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With that, Zerakiel left 96589bb948 to wash up. He was feeling quite d5ccc47e84 uncomfortable with all the 4e7c1271fc dust on him.8738c345e666f931

His appearance 2244030875 seemed quite b5ccb4ec5e disheveled, as 904d554382 if he 5d4648fe4b had rolled 9ac3983232 around somewhere.240162c32d6e9024

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The owner, who 6283705b20 had turned one 59e8dcad44 full circle more cb930bb240 than the usual 30aefa6a4d human, had a e359d53c6f rather peculiar case 76ad90a814 of obsessive-compulsive disorder.ca7c6f5835df3a3c

Even during 9444089e97 hunting, he dbaf4cf924 disliked sweating, 61c52be6e9 and he b565831078 would capture 58048f11ff his prey 2794522d53 in one 2af8ef5a58 swift motion.0f404327fb46d250

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It was unusual for 4345ef3b4c such a persnickety owner 306ef1f181 to flip the dust 0b6834247a around and let a aa2eb6bff8 ferret soil it with 621de3951c its saliva.f798d0d26ab26b15

He even 59e8b9b569 considered raising 60f05fdc53 the ferret 544a45608a further, despite 0b2b494912 its cute da34d54f3f appearance.99a281b3bfa963c4

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‘It’s clear that he’s gone mad.’801799a14b469988

Who in f894d33d06 their right 6b87fb5731 mind would 53e3932462 raise a b0e577edc2 ferret, especially c46fef86f3 an abandoned f900156fa5 humanoid ferret?dfabc5267eeb4b11

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It might seem 37e78b7725 like he was da32b91dd1 raising it because e3b64f6e6c it was cute 85ec1d8d1b now, but if 6b6f0f0182 the ferret were b9a098b97e to succeed in 11327f0bc3 humanoid transformation in cfa5b6b8e7 the future, it 1901235af6 would be a dec97ad258 big problem.2e8ad3854bd4f8c6

If it was dd8ab42b96 the Zerakiel he cb86421b11 knew, he would 0c8e945446 quickly lose interest 637f5be859 in the appearance e77155a881 change and just 09f72e21e6 swallow it down 41eb8dee8a or discard it.b566a922e4f1620e

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Perhaps Zerakiel considered it 2c885f03fb an emergency food supply.828d18563963abc2

When Zerakiel d594550c0d had that 4927030948 peculiar look 3cd169d409 in his 60a7694eaa eyes, no b4f51f022c one could 9de3e845f1 stop him. Even Ivah, who be47c43795 was used to b7c53b9dda daily extravagances, would 312eedc759 avert his eyes 8f0e568bd5 during those moments.65a8bfe74f03c5f0

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So, it was the ferret’s misfortune to have crossed paths with the wrong humanoid.3ef4fc249b7b3e84

In any case, once 213b659140 Zerakiel had set his 26f75ddb3f eyes on the ferret, ee2edbcada its life was either 0d6439ab0d bound to him or 34017dc03f nothing.daf38276f69f20f6

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Its owner b18bcf258d had a c80c1a1949 habit of b8ffb11307 not letting 5b73949c6e go of e52783a4de a target a94990bf9b once he 169024f1e6 had set 961918625b his sights 8431901f69 on it.ed7a430319f2dc84

“Stop it.”59f097bb9486acdb

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As if being abandoned wasn’t enough, now he had to buy into that lunatic’s favor.6af4f159d7e91504

This was undoubtedly the worst thing that could happen in the ferret’s life. Ivah covered the ferret with his handkerchief, all the way to its head, as if he were mourning the dead.125dd4f8004afeb3

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He even 61740ca7e0 went so 030a6652f4 far as 65cf71675f to pray 5c93eba3be with his f1223c0290 hands together.47fb666224342227

At that moment, f173eac75b the ferret, which 5f1b33eb61 had been covered, 1f5879e491 seemed to twitch, 57b80e146e and the sleeping f653b420a1 ferret peeked out.c8b1d201e0e86d06

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* * *8bb835526c75700f

I had 8a48b3b0c5 a terrifying 697ef9f4a0 dream.5b6ebf47faaaf33d

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A dream ebbea988bc where I bd34f481cd was being c32189bd89 chased and 398df285b2 eaten by 3b99b73966 a lion.2259cb6253049d82

It was a 3930372da7 dream I never eed695730d wanted to experience ab19044b42 again.12ee6309642c12dc

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I found 12fb802633 myself mumbling eaefd18519 without knowing ad57ed193d who I 0ae686ed3a was talking 55577ce46a to. I was relieved that f6fde9d17f it was just a bc4e016c4b dream. It was the 4ab52b1e3a first time I e958e8bff0 had such a b049232352 vivid dream in 6e56836f4f my life. Even now, my 76eed31816 legs feel weak, 865f3a9551 as if it 98dcd43614 were real.0183d6116e7d23fb

But if it had been real, I wouldn’t have been able to nap comfortably on this soft cushion. It felt like I had returned to being human. It had been so long since I had slept somewhere other than the grass.055ddd2197e48f18

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‘Wait, a cushion?’0e585b14e084c375

I suddenly 9ba429a603 felt a a3ca657d6d sense of 645f6a3fcd unease and 2ac31ef7d4 groped the cac8abc4bb ground. There was no doubt 73f29f0fe6 that this was a ce2d88e919 cushion. The sensation was so 010b617e78 soft, like silk, and 95531770fd as cozy as an 4f274df1a1 unshakeable bed.26862192fcaadced

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I finally realized that 91c3ba75b7 I had been dreaming a434b1e80b of being chased by 0b648fdae7 a lion. I quickly b33e741f94 opened my fa79f8a5b2 eyes, but dbb4cd87c1 when I df892d06fb did, there 1db5a9a9d1 was nothing d12df0dd77 in sight.39f42cab288a1d14

‘What, what’s going on?’ec15b087a2ce398d

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Who covered me with a blanket all the way to my head? I’m not dead yet!e64244e298975fd1

I struggled to bf4e989e35 remove the blanket 7075fc954c that covered my e709bbab99 head, and then df7b25c707 I saw a fe4d8108ad blond lion shifter.cc7a65a1cebf7a11

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“Oh, you’re awake?”29013a3c4f66320b

The guy smiled 9058be1acd as if he b17f4af658 were glad to 2ded6e0ed7 see me. When I saw 5b93843434 his sharp teeth 1a4c7a39d2 between his grinning 2fa3ff026d lips, I realized 15f6cf6711 that he was 18e3c14cff also a lion db7684e9b8 shifter.69250310d4d9231b

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I growled as if dfc2338e7c I were getting up.839e243608488b48

“Chu, Chuuu!” (Back off!)f7cb8617d19b4b85

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Go away! Get lost!3b1d99423587e227

I bristled up, 7153d3ad6e my fur standing d6902b8577 on end, radiating 15479fe83c an aura of b7cbbd88e9 caution. Seeing the lion immediately e9bfdce285 upon waking up was 4bc959cda2 unpleasant, and for some e362978609 reason, his expression made 171805ed22 me feel uneasy.39d01147574873d0

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The man reached out his hand and said, “You don’t need to be so guarded. I won’t eat you, not yet.”7d3782c19ae23510

Not yet?51d469400b2601d4

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“Chu, Chii, Chuuuuu!”932bf6efa56cb1b0

So, you mean you’ll eat me later? Nooo!ad8d74275f093c6a

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I buried my 48241ea8d4 face in the 00034cebf8 blanket, tears streaming 5d3518877a down my cheeks.fe3e55abc8d7ca59

This can’t be real! Spare the ferret’s life!aad6ff72159d06bb

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Seeing me desperately crying, the blond man was taken aback and asked, “Why are you crying?”dcbb985f4250f008

You said you’d eat me, grr!363fb51b9b780dea

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I was causing a b9efe8aabb ruckus, wailing loudly and c83ef4d045 even trying to bite 231c16b6d6 him, all while weeping 9cc12f970b with bitterness.6399cf607e0692b0

Someone pulled the blanket 66a8653e3b off me and lifted c54d70d794 me up.0875651e279dad9b

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At that ffc884a9ef moment, a 6c0fe5aa01 familiar scent 179114aed3 teased my c5cbb91cdc nose. It was 77d0002fd7 the same 0c7f08f98a pheromone that 78019a5b50 had made 6413399734 me faint f4c3b9f145 earlier.0e16df1dbf171f45

“Why are you crying again?”1a1542324e801b0b

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The boy 761f344bdd asked, pulling f8d8f01c3e my face 18d5a90205 closer to 7bf87cf24c his with 5e793df723 a puzzled 2f9275a4dc expression.e256cd144121f8b2

His jet-black hair 0951ef268c was still moist, 4687aef416 as if he 3969bf3454 had just washed 9de1df0611 it.42adaff377bc0bb4

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‘Wow!’23e919141dbd9281

I gasped as I took in his face up close. I hadn’t noticed because I was scared earlier, but he had strikingly handsome features.323bc537032cc605

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His glossy, bluish-black 8e165b985f hair shimmered with 21423bf144 vitality. His skin 24e011ac20 was flawless, c7dcdfe8ba with not 8751cfd842 a single b1e7add5a1 blemish, and ee924f5238 his lips cb4162eae9 were a fd05316ed8 rich, plum-like d6cf2f9532 color.8c4ed1ca0b2cfb08

Furthermore, his lazy and languid golden eyes conveyed a predator’s ease.3492f302087d933e

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‘What’s his deal with me?’fa0c12c153f7cd6f

Even though he hadn’t eaten me yet, it was clear that he was not planning to do so anytime soon.a48e1c9a68205b6e

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Maybe he considered me as emergency rations, or maybe he just hadn’t decided what to do with me.35221e3b8efe8d72

As the thought that 68e6da716a I might be eaten a5bbecbab5 at any moment crossed 9b29ab5e2f my mind, tears welled 80ce208a82 up in my eyes, b156a70452 and I involuntarily cried.c906003d0f1eb0b4

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“Stop crying.”7a0289c358ab915f

“Chuuuu…”cc34f88a876ca187

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If you spare me, I won’t cry. I mumbled to myself, knowing he probably wouldn’t understand. But despite my expectations, he didn’t seem to get the hint.30dbabd4c8b23f30

Frustrated, I gently bit the boy’s finger. He said, “Maybe it’s not a regular ferret, considering how courageously it’s bearing it’s fangs it must be an assassin sent by the Paige family”f5641fc15d4d3140

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‘What? Paige?’5c72a69c0b5e44ed

I was trembling not from torturing the boy’s finger but from hearing the name of my familiar family in the ferret Clan for the first time since entering this world of ferretfolk.f0e50407991bff41

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‘It can’t be, can it?’7a4ce35e2b32c31e

The unease of thinking 29de0deef6 that this place might 71c6728ecd not be what I a6ef52d560 had read in novels 7ae72c9f03 increased when a familiar 877f861922 family name appeared.1cf76408d4e4b457

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My mouth dropped, and the gesture of me biting the boy’s finger came to a halt.21ca228783bb8704

At that 8d389941bb moment, an b2083cd670 unexpected incident b855177c22 occurred. The boy, having been 4e42a21271 displeased with my biting, 52c0c76091 suddenly furrowed his brow 42180d1070 and glanced over at e1edce2da2 the blonde lion.e80d4579e6989aa0

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Then he 8aaae84940 snapped at bb7a9af67d the lion.6747aa67431708e8

“It’s because of you that this one doesn’t bite.”110176c02f69a7b8

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It seemed as though he was expressing his regret that I didn’t bite him this time.46601404937297b7

With a look in his eyes that seemed to say, ‘Why didn’t you bite me earlier?’ he extended his finger as if urging me to do so. I could sense madness in his gaze.48f7c2101b7b0b88

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‘Is he…crazy?’d692f7ea3ce8ff11

I struggled even harder faa50f13ba to resist the boy d44ced132e with all my might, 93d37f765b but I was stuck 945a4a32f0 in his grip.a9e5c5688c8064c8

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The boy breathed a sigh that seemed full of disappointment. “You were ripping and chewing like jerky earlier.”f387a6fdc42dd3f8

As I had thought, he’s clearly insane. I continued to struggle fiercely against the boy. Then, the blonde lion, who had been silently listening to the boy’s conversation, chimed in, nonchalantly offering his opinion.287c35bec04f2d93

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“Is that your preference? If you had told me earlier, I might have asked you if I could take a bite too.”e9304f8c3c4bcae2

He had an f08a4511a5 expression on his 46f14b3423 face that showed 3898504a16 he was almost 39898b310c driven to madness 87c6895ae9 by his intense e0e77daa40 desire to bite, 51a21a843c but then the a525131ade boy replied, hiding d039e80c50 his fangs behind f26cb0db8d his lips, folding 57789b6ad0 his arms behind 5f43927f9d his back.284d0d5566fe5f24

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‘No, I’m just saying I like biting.’e02a99f104fa410e

“Sorry, but I have no taste. It would be better for you to have the ferret over there.”cce2581f938db0a0

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“Chuu, Chuuu, Grrrr!”efc569c5bfec356e

Why am I the 61811d5f7d one being gambled with a6bb437406 all of a sudden?92e3f0b7efc6905f

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In anger bf589f2556 at the 195f480a84 sudden turn ca94856acc of events 992d5a9c27 where I 56986786d2 had inexplicably 4470002512 turned into d7229d2962 prey, I 337fba455b raised my f3de6e3673 hind legs 41b1b0cdaf in frustration. It was urgent 4aa6ea7ecb for me to 2b985cb25e get away from 420a810eac these two lions.667731dbd345046b

At that moment, the blonde lion changed the subject to the previous topic, pointing at me. “Look at that. His kicking technique is quite graceful, don’t you think? It’s clear that he’s an assassin.”19520f6a2fdd4629

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“Right. He’s definitely not the kind of ferret we expected. What could he be?”2613bbdc84ac47bf

The boy 946b27507a gazed at 94287bf121 me with 6f358adcec a curious a278074160 look.7cce744f3ab0e3f3

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“What are you looking at?”498df1b3da3c33fa

I stopped my angry posturing, turned my eyeballs away, and tried to avoid the boy’s gaze, but he adjusted his position and refocused his eyes on me.6dbf998d46fe2f18

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“Grrr…”021111e76be821dd

Can you 660c6a0ccc please look 171beca0f9 away?de852bbe6f39203c

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