That Piece Of Trash Was Me - Chapter 230
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Chapter 230
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Benjamin continued signing several documents before shifting his gaze to the table.
Inside a wooden box decorated with pearls, diamonds, and various precious gems were two small glass bottles.
A transparent liquid swirled inside the glass bottles.
“These two bottles are a pair.”
Colorless and odorless. Leaving no trace whatsoever. But if drunk together…
Scraaatch—
Suddenly, the tip of the quill scratched against the paper, making a sharp tearing sound.
Blood dripped from the sharp pen nib that had pierced through to the back of his other hand.
Benjamin carefully bandaged the wound before rising from his seat.
After he pulled the bell cord, shortly thereafter.
Benjamin’s subordinate entered and bowed his head.
“Is it time?”
“Yes, Your Highness. You may depart immediately.”
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“I had no idea this entire Jewelry District belonged to His Highness Crown Prince Benjamin!”
“How could His Highness the Prince of Sorsen own such a large building in the heart of the Briyang Imperial Capital? No matter what, he’s still a foreigner.”
“Oh my, you don’t know. Even if it’s under borrowed names, there are quite a few cases like this. You don’t think all the luxury shops in the Briyang Imperial Capital belong to our own citizens, do you?”
“Ahaha! How naive of you!”
“Even if I were a foreign merchant, I’d set my sights on the Briyang Imperial Capital. This place’s high society leads the continent’s trends, doesn’t it?”
The noble lady’s words overflowed with pride.
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‘What is Benjamin suddenly thinking?’
I was secretly eavesdropping on the nobles’ conversation while tilting my head in confusion.
Why did he reveal that the street belonged to him?
Not just a jewelry store, but the entire Jewelry District.
About ten blocks of this tree-lined street were all famous jewelry brand stores, and the nobles loved this beautiful, sparkling street.
They even gave it the affectionate nickname ‘Jewelry District.’
Very few people knew that this Jewelry District was owned by Benjamin Fluas, who was from a foreign country.
‘I only know because I played .’
Benjamin always smiled gently, but behind the scenes he used every method to rake in money.
But he kept this fact thoroughly secret.
So the fact that Benjamin was actually a shadowy big shot with all sorts of assets under borrowed names could only be known by someone like Coriko.
To be precise, only Coriko who had touched Benjamin’s route.
‘But…’
No matter how much someone chose Benjamin as the male lead, his assets had never been fully revealed to the outside.
All the countless endings I had seen were like that.
But now…
‘I don’t know. It must be Coriko’s problem.’
I decided not to blame Kim Ddongbyeol anymore.
“Have you arrived, Grand Duchess Frazier.”
When I gestured, my subordinate (actually the White Tulia Salon manager) who had been following behind me stepped forward.
“Please speak with me.”
I’m a precious person now, so I don’t talk to just anyone!
Having fallen completely into Tulia supremacist thinking, I was fully enjoying the privileges of being a Grand Duchess.
“Ask where we should go.”
“She asks where you should go.”
Of course, since I wasn’t a noble from birth, it couldn’t be helped that my form was slightly lacking.
“I’ll escort you to the VIP room on the second floor. Our master is waiting there.”
“Master…”
“Tell them we’ll go.”
“She says she will personally grace you with her presence.”
Ironically, the place I was entering now was Benjamin’s Jewelry District, specifically the most luxurious jewelry store at its very center.
In other words, the ‘master’ of that guide I was going to see was…
“Benjamin.”
A faint smile appeared and disappeared on Benjamin’s lips as he looked up.
It had been quite a while since we met after that day.
“Congratulations on your peerage. Lady Tulia, no, Grand Duchess.”
“Thank you. I received the gifts well, but there were too many…”
“Since they’ve already been sent, you may do as you please with them, Grand Duchess, whether you throw them away or not.”
‘Huh?’
I narrowed my eyes for a moment.
I couldn’t express it precisely, but Benjamin seemed a little different.
“Benjamin.”
“Please sit down first. We can’t keep talking while standing.”
“…”
Benjamin’s voice was gentle, but I thought his eyes seemed a little different from usual.
‘Of course they would have to be different, but somehow sharper than usual…’
I reflexively searched the air with my gaze, but no special system window appeared.
When I sat at the table, Benjamin personally poured tea for me.
‘…He didn’t poison the tea, did he?’
One must knock on even a stone bridge before crossing it.
Moreover, Benjamin and my current relationship wasn’t even as solid as a stone bridge. It was a more unpredictable relationship than a small boat helplessly wandering through raging storms.
He was always a character who sought revenge.
He was the kind of man who would complete his retaliation against everyone who tormented him, even if he had to wait over ten years.
‘I must have entered that line too, right?’
I steeled my heart and checked Benjamin’s affection level.
‘…Huh?’
And I almost let out a groan.
“What’s wrong?”
“No, no. I was thinking about how nice the weather is.”
“It looks like it’s going to rain.”
“I was thinking about how nice it was.”
“I see.”
Benjamin said with a gentle smile.
“Even after being ennobled as a Grand Duchess, you’re still as eccentric as ever. Well, I expected you would be.”
“…”
I felt thirsty but couldn’t bring myself to reach for the teacup.
‘What is that?’
Benjamin’s affection level.
The gauge I thought would have hit rock bottom was surprisingly showing a solid number.
[System] Benjamin Fluas’s Affection Level: 99X
An unknown bright red X mark was attached after Benjamin’s affection level.
‘Does this mean Benjamin has finally fallen into darkness…?’
Really?
If not that, I couldn’t understand that ominous bright red X at all.
‘I expected it to some degree, but…’
Benjamin was a character famous for his dark corruption even in .
‘Now I don’t even know if that was a game, or if these guys are really game characters, but anyway!’
The countless schemes Benjamin used to claim Coriko in flickered through my mind.
He even didn’t hesitate to lie about taking a mild aphrodisiac himself in order to possess Coriko.
‘Back then I enjoyed playing it…’
What stimulating dark corruption it was.
After stealing Benjamin’s heart and then hurting him severely, I could see him properly corrupted, so I had quite enjoyed that route too.
But now I just felt unsettled.
It meant the wounds Benjamin had suffered were deep enough to make him like this.
I just stared at the teacup with indescribable feelings.
That’s when Benjamin laughed lowly.
“You seem reluctant to drink the tea.”
I raised my head. Benjamin’s eyes were definitely different from what I usually saw.
Eyes that had sunk deeply and even held some unknown gloomy shadow.
‘I really hate becoming awkward like this.’
Quest aside, appearance aside.
To me, Benjamin was truly a sore spot.
I lightly scratched my chin and smiled.
“I drank a lot in the carriage, so I’m not thirsty.”
“Then may I offer you something else?”
“That’s not necessary… I’m really fine, Benjamin.”
Benjamin burst into laughter. But ironically, his two eyes gazing at me didn’t hold even a trace of mirth.
They were so cold that I involuntarily flinched.
“You no longer trust me. You don’t.”
“Benjamin.”
“It’s fine. That’s why you rejected me.”
Indeed, the current Benjamin was different from his usual self. Just as I furrowed my brow slightly, he suddenly pulled out a piece of paper from his chest.
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