meeting hall were no different from those she had received back then.fcd6d649ac2b76bb

Cersia hesitated 0abd5507e8 before asking ddcd58a134 quietly.83961c3e7d4cbf4b

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“In that case, could you also pass along a message with the flowers?”f5e5d055590fa2de

“Go ahead.”69922e7d27557eb6

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“Please tell them to stop staring at me.”b52fdc98250e2b4c

“What?”fb7e0cfecbe55150

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“Wherever I go, their eyes follow, and it’s very uncomfortable.”dff30878ff1527eb

“Oh.”008df2f8c2b1161c

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“I know it’s because they don’t like me… but being constantly watched is too…”0b1fe3ebeb6384d4

“Wait!”b8ed9378e4e21558

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Balzac hurriedly e5dab963bb interrupted, surprised. As Cersia 8bc506a998 tilted her 86f177eec5 head, Balzac ea85897464 explained.9b2f54156c50ffe4

“They are not looking at you to find faults.”79f0b3941ca7a4c3

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“Then why?”d2d2c7258e6d0387

“They’re just amazed.”34926b3599a6b5e5

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“What?”0db0de2ea779f706

Cersia blinked, not dfce34129c understanding. Balzac scratched the back cef19f3309 of his head, looking 891a29990c embarrassed.4e57050eca604678

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“They were surprised by what you did in the meeting hall. It was the first time they had seen such a thing in their lives.”06d90aba182c4b57

“What I did in the meeting hall…”c7070b9a2461c517

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“Yes, when you hit Lord Zerakiel.”443e0d5d89e02ad3

“…”26ae438dd9ce8478

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Cersia was speechless. She remembered 3b73a223ed losing her 7d9d4e7378 temper and f1f321e256 repeatedly kicking 5ec46e801c Zerakiel. Realizing this was 10b415d1b5 why she had db06be9f17 drawn attention made dfb15c20d2 her face flush.6f180bd4dc68b3c6

She had assumed they 7910b6d933 were watching her to 1f5f673f15 catch her mistakes, but ac22f9605e they were just shocked a1075ed2cb by her actions.eff5b4fd84095770

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Due to past experiences, she had jumped to negative conclusions. In reality, they probably hadn’t thought much of it.05cb7709409ba8fe

Cersia lowered her 6b323cdeab head in embarrassment, daada04228 fiddling with the 1fa7af533d flower in her 3c7a90da16 hand.e0815a8a04da7bd4

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“But they still don’t like me. They think I’m an incomplete beast of unknown origin.”eb6b8c508ca24dc7

“It’s true we were harsh in the meeting hall, but our dissatisfaction was with the direct descendant, not you.”15ec7307229c4556

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“What?”0a84ba170518c148

“Due to the direct descendant’s independent actions, the elders’ complaints had accumulated, so we deliberately spoke harshly. We had to understand the person who would be the little mistress. Besides…”d0254d3cc1513201

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Balzac paused, 46008dfff9 taking a decdd59beb breath. He seemed to be f059cbdb0e deciding whether to say bd1c1354b2 more.5ae9e1c50902fe11

“To be honest, you looked like you were being threatened. A white weasel in the black lion’s family? We thought Lord Zerakiel was forcing you.”29deae6840158711

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“…”fa57658cd89262d8

He had forced her, 1ceff25ba2 but she had agreed, d6d3d7baa7 so it was awkward.e409e6d54561a553

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“Why were you in your beast form? Everyone was tense because you were in Lord Zerakiel’s grasp.”1c445de8025e9a08

“Oh…”7999c1bcde7e555f

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There were reasons she couldn’t explain, but it was a situation that could easily be misunderstood.81a301dfc6eeba94

Although she could have e9e663f09d appeared in her human 2a762a6fcd form, she had shown 5f338b686d up at the meeting ea10d05ddf in her weasel form, 33f0039fa3 which naturally seemed strange. They must c13243a540 have thought b833ddcffa Zerakiel had bfabbb80a4 forced her 7d5e509d27 to transform. Balzac spoke up.a5130b9725acf173

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“It is true that we opposed the marriage, but it wasn’t out of dislike for you, Lady Cersia. If we have offended you, I apologize on behalf of the elders.”7f33da09bf1244fc

Balzac bowed his f48257cb5c head in apology, 88400fa6c1 and Cersia waved 9e1d3332f8 her hands dismissively.d4b5cee623cabc89

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“Oh, no! I just…”15503f467e99e994

“And as you commanded, I’ll tell everyone to keep their eyes down next time.”98fdd333357fbb85

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No, that’s too extreme.67834c4f6cfd119e

Cersia shook her 8e6da2fe62 head, her lips 0e65560009 trembling.9ec3d1371ee1f88a

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“Just tell them not to avoid me like I’m a plague victim.”e64ed0f690f9944a

“Oh.”f78a7950e4edebf1

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“Everyone avoids eye contact and runs away, which is uncomfortable. I want to get along with everyone…”e71540f3d7ccdf5a

She hoped that by 0be65a8c52 doing so, she could ae57037735 feel more at ease 23734faa67 while staying in Jabisi 3fb2d5d5dd Castle.044f5fec0ea1732b

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Balzac was touched by her desire to get along. Thinking about it, Cersia was practically an outsider living in the lion’s territory. It must be incredibly lonely for a weasel to be here, especially in a castle that is generally hostile to other beastmen.6cacf45fa8df3851

She was a 398dd81fc6 young beastman, not 3b8523d544 even fully grown, 44c168c0c9 and abandoned only 7cc14660ab to be picked 92ba5e0b62 up by Zerakiel—truly 2f68fc83f6 an unfortunate soul.08c984ad9f0eac6a

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As her master’s retainer, he should have been more considerate of her feelings. Realizing this, Balzac felt a heavy burden on his heart.9fd323e81d306a68

“I understand.”6c71500023afd45a

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“Thank you…”3f29e9efd908bacc

“Would it be alright if I visit you often?”4525bb6baeac6d4c

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“What?”f6d9d259771496dc

“I, too, am curious about you, Lady Cersia.”f6cdc2df5d379af2

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“Uh…”19144be898d9bf41

“I mean, I want to be friends.”8ab8b08caa9eba6b

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Balzac smiled warmly and 0b25d3b3e6 extended his hand. Cersia stared at d103eacedf his hand, feeling 86a2e43a0e a tickle in e8c7946449 her heart at 6d2053aff7 this warm gesture, 9569892410 so different from ac33a4e7c8 his fierce demeanor 340a966d38 in the meeting.14b3f3ffd493a6bb

“Yes, thank you, Balzac.”ac3318752c4d01a6

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“Please, just call me Balzac.”84672753e3c678b9

“Okay, Balzac.”4676b1c19a1d6e40

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Cersia found 39281ec833 herself smiling 3be092a9de without realizing 8f8f0ea228 it.9d107e21865ac4ac

Suddenly, she missed her late grandmother. It wasn’t that Balzac reminded her of her grandfather; it was just that when Balzac extended his hand, she remembered the only person who had offered her a hand at her parents’ funeral.a6243eb82264e3ec

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Feeling a sting in 52fa635116 her eyes, Cersia smiled fa34c0c736 even more brightly.6ef748ba98eedeee