CHAPTER 23

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

WRITTEN BY: B_A_DG_R

COVER ILLUSTRATIONS BY: B_A_DG_R

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CHAPTER 23

These visions are really getting weirder and weirder. I couldn't ignore it anymore! I don't want to be an overthinker person like in my previous life but from what I've been feeling right now it seems like I am.

Just how long before I learned the novel I'm in. Is it possible that I'm the heroine?!

Nah...

The villainess?!

Based on my looks, I do not look like one.

Am I...? A possible love rival??

Hmm...probably? Probably not too.

I don't know anymore! I don't even know the genre of this novel! Well, it's obvious I'm inside a fantasy one but which one?

I need to go back to my friends...

"Hi..."

They all dressed back. They used different rooms from the manor to change.

"Delie, are you alright?"

Phia looks worried for me and even puts one of her hands to my cheek.

"I'm fine...just a little dizzy"

And confused as heck.

"I see, do you want to rest? I think it's best for you to rest for today"

Phia advised me to rest for now before suggesting to go home so I can rest.

"Umm...I'm sorry"

I told them. They all shake their head and just told me to rest well so that I will have the energy to travel to the academy next week.

I guess I do need to sort out my mind.

A week had passed and I'm currently opening my luggages to put all my stuff that I will bring with me at the academy.

"Young miss! I told you that I'll pack your things! You need to rest for tomorrow!"

Sara panicked when she saw me opening my luggages to pack my things.

"But..."

"No buts! Just instruct me the things you'll need!"

Sara looks very excited that you can even see the flames in her eyes.

"Sure, then I need a few dresses for the occassions there..."

She hurriedly packed all the things that I needed in the academy. I even wrote everything I need last night, for now I only put the necessary things I need since I can just ask my parents to send me boxes to the academy if I need something.

"Is that all?"

Sara asked me while she was panting and wiping her sweat from her forehead after she packed all the things I needed. I really should have help her but she insisted me to sit only.

"Yes, thank you Sara"

She grins at me then she suddenly knelt down and cover her face using both of her hands.

"Sara! Are you okay?"

I hurriedly went to her side and pat her back.

"I'm fine...it's just that...I'll miss you!"

A stream of tears suddenly falls down from both of her eyes.

"Sara!"

"Young miss!"

I suddenly feel the urge to cry as we both gave each other a warm embrace and call each other's name.

"Don't forget to write me letters too, young miss!"

Sara said crying.

"Yes! I won't!"

I also said crying before taking my handkerchief and blowing my nose to it.

After our crying session, a small knock was heard from my room's door.

"Young miss?"

It was the voice of my mother's personal maid.

"Yes? Come in"

I replied before she opens the door to gave me a slight head bow.

"The count and countess is calling for you, they are in the master's office"

"Tell them I'll go down soon"

She nodded before leaving my room.

Now, why did my parents call for me?

Did I do something again?!

I headed down to my father's office and knock on its door.

"Father? Mother?"

"Come in"

I heard father's voice giving me permission to enter.

"Brother is here too?"

I saw David standing infront of my father's desk with my mother standing beside father who was sitting on his chair.

"You two may be wondering why I called for you both..."

Obviously.

Father took two small boxes from his desk and gave it to us. The box even had polkadots design and frilly pink ribbon.

This so like father. He still treats us like babies.

"What's this?"

David asked father.

"Ohhh! Is there a chocolate inside?"

I asked father with sparkling eyes.

"Not exactly but I'll get you some"

Father chuckled before mother coughed.

"Please open the box"

Mother gave us a warm smile.

Me and my brother looked at each other before opening the box at the same time.

Whoa! Is this what I think it is?

The famous hologram messenger! Isn't this super expensive?!

It is a golden trapezoid cylinder device. It has rubies circling its body with a large blue jewel on the top middle of the device.

"Those are your gifts from both of us"

Father gave us a small wink as me and David admire it. I can even see my reflection in the jewels.

"Why so suddenly?"

David asked father.

"Well...I've been having a lot of praise from the emperor and work has been good to me so I thought why not buy my children something?"

Father is so sweet! Aww, I miss my dad from my past life. I wonder what he is doing right now, I hope he is well.

"I already bought one for Dahlia too but I'll give it to her when she enters the academy after two years!"

"Thanks father!"

Me and David said at the same time grinning. I might even sell this for a high price and I'll have tons of money.

"Don't think about selling it"

Mother gave me a sharp look who guessed what's on my mind.

"I..I won't! Since when did I thought of selling something?"

I laughed.

"About twenty-eight times, do you want me to dictate all of that?"

Ack! She even remembered those?! Ohh...why am I surprised? Mother has the Memorization gift.

She always remember the times I did something horrible, even the exact day and time. Sometimes, I even think it is quite creepy.

"No...I'll treasure it"

I assured them.

"Oh yeah father! The crown prince is the same age as me, right? Will the emperor let him join the academy?"

"I don't think so, he decided to just let him study in a private area of the academy"

Ughhh...just how long will the emperor keep the prince hidden? He can't hide him forever, how can he manage the empire if he can't even see what's happening outside? He can't just learn it by simply reading books all day! I know he loves his son very much but shouldn't he atleast let him experience being around the public?

"The El Blanc young master will also be entering the academy"

Mother said to us.

The El Blanc young master? Brrrr...I remember the time when he almost choke me to death. I know he is not in his right mind at that time but whenever I recall that event, it sends chills to my spine.

I hope I won't meet him again since there's a bunch of students there. Anyway, I need to sleep early today so I can leave early tomorrow!

The next day, I wore the academy's uniform. You may be wondering why I already wore it, well for incoming first years...it is a must to wear the uniform on the first day and head to the school's own auditorium for the Welcoming Ceremony.

The uniform consists of v-low neckline black buttoned long sleeve jacket with yellow band cuff at the end of the sleeve and on the neckline. I am also wearing a white short sleeve tab collar buttoned shirt inside. Red skirt that ends two inches below my knee and a black stocking and Mary Jane shoes. And lastly a large red-bow tie.

The color depends on your year. Since I'm a freshman, I am wearing a red one.

"Well then, I'll be going now"

Brother already went ahead, I on the other hand overslept since I can't sleep properly last night for being too excited and somehow worried to enter the academy.

"Young miss! Take care!"

Sara was blowing her handkerchief on her nose and was crying like a child.

"Sister! Don't forget to send me letters!"

Dahlia who was also in the verge of crying reminded me as she pulled one of my uniform's sleeves.

"Of course!"

After I received the hologram messenger, the cost of a one hour call to someone is the same as weekly allowance in the academy that was already budgeted by my parents. I tried using it once with Anne and it feels like I'm having a video conversation with her which is very similar to a video call in my past life.

"Delie!"

Mother gave me a stern and serious look. I know she'll scold me about manners again in the academy especially now that she can't watch every move I make.

"Don't worry mother, I won't do unnecessary things and I will avoid overeating"

I told mother who suddenly hugged me.

"Take care of yourself, alright? Be sure to send some news to me in the academy! Sleep on time and make sure to eat a well-balanced diet! If you got sick, just-"

"Mother, I'll be fine!"

I patted her back to remove some of her worries.

It's not like I'm fated to die or anything.

"I really need to go now, take care!"

I stepped inside the carriage that will transport me to the academy. It will take hours for me to get there, thank goodness it the welcoming ceremony is held at the afternoon.

"See you!!"

I waved at them before the carriage I'm riding in departs. I wish father was here to see me depart, but he has an important compulsory meeting to attend today. He didn't want to go earlier to see me go off but mother told him to not neglect his job so father was weeping while heading to work.

Still, I can't believe it! I'm finally entering the academy!

Does it feel like I'm entering Hogwarts or something? Thank goodness I still remembered that story! Maybe the novel I'm inside in is similar to Hogwarts. I'll be pissed off if this turns out to be a shabby romance story, like what's the point of writing this fantasy like stories if the romance was the main genre? It is a waste of a good fantasy.

As I was happily thinking of the academy, I looked back at the manor when the carriage is finally out of the large gate. I'll surely miss living there, seven years is pretty long you know.

I guess not everything is permanent, I will eventually leave the mansion too.

Will I also leave the world I'm in?

What if that did happen? What if I went back to my past life?

...Can I even imagine that?

I want to go back home so badly and know my identity before but after all these years in this world, am I ready to leave someday?

Just why in the world am I here? It'd be nice if this was the real world though and not the fictional one.

Sometimes I wish I was Delie instead so that I won't have a hard time thinking of going back to my previous life because I know that I originally belong here.

Delie is so lucky.

I...

"Zzzzz"

I didn't realize that all of that thinking made me fall asleep. I was awoken by loud chatters of different voices.

I rubbed my eyes and peeked outside the window to see where am I.

Oh!!!

A lot of people are wearing the same uniform as I am. Am I finally here? But the carriage is still going.

The fence is really long and high! A lot of students are talking to each other.

I wonder if my friends are here already? I scanned a bunch of students but I don't see one of my friends. Just how big is the academy?

Some say that the academy is the biggest area in Bogdan that it almost occupies the 1/8 of the empire's land. That much is pretty huge! It is already more than three hundred years when it was established.

Just then, the carriage stops infront of the giant gate. The gate's width is about twenty meters and its length is about forty meters, it's like a gate for titans.

A lot of carriage stops too, I guess this is it.

The coachman opens the door of the carriage and assist me.

He took my luggages and told me that he'll have it send to my dorm room.

"Wow..."

So this is the academy! I mean I already went here twice whenever we picked up my brother but it really feels like it is my first time here! Well, it is really my first time entering inside!

I was busy looking around as I enter the academy. There is a huge fountain infront and statues of the founder of Bogan and its first emperor, Clause De Abel all over.

"!"

I almost fell when I bumped into someone's back. I even rubbed my nose.

"Sorry!"

My eyes were closed when the person speaks.

"No...I should be saying sorry for not looking-"

I was a bit surprise to see him that it cut my sentence and the fact that I don't why I am surprised in the first place.

The young man is wearing a red necktie meaning he is also a first year like me. Wait a minute, how did he get in?

Did he get through the large fences?

He is handsome too, his dirty blonde hair and onyx eyes is very familiar to me but not only that, his aura and presence feels very familiar too.

He widened his eyes for a bit when he saw me and gave me a cheeky smile.

"May I take this lady's hand?"

He offered his hand to me.

"Sure?"

I gave him my hand and he kissed it immediately.

WHAT?!

"Wai-"

I was about to remove my hand from his strong grip when I noticed something different about him.

"Hm? What is it?"

He gave me an innocent look and tries to reach out his other hand towards my face.

His dirty blonde hair turns into silver while his onyx eyes turns into purple ones.

I froze in shock. He is the same kid before! Five years ago!

As he was finally about to stroke my cheek, we were interrupted by a loud scream.

"Kyaaaa!! I knew it, it's Eros!!"

A girl pointed at the man infront of me while other girls look at our way and run towards us.

"Darn..."

I heard him muttered before I was shoved by a sea of woman trying to get close to him.

I slipped on the tiled ground and accidentally smashed my head into it.

My hands helped me lift my head slightly. My eyes are wide as I whispered something.

"I...I remember everything..."

I told myself before I finally collapsed my head into the ground.