The Male Leads Were Stolen By The Extra [EN]: Chapter 91

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“Celonia.”

Tan called her name desperately, but she didn’t respond.

His strong arms, unable to let go of her slender waist, only tightened their embrace.

Her warm body temperature and sweet scent filled his arms.

It was the first time he had held her like this, something he had only thought about and wished for in his heart.

So, his indecisive heart was pounding like crazy, even in this situation.

“Tell me. I’ll do anything.”

He was desperate, like a person standing on the edge of a cliff.

What on earth could he do to keep from letting go of this embrace?

She was the one who taught him what was special, so how could she turn away so coldly?

“…Are you okay with it?”

Celonia’s voice trembled.

She could feel his solid body pressed against her back, with no space between them.

Was he really okay with it?

That she was the Demon King and she was the Savior? That she had killed him? Was he really okay with all of that?

“Nothing changes.”

“That’s because you don’t have your memories. If you get them back later, your feelings will…”

“They won’t change.”

A voice as unwavering as a tree rooted in the ground came from behind her.

Unlike her, he was full of conviction, so firm that he seemed to swear to eternity that he would not change.

“…”

Celonia, who had been staring blankly into the air at his answer, lowered her hands as if she had made up her mind.

When she placed her hands on the arms holding her waist, he flinched and tightened his grip even more.

He must have thought she was trying to break free and run away.

“Just a moment. Let me see your face.”

When she said it wasn’t like that, Tan’s arms relaxed.

Celonia felt his arms slowly slide down as she turned to face him.

His eyes were red, still anxious as if he couldn’t rest assured.

She looked into his trembling eyes and thought.

What she wanted right now. If she didn’t consider anything else and only thought about her own heart, the answer was obvious.

The reason she had been cowardly running away without defining their relationship was ultimately because she liked him.

Because she wanted to be by his side longer.

Because she thought they could only maintain their current relationship if they ignored the truth.

She couldn’t move forward with secrets hidden.

Celonia reached out her slightly trembling fingers and carefully brushed his reddened eyes.

He, who had nothing to fear in the world, was anxious that he might lose himself because of her, which made her feel sorry for him, but at the same time, her fingertips tingled.

Because his heart, which she could clearly understand, made her heart flutter.

“Are you sure?”

“Yes. I won’t change.”

Tan answered without a moment’s hesitation.

Then, he took her hand that was stroking his eyes and kissed the palm of her hand.

As if swearing to God, as if a knight making an oath, the pledge seemed unchanging.

She breathed lightly at his breath that dug deeply into her palm and opened her mouth.

“You’re the Demon King.”

“I know.”

“I’m the Savior who killed you.”

“I know that.”

“That scar on your chest. It might be because of me. I stabbed you.”

Celonia told the truth without making things up or exaggerating. Even this fact that she wanted to hide.

How difficult it had been to say these words. But if he knew all this and still made the same choice. Then…

“…”

Tan was a little shaken, as if he didn’t know that.

But that was it.

Even though he had writhed in pain countless times from the pain that came every midnight for months, would he be crazy if he didn’t care even after knowing that she was the cause of the wound?

Maybe that’s because he lives in the present, not in a past he doesn’t even remember.

Besides, he knew that the current her would never do that to him, so maybe that’s why.

Maybe it’s because being with you now is everything, more than the past.

So if all of this makes sense, would you believe me? That I’m okay with whatever it is, as long as I can be by your side.

“So that’s why your hand heals me.”

“I don’t even know that…”

“It doesn’t matter. It hurt less than you saying you’re going to leave me now.”

Celonia was rather embarrassed by his answer.

She couldn’t shake her anxiety even after speaking, but he said it didn’t matter so casually.

How could he, when he was sweating profusely and complaining of pain every midnight…

“I knew from the beginning. From the first time I saw you.”

She continued to confess, spitting out the things she had been hiding until now.

But Tan was still only looking at her.

“I know. I noticed. You were afraid I would realize my true nature.”

“I couldn’t say it.”

“I understand.”

Tan listened to her and answered seriously.

Anyone who saw it might think he was just saying it because he was afraid of losing her in front of him. But Celonia knew that it was really his true heart.

There wasn’t a single lie in his unwavering, upright eyes.

So Celonia decided not to hesitate any longer. It was time to show her heart as much as he had shown his.

“Then do you know that too?”

“…Know what?”

Tan’s eyes fluttered with anxiety at the sudden question.

He gripped her white hand tightly, afraid that she might throw out a word and run away again.

“That I like you too.”

“…What?”

But the words she spoke were unexpected.

Tan’s pupils widened and shook wildly like a ship caught in a storm.

“Say it again, say it again.”

He begged with a surprised expression, wondering if he had misheard.

“You asked what we are. We like each other.”

“…”

“If you really don’t care, then that’s enough.”

A complete smile finally bloomed on Celonia’s face as she faced Tan.

The smile that came from the heart that had revealed all the truth and decided to accept everything was incredibly carefree.

She didn’t say these words to relieve the weight of the truth she had been carrying. It was to fully approach him.

Because she liked him so much now, she couldn’t ignore this feeling.

No matter who we are, no matter what the end we feared, she wanted to go to the end.

Even if it wasn’t a happy thing for everyone. She wanted to be greedy only for herself.

“You…”

Even after hearing the answer, Tan looked at her expression over and over again.

He couldn’t believe it, so he wanted to check if she was teasing him or saying it out of kindness.

But this was real.

He knew her expression well. This smile that only came out when she was completely sincere.

Tan’s lips, which had been stiff with tension, crumbled.

With a sense of relief and overwhelming emotion, he hugged her waist tightly.

“I never let go of what I hold once.”

“…”

“Even more so if it’s you.”

Then, he lowered his head and his lips lightly touched hers and fell away.

Celonia’s eyes widened at the sudden kiss, and Tan smiled when he saw it.

“Didn’t you say that? That it’s an act done out of liking.”

“Ah…”

Celonia suddenly remembered explaining that to him when she saw a couple kissing. He hadn’t forgotten it.

Celonia smiled and wrapped her arms around Tan’s neck.

“Is that the end? Didn’t you study hard by reading books?”

“Then that means I don’t have to hold back.”

“Yes?”

The moment Celonia was taken aback by his unexpected words, Tan smiled coyly and lowered his face.

Celonia couldn’t say anything more. Because he had kissed her lips in an instant.

She was so surprised that she didn’t know what to do, and his hot breath forced its way through the gaps in her lips.

It was a deep kiss that was completely different from before.

Celonia was on the verge of losing her mind from his scent that rushed in so dizzyingly.

It was the same for Tan.

He tightened his arms around her waist and curled up even more to avoid moving away from her lips. As if his huge body had swallowed her whole at once.

It felt like his whole body would melt away, not only touching her lips for the first time but also digging deep inside.

The heat covered his whole body and his brain was soaked in heat, making everything seem blurry.

When she smoothly and softly brushed through their intertwined mouths, blue veins popped out on the back of Tan’s hand. As if he was desperately enduring something.

As their heated breaths went back and forth and they became more entangled, his blood vessels grew bigger and bluer.

The two people, embracing each other and closely attached without any gaps, were stuck together as if they were one. As if they wanted each other so much.

However, before long, Celonia, who was having difficulty breathing, turned her head first and parted her lips.

“Haa…”

She let out the breath she had been holding back.

Tan stared at Celonia, who was blushing and catching her breath with half-open eyes as if drunk, and lowered his face.

“Celonia.”

His longing lips dug into her neck.

The first sensation he had ever felt remained in every single one of his cells. What is this feeling that makes me want to cry because it’s so good?

Tan put strength back into his arms around her waist and opened his lips.

“Don’t go back. Stay with me.”

A voice stained with unquenched passion brushed against her sensitive skin.