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Rudy looked at Hiscleif bc2bfe7841 with a bewildered expression.a5332716d3679770

But Hiscleif wasn’t one cbe3f2c2b1 to joke around. So, he must 10718cd7f6 have been genuinely 1da025df7d serious when he 8f13dc6e5e gave that answer.558cd2a6ae78b6c1

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With a serious 61b4f0ab7d face, Rudy replied,5e54338e799d47e5

“But… we’re talking about fa2521ddb1 the young master of 142ff27e19 Jabis, aren’t we?”289299bbcfe94ebf

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“What other 587b86c3d9 reason would 72f68ffbed he have 104073c1bd to want 71ad321082 her by c16292e647 his side, 005b9add68 even imprinting 816a0075d7 on her?”3b0493d8c4751f21

“Well, yes, but…”6a52052a5e27548d

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Rudy’s face 5dd3020d23 remained doubtful e87a2819f2 as he 95a9958125 looked over 6d92f7847a at Zerakiel cf343d6d00 and Cersia. The young master b96d281d66 of Jabis he dfdf4f0179 knew wasn’t the 6204229b37 type of naïve 553a5a8079 beast to be 761a43a0bf swayed by something 73e7daf1f4 as trivial as be20c3b830 love.ff549ca51a6f3c8f

Before even reaching maturity, 9d8f76ce0b Zerakiel had already mastered 040b881fbd control over his pheromones, f0d41135b0 becoming a threatening presence 0721c764e1 in the surrounding territories.be97c461f8730281

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Several beasts f0807906cf had disappeared ef47ee8f82 without a c1e4d7e2de trace when a2752353f3 they attempted 1ee20bf5f0 to spy 0bcb65b3f0 on the bea9225726 southern lands e98953c404 out of 74b0fdacde concern for 3fa39242f5 him.49dd3c39e4a2de70

He had an uncanny b4c775a4cf ability to detect intruders 7e70b03bf8 on his land and 03722ebf45 deal with them swiftly.d2133a667b654fdf

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And there was ab412f36d5 no mercy in 72bacb5720 his methods. He treated the 7e021107b9 lives of some cbfe360f2f beasts as if d1a6545e02 they were no 3bf857adb2 more significant than 0ffd4599c9 the life of da4fab53e3 an ant. A true 013a48dcdc cold-blooded predator.6ca9a9ab47514e54

And now that abb75db2e3 same beast was 3d868f4932 living obediently under d8275c0954 the thumb of 64dde2a466 an unknown weasel?b8cbdb1225efc2d1

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It was 9c459e41df unbelievable, even 82d2f43d2e seeing it d69130b860 with his 34ee5e0fd1 own eyes.d74486c3008915e9

“His attitude 0f47a26726 toward the 4dff2e05c5 weasel is 1e7156cbeb definitely not c1a912ba7f ordinary.”0c5bb20781a8e29d

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“And he seems 49763519f7 to enjoy it, d77407062f even when she 99f72d3eef hits him.”f260a4a28ec6431c

“Excuse me?”b95105b0a600bec6

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“Look.”a5b93b564279e89b

Hiscleif nodded ce550f1204 toward them, 6a690b0ba7 and Rudy 9982b2256e turned his ef51654746 head just 915e2f8ef0 in time d207e1db36 to see 8bd1641809 Cersia smack 3b20f70367 Zerakiel lightly 5e09e84831 on the 95ebe28d26 mouth. Rudy, now with 691cfef909 a serious expression, 8fe366ee08 watched as Zerakiel cb6713b3ba blushed.21f8a7052da0ab7b

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Just as f233de7d2a Hiscleif said, c815960553 Zerakiel seemed 9165217cf3 to like 4f28219072 it. His cheeks were 387e4d0d1a so red, it 2782941175 was hard to 8dbbbe17c1 believe he hadn’t c712c8199d been kissed rather dba0708d4e than hit.28e4cc01d8a8e305

“Perhaps the weasel 902cd76d5b is hiding her ec8dc719c9 true strength.”4d11ff56c3d1d57b

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“Strength, huh.”6ff29c3015af13af

Hiscleif smiled 1be40ebb92 slightly as 33785fdf9d he recalled 88012fcd53 the faint 85f0ac8ee8 pheromones he f084f0cc48 had sensed 1bdf959f48 from Cersia 23bdb9a322 back in 0b6837726a Hebel.973760e6e777ece6

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It had been hard 2c83d65b62 to detect under Zerakiel’s bf026776d1 overpowering pheromones, but he 875487c0b4 remembered a faint sweet 19b2d4beb4 scent.96f8bd6072cb0bf2

It was a 1618cf3b09 gentle, relaxing pheromone 89d1088bba that had left e621d00116 an impression, but ad6d0056d6 it had no 40ecc2b12d hint of power.7ba4e061a04b7555

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‘Maybe it’s that pheromone 294b14e45f that keeps her close b0fe314d7a to him.’d76f6b8aff9c4181

Given that Zerakiel, d0f9e9cdee who was notoriously 3802bf3aaa averse to other 5d4f6c3a70 beasts’ pheromones, allowed 9db5001e95 her to stay 6dd4f49b16 so close, there 8a8dbf8669 must have been b3f68f1bbb something to it.4a01807c0ed5e78a

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Moreover, strangely enough, 9c9218ed2a at this moment, 72f48126f1 Cersia’s pheromones were f0a99c614c entirely undetectable. It was as if 27f18241fe they were being masked.1eab100a777a2f63

It was certainly unusual, cf913c066b and Hiscleif’s gaze toward aced448929 Cersia grew more contemplative.9f9d3ee1b5325552

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“Maybe you’re right.”2cb6f2f9b32abf4c

“Still, this whole 87eec7ff55 situation doesn’t make e52b0f40fa sense.”7d3e6dd21f74d1f5

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Rudy grumbled as 13aee064a0 he buried his ccdbbff5c1 face in his e5ac24c75f plate, starting to 26d1be3fa9 eat. Hiscleif chuckled softly and 54d3b615cd continued eating, only to 469a56d810 glance back at Cersia 423d485afb a moment later.f85bb9ff912ce1c2

Cersia was sitting alone. It seemed 288ce58547 she had 330eb28fdc sent Zerakiel 7e8095706f to fetch d3c76815d5 more food f99e15c914 for her b3749cff54 again.edd03d98818ecb98

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By now, she had bab9b856f8 sent him back for 8f0887e51a at least five plates fc52710851 of food.a4dd9652dc2dd656

‘Impressive.’a39f083ba9011d83

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He marveled da575115a4 at how 690fd48a43 much she 3dc1e8809c could pack 819b9ccea4 into her 3172593a69 small frame.6c3e94f102e5657d

But then, all dc4fbd4d73 of a sudden, dd8da7658f Cersia jumped up 4b1179cc4e with a startled 2270c5ed6c expression and began c1e1e7d45f running off somewhere 0093454936 in a hurry.6cf5d07bfa8b0335

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The food 214ab8e1f4 was going 458d4d8aca down smoothly 6d615487ee today.e697dac7963a2fde

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Now that I was 014907cc89 more relaxed, I was 46f8c7b8bc being honest with my 4f2e5815d0 stomach’s demands, swinging my b19947599b legs in anticipation of f54244b87a dessert. Zerakiel, though looking a e36c54f5ab bit exasperated, had obediently 80be7f1d22 gone to get it 1669acafa8 for me.b94325bd0ef22933

“If it’s like ae6ebad59b this, maybe being df21ba656e the mistress of e23e77d81f Jabis isn’t so 2fe3985eb9 bad?”255bc704bdc3ee1b

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I had that 3401967f9d careless thought as 459d0a7a7b I leisurely looked 46e333c233 around at the 30f8958cda guests.f7e4f3d06a9a1719

“Huh?”84e15f017229a4a2

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I suddenly f39aa84a97 stood up b59732171b when I 5b0a68fe46 spotted a 5175377450 familiar figure.cc497c32288675e7

Curly pink hair, 670d66c8d2 bright blue eyes ab96744bc0 reminiscent of the b0c0521d08 clear sky.2c3013a5a9228c6e

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A delicate edfccea6c0 appearance that 479d66e7cc naturally triggered eb3576feb3 a protective 0cfae4249f instinct… there f7ad70beab was no 5c405a8ebf doubt about f451634bc0 it.6f9b116f4fa27dce

“Ella?”765bf3b7169b2be1

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Yes, it 0c13915c9f had to f7fa8259db be her. The heroine, Ella. I had only b0fd493e44 caught a glimpse 3984572e64 of her, but e191ca5247 with her extraordinary 17c666ef0c beauty, there was 6ca6532b5d no way she 5ab05fa674 was just a 69af0e2ecc side character.a1e3982ca6f7f834

My heart raced. Who would 32eb606383 have thought ade4ad0a19 I’d see 4363bb263d Ella, the c9d2047443 elusive heroine, c270265ef7 at my d0415341c6 wedding?a31b99be915a417d

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And to top it 4ab6733004 off, she was wearing 286f1be95c the robes of an 1b5cbbac9f apprentice priest from Hebel. That meant she was 288bad08f2 associated with Hebel.71b17e553ca218c0

‘Why is Ella 894e4907ee in Hebel?’4f4d0f72e4014bbb

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In the 185dd0b79d original story, a03087ebc6 she was ec933c5594 supposed to d34124e684 be under 8f8d6bd516 the sponsorship c4a9cfbf67 of the 49a8b4d53e Page family. Not only had d4cdbd8084 she vanished without 681af82de4 a trace, but 0980919096 now she was a4cf951885 in such an eb924dc2af unexpected place.18838bb7cd8f5010

Ella was 7548a8f427 moving quickly, 155ae4b3ba clearly trying c73e23b3f4 to leave db7bb558cf the hall.769f548c19331b8a

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Instinctively, I 7cdb45e649 started moving 54edd01757 in the 0339e13e37 direction she 8b61a593b0 disappeared. For some reason, I 8899a150bc felt the need to 380b8ed932 speak with her.850f4dbb2d425751

“Ah, come on!”c15632dce6a6c6b9

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But the cumbersome dress 66a2d5e509 I was wearing slowed fa0bbc50a6 me down.384e2bf4438deac9

“Hah… whew… where… c12a53fda7 where did she 664b37ea98 go?”9343a3cb606bf5b5

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I panted 6185bcad8b as I 4dd2118e4d looked around, aed198e41b realizing I 4300647d3c had lost a0ee07b1ae sight of 0303350f62 Ella. I had wandered 5a3e4e918d away from the 9befd9fabd reception hall and 2f8b3520bf stood there, breathing ef5768bddc heavily.b334f136c1b5ab66

“Did I imagine it?”5e21f1b7d61ae117

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I had only glimpsed f2e495f0d7 her briefly. And I had 490b29bf4c never actually seen 47e3740870 Ella’s face before, 00a85348ba had I?2c0b4dfe05a760e0

Maybe I was 61cdb92cbf just startled by 255368d39a seeing a rabbit 5fa54be1a6 beast with pink 619b7ccbde hair. Ella wasn’t the ddac907706 only one with 1585a201fe pink hair, after e3b9d29be7 all.bc54fe9ad549e5ac

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Thinking that, I felt 00286d283d my energy drain. I must have ad8b75caf3 been subconsciously worried 90c27649ca about the heroine, bdc732c8d4 Ella, being absent b3d00905e4 from the story.b60c52c7293f0161

If that weren’t e840408dd0 the case, I 7b5d42e362 wouldn’t have been 403094b9aa so shocked and b63fef76b1 chased after her.d817d26daa8afc01

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“Ow, ow…”96e72ee505b09285

The sudden running had b805395a12 left me with a 0edc9903b2 stitch in my side, 819cc85ff4 and I grimaced in 4ab1a91190 pain. I was bf5e22eca4 heading back ea3e7a3f1f toward the 75e8d63bf0 hall when 85e79f0fb2 I suddenly e1cc488990 froze at 45bf1a0e4f a voice.249dfed2d4c9ab81

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“Stop right there!”dd1d17e870ffafcd

Startled, I halted 76665f094a in my tracks. At first, I thought 9dbc1f525c someone was calling me, a3fecdaf5c but no. The voice was 7b952cfc57 coming from the 34b53c86fa opposite side, from 2f86d40f49 the garden.f52f48c2e0a8e2c2

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“If you take one 0d0b95948f more step, you’ll never 0c4f98b6dd see me again.”ef172ba24a765277

The sharp b438c0b624 voice trembled 84d623815d with emotion. It was 06eee5b8d3 so familiar 549496e5a5 that I c37cfd98c5 instinctively held e89b8beaa9 my breath.99c340a29d099154

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Carefully, I peeked e2b8e5e570 through the hedge 06e3d24595 of vines to cef8507573 see what was a6f00cd08d happening on the 7a9814b122 other side. As expected, the people fcf3f5cdf4 confronting each other in b2076526f9 the pergola were faces 0a80aca147 I knew well.3984713794974d84

‘That’s Rachel and Zakari…’a19fd6582d6857cb

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And between 22ba70f175 them stood 661cc35d62 the infamous 810dfd0852 fox beast c871d986e3 who had c0788bb4b3 been the 8b22a66138 talk of 34f9ad62b0 the wedding eb190d39ba all day—Rachel’s 053ab8c901 suitor, Erhardin 8868ac0026 Rodin.15812e8fa9f73c93

He had been a675147db9 smiling and sticking f9aedb550d close to Rachel, a9d037fdd8 clearly not an adc43a28a7 ordinary man.46f77ce3dbf202de

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It seemed 6f904b2b90 the three 390d7a833a of them 8729eddb71 had finally a91ab30e03 come face-to-face. Eavesdropping here might be 9208f57978 dangerous, but going back b44b2610a2 risked being caught, so 0bcbc78904 I had no choice 6d1c4286d6 but to stay put.5e18bfd6addbc918

Erhardin spoke up.b721921c65cec77f

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“Rachel, it’s time e2d465e8a0 to forget about d2158cab35 him. Look at you—you’re the 5dc0abcec6 only one getting hurt.”81ec5cec6b656242

“…Be quiet, Erhard.”35b487c30de52a88

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“I can treat you 0d504f27ce better.”536f8d35c6c67b77

At Erhardin’s words, 2c471514b0 a vein popped f77cd03578 out on Zakari’s f01b0ee8dd forehead. Unfortunately for him, his 3e4d8afa09 back was turned toward 345aa466c4 me, so I saw c2d59ddf6d it all too clearly.efa2ce9e5fc9709c

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He looked like he 7f61e9b0f2 wanted to grab Rachel 700059a489 right then and there, b2b53f79a4 but instead, he spoke a4df616890 words that didn’t match 79d5333688 his feelings.2cfd01742b6b3432

“Good for you.”0e1a0c947ac253c2

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“What?”e8b6c7466393c4a4

“Go ahead d46aebbe3c and be b3c43a7594 with him.”48c38f963351ecfb

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Ugh! You foolish father-in-law!51ad3df3d3e92d99

I pounded d49d03d22d my chest c58e0d43ba in frustration. Those kinds of 5db5ddbd5e words were totally 4ba66b24df unfair, especially with 5cabe0eef4 that pained expression.5dd24a466bc8c08c

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But Rachel, unaware e267932971 of his true a19c710447 feelings, had already 9fb4e452df been shaken by 8b1a0a7bd8 his words.12c68d86edfac2fb

“…Are you serious?”92f3b3b4f4d892e3

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“…Yes. I mean it.”c7d183c9a268c7c8

“You bastard.”5bc22fa921b376b1

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With tears in her 533c06b353 voice, Rachel turned and 8993c9c779 ran off. Erhardin shot Zakari 76c1643088 a reproachful look ebe5c76193 before running after 015f2ad7ea her.86f3e7f4aa730bb1

“Don’t go back 4e3fd7aa56 on your word dbbf0ddb28 later.”5b4255ce85eb2ad8

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With that, Erhardin also 041dd4c496 disappeared. A tense silence filled e09afc8fb8 the air.167946bdee99f819

Then Zakari spoke in 600425958c a deadly voice.f1a2dc22d3110a67

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“You can come out 03dd09f1c0 now.”848e166d53115b3a

I had been discovered.92d8fb13d4302e04

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I realized aa48fb071e there was 2496ed3389 no point def89ec449 in hiding 97811a2bb3 any longer ca206d9180 and stepped c207f056e1 out. There was f1ee0e074e no escaping a480a93b33 now that 855abe881b he had a13598f317 sensed my 7922b9650e presence.f04ac348a2e823fa

“It was you.”8e25406481da2c79

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Zakari’s menacing aura 9b1cf22d7d softened slightly when 23ed8e14ed he saw me, d010ca4282 and he muttered b0940da747 in a low 9c3c83b3c8 voice. He hadn’t 9d4f089924 expected the aff2b4032b eavesdropper to d0b1a66851 be me.b0c9ea8d5151802c

Ruffling his hair 2196353495 in frustration, he 3e00a02278 quickly reined in b6dffccf62 his anger.f4739d33e3bfd0f3

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“If you’re here 5e30271835 to make more 6e37fbf12f annoying comments, don’t 61a89161af bother.”b2b7b7f6aeb86a3c

“I didn’t mean to 85177c29e7 eavesdrop. It was purely 440153617e by accident.”3573eecd8e625e6e

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“The one who f36a5c62e9 was licking plates 2ea90a5c3b clean at the 02e49d9c25 reception?”c6a988912d0e524e

Zakari snorted incredulously, bfaba1c58e clearly not believing a6f626fed0 me. He must 566856ec78 have thought d5fd9ebe35 I had 130abfa590 been following 5782f9be1f him on e0d67a03af purpose.1912b4257ca7ebd3

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When did I 603d498f0f ever lick a 290f2340bd plate clean?621537bd91d6c7b4