Player Who Became A Constellation [EN]: Chapter 15

Player as a Constellation – Episode 15

Waiting for something feels endlessly long and slow.

But the time to prepare for something passes quickly.

One day before the deadline, Aum Linnea presented her assessment.

Loki watched Cancun, who was training in the forest, with his arms crossed.

“Light Slash-!”

With her shout, the hard trees and rocks were smoothly cut away.

The sound of falling echoed around.

“Isn’t this good enough?”

Cancun looked at Loki with a bright smile.

“…No.”

Loki shook his head.

Cancun seemed satisfied, but Loki was very dissatisfied.

“I… is that so….”

Cancun had heard the news that the Linnea tribe and the Kudan would go to war.

As soon as she heard the news, she asked him.

-Please take me with you!

She had heard the story through the elders.

The situation had already reached its peak, and there was no way to extinguish the flames of war.

Only Loki, or Aum, could stop it.

This war would only stop if one of them fell.

Since Kudan was under Aum’s command, Cancun was thinking of stopping him with Loki’s help.

And she wanted to hear the truth directly from him.

“I… isn’t this good enough either?”

“It’s far from enough.”

Cancun looked around, seemingly embarrassed.

The remains of trees and rocks were scattered around.

She had been training by cutting down as much as she could, using her skills all day.

That was proof of how hard she worked.

But when Loki looked at it, it was far from enough compared to Kudan.

‘Yeah, that guy was quite strong.’

Loki recalled Kudan’s attack.

A small scratch had appeared on his armor.

With the power he felt at that time, it would be difficult for Cancun to win.

‘Come to think of it, that Kudan guy… He had superhuman strength that didn’t seem human.’

“…Still, I should be able to use some tricks.”

“……?”

When Loki snapped his fingers, an undead brought a large wooden box and carefully placed it on the ground.

When Loki nodded, the skeleton nodded and opened the lid, stepping back.

“What… is this?”

Cancun, filled with curiosity, looked at the contents inside.

Inside the box was a piece of work that Loki had recently asked Rellan to make.

“This is… armor?”

“It’s a gift.”

“Yes?”

“Try it on. The size will fit.”

Cancun blinked in surprise and lifted the armor.

Then, as she was about to change, she looked at Loki.

“Um… I feel uncomfortable.”

When Loki snapped his fingers, black currents surrounded Cancun and covered her.

“Is it done?”

“…You have a lot of unique magic.”

“I didn’t know I had this much ability either.”

Loki couldn’t help but be surprised that he could use several skills in addition to the skills he had set in the game.

‘I can learn other magic with skill books. There will be no limit to the number of spells.’

She changed her clothes in the dark and walked out.

Cancun moved her body.

“…It’s light! And it’s so warm!”

“Oh, that dwarf guy, he made it quite well.”

It was a leather outfit covered in pure white scales. It was not only tailored to fit Cancun’s body perfectly, but the long skirt on the bottom was divided into three parts for easy movement. The boots were covered with plates that shone with a subtle turquoise light.

“Is it, is it okay?”

Cancun looked at Loki, seemingly embarrassed.

Loki gave his honest impressions.

“It suits you well.”

“Is that so?”

Cancun smiled brightly.

Loki examined the armor’s functions.

‘Since Nidhogg’s leather has resistance to physical and magical attacks, it will deflect most weapons… At least it’s not as good as a legendary item, but it will have comparable stats.’

Still, Cancun’s level, who is still growing, is too low to face Kudan.

‘It’s better than nothing. And…’

Loki took out a health recovery potion and a mana recovery potion.

“If it’s item buffs… even a monster will be able to handle it.”

He felt joy in the feeling of playing a character-raising game.

***

“Move everything!”

“Eura Chacha Chacha!”

Hundreds of Nordics [people from the Nordic tribes] cut down trees.

They began to move the pillars made by tying together huge trees.

The size and weight of the materials were enough to make the Nordics struggle.

It was intended to be used as a barricade.

Per looked at Aum with a bewildered look as he watched the Nordics moving the barricade with all their might before the war began.

“Why are you moving those?”

“I have to build a wall.”

“…Are you thinking of a siege?”

“Yeah, that’s what I prepared for.”

Aum waved his hand as if it was nothing.

A siege… It’s one day before the war starts, no, a few hours before.

During that time, the Nordic tribes gathered on the frozen lake must be exposed to the cold all day long.

Then they should get proper rest to preserve their stamina….

Moving a large-scale barricade?

Per couldn’t understand at all.

‘What on earth are you thinking? Besides….’

“Was our formation on the lake?”

“Yes.”

“…A siege on the lake, even if the lake is solid, I’m a little uneasy.”

“That’s what I prepared for.”

Per was frustrated because he only repeated the same words and didn’t explain.

Aum just smiled his signature smile and looked at Kudan far away.

“Kudan, that guy, he’s really fired up!”

Kudan was waiting for the devil to come.

Quietly watching the land connected to the frozen lake….

He stood heavily with a huge hammer stuck in the ground.

It was a warhammer made by dozens of Nordic artisans just for Kudan.

‘I hope that weapon defeats the scammer-!’

Following Aum’s orders, the Nordics began to build barricades on the frozen lake.

They didn’t understand why they were doing this either.

However…

“Isn’t it too flimsy?”

It was made so flimsy that it would easily fall over if knocked over with force.

It wasn’t to the point where it would fall over if you bumped into it, but it was so flimsy that it would fall over in just a few seconds if the Nordic tribe grabbed the rope and knocked it over.

“Yeah, that’s what I made it for.”

“…Brother, do you know that your answer has been insincere since earlier?”

Aum just smiled contentedly at Per’s sighing tone.

“Good, it’s made flimsy! It’ll fall over easily!”

“Brother…”

“Trust me, Per!”

After saying that, Aum narrowed his eyes.

“Then… let’s wait for the scammer’s army.”

***

It’s late dawn.

Extreme cold flowed over the ice rink, which was already dark enough to obscure visibility.

The Nordics, who were used to such cold, were resting and relieving their hunger.

The number of people reached 5,000.

Moreover, even though barricades and various military equipment were firmly on the ice rink, the firmly frozen lake did not collapse at all.

The fact that it doesn’t melt even if you light a fire on it proves how great the cold is there.

“Hmm…? I didn’t expect it to be this solid! Well, 100,000 soldiers of the Ronia Kingdom army marched safely during the invasion 10 years ago, so is it all said and done?”

Aum tapped the floor and smiled contentedly.

The sun set and the date of the declaration of war arrived.

However, even if there is a set date, they did not tell the set time, so the opponent would come within today.

‘Since I provoked him, there’s no way he wouldn’t take the bait with his arrogant personality.’

“Would you like to have a meal?”

Per approached Kudan, who had been standing firmly for several hours.

He had warm soup in his hand, and Kudan, who looked down at it, shook his head with a bitter smile.

“It’s okay.”

“You need to eat to gain strength. If you stay like that all day, your body will stiffen and you’ll miss the important moment.”

“…Thank you.”

Kudan accepted it and brought it to his lips.

The forgotten hunger stimulated his appetite with the savory smell.

As he was about to drink the soup… someone’s voice echoed through the camp.

“…They’ve… come!”

“-The bastards are here!”

A warrior on guard shouted, and the aftermath echoed through the camp.

Everyone got up in a hurry, tense, and picked up their weapons.

From the land far away… hidden in the darkness, dark red eyes were moving slowly.

“Hoo… are you coming to attack on a night like this? Come to think of it, I heard that the undead have good night vision… Is that very disadvantageous in that respect?”

Unlike the others, Aum showed a relaxed appearance.

The undead procession continued in the distance.

The number is approximately 300.

The formation was well organized as if it had been trained.

At the forefront were 50 skeleton cavalrymen with skeletal horses and long lances.

On the left and right wings were skeleton shield soldiers with long spears and huge shields. 50 each.

In the center were 50 skeleton warriors with greatswords.

In the main camp were 18 skeleton assassins equipped with robes, daggers, and chains.

2 skeleton bands with instruments.

In the rear were 80 skeleton longbowmen with longbows.

Among them, the skeleton assassins in the main camp were holding flamboyantly decorated torches and supporting the palanquin [a covered litter for transporting passengers] with their remaining hands and shoulders.

On the palanquin, on a flamboyantly prepared throne, was Loki sitting in an arrogant posture.

Aum muttered in disbelief as he watched the scene.

“300? Against 5000? …Aren’t you underestimating us too much?”

He felt completely ignored.

Not only did he appear confidently, but he was sitting arrogantly on the palanquin as if he was the main character of this stage, as if saying, ‘Catch me!’

Of course, that means he’s that confident.

“…That’s scary, isn’t it?”

“What I heard and what I see are different after all….”

The Nordics began to stir.

The undead army they saw now felt threatening just by looking at it.

The red eyes burning with hatred and anger and the weapons they wore were larger and more threatening than they had ever seen before.

The size also seemed to be a head taller than ordinary skeletons, so they all looked like death knights from legends.

“That devilish bastard!!”

Kudan reacted the loudest.

He grabbed the warhammer he was holding, lifted it roughly, and carried it on his shoulder.

Per stopped him from taking a step.

“Per, get out of the way!”

“…Kudan. You are truly impulsive! I’m not patient either, but you’re even more so.”

“If you know, get out of the way.”

“No, if you move, all the strategies that the brother worked so hard to prepare will be ruined.”

“Strategy?”

“I don’t know the details either. But the brother said that your help is desperately needed. The brother wants you to defeat that devil with one blow. If you want to win for sure….”

Per pressed down on Kudan’s shoulder.

“Follow the brother’s orders.”

“…….”

When the Nordics were shaken by seeing the undead, Aum went up on the platform he had prepared in advance.

Then, he smiled at Loki as if to show him and shouted to the Nordics.

“Everyone be quiet!”

“…….”

At that moment, everyone’s movements stopped.

They closed their mouths tightly, faced Aum, and firmly grabbed their equipment.

The chaotic sounds that had been heard until just now disappeared, and only silence filled the air.

“Good! To be able to become this quiet with just one word. Those mutes over there must be surprised too!”

Aum said it as a joke. The Nordics did not laugh or agree.

Rather, they concentrated as if not to miss a single word of his.

“I wish you would laugh. That’s why I hear that the Nordics are boring! But… that means now is that important.”

Aum smiled deeply and pulled out his sword from his waist and plunged it into the platform.

“The number of opponents is 300! We are 5,000! We have an overwhelming number. But can we be considered cowardly for seeing that? No, I think the opposite. The opponents are tireless spirits and all have the skills comparable to death knights!”

At Aum’s words, the Nordics trembled for a moment.

But that’s it. They also knew that the current fight was not at all advantageous to them.

“The opponent is the one who is cowardly! Even if the number of opponents is small, they have overwhelming ‘force’. We are powerless weaklings! But…”

Aum struck the handle of the sword.

With a cracking sound, the sword on the platform dug deep.

“We are the Nordic tribe. Warriors who do not know fear and have pride! Would we run away because we are afraid of mere spirits-?!”

“……!”

“We are plunderers! Bury them and plunder what they have! I ask you. Who are we!”

“Nord! Nord! Nord!”

“Yes, we are the plundering Nordic tribe!”

“Ooooooooo-!”

“Let’s fight. Overcome despair!”

Aum shouted at the top of his lungs.

“We are the Nord. The overlords of the North!”