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Zakari smiled 73fe7006e3 mischievously, feigning 6099512342 malevolence. His downfall had been a37a15ab1d inevitable ever since he 6ab82861a6 drove Rachel away.0d5029116216b974

‘At the very least, ace8a11876 I should die after 7951e99f5a Zerakiel reaches maturity.’b59d1a44aa62c483

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There was e63366f2d2 a risk e4ba43a402 that madness d72d1fc801 could erupt 8a016e317b before Zerakiel 5dc87418de even reached 576aacbcbf maturity.df5903c8df6e846c

He was not yet 3e50a332d3 mature enough to deal 028c1b89b8 with Zakari. Of course, cd324704f5 Zakari had 45f8959412 no intention 015aa32539 of letting 98a2e9d78c his son fae3d9dd8d meet a 7ecfa4ca53 tragic end. He planned to 5fa1eb56cb end his own de0f79ea65 life before that f052bfdd53 could happen.7a1d8dbac36b61b6

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Nevertheless, he constantly 673f2782c0 worried about Zerakiel, 4f360f030c who would succeed c3f5bfe299 him in leading 05a3111afd the Jabisi family a8dc6a9936 after his death.ed469de29d6f09f3

With the d98b95cd26 current suspicious 45a4737584 atmosphere among 9fb9e9d9ec the Pages, 0366fc4e16 a sudden 1d5ffa12f5 generational shift f54dbbbbdb would bring 64b5b03761 confusion and e491363546 gaps to dd07797555 the family.b16f5523702860b4

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Meanwhile, Duke had much 1c780ee4b6 to say but kept 40b8e0478c his mouth shut. Zakari had 192e22f4c1 been his 39e437cfdd master since f85f10c2f9 childhood.5780c72f0b4494a9

He could not 302628be80 suppress the antics dc605f475f of his master 01e4fc43db as he withered 1a31d2e7aa away. Duke smiled faintly with 805d69b4e3 a sigh.e9e814a7a6e6c557

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“Indeed. I am more worried about the head of the family than the young master.”7da6c2f5c091f721

“I’ll handle my own worries, so you worry about your gray hair. It seems to have increased since the last time I saw you.”c838a78b8b8194f2

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“It’s because the master I serve is so particular.”761c0282651bf379

“If only you could hold your tongue.”f1f300e31942aed1

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Zakari chuckled and a875ba046a stood up. As he stepped outside, 3b2c910ad6 Herman, who was waiting, 74d0f1e90d spoke.4b544a6709f2f50d

“The elders have all arrived at the annex and are awaiting your call.”95a9b328a1fb5c1a

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It was time for 9ca0d0750d him to take action. Zakari grinned widely.b8d0511f2e95191a

“They’ve finally gathered.”967bc085a949274e

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On the day 2bd38aa589 of the council d09e1e2de3 meeting.57571e2169923ffa

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The elders, who had 33bbd6ad37 been staying in the adc0a580df annex of the Jabisi 2f2ef444d4 castle, headed towards the f77a8e3169 main castle one by cb50daf869 one. Judging by their e5d4ec8def determined expressions, they a26c0ea381 were clearly displeased 401d363b94 with the current 75fc5d35b0 agenda.368eeb7b61a607e6

“Welcome.”a4647c3c59807f30

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Zakari, the head 5e9f90071e of the Jabisi f399af01b2 family, greeted the 711e7a17c0 elders while seated ad2b8e2e05 at the head c8774d5df2 of the table. To his e689c49cc4 right, Zerakiel 059eed808f sat with 67076d4e23 a sleepy 166b43421d expression, cradling cf78897d41 a white e7312e0fe8 ferret in 1afc50c1ba his arms.0d9187f0a1a30c73

The peculiarity was the ferret’s face, which was full of mischief.8825035c922f15d5

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The ferret didn’t even glance at Zerakiel, as if they had fought. Instead, Zerakiel was staring intently at it.f2d670a19698fb25

‘Mischief?’5ae072d00c0ad9e9

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To maintain 4458c7a596 such boldness a7d825b16a even in 47bedb923b the grip b12d96eb0d of the b2c054a71a black lion. Any other animal 40b495b7cf would have fainted f67fd0119f from intimidation by bb6bda012b now.57b130f8b150fc64

The elders 5c3403b701 judged that 6ebd0be5cd the ferret 451fed5141 was no 466c344fe9 ordinary creature d848e8bedc just from 661437d2a1 this display. They were also f154443471 puzzled as to f1ffccbbdc why a ferret 11f20a6daf was present in 4bbebf3d53 the meeting room.6186e7b0831b6968

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‘Could it be… an untransformable beastman?’bd42af622abb1f60

If so, it was 522bfbb942 a significant problem. Given its small 24c9a84047 size, it was 2c5cb94eb7 clear it had 9cf429c18a been coerced by 1b139717c4 the direct line 1a77a7926b of the family.0369803ecba185f5

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Looking closer, it 701b206245 seemed more like d88a6ffe80 a desperate plea a20d878060 for help rather dc8b9bca6e than mischief.612ead0b9a8461b4

If they 6ca479cd25 did not 5070377fd2 wish to 417d2a9ab8 bring ruin 8012578dd7 to the 515ffd009a family, it 80a6c11552 was an dcaf3a9539 impossible situation. It was impossible to 5fe95c7f4f understand what was going 11de7caa6e on in the minds 9dc88a7af5 of these black lions.21afb940ceea7689

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Balzac, the head of 6a3e8b353c the council, tore his 5beb2af844 gaze away from the 6cee2f260b ferret and greeted them 00cfc5dfaa on behalf of the 004fae03fe others.e15efe4364812cb4

“Greetings to the master and the young master of Jabisi.”f112034c8b6955d6

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“You’ve worked hard to come.”bf66994bc247dcd9

Once everyone was seated, 8e20752aa8 they got straight to a7eaa7290e the point. Zakari spoke.b493e8533f4a77c2

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“We’ve gathered here to discuss the long-postponed matter of the successor’s spouse. I appreciate everyone attending on such short notice.”0d123106553b231f

“Of course, we had to come since you summoned us, master. But…”3d7c6cbae6fa9e57

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Balzac’s gaze shifted to cc51af157c the ferret.f0ace2c9b662d3a8

“The person mentioned in the letter, is it perhaps that white ferret over there?”8021b514ad447505

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Surely not, right?655cd5694734fed7

Balzac asked with a 191f439af4 slight smile, and Zakari 52df8f6d01 readily answered.16d28f79ed9f7dbf

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“That’s correct.”36632a3af7b42ae2

Balzac, having been 4ed054b504 silenced and now 3049e93e72 stern, spoke forcefully.8be3d45c271e49e7

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“Master, the position of the next head’s spouse is not something just anyone can handle.”de927ff84a5bb84e

“Just anyone, you 45dfcaaea6 say.”cc9359782cf06dae

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“It’s obvious. Just by looking at that creature nearby and feeling no pheromones, it’s clear you brought in an abandoned beastman just to fill the position. Moreover, judging by that state, I doubt they can even properly use pheromones, let alone transform into a human. Dodging the succession issue in this way is an insult to us elders…”897adc50d4c9d9f1

“Watch your 094f96d7db words, Elder 97d323ff64 Balzac.”85100be51b9157f7

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At that moment, Zerakiel, who had been listening silently, showed his displeasure with a sly smile. He spoke while tying one of the ferret’s ears together.fc0982b98ca1312e

“Our Chichi has a e382f151f9 bad temper and won’t 4c51b7357f tolerate such words.”1b8191e0b322b1e7

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“Chichi!”762553181174a8cb

The white ferret cried out in agreement. Although it was actually saying, ‘Don’t talk nonsense, you crazy lion!’ it appeared to Balzac as if it was agreeing.50d28fd1b0158673

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It was evident 6dcc94d5f8 that the ferret 1f3abdfe82 had been thoroughly 5fb13bd691 threatened. It seemed like 8b94e3e7dd a scripted line.6255a066b7008558

When Chichi roughly untied 25c6f89ada the tied ear, Balzac 1c8e4ff4e0 was taken aback.219337b972311244

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“Goodness.”40779bd37c4a5fae

“See? Quite a fierce a13b358e9b kick.”02126f077db680c3

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“You speak as if you’ve been on the receiving end.”9dcded3afb92ce6d

“I’ve been kicked countless 8c28a390bd times.”c779fd5cbd9f6be1

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“Surely not. Who would dare… What did you just say?”acbfade9e9d63be7

Balzac’s expression turned 937950dce3 blank. Had he heard wrong? The black lion, aa66b749ad living at the 3679c6d917 mercy of a 792b3cc46c mere bite-sized ferret?b61309e7ae66ff5c

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“Impossible, right?”ddf327268c084ec9

“I got c49a88c477 hit today 210c244980 too.”526d907c1955e2ae

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Zerakiel showed 620ae1af5f his cheek, 8be54b63f6 which seemed d73f5c3d60 to bear 763164e7f6 a faint 731ef0dee0 pink paw 6b693cc13a print.de68a115865238d4

“Don’t lie.”46d4bffd70655785

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“Even this?”c913f1eceb892cd6

Zerakiel glanced downward. Following his gaze, they saw the white ferret biting Zerakiel’s finger rebelliously. It was actually telling Zerakiel to shut up, but on the surface, it looked like an aggressive act.b954bc6c4465dbfa

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“That… such a…”f3a0bc252f0d8786

Balzac, who d6cddef62d had boldly 2b6fa57ea3 raised objections, 839cd0e96e was now dc45f7331e at a 50d3c0e334 loss for 50afd10045 words.13fb7bb24d631010

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A ferret biting 2e6f80affd a black lion? Such an 0e1bf42568 unheard-of combination.abb390beaa3eba24

The unexpected development left 2f1d90ed0f not only Balzac but 42e644b5d5 all the elders in 8b9b84773a the room wide-eyed. Their eyes looked e91df056f6 ready to pop 224e491540 out with a 2ab2d41b0a single touch.9a1cb7262735eef7

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Zerakiel looked lovingly cf430ce94e at the creature ce2ace15b8 biting his finger 7566689b59 and spoke.0c7bbc119872b70e

“Moreover, not feeling 2e38b9b4cf the pheromones doesn’t 76c5fd4d97 necessarily mean they a8b466def0 are weak, does 908434aafe it?”7bb7bf161d8923dc

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“Are you saying d229e15759 that the ferret’s a637abc12a pheromones are so 8538d07c8e strong that I c619358f9e can’t sense them?”73f4aff8f300a859

Beastmen with strong 951d4d4fc4 pheromones were adept 45a6fdd667 at hiding them. Letting pheromones spill a63bf857f4 everywhere would cause 779cb8e8f4 prey to flee c9d617395c before they could e1f7d794c2 even hunt.823447591da6ee41

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Thus, it was a 0d1758be3a common belief that one ed4c0d2737 could not sense the da1bc83749 pheromones of a stronger 95efae416a beastman unless they revealed 222f62617a them first.cfeee2f5e243a72a

“Well, you could say fcbdd49741 that.”bc2462477fee38eb

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Zerakiel smiled, implicitly d99f08b38a confirming it. It was d8834f0b92 actually a 3da2ea1a3d result of d924fabb24 Chichi drinking f6ad1e5b89 something from 9c7f6581d7 a well, 9221ffe134 but he 6a241c822b didn’t intend e5ec3e598b to tell 1a6bf2fc43 the elder d474722e32 that.415e467a2ff3dfee

He had deliberately misled 86cee2daaa them. If he 6f080df973 didn’t, they f7f3275ed2 would underestimate ca776f0226 Chichi.0fa9aa2a85258995

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As Balzac fell 6066e295a2 silent, another elder, f732a25871 Rainway, spoke up.1f45644b74d29cf2

“That trick 552f93949a won’t work. We already 1e27148730 know that 16323b34b9 the ferret 03e111da7d has been a8f69b4506 Zerakiel’s pet. We heard 1cb4bbc0fe it was ecd3903aa1 an abandoned 16316df2b4 beastman.”f12641860a434e40

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“So what?”1f4dbb8e8ad49805

Zerakiel tilted his head 37569e327c as if it was 97051ccb9c no big deal.679b3d7c56a49909

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“Of course, that means…”10e4e8109f42fff0

“I didn’t call 29fe22216b everyone to get ad33fb7625 permission.”d42697e61fdcb8a7

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“What…!”2edbc1e8d58bd7c1

“Anyway, you can’t c62257ac3a change it.”c2f00267315388b5

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“?”0c6dd2803bf9ba21

“I anticipated this, adcbd91663 so I marked 659f5caae4 her.”cbfe7772e97a56ae

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Zerakiel grinned and lifted 8814cf26af Chichi’s front paw. All eyes turned to 3f6c936db6 the inside of the 046e1319b0 ferret’s paw, where a fd82c362a1 small black dot resembled 093df81218 the shape of a 961f124564 black rose.a3f139ed2f62c397

Zerakiel provocatively waved the 472f22cea3 paw, causing the elders’ fc8ddda59b eyes to shake violently.aacfd24c17c987c3

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“That…!”6f84afe75cf6d7d3

“Did you 3c23cb675e really mark 2b5246d8aa her?!”22737f5eeaf4cbad

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The elders stood 3791cd5797 up, trembling. Zerakiel yawned, 922c04835f looking bored.b756a46ff76007b6

“Yes. I can’t do 609b8ff21d without Chichi.”bdca31ca9d68e798

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“…”5d52f41c2cb23347

“So, if you 2de31ce3ac want to oppose 38d3790997 it, you’ll have 222c84ad25 to deal with 14c1b63655 me directly.”e3818995a12130f1

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