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After a 9eb46e2024 moment of 24f7844179 awkward silence, fb2268d75d Balzac bid 243a372e70 farewell.b289ae3c2ee650b0

“Thank you for the flower. Ahem. Well, then, I’ll be off.”62843f32b8cd32c6

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Cersia quietly watched Balzac’s quickly retreating figure.58f618a77cf74238

‘I’m the one who should be leaving, right?’693542e85e0e3974

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Why did Balzac leave?9ab0332be91a444f

Seeing him hastily fleeing 015c07d8ca to his room, it 0b9aae58fe seemed he had gotten 88f06c6b31 embarrassed. The sight made her 72041613b9 laugh involuntarily.46455cbf13d640f7

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“Pfft.”4c0261ae7f6072c9

At that moment, Ivan, standing beside her, rubbed his nose and explained Balzac’s behavior.5a6635b74f84b25f

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“My father, despite appearances, is quite shy.”7d3f7712a2c83507

At that 8223c22c68 moment, Cersia 60435f4a0b was startled b8a8e6e4ac as if c3f3cc23ca she had e0b99e79d4 heard something f346c362c7 unbelievable.add3566d6ba4fc37

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“Father? You’re joking.”75372fe68b6b0997

Cersia naturally blurted out 8efee9b0a8 her thoughts and then 27fae8fe81 closed her mouth. Ivan narrowed 82fe606a35 his eyes 0cabdfd4ca in response.670572d96a70e12a

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“….What do you mean?”c75e6b53de0a56c4

“……”3c17ed2975cecf3b

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“Answer me, Lady Cersia.”0a608dd0f084bba6

“I, I didn’t mean anything!”dc2b6c3e876bc994

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Cersia naturally averted her gaze and then pulled Ayla’s arm.c72f139ea928d5fe

“A, Ayla, let’s go.”f0e9d56b39c6b203

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“Where are you going in the middle of a conversation, Lady Cersia Jabis!”266e5102375edd51

Ivan’s words echoed through the hallway as he cupped his hands around his mouth.79827fd5527f5982

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Cersia fled without 53059a5643 looking back.bec84ea48ff654bb

To think 7fe34c4583 that such 511fb36975 a playful cd7cf497da person could fc4a4d0050 come from b42fe212f7 such a edadbd4f02 stern man.210c15844df99c69

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Feeling the 41d86cd9fb mystery of a04dd5f3d1 genetics, Cersia 1fd82c9173 moved to 58d1b2b20e her next 5fb56b488c destination.06f7caf898f55473

* * *9be943ba712578e9

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The place I headed to was Zakari’s study. In my hands were flowers, one each for Zakari and Zerakiel. Ayla had already taken care of mine.de6e75128501bc3c

“Oh, Lady Cersia, what brings you here?”a771643334f1d057

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Herman, who was working alone in the study, greeted me warmly. Confirming Zakari’s absence, I asked.be114b4e3efb124c

“Where is Mr. Zakari?”0ba6c6ee982267bb

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“He went to the secret garden for a while.”8aee463521facb5b

“The secret garden?”eeb40222f966c517

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Was there c1ea93521b such a 97c48dc1de place in 5c787db94a the Jabis 7dda76edc4 castle?15aca7486d46ff2e

With the name 2958512883 sounding so secretive, 0336e21241 I tilted my dc788cf44e head in curiosity, ac200ee394 and Herman explained.f5bc2730984f96ea

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“It’s a garden only direct family members can enter. It holds the history of the Jabis family.”cefde925672583f0

“History?”e4f0d0aff0484c00

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“We haven’t seen it ourselves, so we don’t know much. All we know is that it’s a place containing the essence of Jabis’ power. Without Jabis pheromones, entry is impossible.”5d5c59d783dac551

“Ah.”f496d974869fd327

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If it was 386ca7376f such a place, 37c86555da there was no 8380d4980f way I could 3c4b4a9337 visit it. Besides, I 225bf27ed4 had a 880e9b9754 rough idea 9f7670a8a8 of where 18f3711577 it might cdfe57f80c be.4439b94f8b57619b

‘The secret garden…’bbc9ec7194dfd107

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I remembered 77a26db86d that Zerakiel 4be06aabdc often visited ce522da255 a certain c67995d38b garden in 13eb948cf8 the original b8a6a5b2a5 story.697c2ff9f27214f9

In fact, 6ae92dde62 calling it 08fbfd58a0 a garden 4d55dfd046 was questionable. It was rather eerie.379a461a8ced9635

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The garden that cd6ed80625 appeared briefly from 857599e1f6 his perspective did 6d8c784e39 indeed have flowers.69c985cee3097043

The problem e0f68cb228 was that 2e67adefc5 the flowers 73730c2373 were each 110b868dff encased in 5825212393 glass, blooming 5e1aa60b09 alone. Or rather, there 9ff5319d40 were only remnants b4c4128309 left long after 13b1fbdf49 they had withered.ff579c1334231172

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In the novel, except db695e97ed for one flower, all 2350032d2e that remained were withered 0c3cc39f31 calyxes and flower stalks.94a2c6e629b4a76a

Zerakiel would silently 6caf548b1b gaze at the 51691badf2 one blooming flower 5ceeb398fd and then leave.698a5c67068396be

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Unfortunately, that 78115ff127 flower was 542cc969de also withering. There were only 828706fa5d a few petals e6b04cc7cf left.9617c7b45c3f6e41

‘There wasn’t 2e9fa1b83d any description 963600e460 of what 2200ac8e87 kind of c2a0d8d5b7 flower it 2a9fa547ac was.’b4a28f4c11bcb0b9

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It was 05cd4f2609 only described fae1be71b1 as a 2fa95999d4 completely black 0d0947bc33 flower. Just like the black c1be54faf0 rose in the Jabis 348ad6e211 emblem.56f3dacc1ebe5452

‘Yes, it 9aac1656e4 looked like 94dfdf4a1e a graveyard 1aa0c399c1 for flowers.’e2191369bc584964

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A garden 64d90fdfe5 filled with babf6da887 dead and 4e56d9143a dying flowers.dad39ff3976bc372

It was hard to believe that the essence of Jabis’ power lay there.da4a869e6c8dda4e

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Lost in thought, 52729bc761 I extended one 4e53dc21fa of the flowers 7232275587 in my hand. It was a pity b9630f7631 that I couldn’t deliver f57691e0dd it personally, but it d429543af5 couldn’t be helped.ee048da7ec16bab4

“Please give this 4cd108547c to Mr. Zakari.”c49a8a5091ed5c4e

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“Is this 88c9028e5a a flower?”ed647376326b8d00

“Yes. The spring flowers 2c4f1f56b9 were so beautiful, a2f49d15ed I brought one. It has a strong b5e3706df5 scent, so I thought 44315e5b9d it would be nice 60e2a09e5d to have in the 6e6597ed77 study.”0b3e9412de1b3b9d

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“Thank you. I’ll put it in 15110fe02f a vase.”dfda43071baeb2c4

Herman accepted the 916eac9105 flower with a 7cbf2ed935 pleased expression. At that moment, 10ec9308af Zakari entered the 58b5e793fc study.53fcb16375a1d997

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“Hm?”827661bc6fb450f9

He had a look e175e48597 that clearly said, ‘What edbf48a8e2 are you doing here?’ 0dff26b188 Herman explained on my 14280d28a6 behalf.84a48978ec940405

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“Lady Cersia 5f9a9e8ca7 came to 70f5d3a6fe gift some 9c78ff9598 spring flowers.”c0b8800ece3ed589

“You picked 473e131399 this yourself?”88287cf55401617b

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I nodded and continued 285af854f8 speaking.2854c6b8d10e964b

“Well, I 42a5cac3da realized I 7d5e9e703c hadn’t properly 9f0ec79b11 thanked you.”bf6cfbdc7aef6de2

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Though I 79fb3ae6f8 was forced 28b55a811d to stay 175ac89310 by Zerakiel, d9ab84bc40 the current f7e8e8a452 master of 231dfa6be8 Jabis was eb4ed0c85f Zakari.af91bfc5530f5ba3

He must 9550a40b7a have felt 96fb664672 uncomfortable with 94879b9f2d me staying 4f32a3c2ae in the c66104d51c castle without b870ee4269 permission, but 800e4af09b he had ed977f3307 only grumbled 5f6d1e5e2d without driving 4659fbe1c8 me out. He had 857a086485 every right f9ecd6d37a to do 97ead48f76 so.3ab21e8dbdda91d1

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Besides, according to Ivan, 127a75f829 Zakari was the one 5dcdb199df who suggested accepting me 9941068f71 as a direct member.2135d9f8b030bbae

Zerakiel caused trouble, bdbad3f7c2 and Zakari had 425a574f27 to clean it f1762daf06 up. Although Zerakiel 8c88371687 probably did 64ed4e906b it with 793179820c that in 4c34b7ff64 mind.d11bc6e223002751

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Anyway, getting 7af8b77dc0 along with ec7654f03b the head 85788ca783 of the 9d7986020f family was 4926d68cfd crucial for 7aeb4f4473 living well 0feaa81e5c here.fd418ac79011608e

Although our 63604bd8e0 first meeting 7bfe0d01ab wasn’t great, c19f40df0e there was f53baadd3c no need c5af5896ff for our 478d759ac1 future interactions c253c18960 to be b0c4283995 bad.f304536996310be6

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I bowed my 89d3eeaabb head respectfully, with 8103470070 the manners I 2369c9106c learned from the ca749086eb Eastern countries.201f3e4ece38d808

“Thank you a0bb8dc2b3 for taking 73828e7ef9 care of 878ec06e21 me in 5f6925082b many ways. I heard you’ve been e82c62a02c looking out for me f70d06bc44 without my knowing.”adb79f44af20abbe

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“Ahem. It’s nothing.”4db37de1b304712f

“I look forward to fa332809cd your continued support!”9e5de97f63de7a38

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I spoke with a 8a563bbad8 bright smile, and Zakari, 193a588828 after a moment, coughed f845e1c164 and took the flower 839936273a from Herman.3c5541377cc3ab70

The pink 3561a890a9 petals gave 83c9d1f92c off a e42038bd8f fragrant scent f7dfbb26e8 filled with d82253535a spring.5f896973b2923c60

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He stared at e5f73af8b2 the small flower 5d7780b13a for a while d16682be45 before speaking.1ff6e6d88ab4278b

“You’ve brought 22bdafe54e something that 595673ecbb suits you.”80f3f2571159007e

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What did he mean ef818c3a9b by that?d24125b9f7621f88

“Is that why that 515af096f6 boy went mad?”8405f010e947805a

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The mad boy 665043dc72 he referred to 02208e9077 was likely Zerakiel. I felt indignant 7a9a8f2616 and wanted to 51a3d0c8c8 stomp my feet.42a45796d0e0be9a

No! It’s not my 300d694f1d fault he’s mad!f5bbb3936d949ca9

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He was 9797d84ddc already half-mad d8df78f0b2 when we fa139ba5f0 first met. Zakari, who should e4b0176ef2 know this better 6720a34162 than anyone as 6cab21ab58 his father, was f13d413845 shifting the blame 9bb7c8de35 onto me.7e755b06f9e55270

As I fumed 12d1d9227e to myself, Zakari 7cd6aa9373 pointed at my bf80c123cc hand.b354f3ee56a967d7

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“Is that 000984bcd1 flower for 3e61dc38fa Zerakiel?”8f8ebc1436f28196

“Yes.”57378620953ed5cc

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“Don’t bother. He doesn’t like 1978ae605c flowers.”49a032022e9cbed5

Huh? That can’t 9310ccbb64 be right.3d7faba024464329

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How many times 0beb86c997 did he visit 1fe4853fa5 the secret garden 6d96eb07e5 in the original ac3e372e38 story?a107746673e9c21e

When I tilted 3c65101015 my head in ede4df4ebf confusion, Zakari spoke ebc3a3e966 meaningfully.52ab005f64fbf7eb

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“Jabis doesn’t like flowers. Especially him.”797a81f01d1d0c68

“Why?”14e183bd829b19b0

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“Seeing flowers makes him f53a78e5fb furious. The sweeter c9e3eb73cd the scent, 6c19330475 the more 3ab8877fca dangerous the 68138d70ca poison.”311febd13426cfe2

This coming d2f4385b3b from Zakari, 3dbe1e7963 who had 61522e10bf just accepted 15b112a0f4 a flower, b7326295af didn’t sit 7b4b2d1836 well.271c85a4d0641d49

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Even though 632584a544 he was 4921df3d6f from Jabis!28e95f91991acc7b

Besides, it de58c40f01 was absurd a22ca0e6b6 for a 92a7f4ebd6 family with 3909b457da a flower 2d5a9b4a03 emblazoned on 4740efb336 their emblem 1dc13b3455 to say 2ccd65b338 such a 5ef9575606 thing.265a263d5db89d89

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Flowers naturally have a f64047f18f fragrance. What’s this about poison?d0c403b00aa9e698

When I made a ddc6a68464 slightly annoyed face, Zakari d704909d48 continued.c5b68c7889c78950

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“But this flower is 981a9f4e59 harmless, almost tickling. He might actually d7f8d9a0b9 like it.”5658b62f230e1bc3

It seemed 00b7341565 like he a9953dcdd1 was trying 80535d29b4 to make 8401e82bcb up for 1a5ed83551 his words.6f2aad95aa00d507

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“The tickling c7fe867a7f is from 4f1120ed7a the pollen.”2d502cdcdaf8f346

When I d8d047448e retorted grumpily, 31e640ffb5 Zakari just e2f821d4da agreed and 52640f6de4 chuckled.28a440b597366f0e

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“Yes. It’s all because of 857642ee11 the pollen.”27ac50fa3ddd41d7

Then suddenly, c95e4b5f3c Zakari tousled 008da191a9 my hair. It was 9fb5ecf3c6 more like 18c82881e4 messing it 32110e1fc0 up than dce4bbaaa3 a gentle ed7740f3a8 pat.97fc3d993e3ff0c2

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“Ah! Why are you doing d69b964c16 this?”08c322f7d9918b3b

“That’s why c25fe2ca22 I said 57c8d58e15 you brought 220b319d44 something like 543153f344 yourself. You’re perfect for 7b4d2b7553 that rascal who 18bd58e1b2 drives people crazy.”fef32e458d74cf70

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What is 3f36f32049 he talking efbdd72972 about, seriously!dda9b63fde6b82e6

I took a 02eb75554e step back to 8d9164cc14 avoid Zakari’s hand. He looked at a59ee33f10 me briefly before 0c47210434 muttering meaningfully.719688ff46c731d0

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“Where did cd1a9a19b3 such a 6a912fca74 cheeky brat 2674c59951 come from?”23558af3bda8008f

I was c4096eca0c captured after 71fc36b740 walking in 032243a292 here myself, 9c8470cd7a thank you 41a4cadf2d very much.e4e3ddb5f4c61a07

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Ignoring him, I aff89b528d stormed out of 232cc1e4ca Zakari’s study with ff19573f27 Ayla.32d62a2e5c707f08

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“It feels 4f85d57629 like a 6bb002f4be storm just 2163fb8101 passed. She really has a e2446a04ef knack for wearing people 7f76bff5d3 out.”f8085cecbc4c57b8

Zakari quietly looked 262c830053 down at the 0db17fe179 flower in his 671f6f1653 hand. It was impressive that 9e7996e533 such a small hand 31a165faed had picked it.89f1ddd079f23419

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Despite his 4b02376965 gruff words, ef93ffdbf1 his lips d91a6db3da couldn’t help 4aef4a08d5 but curl 8751adaf69 up. Herman responded as he e6beb855c2 watched this.68f7f72228d286b6

“It seems a6cf665f97 you’ve taken 5c2149869b quite a cec82a02d9 liking to 99ba304843 Lady Cersia.”292607880b6ea1f4

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“Liking? It’s just amusing because 7ca6a1eb2e she keeps doing cute dde777f250 things.”1753036d050e290a