It’s Been 500 Years as an Extra, and the Original Story Still Hasn’t Begun - Chapter 49

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500 Years as Just an Extra,

The Original Story Still Won’t Begin

Episode 049

‘Does he like cute things despite his appearance?’

In the original story, he acted like a fool only when it came to Elenora, so it made sense.

When he found out that Elenora had become lovers with the Second Prince, all hell broke loose.

“Anyone weaker than me is absolutely unacceptable, Grand Duchess.”

“Don’t speak as if that’s sufficient, Rebecca. If he’s stronger than you, then I’m next.”

“Indeed, Your Highness the Grand Duke’s insight is exceptional.”

“…Excuse me? You both just don’t like His Highness the Second Prince, right?”

Many readers paired Termion and Rebecca as a couple since they both fawned over each other. They said the two of them being crazy about Elenora suited them perfectly.

“We’re here. There should be about 20 of them.”

While chatting and walking, they had arrived at the area they had scouted earlier. The surroundings were rocky terrain completely covered in snow and ice.

“Let me take a look for a moment. Everyone hide your presence.”

Rebecca took out a telescope from the bag at her waist and carefully observed the Crystal Lizard pack.

“There are adults and young ones together.”

Crystal Lizards were relatively docile and didn’t attack other creatures first. However, the problem was that if you went about 1km southwest from here, you’d reach a passage.

“If they don’t encounter people, there’s no need to subjugate them, but their current location is a bit problematic.”

“Then how about persuading them nicely to go somewhere else?”

“…Excuse me?”

“Wouldn’t it be better to resolve this through dialogue if possible?”

Dialogue? No matter how cute they might look on the outside, they were still magical beasts, weren’t they?

Rebecca looked to the side with a bewildered expression. The other Knights had similar expressions.

Termion glared at the Snow Ogre colony with sharp eyes.

The ogres of the Gardbale Mountains always lived in small tribal communities. Naturally, they had their own role divisions.

‘…Usually two or three of them would be wandering around outside.’

The ogres responsible for perimeter security were nowhere to be seen. The same went for the area near the ice huts where the ogres lived.

Although it took about an hour and a half to get here, there was no way the colony had moved in that time.

“Strange. They wouldn’t all be taking afternoon naps together.”

“Should we get closer?”

They needed to check even if it meant taking risks. If the Snow Ogres had moved elsewhere in the meantime, they would have to track and eliminate them.

“Only the two fastest people will come with me. Half of the remaining personnel prepare crossbows, the other half prepare magic.”

Snow Ogres were nearly 4m tall and could leap over 20m with a single running jump. Ranged support preparation was essential to stop them.

“Let’s go.”

“Yes, Your Highness.”

Termion took the lead and began approaching the colony. The two Knights lined up behind him were skilled enough to barely leave footprints in the snow.

‘…What is this smell?’

When less than 50m remained to the colony entrance, a fishy smell stung his nose. Termion stopped walking and slowly surveyed the surroundings.

[Your Highness the Grand Duke, there are bloodstains over there.]

One of the Knights who sent the message raised his hand and pointed somewhere. Dark red stains were clearly visible on the surface of a large rock.

“Ogre blood.”

Termion, who had been examining the rest of the surroundings, soon widened his eyes. He had discovered a Snow Ogre corpse lying in the middle of the colony.

The ogre’s body was mangled beyond recognition. Upon closer inspection, it appeared to have been clawed by something large and sharp that had forcibly torn it apart.

“The limbs are mostly intact. It seems to have been killed in one blow.”

“A magical beast that can kill a Snow Ogre in one strike…”

The Knight who had examined the opposite side of the ice huts and returned also shook his head.

“Your Highness, there are corpses scattered over there too. It seems all the ogres here were killed.”

“Even if there were survivors, they would have fled. It saved us the trouble, but…”

Snow Ogres formed packs, making them different from other Grade 3 magical beasts.

Even just five or six of them together could hunt Grade 2 magical beasts in reverse, so they had virtually no natural enemies.

“Let’s examine the surroundings more and rejoin the main force. We need to find clues about what did this.”

“Understood.”

If something could drive away Grade 3 magical beasts like Snow Ogres, the opponent was at least a Grade 2 magical beast, possibly even Grade 1.

‘Judging by the ogre’s wounds, the claws are at least a span long…’

While Termion was lost in thought, the surroundings suddenly darkened. More precisely, a huge shadow had fallen over his head.

‘What?’

He looked up at the sky.

The first thing that caught his eye were massive wings flapping roughly.

The body covered in hard scales was nearly 10m long, excluding the tail.

“Grrrrrrr…”

Bloodshot veins stood out in the surrounding whites of its eyes, and its bright yellow pupils were vertically slit as they glared down at them.

The Knights who saw this cried out in shock.

“D-Drake!”

“We must retreat, Your Highness!”

“…Fire the signal flare! Rejoin the main force immediately!”

“KUOOOOO!”

Why had the being called the tyrant of the Gardbale Mountains suddenly appeared? A cold sweat trickled down Termion’s forehead.

“Aren’t they cute? Look at those eyes, oh my. I’d like to take one home and raise it if I could.”

“…Are you serious?”

When Rebecca asked in a voice that said she couldn’t understand, the counter-question came not from Ailesia but from elsewhere.

“Kyuut?”

“Oh no, not you. This fine Knight here likes you too.”

“…Me?”

“Kyuing!”

Ailesia, holding a Crystal Lizard slightly larger than a cat in her arms, had a silly expression and didn’t know what to do with herself.

With silver scales covering its entire body, a long trailing tail, and bright sparkling eyes. It certainly looked cute enough.

If only there weren’t creatures easily over 5m long swarming right behind Ailesia.

“Listen to mommy and daddy and grow up prettily, okay?”

“Kyu!”

Ailesia, who had released the young one, cupped her hands and shouted toward the adults gathered behind.

“Don’t come beyond the valley! Scary men will scold you!”

“Kyarrrrung!”

The Crystal Lizards’ response echoed through the Mountain Range. Ailesia stood there waving her hand the entire time until they slowly moved away and disappeared from sight.

“Is it over?”

“Yes. They shouldn’t be easily spotted. Those children only live in places where human footsteps rarely reach anyway.”

“…I didn’t know you were so knowledgeable about magical beast habits.”

“I just learned a bit from books.”

Rebecca was beginning to genuinely respect Ailesia.

She had seen many people skilled as mages, but Tamers were quite a rare profession. Even then, taming magical beasts of Grade 5 or lower was usually the limit.

‘No matter how docile they are… if you touch their cubs, even ogres will bite you to death. They’re Grade 3 magical beasts after all.’

Just as Rebecca was looking at Ailesia with newfound eyes, she suddenly flinched.

“This is…?”

“Teacher, what’s wrong?”

“…Gather the knights, quickly!”

Ailesia showed an urgency uncharacteristic of her usual demeanor. Though Rebecca tilted her head in confusion, she hurriedly called together the knights who had been scattered around for perimeter security.

“We’re moving.”

As soon as she finished speaking, golden light enveloped Rebecca and the knights.

The place they moved to was the same spot where they had parted with Termion earlier.

Rebecca, who had been shaking her head to clear her momentarily dizzy vision, asked.

“What’s the matter, Teacher? Has some problem occurred?”

“I heard a whistle sound.”

“A whistle? You mean that magic tool we gave to His Highness the Grand Duke earlier?”

“That’s right. So the location is roughly…”

Ailesia’s gaze turned toward the 3 o’clock direction where they had discovered the Snow Ogre colony earlier. Rebecca also seemed to sense something as her face stiffened with a start.

“I should go ahead first. I’ll stack support magic to the maximum.”

“Please do. We’ll arrive within 20 minutes… no, within 10 minutes.”

Ailesia cast acceleration, physical enhancement, and presence concealment magic on the knights in succession.

With this much, they should be able to follow within 10 minutes as Rebecca said.

“Don’t overdo it too much. Preserving your strength is important too.”

Unlike other regions, in the Gardbale Mountains, knights who experienced spatial transfer magic suffered temporary aftereffects. It was similar to when using a gate.

If they moved as a group once more here, the collapsed knights might become burdens rather than help.

“Please take good care of His Highness the Grand Duke, Teacher.”

“…It’ll be nothing serious.”

Though she said that, an ominous premonition was assailing her entire body.

Perhaps the incident from the original story where Termion gets seriously injured might be happening.

‘Please, just until I arrive…!’

Ailesia, who had forced a smile for Rebecca, mounted her staff and flew up into the sky.

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