It’s Been 500 Years as an Extra, and the Original Story Still Hasn’t Begun - Chapter 95

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500 Years as Just an Extra,

The Original Story Still Won’t Begin

Episode 095

“It’s just the two of us.”

Termion whispered after briefly expanding his presence detection to check for any signs of people. Ailesia also nodded after scanning the surroundings with simple magic.

“Should we go in right away?”

“I’ll go first.”

He stepped forward boldly and quietly pushed the door.

Creak—

Beyond the squeaking sound of rusty hinges, the interior scene was revealed. Surprisingly, the indoor area was dimly lit enough to distinguish what was inside.

“Excuse me. Is anyone here?”

“…What brings you here in the middle of the night?”

From inside the counter came the sound of a curtain being drawn back, and a young woman appeared. She had slightly disheveled hair and wore a loose-fitting, dress-style pajamas.

“We came after seeing the notice for magic tool development supporters.”

“Ah.”

The woman blinked several times, then smiled and bowed her head. She seemed a bit dazed, probably because she had just woken up.

“I’m sorry. Recently, no one has been coming by. Could you sit in the chairs and wait for a moment?”

“May we look around the shop in the meantime?”

“By all means.”

The woman who had offered them seats immediately disappeared back behind the counter. Termion, who had been watching her carefully, whispered quietly to Ailesia.

“What do you think?”

[At least there’s no smell. Though she might be hiding her demonic energy.]

Ailesia, who had been cautious, answered with message magic.

Perhaps this had nothing to do with dark magic at all. She had to consider the possibility that this was truly a mage purely developing magic tools, or just a simple intermediary.

[I’ll bring up that I’m interested in the magic tools themselves. Just play along with the rest depending on the situation.]

“Yes.”

Termion decided to obediently follow Ailesia’s lead. He had no experience in this sort of thing, and he didn’t particularly want to make conversation with a young woman he’d just met.

“The items for sale look ordinary.”

He glanced at the display case and turned his gaze to Ailesia. She seemed to have similar thoughts, only nodding slightly.

‘If it’s not a disguise, then we’ve barked up the wrong tree.’

Shortly after, the curtain was drawn back again and the woman appeared, having changed her clothes.

“Sorry for making you wait. It must be cold, so please have some tea.”

Termion glared at the teacup with suspicious eyes, but surprisingly, Ailesia moved her hand calmly.

“I’ll drink it well. It has a very nice aroma.”

“My name is Kate.”

“I’m Ria, and this is Leon.”

“Oh my, are you siblings working as adventurers together?”

“We’re not real siblings, we grew up in the same orphanage.”

Termion just kept his face stern and crossed his arms. He planned to keep his mouth shut entirely, since speaking carelessly might make their act obvious.

“You said you came after seeing the notice? Are you both thinking of applying together?”

“Actually, about that.”

Click. Ailesia deliberately set down her teacup with a sound and met Kate’s gaze directly.

“We’re not really here to volunteer for experiments.”

“Excuse me? What do you mean by that?”

“I’m curious about what kind of amazing magic tool you’re trying to test under such generous conditions. The person I serve is very interested in magic tools.”

“…The person you serve?”

“I can’t really tell you that right away. I don’t want to put you in danger either, Kate.”

Ailesia smiled faintly as she answered.

There was no outward change, but Kate, who was sitting across from her, involuntarily swallowed.

‘What kind of eyes are those…’

Cold sweat that had formed in that brief moment trickled down her spine. She tried to maintain a calm expression and continued with a forced smile.

“I’m sorry, but it’s difficult to reveal the actual item. There are security issues, and it needs adjustments before it can be sold.”

“Did you develop this magic tool yourself, Kate? Or are you collaborating with someone else?”

“You keep asking difficult questions.”

Kate skillfully deflected. There had already been more than a few people who tried to extract information about the magic tools or her backers in this manner.

“If you have no intention of participating in the experiment, please leave now. Oh, you can purchase the magic tools on display.”

“That’s unfortunate. If it was a decent magic tool, I was thinking of giving you some work.”

“…Ria. I don’t know what you’re thinking by coming here, but this is just an ordinary magic tool shop.”

“Do ordinary magic tool shops recruit adventurers for clinical trials?”

“Don’t you know that a mage’s research is itself confidential and secret? Please leave.”

It was at that moment when Kate’s expression turned cold and she stood up to issue the order to leave.

“You’re really damn picky.”

Thud.

Ailesia, who had been rummaging around her waist, suddenly threw something onto the counter.

“I was thinking of having you dispose of this if your skills were decent, but why are you acting so high and mighty?”

“If you keep acting so rudely, even if you’re a customer—”

Kate, whose patience had finally run out, was about to forcibly throw out Ailesia and Termion.

Until she saw the palm-length, pure white metal fragment placed on the counter.

“Th-this is…?”

“Do you even have the eye to recognize it?”

Ailesia had started speaking casually at some point, but Kate had no capacity to care about such trivial matters.

With trembling hands, she picked up the metal fragment to check its luster and lightly tapped it with her fist.

Then, when she created a small flame with magic and brought it to the metal fragment, the flame that had been only fingernail-sized exploded upward to the size of an adult’s head.

“N-n-no way!”

While Kate was overcome with shock, Ailesia snatched the blazing metal fragment with her bare hands. Amazingly, the fiercely burning flame immediately disappeared without a trace.

“Is-is this really dragon bone?”

“Your eyes work fine, don’t they?”

“My goodness…!”

Kate wasn’t the only one surprised. Termion, who had been expressionless the whole time, also widened his eyes in shock, but quickly lowered his head in case he might be noticed.

‘Dragon bones all of a sudden…?’

If his master was a dragon, it wouldn’t be strange for her to have such items.

But he couldn’t fathom Ailesia’s intentions in throwing out such a big bait.

“The purpose and performance of the magic tool is secret, who made it can’t be revealed. What am I supposed to trust to leave my items with you? Let’s go, Leon.”

Ailesia casually stood up and sent Termion a brief message.

[Pretend to stop me appropriately.]

It seemed she was planning to hook Kate in reverse. Termion composed his expression and made his voice as deep as possible.

“Will this be alright, Sister?”

“Staying in a place like this any longer is just a waste of time. We should have gone to the Magic Tower instead.”

“…Our Master would grind his teeth at the mention of the Magic Tower.”

“You think I like it? That’s the only place where skill is guaranteed.”

“Things will get complicated. Didn’t he tell us not to expose ourselves as much as possible?”

“Then what are we supposed to do?”

Ailesia answered in an irritated tone and glared at Termion, but he also calmly met her gaze. To anyone watching, they looked like an angry sister and a stubborn younger brother.

“Ex-excuse me!”

“Now what do you want!”

When Ailesia whipped her head around and snapped sharply, Kate flinched and smiled with all her might while politely clasping her hands together.

“I failed to recognize such distinguished guests and was rude. I sincerely apologize.”

“When you were getting on people’s nerves, and now a simple sorry makes it all okay?”

“So!”

Kate, who had squeezed her eyes shut, bowed deeply at the waist as she continued speaking.

“To make up for my mistake, I would like to guide you both to a special shop. What do you think…?”

“A special place?”

“Originally, it’s a place that not just anyone can visit, but this time I would very much like to escort you there as an apology.”

“…You’re not planning to have a bunch of friends with weapons suddenly swarm in and demand we hand over everything we have, are you?”

“How could you say such a terrible thing! We don’t ask or question anything—it’s all about trust and capital!”

At her flustered reaction as she waved her hands frantically, Ailesia nodded with an indifferent expression.

“Then go ahead and guide us.”

“Please wait just a moment! I’ll call a carriage right away!”

Kate bowed once more and disappeared, practically tearing through the curtain.

‘Got her.’

‘We got her.’

The corners of Ailesia and Termion’s mouths curved upward in satisfaction as their eyes met.

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