The Male Leads Were Stolen by the Extra

 

“Kyaaaak!”

 

“Uaaagh! W-What is this!”

 

Everyone was shocked and fell backwards as if there was a shock from the huge iron bars that appeared where the cloth had disappeared.

 

“Hahaha! Everyone, don’t worry. Because it can never escape. This is a monster captured directly from the north.”

 

Denroha boasted and spoke confidently.

 

“What?”

 

Sellonia and Ian, startled by the sound, quickly turned their heads.

 

Then, inside the huge, square cage, a monster was seen growling with its fearsome fangs exposed between the iron bars studded like comb teeth.

 

Tan was looking at the monster with a strange expression as it purred as if it was going to rip people’s throats off at any moment.

 

The monster trapped in the cage was Garum, a wolf-shaped monster covered in long, shiny black fur.

 

Garum is a monster five times larger than an actual wolf, and was often called the dog of death because of its jet-black fur from head to tail.

 

At the time of subjugating monsters, it was one of the monsters that was quite difficult to defeat due to its quick movements that were in contrast to its huge size. But why is it here…

 

At that moment, a conversation flashed through Sellonia’s mind with Wicklander, whom she had met at the magic store.

[Xixixi. There are quite a few people who collect very rare collectibles. Sometimes, there are people who capture monsters and keep them on display.]

[Capturing monsters and putting them on display, you say?]

[It’s about showing off one’s power and wealth.]

 

So, she heard that there are people who purposely capture monsters that they will never see or encounter in their lives unless they go into the monster forest. Who would have thought that was true…

 

It would take an enormous amount of manpower to capture the monster alive, and it would also take an enormous amount of manpower and money to bring the captured monster to the island.

 

To think that they try to show off their wealth and power like this.

 

‘They’re crazy, even if they’re crazy, they’re definitely crazy.’

 

Sellonia was astonished.

 

Having experienced monsters first-hand, she knew very well how dangerous this was and how ridiculous it was.

 

“Hahaha! Everyone, don’t worry. It can’t get out or break this specially made cage.”

 

Denroha’s voice, filled with tremendous confidence, reassured people.

 

As if there had never been a tsunami, people who had run away from the iron bars with white faces began to slowly gather again.

 

Although they were scared, the iron bars were tightly surrounding the monster, and it was a rare opportunity to see a monster that they would never see right before their eyes.

 

“I-Is this really a monster?”

 

“Exactly. That won’t happen, but the knights of the Denroha family are on standby in case of an emergency, so everyone, please watch with peace of mind.”

 

Everyone looked around at those words.

 

Although they didn’t know when they really came, the knights of the Denroha family were standing guard around us.

 

“Nenia, this is what you wanted to see.”

 

Marquis Denroha fearlessly brought his daughter, today’s protagonist, to the iron bars.

 

“Whoaaaaa…”

 

Bright eyes with more curiosity than fear looked up at Garum, who was trapped in the cage.

 

“Grrrr.”

 

Garum was circling the cage, glaring at Nenia.

 

It seemed to be quite aggravated as its fur stood up. For the Garum’s black snout was spouting white foam.

 

She heard that monsters that attack people must be killed, but how should she understand this act of capturing monsters alive and displaying them in front of people just for the sake of luxury?

 

Sellonia found this position disgusting and couldn’t stand it.

 

“Let’s go.”

 

She grabbed Tan’s arm and dragged him as he stopped.

 

However, Tan stood motionless, as if he had become a stone.

 

“Tan, let’s go.”

 

“Ha! He was so scared. Well,  of course. Look at yourself, who believed in his bluff, and his bluffing self, ending up petrified by just one monster.”

 

Ian openly laughed at Tan, standing still. He was obviously frozen and scared.

 

He snorted at what the previous ladies had said earlier about Tan looking majestic like a mythical god.

 

What if he’s bigger? In the end, it’s useless.

 

It didn’t seem like he had any skills or talent, and it didn’t seem like he was using any tactics to attack him.

 

So perhaps he should show him. Who he was trying to deal with.

 

“Lady, he seems to be very scared, so please calm him down and take him away. I’m worried he might collapse on the way.”

 

Ian glanced at Tan, smiled victoriously, and headed towards the Marquis of Denroha very confidently.

 

“Sellonia.”

 

In fact, Tan didn’t pay any attention to Ian, and called her in a low voice without taking his eyes off the Garum.

 

Hearing his unusually serious tone, Sellonia raised her head and looked at him.

 

Tan was staring at Garum with an unreadable expression.

 

“This sound. Can’t you hear it?”

 

“Pardon?”

 

Sellonia, who had been unable to understand Tan who was saying strange things earlier, realized one thing she had forgotten for a while.

 

The lord of the monsters was none other than the Demon King.

 

The reason the monsters ran rampant was because the Demon King was resurrected, and the reason they became quiet again was because he died.

 

No way…

 

Sellonia, afraid that he might have sensed something, that he might have found a small fragment of memory, grabbed his arm with trembling hands.

 

“Let’s go. Right now!”

 

“…”

 

Sellonia raised her voice, yet Tan didnt move and was still looking at Garum.

 

Is this really some kind of sound that only he was hearing?

 

He was able to read Garum’s fierce eyes as it looked at the people gathered in front of it.

 

His mind tingled.

 

For a moment, a vague memory flashed through his mind like water fog.

 

[That sucks. I had quite high expectations.]

[Are you so slow as a slug that you’ll only cut off my hair today?]

 

A voice was heard laughing at someone. That was Tan’s own voice.

 

Who was he laughing at?

 

It was a blurry memory, thus he couldn’t clearly see what the situation was.

 

He only clearly remembered his voice saying those words.

 

Is this a part of his past memories?

 

Tan was extremely confused as memories that hadn’t occurred to him for over three months suddenly came to him.

 

“Ooh! Duke Cherville,, how is it. This is a monster you saw on the subjugation. When you see it again, do you remember the brilliant memories of that time?”

 

Meanwhile, Marquis Denroha, standing in the very center of the garden, saw Ian approaching the iron bars and welcomed him with open arms.

 

“It’s Garum. I will protect it just in case.”

 

“Hahaha. As expected, how reassuring! “He’s a savior!”

 

When Marquis Denroha shouted loudly, people’s eyes turned to Ian.

 

Envious eyes looked at the confident Ian.

 

Even the ladies who had been glancing at Tan looked at Ian again.

 

As expected, that’s right. This is the correct one.

 

In the distance, Sellonia and the coward were still standing in their places.

 

Ian’s shoulders naturally rose in satisfaction.

 

“Everyone, take a close look! There will be no danger. Our Duke Cherville will protect us all!”

 

Marquis Denroha went one step further and invited the people closer. He was confident that nothing dangerous would happen anyway.

 

It was an iron cage made with a lot of money invested to capture monsters.

 

Thanks to this, he was able to show off the captured monsters to many people.

 

His pride shot through the sky, thinking that no noble would ever see a monster of this size.

 

The monster that a certain count had captured before was the size of a human being and was extremely insignificant.

 

With only that size, it caused a stir in the empire for a while.

 

Marquis Denroha knew that his daughter was so fond of saviors that she was also very interested in monsters.

 

That’s why he tried to capture a monster whose size couldn’t be compared to the monster brought by the count.

 

And the result was a success.

 

Now everyone will say together that there is a terrifying monster in the Denroha family.

 

He had accomplished what even His Imperial Majesty the Emperor couldn’t accomplish.

 

Just when Denroha was engrossed in a distorted desire to show off.

 

CLANG!

 

When Garum suddenly slammed its body against the iron bars, a loud roar rang out like an echo.

 

“Uaaagh!”

 

“W-What is it?!”

 

The people who had gathered in front of the iron bars to watch were horrified and retreated.

 

“It was just excited for a moment, so it’s okay.”

 

CLANG! CLANG! CLANG! CLANG!

 

Denroha’s voice to reassure people was swallowed up by Garum hitting its body one after another.

 

“…W-What.”

 

“…”

 

Everyone froze as they watched Garum pounding his body into the iron bars without stopping.

 

“Grrrr…!”

 

Even though Garum’s body bounced every time it was hit, it quickly regained its balance on its hind feet. Then he growled fiercely and continued to lunge towards the iron bars.

 

CLANG!

 

When Garum struck once more, the seemingly sturdy iron bar cracked with a crackling sound.

 

“W-We have to avoid it!”

 

CLANGGG!

 

But it was already too late.

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