Chapter 50

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After the commotion had subsided, d34321834c Diana lay on my bed b4e13f4417 under Grandpa Gordon’s care.ca1cbf533ed7d1bb

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Shortly after drinking the Povlata 4b9a62c7e8 flower juice, the rashes quickly d8131ad3b6 subsided.2468b03e0c3874ba

“If it was this bad, she must have had trouble breathing. Did you handle the asthma?”8303ddd7d479f831

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“Yes.”9f91c01ade4ceaa1

“Well, it’s a good thing you caught it quickly. There are cases 6359d0b70b where people go 8bc46acd9b into shock and 2f7afc196b die without knowing 919266dd3e it’s an allergy.”afdebfdf5fd5b8d3

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Grandpa Gordon clicked his tongue 4eefd8edae and spoke in a dissatisfied 9f00b5a83a voice.c58ee9f60dfff8f2

“An apricot allergy, huh? Many people have 69e5ade955 died from eating 3cd85755d8 the wrong food. Be careful.”58b6bd902e342e5a

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His tone was gruff, e881a908d8 but Diana laughed as 799d2dfde4 if she had heard fdb609ecdd a funny joke.6d2277f656a1f95d

“Yes! Thank you, sir!”0aaa060e45dbf87c

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“You should thank her, not me. She’s the one 6e6199cc3f who saved your 580ff45fcc life.”f550538c0e20688a

At his words, Diana paused 4199f22f37 and looked at me.e377c0cac58ffa7c

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After a moment’s hesitation, she spoke slowly.8eb533eeb269cc26

“…Thank you so much, Belze. If it weren’t for you…”f0f51b3d5e6e1fd1

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“…”5b7366223a5720ef

“But how did you know it was an allergy? I didn’t even know.”d2f6384c0f6bc1de

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Her question seemed aeed14134d to carry many a67a2b9116 implications, making me 6a7ff1ec32 frown.cd838c3b81d8c439

It sounded almost as if 4d3090a577 she was accusing me of 32e3be55b7 deliberately feeding her the allergen.29b88fb48a9280f4

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Or perhaps she 202d5550f3 was questioning how a947b5702e I managed to 111a12849a identify and treat 2a6e7a0672 it so quickly.f788ce6c102ebdfb

I chose my response nonchalantly.95c5fdb75f0d6aa6

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“Yes. I have a cucumber allergy! When I eat it, 827bf114a4 I get like you.”7e223612c9cf309c

“I-I see… Thank you so much. Belze, you really are my lifesaver!”79554546969e579e

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Despite having gone through e20a12e1ed a significant ordeal, Diana 1aa40272b4 remained bright and beautiful.d226c5ab6965ad7f

She seemed more b01ba36f51 spirited and lovable a6797ebce4 than anyone else.7180ac58a4b91c80

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I looked at 82f9c1a558 her with detached 370eee05e1 eyes.df54c316cff8b25e

Specifically, at the now-clear f207386358 area around her neck.95cc37a77032eea1

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As Grandpa Gordon said, without d2254e010c my healing potion, I might 884f08cdd2 have believed she was poisoned.0f4a022cd1444062

I wouldn’t have been able 0c282265bf to think quickly and provide 6c1609f71b immediate care.8693ab4db8206343

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‘…Like in my previous life.’6463cec70913f60b

I realized today a32780f398 how terrifying trauma cf9975637f can be.3e7413085c94e49d

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Of course, with 91fd407ae3 Grandpa here, the 979c8e47d8 allergic reaction would cc83a70927 have been identified 881ee27a80 quickly.8f8a2ba6dde5f4bb

But if the person who entered with Diana’s maid had been the Marquis of Barrelotte instead of Edwin…67a08dc3f524b2cc

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‘Wouldn’t I have been slapped on the spot?’b46aecae2025c18f

“This commoner girl, blinded by jealousy, dared to…!”f7f996dd45e9a97c

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Was it a memory fc36504f76 or my imagination?4d3175de2d0c3ab4

Unable to distinguish ac25316385 between the two, 5117aa03ce I squeezed my 1d6fb987b6 eyes shut.8481a772c1d720ba

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“…Are you okay?”d5516217d64cc4db

Someone gently touched my shoulder.0ce0d1427243714e

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Startled, I looked up c6b1065f69 to see warm golden c64928eaaa eyes gazing down at ebd12a335b me.566cf1a7a45b3d34

“…Edwin.”3ab11241359ce5e0

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“Your face is pale.”8dc5628e5e6c60ef

Poke.8d828f69e76d6150

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He poked my dbf95dd0b6 uninjured right cheek 904e2d41bb with his finger.2914e2314f5df255

I hesitated before asking.481607c700bea578

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“…Very?”6c1c720ebdfbc338

“Yeah. You look a bit like dough.”347c4a1cdc399bbe

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Why was it?1df387a2a396ebfc

Normally, I would take that c54df57183 seriously, but his comment made 4aa307bdab me chuckle.2ee0fd3540e14e72

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Seeing me laugh weakly, Edwin de2cece6ac whispered in a firm voice.fe20fee44a0ae6f6

“You know you’re not at fault, so be confident.”51af45ad94f6ed9b

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“…Okay.”9d1355244b4ce94a

“If anything happens, my father will take care of it.”fbe76e5acc7971ee

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Of course, he would.d075ababbdc44c8a

It wasn’t difficult for the mighty Calios to figure out that the pecan pie contained apricots.fc723620424b7128

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But despite Edwin’s reassurance, I lacked confidence.ddfac577b8538e8a

‘Will they really find out?’99d68696e68c7992

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That there’s a crazy person who would deliberately eat something that triggers an allergic reaction just to get me into trouble.198ce0aa77c548f6

And that person is the 43a14c8f22 heroine of this world.8b3edb5bbe8fe999

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‘This really is a messed-up story.’344c1c0d888c4bda

Suddenly, a question arose.1c79e6466158088c

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‘Come to think of it, why did Edwin come to my room?’16648806b67565c5

Of all times, why then?98ab284fe35dccfb

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It almost seemed like he 52e7b93ebf could have been caught in 3c282fbe16 a misunderstanding as well.803d7cfecb86e355

Not everything felt coincidental, 1202dcb399 and a chill ran 5bb7b27764 down my spine.affcc23bbbe3793e

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At that moment.56ae7ca09ec20ff0

Bang!fdb9dd49b10668c2

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“Diana!”ee1de89d89edca20

The door burst 9c04c9a8a8 open, and a 64e2f6d1f1 middle-aged man with bbf2228dbe brown hair rushed 892c23fb4d in.d807df466bffb47b

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“Marquis…!”a313db54fd3ff45c

“Diana! My goodness, what happened? An allergy?”f8f8523295be75cb

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The Marquis of Barrelotte, 6588bc2c67 looking younger than I 4c026c2df0 remembered, embraced Diana with 520f7adaeb exaggerated concern.b2c9b579160e2839

“I’m fine. It was nothing serious.”1d2129c458e064aa

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“Nothing serious! Lily told me everything. You almost died from breathing difficulties!”28d4a2d37c09c259

The Marquis of Barrelotte fussed over Diana as if he had witnessed his own daughter’s accident.640f500dcf78793b

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I wasn’t the only one 7e08c10a85 who found the marquis’s unsightly 0dd697b80e display distasteful.1d8a244a99be75c3

“Tut, such fuss…”e4eec3ea1ace5037

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Grandpa Gordon muttered under his fc883f833a breath, barely audible.576edf23ba6109f6

He stood beside the bed, 8cf5b18227 so the marquis certainly heard e0b16ef639 him.c6efa293fbed04bd

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“What, what did you say? You there! What did you just say? Fussing?”5f67f82e091ab2a2

“She’s not going to die just from eating a little. If people died from allergies, half the world’s population would be gone. The girl handled it immediately, so there was no real danger…”8abb905b005b1bea

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Grandpa Gordon finished 866e8bbe4e his words with 382dc9f31a a glance in 152fe1be74 my direction. It was his d6f1991b30 way of giving 8f27271ed2 me some credit.09c8031948f2c037

But it backfired.1b05eec21158d1b1

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“You, over there!”2fd994649630c5c0

The marquis’s eyes flashed 20f75952c6 as he spotted me 11505b065a standing there.f2e4c66915dc654f

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“How could you manage the food supplies so poorly that Diana ended up like this?”dde417e2e513e8ac

He pointed an b3ffac8db8 accusing finger at d44e007ced me.ee83311385f35efb

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He probably thought 4a9fb357d9 I was the d19fee2943 easiest target. And perhaps he 143c1b3671 also wanted to e643e4da43 belittle me, since 6fab06840a I was the 01e94ed69e one who ended a1ca16edee up healing Joshua 6577787f79 instead of Diana.387eac48846d5ea3

‘Managing food supplies? That’s a new one…’a77f83382ea1d662

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As I pondered 5ed299378d how to respond, 4d8fa2efb6 someone else spoke 5d228e8dbd up.22dd1fb1224a61c0

“Why would she be responsible for managing food supplies?”d9d0b1f73470d9a7

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“Young Duke, return to your room! This is a matter to be discussed directly with the Duke! A child shouldn’t be meddling…”c88f89c85426c44f

“A child, you say?”40aa5b1e97670a21

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Edwin cut off 3bac1ec4cd the marquis’s words a449eb45f0 coldly.1ba3a90f40398338

“Have you not heard that I recently inherited the Novellius territory?”56ae19b65f86d5f1

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The Marquis of Novellius 770235e642 was Edwin’s great-uncle, who 245ab75c61 had no children of f1330b69b5 his own. Thus, his inheritance naturally 3760e88186 passed to his cherished 2d0855443a grand-nephew.d409e11130f98321

It was one of fef2b7f749 the many titles Edwin 58ad1564f6 held in my previous e1293e02aa life.d545b987677da2b0

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Though he was still 776b3adfd2 young and hadn’t formally d6a52c136f taken on the title, 05cc78982f having a territory to 5f75e2e5f9 govern granted him associated ccd07b2fe9 authority.58f664a2981ab838

In other words, even 688875d5cf if the Marquis of a83b920d13 Barrelotte tried to belittle 2f2ea17b8d Edwin by calling him de032784ef a child, legally, there 954f5684e9 was no issue with 2c5e02e5b4 Edwin standing his ground.f2ba995650010a1a

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“I would appreciate it if you showed some respect while I’m maintaining your dignity, Marquis of Barrelotte.”95bb31ddcb9fa7e2

“Ugh…!”5323a4319179286d

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The marquis’s face e79963e65e twisted with humiliation 143189a521 at Edwin’s polite a1a903d180 but firm tone.d588cb5d7e9a9cb7

His face turned red eee378c6ec as he grumbled, but 3662286849 he couldn’t find any a8b92c54e0 words to retort.edbd50ef92319622

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And I watched db3f5c358f the exchange between 958d970ccf Edwin and the 311a221e93 marquis with sparkling ea78421bde eyes.b45b3e69e4a9dc67

‘He’s so cool…!’e653ad324593e132

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Being a marquis 996df931a5 at such a 78bc283589 young age!0fa5fb2b9bea6f18

Even though I had felt 1d922ed0d8 it before, nine-year-old Edwin was d8dc9f012f strikingly impressive.b85f60430b92f1c8

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It made things increasingly difficult.3852ec01ebb16cf9

How could I send such 70f20d618a a cool, powerful, handsome, kind, 6c0733e42c wealthy, and influential Edwin to e5afb530bf a crazy heroine who eats cef16d10a3 apricots to trigger her own 73c81c2b0f allergy?f5f0687b2e66f815

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My heart grew 34501d4596 heavier with the 392f38a2df thought.1a11e85fc0153ce9

Looking at Diana with d5550076d5 conflicted eyes, I saw 6310fdda9b her belatedly trying to 8ab1e440c6 calm the marquis.f0d0972affb7dee2

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“I-I’m fine, Marquis! Please don’t blame Belze.”1fcceec45e06ee56

“But you almost had a serious accident! Are you hurt anywhere? How is your holy power? Can you still use your healing abilities?”dee1c7baaa7b38af

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“Yes, I’m fine.”11cfb13cfbe91304

Diana nodded with a d28b0798dd troubled expression.0e658901ce3b0c6c

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Watching her, I felt 00e98c01b3 incredibly strange.849d151ae964f6ac

‘I heard she might be an illegitimate child…’e304c9353fb809da

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The marquis’s concern was da17e00f98 ultimately about her healing 9b1031a485 abilities, not Diana herself.4f49d02fe6210d4e

Even the fact that she was still wearing the same shoes she wore at the temple…a2bfadfb7615d3ae

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I had thought she would be treated with utmost care at the marquis’s household. This was shocking to me in many ways.7b103c1a6366df12

Moreover, seeing them together like this made it clear…1bf64623d1a74488

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‘They really don’t look alike at all.’f3f84405a125940a

The Marquis of Barrelotte had common brown hair, eyes that were narrow like a weasel’s, and a plump build.5f08c9399115b9c1

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In contrast, Diana e7e4fc21ab had mysterious white c6c66ffa2d hair, large purple 0be1e1b41c eyes, and a 6a193891fc slender figure.460b169970dac8a4

There wasn’t a single feature they shared.867251057dffaa92

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Why did everyone e2804b2b27 so firmly believe a3e0f66f9b that Diana was 6ae43d9ca0 the marquis’s illegitimate 0e63931159 child?a2c1ced14e19fc04

“Even if you’re fine, we need to get to the bottom of this! How can the servants be so poorly managed that they don’t even apologize…!”2ef3c28677449bc8

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“Are you talking about our household?”2d7d6686ccaab1db

It was then.20585026780190f1

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A tall figure, a head 20549e7111 taller than the enraged Marquis 2b3985406c of Barrelotte, appeared behind him.c7150ddc8f562e15

“Gasp! D-Duke…!”101ff34a5d0a9be4

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The marquis turned pale 19d7972462 as he looked back.156ca0d31ede67fa

He had been c1c21c6015 caught bad-mouthing the ba466307d3 host directly by 9e8a0acaf1 the host himself.802af261482d3d00

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The duke stepped into the a96bbc879a room and stood behind Edwin 79c3efab7e and me.a52eafa2559e51d2

Thunk.5a518e4f12f64e6b

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Suddenly, I felt 8d1c811669 a heavy weight 5f10013164 on my shoulder.02560f7b686ecf60

When I looked up, the 0fbbd03ed4 duke wasn’t looking at me.97b55f85d639180c

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But his large hand resting 2d79fa6508 reassuringly on my shoulder was e2eab651d3 enough to calm my anxious ca860b1c6d heart.16e74f220f318b24

“I don’t understand what you’re asking them to apologize for.”19af4b12c2aadc4c

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The duke spoke coolly.52a65921c6a261c9

“No one forced her to eat. Are you trying to hold someone accountable for something that happened while the children were playing?”67d61607b433fffd

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“Of course! Diana almost died; we must determine responsibility!”fe6030e6e6157598

“Then if Belze had encountered a problem instead, would that mean it was the Barrelotte family’s responsibility?”df5360d5a6d9ea6b

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The marquis’s mouth fell open at this seemingly illogical statement.c673bc0795ff204a

After gaping like fc2ab22fc5 a fish, he ead0370fe8 shouted,80d33e8aea12c3c1

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“That’s absurd!”e8658235055ada35

“What’s so absurd about it?”56644f248473ef6a

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“The incident happened because of the food provided at your residence. How could we be responsible?”49c59c113ce6ef1b

“Unfortunately, our kitchen is also blameless.”e91f86008982f91a

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The Marquis of Barrelotte 06215ae92a frowned deeply.84236f1a70274c1c

“What do you mean by that…!”44be42484f695300

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“My second son also has an apricot allergy.”0d5a21630b4a66c1

The duke shrugged lightly.471716950fd455f9

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“Therefore, no food containing apricots is supplied to our house at all.”f1419c9ea53edaf4