Player Who Became A Constellation [EN]: Chapter 152

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Sharin’s hands were shackled.

Right next to her, Cancun, revered as the priestess of Asgard, was also shackled and followed behind.

Both of them, dressed in rags, were led onto the deck of a merchant ship.

It was a sailing ship used for transporting prisoners and slaves.

A musty smell permeated the humid air.

A strong scent of the sea wafted around.

The crew of the smuggling ship, dispatched from the Kratian territory, froze as they saw the two women.

They glanced furtively toward the port of Asgard.

‘It’s… fine?’

They had clearly heard the news that a massive tsunami had struck Asgard.

But there was no damage here.

Rather, it was bustling with activity, and a giant humanoid statue made of wood and earth was being erected in the center of the port city.

‘Did the tsunami… change direction?’

If not, Asgard must have stopped the tsunami… but was that even possible?

The Kratian sailors felt a chill down their spines.

They understood why Emperor Cron and the lords were wary of Asgard.

Like Kratian, this island of Asgard might truly have a Constellation [a powerful, god-like entity in this world].

“Ah, it is an honor to meet the priestess of Asgard and the princess of the Cron Empire.”

If the port city had been destroyed by the tsunami, they would have abandoned all pretense and acted coercively.

But with the Node warriors glaring at them with murderous intent, they couldn’t muster the courage to do so.

The sailors examined the faces of the two women.

Both had lifeless eyes.

“…….”

Of course.

They were being sacrificed for the peace of Asgard.

Before leaving, the Kratian sailors looked at the figure standing among the Node warriors.

A man with a peculiar mix of black and white hair was staring at them.

The color of his hair and eyes indicated that he was not a Node.

But this was the one.

‘The King of Node.’

The Node warriors all treated him with the utmost respect.

The Kratian sailors bowed deeply to him.

“Then…. King of Node, we express our gratitude for the inviolability treaty. His Highness Netos also promises to send a generous gift.”

To that, the King of Node said.

“There’s no need to thank me.”

“Yes?”

“I’ll come to meet you in person later.”

“…….”

The Kratian sailors sweated profusely and lowered their heads.

Soon, the smuggling ship began to depart.

***

“Take them in here.”

With no one watching, the Kratian sailors began to treat Sharin roughly.

They shoved the two into the prison hold inside the smuggling ship.

“Stay quiet.”

Then they closed the door and left.

As the Kratian sailors disappeared, the prison hold became noisy.

“Ooh! Women have entered!”

“Judging by their appearance, they seem to be nobles!”

“Are they being sold as sacrifices to Kratian?!”

“Even nobles are helpless! In the end, being sold off politically is all the same!”

The prisoners and slaves in the hold laughed as they looked at Sharin and Cancun.

Sharin glared at them.

Cancun grabbed her stiff neck and tilted her head.

At that moment, someone locked in the adjacent cell reached out and grabbed Cancun’s arm.

The prisoner applied force as if pulling in a fish caught in the sea.

“Got you! Haha! Let’s see, what kind of screams does a woman from Asgard make?!”

Although the cells were separated, the intervals between them were close due to the large number of occupants.

It was easy for the prisoners to reach.

The prisoner wore a lewd expression.

He was excited to see a woman up close for the first time in a long time.

“Ooh! Look at this hard, thick skin! Women are definitely different! …Huh? Hard and thick?”

…Is it just that Node women originally have thick and hard arms?

‘Ma, maybe it’s because she’s a Node….’

The prisoner looked at the right arm of the Node woman he was holding.

Beyond her slender shoulder, a thick, solid arm was grabbed.

It was as if a man’s arm had been forcibly inserted into a woman’s body, like a doll.

“Huh?”

No. There’s something twisted and grotesque about it!?

“What-? This is-?! Ugh!”

Just as the prisoner was about to scream, his mouth was blocked by a thick hand.

Cancun’s ‘thick hand’ stretched out and covered the prisoner’s mouth.

Watching that, Sharin, who was in the corner of the prison, wore a terrified expression.

***

Loki stood on the deck of the warship.

He slung the greatsword over his shoulder.

“…In Norse mythology, the king of the giants wanted the goddess Freyja.”

‘Ugh!?’

The prisoner grabbed by Cancun’s hand struggled.

The man grabbed by the hand was in so much pain that tears were about to flow.

“In response, the thunder god Thor dressed as a woman and greeted the giants.”

‘How dare you cast a lecherous gaze at my nephew?’

Cancun’s face contorted.

As the force gradually increased in her grasp, the prisoner’s head began to be crushed.

Whether she knew it or not, the excited prisoners and slaves in the darkness of the ship shouted cheers.

“When the king of the giants realized that Freyja was actually Thor….”

‘Repay the sin of insulting my nephew with death.’

Crack-!

The prisoner’s head burst.

The headless body fell to the floor, and the cheers of the prisoners and slaves stopped abruptly.

Sharin screamed next to her.

“What kind of feeling would that have been?”

Sharin watched Cancun.

Her ‘man’s hand’ was covered in black liquid and began to turn into a ‘woman’s hand’.

“I’m really curious.”

Meanwhile, Loki recalled what Urgart had said.

‘A skill option has been added. I’ve combined the abilities of an angel with my illusion magic.’

The gift Urgart gave to Loki.

‘In mythology, Freyja gave Thor a necklace that gave him beautiful looks, but.’

‘You can ‘transform’ your appearance. You can’t modulate your voice. If you don’t speak, you won’t be discovered. However, the transformation may be undone by a slight shock, so be careful of that.’

The transformation function of the raven mask added with the angel’s corpse.

‘Here, Urgart gives me a raven mask.’

Loki smiled and looked ahead.

“Come out.”

At Loki’s words, the sea that had been raging gradually calmed down.

Soon, the sea soared and a huge being revealed itself.

Numerous tentacles swayed.

The huge, writhing head was utterly repulsive.

The one who was called the ruler and emperor of the sea, and who dominated the sea route of Astoria Island.

The Kraken [a legendary sea monster].

“Chase the smuggling ship.”

As Loki stretched out his foot, the Kraken extended a leg to him with its tentacle.

Loki stood on the Kraken’s head and looked back.

More than a dozen Asgardian warships were waiting.

“Begin the invasion of Kratian.”

Now, all that was left was to follow the smuggling ship and find out the sea route.

***

The slave smuggling ship heading to Kratian swayed.

Princess Sharin, who was inside the prison hold, clutched her head and stared at the ‘priestess’ in front of her from the corner of the prison.

A beautiful woman with blue hair.

Clearly, that was her appearance.

But now-.

“Ah, it’s hot. So hot.”

She was sitting with her legs wide open like a man in his 40s, fanning herself.

Even her voice was a thick man’s voice.

At that bizarre sight, not only Sharin but even the slaves closed their mouths and turned their eyes away from her.

‘He, he blew up a head with one blow!’

‘…No, she’s a Node!’

‘No, even if she’s a Node, how can she smash a person’s head like a watermelon…!’

‘Before that, is that what Node voices are originally like?!’

‘…Hey, she’s a savage. She’s a Node, so maybe her voice is so rough.’

Sharin wanted to curse at the slaves’ whispers.

‘Don’t ignore reality! No matter how you look at it, it’s strange!’

She wanted to shout like that, but she couldn’t.

Sharin was actually confused too.

She knew that the person in front of her was not the real priestess, but her appearance was clearly the priestess Cancun.

‘…It’s not magic or something.’

Not only could she not feel any mana, but even if there was transformation or illusion magic, there was no way she could transform for so long.

Such magic had never existed on the continent, and if such magic existed, it would cause great chaos on the continent.

It was obvious.

If someone could permanently transform even their appearance, it would be enough to ruin a country in just a day by impersonating the king.

As such, the bizarre ‘ability’ that twisted magic in front of her was enough to give Sharin goosebumps.

‘…I understand why my brother is afraid of the Constellations.’

Sharin rubbed her forehead.

‘Ah, what on earth am I going through?’

She was sold to Asgard as a hostage, attacked by angels there, and just when she thought she was adapting to life in Asgard, she was now about to be sold to Kratian.

And with a bizarre companion.

Thud, clank!

At that moment, the prison door opened.

The Kratian sailors entered and paused in surprise.

They had discovered that the prisoner in the cell next to Sharin and Kudan had died with his head exploded.

The sailors, their faces pale, stepped back as they looked at Sharin and Kudan.

“Did, did you guys do this?”

Kudan could only keep her mouth shut at the question.

She must have judged that it would be no good for her to make her rough voice.

“…Monstrous bastards.”

Sharin wore an unfair expression.

“…Hey, drag these guys out onto the deck!”

“What? It’s the sea of mermaids now. It’ll be dangerous to go there?”

“These guys have to see it to be scared, right? We can’t handle it if these monstrous bastards run wild.”

The sailors who exchanged words nodded.

They opened the prison door and made the two of them head to the deck.

A cool sea breeze and salty smell wafted in.

Thick fog and rough waves caught their eyes.

Sharin and Kudan scanned their surroundings.

The sea surface was shallow, and rocks pierced through the sea and rose up.

There were quite a few reefs visible everywhere.

Also, countless shipwrecks were visible.

“This… it won’t be easy to know the sea route.”

Kudan’s thick voice flowed out.

Sharin had to groan as if she couldn’t adapt.

“When you hear the song, tie the princess and the priestess to the mast with chains on their arms. The two of them will have to witness it clearly. That there’s nowhere to escape in this sea.”

Song?

Kudan and Sharin were puzzled.

No sooner had the words been spoken than a clear song echoed in their ears.

[Ah… aaaaa….]

Sharin paused.

As if drawn without her knowing, she blankly looked at the air.

It was a song filled with magic.

As soon as they heard the song, the Kratian soldiers blocked their ears with earmuffs.

Before they knew it, the ship slowly stopped.

The sailors tied Sharin and Kudan’s bodies to the mast.

“Watch carefully. There’s nowhere for you to escape.”

The sailors who said that seemed nervous.

“Drag the prisoners out!”

“Offer the sacrifice!”

The Kratian soldiers dragged out the prisoners who had their eyes and ears covered from the prison.

Then the sailors covered their own eyes with black cloth.

Instead, they released the prisoners’ eyes and ears.

“What? Why are we here…?”

“These guys, their eyes and ears are covered?”

“I hear some kind of song?”

That’s when the prisoners were wondering.

Sharin could see.

The prisoners’ focus blurred.

“What is it?”

When Sharin was wondering, she also felt her head becoming hazy.

At that time, a thick voice was heard next to her.

“This is…. the song of the Sirens [mythological creatures who lure sailors to their deaths with enchanting music].”

…I can’t get used to it.

Sharin, who was getting goosebumps from Kudan’s voice, came to her senses.

“Si, Sirens?”

Still curious, Sharin asked.

“I’ve heard sea stories from Thorsen. The scariest thing is the Kraken, and then the Sirens who seduce sailors. That beautiful song enchants people.”

The prisoners stared at one place as if possessed.

The prisoners moved their feet.

The Kratian soldiers with their eyes and ears covered ignored their movements.

“That outstanding beauty seduces people.”

And the prisoners lowered their heads from the ship’s railing and looked down at the sea.

A beautiful woman spread her hands and gestured.

The Siren looked at the prisoners lovingly.

“Come here!”

“I’m lonely. Please hug me!”

Their mournful voices moved people’s emotions.

“Ah!”

“I will relieve your loneliness!”

The prisoners jumped into the sea.

The Siren smiled and hugged the prisoners floundering in the sea.

The Siren kissed those prisoners on the mouth or neck.

The prisoners wore ecstatic expressions.

The Siren filled their bodies, which had been shivering in the cold seawater, with warm warmth.

Their tickling lips and soft skin made the prisoners feel pleasure.

Soon, the prisoners felt a tingling sensation in their mouths and necks.

The prisoners tilted their heads, their senses numbed by the cold seawater.

The mouth is ‘torn’. The neck is ‘torn off’ and filled in the Siren’s small mouth.

The Siren smiled and said.

“Mmm~ delicious!”

It was a truly sweet whisper.