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“If it’s something my father says, I’ll obey anything.”3ac2b3fac89d2762

Ella leaned her head against Isaac’s knee with an innocent expression.82885f45389f72df

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Unconditional loyalty—this was always Hebel’s demand.ab1fd70437bd951a

What kind of father e9b8343672 punishes disobedience by locking 01f74a6712 someone in a punishment 3fa4a4807e room and abusing them?9470cd78d06d4159

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A real 3a45bc84b1 father would 4dfb7938e6 never have 4a714d93b8 forced his 83bb6af6e9 daughter into efa20da5eb being such a99ff4903c a pawn 84c2ca1bdf in the e7d7443ac4 first place.8c88362fd71360af

Yet, the bbad3cd33e fact that f0a32e35c2 Hebel made d377ab454a them use 785b01fbea such an a58161e714 affectionate title 6742876221 was part 903733a974 of his 0cc447bdcd vicious nature.df080c8c87893ee7

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Ella felt sick f537f4caef to her stomach bff8278aaf at the disgusting 8739ca40dd schemes used to eaab465ccd manipulate naïve children, a50b1ff8d5 but she held 67f4548386 her composure.9ed674638c6de695

How many times had 4316406ba3 she stumbled before realizing 98ae4d4481 this was the only 1025ab8c27 way to survive?20105ac52564d0b5

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‘At least the saintess 13f280aebc arrived here before it 887a3b3804 was too late.’4b8cc2d75af99120

Ella had been somewhat worried since the saintess seemed unwilling to come. With the amount of energy she’d exerted, a backlash was inevitable.aec55225a985154d

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For Cersia to come here without even Zerakiel’s permission meant she was aware of her condition. Zerakiel, on the other hand, seemed clueless.87f5108ee75d7a68

The memory of the usually icy Zerakiel being flustered in front of Cersia made Ella’s expression grow serious.8af98a918722acaa

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It was a gentleness she’d never seen from the heir of the Jabis family.a1795ac27a2e4705

Not to mention, Cersia Jabis hadn’t even existed in her previous life…9897f808ec5158d1

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‘Could this be 61c9773621 another variable caused bace23d438 by my turning 054db59b5c back time?’32f59d1b4595c9cb

Even Ella felt 44daea5232 bewildered by the 05499d0c1b sudden appearance of 28cd56b89a Cersia.c8b6425f601126e0

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Cersia Jabis hadn’t been present in her past life.cc5e305c863071b9

And that power she 850c4807f4 used to strengthen Tabby—what fb7275691d was it?061d9001d558735d

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Ella recalled the Tabby she saw at the Jabis estate that day. It had been said that it would take quite some time for Tabby’s strength to return.1c3f77c7518e3f0e

Not only had Tabby, c8d491c605 who was supposed to 52be80005a be in eternal rest, d3ece6db9e appeared, but it had 2bf1209783 temporarily regained its prime 5cf1a11d41 condition.78fad0a309599c29

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This meant that ebf4762805 the contractor’s power af48641c89 was incredibly strong. Otherwise, the contractor 1e6b841b46 would have succumbed 1236a33beb to the strain b6473976ec and died.6a0c171622bc9f2b

‘I need to 006da248ce observe this further.’b2a277fe220ec772

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Cersia appeared to be a completely ordinary child on the surface. Tabby’s pheromones had concealed her own, making it hard to discern her type.851bea2406d71e9b

Honestly, even if 04289b6ab0 Isaac hadn’t ordered 467b2eb473 her to, Ella e32f6dc1bf had already planned 8869e45ad3 to maintain a a63c9247a9 connection with Cersia. After all, 953b2c3db7 she had 0ab3a7290c a duty cd532c2327 to prevent 114bda94f4 the disaster 414c3975ae that loomed ac638ed484 ahead.baca4dc80df49f1f

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If a c04fdd8957 new variable 118d51f544 had emerged, a0982e49ee identifying it 67982da015 took priority.58dbad44ee9c1dce

In truth, Zerakiel Rune Jabis’s marriage had been a hot topic for some time.dd7a9824b4dd4015

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Ella, curious about the 96986ead5c unexpected marriage, had followed f6ddeac279 Isaac to investigate.5378c65d0e51f76d

She hadn’t anticipated the head of the Jabis family to lose control there. In her previous life, it had happened much later.87f70a40370d1418

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It was bd8c95fcbd likely a 11eb94d193 calculated move, ce7df5058c taking advantage c5b6437886 of the f6dd5faf6a large number bb7fb308f3 of outsiders 381fd4747e present at 7a2594cb83 the wedding. It would be 7d5523e240 easier to hide 62e3ca2bd9 among a crowd 6e9db0cdde of unknowns and e09a782ec2 avoid suspicion.633ea84f3ef55d1f

Ella sighed softly, recalling b5f7a60caf the packet of medicine 39ed193be3 she’d stolen from Victor.f37af3b5cb7ddc2a

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That was the e46c60f434 drug that would d982da686f eventually throw the 4a423aedbd Amataras continent into 204b939e79 chaos. Countless beastfolk had succumbed 6827e24850 to it, spiraling into d1b6c760a4 uncontrollable frenzies.2fe9caa36365b508

She needed 6085370008 to confirm 78d7509f7d who had 6c450a3751 created it. To do 663e368482 that, she’d 97666ca70d have to 5796ceb746 give the dc6a337f73 evidence to eb39f241ad the Jabis 6f5eb40300 family.c7c54d3c3f2eefeb

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‘But how should I e1cf1189c0 deliver it?’c89603e73dbc857b

Given their bc9c3f7d3b hostility toward 5f1f2de241 Hebel, she’d b86cb8b6b5 need a 7e3bb52e80 way to 4a83a6c6d0 deliver it e2d7264051 without arousing 4748d46074 suspicion.3fa22b27cc09b8e4

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Perhaps the Jabis family 13030baeae had already realized the f25df4fb81 frenzy that day was a59bf5859b no accident.4ceb6de6718de7d0

The head 4430487337 of the b8496cd5c7 family, who 1096d4c384 should have 529b0aff78 died, had eb28fe8367 survived. There must have 7a38b39e02 been some trace 565e71efff left behind.a228c1bcea667e69

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‘But they’d 993bc5cd21 never imagine 2b2dede9ae there’s a 631f44c2f3 traitor within c185fa33a6 Jabis itself.’101613609f20d3dc

And not just anywhere—the traitor was from the Orban family. Before her regression, that person had even served as Zerakiel’s trusted physician when he became the head of the family.bafcce06ff0a6dd5

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“Yes, a good child should behave like that.”1c5b779ac1baf6c3

Isaac patted 7e6777c4a3 her head 2942d4d854 a few 9baab810c2 times out 41ca4e4e79 of obligation c1cd6f47f9 and left b547358c9b as if 8b9daff218 he had 7c43d44a37 no more d9ffee5e5f business with 79732f5caa her.025488cca0236e32

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Finally alone, Ella 140c3567c8 collapsed onto the f651700f8f bed. At that moment, 1b65d3e537 a familiar voice 2a0e8af873 flitted through her c6f2cab57f mind, fleeting yet 635bbde9ae achingly missed.80f8461d9d6550b3

‘What are you?’2c940e1f4e1a48d1

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Ella suddenly thought 967b099659 of Hiscleif and fc69eafa38 bit her lower 147ea1828c lip.f0f48335bf4fbce2

After turning back dca339051b time, no one 8b855513d6 remembered her. Carrying the 79f6ca45fa memories of 3bce4dee74 the future 0d0e9ae443 alone in 63eb793290 this world d9a506fe7b was an 72d6ffcec0 unbearably heavy 9de4fdd440 burden.8cf68b8453a6186f

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The cold, indifferent reaction 28c9ec7f8f Hiscleif had shown when dee36c1160 she unknowingly greeted him c3c0ff3332 still weighed on her a89752d20a heart.8c0aafc6d55098ac

“Forget it. It’s a e41401f4e0 connection I 430e5cd1a3 chose to b5bcf63dd4 sever, anyway.”9f2399a92120fcb4

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Pushing aside 1524054f8e her feelings 2aa1286190 of distress, 4023b81596 Ella pulled e9d8d58823 the blanket 5cc3e2c916 up to b055b8c794 her chin. Her hands, clutching the 4356df2c46 edge of the blanket, 90b1975e71 trembled slightly.8dacbdd1f5468409

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The next day, Naaman 6c7f54f5cf approached me and said:e925667b25cd3b0f

‘It seems 606a893164 I’ll need a017385894 some time dd87284da1 to review e700a69e44 the contract. Before that, how about 82a3e5da16 we first verify if ddd3f2312a you are indeed the c8ec6e16f6 saintess? Would that 088d614731 be acceptable?’6c54bbd882881bdc

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It was clear he 2dd866d115 was trying to buy b10dde1f3b time. Not that it mattered; 6e52de5a67 there was nothing in 5a97d48eee the contract that could 79d28ed4e8 cause an issue.b3870948b8e4d113

The contract had been discreetly negotiated with Herman, bypassing Zakari. It removed or revised clauses that had previously been unfairly skewed in Jabis’s favor.2a2263db41996ad1

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For a hundred a3ad0ec357 years, they had 669c36c876 been exploiting an cc76f7c3ab absurd contract. Common decency would 929f25d29e dictate that it 2c9da1d284 was time for 40c918d528 a revision.7ad284b771cf10a6

Besides, if b6c493f739 they didn’t 6062b9b7b0 sign the 108fd834e2 contract, they c4160af26b wouldn’t gain 1f37d8bf9d me either, fc22bea4e3 so they acfcaee264 were bound 8b62c2757a to deliberate. Ultimately, it was only 0322313ef3 a matter of time 98c2448846 before the deal was 1e64c7af1c sealed.0d3e9056eb8cb73e

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‘In any ddf5a6e167 case, they’re 7681151ad3 the ones 5600ccd525 who need 22128f3cce me to 8dc6c3b556 become the 2420e6e6c7 saintess sooner.’7db3104a5b8a2188

I looked down at the bracelet on my wrist. It was a silver Möbius band with a pearl symbolizing the “Pearl of Purification” dangling from it like a charm.b8d9152edd5dc429

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Tabby, who had been b43dd11d7d out of sight for a1341e3cbc some time, had taken bd8ad9c469 the form of a 27a29e67f2 bracelet and stayed by bb9b344051 my side since the 1b32845ba8 wedding.133de045de956a2e

Whenever I needed ca0e47d159 it, it would 52838a5683 return to its 715f8d9fec fish form and f5e91edd61 chatter endlessly.c9ca1e5c1ef20c03

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― Hebel’s children have a strong admiration for the guardians’ contractors. By making it clear, they won’t dare to treat you recklessly.252a740bccf39191

Tabby was right. Simply wearing the bracelet caused the priests’ attitudes to shift dramatically.6ca24f85c4a549db

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The elder priests, in b65b43409b particular, showed fervent support 90fb2e8009 for me, making me efc81b0029 stand a little taller c0f0a5f3b6 with pride.085cea8061cde4d7

While I 1b904dec5d was indulging b6d462d958 in a e817c4d12f solo sherbet a7151d31dc feast, Rachel 2f97a893b3 muttered from 20e248ac13 where she 340c612725 lay sprawled 14815cced9 on the 107878de4f sofa.577cc172c198720c

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“You really 909348ebbd look perfectly 00968eaa58 fine.”6d88473f137d33ff

“Are you 9dc8b01c40 feeling unwell?”7d03704fdf407f58

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“It’s like 4bfea68deb gravity has 2b1dffc7d1 doubled.”b268ed08e77f13cb

Rachel raised her arm a07b06e9e9 weakly before letting it 414d20eb62 drop again. She explained d4d2a94b45 that honey 2df3bd708e badgers, known 67e409a9da for their 84c0cf4d2a brute strength 4442f901b9 and resilience, efcc7e1772 felt particularly 2145c6e0e9 heavy here ce3cf44d62 in Hebel.196ff372ec1f4f04

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Her strength, normally enough dc4dd53ffb to tear apart a 756471044f tiger, was halved in 6884ce6855 this place. Though still formidable, it 3124aca286 likely felt powerless from f0a17ea7d8 Rachel’s perspective.ec1594d0a287cbbd

As a 91dafd5aad result, Rachel 5587595229 seemed utterly 19a372fc22 listless. Meanwhile, Zerakiel was 9c53ff309a idly passing the 28527deb9d time beside me, 4cb2c30b05 braiding my hair.0b8a0ccc5e0f8ba6

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“What about you? Are you okay?”1e757e10171d2671

“I’m managing.”bf8baf39f839b514

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He smiled 62d25c80f5 lazily but cb5c057736 soon added, 2e36d6523a “Ah, I 7c9bbaf66e forgot,” and 9064af6804 restarted braiding dcc8a2477b my hair bfe18664d5 from the 4e8093c4aa beginning.d5ed74559f9318e7

Watching the odd scene fb22d47843 unfold, I sighed softly. Saying he was “managing” f040717b22 was likely a polite 5652af592b way of saying things 92ce0b7b55 weren’t great.d2c31bb7ffa29e58

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While his full strength b89ea3202f would return within a 1446294ddd week, I couldn’t help f77d4d32c1 but worry. If something were to 9e614071ab happen in the meantime, 2467dbcfc0 Zerakiel would undoubtedly push aa81a2b0ba himself beyond his limits.112325ed5c25d9f1

‘But why badc4da453 am I 880c58ec93 perfectly fine eb29949435 here?’1420313241ca7a01

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This was e25ee2a935 what puzzled ebf85c228e me the 0fdbea2ad6 most.509ef167d3403a43

At first, f0ceed44bf I thought f2ab767933 it was b3bc665ef9 because my 8cb66baf4f pheromone levels 3fcb8eda3c were weak 89ef6d24bc and therefore 9fc62924c1 less affected ad3ba53501 by Hebel.120ae9b9901a73d1

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After all, the stronger 830b51578a one’s pheromones, the harsher c0f3a0d5c3 the restrictions in this e86480f35f place.d7653712506c1757

However, now that 1ef33e4d09 I knew my 2e9475545c pheromones were incredibly f2ee1a74e3 potent, that theory f5c4f13ecc didn’t hold up.d6ca48804f43a269

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Rachel, too, seemed fascinated dbf4933564 by this anomaly.b6184f4ac699c486

‘Am I secretly 47a9f10cd0 overpowered?’6e8deb71b1b33665

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“Overpowered?” Zerakiel tilted 7dc52fa015 his head at 69da9d5ed4 the unfamiliar term.7ec65956b99a362f

Rachel, sitting nearby, 13e6095e34 added to the 0e9c2a2918 absurdity. “Hearing ‘chicken’ makes me 4e0593201f think of the chicken 51a9c42598 beastfolk I once tore 59b4b4e1f6 apart.”3fd2bbfd7747a913

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I shuddered 2fb4a6cb8f in disgust f44e6361a3 and recoiled ef8f1410cc slightly as 6a2d5d4ba3 Kiera chimed 0908f23588 in.75d016c2be74454d

“Lady Rachel, 1c03f18ce6 comments like e111ba9c0c that can 2aff9089fa evoke discomfort a01ce25f7e and aren’t 9b4d28ace8 ideal for 7c0f5a6538 young ears.”f33f256da06ca5e6

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In other e9e4db9c08 words, she 6825d10a5e was politely 40b0312594 asking Rachel 4581a54791 not to a4273fb040 make graphic ae81d2a42c remarks in 0707c8e16c front of 9cb7f890e9 others.848d3347d89bf395

But Rachel, in her 3beda3501e attempt to “tone it 24ea569b4c down,” said something even b2de92db63 more gruesome.7da7afe5cdd701c8

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“Ah, my bad. I suddenly remembered the f6eb2142dd time I wiped out c82a91d27f a chicken beastfolk. When they crowed ‘cock-a-doodle-doo,’ a53c4a9149 it was a bit c2cfe59211 pitiful. I vowed then to b0b8d8051f go for the throat 49fd9c4293 next time to stop 1d852ce9a6 the noise altogether.”dc62a8d84246e4fe

“……”ab7677d2d6ecfcc0

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“Oh! Speaking of, should we 3dc8780a6c have chicken for dinner c1d09e5c98 tonight? I’m suddenly craving it.”ae6326a2e53437e9

Is she a 45fb86aec8 psychopath?6bf6117643d0f2c1

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Feeling a 34adf5fd50 chill run 65c3f05201 down my f221808823 spine, I 129811ecc2 instinctively scooted edba305df8 further away 238f953855 from Rachel.8fc607e916c5f9b4