It’s Been 500 Years as an Extra, and the Original Story Still Hasn’t Begun - Chapter 106

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500 Years as Just an Extra,

 

The Original Story Still Won’t Begin

 

Episode 106

 

The best method would be to call Termion for a three-way confrontation, but he’s currently at the Grand Duke’s Castle.

 

Ailesia had personally escorted him there right after dinner. From Kubera’s message, it seemed something urgent had come up.

 

“Should I go to the Base?”

 

Given Termion’s personality, he would more than readily return to the Town House immediately if it meant appeasing his Niece’s anger. No matter how busy he was, he could surely spare a moment for conversation.

 

“No, Teacher. It’s fine.”

 

“Still…”

 

“We must maintain a clear distinction between public and private matters. Termion did nothing wrong, so I can’t just unconditionally take Elly’s side.”

 

Despite her firm tone, Iolene was looking at her granddaughter nestled in Ailesia’s arms with pitying eyes.

 

“Termion is just as precious to me as Elly.”

 

Upon hearing those words, Elenora’s body flinched. The strength in her arms wrapped around Ailesia’s neck had also loosened somewhat.

 

“It would be problematic to neglect the Grand Duke’s duties because of a child’s tantrum. However…”

 

Iolene gently stroked Elenora’s back.

 

“Little One, it’s all Grandmother’s fault, so don’t hate Uncle, alright?”

 

“…I don’t hate him.”

 

“Then why were you so harsh to Uncle? It only makes you feel worse for no reason.”

 

“Hiiing…”

 

As Elenora whimpered and turned her head away, Iolene smiled as if finally relieved.

 

“My goodness, you’ve made quite a mess of Teacher’s clothes.”

 

“Fufu, don’t worry about it.”

 

Despite leaving such clear traces of her crying, Elenora’s expression was still sulky. It seemed her anger hadn’t completely subsided yet.

 

“Grand Duchess Dowager, how about giving her a change of scenery while we’re at it?”

 

“Pardon? What do you mean by that…?”

 

“I was thinking of visiting Home while Hilda is on vacation. I was originally planning to go tomorrow afternoon, but I thought we could leave now to cheer up Elly as well.”

 

When feeling down, healing in nature is the best remedy. Elenora’s dampened spirits would quickly lift once she played with the animals.

 

“I’m concerned we might just be causing you trouble, Teacher.”

 

“I was planning to go with Elly anyway, so it’s fine.”

 

“How should we contact you if something urgent comes up?”

 

“I’ll leave my Hand Mirror behind. It’s the same one I used to communicate with Termion at the Advance Base last time.”

 

Unlike Termion who couldn’t use Magic, Iolene was capable of sending signals directly.

 

There was the inconvenience of Ailesia having to keep the Mirror out constantly, but it wasn’t particularly difficult.

 

“Little One, go and listen well to Teacher and have fun.”

 

“…Mm.”

 

“But when you return, you must apologize to Uncle too. Only then will Uncle apologize to Elly as well. Understood?”

 

As Iolene gently admonished her as if this was non-negotiable, Elenora wiped her eyes with the back of her hand and mumbled in a tiny voice.

 

“Uncle… didn’t do anything wrong to Elly.”

 

“Oh my, how can such a little thing be so deep inside.”

 

Still, perhaps feeling somewhat better, the child tightly hugged her Grandmother’s waist and burrowed into her embrace.

 

* * *

 

The Lake in Chernil Forest, which would normally be quiet, was experiencing a small commotion due to an unexpected visitor.

 

“Shasha! It’s Shasha!”

 

“Kyaang! Kyaang!”

 

Was she so happy to see a friend after such a long time? Shaila bounced around Elenora with nimble movements that didn’t match her large frame, letting out clear cries.

 

Then she lay flat in front of Elenora, stretching only her neck to rub her nose against the child’s body.

 

“Are you that happy?”

 

“Yes!”

 

Elenora smiled brightly, her swollen eyes making her cheerfulness all the more striking. Thanks to Shaila’s antics, her mood seemed much improved.

 

“Woof woof!”

 

“Whitey! Blanky!”

 

Perhaps noticing that a welcome guest had arrived, two wolves came running energetically from somewhere. When Whitey jumped over the fence and flopped down showing her belly, Elenora threw herself into her arms and rolled around together.

 

“Nothing happened while I was away?”

 

“Gruff.”

 

In contrast, Blanky walked calmly through the entrance and nodded his head. Though as soon as he finished greeting Ailesia, he approached Elenora and licked her face with his tongue.

 

“Kyahahaha!”

 

Mm, animals really are the best for cheering up kids. After enjoying the heartwarming scene for a moment, Ailesia went into the house and opened the window wide.

 

‘I can’t let Elly sleep in a place like this.’

 

She was simply dusting and tidying the bedroom when Elenora’s face popped up from beyond the window. She had already climbed onto Whitey’s back.

 

“Teacher!”

 

“Yes?”

 

“Aren’t Polly and Yor coming?”

 

“Polly is hibernating, and Yor is probably out at sea, isn’t he?”

 

“Hibernating?”

 

“Bears just sleep soundly until spring comes.”

 

“Then I can’t see Polly?”

 

“He’ll probably show up wandering around tomorrow morning?”

 

Chernil Forest was a place abundant with food all year round, so there was no real reason for Polaris to hibernate.

 

The fact that he just slept for days during winter was simply because he was naturally laid-back. More accurately, he was closer to being lazy.

 

“Teacher will finish cleaning up quickly, so let’s light a campfire and roast some potatoes and sweet potatoes. And marshmallows too, as a special treat.”

 

“Woooow!”

 

Elenora’s mouth opened as wide as a washbasin. Usually she didn’t give sweet snacks after sunset, but today was an exception.

 

“It’s delicious!”

 

“It’s hot, so eat slowly.”

 

Since they were eating anyway, she decided to do it properly by melting chocolate and butter in a pot to make something like fondue. She’d have to make sure to brush her teeth clean before bed.

 

“Teacher, say ahh!”

 

Elenora, now in a completely good mood, was overflowing with affection as usual.

 

After blowing on and swallowing the sweet potato that the child had carefully peeled for her, Ailesia glanced around casually before gently bringing up a topic.

 

“But Little One.”

 

“Mmm?”

 

Elenora tilted her head with her mouth full of sweet potato and marshmallow.

 

“Do you dislike Uncle getting married?”

 

“…I don’t like it.”

 

As if she had never been smiling, Elenora quickly became sullen and hung her head low.

 

“I’m not trying to scold you. I’m just curious about what Elly thinks.”

 

“…I won’t get in trouble?”

 

“You can dislike it, you know. Teacher is on Elly’s side.”

 

The content of their morning tea time conversation wasn’t really anything special.

 

After the New Year banquet, countless nobles had sent marriage proposal letters to the Retis family, and Termion had simply consulted with Iolene about arranging meetings to reject them.

 

Even when rejecting, it was proper etiquette for the parties involved to meet and share at least a cup of tea. It was some long-standing custom of high society or something.

 

Iolene’s explanation was that seeing each other in person might change their minds, and even if marriage didn’t work out, the meetings themselves served as exchanges between families, so they couldn’t just avoid them outright.

 

“According to Grandmother, he’s going to reject them all? She said Uncle has no interest in marriage.”

 

“…Really?”

 

“Yes, really.”

 

Of course, there was the prerequisite of ‘for now’ attached to that.

 

The Grand Duchess had to manage the family’s and territory’s internal affairs on a regular basis, and serve as the one who exercised all authority in the Grand Duke’s absence. The Previous Grand Duchess Iolene couldn’t keep substituting forever.

 

‘Right now it’s just probing at a manageable level, but when Termion turns twenty, it’ll be complete chaos.’

 

In fact, the original story featured scenes where the Emperor subtly pressured him about marriage.

 

The Retis family was notoriously short on heirs, and if something happened to either Termion or Elenora, the entire Northern Empire could be shaken.

 

Eventually, when Termion died at the end of Part 1, civil war broke out in the Empire, and those concerns became reality.

 

No matter how much Elenora was the protagonist, she lacked the experience and capability to handle all those situations alone. If Termion had been alive, the First Prince and other nobles wouldn’t have dared to act so rashly.

 

“Would you want Uncle to never marry and live alone his whole life?”

 

“That’s not it either…”

 

“Then?”

 

Ailesia rested her chin on her knees and waited for the child to speak.

 

About a minute passed. Elenora, who had been silently fidgeting with her fingers, once again gave a completely unexpected answer.

 

“…Would a new aunt like Elly too?”

 

“Huh?”

 

“If Uncle comes to like a new aunt more than Elly, he won’t play with Elly anymore, right?”

 

“Little One.”

 

“Elly would be happy if Uncle is happy, but… what if the new aunt doesn’t like Elly? Then Elly wouldn’t be allowed to stay by Uncle’s side, right?”

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