The Male Leads Were Stolen By The Extra [EN]: Chapter 63

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“…Right?”

“…”

Even with Kelvin’s prompting, Ius only stared intently in the direction the carriage had disappeared.

“It’s him! I’m sure! It’s our lord!” Kelvin exclaimed, jumping up and down excitedly.

Since arriving in the capital, he had been searching day and night for any sign of their lord.

Then, the day before yesterday at dawn, he sensed an unusually strong aura belonging to their lord.

Tom and Jack headed to the vacant lot where the aura lingered, but only the residual energy remained; the lot was otherwise empty.

Then this morning, they found a few-days-old newspaper. The headline immediately caught their attention:

[Hero Who Saved People. Who is the Beast of the Night?]

Intrigued by the suspicious title, Tom and Jack read the article.

The article described a man with black hair and red eyes who had suddenly appeared a few months ago, cutting down monsters with terrifying power in one fell swoop.

The man had lost his memory, so his identity was unknown.

Judging by appearance alone, it seemed like their lord.

However, the article went on to list the righteous deeds that the Beast of the Night had performed so far.

Could it be?

Their lord would never share food with anyone or defeat monsters to save someone.

Tom and Jack were very puzzled but decided they should investigate, so they headed to the shantytown.

The Beast of the Night was said to be sharing food with the hungry people there.

And now, to run into him like this!

Kelvin’s heart was pounding.

At first, he thought his eyes were deceiving him.

However, the aura emanating from that man named Tan was definitely their lord’s.

Besides, the black hair, red eyes, and even that face! Wasn’t that the Demon King’s true face that they only saw very occasionally!

“Why, why did you just let him go? Let’s chase him right away! Let’s go to our lord quickly!” Kelvin demanded, shaking Ius’s shoulders relentlessly, who was still not fully composed.

Startled, Ius pulled Kelvin into the carriage, keen to avoid being seen.

Ius, who was better at observing than Kelvin, always made rational judgments compared to the emotional Kelvin.

“What? I’m telling you to chase that carriage right away!”

“Kelvin, didn’t you see? Our lord didn’t recognize us.”

“Of course! Look at us now! It’s because we’re in the form of other humans!”

“No. No matter what form we were in, our lord always recognized us.”

“That’s…”

Kelvin’s mouth slowly closed at Ius’s sharp words.

Kelvin had also sensed it; he had just forgotten it for a moment in his excitement.

He remembered how surprised he was when their lord bowed to them, trying to be polite.

“…Memory! That’s right, the newspaper said the Beast of the Night had lost his memory!” Kelvin exclaimed, recalling the newspaper he had read that day, as if he had found the answer.

The article said that the Beast of the Night had lost his memory. If their lord was the Beast of the Night, it was clear that he couldn’t recognize them because of it.

“Yes. If the Beast of the Night is our lord, he wouldn’t recognize us because he has no memory. But you, didn’t you hear what that woman next to our lord said?” Ius agreed with Kelvin’s words but narrowed his eyes.

“What did she say?”

“That woman’s name. She clearly said it was Celonia Besin. If she’s a Besin, she’s one of the human bastards who killed our lord.”

“No way… Why is our lord next to that human…?” Kelvin’s expression also became serious.

But Ius drove the wedge further, as if that wasn’t the end of it.

“And I felt our lord’s power coming from that woman.”

“…”

“First, we need to find out what’s going on. Let’s chase them.”

Kelvin nodded slightly at Ius’s words.

* * *

“Please come again!” Maxwell bowed politely to the departing guest.

Celonia smiled at Maxwell’s performance, acting like a real owner.

This place was Florence, a store located at the very end of the magic district.

It was the store that Ella had mentioned to Gillian that morning.

Celonia had reserved the place in advance for today’s trap, and the original owner had already been relocated.

“Maybe it’s because it’s a magic shop, but there are many interesting things,” Maxwell said, his face full of smiles, as if he was having fun running the store for a day.

Maxwell was wearing old-looking clothes and makeup to look like the owner.

Outside, it was already dark as the day was setting. With a little more time, everyone in the shopping district would be off work around 9 p.m., so they just had to wait until then.

Wicklander’s shop fire had also happened in the middle of the night.

“Will he really come? Is that person really the culprit…?” Ella asked, half-doubting.

“Probably,” Celonia answered with an almost certain expression.

Even if it was a simple trick, if Gillian was the culprit, his judgment would have been clouded by impatience.

Then, he would definitely sneak into the store tonight, taking advantage of the time when there were no people, and take out the book.

Otherwise, she would have the book by tomorrow morning.

And he might set the store on fire again to destroy the evidence. It’s only difficult the first time, but it’s easy after that.

Celonia didn’t know exactly what Grace wanted.

She couldn’t figure out what she was trying to do by forcibly seducing the male leads.

To be honest, unless it was something that harmed someone other than the male leads, she didn’t want to bother returning the male leads’ hearts one by one right now.

But not Gillian.

To dare to seduce her family member and try to block her eyes and ears.

“But is it really okay for just us? Shouldn’t we bring the family knights, even now…?” Ella asked.

“It’s okay. Don’t worry,” Celonia reassured her.

Celonia knew what Ella was worried about, but she was confident because Tan was next to her.

She once trembled because of his power, but ridiculously, he was very reliable in this situation.

Whether he came alone or brought a few people, Tan was worth a hundred. In the first place, the power of humans and the Demon King were not the same.

“All the lights are off,” Maxwell said, looking around the street through the store window.

The lights of the magic bulbs that were lighting up the magic district were all turned off.

Perfect darkness and silence descended on the street simultaneously. All the store owners had left work.

Maxwell also turned off the store lights.

“Thank you for your help. I will definitely repay this favor.”

“No. It’s an honor to be able to help the Princess. Oh, and this,” Maxwell said.

“What is this?” Celonia asked, taking the small object that Maxwell handed her.

“It’s a magic tool I found while watching the store today. It’s amazing. It might be useful.” With that, Maxwell explained what the object was and how to use it, which he had learned while handling it.

“Oh. Really, it will be useful. Thank you,” Celonia said, her eyes twinkling as she put the magic tool Maxwell had given her in her pocket.

“Then I’ll be on my way.”

Maxwell locked the door right away and left with a good-natured smile. It was all for show.

If Gillian was watching in advance, he would try to move in earnest after seeing the owner of the store leaving work.

After Maxwell left, Celonia, Tan, and Ella hid in the darkened store, in the corner warehouse that was not easily visible from outside or inside.

“Ella, you know what to do, right? Bring them when I give you the signal,” Celonia whispered.

“Yes,” Ella nodded with a determined face.

The entrance to the warehouse was arched and open, but there was a back door leading to the outside at the very back of the warehouse.

Ella stood right in front of the back door, ready to open it and run out at any time when the Princess gave the signal.

How long had they waited like that?

“I feel a presence,” Tan said, who had been quietly lowering his body, his red eyes flashing.

At that moment of sudden tension, Celonia held her breath as much as possible and stayed close to him.

‘Just in case. I need to leave evidence.’

Clunk, clunk.

At that moment, the sound of someone grabbing and turning the doorknob of the store’s front door from the outside rang in their ears.