What Happens When The Second Male Lead Powers Up [EN]: Chapter 456

The Sunken Ship of Despair (5)

I slumped down, leaning against the instrument panel.

“Hukk.”

Every sound was slow and clear.

It felt like the airship’s rotors were turning right next to my ear.

The screams of those falling from it were cut off in pieces.

-Too, too, too, too, ta, ta, ta, ta, ta…!

-Ugh, ah, ah, ah, ah, ack!

-Kuh, reuh, reuh, reung…!

The feeling of each brain cell awakening clearly was truly amazing.

‘The Prince could be a good Cardinal.’

‘Jeong-ae. You’re not thinking strange things, are you?’

‘In this world, Marquis Yeseo looks the clearest and most intense.’

‘In the name of Cedric Mercedes Liester….’

It was so intense that I even remembered my brother’s voice and my teacher’s words from a long time ago.

Faaaah! The auditory hallucination faded as quickly as it had appeared.

I quickly shook my head and wrapped the remaining hallucinogen in a bag, stuffing it into my chest.

The drug was moderately effective, with a smooth and sweet aftertaste.

Thanks to that, it wasn’t hard to chew and swallow, but if I ate it all, I wouldn’t be able to sleep a wink until the day after tomorrow.

Wow, what is this? Liester’s Red Bull? Dm Six? [Referring to energy drinks]

-Nyaaaoong!

-Kwaga gagang!

-Uuuuung—!

“Eek!” I hurriedly raised my head and looked ahead.

I felt like I had returned to reality in an instant. Fortunately—and naturally, the Holy Ground was still sturdy.

I should be able to hold out long enough until the effects of this stimulant wear off.

As long as I don’t use my power to the point of going berserk, I will never pass out.

Because the rate at which my body consumes Ether [magical energy] is much faster than the rate at which Ether is generated.

-Kagang! Kang! Kaang!

“Hoo, let’s calm down….”

I squeezed the Staff of Growth in my bag once.

I really couldn’t take this out until the very end.

Although the appearance can be easily hidden with robes and magical tools, the staff has such a distinctive appearance that rumors might spread.

The Crown Prince’s not drawing the Hye Geom [his signature sword] here was the same logic.

He mainly used long swords and daggers for sparring.

In short, I had to refrain from revealing excessively powerful power here.

If I did, I would have to erase the memories of the witnesses or take them away altogether, but that wouldn’t be easy against such a high-level black magician.

-Flash! Kwaga gagang!

So, let’s use a different strategy.

I made up my mind with Dioph’s lightning as background music. Ta-ta-ta-tan—!

“Hey, Madam Morhan!”

Then I shouted. Then she stopped her staff and stared at me.

This alone is half the success.

Even in the midst of all this, Lophie was constantly being supplied with Ether.

The palm-sized cat arched its back and glared out the broken window. Saaaaa…!

-Haaaaak!

“Why are you doing this? With this much talent, you can do more dignified and proud things on the ground!”

“….”

“Do the servants behind you know what they are doing? You’ll be punished for tormenting ordinary trees like this. The opponent you’ve been exploiting and abusing so far is a Divine Object!”

“…I wondered what you were going to say.”

The woman lowered her eyes as if bored. Then she started waving her arms again.

Whiririk, Kwaaaang! Green mana rushed in like a blade.

I was shocked by her unwavering posture.

No, are combat mages originally so strong and physically fit?

Doesn’t that person need a mana break [magical exhaustion]?!?

“Hey, Heineken-nim!”

I was startled and raised my head at the rough call.

Dioph, who was barely standing on the window frame, was making all sorts of faces at me.

Cold sweat was beading on his forehead, and it seemed that the mana generation rate in his body was slowly decreasing.

Even if it was a ‘specialty’, it was a natural reaction since he had used too much power in a short period of time.

Even the great 8th class wizard doesn’t need a break.

“Do what you did to me! You have to hit the center of that person!”

‘Forget about righteous nonsense and stab her weaknesses!’ He shouted sharply.

I hurriedly nodded and chose a sentence again.

Okay, let’s cowardly pick on the weak spots. I learned that from Sir Johann that day!

-Clunk, clunk! Rattle, rattle…!

Around that time, the servants outside the Holy Ground became busy.

They were dragging a cart with something like a poison jar on it, and it was an ominous item to anyone who saw it.

Unlike the sleeping pills from before, everyone was wearing black masks.

Morhan, who had stopped attacking at some point, was stroking her staff with a languid look.

What is she doing?

-Clatter, clatter!

I was horrified at the sight of the jar lid opening. The woman slowly parted her lips.

“I was going to catch you alive and find out how you got here… It’s a shame.”

“…….”

Crazy.

That person is just trying to get rid of us like this.

“What is that!”

“Gongja [term of respect], don’t worry about here and watch your feet! Hey, Morhan!”

I jumped up and drew attention.

Ssssk… A suspicious gas was finally spewing out of the wide-open jar.

I frantically rambled anything. Hit it! Please hit something!

“You were close to Mr. Noe. The person who works as an informant at the tavern ‘Unforgiven Alcohol’! He used to be a priest!”

“I don’t know the name.”

The black magician muttered coldly.

Hwareureureu! Lophie created a pillar of fire on the wide floor, temporarily blocking the poisonous smoke.

I looked at the fighting Divine Beast and Dioph and renewed my determination.

The constant noise hurt my ears, and both the sleeping pills and stimulants were so strong that a throbbing headache washed over me.

But giving up like this was out of the question. It’s better to be in pain than to die!

“The monastery! Do you remember the monastery with the vineyard? Mr. Noe, the priest there!”

She was slowly preparing to leave the hallway.

The gesture of putting on the mask was very relaxed. I didn’t close my mouth.

“Don’t pretend you don’t know! The portrait in the hallway where you are standing!”

Stop. This is it!

“Mr. Noe is there! The person you cherished, the person you really cherished!”

I didn’t know her well, but I threw it out there hoping that one would stick.

Then the black magician moved slowly.

Whether it was the help of the Lord or something, the portrait in question was next to her.

The woman looked back at the painting without saying a word. I clenched my fists and kept chattering.

There must be something between them, like the password for the vault.

Then I just have to dig into that link.

It doesn’t matter whether my guess is true or not, so be as mean as possible!

“You tricked him, didn’t you?”

“…….”

“You seduced him with sweet words and made him take out the pebble stuck in the Divine Object’s knot! Mr. Noe still hasn’t recovered from the wound because of that!”

-Jjaenggeurang!

Jjeok! The lid of the jar fell to the floor and broke into two pieces.

Morhan accidentally hit the servant’s arm.

I hurriedly bit my lip and managed my expression. Good, this way! I got it right!

“He’s in a lot of pain. He cries alone a lot, and he’s still thinking about you!”

“……You.”

Huk! An incredibly murderous gaze returned.

I struggled not to turn into chewy noodles.

Borrowing the energy of the stimulant, I glared back with both eyes.

Help me, Chewy Noodle No. 1, Francois!

“What do you know about my sister?”

The sunken voice was terrifying. Sister? This was unheard of.

I was racking my brains in the midst of the chaos.

Maybe it’s because I took the medicine, but my head seemed to be working faster than usual.

Lophie’s fire was blocking the doorway like a barrier.

“That your sister misses you very much! That she is waiting!”

“…….”

“She wouldn’t want you to kill like this. Absolutely!”

I shouted at the top of my lungs. Then, for the first time, something called ‘expression’ appeared on the woman’s face.

The surrounding servants looked at her with worried eyes.

In the moment of feeling joy while covering my mouth with my sleeve, I met Zivril Dioph’s eyes.

He suddenly started pantomiming, moving his arms.

His face, waving the staff like a baton, looked very desperate.

What are you doing?

“……!”

“Huh?”

He spreads his arms and hugs something, smiles with eyes looking at something very lovely, and then brings his lips together.

Ugh, he’s closing his eyes too?!

“Should I say it’s disgusting? Dirty? Ah, don’t do disgusting things?”

“What? No!”

He frowned. Then he repeatedly took a posture of cherishing something.

Ah!

“The answer is a baby wrapped in swaddling clothes! Family!”

Since he called Mr. Noe his sister earlier, that’s what he meant.

‘Mine’ was ‘my family’!

“No! You’ve never experienced—”

“Think about your family, Mr. Morhan! Your parents! Your parents wouldn’t want Noe and you to be like this!”

I raised my voice confidently.

Then the woman’s face hardened noticeably.

Eh?

“……Dare.”

Uh oh……?

“How dare you try to deceive me by mentioning my sister?”

“Yes?”

What? Where did I get caught? Huh, maybe her parents weren’t there?

“……You’re right. I remember.”

Morhan, who added that, elegantly grabbed her staff again.

I instinctively took a few steps back at the murderous intent that seemed to be within reach.

The woman beyond the red flames now looked like a completely burning grim reaper.

I heard the lightning wizard behind me clicking his tongue and cheering.

It was a shout to draw out the mana in the body. ‘Haaaaaa!’

-Urrrreung, Kwakwakwang!

“This kind of dirty murder is not desirable. My sister has liked cleanliness since she was a child. She used to take charge of cleaning the monastery without anyone telling her to.”

“…….”

“So I’ll blow you away cleanly.”

Yes……?

-Uuuuung!

-Chareureureu, chaengchaengchaengchaeng!

With a chilling and sharp noise, eight huge green stars floated under my feet.

I hurriedly ran to Lophie and hugged him.

I didn’t know what was going on, but my instinct told me to do this.

It was a matter of a blink of an eye.

The magic circle was created under ‘our’ feet, not Morhan’s!

“Hey! Wait a minute!”

-Nyaaooo

“There’s also a second control room. You can just make another room.”

The woman murmured coldly. Dioph shouted something loudly.

I shuddered as I looked at her empty pupils. That person is out of her mind—

-Jiiiiing!

“Leave. And never mention my sister again.”

“Heineken! Dodge!”

-Whoosh!

Kukukukung—! As soon as she swung her staff, the entire floor of the vault groaned.

Then, the world began to shake terribly.

I felt the blood draining from my brain and looked back at the lightning guy.

He was slowly falling backwards, losing his balance.

The ruby-studded staff sparkled in the air, losing its owner. My mouth opened wide.

No. That outside is a steep cliff.

“Gongja!”

I screamed at the top of my lungs and ran to the window. At that moment,

-Kwaaaaaang!

“Ugh!”

The floor collapsed and a chilling feeling of falling enveloped my whole body.

The thick walls, the wood, and the metal instrument panel with all sorts of black magic collapsed at once.

The cold outside air mercilessly brushed my cheeks, and the dark ceiling of the black market stone wall came into view.

Between the balconies of the mansion that were collapsing helplessly like cookie crumbs—

“Gongja! You can’t die even if you die! Really!”

“Damn it! The landing magic circle is confusing!”

The man’s strawberry blonde hair waved violently.

I hid Lophie tightly in my arms and looked around.

Whether it was the magic of the mansion, the fall was endless. My chin trembled with physiological fear.

It can’t end like this. We can’t die like this. It can’t be like this because of my mistake.

There must be something more. Don’t let go of your mind until the end, Jeong Yeseo!

Until the end—

-Hweeiiing!

“…….”

Beyond the sound of the wind fluttering to my eardrums, Madam Morhan came into view.

She was craning her long neck and looking at us falling.

Her eyes, still devoid of any vitality, quickly faded away. Ssaeeeeek—!

-Tiriring!

Huh?

I widened my frowning eyes. What I just saw wrong……?

-Tiring, tiring, tiriring!

“What is that?”

-Aeoooong!

Lophie in my arms burst into a pleasant cry.

Then this was not just my delusion.

Above Morhan’s head, on the ceiling of the black market that should be black all year round—

-Chareurang, chareurang, chareureureu!

Stars were rising one by one. I couldn’t believe it.

Did I already die without knowing it?

“Hey! Be careful!”

I heard Dioph’s tearing warning. I squeezed my eyes shut and curled up to protect Lophie.

At that very moment—

[Stop it, please! Remember your name!]

Someone’s cry,

-Paaaaaa…!

And poof! A very cozy and resilient mattress caught us.

I opened my breath in shock!

“Heooeoeok! Lophie, are you okay?”

-Nyang, nyangnyang

“Oh my god, thank you. Thank you so much. Gongja?!”

I groped around the floor and turned my eyes, but I felt something strange and bizarre.

I carefully observed the flooring material that emitted a subtle flax color.

Wait a minute, this is definitely not a mattress. How can something like this be here?

It’s huge and smells good somewhere…….

-Gugugugu……

“Waak, it’s moving!”

I was suddenly horrified on the levitating mattress(?).

I raised my head, thinking I was going to hit my head on the ceiling and die this time.

Then I opened my mouth wide.

“Heoeo…….”

A pair of very, very large, gentle, and beautiful eyes…….

-Hello, special human. It almost became dangerous!

-You saved the Divine Beast!

-I saved you……!

A spirit so large that it covered the entire black market was smiling brightly at me.