Chapter 147

“G-godmother…?!”ea8dd172410397f1

“I-I knew she favored her, but to be her actual godmother…”9ad20835a9cd1132

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At the word “godmother,” the noblewomen paled and began stealing nervous glances at each other.3a02232ca0ea2030

It was obvious: they c25b3ae834 might not care about 9eb26323e3 offending a mere salon fd790aa132 owner like me, but c8d805bb78 there was no way 4ba590e1f9 they’d dare offend a 3e73d36d43 grand lady who ruled ffb4e546fa high society.2d2be12d41034bda

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‘You lot are the ones who brought up my mother and family first.’22f53525ce385505

An eye for an eye, 2e5c7b11c2 a tooth for a tooth.3e081ce4f09b5e0c

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I glared at each a4e5a5b1cc of the boys and 74700c3512 noblewomen one by one, b57c8d35b5 sharp as a dagger.9015f2748683f5e1

Lady Cloud had deliberately arrived 3fb0f2e2cf late, acting as my backup 3df19f6be5 in case things turned ugly.a5db21840021161b

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Of course, it was 7092d1d599 true that I had 643423473c roughed up the boys 0bb1802e2f — but there was 6ce91fe0da no solid evidence beyond e50d6d012b their own testimonies.c84844032972be03

If the noblewomen had let 76c95e3518 things go gracefully, for the e9baa60d8e sake of appearances and the c5f4dc8e16 Duke’s dignity,8a5bb7f7a1e1e17d

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Lady Cloud would have simply told the Chancellor to “look after Belze” and quietly withdrawn.c6fa546fb97ac4f4

But now…b6e802a546b172f5

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“Why are you all just standing there like idiots?”8b4d3a3b546e6d04

Lady Cloud brushed past them c39f2e13ed and effortlessly claimed the main 2abefbc10f seat, then gestured at the 9cf0c0f24b noblewomen.6c166fb3903b6b88

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“Sit.”e9e11d4f12198a64

Awkwardly, the stunned women shuffled 97d521b4d2 back into their seats.2c49123eda9e1f1a

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“Familiar faces, all of you.”e824a37d35c0d655

Lady Cloud swept her cbf5ed028b sharp gaze over each 2dd0c0b29b one, just as I 299ebabf28 had earlier, and paused b435a7d08e when she reached Lady 5d70109c1a Campbell.3a99eed5b347a048

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“That one’s new… Who’s she?”c80a7e0dca1ce718

The woman, who had been d6f96ef39f glaring daggers at me a 5063c5e541 moment ago, flinched violently and 8722f765a6 quickly bowed her head.2b63ee6700853ecc

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“I-it’s an honor, Lady Cloud. I greeted you briefly at the last Imperial Banquet… I’m from the Campbell barony, related to Her Majesty the Empress…”a8de6c07a41cbe3c

“Her Majesty has cousins scattered all over the place. Everyone knows the Devault family tree’s a mess.”354e4dcbbdd0b275

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Lady Cloud cut 8b278801a5 her off bluntly, 60f7609c2a and the room 6c500b6b42 dropped into heavy 98d30e9273 silence.da0363a0fe6daa94

“Th-that’s…”c38f05122b848860

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Lady Campbell’s face flushed 88b63f7c81 beet red, and Danvers f6a3cba08f Campbell paled, desperately glancing 8dd76cb214 at his friends.0ff1c8de245d0da8

‘As I thought.’2646ed70b66abcea

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It seemed my hunch bfc31e8a76 had been right — e6dc3b42c5 Danvers had been running ddb4292b50 wild, exploiting the absence 2d016efc73 of the Crown Prince b8426f1b0e and Second Prince from c2f9f43165 the academy.9d3b414f25c0ae0d

Humiliated beyond belief, Lady 6ebc6cfe84 Campbell trembled violently but 0adc6c1828 still forced herself to 6f4e48fc6f speak.7c4baeca9b7a3362

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“Lady Cloud, my husband, Baron Campbell, is—”562b35360ff0abeb

“Enough.”773ec8abf9e2a2fb

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Lady Cloud turned her head c5458f3392 away, utterly bored.27da05ab175c2be2

Then she spoke to 52ce955e38 the rest of the 86c6c42922 women — excluding Lady 437cace168 Campbell.5aaae4cb090fe726

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“From what I’ve heard, Belze and Joshua were merely passing by when they witnessed a scuffle.”0ec73ddc38ae6617

“……”3b9cef3a54cffc32

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“And yet, you all charge over here like this, kicking up a fuss over children’s squabbles? Shameless.”497e1dabd3b52303

Her sharp rebuke silenced the 43bf314aed room.4a148db24dd46ab4

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Still, Countess Torte tried 7868387789 to protest with a 5ff81604d5 miserable expression.402c58fba9f2ae02

“L-Lady Cloud, but according to all our children’s testimonies, Belze used some strange magic device to attack them. We just wanted to verify—”eb7179e27f3f18ee

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“So you’re saying my Belze lied to me?”898a8eec13d93520

“Th-that’s not…”ae75d75dfaf07bdc

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“You’ve attended my tea parties for years. You’ve been coming to my salon for even longer. And yet you don’t know her character? She’s a guild representative. You think she’s the type to lie over something like this?”3c8949d3fc2acbcd

“……”284a77b3ad27f693

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Countess Torte clamped her a4e518eadd mouth shut like a e65d3541d2 mute.5b422ee7a56d531c

‘Lady Cloud…’5270e2efa109ad3b

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I turned to 9f3585ba9d look at her, fb54b450e2 my eyes shining 95fc89b621 with emotion.b3b4f6456c3e0894

Honestly, it was 7a8dae6145 already a huge 62d024dd30 favor that she dc1509a952 dragged her ailing b267e120bb body here for 61168987dc me.be8bde70c5515ef1

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But standing up for me d449dce290 like this —81a8cfa947a6bab4

I hadn’t expected that at all.20a54cf4e4a82353

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Lady Cloud, glaring at the d9d7122ac4 quieted Countess Torte, continued.c9b41a9256b78715

“I didn’t want to bring this up, but rumors are flying in every gathering — that thanks to certain households, it’s no longer safe to send children to this academy.”1d405c808702cac7

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“……!”76beace949dd06b5

“Still, I kept silent, out of consideration for our long-standing ties and because it was children’s business… but tsk, tsk.”4af7013301a5f5e0

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The noblewomen — 9bd2857e98 especially Countess Torte ac674e92ab — bowed their b3ce2990ca heads, faces pale.36d1bbc8f17ee59a

It wasn’t that 0e3b29894d they didn’t feel c97f39e0f5 wronged.32ecc1addf07a314

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But they knew: if 96bb348c98 they argued against Lady 551cde310f Cloud now, they wouldn’t c61aac2e11 walk away with even 47540733e7 their bones intact.da7e7f61eb6b8334

“But Lady Cloud!”fa8ea39362e049d9

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One person, oblivious 6801738ae0 to this truth, 791791777c still dared to c67eebecee push.87522287540c5e55

Of course — it 39635e6290 was Lady Campbell.04219bcb9e27be44

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“Our eldest, Hans, came back with his arms and legs broken! He’s an athlete, and his right arm was shattered!”894ad27ed6dbc071

“…….”b66856a3ba04d674

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“He’s no small fry who would just get beaten up! He went to study and came back a wreck! As his mother, how could I sit back—”b5e616914c047872

“Hahahaha!”d20348449f425c53

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Before she could e7c85cb78c finish, Lady Cloud db4aec1c07 suddenly burst out e576ed0997 laughing, loud and c6052b1be5 unrestrained.9fd6dd7dc5cfbbbe

Then, instantly sobering, 2f6e1189ff she spoke with 6a21fa6382 a cold, cutting 0cfd8129d0 voice.a87111a3afb00eee

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“So what you’re saying is, your big, strapping son, who’s upposedly too tough to get beaten up, got flattened by a little girl barely up to my hip?”70c8e4426ae80770

“T-that’s…! According to the boys, she used some kind of weapon…!”5aac728f46119921

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“I-it’s true! You have to believe us!”06dd763a33b81b2d

At that moment, unable to 8dad2a9845 bear watching his mother be c098bc0d0e crushed, Danvers Campbell shouted.9f7cb14f73616887

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“She really did it! She used some evil-possessed teddy bear to beat us all up!”6158489d01333479

“Fine. Let’s say you’re right,”ee76a18df5b81daf

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Lady Cloud replied coolly, 42f5d9683a her voice utterly unimpressed.3e94cab38e90e9fd

“Then tell me — why would Belze assault you?”167d3cf9ee3cef7a

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“…..Huh?”1ce06180c5681bcf

“Surely she didn’t just beat you up for no reason, did she?”e621a81a7a3cbe25

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Caught completely off 6a7ac56bfb guard by the 63d3e5d067 question, Danvers froze, 591c80bfd7 his face twisting eb3adf139b in panic.0799f8cf6d5e83ac

“T-that’s, um…”f6c2e81d5666027e

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The other boys a5429a51e3 were just as 558cd4d146 lost, casting uneasy f9828cfacb glances at one 07ef8689d3 another.694b82171838bb13

Clearly, they’d been so focused on dragging me through the mud with their parents’ backing that they hadn’t even thought of crafting a proper reason for the “incident.”72b5f601a0ddfacd

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‘Idiots.’10fb4e49adfeaa99

I clicked my tongue e31ca43120 inwardly, watching them.6e7e6d165b1e98ed

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After all, what 31daef52f6 could they expect?96c03aae2ed8749e

A frail heir b3e6ba373f without a proper 834b9e1add guardian, and a a7a67540c9 commoner orphan girl.e6b778b58f8849c0

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They must have thought they’d steamroll us without a hitch.7669e4385997c080

They had no idea that the “pitiful orphan girl” would turn into a mad dog that bites back the second someone touched the Duke’s house.90f43b2d5abe8bab

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‘This, children, is how you scheme.’da0310b36a1816e7

Since the fools 2eaf08d4ec couldn’t even open 61b844dc92 their mouths, I f8411a8656 took it upon 444b6deb93 myself to answer 2a24a793d8 brightly.a2d242de514d265a

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“Danvers Campbell and his gang were extorting money and jewelry from other students. Joshua’s possessions were among them.”4364b4b7d8bbaf3d

“E-extorting?!”ae646aacae573a35

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The adults’ eyes all widened in shock.737b93672efa04d8

Flustered, the boys 04b2a3d5ed immediately began waving ce00fb8082 their hands in 3866a1a5e8 denial.4e52eca42f8b1376

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“N-no! It wasn’t like that! We just borrowed them! Joshua, come on! Tell them — you said we could borrow them!”f43cb08183dd3a77

Danvers desperately tried to b6f4f8028d drag Joshua into it.4eaf2f5bff36f472

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Pathetic.fe235d784b8cb816

Because that was the last 5dc17dff9d half-truth they could cling to.3c9d748b1315b6ad

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Ignoring the growing commotion, I d740c47854 continued casually.617338f599d87ebe

“I found out and chased them to the junkyard to get the stolen items back. That’s when I saw them handing everything over to Hans Campbell.”46892a889869e63e

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“……!”85ab9d3f6698a05f

“Hans senior got mad, saying it wasn’t nearly enough.99f3d2f48c3530d8

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Then he started hitting them — even when some of them passed out after just one hit.”186857166af520d4

“……”8c5d2b46f2f33b02

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“After that, he got so worked up that he tried to rip up one of the wooden planks stacked there — but the boxes collapsed instead.”f6bf3908cf8118cf

“W-what the…!”684f2538a17034b6

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“And as you can imagine, Hans senior ended up buried underneath the pile.”3ebc6da5a888ee46

Everyone — the ac5ab2cf39 noblewomen, the boys f2098a52ff — froze with 5216daca26 their mouths hanging 4a4b4788d3 open, staring at 23ae9279d2 me like I’d a9d2822ceb just grown two c5959df71d heads.94c76b3744231b13

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“Gael! I-is that true…?”2d1c263de9009f12

“R-Robert Quirel—!”99762a7c41ebae16

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Pale-faced noblewomen spun around b3543f4686 to glare at their 79b9f4eac1 sons.e7d0c3dc0dfbc254

“Explain yourself! What’s the meaning of this?!”6c55c79b2567aab9

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“It’s a lie! It’s not true, Mom!”1aef17fb19a2ae5d

“N-no, I swear!”e41ce28d22ee3f5f

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The boys shook their heads 7b56c8da9e furiously, their faces crumbling.a4d0cedc36ffdf5d

I simply shrugged and added 6c8871cb0c nonchalantly,e8e370a1193f39a0

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“My only mistake was not reporting it to an adult immediately.e2449895e033f870

I was scared, and… I was angry because they even took something that belonged to the late Duchess.”f6a01b79e498aa5e

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“W-what…!”9262ca52f17067b3

“But since someone got hurt, Joshua and I tried to report it later — but all the faculty had already left.d35a8bea0a34950f

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We barely managed c3df3030ed to find a 72cdf06082 security guard and 403f99536a explained everything to 5445030502 him.de1f0821a4edb293

That’s all that really happened that day.”dc1be3d313bd684c

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“H-huff…”25665c0222ba8f5f

The noblewomen, hearing 198d5fb42a a story so 8433fdb2d7 completely different from 3275d3f497 what their sons 12415312a9 had claimed, were 4e9065e695 left gasping like f088072ed1 fish out of a033206611 water.b2ab946ac87e16b2

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“Tsk. Useless brats,”91e0973df5c6e70c

Lady Cloud sneered 573821a5f5 with clear disdain.53e8113048878538

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Then she turned her 22fbe219c0 sharp gaze back toward 1d43770cd7 the noblewomen.c2feb31e899839e5

“Anything else you’d like to say?”a4d79d57da9a95a6

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“N-no! No, nothing!”7c0a96e9c6040252

“P-please believe me, Mother! We did take the stuff, but we meant to give it back!”b2106e9e3a6fa36a

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The room erupted into chaos 226c43a86a — noblewomen clutching their heads, be2625c2f4 sons groveling at their feet, 814befe21b the Chancellor looking like he 7d2f62bae7 might faint.5a3b795dd080971f

And then—57e4b9581977cbdf

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“Don’t fuck with me, you crazy bitch!”a933bf0d0324960f

Danvers Campbell suddenly exploded, pointing 18d5c70cfe a trembling finger at me.de0698199417584a

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“How dare you spin such ridiculous lies?! You think we’re going to believe that?! You’re the one who beat us! With that crazy teddy bear of yours—!”c42b36947ecfb3f8

I stared at his 3aca2e3140 tantrum with a thin 8793206270 smile.df5c755125d65be4

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Tilting my head slightly, I ca7121184f asked mockingly,d4bb3cf264a26975

“And if you don’t believe me, what exactly are you going to do about it?”51e78d4d78d3bc3f

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“Y-you…!”4abc3e81a334badd

Danvers’ face flushed 2291f755f7 crimson as he 4287503d9a clenched both fists, 58a3c82d65 shaking violently.ae6d5e21499094c9

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It looked like eba1d7ed6a he might actually 4fe18782ae lunge at me.e40388027f54149a

Right at that moment—c44f6e810fe2751a

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SLAM!259cdc76c45302c4

The door to the Chancellor’s 542eeaa539 Office burst open with a 19b98bc3af loud crash, and another figure 7303235063 entered.ffe566c33908d83d

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“Enough, Mom! Danvers!”fa5efda61593942e

A huge figure, 272dceb651 wrapped in bandages c215e4c94d from head to a3e39ffef3 toe, marched in.a6f2b90199b4c4aa

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“Didn’t I tell you this morning?! It’s nothing! Leave it alone!”013c296767698536

“H-Hans!”95bd7cc2f95bd407

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It was Hans Campbell.3b7730439be4341a

He stormed over to his 1114635d4a mother and brother, his face 6dbc58277c twisted in disgust, then pulled 355f907192 something from his pocket.a1c61a59e05faf7e

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A handful of 1c837574e0 jewelry clattered onto d5f9f775f8 the table.e9221f062f16feb2

“Here!”9265a05e300155b5

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Clatter!dc6a32ba82c5899d

He threw them a45795e3d1 down angrily and 6fb4aeec1d shouted,88b47eeea3f9952e

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“She’s telling the truth! Those punks have been stealing money and jewelry all along! The bracelet I gave you, Mom — that was Joshua’s!”cc53588a1521dd11

“Hans! W-what are you—?!”2384f71307b14b51

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“Bro!”046068dcd9212422

Both Lady Campbell and Danvers 0f2be01c85 screamed at him in panic.bafc33e7fa8fd690

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But Hans ignored 039a2b2b87 them, yelling as 238aedfb5d if possessed.60c79969a7232fe1

“Got it now?! So knock it off already! This is humiliating!”1eb4b4e474ce3125

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I watched him, smiling brightly a23f98586e inside.de7e095575aa56c6

‘Nice timing, Ismail.’a5c800d6e2c7fae2

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