That Piece Of Trash Was Me - Chapter 181
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Chapter 181
If there weren’t so many watching eyes, Rowan would have personally reached out and pressed down Klaus’s head himself.
The great Wolf King’s bloodline, the royalty of Lupinus Kingdom, had a characteristic where their extreme anger or jealousy would somehow show physically.
For example, ears popping out even in human form, or tails sprouting out.
‘So our prince gets ears popping out.’
Despite Klaus’s free-spirited appearance, he had rarely shown such extreme emotional changes in the kingdom.
So only now did he learn Klaus’s way of expressing jealousy.
“Your Highness, but didn’t you say at first that it just seemed like she was wrongly affected by magic?”
“Ah, I don’t know. Be quiet.”
“Yes.”
Klaus was exceptionally tall and handsome even among the princes bearing the Rosevar name.
Moreover, perhaps due to his innate strength and stamina.
He was naturally indifferent to everything.
This was truly the first time seeing him so anxious.
‘No, judging by his attitude, it feels like he thinks Lady Tulia is already his queen or something.’
Since Rowan thought Klaus would surely inherit the throne, he was naturally referring to Tulia as the future queen.
However.
‘The lady seems to think of His Highness as just a pet dog she’s raising. Doesn’t she know? Or is she desperately ignoring it?’
Klaus, unaware of his subordinate’s thoughts, kept staring intently at Tulia before suddenly looking to the side.
“When did this seat become empty?”
“Ah, it became empty earlier.”
In a position similar to his own sat a man shining like the sun.
Well, they said he was the youngest prince or royal who was suddenly appointed Crown Prince, but he wasn’t interested, and he didn’t care about how he looked like a sun god or whatever.
The reason Klaus was strangely bothered by that guy was naturally because of Tulia.
In this massive hall, there were many guys stealing glances at Tulia. Among them were plenty who seemed completely entranced and couldn’t take their eyes off her.
Moreover, the blue diamond necklace he had gifted her was so perfect it seemed made for Tulia.
“Ah, this is really annoying. Why is she so pretty?”
Habitual grumbling flowed out. Klaus muttered.
“Should I have plucked out that bastard’s eyes earlier.”
The gaze that had been endlessly following only Tulia was vivid.
That guy’s look was so irritating that it was a thousand times more annoying than when Tulia’s maids wanted to bathe him by soaking him in warm water tubs.
“Um, Your Highness. This is the Spring Continent. Please lower your voice just a little. If you see blood here, I’ll just bite my tongue and die.”
Only Rowan muttered while clenching his teeth with a feeling of his guts twisting.
“Ah, you’re really nagging.”
“Please, Your Highness. Please.”
Klaus clicked his tongue and shut his mouth completely.
Right.
There were plenty of guys who fell for Tulia and glanced at her. Such guys were annoying, but weeds exist in forests anyway. He could somehow overlook them.
But that guy earlier was looking at Tulia as if worshipping her.
Why.
He should just kneel down and crawl flat to offer fervent prayers.
Klaus was annoyed by that Crown Prince bastard.
To what extent? About as much as that Crown Prince currently holding Tulia’s hand and dancing.
He was annoyed exactly that much and wanted to pluck out both their eyeballs.
Klaus, who had been glaring daggers at the Crown Prince’s back with cold eyes, stood up just before the song ended.
The reason was simple.
That annoying Crown Prince from the Sorsen or whatever kingdom who had been staring only at Tulia was approaching her.
Watching Klaus’s back as he strode toward the center of the hall, Rowan clasped his hands together, looked up at the sky, and wept.
“We’re doomed. He’s lost his mind. We’re finished. Your Majesty the King, I did my best.”
* * *
Clap clap clap.
Thunderous applause echoed through the massive hall.
I politely lifted my skirt hem toward Ferdinand. The dress hem, much more voluminous and splendid than usual, sparkled.
Ferdinand likewise returned the courtesy.
‘Phew.’
I only stepped on his feet eight times.
I really gritted my teeth and did my absolute best.
To avoid stepping on Ferdinand’s feet.
Why on earth is Tulia so terrible at dancing?
Is this also Poop Star’s curse?
“Lady Tulia.”
“Yes?”
“I’ll escort you back. You should rest.”
“Ah, thank you.”
There were remaining dance sequences, but…
I glanced at his profile while receiving Ferdinand’s escort.
Actually, at social banquets like this, much conversation happens during the time when women and men dance.
They separate and come together countless times, and time is given to step closely together body to body.
Talking together alone during that dreamlike time.
Therefore, social banquets were heaven for young gentlemen and ladies. Those tickling whispers and melodies like the trembling of stars.
But Ferdinand didn’t say a single word while dancing with me.
He just gazed at me quietly while dancing.
Even though he got stepped on so much, he could have flinched, or made a joke or two telling me to stop stepping on him.
Ferdinand said nothing at all.
That felt strange.
Because Ferdinand looked exactly like a boy experiencing belated growing pains all at once.
It was an odd impression.
Did his growing pains include unfamiliar emotions too?
For instance…
Something like first love.
Then I suddenly became curious about something.
About myself.
Have I ever liked someone?
‘When I was Han Ina…’
I hadn’t.
Back then I was hovering at the edges of my family, withering away dryly.
Then what about now. That is, now that I’m living in Tulia’s body.
Will I also have a first love?
And will that be, like the Female Lead Coriko in .
One of these Male Leads?
* * *
Meanwhile, the victory celebration banquet was bustling from the entrance, with royalty from other nations also invited in large numbers.
The servants who had been running around as if their feet were on fire could finally catch their breath only after the main ceremony began.
The Imperial Palace of the Briyang Empire was said to consist of six palaces in total, hence called the Six Palaces, and among them, the place called the ‘South Palace’ served the role of inviting and welcoming external guests.
The Chief Attendant and Head Maid of this South Palace had been moving busily without a moment’s rest for nearly a month, and only now could they leisurely watch the carriages departing intermittently.
Since the main ceremony had begun and the first dance was gradually coming to an end, there would be no more carriages arriving at this time.
There were only occasional carriages leaving the palace due to poor health or other urgent reasons.
They whispered to each other in relief, thinking they could finally rest a bit.
“Is it true that His Highness the Crown Prince has completely grown up?”
“It’s true. There’s been quite a commotion. Moreover…”
The Chief Attendant lowered his voice.
“They say there’s even more of an uproar because His Highness the Crown Prince’s grown appearance looks exactly like Her Majesty Empress Olivia.”
Rather than the nobles outside the fence, the court servants who served the Imperial Family up close were more sensitive to their superiors’ psychology.
The older servants knew what kind of feelings Emperor Alessandro had harbored for Former Empress Olivia.
And the high-ranking servants could guess the subtle inferiority complex that Empress Carmi held toward Former Empress Olivia.
In other words, the aged and high-ranking servants had already anticipated the storm that would blow through the Imperial Palace.
“The palace atmosphere will be quite unsettled for a while.”
Just as the Chief Attendant carefully nodded at the Head Maid’s words.
“H-Head Maid! Chief Attendant!”
A court lady came running breathlessly.
The Head Maid quickly asked.
“What’s wrong? Did something happen?”
“Well…!”
Thud, thud.
The heavy sound of footsteps treading on the Imperial Palace’s marble path.
The court lady who had come running quickly stepped aside.
The eyes of the Head Maid and Chief Attendant, who reflexively looked back, widened greatly.
“It seems the banquet has already begun, Father.”
“Hmm. Guide us to where the Victory Banquet is being held. Our little one must be there as well.”
“Why is Tulia your little one, Father?”
“Be quiet.”
A powerful figure who wasn’t even on today’s entry list, yet whom even the Emperor couldn’t ignore.
It was because Grand Duke Frazier and the Marquis were walking side by side.
* * *
‘Come to think of it.’
Something suddenly occurred to me – in , there were Male Leads who had particularly bad relationships with each other.
The most representative among them were…
Ferdinand and Benjamin.
‘Is it because their personalities are complete opposites?’
While Ferdinand had an iron-blooded personality, Benjamin was a smooth-talking playboy (actually pure) concept. At least that’s how it was in .
Or maybe it was just set up that way.
Those two had the most severe confrontations among all the Male Leads.
‘But lately, Benjamin’s image and personality seem quite different from the Benjamin in Secret Bread.’
According to occasional news, Benjamin showed little interest in ladies even in Sorsen Kingdom’s high society and only acted charmingly toward middle-aged wives.
So I was thinking that even now, he probably wouldn’t clash severely with Ferdinand, right at that moment.
“Why are you holding someone else’s partner’s hand?”
Ferdinand’s cold voice.
“Crown Prince Benjamin.”
And the sensation of gloved fingers being quickly swatted away as soon as they touched my fingertips.
I had no idea when he had arrived.
Benjamin replied with an equally cool smile.
“I merely came to escort my partner as well, Your Highness the Crown Prince.”
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