What Happens When The Second Male Lead Powers Up [EN]: Chapter 834

Dartanyan and Moon Hunting (6)

“Ye-seo Jeong! Slow down!”

“Come this way, hide!”

“Hey, Pig! What are you doing right now…?!!”

Without knowing exactly what or why we were hiding, I took a deep breath and looked around.

The subway station was still crowded with people.

My palms, gripping my younger sister’s wrist, were instantly sweaty. The layout of the subway station itself hadn’t changed, but the designs of the information boards and the machines looked significantly different.

The indoor lighting was dimmer than we remembered.

Looking closely, the hairstyles, clothing, and accessories of most people had a retro style.

“Huk, no, it can’t be…”

It’s not that this place is retro; it’s that we came from the future. Great.

I pulled my younger sister next to a pillar in the most secluded spot and stood in front of her, shielding her with my body.

My eyes darted left and right with anxiety.

This place wasn’t Jamsilsaenae Station but Sincheon Station.

Judging from the signs and banners I saw outside, the time was at least the winter of 1988.

Then my younger sister poked my back with her finger.

“Jeong Ye, I’m okay. Calm down and take a breath. Huh?”

…What do I do now? I’m okay, but what about my sister? How do we get home?

Hyung [older brother] and Sir Johan will be worried…. What should I do?

“…Oppa [term of endearment for older brother used by females] is trying to do that, but it’s not easy. You don’t understand the situation very well, that’s why.”

“It’s hard not to know? There’s a feather in my mouth, can you fold this up?”

“Eek!”

-Flap!

She just touched my wings! I thrashed around like a rockfish caught by the owner of a raw fish restaurant.

Goosebumps rose on my back, and at the same time, a few white feathers fluttered before my eyes.

Crazy, when did these wings come out again!

I flailed my limbs as if a bug was attached to my waist and grabbed my wing joints.

Then Jeong Eun-seo said as if she had seen a truly bizarre sight.

“Wow, something really strange…. You have a hole in your clothes. Not there, here below.”

Stab!

“Ah, don’t poke me!”

“What is this? This isn’t a dream, is it?”

“Yeah, yeah! It’s not a dream, so stop poking me!”

I almost shouted, but realizing where I was, I only whispered.

My younger sister, who turned around, had a much calmer expression than I did.

At times like this, I realize that she resembles Jeong Hyeon-seo!

“Oppa’s eyes have been purple since a while ago.”

“Ah…”

…She saw it. I nodded hastily and looked around.

Fortunately, the passersby weren’t paying attention to us.

Perhaps because it wasn’t long after the Summer Olympics, I occasionally saw people who looked like foreign tourists.

Even though we were in the same country and the same region, the difference in era made me feel a sense of terror as if I had fallen into a completely different world.

“A wing just came out of your back and fluttered.”

“Oh, right…”

I felt cold sweat flowing from my forehead.

I roughly know the cause, but how do I fix this…?

“It’s obvious that this isn’t our neighborhood. Setting aside the spatial background, the temporal background seems completely different. Am I right?”

“…Yeah…”

“Then did we come to the past?”

“…”

Seriously, she’s my sister, but she’s really quick-witted.

I swallowed hard and nodded, making eye contact with her.

“…I think so. Are you okay? Everything is happening so suddenly…”

“What can I do if it’s sudden? If I don’t come to my senses when wings are popping out of my brother’s back, what am I supposed to do?”

“…”

“There’s no time to stomp my feet. You said it’s not a dream.”

Her voice was trembling slightly at the end, but she really seemed quite calm.

I finally did the dry face wash I couldn’t do earlier [a Korean expression for composing oneself].

I never imagined that I would reveal this in such a place, at such a time, in such a way….

Really, nothing goes as planned. Not since I was possessed.

Our plans have rarely gone according to plan.

“Eun-seo.”

“Ah, just say it. Don’t beat around the bush.”

Yeah, you’re right. What can I do if it’s sudden? What am I supposed to do if I don’t come to my senses?

“…First of all, ether comes out of my heart. I’m a priest.”

“…”

I whispered in a low voice. Then the little girl’s black eyes widened slightly.

“That’s why your eyes turn purple. The color of your pupils changes every time you use ether. By the way, I got the wings a long time ago with Jeong Hyeon-seo’s blessing. There are six in total, and it’s a bit much to call it a blessing…. Your older brother is a phoenix. That’s how it happened.”

“…”

“You said Uncle Johan seemed like a psychic, right? You saw it right. Sir Johan Haines is a cardinal-level paladin with air attributes.”

“Heok!”

“Yeah.”

I nodded and held my sister’s hand tightly.

The back of the horrified child’s hand was as cold as ice, as expected.

Suddenly, I thought of my partner with cold skin and a warm heart, and a faint smile appeared.

“The dreams you’ve been having until now, none of them are lies. They’re all true.”

“…”

“I’m sorry I couldn’t tell you sooner. Your brothers were worried that you would be surprised and shocked.”

“…”

“I’m sorry, sincerely. I didn’t intend to hide it forever.”

“…”

Sometimes people who don’t know our family well ask how we siblings get along so well.

Most of the time, it was a joke, but sometimes there were people who asked seriously.

But if anyone were in my and Jeong Hyeon-seo’s position, they would generally lead a similar life to ours.

After all, she was our younger sister, nine years younger than me and a whopping twelve years younger than Hyung. Eun-seo experienced many things that other children wouldn’t normally do, due to our parents’ long absence.

Of course, it doesn’t mean that my sister is the most pitiful, pathetic, and unfortunate child in the world.

“…Somehow…. All of that is real….? Really?”

“Yeah. It’s probably true. You’re someone who enjoys the privilege of reading that world.”

Rather, it’s the opposite. We were careful because this child is more precious than anything in the world.

We were afraid that she would get hurt in places where other children don’t get hurt, in ways that other children don’t get hurt.

There were many manuals given to us by the adults around us, but even so, we were afraid that we would experience pain that we couldn’t find answers to there.

I want her to live a normal, happy life, but sometimes we get confused about what that is.

Because there were many days when adults cried instead of us, or we cried instead of the adults.

“…Privilege…”

“I’ll explain that later when we get home. If big brother knows the situation, he’ll tell you the truth.”

“Wow, all of that is real…”

Perhaps because the shock was hitting her late, Eun-seo was groping the air with unfocused eyes.

I held my sister’s shoulders and continued to speak softly.

“But in my memory, the effect of highly condensed ether is…”

‘-Wouldn’t the power that has been stagnant in one place for a thousand years be normal? It is overwhelmed by all sorts of emotions and rots because it cannot circulate inside and out.’

Hana’s voice seemed to ring right next to me.

I closed my eyes tightly and opened them wide.

“In short, if the power of the main god exceeds a certain level and becomes stronger, it can even distort space-time, you know?”

“Main god, she says. It was amazing when the dream was just a dream, but it’s even more absurd now that it’s real…”

“But Oppa…. In Oppa’s opinion, it’s probably because of the ether…. Hooo.”

Yeah, let’s calm down while taking a deep breath. Think coldly.

This can’t be such a difficult, strange, and irreversible phenomenon.

“…Yeah, because of my ether.”

I’m the only one who can use pure ether in this world.

“Huh? Is it because of Oppa that this happened?”

“…I think that might be the case. Oppa’s vessel, you’ve read Toegye Gong [a famous Korean scholar] several times, so you know the concept of a vessel, right? That’s been replaced by the Holy Grail of Wishes.”

“Well, well…”

“But if I recall the situation from earlier…”

Jeong Eun-seo said that.

‘Don’t be surprised. I’m not kidding right now, so stay focused and listen at once.’

‘Uh, uh…’

‘I think Uncle Johan is…. a psychic.’

‘Keok!’

…And then the ether burst out. The sudden distortion of space-time also happened after that.

Wait a minute, was there a similar incident before I met the pregnant woman on the subway that day?

“Uh…? Jackpot. Jeong Ye-seo, look at that.”

“Just a moment, Eun-seo.”

If my memory is correct, I thought something was wrong with my phone at that time….

‘Is it a screen problem?’

…Ah!

“That’s right, the ether burst out that day too! The eyes of my friends in the picture were blurred, so I was so surprised…”

“Well, well. I thought you were okay now? Jeong Ye is not listening to people again. Okay, talk to me again when you’re done thinking. I have to do 478 breaths too…”

“…Because I am the complete owner of the divine object.”

The ether contained in the ‘Holy Grail of Wishes’ was a crystallization of the most noble power on the continent, different from ordinary pure ether.

In particular, the holy water stagnant in the Holy Grail was known as the material of the main god that had been contained in the Holy Grail since ancient times.

But now I have become a cardinal who can control the Holy Grail, my vessel….

“That’s right. Space-time was distorted because of me. In both cases, I was too embarrassed or surprised…!”

I need to be able to control the ether more precisely, but since there’s no one who can feel the power, I’ve been running around outside with the faucet open as I please.

As a result, the power of the Holy Grail was fluctuating together whenever the amplitude of my emotions was large!

“It’s truly a God-forsaken situation. It’s really the worst of all the God-forsaken situations so far…”

“Ah, please look behind you. That’s why our neighborhood returned to normal when Oppa turned as serious as if he had been splashed with ice water. Hooo…”

“…What?”

I trembled my shoulders and turned around.

I was speechless at the sight that unfolded before my eyes.

“…Huh?”

-Beep!

-Beep, beep!

“Uh-oh…?”

People were tapping their phones on the ticket gate and coming out, and people were swiping their cards and going in.

Behind their heads, there was an electronic display hanging, showing which station the train was currently passing through.

Seeing the familiar scenery of the subway station again like this, I felt even a strange emotion.

I made a suffocating sound and hurriedly looked around. Really?

…Is it being resolved this quickly? Really?

‘Jamsilsaenae Station’.

‘CCTV Installation Guide’.

“What…”

The colorful digital billboards installed everywhere. My horrified eyes were about to pour out.

Then my sister tapped my shoulder and warned me like a mafia.

“…It’s a really crazy situation, so I want to curse you for not joking if possible, but I’ll let it go because I checked it myself.”

“…”

“Instead, tell me everything properly when you get home. Everything without exception.”

Her dark eyes were flashing menacingly.

I hunched my neck and just nodded.

Hyung, I’m sorry. I failed to control the ether, so everything is ruined….

*

In his dream, Cedric Liester suffered a setback.

‘-Kkia!’

‘-Kkiu!’

‘-Kkiheo!’

‘-Aeuk!’

‘-Weeng!’

‘Ugh!’

Five warm and soft divine beasts fell from the sky in turn, and his body had to endure several shocks to receive them all.

The mass of the cotton balls, which would not have budged under normal circumstances, felt unusually heavy today.

The Crown Prince frowned as he lay on the floor and looked around.

As he did every night, he couldn’t move an inch as if he were having a nightmare. Still nothing has changed in the nightmare….

‘-Saaaaaa…’

It was then.

‘You…. Heok, you are….’

From beyond the darkness, a beautiful golden light spread out and an unknown man appeared.

His crimson eyes widened.

‘….It’s okay. I’m a priest, and I didn’t come to hurt you. You can rest assured.’

Finally.