CHAPTER 40

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 40

Today is the last day of the Bogdan Academy Fair in my first year and today is the last time I will wear this hot knight costume who made me sweat a lot. It's not like I hate wearing this, this is actually a very nice experience and the costume is quite cute even how much my brother says that it's ugly.

Yesterday, I had fun spending the rest of the day with my family. I miss them so much, I called Sara last night and we talked all night after my parents had lend her their hologram messenger. She told me that she misses me and the manor is not as lively as before without me.

I teased her that she should get married already but she told me that she'll only get married after I graduated. I also asked her if she ever wonders what she and Ron's children will look like? She looks embarassed and told me that I'm still a big tease.

"My children will take of your children then, young miss"

Huh? My children?

"What are you talking about Sara? I don't even have a fiance!"

And it's not like I'm planning to get married instantly after I graduate. I want to have a lot of money first using the money I will save to build my own business.

Sara continues to tease me that time but I tried brushing it off and just tell her that I want to see her soon. The night ended and I immediately went to sleep after my conversation with Sara.

Now, I'm currently standing infront of the large gate of the academy as we prepare to head outside to give the donations to some poor commoners.

But why do I still need to wear this knight costume?! Derrick doesn't mind wearing his costume though. He is the type of person who doesn't like complaining which is reasonable for me since he is used in obeying every command of the crown prince without hesitation.

As I was thinking about it, someone tap my shoulders from behind.

"Yes?"

I look behind the person who tapped my shoulders and saw the whole group of the male lead's fangirls.

Why are they here? Are they here to fight?!

Well then, come at me!! Fight me!

"What do you want?"

I asked them courageously trying my best to look tough.

"Ummm..."

They all look at each other.

"Well?"

Act tough Delie, act tough.

"Can you come with us?"

They asked me.

I sighed, are they trying to corner me again?

There's no way I'm falling for that.

"No, just do your business here"

I told them ignoring the other students who are preparing the things we will need outside.

I even raise my chin up high to show them that I'm not scared.

"We'd like to apologize for what we did!"

They bowed their heads infront of me at the same time.

"Ha?"

I'm really shocked right now.

Did they just bowed their heads to me?

I even rub both of my eyes to see if this is real.

"We really don't want to drown you...I hope you forgive us"

They said still bowing their heads down.

I remember they also did this to the heroine after the male lead got angry at them for harming her. The heroine immediately forgave them even after they harassed her for so many times.

She really has a kind heart but I'm not the heroine and I'm not as nice as they think I am.

"What did you all say?"

I asked them ignoring the fact that their necks might be feeling stiff now because their heads are still bowing down.

"We said we are sorry, I hope you forgive us"

They all said in sync.

A smirked forms from my mouth.

"What?"

I made them repeat it again.

"We said we are sorry, please forgive all of us"

They are still bowing, they refuse to raise their heads until I say that I forgive them.

"Hmmm...should I forgive you all for almost drowning me?"

I pretended that I'm thinking hard whether I should forgive them but I'm actually punishing them.

"Please forgive us..."

One of them said. It looks like their necks are hurting now.

"Let me think..."

I hummed for a minute before saying anything.

"Alright, I forgive all of you"

I heard one of them sighed in relief. All of them raised their heads.

"Next time, don't do that to again! Not only to me but to others too! Alright?"

So that they won't bully the heroine in the future when she is starting to get closer to the male lead.

They all nodded.

"We will remember that"

Now get out, shoo shoo!

Then they left and I felt satisfied to see a few of them massaging the back of their necks as they walk away from me.

See? If the heroine immediately forgives them after they tried harassing her almost every time, then I'm not the same because I'm not the heroine in this novel.

Besides, I almost drowned! If it weren't for Cain then I might already be in the grave now. Instead of dying in my last year in the academy, I'll suffer an earlier death under the hands of those fangirls.

But I wonder who told them to apologize to me. I look at the male lead who was staring at us this whole time and had a smile on his face like he is proud of what I did to them that he even gave me a wink.

Ewww. Urgh.

I look away disgusted.

Isn't he angry that I treated his fangirls like that? Why does he looks so proud?

Is he the one who told them to apologize to me?

He is actually quite nice despite being a sadistic flirty male lead but still...I can't help being suspicious of him until now. He is a character who approaches someone with ulterior motives so I can't let my guard down yet.

"Is everyone ready?"

The head of the Special club asked everyone. It looks like we'll be heading out soon.

"Can someone help me lift these boxes?"

A student asked us.

"I can"

I went to her and she gave me four stacks of big boxes.

These boxes are a lot heavier than I thought but I can manage.

"Would you like me to help you?"

I narrowed my eyes at the person who offered to help me.

"No, thank you"

I ignored the male lead but he just sighed.

"Look, I really want to help you so please?"

I was a bit surprised by how he said 'please'. Even though he is pretending to be a viscount's son, he is still the male lead and the crown prince.

He will help people if he can. I will just ignore the fact that he has ulterior motives and just let him help me for now. He does look like he wanted to help.

"Alright"

I told him which made him smile.

Argh!! That annoying blinding smile of his! The impact of being a male lead!

"I'm surprised that you'd let me help you"

He took the two larger ones and let me carry the smaller ones.

"Even though I know you need something from me, inside I know you are kind and you care for people in your own way, Your Highness"

I whispered to him as I took the smaller boxes.

He stared at me for a while before chuckling.

"What's so funny?"

I asked him.

"Nothing...people usually begins to start talking to me respectfully after they knew that I'm a prince but you are different..."

Is that why he is chuckling?

And stop with that 'you are different' thingy. Only you can say that to the heroine.

"You compliment me at the same time you said something awful to me and that's a first"

The heroine did try to compliment him but she started to act differently to him when she discovered that she is secretly a prince. Is he saying that I still act the same to him despite knowing that he is a prince?

I had to admit that he is kind but he is still an a**hole.

"No comment"

I told him.

"We're heading out"

The head of the Special club signals us as the large gate started to open.

I'm so excited!!

One thing bothers me though, where the heck is Cain? I hadn't seen him today all morning!

"Are you looking for Cain?"

The male lead asked me when he noticed that I'm looking around.

"Yes..."

I muttered.

"I see..."

He sighed looking down.

He sounds sad?

"Too bad, you'll be spending the day with me!"

He moves closer to me.

Ugh, can you not?

"No~"

I walk faster away from him but I heard him laugh and walks faster beside me catching up.

"Why not~"

"Because I don't want to~"

I walked a bit faster.

"But I want to~"

He caught up to me again.

I sighed.

Can someone please get him away from me?

...

So we started giving out donations that it's almost time for lunch. I had been giving out donations non-stop and I immediately wipe my sweat flowing down from my forehead.

I need a break...

"You can have your lunch now"

The head of the Special club told me with a smile.

"Thank you..."

I can go see the heroine and my brother meeting up! Hehehe. I read in his letter the time they will meet up on their usual meeting place.

Luckily, the male lead is busy flirting on some girls he saw while giving donations. That slacker of a male lead!

"Please don't go too far, there are currently no faculties available to watch over you"

He reminded me.

"Of course!"

Not.

Hehehe!

In the origibal novel, my brother and the heroine had already stop sending letters to each other. Did I ruin the plot?

...Well, I don't care! As long as my brother is happy! He is so lucky to have such a caring sister like me~

But...why do I feel like someone's watching me?

If I remember correctly...

It should be around this area...

I went to the area that they will meet. I look around and saw my brother in his disguise as Dan.

Pfft, I remember the day I saw through his disguise. That was epic! He thought I wouldn't recognize him! Hahaha!

I was about to find a hiding place to follow them when I heard a scream from a woman.

"My wallet! He stole my wallet!"

The thief who took the woman's wallet bumps into me almost making me fall on the ground.

"What's the big idea?!"

I shouted at him.

"Oh a knight! Save us lady knight!"

Lady what now...?

A kid pointed at me which made a lot of people look at me.

"Yes, a knight! Please catch the thief!"

What the! I'm not a real knight!

"You must be mistaken, this is just a cost-"

"Lady knight! Lady knight! Lady knight!"

Aww! what the heck?!

They all started cheering for me!

Fine...I'll try catching him!

I run towards the thief with a scary expression but he is so fast that it is not normal even for someone like him!

Is he using a gift?! I can't cancel it unless I touch him!

He is very far away from me now! How can I...!

Then suddenly, he trips on the ground and it's like something was stopping him from standing up.

I finally caught to him and saw a vine wrap in one of his leg.

But I touch his shoulder to prevent him from using his guft to run away again.

"Hooray! She caught him!"

Everyone cheered for me.

I scratch my head, this is so embarassing but satisfying a the same time.

But about the vine...

The only people I know who can use a magic like this is David and the...

Heroine...

I was about to leave the area when some real knights went to me to take the thief away when I felt a strong familiar presence again.

Then my eyes suddenly move on its own and caught the eyes of someone who has a similar light brown eyes as I am.

Is she...?

The heroine!

She was hiding behind some civilians but I already know that she is her! Her presence, her long eyelashes and her long golden blonde hair!

There's no way that she's not the heroine! But why does she look so surprise when she saw me?

Is it because of her beauty that I can't stop staring at her? But it feels something else!

She's the first one to broke our long staring contest. She removes her gaze and suddenly run away, my hand tried to reach her.

"Excuse me, miss! Thank you so much-"

The noblewoman who was robbed earlier tried to give her thanks to me. I felt that my heart and head suddenly started to hurt.

This again!

"Miss, are you alright?? Miss!"

My vision starts to get blurry and I can feel my body losing its control.

A sudden unknown scene flash inside my head.

I saw a woman with a golden blonde hair similar to the heroine talking to me but she feels different and her eye color is not the same as mine.

She's holding my hand...

My hand?!

My hand looks like a man's hand!!

Then I felt another sharp pain is in my head as another scene flash into my mind.

It's me in another person's body talking to a large black dragon with beautiful blue eyes before I finally collapse.

Although before I finally close my eyes, someone caught me before I fall into the ground.

I didn't see who he is but I can feel that he lifted me up high.

I woke up in a familiar place. If I remember correctly, this is the infirmary. The same one where the male lead is shamelessly flirting with the nurse.

"You are such a handsome boy, aren't you~?"

I can still recall their voices inside my head.

"And you are such a beautiful lady~"

Yep, I can still recall it.

"I really wish I was younger!!"

"You're beautiful the way you are now"

...Wait a minute! This is not my memory! I'm really in the infirmary and the male lead is flirting with the same nurse again!

I quickly shut my eyes unlike before.

Is he the one who carried me here again when I collapsed?

"I think I should go now"

I heard the male lead getting up from a chair.

"What? You're leaving already? Aren't you going to wait for her to wake up?"

The nurse sounds concern for me but I know she is also concern about him leaving.

"Yes, there's still something I need to do"

He laughs softly.

"Besides...maybe she doesn't want me to be the first person she will see when she wakes up"

He sounded a bit serious and quiet.

"Is that so? Alright then..."

The nurse follows him as he opens the door.

"Please take good care of her and tell her that I didn't came here, it's not like I'm the one who brought her here anyway..."

He said before shutting the door.

Wait, he isn't the one who carried me here?!

And why am I wearing a long sleeved white nightgown-like?

"You're finally awake!"

The nurse went to me as soon she sees me sitting up.

"Did you change my clothes?"

I asked her.

"Yes, your clothes are there on the bedside table"

She pointed at my costume on the table beside my bed. Even my wig is on it.

Phew! Somehow I feel relieved that the male lead was not the one who carried me here.

"If I may ask, who is the one who brought me here?"

"I don't know his name but...he has this scary aura surrounding him, he is tall too...has messy black hair and blue eyes"

I smiled. I know who he is.

"Do you happen to know him?"

She asked me.

"Yes...he is my friend"

My friend, Cain.

"So that's why you smiled when I was describing him! You two must be good friends!"

She giggles.

I look around the infirmary for a bit and saw the door slightly open. Is it just me or did I saw someone peek inside?

...Blue eyes...?

Wait! Is he there outside?!

I was about to get up when the door suddenly closed.

Did Cain heard what I said?

"Lady Eclaus!"

Miss Audrey suddenly rushed inside the infirmary panting.

"Miss Audrey?!"

"I heard that you had been here for a few hours already! Why didn't report it immediately? Are you fine?"

"Yes, I'm fine now Miss Audrey! Thank you..."

I was shocked by how she looks haggard right now.

"Delie!! We heard what happened!"

My friends suddenly rushed in inside too. It was Anne, Valerie, Lianne and Phia and it looks like they left in the middle of their work since they are still wearing their club uniforms.

"Are you alright??"

Valerie who looks very worried asked me.

They immediately went to my side and asked me if I'm fine.

"I am...why did you guys went here? It's the final day of the fair!"

I asked them.

"Of course, you're our first priority! What will you do if you heard your friend suddenly collapsed?!"

Lianne asked me.

"Ahhh..."

"Yes, Lianne's right! Do you think we'll enjoy our fair when we knew that our friend collapsed?!"

Phia scolded me.

"T-thanks..."

They are so worried for me.

"Delie!"

"Delie?"

Two familiar voices called out to me. I went to look at the direction of the familiar voices and I saw Arthur and Kayle trying to get inside, they are both stuck on the door.

"Hey! I was here first!"

Kayle complained to Arthur.

"You just called first but I was the one who got here first"

Arthur replied calmly but firmly.

"Move out of the way!!!"

Kayle told Arthur still not giving up.

"You move out of the way"

Arthur said.

"Delie!!"

Their faces suddenly hit the floor after someone had pushed them.

"Brother?!"

It was David who also look like he was in a rush as evidenced by his excessive sweating and gasping for air.

"Why did you collapsed?!"

He didn't see the two on the floor and just walk at them heading to me.

"Look, brother...I'm alright"

Wow, I didn't even think that my ignorant brother will be worried for me.

"We were worried"

Arthur and Kayle said at the same time finally standing up from the floor.

"Thank you everyone..."

I really appreciate their concern for me. I'm glad they are with me but...the scene that flashed from my mind earlier...

What was that all about? It doesn't look like it's Delie's memories...it's more like a guy's memory! It even has a dragon in it!

It was short since after that I finally collapsed. Then I felt that someone carried me and...

Wait!

Cain!

"Excuse me, I need to go out for a while!"

I stood up from the hospital bed.

"Delie? Where are you going?"

Anne asked me.

"To my savior!"

I told her before opening the door and running in the hallway.

"Savior?"

Anne tilts her head confused.

"Don't run in the--nevermind..."

Miss Audrey was about to scold me until she gave up and sigh.

I run as fast as I can. I know he is the one peeking outside the door earlier!

"Cain!"

I called out to him outside.

"Cain?"

I look around before I saw someone tall leaning on a tree with black hair.

Hehehe, is that him?

I sneak behind him to finally surprise him this time!

"Cain!!"

I jump infront and saw that it was not Cain.

"Gahh! What the heck? Who are you?"

He is just a random student leaning on a tree.

"...Sorry, I thought you were someone else"

I scratch my head embarassed.

"Tsk! What a weirdo, even walking outside wearing something like that"

He glared at me before leaving me.

"Who are you calling a weirdo?"

I shouted back at the student.

"Stupid Cain, I was about to thank him for saving me yet again but now he is nowhere to be foun-"

"Who are you calling stupid?"

"Gahhh! Cain?"

Someone whispered behind my ear while I was complaining.

I turn around and saw Cain with his brows meeting together.

"I...I...thank you!"

I bowed my head infront of him to show him my appreciation.

"For what?"

"Don't be like that, the nurse told me that it was you! so stop acting like you don't know"

I gave him a frown with my lips pouted.

"I'm only returning the favor of the cookies you gave me"

I see him laugh a bit.

"Did you just laugh?"

"...So what if I did?"

He looks away.

"Anyway, I also want to say sorry"

I bowed my head once again.

"Huh?"

"For what I did on the first day of school and how I offended you for everything! I shouldn't have listen to the rumors! I'm really sorry! I'm no different from others!"

I sincerely told him.

He was silent for a bit before coughing.

"So it's about that? Don't worry, I'm already used to things like that..."

He silently told me.

"No! You shouldn't be! People needs to see the real you!"

"I don't care about the other people, let them"

"...I want to know the really you..."

I muttered.

"...What?"

He asked me narrowing his eyes.

"Nothing, you know what? You are the type of person who acts tough on the outside but is actually a big softie! Hahaha!"

I laughed.

He frowned again.

"Stop it"

I was laughing for a moment that I didn't realize that he has a bruise on his right cheek.

"Where did you get that bruise?"

He quickly hid his bruise using his hand.

"None of your business"

I didn't want to meddle anymore, he deserves privacy. Which reminds me!

"So now that you forgive me! Does that mean we're friends now?"

I asked him with a huge grin and sparkling hoping eyes.

He didn't say anything and turn around.

"No way"

"What?!"

I thought our relationship points improved?!

"You need to wear proper clothes next time..."

He pointed out the gown I'm wearing.

"Wait, next time? Does that mean you'll let me talk to you again?"

"Whatever"

He now starts to walk away from looking annoyed.

"W-wait for me!"

~3rd Person POV~

"Welcome home, how was your day?"

The mother of the golden blonde haired girl asked her after she went inside their humble house.

It's bigger than a common folk's home but less extravagant than other nobles.

"It was fine mother, I'm sorry I was a bit late"

She explained to her mother who just giggled.

"It's fine, you should have fun more"

"Mother...can I sleep for a bit?"

The golden blonde haired girl asked her mother who gave her a sweet smile.

"Alright dear, just be down for dinner"

She went to her big but simple room and immediately went to her bed.

"...Earlier I can't focus on my outing with Dan because of what happened"

She murmured to herself.

"What is that scene? A memory suddenly flashed inside my head, somehow a man was calling out for me..."

The girl closed her eyes and remembered the man in her mind.

That man has light brown hair and light brown eyes...

"Who is he...?"