Player Who Became A Constellation [EN]: Chapter 7

The Player Who Became a Constellation – 7

7

It wasn’t just his hands.

All the wounds on his body had healed.

“…How on earth!?”

Ordinary potions could regenerate ‘flesh’ and ‘bone,’ but not misaligned ‘bones.’

Even the troll, one of the raw materials for the potion, couldn’t do that.

Besides, his whole body felt lighter. He felt really refreshed, as if he had taken a good night’s sleep.

“Such a miracle…!”

While Hans was in awe, the Shaman shouted from the side.

“Th, that’s right! This is… the Constellation’s blood!”

The Shaman shouted excitedly, and Hans, who was next to him, stared at the potion with surprised eyes.

“Constellation’s… blood?”

“Amazing! It’s amazing! It’s so much better than the potion made by a lowly human refined with troll blood! This is… really… amazing! Such an absolute effect!”

The Shaman snatched the potion that Hans was holding, still excited.

He didn’t even realize that his cautious behavior in front of Loki had suddenly become exaggerated.

“As expected, the legend was true! The Constellation’s blood, passed down from the Norse, has a very mysterious ability to heal any living thing! Haa, but to completely heal even old wounds without scars! What a great potion…!”

At the Shaman’s excitement, Loki tilted his head, looking at the potion he had given to Hans.

‘…It’s not, though? That’s just a healing potion. I know it’s made with a crafting skill, and the main ingredients are troll blood and slime mucus… Is it that good?’

Loki stared at the healing potion in the Shaman’s hand.

‘Surely the function of that [Healing Potion] was to restore vitality, right?’

In the game, if you drank or applied the potion to a severed or destroyed area, it was set to regenerate. His potion seemed to be showing the effects according to the game’s settings.

‘So, unless they die, can most humans be healed with this potion?’

In other words, it was a panacea [a cure-all].

‘But maybe it won’t work on curses or diseases? Then….’

Loki tilted his head, reached into the air again, and took out other potions.

One was a green potion, called [Antidote], which had the ability to ‘nullify all debuffs,’ and the other was a blue potion, [Mana Potion], which had the ‘effect of filling MP [Mana Points].’

“…What about these?”

Loki shook the potions he had and put them back into his inventory.

‘There will be a day to experiment later.’

He knew the efficacy [effectiveness] of the potions, but he didn’t know the exact effect unless he experimented directly.

Loki wanted to experiment as soon as possible, but he suppressed the desire as much as possible.

For now, the top priority was to find out the power of the healing potion.

Loki asked to know Hans’ condition accurately.

“How is your body?”

“Yes? Ah, that… I, I feel quite refreshed. Light and… it feels like all the pain is gone… Even the places that hurt before have all been healed. It’s like having a new body….”

Hans checked his body.

“My body feels lighter, like I’ve become a different person!”

“…….”

‘It looks like it to me, too.’

Hans’ pale skin was now fair and reddish.

The cloudy eyes were clear.

It was as if he had become a completely different person, so much so that he couldn’t recall his old self.

‘…He looks 10 years younger. Even though it’s a healing potion, it looks better for skin care?’

Loki was once again impressed by the power of the healing potion.

“Ha, haha! How can I ever repay this grace…!”

Hans was startled even as he spoke.

‘Usually, demons… don’t they take souls…?’

The Bible says that demons seduce and corrupt humans and take their souls.

He had a strong suspicion about what he was going to get in return for this miracle.

“Then….”

As Loki opened his mouth, Hans tensed up.

“I want to look around this area. Guide me.”

“…Yes?”

Hans stared at Loki with a dumbfounded expression.

“You know a lot about the Norse, or whatever they are, right?”

“W, well, I do….”

“Then guide me and answer what I’m curious about as you know it.”

Hans couldn’t help but feel intimidated.

It had only been about three years since he had been a slave to Histone in the frozen land.

He had some knowledge of the Norse, but Hans didn’t know much about the unique culture of each Norse tribe.

“You can tell me what you know about what I’m curious about, and if you don’t know, just say you don’t know. But I won’t forgive lies.”

“Ah, I understand.”

Hans nodded.

“Um….”

The Shaman took a step forward and made a troubled expression.

“If you’re just patrolling the village, I don’t think it’ll be too noticeable.”

“Noticeable? Hmm… is that so?”

Loki looked at his body.

Black armor and a mountain goat bone helmet.

The appearance of a demon from mythology.

‘…That’s right. Everyone knows my appearance.’

Loki recalled how the Lagna tribesmen feared him.

“Then let’s do this.”

Loki clapped his hands.

Then the armor that covered Loki melted and was sucked into the air.

And what was there was not a ‘demon,’ but a ‘human.’

He was in his mid to late 20s, with white skin and reddish eyes like wine.

His hair was a mix of black and white.

The Shaman and Hans were wide-eyed at the sight in front of them, but it was only for a moment.

At some point, Loki’s body was once again enveloped in a black current, and feathers fluttered.

The Shaman had a blank expression on his face, then snatched a feather fluttering in front of his face.

‘A crow feather?’

When the Shaman looked at Loki again, Loki was wearing leather clothes surrounded by black feathers and a crow mask that covered his face except for his mouth.

“Is this strange too?”

“…….”

By the time the Shaman looked at Loki, the black feather in his hand had disappeared with the smoke.

‘It was a feather made of magic. Could it be that each feather on that outfit contains magic?’

The Shaman admired, observing Loki’s clothes.

Hans was also mesmerized by the mysterious sight.

At Loki’s question, the Shaman bowed his head.

“How could that be?”

The Norse often used animal masks for hunters or mercenaries.

A crow mask was very rare, but it wasn’t strange.

The problem was that there were no crows that big.

Loki smiled and nodded as if satisfied with the Shaman’s answer.

“Good. Then Hans.”

“…Yes? Ah! Yes!”

Hans looked at Loki and bowed his head.

“I’ll ask you to guide me.”

“Ah, I understand.”

***

When Loki arrived at the Lagna tribe, what he saw was a terribly ruined village.

“It’s a mess.”

The number of people had increased, but the village’s restoration seemed quite difficult because it was not prepared for it.

In particular, friction was bound to occur naturally due to the sudden integration of tribes with different cultures.

“Hey, you bastards! What are you doing? Move quickly!”

A Lagna tribesman pointed his finger at a Partas tribesman.

However, the Partas tribesmen couldn’t even protest to them.

Rather, they grumbled secretly and expressed their dissatisfaction, and whenever the Lagna tribe looked at them, they would turn their heads and avoid their gaze.

“…Why are they doing that?”

“Well… they’re slaves.”

“Slaves?”

“It’s natural for a conquered tribe to be subjugated.”

“Natural?”

As Loki tilted his head, Hans smiled bitterly.

“…Of course, this is only for the Norse, but in the southern continent of Britton, those who lose on the battlefield are treated to some extent as prisoners rather than slaves.”

“Even if they’re slaves… the numbers are overwhelmingly large. But why are they following like that? Can’t they gather together and protest? Don’t they even think about rebelling?”

“…….”

Hans looked at Loki with eyes that said, ‘Don’t you know that?’ but Loki, who didn’t know the meaning of those eyes, asked again.

“What did you ask?”

Hans was flustered and stammered.

“Ah! That’s… that… Ah, Demon… I mean… Constellation!”

“Call me Loki.”

“Th… Loki-nim didn’t conquer them?”

“…Rather than conquering, they just invaded as they pleased and got defeated.”

Since it was true, Hans was silent for a while and opened his mouth again to explain.

“Anyway, since you are defending the Lagna tribe, all the Partas tribe have no choice but to submit….”

“Who?”

“Yes?”

“Who is said to be defending whom?”

“…Loki-nim is defending the Lagna tribe.”

Loki opened his mouth slightly as if he didn’t know, then closed it again.

“So, they interpreted it as they pleased and ranked them? That I am defending the Lagna tribe, so they are higher?”

“…Isn’t that so?”

Hans was secretly thinking that way too.

The Lagna tribe, which Loki defended, was the higher class, and the Partas tribe was below them.

Even if the Partas tribe rebelled, it was obvious that they would be suppressed by Loki, so they had no choice but to be obedient.

“That’s absurd. They’re interpreting it as they please.”

At that time, there was a man shouting at him.

“Hey! What are you doing?”

Loki turned his gaze.

A Lagna tribesman was approaching, swaggering.

He glared at Loki and Hans alternately.

“I’ve never seen you guys before… you’re dressed strangely! Anyway, since I’ve never seen you guys before, you must be from the Partas tribe, right? Ha! The other guys are working hard, but are you guys resting? You guys should start working on repairing my house soon too!”

“…….”

Loki remained silent, and Hans next to him was sweating coldly.

The man, thinking that he was being ignored by Loki standing still, raised his veins on his forehead.

He tapped the beak of the crow on Loki’s head with his finger.

“Hey! Can’t you hear me? You stupid mask-wearing guy! You guys attacked our village! Thanks to you, my house was crushed! So… Keuk!”

At that moment, the man couldn’t finish his words and his mouth twisted.

Loki grabbed his mouth.

Loki tilted his head slightly, picked his ear with his other hand, and said.

“Huh? What did you just say? I’m sorry. These days, most of the words humans say sound like mosquitoes buzzing. Say it again. You stupid bug!”

“Eueup!”

The man struggled. He tried to kick Loki with his feet or throw a fist to get out, but the hand blocking his mouth didn’t budge.

Loki slowly lifted him up, putting strength into his hand, and the man’s body was lifted up, and his feet were floundering in the air.

Loki nodded as if he understood the man’s muffled voice.

“Ah, I understand. The house was crushed? What did you say after that? I’m sorry. I have bad ears. Say it again.”

“Eueup…!”

Loki smiled with satisfaction at the man’s groan.

“Ah! Right, did you ask me to crush your mouth? Then… I’ll crush it.”

Squeeze-!

As Loki gradually put strength into his hand, the man’s jaw gradually tightened.

The man was startled and struggled to escape from Loki’s grip.

But the more he did, the more Loki’s grip increased.

The man’s face turned pale, and soon the movement gradually decreased.

Just before the man met his death, Loki released his hand.

Thud!

The man collapsed on the floor, writhing with urine.

Loki smirked at the sight.

“…Oops, that was too much.”

It was when Loki was shaking off his hands.

“What? What’s going on!”

“Th, the stranger! The stranger is causing trouble!”

“Could it be a spy sent by Kudan?!”

At that time, the Lagna tribesmen gathered one by one.

Following them, the Partas tribe also followed, armed.

They had been attacked by something all day long, so they couldn’t help but be more wary.

“…Wh, what are you going to do?”

Hans, frightened by being surrounded, asked with a troubled look.

Unlike Hans, who was nervous and anxious, Loki shrugged his shoulders leisurely.

“What can I do? Everyone….”

“Ca, catch that guy!”

“He might be a spy from Kudan! Catch him and interrogate him!”

The Lagna tribe and the Partis tribe rushed in, and Loki smiled with his teeth showing from under his crow mask.

“…I need to properly teach them who’s on top.”