An Extra Who Wants To Escape The Obsessive Male Lead - Chapter 36
Chapter 36
On that night, as Nira successfully concealed his lilies, Diello confirmed that no magic emanated from him.
“They’ve truly disappeared. I can’t feel them.”
As soon as I faced Diello, I could sense that he had concealed the lilies using his abilities.
With Nira’s assistance, only one lily remained hidden. To others, it would appear that Diello would lose the chance to fully awaken if he lost just two more lilies.
“I never knew we could hide them so perfectly.”
Diello seemed surprised as well. Of course, as knowledgeable as Argenta’s intelligence might be, only members of the Shadow Blade and I would know about the hidden power of the lilies. At most, people may have some knowledge about them.
“May I ask?”
“Yes?”
“How did you… know about my ability?”
Nira seemed curious about how I came to know about his power. However…
“Nira, I trust you as a companion, but there are things that should be kept secret from others.”
As I spoke, I moved the water in a teacup. In other words, just like I had concealed my water-controlling ability from Alors, the path through which I discovered his ability was also to be kept secret.
“I understand.”
Nira didn’t ask any further questions.
“Well then, all we need to do now is prepare for the meeting.”
As I said that, the next day, I received a peculiar message.
“Yes? Someone else wants to buy the Daisy Forest at a higher price?”
“Yes.”
It was Vielle’s report.
The deal had fallen apart. No, it was just about to be signed… how could such an unethical situation happen?
I raised an eyebrow.
Thud.
Diello, who had poked his head into my office, showed up.
“Is it a serious matter? Should I come back later?”
“No, no.”
I waved my hand. It’s not that serious…well, sort of. Anyway, didn’t this guy have any work during the day? I clearly saw piles of documents heading to his office earlier. Did he already finish them all?
As I scratched my head, Diello approached with a gentle voice.
“Krua, is something troubling you?”
“Ah, that…”
I described the situation while pointing at the map. Vielle, who had been silent all this time, quietly left the room.
“Oh… You mean someone else bought the forest you wanted to go to.”
As he smiled sadly and took the map I had been looking at, Diello pointed to the Daisy Forest on the map.
“But why did you want to go there?”
I couldn’t say it was because there might be a huge breakthrough if a canal was created there… so I vaguely explained.
“Well, first of all, it’s far from the Alors and Cartiel estates.”
I started to gesture according to what I saw on the map, which was also partly true. In the meanwhile, Diello watched as my fingers touched the locations of the Alors and Cartiel estates.
“So, there’s less risk of an attack, fewer people’s attention, and most importantly, there’s water. The air is good, and it’s peaceful.”
Of course, there would still be monsters, but…
“If there are monsters, I can deal with them using the water.”
When I finished my words, Diello folded the map in such a way that he folded away the areas where the Alors and Cartiel estates were located.
“No water.”
He folded the side without the river.
“No monsters.”
He folded away the regions where monsters appeared.
“Good air and quiet.”
Then, he folded again to get rid of regions that didn’t match these conditions before smiling brightly and asking.
“How about this place?”
I looked at the remaining ‘Argenta Forest’ on the map and felt dumbfounded.
“But that’s Argenta!”
When I looked up at Diello, our eyes met as he smiled warmly.
“The conditions are the same.”
What he said was true. Not only that it was far from the two estates, but there was water, good air and no monsters. Still, I couldn’t help but scrunch my face at his words.
Ugh, this devilish man!
“The new Ferro would never welcome the former Duchess of Argenta to stay here.”
Besides, what if the new Ferro couldn’t go through with awakening? Even though I crossed my arms, Diello’s expression didn’t change at all.
“I’ll try to convince her. Would they really make you suffer, Krua?”
With his words, I momentarily got confused about whether we were in a business relationship or not. We were going to part ways when the real Ferro showed up, weren’t we?
“Don’t worry too much.”
Continuing his words, as Diello smiled brightly, I couldn’t help but cover my face with both hands. Were we in a business relationship? It was just… when he gave me so much trust, it made me suspicious instead.
And to make matters worse, it was Diello Argenta, of all people. He treated me so well, it was just… it felt like it was sincere… and that was the problem.
‘I feel like I’ve become a swindler! Ugh!’
Thud!
When I ended up banging my head on the desk, Diello was startled and reached out his hand. As my head hit the wooden desk, his hand was there just in time.
“Krua, are you hurt?”
He was unexpectedly agile and kind.
* * *
[ Soon, I’ll see you at Argenta’s reception hall. Stepping foot on the Land of Flames is exciting after a long time. ]
[ Argenta’s receptions have always been satisfying. I’ll see you soon. ]
We received a message that they departed from Cartiel and Alors. The negotiation was about to begin—a negotiation where we had to deceive everyone. While it was inevitable to feel nervous, the situation had been progressing well so far.
“Nira, during the reception, can you stay in your room?”
“Of course.”
Since it would be troublesome if Nira, who had escaped from Alors, were discovered here, I hid him in a suitable location. Now, all that was left was to put on the best act of a sweet couple.
It was the perfect chance to lull them into complacency, and I couldn’t afford to miss it.
“Duke Alors must be deceived well.”
I spoke with a worried expression on the night before the reception. Since I couldn’t sleep, I brought a simple snack and entered the bedroom. It was a crunchy and refreshing salad, and they had somehow found out that I liked meat, so there was plenty of it as well.
‘…Well, what if I eat this now and get bloated tomorrow?’
“You will deceive him.”
I muttered again while picking up a piece of meat before finishing my words, “Because Diello is good at acting now, too.”
He had improved a lot compared to before!
Especially the other day, I even kissed him on the forehead in front of Argenta people on the third floor.
Despite the fact that it was only for a short moment and just my lips touching his forehead, how did it make his face burn so much? Was this what being head over heels was like…? How did he act better than me? His acting skills are surpassing mine?
At my words, Diello’s eyes widened for a moment before he smiled. By the time he aimed his fork at the meat, I went on.
“From the perspective of Duke Alors, everything is going very smoothly. Diello and I are married, there’s no trouble… and most importantly, he will see that there are no longer the lilies in the mix, so he should be very satisfied.”
Once he was satisfied, we could take what we wanted.
“We just need to make him complacent. That’s our goal.”
I said while chewing the meat.
“Even if the other party has something big, the one who eats the most delicious thing wins.”
At my words, Diello hesitated, and he subtly shifted his fork away from the meat. Wait, was he not going to eat it just because I said that the person who eats the most delicious thing wins?
“No, Diello has to win, right?”
Living like this was impossible, really!
In the end, I ended up feeding the meat I picked up to him.
“Krua?”
Diello, who unknowingly accepted the meat and ate it, blushed and burst into laughter.
“I understand.”
Saying that, he held his fork and shared an important fact.
“Our goal is to make them complacent.”
“Yes, we just have to do what we always do.”
Just don’t be nervous!
My words made Diello smile lightly.
That was how he ended up marrying the fake Ferro the original!
Sigh!
Fortunately, Diello adapted quickly, which was crucial. It would be troublesome if my partner in this deception were too naive, so I just taught him a little. His innocent and sheep-like acceptance and following were so cute.
…Wait, was he really that innocent as a sheep?
I couldn’t help but remember his lips and heat touching my forehead and neck whenever there was a chance, whether in front of others or when we were alone.
Practice… Right?
My face turned red at the thought.
And so, the next day arrived.
* * *
The first to arrive was Cartiel’s carriage.
“I can already feel the heat.”
Siette greeted me with a calm voice.
“Congratulations on becoming Argenta’s wife.”
It was the first time I saw Siette Cartiel up close.
He was cool, like someone who controlled the wind, yet he exuded the aura of a predator. Next to him stood a girl who resembled him slightly but had a completely different atmosphere. Although she tried to remain composed, her curious gaze wandered around.
Who was she? She must not be his daughter.
“Then, I’ll see you at the reception.”
After Duke Siette Cartiel greeted me briefly and turned away, the girl followed him with small steps.
In the meanwhile, Alors’ carriage soon arrived.
Thump.
The door opened, and Duke Alors and Pentas Alors revealed themselves. I couldn’t help but feel tense while Duke Alors gave me a charming smile as if to say, ‘I’m dying from how lovely you are.’
In public, he was still a great dad, right?
Ugh.
Instead of being nervous, I felt nauseous.
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