The Male Leads Were Stolen By The Extra [EN]: Chapter 30

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I hadn’t noticed it during breakfast, but Tan was still wearing the clothes Celonia had cut up for his treatment.

Celonia opened the door to the boutique and stepped out.

“You.”

“Did you go around like that all day?”

Whether he had no other clothes or just didn’t care, the tear in his sleeve made the wound clearly visible.

“What?”

“Your clothes. You’re still wearing the ripped ones.”

He raised an eyebrow as if asking what she was talking about, so Celonia pointed to the torn sleeve.

Judging by his expression, it seemed he simply didn’t care, not that he lacked other options.

“Princess, would you like to try on some samples? Oh, my! Are you together?”

Verondi, who had opened the door and was calling for Celonia, noticed Tan next to her, and her eyes sparkled.

“Oh, my! It seems the gentleman is in need of some clothes. As it happens, we have a shirt that was mistakenly made too large.”

Verondi quickly scanned Tan from head to toe and smiled brightly.

Celonia saw Verondi’s enthusiasm mirroring her passionate sketching from earlier.

“…….”

She fell into thought for a moment.

It was true that she had cut his clothes, but it was unavoidable for the treatment.

She felt sorry about yesterday, but she had sincerely apologized several times and even given him a name as a sign of it.

“Haa… Give me that shirt.”

In the end, those words escaped Celonia’s lips.

She couldn’t believe she’d said it.

*Is this real? Now I’m even buying clothes for the Demon King…*

But at least she could completely relieve the small burden she had felt.

“Hoh ho ho. Please come in.”

Verondi smiled and opened the door wide.

Celonia figured this shop was doing good business and headed inside to try on dresses, following the clerk’s guidance.

“Please come in, sir.”

“…….”

Tan had no intention of entering the excessively flashy store, but since Celonia had gone in, he followed her inside for now.

“Please wait here for a moment. It’s being kept inside, so a clerk has gone to get it.”

Tan frowned at Verondi, who kept smiling and glancing at him.

He had seen such stores a few times while passing by on the street, but this was the first time he had come inside.

The excessively bright lighting was almost blinding. The strong scent inside the store made his nose tingle.

*What kind of place is this?* It was uncomfortable and displeasing.

“Master Beast, please sit here.”

Ella greeted him and pointed to the sofa.

Tan, seeing a familiar face, plopped down on the sofa and crossed his long legs.

“Tan.”

“Ah, right! Mr. Tan! Hehe.”

Ella smiled awkwardly, as if she had forgotten even though he had corrected her this morning.

“Where is your lady?”

He was looking for Celonia, who had disappeared from his sight.

That’s not *why* he came.

He had come to find her because he had something to ask and confirm about what he had heard from Maxwell.

“She went inside to try on a dress.”

Ella added that she would be out soon.

After a few minutes, the curtains that had been blocking their view opened to both sides with a cheerful swoosh.

At the sound, Tan lifted his indifferent red eyes without much interest.

“Princess, the mirror is over here.”

Verondi guided Celonia, who had changed into a dress, to the full-length mirror.

“First, with this design, we’ll emphasize the lines…”

“…….”

Verondi began to explain the dress Celonia was wearing as she stood in front of the mirror.

She also added several pieces of fabric to her shoulders and waist.

But Tan couldn’t hear anything.

Only Maxwell’s words were playing on repeat.

“Was Princess Vessian really pretty?”

*Pretty? What is that? What does that word even mean?*

For him, who had no memories and didn’t know the world, it was a word he had never felt or thought about.

But what is this?

His red eyes, which had been calm and indifferent until just now, began to waver as if an earthquake had struck.

Suddenly, his throat was parched. A terrible thirst washed over him.

Strangely, his chest felt tight. It wasn’t where he was injured. His left chest, where his heart beat slowly, throbbed.

Besides, he couldn’t take his eyes off her, who was wearing a blue dress that matched her sea-like blue eyes.

He couldn’t even close his eyes.

The nameless flower he had thought of every time he faced her was no longer on his mind.

All that was reflected in his red eyes was Celonia. Only her.

*What is it? Why?*

“I think it would be better if the shoulders were more exposed.”

Celonia told Verondi her opinion and gathered her cumbersome long curly hair to her left shoulder.

Because she was wearing an off-the-shoulder dress, her round right shoulder and white neck, which had been hidden by her long hair, were now exposed.

“…….”

At that moment, Tan’s whole body stiffened.

Even though he wanted to turn his head, his gaze kept lingering on her white neck.

His fingertips tingled.

The blood flowing from his heart, which was beating faster than usual, felt like it was gathering in one place.

Feeling that heavy and unpleasant sensation, he jumped up from his seat.

“Where are you going?”

Ella, who was next to him, exclaimed in surprise, but Tan didn’t look back and quickly moved his feet out of the store.

*Something’s wrong. Something’s wrong.*

He cooled down the heat that was somehow rising, facing the cold wind.

“…What is this.”

He roughly swept his face with his rough hand.

It was hot. His hands and face.

His red eyes were greatly fluctuating, confused by the emotions and senses that had rushed in all at once.

“Damn it. Why is my body acting on its own…”

Tan raised his eyes, which had been lowered, and stared at the air.

Even though he had escaped, Celonia’s image wouldn’t leave his head as if it were engraved.

*Is that why?* His heart wouldn’t calm down.

“Haa.”

Tan took a deep, hot breath.

He felt nauseous.

The wind that brushed his skin was so cold, but the heat showed no signs of subsiding.

Rather, the back of his neck was getting hotter.

The collapsed composure was not returning.

Even after coming outside, he was still looking at Celonia reflected in the shop window.

He didn’t know if it was because he wanted to confirm his strange feelings or because he was disappointed, but his gaze kept turning to her.

*Did she have a magnet on her face?*

Once his eyes met hers, they wouldn’t let go.

His lips twitched without him realizing it at the sight of her checking her clothes, moving this way and that in front of the mirror.

“!”

He had been lost in her for a long time, but the moment Celonia turned to look this way, he was startled and turned his head away.

His heart was pounding as if he had been caught seeing something he shouldn’t have.

“Ha. Am I crazy.”

He scratched his head irritably at his own actions and muttered self-deprecatingly.

He must have finally gone crazy because of the memories he couldn’t find.

Otherwise, there was no way his heart would be beating like crazy just from making eye contact. Moreover, the boiling blood wouldn’t cool down, and it felt like his heart would explode.

“Mr. Tan.”

At that moment, Ella opened the door and peeked her head out.

“They said the clothes are ready, so please come in? By the way, Mr. Tan, you seemed to like the lady’s dress! You couldn’t take your eyes off her. So, you also think our lady is very pretty, right?”

Ella recalled Tan’s appearance, unable to take his eyes off the lady in the dress earlier, and spoke with a proud heart.

At those words, Tan became puzzled.

Why does everyone say Celonia is pretty when they see her?

Then, is the feeling I’m feeling now the definition of the word ‘pretty’?

“Is Celonia pretty?”

“Of course! Our lady is the prettiest in the world!”

Ella raised her voice as if it were an undeniable truth.

“Then, does everyone’s heart flutter when they see Celonia?”

“…Excuse me?”

Ella was momentarily stunned by his question, which had missed the mark so badly it had pierced the sky [was completely off-base].

“Sir! Please come in!”

Verondi, who had been waiting for Tan to come in, opened the door wide and said.

Tan had no choice but to go back into the boutique.

“Huh?”

Ella stared intently at Tan’s figure and discovered something.

The tips of his ears, as he awkwardly touched the back of his neck, were dyed red.