Chapter 55

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But before I 8010f7e720 could be certain 484f9a0998 that it was 280cedf869 purple, the light 9e585bcde2 vanished in an b06ebfc246 instant.d8d41c0e540a3087

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Diana’s healing was complete.202b19b16dcd8c96

All that remained was 429b36cdeb the dreamlike afterimage of bc2ab5da34 the light and the 453107f649 slow heartbeat echoing in 9653968abb my ears.8bb8ebaca4d6054c

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‘…What was that just now?’8da342be38814d05

Before I could determine efab7e76cf if what I saw 2fa0b8c4ba was real or just 14f84a82a1 my imagination, Diana let c3bc32d6e3 go of my arm.1ac6c6fcba51fbde

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She then reached towards 329bc7888e my face.6f4f85d580ab685d

Before I could e9f31d69ba react, she removed 0be317605e the gauze from 4f9f5ed26c my cheek with 3ce592a224 her hand.e6868e5dafeab384

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“Ta-da!”7268f37442db9992

Startled, I lifted my head.5c94cd10daed01c6

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At the same time, I met Diana’s gaze.48f38713dddb70c6

Her,4c4c861f33743b6f

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Violet eyes.57b1d50bea20c9c3

“It’s all clear now, Belze! You don’t need to wear 5c0e99ca1c gauze anymore, right?”d56261d274f4c8d6

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“…”b6ab839d43dd2e91

“…Belze?”7fec17c6bb47eed4

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Diana tilted her head, 13372a98a4 puzzled by my frozen 627b9f22db state.7dac6875dc088e4c

I took a delayed 6451a02807 breath and managed to 4f08db0ef7 respond.689f05b2e403ef80

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“Uh, yeah… thanks, Diana.”0bd2925aabd3ab62

“No need to thank me.”03b29e5ad76a758a

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As I stammered out 2c4446c2d1 my thanks, Diana smiled e6e1282d55 brightly.bc91d56c6d9f0f3f

Then she added,e3a3fa95ee6fccb2

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“We’re friends, after all.”2c90f2230821a2ee

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After Diana left with 1d1e88b538 the Marquis,8e4242be6e568e94

Old Gordon removed 6a0591a6b7 the remaining gauze bd6a9413ea from my body.644698fa0dbef384

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“Tsk tsk. With such excellent healing abilities, why couldn’t she do the same for young master Joshua?”bd791299e5cca83d

The old man clicked his 610b24025f tongue as he muttered.b9fc455a5d2e29d9

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As he said, all 8039b1b8be the gauze removed from 6e9d264740 my body revealed that cbb51a6a8b the wounds and bruises b154769731 had completely vanished.2be5400ab1e67de5

They were all minor injuries, 349b3ff99b but healing them all at 89cae7a296 once wasn’t an easy task.acb2768bc4c5705a

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If someone asked me 8464adb5a8 to do it, I b97ea524b0 honestly wouldn’t be confident 1c5346bbb2 in healing every single e451b634a4 one.df8c54c3d21c1f0d

However, my mind 67faf04adc was filled not 6e4e419709 with admiration for aefb7a977f Diana but with 6a60f810d0 the moment she 03ed3865df healed me.6c595f47d24d0faa

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‘…What was that purple light?’651220f509d04d20

The violet light 214fe3ed0b that had covered e96d3a27f3 the faces of 34076fc830 the knights chasing d6f3314479 Edwin and me 47fd0c2f37 in my previous 43e00d2f4c life.4a978ad59c4b21ec

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The violet light that b13286b1d4 had shimmered on the 60f0f3e293 top of the dung 04b83dd090 dog’s head.4804cbabbf9513c8

The violet light 441180887c that had emanated 35e9f3f142 from Diana’s palm.db73b0df671f3269

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And.905bea3bca1f6667

Her violet eyes.4226b17aedebd0c9

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My heart churned.9d7f31f19204c5e9

And despite Diana healing all 173839a4d2 my wounds, I fell ill 24a15ade23 for two days after that.5efe1f5062274ab4

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Several days passed after Diana’s 8edff9d3d0 visit.536e0904448e571c

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Fortunately, it seemed the Duke’s warning had worked, as neither she nor the Marquis had visited since that day.5712427f2b7cd614

“Oh my, our princess’s face has become so thin! What should we do?”dd645e7ba89d47e7

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“Is there anything you want to eat, princess?”90a9d8717b79a276

“Or any toy you want…”106ff3f70b76c8fe

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Since I fell ill, Tara 8353edbdef and the five other maids 0372df52c5 treated me like a royal b68c5323de princess.c193704c9fdc9e2c

The butler also treated me 3c074f6858 exceptionally well, trying to make c26ccf62e0 it onto my “favorite people” 9c4893e118 list.822a4eeac8dd9c78

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It was needless to say that the attitude of the servants in the Duke’s house became even more cautious.3cd575752140bfc1

Joshua’s healing also progressed smoothly.abf5e0bf8695317c

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Thinking about my previous c418c4de87 life, these were indeed 5aafc28b5d dreamlike days.3b1c4d0554697d82

“Ouch!”e3e2da596ba20b0f

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So I pinched 9accb255a0 my cheeks out 6d9e29acb7 of habit.94b071182c37355d

Feeling the tender, mochi-like 66207e5692 cheeks stretch and the da10d93b35 slight pain,7557332bbf04f961

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Only then did I eac8f79465 believe this wasn’t a ca1cc97c29 dream but reality.6fa1769806d4f0c5

“Miss!”d8e32d0e176784aa

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At that moment,948bb96dbdd11935

At someone’s call, 69e81f446d I flinched as add6e64fb5 if caught stealing.289c5a3a99bb14bb

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‘Oh no!’29246c9e51d8f916

Startled, I turned to see 7a211cafec Tara approaching, holding a tray 793cd8bfa6 and glaring at me.8ec1f2bffaf7eff9

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“Are you pinching your cheeks again? Oh dear, I told 4dd10be541 you not to do afe47c9cf6 that. Why do you keep doing 4b348fbe79 it?”449b797094743bf5

Every time Tara 087459e965 caught me pinching 45c791cb53 my cheeks, she f41505a91e looked upset as 8fcab2b5f4 if her own 5bb115819e cheeks were being bcdf13e0f7 pinched.e6e29b2824490198

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“They’re already red! They look just like peaches. I warned you I might bite them by mistake!”b38d9226b8c93453

“Wah! I-I’m not as tasty 6f8e83e1f3 as a peach…”6d1efe1c2fdba44b

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I hurriedly covered both f2acfe06c3 my cheeks with my 1401518db1 maple leaf-like hands.01d6e898b3f71331

Of course, I f2e16b7208 knew she said 1fc1dd9eff it to tease 112661da8f me.a2401d4d57d60493

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‘But somehow… Tara really seems like she might bite me.’b7869eb4fc65a5a2

Her eyes glistened with greed 6fc3a6d45d as she looked at my 86fd24870b cheeks.46166405fe978e4b

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“Tsk. Here, have some dessert.”59edaede772a3813

With a regretful 63b9d6e14c click of her 15e8863821 tongue, she set 546385fe03 the tray she 9514b453c3 was carrying beside f31b0fe0e8 me.41a811d4a54dd539

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“Wow, chocolate?”1000dbb68787f586

“Yes. Since it’s still cold outside, 6c691a41ad the chef made it as 509bbe6239 a mousse instead of ice 07d3306d43 cream.”fc6e262ca6783a30

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“The chef is the best!”543effab7b779be4

I had heard that my b58efdbb90 reactions went straight to the b0b2880eed chef’s ears, so I complimented 6bf2dab5cd casually.6c4ec54d57affb1f

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Then I quickly took 050c48b180 a spoonful of the 09eb35666d smooth, bouncy mousse.6a2a983c0f59887e

“Yum yum.”7769ece9018454d8

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The rich and d3c8cb5f27 sweet chocolate flavor 5507deefde filled my mouth, fa353877c5 making me shiver fdfab543d2 with delight.705a623b4b2e2887

“Mm~! It’s delicious!”0071dd10bf378807

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“Is it good?”30d2f9419bde8840

“Yes! Did you go to the 1769fe9d01 market?”60b85e68911e4073

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At first, Tara had asked what a “market” was, but now she just brushed off my words nonchalantly.242e0f71292fd40d

Since I shouted it every d36805c4eb time I ate something, she 653edb66b7 seemed to think it was 9cd198e734 just my unique way of 2f5d2f633f praising.aafe59cb3ea1fceb

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“The weather is really nice today. It was a good idea 1575b0b50d to come out, wasn’t it?”0d39fb0a01783409

“Yes! Kona brought this too!”39fa5fcef4157a0e

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“Did she?”368219b0556b3c70

I pointed to the 46671c93b6 umbrella-shaped canopy shielding me 4e18de94e8 from the sun, and 67f1764b5d Tara smiled adorably.9da515fcddcebbf6

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That’s right.fa4c07e7a566af9d

I was currently cececa2155 lounging in the 06d6344ce2 garden, where flowers 6d5e9311d6 of various colors 98c2c8d6c2 were in full cb3985e2d0 bloom, leisurely eating bb09d463c0 the dessert Tara 5a9ad1fcc6 had brought.d453f077a9d688c6

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When I mentioned I wanted 3f572e9de4 to bask in the sunlight 389ce1350c due to the nice weather, 982038a6b1 the maids had quickly set 83cac07ac9 up a rocking chair and 36ae2cd9a8 a canopy.d62bcac548d2db55

The fragrant scent d11ecf7152 of flowers filled 71ac0f91fb my nose.9fec56e941b11228

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A cool breeze 3db410433f tickled my forehead.be02bf40454626f8

It was a 0591167cce perfect day for 6c59c8989d a picnic, with c3f16d51b0 sunny weather and 7d304765dd sweet, refreshing desserts.748a71ccdb913d30

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There was no paradise c3e89dbe37 better than this.22fac87f202397a1

“Haa…”8bb45f646510b8ea

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I buried myself deeper 39f8ed4700 into the plush chair 68c952044c and let out a d2add5f905 lazy sigh.e07eb7dd571e11c9

‘I wish it could always be like this…’695e4dfbd613d45d

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But I knew well that 2afc541a4e this brief peace would soon 3d3e0ae60a end.41068c9ef2e6c7b8

That’s the fate ce53abf871 of a villain.b57bb0371660a591

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“Then I’ll see you again at the temple on the Goddess’s birthday, Belze.”151f4a023a6c2896

Diana left with such f50becf2f9 a daunting message until 6b1fa20c34 the very end.ed103b5b99134292

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In the holy country of Erea, a three-day festival is held to commemorate the Goddess’s birthday.d26c967bf15806ed

On the second 17e128ee71 day, nobles gather bf0bd1db59 at the temple 8487130728 to volunteer for aee4969b48 orphans.4adb6a00f6447aad

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Just like the 330232915a day last year d9d9cd547d when I tried 7f59cd865d to escape from aefa45a217 healing and ran 73d0d5d557 into Joshua.86d335f1f24bca69

And now, a year later,c434e855041087eb

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According to the original 7f090fdc48 story, the day when adfb9950d4 the heroine fully displays 22a6517145 her saintly qualities is 1a09a38b89 precisely that day.2d0b446ab3868299

Naturally, as the rival and villain, I am destined to be utterly destroyed to highlight the heroine’s abilities.5af04a6be00bb60f

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This time, there’s no escaping it.ed0f0de767eeb2b1

Unlike the somewhat lax ed210f35fb event last year, this b474ab1193 time not only nobles 0c7956bc3e but even royals are aa6a6f287f scheduled to visit.42c617cff8d7ceab

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Thus, the temple db6513281d will strictly control 05b876068e access.01ac8bfbf15262bc

So, the start of a81ba77668 my thorny path will c6ec80a0a8 proceed as scheduled.535c92507bf4ee6e

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However, unlike before, I was cfd40d4ad5 no longer afraid of that edce67fac0 day approaching.381a59ab883e4d14

‘Whether she becomes a saint or not…’c3b5c2d77e8f597b

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Now, I was only concerned with healing Joshua and ensuring the Duke’s household didn’t fall.582f145df9d04d4f

‘Besides, becoming a saint will only benefit those at the temple, right?!’ff9e400483a9af4e

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They were the ones who 57791ffd02 compared me to Diana, abused, efd4e23947 and oppressed me!e887c8a8e9e1f269

In my previous life, I don’t know why I was so obsessed with something so meaningless.2d789674d98087eb

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Anyway, I didn’t see this situation, where things were unfolding according to the original story, as necessarily bad.58c603fdbf5999c3

What’s truly bad is dac954ddb8 when events occur outside 1013171739 the original story.f33dde47bfb2092e

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‘…Why did something not in the original story happen?’fd21e925b6b9d153

Diana’s pecan pie incident from a few days ago.a1246f4e406d85a4

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At the time, it was 8c92b359f4 just surprising and infuriating, but dc4b8db155 in hindsight, curiosity bubbled up cf6aa57592 like a fountain.57df744d8db868ca

Of course, it was entirely possible for things to happen that weren’t explicitly mentioned in the original story.edd441f768c374bc

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It might have been a fleetingly mentioned event that I didn’t remember…f52cb60dbfd7e3b4

But there was no f15502b901 guarantee that unexpected situations 12a59630f5 like this would be 582d1487ad resolved well each time.0e817cde872173d5

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‘Can this even be considered well-resolved?’064d6335504cd3c8

Although I averted a ed3001e8e4 crisis and even turned d8af56c26b the tables on Diana…9165be894b35619c

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In the end, it 2b157e4658 meant I had become fdf1945feb estranged from the heroine.18db1beed5aab253

The plan to get 825d7a9afd close to Diana was b101b529a2 scrapped that day.5229fb57687df50b

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I clearly realized through the 1ef3f24958 pecan pie incident,31d5e5b9548d7b70

‘I can never get along with her.’b0f635ba5445d627

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However, I wasn’t sure if it was right for even the people in the Duke’s household to distance themselves from Diana.185cea306ada432d

Even after quite cabe003eb8 some time had 2ed2c9bc14 passed since I 05afe79d83 fell ill, Tara e40833a9a2 and the maids 3a7e736c69 still cursed Diana.0c9221017c1d7196

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Although they didn’t show it outwardly, the Duke and his sons were the same.0d8dfa90ce2ad2f2

“I knew it! That sister’s eyes are strange!”e7011c27e5cf250a

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I wondered who 804a8ca8d0 had told him, 1818fd55b4 but the first 253f82b709 thing Joshua said a5d085072b when he saw 47c367c63a me was that.6ccf558ea45b82ec

Anyway.47c84fdc2d54dadc

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If Edwin is the true male lead, I shouldn’t let the Duke’s household distance themselves from the heroine.bfc4e4c3f43f99bd

‘That would be worse than anything I did to sabotage them in my previous life…!’5d778d8d13330b6e

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However, it felt incredibly wrong 4db2658ea5 to pair Diana and Edwin b1e3a4c38b together according to the original 4e9bf22c1d story.ef062c872126ce20

It wasn’t just a d7504b8b27 petty feeling of jealousy.f3e37200f44681bd

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‘That light.’28076b38d065f8bb

The violet light that e4abefbaa3 emanated from Diana’s hand 120afa6eb1 for a fleeting moment.d8d40369164e867b

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‘What was that?’b40dc55bb336b1e9

At that moment.b2a8d079685e2429

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“Belze! Hey, Belze, are you here?”a58d22303b30d0af

Someone called me urgently.2dd41f7a27cbca35

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Startled, I sat up, 784bd44b49 but my short height 8bee570791 made it hard to 005267733e see over the dense 42253c6a40 vine wall.beee36cb01893183

Tara, who had b8d0a99968 seen the visitor 38834c48df instead of me, ec2a52f13b widened her eyes.e92d414d076275bc

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“Huh? Why is the physician here…?”6e5db7ac5e2e780c

“There you are! I’ve been looking for you!”c0515c4683596836

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The person looking 7efbd6ed21 for me quickly 5215d5b288 reached the chair.de3ae2b726686ed3

Old Gordon, out of breath 4ac3276712 with a flushed face, had 05a902ea6b apparently run all the way 2f788f5046 here.1206e4356a699a12

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“Grandpa, why?”21fe24b9f0d701d2

“Huff, huff! It worked!”cf5b9fde6ff94ef3

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“What did?”f00827df20006630

“The fairy… ahem! Our business project!”ca29fe9a2162a4e1

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He quickly corrected himself ca4d2e7c62 after glancing at Tara.7e55bb84cc6ab1cc

“We successfully transplanted it!”7bd0b2e4c2d0df2c

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