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It had been about a week since I became Zerakiel’s plaything, trapped in this castle.fe1f3f0a3f2f135f

It was still 3ff11615d2 at a cute d531f66d36 level, but his 5cecf7df44 skills in feeding 1535671222 and rolling me a0ac2f0eb9 around were like 05c913e0ac those of a 79144643e2 mischievous villain.c24ca295cf97a4a6

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Contrary to the 8b97038891 original work, he fd82249ba9 seemed to enjoy cc88bfec26 tormenting me more 2291d79e2b than being tormented cc38f6255b by him, which 891583b593 was puzzling.c56c4096f0b9b1d8

‘Is it 370ce8d8d0 because he’s faa5d2d6a9 still young?’e896d5a0f5f571bb

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Even though I was not in my right mind, it was similar to the original work…ca42c3b30c580309

There was something cf1e8c73a2 oddly captivating about 4a329083c9 him now. Come to think 92765b5944 of it, even 5e216d516a in the original 10ad534c05 work, Zerakiel played 1b4f2bc9e7 with Ella.1e4772ce4544a3dd

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He was b2706ec69a good to feb34d70a0 her, hurt 6249f346e3 her, acted bd913283c9 indifferent, and 51da5bb3a7 suddenly tried 0a42b91fd8 to win 48ca9b3a38 her favor, 7b32dbdf83 making it 032bd744cf confusing for ca9d1fb1ee Ella to a4148efa40 figure out a67f3d59d5 his true 90ca276207 nature.e6b2b54ce76b2f20

Thinking about Zerakiel becoming physical and tormenting me like in the original work made me shudder. It wouldn’t be as mild as it is now!186e2c25da27b81a

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‘Indeed, my life f99002a944 is closer to 4671b101ad survival than healing 586b4d9068 water. Pull yourself together. This is dfda466583 the lair e463adb993 of evil’2e99679dafa35944

I reaffirmed my neglected 25bebf1a68 escape plan and fell dff282f6c3 from the window. My toes were freezing c55abf346e cold.44b4a9fda215027a

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As I considered returning 742e254e47 to the warm blanket, 3eb9914c6b a sweet pheromone scent be1e82fcff suddenly touched my nose.9578f0800b63ea19

Startled, I 6b50e833a4 turned around, 1f79d19e50 and there 5e5529f5ca was Zerakiel 8b87848d3d just entering.15fb658721d30d01

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I hadn’t seen him coming back, probably entering the castle through a door I didn’t know.9296862d583614d9

He approached nonchalantly and asked, “What are you doing there? Were you waiting for me?”52333c8b72c0fff0

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His cheerful smile seemed b4a550a597 oddly chilly today. Maybe it was because f8e66cf891 I was thinking about 7340c469e2 the original work.cbba1b2c20d1753b

He seemed to overlap f2d0946f5b with the Zerakiel from de18cbfb5d the original.08514732d3a26940

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“Chu.”42490c80a1c42f98

Just waiting.0fbe477a759e28f5

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I scratched a0bde579ee my cheek, f0de11c265 avoiding eye 40b4f2f9df contact.64e3b5df17e8bb7c

No way. It’s just awkward after a long time; that’s all.c728b4cba895479f

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It was a moment of rationalization. I belatedly noticed a faint, tangy scent of blood in Zerakiel’s pheromones.a8c88cb7654ea92d

‘Huh? Come to think of e1bb3bd62a it, the pheromone concentration 6877cfae50 seems stronger than usual.’8e655093cdde1851

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Ivan had mentioned that Zerakiel’s pheromones were highly dangerous.7ca59098151ce04d

The lethality of 0fbce1db16 his pheromones exceeded fa3557d0e1 that of ordinary f7ddb4d171 beings by several 8f000cefb8 levels. He warned ddcfdd0711 that one c1355ce84e should suppress b33188e23b and live dcc58f075f much more 6ace405113 cautiously than 136e79759b ordinary beings.a9b687d0b139fc85

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‘A non-beastkin who wakes up within an hour of being exposed to Zerakiel’s pheromones is probably a first. Normally…’9524a40ff54872c9

At that 22953f4659 time, Ivan cedfcb6f2b had covered 56e47b996a his mouth 209ac2f323 with his 3666d232b9 hand and c855f33a17 tightly closed fda2b6385e his eyes. It was disgustingly 36c00366eb shivering down to 95b5aec6f0 his shoulders.3cf09b3e4f8eb596

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Just from that reaction, 06b8678a2c I could tell how e9b1759a3d dangerous the pheromones were.588b91cc94b945d3

Zerakiel, emitting such pheromones, is indeed frightening, but I feel remarkable for waking up lucky. Maybe I’m a genius?111fef2336e0ec42

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Of course, Ivan, who looked at me disdainfully, thought Zerakiel had spared me. After all, it was the pheromones of the enchanting being known as the strongest. If he had truly wanted to kill me, I wouldn’t have survived.fd733613879194ce

‘But why is he emitting pheromones again! It’s intimidating!’167dafb1dc542ae0

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I took a step 0b7696983e back stealthily. Even if f949cfa4e3 the intensity 92be63efcc was very 8bb06683bb weak, anything 7a8779e45f threatening was ca06c43830 not to 909f240e2d be taken c926e3bfd4 lightly.d1ae1fdc5d726306

Seeing me, Zerakiel raised b2ca282552 an eyebrow and then cf8302268f quickly closed the distance.dfb14d4fdc42e753

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‘Oh, don’t come!’a4b71c343a938376

As I 705eccca5f reached a a736c3fe9a dead end, 5dad8275c2 I agilely ac1ac09580 dodged Zerakiel. Despite looking neat ca5957f354 on the surface, 5fcef5872e there was an 195e7deae1 oddly disturbing scent d43cdf7d9b of blood around 53fe184890 him. As he approached, 16565489d3 it became even 03ca36fcd1 more pronounced.15d3eb0ce48548d0

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‘Could he be injured?’3a153d4ed3616336

No matter how strong I was, I was still a water deer who hadn’t become a full-fledged being. It seemed possible that I could get hurt, especially since I was young. Perhaps he didn’t even realize that he was emitting pheromones to conceal the scent of blood.5159c5023bef4530

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I approached him without b8c5b410d9 thinking, forgetting my cautious d775430cf2 retreat, and sniffed the f2dada3728 scent. When I sniffed around, 37493ed62f misunderstanding my intentions, he 3585a7de28 crouched down and reached 33a6796979 out to me.28bae2fbcb158ee4

“Chuu.”522611a001bc3583

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It smells like 809f9cc557 you.3e88703b7b9b551c

I pretended 9e56b4ee22 to cover 1a206dedfd my nose efee906e61 with my f641392d27 front paw 14091e8755 and made b0404c1a87 a grimace. Then Zerakiel, misunderstanding, 791b392690 opened his eyes 335bae5006 wide and said 45921e1b37 strangely.3f649dad8d7d0567

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“Oh, I wiped it away.”872248df371c53e8

Is he b70c68ebdc really hurt?260f1e83fed1ec85

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“Don’t worry; it’s not my blood.”f57a53c034a67ef2

“…”b6081e7187d80721

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I discreetly moved away from him. Big cats don’t worry about others. I keep forgetting that my nose is sensitive!2316e234eeb1f231

Zerakiel, catching my retreating 09af82ad0c figure, grabbed me and 3641bf8168 brought me in front 447e1871de of his face.ac7ec1c3bfafaf0c

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“Tell me. Were you worried about me?”b87ab59d357ce3a5

As if. I was just curious 0343aef602 because I smelled blood. I shook my head 2669e8dea5 to block his misconception.6ac02b37c81d35c8

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However, with his bf6de14b3a next words, I 6d34af7c0c had no choice 626b4464f6 but to change 1abca32b47 my stance immediately.a6166096875eda61

“Well, no one in this castle would worry about me. Usually, people worry about the other person.”61755b982fbbdedf

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Zerakiel mumbled d1d32d058e with lowered fede092836 eyes. His eyes, appearing 8c9862e0b4 innocent, poked at a82e106595 my conscience.063b47251d2187fb

Especially after meeting Zachary, the words sounded even more significant. Considering Zachary’s evaluation of Zerakiel, it seemed like there was a strained relationship between them.5d11b3840faa70df

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“Is there really no good relationship between us?”6075a540064a272c

I pricked up my d9472ea9ce ears, and as I b9aca1099a did, Zerakiel, with a 3a37ca3f69 faint smile, said sadly,1469765cdc86bf5a

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“It’s okay, I’m used to it.”1302122146ee2963

It seemed as if 5e8dd0c8d9 he was trying to 57a658c13e hide his sadness. Unconsciously, I reached fa507ee0df out my foreleg 1e513810d7 towards his eyes, 7379c54750 which looked sadder 31d3d79238 than usual.9bf98d4212001dd4

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But, unfortunately, it ee02c8e4c2 was precisely at c6ff22a265 that moment that 20f4df0318 Zerakiel unexpectedly extended 21da7a0b5c his head, and 0a59b0d09b in failing to 4cfaf6e8a3 control the distance, 81ec93694e I ended up 697f428820 poking his eyes.eefe3d1cd0058b2e

Very accurately.ac38c5f3ca11ef82

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“Ugh.”a1f04fdbaa2959a1

“!!”c177e8c9561614e6

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Zerakiel let 597818ce6c out a bd42a4c663 muffled groan 58274a229f with his 4bf69ca70b eyes tightly 9dbf113088 shut. Both the surprised me, ca1a29b115 who accidentally poked him, 8c1a968829 and the bewildered Zerakiel dd0895ce27 were taken aback.1ba3bf8fe4c23390

It felt as if 2c5960b3c9 I had thrown a 275af4c34f punch, taking advantage of 5f0624c990 an unguarded moment! Startled, I 8de8b8d071 quickly withdrew 03df3613e8 my hand, c423f9a033 and cold b8126fb83e sweat broke bc92145a46 out. Zerakiel, with his head 113bfbe94a bowed deeply, kept his fd18890784 eyes closed.b93d280b17d98114

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After a moment, Zerakiel murmured in a raspy voice, “This is a somewhat different attack.”f5726b688c7c9fae

No, no! I didn’t mean to do that!dd9e6181ac0b0dce

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I nervously moved 8522970a4c my front paw 135b61e336 in the air, b0a0b7e5b0 my eyes already e9fdbbdad2 shaking as if 181b7ad474 an earthquake had 51a31438b4 occurred.71d6f3008b53ed9d

I had knocked an antagonist’s eyes out. I might face retaliation!606e7f653d8d4ecc

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Trembling, I 219beef51a looked at e6cf996204 Zerakiel. Then, I saw e0cff06b7b it.d583429024ac8b17

A clear 00a839587d teardrop falling 15aa6bb1d9 from his 404f6e377f eyes.1e1b15622a07673b

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“Ugh!”c27eace8f9548b5c

No one had 6624cf9fba a good ending 41fd0abec5 when they made a23f79bc89 the antagonist cry.68efb64e4f608a3e

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I hurriedly clung to 2fc8539866 him.db71642bab54ad24

“Chu, Chu!”886944a159da6a19

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No, no! I did something 2382850f9e wrong!ce745bd8dc9e50ed

It was a 0d1cf2601f moment when I 6fe0cd31a1 was licking his f21502986f face and feeling 33553b2a8f flat. When he 9e5d157c19 raised his 448b860b2c head, he ca65224157 stared at a353fa4425 me intently.de8a107fcc76ff6b

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Fortunately, there 805656cb8e was no 38966a3e0e sign of e57582413d anger in fecf102f84 his eyes.851c729c4e6d0a51

Having shed tears once, ed70ea5c22 her eyes became watery. I was 962f9c965d helplessly sticking 757ec839b8 close to aec28ef021 him.fa51c063633f972d

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“Maybe you missed me a lot? The welcome is quite intense.”ebf856c71a17eaf0

Who pokes eyes as f77cad357e a way of greeting?f6c06505c258401b

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I widened my 3fa91878b5 eyes at the 77b0c56434 bizarre reaction. It was 77a39b751f amusing to 329826e161 interpret it d74fb56408 his way, 79295035d2 but considering c705ca9040 the crazy 58f922c817 things this 8c3bb483b0 guy might 0e351d9ffd do, I 1f3f810661 chose to 3228335963 stay quiet 740f72335d for now.6781e623330ecd5c

He contemplated fe3fd72be9 my front 4df81958e4 paw with aa756da932 a puzzled f8f0f9fc96 expression, as 79de2dda81 if wondering 562f5b618c how to ed009fa4b1 deal with 02d337238f it.2516b8f5b246bcc5

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Somehow, the bd8fcdba9a trapped front eeab063903 paw looked 55b0dd1478 dangerous.75f9457c1d2ca725

Instinctively, I crouched down bcb026e513 my front paw, and ab15b14490 he, avoiding the unjabbed fae76fc112 part, took my front 77e0f6e440 paw by the eye.29fdce9dcf40f000

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“Try it again.”c5a8eea002e41c75

…I don’t want to!7fe4ba93af277741

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As expected, a02f708ac4 this crazy 6223db96fc guy was 9a5b3de180 different from 16fb6858a0 the rest. I felt a e2d61d1a10 twinge of regret 4003ef9702 for a brief 7254392559 moment.a0afa9c112b17870

I tried to wriggle 1fded02ab5 my front paw out a58f2ed877 of his grip. However, it dd2d4ed5cb was in d9f0a440ca vain.2587e4a4c7bd3973

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When I instinctively crouched my front paw, he, who hadn’t been poked, brought my front paw to his eye.1eb29cffebfee765

“Try it one more time.”71c094ac86e6a03e

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No, you bc4f488c68 crazy one!4ae488ce8eac3fac

The feeble standoff e56e3373c1 continued, and finally, ff72e53dd7 after awkwardly poking 20f88493ff his eye with 457bf3611c my exhausted front 2640008333 paw, I managed f8a7749397 to escape from 7d3e045efe his strange pressure.bcf267eaa1eaee74

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Following that, Zerakiel moved 5e60652911 me onto the bed 9f931e960b and lay down, staring d98417cb1f at me.da163b03c3b305b1

Staring intently, I c94591bcbf wondered what weird 3d9a55e773 comment he would d6ca7d4d9a make about my cad5562ebf appearance. As I stared 96ad4dd105 back, he spoke.781d63a53bda6cfc

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“Met my father, huh?”0215abee2e47427b

It seemed like Ayla had reported it. Nodding my head, he continued, “You managed to survive?”b77dc0ea4a7a31d6

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“…”c0e8cd8d93de69b6

Indeed, I 1f16716f4e almost died.cb810e5769cc6fe2

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