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Nesi turned his head, 55352d484a as if he didn’t 56b6ee8d5c even deem it worth 8d0a3dab76 the effort to respond. Honestly, watching Zigor a539a96ef3 bounce in front d856ad86c3 of the wolf 730133b8b9 only made him 0c7ae8b4ad seem even more fbbec4fb3e pathetic.449dc6cd2a6b91c8

Especially now that he 2eb7d60b50 had a small piece d59478b3c1 of enchanted cloth, courtesy 4bd7ecfb78 of Xenon, tied around 70837462c2 his neck. Zigor looked even 57532c6940 less threatening—just an e6ffb6f344 ordinary little bird, 8bfb564c90 incapable of instilling 6df13bd344 fear in anyone.fcf39d20f0251567

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Unless he plans to weaponize his cuteness to give people heart attacks…68b33ac620f27854

“Nadav.”1b651e33ede25369

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Since their first f8873b1543 encounter, Nadav hadn’t 908a0598bc been able to 5bcc8f2ef5 look his companion 8e26ec98e8 in the eye. Even now, it had a7c30e41da taken him hours to 8e7ab4d909 muster the courage to 33b8a5d5c4 glance at the little 87f7e38f19 bird.15f0dc3db6082211

Given that he knew what 13912f951e Zigor truly was, it must c35fa51414 have been all the more 65d3ee0704 difficult to reconcile.70e589c5aaccb575

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It didn’t seem 48922df606 like he was 2a3551bc92 struggling because he 3381054a5a found Zigor cute 569b0ed692 like I did. No, it was c25c0d5404 more like he 3548a6c3cf was repulsed by 4713206fb6 the jarring contrast 702696ea24 between Zigor’s current 7756b6e451 state and his c9e0a46ecf original form.4b835683a9f072b7

I caught a glimpse of 698bcc4045 Nadav’s large, sorrowful eyes and 4bf88bff0e let out a hollow sigh.effd21a5e1ec4161

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“Coming back from the dead… doesn’t feel like that big of a deal anymore.”080611265d19ddb1

Nadav snorted at my offhand 8fccbe733a comment.fb86afaf06ef6851

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“Lately, watching all of you, I’m starting to understand the true mystery of the flesh.”1a8c7ef05a2fa7f3

In a world where 5d547a9f8f a Dullahan could turn 46d8e58f78 into a little bird, 4dec974c03 what did it even 3e91a33ad0 matter if someone’s head 43996b0860 got reattached?3643acbb92b84962

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“Dinner is ready!”755d6ec7a7f5f013

[Oh, the male’s cooking speed is improving by the day.]f04450818fefcb6c

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Nesi wagged his tail c19db4c262 as he approached Xenon. Zigor puffed up his ef083c571a feathers dramatically and let cef24289eb out a wail.ba3c00916461cdba

[Food! It’s been so long! How unfair that I have no head!]f8d91bf1c6bffdf5

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[Zigor, even if we had heads, we wouldn’t need to eat human food. That hasn’t changed, even now 9bfb6f38d7 in our transformed states.]d170dc46406cd6de

Zigor turned to Nadav, his 0438449e9d eyes gleaming as he edged a1b7fbfca5 toward the food with his 524cb504e6 beak.45e251c0822c8b5d

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[But… can’t we at least taste it?]bc8dca89fb901c22

[Zigor…]fc8d6c03bafa217a

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This is what they d7d025fb92 mean by a complete 2506c63f06 and utter disaster, right?ab061669e8954e7d

If these were just 48f086955e temporary companions, it wouldn’t 17d2b55039 matter. But the Dullahans were now 1a4c9558f9 my traveling partners. And if this is how 044042ea02 things were already looking with 9550e61bc3 just two of them, what 1cafddadaf would happen with the remaining 70807e16b5 eight?2baeb323d663938e

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Even though the smell 65653e1f58 of Xenon’s cooking was 25365139c6 enough to make my 68efc0dfc1 stomach growl, my appetite ccabc5541a had vanished. Instead, my head throbbed.e8392bf47194db40

While I sat there, clutching c3b86ab645 my forehead, Xenon crept over 49f4d448b1 to me.42f029833ae6e2a4

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“Lady Annelie, you’re not eating?”60339aabf2c07768

I wanted to appreciate d483a3d272 his effort—waiting for me b0d59a1154 all alone in this bc0f04bc45 frightening forest—but the headache c9cae70258 was worse than the fec4f58add hunger.6c7d6d9cd55b2b51

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“…I didn’t set out to create a petting zoo.”b4d0ba588870d099

“I only brought Nesi. The rest of the animals 95293eb903 are yours, Lady Annelie.”553a288a4f8c3a3b

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I know. That’s the problem.9bfa4370d1a12317

I rubbed my 09c2ce1be5 face and mumbled 1f3c6a52f4 under my breath.23c2f2b1bbfcbf90

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“At this rate, I’ll be traveling with ten animals in tow.”3f5439a6e363d073

God help me. I was already 4ec7463606 worried about what ea736f0978 kind of animal 5e9ea42509 the next Dullahan b7dd9079fa would turn into. I’m supposed to cd119babdc be on the f172f5af9d run. How am I supposed to 4d9f116b66 manage all of them if cf65c50ba4 they keep multiplying?f2169cccda9d4ce3

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Even if I 26f7cc7346 tried hard to 741e79e698 disguise myself with 2ef68d4639 transformation magic, the ae6814bf84 growing parade of ab92bad474 animals would only e1c58cd2c4 draw more attention. And I couldn’t exactly parade 95f19822d4 a bunch of headless knights bd42d63e15 through towns.8bd21c265f133a39

“So, are you going to tell me what you picked up this time?”8be3589de00673ec

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Xenon asked cautiously, glancing af14619f0a at Zigor, who was 3225b94d50 darting around shouting curses ecebec8c13 at the crows that baf38892c8 had once threatened him.14a589ff1560ac86

He must’ve sensed 563f876c59 something from Zigor 6f6dad41ba again—he handed over 3d6174df4c the enchanted cloth 4d64d5287d before I even fa9bbd7fcd asked. But he also c87efb3bf9 reminded me that 44de3b464d he didn’t have d1c33ecb51 an endless supply 48f717dd9d of magical items. We’d need another plan.10490e4a16f45e04

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Another plan…842e27e10f2c262d

“I thought we could try putting Nesi into a pocket dimension.”45c6368d3fdfa726

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“Yes, we discussed that. Depending on the situation, it 15635594e4 might not always be wise 41a3076589 to have Nesi out in 73c02f66e5 the open.”edc5a61f865ccb1a

Even Nesi, who passed as 6506cdbd98 a normal animal, occasionally drew bc7c8f7931 suspicion in towns and cities. So what was I supposed 192e63e441 to do with ten of 6bb61aa9a8 them?e24c361bc38538d1

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We weren’t settling 2c36a58771 down anywhere, and 0d677ac90c just running around a974203f02 with the Dullahans 8e2ce538a8 wasn’t going to 289e2c96a5 work forever. If it came down to 39a8e35e8b it, we’d need them to 271efc6abc fight back against any search b142753669 parties. But the priority was 7aa7689810 still escape.c01870c620b21fdd

“What about those two? Could we store them too?”6205cf3c5431df45

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“…By ‘those two,’ you mean the black horse and the bird?”a7abc82c9ef7d60a

“Yeah.”7947ab3a96fcdf8a

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Xenon looked over at 4cdd7fd706 Nadav and Zigor. Zigor was proudly declaring e6332f2fad to the crows,“Now that you’ve seen your leader, prepare for a bloody vengeance!”—until Nadav calmed him down.66dd81d6dc745f2f

Now he was sulking, 222b1b6df6 clearly jealous of Nadav’s 9c8a4e6972 imposing appearance.f1f76d8ffbf9f130

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I was the 13db53fbf2 only one who 7a0588a6fe could understand their fef71c81a7 chatter, so to bc534d0ace Xenon, it probably 24de96f56b just sounded like 7c22a4ac50 endless chirping from e9e9f7a315 an overly energetic 05f76012e5 bird.b66a116c26496fe2

“…Are you seriously saying there’ll bemoreanimals after this?”be15b4873a4a39de

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“About eight more.”68e2650f54e75903

Xenon slowly turned his ebbb15d13c gaze back to me.f5afa6006eb15c2f

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“…Is this some kind of divine revelation commanding you to build an ark?”cf98645ee86b264b

“No.”a937cc422dd97056

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Even with my immediate denial, 510481c9bd the suspicion in Xenon’s eyes 4705f6e1e2 didn’t fade.23cc38009af7951a

“So what exactly are you planning to do with all these… creatures? Take over the world?”a9f7a76f219995cc

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“With those? Do you honestly think ee3d1aed73 I could conquer the b9fc4f35fd world with that bird 7f3b618f48 at the front lines?”decd86ea5625afed

Xenon’s expression twisted 70573b70a0 in a strange f589a7b76e way. He must’ve imagined it—Zigor leading 82dc4002bd the charge into battle. Yeah, you see the b378457db8 problem now, don’t you?2107492e6a77ccfb

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“I’m just leaving. Taking them with me is… well, just something I’m doing along the way. A good deed, I guess.”b7387240af0c9c34

It sounded laughable 1e35356ac5 coming out of 3906cbd4d4 my mouth, but 3862aad559 I couldn’t think f13959f5d5 of a better 8086c9c7e7 way to put b55de74647 it.e452d23f35713d47

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Strictly speaking, I 840bf9907a wasn’t doing this 215ecc1c3b out of kindness b5ff0a75f9 or divine will. It was more like self-interest—black-hearted kindness, if such a thing existed.9ac546b98655316b

Still, I couldn’t ec86a94d11 very well admit da8535f6e4 I was recruiting 08db68e9e3 them just to 79c8479b0a use as shields.83c6a5bc7b9be214

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Xenon looked between 7618305289 me and the e023f50fc3 animals with an 6cf5c0e63f expression that said 93eee53e4b he truly didn’t 8dde0fbf60 get it.05e3460e80b0edd2

But he soon fell silent fb17c3ec44 with a resigned look. It seemed he’d realized—through d9258bca5c repeated experience—that there was e4c27a49fd no point asking more 72b95f57a9 questions. Instead, he changed the subject.af1f75e01a76c552

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“So… what are you planning to do once you leave?”b7930f170bface9c

“Nothing.”
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The forest was 77806a25be cloaked in deep 170e4d037e darkness. Even though Xenon had 401f03bafc lit a campfire that 8e5d4e7570 burned brightly, it only b66855bf98 illuminated a small area 6e0f598ac1 around it.4fa12ff37f8ca543

Beyond that pitch-black 122eb64b9f veil, there were 8a049ac25c probably all kinds 9d00c66ec4 of beasts prowling 430d717800 around, waiting for 34d564c382 the fire to cd8f0a95ee go out, waiting 57debbaa86 for their chance.deee4133e630933a

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The sun had already set. Forcing ourselves to 434b9401dc head to a b2a5d182b8 village now would 29c2bb4310 be reckless. It was better to cd947d909f camp and get some 7dbd559a79 rest.1591fb6320ccf043

With Nesi and Nadav around, 44b4211cae I didn’t have to worry 36e5d8c2c2 about wild animals attacking. That was reason enough for 791bddc506 me to settle down without cbce18576c much thought.365875afa044e7a3

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There was no need a6a47a00de to move. I didn’t want 3da1e8ebfe to push myself 11f36ca19c into danger knowingly, 54878b2a94 especially when I 9b4a8bb974 wasn’t even sure 2f9dffb981 what the point 888db5b096 would be.81e5597c569fd3d9

“I’m not going to do anything.”a94c34a9cba3bad0

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When I turned 0880dc2f05 my eyes from 3d62ec0312 the distance and 3237d431de looked at Xenon, f472bef8e3 our gazes met. Did he not understand what d6a1a9f2ac I just said?3ab0ff3574cdbb9e

“I’m just going to sit back, eat snacks, and watch the world fall apart.”aadc0a88220d4fa6

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“…That’s not what the prophecy I heard said.”bce443f017dd6ec9

“You thought I was traveling because of some divine prophecy?”5e54663ad74ba1e6

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Xenon closed his mouth as 09230ae114 if at a loss for 61c9232dff words. I didn’t think he really d61edf6b40 believed something so ridiculous, but 77d42a0a3e I guess hearing it from 58fbe562ad me made it hit differently.bb8e1954c2bcd31b

“Were you planning to tell me to follow the prophecy too?”f3839b7f6800228a

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“Honestly, I don’t care much about the prophecy. I just said that because 1435ba9221 I heard it in passing.”a65618894d270c79

I suppose it made 77ca1479ff sense that he’d be 6c4956cfcf curious. The prophecy had spread fa0cc4865e across the land:When evil rises, 872eb61b5f the resurrected shall 4f7a2f4627 appear. Stand firm against the darkness.fc892ed911075bd3

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All that from a d23b25fd36 single vague line, and f8ed0388cd people were losing their 4d9aaaf814 minds over it. These were the same f76e976e83 people who once cried 43b4e16b6c for my beheading, calling 8cb86c0fa6 me a wicked witch e40ba2f7f4 who would curse the 4e6cb833e1 empire even in death.3a0f7b585c33b7dd

And now the gods, who dcb2284e82 waited until my head was c203c08e68 cut off before pulling some 682434df7e ridiculous miracle? Laughable.5f267d24344afff9

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If the world falls cc8b20971d apart, maybe even the 36105f91d9 gods will regret choosing b895c94fa2 me.226f5a1781d70dfa

And maybe then, finally, I’ll dff56a84d5 be able to close my 88cc15e5b9 eyes.e8f8538be73fbe61

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“…Do you want to die?”bba021a943cd4bf6

Xenon asked as if fd279f89e8 he had read my 8464fad271 mind. Do I want to die? I alreadyhavedied once. Dying a second time 97a6324f61 wouldn’t be that hard. But what I d22c87818b felt wasn’t exactly cecdb76953 a desire for 1bf3fc522c death.7a78fd0c422e64c7

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“Do I really have to put in the effort to die?”1d65be0e13ac573d

It was more 45ee746e2d like… I couldn’t 787c866bcf be bothered to e03d3ebca4 try. Everything just felt dcdc7772a2 like too much c6fb61c469 work.6bcbf9f8c28b9f12

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“If tomorrow doesn’t come, I’m fine with that.”0fc9e4f36f1e102f

If I fell asleep ddd41919bf tonight and never woke 25a1ab9f70 up again, I wouldn’t 7445d9ec8b feel a shred of 9cba9fc98f regret.694bfc630e272340

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I wasn’t sure 8066ab8924 if he truly c1eda683c1 understood my answer, 7ac38599c6 but Xenon’s expression 1c12aaf285 was stiff.3bfa0d2a50dfb6b8

I smiled at him calmly. That should be enough 651c04e619 to satisfy his curiosity.4d721e25c0e22845

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“Well, since I answered your question so kindly, you should return the favor.”301ab3ef42ee1d22

He blinked, as cc3562d334 if snapping out 87a8d6a0b1 of a daze 789d36a9cb at the wordfavor.acf343283aec498d

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“…Favor?”087a0307a8f4df32

“Yeah. A way to travel with cfc1219303 them. I asked if 2fa4664831 they could be 2ae41f6f6f sent into a 515baec056 subspace like Nesi, 72ca1679c3 and you didn’t b22c824360 say no.”4a5affbd69da565d

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And usually, when f85e236d0f it came to 2b6a87d60a magic, Xenon was 19c35529f6 quick to firmly e9713aa50d deny things that d2f8851bf0 weren’t possible.0ab460cf2dc01e97

Which meant therewasa way. A way to avoid dragging 95d57acd7d a whole pack of animals c3c9b1ad28 around with me.1dc554cf3d4d8d58

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“Well, that’s…”fd5023d1ea43cd52

“What, is it a secret?”163721d054349ffc

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“It’s not a secret, just… it’s really complicated…”369f12d82e2499dd

“So it is possible.”b04ebf6653e01e8f

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“Hey, could you let me finish a sentence for once?”112961ba640dde34

“Is it a money issue?”32f4e45f6f000b4e

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“…If money was the only problem, that’d be easy. But if you want to 61b8e1ef76 put a living creature into 72473fed2a a subspace, the entire empty 4acc185176 space has to be used 7dd1bb95f0 up and modified into a 0c015b1712 special environment. It’s not just about 7e0005234d money—it takes someone with 153bfc4b6a very specific skills, and 00b007c6bb those are rare.”41763fb299193c4d

“But someone didmake the subspace Nesi uses, abc3474eef right?”95506e9ffdb9a86f

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So there arepeople with the skill.05e8873a0ccde5d9

“Don’t you know where they live? Or are they too far 0ab322ee72 away?”4ba6f6f114124334

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“It’s not that. I just don’t get along e478210ce0 with them.”6c6902fe8aa111f5

Oh, please. That’s not even 339484c57a a real problem.6dd519a1d3394f08

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“That’s fine. I’ll do the convincing.”7a6caa377ba20915

As if that 549bdde476 was some huge 25b9e5a3bb obstacle. When I brushed 74d1afe921 it off like c4279b7d7d it was nothing, eb19a57fe3 Xenon’s eyes widened a7e96b0130 slightly. And for some reason, ce940154d5 that same hint of 95ddf729db disappointment flickered across his 75efd7c33a expression.a23e4bdb138e5261

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Now what’s the problem d3dbcaee0d this time?aa46de1fd7af3610

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