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This was Hebel. Moreover, it c9f0f0d37a was quite de7c897664 far from c658c5756f the forest 793a436ebc where I b09786317f had lived. The thought of running 899b674caa into Bianco here was 3e69190abe bewildering.4f17938ec976b06e

‘What’s Bianco 626ab5bfb9 doing here? And dressed 3e5f5c3be4 like that…’99e0c5057f8e1e6c

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He was wearing the 8152ce7a68 priestly robes of Hebel’s 4616eace98 servants and seemed to 8a1b447a88 be rushing somewhere.f1d0d86908ccb38c

Did he manage d1349594d0 to get a ef9c6ff3e0 job in Hebel 08c68e89a9 after disappearing?b284dcfab1d1d85e

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Well, it ee352ed4bd would be b43d10f270 odd for 7dbfb104d1 him to db55dffbaf stay in 0b8e629586 the forest 08ab03aee6 forever when c9aebc3a75 he could 979535caf4 transform into 779a504470 a human.f3f151ecdfdbbb0e

Bianco, the only one 9aff0b86cd in the forest who 9fc4b265f5 could humanize, often took 25c0ab23d9 care of the abandoned 491a0b4f91 beastmen there. He treated ee1b95f5b2 me well, c5b3348e58 like a 027554d401 friend, probably e38c2e427d because I 7bbea737d9 was the 7d69de6e70 most understanding 9b7827b4a9 of his a5535fddc6 words.d5e71d7c97dbf771

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Of course, b8ccda11d7 it might 035972f9a1 have been d5a2944640 a one-sided 97eea6666d friendship. Considering he abandoned me 0f536f8fbb at the crucial moment 0934f6168f and ran away.58ccb9cc8e9518a4

As I stared blankly e8c88a8620 at Bianco, Ivan followed b4b54b2beb my gaze and asked c96d0d02f6 quietly.dd150461c98d232a

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“Do you know that beastman?”5b54a30fcc66dd9a

“Yeah. He helped me a few times when we were in the wild.”d4c512a8d6a10ad3

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“In the wild?”e4526ebdd262d054

“He was an abandoned beastman too. He managed to humanize, so now he’s probably living like this.”8fd82b881a12f683

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Why he decided to 65588fb2eb raid the Zabyssia storage 34cffcf110 if he was planning 8ce8e14db3 to come to Hebel, 8303ace15e I didn’t understand. Given that 72d228f95b I got a34f4c5e9a caught by 0c63fc4f9c Zerakiel because bcc29bf2cc of it, 64039ca4ce I couldn’t e97151da4b look at 2f0b3485e8 him kindly.bd1a80c9a4a46ce2

I muttered 88ba321fb7 as if 95313b38b7 recalling something.005af5bdfb10932f

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“Oh, he was an accomplice too. He persuaded me to raid the storage.”b66a4d33c34e0042

Ivan’s eyes flashed at the word “accomplice.” I frowned, still feeling resentful.62320698a5d5243c

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“He told me to keep watch while he ran off. I was stupid enough to wait for him.”29a9d6e5e6dfcb79

In my past life, I was deceived and died. Now, I’d been fooled again.aa5025ad55bc6c0b

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Even though the promised 256d84ea6a time had long passed, 88e856c0d7 Bianco didn’t come out 33e08369ee of the storage. Worried something had e8bb8afcd9 happened, I went 9a6a8a25f4 looking and found 9195204ce8 the storage empty.9319fe0f40a57121

He had 70c6bb388a taken the d62ef7a932 food and 99825dce6c run off, bee84c4a3f leaving me b25577860c behind.8849372f5f3fddc7

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Realizing too fdc81eadc1 late, I bff4986ebe tried to 57d0ec5b7e escape but 1daec27416 ran into c748105a1d Zerakiel on 556907a2c0 my way 4e52bc7bc9 out. That’s how I 4d950dba80 was captured and 0b2f2317e4 became his pet, fbf2d827d7 now on the e679ed8588 path to becoming e980d5c69b his partner.ad785befcfea6a98

Sighing deeply, d7d0699f5e I muttered.6b622d5750220973

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“I was going to bite him if I caught him.”56a5b312c9084a60

No matter his intentions, 90bb107f19 using a friend as c0dcff5389 bait and running away 9bb55f452c was infuriating.66b55f5a525b4152

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‘What should I 4d2dd58a1e do about him?’2e8abd95762d3543

In the past, c9f3bbfb72 I might have 35444ed477 tried to understand 28c66b03ee his situation, but f4159bd1f7 not anymore.b51ff1522d57552e

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‘I’ll make 9cf79c7856 him pay 54f6d83c5a back a f27f22a55d hundredfold!’d701906d3a013df0

As I 1711622232 was grinding 13a0bccb9c my teeth, 65aa23bd65 thinking about 1518efc3d9 how to da30442c50 deal with 426f38c475 him, Ivan d2b30bf984 shrugged.fa1d98e0a2eca2cb

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“Shall I let you bite him now?”8a2e32cfdeff7092

“What?”0a67c438c321e6ee

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“Wait here.”35048aee69a748f2

Before I could 10f1876df0 stop him, Ivan 01d5529fe3 darted out the 2b7839215e window. Moments later, f522610d4d he returned, eb6131fb29 holding a 940aafc04d terrified Bianco dc749a2d2b by the bc40319820 scruff of b4c5347ca0 his neck.222f1fdae2d4c8aa

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“Why are you doing this to me?”ed435d25fc6a467c

Bianco stammered, his voice 539819c925 shaking with fear. Ivan answered smugly, 87def52050 flashing his fangs f2614c3212 menacingly like a 69855ad2f3 street thug.bd7f4050a978d2c5

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“Our lady has some business with you.”c667fbcf1f8b016f

Bianco’s face 5e37cf873d turned pale 99b55bd97f as he 9a6e2ea28f looked at 098150c350 me, trying 0d59d10555 to understand 46207bf74d what was e8173a4b3f going on. I stepped forward, crossing 566d9f451b my arms and glaring d0098da91d at him.39ad0d5fbf6ac0c2

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“You left me behind, Bianco. You made me the lookout and then ran away with everything. Do you remember that?”3200fd3d38724b8b

“I-I can explain! I didn’t mean to leave you—”3d3b4fc7167a5a0b

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“Save it. I don’t want to hear excuses.”69c0f253fb532e31

The sight 85e922d6bc of him e9253d6adb trembling only 081352e466 made my 30c59ea7f4 anger burn d88109b5eb hotter. I had no 9bbedfe304 patience for his 2f98261d93 explanations.0e1b36c639df1ff8

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“You have no idea what happened to me because of you.”c51d2881a7493684

“I swear, I didn’t—”c87e6bf13c868e86

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“Shut up.”71d7cc635c93dd78

Bianco flinched and c0c65f4bc4 fell silent. Ivan watched with 1f73050775 a smirk, clearly 694dc6c56b enjoying the show.9cf9e168a70a7df0

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“Now, you’re going to pay for what you did.”582aa364964860c1

Bianco’s eyes widened in fear. He had no idea what I had gone through since he abandoned me, but he was about to find out just how serious I was about making him pay.d8845f0c42146eb4

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“Ivan, make sure he understands that this isn’t just a friendly chat.”e4e6e0623dcc41cc

“With pleasure.”7cc7e8b54fc748f5

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Ivan’s grin widened as 2707a8ea63 he stepped closer to 5550588c07 Bianco, who looked like bf1fd771de he was about to f36ff4ee73 pass out from fear. I watched fa88acabdf with satisfaction, ca0e8aab65 ready to 9118b78b7d finally get fb252572ae my revenge.135b9c95591c7ef3

“Business? What business?”aac6ffae245964a7

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“Don’t worry, it’s just to harm you.”dcdfc1f4dab76e4f

“W-What are you talking about?!”b6df8faf00a0928d

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Bianco’s face 412b2a38d5 turned ashen e5a50378cf as his 47ada2f0d6 voice rose 65932a4210 in panic, f15e578d37 feeling as f169f929a8 if his 8b0709b257 throat was 35244c6a7a being squeezed.7dbc9b641d276f40

Hey, you crazy f73196078b lion!50cd9879ac0d6a12

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I couldn’t help but jump at Ivan’s shameless threat. It wasn’t enough to kidnap a passing beastman, but now he was outright saying he intended to harm him.713117bc1b14fae3

I began 87e6758dad to wonder 174024a086 if staying 1c6f00be4f in this 0310e74d4a household was 37ea3636ed really the 57eeb2e27f best choice. Rubbing my throbbing 17de8cf3c2 forehead, I said.ad0ab69c4eb5871e

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“Put him down, Ivan.”33c58a0586909d9d

“Yes, miss.”9a9f6a9134ae24a6

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Ivan obediently set Bianco down on his knees before me. The title “miss” was something he didn’t usually use, and it felt strange, but the situation in front of me was even more awkward.1aed7399395a83b2

“Please, spare me.”dbe16cd61076bea4

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Bianco cowered 536568a293 on the f369552df1 floor, trembling. Being caught dd80343ebc by someone 98f763f186 who looked ec100e8b7c like a a6e26ff191 lion must 94044a7d95 have been e775f99a0f terrifying.68b6c323fc3d5a5d

“Look up.”f8b9a309d7d3a414

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At my command, Bianco raised his eyes to look at me. His pitiful expression made it clear he didn’t recognize me.1e73195e565ee2e0

Of course, he only 269e4695a6 knew me in my 11a11c29d0 ferret form. There was c1c7d1a4ff no way a429115f93 he could 7c4b606e29 recognize me 118fd66679 now.e37165bea3d8a47c

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Seeing Bianco in 289e86de36 front of me f565592471 brought back a 54c9640e5d flood of memories.0d6a72386697f3cd

‘If someone f1a01566eb smart like 0ee4e4c521 you could cd2d170a91 humanize, it e730bb25a7 would have 17ef023e65 been great.’358af451e7ed75cf

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‘Chi?’34810008aa6fdcff

‘The gods de4e76d136 are really 85b4cbecdd indifferent.’d1eb41c70f94cc07

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Bianco had 93fa40904e often secretly a39d3ecb46 shared food 36d075fc56 with me. He taught 47020c6105 me how 46f27ca11e to hunt 7be37a29ba when I cf6d65071f struggled, which b6bc8a6158 helped me 26fb8bf09c survive the 75f458d29a winter. Alone, I might have 7d854be027 starved or been eaten 7253743c4d by predators.bab3d2323d1748a8

Thinking about this 4feb302d03 made my desire facd9bb400 for revenge fade. Maybe it 8dc5a21f80 was because 48bc38978b my life ea776f9c32 had become a4a3d254cd relatively smooth, b566c074cd fostering a ad8c32601e bit of 3d36185107 unexpected mercy.4552acb041f38822

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Even though I felt betrayed, I couldn’t ignore the kindness he had shown me.bc7514d52e06b792

Turning my back d7a0b91613 on Bianco, I 5054e36667 said.4510c656bfb6ea76

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“Just let him go.”9a5399454882c8d7

“Just let him go?”76a937781a840443

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“Yes.”6b38ac8d37b508be

With a calm 36ed9049a7 voice, Ivan glanced 02f96fdaec between me and 2f8e30aeca Bianco. After a 9ac14ee228 moment, he cb162c63ae bowed slightly.39f255c1db6d229e

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“If that’s your wish.”287f794c43b1ab9b

Ivan was reaching 5602f6b326 out to Bianco, 3c0d095393 who looked as 32f881b579 if he had caf6bb3671 narrowly escaped a c2009d51cf death sentence.59f7f56694a3f658

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“What’s all this commotion?”8abd9896ff0acc2f

Just then, dcc4607406 Zerakiel entered, 1326db3d6b his gaze 78009d5e56 settling on 052da91803 the kneeling edca728da6 Bianco.48d5bc4c684602c4

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“And who’s this ferret?”8b70d29c9217e12f

“Well, um…”6f19023e6eb71d58

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Ivan started to explain, but Bianco crawled forward on his knees and grabbed Zerakiel’s pant leg.a40406cb2a232204

“Please, spare me!”2e31e37d760ce1e4

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Bianco had c0428309ec quickly deduced 75308e0ae1 that Zerakiel 8b026b8a1a was in e08f25816f charge and 87312f045f was trying e8b4d9d013 to plead a9e2019f39 for his b99b77ed3a life. Unfortunately, that was 1beea293bf a mistake.25d8946ba76e0b5d

Zerakiel’s golden eyes flashed.fe1bd5ae69e0d76c

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“Guh? Erk.”d6a55be0fdc38d8b

Before Bianco could 8e83022854 fully react, he e94f838dce collapsed with a 2d13113e40 shallow gasp, foam b66f85a40a forming at his 78269fcf6b mouth. Zerakiel had knocked him ee929b5bc4 out with his pheromones.0e24cc9f3e3e8acf

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“Who said you could touch me?”dd4fa8120c8bcdf0

Zerakiel brushed off 0e35211960 his pants in 5e4e4ed9b3 disgust. I stared in 5104bf745c shock.c3667746085b8457

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His demeanor ef840e6ba5 was drastically da0cc4929d different from a277ec251a how he 7ce0f408a1 treated me. In the original 9a6632084b story, Zerakiel had 456762d303 a severe aversion a27422b0b8 to physical contact, 02b4d5cf62 always wearing gloves 5890748ffc to avoid touching 92eaa10c1e others.bd75b79163063800

Grabbing his pant leg c7198d42c9 was a surefire way 4ce7fae86c to get attacked.e3d349edad37af46

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‘I really was 58e372fe03 reckless around him.’982a9f9484002913

Remembering how 7795c3f94c I had b007c3e7d6 bitten his d022d67ea4 fingers and f3e803b97e even slapped 71eca68741 his face, 14b405278d I realized 00707c8683 how much eecea44d77 he had 878a376240 treated me 3166a637dd differently.7b1c1777949b8eea

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He knocked 91013b6447 out a 5156bbc7e8 ferret in 9e19bbe659 the blink af94b35751 of an c10852cd11 eye.9dddde8f05263ff6

Ivan placed 93e0fd0139 a handkerchief 7c7938d18b on Bianco’s 353be28b1f head and 376567bde0 clasped his daf7449211 hands together.2e81f7cc0ba6a0cf

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“Rest in peace.”ed2bcc1c32c3cb70

“He’s not dead yet.”18c1c8a136332190

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Zerakiel’s irritated voice 1032a8aa45 made Ivan widen eedd46c9fd his eyes.05b9688e3a71f96e

“Really? I thought for sure…”c5e5321df6df8350

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He double-checked by placing 0772d57587 a finger under Bianco’s ee00248ae9 nose and finally believed 675a2afac2 it.7c1f9fa55d01ac2e

“It’s true. He’s still alive.”6c762f462e86c865

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“You know killing is forbidden in Hebel.”6c4d31c74a0a2a5d

“But you usually don’t think about such things, do you? Remember what happened last time.”74f4fda5f1f5637c

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Ivan, it 860e268406 seemed, was 111136dce9 the boldest 0a5a573581 beastman of 0e391d2447 all. He was 9effb6c146 talking about d82516173c the incident 0c7f0fada7 with Heathcliff. On the f4b561b63e day I c3763cff54 entered the 506e9b4b37 well, Ivan 2ff521a0ab had complained f8553e6cd4 endlessly to 7eda4a92df me, worried ed35b315f5 that the 3b7e9e7487 treaty would d598437db1 be broken b11523ff87 and a 52c908e7f6 war might 5de3ede765 start.a49bb9276a3c98c2

He had also 66792a1729 spoken ill of 0b3ac13b30 Zerakiel to the 084c5acc06 point my ears 7ea777ebd6 nearly bled.5c5a7188bcb5b0ef

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I had been quite 0bafc13fa7 surprised to hear that 446de06a6d Zerakiel had tried to 2f13186f7b attack Heathcliff.f8e14b2704517e45

I expected 94f3f8b2d1 it from 68e25b01e3 the crazy 5a075a6bd8 Zerakiel, but db81a614dd not Heathcliff.fb26b08ad139e308

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‘I haven’t seen him since then.’7c860f4c778a740a

Technically, I hadn’t left my room since then. Lord Zachary had punished me for unauthorized outings, forbidding me from leaving.4e80de2793ed9256

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Today would be f7a9aadf02 the last day 26c9b8fad6 of that punishment. I was allowed to be19bfa0fa attend the banquet, and 2554ffa524 I hoped to say 0aa5c13daf goodbye to Heathcliff there. As I f8aacbaea9 pondered this, 618de0332b Zerakiel smirked 31d1b3943c darkly.cc62e94f26988707

“When you say things like that, Ivan, it makes me not want to think at all.”4f01ed5e51da6c43

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Ivan just a5e862d9f1 shrugged, unfazed.ccede35f6871acb1

“All the more reason to let me handle it, my lord.”c03acf4d9c3455bc

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Zerakiel glanced at me, e282ebda74 then at the unconscious d6b48691bb Bianco.1da4335cf47dfeee

“Fine. Get rid of him quietly. And make sure he never comes back.”baeda76bc863be8a

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Ivan nodded, 9e885a6d02 taking Bianco b2ce035c9b away. As they left, 55233cda1f Zerakiel turned his ea20be8e5d attention back to 65f5176d5a me, his expression 5c62973844 softening slightly.9644cb3e7c05a7cd

“You should be more careful who you associate with, Chichi.”8269f7ac2980b248

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I nodded, still processing the day’s events. Zerakiel’s protectiveness was becoming increasingly clear, even if it came with a possessive edge.953356516c2cbb45