Chapter 35

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“Where does it hurt?”307efdeb399c1784

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“Did that woman hit you?!”69cdd5213bf14bbe

At my words, both the 4240643e96 butler and Tara turned pale.e7198c905e5005e7

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The butler fumbled 37492de3f5 around looking for bc67373feb a stretcher, and 74f864c20a Tara was furious, 0aeb07e983 saying she should 2b3d6190d4 have killed Emma.856ee59df37a2373

But after a moment, 903f0cb6d7 seeing me getting up 7d221b3cad by myself, both of 1ddd4a9a3f them looked dumbfounded.c55d9512b68ec427

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I looked at them and 122f177f5f burst into a bright smile.e4dd0e53350ec59a

“You scared us, young lady! How could you play 06e77954fa such a prank?”353c89ecb880aff0

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Tara, who insisted on 1c46bb9dbb carrying me to my 1bb632879f room despite my reassurances, 5360ccccfb scolded me.8ebb0d12474b0b61

I rubbed my face 07c9118833 against her good-smelling back 5db3453522 and replied.ad185bec2fefd251

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“It wasn’t a lie. I really am hurt.”5f9594e57bdea2ec

“Where does it hurt?”be0c65cca68a67b6

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“My bottom… my tailbone hurts.”0f49751cc0864a10

It was true.2abce352e4750714

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After falling twice, the area 5ae79daa5e around my bottom, which had 43ad780057 felt fine earlier, was now 27e630713a aching.8d956091bd0002fa

‘Oh, my aching body…’b0bc0e1fe6ef13ff

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I whimpered involuntarily e25e582cd8 from the dull 3cf70adc26 pain, and Tara b30d0e840f made a distressed ff15f6219a face.1f2d87643ded16b4

“Come to think of it, you said you fell because of that woman yesterday too. That wretched woman, I should’ve…!”adbb1a722c87c42b

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After a burst c907ae0e29 of anger, Tara a1fe665c23 gently laid me 8a05c616ba down on the 0e8bebb3ce bed with very 366015552e careful hands.12a269037e400980

“The doctor who came yesterday will be called back by the butler, so please hang in there a little longer.”deacd676d3086eea

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“Okay…”750498891417d573

“Oh, my poor young lady. You never have a a36eb947fe day without getting hurt. Is there anything you want 0960daf049 to eat?”a988e12ef0c68fde

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“No, it’s fine.”5a1bdf5e4082bbb8

“Oh, what am I thinking?!”f8b56fd02da7242f

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She murmured, looking distressed, then 1d8bdd94c3 suddenly pulled something out of c1af91805c her pocket in a flurry.6310068c3ec219ed

And she gently placed 1baea34268 it on my head.176c90eb4a748ebb

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The cool sensation 1cccbf1578 on my scalp 2c2e8ad4b3 made my eyes b7271a2cd3 light up.48c3197b7dd19ee6

“A tiara?”ade11100c0f9eb0a

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“Yes, I made sure to take good care of it!”6cc26041e84332ae

“Aww.”81bda9b94f76bdbb

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My nose tingled with emotion.15d3e3f450f2063f

I almost had d5c120263e my tiara unfairly 1a4f0ab1a3 taken away by d1bbefbf09 that wretched Emma!9d27b58263daa8d3

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Facing off against such a mean woman, who also had a higher status, couldn’t have been easy for Tara.183d38a8cd252b0b

I felt a surge of 8234ee96f2 gratitude towards Tara.6f04b6702f7a55a0

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“Thank you, Tara… And you were really, really awesome!”db33b060d899341a

“Did I look like your personal maid now?”eb503c2b671f6fa8

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“Yes! You were the best!”3600d42a0f7bd1df

When I gave 39e9a90859 her a thumbs-up, b3f36508fe Tara smiled contentedly.137716cfce240ce2

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Then her eyes sparkled suddenly.5f5c56456d4afb03

“Then please let me pinch these squishy cheeks a little, okay?”aefa55f8889e04b3

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“Well, that’s a bit…”38f282571cddd9a9

“Just the right cheek, okay?”26c1e9a6d525f3e3

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“Wait, ahhh…”c3db0d54a5c9ee99

Squish. Squish.4fe40f1df1f568b2

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Squish-squish. Squish-squish.4f0ff46dcce55c9a

As Tara kneaded my cheeks to her heart’s content, a knock suddenly echoed through the room.54228b807dc4e6af

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“Oh, could the doctor be here already?”3883a5fc9ca6113e

Tara went to check the 2741f28426 visitor in my stead.d78c38188ed55e56

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And then.8f899a4f2cef8062

“You’ve had quite a turbulent day, haven’t you?”ba478fd0a8a79671

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“Huh? Grandpa!”c1e4bd263fa81440

It wasn’t an outside 5b739d4568 doctor who came into 10381309fb the room, but Old 4ab1fce852 Man Gordon.9b5804c5ccc08406

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I opened my eyes wide.527dbe6d3bdbfff6

“You’re here already?”fb5064dfebec0ded

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“If you tell me someone’s hurt, of course I’ll come quickly! Whew, I nearly lost my 4861efaf04 breath getting here!”6cf9f996e670aa9e

It seemed he ad74b8510f had come in 38e580c2ac a hurry, as 9e36f8d2ca he wasn’t even 26c54c015f wearing his white 3828b02018 coat.791e77ba1da5e12e

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‘Who else got hurt?’faf340ead365a2cf

While I tilted my 8f69c57967 head in confusion, Old 24a7fa9a5d Man Gordon gulped down 9fbc3583cd the water Tara handed 66f54f4e2f him.3400ae898a1b3f20

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After catching his breath, 7df8f67800 he clicked his tongue 5c38afb291 as he looked at 954e3cb6bf me.f117cbb5131ffdc4

“Tsk, tsk. Who did this? They’ve turned you into a ee0a28232c zombie!”0d102f21ee265ff0

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‘Zombie!’d7e4f9abc2b23f4a

I puffed out my 124db81ecd cheeks in annoyance.e0da682783b8deb0

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From a gauze fairy 739c58c710 to a gauze monster, 9d13c8db13 and now a zombie… 0fc9eff3cd I had earned quite eefe8cb741 a few nicknames in 9986a8133e just one night.0bda7511908fdd98

“Let me take a look.”dbab8a15cbc98bec

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Gordon opened his bag 4259168879 and laid out his 8933bd56e0 medical tools, then carefully f9131e6f66 peeled off the gauze 3cd926f652 from my left cheek.d79e47c219472c27

He looked at 036e198ee4 me with an 9b4f89fe08 incredulous expression.b7fcc17a58a72d1d

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“Tsk! This could be healed bcf77dcedc with just some saliva! Why did they wrap 1de913b241 it up so elaborately?”e8f3165b1d8f0e36

“Saliva? Eww, that’s gross!”e2bdf78548fc9436

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“Our family has a saying: even from the saliva of one who handles life, a single herb may grow!”af8a4d09eb749907

“Yuck! Your family is weird, Grandpa!”8311d2f90e01c0b1

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Despite his gross words, Old e620851e12 Man Gordon continued the treatment a0eac80e04 meticulously.ed4e2c76bc84e8db

He removed all ab72ac60ad the oversized gauze fd9ffb201e and gently rubbed 46b343d773 the area with 1bc25ad61f a disinfectant swab.f904e5547371f96d

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Then he applied a 186788b760 generous amount of transparent 2d9e675859 ointment and replaced the 0dd57f234e gauze with ones that bbdb5988d7 were appropriately sized for 12783c6330 a child.09e73ce804f2062c

‘Maybe it’s because I wasn’t often sick in my past life…’2fbac274513c3e2e

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Although I had experienced bda5214516 it yesterday, watching someone 99781b9e34 carefully treat me was ec66b2d0cf a strangely ticklish feeling.efa0cd8d3268918e

Especially since the d5c6bd70a9 person was someone 0a1d2fda05 I had once 9b18f499e6 been at odds 89964a78e6 with.39f640e7d8a257ad

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I suppressed my squirming body 0d7e3b7987 and spoke up.fb3bb74319ae3fe7

“Grandpa, did you catch all the blue fireflies?”e6e6fef3f1a63f35

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“Do you think catching a few would be enough?”9168dda50764d9d4

That’s why I 1ca917e356 was surprised Gordon 35287a34b2 had come back 191d466e07 so quickly.0944d490341ec8f6

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Blue fireflies are numerous 8d3dac849b but very small, making d8c167dacd them difficult to catch, 409836fbe9 and the amount of 9e1a008f8a extract obtained from them 6e5ab4cba4 is minimal.6c69ad038f43787c

That’s why they aren’t c4cd5e6cc0 commonly used in medicine…da3c3820a0202edd

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While disinfecting the e853b09399 wound on my 2b5b82b628 knee, Gordon glanced ab8dfc84ee at me with f2f2e2c30e a chuckle.d8a7e43abd5f45cd

“I found their habitat, so the guys below me are working their butts off to catch them.”ef6a928762a36297

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“Why did you come her?”46b9d1aa6d129110

“This brat!”4e73db1b31c70749

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“Ouch!”ac87e4774ef250b5

He pressed a 8f4ea8494c bit too hard dc5091c320 on the wound a37e2b30bb he was tending.5a0a72cf968c0f3d

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“Gently!”450e65681c0abe09

“You’ve certainly grown into quite the boss, haven’t you? Who do you think I hurried over here to see?”d05ad2d0ad67bf25

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“For who?”05a65def784cbb61

“For you, of course!”74c45b73db84c273

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Gordon shouted, looking annoyed.5b092b2585c8bfe6

“Who told you to get beaten up like that? Huh!”7742c0eb3a81739a

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“I didn’t get beaten up…”8310e69b9e4a5bed

“Is there anyone else looking like a beaten dumpling here?”c7f6e10c751dde3e

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“I’m not a dumpling! And I hit them a0362acb0a more than they hit 91a077ae26 me!”a825b8df61eefb5f

“Oh, really?”d118ffdf80f3aa03

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The old man 6df60315e2 sarcastically replied and 6e80a194ed continued the treatment.280f07423d4f88f0

After carefully applying 93f02e7f09 ointment to my eafe15000b wounds and bruises, 11b5646958 he picked up 430707a022 a dental mirror.676578a2ef6062d0

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“Open your mouth wide.”f260bec6a5ed36b9

“Ahh…”ba5679a539583e14

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I had a lot more 6b55dc7619 to say, but remembering Edwin’s d33fdae5f7 advice to get my teeth 26e0f1a025 checked, I obediently opened my 8fc285b6cb mouth.101bbd872cba67d2

“Now close your teeth together.”fd6e7af7da651dee

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“Like this…”085d0ca049d2773a

“Tap your teeth up and down.”fd177e3ae89f59d4

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“Tap, tap.”85b88485a855e7c8

“Good. Now you can close your ba9f98ae1d mouth.”e969bd2723be3b8e

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After tapping my teeth bc17383028 with a small rubber 4d16dd3fbc hammer to check them, d40684f683 the old man said,027754a56994ba52

“You have remarkably healthy teeth. You can bite 26bff459ea a few more c2c284f97e times.”0b0dff08e3ae99ff

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“Hey! I told you, 6bdae86e7f I hit them 5114522fc3 more and won!”9889de494eb0ef21

“Fighting with adults, and you’re proud of it.”0942d7ec515a8fee

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I said proudly, and Old aaeaa3d6b5 Man Gordon wiggled his mustache 5c0db7f115 in response.63bbfaaa34d2434d

He seemed to have bf6c636cee heard bits and pieces b26b4fa118 about my fight with ed964cabaf Svelnum.8e69350d542f823f

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The old man suddenly shook f732eaa1ca his head and clicked his 9840951e3b tongue.a5d27408bfc6bb5a

“You seem fine. Why did everyone make such e29c530db6 a fuss and call me?”3a42ca7cdb4097d2

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“Who?”0d5b329586fa64c0

“Who else? The people in this house!”d8d3254056560746

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He added with b2b3c17b42 a face full 7675b92f66 of dissatisfaction.1f3a4e08098e7bb5

“The Duke, the young master, they all took turns pestering this old man to come here! Do you know how far 323a3a66de it is from Travell Forest b9a4f2bc96 to here? A three-hour distance is 673a70bd9d no joke!”a2a173ccfa65f840

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“…”9ac1b391657b1381

“Even when I said I was on my way, Anderson made a fuss! Why did you have f959a803f1 to mess with that 1d9d9b5914 ill-tempered woman… Tsk!”00dccb2ae134b3f1

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The old man ae46c26d40 glared at me 0c2ff71b34 reproachfully, then turned 51428ae789 his head and bfb847479a took something out 5485ce1616 of his bag.831d6dfaf69aac84

“Drink this!”8a4d7b03b08c6ce7

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I looked suspiciously at the 7897d78e84 mysterious brown bottle and asked,fdfeca3f2992c43a

“What’s this?”271deaf9126e3d1e

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“What else? The medicine made from 4d412a1e94 the black buffalo ribs 96f398c41b you specifically requested…!”03c2565119691eab

Gulp, gulp!afe4a22eb5afd909

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Before he could finish speaking, 3b7952bd71 I quickly drank the medicine.7d7be38233f79a1d

My tailbone was already aching, a162328650 so this was perfect!c51b823666d1fcd4

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‘Even if the old man has a bad temper, he sure knows how to make great medicine.’9e7c5ea712b64633

As I gulped down the 3052d9adce barely bitter medicine like water, b313456aba Old Man Gordon looked at 0c81cf4fa1 me with a gloomy expression.637e5a1b8fa01911

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“That was the last one… sigh.”5562b0f142a8b980

“Ah—!”aca03fa650e12af4

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Ignoring him, I 72ee9a6791 took a refreshing ec55e8329e one-shot of the 5b50a2c307 medicine.19cdc3635db14b8e

Thud!aaa66b4ef6061143

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The old man cc9e30101d tenderly stroked the 05728f020f empty bottle I 16c2035c04 had put down.f01972bf9ee64428

“My little buffalo of 20 years… rest in peace until the day we meet again.”0e064842e7e0356d

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“Black buffaloes are endangered now, so you’re not supposed to hunt them.”41185d8a817abe70

“And yet you, knowing that, drank it all…!”14d802a66c80fb1a

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Of course, I knew 4823203de3 and drank it anyway.814911f30f2944fc

For the record, Gordon’s collections deaf5077a4 were at least a few 9d86242033 decades old, so there were 7eb45f7adf no legal issues.b87d63abfe1358c5

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‘As expected, it’s an elixir!’e5d8795c2af04ee2

Within minutes of 4b3c124705 drinking the medicine, 477bc09161 the throbbing pain cd9ad3fb05 started to subside.59861699c1666fa5

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‘Great. Since I took it c1095e2940 during my growth period, 006a198a33 I won’t have any 9afd8ee9e4 bone issues for at 62adc4d29a least the next ten 196c24b9d2 years!’986575957d4c6472

Feeling triumphant inside, a16ce5eca1 I decided to 6e22d1dd63 cheer up the 2dbe45448d gloomy Gordon.5fcc4cee8c9d6e81

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“I have something for you too, Grandpa. It’s even better than black 1f81548217 buffalo bones!”9d3a841f9d97d845

“Enough. What could be better than that…”da51707a81733f86

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“Really?”cf8373d2db539a28

Quickly, I pulled out d6f2e5d036 the pouch I had c8d99c8677 hidden under my pillow, 7f5d2521bb but the disheartened old eaca827320 man didn’t even look.6782d6baf1c55fdb

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‘What about this?’d458c43b7aa2b82f

I slowly untied the 08e976954a tightly knotted top of 0fdcbe81a8 the pouch.15d64b7443eafc16

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Ssshh.3134d9a4743b2419

A sweet and fragrant aroma 44bce3a2d7 began to waft out through d349861079 the small opening.6ac343f19627f7e6

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The scent was so 19f0acdc2d enticing that it woke f43809ddd8 up even the gloomy a6a0239665 Gordon’s nose.c0bc4788e456b8b6

As expected.5f18ad4ac08c190b

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“This smell…?”36a9bc411fba1f15

The old man, who had 3c04cb8ac9 been hugging the empty bottle ea6673afce and sniffling, suddenly whipped his f3ef561c9e head around to look at 9dea31e5f4 me.fd4466aa2b81fd96

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He pointed at the 36684f7977 pouch I was holding 7748c1e1ae with wide eyes.7b152827ce348329

“Is that… Fairy Herb?!”3c4fd2601cb93a4e

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