It’s Been 500 Years as an Extra, and the Original Story Still Hasn’t Begun - Chapter 150
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500 Years as Just an Extra,
The Original Story Still Won’t Begin
Episode 150
“I’ve been thinking about it for a while now…, but it’s not easy.”
Cecilia glanced toward the platform and made a slightly disappointed expression.
Perhaps due to the recent major inspection, the retainers seemed determined to make a solid impression this time.
Not only themselves but their families were lined up as well, so dozens of people were crowded just in front.
Moreover, it wasn’t just about quickly giving gifts and being done. Exchanging greetings and pleasantries inevitably caused delays.
‘More than half of those people probably defected in Part 2.’
This time would take a different turn from then, but I wonder how it would go.
What was certain was that there weren’t as many people truly loyal to Retis as one might think.
The Original Work didn’t spotlight each and every retainer individually, but you could tell just by watching from afar.
Some only brought their spouse or heir, but most retainers had their entire families come along.
Even so, they should have some sense. What was someone thinking bringing parents, siblings, and even cousins?
‘What the hell are they doing now.’
Even women of marriageable age were blatantly throwing flirtatious glances at Termion. Watching it was beyond infuriating—it was maddening.
‘…Honestly, I understand. It’s quite a good opportunity too.’
Termion was the perfect groom material by anyone’s standards, and becoming the lady of Retis was a position worth dreaming about for any noble daughter.
Given the situation, there wasn’t really anything wrong with it.
This was clearly a fantasy world with a class system, after all.
The problem was that Elenora was the protagonist of this occasion.
Coming to celebrate a child’s birthday and then making moves on Uncle—they should show at least basic courtesy.
If it were a ball attended only by adults, that might be different.
“Priestess Cecilia, excuse me, but did you prepare a gift for Elly?”
“Of course, since you even invited me. It’s modest, but I put my heart into it for the Grand Duchess.”
“That’s good then. Come with me for a moment.”
“Pardon?”
Ailesia lightly grabbed Cecilia’s wrist and walked leisurely toward the platform.
“T, Teacher?”
Flustered, Cecilia tried to resist without being too harsh, but somehow her shoes just slid smoothly across the floor as she was pulled along.
“I, if you’re going to do that, I’d rather walk myself.”
“Oh my, I’ve been caught.”
When Cecilia hastily spoke up, Ailesia grinned and paused her steps for a moment.
‘They said she was an incredible mage…’
To think she could use magic so quietly without anyone noticing. Cecilia placed her hand on her chest and took a step forward with a quiet sigh.
“There are many people waiting, is it alright to do this?”
“What’s the point of having connections if you don’t use them? The Goddess will be flexible enough to overlook this much.”
“Good heavens, Liriana.”
A sigh escaped at the audacity of casually mentioning the Goddess.
Of course, it was more of a reflexive reaction from being a priestess rather than genuine shock.
Ailesia walked boldly toward the crowd of people. She was still holding Cecilia’s wrist.
“Oh? Teacher!”
Even before they had climbed the stairs, Elenora shouted with delight. At that sight, everyone’s gaze instantly focused in one direction.
“Wow! Priest Cecil!”
“Ahaha…”
Cecilia, who had been standing awkwardly, smiled uncomfortably and glanced around.
It was fortunate that their paths didn’t cross with a retainer who was just finishing his greetings and heading down.
“I greet Your Highness the Grand Duke and the family of Retis. May the blessing of Goddess Liriana be with you.”
“Thank you for coming, Priestess Cecilia.”
After Termion conveyed the greeting on behalf of everyone, Cecilia approached Elenora, made the Sign of the Cross, and clasped her hands together.
“I sincerely congratulate the Grand Duchess on her birthday. I pray that Goddess Liriana’s grace will always fill your path ahead.”
“Thank you!”
“And this is nothing much, but…”
Cecilia took out a small box from her bosom and opened it to show them. It was a bracelet made of twisted thin silver thread.
“This is a bracelet I made by personally consecrating silver refined with holy water. It has the effect of blocking evil energy and boosting the wearer’s vitality.”
“My goodness, such a precious item…”
Iolene, who had been watching from the side, gasped in surprise.
The blessed silver of the Liliana Order was not something distributed to just anyone. With the divine power of a high priestess added to it, this was a gift that couldn’t be easily obtained even with money.
“Can I try it on now?”
“Of course. Priestess Cecilia, could you perhaps put it on Elly directly?”
“It would be my honor.”
Elenora’s mouth opened wide like a gourd as the bracelet was placed on her left wrist.
The child turned her arm several times to admire the bracelet, then suddenly threw her arms around Cecilia’s neck.
“Thank you, Priestess!”
“Oh my…”
Cecilia, who had suddenly received a kiss on the cheek, blushed as if embarrassed, but soon hugged Elenora back and gently patted her back.
“Please always stay healthy and happy, Grand Duchess. I will pray to the Goddess for you.”
“Yes!”
Ailesia, who had been watching the two with satisfaction, quietly approached Termion’s side.
“I won’t get scolded for cutting in line, will I?”
“Who would dare? You did well.”
“She wanted to give her greetings, but there were so many people that she was just watching hesitantly. So I just dragged her over.”
“That’s just like you.”
Termion had deliberately only sent invitations to his retainers. He didn’t particularly want to socialize with other families.
Even so, he hadn’t expected such an overly enthusiastic situation to unfold.
He had been maintaining his position because he couldn’t ignore their sincerity, but it was truly contradictory that Elenora couldn’t even enjoy her own birthday.
In the midst of all this, Ailesia had brought a priestess from the Order, so there couldn’t be a more appropriate excuse to step away.
As if sensing his thoughts, Ailesia approached Elenora.
“Little One, are you hungry? Shall we go eat something together with Teacher?”
“Yes!”
“Termion, want to come with me?”
“I’d like that. Priestess Cecilia, could you guide us to where the other temple members are?”
“Pardon? You don’t need to go to such trouble for us.”
“I’d like to take this opportunity to greet the other priests as well.”
“…Thank you for your consideration.”
Elenora held hands between Ailesia and Termion as they descended from the platform.
The sight of her excitedly waving her arms truly looked like a moment from a harmonious family.
“Grand Duchess Dowager.”
“Shh. Let’s pretend we don’t notice.”
Hearing Lady Herman’s subtle voice, Iolene deliberately maintained a stern expression while looking straight ahead.
“When did they become so close?”
“Really now, I told you to pretend not to notice. When old folks meddle, even good things go wrong.”
In the end, Iolene and Lady Herman, whose eyes had met, barely suppressed their smiles as the corners of their mouths twitched.
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After the bustling lunch banquet passed, Elenora enjoyed various games with everyone in the reception room.
This included not only the children but also Iolene and Termion.
“I’ll escort the trading company with my mercenary card!”
“Oh, then the bandit card is nullified?”
“Not so fast. Secret card, Master activation.”
“Eeeek! What kind of Aura Master becomes a bandit! Uncle, that’s cheating!”
Termion had initially been playing along casually, but after about two rounds, his competitive spirit seemed to awaken as he showed no mercy. Even Iolene burst into quiet laughter several times.
Looking at the results of all the games, Hilda came in first place. Surprisingly, Sheryl came in second.
Elenora and Termion, who had been the most enthusiastic, recorded fourth and sixth place respectively.
“Teacher, why aren’t you playing?”
Rebecca, who had dropped out of the games after participating in the first three rounds consecutively, asked.
She had already secured last place early on and declared defeat without any regrets.
“We need at least one referee. And if I join in, it becomes too boring.”
“You must be good at games.”
“Being good aside, I created all those games in the first place.”
“…You’re quite a formidable person.”
This time was also one of the events Ailesia had prepared for Elenora’s birthday.
Combining her knowledge of board games from her previous life with magic, creating a few games like these was no trouble at all.
After spending such an enjoyable time throughout the afternoon, they had about an hour and a half of leisure time for dinner preparation and rest.
Iolene and Lady Herman excused themselves saying they should have a cup of tea, and the children decided to take a brief walk led by Hilda and Rebecca.
The cleanup naturally became the responsibility of Ailesia and Termion.
“Good work, Ailesia.”
“Was it manageable? More fun than you thought, right?”
“Honestly, I was a bit surprised. With some modifications, it seems like it could be used for knight training as well.”
“Then do you want to have this?”
Ailesia suddenly pulled out a thick book from her subspace and held it out to Termion.
“What is this?”
“It’s a game manual. It contains several others besides what we did today.”
“…It’s a precious item.”
Is there really anything so precious about it? Rather, I should praise Termion for even thinking of applying this to training.
“I’ll read it carefully and return it to you.”
“Just keep it. Actually, I have more gifts.”
“Pardon?”
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