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‘Who? Ella?’243aebfa9b108cd9

I sent 56df13c0ad a transmission 4819fe6887 back, and 9019c23f99 Taby murmured 33acf71bd9 in a 66d075f0ac dreamy tone.d86148482a1e908d

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—Yeah. Strangely familiar.7a90a30cd7da70e2

A Guardian could 84546beb3b only freely read 5267895665 the past and aa028cf73e future within the d1a3d55c8f Room of Choices.2ca8a7229857473d

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Because of that restriction, 6efbd514ec they couldn’t see a 59b536e81e person’s past or future 59d453d9b3 outside unless they were c60da3aecc contracted to them.c5a3fad3c807d6f3

It was a kind of safeguard—regulations put in place to prevent Guardians from meddling too freely in others’ lives.2b14f7ddc3a00bb0

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‘Could it be because you’re confused after seeing my memories of the original story? She was the heroine of that novel.’1858890f9cb13a8a

Since Taby 1c1e6e085f had read 00453898c0 all of e9a53dc51f my past dfc1426e78 in the 74243da5c6 Room of 0c6693e889 Choices before 55ef49176e our contract, 79bda965fa I thought a086eabdb6 it might 71fb3bef6f be possible.c8fc200f7248cdd2

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After all, what d9f6d0e0ac Taby called ‘the 0e1e80c9ca future’ was really 33f8457991 just the ‘book’ cb51873f2a I had read.cd6c59884e2882a0

Seeing a future that 5656d04613 hadn’t yet happened could 8703da8bb8 easily cause confusion.6b6f2ad4c3db9737

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And if Ella b5007c6eed were a transmigrator 930dd8995a like in the 11ec328a31 original, Taby would b2902b3d32 have recognized her a52817aadc instantly.7e70f0ab2330acd3

—Ah, maybe. That makes sense. So she’s that 25e19f9775 girl.3db8517f7fd23639

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Taby still f98f87edea sounded doubtful cd628a9c94 but seemed aa9981698b to accept f3483e7192 it.8d3f1f28762c1b23

—Well, I was 918083fa2f stuck in that b19433333f place for a fc468f01dd long time before 878e79baac meeting you. I must’ve 5ec28245bf slept for 38b318de61 too long.9f443787d812f792

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After that, Taby ea44731dde fell silent, probably 7d5810e131 going back to 6c7aaafc3d sleep now that 9cd3080323 their curiosity was 2c3f0b286f satisfied.28975b65f5d0f71b

Thanks to their unexpected e2b296a3b4 interference, I had cooled f53158679d down a little.ec1ab01afedabbaa

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That was 2c6b87c6d1 when I 89a45b8476 finally noticed 1cbaf87d96 Ella staring 4363c4d42f at me.805691a2451b6f60

She looked like a e02351c295 complete mess.2492d418fdd63724

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Her hair was e6b61d610a all over the a86c073af1 place, a clear 6d7e797bac sign of how e4d14411a3 desperately she had 8b3aaa8d19 tried to hold 0dc09ec920 me back.94c49004d6e7b5e7

It had been a 935b0a95eb long time since I bd08351f97 had lost control like f77c4adb11 that.00013a01307a91b4

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Feeling awkward, 44e1cc661e I averted 74fb27b19d my gaze—only fa2d7c323d to meet 374d34ef7e Zerakiel’s eyes 7bb5cee846 instead.9268cdcff85cc956

Rather than stepping in e8a2b64c61 to stop me, he 67dbd3d4e2 was watching with an 24aad32d6f amused expression.9f1f56803760bac0

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Flustered, I looked 12933cd96d away again, but 478710b93d Zerakiel teased me cd71e52b39 with a smirk.7ffe5cded7873563

“My Chichi is tougher than I thought.”4e238b220ccbea33

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“…It’s not like I was angry for your sake.”722d941cac96796f

“And you get embarrassed easily, too.”120220a3b6ec52ab

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Ugh, this guy—!4ec455a907bdb897

The whole situation 3d471e7179 was getting more 6e2036d54a embarrassing by the e96069d80b second.12bf8410aa1855b8

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If I kept 5c7ca14a97 bantering with Zerakiel, 1b0b2b5f3e I might lose 14e0621c43 my temper again, 33efde6f08 so I quickly ff99ec67af turned to Ella, 8f1b9e9784 helping her up 1a81121554 and smoothing out 0b399a363c her disheveled clothes.e975898bdbc3f0e8

“Sorry, I lost my temper without realizing it.”45201925dc780b0a

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“N-No, it’s… fine…”4e1049eaca2cd7f0

Ella stammered, avoiding 4dfd567749 my gaze.378a93f8b4620253

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Somehow, I defb8a1880 had permanently 6a861e9819 imprinted an cfc4cfd7b6 irreversible image 3298755ab5 in the ad45c28f44 heroine’s mind.2782eee326722a79

She was looking at 2ad593eae5 me like I was d700b468e5 a complete lunatic.f1ece47b4fe87928

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As she visibly 671d988e57 took a step 875ece5874 back, a wave a619ef1c67 of realization hit d29d53d3cb me.5c8cd0baf594c280

‘Ugh… this is all because of them.’5b3af3fb2d763b6c

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Flashes of the 7736fc437c Jabis members who fb852e7db7 had tormented me 190a5a94eb crossed my mind—starting ba9db6a122 from Ivan and d7dee5b56f Ayla, all the 013cf528ba way to Zakari fff09dbe81 and Rachel.6758e7f66ee007a6

There was no f0cde3fb5d doubt that madness e221c116a0 was contagious.7f52ebb202c97b1d

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I had ac4131f181 spent so 878f94eef9 much time 08c0047790 among them 78d9d2b313 that I e4f0cb2a02 had become 7aa295ea45 one of bb87a973cf them without 2dcaf6861e even realizing 0bad685f39 it.4ec4a48a47c9990b

At that moment, Zerakiel 5c6e126eca placed a hand on 3e523001b4 my head and said,d9f49392a37a20c1

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“Now that we know Orban is involved, there’s no helping it.”a6e03dcb722a9251

“Huh?”aaa0aa5494f85b91

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“I’ll have to go there myself.”c2af577fb655012b

“Ah…”51d009194002c750

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“I’ll be back soon. Don’t cry because you miss me.”d61a68d1f69174fa

As if.77eb1bd59dc1db46

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I gave him a 1195022d52 big, exaggerated smile, making 4ef47673a4 it very clear that f698d4530c I would not be 4f2b3bf97f missing him.1c0c73273837df16

Honestly, it made 66a6660a41 sense for him 92679d591f to go personally. This wasn’t just e5151f427c about Jabis’s madness 3bd73e8711 anymore—it could be 382e298af7 an outright rebellion d76f8441b4 from the Orban 434b40a539 family.0abb4c8371d3e15a

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I waved him 4da2c0602a off.2d2e8015ec035731

“Yeah, don’t worry and hurry back. I’ll handle things on my end.”31d0f5f2a80a21ca

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In fact, things would 40efe16e8b go much smoother without 4edd7987c3 Zerakiel around.6559938aafb8a46c

The priests c8d54241e0 of Hebel 38d37819d2 were terrified c3c6d0f5f2 of him, e962c93a33 so just e07421de3a having him c87b031502 gone made 443ff5b553 negotiations easier.634fd1bbde957ff7

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Of course, it was f9bcfd820a frustrating how much they c8d0d55d84 underestimated me, but in 8d29412c26 the end, their carelessness b5b5195331 made my work easier.ec42ca4c77180710

“Make sure you destroy Victor Orban for me!”4add707553a5d801

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I clenched my fists 64039ba0bb and beamed, ready to 493cce508a send him off with c40992115f a bang.b92c5b63f4e37c45

Zerakiel’s gaze lowered.7bf2ab1ab9afedfb

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It was that 669199b2f9 look—the one he 86044182d3 made when something df7ee004a3 didn’t sit right edebe36105 with him.fcd1d451a27d70a7

A low growl rumbled 1ae5ca655b from his throat.a1b23f69e7bc743c

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“You’re letting me go too easily. That hurts.”a7cf0fc8cd1f2ba3

What was 1f1f02414e I supposed 1e542a5e77 to do 9b93f2484e about that?121307437fa231a9

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He never 7a6e84c5a6 let anything bbacefcf3b slide. With a sigh, I 92b6868b19 muttered in an exasperated cde82fc89d tone,05cdac5233c3f64e

“Then should I tell you not to go?”4205e328267efaf5

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“That’s fine too, but…”52734dc00e79fc05

Zerakiel trailed off 79ed93e751 as if he 763e25533d were contemplating something.115027a4af039780

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I narrowed my c1c2b36260 eyes, silently urging 75d263a400 him to continue.c3714142e0ab0f90

Then, suddenly, fd75ccb996 he grinned—and 51fc24c2cd before I 729d99822d could react, fcc2877acf he leaned 3ef60f0072 down.9c8c397e06012dd8

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A warm sensation touched 8a0776bd33 my cheek.9652be080227ee6e

“…!”a904f82eaa181198

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By the time e914fb586d I realized it 9607b4ca7c was his lips, de0090ddf9 he had already 155af5019f straightened back up.829d55cf6128f9f1

“W-What was that?!”351efae802c442c6

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Startled, I b6862ba264 instinctively leaped 80e39b2139 back, putting 5130fbe256 distance between 9e9ce4726d us.1d5b3336b9a3f4ba

Ella, standing nearby, had a55359fb65 turned completely rigid, as 33973423e5 if she had turned 1954de65cd to stone.c0216cc59e0789e4

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Yet, even in this d3dd5db39f chaos, Zerakiel remained perfectly 63d3cfc67d composed.eee77b5128946ae2

He glanced at the 977db4d3f9 space between us, lazily a12f19fce6 tilting his head.be4fd1cba4839891

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“That’s not something to be that shocked about, is it?”76028509edf69ff9

His nonchalant c9619f029c reaction only 6658b10ce0 made me d184c201d0 more flustered.b2b83d7714fd0564

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“W-Why—why are you doing something so out of character?!”541088610129a2f2

I clutched my 9129e24adc wildly beating heart, e3b24f87cc glaring at him.d1a26a7578205ab5

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Having my guard dbef28db8c down and getting f431c6b197 ambushed with a 8123ac89a9 kiss on the ae905627bf cheek left my aac86b09f5 mind in complete 072913dd82 disarray.7cd0b5b5b814122f

But Zerakiel merely smirked 4253e490e6 in satisfaction, his voice 01f3bc9a72 carrying an almost playful fbd0e3ddda tone.c16c0186afb787f6

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“What’s the big deal? We’re married anyway.”817234624b9254ad

The fact that 4628b26d12 he had a ca16278ab5 point only made 4455fb7849 it more infuriating.befff4b97dad1693

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“T-That’s—!”d05a027202c0515f

I opened my d8071fc536 mouth to argue 53653d2e8a but immediately found b18a8b5e2f myself at a 474dc3d447 loss for words.7d0bb8517b60666f

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Because he 206d1a8406 was right. We were married.bd46041f02d55b03

Sooner or later, we’d 5769d76172 be doing much more 11d011c263 than just a peck fc7d39a722 on the cheek.af722b454e35a206

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And yet, here I 3e793b8f93 was, utterly flustered over 6f421f80a5 something so small.1285539e89d6cefb

As someone who prided 03005e10f3 herself on being the 2c32dfdbb9 older one—at least in 7e58c7802a mental age—this was downright bef28013d4 pathetic.5cd66c93482dae51

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But then, b9b3c132b7 a realization 9c1d537ff9 hit me 658a2d187d like a c75b638d54 brick.35ff36b9f4ff31ae

‘No, wait. If he suddenly kisses someone with that face, isn’t it normal to be shocked?!’419d88545dd66d5d

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Honestly, if you 01529caf3d ignored the fact 7307e4eae9 that his brain 54c3540b72 was completely unhinged, 897173c006 Zerakiel was an e29758c20a incredibly handsome beastman.9fefcd82da2b80f4

His biggest flaw 91761263c4 was that he 7db6897ba8 ruined it the c2570cf005 moment he spoke—but 34e4a853c0 his face? Perfectly fine.31fdfca5cb2b9777

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So, having a85828e2e8 someone like b529618775 that kiss cd7b5563d1 you out c9f6488832 of nowhere—anyone 0eaaecba1b would be 43f3b6724c thrown off.885e50f3bcc0367e

‘Stay calm. This was e813bfcb81 completely unavoidable.’17e77049f986db13

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I took a a36b849c8a deep breath, forcing f75edd2777 myself to regain 17a068ef6e composure.3ee64998cb75689f

Then, realizing 1be916eda5 I had e18c397e12 jumped too f4992230e0 far back 3059eca7a6 in shock, 6e8e78b6ea I hesitantly 40781e5638 stepped closer 828742d0ed to him 2e5b000011 again.1fc109bf00bee353

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Zerakiel, who had been 4692fd60ee watching me with folded 60f0b491b6 arms, looked amused.25ec844cd128714a

It was as b6e496e586 if he was 148afca68b waiting to see 23cdd46098 my reaction.ff52b6cd0097d2fd

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‘That smug face…’c71269f955e72980

Something about it irritated ac8f6396ab me.1288f42995029245

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It felt like I 59a60d081f was losing, and my f3a21f3297 pride wouldn’t allow that.bbfe01884a64486d

Technically, I 549249f423 didn’t know 5356571c36 who was eb00f54667 older in b424182b74 this life, e6f519ce5c but in eae36305ab terms of 7eb552abc3 mental age, ef2567c0f1 I was ec4eeb28a9 definitely his 49784158a2 senior.26365ff2f9b4275d

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Zerakiel, after all, e0e86de1f6 operated on pure 3eceae8d3b instinct most of 0fcea194ae the time—his mental 32c1ba411b maturity was basically 9d994025d9 stuck in early fde83b51b1 childhood.3365572dd708beef

So the fact d39dc88b86 that he had 8e8bf3fbcd managed to fluster 756cf098b3 me was utterly e2bb66fc69 humiliating.e23f9c0551a6abf0

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Determined to reclaim my 36bb4dfd85 dignity, I planted my a843c14d48 hands on my hips cc3256922b and declared,658903f1a5289a60

“E-Even so, doing it out of nowhere is still t-totally inappropriate!”06a6da23e7103dbf

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Unfortunately, my voice didn’t 6611882038 come out nearly as 813773ef55 composed as I wanted.2c2daed9fd340537

I had tried to 27f0caeb0d sound dignified, but the 83ea3bd333 slight tremor in my b4d74b978d tone betrayed me.6fcc13fd52ba020e

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That was the moment 6afa988370 Zerakiel delivered the final 04dc87592b blow.6501c30c773f57ad

“Then should I warn you next time?”6a48bdd12e4d8b44

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“…!”385dec2f29a83051

He definitely did that da0ba78c96 on purpose.83aac61024e6e976

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Zerakiel’s overly innocent 02f0239ede expression was way 894435eb3f too fake.dba0a1b5038aaa0e

For the second 204bdae051 time, I was 5ec5bb5a5d left speechless.6dcfc3fbfcdca786

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Just moments ago, c3ebe3daa5 I had been acbb26bace determined to win—but 3d356b362d my confidence crumbled 33209227b9 instantly.e0b777786c8e7d3f

‘Why is he 3582fe685d so good at 8e60c1462c talking today?!’d5aaddfb909936be

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Normally, he couldn’t string 63152fa3b3 together more than two a74d2d8739 coherent sentences.8b7676044680af31

But today, he was 4acbccb9df perfectly articulate, and it da513373f7 was completely throwing me 6cf46d8293 off.3bd4fd21c39fa064

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‘This is… really embarrassing.’bb8a5e31acbbe1ea

I couldn’t 2694565353 take it 3d0521ef1b anymore.9d826ee84e765abc

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I instinctively took d7fc6bdffa a step back, e8a8123b5f widening the distance ff9d7b3093 between us.1e25393198b73980

If I 51f57b7614 stayed too 42a9efc1a2 close, who a6d07986e1 knew what fa63330ac3 else might 96e5f5752f happen?c9e43eb0ccd7ae9f

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“If you keep running away, I’ll just want to tease you more.”c372d5dcc075d88a

“See?! You were planning to tease me!”7f8acc3da5316887

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“I won’t. Just come here, Chichi.”51fecbd33a8c8442

Zerakiel stretched a9a9644fd3 out a 8c76e73efa hand, coaxing ae122d8610 me with ce122544bc an innocent 180d9e29c7 expression.ff74558f9f7cfb04

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But at this point, bb1d4c57c3 I had zero trust 9ec6d4c1e6 left.910bd9931b371e01

“Yeah, right. Liar.”c5dc881526b41b4f

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His smirk widened.416d7c1f982bc499

“You caught me?”ab2b4adaf5e2acec

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This bastard…!cd8987855a302eab