The Male Leads Were Stolen By The Extra [EN]: Chapter 140

Because of Grace’s outburst, no one clearly saw Gale transform into Tan.

He was partially obscured by his robe, leading some to dismiss the slight change in his appearance as a trick of the light.

‘This, this can’t be happening…? It was Gale. It was definitely Gale, so how did he turn into the Grand Duke?’

Grace’s face paled as the realization dawned on her.

Then all of this is…

* * *

20 minutes prior.

“S, stop… Ugh…!”

A scream filled with pain echoed through the gray, city-like underground prison.

Her voice, desperately pleading, was completely hoarse from screaming.

The sound was so terrible and desperate that even the prisoners detained in other cells trembled.

“Shall we continue?”

“Wait a moment.”

Titania waved the knight back and stepped forward.

“Hngh, eugh…”

The fan in the Princess’s hand roughly lifted the chin of the suffering prisoner.

“You dare lay a hand on the Imperial Family?”

Titania looked down at Grace, who couldn’t even open her eyes and was limp, breathing heavily.

“You insult me?!”

Clack!

The fan that was supporting Grace’s chin struck her cheek.

The truth had been revealed, and Celonia had purified Titania. Titania, who hadn’t even realized she had been affected by black magic, was furious after learning everything.

Having watched the video orb [a magical recording device], she visited Grace, who was imprisoned in the underground prison, filled with rising humiliation and anger.

“Do you think you can stand against me, an Imperial Princess, even if you’re not Grace but Princess Bess?!”

Once again, a sharp sound echoed as Grace’s head snapped to the side.

Still not relieved, Titania glared at Grace with bloodshot eyes, then suddenly lowered her gaze and twisted the corners of her lips.

“Pfft! Pwahahaha!”

This time, a loud burst of laughter echoed through the prison.

At the clear mockery, Grace, who was tied to a stiff wooden chair with her hands and feet bound, bit her lip.

Blood welled again from her dry, cracked lips. Nevertheless, Grace’s body trembled, unable to bear the humiliation.

“Ah, for someone who started such a grand scheme, you and your father are in such pathetic states. Your father is in the same state as you right now. His arms and legs are tied to the wall, unable to move.”

Titania laughed to her heart’s content as she looked at Grace’s state.

Locked in a prison with not a single ray of light, her hands and feet tied to a chair, she was in a worse state than a beggar.

Moreover, her left foot was covered in bright red blood. This was because her toenails were not intact due to Titania’s orders.

“You’ll definitely face either beheading or burning at the stake, but you can’t just die like that. I’ll show you hell until the moment you die, so you can clearly remember who you messed with.”

The tip of the Princess’s fan poked Grace’s head.

“Resume.”

“S, stop…!”

At Titania’s words, Grace pleaded with a bloodless face, but it was no use. The knight grabbed her opposite foot in an instant.

Anger toward the woman who had taken over her body surged again in Grace’s heart.

I’ll kill that bitch. I’ll kill them all…!

“You must stop.”

“What, you!”

It was then. Titania glared and turned her head at the interruption that came from beyond the bars.

“An order has been issued by His Majesty the Emperor to bring the prisoner to the Council.”

A man in a neat knight’s uniform bowed his head towards Titania.

“Father? Why now of all times!”

Titania threw the fan she was holding onto the floor with a voice full of displeasure. She was just starting to feel a little relieved.

However, she couldn’t ignore the Emperor’s order.

“You’ve bought yourself some time, lucky you? But don’t be too relieved. I’ll come back and show you hell again.”
The Princess poked Grace’s forehead, which was trembling, with her lips clenched, and then turned away.

“Take her away roughly! No one cares about the prisoner’s appearance. Tsk.”

The prison door opened, and Titania left. The knight who had been torturing her followed behind.

The knight who had come with the Emperor’s order untied the ropes that bound her tightly to the chair and put shoes on Grace’s feet.

He even roughly tidied Grace’s disheveled hair, as if she needed to look presentable, as if she shouldn’t evoke sympathy from the nobles gathered at the assembly.

“…”

At the touch, Grace flinched and raised her head.

“…Gale?”

Then, a very small voice cracked from her surprised mouth. The knight in front of her was none other than Gale.

“Shh.”

The knight raised his index finger to his lips and nodded. Then, he lowered his body and whispered softly in Grace’s ear.

“The Master has prepared everything. Now that preparations are complete, we will switch souls as soon as the Council is over. He has ordered me to put a fake Celonia in this body.”

At those words, Grace’s eyes, which had been dull from exhaustion, flashed.

She didn’t wonder what method he would use since the altar had collapsed. She only felt joy at the fact that she could escape this hell and send that woman here instead.

‘You’re putting that bitch’s soul in this body, you say?’

That means that woman will be tortured by the Princess again and eventually die instead of me.

The corners of Grace’s lips turned up slyly.

Tan, in Gale’s form, smirked at Grace as if she were pathetic.

It was just as Celonia had said. All they had to do was add fuel to the fire, and she would ignite herself and self-destruct.

* * *

“Don’t let the prisoner speak again! I will not listen to her final statement! Drag her out immediately!”

At the Emperor’s command, which struck like lightning, the knights grabbed Grace’s arms from both sides.

“Ugh… Ughhhhh!”

Grace, realizing that all of this was Celonia and Tan’s scheme, struggled as she was dragged away, but it was already too late.

She wanted to accuse that man, the Grand Duke, of using black magic. She wanted to expose that he had used black magic to change his appearance and mock her, but she couldn’t.

“Ughhhhh… Hngh!”

Because she was rampaging, she was gagged, so Grace couldn’t convey any words properly.

Moreover, since the Emperor had declared that she should not be allowed to speak any further, she would not be able to convey her words until she died.

It was her own fault.

“Ugh. The thought that I was still fooled by someone like that makes my blood boil!”

MacRyan swept back his hair as if annoyed, watching Grace being dragged away.

He wanted to just blow her away! Now that he had retrieved the dragon’s heart, there was nothing he couldn’t do if he set his mind to it.

On the other hand, Celonia was watching Grace being dragged away with a calm expression.

Grace was screaming something at her and Tan with a face flushed red and eyes full of venom.

What did she have so much to say and so many grievances about? In the end, all of this was the result of her own selfish choices.

“She seems to want to say goodbye, so we should let her.”

She smiled and waved her hand at Grace.

This tiresome, disgusting relationship. It was truly over now.

It was dirty, and let’s not meet again. Because it was filled with such sincerity, it couldn’t help but be a friendly and refreshing wave, as if saying goodbye to a close friend.

“…”

“…”

At the sight, Reyev and MacRyan flinched and swallowed hard. Celonia, who was originally their comrade, was a woman as sharp as a knife once she turned her back.

Knowing that, they had clung to her so desperately. They thought it was fortunate that they hadn’t made her an enemy.

Unlike the two people who were feeling guilty, Tan was looking at Celonia with very proud and loving eyes.

“Let’s go back.”

A large hand was extended in front of Celonia.

She shifted her gaze from the door where Grace had been pathetically dragged out and looked at the person who had extended his hand.

She saw red eyes filled with warm affection looking at her.

Without hesitation, she placed her hand on Tan’s hand.

“Lady Celonia, are you doing okay? If there’s anything uncomfortable, I’ll find a hotel for you.”

“A hotel would be uncomfortable too. Come to our house. There are many rooms left. And unlike anyone else’s house, there are many servants, so there will be nothing uncomfortable for you.”

Reyev and MacRyan said, following Celonia, who was walking while holding Tan’s hand. The four of them left the chaotic hall together after the Emperor had left.

Celonia was currently staying at the Grand Duke’s residence.

The Duke’s residence had turned into a stronghold of black magic and was no longer a place where people could live.

Moreover, since the Bessin Dukedom was now facing only ruin, she could no longer stay at the Duke’s residence.

From the moment she realized Galloway’s identity, she hadn’t thought of it as home, but it was as if her home had disappeared.

It was then. Tan’s hand, which had been holding her hand, suddenly wrapped around Celonia’s waist.

At the sudden touch, her light body was pulled in, and she ended up being hugged by Tan.

Before she could feel any doubt, Tan hugged her tightly from behind, as if he would never let her go.

“No. She will go to my house again today.”

Then, he emphasized his words as if to be heard, looking somewhere.

“He’s awake, I see.”

At MacRyan’s voice that followed, Celonia’s gaze naturally turned forward.

A man had come and was standing in front of them, though she didn’t know when he had arrived.

“Celonia.”

It was Ian Cherbil.