The Male Leads Were Stolen By The Extra [EN]: Chapter 6

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“Yes. That’s right.”

Gillian nodded with a resolute expression, as if there wasn’t a hint of falsehood in his words.

“Really, that’s all there is?”

Celonia checked the white paper in her hand, front and back, as if wondering if she had misread something.

But the paper only contained Grace’s personal information and her past activities, nothing else.

The same went for Grace’s acquaintances. Contrary to her suspicions, there was nothing suspicious at all.

Nothing.

“The only special thing is that she had frequent interactions with the three men for three months after the victory ceremony.”

“…….”

“However, all those meetings were initiated by the men who approached Grace first.”

The victory ceremony was held while she was bedridden.

According to the data, Grace and the three men met for the first time at that victory ceremony.

“Just in case, I also looked into the victory ceremony held three months ago, but there was nothing special there either. Except.”

“Except?”

Hoping against hope, Celonia waited for Gillian’s lips to open with a faint glimmer of expectation in her eyes.

“Unlike the first day of the victory ceremony, the three of them stayed with Lady Grace for the entire last day.”

But the answer she received was utterly disappointing.

In the end, that meant they had gradually fallen for Grace throughout the week-long victory ceremony.

“This is a list of people who attended the victory ceremony, prepared just in case.”

The paper Gillian additionally handed over contained the names of numerous nobles.

From the Emperor and Empress to the Crown Prince, high-ranking officials, and even her father.

But even if she looked at the list, there was no way she could find anything suspicious. She couldn’t even tell who was who.

Holding the paper, her arm dropped weakly.

“If you wish, I can also investigate the men’s side.”

“……No.”

Celonia stood up from her seat.

The paper was already crumpled in her hand.

If nothing came out of Grace, there was a high possibility that she wouldn’t find anything special from the three men either.

In the first place, they had been with her for half a year before returning to the capital.

Investigating them would be a waste of effort.

“Thank you, Gillian. You’ve worked hard.”

She left the drawing-room without looking back.

“My lady…….”

Ella, who had been waiting in front of the door, teared up at the sight of Celonia’s expression. Anyone could tell she looked hurt.

“Let’s go back to the room.”

“My lady……. Instead of that, how about going out? Let’s go to Roblan after a long time! You like the cake there!”

Ella tried her best to cheer her up.

Celonia, who had been striding forward, slowly stopped.

“Eating something sweet might make you feel better!”

Ella pleaded.

Of course, she couldn’t grasp everything just by looking at the information provided by the guild.

She still felt uneasy and suspicious about this whole situation, and Grace was still suspicious.

But the more she thought about it, the more she couldn’t shake the feeling that she was becoming pathetic.

So, she had to do something to wash away this feeling.

“Okay. Let’s go.”

* * *

“Why are you here…….”

Celonia, after stepping out in front of Roblan, encountered an unexpected person.

Reyev Hechell.

For some reason, he was standing guard in front of the Roblan building.

Dressed in a white cassock [a close-fitting, ankle-length garment worn by clergy] embroidered with the emblem of the temple, he was a noble and elegant figure befitting the nickname of a pure white knight.

Always with blue hair reminiscent of the blue sky and mysterious purple eyes.

Unlike the rugged lines of most men, his appearance, like a young nobleman raised in a greenhouse, had soft and gentle facial features.

Celonia liked Reyev.

Unlike his gentle appearance, he was strong and steadfast, like a straight pine tree.

As a priest and paladin serving God, he had conservative aspects like other priests, but he always showed her kindness and boundless generosity.

“……Lady Celonia.”

Reyev’s eyes widened in surprise when he saw Celonia.

There was no way she couldn’t read that agitation.

‘Why is he surprised? No, more than that, why is he here?’

He doesn’t like sweets.

He doesn’t usually enjoy desserts. Besides, he’s even surprised to see me.

As if he had seen someone who shouldn’t be here.

“It seems you’ve come to buy a cake.”

“Yes. What about Reyev?”

“Ah, I…….”

Reyev glanced at the Roblan building with a troubled expression. His behavior was suspicious to anyone.

It even seemed as if he was hiding a valuable jewel in Roblan, and he was fidgeting, afraid that the location of the jewel would be revealed.

“Reyev?”

“Lady Celonia, I don’t think you should go in. The owner said that all the items for sale today are sold out.”

“You’re still bad at lying.”

Celonia smiled weakly and blandly.

He’s bad at lying. Whenever he said something he didn’t mean, he never made eye contact with her.

She instinctively knew that Reyev was lying because of his behavior of not looking her in the eye right now.

Besides, she could see the showcase filled with desserts through the glass windows inside the building.

“Lady Celonia…….”

Reyev opened his mouth in a fluster, but he had no choice but to close it at her sharp voice that followed immediately.

“Lady Grace is inside, isn’t she?”

Celonia recalled Reyev’s words to her with certainty.

‘I can’t stop my feelings for Lady Grace. It’s okay to just watch from behind. I just want to do something to protect Lady Grace.’

He just wanted to do something to protect Grace.

Although she couldn’t see the inside of the store from here, Grace would definitely be inside.

So, Reyev was standing guard as if protecting the building, and he didn’t welcome her coming in.

“My lady……. Shall I get it to go?”

Ella, who had been watching Celonia’s mood from the side, carefully opened her mouth.

But those words only ended up touching Celonia’s nerves, which had been calm.

“No. I’ll eat here. Thank you for your trouble, Reyev.”

Celonia, who greeted him with a cold attitude as if a cold wind was blowing, headed straight for the door of the Roblan building.

“Lady Celonia……!”

Reyev hurriedly reached out to grab her, but he couldn’t bring himself to do so.

His complexion turned ashen. He bit his lip with an anxious expression, not knowing what to do.

“A-Are you okay?”

Celonia didn’t answer, whether she knew Ella’s uneasy heart or not. Only the sound of her grinding teeth could be heard between her tightly closed lips.

There was no reason to avoid it.

Why should I avoid it?

If someone has to avoid it, it’s not me, it’s that woman.

In addition, Celonia wanted to see Grace with her own eyes.

Not the flat information written on paper, but her living, breathing appearance.

It was the moment she reached out and tried to grab and pull the doorknob without hesitation. The door that had been closed was flung open by someone.

“Oh my.”

The woman who opened the door first exclaimed in admiration and widened her eyes when she saw Celonia in front of her.

Celonia looked at the woman standing in front of the open door.

The woman wearing a pale yellow dress was a beautiful woman with bright blonde hair and lively green eyes reminiscent of a lush forest.

“Hello, Lady Celonia.”

The woman greeted her, folding her eyes into crescent shapes.

Celonia knew instinctively.

This is the woman.

The extra chosen by the male leads.

Grace Bennett.