What Happens When The Second Male Lead Powers Up [EN]: Chapter 632

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Color Matching (6)

“Ughhhhh!”

“Ah, Jung Hyun-seo! You could have told me that sooner!”

Scratch what I said earlier! You really are useless, hyung [older brother/male friend]!

[Oh, is that my fault? Weren’t you the one who needed time for a 100-minute debate?]

[And I have eyes too, you know. Don’t you remember how awkward you guys were acting after you got out of the Ark?]

“Let’s talk later, later. Matching the colors comes first. Sir Johan, you heard what I said just now, right? Please take care of the Prince and these people!”

“Leave it to me, Gungju-nim [Princess].”

“Thank you. Gugu, can you help that handsome hyung out? See you later. Kids, you’re coming with me!”

-Kkyaaa!

-Nyaooo

Demi and Peri darted out of the temple like lightning, followed by Ropi.

Leah, who had been dozing in my arms, suddenly woke up.

A dozen or so fire lizards gathered around the Cardinal from inside and outside the temple.

I made sure Dotori and Tite were sound asleep, exchanged a glance with Prince Yeseo, and hurriedly dashed down the cliff in the night.

The damp sea breeze slapped my cheeks as if it had been waiting, waking up my sluggish mind.

The vice-commander, realizing something was wrong, immediately followed me.

“Huff, wheeze!”

-Swishhhhh…!

A large, pure white rainbow bridge was piercing the hillside vertically, illuminating the night sky brilliantly.

The momentum was so great that it felt like the cliff would collapse.

But thankfully, the grass on the ground, the seabird nests on the shore, and the white bell tower housing His Majesty were all intact.

At first, I was terrified that this place would collapse, but now that I knew it wouldn’t cause any harm, everyone was relieved.

There was a rumbling, but it wasn’t very strong anymore.

More than anything, after coming out of the Ark, I didn’t prioritize this while sorting out other information!

“Marquis Serenite, what’s going on all of a sudden?”

Lady Elizabeth, who had caught up, asked seriously.

Unlike me, she wasn’t even slightly out of breath.

Soaked in salt, I quickly turned to look at her.

From now on, I had to explain everything as if I were pouring it out. And as quickly as possible!

“Yes, let me explain. As I briefly explained earlier, we collected all seven colors of the rainbow, and it was great that this bridge was summoned. We thought that if we just took this, all the problems would be solved immediately—”

“Gungju-nim! This way!”

At that moment, a clear voice rang out from across the pillar of light.

The lesser pandas and I flinched and craned our necks.

Behind the rainbow bridge, the protagonists of my favorite romance fantasy world were gathered in groups of three or five.

Perfect timing! Greatly excited, Peri perked up his tail and ran towards Ms. Gain.

Lady Elizabeth and I also hurried to join their group.

Everyone had serious expressions, making my heart pound, and then I made eye contact with Charlemagne (from this town), who had gone on an errand for the Crown Prince a few hours ago!

-Flap flap

“Charle, you’re here! Thanks for your hard work. No, wait a minute. Duke Evelyn.”

Why are you drawing your Hyegeom [sword] so menacingly? Surprised, I looked up at Cedrick.

The man glanced at me and then glared down the hill with his bulging eyes.

The vice-commander and I followed his gaze at the same time.

And….

“….nim! Gongnyeo-nim [Princess]! Sorry…!”

“….Huh?”

“….No! No more…!”

Far away, from the forest leading to the south, someone seemed to be shouting at the top of their lungs.

Of course, it was too dark to see anyone, and I didn’t know how long they had been doing that, but their voice already sounded quite hoarse.

It was hard to make out because of the distance, but I definitely heard the word ‘Gongnyeo.’

Meanwhile, Ms. Gain quickly moved to stand on my right.

Now that I saw it, she was also holding a whip in her hand. I glanced at Christel and quickly whispered.

“Gongnyeo-nim, someone is shouting over there. Do you know them? It sounds like they’re calling for you….”

-Kkiheo

“Heok!”

Crazy, what is that!

[Uh oh, here comes a big one.]

I stopped talking and quickly covered my mouth.

I didn’t even have time to nag Jung Hyun-seo, and the startled Demi and Leah jumped about 5cm into the air.

While I was floundering like an idiot, Lady Elizabeth also drew a sleek rapier from her scabbard.

What I saw before my eyes—or, to be precise, what finally ‘began to come into view’….

“Waaaa…!”

“….Aaaa!”

Dozens, hundreds of red fireflies.

My brain, which had been stumbling along, suddenly turned ice-cold, as if it had been doused in ice water.

The soldiers’ torches were flickering, turning the darkened forest red as they shook them towards us.

A loud shout erupted from afar, and the dots closer to us seemed to be moving slowly but steadily.

I quickly turned my gaze to the rainbow bridge.

We had already expected Grand Rouge and the Imperial Army to gather here soon, and to prevent this situation, we had sent Charlemagne in advance.

But it seemed they had decided that it was better to intervene in this situation, even if it meant disobeying the Crown Prince’s orders.

-Kweeeeeek!

“Gasp!”

My hair stood on end at the sudden pig squeal.

I rubbed my startled chest and groped for the direction of the sound.

-Pooheheheng

“Sorry, he’s still excited.”

It was the pony next to Christel, ‘Jukchang.’

His eyes were particularly shiny, and his complexion looked as if he had been possessed.

The Gongnyeo handed me a piece of paper, damp with his saliva.

Calming my pounding heart, I hurriedly unfolded it.

The handwriting was rushed and dense.

‘Gongnyeo-nim, I’m sorry

I tried my best to stop them, but these people are the Imperial

Family Escort. They say they absolutely cannot back down

Instead, they seem to suspect me, so I can no longer

Stop them. I am sorry

I think it would be best to come up with a counter

Measure

DA’

“….”

[Oops.]

The last letter A was smeared out long, like a dying message.

I blinked and looked back towards the bushes at the bottom of the cliff.

Just a moment ago, I was wondering who was calling for Christel so desperately, but I had completely forgotten about him in my confusion.

The young and ambitious boy prosecutor who came to find the family’s sacred artifact as the prospective son-in-law of the Bacari viscount family.

Duke Devi Andre.

“Yaaaa…!”

“Uwaaaa…!”

Twitch. I swallowed hard, watching the approaching group of torches pick up speed.

They were still far away, but it would only take a moment for them to get closer.

Quickly turning my gaze, I saw the group surrounding me in a circle.

Hurriedly shaking my head, I began to pour out the first sentence like a waterfall.

“We need to go back to our world line right now via the rainbow bridge. The principle I was told is quite simple, so the explanation will be short. Do you have all your luggage? Are there any valuables you left behind?”

“Um, I’ve got everything.”

Ms. Gain said, staring at me.

Christel bit her lip.

I quickly nodded my head.

As expected of the protagonist! Our hope! The star of the Empire!

“I know what that means! I came out and experimented.”

While Cedrick grumbled, Ms. Gain raised her arm.

Reflexively, I brightened my expression.

Just out of curiosity, I dripped a little bit of my water droplet into it, and like this….”

-Saaaa…!

When she absorbed the clear holy water from her fingertip into the rainbow bridge, the pure white pillar of light briefly flashed blue.

Even that only spread out as if it had been wounded in the side and quickly returned to white, but in any case, it was proven.

Everyone nodded as if they understood.

This makes progress faster, thank you!

“We’re here, Gungju-nim.”

“Sir Johan, you’ve come just in time!”

Just in time, Father Herrit, who had finished cleaning up the inside of the temple, flew in, bringing the Prince, Shu-nim, Francois, Dotori, and Tite.

He landed calmly and reported to the Crown Prince here.

“All the obvious evidence has disappeared, so you can make any excuse to His Majesty and it will sound plausible.”

“…”

‘Speaking nonsense just because you have a mouth.’ His returned expression meant exactly that.

I immediately scattered their gazes.

“I’m sorry. As you may have heard, we need to start the operation right now. Duke, please stand here and take charge of the Mars Hyegeom, and Gugu, I’ll ask Sir Johan to take care of you. This child has the attribute of flight, and the compatibility between air and fire is quite good. I’ll stand right next to you, Sir.”

“That sounds fun.”

“Then the problem is green.”

I immediately took out the bracelet in question from my inner pocket.

Hwaaaaa…! As if it had been waiting for a long time, as if it was finally its turn—‘Biwan of the Saint Pomphily’ emitted a beautiful light from the green diamond.

This was not a sacred object, so anyone could use it without having to possess Aether [magical energy].

Just like when Yuliter’s headdress was put up for auction on the market and attracted everyone’s interest.

“This sacred artifact is said to ‘resonate with the strongest will of the vessel,’ so I guess it will make our rainbow stronger and more solid. So that it doesn’t break. However, it is said that the curse of Saint Pomphily is attached to it. So, after all….”

“I’ll take care of that.”

Sparkle, Francois raised his hand. Everyone’s eyes turned to him.

I was surprised and moved my lips.

The shouts of the knights, which had only sounded faint, felt much closer in the meantime.

“Marquis.”

“The faithful Saint Pomphily was a priest in his lifetime, but wasn’t that sacred artifact the property of the Bacari viscount family, a family of magicians for generations? Then it would be easier for me, a magician, to control it. Getting rid of the curse is easy with an 8th-grade dispelling magic.”

“…”

Then Sir Johan showed a subtle sign of discomfort.

Francois shrugged his shoulders—the Crown Prince gestured—and lightly tilted his chin.

“I can’t help it if you don’t trust my skills, but I also want to send you all home as soon as possible. So there will be no tragedy of the rainbow collapsing.”

“….Thank you. Then, could you possibly throw the bracelet into the ‘Sea of Tranquility’ after using it?”

“Oh là là?”

The Marquis’s eyes widened at my words.

I hesitated for about a second, but in the end, I revealed my true feelings. There really wasn’t any time.

A rapid-fire rap burst out.

“Viscount Hugo Bacari used that treasure as a wedding gift to pass on the curse on his family to the Andre viscount family. This is what I heard directly from a person related to the Bacari family. If Duke Andre takes it back, he will unknowingly commit a terrible act against his family. My informant hopes that the bracelet will rather flow into the Sea of Tranquility and be with the soul of the magician lord, the late Emperor Valery.”

“Oh. It’s like .”

“I was just about to say that. She drops the necklace at the end, into the sea.”

Christel chattered, and Ms. Gain immediately took the words.

Francois glanced at his colleagues for a moment—the Crown Prince gestured—and lightly nodded his chin.

“….I will do so.”

“Thank you! Next is Ms. Gain.”

“Yep. I’ll just wear this on my head like this. The rest will be taken care of by her.”

“Thank you.”

Ms. Gain, who was in charge of blue and indigo, quickly put on the ‘Bingjam’s Crown’.

I wasn’t too worried about this side.

The crown was very sensitive to human touch, and once the stage was set for it to perform, it was a so-called ‘people-pleaser’ sacred object that happily sprayed Aether.

I immediately turned to the last runner.

“…”

“I’ve never done anything like this before.”

The Prince, who was diagonally in front of me, looked up at the rainbow bridge and said awkwardly.

Unlike usual, his posture and expression seemed a little awkward.

He looked very unfamiliar, not knowing what to do with his hands.

Perhaps this was the first time he had ever played such a role.

I smiled brightly on his behalf.

“You’ll do great. Thank you.”

“…”

“From now on, too.”

I wondered if those words were encouraging even a little.