The Male Leads Were Stolen by the Extra

 

What on earth did she do to the food that could change people’s minds without them knowing?

 

Was it magic?

 

But she has never heard of such magic.

 

Although she didn’t know much about magic, if there was such magic, it would have been banned as it would have brought chaos to the world.

 

“Lean on me.”

 

“It’s fine.”

 

Sellonia shook her head nervously at Tan’s voice coming from beside her.

 

“Listen to me when I say it once. Look at your face right now. You’ve turned pale.”

 

Tan pulled Sellonia’s face to his shoulder and made her lean against it. His voice was nervous, but his hands were delicate.

 

“Miss, that’s right. The carriage is shaking, so I think it would be better for you to lean on Sir Tan’s shoulder instead of the seat.”

 

Ella nodded and spread out the blanket that was in the carriage and wrapped it around Sellonia’s body.

 

“Then just for a moment… Ella, you can’t tell anyone about today. Not to anyone…”

 

Sellonia mumbled as she finished her speech, not even having the strength to speak anymore.

 

And then she fell into a deep sleep.

 

***

 

The four people who had returned along the winding road along the Meden River stood on a steep hill.

 

Then, through the slowly clearing water mist, the Demon King’s Castle towering in the distance began to appear.

 

The Demon King’s Castle, which was completely black and white in the middle of the lush green forest, immediately stole their gaze.

 

The gray Demon King’s Castle, as if it had been stripped of all color, did not have even a single small window.

 

In addition, the castle was truly enormous, and even though it was quite a distance away, its size was overwhelming.

 

[Selly, how does your body feel?]

 

McLion asked, glancing at her.

 

He was just like a child giving a present to hirsparents for the first time in his life and trying to gauge their reaction.

 

Sellonia forgot the seriousness for a moment at that innocence and smiled.

 

[Very nice. Thank you.]

 

Since receiving his heart, most of the monsters’ attacks have avoided her.

 

Her body, which had weighed a thousand pounds after a long march, had become lighter.

 

It was all thanks to the heart he gave her.

 

[That’s a relief. It will protect you for a long time. As long as it’s not black magic.]

[Black magic?]

[Black magic is completely incompatible with holy dragons. So even my heart won’t be able to protect you from black magic.]

[I see.]

[But it’s okay. It’s an ancient magic that has long since disappeared. There’s no use of black magic in the forest of monsters.]

 

McLion smiled brightly, telling her not to worry and to trust him.

 

Sellonia burst into laughter again at his confident attitude, puffing out his chest.

 

[So stay with me for a long time.]

 

But she couldn’t answer that.

 

***

 

“…”

 

Sellonia slowly opened her eyes.

 

Then, a familiar ceiling in the dark space appeared before her eyes. What was the dream she just had?

 

That dream was a reality she had experienced in the past. It was about three months since she entered the forest of demons, and about a week since she had received a heart from McLion.

 

She had forgotten about it for a while. A lot had happened in the past half year, so she couldn’t remember everything.

 

Small things would come to mind in fragments, or she wouldn’t remember them at all.

 

The black magic mentioned in the dream.

 

She had heard about it in detail from McLion before, also known as ancient magic.

 

Black magic was one of the things that dragons, the symbols of divinity, hated the most.

 

It was something that a small group of people, who worshiped evil instead of good, created a long time ago.

 

It was said that the heretics were wiped out hundreds of years ago by the previous emperor, and black magic disappeared into the back alleys of history.

 

But why did this suddenly appear in her dream?

 

“Sellonia.”

 

At that moment, a familiar voice, extremely low, was heard.

 

Sellonia slowly turned her head on the pillow. In a dark and quiet room.

 

Red eyes that clearly revealed their presence were looking at her.

 

***

 

A few hours ago.

 

“Did she collapse?”

 

Ella’s face darkened as she saw Sellonia with her eyes closed.

 

She bit her lips nervously, fearing that the Miss might have collapsed.

 

Tan also briefly calmed down his startled mind and looked at Sellonia, who was leaning on his shoulder.

 

“She’s asleep.”

 

Relieved words flowed from his mouth.

 

She wasn’t unconscious. Judging from her light, regular breathing, she was asleep.

 

He knew Sellonia’s sleeping face better than anyone else.

 

He had seen her every night, so he could tell just by looking at her face that she wasn’t collapsed but rather asleep.

 

“Haa… Thank goodness. Really.”

 

Ella exhaled deeply. Her eyes were moist, as if she had been so worried. Tan leaned on his shoulder and lowered his posture a little more, worried that Sellonia, who was sleeping, might be uncomfortable.

 

He then put his hand into the blanket he was covering her with and held her soft and fluffy hand.

 

Why is she so small? His face wrinkled.

 

The hand he held in his hand was so small.

 

Even before, when he held her in his arms, he was surprised at how light the weight felt in his hands.

 

What on earth is this body that is so small, fragile, and soft?

 

He stroked the back of her hand that he was holding and looked down at the eyelashes that stretched out in a sparse manner on Sellonia’s pale face.

 

Sellonia was special to him. No, she had become special.

 

At first, he thought that she knew him, and that she was someone he absolutely couldn’t let go of, because she healed his pain.

 

But as time passed, he felt good just being with her, regardless of that.

 

He was upset when she misunderstood him, and he was angry when he met the guys who betrayed her. 

 

When he couldn’t see her, he got worried and chased her, then he couldn’t take his eyes off her, and every midnight, he didn’t want to leave her room and just wanted to touch her.

 

His heart raced when he touched her, and his mind became dizzy when he hugged her.

 

Could these really be the feelings he could experience just because she knew of his existence and healed her pain?

 

Even now, he wanted to share his strength with that woman, who was so fragile that she seemed like she would break if he touched her.

 

He doesn’t know. He really has no clue.

 

If he had memories, would he be able to remember them more clearly?

 

Tan closed his eyes, leaning his face against Sellonia’s head, which was leaning on his shoulder, as he thought about that.

 

The rattling sound of the carriage and her faint yet distinct breathing rang in his ears.

 

It tore through his heart like a melody.

 

Squeak.

 

How long had it been? The carriage that had been running hard arrived in front of the mansion.

 

“Sir Tan, hurry.”

 

Ella quickly got out of the carriage and held the door open. Tan quickly carried Sellonia, who was covered with a blanket, into his arms and got out of the carriage.

 

“

Gasp

! M-Miss!”

 

The gatekeepers standing in front of the main gate of the mansion looked surprised.

 

It was surprising that the lady who had walked out normally came back in Tan’s arms, lying limp.

 

One of the gatekeepers ran straight into the mansion.

 

Tan, not paying attention to their fuss, held Sellonia tightly in his arms and tried to go up the stairs through the main gate.

 

“What is this all about!”

 

Galloway and the servants came running, as if they had already heard the news.

 

“Your Grace, it seems that the Miss must have been very tired or fallen asleep.”

 

Ella calmly explained Sellonia’s condition to Galloway.

 

She never brought up what happened in the shantytown when the Miss told her not to tell anyone.

 

“Call the doctor and the healer!”

 

Still, just in case, Galloway ordered the servants. The servants moved to carry out the order they had received.

 

“Raymond, move Selly to the room quickly!”

 

Raymond, the aide who was next to Galloway, approached Tan.

 

“I will take care of the Miss from now on.”

 

Raymond held out both arms to Tan. It meant to tell him to hand over Sellonia, whom he was holding.

 

“…”

 

At that moment, Tan’s face became cold to the point of freezing.

 

It was so annoying that someone else was holding Sellonia instead of him.

 

He tightened his arms holding Sellonia as if he didn’t want to let go.

 

“Good Sir, you worked hard. Thank you. We will do it from now on.”

 

Galloway spoke to Tan, who was standing still holding his daughter. It wasn’t a persuasion, but an order.

 

It was an order to hand over his daughter, who was in his arms. His role was at the end.

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