The Male Leads Were Stolen By The Extra [EN]: Chapter 83

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“Tom, are you sure this is okay?”

Jack asked, wrinkling his face as he watched their lord and Celonia standing in the middle of the stage.

Tom and Jack, or rather, Ios and Kelvin, stood near a pillar in the Negzit Hall, away from the crowd.

They watched their lord dance with that woman, even the part where he kissed her hand and smiled at the end.

“……”

Tom was silent.

He didn’t know why the majestic Demon King wouldn’t return to the Demon King’s castle and insisted on staying here, or why he was so obsessed with the titles of mere humans, but now he understood.

It was all because of that woman.

It was to get closer to that woman who held the high position of a duchess in the human world.

He could feel the sincerity in his lord’s expression towards her.

“He must have a plan, right?”

Unable to believe the reality, Jack tried to convince himself that their lord had other intentions.

“No. Our lord is serious right now.”

But Tom was merciless.

“……Then what should we do? Should we kill that woman?”

Jack muttered with a worried face, his eyes drooping.

A Demon King and a human. And not just any human, but the woman who killed the Demon King.

This was wrong. It couldn’t be.

“Our lord doesn’t have his memories right now.”

Tom said, his eyes fixed on the two people standing in the center of the stage as if they were the only ones in the world.

“But what will happen when our lord regains his full memories?”

“……Will he try to kill that woman then?”

“Who knows? But it won’t be the same as it is now. I guarantee it.”

Tom wondered if his lord would still be able to make that expression at that woman then.

The truth that those two would realize in the future seemed like it would throw the world into chaos and bring destruction.

* * *

“……”

Grace gnashed her teeth as she watched Celonia and Tan on the stage.

Those two, who had appeared in an instant, had immediately captured everyone’s attention and had completely taken over the party.

As if they were the main characters of this world.

“They’re the perfect centerpieces of today’s party.”

“Don’t you think they look really good together? Even more than when Duchess Bessin was with Duke Cherville before.”

“Look at those eyes. The Grand Duke seems serious.”

“Could there be talk of marriage?”

“It’s definitely possible.”

The nobles standing around Grace chimed in one by one.

The more they did, the more ferocious her face became.

Not only had the man she coveted become a Grand Duke, but he was also with Celonia. Moreover, the Grand Duke couldn’t take his eyes off Celonia for a moment.

Grace could see that emotion, and she was burning inside.

She had taken the outstanding saviors from that woman, and now a Grand Duke had appeared. Even one with a better appearance and status than the saviors she currently held.

Did the Grand Duke also like her for her looks? Would he have been like that even if that woman was unattractive?

It’s all because of……!

“Hoo……”

She took a deep breath to calm her boiling insides.

Just what was it about that woman that kept scratching at her insides like this?

She felt like she was going crazy with anger.

“Pfft. Lady Bennet brought so many partners but couldn’t even dance once.”

Just then, she heard a sneering voice from the side. Grace glared, barely containing her anger.

“Oh my. How scary. I wonder if she’s going to steal my fiancé too.”

The young lady who had spoken out continued to sneer at Grace’s murderous expression.

“We should be careful.”

“That’s right.”

The young ladies gathered around giggled together.

“Listen here, young lady.”

Grace confirmed that there were only easygoing, unmarried young ladies around her and continued, her expression coldly hardening.

“I have eyes too. I wouldn’t take a rural baron even if you gave him to me.”

“Wh, what?!”

The young lady’s face flushed red. The others also looked like they couldn’t believe she could say such a thing.

Grace glared at them and turned away.

“Don’t you dare move.”

She ignored the sharp shout from behind and walked on.

Daring to bring such a guy to me without knowing their place. Did they know who I was?

‘Where the hell did Ian go!’

Grace looked around with a frustrated expression.

This was all because Ian wasn’t by her side.

Ian, who had come with her, had been missing since earlier, and Reyev, who had gone to say something to Celonia, hadn’t returned yet. McRyan was also absent.

Because of that, she had no choice but to stand alone when the dance music came on.

‘Neither of them is helpful!’

They’re never there when I need them. That’s why I keep them by my side!

Grace, who came out of the hall nervously, her footsteps echoing loudly, found blue hair.

“Sir Reyev!”

Grace approached Reyev with a relieved expression.

“Where have you been? Don’t tell me you said something to the duchess because of me?”

She looked up at Reyev with a face full of worry and concern.

Reyev silently looked down at her face, which was pretending to be fragile.

“Don’t do that because of me……. I don’t want our relationship to be strained because of me.”

Grace bit her trembling lip and dropped her head, grabbing the hem of Reyev’s sleeve.

Her actions, emphasizing her infinitely weak appearance and subtly acting like she was the victim, were enough to evoke sympathy and stimulate protective instincts.

But Reyev, who knew all the truth, felt goosebumps all over his body.

A sense of displeasure rose to the point where his hair stood on end. He wanted to shake off this hand right away because of the disgust.

“Sir Reyev?”

Grace, wondering why Reyev wasn’t responding, raised her tearful eyes.

“Aren’t you tired? It would be better to go back now.”

Reyev said, subtly turning his head because he didn’t want to face those cunning eyes.

He was forcibly suppressing the urge to gag. He had to prove his usefulness for Celonia.

* * *

“Crown Prince.”

The emperor’s voice, full of anger, rebuked Helius.

“I am sorry……”

Helius had no choice but to hang his head, knowing his fault better than anyone else.

The night after the celebration.

The emperor immediately summoned the Crown Prince.

“I told you to escort the duchess!”

The emperor did not hide his displeasure towards Helius.

If he had escorted her well, it would have been the Crown Prince, not the Grand Duke, who danced on the stage today. If he had done well from the start.

The emperor frowned, pressing his temples as he had a headache.

Earlier, he had subtly brought up the topic of marriage with the imperial family to Duke Bessin, but he was as impregnable as an iron fortress.

‘My child’s wounds have not yet healed. I want my daughter’s marriage to be as she wishes.’

If it were any other family, they would have just pushed the marriage, but the other party was the Bessin ducal family. That’s why he coveted it even more.

He wanted them to get closer to each other as naturally as possible, but the Crown Prince was distracted by another woman and ruined the plan.

“I will not allow any more woman problems. Clean them all up!”

“Father!”

“I don’t want to hear it! You fool. To miss the duchess to meet such mediocre young ladies, do you have any sense or not!”

“……”

Helius pressed his lips tightly.

It was true that he couldn’t even say hello properly to the duchess today because of the Grand Duke next to her.

“Make up for today’s events somehow. I will use my power at the upcoming hunting festival.”

“Yes? At the hunting festival?”

“Yes.”

The emperor had already thought of all the plans.

It was a trick, but he intended to make the Crown Prince, not Duke Cherville or Grand Duke Hershbrook, win the hunting festival.

The person who wins the hunting festival can choose one person in front of everyone and dedicate the glory of the victory.

Having been chosen by the winner in a grand place, a relationship naturally follows.

The emperor also won the hunting festival and dedicated the glory to the empress, who was a marchioness at the time.

“Yes. I will never disappoint you this time.”

The Crown Prince, who understood the emperor’s intentions, made a firm resolution.

“Father!”

It was then.

A clear voice echoed through the palace corridor, and soon the heavy door that had been tightly closed burst open.

“P, Princess. His Majesty is currently in conversation with His Highness the Crown Prince……!”

The gatekeeper tried to stop her, but it was useless.

The princess had already walked in like a tomboy and was standing in front of the emperor.

“Tsk.”

The Crown Prince clicked his tongue at his sister’s reckless behavior.

His sister behaved carelessly enough to be compared to other young ladies and was self-centered.

“Princess, what is this rash behavior?”

The emperor sternly rebuked her for her behavior, which did not consider the atmosphere at all, even though she was a beloved daughter.

However, it did not work at all for the headstrong princess.

“I’ve decided!”

Titania said to the emperor, her eyes sparkling.

“What are you talking about?”

“I’m going to marry Grand Duke Hershbrook!”