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 47
...Did I heard it right?
Did the second prince of Donato, and one of the minor love interest of Cordelia just told me the exact same thing he told her?
Long braided dark blue hair with a single-eyelid silver eyes...
"What??"
I blurted out as soon as I finished processing what he had said.
"I said...be mine"
He repeated and drew his face closer to mine, our face are only about two inches apart.
"Gahhh!! Too close!"
I impulsively push his face away using one of my hands because I'm startled.
Wait a minute! Even though what he did is not alright for me but he is still a prince! Not only that, he came from an another empire!
If I somehow offended him, he can declare a war with Bogdan but since I'm not from an imperial family, I might as well get executed for treason.
"S-sorry! I didn't mean to--"
I was trying to apologize to him but I was caught off guard when he suddenly grab my hand that I was trying to pull away from his face.
"I didn't know you were so bold"
He whispered with an accent looking straight at my eyes before kissing the fingers of my hand.
I can feel my face heating up from his actions.
"Ah!"
I suddenly pull away my hand with a bit of force.
Gross!!
"So...?"
He asked me.
"So...what?"
I asked him back.
"Will you be mine?"
He repeated his question earlier and remove his hands from my waist.
"No way!...Ah! I mean..."
My tongue slipped after his question; I know he is handsome but that's all there is.
He didn't say anything so I fake cough and do a curtsy.
"I apologize...Your Highness...I'm Delie La Eclaus, the eldest daughter and second eldest child of the La Eclaus count family"
It's been a long time since I curtsied to someone before again so I did it slowly. My head is facing down to wait for him to tell me to raise my head.
It's a tradition to them to wait for their signal to raise one's hand after a curtsy.
"Raise your head"
He told me so I did.
"I'm the second prince of the Donato empire, the second son of the Su Wang imperial family"
He did a hold fist salute to me.
"Your Higness! You don't need to do a salute for me!"
"Even though I'm a prince, I still came from a foreign land so this much is a way to respect the citizens here"
"I see"
I'm glad this prince is respectful, although you can see that he has a gloomy look. He reminds me a bit of Arthur.
"We'll leave Bogdan the day after tomorrow, will you come with me?"
...What's with the sudden offer?! I thought it was over already!
"Pardon me, Your Highness...can I ask you a question?"
I need to be clear here for him to understand me.
"Ask away"
"Why do you want me to be yours?"
I asked him straight to the point.
"Because you saved him"
He put his right hand's thumb and middle finger inside his mouth and whistles.
After five seconds, two exotic birds landed on his shoudlers. One bird on each side of his shoulders.
"This is Huang"
He glance at the bird on his right shoulder.
"And this is Fengge"
Then he glance on the left shoulder after.
"Oh...hello"
I greeted the two birds who chirped happily.
"These two are my pets or more like my guardians...they are what you call rare creatures with gifts"
Which explains why the bird has powers. The chickens on this academy's farm shoots lasers from their beaks too.
"Is that so?"
"Yes and Fengge is the bird you helped "
So the bird on his left shoulder, Fengge is the one who was almost taken by the two students. I remember last night, I heard Daphne and her follower--friends about the two students who got kicked out because they attempt to take an exotic bird especially a prince's pet.
"So you're Fengge"
The bird chirped happily after I mentioned his name.
"So will you be mine?"
Tsk. This prince really doesn't stop.
"I just did what was right, other people will do the same if they were in my shoes"
"You're the only person I saw helping them"
"But we live so far apart from each other, it will be a long distance relationship"
"I can build a house here as long as I have permission from the emperor"
"But how about your studies?"
Please stop.
"Simple, I'll transfer here"
Argh.
"But my family is not from a high-ranking--"
"You're from a noble family, right?"
"Yes, of course...that's why I can study here"
Obviously. Why is he asking anyway?
"Then it's alright, my parents can allow the marriage as long as you were born a noble...even from a baron family is enough"
H E L P!
"I was told that you need to get married first before you can be a citizen here"
"That's easy, let's get married now"
What the-?! Whoa whoa whoa! Is he proposing?!
I sighed in dismay.
What to do...? I don't want to say I don't want to since I might offend him.
Wait! I have an idea!
"To be honest, I already have someone I like..."
I lied to him even cupping both of my hands and putting it right infront of my chest making myself look dramatic.
"What did you say?"
His single-eyelid silver eyes looks suprised.
"I apologize, Your Highness but I can't marry you since I already have someone in mind"
I gave him a quick bow.
"But--"
"If you'll excuse me, I need to go to the arena with my friends"
Before he could say anything, I swiftly walk away from him. I can still feel him staring at my back while I'm walking whispering something that I'm too far to heard.
"I won't give up"
Lianne saw me heading towards them while the rest of them are already sitting and obviously waiting for me.
"You're late again, Delie"
Lianne told me giggling.
"I know right? It's only the morning and I already stumbled another problem"
I sighed before sitting between Lianne and Phia.
"What problem?"
Phia tilted her head asking me a question.
"The second prince of Donato asked me to marry him--"
My sentence was cut off when all of them react at the same time.
"What?!"
The loudest of them was Kayle who even stood up.
"Shhhh! Be quiet, please don't tell anyone about this..."
I think I shouldn't have told them about him but then again they will eventually found about it and might even sulk if they knew without me telling them.
"Shhhhh, be quiet please...the event is about to start"
A student behind us gave us a 'shush' to be quiet.
"See? Shhhh"
I told them even putting my index finger infront of my lips.
"Do you really mean the second prince of Donato?! Beiying Su Wang?"
"He proposed to you?!"
"Have you two already meet before?"
"Why are you marrying him, Delie?!"
The first three were from Lianne, Phia and Valerie while the last one is from Kayle.
"Slow down...yes, the second prince of Donato; yes, he proposed to me this morning; no, we have't met yet and lastly no, I won't marry him...I already told him that I have someone I like which is a lie--"
Again, my sentence was cut off by them saying the same thing.
"You already have someone you like?!"
It feels like what happened earlier repeated even how Kayle stood up immediately again.
"Shhhhhh!!"
The same student who told us to be quiet 'shush' us again.
"...Sorry"
I bowed my head for a bit to apologize.
"Delie, why didn't you tell me thay you already have someone you like?! An idiot like you have someone to like?!"
Kayle put both of his hands into my shoulders and shook me hard.
"Look, look...it was only a lie to reject him"
My head is now spinning by how hard Kayle shook me.
"Phew! Thank goodness, I know an idiot with a funny face like you doesn't know how to like someone"
Kayle laughs.
I want to smack his head! To be honest, I don't really have someone I like in my real world. I'm too busy fangirling over fictional characters that I didn't even experienced holding a guy's hand in my twenty years of life there.
"But what if he knew you were lying?"
Valerie is right; I didn't think of that.
"I'll think of a reason, for now I'll just go with it"
Why are the princes in this world so pushy?
"Now for our next match! We'll have...Arthur Vi Claross vs. David La Eclaus!"
Ack! What did the mediator just said?!
My brother and Arthur are going to fight?!
I glance at Anne's way who also looks surprised in a good way. She and Khalil Ra Satish eyes' are glued down to the stage of the arena after the announcement of the two new fighters.
"On the right, we have Arthur Vi Claross!"
The crowd cheered mostly girls when Arthur has step out of the right medieval like brown door. His face is as emotionless as usual.
"On the left, we have David La Eclaus!"
The crowd also cheered with a bunch of girls screaming but not as many as Arthur though. He has an annoyed face similar to mother's as usual especially after he heard his crazy fiancee's cheer.
"Are you ready?"
The mediator asked them who are now looking at each other face to face.
"Yes"
Arthur nodded not saying anything more.
"Of course I am! Prepare to get beaten Arthur!"
David confidently answered even cracking his knuckles and smirking.
"On the count of one...two...three! Fight!!"
The gigantic gong was hit after the mediator told them to start.
"So Arthur, are you scared?"
"No"
Athur simply answered not even showing a small movement of his face.
"Grrrr! Atleast show some enthusiastic!"
David immediately charged after Arthur who just sweep him in the air easily using his wind manipulation.
"Tsk! Again!"
David tries to tackle again and almost touch him but touched the ground instead and ended up being swept by Arthur instead.
"Again!"
My brother won't stop trying to tackle Arthur out of the ring line but Arthur keeps dodging so David just ends up touching the ground.
"Ha...you're really a pain, aren't you?"
David was gasoing for air after so many failed attempts to tackle Arthur but it was replaced by a smirk after.
"Caught you, Arthur"
He snapped his fingers and vines suddenly appeared from the ground beside Arthur until it quickly wrapped him offguard.
It seems that the reason David was tackling Arthur was to distract him by putting seeds around him on the ground and snapping his fingers to tie him up on where he was standing.
That was a pretty good plan, I didn't think my brother can think of something like that.
"Looks like I win, Arthur"
David laughs confidently but Arthur just gave him a faint smile.
"What? Why are you smiling?"
David asked Arthur who now can't move his body because of the vines.
"You're wrong, I win"
Even the crowds look confused at Arthur's sudden declaration until we realized why.
"Wha...?"
David's face darkens as soon as he saw why. One of his foot is already outside of the ring meaning that he already had lost before the vines even wraps Arthur.
Everyone grew silent. You can see some students' mouth opened, some are trying to hold their laughter and others who has a 'bruh' look.
"...T-the winner is...Arthur Vi Claross!"
The mediator who also looks shocked finally declared the winner of this match.
"Wha-wha-wha...?"
Davis now frozen like a ghost. You can even see his soul getting out from his mouth.
"You focused on tying me up too much David"
Arthur told David who gave him a small handshake.
"Wha..--"
Then David suddenly faints in disbelief.
Poor David, it must have been a real shock...but still he seems so cool earlier! I didn't imagine him thinking of a plan like that!
After that, new matches were done. Arthur almost went to the final round but he was beaten by a fourth year still he is on the top five of the contestants from Bogdan and the only third year there.
"Congratulations, brother and Arthur!"
I greeted my brother and Arthur after the match. My brother is sulking in a corner while Arthur is just staring at him.
"Thank you, Delie"
Arthur told me smiling a little.
"Why are you congratulating me? I lost to Arthur!"
David is still sulking in a corner not even looking at me while answering.
"No one lost, you know...you should be happy that you made it to the final day! Besides, I think you're plan earlier is cool! I have never though that my brother will came up with a plan like that!"
Well, it's the truth. Maybe I thought that David was too arrogant to think of a strategy.
"Really?"
"Yes!"
"No, you're just trying to cheer me up"
Then he continues to sulk.
"Why would I cheer you up? I'm just telling the truth! Besides, if you weren't too focused on putting the seeds on the ground...you might win!"
There, that's what he wants to hear from me right?
"What? Why you!"
He finally looks at me with knitted brows and gritted teeth.
"Hahahaha!"
I laughed at him.
"Why are you laughing? Are you making fun of me?"
He narrowed his eyes.
"No, I'm just glad that my brother is awesome!"
I grinned.
Then my friends also went to congratulate them. We were about to leave when Anne called for Arthur.
"Brother!!"
Anne was panting and gasping for air when she reached us.
"Anne? Where were you these days? Didn't you know how worried I was?!"
This is the first time I saw Arthur with a much emotion when angry.
"I'm sorry brother..."
Anne looks down trying to hold her tears.
There we go again, the actress Anne.
"Don't cry, I'm sorry I yelled at you...I'm just worried that's all"
Arthur's face finally softens after he saw Anne trying to wipe her forming tears.
"It's fine brother, I'm just scared of the seventh prince of Aidel...that's why I haven't been attending the event"
What a load of lie.
"Scared? Do you want to break of the engagement? I can tell our pare--"
"No!...I mean...it's alright now, brother! The seventh prince is actually really nice!"
Anne smiled.
She almost slipped out of her acting when she said 'No!'
"Okay, but just tell me if there's anything bothering you...I'm still your elder brother"
Arthur patted Anne's head who nodded.
"I will! Thank you brother!"
Awww, Arthur is a really good big brother. Mine is not like that though.
Although there are times when David is actually worried for me, like how he rushed to me when he head that I fainted again on the clinic.
By the way, is Delie's body really that weak? Why does she keep fainting?
...
It was the day after the final day of the Match-up event! I stretched my arms as soon as I woke up and open my window to feel the clean air and the birds chirpin--
Wait, birds?!
I saw two familiar birds sitting on a tree infront of my window.
"Is that...?"
Then the two birds took a scroll from the branch and open it by using their beaks. It had words in it with a sloppy handwriting, obviously someone who looks like it was not their usual language. I remembered Anne having a sloppy handwriting when she was just a child but now her handwriting had finally imporved so it couldn't be her.
"Will...you marry me...?"
I even narrowed my eyes to read the sloppy words in the scroll.
I knew it! The two birds are Huang and Fengge that just changed the colors of their feathers!
I bowed my head to the birds and shake my head before I close the window and the curtain.
Daphne was putting a bunch of cosmetics again and a bunch of accessories as soon as I step out of my room's door.
She's really pretty...as expected from the villainess!
"What are you looking at?"
She narrowed her eyes on me while patting a bunch of face powder in her face.
"Nothing, I just thought that you look so pretty"
She flinches for a bit at my compliment and stops at what she's doing before continuing it again after a few seconds.
"Why? Are you thinking why you couldn't have a pretty face like mine?"
Grrrr! This arrogant villainess!
"...Not really--"
"Don't worry, you are pretty too"
She told me not even glancing my way.
"Thank yo--"
She stops me from talking again by following up what she said.
"But not as pretty as me though, you can put cosmetics but you can only achieve half of my beauty"
This girl!! She's really getting on my nerves but I'll just brushed it off.
If the heroine was here she's going to reprimand Daphne to not insul one's appearance. But I think the heroine can say those words since she is also beautiful, those words coming from both pretty girls doesn't really help that much.
"Anyways, I'll go now..."
I told Daphne before going out of our shared dorm's living room.
"I thought we don't have classes in Saturday morning?"
She asked me looking confused.
"I have a meeting with my fellow Extra club members so..."
"I get it, go now! Shoo!"
She even gestured her hand to 'shoo' me.
I sighed and nodded.
By the way, the two students who tried to take Fengge both came from a viscount family, their parents also removed any inheritance from them to secure their families' honor but still allowed them to live at their own manors.
"Greetings"
The illusion of the Donato prince is speaking to me like he was real.
"Excuse me"
He suddenly grabs my hand.
Even his touch feels so rea--
"Ahhh!"
I immediately pull away my hand from his grasp and distance myself from him.
"I'm glad you finally noticed me"
His told me with a small sigh and gloomy face.
"Yes? Oh! Good morning...Your Highness!"
I curtsied again as I greet him.
Damn, I thought he was just an illusion!
"You don't need to do that anymore that much when the two of us finally got married"
Since when did I agree on that?!
"I apologize, Your Highness...but like I said yesterday; I already have someone I like"
And just leave me alone!!
"Don't you want to marry into the imperial family of Donato?"
Of course it's a very big honor to marry into the imperial family. But first things first! We just met yesterday and now he is thinking of marriage? Second, I don't have any intention of marrying until I establish my business! Third, if I were to become a princess in the other empire then I will have to do imperial works! And I can't get to see my family and friends that much!
Anne is different though, of course she's also worried about not seeing us but she's doing this willingly for her family and besides she and her fiance already formed a bond.
"Of course, it's a great honor and also a great responsibility...but I already have someone I like so--"
"I happen to know that you are not currently engaged with someone right now...and you are not linked with any guy right now except for your cousin and a student named Eros Uy Apollo"
What the heck?! He investigated information about me? Alright, that's it!! I don't even have a privacy!
"Your Highness, I think we should get to know each other more...MAYBE I'll consider your proposal"
I was bowing my head while talking tk him for him not to notice my boiling face in annoyance.
"But I ready plan to send a proposal to your parent--"
"Well then, I'll see you again next year!"
I hurriedly run away from him.
I speedwalk until I reach the academy's library where our club decided to held the morning meeting.
"Aww man, I think I'll get scolded by our she-beast adviser again for being late! It's all that Donato prince's fault!"
I was hurriedly walking inside the library to look for my clubmates when I saw him again after so many days.
"Cain!"
I shouted when I saw him holding a bunch of books in his arms.
"Shhhh!"
The student librarian 'shush' me.
"Sorry..."
He glance at my way for a moment which made our eyes lock at each other for a second.
Before he quickly averted his eyes into mine like he was avoiding me.
Huh? He didn't even glared at me like he used too.
"Cain?"
I walk towards him but he just ignored me.
"Hey, ignoring me again? What's the matte--"
I was about to touch his back when he suddenly slaps my hand.
He also looks suprised by what he just did. He was about to say something but he closed his mouth and just walk away like nothing.
Cain...
What was that all about?!
Jeez. I know he doesn't like talking to me but he should atleast apologize to me!
Is this his challenge?
If he thinks I'll give up because of that, then think again Cain!!
I won't stop until we become friends!