That Piece Of Trash Was Me - Chapter 1
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Episode 1
** Prologue **
Tulia was beautiful.
And her personality was absolutely rotten.
Which meant she was a villainess.
A typical villainess where no matter which direction she walked, only bloody drowning awaited her.
If there was anything even slightly ‘less typical’ about Tulia Frazier, it was that she wasn’t a villainess from a novel but from a game. That was the only thing….
I never expected one more thing would be added just now.
Why on earth did I wake up as this magnificent piece of trash.
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My original name was Han Ina.
Han Ina’s life could be summarized in just one line.
A ruined life.
My already troubled life truly began to fall apart after Mother and Stepfather passed away one after another.
I never expected my older brothers, who shared no blood with me but were legally bound as siblings, to make such a strange proposal.
‘An arranged meeting. I was only 22 at the time.’
It hadn’t even been six months since we held their funeral.
The only son of a business partner CEO, blah blah. Those words didn’t even register in my ears.
What good does it do if his parents have money?
He was 17 years older than me, and already had a record of two divorces.
My older brothers, who forced this kind of marriage on me as soon as they ruined the inherited family business, felt disgusting.
When I told them to marry him themselves if it was such a good match, I got slapped.
When I suggested they arrange the meeting with Older Sister since she was a better age match, I got kicked out of the house.
Fortunately, I was able to find a decent studio apartment right away, and while living alone juggling part-time work, studies, and job hunting preparations, one day.
I played ‘that game’ as usual.
『Why Did That Young Lady Give Bread to the Handsome Man』
Shortened to
It was an amazing game that became explosively popular as soon as it was released, and even after several years, remained firmly planted at the top of the store rankings.
-The half-blooded Young Lady enters as the prospective daughter-in-law of the Grand Ducal House. Build your stats to win over the family and Male Leads! Power and love will all be mine!
Don’t they say classic is best?
This game, which mixed character development and romance, boasted a concrete-solid fanbase thanks to its gorgeous illustrations, various plot hooks, and substantial volume.
It was also a game I’d been playing on and off for several years.
“If I had some money, I would’ve bought all these endings and watched them right away.”
But for me, who was tight on even monthly rent money, spending real money was just a luxury. I chose to invest time playing the game instead.
Thanks to that, I ended up playing for so long, but it wasn’t particularly boring.
Since there were easily hundreds of prepared illustrations, it was quite enjoyable seeing the supporting characters’ faces.
Lately, I was obsessed with the pink-haired villainess.
When she first appeared, I only thought that like other characters in
But the more I played the game, the more I realized this girl was truly hopeless.
She was completely immersed in status superiority and tormented the Protagonist, who was of illegitimate birth, through all sorts of methods. Her methods were extraordinarily vicious and trashy.
Whenever Grandfather the Grand Duke cherished and trusted the Protagonist like his own granddaughter, or when the Male Leads loved the Protagonist, she would unfailingly appear to torment or try to kill the Protagonist.
“Just how many death endings are prepared for this girl?”
I’d been playing the game for years already, but this was the first time I’d seen an illustration of her dying with a sword piercing through her chest.
Being executed on the guillotine, drinking from a poisoned cup, being pushed off a cliff, being hit by a carriage and dying.
I thought she’d already died plenty with just those.
Right when I was zooming in on the villainess’s face, which had a particularly psychotic expression.
-GAME OVER
“What?”
Why did game over suddenly appear?
Even though I hadn’t operated anything, when the game suddenly stopped and [GAME OVER] appeared, I panicked and properly held my phone.
But the phone didn’t budge at all. The phone, which became completely unresponsive while displaying the words ‘game over’, was eerie like some movie prop.
“Thank goodness I have tomorrow off from my part-time job….”
Thinking I should go to the repair center as soon as I woke up, I fell asleep as usual, but….
I didn’t see the sun the next day.
Somehow finding out about my studio apartment, Older Sister and Older Brothers came in the middle of the night and semi-forcibly put me in their car.
“Ina. The CEO’s son saw your Instagram. He says he really likes you.”
Either coaxing.
“He said you look so pure, different from girls these days?”
Or persuading.
“You selfish bitch! What are we supposed to do if all the company deals get cut off because of you!”
Or threatening.
It was a night with heavy rain pouring down, and the inside of the car with shouting from fighting couldn’t be peaceful.
“…!”
My last memory was the car body sliding on the wet road, my tilting body, and the screams of my older brothers and sister desperately grabbing the steering wheel.
After that, it went completely black.
How much time had passed?
When I opened my eyes again and ran to the mirror, I had no choice but to scream.
Sharp eyes that didn’t match her beautiful face. That crazy villainess who had dozens of death illustrations prepared.
Because Tulia Frazier had become me!
** Chapter 1 **
So, I had often read in web novels about people dying and then possessing characters in works, or regressing back in time.
‘If you were going to do this, you could have given me regression instead!’
I ground my teeth.
If that had happened, I would have dealt with my older sister and brothers’ fucking nonsense more firmly and cleverly.
No, I would have rather gone back even further and cried to Mother, asking if she couldn’t just live with me instead of remarrying….
‘Never mind.’
What use is this kind of thinking now.
What’s important right now is the reality in front of me.
If there was anything fortunate, it was that all of Tulia’s memories from birth naturally came to mind.
Thanks to that, even in this incredible situation, I was able to grasp the situation before long.
‘I’m currently fifteen years old.’
I glanced at the painting hanging by the bedside.
That painting was sent by Marquis Frazier, Tulia’s father, for her last birthday.
Marquis Frazier, currently stationed at the border where barbarians run rampant, had sent a small painting every year on Tulia’s birthday, which allowed me to figure out my exact age.
[Tulia Frazier, 15th Birthday.]
A painting with only an indifferent inscription, without any words of congratulation or the common phrase “I love you.”
‘Marquis Frazier despises Tulia after all.’
After the Marquis’s wife died in an accident while eloping with her first love, Marquis Frazier left the castle and departed for the Empire’s border.
As if fighting barbarians was preferable, he hadn’t shown his face to Tulia even once in several years.
The only gift Marquis Frazier sent for Tulia’s birthday each year was that single cheap painting.
What’s more…
‘He barely sends any child support money either.’
That’s why Tulia grew up in such poverty before she turned to all sorts of evil deeds.
Her father is Marquis Frazier, and her grandfather is none other than Grand Duke Frazier, the Empire’s one and only Grand Duke.
In other words, Tulia is the Grand Duke’s granddaughter.
Of course, she never receives any affection. That’s reserved for Coriko, the female protagonist of this game, not Tulia.
‘That was necessary to see the good endings after all.’
There’s a reason protagonist buffs exist, isn’t there?
Due to temple politics, Coriko enters as the Grand Ducal House’s prospective daughter-in-law and easily wins the family’s love depending on the choices made.
Even Grand Duke Frazier, whom his own children find difficult and frightening, becomes gentle and accommodating only toward Coriko, treating her like a real granddaughter.
The only ones who keep looking down on Coriko for being illegitimate are numerous minor supporting characters and Tulia.
‘Besides, Tulia was already famous in high society as someone with a rotten personality.’
Tulia, who couldn’t stand to leave alone what she couldn’t have.
And Tulia, who harbored strong feelings of inferiority toward the beloved Coriko.
‘Crazy Tulia.’
No wait, now I’m Tulia, so I’m the crazy one…
Tulia constantly torments Coriko and gets punished in various ways.
However Tulia met her end, from the player protagonist’s perspective, it was just an event of defeating one villain boss.
Sometimes it was the male leads who killed Tulia, other times it was people from Grand Duke Frazier House.
In some endings, Coriko couldn’t bear it anymore and directly chopped off Tulia’s head with an axe.
I personally thought that ending was the most satisfying and refreshing.
Until today came.
‘Did they really need to kill her in so many different ways…’
But it seemed there was no law saying I had to die like that.
Judging by how old and modest the bedroom furniture and fixtures were, it appeared I was still before Tulia had turned to evil deeds.
If anything, that was fortunate.
Tulia was a noble young lady to her bones, so she couldn’t endure this kind of life and turned dark, but I’m different.
After Mother remarried, I had been taking care of myself almost entirely on my own.
‘Somehow it felt awkward to squeeze in with that family and have a cozy dinner together.’
Neither Mother nor Stepfather were petty people who would make me feel unwelcome about meals.
But even when I made excuses about the study room or whatever and ate dinner outside seven times a week, they never minded.
Not once.
“…”
Still, convenience store cup noodles, triangle kimbap, and bread were tolerable enough to rotate between, even if they got tiresome.
‘I studied desperately back then and got into a good university too.’
I received lots of praise as well.
That was enough, right?
Anyway, even if Tulia’s living expenses are meager, I can endure it!
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“No, I can’t endure this.”
The next day, early morning.
I held my head in despair.
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