It’s Been 500 Years as an Extra, and the Original Story Still Hasn’t Begun - Chapter 158

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500 Years as Just an Extra,

The Original Story Still Won’t Begin

Episode 158

Chirp chirp.

At the sound of mountain birds ringing in her ears, someone lying in bed stretched greatly.

“Haaaam….”

After yawning and lying there dazedly for a moment.

A young girl with clear green eyes blinked several times and bolted upright in bed.

“Yap.”

With a quiet shout, she waved her hands a few times, and the curtains automatically drew back and the window opened.

“Hehe, this much is easy.”

Though it’s not quite at Teacher’s level of snapping her fingers once, it’s pretty impressive, isn’t it?

The young girl straightened her back triumphantly, then immediately shivered at the cold morning breeze.

It felt like the remaining drowsiness instantly fled.

‘Where did Teacher go?’

The young girl washed her face with the lukewarm water she had set out before bed and changed her clothes.

Her hand movements were very skilled as she braided her black hair that reached the middle of her back to one side.

Having finished her morning preparations, the young girl hummed a tune as she went outside.

In the courtyard, two wolves lay obediently with their tails wagging.

“Whitey, Blanky! Did you sleep well?”

“Woof!”

“Oh no, you can’t! I just put on fresh clothes!”

“Whine….”

The white wolf that had been pushing its face forward let out a pitiful whine, but the young girl stepped back with a firm expression.

“Be satisfied with this.”

Feeling a bit sorry, the young girl extended her hand and gently stroked its snout.

“You’re up early?”

“Teacher!”

The young girl ran over as if flying and threw herself forward.

The blonde woman caught the young girl without even a hint of staggering and spun around once.

“Why are you in such a good mood this morning?”

“Because Teacher is pretty today too?”

“Oh my.”

Ailesia looked down with gentle eyes at her disciple, who had gone beyond cute to utterly charming.

When had that tiny child grown so much?

It seemed like yesterday she was carrying her around, but whenever she saw that head now slightly surpassing her shoulders, she felt anew how much time had passed.

“Where did you go?”

“Just to the village for a moment. It snowed a lot last night, didn’t it?”

It had fallen almost to blizzard levels, so she had wondered, and indeed all the villagers were in chaos clearing the snow.

Originally she had gone down to buy food for today, but what did it matter.

In exchange for cleanly clearing the snow and even breaking through the frozen well, she had gotten plenty of fresh meat and pickled fruit.

“Let’s have sandwiches for breakfast, and shabu-shabu for lunch.”

“Shabu-shabu for lunch? Then is Shaila coming too?”

“Who knows? We’ll just eat it if we feel like it.”

There’s no law saying only Shaila has to like shabu-shabu.

Ailesia smiled slyly with a somewhat mischievous expression.

After finishing morning magic training and even doing a round of cleaning, the sun was already high in the sky.

Ailesia lit a campfire and placed a large pot on top of it.

Just as the water was about to start boiling, a puzzled voice came from beside her.

“Are we really eating shabu-shabu?”

“Of course.”

Is it because we don’t usually make this kind of food for lunch? Surely she hasn’t caught on.

As she tore mushrooms with her hands and put them in, she spoke.

“Little One.”

“Yes?”

“It’ll take a while to prepare, so would you like to take a walk and come back?”

“A walk all of a sudden?”

“The snow piled up prettily on that forest path over there. We should see it before it melts so we won’t regret it.”

Perhaps it was too lame an excuse, as a sulky response came right back.

“It’s not like it’s scenery I’ve only seen for a day or two.”

“Oh, it’s really pretty. You’ll be so moved you’ll cry your eyes out when you see it.”

“…Who’s going to cry.”

The young girl narrowed her eyes and soon turned around with a prim expression.

Seeing Teacher push this hard, there was definitely some scheme involved.

At most it would be a light prank.

“Then I’ll go for a bit. It better be pretty.”

“You can’t resent Teacher after you really do cry your eyes out, okay?”

“Why would I resent Teacher!”

Ailesia’s reminder followed the young girl who shouted loudly.

“You know the lightning-struck tree beyond the crossroads over there? Go see it.”

“Haa.”

That’s quite a distance. The young girl clicked her tongue and trudged along.

Why make her take a walk before eating?

She had no particular objection to the fact that it was pretty scenery.

But still, being with Teacher was much better than this kind of scenery.

‘After lunch I need to do physical training and finish organizing the storage too. And….’

Thinking about what to do in the afternoon as she walked, she reached the crossroads in no time.

About 30 meters further from here, the lightning-struck tree would appear.

When she had almost arrived, she spotted a large human figure wandering around near the tree.

‘…What?’

This was a place where people couldn’t enter freely due to Ailesia’s barrier.

Naturally, breaking through was nearly impossible.

To avoid getting lost in the illusion, one would need to be at least a High Mage.

Of course, anyone who knew the entry activation word could move around freely, but-

‘Who else besides me would know that?’

The moment she drew up her magical power, ready to attack if necessary, the person standing by the tree slowly turned their head.

Seeing them up close, they were taller than expected. There seemed to be almost a two-span difference from herself.

Their build and clothing were hidden by a cloak, but the aura they gave off was so ordinary it was rather suspicious.

‘It feels just like looking at Teacher.’

Most of all, that jet-black hair and even darker black eyes were really unpleasant.

They looked just like the person she liked most in the world.

…Looked like?

“Hey, no way.”

That’s ridiculous.

How would they know where this is, how would they know to find me here.

If anything, it would make more sense for me to go find them.

Suddenly feeling deflated, she let out a deep sigh, when for some reason a familiar voice reached her ears.

“Ele… nora?”

“Huh?”

The man who had suddenly disappeared from her sight was now right in front of her, looking down at her.

“…Elly, it’s Elly, right?”

“Uh…?”

Blue ripples appeared in his calm black eyes.

The arm that had struggled to emerge from under the cloak was trembling pitifully.

Tap.

The moment his bent finger touched her cheek like in the old days.

“Ah, aah…?”

“It is… It’s our Elly.”

Elenora’s green eyes began to blur hazily.

“U-Uncle…?”

“Yes, it’s Uncle.”

“Really, really…?”

Termion, who had cupped Elenora’s face with his hands, slowly nodded.

“When… when did you become like this.”

Unable to continue his words, he bit his lips tightly.

She had been such a small child who didn’t even reach his waist. A child who wouldn’t fill his embrace even with one arm.

Despite the warmth transmitted through his fingertips, he couldn’t believe it.

Had it really been such a long, long time?

That empty time pierced his heart with bitter regret.

All those moments when this child was blooming – why couldn’t I watch from beside her?

If only I had been a little stronger.

Strong enough to overcome everything, whether dark magic or anything else.

I could have protected your precious childhood.

“Sorry… I’m sorry.”

“…Sob.”

“Uncle… came too late, didn’t he?”

“Waaaah…!”

Elenora, embraced in Termion’s arms, finally burst into tears.

“I really… really missed Uncle so much.”

“I, I too, sob! I too…!”

Just like when she first came to this forest long ago, pounding his chest and shoulders with her fists.

“See, I told you I’d cry.”

Ailesia, who had been looking into the mirror, chuckled softly.

Though she desperately wanted to watch from right beside them, she still wanted to let the two enjoy their reunion alone.

She also felt sorry for secretly meeting Termion first.

‘This is actually better. If I were with them, I would have been bawling too.’

This scene also wasn’t in the original work.

In the original work, there was only a brief description that Elenora had finished recuperating and returned to the Grand Duke’s Castle.

‘Originally, this forest itself was never mentioned after the prologue anyway.’

But I’m going to do whatever I want to do.

Yes, a witch who’s lived 500 years can handle everything well on her own.

Producer Ailesia, adapter Ailesia, director Ailesia.

I even do the reviews myself. Satisfaction level? 5 stars, bang bang bang!

“…I should prepare a meal.”

Ailesia, who had been rambling to herself for a while, muttered with an embarrassed expression.

She put away the mirror she had been looking at and poured the pre-prepared meat into the pot with a splash. She planned to add the vegetables a bit later for texture.

After reducing the fire by half and waiting leisurely while leaning against Whitey’s body for about 10 minutes.

Finally, the main characters of this scene appeared.

“Ailesia?”

“Hello, Termion. It’s been a while.”

“…It’s been a while.”

Though they had actually met last night, she was conscious of Elenora’s reaction when openly acting familiar.

Termion seemed to have the same thought as he replied with a slightly awkward expression, and sure enough.

“What’s this, Teacher.”

Elenora, who was tightly holding onto Termion’s arm, glanced over with sharp eyes.

“You met Uncle first without telling me, so why are you pretending to see each other for the first time?”

“…Is it that obvious?”

“Obviousness aside, who else but Teacher would bring Uncle here? Seeing as he was in the middle of the forest, I guess you told him the activation words for entering the barrier too.”

“Ahahaha…”

As expected of my disciple, she’s really smart too.

Ailesia laughed awkwardly and just twirled her innocent hair with her fingers.

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