What Happens When The Second Male Lead Powers Up [EN]: Chapter 618

Other Name (1)

– Swish!

A streak of pure white light shot out like a divine wind.

Long, white hair fluttered like the tail of a mermaid throwing herself.

Without a moment’s hesitation, Johann snatched the man falling over the cliff.

Thump! The body, which had been plummeting at full speed, was lifted upwards and slumped.

Even though he had acted like an unbridled wild horse for some time, he had never imagined that he would fail to control his strength.

The Cardinal’s sharp gaze scrutinized the unconscious Marquis.

Without him knowing, his breathing lost its rhythm and faltered.

The sound of high waves crashing against the cliff was the only thing assaulting his ears.

The magician was completely unconscious with his head tilted back—

– Clang!

“…Ah.”

Johann Haines, with a momentary dazed look, looked down at his right wrist.

A mottled, rusty handcuff was fastened there.

The accent of the Imperial upper class pierced through the cold water sounds and stabbed into his ears.

“Aren’t you a Holy Knight?”

“……”

It was absurd. He found himself amusing, and the corners of his lips lifted.

The light pink eyes he met were clear and full of spirit, without the slightest blur.

The lycoris [spider lily] decorations attached to his flamboyant summer coat, upon closer inspection, were not mere ornaments but magical tools.

It seemed they were used to directly implement the force that propelled his body.

Ether began to flow out of his right hand, which was blocked from ether, like sand. Haha…

“I expected air attribute. You will pay dearly for underestimating this body’s genius.”

“Hahahaha.”

An 8th-circle magician with the specialty of teleportation, worrying about dying from a fall.

He laughed at his own judgment, which seemed to have become completely foolish.

The earlier expression of a wild horse was clearly wrong. He was just a pathetic hunting bird tamed by the golden master and their garden.

Francois’ face, seeing the face blooming like a lily, turned stiff instead.

His disheveled chocolate-colored hair fluttered nervously. Swish! The long mace cut through the air as it was—

– Faaaaaah…!

The two men’s bodies instantly turned into light pink mana particles and fell back to the edge of the cliff.

Thud! Johann rolled on the lawn, still smiling.

He, who had always lived with every nerve on edge, felt dizzy, not knowing when he had become so clumsy.

He had never known the feeling of the ground suddenly giving way beneath his feet, but that was exactly how he felt now. However…

– Thump, thud!

“Hahaha. Haa…”

This vast emotion, so unfathomable, was somehow not unpleasant.

The wide sky, which he dared not capture with his eyes, came into view.

Johann struggled to understand what on earth his young and innocent liege had done to him.

This might be their curse.

A disaster as clear as their ether, disabling him in the most effective way…

– Sreung!

“If you confess the whereabouts of Prince Yeseo now, I will preserve your limbs and cremate you.”

“…I see. That was quite a good plan.”

Finally, Elisabeth’s rapier aimed at Johann’s fallen neck, and he replied as if he had had a very interesting experience.

Even as the sharp blade slowly pierced his white neck, he showed no concern at all.

When blood finally began to bead, Francois, who was lying nearby, turned pale first.

He alternated between looking at the ether restraints on the man’s wrist and Elisabeth, breathing heavily.

For some reason, he was nervous even though the Holy Knight wasn’t telling the truth. The moment he swallowed his last breath, and the Vice-Captain’s sword leaped into the air—

– Swish!

“Yaaak! Then go and stop her quickly!”

“Ah, don’t push me! Why are you so strong?!

– Squeak!

Two exactly identical voices rang in his ears.

Elisabeth, startled, turned around, and pink hair poured down in front of her nose, causing her upper body to tilt!

“Ugh!”

– Thump! Thump!

“Lady Elisabeth! Please, just once, please forgive us!”

– Woof!

“The Prince is perfectly fine! I haven’t confirmed it yet, but she’s betting everything on it, so it seems like it’s not a lie!”

– Kyaa!

One young lady grabbed her wrist and whined, while the other clung to her shoulder and began to droop like a child.

The three puppies she had seen somewhere before and the cat she was meeting for the first time were also there.

Thanks to them, the Vice-Captain did not receive any attacks, but experienced the miraculous phenomenon of having her rapier and main gauche [a type of dagger] disarmed simultaneously.

Her mind went blank as she couldn’t accept the situation unfolding before her eyes.

How did this happen? Am I dreaming right now?

Wait a minute, just a minute…?

“…Countess Christel?”

“Yes, it’s me! For now, it’s me! Your well-known bamboo spear unni [older sister or female friend]!”

The familiar volume and familiar title echoed in Elisabeth’s eardrums.

Gray eyes squeezed shut and then turned to the right this time.

She saw pink hair tied high and water-colored irises.

The face of the young man, who was always cold and calm, went blank in an instant.

Then who is this person? Surely they’re not twins?

“This one is…?”

“Ah, well. She’s roughly the same person as me! But she came from another neighborhood!”

The two Christels, lying on top of her, held her empty hands tightly.

Francois in the side seat finally made a dying goose sound.

Johann, narrowing his eyes, burst into laughter again.

*

It felt like an hour had passed.

– Kwakwakwang!

No matter how long it actually was.

“You mustn’t destroy the temple roof! There are people in the basement!”

– Meeeh!

Krrrrrr…! The ceiling trembled and dropped dust due to the clash of the two Imperial Princes.

From the last row of the believers’ seats to the altar neatly stacked, there was no place that was not broken.

Goat Dotori bravely stomped his feet and watched in all directions, and I diligently searched for something in the midst of the chaos.

Just a moment ago, I was crouching between piles of broken chairs and almost got stepped on by Cedrick—that is, ‘Seidy’ (“Get out now.” “How can I leave just you two? The Prince and Shu-nim are also downstairs!”).

But I couldn’t stop there.

I begged Hyung [older brother or male friend] to please stay still, but how could that be possible in this kind of mess!

– Kakakang—!

“It was definitely dragged this way, but why can’t I see it.”

【Elite, please, I beg you. Can’t you just watch for my sake?】

“Just be quiet for a moment. There’s something I want to check. Maybe it has to be now… Ah! I finally found it!”

The robe that the Imperial Prince of this neighborhood had taken off a little while ago!

I hurriedly grabbed the clothes and hid behind the collapsed display case, and began to rummage through the black pockets.

It’s really bad to do this without the owner’s permission, but I had to look at one to see if my guess was correct, so I couldn’t help it.

Sorry, Imperial Prince. If my reasoning is correct, it’s probably around here…

“Yes! Here it is!”

– Saaaaa…

The divine artifact in the form of a beautiful sapphire necklace, ‘Blessing of the Azure Sea’!

I carefully checked its condition and then peeked out towards the battlefield.

The Imperial Prince, wielding a pure white sword and rampaging like crazy, was visible.

A figure over 190 [centimeters] spun around twice in the air and swung the sword down with the momentum to break the Hyegeom [likely a powerful sword]. Kakakang—! A tremendous flame erupted, and cracks appeared on the white blade.

I gritted my teeth to avoid making a sound of astonishment. His eyes, which I caught a glimpse of, were still—

“Even if you can’t use ether.”

“……”

“Your pathetic magic is unbearable to watch.”

“Shut up.”

– Ssaek! Kugugugung…!

It was a clear orange color. No matter what angle you looked at it from, it wasn’t the usual ruby color.

“…That’s it. I roughly guessed, but as expected, the ‘Blessing’ suppresses the ether, so the eyes reflect their original color. Red, right? Conversely, the principle is that when it moves away from the body, the ether revives.”

【…You’ve been running around all this time to check that?】

“It’s important information. Hyung should know it too if you’re a ghostwriter! Then it also explains why Gain-ssi’s eye color is different from the original. After directly absorbing the Blessing of the Azure Sea, her iris was tinged with water color due to the influence of special ether. Both of them became Holy Knights unexpectedly and underwent physical changes.”

【That guy ate your ether and went crazy, but that’s not important?】

“…I don’t think he’s gone completely crazy.”

Maybe. I muttered that and stuffed the Blessing back into the robe pocket.

Twukwang! In the meantime, someone else was thrown again, so I was startled and raised my head.

Wasn’t it almost over? Could it be that it’s on fire again?

– Hwareureuk, hwareureuk!

“Uh oh…?”

I pulled my head back again and was really horrified this time.

It wasn’t our side that set off the flames!

“No, he can’t even get ether supplied!”

– Hwareureu hwareureu…!

The other guy, unable to accept the fact that he had lost, was finally drawing up the ether in his body.

Red flames licked and bloomed around the spot where he was sitting.

A sense of crisis like a tsunami swept over me, and the only thought in my head was ‘I have to stop this.’

Even though he stole my power a little while ago, it wouldn’t be enough.

You’re going to faint again if you do that. You’ll turn into a kid again and it’ll be hard!

“Seidy! You have to stop him from using ether, or he’ll pass out!”

I warned, raising my voice so that the Imperial Prince could hear, but this side didn’t budge either, no matter how the situation was turning out.

Rather, he seemed quite happy…

Hey, happy?!

“You bastard! Aren’t you going to stop picking on a younger sibling!”

“Please stop, Your Highnesses.”

Just then, a low and elegant voice echoed through one side of the temple.

Everyone’s gaze, including Dotori’s, moved.

“…Yeseo Venetian.”

And with the other Imperial Prince’s muttering, the embers died down as if by a lie.

The royal family priest who came up from the basement was standing behind him.