The Male Leads Were Stolen By The Extra [EN]: Chapter 133

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Ceronian was silent for a moment, looking at the confident Grace.

The protagonist. The central figure in the story, leading the plot and playing a pivotal role.

An extra. A role with little importance in the play, unable to exist without the protagonist.

There was a time when she thought so too.

And she wondered why the male leads had chosen an extra who didn’t even appear in a single line of the original story, leaving her, the protagonist, behind.

I’m the protagonist. It’s only natural that I should have a happy ending with them.

Ironically, because she knew the original story, she naturally discriminated and differentiated herself.

It was just a role temporarily gathered for this play, not something permanent.

One day, she was possessed by this body, but everything from surviving near-death experiences for over half a year to meeting Tan, was her life, created by countless choices she had made.

Not like that woman who hated being hurt and ran away, and then sacrificed innocent people to return.

But now that Grace is talking about the protagonist, it’s just laughable.

On the day she decided to change her soul, on the day she vowed to avoid the darkness of the protagonist and only take the light, she didn’t even realize that she had given up on becoming the protagonist herself.

The play is over. There are no more roles of protagonist and extra in this world.

From the beginning, the division of roles is meaningless without each other.

Now, there were only those evils left to be eliminated for the sake of the people and this world.

Besides, the father and daughter were unaware of two facts.

The first is that I know all the contents of that book. And the second is that Tan is alive.

The original story says that the Demon King is dead. They must believe it firmly. Just as the protagonist has things they must do as destiny, the Demon King must have died as destiny.

‘Maybe this is why the current situation has changed from that novel.’

To stop that father and daughter who knew the secret of the book, were obsessed with the role of the protagonist, regarded extras as insignificant humans, and even committed absurd evil deeds.

So, Tan didn’t die and came back to life?

Anyway, it was me who Tan chose, and it was me who became able to wield the Holy Sword. Everything was the result of her own choices and actions.

Now that I know the inside story, I need to think.

Think, think.

I need to get out of here and buy some time.

Galloway hates the idea of this body being hurt. Even if it’s not his daughter’s soul inside this body.

Then…….

What if I plant a little distrust in that father and daughter who believe without a doubt that everything can go back to the way it was?

Besides, that earring that Grace is wearing.

If it’s what I think it is, I need to make that father and daughter talk now.

“How can you guarantee that you can go back? You failed once before.”

“……How did you know!”

Grace’s eyes widened at the words that came out of Ceronian’s mouth, who had been silent.

“You want to go back so desperately, it doesn’t make sense to try it for the first time now, does it? The fact that I suddenly couldn’t wake up for three months must be related to that.”

“Ah, Father…….”

Grace looked at Galloway with an uneasy face.

Of course. As Ceronian said, the current situation came about because the first attempt failed.

What if it fails again?

“Are you sure you can succeed the second time? Really?”

I knew she would be shaken.

Reading Grace’s anxiety, Ceronian now looked directly into Galloway’s eyes and opened her mouth. Hoping that he too would have even a little doubt.

However.

“Hahaha!”

Galloway suddenly burst out laughing like a madman.

The genuine laughter, as if he had heard a very funny joke, was irritating.

What is it? What does he believe in so much?

Ceronian was embarrassed by the unexpected attitude, but she opened her mouth again.

“If you fail this time, there will be no chance forever. I won’t stand still. And you can’t possibly think that you can openly use black magic like this and hide it.”

“Oh, my.”

Galloway, who had suddenly stopped laughing, approached step by step with his blue eyes, which were so clearly visible even in the dark basement, sunken eerily.

“You seem to have liked me playing your father quite a bit. You’re even worried about me. Your heart is so touching.”

Unlike the affectionate voice, Galloway’s eyes staring at her were devoid of any affection.

“Yes. You adapted so well. You called me Father without hesitation at once.”

“…….”

“You probably know this book. Don’t you?”

Galloway said, narrowing his eyes as if to figure out his true feelings.

“What? Is that true?”

It was Grace who was surprised by those words. She jumped up and demanded an answer from Ceronian, but Ceronian kept her mouth shut.

“There are my eyes and ears in the subjugation squad. Even though your soul has changed, you adapted without much difficulty and even used healing magic so well, right? I was suspicious, but even after hearing Selly’s story, you didn’t ask about the protagonist, but about the success, so isn’t it too obvious.”

Galloway reached out his hand with the eyes of a predator, as if he had already grasped everything.

Long fingers caressed Ceronian’s cheek. The chilling sensation made her shiver.

“You’re trying to buy time, but it’s no use. Your worries are useless too.”

Galloway tried hard not to show it, but he chuckled as he watched Ceronian tremble. He felt sorry for her trembling like a rain-soaked puppy, so his hand tapped her cheek and fell off.

“……You must have something, right? A certainty that you can succeed unlike before?”

Ceronian was frightened by the sharp Galloway, but she spoke calmly.

Splash, splash.

Galloway, who had already climbed onto the altar, parting the stagnant blood, took out a red stone embedded in the magic circle and said.

“This is a human heart. Isn’t it truly insignificant?”

“…….”

“When a human heart is taken out and condensed with black magic, it transforms like this.”

In the end, that’s the means to use black magic, and the result of sacrificing people.

“I’ll tell you because you seem curious before you go. It doesn’t take that many hearts to change souls.”

Then what are all those? There must be at least 100 of those hearts.

“As you said, we failed once. Anything with a long tail will get stepped on, so we have to make an alternative, right?”

Galloway said that and snapped his fingers, and the two men holding Ceronian stepped away.

Ceronian was dragged by the men, climbed the platform, and stopped in front of the altar.

“There is no failure. No, it would be more accurate to say that no one remembers this fact.”

Ceronian’s pupils shook like a ship caught in a storm.

So, that means that after returning the soul, whether it’s a failure or a success, they will use black magic to erase everyone’s memories.

So, that’s why they committed the crime so brazenly. Because even if they get caught, all the facts that everyone knows will be erased.

“Ugh……!”

At that time, Ceronian swallowed the pain as she felt her skin tearing.

While she was momentarily off guard, the man who received Galloway’s signal cut her palm with a dagger.

“Tsk. He should have cut it moderately.”

“I’m sorry.”

The man bowed his head at Galloway’s rebuke and handed over a glass bottle.

It was a glass bottle that had just received the blood flowing from Ceronian’s wound.

“Well, now we have to say goodbye. I’ve taken steps to prevent the Grand Duke from coming, but I think he’ll come anyway, so we shouldn’t delay.”

He took steps to prevent Tan from coming?

Whether that statement was true or not, Ceronian calmly looked around.

Currently, there were a total of 4 people excluding herself. Galloway, the two men holding her arms, and Grace.

Even though there were many people, she couldn’t just wait for someone’s help, so she had to move.

“Selly.”

At Galloway’s call, Grace took out a glass bottle from her arms and brought it over.

Galloway took the glass bottle and poured the blood from the two glass bottles onto the altar without hesitation.

Drip, drip, drip.

The red blood of the two people fell onto the altar at the same speed.

Then, the magic circle floating in the air emitted a red light that was blinding and began to spin.

‘No, no……!’

Amidst the fading consciousness, Ceronian recalled the Holy Sword.

The Holy Sword has to appear.

‘Please, please, please……!’

It was at that moment that she was begging as desperately as she could.

The moment Galloway opened his mouth to cast a spell.

A long sword hilt appeared in Ceronian’s hand with a buzzing vibration.

Along with the sensation of 착 감기는 [a feeling of something perfectly fitting], she felt the energies that had been filling her body rapidly heading out of her body.

The energies created a well-honed blade.

‘It’s done!’

Without delay, Ceronian released her bound hands and immediately raised her arm high.

콰아앙! [Sound of a massive impact]

The blade, carrying weight, made a tremendous noise.

“Kyaaaa!”

Surprised, Grace fell over and screamed. The Holy Sword, emitting blue energy, struck the center of the altar where the blood of the two people was mixed.

With a cracking sound, the altar split in two, and stone dust swirled.

The magic circle, which had been emitting red light and spinning, soon lost its light and stopped all movement.

In a very brief moment, Ceronian broke the altar and confirmed that the magic circle had stopped, then cut the sides of the two men who were belatedly attacking with her sword and ran.

“Aaaagh! My ear! My ear! You crazy bitch!”

Not forgetting to grab and tear off the earring on Grace’s ear as she fell.

Grace was screaming in pain, holding her bleeding ear, but Ceronian didn’t care at all and ran and ran.

When she tore off Grace’s earring, it seemed like some flesh was torn off as well, but she didn’t care. Even if she shed a little blood, it wouldn’t even come close to the countless blood shed by their hands.

“What are you doing, chase her right now! Right now!”

Galloway, enraged, screamed.

The men, staggering because of the stab wounds in their sides, hurriedly followed Ceronian.

“Father, Father, my ear…… that bitch, my ear……! Sob…….”

Grace sat down and cried, holding her bleeding ear.

Galloway only looked at Grace with pitiful eyes, then shifted his gaze to the direction where Ceronian had disappeared, now invisible.

Woong-

The ground vibrated. The ceiling shook, and the surroundings began to distort.

The true appearance of the Duke’s residence, which had been hidden until now, was being revealed due to the broken altar.

“If you don’t intend to give it up willingly, I’ll have to deal with you.”

With an ominous voice, Galloway reached out his hand.

Then, the bundles piled up on the left began to wriggle and move.

Galloway, seeing those things popping out one by one, began to attach the two halves of the altar.

* * *

“Haa, haa……”

Ceronian gasped for breath.

She was relieved to have come outside, thanks to the blue light of the Holy Sword that shone as if guiding her.

But only for a moment.

“What is all this……?”

She was appalled by the sight of the mansion she faced.

The interior of the Duke’s residence that she knew had disappeared without a trace and had turned into a pitch-black hell.

What happened? Why can’t I see any of the servants?

“Ceronian!”

“Tan?”

Amidst the confusion, Ceronian turned her head at the familiar voice that came to her mind.

“Tan! I’m here!”

It was definitely Tan’s voice.

But her voice only echoed lonely in the dark mansion, and there was no answer returning.

“Tan? Tan!”

Ceronian was worried about Galloway’s words that he had taken steps to prevent Tan from entering, so she first set out to find him. Holding Grace’s earring tightly in her hand so she wouldn’t lose it.

“Surrender willingly. That’s the only way you won’t get hurt.”

However, she couldn’t move a few steps because the path was blocked by Galloway’s subordinates who persistently followed her.

She had no choice but to grip her sword tightly.

“You guys should run away now, that’s the only way to live.”

The men didn’t even listen to her words and swung their swords first. The sharp metallic sound that was so ear-splitting echoed in the surroundings.

After dozens of times of groans bursting from each other’s mouths.

“Hoo…….”

Tired breaths scattered from Ceronian’s mouth, who was standing with difficulty with all her strength drained.

Thud.

Only after the last guy fell to the floor did she raise her head.

Thanks to the power of the Holy Sword and Tan, she had defeated the two, but Ceronian’s condition was not so good either.

Still, she wasn’t without skill, leaving not only small wounds all over her body, but also a stab wound on her face.

But they were far below the level of McRyan, whom she had fought with swords before.

What should I do now?

She was lost in thought, sweeping back her long, disheveled hair that was bothering her.

“Selly?”

A voice was heard from behind along with a presence.

Is it a hallucination like before?

When she turned around to check, McRyan and Leyev were visible.

And a man standing next to them.

A face full of anxiousness. A face with cold sweat beading as if he had been running, and red eyes looking at her with affection.

“I’m late.”

In the relief of facing him again, in the fact that Tan and I were safe, Ceronian smiled while holding the Holy Sword.

Tan looked at her with reddened eyes and walked over quickly.

The huge arms hugged her in an instant.

“I was worried.”

Tan, who bent down and buried his face in her neck, hugging her deeply in his arms, let out a hot breath.

Ceronian felt a slight tremor from him, who was giving her strength to the point of crushing her body.

Anxiety, nervousness, worry, self-blame.

Knowing too well that all these emotions were mixed together in the tremor, she leaned against Tan’s solid chest.

“Me too.”