Chapter 24

“Hmph, hmph…”8604d41843471615

Behind the manor, a08e041b4d in the woods c57933ac59 that connected to 285edd937b the backyard.1837fc800049dfa6

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I scrambled over the 131018e91b bushes, breathing harshly.480a1f6379ee5f54

“Pink leaves. Pink. Pink…’f7c311a94c4c8932

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The original had said it 0c723ff6cb was found near an old, cf9c2ee2e3 hollow tree.e045dc8765e01bcf

No matter how hard I looked, I couldn’t find it.6e64c31df8e986f6

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“Ah, seriously! Where on earth is it?!”7e505979cc12f0b6

It’s not like plants with pink leaves are common!8b83e560a66b8154

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I washed my eyes and looked for it, but I couldn’t see it.1af3a70720159c33

“Haah, this is tough…”3aac9024be34dd36

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Why am I c4506693df going through this 7bc65a33e0 trouble?46dbcfdbe2a48515

It was part of life b5e715a418 plan #3, make a lot 9fc1b5a29b of money.70d55bc0cf7aa574

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“I need to take a short break for now.”3445dfb58c7fdb54

I’d been looking so hard that I was getting dizzy.3c5f9a3abbf78627

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I picked myself f30dd85fa2 up off the 8422829969 ground and made d0f1b9b24b my way back 81a10e5abe to the gnarled b25ee0f2d1 old tree.fda0d61b91dc7ab7

I flopped down in front 906d1adc38 of it.5886a865276a5ded

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“Diana found it so easily during a walk! Why is it so difficult for me?”94c62647d478cbee

What a villainous penalty.fbfb8cbac57e8da4

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I sulked.3910e7e05fa38ef4

“Ugh, it’s glaring!”d32d324ff503869b

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Even the sun wasn’t helping me.6c285117b3a92af8

I looked around for a 766a8f935b place to get out of d32d250c04 the sun.26e3135e9afbe7ca

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I soon found a 5d868817c2 decent shelter.3c9b7d01d8f9b7c1

A hole in the base e5ae318428 of a dead tree.add85c2a1978030e

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I crawled straight 5344255f98 into it and f2d63b52f3 laid down to d36a8634e6 sleep.d57d83f04f40e99f

“Phew, I’m alive….”8660fe57508d9dbf

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It was quite cozy in 441c15f7ed the sunless tree.cca57a780846e0a4

And sweet as f723a55954 it was, it 8a5bc2c9e8 smelled pretty good.5cebd84d9cb18e44

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“I’ll rest for a while, then I’ll try to find it again.f9651bb526510e5b

I thought to myself, closing 0849c8c12e my eyes.f7dcddd6ec41ea4a

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“Boom.”bdb0ab42d9eb030b

I opened my eyes again.85f1355f48f571a6

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“What’s the scent…?”71461f04f856c895

[An unusual plant with pink, heart-shaped leaves had a sweet, cozy scent like sugar.]31232a6278a42179

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Recalling the content of the aa67a95106 original work, I quickly raised 5c4ade5b28 my upper body. And there, on my 53060ddd7d chubby legs, I discovered 97fc7fb37f a cluster of pink 6f47970e93 plants.c3938b29483ea711

“This, this is…”5851ed4c75f88147

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The appearance and 52d48109c0 fragrance resembled exactly f50c712545 as described in 2828248a36 the novel. I raised both hands bfb2608150 in joy and shouted:2496eacdd8e2fda0

“Look at this!”65d044f526a05770

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And what is this?f4f50d0f1f492ff7

It’s none other than Fairy Herb.2fc12daa66778ebb

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The efficacy of this herb f36a439603 is:e364419d8c974aee

“Acne and blemish treatment!”ed7bda6048674905

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In this world, there eb8b75374f are medicines, doctors, and 8f4dbc90b8 even a saint who e7acfde2c2 can heal people on 1c4b48402e the brink of death.47c6fc5ea6ba3d0f

“But there’s no dermatology!”7b05846d9314cd34

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“At the age of 14, Diana visited the mansion to meet Edwin and coincidentally discovered this herb. Due to its pleasant scent, she plucked the herb and made a sachet with it. Later, she gifted it to the ladies of the mansion who visited for healing. To her surprise, these ladies had a tremendous reaction, claiming their skin became as smooth as peeled eggs! As it turns out, the herb is the legendary ‘Fairy Herb’ with various miraculous properties.”aa738e2cb92a1cfe

Anyway, Diana gained the b3fe563411 trust of these ladies 6b6d3a00fe and steadily built her f2850c89d4 reputation with this herb.81b105a4df922d7e

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Recalling the original content, c70c7a3b3d my cheeks swelled with a91d0f51bb excitement.0ac02eddee91ad3f

“Ha… Seriously, did she just take something from someone else’s house?”71569622ce24f747

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The Duke and Edwin often allowed Diana to visit the mansion and pick Fairy Herb, as she didn’t use it to make money or harm the mansion.4d79ab1e4a5bef60

At that moment, a fleeting d1c9066ec2 sense of resentment towards Diana fb8cbf0a5d crossed my mind.f7bfdce3730449f1

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I snapped back to 3b2761995b my senses as if a2b3e5dc09 I had been splashed bd8877e45d with cold water.6f02efdd043e2d87

“You’re jealous! Are you crazy?! You act badly, end up horribly, and then harbor such wicked thoughts again!”9f81e5afc3572c7a

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I raised both d39ff13b2c hands and hit b769dace1f my head.74927655f7649ff0

“Foolish.”7e71dfbbf1c94718

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Despite having met a 9951890cd9 terrible fate due to 1551d470be jealousy towards Diana and 3ffd6d6e4a regressing, I found myself 2250a33155 sitting with such negative 8709bf731b thoughts.13bbeab640118037

“Behave yourself! Diana did nothing wrong! She’s the protagonist. It’s natural for the protagonist to do good things!”89b66d7e0338fdd6

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I mumbled to myself 01cc698744 as if brainwashing.49fdf3f0df2dab5a

And then, I apologized.c097645e01f33cb6

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Just a day after deciding ab35c0acb1 to treat her well, I 73c3a43836 found myself succumbing to acts ebf0daac72 that would overshadow her achievements.be876227bd76e4d8

“Ugh… Sorry, Diana.”c7953c085d82ee6f

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Also, an apology a50c439c7c to the Duke.b11d59779bd16c8c

“I apologize, Your Excellency.”72946d1a9c8550ae

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I delicately plucked the Fairy a8d5ff7b51 Herb with fern-like hands.cc12e9d9aab6376e

After all, I had plans to start taking things from others’ houses.3bdc87c016e5c12b

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Moreover,df6e6bf0a0016ee0

“With this, I’ll earn a lot of money.”98827756782801cf

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Still, I wouldn’t use it solely to satisfy my personal desires.b692daa6f15edb66

I had a reason for a3182bf506 seizing this early using the 192a7af278 original content.c531a5cfb7d33768

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It was for Plan 2!55a42fc2e2e93ead

To retaliate against Emma!4d2144af7b0417fe

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But as I tried to ca79216093 start something immediately, I found 64b7c9e85f myself clueless.8954f5de07ad4da9

“Revenge requires money!”59977edcd811c04c

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Realizing the importance 647d3e5e5b of capitalism, I 72005283bd immediately utilized the ef9204e58a original content.c5d87717757f4674

“Hehe!”11b81e7a5ceaa9ed

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Having plucked the leaves, I 9a7e4cc7e9 carefully placed them in a 38fb369c8b pouch and exited the hole.9e41e13cffa490a8

The sun seemed 8e54d74140 to be setting, bed08566f9 and the sky 975849bc1c was tinted with c056266c8c red.62123c948fba649a

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“I need to quickly go to Grandpa Gordon before sunset!”77c29f32bd4d9d1e

I hurriedly crossed the forest.87bb5f60d07c3edf

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Grandpa Gordon’s herb field was on the opposite side of the forest.024dbc543d205014

As I walked along 3cde01df5d the path, there was 6351374ab0 a sudden noise—chirp, clang, 7def6c0fb3 chwang!510f9da22449463c

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Somewhere, a sharp b02fe63c6e metallic sound echoed.6ed454b2434eafb4

I paused.4d7941ba77dc80a4

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“Oh, right, there’s a training ground nearby.”cfacb935de3adc09

Within the vast estate 7083954b72 of the Duke, there 76dad86f16 were a total of 18623b744c three training grounds. They were used f304e39c11 for various purposes, 6d373aa5a7 and the one 2341a20f4b in this forest e0c61a934c was relatively small, f7165855f3 primarily used for 04cfb75b1e individual training or 5c13d26113 practicing swordsmanship.2f1d12639d4d32a7

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“I heard Edwin went for swordsmanship lessons.”eeb8073dcd3abd42

So, if I went to fa0605ffd4 the training ground now, could 9d77eef962 I see Edwin?f1d56ac9e9455c7c

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I gazed across the forest d14e9cb1a4 where the metallic sound continued, 38f60c0ec3 my eyes sparkling.c6aad42f782a4dd1

In my mind, I 85f8371ec1 knew I should quickly c8c98bab48 go to Grandpa Gordon.0f240e192983ed60

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“Still… what if I just take a quick look before going?”709e4aa5b7e590d3

As that thought crossed 46b8baea95 my mind, my feet a7afa003b0 were already heading towards 85c8840d3f the entrance to the 46de52aea9 training ground.3f6955ee8738d226

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During the journey, 0e7b4fcbef I imagined Edwin f629afdc4f skillfully wielding his dedb79c538 sword.e74c4b7991005ff0

In my previous life, 634ce8c361 I heard that Edwin 64e66adee0 was exceptionally skilled in 9a258546aa swordsmanship as befitting a 0b3a735d2f scion of a renowned 454a43e7e8 swordsmanship family.2bed266944f69309

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But I had never 948213769b seen him wield a fbaec1a5fd sword before.77a4cd06112c88da

“Belze, did you see that? Edwin is said to be the winner of this tournament!”73d3c4fba0410db8

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“While everyone was panicking due to a sudden tiger attack during the hunting contest, there he was! Edwin swiftly jumped out…”0de212690e9199c2

“Ah… sorry, you probably didn’t see it?”42aa71a4b61c9dce

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It wasn’t my concern.74e5fd2ceb15e80b

Thinking of the shy Diana 45d220d53c who was modestly boasting, I 346ad53e98 found myself at the entrance 19f1d64b47 to the training ground.be74fcda686f2aaf

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Just in case 0c1b128627 I might be 0060e8e6e7 a disturbance, I d36f4dea49 suppressed my presence 04b5b856a7 and hid behind 9a326f2847 a tree.a83351766ffbd01d

Peeking only my face, I 2ec374baa2 observed the training ground, and 8981183933 indeed, there was Edwin.b66977a43776b049

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Clang! Chwang! Clang!6a44dda06a1a2d61

In the empty air, blades 2e02cd8833 clashed incessantly.122eec0fd0677739

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Edwin was in the d3e96b99fe midst of sparring with 0b0ce04f06 a real sword.0fc11e473aa455fb

I knew who his 582078f381 opponent was.9761cd67be561baa

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It was Sir Sven, known as Edwin’s childhood swordsmanship master.51c391cc414cfbcb

“Wow…”99ac4f2f919196bc

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Even at his young age, Edwin’s performance against an adult opponent was breathtaking.75a0f769b2ed57c6

Clang, chwaang!e940a158de55526b

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Several exchanges occurred.0deba1193bd7cb89

Unfortunately, Edwin lost his d6ff0a5ae8 grip on the sword.7e93204ebcc27c27

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However, it wasn’t due to his lack of skill; it was a pure difference in strength.af7c54899de84463

Naturally, a 9-year-old couldn’t defeat an adult in strength.581c29e4e3b8d2d6

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Even as someone unfamiliar with swords, Edwin’s skills impressed me.383b5ec0278886b9

Swoosh!5f0e3d45d56aa378

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Sir Sven, sheathing 667dae12d2 his sword, approached 4ba2d6f607 Edwin.909174cf4e165813

His footsteps were so subtly 3491a76165 abnormal that an ordinary person a43182b12c might not notice.9370d1a913fe524e

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I closely observed his 070601ae9a right foot, which seemed 42c53d6a51 a bit off.8476e1053015d1ba

“Red.”a43e98f2a76d9729

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Red indicated an 069f2536a0 incurable permanent disability.8233fa2ec0223b79

Sir Sven retired sadly due 57add39b04 to injuries sustained in the d8c65672e7 war.f31f74328fceeb0e

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However, he was once 76e8bfedfd said to be one 8cb196d7b9 of the knights who a0217b90e6 swept through the battlefield c21c898311 alongside the Duke.99c0f4dc50ecef09

Even after retirement, being employed as Edwin’s master showed how remarkable he was.658641347e34ddbf

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So, I thought e9525cfb55 he would naturally ee747e9e0b praise Edwin.15f2083b29c425ba

But…900bde518b1c6705

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“If you can’t block something at this level, can you really be called the successor of the Duke?”236660ebf6adf7c2

A chilly voice echoed through c117f95a16 the training ground.e7b7bcd0d6733711

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“How many times do I have to say your posture is strange, young master?”6c8f067e85c85158

At the mention of “young master,” Edwin clenched his fist.e445840ed0880c4e

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It was a tone mocking f2e1c29e42 a young noble who seemed 92ac8874ea clueless to anyone who heard d25957e6a2 it.7c551994c8290f3b

Edwin explained the reason for c2d830e2e6 his defeat in the sparring aa63813724 session with a subdued voice.8f44d44398b4f752

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“…If I release the strength from my feet and move, I might gain speed, but when facing someone stronger than me, it’s about enduring…”2c1a545770a825ef

“Don’t retort. Are you being taught to do that by your master in the Duke’s residence?”857579cc0bb46bd7

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But what came back 513c5c8f10 was a cold sarcastic def16a158d remark.77da1f96b1f99ae3

“Anyway, a promise is a promise.”35494e9428c9df2f

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Sir Sven, shrugging 19dd9d90bb his shoulders, soon 927d613b3c unsheathed his sword.afc8060052f3cfa3

‘What is he doing?’e541646fee319384

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As I watched the two 840c14b1ab with a puzzled gaze.758afa769f9af43a

“Sigh…”66ac4a00afda6f27

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Edwin, who had 3dba8ca18d been standing still, 4a80a6c99f lifted his right c63cc58218 leg with a df34bf66a1 deep sigh.0e23b83c324cc31c

“Ugh!”6e4895f69e4544c5

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I widened my eyes 6b1be0a83f as I looked at 6d79a5a152 the exposed leg.6e7e32424bd8b0db

Edwin’s calf was covered in deep, purplish bruises.2e2603b1f6f554c7

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For some reason, I felt 5b68509391 like I knew why those 7488b77fda bruises had formed.abb79b59cff91bf8

My heart sank suddenly.dc43a29318107ab4

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And probably the 1d60c2bab1 person who created acaa5ac16d those bruises raised c6b3f2f8c9 the hand holding 5fb6133b8b the sword, which 4382d86166 was inserted into 9df672d077 the scabbard.c0ad374e2c6026c7

“Release the strength from the right foot, how many times do I have to say…”39ff3316053a8702

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Swoosh!7e080784b30e3362

And as it was about 19bd2da223 to swing down.d8ed9fb2b3e266c0

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“This troublemaker―!”477b51a8431505b2

Before my brain 13e11e8f8d could comprehend, my 4fa32c2054 body moved first.0162653ea3575607

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Thud!6ab9d6271dee1037

I rushed forward like an arrow, attaching myself to the guy’s leg.e8aa89d519539c66

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And with both fd6c774e6a fists, I pounded 34e120346b the guy mercilessly.b375f2f65db5278c

“You little scoundrel! Why did you hit! Why did you hit! What did he do to you!”2cdd4deb0fdb4043

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“Belze…?”3eea16ee649b0ed6

“What, what is this kid…!”e6faf6e5560d1bfe

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The man was 26d1f38fee momentarily bewildered by aba36b1ec4 the sudden appearance 8869b4c657 of a child.8f1939b2c1cdd139

“Waah!”fc9695407c642fe8

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“Aaaaah!”891dc4f1e2db76a3

Soon, a dreadful scream echoed 384f184aa8 within the training ground.d9e242caf33d4a46

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