That Piece Of Trash Was Me - Chapter 154

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Chapter 154

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

“What? Oh, am I crying? I suppose so….”

 

Fortunately, the timing was good and I could let go of his hand briefly, so I hurriedly wiped my cheeks.

 

The tears that had welled up from frustration must have flowed down without me realizing it.

 

“I don’t want to step on Your Highness’s feet, but I keep stepping on them, so tears flowed from my apologetic heart.”

 

Even in the midst of this, flattery was flowing out smoothly, which showed just how desperately I wanted to survive.

 

“Does the Lady step on them because she wants to?”

 

“How could that be?!”

 

Am I crazy? Would I want to step on your perfectly fine feet?

 

My voice naturally rose from the absurdity. Fortunately, the Grand Banquet Hall was noisy enough to make one’s ears ring, otherwise everyone would surely have whispered that I was committing insubordination against the Crown Prince.

 

“Then what do you want to do? Stop dancing?”

 

I blinked, not expecting Ferdinand to say such a thing. And I thought to myself. Does it hurt a lot?

 

‘It might not just hurt a lot, but tremendously….’

 

Perhaps right now, the inside of his shoes might be soaked with red blood. I spoke in a persuading voice, or rather, half pleading.

 

“Your Highness, the Crown Prince. It’s nothing else, but it’s the debutante’s first dance. If Your Highness doesn’t mind, couldn’t we dance until the end….”

 

It seemed like I ended on a somewhat servile note, but anyway.

 

Since the debutante ball is like a dreamlike event for young nobles, my attitude wouldn’t look too awkward.

 

Ferdinand looked at me with eyes that made it impossible to know what he was thinking.

 

Contrary to my assumption that he would make me anxious with a slow answer.

 

“Alright.”

 

A compliant answer flowed out.

 

“I want to dance until the end too.”

 

“Yes. Thank goodness….”

 

It happened to be a turn at that moment. Following the dance steps, Ferdinand spun my body around, making me spin around in a circle. For a moment, I felt like a spinning top.

 

Even in the midst of this, Ferdinand, who caught me again, showed such perfect form that I wondered if he was really the oppressed imperial family member.

 

“You don’t want to stop dancing, you don’t want to step on my feet, but you keep stepping on them anyway.”

 

“….”

 

“And tears are streaming down.”

 

“….”

 

Anyone watching might think I was shedding tears pitifully and beautifully, but that wasn’t the case. My appearance was truly foolish enough for the Crown Prince to sigh and speak like that.

 

‘If I were crying from sadness, at least I’d look somewhat delicate.’

 

I was currently clenching my teeth tightly, trying not to step on Ferdinand’s feet, so my eyes were bloodshot. And while tears were streaming down….

 

‘Even if he sees me as a madwoman right now, I’d have nothing to say about this appearance.’

 

“It’s not just the Lady, all the other ladies are crushing their partners’ feet too.”

 

“….”

 

“What are you so afraid of? Would I really do something to Frazier’s legitimate granddaughter? Over such a trivial reason?”

 

Hey.

 

Don’t speak logically.

 

I have no confidence in logically explaining Kim Ddongbyeol’s crazy quest barrage.

 

“Those ladies’ partners are still fellow blue bloods, Your Highness the Crown Prince. How could I be the same when my partner is the noble imperial family?”

 

My head, which didn’t want to be cut off either, seemed to come up with plausible excuses that I spouted without thinking.

 

Ferdinand had no particular response.

 

But I no longer had the leisure to observe what expression the Crown Prince was making.

 

In fact, ever since the remaining count dropped to 3, I had been gripped by abyssal terror.

 

Ferdinand, who had maintained silence for a while, opened his mouth after several more dance steps had passed.

 

“Alright, then.”

 

“Yes….”

 

“Trust me as befitting the blue blood that I am, as imperial family.”

 

“Pardon?”

 

“Hold onto my shoulders.”

 

“Hold on?”

 

Have you ever experienced your body suddenly being lifted before you could grasp the situation?

 

That’s what happened to me now.

 

“…!”

 

That’s right.

 

According to the sequence of the dance music being played, it was indeed the timing for the man to hold his female partner’s waist and lift her up.

 

But the reason I was so momentarily flustered was that this Crown Prince before my eyes. This noble male protagonist.

 

Was still a boy.

 

A boy who hadn’t changed even a span while I grew up vigorously as Tulia.

 

When this boy, whose eye level had become lower than mine, suddenly lifted me up into the air, I couldn’t help but experience cognitive dissonance.

 

I could hear giggling laughter from here and there, but I was too surprised to laugh.

 

I just barely managed to place my hands on Ferdinand’s shoulders.

 

After lightly spinning around once like that.

 

“Well done.”

 

With a whispered voice, my two feet that had been lifted by his hands came back down to earth.

 

Not onto the dance floor….

 

But onto Ferdinand’s feet.

 

“…Your Highness. I think the landing went wrong.”

 

“You said you didn’t want to step on my feet.”

 

“Pardon?”

 

“You also didn’t want to stop dancing.”

 

“….”

 

“And Lady Frazier.”

 

Before I knew it, Ferdinand had returned to his characteristically stiff and indifferent tone.

 

“I don’t want to be called a scumbag who makes his debutante partner cry either, so please stay still.”

 

“Yes.”

 

At those words, I immediately leaned against Ferdinand.

 

For a moment, he seemed to flinch slightly, but that was all.

 

As if everything had been my imagination, Ferdinand moved lightly across the dance floor with me placed on his feet, that is, holding this burden called me in his arms.

 

It was a very strange experience.

 

Ferdinand, free from Cupid syndrome, was very tall. I knew his real appearance, having seen it countless times in illustrations.

 

But Ferdinand now, dancing while holding me in his arms, was still a boy.

 

Perhaps that’s why.

 

It felt exactly like entrusting my body to a unicorn that would only appear in fantasies.

 

I just held his hands and leaned my whole body against him, feeling like he would carry me through the sky on his own.

 

As I was blinking in a half-dazed state, a chuckling sound pierced my ears.

 

“Lady.”

 

“Yes?”

 

“You’re more shameless than I initially thought.”

 

“Me?”

 

“You’re leaning against me too comfortably.”

 

“Your Highness told me to lean against you, so how could a mere blue blood….”

 

Ferdinand chuckled.

 

“I don’t know about other blue bloods, but it’s amusing to hear such words from Frazier’s legitimate granddaughter. If other nobles had heard, they would have thought you were treating them like servants.”

 

“That’s why I’m only saying it to Your Highness right now.”

 

“When you first met me, you didn’t speak so well.”

 

“Ah. Yes. Back then….”

 

I actually didn’t remember that day very clearly. It was natural. How many things had happened to me since then?

 

However, I remembered one thing distinctly.

 

 

 

“Do you want to die?”

 

 

 

“Your Highness tried to kill me, didn’t you?”

 

“What?”

 

Ferdinand looked at me with slightly irritated eyes.

 

“Does the Young Lady always speak like that?”

 

He continued with a voice full of disbelief.

 

“The situation was what it was back then. You didn’t seriously believe those words, did you?”

 

‘Strange. I thought he would at least apologize.’

 

Because, just as my memory of that day was hazy, I thought Ferdinand wouldn’t remember that day clearly either.

 

But Ferdinand seemed to remember that day completely. Much more than I did.

 

“Never mind. What can I expect from a child.”

 

It was true that Tulia had been young back then, but hearing it said to my face like this was infuriating.

 

Wasn’t he young back then too? At a young age, standing there with empty eyes after being slapped by his stepmother, which I saw and remembered.

 

“Lean on me properly, Young Lady. Unless you want to show everyone the sight of both of us falling over.”

 

“Yes.”

 

I stopped thinking and did as Ferdinand instructed.

 

Still, thanks to his quick thinking, this damned sudden Quest was almost complete.

 

Then, my cheek suddenly felt ticklish. I had been so focused on the steps with bloodshot eyes that my hair had become slightly disheveled.

 

As I unconsciously brushed away the hair clinging to my cheek, I felt Ferdinand’s fingers lightly flinch. It was because I was still holding his hand.

 

But only for a moment.

 

His hand that had briefly touched my cheek quickly returned to its original position.

 

Almost simultaneously, the song ended, and I could finally step down from his feet.

 

In an instant.

 

My vision flashed with brilliant colors.

 

 

 

[System] You have successfully completed the sudden Quest!

 

[System] Success Benefit acquired!

 

[System] You can now control Kim Ddongbyeol anew!

 

 

 

Clap clap clap!

 

As if celebrating the Quest completion (though that couldn’t be the case), thunderous applause echoed through the Grand Banquet Hall.

 

The faces of the Ladies and Young Nobles around me were all flushed red without exception.

 

Whether from shyness, exhaustion, or having their feet stepped on too much.

 

In any case, today was like a dream for the young Nobles.

 

They bowed politely to their respective partners and turned away. Ferdinand and I did the same.

 

“Thank you, Your Highness the Crown Prince.”

 

“Throw away those shoes.”

 

“Yes.”

 

I answered immediately and smiled. I was happy about successfully completing the sudden Quest, and the relief of surviving safely also made me happy.

 

I bowed once more politely like a Lady who had danced with the Imperial Family and turned away.

 

Then I lightly touched my cheek.

 

It was where Ferdinand’s hand had touched earlier.

 

A hand imbued with Divine Power was cold.

 

Sacred things were this cool.

 

Then had Ferdinand always been this cold?

 

From when he was in Empress Olivia’s womb until now?

 

I walked with clicking steps and glanced back.

 

The Crown Prince, born with all the noble things in the world, was already walking up onto the platform.

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