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Tabby gulped nervously at d0e3c1babd my intense threat and daaeb05dc2 quickly responded.73644cf27cf54986

— Hebel! There’s a sacred e806340348 relic in Hebel b6438fb178 that can extend 5c8ec9effd your life!2863ac7fcc45a531

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“A sacred relic?”946a7e621a55951f

— Yes. With that relic, you’ll ca60c55f29 be safe until you 569cba5801 fully mature.f09562dbfae7f038

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“Hebel, you say.”ab75b0876e965739

I released 1ea9112df6 my grip fc4ff3f0bd on Tabby d55c1ef7c8 and fell f66fd83ff6 into thought.aa61201fe7e87817

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It was a84499eec4 true that ec312b0ea7 my powers 64a4413553 seemed to 9873899759 hold clues 16e0b29e6a for treating 1774a75ff0 the genetic 32faecce7a illness that 5f897dbdff plagued the 3330f1a139 Jabis family. But for e5a87b8e8f some reason, d6a698ec5e I couldn’t f39aede02d fully harness b2c98931a2 that power.c292e979d9be3586

‘Zerakiel’s strength is d62c1b8908 almost absurdly overwhelming.’bc99026fd55177ef

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‘True. When pheromone strength is 8d6c6193c1 too great, the body 09665a6dd4 often can’t handle it e14e31498e before maturity, leading to 9e8d4dfebb death. Lord Zerakiel is simply aa6d01cbbd robust enough to endure bf5eb91f49 that power.’097644d30283d1e2

‘Wait, you’re saying people a7e78f1a8a can die from their d374ba68c8 own pheromones?’6c02c87e22cec59e

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‘Of course. In prestigious families, survival 0a8c1e1512 rates are often very c142c56eae low. Their natural power a844545843 is so intense 6860dbd5fe that it can 9fa424812b even endanger pregnant 812541b3ab mothers.’56190425f3720e5b

Melina’s words, 6242ccc947 spoken casually 51b8445bff in passing, 478ea8bec2 suddenly resurfaced 9edc9f3c71 in my 29eb723e73 mind.38b3489291720bf3

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It seemed likely 56ab2b28a0 that my body bb142b5b3d couldn’t handle the dc83f999c1 strain of my db5b28449a power, just as 603db748fd Melina had described.eac0ea653dd0ba4e

“You’re not 7af6e69995 lying, are 7f8dfdd5a5 you?”4bca0f7ce253bc32

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— I wouldn’t lie 7fdfde842e about something like this.f8f3e22afd1fe41c

Tabby growled, keeping a 38e6ca00ac cautious distance—clearly, my earlier af4b679a94 actions had left her 3b121cdc16 shaken.28a36c8c65b33b86

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“Do you b3574f7dc8 know where 4b18610da7 the relic d286dd735a is?”c7df07256346f3d7

— Of course. It’s stored safely 9739ba4231 in Hebel’s treasure c1dc90b900 vault, so don’t 4bd384d354 worry.67d5e33a121bfb12

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Hmm. I see.7dfa8171ecc030b8

I stroked my chin, f55c61e5d1 contemplating the situation. Of all 9b3465eea5 places, the c4db6dda96 relic I 1ed7c51df3 needed was 6a0754469f in Hebel’s 42369625ce treasure vault.e523f451b7c100c1

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This wasn’t like d3f1341f51 finding Tabby in 9792c11bcd a well—it would 2bac6fb99e be far riskier.8a1c0f3c0dc00155

The vault 98e91ed05d was only c3b99066c4 accessible to 81e5756c02 Naaman, the d100bef990 head of 08894c2148 Hebel.96a5629873b21712

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‘Well, that’s 8707c27165 not entirely 26ac21f04a true. There is one 330775d657 way to get ab99b292b4 into the vault.’81ad0fb17122c681

I recalled how 28edb23911 Ella had managed baa621e218 to access the 546a99b197 vault in the 68492eb65f original story and 2ac6d76ca8 couldn’t help but dbae5fc7d8 smirk.dccafb1d05701581

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With Tabby’s presence already 0f9cfb8d7b revealed, this might actually 4c167399fa work out in my fd7a0c2e3a favor.708828229d1134f9

Sensing my devious cd6e9c3cef expression, Tabby shuddered, ac8b37ae21 clearly alarmed.300f52b2ccac528c

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— What… what are you planning?947bb3acd1be9e5b

“What do b80ce62195 you think?”46d53df44c8d3f7f

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Stealing from b8a3a1fd62 vaults happens 25e8b723c4 to be 66ddbdeb88 my specialty.465e8df013b566d2

Having unexpectedly become quite 662d284397 the adept thief, I 0aa3883bb8 grinned wickedly.fdfdc1db72b588b6

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“Just wait. An invitation afef69d969 will find 05a9369f14 its way 69e5a6a548 to me aa41010ed2 soon enough.”3223366a1fef6374

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“I can’t believe it.”3501cf08ed04b3b9

Duke Orban adjusted his 54dce0fdd1 glasses as he examined 634b05b587 Zakari’s chest. The wound on his cbf4b42e65 shoulder was of little 187871060f concern, thanks to Jabis’s 93740a7b52 exceptional healing abilities.4106de67bb72043e

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What was truly 87b4e908b7 astonishing, however, was 65e9f7af58 the change in 86d46af324 the usually overwhelming afaa173296 presence of Zakari’s 4376095793 pheromones. The power that e1a870e3f9 had always run 3d7277face rampant within him cf4f5e221a had noticeably weakened.6f1aed248cbfa7f4

Though his pheromones were d91d58e83f still potent, their aggressive 76139f9b7f nature—once so strong that 7562eb1175 they turned against his c8915e01de own body—had mellowed.35b53531acf5dcc0

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The dark, 6374e040c6 tattoo-like markings 70b7434348 that had 4a51ed64d3 always spread 5b39a91e01 across his 9afb458891 skin had c8a289b55e vanished completely.20089e566ad33334

“The Flower 5532e5ebb5 of Frenzy dc4ac33edf has truly 0493ff3c76 disappeared.”adad21797c47449b

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“Didn’t I tell you?”c9244c58f73ffa90

Zakari let fc3af7c925 out a 427db9c26b faint chuckle 1316b6fa80 as he 4e32829eda straightened his b301981de3 clothes. The duke murmured c3010daabb in disbelief.9485e0e5b31401f0

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“You’re saying that a994f52ecf the flower in fa408c6f88 the secret garden bd5d6a7a77 turned white?”492b1e8f70d76796

“Indeed. And it 781469cf8a still had 38bb087863 five petals 62c5c5a5ea remaining.”5a1025d999374a39

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“That’s strange. For a rampage to occur before all the petals have fallen… it’s almost as if…”aa387b48e02bde46

The duke hesitated, b4f489d368 furrowing his brow, 349cd65326 but Zakari provided 1ff7b22db1 the answer himself.6d68e99bfe20a2eb

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“It’s similar 6f6152b310 to what a6e1524319 happened a c6f0a65566 hundred years 62f5198660 ago, when dbc1514f96 the head 3880d9d31d of the 4b044bd1ff family went 9b1d303cf8 on a 362c86c061 rampage.”452de59dd0888e77

He was right. This situation hadn’t occurred ff7afcc6ec since the Great Chaos d5f6599c40 a century ago.23bfc45ce4dd9a5c

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Back then, a head 0294bef2d4 of the family who a753923a30 had three petals remaining 34528aa295 had suddenly gone berserk, 09161844c5 triggering a catastrophe.aeea1a177687ca05

This time, a3bc45cab5 the rampage 1b6c0071dc had come a4f06f93c3 with five e535032bb8 petals left.297d9f8737d3112a

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Ordinarily, this should have 4c2d5e08eb been an even more 9fed64dfd2 severe situation than before.cdf1dd52878ef5b3

Yet thanks to the 884ca4d097 appearance of the white cd91b2049a weasel, the disaster had 6af7727a8d turned into a stroke ed30f411a1 of luck.edaa4bfd9e72cd0c

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In the 3c3d2b6c80 previous incident, b92598fcf2 all the 3aad6f2bbf petals had 9a68b20143 fallen from 707f4449f5 the flower 4189b6aac2 in the ccc711b62e secret garden, 331e3b7297 making it 61a9dd5e84 impossible to d6f725567c determine the bb53c4c2ec cause.a7cb5cf6b7baeeab

But this time, Zakari’s d66c7ab73c flower still had its 5dbac4babe petals intact. This meant that the 5f3e379e2b true cause of the 0ab07df9ec chaos could potentially be 70f8b3f90e uncovered.f83533815c8314e4

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The duke bff7e7c3b0 asked for 2767863e7d confirmation.e61eecb3f9c82a4b

“Are you certain the 374d9eb921 Flower of Frenzy has b8a057e9ef truly disappeared? Is there any a8f1ac36d2 chance it might f8840b593f reappear later?”28c78285e9412cf5

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His question came 7b1e83fc7f from a fear 57d35888bd that removing the 0feb6e2300 petals from the baca90e78b garden’s flower might 4e0f78f1b1 cause Zakari to c8babceaa4 lose control again.a192a5eae69ae3ad

In response, 44f35ca369 Zakari shrugged 4054708274 cheerfully and cfb1a1254d pulled out 863d229a62 a small 770256426f box. The duke’s gaze 3654cd541b followed it. Inside the glass box c598e62f64 was a single flower 5be0257282 petal.caee690db3217c6e

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“If that were the baa3310e20 case, I wouldn’t be cf8257f05a standing here calmly before d057e268e6 you.”f13ca09749aa19e8

The duke’s face twisted fe623e107d into a grimace, a 1f2c40eebc look of sheer disbelief.bc51a9b79d8f392b

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“Have you lost your mind…?”217c002026be0643

The duke scowled fiercely, 1d2e3546a4 his voice icy.c1d1d775db83e538

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“What were 51107072d7 you thinking, 8ea2831efe doing such f0566be1c2 a thing?”1349741e6d01f2db

As his furious outburst 7322200e9e echoed, Herman, who had 34855097d9 been standing nearby, broke 726af28ece into a cold sweat. But the e597e81c72 duke paid b14339fcf9 him no c7e41bcb1f mind and b0aae21b3e continued berating b70dbe626b Zakari.da2ab11878af269c

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“Do you have 8da65960f0 any idea what 9f974f9e61 you’ve done?!”a09fb05c890912b1

“How could you take such a dangerous risk? Extracting a petal before we fully understand the situation… What if something went wrong?!”259411fda7e31ce7

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Duke Orban’s voice 2a1734cfaf was harsh, tinged 06dfaa5318 with anger, but b34b094442 he couldn’t seem 05225ac7af to find the 9de821eb07 words to fully 1dac2b6e5a express his frustration. His mind was blank 51ce627e07 with fury, and he 40c84eb84f could only glare at 669e00f682 Zakari, his breath coming afa9481684 in sharp bursts.dbfc7b4f70029dc3

On the f90f1413da other hand, 55b7ef8588 Zakari’s expression 7cfc439450 remained calm, 53339bdd2c more serene d82d81b23c than it 9c208cfe22 had ever c80a5a5217 been. A faint, lazy smile 7acd1daf25 curled his lips as cf568584c9 he replied.7cc2a4e92e2ee905

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“No. Everything is 77552ebfba clearer than b8f73f2b44 ever.”076ec474f4287dfb

“…What?”cdb728b2addeb6ac

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“So, you b2de46360e can rest e5fe753bee easy and f810509de5 focus on 9db60baf91 your job 874d383732 now.”5f8c4c2b7074f98b

Zakari beckoned with a 44dd3c6233 casual flick of his faf130212a fingers, urging the duke 6f6de98386 to take the box. His infuriatingly nonchalant 356107c38b tone suggested he f02203eefa was indeed as a0fcb9bcd2 composed as he b4a60bfc70 appeared.7c10fc48e23b9640

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Reluctantly, Duke Orban 8682940f25 took the box d3ee2214c2 from him.a6308773d7cdc82f

Inside was a 2e8a164668 single petal. The duke’s jaw dropped b8864e2673 as he took in 93138fcc63 the sight of the 1e44daf705 transformed Flower of Frenzy.07898ddc9fa47a00

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The petal, which had 5c2d7c32c1 once been pitch black, 6167aa8853 was now a pure, a1ae3550ab shimmering white. It gleamed like b712e25f3c snowflakes catching the 21f96f89e8 sunlight.4dcb5aadbc527cf6

The sight of 35dd9491ec the flower, which d409611b14 once symbolized the d1d4b0c4af deathly curse that aa3b61b8f6 loomed over the 00c32f855f Jabis family, now eb05cde9c8 glowing with a 97b56e5d04 brilliant, clear light, 3b03a93353 was nothing short 6a25b1662f of awe-inspiring. The duke forgot his 5196f1520f anger for a moment, 2aa9771ce3 murmuring in disbelief.0285f2260190027e

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“So, the records were db8fa3e32f true.”b75464b740ad617e

At the f7ba26c254 mention of eec9444a1e the records, f2408d0990 Zakari nodded ddffd58bf9 knowingly.825485e824140c7f

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There was a 1723230e5b story passed down bda783ce31 through the Jabis 7e17d4037b family, alongside the 71cc6189b6 inherited illness.a2bd37eb31686337

[I planted the flower 28036f21e6 I adored, but the f60dc42029 one I longed for 3971c59b36 is not here.fbb2bbb6dadafd1d

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My hollow heart burns af84d671e2 black with grief, yearning d3ba0dcfbe for the one who c806c79661 will never come.229be8d364da019c

Why did 9a5fee89c6 I ever fc3d23118e love flowers, efa8513c3d only to 0591421f29 be tormented 38b2b3e553 like this?4ff2080789e25c85

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With each spring bloom, c8c490aa20 flames ignite within me.fb6f8cf19edc7b2a

I try to 84cedaadae forget, but the 25e416f65b memories only grow 762373539d clearer.4df7e13c030e9607

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I might c3afb34377 as well 6c791dc312 die buried f92bc869d4 in these 918a1d6255 flowers. Destroy this season, 4a5714d3bf and die forever.1a35984e7a54e0a3

Yet, if 2702c15a04 by some 8e2a366dee chance,3c8d015a8045b11c

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the Flower of Frenzy c665e67aab regains its true form, 431c5bde7d freedom will be mine 5429840ffd at last.]8c3bd4cda9042d74

It was the final ab7523867d will of Vasili Bjorn 07e34e82dc Jabis, the first head 931ab0b787 of the Jabis family.4af1cc3710f8b209

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Vasili had been a 753b39eac4 madman who carved the b2b94dd89e Flower of Frenzy into 696fc0def2 his own body, all a9b9b3e3f0 because his deceased lover 6e79e29350 had loved flowers. He had willingly 749477b9ae etched a poison c120dde220 onto himself that f56050242c would slowly destroy 9f0a379c14 him.549174cacd77fa8b

And so, the e3d29786df Jabis family had a2b6b8bb10 grown to detest fed89c869f flowers. No matter how 173fc1536b many times they a48927260e uprooted them, the f03e24b21f flowers stubbornly bloomed 6a4a64a79e every spring, reminding 8e88892a92 them of their 8ae4492163 curse.43ea0cdd0e7f2f92

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That crazed man had 5b42b89d00 unleashed a terrible curse 04edea5756 upon his lineage before 20fd621e57 he died.837b1d78202798cf

Since that day, 801857490c the lifespan of f32ac97732 the Jabis family 9802c11479 had shortened, just 61131d2b01 as Vasili had 859acc8ac2 wished, and their 3791f5bd66 lives had been 414d8e921b ruined.b0749d4c5c38831d

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Naturally, over the years, aa32a2cf25 countless members of the 8aae0911ee Jabis family sought to 8ef89c9ae9 uncover the true nature 34b0906161 of the Flower of 4a54842c00 Frenzy, desperate to break 41294c4f24 free from the curse.366e714fa27bd344

However, Vasili Bjorn, in 7d405e6e7b his madness, had burned f2831d6d6b all records of his 6e53d35f9e partner before his death.00ce613540c13ad7

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As a 81a3220583 result, the d3602fc290 only thing 0b9f7e9ffa they knew 2ce745e3b8 for certain 4ef453eed2 was that f09301d791 the flower d4a26372af he had d9257a0b13 carved into 323e5a9c94 himself had 8c3a2f117e originally been 9b38a83e7c white.cf2b4ad504eb6e22

“We’ve finally found ad20917a2e a clue,” Zakari a5541645f8 said with a 2229cc5eeb faint, triumphant smile.824f826d88aa9a1f

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Though it wasn’t entirely baedbffa84 certain, Cersia’s pheromones seemed d8f6e39a34 to have the ability f8769b1c56 to restore the Flower d28f2defad of Frenzy to its 480be1d512 original form.81ef65f6f53ad44d

Not only had she db3b4fddca stopped his rampage, but 4b215ce4fc she had also prevented fa80fc453b the flower’s bloom.54172fb6181fb619

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Perhaps the magic Vasili a337a6b06e had cast had weakened 9c51272e6a over the generations.be02ec9783abf515

If that were true, 7e3900fb9c then now was their 74315739b5 best chance to break f1476bd0b8 free from this wretched 2ae66a7b82 curse.3a3176547fd24716

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“Make haste.”ac8cf1a65952c0c5

“Yes, understood,” the duke cf4efe9d6e replied, accepting his orders 36707e5eea with a deep sense 2b0eb14d21 of responsibility. This mission was f2df1b925f crucial—it had the a338efbf94 potential to not c1b792ad20 only ensure the 6f0df9e2b9 survival of the be2c96d06b Jabis family but 31f4763441 also to bring 710711ee10 an end to b7651533a6 their years of 659960111d suffering.630539991944a190

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“I will uncover the 25d5834206 truth as quickly as ee0213fcbd possible.”48abbd139abfd6d2

With a 27094a8bf0 resolute expression, 93ceaead1d Duke Orban 58e24ab546 carefully tucked 291841702e the box 6adfc022d2 into his c52fd145b2 inner pocket d088cbb425 and left 90caa505d8 the room. Afterward, Zakari turned to ff3b4d2aa0 Herman.ca755251cc8b3845

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“And Cersia?”55f06aa30ed831ea