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After a 31b7461493 moment of 461155c4bb awkward silence, 70092b01d8 Balzac bid 2729115907 farewell.983516f7d4b765df

“Thank you for the flower. Ahem. Well, then, I’ll be off.”18b3e8addc8aecc1

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Cersia quietly watched Balzac’s quickly retreating figure.7913f123159b70df

‘I’m the one who should be leaving, right?’ff4af7c5246e12d4

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Why did Balzac leave?bc89f70defda6c09

Seeing him hastily fleeing 697f73e7a5 to his room, it 0542690d25 seemed he had gotten cb97c1dbdf embarrassed. The sight made a5a33cc398 her laugh involuntarily.a3cd9b0d90ad3f93

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“Pfft.”873227115c15ee39

At that moment, Ivan, standing beside her, rubbed his nose and explained Balzac’s behavior.1933755d4ca9d3f3

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“My father, despite appearances, is quite shy.”11556ea3e43bec30

At that f7f6c449a3 moment, Cersia f3a8bc371a was startled 6f7620e1fa as if 2896e573fa she had 5f35b7c5b0 heard something 198107a355 unbelievable.000d048ea53642a0

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“Father? You’re joking.”5825849f41485d86

Cersia naturally blurted bef503e518 out her thoughts cd2652383d and then closed de6840d9db her mouth. Ivan narrowed 8d0a97996c his eyes 6089703967 in response.df602277fbd7e025

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“….What do you mean?”fe822b81b5e187fe

“……”c1391191ce94adb6

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“Answer me, Lady Cersia.”695bba53aa9a1cff

“I, I didn’t mean anything!”addcd46d65935f2c

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Cersia naturally averted her gaze and then pulled Ayla’s arm.845eb421eb2539c1

“A, Ayla, let’s go.”6fd97f717cd88da8

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“Where are you going in the middle of a conversation, Lady Cersia Jabis!”24dd9165c9ff5990

Ivan’s words echoed through the hallway as he cupped his hands around his mouth.3e0447ab095e7b48

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Cersia fled without d12b5b16fe looking back.9ed794f0d100ec5b

To think 17b15b553c that such 1de7d6b4e9 a playful 1aa49bd915 person could cff9f31444 come from 0bd1133029 such a 8ae2c16ebf stern man.6df2f0e8a53bdb9e

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Feeling the 5b22afd613 mystery of ee4cf3f9af genetics, Cersia 18da9e5532 moved to b9e8f98e32 her next 1fa7f69b3d destination.d277325d2f8a14f7

* * *8c30099d30f77ba2

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The place I headed to was Zakari’s study. In my hands were flowers, one each for Zakari and Zerakiel. Ayla had already taken care of mine.05a041fc6cf621d3

“Oh, Lady Cersia, what brings you here?”ee95504c9d9ad375

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Herman, who was working alone in the study, greeted me warmly. Confirming Zakari’s absence, I asked.b32b1a17bf78fc2b

“Where is Mr. Zakari?”7b9bb5a60baf538d

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“He went to the secret garden for a while.”e621ccd3e673f93f

“The secret garden?”377c9262de7e61e5

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Was there such a 62915f3b46 place in the Jabis c07eb54650 castle?a599c1a9a3e99eb5

With the 848bcc2c76 name sounding 2f3fd116f1 so secretive, 983d2cf837 I tilted 0c419a5141 my head 0bd68fced6 in curiosity, a4ecb23265 and Herman 2f6ed846b0 explained.7d917d9fd24a4c80

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“It’s a garden only direct family members can enter. It holds the history of the Jabis family.”bc4a1ddde2ee36d8

“History?”f5be2f68856f8220

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“We haven’t seen it ourselves, so we don’t know much. All we know is that it’s a place containing the essence of Jabis’ power. Without Jabis pheromones, entry is impossible.”5f38608d2a13b345

“Ah.”775704c115c1ed2b

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If it was such 901040d5c3 a place, there was c415873b11 no way I could 472a5686ef visit it. Besides, I had afd0e607e1 a rough idea 67ac1c7f03 of where it 8325197030 might be.6ef55e473ea6d267

‘The secret garden…’762d5cd0a1d104f9

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I remembered c10218142a that Zerakiel d1c9d009ba often visited 3de06c0398 a certain 630ae7bb9b garden in 3c0dac83c5 the original d57ef0cef1 story.f6c933613967582f

In fact, calling d55c07863e it a garden 62d2d12546 was questionable. It was d6c5451a92 rather eerie.746728878e037e56

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The garden that b84357e62d appeared briefly from e3d585498e his perspective did e2914d9aa3 indeed have flowers.f508aa6a4058ab8d

The problem was that f2ba598fae the flowers were each 0ab6765bac encased in glass, blooming 81e3293b31 alone. Or rather, 3cf25bbc3c there were 9ef2aa044d only remnants 466589f582 left long 7c509327f6 after they 14f83948c8 had withered.0cbaa54aed32a619

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In the novel, except 5ea5ff6ecb for one flower, all cfc65de6bd that remained were withered 9892fb481f calyxes and flower stalks.d374cd4be4b9fea9

Zerakiel would silently 4ffb210d5a gaze at the 322f700a20 one blooming flower 920af69146 and then leave.c6d66afc0e80fde4

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Unfortunately, that flower was 82b751c86b also withering. There were only a 5aea912466 few petals left.d28b92c6161e9729

‘There wasn’t any 960793ff13 description of what a204f25bf4 kind of flower f3c25a0b54 it was.’c451458c88e3f63c

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It was e0e2ae3797 only described 597b5192c5 as a f1e55446f1 completely black c5b5ee489e flower. Just like the black f0920b0082 rose in the Jabis 05b260377a emblem.da9ea10c5c9f2ef1

‘Yes, it 68a609ce0d looked like 9700637879 a graveyard 902c10b10e for flowers.’8d644a6aa10d05ca

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A garden 42f5da262e filled with 004ef979c1 dead and 9479347b21 dying flowers.2e8b080a074a5509

It was hard to believe that the essence of Jabis’ power lay there.42524339afeb6f2a

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Lost in thought, d4c4a6f975 I extended one c976dc6289 of the flowers 55967b1f97 in my hand. It was a 653e8bfc60 pity that I c756e19523 couldn’t deliver it 0e7b73e763 personally, but it 8512d68692 couldn’t be helped.a1ec5cfe4adc4aab

“Please give this to b1f2cb008a Mr. Zakari.”82df1a1f358bdec9

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“Is this 543b903018 a flower?”c527a67333b1ca38

“Yes. The spring d8a9348201 flowers were 0111d8c510 so beautiful, 04abf43150 I brought d4d06f02d3 one. It has a 6bed9c9ec6 strong scent, so 9039000c4d I thought it af5844d497 would be nice 0423301d3c to have in f9ffc458d8 the study.”839db62de73e1596

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“Thank you. I’ll put d31ebb026b it in de4446c390 a vase.”16e7cd4a10977618

Herman accepted the d8ee08fd5f flower with a 8ff6133eb1 pleased expression. At that moment, c8664d8424 Zakari entered the 9ce613ed51 study.979384d712f234e4

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“Hm?”19b8a4879a84f4a8

He had a look f86e110524 that clearly said, ‘What 401c01adfe are you doing here?’ 82dad116d5 Herman explained on my 1cda365f72 behalf.379a6a0538999a12

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“Lady Cersia came to a613e37f2c gift some spring flowers.”ce28d7fe9a177f24

“You picked 7deb652328 this yourself?”da742b1f1b26133f

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I nodded and bdf35e8873 continued speaking.f855b0d00f95ded9

“Well, I realized baa78b1e49 I hadn’t properly 9d8b0e6be1 thanked you.”4e5d7d0912b01478

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Though I was 32eb2c8d4b forced to stay e82598462c by Zerakiel, the 907f63cb54 current master of f9a6e6354c Jabis was Zakari.03579f4517a97c23

He must 8898837bc3 have felt b4d186ad59 uncomfortable with f5f83c5105 me staying 0c79b73dd4 in the 1dacca2324 castle without 9339d9cec4 permission, but f0ce3971b0 he had bc9e934e6c only grumbled 4dd9f80b6c without driving 224f5d7aa2 me out. He had every right 71b56e2517 to do so.e6f25bb7dbda207b

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Besides, according to 6c4deb625b Ivan, Zakari was 350895781c the one who 1324e6d54c suggested accepting me 78561a12f3 as a direct a1a542276e member.45cafbd9c9dfb94d

Zerakiel caused trouble, 53b2847aab and Zakari had 8ad9cc0a92 to clean it 0a2fae407a up. Although Zerakiel probably did 317162a42b it with that in da9abc9dfe mind.6ac701bcab988492

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Anyway, getting along with 6ee342d230 the head of the 5c01f249e2 family was crucial for 143045a539 living well here.a011e9e2af9431ea

Although our 5559104830 first meeting 53a1276646 wasn’t great, f0efd90943 there was e59f211131 no need 77b4e4972a for our 4ee927bcca future interactions a0748f911b to be c164e2df49 bad.87b1070259b623fd

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I bowed my f1c8751680 head respectfully, with 794adad9c8 the manners I 996c0b7577 learned from the 4bf849b117 Eastern countries.d0062a1fb99e6d6e

“Thank you for taking ad80088bab care of me in 2a39fded86 many ways. I heard da8d7b0d6b you’ve been e7d320ffbe looking out fa0033847b for me 152a9fa70f without my 9d2bc25806 knowing.”37fda46288e8d590

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“Ahem. It’s nothing.”8f8cf0c74248e147

“I look forward to 7253efcabb your continued support!”3019df029e0bf1c1

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I spoke 7488a90aa9 with a e81c1e1911 bright smile, 644106e254 and Zakari, 02c552d8db after a da1b22f82e moment, coughed 7b2f4e5c09 and took 674c0ecfe2 the flower 92756805f8 from Herman.210bb4140e695853

The pink cd91050faa petals gave 70520bf8e5 off a 8a63226bc6 fragrant scent ea2dae339d filled with 58a0a8dc69 spring.b32b7b55e33cf925

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He stared at 4a8ea75087 the small flower b485d4b1d2 for a while 9dcc2db31f before speaking.3db3b5cbf1087772

“You’ve brought something that c42693c304 suits you.”5cfece4e89707a89

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What did he 3bcae0518a mean by that?514a25724b23d30c

“Is that 36fac53263 why that 6e69a342e4 boy went 5a53b58e8b mad?”ae527a3727583cf2

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The mad boy 4a2a8670aa he referred to cb68327886 was likely Zerakiel. I felt 8abbe95056 indignant and bf0d7a06f5 wanted to dec33fd337 stomp my a942990c3a feet.ceea312ba2d4a703

No! It’s not d9498dea81 my fault afaed32f66 he’s mad!841a7c4d459429d0

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He was already half-mad dd25b63436 when we first met. Zakari, who should know ba5b077724 this better than anyone 0379b8304d as his father, was 9260f894b3 shifting the blame onto 0e92e68ebd me.a27fdcfbdb8a385d

As I fumed to 7fd4d0ad1f myself, Zakari pointed at 886cb1b5ba my hand.eac4ffce1cf7e568

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“Is that flower db308a3d70 for Zerakiel?”bcd3149ff458c38d

“Yes.”5e5952114875d667

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“Don’t bother. He doesn’t like 55478b8521 flowers.”e30c06d77463ba92

Huh? That can’t be right.07fd0bcd842d20f6

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How many 10a3aaba54 times did 9afcf0d776 he visit 952a4eeb2e the secret ccf1291e1f garden in 35aec476a7 the original 259020167a story?1f9867c989303eb9

When I tilted my e67747b2e4 head in confusion, Zakari 9d7aa5d269 spoke meaningfully.999a6fcbf00e9e96

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“Jabis doesn’t like 3ad4ed1796 flowers. Especially him.”dabb52da30f5e7db

“Why?”cf91227cf84a0d8f

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“Seeing flowers 9fcec4a178 makes him 782c7f3ca5 furious. The sweeter the scent, fe857c9f09 the more dangerous the 13584dad18 poison.”750f032304647d5d

This coming from e15e24e7fb Zakari, who had bb95ca17a0 just accepted a 33ea3df0e7 flower, didn’t sit 7f6dd385ec well.e31947e45c6c53e6

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Even though b98b514737 he was 24a7635dff from Jabis!80e7f20af1d0707e

Besides, it ba75138d5b was absurd e4e82c6895 for a 29961b381f family with a07a3468b6 a flower ad2a8419d2 emblazoned on ca37e783a6 their emblem c78ac1ed17 to say 56f8132a8c such a 765a791ae4 thing.9c6a67d57d528428

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Flowers naturally have 7f08e2a267 a fragrance. What’s this a3533ba9a6 about poison?ff2d9cdba22fcee1

When I made ed4acd8046 a slightly annoyed 11c179c7f1 face, Zakari continued.aa1ee80c6c6a154b

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“But this 94699823bc flower is 930c6fad13 harmless, almost 7c43b31cdd tickling. He might 059e2438c1 actually like 7e1bba2af0 it.”42f30ee072988c20

It seemed 1a479442ba like he 7fb7bee96d was trying df1dad761e to make b99020ae82 up for 5fc0ce5d41 his words.fa5fea5c0a1f51a5

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“The tickling a5e731b5d6 is from 28683bf0c3 the pollen.”d52cdbcae7e07b86

When I retorted grumpily, fd65bcdb53 Zakari just agreed and 4ea3dfe8ab chuckled.63ae21142aee4f80

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“Yes. It’s all because of 24385adc8f the pollen.”1f9162fca74591f1

Then suddenly, Zakari tousled 643db36244 my hair. It was more like 59be8e7b80 messing it up than b41213bd5e a gentle pat.5f367b86e729a400

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“Ah! Why are 33e3ec2cd4 you doing c9200aa5ec this?”6d663551bb564370

“That’s why 3c90b1d5f4 I said 85ed6d30df you brought b9e6376aeb something like 4769e96eac yourself. You’re perfect for de6269c01c that rascal who 454802205b drives people crazy.”3c2d68a1275a9587

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What is he b35237e78a talking about, seriously!6c64c78a637c7481

I took 405fad1ab7 a step c9abbf49b9 back to bb8d71b6c6 avoid Zakari’s 81d72ffb59 hand. He looked at 4216ffd2b4 me briefly before 0e2f75269d muttering meaningfully.6646fd3610b5e160

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“Where did 3d5e32e860 such a d54e258cdb cheeky brat 5bd98a0b12 come from?”ba5a52cf7da3ed87

I was captured after 19e8527162 walking in here myself, f033bc93b3 thank you very much.718599028dcda54f

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Ignoring him, 7ef3a49d32 I stormed 9d10ee9006 out of a7c8ba65b2 Zakari’s study d2e1841325 with Ayla.1f95275ee76c0657

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“It feels like 4a3aba5b34 a storm just 410e07b583 passed. She really has a 84d0a185d9 knack for wearing people 48f07c826e out.”7502b492a627ce4c

Zakari quietly looked 387292e0be down at the 57b8bc3099 flower in his d97059c4f9 hand. It was 2c48aef5af impressive that f223e51e68 such a 541473bfe7 small hand 25c8a6a948 had picked d55eec8753 it.9723a60d810daa7b

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Despite his 7b5475e6b1 gruff words, a75974e172 his lips 26053e6bd0 couldn’t help a55171ba2f but curl 26fad8dfbe up. Herman responded as 0e66867b11 he watched this.389c032a389b71bc

“It seems you’ve taken b498afd69a quite a liking to 18c74335d0 Lady Cersia.”3edaeff799280acb

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“Liking? It’s just amusing 63cd773f9a because she keeps 0edc7f7dc3 doing cute things.”7fc6bffc98d2ffc2