What Happens When The Second Male Lead Powers Up [EN]: Chapter 723

The Sub Male Lead Goes on Strike – Episode 723 (723/920)

You Are Perfect and Ultimate (4)

Several hours before that.

-Step, step, step, step······!

“This way. If you walk straight from here, it leads to the central staircase, and once you reach that, you can easily find the study and bedroom. My mother too… she’ll probably be there.”

“That’s good. Thank you.”

-Squeak.

Guided by Duke Leopold Lasso, we were quickly infiltrating the heart of the lord’s castle.

Leah, wrapped around Sadie’s neck, bravely took the lead.

Djibril Diop, though bothered by the elaborate attire of a noble from the Divine Nation, remained vigilant.

Sir John guarded our rear, with the GuGu birds perched upright on his shoulders, watching in all directions, and I, as always, was in the middle of the formation.

Hugging Tete, I looked around the corridor and walked quickly.

-Creak, creak······

“Goodness.”

The castle was truly empty.

So empty that it lacked even a trace of warmth, making it slightly eerie.

Not a single window is intact. Why is everything so completely broken here?

“It’s such a mess. I did issue a Divine Decree to evacuate all the nobles to the surface, but…”

-Don’t worry about it. How could this be the cause of just one priest?

“…I was taught that Divine Decrees are not powers to be used for personal gain, but no matter how I think about it, I feel like I’ve done something shameful to my teacher underground. Even if it was an unavoidable situation. I think I was too emotional.”

-You seek morality in the middle of a battlefield. That’s why no priest has ever conquered a holy knight.

“Is that so?”

-Indeed.

His Majesty Hanan, sitting on my head, spoke with dignity.

The young boy, meeting my eyes, silently raised one eyebrow.

‘Yes, our Crown Prince did well,’ I thought, smiling slightly at the child.

Meanwhile, the group passed through a corridor littered with fallen soldiers. As expected, only Duke Lasso and I seemed horrified by the scene.

Occasionally, when the sound of armor or footsteps came from the passage, we quickly hid behind a door or a cabinet.

“Princess, come this way.”

“Yes!”

Just like now. Sir John gently led me behind him.

“Damn it, look at this. Those damn intruders have completely turned the castle upside down!”

“Gasp.”

Someone’s voice, bursting with anger, could be heard in the distance.

The sound of kicking broken glass and furniture followed.

Thump! I hugged the flinching Tete tightly.

Fortunately, the baby seal’s black eyes were shining brightly.

‘Our baby has grown so much,’ I thought.

“What happened to that merchant employee or whatever? Did they catch him?”

“Catch him? Don’t you know it’s chaos outside right now? All the young ones ran away, leaving not a single servant to run errands!”

“Is the woman sent by the Sarhentini family really the one? And that young master is nowhere to be seen either.”

“So, we still don’t know the exact mastermind. Geez.”

One knight’s voice was loud, as if he were speaking right in front of me, and the other’s reply was barely audible.

Meanwhile, I rolled up Sadie’s sleeves, which were constantly slipping down, again.

The boy had grown quite a bit since receiving the Comet Sword of Mars from me earlier.

He now looked about fourteen years old.

Duke Diop already knew the situation and had a detached expression. A royal close to the throne is different in many ways.

-Boom!

Oh my!

“Tsk! The hordes of monsters are roaming around, so the noble guests are screaming, and they’re making a fuss about coming up after being put underground. The rear is complaining about the lack of oil. The lord’s castle is no different from a battlefield right now. Damn it, a celebration party, my ass…”

“Where did the chief of staff go? I haven’t seen him since earlier. Surely that guy hasn’t betrayed us too.”

“Don’t say such unsettling things. The commander of the knights is also nowhere to be seen.”

“So, how are we going to handle the security from now on?”

“How else? We must defend the central staircase at all costs. From now on, any outsiders who catch our eye will be executed immediately! Cut them down as soon as they’re caught!”

-Thump!

The man who shouted harshly broke something. He seemed extremely angry.

I bit my lips tightly, afraid that even a breath would leak out.

Duke Lasso had explained it in advance, but I could be 100% sure with that conversation.

We are getting closer to Myker Lasso’s base.

More precisely, to the pile of sun halo grass he’s hiding and the truth about Lilianer Venetian.

“…I’ll go. Will His Highness the Crown Prince go too?”

The lightning magician whispered, holding his staff. Sadie nodded as if it were obvious.

One 8th-circle battle mage [a mage of extremely high power] would be enough to deal with the knights, but it seemed they were preparing for any possible situation.

I quickly added.

“Be careful. Don’t get hurt. Leah too.”

-Squeak.

“Huh.”

Diop reacted as if he had heard the most absurd thing in the world.

I don’t know why he’s acting like that when he has a younger sibling. I roughly pushed him to send him along.

Seeing Leah not backing down even without Demi and Peri, I even felt a strange sense of emotion.

The commotion started quickly.

“Hey! Myker Lasso must be above there, right?”

The voice of a carefree young master could be heard in the distance, and

“You are…!”

-Rumble, crash!

Before someone could shout, blue lightning flashed across the corridor.

The sound of thunder tearing through the ceiling also struck the ears wildly.

I swallowed hard and squeezed the spring flower Sir John had given me.

Then, His Majesty Hanan grabbed my hair.

Does he want me to throw this flower away altogether?

“Ouch. Your Majesty?”

-….

Huh? He’s not saying anything.

“Your Majesty, what’s wrong?”

-…My incarnation is suffering.

“Yes?”

I was startled and carefully lowered the cloth doll from my head.

Sir John, who heard the same thing, also turned pale.

Hanan looked somewhere while holding the back of my hand, and his gaze was fixed on a very distant place beyond the wall.

A vague sense of unease crept in.

“Are you saying Isabel is in danger? Should we go right away?”

-…There’s no need. She’s just going through a necessary process.

“If it’s a necessary process…”

-….

-Swish, crash!

-Rumble!

In the distance, the Comet Sword emitted a sound of tearing through the air, and lightning struck again.

The GuGu birds stretched their necks and showed an interesting expression. I squeezed my eyes shut and opened them again.

Even amidst the noise and chaos, there were clearly fragments floating in my head.

“Could it be because of Christel? Because the two haven’t properly reconciled yet…”

-How can friends and family be the same?

The elder spoke calmly. I couldn’t find the words to answer for a moment.

Only the background music created by Cedric and Diop filled the corridor with rumbling sounds.

-It’s not that I’m looking down on your relationship. It’s quite the opposite. Isn’t a friend someone who can sometimes be the most honest, letting down all the barriers surrounding their inner thoughts?

“…”

-Friends are free. They can be cut off at any time, but the mystery and beauty of that relationship is that they become stronger by giving each other various names only by their own will.

“…”

-But family is… originally the most difficult relationship.

The doll’s eyes quietly turned to me.

As always, I felt that she saw through everything.

-Since the chains of human relations are not absolute, there is no need to be bound by the valleys of emotion. Break away when you want to break away, and resent the wounds your friend gave you as long as you want. Someday the bitterness will fade. Even the act of spitting blood at a thousand years of betrayal is like that.

“Your Majesty.”

-But the bonds of kinship cannot be severed.

“…”

That word made my Adam’s apple bob. Sir John and Duke Lasso took turns meeting my gaze.

-If your family doesn’t want you, if they hate your flaws. Then how will you live? Will you cut off the rotten parts and find new parents and children?

“…”

-No. There is no second chance for the relationship that God makes.

‘So be careful,’ the ancient king said heavily.

I nodded silently.

The duke also seemed to be lost in thought, stroking the scar under his shirt.

-Slash, slice!

“Aaaagh! Where did that little brat learn such swordsmanship!”

“…”

…Yes, family.

I grew up in a blessed environment. I felt that way, no matter how others saw it.

Although my father is not here, I remember how kind he was to my brother and me when he was alive.

I was able to endure my mother’s long illness thanks to the adults around me who always reached out to me.

Everyone truly cared for us, and thanks to my grandmother and grandfather, we grew up without material shortages.

So….

-Crash! Bang!

“Ughaaagh!”

“…”

After all, Gaine’s matter is delicate.

I’m worried that my ignorance will hurt her, and I’m anxious that the existence of my brother and mother will make her even more painful.

There’s no discomfort between us right now, but I know I can become a thorn.

I want to be a little comfort to Gaine, who always shines like a star, but all I can do is listen to her story.

Just be by her side and lend her a shoulder if she needs it.

That’s all.

“I hope it works out well…”

“Hey, Princess! Finally here!”

Startled, my thoughts receded like the tide at the voice calling me.

However, worries and pain were clinging to the mudflats in my head like snails.

I stretched my neck and busily looked for the two.

“I’ve cleaned everything up. It’s over if we go straight up!”

Thud! Diop, who had kicked someone’s body down the stairs, grumbled, untying the flowing hair tie.

Only then did we come out into the corridor and look around.

“Good heavens, the central staircase!”

“No, you…”

Soon, Duke Lasso’s handsome face turned ashen.

I almost said harsh words in front of Tete.

The staircase leading to the lord’s private space was completely cut off in just a few minutes of taking my eyes off it.

I asked them to remove the people, not to destroy the building, but it was a truly amazing result.

I glared at the two royals for a moment—I also gave Sir John a slight glare—and hurriedly apologized instead.

“I’m sorry, Duke. But Leah is good at making temporary stairs. That’s our kids’ specialty!”

*

At the same time. A secret mountain village in Lasso Territory.

The Second Princess of the Venetian Divine Nation, Cornelise, witnessed countless amazing scenes in a short period of time.

This place was still peaceful, like a lie.

“Now, if you do this, the embers won’t die out and will last a long time.”

-Flash!

“Wow…!”

When Francois showed off a warmth preservation spell with a small magic formula, the princess’s eyes widened.

The marquis responded with a dazzling smile to her curious and lively light green eyes.

“Your Highness. Magic is by no means base, nor is it an ominous or dirty power. Rather, it is a great ability that can save many people.”

“Yeah. It seems so.”

“So please…”

“Marquis! Marquis Dwiem!”

At that moment, Sant’s scream-like shout was heard from the direction of the deep forest.

The magician immediately changed the magic formula to a defensive form.

His light pink gaze emitted a sharp light like a blade.

-Whoosh….

“…”

Not far away, knights in armor were standing.

The red rose pattern was clear on their cloaks.