It’s Been 500 Years as an Extra, and the Original Story Still Hasn’t Begun - Chapter 26

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500 Years as Just an Extra,

The Original Story Still Won’t Begin

Episode 026

“I was just reminding you that you’re scheduled to leave soon. You haven’t properly told Elly the schedule.”

“That was my oversight.”

“And just in case, I need to visit the Grand Duke’s Castle myself.”

“What do you mean by that?”

“The spatial transfer magic I use is a bit special. I can only move to places I’ve seen with my own eyes.”

To use spatial movement, one had to calculate dimensional coordinates, which was no ordinary task.

Who would have thought that mathematics would be needed for this of all things.

‘Calculus? Geometry and vectors? What ancient history is that.’

I could barely recall basic functions by force, but anything beyond that was absolutely impossible.

I was naturally humanities-oriented to begin with, and I had dropped mathematics the moment I graduated high school. There was no way I’d remember it, and just thinking about studying it again made my teeth chatter.

“That doesn’t make sense by my understanding.”

“To put it simply, I can’t do dimensional coordinate calculations. So I use spatial transfer magic in an unconventional way.”

“Hmm…?”

Termion tilted his head as if he couldn’t understand at all. Even with his considerable magical knowledge, this was the first time he’d heard such a thing.

“If I just visit the Grand Duke’s Castle directly, I can move there anytime. Since I might need to escape if problems arise, I should visit when I have the chance.”

Of course, Ailesia was confident she could win against anyone. This was merely insurance for Elenora’s safety.

‘While I’m at it, I’ll take a look around the Grand Duke’s Castle too.’

To confirm content not revealed in the original story, there was someone I absolutely had to meet.

Grand Duchess Dowager Iolene. The Previous Grand Duchess and Termion’s mother on paper.

She was the greatest magnanimous person in the original story, who didn’t cast out the suddenly appeared Termion but instead registered him as the family’s second son.

‘She was also the decisive trigger that broke Elly at the end.’

Iolene met a tragic death in the final part of the original story, making Hwirin wail in grief once again.

After the Second Prince, the Male Lead, died, the curse he carried transferred to Elenora. Iolene succeeded in completely erasing her granddaughter’s curse by pouring out all her life force and magical power.

“Little One, Elly. Don’t be sad.”

“Gr-Grandmother! No!”

“I’m paying for my karma… The karma of sending your father and uncle ahead like that. I’m sorry.”

“How can that be! If you’re sorry, you should stay with me!”

“I love you. Be happy.”

“Grandmother!”

Anyway, that damn curse, just thinking about it makes me sick of it. This time I’ve blocked it at the source, so there should be no problems.

‘She’s Elly’s precious family. I must protect her.’

What broke me from my brief contemplation was Termion’s voice, seeming to accept her words.

“Well then, Elly’s safety would certainly be guaranteed.”

“Huh? Oh, right.”

“Understood. We’re going together anyway.”

Having made his decision, Termion raised no further questions.

He had already confirmed Ailesia’s abilities, and a vague trust had formed that she wouldn’t do anything harmful to Elenora or himself.

“Still, I’m worried about the rough journey. Especially the food and sleeping arrangements won’t be very comfortable.”

“Oh, that? I actually had something in mind, want to hear it?”

When Ailesia whispered something in his ear, Termion’s eyes widened with an incredulous expression.

“Does that even make sense?”

“Whether it works or not, we’ll find out by watching.”

Termion let out a light chuckle. Given Ailesia’s confident expression and everything she’d shown so far, there was no need to question it further.

“…I’ll keep it in mind for now.”

“Good. Little One, we should head inside now, shouldn’t we?”

“Yes!”

Elenora, who came running over, was covered in fur all over. It was natural since she’d been buried among those large wolves.

“You said you’d take a walk with Uncle, but you only played with the wolves. Was it fun?”

“Uncle was on a date with Teacher!”

“…We just talked a little. Goodness, look at all this fur.”

For some reason, Termion changed the subject with a slightly reddened face. He knelt on one knee on the floor and carefully removed the fur stuck to Elenora’s clothes one by one with his hands.

“Should I help?”

“It’s fine.”

Though magic could remove it all at once, Ailesia decided to step back a few paces and watch the uncle and niece. Just watching them warmed her heart.

“Achoo!”

“Oh no, you can’t catch a cold.”

“No! It’s just ticklish!”

“I should prepare a mask for next time.”

Termion, who had felt Elenora’s forehead, took out a handkerchief and wiped her nose. Elenora just kept smiling, seemingly delighted by everything.

“Will Uncle play with the wolves next time too?”

“Let me think about that. I’m not sure if those guys will like me.”

“Whitey and Blanky like Elly, so they’ll like Uncle too!”

“Really?”

“Yes! Teacher likes Uncle too! Does Uncle like Teacher?”

“Cough!”

At the sudden surprise attack, Termion couldn’t even form proper words and started coughing violently.

Worried about Termion’s continuous coughing, Elenora shouted loudly toward the back.

“Teacher! Uncle caught a cold!”

“Th-Elly, that’s not, cough.”

“Uncle’s cold seems serious, Teacher!”

“…Ahahaha!”

Finally, Ailesia clutched her stomach and burst into uncontrollable laughter.

She felt like she shouldn’t laugh, but she absolutely couldn’t hold it back. Truly joyful emotions overflowed endlessly, like centuries-old indigestion finally going down.

An utterly innocent niece and a shy uncle – could there be a more fantastic combination than this?

‘Yes, this was the kind of scene I wanted to see.’

Ailesia wiped the tears that had leaked from the corners of her eyes and smiled.

A happy moment between Termion and Elenora. It was a precious sight that couldn’t be bought even with a thousand gold.

“Huh?”

Uncle was waving his hands with a bright red face, and Teacher was just laughing.

Elenora, who had been rolling her eyes as if she didn’t understand what was happening, eventually jumped up and down and laughed brightly too.

“I like Uncle and Teacher! Elly likes them too!”

“Woof woof!”

“Awoooo!”

Even the wolves’ howls echoed in response. It was truly a strange yet warm scene.

Two days later, knights were preparing to depart at the main gate of the Grand Ducal House.

Kubera had reassembled the knights who had been to Chernil Forest with Termion. Not only did they have long-distance travel experience and skills, but most importantly, they had already adapted to Ailesia and the wolves.

As proof of this, the knights who had accompanied them at that time were showing quite friendly behavior, approaching Whitey and Blanky to brush their fur or pet their ears.

“We have been assigned as the dedicated escorts for the Grand Duchess and Lord Milenov to the Grand Duke’s Castle. We will serve you with our utmost effort.”

“Please take good care of us!”

Two knights approached Ailesia, who was waiting for departure in front of the carriage. Recognizing their faces, Ailesia opened her mouth with a pleased expression.

“Sir Tulk Rias, right? I won’t forget anymore.”

“It’s an honor.”

“And this person? I heard the name, but I didn’t catch the surname.”

“I’m Ronel Senberg. Please feel free to call me Ronel.”

“Still, you’re knights, so I should maintain basic courtesy.”

If Termion had heard this, he would have grumbled about why she didn’t treat him the same way, right? Thinking of him, Ailesia unconsciously smiled.

The corners of her eyes, which held lake-blue pupils, curved like crescents in a graceful arc. Delicate eyelashes elegantly covered them.

“Please take care of me during the journey.”

Faced with Ailesia’s eye-smile, Tulk and Ronel unconsciously swallowed their saliva.

“Teacher!”

The knights, who had been half-dazed, only straightened their posture stiffly after hearing Elenora’s booming voice.

“Did our Little One come?”

“Whoaaa?”

As Ailesia stretched out her arms, Elenora’s body, which had been walking over, floated up into the air.

“Caught you.”

“Ehehe.”

Elenora slowly crossed through midair and settled into Ailesia’s embrace.

“Where’s Uncle?”

“He’s coming with Uncle Kubera!”

“Then let’s get in the carriage when Uncle arrives. Is that okay? You’re not cold, are you?”

“I dressed her up warmly and thoroughly, Teacher Milenov. Especially that coat – it’s no ordinary item.”

The person who answered in her place was Lady Herman, who had been following behind. She bowed her head slightly toward Ailesia and gave a kind smile.

“That title feels a bit embarrassing somehow.”

“Since you’ve become the Grand Duchess’s teacher, you’ll have to get used to it. I’ve also instructed the other servants to call you Teacher.”

“It would be fine if you just called me by my name.”

Ailesia replied with a slightly awkward expression.

Now that the people of the Grand Ducal House would actually call her ‘Teacher,’ it didn’t feel real at all.

Could this be compensation for the years she had waited? Ailesia was blending into the Retis Family faster than she herself had planned.

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