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At that moment, 47fbe0d44d the patterns on b9ef08e4ab the altar shimmered, f91e674d31 and the golden d6af8538df statue of the 5408b74d34 Divine Beast spread 172a32b60f its folded wings 569bc29644 wide as if 6b53b3dd48 it had come 0e87efedc5 to life.304b107c32b7d3fd

Fwoooosh—!931c773574e3d4b1

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A powerful golden light 19b93d9927 surged upward from the 6bddb1a1eb altar, enveloping me completely.5e702a0a68a0b0dc

As I locked 9175743388 eyes with the fa94396829 Divine Beast’s statue, f366dd1009 the world around 4559deb5aa me suddenly shifted.83d186a3a9a88e78

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Before I 8e2dd82436 knew it, acb8253a98 I had 52656d44e0 fallen into 7f4262abe9 an unfamiliar 9178364962 place.914228904bf329d3

Where am I?0fd8c7920afb054b

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The Mishir River was 92254a5ba7 still in front of 6efb9c21ce me, but the surroundings bbffb8837d were vastly different from c4af1b2903 what I knew.8be291a9bb042a98

The once grand be61ff31b8 temple had vanished, b6fcdb3562 replaced by an ac090bde11 endless, sprawling forest—this b11251eb3e was Hebel, but e8201c512d not as I a674c614e6 knew it.275aad231ebff974

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I instinctively realized that 484984502d I was witnessing the df3f0ad998 memories of the Divine ca2090309c Beast, imprinted upon the 32a0d8bdfd altar.2b94e4279eca8d9e

As my pheromones were a41b1ba8b7 accepted as an offering, 5e70f8b2e8 I had been granted 90cf273005 access to the Divine b4c241875a Beast’s past.ccaef8c4074577dd

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‘So this is what e630878ef6 it feels like…’dc7448976e04cc40

In the 32c7b63a4f original story, 87097189f5 Ella had fb7b87e8e4 also experienced 74b08f845d the Divine 64d3a781b2 Beast’s memories 537210ea0d after taking f1c6b5eb51 the Saintess 15cf27880c trial.52aab6cfbfbfedbe

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Her first 19325c0382 vision had 646b32000f been of 528d35c47d the contract 10698e3b89 between the 811b6a2214 Divine Beast 6b85fb0d1a and the ec575ef31f first Saintess.5e3402badca4c2d6

‘But why 34252ee9b7 is there 4a55f97359 no one a91d66c642 here?’f6a9248e5972e093

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I wandered aimlessly 1d60c17ef8 through the thick fbe314e932 fog of Hebel, b04142d261 my voice nonexistent e2e4c622d6 in this memory 4ce9ee7a61 world.74396facaf1e51ab

No matter how far 58c13b89d8 I walked, neither the 568469ef35 Divine Beast nor the 02fa4be845 first Saintess appeared.125da6b2cb541c7f

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Instead, my eyes landed d38a94999f on something entirely unexpected—db4f92c82f2d0727

A massive black 9960d84332 lion, wounded and bf44d151e5 lying motionless on 37ec2322c8 the ground.9738ed041c2e09e2

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The sight made 4563c78816 me uneasy rather 687d9940cb than fearful.6a821ba93547cc6f

‘Huh?’1bafaf92c6aebc9c

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Why a black lion, d0b725fb8d of all things?2fedf2a32281753d

Where were the 2d9f2e3e8a Divine Beast and 6b970855c1 the first Saintess?6683b1710bf2baf9

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Nothing related to e19e4a18b5 a black lion 711de9ce3b had ever been 9f4949d847 normal in my ff4edf3783 experiences, so I 9bcf76cb20 instinctively tensed up.37be3f5b3e7c7f5f

As I hesitated from 6f55dbe414 a distance, a woman 9dc5941617 suddenly appeared, approaching the 7bd1bede9f injured lion.c4da9a9c3c628962

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Her long silver hair faa79b556f shimmered under the sunlight, bcd37ac28b and her crystal-clear golden 943648eb1e eyes were filled with 7bff64ed3f compassion as she gazed 690e357f70 at the lion.7d0384492319d5ad

“You’re hurt again,” she sighed. “I told you to be more careful.”c8f2c781b18490a1

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The black lion 3f053305d9 let out a aa0c79be84 short, dismissive growl cef4286f36 and licked the 376882330c woman’s cheek lazily.60e16438c5bbf8e9

His attitude clearly bc568cd02d meant: Just hurry 09022df82b up and heal b262a6c23b me.cc538c71a016f963

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The woman chuckled and e655d0f9f8 ran her fingers through 820d35b7dd his mane.ed2b15611683e548

“For such a strong beast, you sure get injured a lot. So careless.”e923f00a8981b5cd

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The black lion 85faf2cb75 rumbled in response, 8e91fd9727 clearly enjoying her 667e7108e4 touch.0aedfcfc4c3a0728

Then, the c2bbe82ce3 moment her e6c7d87825 hand rested 2fb9a4efd3 over his ab383f5463 wounds, her b07eb04982 pheromones enveloped 192419acd7 him, and 99250300d6 the deep 5a60bca0f1 gashes vanished 99960ad384 instantly.a7990979ff32c2b6

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“All done. Now stop being such a baby.”057e1b1e34cc8ddf

The lion let 798148299f out a huff 431ce2d82a before suddenly pouncing b7f974e2e9 on her.60c16984daf9fbdd

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“Ah!”7285b02efba41888

Caught off guard 9bb9dc0663 by the sheer 28324b9590 weight of the bc31786c4c giant lion, the 476b199eb6 woman toppled backward.5bfbcb2ce37a02aa

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His playful 9074563b06 affection made 430ea2af71 her burst 1f45c8a93c into laughter.54cf6257db5266b7

“Aha! Stop that! It tickles!”6b688a421026d79e

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Encouraged by her 242a71d6b4 reaction, the lion 0dc90679af nuzzled into her 281ef28d0c even more.c4a20f15d8dffca4

They continued like 7c13782e76 this for a 8a480ae046 while, completely absorbed c39f847df1 in their moment—4f23a738b1421e4f

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Until a new c985614904 voice broke the 5723d2216d scene.622379215ede9849

“So, this is where you’ve been.”4b13abe8bb281b21

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“Divine Beast,” the woman greeted softly.905b90c809030e73

“You’re with him again, I see.”45c523d0e6e72db7

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The man f77ab5e8db referred to 4fe0d0d02a as the 4f039c2ffa Divine Beast c14dc49801 gazed at ee693d6e40 the black ffdf57b790 lion with 71eb002bf1 an indifferent, 36513ad176 almost mechanical ae31838604 expression.41a3002cf0cc0b06

With his golden hair 2619d3c37a tied back in a d96f893b86 half-up style, he looked 543fb7877c otherworldly, like a celestial 9db6da5bb2 being.0edebc57cfbd8050

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His golden eyes narrowed f12debdea0 slightly at the lion, e704870586 making the woman awkwardly 978a885840 pull away from the e8e0c83726 massive beast.fad750d510370eb8

“He keeps getting injured and coming to me,” she explained.06ea39f19f777537

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“He’s doing it on purpose. He just wants your attention.”bc62afa6f8eb82a1

“Oh, come on. That can’t be true.”c8207720bdbb036d

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The woman’s defense of 8feae9c132 the black lion made 48066b7c18 the Divine Beast’s expression f5d05ff673 harden.6822971fe688217d

“You shouldn’t trust beasts,” he said coldly.ebe3a1b262da4ce1

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“But I’m a beastman, too,” she countered.f7cbd2d3a4bd8629

“You’re an exception. I chose you.”289c22c1dfdcc791

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“You’re so cold sometimes, Divine Beast. A little kindness wouldn’t hurt.”3eaf817cd206bf16

“What purpose would kindness serve for a mere creature? As long as I have you, that’s enough.”07662267c31b906b

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The Divine Beast 80f0db3383 cast an indifferent 633197349c glance at the 9013df16d6 black lion, his 04d45dadb9 words dismissive and 5e20876128 sharp—a mere creature.fd3824776c9390cf

In response, b762e832a7 the lion a390e6f928 bristled, pressing ba0c979ce1 itself against 9e6a0b4783 the woman 17088c8651 for comfort.072b5220ec02a15e

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She wrapped her arms eca92e9962 around the beast and 5dc5bfa7e2 scolded the Divine Beast.e82a1edc399a06cd

“I appreciate your special treatment, but please don’t be so harsh on Bobby. You’re scaring him.”70501204d5434622

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“As if.”d293e0cc57912603

“Divine Beast.”a025a05405bc535b

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The woman’s face turned b7d9fff1b9 serious.77930363dad42593

With a 7da4f6bf50 heavy sigh, ec75546bd1 the Divine d9a6a8dcc6 Beast responded,3572bfeca333efb1

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“That thing is doing this on purpose. Don’t you see? Despite the fog that keeps beastmen away, he keeps returning.”7dc670f50dfeca2c

“But—”776a1b1d2e9553c6

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“And you know that, don’t you?”4edcef2ae94bbf2f

The woman only afc2f4a301 smiled, not denying 4781a10778 it. She had 6522ead733 known all ab9e5f49ae along that 5fbff7f575 Bobby was 09f2ad991b intentionally getting a89623f220 hurt just 0f12570c00 to see a953d06223 her.f004b98ee6c43e8c

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I silently observed 9f19c00d08 the three of dc6ccb602e them.0be62fef5d274624

That woman… she d4b5f203b0 must be Larien, 945f2fd75c the first Saintess.d034868ded0410fd

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In the original d94b645cbd story, when Ella b0a3b44f15 experienced the Divine 415bc436e8 Beast’s memories, she 6139d95054 saw their first 480d68c298 meeting.c0f8841dcb923ce3

But what I was 40d1a6c8e7 witnessing now took place 3ec4a5ebe9 long after they had ddb814a02e already formed their contract.ce35cc15a818d3c9

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And this black lion…f86bd894fa04be30

He hadn’t d320fc5406 appeared in 76984e5887 the original d463da009d story at f39589d8e8 all.21fbfdc01b3a0e92

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‘Bobby? That name doesn’t suit 4de9cbba30 him at all.’51fe127f7ec6251a

With a 69466f0657 name like 25b43137a9 Bobby, I b6e5949bab expected something 844046ddd8 small, cute, b271780350 and doll-like.9109f0022caeaa6d

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But this lion? He was majestic. Just shaking his mane fee4c42ddb could probably knock a a41a4fcafe bird out of the 73f540bd50 sky.7a08e8e91fd2fcde

As I 5c4b8565d6 was lost d2851cfeba in thought, 3261183f3d the vision 06e362d9fd suddenly shifted.f1d39ed7846d0442

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Larien was now sobbing, 94d76b2679 cradling Bobby in her 44251b9e3d arms.0e4487560ed03316

The once lively 12440c3e6b lion lay limp, 6513f5e770 bleeding heavily. This time, 10a2b240a5 his wounds 2a600e39c7 were deep—far ddd016c7b0 too deep.bd8f94e806157ee0

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The Divine ed241a1520 Beast approached, a715c86976 and Larien 69a9c9c74f pleaded,426f72417ca74b1d

“Bobby… he’s not breathing.”0e9a9ae4abd65ac0

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“He’s already dead. Your power won’t work on him anymore.”d0308d5a556404f5

“Please, Divine Beast. Save him.”93622a17c159a612

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Tears streamed 562db774f6 down Larien’s 6e5a91b26b golden eyes 90a7c05d50 as she 40a327b96e looked up fadf97d640 at him dfff93d9f7 desperately.cc3ef8f08c83be33

The Divine Beast 9f1c99bb51 gazed down at c1d68106cb Bobby with the 38704049a8 same indifferent, unreadable 0b2cdd2f0e expression.71b1b5f69d204784

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Yet, in front of 737f2aba2e Larien, his cold composure 73eafdea7b wavered.c3723ffc9758da87

After a moment 8666a0a68f of silence, he 743cb3d65c spoke in a 92e87e4747 low voice.dc6d8ada596ebb19

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“You want me to bring him back? Do you understand what that means?”96ee163fb74f09b9

“I do. And I’m sorry,” she whispered, bowing her head.8b146d12292abe32

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Her sorrowful response 1cf173a422 made the Divine 6145045369 Beast exhale deeply.965d63a055991d81

“If I save him, your bond with me will be severed. You will lose your immortality and return to being a normal beastman. Is he worth that?”b616e54005b7f224

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Larien bit her 9900e93100 lip, then spoke 5daa341a23 without hesitation.f01812e18196b3b4

“Yes. He’s worth it.”347303712a433247

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“……”2c4d7db5fe510ff2

“So please… help him.”c8190311cb97aab7

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As she d8c72dd0ac bowed her 3f0b4083d2 head, the 5a7473fccc Divine Beast 602ebfe1bb sighed again—like 2f23b6f21c a father 79273b00e1 sighing at d9f9676e7e a child cc00f7388e who wouldn’t 9604c7e5da listen.adcc79cef6e4102d

“You are truly helpless, aren’t you?”58cb0a2af841a922

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“……”f25a93e86c23ec58

“I warned you not to grow attached… yet here you are, breaking our vow.”af493840c88af8c1

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“I’m sorry.”9237237c09795436

“It doesn’t matter. The choice is yours. Just remember, so are the consequences.”3ffad95f035eaa60

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Then, he 8c7a59fc14 reached out 7efd27cd2b and placed a5d7222401 his hand 3910e578e1 on Larien’s e391c08ce2 forehead.10818441c34abf05

She clasped 48788d2af1 her hands f7f39280b4 together as ca28bda0cf if in 715bb13807 prayer, awaiting 89d3348ac6 his judgment.c50e38b6d189edfc

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A radiant 56ee8ec20f light enveloped 83681f2d96 them, and ed6894604d Larien’s power 5e475b16ad transferred into 64ba846403 Bobby.004dba6d9ca2e998

A single tear b0f2b97974 rolled down from 674a5e1581 her closed eyes.6da5490464e47041

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The solemn atmosphere made 351d87b552 me hold my breath.1e28c2927a0cd753

Then—c6d7d6dc3db34ed8

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Larien and Bobby were 7442cd9499 expelled from Hebel, cast 734e281940 out into the forest.04ffd7db69a97bd3

As Larien 181b80ac01 lifted her 0280424a06 gaze, the 66562f88ec Divine Beast’s e9f760c47e voice echoed b477511805 from the f5f6dad497 sky.1779b0c78d1af2a4

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“Farewell, my child.”eb8fb71948e0396e

And just like that, 2df246c08d their connection was severed.6ce88ae489d218b5

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Larien turned to look 33f829b05b at Bobby, who was a5b3f181fe breathing raggedly on the 1ca53b57f0 ground.f060f482e393fd15

Moments later, the lion’s ba802dd7c7 eyes fluttered open—and he ec4ebd9e26 transformed into a human.459e9b459daba735

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So that was 185cdc3f92 why he had fe8bf6f364 always remained in 29a7c506b1 his beast form 7a8733d005 before—cb63dad126e30b8d

Inside Hebel’s c7a7002e86 fog, he df5ea175e8 must have 4ba434f8e5 been unable b03d1c4a53 to fully 0ba5fe77a2 control his 24305e538f strength.e0c42ce39fa648bb

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Even as ab5dfc00f7 a lion, 9605cca869 he had 162b70cd04 been huge, f4d1e5a945 but as b059588002 a human, a7264e34cd he was 47d511fce0 just as b06baa6ae4 imposing.8daa8b67f7b7ccf1

Standing tall 58f2ab6d72 beside Larien, 2ac27c821b he gazed dcb8288f38 at her 45cc7ab83f with intense d8d32083f8 golden eyes.242f90b3764a17c1

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“Larien,” he spoke for the first time.9c5514ec5198346a

Hearing him call d4013522a9 her name, Larien’s 110517dbda lips curled into 6e2f384890 a radiant smile.3b4b91f62e2679aa

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This was the first c4c5439ede time she had ever 6accc88e13 seen him in his 1103cac4f2 human form.ead84d7a50d0f0b4

His long, jet-black b294348926 hair flowed in 44b103898f the wind, shimmering d2c9949a18 under the sun.da50d08298513b46

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His golden eyes, so f64ee3c9b0 similar to the Divine aaf8fa87e5 Beast’s, gleamed brightly.3f058ee5ddbc7c00

But Larien’s 3b2f961923 eyes—having lost 9204fc4de6 their divine 309a238998 power—had dimmed, f59b8cd1ee turning dull.4fc9634c056657f2

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Yet she didn’t seem 5e4f26cf58 to mind.a628855e521915a5

Instead, she 9afb3a05ac reached up 6f9a970c7c and gently aaa62efb64 caressed Bobby’s d8ff7ec076 cheek, speaking 17a2204891 softly.bbd138c20ea1a8ca

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“Did you sleep well?”2e55632985c43225

As if df2f9395b1 asking if 489e9640eb he had ad21aaafb2 dreamed of 9dfa5ba48f something beautiful.03e266b3427faa54

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Bobby’s face twisted with 2e56c7d229 emotion.fe538eb86586504a

He murmured in 2408b995fa a low, pained 3e5eab826d voice,f46e1fa256d7b258

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“Why did you do it?”61bc10e5e3a09bae

“……”0f09fefe9525161f

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“You should have just let me die.”443edd9e3834ded1

Even as eb9f459188 he spoke 6bdf555a7b bitterly, Larien b141317ce1 simply smiled.ee455f06d7e14233

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A long silence 89dac42581 stretched between them c1612364f8 before she finally c8aa822076 answered.69fcca07472f46f2

“Because… you are—”d8a9c904fe7c4c0e

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