It’s Been 500 Years as an Extra, and the Original Story Still Hasn’t Begun - Chapter 206

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500 Years as Just an Extra,

The Original Story Still Won’t Begin

Episode 206

‘Nothing’s changed here.’

Only the displayed items were different; the interior structure remained the same.

Perhaps hearing the creaking sound of the door, there was a presence stirring from the counter area.

Kate, the shop owner I had met before, revealed herself. She maintained the exact same appearance as ten years ago.

“Welcome. Oh my, look who it is.”

Kate immediately showed her delight upon seeing Termion. She even came out from behind the counter to eagerly grasp his hands.

“Mr. Tien, it’s been so long since you visited?”

“Mm.”

“You’ve been scarce for a while, so I thought you must be very busy. But who might this lady beside you be…?”

Ailesia had roughly pinned up her hair, which she had changed to black, letting it fall only to her shoulders.

She had also changed her eye color to light brown and disguised her skin with a sun-tanned bronze tone. No matter how good Kate’s memory was, there was no way she could recognize her.

“Ah, I’m…”

Ailesia opened her mouth to give some suitable excuse, when suddenly Termion grabbed her shoulder and pulled her into his embrace.

“My fiancée.”

“…Excuse me?”

“Hm?”

What is he talking about? Ailesia barely managed to stop her head from turning around involuntarily.

“Your, your fiancée?”

“That’s right.”

“This is the first time you’ve mentioned such a thing…”

At that moment, Termion’s atmosphere completely changed.

He stared at Kate with coldly sunken eyes and spoke in an indifferent tone.

“Do I need to tell you about my private life?”

“…I apologize for my rudeness.”

Kate’s voice trembled slightly as she bit her lips tightly. However, she soon took a step back and smiled gently.

“Will you be going to the black market today as well?”

“I’m thinking of getting a gift for my fiancée.”

“Then you’ll be bringing her along…?”

“Is there a problem?”

“As you know, it’s difficult to guide someone whose identity isn’t clearly guaranteed…”

“Even when I’m accompanying her?”

Kate let out a quiet sigh and pointed toward the shop door with her chin.

“It seems there are several more people outside, aren’t there? While I can make an exception for your fiancée on my own authority, anything beyond that would be difficult.”

“Those are colleagues who recently retired. They want to give themselves a memento worth treasuring for life.”

“I understand the situation, but…”

“If there are necessary measures to follow, I’ll comply. I’ll put down 10,000 gold as a deposit.”

Kate drew in a sharp breath upon hearing Termion’s proposal. At this point, it wasn’t something she could refuse outright.

“Could you wait just a moment?”

“Sure.”

After Kate disappeared inside, Ailesia poked Termion’s side with her elbow.

“Why?”

“Why indeed?”

If you were going to coordinate stories, you should have at least given me a heads-up beforehand. How can you be so nonchalant? Ailesia glared at him after checking the counter area.

[Did you have to say fiancée? You startled me.]

[What reason is there for it not to work? It’s just acting anyway.]

[…Do you know that woman is secretly interested in you?]

[That’s exactly why I did it on purpose.]

Termion continued his message with a slightly annoyed expression.

He had only shown a moderately friendly attitude to avoid suspicion, but at some point her gaze started changing every time he visited.

[Recently she’s been quite blatantly flirting with me. I’ve been forcing myself to endure it because I was worried things might go wrong.]

[Flirting? In what way?]

[Offering meals or drinks, casually mentioning she’s free tomorrow. Anyway, it was troublesome.]

[Why? She’s quite a beauty.]

[Beauty, my foot.]

This time it wasn’t a question meant to tease but one that came out reflexively, yet Termion showed a genuinely horrified reaction.

[Does it make sense for someone to not age even a little over ten years? Unless they’re someone who has transcended realms like you or me.]

[Isn’t she just youthful-looking?]

[Even if her face doesn’t show it, she can’t prevent physical aging. The Grand Duchess Dowager and Marquis Havir are the same way, aren’t they?]

But that woman, despite being an ordinary mage, shows no physical aging at all, which is suspicious. This was the conclusion Termion had reached from observing Kate all this time.

[Come to think of it, the First Imperial Consort had a similar feeling.]

[…She borrowed the power of dark magic?]

[I have no way to confirm it myself.]

Ailesia slightly furrowed her brow.

She wanted to activate the power of the Dragon Heart right now to check, but unfortunately it was night and the situation wasn’t favorable.

‘There’s no need to instill wariness in her.’

Kate was obviously just small fry anyway.

Her target was at least someone at the middle executive level of Dusk Talon.

‘For now, I have no choice but to stay quiet.’

Since the Retis Grand Duchy and Liriana Order were seriously tracking them, there must have been many changes in Dusk Talon’s internal affairs as well.

In the end, it seemed she’d have to spy on the black market to learn the details.

“That aside.”

Ailesia glanced at Termion’s hand that had been around her shoulder throughout their conversation.

“How long are you going to keep holding on?”

“This way looks more natural.”

“…You seem full of ulterior motives.”

When she answered in a sulky voice, Termion pressed his lips close to her ear and whispered softly.

“I held back from putting my arm around your waist.”

“…You!”

Just as her face flushed hot upon hearing his words and she was about to shake him off, the curtain inside the counter was drawn back and Kate appeared.

“Sorry to keep you waiting so long.”

“Not really.”

Termion responded indifferently while pulling Ailesia a bit more into his embrace. Whether she glared at him or not, his gaze remained fixed only on Kate.

“Would it be alright to ask your companions to wear restraints?”

“…Are you telling me to drag them along like criminals?”

When Termion’s eyebrows twitched, Kate smiled awkwardly and bowed her head.

“They’re items refined into bracelet form, so they won’t look strange to others at all. Since it’s a minimal safety measure, if you find it too uncomfortable, there’s nothing we can do about it.”

“That’s fine. What could possibly happen?”

Before Termion could even react, Ailesia answered first. For her, Kate’s proposal was actually welcome.

[Will that be alright?]

[For now, let’s do as that woman says.]

Kate brought three small boxes and handed them to Termion.

They looked like ordinary boxes on the outside, but Ailesia immediately noticed that their contents were anything but ordinary.

“Shall I invite the people outside in as well?”

“I’ll call them over.”

Ailesia opened the door and gestured to Sigmund and Kiril. She didn’t forget to send a message before the two entered.

[Just quietly follow along with whatever they tell you to do.]

After the three people excluding Termion put on the bracelets, Kate opened the door next to the counter and guided them. A carriage for four was already waiting.

“Then I hope you have a comfortable time.”

With Kate’s polite farewell as the last words, the carriage door closed. About five minutes after the carriage departed, Termion spoke up.

“I’ve sealed the interior with aura, so there shouldn’t be any chance of our conversation leaking out.”

“Good. Should we deal with these bracelets first?”

“Would that be possible?”

Sigmund, who had been wearing a dark expression the whole time, asked cautiously. He seemed to know something about these items.

“These aren’t restraints that can be removed through ordinary methods.”

“Do you know something about them?”

“These are items I often used during my time at Dusk Talon. We used them to subdue kidnapped people, and also wore them when undergoing physical modifications through dark magic.”

“They just look like ordinary bracelets though.”

As Kiril raised his wrist and turned it this way and that, Sigmund continued with a bitter smile.

“You’ll probably feel tremendous pain if you carelessly try to use magical power.”

“What about removing them?”

“I believe it’s impossible with ordinary magic, but…”

Before Sigmund could finish trailing off, a gentle golden light began flowing from Ailesia’s body.

“Huh.”

Ailesia tilted her head after checking the demonic energy and control magic formula contained in the bracelet.

It felt somewhat different from the magic tools and curses she had encountered so far.

“The soundproofing is solid, right? Can you block magical power too?”

“I’ll strengthen the aura.”

“Then do it right away.”

Termion nodded and released silver-white aura like mist.

“Is there some kind of problem?”

“Rather than a problem…”

Ailesia raised the corners of her mouth and slowly closed and opened her eyes.

Kiiiiiiing!

“Uh…?”

Kiril, sitting across from them, unconsciously grabbed Sigmund’s hand tightly.

It was that strange roar he had heard ten years ago on Elenora’s birthday.

Back then he was young and knew nothing. But now that he had become a mage, he could vividly feel just how absurd an existence the woman before him was.

Tremble tremble tremble.

Sigmund, who was comforting his trembling son, also swallowed hard with a stiff expression.

“This is interesting.”

Ailesia glared at the bracelet with golden pupils split vertically.

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