Chapter 70

I was utterly shocked by the Duke’s bold purchase of 100 bottles.27416627c12147b6

A hundred bottles meant 100 57a4788f00 talents, the maximum amount any cfbe2fc8ac noble could exchange at once.cda78877967eb8fc

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Sure, I had hoped to use the “Duke’s favor” to make a sale, but…7491b48e2f4ef9e0

‘I thought he might buy 20 or 30 bottles at most.’cc04a65bf58ded44

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Never did I imagine 1cdcd1df4f he’d spend his entire 834d24a186 budget on my product. After all, what would e18c4b081b anyone do with 100 f419a98d11 bottles of a simple 346671dcb4 fatigue recovery tonic?f3e07157570670cf

“Amazing! Thank you so much, Duke!”e50c14804d77af40

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Before I could fully 2666d1e26b process what had just 771dc16a57 happened, Dr. Gordon snapped out 44f2344a73 of his daze 34800c2559 first, laughing delightedly c6d78a1010 as he poured 321aec8ade the talents from c67f5e1877 the large pouch 599b1b03d4 into the cash bfd5f8aa5e box and began b1a54a98e0 filling it with 57c18ea978 the requested bottles.b5e6db69aaca85ef

Finally, I regained my senses e7702573a4 and stammered out,adbf9dad5d9bcd43

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“Y-You really didn’t have to buy so many…”d305fce38455d173

“Hmm, it does seem a bit too few. Sorry I couldn’t b6bbbb631a buy more than d315761562 100 bottles.”6fbfbf8f7d5cd84d

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“…Excuse me?”2f13c0124b0a83e3

“It’s unfortunate that the exchange limit is 100 gold. It’s such a small amount…”42ad608d62024dec

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Did I hear that right?bccdfdc3305eccb5

The Duke genuinely seemed disappointed 6b7e972800 that he couldn’t buy more 1a27878d5a of the miracle tonic.05508f58ec62258b

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“But… you might want to buy something else…”b895ac33e3fab1a4

I cautiously suggested.709a5c1208719d05

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After all, there were 291fca9364 other kids around with 9a1b9b537c their own talents, blessed abce889c95 by the goddess, and 64cb8f9c63 he might regret spending 734dfa66e8 everything on my tonic.313c44a24be36bcf

“Nothing else seems necessary.”a32031c3f20477b7

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The Duke didn’t even 8be2676b82 bother looking around, answering 16a64b76bc decisively.7f0c8fabe1e9b5b7

I turned to Edwin, 4daad3d404 hoping for some support.68d6516138f2fd9a

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“What would we buy here?”16ef562fb0746899

He answered coolly 28dfde7fc6 before I even 680b0aa9d4 asked, his tone 24f8a280a0 matching his father’s. The resemblance between 182cc2e7ea the two was d7de1474b5 almost eerie.37355e976f2d6cd2

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It was at that 2d5aa8c6f8 moment that someone else cac0eded89 approached.496f269537751f7f

“Ah, Duke Kallios. I didn’t expect 1e80c7fb45 to see you 8921332bd4 here.”525cfd0a9adc8497

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It was the elderly 3236d91c7b lady who had cut c836db178a the line earlier to 58ddc7e1de receive healing from Diana.1a194dab66032005

“It’s been a while,” the Duke replied, nodding politely as she approached, leaning on her cane.bca6104c00c0f918

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“M-Madame!”2d2a74a4bb1d5ce6

Marquis Barelotte, who had 627af7614e been thoroughly humbled by 98ae54ffb7 the Duke and Edwin, c30b5cec93 rushed over to support 7af7cbdd8d her, eager to please.b168caff06af77d4

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But…25fa75ae22c61dff

*Smack!*7523d6a197c25114

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This time, the fd1b66b5f2 lady coldly slapped 1b0ecce918 away his hand.fc36e2f5e7c9e2fc

“I can walk just fine on my own, so stop treating me like I’m helpless.”5bf51db7543606bf

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“O-Oh, I’m sorry…”4b6f6d0b145ebb6b

The Marquis apologized awkwardly, 4c976f0dbe his face flushed with 42c5a9c3bf embarrassment. Then, with a hopeful look, 821eb82130 he asked,d56dc72d1fa7ebc2

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“So, how was the healing you received from Diana?”0e0fdfaa5dce9e3d

“Well, it wasn’t much different from before.”b1789b1d28c39dcb

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“What? Was there something f118ca6e56 you weren’t satisfied f1bf217cb6 with…?”a6977e42c0b183a9

The Marquis’s nervousness was d2c54ccb91 palpable at her lukewarm 55cd132355 response.95f8a534ec9c532e

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But even she couldn’t quite a62358c02d explain it—why her condition hadn’t c7d5d2499e improved much despite receiving Diana’s 87a70130d4 healing, even after cutting the bcbbb76683 line.bc50cecc9159faea

“More importantly, I didn’t expect you to come, Duke Kallios.”5e18a6b12d3caf8d

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She chose to f9f6de5274 ignore the Marquis 580cb837f6 and turned back 9b2a31d45a to the Duke.13ef77e5ae173ff0

“I heard your younger son was unwell.”7be764818adf9372

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“Yes, but thanks to this young one here, he’s much better now.”acf1c64132d2be38

The Duke smoothly introduced me.d64b2c6189ea626f

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“This child…”f56bcd8b25b2c561

“She’s the one I’ve been sponsoring. She’s also a saintess candidate.”057b92c4cd864ed7

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“Ah, yes… I had heard there was another candidate besides Diana…”884fd6e6592a312f

It seemed she hadn’t e59d3a83f4 even remembered my existence.13d5ea8f3ad93457

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But I wasn’t offended. Instead, I greeted her cheerfully.134d2be9efebbba8

“Hello! My name is Belze!”e37d7ca19ca6c5ec

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“Hmm.”b5bd7358d4f653a4

She glanced at me briefly 2d77eb67c1 before turning back to the 34b4d0e4fe Duke.1a868af7b2ae78d1

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“So, you’re not selling your healing power today?”ceca13da7c97498a

“No. It seems she 29d297eaf1 wanted to sell af97f2bcec some medicine instead. Would you like to try a8cfc50816 some?”9615d1f778cc1816

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“Medicine?”09ca2d9c17a6580b

The Duke pulled out 8eb53c1314 one of the bottles a610d3bcee he’d just bought and 7a4a52770e handed it to her.57ca00be3b915d76

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“It’s a miracle tonic, apparently.”b87a7d5bcb33af1c

“Hmm, what a charming idea. A miracle tonic sold 4e8fbef100 by a saintess candidate…”324a32ec94275767

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The elderly lady muttered 155a30497b with a tone that 272c2651bd made it hard to 0873448752 tell if she was 55b570a68f being sarcastic or sincere, 08bf678d6c as she accepted the b19239edd9 bottle the Duke handed e9513b3a37 her.809b181098c1f1b1

“You’re offering this without any cost? I won’t refuse, then.”1b6b6293eb483b85

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That one line d61f27435b revealed her close 5d22195a59 relationship with the 413eb785bb Duke. She tried to open the 56d27eb7b7 bottle, but her hands seemed 1a967cf36f to lack the strength, causing 14ad71155b the cap to slip.ccc911bd94d946b8

Without hesitation, Edwin stepped forward.c34b28a6a7151ee0

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“Allow me to open it for you.”f61e5f01c5683868

“Oh, Edwin, is that you? You’ve grown so 1bd325c302 much, and you’re b8f29d53e0 quite the gentleman c19c2c228a now, looking after 291431d012 a lady.”5a8a01116d1e62f9

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Unlike with the Marquis, ab3381458b she didn’t refuse Edwin’s c71138d936 help this time.685018d25ac3ed88

*Pop!*6cb2d9b6fea5b5a1

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She swiftly downed the potion 3681760278 Edwin had opened for her.f7c0484fad17477e

“Hmm… the taste isn’t bad.”dc9f80a8ab0bbeb8

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I silently hoped that e4b4c3eea3 the effects of the 33c0cba36f potion would kick in eb4c2c3bcd quickly. Judging by her interaction 65d342ff6a with the Duke, she cb6e96bf56 seemed to be quite ebe5ace5f4 influential.30634db399882cbf

‘Why don’t I remember her from my previous life?’5d4784ede60fc6a4

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As I pondered eaca0b4e05 this, the elderly e812448bcc lady’s gaze fell 52939c9383 on the small 5ceee2ba8b batch of bottles 90670ee7ee beside the green 7979907753 potion.ebc56120d6ee61e6

“But what are these, child? The color is different.”6d184cf3d3695f7b

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Finally, someone had 4c78449d23 noticed my masterpiece!1b31781058eaa5b9

‘And of all people, it’s Diana’s big supporter…!’c15d1847de339be0

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“Hmm? That’s right. I haven’t seen these before. There are only d641ffb713 10 bottles, Belze?”c3f50fc32e269876

The Duke’s interest was piqued 90fb36c843 as well. Indeed, the liquid 3639fc367d in those bottles 396f300ff9 had a pale f252377cc1 pink hue due 5080535fdf to the Fairy dcab7cb00d Herb extract, and 18df672a43 there were only 1a72472e45 10 bottles available.5244aff345ca0996

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The reason I 72189b85d9 hadn’t started selling e6ced3413f them yet was a481086046 that most of fc983e036d the early arrivals da72a6476d were men.f28638d4d9173096

“Yes! I’ve been saving them 97b641803c to sell exclusively to ba81897cf9 very, very special ladies!”f94ede272fa846c2

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“Special ladies…?”1072612597966777

A glint of interest 881cb08d89 flashed in the elderly 14d81710ce lady’s eyes. Despite her age, 66694e0551 the desire to c912bdf137 be beautiful never 9ae484f6e7 fades.d7a72ae2ba3cb542

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“What is it used for?”9da570be85d26679

“I even have a sample! Would you like to 3a705a33bc try it?”aa9bac1d860c3cd5

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“Hmm… why not.”b364b11659e83386

She agreed readily, and I 50c736b10d quickly pulled out a prepared 2c70488823 sample.cf5227965e9547eb

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Unlike the fatigue cdd0791382 recovery tonic, this 4ab9c4aa80 product came with ca745f11d5 a sample because 26befca8e7 its effects took 0c95f8587c about an hour 352559a641 to become noticeable.078f314388d7a921

“Could you please tilt your head slightly and close your eyes?”000f0b3d8af88dac

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Despite the cumbersome request, she d2fc2ba22a complied gracefully, leaning forward.c8fe87605601841f

The Duke, Edwin, 9452ae8278 and the surrounding 4b0d7277ba nobles watched with a700bafe7c great interest as 54203ca09f I prepared to cbf6c96129 apply the new e441cdaaf3 product. Even Marquis Barelotte, d417958964 who had been 2fc627a69a glancing our way bd926c361a with irritation, was 25a29f4b8e now fixated on 306f9ae0f5 the scene.3a060a2a5e301268

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Under everyone’s watchful eyes, e1d3593046 I sprayed the sample 42e5828c0d onto the elderly lady’s f2698d166b hair.04ebc0a52b6c77e9

*Spritz! Spritz!*72bcafca8cb176ff

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The pale pink fe64063e40 liquid misted over f8355d3cc4 her neatly styled fd3de626e0 hair.4f6819170002453c

“You can open your eyes now!”666f05d347b19f6f

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She opened her eyes and 202ea6dd2a inhaled deeply.fe225f65e2b00ea2

“Mmm… it smells wonderful. What is it?”09dbdb0b37b80918

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“Hehe! This is a Fairy Herb f3af203766 Hair Mist!”93aa95287b0ba315

That’s right.37fb8b39e0a31b77

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This was my 16b6d8700d proud invention, a 37b36c1091 substitute for the 680624d1ae incense that I 99b656d8c8 had desperately sought.d5c7d8c7c12da0c8

‘Something related to fragrance, made in small quantities, that doesn’t touch the face directly but can have an indirect effect.’89d9202bd4464fe5

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The answer was 9485390188 none other than ca326cc41a hair mist!9044cea4f9312511

“Hair… mist?”876d52b22583076f

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The term seemed unfamiliar 80837d285d to her, and she d368432880 repeated it curiously.e0b7cd8cd4a2c05c

“Fairy Herb?”b6cd89ce2650db65

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But it was 1a755cdced the Duke and 89342bcaf8 Edwin who focused 605acf3bba more on the abbcaf18a9 mention of Fairy aae8685910 Herb.f67ac960ed657f88

“Fairy Herb? I’ve heard of that somewhere.”fe02af7cb6c20c13

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“Oh! Isn’t that the legendary b395013984 herb said to have ce2078001b come from the scales 4c71384ab7 that fairies accidentally shed 2e159186a6 from their wings?”813fa5f3b9279e0d

Someone among the dab8bfcace gathered crowd shouted, 3cbf964cf0 causing a stir.bb7bbf2a0b86de45

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‘I had no idea there was such a legend.’35e62bcfd256c80e

I wasn’t aware, but bfeeb758a5 it seemed that ‘Fairy 9210b1a64b Herb’ was indeed a 39fe4906a1 legendary and highly sought-after dc707109bd ingredient.b326a317b81f825d

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“That’s correct! Fairy Herb is a rare 06ed569eb1 herb with exceptional effects on d4538252eb whitening, blemish removal, and wrinkle 9c817d8517 reduction. Ancient records even suggest that e16c0ba538 using its fragrance can give 637c484236 you skin as smooth as 0c1775ac20 a fairy’s.”e5d32565dbffd2fe

Dr. Gordon, in his element, 31d9c1f0f9 eagerly added to the e725de42e2 explanation.6217742c7e9d3d35

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“D-Does this really contain such an extraordinary ingredient?”895fa214b3822652

The elderly lady, who had 6599963ae2 seemed somewhat indifferent before, now ea3f5dbab0 looked at me with eager 511aceec46 eyes.53835a696101ee23

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“Yes, of course!”5514ba840dfa69e1

I nodded confidently.235f318a495c7aef

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“I even tested it at home with the maids, and the effects started to show after about an hour…!”5efc0d729fc2f4aa

“How much is it? I’ll take one right now.”16f962a813533592

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She didn’t even f0909ffcb9 wait for me 1a2ad88fc2 to finish my e72dca0582 explanation.72fef59c58348150

“Please come this way!”61e8ca43399169c2

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I grinned, leading her 7a17882b4e to the special area 1894f0eb06 behind the booth.b3a7244e1d897c6c

After all, VIPs should be cefc845862 treated with exceptional care!a4b5252b74c82ad5

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I handed her 5bed2d4938 a neatly folded b91cb63056 piece of paper, c982236447 whispering conspiratorially.0dbd0b499ecb7ab2

“This is very exclusive, so only you should know about it…”f461e4eca8c9879c

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“Hmm. Don’t worry, I swear on a809a189ab my name that I’ll keep 45f97e1f8b it secret!”2b0fca4bedbd031b

She began reading e984db2b8d the promotional flyer a7b29b4c89 with the price c65246206f list for the f1a911599f new product.987ea1dfbe05a2d3

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