Limited Extra Time - Chapter 197

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The Doomed Extra’s Time

Special Side Story Chapter 22

Millaiyen Pestellio called Pol, despite the latter’s stern warning not to contact him.

After a few brief rings, the call connected immediately.

-Yes, this is Pol, who has been threatened with death if even a single call comes through over the next ten days, and who is now managing an overwhelming workload alone while sleeping less than three hours a day.

“Peng, are you protesting against me right now?”

-My goodness, who is this? Isn’t this the CEO who said he wouldn’t even open his phone and absolutely must not be contacted?

Aren’t you the representative who told me not to do it?

“…Do you have a death wish?”

-Oh my, Peng’s killing me. If you keep this up, I’m quitting.

Millaiyen Pestellio furrowed his brow at the glib voice coming through the phone.

Peng in my past life certainly had his cunning side, but he was never quite this frivolous.

‘The world has changed, after all.’

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He was not Peng in his fifties or sixties, but Pol in his thirties. Moreover, this society had no particular class system, so perhaps it was natural for people to change.

Still, changing in such an irritating direction was another matter entirely.

“Enough of your noise. Book the best room at the Hotel that just opened today. Make a Restaurant reservation as well.”

-A Hotel? A Hotel? After drowning me in this pit of work,

the CEO is going to a Hotel with his wife, is he?

“I’ll forgo the bonus, so stop your whining.”

-How much will you be offering?

“Double.”

-Yes, sir. I’ll make the reservation right away. However, I have an engagement this evening, so I may be difficult to reach.

“An engagement?”

-Yes, I’m meeting with Winston… or rather, Seowon

today. It seems he has time available as well.

“…You were just saying recently how he’s kind to patients and colleagues but overly guarded with outsiders, and now you’ve grown close?”

Millaiyen Pestellio sank deeper into his seat as he spoke.

So that’s why Pol seemed to be in such high spirits—something good must have happened to him as well.

Peng had always cherished Winston and maintained their friendship over the long years,

so it made sense that news of him would be welcome.

Even in this modern era, he’d made new friends, but old friendships held a special place. Regardless of whether the other party remembered anything.

-I simply circled around the area, and it happened naturally. In any case, I’ll confirm and send you a message.

“Understood.”

He ended the call and released a short sigh.

‘I never imagined he was attending school.

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Had I known, I might have postponed my schedule a bit.

Perhaps.’

Why was that missing from the report?

As I pondered this, I recalled that I had never paid much attention to trivial personal information like birth dates.

It seemed most likely that I had simply glossed over educational background without a second thought.

Time ticked forward with agonizing slowness.

He swallowed a short sigh and drummed his fingers lightly against the steering wheel.

Still, the minutes refused to pass.

[I’m finishing up now. I’ll be right down.]

The moment the message arrived from her, Millaiyen Pestellio fastened his seatbelt and pressed the accelerator without hesitation.

He had parked near the University’s main gate, and there among the crowds of students flowing out like a receding tide, he spotted Rina.

She stood bathed in the bright afternoon light, surrounded by several friends her age, laughing radiantly.

Suddenly, a memory from his past life flickered through his mind.

“How could I possibly abandon the only friend who walked beside me my entire life?”

Her voice, tinged with sorrow.

[Make a friend]

A single line from her bucket list that had lingered like a ghost after her death.

“I’ve decided to be friends with Periel Kalos.”

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“A friend?”

“Yes. It’s the first friendship I’ve ever made in my life, so I’m incredibly happy. Though I’m not entirely sure what friends are supposed to do with each other.”

I recalled vividly the joy she had shown when becoming friends with Periel Kalos.

Before meeting him, painting had been her only friend.

As if she could never abandon it even in death, she had been reincarnated and

devoted herself to painting once more.

Her relationship with her family remained strained, so I had assumed she was simply lonely and isolated, but fortunately,

that didn’t seem to be the case.

‘She’s made quite a few friends.’

I knew I should feel jealous, but because I understood how deeply she had yearned for this, I struggled to suppress the ugly emotions rising within me.

The people beside Rina were likely from the same University Department,

I suspected.

Woman, woman, woman.

Not bad. If only those dark-haired men weren’t mixed in among them.

“That’s not happening.”

Men whose interest in her was painfully obvious circled around her, laughing loudly.

Millaiyen Pestellio, who had been leaning against the car, finally lost his patience and stepped forward.

“Rina.”

At the unexpected voice, she stopped dead in her tracks as she was walking toward the main gate.

When she shifted her gaze from the conversation and looked ahead, she saw him—a man in a black suit who looked unmistakably like the owner of an expensive car.

“Wow, no way. Who is that? Do you know him, Rina?”

“Ah, yes.”

“Isn’t that a Bentley? So cool. Do you know him, noona?”

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“Who is that person, Rina?”

She laughed awkwardly at her classmates and juniors who were murmuring among themselves.

She had no idea what to say. She didn’t want to reveal the fact that she was married, but she was worried that Millaiyen Pestellio might feel upset if she said he was a stranger.

“He’s my lover. It seems you’re all classmates of Rina’s from the University Department.”

“Gasp, that’s right. A lover? Hey, you hid such a handsome guy and did what! This is insane—I’ve never seen someone who looks so good in a suit before. I want to sculpt him from head to toe… The suit fits him so perfectly.”

“What? What are you talking about!”

“Ha, he’s the perfect subject. Seriously model material… Completely nine-heads tall. I’ve seen eight-heads proportions before, but nine-heads is a first, an absolute first. I really covet this.”

“Everyone, stop!”

She let out a shriek and quickly rushed over to him, grabbing his hand.

The person being discussed seemed completely unbothered, yet her own face had turned bright red, and her bewilderment was palpable.

Though she didn’t seem to notice, her face flushed bright red, and I could clearly sense her embarrassment.

“What’s this? You’re going in for an inspection just because she’s your lover?”

“Ugh, I’m just kidding, just kidding~ with maybe a little bit of sincerity mixed in?”

“That sounds good, Rina. Try asking her to be the model for this graduation project.”

She waved her hand repeatedly, her face flushed red.

Looking down at her flustered expression, Millaiyen Pestellio laughed lightly.

She certainly looked happy.

“Wow, but how old are you? You look much older than Rina noona.”

At the sound of the voice reaching his ears, Millaiyen Pestellio’s eyes blinked slowly once.

He was clearly picking a fight—a young pup who hadn’t even dried behind the ears.

‘How novel.’

In my previous life, such things rarely occurred.

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That much was certain.

Even after my rebirth, aside from a few occasions in childhood when I’d had to suppress the arrogance of certain fools, this was a case I hadn’t encountered since ascending to my current position.

“Hey, Kang Hansol. What’s wrong with you?”

“Well, isn’t it obvious? Rina is only twenty-four, but he looks to be at least thirty. Since Rina is so kind, I’m worried about her, that’s all.”

Millaiyen Pestellio twisted his lips into a wry smile.

‘Worried, my foot.’

Anyone could see his quarrel was brimming with ulterior motives.

This boy’s provocation posed no real threat. After all, I retained memories of my previous life battling Magical Beasts, and I had accumulated considerable experience in this world.

“You think this face—no, how exactly does this face look thirty to you?”

“Your clothes are outdated, and your car is outdated too.”

Rina, who had been listening quietly, suddenly went rigid.

She stiffened and stepped forward.

“Kang Hansol, what on earth are you saying? He’s much older than you and he’s my lover. Who do you think you are to say such things?”

At her words, the boy, who looked distinctly young, scowled sharply. His mouth clamped shut in apparent confusion—clearly he couldn’t find words to counter her.

“I’m just worried about you, Rina…”

“He’s a good person, and even if he weren’t, it’s not your concern. It’s my personal matter, after all.”

“…I’m sorry.”

When Rina came on stronger than usual, even the young fool Kang Hansol seemed flustered, stammering before finally clamping his mouth shut.

Millaiyen Pestellio easily noticed the slight redness rimming her eyes.

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‘She’ll cry soon.’

If he said anything more to comfort her, it would only wound her pride further.

He exhaled softly and closed his mouth. Above all, the fact that she had stepped forward for him filled him with an indescribable joy.

“Rina, I’m fine. Let’s go. I’ve made a reservation at the Restaurant.”

“Ah, yes. Then I’ll be on my way.”

“See you on the first day of classes! Rina’s Lover, if you get the chance next time, would you consider being a model for me?”

He nodded lightly with an easy smile.

“Understood. Let’s go.”

He deliberately wrapped his arm around her waist and walked toward the car.

Glancing back at the boy, I could see his fists clenched tight, his face flushed crimson.

‘So naive.’

Though it wasn’t as if I had any room to talk, feeling jealous over such a child.

That said, it certainly didn’t mean I was pleased that he was showing interest in her.

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