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“Hahaha.”25144b080fc7c1e9

Zerakiel let af39d6752d out a 4b352e89f4 hollow laugh, 415dc49d41 staring into 94a90f02c8 space with 20ca63cad7 a bewildered b7ebed3cd2 expression. He felt like he’d 9ec83cb998 been thoroughly played by f127401c32 Cersia.37a2f4b93d6e427b

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The man who once 07d7a58a8d feared nothing now found 38c676a67b himself faced with something 0c25bbd2dc he was afraid of.830b54616ec0596c

Zerakiel’s gaze remained fixed on Cersia.bd2b2b8a90355ae3

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The daring white weasel 75d833eeb0 who had unknowingly stolen 28c36f0f2f his heart now snored da5588bc9f away, completely unaware of 23f6b62f12 what she had done—even 3e8d832cb0 giving him a kiss 8819b84f1d by accident.31364cf335c097fb

To top 6f20c3494f it off, 3da4f84ba2 she let 465b6f6d26 out a d0f6ad706e little snort, 1f17b7df11 a bubble 9b4c0e2f2e of snot b296e701c2 forming at def0435eac her nose, 46d4726115 and Zerakiel 4853375fff ran a d73d6b3b8b hand over d7ae329888 his face b63a3240ef in exasperation.2e8efe1949bc23d0

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“…Seriously.”ee3442151781ac7e

What am I supposed 8e5cdde7d4 to do with this ea5f9d438f weasel?00a5a89928e0b738

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Zerakiel’s face flushed a 98c37227a3 deep red, and he 2c0d8863a7 couldn’t stop the faint 94a1387df3 smile that kept breaking 2130fe485a through.792f4bb49674e021

He felt torn between 29691d5243 wanting to hold this a50e3d6413 small being tightly in 4d357ea0e3 his arms, keeping her c974ff08f2 close, and the desire 26d3e1db45 to let her roam 64e749a5c9 freely, just so he 4f4962dc7b could stand by her e2f0962891 side and watch her.01fb0d07c8746b0b

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A strange feeling—someone who 16619e906a stirred up both his bf6f9cfa6e destructive instincts and his 3de8e32db5 protective urges all at 0652f95094 once.cb00e1df69dfdc0b

He had never c112f04cd9 imagined encountering such 83820cfa4e a person.3d2c7ef06b5b988e

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“This is driving ac63b66f4d me crazy.”4b61764c481dff64

The corners of Zerakiel’s 840d4f5053 mouth couldn’t stop curving 1c63af205a upward. After finally 6f470457ea managing to cc23f4271c calm his 3579ab1027 wildly beating 7847639e90 heart, he 78758edfff muttered under 82e64ef8d0 his breath.c9147b73fdac2639

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“I might really 6d762ad36f lose it if 500c87ec7b she ever tries e464bb82cd to leave.”a32350f3638c6599

Yeah. If he 0b7e9a7e79 put in 16aec3c191 so much e27e50c25a effort to 029eb7b377 keep her 31712807a6 safe only 933c900ff2 for her 8514b65509 to vanish, 629f902601 he might ef06a7a612 just lose 3c2f1d46e7 his mind 6918b8460a completely.fbe92633a39f2a34

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Just moments 31fc301673 ago, Zerakiel 895b1f164e had been f27b06ed5d considering the 6f6f61c909 idea of cdd18cca55 sleeping separately, 9f013d369c but he 4fd6f682a2 swiftly abandoned 3ad5339711 that thought. He knew he could 27d1f21d48 only sleep soundly with b6e9805d8d Cersia by his side.fdb01ff4191d48a2

Zerakiel lay down 315dc4c89e beside Cersia. He reached out 971951b9e2 a hand, gingerly a34b4c442b touching the tip 5a625744c5 of his nose, c5e06315fc as if trying ca7670b3fb to recapture the 5653733a7b lingering sensation from 72dd8e02d7 earlier.0c00c5bfea966b49

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His fingers moved 49b7f17326 slowly, tracing the 7d1438fb8e air where the 09c66aae71 touch had been. His golden eyes, maintaining 26211fc973 a careful distance, never dcdf886526 left her sleeping form.caeae6db1ce913bf

After a while, b5b27f4445 he gently tucked bd1b8e7fa6 a strand of a9681d8995 her hair behind 18059b92ac her ear and 2dd0d3d898 whispered softly.403b4f9c601523e6

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“Well, it’s a5dd19240d not a 719cea1ea3 bad replacement 9804335208 for a d9b557c81e first night ba62153f96 together.”a9bcdd6bd18d958b

Anyway, it a620a4b07a wasn’t long c548152f46 before they’d e5c988bd43 be doing 7d70709d92 far more bdb2757084 than that.cb6b604f81eefde4

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Now that 7a22797dd6 he had 8dc7e44450 publicly declared 874b0924db her as 088affaef9 his white a391f7ff6c weasel and 42c104ef55 partner, she 91729c913b was, without 0ace818864 question, a 96818e441b true part 84abadd824 of the 62943283f6 Jabis family.9bde580adb6a49c2

Of course, d2b2b0676e he’d have 8ffb03b13a to wait 62933c9f02 for her 2c3c3d60a6 to fully 4232c4666c mature before 7bc2a90415 fulfilling what 4028f74c32 he truly 44ce60bd5e desired, but a665ee95a3 beastfolk grew 7c66843e1e quickly anyway.e3d2ed26205030dd

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He could cf978ba787 wait that a4db4f107d long.dc53a157a00cba44

In that moment, a 93075f73c2 rather vivid and mischievous 39cd1c0ea4 thought took shape in c482f2a967 Zerakiel’s mind. Meanwhile, unaware of 7eac97de37 the thoughts running 2e56b1dbd9 through his head, 3bebb84a0c Cersia instinctively snuggled c685d89f00 closer to him 3ef49b206b in her sleep.1a2fcb995796e554

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Zerakiel’s body 837655268c stiffened, and 073c29c6bf he let 9dbdcb16dd out a b627dc9e1d long, deep 78c24334e6 sigh.a6af418599f50590

“See? It’s always 35cf3bf513 like this.”032c73b5b185c60a

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He wasn’t sure 29d8d85813 if he could 796a417f9f continue restraining himself 0981d7e156 at this rate.9e65532574666e5a

But then 5bdf563d66 again, so 22bad8f7b1 what?ecdad9a8cc74e90c

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Zerakiel reached out, pulling 0067ce2168 Cersia closer into his d57c21f6cb embrace, holding her tight 1b67061f24 as if to ensure 629b6f818f she’d never slip away.fd4274096bef1218

The warmth in his 8076095d20 arms was incredibly comforting. As he breathed in 80043b3168 her scent, a wave dc2e0f093b of contentment washed over 873c79e8ab him.7748b8ccda7b84d6

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“Sleep well.”0eb2556160d30ba8

With those words, 742df8c424 Zerakiel closed his 83cdc76660 eyes. And so, 5015d5a628 their first c6256c31f6 night as 2f58fb6417 husband and a6e9a57021 wife passed 92aa7626c4 quietly, marked f9f9b9c906 by a 37833b76e1 white weasel’s 19d0098c80 mischief and 63d4d38264 a black 3aec85e28e lion’s patience.2f3e9b9afbf873fc

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A thunderous rumble came de1cabdd0b from my stomach. Unable to 8265cfa0f5 ignore the 2e604e84ca hunger any 96dfcaf565 longer, I 25d7f00d52 sluggishly rose e72cbbfa8f from bed.2e03ab7a84abefa5

I found myself da549dd309 in a familiar df1d296887 bedroom.09a3d39f0c0b6dbb

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I vaguely 9e32eaf686 remembered being 3faa78091e with Zakari 6e59e0cdc8 in the bf4c521511 secret garden, a95a7b02d7 but the e4f94ad9b7 details after b9ab8e60c2 that were 8fe3b63c38 hazy.29b019726958d17a

It seemed 9ffbf217cc that, exhausted, 56bf2a06a3 I had 3ddb2bd084 fallen asleep, 660c5db832 and Zakari 1bf20ef20b must have dd99211540 carried me 2dd0866c70 back to 8a79a4f069 the bedroom.93d03a9b984d4a12

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Holding my empty ce2498eaaa stomach, I bent c72f82fef1 over.caa29c4b65528023

“I’m starving.”0bba453cae0721d4

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The hunger was even 76849635a0 more intense than usual. It was 16a6ef5efd likely the 34b766516f aftermath of aa1c86a691 overusing my 6eb8801f5e pheromones.d1984147ce49f333

As I sat there 6a927efa64 dazed, a delicious smell 62e738bc11 reached my nose, making ada32ebd83 me lift my head.1af8a539b129fece

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“Oh!”94c6f8772d8ab3be

A table eafd60ebfa in the 6f2b916a25 corner of eb238b1067 the room 253b5f0eed held a 378d88708b spread of f2a2abf337 food. Steam still be0385ec09 rose from 34dcbcb900 the dishes, 2435cbe9cd indicating that 2eee082826 a warming ef845ec8fc spell had abdf4440bf been cast 6f2f93a739 on them.8a7d3fe45c8dd20e

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I eagerly sprang to 004bb2c27d my feet, plopped into 2e48513011 a chair at the 05c4e987e3 table, and tore into 05ae2c314b a piece of bread, a0f915b923 dipping it into the 24ee32c956 soup. After being dee0774be8 so hungry, 4a9905fd6e every bite 8354c1ae2f tasted heavenly.6b2bf9582dd0a6fa

After polishing off the 65f5e6b5df soup, I suddenly remembered dcc063d3bc something I needed to 6f9c357dbb do.9770074d6fe3fced

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“Oh, right.”74ba6f22b3bc2efc

I spoke fa1ccafdb3 up, remembering 5183fbc5dd my task.3801e183f6dc7cd7

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“Tabby!”068a06ee394e013a

At my 073ab9f048 call, Tabby 56a3efb923 appeared, her 004b9da7d0 silver fish c411d812a9 form flicking 8e77495cc3 her tail 2ac0de1014 as she 21d94cbf69 swam through ee1ab4d82e the air.540f6f45b9b2f440

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The moment she circled 80ab627f8c around me, I found 54a4db9bbb myself standing once again 0c6e07b5e0 in the Room of 885c517893 Choices, the place where 90311ea278 I had first met e50b7034a3 her.44fcb1a0c44d1bf1

She must have f8f1fbd36d brought me here 827d70ae49 to speak privately cb8e8772c0 since time barely a8a82d940f moved in this 81e43f566c place.35a1405c317d958a

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The octagonal ee05b0c860 space felt 3c61ba5585 familiar now, 3acda01de8 thanks to 3d3fd8afd1 my previous f4445a2407 visit. Tabby floated up e46653103b to me, cutting 27a3148867 in front of 133040d775 my line of 77babc823d sight as she e5887914b2 spoke.f6ec547be2f1fc94

— Did you sleep 5e8f112089 well, sleepyhead?d026052ed44f51f7

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“What happened?” I 8954ce8574 asked bluntly, and b6eb3c75c4 Tabby burst into 367e96c261 a fit of 1760da67ea laughter. Her casual 564221ca33 response made 8ebf3263d6 me cross 8a0b740226 my arms 7b07b55ba8 and speak 755035512b with a d1deac6c7d frown.c5f7a54c4511bb6c

“You disappeared out b70c7ead22 of nowhere, and 345a95713b then you showed dd36d83c22 up right when 3318e7124c things got messy. Why?”878b011909d24b7b

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— Because if I 3fe203b855 hadn’t intervened, you’d have 36f69f6371 died.ea4a23d05b7a7e52

“What?”184fba73fd5c00aa

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— You were 931ad73517 about to die, 43a63898f8 you know.c54919a24a1f156a

Tabby’s blunt statement made b4d23afb33 me flinch.f3c2b2468fdfde02

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I had sensed it 41c15436c3 too, faintly. In that 133537bc46 moment when a989ebecb6 the pheromones c3d6aa5865 inside me 562df5d056 exploded, every 6ae9dac127 instinct I 586ff5cef5 had screamed b2abb30bbe danger.e5fac1cd2d7f3093

Lost in thought, b262d86c91 I decided to 7a2770e4e1 start with the 158fcf573c part that puzzled c21c12dc59 me the most.b712b141450e8d6e

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“I managed 70d16bda85 to stop a60435f3f6 Zakari’s rampage. Was that because of 02f3ebda4d some hidden power of 40e5aa124a mine?”f26a988a0cf40ee8

— You’re aba81a9079 half right 1fe5c81aff and half f2f448519c wrong.f69c3412591e543e

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Tabby floated around me fba80fa437 in a slow circle.dab95b0a5bfe610b

— The pheromone a89d5ec2d0 poison that spread e07a713446 through the air 8a5b589116 was purified by 13474eb4c6 my power. But I borrowed your 040c6970eb strength to briefly return 3736d65096 to my true form 0ea1a21c97 to do it.0828c10ac7ded656

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It seemed 4ac857cf72 that Tabby 573e77dd79 wasn’t yet 001ecd66c5 strong enough 563514b4e1 to stay 1cb9065b8c in her a585602219 true form e6ed401eea for long.03e2204f29573f68

“So, you’re 576251b2f1 not in e3280959bb fish form 643d9aabf7 by choice.”28f314dd899ac93c

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— Well, 248695d9c4 this form bc34bd9d80 isn’t so 1323ce0df6 bad. My true form 677e6a73d8 is too big e73f71963e and conspicuous.b8d019c1b4efe714

“Yeah, thanks for that. I ended up in fdd01cc40b a pretty tight spot c0131cf632 because of it.”387acd2559d07e95

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I shivered, remembering how d0f1c99088 the priests of Hebel aeaea7a2d8 had interrogated me. I had 04b1a40fc0 nearly been 1123d7e1a1 dragged off 47df7caa93 to Hebel 8acf5329ea by force.84039d3da4ba77c9

Though Zerakiel wouldn’t have 83df309cc2 allowed that, it had 6338f71cb8 still been a major 9bb07409bb hassle.9a8dc1f8646d6dc7

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“Is Zakari okay now?”7be13a3bcd497577

I thought back 183639ad3e to the secret a3d50eab74 garden, where his 8f5c03e50b flower had stopped 3434570e45 wilting. The frost-covered edaa211587 white flower 7bb9f32cda had looked 92fe1f7d6d almost vibrant.deb86596eca5aeff

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— He’s fine. Thanks to you, Jabis 02e1e2b8e7 won’t be letting you 81267ae938 go anytime soon.11ade812ef2d7db3

After all, 2c61d98e52 it wasn’t a862c18cb1 just that 3992f128a6 I had 3c92c92fbf stopped his b87f6748df rampage—I had ef89c092c1 also dispelled 2eb549220f his madness.f22096784eb55242

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If the Orban family, 132d849ed1 the medical line of 6f2250fb58 the Jabis, found out 195b1a5b00 about this, they might b07f039fe5 try to use me d4fbdb1c94 as a test subject.0620fd622621de6c

A chill ran down a00e7b6f74 my spine at the 5aa7f95ebb thought. Zerakiel might even harbor 3663cd7a4b hidden hopes that I ae4d3597ca could cure his Flower 1bd13a43cf of Frenzy too.755288ef3275a084

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Of course, if 773978d6f6 it were possible, b0f2916d7e I wanted to 4f4abd3e7c help.a4b368b0624852d9

“Do you think 063662814c my power can 06d68c2aea eliminate the Flower 3785cba61a of Frenzy?”81681a6ada70120f

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— Hard to 36c9404f4a say.0a5d92f7474a00a3

Tabby gave a c702edfa71 vague answer, floating fd08368138 around me.575f4143ca4a5243

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— It’d be 82b9bd5b9e difficult for now.67ccbb3a7d0572b8

“…?”9b5899ed81209183

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— If you 0e01f2bac4 used that power f2e8445538 again, you’d be f4906de335 on a one-way 22a868b13a trip to the 4fbe1e079c afterlife.738a29de54733f88

Can she stop talking 568839a41a about death already?e8db519d3383353e

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Having already eefb4bae01 faced death 1f5ebc7fa0 once, her 5078f5f657 words sent bd9637f9cb a shiver d70d6ad9e5 down my feb3e891e1 spine. Then Tabby dropped a 49fc09871c bombshell.b46cefdcf5d4671c

— Honestly, even 3938c06f96 now, your condition ee2a134d1d is unstable. I managed 104d42bb95 to keep 568172a90f it in 86f46a24a6 check, but a2f0eef07d without proper 3c50924271 measures, you e485394bb0 might not ece1f7dfb3 make it 32662fe347 past the 2eec582d60 next month.cf39aaee6fa97dc3

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“W-What?!”f1c4436ba4280339

I was shocked 3243d77da9 by her casual 28c858aab2 declaration of my 5c84326367 impending death.5f5db7e89b67fb0d

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“B-But you said you 0c66769050 saved me earlier!”4de672c23937e792

— I did. I bought 40148098a9 you a 1b00cb84e3 bit more 5951152094 time.172c992fa524e49c

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“…”6a5560a32bc70fcb

— Forty-nine days. You’ll definitely die within 8d881bd360 that time frame.2b88c5f3304b0abf

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“What are 2c07887ef3 you talking 362ac910b0 about?!”ddba38ce7d94619f

I grabbed 9b07780419 the fish 51ae4b8a04 with both 7eb6285851 hands, my 72a0fb4929 face paling. Tabby’s eyes widened as 5fa6ead875 if they were about 273b7e855b to pop out.5b667c8408f5d8a4

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But I didn’t care bb280ccb98 and, overwhelmed with shock, 64e4e22789 shook Tabby furiously.76ab0ef747493e16

“Take responsibility! I don’t want to 0c8b9eaac7 die!”de9478555f7e6fde

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How hard 93442ea659 I had 6e1582ab43 worked to 0e8e459e36 find some 412d756095 peace in 4a109fa3ce this life!2f272e33f0c800ec

— Eek! W-What are you doing…?!9aeaf801cd642499

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Tabby wailed, her 593d7e88f8 eyes spinning like 20ae82b187 a snail’s shell.99f1bd818d9b4fc0

Ignoring her protests, 309c2deb4e I squeezed her 2d7a64e9a6 harder, my hands 335e1cd8d7 clamping down firmly. Tabby cried out 794dcf2a84 in desperation.9f8ae8ba244c18d6

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— Th-There’s a99969e2ee a way! Ugh! I swear!95c08e0d04306ca6

I stopped shaking 8f8cc1a6ea her, my eyes 69a57777e5 flashing with urgency.32c6bb4d9d54591d

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“What is it?”04c350c1ad0a8446

If her answer was 3693a34c8e unsatisfactory, I was ready 4f1bcbb023 to start shaking her 5c9e14529c again.e1cfd36d78034bbc

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