Chapter 23

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As I returned e56af2bc30 to my room, aceb3f9d73 Tara greeted me.4073761be8106f07

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“Miss, you’re back? Is the treatment going well?”2b302b56e2e70225

“Yeah!”d3c67eacf5ceed75

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I must have heard Emma’s arrogant tone for sure.37ad78db58062adc

But Tara’s face showed no sign of disappointment.05e682b2df988e8d

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Looking at her face, a 9590c71e7e forgotten memory suddenly came back.1e1679b18e5ff6a3

“I stole it!”49e75059ecb6beaf

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“Miss, Miss Belze, you don’t know anything! I… I was tempted by the ring and secretly stole it, hiding it in your room!”3425cc7cd4d3d22e

In my past 5c33a6c4d5 life, why Tara 540a92ff76 left the mansion.4fdcad8b1e5ff91b

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She had not been 707d93281b treated well by me, 4398f79538 and after giving me 0bc6fe5dba some credit, things turned f6157b6215 out that way.073fa73eaecef178

I still couldn’t understand why Tara, who had done nothing but good for me, took the blame and was driven away.f3cb31440b04bda8

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What was clear 27689e7e40 was that I 7b93987c20 vividly remembered all f44b9ccd64 of it.c902d66ff7ae47e1

‘Sorry, Tara. I underestimated you too much.’cd8b7ec43db2664f

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I gritted my teeth.ee8760409376acf9

‘Instead of just scolding her, I should have completely gotten rid of her.’0f67dae78776f316

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Perhaps my gaze, eeeeca354b staring in a 581b1c46e8 daze, seemed strange, be25204d7e and Tara grinned.d44af2900379907b

“Was the healing process tough, Miss? Your complexion doesn’t look good.”d56c3f0c3aa07e1f

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“No? I’m not tired at all!”c72279bbf15588ca

“That’s fortunate.”8fe1f33b79455619

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I wondered how much Emma 91078c9d57 had cursed me.4afd773d201ce629

Tara, who used to call me ‘Princess’ whenever she found the opportunity, had returned to normal.8972f14a16e48fe3

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Although I knew e820251cc6 she would return 566294b0ea soon according to c3c7c389b1 the memories of eb8da78fb0 my past life, 1216da9223 it still left fb1bd8d4b4 a bitter taste.5f3d681159eb24f6

“By the way, Tara! Get me some paper and a pencil.”390b88cf24739b5d

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“Oh my, are you going to practice writing? I’ll bring them right away!”355025fd7038fea7

Tara, who left the room, 39112b5beb quickly returned with a bunch 9d4779469c of paper and a pencil.cff0c70ba67cc6ba

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I sat at the 7eb3fe8400 desk in one corner, 2d44a74092 which was a decorative 71f9dab518 desk I had never c760451bf8 used in my past 0546417fd9 life, and it felt 1766694bd9 nostalgic.18857c1f1702e9eb

“Miss, would you like some refreshments?”f435cf5b20e692f4

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“No, it’s okay. Don’t worry about it, Tara. Just do your usual tasks!”a4e23eebb64b01bf

I waved my hand generously 47032bd904 to Tara, who kindly suggested.ee3073256671350f

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She smiled and 41f7ada2d8 took the handkerchief a02b106c4c and left.17cf433d7fa76168

I immediately grabbed the 2e1c30fd46 pencil firmly and organized 4d21785151 the situation.30561b5b6ab314bc

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In other words, planning a85dff8d94 for my second life!97c4b53b4e587af4

1. Live a good life 7b424311aa without deviating too much 5efe0d1e0d from the original work, 2844aecb4a especially not treating Diana db7f66170d badly.fb2352a7ce7d42ee

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2. Seek revenge against those f151a8c91a who have wronged people 7bbba7d1f0 around me.23963404add25e2d

It was somewhat amusing to plan revenge right after deciding to live a good life. But there was no choice. I couldn’t let someone like Emma roam freely!31d751db32f935ab

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I clenched my 2447d339c0 fist and wrote 7079ffe739 the next plan.b818fa3858a27f2b

3. Earn a lot of money.1f3a7d834d807d58

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This was quite important. Whether in peace or war, everything requires money. Of course, I would be receiving support from the Duke’s mansion, so there would be a budget set for my future. However, more money was always better.f11e33b8328070f8

Fortunately, thanks to my knowledge d24d0f9e0a of the original work, I b6f5710cf7 felt that I could easily 2c996a5c6a resolve this matter.23bda4ee612010df

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‘Got it!’f5b08a576e872800

4. Find my heart.6df991c5053e9a1e

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‘My heart!’52ed76f9b293b103

I had a lot of 8193142191 work to do to get 3edea2a146 to the ducal residence, so b1de364595 I barely had time to 9fa1f9de35 think about it.f2863dcfab9063fa

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Finding the heart.1db63906ae63a551

I know it sounds crazy, a2cc478015 but I could feel it.7b6dab3fa7726690

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That my left chest was 33c58e7e17 empty.8c3dc037d3f1947a

“In short, I cannot hear the sound of a beating heart from this child.”6351cd6bcfc45fde

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I might have just been making vague guesses, but I don’t know how surprised Gordon was when he figured it out.4437ba0316922bf2

Even if I could use 9230678083 the excuse of having a 2d2ae17032 weak pulse when I was a17d039362 young, challenges would come as 3510aa11b2 I grew older.728287cb19e3da04

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‘I have to be careful not to get caught in the future.’7dab3705692be304

I can’t afford to be dragged back to the royal prison for dreadful experiments again.ab8f9668fdcb8b60

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“Sigh….”a8915df0d505c2d2

I’m not some kind of zombie. To be alive even after regressing without a heart…7f7d35176af5e53f

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My feelings were terribly strange.003c379f43fe8905

I still couldn’t figure out what had happened to my body. Moreover, what was crucial was,7a2d42fcbec68753

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‘Is Edwin really without it?’401cca1d6ebfd165

However, I couldn’t be sure of that yet.89d22b3937701561

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Even if it wasn’t in the form of a heart, it could be hidden somewhere in Edwin’s body.902403e087950732

There wasn’t absolutely no way.769466b5884c2dd7

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In the original work, there a9b69df67d was a description of an ff4fabead3 orphan blessed by the goddess a0004e0bf6 with the ability of clairvoyance. Unfortunately, the name 76f38e2906 was not mentioned.50f929fbe55b6394

‘Before having my abilities taken away by those crappy guys, I need to find it first.’b56effd4f9fdb1ee

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Until then, this 7797588557 was still on f443029773 hold.a1bb0392fac8d4e4

And finally, the eagerly b5a5f9e004 awaited last one!b84a282c94550efc

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5. Do not die miserably in 6f8e5c4009 this life.7f314664f62d9b10

Even as I 6f79fb320d wrote it, I 0637f20faa honestly lacked confidence.67aa66e3c2534a43

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Because, that was b68b786b9c how it went 4911aa3118 in the original b4fa001fed story.b16b9de7c3d4495b

It was unfair, but that 662d72fa93 was my role.186c41916ff3e01f

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I was the villain c7a52e7d62 who envied and tormented 3a335961a6 the protagonist Diana, only 4345f95e8c to meet a miserable bbf0250c1f end.b376446fe03f72d0

‘Of course, it would be great if I didn’t die and everyone had a happy ending.’a3308dc3635d6158

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However, during the time I 3353382ee0 was imprisoned in the royal a70918dd19 prison, I vividly remember the 6911eea794 conversation between the Second Prince 32a92b2962 and Marquis Barelote.07788ba3674acf64

They conspired with the 5d20d8b76d internal staff of the ca4a3a7c50 temple to steal abilities 24499e2385 from orphans.a3bda4191a81d13a

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I’m not exactly sure, but it seemed like they were using it to undermine the Crown Prince and seize power.3652afbf1a83584d

Of course, in the original 057bcb0e55 work, conflicts between the Second ac398e0f22 Prince and the Crown Prince 058964512d were occasionally mentioned.39ad23f715f8de11

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However, the novel focused mainly on Diana’s ‘romance’ and ‘becoming a saint,’ so it wasn’t detailed.04736e10caf95915

‘…Moreover, the main character was never revealed until the end!’6edade79cefe823b

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That’s right.4d5308f540115035

was not just a failure 1886361b15 but also a irresponsibly unfinished b8f9436bc8 web novel!db9dd4f1d6c2be19

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After my villainous character died, 3733f95f1c the protagonist, now a saint, fb943956b3 continued to have ambiguous relationships bc8c8d5710 with various male leads.ebe1aff40a6d59df

Continuously. Over and over…4b8b124a0ec87c48

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Therefore, the assumption 4a06415e43 that Edwin might 4d65feb296 be the male 104896ec7f lead could be 72ed160277 just my guess.00809e13ae23726e

‘But if not, there’s no reason for my regression.’92a0bf9f1f430225

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Anyway, the downfall of the Marquis and Edwin’s death are significant variables in the original storyline.d1e9d5aa51e490a0

And Kalios belonged to the 66660a1a57 Crown Prince faction.a89a3132cc4d3db1

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And using the foolish me, 81b7488449 the Second Prince brought down 466b0a8f9e the Marquis.ed0aaafb5790f9db

‘Villains aren’t just me.’d3f5727511e50531

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While contemplating, I added 2ffe829d25 one more thing below d6972a6ea5 number 5.8a8d21304ee2e7f5

Even if I die, minimize ef3802213a the damage to the Marquis cd797b5f6e and die.44747efd2a705f2a

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‘Yeah! Let’s do it like this!’c8c5d275f0b57c3b

That was when b9fd2e748f I had just c5b9e3c0cd finished organizing everything.b0bd7ef39780de05

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*Clatter*9ffe812824c13e21

“Miss, have you finished practicing writing?”69e9e63c8f6ffb60

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Right on cue, Tara returned.2e0cf7efdb6a798e

“Uh-huh. Did you finish the laundry?”faa8c80bc41f6ab9

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“Yes! But this, is it yours, Miss?”2c6f1c77068cff63

Approaching me, Tara suddenly handed f7c4723633 me something.877ddb463bfc10fe

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“Th-this is…”980d820cd7d24311

A neatly folded light-yellow handkerchief. It was the 6e52f68257 one Edwin had 71703e702a given me while 2890b6de62 healing Joshua.57e34ff141b2828f

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“I found it with the clothes you wore. There were bloodstains, so I washed it first.”b21f23f20244b1b4

I had completely 9f03ad0db9 forgotten about it.29e7c46bc0169bb6

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Seeing the handkerchief, completely 8c9bffb74e clean without a single 43226b7712 trace of blood, tears dc4027ccc6 welled up in my f26c92fbca eyes.a6b513b78fc617ca

I carefully accepted it and said, “Th-thank you, Tara. So much.”b4aa63597e815fbd

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“Oh, no. It’s just something I should naturally do. If you’re that grateful, could you let me touch your cheek as a reward, Miss?”cb0243537c2c1bdf

“Uh… okay. Just once.”5ef4d980936cc1b2

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“Kyaaah!”a382bd9524b7a826

Tara cheered and grabbed 1f43cb66a9 my cheek with both 528493c3c9 hands.882136a0630b1a14

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Squish, squish, squish.a2825edec68d9037

“S-stop!”0d1f25b4393fbb50

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I distinctly told her f3c2ec3a69 just once!d49ee4b91222e643

After squishing three 4e62de2640 times in a aea5a1998b row, she let 36cb8b31e8 go, looking slightly 9071fee0de disappointed.7c93016fc796056c

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“OH, Tara! I’m going out for a moment, could you take care of this?”83882e1377594cf2

“Is it the paper you were practicing writing on? You’ve worked hard, why would you want to burn it?”408b0fe1efc591cc

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“Yeah. It’s just a bit embarrassing…”4ae8143eba376f26

“I understand. I’ll handle it perfectly!”3626bde0fe294dd8

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At my request to burn 9de4f8ec21 just a piece of paper, 208b56a2fe Tara nodded confidently, as if 12fc35e3dd she had taken on a 162b340841 secret mission.1bbbdab6bc7c103c

Trusting her, I quickly jumped 88fd8bfb45 out of the chair.5c348f89063a9137

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I didn’t worry too much about Tara reading the contents.254f1a5f788d93e9

“I’ll be back soon!”7348115329542e1c

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“Yes! Please be careful! You must come back before dinner to eat your porridge!”0ac42e88e145c099

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*Clatter.*e7f27681967f0a45

The little princess who c974d46baf had just become my 7a7ce23ff9 new charge ran out 7323cac5e6 of the room.68904d57ad6cc37e

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Tara, humming to herself, picked e3fd4ca723 up the paper that Belze 992eddbf4b had scribbled on.012cb2260b8d6350

“Let’s see…”faf70e8ee336ecb5

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Why was she 18930a5979 practicing writing so efc697395a diligently, to the 41d5cab871 point of wrinkling aaf9489533 her forehead?2c757ebdecb2e73d

Thinking about the adorable figure she had just displayed, Tara’s lips formed a subtle smile.a4e5a99ada2f7c19

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But only for a moment.d14687cdbd6aeff0

“…?!”06402d9a9b25ad68

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Tara’s eyes trembled as she peered into the paper.80ad8076487f78f6

“What on earth… What did you write?!”ad35a845dfe4c9f5

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There was only one thing 857a391966 that she could vaguely recognize.630fb443c9193cc5

“Our Miss wants to become rich…”15ecea52c687d0ef

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To think she wrote this with such a serious expression…2b74bc62773f8db2

“What should I do? It’s too admirable and cute!”a703666b85f1ddf7

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Tara, holding the paper, bounced 73740baa80 around the room for a b28ffe3cb1 while, unsure of what to 584d5210fa do.5415bb1e338def2b

Finally, she put ea71eeb196 on a determined 7bc52e4850 face.54bc32e445a9a9ef

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“I like that aspiration. I will do my best to help you until you regain the name of a princess when you become rich, Miss!”9bd3a7a0a046613b

Clutching her fist with determination, aead0bf15a Tara, who had been jumping 014e469124 around with her own spirit, 365066ca2f approached the fireplace.d80fac8d9e4b1d04

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“For the sake of justice, strict adherence to secrecy is essential!”838fdea8838543bd

Following Belze’s request, Tara quickly threw the paper into the flames.01fe1a0fbdf63514

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*Swish—*e128f778d7e29b63

And with that, the writing of Belze’s life plan disappeared into the fire, consumed discreetly.0d1abcdfc8187eb0

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