That Piece Of Trash Was Me - Chapter 77

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Chapter 77

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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“I’ve convened this emergency family meeting to discuss Tedrick’s punishment.”

 

Full house.

 

At the large mahogany table that could seat about twenty people, I sat confidently in the highest seat and smiled.

 

Excluding Grandfather, all the direct family members of House Frazier who were free to move about in this main castle were present.

 

Count Nigela Frazier was there, as was Viscountess Aubrey.

 

This meant they were sitting in seats lower than mine.

 

As good as my mood was, theirs seemed extremely unpleasant, but what could they do when this was family law?

 

‘Of course, when Grandfather arrives, I’ll have to step down from this highest seat.’

 

Ruk Kelfosher had come earlier to relay the message.

 

 

 

“The head of the family said he would not attend the family meeting.”

 

 

 

The words Ruk conveyed seemed very much like something Grandfather would say.

 

A situation where, in his absence, I had to break down those higher in rank than me by invoking ‘family law.’

 

And solely through my own strength and rhetoric at that.

 

‘I suppose lions do raise their cubs to be strong.’

 

Lions. Tigers. They drop their cubs from cliffs to raise them harshly.

 

But I am Tulia Frazier.

 

‘I’ve died and come back to life more than once or twice, haven’t I?’

 

As the official villainess of this world who was more vicious than any lion, I had nothing to fear.

 

Of course, this confidence was also slightly helped by Lisian and Leon Frazier, who were sitting at the table.

 

“What will you do with Tedrick, Tulia?”

 

Count Nigela Frazier spoke first.

 

His voice was more solemn and heavy than usual, but I spoke without the slightest waver.

 

“Tedrick Frazier has committed an unforgivable sin.”

 

“What did our son do!”

 

“Of course, Uncle Lilius as well.”

 

“…!”

 

Aubrey ground her teeth audibly.

 

‘She’d have nothing to say.’

 

Lilius was not present at this gathering.

 

‘Naturally. In some ways, he had committed an even worse crime than Tedrick.’

 

That night after the meeting had been dismissed, late in the evening.

 

Through Ruk Kelfosher, who came quietly, I learned of Lilius’s punishment.

 

 

 

“Embezzlement. Double bookkeeping. Assault. Attempted murder.”

 

“….”

 

“Viscount Lilius Frazier will stand trial. This is the Grand Duke’s will, and also the result according to stern national law.”

 

 

 

‘Grandfather must have had many concerns.’

 

But Grandfather was the king of the Fraziers.

 

It seemed he had decided to proceed according to family law and national law.

 

‘If he stands trial, Lilius is pretty much finished.’

 

Thanks to that, he couldn’t even attend this gathering.

 

He was under house arrest.

 

House arrest in name, but in reality it was no different from being confined like a prisoner before trial.

 

I looked at Aubrey, who was glaring at me as if she wanted to kill me.

 

“Aunt.”

 

Of course, still with a smile on my lips.

 

“I’m speaking as someone who has been granted domestic authority, aren’t I?”

 

Tulia’s unchanging smile would probably be more frightening than beautiful.

 

“Sit down. According to family law.”

 

“You…!”

 

“Uncle Nigela.”

 

I lightly cut off Aubrey’s words and continued speaking.

 

“If Aunt Aubrey keeps disrupting the meeting, I will proceed with Tedrick Frazier’s punishment here without any further notice.”

 

Nigela’s eyes widened slightly.

 

He probably hadn’t expected me to come on this strong after gathering all the family members.

 

“Tulia Frazi…!”

 

“Enough! Let’s hear what she has to say first!”

 

Nigela shouted solemnly.

 

Only then did Aubrey sit down, breathing heavily.

 

“I will send Tedrick Frazier to the border where Father serves as supreme commander, as the lowest-ranking knight.”

 

“What, what?”

 

“He needs to be re-educated. He almost killed his cousins for fun, so his character is completely rotten, isn’t it?”

 

This was something I wanted to say to Lilius, who wasn’t here, as well.

 

Since Lilius wasn’t here, Aubrey could hear it instead.

 

‘Anyway, both of them probably want to kill me just the same, right?’

 

I sneered inwardly.

 

“Tulia Frazier!”

 

It was almost like a shriek.

 

Completely unbecoming of a noble. Aubrey shot up from her seat entirely.

 

“Do you, do you think what you’re saying makes any sense?!”

 

“Yes. Since I’m the one saying it.”

 

Aubrey trembled and shouted.

 

“Absolutely not!”

 

“Why not? Is there a reason it can’t be done?”

 

“Of course! You want to send my precious son to some border, and what? As a low-ranking knight?! Tedrick is direct bloodline of the Fraziers! There’s absolutely no reason for him to suffer in such a harsh place!”

 

“Why isn’t there?”

 

Now finding it difficult even to pretend to smile, I just raised the corners of my mouth eerily and tilted my head.

 

“Grandfather.”

 

“….”

 

“Gave me.”

 

“….”

 

“This authority.”

 

Clang.

 

Glory, the direct lineage necklace I had worn conspicuously around my neck, swayed.

 

Was that all?

 

“Why can’t it be done?”

 

On my hand was also a sparkling ring.

 

The very ring that, until recently, had been worn by Lilius and Aubrey.

 

It was the special ruby ring that only those who held domestic authority in the Grand Ducal House could wear.

 

Something that would make even Aubrey, who seemed ready to rush over and strangle me at any moment, hesitate for an instant.

 

And I wasn’t particularly scared.

 

Because the moment Aubrey shot up from her seat, I could see from the corner of my eye that Lisian and Leon Frazier immediately tensed their bodies.

 

Even if something were to happen, I was confident that Aubrey wouldn’t be able to lay a finger on me.

 

Thanks to the twins standing guard.

 

“Tedrick Frazier will be expelled to the border within a week.”

 

Not only Aubrey’s face, but even the faces of the senior maids standing behind her began to turn pale.

 

Since I was already doing this chairman cosplay.

 

I decided to make it even more convincing.

 

I placed both arms on the table with a thud.

 

After spreading and interlacing my fingers, I rested my chin on them and smiled as obnoxiously as possible.

 

“Then the family meeting ends here.”

 

 

 

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“Hey, are you really Tulia?”

 

After the staggering Aubrey finally fainted and was carried away, Leon Frazier came to sit beside me and started bothering me again.

 

“How did you think of banishing Tedrick Frazier to where Father is?”

 

“Ah. You couldn’t even think of that much? Idiot?”

 

“Are you calling me an idiot right now?”

 

“This really isn’t even worth answering.”

 

“A-amazing. Tulia.”

 

Lisian looked at me and smiled.

 

“To think of sending him as a low-ranking k-knight. You’re like a student who completed political theory. Tulia.”

 

I also smiled brightly at Lisian.

 

“I have to be smart since I’m Lisian’s younger sibling.”

 

“Why is the favoritism so severe?”

 

I could hear Leon Frazier muttering, but we harmoniously ignored him.

 

‘Anyway, that bastard Tedrick’s life is over.’

 

Actually, Leon Frazier deserved a lot of credit for that.

 

Because the border where Tulia and the twins’ father.

 

That is, where Marquis Aster Frazier serves as commander-in-chief, naturally has a large number of the marquis’s knights stationed there.

 

‘Those knights greatly respect Leon Frazier.’

 

Because Leon Frazier’s sword skills were unrivaled.

 

Most of the endings in were like that too.

 

Even though Lisian, the eldest, inherited the marquis title, Leon became the knight commander.

 

Always first place in Academy swordsmanship exams.

 

The lord’s son who’s called a genius with the sword?

 

They would naturally have no choice but to respect and love him.

 

‘That bastard Tedrick shot that Leon Frazier with a bow.’

 

The fact that Tedrick had deliberately targeted us was now accepted as established fact.

 

Would Marquis Aster’s knights leave Tedrick alone after learning this?

 

Normally, since he was from the direct line of Frazier and had already been knighted, they couldn’t treat him carelessly, but.

 

‘I prepared for that situation too by specifically saying I’d send him as a low-ranking knight.’

 

I chuckled inwardly.

 

The knights would absolutely not leave Tedrick alone.

 

Just thinking about it felt refreshing.

 

“F-Father will probably be angry too.”

 

“Of course.”

 

I answered with a bright smile.

 

“After making Leon Frazier’s shoulder like that, Tedrick’s life is half over.”

 

“…Huh?”

 

“Huh?”

 

Lisian blinked several times and stared at me.

 

“What’s wrong? Lisian?”

 

I asked, but Lisian soon shook his head.

 

“N-no, it’s nothing.”

 

“…?”

 

‘What’s that about?’

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