The Male Leads Were Stolen by the Extra Chapter 69

 

After finishing his meal with Sellonia, Tan went out to the well-kept garden to cool his head for a moment.

 

To be exact, he was sitting on a tree.

 

This was because there were many maids who would bother him if he was in a room or a visible place.

 

“Really? Are you saying that all these are for the Miss?”

 

“That’s right.”

 

At that moment, a voice was heard from somewhere.

 

When he lowered his gaze, two maids were walking toward him. They were holding something in their arms.

 

When the maids mentioned Sellonia, Tan watched them with sharp eyes. He seemed ready to rush at them if they said anything nonsense about her.

 

“All these letters? What on earth are they?”

 

“Look at the people who sent them. They are all noble descendants. So it’s obvious. They must be requests to attend the Miss’ upcoming celebration at the palace as a partner or requests for blind dates.”

 

“Requests for blind dates?” 

 

“Duke Cherville broke off the engagement, so how could the lords leave our Miss alone? She is the number one bride that everyone wants.”

 

The maid who didn’t understand at first glance explained as if she was frustrated.

 

“As expected. She’s our Miss.”

 

“I heard that the lords are desperate to lure her to their side.”

 

“Well. it’s a chance to become Duke Basin’s son-in-law.”

 

The bewildered maid finally understood everything and nodded.

 

“So, is the Miss getting married soon?”

 

“If there’s a good match, wouldn’t she choose?”

 

“Is that so? But isn’t that guest a little strange? He’s always with her. They even eat together every day.”

 

“Shh! Don’t you go around saying things like that. If word gets out, we’ll just die.”

 

A colleague added a warning to the maid who was mumbling without thinking.

 

“And even if he has outstanding looks and skills, how can he be our young lady in the first place? The difference in status is enormous.”

 

“That’s right. That’s true.”

 

The maid nodded as if they agreed.

 

They passed by the tree where Tan was sitting without knowing anything.

 

“…”

 

Tan’s cold eyes, listening to the entire conversation, turned to the envelopes in the maids’ arms.

 

Just looking at them, it was obvious that all of those countless letters were sent by people who wanted to meet Sellonia.

 

In an instant, he felt angry. Who dared to.

 

He snapped his fingers without hesitation.

 

“Kyaaaah!”

 

“W-What is this!”

 

The two maids who were heading to the mansion with the letters screamed and jumped. The envelopes they were holding suddenly caught fire.

 

“W-What should we do!”

“Fire! Fire!”

 

They threw the letters they were holding onto the floor in a panic.

 

Whoosh.

 

Like a bonfire, the bright red flames burned all the letters in an instant.

 

“Step on it! Step on it!”

 

The maids stomped on the letters with their feet to put out the flames. The fussing feet took out the flames of the letters.

 

The flames soon stopped. However, the letters had already turned into a handful of ash, leaving no trace.

 

“How on earth…”

 

They looked around with blank expressions.

 

The wind blew. The branches of the large tree they had just passed swayed, and the leaves fell like snow.

 

Of course, there was no one on the tree.

 

***

 

“Was it too hasty?”

 

Grand Duke Ius leaned back on the large sofa and scowled at himself. This is the Grand Duke’s residence in the system.

 

Kelvin and Ius were glued to the sofa with worried faces.

 

Because the Master who disappeared at midnight hasn’t shown up until now.

 

They explained the whole story to the Master last night. What his true identity is, and what kind of person that woman next to him is.

 

And told him to hurry and return to their castle.

 

The Master who heard the whole story was confused.

 

They thought that if he heard the truth, he would remember at least a little bit, yet that wasn’t the case.

 

And on top of that, he suddenly disappeared.

 

They should have approached him a little more slowly, but they regretted being too hasty.

 

“Has the Master abandoned us…?”

 

Kelvin muttered, staring blankly at the chandelier hanging from the ceiling with a hurt face.

 

How on earth can we make the Master regain his memories?

 

Even though they met him, their strength still hadn’t fully return. They guessed that it had something to do with the memory the Master had lost.

 

However, since he left without even looking back, it was unclear how to continue the discussion.

 

That was when.

 

The moment they felt sudden cold air and turned their heads, Tan was standing in the reception room of the Grand Duke’s residence where they were.

 

“You’re back!”

 

“Master!”

 

Kelvin and Ius jumped up from their seats in delight. The expressions that had been dead just a moment ago were nowhere to be seen.

 

“As expected! Master would never abandon us!”

 

“Master, if you give me the order, I will prepare to return immediately.”

 

Unlike Kelvin who was excited and wild, Ius smiled faintly and bowed to Tan.

 

Tan looked down at them who were bowing to him with red eyes and opened his mouth. It seemed as if he had made a firm decision.

 

“I won’t return.”

 

***

 

A dark night.

 

“…I apologize. I’m ashamed.”

 

Gillian, locked in the detention cell, bowed his head toward someone with a pale face.

 

The knights guarding the detention cell beyond the bars were lying on the floor, limp and helpless.

 

“Tsk.”

 

The black shadow standing beyond the bars where Gillian was locked clicked his tongue as if mocking him.

 

There were two people wearing black robes. One of them took a step back and waited like a subordinate.

 

The black shadow, who was presumed to be the higher-ranking person, was emitting an oppressive aura.

 

It was anger directed at Gillian.

 

“Useless bastard.”

 

“I really apologize…”

 

Gillian trembled with the anger he felt all over his body. It felt like his true master would take his life at any moment.

 

“The guy who sticks around that woman isn’t an ordinary person! He suddenly jumped out and…!”

 

“Shut up. You idiot. If you were going to handle things unilaterally, you could have succeeded. How dare you mess things up?”

 

Gillian made excuses, yet all he got in return was a cruel rebuke.

 

“I deeply apologize…”

 

His blue lips trembled.

 

The dark, evil energy seeping through his skin made him suffocate.

 

He had a bad feeling. If he continued like this, he would be kicked out like the others.

 

“Please. Please give me one more chance!”

 

Gillian knelt before the black shadow.

 

“If you give me just one more chance, I will risk my life…!”

 

“There will be no second chance.”

 

A cold, merciless voice flowed from the shadow.

 

“M-Master… Please, please…!”

 

“Handle it.”

 

Though Gillian’s face turned pale, begging profusely as if his hands had become feet, a cruel voice gave an order.

 

At the order given, the one waiting one step behind pulled out the sword he had on his waist as if he had been waiting.

 

“Eugh!”

 

Gillian tried to get up in a hurry and escape inside the detention center as the blade shone coldly in the moonlight, but it was no use.

 

The sword moved faster.

 

“Kwaaaghhh!”

 

Gillian, who was pierced in the stomach in one go, fell forward with a desperate scream.

 

“How many?”

 

The one Gillian called ‘Master’ asked an incomprehensible question.

 

“This one is fifty-two.”

 

The subordinate who had pierced Gillian’s stomach answered.

 

“Bring it.”

 

Even though the person was dead, the black shadow tore the scroll as if he was treating it as an object. The remaining man put the blood-dripping sword back on his waist and easily broke the lock of the locked prison cell.

 

He then picked up the dead Gillian’s body and tore the scroll just like his master.

 

No one was left in the prison except for the unconscious knight.