The Main Heroine Falls for the Extra

The Wentos territory governed by the Wentos family is, like the Edwin territory, located on the outskirts of the kingdom, but its position is completely different.
The harsh land of the north, a climate too cruel for agriculture.
And with ferocious magical beasts adapted to that harsh climate, it was close to a land unsuitable for human habitation.
Nevertheless, the Wentos family governed that land while repelling the ferocious magical beasts and enduring the harsh climate.
And at the same time, they had accumulated considerable wealth.
This was thanks to the abundant underground resources that the Wentos territory held.
From various metals that become materials for weapons to precious metals, and even expensive magic stones used in making magical tools.
According to the inspector’s judgment, there was still enough quantity buried to last for several decades.
It wasn’t just underground resources.
The military strength of the soldiers trained in battles with northern magical beasts also grew stronger, and the magical beast materials obtained from hunting magical beasts could also fetch high prices.
The Wentos family, who succeeded in gaining wealth and military power while pioneering the northern land.
Starting from a baronial position limited to one generation, they succeeded in rising to the position of hereditary count in the previous head’s era, to the extent that people wondered if they would someday aim for the duke’s position.
And Liliana Edwin arrived at this Count Wentos territory.
Liliana, who reached the Count Wentos family, requested a meeting with the count, but the count was away.
Instead of the count, the one who greeted Liliana was a woman with silvery hair tinged with green.
That woman, who appeared to be in her early to mid-30s, was sitting across from Liliana, looking at her.
“It’s been a while, Liliana.”
“It’s… it’s been a while, Lady Sylvia.”
Countess Sylvia Wentos.
She was the wife of the current Count Wentos, Killian Wentos, and Kyo Wentos’s mother.
“Have you been well lately?”
“Yes… yes, I’ve been doing well, thanks to you!”
“Is that so? I haven’t been doing so well because of you.”
Liliana’s heart sank at Countess Sylvia’s pointed remark.
“I’m… I’m sorry.”
“What is there to be sorry about? People’s hearts are beyond control, aren’t they?”
Though Countess Sylvia spoke like that, her eyes looking at Liliana were cold.
The Countess Sylvia who had always taught Liliana and treated her kindly was already gone.
“Couldn’t you have at least consulted with Kyo, or even with me first?”
“……”
“Were my son and I so untrustworthy?”
“No! That’s absolutely not the case!!”
Liliana desperately denied, shaking her head.
Each word from Countess Sylvia felt like it was piercing her heart.
“Well, it’s too late to talk about it now.”
“……”
“Enough with the pleasantries, please state your business. Since you’ve come all this way, you must have a reason.”
“Yes…”
In the uncomfortable atmosphere, Liliana explained her purpose.
That she wanted to continue attending the academy, but she came to apologize first.
Of course, she omitted the reason she wanted to continue attending the academy was to be with Allen.
Even Liliana wasn’t so tactless as to say that.
Countess Sylvia, who had been listening quietly, opened her mouth.
“The count’s family doesn’t really mind. The tuition has already been paid anyway.”
“……”
“Seeing that he hasn’t demanded a refund of the tuition, he probably feels the same way. However,”
Countess Sylvia looked straight at Liliana and said.
“Shouldn’t you apologize to Kyo, not to us?”
“…Yes.”
“Since you will naturally encounter that child as long as you continue attending the academy.”
There was no need to talk about encounters; they were literally sitting next to each other.
Already, an awkward atmosphere hung between Liliana and Kyo.
Sylvia spoke firmly.
“If Kyo accepts your apology, the count’s family will not interfere. Make sure you apologize properly to him.”

There are several secret spaces in Gransen Academy.
In the original story, Allen’s group would find a secret space and use it as their training place, or use it as a hiding place during conflicts within the academy.
I remember the author mentioning that besides the secret spaces mentioned in the original story, there are hidden secret spaces…
Well, in the end, it turned out to be a MacGuffin as it never appeared until the original story concluded.
I was sitting in one of those secret spaces that never appeared in the original story.
Together with the red-haired girl in front of me, Riel Ignis.
“Amazing! I can’t believe a place like this exists!”
Riel looked around the room with curious eyes.
A very clean desk and chair set that seemed quite old caught the eye first.
There might be an anti-corrosion spell on them.
On one wall, there was a shelf and even a simple tea set.
When I investigated inside the shelf, it was completely empty, but it was probably where tea leaves and such were stored.
And one wall was a bookshelf full of books.
Almost all the books I pulled out were rare and difficult to find.
The existence of this wall made of bookshelves wasn’t particularly strange.
After all, this secret room was inside the grand library.
“Wasn’t this someone’s study room during exam periods?”
“Huhu, to discover such a place. I think I’m lucky today!”
Riel seemed quite excited.
For Riel, who is sensitive to others’ gazes, such a secret place might be precious.
Finding this secret room was truly by chance.
When Riel was hurriedly moving to hide from Allen, who had come all the way to the grand library, she bumped into a bookshelf, and that was the entrance to the secret room.
Well, thanks to that, Riel was able to hide from Allen, and she also found a secret room she liked—killing two birds with one stone.
“He won’t be able to find this place!”
Riel smiled as if truly happy.
Honestly, with Allen, who unpleasantly searches for Riel to such an extent, he might find it someday.
But I’m not so tactless as to dampen Riel’s mood when she’s so happy.
“I’ve heard there are many such hidden rooms in Gransen Academy.”
“Really?”
Riel immediately showed interest and asked various questions.
As someone who had read the original story, new aspects of her that couldn’t be seen before were revealed every time.
That was very enjoyable and pleasing.
…Enough to erase the pain of being abandoned by Liliana.
After confirming from the entrance of the secret room that Allen wasn’t in the grand library, I left the secret room with Riel.
Just to be sure, I asked the librarian, who said Allen had been kicked out by the director after rummaging through the library interior saying he was looking for Riel.
What is this protagonist doing?
“It would be nice if we could find another secret room!”
After hearing about the academy’s secret rooms, Riel showed great interest.
In reality, secret rooms not only served as hideouts but sometimes contained useful artifacts or weapons.
Even the weapons mainly used by Allen in the original story were found in a secret room, and the magic books in the secret space of the grand library were the same.
“Yes, it would be nice if we could find more.”
It was around the time when the sun was starting to set.
Thinking that Allen, who had been kicked out of the library by this time, would have returned to his dormitory, I walked with Riel towards Aurum Hall.
Since both the grand library and Aurum Hall were within the academy grounds, the distance itself wasn’t that far.
“Kyo.”
“Yes?”
“Thank you.”
Surprised by Riel’s sudden thanks, I blankly stared at her.
“Since becoming friends with you, every day has been really enjoyable.”
Riel looking at me with a broad smile.
Her smile was truly dazzling.
“No, I should be the one thanking you.”
“Huh?”
Yes, I’m the one who should be grateful.
As I might have said before, since coming to this world, I had lived with my eyes only on Liliana.
A happy ending for me, the early villain, and Liliana, whom I liked, different from the original story.
I had been running toward that one goal, but Liliana left my side.
At that time, I lost everything and gave up everything.
I wanted to disappear somewhere, leaving everything behind.
What held me back was none other than the girl in front of me.
“Riel, you saved me.”
“Hmm?”
“Ahaha… just understand that I’m very grateful to you.”
Riel had an expression of not understanding well, but when I smiled, she also smiled.
I had lost everything and was saved by Riel, and Riel had shared a bit of her situation with me.
Then what I could do was to protect Riel with all my might from the original protagonist whom Riel disliked.
…For now, that was enough.
It was then when Aurum Hall came into view.
“Kyo!!”
Someone called me.
No, there was no need to say “someone.” I had been with her for over ten years and had heard her voice.
She, who had abandoned me and gone to the protagonist’s side, Liliana Edwin, was waiting in front of the dormitory.
I almost unconsciously let her name escape my lips, but somehow managed to push it back down my throat.
“You’ve returned to the academy, Lady Edwin.”
“……”
“What business do you have, coming all the way to this distant dormitory?”

She is no longer my fiancée.
The relationship between the families has also widened to that of receiving compensation and paying compensation.
I wanted to avoid conversing with her more intimately than necessary.
No, to be honest, I wanted to avoid conversing intimately with her.
Because I felt I needed to get over her quickly.
Thud
Hearing something falling, I shook off the thoughts in my head and looked.
Liliana was kneeling on the spot.
“…I’m sorry.”
A single apology while kneeling.
“I know I have no right to say this after hurting you.”
Tears welled up in Liliana’s eyes.
She even went so far as to bow her head to the ground.
“But please show mercy and accept my apology…?”
I knew she would come to apologize to me.
In the morning, when Phyllis brought a letter from my mother, everything was written in my mother’s letter.
It was all written that Liliana would come to apologize to me, and that her purpose was to continue attending the academy.
Honestly, I didn’t mind. It was still awkward and painful to see her, but I had been gradually overcoming it while spending time with Riel recently.
So if she wanted to continue attending the academy, I was willing to forgive her and let her go.
Therefore, seeing her apologize by kneeling and bowing her head like this, I couldn’t say anything.
Riel next to me also had a blank expression, as if she didn’t understand the situation.
Feeling that I couldn’t leave it like this, just as I was about to help her up.
“What’s going on here?”
An excited male voice was heard.
“Kyo Wentos, what have you done to Lili?!”
Allen Ludwig was walking towards us with an angry expression.
Why the hell is this guy showing up here suddenly?