That Piece Of Trash Was Me - Chapter 234

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Chapter 234

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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The Briyang Imperial Family was busy preparing for the coming-of-age ceremony of noble young ladies and young lords.

 

More precisely, Empress Carmi, who oversaw the inner palace, had become extremely busy.

 

This was because they had to hold a coming-of-age ceremony banquet in the imperial palace’s grand banquet hall for the noble ladies and young lords who would come of age this spring.

 

Among the noble young ladies coming of age this time, Grand Duchess Tulia Frazier, who received all the favor of Grand Duke Frazier, was included, so Emperor Alessandro specifically ordered the opening of the imperial grand banquet hall.

 

Thanks to this, the other noble ladies and young lords who came of age in the same year and season as Tulia were naturally extremely excited as well.

 

Empress Carmi’s mood was naturally low after being burdened with this unexpected workload. But she could never show it outwardly.

 

“Your Majesty the Empress. Have you heard that story? They say Lady Tulia Frazier received an amazing gift this time.”

 

“You mean that carriage?”

 

“Oh my, I saw it too! At first I thought the sun was rolling in!”

 

“Did His Grace the Grand Duke give it to her?”

 

“No. I heard it came from Jewel Street, and Crown Prince Benjamin…”

 

“I also learned for the first time that Jewel Street belonged to Crown Prince Benjamin.”

 

“It caused quite a stir. Well, Sorsen has always been a wealthy country. They say all beautiful trends start in Sorsen.”

 

“Sorsen does lead detailed trends. But when it comes to grandeur, nowhere can match our Briyang Empire, can it?”

 

“That’s true. After all, we Briyang hold the hegemony of the continent.”

 

“But that carriage was truly beautiful. I wonder if there could be another carriage like that anywhere on the continent…”

 

The close noble ladies talked about how splendid and soul-stirring the carriage that Tulia Frazier received as a gift was.

 

At first they had tried to bring it up lightly, but the noble ladies who had actually seen Lady Tulia’s carriage were truly shocked, so the more they talked, the higher their voices unconsciously became.

 

It was a reaction similar to audiences excited after viewing a masterpiece of the century.

 

“Such a beautiful carriage, I would like to see it too.”

 

Empress Carmi was smiling warmly as always, but inside she was in turmoil. Her feelings were twisted beyond words.

 

In fact, she hated splendid carriages. No, she didn’t just hate them—she despised them.

 

Because she was a second empress, not the first, according to Briyang imperial law she had to ride a carriage one level lower than the late Empress Olivia.

 

It was the same as how no matter how outstanding a prince was, he couldn’t ride a carriage of the same class as the crown prince.

 

Of course, if the emperor’s favor was exceptional, it was a regulation that could be quietly ignored, but Emperor Alessandro never allowed Carmi to surpass Empress Olivia in certain aspects.

 

Carriages were the same.

 

Subtle force entered one hand of Empress Carmi as she gently waved her feather fan.

 

 

 

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‘If the temple is gathering children, they’re obviously planning to use them as sacrifices again.’

 

I lay on the cloud-like carriage velvet seat and looked up at the ceiling.

 

Thanks to Benjamin informing me that the temple was the mastermind, things became much easier.

 

‘Ramus said he found where the heretics and temple make contact…’

 

Ramus Jeremiah said he found the place where the temple and heretics secretly contacted each other in less than two days. Up to that point, I thought it was reasonable.

 

‘But what do you mean he immediately kidnapped a heretic on the first try and made them spill information?’

 

As expected of Ramus Jeremiah. My staff member. My slave. My subordinate. My information broker.

 

He truly lived up to being the master of information and espionage who made a name for himself even in .

 

 

 

“Miss. Those bastards are definitely the ones who came from the summer continent. And they were all wearing wooden crowns shaped like this on their heads… When I investigated, it was exactly that tree.”

 

“What tree?”

 

“Your mother’s, I mean the late Marquis’s wife who was called as a guardian to that southern star’s world tree. You told me to remember it last time, didn’t you Miss?”

 

“…!”

 

 

 

That thorough bastard…

 

As I sheepishly tried to take out the paper I had hidden in my bosom, Ramus Jeremiah stopped me and said.

 

 

 

“I’ve already memorized it, so I’ll recite it for you. The original name is ‘Beta Crucis,’ shortened to ‘Becrux,’ the sacred tree of the southern star.”

 

“…”

 

“After it withered and died without a guardian, it’s unofficially called ‘Mimosa.’ That wolf prince who used to follow you around said it means ‘to imitate’ or ‘to mimic’ in ancient language—a derogatory meaning.”

 

“My goodness. How did you memorize all that? Even though I told you to remember it…”

 

 

 

I still can’t memorize it, so I wrote it on a small piece of paper and carry it in my bosom.

 

Is this loyalty to me or something?

 

 

 

“Don’t you usually memorize such things after seeing and hearing them once?”

 

“I suddenly feel very bad as an employer. I’m cutting your salary by 900%.”

 

“What? Miss? But, Lady Tulia. I’m sometimes puzzled. You’re so proficient in ancient language that even the White Tower Chairman acknowledges you as one of his few disciples, yet sometimes you can’t even memorize short things like this…”

 

“Should I just execute you?”

 

“What? Lady Tulia?”

 

 

 

I had a buff in ancient language because I played !

 

Of course, now I don’t even know if is a game or not, or what this world is!

 

‘I’ll find out everything about that when I beat up Coriko.’

 

I couldn’t understand why the heretics were carrying around Becrux, the sacred tree of the southern star that Mother had protected, on their heads.

 

‘If it’s a sacred tree, it should mean a tree with divine power, but if it breaks into several pieces so easily… Well, it’s natural since there’s no guardian.’

 

Still, it felt somewhat bitter. I glanced up at Kim Ddongbyeol.

 

“Hey. Damn Star. Are you actually Becrux’s underling?”

 

Of course, there was no answer or reaction from Kim Ddongbyeol.

 

“No matter how I think about it, that’s it. My mother was the guardian of the star’s sacred tree, and you’re my guardian star… Aren’t you?”

 

I paused and shook my head.

 

“There’s no way that thing could be a guardian star… Sorry, Damn Star. I overestimated you for a moment…”

 

Kim Ddongbyeol had grown quite a bit and now had a fairly decent appearance.

 

Compared to its initial small (wanted to kill), cute (garbage-like), punchable (wanted to erase its existence) appearance, its visual had improved remarkably.

 

That’s when the well-rolling carriage began to slow down.

 

I didn’t know how much Benjamin had poured into this carriage, but thanks to Ramus Jeremiah, I learned the rough price.

 

 

 

“Rumors secretly circulated that he spent 500 billion gold on it.”

 

“What? How much?”

 

“It’s the most expensive carriage without precedent on the continent. Please ride it for a thousand years and pass it down to your descendants.”

 

“My goodness, something so expensive… Ah, when I die, I should ask them to destroy the carriage and bury it with me…”

 

“…”

 

 

 

Anyway, befitting a carriage of tremendous cost, the interior was almost soundless.

 

Thanks to that, I realized a bit late that the carriage had completely stopped.

 

‘What’s this.’

 

When I opened the carriage window, unexpectedly knights and soldiers were surrounding my carriage.

 

“What’s going on?”

 

“Lady Tulia!”

 

The coachman and footman looked at me in confusion. The knights and soldiers were the same.

 

“What’s the matter? I am Grand Duchess Tulia Frazier. I’m trying to return to the grand duchy—is there a problem?”

 

“Grand Duchess Tulia.”

 

The knight at the front greeted me and said.

 

“Orders have come down from above to strengthen security in Imperial Capital District 1. Excuse me, but we need to inspect your carriage.”

 

“Inspection?”

 

I was quite puzzled.

 

Imperial Capital District 1 referred to the high nobility residential area surrounding the Imperial Palace.

 

Only high nobles of marquis rank or above could own mansions here, and the land value was the most expensive in the entire Empire.

 

Naturally, the Frazier Grand Duke Estate was located there too.

 

“Fine. Inspect it. There’s no one in the carriage except me anyway. But why were orders suddenly given to strengthen security?”

 

“It’s because children have been going missing frequently from villages recently.”

 

“Hmm…”

 

Well, there are no eternal secrets after all.

 

Though the Temple tried desperately to hide it, they ultimately couldn’t conceal the continuing disappearances of children forever.

 

‘In other words, they need sacrifices so urgently that they’re willing to do this.’

 

I don’t know exactly what they’re plotting, but both sides are nearly at the final stage.

 

The knight led the soldiers and walked closer to my carriage. More than half of them stared blankly at my carriage, unable to look away.

 

Then.

 

“Hey. I mean, Sir!”

 

I was so startled I almost jumped out of the carriage.

 

“What are you doing right now?”

 

The knight who had drawn a massive, blunt great sword spoke up.

 

“Due to orders to conduct maximum inspection, we need to tear apart even the inside of the seats.”

 

“So you’re saying you’ll destroy my carriage with that sword?”

 

“Orders from above. My apologies.”

 

“Sir. Do you know how much this carriage costs? No, wait a moment.”

 

I looked down directly at the stone-faced knight and asked.

 

“If this carriage gets damaged, you’re going to tear it apart under the premise that the Security Force will provide compensation, right?”

 

“I’m sorry, but Grand Duchess. This inspection has no compensation obligation under national law.”

 

“Then you’re saying you’ll just arbitrarily destroy my precious and expensive carriage?”

 

“Orders from above…”

 

“Was my identity unclear? Coachman!”

 

“Yes, Lady Tulia!”

 

The coachman hurriedly showed the Frazier identity badge. Normally, showing a family badge should mean no special inspection was needed.

 

“I’m sorry, but this isn’t a normal time, so we must proceed with the carriage inspection.”

 

“Is this wartime or something? Or did House Frazier get branded as traitors without my knowledge?”

 

At those words, the stone-faced knight’s expression changed slightly.

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