The Male Leads Were Stolen By The Extra [EN]: Chapter 69

After finishing his meal with Celonia, Tan went out to the well-manicured garden to clear his head for a bit.

To be precise, he was sitting in a tree.

It was because there were too many maids who would bother him if he stayed in his room or anywhere visible.

“Really? All of this is for the young lady?”

“That’s right.”

Just then, he heard voices from somewhere.

He looked down and saw two maids walking towards him, carrying something in their arms.

When Tan heard the maids mention Celonia, he watched them with fierce eyes, ready to pounce if they said anything bad about her.

“All these letters? What are they all about?”

“Look at the senders. They’re all young nobles. It’s obvious. They’re either requests to be her partner at the upcoming celebration in the Imperial Palace or marriage proposals.”

“Marriage proposals?”

“After the annulment with Duke Cherbil, do you think the young nobles would leave our young lady alone? She’s the most sought-after bride.”

The colleague explained, as if frustrated that the other maid didn’t understand right away.

“Indeed. That’s our young lady.”

“I overheard that the young nobles are desperately trying to win the young lady’s favor.”

“Well, it’s a chance to become the son-in-law of Duke Besian.”

The bewildered maid finally understood everything and nodded.

“So, is the young lady getting married soon?”

“She might choose if there’s a good match.”

“Really? But isn’t it a bit strange with that guest? They’re always together, and they eat together every day.”

“Shh! Don’t say that anywhere. We’ll be in trouble if the rumors spread.”

The colleague warned the maid who was muttering thoughtlessly, adding:

“And even if he has outstanding looks and skills, do you think he could ever be with our young lady? The difference in status is enormous.”

“That’s right. You’re right.”

The maid nodded in agreement.

They passed under the tree where Tan was sitting, unaware of anything.

“……”

Having heard everything, Tan’s cold eyes turned to the envelopes in the maids’ arms.

Just by looking at them, he could tell that all those countless letters were sent by guys who wanted to meet Celonia.

Instantly, anger surged within him. *How dare they.*

Without hesitation, he flicked his finger.

“Kyaaaa!”

“W, what is this!”

The two maids, who were heading to the mansion with the letters, screamed and jumped. Suddenly, the envelopes they were holding had caught fire.

“H, how!”

“Fire! Fire!”

In a panic, they threw the letters to the ground.

Whirr.

Like a fire on a bonfire, bright red flames instantly burned all the letters to ashes.

“Stomp it out! Stomp it out!”

The maids stomped on the letters to put out the fire. Their frantic feet extinguished the flames.

Soon, the fire died down. But the letters had turned into a pile of unrecognizable ashes.

“How on earth……”

The maids looked around with dazed faces.

A gust of wind blew. The branches of the large tree they had just passed swayed, and leaves fell like snow.

Of course, there was no one in the tree.

* * *

“Was I too hasty?”

Grand Duke Ius leaned back on the large sofa, distorting his face as if blaming himself.

This was the Grand Duke’s residence in the capital.

Kelvin and Ius were stuck on the sofa with worried faces.

Because their lord, who had disappeared at midnight, had not shown up until now.

Last night, they explained everything to their lord: what his true identity was, and what kind of existence the woman next to him was to him.

So, they urged him to return to their castle.

Having heard everything, their lord was confused.

They thought that if he heard the truth, he would remember something, but he didn’t.

Moreover, he suddenly disappeared.

They regretted being too hasty and should have approached him more slowly.

“Has our lord abandoned us……?”

Kelvin muttered, staring blankly at the chandelier on the ceiling with a wounded expression.

What should they do to help their lord regain his memory?

Even though they had met their lord, his power had not fully returned.

They guessed that it was related to their lord’s lost memories.

But he had left without looking back, making it difficult to continue the discussion.

It was then.

Suddenly feeling a cold aura, they turned their heads and saw Tan standing in the reception room of the Grand Duke’s residence, as if he had appeared out of nowhere.

“You’ve returned!”

“Lord!”

Kelvin and Ius jumped up from their seats with delight. The gloomy expressions they had just had were gone without a trace.

“I knew it! There’s no way our lord would abandon us!”

“Lord, just give the order, and we’ll prepare to return immediately.”

Unlike Kelvin, who was excitedly jumping around, Ius gave a subtle smile and bowed to Tan.

Tan looked down at them with red eyes as they bowed to him and opened his mouth, as if he had made a firm decision.

“I’m not going back.”

* * *

A dark night.

“……I’m sorry. I have no excuse.”

Gillian, locked in a prison cell, bowed his head deeply towards someone with a bloodless face.

The knights guarding the prison cell beyond the bars were slumped on the floor, lifeless.

“Tsk.”

A black shadow standing beyond the bars of Gillian’s cell clicked his tongue as if rebuking him.

Two people were wearing black robes. One of them was standing a step behind, waiting like a subordinate.

The black shadow, presumed to be the higher-ranking one, was exuding an overbearing aura.

It was anger towards Gillian.

“Useless fool.”

“I’m really sorry……”

Gillian trembled at the anger he felt all over his body, as if his real master would take his life at any moment.

“The guy who sticks to that woman is no ordinary person! He suddenly appeared and……!”

“Shut up. You idiot. If you were going to handle things on your own, you should have succeeded. How dare you ruin things, you wretch?”

Gillian made excuses, but all that came back was a heartless rebuke.

“I, I’m sorry……”

Gillian’s pale lips trembled.

The dark and evil energy penetrating his skin was suffocating him.

He had a bad feeling. If things continued like this, he would be cast aside like the others.

“Please. Please give me one more chance!”

Gillian knelt towards the black shadow.

“If you give me just one more chance, I’ll do everything I can, even if it costs me my life……!”

“There is no second chance.”

A merciless, cold voice flowed from the shadow.

“L, Lord……. Please, please……!”

“Dispose of him.”

Gillian’s face turned white as he begged, but the cruel voice gave the order.

At the order, the one who had been waiting a step behind drew the sword he was wearing at his waist, as if he had been waiting for it.

“Aaaaaa!”

Gillian hurriedly got up and tried to escape to the back of the prison cell, but it was useless.

The movement of the sword was faster.

“Kuaaaak!”

Gillian, pierced through the stomach in one go, collapsed forward with a final scream.

“How many is that?”

The one Gillian called master asked a question that was hard to understand.

“This one makes fifty-two.”

Then, the subordinate who had pierced Gillian’s stomach replied.

“Bring it.”

Even though a person had died, the black shadow ordered with a voice devoid of emotion, as if dealing with an object, and tore a scroll.

The remaining subordinate put the dripping sword back on his waist and easily destroyed the locked prison cell.

Then, he picked up Gillian’s dead body and tore a scroll, just like his master.

No one was left in the prison except for the unconscious knights.