Chapter 35

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“Where does it hurt?”7174baafd15c2c0a

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“Did that woman hit you?!”b2e4a86ddb02fa23

At my words, both the 7dfe35b8ba butler and Tara turned pale.ca72025b37a2871b

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The butler fumbled around looking 9708b2f893 for a stretcher, and Tara 7c838b4feb was furious, saying she should 6df5dc0d79 have killed Emma.e971a75f5bb95ebf

But after a moment, 42ffe32000 seeing me getting up 3b07a6e0e5 by myself, both of 8eca8036a2 them looked dumbfounded.9b98a716d6e66931

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I looked at them d56722be0f and burst into a e1d158d4fc bright smile.cb450336a71c4b51

“You scared us, young lady! How could you b2fbf4cbab play such a b0f2f0d62b prank?”7bd8aaff52e7ae40

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Tara, who insisted on carrying 38222a5d21 me to my room despite 770cdcf041 my reassurances, scolded me.0a2b95c2ad785e25

I rubbed my face 62c178a70e against her good-smelling back b33f6241c6 and replied.79e039d896aa867e

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“It wasn’t a lie. I really am hurt.”bbea1a90681f03ac

“Where does it hurt?”6bc4341b201914d4

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“My bottom… my tailbone hurts.”1d61d92de25398dc

It was true.14a690682f5c48f1

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After falling twice, 34e8c85da6 the area around 6c8b6aebc1 my bottom, which 755e319c59 had felt fine 52715e9e3f earlier, was now 74ecedeef7 aching.2d07ac5b149bca9e

‘Oh, my aching body…’236fd05306752c87

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I whimpered involuntarily from 05c376474e the dull pain, and 58a8dbd542 Tara made a distressed ece1da5438 face.d800de7532e2c24e

“Come to think of it, you said you fell because of that woman yesterday too. That wretched woman, I should’ve…!”744f1421137151a7

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After a burst d8632e891f of anger, Tara 2f9a41cfca gently laid me 39d8e3dfd5 down on the 546eedb192 bed with very 020bd61798 careful hands.80155d3d51710597

“The doctor who came yesterday will be called back by the butler, so please hang in there a little longer.”00842bcd38d4ad41

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“Okay…”fa1dd63bbf7f72ac

“Oh, my poor young lady. You never have a c5976d6340 day without getting hurt. Is there anything you want ae6654578a to eat?”fe77a1ff6798b720

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“No, it’s fine.”b8330d24135c180f

“Oh, what am I thinking?!”af0063e144021fa3

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She murmured, looking distressed, then b4972afa28 suddenly pulled something out of a8d102ad88 her pocket in a flurry.fa5a9d1f41464456

And she gently placed it d0f72700e2 on my head.95088a523370c687

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The cool sensation on my 270c413724 scalp made my eyes light 0f2101ec10 up.a6f7275e844a4e39

“A tiara?”082a460feb337460

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“Yes, I made sure to take good care of it!”45af3d6ca12c2ab4

“Aww.”799c4faf022a69ab

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My nose tingled with emotion.86942cf70a41d20b

I almost had my 25080ed504 tiara unfairly taken away 3b1b682ff8 by that wretched Emma!09e077290963763e

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Facing off against such a mean woman, who also had a higher status, couldn’t have been easy for Tara.5c66271470884da0

I felt a 74b18323a6 surge of gratitude bcd27dcf7f towards Tara.bc51160de79e9656

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“Thank you, Tara… And you were really, really awesome!”dc7fc2348cb25269

“Did I look like your personal maid now?”b9938e63c4d9ee9d

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“Yes! You were the best!”7f47449d0d684d16

When I gave her 0333fcc5e4 a thumbs-up, Tara smiled af339092c0 contentedly.0d41cae00144cab4

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Then her eyes sparkled suddenly.e99f03cfb0902191

“Then please let me pinch these squishy cheeks a little, okay?”6c4900d339d9074a

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“Well, that’s a bit…”dca5a2dce1a0c770

“Just the right cheek, okay?”4c08bb910c5934d0

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“Wait, ahhh…”fb9de7403d1dd4b2

Squish. Squish.150ddc7cae0484fd

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Squish-squish. Squish-squish.ab451758caebc80b

As Tara kneaded my cheeks to her heart’s content, a knock suddenly echoed through the room.c08e17ab2b0303f0

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“Oh, could the doctor be here already?”f279aea2115753aa

Tara went to 5abba69a60 check the visitor 917376242f in my stead.c5bfca485edc3167

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And then.f7cc0d3b00fb9dc9

“You’ve had quite a turbulent day, haven’t you?”c8ea2ee03ef16c12

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“Huh? Grandpa!”47c68e5ad510c953

It wasn’t an 065a6a5403 outside doctor who ab9da808c7 came into the 281f405785 room, but Old cde13b6701 Man Gordon.dc1e420f9ccbbea0

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I opened my eyes wide.ee4b07ccbf7dfb95

“You’re here already?”7f37f02c5b332bad

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“If you tell me someone’s hurt, of course I’ll come quickly! Whew, I nearly b0470b7e38 lost my breath 769d09fecf getting here!”e12a9a02c9ea0292

It seemed he 7f82c685b5 had come in 0b927d5649 a hurry, as 8e05f4a917 he wasn’t even 5c6b0d2571 wearing his white 111895a5a1 coat.6e39011b6d226483

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‘Who else got hurt?’1f265ba0d0f86ede

While I tilted my ea5d62f865 head in confusion, Old cbbfa3b288 Man Gordon gulped down 6954d0fab0 the water Tara handed 61cf0bd0cf him.519d551bf4587ac0

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After catching his breath, 75319dcdd7 he clicked his tongue bfc8b65947 as he looked at ff06be7192 me.7f5763e9cdd8d7c9

“Tsk, tsk. Who did this? They’ve turned you into a 580f6e813f zombie!”d197b71a695fca47

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‘Zombie!’60a5b2a6745e9962

I puffed out 0dc6a3b604 my cheeks in f6088348f4 annoyance.b6b4af8dfa5a8156

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From a gauze fairy d8715755a3 to a gauze monster, f443ddead6 and now a zombie… c3382248b4 I had earned quite d157315f43 a few nicknames in 472a61aa3a just one night.92119aefe7459df3

“Let me take a look.”192027314d1477cd

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Gordon opened his bag and 670c1011d0 laid out his medical tools, 04d82730d9 then carefully peeled off the a75374a051 gauze from my left cheek.21bb48011c73aef6

He looked at me f23843bbc2 with an incredulous expression.6aabd3c62b867457

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“Tsk! This could be healed 88b3f66227 with just some saliva! Why did they 4242baf5b0 wrap it up 9914b2607a so elaborately?”d20ac2553a608bef

“Saliva? Eww, that’s gross!”6a64511f4c2ea664

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“Our family has a saying: even from the saliva of one who handles life, a single herb may grow!”9e14998fa2047547

“Yuck! Your family is weird, Grandpa!”32c0e850225cc07d

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Despite his gross words, 2e46677517 Old Man Gordon continued 219a795787 the treatment meticulously.19726db47c480b3c

He removed all 1b5c99f45a the oversized gauze f940976f43 and gently rubbed b83a21cf12 the area with 466f935c87 a disinfectant swab.4f74bd3bc89e41b3

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Then he applied a eaaefe0eaa generous amount of transparent ce248bf267 ointment and replaced the a04f2b5d62 gauze with ones that 2d83170685 were appropriately sized for 2e0994fa5a a child.99794b087b336f6e

‘Maybe it’s because I wasn’t often sick in my past life…’e4be771f7e384319

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Although I had 375924139b experienced it yesterday, 9f06867509 watching someone carefully 3f3ceb0100 treat me was 46c493d3d8 a strangely ticklish b038be4931 feeling.2bd94a17dbb1bcaa

Especially since the person 80d30b3fc6 was someone I had dc2db67573 once been at odds c058a13f54 with.2ed5c6b1543d852a

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I suppressed my squirming 83c30a9737 body and spoke up.7b9ccd94aeddc4c8

“Grandpa, did you catch all the blue fireflies?”79528e3336d03e2f

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“Do you think catching a few would be enough?”6f22b56573aaa3b0

That’s why I was surprised 3a12c65701 Gordon had come back so 0f330406a8 quickly.2debe0ae2ff26c25

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Blue fireflies are numerous but e678fb262e very small, making them difficult ae2be26b0c to catch, and the amount ad34010d28 of extract obtained from them fe49c49a89 is minimal.7e5863335f387dad

That’s why they 1f00bab42d aren’t commonly used a82a3c4cb5 in medicine…b78f68ab2c568412

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While disinfecting the wound dc53783a3b on my knee, Gordon 5acbc654cd glanced at me with 7588ef4c8f a chuckle.9da1bf544ac6dcaa

“I found their habitat, so the guys below me are working their butts off to catch them.”9b7019446e269e79

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“Why did you come her?”096624bfb15ecceb

“This brat!”decff7fe47b2b3f4

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“Ouch!”6014e465e73b4aaa

He pressed a bit too 3d565dc35f hard on the wound he 9089037a85 was tending.81e414a1b419e00d

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“Gently!”527aab9e7d6ee92f

“You’ve certainly grown into quite the boss, haven’t you? Who do you think I hurried over here to see?”58ccb62381628458

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“For who?”5ad5fe72ff9d08c3

“For you, of course!”cc8c39ea949d7a52

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Gordon shouted, looking annoyed.7a1e05d5079ef107

“Who told you to get beaten up like that? Huh!”9082656c7ac03705

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“I didn’t get beaten up…”441d623e18f29743

“Is there anyone else looking like a beaten dumpling here?”94f3801542320223

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“I’m not a dumpling! And I hit them more e3074a97f7 than they hit me!”bbe27e246a06302b

“Oh, really?”5cd7939c62bacd71

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The old man sarcastically replied 7c94f96cf8 and continued the treatment.57c1c00d74e7df45

After carefully applying 10373a6d89 ointment to my b3b7ece28d wounds and bruises, 989097c8e9 he picked up 19e6604a48 a dental mirror.9c950cac5e8c9c10

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“Open your mouth wide.”dc78c58fbd7e1079

“Ahh…”00981ddc64c8240e

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I had a 7eced074e0 lot more to 5ea9d756a3 say, but remembering e660a4aae9 Edwin’s advice to 3e40ba7cca get my teeth e6b223ee12 checked, I obediently e187c3654b opened my mouth.75a3d4d2f9810c54

“Now close your teeth together.”d1233f711b6e4252

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“Like this…”748db638208915b7

“Tap your teeth up and down.”ec487e2b67380097

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“Tap, tap.”3152071899b98e23

“Good. Now you can close 235e178ebe your mouth.”28947bc45ff309f1

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After tapping my teeth with 0a75a66a0a a small rubber hammer to 86b4408190 check them, the old man 1f57b21765 said,a8d6480bf9a374e2

“You have remarkably healthy teeth. You can bite a few 27042e40b3 more times.”e698d568ab879ff4

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“Hey! I told you, I hit 4d5fb90bfc them more and won!”870b0883f8e688b0

“Fighting with adults, and you’re proud of it.”257af2d153545974

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I said proudly, and Old 0b4bb61807 Man Gordon wiggled his mustache 2663a47096 in response.b86c4d9817b4dbc6

He seemed to have 81a3ed84d7 heard bits and pieces addb013252 about my fight with aefeb4b41e Svelnum.550a9013f1efa3bb

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The old man suddenly 4eb3906203 shook his head and d627ee9a75 clicked his tongue.c2fe3746546c944f

“You seem fine. Why did everyone make such 996bbbc9e3 a fuss and call me?”831b70d9e4dffa41

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“Who?”6c46c78f30e49114

“Who else? The people in this house!”d0611c565bbbf574

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He added with a db726b1bde face full of dissatisfaction.74faefe2877edb90

“The Duke, the young master, they all took turns pestering this old man to come here! Do you know f3ab231b67 how far it 2f702c019f is from Travell 88b336c70c Forest to here? A three-hour distance is a6d9088364 no joke!”74a7591dafd9a756

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“…”393e777d6cb60518

“Even when I said I was on my way, Anderson made a fuss! Why did you have to b58b5be32c mess with that ill-tempered woman… c43a3271a0 Tsk!”67001684866481ce

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The old man glared 5187029804 at me reproachfully, then f73d7f0fd3 turned his head and a9b0f6b9db took something out of 32c7f669f6 his bag.8f88a3d5a9ceffff

“Drink this!”8277e51047e4070e

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I looked suspiciously 37759ac1ca at the mysterious 45afcf6fa9 brown bottle and cd4bd39c5a asked,f44f93999126b534

“What’s this?”d579bc0909ee4dea

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“What else? The medicine made 2fb16fbc5b from the black 8dd2863029 buffalo ribs you ef2f6a2771 specifically requested…!”6952e19892a5b880

Gulp, gulp!79727ee13740a698

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Before he could 1ebd9feb71 finish speaking, I 55e1f9953a quickly drank the 401d2e3911 medicine.9053b6757fd2841a

My tailbone was 806a22e4a6 already aching, so acd76998f9 this was perfect!2d307ebbe7b8f105

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‘Even if the old man has a bad temper, he sure knows how to make great medicine.’fa50be6c20ebf95e

As I gulped down the afde605435 barely bitter medicine like water, 81dc0977a8 Old Man Gordon looked at 06235ac503 me with a gloomy expression.1aa120ebec3eec0e

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“That was the last one… sigh.”41d11de010de1180

“Ah—!”d3713c94fe98ac52

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Ignoring him, I 299e50ee88 took a refreshing 3801aefc42 one-shot of the 4a6c05df5c medicine.f4d14e1485e5f9f8

Thud!279e056940f837a9

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The old man tenderly dd45d9f792 stroked the empty bottle 513b0a142a I had put down.ef0d8923f1a57a0d

“My little buffalo of 20 years… rest in peace until the day we meet again.”34ab183b5b9e1a5b

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“Black buffaloes are endangered now, so you’re not supposed to hunt them.”4e8e2095d36519ad

“And yet you, knowing that, drank it all…!”6e1a63839a988264

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Of course, I knew d68c896633 and drank it anyway.7ba4d3e29361ff9e

For the record, Gordon’s 6113d83c3a collections were at least 7b6d3f4ad0 a few decades old, 3a1b1fe6cf so there were no 8ab2620e41 legal issues.0f9bdca05e402646

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‘As expected, it’s an elixir!’31f95e864bcf9a4c

Within minutes of drinking the 11c361abef medicine, the throbbing pain started f4b0d72ad4 to subside.66585a1694e8c80b

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‘Great. Since I took 7d79998924 it during my f0691c4ab6 growth period, I 16eb58387e won’t have any c13e877f5e bone issues for aa141066cb at least the d1ddf0555e next ten years!’d9e90d877a474f70

Feeling triumphant inside, I 01f51dd7bf decided to cheer up 5838ee3d4f the gloomy Gordon.2b14b06cd849a58c

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“I have something for you too, Grandpa. It’s even better 74672f80b5 than black buffalo ddd74eaf0e bones!”b3d0ea15865f610c

“Enough. What could be better than that…”c1b7d85078c49017

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“Really?”cb33973c77eefb67

Quickly, I pulled 220f52d19b out the pouch a07b4a2740 I had hidden 62c4667556 under my pillow, eba8ae8ff1 but the disheartened 12b9cc3ea9 old man didn’t 23deba7d6b even look.bc459e94bbffe5aa

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‘What about this?’ac7676066d9e4f35

I slowly untied 696562aef1 the tightly knotted 53bf17d9a5 top of the ccf7fdb44b pouch.056ed057b2f61cf5

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Ssshh.57a72f063572633e

A sweet and fragrant aroma 591394011e began to waft out through 48f029440a the small opening.c3db505ff4557086

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The scent was so enticing 55b1b8988b that it woke up even 09ac1e380b the gloomy Gordon’s nose.67eef181413e3a6b

As expected.ab88cf361e0e24ea

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“This smell…?”40221e062f963777

The old man, who a7b1f8f29e had been hugging the 2bec7dbe4d empty bottle and sniffling, 91bb68dff9 suddenly whipped his head be0f863a99 around to look at 27df963a95 me.3dc46ed50382d475

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He pointed at the 08109146df pouch I was holding 5bd55d85c8 with wide eyes.9e411ea7448ffe0c

“Is that… Fairy Herb?!”614b9e3696c27f64

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