What Happens When The Second Male Lead Powers Up [EN]: Chapter 284

The Great Escape (1)

Body, body, you want my body?!

“Could you repeat that one more time?”

-You seem too surprised. I was the strongest cardinal of my time, so my vessel is not easily destroyed. It is only natural that I need an incarnation.

Hanan Lumayan frowned slightly. Her dignified voice echoed all around.

The spirits nodded in agreement.

She said it was natural, but I couldn’t understand it as natural at all.

So, I quickly turned to look at the Crown Prince, and surprisingly, he looked like he understood half of it.

However, Joan seemed similar to me. She pulled up her pants and said in an absurd voice,

“Your Majesty, what does that mean? I’m too ignorant to understand. Judging from the looks of it, the Prince and the priest seem clueless too.”

-Haa… I’ve become a nanny teaching babies how to walk.

The King sighed as if the ground was sinking, then supported his head with one arm and took a comfortable posture.

Then, she raised a large, long finger and pointed to Cedric the Crown Prince’s heart.

The spirits kept whispering as they looked at us.

They must be disappointed that the liberators are more stupid than they thought. I’m sorry.

-A human soul is called a ‘vessel.’ That’s because the ether that comes out of the heart is contained there. The power given by the main god is stored in the soul, not the body.

“Th, that’s what I know…”

Sant answered in a mosquito-like voice. Then Hanan frowned.

‘Heuaa.’ The priest got scared and hugged Leia and Perry.

‘Squeak!’, ‘Grrr!’ The two creatures cried affectionately.

Fortunately, the cuteness of the divine beasts seemed to work even on the ancient king.

She opened her mouth with a face that had gathered patience to her soul (can I say this?).

-…I stayed here for a thousand years with deep resentment, and my soul has already become an extraordinary vessel. Excessively strong ether has become stuck like tar in various places. However, it has stagnated and rotted for a long time, so ordinary sanctification cannot bring this body to rest.

“Then…”

-I’ll have to resolve it through possession. It will take time to empty the vessel.

Oh my gosh, possession? The one I know so well?!

Christel, whose whereabouts were unknown, suddenly became even more desperate.

I instinctively looked for Sir John, the oldest among us.

He nodded with a bitter smile. It meant that what I was thinking was correct.

So, if you put together the story that has come out now…

“You mean, after finding a living body and entering it, you can release your abilities through that ‘incarnation,’ and then one day, Your Majesty’s ether will run out, and then you will find true peace?”

-The Archbishop is clever. There is a blessing for the descendants of Riester.

Hanan looked down at the Crown Prince and said mockingly.

After hearing the affirmative answer, my head was now complicated with other thoughts.

That’s all good, but where and how do I find someone to become an incarnation?

Besides, I have to get their consent too.

It’s absolutely unacceptable to force someone who doesn’t want to do it.

-But unfortunately, your souls are not in good condition.

“Yes?”

I quickly raised my head. Hwook! Hanan suddenly approached and met my forehead.

The large eyes rolled around, observing me.

I felt like a specimen in a laboratory. I swallowed hard.

-Especially you, you are strange. I can’t sense the ether, but your energy looks very clear. Why are the shell and the inside playing separately?

“…I don’t know what you mean.”

-It would be difficult to enter.

Wow, crazy!

It seemed that a thousand-year-old great cardinal ghost could see through other people’s possession situations.

A cold sweat ran down my spine, and goosebumps rose all the way to my side.

Suddenly, I couldn’t remember how to breathe.

I felt the Crown Prince’s stinging gaze, so I had to say something, but it was difficult to come up with an appropriate response.

When she narrowed her eyes, her long eyelashes tickled my hair. No, I mean…

-You can’t because your vessel is not intact. Tsk. What hardship is a newborn going through?

Hot. When I came to my senses, Hanan was already past me.

She clicked her tongue as she looked at the Crown Prince, and immediately looked up and down at Sir John.

-Your body is healthy and your vessel is strong, but you have no faith to use as medicine. How did you lose your faith?

“I’ve never had it from the beginning.”

-Heo.

‘That’s right!’ The spirits shook their heads and whispered as they looked at Sir John.

I carefully met his gaze. The man sent a smile without saying a word.

Hanan carefully scanned Sant, Marion, and Joan as well.

It felt like passing through an airport security checkpoint.

-You also lack faith, and you are too young! This one is full of suspicion. Anyway, I can’t use any of you as my incarnation.

She made a pitiful expression.

Then the spirits looked up at the king and pointed to one place all at once.

I wondered who they were pointing at,

-Kkii?

-Kkia?

-Kkiung?

-Awoo?

-Ha! Those are troublesome. Have you forgotten that touching the messenger of the main god will result in a terrible end? You will fall into a hell where your soul is torn to pieces and you will never be reincarnated.

‘Heo-eok!’ The group of spirits took a few steps back from the divine beasts in shock.

When Demi tilted her head and took a step forward, the little ghosts burst into tears and hid behind Hanan.

I picked her up and apologized.

No, are the ether gluttons who give cotton candy or gifts so often such terrifying beings?

-Where, let’s see how that one is.

At that time, Hanan suddenly got up. Then she reached out behind us…?

“Ugh!”

-Hoo.

I was shocked to see who was being grabbed upside down by her hand.

“Christel?!”

“Prince! Euhaha! It tickles!”

“Since when have you been here?”

“Since I introduced myself to this person, ack!”

You were there from the beginning. People from Toegye-gong [likely a reference to someone known for being discreet or hiding] are all like this!

Was it because it was awkward to intervene, so you kept hiding?

-It’s noisy.

Hanan gave a solemn warning.

Then she lifted Christel high, brought her close to her nose, and looked at her from side to side.

The pink hair swayed.

The protagonist was making a face that was a good mix of ‘fear’ and ‘fun’.

Fortunately, it seemed that she hadn’t been hurt anywhere while she was gone.

The king acted as if she was some kind of delivery box.

She shook Christel, stared at her for a long time, and looked back and forth between her and me.

Why are you doing that again!

-…A thousand years is clearly a long time. Is your case common these days? I’m seeing it for the first time today.

The king looked down at me and asked. I asked back stupidly.

“When you say my case,”

-This little one also has a distinction between inside and outside. But I would say it’s different from you. If you ask what’s different…

‘Hmm.’ Hanan held Christel and poked her chest with her other hand.

Christel giggled and fluttered like a hairtail [a type of fish known for its lively movements].

I should tell her to put her down, but somehow she seems to be enjoying it…

-Mysterious. Oh!

The king suddenly opened her eyes wide.

I was nervous that she might make an explosive remark because of her quite intense reaction.

Like we are beings from another world, or we are living by borrowing someone else’s body.

I was also afraid that she would say ‘Get out of here!’ like a powerful shaman.

But suddenly, she turned her back on us and looked at the opposite side.

At the same time, the paladin friends turned their heads, and the divine beasts twitched their whiskers.

What’s over there?

“Please give me back my daughter. Please!”

‘Please, please, please…!’ A very familiar voice echoed.

In an instant, my head turned white.

Is this a real situation?

-Interesting.

Hwik! Hanan threw Christel down as if throwing her away (“Euhaha!”) and strode towards the opposite side.

I was sure that she wouldn’t harm Isabel, but that didn’t mean that worry and anxiety disappeared.

I first checked Christel’s condition.

Her whole body was limp from the tickle attack, but she seemed fine anyway.

“Christel. Your mother is here.”

“Oh my, what’s going on…”

She rolled around and got up.

Isabel on the other side was wearing comfortable clothes and long boots, holding a club thicker than her legs.

Besides, she was alone! Even from a distance, I could see her trembling.

As I was openly restless, the Crown Prince finally stood in front of me.

Does it make it okay if I can’t see it?

-An excellent spirit. Her faith is strong and her vessel is clean, making her a role model for others.

“…Th, thank you.”

-Will you lend me your body?

“Yes?”

Isabel’s eyes turned round.

As for us, it wasn’t just about getting round.

Her eyeballs were crazy and jumped around, going around the neighborhood and coming out of her mouth!

“Shouldn’t we stop her? Isabel is an ordinary person.”

“I’m saying!”

“C, can Isabel handle His Majesty’s soul?”

“It seems like a pretty healthy conversation is going on over there, everyone. You’re both adults.”

Sir John said as if to appease us. I hurriedly looked up at the Crown Prince.

“What are they saying over there? I can’t hear well.”

“He says that lending your body won’t cause any problems with Madame Rambouillet’s health or lifespan.”

“What did she say? Isabel is answering now.”

“…I’m not an owl [implying she can’t hear well].”

He frowned immediately. The male lead is too stingy with only one free trial!

“Mother! How did you get here? What about the security personnel!”

At that moment, Christel put her hands to her mouth and shouted.

She already had a very serious look in her eyes.

Then the two women turned to us. Especially Isabel was almost crying.

She moved her lips.

“Because you didn’t come… It’s been five days since you left for the ruins, and you haven’t returned! I was worried, so I came secretly!”

“Five days?!”

We shouted at the same time.

It seemed that time flowed differently inside the ruins than outside.

Marion, who had started hiccupping, clung to Christel’s waist this time.

She whispered in Marion’s ear and raised her head again.

“Still… Still, you shouldn’t come alone when it’s dangerous! You know it well, what are you thinking!”

“Because it might be the last time!”

Isabel shouted in a tearful voice. Confusion settled on Christel’s face.

The noisy spirits suddenly became quiet.

We, of course, and even the great lord Hanan began to read the two mothers’ eyes.

The atmosphere was unusual.

“You seem to be avoiding Mom… Avoiding Grandpa and Grandma. I wondered if we had made a mistake with you! But I don’t want those memories to be the last! I, I…”

Isabel said as if crying out. As expected, she knew and felt everything.

Hanan shrugged her shoulders as she looked at me. I quickly shook my head.

Please wait a little longer, Great Cardinal Ghost.

“Mother, I never avoided you!”

But Christel looked very embarrassed. Huh?

“It’s okay! You don’t have to lie. I know it can be uncomfortable! Because Grandma and Grandpa are too burdensome, because Mom forced you—”

“No! Cavity!”

Christel shouted. All the eyes that were moving like ping-pong balls were focused on her.

What did you just say?

“It’s black here! Come and see! Ahh. Euheuia Heueoe Ahhayeo! (My molars hurt because they’re rotten!)”

Oh my god…

“It hurts when I touch my cheek, so I avoided it. It’s not because I don’t like it! I like Grandma and Grandpa so much! By the way, that’s why I didn’t eat the snacks you gave me last time. I was sure Mom would notice and take me to the doctor. It’s true!”

There is a novel that tells you about the protagonist’s teeth condition.

I calmly met the Crown Prince’s gaze. And I sent a strong look.

‘Did you know this story?’ Then wrinkles formed on his forehead.

‘Why should I know?’ Such a prickly guy.

“…But. But because you didn’t write Mom’s last name in the accommodation book! I wondered if you were still thinking about Dad,”

“I don’t think about that kind of person!”

I’m going to lose my voice! I hurriedly opened the lid of the water bottle and handed it to Christel.

She swallowed a few gulps, roughly wiped the water flowing down her chin, and continued to speak.

She looked sorry for some reason.

“That’s! That’s… I haven’t memorized it yet!”

-What haven’t you memorized?

Hanan, who couldn’t listen anymore, intervened. Christel moved her lips unlike her.

“‘Rambouillet’! I know it roughly, but I’m confused about the spelling. I’m sorry. I didn’t write it because I was afraid I would be wrong!”

“…”

“…”

-….

A long silence flowed.

‘Woo woo.’ One spirit tried to cry it over roughly, but closed his mouth after receiving a glare from his colleague.

Christel scratched her neck, perhaps embarrassed that she had revealed two hidden facts.

The Crown Prince sighed.

Isabel stood blankly, then slowly distorted her beautiful face.

A smiling face and a crying face were mixed like paint and were a mess.

Still, her emotions were clear.

A single heart clearly floated to the surface and I couldn’t help but know.

Clear water droplets crossed her cheeks.

“Hahaha…”

“Hehehe.”

The woman was happy. So Christel finally smiled brightly.

-Then, will you make a contract? You who love your daughter.

The long-awaited king asked Isabel. We hardened our faces at the same time.

Judging from the fact that Sir John didn’t stop her, there seemed to be no unfavorable content for her, but it was still worrisome.

Whether she will be shocked by the sudden power. Whether she will have a hard time adapting. Whether she will want to break the promise…

“I will.”

“Madam.”

The Crown Prince called her in a low voice. It meant to think carefully.

Isabel looked at her daughter and said resolutely.

“I have decided to do anything to save my daughter.”

“Mother.”

“People think my decision is about 3 years old [referencing Christel’s age when Isabel met her]. But that’s not true.”

She reached out her trembling hand to Hanan. The king raised her finger with a very satisfied attitude.

“From the first time I saw her… From the day I met 8-year-old Christel, I wanted to protect her.”

-A pleasing incarnation.

-Paaaaa―!

A dazzling flash of light erupted from the thousand-year-old soul.

The bright red radiance soon turned pink, and then turned bright white again.

Ssaeaeaeek! A tremendous wind blew from all directions of the crypt.

I gathered with my friends and barely protected the child and the divine beasts.

In the storm of light where I couldn’t even open my eyes properly, I thought I saw Isabel’s clear smile.

Her verdant hair resembling spring grass too.