The Male Leads Were Stolen by the Extra

 

“It’s definitely different from the north.”

 

Kelvin muttered, looking around the surroundings.

 

“…”

 

Ius didn’t answer, but agreed with Kelvin.

 

Tom and Jack. In other words, Grand Duke Ius of the North and Knight Commander Kelvin had just arrived in the islands and were on their way out after meeting the Emperor.

 

When the Emperor suddenly asked them why they had come to the capital, they simply replied that they wanted to get out of the north for the first time in a long while and get some fresh air.

 

Since they had been living as humans for a long time, mingling with humans to enjoy themselves, this was not a problem.

 

They safely left the Imperial Palace and rode a carriage to the Grand Duke’s residence in the capital, and on their way, they stopped by a crowded shopping district.

 

They could feel their master’s energy through the crowds of people.

 

The energy that had been faintly felt in the north had become even more distinct in the islands.

 

With this level of energy, their master was clearly alive.

 

Where could it be? Where on earth could the Master be? Of course! He couldn’t have left us behind and gone like that.

 

Kelvin couldn’t hide his excitement.

 

“Let’s go to the mansion first. Starting tomorrow, we’ll divide the area and thoroughly inspect it.”

 

Kelvin followed Ius’ rational judgment.

 

Aside from the excitement, they had less strength than before their master died, and as humans, they were exhausted from the long journey.

 

They dragged their tired bodies back onto the carriage. However, their minds were clear with the hope that they would soon meet their master.

 

Soon after, the large and magnificent carriage of the Grand Duke’s residence left the shopping district.

 

***

 

As soon as Sellonia returned to the mansion, she gave the order to hold Wicklander’s funeral.

 

Then she quietly looked over the notebook that Henrik had given her.

 

The handwriting was neat and well-organized, so it caught her eye.

 

And as she flipped through the notebook, she found the information she wanted, with an explanation on the back page. Before artifacts were developed, parchment was often used as a medium for magic.

 

Among them, there were three main cases when magic circles and people’s names were written and used.

 

Scrolls as a means of transportation.

 

Transmission magic as a means of transmission.

 

Communication magic as a means of communication.

 

The patterns of magic circles varied depending on the purpose, but most people drew magic circles on parchment when using one of these three.

 

In all three cases, a destination or recipient was needed, so people’s names or locations were written under the magic circle.

 

That means…

 

“Whoa…”

 

Sellonia let out a hollow laugh as if she was in awe.

 

The back of her head froze.

 

As expected, Gillian really was Grace’s person.

 

Otherwise, there was no way to explain why he had a magic circle parchment with Grace’s name written on it.

 

How did the Finnest Guildmaster become Grace’s person?

 

The Finnest Guild was the largest information guild in the Empire run by the Basin family.

 

Does her father know? Or maybe Grace had stolen Gillian’s heart just like she had stolen the hearts of the male leads?

 

She didn’t know that yet, but one thing was certain: she couldn’t trust Gillian anymore.

 

“Since when?”

 

Since when had Gillian been Grace’s person?

 

Could it have been since the moment she first learned about Grace when the male leads’ hearts changed?

 

“…”

 

Sellonia felt goosebumps for a moment.

 

If that was true, she had been fooled by Gillian all along.

 

Also, if all of this was true, it meant that Grace had hidden something.

 

Although it was clear, there was no evidence. So she had to make one.

 

A few days later, Gillian would be reporting information about Grace periodically.

 

Before that, she had to request information about Grace again through other guilds.

 

And she had to set up a trap.

 

Sellonia jumped up from her seat and went into the clothing room.

 

She opened the safe for the first time in a while to make sure no one touched the notebook.

 

“Ah, that’s right. It’s here.”

 

Sellonia took out Ian’s sword that was securely stored in a large safe.

 

She had received it as compensation for the broken engagement and had never taken it out.

 

But would it really turn into a holy sword after time passes?

 

With some doubt, she took the sword out of its scabbard.

 

The cleanly maintained sword was shining silver, but it was too ordinary. It was so ordinary that it was hard to believe that the sword would have extraordinary abilities.

 

For now, since it was mentioned in the original story as something that took time, all she could do was wait.

 

After safely storing the sword and notebook she had taken out in the safe, Sellonia left the room and headed straight to the room where Tan was staying.

 

She wasn’t sure how far Gillian had reached, so she needed Tan’s help more than the Duke’s people.

 

As soon as she arrived at his room, she knocked on the door.

 

“Tan, are you there?”

 

Yet there was no answer.

 

There was no way he wasn’t in the room, though? 

 

They had just returned together in the carriage, and it was dinner time soon, so there was no way he would go out.

 

He always ate with her.

 

“Tan.”

 

Sellonia called him again, yet he still didn’t answer.

 

She had no choice but to apologize and open the door.

 

That was because she remembered that time. When she found him bleeding profusely in the bathroom.

 

Of course, she knew that he felt pain every midnight, but just in case.

 

Did she feel affection? Ironically, she was worried.

 

She entered the room, closed the door she had opened, and turned her head. The room was empty.

 

‘No way, again?’

 

Sellonia’s gaze naturally turned to the closed bathroom door.

 

The moment she took a deep breath and was about to knock on the bathroom door.

 

“Uagh!”

 

The door opened with a jerk, and her body was yanked into the bathroom with a strong force.

 

Soon, the bathroom door closed behind her with a click. And inside, Tan, the one who had grabbed her arm, was standing there.

 

“…”

 

Sellonia opened her mouth without realizing it.

 

He had just finished bathing, so she could see his wet hair and wet body.

 

In the hot heat and the lingering steam, Tan was only covering his lower body with a towel, while his upper body was naked.

 

She could also see the long wound from his chest to his abs that she had seen before, which was now a scar.

 

Above all, her vision was filled with muscles that were so viciously fierce.

 

His muscles were positioned smoothly on his large body without any unnecessary parts.

 

It was to the point where she thought that even if he were expressed in a sculpture, one wouldn’t be able to create such a perfect muscle shape.

 

Even his flesh, which was close by, gave off a faint scent of water and a good fragrance.

 

Perhaps that was why.

 

Sellonia, who had become dizzy, unconsciously followed the water droplets that fell from his wet hair. The round water drop passed through his wide shoulders, his large, firm chest, and his tight, well-shaped abs, skimmed his pubic bone, and disappeared into the towel.

 

“Huh…”

 

Sellonia unconsciously swallowed a breath and turned her head.

 

For some reason, her ears were burning.

 

She hadn’t intended to look, yet as she followed the falling water droplets, her eyes followed his lower body that he was covering.

 

“What is it? You should’ve worn a gown, shouldn’t you.”

 

Sellonia snapped back with her burning cheeks, whether from the scent or the color of her skin.

 

“Why are you so surprised when it’s not the first time you’ve seen me?”

 

Tan’s lips rose in a smirk as he saw her ears turn bright red.

 

“Goodness…”

 

She was dumbfounded by his shameless answer. 

 

By the way, did he drag me in just to show off his body?

 

“Why are you suddenly dragging someone into the bathroom?”

 

Sellonia grabbed the doorknob to leave the bathroom right away. However, he was one step faster.

 

Tan grabbed her hand that was holding the doorknob and quickly hugged the back of her head with his other hand.

 

Sellonia completely didn’t expect that, thus she was dragged away without even being able to resist, and her face was pressed against his wet chest.

 

“What are you doing…!”

 

“Shh.”

 

Sellonia raised her head and raised her voice, and Tan hugged her head even tighter.

 

As a result, Sellonia’s face was mercilessly crushed against his wet chest. Just like in the bathroom before.

 

“Mmmmph!”

 

No, I mean, you human. My lips touched your bare chest!

 

The moment Sellonia struggled to get away from his bare chest and shouted,

 

“Someone came.”

 

There was a very small sound of the door opening from beyond the bathroom, accompanied by a low, tickling sound in her ear.

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