An Extra Who Wants To Escape The Obsessive Male Lead - Chapter 108.1
Chapter 108.1
“….”
A long sigh escaped his lips.
Even though it wasn’t directed at him, Diello could see Krua hesitate at the edge of his vision.
‘Ah…’
Yesterday, in this very office chair, he had been cherishing Krua for a long time, but the one who felt his heart burn even more was him. Perhaps Krua sensed it, for she pulled him into an embrace, her breath coming out in short gasps.
‘…You seem troubled, Diello.’
Her expression was a little confused.
Krua was already the Ferro of Diello Argenta. However, what about the Ferro of Krua Alors, who had become the head?
What if it wasn’t Diello Argenta?
Thud.
Diello had already broken several quills.
‘… You’re right, Krua. I think I’m going crazy.’
He thought he was going crazy because she might leave. Now that he thought he had her, the thought of another man appearing made him want to rampage. He had to suppress the urge to lash out ferociously.
No matter how much they said not to hide it, it wasn’t as if he could swallow her in one bite, was it?
Above all.
‘!’
When he unknowingly delved deeper, he felt her flinch.
That was why he backed away from her for a while. He realized deeply that Krua was still confused. Even though she knew she was a Ferro. Even though she knew there was no reason for her to push him away now. Her heart only needed to open.
Was he still lacking?
Lost in such deep thought, he had to endure the night alone without being able to lay a single finger on his wife, who had fallen asleep as if nothing was wrong.
‘I guess I overdid it after awakening.’
It was only natural for her body to seek rest after the period of overflowing power after awakening ended. That was why he was going crazy next to her sleeping wife. Even though his body was burning up and the lilies were tormenting him like a vise, he couldn’t leave her side.
Her lilies, glowing white, captivated his gaze as if he would bite them off at any moment. He had the urge to erase them, so he even went to the trouble of putting a pillow between them.
Even with her hidden like that, he could feel her.
The refreshing energy that he could feel even with his eyes closed stole his reason.
“….”
The lilies, which weren’t revealed all at once but gradually, seemed to know it as well. This extraordinary situation where the head became the Ferro. It was a stark contrast to how Diello had a perfect lily at once during the wedding ceremony.
It was a welcome development for him, though it was only a temporary reprieve. He knew that a head who didn’t have a Ferro would definitely get a Ferro once that lily appeared.
Diello’s dark gaze turned towards Krua.
“Let’s put this aside for now…”
Krua was now working in their office as if nothing had happened. No, fortunately, she was only a little conscious of him, judging by the fact that she couldn’t look at the place where they had touched that day…
‘… I’m canceling what I said about not being able to have a skinship.’
That night, when he assessed her like that, his wife said so.
‘I’m still busy. But we’ll look into it after the aftermath is dealt with, somehow.’
She spoke calmly, to the point of being annoying.
‘After I find out if I’m your real Ferro.’
…What should she do about the lilies?
She said that with her ears burning red.
He almost blurted it out to her. Let’s try erasing them. She could try erasing his lilies. Then, if he got stronger, she was his Ferro. Or, even if she wasn’t, that’s fine. She wouldn’t be able to leave him.
As much as it would drive him crazy when she pushed him away.
His throat was parched.
He could see her lilies formed day by day, and there was no telling who those lilies would be directed at. Just like he had been in a dangerous situation with fire when he was young, hadn’t there been a crisis in Krua’s past as well?
…With someone other than him.
The thought made him want to turn around and run. The rabbit he thought he had caught was trying to escape back into the mountains… What should he do?
He clenched his fists, thinking of his younger self.
* * *
‘What does this mean?’
The hand that had been skimming through the documents paused. Diello’s clear voice wouldn’t leave my head.
‘….!’
The vivid congestion I felt along his fingertips, no, on his name. It was no longer congestion… but a sign of me being his Ferro.
However…
‘I guess it’s only natural that the congestion wouldn’t recover properly. It would be strange if it suddenly appeared now.’
Since when have I been his Ferro?
The question was soon answered.
…When I was summoned to the Alors ducal family.
The congestion that had been unusually persistent wasn’t because I wasn’t in good condition but because the signs of being his Ferro had already begun to appear gradually. Of course, I was summoned to the Alors ducal family before Venia died.
That secret was also revealed soon.
[ The pearl-shaped crystal that Venia Karta was carrying is believed to be an object created in a way similar to the ‘calamity’ that was used in Cartiel in the past. It sucks the life out of the holder… ]
After reading the intelligence department’s report, I was convinced.
Since Venia had been carrying the pearl-shaped object called ‘calamity’ when she came to Argenta, she must have started losing her life force a long time ago. That was why the signs of being a Ferro, which should have appeared all at once, appeared gradually in my body…
“These are the documents I brought from Alors.”
At that moment, I came to my senses at Nira’s words.
“…Ah.”
Nira had a slightly lighter face after returning.
‘I have eliminated all those who objected the head.’
‘Are you hurt anywhere?’
He widened his eyes a little at my question, then smiled confidently.
‘No!’
Faith shone in his eyes.
It was a similar look to the one Rick sometimes gave Diello, and I wondered if something had happened to Rick, who had gone on the expedition with him.
…Was Nira going to walk around with his face like that later as well?
“And this is the information about the local retainers of Alors that you mentioned earlier.”
Nira continued. I shook my head and came to my senses.
This was really important information.
“Ah, thank you. You should rest too, Sir Nira.”
“Yes, thank you, Mistress.”
Nira, who had become even more respectful, stepped back from me only after my order was given. It seemed like he would have stayed if I hadn’t said anything.
“And congratulations again on your awakening.”
He said to me before leaving the office.
I opened my mouth slightly at his words, then nodded.
“Yeah.”
My face flushed red. It meant that I had become Diello’s Ferro at the same time as the head’s awakening.
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