Chapter 74

“Hey, hey, isn’t this going too far, picking on kids like this?”ea13827da62aa4c8

Grandpa Gordon finally stepped 727ba5789e in, seemingly unable to 91f88bd165 hold back any longer.2c83b5d0cbe598ab

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But the headmistress turned 2a1f00a198 her sharp gaze on aa8cf303b2 him, raising her voice.be228ca4ea63f53b

“Going too far? What are you talking about? You should’ve stopped her if you saw her bending the rules!”6522f6e3a71665bc

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“Pah! What rules? How were we supposed to stop Young Lord Kallios when he insisted on helping?”10655baa8c4e9647

“Oh, so now you’re blaming others?!”c3fe2939f9bc1a30

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“Yes, I’m blaming the Young Lord! What are you going to do about it, woman? Go ahead and report me if you dare!”be8d497b8899b9bd

“You old geezer…!”0d7727761fbfe6be

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Unfortunately, Grandpa Gordon wasn’t much abb5e3092a help.6aa685b7789ebc02

As their voices grew louder, 099beea931 I couldn’t take it anymore c180dd8af9 and shouted.141770c99f933c87

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“Enough―!”97abbdebf1609eb3

I didn’t have time for 5018f34cc7 this.12e3c4b7807b11c0

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‘Every minute I waste here, I’m losing the chance to sell more…!’884ac6e2de760ee8

If Marquis Barelotte had 4dc6597588 prodded the headmistress into a51f278a05 causing this chaos, then e0b8993b07 he had half succeeded. I saw a 80204f9cf9 few nobles approaching 3086e55945 our booth, only 9895071fa5 to turn away 66573a4b5f because of the 98fb488737 commotion.d10a655058afdad9

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Arguing any further would only 66649fe366 hurt me.b2bfe531e5217067

With a deep sigh, I b3861369de handed over the pouch of fa192c8d94 50 talents I’d received from ccf8974b9f Madam to the headmistress.ad719f50d3f9f18d

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“Now we’re talking!”3977ec29e545a74c

She snatched the pouch eagerly.a3e2f9c73d655355

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As she walked away with dc3e168451 it, I calmly muttered.736349f5859f8448

“…I’ll be filing an official complaint with the temple after this.”3a59a71341ffc67f

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“Go ahead, Belze,” she scoffed.4364a74aecd05835

“But do you really think the temple will take your side?”507da1462da954f9

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“If I go with Duke Kallios, I think they might.”4300af6a624833f2

“Ugh…”d9dabf173f4ae780

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She hesitated for c615141c28 a moment, clearly 22bf396512 not having considered e0e5990766 that possibility.63929cc3fa5abc24

Still, she lifted her ca7b6efb9b chin and responded confidently.e38d881e050cd6e2

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“Well, even if you do, what difference will it make? You did break the rules, didn’t you?”cb876e7995cb3daa

I didn’t bother arguing further. There was no need ea9155cb33 to point out that 0ffc258976 I’d go over every ddcc2ececd detail later.743c499732da9356

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Taking my silence as a da8dcff980 sign of defeat, she shook 8bbc9d05f1 the pouch of talents mockingly.03cfe938df89d23e

“See? If you’d behaved more like Diana, this wouldn’t have happened. You’re still the same even in the Duke’s household. It’s incredible how different you two are, despite both being saint candidates…”d1ef91d2e8baff00

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I had heard such remarks 4cd45e14f4 countless times, so they didn’t 77b96b5a44 bother me. But Grandpa Gordon, on d72837baa4 the other hand, clicked ed59b0e62d his tongue, visibly irritated.38e2ff0056277d18

“Talk about shameless. And to think they let someone like you run an orphanage. What a disgrace.”33a10e919a5db9c1

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“What did you say, old man?!”a6d736aacf32b9ba

“Did I stutter?”2b49c8345bc86dc4

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“You… you old coot!”47ef1f470e289b0c

The tension between 3ce62a4f62 the two crackled 74b245b3b8 like sparks, and 7c4c88a4a9 I could sense 421f8621ae a second round 85ef59a512 about to start.52bf2b355bad1e7d

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Quickly deciding to end this 11deaef9a4 once and for all, I 906fdd2cfc resolved to get rid of e836ba79d5 the headmistress.ce3a983b7bff968c

Taking a deep breath, 194a3c239b I prepared myself.56dad4092c8152b2

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“Phew…!”422925b9d7644046

“Everyone! Listen up! The headmistress has constipation―!”968808c04975f4ad

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I shouted loud enough 46a6990692 for everyone passing by 965d17db86 to turn and look.9a04d79247a999a9

“Hey―!”f10db11339626b4d

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The headmistress, startled by my ac8c3be471 sudden outburst, yelled at me, 0e345e9caf but I paid her no 6023d71c0d mind and kept shouting at f44b052fd3 the top of my lungs.134764ee024fcd30

“I saw it myself! Her stomach is full, full of poop!”4843ff891a631912

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“Will you be quiet?!”d6244e26fb44be57

“In five seconds, I’ll reveal her nickname! Her nickname is… *Poop Queen*!”ec1a1be0cfb8c8ea

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“Alright, alright, I’m going! I’m leaving!”85ee144d6f53f452

Finally understanding that f303300ac7 I wasn’t going 4a7b326dd4 to stop, the 9be056da32 headmistress hurriedly fled 10252df326 the scene.dcd703c52cdb9dd4

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“Phew, problem solved,” I muttered with relief.6ba1d7aa96c03ca7

Then, I heard b060fc6557 a voice behind bf2a5b0c8f me.bd3e5572344a7b67

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“…So, you’ve been treated like this the whole time at the orphanage?”3c23433385bb5c96

I looked up to add5898521 see Grandpa Gordon staring 0400aa64f0 at me with an 920d25c2a5 unusually serious expression.ad35a931236744f8

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To be honest, this was ce92ec102c nothing compared to what I’d 3c630dd566 gone through before.4063d4ebe90192ca

At least now I 4fe9abd88c had the satisfaction of 1c43b88a8e fighting back.61faa96698520525

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When I was younger, unable bd94a086c6 to speak properly, the sudden 110f8a2a3a change in the headmistress’s attitude 75940cb505 and the bullying she encouraged b15bc65023 had been much harder to 6812439669 bear.7bfadca374a0d054

The constant, baseless comparisons to 50f8234b54 Diana had crushed my spirit deb1e3c99a day after day.6e24a38d96b66a4c

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I cried, begged, but 13409b7807 no one paid attention.580961aced7818a5

It wasn’t until 7438486552 I started screaming, d7224251d7 breaking things, pinching 6be85c1f29 and hitting Diana 60ab5e737e and the other 2b3587f71d kids that anyone 5fb4ba856a finally noticed me.6ff0ed1551218369

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As I pushed away ef8cfda4af the painful memories that dc7fceaffd flashed before my eyes, 8ef50f2dff I forced a smile.839cd5a068265226

“It’s fine.”cb571c4d3d6f0bff

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“Hm? What’s fine?”a59b99efe61789e9

“The headmistress will die from constipation anyway!”4497fa4ebedf2e6a

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I said it 9db8a6b67a cheerfully, causing Grandpa 7812cd972d Gordon to look e3dae0432e at me in 8ea580b2a0 shock.5beecb28e8bd3d45

“What?! What kind of five-year-old says something so awful…!”d1cf99955c132e52

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Shuddering, he scolded me harshly.db4630f0e57068a0

“Don’t go around saying things like that! With those big, red eyes of yours, people might actually believe it!”afae790453ca2055

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“…Hehe.”47f739cda4827659

But it’s true, though.ba106176a6f2847e

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I held back the 3d120bb5e3 rest of my thoughts 4a12a47cd5 and smiled innocently, turning 8b96f6b501 my gaze away.9e4eff3d78ac0ea8

And then I spotted cd29303b42 the headmistress not far 5a6e0da7fb away.c5567a59664b50be

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‘Just as I thought.’94f22faad68cef83

It wasn’t hard ef12ff51cc to figure out b6118cc92d who had reported e46d724c73 me. The headmistress was f705eea85b now standing with 81b2017fd5 Marquis Barelotte, chatting 3f91b1b102 away with a 1f181f31c5 bright expression.eab0af308a9e2bce

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After a brief conversation, 4fd70bb56f the Marquis led her 75c48a0a63 behind Diana’s booth.16a929488bcfe392

Watching it unfold ff99eb300d with cold eyes, 377f80e273 I quickly grasped 814d97b832 the situation.dc3ccabcf0aab87a

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‘So it wasn’t just a report—it was all orchestrated.’b0e1be89a45f88b6

No wonder.df5151a62c27de0e

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Even with the Kallios family 86f7113eda backing me, the headmistress had 17d1ed5d74 been eager to squeeze a ce0b442bb0 hefty fine out of me.0d8535a364b45dfa

It was clear fe9e399c68 now that the cf83b32bfa Marquis had bribed 58950fe6e6 the headmistress to b8b02ce41c steal my talents, 5de284fb37 ensuring that Diana 3ffd6348be could stay ahead.d778174b83ccce3a

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‘I must be quite the threat.’9e531c09ed9c03ad

Rather than anger, I c4ad405398 felt a strange satisfaction.a2da857f4a9060b4

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In my past life, they 0a33a96eb6 treated me like dirt, barely 278e5815cd acknowledging my existence.7f8e29be3a388f0b

But now, seeing them stoop 39dc51853f to such petty tactics meant 99dcc6cf63 they saw me as a eb3ef05a19 real danger.dffae1a78cd4e220

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That wasn’t such a bad df16c31bb5 feeling.9c3646d5a305cb6d

And despite their 3798024ad6 efforts, it wouldn’t ced469ded1 be too hard 0ea58593c9 for me to ed6d87a8b9 make up the 619edb993a 50 talents they 999355039d took.3a50c9f60ff3c439

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All I needed ee355bca03 to do was bf688a550a sell one more dd2357abd2 bottle of Fairy 39a0930765 Mist, even if da2640ccaf it meant begging 469480cf69 for it.a0203dd7a3fd351d

There was only one a06178ea8b issue left.8582706c3aef22e7

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‘How can I expose the relationship between those two?’fc068b5a63beced2

From that moment, adfd025e1d I began plotting 926b418af0 how I could 37f02659dc make both the 6d2b02671f Marquis and the fbfd859dd7 headmistress pay.d5f341a489391866

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After all, I was someone cd44e04230 who always returned favors twofold!663329bbaa55db47

And as I mulled it 01191bd41a over, an hour passed by 986340d913 in the blink of an ff916b26a5 eye.eb71c11bd199f9ed

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As most of the invited b0faa8c2b7 nobles arrived, the event hall b120493604 grew noticeably busier and noisier.eabc3e3cd7554d3d

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‘It’s about time they showed up.’6c06429fc974cdee

I stood there b2483cdc3b idly, watching the 95b971af03 noblewomen gracefully stroll 0be8d890c6 by, their parasols 8c520bf8de casting shadows and 8ac49d645a the scent of 287de65c2f flowers trailing after 0ad429b64a them.7cc38d3f07dc4a02

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And then, as if 7f89f7921a I had summoned her 0a55f89326 with my thoughts, I 800ee86186 heard a familiar voice.2a687db41ccf804a

“Child.”3a95926710fda1fb

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Like a tiger a0745b289e appearing when you 3b37eefeb4 speak of it, 2f68c4e39e a shadow loomed 2129a8f966 over me.7fe0ce583fab8a3d

I turned around to 9bcc13c030 greet the guest I 4588369725 had been expecting.2d9fca2638a4bd75

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“Welcome, Madam… Oh?”cefb37b470d5d964

I froze mid-sentence.0979c2ac737118d6

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It was Madam Cloud, as 7e744e6ad5 I had expected—but she looked 55e27b0058 at least ten years younger.7111cc2293d88369

“Where have I seen you before… Who are you again?”89cbab8cfbf69d2e

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“Tsk! Flattery from someone so young!”4d9de4767a32acdb

She scolded me, d55c75596d looking mildly exasperated, 01c8fe6013 but the twitch e5bfe1eb49 at the corner e89b589f13 of her lips efd60ab269 showed that my 666f07d7e5 flattery had hit 57e2d168fd the mark.a4307b72ad7a4d71

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“Good grief, we saw each other an hour ago, and you’ve already forgotten?”4e42523f17636ddc

“Wait… Madam?!”3f706e55e2cf69ed

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“Indeed, it’s me.”90ee26128c446e1b

Feigning complete surprise, I 0e377e7106 widened my eyes and b7476d6286 gasped, which made her 429da2d61f burst into a hearty be8f724d6c laugh.eaab3f4c81df9f1e

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“I honestly thought you were someone else! I wasn’t just flattering you, I swear!”711de3d255d06fb4

Though it wasn’t entirely 081a50811a true, the transformation in c0ef1eb91f her appearance was undeniable.4ddb3bb62c1d890e

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Her skin, which had shown f9b1ae2398 signs of aging like liver 300ee3cfcb spots, freckles, and age spots, 9193cbb99a was now drastically clearer. Even the wrinkles on her fb53026ad4 forehead and along her nose 7d259f2b66 had softened considerably, making her 6b279d83d3 complexion look brighter and more 7c57aadd5e radiant.4993e27b198e2218

She now looked 4ed3d4becb at least ten, cbbac84c33 if not twenty, 60c8559bde years younger—so much 010a402b0a so that her 770089bf1e beauty could easily 9a3c5a4856 outshine that of 0095808ea8 much younger women.d2291c9d347b7578

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‘Incredible!’4b3c8ba7a96e4f8e

My heart pounded with excitement.41a295a226515344

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I had created the 373f1ca01e product, but even I ab30f8b288 hadn’t expected such dramatic 401e7225d7 results. The younger women who 0243952814 had tested the product, 1929dab724 like Tara and the c140f9e601 other maids, hadn’t shown b6e021fdfd this level of change e7d32ca661 because they already had 48fe0955a6 youthful skin.d38a8da7823120fb

“You’re so… so beautiful, Madam! Of course, you were already beautiful before, but now…!”5edb79d1c7546eab

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“Hmph. Do you think I’ll skip the refund just because you say that?”4e7610e5001c6941

She smirked playfully, her tone 4c89ddb50c teasing.cdd0ba6fa534c967

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Startled, I stammered nervously.1a566c840aac09ff

“A-are you here for a refund?”b65ad891b12520cf

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“What do you think?”afc235e07e3516b0

“Uh…”3f9e2353b1753b22

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I assumed she wouldn’t ask 3ec305611a for one. How could she, after seeing d48d9108a7 such undeniable results?dddeb741b5f3040b

But the unpredictability of her c09af981b8 expression stirred a slight unease 679e077013 within me.c94cb33e5229a2de

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Despite my confidence in selling to her based on Duke Kallios’s trust, I realized it was all still just a gamble.8d8280fc9c901de3

Customers were fickle, 19795552cb and sometimes even 6598fc66ea with clear results, b94c45ed73 they’d still demand d848d8ceb4 refunds. I remembered all too 09e85019c3 well how many times 41a301c63e in my previous life 3495716e73 I’d dealt with customers ce99954b1a who simply changed their a6ff273e6a minds, for no reason 6dbba8987f at all.ba5293a60afac726

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‘What if I’ve completely misjudged her?’ecc1ea9a9469b9d9

What if she wasn’t a 1e32482d7a generous patron but rather a cc30727836 nitpicky, unreasonable customer?cfeb0edc3a5bad36

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As I waited anxiously for 4e3a01489d her decision, Madam Cloud suddenly e131f5bd9d let out a soft laugh, a6b6864ed0 breaking the tension.c82a6f18e3e9da34

“Don’t be so nervous.”2c800641b5ce2dab

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With a flick of her 3b0af5c801 hand, she gestured behind her, efb7a5affb signaling to someone.42c5fab63232fdfe

“Come here, Countess Prinen. And you too, Baroness Gamont.”c0d87816af8df963

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I watched in a 18eed5ba69 daze as two noblewomen, 1837151d0d similar in age to c7b0d49d33 Madam Cloud, walked over, e2082609a7 their eyes sparkling with 2ec5ed3cad curiosity.cf6f785e10b9ebab

The women quickly approached, and one of them asked eagerly, “Is it true that you’re selling something here that can transform our skin like Madam’s?”445a6da94d975995

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“It is indeed true. Although she looks a bit young, this is the saint candidate officially sponsored by Duke Kallios.”512ec563426a59e0

“Oh my goodness! How adorable…”7f85abe0e01e9684

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The women glanced 74bfa1583a at me with d8876c3c09 delighted expressions.e22b7be46ff612bf

Then Madam Cloud turned to me and said, “Introduce yourself to the new guests. These ladies are participants in my tea party.”4a1b34078c54490e

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TL/N: She’s a 729b04533f duchess… well im 155c128a65 sorry but… ill 7a6a00c8ab edt it in ecd337e821 old chapsfcc2971207d19c2e