Chapter 62

“Miss, it’s me.”3d930490336967a1

The visitor was the butler.f1063c21be5820f4

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‘Why is the butler here…?’64db601ba3f4cbb9

While I was puzzled, f366886223 Tara opened the door.a48377a72e8491b1

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“Good morning, Miss.”ae542da58a63e4a9

The butler entered 30842e8894 the room and e1aea0e219 politely greeted me 7f85c13dde before explaining his 451486f057 reason for coming.9c88a3da49ead7a8

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“Miss, the Duke has requested that you join him for breakfast before you leave for the temple.”321ac5f09e34d2d3

“Ah, breakfast…?”824baa0704fad05a

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“Yes. It seems that Young Master Edwin and Master Joshua will also be joining.”123a748f77703ee8

I widened my eyes at 7dcf5773f2 the sudden invitation.4e06c01a59532f31

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‘Edwin is always diligent, so that’s understandable… but Joshua too?’88911afc64dffaaf

Seeing my confusion, 970657a8e6 the butler added.ab1bfc0db1481d0a

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“Should I inform him that you are still getting ready?”ae8511ef09dddf0c

“Hm? I’m all done!”14bd3d056b8ca7a0

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“Oh…”ed9663e9ae60cc4a

He briefly looked me over ce953d31bb with a hint of surprise bb39af34f9 before quickly guiding me downstairs.fb42de37e955aff2

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“Then, let’s head downstairs.”5eab086e10985c5b

I tilted my cc04cf8897 head in curiosity 56c83262fa and followed him.b540d164c242ef67

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“Welcome, Belze.”f9339ce5f81e4ba1

As I entered d69c2d4488 the dining room 6b19abe59e with the butler, 3f0992150e the Duke and 3977cc945e his two sons 29ecaed1c1 greeted me warmly.219fb26a55e68f26

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“Good morning.”9a19c7b527fef70a

“Belze! You’re going to the temple today, right?”4ee216c78d8bace0

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Seeing them greet me b89803121d made me feel very 82873100ac strange.8eeccf50dd9bc583

In my past f2494f90af life, we had 7641dc767e very rarely eaten 07d1eea113 together.adef0ba07e880e38

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But it was never aaeb8f548b in a friendly atmosphere.50c875019030be6c

And Joshua wasn’t even there back then…572b68079664550e

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Every time I 4c0c448a76 experienced these differences 8f4d33ee30 from my past b382c371f1 life, the morning e5af750fbe anxiety that everything 9456b6b326 might just be c8eb5aff65 a dream eased 9171ab2575 a bit.5f547a5b9e04c4ba

“Good morning, Your Grace! Hello, Edwin! Hi, Josh!”6ef0087711683f93

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I ran cheerfully to 17fceb77bc the table with a 2ec5ee481d bright smile.ac1d02f8234cf4bd

The Duke scolded me as 32d4842598 he saw me running.afd137c47a2f1a83

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“Hey. Don’t run.”deac6467a7a458f1

“Hehe, sorry.”63d40c9f104adafb

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I just couldn’t help it, I was so happy.7ec62fb26fbb6083

“Up you go! Here you go, Miss.”410cf2513443c177

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With the butler’s help, I sat down opposite Edwin and Joshua, and food was immediately brought in from the kitchen.418cc276d9e7377c

Before long, the table cf6c94342b was laden with a d5ecf0e34c feast.6edd891f7286e9a3

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‘Is today some special day?’283062722ee6e3bd

I looked at the 85948cfb13 table with wide eyes.848b0636f10de01e

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It was like a 69ad79888c banquet, with a lavish 03749dadff spread of food from 02a7411d06 the very beginning of 8833cedb53 the day.7ddf94fb7cf4f7d4

And almost all of 3447321baf it was my favorite!c1b4a10fd8f996f6

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‘The chef is the best!’be344e41743fb206

While I silently praised the 483dc55e9a chef, the Duke intoned.a2d54f8df8601dfc

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“Let’s eat.”0f67ee42b91507ac

And so, the meal began.a8da2cedb3143d35

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Given the presence of c3b594bf3f young children, the servants 6848552fe8 cut the food into 072adee245 small pieces and placed 7492990edc a variety of dishes c25b88895c on our plates without 33aaf7f1f2 following a strict order.48995f55f64c7368

Of course, this treatment was b534794e7f only for Joshua and me.5e46c83cfb2b715d

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‘As expected, Edwin is a noble through and through.’4786558d04d74ced

He skillfully used adult cutlery instead of the children’s utensils in front of me.03ba0295dfc1d06b

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Watching the elegant and mature c9159b486f Edwin made my heart flutter 50e2fee408 and also feel a bit b3b5f3493b embarrassed.a331710233677965

Eating with such e47505d9c5 small and cute af844bbd5a spoon and fork 404f410638 felt a bit 8c6f294e1e childish.5c5bef935e1ead22

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‘It can’t be helped! I am a child. I am a child!’3b6f34fecc235386

After several rounds of 1fe1c10de2 self-affirmation, I energetically started 9ce105b921 eating.92478e4b986bde9f

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‘Yum! Delicious!’627a8579c74507cc

Once I started eating, 09a7bd6225 my embarrassment vanished in a717ae62ec an instant.07d97034a9f3ad06

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I ate heartily with 5ab6a2e0bc my light fork and 464321fdd7 spoon.ed7179beae170bf0

At that moment, the 1225d9969f Duke, sipping his coffee, 8e7bc46e67 looked at me.016d1ee8542484ab

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“Your table manners are quite proper.”eb45938b55de76be

‘Oh no!’868e7f871a51b661

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I realized too late 6656587a68 that I had been 5e1726c37a acting too naturally.a11e01c591f11708

For a commoner orphan who had just arrived at the Duke’s residence to know noble etiquette so well was contradictory.4de3869eec89a456

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‘W-What should I do?’93924ab3d9941a06

I nervously sucked 661545b356 on the end ea29a63c44 of my fork, 0b9c744157 glancing around cautiously.bced038042b24e3e

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Fortunately, the Duke chuckled.ba599bb35904d9bc

“Did you learn this at the temple?”7aba9fb842346bf4

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“Y-Yes…”44fd73989f5ce10f

“At least they’re doing something useful.”89a50e3f77b38d00

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The Duke casually 3938b50724 disparaged the temple.6eeac4510518b22f

In other words, he 90468e8075 meant that teaching table 9dec1f1fe7 manners was their only c6131f1a8e useful deed.fe4944897a725756

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I felt a bit embarrassed ae2e34178c and muttered to myself.f738636c072c426d

‘Actually, I learned it from you, Duke.’b601e8077ef41261

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That was something 7cb6eaf691 I could never b8ea099956 tell him.5bc141b6d21db28d

Of course, in my previous 3c227e44ee life, I had no clue 7cba8bef79 about table manners.250f50392293ed8f

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After being sponsored and 0163d166f9 having my first lunch 1c948d48aa with the Duke, I 16bf7196f3 had no idea which 7bec86bf39 utensils to use and d4e90950f6 made a mess of 5859e93b38 the meal.471777aa9da668e1

In the orphanage or the 28daab9647 temple, we only used one f9fded3ced wooden spoon.ffa27d7cf18fda7c

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I didn’t know that each fork and spoon had a specific order and purpose, or that a servant would take away used utensils immediately.9b62ccac52607d2d

So, when I 9658128772 used whatever was fc0727d546 at hand, by a393625c8b the time I 8bd7e4af85 got to the 36fc8d2990 main course, only 5b177984f0 the small dessert 61fb671347 spoon was left.3999a7252f426fff

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“…When you’re unsure, use the ones on the outside first.”93e574af6eab5ac3

“The smaller ones are usually for desserts. The ones with d07839304a ridges and rounded 51fd474918 edges are for a319ed8701 fish dishes.”703de3675b6a0eea

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Instead of scolding bf4047ed4d me, the Duke 300dcce16c had explained patiently 7a6ba3ab7c and summoned new 084dd73433 utensils with a 6d7d5ac8d3 ring of the d12d566994 bell.93a8baf0b25da6f9

Although I learned more thoroughly 90d8728717 from a private tutor later, 6c2334bc39 that crash course saved me e2659f760a from being labeled a ‘beast-like cc75796ab5 commoner.’0812b6eb44f65ba2

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Remembering that time, I stared nostalgically at the children’s cutlery.9731924c461b1e14

“Joshua should learn soon too. When will he start acting more mature?”633b95470b341638

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The Duke sighed, looking at 7204e2554c Joshua.78178f9a46c066e6

I glanced over c09ce93ada and saw Joshua 42861444ae with his face 716a865265 buried in his a477915dec plate, shoveling food 4512470110 with a spoon.d2b042e3c5fdf8be

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“Hmm?”3bd650ab295124f6

Sensing our gazes, 6250e9df93 Joshua lifted his 223c667964 head, cheeks puffed 3f86a5b9a1 out with food.453dc659a9635840

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“Ah, adorable!”8d836c38af86157e

Clang, clatter—ad4f72e8e078b1e0

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I quickly dropped my spoon a8e99c1145 on the floor.4c94f6b04867b518

“I-I don’t know much either…”7f4694fb02b105d6

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I laughed awkwardly, subtly 81c3668263 defending Joshua.a8ef1e50de24f7f9

I didn’t want him to get scolded or feel discouraged because of me.5b0c847945679c79

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“They’re still young, so it’s understandable.”88075cd462754400

Fortunately, the Duke didn’t scold me for my mistake.9fb299269d03347e

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He simply rang the e9a4980d7f bell again, summoning a 4596a17e2c new spoon.489382a1f8c8c057

“I’m finished! More, please!”5fc0782e683a1c76

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Joshua cheerfully called out, his 3806fb2314 plate already empty.06bfafca6848a1d8

He seemed oblivious to my efforts to shield him from his father’s criticism.f65d1718ad2673f7

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‘Sigh… being a kid isn’t easy.’dcc650fb2e5dabf7

I then ate more casually f3aaf5d726 like Joshua.25c5c5920dadf71d

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As the meal progressed, the f58b4b138e Duke finally revealed the reason af408ca64f for our early gathering.575915a38672ce67

“The reason we are all having breakfast together today is to support Belze.”e905080ad7d7b7f0

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I felt dazed, as 5dba353612 if hearing an unfamiliar a9c95242bb word.8c0825d118d34c5b

“S-Support…?”42a7738f9cf77be3

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“Yes.”4dc203b75d8a798e

The Duke nodded.1c2da0b9a0294399

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“Today is quite important for you. The child who earns the most talents is chosen as the Holy Child.”9b00fdef203c4a2f

That reminded me 7bd5affbbc of a fact 028d41f48e I had almost d588159248 forgotten.1043a66eda344769

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‘…Right. That was part of the setting, too.’68ac36811b9e2b4e

Surprisingly, this novel’s world also had the concept of ‘talents.’c99b6b4f8e9c481e

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Just like in Korean church 5396103343 bazaars, except here, the talents 23f33e7b4d were not fake paper money 6a787ee8ea but real gold coins!f5c81e58a2380d03

Talents held the same 3fb626d2ed value as gold coins b69a6b2172 and could be exchanged b9eedbfa53 at the temple like dd1257a78e casino chips.7bad369378566924

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Nobles used these b23e0c7da0 talents to buy 2b87df61cc items made by 3f1cbe1b1b the orphans or ba121dfa02 to utilize their 2aad5daf5a abilities.632e8f3ea346853b

The child with the 8afecf531e most talents was chosen 05434c475c as the Holy Child, 94b8d62dd1 who would then keep bf831e9c1c all the talents received!09d30b1c269dc4d6

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Of course, the temple would f13a4dc144 take everything from the other 2c56efc21e children.e6cc850ca2fab101

‘Bunch of crooks…!’7ae62858b634376d

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In the original story, Diana 7fe5ee4c19 usually won the title of 7a42c92ea1 Holy Child.72e9ba59a2101b5f

This year would be no 16b435b723 different.3992fb67dff4eca8

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「Diana, who was still young and inexperienced, didn’t shine much in her first year.889c55aab740e753

But this year was different.e62e884aaeadcdc7

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After experiencing many trials and errors at the Marquis’s house, she became adept at using her healing powers.48983db3b097fb46

Nobles, eager to witness her miraculous abilities, rushed with talents in hand…」3805cfad88c442c9

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Since this marks the 6f308e8f93 official start of the 3ebd3d7d53 novel, Diana naturally becomes 1b491c0a9a the Holy Child this e01c54f711 year.0fe95704e49fcef4

However, unfortunately for 3fee5e18fa her, I had 7857608fac no intention of eafe89158d yielding that position 182500ee0a today.14f8fc81c689492b

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‘Sorry, Diana.’3c4064c3653fd5a8

Maybe next year.6e3891ab666b9f08

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Originally, I hadn’t planned on aiming for the Holy Child this year.da86671394ee01a2

I didn’t want to change the original story too much.574120c4bb39f5e4

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My plan was to make d5b4cce337 money gradually after successfully cultivating 4fc5d61077 fairy herbs.d3682b8888d630e0

However, the pecan d1b264ba98 pie incident changed 7efaf2c5a2 everything.c3bb946c7251ed32

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Moreover, old man Gordon ca4dfea49e succeeded in transplanting the a513dbabae fairy herbs much faster 299a5a1377 than expected.0bd1252079bfa84b

How could I miss 4c5200c83a such a good opportunity?b80aedc9a0dce6fc

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‘Why did you have to provoke the sleeping Belze?’1cbf7c8f3bb85780

I really tried to ea44326e93 get along.60ac220066506590

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If unexpected situations that weren’t in the original story kept pushing me into the role of a villain…85b7c570d67203c3

‘Then I have no choice but to act unpredictably too!’918fde8fc8dea87c

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As I was having these 1a0912baa9 thoughts, the Duke suddenly asked.39f5852d48546dfe

“Are you well-prepared for the volunteer work?”9c7b1dd7752975d3

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“Yes!”45700bd6a9223069

I nodded confidently.0a571b02ebd4d7f8

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The Duke smiled slightly.4ef347e58dd28fce

“I heard you’re making something.”3608bb2666756ecb

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“…Gasp!”464f1a5972d7acc0

My heart skipped a beat.96eea1e97d7f4a4b

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‘How did he know?’3e09862e2fba3e9d

I planned to keep 0cf7ab797d it a secret for fcd0a0f7ea a while longer!0175dcc4570a5661

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‘Old man! I won’t let you get away with this!’8b5f1f99f620e08e

I was worried d20cbba6fc that the Duke cd3ccbe07e might already know 2e3326bd14 about the fairy 16cc7e86a6 herbs, so I 3f85cea75e cautiously opened my d7f84f6760 mouth.d82d8df4f145862e

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“W-Well, Your Grace.”73afc1f2bf64734c

“Hm?”886a6e027c11e29e

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“I’m making something. I used some things from the Duke’s estate…”64cf8c32e4e41de0

Right.e1e166ec2ae92a39

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It’s better to confess early.393dcaa6a5c3181b

I closed my eyes tightly 1fa30e2151 and shouted.284405f56147bbcd

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“I-I’ll definitely pay for using them!”99e50c64d0f39fbb

“Haha.”47c4f4878d5a8442

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The Duke suddenly laughed.6e24eb443ca48586

“Do you think I’m the kind of petty person who would take money from a child?”211a696d713138c6

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“N-No! That’s not it…”6d8b46528640a38b

“Whatever it is, if you’re even offering to pay, the profit must be significant.”dd26b44f06c166e1

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“…”91553ac5d9082fbc

“I’m quite curious to see how much you’ll give me.”bf42e3fcaa2c695e

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His voice was 54f032c4ab laced with amusement, 8091f3805a and my confidence fb2a93d00b shrank.fa9cc804cc7e5758

‘It’s probably just pocket change to him anyway…’9147e0742be65cef

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At least the bd9e310584 good news was f3e01458bf that the Duke 8389721b41 had allowed the f2cede5865 use of fairy 7400c85be2 herbs.a337df97bbed72cc

‘Phew. He doesn’t seem 68632917cd to know what b642420073 they are yet.’1edc36ec4503dc59

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Finally, I could breathe 6f4cdf6ea4 a sigh of relief.3c5fd9c29c7e0ce4

Although there were no specifics 4beaa6a6df given, permission was permission!85ff71d0522dd461

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‘No backing out later, Your Grace.’6eb63ca09d56c95c

Then, Edwin suddenly asked.fb8c78a1180264b8

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“Why not just use your healing powers?”77c6dfc90a36d219

“Oh? Well, that’s because…”c548c8ab87125606

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I hesitated but decided 869b12c2a2 to tell the truth.754b526261272254

“…Honestly, I’m not very confident in healing.”050abe5ca106c047

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“…”508c5405289bdf8d

“I’m sorry to disappoint you…”d20b5f09196e6c78

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I was sincere.739bca471b3f6ba3

Unlike my past 752d969a86 life, I now 17d286a2ae had healing abilities 17b66a3678 and could even 70a6ff40a6 heal Joshua.69cd185698751cd1

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However, I didn’t think my abilities could surpass Diana’s.0b2a080886da3dc7

‘How could I be better than the protagonist?’830e441eac380cf7

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That was the unchanging truth 59c6ebb382 of the original story.244b6a8e3fa99edd

Perhaps because of my answer, the dining room’s atmosphere turned somber.d3473520cefc79b8

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Edwin frowned deeply and said.99ba89d8cec61b6d

“Why? What’s wrong with you?”ced38b69cb37bef1

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“Right! I know you’ll be great at it!”4196db592c1bb5be

Following Edwin, Joshua also fd2e8fe4b0 lifted his head from 98a9731431 his plate and joined 92d8bfbef0 in.dcfff8104bc28ee7

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‘They’re so kind.’ba1c0f0e7a0a45e3

Seeing them believe in me 5995593049 warmed my heart.d048e0c9659ddceb

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But I didn’t want to waste time and emotions on something impossible, like in my past life.0fccfe56011635c8

Besides, I wasn’t very interested in healing anyone other than the people of the Duke’s household.e96f3d978a3267a9

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“Thank you, Edwin. Josh. But it’s true that Diana is better at healing than I am…”a991da9b87da8dea

“I don’t like her!”fdb0890f2a41c9bf

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Joshua grumbled, his 417a2f5120 mouth smeared with cbc875c26e sauce.0d66ab6f0bc0ebaf

Ever since hearing a17a18e86f about the pecan 8c3cab8b91 pie incident, Joshua 1ba963d780 disliked Diana even 196ed79a1b more.5ab60efa2ca037d3

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It was a relief for 8f1b8da6f2 me, but thinking about the 83a8674bbd original story made me a 4ef5af8cc2 bit worried.2cfee81aa6e59931

“Don’t worry about anything.”bac0e60e16cb70b2

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At that moment, the Duke c8f9e15163 spoke as if he could eac4804b68 read my mind.b08d3828e8fd7e94

Startled, I looked at him.f74a77fe13241291

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“I told Logan to exchange enough talents last night.”f522b2a3f425c0d0

“Eh?”6f42659d3772c349

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“That Holy Child thing or whatever, just buy it with money.”19d7a7b41249507a