Chapter 13.

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Despite my hope for the carriage to go as slowly as possible, the Duke’s carriage arrived at the temple in a swift manner, much like the wind.b108eb5308a861ed

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“You’ve finally returned, Belze. We’ve been waiting for quite a while.”b355e18612c51237

And I was promptly led to Lord Dungaeski’s room.79dd6834c1976a76

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“Come closer.”31f953a99352f681

The Duke gestured 8d94e16a2d towards the seat 0d37d8aab2 of honor on 1de3c5e4db the sofa where 24c5ad428f he had been c9f1e1837f sitting. I hesitated for a moment, edbdcd19f7 then approached and stood beside b07d7e132f him.cb24bad4798b8710

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“Yes, I’ve heard the story. You improved the condition of the Duke’s son.”cc2638f99203e7ed

“… How did it happen? Will you explain it to this priest?”8257923c62e51adb

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The Dungaeski asked in 3bea22fa3a a low voice.d6d237db864ef072

The incident didn’t seem as frightening as I had initially thought. I tried to look as harmless as possible, putting on the bright, innocent expression typical of a child.92f6304f832d213a

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“Yeah! Like da pweest said, Belze p-p-pretended to make me better. But… the young mastew weally got better! Hehe.”b3e2dce29d839457

Of course, the f71a6ca390 veins on his fd06afa8ed forehead bulged, and b6918a67e4 he clenched his 5c9a5f2bae fists.4e8ad712c7f8c6f0

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“What you did, that the Duke’s son recovered miraculously and ran around the house like nothing happened?”7220459dbaeac637

“Yes!”125841c78fa1f26d

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“It truly seems like a miracle.”c9ae4b842410a3d9

“Exactly! Could it be that the goddess bestowed her grace upon the Duke’s household?”6620d8a8e0466778

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“…”72366f079977a07f

The Dungaeski didn’t respond to my words. He just squinted his eyes, as if scrutinizing whether I was telling the truth.e5be824e1e4e2bfb

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‘Well, unless he sees it for himself, he won’t believe it.’fb2246dad8cb8be6

I had already stamped myself as little more than Diana’s auxiliary battery.a581a51faa053cec

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Additionally, Joshua’s condition was not the kind that visibly improved, so there was a limit to how much information could be conveyed verbally.9fc079871234e66f

I leaned on that 47edb7fc35 expectation to get through 555bc98f83 this crisis.a374cfd0120c986f

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“What do you mean by collapsing and bleeding from the nose?”22c3412d4cfe6792

Dungaeski, who had 307e2b7762 been examining me 149c9bda6b closely for a 7568aa9c4c while, asked in dce7b5cc8e succession.78b123f2975275db

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‘He knows about that too?’655b564f3c1c4638

I was somewhat surprised, but I couldn’t show any signs of panic.b24f7bd6afdd4a5e

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“Ow! My head hurts…”c9ca7003bf42887f

I held my babd1bbaa2 head as if 701e3991c3 in pain, as a175303f29 if I had edbb11a26e been waiting for c339415c59 this moment.17b9440d81905186

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“In truth, Belze is in pain, Your Holiness. She’s been in pain since yesterday. She even coughs… Cough, cough!”12190e1c2727fcee

Children often get sick. It wasn’t unusual for a child to suddenly have a nosebleed and feel dizzy in an unfamiliar place.ce59928c21e21215

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“I see.”3660f59aff239c3a

“Yes, cough, cough!”f2a21301fdf97f1e

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Dungaeski’s face turned as red as a beet. His anger exploded due to the situation turning awry, and he couldn’t hold back from questioning me further.472086cc8f002d1b

‘If I blame myself up to this point, I’m truly garbage.’bc68372096bf601b

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Even though I only pretended to heal, it was a puzzling situation for them that the Duke’s son had miraculously improved.fd66e40775421fbc

I thought I d22641dbe8 could let the 16092adadd matter of healing 48a352c53d Joshua today slide 38b390b52d and pass it e37fcceb19 off as a ddbfcc2101 minor issue. But I was mistaken.01c732c683306fec

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“… Yes, that’s right.”b1865a5741a859a0

He stroked his chin, a66ced670f muttering meaningfully. Then, he suddenly changed his ac17545a1d expression and threw something on c541c1c08d the table in front of ca64fb3f92 me.a3586f92c4b58e67

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“Now, what is this?”74255e6d5db0209a

Thud!e8c1e6fb5878d08a

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A stack of papers fell 3cc1563626 heavily on my head.0edd76e237f11d08

“Ouch!”18c105ef4aecdf36

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One of the b83fdde41f pages grazed my 74b7efc12e skin, and I 2f22ff2ecd felt a stinging d0076a4e2c sensation on my f2d42b3b7b forehead.fd3ce84dd9372b4d

“Ugh…”15d3b990322f47a6

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‘Why did he throw it instead of handing it over? What a damn Satan-possessed old b3cbf02f91 fart!’eb594b1c739ae7dd

It was when I 087b2fef4b was rubbing my throbbing fdffaf3368 forehead and trying to 24f4c4fdcb control my anger.1f1f41dc9dfe07d2

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“Exactly what did you do to make the Duke send a request for sponsorship?”411f5f44eca22366

Dungaeski exclaimed angrily.9d83b647ae8f944c

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I was taken aback by 218f48b730 his words.a05d2c5edcee38f4

“…Sponsorship?!”33fa143dc9fb5957

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The Duke had undoubtedly sent 035062ecd0 me away without any explanation.216cbcb5b5190ed1

He had checked my medical records, but I thought it was merely a formality. After all, I couldn’t heal Joshua’s knee completely.6f5db9a61106cb85

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Moreover, knowing that the 17f8472c70 root of his illness f4ef5f019e was in his heart, 83379e898b I believed I was d26af30ee5 no longer needed.a95f822bb8e51331

The Duke had plenty 23510a8adf of capable doctors, including 3bc87373b4 Dr. Gordon.7bfdf3b705081f75

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It was disappointing, but 012880e7aa Diana, who was better 82740080b2 than me, was also f4b748a03d there.b07152900d2840b2

In the end, there 6dadb1604f was no reason to d4daf3ec31 show such mercy to 7242674fec a mere common orphan 12ebcb8a2e whom I had only 722b375a4f seen for a day.c182787b7bfc2c27

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I stood there in disbelief e3f61d2613 for a while, but eventually 30d57b614b bent down and picked up dc253737ba one of the fallen papers.3a7af97146c2ab85

“…Complaint.”45d67d0e7b47d116

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“…”7589294d1093d907

“Duke Kalios sowwy ’bout Tempow’s actions… Is dis what it means? He wants this for making up!”4b96b5c299dbbda9

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“…”e264e7b51860be90

“First, the novice candidate Belze’s new status. Second, Belze’s health record. Third, a donation…”0669bb36492e8e15

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“Who told you to sit down and read that now?”501e6ac3e84a5979

As I fumbled to 442b30f1fc read the words written ce6288b30c on the paper, Dungaeski abef4eb8ff exclaimed in frustration.ddae21dabe480b63

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‘Wasn’t this thrown for me to read?’72a69a57e6b83c30

I muttered under my breath 8908ce8c2e and gently placed the paper ba9074e7be back on the ground.5472c9530ea5dd3c

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Contrary to his words, it wasn’t a request for sponsorship. It was more like a notification. So, it was entirely a notice holding the Temple accountable for the damage.665f6cf10b922865

‘He took advantage of sending Diana away to demand such a tremendous compensation.’a3e3ddd3b01fd61f

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What was somewhat surprising was that while most noble families would usually overlook the Temple’s mistakes to some extent, the Duke’s family showed no signs of doing so.744bcce2dcdd9ae5

Dungaeski shouted in 9c708bac8c frustration, his face 1a21a526cd turning red.229e1f0efe4712a7

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“Explain yourself! You pretended to heal, but why on earth is the Duke demanding that you leave?”e96c0d0c2d96a24a

“I-I don’t know… I just did as you instructed, Your Holiness.”44f693da6e2af325

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“But how did a dying kid suddenly come back to life!”8153c043aa2156de

I had been dfd9c8ebe8 shrugging off the 2bf6a52c25 questions earlier, but 32be298148 now, a doubt 638e842201 arose in my 79530ecbd8 mind.cb7ea95b14e5a28c

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‘Is there a reason for this anger?’c6aa8e7c96fa8a72

I glanced down 7cf53dbada at the official 03ed673994 document I had 838199f41f read a moment f8aaa88d0b ago.dd8e6a3252a1f5f5

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[Third, send a portion of the donation for the benefit of sick children along with proof.]9b794d9496229d7a

For some reason, it seemed like the Duke’s family had decided not to collect the substantial amount of money they had donated to the temple.6b5fb6313a2fab32

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Considering Diana’s failure, it was a surprisingly lenient decision. So, in the end, the temple didn’t suffer any losses.d13a267356f46024

‘Did they just get rid of me for a pittance?’ff78f93a0e3b951f

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But even in my past life, I wasn’t particularly useful, especially after losing my healing abilities.a071a1279d69452e

‘But right now, these people don’t know my abilities,’so it still didn’t make sense to me.a038468f4f4fe126

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“Is this not a good thing?”53db575852319ec0

“What?”97a928f8abe667fe

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“Tempow sh-should help sick and unlucky people ’cause it’s what da Goddess wants.”ae5dccf40bc7a58e

I had memorized the words f0d7bfe6d7 spoken by the High Priest 49cb32de30 during worship, repeated countless times.3819c6aafa30741c

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“If Joshu isn’t shick, won’t people start calling him the Goddess’s chosen one?”e98a5098fa20c4be

Regardless of the 1157e50a91 truth, temples were e575fe425e skilled at presenting bf2fb35752 things convincingly.9b87c81328e4ac1d

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‘What kind of miracle is this?’d935e8f0cc000f59

But just as I finished dbfd00fadf speaking, a sudden roar echoed 62131e0e92 like thunder.19adbd99352eb560

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“That kid needs to die as soon as possible so the minds of the Kalios bunch can be at peace!”426449bf8edd1930

“…?!”5588c28e2c7bc54a

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The High Priest, who had 87f0f8912b been shouting randomly, suddenly fell f044af14c6 silent.c3cbfd91bcec4dbf

I stared at him in 71f1bfa6b2 shock, forgetting to breathe.de5393ffd7440f9b

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‘So, intentionally not healing Joshua properly…?’5b9b85c81a1d137d

Words that I couldn’t bring myself to utter hung in my mouth.7e211680f7f7a276

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After a moment of silence,bfbcd6f299b0396b

“Belze.”54392edf6944508a

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Dungaeski, who had 6e6c7e0f70 calmed down, called 6b8f593b05 my name quietly.e5ab8f094cf51876

“It seems like some wicked spirit has possessed you.”44804ee63fdeb85d

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“What? A wicked spirit…?”888448c072394fc7

“Yes. You keep hiding the truth without confessing it, making it difficult for me to leave you alone.”77b8f4ec021c697e

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“W-what…?”324b438159d70ff2

‘Here, are you suddenly blaming me?’91218ba54c4e3dd3

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I was so bewildered that I couldn’t speak properly. It hadn’t been long since I returned, and I had overlooked something. This High Priest wasn’t just trash; he was the pinnacle of trash.bd6625fa4354b27b

“In my eyes, you undoubtedly caused trouble in the Duke’s mansion today.”fe52c3361b978c01

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“Oh, no! It wasn’t like that…!”670f8ae0b06dcead

“Otherwise, do you think the heartless Kalios people would bother taking someone like you to who’s on the brink of death?”6dcef9f4b5e11e00

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“Misunderstanding! I-I didn’t do anything…!”c5721d0186392836

I tried desperately to explain, but…ff9698c255310744

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Clang, clang!29fc434db7d05e0b

Dungaeski rang the bell on 9a3ab589aa the desk without hesitation. Soon, priests rushed into d827c0bb25 the room.952553f4bf05a929

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“High High Priest!”5b8ca2106d05f3cb

“Tsk. Why aren’t you running wild today and quietly obeying…? How could you follow there without any sense?”2c4919e3e40cb097

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Dungaeski muttered in an annoyed 332654288d tone about being inconvenienced.e443ebfa7e746fed

“Reflect quietly until the wicked spirits calm down.”555db69106e69918

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With a gesture from Dungaeski, the priests immediately reached out to me. I could have evaded their hands one way or another, but I couldn’t.2d53bfc44db27d57

‘Has the color… changed?’f5339a87f50cf7e0

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The orange energy that shimmered above Dungaeski’s forehead suddenly turned into an ominous dark purple.1a2b7adccbeaf5a9

In that moment of 64b73307e6 hesitation, the priests grabbed 0edda692af my arms.98df016dae5e2a10

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“Stay quiet!”49a98a609003636d

And so, I was 966ba8cc5e led away, trapped in 7ce4ba6a76 the room of repentance.e96a563787bd0f06

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