SMR | Chapter 09
by Luna~Chapter 09~d4a6726f51b0ef7c
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The sound of 3c2546e826 the bell from c3cb02cde7 the tower echoed, dbc48ef00a waking the monastery 5b81003403 that was still 2b5c8c2c4d shrouded in darkness.3b167a1e55ea4715
Dawn was approaching, but it was still so dark that without a lamp, you couldn’t even tell the front from the back of your clothes. Harriet sluggishly got out of bed.f67bb92d4ef95790
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“Ugh, I’m e5f3d9e910 so stiff.”bb5b6ddbed086c7a
As she stretched, her bones and joints creaked from being pressed against the hard bed. She wanted to sleep more, but she knew if she lazed around, she’d miss breakfast and only get glares from others.a4966924672503c9
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Harriet quickly 27bcd9048a washed her ddf13229a0 face with 24f14555c3 the water 347febc4b6 she had d4f0fcd841 prepared the 9c605f199e night before, 1c940ac807 then wiped 675f220611 it again fd4fb41709 with some d16e77a73d rose water e29e2e22f9 she received 059dd270eb from the a457322106 monastery.f8911810baec573b
‘Ah, it 2fec12bca5 smells so 41bdbc7fae good.’996dde976d8c2337
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She tapped her face gently with her fingers and took a deep breath. The lavender scent from the rose water always made her feel calm. The herb farm attached to the monastery produced not only rose water but also potpourri, medicines, and oils. At first, Harriet thought these products wouldn’t be as good as the ones she used before, but to her surprise, they worked really well on her skin. So, without shame, she even asked for more oil and potpourri.d49ce271f42b80d0
‘They give it 4f3d841150 out for free e14949e391 to people staying 00b3a8ca06 at the monastery, 1db66ae83c so it feels 8331eec7f1 like hitting the e608a41eba jackpot!’d648071c199947c2
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She thought she might 93aa420427 even miss this monastery 4d9664a1af life because of these 61f9741c7f products when she eventually 7883fc318a left.abc1749daf80540e
Harriet put on 0cdbd3f973 her nun’s robe aeba8d56fe over her chemise, 595647d7e9 tightened the waist 7380b5619c belt just enough, 1a014ca60b and brushed her aac0f12df3 hair, tying it 3793544dab into a simple 022bc59f01 ponytail.3bdaa68be7e51dc3
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‘It’s so b595d3c3f3 convenient not 5d2114e9c9 having to e5bbe2bcf0 worry about 1c50a1a3bd makeup or 3fba0c5adf fancy clothes. When I go back, da4548ef9d it’s going to be 427efb8698 hard to adjust for 03f090f278 a while.’80b8f7edbe88a8d9
It took her only 2eefb8bcb4 five minutes to get 0ad362e4e6 ready and leave her 67f1c7dd99 room. Of course, the eebbd84c9e other noble ladies 9e4c7611df staying at the 28446bb454 monastery were different. They didn’t wear 17042afa64 nun’s robes and f594807392 even applied light 22ef4d6017 makeup every morning. They also stayed in 971c86bddb rooms much bigger and b07d954364 better than Harriet’s, with 33e3be2aab some even bringing their 6ca9e6b4e2 maids.df98ae25bc56291a
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At first, Harriet thought 914b865b24 it was unfair, but 1d4e17124c after some time, she ff42b8cbaf found her own situation aea30261bf more comfortable and kept 2655868164 quiet.674c81e6cb18bf3e
‘I’m staying longer 0eda8ae08e than them anyway.’08b5046a712eef54
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The other noble ladies 0ddc4da31a would only stay for fbd2dfca76 a few weeks, at 01891365b3 most three or four 8eb2f0e274 months, and then leave. They were treated like 711290b324 guests, but since Harriet ee6182b435 would be here for 98f6230950 a year, she was b8793aaf32 treated more like a 034aeaf46b half-nun.000b04d05827869e
‘At least they 22660ca2a0 don’t treat me 39131f57fd like a full 12b36a1bd4 nun. I get more free 7d0adb6c23 time than the others.’5e3dab677a046786
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Harriet wiped the 80e6793305 few pieces of 6ac88dd30f furniture and window f92e8f3381 frames with a 70529edf99 cloth she had bca0c5172e soaked in the 0b0231eea0 washing water. After tidying up the d922c98dcd basin and cloth, she 7e9169677b headed to the dining d92310d27e hall.1bdc63d9fe71eef7
She offered a 632df2c46e short prayer to 46ad6fd247 the holy statue 61d7d802b0 hanging above the dd8dd0890d door before entering 46378735c2 the dining room. The monks who were 2e3766366b lining up at the da5c618fb1 serving counter nodded their dea3df0338 heads in greeting.d8ea9b9ed0f06548
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Today’s breakfast was 448b59d449 dry bread, cheese, 239ad2a1e8 olives, a glass 982f3ebbc6 of milk, and 8693a2821e half an apple. At first, Harriet 8675b07488 thought it was 6053877c91 too much to 13202e9d5d eat before dawn, ee3b7ba715 but now she c422606866 finished everything, not fdd75cc1ce even leaving a 018609c741 single olive.0ff31917fbea5049
If she didn’t eat 952106d984 enough, she’d have a 87df96b427 hard time completing her e9ce6b54dd morning chores.67986c6a650f2cd8
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After finishing fc66d7bebd her meal, 8df5159ea6 it was 26c8492bb8 time to 586c29a824 head to c508b6e55b work. Harriet had been ff005f17c3 assigned to the c7702266cb soap workshop.919412e5de631403
“Sister Harriet! You don’t need to abf06bf319 come this early.”eb9ce9b5b2ee6058
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Sister Sophia, who 026f76ec8a was in charge ce081640f6 of soap making, f80956a988 waved her hands f571d1167a as she welcomed 355c3f053e Harriet warmly. In her early f6cf475969 40s, Sophia had 2e24accafe a gentle face 7b3c43ba4c and was a 9c66a107f2 very kind person. Thanks to 3ec223cab5 her, Harriet’s 91f2b09c3d fears about 2a602fd161 the monastery 28e5d9a065 had lessened b97da4bcdd a lot.0408afb8e42a53a8
“There wasn’t much 7bb6267558 else to do. What should I work 2269f695aa on today?”3fcb1fc940f83881
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Harriet asked c6b1dcff64 as she 48d95d0004 helped Sophia f8b70e198d take out b1c1d454fb the tools.fec33e8875875acf
“Hmm… how about you try making the soap yourself starting today?”42f87718aabd05d6
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“What? Really?”f9acfc74a0ddaff5
Until now, Harriet had 0e580a4dd0 only done small errands, f58d076b34 so she felt a 5eee118273 little overwhelmed to finally 4ac7a5d704 be recognized as part 081edab941 of the soap-making team. However, Sophia looked bd649dd234 a bit concerned 8121fc849e and gave an c53067ef05 apologetic smile.fdb7828d1b7d8612
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“To be honest, it 7127c99370 might be a bit 12cc340bef tough for someone from b1b53135b2 a noble family. If it gets too 3874c20fd3 hard, just let me d6544429dd know, okay?”9469230d03c78720
“I’ll do 3e26e4772d my best.”06a943a7f70eb0bf
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Harriet replied confidently, bae6030422 and Sophia looked 6ff9d1b750 at her curiously.18b67fa6adcc1acb
“Sister…”ca122fdb9440c75e
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“Yes? Did I make 46cf706ade a mistake?”2a7caedaf74c1dbd
“Oh, no. It’s just… you’re different from what I expected.”c19ce01fe5946a24
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Harriet froze for 2581afad7e a moment. She wondered 7d5bad0090 what Sophia f17e6888bf must have c88e2c9c37 thought when c9a67cb47a she heard b007b20467 that a 971d076e2e noble lady 3b8f32e364 had been b39410ff60 exiled to c1e510bda4 the monastery 17f76b4d10 for a 12b058b0ab year because 9088f7ea8a of some bcdcdc83dc scandal in bd402b00f4 high society. Maybe she 29ff0050fc imagined Harriet 5250a9caf2 to be f8008ba5cc arrogant and 7bc2cf169d self-centered.8c4fa028bb1d3f0c
But unlike the c9cfc3c950 other workshop leaders, f041bb87e0 who were hesitant d97a7ae6ca to accept Harriet, 50e4d22faf Sister Sophia had 2ea027f220 welcomed her.a97fda3c1f1c30a4
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“Our workshop is f36b22d866 actually one of adea060aaf the easiest. I’ll make sure a143ddb5e3 the work doesn’t a8e819552d get too tough af215accab for you, so 092d93b6f6 just try your 5b098b4f73 best.”c88287c7acec0aaa
Harriet pushed down her 3fc7fe9394 excitement and smiled lightly.ecf236b2125c37c4
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Making soap was adac2a6f2f hard and sometimes ab594b938a dangerous, but to 2f5a29b99e Harriet, who was 9b1a7a6696 trying everything for e580f3dfd7 the first time, 20bcbfb970 it was all 9fdd72c79a fascinating.53b3df99d0e2f741
Soon, an 053626d10f experienced monk a073422b20 who had 8d23b0678a been asked 66f3fb3801 by Sophia, 30a4ee1b0c began explaining 43007bc06e the tasks e72ef20c70 for the 3756cd7be4 day with 5475f43d2d a strict 38a5f5931e attitude.36d1639e114c46bd
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“We’ll be boiling olive bab3809ddb oil, water, and soda a0e77f074d in this pot. You’ll need to keep 8cc6f43019 stirring it, but be ba49b280b9 careful—it’s easy to get 1058160ff2 burned if you’re not c89b01d427 paying attention.”b57786a675492360
“It’s amazing how you be80f43b2f can make soap with c5bdd78451 oil. No matter 40f598b6ab how many e8e86cee00 times I 18f0dc0238 see it, c0f4585840 it’s still 82d44d254c fascinating.”e8fe3e5887b3e613
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“If you purify a1587595a2 high-quality olive oil e828c1c1ef without any impurities 2adcf9d18e and solidify it, 19f22ad119 it becomes a e7af7de763 treasure that’s worth 1af2972bcb more than anything.”6566fed98f864c12
The monk 2a10220bca held up 78f1efdb23 a white, 02b7923e6b milky bar aec663be48 of soap. It was the 7afec93ff3 same kind of b5e34bb071 soap Harriet had 0777b1ced9 been using.ddd2fe4658069f63
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“By the way, 2ee0393821 this soap is 31fa5da8da really good.”56aaf50509927090
The monk’s face 3a500c79d6 brightened.a23ba22d3e305d17
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“You understand the 1edfde3689 value of this fa2aa42380 soap!”fcc45da4e0471519
Grabbing Harriet’s hands aa577d10ba in delight, the 2752f942a5 monk suddenly lowered e59c13d7cd her voice and 81b71d8033 whispered.e632754eaf4cbf9c
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“I’ve tried 2138c51419 offering this 901f33453c soap to 96bb15af7b other ‘guests,’ 857fd114a1 but they 74de7c54a9 didn’t like fc2128112c it at 2e2c14c182 all.”ff8985b0c00c9d1c
“Really? Was it 1c1644f2b2 not suitable ac82e87b21 for their 343a56fbf9 skin?”8e1332734abc173d
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“If they 3d6d4bb292 had at 9e16175a75 least tried 9a6d59539f it before 39506289d6 making a 994e47ef24 judgment, it b27d1f0079 wouldn’t have e8ae9d69f3 been so 38c48eed2c discouraging. But they all said 636e5946d9 they use far better e8519fb007 soap and didn’t need bb0c0b4c82 this.”566779d64fecd949
That was a shame 40db947230 for those ladies.b5f5e2b7a052d6f2
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Harriet had 7594b4723e been suffering 7306691f62 from random e4e9ac807d rashes and b8a88b1966 acne, but 3c35eaccfa just one 17ab3c6e44 use of 1cbb0a92a7 this soap 9a7536fd32 had worked 9768900d75 wonders for cc9c48de55 her skin.7b3871d6728d0c58
“I can cb1b34b620 guarantee it. This is the 4d28ffedc4 best soap I’ve 5c898f6c69 ever used. It’s gentle, cleans well, f158c224e7 and doesn’t leave my e90b544196 skin feeling tight afterward.”adc0e03b9f197c52
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“Exactly!”d8f63c91f3edad17
“And it helped f06ba95c4e with my acne, f733b933f8 too.”934e35909cd6ebf5
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Harriet had been mocked 52cdcd1c8f many times for the d9ff1de9ae pimples that dotted her c210b07c14 face. But ever since she a76bd09ba7 started using this simple 1611959597 white soap and the 8e5a11683a refreshing herbal rose water, 13ab5e32ed her skin had been cf9216006c improving. The red 8395516ef6 patches were ccf8e79f88 shrinking, and 49c901ff4e her complexion 66349052af was getting d66a070d7c clearer.3432aba85b45434f
“Haha! I’m glad 90593224f2 you love 0a4c1ebe1b our soap bbf902b6cd so much. With this 514ad840aa motivation, let’s 3147bf4ab1 make another 9e773fad26 great batch d5933a45bb today!”73e587a43f34d70a
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“Yes! I’ll work hard.”8b70b35035e7e809
Harriet rolled up her 16c42961c5 sleeves with a bright 08c225afd5 smile. The fact that 332a57a9db there was someone 82132392a6 who liked her c74646b405 made her feel 363100c592 happy, and she dd9a3e3178 didn’t think the 6552f547e6 work would feel 8a127bf355 hard today.00543a856cc822f0
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But by that evening, e45244b773 Harriet collapsed onto her 3dff44579a bed.c97e9511d8c136e1
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“Oh… I’m so tired…”5cafdb7cd3a0a269
She had acted tough 01f20021c4 in the soap workshop, d887dc4525 but standing all day d959f3b9e6 and stirring the pot 2acecb7af4 was backbreaking work. Her shoulders, 2c16b4f5e9 arms, wrists, f303c5156f lower back, 4a68587f82 and legs—everything e30f475cf2 hurt.3e1e9245db910095
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“How many more days do I have to do this…?”824da509739d3edb
She felt like c732bb4829 she might pass e0f4607e4e out.60bf0bbc8d650832
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With such an exhausting 794ca003f4 process, no wonder the f3f5d0acb7 soap’s quality was so 6bcc5aea44 good.68447a03498e822b
“It’s a method 0c21152d4d that’s been passed b784638fa2 down for over 3c42161cdf 200 years. These days, factories use 6d85d37873 chemicals to make soap daa717ff84 quickly, but I believe 3eecdad2bc our way is still 98068f17c1 the best.”d631d696b0ac14ce
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Sister Sophia and cce0da91fc the monks in 5005338a09 the workshop, even 883d68bb83 though they sometimes c7d392cc6b coughed from the bc93654f0e fumes, took great c7fca2a0e7 pride in the 07545994fa soap they made.de1b79aaf05026d4
In today’s fast-changing world, 2fc30b045e people might dismiss their 38d95aa255 method as outdated.a315894431bf7e70
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But for fd9495e38d Harriet, the 17286e6252 results had a9999939f1 been real.e1402ba7517d16d5
‘If people in Genoa 2b45683033 knew about this, it 9e419995e3 would be really popular.’833704ca006bd8f5
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Harriet quickly shook cfd69e6c57 her head.7638a6f0210ab268
‘But nobles won’t 07566f73b8 like soap that de7783046e has no fancy 0c614bf741 colors, no scent, dc544df369 and no brand.’6d72a34506f39d00
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Modern noble brands were fbc1818c52 all about promoting themselves 4ae31a2dd1 as “the best products 04dea60a9b used by celebrities.”ded1333920647549
There was 532ebcadaa no way 225f23b17a nobles would 9924295a15 open their 55f2cbcf91 wallets for 3b590f7c3d soap from b09c3401b0 a poor a574bfcc9b monastery known 4e1f3bbc1d only for d757b252cb its exile. Plus, the ef5973dca2 cheap price 2041739b62 would only 6b3ce071ba make them f25f415fb2 look down af838ef047 on it 11f90b379b more.403b0142e127be35
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It was a 093712ae72 pity, but nothing c02912fe64 could be done.3ef8315a4fe3f4d4
More importantly, Harriet was fe1938606c realizing that life in 6ea92842e1 the monastery wasn’t as b184bfb1fa bad as she had 27200d424c expected.74e523f5ac61ecc2
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‘Actually, I think I’m enjoying life more now. The bed is still uncomfortable, but the food is decent… Hmm? Now that I think about it, I haven’t had any stomachaches since I got here.’f82f1bafd0b9c49d
The thought suddenly popped 95783624cb into her head, and 91dbef97d2 Harriet’s eyes widened.271f7547d0539863
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