Player Who Became A Constellation [EN]: Chapter 193

Kashar felt goosebumps rise on his skin.

The chill spreading through his body stiffened his muscles.

“You, you… why are you in the Underworld!?”

Could it be that even the ruler of Asgard had died and come to this Underworld?

“You, have you died too!?”

“No, I’m alive.”

“What?”

At the word ‘alive,’ Kashar and all the wraiths stared at Loki.

The revolutionary army and the Arata slave soldiers were no different.

Greed filled their eyes.

“A living being….”

“I can feel the life force….”

They all flashed their eyes, revealing their greed.

Only one was different.

Kashar sent a look filled with fear instead of greed.

His instincts were excellent.

The monster in front of him possessed strength that couldn’t be compared to his own.

If they fought, he couldn’t guarantee victory.

“Kashar, step back. I’ll let you go, considering your son’s connection.”

But it was Kashar’s pride that pushed back even that fear.

Kashar twitched his eye muscles.

To tell him to step aside and let him go—was that something one could dare say to the great emperor!

“You-! Dare to speak to me like that, the emperor-!”

Kashar exuded murderous intent.

“How fortunate. You’re the only living being in this Underworld. I don’t know how you came to this place, but I will seize your life force!”

To possess all the rare things in this world.

It was only natural as an emperor.

Before his eyes, there was someone alive in the Underworld; how could he miss it!

Mana spread from Kashar’s body.

The revolutionary army and Arata’s slave soldiers, feeling his mana, hesitated and stepped back.

“M-monster….”

It was a murderous intent that made them lose even their greed for the living.

The revolutionary army and Arata’s slave soldiers looked on.

Yura thought, ‘That living person was going to die now.’

‘No way.’

He was Saladin’s acquaintance.

He was the only person Saladin, who had lost his father, relied on and looked forward to.

She couldn’t let such a person die in vain here.

As Yura tried to step forward, someone grabbed her arm.

“Lady?”

“Just watch.”

“But that’s Kashar Kron. Even the representatives of other races have fallen helplessly before him. That human will surely….”

“I told you, that person defeated Turam.”

“B-but!”

“I’m serious. And he’s not a human; he’s a Constellation [a being of immense power, often associated with stars or fate].”

Yura turned her gaze blankly.

Come to think of it, Kashar’s condition was strange.

He seemed to be afraid of Loki.

It was as if a prey was bluffing in front of a predator.

“Kuaaaaaa-!”

Kashar placed both hands on the floor.

He pulled his body back.

His body stretched out long. At the same time, his muscles swelled up, making him bigger.

“I’ll repay the humiliation of the mortal realm!”

Kashar’s body launched forward, and Loki faced him like a flying cannonball.

The huge body seemed like it would obliterate Loki without a trace.

Loki clenched his fist, pulled it back, and took one step forward.

“You brought this on yourself.”

And he punched upwards.

Bang-!

Kashar’s body floated into the air.

A large hole formed in his chest, and bones and flesh scattered everywhere.

The revolutionary army and Arata’s slave soldiers, and Yura, froze at the sight, unable to close their mouths.

The most influential of the nobles in the Underworld.

The noble of Arata.

He was slammed to the ground by a single blow and slumped down.

***

The war ended in half a day.

The representatives of each race were all in their rooms until their bodies recovered, and the Arata slave soldiers were all restrained.

Arata’s regular army returned to the city, but their leader, Kashar, was captured.

When Kashar regained consciousness, he was inside a cave prison.

He looked at his gaping chest with a nonchalant expression.

“Amazing.”

The restraints made of dark stone were not easily broken even with force.

Kashar, looking at the restraints, glanced ahead.

“Are the wraiths of the Underworld really immortal?”

“…Loki. Lord of the North!”

Kashar glared at him, grinding his teeth.

But when his eyes met Loki’s, Kashar averted his gaze.

That man’s eyes. No matter how many times he met them, he couldn’t get used to them.

“A living being is in the Underworld.”

Kashar was dumbfounded.

Not only was he alive, but he was stronger than before.

The Constellation of Death was already a headache, but now even the Lord of the North had appeared….

“You, what is your purpose in coming here? Surely you’re not trying to conquer the continent and now covet the Underworld!?”

He didn’t look like it, but he might be more greedy than he thought.

“I’ve only come to take a living person.”

“What?”

Was there another living person in this Underworld?

As Kashar wondered, Loki continued.

“A man named Kanus. Do you know him?”

“I don’t know.”

If there had been a living person in the first place, Kashar would have coveted and captured him first.

“The Constellation of Death has him. I came to take him to the mortal realm.”

Kashar’s eyes widened as he fell into thought.

If it was someone the Constellation of Death had, he wouldn’t let him go easily.

Knowing that, Loki continued.

“Judging from the rumors among the wraiths, it doesn’t seem like you can reason with the Constellation of Death.”

Loki shrugged.

“There’s a high probability that a war will break out.”

Kashar frowned.

He didn’t understand why this guy was saying these things.

“Kashar Kron, you’re being exploited by the Constellation of Death, aren’t you?”

“….”

“I heard you’re periodically offering gold and slave soldiers.”

Turam… that guy must have said it.

Kashar bit his lip.

At the same time, he seemed to know why Loki was saying these things to him.

“You. You’re thinking of dragging me in.”

Loki smiled brightly.

“That’s right.”

“Don’t be ridiculous! I am an emperor! An absolute being who always reigns from above! How could I submit to someone like you-!”

“Who said you had to come under me?”

“What?”

“I’m suggesting a cooperative relationship.”

Kashar narrowed his brow.

What was this guy saying?

Loki sat facing Kashar.

“I only want the blacksmith named Kanus that Natos has. I don’t care who rules this Underworld.”

As far as Loki was concerned, as long as he could take Kanus, he didn’t care who ruled this Underworld.

Whether it was the revolutionary army, the Demon King Kalib, who ruled.

Or his subordinates divided it among themselves.

Or Kashar in front of him ate it.

He didn’t care.

“The revolutionary army wants to retrieve the head of the Demon King Kalib and subdue Natos.”

The revolutionary army was a force that was growing in power throughout the Underworld.

They had an army, but it was still not enough to face the forces of the Constellation of Death.

“Turam wants war and desires endless fighting.”

There was almost no war in the Underworld.

Due to Natos’ overwhelming power, the nobles of the Underworld only looked at each other, holding their breath so as not to offend him.

Turam wanted war in such a boring Underworld.

“And you, unwillingly, are acting as Natos’ henchman.”

Kashar’s face turned red.

“Don’t be ridiculous!”

Bang-!

Kashar slammed his head against the iron bars and glared at Loki.

“I am an emperor!”

“Then show the demeanor of an emperor.”

Kashar gritted his teeth.

He knew that Loki was making ridiculous provocations.

But he couldn’t deny his words.

In fact, he had been acting as Natos’ henchman.

Feeling humiliated, he was sharpening his sword to one day get rid of Natos.

He too, wanted Natos to die.

“Our interests align, Kashar.”

Kashar trembled.

“We just need to build a ‘cooperation.’ It’s not about who’s below and who’s above. It’s not an alliance either. We do our business and then turn our backs and go our own way.”

“….”

“I only intend to take the living and leave the Underworld. Then I don’t care who rules this Underworld.”

Loki’s words sounded like sweet whispers to Kashar.

“Whether you play the king here, play the emperor, or….”

Loki smiled at Kashar.

“Play God.”

Kashar’s eyes widened at the word ‘God.’

“Do as you please.”

Even in the mortal realm, he was pushed back by the Holy Church and failed to become the number one.

But it was different here.

If only Natos disappeared, Kashar could win over the other nobles of the Underworld and rebuild the empire.

Not just an empire.

As Loki said, he might be able to become a god.

There was the Demon King Kalib, but how many would support him, who was outside the sphere of influence of the nobles?

Turam was just a fool who wanted to fight, and the Lord of the North would disappear if he only took care of his business.

There was no one to stop him.

It couldn’t be better than this.

“How about it?”

Just like Karma, the emperor of Kron.

“Isn’t it tempting, Kashar?”

Kashar too, could not escape the sweet temptation.

***

Alex, who was a monk in the mortal realm, was out on the coast of blood.

In his hand was a basket, and in it were dried bell peppers.

“Monk! Monk! Where are you going?”

Behind him, many young wraiths followed him.

“I’m going to light the lighthouse.”

Sometimes the ferrymen who brought the wraiths would mistake the sea route.

Each time, Alex felt sorry and lit the lighthouse every time.

Alex, who came down after lighting the lighthouse, looked down at the young wraiths.

“Hehe!”

He smiled at their bright smiles.

He was taking care of the young wraiths by creating an orphanage, just like he had done in the mortal realm.

Of course, there were many times when he was embarrassed because there were young wraiths who were much older than him….

“Now let’s go back and eat bell peppers.”

“Ugh!”

“Why do bell peppers grow here?”

“Who knows. Maybe it’s the blessing of the Constellation Azelan?”

Alex stroked the children’s heads.

‘Hmm? It’s unusually foggy today.’

Alex was perplexed by the red fog on the sea of blood.

Such a thick fog rarely occurred… these days, because of the Constellation of the Sea or something appearing, the sea of blood seemed to be chaotic.

At that time, the sea surged.

Alex looked at the sea with a surprised expression.

The center of the sea soared.

A hideous goddess floated above the pillar of water.

The Constellation of the Sea.

Kalib.

“Oooooo! Food! Food! I have to eat even wraiths-!”

Alex widened his eyes and stepped back.

He hurriedly took care of the children and ran breathlessly.

“There!”

Kalib shouted at Alex and the children, and Alex, whose face turned pale, shouted at the children.

“Something’s coming!”

“…What?”

Kalib turned around.

A dark and huge shadow was visible in the red fog.

“Huh?”

Kalib was momentarily flustered.

The bow of a huge bone warship, a sharp ram, was imprinted on his retina.

Bang-!

Crack-!

“Kieaaaaak-!”

The bone ram pierced the body of the Constellation of the Sea, Kalib.

Alex screamed and raised his head.

A huge warship made of bones and nails stopped as if sliding.

When Alex widened his eyes, someone appeared on the deck of the warship, on the railing.

“Hello.”

A beautiful woman with black and white hair.

The goddess of death, Helga.

It was her descent.