TFOM Chapter 127

Chapter 127fe84f0839b8fe949

Time flew by like an 033740c5d0 arrow, and before I knew 60377c508e it, I had turned twelve.c424e5d02490d8b1

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It had already b5a9b120d4 been five years 9569edfbd1 since House Kallios c064793279 officially declared their 888d32643e support for me 5709bbfe06 as a Saintess.f775ba9f17ab06e3

And many things had 0fbd4ab9a4 changed from what I 59367a05e9 remembered of the original ca27486322 story.ac34a6920fa3bf85

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First of all, my reputation 7715774920 and treatment had improved so 21b57e4f3a dramatically that my miserable past 2eac1299dd life couldn’t even begin to 99966094e3 compare.bd6fb3bdee0a09b9

Of course, people still 422753ab84 said my healing abilities dbf1a2de1f were inferior to Diana’s.627ff1bd3facac69

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That was mostly 8dccf19f9d because, outside of 3b7d6ee8a6 the Kallios household, 901ae6bda4 I didn’t have 4a2ff86dd0 many opportunities to 611c552478 use my healing 179bab809f power.73120588a2384cde

And no noble house f6cca8ed61 dared to mention money 0f7c07c890 and try to take 5162789340 me away from Kallios.b52a9c78b7638dbe

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Add to that 471ef38fae the fact that ca304eee99 scum like Dung-keski 3cf607c58b and Magnus had 23c698ffcb fallen from power, e6c8203c11 and the temple’s 6b74dda421 pressure had disappeared—that 2720b10e63 definitely played a e4e0c8fcbf role too.22ea60d4633b724e

Unlike me, Diana 4ae285127c was steadily building 302f984bc1 her position as 8b0b48fb84 the Saintess, just 94f268e950 like in the e05eca609f original story, showing 1a39750aa8 off her powerful 7ee068eda4 healing abilities.d2d094eaf9eb3bd7

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She’d heal anyone 66264ba987 with enough money, 95a9c7c8a1 was polite, kind, 82a75f021d and now that 931cf973c1 she had been 66651cf46f officially registered into 40c82465b5 the Barelotte family d06f29946e as a noble, c2924a2705 it was natural fdda7ce0bb that she had c3c95591cd a better reputation 8bb9f69515 than me.91741d9392eb0987

So, did I feel 99f05b3de4 bitter or jealous?c5fe33ef5a4d8cbb

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Not at all.c5dcdb6b084eb3ed

In fact, I 4b32362097 loved how everything 2f4a2c094e had flipped completely d0bd7a29de from my previous 99decf783f life.62b7ff988c3dbcbe

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‘Right. You have to 3aadbb1f02 become the Saintess, 9a8f848a42 so go ahead 79199ae15c and take it 6f561dbcef all, Diana.’c35746258cf89673

Crunch, crunch.f41808bb5307b8bb

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I munched on chocolate cookies 6c3128af9e brought to me by Charlotte, 57d03dac6f my secretary and the accountant 5d14fa77b7 of the merchant group, as 8442d913e5 I thought.8d22cfa45cfc6705

Even if one a5b80e3df9 possesses miraculous abilities, 7e04d88459 healing is no b95c03b911 easy task.fa30dee569a7c842

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It requires immense stamina and 5d67ab111e mental focus.086dd6c6e0450b84

Not to mention, problem clients aeacfe5a0d exist everywhere.6f8b269419b5a9e4

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Nobles, having paid massive sums abc7b14e54 of money, always wanted to 1c916b26bb exercise rights befitting their investment.6b51134e2322d7a4

They were already irritable 16b8b210bd and fussy because of 810ade9997 their illnesses—and dealing with c4816115ec nobles who acted out 2680965706 was no easy feat.ceb84093a00523e1

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‘And unlike me, Diana doesn’t have a healing guide either.’f17985a730b7cf9b

Even though she had aa02e9a79d strong healing power, she 631c5fe699 couldn’t heal Joshua back 51477c8bac then.9058bb90ce26698a

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Recently, rumors had b126403e4f spread like wildfire 8a2ca57240 in the salons 94da4869e1 that Diana failed 9deca7607d to heal the a47af1feaf former Count Devolte—who ef620e83ea happened to be 6c155e11df the Empress’s grandfather.4cd0a78e7ff67cba

In the end, 94bdf20f47 he passed away.817aee774aba095e

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The temple and House 0c371c0b19 Barelotte denied it was 863c5a30d6 a healing failure, insisting 2ee0c58c15 it was simply due 785d6d5af7 to old age.f5411ff87f8b777a

And considering Count Devolte’s advanced 86390f6217 age, most people seemed willing 0ad608c986 to accept that explanation…24405472c40cd25d

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‘Why didn’t I know about any of this in my past life?’f70c666b8d609aab

Well, in hindsight, there 9452a88d71 was no way I 061be37828 could’ve known.45e736d9c2954f08

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I had lost cb9c06ee9d my healing guide 76004b3559 in my past 71e6c7ebd6 life, never studied ef0f36b587 medicine, and had 70e7829b20 awful relationships with c1914c0370 everyone around me.e3976a28ea8b015f

So I had no channels 6d07175d1a to even hear such whispers.f4092f6cca01ca18

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Plus, even in the e85e3de014 original story, Diana’s failures 2108e4c7fb were never really mentioned.1e5727c16f587eb9

No matter how 6016cfc04c miraculous healing powers 2eb058510b may be, if a6df0bcd97 you don’t know 621c835193 the exact diagnosis, f2ce566018 perfect healing is fd48bfaea2 impossible.a1572cdfacf08876

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Just like how dc8af07f18 people in the bf179ff6e5 modern world used 914a097ccb to mistake pneumonia dac455ec97 for a simple 04998d825b cold, and many 45eb07770b lost their lives.2315cc5d5f66eaf3

Maybe Count Devolte was 0d5c536aea one of those cases.33cc0a541b1f08c4

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“Tsk, tsk. That must be a headache 32c3f62702 for her.”4402770144bf19d4

I clicked my tongue, f3834c3dd2 picturing Diana, tears welling c2ce6b6ada in those big violet 838ba94444 eyes, looking helpless.0f66c3e7ff77d2eb

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‘Still, nothing she can do about it. That’s the heroine’s fate.’32388a8f4985924a

The protagonist of a db7522375f novel always goes through 6ebf5ed7d5 trials and pain before de7d0c57f7 finally reaching a happy 6d877552fe ending, after all.710aaec5d53b17fb

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“You should be thankful I stepped out of the way.”718f65219b1eb66b

That’s what I 76b8eda224 muttered—but honestly, the eeab241fa6 one who should 97a1248b45 be thankful wasn’t 3c63aa6d46 Diana, but me.0d8ebde192c645bd

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Just the fact that I a9bd3d4a1c was no longer known as 846be67402 the fake Saintess who lost a3122a6001 her mind from jealousy was c4846833db already a huge relief.af035d1c494f9a15

On top of that, I bcaada7d5c hadn’t shown off my healing d9355cd7e1 power or tried to compete 19f0db2c94 to become the Saintess, so 3b0b8c34d0 I rarely even crossed paths 57e6b2b3f3 with Diana.28b59918729e3a36

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Crunch, crunch.f81d2e670752a8f6

“Mmm~ delicious.”16514d6c5a4bef06

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Lounging on the sofa 3f9f7b0a35 in the executive office 4bbc276e39 at the top floor c4587f60eb of the salon, munching dbebb4b87c cookies and counting money—this d8cc6f19f5 was my joy in 9016d2845b life now.20632e6964bc379d

Thanks to that, Diana seemed to be thriving without any obstacles, unlike the original story…3663def7488cc974

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Ironically though, her fame 2b0a3eae8f hadn’t changed much since dc6e713a42 she was five years 695c76e7c5 old, despite all her f359b4ee4c achievements.8d6ad0a094aed0ac

Was it because of 8be4e0d6db the failed healing that 0e621fa903 hadn’t stood out in 29e21053b7 the original timeline?0c16d41e61b2d01b

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Or was it 4a88d1385d because of all 2487468c5d the small changes ea457c8853 I’d made?222b1a496521b94c

Joshua—once so frail—had become so 1f8f62fc77 healthy that it was hard fa811257f1 to believe he’d ever been 67ac4b68e8 sick.cb21725cd576137a

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And because of e145fa0b38 that, House Kallios 535c13700a no longer had db2e35814d any reason to fc66d6d511 call for Diana.73b09a5944bc8038

The major male leads, 520c8f6166 including Edwin, were now 46779434d6 on surprisingly good terms 19c09f8187 with me.aa177279fcaacd5e

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I quietly reflected on the b2c36cdbd0 ways I’d twisted the original fbafdb7e97 story.88b2047b4c5bba95

Then suddenly, a ed755c0b4b chill ran down b35bd76dfa my spine.7e13e7e50a6d7068

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‘Wait… don’t tell me… just from stealing a few items?!’b180af688030c845

There were three major protagonist 3a8c3c67c6 buffs I had deliberately taken f0cbaec00b from Diana.6b34768dc22b6334

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1. The title of “Holy Child” 6a7fc9e927 on the volunteer day when 90258757fb we were five.905f41d899e6c80a

2. The Fairy Herb.614d1dac0fdbbdce

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3. The plague cure.d367879a66e323be

But honestly, none of those 07d6087c86 things seemed like they would 86ef8ac781 have had a huge impact 13c435b7d1 on the original story.b1e4daa35ce04e24

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First, number one—after the 3ac646a9db age of five, I 0c4fcdff2b never participated in any 2271bab9c5 more temple volunteer events.243487a5c0056960

So, just like 23c49e0e57 in the original, eaf82f4577 Diana claimed the bd4206959e title of “Holy 50fd3ada1e Child” every year.6cb0d06a1a685416

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As for number two, the Fairy Herb, which is now a core part of my business…70bbbefc90ee30ae

Even if Diana had discovered it, she wouldn’t have used it to make money anyway.8ea2137374a3c06a

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Besides, in the original, 2909aa7020 she didn’t even discover bb3a72fc5f it until she was 714ea9efc9 fourteen.680b667ce11db8a8

And finally, the plague cure…12aed8e4182cfb34

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“Ah.”25b829c595423cd9

As the thought struck e3f88dd52f me, I stopped mid-chew 0f534d88ed and sighed with a c6128a68e7 troubled expression.c6e93cf92b4c0837

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Minola Disease.71dba69c1750b601

A terrifying illness that came 654eb96f76 with coughing, chills, rashes, and 1ba4435bd1 extremely high contagion.4ab622397562680f

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The main ingredient for its 431b3ed167 cure—the hairs of the Yellow 5e79d0d247 Fuzzy Spider—was, in fact, unlike 41e51c7a2d the previous two items, not b28c4f74e0 something I intentionally stole from 2e6bfa4afe Diana.9a8a39eb54c45a8d

“Diana.”5c0b40bf8d2f8526

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“Hm?”61e9b152a93babaf

“Do you, by any chance… know where Yellow Fuzzy Spiders live?”8a1a1b939bf5efff

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That was a 6300be5ade conversation I’d had 42f6795014 with Diana.d8d718621cf06ed4

Now just a faint memory 8280021cf2 from seven years ago.ad1723e30851bd8e

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The reason I asked her 7b537840e1 that question back then was 946211e683 to confirm whether or not c49f66a72a she had also returned from f3eafc8fd0 the past.5b099e5fe19ee7de

Even if I ended up 867e0609a7 living at the duke’s estate ac5caa4897 and accidentally took the Fairy 898451bc33 Herb from her—b67249de46471293

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If Diana had dc4c0c4e5a really regressed too, a6ab31d12f she would surely 8fc2d7a54c try to prevent 37aa24d137 the Minola outbreak a4eea3fe54 that was about 72db0ae6c5 to sweep through 789a9d72cd the capital.31fb01a0c40e1cba

To do that, she would 2082925bc2 have needed to find the cc6ada808a Yellow Fuzzy Spider’s habitat earlier 9d3dda06f4 than in the original timeline.66ffce75edbf0302

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But—a7725956e881c9d3

“Ew! I hate that kind 3dc6f8a107 of stuff! Just thinking about it gives 5f615d9b35 me the creeps!”8bcd809c4d33f455

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Her visceral shudder 9bb72e85c9 and disgust didn’t aab006216f seem faked at 5b5fdf3f8c all.11cb7069fedfbd81

Even though I had ac51531eab all the confirmation I dfd7ec17d4 needed, I couldn’t shake 7565cadf24 off my doubts. So I waited another year.3d6584130f114d08

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Just in case she had 623ac118bc been acting to hide her 6ddf16a021 regression.2fafc2b1173cb893

But even when the 40e46e4c6f capital was thrown into cecb063315 chaos by the mysterious d6aab03c3d plague—2b504922eb92e1ee

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Diana never once c1bde0e71b searched for the e15859f11f Yellow Fuzzy Spider.8513984f13147409

If I left things decf57e9d4 alone, Minola Disease would 0179dbba31 rot away the empire cdd03f3348 for six years, just 60cdc5ea87 like in the original.3a1e2c666379331e

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So, I had no choice. Pretending it was a lucky accident, I “discovered” the Yellow Fuzzy Spider and handed it over to Grandpa Gordon.755152e5784171c7

Just remembering how I 6f3e9c13d7 had to deliberately get 01e151a1bb infected with Minola to 8d7df3ed61 make it believable still 2e035e0b87 gives me chills.626e9ef6d0b681f4

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As I thought 87b98c07c7 back to all a2ab4758cc of that, it e0fc3249db hit me how 4133aacc22 different the current 5f846863a6 praise and admiration a761bb97f1 for Diana was 88197b54d0 from what I 260bb67046 remembered.74bf13dcd3b81502

By this point b264e71de3 in my past 7e2f8dce3f life, people had 5ad8c33690 already started saying 0d0d294de6 she deserved the f0ad3aad89 title of Saintess.96e577f1334d842a

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But now, Diana…3f2c6d7bb0c43987

‘She’s still popular with nobles, sure.’b44752daf0c7cb49

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But embarrassingly enough, 4650311534 it was my 142de034a2 name that was cc1b0e880c more widely known 3b35e2ac95 among commoners.72ee010f0aa3a77f

That’s because, through 1cc06d07c3 the production lines 48e2e4798a I’d built with d8253c75d2 Belze Salon, we 47ff5dc8bb mass-produced the Minola 84b503c606 cure and distributed 0b80843df5 it for free.c7ea7d1b61c3bdd9

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Thanks to that, 125bea7bdd the outbreak settled 9bcd56ecdd with minimal damage.81e3413902d0370a

And many people expressed their d749a621e5 thanks to me, to Grandpa ef257fe479 Gordon, and to House Kallios.61b0ae79afb0567f

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In the original 29ee08dc16 story, around this e73c7533fe time, Diana would’ve e3d637112c discovered the Yellow de7171adc7 Fuzzy Spider.4226cbaf8c403f8a

[During an academy field trip to the outskirts of the capital, Diana gets lost and ends up in the habitat of the Yellow Fuzzy Spider.60d9022b7fb0a9c1

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As a result, eff61a7d6a she returns covered 873047497f in spider hairs d3b4da0077 and webs.”b077b7f85cfdc753

“Upon arriving at the marquis’ estate, she bumps into a servant suffering from Minola Disease.0757fe5079b85c6d

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A few days 74f683bebd later, she notices 83d1f9fa34 the servant’s condition 682ef65630 has improved.”0f434119aecacb8b

“Realizing the spider’s effectiveness, Diana consults a medical academy student she knows.72fc0a8c8038e245

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With his help, she begins 9e0680b0cb developing the cure…]d6b0a716463c45fb

And that’s how it 2bad76ec8a originally played out.0130816a7f702041

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As I recalled the original 02995f199a storyline, I found myself slipping b4ebadccea into a strange mix of 4eeb5b2fcf emotions.5b0565491e7a2491

It wasn’t like I’d 0ad54557db intended to steal that 1cc399faee moment—unlike with the Fairy aa738c0d1f Herb.07de9c2d41911396

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But still, because a86d5a2702 of a choice bc2bf28f17 I made six 2fbc2a11bf years ago, one 871b7da789 of the scenes c61a2d8bfd that should’ve showcased a5746b764b the heroine’s brilliance 963eb72b99 had been erased.50bb7faa537fc05c

Sure, I was 0ef6b033d2 happy my reputation 4938173eb8 had improved because 936e0ae528 of it.68c6e50d9e24a01a

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But for some 4b1520e971 reason, I couldn’t f91012b38d shake off this e3713d2198 weird sense of 71f47baef3 unease.3e59f8906a29c30d

After finally shedding b546f2b55b the stupid “useless e3fb3a58ac extra” label, now f714245a6e it felt like—a75acd78addb5741

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‘…It’s like I’m directly competing with Diana.’00d86240362bf2fb

The moment that thought hit 0f93cee10a me, I shuddered and shook 6a7280242a my head like I was d1c587b1aa trying to get rid of fe8f738d8b a bug.96905e3d318c9168

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“Ptui!”564192863a20ddb2

Competing?59c5dd643acfe7a8

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What a cursed thought!a3ea20f864eb7cbe

I’ve been working so 728e0bf288 hard all this time 4cf4f82ed8 just to avoid getting bbeb8eef4d tangled up with her!a5c4415a522d2383

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‘The moment people start talking about us competing for the Saintess title, I’m automatically cast as the villainess.’3bb20c343855e696

I trembled, trying my hardest 7baae90f19 to force some positive thinking 61866b5625 through my panic.0597cf909f8ac13b

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“It’s just because the story hasn’t progressed much yet.”909bece55ad70efd

Diana still had plenty 29c071ced3 of chances to shine 9bf1db4e1c in the future, far c2c54ef667 beyond the few items dcc5633009 I’d taken from her.1b79f5d51fceca29

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Honestly, if a 3e51f55087 female lead’s reputation d7af31b22b could crash just 0765a4e67c because she lost e297447587 a couple plot 8a3cd56f00 devices, then the 043cf3cf21 whole story’s trash.bad97ea838020783

‘…Though yeah, it kind of was trash, come to think of it.’b28ea63036b06a2e

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That follow-up realization 896b57b0be made me let 80db11349d out a quiet da7677fabb sigh.7e19231efb204f6e

“Okay… from now on, just lay low and don’t stand out…”c601e54daa6c0b47

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Crunch, crunch.127eb8b7065499f1

I tried to shake c6da759a63 off the gloom and 52e03850cd grabbed another cookie—when suddenly—ed36bb0b303773ed

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BANG—!37cb6d43b6441e03

The office door slammed 92c55ae552 open with a loud 5e2a1696f3 crash, and Charlotte burst b137e2ea71 in, face flushed and e41d33fa15 frantic.a958a4fa48d59a07

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“Miss Belze! Something huge just happened!”a0e6bc4e9aec7ab3

“Huh? What is it?”0d0e75c804b16225

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“You know that building across from our salon? The one that’s b9ba42b5b1 been under construction 9551b44270 for three months—the d3e5aa0e05 one with the 79a15958c7 ugly yellow exterior?”29608a514be942e4

Before I could even f6331ad07d say I remembered it, 1ff5b5e33b Charlotte stormed forward, panting.96b00554e88830cc

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“They’re opening a salon there too! And get this—it’s 5ec86033f9 almost the same d259f70981 concept as ours!”af0c2dc9b5d4d81b