That Piece Of Trash Was Me - Chapter 158

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Chapter 158

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Sorsen Kingdom.

 

Since ancient times, strange rumors circulated about the Royalty of Sorsen Kingdom.

 

The story went that in each generation, one tremendous womanizer would emerge, and in each generation, another tremendous devoted lover would also appear.

 

The current King of Sorsen Kingdom was that generation’s tremendous womanizer.

 

He kept over ten Concubines, and regardless of social status, he had spent nights with over a hundred women.

 

The Nobles’ mockery that without skilled Royal Physicians, the King would have long since died with his lower body rotted from venereal disease wasn’t entirely unfounded.

 

In any case, due to the King’s philandering, the Sorsen Royal Palace housed countless Princes and Princesses.

 

There were relatively few Princesses, and with far more Princes, that place was truly an elegant savagery and a refined jungle.

 

Until just a few years ago, the most vulnerable prey in that place was the youngest Prince who had a lowly Mother.

 

Benjamin Fluas.

 

His half-brothers, those violent Princes, delighted in kicking and tormenting Benjamin at every opportunity.

 

To them, Benjamin was an existence with even less presence than a dog to kick when bored, closer to an inanimate object.

 

Yes.

 

There was such a time.

 

“Prince Benjamin.”

 

A luxuriously decorated Bedroom. The furniture was all from famous Craftsmen, and fragrant flowers filled the Bedroom beautifully.

 

Decorating the Room with fresh flowers daily cost more money than one might think. First, you needed faithful Servants, and you also had to have a Private Garden where flowers bloomed year-round and a skilled Gardener.

 

So wherever you went on the Continent, the bedrooms of Nobles with any prestige were always decorated with fresh flowers.

 

The Sorsen Royal Palace was no exception to this.

 

“The Third Prince has come to visit.”

 

Benjamin, who had been reading some Documents, looked up.

 

He confirmed that the person who came to report was not a Court Attendant but a Court Lady, specifically an older Court Lady, and smiled with his eyes.

 

If the Court Lady who came to report had been just a little younger, she too would have helplessly blushed at such a charming smile.

 

“Tell him to wait a moment.”

 

Prince Benjamin’s voice was even gentle.

 

“Yes, Your Highness.”

 

The Court Lady withdrew and thirty minutes passed. It was a long time that didn’t match the word “moment,” but Benjamin never once glanced at the clock.

 

Only after he finished reading the Documents, put them back in the box properly and locked it, did he pull the bell cord.

 

The Third Prince, who had waited thirty minutes and finally got to meet Benjamin, said:

 

“Be, Benjamin. I heard you’re going as a representative to the Briyang Empire’s triumph ceremony?”

 

He spoke hesitantly while constantly trying to please with a servile smile.

 

“These are Clothing that Mother and I personally prepared. So you can change comfortably during the journey. I absolutely don’t mean you should wear these to the Imperial Banquet, ah! If need be, you can give them to your subordinates! Do as you please. Since it’s a long journey, I was worried you might lack Clothing along the way…”

 

The chest that the Servants brought was filled with splendid banquet attire and cloaks lined with sable fur.

 

Even while giving such precious gifts and saying they could be given to subordinates, the Third Prince’s expression was filled with subtle fear.

 

Benjamin glanced at the chest and smiled. However, it wasn’t the kind of smile he had shown the older Court Lady earlier, but a sneer as if he had swallowed ice.

 

“Thank you. But His Majesty has already provided sufficiently, so it would just be baggage.”

 

“Ah, ah…! Ri, right! Of course, of course! His Majesty would naturally have taken care of you, but Mother and I were too ignorant! Then as I mentioned earlier, bestow these upon the clever ones among your subordinates! The quality is quite good anyway…”

 

The Third Prince, who had been rambling with flattery that wasn’t quite flattery while reading the mood, was startled the moment a bored expression appeared in Benjamin’s eyes.

 

Then he made various excuses and fled like an arrow.

 

It continued like this.

 

For several days, all the Princes except one came to Benjamin in this manner, gave him loads of gifts, showered him with flattery, then left in a hurry.

 

Benjamin rose from his seat and approached the Wall to look in the Mirror. The Wall where the Mirror hung had several cracks, carved much lower than his current eye level.

 

They had been made just a few years ago.

 

Much had changed, but some things remained unchanged.

 

No, he had to correct that.

 

Everything had changed, but exactly two things remained unchanged.

 

One was Trini.

 

The mysterious Court Attendant who had cared for him as a child, claiming to have been sent by Benjamin’s Mother after she died.

 

Recently, Benjamin had asked the King to formally knight Trini. Now everyone addressed Trini as ‘Sir.’

 

And the other thing that remained unchanged was…

 

Benjamin looked at the Mirror, then turned his head.

 

“Sir, are the preparations all finished?”

 

“Yes. Prince Benjamin. We can depart first thing tomorrow morning.”

 

“Mm.”

 

“The Princes and various Concubines seem anxious. Just the chests that came in over the past few days already number over forty.”

 

“Sell them appropriately. More money is always better. There are too many things in the world that can be bought. Many things that must be bought too.”

 

“Understood, Your Highness.”

 

Trini was counting the chests when he tilted his head.

 

“Only one person hasn’t come. The First Prince must still be immersed in grief. Or perhaps he’s still maintaining his pride.”

 

That eldest Prince, Helsen Fluass, who had led the violence against Benjamin.

 

That First Prince had lost his Mother last year. Since his Mother’s death, the First Prince had been secluded for a long time.

 

How long that First Prince could hold out, how long he could go against the tide.

 

Trini was personally interested and even timing it. Benjamin himself seemed to have no interest at all, just fiddling with one box.

 

“How long do you plan to stay when you go to the Empire this time?”

 

“I must accomplish all my objectives before returning. I can’t stay too long. If I’m not nearby, His Majesty will soon…”

 

Benjamin smiled playfully.

 

He possessed brilliant golden radiance from birth, so even with just a hint of laughter, his eyes dazzled as if the sun god had descended.

 

But the fact that within that abundant brilliance existed only a strange hunger was something only Trini suspected.

 

A Boy who had never found a place to settle since birth.

 

This Boy, whose skin bathed in sunlight shone but whose inside was dry and twisted, stubbornly refused to die.

 

As if yearning for something, he absolutely would not die.

 

Not once in his life.

 

Even if what he would face was not gentle, sensual raindrops, but a downpour that would destroy the world.

 

Benjamin persevered in living because he wanted to meet those rain streams even once.

 

From the youngest Prince who was more lowly than a fly, he became a Prince holding power that no one could ignore.

 

‘What could he be so eager to see?’

 

Trini was always curious.

 

Did he want to possess the throne?

 

Or did he want to achieve revenge for his Mother who died miserably?

 

But he didn’t ask.

 

After all, his real master Tulia had only commanded him to assist Benjamin well so he wouldn’t die.

 

‘She’ll probably order me to return when I go back this time.’

 

Because Benjamin Fluas was no longer a young Prince who needed adult care and assistance.

 

Tulia, who would directly confirm Benjamin’s condition at the Briyang Empire’s triumph banquet, would surely give Trini the order to return.

 

Though it started as an order, Trini, who had cared for Benjamin for a long time, looked at that golden hair with some affection.

 

Knock knock.

 

The sound of knocking came then.

 

“Prince Benjamin.”

 

A Court Attendant entered and reported.

 

“The First Prince has come with gifts. Shall I escort him in?”

 

So even that First Prince had finally admitted defeat.

 

While Trini smiled inwardly, Benjamin turned his gaze toward the window. His chin resting carelessly on the back of his hand drew perfect lines like a marble sculpture crafted with utmost care.

 

“Tell him I’m busy right now, so he should wait.”

 

“Yes, Prince Benjamin.”

 

After the Court Attendant left, Trini asked.

 

“The First Prince is quite special, isn’t he? How long will you make him wait?”

 

“The spring breeze is pleasant, so I’d like to rest for about half a day.”

 

“It’s certainly nice weather. The First Prince will wait well too.”

 

Trini opened the window wider for Benjamin.

 

The pink tulips blooming abundantly in the garden outside the window fluttered in the spring breeze.

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