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Cersia pretended not 8d6c67d99c to notice and 688996e3a7 feigned ignorance.942b97c5a136155c

“Mother?”de90ef0ac2bcf199

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Zerakiel lightly tapped her f9a995ce3a nose and replied,65fa428a3f87c197

“Father hasn’t sent any word yet.”f609442e577e5c4b

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“Oh.”d8084355c52f8b05

Cersia belatedly realized 924c07ac87 Zerakiel’s intention and 470b7e4bab made an ‘aha’ b6c9b72aa0 expression.a0d0fb63004fd6f7

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In truth, she 365f06514e had also been 096d35a025 wondering why Zakari 2961031157 had yet to af9340d05d send any word.63b92f6f5d071b13

Enough time d40cc0dd14 had passed 918323a5b3 for news a95ea256e7 to have e8da348615 reached Jabis 0e3c9f01e6 Castle, yet a2818cca63 there had c2a16a929c been no 753bee9f09 response.9e8f1f2667f9e459

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Unless something urgent had 9ebfe7ee9b happened, the reaction was de497b0d04 far too slow.4962c999f1a214ec

If she was 93c249d7f6 curious, then Rachel 78d1a84a54 would be even e42cd374ed more anxious about 7663b5054f Zakari’s whereabouts.be47d57e47a954ee

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So, if they bb57a1310b suggested that Rachel ef43bc802e go to Jabis a573f373a0 Castle under this 99a8928d90 pretense, she would f6cf5a8d7c gladly take the ef98774ac6 opportunity.5acc6a22c630c996

Cersia nodded obediently.66a3979679606810

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“Then it makes sense for Mother to go.”cfee4b7ee0effdf6

“Right?”047c9d419c6ecb1d

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“You’re actually thinking about your parents for once?”449425e68448a084

Surprised by 01477d8b8e Zerakiel’s uncharacteristic 7c206052ef consideration, she 7332df9ed2 blinked at 53f071f225 him.e6670478da43b0c0

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He responded,3b568eddba97efcf

“It seemed like something you wanted.”a40751671b74fce3

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“Huh?”5487713b05514e24

“You want me to get along with my parents, don’t you?”b2692f98dfc96902

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“Got me.”77622c891519cbc2

She had thought he b5af6685cb hadn’t noticed at all 5a58862f5a since he always acted 676ad9a1db so indifferent. As Cersia blinked 31a07f618c in surprise, Zerakiel 2227da70a4 added,3b025a00a1365f65

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“That’s the only reason. No other meaning.”e7005982ea5c5ba0

Then he playfully 0aba70d4fa ruffled her hair.18fb58548f1d273a

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Cersia instinctively widened d5aff4abe3 her eyes. At that moment, 647731b477 Zerakiel turned to 074a5c2981 Ella and asked,ec59c5d14b0388e4

“By the way, I think you left out the most important part.”bf4bc97fc87736d4

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“Huh?”2708a3e4b7f14617

“You haven’t told us who was carrying this yet.”3802510fa4d4b978

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“That’s…”177f7afe336ea00a

“Assassination attempts like this are common in Jabis. The fact that it succeeded means it was an inside job. Am I right?”c30611b7aa3c50ad

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Ella nodded immediately daa5126229 at his sharp 921e55bf7c insight.1a1dfa3a4b23f463

“Yes. It was done by a member of a family very close to Jabis.”de639651662cd15a

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“A member of a close family…”3894d5a50e1bff0e

Zerakiel lowered 448aff512b his gaze, 99c04e6bf9 lost in 559401dc90 thought.bad66477c21a3c0c

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From the fc1bd257e8 moment he 69fb058b5f received that 19de473a78 envelope, he f2ddf1aba1 was certain 83d746fefb it was f2f4b2e0f2 the work 22ebedaa5b of an 43a6dc5581 insider.024d1de4cb4b4299

If it 1e92cfca94 weren’t, approaching 007fa19dcb his father b2147e21f4 without suspicion a8fb6c7bd9 would have 2c8706f3e0 been nearly 7c44996a6b impossible.285ceec17a2b7073

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There were only a cf87db5eab few families with unrestricted b32236fdd6 access to his father. Among them, only one b7f1edd0d3 dealt with medicine.643c96e093e05da8

“Could it be Orban?”e2fa41008f7b09b3

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At Zerakiel’s sharp question, 6bdd411065 Ella swallowed hard. She hadn’t expected ab0fb35b75 him to pinpoint 9a122582fd the family’s name 5b51b52094 so quickly.22ed50eedce5d05c

After a brief 02adca3fa5 pause, Ella closed 5a357c0a6c her eyes tightly 2fb232533f and answered.ad425c02b59757ef

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“Yes.”543f3d2027200089

“Are you saying the culprit was a member of the Orban family?”e1d00f1dcb25dd5d

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Cersia, who c2dfab1576 had been f4e1f5e914 silently listening, 12b02aa3a7 was so c843355039 shocked that b1f4ef8194 she jumped cf2582237a into the 162b6270c0 conversation.8cf5ef7cb35f18e2

Orban was the only 3dd4fceb89 family that knew about 6cf24fef3d the Flower of Frenzy 9ddc52c837 and one of Jabis’s 4d638ce803 sworn allies.4957b9d9c9d2782a

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It was even more 7017751fcb shocking because the Orban 138b8ade13 family, above all others, e7e686544b understood how ruthlessly Jabis e9e6229efb dealt with traitors.d3b5c26ff687cd02

Besides, hadn’t Duke Orban c7dd9840cc worked tirelessly to cure 584a0bfff8 Zakari’s hereditary illness?a5753812eac25840

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Had it all just ab7fed206c been an act?d2b28a1277eaeb57

As doubt 9f693c7696 naturally began 7b39a2ab4a to creep 905a8c896a in, Cersia’s 48f6098475 voice became 4b5c60b72e more urgent.99a13e4eaa209ea0

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“It’s not Duke Orban, is it?”0808a0157a7038e9

“It’s not him. But the entire family might be involved—that’s something Jabis will have to uncover later.”049e5b553d6f04d9

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Well, it wasn’t as 2dc9411de2 if Ella could know 1960ef306d all the intricate details. At the very 8baea78656 least, the person b10c85e98d who had possessed dd55c9a34e the drug wasn’t c4e963b8af the Duke himself. That was a small 35265a9875 relief—otherwise, it would have 8c02e2752b been truly horrifying.34844aeba7da95f8

Cersia, somewhat reassured, pressed c239033351 for more information.44d91818dd089d80

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“Then who exactly did you get it from?”c91c5b5642424947

“They called him Victor Orban.”8975b40fe890d435

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“Victor Orban?”415a562ed8fbb70e

As soon as Zerakiel 68432a7b3d heard the familiar name, dd92887dfa he let out a b4b7755876 low scoff. His expression turned ice-cold, eba658d709 an eerie chill emanating 40463903b5 from him.087e4a440690301e

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Victor Orban was the 2ac65f586d man set to become 7f877a50f0 his personal physician.efc1d734a49cc255

And yet, 7e39cce00f that very e1cd43d4f3 man had bf874e69ee attempted to 3dbf1af2e6 drive his 0083d7f2e2 father into 03763b41a5 a frenzy.1b774660df1428a1

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Which meant… he e59f3de549 himself could have 5e03f91328 been a target 549604e253 at some point.3eaf34c522bfddd0

An enemy lurking within 0f891a62d4 was a grave matter—one be35b2de81 that could never be fa3342a8ce ignored.95f58ab754d36c08

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Victor had 7f87735be1 spent years e22ebbd30a wandering outside 5945644547 under the 68d7db0953 pretense of 28a2cd4d69 securing an 5eb8da5a7b antidote in 6bf1708951 Duke Orban’s 34f844074b place. In that 622d0556dd time, someone 3d93830c43 had clearly 60445a76cf approached him 9933dd6fc4 and turned d2c4704325 him.e7b35742ea12f4ad

For him 8927ec1ee8 to go c9c170e1b2 so far a5423aa945 as to 7b42b1e197 commit treason, 9a75cb2524 the offer f284551792 must have d65238d88f been extremely 0dbd0c9a67 tempting.e7bcaf0fd2220443

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But it 0049a6f52d was a 024f0cbceb foolish gamble—one 8daabfc6d2 that showed a659f8a90f complete ignorance d33ce20a83 of Jabis’s a401a47f49 ruthlessness.dd10f578814d909e

Zerakiel’s gaze 5f7bffa873 grew even bdce7fb9f3 colder.68b1cd1fd3030228

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“There’s nothing more precious than one’s life. How foolish.”a8811eb48012a8de

He muttered icily, the bf4ea9e575 corners of his lips b0d412089f curling into a twisted 90734643f2 smirk. Then, with 60d6d9f6d9 a sharp e6e58075b0 crack, he a332314d30 twisted his 93a0214726 neck from 956fe7b9ef side to 8bf228393f side, exuding 09feb66666 an utterly 604e3a42cc terrifying aura.ae1b997486cd8653

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It looked as 2d88ed484a if he was 5b7a1f5aef moments away from 8d66d7a90f tearing Victor Orban 3105378888 apart.56184d9710210265

The very air 0f264e251c felt suffocating, and be30fa7de0 Ella instinctively turned bf535095f8 to Cersia, silently e6a8b2c2d3 pleading for her 11793cb3fd to intervene—only to 3a44330d4c be utterly startled.14bf9bc3555e8916

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Cersia’s expression was just db3a39d12f as murderous as Zerakiel’s.a7359e08f5cf09f7

Ella involuntarily took 944c42cc9d a step back.895400695d349c82

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“Lady C-Cersia?”5b7daf689c70f644

Why was she this 3a51d3dad0 angry?d7604d52cfb0e02b

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Ella hesitated, b679a3a0e1 unable to 04e0c3a756 find the 4e9bad7b61 right moment c0a4aa4734 to interject, 78fc97fcb3 as Cersia’s f9ae324bbe expression twisted 6b86593ece even further bae2a910dd in fury. Then, with a chilling 5cd55205d3 smile, she clenched her fe440e8b40 fists tightly.f880cad2275a40c5

“So you’re saying that bastard is the root of all this?”ded592170d458e09

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Her reaction was 2a52e42ac6 somehow even more 1991a00dfb extreme than Zerakiel’s. Before anyone could d4ff160aa8 be further shocked 334c3c2ea8 by the ominous 7b05f032fc atmosphere, Cersia exploded.2dd66e46717433e8

“That rotten bastard, I swear I’ll—!”d4162e85c6122d24

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With a huff, she 06aa0aed45 looked as if she dc7152bcac was about to storm 282c7f83a8 straight to Jabis Castle a4ace6d4c3 that instant.442606475a636023

Fearing the commotion bf4417a6b2 would spread to fd01563104 Hebel, Ella instinctively 34863e764f grabbed hold of ec34824438 Cersia’s waist.cf0243577cb9a77d

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“Please calm down, Lady Cersia!”d22130d6bdf035df

But restraining her proved 2b013ab7fc to be far more bb2030161c difficult than expected.d66917fcee809fa8

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“Let go of me!”65ace80020872f67

‘Where on 1db8d5ecab earth is b63c6480af all this 6b9ee40d11 strength coming 4aae9becb7 from?!’d6a96dbd9a60fb5e

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Ella squeezed 03bd4c9998 her eyes 116a2ac0fe shut and cfffbe1c34 used all 34df9bd961 her might 817f87d402 to hold 85abc5dc15 Cersia back, 4e7bf8c698 sweat beading e35263ed3c across her 67f021c77e body.836b50afbc8d0f5d

She had thought she d31f953080 only needed to calm b41598b283 Zerakiel down—but that was 2712fbe572 a grave miscalculation.1ac4a7cd125f239f

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The one truly 2a32c0ccc7 rampaging at this b30157e161 moment wasn’t Zerakiel.aab6711da64a953b

It was Cersia.7ed7b23b595a1e84

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All Ella could do 40419bd573 now was focus all c54f36733d her strength on keeping c980b3105c her from breaking free.5aa35bf82350091b

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The moment 185a4edd81 I heard 08e416cf08 the culprit’s 287ac3cdfe name from f866f7dd06 Ella, I 8c69e7fb38 couldn’t contain 46d3a9d97d my rage.08a18f191473fb05

Victor Orban 24d2bc2717 was the 75106328b9 one who 62dcc20c44 had driven ffbb2cce64 Zakari into 4b453878b1 a frenzy?!c6c29dd5268a9837

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It was such 3ab857ae67 an unexpected revelation e08ed86a75 that it left 723c6a5772 me utterly shocked.07c91d471f59cb17

Of all people—Victor Orban?ea568ec00a77e16a

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In the 0b559d0e17 original story, bd19b72721 he had 074ff80ad3 been Zerakiel’s 5f14db35ce personal physician.777d124d8f8073c9

Zerakiel had unknowingly 1d92fdb072 kept an enemy 47d39fbc40 by his side, 698c4ee074 laughing and chatting 5e15656a54 without a care 1a34b6abec in the world.a6532c20137d649d

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The only silver 86870cdfad lining was that 21c98dace7 in the original, 0e81c4b77f Zerakiel had never 55e9195124 allowed anyone too 4565134d37 close to him.6dd30aab4f7f0f36

After Zakari’s 1f05c5180e death, he ad7e5fcd65 had become b4bf7c9f3e completely twisted, 0c55f81b3e rejecting even 704ec5d150 Orban’s treatments.46ec5042402c0107

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I had b2df9ddb1d always thought 2bf6aa718b it was 3c4c875d20 impressive how 267dc39298 Victor continuously 56ebd8eb21 tried to 80012f206e approach him 730e9057a8 despite that…c18c0412eb7fe2bb

But now, 763c0df5a1 realizing that 0b6a18d5ef it was c3f98846b5 all an e16a77e68b effort to c0cf3bb147 push Zerakiel e5066b98a0 into a 7dc5d59522 frenzy—!2d0d6da518fd9b3e

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The revelation was 74d334bf96 infuriating.e6c39d625f055eab

Could it b54ea40846 be that b69e7d8ac1 Victor was 220da11a4d also responsible 070c14d961 for Zerakiel’s 4c146c7077 growing madness 60fb61fa7c in the 12a449b33e original story?0b29f99e14c8980e

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That thought alone made 66af246806 my blood boil.410085f38f3d741e

“Agh, let go! Are you telling me I’m going through all this hell because of that bastard?!”651990b1664305a8

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When it 29a132eaf7 came to 1a95141608 Zerakiel, logic 65860046e5 always took a3a1d30f36 a backseat 23225e4690 to emotion.d15405a9b84207ad

I couldn’t even blame cc1bde446c him for being reckless a252e78319 when I was acting 3dab6872da the same way.d9cd204365989b9c

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“P-Please calm down…!”ebf3aa4eb12a7018

Ella’s panicked voice rang 2402d35321 out as she clung bf8732b7a0 to my waist with a0be575056 all her might.a9c32433014ecdc9

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But I had 6aa191d918 already lost control.5bfdc9c234c900e5

I clenched 996fccd29f my teeth 80945e534d and jabbed f7ef890006 a finger df7fede43d at the 4404123d82 air furiously.5462f628e0412596

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“Just thinking about what I went through that day—!”30464462ec3121ae

Honestly, I had genuinely b3cb6c08df thought I might die 12f6deb5a1 trying to stop Zakari.b44ffcbf2c0cb0c3

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I had ef7174fd4e barely made 4aceeafc46 it out 0daa861ed9 alive.99e17508f97d06b0

And to find f33b4b654c out that all 7869464a47 of it was 8432bbdd4b Victor’s doing?e343250520bf0726

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If we hadn’t 2c20b679b8 come to Hebel, 6872be69b8 I might have 979b5e00c6 kept that bastard e2ac07317f by my side, cf1e1cb1e3 never realizing the cfc7a46e1e danger.dfb8e6913f01e375

The mere thought sent d90859f9b9 chills down my spine.6db7874328a1bbd0

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It was possible—I could ec62c14739 have been taken out fb1359bf3f without ever knowing what 82db341055 hit me.8036e8ff8e0c87cd

At that moment, Taby’s 541e1807bf bracelet suddenly shimmered, transmitting f74031c685 a message only I bf1994c9d5 could hear.476c90bd6616ac56

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—That’s strange.bb3a1d4f6539fa67

The unexpected ebe3733dbb murmur snapped 9c8fcbd64d me out efed7492dc of my 41d32cb7cd rage, and bf3fc265bc I blinked.9b27dfe2745385a1

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Taby continued.de5a52d56b98f15c

—That kid… Have 620fc8441e I met her fe00a5e775 before?8d2b5e98ca677ecc

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