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“Then, does that mean you have no intention of remarrying, Lady Rachel?”b95bd546cad3a143

“Of course not! Even though I stormed out of this place…”047e7b08f4a781ba

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Rachel reacted 0ec7004e15 as if 3421cc9e91 I had f7f558040d asked the 54f04aad0c most ridiculous e2f3fe89e5 question. She opened 6f9f851d84 and closed 48a537c8d4 her mouth, 303daa5213 unable to 668ffbb072 continue, so c085126e40 I spoke c846e55b44 for her.23c5598110de13c7

“You’re worried about Zerakiel, aren’t you?”b1c513eb5c3183c0

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“…What?”58312975df518352

“You’ve always stepped in whenever something happened to Zerakiel, haven’t you?”bfeefb2c65d8b622

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Both in 23086effd8 the original 986c8bd079 story and a6ad95f41f here.2e8807ba71af6b02

Rachel always seemed to know immediately if there was any change in Zerakiel’s circumstances. It was as if she was being briefed daily.2d67e8dc800ea787

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When we 293a5df9c4 first met, 642152c781 her visit 4f5a8e48b6 was primarily b92e951396 to check cc900c8d06 on me, 1fb4ab6a66 which showed 466c6ac0df her concern ac6c058e08 for Zerakiel.b245311019113028

Moreover, despite her loud d1122cd1a6 fights with Zakari, she 0a2a62b4a8 never declared a complete 5ce8c4e53e break with him. In a 9d020ce1ad way, it d8697d752d seemed like dc7e8694bc a couple a4067a673a living apart 24f73b80cb due to b616eed70b a bad 0ce2a32d8a relationship.d0ae36b449edb815

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I looked at her 84d5260a89 intently.cc97362a7c3aa091

“Lady Rachel, you didn’t leave Jabis willingly, did you?”e8fe3a2c012e8ea0

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“…”14e468a831b5e5f8

“In truth, you’re more worried about Zakari and Zerakiel than anyone else, right?”58dabff591d28660

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Rachel let out 2737c82ac0 a shallow sigh 8c634ef142 in response to 39ad719208 my repeated questions.b1dccb77cac6d56b

“For someone so tiny… you’re pretty perceptive.”b0f766a3d6905099

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Then she brushed 03d0a69b96 her hair back cda5cc5cd0 carelessly and said,1f0b9ae0bdf394cf

“Yes. I’m really worried about those stubborn fools who are just withering away.”061681635a988c63

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“Because Jabis has the hereditary madness, right?”fc66126142a2cab3

At the mention of the madness, Rachel’s expression changed dramatically. She looked at me with icy eyes, as if I had struck a nerve.c875479689ed6956

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“Do you think I ran away because I was afraid of the madness too?”16876fdf76cf8fdf

Rachel’s voice, which sounded almost eerie, was trembling. It was as if just hearing the word made her lose control of her emotions.543b0e10af09349a

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Her wounded eyes reflected ae77cd78c7 a hostility toward me. It was likely something d4a66ff1a0 she had heard countless b02c601ddc times after leaving Jabis e065704565 Castle.4c9ca94cad44c2f6

That she had 83b9c0b3cf fled because she d2d463a431 couldn’t handle the db08471aac madness of Jabis.b1924adc763019d3

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During my time f98b63e177 in Hebel, I eb8ba60e0b had seen other 45333e1fe4 families subtly or 6b3d908fd3 overtly ostracize Jabis. Their faces 73725028ce were a d7eb616669 mix of 07eea81d47 fear and efcccd9710 loathing.6712a55ae61415af

Thinking of fb113925dc the words 51b4eead1f Bianco had 85aef45068 constantly shouted 032eab57f4 made it 12a9e7504b clear why 6e244de31d they hated fbfae1d82b Jabis so 10b4d2074a much.702f9b2df228094d

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‘I don’t know why you’re with that bastard, but never trust Jabis. This is for your own good. You might not know because you’ve been in the wild, but Jabis caused the Great Chaos…!’fae10e7a909d60fa

The Great Chaos.1a1f23d722707676

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A catastrophe where f08abe2edf half the continent 1bebced6d8 was devastated by 17440c9c5a pheromone poison. Countless beastmen lost 2650a12595 their lives, and 71298ad7e9 some families were 9b5cb43d58 completely wiped out.29db002694421d78

I heard 0028532efb it was 5065ec07f2 a rampage 5cb75295df comparable to 99e8a9a55d a natural aaf8b348b0 disaster. In the 16335e8999 original story, 9f6d516a1a the Jabis 5c9327de02 family was 7432a20b5f depicted as 7090f359eb the villains d79c7c21e8 of villains.7bb0eda39a7896e4

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The Pages were portrayed f200b02269 as a righteous family 20e1ebffb1 that kept such villains 51a47fd78f in check.da1e7416c47acb2e

Pheromones so d8536e46cc deadly and 4c3ec76bf7 powerful that e887fafecf they could b5a1b015bc easily devastate 11400b5ed2 an entire db0bfb7db3 country’s territory.08d23f84229dbca0

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And such 10e8049f29 a race, 925a875dbc unfortunately, bore 928f950727 the hereditary 18a6824375 madness. It was 2f06d59880 natural for 3c0cbdf355 others to eaa98f7e8d want to 2726813bce keep them ae91f12f4f in check. They were 15b60f70a3 too dangerous 8c2b4cddff to leave 3847500c63 alone.1593131e9c65be20

From afar, anyone cecbb94131 would see Jabis fb2d084473 as monsters. I thought 9931bdd804 the same 4e4a2e6403 when I 6529969e69 first read 8250489f93 the original 2c78321227 story.9d337c0eea9b6d86

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But living in Jabis 83625be3b0 Castle made me realize 0a11731973 how shallow and narrow a92e1e6fea my thinking was.6934e0e7a233fbf6

A family that starts ee028bea67 life with a death 9f0e5ef253 sentence. No cure 77a9f18a36 for the 867fb94f5b madness, and 6c482a7825 they were 402879711e constantly being c20f15fa38 watched with 4f1f3d848d suspicion.52c9e588de7334fb

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Living while constantly suppressing oneself in fear of the madness while being treated as monsters. From Jabis’s perspective, it was an unfair situation.2e40f444670104cd

‘Moreover, they are living as scapegoats because of their ancestors’ wrongdoings.’d2c7fc8b54fc84e3

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Rachel’s eyes 98a911c68e softened a e274f21adf bit as 539bd76584 I continued 3299f13f1b to think 889496316d aloud.ee41b3a6bd6d4c77

“Lady Rachel, you didn’t leave because of the madness, did you? You left to protect them in your own way.”7c3dea20a06658a1

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Rachel was 9691a3ee85 silent, her b22c257773 expression unreadable. But she didn’t deny bf7bfd535e it.877d8a17c24c2ed9

“I suppose,” she finally said. “I did what I thought was best. But it’s hard to always do what’s right.”f01163caed70e11b

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Understanding her burden and 9e7232272f her reasons, I felt 80a2729d33 a deep sympathy for b36fd1547f her.44e125d4b07b1121

“Thank you for staying and helping me with the wedding,” I said sincerely.370a8ef9c10e2f95

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Rachel gave f48216a0bd a small, 282f6e839c wry smile.eefcc2e5ecdcba9b

“Let’s focus on the wedding for now. There’s plenty of time to deal with everything else later.”1467fd525ef8d40b

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With Rachel’s help, b1a57b46f8 I felt more 2f2d679217 confident about the aa36fe1a44 upcoming wedding and 8d2eabf527 the challenges that ba09977797 lay ahead in 54f757fb17 Jabis Castle.cb6a1c1ed7e15fe8

The Great 9e4789890e Chaos was 2f0766eeb7 like a cad8bb68d6 natural disaster. It was a e38316147a tragedy caused by 6d7b38f746 the sudden backlash a1f91e7c25 of pheromones from 827de69d25 the head of 9b45a3519e the Jabis family, 99dcb6d4bf resulting in a 1f16099494 rampant madness.3658c21d605b3489

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As a d42e3af465 result, Jabis 962dfe8e90 became a 9a428784fd public enemy, c29468d94f facing checks 5a43a623fb and restraints 092530f25f from Hebel 2678a09920 and neighboring d0983166a9 territories.3a7d53a6ef635861

They didn’t choose to have the madness.85167a6b6917ec21

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They bore all of e969313ccc this simply because they 04e77c17a6 were born into the 5a54bb43e0 Jabis family.0d6f0ac5f1ef2a87

Zerakiel seemed quite accustomed 30e277d688 to it. That made me 3dd66c6a05 feel a bit 82d94b6ae8 sad. It looked like he 4fd2534505 had given up on a153bb0a9d raising his voice in ad24f686de a world full of 9609589937 prejudice.59386307a5648b68

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I needed to answer before Rachel’s expression became more terrifying. I tilted my head with an innocent look.0e2caef30a9c9ab9

“No? A scared beastman wouldn’t visit Jabis Castle and break the gates every time.”a42fb826ad5121ee

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“…”65a1d079fb768d69

“Lady Rachel, you’re not that weak. If even a weasel like me can handle it, what do you have to fear?”1a6a2cd735da90c8

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Rachel, who seemed ready 1a16b750ae to burst with anger, 2cd3a18cab suddenly froze. My reaction must a3ac35e052 have been unexpected. She then buried f92c79fd68 her face in b9e52184e7 her hands.34a2db60792e8fc8

Is she… crying?72ff3a449da620ce

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I was de4f2781b7 startled and b560410969 placed my 027e122513 hand on afe567e1ab her shoulder.1cd2e9bd39009d2a

“Exactly! What do I have to fear? Even you, tiny as you are, can handle it! Everyone else freaks out just hearing about Jabis!”dcde0f4b4adbc729

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“Eek!”f3b1ca843896f501

I almost fell 350e0a5422 backward, but Kiera c675267c41 caught me. She smiled as f579aa584e she steadied me, c4c2dbf81b as if she 1149bce889 had anticipated this.ff597714dc83940e

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“Th-thank you…”c41fcc49784dd059

“Do you know how annoying those tiny, smug bastards are?”0ae3bb8b2810ab4c

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“The real cowards are those who don’t know anything but still talk. You don’t need to be hurt by their words, Lady Rachel.”919e29808fb47c66

Exactly. They were the ones e09965b7f8 scared of Jabis. And they were e52c98b15d trying to belittle 021ffca4f0 Rachel to weaken 995ba2266d a family allied 27db736a4d with Jabis.ebe1f095aa78d70e

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‘In the original story, 80dbb7d836 Zerakiel became the head 6feb2fcecd of the family as df7d7f74af soon as he reached 1f184665bf adulthood.’abae310a0bdebc49

Given Zakari’s worsening 7de81b9a2b condition, it was 91fad6b4a2 clear the madness 06d90b4113 was progressing. Zakari might not 4ad328ce1c have much time 8a5a3de17c left.59fcdc3ef0cd910b

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If Zakari died, f044b1cc84 the Jabis family 07ea702ea0 would be in 30433ea101 a precarious position.b4f96a6510d722d3

Many would try b7d0927030 to destroy the 6cd80f9b14 Jabis family before ca58354631 Zerakiel could fully 96bd7a1f30 establish himself as a4abc6ccf6 head.06f0d7f631904064

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And now 30770bd15c that I cd614fe369 was staying 9521edf9ee at Jabis 7882fd9b75 Castle, I c4bd364cf1 would also 33f44f0e77 have to 3230309200 endure the 60ba4cf54b consequences. As the 04832ef268 future mistress 417eafa554 of Jabis, d3d3cd06a8 I would 9d859696a3 make a eca8c80bb0 perfect hostage.ede391e439b54ca0

‘I hadn’t d08031532d considered Zakari’s 50562ac8d0 death.’43267b6567dc4062

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I never imagined e9abcd4fec marrying Zerakiel in fc0897edeb the first place, 503a27c62e so it was 68cae1b789 no wonder.77afff206655ea09

Madness—was there really e08fcd3144 no way to 45263856cb stop it?bbbe37e76f213a26

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I suddenly 884ddce08a recalled that 3eb4be3205 Ella’s pheromones f6d5f870ac had helped 713cdceef9 with Zerakiel’s 7ccb03dfae madness in 99b3578a0a the original 494bbdb628 story.5368273ad0f894d1

Maybe, just maybe, 589d8987e9 I could extend 21663b6ccf Zakari’s life a c45f931b45 little.e34bb205344aba8e

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But I remembered that d07ceb0151 even Ella’s abilities weren’t 49702fa5bd a perfect solution in 8633c98e68 the original story. Otherwise, Zerakiel 7078a36f3f would have 799cc37788 cured his 4a330461db madness immediately.6975bb7592442fa3

While I b9e1ad1041 was lost 87fbcba0ee in thought, 2ba51b96ce Rachel suddenly ca51da7a00 hugged me 857d68e7a1 tightly.17111522cd004bdb

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“I really like you!”5c808f2ba5ca931a

“Oof!”e1620b010c0858cf

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Her strong ea9b86128b embrace made 43a92b3c42 me bury a73a4286d3 my face 5bda890461 in her c1fc7718f6 chest, causing 5739cc20e8 a painful 9f0a9804d7 impact on 01dee94ebc my nose.874c59043e37a2b0

“You’re so brave for someone so tiny! Perfect as Jabis’s daughter-in-law!”aabb1c4bdfe0f12a

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When will you stop calling me tiny…6fa4eaabe7ae6581

I regretted comforting Rachel f23f26e0a6 as I stared into 4a2a13f953 space. Still, it d332b68ff5 was a e2d5c822e6 relief that e57b8266a7 she seemed 1597edbcba to be 1bbfe7f40a in better aa8c55320d spirits.5df56b02ae448923

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Rachel regained her enthusiasm d0a6199c36 and began planning with d819ccde87 renewed vigor.ab6d5ee1b06bda5e

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Meanwhile, the lions c0aa756db7 training with Zerakiel 55c43cf73f glanced at each 865112aacd other nervously.29a50fff579d9b32

“Why is he smiling like that?”4bbfc0608c98f78e

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“Is this his way of declaring he’ll kill us today?”873f5904c6f6b770

“What did we do wrong?”e77ccefcbc0f7e60

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“When did we ever do anything wrong to get beaten?”e0ccf2e13c028719

“True.”50b24d6257c3c86c

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Their whispered conversations were c427e0d2e1 filled with fear. Zerakiel hadn’t stopped 6aae9c8ebc smiling during the 77ecd6dda8 entire training session.6909dd98e32fd2ba

He only smiled for 1919c42681 one reason: when he 86e60a5dbc was in a terrible d566a54c50 mood and wanted to e8b1c62155 hit something.cfcb586ffef522bf

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Meeting Zerakiel in such 68259478f8 a state was dangerous. The lions who 8aeab36c40 missed their chance b4829712c7 to escape were 5d5789f58c doomed.ee289d9a31684834

But as the ad77f1f798 training continued, their d5dfe44827 suspicions grew stronger.a26a5aab76c98986

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