That Piece Of Trash Was Me - Chapter 156

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Chapter 156

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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“Ha. Made a lot of money again today.”

 

I’m full without even eating, so full!

 

I put down the chicken leg with only bones left with a satisfied expression.

 

This is my bedroom.

 

And I had been eating here for 3 hours straight.

 

The dining table generously set before me had enough food for 3 people, but I had completely emptied all these dishes entirely by myself.

 

Suddenly, my vision sparkled, and Kim Ddongbyeol returned above my head.

 

“Hey. You’re really useful.”

 

I said with a moved voice, then slightly frowned.

 

And immediately corrected myself.

 

“No wait, to be precise, the benefit is useful. Not you.”

 

Ahem. Can’t let Kim Ddongbyeol get conceited or anything.

 

The new benefit I gained as compensation for stepping on Ferdinand’s foot ‘less’.

 

The function of that benefit was truly tremendous.

 

“Unmanned reconnaissance? No, should I call it a wiretapping device? Or maybe I should call it a drone.”

 

Whatever it was, Kim Ddongbyeol showed me exactly what the person I wanted was currently doing. And with very vivid footage at that.

 

Thanks to this, I was able to discover Empress Carmi’s scheme.

 

Just a few days ago.

 

 

 

-Can I just sit still and watch that lowly Crown Prince return so triumphantly? Since Baektul Salon has become one of the most renowned salons among the nobles, it would be good to personally invite the chief designer in my name.

 

 

 

Actually, I had sent it to Empress Carmi to test Kim Ddongbyeol’s new benefit.

 

I didn’t know I would discover her scheme so immediately.

 

 

 

-Baektul Salon’s high-and-mighty attitude is famous even in the Imperial Capital, so naturally they won’t properly accept my order either. But the owner of Baektul Salon is that wench Tulia Frazier, isn’t she?

 

-Yes, that’s correct.

 

-Good, perfect. While we’re at it, secretly spread rumors that Grand Duke Frazier House is keeping the Crown Prince at a distance.

 

-Yes. Your Majesty the Empress.

 

 

 

What I thought at that time was admiration that an empress is indeed an empress.

 

To aim for killing two birds with one stone with a single gift.

 

She gains a reputation as a generous empress who gives so generously to the Crown Prince who isn’t even her biological child, while subtly driving a wedge between the Grand Ducal House and the Crown Prince.

 

‘Amazing, truly amazing.’

 

If I hadn’t tried sending Kim Ddongbyeol as a scout (though I thought of it as a toy), I would never have anticipated such a scheme from Empress Carmi.

 

It was right after that when a strange remark flowed into my ears as I was about to head straight to Baektul Salon to prepare countermeasures.

 

 

 

-Acting like a Crown Prince with pride, he dared to set his heart on the legitimate granddaughter of the Grand Ducal House.

 

 

 

“…?”

 

I couldn’t help but be stunned for a moment.

 

The Crown Prince set his heart on whom? Me?

 

Not pickling me?

 

Empress Carmi’s words made absolutely no sense to me.

 

In , the easiest male lead to conquer was Lisian. It was natural. He was originally engaged to Coriko.

 

Then conversely, the most difficult male lead to conquer was?

 

It was Crown Prince Ferdinand.

 

His personality was originally quite prickly, he had various constraints, and most importantly, no matter which route you took, you couldn’t prevent him from ending up engaged to Sophia Frazier.

 

‘It was an unstoppable flow for me too.’

 

Of course, Sophia Frazier was an even more disposable villain than Tulia, a character who openly looked down on the Crown Prince at the Academy, calling him crippled and disabled, before quietly exiting.

 

‘Come to think of it…’

 

No matter which male lead Coriko ended up with and how, there was never a case where Sophia Frazier and Ferdinand got together.

 

Not even once.

 

‘The Crown Prince was always a character who, if he didn’t end up with Coriko, would just get one line about living alone in solitude.’

 

But he has set his heart on me?

 

I briefly reflected on Ferdinand from childhood.

 

To conquer this damn Main Quest, I did meet him as a child.

 

But still.

 

‘That’s all there was. And dancing once?’

 

That’s really all there was, right?

 

Of course, I didn’t know Ferdinand would put me on top of his feet and dance.

 

‘I should have checked his affection level.’

 

Because of the one-week cooldown, I became more careful about checking affection levels.

 

So I didn’t hastily check Ferdinand’s affection level just because I met him after a long time.

 

It was natural from my perspective too.

 

We had just encountered each other after a long time and danced once, that was all.

 

When exactly was there an event that could have stirred emotions between us?

 

‘Bullshit. There was nothing at all!’

 

Ferdinand wasn’t an easy conquest character who would max out his emotions just from meeting once as children and dancing one song as adults.

 

Even Lisian, the easiest true male lead, wasn’t that easy!

 

Carmi’s words that I spied on with Kim Ddongbyeol kept circling in my head.

 

 

 

-Acting like a Crown Prince with pride, he dared to set his heart on the legitimate granddaughter of the Grand Ducal House.

 

 

 

‘Well.’

 

No matter how much I thought about it alone, it was a problem that wouldn’t reach a conclusion.

 

I decided to definitely check his affection level the next time I met the Crown Prince, and called for ‘her’.

 

The person absolutely necessary to give a huge blow to the Empress’s scheme that I discovered through Kim Ddongbyeol’s spying.

 

It was Charlotte, the chief designer of Baektul Salon.

 

I didn’t bother hiding my wicked smile as I looked at Charlotte and said.

 

“We can fleece them big time, right?”

 

Charlotte’s eyes widened slightly, then she answered with a smile similar to mine.

 

“Of course. Master Tulia.”

 

 

 

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So that’s how things proceeded.

 

‘If they say they’ll pay with treasures from the Empress Palace Treasury, I should say to only take the especially precious ones and convert everything else to money.’

 

La la la la.

 

The one getting a headache will be Empress Carmi, not me.

 

A little later.

 

With a face that clearly showed she had stayed up all night, Charlotte came to see me early in the morning.

 

“Master. The Empress Palace sent word asking us to wait a little as they need time to prepare the payment. What should we do?”

 

“Anything else to add?”

 

“He asked me to make sure the words ‘please wait a few days’ don’t leak outside. Half-threateningly, of course.”

 

“Well, he is royalty. No wonder he’s so arrogant.”

 

I spun the ruby bracelet on my hand around and around as I smiled.

 

“Do that for him. We should at least do that much for the Empress who’s burning inside trying to raise money right now.”

 

“Understood. Master Tulia. I’ll go back right away and handle the work again.”

 

Going back to work immediately? Charlotte already had dark circles under her eyes.

 

“Aren’t you tired? Take it easy.”

 

“How could I do that?”

 

Charlotte’s eyes looking at me were filled with complete loyalty.

 

“Miss Adel… No, Head Maid Adel. Being able to safely meet her again is all thanks to you, Master. I will never forget this kindness, Master.”

 

I felt awkward for no reason and scratched my cheek.

 

That was right.

 

Charlotte had originally been Adel’s person.

 

More precisely, she was young Adel’s only chamber maid.

 

A young maid who was like a companion, making pajamas and tailoring dresses to fit.

 

But she was only a chamber maid in name.

 

Grandmother, who tormented Adel daily, was extremely stingy, exploiting young maids with nowhere to go for cheap labor and constantly making them do laundry in cold water.

 

Even while doing harsh laundry all day, it was Adel who always secretly helped Charlotte from behind, who dreamed of opening a small dress shop when she became an adult.

 

‘In the end, the village where Adel and Ruk lived became borderlands, and countless people died and fled.’

 

After succeeding in cultivating Baektul, I brought several dyes home.

 

One of them was the exact same light pink color as Tulia’s hair. A color that had a mysteriously silvery sheen, making it look lovely like a pink carpet.

 

I had brought the color thinking I might make a dress, but Adel wanted to make pajamas with it, so I agreed.

 

And that’s when I heard about Charlotte’s existence.

 

When I sent people to find Charlotte and helped the two reunite, I felt proud too.

 

No matter how much I’m Tulia, I’m a villainess who knows gratitude.

 

Thanks to that, gaining Charlotte as Baektul Salon’s chief designer was an unexpected benefit.

 

Some time after Charlotte left.

 

After thinking for a moment, I called a maid.

 

“Go to Baektul Salon and tell the chief designer my words. Add a few more containers of olive-colored dye to the gift being sent to His Highness the Crown Prince.”

 

 

 

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News that Empress Carmi had spent an enormous amount of money to gift the Crown Prince dyes from Baektul Salon struck high society.

 

Various rumors circulated – that Empress Carmi was indeed generous, that she had no interest in usurping the Crown Prince’s position, that the stories about her cruel nature were just baseless rumors after all.

 

Such talk spread everywhere.

 

But in the Empress Palace itself, Second Prince Dave and Empress Carmi had a huge fight, breaking several expensive porcelain vases.

 

“Mother! Why do you spend such large sums on that lowly cripple?! If you have so much money rotting away, you might as well give it to me! You should give it to that bitch Tulia Frazier to buy her favor so I can at least become the Grand Duke’s grandson-in-law! How did Mother, who is so extravagant and short-sighted, manage to steal the Empress position?!”

 

The servants prostrated themselves trembling, and Dave was ranting and screaming like mad when he suddenly stopped, seeing the Empress’s face turn deathly pale.

 

Dave instinctively realized that ‘he’ was behind him. Trembling, Dave turned around and gasped.

 

“Yo-Your Imperial Majesty…”

 

Slap!

 

In an instant, stars flashed before his eyes.

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