The Fate of the Perennial Sub Male Lead is in My Hands

All the tears that had been building up since the previous afternoon came rushing out at once. Marienne poured out her anger and frustration in front of Vileon. Like a broken faucet, the tears wouldn’t stop.

“Yesterday, a chamberlain from the Fourth Princess’s Palace brought a strange scorpion, and he told me not to tell anyone and to come out here, so…… I came instead of Lord Byers.”

Vileon opened his mouth to say something, then closed it again. He decided to let Marienne finish her sentence.

“But then Cain Blackwood, the duke, showed up, and that damned black-haired bastard tried to break her highness’s locket necklace. I told him not to, but hmmng…”

Marienne roughly wiped away a tear with the back of her hand.

“I said I would do anything, so… just don’t break the necklace.”

She remembered the look in Cain’s eyes as he stared down at her from the cloud bridge like she was nothing.

Mad Rabbit.

Cain called Marienne like that. It was because of the reason that she never feared him and only engaged in irrational behavior.

Even though that mad rabbit endured its crazy nature and kneeled down.

Bastard.

“Lord Byers, I……. I did everything he told me to do. I knelt down, so I knelt down;. I answered his questions, so I answered them……. And he told me to be a maid in the duke’s castle for the rest of my life…….”

Vileon’s eyes changed as he listened.

“I thought I’d get the necklace first, so I said okay. It’s just that I hesitated a little on the last question… But it doesn’t mean I didn’t want to answer! It was just a few seconds… I couldn’t hold it in.”

“Did he throw it into the pond?”

Marianne closed her mouth and nodded her head.

At that time, I thought I would find the necklace quickly. I even felt relieved to be away from Cain’s hands, who could destroy it at any moment.

“I’m sorry… I searched the entire pond until midnight, but it didn’t come out. Why? Why… I clearly saw it falling into the center of the left pond.”

“Wait a minute.”

Vileon interrupted, his voice serious.

“Your were in the water until midnight? Marienne, it’s been raining since yesterday afternoon.”

“Yes.”

Marienne sniffed. Then, as if suddenly realizing something, she exclaimed.

“Could it be the rain? My necklace kept getting swept aside in the downpour…….”

Vileon didn’t respond, and without his approval, the brief flicker of hope inside Marienne was squashed.

“I don’t think so.”

The pole isn’t long enough to reach the bottom of the pond. Marienne became gloomy again.

“I wanted to do it alone…….”

“Marienne.”

“I guess I got carried away with my success at the opera house last time. I was so happy to finally be of use to Lord Byers, I thought I could do it again.”

Marienne looked at Vileon over her tear-stained eyes.

“I’m so sorry.”

A tear fell from her eye.

“How annoying.”

That’s the limit of being an extra. No brains, no brawn, no money, no luck.

This world was created for Odette, the main character. All the luck is on her side, so the lowly extras can fall backwards and break their noses.

I have no complaints. It’s the law of RoFan (Romance Fantasy).

And in accordance with the sacred Law of RoFan, Extra Marienne has failed over and over again.

She only succeeded once, at the opera house. It’s funny how that one success made her feel so much better.

It’s not like I used to feel this way. I think I’d get a little depressed, but I’d shake it off.

“Even if I make a fuss alone, nothing will change. It feels like someone shouting over my head…”

What if time runs out like this?

What if, up close, Cain is even more violent than I thought, and Odette falls for him like she did in the original?

The marriage of alliance becomes “real” and the couple’s affection deepens.

But what about Vileon?

I just to support him with the girl he loves. I unnecessarily pestered the person who was enduring it somehow.

All the things I’d done to help him suddenly seemed like terrible things. I felt like I was making a fool of someone who was already lonely and desperate for affection.

Vileon stopped Marienne as she tried to wipe her wet eyes again, this time vigorously. He pulled a handkerchief from his chest.

“If you keep doing that, your eyes will turn red.”

He pressed the soft handkerchief gently against her delicate skin, letting her tears soak into it.

It was a laborious method. But at least it wouldn’t make her eyes sore. Marienne seemed to realize that he was not only stroking her wet eyes, but also her heart.

“You are brave and strong, Marienne, and you would stop at nothing for me.”

Vileon said, holding his handkerchief to his other eye.

“Have I ever told you before, I’ve always wondered what it’s like to have someone you like like you?”

He said in what might have sounded like a wistful note.

“You can’t be a maid in a ducal castle for the rest of your life, Marienne.”

“That’s…….”

“How much affection can one person pour onto another. How far can a human like Vileon Byers go. You have to experience it by my side.”

Marienne was confused. She couldn’t distinguish whether what she was hearing was something she had fabricated in her mind or if it was actually what Vileon was saying.

To be honest, she wanted to postpone making a judgment.

The first option seemed too embarrassing. To imagine herself indulging in the delusion of being confessed to by Vileon… It would only prove Cain right.

And she couldn’t afford to ponder the latter.

Just assuming it was real was enough to make her heart race.

Marienne’s confusion must have shown on her face, because Vileon spoke up.

“I like you.”

Her body reacted before her mind could comprehend. Marienne’s face heated up in an instant.

“I like you, Marienne Didi.”

A confession, right down to the name. My God, my God, I think my heart just exploded.

“I thought it might be embarrassing for you to hear that from your immediate superor. You like me and support me, but that doesn’t necessarily mean you want to go out with me.”

Vileon tucked the towel into his pocket.

“So I’ve been trying to get you to like me more, the way I want you to, and it’s kind of funny to hear myself say this, but I was confident in my patience.”

Something like a wry smile twitched at the corners of his mouth, then disappeared.

“But that patience, it all evaporated last night. Marienne, while I was running through the streets of the capital trying to find you, my head was full of terrifying thoughts, a mixture of regrets for things I didn’t say and things I wanted to do for you once you were safe…….”

Vileon trailed off, his breathing slowing as he tried to control his agitated emotions.

His lips trembled slightly, and Marienne’s gaze fell on them.

‘He’s nervous.’

Upon closer inspection, it wasn’t just his lips that were trembling. His hands, clenched into fists, were also shaking.

Vileon said he’d been searching for her all night.

“Lord Byers, you haven’t slept at all, have you?”

He smiled his trademark reassuring smile.

“I’m fine for one night.”

“Oh my god.”

“Marienne, you said you were up all night searching the pond, too, and it was raining.”

“I, I just slept a little. It was so dark… and exhausting…”

“I’m so glad you did, then.”

Vileon said in the sweetest voice in the world.

“Where did you sleep?”

“In the aide’s quarters. It’s originally my room.”

“Ha…….”

Vileon rolled his eyes as soon as he heard the answer.

“Why didn’t I think of that, I didn’t even think you were there. I must have been out of my mind yesterday.”

When he opened his eyes again, he was back to his usual rational self.

“You can reject my confession. Of course, I earnestly hope that you will accept it, but it’s perfectly fine if you refuse. I will ensure that it doesn’t make things awkward when we work together in the future, Marienne.”

“How?”

“If you continue to work as my aide, I’ll treat you no differently than I did before I confessed. If you want to change your job, I’ll do that. If you want to switch departments, I’ll make it as easy as possible for you……. Oh, by the way, are you sure you want to refuse?”

As he spoke calmly, his face showed a hint of desperation.

“I am confident that I can take good care of you.”

Wow, there’s really no way to describe that look.

It was cheating.

Even after rejecting your confession, you confidently assured that my daily life wouldn’t be affected, and you went on to explain what you would do for that. But unexpectedly, you shattered a person’s heart without any warning.

Unaware that the sight of your vulnerable state takes the other person’s breath away.

“I…….”

Marienne spoke with difficulty.

“I’m not sure I can please Lord Byers.”

Vileon’s expression hardened as he listened with all his nerves for a response.

“Uh, that’s not a refusal!”

Marienne waved her hands in the air.

“I mean, I like Lord Byers, but I’m not sure I’m the right person…… for you.”

It was also kind of miserable to say that I’m not as awesome as Odette. So Marienne used the surrounding approach.

“What should I do about this? I can’t seem to control my expression, even though you just made a reassuring promise.”

Vileon gave an embarrassed laugh.

“Well, it’s not a rejection, is it?”

“Yes…….”

“You like me, too, Marienne, right?”

“Yes.”

“Ha, what the hell.”

Vileon bit his lower lip and looked at Marienne.

“Because that leaves us with an ending where we become lovers.”

“Yes……. Ah, yes?”

Marienne’s eyes narrowed as she answered ‘yes’ out of habit. At this, Vileon chuckled. She could tell he was finding her cute.

It was an incredibly, ticklish feeling.

“I guess you could start dating by getting away with vague answers like this. But I’m the type of person who prefers certainty even in situations like this. I’ll give you some time to think about it.”

“Okay…….”

Vileon tucked a stray strand of disheveled pink hair behind Marienne’s ear.

“You’re already making me happy. Thanks to you, my smiling days have increased. So you can be relieved about that.”

Vileon knows exactly how to comfort someone. Finally, Marienne was able to regain a faint smile.

And in the next moment, something that was previously only allowed for the heroine in romance novels happened to Marienne.

Her vision blurred, and strength left her body!

Without falling in the wrong direction, she perfectly settled into Vileon’s arms.

10 out of 10 for chemistry.

1000 out of 10 for timing.

‘Wow! I’ve never fainted before in my life! Oh my god, this is so exciting!’

Marienne, who had never fainted from a mere nosebleed, was truly moved.

It wasn’t acting by the supporting character trying to attract attention as the villainess, but a real faint. Marienne couldn’t hide her excitement even as her consciousness faded.

“Marienne, can you hear my voice? Why is your fever so high… It’s too…”

On the other hand, Vileon looked serious.

“Marienne… re… en…”

Vileon’s voice calling my name became fainter and fainter.

It sounded like he was muttering something vulgar out of anxiety, but I couldn’t hear it clearly.

To think that Vileon would make a curse with his composed face. It would have been a highly rare scene to witness. It was regrettable to miss that. That’s the only thing I thought.

After that, Marienne’s consciousness was completely cut off.