It’s Been 500 Years as an Extra, and the Original Story Still Hasn’t Begun - Chapter 44

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500 Years as Just an Extra,

The Original Story Still Won’t Begin

Episode 044

‘When did that person say such a thing to Elly…?’

Before she knew it, Ailesia following along had become a foregone conclusion, but that didn’t really matter. Even if she delayed her answer for a while, it would be difficult to break her stubbornness anyway.

However, Ailesia’s words about ‘protecting Uncle’ strangely lingered in his ears.

From childhood until now, he had always handled everything on his own, whatever it was.

Although his family treated him warmly, he thought that too was the result of painstaking efforts to avoid being hated.

After awakening as an Aura Master, he instead became someone who had to protect others. Now that he was a Grand Duke and Elenora’s guardian, this was even more so.

‘I can’t get used to it.’

Who would dare say they would protect him so easily? If it weren’t Ailesia, it would be unthinkable.

“Uncle! Aah!”

“Ah.”

Termion swallowed his hollow laugh and obediently ate the cake that Elenora offered him.

Perhaps because of the sweetness lingering in his mouth, he felt a slight tickling sensation in one corner of his chest.

After confirming her participation in the Monster Subjugation, Ailesia also had several preparations to make.

What worried her most was Elenora’s necklace. Although nothing should happen as long as she stayed at the Grand Duke’s Castle, she needed to prepare minimal safety measures for any unforeseen circumstances.

“Little One, could you show Teacher your necklace for a moment?”

“This one?”

Elenora had been wearing the necklace constantly since returning from Chernil Forest.

Not only during normal times, but she never took it off even when bathing or sleeping.

‘Somehow it’s more damaged than before?’

Although it looked fine on the outside, the Location Tracking Function embedded in the pendant had become much weaker than before. In this state, it wouldn’t be able to properly determine direction the moment they left the Grand Duke’s Castle.

“Should Teacher make this necklace even prettier?”

“Hm?”

“Teacher thinks Elly will miss her a lot while she’s at the Mountain Range. If Elly allows it, we can talk and even see each other’s faces. How about it?”

“Really? Even when Teacher is far away?”

“Of course.”

“That’s so great!”

Elenora brightened up and turned around. Ailesia removed the necklace from the child’s neck and examined the pendant closely first.

The gem embedded in the center of the pendant had completely faded and even had fine cracks. The metal decorations surrounding it were also slightly dented and scratched.

‘The design is fairly well done, but it’s the limitation of materials. I should change the cord to leather for safety too.’

She coated the rim with Mithril Powder and replaced the central gem with a ruby infused with Magical Power. She also made a new cord by thinly braiding Yormu’s scales and Whitey’s fur that she had collected before.

“All done. Shall we try putting it on?”

“Wow…”

The red ruby set in the center of the silver decoration with brilliant luster, and the cord engraved with delicate wave patterns were enough to completely captivate the child’s eyes.

“Do you like it?”

“Teacher fixed the necklace Uncle gave me, so I love it so much! When I wear this necklace, it’ll feel like Uncle and Teacher are always with me!”

“Who taught our Little One to always speak so prettily?”

“My super strong and pretty Teacher!”

Elenora immediately hugged Ailesia’s waist tightly. She sat the child on her lap and taught her how to use the necklace.

“When you want to talk with Teacher, cup the pendant with both palms and call for Teacher. Then Teacher will answer you. Try turning the gem in the center once too?”

“Like this?”

The gem embedded in the pendant had subtly different shapes on the top and bottom. When Elenora turned the gem once with her finger, a gentle light spread from the gem.

“This way, Teacher can know where Elly is no matter where you are. If you ever miss Teacher too much, do it like this. Then Teacher will appear in front of Elly with a ‘ta-da!'”

“Yes!”

Ailesia returned the gem’s shape to its original position, glanced around, then brought her face close to Elenora’s. Then she deliberately lowered her voice as if sharing a secret.

“And don’t touch the necklace carelessly in front of other people. It’s a promise with Teacher.”

“Promise!”

Elenora hooked her finger with Ailesia’s extended pinky and smiled brightly.

“But Teacher.”

“Yes?”

“Is this necklace… a secret from Uncle too?”

“Do you want to keep it secret?”

“If Teacher wants to keep it secret, I’ll keep it secret.”

There’s no need to be cautious about something like this. Elenora fiddled with the pendant several times, then hung her head low.

“You can tell Uncle anything. Even if other adults ask Elly to keep secrets, you must tell Uncle.”

“Even things Teacher asked to keep secret?”

“Of course. But Teacher has nothing to hide from Uncle, right?”

If it was something that needed to be hidden from Termion, it would be better not to tell Elenora in the first place. Not because she didn’t trust the child, but because it might cause discord between uncle and niece if something went wrong.

“Then shall we go see Uncle together for a moment?”

“To see Uncle? Teacher, are you going on a date with Uncle?”

“…That’s not it.”

Where on earth does this child get these ideas from, always talking about dates whenever she gets the chance?

I thought she only teased Termion, but now she’s doing it to me too.

Ailesia went to the office with Elenora. Termion was buried in a pile of documents, checking plans for the Monster Subjugation.

“Hilda?”

“Yes. We need someone to take care of her during the day while I’m gone, and shouldn’t we assign her a dedicated maid soon?”

“That’s true, but… There should be plenty of decent maids at the Grand Duke’s Castle too.”

“Elly likes Hilda the most. Right, Little One?”

“Yes! I like Sister Hilda!”

Seeing Elenora nodding vigorously, Termion smiled lightly. He sat his niece on his lap and asked in a somewhat playful voice.

“You like her that much? Why?”

“Sister Hilda is the kindest and prettiest! And she doesn’t talk about Uncle!”

“What? What do you mean by that?”

Termion unconsciously hardened his expression. Ailesia beside him also couldn’t hide her bewildered look.

“The other sisters say Uncle is handsome, and that his personality is cold, and also um…”

After hesitating for a moment, unimaginable words came out of Elenora’s mouth.

“Illegitimate child? They said Uncle is an illegitimate child, but what’s that?”

“…This is unbelievable.”

Unable to answer his niece’s question, he let out a helpless mutter.

He could understand and overlook the maids gossiping to some extent.

But carelessly chattering in front of Elenora of all people meant there was a problem with their qualifications as servants.

‘If not that, then someone’s influence must have been involved. It would have been before Baron Baton was kicked out.’

Termion sighed deeply and easily calmed his agitation. He couldn’t immediately find those maids to reprimand them, nor did he want to get angry over such matters.

“It would be better to bring Hilda as you said. Will you go personally?”

“Yes. We’re departing in two days.”

“I should contact Lady Herman in advance. I’ll write a simple letter for you too.”

“That would be convenient for me. I’m planning to go briefly after lunch.”

“What about Elly?”

“It would be a bit much for you to take her along, wouldn’t it?”

Just looking at those documents piled up on the desk, Termion had a mountain of work to handle. Even though Elenora was well-behaved, entrusting him with a child in this situation would be too much.

“How long would the round trip take?”

“Generously speaking, about two to three hours? They’ll need some time to prepare on their end too, won’t they?”

“True, it’s not something that can be done by just showing up empty-handed. Understood. I’ll ask the Grand Duchess Dowager to look after Elly.”

“Isn’t the Grand Duchess Dowager busy too?”

“For her granddaughter’s sake, she wouldn’t mind staying up late for a day.”

One day nothing—she wouldn’t hesitate even if she had to stay up all night for an entire week. She was someone who was constantly worried about Elenora, awake or asleep.

“I’ll tell the Head Butler to prepare Hilda’s room. Is there anything else you need?”

“Not particularly? Oh, Elly. Want to show Uncle your necklace?”

“Necklace?”

“Look, look, Uncle! Teacher made it pretty for me!”

When Elenora pulled out the pendant hanging around her neck to show him, a strange glint appeared in Termion’s eyes.

“Do you like it?”

“Yes! The gem sparkles, and it’s much lighter!”

Looking closely, the original gem had been changed to a red ruby, and the chain was leather instead of metal. The decorative edges were all rounded so they wouldn’t leave marks on her skin.

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