Player Who Became A Constellation [EN]: Chapter 13

Player Who Became a Constellation – Episode 13 (13/250)

Episode 13

It was a night shrouded in deep darkness.

The falling snow piled heavily on the old man’s raincoat, weighing him down.

Guided by the faint beam of a torch, the old man managed to find a hut in the dim light.

Knock, knock-!

“…Welcome.”

He knocked cautiously, and the door creaked open.

Inside the hut, old men of similar age were gathered, all sweating profusely and constantly groaning.

They were the elders of the Lagna Tribe.

“What’s the reason for this sudden meeting?”

“…I heard that Aum Linia has come to this city.”

“Aum Linia? Isn’t he the young chieftain of the Linia Tribe? Why would he…?”
“Loden, that old man, said he saw him. He may have met with the Constellation of Sin [Loki].”

“…Aum met with the Constellation of Sin? What’s the problem with that?”

“…It’s just a rumor, but there’s a story that Aum Linia helped Kudan’s rebellion.”

“Aum Linia helped Kudan!?”

“It’s just a rumor.”

“Even if it’s a rumor, aren’t we in danger!? We can’t rule out the possibility that Kudan told Aum everything and got soldiers!”

“For a brief moment, the market street was controlled. After that, Aum Linia and his brother, Per Linia, left the city in terrible shape.”

Aum was left a cripple, and his brother had his right hand cut off.

This is the same as expressing hostility towards the Linia Tribe.

“…D, does that mean Aum knows everything and might have told them about us!?”

The elders were the ones who tried to kill Cancun.

But Cancun, who they thought would be a disaster for the tribe, is now favored by Loki and even receives help from him.

They were the ones who tried to harm her.

What if this fact becomes known to the Constellation of Sin or the tribes?

“W, we were just trying to follow the Shaman’s prophecy!”

“That’s right. We’re not guilty! Rather, we should have been rewarded by the Constellation of Sin!”

The elders said that, but they felt anxious.

If the truth is revealed, the Lagna tribesmen will not leave them alone either.

“Loden, where is that old man? He was the first to discover Aum, right? I want to hear the situation properly!”

“…He left.”

“……!”

“He ran away, trembling with fear.”

“Where to?”

“Linia Tribe.”

“Why there…?”

“He’s probably begging Kudan to save him. If Cancun finds out the truth… Cancun will forgive Kudan, and maybe he can be forgiven too, or….”

He was plotting some plan using Kudan.

“To have such simple thoughts! No wonder the continentals think the Nordics are more stupid than orcs! Shouldn’t we think and act!”

But it couldn’t be helped. Wouldn’t all judgment be clouded in the face of the desire to survive?

The elders looked at each other.

“What should we do?”

“What to do? We should run away quickly like that old man Loden!”

“Where to?”

“…There’s no place to hide from the Constellation of Sin in the frozen land. Let’s go to the southern continent!”

“Won’t pursuers come?”

“We need bait to shake off the pursuers!”

It was when the elders were talking.

Knock, knock-.

A knock was heard.

The elders looked at each other.

“…Is there anyone else left to come?”

“No, we’re the only ones left alive.”

“Could it be Loden who ran away and came back?”

The elders nodded and opened the door.

“Loden, you’re back aga…gain?”

But the elder who opened the door couldn’t continue speaking.

What was visible through the door was black armor.

Even though the height of the door was considerable, his face was not clearly visible because of his tall height.

But the black armor, the brown fur cloak visible through the snow, was somehow familiar.

The ‘being’ lowered his head and entered the hut entrance.

The elder who opened the door stepped back, and the elders who were watching the scene stared at the person who entered the hut, frozen.

“S, Constellation of Sin!”

Loki.

He had come.

The goat helmet. White breath flowed out from between its open mouth.

Red eyes rolled, scanning everyone in the hut.

That gaze was not much different from looking at insignificant bugs.

“Are you the elders of the Lagna Tribe?”

“……”

“So it’s you guys. The ones who tried to kill Cancun.”

“……!”

The elders’ faces turned pale.

And those who had thoughts quickly moved their bodies.

They prostrated themselves on the floor and slammed their foreheads into the ground.

“P, please forgive us!”

“Constellation of Sin! We were just following the prophecy!”

“Tell me in detail.”

The elders honestly confessed what they had tried to do.

Loki nodded as he listened to the story.

It matched what the stranger, Aum Linia, had said a while ago.

Loki looked at them and tilted his head.

“I don’t care what you do. Whether you kill Cancun or not, I didn’t know her at that time.”

“……”

“And even if I know about her now, it’s just a small connection. I have no intention of interfering in tribal affairs. I will not interfere with whatever you do, as long as you don’t defile my palace.”

The elders exchanged glances, rolling only their eyes while prostrating.

Seeing that his tone and atmosphere were mild, it seemed like he would forgive them.

Th, that’s a relief! As expected, doing as the Shaman’s prophecy says is not a sin!

“However, the fact that you tried to put a corpse in front of my sleeping throne is quite unpleasant.”

“……!”

“Do you think it would be nice to have a blood-soaked corpse in front of you while you are sleeping soundly?”

The elders cried out in fear.

“Please forgive us!”

“Please forgive our sins!”

“We were just following the Shaman’s prophecy!”

It’s a lie. The Shaman just made a prophecy; he didn’t order them.

It was just an excuse they made to hide their sins.

Loki looked down at them and said.

“I forgive you.”

“……!”

“Because it didn’t actually happen.”

“Th, thank you!”

“However.”

Loki stepped back and cleared the way.

And through the entrance of the hut, a girl was standing.

A girl holding a holy sword in her arms.

She had a shocked expression after hearing the elder’s story.

“Ca, Cancun!”

Cancun Lagna.

And behind her, the Lagna tribesmen stood tall, glaring at the elders.

“I don’t know if she will forgive you.”

“……”

Loki walked over and patted Cancun on the shoulder.

“I clearly said. I will not interfere as long as you don’t do anything in this city that defiles my palace.”

“…Yes.”

“Do as you please.”

Loki left the hut, and Cancun glared at the elders with a cold expression.

“Ca, Cancun!”

“W, we are! In fact, for the tribe-!”

“As the chief of the Lagna Tribe, I order.”

Cancun glared at the elders.

“Exile these men from this city. After they go outside the city, cut off all their arms.”

“W, wait a minute-!”

“Cancun, forgiveness-!”

Following Cancun’s words, the Lagna tribesmen surrounded the elders.

***

It was when Loki was walking through the night streets.

“Please forgive me,”

He glanced at the voice coming from the alleyway.

The Shaman walked out and bowed his head.

“My prophecy seems to be wrong.”

“…I even forgave the old men who took action. There’s no need to blame you, who just spoke.”

Above all, the Shaman clan had served Loki, who had been asleep for 300 years.

They cleaned Valhalla Palace, polished Loki’s armor, and offered fresh food as offerings every morning.

They also protected Valhalla Palace by judging all those who defiled it.

It was an act that stemmed from worship and reverence for God, not from their own selfishness.

For Loki, who had been asleep for 300 years, it was a grateful thing.

“Thank you for your mercy. This Shaman will dedicate his body and soul, everything, to the Constellation of Sin.”

The Shaman bowed his head.

“After the elders are dealt with, call Cancun. I need to talk to her.”

“What kind of story do you want to hear?”

The Shaman will first listen to the story he wants and then tell it to Cancun.

And Cancun would come to see him with an answer prepared for that question.

“About Kudan Lagna.”

“…Understood.”

Loki decided to seriously investigate the traitor Kudan.

***

The deep night Valhalla Palace was beautiful.

Braziers and torches blazed throughout the sanctuary, illuminating it with a soft light, and the patterns and runes engraved on the walls of the sanctuary buildings sparkled.

A strange yet mysterious atmosphere.

Cancun walked around the sanctuary as if on an adventure, holding the holy sword in her arms.

‘It’s really amazing.’

The shining patterns and pictures drawn on the wall.

‘When I asked the Shaman, the person drawn in this mural is-.’

Cancun looked at the black armor and the pictures of wolves and snakes emanating from the armor.

Below that, countless armies of death and giants were crawling out of the ground and advancing-.

‘The Constellation of Sin, Loki.’

She turned her head and looked to the side.

Loki and the army of death. There were those who were shining light to stop the advance of the giants.

Right away-.

‘Other constellations.’

It was the appearance of the constellations that created and ruled the world.

‘The Shaman said.’

The king of gods and the king of constellations.

‘The Constellation of Creation’ ruled the world and created the ‘Constellation of Sin’ to judge the constellations that had fallen into arrogance.

That Constellation of Sin is leading an army and advancing to judge other constellations.

The Constellation of Sin not only governs the sins of humans, but also seeks to judge the gods and constellations that rule this world.

‘But Loki said he was completely different?’

‘That’s nonsense. That mural is Ragnarok [the end of the world in Norse mythology]. It’s a war that will bring the end of the world.’

Who is right? Of course, it’s Loki, right?

Cancun looked at the unique letters above the mural.

[Twilight of the Gods]

“……?”

Thud!

She was staring blankly at the mural and walking when she bumped into something.

It was a skeleton guarding Valhalla.

“……!”

Startled, Cancun grabbed her aching nose and bowed her head and said.

“S, sorry! And thank you for your hard work!”

Looking at Cancun, the skeleton waved its hand.

It was like expressing that it was okay.

It was when Cancun was making a surprised expression.

“Were you here?”

The skeleton paused in surprise, straightened its back, and held the spear and shield it was holding close to its body.

It was a posture with a firm spirit.

Cancun looked at the skeleton with a curious expression and turned her gaze to the person who spoke to her.

“Loki. D… did you call me?”

“Yes.”

It was Loki.

“The elders?”

When Loki tilted his head, she shrank back as if she was intimidated.

“…I exiled them outside the city. And I cut off their arms.”

“You didn’t kill them.”

“You told me not to defile this Valhalla….”

Loki was talking about the palace, but Cancun took it as far as the place where Loki lived and achieved.

‘And it’s not like I didn’t kill them.’

This frozen land is not an easy place.

If they are exiled with their arms cut off, monsters that smell blood will target them.

Even if they avoid the monster’s pursuit, if their cut arms are exposed to the cold for a long time, they will eventually rot from frostbite.

Eventually, they would die in pain.

“I… I heard that the reason you called me was because of Kudan Lagna.”

“That’s right.”

Loki nodded.

“You want to meet him and talk to him, right?”

“That’s right.”

“Then I’ll go and bring him. And I’ll try to talk to him so that I can clear up any misunderstandings with Loki. So-!”

“Loki!”

Hans was running in a hurry in the hallway of Valhalla Palace.

“It’s war!”

When Loki turned his head and looked at Hans, Hans shouted with a pale face.

“The Linia Tribe is gathering an army and advancing! The commander-in-chief is Aum Linia. And as the vanguard…”

Hans swallowed hard.

“It’s a man named Kudan Lagna!”

***

Kudan Lagna was on top of a corpse.

A monster with white skin and a body of 5m.

The king of the forest, an ogre. It was also a snow ogre, whose skin was frozen and the strongest.

On top of such an ogre’s corpse, he was wiping the ax blade, which he had just swung for hunting, with a cloth.

And he looked ahead.

“Is that true?”

In front of Kudan, there was an old man kneeling and bowing his head.

“It’s, it’s true. Kudan!”

One of the elders of the Lagna Tribe.

It was a man named Loden.

He was also the one who first discovered Aum and ran away from Valhalla.

“Cancun, she is now captured by the Constellation of Sin and is suffering great humiliation!”