That Piece Of Trash Was Me - Chapter 71

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Chapter 71

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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“Miss. Please never do that again.”

 

I expected Adel to be sobbing.

 

“I was going to return my medical license. Miss. Wahhhhh.”

 

Well, I didn’t expect the personal physician to cry, but he seemed like a sensitive man so I figured as much.

 

“Miss is truly a terrible person.”

 

But I didn’t know even the assistant butler would be sniffling.

 

‘What the heck.’

 

Usually assistant butlers are thorough and meticulous, with iron-like personalities and steel-like mentals to assist their masters, right?

 

Isn’t that the image?

 

‘You’re actually like that in reality, so why are you sniffling.’

 

Anyway, I comforted them well.

 

“I’m alive, aren’t I.”

 

“But you got hurt!”

 

“Just having one’s life attached isn’t everything!”

 

“You almost couldn’t walk!”

 

I got a bit scared when they got angry at me instead.

 

Goodness, what master gets intimidated by their employees.

 

“I almost couldn’t walk?”

 

Of course, this was a bit frightening.

 

“Yes! So Miss, please take care of your body.”

 

Adel held my hand tightly and said. I nodded awkwardly.

 

“Thanks for treating me well. Thanks to you, it doesn’t hurt much.”

 

“I really broke out in a cold sweat. I’m not joking, Miss Tulia.”

 

My personal physician was definitely skilled.

 

“I think I understand why His Grace the Grand Duke emptied out the medicine chest for you, Miss. He must have known in advance about his granddaughter’s reckless personality.”

 

“I think so too.”

 

Whether the personal physician and assistant butler were dissing me side by side, it didn’t even register in my ears.

 

The pierced thigh was healing well with divine skill.

 

And above all.

 

‘Everything went well.’

 

Very well indeed.

 

“What about little uncle?”

 

“Right now the path to and from his quarters has been completely blocked.”

 

“Really?”

 

‘Well, is he blocking employee traffic and frantically starting to hide assets?’

 

I wasn’t sure about that part.

 

I just thought that Grandfather should come quickly.

 

‘Lisian did go to escort him though.’

 

That’s right.

 

Right before I showed everyone the show of getting hit by Viscount Lilius’s bow, I had asked Lisian in advance.

 

If.

 

If I were to get hit by Viscount Lilius’s arrow.

 

Could he move me and immediately bring Grandfather back.

 

Without being noticed by others, and when others are in chaos.

 

As quickly and swiftly as possible.

 

‘I said I’d give him all the money I had if he granted that request…’

 

Since I’m temporarily rich with the money I extorted from Leon Frazier.

 

That’s probably why there was no change in the ‘wealth stat’ in my status window either.

 

Either it’s not enough money to raise one more stat, or there’s some more solid standard.

 

It seemed like one of the two, but I couldn’t quite figure out which.

 

More importantly.

 

It was Lisian’s attitude.

 

 

 

“…Money?”

 

“Yeah yeah.”

 

 

 

Lisian had no reaction to those words.

 

He just stared at me quietly and suddenly smiled faintly.

 

 

 

“Tulia.”

 

 

 

A smile that felt subtly painful.

 

 

 

“What kind of brother in the world… receives requests from his younger sibling… and receives money for it.”

 

 

 

I pondered those words.

 

Because they were words I couldn’t help but ponder even if I tried not to.

 

I thought it would be good if Lisian returned quickly, and if Grandfather returned quickly too.

 

But.

 

‘Territory inspection takes time, so he probably can’t come right away?’

 

Still, I expected he would first send a key advisor like Ruk Kelfosher to detain Viscount Lilius, Aubrey, and Tedrick and begin a strict investigation.

 

‘Or maybe not. Maybe not detention.’

 

I wasn’t sure either.

 

I looked out the window while drinking the warm tea Adel had personally brewed.

 

Anyway, the person in power in this Grand Duchy and my ally, Grandfather, needs to return quickly for anything to happen.

 

I muttered while holding the teacup in my hand.

 

“I hope Grandfather returns quickly.”

 

“Hmm hmm. Is that so?”

 

“Huh?”

 

A familiar voice.

 

I looked up in surprise.

 

“Grandfather?!”

 

The Assis Grand Duke, who was supposed to take over a week to return.

 

The face of the Assis Grand Duke walking in with his hands behind his back was more solemn and serious than ever.

 

But my mood was different.

 

At the thought that my backing had finally returned, I couldn’t help but burst into a bright smile.

 

“Grandfather! You’ve returned!”

 

At that moment.

 

Strangely, or rather quite rarely, a pleased smile appeared on Grandfather’s face as he looked at me.

 

“Yes. I’ve returned, Tulia.”

 

 

 

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Meanwhile, at Lilius Frazier’s residence.

 

He was pacing around the room with anxious steps. His lips, which he had bitten several times already, were roughly chapped.

 

“My lord!”

 

Lilius’s advisor quickly entered and spoke.

 

“We’ve managed to transfer about 20% of the important assets to borrowed name accounts for now.”

 

Twenty percent.

 

At first glance, it seemed like a terribly slow pace, but Lilius didn’t blame him.

 

Because the wealth he had secretly accumulated was enormous.

 

Until now, no one had ever touched his ill-gotten gains. No, they hadn’t even dared to try.

 

But now he was on the verge of standing before the retainers’ tribunal.

 

In times like this, the most important thing was to quickly move his hidden assets to even deeper hiding places.

 

“We need to handle as much as possible before Father returns. Go quickly and help finish the rest!”

 

“Yes, my lord!”

 

The hunting competition had been three days ago already.

 

Though three days had passed, Lilius had spent another sleepless night with his eyes wide open today as well.

 

The same was true for Tedrick and Aubrey.

 

They instinctively knew they would lose a great deal of what they possessed and enjoyed.

 

So Aubrey was also frantically hiding the family jewels, and Tedrick was doing something similar.

 

Not distinguished titles like Grand Count or Marquis, but merely Viscount.

 

Even bearing the Frazier name, once Marquis Aster Frazier later ascended to Grand Duke, they too would be relegated to mere ‘branch family’ status.

 

Since it was an insignificant position to begin with, that’s precisely why they had yearned to climb higher!

 

‘Tulia Frazier. That damned wench.’

 

Lilius ground his teeth furiously.

 

 

 

“Why did you have to blurt out such things, saying Tulia’s birth mother used cunning schemes and such! The Frazier Elders held no small position, yet you publicly spoke such insults, so no one will be able to take your side!”

 

“Brother!”

 

“Enough! Handle it yourself!”

 

“Brother Nigella!”

 

“Those stubborn old folks already hate stories that damage Frazier’s honor the most! And it was none other than you who publicly spouted such things! Tsk!”

 

 

 

His older brother, Count Nigella Frazier, even harshly criticized Lilius while distancing himself from the situation.

 

‘When he needed me, he was always busy using me!’

 

He absolutely would not collapse like this.

 

They were still bound together by their shared debt from the failed Statis Plain ranch business.

 

He had no choice but to hide as much money as possible and wait for the right moment.

 

That’s when it happened.

 

“My lord!”

 

At his advisor’s call, he snapped back to attention.

 

“Right. Where did you say that Lisian fellow was?”

 

Even in this situation, Lilius was thinking of negotiating with Lisian.

 

But since Lisian was nowhere to be found, he had sent people to search for him.

 

Then an unexpected answer came back.

 

“What? He left the castle the day we moved Tulia to the cabin and hasn’t returned?”

 

“Yes, that’s correct, my lord.”

 

“Those rat bastards…!”

 

He had been too frantic to notice at all.

 

Lisian’s escape clearly meant he had gone to tattle about everything to the Grand Duke Assis.

 

“When did they stop glaring at each other like strangers!”

 

Even Leon Frazier, who had been busy snarling at each other, immediately carried Tulia away in his arms the moment she collapsed.

 

They were truly the children of the Marquis House in name and reality.

 

Even though Tulia had suffered all kinds of mistreatment and contempt, she was ultimately a young lady of higher status than even Tedrick.

 

Of course, higher than Count Nigella Frazier’s children as well.

 

“Fine, good. This is just perfect.”

 

Do they think only he and his family will sink like this?

 

Let’s all go down together this time.

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