That Piece Of Trash Was Me - Chapter 113

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Chapter 113

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“My goodness, that mistress must have really gone mad!”

“Shh. Keep it down.”

“That’s right. She’s Countess Orquin now.”

The noble ladies covered their mouths with fans and whispered.

“But as you know, Her Majesty the current Empress…”

“That may be so. But the master of our Grand Duchy thinks differently.”

“Still, talking about it openly is dangerous.”

Due to the settlement period, numerous nobles were already arriving at Frazier Main Castle.

In other words, there were quite a few people who had ‘seen from afar’ the confrontation between Belladonna Mertung and Tulia Frazier that morning.

They hadn’t been able to watch this exciting spectacle from right up front.

Lisian Frazier.

This was because he, who would inherit the marquis position in the future, had given orders in advance to prevent people from getting too close.

“What conversation, you say?”

“Countess Orquin spoke informally, they say.”

“That she would convene the council of elders, Lady Tulia…”

But there are always nobles with the persistence to somehow pick up a few words here and there, even amid polite and meticulous vigilance.

Since this was the first time Count Nigela Frazier had directly brought his mistress, all eyes and ears of the Grand Duchy were focused this way.

“So Tulia handled it that way.”

“Yes, Your Grace.”

And Ruk Kelfosher, who had boldly witnessed all of this conversation, reported directly to his master.

Grand Duke Assis Frazier stroked his chin and looked out the window.

“She speaks so boldly about selling me out. My granddaughter. Words that no one else would dare say. Even the Emperor wouldn’t dare say such things.”

“Lady Tulia is quite bold.”

“She even sold off the council of elders as she pleased.”

Grand Duke Assis wore a pleased smile.

“She was born with the temperament of a great leader. Whose granddaughter is she, I wonder.”

“Your Grace’s granddaughter.”

“The fact that she grew up so well all on her own is what troubles me. I’m wondering what would be best to do.”

Grand Duke Assis Frazier tapped the window with his fingernail and muttered.

“Should I openly take her side, or should I watch from behind for now?”

The deliberation wasn’t long.

“An old man riding on the coattails of his granddaughter’s emerging achievements – there’s no more ridiculous sight. The latter would be better.”

Ruk Kelfosher smiled.

“A wise thought.”

The late Grand Duchess, Rishian, had declared to Grand Duke Assis that she would raise her only daughter Hyacinthia in her own way.

That wasn’t an empty promise.

True to a woman born with the qualities of a king, she had raised her eldest daughter Hyacinthia to be excellent and brave.

So much so that Grand Duke Assis had quietly decided it would be good to pass the Grand Duke position to Hyacinthia in the future.

Of course, those two had already returned to a handful of dust…

So Grand Duke Assis Frazier didn’t really know how to raise a daughter, what to do for a granddaughter. It was difficult.

“Give Tulia anything she needs.”

“Yes, Your Grace.”

Assis Frazier lifted his head slightly.

The Statis Plain visible in the distance through the window.

The red plum blossoms blooming abundantly were gradually falling with the changing seasons.

To Grand Duke Assis Frazier, the withering plum orchard was like a small nightmare, nothing but an unpleasant sight. It always had been.

But.

“I’ll make it into a nice gift that even Grandfather will like.”

“…Hmm?”

“Just give me the plum fruits. I won’t leave a single scratch on the flowers or trees.”

Ever since Tulia said she would give him a ‘gift’ and asked him to look forward to it, that prickly, thorn-like feeling no longer came.

Instead, only a small sense of anticipation arose.

So Assis was able to look at the Statis Plain with a calm heart for a long time.

It was the first time.

Since the Grand Duchess died, truly.

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After that day, Belladonna Mertung began building friendships with the noble ladies as if to show off.

Of course, the high-ranking noble ladies initially showed obvious signs of avoiding her.

But Count Nigela became a strong supporter. He took Belladonna around and personally introduced her to the noble ladies of retainers with whom he had close relationships.

Already, some of the noble ladies had begun exchanging friendship with her, and followers were gradually emerging, especially centered around lower-ranking noble ladies who found it difficult to advance to the capital.

‘Indeed. She’s an amazing woman.’

She always chose incredibly beautiful dresses to wear, and when I saw her passing by from afar, I thought some ball of light was passing by.

‘How are all the jewels she wears so large?’

I was beginning to suspect that Nigela might go bankrupt from showering his mistress with gems.

“Lady Tulia.”

I was checking the roster of gradually arriving nobles.

Adel came in with a troubled expression and reported.

“Countess Orquin has come to see you.”

“What’s this about?”

I made an amused expression.

“For the past few days, she’s been sending only Sandra asking to change rooms. Now she’s come in person.”

“Shall I turn her away?”

“No. I can’t have it said that I treated a countess poorly. Escort her in.”

Click-clack.

Belladonna Mertung entered.

“Welcome, Countess.”

“Lady Tulia. The annex building assigned to me is too far from the main castle and inconvenient. Change my quarters.”

Straight to the point.

“I’ve heard from Sandra several times already, but unfortunately, the quarters have already been assigned.”

“I understand that not all the Grand Duchy’s guests have arrived yet, so you could take one of those and give it to me, couldn’t you?”

It wasn’t wrong.

“Though you’re still young, you’re taking on the role of hostess, so you should be able to exercise that much flexibility, shouldn’t you?”

“It’s precisely because I’m still young.”

I waved the bundle of documents.

“I assigned quarters based on hierarchy, centered around the main castle. If I move the Countess’s quarters forward, I’d have to rearrange all the quarters. And this is while guests are already arriving.”

“Here, let me see.”

Belladonna Mertung tried to gracefully snatch the paper from my hand, but I had already anticipated that.

More importantly.

I’m a villain whose skill stat is already uselessly high!

I can quickly dodge something like a noble lady’s cold but gentle gestures!

When I dodged Belladonna Mertung’s touch without even blinking, her face turned red a beat later.

“What do you think you’re doing right now?”

“That’s what I’d like to ask you. Countess Orquin.”

I asked while fluttering the paper.

“In any family, due to security issues, only those who have received permission from the head of the family can view the main castle’s layout plan.”

Flutter flutter.

“In Frazier, that person is me.”

Flutter flutter flutter.

“But if Grandfather finds out that an outsider tried to snatch and look at the layout plans of the main castle and annex buildings…”

Flutter flutter flutter flutter.

“It won’t be an issue he’ll easily overlook.”

“…I didn’t know and made a mistake. That wasn’t my intention. Please don’t tell His Grace the Grand Duke about this.”

It was blatantly servile words. I smiled cheerfully and answered.

“Yes, well. I can grant you that much…”

“…”

“But… you should apologize to me too, shouldn’t you, Madam?”

If the opponent had been Sandra, her face would have turned bright red again and she would have gotten angry recklessly, but the opponent was a seasoned noble lady from a political background.

She stared at me with cold eyes and smiled.

“I’m sorry, Lady Tulia. Then unfortunately, I’ll have to keep using the room.”

“You’ll have to do that.”

“Both Sandra and the Count are in the main castle, but I’m the only one in the annex buildings, so I mentioned it because it was inconvenient.”

“I’ll provide you with carriage support.”

“…Thank you.”

“Don’t mention it.”

I, Tulia Frazier.

I had long ago judged Belladonna Mertung before me as an enemy to be annihilated.

‘If you look carefully, she subtly speaks down to me and even dares to try to snatch documents from my hands.’

It’s because I’m literally still young compared to Belladonna Mertung, and anyway, that woman has some connection to Nigella.

That woman has been rude to me all along.

‘Like Viscount Lilius did, Nigella must also be eyeing the Grand Duke’s position.’

That woman must also be dreaming of the Grand Duchess position in the future.

It wasn’t a completely impossible dream.

Even now, Nigella is living with Belladonna despite opposing Grandfather.

If he becomes Grand Duke Frazier in the future, what would he have to fear?

Nigella was the type of person who would do more than enough to place Belladonna Mertung in the Grand Duchess position.

In the past, that is, when I had just possessed Tulia, I thought it didn’t matter who inherited the Grand Duke position in the future.

No, I didn’t even have the luxury to consider such a future.

But now I was different.

In the future, the position of Grand Duke Frazier should be inherited by Lisian, who is kind, intelligent, an unprecedented genius in Academy history, pretty, and also the true male lead.

Without fail.

‘That bastard Nigella is rotten from being an adulterer.’

Moreover, just looking at the amount that a great noble gives to his mistress, isn’t it enough to break the backs of the territory residents?

He was definitely someone who would bankrupt the Grand Ducal House.

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“Brother. This is strange.”

Meanwhile, in the back room of the office assigned to Tulia.

Leon Frazier, who had unintentionally overheard the conversation between Tulia and Belladonna Mertung, was engulfed in great confusion.

“Was she originally a kid who knew how to solve everything with words like that?”

Leon frowned while crossing his arms.

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