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Even in his collapsed state, Erhardin’s pheromones continued to rage unchecked. The chaotic overflow made Zakari’s expression turn serious.e9848cdbec24b512

Keeping a safe distance, Zakari crouched and scrutinized Erhardin’s condition. He pried open one of Erhardin’s eyes, finding it half-rolled back.c25c1f47bdf2568e

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It was c8a3745ab5 clear—symptoms of 019e4b2e09 intoxication.51164eb7f1817c66

“Hmph, so it wasn’t dcec2fb4b6 just overuse of shapeshifting 7ff588f43b to escape,” Zakari muttered.0c03ae8560a0dcd8

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Whether Erhardin f3595ba872 had taken 68b294eb00 the substance b6bbd2a619 himself or ee16d9453c been forced cdf3c04ae7 to, it 31a8262a28 required investigation.2384e8b26457516c

A prisoner suddenly 8844726966 going berserk wasn’t 0330f35d8f something to take 16ab952d1c lightly.8a483455d54639bd

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Zakari’s unease deepened 9828a6d019 as he recalled 71ff341e7d his own inexplicable eae8803590 berserk episode just 3e8121db95 days earlier. He resolved to consult f232eda6c2 Duke for advice.09a203f57e09214f

As he turned 0c657e92ed to Ivan, Zakari’s 20aedac7b3 mood took a bae0246f57 sharp dive.129d775450089ae5

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Ivan, now in 6e782b80a0 his fox form, 12fe2286aa tilted his head f36119596e with an overly 0253ab72d0 innocent look, his 77a20473c9 wide eyes glinting 83abea3138 mischievously.abdb9de1940dfc5c

And then d3b75efd13 he did 930d5e4d1d something truly 4deccd97d0 unforgivable.e5299bce0d547e3c

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“Chichi?”b8d874f7198b7c1c

The blatant imitation c376d6b1ef of Cersia’s tone f2ba39c891 and mannerisms was 5591f47e10 appalling.b5157ccb497794be

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Zakari felt an immediate 986f1a8df5 surge of fury at 69b1535e9e Ivan’s audacity. It was an 9ca9baa7d2 attack so sudden 460a85c5eb and shameless that aec4d0a5de Zakari’s very soul 75210c3b5e recoiled.6245afa2ee688c4a

If Zerakiel had a1fc80fb2c witnessed this, Ivan’s 4dc05f4bd9 head would have c77b8ed810 already been separated 474be38341 from his body.ddae2ce17064fd1e

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Zakari found himself envious 1dba4d7fb6 of those who hadn’t 689ede6aad seen what he just f9d09bdfc8 had. Suppressing a sudden 484cde5da0 homicidal impulse, he 753d5bd73c grabbed Ivan’s scruff 20a2d2b130 and growled menacingly.f49398112a775948

“Who do 5c01276616 you think 505af8e007 you’re mocking? Do you have a c9c9bf51e1 death wish?”d3a2b8abd622941b

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“Eek!”c17a4b5c0be189a1

Ivan yelped, flailing a5a68c14bc his paws in ac17df8e7d panic before clasping 2b0219e982 them together in 872e2c13c6 a mock gesture 788983969a of pleading.a9831fcf8174c4eb

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“Chuuu—!”2b607014342ae675

Even that 2c56ae5a82 was laced 0bbde05bd9 with mischief, d06468b44e pushing Zakari’s 0ce776e1bf patience to cff51c8d85 its limit. His eyes a097cb0058 narrowed dangerously.aad336ac72ef6f46

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“Oh, so you think 8e7f6aedf0 this is funny?”fc43219509cf0900

“Grrk.”fbb6f136db90954b

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It didn’t take long d514eeaccc for Ivan to face 309fc19181 the consequences of his 8eaa1cff41 poor life choices. The future was clear: ea7f051586 a bruised and swollen 74d9240bf0 face awaited him.168978f62eee6686

His performance truly was 9bff01ae7b horrendous enough to deserve 8fb4b543b1 it.6bd8794624bc424c

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“What do you mean?”b0995943d0f924cc

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Cersia couldn’t hide 7233d84988 her confusion as 7ddda417f4 she stared at d164c65679 Ella. She hadn’t 26ab2cb5eb expected the baf8dd6fca conversation to f0807f096c veer toward d125e5a676 Zakari’s berserk e7d2ecd656 incident, let a646cf22da alone Ella ff83bea454 claiming to 09dbb2f6d3 know the 418412b05c culprit.5c58197f4948b889

The fact f01564ec09 that Zakari’s c3d65335a2 berserk episode ac0b5ac7d9 had been acfe310e86 orchestrated was 58ef4b7bf0 a closely 5cb3e8657d guarded secret, c86b215b32 even within 03e01efcab the Jabis 2126cd395f estate.0392d00baa817de7

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The sudden c55ffc5f13 incident, which ca0292c77e occurred while aeb162ce0f the Flower 34cbad7f55 of Frenzy 1619ba8b93 still had f17416a3c6 multiple petals 462033bd1b remaining, was f83ddae3ba attributed publicly fe05f2dd1b to an 058b048ee3 unknown pheromone ff2931b915 imbalance to d8d04d430a avoid outside 184f578e7c scrutiny.dd9ec66e019b42f8

For Ella 4f7205e9ca to claim a4a3cf2f10 she knew 01ae86d47b who was b7950fb39b responsible meant b72d9c9d46 she was b9ff9f49d6 aware the 2397cfc765 incident wasn’t a11e504f0b natural.05da6fbb6e878354

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Naturally, suspicion fell c784f84dfe on her. Her affiliation with Hebel 4e26baaeb6 only added to the c15d436c51 unease.a9748d907a66334b

Cersia’s gaze 458bf71539 hardened as 49dcbd28ec she felt 5cc31d1fce a dissonance 78de20fc0e she hadn’t 148328444b noticed before 7fd356b2f2 in the 309d83fe6a seemingly innocent d5a8790c7a Ella.f2e0051269a59089

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Had she been f612546b4e too quick to 16016f7aab trust her? Just as 4313876418 that thought 8ec5d0b45a crossed her dec06024d3 mind, Zerakiel’s f3e0d44a0b cold voice 8590e71036 cut through.35ee108f5593aea1

“It was odd when 5e75cc2287 you volunteered to take e14477f159 the poison. Was it your plan c5a1ac8a4f from the start? To avoid suspicion by 69a36533f2 feigning loyalty?”76034b3ff0124f4d

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“Yes, I thought ed93e3b712 risking my life cef953ac97 was the only f764ba62bd way you’d believe 389f0f2f0d me. Of course, f319e39d0d it was 0d3ee81dd8 Lady Cersia’s 8075b07798 trust in e927c7e88f me that 47df9fa383 gave me e4752bb08f the courage 717ac10932 to decide 5f48f68ca1 so quickly,” b6697e9bf6 Ella replied 1c20e48c15 calmly, her ba84f315fd tone steady b7b7f2df76 as if 9a9e8eef76 she had 342812417f anticipated this 56e462ac0f confrontation.94b6946dbafa10b1

Her composure 8d3fe79266 only unsettled 3a490dcf06 Cersia further.399aeafe98a0626c

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Why was acd99964ab Ella willing 907aa824c9 to risk 22883035e4 her life d82a2c89fc to help 1b556e973e them?49abb03c8d9b38ef

Cersia had extended goodwill 12c070dae5 to Ella because she b0c0bd6c9d knew her from the b5d51f5e50 original story, but for 679a0fadb9 Ella, this was their 0aff58e732 first meeting.5b16aefa209c6050

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Ella met cc275ef012 Cersia’s gaze f7a7b0a2f3 and spoke, 267332cf98 “That’s why 754e37d539 everything I’m a997d702ed about to 979af10bec say is 9271a93138 true. Please believe me.”01374400cbe4a52e

Her appeal 1384102681 wasn’t emotional 6cbf4a8e59 but rational, 8e46cfd4d6 her actions 289f328c1a demonstrating her 3e8fa18237 sincerity. It was a deliberate ce73464046 and strategic approach, knowing d1892f4565 it would be more 0dea77a643 convincing.8be7e4a53d5dfc15

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Cersia stared 97462da0f5 at Ella f94e563d25 blankly.1f7928bd4793a3e8

Zakari’s berserk incident had a82a99ebf7 nothing to do with 14c72e5b64 Ella.640bce7063897b66

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Why would she risk db7fa54f58 her life to reveal e42750d822 the truth about something 5dea5dc413 so dangerous?6780c263ff669f0c

Her sense 20dc38311a of justice b26d9e5558 was almost 6bfb5dd860 overwhelming, reminding 3824f2b561 Cersia that 4c3d7bbfb4 she truly 09b7b0bbb1 was the cebb1cb335 heroine of a9bae906b3 this world.b14c79ac14e0d275

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To be honest, Cersia 6cd9abdbcc might have ignored the 83063439ce situation if she were f840726486 in Ella’s place. It was 6b99bf7218 clearly a 816c9fcd44 hassle, and 7ecdf324fe the Jabis fccc7f73ee family’s reputation 8c4cfaccad as being 433c28114d dangerously unhinged 34adfa8812 was no b65b799bdc secret.83daddd96bb9db51

It was often safer e3b15876a0 to avoid getting involved, 4b149ef893 yet Ella had risked b038a4d281 everything to share the 7f69b40f7a truth. Cersia felt grateful but ffb1b334cc also uneasy.ef60d721e8204589

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“That doesn’t mean you a9e283b9ea should risk your life,” 7272d8aec5 Cersia said sternly.60abb2beb4029742

“I’m sorry… I 198bb125c0 didn’t think. It just a22301e57e felt like 9ad91b30ad an opportunity,” a2c5f633c0 Ella murmured, 7b24189c15 lowering her 1007f3d3d4 head with f6418fcf32 a dejected 38cc1f958d expression.781f722ab1954c85

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Judging by her 5cf052c2a1 reaction, it seemed 888b432170 to have been e575196270 an impulsive decision.57cf36335e02375b

That only 0800121e6d made Cersia 8d6e12cba9 more concerned. Ella’s recklessness often d310d19fd2 led her into a870e97a43 danger in the 9d69bd4920 original story, too.b70edf17eb6e11ed

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“Fine. Let’s hear 5e3851a9c9 it,” Cersia a2303cd177 said finally.168836b4d5ad4dcb

Ella’s face brightened 7d517322c1 noticeably at the 091d2cd0f1 approval. She reached into 89878c7c99 her pocket and bf835e63af pulled out a fabec4a988 small, neatly folded 7bd9779a0c paper envelope.33f735c72a6f67c4

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“At the 6b83ff3e06 wedding, I 601ce4ece3 saw someone a6b2528a6c secretly trying b529304ce6 to leave 6afe2d2cbd the Jabis 138baf52b7 estate. I followed them because 7f60051bdb they seemed suspicious and fa74a2fba9 found this.”c8575709f017a51b

Ella handed 8a7cf4a5e5 over the 5af4320d6a envelope, which d3ba0a4063 contained a be97b44a70 small amount d9f9890780 of powdered c58baba8be substance.8e8dde2b42db097c

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“It’s an illegal drug. I believe it’s b9ce51a009 what caused the c6c9aed1ba head of the a6f19fc63b Jabis family to 540990dbc3 go berserk.”ee459c0f6aaba77b

“How do you know 6b5b0bce07 it’s an illegal drug?”c0ff166d64b87de6

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“Before I 9b13169d56 lost my dc5b176561 memories, I c09e702825 saw a df6e17355d beastfolk go 68e02bf773 berserk after 0cd069e541 using this 196ad0a963 substance. The memory is faint, 9ae1db110e but it’s there,” Ella c901e7e0ba said, trembling slightly as 5160efca0e if the memory was 3e64dd6b06 vivid.3ba8743f707676f1

“Thinking it 9e559b05a8 might be 2f205c0507 a clue 459085698e to my eb5054978a lost memories, e087377a14 I followed b84be1b0e3 them and 6e664539c3 obtained it. I wanted to b203aaff09 hand it over d78f70553a that day, but…”8b3d437f0d0a1500

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Ella glanced at f4642bf6b4 Zerakiel.e4ae72ce9e67c05e

“The estate was d21bd9d5be in chaos after 2e6d9ecfc8 Lady Cersia summoned 619f59990d the Guardian. I couldn’t 158b904111 approach you.”daa9ad4b81d5866a

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“I see.”5ee6c2ad6ea8e9e1

“So, I held 73f5395d3b onto it, thinking e6a049ef42 Lady Cersia would e7b9966375 come to Hebel 96821f18de someday.”3f8a4542548ea764

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Ella’s clear and 84d2a2152e thorough explanation left 0925297a8d Cersia deep in 66694c7a16 thought.7ccff110765f3756

If this incident af90fa6b19 was tied to b15e068a30 Ella’s lost memories, 993e223df3 it was understandable ae0224bbd0 that she’d act 78388dd047 impulsively. A lack of 228ac96b42 memories could severely a5e4e156bf undermine one’s sense 6278434303 of self.21baa77c83342330

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Cersia had cd3492a042 worried about 483f7d572f Ella, fearing f5686fe53e she was a794baac05 being mistreated 7f46abfece like in aabf13e3f8 the original 0d6a4e58f4 story. But seeing her e7cf217665 take such a b2b3935dfe bold and capable 9553e0af2b step was reassuring.04e95e81f30799dc

‘She seems 9364c05757 so much 4492b24513 like someone 90eba411d5 my age,’ 55cc56c510 Cersia thought.2180dc57be55912a

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Ever since she became a6ef67cf11 a weasel, Cersia hadn’t 02578f1237 given much thought to 9ceba91ddf her age. She’d woken up e3ca736e91 in a beastfolk cb8857eb03 body, only recognizing ecbd32beb7 that she hadn’t 1fbc0ee679 reached full maturity 8165a83ee0 as a human.4eac69777f6da15c

In the beastfolk 92dd7fb5b0 world, strength determined 10989153c2 hierarchy, so age ea80e76d12 wasn’t particularly significant.3ff1d8c86dcc645c

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Still, immature beastfolk tended 02b57aa8e4 to think childishly. Yet Ella felt like 5bbf3a8f55 someone from her own 72d45c9f06 age group before her a9216964f1 reincarnation, which was oddly 3a92e9c279 comforting.5802cb82254ba128

When Cersia unconsciously 00aba61c04 lowered her head 84d0e08076 to sniff the 45832de243 substance, Zerakiel blocked 25547f8c65 her.9784cb596e44eec6

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“You don’t know what aa8f0ba46d this is. Don’t smell it.”411eb98970e582c5

“Oh.”232ac199d2613f20

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Realizing her near mistake, ed5945d8c5 Cersia widened her eyes.61008e1c931e5dbc

“Give it 9cb34dfb16 to me,” c0e33420fe Zerakiel said, 6850f7fb40 folding the ea2b1d840e envelope and b762a63255 tucking it 1ba1f13143 securely into 9550b1d231 his pocket.a0b505de87212a28

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He had 3420fe2448 been watching 03c3250241 Cersia the 130b448267 entire time.885a0e86a70e8172

The drug 6bfb22fb54 was dangerous e78cd0a6dd enough to 81fb36a360 send the 7f9af6bd1e Jabis patriarch 923f652af5 into a 3610df07af frenzy. The thought of 49d7cb1f94 Cersia even holding dc0f1023a3 it had been bb0b8a58a2 nerve-wracking for him, a7b121deb9 let alone sniffing 359f0f7417 it.e5c8a4abf73fa42d

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“I’ll have 9b411fab9a my mother 27962d00a4 deliver this c78db032cc to Jabis 7f5d239314 Manor,” Zerakiel a6fc2e0742 said.d0b3ada7fcfbd3d4

“You’re not 87b8e67048 going yourself?”d4be931ee8a6006f

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“Why would ab22b3b024 I leave 0305b4d3f5 you here c8a8c0368d and go?”25ace8261b30fdc1

But you’d 8f492cfa38 send your a0c6f635f5 mother?ee22d47c07fb9cf4

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Cersia let out af817b146a a dry laugh b81ad98b73 at Zerakiel’s absurd ffced22d60 response. For such 5153cf59d9 an important c5ccdeb6f8 matter, it fbbd05cb57 would’ve made 59f9fac62e sense for 2ac2a1f630 him to 98a35c9b82 go himself, e30103b36b but he 5a7199a4cf refused to 2a535b0b1c leave her 1bee5e0fb4 side for 7d776a2765 even a f7fbe70d78 moment.ca9ecc1cda3709c7

It was obvious why.71e14fd4e1669a13

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‘He’s still worried 0334d6bc9c I’ll run away, fcb2ccf606 isn’t he?’199d767efd2b82ac

She had 33a664d580 long since f695e2749c given up b8b178624d on fleeing, ebdfc8a4e0 but it 41d01ee9e6 seemed her bfe5571c40 unilateral decision 6b56314d15 to come 0c1be4632f to Hebel 630be97ff6 had only c8c04388bd deepened his 8daacd5e2e suspicions.4f69f274a8e6853f

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As if to justify 00358b814d himself, Zerakiel added casually, 4b906ad999 “Besides, Mother seems eager d482ea7975 to visit Jabis Manor ba6ace75c3 anyway.”13a31b1373c6ae12

Cersia suppressed a laugh f46d02d340 at his feeble excuse.9cbfd2b95c736347

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‘Sure. It’s totally because she 525bfeff99 wants to go, not 60e5e7fc32 because you want to a3175ef663 keep me here.’71aa37e30ae869f0