It’s Been 500 Years as an Extra, and the Original Story Still Hasn’t Begun - Chapter 192

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500 Years as Just an Extra,

The Original Story Still Won’t Begin

Episode 192

“It’s just past 10 PM now. You must be tired, so go upstairs and change your clothes first. I’ll prepare your bath in the meantime.”

As if she had given instructions in advance, the maids began moving efficiently with just one gesture from Hilda.

Elenora, who was about to go up the stairs, suddenly remembered Termion’s words and looked back at Hilda.

“Is Teacher sleeping?”

“Pardon? Teacher?”

“Uncle said she went back first because she was tired?”

“I’ve been waiting in the lobby since a little past 8 o’clock, but I haven’t seen Teacher.”

“Huh?”

What? Uncle wouldn’t lie about something like that.

Since he said she used spatial transfer magic, maybe she went straight to her room. Elenora’s steps up the stairs quickened a bit.

“Huh…?”

Elenora, who checked for signs of presence with magic to avoid disturbing her rest, tilted her head.

“What’s wrong?”

“Teacher doesn’t seem to be in her room?”

Knock knock.

She carefully knocked on the door, but no answer came back.

When she gently opened the door and entered, all she could see were furniture buried in darkness.

“Teacher?”

When Hilda, who followed behind, turned on the magic lighting, sure enough.

There were no traces of human touch since the room was cleaned after preparing for the banquet during the day.

“She really isn’t here.”

“Where did she go?”

Elenora felt as if her mind had suddenly gone completely blank.

There’s no way Teacher would leave without telling her. Maybe she’s hiding somewhere playing a prank.

Unlike Elenora, who was blankly staring at Ailesia’s bed, Hilda calmly assessed the situation.

“Let’s go to the Grand Duchess’s room.”

“My room?”

“If something urgent came up, she would have left at least a note for the Grand Duchess.”

“R-right?”

Only then realizing Ailesia’s absence, Elenora was suddenly frightened.

During all their time together, this had never happened even once, so she hadn’t even had time to panic. Suddenly feeling anxious, her spine tingled for no reason.

Bang.

Elenora opened her room door with enough force to nearly break it and immediately spotted a note on the table.

“Haaa…”

See, how thoughtful our Teacher is. Upon confirming Ailesia’s handwriting that she could recognize at a glance, a sigh of relief naturally escaped.

However, that was only momentary, as Elenora suddenly turned to Hilda with a tearful expression.

“What’s wrong?”

“T-Teacher…”

Did something serious happen? Hilda looked at Elenora with an anxious heart.

“She went to the forest without me!”

“…Pardon?”

Wondering what on earth she meant, she checked the contents and couldn’t hide her exasperated look.

-I’ll sleep at home for one night and come back. Sweet dreams and see you tomorrow morning, Little One.

“Elly wants to see her friends too! Waaah!”

“Um, Grand Duchess?”

“It’s mean that only Teacher went to have fun! So unfair!”

At the sight of Elenora lying on the bed flailing her arms and legs like she had returned to being six years old, Hilda quietly massaged her neck.

“I’m going to learn spatial transfer magic too!”

“Fine, but please change your clothes first, I beg you.”

In the quiet forest where only moonlight dimly shone, Ailesia was walking alone on the pure white forest path.

Crunch, crunch.

Footprints and warm sounds were carved into the frozen snow one by one.

Having deliberately moved to the middle of the forest to soothe her complicated mind, the walk had already been going on for nearly an hour.

“…Ah.”

Before she knew it, her view widened and an open space appeared.

The lake at night was serene. Her log cabin visible beyond the low fence was the same as always, but today it felt rather lonely.

‘It feels somewhat unfamiliar.’

Was it because there was no one to welcome her? Well, that house hasn’t been empty for the past few years.

When she returned after finishing her business, there was Elenora who would greet her with a bright smile. Next to her, Whitey would naturally be wagging his tail.

‘…Maybe I shouldn’t have come alone.’

If she had suggested sleeping in the forest for one night, Elenora would have eagerly followed. She would have been busy thinking of things to do after immediately starting a campfire.

According to the original work, Elenora should still be recuperating.

Elenora’s official return to Retis was in March this year, and the location wasn’t even the Grand Duke’s Castle but the Town House.

Therefore, the current situation didn’t match the story’s flow at all.

…Well, of course it wouldn’t.

Where in the story was there content about Termion showing such active interest in someone?

“Sigh.”

Ailesia took out a bench and sat down in a suitable spot, sighing as she blankly gazed at the lake.

When she met Termion again, she hadn’t thought much of it, but after hearing something like a confession, she only felt confused.

Hundreds of years ago, even while enjoying her amusements, such things happened often.

Of course, back then she would appropriately reject them or even run away if things got too troublesome…

‘He doesn’t seem like he’d give up if I rejected him, and running away is impossible too.’

Honestly speaking, it wasn’t really impossible.

If she was determined to run away, who could catch her and how?

But if she did such a thing, the worth of waiting for over 500 years would completely evaporate.

Let’s say the story becoming a mess was acceptable. It had already strayed quite far from the original story.

But this world was no longer a fictional novel, but clearly reality itself.

She had finally decided to live that way, but if she acted selfishly here, she would end up perceiving this place as a fictional world again.

If asked whether that didn’t particularly matter, perhaps it wouldn’t.

But the ‘divine providence’ that Rubia had mentioned also bothered her, and above all, her pride was hurt by the fact that she was getting scared over a mere romance issue.

“Right. It’s not like I did anything wrong.”

After muttering to herself, she came to realize the reality anew.

Speaking of which, what did Termion do wrong either?

That man just happened to come to like me somehow.

No, saying ‘somehow’ seems too insincere, but anyway.

Even if she pretended not to know and continued as usual, Termion wouldn’t pressure her for any answer.

Judging by the attitude he had shown so far, that would certainly be the case.

‘…I can’t pretend not to know.’

Ailesia was always accustomed to relationships where she took the lead. It was the same in her short previous life as Seo Hwirin, and ever since possessing this world.

The only exceptions were Aunt and Master, but those two were literally exceptions.

They were her only family and protectors in their respective worlds, and they were also much older.

But to just cover it up with a ‘whatever happens, happens’ attitude, she couldn’t possibly ignore what Termion had said on the terrace and his expression.

It was an emotion he had harbored for a whole 10 years. It would naturally be impossible to resolve it with just a few simple words.

‘A little… lonely.’

Even after living for such a long time, even with the ability to do anything.

There wasn’t a single person to discuss this trivial situation with.

Where had everyone gone? Today especially, the friends of the forest didn’t even cast their shadows.

The morning she greeted after spending the night almost entirely sleepless was no different from any other.

How long had she been sitting blankly by the lakeside, gazing at the rising sun?

[Ailesia.]

When a low voice reached her ears, Ailesia involuntarily flinched.

It wasn’t even 7 AM yet, but how diligent of him. She thought he was certainly making good use of the pendant she had given him before.

“…Are you awake?”

[Not long ago. I just finished washing and changing clothes.]

“I see…”

What on earth should she say? One night had been far too short to organize her thoughts.

Amid the awkward silence that had settled, he asked a question like ordinary morning greetings.

[Would it be burdensome if I said I miss you?]

“…Huh?”

[I was wondering if I said something I shouldn’t have to you.]

“No, it’s not that…”

There was no way she could answer that it wasn’t allowed or that she disliked it.

A person who had lived her entire life only for others was beginning to be greedy for the first time. Far from being able to encourage it, crushing it with her own hands would be too cruel.

It would be easier if he liked someone else instead. Since the object of his affection happened to be herself, the situation had become completely tangled.

Suddenly, Ailesia felt she understood why she couldn’t do this or that.

‘…I lack confidence.’

She wanted to see Termion happy.

But whatever Termion desired, she lacked confidence that she could fulfill it as much as he wanted.

That’s why she was hesitating about how to treat him.

What exactly did he want from her? An ordinary lover? Or something beyond that?

‘To just ask outright…’

While she was lost in thoughts far from romantic, Termion came out with something unexpected.

[Elly is quite upset with you.]

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