Chapter 66

Diana turned to 1eca6b5704 my maid and 352de96edd asked.ccde683044fb5818

“That’s right, my lady! If someone is caught earning talents through someone else’s ability, they’ll be kicked out of today’s event immediately!”8fbc7fc00797cbb5

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The new maid 3add2eb10b nodded her head 0fba512574 vigorously in agreement.a7bd0c4914fb28bf

I wasn’t sure if Diana 755beff28b was genuinely curious or just 471f26e6ca pretending… but there was no a565ae9e9d particular malice on her small, 5f5917babc pale face.8fee55fa11000538

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However, her comment drew attention 12e53175d4 to me once again.b633ec93e2ba9765

To figure out her 128fb62853 intentions, I stared at 0091319f08 her for a moment, ca9c51c808 then closed my eyes a26e848dab and smiled brightly.7ffb40d6122ce5e0

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“Yes! I know the rules too! Thank you so 8cb47ba66d much for worrying 02e866c072 about me, Diana!”342b3af5c273a2c6

“……”ce6170f5e74b40e0

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Diana just stared at me 3e43ff364b without responding.6013ae389c9b7476

But only for a moment.783be1748055f832

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“What are you saying? We’re friends, aren’t we?”bbdf16e3597ba549

She followed up with 8cf84a8f1f a smile.891023aade702369

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I nodded my head exaggeratedly.bc071c9926136e0e

“That’s right! We’re friends! So, did you buy 7034c7dbbc a dress like mine, d69bf01d5d too?”de4dbe4904dbfbf0

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“Yes! We’re frie—what?”acb48e72b28b48e9

Diana, who had 747cb5bf62 been agreeing with d72397caf4 my words so 2c4e2548cc smoothly, suddenly stopped 2fbc8a2a46 and turned to 23ba6a1394 look at me.3488fc35a0e16a2c

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I pointed innocently 4c2c552cd9 at her green 98b30fa169 dress.a18e09149dfd6270

“And! Last time when you 42d10cd396 visited the Marquis, you 933e6b6a77 liked the dress I b8b8cbd0b2 wore so much that ff4538864e you bought one just 087ee32bdd like it, didn’t you?”e3daa0e67853f15d

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“W-What…!”2230e5d3865a1cb7

She clearly looked flustered.a2298f9edfb5690c

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She quickly looked f89e70f404 around and denied 69782ed4a0 it.9d25dde60d4b30d6

“W-Why would I follow you? No, this was 4c0c39b180 given to me 1b83d695cc by the Marquis ca30dbbd98 today to encourage a505dfaac3 me to do df908c23c6 well…!”4d51e7c28fb113f5

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“Yes! But your Marquis asked 5002b0c28f our Duke where I 458aa90fca got my dress!”ea5e84723a0d4249

“W-What…!”0198b12aecbe5d71

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At my innocent 0574e92a72 remark, Diana was a1641a4606 so speechless that 16a26b778a her mouth just 52e4e20256 hung open.3d645ea701539ffe

“And then the Duke said that my dress was custom-made? That there’s only one like bb002f74e5 it in the world! It’s a shame. It would be 3a7e1ca914 nice if we 1583c19a5c could wear the 0d24814630 same dress, right?”9f107398e4b35c9a

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As I finished speaking 1826f8f02d and grinned, the murmurs 25ccb0c4f5 erupted as if they 18701f3e2d had been waiting for d264e8d6d9 this moment.81febcd668427aac

“What? So that’s what happened?”08f558b2dc7ad571

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“Diana is copying Belze…”9d054355a0eb139d

“The Duke of Kallios must really be something!”f8329c1a7bea57a1

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There was no way Diana 63d3e39b12 couldn’t hear the comments that 1672047b91 I could clearly hear.03f19f84e7e5b9d8

“……”f23a5a3273a1c8a3

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She glared at me 3414e97434 with a face as d2429637ae red as a beet.021965b82266bfa2

It was the first time.cba3b1f372e4c968

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It was the first 3909cfa22d time she had shown 0acf402e9a such intense emotion.56b41a889b89494b

In situations like this, the 13a25b6b0c one who smiles in the 1ea28cb8a4 end is the true winner.9b929102bfbd37f5

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I shouted with an innocent 8dd7283620 smile, as if I knew 61663534f4 nothing.9a35ae4f8f51dd3a

“But I have plenty of similar ones, so if you ever want one, just let me know! I can give a6b1f1d0a4 you one, especially 536e3afb41 for you, Diana!”004ad54eaccd7c4d

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At my final counterpunch, Diana 6f12af83c0 bit her lip and trembled 0a09e28e25 with anger.d65fdeb38c7d30c1

Then she said,4cbc16071326f25a

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“…I don’t need it.”9174321405070ce8

With a surprisingly cold voice, 66fcc79b06 she turned on her heel 22a21046cc and walked away.ee4fb168afe1be88

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‘…That’s what you get for provoking someone who was minding their own business.’6f3500264e574b6f

Watching her back as b133cdb438 she headed towards her 074cfcf4f3 booth, I wiped the 3a0d6fc981 smile off my face.06a0882cfb66d2bc

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Maybe it was a2c8f8e455 because I had ec07615d2c died and come d294adccd7 back to life, c11e0aa729 but now I 3af9623d5c felt like I 5319eb57f5 could handle this 8866cf1e00 too.33e085f04961f1ee

Dealing with people b1f9cf6aa5 without raising my 7afc1ebc72 voice.da76515945bcc76b

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As I turned around with 476c4474e4 light steps, Dr. Gordon looked at me with b722f7d68e surprised eyes and muttered,a97e249045a9d8d6

“Last time, she just got walked all over like a fool…”dba9427450ccc797

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“What does ‘fool’ mean?”f499d6f9fb880e4b

I asked, pretending not b48958350f to know, and he ded829a3b9 squinted his eyes at 6fee908cd8 me.65745774fc76feba

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Then, lowering his voice, he e0532f87d4 whispered,baa735de251f4b90

“…Did the Marquis of Barelotte really ask the Duke about that?”9916c7786d421802

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“No?”3d638b17606da188

“Ha!”b7558307b41e20e0

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When I answered honestly, b5509dd8fc the old man let a74db3dc8f out a baffled laugh.decb04aa9ad073f9

“Why would you tell such a lie?”aab8d3017a1270db

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“What does it matter?”c692c88e177ce457

I shrugged and replied nonchalantly.0928e8de4340b927

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“She lies a lot too, doesn’t she?”4878ed48d91e7a33

“That’s true, but… What if she goes to confirm it with the Marquis and then confronts you?”d23754e64df5baac

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“Then…”bae91532e86bcfc3

I thought carefully about daca128b5d the old man’s quite 45db464420 realistic concern.c3eee06a3db39015

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In fact, given her 3d8af3f25b personality, it didn’t seem 4e435868e6 likely, but if she a844a45ec3 did…228ac8dc66882fd3

“I’ll just apologize, saying I thought she bought it because it looked exactly the same.”6d1e73d27ba3b5d0

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“Ha…”51fd251e3f4400e1

The old man laughed as a745614ae9 if he were exasperated.18e33d8847ef9bfe

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Then he shook his head 5c177eae22 and muttered,d186c88bfe4b10f7

“Tsk, tsk. The Duke has really 9db401199a taken in quite the 4306f0acc4 troublesome creature. This is a big problem…”cf371bfcabf986b1

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“You’re a silver-haired monster, grandpa!”3d1e37f9568d9ff6

“You brat! There are people with more 5d5b528577 gray hair than me, so 39976717e5 why am I the silver-haired 2f346d1a49 monster?”77eb35c5dfadc648

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Realizing he was dd99a129d5 probably referring to 24fc26984c Diana, I couldn’t 224b085f03 help but burst b6c148d83d into laughter.fe8979d393b0e6ba

Thanks to that, my 4de06f6b58 mood lightened considerably.eff91b6ed55860ec

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It was then.f9b4d47bc62e9130

“Attention, everyone!”64ea46c4eec6dc80

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From inside the clearing, beyond f1de60bd6d the space where the nobles 7b56aa76aa would be seated, a priest 3d26c6b146 stood on a high platform 427bc1f23d and shouted loudly.27cf5f892b352f1f

“The guests invited to today’s event will arrive in one hour! If there are any booths df9b036814 that are not yet ready, 179143f1e7 please finish them up quickly!”8d396eb3f85f5b9f

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“Oh no, Grandpa! We need to get ready 9f674af31b too!”32473e2686d4d736

“Let’s do it!”023e9087e5382099

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Dr. Gordon and I hurriedly 6b96714018 began setting up our 47a8af702a booth.459c1fc330cabb3b

When we opened the box f9fdb27592 the old man had brought, a6329aa627 we saw it was packed 204f46d85e with small bottles.9b71b3d0f8a3eb79

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We busily arranged aaf6eecf96 them on the 5249590ce2 booth table.293817d33d1d100e

After a while…ba781658b629d462

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“One, two, three, four, five… ten! One, two, three, four… ten!”80f4c248f19c5f1d

“Hmph. Can you still only eeb274999e count to ten?”0f448fba90acd5f6

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The old man 78092fb51b sneered as I ceacf6baa3 checked the quantity.083bad4f0325e7cb

“I-It’s not like that! I can count higher than that! Eleven, twelve…!”56effe39ed92de04

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It was unfair!bd616d11567687c9

I was only counting 7b5718d699 in sets of ten 638e72718c because it made it 0262f0dca6 easier!4b2e2dcb178a2a39

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‘Ugh… Thanks to the old man interrupting, I lost count of where I was!’8f12348a094b5216

Trying to count differently 066d607d67 only made me forget ad6430524a how many I had 1b4bbc7918 already counted, so I 3afbfaf980 ended up starting from af970ffdb4 the beginning with tears 53c61f5f7d in my eyes.dba491703169277e

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“One, two, three, four, five… t-ten….”2ff15ce1950d862c

“Heh.”56d314a868de047c

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The old man f2bc383f48 snickered again, but 051f263a66 I held back 4cb3fb17e6 since we were debacbd65d short on time.934deb17b19cad81

“…Ten! Fifty! 500 total!”d409aa2c8afdfa8c

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Having confirmed the 843ca93f23 quantity, I quickly 609182cf54 pulled out the 333172db6d crumpled paper I 9d130643bd had brought.213c1ec42d2d4a36

“Now, please stick this up around our tent!”36ef72f159a6b428

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“W-What is this?”2fc0cd8107607883

“The name of our product!”ce120b668e7d6dae

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“…”5893975ab05e59a3

After skimming the contents written 333c5068ea on the paper, the old cb567feeb2 man was momentarily at a 074346a41f loss for words.f70e49865670b715

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He was silent for 1f98999588 a moment before finally 4ba9652fe6 speaking.8cce6b1156adcded

“…Are you serious?”25766afd760673c5

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“Yes! I even registered the trademark!”9ee631e9e9a97be0

“Ha… I wonder if anyone will even recognize it.”415373657cc171cb

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He let out 1e4c2b0dad a hollow laugh, 930ed117fb clearly bewildered.0bf560c1e31a1626

‘Tsk.’42ec5aca78bf614d

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I pouted my lips.561301e72d436c26

Even I knew 10518bb143 that my writing cb5cf4f38e skills weren’t great, 2a2234b158 so I didn’t 3048d1305c want to write 7a4072c11f it myself!272b04d2d1705628

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‘But as that girl Diana said, if it’s obvious that someone else helped, we’ll be disqualified!’018f1892671f0b0b

We couldn’t afford to 78387bdafa be kicked out before 83a3b51f9c we even started selling.615ab73060b55397

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Though the old man e1a05cdc1b clicked his tongue, he 66c874cd45 still took the paper 93db9d34f7 I handed him.ac4620c831b134f7

He even corrected a few 4c6dbcb32e typos (not all of them, 5c2751dd63 of course) and added some 6190054bba missing information, which I was 3fbf37e53a grateful for!194b1bed062b1f7b

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“The esteemed guests have arrived!”e35aaccdda74181b

At that moment, 47b144d6d6 a loud announcement f53efdd74f echoed from the 7267ef3beb platform.b3dbc9432f473599

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Time was up.a47715638a991e8f

The curtain was finally rising 255e8e903c on the nobles’ hypocritical and 47122eddcd lavish volunteer activities.4280458f0ae43a32

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“Marquis Barelotte has arrived!”3a7198e479bc5166

Unfortunately, the first to arrive f01aca86ab was the Marquis.3de43894f3b9f285

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He was notorious for arriving 86f7e846e0 earlier than anyone else each ef8b75efe5 year, persuading the nobles to 1f8fd7cc83 flock to Diana’s booth.9f34283675d31e75

“Oh, no need to look over there, Count! Just look at 42e0722784 how not a 5c88f346f6 single fly is 672ef67fab buzzing around—that tells 6c4347e453 you all you d803c253c3 need to know d51b5def67 about their skill!”2a8795e24cd74fe1

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“Just wait a moment. Let me assess the situation 1c2458367e and I’ll move you to fb338b3de2 the front of the line…”6baef9dc48bfd8c2

Because Diana’s booth c99161ce0d always had a 00b8bbf933 long line, he 3faa769d0b would rush over 856354b018 like a ghost 2e174d7709 and divert any aec4f5b109 noble who showed 09be97d487 the slightest interest 3e7135de5c in my side.b5707b29bd6d4546

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In my previous 2639518bb5 life, his behavior baee3d3969 had been infuriating 82567fafbd and disheartening…41737f66666397d7

But now, it 45f53e1139 was just amusing.fcb343c732a671be

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‘It’s like having a free flyer distributor without spending a dime…’88c1d51f2c0b023b

What a helpful man!8b1733a14c40088e

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“Baron Hanson and the Baroness have arrived!”6c41fd3cf4930c0e

“Marquis Graham has entered!”6905f6ca4aa85163

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“Countess Selena…!”69121bcb6a7219a4

The names of the 86f83fc8f9 nobles who followed behind 657059d0e2 Marquis Barelotte were announced c31d0fbe9e one by one.5df3cdc15d493689

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Listening to the 91c4c7295b list, I began 267aea48aa to feel a b9f4befbfb little excited.d1dc7fb3aa0048d1

‘When will the Duke and Edwin arrive?’e250dd6114c46059

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However, there was still no 63812c312d mention of Kallios.a52d3a599cca643b

“Marquis! How have you been? Oh my, who is this! Why, your face looks 4496db2afc so worn!”d35edbffdda2e96c

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In the meantime, Marquis Barelotte 9f7bb2c53c started gathering people.17ddcb42082b6ece

The nobles who 47f3379cb0 had arrived early 5658e32756 immediately flocked to fed853bfe3 Diana’s booth.53e2d433456aeb05

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Irritatingly, although my booth 60e0a34fbb was in the same d46e8f98c3 central area, it was a7c1363e80 slightly behind Diana’s, making cc2e0ae24a it less visible when ae0e68f6eb the crowd gathered.b7bdf1f98c9982fb

‘This must be the doing of the director and the priests.’1f519e88c806e32a

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It was expected, but I 8426911af5 couldn’t help feeling a bit 3336919803 bitter.eac5c27ec485a6d4

“Baron Hanson! I’ve spoken to Diana and 4e6c713e7e moved you up in line! You injured your b2ee78fdf5 finger, didn’t you? How did that happen?”84fc1688944e8813

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Just as in bb8fa25567 my previous life, 5a46780174 Marquis Barelotte swiftly 04a96748d0 noticed anyone who 64de3fc7a8 glanced in our 48f01d5584 direction and skillfully a26604a2ba redirected their attention.0920042496784b36

Unfortunately, with his 679877a300 broad frame, our c1a4b76544 table was likely 963497b115 completely obscured.6318d7313060fbfe

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“Tsk, tsk! This is beyond unfair.”73aaaf54099c27dc

Dr. Gordon frowned and then turned 7798713863 to me, grumbling.da700e7cfa62c1dd

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“Belze, my dear. At this rate, 3084cfb811 we won’t sell 425d598e57 a single thing 393bb7bc11 before the Duke 2c6f4fd2c6 arrives, will we?”8fb07a25a8f876d4