Chapter 75

I snapped back to my 032d32db43 senses, realizing I had been 4b10b03b6b standing there in a daze.7554556d2e3fea81

“Ah, hello! I’m Belze!”da92b99d3570a08e

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I hurriedly bowed, a92089a256 greeting them with 59d25ba0d9 a deep, polite 239a8de6fb bow.22be43c5e703d5bc

The noblewomen chuckled 5552fbdd46 softly at my 171da9e29e formality.d70fdec176fd4147

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“Well, nice to meet you. So, you’re also a saint candidate like Diana?”3db4f0ed9b2a196a

“You must have other talents aside from healing, I suppose.”4f56daf3ed5a783c

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They were clearly more refined 0a289d9bd3 in how they spoke, gently 5348cc3255 referencing the rumors they’d heard a725e21005 about me. It was far more aad0ae554a pleasant than the condescending 2b3a5c71a8 remarks I’d endured from 92d64fe04b the Marquis and the 8d1212bd22 headmistress.7a0acdba2427ae3a

“Child, would you show us what you gave to Madam?”a6588dad7f3408a0

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One of the women asked.1bb098fd88d5233e

“Of course! This way, please!”52c2661548ad6f8e

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I quickly led the 66fd1a2352 ladies behind the booth, 2a38967c97 where I demonstrated the c1e4f86c89 product just as I f2ba0dc3e4 had done for Madam 05d614b31e Cloud. After showing them 5e6b2ac6a5 how to use d093805508 the hair mist 34bd04be87 and handing it cb42cc65d5 to them discreetly, 81ecea9e76 I was soon 15021a99c4 rewarded with a fd40e4a78a hefty 100 talents.c8f8c123db9b897b

“Mmm~ the scent is lovely!”c064426a312e0db6

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“So, we just wait for an hour now?”48ca55ffcf8a78e7

After completing the smooth da667eb92a transaction, I held back 8f390b6a35 my excitement and courteously d09815e455 saw them off from a93375d9d3 the booth.78e756062f08cae5

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However, one of cb00391b18 the women’s eyes 6e5cb3d9c1 landed on another 5d7766a0ce item.d0ced26c6ad352a1

“And what’s this?”62eb486152b6c801

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“Universal… elixir?”b144caa50a25b9d4

They hadn’t noticed 290dfc2f0a it before, but 7e5b42b10c now their attention 1285c18d95 turned to Grandpa 870544d9a9 Gordon’s potions.03c22fa9e70a4148

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“Ahem! Ladies, let me explain,” Grandpa began, his voice lowering in a theatrical way as he took on a more serious tone.630750e4e8afc839

“One sip of this elixir will restore your energy, clear your mind, and rejuvenate your spirit…”53eb6b8472d5a8ac

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Watching him try bc502d1743 to sound sophisticated 68346e47a9 in front of 1d969e6382 the noblewomen, I 624acb2940 figured it was d17a4d7bed a good time 7e12512a8a to offer a dc94e3a46e freebie or two b4a56fd71a to build some 613b126f08 customer loyalty. After all, loyal b0d1393c38 customers came from 370e85ddad acts of generosity.1c7822332fc60100

Just as I was 85d243628e about to hand them 6ee18f95c7 a few recovery potions, e728976ef2 Madam Cloud suddenly spoke 93f4478edb up.6b86f88d8e28e7ad

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“Buy some of those as well.”c0def99fb8bf5733

“Excuse me? We’ve already spent quite a lot…”82c089d080eef26d

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“They’re effective. You think just having good skin is enough? If you want to live younger, you need vitality! Do you think I feel this refreshed today by chance? It’s all thanks to these products!”5ffcbe915a82809e

“Really?!”9eae922ba9d52d64

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Madam Cloud, to 3bb27621cb my surprise, had 7c943a2fe3 started promoting the 737fd47208 elixirs for me, 984b5d0755 and the women 999dc4b581 immediately opened their 7ef3ca8d04 purses again.7f93bad08c7e53c4

“Child, give me one bottle.”0a12f995bb043c1e

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“I’ll take two!”4540fe6739446678

“Yes, right away…!”500653a84a1b53b7

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But then, Madam 5cd38336d9 clicked her tongue 0211ff986e in disapproval.1944735c0132ebfd

“One or two bottles? After I introduced you, shouldn’t you be buying at least ten?”b7f9b5f78c13e872

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The women rolled their eyes but couldn’t argue with her persistence.d015f0deecf7c9bf

“Goodness, I’ve spent all my money here today! Fine, Madam.”10adf4962d8d60f2

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“Child, give them ten bottles each.”65ad4651dbc0e1cc

“Yes, yes!”aaeb32694dcc860d

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My head spun from 9ea5939f06 Madam Cloud’s assertive sales 45b634619f pitch, and after packing 97f46593f7 ten bottles for each 3a12734cc3 of the ladies, I cd1496b5de was left holding a 402b7039d2 whopping 120 talents.86e4175330f85a9a

“Now that we’ve made our purchases, let’s leave.”56a7ae53fb3a8183

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Having successfully made 43a254afe2 the women spend 8292be8f32 extravagantly, Madam Cloud 4b3c267025 turned to walk 4ad93e93ed away without a da5ae5a0bd second thought.b15f43ff6992c345

“Madam! Wait a moment!”991d7c41ab4bda51

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I hurried after her, grabbing 69f642d6ce a few bottles as quickly 680ab8e143 as I could. Unfortunately, with my 771b35e9c9 small hands, I ee3255fac6 could only carry 996ab3d4ec four.1567c45ad6c5404c

I rushed to 911a960e08 catch up to 6d68a5ee81 her, offering the b934425cb5 bottles with both 0d4ec19b12 hands.99394d4e62fe3855

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“Here…!”9f436ad9ddd70f70

“What is this?”064a3d48b08b397f

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She asked, looking down 41e2e22029 at the bottles.bdc0660f1840af75

“It’s my token of appreciation for you, Madam!”3440e5aab7f71c5e

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Madam silently observed the 5c9fccd04c recovery potions I handed 7e215a7bcf her for a while. I stood there, nervously fidgeting 894ee3eb0c under her gaze, and spoke c50742317f softly.1936a4d83b3836ee

“I-I have small hands, so this is all I could bring… I wanted to give you more, but if you could wait for a moment, I can bring the rest…”2391235244853983

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“It’s fine.”bffc0ba567521973

She stopped me 1adc3ecd26 before I could c4eb539c39 turn around, taking fa62b8172a the four bottles 2722799684 from my hands.38718c4334281845

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“You.”90017aa2a5a3f432

“Yes?”90fd0713c399052b

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“You know how to do business.”e9755d1a545664cd

With that, she 5be6741716 gave me a 28800e7d7a faint smile—not a 5c2edc825e mocking one, but 5f1ab1d748 a warm, genuine e7fb64c197 smile.23d69eca7b6ef208

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As I stood 44e69b07fe there in a 69294e1d51 daze, staring at 5ba35f5823 her unexpected kindness, af96c3f9a4 the noblewomen who a54b780403 had accompanied her a26799d3a1 burst into laughter.7eff8a372a53a600

“Well, isn’t she charming? It seems you’ve made quite the impression on Madam.”9a9b39febe8b0cd8

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“Me? Really?”d006dfc61c167a64

“Yes. Who knows? Maybe we’ll see you at our next gathering.”56dbb9da0ee1868c

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“Enough with the idle chatter.”374420ee4c7c6fce

Madam Cloud said, c914511e61 giving them a 625fdc7de5 sharp look before 78d7987bdd turning to walk 6ea0421a5e away.4c499da53b4d18b2

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I stood there, 414da5763b watching the noblewomen 4257363905 walk off in e1898a4369 a stupor before 5f8e56635f finally heading back 7bf76c8364 to the booth.b7fbf01e78c1d6ea

Grandpa Gordon, who had just 966025983b sold 20 bottles, was practically bdf23656ce beaming as he hurried over.b1e65648659639b7

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“So, how much did you make, huh?”a2c749c1b08ff9d3

“Grandpa, come here.”7e49a8de612225da

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Ensuring absolute secrecy, I e736c90528 leaned in and whispered 4b005a9152 the amount into his e1b6ccfe18 ear.e12604084b13277b

Naturally, Grandpa was floored.003d6d0378c01094

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“Wh-what?! A-a hundred…!”760f519a88762adc

“Shh!”4f5f9d833a5b39e7

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I clamped my c0789052a9 hand over his 3be192ea87 mouth, glancing quickly 44643157c6 in the direction 004b103a7a of Diana’s booth. As expected, Marquis aeb494b583 Barelotte was staring f7515cc4fc intently at us.7cd5c9870473dfb3

‘I knew it. My instincts were right.’cf74d8a1748fe6c5

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Madam Cloud was a f0cbe6b9b5 huge spender. Seeing the Marquis fae40cb5dc so visibly anxious 4ee07982e1 confirmed that I dc64029d53 had made the 5b54d405ef right move.3098c808c0170c5c

In the end, Diana had 8e3ff0343f lost Madam Cloud, one of 0181098653 the most influential customers, to d66c896df6 me once again.74518b5e28b61e33

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A surge of c74fb5ee3f exhilaration coursed through 016073b423 me. It was petty and childish, 5bdd54f96f but the fact that I 518c9151c4 had, even for a moment, 18eb86b434 outdone Diana filled me with 284a8ae7ec an almost unbearable thrill.49938f014b6be974

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After that, more and more 3f7be63851 customers sent by Madam Cloud 8ecda13f63 flocked to our booth.2778269a11792672

“Is this the place? The one selling the hair mist that can make us look like fairies?”68cfce1d871d5dce

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“Are you the child Madam spoke of?”e1b82f82c80bef21

The high-ranking noblewomen, all of 7f036683d8 whom seemed vaguely familiar from 57a017b6a4 my past life, came in 3b631f2b0c droves. Thanks to them, my ten 2ff8ce9be2 bottles of hair mist were 8691bb7637 sold out in no time.fc61cc76662d0815

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And that wasn’t all.372939a72f5937d0

“Give me ten of those elixirs as well. I heard using them together doubles the effect, right?”168afa0bf72cce04

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I wasn’t sure how that f93bffcc5f rumor had started, but thanks a1c8551080 to it, the recovery potions 400fe31ca3 were also flying off the 999ed6d9d7 shelves, and talents were piling 33f3544ebb up like a mountain.f928a0cee951d186

“Belze! We’ve only got about 180 bottles left!”ace560d80ef5ec5d

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Grandpa Gordon exclaimed, 032bc9627a barely able to 4e665bd9ce contain his excitement.881618a6ea8d8e61

I wanted to 38758eabe1 jump for joy 8962d18bb8 myself.7c1c0cf2cf9dd2f0

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‘I thought it would take all day just to reach the 250-bottle mark…’466a5439ccbec191

But I had met my f119b4959b goal much faster than expected. After roughly calculating, 9b8a7c3a6c I realized I 2406a6689b had already surpassed 6ecd7c21e7 700 talents.310469cb56e921f6

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‘…I did it. I’m first place now! Thank you, Duke, Madam Cloud! May you both live long and enjoy all the elixirs!’622bf0792e21092d

At this point, no matter a0d86a0a11 how hard Diana tried, she bf578c26cc wouldn’t be able to catch 655e8d62f0 up. Not unless she somehow managed c1d5b73bc9 to handle over 70 customers bf7459fdfe in such a short time.b032740a3f5f03ea

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Glancing at Diana’s still-crowded booth, I turned to Grandpa and said, “Grandpa, we can stop selling now!”512dca835a26b225

“Pah! Stop selling? Why would we do that? As long as we’ve got more to sell, we should keep going… Oh! Welcome, welcome!” he said, already caught up in the excitement of making more talents.b502f960e62cb688

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He was more enthusiastic than df832d29cd I was now, completely immersed 330b89eabc in the thrill of earning 56c22b3c25 talents.9de5ef1f3af0d248

Even though the hair mist 620263dd75 was sold out, I felt ce2548e3c1 surprisingly lighthearted.2e84cd6c1183eae6

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When I checked 1c4cf07249 the time, I 32b9f871b1 saw that there e4f9e57002 was still about 160009be57 an hour left bfd4807b55 before the volunteer 996a998e6e event ended.d02d3b5197b5e488

After a brief moment of 623253cb7e hesitation, I made my decision.ace9dbf4e385fae0

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“Thank you! May you live long and prosper!”42f7ade02d1e9462

I said, bowing deeply d5657fe5a2 to a customer who 0c65b33fe0 had just bought some d3635ea301 recovery potions.273f438418791ae4

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Grandpa turned to me, surprised.84394ce56370f801

“Hm? Will you be alright going alone?”b8d2e44b29265d9c

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“Yes, I’ll be fine!”1038627fad3d64e0

“Alright then. Be careful not to get lost. If you’re unsure, just head for the busiest area—like Diana’s booth.”1e5869be16999750

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It stung my c205cff9c7 pride, but he 628965b36e was right. I laughed a little.5868763267db71fa

“Keep our talents safe, Grandpa! I’ll be back soon!”bd73723d7a2d4646

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“Go on, then.”4b839b11dd104cc4

With that, I quickly left 3bcbe4e4f1 the booth and dashed off c59ea1ccf1 in a hurry.f98d15bf1c947ab2

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Grandpa’s concern about me getting lost was unfounded; I knew the layout of the temple like the back of my hand.614ad417a0de57cc

Of course, I wasn’t really 2141b4c5d1 headed to the bathroom.ac57111b14752290

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Pretending to be on my 9f0149d521 way there, I slipped away 544409a483 unnoticed by the headmistress and 7571d586cf the priests, ducking into a 170cd06349 hidden path.8b13f23774dd2198

I walked for ae836c06dc some time along 4ef36489c4 the familiar route, ea1f8b31e3 until I saw 7be9a26496 it—an old building 06f3d88fee painted a dull 48e95edd88 yellow.5ac33da2f7cec2d4

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Passing through the round 2c8207bade entrance woven from branches, 443395f4b5 I found myself in 9a6c4e67b8 an empty courtyard.d1d40ca64b733204

The silence of the 5adc6075e5 place felt heavy, making a8a123da4e my heart race a 31268e5e3f little.acf1d5ed150545c2

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‘Nothing’s changed here.’599e04de83adc572

I had come 82519839dd to this secluded d3d1b99a67 place, where nothing 23439a20da had changed since 4983393164 I was last a5bbd0131d here. This was the orphanage where d3b0080479 I had been abandoned by e90e765c6b my parents and had lived 1eb592ddc5 until I was five.c28e9d949b2ee9a9

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As I wandered, 92551b28a0 checking to see ff5a952d61 if anyone else c247a745a6 was around, my f1aa184d50 gaze suddenly landed 38110f4c3c on an old 07afffa1d6 seesaw in one 0a9f796e07 corner of the 7c430be535 playground.a975381ec2dc4f95

*Creaaak, creaaak…*81dff9fd26c01d55

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The rusty squeak a8ab2e8513 of metal rang 523257917d in my ears, 1b0a18d306 and in my 3574b1cfc3 mind’s eye, I 8e7e9a11f0 saw a small, f7c4b93d3c scowling version of 21a231a8ea myself, alone, riding 31d8627735 the seesaw while 23e55bc894 glaring off into 8b10189385 the distance.15f68ef5abf488ff

No doubt I 9919af7213 had been staring 0019b94e58 at Diana and 279d80eef7 the other kids 1a3af95d67 playing on the b92fc3b18e jungle gym.9fd3fbff8154207e

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“Diana! Let’s see who can 5899561529 climb up first!”df1f373f6e67cc44

“Hey! She’s staring again!”8532fb094f69c0a6

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“Headmistress! Belze is going dcc5fc82b9 to hit us acb5c5411d again!”5ff32d854a9b6609

The children’s laughter would d945067695 ring out, and I, b3daffb287 always filled with envy d78ecb1d92 and jealousy, would watch, b718d36b64 fuming.b907a22c0e26916b

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*Flash—*6e2554a61ce23ea4

I blinked, and the vivid 6f811549f3 memory vanished as quickly as 3d55791a21 it had come.dc62c1f1f015c2df

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The seesaw now stood empty e957a72ec3 in the deserted playground.d1bbcf971d55b61d

After a moment’s cc0acc14df pause, I turned 5a68b45354 away.114cf59338e92940

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And then, disappearing 56d9ad0ab5 into the empty 42e084c55a orphanage building was c5b1386dd2 a small girl, e5872c8f76 running swiftly inside.f0c791c5dd8d968c