That Piece Of Trash Was Me - Chapter 73

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Chapter 73

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I hesitated for a moment without answering, lost in thought.

 

Of course, there were plenty of reasons for that.

 

Just considering what Viscount Lilius’s family had done all this time.

 

If I had power, I would have planned my revenge long ago and then some.

 

But I didn’t immediately reveal the truth and hesitated instead.

 

Because this accusation was ultimately related to Grandfather’s honor as well.

 

Should I say it, or shouldn’t I?

 

Then how should I say it?

 

I glanced at Grandfather to gauge his reaction.

 

My eyes met with Grandfather’s.

 

Grandfather, who had been staring at me with an unreadable expression, shifted his gaze again.

 

Then.

 

“Viscount Lilius Frazier.”

 

He asked Viscount Lilius Frazier in a heavy voice.

 

“Is that truly your claim?”

 

“….”

 

“That Tulia conspired with the Magic Tower to cause such a major incident?”

 

“….”

 

I realized intuitively in that moment.

 

That Grandfather was giving Viscount Lilius one ‘last’ chance.

 

But Viscount Lilius was already a cornered rat.

 

When a rat is cornered, it will even bite a cat, but would I even look like a cat to Viscount Lilius right now?

 

A baby rat weaker than him.

 

Perhaps I looked like nothing more than a bug that could be crushed underfoot.

 

So Viscount Lilius’s answer was already predetermined.

 

“Yes, Father!”

 

Viscount Lilius’s gleaming eyes, as if proving his recent hardships, glared straight at me.

 

“Tulia must have conspired with the Magic Tower!”

 

“….”

 

“That bow must contain some wicked sorcery! You know well who the late Marquis’s wife ran away with, don’t you, Father!”

 

Crack.

 

Suddenly, I heard the sound of wood being lightly crushed from both sides.

 

I flinched in surprise and looked back and forth between them.

 

And I was secretly intimidated inside.

 

Despite their calm faces, the chair armrests they were gripping were broken.

 

Both Lisian’s chair armrest and Leon Frazier’s chair armrest.

 

All of them.

 

‘Wow. As expected, the Male Leads are different.’

 

The fact that both of them showed no change in expression made me feel even more chilled.

 

‘Thank goodness I’ve been steadily building up my Affection Level all this time.’

 

And the Elders….

 

They were different from the nobles who had gathered at the hunting ground.

 

“Viscount Lilius.”

 

Very cold voices began to spread one by one.

 

“This is an official occasion. Please refrain from making remarks that tarnish Marchioness Frazier’s honor.”

 

“No matter how desperate the situation, it’s not right to insult the Marchioness, who ranks higher than you, based on mere speculation.”

 

They spoke with eyes that had completely lost any favor toward Viscount Lilius.

 

‘As expected, people obsessed with House Frazier.’

 

No.

 

This was all because Grandfather had governed House Frazier well.

 

So Grandfather must be the strongest on earth.

 

Meanwhile, thinking this was the right moment, the Senior Mage from the Magic Tower also cried out full of indignation!

 

“The Magic Tower has not conspired with Miss Tulia in any way! I can even swear an oath!”

 

‘He should cry right about now.’

 

Apparently, unlike nobles, mages didn’t know how to act.

 

He was just making an extremely aggrieved expression.

 

Grandfather, who had been silently observing this entire situation, slowly opened his mouth.

 

“I see.”

 

“….”

 

“That would be right.”

 

Grandfather, who had been sitting like an ancient tree in the highest seat, a throne-like position, slowly spoke.

 

“I have a reason I can guess as to why Viscount Lilius Frazier and Tedrick Frazier shot arrows at Tulia.”

 

“You have a reason you can guess?”

 

“What might that be?”

 

The Elders asked urgently.

 

“Because Viscount Lilius Frazier and Aubrey Frazier.”

 

“….”

 

“Have been deceiving Tulia and embezzling that child’s budget for over three years.”

 

“What?!”

 

“Gasp!”

 

Low groans erupted from here and there.

 

“Is that all?”

 

“….”

 

“They lied to Tulia about a confinement order that should have ended in a month, making her eat and sleep in the warehouse for over three years.”

 

“…!”

 

“Good heavens.”

 

“How could they be so vicious…!”

 

The faces of Viscount Lilius, Tedrick, and Aubrey turned pale beyond white, becoming corpse-like and ashen.

 

“F-Father…!”

 

Aubrey Frazier in particular trembled as if she might faint.

 

As the lady of the house, she managed the household affairs of minor direct lineage members like me.

 

In other words, Aubrey’s crime was even greater than Viscount Lilius’s.

 

This fact, which they had somehow managed to hide, was now exposed before none other than the Elders.

 

In other words, Aubrey Frazier’s social life was over.

 

It was clear that even with the title of ‘Viscountess Frazier,’ she would be ostracized in the Grand Duchy’s high society.

 

Even if she were reluctantly invited, it would only be a thorny path filled with subtle criticism, contempt, and ridicule directed at her.

 

And that would be forever.

 

For a noble lady, it was tantamount to a death sentence.

 

“Do you have any excuse to make?”

 

“W-well….”

 

“I suppose not.”

 

Aubrey eventually grabbed her husband Viscount Lilius’s collar with a helpless expression, but Viscount Lilius was also frozen solid like a can in a glacier, unable to move.

 

“So that’s what happened….”

 

The Elders muttered with dumbfounded expressions.

 

“So that’s why Young Master Tedrick had his Direct Lineage Necklace confiscated….”

 

“Perhaps the reason he was driven out to the warehouse under the pretext of confinement was…”

 

“Three years…”

 

Lilius had always been a noble who projected an image of being sincere, honest, gentle, and affable.

 

Now that it was exposed he had been stabbing his nephew in the back for three years with that image, he would never be ‘truly’ welcomed anywhere in the Grand Duchy again.

 

‘But I didn’t expect Grandfather to tell them all of that.’

 

In such a public setting.

 

He’s someone who knows well how great the impact would be.

 

Still, because of affection for blood relatives, because of love for his youngest son, it seemed he hadn’t pressed him too hard compared to what he’d done until now.

 

Others say Assis Grand Duke Frazier is a cold ice duke without blood or tears, but he looked different to my eyes.

 

‘Just look at how easily his affection level shot up to maximum with me.’

 

Grandfather had strong affection for blood relatives.

 

To be precise, I think he had strong affection for the bloodline left behind by his late grandmother, the Grand Duchess.

 

Reflecting on the love story between the Grand Duke and Grand Duchess that no one else present would know, I composed my expression.

 

“Tedrick Frazier.”

 

Tedrick trembled as soon as his name was called.

 

Well, he was very afraid of Assis Grand Duke Frazier.

 

‘Though what noble wouldn’t be.’

 

Moreover, this situation seemed to have returned to him as enormous psychological pressure.

 

“It’s unfair, Grandfather! The, the bow! There was a problem with it! I’m certain!”

 

‘Tsk tsk.’

 

I looked at Tedrick who had fallen into an almost panic state, then raised my hand.

 

“Speak, Tulia.”

 

Having received permission to speak from Grandfather, I stood up from my seat according to etiquette.

 

No, I tried to stand up.

 

Momentarily forgetting that my current body wasn’t in normal condition.

 

My thighs burned with pain. Every place that had been pierced.

 

Thanks to the personal physician’s excellent skills, the pain I had forgotten while staying still surged up like flames.

 

I naturally staggered and almost fell forward to smash my nose on the desk.

 

But fortunately, I didn’t show such an unseemly appearance.

 

There were hands that reflexively caught me from both sides.

 

It was angel-like Lisian and that Leon Frazier bastard.

 

“Lisian, thank you.”

 

I whispered a small smile to Lisian.

 

“Be, be careful.”

 

“Yeah yeah.”

 

When Lisian returned the smile, I heard grumbling from the side.

 

“Wow, the discrimination is intense.”

 

Of course, Leon Frazier’s voice was just loud enough for me alone to hear.

 

I was completely dumbfounded.

 

‘That bastard has only been around for a few days and he’s already absorbing my speech patterns.’

 

As the time I spent with them grew longer, speech habits I used as ‘Han Ina’ had slipped out a few times.

 

Naturally, words that would never be used in this noble society.

 

But that Leon Frazier bastard was copying and using some of my speech habits exactly.

 

I composed myself again and opened my mouth in a respectful voice.

 

“Grandfather. Since Tedrick Frazier is trying to stand in opposition to the Magic Tower like that…”

 

Before I could even finish my words, Lilius urgently interrupted.

 

“Tulia! Watch your words! Who said they would stand in opposition to the Magic Tower!”

 

“Isn’t that so?”

 

How nice it was to have different seat levels like this.

 

I looked down at Lilius and tilted my head.

 

“Runsha has been claiming innocence until her throat is hoarse since coming here, but Tedrick keeps only expressing the opinion that there was a problem with the bow.”

 

“…Ha!”

 

Lilius, who had been listening, violently struck the table and stood up.

 

“Fine, let’s shoot you with that magic bow once more in this place and it’ll become clear! There are plenty of knights here too, so there are more than enough people to shoot you and confirm it! Tulia Frazier!”

 

“There’s no need for that!”

 

Grandfather’s dignified voice rang thunderously through the conference hall.

 

“Who else would dare suspect you, Tulia? It’s ridiculous, even damaging House Frazier’s honor!”

 

Receiving Grandfather’s gaze, Lilius violently gritted his teeth and sat down.

 

His expression was full of resentment as well as fear.

 

I understood.

 

Grandfather looking down at Lilius’s family right now looked exactly like the king of gods looking down to judge humans who had fallen to hell.

 

“You might get hurt, Miss Tulia. You should take care of your body.”

 

“That’s right.”

 

When the Elders said a few words of concern, I made an apologetic expression.

 

Of course, it was fake.

 

‘I’m confident now anyway.’

 

Since I’ve raised my Luck Stat tremendously.

 

No matter how much they shoot, there’s no more penalty of the bow targeting me, that’s what I’m saying.

 

‘Hehe.’

 

While I was laughing inwardly, Grandfather’s stern verdict fell.

 

“Viscount Lilius Frazier.”

 

“…Yes, Father.”

 

“I will recover all the domestic administrative rights I gave you.”

 

“Ah, Father!”

 

“Your Highness!”

 

“Grand Duke Your Highness!”

 

One or two of the Elders also raised their voices in surprise.

 

‘Aha. He’s planted his people among the Elders too.’

 

Confirming the faces of the Elders who had turned particularly pale, I looked down at Lilius again.

 

Actually, it was a decisive decision that even surprised me a little.

 

‘I didn’t expect him to completely recover the administrative rights. Without even a grace period.’

 

Viscount Frazier without domestic administrative rights.

 

Of course, no one in this Briyang Empire could ignore the name ‘Frazier’, but there’s a world of difference between a viscount with real power and one without.

 

Just when the future of Lilius and his family was completely decided.

 

“I will transfer the recovered domestic administrative rights to Tulia.”

 

Words like a bolt from the blue fell.

 

“And…”

 

“…”

 

“Viscount Lilius Frazier will face an official trial.”

 

“Father!”

 

“I leave Tedrick Frazier’s punishment entirely to you, Tulia.”

 

“Ah, Father!”

 

Suddenly it felt like cider was pouring down from the sky like a waterfall!

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