Chapter 74

“Hey, hey, isn’t this going too far, picking on kids like this?”54dbfe86628d1f7b

Grandpa Gordon finally stepped 7967d1f236 in, seemingly unable to 4b244608d5 hold back any longer.8381a21687f956f4

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But the headmistress turned her 18a0192540 sharp gaze on him, raising b5cbd2cba2 her voice.816ee6f12920de8f

“Going too far? What are you talking about? You should’ve stopped her if you saw her bending the rules!”af3fd96c7dcafc81

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“Pah! What rules? How were we supposed to stop Young Lord Kallios when he insisted on helping?”b19fc81a13d80805

“Oh, so now you’re blaming others?!”567e2c3f217206a8

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“Yes, I’m blaming the Young Lord! What are you going to do about it, woman? Go ahead and report me if you dare!”0d3a93333be4e9c4

“You old geezer…!”b9ac284a376189b0

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Unfortunately, Grandpa Gordon wasn’t much 91a56cc465 help.b7708f952a57fbd9

As their voices grew louder, 6ba84c1e96 I couldn’t take it anymore 4b29ae554c and shouted.6124eb5d2e66fbeb

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“Enough―!”ab22db88296ea8ec

I didn’t have time for ca1b65c0d9 this.5d3023be76d95428

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‘Every minute I waste here, I’m losing the chance to sell more…!’ae549bfa1e75e229

If Marquis Barelotte 32a9c02584 had prodded the 37125d2191 headmistress into causing 5b8fe44d67 this chaos, then 473fd5f0f1 he had half 4d5cb02024 succeeded. I saw a few nobles f0d7323165 approaching our booth, only to 486d54278e turn away because of the dc81e1f5a5 commotion.87be4cac047d2bcf

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Arguing any further dadb5e8e9d would only hurt 09ae0c3825 me.ff0016254b967348

With a deep sigh, I 35b55bc392 handed over the pouch of e2258db180 50 talents I’d received from cc80210828 Madam to the headmistress.9494b73a9a0073e7

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“Now we’re talking!”aeaa6935c96a6f8f

She snatched the pouch eagerly.e6ed1ee6984a9a54

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As she walked 9ed388404e away with it, 346941d9c0 I calmly muttered.dde2b7c5633bd323

“…I’ll be filing an official complaint with the temple after this.”9e92ea45130bface

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“Go ahead, Belze,” she scoffed.0520e58614d9ed6d

“But do you really think the temple will take your side?”095db47b27e5ec9e

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“If I go with Duke Kallios, I think they might.”fbe665753cfda604

“Ugh…”68c80f266b279bcf

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She hesitated for 423b4ca147 a moment, clearly 22c72455e1 not having considered b1c5369d7f that possibility.50942975acaf1d9a

Still, she lifted her df5c22f161 chin and responded confidently.c495a9760bac3f54

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“Well, even if you do, what difference will it make? You did break the rules, didn’t you?”33416a8eed823f0f

I didn’t bother arguing further. There was no need 5de7b98e14 to point out that b344524d87 I’d go over every 81e4c4f783 detail later.cf521a5ea7bcae0d

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Taking my silence as a 16685b35c6 sign of defeat, she shook c54bc90887 the pouch of talents mockingly.4fe2b5523ed1b0e7

“See? If you’d behaved more like Diana, this wouldn’t have happened. You’re still the same even in the Duke’s household. It’s incredible how different you two are, despite both being saint candidates…”8c54e5bdedf6dafd

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I had heard such 7fb3db5587 remarks countless times, so 5948978f93 they didn’t bother me. But Grandpa Gordon, on the 7abab06d0a other hand, clicked his tongue, 9e2a8e25c6 visibly irritated.d875413310b01d84

“Talk about shameless. And to think they let someone like you run an orphanage. What a disgrace.”7059250ebf82b32f

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“What did you say, old man?!”ef7a2e8329663bf6

“Did I stutter?”0c6b9aa421a33249

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“You… you old coot!”98322d2d196eea69

The tension between 98ebb5cd2c the two crackled ec4ff398e2 like sparks, and 9ae4af89a5 I could sense 0007d4be16 a second round e1b7a7c264 about to start.75a2b21cbe3e81cd

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Quickly deciding to end this b06d331ae1 once and for all, I aeaa1c04a0 resolved to get rid of 4524cba4a4 the headmistress.fb7c40d47dc1175e

Taking a deep breath, 96c0b85c00 I prepared myself.8edb8da26af30efb

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“Phew…!”dc8ced59e549b654

“Everyone! Listen up! The headmistress has constipation―!”aa046a04d17b96e4

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I shouted loud enough for 1b002c779e everyone passing by to turn e4ea2f95d7 and look.0e4a8787c45543ad

“Hey―!”1a92ef1ae0e91987

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The headmistress, startled by d053ca1e20 my sudden outburst, yelled 39671f0f3f at me, but I 9f4b2b6f70 paid her no mind 17d3b65c4d and kept shouting at 8e3e5c2822 the top of my cdbc02da89 lungs.7c2b1120434d0942

“I saw it myself! Her stomach is full, full of poop!”26e2e29f97acc08e

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“Will you be quiet?!”ec0add0de812b94b

“In five seconds, I’ll reveal her nickname! Her nickname is… *Poop Queen*!”422a1c04ccc20e27

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“Alright, alright, I’m going! I’m leaving!”c5b3a8fc6cb78c96

Finally understanding that I 2823113258 wasn’t going to stop, 4b05de5336 the headmistress hurriedly fled 4d086138a2 the scene.d05fd1614671e927

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“Phew, problem solved,” I muttered with relief.13991bcaa8ce9f8f

Then, I heard a voice 47fdb8b71b behind me.8f066d49d6762b51

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“…So, you’ve been treated like this the whole time at the orphanage?”75a947bedd9e2b57

I looked up to c3b9456ca8 see Grandpa Gordon staring 38be1ad7c1 at me with an ef024a9404 unusually serious expression.a22c3d560da7b094

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To be honest, this a4170867cc was nothing compared to 324c70176c what I’d gone through 80fdb1a0a8 before.2770c4d12daef791

At least now I had dcb867f44f the satisfaction of fighting back.01cb481555fad118

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When I was fdcfb04a6f younger, unable to 96217407e7 speak properly, the 53738c6337 sudden change in 6a3dd28538 the headmistress’s attitude 64617e59dc and the bullying 2fc9b0bdf0 she encouraged had b56ad19df3 been much harder adc636624d to bear.f70345b769131289

The constant, baseless 85bd3e3f45 comparisons to Diana 25b025c247 had crushed my d9c68657cb spirit day after e0d208926c day.9fcaea9fa3eeb002

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I cried, begged, d1cbecabef but no one 101137d95c paid attention.f123b319cdd7e598

It wasn’t until fa102a29db I started screaming, 97d7c1e8a1 breaking things, pinching 413f706fb7 and hitting Diana d1e7366fc1 and the other 6c3b2b60e5 kids that anyone 3c38024215 finally noticed me.ca0cf4bdf92c3a96

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As I pushed away the 8ade366c59 painful memories that flashed before 929377bf14 my eyes, I forced a 3be1348e08 smile.8f5effaaef98b8fe

“It’s fine.”2323bd78d110a38c

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“Hm? What’s fine?”46b92c283b5ae750

“The headmistress will die from constipation anyway!”a39e35ee4eb7fe42

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I said it 3571807c3c cheerfully, causing Grandpa 517056ca24 Gordon to look 46f001689a at me in 08d10e3ada shock.1726e638a207f97c

“What?! What kind of five-year-old says something so awful…!”27e4dfa400d54650

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Shuddering, he scolded me harshly.3988139c2dc2fb59

“Don’t go around saying things like that! With those big, red eyes of yours, people might actually believe it!”37706be1816724dc

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“…Hehe.”b083b249f78d3095

But it’s true, though.ce7f05aa59ffcf1e

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I held back the 5da1b54801 rest of my thoughts a60319ad99 and smiled innocently, turning 3611409226 my gaze away.de1b1d574facd7cc

And then I spotted 53a412e066 the headmistress not far fb58eb3aa4 away.384ab54002be6e61

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‘Just as I thought.’6a69c477129968dd

It wasn’t hard to figure 7e97ff564f out who had reported me. The headmistress was now d4656273a0 standing with Marquis Barelotte, ff6818aea4 chatting away with a 1f895115f1 bright expression.888159d0d0b6fde2

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After a brief conversation, the c43da7c3ef Marquis led her behind Diana’s 3c655d2e40 booth.830d64930d074a87

Watching it unfold with cold aeff92bbf5 eyes, I quickly grasped the 02605be3f6 situation.5bf80fe95515d2ba

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‘So it wasn’t just a report—it was all orchestrated.’b543ede6882f0539

No wonder.c3440900f164e7f5

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Even with the Kallios 9c1d2d21d7 family backing me, the 94cbde058e headmistress had been eager f81db6f43d to squeeze a hefty f1c6545529 fine out of me.10b5658b4b3f22b1

It was clear now that 8a475f4d5b the Marquis had bribed the 5b9f18dbf6 headmistress to steal my talents, 5a33aeb4a8 ensuring that Diana could stay 5c8b7b105c ahead.0f046a6637ed552d

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‘I must be quite the threat.’f7fdb918470cb4bf

Rather than anger, I felt ac67f98dd5 a strange satisfaction.665ba885034869d0

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In my past 8d3e04cab7 life, they treated cfd251f79a me like dirt, 73e9a016b6 barely acknowledging my bf74e3435c existence.0cc0d57671840369

But now, seeing 3566397ee1 them stoop to f301650370 such petty tactics bbc601dbde meant they saw 5375e4a7f4 me as a d5ee6a3092 real danger.110daeb25701c907

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That wasn’t such 2a78ff68c2 a bad feeling.8907d69ba4fd113b

And despite their efforts, it abd1095fe2 wouldn’t be too hard for bfaeb398f5 me to make up the 6bddf5061c 50 talents they took.5c32e4a81729ad10

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All I needed to do 12f5591f3b was sell one more bottle 34f0ffe7a7 of Fairy Mist, even if 4e61f30cee it meant begging for it.e7d7636cde1982b5

There was only one issue bf4a1cd22e left.3931da759fc3b2cb

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‘How can I expose the relationship between those two?’24e02d3b6005e673

From that moment, 2abad0323e I began plotting 92f201739a how I could dc78e810df make both the fb3e994844 Marquis and the 1cb51bd593 headmistress pay.63b697b66825174b

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After all, I was someone 669fce66ef who always returned favors twofold!76c7fcc99ff645fc

And as I ec3fc502e4 mulled it over, c9fd20e78d an hour passed 191c91b68d by in the cc394124b1 blink of an 1301d07d36 eye.be89928eeee3ab84

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As most of 457271954e the invited nobles 64e8593b22 arrived, the event 6331e6a333 hall grew noticeably 829823970e busier and noisier.dab79282dccf208f

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‘It’s about time they showed up.’3b35fa947fefceca

I stood there idly, watching bc105a9e85 the noblewomen gracefully stroll by, 71b7b5c39d their parasols casting shadows and d6dd963a03 the scent of flowers trailing f77496a45e after them.94ff3f7a946417c2

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And then, as if 0c8f3c8bb7 I had summoned her 3c204534f2 with my thoughts, I 7d62a3fa8d heard a familiar voice.c5e54bc11e616d42

“Child.”22a714f8fc510dbe

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Like a tiger appearing when d02d1ec0ac you speak of it, a 1761cf558c shadow loomed over me.252e17215285e990

I turned around to greet c9b76caf6d the guest I had been 7372801b6d expecting.d9fc96c50cc05dad

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“Welcome, Madam… Oh?”56e1156f92ead994

I froze mid-sentence.2fde617ce3b110f9

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It was Madam Cloud, 730fbd225c as I had expected—but 9110243bb7 she looked at least 3a9a5e44bd ten years younger.a4dca76e1002ab58

“Where have I seen you before… Who are you again?”03e0907b3425a94a

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“Tsk! Flattery from someone so young!”00fffcf1710972d1

She scolded me, f6a0ffe952 looking mildly exasperated, 3a13913693 but the twitch 083901c2d5 at the corner 698b9c003d of her lips 21ab631f17 showed that my 179eea9a60 flattery had hit b797a65c63 the mark.a82e47c0e62a1e94

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“Good grief, we saw each other an hour ago, and you’ve already forgotten?”efb3f2e2f914b566

“Wait… Madam?!”8a1d3cb997f0dc82

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“Indeed, it’s me.”c0abda3dfdd419b7

Feigning complete surprise, I widened f41aaeb0df my eyes and gasped, which 5d9d4c6441 made her burst into a 15e58810c1 hearty laugh.89887159f3c1ce7c

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“I honestly thought you were someone else! I wasn’t just flattering you, I swear!”ca724ba06272eb66

Though it wasn’t entirely true, c26e9b8185 the transformation in her appearance 1ca0f43e36 was undeniable.bc0fcad7429f2d92

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Her skin, which had shown bfcb04fb32 signs of aging like liver f408a8462d spots, freckles, and age spots, ef2e286a39 was now drastically clearer. Even the wrinkles e1dfa62a41 on her forehead c8d201f8be and along her 7ace86b37b nose had softened 50b3e3b17e considerably, making her b3b1962eb3 complexion look brighter e6d7c4adaa and more radiant.32d0a7cade5275f6

She now looked b9a5bc9c98 at least ten, c2967bb281 if not twenty, 6c182fea9c years younger—so much aaa7469592 so that her a5ffbd000b beauty could easily e42d78d03e outshine that of 48d0573243 much younger women.870a5a7200cad267

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‘Incredible!’12595ed17fa2c1a0

My heart pounded with excitement.5267f554e5470588

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I had created the d76e595aff product, but even I a7da4bef8f hadn’t expected such dramatic 279fe98577 results. The younger women who 1a664412f5 had tested the product, 09e2e9d7d6 like Tara and the 7bcfb3cd51 other maids, hadn’t shown 6808ac46f0 this level of change f41e1b0bb5 because they already had 2448bfd83e youthful skin.1cdf84579e40d77f

“You’re so… so beautiful, Madam! Of course, you were already beautiful before, but now…!”3a900f7c91b6cc7c

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“Hmph. Do you think I’ll skip the refund just because you say that?”351c4db0d7cceffa

She smirked playfully, 8316f92d92 her tone teasing.c0f037d159b6ec5e

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Startled, I stammered nervously.39eb15727d3f461b

“A-are you here for a refund?”18069dd65c38a747

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“What do you think?”f23f7cf033dcd311

“Uh…”c72cbb36c4c8d99b

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I assumed she d940f1c3dd wouldn’t ask for 23e6914bac one. How could she, after seeing c51833bf3f such undeniable results?117413934789ce22

But the unpredictability 54abb1d944 of her expression 10dfa1e795 stirred a slight 6bb8b7d4ec unease within me.ad919d160fbaf350

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Despite my confidence in selling to her based on Duke Kallios’s trust, I realized it was all still just a gamble.ba606b99dc926d65

Customers were fickle, and e5b9b834f9 sometimes even with clear df4ad1c55c results, they’d still demand b678e54884 refunds. I remembered all e11dc8e886 too well how cf87e65e0e many times in a844381bdc my previous life 82bb021959 I’d dealt with 20cd7cffa9 customers who simply 2333dfaf26 changed their minds, 4ab10721d3 for no reason bd270c4340 at all.11aa58a78a07faff

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‘What if I’ve completely misjudged her?’3f1952943a46cfaa

What if she wasn’t eeccc55d8a a generous patron but 06bca21839 rather a nitpicky, unreasonable 04b0369d9b customer?dac9b07d495d22bc

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As I waited anxiously for 113d4e8659 her decision, Madam Cloud suddenly 1b8b551dfb let out a soft laugh, cce414fab1 breaking the tension.dbbf767c0e7c5572

“Don’t be so nervous.”29a08b30d2f4087f

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With a flick 528a561162 of her hand, 2215a76d8f she gestured behind 5c3ea700dd her, signaling to e852f1de6f someone.f04e1e87f131c1ae

“Come here, Countess Prinen. And you too, Baroness Gamont.”9e6519d9707cd5aa

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I watched in d9e44e7deb a daze as 4f53e81621 two noblewomen, similar 52efd91fa8 in age to f235598684 Madam Cloud, walked 64e9e413f4 over, their eyes 5ef8639b3c sparkling with curiosity.a95bc92e8f5ab121

The women quickly approached, and one of them asked eagerly, “Is it true that you’re selling something here that can transform our skin like Madam’s?”ec31c2ec586db21a

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“It is indeed true. Although she looks a bit young, this is the saint candidate officially sponsored by Duke Kallios.”fb114d67d41904e6

“Oh my goodness! How adorable…”ea7dd9a708abe25f

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The women glanced at me 52c485503b with delighted expressions.cd6af31e4035a5c1

Then Madam Cloud turned to me and said, “Introduce yourself to the new guests. These ladies are participants in my tea party.”514a13c530fec611

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TL/N: She’s a duchess… well 9e0a130c0e im sorry but… ill edt aa0eea0fed it in old chapsbe161b60ea7f4fa6