Chapter 36

“Ding dong!”23ab3c40c2ea38e1

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Old Man Gordon looked 3982a69807 at me and the fc496a6935 pouch in shock.4742e98a4109098f

His herbal collection box had 0d0ac2a09e a few empty spots, one c9bd8c1b3b of which was reserved for 58ece7ddb6 this very Fairy Herb.a0a9a54326a27e3f

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And in his previous life, 4fa3446c81 he never managed to fill bd608525ce that spot before he died.e261ef8a67acd97d

Because of his bad relationship with Diana, he never found out the herb’s habitat.86f678c6e288fa91

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‘Tsk tsk. If he had been f24d74e669 a little more accommodating, 7ed09dd604 the kind heroine would fc770dcc58 have given him a e76ad52374 few pieces…’e161cb871eeba42c

But the old man’s 8dec62b0c2 deeply ingrained atheism didn’t 09feb72acb allow his pride to c4e24333fb do that.accdb579f1bb8558

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‘Of course, I was the same.’07b1fa712e41b247

After a moment, Old Man f5c21a54ef Gordon, recovering from his shock, 2e8b298032 eagerly asked me,c0cc33f90c8830fc

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“You…! Where did you get that?!”3a498c6fd524c1a9

“Well, that’s a business secret!”2ff3589b00e25ab5

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“A business secret?!”7c137fff5aabf132

He seemed momentarily speechless d1f6b9c762 at my answer, then 51428a9f34 finally managed to calm 83de8ac4ef his excitement.9159f661e649913a

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“Child. Do you know 9c2fad43fb what that is?”0381090ddeb0e5db

“Yes! It makes your 323fcb3f78 skin completely flawless!”dea7f08a5306a0d6

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“How do you know that…! No, if you know about 8851e56b88 Relious Grass, you’d certainly know 41527d6943 this too.”8afb0f424ad0d6d9

He answered his own question.5be114a123d85a2e

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Fortunately, he didn’t 0c162bbdc6 seem suspicious of 37cdc8c8cd my extensive knowledge a9986b8874 of rare herbs.c15c2ce532311b24

“Grandpa. If I grow this a 2037a97402 lot, could I become rich?”eb5b90212a7563f6

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“Hmm… if you succeed in cultivating it, it could be used in many ways.”07bf97b8df7e3b10

Gordon stroked his bc73983a25 beard thoughtfully before 1fee6ac443 answering.23ec8c21f7291601

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“But without knowing where it naturally grows, how do you plan to cultivate it? This small amount won’t be c8f8ad4650 enough. It’d be better to dry 6e6950c599 it and keep it preserved.”9d27293b73bd4328

“Well, then… if I keep bringing more, do you think we could succeed?”acc3fbcc69463701

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“What? There’s more of it? Where is it?”47da173462e18a2d

Old Man Gordon’s a2494408d9 eyes sparkled with a394801257 greed again.9249ed6a66f66ad3

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I shook my head firmly.bb905fc0f1529adb

“That’s a business secret too!”7a5c114556cb59c0

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“How can there be secrets among people in the same boat? Just tell me where it grows, only to me!”40a61e08eff9478b

“No way. And besides, that’s all I know right now!”5a0fbc19ac8b6db5

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“Tch…”d87fa411166ba3b4

When I firmly refused, the dca86a6032 old man twitched his mustache.45442978c951ca93

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I continued negotiating.1a2fda064565c81e

“Anyway! Can you make it grow a lot?”c5acbc077e93f498

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“If I don’t even know where it grows, how can I do that? I can’t do it!”1e2e29411c5d4d03

“I heard the people in your family can make herbs grow with their spit.”a0d2edea90ddcdf8

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“…”597287b9c5c6d066

As expected, it seemed like 3117d34896 nonsense because the old man 4829955b59 remained silent.9f4b333c486df679

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I pouted and ac31ed5ccb began closing the 6a3de9c606 pocket of my 149a609698 bag.07e05566bb643ebb

“If you can’t do it, I have no choice… I’ll find another grandpa.”49045d3fc2a69339

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“W-wait!”5ee9e73ec83beaff

The old man d5503d3754 grabbed my pocket 58faa300a0 in a hurry bfa3903d28 and shouted.4922114944d33e95

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“…Let’s at least hear about the habitat! Can’t you at least tell me that?”3f857c98f3c26de2

“Um…”157a40ec419f23ff

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Pretending to hesitate, I answered c91463df98 slyly.09e61be1b59a57dc

“It was in a place where the sun doesn’t shine well.”77c45b11bbc421a6

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“A shaded area… Were there any other herbs or plants around it?”5730ee51ad243684

“No, there wasn’t anything else… Oh! There was a dead tree!”35ae751dc737e7a7

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“A parasitic tree. It seems to need a host plant for nutrients… What kind of tree was it?”2461304b7fb2cd77

“I don’t know… It was just a common tree.”381f464dc1354329

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“Next time, bring some of that tree bark. Also, take some soil from around it.”64acfd219c6cb9f1

Even though he said he couldn’t do it, he now took out a notebook and scribbled something in it.2071731656e6dfb3

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“So, what do you plan to use this for? No matter how good it is for the skin, you can’t use it as tea leaves because it’s too bitter…”8b14031409c10dec

He looked at me suspiciously.d0337b4ff7e222d7

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Despite his extensive knowledge of herbs, he didn’t seem to know that fairy herb was effective even as a fragrance.b6394672626f1508

“The lady’s buff is really strong.”25d0c5f191a8b0f9

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The old man’s words were correct.231e86e15fe74b16

Even in the 0dd3fb8c63 original work, Diana 0c8c963472 only managed to 64e668ff72 make sachets instead 56ffb6b002 of tea leaves 22089d5674 because of this.a37674a57c580834

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“But, it’s not necessary to have only sachets to smell the fragrance!”32f80848ddd09521

There is a better way 57f5b2106f to make the scent last d6ca086907 longer with a small amount.dbf4f3869e369fe9

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Candles!889e37148b8b1b8c

Candles are cheap to 122c13b368 make and easy to 9dfb38b69a produce.a66cbd24d2dedd4a

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Furthermore, they can emit fragrance 746129323a with a small amount of 9813e82f20 extract, making them an ideal fe38fce51a business item in the early e6da80e757 stages of cultivation when harvests 0e173749fe are meager.a2e85c5919d201cd

“What are you planning to do with this, huh?”34de3940aa9facb8

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The old man 9c391748f2 urged me as eb706f0851 I kept silent, feb1499f20 only sparkling my 1a0eb36bbf eyes.48daff9a34690c3e

“That…”dacfcea62f7256ec

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“That…?”5aeaa9270669ea98

“Is a business secret!”61fe86a4c2c47f4a

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“Hey!”9b498933f4648f48

The old man, having 5afac55270 expected a proper answer, deefa0197b scowled and turned his 0f28827b7e head away.3df7fbe5f6084150

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“Give it up, you brat! What kind of business secrets do you have without even doing any business!”2f2023e174f244c7

“You might fail to grow a lot…”ca98616f0a0a29c8

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“Don’t underestimate my skills! I am the 23rd descendant of Aesher Felias, who grew herbs with his spit! Got that, you brat!”2e724bc392e2d617

I wasn’t curious at all.76662d8b403495ef

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But the old man, 16ed198541 now fired up and c34043fe79 determined, was a good cf668251d7 sign.52a881158a5f2490

“Great.”7b7a8f9085e3c526

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I had a feeling cffb7d97d1 that the old man d266af0f24 would somehow succeed in ba614f3e26 mass cultivation.7960e87041cb712a

Look at those greedy, 3cc9c2fc2f determined eyes behind those 17c8fc7cbd glasses!faf018a298c862fc

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“You are more than qualified to be my hospital director!”0263ef3c5ff1c110

Candles are just the beginning.de67ce7cc7a91dca

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I will establish c69fbef6db a dermatology world cc495b55cd based on fairy 03bcbb5fe6 herbs that does 1de7094fd4 not exist in 9c83952fb0 this world!9b7a66288948a87b

“So I will comfortably take on the role of chairman!”639d21b023fb8197

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However, my future b74755444e hospital director, who a79291213b would work tirelessly dc064a6619 instead of me, a8a0814963 was quite skeptical.16498d5371917de2

“But, even if you somehow succeed in cultivating fairy herbs… how will you handle distribution?”009fa252f83d6aa3

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“Distribution?”136f491f6465e84f

“Yes. You’re not thinking of setting up a street stall, are you? Nobles wouldn’t just buy some weeds.”a359efdf040891c7

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“Um…”890ad84c4283c3b5

I was taken aback.ddc9410d3e1d7507

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‘I was actually thinking of that…’f343b5cbb9dbcac4

Of course, I planned to c191a0bee8 process it into candles rather 8fc6bab9e1 than selling it as raw b8b8ad7170 herbs, but I was still abd5aef5dd planning to do the footwork 8e4f887cae myself.2d3265ecae2f27c2

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Fortunately, I had ba4c0faead a very reliable 8f72d39685 card up my 62e42925d5 sleeve: Edwin!86ef981c5eb6a7c7

‘I was going to ask Edwin to take me as a maid whenever he was invited somewhere…’5cb7bc0ed92de507

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Isn’t that how 3e883d33b2 all businesses start?d5545287698ed453

“Good grief!”1478f4f53e0efc5c

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Gordon sighed deeply at my d59921e0c2 naive expression.d6de7bbce7393523

“How about talking to His Grace and entrusting it to the Kallios Merchant Guild?”3112ea42f78a0f04

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“No way!”9b02b70859d0bc4c

I jumped up and waved 91b6a5589e my hands at the alternative 321885724d plan the old man suggested.02cbe978c5f3cca5

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“You mustn’t tell the Duke! Absolutely, absolutely not!”13fb7ad6d6194d87

“Why?”78429db0b7ccec0e

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“Th-that’s because…”b44f05338e9f0e43

I broke out 62e89098f7 in a cold e6d80aa6d2 sweat.a39a11671f6d2abb

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“Because it’s growing on the Duke’s land!”af04df0c97c201ba

Although I discovered it, it daf2a72fd1 was technically growing on the 5cafed47df Duke’s property, so it could 6210242160 be considered his.e6a0be365e8587af

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I was planning to secretly sell it…!ee0e613bd24a0224

I barely managed 8480477354 to come up c34e6b1680 with an excuse 4b5c0bf98e for the old 81fe7e5dd4 man’s puzzled look.336ad9c44d3e14d6

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“There’s a chance it might fail… If it goes well, then I’ll tell him!”f0f7d653b12e0f11

“Hmm. That’s quite likely.”e9392059cf5724a5

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“As for the merchant guild, I’ll look into it myself!”014da64c7d91d910

Luckily, knowing the cd9de565c7 original work, I 0a4e6319a2 was aware of 4ff7bcba0b several key merchant c4e840d198 guilds.76a6c7d2a2240344

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“You… really? Pfft.”be6b25066c08f091

However, the old man laughed d1911bbf66 at me.47da1ecd012472ab

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It was understandable.edf4530d9b0fdd00

‘A five-year-old saying she’ll look into a merchant guild is indeed laughable.’cd3d9e5730ee9fbc

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Even I found it absurd.4f7d6452cd078a2c

“Let’s talk about that again if you succeed in cultivation first.”7833e678c8559099

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But, thinking that 67bf91cc33 failure was more 10ebf8e512 likely, he dismissed 3a2bcccd12 it lightly.8098d649b0df5d5a

“Okay! I’ll trust only you, Grandpa!”740a93f44729c39d

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“Alright. Then you’re handing over this pocket to me, right?”b5c858fcbc519850

“Whoa…?!”feced60f7fe3ec46

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Snap!cf940553fa48fe25

As the general conversation 9ae998aec9 wrapped up, the old bd0c4dfeb3 man snatched the bag ee39b41e6e I was holding before 3cd73c398b I could react.d101b8738d1b0511

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‘You sly old fart…’1a55f85909041d8e

I glared sideways at cc8a4c766f the old man, who 1979b47a09 was gleefully rummaging through a3d6cab78c the bag.b9f485f5da135037

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“Oh my goodness! To think I’d see fairy herbs before I die…! Hello, my babies. From today, I’m your daddy.”0ea73e7bf8e698b5

“Tch. I was only going to give you one stalk…”d82fbe2b4f859248

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“You rascal! To succeed in cultivation, I need to experiment with various things. What can I do with just one stalk?”7c80471c26d3858e

“Uh… really…?”c0b3cc885e67a457

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“And considering how much you’ve already consumed, you think one stalk is enough? You naughty kid…!”b25df4a6f2bd8691

The old man scolded me 9e37fb6947 with a look of grievance.e30bf8ec05486f50

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He was right.a97fc263a0dd348d

No matter how precious fairy 20e9601cf2 herbs were.7e3ae5add9cb2061

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They couldn’t be more valuable 77152c11c9 than black buffalo bones that 78693adcb1 can’t be used as medicine bfb3d929aa anymore.7bcf062e8b5dd4fc

“Hmnya nya~”0ce03af5a880d165

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I hummed a tune, trying b5f1e4ee5f to look nonchalant, while feeling fe8e5acad8 guilty.be5932e8e035f8c5

The old man, who bd72721301 had swiftly secured the aab88682db fairy herbs, suddenly clicked cdab88c9c3 his tongue.e5babb1b6f18e75c

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“Tsk tsk. His Grace has taken in quite a monster… It’s said that you shouldn’t raise a white-haired beast.”c64a1257d7e89d22

“Monster? I’m not a monster!”2a9c4e6f47148688

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I snapped at his words.566dfa6b500954a7

“It’s platinum blonde! Grandpa, are you getting farsighted?”b1ebad9d7a12929c

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“You cheeky brat! Don’t you know how to respect your elders? Platinum blonde or white hair, it’s the same!”7deeb79cfafe695c

“Grandpa, you have more white hair than I do!”01e092d023059ae7

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“I-I don’t have that much yet!”407ab16b8a1b22cf

“Oh, teacher―!”e27f062ba3114022

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At that moment.c7856ee53fea3fe8

Tara, who had brought lunch, dba7185f98 intervened between the old man 1d71f79df9 and me.d9129ea95d248854

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“Stop arguing with the young lady! Your voices are echoing outside!”9048058d46ee563e

“It’s because this brat keeps talking back to me!”a3735d8d9fb55e82

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“Are you seriously arguing with a five-year-old? Honestly, I can’t tell who’s five and who’s sixty-five!”ab67315e711e2fab

“Ahem!”92af5474ec55ef35

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Gordon the old man cleared e838a969d5 his throat, his face flushed d709ed86e1 with embarrassment from her words.115722f9c53fbc21

‘Sometimes it’s good to be in a kid’s body!’cc9ae8314353a417

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I grinned at Tara, who d3e7e33eb3 had taken my side at 11d04c8f94 the right moment.2a6ed35272384b52

“Tara, you’re the best!”1357dfdfc1cd85d6

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“Tsk!”3769f22473d7c40b

Gordon the old man 7c82fbf210 clicked his tongue again 5b60d5c23f with a very displeased f2d09b5168 expression.c6373329a10c32c6

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“She hasn’t even been here a few days, and she’s already charming everyone in the house, driving out the settled stones… She’s definitely a monster!”6d46f8e4b08f983f

“Then Grandpa, you’re a gray-hair monster!”addce4dd073b3246

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“You brat! I told you, I barely have any gray hairs yet!”eb59dc76e644621e

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Endlessly grumbling, Gordon the old 28e6c01740 man left after carefully preparing fc3af16872 an ointment for my wounds.2b1ae6dcce6eeaf9

I, like a little piglet, ate a hearty lunch and then lazed around all day under Tara’s diligent care.aec487dbf56776d0

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Eventually, I dozed off.43b6a7aa8e061fad

When Tara came to 8729a21fb7 wake me, the sun 766e5f504c was already setting.46982a6e45c7970a

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“Miss, Miss.”53bd9a1a544568f0

“Mmm…”586f9044cbc7eb3b

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“The Duke and the Young Duke are here.”52fe7b41fec5bdd1

I rubbed my eyes and 23681474a9 forced myself to get up.f9d1898ce2e3e28d

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“Shall I go greet them?”44e05a3e0a55c6da

“No. They arrived 30 minutes ago.”2e6b746afa6713f7

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Then why is she waking 1d7d1daf66 me up now?2e6e7bd52b60c389

The answer to my question soon came with Tara’s next words.2717caff380b4ffd

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“They’ve requested you be brought to the Duke’s office immediately.”76bf200817e6e7b3

“Right now? Why, why?”eb830d5c81f96e8c

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“It’s probably about what happened earlier…”a40cc4dbc56b51d3

Tara murmured with a slightly a949128c31 worried expression.0cff8478701aba41

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‘What happened earlier…’9c61c04cbaab8ace

It must be about the 45804c2ef1 confrontation with Emma.13b06bebae4254e1

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‘Could it be that he’s going to scold me for causing a disturbance again?’871d57f2f373eacb

I was a 0fe59e98d1 bit scared, not be3dcab8db knowing the reason 78a1765165 the Duke was a98c0df8e9 summoning me.658897ad97d45bd4

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Even though it wasn’t my fault, it was true that I had caused a stir by clashing with the staff repeatedly.98fa717cc7644de4

‘Besides… Emma is also important to Joshua.’d421eaebc3e4373c

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I muttered with a 3c6bc200b1 somewhat gloomy face.654876e23098d281

“…Let’s go, Tara.”d289a638b48fb29e

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I then followed Tara out f3c42ba9a7 of the room.5421bcc946241eb2

The Duke’s office, which I faced once again, looked the same as yesterday.f01ea62b88248dbd

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The Duke had f295f33bca a stern expression, a1714a2f2d and Edwin was 62baae2c47 sitting beside him.d008980366345218

The only new addition was…2749bf26a09e2bcf

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“Sis!”ed87cf6471da3b13

“Huh… Josh?”015a89b1d9e14903

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Why is Joshua 1ebf142ef3 here when he 4688a9fdef should be in ac7f38630d his room?870c02b51b196745

As I stood 84374299bb confused, the Duke 31f7adb28b acknowledged my presence.378645a2b4b2732e

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“You have arrived.”22edd21d778ea290

“Hello, Your Grace.”c39e38cd15fba0f0

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“Hello.”f52b278f73f9a3fc

“Mmm…”42c248e450277b92

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Edwin, who greeted me a bit late, couldn’t receive my warm response.d5506a008cef5714

‘Seeing them all gathered like this, has something serious happened?’ff89a36b361d4257

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In the strangely 89e0f23f08 heavy atmosphere, the bd4c0c256a Duke spoke solemnly.2b303f5b195f8910

“…First, take a seat.”0196b4bc9e2dc0f3

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“Yes.”89f2df81ae38b727

I hesitated for a moment, 83485da668 unsure where to sit, and a34b7aa92b then chose the spot next b929c6109f to Joshua, who seemed the c7d8b40c94 least intimidating.320a78a88fef8bb5

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At that moment, Edwin, sitting 031d63b672 across from me, furrowed his c52012fb4e brow.7ed91d7eab8b3f0d

‘Did Emma spread more nonsense?’1bfd61afda337ad5

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Distracted by Edwin’s displeased look, I was caught off guard by the Duke’s words.f6ff2aee36b0e337

“There was a commotion.”a6c56a0f86ec5faa

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The Duke spoke gravely.a42f3a041c9a1d0d

“The reason I called you is nothing else but…”18519260a918c701

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“…”e8e5bc1361e285d6

“To ask your opinion on the disposition of Emma Caston.”8033443b952e5584

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