That Piece Of Trash Was Me - Chapter 205
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Chapter 205
“Why do you call our mother a Saint?”
“It’s a term often used in the Summer Continent. The Sacred Tree Guardian is called a Saint. …Why are you acting like this?”
I reflexively looked up above my head.
Today too, Kim Ddongbyeol was orbiting around me gently like a star that knew nothing, truly circling above the planet according to natural order.
‘Star…’
And what Mother had to protect was the Sacred Tree of the star…
As I stared blankly at Kim Ddongbyeol, I suddenly frowned.
A thought I had vaguely entertained by myself not long ago.
‘If there are two gods, couldn’t there be two Saints?’
Information that had been disconnected until now, sporadically revealing its identity, suddenly came together all at once.
Like lightning striking down, I reached a single realization.
‘What if our mother was the only true Saint?’
The god believed in the Spring Continent is a monotheistic deity. They believe in only one god.
But the Heretics worshipped an unknown god called ‘Animus’.
If their own Saint was born in that process…
‘Wouldn’t they have wanted to kill the existing Saint?’
Moreover, those Fanatics I had seen were extremely exclusive.
Beings steeped in madness that wouldn’t allow any divine existence other than the strange god they served.
Such Fanatics’ Saint would never let the sacred Saint that had been passed down on the original continent…
‘They would never let her live.’
My shoulders trembled and I felt a chill.
‘…It must have been the Fanatics who killed Mother.’
Hadn’t Father told me?
That the bastard who came to take Mother had the exact same star pattern on his crown as the Fanatics.
Though it was just my intuition, Mother had definitely grabbed that bastard’s head on purpose in front of Father.
There was no evidence, but my instincts told me so.
‘So.’
Mother already knew they were Fanatics, or closely connected to the Fanatics.
But the reason she went with them anyway was probably because of the Sacred Tree.
‘Because a Sacred Tree without a Guardian will wither and die.’
And it was likely also because of me.
After all, if Mother didn’t go, young me would have had to return as the Guardian.
‘Mother had no choice.’
Then a sudden doubt arose.
‘Wait.’
Then could Coriko, who is another ‘Saint’…
Could Coriko be related to the Fanatics?’
No way.
No way…
“Aaaaah!”
When I suddenly grabbed my head and screamed, Klaus was startled.
“Hey! What’s wrong!”
“It’s too difficult! It’s complicated!”
“So what’s complicated!”
“Everything!”
I wasn’t playing a mystery game!
I was just playing a romance simulation game!
That’s all I was doing!
But why are these huge secrets suddenly being revealed to me one by one!
The Main Quest is still binding and pressuring me, making me feel suffocated quite often!
“Is the necklace safe?”
Like throwing a stone onto a lake surface, Klaus suddenly redirected my attention.
Only then did I stop grabbing my head and cursing Kim Ddongbyeol and answered.
“You mean the Blue Diamond Necklace you gave me as a gift?”
“Yeah.”
“It’s safe. Well, as you know, it’s the hottest potato on this continent right now, so I absolutely can’t take it out and have hidden it in a very deep place.”
“When will you be able to wear it again?”
“Around the time the Fanatics matter is completely resolved?”
“That’ll take several years.”
Klaus shrugged his shoulders.
“That thing is incredibly expensive, you know. Are you aware?”
“Anyone with eyes would know. I’m a bit sorry that you can’t use the gift I gave you.”
“A bit? Really.”
I scratched my cheek. I didn’t know why the conversation suddenly shifted this way, but I did feel some guilt toward Klaus about leaving that expensive necklace unused.
“I’ll repay you later.”
“Repay? How will you repay me?”
“Hmm.”
‘I thought he’d say it wasn’t necessary.’
“…Is there anything you want?”
Since Klaus didn’t give much of an answer, I eventually had to make the first proposal.
“We developed a new color at the salon this time, and even with slight movement, it shines beautifully with rainbow colors like pearl nacre. How about I make you a cloak with that dye? I’ll specially make four of them, one for each season.”
“Pearl-colored dye?”
“Yeah yeah.”
Klaus immediately made a face like he was about to vomit.
“Hey.”
“Yeah.”
“When I was traveling between continents, I had to eat shellfish three times a day, you know? Thanks to that, I’m sick of just hearing about pearls.”
“Geez. Then what color do you want?”
“Pink.”
“Pink?”
“Tulia.”
In that moment, my mood became strange, probably because of Klaus’s gaze. And because of his answer.
When I asked what he wanted, he chose pink of all colors, and then.
He called my name, Tulia, right after.
A brief silence flowed. It was just a moment.
My ears became hot as if burned by fire. Because Klaus’s fingers touched them.
Everything around was shining with moonlight. The various fresh flowers placed in the flowerpots continuously emitted fresh fragrance, making my head dizzy.
Anyone standing here alone together would have looked like young lovers strolling through a garden on a late spring evening.
“Tulia.”
“Yeah.”
“I have something to tell you.”
“What is it?”
“Come with me.”
Klaus’s Adam’s apple moved slightly.
“Come with me to the kingdom.”
It was just like a deep, deep well.
That single phrase, born from very long contemplation and anguish, and suffering through confession, made his breathing quicken just from uttering it.
“The necklace I gave you as a gift—you don’t have to wear it for life. It’s fine even if you bury it deep somewhere. Since I’ve already given it to you, you can do whatever you want with it.”
“….”
“However.”
Klaus’s finger, still touching my ear, trembled slightly in a way unlike him.
“Actually, there’s one more thing I want to give you.”
Not something he wanted to receive, but something he wanted to give. Klaus’s cheeks grew redder and redder until it felt like my vision was being dyed in a distant pink.
“…What is it?”
“Spring Flower.”
“Spring Flower?”
It was a name that carried a rich fragrance.
“It’s a necklace passed down only to the Queens of Lupinus through generations. It would suit you incredibly well. That necklace is also made entirely of pink diamonds.”
“….”
“So, Tulia Frazier.”
Perhaps because I’m truly ‘just human,’ I might lack the wild instincts compared to Klaus Rosevar, who inherited the Great Wolf King Bloodline.
I had no idea when Klaus had picked the flowers, where in his clothes he had hidden them.
Or at what moment he had taken out that small bouquet-like bundle of flowers.
However, just like the procedure I had once earnestly taught Klaus that a man must follow when proposing to a woman….
“On the Spring Continent, you don’t kneel on one knee just anytime! You kneel when proposing! A proposal! If not that, then just kneel on both knees, prostrate yourself, and beg!”
I stared blankly down at Klaus, who was kneeling on one knee and looking up at me.
“Tulia.”
His smile was deep and clear like a lake holding moonlight.
His feelings toward me seemed so deep that if I stepped wrong, I might never be able to escape—such a dreamlike sentiment filled me.
“With me….”
Marry me.
Become my Queen.
There are times like that. When you can predict what the person in front of you is going to say.
Since I’m not the other person, being able to sense another’s words in advance could be said to be like becoming a god, even if just for a moment.
Divine grace. Divine blessing.
The brief miracle, shorter than a single breath dispersing, was wondrous and beautiful, but somewhat sorrowful and empty in that it wasn’t eternal.
So I felt a little sad and my heart fluttered a little.
Just now, I had reigned as Klaus’s god, even if briefly.
Because I had figured out what he wanted to say.
Because I had realized that a heart-stopping confession and proposal would follow.
And….
Instead of my heart, time stopped.
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