It’s Been 500 Years as an Extra, and the Original Story Still Hasn’t Begun - Chapter 112

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500 Years as Just an Extra,

 

The Original Story Still Won’t Begin

 

Episode 112

 

As if he couldn’t believe it, Zeke’s eyes became bloodshot. His voice was also rigidly stiff as he questioned Termion.

 

“Are you saying that epidemic was a fabricated incident?”

 

“It’s just speculation, but listen and judge for yourself.”

 

Termion told him about Noid and his younger sister.

 

The story was that while Knight Noid had leaked information for medicine for his younger sister who suffered from a strange disease, her illness wasn’t actually a disease but stemmed from a conspiracy by those who had manipulated Noid.

 

“Then, then that epidemic…!”

 

“It’s possible it was a kind of experiment. If they developed a more efficient method using the research results obtained from there, wouldn’t that make sense? Noid’s younger sister became a sacrifice for that.”

 

“Still… isn’t that literally just speculation?”

 

Despite his horribly distorted expression, Zeke had been intuiting the truth from the moment he heard the story.

 

Just looking at the missions he had carried out so far, Dusk Talon was a group that would do even more vicious things without hesitation.

 

But he couldn’t easily accept the reality that not only had he lost his family and territory’s people, but he had been caught up in their schemes throughout all these years.

 

A life mortgaged to his enemies. Moreover, not just his own but even his young children’s lives were being thoroughly trampled upon.

 

“What happened to that knight and his younger sister?”

 

“Noid is paying for his crimes, and his younger sister is living somewhere in the Duchy. She’s essentially being held hostage to prevent Noid from doing anything foolish.”

 

Zeke immediately found a contradiction in Termion’s answer. After all, allowing a ‘criminal’s’ younger sister to live in the Duchy didn’t match the description of being a hostage at all.

 

“Then that strange disease…?”

 

“She recovered completely.”

 

As soon as Ailesia finished answering, Zeke practically tumbled out of the bed.

 

Thud!

 

Despite the fairly loud noise, he crawled to Ailesia’s feet without caring and repeatedly bowed his head.

 

“Please, please I beg you. Save my children. I’ll do anything you ask. I’ll offer my life, my soul, everything, so please…!”

 

“What can you do with that body that can’t even move properly?”

 

Ailesia’s voice falling on the back of his head was utterly cold. However, Zeke pressed his forehead to the floor and desperately pleaded.

 

“You, you can use my body for experiments. There wouldn’t be a better specimen than this for dark magic research. Cut off my limbs, slice open my entire body, I don’t care, just please spare my children…!”

 

Zeke hadn’t said a single word even when they poured truth serum down his throat and subjected him to all kinds of torture. He kept biting his tongue so much that they gave up interrogation and could only gag him and keep him under surveillance.

 

That same man was now not only drained of his venom but completely groveling. If his lower body had been intact, he would have already been on his knees prostrating himself.

 

‘It’s such an obvious story that it leaves an even more bitter taste.’

 

Termion could somewhat understand Zeke’s feelings as he clung to Ailesia.

 

He didn’t know what kind of work Zeke had been doing until now. But none of it would have been of his own will, and with his children’s lives at stake from the beginning, there would have been no other choice.

 

“Can you really do anything?”

 

“I can!”

 

“Even if I told you to sacrifice your children?”

 

Zeke’s body stiffened while his head remained pressed to the floor. Termion and Kubera, who had been listening, were equally shocked.

 

“Ailesia?”

 

When the flustered Termion called her name, she winked with one eye and put her finger to her lips.

 

Seeing this, Kubera tapped Termion’s shoulder and sent a message.

 

[Teacher seems to have something in mind. Let’s watch for now.]

 

Even after Termion nodded, Zeke showed no movement. After remaining silent for a long while, he raised his face and looked directly into Ailesia’s eyes.

 

“…If you could promise me just one thing.”

 

“What?”

 

“Please let my children live lives no longer affected by dark magic. Whether it’s Dusk Talon or whatever else. If you do that, not only I but my children will gladly become your slaves.”

 

“It’s too much trouble for the benefit, isn’t it? But.”

 

Ailesia reached her hand toward Zeke’s hardened lower body.

 

“I have no intention of playing games with the lives of children who know nothing.”

 

Touch That Heals All Things

 

『Restoration Radix』

 

Faaaash!

 

After a brilliant golden light swept over Zeke’s body, Ailesia smiled broadly and said.

 

“Since I’ve even paid in advance, I can set the contract terms however I want, right?”

 

“Ah, ahhh…!”

 

Zeke confirmed his legs moving perfectly fine. Not only was his lower body, which had been hardened like stone, moving as before, but vitality was flowing through his entire body that had been damaged by years of overwork.

 

“…Mage, what is your name?”

 

“Ailesia Milenov.”

 

Upon hearing her name, Zeke knelt on both knees, placed both arms on the ground, and pressed his forehead to the floor.

 

Thud!

 

“I, Sigmund Montid, from this moment forward will become the faithful servant of Lady Ailesia Milenov. If you tell me to live, I will live, and if you tell me to die, I will gladly die. I swear on my life and soul, and on my children.”

 

Zeke’s voice was filled with emotion as he spoke earnestly.

 

Termion and Kubera simply watched Zeke with curious expressions, but Ailesia’s eyes widened greatly upon hearing his oath of loyalty.

 

‘Sigmund Montid? This person is?’

 

The man who had targeted Elenora and Kalior’s lives multiple times in Part 2 of the Original Work, and who even made Rebecca shudder.

 

The worst assassin who had served as the First Imperial Consort’s right hand had suddenly appeared out of nowhere.

 

* * *

 

“I didn’t expect him to change his attitude so easily.”

 

“It probably wasn’t something he wanted to do in the first place, after all.”

 

Ailesia and Termion, who had returned from the advance base, were continuing their conversation in the office.

 

Zeke had completely recovered his body thanks to Ailesia’s magic, but for security reasons, they decided to leave him at the advance base for the time being. He promised to provide additional testimony on several important matters and submit the rest in detailed written form.

 

“Isn’t this good? We’ve gained one useful talent.”

 

“Can we trust him?”

 

“We’ll have to wait and see. I think rescuing the children should be the priority.”

 

“Since we know the location, if we tell the Chief Steward, he’ll handle it.”

 

Termion still seemed unable to trust Zeke, but he showed no disagreement with rescuing the children.

 

“What will you do about his disposition?”

 

“What do you mean, what will I do?”

 

“Surely you won’t use him as a servant.”

 

“I was actually thinking about that too.”

 

The Zigmund from the original work was a character specialized in intelligence and assassination. By the time of Part 2, he would have been in this line of work for roughly over 10 years, so it was only natural.

 

“How about sending him to the Chief Steward to be trained as an intelligence agent?”

 

“An intelligence agent.”

 

“Wouldn’t it be good to educate the children early and accept them as retainers of Retis? Of course, only if they want to.”

 

“I’ll think about it. It’s not an urgent matter.”

 

“Oh, right.”

 

Speaking of urgent matters reminded her. Only then did Ailesia reveal that she had met Melbarik at the Magic Tower.

 

“The Magic Tower Master? Then when you were in the garden a few days ago, were you on your way back from visiting the Magic Tower?”

 

“That’s… right?”

 

She had mentioned it since there was nothing particularly to hide, but Termion’s reaction was unusual.

 

He frowned as if something displeased him, pressed his lips tightly shut, and glared only at the table, making Ailesia feel intimidated like a child who had secretly caused trouble.

 

‘…Wait, hold on. Why am I in trouble here?’

 

This was a bit strange. Whether it was Melbarik or anyone else, it wasn’t as if she needed Termion’s permission every time she met someone.

 

In fact, the idea that Termion liked her was just speculation, and since she hadn’t even received a direct confession, was there really a need to be so considerate?

 

Even if they were in a romantic relationship, it would be the same. Broadly speaking, it was business, and even narrowly speaking, it was private life, so there was no reason to be interfered with by Termion.

 

“Right now, some-”

 

“Requesting his cooperation was a good choice.”

 

“Huh…?”

 

Just as she was determined to speak up, Termion’s words flowed out one beat faster. Unlike his frowning expression, his voice was calm and serious.

 

“Considering the Magic Tower’s history, research on dark magic is quite promising. The Grand Duchess Dowager said that the Magic Tower Master is the best in the Empire when it comes to magical knowledge and theory.”

 

“Is, is that so?”

 

And he expressed his feelings in the same calm tone.

 

“However, I don’t particularly like that you’re meeting with him.”

 

“…Why?”

 

“What on earth did you two talk about that made you worry alone?”

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