That Piece Of Trash Was Me - Chapter 12

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Chapter 12

“That won’t do!”

“Pardon?”

Unexpectedly, Aubrey flew into a rage.

“How can you make someone from the borderlands the head maid?”

“But didn’t you choose Adel yourself, Aunt?”

“That was just so I wouldn’t be criticized for not caring about you! The excitement is different when you’re given just one gift versus being told to choose between two!”

Even while being treated as ‘the gift that would obviously be discarded,’ Adel’s expression remained unchanged.

When I glanced at Ruk Kelfosher, his eyes had darkened just slightly.

I had actually been a bit worried about this.

I thought that just because she was called a ‘hidden sister,’ Ruk Kelfosher might not know about Adel Kelposher at all.

But it seemed that due to circumstances, Ruk was simply pretending not to know Adel.

‘Ah. Was this not just one lottery win, but two?’

Winning over Ruk Kelfosher’s heart is very important to me. He’s been Assis Grand Duke Frazier’s chief advisor for over a decade.

To capture Grand Duke Frazier’s heart, what needs to come first is making Ruk completely my ally.

I nodded at Aubrey’s words.

“I understand, Aunt.”

“Really? Then of course your head maid should be Rilda…”

“I’ll make Adel the head maid, and Rilda my personal maid.”

“What?! Tulia Frazier!”

Aubrey trembled as she spoke.

“How can you make someone from the borderlands the head maid, and assign a child with noble blood beneath her?”

“Didn’t you give me both of them?”

So honestly, isn’t it up to me how I assign their positions?

But Aubrey’s face turned bright red as she spoke firmly.

“Even so, it’s not proper! Nobles have bloodlines, and this empire has something called ‘class.'”

“Exactly, Aunt.”

I continued with a smile as ‘loving’ as Aubrey’s own.

“I’m the legitimate daughter of Marquis Frazier’s house, and I’m the only granddaughter in this Grand Ducal House with ‘real’ blood, aren’t I?”

The air in the bedroom instantly froze.

Even Viscountess Aubrey Frazier, who had been alternating between showing the faces of a seasoned noblewoman and a thoughtless songbird.

‘It’s not wrong, is it?’

Hyacinthia, Grand Duke Frazier’s eldest daughter, was already deceased. She had no children.

And Marquis Aster Frazier, Tulia’s father, only had two sons and Tulia.

Count Nigela Frazier, the Grand Duke’s third son, did have one daughter.

A daughter brought in from outside by his mistress, who had no Frazier blood mixed in at all.

Finally, Viscount Lilius Frazier, the Grand Duke’s youngest son, had his son Tedrick and one more ‘daughter.’

Not a real daughter, but a child who was pretty and clever among the daughters of Frazier vassals, adopted as a daughter when very young.

In other words, what I just said pointed out that I was the only ‘real’ Frazier granddaughter.

‘It’s an incredibly obnoxious thing to say, but it’s the truth, isn’t it?’

It’s also something Tulia says as casually as eating in .

As befitting a great villainess, she had the talent to crush people’s spirits with a single word.

Even now, Viscountess Aubrey Frazier’s face was turning red and blue.

But knowing she couldn’t say anything, I just smiled sweetly.

“What does rank matter under someone like me? After all, they’re all be. neath. me. any. way.”

This line too is something Tulia says as casually as eating in .

‘Right now I’ve toned it down quite a bit.’

She wasn’t called the mad filly of high society for nothing.

Anyway, when Tulia decided to really let loose with her tongue, few people could handle it. Except for the male leads.

‘Ah. I should start going to meet the male leads soon.’

Thinking of the male leads reminded me of the Quest, and naturally my gaze turned to the star hovering above my head.

After glancing at the star once, I lightly grasped my skirt and bowed my head.

“Well then, Aunt Aubrey, thank you so much for assigning me the maids. I’ll visit you separately later to pay my respects.”

* * *

“Miss Tulia. Shall I put out the lights?”

“No, I still have things to do, so leave them on. I’ll turn them off myself later.”

Adel shook her head.

“No, Miss. If you pull the bell cord by your bed, I’ll come and turn them off.”

“Hmm… Alright. I’ll do that.”

Adel smiled faintly and withdrew.

‘Adel’s personality stats must be 10.’

Since she was a supporting character I’d never seen in , it didn’t show detailed stats. But Adel was very kind to me.

And she’s Ruk Kelfosher’s hidden sister too. Could there be such a beneficial and promising talent?

I smiled greedily as I took out paper and pen.

In , timing was very important.

Especially to get an A grade, you had to make an impression on the male leads early on when you were busy raising stats.

Even if you raised affection levels later, you at least had to meet them first.

So then…

1. Go to Imperial Palace quickly: Crown Prince is there

2. Must attend Founding Festival banquet: Bastard Prince shows his face for the first time here

3. Must attend Grand Duke Frazier’s birthday banquet: Twin Brothers return from Academy then

Actually, there wasn’t much to write down.

I may look like this, but I’m someone who played for 2 years – I have it all memorized. Of course, of course.

“The problem is that I’m not the protagonist Coriko, but Tulia whose reputation is rock bottom…”

Moreover, I still couldn’t leave Frazier territory.

Because what was needed to leave Frazier domain without a guardian was the ‘Direct Lineage Necklace.’

Authority I don’t have yet.

‘Well… I’ll have to think about this more.’

After spilling tea on the paper to erase the writing, I roughly tidied the desk and lay down on the bed.

Then I tried pulling the bell cord.

Within seconds, I heard knocking at the door.

It was surprisingly fast.

“Adel?”

“Yes, Miss. What’s wrong?”

“No, you came so quickly…”

I was genuinely impressed, but instead Adel’s face stiffened slightly.

“Sometimes there are maids who don’t know how to serve their master at all.”

But Adel quickly smiled and pulled the blanket up to my neck.

With the head maid and new maids arriving, even the blankets had been changed to fluffy new ones.

“Sweet dreams, Miss.”

Such a kind farewell was something I’d never heard – not after being possessed by , not when playing , not even before I knew what was.

A strange and cozy feeling, like a newborn chick wrapped in down for the first time in its life.

My chest fluttered with embarrassment for no reason.

Starting tomorrow, Rilda, who harbored poison, would surely clash with Adel at every turn.

She would definitely invoke Aubrey’s name against me too, trying to crush any resistance, so I’d have to be careful.

‘The maids are all Aubrey’s people too.’

Still, just for now, I wanted to greet each other peacefully, like people who had nothing wrong between them, like people who believed nothing would go wrong.

“You too, Adel.”

I returned her smile. It was the first proper, warm smile I had managed since coming to this place.

“Sleep well.”

* * *

Several days passed.

As expected that day, Rilda immediately acted like the Head Maid despite being just a maid, using the excuse that noble blood flowed through her veins.

Of course, the trust of Viscountess Aubrey, one of the overseers of the Grand Ducal House’s internal affairs, played a part in this.

I had actually thought of various methods.

How should I deal with it if Rilda became too insolent toward me?

‘Tulia… No, acting like a thoughtless villainess and throwing water at her was Plan A.’

But…

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