It’s Been 500 Years as an Extra, and the Original Story Still Hasn’t Begun - Chapter 32

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500 Years as Just an Extra,

The Original Story Still Won’t Begin

Episode 032

‘Should I make a camera sometime? It would be amazing if I could fill an album with Elly’s photos.’

Ailesia grinned and lightly drew up her magical power. She planned to light two more fires and explore the surroundings before the knights woke up.

“Oh my, Blanky. Are you already awake?”

Perhaps being mindful of others sleeping, Blanky quietly wagged only his tail. When Ailesia spread her arms wide, Blanky lay down beside her and rested his head on her legs.

“So warm. Did you sleep well last night?”

“Gruff.”

Blanky nodded his head. The heavy weight felt throughout her body made her feel at ease.

“…Tsk.”

Termion, who had been watching that scene from in front of his tent, clicked his tongue briefly as if he didn’t like what he saw.

‘Is it just that my personality is rough?’

The sight of a beautiful woman sitting with her arms around the neck of a house-sized wolf looked as affectionate as a painting, yet why was his own mood so twisted watching it?

‘Waiting until sunrise is boring too.’

Just as Termion wished, around dawn, an unexpected sound burst out from the middle of the campsite.

“Awoooooo!”

The knights, startled by the vigorous wolf howl, came rushing out of their tents one after another. Since they had come out right after sleeping, most were in simple attire.

“Whoa, what!”

“An attack? Monsters?”

“Check on His Highness and the Grand Duchess first!”

Even in that chaos, the sight of them holding weapons in their hands was indeed befitting of the Tigel Knights, but Ailesia, who was sitting by the campfire, could only laugh.

“Good morning, everyone.”

“Huh?”

“Te, Teacher?”

“That howling just now was…?”

Blanky sitting beside Ailesia wagging his tail, and Whitey stretching his body with his front paws extended.

And Elenora, who had been hanging from Whitey’s neck, shouted brightly.

“Wow! Knight Uncles, aren’t you cold? Elly’s breath is making so much steam!”

“…Aaaaah!”

“Waaaah!”

“We’re sorry, Grand Duchess!”

Loud sounds of things falling and flipping over, followed by even louder screams and shrieks. At least they were covering everything that needed to be covered, which was fortunate.

“Everyone’s so energetic. Pfft.”

Thanks to Blanky serving as a wake-up call, she got quite an eyeful from the morning.

Being knights, their agile yet solid physiques were all works of art. Ailesia stretched with a satisfied expression.

“…From today on, we’ll also conduct tactical training while moving.”

“Heh heh heh heh.”

For some reason, beside Termion who was grinding his teeth, Kubera just smiled with his usual good-natured face.

Riding in the carriage during the day, returning to the Grand Duchy with Elenora in the evening. For Ailesia, it was an incredibly leisurely journey.

The knights traveling with them had no idea that Ailesia and Elenora disappeared every night. This was thanks to Termion and Kubera’s thorough control.

After repeating this for a week, she detected someone’s suspicious gaze.

‘A spy has attached to us.’

Today too, right after Elenora fell asleep, Ailesia quietly rose from the bed.

Snap!

The mirror she summoned by snapping her fingers reflected the corridor scene. A man in a black robe was peeking around the corner leading to the stairs, surveying the surroundings.

“…I hoped I was wrong, but it’s real.”

The black robe the man was wearing was a symbolic item that only official knights belonging to the Tigel Knights could wear. There was no possibility that one of the servants had borrowed or stolen it.

Creak.

Ailesia deliberately made a slight door sound and revealed herself outside the room. Naturally, the man who had been surveying the corridor just moments before had vanished without a trace.

“Is anyone there?”

Only her voice echoed through the quiet corridor.

Of course there would be no answer. Ailesia snorted and deliberately closed the door clumsily.

In the mirror, the man’s figure clearly showed him looking this way again. She waved her hand to dismiss the mirror and sat diagonally on the bed so Elenora could be seen clearly.

When she had counted to about twenty in her mind, very faint footsteps could be heard. He moved so carefully that it would have been hard to notice if she hadn’t been paying attention beforehand.

‘He’s come to the front of the room.’

Soon the door that had been left open began to move slightly. Something that seemed to be a finger was gradually widening the door crack.

The surroundings were pitch black, and the shadow writhing and moving through that gap looked more like a black monster than a person. If an ordinary person had seen this scene, they would have already screamed.

After giving the other party enough time to survey the room, Ailesia muttered to herself in a deliberately surprised voice.

“Oh my, the door didn’t close properly.”

At that moment, she felt the presence hurriedly retreating. Even then, making almost no sound was somewhat surprising.

‘Why so secretive? Did he receive separate assassin training?’

The man probably couldn’t imagine that Ailesia had spread her magical power throughout the entire corridor.

Even though she had directly caught an intruder before, some people in the manor still had doubts about her abilities. That was understandable, since almost no one had properly seen Ailesia use magic.

Originally, people can’t easily accept situations that deviate from their common sense. Needless to say for someone skilled enough to belong to the Tigel Knights.

‘A High Mage with the appearance of someone in their twenties? Honestly, I wouldn’t believe it either.’

So this was the loneliness of an absolute being. Chuckling at the trivial thought, she locked the door securely and lay down beside Elenora.

“Mmm…”

“How can you be so pretty, ugh.”

Ailesia’s lips melted at the child’s sleep-talking as she burrowed into her embrace. It was a face she could stare at all night without getting tired.

“Our Little One, we should go see your friends after a long time.”

The bait was cast, now she just had to wait for them to take it.

Even if all the Tigel Knights remaining at the manor came rushing, they wouldn’t even catch a glimpse of Elenora’s shadow.

Because that was the plan from the beginning.

“We plan to stay in the city for a day today.”

After finishing lunch, Termion explained the future plans to Ailesia.

The city he mentioned was ruled by a pro-emperor faction noble. However, being close to the Duchy, they maintained a moderately friendly relationship.

“A city? Was there a city on the route?”

“We’ll probably arrive just before sunset, and the gate will be closed at that time. If we apply right away, we should be able to use it by tomorrow morning.”

“Where do we go after that?”

“It takes about a day to reach the entrance of the Duchy. If we take the gate from there again, we can arrive at the Grand Duke’s Castle within that day.”

“That quickly?”

Unlike the first city that required separate permission, the second city was Grand Duchy Direct Territory, so usage was free, was Termion’s answer.

“Then tonight is perfect.”

“…You mean the attack?”

“Yes.”

“Certainly, I would make the same judgment.”

“There was someone spying last night. It’s about time they made their move.”

“…This isn’t a conversation just for us. Please wait a moment.”

Kubera was discussing with the knights about the tactical training to be conducted during the afternoon movement. Called by Termion, he immediately rushed to the carriage.

“Did you call for me, Your Highness.”

“There’s something I need to discuss with you. Ailesia has brought important information.”

“Teacher has?”

Kubera sent her a gaze so full of expectation that it felt burdensome. Feeling somewhat embarrassed for no reason, Ailesia twirled her hair around her finger.

“Last night, there was someone spying on Elly’s room.”

“The Grand Duchess’s room? While she was sleeping?”

“And it was one of the knights.”

“…Is that true?”

Calmly receiving Kubera’s gaze filled with shock, she continued speaking.

“Surely no one would steal a Tigel Knight Order robe to wear. And forcibly taking one away makes even less sense.”

“If such a thing had happened, that would be a problem in its own right. Do you happen to remember their appearance?”

“It was too dark to see clearly. Height was slightly taller than Termion, build was just average?”

“There are quite a few guys like that, this is troublesome.”

Unlike Kubera who frowned, Termion seemed to ponder something deeply before asking Ailesia.

“By any chance, did they do anything unusual?”

“They were watching the corridor from around the corner, so I deliberately showed myself. When I left the door slightly open, they approached to check inside.”

“So they saw Elly sleeping.”

“Yeah. They muttered something to themselves and then disappeared without a trace. Their footsteps were barely audible.”

“Then it must be one of three.”

When Termion looked back at Kubera, he too nodded with a stern expression.

“Among the knights currently remaining at the manor, there are only three with that kind of build who are capable of such stealthy movement, as Your Highness says.”

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