Chapter 75

I snapped back to my 4b9529c320 senses, realizing I had been fbcd579cf6 standing there in a daze.95a0db3a2cef0535

“Ah, hello! I’m Belze!”1753a2da7bcb92c5

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I hurriedly bowed, greeting them 40d40432c3 with a deep, polite bow.d691ced8a94c21b2

The noblewomen chuckled softly at 353e865b7e my formality.addb693a4cf0bbed

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“Well, nice to meet you. So, you’re also a saint candidate like Diana?”db9cc4d99a3d8648

“You must have other talents aside from healing, I suppose.”3d68da5eaa5808f1

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They were clearly c0bad203a8 more refined in 66b8910043 how they spoke, 85241dfac5 gently referencing the 59c46361f0 rumors they’d heard c16486e664 about me. It was far more 765154a302 pleasant than the condescending 3d637a30a3 remarks I’d endured from c6caaa485b the Marquis and the 9f0b6e2449 headmistress.659213f40e514add

“Child, would you show us what you gave to Madam?”780025ae23353541

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One of the women asked.13c0a9c4af7760d0

“Of course! This way, please!”72451addc17ea5ae

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I quickly led the 35b38c7f64 ladies behind the booth, 62d00ceca6 where I demonstrated the 276aab9578 product just as I 27b7bfab6f had done for Madam e67390feec Cloud. After showing them how bce7bac8af to use the hair 6669391132 mist and handing it 3ccfeee13e to them discreetly, I e221596ac0 was soon rewarded with 652ffe4e6f a hefty 100 talents.c508ee454ae399e3

“Mmm~ the scent is lovely!”05004aee6018b424

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“So, we just wait for an hour now?”fb97665a1c4278bc

After completing the smooth a08d23af86 transaction, I held back 2e1e13f99d my excitement and courteously 684172921c saw them off from e475ccc47f the booth.c323c2f8cf90d8ff

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However, one of the f62b1ef8b2 women’s eyes landed on 1968f0590c another item.ff92f2b787372a98

“And what’s this?”1e9860bd884fa705

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“Universal… elixir?”5fd64774e63b7068

They hadn’t noticed it a43b92e022 before, but now their 266279d034 attention turned to Grandpa 0de7cc7f17 Gordon’s potions.134864d42724316a

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“Ahem! Ladies, let me explain,” Grandpa began, his voice lowering in a theatrical way as he took on a more serious tone.1fb21f7b6ae15cb4

“One sip of this elixir will restore your energy, clear your mind, and rejuvenate your spirit…”90ebd947176270f5

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Watching him try to sound 8b8928a97f sophisticated in front of the 641cee2daf noblewomen, I figured it was 9aa22a492f a good time to offer 7e93e74529 a freebie or two to 66dbb5c87e build some customer loyalty. After all, loyal customers came 6017061423 from acts of generosity.91f8f0991f9973d1

Just as I ad2de319eb was about to 24fe3711ed hand them a 3c2a9a7ebb few recovery potions, 7746c4f605 Madam Cloud suddenly 541ff7630b spoke up.a8693f8e7160d06b

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“Buy some of those as well.”5fb889bc23655d59

“Excuse me? We’ve already spent quite a lot…”59d79b63774d544b

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“They’re effective. You think just having good skin is enough? If you want to live younger, you need vitality! Do you think I feel this refreshed today by chance? It’s all thanks to these products!”dadc9345cff7cc66

“Really?!”2fe565a4dc0e444e

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Madam Cloud, to a94b43f0d0 my surprise, had 2214b26e66 started promoting the 81db35372b elixirs for me, 6384473d25 and the women 81a44c697f immediately opened their 2e06ae835b purses again.1ec921f63e9e25ba

“Child, give me one bottle.”22793bde6b0ff736

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“I’ll take two!”9c71e39db29ecd41

“Yes, right away…!”a82bdc847db77980

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But then, Madam clicked f2bd53c238 her tongue in disapproval.7e5513caca46e004

“One or two bottles? After I introduced you, shouldn’t you be buying at least ten?”997705fbf6fb1fef

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The women rolled their eyes but couldn’t argue with her persistence.911225bbb0d67833

“Goodness, I’ve spent all my money here today! Fine, Madam.”42fd649207d122c7

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“Child, give them ten bottles each.”3c7b8a2fef1f105c

“Yes, yes!”e1e5e2ca0a8076d1

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My head spun from Madam c3bfd0c2d7 Cloud’s assertive sales pitch, and 151f221325 after packing ten bottles for 554c489fd2 each of the ladies, I dbd8784567 was left holding a whopping e94e5cbe01 120 talents.e47b82f02d173869

“Now that we’ve made our purchases, let’s leave.”f5c6bb705a6553c9

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Having successfully made the women 0561111cdf spend extravagantly, Madam Cloud turned c4b7555810 to walk away without a 2dd256c53d second thought.9a22b09122ad6706

“Madam! Wait a moment!”4787ca727f76b2ab

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I hurried after her, dcc6ab781c grabbing a few bottles 1fbebce698 as quickly as I 5b31641cb0 could. Unfortunately, with my small efb668b063 hands, I could only c7d9f1c1e3 carry four.2f052029ead4f7bc

I rushed to catch up 4f3f8f19ff to her, offering the bottles 64bbf1dffb with both hands.bfd7e223b95055dc

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“Here…!”8c6aed14c6abf06e

“What is this?”526da393ceaa0cf7

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She asked, looking 975218539e down at the dba6f89f19 bottles.0a9d8510c44d80cc

“It’s my token of appreciation for you, Madam!”87de65ae81847c37

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Madam silently observed the 8fa4cf3d8a recovery potions I handed 7ccdf3a258 her for a while. I stood there, nervously 9faed0f0cb fidgeting under her gaze, 515bb2671d and spoke softly.b1b510b24be2732a

“I-I have small hands, so this is all I could bring… I wanted to give you more, but if you could wait for a moment, I can bring the rest…”7090540a911d0e92

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“It’s fine.”23b00b1f6121ed4c

She stopped me before I 286f13764c could turn around, taking the b604b68a3a four bottles from my hands.7132b9459c117a73

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“You.”2483dc4766211aa5

“Yes?”a85f98a2551df822

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“You know how to do business.”5c810c4bd5858665

With that, she 9122672a1d gave me a 42eb607945 faint smile—not a 8008073b4d mocking one, but 60a74c29bb a warm, genuine f91fc21672 smile.12868c86cad5cec7

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As I stood 749424b0f0 there in a f3674588ee daze, staring at 5e2c8b8fe1 her unexpected kindness, 5a5ecd3a25 the noblewomen who 7feb65177a had accompanied her 573d72acce burst into laughter.8c58e58ac9f7d7a0

“Well, isn’t she charming? It seems you’ve made quite the impression on Madam.”3fa4f4bbc55bc041

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“Me? Really?”d6ef760d168ec3e9

“Yes. Who knows? Maybe we’ll see you at our next gathering.”9b23be9399bd77c0

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“Enough with the idle chatter.”2cfa0225bd9ba708

Madam Cloud said, giving them b46b1e2789 a sharp look before turning dfdca23148 to walk away.434203d27e07c5da

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I stood there, watching the 3108073751 noblewomen walk off in a 100953c154 stupor before finally heading back 5cec28c2d8 to the booth.2ccd8e2fb971f800

Grandpa Gordon, who had just 15975daf9f sold 20 bottles, was practically 0ab59424e3 beaming as he hurried over.f97386d7f1efdfad

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“So, how much did you make, huh?”e9993511f75599b1

“Grandpa, come here.”fa31463182e48d71

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Ensuring absolute secrecy, I c7cffb9a6e leaned in and whispered 8ac901360d the amount into his 1701e5c4d5 ear.d4fb60f09d0fde65

Naturally, Grandpa was floored.41eefdbe45cdc6f6

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“Wh-what?! A-a hundred…!”2d60bbaf5cccd6a7

“Shh!”2424b169646f6835

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I clamped my 9a582cd834 hand over his 34a1ecb217 mouth, glancing quickly df52f61759 in the direction 0d4c2f099a of Diana’s booth. As expected, Marquis acc2ac270b Barelotte was staring da0458078b intently at us.118157587374c0c0

‘I knew it. My instincts were right.’706e0b916d656be5

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Madam Cloud was a huge d60772e055 spender. Seeing the Marquis so f50e47a64b visibly anxious confirmed that 1c9167a050 I had made the 7e112644eb right move.8fbd9a9e80ef3515

In the end, Diana 57e259ef4c had lost Madam Cloud, 03172e3e9b one of the most 33d56173f1 influential customers, to me 894d5c805c once again.678e15fb3c9e1f75

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A surge of exhilaration b1a7654456 coursed through me. It was petty and 86381d7075 childish, but the fact 331414805f that I had, even d3781f19c7 for a moment, outdone 00207f6d54 Diana filled me with 1ac3fa86c1 an almost unbearable thrill.0679bf10e09de64e

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After that, more and db4ce8df7e more customers sent by 686727f5a0 Madam Cloud flocked to a785acc1ee our booth.0f4a7c40542efe32

“Is this the place? The one selling the hair mist that can make us look like fairies?”9e2f08e34acbd55e

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“Are you the child Madam spoke of?”b48757e4e9807e37

The high-ranking noblewomen, all 4c893b2ccd of whom seemed vaguely fe4869863b familiar from my past 9056a8f289 life, came in droves. Thanks to them, cc6e7b1ee1 my ten bottles c69261b054 of hair mist ba4c41f521 were sold out 485587075e in no time.61d68fe00e020c5f

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And that wasn’t all.8d2255baa805b588

“Give me ten of those elixirs as well. I heard using them together doubles the effect, right?”bf6ef644f8790420

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I wasn’t sure how 1a24441b8c that rumor had started, e2c5692a9f but thanks to it, 8d72625a4b the recovery potions were f6cdc311b7 also flying off the 5a52ee1dba shelves, and talents were d8ec002fc2 piling up like a 91255098f2 mountain.9a57106da38c3b11

“Belze! We’ve only got about 180 bottles left!”6e0199ae87f2e1ab

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Grandpa Gordon exclaimed, 201cef6b46 barely able to 2ff0d5fa3b contain his excitement.b753b3a8eab77ef0

I wanted to 9cf03c3598 jump for joy 28ec0dfb51 myself.8a6f39f9c9e7b617

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‘I thought it would take all day just to reach the 250-bottle mark…’a129580a077afa58

But I had met 999ea50e0c my goal much faster 08e0df8d98 than expected. After roughly calculating, I realized f540b3390d I had already surpassed 700 4af5f33f7e talents.46d6ee4578f186ce

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‘…I did it. I’m first place now! Thank you, Duke, Madam Cloud! May you both live long and enjoy all the elixirs!’201170f9c9fa2a47

At this point, no matter 07de20c757 how hard Diana tried, she 15469e5ba8 wouldn’t be able to catch 8720ce7981 up. Not unless she somehow managed e70a604ab8 to handle over 70 customers bf21587ac7 in such a short time.ba26c2d153852461

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Glancing at Diana’s still-crowded booth, I turned to Grandpa and said, “Grandpa, we can stop selling now!”ec8993742e7a1423

“Pah! Stop selling? Why would we do that? As long as we’ve got more to sell, we should keep going… Oh! Welcome, welcome!” he said, already caught up in the excitement of making more talents.6e8d966767a46b56

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He was more bdbdad3542 enthusiastic than I 89c113205f was now, completely 7ccb07a9d8 immersed in the 8732fc3e67 thrill of earning cbee753fb5 talents.9b5bdd456cc81dab

Even though the hair mist 26cc9a2af2 was sold out, I felt 88b450128b surprisingly lighthearted.370188d7d76210e4

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When I checked the 3037432422 time, I saw that f8609fe92e there was still about 6708b7f1de an hour left before 29d89f0b03 the volunteer event ended.ea3098d834362f55

After a brief moment of 43bc2b67fc hesitation, I made my decision.124783676b885f6a

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“Thank you! May you live long and prosper!”c3f6d630b543cf29

I said, bowing deeply e2eea260e7 to a customer who bf5e491f01 had just bought some 1854ab8751 recovery potions.bb49d7a7de980e33

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Grandpa turned to me, surprised.1795a61c47dcf74a

“Hm? Will you be alright going alone?”24611245e0c11175

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“Yes, I’ll be fine!”74744cfab9343669

“Alright then. Be careful not to get lost. If you’re unsure, just head for the busiest area—like Diana’s booth.”6bb4d69a58e94e23

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It stung my pride, but d86263f7f4 he was right. I laughed a little.f7285ceb2cda29c9

“Keep our talents safe, Grandpa! I’ll be back soon!”182427e49810d10b

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“Go on, then.”8f2a583c0862272d

With that, I quickly left 7c5c585de3 the booth and dashed off 5765926626 in a hurry.c8436b0dbe098b68

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Grandpa’s concern about me getting lost was unfounded; I knew the layout of the temple like the back of my hand.8543c760d67f678e

Of course, I ba167b4309 wasn’t really headed d117a09c91 to the bathroom.44cd0bb976efc7a7

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Pretending to be b2dffd2acb on my way b95b89c161 there, I slipped eba15e009a away unnoticed by 84856243da the headmistress and 4b77e75e93 the priests, ducking 9ad52f9960 into a hidden 323c3f39ab path.7f7e64833271439a

I walked for 6b203fc8a0 some time along 57bfaf98c3 the familiar route, e353781d82 until I saw 3d7964fac0 it—an old building fb6a7ff022 painted a dull 8c46315b1b yellow.382314c8e960f329

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Passing through the round 0b0a59b1ee entrance woven from branches, 488fcbc51c I found myself in 508a5d7cb2 an empty courtyard.56ed739a6f99f8a9

The silence of 600cb88d50 the place felt e49687d419 heavy, making my c4c4b99d30 heart race a 0af41ea030 little.c35c7e63d66b98f2

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‘Nothing’s changed here.’8fd814c525c59120

I had come to fd80f5c636 this secluded place, where 24a2aa8637 nothing had changed since 95ed2146f9 I was last here. This was the orphanage 5c7e389800 where I had been 9df99d7f85 abandoned by my parents 89196d2c35 and had lived until 6364d44c1c I was five.edce3116974d168a

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As I wandered, checking to cec68b23e2 see if anyone else was feb74706e3 around, my gaze suddenly landed 815f92ae8f on an old seesaw in c88e8455b5 one corner of the playground.88ec561596cd58ea

*Creaaak, creaaak…*fff61eb88ed85af9

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The rusty squeak ccf5aa9295 of metal rang 82796fd86d in my ears, 8c29fa61a5 and in my 8d906edcb3 mind’s eye, I 1e3b9366fa saw a small, 488774ce38 scowling version of 5af6f23837 myself, alone, riding 662209553e the seesaw while a636153dfe glaring off into 51390b4f34 the distance.139298c149df73fd

No doubt I had been d7ffa7d743 staring at Diana and the 4301540f79 other kids playing on the 080f968868 jungle gym.f3401e94a4a17ceb

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“Diana! Let’s see who can climb f187198503 up first!”fe091fb6c74da50a

“Hey! She’s staring again!”0399cd89c9620921

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“Headmistress! Belze is going to hit 00a4e152b0 us again!”366837023507fb80

The children’s laughter dd8c14e611 would ring out, 0c4407687c and I, always ff95677d36 filled with envy 0e02431c85 and jealousy, would 962bf78dc6 watch, fuming.a538c8b37d6c52d6

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*Flash—*3ae5649da91a17d3

I blinked, and the 1a06ffa7a9 vivid memory vanished as 4b5322f149 quickly as it had 42353d07e5 come.0814c31b7a6be020

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The seesaw now stood empty d09774f692 in the deserted playground.3702a7e7ba3e5edc

After a moment’s pause, 6dadbe2b1d I turned away.324c8d91749a6c22

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And then, disappearing into 8a6b2fb997 the empty orphanage building 20c3d53d7d was a small girl, 5eaccebd23 running swiftly inside.a744301c64155563