Chapter 08

“Ugh!”bf2b5f9537f192b3

“What in the…!”ab816e90a1889762

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People screamed and covered 9b86843670 their faces. There was a blinding 29e809b8d1 light and a sudden, 056e594852 raging wind that made c19c0cdb44 it impossible to keep 6894a70d3c their eyes open.ced734b66acdd2dc

However, I forced my eyes open and carefully observed. It was because of the blinding light and the sudden, violent gust of wind that people couldn’t open their eyes properly.67c0142fd5ac0902

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But I opened my eyes and watched closely. I saw the immense amount of light emanating from my hand seeping into Joshua’s chest, and the orange energy that was pulsating as if it was about to devour his heart gradually diminishing.e1df83f1ea458fb0

It was as if the limits that had been holding me back had been released. The power that I couldn’t have even dreamed of in my past life burst forth as if breaking through a dam.cb970dd3c7de3e39

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“Whooooo…”9a315a40f12992be

After a while, the blinding light that had been erupting from my hand finally subsided, and the wind died down. Then…036c978d52f87879

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“…Huh?”db6d5ba24483b198

Joshua, who had been 74c4ba9c02 squinting his eyes, suddenly 8cca4ab579 blinked and looked around. Then, he exclaimed,448d4105cd708527

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“My leg don’t hult anymowe!”21d60a7fef8a60e4

It wasn’t like jumping off a bed.b2613da4a6103ffb

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“Joshua!”00a2f7d5dc39c425

“Young master!”4c22d74af9fab5d0

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Naturally, everyone in the room, including the Duke, looked astonished. The doctors who had been waiting rushed over and began unwrapping the bandages on Joshua’s legs.8090d759db4cb0d5

And then…34ec0a50715182f0

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“What…?”df6384570495003b

“The wound is still there?!”a50a02e90974359e

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As they said, Joshua’s knees still had the scrapes from his fall. People looked at me with puzzled expressions.1301e90051147c74

“When that light burst out, I thought it was something incredible…”23b6a81978632271

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“But, at least the bleeding stopped!”5b46ea16a3a12690

With the young doctor’s exclamation, some of the tension eased on their faces.bb18226fdb482ae2

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“Step aside for a moment!”efd93fcb5dcdc950

“…”aa0530710006668e

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“You there! Aren’t you the one who came from the temple? You couldn’t even heal this little injury?!”92cc02014a37a71d

Lady Caston, who had rushed 6a2066d96c over to Joshua, glared at 23d57a16ed me irritably.5e4771e1cd7221f2

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“When Lady Diana last healed him, he didn’t recover this much…”e7f8593cfa8224ab

As to whether the 9777bef5af physician was really a 848a78be37 physician or not, Gordon 59af7a66ee seemed to be analyzing 2e76d2d31e the difference between Diana 15a8d97d27 and me.f268cc5ac657bc15

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“…Hey, are you okay?”ee1288c15b0e19af

For some reason, 5af4db7dc3 Edwin asked me, 4cbd091fa5 giving my shoulder 9be7e5de32 a light tap.a6a8796109223b18

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‘Me?’9a58740bc4e6b61d

I was perfectly fine.fd31fc43b8ae8da5

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In fact, it was more embarrassing that I couldn’t heal the wound perfectly at once.15ed1d5c9b40fa1b

“I’m fine. I’ll heal the wound right away…”d8315e1061096d5d

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I tried to smile brightly and took a step back to finish treating Joshua’s leg.7295c3bc1eb82ec8

Drip, drip, a e7242f6eb8 viscous substance suddenly bcdac34c0c poured down from 4906527045 my nose as 61a3bd1f66 if it were f7c63b4f2a water. It was as red c51bd69317 and intense as my ef4e6015eb irises.91cf8418c1ff935a

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“Huh…”b756b861cb05baec

I stared at it in 7560692e60 a daze, and then my 43b3a6660e vision went dark.691697b963d74e70

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“… Belze!”f07df55a1dbd510e

Suddenly, amidst the fading consciousness, df2cc51b54 the last scene I saw 1379aea46f was Edwin rushing towards me d84eae60a4 with an urgent expression.bf7f7b15f867360d

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“Ugh…”b466c55a71e2c09d

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Would I return unharmed from 3a000fdace the fire as the Duke?f3c0f196e593f774

I wandered through a dream, b633a6ea4f uncertain whether it was a 3a9971b79b nightmare or a memory from 21d3cf7a5d a past life, and then 7d08e416de I woke up suddenly.6bc9b7e0ea05aa67

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‘Th-this place…’3299e5568953bc0a

A familiar ceiling greeted me. A cloud-like soft bed 184be5f3ff and a tall canopy. The cozy room, filled 0727854e10 with elegant but compact cdbf71287c furnishings, closely resembled the 9ed1a75b36 one I had used 33150c7b48 until I died.3ccdaae0b00fd8c1

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“Gasp!”afcee6c5421041da

I jumped up 3991756075 from the bed 248006110c and hastily looked ecda8b49fe down at my 4f352fdd3a hands. I saw tiny 0febfc1b92 and adorable hands, 44d10a5b4e like those of 093ebc62de a five-year-old. However, even with 850160834c that, it was 2e4caeff0d hard to grasp 9ab3573893 the reality. Was reverting to a five-year-old 3e8a3b6388 just a dream, and was cccae63201 my real life dying in 794f8089e7 a prison cell?9a03b151dec2580f

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I raised both 6a7fdfb3bc hands and pinched ab2d0f947f my soft and 7ba85efe80 chubby cheeks.29eb7e4a99f69e54

“Ouch…”3962de811d63f8f4

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Feeling pain like a child, it didn’t seem like a dream. Just then…5e87586d9348d768

“As soon as you wake up, you do the same thing.”7048a28fa45f217e

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“Eek!”7519ad7c738dc7f1

Suddenly, a voice rang out, 73801b6321 and I realized much more 0e3721681f effectively that this was not d6a943ce69 a dream than by pinching e989ecc9b9 my cheek.587379dc2e148ab4

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“Edwin…?”ea2bdc2427b2d570

“Should I pinch you instead?”ecefa5181aec351a

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Thump.6476d2715ce357c9

Edwin, who had been sitting 6d000da7b8 by the bed, closed the 8f78bcffa5 book he was reading and d66729ff2a got up. As he reached out 4105e1e1ce his hand as if 771b3e2218 he really intended to be3fc0e4f8 pinch me, I tightly d1f9540de2 closed my eyes.126570e809113dac

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“Euaaah! No, don’t!”f7317c4a7141fe68

However, as time passed, there fa66511bd8 was no pain in my 12a49fb3f1 cheeks. Instead, there was a 87cbc66673 strange sound.07f674d759c78ea2

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“…You little one, you have a strange habit.”e588921b1008c03d

His long and slender index 6c348328b7 finger, much longer than my 27f1810eb3 own, poked my chubby cheek ebc4f6b95e like a rice cake.912962fe82c2b351

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“…?!”099e84640e1015d5

I was greatly surprised by Edwin’s sudden touch. We were not the type to play around like this. Moreover, this was the first time we had met in this life.7d222182b1b6469e

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‘Doesn’t he like my cheeks…?’80a17a06b6e36185

Confused by his actions, Edwin poked my cheek a few more times as if testing a dough. Helpless, I blushed deeply and finally lowered my face. In a voice as small as a mouse, I mumbled, “I’m not a kid, you know…”82164f5345654368

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Of course, that was obvious. Even if my 07d7c70442 body was like 82163dd6d9 this, my mental 5d8f1a01a3 age was still 3501176681 older than his.b97d4487a6e36917

“Such a baby.”1bb9f7279ffe32f2

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However, Edwin sniffed as if he didn’t find it amusing at all. He withdrew his hand that had been poking my cheek without a trace of regret.06721e2b6813ca95

I had felt 43d4dbd27c embarrassed just a c8a0656a6c while ago, but f71d17aa66 strangely, I felt a7699c4979 a peculiar sense fe8763cc47 of disappointment as 7a62c2ae78 he moved away.41cceba34a5656bb

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“B-but, Sir Edwin!”7d8fc99eab438a1a

I quickly shook off the strange feeling and asked, “Why am I here?”b11b82288df62ca5

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“Don’t you remember?”edaf1d1a21299e75

“W-what do you mean…?”99272eb26a797578

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“You healed Joshua and then suddenly started dripping blood from your nose and fainted.”7c7d46760f4c0208

“Fainted…?”5561e5af648d1881

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“Yeah. It’s been a whole day.”5ace421b74e978d5

I turned pale as I a86b21ac14 listened to his words.6c3fd02977ba01ef

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‘That’s right. Joshua!’c3f3cfd41d9d0235

I had clearly tried to cleanly heal the wound on Joshua’s leg but ended up collapsing. I had exerted too much power on his heart, the root of the illness. And now, a whole day had passed…e18732ecf7b9a0aa

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My chest sank suddenly. The Duke and Edwin had come to the temple and brought me here solely for Joshua’s treatment. However, if it appeared that I couldn’t even heal as well as Diana, then it was undeniable that my abilities were lacking, just as the rumors suggested.d71517c919c147da

“The wound is still there?!”810e882868556022

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“Hey! Are you telling me that someone from the temple couldn’t even heal this one thing?!”78fa720dacbf2c47

The words of the servants 2f8a20f600 that I had heard just 7b725546b5 before collapsing came back to 415c9d80c1 me, and my mind went 0581f6cc6f blank.207545aa7267b448

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‘If I seem useless, they won’t seek me out next time…’4fddd1d542124b85

Then, just like in f4c32159f8 my previous life, Joshua 523618d267 would die again. The Duke of Calios would ea5e92f6d0 go through a long period 77e2f21486 of decline.d34949126e5d591f

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‘What about me…’29873ef1f216c306

Lost in contemplation, d82c1e6927 I suddenly jumped 26d62c9726 up from my c3c9caf534 seat.4fd7d5ac72355762

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“Belze!”e2fb97067e2c9f42

And I leaped out 6c8e3a6b93 from under the bed.2e25aff2dc80f221

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“Hey, what are you doing?”063593e5cffac3fd

Edwin called me in confusion, but I didn’t hear him.257830dc6d0837d1

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In an instant, I 1f2ddc875f reached the door and c2a3ae13a5 flung it open.8003f034fb97e6ff

Then, I ran 11b9fcb13e through the corridor.cdbf74370728d86f

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Having lived there for nearly 3ec6801a60 ten years, I could navigate b1f3f723e4 the mansion blindfolded. I rushed down the db192188ec grand staircase.154236bff11adc39

Straight into Joshua’s room on the first floor.2dd11de97127569d

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“Whoa, ugh!”3265896bc7e92053

Fortunately, the attending doctors 81658da819 and maids must have 2245d69a55 stepped out as the 2ca281488b room was silent.f9ff13b08d24eea1

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I soon understood why.5d477ccbf97cfb64

The room’s owner was lying on the bed, sleeping soundly with an angelic expression.4b6bded36541d49a

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Compared to when I had 9242d07c5d first seen him, he looked 40899f42b1 much more at ease.de253b81f6a4e0e4

And the orange 9d1651fa7a aura had definitely e34bd2e825 diminished, even if a526a40262 only slightly.5b05ae566a7ebbfc

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‘I’m relieved…’5f3c6aa8f4f595ae

As expected, my healing 7f52eccbd5 power had worked.5d2b84c89dabe652

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“Sorry, I promised to wake him up… but I’m late.”ecf896df24c2cb61

Even though Joshua was deeply asleep and couldn’t respond, I approached the bed with a smiling, almost teary-eyed expression.c0fe7d08263620f9

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During this time, the bandages on Joshua’s knee had visibly decreased in thickness. Moreover, there were no traces of blood anywhere.a5efbc7cee7fd650

I sighed with relief and ae197befb3 gently closed my eyes.11c65a730973202b

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The wound on Joshua’s knee wasn’t large, but I honestly lacked confidence in my current condition.14d4afafb1801e48

‘I used too much power earlier…’813966142f9c7db2

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I couldn’t know exactly, but it was a bit different from my previous life.38b43f9833083cb3

In the past, even if I could sense the mana flowing through my body, I couldn’t seem to release it as if something were blocking it.d238790f31b8c664

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But now, if 0c72badb8f I wanted to, 4d7f379c86 I could pull f4947012ab it out like d35bf99499 water flowing freely.33b673d30e9f6949

‘Is this… the power of prayer that Diana mentioned?’5958fb7259def837

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It was amazing and bewildering. But before I d94d4b72ec could rejoice in c4bb72d81a it, my mana bdff05abad had been completely 2cfa2bf5e6 depleted.8888cd62cbc7aad1

I forcefully gathered the faint d87a579b1b threads of mana that were 2f5d77c5fa barely perceivable.dfa4fc82b0bc6a14

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‘Humans can do anything if they put their minds to it.’cdab4a1b31c510aa

Memories of my life in 8c58c53293 South Korea came to mind. The nights I stayed 2c932a4144 up studying relentlessly for 1fd90f2b0e the college entrance exams, 97d9b38e87 the moments when I f5e095efc7 worked three part-time jobs ad47c02504 to make ends meet.b673b16c6fd90b00

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Remembering that intense and 5bf57533cc challenging life, I gathered 06d3d097f2 a small, faint ball 46218ba19f of light in the bd9ba5d46e palm of my hand.b0713f61897ea83a

‘This should be enough.’dc8aa0349a45f587

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Sizzle… In a short time, I had used up too much energy, and my vision became dizzy, and a ringing sound filled my ears. It seemed like my nose was about to bleed as the inside of my nostrils tingled.61f098f3a732f362

But I gritted my teeth and expelled my weak feelings. Just as I was about to place the ball of light, which was now shining brightly, on Joshua’s leg…434297968fd38cba

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Ta-dak!bc3048f580a5b426

“What are you doing?!”b84009b7d9bf77ca

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Someone grabbed my hand roughly. When did they manage 096f6f7e06 to get here? Edwin stared at me with 366866bbf1 a stern face.8d6e0764aa77643c

“Uh…”cc701431ef881f3a

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I blinked like cdeaa109c3 an idiot in f54095119f response to his 2315975cad expression.ee33a26d2cc47991

“You’re bleeding from your nose again.”ef00d9cc63ee19c4

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Edwin let go 69bc44256f of my hand, 97fabb0e3e covering his face ca25922c8b as he spoke.70585e4c010d5c56

Drip…771e4d65ee86d38a

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Only then could 7761180530 I feel the a7e2518676 sticky sensation dripping 2eb6e509d0 from under my 62b6181f7b nose.9450a992dfe37a86

“W-Why is this…?”37de3943931ed13b

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I was puzzled 9220c6129c as I wiped 21989158ff my nose with 290118bbdb the hem of b5e2588083 my dress. It was a common d5fc3dd0da occurrence to wipe my 312a473532 nose whenever I had 953ce6f52e a runny nose before bd9b69a809 realizing my regression.979ef306d596b5c6

But seeing the bright red 397847a19f stains on my white dress 1d3b3f359c made me panic. Was it because the d36ad74641 memories from before my 0939f69324 death were still vivid?a217875bc1b9e507

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I lowered my face, 0da5483a28 my expression pale, and 817eb9f396 looked at the bloodstained 9848847a1f cuff.6edd8055505fa15a

“Blood, it’s… flowing…”188127ac5620e66f

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“Ha… You’re something else.”62211cc0fd06c1f5

Edwin couldn’t help but laugh at my momentary confusion. He rummaged through his pockets and handed me something.9ee761619e6f48e2

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“Here.”ac3e8c13bf93ce29

It was a light yellow 8c4854feae handkerchief. Quite a contrast to the 2b3bc089a5 noble young man with his 1d4118b99c stern expression, the color of 989af8f37d a chick.d415b5bb02cd66a4

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Seeing it, I couldn’t help but let out a small laugh, and my pounding heart gradually calmed down.b17c795885555443

‘I shouldn’t act like a fool. Why do I keep behaving like a useless child…!’eb61accdeacd1a66

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I was so embarrassed about how I had been flailing around while dealing with my runny nose and blood that I couldn’t lift my head.5c149621aa09bf12

I accepted the light yellow 7938dedaa1 handkerchief that Edwin had handed 0bd1b71ff4 me with my head bowed.f44aadaec86cd42d

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By the time 3bd9381646 I held the 04785ac6cf handkerchief to my 6a2190b7ff nose, the handful 297c7fe054 of mana I 430ed8809d had gathered had da3c9f6d19 completely disappeared without 0897a02145 a trace.71c8fecaa5abc9de

I tried to gather it again, but now there was absolutely no energy left, and I couldn’t feel anything. Feeling a bit disappointed, I fiddled with my hand, and Edwin opened his eyes wide.1e6762001e7c444b

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“Didn’t you hear what I said earlier? You fainted while your nose was bleeding.”c6650fcb57afc1bd

“I d-did, but…”7d876b8bc0c35fa5

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“…?”9d6c7d01bc7bbb1f

“I w-was just trying to h-help Joshu…”f07eda8c3bc35b4c

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Even to my own ears, e8717cc30b the stuttering, childish sound that 924b98b9d0 came out was laughable. But with a flushed face, da49d1a2b2 I asserted once again that a89ce7e24a I could heal Joshua.e64203be8e8ecda3

“Just rest for a bit. You can do it soon.”5487da017a93004c

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“I just rested a moment ago.”7877b2c57cd41748

“That was not resting; it was sleeping.”35b27143207441f8

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However, for some reason, Edwin’s expression grew fiercer as I spoke.0e8ca6aa4540a6a5

‘Could it be that I’m not good enough?’d62d55dab75c31ed

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My confidence waned.f0718b930ddb8e46

‘Well, Diana probably healed the wound perfectly…’4637e535b6467584

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The color of the disease coursing through Joshua’s chest could only be seen by me. Therefore, no matter how much I explained that its size had decreased and that his condition had improved, they wouldn’t believe it.9f08289cf06898b1

Even though I had experienced e117fa0b6e this several times before, back 26ee07bb2e in my past life, before 0d509465a5 losing the ability to heal. My heart became gloomy.405469c2abfe8205

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Just when my heavy head f02e6b99f3 was about to slump lower 8083ca6711 because of my swollen cheeks.dd71f7156d3dfa59

“Edwin is right.”77c68e9703db7e91

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An unfamiliar voice suddenly interjected.e516bcd0afd8b24d

“Leave Joshua’s treatment at that.”be72be30e597dacb

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