That Piece Of Trash Was Me - Chapter 169

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Chapter 169

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

“Hey. Who else would you dance with if not me? Oh, wait. Right. I was a bit ignorant about Spring Continent etiquette.”

 

Then Klaus suddenly knelt on one knee. He rummaged through his clothes and suddenly pulled out a flower.

 

It was clearly a common tulip that anyone could see had been picked from somewhere.

 

“Dance with me.”

 

“….”

 

As I stared blankly, Klaus looked down at the tulip and frowned.

 

“Should I have given you jewelry instead of a flower?”

 

Coming to my senses belatedly, I looked up at the ceiling once.

 

Is this guy half genius and half idiot?

 

When Klaus transformed into a puppy and stuck close to me, he had studied Briyang Empire etiquette quite diligently.

 

‘Now I get it. This guy’s an idiot.’

 

To suddenly kneel on one knee when asking for a dance.

 

Contrary to my inner thoughts, Klaus looked back and forth between the tulip in his hand and me with a serious expression.

 

“Or should I give you both a flower and jewelry?”

 

“It’s neither of those, okay? And kneeling on one knee isn’t something you do when asking for a dance or anything like that, okay?”

 

“Then when do you do it?”

 

“You only do that when proposing!”

 

“Really? Got it.”

 

Perhaps reading the look in my eyes as if I was looking at an idiot, Klaus surprisingly nodded obediently.

 

“Anyway, dance with me. The first dance is the most meaningful. Obviously you should dance it with me.”

 

“The first dance won’t work. It’s already promised.”

 

“What?”

 

Klaus sprang up like a bouncing spring. He immediately took a step closer and bared his fangs menacingly.

 

“Why do you already have a dance promise. Which bastard is it.”

 

“Because I’m the noble granddaughter of the Frazier family. There was a message from Her Majesty the Empress. You bastard. I didn’t want to dance either.”

 

“…Damn. How annoying.”

 

Even the unreasonable Klaus seemed to realize there was truly nothing he could do when I mentioned the Empress.

 

Klaus roughly swept up his bangs and said through gritted teeth.

 

“Then the second dance. At least dance that with me.”

 

“No. That’s already decided too.”

 

“What? Then the third dance. Ha, don’t tell me this is also decided, or some other bullshit….”

 

“I’m really sorry but that’s also already….”

 

“Ah, shit!”

 

Klaus burst out yelling.

 

“Hey!”

 

“What!”

 

“This is why I hate your face!”

 

“What?”

 

“Huh? Why couldn’t you be born a little uglier. Or smear dirt on your face when you go around! If not that, couldn’t you go around looking a bit shabby? Huh?”

 

Klaus was really heated up and threw a tantrum.

 

“Ah, shit. Fine. Why am I getting angry at your innocent face. I’ll just pluck out all those bastards’ eyeballs. Tell me their names!”

 

“Are you crazy? Haven’t you heard of diplomatic problems? You’re royalty but didn’t attend classes and just lived hunting?”

 

“Ah, right! You’re a mutt and a stupid idiot! Happy now?”

 

‘Now he’s calling himself a dog with his own mouth.’

 

Klaus walked around between the mannequins with dresses and said.

 

“So, you’re going to wear this dress? Huh? Hey. This one’s prettier. That one’s pretty too. Hey, about seven of these and those seem prettier than that one, so why did you pick that one specifically?”

 

All the dresses Klaus picked were related to himself.

 

One of them was even an outrageous dress with a giant wolf pattern embroidered in red thread across the front.

 

‘Why is that in my bedroom.’

 

It just seemed like some designer exercised their experimental spirit. Wearing something like that would definitely get attention at the triumph banquet, but in a different way.

 

“Sigh.”

 

I thought I should appease this angry little mutt anyway.

 

But I had no intention of changing the dress I already liked. Because I had to see Empress Carmi and Dave get screwed over.

 

“I’m going to wear the dress I picked first. But if you’re that upset, hmm.”

 

I said while thinking of the jewelry boxes in my mind.

 

“I’ll wear blue jewelry.”

 

Klaus immediately raised his head.

 

“Blue ones?”

 

“I have a blue sapphire necklace, you know? A set with earrings and bracelet.”

 

“Blue ones. Blue ones are good. They remind me of myself too.”

 

But would people bother to assign meaning and remember someone you dance the fourth dance with, not the first, second, or third?

 

‘I don’t think so.’

 

I thought that, but I didn’t want to dampen Klaus’s mood which seemed to have improved, so I just stayed quiet.

 

But then.

 

“…?”

 

I never expected Klaus to suddenly stride up to me.

 

With his arms crossed, he bent only his waist and looked down at me as if examining my eyes.

 

The face right in front of me seemed to hide some strange concern, which was puzzling.

 

“What’s wrong?”

 

When I asked, Klaus chuckled.

 

“You remember my eye color well. Good.”

 

After leaving only those words, he looked over my dress with very satisfied eyes and left.

 

 

 

The next day.

 

The servants who open the morning at the grand mansion are always busy and bustling.

 

But this morning was busy enough to shock all the servants in a different way.

 

Even the always calm Adel was the same.

 

“My goodness, Lady Tulia.”

 

Adel’s voice was even a bit flustered.

 

“I’ve never seen such a huge blue diamond before….”

 

Adel’s words were not an exaggeration.

 

A massive blue diamond necklace the size of not a baby’s fist, but a child’s fist.

 

Despite its tremendous volume, it was flawless.

 

That blue diamond, which seemed like it could buy dozens of castles and still have money left over, was surrounded by white diamonds the size of pinky fingernails, and its size and luxury made it seem more like a neck guard than a necklace.

 

The sender?

 

Naturally, it was Klaus Rosevar.

 

The young servants made a fuss while the older senior servants quickly hushed them to be quiet.

 

But even they couldn’t help being amazed as if looking at precious treasures.

 

 

 

[You take this. Please wear it to the triumph banquet.]

 

 

 

To generously gift such a treasure, not even lending it but giving it outright.

 

‘Hey, this bastard…. He was rich….’

 

I neatly folded Klaus’s letter, no, note that came with the necklace and said to Adel.

 

“Adel.”

 

“Yes, Miss?”

 

“Could you quickly call my Dance Teacher?”

 

“Right now?”

 

“Yes, yes.”

 

Looking at the massive and beautiful Blue Diamond Necklace, my heart felt enriched, but my feet felt like they were on fire.

 

‘This necklace looks like it weighs at least 10kg just by looking at it.’

 

It came. It came.

 

The feeling came.

 

The ominous feeling that if I made even the slightest mistake, I would consecutively destroy the feet of the three Male Leads.

 

“Adel.”

 

After all the commotion passed, I asked Adel.

 

“What about Sophia and Lady Aubrey?”

 

“Both of them are staying in the Annex Buildings, but they say they have big fights every day.”

 

“Hmm.”

 

The day Ferdinand left like that.

 

I immediately used my people that very day to find out about the enormous amount of Tribute and gifts that Aubrey had been embezzling from Ferdinand all this time.

 

And also the fact that Sophia knew absolutely nothing about this.

 

“What should we do, Miss?”

 

“For now, leave them be. Since no Sacred Edict has come from the Imperial Palace yet, treat Sophia well as befits a prospective Crown Princess.”

 

I added with a cold expression.

 

“You don’t need to be that polite to Lady Aubrey.”

 

Adel smiled.

 

“I will do as you command, Miss.”

 

 

 

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“Your Majesty the Empress.”

 

Empress Carmi froze for a moment, still holding her Teacup, at the Court Lady’s words that Ferdinand had come to visit.

 

But her agitation was brief.

 

“Bring him inside.”

 

“Yes, Your Majesty.”

 

Shortly after.

 

The Crown Prince with his usual expressionless face entered inside, following the Court Lady’s guidance.

 

“Crown Prince.”

 

Empress Carmi offered Ferdinand a seat with a warm smile.

 

“It must feel strange returning after so long, Crown Prince. Now that you’ve returned to the Palace like this, come to the Empress Palace often to drink tea with me.”

 

These were words she didn’t mean.

 

Carmi didn’t even want to accidentally encounter that monster-like bastard.

 

But Ferdinand was no longer the insignificant Boy without presence whom she could abuse without consequence.

 

“I’m grateful for Your Majesty’s words, but I must decline.”

 

Ferdinand leisurely looked around with his characteristic bright red eyes, then smiled with just the corners of his mouth.

 

“Since this Palace originally belonged to my Mother, I think I would feel sad every time I visit.”

 

“….”

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