The Male Leads Were Stolen By The Extra [EN]: Chapter 19

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The Next Day.

“Damn it, damn it!”

Ian, unable to contain his anger, flipped the table.

With a crash, the documents on the table went flying, and ink splattered everywhere.

The captain’s office was already a mess, looking like a complete disaster.

He had just sent the sword that Selonia requested to the estate through a messenger.

He was furious just thinking about it.

His blood was boiling, and he was beyond angry at Selonia.

“Damn it. What kind of sword is that…!”

Even the Emperor coveted that sword.

Of course.

The Demon King was the Empire’s only headache and a lifelong unresolved problem. It was the sword that had ended the Demon King’s life.

A knight’s dream, filled with honor and glory.

Moreover, he could feel an increasingly strong power from the sword.

He wasn’t sure, but it must be imbued with the Demon King’s power.

To a woman who couldn’t even use such a sword properly or recognize its true value!

And what was with that attitude!

Even if she was jealous, how could a person change so much!

She was more than relaxed, showing no attachment, and even defended the guy who was being rude to him, calling him a guest.

“Guest?”

He frowned, recalling the face of the man Selonia had called a guest.

It was the first time he had seen her with another man.

“Could it be.”

Was he her lover?

No. That couldn’t be.

There was no way she would make a lover, leaving him behind.

She was a woman who didn’t even glance at Reyev and MacRyan when they were hanging around, only looking at him.

So, she must simply be angry at his change of heart and planning this show to win him back.

She brought in that man, knowing he would come.

“Ha, that’s got to be it.”

Ian, having arbitrarily come to a conclusion, swept back his hair with an arrogant expression.

There was no way Selonia could forget him so easily. This was definitely a strategy to provoke his jealousy.

“….”

But what is this feeling?

Why doesn’t this unpleasantness go away even after figuring out the situation?

Even if it’s a strategy, it couldn’t be because Selonia was with another guy, there must be another reason….

As he endlessly denied it and searched for a reason, something flashed through his mind.

Those arrogant red eyes looking down at him.

The arrogant and haughty man who didn’t even bow his head, probably because he had a splint on his neck.

“How dare he.”

Ian gritted his teeth with a displeased expression.

Who was that guy that he didn’t even bow to him, a Duke?

He couldn’t just let it go.

He needed to thoroughly correct that rude behavior.

“Captain, Lady Grace has come to see you.”

“What?”

Before he could say anything, the door burst open, and Grace entered.

“Duke!”

Grace, appearing with a bright face, widened her eyes at the chaotic state of the room.

“Oh my. What happened in here?”

“Haa. Can’t you see I’m busy right now!”

Annoyed, Ian roughly swept back his hair and snapped irritably.

He was already feeling unpleasant, and Grace, who had suddenly come during work hours, caught the brunt of it.

“…Hic.”

A hiccup escaped from Grace’s mouth, she was so surprised.

Because he was showing raw emotions that she had never seen before.

“Hoo…. Grace, that’s not….”

Seeing Grace hiccup in surprise, Ian quickly regretted what he had done.

“I, I must have interrupted. I’m sorry.”

“Grace! Grace, wait a minute!”

As Grace turned and left the room with a miserably distorted expression, Ian hurriedly followed her.

He had given up the sword, but he would somehow get it back. That must be why he felt uneasy.

He tried to appease the sulking Grace, suppressing the darkness and anger that kept rising from somewhere deep within his heart.

* * *

The man stood in front of the window, arms crossed, watching the people gathered in the garden.

Selonia was among them.

The man didn’t care what they were doing, he was just focused on Selonia.

It was a face he didn’t remember at all. It was like facing a stranger he had never seen before.

But what was that?

“….”

He looked down at his hand that had held Selonia’s hand.

Now, his hand, which no longer felt her warmth, was as cold as before.

He clenched it tightly, but the warmth was not felt.

Because his hands were as cold as ice in the first place.

But there was one moment when he felt warmth. It was the moment he held that woman’s hand.

He remembered clearly what had happened overnight.

The moment he held her hand, his whole body quickly became languid as if he had been injected with a tranquilizer [a drug used to reduce anxiety or tension], and eventually, the pain began to subside.

As he continued to hold her warm hand, the pain that had always tormented him completely disappeared.

The bizarre and welcome experience was etched in his mind.

That hand that could instantly soothe the pain he had been struggling to escape for three months.

The woman who might hold the key to all of this.

In his life, where everything was unclear, the only thing that was clear was that woman.

He was still standing in the same spot, observing her.

Her fine hair was sparkling under the dazzling sunlight.

The hair, swaying like a thin curtain in the blowing wind, was the same color as the nameless purple flowers that he always passed by on the street.

Her sky-blue eyes were an impressive color.

He didn’t remember anything, but he had the illusion that he had faced those eyes sometime during his memoryless life.

He turned around after confirming that Selonia had left the crowd and was heading towards the mansion.

Anyway, the conclusion was that he had to keep that woman by his side.

* * *

The sword that Ian had sent arrived.

Selonia, along with the royal notaries [official legal witnesses], verified in the Duke’s estate garden that the sword was Ian’s real sword.

They found out that the magic stone sent a wave to the sword that matched the wave Ian had.

She was worried that he might play dirty tricks, but it was an unnecessary worry.

It seemed that he still had pride as a swordsman and couldn’t play around with the sword.

“Thank you for your hard work. I appreciate it.”

“Yes. Then I’ll be on my way.”

After greeting the royal notaries, she asked Ella to put the sword in the safe in her room and moved towards the mansion.

She had received alimony [financial support paid to a former spouse] from Ian, so there was really nothing more to see.

She thought she would feel a little uneasy, but she only felt relieved.

Maybe it was because she had lost all affection for him because of that ridiculous jerk yesterday.

Should she thank him? He voluntarily made her lose all affection for him.

“Did you talk well?”

As she opened the central door, thinking trivial thoughts, the man suddenly appeared and stuck next to her.

She had seen him several times in the meantime, so she wasn’t even surprised anymore.

“Do you feel a little better? You were dying last night.”

Selonia glanced at him and quickly turned her head away.

The body wrapped in bandages was clearly visible through the widely opened front of his shirt.

The tightly tied bandages were wrapped around his chest, and the problem was that the outline of his muscles was clearly visible because of it.

She should throw him a shirt that can be buttoned up to the neck. It’s embarrassing.

Last night, the doctor disinfected and stitched his wound.

The wound was deep, but it had healed a lot, so it was not life-threatening.

The added opinion was that his wound was just festering and festering, bursting and healing repeatedly because he had not received proper treatment.

He said that he would get better quickly if he ate well and rested well.

She decided not to care what caused the wound. Even if it was a wound she had caused.

Everything could be thought of after kicking this man out.

“Well. Not bad. Thanks to someone.”

His gaze stayed on her white hand, which was swaying in time with her steps.

That hand. He needed that hand. He wanted to hold it all day long.

“Don’t even think about sticking around.”

He raised his head at her scolding voice.

Soon, one corner of his mouth curved upwards. As if he had a good idea.

“Okay. You don’t want me to leave here, do you?”

“Yes. So much.”

Selonia glared at him as if to say, ‘Do you even need to ask?’

“Then you….”

“Miss, dinner is ready. The Duke is waiting for you in the dining room.”

His voice, which he had made to make a sound because he thought it was an opportunity, was buried by the appearance of a servant.

Selonia’s gaze passed the servant who was bowing and looked at him. With an expression telling him to continue talking.

“Go. He’s calling you.”

But he didn’t say anything special.

“Um, he said that the honorable guest should also come….”

When the servant, who was looking at him, opened his mouth hesitantly, Selonia frowned.

What does my father like about this human being….

“No need.”

“He, he told me to come….”

The young maid desperately raised her voice towards the back of the man who was refusing and turning around.

Her delicate body was trembling because he was so scary.

Well, he was twice as tall and big as an ordinary person, so it could be difficult to deal with him.

“Hey.”

Eventually, Selonia reluctantly called him.

She wasn’t happy, but it was her father’s call.

Duke Vesin had a personality that he had to do whatever he wanted to do.

Even if it wasn’t today, he would ask her to have dinner together again, so it was better to just eat together quickly once.

And after hearing that he hadn’t eaten a single meal since he came to the Duke’s estate, the doctor’s words that he would get better if he ate well and rested well kept coming to her mind.

“What is it.”

He, who was walking away without regret, turned around at the voice that stopped him.

Then he saw her, who had called him as if she had something to say right away, but was hesitating with a very reluctant face.

“Let’s go.”

“What?”

The words that followed were completely unexpected, so he was a little surprised.

“Father is calling you. And he said you have to eat well to heal quickly.”

“….”

“Follow me.”

As soon as she awkwardly finished speaking, Selonia walked towards the dining room first.

Left alone, he stared at Selonia’s disappearing back with an unknown expression.