The Male Leads Were Stolen by the Extra Chapter 37

 

In the brightly lit living room, Galloway greeted her brightly and guided her to the sofa.

 

“Haha. Sir, come here.”

 

Tan sat down on the sofa, glancing at Galloway, who looked more dressed up than usual.

He felt strange.

 

He couldn’t even make proper eye contact with Sellonia during breakfast because the aftereffects of dawn were still lingering in his mind.

 

For whenever he met her, he remembered her tickling breath that kept digging into his arms.

 

He finally returned to his room in the morning and had to stay still for a while to calm his racing heart, which seemed to be about to jump out of his mouth.

 

What was that insidious impulse that swept through like a typhoon?

 

Isn’t that the desire felt only by the crazy peopleIe read about in books? Why did I…

 

“I heard about Rubeus. I’m a little late, but I called you this because I wanted to apologize on his behalf.”

 

Galloway apologized with a polite expression.

 

For a moment, Tan couldn’t understand who Rubeus was. Because he wasn’t interested.

 

However, soon he was able to recall the face of the guy who went back on his words.

 

He said he would go away on his own if he lost the duel, yet heard he’s still here.

 

He had forgotten all about it because Sellonia had given him a name.

 

“No big deal… that’s fine, sir.”

 

As he was about to answer in a casual tone, he suddenly remembered what Sellonia had said, that if his opponent is older, he speaks politely. He mumbled and did so.

 

It was unfamiliar and awkward, he gotgoosebumps.

 

Even in the past, which he had no recollection of, he had never used formal speech, so respect was not attached to his spirit.

 

“Hahaha. Thank you for your understanding. Still, I believe you won’t go out and talk about this because you have respect for the duchy.”

 

Galloway’s eyes curved and bent kindly. However, the blue eyes inside were quite strong.

 

His tone of voice and facial expression were smiling, yet he had the power to oppress others.

 

Of course, there was no way those words that sounded like a threat would get through to Tan.

 

Tan stared at Galloway grimly. Thinking about when this boring conversation will end.

 

Talking to anyone other than Sellonia was boring and uninteresting to him.

 

“If there is anything you want, please tell me. If it’s something I can listen to, I will. You can think of it as compensation for this incident.”

 

“Hmm.”

 

Those words made Tan think for a moment.

 

He had never wanted anything before, but he remembered the title.

 

He doesn’t have it himself, but the bastards who are the saviors have it.

 

So should he ask him to buy him a title? He looks like he has a lot of money, though?

 

Knock, knock.

 

“Duke, the Miss has finished preparing.”

 

At that time, a servant’s voice was heard outside the door.

 

The moment he heard those words, Tan’s red eyes flashed.

 

He doesn’t know where they were going, but Sellonia was busy preparing in the morning, so she skipped eating.

 

When he offered to go with her that night, she was flatly refused.

 

He was very annoyed by the idea that those who weren’t invited couldn’t come. It’s as if she’s drawing a line between herself and him as different people.

 

“I have one.”

 

Tan said with a grin. It doesn’t matter whether there is a line or not.

 

All he had to do was follow along confidently.

 

***

 

“Princess B-Basin, it’s an honor to meet you…”

 

A young lady, who was shorter than her peers, shyly greeted her with her cheeks blushing and her dress slightly lifted.

 

“Lady Nenia, congratulations on your tenth birthday.”

 

Sellonia smiled happily at the sight of such a young lady and congratulated her on her birthday.

 

This is the banquet hall of the Marquis Denroha’s residence.

 

The party was grand. Marquis Denroha had put in an effort to celebrate his daughter’s tenth birthday.

 

The banquet hall was as large as the Duke of Basin’s residence, so all the guests who came were greatly impressed.

 

Normally, the party would have started in the late afternoon, but because it was the young lady’s birthday, the party started in broad daylight and was crowded with people.

 

“I heard the news too late, so I didn’t have time to properly prepare a gift.”

 

“N-No! I’m so glad you came.”

 

Nenia wiggled her short fingers and glanced at Sellonia as if she was sincere.

 

She had her curly navy blue hair tied into two pigtails, her plump cheeks standing out, making her really cute.

 

It was a cheek that she wanted to poke, as if a hamster had hidden sunflower seeds.

 

In addition, the black pupils in her large eyes were so large and clear that she seemed very intelligent even at a young age.

 

“Though a bit small, I prepared something. I don’t know if you’ll like it.”

 

She held out what she quickly came up with this morning. Because Nenia said she likes her very much.

 

“Thank you. But what is this, Princess?”

 

Nenia, holding the item Sellonia gave her, raised her head, her round eyes widening even further.

 

She looked so cute that Sellonia wanted to bite her, she said with a smile.

 

“It contains healing light. I don’t know if it will be effective, but still.”

 

What Nenia was holding was a transparent crystal pendant about the size of two knuckles of her finger.

 

A small crystal pendant shaped like a perfume bottle was attached to her necklace so she could wear it around her neck.

 

The transparent pendant was shining white as if it contained a star.

 

The wavelength of the light wasn’t large, yet it was shining softly, making it sparkle as if a star had been captured and placed in it.

 

It was Sellonia’s first time doing that.

 

When she knew that Nenia liked her as a healer, she channeled her healing power into a pendant.

 

She thought it would fail, but even after her power was absorbed into the pendant, it didn’t lose its shine. She thought it was probably possible because of the small size.

 

“I like it so, so much!”

 

After hearing Sellonia’s explanation, Nenia’s face opened up like a flower in full bloom, and she hugged the pendant like a precious doll.

 

As the giver of the gift, she couldn’t help but be very pleased with the response.

 

“Thank you, Princess. I will always cherish it.”

 

Nenia, who was so happy as if she were flying, seemed to have missed it for a while, but quickly showed courtesy and bent her knees, slightly lifting her rich, lace-covered dress.

 

“B-By the way, Princess. It seems like that man has been looking at the Princess since a while ago…”

 

Nenia’s small body trembled under the intense gaze and she whispered very quietly.

 

Sellonia slowly turned her head and looked at the ‘man’ she was referring to.

 

She then spoke with a stern look on her face, her smile fading away.

 

“He’s my escort knight.”

 

***

 

A few minutes ago.

 

Tan was leaning against a pillar with his arms crossed haughtily. He watched people talking about not particularly interesting stories and forcing laughter.

 

This was his first time seeing this.

 

He had seen people standing around in shantytowns waiting for a fire.

 

However, it was his first time seeing people dressed in colorful clothes gathered in such a large space, with a very high ceiling and very colorful lighting, and even the pillar he was leaning on was carefully carved like a sculpture.

 

Moreover, these people emitted a terrible scent every time they passed by, wondering what they had done to their bodies.

 

Even if they were far away, the smell could be felt all the way here.

 

What is this terrible smell?

 

As for Sellonia, she was so sweet that it made him dizzy. So much so that he wants to keep sniffing her.

 

“They’re all guests of the Marquis of Denroha. Most of them are nobles.”

 

Ella, who was next to him, spoke.

 

She was asked by her lady to keep an eye on Tan and make sure he didn’t cause any accident.

 

Tan said that he came here asking Galloway who would do anything for him.

 

He could have just followed them secretly, but he found it annoying to hear that uninvited people can’t come, so he found a way to follow them proudly.

 

If one asks him why he wanted to chase her this far, he doesn’t have a clear answer.

 

But one thing is certain, he wants to be next to Sellonia.

 

“How old do I look?”

 

“…Yes? Suddenly?”

 

Ella widened her eyes at the unexpected question.

 

“I’m asking how old I look.”

 

“Twenty-five? Six? I think you look around that…”

 

As Tan urged in a low voice, Ella glanced at his face and she answered.

 

“Twenty-five.”

 

Tan mumbled the age Ella had told him and thought about Sellonia’s age he had heard at night.

 

She said she was twenty-one, so if he were twenty-five, he was four years older than her.

 

The corners of his lips rose as if he was strangely satisfied.