CHAPTER 12

TITLE: I was only an EXTRA but the Villain and Male Lead tries to pursue ME?!

WRITTEN BY: B_A_DG_R

COVER ILLUSTRATION BY: B_A_DG_R

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CHAPTER 12

"Good morning, viscount Terrence Qi Ethell and viscountess Helga Qi Ethell"

Me and my siblings bow our head slightly as we greeted the viscount and viscountess who are both looking down at us with a very profound look.

"You...Inanna! I mean--countess!"

The viscount called my mother who looks surprised by his sudden yell.

"Yes, father?"

Mother asked the viscount with widen eyes.

"Why didn't you tell us that my cute grandchildren are visiting us~?"

The viscount suddenly hugs me and my siblings that I can't barely breathe.

"Dear, the children can't breathe!"

The viscountess stops her husband.

...

"You should have told us that you were coming with the children today"

The viscountess told my mother. We are sitting in a large rectangular table talking with food and tea.

"I'm sorry father, mother...it's been a long time since we visited you! The children doesn't have any activities today and I don't have much work so I decided to visit you with them"

Mother told the viscountess before drinking her newly-brewed tea.

As you may know, I'm in the Qi Ethell's residence where the viscount and viscountess are my maternal grandparents. My grandfather looks like an older male version of my mother with his light brown hair and light brown eyes which is also similar to mine but his has white hairs appearing already because of his age.

While my grandmother, the viscountess has turquoise hair and dark brown eyes. According to mother, she looks like Aunt Illiana, her sickly younger sister.

"How is the count doing?"

Grandfather asked mother about my father.

"Oh he's still the same as usual! He spoils the children too much that it worries me"

Mother chuckled thinking how father spoiled us by buying a bunch of gifts to us whenever he goes home.

"You are not troubling him, are you?"

Grandfather teased my mother who just blushed.

Hm? What's wrong?

"The children looks confused, your mother was..."

Grandmother told us a story about mother when she was young. She was actually a tomboyish kid before and when she met father for the first time, she punched him in the face for making her angry.

After that incident, father tries to pursue her but mother continuously rejects him. Grandmother told us that father even hired a bunch of musicians and plays infront of mother's window when she was sleeping.

Instead of being happy, mother kicked father in the face for disturbing her sleep. Eventually they fell inlove with each other after mother realized that father loves her despite being hot-headed and tomboyish. Mother only changed after she got married and was obsessed with learning manners.

We tried holding our laughter when grandmother was telling mother's story. Mother on the other hand was red like a tomato and was shaking, she's obviously embarassed.

"Mother...please no more"

Mother pleads grandmother who just chortle.

"By the way, how's Illiana...the marchioness?"

Grandfather asked my mother about my sickly aunt.

"She's still sick, but she is trying to pretend she's alright by showing herself to be very energetic but I know her condition is getting worse and she's becoming paler and thinner"

They all look so concerned that they can't help but sigh.

"Her husband, the marquis is not around too..."

"What about her son?"

Grandmother asked my mother. Oh yeah, I have a cousin too! I still haven't met him these past two years but Delie met him once when she's about five years old and I think their relationship is not that good according to her memories.

His face is a bit blurry when I try recalling her memory but I remember how he tries to put a centipede behind Delie's dress. How he tried to dig a hole and pile it with leaves to trap Delie in it and how he tried to feed Delie spicy foods several times.

"Still a troublemaker"

Mother replied without saying anymore details. From what I see in Delie's memories, I think he is more of an attention-seeker rather than a troublemaker.

"I see...he's the same age as Delie right? Why don't you visit him?"

Grandmother looks my way.

Huh?

"Great idea! You two are the same age! Besides you two already played with each other when you were younger!"

Grandfather agreed with grandmother.

Huhhhh?! Get along?! Since when?

"Hmmm...perhaps Kayle do need someone his age"

Mother puts her index finger on her chin like she's thinking hard.

But he's a boy! And Delie and him didn't have any good relationship!

"What about brother? They are both boys!"

I suggested to them but mother whispered to me.

"You see...Kayle doesn't like playing with boys because he is quite unique..."

Really?? Is that the reason why Delie was the one who was sent instead of David? And why doesn't he like hanging out with boys? Because he is...unique?

"Alright mother! I'll try visiting him!"

Maybe that kid isn't that childish anymore. He might even miss Delie since it has already been five years. Besides, I'm curious of what he looks like.

But something is weird. I feel like I already heard that name in my past life too a lot.

...

"Welcome back madam and young masters"

The maids and butlers in our manor bows to us forming two lines to welcome us. It was decided that I will visit him next week and the thought of meeting that child makes me very nervous.

A week has passed and I was preparing myself to go to the An Theodore house.

"It's been five years since you played with him, young miss!"

Sara was tying the ribbon on the back of my white dress. Delie was the one visiting him but Kayle never once visit Delie.

"Sara, am I and Kayle close?"

I asked Sara who looks surprised for a bit. She thinks for a second and grins.

"I'm not saying that you two are vey close but after you visit him, you always rushed in your room crying"

What? It makes me want to think to not visit him anymore!

"I see...I don't even know why I visit him"

"Ah! but young miss, you told me before the reason why you went to visit him is that he is alone and doesn't have anyone besides his father who is always busy and his mother who is sick! They can't spend time with him! You said you want to be someone to ease his loneliness!"

Sara told me.

Really? Delie thought of that? Even though her cousin is quite mean to her? Hmm...Delie is a kind kid after all.

We arrived at the An Theodore's home. It's bigger than our manor, as expected from a marquess family. Anne's residence is really big too!

I asked Sara to come with me since I know that I might be in trouble again.

"Good morning, young lady! We were told by the madam to welcome you!!"

A handsome butler went to greet me before bowing his head with his one hand on his chest.

"Thank you, can I ask where aunt Illiana is?"

I asked the butler and he nodded. He looks on the huge stairs.

"The madam is resting on her bed, she's in the third room to the right"

He pointed at the room in the far distance on the second floor.

"Alright!"

"Would you like me to escort you?"

He asked me but I just shake my head.

"No, but thank you! I want to go there myself!"

"Oh! We also prepared a room for you in case you want to rest for the day! It is beside the madam's room"

The butler continued before bowing again.

"I apologize but I need to go somewhere else"

"Sure thing, thank you again!"

"It was nothing, young lady"

He smiled at me before leaving. That man is a one handsome butler! He has blonde hair and sea-blue eyes! The way he slick his hair too is making him more attractive.

"Sara, he's handsome righ-"

I was about to tell Sara that the butler is handsome when I saw her staring at the butler's back with red cheeks.

"Sara?"

I called out to her again but it seems like she doesn't hear me and is stuck in her own world.

Don't tell me she develops a crush on the butler?

"Sara!"

I speak a little louder and she snapped back to reality.

"Y-yes? Young miss, what is it?"

She looks surprised for a moment before giving me a smile. She looks really happy.

"I'm going to greet my aunt! Can you tell the butler to bring some snacks in my room?"

I told her and she looks a bit flustered. I'll play Cupid for now.

"T-the bb-butler?!"

She stutters as she asked me. Her face is getting redder and her eyes are swirling.

"Can you do that for me?"

I gave her a sweet innocent smile.

"I will, young miss!"

Whoa, she's fired up! Her eyes are even burning in energy.

She goes to the butler walking like a robot. Sara don't be so obvious!

But I knew it, she does have a crush on him! She looks happy talking to the butler that they even went to walk together towards the kitchen.

I'm a part-time matchmaker! Peace!

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I knocked on the large door where the butler told me where aunt Illiana's room is.

"...Come in..."

She replied with a weak and faint voice.

I went inside and saw beautiful woman with turquiose straight hair and dark brown eyes that looks exactly like my maternal grandmother. She's pale and thin too, it's obvious that she has been sick for a long time.

"Aunt Illiana?"

She gave me a smile when she saw me walking towards her. I can see a faint dark bags under her eyes before she coughs.

"A-are you okay?! I'll call someon-"

She stops my hand with her thin ones.

"No, it's normal! I really need to put up more thick curtains, that's all! It's just a severe fever!"

Thick curtains?? What sickness does my aunt have?

"Auntie! Can I ask what are your symptoms?"

I asked her which made her eyes widen.

"Why? Are you curious?"

I think I know what her sickness is!

"Aunt Illiana, do you experience having night sweats and chills?"

She looks a bit surprised.

"I do..."

I knew it! This is not just a fever! This is Tuberculosis!

I know it since I'm a nursing student in my past life!

Wait...

Wait! Since when did I remember that I'm a nursing student? If I remember things like signs and symptoms of TB then I am really am!

Besides, even though magic is pretty dominant in this world, a lot of diseases are still not founded here! The doctors here cannot properly diagnose one since they only depend on their magic to heal a disease! This era is the same as that of in the Victorian era. The vaccine is not yet made at that time and was yet to be discovered!

"Aunt Illiana! I read in a book somewhere that you also need ventilation if you have a sickness like that!"

"Ventilation? I see..."

She nodded.

Since they don't have any medicine in this era yet much awareness of the disease. I read in a book from my past life that astralagus plant can help cure it so I can suggest it to her.

"Aunt Illiana, please tell your personal doctor to try adding astralagus to your medicine!"

"Alright..? How did you know about this?"

Gah!

"I read it somewhere..."

I made that up. No, it still hasn't been discovered this time!

"Thank you! I didn't know we have a little nurse in the family~"

She's really gentle and nice unlike me mother. She's like a she-ogre when she scolds me while aunt Illiana is like a fairy. It's hard to think that they are siblings.

"Enough of my sickness, how are you? I'm sorry you feel like you are obligated to come here to play with Kayle...I hope you don't mind"

Well yeah...I was a bit forced to come here.

"No, not at all aunt...I also want to see you"

"My son...I feel sorry for him, my husband is always busy and I'm always sick so I can't spend time with him much"

I just nodded and stay silent to hear more.

"That boy, he doesn't want to play with other boys since he said that they don't understand his interests so he prefers to play with girls but they always left him after a week since he is a troublemaker so we decided to let him play with you! You were the first one who played with him that long even though he has been troubling you...you chose to play with him unlike the others who just left him"

I see...Delie was like his first friend. What is his interest that is different from the boys though?

"But after you stopped visiting him, he has become a rebellious child instead of just simply being a troublemaker...but I'm happy now since you two are finally going to meet again!"

So I'm the reason why he became rebellious? Why did Delie even stops visiting him? Did something happen before that made Delie stop visiting him?

"Where is Kayle now?"

I asked Aunt Illiana.

"He is in the back garden, he might be in his tree house hiding again"

A tree house?

"Thank you, I'll go to him now"

I bowed my head to her before walking towards the door.

"Please take care of Kayle for me"

I smiled before turning to doorknob to open the door.

"I will!"

I headed to the back garden on the manor. I'm looking for a treehouse but it seems that there's nothing here.

I want to know what exactly happened before? And why doesn't he like playing with boys?

"Ouch!"

As I was thinking about my thoughts. A small object was thrown into my head.

"An acorn?"

I picked up the same small piece of acorn on the ground that hit my head.

"Ouch! Hey!"

Another one hit my head from the same direction where it came from. Maybe it's Kayle! An acorn must mean that his treehouse must be in an acorn tree.

I tried finding an acorn tree and a few minutes, I found a giant tree with a small tree house in it.

"Is this it?"

As I asked myself, an acorn was thrown to my head again from an unknown direction.

"Grrrr! That's it! I'm coming there you little punk"

I was about to march towards the treehouse when I accidentally tripped into something and was pulled in a tree with my feet tied up.

"Kyyaaa!!"

I was now hanging upside down. I even tried holding down my white dress since my bloomers will be shown.

"Get me down!!"

I shouted since I can feel my blood going down in my head.

"How bold of you to come again after telling me that you don't want to play with me anymore"

I heard a small voice of a young boy coming out from the treehouse.

No, a girl? But her voice is like a young boy! Is he Kayle?

He has long turquoise hair and dark brown eyes that is tied into two high pigtails with ribbons tied on it. He is also wearing a yellow puffy dress.

"You...?"

"Long time no see, my dear cousin"

He gave me creepy smile while his eyes are narrowing and looking directly at my light brown ones.

Why did he do this to me?!