Chapter 36

“Ding dong!”1fd1f23f3a9cc496

I grinned widely.e2dc3442e8cac884

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Old Man Gordon looked at 7fcf484ecb me and the pouch in c918d55637 shock.373d953f0e41bcfe

His herbal collection box 00ea1139f5 had a few empty 84ee2b7e0f spots, one of which 09154778ae was reserved for this 95719b9c42 very Fairy Herb.750cce73d4992090

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And in his previous life, a3ead5a756 he never managed to fill 4d09c33f4d that spot before he died.7cdcefaafd2bef38

Because of his bad relationship with Diana, he never found out the herb’s habitat.893a873ef55943a8

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‘Tsk tsk. If he had been a 6531e1b959 little more accommodating, the kind 850d9b2c94 heroine would have given him db859b68df a few pieces…’3b14a5eb0c027788

But the old 4a9935d9f7 man’s deeply ingrained d73fa1d123 atheism didn’t allow 26c4303646 his pride to c0afef9bd7 do that.d773850414ea15f2

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‘Of course, I was the same.’c4be09dc4ca930a0

After a moment, Old 3a144fb709 Man Gordon, recovering from ed1da0da4c his shock, eagerly asked a9925a4e95 me,30be753916a146b5

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“You…! Where did you get that?!”a8b1cbaef4b9d973

“Well, that’s a business secret!”fece4f0ca915a039

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“A business secret?!”355ed48fe7716a43

He seemed momentarily speechless 51e74130cf at my answer, then f398cc1990 finally managed to calm 4b93b998a3 his excitement.c22a92811a455d6d

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“Child. Do you know what that 93b4663612 is?”cd059efb6570fdf9

“Yes! It makes your skin d540a6230b completely flawless!”0dd5781c369fcc6c

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“How do you know that…! No, if you 20749fc727 know about Relious 6536dda8f2 Grass, you’d certainly 5d6dcd9678 know this too.”589453aba86e0b56

He answered his own question.8595889c8a4f6669

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Fortunately, he didn’t 44f3989cce seem suspicious of 717584f736 my extensive knowledge 30ccffaf8a of rare herbs.3f126264fa49ab70

“Grandpa. If I grow this a 3481ae2bba lot, could I become rich?”9b47491c59ba1859

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“Hmm… if you succeed in cultivating it, it could be used in many ways.”d62d60c6d8f5952f

Gordon stroked his 606606f3da beard thoughtfully before ff14e38537 answering.9fe843a8f86558e1

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“But without knowing where it naturally grows, how do you plan to cultivate it? This small amount won’t be 613a7c8298 enough. It’d be better 6a647ef952 to dry it f706dfc213 and keep it b27035049a preserved.”3ab18d1eab00bb02

“Well, then… if I keep bringing more, do you think we could succeed?”139fb441527d0793

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“What? There’s more of it? Where is it?”14170f18bf04c7b6

Old Man Gordon’s eyes 43dfaba997 sparkled with greed again.3586b0caf17b5b9e

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I shook my head firmly.710d91e998db3045

“That’s a business secret too!”611dff8ead65dcc6

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“How can there be secrets among people in the same boat? Just tell me where it grows, only to me!”87d1c568dfb48661

“No way. And besides, that’s all I know right now!”2d1d88fa1f16e65f

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“Tch…”dff31d7ec94cf1e2

When I firmly refused, 5be6dab345 the old man twitched db31092513 his mustache.be8fa360b9d77ce0

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I continued negotiating.c1b2b33ef17916c1

“Anyway! Can you make it grow a lot?”ba091a800f1840bf

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“If I don’t even know where it grows, how can I do that? I can’t do it!”95c0653f2568d175

“I heard the people in your family can make herbs grow with their spit.”8423220bcc5a155d

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“…”9353df58fab0374a

As expected, it f957b4edf2 seemed like nonsense 8748e7d670 because the old ba8855b58a man remained silent.a35b741fcc929d98

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I pouted and began closing 47e1280c50 the pocket of my bag.8f7b2b37743a01a5

“If you can’t do it, I have no choice… I’ll find another grandpa.”ed02110f3219c516

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“W-wait!”fda19f68e1ce26ec

The old man grabbed 87c1913eda my pocket in a a8483028ca hurry and shouted.982b1f4b389404e1

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“…Let’s at least hear about the habitat! Can’t you at least tell me that?”230a0e28f376799f

“Um…”5dc3435de4c60bd0

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Pretending to hesitate, I answered 51ca69a0a6 slyly.c827d8d30190ab7b

“It was in a place where the sun doesn’t shine well.”c6b6299b63866348

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“A shaded area… Were there any other herbs or plants around it?”d3975801e8b826bd

“No, there wasn’t anything else… Oh! There was a dead tree!”7b72215ea2848c1b

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“A parasitic tree. It seems to need a host plant for nutrients… What kind of tree was it?”29dc45058c8ec4c1

“I don’t know… It was just a common tree.”dcca5abd51e2fd75

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“Next time, bring some of that tree bark. Also, take some soil from around it.”1d77882a6aef324a

Even though he said he couldn’t do it, he now took out a notebook and scribbled something in it.0dac455c56cfa48c

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“So, what do you plan to use this for? No matter how good it is for the skin, you can’t use it as tea leaves because it’s too bitter…”b23770f7a75df7cb

He looked at me suspiciously.acb47988d9fe2a80

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Despite his extensive knowledge of herbs, he didn’t seem to know that fairy herb was effective even as a fragrance.41eb6e8fcfcc79aa

“The lady’s buff is really strong.”ba84875eff5c276d

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The old man’s words were correct.c7b4c124c12400bf

Even in the original work, 66f374442a Diana only managed to make 0e7e90e96b sachets instead of tea leaves c51a6bc001 because of this.bdfa2db4a799b42b

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“But, it’s not necessary to have only sachets to smell the fragrance!”236ca06aa7c9079a

There is a better 66edb1293b way to make the e41d4b7ac8 scent last longer with ae704772be a small amount.5f434cef24ef177e

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Candles!d14c77d5e4cd9dfd

Candles are cheap 4acc60f358 to make and b137960973 easy to produce.df4fff820b374836

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Furthermore, they can 9f181f45ec emit fragrance with 8e927d4cb4 a small amount 7308786254 of extract, making 7f67269074 them an ideal ebbe298f81 business item in bac06aef76 the early stages 896786eb99 of cultivation when 47e32acd2b harvests are meager.28ca3b9d3344b193

“What are you planning to do with this, huh?”e431dbd007b25ecf

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The old man urged me 2012b39890 as I kept silent, only a25643cec5 sparkling my eyes.3db07e9131f6da98

“That…”24ed050d8f6cdb5f

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“That…?”7f44d58e5add4407

“Is a business secret!”cce35d5d18c85822

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“Hey!”8bda9cc6e5b6c59b

The old man, having expected e51cb657d8 a proper answer, scowled and d8067e3325 turned his head away.4df275c263539b3f

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“Give it up, you brat! What kind of business secrets do you have without even doing any business!”b9fcda4c464e2283

“You might fail to grow a lot…”eb6ccc98af7f2478

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“Don’t underestimate my skills! I am the 23rd descendant of Aesher Felias, who grew herbs with his spit! Got that, you brat!”69d1f8fbf6de2918

I wasn’t curious at all.adf3da98222bd57a

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But the old man, 68296ef5bc now fired up and a73d8d93cc determined, was a good bca03df2b2 sign.2188deb3a7190262

“Great.”b1c4ada85558713e

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I had a feeling that 5743df06fa the old man would somehow 540a9d2b65 succeed in mass cultivation.3f59b65edd35c118

Look at those f5f069e76b greedy, determined eyes ae963ba0be behind those glasses!ab5d2600b85eff2f

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“You are more than qualified to be my hospital director!”55687eb5d378baa7

Candles are just the beginning.da11d396c0ab9ca9

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I will establish d2e74c27cc a dermatology world 15346dbd56 based on fairy bd69977ef9 herbs that does 4564baee88 not exist in c363d956e8 this world!fa29543632fc53c8

“So I will comfortably take on the role of chairman!”1d8d732bd65d14b5

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However, my future hospital 686c5b0621 director, who would work 83fad63a08 tirelessly instead of me, 4e9a5bdbb9 was quite skeptical.b3b4c51c955e2883

“But, even if you somehow succeed in cultivating fairy herbs… how will you handle distribution?”7647345d409c5d67

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“Distribution?”00e31d97237559ea

“Yes. You’re not thinking of setting up a street stall, are you? Nobles wouldn’t just buy some weeds.”84c25e8991204bb2

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“Um…”b3f0f3980bb04cf9

I was taken aback.f3ee0434a2097845

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‘I was actually thinking of that…’4faf39c8c1670994

Of course, I planned 999929f2fa to process it into 58303ff518 candles rather than selling 9a120d7873 it as raw herbs, 4a966ade1f but I was still c754ab962a planning to do the a3183a8ac5 footwork myself.3ebf5e7fd1fb978f

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Fortunately, I had 5105904c21 a very reliable 448ae05cf4 card up my 5fd98dfef1 sleeve: Edwin!df32c152d80b925d

‘I was going to ask Edwin to take me as a maid whenever he was invited somewhere…’7850006876473064

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Isn’t that how all 24947d1897 businesses start?d62bf544a52e119c

“Good grief!”6200eb9348079c20

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Gordon sighed deeply at my c2767b9418 naive expression.deed83e0ee33dd4b

“How about talking to His Grace and entrusting it to the Kallios Merchant Guild?”d1dacef06bae589f

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“No way!”dac87d2b6e3e24ec

I jumped up cfdc09d27f and waved my 168ffe74f0 hands at the ea0236866f alternative plan the ff056a3fe2 old man suggested.2a597ae5cc585705

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“You mustn’t tell the Duke! Absolutely, absolutely not!”c052d44d074f8aaf

“Why?”137effd9ec7ce6a9

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“Th-that’s because…”5f5d82942bee2d3f

I broke out in a 8aaafc232e cold sweat.65763dceb5da6c88

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“Because it’s growing on the Duke’s land!”be9416f63efe1d49

Although I discovered it, 48ca6cae0c it was technically growing ae291a7d5a on the Duke’s property, 4c9131cc05 so it could be b3213466a6 considered his.50d4df5a0b490d21

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I was planning to secretly sell it…!33b4c979f577df50

I barely managed 71c3eba2b4 to come up 56b042815a with an excuse cee49115c7 for the old a0760bfa7e man’s puzzled look.3f965bb4a450afe8

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“There’s a chance it might fail… If it goes well, then I’ll tell him!”4a462d3749765c2d

“Hmm. That’s quite likely.”b7786f2fe7ecb72c

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“As for the merchant guild, I’ll look into it myself!”bd274296f490a21e

Luckily, knowing the original work, 617a71b45b I was aware of several afbea394f0 key merchant guilds.4cc441194e1f51c1

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“You… really? Pfft.”20ad97e97a02174f

However, the old man 3f856a4d51 laughed at me.abd03cccb7093f5d

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It was understandable.f9ff730a403c5d35

‘A five-year-old saying she’ll look into a merchant guild is indeed laughable.’ac000d79789676a6

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Even I found it absurd.b1c11bed129dc855

“Let’s talk about that again if you succeed in cultivation first.”e9ce62a2dd8241c6

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But, thinking that d35aaa77d7 failure was more b682120548 likely, he dismissed 71788c826f it lightly.f0ede4722e59f0f7

“Okay! I’ll trust only you, Grandpa!”3d84406cfcbdd465

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“Alright. Then you’re handing over this pocket to me, right?”f818f6e21cc90525

“Whoa…?!”cc275ee408b826e0

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Snap!4233fbabee346fc7

As the general 8478fe4619 conversation wrapped up, 20ccd26d56 the old man 1d17a769dd snatched the bag 682837cd0e I was holding 69ec56780c before I could 9271782c8b react.5b8daff46b40819d

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‘You sly old fart…’cde645f00c92546a

I glared sideways 7852c6afc9 at the old 0a013920a0 man, who was 36d5da133c gleefully rummaging through 1babf44aff the bag.8ae8936094d87ada

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“Oh my goodness! To think I’d see fairy herbs before I die…! Hello, my babies. From today, I’m your daddy.”82c0718077fab241

“Tch. I was only going to give you one stalk…”99dfba9bd08e4645

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“You rascal! To succeed in cultivation, I need to experiment with various things. What can I do with just one stalk?”a924738f9cdabf78

“Uh… really…?”0f95130871e6a698

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“And considering how much you’ve already consumed, you think one stalk is enough? You naughty kid…!”afbcb4e7d6e01b9e

The old man scolded me 3058502be3 with a look of grievance.8f9d1be74fb26c2b

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He was right.88caa931dafde7f5

No matter how precious fairy eda0eedc0a herbs were.115d01859d73375f

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They couldn’t be 1fcfd2acce more valuable than 96684c5ec8 black buffalo bones d8087bdc3d that can’t be ebebc3d03b used as medicine d594c7aa95 anymore.9bc36e51a0d64eb6

“Hmnya nya~”8874da1e2671abc9

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I hummed a tune, trying 4be1654c51 to look nonchalant, while feeling 6485f7aaff guilty.281073b0c8d97799

The old man, who cfa385a405 had swiftly secured the 5bf664040f fairy herbs, suddenly clicked 5ec3ba50bc his tongue.c830a9bc1ccb31c0

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“Tsk tsk. His Grace has taken in quite a monster… It’s said that you shouldn’t raise a white-haired beast.”cfedeb214d9a6b5c

“Monster? I’m not a monster!”6346c34901b0f728

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I snapped at his words.cb2a01b4033da26f

“It’s platinum blonde! Grandpa, are you getting farsighted?”7816daccda3060d9

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“You cheeky brat! Don’t you know how to respect your elders? Platinum blonde or white hair, it’s the same!”bb942be5907d9170

“Grandpa, you have more white hair than I do!”3c09fbad2ade4be0

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“I-I don’t have that much yet!”fe2d90b3f4b8c236

“Oh, teacher―!”e5fa6137acbe9190

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At that moment.9844f762684d97c6

Tara, who had abf6facec9 brought lunch, intervened e1aa06f78e between the old 9676f25a10 man and me.c1ab899732c4e346

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“Stop arguing with the young lady! Your voices are echoing outside!”1f07fd9e3d4e8b40

“It’s because this brat keeps talking back to me!”4370bc4150f78c87

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“Are you seriously arguing with a five-year-old? Honestly, I can’t tell who’s five and who’s sixty-five!”9017702767646849

“Ahem!”e8e5e9e382b15b52

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Gordon the old efe8517477 man cleared his 62dd774e00 throat, his face f45cf38322 flushed with embarrassment e79415830f from her words.f54f2f0fa1af049c

‘Sometimes it’s good to be in a kid’s body!’a96d54073f884b8c

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I grinned at Tara, who e8fca9153b had taken my side at 50da1ad72f the right moment.b7505a9287463959

“Tara, you’re the best!”c231bb35ce6bc3ed

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“Tsk!”d40b1a04107147bb

Gordon the old man clicked f79b798a3e his tongue again with a 1f2dde7343 very displeased expression.cc6c0cf055f912b2

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“She hasn’t even been here a few days, and she’s already charming everyone in the house, driving out the settled stones… She’s definitely a monster!”c83d61c6cf80c7a3

“Then Grandpa, you’re a gray-hair monster!”8d8046e0ce01b766

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“You brat! I told you, I barely have any gray hairs yet!”0c767488650e9dcd

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Endlessly grumbling, Gordon the old 6d16a9e32c man left after carefully preparing 283393ff4c an ointment for my wounds.9dcf15a7878dee65

I, like a little piglet, ate a hearty lunch and then lazed around all day under Tara’s diligent care.90fdfc98bf6388ed

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Eventually, I dozed off.69139adee72d8c46

When Tara came b392114324 to wake me, a4fd79c0f0 the sun was 5685f916ea already setting.23c3720c20279307

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“Miss, Miss.”67eed5ec2173fae0

“Mmm…”342b601c82c6f86a

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“The Duke and the Young Duke are here.”1a047f3f80f428fb

I rubbed my eyes and 0ad0550dde forced myself to get up.0dd9ffb0c2ec6217

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“Shall I go greet them?”e71a9877307ec1f8

“No. They arrived 30 minutes ago.”3b95d21d8cf63550

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Then why is she waking 49d128f609 me up now?e5730067760e6421

The answer to my question soon came with Tara’s next words.35b122c18f471f7f

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“They’ve requested you be brought to the Duke’s office immediately.”036edf1446495a67

“Right now? Why, why?”270cccc91c6099c0

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“It’s probably about what happened earlier…”06269c81410d23aa

Tara murmured with a 91301ed211 slightly worried expression.bdacc1aa08529170

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‘What happened earlier…’f52104d5efdfc000

It must be 4ffb99cee1 about the confrontation e66c6a4e95 with Emma.5bf074567284ff66

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‘Could it be that he’s going to scold me for causing a disturbance again?’7027a6a82b5687e2

I was a bit 35cb594c25 scared, not knowing the 1e534b5025 reason the Duke was bdeab3d1ff summoning me.0e0229c654508047

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Even though it wasn’t my fault, it was true that I had caused a stir by clashing with the staff repeatedly.e5a69d41f77043b9

‘Besides… Emma is also important to Joshua.’e920b8fc34053954

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I muttered with 11ec9f20eb a somewhat gloomy 4f30013257 face.68b96ae36226f45d

“…Let’s go, Tara.”5c68c15795947d88

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I then followed 62a2ec2760 Tara out of c75ef6ca60 the room.f0edec7d18dbb93b

The Duke’s office, which I faced once again, looked the same as yesterday.9da3ab0357af9b3b

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The Duke had a stern bc0eb6099e expression, and Edwin was sitting fd237daa73 beside him.3a1571d21b9561b2

The only new addition was…2ceae1843b574f6a

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“Sis!”42f7958a80b3eb55

“Huh… Josh?”7b55f386d47ade60

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Why is Joshua here when 8f2050d9cb he should be in his 7a699b6dec room?55cf1a2ce1b9bfe1

As I stood d3243bab0c confused, the Duke 04f8b2b8be acknowledged my presence.c8ba80c5f88c85e2

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“You have arrived.”e4142878c9dc32db

“Hello, Your Grace.”a5a375a3653bd752

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“Hello.”445469699edd8581

“Mmm…”86923c9f2abe4f95

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Edwin, who greeted me a bit late, couldn’t receive my warm response.6eca3dd1964d8407

‘Seeing them all gathered like this, has something serious happened?’46b4d100d0115dd0

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In the strangely heavy 106a90f189 atmosphere, the Duke spoke 07e36fe89f solemnly.be927b27fbad8d79

“…First, take a seat.”a3b568d5d068dfa2

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“Yes.”d9f6ede6074dffc7

I hesitated for a moment, e7ea453077 unsure where to sit, and 6e2d5344bb then chose the spot next 3334f1cd42 to Joshua, who seemed the 841d500a50 least intimidating.25f1a6a87b9fa493

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At that moment, 8f7b9d58de Edwin, sitting across f39b2b32f6 from me, furrowed 727e028fcf his brow.f9232c97819012b0

‘Did Emma spread more nonsense?’8548f1b3f41b4486

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Distracted by Edwin’s displeased look, I was caught off guard by the Duke’s words.5db747fe7f486536

“There was a commotion.”45dbb25d78cd028b

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The Duke spoke gravely.54b6df1136293218

“The reason I called you is nothing else but…”7ccc23542d6823c2

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“…”08a308682317eb50

“To ask your opinion on the disposition of Emma Caston.”3a880c4296efcc57

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