That Piece Of Trash Was Me - Chapter 192
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Chapter 192
‘No wonder! No matter how much I practiced until my feet bled, I always stepped on people’s feet with loud crunches, so I thought it was strange!’
Finally, I don’t have to tremble with worry about stepping on the Crown Prince’s feet!
Just as my vision brightened with joy, a sudden question arose.
‘But a curse?’
On me, no, on Tulia.
Who on earth cast a curse, when, and why?
“Lady Tulia.”
Meanwhile, Schulz Schmidt, who had finished eating all the winter strawberries, had returned to his usual cold and elegant scholarly demeanor.
“Come to think of it, shouldn’t you greet His Highness the Crown Prince separately?”
“Greet him? We’ve already danced several times.”
“That was a meeting between Lady Frazier and a member of the Imperial Family.”
“Yes. That’s right…?”
“The meeting I’m referring to is one between ‘senior’ and ‘junior.'”
What on earth is he talking about now?
After being bewildered for a moment, my mind started spinning rapidly.
“What? No, wait a minute. Don’t tell me that senior is…”
Schulz Schmidt smiled mischievously, unlike his usual self.
“You, my lady.”
“…Then the junior is?”
“Of course, His Highness the Crown Prince.”
“Professor.”
I immediately straightened my posture and sat properly.
“How could I dare treat a member of the Imperial Family, especially His Highness the Crown Prince, so casually? Kicking him and telling him to fetch water. I absolutely cannot do that.”
“I didn’t tell you to treat him like a slave… Anyway, since you’re also my student, I’m making one more request.”
“A request? What is it?”
“You may not know this, but His Highness the Crown Prince actually had many complaints about my classes. He used to argue when he was young, asking how anyone could possibly keep up with such difficult lessons from the beginning, and whether I had ever researched methods of teaching step by step.”
“Let me ask you something just to be sure.”
I asked in as calm a voice as possible, testing the waters.
“You didn’t say anything outrageous like ‘There was a senior who could follow these lessons with her eyes closed,’ and then call the Crown Prince who couldn’t keep up properly a fool or an idiot, did you?”
Schulz Schmidt made an expression of surprise, which was unlike him.
He promptly turned my world upside down as expected.
“Exactly right.”
“…”
“Thanks to that, His Highness the Crown Prince gritted his teeth and studied hard, and later expressed his desire to meet that senior. He’ll have some free time in a few days, so let’s go see him.”
“Professor.”
I said through gritted teeth.
“What’s the real reason you’re doing this to me? I, huh?”
As I went on, my voice became as fierce as a typhoon.
“I even decoded letters for you, huh? I prepared these nostalgic snacks for you right now, huh? I served you so sincerely like this, huh? Why are you doing this?”
However, Schulz Schmidt, who was right in front of me, remained as composed as usual.
“Because I have a reason.”
“…”
He was so calm that I felt like a trivial leaf fluttering alone in a gentle breeze.
Feeling deflated for no reason, I slumped down and asked with a rebellious expression.
“What reason?”
“The heart of caring for my beloved student.”
“…?”
“Since you’re young, it’s natural that you don’t know well. Prince Benjamin of the Sorsen Kingdom offered exactly ‘100 billion gold,’ didn’t he?”
“Yes? Yes.”
Why is that relevant?
Schulz Schmidt silently stared at me.
But that gaze was so much like looking at a child left by the waterside that I felt exactly like a stupid, chubby cheetah rolling around cluelessly on the plains.
“Do you know the meaning contained in 100 billion gold?”
“…What is it?”
What is it.
Despite playing for so long, I had never heard of any meaning behind such a huge sum of 100 billion gold.
“If I, or you, or even His Highness the Crown Prince were to give 100 billion gold to a specific person, it wouldn’t mean much, but for the royalty of the Sorsen Kingdom, it has a different meaning.”
Schulz Schmidt was indeed a genius of the ages. He knew so much that he could claim titles like youngest vice-chairman and youngest chairman.
“It’s been obsolete for quite some time, and even the young nobles of Sorsen barely know about it, but there’s a very classical behavior unique to Sorsen royalty.”
The knowledge vending machine was indeed different.
“They give 100 billion gold as a proposal to someone they want to court. You could say it replaces the engagement rings commonly used on the continent.”
“…What?”
“Perhaps because it’s originally a country famous for being wealthy… even their hereditary method of courtship is like this. It has a reputation for being blatant and vulgar, so it gradually fell out of use. Perhaps His Grace the Grand Duke, or other older people, might know about it.”
“…If I had unknowingly accepted the money, would that have meant accepting the proposal?”
“That’s not the case. It’s just showing sincerity.”
‘What kind of sincerity costs 100 billion?’
As I was internally disgusted, Schulz spoke up at just the right moment.
“Actually, 100 billion gold isn’t money you can just casually mention, is it? It’s practically like giving away your entire fortune. So rather, it’s a way of staking everything you have to show that this proposal is sincere.”
‘This is business though. So if I reject the proposal, does the business deal also become void?’
“It seems the prince has never brought up talk of marriage separately. Judging by your expression, my lady.”
“Are you using mind reading?”
Schulz Schmidt chuckled and said while finishing his tea.
“So this is literally…”
“…”
“A proposal made in the most classical way by a prince of a wealthy kingdom. Literally a plea to marry you, my lady, staking everything he has.”
* * *
That evening.
So the day after I sent a letter to Schulz Schmidt asking why he was trying to take me to the Crown Prince as a senior.
Instead of a reply, the person came directly. Schulz Schmidt told me in the carriage going to visit the mages.
“Lady Sophia Frazier just broke off her engagement with the Crown Prince.”
“That’s right.”
“But your family is none other than the Fraziers. The only Grand Ducal House in this Briyang Empire.”
“…”
“At such a sensitive time, if rumors spread that you, a direct descendant of the Fraziers, received a proposal from a prominent heir to the throne of another country, it won’t be good for your reputation. It will be noisy.”
“Ah, so.”
“Yes. I’m telling you to subtly threaten the Crown Prince using your authority as his senior to help suppress the rumors well.”
“P-Professor.”
I was so flabbergasted that my pronunciation became slurred.
“Would someone as noble as His Highness the Crown Prince really listen to my petty threats… I mean, I’m sorry. Would he grant such a dirty request?”
Am I mistaken?
It seemed like Schulz Schmidt’s usually serious eyes sparkled with interest.
“No, more importantly, there’s something we need to consider first… His Highness the Crown Prince isn’t the ‘Crystal of High Society,’ is he? For His Highness, who has no real foundation in high society, to deliberately and perfectly suppress rumors about me would be an extremely difficult task, wouldn’t it?”
“Hmm…”
Setting aside whether my threats would even work on the Crown Prince.
The workings of the Empire’s High Society were incredibly complex.
No matter how royal one might be, High Society required a perfect combination of beauty, ability, star quality, and luck to claim the top position.
Even an Empress couldn’t simply take the highest position in High Society at will…
“You’re absolutely right, Miss. The Crown Prince has been moving from battlefield to battlefield, and even before that, he showed no interest in High Society whatsoever. It’s just like how no matter how excellent I am in academics, I cannot influence the Imperial Palace Kitchen.”
“Exactly, exactly.”
Though it was self-praise, I decided to humor Schulz Schmidt!
There was one reason!
“This foolish student understands her teacher’s intention!”
“What might that be?”
“His Highness the Crown Prince needs to cause at least some incident in High Society so that rumors about me won’t even be mentioned, so you want to ask His Highness to cause a minor incident!”
“To ask?”
“You mean you’ll personally make this request to His Highness, don’t you, Teacher?”
I laughed cheerfully.
“Only you could do this, Teacher! That ocean-like consideration, worrying that your beloved student might be swept away by the turbulent waves of High Society! And that thoughtful heart, willing to set aside your pride and personally make a request to another student! I’ll never forget this even after I die!”
“Lady Tulia.”
“Yes!”
Schulz Schmidt smiled.
“Very clever indeed. You’ve easily grasped half of my intention.”
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