That Piece Of Trash Was Me - Chapter 153

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Chapter 153

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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I blinked at Ferdinand’s outstretched hand in front of me.

 

‘Huh.’

 

Huh.

 

Huh.

 

Even if Kim Ddongbyeol suddenly transformed into a human and offered me his hand, I probably wouldn’t be this surprised.

 

Even in the midst of this, I could see that his hand was covered in many scars. Completely different from the clean hands I had seen before.

 

So he does change too.

 

I thought only meeting Coriko would change him.

 

“Lady Frazier?”

 

“Ah. Yes. Your Highness. But I was originally supposed to dance with Second Prince Dave…”

 

That Dave bastard was carried away with his eyes rolled back. How unsightly.

 

As if reading my thoughts, Ferdinand said.

 

“My younger sibling is weak, so please understand, Lady.”

 

‘He certainly is weak.’

 

I muttered to myself.

 

To be honest, I didn’t know Dave was such a weakling.

 

Getting carried away just from having his feet stepped on twice.

 

I had been planning to stomp on Dave’s feet not twice, but three thousand times.

 

‘If I had done that, I’d already be locked in the underground prison.’

 

On charges like attempted murder of Imperial Family or something.

 

I felt newly grateful for Ferdinand’s sudden appearance, and for snatching Dave away when he asked me to dance the debutante dance.

 

When you think about it, the Crown Prince had essentially saved me.

 

Of course, it probably wasn’t Ferdinand’s intention, but what mattered was my safety, wasn’t it?

 

I immediately made up my mind and smiled brightly.

 

“Since I’ve already drawn the red bead, no other Young Noble besides Your Highness is possible.”

 

Taking Ferdinand’s hand, I lightly bent my knees according to the etiquette for a Lady receiving a dance request from Imperial Family.

 

“It’s an honor. Your Highness the Crown Prince.”

 

The Crown Prince led me to the dance floor without any change in expression.

 

‘He’s shorter than me.’

 

His back looked exactly like a boy’s, yet his presence felt greater than anyone else here – how strange. Was it because he had the highest status?

 

The center of the dance floor.

 

Unlike earlier when only Ferdinand and Dave were alone on the floor.

 

This time, numerous couples had stepped onto the dance floor.

 

Having finished the first dance with the same gender, it was now time for the first dance with the opposite gender.

 

This time was actually the core of the debutante ball.

 

Whether for family interests, or because their eyes met at this gathering today. Or by chance, or among those who were left over, etc.

 

For various reasons, numerous Ladies and Young Nobles were holding each other’s hands and standing with nervous expressions.

 

If I had to pick the most nervous among them.

 

‘That would be me. Damn it.’

 

The sharpness of the shoe heels specially made for today could still be felt faintly under my soles.

 

I glanced down at the Crown Prince’s shoes. Fortunately, he was also wearing the shoes that Young Nobles wear to debutante balls.

 

‘Still, he’s the Crown Prince.’

 

Of course, he was a Crown Prince severely oppressed by his stepmother Empress!

 

So he was a Crown Prince who had to rush into battlefields!

 

‘But he’ll dance much better than me!’

 

I tried to relax as much as possible and calm my nerves.

 

And just as I was recalling the dance steps I would soon have to perform.

 

Text I really didn’t want to see appeared brilliantly before my eyes.

 

 

 

[System] Emergency Quest activated!

 

[System] Emergency Quest objective: Step on the ‘Crown Prince’s’ feet fewer than 10 times during the ball!

 

 

Success: New control of ‘Kim Ddongbyeol’ possible

 

Failure: One of the male protagonists will randomly die.

 

Abandonment: Marriage with Second Prince Dave Evichkait {Main Quest failure (death)}

 

 

 

“…”

 

God, I’m going to kill that Kim Ddongbyeol today and go to hell.

 

 

 

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Ferdinand was holding Tulia Frazier’s hand, so he could feel her hand trembling for just a moment.

 

He couldn’t be sure, but it felt like she had seen something and was greatly shocked and enraged.

 

But Tulia wasn’t looking anywhere else. She was just looking at his face when she seemed to receive a momentary great shock.

 

Ferdinand slightly furrowed his brow. He briefly cast his gaze toward the mirror on the wall. The distance was quite far, but Ferdinand had excellent dynamic vision.

 

“Lady.”

 

“Yes. Your Highness?”

 

Her response flowed out smoothly despite everything.

 

If not for the tremendous anger that flashed through her forest-like eyes, Ferdinand would have quickly lost interest in Tulia Frazier as well.

 

Probably.

 

Probably he would have.

 

Ferdinand asked out of genuine curiosity.

 

“Is my face that terrible?”

 

“Pardon? No?”

 

“Then why are you like that?”

 

Ferdinand looked up at her quietly and asked.

 

“You seem angry.”

 

 

 

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‘Wow. What’s with this perceptiveness.’

 

Is this because he’s one of the male protagonists? Of course, I too had the body of a proper villainess with a villainess’s intellect, virtue, and physicality.

 

“I apologize. Your Highness. I’m not angry, it’s just that I wore newly fitted shoes today and the heels are a bit high. I was nervous about accidentally stepping on Your Highness’s feet, so I couldn’t manage my expression properly.”

 

90% of that was genuinely sincere.

 

I’m scared I might step on your feet, Crown Prince…

 

“It’s fine.”

 

“Pardon?”

 

Ferdinand’s red eyes glanced down at my shoes, then lifted his gaze.

 

“I said it’s fine if you step on them.”

 

“…”

 

What could I have possibly answered at that moment?

 

I should have thought a bit more and given an elegant, noble, ladylike response.

 

But before I could express my gratitude for his sincerity, a sweet melody began to flow.

 

It was the official start of the Debutante Ball.

 

And.

 

“Ah!”

 

“S-sorry!”

 

“Hueueueuk!”

 

“I didn’t mean to step on you…!”

 

“It’s f-fine… Kheuk!”

 

The Briyang Empire’s debutante was, indeed.

 

Nobles who hadn’t gone through their debutante couldn’t dance with the opposite sex in public places, excluding family members. Of course, the same applied to the same sex.

 

That’s why it was more meaningful.

 

And that’s why it was more… a den of mistakes!

 

Perhaps the bouncy, beautiful music from the Imperial Orchestra was meant to cover up the screams coming from here and there?

 

The apologetic voices of Ladies from all around and the sounds of Noble Lords trying their best to look cool while somehow enduring the pain could be heard in short bursts.

 

‘Damn it.’

 

Of course, my situation was more urgent.

 

 

 

[System] 1 deducted

 

[System] Remaining attempts: 9

 

 

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[System] 6 deducted

 

[System] Remaining attempts: 4

 

 

 

That’s right. I had already stepped on Ferdinand’s feet with a crunch 6 times.

 

And what were my shoes?

 

They were a kind of weapon made with considerable money to ward off the evil spirit called Dave.

 

With such a weapon, I was smashing the feet of one of the male protagonists and the Crown Prince of this Empire.

 

How could I be in my right mind right now?

 

There was even a Quest involved!

 

Earlier, while spinning around the dance floor, when I glanced toward the mirrored wall.

 

I was genuinely shocked.

 

Instead of the beautiful Tulia Frazier from the beginning, there was a demon with bloodshot eyes.

 

Poor me, tainted by the desire to survive and the desperation of not stepping on Ferdinand’s feet anymore!

 

‘Ah. But I think I’m screwed.’

 

Why wouldn’t I have practiced dancing as Tulia?

 

Lisian was my dance practice partner until the day before going to the Academy.

 

I did step on Leon Frazier’s feet on purpose a few times, but I still practiced as hard as I could.

 

‘I get that the original Tulia was clumsy. No, honestly, I don’t get it!’

 

She rides horses well and does everything well, so why does she cause such chaos only when dancing?

 

Just like the girl in fairy tales who wore red shoes that danced by themselves, doesn’t she step on her partner’s feet like she’s gone mad!

 

‘I shouldn’t have dwelled on the Quest window.’

 

That’s right.

 

While reading the sudden Quest one more time, I suddenly felt puzzled, no, suspicious.

 

 

 

Upon success: New control of ‘Kim Ddongbyeol’ possible

 

 

 

‘Kim Ddongbyeol?’

 

How do you know that name?

 

Whenever I was alone, I would glare at the air and sometimes mutter things like “Kill that Kim Ddongbyeol, just kill him completely.”

 

But why is that being displayed in the system window?

 

So creepily too.

 

With my heart already pounding nervously, and getting goosebumps on top of that, I left a clear mark on the Crown Prince’s feet from the very first step.

 

Crunch.

 

And already… the seventh time.

 

‘I want to die.’

 

 

 

[System] 7 deducted

 

[System] Remaining attempts: 3

 

 

 

Tears welled up.

 

But anyway, even if I didn’t mutter about wanting to die, if I stepped on all his feet, one of the male leads would die in some way, and whoever it was, I would also die from failing the main Quest…

 

Right. Honestly, if I could follow my heart, I wanted to put my fist in my mouth and wail right now.

 

What did I do wrong!

 

What exactly did I do wrong to be treated so harshly, Kim Ddongbyeol!

 

I said I would do well!

 

Huh?!

 

You said we were one body!

 

Huh!

 

“…Young Lady.”

 

One step.

 

“…Lady Frazier.”

 

Crunch.

 

My feet got tangled again in the step where I stepped on him three times in a row.

 

 

 

[System] 8 deducted

 

[System] Remaining: 2

 

 

 

‘Wow, shit.’

 

I can feel it, I can feel it.

 

I can feel myself setting up my tombstone today.

 

“Tulia Frazier!”

 

Huk.

 

I suddenly came to my senses.

 

Ferdinand, this boy so dazzling I felt sorry to even look at him, was looking up at me with his eyes darkened black.

 

Of course, everything before my eyes seemed to turn blue.

 

“I’m sorry, Your Highness. I stepped on you too many times…”

 

“Right, I’m the one being stepped on.”

 

“Yes…”

 

“But why do you keep crying, Young Lady? Since earlier.”

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