I Became A Wretched Extra In A Healing Story - Chapter 6

Duke Vicheravali was truly a kind person, unlike how he was described in the novel.

The day after their meeting in the library, he had a book delivered through a knight.

Moreover, the quality was excellent. According to the knight’s explanation, the five-volume book had no duplicate content and was the best existing botanical reference.

Seeing the knight’s kindness in hoping it would be helpful, Reibella once again erased her preconceptions about the Vicheravali family.

This family is angelic.

So Reibella decided to repay him right away.

It was to provide information about the ‘territory’ that would be his biggest concern now.

‘There was a story about it being unjustly taken away in Part 2.’

Although it seemed a bit early, Reibella wrote down the details based on what she knew and sent it through the knight.

I hope it helps.

If possible, she wished he would also backstab the emperor. Then this absurd daily life might become a little happier.

…Even so, as long as she couldn’t find the antidote, reality would still be hell.

“Kyahaha!”

On the other hand, the only god of this world, Erina Curtis Rastel, seemed to find the world like heaven.

Today too, she was proclaiming happiness with her whole body while scattering smiles.

“Be careful, Your Highness! What if you get hurt again!”

“It’s fine!”

On a sunny afternoon, Erina was excitedly riding a snow-white pony in a vast green field. Three knights accompanied her, but Erina was leading the way. On the horse that made clip-clop sounds as it ran, Erina was more joyful than ever, and her laughter was so loud it could reach the sun in the sky.

Literally, happiness was infused in every syllable of her laughter.

‘It can’t be helped.’

Horseback riding was one of the things Erina had longed for before her regression.

Before her regression, Erina, who had lived alone in a shabby palace without receiving attention, used to hear stories about horseback riding whenever she participated in tea parties with young ladies from other noble families as a formality.

‘Dad gave me a horse.’

‘Dad taught me how to ride a horse!’

The noble young ladies boasted about how much they were loved by their parents.

For Erina, who was being ignored by her tyrant dad at the time, these were things she couldn’t even dream of.

So when Erina regressed and decided to make money, the first thing she resolved was ‘I’ll buy a house with a wide field and ride a horse too’.

It was natural for her to be happy now that she had achieved something she had wanted to do so badly.

“Our princess is especially lovely today!”

“She must really like the gift His Majesty gave her.”

Praises poured endlessly from the mouths of the maids watching the princess. Honestly, Reibella agreed with those words.

The 7-year-old girl had beautiful golden hair that seemed to flow like honey and red eyes like the sunset sky in autumn, and her skin was as white and fair as milk. Cute, lovely, elegant, doll-like… etc. The princess was a child who seemed to embody all the laudatory adjectives in this world.

Who could not love a child who was already pretty in appearance and smiled so brightly?

“But I’m worried she might miss dinner because she’s tired from playing like that. I should prepare a soup with finely minced meat.”

“Are you recording properly with the image stone?”

“Of course! Look, Sir Ashley is recording too.”

One of the maids near Reibella pointed to one of the knights riding beside Erina. It was a man leaning his upper body towards the princess while leisurely riding his horse.

Cain Ashley. He was a character who would do anything the princess said, grinning foolishly whenever she spoke.

And.

‘…He’s the one who destroyed our family.’

As much as he cared for the princess, he was also at the forefront of punishing forces that troubled her. Naturally, he wouldn’t have left Felicity alone during the last incident.

‘Fall off the horse, you bastard.’

Munch munch. Reibella glared intently at Cain while chewing and swallowing the snacks that the princess would eat after finishing her play. Since he was said to be one of the top three knights in horse riding skills in the imperial palace, it probably wouldn’t happen, but still, who knows? Maybe if she cursed earnestly, the heavens would grant it.

But only her eyes hurt.

With tired eyes, Reibella sighed and lowered her head. In front of her were several sweet desserts yet to be eaten.

Marshmallows, marshmallows, and things like marshmallows.

‘They could make a marshmallow mountain.’

She couldn’t understand why the female leads in childcare stories liked marshmallows so sweet that their tongues would not just melt but rot.

Sticking out her tongue at the incomprehensible taste, she dipped one in and put it in her mouth, when suddenly the surroundings became noisy.

“Sir Ashley!”

“Oh my, what should we do!”

…Ashley?

Turning her head towards the center of the commotion, she saw Cain Ashley rolling on the ground. Seeing his horse running far ahead alone, it seemed he had fallen off.

“Sir Ashley! Are you alright?”

Erina, who had been riding far ahead, belatedly returned and asked Cain if he was okay, if he wasn’t hurt. Cain responded cunningly, looking at Erina who was on the verge of tears with worry.

“Ah… For Your Highness to care about me like this. I feel like I could die without regrets now.”

“Don’t die!”

“Haha.”

He laughed cunningly and pretended to be fine, but it seemed he was in considerable pain. When the princess was led back to her horse by other knights, Cain’s expression hardened considerably. The pain was evident in his expression as he cradled his arm.

Reibella put a marshmallow in her mouth while watching his face.

For some reason, the marshmallow that had only felt unpleasant before now tasted incredibly sweet. Grinning with pleasure, she put another marshmallow in her mouth.

Mm, such a sweet taste.

* * *

Due to Cain Ashley’s injury, the princess’s horseback riding play ended earlier than expected.

Naturally, Reibella quickly finished her food tasting and left the place. While there were also the maids’ attempts to prevent her from encountering the princess, Reibella herself had no desire to face her.

Honestly, it was absurd to be told to hide while being the princess’s food taster. Moreover, the reason given was that the princess might be shocked if she met Felicity.

Wouldn’t it be better to just choose someone else as the food taster in that case?

At first, she thought this stupid act wouldn’t last more than a few days.

But thanks to the maids perfectly diverting the princess’s attention, and Reibella desperately avoiding her, they had managed to keep it hidden so far.

Whether it was because she was an ‘extra with no presence’, or because of the hood the head maid had given her to wear, telling her to always cover her head to avoid catching the princess’s eye, she strangely didn’t attract people’s attention.

Reibella, who had retreated to a quiet place, vomited all the food as usual and rinsed her mouth with the water bottle she had brought.

‘This won’t last much longer now.’

The book Duke Vicheravali had brought was truly useful. After checking for several days, Reibella was able to find a plant that was presumed to be the ‘universal antidote’.

It was a flower called raffle.

‘It was said to grow rarely near manish trees.’

Manish trees were not very popular among gardeners. Although the flowers blooming from the tree were pretty, they only bloomed for exactly one week a year, and afterwards, they attracted bees and insects, harming other plants. Due to its difficult maintenance, no one sought it out. Of course, it was hard to find even among the imperial garden trees.

If the original setting that many antidote herbs were found in the imperial palace was correct, there must be manish trees growing somewhere, and the antidote herbs must be blooming in that colony.

‘If it’s not among the garden trees, it must be in the forest surrounding the imperial palace.’

Reibella took in the sight of the large forest spread out before her. It was called the ‘Forest of the Dead’ because it was said that if you got lost once, you couldn’t come out even after death. Due to frequent disappearances, the first thing people who came to the imperial palace heard was also a warning not to approach the ‘Forest of the Dead’.

‘Since the princess and male lead found it, it shouldn’t be too deep inside.’

It would probably be in a place that was moderately secluded but not inconvenient to come and go.

Thinking this, Reibella raised her upper body, steeling her resolve. The princess’s snack time had just begun, so there was quite a bit of time.

“They won’t look for me again in the meantime, right?”

What if the princess suddenly says she wants to eat something?

‘…That probably won’t happen.’

Reibella recalled the scene surrounding the princess. The fluffy and warm atmosphere. The princess, maids, and knights are probably too intoxicated with happiness now to care about food.

“How nice.”

For you to be happy without any worries.

While some are running around looking for herbs that may or may not exist just to avoid dying.

“Somehow, it feels like I’m the only unhappy one.”

Even just around the princess, it was like that. Everyone was always grinning with their mouths slack, as if they were so happy and joyful they couldn’t bear not to smile.

Perhaps happiness is springing like hot spring water somewhere in the imperial palace? Are they hiding it, trying to be happy by themselves?

“…Do you think I’ll lose to that?”

I will definitely become happy.

For that, finding the antidote herb was the priority. If she could somehow survive, wouldn’t a day of happiness come eventually?

“I can do it!”

She unnecessarily shouted energetically, raising both arms and clenching her fists.

But then.

Their eyes met.

Opposite where Reibella was standing, a child was sitting with his back against a tree, staring at her.

As if he had heard everything she had been muttering to herself just now, a red-eyed boy was tilting his head curiously.