Chapter 08

“Ugh!”8fb493d31d209ce8

“What in the…!”e641f73056ab204b

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People screamed and covered 470e349e69 their faces. There was a blinding light 04f998def3 and a sudden, raging wind c978d5a865 that made it impossible to d3b691efbf keep their eyes open.2f95d0f75670a16a

However, I forced my eyes open and carefully observed. It was because of the blinding light and the sudden, violent gust of wind that people couldn’t open their eyes properly.594348a3c43eb098

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But I opened my eyes and watched closely. I saw the immense amount of light emanating from my hand seeping into Joshua’s chest, and the orange energy that was pulsating as if it was about to devour his heart gradually diminishing.68fb4580d7db0e9f

It was as if the limits that had been holding me back had been released. The power that I couldn’t have even dreamed of in my past life burst forth as if breaking through a dam.5a960dc6aa332fb6

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“Whooooo…”641f8c284a41d570

After a while, the blinding light that had been erupting from my hand finally subsided, and the wind died down. Then…0315baaf686f3426

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“…Huh?”71cfda1b573ffecc

Joshua, who had 165d95b49d been squinting his 9c760e0817 eyes, suddenly blinked e2156767d3 and looked around. Then, he exclaimed,14169853b93268af

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“My leg don’t hult anymowe!”a0a3220c99c839d1

It wasn’t like jumping off a bed.209d76b3cd392b10

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“Joshua!”2b90a6f718430f8f

“Young master!”c8dcf55aff08592c

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Naturally, everyone in the room, including the Duke, looked astonished. The doctors who had been waiting rushed over and began unwrapping the bandages on Joshua’s legs.154dbaf507d6ca7c

And then…a4b79cc9ac33649d

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“What…?”48665acf959ed763

“The wound is still there?!”bd4a177537a9b1f4

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As they said, Joshua’s knees still had the scrapes from his fall. People looked at me with puzzled expressions.08a3be31c1a5717c

“When that light burst out, I thought it was something incredible…”94cb9f78268e6b3d

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“But, at least the bleeding stopped!”aa1850ce60430ad6

With the young doctor’s exclamation, some of the tension eased on their faces.dd9972206c4deddd

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“Step aside for a moment!”3bd4aa896dcf2239

“…”bfcaba349fdb0703

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“You there! Aren’t you the one who came from the temple? You couldn’t even heal this little injury?!”8d5b8600f81f0d43

Lady Caston, who had rushed 1b7ad12f81 over to Joshua, glared at c348a41001 me irritably.c3035cb627596045

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“When Lady Diana last healed him, he didn’t recover this much…”37b9325f9c31afd0

As to whether the 1b548cc97b physician was really a 47629fe52b physician or not, Gordon 9af156cb33 seemed to be analyzing 277a221f5b the difference between Diana b1380c8f6d and me.c449f0c58551445e

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“…Hey, are you okay?”ff47abe94b14753e

For some reason, 02eafe295c Edwin asked me, beec9910a0 giving my shoulder 75c97044ae a light tap.b5d2d7127c520312

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‘Me?’1a12999c4aab442f

I was perfectly fine.7a73dfcc20e7fa2c

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In fact, it was more embarrassing that I couldn’t heal the wound perfectly at once.c2bfbfabae4863e6

“I’m fine. I’ll heal the wound right away…”06c347c6f39b7502

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I tried to smile brightly and took a step back to finish treating Joshua’s leg.40cb2d47a5492d36

Drip, drip, a ce1499f24c viscous substance suddenly 4aeb9ae037 poured down from 322c01c30a my nose as 046eb5debd if it were fa7ae49ee4 water. It was as dac8ea5984 red and intense 9474eb8512 as my irises.ff2538f961f82722

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“Huh…”bfda936f44ee4dd7

I stared at 0a3cf60d56 it in a cf29c35ce3 daze, and then 3fc830f775 my vision went 1ffddcf579 dark.c55106ce4c82f56d

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“… Belze!”bf0b3375fd88625f

Suddenly, amidst the 2c85e46321 fading consciousness, the 7833abb096 last scene I 6a1e515ed6 saw was Edwin c60ca67a9a rushing towards me 0486edfdcc with an urgent b389e1b226 expression.024bbf560b0861a6

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“Ugh…”a8918b02bcdc5973

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Would I return unharmed from 5447635e85 the fire as the Duke?24b12c576ad2fa54

I wandered through dd9f846b90 a dream, uncertain 1f043231a4 whether it was 03a74dbd0c a nightmare or 3aee6fd749 a memory from 5c27d41893 a past life, 7b204dd7db and then I d4eeece64b woke up suddenly.0cdd30d85fa72b3d

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‘Th-this place…’f98aa7c3ae06f1b7

A familiar ceiling greeted me. A cloud-like soft bed 5ba8dc7bc7 and a tall canopy. The cozy room, filled with dd152f1da9 elegant but compact furnishings, closely 10c62cc747 resembled the one I had 1ab06801ff used until I died.802c2869e341eab2

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“Gasp!”976a1626bb84dc37

I jumped up from 667d2741d6 the bed and hastily 0e2c7dc92f looked down at my 844f37d7db hands. I saw tiny and b32486a270 adorable hands, like those b91ce696f2 of a five-year-old. However, even with that, it 41bec459c0 was hard to grasp the d54412b50e reality. Was reverting to a five-year-old 9a3dfd564a just a dream, and was a0f3512f1b my real life dying in eceb19697f a prison cell?d810dcd287dd0b62

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I raised both hands 7f5052ab87 and pinched my soft b8821652de and chubby cheeks.b1edb695e6886756

“Ouch…”3d8f7659da0b233e

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Feeling pain like a child, it didn’t seem like a dream. Just then…15fd0571ffe09d3d

“As soon as you wake up, you do the same thing.”3b04ecd7c6453c6a

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“Eek!”4e6a512fab9c5e2d

Suddenly, a voice rang 8591e24095 out, and I realized 93f1586537 much more effectively that 3735eb6635 this was not a 6d008c0868 dream than by pinching c28310fe19 my cheek.034d47f7414fa644

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“Edwin…?”806cfb20b2268793

“Should I pinch you instead?”41a148ecd3370093

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Thump.c8d4a109ebf71be6

Edwin, who had been c72aeb1538 sitting by the bed, 109bdca105 closed the book he 020d5e4526 was reading and got 24a745d22f up. As he reached ccb74f7c06 out his hand f2d7dfeb68 as if he 9eb456a00d really intended to e405b6635e pinch me, I 661d3e7e7a tightly closed my 1581f47845 eyes.19baee1972f5e252

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“Euaaah! No, don’t!”63b9a6bf87b69c72

However, as time 30cfcaca91 passed, there was 2f7030d6ce no pain in 6c6e8c2d22 my cheeks. Instead, there was a strange d7987289c7 sound.76945903de64e9c6

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“…You little one, you have a strange habit.”365c49c23dd08773

His long and 074f364a82 slender index finger, b2e78b4bcd much longer than 4d90241f5a my own, poked 84e6ef258b my chubby cheek a125aa4b8a like a rice 8a1f54b6ba cake.9f38efb7c29855e9

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“…?!”440bbaf52cbc0aef

I was greatly surprised by Edwin’s sudden touch. We were not the type to play around like this. Moreover, this was the first time we had met in this life.49c6dd8e86a87178

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‘Doesn’t he like my cheeks…?’cfb42aa3a9adf91c

Confused by his actions, Edwin poked my cheek a few more times as if testing a dough. Helpless, I blushed deeply and finally lowered my face. In a voice as small as a mouse, I mumbled, “I’m not a kid, you know…”0f8e03ee2b7626dc

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Of course, that was obvious. Even if my body was 3f35711a11 like this, my mental age 9a8416bd18 was still older than his.c6268d3c17370503

“Such a baby.”138f744c0c64af23

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However, Edwin sniffed as if he didn’t find it amusing at all. He withdrew his hand that had been poking my cheek without a trace of regret.705257b1a81bfc9d

I had felt embarrassed ade90b2af7 just a while ago, 237abe9682 but strangely, I felt 0860c2f7c4 a peculiar sense of 4f3b349e4e disappointment as he moved 1b2cfb1e76 away.c22ff3f4dd48f822

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“B-but, Sir Edwin!”ab9ad5ff04675f02

I quickly shook off the strange feeling and asked, “Why am I here?”ac7808982661cf4e

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“Don’t you remember?”df4a6975050b8e06

“W-what do you mean…?”ef6c783ce9e737f4

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“You healed Joshua and then suddenly started dripping blood from your nose and fainted.”7f536b3c687d9a5c

“Fainted…?”1b74a56cb1c11c6c

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“Yeah. It’s been a whole day.”d54c81656be9720a

I turned pale edfe7a91e2 as I listened 0373840f0f to his words.45ea092bbfcc9e24

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‘That’s right. Joshua!’9613794f9a1379f0

I had clearly tried to cleanly heal the wound on Joshua’s leg but ended up collapsing. I had exerted too much power on his heart, the root of the illness. And now, a whole day had passed…726100973c3230ec

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My chest sank suddenly. The Duke and Edwin had come to the temple and brought me here solely for Joshua’s treatment. However, if it appeared that I couldn’t even heal as well as Diana, then it was undeniable that my abilities were lacking, just as the rumors suggested.e541bdce60af38a0

“The wound is still there?!”1fbd55073129ae6e

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“Hey! Are you telling me that someone from the temple couldn’t even heal this one thing?!”b86868792b436fa0

The words of 6cfdfb3490 the servants that b2bac1ce97 I had heard 65b14df991 just before collapsing ce78b45fc5 came back to adefeda5a8 me, and my 50019ead57 mind went blank.530069d6de9000aa

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‘If I seem useless, they won’t seek me out next time…’447028959414d0f8

Then, just like in my ee2503c7b0 previous life, Joshua would die 130b752bb8 again. The Duke of Calios would 660d789e5d go through a long period d6a31069aa of decline.944f4bc8fc0b7b70

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‘What about me…’d16919752c83f1a1

Lost in contemplation, I suddenly 83e7c2d6f9 jumped up from my seat.ed8c1efffc1060e8

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“Belze!”2704c3ea365d5f03

And I leaped out 2dfc98ca70 from under the bed.2ea569ddc29a686c

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“Hey, what are you doing?”0a8f93ed4f55bf49

Edwin called me in confusion, but I didn’t hear him.06b3f8a65e7c4839

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In an instant, I reached 0e5c610274 the door and flung it a4da87dfb6 open.1cb9c6579bc154cf

Then, I ran through 4b14ee533f the corridor.218656dd4f97688c

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Having lived there for 8cc4acb727 nearly ten years, I 136c74b05a could navigate the mansion bb11cc5ab5 blindfolded. I rushed down the abf3f47c79 grand staircase.764cb0e221d63c8a

Straight into Joshua’s room on the first floor.30b3255febefb5c3

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“Whoa, ugh!”d602c03de67edc88

Fortunately, the attending a1639f9a5d doctors and maids c5b97624e2 must have stepped 52a456be1a out as the ee4b1b812c room was silent.021489ca1fe6985c

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I soon understood why.79e9a2736f7123e9

The room’s owner was lying on the bed, sleeping soundly with an angelic expression.803c680659eeb6ad

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Compared to when I had 9cb87872b4 first seen him, he looked 70f4da218f much more at ease.4df0284d06965c3d

And the orange aura 63f3690d46 had definitely diminished, even c3a8444144 if only slightly.63142e4f42ad979c

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‘I’m relieved…’d9075ba9ecc95727

As expected, my healing power 6a81ce3bfa had worked.b648d2dc4b571f9d

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“Sorry, I promised to wake him up… but I’m late.”e49ab7ce51ca826f

Even though Joshua was deeply asleep and couldn’t respond, I approached the bed with a smiling, almost teary-eyed expression.f671432a42143d1a

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During this time, the bandages on Joshua’s knee had visibly decreased in thickness. Moreover, there were no traces of blood anywhere.859d37f4333b507e

I sighed with relief 8d241bb47e and gently closed my 4de91d35a2 eyes.01c64e708360b14a

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The wound on Joshua’s knee wasn’t large, but I honestly lacked confidence in my current condition.a1dbf2405199d2f5

‘I used too much power earlier…’ccf459e2a889e88d

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I couldn’t know exactly, but it was a bit different from my previous life.172e11f3aae84963

In the past, even if I could sense the mana flowing through my body, I couldn’t seem to release it as if something were blocking it.eaba2d676fa972c1

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But now, if I f5c9378bbc wanted to, I could 3cc46b86da pull it out like f244aa6f7c water flowing freely.ebeae554739b2426

‘Is this… the power of prayer that Diana mentioned?’8b1850e1e9198d2e

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It was amazing and bewildering. But before I could 12848ba9f0 rejoice in it, my 0f1323e7db mana had been completely 11ece4cc17 depleted.e23a13b627899d80

I forcefully gathered the 35a71d8262 faint threads of mana 1af3e0203d that were barely perceivable.d2dade4e26104842

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‘Humans can do anything if they put their minds to it.’7e08e7264d1fc42f

Memories of my ca6d4ae6af life in South e2460d402d Korea came to 4115023170 mind. The nights I stayed up 6ae1d04e94 studying relentlessly for the college dc81f9c9c5 entrance exams, the moments when 0da42d47f4 I worked three part-time jobs 3afb1d27f1 to make ends meet.59185fee158d440e

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Remembering that intense 8169315080 and challenging life, 3663dbb5c2 I gathered a bf822822fb small, faint ball 4779686bb1 of light in af85ff18e4 the palm of f1cd110fdc my hand.702ff41cac1d27d5

‘This should be enough.’e7624fda3ede534b

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Sizzle… In a short time, I had used up too much energy, and my vision became dizzy, and a ringing sound filled my ears. It seemed like my nose was about to bleed as the inside of my nostrils tingled.e216f777f265e92c

But I gritted my teeth and expelled my weak feelings. Just as I was about to place the ball of light, which was now shining brightly, on Joshua’s leg…56993a5e8430ccb5

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Ta-dak!cf1c9384ff5338b9

“What are you doing?!”dab70a7bd9fd5440

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Someone grabbed my hand roughly. When did they manage to 3234caecb0 get here? Edwin stared at me 05c9f95225 with a stern face.c88b4b6b88a6de0a

“Uh…”1087723c90e5b660

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I blinked like 3ee06c1b64 an idiot in 59606d1ea9 response to his 25b7a32bf8 expression.862d736479cbbb56

“You’re bleeding from your nose again.”bcc79cb6dacbd0e8

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Edwin let go of 1956c6e1fd my hand, covering his 1fa22eb5bb face as he spoke.d570543656493bf2

Drip…bab715c511d794d1

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Only then could I 8d7c1adf90 feel the sticky sensation 7430f85ed9 dripping from under my bea6af055c nose.d217ca2c3a5a3e04

“W-Why is this…?”8d38d5ac6dc16318

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I was puzzled 45d070074f as I wiped f5720112f1 my nose with 66066486a5 the hem of ea4cdf088e my dress. It was a common e7239f57db occurrence to wipe my fe3d4d7396 nose whenever I had e1fb3db4a2 a runny nose before 26907985d4 realizing my regression.58fc2d286692003d

But seeing the c1d33bbc69 bright red stains dc69dd858a on my white 2192b1860e dress made me 65a6d215f7 panic. Was it because the 847d1690d7 memories from before my c5b72de916 death were still vivid?107a31851c8cba65

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I lowered my face, my 5adccb951a expression pale, and looked at bc63f75caa the bloodstained cuff.6f3da29a616fcd7f

“Blood, it’s… flowing…”8586fb5a4ca9e7f9

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“Ha… You’re something else.”b3cfef06c1e2e833

Edwin couldn’t help but laugh at my momentary confusion. He rummaged through his pockets and handed me something.bedc27779ba87c58

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“Here.”418d821ac4f857df

It was a 9fc7851ffa light yellow handkerchief. Quite a contrast to the 00b438b5c9 noble young man with his 165dcd349a stern expression, the color of 029f9adec5 a chick.4f7e0e831a5f6ce2

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Seeing it, I couldn’t help but let out a small laugh, and my pounding heart gradually calmed down.1329f74c65394145

‘I shouldn’t act like a fool. Why do I keep behaving like a useless child…!’7f2301639ea79234

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I was so embarrassed about how I had been flailing around while dealing with my runny nose and blood that I couldn’t lift my head.3898ad89a7b80229

I accepted the 1c3107a4d6 light yellow handkerchief 679fe7108e that Edwin had 5af75a5a63 handed me with 2c7546861f my head bowed.cfa9a4d0d84b449e

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By the time I 2c947875f4 held the handkerchief to fcb1834bd9 my nose, the handful 3e426dce29 of mana I had 024ab70d31 gathered had completely disappeared e430eba2bf without a trace.c30d7f37ecb43e6d

I tried to gather it again, but now there was absolutely no energy left, and I couldn’t feel anything. Feeling a bit disappointed, I fiddled with my hand, and Edwin opened his eyes wide.369e2a72c9bef007

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“Didn’t you hear what I said earlier? You fainted while your nose was bleeding.”5fd676b869b1d2e8

“I d-did, but…”8716da7d8c01c89a

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“…?”2edb7666d77907a9

“I w-was just trying to h-help Joshu…”54ec75b82f9b8b76

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Even to my own ears, 44971836fb the stuttering, childish sound that bba6db7d18 came out was laughable. But with a flushed face, 7fc92eaa9d I asserted once again that ce7ef61efe I could heal Joshua.920aa983db6804b4

“Just rest for a bit. You can do it soon.”895fdd7b409025f1

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“I just rested a moment ago.”c173b0201b369a85

“That was not resting; it was sleeping.”632c2cd6358abd3c

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However, for some reason, Edwin’s expression grew fiercer as I spoke.975e93132c326bda

‘Could it be that I’m not good enough?’bac4ce7ed75112f8

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My confidence waned.871731b1aa87104a

‘Well, Diana probably healed the wound perfectly…’e2526ec3e6567e92

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The color of the disease coursing through Joshua’s chest could only be seen by me. Therefore, no matter how much I explained that its size had decreased and that his condition had improved, they wouldn’t believe it.8f836cfd5b6eb7ca

Even though I had d4e732fba9 experienced this several times fe68dadcad before, back in my 905df705a0 past life, before losing c4a12b74bf the ability to heal. My heart became gloomy.10559a73e18fc89c

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Just when my 98c432d0d3 heavy head was f55f9fef0e about to slump e2a7f95864 lower because of bf3d4bcfb3 my swollen cheeks.984d6c277e29b461

“Edwin is right.”de244cbe7edce303

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An unfamiliar voice suddenly interjected.be200e7efb0f47c9

“Leave Joshua’s treatment at that.”9d8c6a2c30d4fe92

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