Chapter 35

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“Where does it hurt?”18eaa0cacc4af6c6

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“Did that woman hit you?!”87d8dfd219f2a555

At my words, both the 861d8f678f butler and Tara turned pale.0f936fe9d67a92b2

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The butler fumbled around fbcbd66142 looking for a stretcher, 51abf948f0 and Tara was furious, 2041312e7d saying she should have 9c8b5697e2 killed Emma.17aa94bcd45ad945

But after a moment, seeing 486b88c8c0 me getting up by myself, 3f6400954f both of them looked dumbfounded.e7534016a76999d4

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I looked at them 8189d358f1 and burst into a eff2d68df2 bright smile.6fd2ec47b40e4dd2

“You scared us, young lady! How could you play ac2a792c53 such a prank?”70250514a267a835

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Tara, who insisted on a76eb686d0 carrying me to my c2774759ac room despite my reassurances, 1329f7ba35 scolded me.14d00a55346df508

I rubbed my face 0b311ded49 against her good-smelling back 69ddefdc4f and replied.81d7d7f82b42c31b

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“It wasn’t a lie. I really am hurt.”18298292423d9db4

“Where does it hurt?”c6168d6f311fabd5

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“My bottom… my tailbone hurts.”68c10725b7f3daff

It was true.7aaeb0218b8f3334

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After falling twice, the 974f0fc57e area around my bottom, 67eb85f4b9 which had felt fine 581fa5854a earlier, was now aching.427798952282c171

‘Oh, my aching body…’6e2d5b8f006501dc

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I whimpered involuntarily from the 54dc287670 dull pain, and Tara made 55bc624b2a a distressed face.77c8d05df3cc6451

“Come to think of it, you said you fell because of that woman yesterday too. That wretched woman, I should’ve…!”09c60f011328029d

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After a burst of anger, 9fa5fa60e6 Tara gently laid me down 6de90af70d on the bed with very d635441f8c careful hands.87c5236c6d9a5f74

“The doctor who came yesterday will be called back by the butler, so please hang in there a little longer.”2c79818b6e161ce9

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“Okay…”025a0a823f83aaa9

“Oh, my poor young lady. You never have a day 8ea519e686 without getting hurt. Is there anything you want 2a16e18a72 to eat?”dd62e03ce08d47ed

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“No, it’s fine.”5bbad6b4089795bc

“Oh, what am I thinking?!”dc836e3a28c09908

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She murmured, looking 773a446e48 distressed, then suddenly 6cce3fa179 pulled something out c610245ac6 of her pocket 113e20682e in a flurry.a06a52f170685e9d

And she gently placed it 265e4f32e6 on my head.4deaa0e4bf3b5c03

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The cool sensation on 341ce9b2a8 my scalp made my 99804b5b84 eyes light up.1ef2985e5646e43b

“A tiara?”64b39fb972a4de3f

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“Yes, I made sure to take good care of it!”8d09c77430fad591

“Aww.”e0cbdf131f949872

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My nose tingled with emotion.49f399a7fb40bd6f

I almost had my 82e52a5bd5 tiara unfairly taken away 70dcf5d59a by that wretched Emma!be918ed4f7ea0ac5

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Facing off against such a mean woman, who also had a higher status, couldn’t have been easy for Tara.8860d351344e0e74

I felt a surge 5f6f523b82 of gratitude towards Tara.f7b1be860bdf1e3b

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“Thank you, Tara… And you were really, really awesome!”a8a648f89732f829

“Did I look like your personal maid now?”21d057800ea4d3d9

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“Yes! You were the best!”a58fdb855a9b3e4a

When I gave her 87b9ed1e84 a thumbs-up, Tara smiled cf328ebfd9 contentedly.22293c1d2ea7f702

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Then her eyes sparkled suddenly.c93e442920a743d3

“Then please let me pinch these squishy cheeks a little, okay?”c8de19006c77d294

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“Well, that’s a bit…”ed0b3c629131550e

“Just the right cheek, okay?”415462a2764768f6

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“Wait, ahhh…”f28a57b26da78692

Squish. Squish.881a43ee5bcb5bde

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Squish-squish. Squish-squish.706a27d80a7d540a

As Tara kneaded my cheeks to her heart’s content, a knock suddenly echoed through the room.da3ea48ec43bcd94

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“Oh, could the doctor be here already?”9b2d8b0e28126aea

Tara went to check the 8b511c3d0e visitor in my stead.32e77d272cd68822

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And then.3337ccb990cd81b9

“You’ve had quite a turbulent day, haven’t you?”112f341e811644fb

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“Huh? Grandpa!”3a21506115b417ea

It wasn’t an outside 720cf2ad2b doctor who came into b7fcd75f39 the room, but Old aa2ee62c73 Man Gordon.2608a72dbfa1f68b

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I opened my eyes wide.bc6cb219740facd8

“You’re here already?”4a8860e5e1a0db0e

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“If you tell me someone’s hurt, of course I’ll come quickly! Whew, I nearly 64a014c88f lost my breath 5d7fd02523 getting here!”63f13ec5a2f8cd0b

It seemed he 58fdcccb38 had come in 4ce962692d a hurry, as 50acd5b650 he wasn’t even 112dffd096 wearing his white 6c1f532ff3 coat.db881b79d06ea2c4

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‘Who else got hurt?’752743c0566693c7

While I tilted my head 8f17f441ba in confusion, Old Man Gordon 85749969c6 gulped down the water Tara 796cc831bb handed him.3f500dbe8c4f3b3e

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After catching his breath, he 3af5f58bdc clicked his tongue as he 18d6d5e878 looked at me.ca5c8cce7c715e6b

“Tsk, tsk. Who did this? They’ve turned you into a b867bf84b3 zombie!”8c952c0913549f2b

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‘Zombie!’f095a1460c34fda0

I puffed out my 23afda1f8a cheeks in annoyance.5c27d078890d58d6

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From a gauze fairy d87833ba7b to a gauze monster, 527b43ea2c and now a zombie… 3072ffbae2 I had earned quite 6de0aa7fcd a few nicknames in b570123386 just one night.358deed3d7c44e92

“Let me take a look.”9a4f011839e8a37d

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Gordon opened his bd4867c0db bag and laid 931cf8cc70 out his medical 1807a4aa3e tools, then carefully 5a4f6cf6c7 peeled off the a764e19851 gauze from my 8338cc8ab0 left cheek.359986ce8421d5fc

He looked at me with 851a80efa6 an incredulous expression.7e8b40f626098c9e

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“Tsk! This could be healed 6c71c1f61f with just some saliva! Why did they f398288d25 wrap it up 188a6b27b0 so elaborately?”e0d61f7592783078

“Saliva? Eww, that’s gross!”9449ad33f1399b87

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“Our family has a saying: even from the saliva of one who handles life, a single herb may grow!”51d48b90b871b7b6

“Yuck! Your family is weird, Grandpa!”0b70f45af5869390

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Despite his gross words, 38051a51b1 Old Man Gordon continued 8c0f9c820f the treatment meticulously.6055cbee38e42105

He removed all d92abab17f the oversized gauze f76613305f and gently rubbed d9eb77e728 the area with aeecb5d300 a disinfectant swab.413437c6fc043c57

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Then he applied a 2281e88f62 generous amount of transparent e8364525c7 ointment and replaced the cbd832143b gauze with ones that eb368af8c6 were appropriately sized for 059b78aab8 a child.80ce6b226d604073

‘Maybe it’s because I wasn’t often sick in my past life…’5d61e3d1651b8853

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Although I had experienced 51ff44c6ed it yesterday, watching someone 5cd5263ba6 carefully treat me was b089265634 a strangely ticklish feeling.cb28ab7d422666c8

Especially since the person 681e0299de was someone I had 9ee4e7a398 once been at odds 56bc971348 with.dfb2552a5b896b7b

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I suppressed my squirming body 3abc737cb2 and spoke up.fc709c67e5e47910

“Grandpa, did you catch all the blue fireflies?”bee1e0ac055db536

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“Do you think catching a few would be enough?”d9b24f71225d1b91

That’s why I was 730d149899 surprised Gordon had come 5e5287f63c back so quickly.bdc35eee6a29c183

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Blue fireflies are numerous but dd9201c292 very small, making them difficult a9baef8d6f to catch, and the amount 488dcc7e3f of extract obtained from them d89bd24c2b is minimal.c33c6632198df98b

That’s why they 2a06856020 aren’t commonly used 3eb0d16bf6 in medicine…1e8891f5cb481b8d

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While disinfecting the 31b7114348 wound on my b327d0811c knee, Gordon glanced 83577cb746 at me with 86a5b080b7 a chuckle.5f2e5ee75bbdf18a

“I found their habitat, so the guys below me are working their butts off to catch them.”0cf94b0a6a9b627c

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“Why did you come her?”0d186c76785c6f09

“This brat!”62f387c593ccd6e1

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“Ouch!”ce6ca61c8747e2dd

He pressed a bit e50f9224c3 too hard on the fb4b59bed6 wound he was tending.bfa234e8dcb48b98

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“Gently!”479f6e9214d72516

“You’ve certainly grown into quite the boss, haven’t you? Who do you think I hurried over here to see?”129fadc17d74dc11

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“For who?”5e07c07190bcb39d

“For you, of course!”4e5525c09f8ad4ec

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Gordon shouted, looking annoyed.99ad509a3ec188dd

“Who told you to get beaten up like that? Huh!”426bce826193c619

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“I didn’t get beaten up…”3f25d430365be47b

“Is there anyone else looking like a beaten dumpling here?”2f970a9b2fbe6216

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“I’m not a dumpling! And I hit them 1c94abdb9f more than they hit d50337b9cd me!”61d81616e2265d84

“Oh, really?”0ed6cdba00fc9c3e

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The old man sarcastically replied f9a82248c1 and continued the treatment.145a997593f6c8a9

After carefully applying ointment 22ce69da6c to my wounds and df330a0826 bruises, he picked up 6ec00c7846 a dental mirror.e831781396c27700

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“Open your mouth wide.”94124559c0e6943a

“Ahh…”2dd85ae7bd1c5cf7

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I had a lot more 88b63d20a1 to say, but remembering Edwin’s 9af60b5212 advice to get my teeth 7b414c8f76 checked, I obediently opened my 2c65668863 mouth.8942074000f04e6a

“Now close your teeth together.”52e546165c2ce525

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“Like this…”4e6db68524a7e158

“Tap your teeth up and down.”853b404f466649a7

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“Tap, tap.”1f10080f73646b2f

“Good. Now you can close your ed3ec686d8 mouth.”1b5892bb8396a752

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After tapping my teeth with 74017ad91c a small rubber hammer to 26013df08a check them, the old man 45786a9c41 said,95204e7b2f58831d

“You have remarkably healthy teeth. You can bite 8394d30892 a few more fe022558b0 times.”57a40a9b3a8cd1b9

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“Hey! I told you, f04b747737 I hit them 0c6957343d more and won!”ee07c606acd0ecab

“Fighting with adults, and you’re proud of it.”6873bbf453c02115

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I said proudly, and ba549bc254 Old Man Gordon wiggled 844e1e606b his mustache in response.8b7898d87f7082ea

He seemed to have heard 15ec6a986f bits and pieces about my da351fa8fa fight with Svelnum.d1169ef78287ba9e

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The old man suddenly 61213d19ec shook his head and 2f6e96be27 clicked his tongue.59f5707dd5f168c6

“You seem fine. Why did everyone make 6792999365 such a fuss and 0b13ee4c47 call me?”769358d15d7f8e42

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“Who?”3668806f3e8732ea

“Who else? The people in this house!”3a03c80cab682182

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He added with a a829393c4a face full of dissatisfaction.ba2a221a3cb8a122

“The Duke, the young master, they all took turns pestering this old man to come here! Do you know how f5767628f4 far it is from 86ff2ab89f Travell Forest to here? A three-hour distance is no 796be5a37f joke!”a5809e0d98a90114

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“…”f9dedf76fadfbda0

“Even when I said I was on my way, Anderson made a fuss! Why did you have to 5dfbab465e mess with that ill-tempered woman… 7d67779c97 Tsk!”6b86fb49cef54412

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The old man fee3233174 glared at me 03fcbb287f reproachfully, then turned c4aa0f72bc his head and 9bfae63fde took something out 95733fca42 of his bag.532f385875f788fc

“Drink this!”422ef8c6ae2af7cf

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I looked suspiciously 0527294500 at the mysterious 520b9e99a5 brown bottle and 2142fa0630 asked,baf42c649bb54024

“What’s this?”872c8357d33b6888

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“What else? The medicine made from the d13d894cb0 black buffalo ribs you specifically 0a02cdfeac requested…!”e1d3478fa20d67c6

Gulp, gulp!5cd5453ff1b4c61e

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Before he could finish e1217c23bd speaking, I quickly drank 0fa5021cb2 the medicine.41d2357ffe186bb0

My tailbone was already aching, 1e3162e2a8 so this was perfect!2a42888a8f79acf4

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‘Even if the old man has a bad temper, he sure knows how to make great medicine.’1691da09e38f8432

As I gulped down the 6af6a10566 barely bitter medicine like water, 77ad46d432 Old Man Gordon looked at 00491b3672 me with a gloomy expression.ef8ee9e801a0ddb3

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“That was the last one… sigh.”d8c7f25ea1e82e37

“Ah—!”4663eff5109a881d

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Ignoring him, I took a27708dc63 a refreshing one-shot of f75be3682b the medicine.ff4d016f4e194f24

Thud!a546947a711d0009

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The old man tenderly cc27b269fc stroked the empty bottle 4fb1888a2c I had put down.6fedff431e488d50

“My little buffalo of 20 years… rest in peace until the day we meet again.”f8c14148bf0fff6a

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“Black buffaloes are endangered now, so you’re not supposed to hunt them.”ebd47065b6bb1dc6

“And yet you, knowing that, drank it all…!”5c31a52f63d2ca85

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Of course, I knew and 7cfa9831cb drank it anyway.44806bb1f4a0501c

For the record, Gordon’s collections b99b21222a were at least a few 5eef312c15 decades old, so there were e47ba69219 no legal issues.a9e5fbb127c9ab04

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‘As expected, it’s an elixir!’2ce91412afcd8b6d

Within minutes of 99821683ee drinking the medicine, 87bcc0942b the throbbing pain d3c1f31c71 started to subside.fac82a27805310fe

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‘Great. Since I took it 092fa85252 during my growth period, 64c6602750 I won’t have any 02cdf6f598 bone issues for at c6b3fe16cd least the next ten 37123ec624 years!’bc7442d4d06b78b6

Feeling triumphant inside, I decided 35570fc184 to cheer up the gloomy a3f735ea87 Gordon.5dd6571ea1fc69ac

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“I have something for you too, Grandpa. It’s even better than black 377a6eaee6 buffalo bones!”191fc717418a4d43

“Enough. What could be better than that…”69fa9792d70e94e5

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“Really?”0acf4dfb0e0bcb10

Quickly, I pulled out 37e81daa86 the pouch I had 3e1f16065a hidden under my pillow, cf41a8f220 but the disheartened old 9eb628a7a4 man didn’t even look.4145f4969201dab6

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‘What about this?’42fa5a7745df0d3b

I slowly untied 27cd5a7428 the tightly knotted 5a6e01dbbe top of the 5038bba96a pouch.342c5b2f86ab2593

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Ssshh.d485d9fc921204a0

A sweet and 8660b6477a fragrant aroma began 474dd1b0ba to waft out 3ccefd7fe2 through the small da13429cd9 opening.19975b7e3371162d

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The scent was so enticing 66c82f0377 that it woke up even 1136663a87 the gloomy Gordon’s nose.17673898d4ebf18e

As expected.ff6c8ff1a76588b6

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“This smell…?”986fe129e8efe52d

The old man, who had 13261ca3d9 been hugging the empty bottle 8c97b1b289 and sniffling, suddenly whipped his 4085bb9e62 head around to look at 487b2c904e me.e019465bf7b4cf2d

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He pointed at the pouch a653b85f75 I was holding with wide 392005304e eyes.02c34a9b2120b123

“Is that… Fairy Herb?!”ef2299f22e72b0c3

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