The Male Lead Is Obsessed With My Health Chapter 338

‘I’ve finally arrived in Albret.’

Chloe’s eyes trembled finely with emotion.

Because of the powerful barrier spread across the entire Albret Imperial Palace, they had arrived through the passage designated for outsiders—but the cityscape visible right away from the annex palace swept away any lingering regret.

It felt like she had come to a completely different world.
Which, technically, she had.

While Chloe was busy taking in the city’s scenery with starry eyes, people appeared as if they had been waiting for this moment.

“Welcome. We greet all of you who have come from Shugra. I am Terrence, and I have been waiting to receive you.”

“I am the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ractis. It is an honor to meet you.”

Appearing alongside the foreign minister was Duke Idikels.

‘A handsome middle-aged man……!’

Chloe was deeply moved by the fact that even middle-aged supporting characters were handsome in this world.

No, wasn’t he basically an extra?
Is it really okay for him to be that good-looking?

‘A handsome middle-aged man……!’

Seeing Duke Idikels, Chloe was moved by a worldview where even middle-aged supporting characters were good-looking.

No, isn’t he just an extra at best?
Is it really okay for him to be that handsome?

While Chloe silently fell into admiration, one of the elves, recognizing the blue hair and blue eyes, spoke up familiarly.

“Ah, Idikels. Yes. I can feel that aura.”

“Haha. It seems you know our ancestor.”

“A few hundred years ago, a human from your side came to our city. I remember attending to him because it was my shift then. What was his name… Jonathan? Yes, that was it. So, is he that man’s grandson?”

“Well, if it was a few hundred years ago, he would be more like his grandson’s grandson. Probably…….”

Nadiel, the elf leading the delegation, shrugged.

“Oh dear, it really has been that long, then.”

At the unintentional trick of a long-lived race, Duke Idikels’ expression darkened for a moment, but he soon returned to a gentle smile.

“From now on, these people will help you with your daily lives while you stay in Albert. Please greet them.”

“It is an honor to serve you.”

The head butler and butlers, the head maid and maids—who had been trained to serve honored guests—greeted them in a disciplined manner.

“We will carry your luggage.”

The attendants took the elves’ few belongings, along with Chloe’s simple luggage, and tried to take over the bags of Chloe’s mentor, Robert, but—

“Ah, I’m fine. I won’t be staying here. I’ll be heading back to the Sky Tower.”

Robert refused. Startled by his words, Chloe quickly asked,

“Master, are you leaving me behind?”

‘You can’t disappear already, Robert! Do you know how useful a high-rank mage mentor is! No! My magic teacher, my artifact appraiser! An encyclopedia of everything! A convenient search window!’

They had just arrived in Albert—she couldn’t lose such a useful NPC. When Chloe clung to him with tears welling up, Robert panicked.

“Huh? I’m not going far. Why are you acting like this?”

“But you just said you were going to the Sky Tower…….”

The Sky Tower was a hidden map that never once appeared in the game. Players speculated that it could be accessed under certain conditions, but no one had ever managed to break through.

‘If you go to a place like that, I definitely won’t be able to see you again! I absolutely can’t let you go!’

Just as Chloe was determined to stop him even if she had to cry loudly, Robert laughed as if asking what she was talking about.

“No, the Sky Tower isn’t some faraway place—it’s in the capital of Albert…… Do you really hate being separated from this master that much? My, after getting sick once, you’ve gotten much more clingy.”

“…….”

‘The Sky Tower is in the capital of Albert?’

Chloe blinked blankly.

What did that mean?

It was the first she had ever heard of it.

‘This wasn’t in the game…….’

What kind of bug had happened in the game? Or rather, was this actually a good thing?

While Chloe was still flustered, Robert smiled helplessly and said,

“Fine, then. I’ll stay here with you for the time being.”

“W-What? Yes…….”

Meanwhile, on one side, Duke Idikels and the Minister of Foreign Affairs were guiding the elves.

“The rooms you will stay in will be shown to you later by those attendants. For now, His Majesty is waiting, so we must go and pay our respects.”

“Oh? The Emperor himself?”

“There are others present as well, so I will introduce everyone at once.”

“That sounds good. Benefactor, shall you come with us?”

The question pulled Chloe back from her thoughts and into reality.

Chloe smiled and nodded.

“Of course we should go together!”

 

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The Albert Imperial Palace was a grand and splendid building that strongly gave off the feeling of, ‘This is the imperial family!’

‘It’s more extravagant than the illustrations!’

It was a place not just anyone could enter, but as the ‘Savior of the World Tree,’ she could come and go freely.

‘Basically, the whole prologue is pretty much about saving the World Tree for that very reason.’

Easy access to the palace made routes much easier to clear, after all!

The palace itself was impressive, but what really made Chloe’s eyes spin was the fact that every human here was handsome or beautiful.

If even the extras were like this, just how unreal would the romance targets be?!

Filled with anticipation, she arrived at a vast audience chamber.

The moment Chloe stepped onto the marble floor, she froze at the sight before her.

Anyone would react that way upon seeing the man standing beside the golden throne.

‘……!’

Pession.

Her eyes widened on their own, her breath catching.

Sunlight streamed in through the tall windows of the chamber. Wrapped in that gentle light as if it were his own halo, Pession shone with a brilliance that looked like it belonged in a holy icon.

A radiance that could never be imagined from just a game illustration or a few lines of description in the original work.

As time seemed to pass unusually slowly, Chloe couldn’t take her eyes off Pession.

More than just an aura that screamed ‘I’m the protagonist’ even when standing still, there was something about him that irresistibly drew people in.

His red eyes, shimmering in the scattering sunlight, looked like jewels cut to absolute perfection.

How could a person’s eyes be that beautiful……?

As she stood there blankly admiring him, Pession casually turned his head, and their eyes met.

“Ah.”

Her cheeks suddenly burned, and embarrassment washed over Chloe, making her want to hide somewhere.

“Chloe?”

Thankfully, her master’s call helped her regain her senses quickly, but it still felt like she was dreaming.

‘Seriously…….’

Glancing at Pession once more, Chloe pressed down on her pounding heart.

 

 

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‘……?’

It felt like someone’s gaze had met his.

Pession tilted his head slightly, then soon stopped caring. His mind was filled with other things right now.

The proposal he planned to make to Arelin, the nonsense spewed by that damn Duke Halvern, and the overwhelming amount of paperwork piling up to the point that he didn’t even have enough time to sleep.

‘By now, the documents sent up from the Northern Fortress should’ve all been processed.’

Honestly, Pession felt dissatisfied that he even had to be here at such a moment when every second was precious.

Why do I have to waste my valuable time on something this useless?

At least seeing Arelin helped him suppress the irritation welling up inside.

“Welcome to Albert.”

At that moment, Emperor Edward, who had been sitting majestically on the golden throne in the center of the audience hall, offered his greeting.

“We are the leaves of the World Tree from Shugra. Thank you for your hospitality. May the blessing of verdure be with Albert as well.”

At Nadiel’s casual speech, several ministers flinched, but Emperor Edward merely smiled calmly.

He had never expected honorifics from elves, and more than anything, he knew that this greeting was the highest form of respect for them.

“I am only the second emperor in Albert’s history to receive an ancient elven greeting. You said you came for cultural exchange? Learn freely, and teach freely as well.”

“That is what we hoped for.”

As soon as the greetings with the delegation ended, everyone’s gaze turned toward Chloe.

Among the elf-only delegation, there were two humans, and since one was clearly a high-rank mage, it was easy to guess Chloe’s identity.

“This is Chloe, the benefactor of Shugra who saved us from a global crisis, and the Savior of the World Tree.”

Nervous, Chloe stepped forward and bowed according to the imperial etiquette the maids had taught her on the way.

Elves were elves, and people from Shugra were different, but Chloe was a noble lady of the Albert Empire.

“I pay my respects to the Sun of the Empire.”

“Yes, welcome. A Savior of the World Tree—what a remarkable deed you have accomplished. As a state guest of Shugra, you are naturally an honored guest of Albert as well.”

“You flatter me, Your Majesty.”

‘Yes!’

A direct declaration from the Emperor of Albert himself. It was practically guaranteed that no one would look down on her for her low status anymore.

Chloe smiled and lifted her head, only to meet Pession’s eyes again, and she quickly looked away.

Seeing him from even closer put an even heavier strain on her heart.

‘No matter how much he’s the male lead of the original work, isn’t this too much?’

How was she supposed to攻略 him like this?

Just looking at his face made her heart ache. Heat rushed to Chloe’s face again, and she fanned herself with her hand.

Then she met the eyes of someone who was staring intently at her.

“…….”

They were rose-colored eyes, and unlike their pale hue, the indifferent gaze sent a chill straight down her spine.

His delicate features and long, flowing platinum-blond hair were striking, and the fact that he was unforgettable at a single glance made a question rise in Chloe’s mind.

“……?”

With looks like that, there was no way he was just an extra.

‘Who is he?’