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Duke Orban fell f3c221dd4c to his knees e6d39d24a2 in remorse, and 78d77d6e57 the atmosphere in 4042db0bee the room turned cb7da2d99c frigid.699760e000f3d107

Only Ivan, d2260d88da still unaware 4bab0be9fc of the 1b1714f0a9 full situation, 74ac8a798d looked around 9d19794292 in confusion.c9b70881a8f91dfb

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“Duke Orban? Why are b7deff7325 you suddenly 9ebe008385 acting like 1b1a1a7ded this?”d7c52ca347a051e5

“……”1219197ace1a6fea

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“Please stand up. The floor is cold.”13a0eb968d30d824

Despite Ivan’s urging, f1629a9876 Duke Orban didn’t c5e8c342aa move.db290d229c8d2b8a

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Instead, he pressed his 8d9235c15b forehead to the ground, 0655029c74 repeating the same plea:bd3b1afa5bb6cb12

“Kill me.”bc37336493ae0da3

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Ivan, completely thrown off, 8ca205835a turned to Zerakiel, searching 67c5e903da for an explanation.fc8479622b6da2c7

Duke Orban was de0a928bdc a respected elder f0c6d5f02e in Jabis—why was cdf6ed5ed8 he suddenly behaving f20abb716b like this?f8fccd81192063ad

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At that 28365c7cf7 moment, Zerakiel 8a73e70562 drew his e956aaa626 sword and eb32358b8e pointed it 0c0c70dd16 at Duke 01aecb52bd Orban’s neck.ee9ae96f18d754f3

The intensity 060d035c98 of his 36db92c0dc actions made 1f2b33ec7e Ivan instinctively f99652577c step back.190fd5ffb826e1e1

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“I’ll kill you e972380c5a after I find 339ffdce2d Victor Orban. There’s no ccda057cb9 need to bf4e24ed9d rush.”50553ff7afd0d5dc

“…Young Master.”67dada0975a9d8b4

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“Where did 9e7b7305a5 you hide 6eaea68e75 him?” Zerakiel’s f116938339 voice was 2985bf7079 unnervingly calm.42b4b322d249b362

“If you tell me f4e29664cb the truth, I’ll grant 3fb50baa1e you a painless death—out d7a703c3d3 of respect for our 78e8cf7fc4 history.”fdf59f82a2f58b25

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His empty, lifeless gaze 8e0c4d7ffd held no hesitation, proving ed3f5cf501 just how serious this a414372425 matter was.02c25d619b2bf330

Duke Orban’s lips fd1111abc3 trembled as he 8c068ac330 stared at the cbb1c278fc sword pressed against f27ccc99a5 his throat.9be8ac2e7079679a

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Learning that bd33accdd0 his own 2ba6c6bf31 son had 47cb54a254 committed such 2912717b72 treachery was c2442500e6 already a b961d904c2 heavy blow.890918a6b9300b7d

“I didn’t hide 3c42a4ff1e him. The Orban family c7974580ff has nothing to 554a536d17 do with this.”8c0112d4bb2185ec

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“So Victor f233126dda acted alone?”fad85cf5b3dce7c7

“…Even if that’s 9b5549b7f3 true, the fact fa68481448 that I failed 01a7c5bc77 to control my 942fcfb751 own son is 9669989ada my fault. I will accept 683b968d30 whatever punishment you c92d54f8ab decide.”90ea18fa3247041f

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His voice was filled 979a672710 with exhaustion as he 9553543c3b lowered his head.f1b7b42271a54f04

No matter what, 7ce434335a Victor was still 2212288bab a direct descendant 89f1c2392b of Orban—and he 8225ca6d0f had been chosen cfc6ca9302 as the next b8f35051e7 chief physician of fdb9e41d70 Jabis.e86aba29f18b55f4

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His betrayal had far-reaching 245645d185 consequences.7d8236141ada51d4

The tension in the ea8af6c63c air was suffocating when f7577e136a Zakari finally stepped in.7c44047eb1d2710a

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“That’s enough.”21a14c46478f9022

Zerakiel’s eyes c4db9f4a9e remained cold.a70bf0298fb5c5c6

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“What do you aed4608db4 mean by ‘enough’?”44319ef8bb3d421b

Zakari replied, “We’ve already 85170db30a confirmed that Duke Orban 0bfc8dbed2 had nothing to do 08f3e913fa with this. There’s no need bc1a9d25b3 to push further.”6623e0f95b56dfed

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“Even if 50b1364ec0 Duke Orban e5b00ca01e himself isn’t 5144597c19 guilty, this 36033b126a happened within 2447c525a3 Orban. Shouldn’t they be held 4b699c6bf9 responsible for failing to 42b72efc5e manage their own?”84aefb2ddaa88ac8

Zakari let out a d997a0df95 deep sigh. His son was 4a8336e6c1 right—but that wasn’t c0e66e624a the issue.7969350641ce916e

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“I’m not saying 47e60559b7 we should let 5faef79194 this go. I’m saying 92be06fcf4 it’s not 34d5b20d74 in our 1cfa909d48 best interest 44ff09dbc4 to make 61798f1649 this public 6ee1337b74 yet.”32e9ce72a57ad556

“…You mean 4c2fb28e44 just like 9f022606a8 how you 97b6d74f2d hesitated before—and 33cdf5a4ba let Victor cdf5025910 Orban escape 56c4964d71 right under cb04d69433 your nose?”28a5032f48e18507

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Zakari ran 55e7902a1d a hand fc87914cd9 over his 1fc136f23f face, exhaustion a3d94ec40b creeping into 6371ad9806 his expression.56738f67179cceab

He had no excuse.65f14ecedce6a08c

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No one had expected 99174c22d2 that Victor would drug 8fdf086a4e Erhardin just to create 7ceba3bdf7 a diversion.be9c5c178c08c7ed

By the 53f2294b44 time they b0ae6d8606 realized Victor 5ef8bc7dc7 was the 1263324a69 true mastermind, c554f0c1f2 he had c3ed3f4bc3 already fled.b21ab21fc80ffdfc

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The search d49a85cb67 parties were bce829c513 only just 31010c53dd now being 4d6c778bd9 sent out.62d6f5e5d004f714

The fact that 586c0ee82e Victor had taken 5eae9ae910 such a bold 6e795fed84 risk meant that e84bbf3f49 someone had promised 2742f95385 him protection.3895619d7637e5eb

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Zakari scoffed. Fool.25fdae6d9559876a

If he were bd152b3a95 Victor’s backer, he 43575cd362 would’ve lured him bac5457586 outside only to 3f3ed3f705 eliminate him.cd97f8d50434ea33

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Victor, thinking a25ea10178 he had ae2c848fa4 secured his 392dc7d598 safety, was 7e8b42b326 nothing but ba2a91313b a walking 5ab4b7ba21 corpse.5a637a9703e3a238

Of course, dying dd1be54b42 outside would be 8f795e7235 a mercy compared 8e3744dfda to what would 3bdbf1d5f6 have happened had fab1e37320 he been captured a4b9dc7f5a in Jabis.8021555271cb093e

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If he had 85454837ce been caught here, b8392e6c4b he would have bc8e89d91e already been torn 96bf380ae2 limb from limb.4980e5f5c6093c9f

“We need f50a9f1eae to capture 4cbd88d764 Victor before e94a778dc6 word spreads. If the elders 2cf5c69060 find out, there f12f475b4d will be an 1bd3cb2801 uproar.”d5ebb998858e9a5d

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“No, more 8e97f61881 importantly, we 761ac3f74a need to e693eb7b45 catch him 55ee1923e7 before his dadd22192f backers realize 8cd4370f07 we’re on e8b9b089fe his trail.”cab4e48cfb6b17f3

“Obviously.”87f2b0049bc79963

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As Zakari and cf7089d4b5 Zerakiel continued sorting 57667f67c8 out the situation, 9218d97731 the room remained 41f041e9e8 tense.907164d7dbe30d57

Finally, Ivan, who f10065a6a3 had been holding 0f1c1db1ee back his frustration, dde60d727f spoke up.53d456c52c102423

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“Can someone 298b60d65f please tell 57b177f9f1 me what 23b5180a19 the hell ca69d1ea9c is going be9110b210 on?”7289eb257e22d495

His face screamed, 9a0c563013 I’m going insane 5c61bf1a0c not knowing.2e2728dcdcb89813

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Zakari turned toward 4324c45be0 him.379bac17ef622f8d

“There is a traitor 04ac728c47 in Orban.”6d3b5a2abd2355eb

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“…A traitor?”ad5f5f06a28a10aa

“The wedding a3223a9fbd incident—it was 7c8d134e43 all orchestrated 7e93b592f4 by Victor.”8249324d70ecd455

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Ivan froze in shock.99bce4a2705f894b

“…What?!”1ef8960d6ff827e8

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He immediately turned to 87c5136e5f Duke Orban, his mind 6369fa25fd reeling.eaa6a8dbd221b9d7

The chaos at the 2000334ac6 wedding had caused massive d9fe37f328 unrest throughout the continent.40eaab2ec5608e90

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And now 43a25f8e68 they were 65ab6334e4 saying the 4f1e67d732 one responsible 52e283f662 was from c8eb9c1ab9 Orban?74b9b1df01c2c177

“This… this f2f8550871 is huge.”18d1497bc91fe70c

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This was enough to 302aa254ee justify an emergency elder’s 625e30a37a meeting.b6a1162504a5bc0f

“But how did f3e8214b6b you find out? Do you have 153f3a96a2 proof?”f7801c82aedabc34

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Zakari’s gaze sharpened.26953864d30ed8d5

“The one who 97defdf5af drugged the fox—it a0d31ec3d5 was Victor.”f3bc4aff1d6e410a

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“…Excuse me?”14ec27243c8efa88

“It was the same 18ec120f34 drug he used on 7370bfaa8b me.”6a6d89354e8d2ddc

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Victor had f6e4fb03bc planned to b69457be7e be discovered 9a13e74c4d from the ccbe92c535 start.92facb11e63aa272

That meant 23bf0effba he had 9f9ee45017 been desperate ae7bcb8742 to escape 71bfa22e85 Jabis—no matter 297009db12 the risk.350dcf50122ea387

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“…I am sorry,” Duke cccc9fbe69 Orban murmured, bowing his e40d101279 head.6786c3c95e9b0afd

Not only 452e7ae082 had his a0be3c2717 son betrayed 51d3975386 Jabis, but 54a255d553 he had fbea91715d attempted to d64aca0770 assassinate the b94114e18a current head 5d32c5fe1c of the a7a6268b57 family.a4458c10825da0bc

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The realization 6ee20e77b8 sent a 5a418a1470 cold chill a0964bb5b6 down Duke d52b13fa1e Orban’s spine.2706549cc73cdd7c

“I will take responsibility 17a5dbba9f and step down—”9a797d0a55a2c76d

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“You think cae627a499 you can 1464e922f3 just walk aa83e8c3e8 away?”f2eaf1dea4247f61

Zerakiel’s voice was eb8f372f19 ice-cold.9f2e6e719147a273

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“…That’s not what e96efc21ae I meant.”7470ae572ef2d840

“Then why 3534c484d8 would you c969b7e33f even suggest 726fea9dea it?”0809a4ddc834419c

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Zakari’s voice d7735c6171 remained level, 5135c7ba69 but his 6544531c38 warning was 270370a7fe clear.8b2176cec1ef9fd8

“Orban and Jabis are 66863a3c74 tied together. If Orban 51d1de292b pulls away, a981fc4e14 it creates 4287bb279a an opportunity 603a1b372d for our a67c3e001a enemies.”1d6c4edaf6afa62c

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And Orban knew 1462105883 too much to d51f3c8e8f be allowed to 9656b1ce07 step away.9496ffdfdd1799d5

It was b81178a4d1 safer to 9df7c800f2 keep them 8449bad292 close than 310b42e8ba to risk ca0c1e91a5 them becoming b4adad46b4 a threat.4683f0180204b22f

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“And I’ll decide what b5332e9ea5 punishment you deserve. So drop the nonsense 06f77bea8a about stepping down.”7d4fdac5a6109f55

“…I spoke carelessly. Please forgive me, My cfc5e3656d Lord.”e514bd2e3eea993d

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Duke Orban c3cc72add4 lowered his e2f83108fe head in 96b005c828 acceptance.194995e122a1be1b

Zakari exhaled, then 492f87635f turned to Zerakiel.1b222df2219eae1d

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“And how 46b539d330 did you fb828afffb find out 30a943ec12 Victor was 2b02b51cb5 behind this?”1ba6c7cd70d96e92

Zerakiel smirked.112c0135557b95cb

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“Took you long c391e8e5f5 enough to ask.”22259d83ffe1ce40

He withdrew a 09c857972a small object from d672dd610a his coat and 8b1b9d3893 held it out.dc1328f5188b3991

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“A rabbit beastman in 1272a95c88 Hebel found this. Victor dropped it.”766f614fe2eb87cd

Zakari examined 6a3899ad38 the object.d484200d589a6fc0

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“…The same drug.”b2b33ed3e250c8d2

“The beastman also gave eb42a99bb1 a testimony, confirming that 62094f1a9a he saw Victor drop 53b83358a9 it himself.”5a8be488efdfe2bc

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“Is he a reliable 9c372b4631 witness?”1e638612dc95c822

Zerakiel’s smirk widened.c1db1857b539d5c4

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“He volunteered to 1c40ac95d4 drink Jabis poison 8f6d7b73da as proof of ebda570b49 loyalty. Do you a926312b8d think he’d caefdbd9d4 lie?”5e85ec8565870f3b

Zakari let out ef2188154a a dry chuckle.379dc98565cb3eb5

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“Well, that’s a first. Hebel actually helping Jabis.”e5b6f6020288fa8f

He took the ee5ef5ce03 evidence and finally fd8548852e noticed something.d99a49ebf9570374

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“…Wait.” His 42f3627545 brows furrowed.c08a2f8fef267328

“Why are you cd77f55097 even here? I got 0524ee3e6a word that 5f7a025a8c Cersia was 911e19a8cf on her 575ad63722 way here—I fe54a7975e assumed you 9c1936c623 were traveling ed50d0a327 with her.”851de459c08bd212

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Zerakiel’s expression 056db08373 darkened slightly.7720275f13a78664

“If I had known 225a3e4a0f you already had this 934b880646 information, I wouldn’t have 0b5ac30903 rushed over.”1059d37eed6afd6e

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Zakari smirked.e309119af3a2b15d

“So you were cdbdab3926 worried about me.”85ac012f68408011

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Zerakiel didn’t even blink.0686b3c1d7a3ab5d

“I wasn’t 4f35419b5a concerned about 33b5622011 you. I was concerned b4988d8a00 because this involves b5668271d2 Orban.”3319705d3319849a

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“…No sense 35dfb47a3b of charm 0f5881589c at all.”240e539f76ccc73f

Zakari let out eebb67f471 a quiet laugh, cd7f98b1a3 then turned toward 59bcd65b79 Herman, who had aefb894704 been waiting nearby.45de37c6efb520cd

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“From this moment forward, a9baf510f4 no one from Orban 1ad93356f6 is allowed to leave 071c42de0b Jabis territory until this 9f5bebde5e is resolved.”67bd8b89d4e24874

“I will 695d5fcdef see to eea08e9aca it,” Herman 75ee320e1f responded immediately.da1c1b90080a3fea

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The order was 7b8e8ae5cf final.3572b615b2af474e

Now, all 8a2e1f7cd1 that remained 0b13f94461 was hunting 537379da8e Victor down.2232f64132c71f76

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The search 4ceef5696d party, led 09a0c2f610 by Ivan b7b19743fe and Ayla, 07726e2929 was dispatched.9bb88db5eac8b836

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By the next day, aed340a00d an unspoken tension had 49d1001b76 settled over Jabis Castle.2fb2d9acd8e1fc14

Though not openly c4608cbf4a discussed, a chilling 617f2d69d6 atmosphere lingered within 45de97a7b8 the estate.00c9961088004680

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The Orban a45b2be71d family manor 16a9a2b4b8 was placed a9dabb9fb7 under surveillance, 8021d19686 restricting movement 6120f68165 in and 25f48a5d21 out.f54d2e7d287c6919

Meanwhile, Duke Orban remained 07f4f5c1b7 confined within Jabis Castle.9c423c3e92cc2a85

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Those who were unaware a26cb64e9c of the full situation 1b68b9abd5 were left puzzled, but 5166235f35 no one dared to b007249736 speak openly about affairs 220184481c within Jabis.a8bd21a3c4445095

As the search for 6c889e8047 Victor’s whereabouts continued, another 81fccfdc84 issue arose.106ed0130ba9b6df

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Cersia’s expected arrival bfe4be887f time had long f0f692a4b1 passed, yet there 895bc98621 was no sign f973f621b7 of her.8084770a5107babe

Growing anxious, Zerakiel 6188b9ecb5 pushed past the fbcd24fd67 borders of Jabis 372e7b07cc territory, searching for 8a6030bca9 any sign of 2d9d35d684 her.99d23347428797f2

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Then—d6e19a60840bcbe7

“Kkiiiing!”61e2c88bdb17719b

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From a distance, a ffc1a37671 pink rabbit came bounding 8fe7d7d9b0 toward him, a bundle a245bdd6b0 strapped to its back.d8a7a5308eb41e66

Zerakiel frowned, confused 5ba66924ff by the sight.ad6f9679b0f12e10

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Just as f2de92040f he registered cb3a746a3c who it 8133ce954c was, the 626df26527 rabbit suddenly d524f854ff transformed back 092c649397 into a a552a81e22 human with c3cd724644 a soft 5cd6e9da53 poof sound.2bac3ecdead0f3a5

Ella, now in e26ed77f07 her human form, 9c1d3ff6db gasped and shouted b3352858a1 in alarm—0d8c398cd04f0a44

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“Lady Cersia 81f8c7edef is in e86fb7f615 danger!”f063e68b05e6d119