An Extra Who Wants To Escape The Obsessive Male Lead - Chapter 108.2
Chapter 108.2
Yesterday’s memories slowly crept back into my mind.
‘It means you have no reason to push me away.’
I… am Diello’s Ferro.
Diello was happy after that was revealed.
I was surprised as well. Naturally, a smile spread across my face next. It wasn’t just Diello who was happy that I didn’t have to leave this place. If I was his Ferro, I could stay here as much as I wanted. Besides, if my existence could help him awaken…
I blushed at the thought.
My face… felt like it was burning.
‘…I have to erase this.’
His husky voice, as he said that, seemed to echo in my ears again. I had to erase the lilies that Diello, who said that, had.
The thought made it hard to control my flushed face.
However.
Was it because I was thinking about being a Ferro? The lilies that had begun to appear below my collarbone emitted a strange vibration.
I narrowed my eyes.
I couldn’t be sure that Diello… was my Ferro. Since we had already faced a crisis together when we fell into the sea last time, the chances of him being my Ferro were high. However, what if he had already experienced a crisis with someone else in the past that I didn’t know about?
My head became complicated in an instant.
Thud.
At that moment, I came to my senses at the sound of something breaking. When I turned to look at Diello, he was taking out a new quill with a troubled expression.
He smiled faintly when our eyes met.
“It seems that Krua is a strong Ferro.”
I blinked at the unexpected words, and he held up the quill.
“It seems that I can’t control my strength.”
…It was said that a strong Ferro would increase the head’s power even before the lily was erased.
It was then that I saw him. Diello pointed at my documents.
“Is that about the Alors territory?”
“Ah, yes.”
I lowered my eyes to the documents again.
Duke Alors and his loyal followers had all been dealt with. The problem was the people of Alors… they were innocent. Originally, the number of troops guarding Alors’s ‘endless forest’ varied depending on the whims of the Duke. It was said that the surrounding people were sometimes harmed because of this.
However, there would be no such thing now that I had become the head of Alors. I was planning to deploy troops with a suitable system near the forest for that purpose. But for that, I need to… No, wait a minute.
I widened my eyes.
“Diello.”
“Yes.”
Diello responded a beat late as if pondering something.
His gaze slowly reached my fingertips before returning to my eyes.
“You mean the endless forest of Alors? Would it be possible to use Argenta’s forces to defend it?”
Although I didn’t know the exact contents of the ancient imperial family’s contract, the territories currently being defended by each family were not particularly advantageous to their attributes.
If only I could change this on this occasion.
If Alors’s forces could defend Argenta’s sea, and Argenta’s forces could defend Alors’ forest.
What could be more efficient than this?
“That’s…”
However, Diello’s expression clouded slightly at my words.
He tilted his head slightly and said, “It would be impossible under the contract with the imperial family. The ancient contract, designed to keep us in check, stipulates that only ‘those who have received the power of the house’ can guard the respective territories.”
In short, those who guard Argenta must be those who have received the power of the Argenta family.
It was a pity.
It would be perfect to stop the monsters of the immortal forest with fire and the monsters of the sea with water.
“…What happens if we break it?”
Diello replied simply to my question.
“You will lose your elemental control.”
It was said to be a contract inscribed in the bloodline of the three ducal families.
The descendants of the imperial family, who were descendants of dragons, learned that wielding great power would strain their bodies. Instead of giving the three families the ability to hunt monsters, they placed each family in a location that conflicted with their abilities to prevent them from betraying them.
Moreover, they made this contract to prevent the families from joining forces to defeat the monsters and then turn their attention to the imperial family.
“So….”
I rubbed my forehead at Diello’s explanation.
“In the end, only those with the power of the family can protect the land….”
Repeating his words, I suddenly felt something strange.
“If it’s someone who has received the power of the ‘family,’ does it matter?”
“Yes, that―”
Diello’s reply stopped abruptly.
Our eyes met.
My lips curled up slightly, and Diello’s eyes widened before he let out a short breath and laughed almost simultaneously.
“It means that those who have received the power of Krua Alors, the wife of Diello Argenta and a member of the family, can also protect Argenta, doesn’t it?”
“…That would be the case.”
Diello’s face brightened a little. Until now, it had been unimaginable, as no head had ever married another head.
But we could.
“Then, as the head of the Argenta family, we can send the Alors forces, who have received the power of Krua Alors, to the endless sea.”
Diello took my words.
“And as the husband of the head of Alors, we can also send the Argenta forces, who have received the power of Diello Argenta, to the forest, right?”
This would make troop management much easier.
I looked through the documents with a brighter face. Now that the biggest issue was resolved, it was time to select Alors’s talents.
That was why I had instructed Nira to bring me information on the maintenance of Alors’s territory. I was going to remove the corrupt officials of Alors that I had seen in the original story and try to employ some of the names I remembered.
I didn’t remember everything, but unfortunately or fortunately, those who held high positions in Alors were only concerned with their own interests.
In the original story, the names of those who, unlike them, worked hard for the people of their territory were mentioned a few times.
Now, it was time to put my brain to full use.
[ Caren ][ Cape ][ Paslot ]
Familiar-looking names passed by.
“Let’s exclude these people for now….”
That was the moment I reached out my hand to the side. Before I knew it, a powerful hand rested on the documents I had put down. The moment I thought a shadow had fallen slightly on the table, I looked up and saw Diello.
“May I help you?”
Smiling gently as he spoke, he pointed to the documents.
“If you are selecting those who will manage the troops, I might be able to help.”
He continued smoothly.
“There may be corrupt people that are not listed in the documents, so why don’t you use Argenta’s intelligence department?”
They were also her limbs.
I nodded at Diello’s soft words.
“I think that would be good.”
Then, let’s start with the names that have been lingering in my mind.
I took out a few documents and placed them elsewhere.
Diello’s gaze went back and forth between the documents he had his hand on and the ones I had selected separately. He then took his hand off and looked at the documents I had selected.
“Caren, Cape, Paslot. These guys.”
Diello’s gaze quickly scanned the documents before reaching me.
“Do you know them?”
His voice, which said so, suddenly felt cold, and I looked up at him again.
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