What Happens When The Second Male Lead Powers Up [EN]: Chapter 619

“Are you alright? Are you hurt anywhere?”

A composed voice, as always, descended.

The Crown Prince was staring up at Prince Yeseo with a sharp expression.

Behind him stood Su-nim, with Gu-gu perched on his shoulder.

Perhaps he had woken up from a long nap due to the commotion, his arm propping his staff was trembling.

I rushed over to support him. No-on alternated his gaze between the shattered temple and me, his lips moving silently.

【Hyung’s feelings = Grandma’s feelings…】

“Pretty boy, what is all this? Huh? How did the situation turn out like this overnight?”

“Well, the two princes… had a bit of a conversation. In a somewhat heated atmosphere.”

“Conversation? This is?”

‘If they have two more conversations like that, the empire will be overturned!’ the wizard muttered, staggering.

I gestured to the prince and Seidi, then carefully escorted the elder to a decent chair—miraculously, one remained.

Gu-gu leaped off his small shoulder and climbed up my arm.

Meanwhile, the prince knelt beside the Crown Prince.

The gaze that examined the torn clothes and broken sword was somehow…

“…Isn’t it time for you to attend to state affairs? Why did you come all the way here yourself? Your precious clothes are ruined.”

“If some royal hadn’t been pathetically kidnapped.”

“…”

“I, too, would have been comfortably in the imperial palace.”

At that, the purple eyes widened. The prince seemed clearly surprised by his answer.

I had always told him that ‘your friends will definitely come to find you,’ but there was a huge difference between hearing it and seeing it with his own eyes.

The Crown Prince scanned the frozen prince up and down, then frowned.

If you didn’t know him, you’d say he looked hopeless, but the prince and I could clearly tell.

That was his way of checking if the other person was okay in his own way.

The clicking of his tongue at the end meant he didn’t like his current appearance very much.

“…That statement is false. You weren’t exactly comfortable in the palace either.”

“…”

“I was always next door.”

“You know it.”

“Hahaha.”

The prince smiled softly and threw a joke, and the Crown Prince responded with a grimace.

The ending was the fair one’s bright laughter.

I was convinced from that conversation that the two were quite close friends.

In the first place, it was hard for a relationship where they so often made bets between themselves and growled at each other whenever they met to be truly ‘bad.’

If they truly hated each other, they wouldn’t have even met in the first place.

“Oh, dear…”

The prince was concerned, picking up the Crown Prince’s broken sword hilt or examining his tattered clothes, while the other looked elsewhere with an indifferent expression, saying things like ‘Clothes and swords are all over the palace.’

Only after seeing that scene could I finally check on our brat.

As I approached, Seidi openly frowned.

“…Late.”

Hey, being a hyung [older brother figure].

“You’ve worked hard to beat your younger brother. Are you uncomfortable anywhere?”

“You’re so lazy.”

【That bastard, that bastard】

Seeing the growling Crown Prince and the fuming Hyun Seo-chang made me chuckle.

“Yes, I will serve you immediately from now on. I need to check the condition of the vessel, so give me your arm.”

“Your neck should be seen by a doctor first.”

“Ah…”

Only then did I realize that my neck was somewhat swollen.

There was no problem speaking or breathing, but it was a little uncomfortable because the muscles felt numb every time I moved.

Gu-gu tapped his forehead, and the affected area warmed up with a soft heat.

Is he giving me a sacred hot pack? Thank you.

“Do you really think it will bruise? I can’t see it.”

“He’s left-handed, so it wouldn’t have mattered if I had cut off his right fingers.”

“Oh, please don’t do that…”

【Why is he saying something right for once? Did I give birth to a broken clock?】

“Please calm down, both of you. Anyway, from his point of view, it’s true that I’ve committed a great crime, so I can’t argue with him confidently. If I go back to the military camp and see a healing priest, I’ll get better soon. Don’t worry too much. Hand.”

“…”

The Crown Prince stared at my Adam’s apple for a long time, then finally glared at himself sitting over there and held out his arm.

He seemed quite angry, with a vein bulging on his forehead.

The jaw muscles were also very tense, and the shoulders were still stiff like logs.

I whispered as softly as possible to calm him down.

“You don’t have to worry. More than that, you really worked hard. Seeing you defeat your past self so wonderfully made me think you’ve definitely become stronger. As your partner, I’m truly proud.”

“…”

“Tomorrow’s Crown Prince was an even more anticipated duel. His Majesty and your teacher will think so too.”

Perhaps the comfort worked; the strength in the arm placed on my hand slipped away.

The eyes facing me also seemed to soften a little, and the corners of my lips went up.

Then, opening a small sanctuary to check the condition…

-Saaaaa…!

“Ah, come to think of it.”

Where are Gain and Sir Johan? Why haven’t I heard from them yet?

With a sinking heart, I looked at the Crown Prince. You didn’t do it alone—

-Kwaaaang!

“Heueoheok!”

Even the remaining gate finally passed away!

“Princess!”

“Prince!”

Then, a clear cry echoed through the temple.

The eyes of the audience widened as if they were about to pop out.

Two pink princesses!

“Prince, I was really worried!”

“Gungju-nim [Princess], I was really worried!”

More than that, are you two saying the same thing right now?

Oh, they’re rushing this way…!

-Whack!

Christel, who ran in wearing a blue summer dress, hugged the prince as he was, and he smiled slightly, supporting her back.

The Crown Prince glanced at the two of them and quenched his thirst with the water bottle he had received from the prince without saying a word.

It was a beautiful scene like a masterpiece. Meanwhile, as for this princess—

-Thud!

“Ah, shit!”

Protagonist-nim [referring to the princess], you can’t swear!

-Rumble, tumble!

The paladin who was running towards me ‘accidentally’ tripped over the long legs of a certain heir to the throne, and Tite, who was in the water droplet cradle, was excited and smiled, and the enraged her reached out to the man’s collar ‘reflexively’…

-Grasp!

“Please calm down; didn’t we agree that hitting friends is bad!”

Oh, teacher!

“Agh! Just one hit! Not a whip, a fist! I’ll use a fist!”

“Do you even call that cotton swab a fist?”

“Gain! Absolutely not the face!”

-Awoo!

【What’s wrong with your kids?】

“Oh, you said hyung [older brother figure] gave birth to them!”

Thus, the second battle began.

As dusk fell, the small temple finally transformed into our base and a place for conversation.

…If you can call it ‘conversation’ when only two people in the group are talking.

-Rustle, rustle…

“Aren’t those dresses uncomfortable? How do you keep wearing them without tearing them? With your personality.”

“You get the hang of it as you live. My mother ordered all the underskirt lengths to be shortened by a span because of me. Because I keep tripping. So, if you look closely, the dresses are also half a span shorter than others.”

“Your tenacity is amazing, really… I gave up a long time ago and just wear pants.”

“Actually, you’re the wise one. I was thinking of just going with comfortable pants too. But dresses have their good points too.”

“What is it?”

“Tada!”

Miss Christel lifted her dress!

The prince and I, who were sitting side by side eating demon beast meat, looked up at the ceiling at the same time.

The Crown Prince over there groaned lowly.

Lady Elizabeth exclaimed in shock, ‘Didn’t we agree to only do this when we’re alone?’ but it was no use.

“Hey, what is it! Did you set up a convenience store here?”

-Kkia!

“It’s awesome. I have most of the necessities.”

Sneaking glances, Christel had all sorts of pouches dangling from her white shorts.

The Lesser Panda Trio and other troublemakers showed great interest in the new civilization(?).

Before anyone could ask, a cheerful explanation followed.

‘This is a painkiller. These are things to eat when you’re bored. This is emergency money. This is a poison needle and a knife that I use in case of emergency. Here’s red pepper powder, pepper, salt. And…’

“This is a medicine that stops sudden diarrhea. Ellen got it for me, and it’s effective for about thirty minutes. It’s essential when going to a ball.”

“Cough, cough! Cough, cough!”

【WTF】

I coughed painfully, finally choking.

The prince, startled, put down his food and patted my back.

Sir Johan, who was elegantly cutting meat from the side—he was wearing handcuffs on his right hand, but he seemed satisfied—silently handed me a glass of water.

Thank you!

-Gulp, gulp, gulp…

“…If you don’t mind, may I ask how the two of you met?”

And finally, François carefully asked, looking at the two Christels.

He straightened his posture after wiping his mouth with a handkerchief.

I realized once again that he was a gentleman among gentlemen in this respect.

He doesn’t even change his expression after hearing such a conversation, so the great nobles of the empire are not just anyone…

“Ah. I was walking around the nearby forest with a bamboo spear, and I happened to run into her. His Highness the Crown Prince was also there at the time.”

“No, I thought you would attack me as soon as you saw me? I was ready to parry. But I don’t know what you were thinking; you immediately turned your horse around and ran upwards. You were almost pale.”

“To be honest, I was so embarrassed that I didn’t have time to think deeply about why you were doing that. It felt like it was because of the prince, so I was scared, but I couldn’t leave her behind. So, I talked to her first. I had to know for sure who she was…”

The two Christels explained back and forth.

I sipped lukewarm water little by little and admired it in my heart.

Unlike the prince and I, who were a little awkward from the first meeting, and the Cedrics, who started a life-and-death fight as soon as they met…

The two seemed as comfortable as twin sisters who had spent their entire lives together.

Like they were close no matter who looked at them. Amazing.

“By the way, why isn’t Count Andre visible? Could it be that he was dropped out?”

The princess, who was rearranging her skirt again, suddenly asked.

I cleared my throat again, almost choking.

Oh my gosh, are you talking about Debbie Andre?

Did that person come all the way to Evelyn to find the sacred object of the Bakari family, who are in-laws?

“No, rather, I gave him an important task. Since the Imperial Guard could not accompany us here, I ordered him to wait with the frontline imperial army on the outskirts of the forest. If we do not return within three days… I also added the condition that they come to the cliff with the bell tower and search.”

“…”

At Lady Elizabeth’s calm answer, the two Crown Princes looked at each other.

I put them side by side on purpose to get along, and I think I did a really good job.

One side of the temple was so bright and dazzling. How can there be two of those faces…

“While worrying about your father’s rest, you made the temple like this.”

“It wouldn’t have happened if you hadn’t kidnapped the prince.”

“Do you think that the violence of threatening an unarmed priest is within the normal range?”

“Excuse me for interrupting your conversation.”

I had no choice but to step in between them. I had to stop the third battle.

The ruby eyes that had regained the blessing of the sea and the orange eyes that were always burning looked back at me.

“…I will explain to you slowly from now on. How we came to be here, and what we were thinking…

Umm.