Chapter 74

“Hey, hey, isn’t this going too far, picking on kids like this?”0a998042c12d1735

Grandpa Gordon finally stepped in, badb108453 seemingly unable to hold back 07b8c67420 any longer.2b31ff3df0b48a00

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But the headmistress turned her aa395af4b2 sharp gaze on him, raising 713696c268 her voice.55aa4535fd81b752

“Going too far? What are you talking about? You should’ve stopped her if you saw her bending the rules!”cc74c5f8b4150aa8

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“Pah! What rules? How were we supposed to stop Young Lord Kallios when he insisted on helping?”e69e15fd2338998b

“Oh, so now you’re blaming others?!”73041c28061a7f8e

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“Yes, I’m blaming the Young Lord! What are you going to do about it, woman? Go ahead and report me if you dare!”db32fb738731f6d7

“You old geezer…!”f5787d5e0ae1b9fb

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Unfortunately, Grandpa Gordon 3c873607fb wasn’t much help.7b3ab65b88325293

As their voices grew 825693ca89 louder, I couldn’t take a3e78ce4cd it anymore and shouted.fc8cf592bd7e4104

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“Enough―!”c6efd632ba14c504

I didn’t have time 9205c74ec8 for this.7886cfdad5e1790b

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‘Every minute I waste here, I’m losing the chance to sell more…!’717d6a6798fae66f

If Marquis Barelotte had 818b00a316 prodded the headmistress into a4e4a7e629 causing this chaos, then 478c1b6d8b he had half succeeded. I saw a few c07e48e95c nobles approaching our booth, 3a3cd56f53 only to turn away fd757637a2 because of the commotion.a0eb064ea0b3071d

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Arguing any further would 97d11a92ab only hurt me.c56965cbd11ae9e9

With a deep sigh, e1511204e8 I handed over the 348fb4d219 pouch of 50 talents 0281e0f24d I’d received from Madam f2376cc34b to the headmistress.06f1a38d5ee0e338

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“Now we’re talking!”75a8e7d57091d439

She snatched the pouch eagerly.59d5cceaf86d81e8

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As she walked away 1f4744ac05 with it, I calmly 24e93c1d4b muttered.9fc2a68a7e8f6fea

“…I’ll be filing an official complaint with the temple after this.”3a4a3cb68af0798c

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“Go ahead, Belze,” she scoffed.68531eb87b09b98a

“But do you really think the temple will take your side?”e7d16f312635567c

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“If I go with Duke Kallios, I think they might.”13b0747da8cf6840

“Ugh…”ccd77e20365c2ae8

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She hesitated for a 083594b901 moment, clearly not having 114b52d882 considered that possibility.bd0c3d949737dec7

Still, she lifted her bbf76cf0d6 chin and responded confidently.d0a8e27d2b35d77d

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“Well, even if you do, what difference will it make? You did break the rules, didn’t you?”d8dc8ad9e3d02da4

I didn’t bother arguing further. There was no a44b991c46 need to point 35ba212403 out that I’d 3c7bcee660 go over every 5eb1c9be21 detail later.ad79abc0bb9a0791

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Taking my silence 5a79b72906 as a sign e6995dfa8b of defeat, she 08e6a77a22 shook the pouch db33868aaf of talents mockingly.50ca08ad72a9f6ba

“See? If you’d behaved more like Diana, this wouldn’t have happened. You’re still the same even in the Duke’s household. It’s incredible how different you two are, despite both being saint candidates…”78dc0c8118fb78ba

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I had heard fcdb50da36 such remarks countless 1c7955d0e6 times, so they 1d966541fe didn’t bother me. But Grandpa Gordon, on the 6429ef5333 other hand, clicked his tongue, 7e9a73f7d7 visibly irritated.c7ec8f84d89d255c

“Talk about shameless. And to think they let someone like you run an orphanage. What a disgrace.”0e9c4460f798fef3

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“What did you say, old man?!”fd479a03e1aaa563

“Did I stutter?”1d98b855223da5b6

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“You… you old coot!”52c6bb15f0ee4266

The tension between the bb15f3999c two crackled like sparks, 936dc1011b and I could sense 0d572c5abd a second round about bd797f7f0b to start.cab55f84fc8a4ad9

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Quickly deciding to end b7693bc31d this once and for 566040e716 all, I resolved to 3885abc8d0 get rid of the dd3f583561 headmistress.eef2d8ca86b76b68

Taking a deep breath, I 05e10654e1 prepared myself.cccbacb2ee156063

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“Phew…!”a17fc140b5e74dc5

“Everyone! Listen up! The headmistress has constipation―!”26840dc8e92c8ccc

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I shouted loud enough for 5b8bb93996 everyone passing by to turn 0b9216326c and look.1f319ef522540ecb

“Hey―!”7d96ca4803d79263

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The headmistress, startled by my bae16f6aec sudden outburst, yelled at me, d941aa74c1 but I paid her no 8d770b3352 mind and kept shouting at 3672a3f80b the top of my lungs.69c66071f5172e89

“I saw it myself! Her stomach is full, full of poop!”4901c7f1ea077dff

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“Will you be quiet?!”803e640b3ec3ea6a

“In five seconds, I’ll reveal her nickname! Her nickname is… *Poop Queen*!”c79cdf881ad62eeb

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“Alright, alright, I’m going! I’m leaving!”60bc336da0ce59da

Finally understanding that I wasn’t b4f70dcde8 going to stop, the headmistress 5c52e57340 hurriedly fled the scene.6504f1807c29b929

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“Phew, problem solved,” I muttered with relief.cf7e630e73a3334a

Then, I heard 1218dab510 a voice behind 5bfb1f8eb2 me.269de2586f19023b

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“…So, you’ve been treated like this the whole time at the orphanage?”7d953713c7e5da7a

I looked up to 508e6b8a1c see Grandpa Gordon staring c6c9a1beb7 at me with an d825341c2a unusually serious expression.5fa3e9bebbd9625c

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To be honest, this was 8adfdfba54 nothing compared to what I’d 9d52cdb0c4 gone through before.54d5185bfc5f8372

At least now I had 54df9e42fe the satisfaction of fighting back.1cd027b6e4c5b36d

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When I was 07a0d61833 younger, unable to a39cbec817 speak properly, the c3137218db sudden change in 301b279b6b the headmistress’s attitude 31ac0c1bd5 and the bullying db15b359a4 she encouraged had 3e0137c0c9 been much harder ba92080970 to bear.e85518b0d372b416

The constant, baseless comparisons f9c44157fa to Diana had crushed 66eb943d61 my spirit day after 0c017c724e day.38fb8ed23d01aa07

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I cried, begged, but 124262f6b2 no one paid attention.58bccc17737c8633

It wasn’t until I started 755fd208f3 screaming, breaking things, pinching and 16306fcb8a hitting Diana and the other de48e2fbf5 kids that anyone finally noticed efd5c4a890 me.8573bdc5cab49527

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As I pushed away 43b2cfa60b the painful memories that d416aa7211 flashed before my eyes, badb87559b I forced a smile.bea5ed03f91f51eb

“It’s fine.”aa7663f8040cd831

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“Hm? What’s fine?”e0cc9af8b228e7dd

“The headmistress will die from constipation anyway!”235928a83c07f1f9

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I said it 1360abbff3 cheerfully, causing Grandpa a43ea07009 Gordon to look b273c98f62 at me in cd01fe6adf shock.08001c857ffe8334

“What?! What kind of five-year-old says something so awful…!”40ff73bf87e9c9aa

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Shuddering, he scolded me harshly.00b221b49ae62068

“Don’t go around saying things like that! With those big, red eyes of yours, people might actually believe it!”2cf502a399da4ba8

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“…Hehe.”2386da8fd2154b4d

But it’s true, though.92d5659d6808f8b8

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I held back 3ae4f29928 the rest of 8b8b695c30 my thoughts and 8825d9bae2 smiled innocently, turning 7ce5360101 my gaze away.5ac7ee538185e031

And then I c83b8c2ca6 spotted the headmistress e6701249f4 not far away.dc9761c44fbed6a7

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‘Just as I thought.’8fd175d0c394ee3b

It wasn’t hard to ffef77fc55 figure out who had 3263c4b01f reported me. The headmistress was now b9241f6d97 standing with Marquis Barelotte, 9e182035ed chatting away with a d5d4ee8672 bright expression.6524939cc5da4902

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After a brief ee48d71702 conversation, the Marquis 93f3590626 led her behind fbe2f96c82 Diana’s booth.0fb1ed0fa4030570

Watching it unfold with cold 1f537be1f0 eyes, I quickly grasped the a5a396c163 situation.18958e0a23ff4acc

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‘So it wasn’t just a report—it was all orchestrated.’b6bf772f4d0dc572

No wonder.424d8ad20c10a2d9

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Even with the Kallios dbad534b2f family backing me, the f4af1200be headmistress had been eager 35d47bd068 to squeeze a hefty 936a349a56 fine out of me.ab7e1eace47e6471

It was clear now 5613119b43 that the Marquis had 6fe09484ba bribed the headmistress to 890c297b87 steal my talents, ensuring 0311487df8 that Diana could stay a6a1c3b457 ahead.0376f591f13028b7

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‘I must be quite the threat.’80ed625f9abf0041

Rather than anger, I felt 2eda7214e1 a strange satisfaction.a87efc5f14bfcc88

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In my past life, 2f783fdfe1 they treated me like a3aae867b4 dirt, barely acknowledging my 4aafff3430 existence.3866604293a2a709

But now, seeing a533863d0c them stoop to 636661465e such petty tactics aad9327f6a meant they saw 9baf488e37 me as a febe799e02 real danger.d8b7ef262802048a

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That wasn’t such 63e09d4ea0 a bad feeling.42534f261119e49b

And despite their efforts, f8f395c733 it wouldn’t be too 0df8a57a50 hard for me to 474beebf3e make up the 50 c9430d8151 talents they took.b2719e9feeb7ea6d

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All I needed ee66e01836 to do was 5ad11be747 sell one more 1f1c0eaea4 bottle of Fairy c9374348a8 Mist, even if ca80e0b037 it meant begging 3711e30dfd for it.162a1a4ddaf4afff

There was only one 78e3b8abcf issue left.711eeb48c6367af5

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‘How can I expose the relationship between those two?’8e58e8dcc62251fa

From that moment, I 499ba3683c began plotting how I 10fb330140 could make both the a541229dcb Marquis and the headmistress 53bd70a354 pay.8773af4218676ea7

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After all, I 9383e012a5 was someone who 43f7cb6b1a always returned favors a92c6c6cfe twofold!9afb521c75f07854

And as I mulled 2ab34f11a3 it over, an hour 9d6e4cd0e6 passed by in the 44f71b0932 blink of an eye.c6f4e9e28c5f967a

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* * *1bf872386652c0e8

As most of the 40eddc9108 invited nobles arrived, the dbe4fe2c8b event hall grew noticeably 78a50218ff busier and noisier.888b0dc8ddffde1f

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‘It’s about time they showed up.’f2834147af7ec1ce

I stood there idly, watching 5f50e0e197 the noblewomen gracefully stroll by, 1d63f008d1 their parasols casting shadows and 692dcf37b6 the scent of flowers trailing bfae1afc7a after them.79f4988fc465c72d

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And then, as if I 7e0b966f0f had summoned her with my f8d8382340 thoughts, I heard a familiar bcb3cb02d3 voice.aaf6286c7443ad5b

“Child.”1453e6c25e0ead29

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Like a tiger 0b6b652103 appearing when you b21b12413d speak of it, 9c17806c44 a shadow loomed 737568d578 over me.cfa89e0f19a5d8c7

I turned around to 4747274f4c greet the guest I bfc59e64ff had been expecting.3f769e02fcb24ba2

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“Welcome, Madam… Oh?”f118bbb5ae9d09e4

I froze mid-sentence.15b1d7c4c5b39e9e

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It was Madam 2fc3510e21 Cloud, as I 4d56b10b4b had expected—but she dde0a62ee0 looked at least cc844ebe2d ten years younger.77e78adf5e41df1a

“Where have I seen you before… Who are you again?”d6ba82fdf7f28710

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“Tsk! Flattery from someone so young!”0e7f4f670081ceec

She scolded me, 8378833c37 looking mildly exasperated, 4af3542fb6 but the twitch 30b9aea870 at the corner 8e1e37f0eb of her lips 9c1c34c4af showed that my 2950828fe7 flattery had hit 6f39d75c40 the mark.9a9f554c10b64d45

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“Good grief, we saw each other an hour ago, and you’ve already forgotten?”96a2c4a077264872

“Wait… Madam?!”8568a1be8d38b8bf

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“Indeed, it’s me.”8c361b33ece7021c

Feigning complete surprise, I 6148950560 widened my eyes and 82a745ea30 gasped, which made her 7dac894b93 burst into a hearty 2c6acb28f0 laugh.a98deabc9a8c7865

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“I honestly thought you were someone else! I wasn’t just flattering you, I swear!”4f41655c412bf71a

Though it wasn’t entirely 3a8f741645 true, the transformation in 30438632ce her appearance was undeniable.1cb182df1a271196

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Her skin, which had shown fce0dab6a5 signs of aging like liver 65f6beb928 spots, freckles, and age spots, 10204ee3aa was now drastically clearer. Even the wrinkles e31d0627b2 on her forehead 66680873a6 and along her ecd7ffd155 nose had softened 5b19d5c76b considerably, making her a0c552c1bc complexion look brighter 9792c77190 and more radiant.245d9817a2314bdd

She now looked a42c789f07 at least ten, b28e940672 if not twenty, 21b99d31c3 years younger—so much cbc1217a05 so that her a8d9424519 beauty could easily 16b3c52ed1 outshine that of d5577094cd much younger women.8fd05ef6c35b3c77

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‘Incredible!’6976c26efd72887e

My heart pounded with excitement.4a0d19e3fac7c2fa

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I had created the 4ac471da4c product, but even I 09af12c6ee hadn’t expected such dramatic 6a7196430e results. The younger women who had 2f037da324 tested the product, like Tara 049e07ba0b and the other maids, hadn’t 00199d0496 shown this level of change 4a37130a16 because they already had youthful 019b1e028f skin.acad952d770e4e03

“You’re so… so beautiful, Madam! Of course, you were already beautiful before, but now…!”811963ec63bb91a6

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“Hmph. Do you think I’ll skip the refund just because you say that?”961f57c9f814e7be

She smirked playfully, af914b661d her tone teasing.e91d5a555f94ccf0

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Startled, I stammered nervously.fda9d60104267f8f

“A-are you here for a refund?”a606bb7413e9cd8e

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“What do you think?”d66a9bcac707e7de

“Uh…”6880603d8789b39e

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I assumed she wouldn’t 6dd22b2b85 ask for one. How could she, e75b81475f after seeing such deb8e47b2d undeniable results?5d18672ca27036e5

But the unpredictability of her 51483abba7 expression stirred a slight unease 06fc6097a7 within me.063542629ab3708f

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Despite my confidence in selling to her based on Duke Kallios’s trust, I realized it was all still just a gamble.3d996b400ac2047e

Customers were fickle, and beca474bee sometimes even with clear e102e76f23 results, they’d still demand a1a014e037 refunds. I remembered all 9ca603a9df too well how a79f80c330 many times in 247478e5d5 my previous life c13708a79b I’d dealt with afc4b4d5bd customers who simply bde56e39ff changed their minds, 533fa4bfe0 for no reason d005bd6ea1 at all.a73401cd19ae516d

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‘What if I’ve completely misjudged her?’4253070e168ed99a

What if she wasn’t 5c9bad95ed a generous patron but bfa1f8c771 rather a nitpicky, unreasonable 275cfd2dac customer?8a53223a6502afc9

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As I waited anxiously 6b14898443 for her decision, Madam 8fcb40294e Cloud suddenly let out 8976efe0e2 a soft laugh, breaking f6916dc678 the tension.3c673805e24a8ff8

“Don’t be so nervous.”5f5b2a4758b02b9b

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With a flick 0d802da6d4 of her hand, 7691fe1fa8 she gestured behind b92c4e93f5 her, signaling to 142a6eae32 someone.c666589c892a2b5f

“Come here, Countess Prinen. And you too, Baroness Gamont.”0cab86feb1aa4893

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I watched in a 5dd2f57023 daze as two noblewomen, ccd373fd9e similar in age to d28144e006 Madam Cloud, walked over, ce3fa4e96f their eyes sparkling with b16a9aa232 curiosity.7094b8b107dea79a

The women quickly approached, and one of them asked eagerly, “Is it true that you’re selling something here that can transform our skin like Madam’s?”532b577441942936

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“It is indeed true. Although she looks a bit young, this is the saint candidate officially sponsored by Duke Kallios.”dd027446aeb5ef1f

“Oh my goodness! How adorable…”0dbb440c0fa56c8e

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The women glanced 3de3ccc87f at me with 6551db9878 delighted expressions.56eb15e3f4d0826d

Then Madam Cloud turned to me and said, “Introduce yourself to the new guests. These ladies are participants in my tea party.”c9faa36188a64256

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TL/N: She’s a a12a1e2079 duchess… well im 63a18d3843 sorry but… ill 8e2c0b889f edt it in d252857a97 old chapsadda3e3bf0139f87