That Piece Of Trash Was Me - Chapter 163

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Chapter 163

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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The gambling house was literally turned upside down.

 

“This is insane, insane!”

 

“500 billion gold, has there ever been stakes this high before?”

 

“They say it’s a new record. The largest amount since this gambling house was built, no, since the founding of the nation?”

 

Nobles and merchants were busily whispering here and there.

 

The card game and roulette tables were already deserted, and people were busy reflecting on the enormous amount that had just been wagered while holding champagne or wine.

 

And I was…

 

“Lady Tulia Frazier! You cheated, didn’t you?! Hey! Tell me right now!”

 

Facing Duke Hitman’s pointing finger head-on, his eyes bloodshot with rage.

 

Duke Hitman was so crazed that he had forgotten even my status and position.

 

Well, 500 billion gold would drive anyone to that state.

 

‘Even in real money, that’s 500 billion won, and considering the prices in this game world, wouldn’t it be an even larger amount?’

 

Besides, he’s the one who cheated in the first place?

 

The bastard who stole from me has a lot to say.

 

Normally, I would have put on a grand performance to upset my opponent even more.

 

Like calling all the managers and assistant managers to demand they produce evidence that I cheated, escalating the situation.

 

Or pointing my finger at Duke Hitman and sarcastically saying how nice it must be to have so much to say after losing to a novice.

 

But today.

 

I had descended upon this gambling house not to merely upset this man, but to finish him completely.

 

I placed my hand on my waist and raised my voice.

 

“Manager!”

 

“Yes, Lady Tulia Frazier.”

 

Perhaps because he was the general manager of a gambling house where loud arguments could break out, the manager didn’t lose his composure even at my fierce shout.

 

However, he clearly seemed worried that the fight between great nobles might escalate significantly.

 

“Duke Hitman keeps saying I cheated, but you saw everything from the side, didn’t you? The assistant manager too, and the other dealers! Did I really cheat?”

 

The manager politely said he had ‘never seen’ such a thing.

 

No, he seemed like he was about to say that.

 

“If I had cheated, you should have said something then, so why didn’t you? Are ‘you people’ also in cahoots with me?!”

 

But you didn’t expect me to be unreasonable and strike first simultaneously, did you?

 

When I acted unreasonably like this, the manager naturally had to desperately prove my innocence.

 

“‘You people’? What do you mean by that…”

 

The manager, who had been momentarily stunned, finally changed his expression. He retorted with a cold face.

 

“That’s ridiculous. We are a place that has never lost its fairness even when the Imperial Family has visited since time immemorial. What benefit would we have to just stand by and watch Lady Frazier cheat?”

 

The manager even rarely showed anger toward Duke Hitman.

 

“Besides, wasn’t it Duke Hitman who first sat in the royal seat and placed the bet? Lady Frazier didn’t sit down first, so what kind of sleight of hand and cheating do you think that novice could possibly pull off? This is an insult and blasphemy against our establishment, Duke Hitman.”

 

“H-hey…!”

 

“If you continue to damage our establishment’s honor like this, no matter if you’re Duke Hitman, we will respond legally.”

 

“No, I, I didn’t mean it that way!”

 

As expected, Duke Hitman’s face alternated between turning pale and blue.

 

He seemed to have completely forgotten about attacking me as he got into an argument with the angry manager.

 

‘Yes, yes. Good, good.’

 

The manager also had a low title but was still clearly a noble, and he was physically robust too.

 

Moreover, being the manager of such a huge gambling house, he would naturally have connections too significant to ignore.

 

Thanks to that, Duke Hitman also seemed somewhat intimidated.

 

‘Hmph.’

 

“Duke Hitman.”

 

Duke Hitman turned to look at me with his pale face.

 

It was amusing. For a moment, he looked at me like a savior because I had helped him escape from his argument with the manager.

 

Though his expression quickly turned menacing again.

 

Well. It doesn’t matter.

 

“Still, it’s not such a big loss for you, is it?”

 

I deliberately lowered my voice slightly as I continued speaking.

 

“You did touch my business slightly.”

 

“…!”

 

Duke Hitman’s shoulders flinched for a moment. His eyelids trembled. I could clearly see thousands of thoughts churning through his brain.

 

If it was visible to my eyes, it would certainly be visible to the nobles around us who had much more experience than me.

 

So I deliberately lowered my voice ‘just a little.’

 

As if having a secret conversation, but loud enough for those nearby who were pricking up their ears to hear everything.

 

“To covet white tulip seeds, I suppose Belus Territory was rather lax? But a noble with chivalry and refinement would never do such low-class things as Duke Hitman did.”

 

To drive the point home, I looked Duke Hitman up and down with a contemptuous expression, then turned around so roughly it made a whooshing sound and walked away with heavy steps.

 

The gathered nobles automatically made way for me. I focused on my facial muscles to maintain a somewhat angry expression until the very end.

 

As early as tonight.

 

At the latest, tomorrow morning.

 

At least one-fifth of the Empire’s nobles would learn that Duke Hitman had smuggled out my white tulip seeds.

 

‘Speculation will also spread that Duke Hitman didn’t bet the enormous sum of 500 billion gold for no reason.’

 

That he bet such money because he had something to rely on.

 

‘What time will the quickest nobles start moving?’

 

From tomorrow lunch?

 

Maybe from tonight?

 

Probably dark hands will reach out from various places?

 

Like Duke Hitman, to steal my white tulip seeds.

 

‘I already know the vulgar nature of these noble bastards inside and out.’

 

“Ramus.”

 

“Yes. Lady Tulia.”

 

This time I whispered while barely moving my lips.

 

“The white tulip seeds, are you ready to distribute them?”

 

Ramus also whispered quietly.

 

“I’ve prepared people in various places. As long as they pay a fortune, they can easily smuggle out white tulip seeds.”

 

“Sell to everyone who approaches. Of course, don’t reduce the asking price by even a penny.”

 

“Understood, Lady Tulia.”

 

Ramus Jeremiah was initially puzzled when he heard my orders, but after hearing my subsequent explanation, he looked at me with admiration as if seeing a demon possessed by greed for money.

 

After finishing our brief conversation, I looked around once with a refreshed feeling.

 

I could feel the nobles who had been stealing glances at me hurriedly turning their gazes away.

 

But you don’t know this yet, do you?

 

 

 

“Yeah, yeah. Sell them, sell them. Pretend to sell them secretly and charge 5 billion each for the white tulip seeds.”

 

“But then in the long term, the value of white tulips will…”

 

“Yeah, yeah. It’s fine, it’s fine.”

 

 

 

You absolutely won’t know yet.

 

That white tulip seeds only bloom in Belus Territory.

 

In other words, you’re all getting scammed by me.

 

 

 

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That night, late at night.

 

“Prince Benjamin. Sleep well.”

 

Since Benjamin didn’t like young ladies-in-waiting, it had always been Trini who arranged his bedroom since childhood.

 

That remained the same even after coming to the Briyang Empire.

 

“Sir.”

 

“Yes?”

 

“Are you leaving this time?”

 

For a moment, Trini’s hands paused. He too had thought that when they returned to the Empire this time…

 

‘I thought Lady Tulia would say it was fine for me to return now.’

 

Unexpectedly, Tulia hadn’t summoned him.

 

She had only told him to continue staying by Benjamin’s side.

 

‘Why is she doing that? Shouldn’t I be the one receiving protection from this Prince now?’

 

It was half joking, but also half serious.

 

That skinny boy whose body never seemed to heal from bruises had somehow become a complete young man, never neglecting any aspect of his princely education.

 

In fact, he was outstanding enough to be revered as the greatest genius in the kingdom’s history.

 

Trini had once had a light sword duel with Benjamin and could sense that he would become a great knight who would surpass him by far.

 

‘Could it be that in Miss’s eyes, this giant man still looks like that skinny boy?’

 

Surely not…

 

Our Miss isn’t someone with such rich sentimentality…

 

While freely thinking thoughts he could never dare have in front of Tulia, Trini belatedly remembered that Benjamin was waiting for his answer.

 

“Where would I go? I promised Your Highness’s Mother that I would always stay by your side.”

 

Benjamin’s smile scattered.

 

It seemed to soften, and also seemed to fade.

 

It also seemed to blur a little.

 

After a moment, a voice full of laughter flowed out.

 

“She really thinks of me. How grateful.”

 

Benjamin’s words were quite ambiguous.

 

It seemed like he might really be referring to his dead Mother, or perhaps he was talking about Trini’s mysterious real master.

 

But Trini had already figured out long ago that it was the latter.

 

Since Benjamin didn’t probe further, and he himself had no intention of revealing secrets about Tulia, their ambiguous conversations always ended at about this point.

 

‘Maybe he’s realized that Miss is my master? Otherwise, why would he have gone to the gambling house today?’

 

“Sir Trini.”

 

“Yes, Your Highness?”

 

“You should go and rest now too. The Imperial Palace of the Briyang Empire may be more flexible in protocol than Sorsen, but you need to recover from your travel fatigue.”

 

After Trini gave a light bow and withdrew, Benjamin lay down on the bed and closed his eyes.

 

However, even after more than ten minutes passed, sleep wouldn’t come.

 

In the dark night, in the quiet time when only moonlight poured through the slightly opened curtains.

 

If the moonlight had been just a little brighter, if the attendant had left even one candle lit in the bedroom, the color that painted his face would have been clearly visible.

 

Red.

 

The face of this beautiful Prince with golden hair and sun-like eyes was completely flushed.

 

Benjamin slowly ran both hands down his face.

 

Today, the tremendous stakes of 500 billion gold that would be recorded in history had long since been erased from Benjamin’s mind.

 

In the mind of this Prince with long limbs, only other images were rippling.

 

 

 

“You’ve grown quite a lot, haven’t you? Prince Benjamin.”

 

 

 

“…You remembered me.”

 

Benjamin’s face turned bright red as if it would burst.

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