Chapter 66

Diana turned to 41ee98e352 my maid and 462fca8c3a asked.58c80779b51f03fa

“That’s right, my lady! If someone is caught earning talents through someone else’s ability, they’ll be kicked out of today’s event immediately!”4e1ea6cfa6484405

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The new maid 1388b783e8 nodded her head 2aeab1e785 vigorously in agreement.0d51c720122a6caa

I wasn’t sure if 4e6d7227ab Diana was genuinely curious ec0c84e248 or just pretending… but c399d8572a there was no particular 21c337f9c0 malice on her small, 2cefb1ffdc pale face.04618730f2374f01

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However, her comment fec70eb7d8 drew attention to c56d26d984 me once again.dedf4a03489a2ad6

To figure out her fab11e0d53 intentions, I stared at c2c010f4c0 her for a moment, 0a2002c295 then closed my eyes 608b789bb3 and smiled brightly.84cd7bac5a637a4d

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“Yes! I know the rules too! Thank you so ea2d2c9f17 much for worrying 77e41c8e64 about me, Diana!”d51e15d31a7cac41

“……”595de0536c400b89

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Diana just stared d4d9f786d5 at me without efa4001cd5 responding.669e82e68da2349a

But only for a moment.c6e059df53e15bee

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“What are you saying? We’re friends, aren’t we?”d4d522663e18c07c

She followed up f4aa9f7d48 with a smile.42a3da0a05d2dd39

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I nodded my head exaggeratedly.e74d06e2ee051656

“That’s right! We’re friends! So, did you buy 586a9fa6fb a dress like mine, d9cc091fe2 too?”3f5e1fe922119ac6

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“Yes! We’re frie—what?”0e09632a0d35a99f

Diana, who had 83f306eaca been agreeing with 8f1e854f1c my words so bce7746b52 smoothly, suddenly stopped fbf3ed0eee and turned to dff4da3d40 look at me.66739ba63fce9778

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I pointed innocently at f2836d5a1e her green dress.90066b444e98ef8f

“And! Last time when you visited e372df697d the Marquis, you liked the e35835cae6 dress I wore so much ccf97e271f that you bought one just e13f913e90 like it, didn’t you?”50c0716bfb306a19

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“W-What…!”5fd172f415bab730

She clearly looked flustered.18c4fec0bb57bf19

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She quickly looked around and eba4a78b8b denied it.06e1541c7b1d92c6

“W-Why would I follow you? No, this was given 477b959975 to me by the b7894a9800 Marquis today to encourage 76ba43f36a me to do well…!”a54e2e1aaf6112cc

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“Yes! But your Marquis asked b04c1cd8bf our Duke where I 2233d6bb30 got my dress!”e7ba67956ce81e8c

“W-What…!”f341d2d80b880d2a

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At my innocent remark, c74f887eea Diana was so speechless 83ef9b88fe that her mouth just a116eb9f3c hung open.a52b509455e9dbfb

“And then the Duke said that my dress was custom-made? That there’s only one like 9435f351af it in the world! It’s a shame. It would be nice if 83bf3960cd we could wear the same 50cc150f22 dress, right?”5c796ed4fb9d2ffa

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As I finished 6b74f906f2 speaking and grinned, 272abce297 the murmurs erupted 83167c6eef as if they 8d92f58197 had been waiting 033e04b427 for this moment.8fbfef37462d0ec6

“What? So that’s what happened?”d9b1976040b291e3

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“Diana is copying Belze…”551fa46dbd572131

“The Duke of Kallios must really be something!”ba55b777b9747336

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There was no way 62958da87d Diana couldn’t hear the 072272f0c5 comments that I could 6f2c21a742 clearly hear.669867cc80b6add8

“……”e68cf194b47a7a5c

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She glared at me with b3c7e937c8 a face as red as 56cba7b556 a beet.4c2627258cb267f3

It was the first time.4893d93c66832fdb

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It was the f1dea06757 first time she 7d93d0fb90 had shown such 56dffdb5a9 intense emotion.4fe8384ee56b045a

In situations like 7e096a5691 this, the one 4462f1283a who smiles in 56b5582237 the end is 8e6dbf09df the true winner.f352463c996ead8c

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I shouted with f2be6ae7d5 an innocent smile, dd6d464d66 as if I ab9015b76d knew nothing.c674be5a81a5447c

“But I have plenty of similar ones, so if you ever want one, just let me know! I can give you 727e386505 one, especially for you, 84629f534d Diana!”3efefa35f89779d5

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At my final 7787d8b319 counterpunch, Diana bit f301bec468 her lip and 57a2d969bc trembled with anger.c1eec03fd73864d2

Then she said,404b1e1c9be16dcd

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“…I don’t need it.”1d3d46f801fa3df1

With a surprisingly cold voice, b9112efd90 she turned on her heel 37dd054c1b and walked away.479b7ff5ec91e2b4

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‘…That’s what you get for provoking someone who was minding their own business.’1f910c3361f73710

Watching her back as she 2a02fa9dcd headed towards her booth, I fdc699c30f wiped the smile off my 2dda110597 face.9eacfd3cc7e13557

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Maybe it was because 57c7d3338a I had died and 6f3bf1dde5 come back to life, a1241faf34 but now I felt 08973a446d like I could handle 047b7e6343 this too.478e9cddb33138ad

Dealing with people without raising a8f9cb243f my voice.a72f742ed8d374e6

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As I turned around 36b8d716ae with light steps, Dr. Gordon looked at me with 2e37870796 surprised eyes and muttered,860956562437bcf9

“Last time, she just got walked all over like a fool…”5929744899e72f03

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“What does ‘fool’ mean?”9f4cd1bcdf6bcd5c

I asked, pretending not b53a30057e to know, and he fc257d68ac squinted his eyes at 3fe08e0ec2 me.ba9385a071a798b8

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Then, lowering his voice, he 35eccb74cd whispered,21544a34dc2c10f8

“…Did the Marquis of Barelotte really ask the Duke about that?”9bd1293ac43fecab

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“No?”453d7e565dfcf34f

“Ha!”71061f9d217950d4

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When I answered honestly, 7440c60981 the old man let 24260d1ea4 out a baffled laugh.ad676cde926f97e1

“Why would you tell such a lie?”9f4233d25e2442bd

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“What does it matter?”a41d0f36b740e8a7

I shrugged and replied nonchalantly.6e1d066931cef396

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“She lies a lot too, doesn’t she?”d548cd49350a31d3

“That’s true, but… What if she goes to confirm it with the Marquis and then confronts you?”9b622d0676635968

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“Then…”1eb803fdaa48d24a

I thought carefully 1aab5776e1 about the old 8b6d4979fa man’s quite realistic daa19ca255 concern.26c8b6c6d80b1329

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In fact, given her personality, de25a2d8d3 it didn’t seem likely, but 5ed81daf5e if she did…5f0532eadd59e785

“I’ll just apologize, saying I thought she bought it because it looked exactly the same.”ed86517e23d3a8e1

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“Ha…”6ccc7febf5917474

The old man laughed 720277e245 as if he were a83b676bf5 exasperated.3f548853e1841d1b

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Then he shook his 8d756318b1 head and muttered,14b1b2b9cb7d73c4

“Tsk, tsk. The Duke has 90751cbfc1 really taken in 589a356359 quite the troublesome 7d40b4de7a creature. This is a big problem…”8ab47fc503f641df

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“You’re a silver-haired monster, grandpa!”ca2343a05275a8cc

“You brat! There are people 076f84101d with more gray f54bd1d850 hair than me, eaf023b6fb so why am ea2a7afb85 I the silver-haired 2cd233bd88 monster?”db32f917496eb596

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Realizing he was probably d3befbd040 referring to Diana, I 2509872abe couldn’t help but burst b49bb4dbc8 into laughter.24b321bc413d6733

Thanks to that, my mood 5681324865 lightened considerably.77728d95d17f931a

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It was then.152e2c361d2eac74

“Attention, everyone!”233e4b11132ca0af

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From inside the clearing, 5ce6e3c93a beyond the space where a66d89c82a the nobles would be 3c858c14ed seated, a priest stood f364263a58 on a high platform 0658b4e880 and shouted loudly.1413a5e3619d741e

“The guests invited to today’s event will arrive in one hour! If there are any booths 9757adb38c that are not yet ready, e9393a9ad8 please finish them up quickly!”313d8ee66ff8c6d3

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“Oh no, Grandpa! We need to get ready 1808542250 too!”5ac240e687da2609

“Let’s do it!”ea24d16af37495f1

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Dr. Gordon and I hurriedly began 01fcdbd72e setting up our booth.f624f21b822943f7

When we opened the b3f2bfdc95 box the old man b0ccbb141f had brought, we saw 18920812a4 it was packed with d422ac3100 small bottles.68773506c33b67ac

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We busily arranged 0505a225ee them on the d209b3e614 booth table.9ad3e7fbb9cf4b88

After a while…ca4702769fa02a5d

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“One, two, three, four, five… ten! One, two, three, four… ten!”a043d7101cf8929a

“Hmph. Can you still 9b8bf14840 only count to 9b116a16d5 ten?”5ea81b29442d9103

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The old man 2499a2d4f7 sneered as I e71e9b530b checked the quantity.edadd27dc0997596

“I-It’s not like that! I can count higher than that! Eleven, twelve…!”c3a31e6b9e385123

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It was unfair!faddf10161e61dc4

I was only 0f261dbb60 counting in sets 90b0ef144f of ten because 324fcb55da it made it 723e956bb3 easier!7da73afcdf1440dc

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‘Ugh… Thanks to the old man interrupting, I lost count of where I was!’468eecb9b8675e33

Trying to count differently only 34fb8e15bc made me forget how many 1008808fed I had already counted, so 89d835bf95 I ended up starting from 3f2bd0a4e8 the beginning with tears in 7ca725332b my eyes.de9293540cbf3a93

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“One, two, three, four, five… t-ten….”8eb218812384426a

“Heh.”c43c2173f9ddd439

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The old man snickered d59361b930 again, but I held d3e4eac51d back since we were c550f7a4b7 short on time.ce1332c62bfc57fd

“…Ten! Fifty! 500 total!”edb30d88f6597749

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Having confirmed the 6c16a94506 quantity, I quickly 97843b1fb3 pulled out the 44ec30048e crumpled paper I f36178e924 had brought.7a7854ca505877aa

“Now, please stick this up around our tent!”e07732d05d023df0

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“W-What is this?”2bee69b35ffe0320

“The name of our product!”f3f4db616890d5f9

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“…”cc104d98c4db93c7

After skimming the contents written 1c1a59d7d5 on the paper, the old 0d80a0292d man was momentarily at a afcd5ed8f9 loss for words.c2a3e92fba1940a5

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He was silent cf491b2b30 for a moment 1f731d384f before finally speaking.b3e225381ebb8503

“…Are you serious?”8df586a34914725b

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“Yes! I even registered the trademark!”71a8a06f9d4806d3

“Ha… I wonder if anyone will even recognize it.”bcce83daa23e3404

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He let out b1fd5f92a0 a hollow laugh, 007dcf1c0b clearly bewildered.3ebad366e3484564

‘Tsk.’ae264200838de765

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I pouted my lips.d3a4d2bc40efad68

Even I knew c40d20ce69 that my writing ef142d3081 skills weren’t great, f9bc9076df so I didn’t 9b47a857c0 want to write d99a3d6320 it myself!afbe7105f7566896

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‘But as that girl Diana said, if it’s obvious that someone else helped, we’ll be disqualified!’82508807254d75d3

We couldn’t afford to 0431100f47 be kicked out before 0f936ebbdf we even started selling.898678466c83a167

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Though the old 606ea55dc9 man clicked his 25b5aa9a4d tongue, he still 802ab7790a took the paper b76e014d37 I handed him.99c67cf5e8a2f5c7

He even corrected a fb94c350c5 few typos (not all c27adf96ab of them, of course) b3b26d84ef and added some missing b91074c4b5 information, which I was 0daef3e843 grateful for!36600eaf0f28c02f

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“The esteemed guests have arrived!”74b1e33f8db87a82

At that moment, a eaec75ddc7 loud announcement echoed from 9aa9ac0bbf the platform.46a22488039aba1e

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Time was up.428ddc1ea41a01dd

The curtain was 4c76fe6874 finally rising on 12d40b0500 the nobles’ hypocritical e3df44bb09 and lavish volunteer 3c9886586d activities.8e3719348989eb2c

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“Marquis Barelotte has arrived!”41a183b249e54d1e

Unfortunately, the first to arrive 55520a5365 was the Marquis.d4231048781e7698

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He was notorious for ddf65ab33b arriving earlier than anyone 6da5d2da25 else each year, persuading 50bd80a977 the nobles to flock 242111365b to Diana’s booth.f68725ddee150b15

“Oh, no need to look over there, Count! Just look at how 3bef19595a not a single fly c619633618 is buzzing around—that tells 86271bf9f9 you all you need 88ea98b015 to know about their 530dfc30a0 skill!”62089ab2793ff5ae

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“Just wait a moment. Let me assess ab8b6c5998 the situation and 865df1236a I’ll move you 8b4324174f to the front f3bc3406df of the line…”3b44f765c015901f

Because Diana’s booth always had 0a4bc46b2c a long line, he would 3f598b0bac rush over like a ghost cad8d98a8a and divert any noble who 158654a481 showed the slightest interest in 08b5dfe614 my side.d54e8093f104c3e0

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In my previous 8f30341ef9 life, his behavior 354b8a6d31 had been infuriating ffe33ea2d6 and disheartening…ef9db27f149cfd15

But now, it was 4ed099d327 just amusing.15cdfa3b0dde5509

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‘It’s like having a free flyer distributor without spending a dime…’c3ac7b2fcf20c26b

What a helpful man!ba470138aef3fd2a

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“Baron Hanson and the Baroness have arrived!”f9b1241813ab2990

“Marquis Graham has entered!”7a6aaca956fcdd45

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“Countess Selena…!”6a91b9754cc1bb37

The names of the 79cae9dbad nobles who followed behind 564e5bc62a Marquis Barelotte were announced de1a97384e one by one.bc481ed0daf40c17

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Listening to the db9be99b06 list, I began a736b066f7 to feel a 7c8bf942cf little excited.07e253bbdbf68927

‘When will the Duke and Edwin arrive?’9e9c65b5722d3ee1

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However, there was still no 302bdb5de1 mention of Kallios.47d30f823426b84b

“Marquis! How have you been? Oh my, who is this! Why, your face looks so 91c7d27402 worn!”ec9793ea8946db16

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In the meantime, Marquis d08a941a7a Barelotte started gathering people.ef8a37c87e428b7a

The nobles who had arrived 82a23007db early immediately flocked to Diana’s 8971651fe1 booth.d4c88ffa8e54e851

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Irritatingly, although my booth eded2fabc9 was in the same ee3e0c0f71 central area, it was dc18bcd40a slightly behind Diana’s, making 461072bdc1 it less visible when 162fa1f999 the crowd gathered.bd7adc73df7b296b

‘This must be the doing of the director and the priests.’0ececd685c63348c

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It was expected, but I 9df7d34a42 couldn’t help feeling a bit 224939d38e bitter.ee952c04c680bac0

“Baron Hanson! I’ve spoken to Diana ebab510644 and moved you up 57b53aca20 in line! You injured your bfeb362053 finger, didn’t you? How did that happen?”cf3a01f2a9438b53

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Just as in my previous 010356ec52 life, Marquis Barelotte swiftly noticed f16c1fb74a anyone who glanced in our f08b9bb092 direction and skillfully redirected their 4676616640 attention.48ee35b159dd6bb4

Unfortunately, with his 3b2d855a75 broad frame, our 92287d0734 table was likely 8af1131b39 completely obscured.10de4f7d5ba9ba03

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“Tsk, tsk! This is beyond unfair.”ec7f43f382659be6

Dr. Gordon frowned and 262b5757aa then turned to c897fadbea me, grumbling.83f4d29785263f10

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“Belze, my dear. At this rate, ed329eba75 we won’t sell 5788216bf5 a single thing cf2f4fb807 before the Duke 6469278ce4 arrives, will we?”b0dfc117c415e8a8