It’s Been 500 Years as an Extra, and the Original Story Still Hasn’t Begun - Chapter 169

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500 Years as Just an Extra,

The Original Story Still Won’t Begin

Episode 169

“It’s been a while, Head Maid. Have you been well?”

That voice, clear and pure as always. Still with golden hair flowing to her waist and vivid blue eyes.

Lady Herman, finally grasping the entire situation, spoke with a voice heavy with emotion.

“…This old woman must be dreaming.”

“A dream, you say.”

A gentle golden light emanated from Ailesia’s hands. Her magical power seeped into every corner of Lady Herman’s body, breathing vitality into her.

Meanwhile, Elenora was clutching her forehead and whining to everyone around her.

“Waaah! Hilda, it hurts!”

“Well, you did something deserving of it.”

“I’m really hurt! Don’t you see the bump here?”

“Ailesia took care of it. You only got a bump, after all.”

“Is that something an uncle should say?!”

Behind the noisy commotion, Iolene let out a sigh as she watched.

“Will she really be able to handle being an escort like this, Rebecca?”

“…There’s no one more suitable than me.”

“It’s fortunate she’s my child. If she were someone else’s, I would have burst from frustration trying to endure it.”

“That’s… usually the opposite, isn’t it?”

Rebecca spoke with an openly displeased voice, but Iolene didn’t particularly point out her insolence.

“It’s fine since there are people who can handle her.”

In the end, there was Lady Herman comforting the sobbing Elenora, and Hilda beside her patting her shoulder.

There was also Termion looking at Elenora with indifference, and Ailesia leaning against the large wolf with a beaming smile.

Finding it both strange and wonderful, Iolene smiled warmly.

“Where is the magical beast!”

And hearing the resounding shouts of the knights who came rushing belatedly, Rebecca pressed her hand to her forehead.

“This is maddening, really.”

Unlike Sheryl, who had burst into tears upon seeing her, Kiril seemed quite composed.

“I’m glad you’ve returned safely, Grand Duchess.”

“Hey, why are you suddenly being so formal? It’s like you’re not happy to see me at all?”

“It’s not that…”

As Kiril trailed off and glanced sideways at Termion, he let out a snort of laughter.

“Just be comfortable. What’s with the honorifics between friends?”

“Your Highness, even so…”

The fact that those three, or rather four including Kalior, called each other by name and spoke casually was something he had known for a while.

They had tried to hide it by limiting it to when they were alone together, but that wasn’t nearly enough.

Moreover, the people who had been beside them were Ailesia and Hilda, famous for their perceptiveness.

They would have had better odds fooling a ghost.

“When did you act so nonchalantly calling each other by name and playing around, and now you’re being awkward? Just be careful when you’re outside.”

“…You knew?”

“I’m supposed to be a guardian, so how could I not know that much?”

Termion lightly pushed Kiril’s back, telling him not to worry.

“You siblings are practically like my niece and nephew anyway. Though I have no intention of being called uncle.”

As soon as he finished speaking, Kiril wrapped his arms around Elenora’s shoulders and trembled all over.

His head was bowed so low that it couldn’t be confirmed, but he was probably crying just like his sister had.

“…I didn’t give permission for that much.”

“What are you saying after calling them practically your niece and nephew yourself?”

When Ailesia lightly hit his arm, Termion, who had been glaring, finally softened his expression.

“He’s old enough now.”

“Isn’t that something the person who lifted up a grown young lady on the main street shouldn’t say?”

“That’s different.”

He must really dislike it. Still, this was about as tolerant as it got.

‘Almost every man in the world was an enemy, probably?’

There was even a joke that a man who wanted to dance with Elenora needed four lives.

One death when asking, another death after dancing.

And even an extra one for being careful on the way home after the banquet.

‘Looking at it that way, Kalior is really amazing.’

He had broken through that terrifying guardian and even succeeded in official courtship, so he wasn’t your average brave soul.

Though initially Termion had made a fuss saying he wouldn’t let anyone touch Elenora.

“Let the kids play among themselves, let’s go.”

“What if something happens if we leave the kids alone?”

“What could happen in the middle of the manor? Whitey is there too.”

Of course, she knew that wasn’t what he meant by ‘something.’ She could somewhat understand why Termion was on edge.

But Elenora doesn’t have any feelings for Kiril, right?

Though she wasn’t sure about Kiril’s side.

Even so, was it really necessary to react this strongly over friends sharing a light embrace?

‘…Honestly, it was the reaction I expected, so I have nothing to say.’

When she read it in text, it was just funny, but experiencing it in reality was no joke. Just watching made her feel drained.

“Come on, hurry up. You’re the one who contacted the Chief Steward about having a meeting.”

“That bastard Kiril… Mmph!”

His eyes were about to roll again at the sight of Elenora and Kiril holding hands.

In the end, Ailesia had no choice but to cover Termion’s mouth and forcibly drag him away.

“Congratulations on your return, Teacher.”

When they arrived at the conference room with Termion, an elderly man greeted Ailesia with a welcoming face.

“It’s been a while, Chief Steward. Have you been well?”

“I’m relieved that you look healthy, Teacher.”

As expected, should she call him Baron Gavin? He was the first to show such a calm reaction since returning to Retis.

But perhaps because of that, she felt more at ease.

It felt like confirming that there had been no major problems in Retis during her absence.

“Have you seen Elly?”

“I saw her from afar when she was in the garden earlier. I should go greet her later.”

“You must be disappointed though.”

“Since you’ve returned, I can greet her anytime. We should handle urgent matters first.”

Though it sounded quite cold, this was also Baron Gavin’s way of expressing affection.

‘He really is such a consistent person.’

In the original work, Baron Gavin was the person who most actively stepped forward to handle the aftermath of Termion’s death.

Without him, Retis might have been almost completely dismantled by the Imperial Palace and other nobles.

“Please have some, Chief Steward.”

“Oh my, what an honor. I’ll gratefully partake, Your Highness.”

Termion, who had just come out of the tea room, set down a teacup.

After taking a few sips of tea, Baron Gavin took something out of his bag and showed it.

“We discovered Tamp Crystals again this time.”

“They don’t seem to have any intention of hiding anymore.”

It was an object already familiar to him.

The pouch was full of crystals with faint dark red stains. There seemed to be about 100 of them.

Termion slightly furrowed his brow as he examined the crystals, each about the size of two finger joints.

“Where did you find them?”

“In Lasten in the south, and on Parzan Street.”

It was a place name she hadn’t heard in a long time. Ailesia, who had no intention of interrupting, quietly focused on Baron Gavin’s voice.

“Lasten? Isn’t that close to the Kaif Duchy?”

“If we’re being precise, it’s about one territory away as neighbors… but it’s over 200km apart in terms of distance. It would be a stretch to call it close.”

“What was their purpose?”

“Most of what we found in Lasten was arranged along the riverbank.”

“If it’s a river passing through Lasten… that would be the Senahil River.”

“Yes. They were mainly concentrated at points where the river was narrow and had severe meandering.”

Termion’s expression hardened even more upon hearing the answer.

He remembered receiving similar reports before.

It had been during the summer of the year Ailesia and Elenora left.

“Was the Senahil River really that large in scale?”

“Even at its widest point, it’s only about 100m in straight-line distance. Moreover, there are no civilian houses or farmland anywhere near where the crystals were found.”

“Then the possibility of artificially inducing flooding seems unlikely.”

“When they were discovered, all the demonic energy had already been depleted. Since it’s been verified by the Inquisition, it should be reliable.”

Wait, did I just hear something terrifying?

Ailesia, who had been discreetly observing, raised her hand.

“Do you have any questions, Teacher?”

“Sorry for interrupting. Is the Inquisition by any chance an organization of the Liriana Order?”

“That’s correct. It’s where the Order’s finest combat priests gather. Though small in scale, they’re a group that could be called the strongest on the continent in terms of individual combat power.”

Ailesia had spent most of her wandering days on the Northern Continent, but she had also traveled around the Southern Continent a bit, excluding the Blair Empire.

In that process, she had also visited the holy sites of the Liriana Order, so she was well aware of the Inquisition.

Apart from actual experience, it was also a setting briefly mentioned in the original work.

“So Retis is currently cooperating with the Liriana Order?”

“Yes.”

The words that followed from Termion’s nodding mouth were far more shocking than expected.

“Ever since you and Elly left, we have been fighting a silent war with Dusk Talon.”

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