Chapter 70

I was utterly shocked by the Duke’s bold purchase of 100 bottles.128e787322fefb16

A hundred bottles 1f7ad23dd1 meant 100 talents, 4640b7cf8a the maximum amount 553acae0ed any noble could 81f7f4af7b exchange at once.96c3cae715888a35

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Sure, I had hoped to use the “Duke’s favor” to make a sale, but…530b989989dec62e

‘I thought he might buy 20 or 30 bottles at most.’fb89807614973034

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Never did I imagine 3327fa0050 he’d spend his entire 4ca7d0967e budget on my product. After all, what would anyone c4f97b1e35 do with 100 bottles of 3499f98954 a simple fatigue recovery tonic?8a7e5d0f8a55587b

“Amazing! Thank you so much, Duke!”4142af26192b6790

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Before I could fully process a4bd5f6345 what had just happened, Dr. Gordon snapped out of his 327e194029 daze first, laughing delightedly as 232128ee86 he poured the talents from 754103e086 the large pouch into the e1e32fa6e2 cash box and began filling 3ba0385a86 it with the requested bottles.f2f6afe072ae58ab

Finally, I regained my 9dcc2c9765 senses and stammered out,ca5b980db8c068c9

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“Y-You really didn’t have to buy so many…”02907d2caecc99ed

“Hmm, it does seem a bit too few. Sorry I couldn’t buy more 22265bb447 than 100 bottles.”e04a0f1c7846324f

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“…Excuse me?”4478fae80b582d06

“It’s unfortunate that the exchange limit is 100 gold. It’s such a small amount…”67a66d5f295736cf

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Did I hear that right?1045878dba9964de

The Duke genuinely seemed disappointed f856a7e0b9 that he couldn’t buy more 67e5126218 of the miracle tonic.b8e1082aa5eb8e22

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“But… you might want to buy something else…”88dc16ba10fa07ff

I cautiously suggested.4bc511318b74bfaa

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After all, there were other 5cb6629a5f kids around with their own a7d3ec1863 talents, blessed by the goddess, 678938e9aa and he might regret spending 803f43ab0c everything on my tonic.9f30e59054be4d16

“Nothing else seems necessary.”a828edde265e3a8d

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The Duke didn’t even 7697c2fdd7 bother looking around, answering 98d9733175 decisively.05a6486bd26799bb

I turned to 11a5f19753 Edwin, hoping for a941b85e6a some support.ddfa580f88f558ae

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“What would we buy here?”e91adce591e0d059

He answered coolly before I 467fe3748b even asked, his tone matching 9ce406b9fd his father’s. The resemblance between the 1d9c8a32ca two was almost eerie.92324176f6001504

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It was at that e389dc8bd4 moment that someone else 8bc2ca225c approached.c0156c950303dc73

“Ah, Duke Kallios. I didn’t expect to see 9e6fd997a3 you here.”b18ef0d0973a1ba0

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It was the 72a033b8eb elderly lady who e8abae4bb9 had cut the 2e55796548 line earlier to f8c9fc798c receive healing from 44c4d76fd1 Diana.45d61f1a742d60e2

“It’s been a while,” the Duke replied, nodding politely as she approached, leaning on her cane.dd5e52c6072a548a

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“M-Madame!”7063378a612902b3

Marquis Barelotte, who 6f95436ef0 had been thoroughly 9331fcf03b humbled by the 6d60c975fb Duke and Edwin, 8e8f01fbb6 rushed over to 932618f86c support her, eager b20ae96c90 to please.58f3aab6a1689cd7

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But…67e7202a29f646ef

*Smack!*d090710f0bb3828b

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This time, the lady coldly b3462a8cb3 slapped away his hand.222a524a029eae56

“I can walk just fine on my own, so stop treating me like I’m helpless.”207f287363b87abc

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“O-Oh, I’m sorry…”7229f90d8aab819f

The Marquis apologized 97aafa88b0 awkwardly, his face 17ac4f5954 flushed with embarrassment. Then, with a c1d2858e85 hopeful look, he 58bdda7017 asked,9d29a2807f908ff7

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“So, how was the healing you received from Diana?”c92a0eac9dd343c4

“Well, it wasn’t much different from before.”314f16dc6e304ff4

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“What? Was there something you weren’t 7707306f30 satisfied with…?”cfc3704a2758d245

The Marquis’s nervousness 4a257b2a4a was palpable at 56636802b8 her lukewarm response.a73bd0e715e41493

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But even she dc733fad88 couldn’t quite explain aff34d8814 it—why her condition fcaacedf37 hadn’t improved much 57f15266a6 despite receiving Diana’s baf7578b41 healing, even after e85527dadc cutting the line.3a86b2dc2675c38d

“More importantly, I didn’t expect you to come, Duke Kallios.”d1cd0d41fcf1ac00

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She chose to ignore 3fa251619f the Marquis and turned e6b84ea755 back to the Duke.30de8e7fafa6d854

“I heard your younger son was unwell.”df6636b4d2e13008

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“Yes, but thanks to this young one here, he’s much better now.”0311d661cf4b024f

The Duke smoothly introduced me.4ec5ad2dc15d7d14

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“This child…”a05f3fa98d0eb631

“She’s the one I’ve been sponsoring. She’s also a saintess candidate.”956c5e22af22b15b

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“Ah, yes… I had heard there was another candidate besides Diana…”40d351c3dc973eca

It seemed she hadn’t even 22f9de3c35 remembered my existence.035261c25c3311b8

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But I wasn’t offended. Instead, I greeted her cheerfully.9e56726bd3d66ac7

“Hello! My name is Belze!”a82a86d841b16e7b

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“Hmm.”e6ae69b315bb4607

She glanced at me 21b438122f briefly before turning back 336ceb87e5 to the Duke.f43db212fb277e6b

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“So, you’re not selling your healing power today?”c60f67f80d59c8f1

“No. It seems she wanted to 48d1f14b6f sell some medicine instead. Would you like to 960a16ae13 try some?”a0130f479169cd2f

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“Medicine?”5437b46e6a16ffba

The Duke pulled out one 55069cd4e4 of the bottles he’d just fac230bd8e bought and handed it to 36ef383754 her.35ecab4c9fdbddf7

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“It’s a miracle tonic, apparently.”4a7a57338b593ea0

“Hmm, what a charming idea. A miracle tonic 1dde53fc76 sold by a 0f41b647b6 saintess candidate…”029b772b14d5595f

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The elderly lady muttered 4fbf3dbbb2 with a tone that 25894ad3dd made it hard to d540421202 tell if she was 1ed7c40189 being sarcastic or sincere, 856350be3f as she accepted the 25631735d4 bottle the Duke handed e1d7588c2a her.02b1564dd2eb8aab

“You’re offering this without any cost? I won’t refuse, then.”854e7c850efc3450

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That one line revealed her 035dac390a close relationship with the Duke. She tried to feea01809f open the bottle, 1abddd5123 but her hands 05da079dd4 seemed to lack 1ed03ec2bf the strength, causing 5b90782620 the cap to 9f58aedf7a slip.3db70798d7df984d

Without hesitation, Edwin stepped forward.2fded36c11aa58b1

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“Allow me to open it for you.”3ee1cf1fd92dd8a6

“Oh, Edwin, is that you? You’ve grown so 833fd96044 much, and you’re 1c9814545e quite the gentleman d4cbfee088 now, looking after ebee0e4a94 a lady.”b5d44d481f055914

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Unlike with the 9ccfbc2372 Marquis, she didn’t 1ff58fb4a8 refuse Edwin’s help 36d3410cdf this time.4d8acfb2eae6cc1c

*Pop!*a3d7b1f3431019c2

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She swiftly downed 35f95b26f8 the potion Edwin d4c7631aff had opened for 1a5fec15ab her.e3576043d251204d

“Hmm… the taste isn’t bad.”7108830983f3a776

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I silently hoped that 6779fb0439 the effects of the af66fc0932 potion would kick in ed34b2418e quickly. Judging by her interaction 52566a99e6 with the Duke, she 6452027ff0 seemed to be quite 632a5e8d9d influential.1116fa524592acbb

‘Why don’t I remember her from my previous life?’9245f1638f1156c3

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As I pondered this, 71d6c0e282 the elderly lady’s gaze d0f9c6d13a fell on the small c73db989df batch of bottles beside 6e7b2f5b77 the green potion.79fda088eec481ef

“But what are these, child? The color is different.”f478178d16a6e21a

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Finally, someone had noticed b706761dcc my masterpiece!8afe0e58df9d66d5

‘And of all people, it’s Diana’s big supporter…!’3178b682170b5b5a

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“Hmm? That’s right. I haven’t seen these before. There are only 10 bottles, 9c81cdcc3b Belze?”3925bc6a0f318483

The Duke’s interest 4db69d422b was piqued as f3ba4ac3b1 well. Indeed, the liquid c9934b2dc4 in those bottles df929fa147 had a pale 31ff830dfe pink hue due d18488f474 to the Fairy a3500f0c7a Herb extract, and bebf50ca54 there were only 49cbdac6b5 10 bottles available.06887e6ff4d5cd51

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The reason I hadn’t started af156d13b8 selling them yet was that 91fdfa16d2 most of the early arrivals 718ef1bccd were men.fc6b59eb99425f6f

“Yes! I’ve been saving b3e296fdf2 them to sell 3bb1480f57 exclusively to very, 16587b7c0a very special ladies!”df96085ab09ddf9d

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“Special ladies…?”17f8fdf99f66a7b1

A glint of f4f478514b interest flashed in 94408eb564 the elderly lady’s 75fb34d5e3 eyes. Despite her age, the 33e7bc0e45 desire to be beautiful 5e86c39740 never fades.da60e4e5376b6baa

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“What is it used for?”8fe7bec29df927f8

“I even have a sample! Would you like to try 2d5f000610 it?”d971495aec7a5976

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“Hmm… why not.”e3b890106db2256f

She agreed readily, and c085497526 I quickly pulled out 35aaef9f0d a prepared sample.4088f9b3aeb22df3

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Unlike the fatigue e0703e9abf recovery tonic, this c02f18eb87 product came with fe3c231088 a sample because 3c830ff27c its effects took 4deb2e220c about an hour 2d967df6b0 to become noticeable.5c64888e03833885

“Could you please tilt your head slightly and close your eyes?”78c724b42a873bb7

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Despite the cumbersome request, 8ba84b8e93 she complied gracefully, leaning a249d9716c forward.eed194cd75b5974f

The Duke, Edwin, and the 74df7e6f9f surrounding nobles watched with great 3710358c99 interest as I prepared to d48d5f0473 apply the new product. Even Marquis Barelotte, 188fc09071 who had been 0ed2dea1c8 glancing our way 22d21d1ea0 with irritation, was e22126e842 now fixated on be1f3a1904 the scene.f5e6000fccef37d0

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Under everyone’s watchful eyes, I fa88b18592 sprayed the sample onto the c42d20f971 elderly lady’s hair.7e28090370a5690b

*Spritz! Spritz!*03d7f9b859997197

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The pale pink liquid b6332801b3 misted over her neatly cd264f0e34 styled hair.3058c7e3d9a12c34

“You can open your eyes now!”39928d0c62e66037

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She opened her eyes 6eda21924a and inhaled deeply.2702f0e526cf1c02

“Mmm… it smells wonderful. What is it?”61c74d860a66a358

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“Hehe! This is a Fairy a28d21048d Herb Hair Mist!”0d5cc9e294fe6619

That’s right.2a5451155487e69a

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This was my 07173c3dfa proud invention, a 590e584a09 substitute for the 36a40c051f incense that I 450917a648 had desperately sought.b3cffb702f422946

‘Something related to fragrance, made in small quantities, that doesn’t touch the face directly but can have an indirect effect.’7f34ea70c4735f4c

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The answer was none other 331786f7b1 than hair mist!24115deff82f7204

“Hair… mist?”39b68a558ae2469c

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The term seemed unfamiliar 8bfa960c15 to her, and she 8f4b751ee8 repeated it curiously.861e2b85f12fde48

“Fairy Herb?”b871e4aa331e756b

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But it was c012b448e5 the Duke and c038df4bc4 Edwin who focused 79f9002518 more on the 7647428b86 mention of Fairy 51230c5e4d Herb.da8c40b141bd9986

“Fairy Herb? I’ve heard of that somewhere.”1cb5233093354e98

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“Oh! Isn’t that the legendary herb ffdd6165e0 said to have come from f87d9524d1 the scales that fairies accidentally ae3a9af539 shed from their wings?”c09517b4136d42a4

Someone among the gathered 482f0346eb crowd shouted, causing a 07c309defe stir.f6531ed2aeb389fb

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‘I had no idea there was such a legend.’01383f93b08b833f

I wasn’t aware, but a33136bfa6 it seemed that ‘Fairy daa4f52f4e Herb’ was indeed a e922fc4ea5 legendary and highly sought-after 95ef572c19 ingredient.4d3c74a2c751ccf7

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“That’s correct! Fairy Herb is a rare 1771ed5025 herb with exceptional effects on ec5fe2fc1d whitening, blemish removal, and wrinkle a3a55aa7a9 reduction. Ancient records even suggest 52f856cf01 that using its fragrance c243db9806 can give you skin 5ebe5bb9c7 as smooth as a 63d1cdd6cd fairy’s.”305fd0cc4efea3df

Dr. Gordon, in his element, 3c15c80220 eagerly added to the 4928efab32 explanation.b63fe92111baf669

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“D-Does this really contain such an extraordinary ingredient?”6cd3fff05e574731

The elderly lady, f52511e81b who had seemed 87ace48548 somewhat indifferent before, 2b79e0efeb now looked at 7a15865b7b me with eager 0528e5878f eyes.f1870310fd2a1bc5

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“Yes, of course!”3477ff1cce20e50a

I nodded confidently.584c59cec21d99b6

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“I even tested it at home with the maids, and the effects started to show after about an hour…!”7a0faaf15e61af88

“How much is it? I’ll take one right now.”83e1dc83e868c580

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She didn’t even 16c0003cfc wait for me b76ebc4d7c to finish my 0ae9c2bb9d explanation.7152ec84a6bbb99d

“Please come this way!”e343de2db21e8065

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I grinned, leading 59ccac863c her to the 5c96f09b16 special area behind 1d2be57525 the booth.dab157196137ca48

After all, VIPs should be 95b52bc847 treated with exceptional care!4f7c9608ca486b3f

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I handed her a neatly d5c958a563 folded piece of paper, whispering 2a13433cfc conspiratorially.0e33ce769c79c784

“This is very exclusive, so only you should know about it…”a41ed29772abccb1

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“Hmm. Don’t worry, I a5b1788cf5 swear on my 4572a39c60 name that I’ll 9ed210fa93 keep it secret!”8e192bc9da3a0207

She began reading the 5c9dd1ec36 promotional flyer with the a5ee39872b price list for the b3ee4315ae new product.006923335fdccb44

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