What Happens When The Second Male Lead Powers Up [EN]: Chapter 570

Sub-Male Lead’s Strike – #570

I Want to Go to the Ball (6)

I almost spat out my heart.

“What…”

What is going on?

“What… Your Highness?”

I looked up at the man with a bewildered expression, then looked down at the child on my lap with a gasp.

Swish! In the meantime, the Hye Sword swiftly slipped out from under my chin and disappeared into its scabbard.

It was definitely August night, but I felt a chill running through my body due to bewilderment and shock.

The boy’s face, as white as flour, came into view.

I could feel a young and delicate breath through my fingertips.

Following the limp body, my left atrium thumped wildly.

I looked up again and took in the young man.

Under the thick, dark horn-rimmed glasses, I could see familiar crimson eyes.

…Wait a minute?

“Why glasses?”

-Nyaooo

Oh my! I flinched and lowered my gaze to the Crown Prince’s shoulder.

The feline divine beast, perfectly balanced, was flapping its small ears and watching me.

Good heavens!

“Lopi! You came too? All the way from the temporary military camp?”

-Yaooo

-Kkiha!

Perry raised a sparkling forepaw to express his joy.

Leah and Demi rushed over and clung to the man’s legs.

I blankly stared at the scene, still feeling half-dreaming…

-Step, step, step, step…!

Ugh, crazy!

“It’s the Imperial Guard patrol!”

I was as startled as someone whose window had been broken in their sleep, and dragged Cedric down.

He surprisingly followed my gesture willingly.

If it had been winter, the branches would have been bare and we would have been caught for sure, but luckily, it was summer.

Moreover, Romero’s landscaping was generally larger and more elaborate than Juliet’s.

As I crammed his large body in, the dense and low shrubs somehow hid us.

In the meantime, Lopi stretched his waist long like taffy, trying to come over to me.

Oops. Rustle, rustle, rustle…!

“…Why is this guy in a place like this?”

-Kkihe!

“Shh, shh! We’ll be in big trouble if we get caught!”

Is that what’s important right now!

Demi and I warned in whispers, and the man frowned but quietly shut his mouth.

Even if we were caught, that would be one thing, but it would be a really big problem if this child was discovered.

I glared at the Crown Prince’s profile and admired him a little in my mind.

I’ve never seen such ugly glasses in my life—of course, I have no complaints about the glasses themselves—but it’s amazing that his looks don’t suffer even with those on.

At this point, even the common complaint that life is unfair doesn’t come out…

-…Step, step, step! Step, step, step!

The sight of the Imperial Guards moving in perfect step made the homeowner look displeased.

I don’t know if this is even a plausible development.

“It’s unusually noisy today.”

“Your Highness’s birthday is approaching. Isn’t it to show an example to the guests staying at the palace?”

“Get your hand off.”

I wondered what he was talking about again, but he was staring fiercely at the back of my hand.

It seemed to be a warning not to dare touch his precious body (Toegye Gong Cedric).

I ignored him by twitching one eyebrow like someone else.

Listen, checking a patient’s pulse and temperature is basic for a healing priest. It’s an emergency.

“The child’s body is too cold. There must be the ‘Blessing of the Blue Sea’ [a magical protection], but how did it get like this…”

“Blessing of the Blue Sea?”

‘What are you talking about?’ he growled in a lowered voice.

I only swallowed as I watched the Imperial Guard members pass by us leisurely.

It was too long and complicated to explain right away.

Finally, just as the soldiers disappeared around the corner of the building…

“First, I need to give him Ether [a magical healing substance] to wake him up, and then we need to leave. Then we’ll talk. I’ll tell you everything without hiding anything.”

“Give him Ether?”

“Of course, this child is a patient. And…”

And he’s you.

I was about to whisper that far, but our ridiculous—too embarrassing to even complain about—secret came to mind, and I rolled my lips inward.

Damn it…

“And?”

-Kkii?

“…Anyway.”

Ugh, I should have solved this in advance! It looks like it’s going to last a lifetime!

Jeong Yeseo, you idiot! Where did you leave your brain!

“I’m going to supply Ether from now on so that he can regain consciousness. Please keep watch in the meantime.”

“…”

“We just need to leave before he wakes up. Without getting caught by anyone.”

Then the man glanced at me with a sulky face.

He didn’t say it, but I felt pretty much the same way.

In fact, we had fought before we broke up, and we hadn’t properly reconciled yet, so it wasn’t easy to ask for favors like this.

The air was still awkward, and it was a little difficult to make eye contact. But what could I do?

It’s not like I could have predicted that he would come barging in like a bolt out of the blue!

“I may be your partner priest, but that doesn’t mean I can pretend I don’t see a sick person. Right?”

“I won’t stop you.”

-Kki?

Huh, really? Leah and I blinked in surprise.

“Does that mean… I’m no longer Your Highness’s priest?”

“Don’t talk nonsense.”

Then he became serious. It was a logical question in its own way, but the reaction was harsh.

“Then would it be okay if I shared some power with this child?”

“You seem to think of me as a tyrant.”

“No, not a tyrant…”

-Saaaaa…

I vaguely trailed off and emitted Ether from my fingertips.

It wouldn’t have been possible before, but I laughed, wondering if he had grown quite a bit too.

I put my palm on the child’s heart for quick absorption and quickly rummaged through the Gaga bag [a magical item bag] with my other hand.

Cedric the Crown Prince, who was watching outside the bushes, tilted his head and looked back at me.

Whispering continued again.

-Sarrrrr…

“What are you looking for?”

“A black envelope. An item I was asked to deliver.”

“Delivery?”

“Yes, Prince Yeseo asked me. He told me to bring it as close as possible to the Romero Palace bedroom, and then he would send me to the costume room.”

Then the man frowned slightly.

Wow… Where did he get those glasses? It’s amazing to see.

“Are you referring to Yeseo Fenetian, not you?”

“Yes, the real prince.”

“…”

“For your information, I work as his servant. He treats me very well.”

-Hwaruk!

Then a spark flashed in his eyes. No, sparks really soared up just now!

“Working as a servant? You’re out of your mind.”

Hey, who are you to talk!

“Be careful, you almost set your house on fire just now!”

“You are the lord of the palace who received Juliet as a gift by His Majesty’s decree. Have you forgotten that the owner of the palace is treated like royalty?”

“Isn’t that the same for the prince? As royalty of the Divine Kingdom, you receive the same treatment as the imperial family of the Empire. That’s what I used to be.”

“It’s different from that.”

What’s different, it is different.

Whether he was chewing on the sentence or not, I quickly took out the delivery item and showed it to the lesser pandas.

There wasn’t much time left from now on.

There would only be a few minutes left until the next Imperial Guard members passed by.

-Saaaaa…

“Demi, do you remember where the Crown Prince’s bedroom is?”

-Kkiung

“As expected, you’re a genius divine beast. Can I ask you guys for a favor?”

No matter what unexpected situation happened, I had to finish the job and go back.

When I looked around at the little ones with that thought, the lesser pandas sparkled their eyes and perked up their tails.

They looked excited at the thought of going on a new adventure among themselves.

I put the envelope on Leah’s back, and Perry and Demi tied it securely with vines.

Lopi just watched all the work quietly in my arms. The Crown Prince sharply rebuked again.

“Why are you relying on the prince?”

“Well, he’s my most influential connection right now. If we want to somehow return to our original world, shouldn’t we get as much help as possible?”

“If it’s a plan to go to the costume room.”

He said irritably.

Squeak, squeak. In the meantime, the lesser pandas were diligently growing a shrub to prepare to climb the wall.

I slowly withdrew my power and checked Toegye Gong Cedric’s forehead.

Fortunately, it was normal temperature. Only then did a sigh of relief flow out.

I don’t have to worry about this one.

“Isn’t it faster to steal you away?”

“…Excuse me? Steal?”

What?

I was so surprised that my eyes widened. Did Gain and I teach him wrong?

“Are you saying that Your Highness is going to steal?”

This is absolutely a secret from Sir Johann.

“You underestimate me.”

“…Is that the right answer right now?”

Our conversation keeps going off track? I looked at him with a serious face.

He didn’t avoid my gaze and acted like he was going to eat a person.

In the meantime, Leah was wriggling up the shrub.

The most plump body among the three was really reliable at times like this.

“The people here don’t recognize me anyway.”

“…Thank you for providing new information, but please calm down for now. For the time being, it’s better to have at least one of us with a connection to the Imperial Palace—”

It was then.

-Clang, clatter!

A chilling sound rang out above our heads. I was horrified and gaped.

It was the sound of someone opening the balcony door!

“Leah! Come down! Come down right now!”

-Kkia?

“It looks like we’re going to get caught! We’re about to get caught!”

-Kking!

Leah, who also opened her small mouth wide, began to grab the branches and come down.

Every second was urgent.

I put the young prince down on the soft grass and hurriedly moved in a duck walk to catch the falling little one.

It was such an anxious and suffocating moment.

Even though the sensation of a flood in my palms was dizzying, the Crown Prince was still clicking his tongue.

-Tap!

The sound of someone walking out onto the balcony pierced my eardrums.

Please! Please don’t let us get caught!

“Oh—”

Beyond the lush bushes thanks to the lesser pandas, I could see honey-colored hair.

Familiar cafe au lait-colored eyes were scanning the surroundings. A serious and sharp expression.

A thrill ran through me in an instant.

“…David?”

“Heok!”

It’s David!

-Thud!

-Kkit!

“It’s okay, hyung [older brother] caught you. Hyung caught you!”

Leah, who finally fell into my arms, floundered like a fish, and Lopi pressed her white eyebrows with her paws to calm her down.

The Crown Prince grabbed the back of my neck as if he had been waiting. Ugh!

“Don’t grab my collar, ugh!”

No, rather grab my collar! I was moving with my waist dangling like luggage—

-Thump!

“Ugh, the book fell!”

As I struggled wildly and shouted with 90% air and 10% voice, the man had no choice but to put me down.

I frantically groped the ground to find the lost book.

It seemed that the bottom of the black envelope was torn due to the intense movement.

Clear moonlight seeped through the dark shadows of the leaves, revealing the letters.

‘‘

Ah…

‘Table of Contents’

‘Chapter 1: The First Life’

“…Oh my god.”

For a moment, my breath stopped, and my eyes were tightly closed and then opened.

Too many thoughts rushed in at once, and I felt like I was suffocating.

It was a fact I had roughly expected, but my head was spinning because I didn’t expect to be confirmed like this.

Mr. Yeseo Fenetian. What were you thinking?

“Serenite.”

-Thuk!

“Let’s go, let’s go right away!”

Flash! I came to my senses like a thunderbolt.

I quickly grabbed the book, took care of Lopi, and grabbed his shoulder.

The man immediately raised his gloved right hand. Before I could point out anything—

-Tak!

-Thud! Clang!

“Who’s there!”

“Move to the left zone immediately!”

In the distance, a steel brazier burst and fell with a loud crash.

Taking advantage of the fact that everyone’s eyes and feet were focused on that side—

-Whoosh, swish!

“Uwaaak!”

I, who was in charge of ‘luggage’ in the group ‘Divine Beast and Luggage,’ was carried on the Crown Prince’s shoulder and moved at full speed.

*

The next morning.

A large poster was posted in the lobby of Juliet Palace.

To be exact, the same text was posted all over the Imperial Palace.

“It’s a mess, what’s all this fuss about?”

“I don’t know. But the prince is offering a big reward… Anyway, isn’t it a good thing?”

“I guess some young lady left it behind. It must be.”

In the midst of the crowd of people buzzing, I was reading the phrase with a blank face.

I was reading the same section over and over again.

‘His Highness Prince Cedric is looking for the whereabouts of the person who dropped a necklace in the backyard of Romero Palace last night.’

‘A substantial reward will be given to those who provide meaningful information…’

…I wondered what the necklace story was all about.

It seems that I dropped the sacred stone necklace last night.