The Male Leads Were Stolen By The Extra [EN]: Chapter 54

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“What.”

“I’m talking about the Princess. You like her, don’t you? Am I right?”

Maxwell looked up at Tan with sparkling eyes, waiting for an answer.

Natural physical contact, eyes that couldn’t leave her for a moment, and a hint of regret when she was away.

He hadn’t even bothered to trim his hair when I told him to, and he didn’t care about his appearance, but lately, he’s been grooming himself more and more.

It was too obvious.

“Go away if you’re going to talk nonsense.”

“So, you’re still staying at the Duke’s mansion? Since when? Huh? Huh?”

No matter how much Tan pushed him away, no matter how fiercely he glared, Maxwell wouldn’t give in. He had been immune to this attitude for a long time.

For months, all Tan cared about was who he was.

He was so indifferent to others that he was almost heartless.

He didn’t care what people were doing, what their names were, or where he was.

Maxwell received help from Tan, but Tan’s intention was simply to get rid of a nuisance. Maxwell knew that.

Tan was a person who didn’t even know the concept of help or consideration.

But he personally picked a fallen leaf off her hair?

It was amazing.

He was so indifferent to everything that he not only stayed at the Duke’s mansion, but he even asked about the Saviors first the other day, and now something even more amazing is happening!

Maxwell waited for Tan’s closed lips to open, determined to get an answer.

“Everyone likes her.”

But Tan answered indifferently, as if it were obvious. As if he wouldn’t answer easily.

“Hey. That’s different! I’m just honored and admire the Princess, but you like her as a woman. Love!”

“What.”

Tan chuckled.

He knew about love from books.

Isn’t it about getting stabbed by a sword for the other person, falling into the water because of them, and not eating or drinking for a week?

He had never done that.

She has become special, and he keeps feeling strange urges and desires.

Of course, the desire to monopolize her remained unchanged.

“Ha, you’re frustrating, Brother!”

Maxwell hit his chest as if he was frustrated and continued.

“You worry when you’re apart, you’re happy when you’re together, you miss her when you’re separated, and you want to touch her when you’re near! If that’s not love, what is it?”

“…….”

“If you’ve never felt what I just said to anyone else, but only to the Princess, then I’m right.”

Maxwell said confidently, as if nothing could be more certain.

Tan paused for a moment, lost in thought.

Me? Her?

“Nonsense.”

Tan looked at Maxwell with a nonchalant expression and turned his head. But his eyes were slightly shaking and agitated.

* * *

“Welcome. My name is Daniel Jackson.”

Selonia looked at the man who greeted her.

She was still dumbfounded. Unlike the dilapidated exterior, the interior of the building was clean.

The tattered windows were swaying in the wind, so she thought that the wind would be blowing in while she was requesting information, but when she entered the building, there was another entrance that was not visible from the outside.

As soon as she entered the entrance, a bright hallway greeted them.

Magical lights were installed all over the hallway walls, so there was no darkness to be found.

Moreover, unlike the shabby exterior, the hallway was decorated in a classic style.

In a word, it felt like an old mansion of a wealthy man. The dark brown wooden hallway reminded her of a classic mansion built in the mountains.

At the end of the hallway, she opened another door, and the guild’s appearance was finally revealed.

The employee who was waiting in a well-decorated pub-like space guided her immediately.

Only Selonia was guided into the inner room, and Ella was told to wait in front of the door.

And the place where Selonia is standing now was the guild leader’s office.

Whether he liked art, the stylishly decorated office was filled with all sorts of sculptures and paintings that looked like masterpieces.

“The guild shouldn’t stand out, but if the interior is shabby, customers don’t like it.”

Daniel answered Selonia’s question as if he had experienced it many times.

From the outside, no one would ever think that there was such a space inside, and that was the point.

She was skeptical when she was introduced, but she was starting to like the plausible trick.

“It’s an honor to meet you, Princess. It’s an honor that you’ve come to our guild.”

Daniel came out from behind his desk and suggested that she sit on the sofa in the middle of the room.

Selonia followed Daniel and sat on the leather sofa.

Daniel was a thin-looking man in his early 30s.

He didn’t have the authority of a guild leader, but his sharp eyes seemed insightful.

“The fact that you came to us means that you want to proceed with the work without being noticed by anyone. Not even your family.”

That was true.

Daniel immediately understood her intentions. That’s why she left the Finest Guild, which was run by the Besin family, and came to the underworld guild.

“That’s right. Since we seem to understand each other, I’ll get straight to the point. I want to know about Grace Bennett. Everything about her and the people around her.”

* * *

Meanwhile, Reyev, who had finished the long and sacred ritual, changed back into his original clothes and left the temple.

Reyev was a little weak.

During the ritual, he fasted until the last day, emptying his body and mind, except for the necessary water.

And after 15 days, when he thought everything was empty, he drank holy water before leaving the temple to signify that purification was complete.

If ordinary people only drank water for 15 days, they would collapse, but the paladins were able to endure it because of their divine power.

He had just drunk the holy water and came out.

He was carrying a cake box that Grace had packed for him.

He didn’t like desserts, but he remembered Grace’s earnest request to make sure he ate at least one because she was worried about him.

He immediately opened the box in his arms.

Three golden-brown pound cakes were lined up in a row.

It had been quite a while since he received them, but the weather was cool, so they were still in good condition.

“Oh, oh? Get out of the way!”

It was then. Someone shouted in a hurry.

Reyev raised his head sharply and saw a wheel that had come off a carriage rolling towards him.

Reyev turned around for a moment. He could see children playing in the distance.

Without thinking, he quickly stood in front of the rapidly rolling wheel. If he just avoided it, the children would get hurt.

But it was not enough to stop the large and fast wheel with one hand, so the box in his hand fell to the ground.

“I’m sorry. I’m so sorry, Paladin.”

The coachman rushed over and bowed to Reyev.

“It’s okay. Take good care of it.”

The wheels of the carriage often came off, so he had to be careful.

Reyev handed the wheel, which came up to his pelvis, to the coachman.

“I’m really sorry.”

The coachman repeated his thanks and apologies several times before rolling the wheel towards the carriage.

With a sense of relief that no one was hurt, Reyev quickly picked up the box that had fallen on the ground.

Fortunately, only one cake was sticking out, and the rest were fine, except for a little dirt.

He carefully brushed the dirt off the cake. He thought he shouldn’t leave any of it behind because Grace gave it to him.

“Wow…….”

A very small girl, who had come close at some point, was sucking on her finger and looking up at him.

Looking at her shabby appearance and the rumbling sound coming from her stomach, it was obvious that she hadn’t eaten for days.

There was a shantytown near the temple, and it seemed like she came from there.

“Looks yummy…….”

The girl was staring intently at the cake in Reyev’s hand, ready to drool at any moment.