What Happens When The Second Male Lead Powers Up [EN]: Chapter 561

#561

This Original is a Jackpot (1)

I felt like I was soaked in the sea of the sky, my whole body drenched in sweat.

“That’s… No, I think it’s our first time meeting. Yes.”

Unable to avoid the Prince’s gaze, I stammered whatever came to mind.

My vocal cords trembled terribly from bewilderment and tension. My hands and legs were the same.

Then, he folded his beautiful eyes in half and smiled.

For a moment, I had the illusion that a crescent moon had risen in the corner of the room. Wow…

So that’s why Jung Eun-seo was crazy about him…

“Is that so?”

“……”

No, of course, we are ‘acquainted.’ How could we not be!

I had lived in the body of Yeser Fenetian for about a year, and I saw his face in the washbasin or mirror every morning.

But I swear on the salt bread I ate today, I had never seen the Prince’s ‘face like that’ before.

Now that I see it, he was using the cells of his whole body, including his facial muscles, in a completely different way than I was.

From his elegantly tilted neckline, the dignity of royalty emanated, and from the way his hands were neatly placed on his knees, it was clear that he had been raised preciously.

It sounds absurd, but it was true.

If I had possessed him in the Fenetian Theocracy instead of the Liester Empire, everyone in the royal castle would have regarded me with suspicion.

Maybe I wouldn’t have lasted a week before dying or going to jail.

I had met the Prince in ‘Pure White Starry Space’ before, but I was too preoccupied at the time to feel such emotions.

However, I think his voice is the same as mine, but it really was.

Although it feels awkward, like listening to a recorded voice. His tone and accent are also very different.

“I’m disappointed. I don’t think it’s our first time meeting.”

In short, the man in front of me was completely unfamiliar.

To be honest, I was even a little scared…

No, wait a minute. Huh?

“Excuse me, what did you just say?”

-Kkia?

“I said I think I know you.”

He replied in a gentle tone.

Huh, I pressed down on the area around my eyeballs, which were about to pop out like springs.

The lesser pandas at my feet rustled, wagging their tails.

For some reason, the room felt stuffy.

“I… I don’t know what you mean.”

Is he stalling for time? Is he trying to keep me here until the servants and imperial guards arrive?

That was very likely.

The Prince I met in the pure white space was, in all likelihood, already dead.

He told me, ‘Please take care of my sister and brother,’ so it was almost certain.

But the man in front of me looked quite healthy. So, unless he died and came back to life…

“Gasp! Did you perhaps die and come back to life?”

I asked, pointing like a commoner. Is that why we came to Juliet Palace?

Could it be that the sleeping Yeser Prince has awakened? Uh oh!?

“Hahaha. You tell an interesting story.”

“Ah……”

He covered his mouth with his fist and smiled gently, then released the decorative string he was holding.

Then, he carefully examined my appearance and the lesser pandas and said this.

“I did have a close call a few months ago. But it’s not a rare occurrence for me.”

“……A few months ago?”

I blinked blankly, then slowly turned my head to look out the balcony.

-Whoosh…

The pure white curtains fluttered in the wind.

Beyond the frame-like door, a large, dazzling full moon hung near the horizon, as if it had come out for a night stroll.

Then, the lush green trees of the Imperial Palace came into view. Beyond that, the Juliet Palace garden, beloved by everyone, filled my sight.

The humid air carried the strong scent of vegetation.

It was dark, so I wasn’t sure, but I could see the flowers whose names and shapes I had learned from Benjamin’s teachings.

For example, that’s a Lycoris radiata… [also known as a red spider lily]

“Oh my god. It’s a flower that blooms in August.”

-Kki-eung

No wonder it was so hot. I got goosebumps as I realized.

I hugged Demi, who had climbed up to my waist.

I felt like the tangled knitting threads in my head were being pulled taut.

This was not the timeline I knew.

At least, it was definitely not the timeline I had left.

Could it be. Could it be…

“Prince, is it summer here?”

“Yes. It’s August 2nd, to be exact.”

‘It’s just past 9:03,’ the Prince said, looking up at the luxurious clock on the wall.

There was a hint of sadness in his expression, but I couldn’t be sure because he quickly composed himself.

I licked my lips and frantically did the math.

With the arm that wasn’t holding the lesser panda, I counted my trembling fingers.

From the very beginning, let’s go through it without missing anything.

Emperor Romero said that my friends were either swept away by the Spear of the Main God and disappeared, or they fell outside.

Then, he accepted my plea and sent me to where my friends were (almost sending me to the afterlife).

So, this must be ‘outside.’

Yes, when I think about it calmly, this couldn’t be the timeline I was in.

The expression ‘outside’ is very abstract on one hand…

‘Would you like to merge this folder with the folder below?’

‘I Quit My Job and Became a Princess in Another World’

‘No (N)’

“Hmm……”

If the folder in danger of being merged was on our side, then Tae-gye-gong was on the other end. [Likely a reference to another work or concept within the story’s universe]

The only world that could have briefly come into contact with us was that side.

And now, Yeser Fenetian, alive, is sitting in front of me.

Alone in a faraway land, spending his only brother’s birthday alone.

“……”

“……”

I guess he couldn’t send any gifts or letters to that child.

“Prince Yeser.”

…That’s right. He is ‘not yet’ dead.

Because of the aftershock caused by closing the Spear, we fell into the early part of the story.

It’s clear that my other friends are scattered somewhere here.

Seeing that I fell into the Prince’s room, it’s likely that the others also woke up next to people related to them…?

“Yes. Have you finished thinking?”

“Ah, thank you for waiting.”

“You’re welcome. I’m the one who’s happy to meet you, Yeser.”

He slowly got up from his seat, letting his long gown fall.

The Prince was like a doll made of carved white jade and covered with gold.

To be honest, I didn’t really think that when I possessed him, and even when I received compliments about his appearance, I didn’t pay much attention because they weren’t directed at me—but seeing it from a third-person perspective like this, he was truly incredibly beautiful.

Indeed, he was a beauty worthy of being compared to Cedric Liester.

I was넋 놓고서 [넋 놓고서 (neok nohgoseo) means to be absentmindedly or넋놓고 (neoknohgo) means to be spacing out] staring at the Prince, then I was startled. But what?

…What did you say!?

“How does Your Highness know my name?!”

-Kkiiiiii!

-Kki-eu-eung!

-Kki-hu-uuu!

Wow, crazy! I’m getting goosebumps!

“Shh, shh. It’s difficult if you raise your voice. You’ll wake the servants.”

The man, who quickly approached, raised his index finger to my lips.

Kkeu-ha-ack! I screamed like a frightened chicken and fainted.

The lesser pandas also popped up like popcorn, using their tails as propellers.

Then, the Prince sighed as if he couldn’t help it, covered my mouth with his palm, and twisted both wrists with his other hand.

He waited in that position for several tens of seconds until I calmed down, and the small muscles pressing down on my snout were incredibly firm.

I know he has no athletic ability, but I don’t know where he suddenly got this strength from!

I’m scared!

“Eueu-beueup!”

-Kki-eu-woo!

“Please calm down. I can explain.”

“Eueup! Beuep!”

-Kkiiiii!

“To give you a decisive clue, it’s ‘name.’ I was born borrowing yours……”

He lowered his purple eyes and whispered kindly, but I screamed inwardly.

No, it’s too scary!

This time, I finally entered the original work, but it’s really too much that someone who hasn’t even died yet recognizes me at a glance!

Euaaack! Jung Hyun-seo! I won’t let you get away with this!

*

The next day.

-Splash, splash, splash……

“……”

-Chi-i-ik……

‘I… I don’t know exactly either. How could a mere creation of the Main God know His will?’

Eyes filled with melancholy.

‘However, one thing I feel certain of is that my vessel was made by imitating someone else’s vessel.’

A clear, confident voice.

‘From the first moment I remember, I was aware of it. No one will believe me, but it was truly so.’

“Heo-eo……”

-Bubble, bubble, bubble……

I put a ladder in front of a large laundry pot and climbed up, then sighed deeply, stopping stirring with a wide wooden stick.

I keep thinking about the Prince’s story whenever I have a chance all day long, but I still don’t understand it 100%.

Even though I read all of this time, I was just surprised and embarrassed.