That Piece Of Trash Was Me - Chapter 277

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Chapter 277

Emperor Alessandro finally exploded and tried to rush at me but was restrained. He screamed at the top of his lungs.

“No matter how much you are a Grand Duchess, even if you are the successor of the Sacred Tree you regenerated, you are still a noble of Frazier! Nobles should rightfully be loyal to the Emperor, so how can you commit such treasonous acts!”

“Treasonous?”

I lowered my head and chuckled softly. Then I stood up from my seat and slowly approached the railing.

“I prevented the continent’s destruction as the successor of the Sacred Tree. But what about you all?”

“…”

“Should I tell you again how many lives I saved?”

The delegation nobles, representatives dispatched from the Summer Continent, and the priests who survived and were newly appointed as high priests were all looking at me with fervent worship in their eyes.

That was understandable.

After all, Kim Ddongbyeol was sparkling above my head.

I swept my gaze over the faces of Emperor Alessandro and Empress Carmi, who had turned pale and couldn’t say a word, then sat back down.

“I, Tulia Frazier.”

…Hmm. Should I say “this deity”? No. That would be going too far.

Either way, I was human. Of course! I had a star adorning my head and all the priests were looking up to me, but still.

I struggled to suppress my shoulders that kept rising and continued speaking.

“I, Tulia Frazier, as the successor of the Sacred Tree and savior of the continent, hereby issue the following decree to the Briyang Imperial Family.”

I straightened my back and swept my gaze over the countless nobles who were listening to me.

“The Empress is hereby deposed effective immediately.”

“…!”

“The Emperor is also abdicated.”

“…I would rather abdicate voluntarily!”

Emperor Alessandro shouted while trembling violently.

Forced abdication and voluntary abdication. There was certainly a big difference. However, I.

“I don’t want that though?”

“…”

“Don’t mistake yourself for having the right to negotiate terms with me.”

Having lived as Emperor for so long, it was amusing that even in this situation he was looking down on me like I was his subordinate. How many people died because of him?

I spoke through gritted teeth.

“Do you even feel responsible for the tragedy caused by your greed and incompetence? You’ll spend your life farming at the frontier! Commander!”

“Yes, Successor!”

“Drag him out immediately!”

“By your command!”

Emperor Alessandro struggled, and Empress Carmi wailed like a roaring beast.

“How does this make sense? In what country, what noble rebels against their master? This is treason! Isn’t Frazier trying to become the new imperial family!”

I walked down the stairs without saying a word.

The moment I stood up and all the nobles stood up again was so thrilling that I really wanted to just take the throne like Carmi said.

Slap!

I struck Carmi’s cheek roughly.

“Frazier is the Empire’s eternal Grand Ducal House, the finest noble family that has never once harbored treasonous thoughts. If you dare speak such blasphemous words one more time…”

I turned my gaze away from Carmi and looked at Second Prince Dave, who was trembling with a pale face behind her.

“I’ll tear the Empress’s offspring limb from limb.”

“…!”

Although Second Prince Dave avoided deposition, he would live a life worse than that.

He looked at Carmi with eyes full of resentment, and when Carmi saw her son looking at her with such eyes, she showed an expression of despair.

Because I had come down and stood before them, according to the strict continental law, they as criminals could not remain standing at the same level as me.

At the Chief Justice’s instruction, the knights pressed down hard on Emperor Alessandro and Empress Carmi’s shoulders, forcing them to kneel, and I spoke with my hands clasped behind my back.

“Furthermore, the Briyang throne shall be inherited by the Crown Prince, Ferdinand Cassel Evichkait, according to the established order.”

“…!”

“…!”

“Crown Prince?”

Ferdinand, who had already been prepared, walked forward with steady steps and knelt on one knee.

“Successor.”

“This dei… Do I have any problems with my judgment?”

“None. The Briyang Imperial Family will gladly accept the Successor’s disposition.”

“Ferdinand! How dare you…!”

Emperor Alessandro trembled with rage but ultimately couldn’t say anything with his pale face.

I climbed back up the stairs. During the time it took to climb the considerable number of steps, no one dared even breathe.

This is the taste of power.

I sat back down in the highest seat and leaned back.

“Furthermore, I, Tulia Frazier.”

Actually, I had consulted with Father and Grandfather beforehand about whether to say this here or not.

Father and Grandfather had expressions showing they were very reluctant. However, in the end, they uttered a single statement.

“Frazier… has always been the type to not hesitate when welcoming a spouse to their liking. My dear.”

‘Well, both of them had passionate loves…’

Anyway, thanks to gaining great enlightenment from this, I spoke the lines I had already prepared.

“I will accept the marriage proposal I received from Crown Prince Ferdinand at my coming-of-age ceremony.”

For the first time, the grand courtroom stirred greatly.

The High Priest, who looked like he wanted to shout for order immediately, glanced at me and only cleared his throat.

I let them chatter. After all, the only person I was looking at right now was Ferdinand.

He was still kneeling on one knee, looking up at me with a smile.

“It is an honor, Successor.”

* * *

It was early spring.

The people who attended the grand court today were prominent figures of power on the continent.

They were all adorned with tulip decorations to the fullest. Age and gender didn’t matter. Many nobles had blatantly stuck tulips in their hair, and they seemed to have sprayed tulip perfume too.

‘Ugh. They’re really trying to make tulips the continental flower.’

Their intentions were transparent but harmless. Yes. How wonderful this kind of thing was.

The fact that it was a complete tulip paradise made me laugh.

I exited the grand courtroom. People looked like they wanted to swarm toward me, but since they couldn’t dare to, they swarmed toward Father and Grandfather instead.

So only one person approached me.

“Thank you for accepting my marriage proposal. Successor.”

“Ferdinand.”

I asked back in disbelief.

“Are you going to keep speaking so formally?”

“Well.”

Ferdinand’s eyes looking down at me were filled with laughter.

“Our social positions have changed, haven’t they?”

“Ferdinand.”

I spoke seriously.

“Actually, I’m incredibly arrogant despite how I look, so if you keep this up, I’ll really start speaking casually to you. When I spoke informally to the Emperor and Empress earlier, it was so thrilling I couldn’t come to my senses.”

Since Ferdinand just smiled without saying anything, I asked just in case.

“Has it… already become obvious?”

He nodded. I cleared my throat with a small cough.

“I should be more careful.”

Ferdinand kept smiling, unlike his usual self.

Perhaps because his smile felt excessively gentle, or maybe because he kept teasing me, I raised my eyebrows slightly.

Does he think I can’t speak casually?

“Then, Ferdinand. Will you do me a favor?”

“Of course.”

He responded so calmly that I felt embarrassed, but on the other hand, it didn’t feel awkward at all.

I was, after all, the inevitable Tulia.

One who loves herself so very much…

“Then propose to me once more in front of all these people.”

Even though everyone was crowded around Grandfather and Father, they weren’t that far from us.

Though our conversation wouldn’t be audible, surely one ear of everyone would be open to us.

When I smiled with a delighted expression, he smiled along, then.

“…!”

Ferdinand knelt on one knee. In that moment when I was the one who became flustered instead.

“Tulia.”

The nobles, all decorated with tulips, began rushing toward us in a crowd.

It was dizzying enough to create the illusion that we were standing in the middle of a garden full of blooming tulips.

“Would you please marry me?”

I returned to him the most joyful smile I possessed.

“Ferdinand.”

I took Ferdinand’s hand to help him up and answered softly.

“Gladly.”

It was a day in early spring, before the full season and complete blooming.

I Was That Trash

Fin.

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