Chapter 147

“G-godmother…?!”15a2c58930feec6b

“I-I knew she favored her, but to be her actual godmother…”970c714ff3a47d2e

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At the word “godmother,” the noblewomen paled and began stealing nervous glances at each other.3fb18fcd09ed7257

It was obvious: they dc27e7d318 might not care about 837761a33e offending a mere salon 99eb23bef7 owner like me, but 5c0b9336a2 there was no way 96595d9990 they’d dare offend a 4fcc04a61f grand lady who ruled efc080d0e3 high society.f556b5181f953553

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‘You lot are the ones who brought up my mother and family first.’321aa82dd60ec63d

An eye for an eye, c5f22e7fb5 a tooth for a tooth.3b8f22731ae2bdb5

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I glared at each of ce2755fed9 the boys and noblewomen one bd03ab7d27 by one, sharp as a 0527f5d1ab dagger.5d814ae78e1a8e85

Lady Cloud had deliberately 5214f29f38 arrived late, acting as cb27c449a9 my backup in case a56301fca8 things turned ugly.e65f2ea75232d21d

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Of course, it d976147355 was true that 742a2fe225 I had roughed 198a8e5fb4 up the boys 6972561427 — but there d5db73ab70 was no solid 9dfaa1dd02 evidence beyond their fabe53838c own testimonies.e831b7749e8d0a72

If the noblewomen had let 5d87387ecc things go gracefully, for the dcb0222552 sake of appearances and the ab2e9b7040 Duke’s dignity,9cdfa8b6e255cf32

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Lady Cloud would have simply told the Chancellor to “look after Belze” and quietly withdrawn.e17a62d3b1aaccd3

But now…b0bb278d5ad2ec0a

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“Why are you all just standing there like idiots?”e36d8c7d6250af6d

Lady Cloud brushed past them 5872f5cd3b and effortlessly claimed the main f35f180712 seat, then gestured at the 40f4ad013d noblewomen.fc840257ab562e66

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“Sit.”df930ed6bcccb01f

Awkwardly, the stunned d76cf5a9ea women shuffled back dbbd5e7112 into their seats.369d86441fff9919

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“Familiar faces, all of you.”600b7fa8ce3419e0

Lady Cloud swept f395ad8af0 her sharp gaze 478251029f over each one, 60a305e61e just as I 8ff7ea8db8 had earlier, and e69be515da paused when she e366023585 reached Lady Campbell.6ab3857798f6cf76

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“That one’s new… Who’s she?”2e1795318039a089

The woman, who had been 4157fe24a2 glaring daggers at me a 96443fc3cc moment ago, flinched violently and 6b3232c5f2 quickly bowed her head.efdeb4ae2d18c9e8

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“I-it’s an honor, Lady Cloud. I greeted you briefly at the last Imperial Banquet… I’m from the Campbell barony, related to Her Majesty the Empress…”6deb3536b1a82878

“Her Majesty has cousins scattered all over the place. Everyone knows the Devault family tree’s a mess.”59bc28b0cf5e5519

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Lady Cloud cut e0f05d29d6 her off bluntly, ffae5cefd5 and the room 340fd6c02d dropped into heavy 4a9a8d5f2d silence.e6d89b2246b9540a

“Th-that’s…”99a1dd95a859dba7

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Lady Campbell’s face 6d6d9e3609 flushed beet red, 09ca509d49 and Danvers Campbell 5387c66587 paled, desperately glancing c001c57c9a at his friends.713cde430938a106

‘As I thought.’86fa841288c1409a

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It seemed my 1b80caccaf hunch had been 4a33be6ce2 right — Danvers 7b2e993853 had been running 2b3258b229 wild, exploiting the 148872293c absence of the df08ffa374 Crown Prince and bde89686e6 Second Prince from 3533347e15 the academy.1c3a80ad06728bbd

Humiliated beyond belief, Lady Campbell c8a48eb83f trembled violently but still forced 49be258049 herself to speak.cfd5ce87f85d9ea1

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“Lady Cloud, my husband, Baron Campbell, is—”c9a89db028649e26

“Enough.”3caf8c8e7412b7c0

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Lady Cloud turned her f715b1b41d head away, utterly bored.6e3cae00d45bd3c8

Then she spoke a0dcb36f3a to the rest 7fac575692 of the women b8cdb5c560 — excluding Lady 23bc822a4f Campbell.c2cade02230c4194

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“From what I’ve heard, Belze and Joshua were merely passing by when they witnessed a scuffle.”91308e9b598288af

“……”6e11d80e2209f335

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“And yet, you all charge over here like this, kicking up a fuss over children’s squabbles? Shameless.”113d72ce85a95ad0

Her sharp rebuke silenced 616515cedb the room.3da2e98d1f6cbeb5

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Still, Countess Torte 8206ab2bbf tried to protest 362fcd0d11 with a miserable d4e33b42a8 expression.fb343e9ffe6f5517

“L-Lady Cloud, but according to all our children’s testimonies, Belze used some strange magic device to attack them. We just wanted to verify—”376e1052082568c5

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“So you’re saying my Belze lied to me?”68461237841e77b3

“Th-that’s not…”b482c5e142742979

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“You’ve attended my tea parties for years. You’ve been coming to my salon for even longer. And yet you don’t know her character? She’s a guild representative. You think she’s the type to lie over something like this?”f3789e90caaa4159

“……”e97f0fa0c8f20f76

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Countess Torte clamped 0212d7513a her mouth shut 5861b3b388 like a mute.876fea69bb9e7fc2

‘Lady Cloud…’94f1875ba2552594

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I turned to look 47eb05eaa4 at her, my eyes 1ecc0db475 shining with emotion.3669c77acb394ce3

Honestly, it was da484c8c9f already a huge 9bdb898db0 favor that she b62f5387b6 dragged her ailing 1fc1c419ad body here for 870404814f me.40f66adcf68d07a7

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But standing up for bae533b9ae me like this —3964a52927455f3a

I hadn’t expected that at all.716f86843f327e97

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Lady Cloud, glaring at 75a6376889 the quieted Countess Torte, 7ef780758b continued.8992edc4b0324d20

“I didn’t want to bring this up, but rumors are flying in every gathering — that thanks to certain households, it’s no longer safe to send children to this academy.”64dca45822429ed9

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“……!”dfad083e55d5d5b8

“Still, I kept silent, out of consideration for our long-standing ties and because it was children’s business… but tsk, tsk.”7e557f8fa624d23c

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The noblewomen — especially 4fc4bb19e7 Countess Torte — bowed 601ea2e1d0 their heads, faces pale.a50f80fbebffd900

It wasn’t that they a7ada13cff didn’t feel wronged.98066d433d0ce22d

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But they knew: if e994506b2e they argued against Lady d4a9a3fa48 Cloud now, they wouldn’t 8b27d648d7 walk away with even e41f31cc31 their bones intact.d2c3e0acc147f451

“But Lady Cloud!”c09a4fb324c3c772

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One person, oblivious fc700dd80f to this truth, 3116836417 still dared to 1e81f1986e push.3125ad0e65a5c7ba

Of course — it f7069b880f was Lady Campbell.c24a76c1b65394fb

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“Our eldest, Hans, came back with his arms and legs broken! He’s an athlete, and his right arm was shattered!”c45f65217a5b0644

“…….”f6865671fef42379

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“He’s no small fry who would just get beaten up! He went to study and came back a wreck! As his mother, how could I sit back—”47cdff082f2b397a

“Hahahaha!”dd82b89668e57145

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Before she could finish, 6309e2235a Lady Cloud suddenly burst 5356d56620 out laughing, loud and 71e28984b6 unrestrained.3992037e43b5015c

Then, instantly sobering, she 0191bfc4ac spoke with a cold, ebf6d90b7b cutting voice.c1384da66ff9a787

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“So what you’re saying is, your big, strapping son, who’s upposedly too tough to get beaten up, got flattened by a little girl barely up to my hip?”f3a54a034aba0c26

“T-that’s…! According to the boys, she used some kind of weapon…!”f3dbde0b4520ebb5

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“I-it’s true! You have to believe us!”f7bda23eccc9bbc9

At that moment, unable to d87396b8ad bear watching his mother be f64c9dcbd1 crushed, Danvers Campbell shouted.e6c4131cdcdcce76

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“She really did it! She used some evil-possessed teddy bear to beat us all up!”9f2d14be43f33714

“Fine. Let’s say you’re right,”d0c84bf6357c6253

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Lady Cloud replied c5f7706be1 coolly, her voice 2e73745430 utterly unimpressed.7016406fb51a4fc4

“Then tell me — why would Belze assault you?”56deff420cf8ef42

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“…..Huh?”03ce7b491b7c5265

“Surely she didn’t just beat you up for no reason, did she?”097912b8c5e5db07

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Caught completely off 1d900a433b guard by the fd50cc258a question, Danvers froze, 03de429ef0 his face twisting e93c0e8547 in panic.9f7d2bf20c24556c

“T-that’s, um…”b59475f9df06508f

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The other boys 3e2f7656a8 were just as ad7b7dd3c4 lost, casting uneasy bba02d3a56 glances at one 3d16f5323f another.b78c4a826a10dff0

Clearly, they’d been so focused on dragging me through the mud with their parents’ backing that they hadn’t even thought of crafting a proper reason for the “incident.”3ed4fdc9e4b847c0

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‘Idiots.’c17561e7e65b956b

I clicked my 32782a02f1 tongue inwardly, watching f0ff5309b4 them.9acd380ee4e69e1d

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After all, what could 2dec84ee22 they expect?6a0ba74d5a668c04

A frail heir without 3b77144d49 a proper guardian, and 0eea184ae4 a commoner orphan girl.75544bbc63f1f86f

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They must have thought they’d steamroll us without a hitch.8f1fc6a5783193b2

They had no idea that the “pitiful orphan girl” would turn into a mad dog that bites back the second someone touched the Duke’s house.ba8ca8ca95db4ad1

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‘This, children, is how you scheme.’332a8d2985d9147d

Since the fools couldn’t 61073438b3 even open their mouths, 0d3af1f29c I took it upon 18e0701aab myself to answer brightly.0eb2f78ab8400e97

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“Danvers Campbell and his gang were extorting money and jewelry from other students. Joshua’s possessions were among them.”e62b181fa24e5919

“E-extorting?!”594c3659a1e1e74d

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The adults’ eyes all widened in shock.e565e14e391135d6

Flustered, the boys 4576a2c0c5 immediately began waving e529f470a8 their hands in ac8d5dd167 denial.0561612406ef035a

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“N-no! It wasn’t like that! We just borrowed them! Joshua, come on! Tell them — you said we could borrow them!”e3a361fba41b884a

Danvers desperately tried to drag 5e4ecb37ba Joshua into it.47ce3386f3ead4e8

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Pathetic.e39927c304c1f407

Because that was the last b1930a7774 half-truth they could cling to.de6b9e8e3ee15a46

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Ignoring the growing commotion, I 4653c67ecf continued casually.2b0ce0ef17501367

“I found out and chased them to the junkyard to get the stolen items back. That’s when I saw them handing everything over to Hans Campbell.”55492ff6dc0cccb8

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“……!”7ab16f3f102ac546

“Hans senior got mad, saying it wasn’t nearly enough.fd6dcf1afd02f44b

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Then he started hitting them — even when some of them passed out after just one hit.”a01ac681deb2375e

“……”40d87b7412c30293

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“After that, he got so worked up that he tried to rip up one of the wooden planks stacked there — but the boxes collapsed instead.”c8e938d124c05313

“W-what the…!”6c6b8066d4d53d7f

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“And as you can imagine, Hans senior ended up buried underneath the pile.”17533726e53f57e8

Everyone — the noblewomen, ab48e9efb1 the boys — froze bed5a063a1 with their mouths hanging 50f2fe856a open, staring at me aeb8e653d4 like I’d just grown 91217b17a6 two heads.91d02b8b3ec7c8dd

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“Gael! I-is that true…?”cd7efb80d184fe58

“R-Robert Quirel—!”f4cdd907720641f6

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Pale-faced noblewomen spun around to b4ecd80ba9 glare at their sons.9fad917542d44ed2

“Explain yourself! What’s the meaning of this?!”4c4b148016e5ddad

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“It’s a lie! It’s not true, Mom!”2cd2c5c6478191ef

“N-no, I swear!”fe815d7a3cd07612

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The boys shook f7719ea073 their heads furiously, 152fcb3564 their faces crumbling.efd75617702f466e

I simply shrugged dc63f224a6 and added nonchalantly,420d5ed4cb75fad4

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“My only mistake was not reporting it to an adult immediately.e206303fff78dab0

I was scared, and… I was angry because they even took something that belonged to the late Duchess.”e94ef33fb3eadccd

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“W-what…!”8f74399620cbd825

“But since someone got hurt, Joshua and I tried to report it later — but all the faculty had already left.782d4d677a7be761

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We barely managed 600628d42b to find a 4cd36340af security guard and ec589dc9fd explained everything to ee353f16a8 him.77e00a7b39eb915f

That’s all that really happened that day.”515ec7752e37f8c4

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“H-huff…”f6269e5e2a6c6289

The noblewomen, hearing a story 61046a6a6e so completely different from what 85e50dd1a3 their sons had claimed, were 43ebea15b7 left gasping like fish out b9798c21a0 of water.b047ffc20dfc6be2

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“Tsk. Useless brats,”ae9be511fe967c2d

Lady Cloud sneered with aaa14bd8fb clear disdain.d778b45087d20702

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Then she turned her sharp 87c13f2fd6 gaze back toward the noblewomen.a42c748a865ac8f6

“Anything else you’d like to say?”49c7310d467d622b

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“N-no! No, nothing!”cc0c4fdc88cf3516

“P-please believe me, Mother! We did take the stuff, but we meant to give it back!”faf19b91a01c075c

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The room erupted d2bc7bce04 into chaos — 6d85b88b63 noblewomen clutching their 036061c0e5 heads, sons groveling 84fd46a587 at their feet, f75135a68a the Chancellor looking 4ab8c6398b like he might fed8e4d243 faint.655081650179f5cf

And then—8a915bfa2bea4bd3

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“Don’t fuck with me, you crazy bitch!”80deb215aa4e1ab5

Danvers Campbell suddenly dd420545a8 exploded, pointing a a5b23fcbe3 trembling finger at 6dfe4d15f3 me.4cc2bb849db0a184

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“How dare you spin such ridiculous lies?! You think we’re going to believe that?! You’re the one who beat us! With that crazy teddy bear of yours—!”888a9d2f3a73e674

I stared at his tantrum 85ea3acf5a with a thin smile.7f107622f5d483a3

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Tilting my head slightly, I eb4efebede asked mockingly,c06ba96d99f7f919

“And if you don’t believe me, what exactly are you going to do about it?”940cc2e59fe97dfa

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“Y-you…!”7d127d6df7501acc

Danvers’ face flushed crimson d49e4abda6 as he clenched both df9825f425 fists, shaking violently.3d219f206c5e025c

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It looked like he 71ccfb65cc might actually lunge at 90cf9431c1 me.3c6f8b8c10f975c1

Right at that moment—e476a5dc07020fa9

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SLAM!a33596d3339dfb53

The door to the Chancellor’s 81ebe97722 Office burst open with a 1962e7faf5 loud crash, and another figure b3531946d8 entered.cf98ab286633f270

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“Enough, Mom! Danvers!”36717f7a132c398f

A huge figure, wrapped in f3b2a5558b bandages from head to toe, bd98a497bf marched in.73c2f05a1bc819cd

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“Didn’t I tell you this morning?! It’s nothing! Leave it alone!”8dbcff7ca133ab5d

“H-Hans!”3a4d390bc37ee169

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It was Hans Campbell.97ba5833c925177c

He stormed over 3f4431cc75 to his mother 9b1aaf6c2a and brother, his 464ac25de9 face twisted in 3574619cc4 disgust, then pulled 3530eb2d3f something from his 332354c0d8 pocket.2f39e2792eee7a43

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A handful of jewelry clattered 31b10ac75d onto the table.95771faaefa85227

“Here!”e24a0c4a696d3e04

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Clatter!6e823fe306e173d7

He threw them down 205529ea46 angrily and shouted,ba4807c96fda6b84

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“She’s telling the truth! Those punks have been stealing money and jewelry all along! The bracelet I gave you, Mom — that was Joshua’s!”540055e57d819783

“Hans! W-what are you—?!”3af20d7ea4ac7ed2

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“Bro!”a3f6e8f6635369c0

Both Lady Campbell 5b00d4fdd6 and Danvers screamed 3ae86cc045 at him in a02413bc98 panic.d8247ff226056c2b

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But Hans ignored them, b15d42a10c yelling as if possessed.a197568b3dcc8254

“Got it now?! So knock it off already! This is humiliating!”512ca6c867b41c33

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I watched him, smiling 62dbb9f1a3 brightly inside.1e04f11d019332fd

‘Nice timing, Ismail.’9555995b86862604

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