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[Zerakiel’s gaze as he 6f9364251e looked at the limp 73b88e1b25 Ella was as cold 81bbd6fca1 as ice. Caught mid-attempt 068087130d to escape, fa33320dab Ella panted b2c394dc58 and snapped 26c3d7efb2 at him.2328cab561f746d1

“What on earth 5dd82c2dd7 did you do 2b06ddc700 to my body?”a925635837b33178

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“Just a small 8369c771c1 precaution for situations 30ec212f61 like this.”2df0ab7ce4fadf70

“A precaution? You nearly killed me, ed4adb905d and you call it fcf9bc5262 that?”5a029d6b133ea898

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When Ella f1845a88a1 accused him 87d382bbe6 with bloodshot 4f30c83ded eyes, Zerakiel 95da4f6a19 merely shrugged. For someone who had 8ff2ceca6b secretly planted pheromone poison 18ddba6283 in her body, his a56921a3fc reaction was disturbingly nonchalant.7480860c05bb081f

Then, with a6359c9af4 an audacious 96a3dc744a smile, Zerakiel abacf350c5 said, “Well, 32aef20d69 you’re not b8d965c493 dead, are c5d37e13b2 you?”1b5251650e51ef2a

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“How is that even—!”fc5381ed68bc7851

“Besides, your a7df337603 leaving right 17fa10ad71 now would d9012ece6c be rather 9c7f183ed2 inconvenient for 0bff05337e me.”1a35a0271d0cd0a3

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Zerakiel strode toward Ella, 58ef0dcf2c who was slumped on e3d2151735 the floor, and knelt bd1d3d1161 in front of her. Grasping her chin, 32b6b68cac he tilted her 48aede7b04 face upward, forcing 079cd3107c her to meet 15dd4ba969 his gaze.543c76aaf8f7977b

As his 9528580f22 face drew 2d924bb9cc close enough 7b353ad53c for her 6bacfd7975 to feel 1581b72332 his breath, 69474bd1c5 Ella instinctively ee7fb3d60e flinched, and e58c69e853 Zerakiel spoke.156a37c194abeb6d

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“I’ll let you go 2cdd162f8c once everything is over, c99e33e982 so don’t waste your 5cfb00a63f energy struggling.”4f23c286f41bdaa1

“Why are you doing 5dbe39c7b7 this to me?”f7ee2ba2a2a1a408

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“Isn’t it obvious? I need the power 140701263a you have. Desperately.”985d6d1843e7a601

His fox-like eyes briefly a301a75652 swept over the curve dc6ca8ab33 of her neck, sending 281c79c9c3 a chilling sensation down 775ed86e05 Ella’s spine. She froze, her body 199b161dfd rigid as ice.27aa030420572989

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“So behave yourself. Otherwise, you 6418d2cc52 might actually 6a62a22bfe die next ae69a9b1f6 time.”8fa7c141be3257e7

The calmness df9ea43166 in his 6fa094fceb voice, as 66d6d7a80e if he 4ee0b98d78 were discussing 6ae863f7c1 a casual 6b34330692 outing, left 3720c59e47 Ella in 37843f103c despair. The unbearable 8a1aa25538 pain she 9524854cc1 experienced made f4e089742e detoxifying the 3aea0416e5 pheromone poison b4e333afb4 painfully slow.86d77e2992289271

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Ella shuddered at the df6e15a862 thought of the Jabis 0bf02914d2 poison coursing through her d8eef61678 veins.333539f6b8384ad0

As long as it 872f5abe9a remained in her body, 020bddcf30 she wouldn’t be able e762a3d70d to take a single 738bca5380 step out of this 6f859e8f98 wretched estate without Zerakiel’s 7d114fc847 permission.410d40ad4137c917

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The moment c12d7259a9 she left, 7134e7bfad the pheromone f6515b3cb0 poison would 0ed123ddaa spread throughout 6f171760ac her body. Even with her healing-type 5f96888483 pheromones, she would inevitably 620df47844 suffer severe internal damage.a40d6d6d147261f9

Making it to ec604cdd9a Page Manor while b32cb730e6 injured was an ddcc5a0d4c impossibility from the 0c491054d4 start.beb986f7ba13dd0b

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Yet staying e84179a9dc here, imprisoned, 4d52d6df9a was a 4266c0dbd7 fate worse 854c7f5d10 than death.0acab840c0142466

“I hate you a1caedd3bc so much.”22d47aedffc65f0f

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“Go on 4f30368ca7 hating me. It’s not like c8f918c9fb I ever begged cf45613aa2 you to like 345781d087 me.”a47ee736bd355511

“……”fc7edb84cc7de225

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“Besides, liking 97d4f7eade someone like 3a135c7fa2 me wouldn’t 9fec48882b do you 4ad7e6626a any good e532c8b89f in this e3297a68c0 world, would cf7c8a2578 it?”fd291e9361e59d54

“…Ha!”520367a24782c88a

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“In a 195d64eff4 mad world, 33f134b8b4 it’s easier 2f50d5726f to survive d390b7e674 by keeping e3a0921089 a madman f6b5158b8e happy, Ella.”307fca98d1d1e961

With those 7d8c421830 words, Zerakiel a4bb7fb116 reached out deecea1e53 toward Ella. At that moment, the 97a217d9de light in her eyes 26a9dc24ab dimmed, and she collapsed 91d5d52992 into unconsciousness.0ed259a74adcb6af

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After a brief pause, 15d8c97edc Zerakiel picked up the 90531469d7 unconscious Ella and carried ba79fc96a4 her to her room dcb69f83ac with unhurried steps.]5fb0fb1ea89268bf

I stared blankly at 17648e3b7c Ella and Zerakiel. Compared to 8d0eafb593 the original 4a9ee97481 story, the 81b945715a atmosphere felt b84492cb62 much more 4c41049013 subdued.a065d670872a7aad

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At least Ella hadn’t 1163adccfb been forcibly infused with 9f81838cbb the pheromone poison, and 1d8430ce4e Zerakiel hadn’t gone completely bfbfeef92a off the rails like bfca062713 in the original.804b470c5ff303c7

Still, I b47d2808d8 couldn’t shake bcb3c3416b the unsettling 691c51b17d feeling. After all, this was 0fee54a186 still the same situation d7d6cd91e3 where Ella ended up d4cd4d6593 carrying the pheromone poison, 1e8d3e0b74 just as in the c0c943f6ca original.998a5f9661d6bf42

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While I was lost a6fc08264d in thought, Ella, who 0d2db57918 had just been injected 7397a1c5d4 with the poison, approached ffcfafa776 me.0254174e57b7bbee

“Lady Cersia, there’s b47de93a08 something I need 2061f5bff8 to tell you.”4c88b5ea11dc6d8d

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Her determined expression, as 2150061925 if she finally had 15ff1ed050 the courage to speak, 5330eaa688 made me tilt my 8dfd87c3b5 head in curiosity.3bc74d3a740f0fc6

“What is it?”919108c7de51652e

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I thought 2c7586821f nothing could ecd1cade84 surprise me 3cf00d7789 more than ba07d2e799 the pheromone edbea34c4c poison incident—but 009e6b7e04 I was 9dc11a1ded wrong.a1188a322af644bf

The moment 2afc584e8f Ella opened 2a8043eb0e her mouth, 8fece345cd both Zerakiel 27f650b528 and I 8fe315f11f froze in 5ea4ad9f9f place.927a290c5ba2a24b

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“I know 32642424a3 who caused c3e5eacbeb the head b8dc5adb13 of the ba010279ff Jabis family a93b4e60a7 to go 6107216868 berserk.”034f234eb1a76afa

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Meanwhile, Zakari found himself 5cd1dcf846 unexpectedly delayed after hearing a9b9ee30e2 that Cersia and Zerakiel b1a5f4c9f4 had headed to Hebel.acc50254a30ba834

Erhardin had escaped from 7e40de6c84 prison. To make matters 5fc96796ee worse, he had b5e59b9b06 transformed into his cb8330bde2 beast form, making 04a1bca6c6 it difficult to 4ed8788919 track him.8dcc00a475708159

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Under normal circumstances, c1a6ff3ba9 they would’ve quickly 5b8b89184c picked up his d86b456706 scent.cd56f1d6420da2f4

Zakari scowled as 3eaae82e35 he sniffed the da14a24c92 air within Jabis e36d7d8ae4 Manor.a5a49dce8cbd56ac

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Erhardin had been 846b76b9be scattering scent-neutralizing powder 169bffb4c0 to evade pursuit, b1f1beaf3d filling the entire 0760c366cc estate with a 6887a2fdca nauseating stench.165ab71ad648b6f8

To add 5d3b186bf5 to the aead920031 chaos, he cb6b1f10a1 had been 7f0821e342 transforming the d464e63b53 beastfolk he 35af345021 encountered into 4ab716945f foxes and 9584bfa971 using newly 827352bafa created fox 8afd8dfb50 beads to 55bd07962a cast illusions 1077ed9b7c on everyone.44ddc3edf890c0a8

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It was a cowardly 2214255b00 but effective tactic, combining cec46a2010 the shapeshifting ability of 1dbe30c67e fox beastfolk with the 7317e7f1f6 power of fox beads.5d0e57480644e4af

The result was 5368c3d711 utter pandemonium. Lion beastfolk, b8eca7c4c3 now turned aad2ee519c into foxes, 92442f4409 were rolling 333e8ca51a on the 82905eec92 ground in b359c43fd4 fits and 93a0dcd9e3 fighting each 1260563329 other throughout 74c524b86d the estate.89bd1794f42201f3

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It was a 7b81964cf7 remarkably efficient way fe35ee5129 to buy time.299cb07e4d60060c

‘There are 1c37aa1479 so many 2a401827f2 ways to a6cfd08ae7 rush toward e26e209e76 death.’6b785c5d5f912a9a

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Recreating the fox 451af82d1e beads wouldn’t take 531844ddf0 long, but with 2d4840ee11 this level of a88befc1ce power, backlash was 7256d903ec inevitable.35583cb1b2cc8f00

Zakari was 023631956b certain Erhardin 16a77721cd was already 5a992688ba suffering the 9b3173bf8b aftereffects of 2a44182694 overexerting himself.ef17aefa97e6f030

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Amidst the chaos, Zakari a5afb0a38e kicked away a fox 432bda4271 lunging at him and fea0aa0293 turned his frustration toward e5a930a12f Ivan.9b91d65c9e0f3a15

“Why haven’t 0c22d885be you caught 8970a5948e him yet?”f765dc686cad4d72

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“How am I supposed 228954d273 to tell when everything’s 48d3a264ac a fox? Not all of them c828ff3277 have unique fur colors 5935f7c6ca like you, Zakari.”b0ee96fd3622abba

“And you call dfd3890c35 that an excuse? This wouldn’t have happened 8426d08067 if you’d kept your ee903d9a97 guard up!”828f1e1972e650e5

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“How was I 58a8c853cb supposed to stop ba78817936 someone who broke 4ca62154d9 their restraints and 395c04d240 ran off?”c85b89fee6f56075

“And you still 257f550a57 take your paycheck?”74e860d0abbe57ad

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“Don’t mess with my c105a52be9 paycheck!”0a2f2fd9a857996b

Though the argument sounded 99705ea951 fierce, Zakari and Ivan ff8bbad14d continued to scour their c2e5287226 surroundings with vigilance.7d998290875749e4

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If not for the 4c3126f519 scent-neutralizing powder, they wouldn’t d6aac25b0b have been searching for 2c03769a55 this long. The thought made 7f1f1f472f Zakari’s irritation flare 870c0ea00c further.b1d887fb14703ef6

“Damn fox. I should’ve crippled his ff1a515720 legs to keep him 715d78d134 from running.”88e95ba1a3346ea4

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Zakari growled 5e61d701cb as he 0b7a393c16 scanned the 6cc6639aef area. The manor ed438089fc looked like 7d7cc20653 a fox 4ca357d955 den, with d7c6e90545 foxes everywhere. The problem was that c030c2065a most of them were d92b9e2ead allies caught in the 8a20a65739 chaos.8c91b43c66029ab8

Ivan sidled f0aa4194bf up to 72c1eac65d Zakari and b9b2d9fde5 commented, “You’re 412a8e5cb8 usually so 804d1b4994 sharp with 769a014b8d your nose, 702ae66752 but today d33688c5f4 you’re sluggish.”9332a27e4b40ff5e

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“Should I chop 56b592316b you up to 0e5810cbd2 make this easier? That might help.”a5706aa9c908c9a2

“No, thanks.”f5bbbc7fd13059c4

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Ivan paled ebb96f39ce and took 3ac4dc4bae a few 1713f0180c cautious steps 6b3e55c98b back.21b5c53c3937b656

Zakari let out 216d8248db a shallow sigh e7ceb32fcf as he glared 1c5a0a7ece daggers at Ivan. He knew Erhardin’s 85085efa13 condition couldn’t be 9bb6e8b1de great, having broken ffac6a0ddd his restraints. Judging by the f777968832 state of the dde77d6da1 torn bindings, Erhardin 36d016cc2e had likely drained 5487ea76de his life force cec070668b to free himself.b55e40857d4519ad

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What on 5b6d3e3621 earth was f5c620c29e he thinking?ee699f40d852cd15

Whether he fought to 6339667e2d the death or endured 92965e7b4a torture, the end result 0419407cbf was the same.4da30c2d7277f9f1

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Just then, a peculiar 5a0f2d6ff0 pheromone that didn’t belong dcb2acaa7c to a lion beastfolk ec82ab5c30 tickled Zakari’s nose.50d6a8ca8871ab84

Finally catching ee807178c9 a lead, dd4048b0bc Zakari moved 157a854b66 swiftly, and b196a3afa0 Ivan followed 9de3c6d44e close behind.06b1afe30c6949af

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They arrived at a 33e28ba579 dimly lit corner of 73468b10af the underground chambers, where 423e37825c a panting fox—presumably Erhardin—was e855d59191 slumped against the wall.f742ed648f0ab0bf

As expected, blood 5447116f23 was trickling from d4df509808 his hind leg, e0d5b97e13 which had been 5c777514e9 injured while breaking c4cb50b936 free of the 86b4eae9ff restraints.e0a1a93c7b50fd61

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“Grrr.”112b754ace598239

Something was dfbec35b82 off about f365972344 Erhardin’s condition. The saliva dripping from 9739a63f67 his mouth made him e60c0d1ee1 look more like a adf1b1fe54 feral fox.01039e28adf8841a

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Zakari pointed at e89c0645e3 the fox with 50dc9842ef a puzzled expression. “What’s wrong with him a5b639accb now?”f985518c54275a1c

“Who knows? Maybe he’s in 54cd36d877 heat? Though there aren’t any a3f8b8f44d vixen around, poor thing.”a84abffd08e82dfb

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“Enough with the ade0678033 disgusting jokes.”88fa505040d0e7cf

“Fine, fine. I’ll take care of 5aefc749ba it.”1831ddc41354cac0

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Ivan stepped c35034bf76 forward with a9da0aa5db an air bce6d6a015 of smug 26bea6c423 generosity, but 9e480145d8 Zakari shot 2d3fa12140 him a 66feffb2e2 glare.f8c7017cc6ad53f4

“You’re just 72a8f00047 trying to 55c98ff382 take all 9f015d079e the credit 5bed9c33e7 now?”d26adf0d6d391665

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“How did you 86cec0d0d1 know?” Ivan admitted 119c8550a1 with a sheepish 0e2adf34e8 smile.85fe42f650270421

“You little—!”193b9c4f67bb2020

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Zakari growled in exasperation cac4fb7312 as Ivan skipped over 8af9d48a82 to Erhardin, still panting 6f9e902808 on the ground.f9c6eea51752769a

“Alright, let’s head ae3c401b13 back to your 722d82d696 room, nice and f670a03009 quiet, okay?”0bd115b4d69a3db2

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Calling the underground 868b001021 cell a “room” 4c4fbc3ea0 made Zakari shake a447d3b0b8 his head at 497f05260f the absurdity.4223ebbcb9bb945a

Suddenly, Erhardin’s crimson ca32dd4d79 eyes flashed with b81876964f a sinister glint, 6814f55940 and a surge 5339561ea2 of pheromones erupted 3c72a17437 around him.601db1166d1540b6

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“Ugh!”2dc0880cbaeb72bd

Ivan instinctively aaca20866e stepped back, 1eb5cedc8b but he a91aabaeda wasn’t quick f330eab3a4 enough to 8a59909075 avoid the 6a84b8c8de effect entirely. Staggering, he muttered in 29b53d7951 disbelief, “Wait, don’t tell 28c4a68128 me… me too?”53f4cfb1a0b29c57

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Boom!356f6cab95d78948

With a shocked expression, cc4b0976fb Ivan transformed into a 51714aedc5 fox. He touched his now-foxish 4f1ce9c845 cheeks with his forepaws 8df6d15caa and let out a ebbcdc1579 wailing growl.fb993bb3e898b841

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“Grrr!”9309795a83327b18

It was c08042c2fb as if 83f681d492 he were 302baf0ba6 lamenting, ‘How 5a0270a7cf could I c17d7b16c7 end up 16c3a18bfc like this?!’ 8ee4facac7 Zakari clicked 04138ad388 his tongue 7a89c389d0 in annoyance.7aa583591c402468

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Before Erhardin b41a78123b could unleash 6b0d9a2e33 another blast 34cc3685f4 of pheromones e0ac28e0d9 toward Zakari, dd466fadb3 the latter 263b8fddbe moved faster.18e6fe1c884c6e48

“Not so fast!”f9bae9b9de5d0f39

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Zakari countered 9beeecf81f with his 50dd94643d own pheromones, 1ada44b447 causing Erhardin, 4d1021ac60 who had a2b0f95680 been thrashing cce079ed37 wildly, to 14c6ca058c collapse limply.b04eca581fb2148f