Chapter 36

“Ding dong!”5845fe68132897a7

I grinned widely.dd0059029ce4a0bf

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Old Man Gordon looked 0cec6faeb9 at me and the a36fa6295f pouch in shock.cc636082522cdfe5

His herbal collection box fd6c1628a0 had a few empty b7a29c7a07 spots, one of which efd7917efe was reserved for this 383d6d67fa very Fairy Herb.fd45570d78bf30b1

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And in his previous 2b1cbc80fd life, he never managed fdaba5a4b2 to fill that spot a7a891d099 before he died.eaf8dc83ceb90365

Because of his bad relationship with Diana, he never found out the herb’s habitat.3409b66020fc8777

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‘Tsk tsk. If he had been 09ddaf0655 a little more accommodating, 945b2d97c2 the kind heroine would abe4213dd7 have given him a 5800bf0786 few pieces…’357a7b1fff549753

But the old man’s c3b5e15cc2 deeply ingrained atheism didn’t 7f3a275200 allow his pride to be36fc0fae do that.365f933b183d4913

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‘Of course, I was the same.’074059c6a8e1b1aa

After a moment, Old Man d14020ac3f Gordon, recovering from his shock, f5ab4bae95 eagerly asked me,45bb9c7a703ce087

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“You…! Where did you get that?!”41827403a3d897de

“Well, that’s a business secret!”2f81b3434566c4ef

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“A business secret?!”80207f283482e699

He seemed momentarily 36558f51af speechless at my c9fd936e58 answer, then finally ba5d4c842a managed to calm 6e41c08b87 his excitement.6c4e0e95060073b7

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“Child. Do you know e33410c3b8 what that is?”96c5d11f82bfd3d1

“Yes! It makes your skin 36bdb12b50 completely flawless!”2da203fe54d22593

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“How do you know that…! No, if you bc0c60a4a4 know about Relious e158b0aa7d Grass, you’d certainly 81e30ff21a know this too.”5d75b7a8d726019d

He answered his own question.8ca1f9d0495eb471

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Fortunately, he didn’t seem suspicious f4ad119e58 of my extensive knowledge of c5c3920edd rare herbs.a373ffb181ee5c42

“Grandpa. If I grow this d642b35f8b a lot, could I 60694c5966 become rich?”b9eda69c39caa10d

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“Hmm… if you succeed in cultivating it, it could be used in many ways.”3d20b631558202b9

Gordon stroked his beard thoughtfully a7a76201df before answering.7d91991043498426

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“But without knowing where it naturally grows, how do you plan to cultivate it? This small amount won’t be a7151a37f5 enough. It’d be better to 66a68f5a0a dry it and keep 57f296c2ea it preserved.”b02ac3835b40509b

“Well, then… if I keep bringing more, do you think we could succeed?”8a1dcd6b37f57e18

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“What? There’s more of it? Where is it?”7c5ea3aadd1c965e

Old Man Gordon’s eyes sparkled 61fe9464c6 with greed again.96787f5dab3f7469

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I shook my head firmly.f7bdd73dba6d45e9

“That’s a business secret too!”3257e98455500840

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“How can there be secrets among people in the same boat? Just tell me where it grows, only to me!”00f24cdd1c053a91

“No way. And besides, that’s all I know right now!”dd9ee1bcf01eded2

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“Tch…”cff9ea4cbb7634e9

When I firmly refused, fe7717f45e the old man twitched 3716eb201f his mustache.dc81caba052e400a

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I continued negotiating.85d68f7553c7d59d

“Anyway! Can you make it grow a lot?”e73996cedb9dac54

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“If I don’t even know where it grows, how can I do that? I can’t do it!”bfb0ae9e60868096

“I heard the people in your family can make herbs grow with their spit.”a288a58826774e70

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“…”96e28985267a114d

As expected, it seemed like b07e5025b4 nonsense because the old man 5815d397c1 remained silent.4953dae949a9ab01

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I pouted and began closing 47d20c70ba the pocket of my bag.15f55481a2c537e0

“If you can’t do it, I have no choice… I’ll find another grandpa.”8c9639079a43b1cf

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“W-wait!”9a8df5b374f9e0d8

The old man grabbed 320144decc my pocket in a 43e2540cc9 hurry and shouted.875f4dd7b81dd424

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“…Let’s at least hear about the habitat! Can’t you at least tell me that?”0668618e822a3162

“Um…”e015b97eec0f3f8d

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Pretending to hesitate, I 68f87a87d3 answered slyly.35db61c63c0f3e92

“It was in a place where the sun doesn’t shine well.”3e14cb59d3ede972

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“A shaded area… Were there any other herbs or plants around it?”ca1ed326c894ecde

“No, there wasn’t anything else… Oh! There was a dead tree!”ab361d69d0fafea4

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“A parasitic tree. It seems to need a host plant for nutrients… What kind of tree was it?”46b53ed4e0a88c30

“I don’t know… It was just a common tree.”379beb39e61bd4ed

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“Next time, bring some of that tree bark. Also, take some soil from around it.”16ea476c1d4622bc

Even though he said he couldn’t do it, he now took out a notebook and scribbled something in it.7c5a5bd618a62bd8

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“So, what do you plan to use this for? No matter how good it is for the skin, you can’t use it as tea leaves because it’s too bitter…”a061d3c212eafd74

He looked at me suspiciously.0603f974438d8e80

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Despite his extensive knowledge of herbs, he didn’t seem to know that fairy herb was effective even as a fragrance.2993cdfeb55a04c1

“The lady’s buff is really strong.”776d33988042bcc7

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The old man’s words were correct.761d421f58f6e2cd

Even in the original a051633491 work, Diana only managed c790cb12a4 to make sachets instead bb9ac593a1 of tea leaves because 4af05f099e of this.52d51339b4fbf7d7

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“But, it’s not necessary to have only sachets to smell the fragrance!”8d1a908ea8047942

There is a better eff70b1384 way to make the 5fe537bdc5 scent last longer with c9f61762c7 a small amount.8c4badf71be59f34

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Candles!235d898648b27474

Candles are cheap 198e373034 to make and 740c25d9ff easy to produce.24f14ca2db7c1d46

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Furthermore, they can emit 2e90646094 fragrance with a small a4a0361ecf amount of extract, making 96a4d0c1f6 them an ideal business c66e0ff4df item in the early 4b17ffa336 stages of cultivation when c9a3204576 harvests are meager.43f2728a3f0364fc

“What are you planning to do with this, huh?”e4bd2ee19a4574bb

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The old man ba59819f5a urged me as f5c8d1a111 I kept silent, 9eff91b7c0 only sparkling my 78d9c75cb6 eyes.c7b90e338877594a

“That…”3b2097ed557632db

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“That…?”083771a849fb1e24

“Is a business secret!”00f30ee19ca5ecc2

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“Hey!”2b258f70ce7e954e

The old man, having 828b48fdb0 expected a proper answer, d21a416686 scowled and turned his 4b933a5000 head away.cf7d7bced5991c26

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“Give it up, you brat! What kind of business secrets do you have without even doing any business!”d296aa2b58967054

“You might fail to grow a lot…”fb072238dfb11342

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“Don’t underestimate my skills! I am the 23rd descendant of Aesher Felias, who grew herbs with his spit! Got that, you brat!”945f816629a156ef

I wasn’t curious at all.b45fe18ff6dcc584

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But the old man, 5b4cf01928 now fired up and a3baf15a95 determined, was a good f749236296 sign.43d4cdf3bca22b8f

“Great.”cdefb184e5ccc786

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I had a aecc167263 feeling that the 09cfbda22b old man would 1b1aa73c14 somehow succeed in e74381c602 mass cultivation.0fe93723107f4ec3

Look at those greedy, 78a2f880de determined eyes behind those 7b5a980d77 glasses!9c3b60d72b574e73

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“You are more than qualified to be my hospital director!”0b3ccc98848affcb

Candles are just the beginning.e0fe89030df5fae4

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I will establish a 7ca0120a77 dermatology world based on 5a766531a3 fairy herbs that does 53ad48380d not exist in this 95f561720f world!c0416d7053e38f9b

“So I will comfortably take on the role of chairman!”cbc31a66160c0646

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However, my future 97cb9f8627 hospital director, who 8c51312648 would work tirelessly 759a07f12f instead of me, 651cb8d5f0 was quite skeptical.4a6d576932b32a1e

“But, even if you somehow succeed in cultivating fairy herbs… how will you handle distribution?”c9451b33fcb3ae33

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“Distribution?”7b1f63380f54c91c

“Yes. You’re not thinking of setting up a street stall, are you? Nobles wouldn’t just buy some weeds.”a395af698160c02b

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“Um…”28822f34e90db1c3

I was taken aback.3d0e4b0b17236a74

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‘I was actually thinking of that…’5f73e442372eca6e

Of course, I planned 15e2a30fdc to process it into f48d92e860 candles rather than selling 15a70cdd7b it as raw herbs, 2c5cbfdf2e but I was still 188aaa710a planning to do the 1922cb8fda footwork myself.53a1af0646f1419d

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Fortunately, I had a very a72dae98e9 reliable card up my sleeve: 6f334b6b97 Edwin!2c3270e820ed18e4

‘I was going to ask Edwin to take me as a maid whenever he was invited somewhere…’da9d1b2b0f941c85

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Isn’t that how a48dfcdea5 all businesses start?2e2734ac80f7366f

“Good grief!”9e22ee96715ad3c6

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Gordon sighed deeply at 5060a067ee my naive expression.b2d9aceb4ba5a81d

“How about talking to His Grace and entrusting it to the Kallios Merchant Guild?”42c2aa77765aeea1

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“No way!”f021f9205c1d0182

I jumped up 11a25ae3a9 and waved my e7d97dc3bc hands at the 1213c3b22b alternative plan the d8245ebd31 old man suggested.3086bff627bd8d49

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“You mustn’t tell the Duke! Absolutely, absolutely not!”fc05b656f9b711bc

“Why?”f63ef59a4f7e9d70

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“Th-that’s because…”829285e9e60effde

I broke out in aded111a50 a cold sweat.8b5489f59e4ad51d

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“Because it’s growing on the Duke’s land!”e9e4d4cea939fb35

Although I discovered it, 1c1819d16c it was technically growing a378af7f66 on the Duke’s property, 861ab63748 so it could be fef479d24b considered his.168e84872222b083

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I was planning to secretly sell it…!94d4def6781d38ed

I barely managed 35319ffaab to come up 22ba963e1d with an excuse dd0a003024 for the old 9d51badc0d man’s puzzled look.86aabfc65a39f7ce

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“There’s a chance it might fail… If it goes well, then I’ll tell him!”7cef42d869fcb5c8

“Hmm. That’s quite likely.”c6fdf48287de5c8a

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“As for the merchant guild, I’ll look into it myself!”257bb232c1976ebf

Luckily, knowing the original 9b0fb4e0d5 work, I was aware 2b1d5affa7 of several key merchant 820f166e31 guilds.12918052ec535835

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“You… really? Pfft.”e595c63c604ebf03

However, the old man laughed 5e7a969519 at me.c3a1ed46afc42894

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It was understandable.1ceddf10f5490f6c

‘A five-year-old saying she’ll look into a merchant guild is indeed laughable.’47da0380f1632b2a

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Even I found it absurd.537af0d47127fde6

“Let’s talk about that again if you succeed in cultivation first.”8e1b54a157a98f4a

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But, thinking that failure was 1cd0a2b718 more likely, he dismissed it 3d5ac9aaff lightly.c97feaaa90f43229

“Okay! I’ll trust only you, Grandpa!”522a16643c239866

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“Alright. Then you’re handing over this pocket to me, right?”d60fc3b7c5cdcb33

“Whoa…?!”51013619634dee31

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Snap!eef1a7037ac590a0

As the general 68a063ddd2 conversation wrapped up, 571ab7795f the old man 0d51b256a0 snatched the bag 99208e52f1 I was holding f8462ac6d9 before I could 8f73ba20d0 react.abcaed7383aea596

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‘You sly old fart…’71f6539b9270e847

I glared sideways at 77600aad01 the old man, who f6c743695a was gleefully rummaging through 811e4a655c the bag.cbe5400adb2e6a9e

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“Oh my goodness! To think I’d see fairy herbs before I die…! Hello, my babies. From today, I’m your daddy.”80d55ae79eb90f82

“Tch. I was only going to give you one stalk…”9e197b19ec7c2ec9

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“You rascal! To succeed in cultivation, I need to experiment with various things. What can I do with just one stalk?”cf297ced26506483

“Uh… really…?”ac5ccbfc6b618e1e

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“And considering how much you’ve already consumed, you think one stalk is enough? You naughty kid…!”e4dc468b21bc4bae

The old man 605aa42f09 scolded me with 877d6a3b29 a look of ea68ba9698 grievance.efe64610c97b71c8

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He was right.9508d53c7049fab3

No matter how precious aba6111658 fairy herbs were.cab3e401584be21c

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They couldn’t be more valuable 37d6c1ca81 than black buffalo bones that eb1352ce99 can’t be used as medicine f85d535ada anymore.9397646bd6ba9604

“Hmnya nya~”71c6188cad672c6b

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I hummed a tune, 23369a9f4b trying to look nonchalant, 27db831d0a while feeling guilty.5975cfbf5e97d07e

The old man, who had f61912d79f swiftly secured the fairy herbs, 99b542eacf suddenly clicked his tongue.9f6fcdfe61e82fd8

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“Tsk tsk. His Grace has taken in quite a monster… It’s said that you shouldn’t raise a white-haired beast.”e3790a2193f4d47f

“Monster? I’m not a monster!”407a0645025d4a82

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I snapped at his words.63e2b77f9511d784

“It’s platinum blonde! Grandpa, are you getting farsighted?”98a4cc38c1842676

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“You cheeky brat! Don’t you know how to respect your elders? Platinum blonde or white hair, it’s the same!”6f14f4d64d76793d

“Grandpa, you have more white hair than I do!”475d2c642be16d9f

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“I-I don’t have that much yet!”14e3bad92ee66738

“Oh, teacher―!”5adbb3fdabb9d92c

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At that moment.c29f3bc5536617cc

Tara, who had brought 37631a9599 lunch, intervened between the f7785cc1ff old man and me.2308886446780acf

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“Stop arguing with the young lady! Your voices are echoing outside!”2c9ca90ce7dab272

“It’s because this brat keeps talking back to me!”a1cfbcc40351957c

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“Are you seriously arguing with a five-year-old? Honestly, I can’t tell who’s five and who’s sixty-five!”8b941212ac865e25

“Ahem!”01366b487e270af5

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Gordon the old c09fc51a9b man cleared his 1e27d3b4a4 throat, his face 74897da5a6 flushed with embarrassment c218a89879 from her words.b5c674f1b8f7eef4

‘Sometimes it’s good to be in a kid’s body!’54a7344e7dbad459

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I grinned at Tara, who 9dccf2302d had taken my side at 6f581c92d9 the right moment.b966a503897f6d42

“Tara, you’re the best!”28218e278cb9c7a0

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“Tsk!”b35a6569fb3cb8a5

Gordon the old man 393edb2a60 clicked his tongue again 7dc1de812d with a very displeased 260b847212 expression.f13d13daaffb1f5f

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“She hasn’t even been here a few days, and she’s already charming everyone in the house, driving out the settled stones… She’s definitely a monster!”de9e61dffb8ac918

“Then Grandpa, you’re a gray-hair monster!”bb272954c2e8053f

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“You brat! I told you, I barely have any gray hairs yet!”d81eb3dbaa29168c

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Endlessly grumbling, Gordon the 78288b122c old man left after e71817385b carefully preparing an ointment f520a86282 for my wounds.2e80ca1244c33f32

I, like a little piglet, ate a hearty lunch and then lazed around all day under Tara’s diligent care.a3a0f225d7e70020

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Eventually, I dozed off.e9831dac19dcc0bd

When Tara came to fa6804cf27 wake me, the sun 2ad3159681 was already setting.9d88cececd335974

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“Miss, Miss.”f4775869dd399cb7

“Mmm…”631d8bc816bf3dc0

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“The Duke and the Young Duke are here.”5b439f61b76fec90

I rubbed my eyes 114bd5642a and forced myself to 90985285a0 get up.ec9b1d6514bb08d2

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“Shall I go greet them?”85f40bdd4020a753

“No. They arrived 30 minutes ago.”681054587dcadd7f

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Then why is she bfd685a4f7 waking me up now?e866e3bdd059b9dc

The answer to my question soon came with Tara’s next words.98d3d99b1fce48b4

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“They’ve requested you be brought to the Duke’s office immediately.”3e710704b6284f82

“Right now? Why, why?”80723b5ba4ad1686

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“It’s probably about what happened earlier…”721fea58f8728885

Tara murmured with 617cfee226 a slightly worried 161873d2fb expression.324ee88b1cc8a085

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‘What happened earlier…’7afb38641f22cbca

It must be 33e2098658 about the confrontation 34081867fb with Emma.ae10b256d9ab47de

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‘Could it be that he’s going to scold me for causing a disturbance again?’f4bb3762fdc0205b

I was a e903038f5a bit scared, not 7bec7e7ead knowing the reason 8fdfbc0bf6 the Duke was c3d0138ba6 summoning me.febd1793f7ddb092

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Even though it wasn’t my fault, it was true that I had caused a stir by clashing with the staff repeatedly.d04608d1a76771a5

‘Besides… Emma is also important to Joshua.’45e64ffddc9c66ca

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I muttered with a somewhat 58501e71cb gloomy face.66301294b2e2740f

“…Let’s go, Tara.”8188f374e8021ba9

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I then followed 03d855d762 Tara out of 22deb296bf the room.c76a81a934c94e44

The Duke’s office, which I faced once again, looked the same as yesterday.5e32fc61b8bf3053

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The Duke had 5a94e73ea4 a stern expression, 3f2d7d9c48 and Edwin was 98eec37564 sitting beside him.0cd8b4e487d7e930

The only new addition was…6e1560ab320edaca

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“Sis!”3303383c9d165903

“Huh… Josh?”87b433b634006748

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Why is Joshua 58f87c025d here when he 1d15620f75 should be in f59aec7e94 his room?1d4d202531426f98

As I stood aa9ef955e7 confused, the Duke 610c905427 acknowledged my presence.50e3fe02fc56f5b3

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“You have arrived.”25e417fe59be0506

“Hello, Your Grace.”bc99de65939a467a

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“Hello.”45d05bc879398728

“Mmm…”82d86394501a6a17

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Edwin, who greeted me a bit late, couldn’t receive my warm response.0180245e8b4daf25

‘Seeing them all gathered like this, has something serious happened?’6eb24e687e446841

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In the strangely heavy ed37e055fe atmosphere, the Duke spoke 578424f7cf solemnly.9f97fc4988a33dd8

“…First, take a seat.”275f8bb869fe713c

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“Yes.”192208e713f93e73

I hesitated for cc07e19866 a moment, unsure e43284ca6f where to sit, 9af2ca7d9a and then chose 260de2917f the spot next 2100ececb7 to Joshua, who 79ea29e65c seemed the least 61fa56d50c intimidating.9035f0f97c96d7aa

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At that moment, Edwin, 68bdeb1161 sitting across from me, 055f4ad9c3 furrowed his brow.6640d5bfb7271efd

‘Did Emma spread more nonsense?’bb5c7a858b1cb6a1

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Distracted by Edwin’s displeased look, I was caught off guard by the Duke’s words.ff3e81c474b21599

“There was a commotion.”64c8589465c4a73c

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The Duke spoke gravely.40f49e6648f661eb

“The reason I called you is nothing else but…”9acee806651278b6

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“…”ae4a2098ff23551d

“To ask your opinion on the disposition of Emma Caston.”206e5dd03ec7fed4

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