What Happens When The Second Male Lead Powers Up [EN]: Chapter 893

#893 Faith, Belief, Balance?! (6)

The Jung family was once again turned upside down.

It wasn’t quite as chaotic as when Jung Ye-seo crossed dimensions or when GooGoo fell from the sky, but it was still a minor upheaval.

“Huh? Why are there two of them?”

“That’s what I’d like to know.”

“······.”

Eun-seo, who had come out of her room after reviewing the latest episode of Toegye Gong [a famous Korean Confucian scholar], stared intently at the GooGoos.

The GooGoos stared right back at her.

The round eyes of the fire salamanders were so bright and innocent that it was hard to imagine they had any ulterior motives.

Hyeon-seo first opened the veranda door and went out to check the state of the ‘Gate’.

Eun-seo poked her head out the door and asked,

“What’s up? Is there something wrong with the Einstein-Rosen-Jung Ye-seo bridge?” [Referring to a wormhole, humorously named after Jung Ye-seo’s dimensional travel.]

“What’s that supposed to be…? Never mind.”

-Woo······

The dimensional gate, which had opened in the sky above Seoul last night and pushed its way into the house according to the will of the Main God, thankfully didn’t seem to be much different from how it looked last time.

The slowly rotating spiral galaxy-shaped center and the surrounding area, which occasionally sprinkled golden light, looked peaceful.

‘No problem.’ Hyeon-seo, having answered that, rubbed the back of his head and returned to the living room.

In the meantime, the youngest was squatting in front of the new fire salamander, chatting away. ‘You came from there too, right? Did you come with a friend?’

“How’s Jung Ye? Is my oppa [older brother] doing well? Is he hurt anywhere?”

Blink. The Shin-mul [divine creature] gave an obviously positive reaction.

“Is he eating well? Jung Ye is the type who doesn’t eat much when he travels.”

-······.

At the following question, the two little ones seemed momentarily taken aback.

The new GooGoo, after blinking calmly, finally gave Eun-seo a satisfactory answer by flicking its tongue out once.

‘Oh, that’s a relief!’ Relieved to hear that her oppa was eating well and doing well, the youngest 벌떡 [beoljjeok – suddenly/abruptly] stood up and began looking for a cushion for the new guest.

Meanwhile, Hyeon-seo looked down at the GooGoos and crossed his arms.

His rimless glasses glinted sharply in the living room lights.

“······.”

-······.

······This feels strange. This isn’t a coincidence.

Somehow, it feels like these guys are here for a reason.

“Shin-mul, Shin-soo [divine beast]. You guys are ultimately the ones who uphold the will of the Main God, so it’s highly likely that you’re still moving to fulfill what the readers want.”

-······.

Flick tongue.

“That ‘reader’ includes not only Jung Ye-seo but also our family.”

-······.

Tail ‘tap tap!’

“If we simply think about what we want······.”

-······.

Blinking eyes!

“Ah, don’t just stand there like a lamppost, move aside a bit. There’s a turtle cushion under the table, let’s put that down!”

Eun-seo pushed away her big oppa, who was towering in the middle of the living room.

‘Muscle pig is so heavy, I can’t even push him anymore.’ Whether his younger sister grumbled or not, he was lost in thought as he watched her busily preparing a nest for the GooGoos.

‘You guys are fire attribute, so you like warm things, right? Or do you like the cold because you like the sea? I’m confused.’ Even in the midst of all that, the youngest chattered to the lizards and gently stroked the back of their little heads with her index finger.

Jung Hyeon-seo suddenly thought.

That’s right, the Shin-mul ‘Heart of the Four Dragons’ had loved the ocean since the beginning······.

“Wait.”

The man suddenly muttered. Eun-seo glanced at her oppa and narrowed her eyes, thinking, ‘What’s wrong with him.’

“According to the setting, that guy’s ability is······.”

······No way.

“You’re talking about ‘settings’ when he’s listening. Our GooGoo is not a doll that moves according to the setting anymore, okay? Although it is cute like a doll? Please refrain from such writerly thoughts?”

-Kit?

The GooGoos raised their voices in agreement.

Regardless, Hyeon-seo didn’t even pay attention and hurriedly took the second one’s old-fashioned cell phone and connected it to the tablet PC.

Eun-seo’s hand gradually slowed as she confirmed that her oppa’s face was not normal.

The GooGoos rolled their big eyes, watching what he was doing.

“Oppa, why? Is it bad that GooGoo came here?”

“No, it’s good that they came. Considering the future that the readers and we want, it’s smart that they came.”

“Then why are you like that?”

“What’s the date today? Is it Sunday?”

“No, Saturday the 23rd. It’ll be Sunday in a few hours.”

“That’s a relief.”

He quickly checked the Hangul file connected to the tablet.

The white manuscript reflected in the transparent glasses was rapidly going down, down.

Then, for some reason, Hyeon-seo suddenly accessed the content platform ‘Canaria’, brought up the section, and began typing something into the search bar.

Eun-seo quickly got up from her seat and clung to her big oppa’s arm.

Their answer quickly appeared on the screen.

‘When the Sub-Male Lead Goes on Strike Episode 494’.

“······Jung Eun-seo, bring paper and a pen.”

“Huh?”

“Quickly. I need to send a quick message with one of the GooGoos.”

“Quick?”

Eun-seo widened her eyes, quickly looked back at the GooGoos, and suddenly remembered something and gasped.

“Wow, crazy! That’s right! There was such a setting―!”

-Kit!

“You said not to mention the setting, paper and pen.”

“Okay! Oppa, but it’s dark now, so it’s dangerous for GooGoo, so send it tomorrow morning!”

“Whatever.”

Eun-seo shouted as she hurriedly ran into the room, and Hyeon-seo, who answered indifferently, glanced back at the GooGoos.

The two little ones were just tilting their heads with an expression of ‘We don’t know anything.’

“······As a result, you did well. This is a compliment.”

-Tap!

Then the fire salamanders simultaneously tapped the cushion with their tails.

The man chuckled and shook his head.

That night.

“······But. Do you not want to be Pope, Your Highness?”

“Pardon?”

Suddenly, Ga-in, who was lying on the living room sofa, asked such a question.

I calmly checked Cedric’s temperature and turned to look at her.

Her eyes met mine, and she was making a face that she was really purely curious.

Then, as if waiting for it, the Crown Prince’s gaze stung my profile.

Lee-seol Roseharther, the princess, and the Venetian siblings, who were playing number matching games with the Haines father and son, and Duke Dioph, who was sitting on a one-person sofa in his gown, were also watching me.

I shared glances with the Shin-soo and wet my lips with my tongue.

“Hmm······.”

It is true that all the paladins in the vicinity are struggling due to the influence of the Crown Ether, but there are as many as five Shin-muls gathered around Gigolt Caravansarai right now.

Due to the nature of Shin-muls, whose power becomes stronger as they gather, it was natural that my friends were being affected in small and big ways (for reference, I am no longer affected at all).

It’s fortunate that the Young-Nyeong-nim [likely a title or name] took a seat at Grandma Anpeta’s house site, which is far from the village.

I have not opened the Ether faucet even once since coming down here, but I have continued to stay by their side to help my friends’ psychological stability.

I have not yet met the two cardinals who came from the Vatican.

“······It’s not that I dislike it······.”

-Bbibbo?

‘Not that you dislike it?’ Dduk-shim, who was sitting on my shoulder and grooming his feathers, tilted his head.

I tickled the little bird’s chest feathers and smiled slightly.

“······I know that only the Pope can use the Bowl of Wishes. So perhaps, it may seem natural for me, who has completely absorbed the Bowl, to take on that responsibility.”

“I see. So you did absorb it all······.”

“Besides, I’m even said to have a halo now.”

Looking back now, the halo must have been passed on to me by Irene the Saint, who is in the Star Realm.

I don’t know how she did it, but it can’t be explained without her will.

John said he didn’t see anything like that when he was at our house.

“Even Demi has wanted me to become Pope for a long time. Probably because she wants me to use the Bowl freely. That way, she can travel between the house and the continent comfortably.”

“We’ve decided to call that foresight.”

-Koo!

Ga-in said firmly, and Demi stood up and walked on her hind legs as if showing off.

I laughed out loud and nodded.

“Yes. But I have no intention of becoming Pope right now, and even if I do take that position, I don’t want to walk the same path as the previous Popes.”

“······.”

“If I accept their invitation now, I will eventually have to be incorporated into the existing Vatican order to some extent. I don’t want that.”

And I chose my words for a long time.

After sharing glances with Ga-in, Cedric, and John, I finally looked at the Prince.

He was waiting for the rest of the story with a beautiful smile.

“After the trial is over, and all the truth is revealed before all people, and the Vatican itself accepts the results of its long-standing task······.”

“······.”

“Then, I want to think carefully. What I······. What I can do for the people here.”

‘Of course, I won’t drag it out too long.’ I added quickly.

Anyway, there’s also the saying that great power comes with great responsibility, and not doing what I can do enough······.

It’s just, it doesn’t suit my personality.

Even if it’s not a grand determination to save the whole world, if there is someone who needs my help, I want to reach out my hand at any time.

As anyone would.

“······I don’t care what Your Highness does.”

Ga-in, who had been listening quietly, opened her mouth after a long time.

I was so serious about her very serious expression that I became serious as well. What’s wrong with her?

“That······. I don’t think the Vatican building is a good idea. First of all, the World Tree is so hopeless that Hana the Great has sprayed a lot of herbicide on it? It’s too far from the Imperial Capital? And······. That, what is it······.”

‘It’s not heated floors, so it’s cold in the winter. The ceiling is high in the summer, so the air conditioning costs are no joke.’ She constantly criticized the Vatican.

I burst out laughing at Ga-in’s joke-like words, but Cedric was agreeing with his partner with a very serious face.

He emphasized several times that the Vatican was ‘unclean’ and expressed his opinion that it was by no means desirable for me to stay there in the future.

Was it that dirty and bad there? Rather, I thought it was impeccably clean without humanity a few times.

“Hmm······. I also felt a little uneasy about the temple building. It’s too big, and it doesn’t seem like a space that makes believers feel comfortable.”

“You thought well.”

Even Duke Dioph, who had been silent all along, responded that way.

Everyone really hates that building. I nodded my head and gestured to John.

“Next patient, I will check your temperature and pulse.”

“Yes, Your Highness.”

The Cardinal raised one eyebrow and stood up gracefully.

He seemed to have something to say about his friends’ attitude, but he didn’t bother to open his mouth.

The next morning.

We left the lodging for the first time, came out of the village early in the morning, and were putting on robes.

It was to secretly greet precious people.

“There! I see Benjamin over there, Your Highness! At the very front!”

“Yes, I see him too!”