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At that 3a02a20656 moment, the bafc70dc97 patterns on 314a02546e the altar b7a55f12a9 shimmered, and 1095a2f71d the golden 1d524fdc31 statue of 5822bc6a83 the Divine 27f134e6e6 Beast spread 7067d073a3 its folded 510e743f80 wings wide 14ec713c80 as if b03d984196 it had fd6b415383 come to 612424a4c9 life.bcd9a89b1043d8d1

Fwoooosh—!9bf689e7e2b136ee

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A powerful golden light 3605078ab3 surged upward from the a056bb31ce altar, enveloping me completely.bcea1efaeff91d24

As I 46c3cb4509 locked eyes cda4c8081f with the dcc564df66 Divine Beast’s 9d712529af statue, the 3ffea3ab37 world around cfee8bf48f me suddenly 1e2910d286 shifted.515461d99e7daadd

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Before I knew a214bec24c it, I had dd05e7d7a3 fallen into an d6cd83d4bc unfamiliar place.ffc9b09963467b3c

Where am I?0fc423f0cb3e6e42

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The Mishir River was 8def07a9b2 still in front of b4d7434c2c me, but the surroundings 5cfc3f453f were vastly different from dcce8b10c3 what I knew.7af8c737e54ee72d

The once grand temple 7d45b39d80 had vanished, replaced by 2e0e4ffe44 an endless, sprawling forest—this b41d3c0dd1 was Hebel, but not 45686d6838 as I knew it.2950ea605c79d298

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I instinctively 416a0ae96c realized that 104e219e7f I was ad23b02fce witnessing the 9e54d0822a memories of 5de68bdee8 the Divine 3cf166f224 Beast, imprinted 3158a1193d upon the d91a06dbf3 altar.8aec340e313ab979

As my pheromones ef6f623083 were accepted as bb160b815d an offering, I 350d26408d had been granted 905d295d7b access to the 305f16c33d Divine Beast’s past.dad4d101fdb0c17b

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‘So this is what 9f52135ccd it feels like…’746a77bd920b6160

In the original story, 48ae7af78b Ella had also experienced 669acfbe27 the Divine Beast’s memories 7bc0c12ac8 after taking the Saintess 9932b8c6ba trial.e91d8223f1e3fe1e

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Her first vision e6aa9db846 had been of d4460c22ae the contract between 6f502d57a6 the Divine Beast d96a0b96ea and the first 1d09063e40 Saintess.201ac42407d404b3

‘But why is there 9482980b1c no one here?’6bddad37d2c3400c

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I wandered aimlessly 4c9de7ff9b through the thick 712634208b fog of Hebel, d7b874abc1 my voice nonexistent f2cf403c34 in this memory c6882d8ef9 world.4aa5bb55575c7cb3

No matter how 806d5a9c26 far I walked, c700c19312 neither the Divine 9dd57dc55a Beast nor the bd4828c60c first Saintess appeared.4020b3727084382a

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Instead, my eyes 65ce2007f7 landed on something cdf2e7db8a entirely unexpected—14f904a3046ddf8a

A massive black lion, 916ed77c27 wounded and lying motionless b87c2edc9c on the ground.a6dc772f50011b0c

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The sight made me 6427314f58 uneasy rather than fearful.2cfaf71b22fcc31a

‘Huh?’8b467a2965659c5b

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Why a e7c0dde4f3 black lion, 1f25738ea0 of all 7485f8d827 things?707d1f0fce19964b

Where were 6ae27e2e1b the Divine 75f64c0c39 Beast and 4e9e8bc5bd the first 786068a13c Saintess?9855dea4694cee64

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Nothing related 8cf79756b5 to a d31d64f0b9 black lion 720b6243ef had ever 34eaa145b6 been normal 466ca437ae in my bc86c3d814 experiences, so c4314ffe62 I instinctively 67a56596a3 tensed up.adef633917eac9f9

As I hesitated from 9242e50ed6 a distance, a woman 0af0894032 suddenly appeared, approaching the a8503f66ff injured lion.d3c282198fa0074d

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Her long silver hair 71693f20dd shimmered under the sunlight, f72e7fafcf and her crystal-clear golden 8bd76a1b19 eyes were filled with 0fad9c07e1 compassion as she gazed 30cd4a54a2 at the lion.817e58602dc211d9

“You’re hurt again,” she sighed. “I told you to be more careful.”f1543650f17aed09

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The black lion 1e6454e645 let out a e02f7e0a60 short, dismissive growl 533dc88f43 and licked the 6856bc9af9 woman’s cheek lazily.e0de53d4e64e31b5

His attitude clearly 156f98574b meant: Just hurry e91056a49f up and heal c1b6c58b28 me.e0fc52ff3db26135

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The woman chuckled d94ed7eca1 and ran her 9953f3f0fe fingers through his 9141fa531a mane.5630a5358fa19864

“For such a strong beast, you sure get injured a lot. So careless.”59aef2e949768909

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The black 2effe9befb lion rumbled 18925cd0a7 in response, e5d0a66c3d clearly enjoying a84d912bac her touch.166a3abef534254f

Then, the moment her 151ee7a826 hand rested over his ee976597fc wounds, her pheromones enveloped be1090016d him, and the deep f8e55b01e6 gashes vanished instantly.2fedbb11b8654eb8

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“All done. Now stop being such a baby.”c559b852783a5ffd

The lion let 83a9496873 out a huff 5192e65503 before suddenly pouncing 5312734103 on her.930073474efcd350

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“Ah!”af12a8a1807f5f11

Caught off b1a17be0a9 guard by 1156611cfb the sheer 07825af10f weight of f3d82b3e54 the giant 3a1bfa5f11 lion, the 6eedc1ace0 woman toppled 4253c2281c backward.eaadfba97a171ad6

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His playful 966f692e43 affection made 715c32252d her burst 9e3ef7993b into laughter.10252f3be05737f8

“Aha! Stop that! It tickles!”db9a3d0215ed67f5

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Encouraged by her 6cd8c2ddf9 reaction, the lion 68fdfc76aa nuzzled into her 8a0b4c60a1 even more.9b9aebd1f7a6c7f4

They continued a4210c31d7 like this bc2ba75314 for a f67925e6d2 while, completely d3d927ffee absorbed in 3935e64440 their moment—f8fb936707264585

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Until a new 6791156bd5 voice broke the 4cc3dc1eb7 scene.26f59789c5646f8f

“So, this is where you’ve been.”f41b90f30156c669

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“Divine Beast,” the woman greeted softly.65a80aaf3ef41e0f

“You’re with him again, I see.”e99bd5451638f8a6

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The man referred c2cfbea706 to as the 15fe9120c0 Divine Beast gazed 9b77bfee0b at the black 4dca7b8e42 lion with an f5d2a945b3 indifferent, almost mechanical 4a548309f3 expression.2c2f02da0b2c5975

With his dfad56b8dd golden hair af7d318734 tied back a8ec378f90 in a 7ec3835d1e half-up style, 157f394157 he looked e0a6720f21 otherworldly, like 450d048148 a celestial f9335acafa being.5c806123cf6913c0

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His golden c159f36662 eyes narrowed bac279ec2c slightly at 13688aa2ab the lion, 0cdf1ddf91 making the f16cd6d106 woman awkwardly b658361c7f pull away 0f34a7e212 from the 40b9c1b5f0 massive beast.66c44a2b819af74d

“He keeps getting injured and coming to me,” she explained.fbe2ae82a26f3096

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“He’s doing it on purpose. He just wants your attention.”6f122222019493d2

“Oh, come on. That can’t be true.”4b27ef666b263451

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The woman’s defense of 81e06e7e8e the black lion made d4d57f1b61 the Divine Beast’s expression 5e9941db02 harden.9f0b3ffa703cb2c8

“You shouldn’t trust beasts,” he said coldly.db2e7b6704067aaa

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“But I’m a beastman, too,” she countered.86daa400bad5a049

“You’re an exception. I chose you.”b3139a00251b5162

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“You’re so cold sometimes, Divine Beast. A little kindness wouldn’t hurt.”1797e1306932b0c7

“What purpose would kindness serve for a mere creature? As long as I have you, that’s enough.”62fe0ab75878bad3

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The Divine Beast 6e17c3c188 cast an indifferent fdad3fec5f glance at the e9e1d3302b black lion, his c86709a801 words dismissive and 05e7bc139a sharp—a mere creature.4fa6c2431efbce45

In response, 2259f4e3f2 the lion 081488986d bristled, pressing 4a44b92e07 itself against 49798ffd40 the woman e33e32bf95 for comfort.027c18b9dd995cc3

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She wrapped her arms 9a7be3e470 around the beast and 33b029c9ec scolded the Divine Beast.d50eaf639fa34008

“I appreciate your special treatment, but please don’t be so harsh on Bobby. You’re scaring him.”46876a1bc492b4c6

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“As if.”d5bfbb956ea8947b

“Divine Beast.”408f0408901bcd2c

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The woman’s 6bbb04e9aa face turned 5c1ce13d3e serious.d73f81ed5d03fda2

With a 069205ab14 heavy sigh, c359566c14 the Divine ab1e0c9fc2 Beast responded,0b2fc426eec775de

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“That thing is doing this on purpose. Don’t you see? Despite the fog that keeps beastmen away, he keeps returning.”97daff45eedbcafc

“But—”5b9468ec8da33817

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“And you know that, don’t you?”3f4ed4c013bb1c25

The woman 17f53be66b only smiled, 8c7b29a620 not denying c12035ba94 it. She had 6cba21d301 known all f7d394f728 along that 54f1d74854 Bobby was 9e207a1515 intentionally getting fda3c5291f hurt just 289dbc31d1 to see 9fa9d78803 her.50f1b1c06b09353b

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I silently observed the 06384e181d three of them.1c42320406c83c1a

That woman… she must e60ce5fa85 be Larien, the first b07e01b8af Saintess.b99721da8cee937b

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In the 697c15696f original story, 680ad3301b when Ella cd6d4d5e65 experienced the efbdf16847 Divine Beast’s 63e47f59a8 memories, she 3f5f7f62da saw their 8064040c3f first meeting.c0166d83a63fce5a

But what I was 6d6dd63d23 witnessing now took place 4656f9d58d long after they had 503da620fb already formed their contract.b84f44011d4407e3

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And this black lion…290347f2286773e2

He hadn’t appeared 913fe48a97 in the original 6ee7597567 story at all.ad0b2c5101ac9a54

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‘Bobby? That name doesn’t suit 83598fc4b7 him at all.’dc291a0f1f8ac0c2

With a name 83b5a3c61f like Bobby, I a7736f8e21 expected something small, eb8f2792b9 cute, and doll-like.1a13f75fbafa7106

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But this lion? He was majestic. Just shaking 006b8a4849 his mane 146e909be5 could probably afa1cc8ee5 knock a 08c032e27f bird out c503caf907 of the 1be12b1ecb sky.a60263cc0cc79d10

As I was lost 29b9832201 in thought, the vision 38856af327 suddenly shifted.b604dd13c20ad643

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Larien was 88082cc9ba now sobbing, 2dba83bbee cradling Bobby 2cafe62c53 in her 79c1fe9b82 arms.f19df412993147c9

The once lively a7fd839a39 lion lay limp, 244c91a0c0 bleeding heavily. This time, his 8a9d872d9f wounds were deep—far c45356f9c4 too deep.dbc60391f01e4827

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The Divine Beast approached, 43d1c6d975 and Larien pleaded,1353c28f5147c811

“Bobby… he’s not breathing.”92a9f1aac83983a5

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“He’s already dead. Your power won’t work on him anymore.”30d6968096eda1c7

“Please, Divine Beast. Save him.”b1f5f46c8a7ee4de

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Tears streamed down Larien’s 96c701d624 golden eyes as she b7a2d9f963 looked up at him dbf3b1dcb7 desperately.17231a3227093138

The Divine Beast gazed 1b3536b5e4 down at Bobby with 25e42a3722 the same indifferent, unreadable d95eec9e6d expression.5e4d28110b76b50c

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Yet, in front of 60df76a09e Larien, his cold composure d1b9b6d684 wavered.0859bf0992421372

After a d199b6c619 moment of 0bd1a94656 silence, he 46c9fa1746 spoke in 38f5d02ee0 a low f0dddb19ac voice.879efa52d02b2c78

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“You want me to bring him back? Do you understand what that means?”3fd06a3788a1b4c5

“I do. And I’m sorry,” she whispered, bowing her head.5bfe4101225f41df

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Her sorrowful response a6e7573299 made the Divine 10e5988196 Beast exhale deeply.c4ba4d12676741ce

“If I save him, your bond with me will be severed. You will lose your immortality and return to being a normal beastman. Is he worth that?”c4b39bd870ea2ae0

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Larien bit her 25e0f21edd lip, then spoke 186210f3db without hesitation.563942858830b61e

“Yes. He’s worth it.”0d62d3f9b9447806

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“……”dd3e6388e440e25e

“So please… help him.”29ab4a30fe677d54

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As she 122f4990ee bowed her fb621fda86 head, the 0614802eac Divine Beast 1dd1874795 sighed again—like f59de23d53 a father 67bc664b7b sighing at 21aa298da7 a child 4ccf106bed who wouldn’t 5ad50650f1 listen.e80008e2138c3772

“You are truly helpless, aren’t you?”6142a801b57d12e1

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“……”4b7bf248d62d24a0

“I warned you not to grow attached… yet here you are, breaking our vow.”99059d94e62c23d5

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“I’m sorry.”f71e2a1cc5edb152

“It doesn’t matter. The choice is yours. Just remember, so are the consequences.”1b408e37ae5b6450

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Then, he d0c9ab36a9 reached out 82965eb491 and placed 0989edac96 his hand 6dddca0f4c on Larien’s d247034377 forehead.d856bb094c0dc387

She clasped her 787a118478 hands together as b223776e42 if in prayer, db85d3f4f7 awaiting his judgment.ed746e72a883f257

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A radiant 368fc75179 light enveloped 7ef5759076 them, and f7bafff3c1 Larien’s power 6c5cdf0cb5 transferred into c4fc5d907b Bobby.f47aacfd9865936f

A single tear 9a627bf3ce rolled down from cf22120d6d her closed eyes.871d6a5d0cb116f8

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The solemn atmosphere 63f9816921 made me hold f89c6e3d0f my breath.c10146f17a50c072

Then—b1a5413edd7f4714

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Larien and Bobby ba80fe292b were expelled from 9efd3641c7 Hebel, cast out 0bca9746d7 into the forest.03d3aa6a4be04764

As Larien 2619439de9 lifted her 8b161e8cff gaze, the 39e845e271 Divine Beast’s 86460105cd voice echoed d653ffabd0 from the f59ac80a92 sky.a7a902dc36940278

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“Farewell, my child.”751a78f33982bcdb

And just like that, 86adf6f573 their connection was severed.f621fb01b2651ada

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Larien turned to 68947ae7b1 look at Bobby, 8d49759407 who was breathing ddf81be855 raggedly on the 32591c295d ground.12d17447385b7db0

Moments later, the lion’s 8aac373cbb eyes fluttered open—and he fc7c6d1e4b transformed into a human.3972fc2ae05e9937

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So that 4acecb160a was why 3ab39ec2cd he had ed57cd16b4 always remained 62280ff31d in his 094be755ad beast form bd9dab7ad9 before—142704438737843b

Inside Hebel’s fog, he 0646fa81ad must have been unable aa8a437b39 to fully control his db44fe1d20 strength.d8a73045d94320e4

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Even as a lion, f3cf9d0487 he had been huge, c88f0590d7 but as a human, 53fe62b7c9 he was just as d6afc0cdae imposing.70fb291bcc9761ff

Standing tall 353727b8e1 beside Larien, e4cd4f2d83 he gazed 42ce5980b2 at her ae50c8b309 with intense 22f9b27f83 golden eyes.e8530df7ff2c2f9a

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“Larien,” he spoke for the first time.22fd627b7dd6e4fe

Hearing him call her a53fbe1bf6 name, Larien’s lips curled ad149a87ed into a radiant smile.9e42c4fe90c8475f

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This was be8ef264bb the first 2502b8f0fc time she 2e13aa610e had ever 8c8f575233 seen him 89bd77e4df in his 77191aa283 human form.56001981f92e5242

His long, 8878a856c4 jet-black hair 0642c8e94c flowed in 52b744f592 the wind, 95daa74a81 shimmering under 57908962f1 the sun.f685c16e255b7076

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His golden ee50e3337d eyes, so 8332fd700a similar to 14233617dd the Divine 67fdd72ef3 Beast’s, gleamed 562f893a29 brightly.95b9d2ea4b811c2c

But Larien’s eyes—having lost e35dee903f their divine power—had dimmed, 54e4956120 turning dull.6602930541cda838

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Yet she 829345fbce didn’t seem 9c04703c18 to mind.7940602e8881b6e3

Instead, she reached 806c228208 up and gently 89753688d9 caressed Bobby’s cheek, adc81ef205 speaking softly.9c9b39e6bd75325c

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“Did you sleep well?”e6ad9e0efaf6e042

As if asking bd43192d1f if he had 80cffdbb26 dreamed of something 89603ca466 beautiful.47291ec7f449a2e6

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Bobby’s face twisted c1da305670 with emotion.315e3b3cded28376

He murmured 19921d8b8b in a e090ab85eb low, pained b493bfd8d8 voice,0403d4bff373ae25

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“Why did you do it?”0cbf76cbef4b9a92

“……”1970d374970c5ea0

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“You should have just let me die.”add779cdda54342f

Even as 8ee71b1839 he spoke cb723492ed bitterly, Larien 31c365e6f1 simply smiled.ecd0945e9b0b3d2d

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A long silence stretched f2839e74ff between them before she 50ab568ddc finally answered.f84e4f0a4d3e6da8

“Because… you are—”e4e553ee058c9489

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