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“What?”0aae78a69844a258

“Do you 4140d60636 really want 385c4fe0b0 to kill 7e19aeff9b your father? With your 01a1e138cd own hands?”d3bcfe1c2719a484

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At Cersia’s probing, 6b38e53b4f Zerakiel clenched his bce6f3b473 fists. His voice, sharp 810795f12d and unusually harsh, 77131a0919 cut through the cda6014491 air.11760e6d287afedf

“Then what am 295cc72d8c I supposed to 244c86122a do?”896860a56bb913c6

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“…”a60a8355db1881ba

“Isn’t that what 607a8ebbbe everyone expects of 05578f9495 me anyway?”54a1a622c191150c

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Zerakiel’s cold, 3a2229b549 mask-like expression e7082fe9e8 crumbled. His brow 7028e5ab6e furrowed deeply, 59189d9c5d and he 4821c8c397 lowered his 2c8a4f1984 head, muttering.a00439d584146a0a

“That’s the 859f4da91a only thing 79f200e8f0 left for c9eb1680f8 me, isn’t 942b877aeb it?”02cfc80e14244cc3

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“No.”990fc9e26280d9c3

At Cersia’s firm 836855d996 response, Zerakiel raised 36abb17d25 his head. When he met her 0fa9052922 gaze, his eyes widened.8bee29f5557006d2

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There was a fierce 2a74f6d558 determination in her pink 9776dc9a38 eyes. He couldn’t bbc6d3dce0 understand how 2a7033e53d such a 72cb8004ad small body de6c07e171 could hold 04d433e169 so much c18dc175d6 strength.a70780780e50428b

Cersia spoke.8f53128068c39cda

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“You don’t have to 685ec853db live the way others 4088c38de2 want you to.”b9af81e1887f6bda

“…”1fb5653e55b31e4f

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“If you don’t 5bb5e2f4a4 want to, you 0cde3afd81 don’t have to 891f10e84b do anything. And if you 9031a5aca2 want, I’ll fight 8132c0689a alongside you. In this messy, nonsensical 670be9df6a world.”3201b9499341be69

Suddenly, his vision blurred. In this f66e3946ac decaying world, 067c48b3fc Cersia was 654c8ef335 the only 5fe62037b5 thing he b4072af1bd could see db27493dd3 clearly.dd5c4dcdceb3f924

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It took him 33d8c74621 a moment to fcb13f43d3 realize the reason 4eb016f051 was the tears 6487ee4a14 in his eyes.2257df35345c21c6

He had c8e5580d62 never cried 55aa5dfa82 in front a0fb731e45 of anyone 58a9f47e79 before. Not when a97dde2208 his mother ce11b9d67a left, not 62b18e3259 even when 38179eb5a4 he broke c373772160 his arm d79cdd325b during training.35ac29f97425fd9c

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Why did Cersia 8a21e526cd keep disarming him f7e399890d like this?d23545929d354f5b

Why did someone so 26b87b1785 much smaller than him 10bc025cf9 seem so enormous?59767f8cdfde20e3

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In the 7feffc4562 end, Zerakiel 29075d8ab3 couldn’t hold 2ec02a5ce2 back his adbfff6e76 true feelings 1f82688552 anymore.a27b1665a7044451

“I don’t want 198a9e88d2 to kill my 61996e5441 father.”dba776b6d5b92b5c

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The truth he e9555cd7fc could never admit b2020bacf0 to anyone. The sense of duty e8359ab88e that he had recited 2c168047fa endlessly, day after day, 190e5042fa shattered in an instant.9eb780b00beb0baa

Zerakiel lowered his head 2ade8ed094 and trembled. His words 2d47480592 would likely 5de6cdb4b2 seem irresponsible f85b6d33c0 to anyone 3624dfe928 else.e1b7eee2729bd1e7

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He couldn’t 71d0b053f0 lift his 653d5f3d99 head, afraid f7790023e1 that Cersia 223056f44d might think 5e4694bd51 the same.75ca79934ce37616

But in that 24788d5f9c very moment, he 8b6ab1416b felt a soft d5013cd6e5 touch on his deaf8ef48e cheek. Cersia gently lifted his 1bed7748c1 head and smiled brightly.6ac71438da6d2274

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“I thought so.”dce98be6cb1442c6

“…”e5aa70ec3fff0b44

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“I didn’t want Zakari 2a8c3ac89e to die either.”80de71acc2d73a8b

Zerakiel had dbe6e11d91 always thought 4dea8ab5d3 everyone hated 61be9e2b27 the Jabis 0b54212f20 family. He believed that deep 7b905d6fbb down, people wanted them 6b2bce1b6e gone, that they only 88077e8b44 bowed to them because 8a7d02ee67 of their strength.bd4a7a5645be661a

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But the 0360b81227 moment Cersia 7818b7a62d said those f86d77009f words, Zerakiel 5cf95cc68a realized how 822423ffcc wrong he 0b628ba2ed was. That belief had 6064b71588 been nothing but b234024b66 his own stubbornness.d5ade89b7898e3de

Still holding his hand 3a6ac227d0 firmly, Cersia spoke.ffadaa1baa68b1fa

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“So, no 5e570113cb matter what, ad8670924a I’ll save e5d0b95bfd Zakari. But you, Zerakiel, you a74de53eb8 protect me.”f478243e7fed2396

A white weasel c8f0d006ad giving orders to 010bc1c3f7 a black lion 06fd8697d0 as if it 7d9f9d2d17 were the most 363c8a2d5d natural thing in 9377df0e96 the world.f24809761e5d69fd

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The absurdity ec11bdf39a of it f9932bf764 made Zerakiel 0996e37614 chuckle involuntarily.15203c4ac912cbfc

He didn’t know how da40b8c999 she was going to 46362751be do it, but he 81fc8e1337 wanted to believe in 0729c68295 her. If anyone could 4fa4a47eb8 save his father, 3403e768a0 it was Cersia, 3913bd570a after the miracle b0eb65ad58 she had just 44d7669966 performed.1aa1eedb5e17ba20

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“Let’s go!”944239fd8cff391a

With that, Cersia began 55362fc83a walking toward Zakari with 9020838225 light steps. Her bobbed hair 41a9d706ab shimmered like it bc088632cb was radiating light 495f5f83de as she moved.d130a9fbfb221f7b

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Zerakiel, as if abf8e78373 entranced, followed her. He used his pheromones 89c0809875 to bind Zakari, ensuring b3227b0d08 he wouldn’t be able 11f8f5500b to harm her.f507e60cf734a8d7

Bound by fb0403cbda silver chains bd43a2dffb and black d95c773165 pheromones, Zakari fffa5bb8c8 let out efb1b610db a beast-like 6429808dd6 growl.034bf03a761c4b37

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Pheromones stronger than ada385e53f before started to f81b9a7793 envelop the three 79019e9f74 of them.4a0c1f7bba77b6d3

“!”8e1eef1fdc603505

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At that moment, Zerakiel f4d2ddd2e3 noticed a golden gleam d3ef600411 flash through Cersia’s eyes. The sacred gold slowly 259301b9a3 spread, swallowing the brilliant 8154886629 pink of her irises.2e350dc1e50e93a6

As Zerakiel 1d6d3a4e36 stood, watching 5fd30d01ce in shock, ed9f9ee31d Cersia frowned, a6fc6d38e7 sensing something 2a58dc3844 wrong with f595daa386 her body. Her breathing became b187a1f353 labored, and she 62759bc5a4 felt lightheaded. Her face 2051d22936 turned pale.5c18504a4ee320e6

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Thud.4fad3c2f98e7e312

Cersia heard something break 9040d41199 inside her, like a b589118c69 wall crumbling, and blinked 4114113857 in confusion.c326fe52e1106e0f

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She didn’t know exactly e045206da0 what it was, but 14d7bb64d0 it was definitely a 351ba4aed6 warning sign. Despite that, she couldn’t 94dee76d3e stop—her power had only 933ca2af50 grown stronger.776a3e2c58d08cc7

‘Just a little more…!’d60fe6802da37e5e

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Cersia clenched her teeth ba74d40154 and pushed through.2e9095c69fc4d415

At this rate, 54ed87ebcc it seemed like e0027beb8c she could stop c9e3dd453b Zakari’s rampage. As the ominous 862c0aa944 energy around him c49e199c58 began to fade, 0958122b6a she gathered her 9a46d1c73f last bit of 7775fea50d strength to bring f40106657d it to an b43425866c end.6938e6b0883568c2

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That’s when she heard 88b106bdcc it—a familiar, soft sigh 41d4e87115 accompanied by the sound 38dcb8d604 of waves. Silvery fish 98be08c594 appeared around 40261b2834 her.6eb4c48ede491f31

Tabi, who seemed to aefb574499 have grown since she 8dd4f3bbd5 last saw it, sighed ed540b4392 softly.7fe404bc60a36fd8

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― That’s enough. You won’t be able 9e28cc39b2 to hold on if adba49a46e you push any further. Leave the rest to e7440a5251 me.721e156f2b99c2d5

With those 1275d09736 words, Cersia 3a46a9afed felt her c1c28d1c79 pheromones being 585d75bb5c absorbed by 1c8a7e2ba4 Tabi, which 599efb7510 began to aee27c9fa7 grow larger.3510eec76667e3cc

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At the same moment, the color in Cersia’s eyes returned to normal.919abee498b85220

“What… are 87c4225bf0 you doing?”e359451fff2c10d8

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Cersia murmured, bewildered by Tabi’s sudden intervention. Zerakiel, who had been guarding her, was just as surprised.f0de65c595373cdb

“What is that…?”27594f1f402f6880

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By now, Tabi had fd3c1a07bd grown into a massive 0f43bceeb5 whale, and it began 98ca52f549 devouring the black pillar 2950d3306d that Zakari had created c16638b1a7 without hesitation.0b239e25b043069f

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Do fish evolve into a1e09e41ef whales?87c445c418790ed4

It sounded 7d3abd799f like nonsense, ab8dd68325 something that 2cd3e2826d would make 429a54283d a science ef244494e4 student scoff, 9d12f6282c yet it 883973b19f was happening 2dcf160d2a right before 8ac114dc5c my eyes.72276a53113c92a2

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*Bwoooo.*f4e65d1acc55c67a

The whale’s cry echoed aef1519791 gently through the sky.68eb510359d0747b

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Tabi, now a 45cf4413cc whale, swam through 1b57d466f1 the air, devouring bb2104c499 the pheromone poison a8bb7cc010 that Zakari had fee56a0cc3 released.876d4ff64b364788

Like a c2f4f950e2 guardian of 8faecb5e91 the Pearl d57ee26cec of Purification, c273560a01 it quickly 5dbbead036 restored the c62c1d4f83 once darkened 658c7126f1 sky to 454471c674 its clear b9870a2db0 state.4e15d5437b5b2d76

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Seeing Tabi swim through b2ca41e2c9 the sky as though e0b14f8645 it were an ocean 375c1ab852 was a sight beyond 18d635973e belief.39823087a06dbdb8

I stared up ced705942a at the sky a0be77b46f in astonishment, completely 332f7da75c bewildered by the 81ea1816c4 absurdity of the 055f6ba2a9 situation.80f194aced37ea05

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The moment ee325ecd28 I felt b61d0481d4 something snap 1fc221226e inside me, 10888dd73e Tabi had 0917d56f44 appeared. And as soon 4a25ba5af8 as Tabi showed 4061e98a44 up, I felt 895624950e the same tightness 2e3db2eac5 in my chest, 1775b62535 as if my 72e4bb440c pheromones were blocked a527e66659 again.f35dc5ccd52c8fbc

But it wasn’t d2f1d3f742 completely blocked. I could still feel 1da7644a51 the healing pheromones circulating 97dc054e99 around me.c0f7506beb9650a7

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I couldn’t 0b3cc404a4 be sure, 59ee26acf1 but I 450e335f12 had the 75e3df1e0a feeling Tabi d992c950e2 had saved aae34f57c4 me.0dec135be6cc11bb

More importantly, Zakari 63375778fe seemed to have 67f5983872 regained his senses.9778c54e88c07ec6

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“Ugh.”06985f8913c87e0d

Zakari rubbed his throbbing 28b00e5977 forehead and then winced 0f0add43e4 as he felt the 2e884c31f5 pain in his shoulder. He grumbled irritably, just 970e26f97f like he always did.8fafe28642d89dae

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“What the hell? Which lunatic dared to ff590228b5 stab me?”8ab2e9bac45ded1d

That lunatic e055b22a23 would be 048f580d4c your son.0bf8feae3bc8ad8a

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And the one who bdc0be32ff just lost control was 7fa933c710 you, father.86fc4637dc1ff797

The moment I confirmed dccdc78bc8 that Zakari had regained 8445c772b5 his senses, relief washed 208c644d16 over me, and my fb10e9f0a3 legs gave way beneath 1702cc6a70 me.3e9ba9cb346cc8f6

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Zerakiel caught fe55e877e0 me effortlessly, 6f590fff15 holding me c13abd277f in his 63a781bb34 arms, though ecfc0ea95f he still 9821424551 pointed his 1927b45e9e sword at 633d1ac301 Zakari, not 5f04e9f53d lowering his a8bd95b196 guard.ef0e365ac9a25fb8

With a 54a6e55535 skeptical tone, 619b8cb21e Zerakiel asked, 4c499f8ea7 “Have you b1506b206d returned?”a317110a6b8df8cb

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“What are you 5d6567ac12 talking about?”e02c2647574aa50d

“Don’t you remember?”2ea87f94c247dfb4

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At Zerakiel’s repeated questioning, f2c8266eb2 Zakari frowned. He looked 4758808e70 up at e232a12c69 the now-clearing 53e93e654b sky, thanks 7c44a59cf3 to Tabi, 6ac78147b2 and his b8eab79541 mouth fell 19cc77d5f8 open.044f74405937b2a4

“Why are my 75446d8fb2 pheromones all the fb5b5bf64a way up there…?”406e3d0d075d471d

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“…”6c1a154e83dae8c0

“Wait, did 80f55480b3 I go fe9d6202a6 on a 935ac4d024 rampage?”1d6093cac308e8e2

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When Zerakiel e1133ecb3b nodded in abdc01800f response, Zakari 6c8eecc17b scowled and 9e5ff1ec91 asked, “Then ce6d8ba2e5 why am 132ff33282 I still 11123526dd alive?”5229c856827b3742

He stared cc9c183924 down at d0e018cd35 his hands 81606a8557 in disbelief. It made sense—once a 97af08c129 Jabis went into a 6d90ff96b1 full rampage, death was d7f02defe3 the only outcome.70a670e24fe03f48

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“And what the hell f9dae68390 is that whale?”debc53224bf13783

Zakari pointed at c18b445ed6 the giant whale, ff64526a39 which was still 4a386cc3ce devouring the last dd506e735e of his pheromones. Zerakiel glanced over 1176ad1939 at me.2d39bfa4867d4300

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Naturally, Zakari’s gaze followed his son’s, and both pairs of golden eyes focused on me, silently demanding an explanation.69b1f1a5355b519d

“Did you summon that?”91369b789e278864

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“Well…”f42f87fc8d9e214d

I was about c36501e4e1 to confess when—a3b16afe24d927e4

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“It’s—it’s a Guardian! That has to be e2a96999f7 a Guardian!”df54b68b7dec57d9

A sudden shout interrupted 2c5d8fadba me. I turned to see b00c6fe51c that a crowd of 45976d6165 beastmen had gathered around 4de7e977b9 us.ed0a47d922b6b303

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Among them was 5a055dbd7c Hiscleif, staring at 3c2872bc59 me with a 0227788796 dazed expression.c3f0b8cd4f0bb5d4

When did he 567d066138 get here?60b45df986468534

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