The Male Leads Were Stolen by the Extra

 

“…Right?”

 

“…”

 

Despite Kelvin’s voice, Ius just stared at the direction where the carriage had disappeared.

 

“That’s right! It’s for sure! He’s our Master!”

 

Kelvin immediately jumped up and down in an excited voice.

 

Since coming to the island, he searched for the Master’s energy day and night.

 

Then, the day before yesterday, at dawn, he felt the Master’s energy strangely strong.

 

Tom and Jack headed to the empty lot where the energy remained. However, there was nothing in the empty lot, only the energy.

 

Then this morning, they found a newspaper from a few days ago. The headline in the newspaper caught their eyes.

 

[The hero who saved people. Who is the Beast of the Night?]

 

Tom and Jack read the newspaper, drawn by the suspicious title of the Beast of the Night.

 

The article read: A few months ago, a man with black hair and red eyes suddenly appeared and cut down a monster with a terrifying force.

 

The man had lost his memory, so his identity was unknown.

 

Judging only by his appearance, he looked like the Master.

 

However, the article listed all the righteous deeds that the Beast of the Night had done.

 

How could that be?

 

There was no way that the Master would share food with someone or defeat a monster to save someone.

 

Tom and Jack were very curious, but they decided to find out anyway, so they headed to the shantytown.

 

They said that he was sharing food with the starving people in the shantytown.

 

And yet, they met like this!

 

Kelvin’s heart pounded.

 

At first, he thought his eyes were wrong.

 

However, the aura emanating from the man named Tan was definitely that of the Master.

 

On top of that, the black hair, red eyes, and even that face! Wasn’t that the real face of the Demon King that he could only see occasionally!

 

“W-Why did you just let him go? Let’s chase after him right now! Let’s go to the Master!”

 

Unable to hide his excitement, Kelvin shook Ius’ shoulder without mercy, who still hadn’t come to his senses.

 

Then, Ius, who suddenly came to his senses, immediately got on the carriage with Kelvin, in case someone saw him.

 

Ius, who was more discerning than Kelvin, always made rational judgments, more so than the emotional Kelvin.

 

“What? Let’s chase after that carriage right now!”

 

“Kelvin, didn’t you see? The Master didn’t recognize us.”

 

“Of course! Look at us now! It’s because we look like other humans!”

 

“No. No matter what we look like, the Master always recognized us.”

 

“That’s…”

 

Kelvin’s mouth closed at Ius’ words that caught him off guard.

 

He also felt it. He just forgot about it for a moment because he was excited. How surprised they were when the Master bowed down to them out of courtesy.

 

“…Memory! That’s right, the newspaper said that the Beast of the Night lost its memory!”

 

Kelvin, who had been lost in thought, recalled the newspaper he had read today and shouted as if he had found the answer.

 

The article said that the Beast of the Night lost his memory. If the Master was the Beast of the Night, it was clear that it had no memory and couldn’t recognize them.

 

“Yes. If the Beast of the Night is the Master, he couldn’t recognize us because he has no memory. But you, did you not hear what the woman next to the Master said?”

 

Ius narrowed his eyes while agreeing with Kelvin.

 

“What?”

 

“The woman’s name. She was clearly named Sellonia Basin. If she’s Basin, she’s one of the humans who killed our Master.”

 

“No way… Why is our Master next to that human…”

 

Kelvin’s expression also became serious.

 

However, Ius drove in the wedge as if that wasn’t the end.

 

“And I felt the power of our Master from that woman.”

 

“…”

 

“First, we have to find out what happened. We’ll chase after her.”

 

Kelvin nodded slightly at Ius’s words.

 

***

 

“Come again!”

 

Maxwell bowed politely to the departing customer.

 

Sellonia smiled at Maxwell’s appearance, acting like a real owner.

 

This was the shop called Blorence, located at the very end of the Magic District.

 

It was the shop that Ella had mentioned to Gillian this morning.

 

Sellonia had already prepared a location for today’s trap and had already sent the original owner to another place.

 

“Maybe it’s because it’s a magic shop, there are a lot of strange items.”

 

Maxwell had a broad smile on his face, perhaps because he had fun running the shop for a day.

 

Maxwell was wearing clothes and makeup that made him look older to look like the owner.

 

It was already dark outside. A little more time passed, and around 9 PM, everyone in the shopping district left work, so they could wait from then on.

 

The fire at Wicklander’s store also happened in the middle of the night.

 

“Will he really come? Is he really the culprit…?”

 

“Maybe.”

 

Sellonia answered Ella, who was half-doubting, with an almost certain expression.

 

Even if it was a shallow trick, if Gillian was the culprit, his judgment would have been clouded by anxiety.

 

Then, he would definitely sneak into the store tonight when there were no people around and steal the book.

 

Otherwise, she would have the book herself tomorrow morning.

 

And he might set fire to the store again to destroy the evidence. It was usually hard the first time, but easy the next time.

 

Sellonia didn’t know exactly what Grace wanted.

 

She couldn’t figure out what she was trying to do by forcibly luring the male leads. To be honest, if it wasn’t something that would harm anyone other than the male leads, she didn’t want to change their minds one by one.

 

But not Gillian.

 

How dare she lure someone from her family to block her eyes and ears.

 

“But are we really okay, just us? Even now, it’s better to bring the knights of the family…”

 

“It’s fine. Don’t worry.”

 

Although she knew what Ella was worried about, Sellonia was confident. That was because Tan was right next to them.

 

She had once trembled because of his power, yet ironically, he was very reliable in this situation.

 

Whether he came alone or with a few people, Tan was a match for a hundred. After all, the power of humans and the Demon King weren’t the same.

 

“The lights are all out.”

 

At that moment, Maxwell looked around the street through the store window and said.

 

The magic bulbs that had been illuminating the Magic District had all gone out.

 

The streets were completely dark and quiet at the same time. All the store owners had left work. Maxwell also turned off the lights in the store.

 

“Thank you for helping me. I will definitely repay this favor.”

 

“No. It’s an honor to be able to help you, Princess. Ah, and this.”

 

“What is this?”

 

Sellonia accepted the small object that Maxwell had handed her.

 

“It’s a magic tool I found while looking around the store today. It’s amazing. I think it might be useful.”

 

Maxwell answered and explained what the object was and how to use it, which he had learned by touching it.

 

“Oh. Really, it would be useful. Thank you.”

 

After hearing the explanation, Sellonia’s eyes sparkled and she put the magic tool that Maxwell had given her in her pocket.

 

“Then I’ll be going now.”

 

Maxwell immediately locked the door and left with a cheerful smile. It was just for show.

 

If Gillian had been watching in advance, she would have made a full-fledged move when she saw the store owner leaving. After Maxwell left, the darkened store had Sellonia, Tan, and Ella hiding.

 

In a corner of the store that wasn’t easily visible from outside or inside.

 

“Ella, you understand? Call me when I give you a signal.”

 

“Yes.”

 

Ella nodded with a solemn expression as Sellonia whispered.

 

The entrance to the store was arched and wide open, but at the very back of the store, there was a back door leading to the outside.

 

Ella stood right in front of the back door. She looked ready to open this door and run out at any moment if the Miss gave her a signal.

 

How long had she been waiting like that?

 

“I can sense something.”

 

Tan, who had been quietly lowering his body, flashed his red eyes.

 

Sellonia held her breath as much as possible and clung to him, feeling the tension that surged up inside her.

 

‘Just in case. I should leave evidence.’

 

Clack.

 

At that moment, the sound of someone turning the doorknob of the store’s front door rang in their ears.