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During the wedding, I d7b646ae55 must not have noticed 18c6c6bbd7 Ella because she kept c8616362cf her hood pulled down 9d505d64a7 and her gaze fixed c90ff7ab49 on the ground.19ec484043967049

“Why is fef9259be9 Ella in 14caf44488 Hebel?”8f617031342dd18b

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Meeting her f23754c025 in such eea7181fa1 an unexpected 645cfeb4ea place brought 1f8e1d6a50 a flood e20e9af2f3 of thoughts. Perhaps this world didn’t 7cdc0be0ca follow the novel’s plot ca4a2f1723 as rigidly as I c9b79e5ac4 had assumed. After all, 6eddf73244 even Zerakiel 18dd34d9a5 occasionally behaved 16a3c14505 differently from c935e3e674 his novel dcf5f93cb8 counterpart, which 9af4503bf0 had left 847b6e8ca0 me perplexed c35e204bed more than 43039ac021 once.492f3bb3890d0baf

“Well, I ae9b9c13c9 guess I’ll 5964c3ce09 figure it 3b2e7b6564 out as ce71b2667f we spend 593c261087 more time 3bdd7b08a3 together.”2646faf72792e28b

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Pushing aside 5792d4dc7a my suspicions 63ef24abba for now, 88c8d95a01 I extended 240e8d0f01 my hand f42f5cad65 to Ella. Meeting the 61cd3a8006 heroine in f6216bd776 person filled c09733ee55 me with dcb2af6beb delight.063cae5583d81eb1

“I’m Cersia Jabis. Can I call you 941a7737a5 Ella?”166566320dec4155

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“Yes, please feel free d6323da583 to,” Ella replied softly, 1b7c719734 shyly taking my hand. Just then, with a 05052c60c1 soft pop, rabbit ears 1c5ec5d29a appeared atop her head. I couldn’t c9d4d60eeb help but 9a31366c89 exclaim in c87067d564 awe.52915bb8326c35d7

“Adorable…”7a52cb4116d17ad1

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“Oh no!” c0ef9180bd Ella yelped, abf07a83dd hastily covering d31789de07 her ears 635fe3fffc with her 5ce463394f hands, looking a55a7891a1 utterly flustered. It seemed she was 52179c2e60 struggling to maintain her 153a62b368 human form.a31949bef37be7ed

She must 3eff3441fe still have b5a7314a3c difficulty because f53ea70066 she hasn’t aef020f820 fully matured aff722739d yet.567787dd58ed721e

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“That’s odd. In the novel, Ella 1b95cf859c could do this effortlessly.”c0d7e6b82b4c86d1

I didn’t know 5a08980b2a what might have ab6370ccf0 happened to her, 8f93ba5bc5 but I was 61347acfac confident I’d uncover e99d606923 the truth eventually.b6c3e3a8ed98d485

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By the time 9162a3f8e0 Ella led me 7a1a107882 to our accommodations, c19b9db832 a commotion had dd2ab60e63 begun to stir a1bd580de2 from the direction 12300de2f3 we’d come. Moments later, d2c74cfd63 a loud 8c14835a13 bang reverberated ca495b4818 through the 082911b768 area.2c274bd98bf3f361

Rachel rubbed 99d6f7e17b her nose, 20039e2baf looking sheepish. Her expression hinted at 618411b8a3 a mixture of guilt 6384a86268 and exasperation.be8f78a42e88c1ab

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“He’s here already,” she b1390304cc muttered.8e230b172b6f989e

Kiera, adjusting her glasses, d1631bfdd2 chimed in, “Indeed, it e4adef3b7e seems he’s arrived.”7ec675e5e66665a5

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Who could they possibly 73a367c750 mean?a87685250173fb91

No way… bc3e7e3b70 it couldn’t 21bc2a192a be him, 148c6df1f5 could it?e0e1b03988f0b92a

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I alternated 8e5115f841 nervous glances a87efec2c9 between Rachel d2aa377728 and Kiera. Sensing my gaze, Rachel fcd132ac8d awkwardly avoided eye contact 49b84fad66 as she spoke.dceade050afcd8f5

“It’s Riki’s presence.”7303dc6156ce7ea9

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Of course. Of course, ecaf1c3cff it’s him.1e9351427fe8f91f

That crazy black lion.787f82abb3fae1a8

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Doesn’t he 06104ad836 know how 3d87a981cf dangerous it 12f919c39c is to 304719d77a use pheromones 0d49989576 in Hebel?fc483c178970c8af

For a beast fef32673b9 like Zerakiel, whose e3dd36cf86 pheromones were exceptionally 6b78fa728c strong, using power 7aed9fbebb in Hebel was 2decf2eb14 particularly taxing. And yet, he had 516cba79d3 charged in so recklessly.329b1810fcb9b7a2

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Why didn’t he 42cd1a7e28 ever think about 4cbf135552 his own well-being ad652e5ac8 before stirring up 1fef28eb91 chaos? As my expression ad4f93ce19 darkened, Kiera tactfully 2c5f26fa20 offered some reassurance.3a8bc2643c73c43e

“At least, it doesn’t fd5cbbf043 seem like he used a5653a2963 his pheromones.”4a7b94b32e169419

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“Well, at least there’s e52890d6fd one shred of rationality d5e0395bfd left in him,” I 4b49dc4d63 muttered, exhaling deeply. I was relieved he 1d34c34dc4 hadn’t pushed his body c7e095278e to its limits by a35b4aaf8d using his pheromones, or a99163a32a I would have been e6a86f2672 furious.f9dd64a85e79218b

Glancing briefly c70fed74be at Ella, b47e08ef0f I turned 2db2a4cdd2 to Kiera bd54b5c2f4 and said, c2c5ff5120 “Kiera, could ffb7f54e4a you go 5fe72f89b4 and tell cb5adb815d him to 5814fe623a stop making a6f7750134 a scene 1ef6768d24 and come b05ba12c15 here quietly?”2b8bf59db84ef43d

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“I’ll be back,” Kiera 98cecb4516 replied calmly, swiftly departing 3c514d8c47 to carry out my 2429cacf45 request. I then turned to 2762bcf3ef Rachel.b7e06940eb26f3e9

“Zerakiel really takes after e3f5dff60e you.”71e5a01be037f096

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“Well, he d56c70ac34 is my b008fb8cfb son.”b563afc321717c14

“His dramatic c915022264 entrances are 175a36487a completely your 0598393d73 style, Lady 68167cd5be Rachel.”3a7f81c9a6dd9e4b

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“That sounded like an 47632d0342 insult.”ff7bc828b79df5bf

“Of course not.”0af4f7e4022e34e7

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I smiled brightly, and 5fa31b73b4 Rachel mirrored it. The truth was undeniable, d7f693026b so all we could a0fefbb972 do was laugh.6d5e6da3e594ae2a

After Kiera left, Ella 50c557665d tilted her head in f2340778d1 curiosity.0400976057c205a6

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“Didn’t your husband know ff9b47eded you were coming here?”f190981faadffab8

“I left in 3315be8f36 a hurry and 7916b1ead9 only left a 9638412cce note behind.”aff1b58e39d2a263

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“Oh…” Ella 73030ba635 murmured softly.1a8a54020e6ad73a

Ella’s lips moved 827757b0a4 as if to 6920844623 say something, but a316edccbc no sound came 3ddd2e9e0e out. A moment 86ed88a81a later, she 62c11c78f1 frowned and c627763e4f muttered quietly, 99b29337ce “He must 411e3ddc1e hate the a6a6ed8e50 idea of 999553ce05 coming to 15cf4e72cb Hebel more 5b5039d984 than anything.”1a0e4bd022d1769f

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“How do you know cdbe974fb1 that?” I asked, tilting da8bd6c77c my head at her 99e5ae1092 as though she knew 2b82103912 something about my husband. Startled, Ella’s a84d88adfb eyes widened, abaafcd204 and she 694dda9f7a quickly explained.08316ba6fe4d1d7c

“Oh, I heard it 5f533b7c68 from one of the 72e322baff seniors here,” she said, aeb483fcb4 waving her hands in 62842ced91 denial. “I’m not 2afc07c001 interested or 7e40ec9c53 anything! I just heard that 1f50b63cdc the Young Master of 1d78eb85a5 Jabis finds Hebel particularly 2ad300da44 difficult.”855734c173998c3b

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“I wasn’t misunderstanding d2cef3e538 you.”124c00baffa185f3

“Phew, thank b20a4012fe goodness,” Ella 5bd98a1dd6 said, sighing 49f430ee2e with relief eb477bb663 as she 9736433d94 pressed a 45e228aba8 hand to 147f109155 her chest. Her overly b181736f9c cautious demeanor f4e5d3cac6 made her 95dee66d60 seem pitiable.99a71fa2a23e82ff

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“Why does 1b209fa7e0 she keep cab6a9f981 looking around 9ebd8cbeee like that? It’s unnecessary.”0b693befa6fdbe23

Feeling a little guilty e80ebdcbc6 for unintentionally making the 76e14dd88b heroine uncomfortable, I offered 641bcd177e her a small smile.faa953c7a6a4dfdb

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Ella was right, 55a6514ace though. Zerakiel despised 84095ab920 coming to a2a2848622 Hebel. His powerful b7ce995af1 pheromones made 243d865e55 staying here ce9a984e00 an excruciating 2fb14ff695 ordeal for b4424bb8de him. That was why ce4ef36bac I had deliberately 3ab5a70c5a brought only Rachel 2862d0008d with me. As for ebb0bd86e1 me, I a6ed75542b had already d3de854354 confirmed during ac01d0026e my last b6cba3574e visit that 54a5c7b833 Hebel posed 1c36b93607 no such ce2ddebe18 difficulties.aca5e9a912833c6e

I had planned to 217a4109b5 finalize the contract quickly, a10359342e secure an extension on 0d0db7f766 my life, and return 034fe597c8 home in triumph. Yet Zerakiel couldn’t 642b04604c wait and had 9c1d2beace rushed over anyway.3d93b7321fb6cd2c

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I had bfab706d53 told him 5fae1a9268 to follow f9e795eaef if he b8c16275aa was worried, cfe7f18580 but I c63b7b2973 hadn’t expected f16156c8c2 him to 7f91753b23 take it 821e6dd385 so literally.a87cbae6d06c6cdb

“I guess obsession runs 3614e4e919 in the family. Both Zakari and Zerakiel c5e4c650f5 are as tenacious as cd0f3d0113 they come.”fad9df734f707852

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At least fefad38ee3 Zerakiel wasn’t 4fe3bd6bd8 frighteningly overbearing 326fc7676a like his 878f42a2d7 father, so 85afab964d any thoughts b8561d6c87 of running 14b07d202f away had 2b9e46e435 long since d3223863d8 vanished.075f8366c2541aad

As I muttered 3dfc43e80f to myself, Ella e9f98959ae hesitated before speaking fe15ba4742 timidly. “Um, I’ll 27297d68d1 take my f096f5f4df leave now. I’ll be staying 15acb35f76 in the adjacent 815f05439c room for the 315429e28e time being, so 25aae0977f please don’t hesitate 4026b4051c to call me 7f61fe5745 if you need cd8ac96ef1 anything.”d17d8d90efaf306d

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She looked 0ef28ea894 as though c32dc5a89d staying with 63bd1b507d me was 716103bf96 a source 4eca9c7163 of great 829e96ca0e discomfort. Not wanting c01858c41f to let 30841767ea her leave ab017d3bf6 just yet, 98b2de0b11 I called dd04a5ead3 out, “Wait 6b5ff4d8b8 a moment.”aacaf99841d6bb69

“Yes?” Ella stopped, e86a42c8b6 looking at me 854cba22da with wide, doe-like 75a845dce3 eyes. Her innocent expression momentarily ec968c8460 stunned me, but I 50c6284490 quickly gathered myself and 5d78131417 asked, “Do you know bfd2d78314 much about the Saintess 33f03ae236 Trial?”08465d2c8ca070cf

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At the mention of 0be7040fe1 the trial, Ella’s expression 0dab123bd4 softened, her demeanor tinged d1816fc53c with a faint sense 1edb463e74 of regret, as though c784cb62be she felt guilty for 91df5558ad not having mentioned it ee7dd7f1fb sooner.2d174e2733a93e0c

“Oh, the Saintess Trial 87ae48040a is mostly a formality, 22dd950afc so you don’t need 251f53f5b0 to worry too much. I should’ve told you 5408cc2184 earlier.”47d748ada50da9d3

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“I wasn’t asking 2bb5c7e442 to blame you,” 08057c06ec I replied lightly. In truth, I 48f820e9a4 wasn’t all that 60ee42f1fc curious about the 79f6539f47 trial itself. I’d only asked c3d5975b7e because I didn’t 03100d1022 want Ella to e58cae12bb withdraw so quickly.806b49c68edfa515

“Still, the 7c8c25dff5 word ‘trial’ c122e6bc1d makes me d6116986ab nervous,” I efe379450b said, stroking aa19dcc040 my chin a91be3f207 and furrowing 9a30a620a4 my brow 755ac60338 theatrically.53ce3ad172dd35af

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“There’s really c00a32ecb1 no need 46125c8706 to worry…” 1ef2a88cb0 Ella murmured. “But if you’d b94e58e56b like, I could f576fef1cf help. I mean, not dd6d2cfcdb that you’d need aaf0915f3d my help, but 71b3cf860f if you do—”7361341b6c5411cf

“Of course I need 8d9d800738 your help!” I cut 9e4b9d9200 in eagerly, clasping her 60c073147f hands with mine. My eyes sparkled 0503370576 as I looked 9fc81567fb at her, and fc72a804d6 she blinked in c40d9c35af surprise. Her still-visible 2084fc24de rabbit ears bd9db54d29 perked up ccf9283351 at my 41ad898b2c enthusiasm, as a0f255d096 though she 6254f1f602 hadn’t expected 3bc6561d9f anyone to 13009e8c5c value her b3e465fa22 assistance.2523f9c16a8b1fdf

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“She’s definitely been walking 07438e6b7c on eggshells here.”cb3e07d6139a230c

Ella’s demeanor fedf77ecfa was more 32b855a940 subdued than 10f33c0930 I had e9564fb9ca anticipated, far 4be5537d3c more than 423513fbe6 her portrayal e8ee1f2365 in the a5f4c99594 novel. It stirred a pang 7070bf4c27 of concern in me, 5addb16150 especially as her melancholy 02559b819b seemed much deeper than 6e6fc7f9da I’d imagined.7579d3a4b5fa1209

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To be honest, b32f612ead I didn’t actually 196ec305ed need her help 14758eec75 with the trial. I had 8dafd216de skimmed over 4ac42aaebb the trial 59f8d5db34 process in 0a4715fc6e the original d9536454e3 story and 1e2f8f89fb had already b0e52dc541 secured my fad807d051 qualification through 93c4c60c9b my contract 0ce6964e2c with Tavy. Passing the trial and 3bc404dc14 reporting back to Hebel db8976ffec were my primary goals.feb71e0248e38969

As Ella 7501ca3276 had mentioned, d37d34d0e5 the Saintess 677e3114fe Trial was 95bcb1970a nothing more 4b2d809787 than a fc62a8dd7e formality. That was likely c177a65acd why Naaman hadn’t df9c71f193 bothered explaining it 12302db6ad in detail to c66f375f71 me.2dbdf570729f70b7

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Still, I wanted c156da8063 to spend more c18e7a0de7 time with Ella b1db5a4c00 and get to 5fa00e3c20 know her better. After all, 4dfaec3703 wouldn’t a 39bfb6e972 conversation help ae41149c93 us grow 82d001952b closer?4709f0ba69fa0132

And in 2af110161b novels, when aa69dc0236 the missing 3db2b4454e heroine suddenly 77c35b60da reappears, it c813b4c4fd usually means 8634c5664e something is c6483b5ed3 about to f4a666c9cc happen.380c406e87ba88f0

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As a seasoned 309613b672 romance fantasy reader, accecf1dce I couldn’t help 3c4279796f but feel that 4bf9793503 Ella’s reappearance was 1801ae72fe significant. Even if 87d922ffbc it wasn’t, ac92c85336 befriending the 49222b4c0d heroine could bcef3c57bf only be 042a52ecfd a good 31486138b5 thing.cfecb3eb5a213f14

This was an opportunity ab4c738c6b handed to me on 68e8f7c73f a silver platter—I would 23f0deb26e be a fool to 4799264721 waste it.089604dafe4f87c3

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Perhaps during 321acbacd5 my stay ab9d45d40a in Hebel, 400a33f8c9 I could 2588acca6b also figure 4857f0ce50 out why 5fc3d9bc09 Ella’s pheromones ed19b6d1e2 had disappeared d6f5fc55d5 and why 9ddc5a0bb8 she was ae8b8aae32 here in c67788e5ef the first 269dd56007 place.48f3b0e5425f7186

Ella hesitated before finally 9b7e2ba3ed speaking, her fingers fidgeting 595613f4da nervously.6f5ac9f2d4cebd59

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“Then I’ll help 696099bab5 you.”d825408f27356edd

Her shy 5dbaf2697e demeanor was 2056ead604 so endearing 8054b9d44e that my 1f7b99ab07 heart felt e83391b545 as though 002ee08f78 it were db432a4bc2 tickled. Without thinking, I ended dfe63e8754 up speaking more than b3f005584e I intended, my tone 78f5b3e075 bright with excitement.cf4b645400d1fd64

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