What Happens When The Second Male Lead Powers Up [EN]: Chapter 423

The Land of Gods and Fairy Tales (2)

The paper was returned to Ganael.

After all, I would never forget what I had just read.

“Thank you, Ganael. Let’s go together for now.”

I could feel my friends looking at me with worried eyes, but everyone had more urgent matters at hand right now.

Because we were facing an imminent crisis.

“We’ve arrived, Princess Consort. Please, come in!”

“Yes, Sir Elisabeth!”

Even as the world was swirling like a storm, we somehow managed to gather at Emperor Frederik’s camp.

I stroked Arumhardt’s neck several times and tried to tie him to a post.

No, I was trying to, but my flustered hands kept trembling and dropping the reins.

Eventually, Gain helped me, seeing that I couldn’t do it.

Her small, deft fingertips firmly secured the leather strap.

And she smiled brightly at me. Stars bloomed in my heart.

Like a lie, the tension eased a little.

-Flap!

“Welcome, Princess Consort. We will also escort Sir Ramboillet this way.”

“Thank you, David.”

However, this place was just as chaotic due to the sudden situation.

As soon as the tent was opened, David approached us as if he had been waiting and guided us.

The vice-commander of the guard exchanged eye contact with us and headed to the opposite side with his fiancée.

The largest space in the military camp was densely packed with commanders and their aides.

I was glad that we had left the lesser pandas at the shelter.

The place was so crowded that there was no room to step, and it was noisy with the heated debate atmosphere unique to the Empire.

Bang! ‘We must launch a surprise attack immediately!’ The adults who had been slamming the table and gesturing wildly in the air bowed to me when they saw me.

They seemed even more polite than usual.

The faces flushed with excitement were terrifying. Yes, hello.

“Good heavens, Yeseo!”

“Teacher!”

Then, I made eye contact with Her Highness Aurelia, who was sitting at the head of the table.

As soon as I rushed over, the adult jumped up and hugged me.

A long sigh escaped from her warm embrace.

Then, Sant hugged me from the side, and a small warmth reached me from Darien.

I was enjoying the brief relief when I was startled and looked down.

-Beep!

Oh my!

“Herit! Jeong Tuk-ssim!”

“Yes!”

-Beep beep beep!

“It’s dangerous, why did you come all the way here? Instead of returning to the Imperial City right away!”

Shaking her head. The little one hugged my waist tightly and shook her head.

I had heard that my teacher was here, but I didn’t know that the other friends were here too.

Even amidst the worry and sadness, I couldn’t help but laugh at their bright smiling faces.

Gain sat down to match their eye level, and this time the child clung to her.

I put my arm around Sant again, rubbed cheeks with Tuk-ssim, and quickly looked up.

Sir Johann was standing guard next to us.

Sir Ervé Duhem was also with him. His baby divine beast, Tite, was nestled in his chest.

My mouth dropped open at the sight of them.

“Sir Ervé, Tite!”

-Woong!

“Yes, I brought him. Nothing happened on the journey.”

“Thank you so much. I’m glad you’re safe too.”

“Thank you, Princess Consort.”

The man smiled slyly and handed over Tite.

François, who was sitting across from us, gave us a dazzling smile.

My heart was touched just by seeing them again.

Tuk-ssim spread her small wings wide and embraced me. My teacher constantly stroked my head and cheeks.

She stroked Gain’s back and examined her calloused palms.

“Godmother.”

“Yes, I’ll sit down.”

Around that time, Crown Prince Cedric called the Cardinal.

She kissed our foreheads in turn, then kissed her godson’s temples and sat back down.

Now that I looked, His Majesty the Emperor was silently waiting for us.

Oh no! Without anyone saying anything, we hurriedly took our seats on the chairs that David had provided.

The densely lined commanders had all come in, so some were standing.

Soon, the bustling crowd gradually quieted down.

I gave Tite some finger ether and stole glances at the aides.

“······.”

His Majesty seemed to be in much better condition than before.

Without exaggeration, he looked as healthy as he had been in the Imperial Palace.

To think that just having a contractor by his side could do that, the Sacred Covenant was truly amazing and mysterious.

I glanced at Ropi, who was lying in front of her, monopolizing the warmth of the coffee cup.

Everyone seemed to be quite concerned about the little one, but since he was a ‘divine beast,’ no one, including the Emperor, could say anything.

The little one yawned, opening his small mouth. His adorable whiskers and tongue twitched.

So small, yet so cheeky······.

“The negotiations with Elysee Venetian have broken down.”

The husky voice declared. In an instant, the air froze like a cold frost.

“Werner Venetian disappeared alone on his way to the plains, and we received a message that a hundred soldiers were urgently deployed but found no trace of him.”

“What is that supposed to mean!”

They had already heard the news and gathered, but when it was officially confirmed, the atmosphere became uncontrollably heated.

-Thud!

“I knew it! After all, the Crown Princess is half Schneider!”

“Oh, come on! Don’t be so pessimistic!”

“Listen, sir! Isn’t this perhaps a conspiracy by the royal family? We must strike the Divine Kingdom right now! There’s no need to wait!”

“Of course! We must go to the royal capital!”

“The fact that such clouds have formed in the sky is clearly the Divine’s premonition. Commander Bakari, what do you think?”

“I can’t understand how the Crown Princess could have told such an easily detectable lie!”

“Madam, listen. Perhaps this is all part of a plan—”

I had attended the commanders’ general meeting several times, but I swore this was the most heated day ever.

Herit, who was held in her father’s arms, rolled her big eyes.

Tuk-ssim buried her head in my arms, and Tite, who had been half-asleep, became wide awake again.

Sant was restless and kept gulping down water.

‘The Royal Secretary has no power, so he may already be dead!’ Soon, the tent became so loud it felt like it would collapse.

I looked back and forth between Gain and the Crown Prince.

The garnet-like eyes were sinking darkly, almost frighteningly.

“Of course, I don’t believe that word for word.”

“······.”

“······.”

In response to the Emperor’s words, the place became quiet again, as if by a lie.

The middle-aged woman’s bloodshot gaze flashed as if it would cut through the air.

She held her partner’s hand tightly.

“It could be that the Crown Princess dared to deceive the Empire, hide her father, and thus buy time to stand against us.”

-Bang!

“That’s right!”

“Indeed!”

“Give the imperial order, Your Majesty! Let us go and teach them the sense of revenge······!”

“However.”

Again, the sharp voice cut off the flow.

The young knights looked up at their lord without blinking an eye.

“······We cannot deny the possibility that he told the truth.”

“The blessed Arian—”

“Your Majesty!”

“Our family shares the same opinion!”

“Oh, Sun!”

“Therefore, we will carry out a double operation.”

The people who had been strongly opposed became quiet as if they had been splashed with cold water.

It felt like they were suffocating and breathing again every few seconds.

The Emperor gestured to Duke Cecil Blancaire, who was sitting next to him.

The great aristocrat, who had bowed, immediately opened his mouth.

“As some commanders have argued, it is possible that this is a scheme by Crown Princess Elysee. However, the Crown Princess I met at the negotiation table seemed to have great hope for the Royal Secretary’s advance to the front lines. She clearly affirmed it as the ‘Acting King.’ She seemed to be in conflict with Duchess Wilhelmina Schneider, and Mute Margrave also agreed on this point.”

At that statement, all eyes turned to Karoline this time.

The middle-aged woman scratched her half-shaved head and frowned.

She had just seated her precious prospective son-in-law next to her.

Ganael glanced at his fiancée, who had yielded his seat to him.

“Well, that’s right. I’m not very interested in politics. Even a five-year-old passing by would know that the two are clashing.”

“That could also be acting!”

“Yes. That is why His Majesty recommends a ‘double operation.’”

Cecil said in a calm voice. The Emperor immediately added.

“Liester will resume the battle exactly one hour from now. The navy will 본격적으로 [in earnest] advance to the east coast of the continent, and all the support troops in the rear will be gathered here to take the form of an all-out war.”

“That is truly a wise decision!”

“However.”

The adult cut off the words and looked around at us. It was a meaningful look.

Sant and I were very nervous.

“I need to know the internal affairs of the Divine Kingdom.”

I felt a chill down my spine.

“All contact with spies has been cut off due to the war, and there are limits to the dispatch distance and duration of reconnaissance teams. However, we cannot be swayed by the opponent’s every word as it is. Venetian is a country with thorough security and many secrets. Nothing is revealed to the outside except what they want to reveal. Is there anyone among you who has identified the cause of the explosions that occurred throughout the plains? Anyone who has captured the mastermind and obtained clear testimony or evidence?”

“······.”

“What about what happened at the Rock Castle in the north?”

The heavy silence made it hard to breathe. My teacher clasped her partner’s hand.

“All that is in our hands is just fragments.”

Everyone’s eyes fell to the floor. Some swallowed hard.

“Someone must dig into that land.”

······.

“They must hide like shadows, check public opinion, gather information, and report to me periodically. The Empire must find it before they destroy the evidence. Whatever it may be. ”

“······.”

“If the Royal Secretary has truly disappeared like smoke, then Liester must now track him down.”

It was a hundred times right.

The current situation did not suit Frederik Liester’s character at all.

She was not a person who was led by the environment, but a monarch who pioneered the environment and placed it under her absolute control.

She had been educated that way and had lived that way her whole life.

She was a leader from birth, and her temperament was fiery. She must be very frustrated and annoyed.

Perhaps she couldn’t stand it anymore. Everything now.

“Throughout the Empire’s advance into the royal capital, they must become my eyes and ears and scour the Divine Kingdom from the bottom up. They must go to any place and do any deed. Finally, they must survive until the end of the war and become witnesses to the great crime. This is my ultimate plan.”

“······.”

“Who will step forward? I will give you the best resources.”

She looked around the crowd and asked with dignity.

For a moment, a chilling silence flowed as if a ghost had passed by.

And the Crown Prince turned to look at me.

“······.”

“······.”

“······.”

He then exchanged glances with Christel.

The two men glared at each other as if they would devour each other.

As always, I was stuck in the middle, patting Tite diligently. Why are these kids doing this again?

“Your Majesty.”

······No way.

“I will go.”

The man said resolutely. Tuk-ssim and my mouths dropped open. Wow!

“······Oh my God!”

Finally, someone broke the silence and shouted. The tent turned into chaos.

*

The night was deep.

Only a few close aides were invited to the Emperor’s tent.

“Your Majesty. There are only three Cardinals in the enemy army. Aren’t His Highness the Crown Prince and Sir Haines in charge of the main forces of our army?”

Sir Ervé was advising in a serious voice.

I glanced at the adults while packing my carry-on bag on one side of the tent.

Isabelle was preparing Gain’s luggage, and David was taking care of the Crown Prince’s luggage.

Ganael and his party sat close to me and drank milk.

They all looked tired, so I dissuaded them from helping and let them rest.

Tite was buried among the lesser pandas and sleeping after a long time. Ropi was peeking into the divine beast basket.

······Yes, we finally started packing.

Because we were going to film an action movie in the Divine Kingdom this time. Jeong Eun-seo, save me!

“Hmph. Do I look like a Sword Master to you?”

“That’s not what I meant······.”

“Now that Aurelia is here, I’ll be fine for the next few months. Don’t worry unnecessarily. Karoline and Blancaire are also here.”

The Emperor, who patted the commander of the guard once, lay down on the sofa and rested on the Cardinal’s lap.

It was a long-awaited rest amidst the chaos. The man swallowed a sigh and exchanged glances with François.

My teacher, who had washed, finished her meal, and changed into comfortable clothes, gently stroked her partner’s forehead.

I didn’t know when the two of them were apart, but seeing them reunited like this made me feel calm.

It was as if that was their designated place.

Soulmates······.

“Don’t you trust my son? Are you afraid he’ll die a stranger in the Divine Kingdom?”

Flinch. The commander of the guard changed his expression at the owner’s question.

“That can’t be. Ahem.”

Then, he began to stir his teacup aimlessly, watching the Crown Prince’s reaction.

I smiled faintly and looked at him.

The man, who had been spreading out a huge map of the Divine Kingdom, quickly intertwined his gaze.

Really······. I had a lot to say, but I decided not to.

Yes, who else would have volunteered if it wasn’t you?

Who else would have said they would follow if it wasn’t Gain and Sir Elisabeth?

“The Grand Master will be a great guide. I heard he lived all over the Divine Kingdom.”

“······.”

“If you meet the Royal Secretary, don’t kill him. Can you endure it?”

The Emperor asked Sir Johann.

Then, the holy knight, who was standing like a painting next to the sofa, gently folded his eyes.

It seemed to mean yes. I nodded and fell into thought.

Since I wanted to be with the two protagonists wherever they went, I was willing to infiltrate the Divine Kingdom as well.

However, the Sacred Relic in the Temple of the Boundary kept bothering me. Seeing that even Gain couldn’t read the contents······.

That must be 100% written directly by the author.

In short, it was not written in the ‘language’ that makes up this place, so it is Korean but cannot be seen as Korean.

Then, there were two main questions.

1. How on earth is that here?

2. Could there be a clue to go back home there? Later on.

“What about the white lines in the sky?”

Suddenly, I woke up from my thoughts and raised my eyes. The Emperor was asking Bakari.

······But that was something I had to explain.