What Happens When The Second Male Lead Powers Up [EN]: Chapter 612

#612

Aim for the Ocean (2)

-Kugugung…!

“Kuhuk!”

“Oops. My hand slipped.”

“Uwaaak!”

Folks! Herrit’s father caused another accident!

【Crazy, can’t anything just go smoothly!】

Ah, it’s just for today!

-Sreung!

“You bastards, what are you plotting!”

-Wheeik!

“Well, I’ve only done what I must as a guard.”

-Kwaaaang!

“Euaaaagh!”

“Sir Johan!”

I shouted, but instinctively grabbed the prince’s wrist and dashed towards the portal.

The burly knight slammed into the wall, and the room instantly turned into chaos.

Every knight in the station drew their swords and spears, and the divine beasts that popped out of the bags as if they had been waiting, shot thick vines like spiderwebs.

Whirlick, papapapat! The tightly bound vines swiftly closed the portal door. Kuwoong!

Meanwhile, Lopi darted around like a cheetah, extinguishing the torches everywhere, and the friends finally grabbed their weapons, resigned to their fate.

Gain quickly put on her hat backward and clicked her tongue.

“I’m going crazy, seriously! Teacher, aren’t you being too free here?!”

“Euaaak, let go of me!”

“But Sir Schu told us to think of another way early on.”

“Wow, now you’re even being slick!?”

“Valerie, have mercy! Stop cutting off this old man’s lifeline!”

After trembling for a while, Sir Schu hurriedly chased after me with the goat.

The Crown Prince was guarding her back.

Taat! The protagonist leaped nimbly and wildly swung a blue whip in the air.

Jjeojeok, papapap! Sharp icicles flew like arrows and pinned the knights’ collars to the wall. Those hanging on the wall in their uniforms screamed and struggled, venting their anger.

But that was only for a moment.

Sir Johan, pressing his finger to his lips, gave them a sweet smile.

“Please keep it down. It would be a nuisance to the users if it’s too noisy.”

However, his eyes held a glinting blade.

-Huuuk!

“Heooooeok!”

-Tteonggeurang, chaenggeurang!

“Keoheok, keuk…! Keoheok!”

【I’m scared. So scared…】

The knights hanging on the wall grabbed their necks and choked all at once.

I turned pale in an instant!

“Sir! You can’t kill them, you promised not to kill anyone!”

“I’ll keep that in mind.”

The corner of his mouth lifted with a bitter smile. Oh my god!

I quickly took a spot in the middle of the portal and promptly took out Yuliter’s headdress from my bag.

I’ve never been so glad to be a peddler.

If I hadn’t brought the bag from the temporary military camp that day, it would have been a disaster. Really, truly!

“The ornament suits you well, Lady Yesuh.”

“Thank you. Are you alright, Your Highness? Were you very surprised? Are you hurt anywhere?”

“I’m fine because I’m used to this kind of commotion. I’m not hurt either. But it’s the first time experiencing it this close―”

“Euaaak, duck!”

Ssaeeeak! A dagger flew like lightning, narrowly passing us and lodging in a guard’s shoulder. Puk!

‘Aaaagh!’ The man who was aiming at us immediately screamed and collapsed.

I covered the prince with my whole body and hurriedly looked around.

The Crown Prince, who had pulled out the dagger from his thigh and thrown it, turned sharply and lowered his stance, pulling out the next dagger from his ankle.

The prince blinked in surprise at the unrestrained action. I quickly supported his shoulder.

“Do you perhaps have portal sickness? Excuse me, but what is your mana sensitivity level?”

“I don’t have portal sickness, and my mana sensitivity is at the level of an average person.”

“Then that’s good. Don’t worry and just hold Leia tightly.”

“Yes, yes.”

“I will definitely protect you. You will never be caught here.”

-Kkia!

At those words, the prince smiled brightly a beat late.

His face was genuinely happy, and I almost let my guard down―

-Kuuwoong!

【Oh my gosh!】

Oh my gosh!

-Kwang! Kwang, Kwang!

“Hey! What’s going on inside? Open the door!”

“Ah, are these bastards sleeping on the job again? Huh?”

“Open the door, quickly! What are you doing locking it!”

‘Knock knock knock!’ The black gate of the portal station began to shake and wail.

The vines tightly bound by the lesser pandas also creaked and swayed.

I felt a chill down my spine as I recalled what I had heard a little while ago.

‘Entry permit. And those guys’ identification and travel pass.’

‘Let’s get it out quickly and move on. It’s almost our lunch break, so we need to switch out.’

…Damn it!

“The other guards are coming to relieve them. We have to go right now!”

As soon as my shout ended, the Crown Prince fluttered his robe and walked towards us.

His bare hands, without gloves, were stained with the marks of continuous strikes.

Behind the man, two or three unconscious knights were piled up.

I caught the moment when his tangerine eyes sparkled crimson.

Intense mana was surging.

-Jiiiiing!

“No! That guy is a wizard!”

The guards exclaimed at the energy emanating from the Crown Prince’s fingertips.

Fortunately, there were only three or four of them left, and the rest, including the portal wizard, were all unconscious.

They were now foaming at the mouth and screaming shrilly.

My ears were stinging, but fortunately, their voices were completely blocked and couldn’t leak out.

It was all Sir Johan’s power.

“Damn it! Don’t you guys know this is treason? Huh?!”

“Hey! Come in quickly! There are robbers here!”

“An intruder has appeared in Evelyn!”

“You son of a bitches! How dare you attack without knowing the terror of the Imperial Capital Defense Force? Huh!?”

The guards moved their mouths largely and raised their voices until the veins on their foreheads stood out.

The colleagues outside, unaware of anything, raised their voices again outside the door.

The sound of hitting the door was as solemn as the drums of war.

Meanwhile, all the friends gathered closely above the portal.

Just before the Crown Prince poured mana into the magic circle, I counted the children’s heads one last time. Demi, Leia, Peri, Tite, Lopi, Gu Gu….

Wait, one is missing?

-Meeeeee!

“Oh my, the goat!”

We had to leave right away, but the spotted goat was charging towards a knight.

Looking closely, it was the one who had stabbed my chest earlier.

Judging from the fact that he was cornered and wearing a pot-sized shell, it seemed that Tite had already given him a good scolding.

But the little goat couldn’t forgive him for pushing Sir Schu recklessly.

-Meeee, meeeeee!

-Pok! Pok!

The little one shook its head wildly and kicked the knight’s knee.

I fully understood the desire for revenge, but there was really no time now!

“Goat! Come back! You have to come quickly to go on a trip with Grandma!”

-Meeeeng! Meeeeng!

“Goat! Hey!”

-Kwaaaang! Kwaaaang!

Sir Schu called out to the little one anxiously, but the child who had left home and didn’t even have a name couldn’t easily calm down.

Jjeojeok! A vertical crack finally appeared on the black wooden door.

Gain, who was throwing off her torn vest, also fretted, saying, ‘What should we do with her!’

I thought about asking Demi for help―

‘【Elite, remember one thing. The author values ‘names’ the most.】’

‘【Giving a name gives everything a precious meaning, so approach it carefully.】’

Ah, the name!

-Paaaaat…!

[Acorn! Acorn, come here! Let’s go with Grandma!]!

The golden sanctuary brightly illuminated the floor, and my voice echoed through the round ceiling.

A subtle current flowed from the circle, tickling my hair.

Finally, the goat turned to look at us and blinked.

I waved desperately, calling the child.

Once an outsider, but now firmly protecting Sir Schu, Acorn. And because it seemed like it could be friends with our country bumpkin, Chestnut.

Like an acorn in dog food, it used to hang around alone in the back house, but now it has found a new family―

[Acorn!]!

“Acorn, come here! Let’s go with Grandma! Let’s drink milk!”

-Saaaaaa…!

Finally, Sir Schu stretched out her hands and shouted.

Acorn then completely turned its body and hurried towards us.

The moment the mottled pattern was enveloped in golden ether,

-Uuuuwoong!

-Ssaaaaa…!

The Crown Prince’s blood-red mana dug into every corner of the portal and began to glow.

Lady Yesuh quietly inhaled at the crimson metallic energy overlapping the bright yellow sanctuary.

I closed my eyes tightly, waiting for the magic circle to activate.

The sensation of the fingertips gradually disappearing was eerily unfamiliar. Was that why?

Even though it was a different situation than before, the image of Lady Elizabeth, who had once stopped breathing, suddenly came to mind.

‘In other words, it’s like waking up Lady Elizabeth’s heart. Like patting her on the shoulder, telling her to run properly instead of acting like this.’

‘Princess, do I have no talent for mana at all?’

‘I will help you, Crown Prince!’

‘Wait a minute, cousin―’

She, who had been swept away by a huge explosion, was carried to the military camp with Francois, unconscious.

We had used the principle of a defibrillator to restore her heartbeat to normal.

And I had opened the circle together like this to stabilize the Crown Prince’s vessel. Because he had not yet completely shaken off the aftereffects of black magic.

Just wanting to be of help somehow―

-Swaaaaa…!

“Huh?”

The moment the gold and red combined to create a brilliant crimson wave, a thin crack was visible under my eyelids.

It was the same image I had seen back then.

“Ah….”

I finally realized what it was today.

-Sareureureu…

What I witnessed was his cracked vessel.

However, something was definitely different today. The man’s crack seemed to sway with a subtle blue color.

-Swaaa, swaaa, swaaa…!

…Water?

Could it be the sea?

“Princess, the oracle! Quickly!”

“Catch those bastards! Those trash criminals are running away to Evelyn!”

“Come in and arrest them immediately!”

Just then, Gain’s clear voice pierced my eardrums.

Following that, people with hoarse voices screamed.

My eyes flashed open, and my mind snapped back as if I had been splashed with cold water! Oops!

[To the Imperial Capital Defense Force, please completely forget what happened here with us today. And sleep well until tomorrow!]!

-Uuuuwoong―!

As soon as the words were spoken, an orange energy swept through the station like a tsunami.

The last thing we saw before crossing over to Evelyn was―

-Kwagagagang!

The scene of the station’s large wooden door falling off and dozens of people rushing in.

*

The next day.

Half of the Largo General Trading Company’s waiting room was closed.

“Your Highness, this way!”

“Princess Sarnese, please be careful of your step as the hallway is dark. Someone, come and escort the princess!”

“Oh, I’m fine. Thank you.”

“Sir Mute! Could you come here for a moment? Because of the evidence transfer issue….”

“Marquis D’huime, the Defense Force has collected and recorded the mana traces left in the portal. I just received a copy. However, it will take a few days for an accurate analysis….”

“Give it to me. I’ll take a look myself.”

Crown Prince Cedrick Liester, along with his fiancée, publicly visited the scene of the incident.

His friend and commander of the Imperial Guard, Elizabeth Mute, accompanied him, and Marquis Francois D’huime, who was in charge of magical advice in this case, was also with them.

Beside them was also Count Devi Andre, who recently became a celebrity by winning second place in the monster subjugation.

Because of this, the trading company was crowded with not only existing users but also onlookers.

Three or four Imperial Guards were blocking the entrance of outsiders by setting up a red barrier from the hallway.

The rest were frantically running around, busy fulfilling their duties.

-Thud!

Finally, the Crown Prince, who entered the portal station, frowned as he looked around.

The state of the stone walls and floors being deeply pitted was unusual.

“…Clearly the work of a high-level group. Have you obtained the statements from the guards?”

“Half of them haven’t woken up from their sleep yet, and the other half woke up but have no memory at all. They just keep repeating that they were in the hospital when they came to their senses. We’re going crazy too.”

Elizabeth, with dark circles under her eyes, chewed her words out.

The man continued his close observation without any change in expression.

He smelled a strange fishy smell from somewhere, and a shell the size of a banquet plate was rolling around in the corner.

For some reason, he had an unpleasant feeling.

“That is….”

“Oh, Lord!”

At that moment, Francois’ desperate voice rang in his ears.

Four pairs of eyes moved at the same time.

“Isn’t that Crown Prince’s mana trace!”