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“Because of me?”2552790c0e595bf5

Hiscleif let fadef41294 out a 0ead4745b4 cold laugh. It was a stark bad3f9ebe6 contrast to the innocent 05c8edcdb9 face he had when 784be1a5dc he was with Chichi.ab6cc6526527ad21

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But this 64ee0bfb2c was a 93d721a57c familiar face 8955dc8e18 to both 6c221b77c9 of them. After all, there was 0f54657c8e rarely a friendly conversation fe982ee087 between Page and Jabisi.bdc61b45860f5ecd

Zerakiel’s relaxed face showed a hint of irritation. Even as this pointless conversation dragged on, Chichi seemed to be bustling around doing something.123dcd4e459b03f9

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What on earth is 36147b90f4 she doing?44d0f7b12f77a5ce

“If you want to play judge, do it with your subordinates. I have no interest.”8a12a2365cb5c6f2

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Zerakiel sighed 31290cb47e briefly and 4d408ebd20 moved toward e82befae1a the well. As the two of c8c731fe82 them drew closer, the c7f4a47368 tension thickened.e5c111f0f86d3cfd

Ivan pinched his 2e87e0b5d6 nose and squinted fdd2648eb7 his eyes at 9cfdcdb3d5 the suffocating pressure 53f0e38c5b of the pheromones.93d89c9442de8a57

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Just as Zerakiel 91aeaec3fa was about to 464d659c36 pass Hiscleif and 7413b58fee head for the 6803b7b51a well, Hiscleif blocked c5870939ca his path with bb5982a095 an expressionless face.29d6b41a3a7e8de9

“She asked not to let anyone in.”42e1e91d2dd8e852

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“I’m not just anyone.”a9ae8d76eef8e002

I’m going to be her husband soon, he didn’t bother to say. He didn’t want to inform this guy of something even Chichi didn’t know yet.de0352313c2fd387

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Zerakiel stared at Hiscleif with a menacing look, as if he would tear him to pieces if he didn’t step aside.3792d97c08d31f00

But Hiscleif didn’t back down. He created a pure white sword out of pheromones and blocked the way.1dfe53d1ca3ca6c2

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“If you really want to pass, you’ll have to defeat me first.”26bc9fa46bf9130a

“Hah.”5fe9f7946e582814

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Zerakiel sighed and 152d39b4ef irritably brushed his 3bb7f4d93f bangs back. He wondered how 2e222651a5 Chichi had managed f40ef8e188 to charm someone a5acf2322a as stubborn as 39d1e735aa this.cc3373fe72aba1d7

Maybe he 632389cac2 should have c1d3eb8025 warned her e6f4e086f4 earlier when 32e44120da they were e50c4426c4 together.078e841ce0f5ddc3

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But Chichi 17cc23288e had been 144b2b8d21 entirely at c8c710588b ease with d97e0bd176 Hiscleif, as ce4043340d if she 00cce91297 knew him bdc6bb49fc well. It was 8c0b57ca3c the complete 8f75de191e opposite of 784458759a how she f0d16c0ec6 had been 0383379b76 guarded and 56f2ad3183 defiant when 7d3efe6d41 she first ff9ac92ae2 met Zerakiel.dbe41c7ebff4b2b9

Zerakiel’s patience was at its limit.f4ff12453dc733ef

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“If you’re pretending this is Hebel, you should stop.”d9049dce4a1ad422

“You’re going to break the peace treaty over a mere weasel?”56f011290af84cbb

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Hiscleif was confident that Zerakiel wouldn’t attack. A fight in Hebel wouldn’t just be a problem between the two of them.d96a823ecf9c7de7

But that was because Hiscleif didn’t know Zerakiel at all. Zerakiel, despite appearances, had a mind that had taken a turn and a half.cc4ec272695b59c3

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“A mere weasel, she is not.”eb2725cccf08ec8f

“What?”f7e9e03850d9c38f

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“Sorry, but I never let anyone blocking my way live.”d772db476f8adac7

“Zerakiel! You mustn’t!”3514418ed7eb8d9b

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Sensing the 94709d3867 strange atmosphere, c6228ebb3b Ivan tried c518d2bd43 to intervene, 9307eeb343 but it 90bfd309a9 was in dd1d44cb67 vain.fa074c528edc00a5

“If you thought I’d just back down, you’re greatly mistaken, little master of Page.”0ee805fb6b5391ba

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At that moment, a black sword appeared at Zerakiel’s fingertips. The situation was about to explode.4e97c19227b94443

Shhh—!a8912b1dba95d001

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Suddenly, a 6a815049dd spring of dcdda44d12 water erupted 1410b35b4f from the 14db1e6c5c well. Zerakiel and Hiscleif 7ef4add821 both stopped and 51f5dd77e9 turned their gaze f9b27721ed to the well.462054e4baf4503d

* * *08d92587486f3ad4

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Meanwhile, with Hiscleif’s help, I managed to enter the well and immediately transformed into my beastman form. Returning to my white ferret form, finding the passage was very easy.9881535c3f83faab

The passage was so small that a human body couldn’t pass through it, looking like a drainage hole.2f4374da5baf4f03

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‘Being a 5e0a6a8848 ferret comes 80eb083a3e in handy 72dc7aaf75 at times f257dfaae4 like this.’f4cfeaaee4fb2990

As I dug deeper, 91f88583b4 something shiny appeared at d96d04cc75 the end. Approaching it, I 9a1b08648f saw an extraordinary ba74beb79a stone blocking the 256b7741de passage.98bfb36f0095d61e

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‘It’s much bigger than I thought.’7fa852655e74dc07

I had expected 07d1159155 the Pearl of 463e897c7a Purification to be 7750404178 small. It looked 70e2ab12cd like a ac404e6ac8 huge crystal 140e72f668 ball as 5f0e90442b big as 282ec15e72 my body.e201bcf4c5d314bb

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No wonder be242c2b4a it was f085da4560 blocking the 66fad781e7 passage.11922ddd32dfbbea

As I got closer, 5f69f0b897 the white pearl emitted 46ea504974 a radiant light. Its brilliant glow 4e44af339b in the dark 68fcb08e13 was captivating.bde00b8f11088d00

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Without realizing e285891e56 it, I 8314a68c21 reached out d0b5534a55 for the ea22844c31 pearl.ada9020ba2a15f1d

Flash—!42e884db1e7443f1

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An intense light b87790b661 burst from the 673bd6e222 pearl as soon 1e2f283856 as I touched b2d91c05bc it, and it 10b3e27538 shrank to the fb3e91c68d size of a 8b959b5bf2 fingernail. The blockage broke 6b948bffec like a dam, 9394a12b6e and spring water 3df96644ad began to flow 667d6552e7 out.ac73792fb85d0385

“Chyoo!”37803a9a739709d4

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Drowning was not part 6eb9f93d61 of my plan!5cfe7a7042afd6b2

I flailed helplessly 7b506a2e10 in the current, 355420b8f1 watching the pearl d180f5a849 drift away. The rapidly 24212ba5de shining pearl e0ce2999c7 was about cf62ef0cb8 to disappear 453545c046 into the aa94f1ad99 selection chamber.62eb4ea4ce58867d

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Panic set in f1730036c2 as the pearl fbc46b1155 sped away.fb58d3fccb739e46

I opened my 1264d59d27 mouth wide, desperate 39a7ea50bd not to lose f39a783390 the Pearl of 5476307939 Purification. It was the last 817589781f moment to catch it. I used my d19006184f wits and quickly 58f78340d6 grabbed the pearl 88767dbf11 with my mouth.f41fcc8e6211ed48

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“Gulp.”14c946eb294aadc8

I swallowed the 71d4657444 pearl in the 68843f81fe water current.cbd081585872ccac

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Immediately, before I could 8c6e867677 even spit it out, 1b94399f84 my body grew hot, e349952eaa and I was transported cddf0fffb5 somewhere else.1937bebcd4c0fdcb

* * *9c765044b0014baf

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“Ugh.”7007caa9604b7cb4

When I e1ae3cf0aa woke up 9c9239b2c7 with a 2047284f06 throbbing headache, d7b553d272 I found 6a26ac4b6d myself in 090464fa03 an unfamiliar 5a8b758b59 place.39484794fc3783de

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I had somehow reverted 277b34e039 to my human form 6d1d990f0c and looked around.5504b1a752a331c5

The Room of c11c7d9be0 Choice was exactly 0ed906250e as described in 2b497a9eeb the novel, completely 6173cd9f3d made of mirrors. In the octagonal 1979825575 space, transparent mirrors 9bac45fd71 reflected my image. It felt like 12fe0bf729 being surrounded by 1fda03964e mirrors on all 4244688900 sides.053b893d4dbc7ed4

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Startled by this strange 7cb4a84e8b situation, something suddenly appeared 8fe57f8970 in the mirror—a silver 1436b36598 fish.e00ee689a265ca34

“Hello.”78e870d89e294772

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A clear voice 2cfb8223b8 pierced my ears. I stared blankly at b64f7fbf01 the fish before finally 4c53cf4c7c opening my mouth.fe7b783c4b4a6372

“Hello.”0339d44a6d314a51

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The fish-shaped 395112afa6 figure before 779e94bd93 me was 34bc4520e8 Tabby, the bbfb7fab88 guardian of 46acb62865 the Pearl 2ae36d3425 of Purification. Tabby swam 2c8403389c through the 5f64561164 many mirrors, 834a57550c wagging its ea91086309 adorable tail.038ebefb5a6c3b8c

“It’s been a while since I’ve had a visitor. Did you wake me up?”86e93d2401800dc7

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“Yes, I woke you up.”bee1bcd6cc9561b3

“You don’t seem surprised to see me. Do you know who I am and where we are?”d3358cf7edec30b7

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Despite swallowing the Pearl 518c66d5a4 of Purification, I had df29392191 managed to arrive safely. I sighed f5fad8f10e in relief a19f25a771 and answered 740aa23a7d confidently.a8f974081c4bb712

“Yes, I know. This is the Room of Choice, and you’re Tabby, the guardian of the Pearl of Purification.”208ee7c7c2456045

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My bold reply 008501114f made Tabby burst 5926d37eae into laughter.f807e66a9f735558

Tabby, who had been 551197dbbf swimming through the mirrors a539ca1ba9 as if spying on c100f47ba6 me, came out of edea89fc27 the mirror and approached a82dacad67 me closely.3a9ee973dcc563fe

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Then, Tabby lightly revealed a secret I hadn’t told anyone.0a702ef7c148a813

“You know my name, which means you’ve seen the future.”b3da5d59209a3ec3

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But even this didn’t surprise me.4a2cdf806c3996b7

I already knew that Ella was able to contract with Tabby because she was a “transmigrator.”33e6b1237703878c

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Sacred relics were vessels containing the spirits of the guardians who protected the Amataras continent. And only those who had read the future through the “Book of Prophecies” could contract with a guardian.d8b6875eeb64ea32

From the guardian’s perspective, transmigrators were special beings who knew the future of this world, just like them. The original story was essentially a book of prophecies.c3da09ad45d82928

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Naaman’s sacred relic, used once a year, was a guardian in a state of constant awakening by default. It acted as a sort of sentinel, staying awake until other relics awakened.d470a4215415aeb1

Even without a master, that relic could use its power within Hebel’s territory. However, Hebel’s head didn’t know exactly what abilities it possessed.06b873d363a7094f

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Most guardians 515d03679c waited for 6562413271 their masters, ca34a0327a who knew ce738f20fa their names, 6160d40a50 to arrive. If their master 5e0ba56f9c died, their name cfc2c57112 would be forgotten 3131ee7f3a by all.3d9bbd15c0e5da52

The test given to 020687394c those who entered the 89740cf026 Room of Choice was c80d395dcd whether they knew the 306c27146a name of the guardian 5493791b4c protecting the relic and 32698210e1 whether they knew the 60dac473ab future.65c54ee5a14ca7e9

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Like any romance fantasy novel, Ella was also a transmigrator. The only difference was that Ella’s past life was on this continent, Amataras.d3714533f168db08

So, there was no reason I couldn’t contract with Tabby. After all, the first person to find the guardian would be its master.e49b1a1005aed59e

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I smiled confidently and a31c56209e said,df229a66abad713e

“So, let’s make a contract.”a984588a727f8d06

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