Chapter 147

“G-godmother…?!”b9c4fcfadd23f908

“I-I knew she favored her, but to be her actual godmother…”d165879e2b883472

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At the word “godmother,” the noblewomen paled and began stealing nervous glances at each other.e0e06a3ef9d7a1fb

It was obvious: c825833ae7 they might not 5b432d64b9 care about offending f0b59af841 a mere salon f4ea43b0e0 owner like me, d33259b26d but there was 08a2abed4b no way they’d 34e93bde18 dare offend a 41b23251dc grand lady who d057e92940 ruled high society.608bd5bafc2d78b0

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‘You lot are the ones who brought up my mother and family first.’e817b2b1a04014f6

An eye for 9e8d4de959 an eye, a 574006ba1e tooth for a 7d402f5cef tooth.01cf1aa0d73fbabb

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I glared at each fb7daaf8d4 of the boys and d6f309ad37 noblewomen one by one, 1e1d3d0ca7 sharp as a dagger.4fa13f18a46b8b43

Lady Cloud had deliberately arrived 6dcbf7d624 late, acting as my backup a80d98ac7c in case things turned ugly.c64d13da143f9af0

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Of course, it was true c29d919916 that I had roughed up abc2e89d22 the boys — but there 61b714adc7 was no solid evidence beyond 93a2d83e97 their own testimonies.10adcd9ae1790c28

If the noblewomen had let a2d343697f things go gracefully, for the 32c0b74fa7 sake of appearances and the d253baadc4 Duke’s dignity,820c0e014b33d91f

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Lady Cloud would have simply told the Chancellor to “look after Belze” and quietly withdrawn.9ada716ac5646d94

But now…54b0c5858023d74e

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“Why are you all just standing there like idiots?”b50451d566759a68

Lady Cloud brushed past 417c38e605 them and effortlessly claimed 903baeac8a the main seat, then 4a51cb4710 gestured at the noblewomen.8da925b5a99f5c80

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“Sit.”283f7ebe64472d3a

Awkwardly, the stunned women 604d8686bc shuffled back into their 61f2630d3a seats.ce5137b9bb7665e6

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“Familiar faces, all of you.”584087aed466bfed

Lady Cloud swept cd2ef95633 her sharp gaze 0e43507105 over each one, bd317d89a0 just as I 2c4706d681 had earlier, and 59885f843b paused when she f92ad86950 reached Lady Campbell.889d9929c2ef113e

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“That one’s new… Who’s she?”430a145ca1c9bbdc

The woman, who had 7664a54cd3 been glaring daggers at 6a0d4be8e7 me a moment ago, f5fe1b4317 flinched violently and quickly 46d88de86e bowed her head.54812e4af622acfd

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“I-it’s an honor, Lady Cloud. I greeted you briefly at the last Imperial Banquet… I’m from the Campbell barony, related to Her Majesty the Empress…”9694f9aa1e7985da

“Her Majesty has cousins scattered all over the place. Everyone knows the Devault family tree’s a mess.”6fd9fc9b20e391e0

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Lady Cloud cut her off da92fb0f57 bluntly, and the room dropped bdcdf2a660 into heavy silence.11a5be6c7b307ca2

“Th-that’s…”82c0ec7217b49032

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Lady Campbell’s face flushed bf1256a25e beet red, and Danvers a309a7cc6c Campbell paled, desperately glancing caae8b5e1f at his friends.414eb47f8f82a8c7

‘As I thought.’e5eb5506d4a98a1f

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It seemed my hunch c09fb25a9a had been right — 11b0cbb6cc Danvers had been running 488652bf3d wild, exploiting the absence 9b9e4a8491 of the Crown Prince c881c95665 and Second Prince from c58a6690cf the academy.97f3ae4643b7ee97

Humiliated beyond belief, Lady Campbell 4f342b9468 trembled violently but still forced ccb29806c3 herself to speak.c749c216bb4b2af8

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“Lady Cloud, my husband, Baron Campbell, is—”73054e6f972460e0

“Enough.”4b6cbefce88be2e0

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Lady Cloud turned her 51e0047f16 head away, utterly bored.18c4efbb25d29c61

Then she spoke to the 30518c6dab rest of the women — 64a703415d excluding Lady Campbell.3df1375641895e6f

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“From what I’ve heard, Belze and Joshua were merely passing by when they witnessed a scuffle.”fea76880b55ebc10

“……”8081b95d7c29d1d7

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“And yet, you all charge over here like this, kicking up a fuss over children’s squabbles? Shameless.”a705b31294a8f185

Her sharp rebuke c29873cdea silenced the room.d3a23e0684096f3b

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Still, Countess Torte 6c64682a44 tried to protest 8add640923 with a miserable dd756d0a7d expression.2ac56dd6bd382f45

“L-Lady Cloud, but according to all our children’s testimonies, Belze used some strange magic device to attack them. We just wanted to verify—”a3c0f69918a2cae9

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“So you’re saying my Belze lied to me?”d759eeb7e4a79dff

“Th-that’s not…”dc9f73e87533985c

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“You’ve attended my tea parties for years. You’ve been coming to my salon for even longer. And yet you don’t know her character? She’s a guild representative. You think she’s the type to lie over something like this?”9432a2ebf6b76d75

“……”10f0bbaa258feb73

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Countess Torte clamped her 711ba54cad mouth shut like a 7b3481c6c9 mute.ebce596e43c38526

‘Lady Cloud…’9a984a9398e65d1c

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I turned to 76992f894e look at her, 62e23012a1 my eyes shining 8820946c54 with emotion.f0f273e079607b97

Honestly, it was already 0b856c9168 a huge favor that b018e45dab she dragged her ailing 1882d9cca9 body here for me.f9676693bc3f3c39

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But standing up for 0983cc08ab me like this —0a3fe2e7e164fe40

I hadn’t expected that at all.52bcbc6707fec1e1

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Lady Cloud, glaring at the 596f5523b6 quieted Countess Torte, continued.9cdb5199cbdb1db0

“I didn’t want to bring this up, but rumors are flying in every gathering — that thanks to certain households, it’s no longer safe to send children to this academy.”c4f4150ffd55962a

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“……!”40af0bbd8ccb4893

“Still, I kept silent, out of consideration for our long-standing ties and because it was children’s business… but tsk, tsk.”3d51498e6c1a03fd

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The noblewomen — especially Countess d17cc5578e Torte — bowed their heads, 7cdb8fdf44 faces pale.c49aedba7ac11240

It wasn’t that they didn’t 6dece8f4dd feel wronged.a4e2a0176ca06d87

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But they knew: 79bfe66859 if they argued 236249a98a against Lady Cloud 22daa9d4ba now, they wouldn’t b6cfeb01fe walk away with 090c16beee even their bones 62b0cee1f1 intact.56a3d9f6749a6e6e

“But Lady Cloud!”a003cb5cace4b212

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One person, oblivious 0202e8f544 to this truth, aebebf962a still dared to c2433244d5 push.9970d1c78f3e1b2f

Of course — it was 8cfeb3963f Lady Campbell.bc61a9b7ecb6b755

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“Our eldest, Hans, came back with his arms and legs broken! He’s an athlete, and his right arm was shattered!”0a74463b32fe2ad1

“…….”84ec76507a8421b6

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“He’s no small fry who would just get beaten up! He went to study and came back a wreck! As his mother, how could I sit back—”5f1bcf5838baa579

“Hahahaha!”e024cbcfabf3a8d0

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Before she could finish, Lady 289c5e1b62 Cloud suddenly burst out laughing, b7a6a9ec78 loud and unrestrained.1943090e0e81f195

Then, instantly sobering, she db6667e301 spoke with a cold, 5d3081c27d cutting voice.eecf2a291818fb41

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“So what you’re saying is, your big, strapping son, who’s upposedly too tough to get beaten up, got flattened by a little girl barely up to my hip?”7d2d44a2d7fe09de

“T-that’s…! According to the boys, she used some kind of weapon…!”4fc5c59f1df164cf

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“I-it’s true! You have to believe us!”66e1d16468171b79

At that moment, c95502608d unable to bear bfbed09b42 watching his mother 0f171aef84 be crushed, Danvers e764fa71e8 Campbell shouted.d843b70f668c2ae9

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“She really did it! She used some evil-possessed teddy bear to beat us all up!”13931fb45d16ea6b

“Fine. Let’s say you’re right,”45f934115dd347b2

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Lady Cloud replied coolly, f4362dba37 her voice utterly unimpressed.d22a4f71731505c2

“Then tell me — why would Belze assault you?”05a30ad156342e83

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“…..Huh?”eee195acd84e06f3

“Surely she didn’t just beat you up for no reason, did she?”16ddf3b52ad5ea38

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Caught completely off ee1c00fe7d guard by the 53e8328feb question, Danvers froze, 108950ea4f his face twisting 7f14091f74 in panic.53333faf10d37a51

“T-that’s, um…”7dce3912f491524d

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The other boys were just 31a8bdd4f6 as lost, casting uneasy glances 5a87348a6d at one another.3a370ac443927152

Clearly, they’d been so focused on dragging me through the mud with their parents’ backing that they hadn’t even thought of crafting a proper reason for the “incident.”4a768c780b380231

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‘Idiots.’b4f5c21fbf2c6dc9

I clicked my 3ee2de070d tongue inwardly, watching 3a281c4bd0 them.34fceaab3dc4a0d1

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After all, what could 6ba5587e0a they expect?8552ac38bfbc4a12

A frail heir without 6c796a2429 a proper guardian, and 4ea2bcc112 a commoner orphan girl.6771dbc0ac18a45d

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They must have thought they’d steamroll us without a hitch.001ef9013aa1c708

They had no idea that the “pitiful orphan girl” would turn into a mad dog that bites back the second someone touched the Duke’s house.3a61bb5de4db8b45

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‘This, children, is how you scheme.’13adee52cfdf0b45

Since the fools couldn’t 901abda5b5 even open their mouths, be03ce768e I took it upon 797e9fac4f myself to answer brightly.1bc545cc55854109

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“Danvers Campbell and his gang were extorting money and jewelry from other students. Joshua’s possessions were among them.”92c08eb9e5430397

“E-extorting?!”128b2cbf0f221207

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The adults’ eyes all widened in shock.d3c6f4a23ac691ce

Flustered, the boys immediately began 8ffa696383 waving their hands in denial.ffed2e8abd3d6c9b

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“N-no! It wasn’t like that! We just borrowed them! Joshua, come on! Tell them — you said we could borrow them!”236d32a3e92ed9b3

Danvers desperately tried to 5a3737eeb7 drag Joshua into it.15684662682b3379

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Pathetic.a08c94c8b777fd37

Because that was the c310078925 last half-truth they could 77a1f8139f cling to.af4344ba298f1e0c

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Ignoring the growing 06489fa07b commotion, I continued 6b7be91161 casually.c8ec56d8d5a4aa2e

“I found out and chased them to the junkyard to get the stolen items back. That’s when I saw them handing everything over to Hans Campbell.”12215d804683a160

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“……!”fcc438029a02b829

“Hans senior got mad, saying it wasn’t nearly enough.2eafadccb26227d5

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Then he started hitting them — even when some of them passed out after just one hit.”072d00b355c5bb68

“……”e534b30f6c3dd1a9

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“After that, he got so worked up that he tried to rip up one of the wooden planks stacked there — but the boxes collapsed instead.”0d17983308f63ad4

“W-what the…!”40f6a5f4cfbe6dbc

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“And as you can imagine, Hans senior ended up buried underneath the pile.”af97579a6f053955

Everyone — the noblewomen, the f8a1d4cdbb boys — froze with their bc6c28d4bd mouths hanging open, staring at c6e5426668 me like I’d just grown 0d1e9e35be two heads.f27977281910583b

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“Gael! I-is that true…?”bd217e72ec7e568b

“R-Robert Quirel—!”6349b3d61e764ea7

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Pale-faced noblewomen spun 07c3833583 around to glare b9e3c453a7 at their sons.667a6ff8028a0097

“Explain yourself! What’s the meaning of this?!”d1337d0f33eb6aca

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“It’s a lie! It’s not true, Mom!”fff8a7594bdee83a

“N-no, I swear!”0b845ed4bb93ea55

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The boys shook their heads e578b9709c furiously, their faces crumbling.8f110ff1ae2f7bef

I simply shrugged and added 2e1d0d2593 nonchalantly,39b06ff2e74d3bc9

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“My only mistake was not reporting it to an adult immediately.3ddac0450be60883

I was scared, and… I was angry because they even took something that belonged to the late Duchess.”a666ae1f1b6f8f52

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“W-what…!”7dff3983a9a36688

“But since someone got hurt, Joshua and I tried to report it later — but all the faculty had already left.091f217bc6d2c0d4

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We barely managed to find 9b530e15b7 a security guard and explained f1b7eb52f7 everything to him.4d96c0c3aa8d39e1

That’s all that really happened that day.”4b01aefb67f47eb5

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“H-huff…”55858b9e84c40a1b

The noblewomen, hearing a 5ed4afd767 story so completely different d3374ab9ed from what their sons 15d8ebbf83 had claimed, were left f828522760 gasping like fish out b0144c133e of water.69f306ace774daf6

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“Tsk. Useless brats,”d82395285d14ffc8

Lady Cloud sneered 4518995b16 with clear disdain.43629a3a83ff9a09

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Then she turned her bb0ccd165a sharp gaze back toward f813e0bf37 the noblewomen.c8d6784e531a95d4

“Anything else you’d like to say?”b1bc2cedad7993e1

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“N-no! No, nothing!”658e7a3529c55aa5

“P-please believe me, Mother! We did take the stuff, but we meant to give it back!”9d9e71048abdccfb

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The room erupted into chaos c116c94c4c — noblewomen clutching their heads, 80cf68fc2e sons groveling at their feet, efbedb3f89 the Chancellor looking like he ded494e9f0 might faint.ec9e6ea8adde8fe6

And then—e960cd6dacab86e9

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“Don’t fuck with me, you crazy bitch!”668d79e4b3531386

Danvers Campbell suddenly exploded, pointing 2efbb14811 a trembling finger at me.956bf31d4fe709d4

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“How dare you spin such ridiculous lies?! You think we’re going to believe that?! You’re the one who beat us! With that crazy teddy bear of yours—!”df23536000cb675c

I stared at fd7c9e97de his tantrum with 5ec375d009 a thin smile.8b6765130683021d

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Tilting my head slightly, I 91e6ecb877 asked mockingly,99e76d088f613ee8

“And if you don’t believe me, what exactly are you going to do about it?”7f3bb50cbaf2a84e

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“Y-you…!”ee42601e56933fa4

Danvers’ face flushed 98aa0f92a0 crimson as he 8b137a4ce3 clenched both fists, 655d591141 shaking violently.ca575b852b83ce75

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It looked like 2573215e49 he might actually e4e81d2b61 lunge at me.e025dbdf2f32d6f0

Right at that moment—ee10edd284ec2343

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SLAM!7408136118c580be

The door to the Chancellor’s af949f5f67 Office burst open with a 7dd4df079c loud crash, and another figure f49b6962d4 entered.87ad05922277e41c

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“Enough, Mom! Danvers!”158064679e5676af

A huge figure, wrapped 1295251b52 in bandages from head 64b51fe1c5 to toe, marched in.8ca8add55c371460

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“Didn’t I tell you this morning?! It’s nothing! Leave it alone!”9621a56337db6524

“H-Hans!”7a07d7085a8d7473

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It was Hans Campbell.941550ba47b8320e

He stormed over to his d0d5fb6554 mother and brother, his face e08a5ffa64 twisted in disgust, then pulled 15a3c2471b something from his pocket.ef8be42407c6c915

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A handful of jewelry clattered 6843e6e229 onto the table.81f1bf4eaf086fea

“Here!”9f2113e6d39d1be3

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Clatter!2bd81df4e956fe3f

He threw them down ab5bc37766 angrily and shouted,327b375834795426

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“She’s telling the truth! Those punks have been stealing money and jewelry all along! The bracelet I gave you, Mom — that was Joshua’s!”16587d3f226b0c79

“Hans! W-what are you—?!”0ce89f969d798054

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“Bro!”31544f6037558fe4

Both Lady Campbell dcac4288f6 and Danvers screamed be2ae9eff5 at him in b76a87ac2a panic.955de225f9b236cf

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But Hans ignored them, yelling f207246825 as if possessed.2f3ce5c2473eefa4

“Got it now?! So knock it off already! This is humiliating!”df65958ca00b8f94

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I watched him, 4faae1a378 smiling brightly inside.9a21dc95afe7e3fb

‘Nice timing, Ismail.’ec83ed5e14afb550

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