What Happens When The Second Male Lead Powers Up [EN]: Chapter 717

Buddy Movie (3)

…What does ‘GG’ mean? It can’t be a war code.

-Kwaang!

“Support the Duke immediately, escort him to the bunker!”

“Yes, Commander!”

Before Jibril could finish processing that thought, the reception room door burst open as if it would fall off its hinges.

A knight, appearing to be around Maiker Raso’s age, strode in with his sword drawn.

His murderous intent and fighting spirit were overwhelmingly stronger than those of the other knights, so Jibril, a combat mage, almost instinctively raised his guard.

But with their group scattered, he couldn’t afford to do that.

Considering there were at least hundreds of civilians present, he couldn’t recklessly start a fight.

His red eyes quickly scanned the situation.

There were about fourteen soldiers following the commander.

“What… What is this! What’s going on? Why all the commotion!”

“Duke, you must move!”

“Explain! Explain properly!” Raso, held by the arms by the knights, flailed and screamed at the top of his lungs.

Jibril, without even a frown, pretended to assist the servants.

A lord raising his voice, knights breaking down the door without permission, broken glass, spilled wine bottles, and a flustered head butler—all of this might work to his advantage. Christel Rambouillet whispered, subtly covering her mouth.

“That old woman’s energy is too strong to prolong the celebration. We’ll be caught before we know it, and everything will be ruined.”

“So?”

“We decided to split into pairs. You go with him.”

That was clear enough.

“The warehouse?”

“A large number of monsters have escaped from the warehouse, and the lord’s castle is in chaos! Duke!” The answer came from a knight, not Rambouillet.

Jibril’s eyes widened. Raso was now drooling as he vented his anger.

“What are you saying! What… Escape! What!”

“That is, we were attempting to retrieve the magic tool for measuring mana!”

“A baby dragon attempted to escape, taking advantage of the knights who were lax in their guard, who were gathering at the barracks to collect mana measuring tools! The existing mana restraints seem to have been too weak.”

“What?”

‘Hweek!’ Raso turned his head towards Jibril like a broken wooden doll.

The prince wore a look of utter bewilderment. The knight commander continued his report.

“The humanoid monster is still in the warehouse. It is terrified and refusing all contact, but there is no major resistance, so it will be presented soon.”

“Where is he, where is he now? The dragon!”

“It is currently heading towards the rear of the lord’s castle, and an employee of the Sarhentini Merchant is chasing after it. A hundred of our soldiers have also set out to suppress it. All staff in the castle, including servants and maids, except for the minimum number of personnel, will be evacuated to the basement, and guests attending the birthday celebration will also be evacuated…”

“The rear. The rear. The zoo! That’s where my zoo is!”

The old woman, excited to the point of frenzy, sprang up from her seat.

‘Thud, Clang!’ This time, her teacup was knocked off her knee and shattered.

Perhaps because her skinny legs were weak, Raso slumped back into the wheeled chair.

However, her wrinkled neck and wagging fingers were very vigorous.

“My prized possessions, my collectibles are all there! I’ve been collecting them for decades. What if that monster eats all my treasures!”

“Duke, please calm down. We will escort you to the bunker.”

“Let go! Let go of me!”

The knight commander calmly moved his lips, but it seemed that Raso could no longer see or hear anything.

Jibril swallowed hard, looking at the old man’s eyes gleaming with madness.

*He’s definitely lost it.* Perhaps this method might be more effective.

“Prince Sarhentini, we will escort you to a safe place.”

“…It’s a shame that such an accident occurred.”

Several knights approached the man, and in the meantime, Christel cleared the tray and stood right behind the head butler.

Jibril, with a seemingly unfortunate expression, glanced out the window.

The hidden prince was barely visible, concealed in the blind spot beyond the window frame.

Even amidst all this chaos, the old woman’s scream-like shouts were piercing his eardrums.

“Even if it’s a mythical, mythical-grade monster, a baby is still a baby! I! I’ve even caught legendary-grade monster babies with my bare hands!”

“Duke, please hold firm! Your subordinates will take care of it!”

…Should I add some fuel to the fire at this point?

“It’s fire and oil, Duke.” Jibril said calmly.

Everyone’s attention turned to him at the unexpectedly dignified voice.

The Duke contorted his face and moved his twisted lips.

“…You. What did you just say? Say it again. Say it again.”

“You probably know that monsters are inherently weak against water and fire. That baby dragon is particularly vulnerable to ‘fire.’ I heard that when our hunter captured it, he drove it to a remote place with torches and caught it.”

“Fire. Fire…”

“Fire and oil. That’s all you need. It’s still a young individual and very timid, so if you set a big fire, you’ll be able to subdue it quickly.”

“……”

The old woman groped the air with her bulging eyes.

The knight commander looked uneasily at her and Jibril alternately. The silence did not last long.

“…I. I will go myself.”

“Duke!”

“A monster is a monster! Just set a fire. Why can’t you do what even a hunter can do?”

“There are no paladins in our barracks, and the priests are only of the acolyte level. The swordsmen have to set the fire, so the Duke…”

“My zoo! I! I said I would protect it!”

‘Crash, Bang, Clatter!’ The old woman, foaming with anger, overturned the table and shattered Jibril’s teacup as well.

As the knights’ murmuring grew louder, Jibril exchanged glances with Rambouillet.

*You’re doing well.*

She winked one eye as if she was impressed. The mage immediately gagged.

* * *

Wow, I expected it to be scary, but it’s really scary!

-Kwaaang!

“Ugh!”

-Awoong

Suddenly, the prison carriage shook violently, and the knights who had occupied the warehouse shouted loudly.

Having sent my friends away, I hugged Tete, Leah, and the rag doll, rolling my eyes around.

Fortunately, His Majesty Hanan’s soft cotton ball tightly wrapped around my neck.

The warehouse main gate, which Gyu had noisily escaped from, was blown open as if a cannonball had passed through it, and the footprints of Demi, Perry, and Ropi were neatly left all around.

The children had excitedly imitated monsters and burst out of this place a little while ago.

“Captain, Captain! Where are we taking this one?!”

“To the basement of the main castle! They said they’re going to put all the other rare species there too!”

“Yes, sir!”

“Hey, move it!”

One of the knights yelled at Charlemagne. I was very nervous that he might whip the child, but fortunately, Charl glared at him for a moment and then moved according to the new plan.

Arumhardt also followed the knights’ guidance without much resistance.

Finally, the prison carriage carrying us began to move again.

I watched the sun, which had already begun to lean towards the west, and steeled my resolve.

Now, I’m the only person left, but I’m not alone because I have Leah, Tete, and His Majesty Hanan.

Arum and Charl are also there, and my partners are somewhere in the castle, so it’s okay.

My friends will do their jobs. I’m a strong priest, so I can do well too.

-Clatter, clatter, clatter…

“What’s all this commotion about? It’s ruined a good day!”

“I know, right? Is the birthday celebration canceled because of this?”

“It’ll be canceled if they can’t catch the baby dragon!”

“The Duke is so furious that he even kicked the commander. It’s a mess.”

“But our barracks are pretty good at hunting monsters, aren’t they? After all, that’s the Duke’s specialty.”

“Hey, the opponent is a mythical-grade monster!”

While the knights and soldiers couldn’t hide their excitement, various carriages and carts were busily moving around the wide main road.

Judging from the elaborate crests stamped on each of them, they must have been invited noble guests.

They all appeared from different alleys and headed towards the same path, and it seemed that our prison was also going there.

Tete wiggled his flipper feet and looked up at me.

-Awoo?

“Yeah.”

There seems to be a bunker-like thing in the basement. If it’s there, you can definitely go anywhere.

-Creak!

“Hey there! Is that a person or an angel you’ve got in that prison?”

As the rapidly running carriage entered the main castle entrance, a nobleman in the carriage next to us opened the window and asked.

Then, some of the escorting knights looked at me and gave an unpleasant laugh. *What, those guys.*

“You have a good eye, Lord Heyder. It’s a monster in human form.”

“It has three pairs of wings. It’s a rare thing that you might only see once in your life, and our Duke keeps it in the castle for ornamental purposes.”

“For ornamental purposes? Not keeping it close?”

The man called Lord Heyder asked suspiciously.

Then the knights turned to me and chuckled without context.

*Did they get overwhelmed with work and go crazy, why are they like that?*

“Well, Duke Maiker enjoys appreciation more than experience.”

“Is that so? He has a very different value system than I do.”

“Yes.”

-Creak, clatter…

While the knights were chattering nonsense, the carriage, having passed through the main castle’s descending iron bars, hid in the full shade.

I thought they would take me down and drag me away, but it seemed there was a parking lot-like space in the basement.

The guy, whether he was Heyder or Hater, made a smacking sound while looking this way for a long time—it was creepy and gave me goosebumps—and then closed the window again.

Only then did the rag doll stop wriggling.

I tried to erase his unpleasant face from my mind and observed the surroundings.

-Tap, tap, tap, tap…

“Wow…”

This was also an underground passage.

However, it wasn’t on the full scale like Lilianer Fenetian’s, and only the floor was finished with stone, while the walls were all dry soil.

Torches were hung in various places, and some sections led to long, winding corridors.

It seemed that the room over there was for guests.

Then this side is… A priest’s room? Or a dining room? Both?

-Kkiang

“Yeah. There’s everything.”

I answered so quietly that only Leah could hear.

If the Duke’s own space is here, there’s a possibility that a vault is stored here.

Of course, there will be a path connecting to the upper floor as well. It really feels like it was built as a shelter.

Did the Raso ducal family foresee such a war from the past?

Well, the war era wasn’t that long ago…

-Thud!

“Ugh!”

Suddenly, the carriage stopped abruptly, and at the same time, my body lurched forward.

Then, a knight poked my side with a long skewer.

“Ah!”

*That bastard?!*

“Hey, sit up straight and pretty.”

“……”

“You’ll be staying here until the situation above is sorted out. So don’t make a fuss or…”

He rattled off unnecessary warnings.

Only then did I realize that Charl and Arum were being released from the carriage and dragged to another space.

The place we entered with the prison was a very narrow solitary cell.

…It’s okay, Charl and Arum have a good sense of direction. There’s no problem. We’ll meet again.

“Wait, does this guy understand human language?”

“I don’t know. But it looks like it understands.”

“Well… That’s true. Hey, pretty.”

*Don’t call me that.* I glared at the knights with a frown.

Then one of them, as if intoxicated, smirked and aimed another skewer at my thigh.

-Flutter!

-Clack! Clang!

I immediately spread one of my wings and knocked the stick into the corner.

“Woah! Hahaha!”

“Did you see that just now? Wow, amazing!”

“Not only does it have a pretty face, but it’s also strong?”

“Hey, are you guys the only ones having fun?”

Clang! Someone knocked on the bars and entered the solitary cell.

I barely suppressed the annoyance rising up my spine. *That’s the guy from earlier.*

“Ah! Lord Heyder. Have you already left your luggage?”

“No matter how much I think about it, it’s a shame. The Duke says he’s only going to look at such a precious thing…”

The middle-aged man took off his coat and smirked.

The knights didn’t seem to have any intention of stopping him.

But they didn’t need to.

[…Hey. Stop the bullshit and kneel.]