Chapter 66

Diana turned to my maid eace35d773 and asked.eb954a83ac0c8609

“That’s right, my lady! If someone is caught earning talents through someone else’s ability, they’ll be kicked out of today’s event immediately!”82a0b8310df19f12

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The new maid nodded her 138012e852 head vigorously in agreement.abcb9e811502207c

I wasn’t sure if 39c6c0f738 Diana was genuinely curious 5d34c4e642 or just pretending… but 082c14cdc2 there was no particular fdcedb79eb malice on her small, 6caffaedf3 pale face.a520d2f4744153a9

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However, her comment drew attention 13b6aafeff to me once again.d378edf507734038

To figure out her 128cef2179 intentions, I stared at dbd7ce86a6 her for a moment, ab36ca5dd8 then closed my eyes 0df80bef3b and smiled brightly.f169c45ef128d5b7

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“Yes! I know the rules too! Thank you so much a9338e4e3c for worrying about me, 6765cd4aa6 Diana!”4fe10fbd6ae1f120

“……”abf52d093677bbab

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Diana just stared ed14a8c2cd at me without e72b8c798d responding.4981049bf951fd9f

But only for a moment.553a2c38f6d4f7f0

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“What are you saying? We’re friends, aren’t we?”0fd037f43e9736d4

She followed up with a a055910fb8 smile.e84ab4bb79a9aa61

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I nodded my head exaggeratedly.8e2c540064aaf1dc

“That’s right! We’re friends! So, did you buy 94d9d6c35d a dress like mine, 2f6582318b too?”d9381a838b276159

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“Yes! We’re frie—what?”921884b50c7030f9

Diana, who had been 1f7966c0a7 agreeing with my words fa0d41c528 so smoothly, suddenly stopped 89332ea4b7 and turned to look ff0a4a437c at me.9b29b5c2cfe536b8

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I pointed innocently at her 6660f7d491 green dress.1b01242303cc14a3

“And! Last time when you visited 45fa6fddff the Marquis, you liked the 4c89328226 dress I wore so much 1f23a72482 that you bought one just 5b2852f921 like it, didn’t you?”40b843789a2b9303

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“W-What…!”563f0678be617aed

She clearly looked flustered.485b68bdb8b42d14

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She quickly looked 1582cf9220 around and denied 6329593d2b it.11e643bd0b273b28

“W-Why would I follow you? No, this was given ced2cfbb58 to me by the 8596987d9d Marquis today to encourage 3b24921792 me to do well…!”1e7ff7a6ff072882

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“Yes! But your Marquis 24f6eccd5c asked our Duke 09a7c26fc9 where I got 0102e75ccf my dress!”6aa597d1106f0bf4

“W-What…!”a2f2f7b39bd5200b

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At my innocent remark, Diana 2e2d743569 was so speechless that her 84bbaf9390 mouth just hung open.1ee92960c157724f

“And then the Duke said that my dress was custom-made? That there’s only one 402c13636d like it in the a101764387 world! It’s a shame. It would be nice 075641ce2b if we could wear 6de281b3e1 the same dress, right?”257a99d575392042

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As I finished speaking and 2f4c0e8545 grinned, the murmurs erupted as 9c26a72ee2 if they had been waiting dce5745094 for this moment.8efb3771d74dba3c

“What? So that’s what happened?”7a33a6c0cf1079e2

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“Diana is copying Belze…”391a973d21183208

“The Duke of Kallios must really be something!”bf81ddb9c0315369

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There was no way Diana 2e45ad7a1d couldn’t hear the comments that 1bf42ac8e7 I could clearly hear.ff52df141bed7835

“……”a46e0f1548578873

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She glared at me with 08fc0b5a94 a face as red as aa14cf1ecb a beet.92b3432500d94427

It was the first time.762166fe8c341ba2

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It was the first time 84abc389a0 she had shown such intense bd144a92cd emotion.a884498afe6e9e16

In situations like this, dff33de1b0 the one who smiles 14b9897573 in the end is ccbb142b6e the true winner.ed0fa6244c146e28

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I shouted with an innocent 6ba5dc3210 smile, as if I knew 518845c17b nothing.6c36ea6b5b80069e

“But I have plenty of similar ones, so if you ever want one, just let me know! I can give you b39b3b583e one, especially for you, 762a18e8dc Diana!”1988fffb7f1b3dec

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At my final counterpunch, d1f8fa5493 Diana bit her lip cfc5b87ac8 and trembled with anger.9e9b8769e9590b2a

Then she said,d909e4b7abfc8054

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“…I don’t need it.”899eb8f954e255af

With a surprisingly cold 8f48a0dd1f voice, she turned on a3f14504bb her heel and walked 9e76970c2a away.1cb384d6716e0bbf

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‘…That’s what you get for provoking someone who was minding their own business.’97041cb9cb3ba6f2

Watching her back as she d9ac1e4931 headed towards her booth, I 8b44b7200c wiped the smile off my 6be34aa444 face.d3449a8e9c093994

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Maybe it was e208693e9f because I had 1d46931960 died and come a25e61b186 back to life, 8e2f951bed but now I 2e9c273456 felt like I e7ffdb6fff could handle this 2a1f3e93ec too.90159cc210368a2d

Dealing with people without 08b863bf03 raising my voice.835a39b1b5aadf21

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As I turned 4418823004 around with light 71f3c1660a steps, Dr. Gordon looked at fec9e34b21 me with surprised 9abbc520f2 eyes and muttered,e4784ddd6005ba83

“Last time, she just got walked all over like a fool…”6af60d9048f0552a

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“What does ‘fool’ mean?”b2342624b8243684

I asked, pretending not ef8360744a to know, and he ea2cdde670 squinted his eyes at 4a313039f2 me.28bbc07f2dac5ae0

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Then, lowering his f5b38ef9a3 voice, he whispered,0441057d6a633d17

“…Did the Marquis of Barelotte really ask the Duke about that?”b056262654726cfa

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“No?”c28e9be05362e158

“Ha!”02ed6c06da315d3a

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When I answered honestly, the 7db6c16b45 old man let out a fcc9e0f056 baffled laugh.0b74f965c469326a

“Why would you tell such a lie?”db5bd8d9bd8380cc

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“What does it matter?”4e4c50eec1c16187

I shrugged and replied nonchalantly.08b41c08b04c7c24

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“She lies a lot too, doesn’t she?”faf7bea5df6added

“That’s true, but… What if she goes to confirm it with the Marquis and then confronts you?”6c1819a829da03fd

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“Then…”64fa6f16935f6604

I thought carefully cad3e75fea about the old 87f379eda7 man’s quite realistic 490bddc2c1 concern.3a829736956c1458

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In fact, given her c174b13a40 personality, it didn’t seem e910ecd92e likely, but if she 1ad0a1be32 did…81f7439c076c605d

“I’ll just apologize, saying I thought she bought it because it looked exactly the same.”a68453911c2c1b69

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“Ha…”1b04c2e6a2983f86

The old man laughed 8fe648d9c9 as if he were 5f30a0772d exasperated.6a5ded41ad1f44f2

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Then he shook his f99756d23a head and muttered,6feff83f9d5ae494

“Tsk, tsk. The Duke has really taken 32a3041f9b in quite the troublesome creature. This is a big problem…”46c97af05edc25eb

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“You’re a silver-haired monster, grandpa!”52ec8233d1610085

“You brat! There are people with 6afd48e8a5 more gray hair than f5dbf14d31 me, so why am 840546c590 I the silver-haired monster?”9fa86bba729d4ee3

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Realizing he was probably 5da69052a0 referring to Diana, I ea13a8ba94 couldn’t help but burst f2a22245fe into laughter.57919dc2883b0f7f

Thanks to that, my 59b2a4fe06 mood lightened considerably.2b700e9aac2cacbc

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It was then.48faff25da3cf176

“Attention, everyone!”a1e9b4855c9f230c

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From inside the clearing, b0453abc2d beyond the space where 65abb3a8eb the nobles would be c08fd9620a seated, a priest stood ae5e33a2ec on a high platform 4cd305a34b and shouted loudly.62866e03968c1049

“The guests invited to today’s event will arrive in one hour! If there are any 827ee8fa7b booths that are not db3d851dad yet ready, please finish 77bee0a55d them up quickly!”69251901eafa94ec

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“Oh no, Grandpa! We need to 7635f51767 get ready too!”ebb337f7825cf59f

“Let’s do it!”cac77e5c6b90d6b3

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Dr. Gordon and I hurriedly began 885432d22b setting up our booth.67a1344691135f10

When we opened a003c77e09 the box the 9ae41475e6 old man had 3d6ff42a9f brought, we saw 89469b09cc it was packed 76abe66479 with small bottles.fb543bde476671a8

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We busily arranged them on 1d69c0d4e3 the booth table.0b0ef122eccafd62

After a while…f71aeb74212217a8

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“One, two, three, four, five… ten! One, two, three, four… ten!”df4da0d8afdd8db0

“Hmph. Can you still f0688f7628 only count to eaca28be48 ten?”af44ea1e918c60ef

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The old man sneered as 06c46d67be I checked the quantity.9a057bcab475d30a

“I-It’s not like that! I can count higher than that! Eleven, twelve…!”b99dbd0ae851678a

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It was unfair!3afb93915d3a7435

I was only bced1b59d7 counting in sets 83ef42041f of ten because ed23e5ed10 it made it 51c71efaa5 easier!bdcc0941c208c4f8

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‘Ugh… Thanks to the old man interrupting, I lost count of where I was!’b933494047523fa4

Trying to count c0c20c80fd differently only made b93bd3f9ca me forget how 29b59ed876 many I had 7ab183b9be already counted, so 6bff5695ec I ended up 1bb55e646f starting from the 47b2b6f11b beginning with tears a056d30a38 in my eyes.2e442870639d1ee9

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“One, two, three, four, five… t-ten….”bd74f0510ba586e8

“Heh.”dbbfc7276ce65f51

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The old man da196cc47e snickered again, but ea8eb833ad I held back 7a33a0cdb5 since we were 00e37b110d short on time.d4bc342d0fcbe943

“…Ten! Fifty! 500 total!”cf2959b9c2685de5

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Having confirmed the quantity, I 5b406a2c32 quickly pulled out the crumpled 454b0230df paper I had brought.f71831dbacf6bdca

“Now, please stick this up around our tent!”0e22c9c8803e4863

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“W-What is this?”51a91ee9aaa3c8e8

“The name of our product!”2c6028ea3177aba7

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“…”d772ec73a016a9f2

After skimming the contents written ab7151caa4 on the paper, the old f14bee462b man was momentarily at a c4f57228ca loss for words.45650a2a8b500c0c

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He was silent for 3743349aa2 a moment before finally 21dfc6f775 speaking.e10804d6bf8c69e4

“…Are you serious?”3de8c936adf0cc19

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“Yes! I even registered the trademark!”144f599f75640637

“Ha… I wonder if anyone will even recognize it.”162d0575305d611c

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He let out b2a8937198 a hollow laugh, f29a7d0fc7 clearly bewildered.4981d44684362f6e

‘Tsk.’5ce8c8481aacf994

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I pouted my lips.2e3e92c25be98d58

Even I knew 22f76c21f2 that my writing 0af69ebe83 skills weren’t great, 489b8b904f so I didn’t 48a3a746d5 want to write a321101d46 it myself!b899872cbf3eed60

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‘But as that girl Diana said, if it’s obvious that someone else helped, we’ll be disqualified!’b1be9546305594d2

We couldn’t afford 2fe8799bd4 to be kicked c5e8dd69bd out before we cdddf6f646 even started selling.88dbe3d83a707cae

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Though the old man 02ccb900fb clicked his tongue, he a9cd18245e still took the paper 4f9d7ad1e1 I handed him.27f0349580b3f4cc

He even corrected a d3f4665741 few typos (not all 578c4132cb of them, of course) 248957bcc4 and added some missing bce7d3b89e information, which I was bd1f1ba7fd grateful for!0cad38bf02ed7f38

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“The esteemed guests have arrived!”53f5ac028da0b704

At that moment, a loud 9775f02277 announcement echoed from the platform.2b6d8a99c225eb08

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Time was up.d27b2a4adbe555dd

The curtain was f02804d623 finally rising on 185a9ab0a2 the nobles’ hypocritical 12e803c9cc and lavish volunteer ff0d1da928 activities.05af3bca18d98516

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“Marquis Barelotte has arrived!”bc95af30bb96790f

Unfortunately, the first 17789acbd9 to arrive was fcf9a81890 the Marquis.20d473adcd842b1d

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He was notorious 1d61e63f63 for arriving earlier cf101b976f than anyone else 51b50b31e4 each year, persuading 75ae1f08c9 the nobles to 97b76276be flock to Diana’s b9aadd54c2 booth.e71828a0897b7bcc

“Oh, no need to look over there, Count! Just look at 28cbbe5e77 how not a c57054f310 single fly is 3fe04ec262 buzzing around—that tells ee61863861 you all you 3471c79069 need to know 9c0415c918 about their skill!”56d11cb4a8e2a68d

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“Just wait a moment. Let me assess the situation d794468b95 and I’ll move you to 93c1e6d413 the front of the line…”21d266b427afa805

Because Diana’s booth a2933a211c always had a 7cbefd8f7f long line, he 72722dde23 would rush over dd8ed3e72a like a ghost 2459f63eff and divert any 66363af7c3 noble who showed 1ff6545c26 the slightest interest 26b76ee4a9 in my side.6224fc168caa324e

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In my previous 235c8ae1dc life, his behavior 57f10daad7 had been infuriating 41059749f9 and disheartening…469e1f99c2e36555

But now, it was 4b1748837f just amusing.451e65779cd0a683

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‘It’s like having a free flyer distributor without spending a dime…’e5f750a9dfd778de

What a helpful man!10edbb5eda6ae436

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“Baron Hanson and the Baroness have arrived!”9d2c6f2f3213676c

“Marquis Graham has entered!”37330bf3fb693129

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“Countess Selena…!”047b2448f7f262ae

The names of the 0624569ec1 nobles who followed behind 03ed442c70 Marquis Barelotte were announced 4c6db9feb3 one by one.9d653bbcddda0028

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Listening to the cdfb654dbb list, I began 929deef19b to feel a 587157b7b1 little excited.a15b2de79d1b1e18

‘When will the Duke and Edwin arrive?’bc6e537aa41cb31e

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However, there was still no 594c53c3d9 mention of Kallios.db5076c2ccc33e4f

“Marquis! How have you been? Oh my, who is this! Why, your face a904824592 looks so worn!”efcb33e10d98e63d

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In the meantime, Marquis c503f7d3a0 Barelotte started gathering people.22540a3f26a987ea

The nobles who d7fb4791fa had arrived early 4d09967211 immediately flocked to 6771eacb28 Diana’s booth.7ef750858002540d

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Irritatingly, although my 919d791121 booth was in c7633771bd the same central 5365e74a65 area, it was b767c3490b slightly behind Diana’s, a529fde90b making it less bb16fb559a visible when the 43b92fcf72 crowd gathered.45db8770367b9b0e

‘This must be the doing of the director and the priests.’9c4b992bd72f0f9b

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It was expected, but I bf756fcabe couldn’t help feeling a bit e431fef252 bitter.3dc601358d412cc2

“Baron Hanson! I’ve spoken to Diana 8f4a394b36 and moved you up 66dd1acccb in line! You injured your 80152df361 finger, didn’t you? How did that happen?”004bf55aa93c0dbf

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Just as in my previous d6ade2122b life, Marquis Barelotte swiftly noticed 033d59715c anyone who glanced in our d39b4de191 direction and skillfully redirected their 12258bc3c5 attention.515a3a0aafebf152

Unfortunately, with his broad frame, 4ea56652fe our table was likely completely 67fd4011c7 obscured.5f5ae2ff8ac6a31a

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“Tsk, tsk! This is beyond unfair.”05c77ca5e30b6111

Dr. Gordon frowned and c3b501acd8 then turned to 9f4583b418 me, grumbling.cbc16041065cafa8

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“Belze, my dear. At this rate, we won’t cd03e6f25b sell a single thing before fa3ac0d84b the Duke arrives, will we?”edaea15fe736f835