Player Who Became A Constellation [EN]: Chapter 127

Player Who Became a Constellation – Episode 127

Karma was walking down the hallway with the slaves.

‘I’m in a pretty good mood.’

Who would have thought that the situation would turn out like this with just one Ruler of the North….

Rumors that Loki had appeared in the Imperial Palace spread throughout the Empire.

Then, a person who had not been won over began to move.

Turam the Destroyer.

He decided to side with Karma.

‘If you give me another chance to fight that monster, I will follow you. Son of Kashaar.’

Ruler of the North, Turam the Destroyer.

Who could threaten him, supported by two beings who transcended humanity?

‘I’m starting to develop faith. Should I believe in the Constellation of Sin too?’

As he was lost in thought, someone walked towards him from the opposite side.

Karma smiled brightly as he saw her.

“Oh! My precious little sister! Have you seen? This body’s majestic appearance—huh?”

Sharin hugged Karma.

“What’s wrong? Sharin. No matter how much you like this big brother, if you act differently than usual, I get anxious-.”

Karma felt a cold sensation in his stomach.

A dagger.

Sharin had aimed a dagger at Karma’s stomach.

She had carefully hidden it so that the slaves behind Karma wouldn’t see it.

Karma smirked at that.

‘What, she’s the same as always.’

“Sharin, if this body dies, you die too.”

Karma whispered in Sharin’s ear.

“…How much of it is real?”

Sharin asked in a short tone.

She was confused.

Born as royalty, they struggled ‘to survive’ together.

Half-siblings who might kill them at any moment, and next to a crazy father, the two relied on each other.

Because they loved this country, they vowed to survive and lead this country together, even if they didn’t get along.

Karma would fill the void if Sharin died, and Sharin would fill the void if Karma died.

But this crazy brother was secretly plotting in places she didn’t know about.

For a moment, the Empire faced a crisis that almost led to division, but he neutralized it so that no one could touch Emperor Karma in the face of overwhelming fear.

But it was definitely a dangerous gamble.

If it had failed, not only their lives but also the Empire would have been divided into dozens of pieces.

But now that the gamble had succeeded, Karma would no longer have any ‘hesitation’.

It wouldn’t be strange to get rid of the troublesome relatives in the Imperial Palace.

Even if it was his sister he had relied on.

Sharin felt it when she saw her brother in the audience chamber.

A power-crazed look.

That appearance was reminiscent of the former Emperor Kashaar.

“Well, everything is a lie, but now it’s become the truth.”

Karma shrugged and gave a vague answer.

Sharin bit her lower lip.

Fear washed over her.

If even the brother she trusted became an enemy, she would have no one to rely on in this world.

Her head throbbed.

Should she just kill this selfish brother and then kill herself?

Such an impulse surged.

‘Ah, I’m also Dad’s daughter.’

She took after Kashaar’s impulsive personality.

Karma raised his hand and waved it.

At that, the quick-witted slaves turned around and covered their ears.

“What’s wrong? Sharin. This body prevented the ‘division of the Empire’ that you wanted.”

“……”

“I know what you’re thinking.”

Karma whispered in Sharin’s ear.

“You’re worried that this body will kill you, right?”

Sharin felt a chill down her spine.

“Haha! Don’t worry, Sharin. This brother would never abandon his lovely sister! This body will protect you. Right now, no one can harm you.”

Sharin looked at Karma’s face.

The same face as usual.

Not the greedy look like Kashaar, but the damn, dog-like brother’s appearance had returned.

Sharin felt relieved inside.

At the same time, she stabbed the dagger in.

Thwack-!

“Aaaaargh!”

Karma was startled and fell on his butt, checking his abdomen.

“Huh?”

“…It’s a toy dagger sold in the market, brother.”

Sharin pressed the tip of the dagger with her finger, and the blunt blade went into the handle.

“It’s a toy sword that children use. To be so flustered by this.”

Sharin smirked, while Karma twitched his lips.

“How could you be so confident in front of the lords when you’re so scared?”

“……”

Seeing that, Karma thought he should give her a taste of her own medicine.

No, he had already given her a taste.

She didn’t seem to know it.

***

“Hostages?”

Loki was riding in a carriage back to Lonia and then to Asgard.

He recalled the terms of the alliance.

Asgard would provide materials processed in Valhalla and Nord soldiers as mercenaries.

In return, they would receive a huge amount of gold and rare metals.

‘Hmm, he’s not neglecting to consolidate his imperial power either.’

Karma sent the children of the imperial family and nobles as hostages as evidence of the alliance.

He must be trying to eliminate the threat of any rebellion.

‘Well, it’s not bad for us.’

The Valhalla Academy could gain an advantage in diplomacy with other countries by attracting noble children from other countries.

‘There’s surprisingly no backlash in the Empire.’

At first, the nobles seemed to resist Karma’s announcement, but that gradually subsided.

They didn’t have the confidence to handle an emperor who had an absolute being backing him, who actually ruled Lonia.

The reaction of the people was surprisingly bland.

‘But I didn’t expect the Frenzy Potion to be distributed in Asgard.’

Loki, who was sitting in the driver’s seat and driving the carriage, recalled the letter from Asgard.

While staying in the Imperial Palace of the Cron Empire, he was able to exchange letters with Asgard.

Even though it took quite a long time, he was able to find out what was happening in Asgard.

But that incident-.

‘Don’t worry. My friend! This body is thinking of getting rid of the Frenzy Potion. That drug is like a vicious poison that makes the people sick.’

Karma promised to get rid of it with a confident tone.

Above all, he had absolute power in his hands.

Although Lord Harim was rash, the incident in which he drew his sword against Karma was framed as ‘an act committed under the influence of the Frenzy Potion,’ creating a justification for eliminating it.

‘I’m glad I came.’

Another piece of news was the end of the civil war in the Holy Order.

The Holy King is said to have subdued the Pope.

‘Now, the war with the Holy Order remains.’

“What are you thinking about?”

Loki turned his gaze to the side.

Salad sat next to the driver’s seat.

“Just spacing out.”

“……”

Salad glanced at Loki.

“Thank you.”

“……?”

“For helping me find my father’s keepsake.”

There was no body, so they couldn’t even hold a funeral.

For Salad, it was only after 50 years that she finally obtained something that could be called a keepsake.

He had saved her several times and she owed him a lot.

She couldn’t even grasp how to repay this debt.

“…Shall I drive the carriage?”

She could think about that gradually.

She is a Dark Elf, and Loki is not human.

They have longer lifespans than anyone else, so they will have a lot of time together.

“Okay.”

So she will constantly strive to be helpful to him.

***

“Oh!”

Oum Linia sat in her office and exclaimed.

The Frenzy Potion issue has been resolved.

Karma, who ascended to the throne as Emperor, sent a letter directly to Asgard.

An unexpected alliance treaty.

Also, they are sending a large number of imperial family members as evidence.

‘Is it because the civil war in the Holy Order is over?’

Oum scanned through other reports.

‘Plagues are starting to break out all over the continent.’

The plague of death, the Worm Feast, which had been quiet for a while.

It was starting to break out again.

As a result, the influence of the Holy Order, which had been insignificant, was rapidly increasing again.

‘Many of the plague outbreaks are in Lonia….’

It’s too blatant.

Even recently, plagues have been occurring frequently in the border areas between Lonia and Asgard.

Thanks to this, the Kudan and Berserker warrior squads are busy dealing with the Wights [undead creatures] created by the Worm Feast.

Asgard has the capacity to eliminate the Wights, but Lonia did not, so they were dispatched.

“Brother. I have something to tell you.”

The door opened and Per entered the office.

“What’s going on?”

“Missionaries from the Azelan Church have flocked to the Frozen Barrier.”

“What?”

“They say they want to be allowed to carry out missionary work in the Frozen Land.”

“…Did the Holy Order send them?”

“They say they are pilgrims with no affiliation. Even if we search their bodies, no threatening items come out. They are earnestly asking with their bare bodies, but what should we do?”

“……”

Something is suspicious.

Currently, there are delegations from many countries in Asgard.

As important figures are walking around Valhalla Palace, we cannot let in anyone who could be even slightly threatening.

‘It would be troublesome if those missionaries contacted the delegations and induced them to cut off diplomatic relations with Asgard.’

The war with the Holy Order will begin soon.

There was no need to accept missionaries at a time like this.

Then the answer is set.

“Persuade them to return. If they are civilians, there will be no problem, but if they are people from the Holy Order, we don’t know what they will do.”

***

Loki set foot on the land of Lonia and headed north.

When he stepped on the frozen lake with the barrier, he couldn’t help but be surprised.

“…A village has sprung up?”

“……”

A village had really sprung up.

There are numerous tents or houses made of planks.

Those who came to immigrate to the land of Asgard, or travelers who want to pass through the checkpoint and set foot on the land.

In addition, as delegations from other countries gathered, a village naturally sprang up and a market was also created.

As Loki took a step, he confirmed that some of the frozen lake was covered with wooden planks.

The dwarves must have smoothed the ground in preparation for any potential danger.

“You look bright.”

At Loki’s words, Salad nodded.

In the past, most of them were just refugees who had lost their homes.

But now, there are more travelers who are curious about Asgard, a newly formed country, than refugees.

Loki, who was looking at the market street, sensed a strange presence.

Among the many people coming and going, there is a man standing tall alone.

A man wearing a white habit [a religious garment worn by monks or nuns].

He is muttering something.

“…To ban sacred missionary activities.”

Salad flinched.

She also looked at the man at the murderous voice.

The man opened his mouth and put his hand in his mouth.

He vomits something.

“Ugh!”

At the sight, people walking along the market street were startled and distanced themselves from the man.

“Purification judgment to the demon worshipers!!”

The man took out a bottle from the vomit.

He opened the bottle and swallowed the ‘worm’ inside.

Seeing that, Salad’s face turned pale.

“Worm Feast?”

Only then did she take out an arrow and aim it at the man.

But it is a market street where people come and go.

The view quickly disappeared due to the pedestrians.

“Damn it!”

As she uttered a bewildered voice, Loki flew.

He penetrates between people and moves in an instant.

The man’s body convulsed and vomited blood.

His whole body withered, his skin rotted, and worms wriggled out from between his skin.

At that moment, Loki reached out and grabbed the man’s head and slammed it to the ground.

Loki’s gaze turned to the man’s head.

You can see the worms wriggling in the clenched hand, struggling to dig into Loki’s hand.

Wight [an undead creature].

The dead created by the plague.

“What’s going on?”

“A fight?”

The people in the market street gathered and looked at Loki.

At that time, Loki felt a strange presence again.

Not just one or two places.

There are dozens of them.

It echoed from all directions at the same time.

“Ugh!”

“Wait, someone here has collapsed!”

“Ugh!”

“Are you okay? You don’t look well….”

“Ueeeegh!”

People vomiting vomit occurred in various places.

All of them are ‘missionaries’ who want to preach.

They all took out bottles from the vomit and swallowed the worms in them.

‘Plague’ began to spread in Asgard.