That Piece Of Trash Was Me - Chapter 197

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Chapter 197

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Some time later.

 

A grand banquet was held at the Marquis Robens house, one of the most influential families in the Briyang Empire.

 

The current state of high society was not good.

 

While it was good that the Crown Prince’s position had become vacant, the scandal caused by Sophia Frazier was too massive and of poor quality.

 

It was the Marquis Robens house that opened wide the gates of the frozen social season.

 

A large-scale banquet held while everyone was watching cautiously, wondering who would break this thin ice.

 

This was thanks to Marchioness Robens being the daughter of the deceased Former Empress. Although she was a half-sister to Alessandro, the Current Emperor, siblings were siblings nonetheless.

 

For this reason, Marchioness Robens had a more solid status than other nobles.

 

Marchioness Robens, who had always taken pride in her bloodline, was haughty and arrogant.

 

The proud Marchioness couldn’t bring herself to send an invitation to the Crown Prince either, but to other distinguished guests.

 

For example, she carefully sent invitations and gifts to the beautiful Crown Prince Benjamin of the Sorben Kingdom, and Prince Klaus, an exotic prince who came from the summer continent.

 

‘Only polite replies came back, but that’s not too bad.’

 

Because unexpectedly, Marquis Aster Frazier and Lady Tulia Frazier attended!

 

The guests were excited about the elevated banquet, and Marchioness Robens’ mood seemed to soar to the sky.

 

‘Lady Tulia Frazier is attending! And with the Marquis too!’

 

Previously, Marchioness Robens had looked down on Tulia. It was during her childhood when she obviously wore old dresses.

 

So as her reputation grew higher, Marchioness Robens felt unpleasant, but to think she would foolishly attend the banquet like this!

 

‘Well, that’s how all girls of that age are. What can you do about their desire to show off?’

 

The necklace around Tulia’s neck was an incredible blue diamond necklace that was rumored to be a gift from Prince Klaus.

 

She must have attended the banquet to show that off, but it was a welcome thing for Marchioness Robens.

 

She thought she should hold a splendid banquet next month too.

 

‘Then I’ll send an invitation to the Crown Prince too.’

 

If she visited in person emphasizing their kinship, it would be difficult for him to ignore her no matter what.

 

“It’s truly the best night. Could there be another party as beautiful as this?”

 

“Exactly. Among noble banquets, nothing can match the Robens banquet.”

 

“The guests are of such high caliber, I feel like I’m becoming noble too.”

 

The nobles who wanted to receive Marchioness Robens’ invitation again were busy constantly trying to please her.

 

As she giggled while fluttering her fan.

 

“Kyaaaah!”

 

An ear-splitting scream was heard.

 

Marchioness Robens, the host, was startled and ran to the center of the hall.

 

“What’s wrong?!”

 

“It’s, it’s terrible!”

 

The nobles shouted with pale faces.

 

“Someone stole Lady Tulia’s necklace!”

 

“What?! The necklace?”

 

“No, which noble would…”

 

“Watch your words! How could a noble steal a necklace? It must be some dirty-handed scoundrels!”

 

Banquets inevitably have lax security due to the many attendees.

 

Moreover, grand noble banquets were like a feast for petty thieves, with many nobles coming dressed lavishly.

 

Therefore, the banquet host had to guard against thieves stealing items by secretly having servants and knights patrol around, while trying not to disturb the guests’ festive atmosphere as much as possible.

 

Of course, there was no perfect security, so light items like noble ladies’ fans or gentlemen’s handkerchiefs were often lost.

 

But a necklace…!

 

“And it’s the blue diamond necklace that Prince Klaus gave as a gift!”

 

“My goodness, I heard that Prince Klaus brought a continental treasure for the peace and harmony of the two continents.”

 

When a woman with a plain face deliberately whispered, the banquet hall quickly became noisy.

 

“I heard that necklace was a gift for Prince Klaus to express his affection to Lady Tulia?”

 

“I definitely heard that too!”

 

“But wasn’t that necklace more than just any necklace?”

 

“That’s…”

 

“Even if it contained personal feelings of admiration, wouldn’t it be a necklace with broader public significance?”

 

“That’s right!”

 

“I saw it directly earlier. It was a dazzlingly splendid and majestic necklace. It’s a treasure worthy of being a historical artifact even in our Briyang Empire…”

 

As the nobles’ conversation flowed in the desired direction, the woman who first raised the topic smiled and disappeared among the people.

 

Like darkness melting into shadows, in the blink of an eye, the woman returned dressed as a head maid of a great noble house.

 

She was none other than Adel.

 

Adel wiped off parts of her face with a handkerchief.

 

The noble lady with a characterlessly plain face had vanished from the world.

 

What remained was only the massive wave that Tulia had led and created.

 

“Lady Tulia! What happened?”

 

Marchioness Robens, who came running breathlessly, saw Tulia with tears in her eyes and her face turned pale.

 

Tulia Frazier, that lady crying was a problem, but the real problem was.

 

Grand Duke Frazier and the Marquis on both sides, radiating terrifying anger.

 

“Someone touched my neck when the chandelier flickered for a moment…”

 

“How dare they!”

 

Assis Grand Duke Frazier burst into a roar.

 

“Where is Marquis Robens? How exactly does a high noble family manage a banquet!”

 

Marquis Aster asked in a voice full of reproach.

 

“Marchioness. What are you doing instead of immediately locking the mansion doors? Are you planning to let the thief escape?”

 

The gazes of the two big figures of Frazier were so fierce that the nobles were busy avoiding their eyes.

 

“Your, Your Grace…!”

 

A moment later.

 

Marquis Robens, who came running with a pale face, frantically tried to handle the situation, but eventually came out to the terrace and had a wild argument with his wife.

 

“Do you think that’s just simple jewelry?! What are we going to do now?”

 

Even if it were simple jewelry, it would easily be worth several billion gold. Above all, the problem was that the honor of the Marquis Robens house had fallen to the ground.

 

Now no one would attend the Marquis Robens house banquets. They might not even receive invitations for life. For the couple, invitations from lower nobles might be their entire life!

 

“Can we body search the precious guests one by one? Even so, if we just let this slide, do you think the Grand Duke Frazier House will stay quiet?!”

 

No one on the continent didn’t know that Grand Duke Frazier treasured his granddaughter.

 

This could even develop into an international issue involving the harmony of two continents!

 

While furious to the top of his head, Marquis Robens, who couldn’t dare guarantee what kind of aftermath this incident would bring, kept punching the terrace wall.

 

“…Calm down. There’s one way.”

 

“A way? What way?!”

 

“Anyway, the fact that His Majesty the Emperor of this empire is my brother. That’s it…”

 

Thus, the Marquis Robens couple went to the palace the very next day, knelt before the Emperor, and reported this fact. Especially the Marchioness even shed tears while requesting help.

 

The Briyang Imperial Family finally decided to dispatch the Imperial Knights.

 

Solely to retrieve that precious artifact, the blue diamond necklace.

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