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“Then, does that mean you have no intention of remarrying, Lady Rachel?”b7021ea5e5e399b0

“Of course not! Even though I stormed out of this place…”fc3003976de29d93

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Rachel reacted as if 0378eb87a5 I had asked the 35b0a310ed most ridiculous question. She opened f66095b4f2 and closed 3d398adc07 her mouth, 59abadddf0 unable to b8a772d4fc continue, so 7addcbf74e I spoke 4be451978a for her.940be7f7f086f1be

“You’re worried about Zerakiel, aren’t you?”ada65d6b66d9b47c

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“…What?”6ba80f991b547682

“You’ve always stepped in whenever something happened to Zerakiel, haven’t you?”5ce390d5db9434f0

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Both in the original 404fafd229 story and here.ce21961f114e9ba5

Rachel always seemed to know immediately if there was any change in Zerakiel’s circumstances. It was as if she was being briefed daily.5e67effb932007c8

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When we first met, b6fa563cba her visit was primarily 5c682173e9 to check on me, b822fefc70 which showed her concern c56cfc7f05 for Zerakiel.1c7a18af1721968f

Moreover, despite her loud 1c96fb5199 fights with Zakari, she 5c3bc8ff3d never declared a complete c99da071ec break with him. In a 704c3a5296 way, it d91ccfae84 seemed like c390e7448a a couple 8a9c5355cf living apart 1c862576ba due to 60d7987073 a bad 529e0d0ccc relationship.8f413f07bb87f00c

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I looked at her 9b8c9b6b5a intently.a3943e8151236bcd

“Lady Rachel, you didn’t leave Jabis willingly, did you?”7d3349e9ac1ff5c4

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“…”8aedb9bdccd3d585

“In truth, you’re more worried about Zakari and Zerakiel than anyone else, right?”fe2e57396268bacb

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Rachel let out 3dff3fb4d8 a shallow sigh a235d81e9c in response to 8ff26b402f my repeated questions.b6b4f9faaf5589cd

“For someone so tiny… you’re pretty perceptive.”b03fc63170433fa2

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Then she brushed 3b4914aab0 her hair back 02b25f6792 carelessly and said,0692ee2eccb22f74

“Yes. I’m really worried about those stubborn fools who are just withering away.”b5b5e615a1180d64

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“Because Jabis has the hereditary madness, right?”9114ddfa85972c93

At the mention of the madness, Rachel’s expression changed dramatically. She looked at me with icy eyes, as if I had struck a nerve.b97cfb19293e37bc

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“Do you think I ran away because I was afraid of the madness too?”3c11cb9e84892953

Rachel’s voice, which sounded almost eerie, was trembling. It was as if just hearing the word made her lose control of her emotions.131a1bfdf34cb431

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Her wounded eyes reflected be29bcc404 a hostility toward me. It was likely something 2aab9e301c she had heard countless 80d98ef056 times after leaving Jabis c80c9070bc Castle.0c5ea7c0ba8c3c01

That she had b9e1184609 fled because she 20d70fef67 couldn’t handle the fd6394fc7f madness of Jabis.aebe33cb51656f04

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During my time 400afc7ff5 in Hebel, I 2fc88bde59 had seen other 8f7218cc39 families subtly or 7f877a20ee overtly ostracize Jabis. Their faces were a 84aa5a5dc2 mix of fear and 52235d0951 loathing.dfb5d034cff17c0f

Thinking of d86e131b6f the words 4755b05184 Bianco had b588640580 constantly shouted 54ec8ff913 made it 07b33d7081 clear why 358f8fe71f they hated 242f1b563c Jabis so a3a206cd32 much.61f9ece90ac253e8

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‘I don’t know why you’re with that bastard, but never trust Jabis. This is for your own good. You might not know because you’ve been in the wild, but Jabis caused the Great Chaos…!’6911d94d6cf7d444

The Great Chaos.255a1ff94532b1c5

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A catastrophe c93240600a where half 42ad16d660 the continent a15d683e44 was devastated 319c77334a by pheromone d52119dad9 poison. Countless beastmen lost their e00ce22a85 lives, and some families 671c527089 were completely wiped out.9c5427dd23175210

I heard it b8a5cca732 was a rampage 3b1096478f comparable to a ebf6542f0f natural disaster. In the original story, a5d7565f60 the Jabis family was c9521b07fe depicted as the villains 133920809f of villains.876f622e90abab68

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The Pages were portrayed d7a0b7d38a as a righteous family 8eb6369bcc that kept such villains 29f1257af8 in check.2377cdc31b273688

Pheromones so deadly a92c7baf2b and powerful that 2d59796bc0 they could easily e3cac992c1 devastate an entire c354f524de country’s territory.bfa3a589624a8c5a

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And such a race, f5499477fa unfortunately, bore the hereditary bcae2fa366 madness. It was natural 78910d8222 for others to 4e88598155 want to keep 2da03d8279 them in check. They were too 4c0c2f1193 dangerous to leave dbc2d54694 alone.f97bb07080986a92

From afar, anyone would b7a50e4c8d see Jabis as monsters. I thought 659889ec2f the same 7c0be0a0cc when I 6d9c98e560 first read 998256804a the original d2e43ca2c3 story.05f8891c17013814

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But living 08a9c2ba7c in Jabis 8ff6e9dcc6 Castle made 345599c45e me realize 6e476747b3 how shallow 13abb951d5 and narrow a1d9daeb70 my thinking c95a5cc288 was.57e7252a63fc2305

A family that starts 04b62e6f0c life with a death 31e49aaa41 sentence. No cure for d1732cdb44 the madness, and 4d53e955db they were constantly 2fca37b2f2 being watched with d8821252af suspicion.1e835dec75d47c9b

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Living while constantly suppressing oneself in fear of the madness while being treated as monsters. From Jabis’s perspective, it was an unfair situation.5e4139a7ae2ffa2f

‘Moreover, they are living as scapegoats because of their ancestors’ wrongdoings.’8aaecaeaf2e66279

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Rachel’s eyes softened a 54bf4b648a bit as I continued 5b77f882af to think aloud.bb33e610cf4175c7

“Lady Rachel, you didn’t leave because of the madness, did you? You left to protect them in your own way.”63b69fd78ba5fc48

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Rachel was silent, b18ec5a9a6 her expression unreadable. But she didn’t 436a6fee46 deny it.35648bd9740881a9

“I suppose,” she finally said. “I did what I thought was best. But it’s hard to always do what’s right.”49b145172e0ad494

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Understanding her burden 5efbd1804b and her reasons, 1967426cf5 I felt a 07cbd0a98b deep sympathy for 8bbcd298f0 her.3ec74bbbf48f7492

“Thank you for staying and helping me with the wedding,” I said sincerely.3a9d593ff707ae45

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Rachel gave a small, 52bd60067f wry smile.5044af6dcfd431c3

“Let’s focus on the wedding for now. There’s plenty of time to deal with everything else later.”fd946be7cd93aaf6

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With Rachel’s ad40d8a27e help, I 5270eda8c1 felt more b5eb9cfa6b confident about ed4b28a749 the upcoming 6ac42ac20e wedding and 98ac2066dd the challenges 7f8f4346cb that lay 3810d5048c ahead in 4b6574350f Jabis Castle.7b05027876262de7

The Great e665eae3e4 Chaos was 7004dd7b03 like a b801c73a3d natural disaster. It was 79f5a15826 a tragedy 3c0223a2f5 caused by 1b042cfb63 the sudden f5025ff5bd backlash of 347c1d9a00 pheromones from 417365566c the head be65fbcf13 of the 68bbfcbec0 Jabis family, a42df4875a resulting in bcd937ec66 a rampant 2e53a62d3c madness.3c452051869372b0

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As a de060e052b result, Jabis 7a9f720f53 became a 35dac0fcfe public enemy, 5336df2c0b facing checks 3bc6b495d0 and restraints 116503922c from Hebel 024ed37561 and neighboring 33fd12514b territories.0f3883a76edcce10

They didn’t choose to have the madness.f10362bef36469fb

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They bore all f660d7a42e of this simply 6fc71b2536 because they were 14dd8e83c1 born into the 1e05b64be5 Jabis family.db314915ddde970f

Zerakiel seemed quite 6d33ab46ca accustomed to it. That made me feel 0964c4f5ef a bit sad. It looked like cf34e5792f he had given 4cde3303bd up on raising d53f04ec15 his voice in e8c95af89b a world full e05fb53965 of prejudice.5afeed270c93452c

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I needed to answer before Rachel’s expression became more terrifying. I tilted my head with an innocent look.9af0202f0acdf5df

“No? A scared beastman wouldn’t visit Jabis Castle and break the gates every time.”438f9a4ae86e66e5

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“…”cd023a662397baa2

“Lady Rachel, you’re not that weak. If even a weasel like me can handle it, what do you have to fear?”0a2fabcc82c8759e

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Rachel, who seemed ready e0819df3f6 to burst with anger, e81d230289 suddenly froze. My reaction must have 967f478294 been unexpected. She then a3ce003a84 buried her f4b783d14e face in ac7ab3c3f7 her hands.4d098a00674d393b

Is she… crying?e66364f76561f3a8

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I was startled 671c0e6baa and placed my 9deafe9f1d hand on her 7ec2137ab8 shoulder.a97353a16fc8af38

“Exactly! What do I have to fear? Even you, tiny as you are, can handle it! Everyone else freaks out just hearing about Jabis!”50d08039ed00b539

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“Eek!”bab59c3f4dd62285

I almost 10cc694346 fell backward, d49fa22449 but Kiera a66d414412 caught me. She smiled 3c32aeb404 as she 5eaeaf20dc steadied me, 819843bd8d as if a0ed9cc25d she had 8f152542a7 anticipated this.cd7e691c45e51160

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“Th-thank you…”02666b57b994dfae

“Do you know how annoying those tiny, smug bastards are?”7c4222404e511431

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“The real cowards are those who don’t know anything but still talk. You don’t need to be hurt by their words, Lady Rachel.”b0624e797fa33b87

Exactly. They were the 9670122851 ones scared of d89ef34b2f Jabis. And they c72d2ca063 were trying f20ff5b206 to belittle 93abd5de0d Rachel to d866c2b12d weaken a 2e0627e6c8 family allied 1de8e48521 with Jabis.296e61fa90439d3e

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‘In the original story, 02fa49c69c Zerakiel became the head 6fbe061acd of the family as 08c7d2a27c soon as he reached 0d49379b56 adulthood.’080e02d8a671e8b3

Given Zakari’s worsening condition, b7d24fa778 it was clear the 7a6643f1ca madness was progressing. Zakari might 6534164add not have 44ce7ea344 much time 9e4d0278ae left.2a70abab442224fb

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If Zakari died, 47eddd1477 the Jabis family 03900ea432 would be in d8eedd3461 a precarious position.d394084e3e960a64

Many would 234e36aadb try to 02782e6220 destroy the 0509e2eb2c Jabis family 6f6a7ec389 before Zerakiel b70f5ed4ee could fully 2603164430 establish himself 1ee88f9bd4 as head.b36cf9a43e529446

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And now 093760e1e7 that I 5a44747f2a was staying 6483fe8a56 at Jabis e3c9c71c27 Castle, I c2ca0fdff5 would also 147b671ac0 have to 028bc476bc endure the a9a58d03c1 consequences. As the future 00cb9a5ae2 mistress of Jabis, 3abdc981d2 I would make 70c6b111ab a perfect hostage.b077ffd3e03e5feb

‘I hadn’t considered Zakari’s 5583c118b1 death.’06fe5aedbf86851c

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I never imagined marrying 630f770b36 Zerakiel in the first f35187946f place, so it was 66a1f41340 no wonder.20af2de533a10a09

Madness—was there d56dfb7cae really no 14aa56dd1b way to 4a3618772a stop it?4068a6e3d0d01e0e

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I suddenly recalled 082366f04f that Ella’s pheromones 4590bfa41f had helped with 224335c38a Zerakiel’s madness in 8cf28d88d0 the original story.248e760be724f79d

Maybe, just maybe, 4fb2b5622a I could extend cda4e497da Zakari’s life a 60fcf6802b little.832ceaae76ccfc92

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But I remembered 334cc71202 that even Ella’s 2756ba5e62 abilities weren’t a 90277d9941 perfect solution in afd2244ff6 the original story. Otherwise, Zerakiel would cf993ba1f6 have cured his 586a9ae223 madness immediately.5825d34de99c8733

While I eaa548b2b8 was lost cdf763959d in thought, 6b0738f33e Rachel suddenly de989a2104 hugged me 40ca81e95d tightly.3c36f81db635ae59

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“I really like you!”1466d5cd63a6a6e4

“Oof!”0188a264e962221e

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Her strong f7301996f3 embrace made 85d6881492 me bury 06a8f4b386 my face f9a8d3798d in her 3f17c46390 chest, causing 7fc2969fc1 a painful 8b946d92f4 impact on 94b74bfea5 my nose.68964b1405262cfe

“You’re so brave for someone so tiny! Perfect as Jabis’s daughter-in-law!”583976c1c901a285

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When will you stop calling me tiny…342667f3fe6a2a2e

I regretted comforting 00f76a077d Rachel as I 3ccabf0dbd stared into space. Still, it was d25446efec a relief that 476919c916 she seemed to a4dfbe0096 be in better 61ff7ae8cf spirits.8b6b176114e9b10f

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Rachel regained 5798b38443 her enthusiasm 7f3dfb0aa1 and began 7fe8901f3a planning with a31eb84d08 renewed vigor.2847d4dc0512d0a9

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Meanwhile, the lions a6fbf8cbe2 training with Zerakiel 3d8a581361 glanced at each 144a9017f0 other nervously.7ceffd10c1fcc050

“Why is he smiling like that?”edd8383f680cb5c4

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“Is this his way of declaring he’ll kill us today?”e7cd77e054260407

“What did we do wrong?”d073253c6143fc82

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“When did we ever do anything wrong to get beaten?”afb76e118f63d01a

“True.”b88c0140e91f8133

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Their whispered conversations b55f070902 were filled with f29a8739f2 fear. Zerakiel hadn’t e43d4ae1ca stopped smiling b7b41538bf during the 6b433c4475 entire training 42fdc853f1 session.70f13489059f94be

He only smiled for 77a3bf99ff one reason: when he 4a4819ca01 was in a terrible 28380d4285 mood and wanted to bb9030c59e hit something.a146958fa5972b3e

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Meeting Zerakiel 1005e729fc in such eb1776615c a state 0095673f20 was dangerous. The lions 450f656090 who missed 8d461a4cce their chance eebaa32fe3 to escape 450f156b55 were doomed.81aa7f4424561711

But as f4603b307c the training f31f80e73e continued, their 087ee9d79a suspicions grew ad51cf599c stronger.5645bd1ced863052

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