Limited Extra Time - Chapter 119

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Millaiyen withdrew carefully from her swollen lips, savoring the taste of her kiss.

“When you recover, we’ll do this properly.”

“…Can’t we do it now?”

“….”

Millaiyen shook his head, clumsily piecing together the frayed threads of his reason once more.

Her body was fragile. One careless moment could trigger an episode.

That was absolutely unacceptable.

“We can’t.”

“…I understand.”

Carina Leopold knew better than anyone the unpredictable nature of her own afflictions.

Since she understood what he was hesitating about, she said nothing more.

Millaiyen let out a low groan and buried himself in her embrace.

“I want to as well.”

Carina Leopold ran her fingertips gently through his hair at the petulant tone of his voice, stroking his

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locks with tender care.

“Millaiyen.”

“Hmm?”

“Would you prefer that I accept Periel’s proposal?”

Millaiyen fell silent at Carina Leopold’s question.

He had heard that the probability of failure was high, that what would happen afterward remained uncertain, and above all, he had heard the desperate truth of what would occur even if everything succeeded completely.

“…I wish for you to live even one more day.”

“Periel Kalos said it too, but even if we succeed, the outcome won’t be different. As time passes, we’ll eventually face this situation again someday, and you’re still willing?”

“Yes, even so.”

Millaiyen answered softly.

Upon hearing his answer, Carina Leopold nodded silently. Periel Kalos and Millaiyen’s answers were the same.

And Winston would surely say the same. She had never truly had a choice to begin with.

When those who gave their utmost for her sake spoke in such a manner, it would be wrong to withdraw in fear.

Above all, she had come to desire living. From that point onward, all her previous thoughts had become meaningless.

“Yes. If Millaiyen is willing, then so am I. Even if we don’t succeed, the time I spent with you has become an unforgettable memory.”

Knowing that he would be by her side in that final moment, she was no longer afraid.

She felt she could face the approaching death with a smile. She hoped that the last image reflected in his eyes would be her smiling face.

Carina Leopold held her thoughts close and pressed her lips to Millaiyen’s hair.

It was a brief and tender kiss.

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“I came here to meet my daughter inside this place!”

“Ah, but what can we do when permission hasn’t been granted? How many times do I have to tell you that someone went to relay the message? You’re quite an exasperating person.”

The Soldier guarding the City Gate leading into the Domain spoke with evident frustration. The way he scratched the back of his head looked undeniably unruly.

Count Leopold’s face contorted with rage.

“How dare you! Do you know who I am? What unit do you belong to!”

“Ah, we saw your nameplate. Leopold House, wasn’t it? We’re directly under the General’s command. Is there a problem with that?”

“Do you all wish to die for insulting the nobility!”

“Hah.”

The soldier standing before us let out a scoff.

It was unmistakable mockery. The palpable hostility caused Infrick’s brow to furrow.

Such brazen conduct stemmed from either the Northern Territory’s complete lack of courtesy, or someone in power had given them permission to act this way.

“Keep your voice down—it’s getting annoying. We’ve sent someone to inquire, so we’ll have an answer soon. And you, rein it in.”

“Yes, Captain.”

At the voice calling down from the castle wall,

the soldier obediently returned to his duties.

A perfectly defined hierarchy. Infrick, who had spent years in the Knights, could recognize it.

This was the will of Duke Pestellio.

“How dare you all…!”

“Father.”

“What! It’s one thing to disrespect nobility, but to mock and ridicule an ancient and distinguished House like ours! I will lodge a formal complaint with the Duke!”

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Even as Count Leopold shouted, the soldiers didn’t bat an eye.

They seemed too busy wearing their sneers. Infrick tried to calm his father.

“Father, I believe it would be better to wait a moment longer.”

At Infrick’s words, Count Leopold’s face twisted in displeasure, yet he stepped back. The soldiers had easily discerned that if he opened his mouth again, he would not retreat.

That.

Nocton stepped back and quietly observed the scene.

‘…Why did he suddenly summon me?’

One day, a stranger whose name I didn’t know suddenly appeared and delivered a letter before leaving. It was a letter delivered to my name at my Master’s Clinic.

The contents were simple. It said to come to the Duke’s Estate in the Northern Territory once the Northern Checkpoint opened. The familiar handwriting was so recognizable that I could have imitated it if I tried.

It was from Master Winston.

The letter, containing only a brief greeting asking how I was doing and the matter at hand, carried a strangely cold undertone.

Around that time, I heard that the Leopold House was departing for the Northern Territory.

Without thinking further, seized by an inexplicable unease, I left the Leopold Domain with them. And now I had arrived in the Northern Territory.

‘…I don’t understand why I’m so tense.’

The cold wind, the barren earth, the high

sky—none of it felt familiar.

Everything was different from the warm and abundant South. It was barren, sharp, and even the people were all rough and weathered.

After more than an hour had passed, just as Count Leopold was about to draw his sword in frustration, the firmly closed City Gate finally opened.

The soldiers granted them passage with a nod.

“Permission granted. You may proceed.”

Gritting his teeth, Count Leopold

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I mounted my horse again, glaring at the soldiers.

Count Leopold’s horse struck the ground and galloped swiftly into the Territory. Nocton and Infrick followed in pursuit.

As they disappeared into the distance, the soldiers guarding the City Gate quietly raised their middle fingers.

“Why did he chase someone else’s lady all the way to the Northern Territory?”

“His Grace’s future bride is incredibly naive, isn’t she? I wish I had such a cute lover too.”

“Shouldn’t you get back to work immediately?”

“Yes, my apologies.”

The soldiers quickly scattered.

“Carina, Count Leopold has passed through the City Gate.”

“He’s incredibly fast. Carina’s family is shameless in many ways.”

“Heh, why is everyone so sharp-tongued?”

Three people seated around a round table tilted their teacups and conversed leisurely.

Carina, sitting among them, lifted her head with a displeased gaze.

“Um… but why are you all here?”

She posed a fundamental question.

The moment she heard that Count Leopold had requested passage through the City Gate, she hurried down to the Reception Room.

Yet they were already seated in the Reception Room as if they had been waiting, having heard the news from somewhere.

“I’m your lover, aren’t I? Where else would I be if not by your side?”

“I am Carina’s friend, am I not?”

“Well then, I shall serve as the young lady’s personal physician. Heh.”

At the three people’s shameless answer, I let out a low laugh. The voices expressing concern for me always

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warm my heart.

‘Just to be safe, I took the medicine Periel gave me before coming out….’

I hoped an episode wouldn’t strike in front of these people. I absolutely didn’t want to show them such a pitiful state. I didn’t want their pity either.

Yet at the same time, I was curious what expression they would wear.

“But it took quite a while to pass through the City Gate. Wasn’t it a while ago that the Soldier delivered the message?”

“…Mm.”

At my words, Millaiyen smiled faintly and suddenly took a sip of tea.

He set down his teacup leisurely, as if deliberately drawing out time, and opened his mouth.

“Well, the Soldier might have gone elsewhere. I’ll check once and if there was a problem, I’ll reprimand him.”

“Ah, that’s not necessary.”

When I shook my head, Millaiyen curled his lips upward in acknowledgment.

Though his smile held an enigmatic quality, watching him, I found his laughter simply pleasant to behold.

A knock sounded at the Reception Room door, and I lifted my head.

Peng came inside and bent at the waist. At his faintly smiling expression, a cold smile played at the corners of Millaiyen’s lips.

“Master, Count Leopold has arrived.”

“Receive him with courtesy.”

It was a command with a peculiar accent. Peng bowed obediently.

The four of us seated around the table rose. Millaiyen gently gathered me into his arms and settled onto the plush sofa.

And then, as though it were the most natural thing in the world, he took his seat to her left.

“I have some business to attend to with the companions who traveled with me, so I’ll excuse myself for a moment.

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I’ll return shortly.”

“Of course. I’ll see you in a moment.”

Winston gave Periel a slight bow and departed from the Reception Room.

Periel took his seat to Carina Leopold’s right. Even Millaiyen Pestellio, who would normally have picked a quarrel, remained unusually silent.

‘…He’s outside the door.’

Carina Leopold held her breath.

The one she had loved so desperately, despaired over, and ultimately

abandoned—he was standing just beyond that threshold.

She gripped and released her increasingly cold fingertips, struggling to steady her nerves. Millaiyen Pestellio seized her hand firmly.

At last, the Reception Room door, which had been sealed shut, swung open.

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