Chapter 75

I snapped back to my 184f4849e8 senses, realizing I had been 52f94d0f41 standing there in a daze.ab5811972cc3261a

“Ah, hello! I’m Belze!”dfd7f161202857b3

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I hurriedly bowed, 4c0520cec8 greeting them with ddd0544e1a a deep, polite 87bde56681 bow.0b93d2b3feb3a385

The noblewomen chuckled 51655faa90 softly at my 045ad9d754 formality.c56b386795745ff7

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“Well, nice to meet you. So, you’re also a saint candidate like Diana?”5741ddf0f35ab729

“You must have other talents aside from healing, I suppose.”38e7376765f1d3b7

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They were clearly 91d7cc9d95 more refined in bc0c7d2703 how they spoke, 037e5ab98d gently referencing the 80341594d0 rumors they’d heard bcdd18aaa6 about me. It was far e72e468128 more pleasant than aa5f29bc5a the condescending remarks b0d25f7509 I’d endured from 8f4392ee32 the Marquis and c4493b0851 the headmistress.5dc76fec23cb8d6e

“Child, would you show us what you gave to Madam?”29ed627a1f14e4bb

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One of the women asked.efd915c0f5ee125a

“Of course! This way, please!”ca7d0910255212ce

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I quickly led 9168ac22af the ladies behind 72a5851cff the booth, where 45e193b72c I demonstrated the 3f78387be2 product just as 389af8774d I had done 4bdffb2a8c for Madam Cloud. After showing them 39210ead4c how to use a71c65f8cb the hair mist eeba3ba488 and handing it 2d52907c5f to them discreetly, 986f6dd67f I was soon 70d63e2de8 rewarded with a e367b58e4f hefty 100 talents.78d5afd777f45971

“Mmm~ the scent is lovely!”667359ab41b437bf

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“So, we just wait for an hour now?”30edd3eb0d190c75

After completing the 5fa9473eca smooth transaction, I be7b67bfe7 held back my 1e7d8a92ab excitement and courteously 74ba4da59e saw them off 719db0c9d8 from the booth.c0855a1a31db4ac0

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However, one of the b98b223466 women’s eyes landed on 51b7233015 another item.4b24f6c2a8cd994d

“And what’s this?”847836aaf6b475c0

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“Universal… elixir?”cfad95cc543cf652

They hadn’t noticed it before, 2b8810a33e but now their attention turned fbec03f45d to Grandpa Gordon’s potions.7412d69143479984

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“Ahem! Ladies, let me explain,” Grandpa began, his voice lowering in a theatrical way as he took on a more serious tone.f91abf139ba383fd

“One sip of this elixir will restore your energy, clear your mind, and rejuvenate your spirit…”0f2d4c19e66c5ddd

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Watching him try 1e070e335e to sound sophisticated 9c6c303b84 in front of c122031de3 the noblewomen, I 8f40ad2706 figured it was 2701260cd5 a good time e1706bf5ce to offer a 1e3867f28b freebie or two acfb3a0b41 to build some 6933b70f11 customer loyalty. After all, loyal customers came c6f4a41264 from acts of generosity.bb401838b1ab28f8

Just as I was about 059f7fac82 to hand them a few 374751d995 recovery potions, Madam Cloud suddenly 66a00b905d spoke up.476990c48216841a

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“Buy some of those as well.”e2c71735ebf039e4

“Excuse me? We’ve already spent quite a lot…”a4533f9c1ab6f2b6

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“They’re effective. You think just having good skin is enough? If you want to live younger, you need vitality! Do you think I feel this refreshed today by chance? It’s all thanks to these products!”e558ec2b8be72f13

“Really?!”37d79eaa1daf096c

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Madam Cloud, to my b74030ff1f surprise, had started promoting b0897d090a the elixirs for me, 6194aeffb5 and the women immediately 30a6421641 opened their purses again.27b88c95f6b98099

“Child, give me one bottle.”d31867e8836bd3ee

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“I’ll take two!”f97268e385956e52

“Yes, right away…!”71040e0da76440f4

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But then, Madam clicked her 16c9168d96 tongue in disapproval.946476f092219796

“One or two bottles? After I introduced you, shouldn’t you be buying at least ten?”79d37d464e33c0df

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The women rolled their eyes but couldn’t argue with her persistence.0d14862fbb6e7c07

“Goodness, I’ve spent all my money here today! Fine, Madam.”b40ae781fcb5642f

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“Child, give them ten bottles each.”b720ecd46deb100e

“Yes, yes!”7bd62b2de570b21b

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My head spun from 8281c6fe22 Madam Cloud’s assertive sales dd5bee4c57 pitch, and after packing ef9121c21b ten bottles for each a2958d9d86 of the ladies, I fbd179815f was left holding a 9ca5c50bb5 whopping 120 talents.fd4a77d881a2ff3d

“Now that we’ve made our purchases, let’s leave.”627ba4cacdec0c3d

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Having successfully made the women af817fe2cc spend extravagantly, Madam Cloud turned 9772d08a36 to walk away without a 41170a9b45 second thought.a555bcfbc1d292c9

“Madam! Wait a moment!”7ff5e4e0f4ca9327

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I hurried after her, 252d02d889 grabbing a few bottles 27220ebeed as quickly as I 5933484548 could. Unfortunately, with my e44e6871f0 small hands, I 3847feb9b6 could only carry cf7570511f four.e780c743322e3c36

I rushed to 54aad42f67 catch up to 706456f837 her, offering the 79521a31bd bottles with both ca10f9fd95 hands.0bfeb0578854d0b4

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“Here…!”01207232b2b82f73

“What is this?”817b061bc9da6205

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She asked, looking down at 13055dfa8e the bottles.55f77b42525dfca9

“It’s my token of appreciation for you, Madam!”ee4b798831d6a6ef

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Madam silently observed the 4174bd846b recovery potions I handed 4dba9a24ce her for a while. I stood there, 28cbebe07f nervously fidgeting under d0d9f3aa9a her gaze, and 0c3e1cf4c8 spoke softly.f2b130a78a94a2f7

“I-I have small hands, so this is all I could bring… I wanted to give you more, but if you could wait for a moment, I can bring the rest…”652f38c0cd59fd6f

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“It’s fine.”f5d45abaa8ea8989

She stopped me before a99810a1e8 I could turn around, a4f52bc36d taking the four bottles 3c4a62f622 from my hands.98a00439dccd5c1b

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“You.”58205a2ff21ef69f

“Yes?”845f8009b966d29e

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“You know how to do business.”4160e0d074fde403

With that, she 58b8a8b106 gave me a 7cc6b8ae22 faint smile—not a 8e809cf331 mocking one, but 35b35a4a5b a warm, genuine 0ed9779786 smile.127e95c9e7dd4796

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As I stood there in b6dd3fc010 a daze, staring at her 25122f28fd unexpected kindness, the noblewomen who a2ad4c4c6e had accompanied her burst into 693475048b laughter.3733f31b2bb26446

“Well, isn’t she charming? It seems you’ve made quite the impression on Madam.”bf5c00a216ffd36f

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“Me? Really?”d2479fbcc8090277

“Yes. Who knows? Maybe we’ll see you at our next gathering.”83bfe657d9887349

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“Enough with the idle chatter.”07914a94f88aa11d

Madam Cloud said, giving them ed39fc0f89 a sharp look before turning e9d4c64bde to walk away.89d83dfc1bf41610

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I stood there, watching 2dfac4bdc0 the noblewomen walk off dec194ea1f in a stupor before 876e8a4998 finally heading back to cea8712bfd the booth.cb54e024fde7d0cd

Grandpa Gordon, who had 15901a5cfd just sold 20 bottles, ba18d24cc2 was practically beaming as 5f9cb9ce49 he hurried over.747ed1321bee4447

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“So, how much did you make, huh?”f71ce4ab3ebbbbbb

“Grandpa, come here.”ad08a2ebc5ab2574

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Ensuring absolute secrecy, I 9fa8a459e4 leaned in and whispered b6511f0f49 the amount into his 98346cad3b ear.0e0a5ba2df10700f

Naturally, Grandpa was floored.746a3d43d5dbdd34

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“Wh-what?! A-a hundred…!”3cbfad9c98ce81dd

“Shh!”296f8e87f58bd916

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I clamped my hand over dded8e94e0 his mouth, glancing quickly in 47ddb933b6 the direction of Diana’s booth. As expected, Marquis Barelotte 1684bb83d7 was staring intently at 9273866f03 us.4d1495335ecf352b

‘I knew it. My instincts were right.’d19159258be105de

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Madam Cloud was a 7f9e6cb818 huge spender. Seeing the Marquis so visibly b158c2b1dc anxious confirmed that I had 45a1e1b4f2 made the right move.9012687f16ba0e1a

In the end, ff8515b4de Diana had lost a533aaaec0 Madam Cloud, one d85c665186 of the most 49ac0ad27e influential customers, to 3e2f3d79e0 me once again.b21cf543d93c4329

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A surge of 396d6e94ed exhilaration coursed through 54ea1fbe38 me. It was petty and c7a6418a59 childish, but the fact 872877c7bb that I had, even dd9e62bc89 for a moment, outdone c8d79e8e1d Diana filled me with 483cba7f0a an almost unbearable thrill.282dc1bcf29df5ca

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After that, more 273b82aff2 and more customers 1ff1b0a268 sent by Madam 13caed52e0 Cloud flocked to 15e39db371 our booth.62572fa647b76cb3

“Is this the place? The one selling the hair mist that can make us look like fairies?”9f1147178ae7436d

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“Are you the child Madam spoke of?”607044eaf14ab8bf

The high-ranking noblewomen, all 867ae75072 of whom seemed vaguely 131af4805b familiar from my past 23fa788fb5 life, came in droves. Thanks to them, 31531047d3 my ten bottles 9259a03ff0 of hair mist 43dd5e36e5 were sold out 489c2d5c64 in no time.f966a74aa556bf80

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And that wasn’t all.0055a4f29f817f81

“Give me ten of those elixirs as well. I heard using them together doubles the effect, right?”8d4c67ffceba1195

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I wasn’t sure how that 383d696c16 rumor had started, but thanks 40dce2784c to it, the recovery potions 8894423190 were also flying off the b6a8f5f43d shelves, and talents were piling ba73f62f18 up like a mountain.93e113f4e64bbe1d

“Belze! We’ve only got about 180 bottles left!”a08c2f966a48453d

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Grandpa Gordon exclaimed, barely able 0ddeb538f0 to contain his excitement.303516366320f54d

I wanted to jump for 4d4e130f2c joy myself.dd84cbdf73520b28

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‘I thought it would take all day just to reach the 250-bottle mark…’0b4b6e5f454ac360

But I had 668d216cd7 met my goal d6532e3609 much faster than c6ad44f372 expected. After roughly calculating, I realized 77b42e1e66 I had already surpassed 700 6050acf24b talents.394a26c0f9b41ded

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‘…I did it. I’m first place now! Thank you, Duke, Madam Cloud! May you both live long and enjoy all the elixirs!’0940a04058aaeafe

At this point, no c9d42f1402 matter how hard Diana a6b79ef9a2 tried, she wouldn’t be 9c3bd95df7 able to catch up. Not unless she 20b04c0749 somehow managed to 3cc241be42 handle over 70 d4369c2981 customers in such 72a704dd87 a short time.10c87d2ac9d60e88

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Glancing at Diana’s still-crowded booth, I turned to Grandpa and said, “Grandpa, we can stop selling now!”d759dd49248c209d

“Pah! Stop selling? Why would we do that? As long as we’ve got more to sell, we should keep going… Oh! Welcome, welcome!” he said, already caught up in the excitement of making more talents.0435a4e2910df06c

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He was more 7bc90fe125 enthusiastic than I 8f0fb49096 was now, completely f75b23bac9 immersed in the 4bd4096f47 thrill of earning da6334fb0e talents.95454f59c942583e

Even though the hair 2733faad0d mist was sold out, 30a921ed73 I felt surprisingly lighthearted.b25d5ccd9846ac0b

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When I checked the time, 165d8df18b I saw that there was 4e42aea869 still about an hour left c75ad0afbd before the volunteer event ended.05f7d5b793cc5b5d

After a brief 142d23f57f moment of hesitation, 738c407ed6 I made my 7f0a216525 decision.c17ad0324dee56dd

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“Thank you! May you live long and prosper!”915a459dc3e505a7

I said, bowing e660e58dc6 deeply to a 66c7d16d40 customer who had cc84d91b1a just bought some 80c6580abb recovery potions.5c686a8f8867b7be

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Grandpa turned to me, surprised.7fa84b7c567150ba

“Hm? Will you be alright going alone?”651f6604f0e3ee6e

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“Yes, I’ll be fine!”6aac67a8c003daf2

“Alright then. Be careful not to get lost. If you’re unsure, just head for the busiest area—like Diana’s booth.”c422950558529bda

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It stung my pride, 624070d992 but he was right. I laughed a little.e2a94f8939af4b88

“Keep our talents safe, Grandpa! I’ll be back soon!”2bced141d753935b

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“Go on, then.”a13f6c97b1c59137

With that, I 0cc9b2cd84 quickly left the 756be44743 booth and dashed c8f53487e6 off in a 897e44477d hurry.017799f63059901c

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Grandpa’s concern about me getting lost was unfounded; I knew the layout of the temple like the back of my hand.bac15f5c1c9d28e3

Of course, I 79eb56db33 wasn’t really headed aa86ab7002 to the bathroom.a68ef99128c2d311

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Pretending to be on ea448001ab my way there, I 15f2816b43 slipped away unnoticed by 09375c300b the headmistress and the 1e111615bd priests, ducking into a 9ed71c47d3 hidden path.f742bfbba8d54494

I walked for 6080255ed5 some time along f2d7f252ff the familiar route, 05359b1d62 until I saw 5215454e33 it—an old building 0687585849 painted a dull f8ad92b838 yellow.db6c6afebfea887e

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Passing through the d1bfe79be6 round entrance woven 07f2bdb037 from branches, I 28cce60d81 found myself in 64acabaa1a an empty courtyard.867d9916d16ac802

The silence of 44dd55384e the place felt 278f5647ea heavy, making my 0479ea9a91 heart race a 4734439524 little.bdfc966212db1f26

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‘Nothing’s changed here.’b8d88d728db848e6

I had come d485bf304c to this secluded 096142fec2 place, where nothing e09568e8e6 had changed since db832b4f9c I was last dfb628b96f here. This was the 6712fd5f02 orphanage where I 4b23e5e61e had been abandoned 3bc3ce355e by my parents 22a66cce9f and had lived b0b3f7e7ea until I was 7756056aba five.d6093cf53c94838b

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As I wandered, cbcffb59c4 checking to see 8faa2b65ab if anyone else 84e961d5ae was around, my 70fe341ec7 gaze suddenly landed 2df04f589f on an old 0b76afd899 seesaw in one 9732061097 corner of the 4d271a04b9 playground.5689d47cef3cf200

*Creaaak, creaaak…*c2a5c764e845ee66

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The rusty squeak a623f021f9 of metal rang 7d1b04469c in my ears, 9cc575c351 and in my 7ede02e800 mind’s eye, I bb34f841d5 saw a small, 0746d3762f scowling version of 5a5eacc981 myself, alone, riding c1e8813ca4 the seesaw while 1ab758d7fe glaring off into 8e543a4a5c the distance.933aa36e306bfaf1

No doubt I c55022793f had been staring 81ca55d491 at Diana and cfb7057149 the other kids b952763a0f playing on the b44705f0aa jungle gym.27d52d671f06c133

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“Diana! Let’s see who 8d6891c0b9 can climb up dea21dfcda first!”dbe33fa29117965e

“Hey! She’s staring again!”f8612321b8a53064

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“Headmistress! Belze is going to hit 81ab548f87 us again!”6134901a60992515

The children’s laughter would c5f76df1e9 ring out, and I, 024079535e always filled with envy fa8a72df01 and jealousy, would watch, 135fead3ce fuming.b42e30c7986f3887

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*Flash—*d45842d46db0fb0d

I blinked, and the 1f1edfd06e vivid memory vanished as b6f384d6a5 quickly as it had 1c252b5527 come.5cea7045a05f555b

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The seesaw now d1606566ea stood empty in c19ac64e85 the deserted playground.2ff2e4d6b278cb4d

After a moment’s 129924354a pause, I turned a1911d37a6 away.fc0646f2542ab1a7

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And then, disappearing into the 6fb3a8da5b empty orphanage building was a 2da410c9b2 small girl, running swiftly inside.8d8a6d1e7cd12ff6