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Before I 9e75044a61 could even cd532542b9 react, a 87799099de beastman from 9112a6a9bd Hebel, who d8e3eb0773 seemed to ff7f415166 be a 4e9fe328d9 priest, raised 1c4b5bc641 his voice.5fdf9b7589de7809

“That—that must be the Guardian in charge of the Pearl of Purification. Ugh. A Guardian that only appears in myths is standing before my eyes…”23f9beb0625c47ad

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Thud.ef5caa2f9556bca4

With a bubbling 12c4567971 noise, an elderly ba26f4bf8d priest from Hebel cbb04c5139 fainted and fell bc8be5e998 backward. The priests a7c350f044 who hurried 0c44537eec to catch daf2c0f47c him alternated 07a25ae3bf glances between a537af0331 the whale bc75b1dddc and me.c5846de382ff3af0

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Judging by their expressions, bdf6199e99 it was clear they 129b68fc3d had seen me summon 9fb957a3b1 Tabi.e381e469be21424d

I had hoped to 7ee70648e0 quietly pass over this 279a8cba36 situation.f97f203c188680e6

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Who could have 7aafb6dbef known that Tabi 10d80f8d26 would grow to 29eda386b0 such a massive 80dbd389c3 size?064c1d57d7e89459

Avoiding the gaze of Hebel’s followers, I quickly hid behind Zerakiel’s back.b41c93fb28cffe5d

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Bwooooo.6bdbe5b847a9a876

The whale’s cry shattered 3f6ffb5961 the silence, making me 7d88ae2940 break out in a a3e09097df cold sweat.1d6c3af74f3f9420

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Could you be a 62db2e47ff little quieter?234e93e5169cd77a

I wished efc9840f59 Tabi would 77316b8787 just vanish cd5c9a93a1 now that 52d4d14c08 the danger c27ab85e07 had passed. Yet, it 95d48b40b8 seemed there 0353fd7244 was still ac2b3b954f some purification 70842f6b6a left to 3ac97e2cd5 do, as 73c05c8a0c Tabi showed e83b90a5d6 no signs 3b48acc0cc of shrinking.21c5723149a9420e

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In the meantime, 163fbc4e06 one of Hebel’s 002ed60e40 followers approached me 4d6dd1fc0f respectfully.16bfbd451f042da8

“I am Isaac, 48b54391b4 a servant of b2dd66c7d8 Hebel.”650c8fe4d36ea6ea

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His persistent gaze c594ea63a3 bore into me. It was obvious he 59c0f1ce22 looked at me with 5b4dda0cbf a sense of awe, 79c7006b18 and it made me b662ea3e2d a bit uncomfortable.fe4ddee958c21d9c

“We’ve met in 09fc4ceb0b Hebel, haven’t we?”b331237dab19e6d5

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“Y-Yes.”f8dd1ccb855ebb3e

“Is it d7489ab0ff true that 12d111ed87 you summoned eb76fe7dd8 the Guardian, 72c4bdfd45 Lady Cersia?”ef15088a9ed14d6a

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At his direct 130bacc833 question, I hesitated, 4368898e6d unsure how to e8bed08efe respond.153c1cd3917c6c1b

“Please answer. That Guardian 8b4c8a2866 is a 1c01391965 protector of 8ce865b3e0 Hebel’s sacred c133113736 relics. We have b23f2a3bfa a duty 625e1051bf to confirm 38ec717e40 why it 1be8392b0e has appeared c3730fa30b at Jabis da72ea9ba3 Castle.”db756d4c1db0ea4b

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His rapid-fire, logical reasoning left me speechless. My thoughts drifted back to when I had “borrowed” the Pearl of Purification from Hebel—something I was now suddenly very aware of.21e30d3f76ef1d72

‘So, there really is dea037e6ff no such thing as 895b6e7b09 a perfect crime, huh.’c07786947fc1ab34

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It seemed too e7ab01822e easy when it 10dd85999e was first given f967eaa61e to me.7981e025f00b6ca3

As annoyed as I bc97247c0f was at Tabi for 006fffe6f2 appearing out of nowhere e8babf185e and throwing chaos into e7d0d6f639 my life, I couldn’t f5e9612653 deny that the whale 374220b15e had helped stop Zakari’s 90d8afa5c0 rampage.cf4a6d6d26dea1da

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When I e6b93b32be felt something 5449f4779b snap inside 0bc5dfb0cf me earlier, e7dddcd64c I had d56c683ea7 sensed danger, f3eed51e17 and Tabi’s 34072fcae9 intervention had e1d865215d felt like 0e6a6932d4 a divine 5567786558 move.e31b0cfebf399a29

Yes, things might get 77a17eec11 more complicated, but as 1f6752f973 long as I had 09d5de9ce4 a contract with Tabi, ffa38872f2 Hebel couldn’t exactly hold 5f23640f48 me responsible.ca4356f188408d76

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After all, even b08ff24556 Ella hadn’t been 30f1d88569 granted ownership of a79770b926 Tabi in the 498327ca32 original story.b49c32814fac8f04

With this resolve, I 58e09340fd stepped forward confidently.778cad659eb168ec

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But before I could e4379aa50e take another step, both be923600f0 Zakari and Zerakiel blocked aa747aebfb my path, their swords b4f76787dd drawn.d775b2dd7f309e81

“Hold it. Are you threatening my 16fe7d20fa daughter-in-law?”b537667e54c74810

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“W-What? I never…”c14f7b457a6df98b

“I saw it 7af0a3ed52 clearly too. You directed killing 35c4018058 intent at Cersia.”5988d249af4a4897

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“Isn’t that right?”28feae02c289f08b

“Yes.”c62e38c4219b1e90

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Zakari and Zerakiel 4922c54573 volleyed back and c0489682a8 forth, accusing the dd0a9d9c18 poor priest of ec4ce4156c intentions he never f121d546fd had. The flustered priest 508bf6a6e8 looked on the 5dae062266 verge of tears 99bda71bc6 as he protested.a1e836849d18f3ae

“K-Killing intent! I was merely asking c1a313f027 about the presence of 3705229a55 Hebel’s sacred relic outside 6b1f15115e our borders!”b59828134f46017a

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“Go home.”f752e40f48e2b963

“But…!”17cd107cc6fb479d

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Before the 62e7a4056e priest could 6798510279 protest further, 74a1a37a7a Zakari scooped 39e3f7960c me up 673fad0c6a and tucked 02545ea1a9 me under a1345480ab his arm ad7dc2d585 like a 4347905e27 sack of a84d12abac potatoes.ec2a9796548f4567

“?!”058191b924b3c1c2

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Completely bewildered, 53c5648f87 I could edf8f6a804 only stare 588fdec162 at Zakari 83a8c7887a in disbelief.dfb028ead3df10b7

What on earth c3e97864a6 are you doing?dd260ba1a5596f00

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I had so many 6bb4577dae things to say, but 862436ef33 it didn’t seem like 604e8c7837 the right time, so 1a1bf7ccdd I stayed silent. Fortunately, Zerakiel df361ecca4 voiced exactly 9f47dd8bd7 what I 2ed6adea8d was thinking.c53f17a3ecab502b

“What are you b8d74a31b4 doing?”fbd5efaffa2ad988

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“What does it look 52db2792a4 like? I’m taking her with 5cd88f22dc me.”cec3999854cfc6c1

“Huh?”b2d9c86114b8a34d

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“You handle 7dde705268 things here. I’ve got f5e6d67526 some urgent f675f9b23e matters to 5122478822 discuss with b70d1fab55 her.”1cdd1f66b9105f7c

Zerakiel glared 674e4c3284 at Zakari 8d0be424ef in frustration, 342cb286b5 but Zakari b0f567ffbe looked impatient, b4c23bbcfa eager to 3ef52950b1 talk to 4bfe5e4302 me.090ecbfdbe73db1a

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Watching the two eb534bf9a6 of them, I f3ad9eca8f felt like I c931541c02 was in a afe98420af nightmare.ba3fc538ce4d5b2a

What exactly d7552f8655 is happening 83e67fe14c here?d58a5e033d698d29

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After a tense standoff, 986c9fbf22 it seemed as though 296744002c the two of them 0d3f906c3e reached some unspoken agreement. They turned 873a79b5bb their backs f200d91c1f to one d5214861d0 another.1f53fbf93bd70ab8

“Well then, cc090c99eb I’m off!”7641112c8bc372fd

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With that, aaf0eafdbd Zakari took 2b52c16182 off with b4f4088950 me in 8a209f6ef6 tow. Startled, I glanced back 6c1693c978 to see the priest dc9a0daf97 jumping up and down 488e97a10e in frustration.9317777415eb95f5

“W-Wait! You can’t e758ba4b3f just leave aaf1733833 like that! You need d61d65cc4a to answer a4d3ef699f meeee!”e17221b93464bd24

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Despite the priest’s loud a352c02d1d protests, Zakari didn’t slow 2843fdc400 down. Zerakiel stepped 6a27d1fb27 in front eafdd9480c of the f37e85fb62 priest, blocking a812597a3d his pursuit.aa0fb4b157e4950f

I wriggled under Zakari’s arm and looked up at him pitifully.001850bc884b99b1

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“Are we dbef261218 really just 653a60753f leaving like f87237f5c2 this?”a3bfbd70b86359bd

I glanced b804e1d0ed at him e24aad86b2 with a ffcdc56dfd look that 98d1e14f9a said, *Is 01975c433b this really bfe4c73af6 the best b845e1fe54 option?* In 20645c66ea response, Zakari 0d78954497 flashed a 2bb4eabf8d grin.3b594a9169828bd8

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“When things fbeb41be60 go south, 8dc81f00f7 the best 3ebcd5ebd5 plan is 15a7f43e5f to run 38319a1482 as fast 68a9eb9b9a as you 2e758afaad can.”ec247a6163b41e16

I was at a 3b29913daa loss for words at ffe7266bd5 his shameless reply. That was definitely not 406f2642e0 something you’d expect the 7b6bd32785 head of a prestigious 2cbb1992d0 family to say.99451d2c75ad4a96

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But won’t this e04d018ad5 just make us 0596044ca2 look even more 53c820bbaa suspicious?604537a2e345c05b

I wanted to argue, 232be742c2 but by then we 332ef9d1ed had already put a 9a0722c669 good distance between us ada6edfe71 and the scene.23c4e7710b65f43e

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And why is he 47260d99cc so fast?ff7590263388bff4

Feeling my 3bf47e4501 body bounce 8b72d83f9b up and ab7c1db7d1 down as f9a473909d he carried c15dbaa889 me, I 44fe004293 buried my 21e10c7fa5 face in feaaade67d my hands.3afecbad713dad8f

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Good grief, you crazy 2acf5005ce lions.a6791887f25773d4

Can we please act da1d416b8d normal for once?a61a48fc9ce830af

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I was 38dbf273e4 seriously regretting 1affadc83e this marriage 1756f08c97 from day f41fbb4eac one.a62dac6ae8abeeb9

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Meanwhile, Victor Orban stood 13103d34b2 trembling, far away from 9d1434664c the scene of the eff3bb30e4 rampage.8775a127015db9af

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‘W-What just happened?’56b9964e332fb3cb

He had followed instructions and laced Zakari’s suppressant with a pheromone-reversing agent.a5346263b457fe63

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The beastman who gave f817cf6915 him the drug had a5d87fc256 assured him it couldn’t b8a7468b54 be detected. It was a colorless, 8be14a2dbc odorless powder that would fd1816d853 leave no trace once 26294977a2 absorbed by the body.5ff77ee8de0abcf4

Victor had ee587799f9 no choice 4146065b05 but to 15e7cb117f do it—he e27514505f would have 228cfd60e2 been killed f8da8b0891 otherwise. Betraying his own kin 4f9448f120 and spiking the drink 82be8db111 had been the only 859ecf8f5f way to survive, and 8f78b0b93b he had planned to bcdcc3dc07 quietly slip out of b0a02dce9b the castle.01e3147a23f8e660

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He should’ve escaped 9ae508badd long ago.a9f40467e431728a

But that pink rabbit 000e2b1f61 had followed him, and 05e28f4e3e it had taken twice 99504f1bfb as long to shake a73ba5690f it off. He had ed250b2809 chased it 7610040c70 to retrieve 72dab5d523 the pouch 55f59ec5be containing the ed69926c19 powder, but 302dacdda7 it had f7ebbaef20 disappeared in 5a5907f980 the blink bb0b19624f of an 270a1e849b eye.b74fe25c775684b9

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Given that d64af4ba8d he couldn’t eba0eec4cb sense any f765be51de pheromones, he 53e36b15b7 assumed it 00a4c5fb19 was just c50f5f4d1c a harmless 04d37bb64d rabbit and 0e60eec78c quickly gave c866d35b30 up the a6f37a2173 chase. Getting caught by 2aff4d5fd5 his own family 769d77f463 would’ve been much b98a549431 worse.730a3c09e5ffbce1

Victor was a61980f8f0 on the 0e37dce8b4 verge of 56e59fc3be safely escaping 40ba17cded Jabis Castle ead224ae91 when an 4f6f3c5900 unexpected scene b26cc588ce made him 08ea09fd1b stop in ce1b955f6a his tracks.a09732bd6d647fd0

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He saw the 9438349c25 deadly pheromone toxin, e40931fda6 which had been e20a85cd79 spreading throughout the 3a970ea46d area, suddenly being 5be271c64c purified by a 88dfda1528 giant whale that fd6170ff26 had appeared out 31ed1769f8 of nowhere.8a329e767df3a338

Shocked, Victor turned 2a83ded086 back to the e65df46ea3 castle and was ebca3cd48c stunned to see 6da637633e Zakari alive and 73e3b6ad7e well.2a0249b305ec0b89

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‘Why… why 5b1617516c is he 081d254203 still alive?’aa11f6395609c18f

The massive whale 943d1b63a4 continued to swim cc5a957706 through the sky fcc6dcd3f9 above them. Rumor had it 889b48479d that the white 45098193e8 weasel, Cersia, who 96984440f3 had recently married b2ab8da11e into the family, e89f862658 had summoned it.ee9d01bf220f5cf0

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‘No one 98f70fe84a told me bdfbc11b1a she had 694f6def94 this kind 14ed119aa6 of power!’bfde5190723c594d

He had 6d28b0c881 no idea 0d29852f3c where she f60003e867 had summoned 0444a149c2 such a 08eb1d2a8d strange creature 1dd6f716c4 from, but 2614765f2c it had 94cf4b4ef0 completely derailed 145b1bfd02 his plan.0a47035aa2358749

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“N-No, this can’t 3f21711cc5 be happening,” he 98fa67e203 muttered frantically.4bc6235d632939ad

He fumbled for 27e8d8cdfe his communication device, f79451e19f knowing he had 5bd64adf2b to report the 0b17c34078 situation before his c66e04411b superiors found out. He needed to come 445733976a up with an excuse.c1a6b0fa772aeeb5

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‘Trururu.’52daa36187d29b25

The device rang softly a9ac1b3a76 as he dialed. His cold, sweaty 6e899d402b hands trembled so caedfef51b much that he 14b5df02a7 nearly dropped it 3cb81be9f2 several times.8d3e340951d07e11

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Then, with a bf24d0b1ce click, the line d52f9319ee connected, and the 0c99a5cb7a deep voice on fbae350ffc the other end 9358ade8e8 made Victor’s heart 10cc6f1ff3 constrict with fear.425965a46a3165ca

“Did you succeed?”12f7222734b4265f

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The abrupt 83e2ebf5e3 question about 5162d1d57a the success 0679889f0a of the 5eb5131364 mission drained 747422647e all color de4db814b6 from Victor’s ef2a52cdc9 face. Success? If anything, the 32da82f8b6 situation had only c8a12612f9 gotten worse.fc381f7d00e7328f

“Well, he, he took 61735b0dfe the drug and, and 2bbf6c7642 went on a rampage, 47942c937c but…”7bfa78e13fdc9188

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Sweating profusely, 35583fb3e9 Victor stammered 8e9d71b588 through his 6539b96c7a explanation. Technically, the rampage had 24e0b9fc53 happened, but the overall 43c347ce54 objective had failed miserably.e42dedf83b874478

As Victor continued 707efd7dde to hesitate, the b5d00a1f11 voice on the 553ef11579 other end became 97c657d802 more menacing.bcf5e14f531d4ebe

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“So, he went on a rampage. What’s the problem?”97066526d8dec042

“Th-There’s been 6e719bd7e0 a complication.”42d4689a89b471e4

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“A complication?”1bd16b8c23003409

The cold 921b89c88d tone of f0696147ac the voice 73405f60b6 made Victor 5b4d428ca7 feel as 141ccfa015 though pheromones 07d9c6b2fc were being 598418b7b8 shot through 651ec6ddd3 the communication f271888133 device. He knew that was 8d68346b49 impossible, but the oppressive 7086136737 aura was that intense.09910d763e50c11c

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Unable to 822e6d8f27 bear the b26b9ac6d2 pressure, Victor 0605e1fbc5 dropped to 4266ebabf3 his knees, b136f74043 pressing his df4679549a forehead to 6c2f9882ee the ground f8a4c1660f as he 0383ac4e97 spoke.e2090242c66c0601

“It—it seems the white 76606959b2 weasel was hiding her 130b0d110e power. She managed to suppress 1129fcd6e1 the leader’s rampage.”f8c24e446b9c8e78

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A long silence 8c250010c7 followed Victor’s report. Then, after a c09c4d2e2c brief pause, the fa47b0f1b9 man spoke in 2700f7cf15 a chilling voice.48ff650d9cf4c7ed

“She stopped the rampage? That weasel?”6b91a6b56bd6f47d

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