What Happens When The Second Male Lead Powers Up [EN]: Chapter 881

Gaho (4)

At that moment.

-Kugugugung, Kwagagang······!

“Oh my god.”

Once again, the night sky roared loudly.

There was no rain forecast for today, so this was a surprising noise not only for us but also for the other apartment residents.

I hurriedly opened the veranda door and checked the situation outside the railing.

The May night breeze touching my cheek was cool.

Sir Johan, who followed me out, was also looking up at the sky with a stiff face.

The only light source on the unlit veranda was his white hair.

-Saaaah······

“Lord God······.”

“······.”

In the middle of the cloudless, dark purple sky, a dim energy was gathering in a circle.

Today is the new moon, so that wasn’t the moon.

‘Pasusut!’ A long trace of lightning drew crooked lines in the sky and quickly disappeared.

A chill ran down my spine, and I felt a thrill.

I hurriedly handed the tablet to Sir Johan and looked for my brother and sister.

“Hyung [older brother], Eunseo-ya! This isn’t just thunder. It looks like our friends are opening a gate from the other side! Really!”

“I knew it. It’s been giving me the creeps. Are you sure you don’t want to take the kimchi [traditional Korean fermented cabbage] ?”

“I can’t take it because it might explode on the way!”

‘Alright.’ Hyung replied in his usual calm voice.

Of course, no one knew whether it would be Grandpa’s kimchi or my heart that would explode in the bag.

In an instant, my heart became쫄깃 [쫄깃 (jjolgit) describes a chewy texture], and all the organs in my body felt like they were tumbling around in my stomach like sujebi [Korean hand-pulled noodle soup] dough.

I didn’t think I was nervous, but the moment I saw the light in the sky, I felt nauseous.

My younger sister quickly ran to me and shoved a black plastic bag into my bag. It was amazing that there was still room in the bag.

“Here, some yakgwa [Korean honey cookie] and yugwa [Korean traditional fried cookie] that Oppa [term used by a girl to address an older brother or male friend] likes. I put them in a 반찬통 [lunch box/food container]. They might get a little crushed because of the lid, but just take them out and eat them on the way.”

“······.”

-Hwiwoo······

The little one’s black hair fluttered in the cold wind.

Looking at her speaking earnestly with her reddened nose, I was at a loss for words.

I stared down at Eunseo’s crown with Sungjang tightly gripped in my hand.

Even as thunder roared from the top of the sky, my younger sister continued to speak.

“This is 오빠’s favorite iced sujeonggwa [Korean cinnamon punch]. I ate all the sikhye [Korean sweet rice drink] yesterday, so there’s none left. You know this is the strongest thermos in our house, so it hardly ever leaks. You have to bring it back in one piece!”

“······.”

“I was going to pack some clothes for you, but those people over there will dress you up nicely. Just wear these clothes here.”

“······.”

“Why are you staring blankly? Did you hear everything I said?”

‘Pig.’ My younger sister giggled and pinched my arm, not too hard.

No, maybe it hurt a little.

I looked down at my sister with a bright smile a beat late. Ouch.

-Kugugugung······

“Okay. I’ll bring the thermos back in one piece.”

······Our youngest. When did you grow up so much?

When did the little girl who cried for two days and nights because her big brother was gone when Hyung went to the army become so mature?

-Hwiiiiing······

“······.”

“Eunseo-ya, Oppa will be back soon.”

“What, you’re stating the obvious.”

“Really. Oppa will be back tomorrow if possible.”

“Are you going on a retreat? You’ll be back before work on Monday!”

“Yeah.”

That’s right. Oppa’s job is important.

I burst into a tense laugh with a hot breath.

My sister had tears welling up in her eyes, but she didn’t cry thanks to the amazing power of the 주신 [Jushin, the main god].

Around that time, Hyung came out to the veranda and made Eunseo step back a few steps towards the living room.

Conversely, Sir Johan led me back to the railing and explained the situation.

“I could clearly feel all of your attribute’s aether [hypothetical medium]. It seems certain that they are trying to open a gate from the other side.”

“Yes, yes.”

As the 독자님들 [readers] of 주신 wish—and as our friends planned.

It seemed that the gate to another dimension was finally about to open here.

I nodded solemnly and gripped my staff.

Okay, that’s fine. We did it once last time, so it’ll be okay this time too.

We can do it. With the four powers of special attributes, I can somehow solve the rest by pouring in the aether of the 반 [Ban, meaning half or part].

“However, since a little while ago, mana has been getting stronger than aether.”

“······Yes?”

Whoosh—! The man who climbed onto the railing with his bare body looked at the sky, holding onto the veranda window frame.

I could hear Jung Hyunseo and Jung Eunseo exclaiming in shock from behind.

Of course, the Cardinal’s sense of balance was perfect.

“······Yes, it’s mana. To be exact, it’s 제자님 [term of respect] and Diope’s mana.”

······Ah?

“Cedric······. And Gabriel? Why suddenly mana······.”

-Kwarururung! Kugugugung······!

Hm! Before I could even finish my thought, the night sky was now emitting a groan close to a shriek.

I could have taken the tablet back from 헤릿 아버지 [Herrit’s father] and checked on my friends’ situation, but I didn’t have the time to wait for records to accumulate right now.

Hyung and Eunseo exchanged shaking glances. I checked that the 가가방 [Gagabang, a fictional bag] was closed properly and carefully stepped down to the lower side of the railing.

Today, Sir Johan is here instead of 뚝심 [Dduk-sim, meaning strong will or tenacity], so there’s absolutely no need to worry about falling (and I have six wings too), but he held out his left arm to me.

I looked at the man’s sparkling ring and grabbed it tightly······.

‘This person is also left-handed, so the carving was done accordingly. Isn’t it cool?’

Stopped.

“궁주님 [Gungju-nim, a respectful title] ?”

“······Wait a minute. Could it be······.”

-Hwiwoowoo······

The cold wind seemed to clear my head.

My eyes widened, and my heart, which had been pounding until just now, slowed down like the breath of a beast sensing misfortune.

I remembered every word I had said to Cedric without missing a single syllable.

This was even a part that I had recently read in the manuscript.

That day······.

‘The warranty said······. ‘Level 7 wizard, Baron Jeremy Schue’s staff.’

‘He was the ancestor of Barbara Schue 선생님 [teacher], who was His Majesty Alexandre’s teacher······.’

‘This is the staff he used during his lifetime······.’

I gave him the staff at Raso 영주성 [Lord’s castle].

I looked up at the Cardinal with a blank face. Sadie, don’t tell me······.

“Sir Johan, Cedric······. He might be trying to recreate his father’s spell.”

“······Yes?”

A chilling eeriness close to fear wrapped around my ankles.

I staggered for a moment, but barely managed to steady myself with Sir Johan’s strength. No way.

-Kwagagang······!

“No, I’m sure. There’s no need to even check with my eyes. The magic formula that His Majesty Alexandre devised to reach 주신······. Cedric is definitely trying to open it. Maybe the aether on that side isn’t enough to open the gate!”

“······.”

Sir Johan Haynes was someone who would say anything to ease my worries, but today he didn’t add any denial to my reasoning.

His face was coldly sunken, and there was no smile on his lips.

It meant that there was a high possibility that my guess was correct. There was no reason to delay any longer.

I put the 가가방 behind my torso and gripped Sungjang so hard that my fingertips turned white.

The aether of the 반, reacting to my will, immediately began to awaken the staff.

-Saaaaaaaa······!

[Awaken.]

-Woooowoong!

The Sungjang, only the length of a fifteen-centimeter stationery ruler, soon emitted a bright light and grew longer and longer.

The golden aether of the 반 burst out from my fingertips like a fountain.

Sir Johan and I looked up at the sky at the same time.

-Kwagagagang······!

“······Sir Johan, there!”

-Pyeontjeok!

Kugugugung—! No sooner had I raised my voice than an ominous thunderbolt split the sky, and for a moment all the lights in the apartment complex went out and then flickered back on.

Finally, a dark circle connecting dimensions was opening in the sky.

I swallowed hard and tried to ignore the sweat on my grip.

I can’t let my hand slip. I have to do it in one go. This space-time will be temporarily distorted because of my aether.

So, no one will film or hear about it, but it’s difficult to cause more trouble—

Huk!

“I see a red aura!”

“It’s mana.”

-Kwagagagang······!

Like the eye of a typhoon, like the core of a storm—the dimensional door was spinning rapidly, creating a vortex of dark clouds.

Red energy like blood continued to flow out from the small opening in the center, and I could easily realize that it was the ‘entrance’ to the gate.

The problem is······.

“Oppa, shouldn’t we wait a bit? They might come over right away to see Oppa.”

“Oppa thought about that too, but if the situation has gone wrong and they’re even using mana, I think it’s right to help from here.”

-Peolleodeok!

Without hesitation, I spread two wings and came out of the veranda.

Eunseo, who saw me flying properly for the first time, gaped her mouth.

Then, Sir Johan guarded me and flew higher.

“In my personal opinion, the door looks too narrow.”

“Yes, it’s not as big as the gate I saw in the Blanquer Duchy. If you open the door in the 정석대로 [orthodox way], it should be that big······.”

-Pallak, Pallak!

I flapped my wings a couple of times and looked down. Hyung and Eunseo were looking at me with very complicated expressions.

Their faces, unable to laugh or cry, were so grateful and affectionate that a small chuckle burst out.

Soon, Sir Johan greeted the two of them first.

“Thank you for everything, you two. I’ll see you again.”

“Yes, please be careful.”

“Goodbye.”

“Hyung, please take care of Eunseo.”

“Don’t mention it. A few days without you is no problem.”

“That’s right. Jung Eunseo, Oppa will make my friends happy and come back.”

“······.”

Then my sister’s face crumpled. It’s okay.

“It’ll be as you wish. It’s okay.”

-Pallak, Pallakpallak!

I gradually, gradually increased my altitude. At the same time, Eunseo and Hyung’s gazes also grew higher and higher.

My younger sister couldn’t even wave her hand at me.

I felt like I knew her feelings well enough, so I gave her a big smile instead.

“Everything will be as you wish. Don’t worry. Imagine!”

“······.”

“A wonderful imagination!”

-Palladak!

‘Have good dreams!’ I added in a whisper and then began to fly in earnest.

If I looked down again, I felt like my heart would waver, so I deliberately didn’t turn my gaze and only headed upwards.

Sir Johan’s fierce air pushed me up strongly from below. Up, up, higher······!

-Paaaaaaa!

-Ssaeeeeeeeng······!

“Huk, cough! Heoeok!”

-Peolleokpeolleok! Peolleokpeolleok—!

By the time all six wings were spread, the air was so cold that my whole face felt frozen.

Underneath my distant feet, I could see the glittering skyscrapers of Seoul and the busy circulating cars.

White steam burst from my mouth and disappeared, and conversely, the black sky became too close, causing fear.

It was like I had come to the edge of the universe.

Only the gate was pressing down on me strongly······.

-Kugugugugung······

“······궁주님.”

“······.”

However, we could instinctively know.

This is the ‘end’.

-Gogogogogogo······

“······.”

“······.”

The pitch-black dimensional door cast a shadow on our foreheads, and even as the bright red mana scattered sparks like lava and poured out, we could not get closer to the door beyond this point.

Just like the day we flew up to close the ‘warning window’ in northern 페네티안 [Penetian].

We could know even if no one told us.

Because this was already fixed as the law of the world.

······So from here, we have to come up with another plan.

The very plan we had discussed earlier.

“······Thank you. Please leave the rest to me from now on.”

I held Sungjang with my frozen hands, slung it over my right shoulder like a K2 rifle, and aimed at the gate.

Challang! The decorations hanging under the crescent moon symbol sparkled with a sharp light and rang clearly.

Without hesitation, I gave 신의 말씀 [Shin-ui malsseum, the word of God] towards the sky.

[Open the way. This is the will of 주신.]

-······Gugugugugung······

The gate was spinning nimbly like a whirlwind, greedily as if it had swallowed all of someone’s mana.

I slowly took a deep breath and gathered the aether of my whole body.

Originally, it was a vessel so full of power that there was no need to ‘gather’ it, but this time I concentrated my energy with the determination to completely empty my heart.

Power was stiffly applied to the ends of the six fully opened wings. Concentrate, concentrate······.

-Saaaaaaa······

[Since God wishes for the union of two worlds, you will be eternal as a door.]

It was truly like being possessed by a god. The language becomes a spell and flows out of my mouth. Now, only one sentence has taken over my mind.

‘Please let us meet’.

-Kugugugugugu······

[Without disappearing or breaking permanently, it will only exist as a passage connecting the wishes of 주신.]

-Saaaa, Ssaaaaa······!

The scene in front of my eyes is brightly colored with 금광 [gold light] dozens of times and begins to subside. The aether that gushes out uncontrollably creates dozens and hundreds of forms like the waves of the ocean, the flames of a volcano, the fierce typhoon, and the roots of the forest, swirling around me. Faster, faster, papapapa······! Drawing infinite circles, scattering a radiance more brilliant than the full moon in the high night sky—gradually increasing its power and eventually becoming a being even greater than the gate. Swaaaaa, Swaaaaa······!

[As the owner of the 반, the agent of God, the kin of the phoenix, and the last fragment of 주신, I command you!]

-Kwarurureureung······!

[Behold!]

-Saaaaaaaaa······!

[The moon you serve operates the 천도 [Cheondo, the way of heaven]!]

In this place, I implore in the name of God.

May everyone who has read our story be a witness tonight.

[옵테스타티오Obtestátĭo―!]

-Kwaaaaaaaang!

Finally, the golden pure aether explodes from the end of Sungjang’s moon, and the moment it spreads endlessly into the wide sky and reaches the gate—

-Saaaaaaaaaaaa!

-Kwakwakwakwakwakwa······!

The door, which had seemed to be mixed with black ink and bright red blood, was completely enveloped in dazzling radiance.

-Ssaaaaaaaaaa······!

-Tok!

[Ah, Gugoo-ya······!?]

Eventually, the world was dyed pure white.

—I could hardly believe the sight I saw last.

*

Eoeoeoeoeok!

“Uwaaaak—!”

‘Hwaeek!’ Gain thrashed her feet wildly in the air and opened her eyes.

She kicked so hard that there was a truly fierce wind sound from her long legs.

After kicking the innocent air several more times, she realized that there was no being here that could attack her.

By the time she lowered her feet, her waist and back were aching.

“Cough, coughcoughcough······. Here, where am I again······.”

······No sooner had she said that than something came into her eyes.

First, Cedric Riester, covered in blood, collapsed over there with a very pale face······.

“Ha······. He looks so much like a corpse that I don’t even dare to check his pulse, shit······.”

A space of pure white where she had been once, all directions.

“Anyway······. Coming here, cough. I guess that means he opened the door······?”

And······.

「Long time no see, little one.」

“······.”

And······. Oh, am I finally seeing things? I should get up and walk a bit.

-Teobeok, Teobeok, Teobeok······

「······Are you ignoring me? You are my great-grandson’s friend······!」

In the place where she opened her eyes, there was 선황 [Seonhwang, late emperor] Romero Riester, only the size of a finger.

“Really, I’ve never seen anything like this in my life······.”

「······Guards!」

“Oh, my shoulder······.”

There were two of them.

No, two people? Two pieces? What should I call them?