The Male Leads Were Stolen by the Extra

 

At the same time as the order to evacuate, Garum pushed its body harder than before, and eventually the iron bars fell off and it rolled around on the floor.

 

“Kyaaaah!”

 

The people who were so scared that they started to run away screaming.

 

“ROAAAR!”

 

Garum, who had escaped the cage, let out a huge roar. It was so excited that its breathing was very rough.

 

“Wh-what are you guys doing! Hurry up and catch the monster! Duke! Do something about it!”

 

In an unexpected situation, Marquis Denroha shouted to the knights and Ian around him and ran away faster than anyone else.

 

It was a complete mess.

 

People who were running for their lives bumped into each other and fell.

 

Some even pushed the people next to them to run away faster.

 

Most of the knights immediately drew their swords and ran towards the monster, yet some were scared and ran away with the crowd.

 

“M-Miss! Run away!”

 

Ella, who was looking around to find Galloway, hurriedly ran over here.

 

Of course, Sellonia thought that Ian and the knights would take care of it, so she tried to turn around to escape.

 

Even if she hadn’t seen that scene.

 

“Huwaaaaa! F-Father!”

 

Nenia fell down on her buttocks and cried out as Marquis Denroha, who had run away to live alone, couldn’t take care of her.

 

“Keugh…”

 

Garum approached Nenia, making a rough sound as if something was scratching its throat.

 

“Euuuuaaakh!”

 

The knights rushed at it, swinging their swords, but they were all helplessly knocked down by Garum’s heavy forelegs.

 

“N-Nenia!”

 

Marquis Denroha, who had already run far away, shouted in shock, perhaps realizing that his daughter hadn’t escaped. A huge, dark shadow had already fallen over Nenia’s small body.

 

“Miss! Hurry up!”

 

Ella, who had come closer, grabbed Selonia’s hand and pulled her.

 

Sellonia wanted to follow Ella and leave this place, yet the voice of Nenia that she had heard earlier lingered in her ears.

 

“I like it so, so much! Thank you, Princess. I will always cherish it.”

 

“Ella! Take Tan and go first!”

 

In the end, Sellonia picked up the sword that a knight had left behind and ran towards Nenia.

 

Tan was still standing there with his eyes clouded over as if a curtain had been drawn over them.

 

‘X-like Marquis!’

 

As she ran, Sellonia inwardly cursed Marquis Denroha who had made this request.

 

Although it had been a long time since she had abandoned her sense of duty as a savior, she couldn’t bear to let a child die.

 

“Evacuate everyone else, leaving only the knights behind!”

 

Ian was already shouting at the people and running towards Garum with his sword drawn.

 

Sellonia also quickly figured out the situation.

 

First, she had to divert Garum’s attention, who seemed ready to devour Nenia at any moment.

 

Of course, Ian thought the same, and jumped up, avoiding Garum’s front legs.

 

The blade, flashing in the sunlight, cut Garum’s shoulder long.

 

“KEUAAAGH!”

 

Garum roared loudly as its black leather split open.

 

However, it was impossible to take Garum down with one attack as it was so big.

 

Ian judged that he would probably have to attack a few more times.

 

Se;lonia, who was running towards him, suppressed the urge to rip off the cumbersome dress and extended her hand.

 

The healing light that stretched straight out from her hand was directed straight at Garum’s snout. Garum, who had been beating Ian and opened its snout wide to reveal its fearsome teeth again towards Nenia, turned its head in an instant at the attack that came flying at him.

 

“…Grrr.”

 

Garum turned its head and looked at the direction the attack came from with his eyes that were bright red.

 

Garum narrowed its eyes the moment it noticed Sellonia running towards him.

 

Then, it started running towards her very quickly on all fours.

 

Its heavy panting sound resonated through the surroundings.

 

“Damn it, Sellonia!”

 

Ian, who had lost sight of Garum due to the sudden change in behavior, ran towards it shouting when he saw that the target was Sellonia.

 

However, it was difficult to keep up with the speed of a beast running at full speed.

 

‘Huh?’

 

At that moment, Selonia, who felt something strange, blankly stared at Garum running towards her without even thinking about evading. For Garum, who was running towards her with no hesitation, seemed to be in no position to attack.

 

That was when.

 

A strong force wrapped itself around her waist.

 

“KIEEEKH!”

 

The monster’s loud roar echoed everywhere.

 

Baaaam!

 

A few seconds later, a majestic sound that shook the ground and dust rose up in the sky.

 

“…”

 

A quiet silence enveloped the garden, so quiet that even a breathing couldn’t be heard.

 

As the dust that had risen gradually settled and the blurry surroundings gradually became clearer, people covered their mouths in shock.

 

The gigantic Garum’s body was split exactly in two and fell to either side.

 

And in front of that sight, stood Tan, holding Sellonia’s waist.

 

“A-Are you okay!”

 

The knights who had been frozen like statues rubbed their eyes at the unbelievable sight, then faced reality and ran towards the two.

 

“Are you okay.”

 

He had returned to his usual self and was looking at Sellonia with helpless, shaking eyes.

 

“Are you hurt? Are you alright?”

 

He asked again if she was hurt anywhere, and unconsciously hugged Sellonia’s waist even tighter, as if he was surprised.

 

“I-I’m fine. So your arm…”

 

When Sellonia muttered with a blank expression, Tan realized where his arm was.

 

He flinched and quickly let go of her waist.

 

As if his body remembered, it had come to mind again when she had dug into his arms at dawn.

 

However, even though he had fallen, a soft, tingling sensation remained on his entire arm, so he felt strange and touched the back of his neck.

 

He had a strange experience today.

 

He could read the thoughts of a monster by looking into its eyes.

 

When he looked at Garum, he remembered his past voice, which he couldn’t understand, and lost his mind for a moment.

 

But then, someone shouted Sellonia’s name and he suddenly came to his senses. When he saw the monster rushing toward Sellonia beyond his clear vision, his body leapt forward reflexively without even having time to read the monster’s thoughts.

 

He immediately grabbed her in his arms and cut the monster down with the sword she was holding.

 

He couldn’t control his strength because he felt a sense of crisis that she might get hurt, and he broke it apart.

 

“…”

 

Sellonia looked back and forth between Tan, who was standing next to her, and the monster that had collapsed in front of them.

 

When Tan, who had come over in an instant, reached out and wrapped his arms around her waist as if he was grabbing her, it seemed as if he was really desperately trying to save her.

 

Why does this man keep trying to save her?

 

Sellonia was suspicious.

 

The Demon King she knew didn’t have that kind of personality.

 

Did something change? She had that suspicion, but she quickly dismissed it because she wasn’t sure.

 

“Thank you.”

 

“Yes.”

 

Tan smirked at the gratitude flowing from Sellonia’s red lips, and the corners of his lip went up. It wasn’t something he had hoped for, yet he felt fulfilled by that one word.

 

“Nenia!”

 

“Huwaaaa! Father!”

 

From afar, the culprit of today’s incident, Marquis Denroha, ran towards Nenia and hugged her tightly while crying.

 

The sound of the father and daughter’s wailing spread.

 

“T-Thank you…”

 

“You’re our savior!”

 

Those who hadn’t been able to escape and had witnessed this scene gathered around Tan and Sellonia after confirming that the monster was dead.

 

Their pale complexions gradually returned to their sense of relief.

 

“Thank you! Thank you! I’m alive thanks to you!”

 

Marquis Denroha, who had been hugging Nenia tightly, also approached the two.

 

“What is your name? Tell me what you want! In the name of the Denroha family, I will grant you anything!”

 

Marquis Denroha grabbed Tan’s hand. Tan, with a trembling face, tried to strike his hand right away, but he held back after seeing Sellonia shaking her head while giving him a hint.

 

Before he knew it, the two were standing in the center of everyone.

 

Even the knights who had been thrown out approached Tan in amazement, saying that a great man of great skill had appeared.

 

“…”

 

Before he knew it, Ian was left alone.

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