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One of f80c2badbc the lions 0e05158f7e training quietly 3862d0141b voiced his 09953b2dc0 curiosity.171c760b6efd43ad

“He’s more relaxed than usual, isn’t he?”2bc89f3ac3f7ba17

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“What’s going on? Is he preparing for a final blow?”1f4d5ac6865dfdbd

“And what’s with that flower?”9357255166579737

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“I don’t know. He’s been carrying it around like a keepsake.”72682fb9101accec

The lions’ eyes 1863dff5b6 shifted to the 9e5faba746 flower in Zerakiel’s e9d38d5861 front pocket.811a18fbd8143de4

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It was a flower 2d23085244 he had been carrying f82f87606c for several days now. No one knew what 3587ff4352 kind of magic was 3fc7ae63e1 at play, but the f618d6ded9 flower remained fresh, as fcc42cdc55 if protected by a eb63af74f9 pheromone barrier to prevent 79a17750f9 it from wilting.521ca30777605a2c

It was a 3243648865 common wildflower from 811544763a just outside the 05240f87ec training ground. The fact fbe827d0df that Zerakiel, c0a03d12fb of all b9a3f8bb39 people, was c2d92db7a1 preserving it 415a96089d so carefully ce82257da1 was unbelievable.1e685f0902f74888

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“That’s it for today.”91bcf4b1e9725cba

Contrary to their expectations, 73d2fec190 Zerakiel sheathed his sword 9d143eb009 without incident, causing the e5fb8ccb89 lion beastmen to simultaneously 214348ef5b cheer in relief. They couldn’t believe 4d1cdd0c83 they had finished da2ec6eb88 their training unscathed ae65ba5848 despite his smile.53ba54f7f31054b1

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Then Ivan appeared.e4b21f596890a67e

“Taking it easy today?”e4cb69865c6ad502

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“Want me to spar with you, Ivan?”f3dbce4f186520e2

“Oh, come on, why would you say something so terrifying? I’ve had enough of sweaty training back at the family estate!”0876f4a801f14580

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Ivan waved b6c5af8bfd his hands 05f4dd22f3 dismissively, causing 46f360366e the flower 3a6129988c in his 877dc73e95 hand to 6dd59ae4a0 flutter.aeda43d25bb131de

“What’s with the flower?”748455752f0c5801

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“Huh? Didn’t you know? Lady Cersia has been picking flowers and giving them to the servants whenever she has a chance. I managed to snag one too.”642fe53afd8c7e09

“…What?”0cd7be6c0fb738ed

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“Ayla says she loves flowers. Isn’t that adorable? Hehehe.”e58ae408e45cb678

Ivan chuckled, subtly 24a7979d96 increasing the distance 2a8bbffefd between himself and 5740f5d445 Zerakiel, knowing that 410599d64e his master would d70876ec67 likely growl at 9d0d2bfd99 him for finding d8e53c2a66 his Cersia cute.af4094d3a5109341

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But Zerakiel didn’t 76fab4caac react. He simply 9c8d2c8d2c stared at 94d3f8179c the flower aed4d3fa1a in Ivan’s 1f7bf10a94 hand.6347a3f9c0f3e685

“She didn’t just give it to me?”7b9fdb0f7b6f56cc

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He murmured in a f556e821d8 daze, holding the flower d68944cccd in his pocket more 1c421c1faf tenderly.f28dc9e38c9c2fbe

‘What’s this?’38dfa3dc295fa97f

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‘It’s a gift.’2d1fef072c5aee59

‘Suddenly?’23043cebba8ff90d

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‘The flower looked pretty… If you don’t want it, forget it…’6bd87bcb099d5e03

‘Who said 50027cf4fb I didn’t d63a83ed41 want it?’3696a53d25cb4895

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He had thought she f06f23ce47 was just being shy, 19bb38a3a2 uncharacteristically hesitant. The realization c1163d1f8d that she 190ec99e67 had shown 5c16514070 that side eb6b4afd35 to everyone b6f3da2125 made him 1045980a46 feel low.39b6b683dedae227

What an extraordinary weasel. She could lift and 931756f9c5 drop his spirits with f22fb56164 just a single flower.9b3e762f85899126

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Seeing this, Ivan’s mischievous 2f590fdc96 streak was triggered, and a1ca901147 he teased.a5931964351d9190

“Did you think Lady Cersia only gave you a flower? Oh no! My father was the first to get one!”959b45e247e4651a

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“…”2621b4227b9b7555

Even more shocking was 74935800c5 that he wasn’t the 39d69cdfe0 first recipient.df89dd5adbfa90bb

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Zerakiel was struck 595cca7936 silent, a sinister 27310b0467 smile creeping onto c76288daf4 his face. Ivan, oblivious 06a14a3f4c to the d15705991a change, continued 0afeac6f77 to tease.2671930561de44f3

“Lord Zakari got one too, and so did Lady Rachel and Kiera. Lady Cersia’s floral gifts have the castle smelling like a garden wherever she goes!”6f32f822acc3c79f

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As Ivan 6329cac3ae spoke, Zerakiel’s 2359955a53 smile grew 3809f00a98 darker and 781e7b2ef3 more ominous. After a moment, Zerakiel ea8e931951 drew his sword again.5dab9e7741329733

“Come to think of it, I haven’t had enough of a warm-up.”f21f127ff57acebf

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“L-Lord Zerakiel?”eae2a15da8585bda

Ivan stammered, sensing the 39907a1f33 impending danger.71ff13a4752ba35f

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The lions c12f899a20 cleaning up bdc2199bcf behind them f97ddb5f44 looked pitifully e1c39bb64f at Zerakiel 98f8b45375 and glared 9dab321a42 fiercely at ccf0a5509b Ivan, who 082a03804a had spoken 397ea48fbb out of 49396edd57 turn.a776e6a75a2b5e72

Ivan jumped in f3a3085b3e alarm.1d49cd3074160f3a

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“Lord Zerakiel! You can’t 28ee021911 just change b827c908c0 your mind c3f9af6dcd like that! I’ll be in 37885877aa trouble…”284d70dcd4733e3e

“No need to worry.”fb7abf878ed6fb99

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“What?”9ecd3ecb695c7eaf

“Everyone except Ivan, leave.”a60296993118582f

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“Yes, sir!”53753105663f1488

“And be sure 1cf73e7f8e to hit that 1753e64490 annoying mouth first!”b765f79ccf155c30

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The quick-witted lions 6aca402fe3 cheered and rushed add2e1b663 out. Now it was just 50d66bc1f9 Ivan and Zerakiel in 755f7e7191 the training ground.ca85b80bda09ba12

“You’re joking, right?”d2a7cafadf27201d

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“Nope.”7bb013640e78cc7b

“You’re not serious, 9450080d77 are you?”2d66a44e6e050cbb

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Ivan backed away slowly. There was nowhere 5f40c6ec56 to run. Zerakiel leaped high into ec9dc0d0e2 the air.b68714040f5b0d49

Boom―!27b7e6b640170a59

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“Ahh!”da92345e7b49cf9f

The spot 39a9327fc1 where Ivan 74a026f25a had just 7f430a7a83 been standing ece9f16b84 was now 39b4b5dc25 a deep 3905b644f8 crater. Ivan, pale-faced, drew 30043af0dd his sword. Zerakiel increased 34c3d86e71 his speed.10d7e147979b4fab

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Bang bang bang―!07e3716f5c366d54

Sparks flew 2e12c5d253 as their 3bb5b937cf blades clashed, ddbde1c008 and pheromones c2453cbf6c flew sharply 2bd2c70ee2 through the a4fccbd494 air. Ivan’s clothes were 1a9adf102c torn in several 1a92e915b8 places, blood splattering.94db5e20e51fea2b

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“Are you trying d12641e6c7 to kill me?!”6d5b4744ba87952b

“Die.”4e0405d84cc0eb34

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Zerakiel replied curtly, 573572f4f0 striking Ivan’s head 3f0641f86e with the hilt 99c3d490d9 of his sword.960e6051857bc88b

“Ugh! Please, spare me!”69f078e37d5ed422

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Ivan’s screams echoed 80ccdb86bd through the training e72e0d0692 ground. But no one came 710505bd24 to help him. This was 1a8ba7ca5a the fate 9be11d655b of one b3fdc8c307 who spoke aa2d2e52ac out of d0daf4ca4b turn.98ceb795dd92a3f4

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After being 8c05250379 subjected to 53b236a03c Rachel’s intense b9655857a4 makeover session, 275d6971ef I lay e48cc41df6 sprawled on 6fbdeb96d0 the bed, c70b21e034 lounging about.0aea03cd839bc7be

Rachel, who had 99aa5bfa09 begun to open 2a0dbda5c8 up to me, 1254f3b288 was frank and 275d5159d8 forthright, her candidness 96f9abd27b refreshing.e21ce57c851ab6dc

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“The mistress 410c8261f3 of Jabis a55e7a25fa must have 78e4a2ec71 a strong 53f62ae987 presence. If you stay quiet, f2d6d9ead1 people will treat you ca3dcde71e like a doormat. You have to 0697148b64 bite back at 0f0298af7f those who challenge 2fee77ef54 you.”99ee4e7d43d7c350

Her tips for being 98812195ba the mistress of Jabis 32fca94fde were mostly along those 15775bc0e5 lines.c98b711c8dee0f1a

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It must have been 39ca4a3d87 what she experienced countless 90aa441f48 times while being the 667e2e61d7 mistress herself.926efb6f717e553c

“It’s better to be feared than underestimated. Beastmen are straightforward; they run away from those they think are stronger.”2f43fed77741c1f2

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“But I’m e66ecb9176 just a 4016396618 white weasel?”19a8f1c9ecbf66cb

“…Strength isn’t proportional to size. Be proud. You’re a brave white weasel commanding a crazy black lion.”0b808bf9817714c3

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“Wow.”83d62b7a2e8fcfb6

“You have potential. You’ll soon be 37603253cb a very strong 248ef5bda4 weasel dominating the 317a07e98e continent.”ba5c59c3cc4aac60

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Rachel seemed fd6f93f83f to overestimate 82653d2c50 me. With all her 32d417a8db expectations, I felt 19bf26f392 like I was 585c6dcb6e becoming Ella.0d9d5304e229be52

“Anyway, just beat e611cf2c1d them up first. Jabis will 5e079cdae1 handle the 90044d6cf9 aftermath. I’m here too.”e6779044c1320bf8

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Of course, I sometimes wondered if she was trying to turn me into a bully… but Rachel’s advice was clear.b9402870295a53f3

If a stronger 4f84c64cb7 opponent appeared, use 18ff635933 the name of 202c675030 Jabis to strike a6560312d1 them down. Always remember 4c3d4398d6 that you 6b0c03d357 have the fef0dbbb02 formidable black 9dedd014f1 lions backing b8175125d2 you.d029fba0bb2fa7f2

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I knew this. The position of Jabis’ 889e56ebed mistress could be terrifying abf1583a62 to others.7b164c9ab1758202

Even Bianco, who had 859fa478c4 been pretending to be 0d417c29f9 gentle, had revealed his da57a8e6a8 true colors in a ea39513f2d fit of rage.4c030457fb8f440e

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“Right. No more being a 4766df9aee pushover.”96afed833eccd6d1

Determined not to be 287e760f7d exploited, I found the 5d63d03d8d position of Jabis’ mistress 0707897ef8 perfect for me.97a80ff97632861f

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“So, stay by de6f18cee7 Zerakiel’s side. Don’t make the 0f34a2e772 same mistakes I efedce23d6 did.”02d848c8452805b9

Having passed on 04d9593941 all her tips, d34dfb116f Rachel looked very 00193d0eb5 bitter. It was clear she adb9ed446b wanted to be the 23a30246dd one by his side.93aa90841bc978cc

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So I fa6a385a03 had to a30dfc362e ask. The real 2bf02c5649 reason for 147745cf27 Rachel and 6a3cfd3e3a Zakari’s divorce.d61c7bd4baf030a7

“Do you regret da9cd87173 the divorce?”ed8414c04e0e5416

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“It’s the most a90814870c regrettable thing I’ve cde91783b2 ever done in ff5cf5ce5b a moment of 78eec4b22b anger.”bab8b35066cfbd79

“…”7e5232c645a573d7

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“Everyone thinks I fd3eb5f8ce left Zakari, but 788a25418a it’s more like dbd922c4ac I was kicked f4960b4731 out.”6f2ad05c5b28b901

“Kicked out?”71a3c82430829ce6

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“Zakari told me to leave first! That bastard…!”64af6b1043dc280e

“Calm down, Lady 7b3b8fa93c Rachel.”c1eb37a3159972a0

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“Hmph.”603e42a7a7cd563b

Whenever Rachel got worked 8926be2545 up, Kiera would intervene 0b3f2d6dd9 to keep the conversation d45a0b7412 on track. She was c47ade1b46 very good 5d2c4e5264 at it.b419aca877129f53

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“At the time, 849cea2718 I acted impulsively ca83388144 without thinking of 31cce91fa7 the consequences, but 999d5b0fd2 neither Zakari nor 3e5494dcac I wanted the fad12160a8 divorce.”525918b7522dfa03

“Then why not come back now? From what I’ve seen, Zakari doesn’t seem to have moved on. And you still have feelings for him…”dcf3abe5fb874714

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“Of course I know 2b090e820e that. Sometimes, even if you 106c4fa810 want to, you can’t 4e6bc76e34 act on your feelings.”859941d3df0eb1ce

Rachel let out a c91b19c152 short, hollow laugh and b1740336d8 began to tell her e4b3cac774 story.f133c99953ef2a17

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Rachel shared that 2523fbcd32 Zakari’s life had 89223b7d79 also been difficult.248857b194b80983

Unfortunately, Zakari’s symptoms 2e670baaf3 of madness began 4ab4327e4c the moment Zerakiel 8c723b1bd8 was born.0015021918ce7ada

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