What Happens When the Second Male Lead Powers Up

>Marie flailed both hands around and said no.
Teddy lowered his head and added on.

“There was a drought at the time as well so we were very desperate.
But now……
We are at a point where we can all work together to make sure that nobody starves even without the gifts.”

“……I see.
I understand.”

Christelle seemed to think hard about something before she answered.
The two representatives soon left the dining area.

I confirmed that the door was closed before speaking.

“Young lady Sarnez, are you……”

“I believe that the villagers need a second chance.”

Christelle looked at me with her clear blue-gray eyes.

Her eyes were so clear that I was temporarily at a loss for words.

“They did it to survive as you said, your highness.
But they’ve had to deal with things like what happened yesterday for ten years because their actions back then have tied them down.
Their immediate struggles might be resolved if the innkeeper is taken captive, but……”

It was rare to see her trail off like this.
I could see her grip tightening on her cup.

“Taking Claudine down isn’t going to release the grip in their hearts.”

Christelle was shining like a single star in the night sky as she said that.

I blanked out a bit while looking at her.

I knew that she was the main character of < Quit my job and ended up as a noble young lady in another world > and that Eunse loved her character so much because I had heard it too many times to count.

I thought that she looked and acted like a main character from the moment I first met her.
But……

“I wish to give the villagers of Lucas village a new life as I have earned.
I would prefer it to be one where they stand up on their own.”

I finally truly experienced that she was the main character.

Her inability to tolerate injustice and unyielding goodness made me feel that way.

“Your Royal Highness, what do you think about this plan?”

Christelle turned her gaze to look at the Imperial Prince.
The man’s thick eyebrows moved slightly.

*

The next morning…

The Le Siffre inn of Lucas Village was extremely busy since early morning.

The Imperial Prince and his envoy were leaving today.

The employees knew that they would not get paid this month but still hurried along to move the expensive luggage and clean the building.

Claudine Green, the innkeeper, always told them that the gifts they received from the esteemed guests were their salary for the month.

This was the case even for Claudine’s nephew, Morris.

She was this cold even to her own family members so they knew that nothing would change even if they complained.

As a result, the employees worked hard today as well.

Living as captives of the inn was painful and sad but it was bearable thinking about their neighbors and family members persisting through with them.

“There’s too much dust on the carpet.
How can his Royal Highness step on such a thing? Go get a new one!”

“Yes, Miss Claudine.”

Claudine Green pushed her brows to stop herself from frowning.

Every little detail needed to be perfect in order to satisfy such esteemed guests but these stupid and useless villagers were lacking in all aspects.

However, they were generally acting like human beings and not animals after her father and she had taught and supervised them for over ten years.

They should be paying her a monthly fee for teaching them so the fact that they were complaining about 40 percent of the gifts made her sigh.

They were shaking in fear that they would starve to death without Le Siffre but didn't want to donate to the inn at all.

It was stupid and pathetic.

“H, his Royal Highness is on his way.”

One of the inn employees urgently walked down the stairs and announced.

Claudine quickly made sure her hair and her clothes looked fine before motioning toward the employees with her eyes and hands to make them stand in two rows.

They all made sure to look themselves over to confirm that they looked presentable.
There didn't seem to be any issues.

They heard heavy footsteps and light footsteps moving at the same time.

– Step, step, step.

– Click, click, click.

An unbelievably beautiful pair of man and woman appeared on top of the new carpet.

Claudine Green instantly put on a warm and benign smile on her face as soon as she saw the two of them.

Her voice turned gentle as well.

“Your Royal Highness and young lady Sarnez.
I hope that the rest of your journey is smooth.
Thank you very much for staying in our Le Siffre inn.”

She then bowed deeply.

Neither responded back to her but it wasn't shocking that the Imperial family or a Pair de Riester did not wish to converse unnecessarily with a commoner.

She locked her eyes on the two of their backs as they ignored her and headed out the door.

Thankfully, the situation she had worried about had not happened.

She had been anxious when the Imperial Prince said that he was going to have a luncheon with the village representatives yesterday.

Teddy and Marie were people who were, for a lack of better word, respected by the stupid villagers.

She was worried that those idiots would say useless things to the Imperial Prince while she was looking after the ill young Countess, but her warning seemed to have worked better than she had expected.

After the luncheon, the Imperial Prince and the young lady spent the evening walking around the backyard of the inn alone and they walked out of the inn linking arms this morning as well.

It seemed as if they were too focused on their dating life to pay attention to anything else.

It was a good thing for Claudine.

“It’s a good time.”

“What is good?”

Claudine turned her head in shock.

An extremely radiant set of purple eyes were looking down at her.

She scolded herself for her mumbling and urgently lowered her gaze.

“P, Prince Jesse.”

“Thank you for everything the last few days.”

“I am honored, your highness.
It was an honor to be able serve the prince of the Holy Kingdom-”

“No, I was speaking to Morris.”

The prince gently cut her off.

Claudine became anxious and barely held herself from biting her tongue.

Morris, who was across from her, was frantically bowing to the prince.

This pain in the ass had been responsible for the prince’s room the last two days and she had heard that he was called up to be scolded multiple times.

All of the harsh training she had given him until now was useless.

The prince walked out the door with his two attendants while she was thinking that she needed to scold Morris severely.

The most important part of their stay was about to end without any issues.

“Three cheers for his Royal Highness! Three cheers for his Royal Highness!”

“Thank you very much for your Imperial benevolence!”

All employees of the Le Siffre inn and the villagers of Lucas village were shouting loudly in the plaza.

There were many who were on the ground bowing as well.

The imperial carriage envoy that consisted of ten carriages was slowly turning the corner with their guests on board.

Claudine watched the last carriage disappear with satisfaction.

It was at that moment.

– Bang!

“Ahhhhhhhhhhhh!”

There was a loud explosion and the Le Siffre inn started burning.