That Piece Of Trash Was Me - Chapter 39

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Chapter 39

A scene of young Ferdinand being slapped by the Empress and bleeding.

That scene was something I had never experienced even in the game, so I was quite flustered too.

‘Maybe it would have been better not to give him anything at all.’

Thinking of the cotton handkerchief I had given to Ferdinand made me feel embarrassed.

A cheap handkerchief that only commoners would use…

‘But I had no choice.’

Aubrey and Lilius had been extremely spiteful even after I came to the main castle.

So I could barely buy any new dresses, and couldn’t obtain any decent daily necessities.

‘At least Ruk took care of my living situation, which is how I managed to maintain this much of a lady’s appearance.’

But Ruk Kelfosher was literally just an advisor.

He couldn’t think to take care of the trivial necessities of a noble lady.

For example, while he might know to order beautiful satin shoes, he wouldn’t realize that he should also order lace stockings to wear with them as a set.

So the handkerchiefs I had were all old and shabby ones I’d been using since the warehouse.

‘I should have bought at least one handkerchief before going.’

At least it was fortunate that Adel had washed it clean for me.

‘He definitely thought it was a rag and threw it away.’

I knew best how damn awful Ferdinand’s personality was when he wasn’t in love, having played .

I clicked on the star still floating beside me with my eyes.

The status window appeared right in front of me.

[System: Status Window]

Tulia Frazier (15 years old)

-Coins Owned: 1,000

-Character: 1

-Beauty: 8

-Ability: 5

-Wealth: 0

-Luck: -10

Overall Rating: D-

The reason I couldn’t buy a pretty, nice handkerchief.

It was because of my wealth, which was still at ‘0’.

After all kinds of hardships, Tulia’s budget had been normalized, but still…

‘I still have debts!’

Crazy Tulia.

She hadn’t only borrowed money from Lilius, so debt collection notices were flying in from here and there every month.

Paying them back diligently meant that small luxuries as a noble? It was hard to even dream of them.

‘She should have at least bought gold. She just bought jewelry without any eye for it, just picking big ones…’

It wasn’t that Tulia had no eye for jewelry.

Possessing this body made me understand even better.

But Lilius and Aubrey had definitely been whispering that even if the quality was a bit poor, big stones looked flashy and suited Tulia’s gorgeous face.

Thanks to that, Tulia’s jewelry box was full of gems that weren’t very valuable but were just big.

Just like a nouveau riche’s jewelry box.

The kind of things that wouldn’t fetch much money even if sold.

Of course, I couldn’t live as Tulia scraping by like this forever.

If I didn’t raise my wealth, meaning if I didn’t achieve a whopping ’10’, I could never achieve an overall rating of A.

For reference, wealth 10 was a number that could only be achieved by owning an enormous amount of money.

It was an impossible figure unless I suddenly inherited the Grand Duke Frazier position.

‘But it’s not like there’s no way.’

Thinking of the things I had to do ahead, I suddenly thought my situation was quite busy.

I had to earn money in reality, and I had to earn coins too.

‘Fortunately, I did get another thousand.’

I had already experienced how 1,000 coins could disappear, and how the status window could backstab me.

It was easier on my mind to think of 1,000 coins as having about the value of ten thousand won.

‘Oh right.’

Come to think of it, the bottom of the status window was blinking.

I remembered that I had obtained a benefit, but with the cold and everything, I hadn’t had the chance to check it yet.

Thinking I should check it soon, I clicked with my eyes.

[System] Benefit Acquired!

[System] You have achieved over 90% affection level with ‘Assis Grand Duke Frazier’, granting you a special benefit!

[System] Assis Grand Duke Frazier’s character importance: ☆☆☆☆

[System] You have acquired the benefit ‘Lead Bank’!

‘Bank?’

A bank? What bank?

If it’s lead, does it mean the metal lead?

It was a benefit I’d never heard of before.

As I sat up from leaning against the pillow in confusion, sparkling text continued as if it had been waiting.

[System] Benefit ‘Lead Bank’ Acquired!

[System] Benefit Effect: If you deposit coins for 7 days, 10% coins will be added as interest.

I unconsciously jumped up from the bed.

“What did you say!”

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The next morning.

“Miss, fortunately the doctor says there’s nothing wrong with your head.”

“Uh, yeah.”

“Phew.”

Adel let out a sigh of relief. Her expression showed she was genuinely relieved.

‘That makes sense.’

Last night, I had suddenly shouted in the middle of the night after seeing the benefit.

Startled by my voice, she had rushed over immediately, and as soon as morning came, she called the personal physician, who said my fever wasn’t too severe.

Meaning my brain wasn’t hot enough to melt from fever.

In other words, I wasn’t crazy, so she could rest assured.

“But Miss, isn’t it… too hot?”

“Not at all, not at all. I need to do this to get better quickly.”

“You’re sweating buckets like it’s raining, so I’m wondering if you’re really okay…”

I could understand why Adel kept worrying that I might have gone crazy.

Right now I was wrapped in three layers of blankets, sweating profusely while even hugging a hot water bottle.

There was one reason for this.

I could earn coins by making efforts to recover quickly!

[System: Status Window]

Tulia Frazier (15 years old)

-Owned Coins: 2 (Deposited Coins: 1,000)

-Character: 1

-Beauty: 8

-Skill: 5

-Wealth: 0

-Luck: -10

Overall Rating: D-

I only learned last night that I could earn coins by taking care of my body to recover quickly.

It was somewhat amusing, but thinking about it, managing Coriko’s health so she wouldn’t die was also important when playing the game.

I thought this coin acquisition method might have originated from that.

“Miss. Shall I refill the hot water bottle once more? It seems to have gotten a bit lukewarm.”

“Yes, yes. Thank you, Adel.”

“Not at all.”

Anyway, even with a puzzled expression, Adel took care of me attentively.

‘Having a head maid like Adel must be one of Tulia’s few blessings.’

Just as Adel was opening the lid of the hot water bottle to pour out the cold water and refill it with hot water.

Knock knock.

The sound of knocking on the door was heard.

A moment later.

“Miss Tulia.”

The one giving me a light bow was none other than the butler of the main castle.

‘He’s Viscount Lilius’s person.’

Since Aubrey and Viscount Lilius had been managing the household affairs for a long time, it wasn’t surprising that the main castle’s butler was their person.

As expected, the butler was looking at me with a stiff expression.

I remained curled up like a caterpillar inside the blankets and asked.

“What’s the matter?”

“Miss. Viscount Lilius is calling for you.”

“What’s the reason he’s calling me?”

“He says to come out to greet guests.”

“…Guests?”

“Yes, Miss.”

While I slightly furrowed my brow, Adel stepped forward.

“I apologize, but the Miss is currently ill. There was a prescription from the personal physician to take absolute rest.”

The butler glanced at Adel for a moment.

But he soon looked back at me and bowed again.

“Then I’ll take note of that and withdraw. Miss.”

“Wait a moment.”

It was me who stopped the butler as he was about to turn around immediately.

“Butler.”

I continued speaking while wriggling out from inside the thick blankets.

His stiff face and the fact that he was withdrawing too easily for being Viscount Lilius’s person seemed suspicious.

“Who did my uncle say I should greet?”

And as expected, the butler showed a momentarily flustered expression.

But befitting a butler who had managed the castle for a long time, he quickly composed his expression and answered.

“Young Master Lisian Frazier and Young Master Leon Frazier.”

“Huh?”

Eek.

I involuntarily gasped.

Coriko’s true male lead and that bastard came to the main castle this early?!

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