The Male Leads Were Stolen by the Extra

 

“Go out.”

 

“T-Then rest easily, Captain.”

 

After reading the atmosphere in which it was difficult for a junior knight to stay, he glanced at him and quickly left the captain’s office.

 

As the knight left, the sharp smell of alcohol wafted through the quiet silence.

 

Rubeus’s nose and cheeks were bright red from all the pouring he had done since morning.

 

The pupils that were almost half-open, were long gone.

 

His purple eyes, which had become cloudy like the eyes of a dead bird, were eerie.

 

Rubeus, who was sitting in his office chair with a bandage wrapped around his shoulder to prevent a recurrence, eventually couldn’t bear it anymore and threw away the glass he was holding in his hand.

 

The glass hit the wall with a loud thud and fell to the floor, splashing alcohol everywhere.

 

As the bitter liquor flowed, leaving traces on the white walls of the office, the carpet on the floor became damp.

 

“How dare, how dare…!”

 

Rubeus trembled and clenched his fists tightly.

 

Because of yesterday’s humiliating incident, he suffered all kinds of humiliation.

 

Yesterday, when Galloway called with the news, he entered the Duke’s office with a nervous heart.

 

However, even though the Duke had called him, he just processed the documents for a while, treating him as if he wasn’t there.

 

How many tens of minutes had passed since he waited anxiously?

 

[The duchy’s knight commander is losing to the Beast of the Night. There is no such thing as prestige.]

 

His heart sank as he heard the Duke’s words, which came with a look of disappointment in his eyes.

 

After that, Galloway glanced at him with colder eyes than ever before and issued a disciplinary action with a three-month pay cut and a banning order.

 

As the second son of a count, he put in countless efforts to become a knight of the Duke of Basin.

 

He didn’t have enough effort to carve his bones and flesh, and he had been doing all the dirty work for the duchy for ten years.

 

Even with that sight, Galloway won’t let it pass.

 

He will be able to keep his position as the captain, and for the sake of the reputation of the knights of the Duke of Basin, the Duke will definitely do his best to prevent rumors from spreading.

 

Right now, there may be whispers within the knights due to yesterday’s duel, but it will quiet down over time.

 

Although he was angry, he promised to move on quietly for now, but due to Sellonia visiting him in the morning, he couldn’t hold back and started drinking.

 

[Sir Sid, I heard what you said. What kind of bet you two made. I’ll treat it like it never happened, so don’t do anything like this again while he’s staying at the Duke’s residence.]

 

The blue eyes in which he fell moved away without giving him time to make an excuse.

 

At that moment, his heart began to crumble and twist.

 

In the end, the Princess meant that she would keep the man by her side.

 

Why is she protecting him? As if she had feelings for him.

 

Why on earth is he not a duke, a paladin, or a dragon, but a lowly citizen?

 

When he heard the news of her engagement to Duke Ian, he gave up his feelings and became convinced.

 

Because Ian was a worthy partner for Princess Basin.

 

Even if the Princess who returned from the subjugation had chosen a paladin or a dragon instead of Ian, he would have understood.

 

Because the four of them were saviors who saved the world and were recognized by everyone.

 

However, the person who was by her side now wasn’t those three people, but an insignificant scoundrel.

 

It didn’t seem like he was simply being treated as a benefactor. The two ate together every day and stayed together every day.

 

“How dare he…!”

 

It wasn’t his intention to give up the Princess to that bastard.

 

He came this far with his skills, but the barrier to her status was too high for him to reach.

 

It was so hard that he couldn’t reach her, so all he could do was watch from afar.

 

If he had known that she would even give her heart to a guy like that, he wouldn’t have just sat there and watched.

 

“That bastard…”

 

Rubeus remembered his face smiling cheekily, unlike his own, as they clashed swords together.

 

He didn’t even use his sword, perhaps to show off, but only pushed forward with his gigantic body, yet he, who had trained countless times, was only pushed back.

 

He couldn’t ignore this humiliation.

 

She couldn’t be taken away by that bastard like this. Because he didn’t mean to hide it.

 

He won’t leave him alone.

 

He gritted his teeth and lifted the bottle of alcohol in front of him.

 

His uncontrollable jealousy and adoration were completely twisted.

 

Sellonia couldn’t have anyone around her unless they were a better human being than him.

 

***

 

Sellonia, who had dressed up for the first time in a while, was wearing street clothes and heading to Monterra Street.

 

Monterra.

 

It was the largest downtown and largest shopping district in the Flanagan Empire.

 

The place, which was said to have everything, was built on a large site reminiscent of an ordinary small town, and was clearly divided into four sections, north, south, east, west and with the angel’s fountain in the center.

 

To the north was Roblanc, where she often went, and it was a food district full of desserts and restaurants.

 

The south was the boutique district with costume shops and jewelry stores, the east was the miscellaneous district selling handmade furniture and decorations, and the west was the magic district selling magic items.

 

The places she was going today were west and south.

 

She learned about Gillian’s parchment that she had seen yesterday and had a dress to wear at the celebration in two weeks.

 

She suspected that it might be a magic tool since there was a magic circle drawn on the parchment.

 

Sellonia traveled in the carriage and disembarked at the western entrance to Monterra.

 

She could travel by carriage to the entrance, but the carriage could not enter the street because the passageway was narrow.

 

“Whoa! There are many amazing things!”

 

Ella jumped out of the carriage and was busy looking around with wide eyes as she saw the streets showing off the unique characteristics of the magic district.

 

Sellonia was also surprised as it was her first time visiting the magic district she had only heard about.

 

The most surprising thing was that, unlike other districts, there were fist-sized magic light bulbs floating in the air throughout the streets of the magic district.

 

She heard that the light bulbs floating above the street where people pass by are turned off in broad daylight, but in the dark evening, the light comes on and brightens up the street.

 

The light bulbs that illuminate the streets at night. The scenery is sure to be spectacular.

 

But today, she was so busy that she had to walk around in broad daylight, so she didn’t think she would have time to see it. If she had time, she thought, she should definitely come again in the evening.

 

“Miss, Miss. Did you resolve it well with Sir Beast? When I saw you at breakfast, the atmosphere was as cheerful as usual.”

 

“Cheerful, you say?”

 

Sellonia questioned Ella’s words and recalled the breakfast time.

 

She had breakfast with him as usual.

 

But she had to go out right after she finished eating, so she told him to eat lunch alone, and he said this with a cruel glint in his eyes.

 

[Did you forget the negotiation? It looks like you really want to see the mansion burn, right?]

 

He made such terrifying threats that the water in the glass froze from the chill he gave off.

 

She explained at length that it wasn’t that, that something had to happen and that she had to go out, and it was only then that he relaxed his eyes.

 

“Ella, you seem to like him quite a bit.”

 

She said she saw it as a cheerful thing.

 

Sellonia had felt yesterday that Ella really liked him. Thanks to her, she cleared up the misunderstanding.

 

“Of course! He’s the benefactor who saved the Miss. And he doesn’t seem like a bad person.”

 

“How can you be sure?”

 

“The really bad people are cowardly people like Captain. In comparison, Sir Beast is just…”

 

“Just?”

 

“A little lacking, but he’s fair and square!”

 

Is this a compliment?

 

She couldn’t tell if it was an insult or a compliment, but looking at Ella’s expression with her clenched fists, she thought it was the best compliment.

 

Right. If she looked at him without any prejudice like Ella, he might actually belong to the side of a good person.

 

Unless he knows his real identity.

 

Sellonia began traveling around the magic district with Ella in earnest.

 

One place, two places, three places, four places.

 

She stopped at more than ten stores, yet they were all empty.

 

“I don’t think I’ve ever seen a product like that.”

 

“There is nothing like that among the items coming to us.”

 

Everyone shook their heads saying they weren’t sure.

 

Unable to erase the thought that her efforts were in vain, she entered the twelfth store.

 

“Is there an item with a magic circle drawn on a piece of parchment the size of your palm?”

 

“It’s parchment, right? We don’t deal with parchment these days. Maybe it’s an old spell.. Would you like to go to the Wicklander shop with the ginkgo tree on the door? The owner there might know.”

 

Although she was almost desperate, she received some interesting information.

 

“Thank you.”

 

“But, uh… Are you Princess Basin? Can I ask for your autograph here? My child loves you! She said she was going to become a healing magician when she grew up, haha!”

 

The owner was joking and asked for her autograph.

 

Sellonia gladly signed the paper held out for the owner’s child and left the store.

 

“As expected! Our Miss!”

 

Ella’s face, which had been crying because her leg hurt just a moment ago, seemed to be so happy that people recognized her

 

Sellonia smiled and looked around, telling Ella to cheer up a little more.

 

A store with a ginkgo tree painted on the door…

 

“Found it.”

 

She ran to the store with ‘Wicklander’ written on the sign and opened the door.

 

Rattle.

 

The inside of the store was revealed with a clear bell ringing.

 

Although the store may be quite old, one can feel the passage of time everywhere.

 

The half-painted floor, where many customers must have come and went, the walls were thin and stained, and the magic items displayed on the highest shelves were covered in clouds of dust.