That Piece Of Trash Was Me - Chapter 262

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Chapter 262

When I silently frowned, Ferdinand pressed me again.

“Promise me. That you will survive.”

“…Can you promise me that you’ll survive too?”

“I’ll try.”

I gave a bitter smile. He wasn’t the type to make up empty words.

“Alright. I promise.”

“Good.”

Ferdinand smiled quietly and lightly kissed my forehead. The contact lasted only a brief moment.

Just those eyes looking down at me.

The complex emotions pooling in those red eyes.

It wasn’t something like jealousy. A heavy and solemn determination different from common desire, or perhaps an oath. A desperate resolve to protect me no matter what.

For an instant, I realized. The battle that was about to begin would be on a much grander scale than I had vaguely imagined.

“I want to walk now.”

After walking and walking through corridors filled with creatures’ corpses, I spoke up in front of a tightly closed door.

“Please put me down.”

“Can you walk?”

When I nodded, Ferdinand carefully set me down, and I tried hopping around with his support.

Fortunately, my physical condition was normal considering I had stopped breathing. I thought I should make up something appropriate when Ferdinand asked questions in confusion, but.

“Let’s go out, Tulia. But stay behind me, and never step forward.”

“Are there really that many creatures?”

“If it could be expressed as just ‘many,’ I’d rather be delighted.”

Ferdinand smiled as he readjusted his grip on his sword.

“Unfortunately, outside is hell right now.”

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“P-please save me!”

“Marquis! Protect the Marquis!”

“Damn it! To break a sword…!”

Outside was chaos. So many creatures that could be described as a wave were engaged in fierce battle with the knight orders.

“Your Highness!”

“Your Highness the Crown Prince!”

Then, the knight orders of the Briyang Imperial Family came running.

“Are the High Priests still being held hostage?”

“Yes, they are.”

“We’re going that way.”

“Yes, sir!”

I carefully followed behind Ferdinand while quickly scanning the surroundings with my eyes.

The Grand Temple was so vast, and the number of people easily appeared to be in the hundreds of thousands just from looking.

Then, I suddenly.

“Grand Duchess Frazier!”

I saw a middle-aged man charging at me with a triumphant expression. An unfamiliar face, slightly different attire.

The man who appeared to be a delegation representative strode up to me and pointed accusingly.

“Tell me honestly! Grand Duchess! You deliberately stirred up the Grand Temple, didn’t you? If not, then why are monsters with the exact same hair color as you causing such havoc?! From what I can see, there are traces of humans being sacrificed, so you planned this scheme to use us all as sacrifices, didn’t you?!”

The man shouted frantically. Ferdinand’s expression instantly turned ominous.

‘Hair color…’

Indeed, my pink hair was quite uncommon here, and Coriko’s main body had exactly the same color as my hair.

“You have quite an imagination.”

“What?”

“You don’t even seem to be a knight, so stop interfering with the knights and get back!”

“N-now! There’s a limit to such brazenness!”

“What am I supposed to do about having the same hair color! Because of that! Am I, this Grand Duchess Frazier, supposed to be some kind of incarnation of that horrible monster? Huh? Speak properly!”

When I shouted angrily, the man momentarily lost his words and just gaped.

“This is a wartime situation and you dare insult me! Stop making a scene in front of me or you’ll get eaten, so get lost right now!”

“I, I…!”

“Marquis. Please stop and step back.”

“Yes, yes.”

‘Hmph.’

I understand being angry when suddenly facing such a terrifying situation!

I understand gossiping about hair color too!

But if a delegation representative acts up in front of the Crown Prince and gets beaten, it could escalate into a diplomatic problem!

Rather than Ferdinand signaling to drag away the delegation representative, it was much better for me to throw a tantrum and chase him away.

‘I really am a pacifist.’

“The Grand Duchess is…”

“Look at that hair color…”

“Disgusting.”

‘I should quit being a pacifist.’

The murmuring of foreign nobles subtly reached my ears.

‘I guess Ferdinand telling me not to come forward wasn’t because of the creatures, but because of talk like that.’

As evidence, more than half of the nobles were looking at me with disgust or fear.

I have no idea what that crazy monster Coriko did with hair. It must have created thick, sharp tentacles like the ones that tried to pierce me and killed several people.

When we finally reached the front lines following Ferdinand.

“Y-Your Highness!”

“The creatures’ condition is strange…!”

Not only my expression, but everyone around turned to shock.

The creatures, who had been busy tearing at humans like mindless monsters, suddenly stopped attacking.

It happened in an instant. The creatures moved in unison, standing in formation like soldiers.

Then they just stared at the knight orders with hollow eyes.

That eerie silence. In the quiet terror, some knights even dropped their swords.

“Tulia. Stay back.”

“…Yes.”

While answering quietly, I had to endure greater pain alone than others.

I had no choice.

Hundreds of thousands of knights.

Millions of creatures facing them.

Because ‘system windows’ were floating above every single one of those countless creatures without exception.

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“Saint! It’s dangerous if you go forward!”

“You should stay in the rear!”

New reports from the front lines. The story was that creatures were standing in formation like intelligent soldiers.

Greater tension flowed through the rear area as well. Coriko, who had been advancing toward the front to rescue the High Priests held hostage, had no choice but to stop due to the nobles’ restraint.

She shook her head firmly.

“No. I must go forward.”

“But…!”

“I heard that malicious rumors are currently spreading about my cousin, Grand Duchess Tulia Frazier.”

The delegation nobles bowed their heads at the uncomfortable topic to bring up before the Saint.

Rumors that Tulia Frazier was in league with monsters were spreading like wildfire.

Currently, knight orders from various nations had gathered at the Grand Temple. With countless knight orders and delegations coming and going, it was clear that these rumors would spread across the entire continent.

“I am the Saint. I must go and clearly reveal the monster’s true identity. That is my duty as the Saint.”

Coriko’s resolute words contained no firm assertion that ‘Tulia couldn’t possibly be a monster.’

The delegation nobles were all seasoned figures from high society. Naturally, they couldn’t help but understand what Coriko’s words implied.

Rather, considering that Coriko had lived as a commoner for a long time, she herself might have spoken without such implications, but from the nobles’ perspective, it could only be heard with various intentions.

It was also truly saint-like words, filled with innocent yet pure courage, befitting a holy Saint.

Just as the expressions of the delegation nobles looking at Coriko were each softening slightly.

“My granddaughter is Grand Duchess Frazier. No wicked rumors can tarnish that child’s honor.”

A heavy voice was heard from beside Coriko. Her face stiffened slightly, and the delegation nobles couldn’t bring themselves to object and averted their gazes.

Assis Grand Duke Frazier. And Marquis Aster Frazier spoke with cold eyes.

“Clear the way. I’m going to save my daughter.”

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