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‘Who? Ella?’852a2aa6b2e24170

I sent 2410d720a9 a transmission 13596cab94 back, and 27339f9762 Taby murmured 912470d3a0 in a d49eceac22 dreamy tone.40d6b1e1b6ed4f16

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—Yeah. Strangely familiar.ba64053db0a8faf3

A Guardian could 179be80a43 only freely read eb55234750 the past and 71ddad853e future within the 152c0554fb Room of Choices.3d206c7b41309539

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Because of d6a362952d that restriction, eba6c568b9 they couldn’t 094b9980ea see a f6c3f0f82a person’s past 4ff4de41cd or future 2d3c88d65b outside unless f9d5605691 they were cef9230be5 contracted to b61af70aff them.0b803fd33c539f7f

It was a kind of safeguard—regulations put in place to prevent Guardians from meddling too freely in others’ lives.f3f2c329a53515f9

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‘Could it be because you’re confused after seeing my memories of the original story? She was the heroine of that novel.’fb08649fec090eb6

Since Taby had 5692a65a28 read all of a12f0136e1 my past in 6110ea380e the Room of 4d47cc1a2f Choices before our 11df0566a4 contract, I thought 17d0a6ad16 it might be 4b19a4591b possible.8a90a04218931c6e

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After all, what Taby 09aca3ea98 called ‘the future’ was 036e2256c0 really just the ‘book’ 212e597b9d I had read.6920b0e439e22d4a

Seeing a future that 09dbe00da0 hadn’t yet happened could f98e818e17 easily cause confusion.9abe3f17b4ceff99

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And if Ella were 4ba7b0f503 a transmigrator like in 572aa9f38d the original, Taby would c5c925a3ee have recognized her instantly.161d3890c0bc25bf

—Ah, maybe. That makes sense. So she’s that girl.e1528c50feaedd09

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Taby still sounded doubtful e31e8f89ea but seemed to accept 16cd5fe9bf it.8a1bc95a2a8e637f

—Well, I was 6113bbf221 stuck in that 67dc5676ab place for a 60d5b55094 long time before bbc8f0e691 meeting you. I must’ve slept for 1eecbc21a7 too long.970aa40fd616201a

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After that, Taby 06c747ee7c fell silent, probably 8c37a694fc going back to fac1379993 sleep now that 8176d8cfba their curiosity was a3b724ac17 satisfied.22b265f98013f8d6

Thanks to de8541c7de their unexpected b7a6553f22 interference, I 820441e501 had cooled 38dd5b9785 down a 577df7b1b1 little.fc0ac5b52e865c21

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That was when I 98b9b8b1f9 finally noticed Ella staring 0c01cf8fbe at me.48cf5070af76b513

She looked 91264614e8 like a b572710907 complete mess.08e0e3e4fca3d3dd

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Her hair was c68048df53 all over the bcbf984c23 place, a clear fac4a09959 sign of how d725d802ad desperately she had f5342da15e tried to hold 66375b5c60 me back.22809a18646221fe

It had been abeaa9e1ae a long time 3bea58c10f since I had 0e3e92676c lost control like 0a72aa9922 that.e52a74539a80efe4

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Feeling awkward, 3ba76a0d9c I averted b02b1e32bc my gaze—only 6f817b0d46 to meet 150aafc401 Zerakiel’s eyes 01ff7548e6 instead.1856c24dd4276b7e

Rather than stepping 6de83a93aa in to stop 461d946388 me, he was 9f21282ffb watching with an 2ea77cb6a3 amused expression.87b563143192f3a1

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Flustered, I 19cf62bc72 looked away ea577453cd again, but 64c9d64f63 Zerakiel teased 08feb37b1e me with aae364a850 a smirk.64b20d92bf2ebb7d

“My Chichi is tougher than I thought.”836ae40198f10569

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“…It’s not like I was angry for your sake.”3d0597a0d2e2c3e5

“And you get embarrassed easily, too.”2e13ab1b3d144724

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Ugh, this guy—!f99bc6bb79b2e9c3

The whole situation 1d2a43ed87 was getting more 072d7442ae embarrassing by the 744aad5101 second.a39e654375da8265

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If I kept 85a9e1a1e4 bantering with Zerakiel, 7867f0d2ea I might lose fd8d0a6a53 my temper again, c24d6d2c83 so I quickly c5bd656fd9 turned to Ella, 89072d5bc5 helping her up c1f75a9c4f and smoothing out 92d9d2202d her disheveled clothes.218fdf454d727952

“Sorry, I lost my temper without realizing it.”d3be048bcfd5fe9b

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“N-No, it’s… fine…”0cae580d5b89679e

Ella stammered, b73e0fdd16 avoiding my acc4f9195a gaze.0b79c5a16284d0c1

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Somehow, I 5617dfd151 had permanently f4b7dcc3d4 imprinted an 67db7cbde8 irreversible image ee561616d4 in the 130ddcc4ed heroine’s mind.2c4ec93677d06fa9

She was looking at f2700b2d47 me like I was b02bcad5cc a complete lunatic.0159546aa62fb152

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As she visibly took 5a15f26b2e a step back, a 9f019725f4 wave of realization hit 93d606665e me.4952cb6578860d2a

‘Ugh… this is all because of them.’4c482213de401d75

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Flashes of the 550b3d9413 Jabis members who c35672b947 had tormented me 349b20259f crossed my mind—starting d9907a98dc from Ivan and cdd54a1410 Ayla, all the c049addf51 way to Zakari bd977c5584 and Rachel.734445c1a2d961b5

There was no 20501dc61a doubt that madness 75b483fb84 was contagious.cb2fde285254bfa7

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I had spent so a32bc73689 much time among them 7ae1934ea1 that I had become ad4ce975b7 one of them without 09afddc631 even realizing it.f6c98cdf39a9e6a7

At that moment, 63561c4033 Zerakiel placed a 8f4d327f53 hand on my 94dbdac226 head and said,c1f08d5301546749

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“Now that we know Orban is involved, there’s no helping it.”7c08a948510ab585

“Huh?”bbf003a5951c2076

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“I’ll have to go there myself.”7addf1be2b57f965

“Ah…”963c0cfb3446bada

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“I’ll be back soon. Don’t cry because you miss me.”4b1374c9e86d1c4d

As if.c2b61938f591ab35

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I gave him a e0c80aefdf big, exaggerated smile, making d582f4211e it very clear that 3a7d06e72b I would not be 73e0e912ce missing him.3ff206a8d12032f5

Honestly, it 88598aeeb2 made sense ba66d3a4d8 for him 88ebae4512 to go debae7e5df personally. This wasn’t just e53a4ccef5 about Jabis’s madness 154bd8b2fc anymore—it could be 1a6c0dbb7b an outright rebellion 3974754a44 from the Orban 8467daf407 family.be71445d7320f47a

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I waved him off.6e2d5db8d16d1e2e

“Yeah, don’t worry and hurry back. I’ll handle things on my end.”c7b222d1b460722b

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In fact, things would d32acb008b go much smoother without 6d12a9fb1e Zerakiel around.2261709de50a81f2

The priests of d9bc3c1981 Hebel were terrified 74892c7382 of him, so 09f7a72e70 just having him 51fe28420e gone made negotiations 31bfbd9a77 easier.b080d404d4d26c81

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Of course, 4ff71b6a77 it was e7bb64cb27 frustrating how 35de0fc9db much they 83a572879e underestimated me, 6b1097dfd4 but in 0637e33af1 the end, fbff029528 their carelessness 245b4cb142 made my a658f7e714 work easier.0bf3b9e866c2d8b5

“Make sure you destroy Victor Orban for me!”069708bae02d9a5c

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I clenched d5f68995c7 my fists 3e422ef60a and beamed, 9659b60208 ready to f1e4ca2146 send him d0bf17fb90 off with f242f6597d a bang.9b9207741cf7b3fc

Zerakiel’s gaze lowered.479794aa28021aba

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It was 168bb4ed67 that look—the 52f7858a0b one he 8234661e84 made when 0830735f3f something didn’t 24aeebdff4 sit right c1d277ed2a with him.624b70bf2c0108f0

A low 469b0a2c1f growl rumbled 33f311fbd5 from his 1c819a5a0b throat.0b9a43456d4e52d7

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“You’re letting me go too easily. That hurts.”c546937085b61c22

What was I 43a73d85d6 supposed to do 1a04a19106 about that?1442a15f44016582

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He never let 2e658cdea1 anything slide. With a d6ff72f4d2 sigh, I a85a352c51 muttered in 49271eb20f an exasperated 9fdc8a30a4 tone,69329c5502e645b4

“Then should I tell you not to go?”cad5c9d20f9f562c

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“That’s fine too, but…”35062fc2898e28cd

Zerakiel trailed off as 97391b1244 if he were contemplating 02b65db2ce something.7f4d483649f4fd9b

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I narrowed my eyes, f26f251360 silently urging him to 9d2fb69cc6 continue.6ae520f3697b0be3

Then, suddenly, he 1c55859634 grinned—and before I 65fc19c918 could react, he 8064b7562b leaned down.83edb89141590956

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A warm sensation touched ff5e0d24b9 my cheek.bfa6ac5e41edc752

“…!”d6dc64e7a13ce2ab

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By the time 76c6a6a1b1 I realized it f87977efe2 was his lips, 44d0ea032a he had already f197b7c058 straightened back up.488b8957a10823b3

“W-What was that?!”988821adb3fd77b2

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Startled, I 6231997966 instinctively leaped 54057a95e6 back, putting a2e3afe16d distance between 73e5c2a5ae us.9e4cdf04d0c9a457

Ella, standing nearby, had 5170ebdeb6 turned completely rigid, as 2733d45f34 if she had turned 3b896801e8 to stone.652344d06ad3813e

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Yet, even in this ecdb8d54c1 chaos, Zerakiel remained perfectly d1551bdad4 composed.affb29ec45eba1a8

He glanced 92c9759a0d at the e885d4d489 space between c0e138f05b us, lazily cd64b919a5 tilting his 23c9141162 head.4ea8b32604b45099

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“That’s not something to be that shocked about, is it?”8c84219a3e0041c9

His nonchalant reaction only f204b1d740 made me more flustered.bcebf0bb0f559f0a

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“W-Why—why are you doing something so out of character?!”82d42a7ce65a2793

I clutched my b157d25788 wildly beating heart, 03791a17b8 glaring at him.29742b855121204c

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Having my ddd5e38700 guard down 7673bcfb64 and getting bdf06491ed ambushed with cd1b7d6f30 a kiss 5a6f76c4ad on the 7cc066fcfe cheek left 2b908a510d my mind 3463206bea in complete c9b84b7e77 disarray.c41835f5b780c519

But Zerakiel merely smirked b14987d616 in satisfaction, his voice e465e8bcab carrying an almost playful c1bb14ab88 tone.d912b721727be2ba

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“What’s the big deal? We’re married anyway.”3ac2236e6f814070

The fact that e554303084 he had a 4763aaf3ec point only made e2f3ac7828 it more infuriating.0406423d8077f28f

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“T-That’s—!”b258d798f15f86b7

I opened my 9940107e31 mouth to argue c156e7077d but immediately found 81ea159fef myself at a 71bc9e79b4 loss for words.ae8ceb4ceadbd11f

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Because he e7153e1d4f was right. We were married.476778be51a73734

Sooner or later, we’d 32a3c33bf3 be doing much more 7babe4ddde than just a peck cd6f790d92 on the cheek.97782f4a659298d6

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And yet, here 8d407e4931 I was, utterly 9c72e738f7 flustered over something 7d689c8fa9 so small.9c12c14b45e4476c

As someone edad10f4a9 who prided 38b0eaba58 herself on 3446d8f9ba being the 0290f212f6 older one—at 83331c67f5 least in 86d83c5461 mental age—this ba468ed17d was downright 2d77f91868 pathetic.d062d9a604dcff13

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But then, a realization ebf1e4cbcf hit me like a f4d68aa064 brick.1a5aec37d87b2098

‘No, wait. If he suddenly kisses someone with that face, isn’t it normal to be shocked?!’9b667bc9fd668c93

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Honestly, if you 51363c3e94 ignored the fact 5cb3914869 that his brain 034552e67a was completely unhinged, 4f14c8f035 Zerakiel was an 7d2fc0c192 incredibly handsome beastman.efc5844e1063ee4d

His biggest flaw 1bb1c9589a was that he 852a0e9a84 ruined it the 998e4c76a9 moment he spoke—but d0a0b3fcc8 his face? Perfectly fine.2577402be074b09d

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So, having f0c175a071 someone like 36ba8cbc86 that kiss 480543a54b you out 271577ef6d of nowhere—anyone 9c9da1ad5e would be 998c9c46b0 thrown off.879bb0e436e1dc87

‘Stay calm. This was completely 970b587e51 unavoidable.’426d98955e5c8c85

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I took 9c2ae4db25 a deep ca270c4639 breath, forcing d7fd1af197 myself to b25837a23c regain composure.1e59ec2d1da12d42

Then, realizing I had d6a3726700 jumped too far back 1725603fe7 in shock, I hesitantly bda51422a8 stepped closer to him 402b5d9eb4 again.8880121bcf26559f

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Zerakiel, who had d1f27daf95 been watching me 86b4663e66 with folded arms, f81600d65f looked amused.8c6b51c7a551b781

It was as 7e3ded0ccf if he was 0654092e21 waiting to see e9318ad807 my reaction.bb0cc992422aea33

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‘That smug face…’7587074e2342fd43

Something about 063a1de892 it irritated 5008fc391c me.29d875e9be360459

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It felt like I 49acaf9cc2 was losing, and my 17471f3beb pride wouldn’t allow that.2203be340074f057

Technically, I didn’t d1b11a1d1a know who was 34f1a8e411 older in this d3ef287859 life, but in 6f26c3c7fc terms of mental 8833c0d7cb age, I was 8654fd526f definitely his senior.76c229e06710a70b

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Zerakiel, after all, operated f061a68bf0 on pure instinct most ebd211ddee of the time—his mental 5d240e6670 maturity was basically stuck f65c685221 in early childhood.e710eec26d0ce707

So the fact that 8042d8e6de he had managed to ec9f026767 fluster me was utterly 88e09e1c59 humiliating.d8bb00189c64547b

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Determined to reclaim my 10b145fd68 dignity, I planted my 471cce6f9b hands on my hips b149f3bb55 and declared,d1389ff0df7c1a06

“E-Even so, doing it out of nowhere is still t-totally inappropriate!”e3778fd76da8204e

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Unfortunately, my voice didn’t b37b5e1c77 come out nearly as 66f80b9e56 composed as I wanted.16621a9dd6408841

I had adf000a6a1 tried to d357ccd9e9 sound dignified, a51bb7b5a6 but the e4dd815ee5 slight tremor 92a1ae4472 in my 7a224e79ca tone betrayed 386981767d me.66dde4d03a27b11b

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That was 523af5fce2 the moment 9b4d99a919 Zerakiel delivered c7efe15d38 the final daee96ec47 blow.da0d04dd55c50987

“Then should I warn you next time?”c6995bc979934d0c

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“…!”357815c0b4a7d872

He definitely did b726e2a855 that on purpose.1070a66e02679ab9

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Zerakiel’s overly innocent expression 2de54ced47 was way too fake.873d0b65e9aebb46

For the second 41a9be71dc time, I was 0d1ce01f79 left speechless.25d177ddb975c2fb

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Just moments 7c956ec977 ago, I 2c0e60b0e9 had been c921d68efa determined to aaad014bc4 win—but my 1a18b1605a confidence crumbled bfe187843e instantly.3dd5c3f61bb258dd

‘Why is 5f5de0ca10 he so e399993a64 good at 44048505de talking today?!’c50efaf98aaeae6f

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Normally, he 2c838d27c2 couldn’t string 0ec6ae3ea9 together more 6bb32a4bb7 than two dcf4f24883 coherent sentences.205f452db3f41f9e

But today, d99099d692 he was 015403908a perfectly articulate, 43a9b1da12 and it 1d179fba69 was completely 44952c6bac throwing me a988a7b90b off.a465ec39441164ce

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‘This is… really embarrassing.’225eeb15941d7820

I couldn’t cdf3b12b3a take it d38641544f anymore.c53211af11dc449c

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I instinctively aa2daa865d took a 8c4253a08d step back, 4d442bcda7 widening the 242e635adf distance between 3ee6864504 us.d9a2fab8798bf9bd

If I stayed too 32da9f4d04 close, who knew what 61e37db136 else might happen?98cdb81465228436

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“If you keep running away, I’ll just want to tease you more.”332d89fec3c7ac26

“See?! You were planning to tease me!”8ac45e97337a8be0

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“I won’t. Just come here, Chichi.”e324164c255fc7e9

Zerakiel stretched out a ea959620e2 hand, coaxing me with 815779a74c an innocent expression.934b1e8291171063

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But at this a3ff5022ff point, I had 4c61eb8d10 zero trust left.209e308492c888a7

“Yeah, right. Liar.”bbc9370e0c5790fc

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His smirk widened.c36887b798853533

“You caught me?”7f012f4ac30783df

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This bastard…!4c3b94a40f146400