It’s Been 500 Years as an Extra, and the Original Story Still Hasn’t Begun - Chapter 48

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500 Years as Just an Extra,

The Original Story Still Won’t Begin

Episode 048

“Hurry and organize the supplies! Anyone with severe Gate Shock, go to the Medical Corps! There’s no time to dawdle!”

Kubera, who had given orders in a booming voice, finally approached Termion and offered a military salute. He also bowed lightly to Ailesia.

“Thank you for coming all this way, Grand Duke. You too, Teacher.”

“Thank you for your hard work, Lord Dayford. How is the situation?”

“The full-scale monster wave hasn’t started yet. Yesterday we received a report from the scouts that they discovered an Ice Troll habitat.”

“What’s the distance?”

“About 5km to the northwest.”

“That’s practically right in front of us.”

Hearing the two men’s stern voices made it feel very real that this was the middle of a deadly battlefield.

Ailesia quietly looked around, worried she might be in the way. In fact, she had been continuously observing the knights passing by since earlier.

‘If it’s the appearance described in the original, she’ll definitely stand out.’

If nothing else, there couldn’t be two people with that kind of build. She was said to be a woman as tall as Termion.

And that wasn’t based on the current 17-year-old Termion, but the standard from over ten years later when the story would begin in earnest.

That would put her around the mid-180cm range, which was rare even among men.

‘Maybe it would be better to just secretly check with the mirror at night.’

Just as Ailesia was lost in thought, a knight who had emerged from the Central Barracks approached and greeted them.

“It’s been a while, Grand Duke. Have you been well?”

“I’m glad to see you looking healthy, Sir Senberg.”

The knight who had respectfully offered a military salute soon turned her gaze toward Termion’s side. Her eyes showed puzzlement at Ailesia’s appearance and attire, which didn’t match the atmosphere of this place at all.

The curiosity was mutual. Ailesia stepped forward slightly and naturally spoke first.

“Are you related to Sir Ronel Senberg by any chance? You have the same surname.”

“He’s my younger brother, but…?”

“Ah, I see.”

So Ronel had learned meat preparation while getting beaten up – that made sense. She was radiating big sister energy from her entire being.

‘But wait, they were siblings? In the original, her surname wasn’t Senberg though?’

Was there some hidden backstory here too? Setting aside her questions for now, Ailesia smiled brightly and extended her hand.

“Ailesia Milenov. I’m Elenora’s private tutor.”

“Uh…”

The flustered woman hesitated with a bewildered expression.

When Kubera nodded, she carefully took Ailesia’s hand.

“Chief Knight, Rebecca Senberg. Please take care of me.”

“Likewise.”

Thick hands full of calluses befitting a knight, and a height that towered a full span above Ailesia.

Her hair, pulled back tightly to completely expose her left ear, was a deep purple color.

‘Finally found her. My third favorite character.’

Ailesia’s smile deepened as she met Rebecca’s eyes.

The next day, the Monster Subjugation that began early in the morning proceeded quite differently from before.

[11 o’clock direction, 5km away – Crystal Lizard pack. 3 o’clock direction, 11km away – Snow Ogre colony.]

“It would be best to send only a portion for reconnaissance toward 11 o’clock and concentrate the main force at 3 o’clock.”

[Good. I’ll take another look around and then join you.]

Thanks to Ailesia’s Aerial Reconnaissance, who was skilled in Flight Magic, wasteful movement was eliminated.

Above all, the Spatial Transfer Magic and Subspace she used were revolutionary. With no need to worry about return time to the base or transporting byproducts, the knights could focus entirely on combat.

“I’m back.”

“Were there any additional areas confirmed?”

“Let’s skip areas more than 30km away for now. The rest only have two or three at most, so it should be fine.”

“That’s fortunate.”

Ailesia conversed while floating in the air. The knights looked at her with half-worshipful gazes, but Termion barely suppressed a chuckle that was about to escape.

‘With just a hat, she’d look exactly like a witch.’

Her appearance, sitting astride her staff with her robe fluttering in the wind, was like a scene from a fairy tale. Elenora would have loved it if she had seen it.

“Snow Ogres will be quite tough – should I help a bit?”

“We’ve always handled that much. Some moderate Support Magic will be sufficient.”

“Got it.”

Snap!

When Ailesia snapped her fingers cheerfully, a gentle golden light seeped into the knights’ bodies.

Rebecca’s eyes widened at the sight.

“Um, Miss Milenov?”

“Just call me Teacher. I’m not used to it either, but everyone calls me that.”

After hearing Ailesia’s words, Rebecca asked again in a slightly awkward voice.

“T-Teacher. Did you just… use magic?”

“Why? Is there a problem?”

“It’s not that there’s a problem, but…”

There couldn’t be a problem. The perceived weight of armor and weapons had been reduced by more than half, and the metallic sounds that occurred when moving had completely disappeared.

Even if the magic itself wasn’t extraordinary, simultaneously casting two different spells on thirty knights with just a simple gesture didn’t make sense. At least, that was Rebecca’s understanding.

“Termion, I’ll go toward 11 o’clock with Sir Senberg. Is that okay?”

“I was just about to ask you to do that. I’ll attach four more knights to you.”

“If it gets dangerous, put this to your mouth and blow hard. I’ll fly over immediately.”

Ailesia handed Termion a small whistle. Despite its ordinary appearance, it was a Magic Tool that sent signals through Magical Power.

“Let’s hope there’s no need to use it.”

“I’ll understand even if you blow it just because you want to see me.”

“…Never mind, tsk.”

As if he didn’t want to respond anymore, Termion clicked his tongue briefly and tucked the whistle into his chest.

Ailesia traveled on foot with the knights to their destination. About 2km of the route was an unscouted area, so terrain information needed to be gathered.

“This should be sufficient.”

“Don’t we need to scout anymore?”

“No. From here on, we have existing information, so we just need to check if anything has changed.”

Because Rebecca and the knights had been so focused on reconnaissance, it was only after about 30 minutes since departure that Ailesia properly struck up a conversation.

“So, Sir Senberg?”

“…Please just call me Rebecca. And please speak more casually too.”

“Huh? Why?”

“I cannot accept formal speech from someone who speaks so freely with the Grand Duke.”

“If that’s the context, then I can do whatever’s comfortable for me, right?”

Rebecca frowned slightly at those words, but it seemed more like bewilderment than annoyance. She looked troubled about how exactly she should treat Ailesia.

Ailesia, who was stealing glances at her, had no intention of hiding her excitement.

‘She looks much more impressive in person. That husky voice is charming too.’

Though the original work had both fans and critics coexisting in the comments, there was exactly one sacred territory that absolutely no one touched.

The Guardian of Retis, Rebecca the Strong Wall.

The original work’s greatest girl crush character, she was the last bastion protecting Grand Duchess Elenora and the strongest guard knight.

She had endured for nearly a full hour against the rampaging Termion. Thanks to that, the Second Prince who arrived late was able to join with Elenora and stop Termion.

Rebecca’s presence shines even brighter in the final battle that unfolds in Part 2.

All readers were thrilled by the scene where she single-handedly blocked the entrance to the Imperial Palace and cut down thousands of demons, and all readers wept at the sight of her standing upright even after breathing her last when the battle ended.

‘…In terms of pure popularity, Rebecca was the best. For me, Elly and Termion came first, but.’

Even the protagonists couldn’t escape harsh comments, but Rebecca was a character who had never once been criticized.

How else could there have been talk that Rebecca was the real heroine?

“How long have you been here?”

“It’s been almost 5 years this year. I’m scheduled to transfer to a new post next year, but I’m not certain.”

“You don’t know where you’ll go yet?”

“I might be given choices, but who knows. I’ll just work hard at whatever orders I receive. I still have many shortcomings.”

She seemed shy at first, but surprisingly, Rebecca readily answered Ailesia’s questions. Her soft and gentle voice was even melodious, like a jazz singer.

“If you’ve been here for 5 years, you haven’t met Elly, have you?”

“Do you mean the Grand Duchess? I know her face from the portrait at the Grand Duke’s Castle, but that was already 3 years ago. She must have grown a lot by now, right?”

Huh, didn’t her expression just change slightly? She’d been calm the whole time, but the corners of her mouth definitely turned up subtly.

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