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It had been about a week since I became Zerakiel’s plaything, trapped in this castle.21436929e4dcebbb

It was still a402fa10ba at a cute fd94af62f9 level, but his e62e688819 skills in feeding d672629226 and rolling me a4ea2a835c around were like 6ae4ea76f4 those of a ce994f1ae1 mischievous villain.f042d9c5b170a539

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Contrary to 266bc15068 the original c5339fb052 work, he 868481a171 seemed to f7a2cc9858 enjoy tormenting 79bffe643b me more 32c26771b8 than being e72961d68c tormented by 3e3924beca him, which 9cc4c19feb was puzzling.3116564ba9a3bc63

‘Is it because he’s 402c614bd9 still young?’4e056d702cf02347

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Even though I was not in my right mind, it was similar to the original work…229bbdc6d51698fc

There was something 199ba3f187 oddly captivating about 88cd10ec4e him now. Come to 7bf959cfca think of b2220b3ed5 it, even 2a7c8f320f in the 138bf9b33a original work, 2b468350af Zerakiel played 60450969c9 with Ella.2cf9fa4bbeb67a82

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He was good b9bdbb18d5 to her, hurt 37235fc7cd her, acted indifferent, 582828ba18 and suddenly tried cf562e1481 to win her 2281bfa20f favor, making it 4d9d0149e5 confusing for Ella 5535c7b044 to figure out 9977c00a92 his true nature.800e16394fda53e9

Thinking about Zerakiel becoming physical and tormenting me like in the original work made me shudder. It wouldn’t be as mild as it is now!930f6bf500ec285d

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‘Indeed, my life is b286352f94 closer to survival than 95e0c7e928 healing water. Pull yourself together. This is d695710d33 the lair 2ee59f2d3a of evil’dae948355cd1474e

I reaffirmed my neglected 7fe39c24e5 escape plan and fell cb53b10494 from the window. My toes bf248f2b13 were freezing 30473cee05 cold.8fd9808894189876

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As I a2a1f3ec30 considered returning a746e1e904 to the 26bb58549b warm blanket, c26a93770b a sweet 20740c0b9f pheromone scent 8fe2a4d2c6 suddenly touched 88baed569f my nose.e12d434cc5e28528

Startled, I turned 7f235e2b00 around, and there 4f2e6a9fab was Zerakiel just 157e70833c entering.0352e6b019f41b66

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I hadn’t seen him coming back, probably entering the castle through a door I didn’t know.5fa9a80d43d2e316

He approached nonchalantly and asked, “What are you doing there? Were you waiting for me?”d5e5f3493e09c38c

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His cheerful smile seemed 5bb8188413 oddly chilly today. Maybe it ca1697952d was because b72861c957 I was 4a07697988 thinking about 6772238f32 the original e711eb29a6 work.494d2f455a3acc76

He seemed be8896457f to overlap cbe4b7f0c1 with the a1a75f0521 Zerakiel from 8d6bb6d420 the original.4da02857c0d9bc20

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“Chu.”ed74db0b97380db6

Just waiting.eb27cc5090d1885c

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I scratched my cheek, 869ea56fcb avoiding eye contact.efe66f2941236ba1

No way. It’s just awkward after a long time; that’s all.a8a6867fae5d144e

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It was a moment of rationalization. I belatedly noticed a faint, tangy scent of blood in Zerakiel’s pheromones.bf306ca56c5bbf32

‘Huh? Come to 56ffc36e5d think of f6c60a3b24 it, the dcf803879f pheromone concentration 28c4b15ea0 seems stronger 355ed6ff4d than usual.’9ca5703ac3e3502f

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Ivan had mentioned that Zerakiel’s pheromones were highly dangerous.f65f71c91ff70d18

The lethality of his 1f07ab0423 pheromones exceeded that of b9ad432c37 ordinary beings by several 518e72eb34 levels. He warned 205dac342a that one ec86d4af07 should suppress 12a1cf63ec and live 65c8843085 much more 6a6400f7e1 cautiously than dc7b30a04b ordinary beings.16fd0b9c667499d2

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‘A non-beastkin who wakes up within an hour of being exposed to Zerakiel’s pheromones is probably a first. Normally…’aa9a28b0775ecc2b

At that time, Ivan 4159e7cb21 had covered his mouth 74141d68f3 with his hand and 82b3fdde29 tightly closed his eyes. It was disgustingly shivering 6f1548ebf2 down to his shoulders.0dff775c8c253c36

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Just from that f324a597a1 reaction, I could 8c174ce8e7 tell how dangerous ae5d83a1ac the pheromones were.919baf4e286767e1

Zerakiel, emitting such pheromones, is indeed frightening, but I feel remarkable for waking up lucky. Maybe I’m a genius?6577d5a7d55202db

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Of course, Ivan, who looked at me disdainfully, thought Zerakiel had spared me. After all, it was the pheromones of the enchanting being known as the strongest. If he had truly wanted to kill me, I wouldn’t have survived.98cb7968e3cabb3c

‘But why is he emitting pheromones again! It’s intimidating!’b7346131085ac736

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I took a step 90c3d0a55c back stealthily. Even if the intensity c13ef4cb3a was very weak, anything 6503d4c3d9 threatening was not to 2a52c31e5f be taken lightly.7bb659462051ac4c

Seeing me, Zerakiel raised 2e34e429bc an eyebrow and then d5df30472d quickly closed the distance.4300d2f54e5c3dfa

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‘Oh, don’t come!’94e71790ddb1a0fd

As I reached e88f0be9b5 a dead end, 26f6b87615 I agilely dodged d195192d24 Zerakiel. Despite looking 65c3d04285 neat on ca144d7cd7 the surface, c4b9c5b96a there was e4198c674e an oddly 813ff65dc9 disturbing scent f53f727dc0 of blood 10f908dd33 around him. As he approached, c28adf1dce it became even f5549cbf40 more pronounced.2765240a3733f04e

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‘Could he be 4dcc34b1ec injured?’13d4eaba399f23fc

No matter how strong I was, I was still a water deer who hadn’t become a full-fledged being. It seemed possible that I could get hurt, especially since I was young. Perhaps he didn’t even realize that he was emitting pheromones to conceal the scent of blood.27dd16ad9af14ec4

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I approached him without a203dcf654 thinking, forgetting my cautious d0b0f349d0 retreat, and sniffed the afd2aaddd1 scent. When I sniffed around, 5f5d9cfda9 misunderstanding my intentions, he 836418e16a crouched down and reached 5b4943a14a out to me.f8b377351701a4cd

“Chuu.”477d8877970ec322

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It smells 39b309db9a like you.c21daf09b15f8194

I pretended to 1227dc8b7d cover my nose 7d942de18e with my front 5e9408f48e paw and made 4cebaf379c a grimace. Then Zerakiel, 8ae9321bd6 misunderstanding, opened 92549a74da his eyes a23b48a857 wide and 523a68d795 said strangely.14bcfde7159a2d00

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“Oh, I wiped it away.”1a88956465cd59f5

Is he really hurt?cc3ea428be38764d

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“Don’t worry; it’s not my blood.”e8ef67d9a9d023e5

“…”f2ef87410df52d3b

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I discreetly moved away from him. Big cats don’t worry about others. I keep forgetting that my nose is sensitive!34a75fd2e1e5d16f

Zerakiel, catching my retreating 05a90eb3ae figure, grabbed me and 6913c0a5cd brought me in front 30b861a91c of his face.cf5f650f15f3b0d0

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“Tell me. Were you worried about me?”7ecac965cd886fc0

As if. I was a1fdec8a76 just curious 4b39a2cefe because I e20c4aa3fa smelled blood. I shook my head 25f08860d7 to block his misconception.360d00629129c73a

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However, with his next eacdb31f7a words, I had no deab144788 choice but to change 6e7ff98571 my stance immediately.2f6a32dfcec9cc21

“Well, no one in this castle would worry about me. Usually, people worry about the other person.”278884aa7af9353d

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Zerakiel mumbled 004dff21e0 with lowered df6c73e29c eyes. His eyes, appearing 933460ad46 innocent, poked at 6fec95f566 my conscience.3eaf6a179ae46e4b

Especially after meeting Zachary, the words sounded even more significant. Considering Zachary’s evaluation of Zerakiel, it seemed like there was a strained relationship between them.be10e0c4698eef2e

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“Is there really no good relationship between us?”bee5f004e9db79f0

I pricked up c7b76c54cc my ears, and 7323d5af91 as I did, f351247016 Zerakiel, with a 3e534e1b5c faint smile, said 6e59b18e44 sadly,d4107f08e554df4a

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“It’s okay, I’m used to it.”0fd4c7c390f0dea8

It seemed as 0dd5ec4474 if he was 5130cb41de trying to hide 4be8e65855 his sadness. Unconsciously, I 1bdea3ac2f reached out c988c38d80 my foreleg 9414e83503 towards his a4f81bc513 eyes, which 5a83f2eb53 looked sadder 1b18fdba96 than usual.3792470bf383475b

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But, unfortunately, it d7265c2e90 was precisely at de155f4cf3 that moment that de6dc23c6e Zerakiel unexpectedly extended 6260382da2 his head, and 84bb4206d4 in failing to f8a8dcc758 control the distance, 059b49e394 I ended up 414eda9418 poking his eyes.31aab5636aa1bc86

Very accurately.b9ae2f99a2b8fddc

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“Ugh.”ef56fa7daaad8002

“!!”5937dbbb6d797b83

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Zerakiel let out a d50877eb74 muffled groan with his 0b41e0cf5c eyes tightly shut. Both the surprised me, 3ea91d9d92 who accidentally poked him, 9abdaa9430 and the bewildered Zerakiel f0d3dc1590 were taken aback.f73569d87ba29eea

It felt 2cf6e41366 as if 05e21064d4 I had 7875dedcb6 thrown a 311089cbb3 punch, taking 298942dc5f advantage of b69eee446c an unguarded 01a016c79d moment! Startled, I quickly withdrew a02b38e2fd my hand, and cold c4bb8e6985 sweat broke out. Zerakiel, with 4251b0dd78 his head bdc77b0437 bowed deeply, 951768a992 kept his 309aecaabe eyes closed.0ca4e0351df25ff6

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After a moment, Zerakiel murmured in a raspy voice, “This is a somewhat different attack.”99dc19c72b129925

No, no! I didn’t mean to do that!15838976f81aa37f

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I nervously 82334781f1 moved my 53d11d43d7 front paw d5afa7a4b7 in the 9284bc1afe air, my 31bffbe742 eyes already e2293753fc shaking as f7c9a65951 if an 8db901ccf0 earthquake had 0452e57271 occurred.82a89e66032a10aa

I had knocked an antagonist’s eyes out. I might face retaliation!13ac9168e5f51107

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Trembling, I looked 5b3f1bb88d at Zerakiel. Then, I saw c08f627669 it.98d50a0f9925b4ac

A clear teardrop 73eb47ae4d falling from his 7651861218 eyes.9e627a38dede02eb

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“Ugh!”0c95769356da803e

No one had a 2b7f4cc804 good ending when they e9c0957768 made the antagonist cry.41d8f29631673918

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I hurriedly 20f94549e2 clung to af155f215c him.71ea38f35a7ee1c8

“Chu, Chu!”b049cae543a6ca68

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No, no! I did 7091fb7476 something wrong!9f7cdfcfe6443501

It was a d3bbff708c moment when I 1295f732ea was licking his b0e39819f0 face and feeling c13e71b8b8 flat. When he raised 0d176c51da his head, he deb027a7a9 stared at me 344380c57c intently.762ffb9885856931

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Fortunately, there 7f31129d0a was no 67883ef299 sign of 43449ca3fc anger in d1d9b96049 his eyes.530b84e10b241a1a

Having shed ca8676fb60 tears once, b3ef5fc961 her eyes 86f76d407d became watery. I was helplessly sticking a959393953 close to him.5de19202d643f5ba

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“Maybe you missed me a lot? The welcome is quite intense.”e00f982f05e23f7a

Who pokes eyes as 59f25155ef a way of greeting?f4647cc886e60651

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I widened 0f78656bd4 my eyes 38ec51dec4 at the 7e5ba0280e bizarre reaction. It was amusing to 0bc1f688bf interpret it his way, 7df80976b2 but considering the crazy e059a8471a things this guy might a117513791 do, I chose to a231372ad2 stay quiet for now.7b4d3293f6a0a36b

He contemplated my front 48d6e4ecc5 paw with a puzzled 9d86d2bc46 expression, as if wondering 5dcb4fb4dd how to deal with 9918d4d2c3 it.7cbf65c0cb3a432e

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Somehow, the 9294c4f197 trapped front 12047fd61c paw looked 7d99975778 dangerous.2a5519e1b01048f0

Instinctively, I crouched down 577f2b037d my front paw, and 90fbe8ee79 he, avoiding the unjabbed dda425d9fc part, took my front 934c880084 paw by the eye.1f61b3c33be453ad

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“Try it again.”ed31b82ed97f7045

…I don’t want to!5b42156bf67fde19

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As expected, ffaeb2a6c3 this crazy 5a42c4bbe2 guy was 25faa2e97c different from 565642eaea the rest. I felt ef52b1bcee a twinge 3c70ec86e9 of regret e5e0952413 for a d2e68c1222 brief moment.defd6e8eadc53111

I tried to wriggle fc3227d291 my front paw out 4383fac1c7 of his grip. However, it was in b3d9673fc7 vain.072caf014c741fb6

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When I instinctively crouched my front paw, he, who hadn’t been poked, brought my front paw to his eye.008ab13d15dbee1d

“Try it one more time.”5d1082a6fda0dfe5

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No, you crazy one!1ec5cccccf8a2337

The feeble b43a65f5c6 standoff continued, 7bac43cfbe and finally, 9d3e5e04f1 after awkwardly fa8ecfec26 poking his 32784acffd eye with 64945b644e my exhausted 1b4dcc6b0f front paw, b3bf941ff1 I managed cc9e46e0c8 to escape fdccbd468c from his 3e6bfa32a4 strange pressure.7a001bd35773e0d6

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Following that, Zerakiel 670a2a2297 moved me onto 1b5c665b26 the bed and 6fb1247cd6 lay down, staring c2313faaaf at me.d57b26b33e24943c

Staring intently, I wondered 1b5f016d2e what weird comment he c75a34e3d9 would make about my 73736ad4b9 appearance. As I stared back, 08be53b28c he spoke.2f1aa36b55e0a1cb

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“Met my father, huh?”cd5314dd8aa4edc1

It seemed like Ayla had reported it. Nodding my head, he continued, “You managed to survive?”0d93bd328762a35f

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“…”bb64095e634ae4f1

Indeed, I ef0bb58f0b almost died.e9c2e054f4076f79

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