Chapter 69

Marquis Barelotte charged over 807b3b5af6 like an angry bull, 2cb7473ed0 shouting at me.6fbb43973705392a

I immediately understood why he 103c7438ed was suddenly picking a fight b24c08fbf3 and bringing up Diana.b6a9f413cd0525f6

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1. He wanted to intimidate me.c0671969e3aa1b60

2. He wanted to make sure db2dd204e0 the nobles knew who I b7f74ea5eb was.4b589c8eddb5a203

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While I wasn’t sure about 88eac3c1ea the first goal, he was d422cb0416 definitely succeeding with the second.72b16d47d2a8aad8

“Oh. So that’s….”c12ca0441800f0d1

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“The one with not-so-great abilities…?”9cdaf8b3e5502ea6

The nobles, who had forgotten 98d36dd378 about me after a year, cbf4723fcf quickly began to recognize me f687eb4d48 again.f435a3f8f784a4fc

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Catching their renewed 5b96781e6d interest, the Marquis f49f96cacb pressed his advantage, 87db652589 berating me.4bfb14b68701062f

“A saintess candidate should rely on her healing power, not peddle some quack medicine from the temple!”f59cfa52756e152b

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“Quack medicine?!”21a128c1686eaa4e

But before I e55fb597d6 could respond, Dr. Gordon shot up 36433a7b0c from his seat.415cdf1abd334103

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“Are you talking about me? Even the Duke c95d21cef4 doesn’t call me 8a0be9c08e that! Quack, you say?!”3d4d44b48dbf363e

“Ahem. I didn’t mean it like that…”03880c5531e09852

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The Marquis hesitated momentarily, thrown 7a273b0d8e off by Dr. Gordon’s bold confrontation.f3d647e44b9ed0bb

‘Atta boy! Way to go, old man!’8d54da0f40a67208

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I cheered him on internally, 89e164c491 likening him to a feisty 7653706082 Maltese.f12fd4365b716fb6

But the moment didn’t last.18cb0e68c36c0119

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“Well, isn’t it a bit much for someone of your age to be humoring a child’s play? You’re just tarnishing c503f1c809 the Duke’s reputation.”5ac7f2966e9e1bb2

The Marquis clicked 978331bec2 his tongue, dripping d9b710c7cf with condescension.f2972e098bd2cf61

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“W-What does my age have to do with it? I’m still in my prime…!”13daf4504b8553a1

Dr. Gordon trembled with anger, 7d978221bb his face turning red, c33d5ade9e unable to tolerate the a61ddc8c37 jab at his age.ee22089a92cfd6cd

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With my sole 41157ef0de ally momentarily silenced, 638201826e the Marquis smirked 0b37b03aa8 and began to 84e36bf1f7 incite the crowd.9b1047ce211fa85b

“A miracle tonic, really! Does such a thing 040414357c even exist? And for just 1 talent? It sounds like 363f4b8fed nothing more than bb5dd77903 a cheap scam! Don’t you all agree?”0a2e791fb3856e9b

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The nobles quickly a0aa3875f3 nodded in agreement.88aa26e605f97603

“…Well, that does sound suspicious.”ffd2dab54baaf77f

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“So, the rumors were true?”ca9b2a0c848edc06

“Rumors?”138106a293d18448

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“They say she’s selling this because her healing powers aren’t that great.”20b1a36c14fef1e6

The atmosphere quickly 9987a38d71 turned against me, 1f8e177cd7 but I wasn’t a50f3923ba particularly fazed. I had anticipated this.63fd9cbfa84d4a72

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‘As long as I sell 250 bottles, that’s all I need.’7740816de91fc9b0

As I had 4f5630b397 considered earlier, the 4ffeafddab nobles didn’t expect 014202e8a7 much from a f8b734ba62 1-talent miracle tonic.58e175b222e1093c

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But what if 62b2d1ffa0 the drink they 2d4f8aebac purchased without much a8453508db expectation turned out d6eb963103 to be surprisingly 5f623b1f30 effective?28b2ddd38626a249

“Well, we’ll buy 10 more bottles anyway. I’ve never had a cold 8e841c9327 medicine work this quickly!”bc9aea5f7962145e

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“In that case, I’ll take 5 more as well. I need to share them 2d03580598 with some friends.”dc6e93b155050d2d

People who had experienced the 6f36a52002 effects began making additional purchases.d0eeb46e77daab44

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The Marquis’s mockery of the 4325b0d06e “mere 1 talent” actually worked 628505225d in my favor by reducing e3a09e3988 the nobles’ hesitation to spend.9da66cdd0ef8041d

“Hehe! Thank you very much!”04800ea10404454e

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I excitedly sold 503d746910 them more potions, 9a6fcc7b11 though my small, 16916d39fd chubby fingers struggled a251d722fc to hold more 2598f815d2 than two bottles 34a67e49fb at a time.b5e5764cc255f0f9

“Grandpa!”b4e3b286e6f004a3

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“Yes, yes!”cdc2d57d6d778432

Finally, I called out to ad5ab11756 the old man for help, ea834d1b56 and he quickly understood, handing 515a0ea255 out multiple bottles in my 7f38f60f8d stead.bd33eead54aa28a6

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As people began to realize 1d4332f7c9 that the tonic was indeed dbbae800bf effective, even more nobles, who 95f4ebff55 had been hesitant at first, 0c249b57ea started approaching.f27da3870a07ddb3

There were also those who b755f0da17 needed healing but weren’t in c486198d3f a position to wait.9bae5cd54ca4985a

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“Excuse me, is this safe for children to drink? My child is e4963c64fd about your age, c8dc6ff33a but I couldn’t 650e4aa5ba bring him today 8990e4320a because he had 71d28bec7b a fever this ad02399e5d morning…”8d56ea46417a533d

“In that case, it’s even better! This tonic works d401cfa8b2 particularly well for 74add9fe66 children.”7d5465b96751a5ca

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“Really?”bb4422f7a7b221d0

“Yes. You may not know, but the Duke of Kallios’s younger son drank this and his fever went away completely…!”b975798e02578c5b

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Dr. Gordon, now getting the ec51792873 hang of things, even ffaa26b041 started pitching the product 809106d7d8 himself.a365438082178dea

In no time, 16a646ebba nearly 50 bottles c588af8c70 had been sold.f73d31661dcf8842

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“Ugh…!”39ea089cda78ce51

Despite the Marquis’s efforts to f23082cc2e dissuade them, people continued buying, 29e78f277c causing him to stomp his bdd3e141b3 feet in frustration.f734bbeffabd3e4f

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“If this tonic is so effective, then give me one!”ca5102e634e4c0e5

Suddenly, he declared himself a e6579c7245 customer.6baac8189f9320ec

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“You said one sip would boost your energy, right? I’ll give this to Lady 6fdfb3bc50 Cloud! Let’s see if she 9a7240902d feels revitalized right away!”062b68cf445d4c2e

He reached out, demanding a b8346b4374 bottle, clearly intending to prove 4c5d73882d that it didn’t work.08e96c8d4598a8da

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‘Tsk. Why don’t you 073f21a613 try it on 7ae5497817 yourself?’18b73064ca3f4fa0

I pointed nonchalantly 7330a5d57d at the small 0e1d84b7a4 print on the 1454d73f18 flyer attached to 14b410a95c the table.6f6aaeb6a783dc04

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“It’s written right here that there are some exceptions.”c1d69a739015aafc

“…What?”a0a98a1a2c7447b9

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The Marquis lowered 0b1d0e37a0 his head, squinting df0de36dd2 at the paper.3036ceced3c9ebd5

Unable to read the tiny 67a6d81282 print, he brought his face cd3d5771a5 comically close to it, trying 74f76fee7d to decipher the words.1b7d89e3912fd48d

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It was likely difficult for 38cd0aa6b8 him to make out the 57d47f8728 small letters.c3305fe1b1f361aa

“…Still undergoing clinical trials… injuries related to life, incurable diseases, chronic diseases, and aging… may have minimal effects?”aa01c76e416e0263

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The Marquis finally 08d725d55b managed to decipher 6a0200ff12 the small print, fe697c9ab2 stuttering as he 46b140b270 read it aloud.664f39a71be8134b

I had written it 7f0cfb2e1b specifically to cover situations 961fb2c889 like this.51d82cfa747afd8c

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‘See, we’re not scamming anyone! We’ve listed all the things f7eecb5d24 it doesn’t work on!’c1e450da66ff46dc

Of course, the text 3eab97c222 was tiny, barely noticeable 50e045a80e unless you looked closely, c2d3c74c80 much like insurance fine 58fec16fee print.60db404ae713fc73

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But the Marquis, feeling he 82be95cb53 had found something incriminating, lifted 4fbb9dce81 his head triumphantly.99f4a2b93944b6ea

“What’s this! So it’s basically 71edd821c9 useless, isn’t it?!”6eccaa66d29ee70b

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“You said it was just child’s play, so why do you care? Don’t you even have 6c46e0f59e 1 talent?”83215c426e2644ab

I pouted and muttered, pretending 48b02f5e9e to be sulky.0ff3955935ff44cf

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“Now I understand why Diana has to wear such cheap-looking clothes and shoes…”6b3e12ce1dd4877f

The Marquis’s expression froze.f9597da5651fda9a

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“W-What? What did you just say?”bd1b2c5a18e6ac6e

“Well, if you can’t afford it, just leave. I won’t sell c7d8b2d876 it to you.”eff500a62a71d450

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“You… you little…!”b75914cc9e3b51f6

The Marquis’s face twisted 9e82f8f0db in anger, turning red a95ef29eb7 as he clenched his 75977f836c fists.b254d5772f6625f9

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With his face alternating between 1f6ef958ff red and purple, he finally 646c70898d burst out in a loud 3c5e25cc1d voice.97d8e0acc19b8d37

“Everyone! Don’t buy this! You’re all being deceived! Look at this fine print…!”8e2d212d343bc23b

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“Didn’t you hear what the owner just said?”ae5a21fa5e73d61d

It was then that f902ce747e a tall figure with 21c607a75e dark hair and striking 243d884892 golden eyes appeared behind 7036e0c9eb the Marquis, casting a 6f45cb3741 long shadow.c3e980381ec576c6

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The imposing, handsome man, who c462aa55ab looked far too youthful to 05025d5533 have two children, spoke in f07ff84d13 a voice dripping with irritation.79f90c87e8bef8f7

“If you’re not buying, then kindly leave.”0ae7dc3299561d2f

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“D-Duke Kallios!”a084336203aefc05

I called out to ec060f41e8 him in a voice 7ac4a5e424 filled with relief, grateful de01571865 for his timely arrival.e5e5e367e63504ba

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“Gasp!”0d1ecec5db0e022c

The Marquis spun around, startled eea9bc99fe by my call, only to 715a2d77c7 come face-to-face with Duke Kallios b6ce408cb4 and his son Edwin.c82fb0bc4cacb0b0

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A cold sweat trickled down 41ee9f98dc the Marquis’s back. He had witnessed firsthand during e035b47c13 his last visit how much f3945a4f8b the Duke and his family bf8ac793b3 valued this bold little girl.cc21f906cbcd6550

“…D-Duke, Lord Edwin. I-I see you’ve arrived.”a1470c4eb2957b3e

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He forced a 6d56ece5a7 smile, awkwardly greeting 579acdb483 them.8ded792682f379b8

But the Duke’s response was 0684de466a a frigid glare.18df3a92b5478d0b

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“Why are you causing trouble at someone else’s stall?”405b05ee7b89d22a

“T-Trouble? No, I was just… curious b0eaf30906 because she’s a saintess candidate c7113ad6e9 like Diana, but instead of 46f365ded5 relying on her healing powers, ee630d2012 she’s selling other goods…”f2ee65053a6356ea

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“He called me a fraudster!”5fa9d27cd55d0a66

“W-What…! When did I fb1f4af0ef ever say that?”e311dfbb5bd392e2

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At my sudden accusation, the 1b03c6c223 Marquis jumped and turned to baa828279f me, clearly flustered.83b1f342a2bb4a52

Of course, he c2f53e4fd2 hadn’t used the 268ea564c6 exact word “fraudster.” f9c45e99cd He had merely c06cbd614a implied it.69a8872a9bede60b

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But there was one big 61edabbbf3 thing the Marquis, who was a40dbe6ceb used to dealing with the 1a67722689 more mature Diana, had completely e6e9facfdb misunderstood.4cf49754009dbdf1

‘Kids often make up things when they tattle.’718bf93c6a48e4c2

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If I were the heroine 072528a00e of a novel, I would d89a5e6f0b probably just look pitifully at 6963604c93 someone, hoping they would understand 6d918fe59c my plight.480fe7c40fc21dac

But unfortunately for him, 42617736e5 I was destined to 18f83df777 be a villain!32c80f8d8ca5e9e8

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“He even called Dr. Gordon a quack!”baccd90e9ebf8a65

“Yes, yes!”fd2f1e43c7e65ffc

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Dr. Gordon, standing next c8d1e41cb0 to me, nodded aea907e9f7 vigorously in agreement.7c717c341359ec28

The Duke and Edwin’s eyes 78c9d32797 narrowed dangerously as they turned 69f77a482b their gaze on the Marquis.2b57507db0223754

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“It’s quite the spectacle you’re making at an event for children.”9d582f2973e18ccf

“I-I was just… concerned about the efficacy of an unproven tonic and wanted to verify…”500a9936eb0eddb8

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“If that was the case, you should have purchased one and tested it yourself rather than just making accusations, shouldn’t you?”bc7975e9dd2c6d14

Edwin cut in d6768bef6a sharply, following up 2d0f5cd79a on his father’s 3ea9031160 remark.a0fa9a08c82a3204

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He glanced at 6204ad475a the Marquis’s empty b91e5392f0 hands and let bb1d88e1a8 out a chuckle.f79236c7d5ffc04e

“Oh, I heard your finances have been tight lately. I suppose even 1 fae780082c talent is hard to 3ae0378f69 come by these days.”01b71445d34c7f91

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“Ugh! Th-That’s not true…!”02fb9bf07d88caf1

“Apologies, Marquis.”6d10f0fb3c943598

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“Indeed, you should take note, Edwin. When people are e90b32d41a financially strained, they 352b50ecf1 can become overly be1a3ab868 sensitive about even b32662538e small amounts of d283ada6de money. You should learn to be 52368c18dc more understanding.”ed8a58bad4e079b7

“Yes, Father.”4729097403dba60f

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The Duke and Edwin 31349726d9 continued their exchange, completely d7c838e749 ignoring the Marquis’s protests.7f9060434c5cea30

The Duke then 9187bcea35 turned to me a248a396d7 with a warm 7faf5752e2 smile.ace1c3b541567162

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“Did you hear that, Belze? When people are struggling, bebbb3a458 they can sometimes act f2ca12f1c0 out over small amounts 3e4dfad39b of money. You should try to understand.”3eba2e128fe87911

“Yes, Duke! I’ll forgive the Marquis!”8aeeba51b9174235

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I responded cheerfully, 2493e558e9 flashing a bright 63dfe5d88f smile, while the 18d1b6ad64 Marquis trembled, his 376dae0371 face turning beet 76675b9d61 red.814653c2aa437b53

“B-But I didn’t say…”591fca51b10f9aff

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“Is this what you’ve been secretly working on?”dbc5f596ded16e53

Ignoring the flustered 0196ff5dcb Marquis, the Duke 482427063f stepped closer to 50c7984251 the booth and bc7bc7b691 examined the products 9be7ef22aa on display.4d51f23ff4bd7b37

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“Ugh…”bbc3aea54e21609b

The Marquis, intimidated bc1dbe69d4 by the Duke’s 9370bb02cf towering presence, found 10bde6a1d0 himself awkwardly pushed c0869eabe1 aside.728906ebdd5e0cd9

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“Yes! Grandpa helped me a lot!”685ddfe33f35a07f

“Ahem! No, no. I didn’t do much. Belze came up 2829d047e9 with the idea 944ce5a569 and brought it 7dc597a011 to fruition.”587624caf3675ecd

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Dr. Gordon modestly shifted the credit 06ecd4b945 to me.c4abb83a7da1197b

In reality, aside 4555876b1f from the idea, 4229ee89ac I hadn’t contributed 0d05ed6ae4 much to the 72cbbb4a03 development of this 26872a977f tonic. It was almost entirely Dr. Gordon’s work.02d9606d41612d5e

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However, if I were too a04effb86b honest about that, it could 4a3ac27de0 disqualify me from the event, 74513ef6f2 and Dr. Gordon had mentioned feeling a 86479bffbc bit guilty about making commercial 6e46582eac products as a doctor.1bc61148c02d2d8e

If he saw the endless 885e6c3b84 rows of medications in Korean a8e4ab080f pharmacies, he’d probably faint.97fa43524c24ebba

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Anyway, we had easily agreed e816ac1b4c on the business arrangement.fed8cf67f4201ea3

“Impressive.”b1826f6f6734c316

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Unaware of these behind-the-scenes details, 0de05027df the Duke smiled approvingly at 399b1cf353 me.af489674f0cbf67d

“Then I’ll have to try it out for myself.”903d3b83712fbdbe

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As expected, my reliable 8f609074fc and wealthy customer pulled 5c522145c9 out a hefty pouch.5b91017983bd3498

It appeared to c0b05d263f be a bundle 5ae50e0cf7 of talents.65d95c273828ecc9

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I quickly shifted into sales 76ed7e41c0 mode, my eyes gleaming.b62b96f19e589917

“It’s 1 talent per bottle, but I’ll give you 5 bottles for free, Duke! How many do you need…?”d65fc9c499816b72

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Before I could finish cfcc3dd387 my sentence, the Duke 4246625d80 dropped the entire pouch 2a7a74becd onto the table with 11ce202a25 a thud.f065f50e200c87df

“I’d like to purchase about 100 bottles.”64b10c1a3821d633

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