Player Who Became A Constellation [EN]: Chapter 166

Player Who Became a Constellation – Episode 166

The Velet soldiers stared at the Nord tribesmen who had suddenly appeared.

Each wore distinctive clothing.

They were cloaked in traveling capes, but the armor peeking out from underneath seemed to be quite well-forged.

Elaborate and beautiful armor on Nords?
The country of Asgard subtly came to the minds of the Velet soldiers.

Were they knights of Asgard?

Or were they simply mercenaries?

‘They can’t be knights of Asgard. There’s a man who isn’t a Nord, too.’

The Velet soldier glanced at Loki and felt perplexed.

Unable to make a proper judgment, the Velet soldiers exchanged glances.

“Are you… knights of Asgard?”

At the Velet soldiers’ words, Loki tilted his head slightly to the side.

“We’re mercenaries, though?”

“Mercenaries?”

“Yes, we registered with the guild recently.”

“I, I see!”

The Velet soldiers were relieved.

If they were soldiers of Asgard, it would be troublesome in many ways.

What they were after was only the Kartal people. They couldn’t guarantee what the result would be if they provoked Asgard, which was wielding tremendous power.

Even if they were Nords, if they were mercenaries, there would be no problem even if there were friction.

Velet soldiers, Kartal soldiers, and Nord mercenaries.

The three forces faced each other.

The Velet soldiers were tense.

Hundreds of soldiers were confronting them right now.

Behind those bushes, up to 500 soldiers were waiting for the second and third attacks.

Yet, despite the mercenaries in front of them being only four, the ease they exuded prevented them from acting rashly.

“Is it a fight?”

The female warrior’s eyes sparkled with anticipation.

“Haa-! Well….”

The bear-like man yawned, looking sleepy.

“Oh! Is this a chance to use magic after a long time?”

The white-haired Nord elder looked delighted at the thought of using magic.

And the white-haired man at the front.

He was just staring… staring at them.

…This didn’t seem like a normal mercenary party.

“Hey, you mercenaries.”

Most Nord warriors had ill feelings towards the Kartal Kingdom.

They would be able to ‘pretend not to see’ this refugee procession.

‘Yes, there’s no need to fight.’

The Velet soldier said.

“J, just pass by. We’ll pretend we didn’t see you.”

“……”

Loki turned his gaze to the Velet soldier who was talking to him.

“The only ones we have business with are the Kartal soldiers. So-.”

“Speaking informally when we’re meeting for the first time?”

“What?”

“I asked if that was informal speech.”

Loki raised his head.

Since he was on horseback, the Velet soldiers looked up at him.

The red eyes that met theirs sent shivers down the spines of the Velet soldiers.

The Velet soldiers immediately lowered their gaze.

“I… If you felt offended, I apologize. Right now… we’re in a very sensitive state…. Ha, haha! We have no intention of fighting!”

The Velet soldiers, who had been subdued, had no choice but to lower their pride.

The Velet soldier adjusted his helmet and said to Loki.

“…So… just pass by.”

“Sorry, but there’s someone I’m looking for.”

“Wh, what?”

“I received a request. A request from an old man to protect his grandson.”

The Velet soldiers were perplexed.

Perhaps one of the Kartal Kingdom’s citizens had requested to save their family in the refugee procession.

“…Reject that request. We’re not in a situation to accommodate you.”

They couldn’t afford to accommodate them finding the families they were hired to protect.

During that time, the young king of Kartal might find a chance to escape.

“Let’s see, our client is….”

Loki ignored the Velet soldiers’ words.

At that, veins popped out on the foreheads of the Velet soldiers.

They gripped their weapons and glared at Loki.

Loki sniffed.

He smelled a familiar sweet scent.

Loki’s gaze turned towards the boy among the Kartal soldiers.

“Hey.”

“Yes?”

Yo Han flinched.

“Is that chocolate you’re holding in your hand?”

“Ch, chocolate?”

Yo Han tilted his head in confusion.

“It’s Coco Roll candy.”

“That’s right. Chocolate.”

“……”

“Wait… I told you to just go!”

A Velet soldier shouted from the side.

The Velet soldiers were currently in a sensitive state.

They couldn’t afford to waste time on just four people when they had achievements right in front of them.

Above all, they were from the Velet Kingdom, which served the Constellation of Light.

Any further disregard was tantamount to insulting the Constellation of Light.

They couldn’t tolerate that.

But Loki ignored the chatter from the side.

“Could you share some with me? I happen to be feeling a bit peckish.”

“Yes?”

Yo Han was flustered.

W, what is he saying in this situation…?

But there were Nord tribesmen beside him.

It was very rare for them to speak to them so without hostility.

Yo Han hesitated, then took a step forward.

Loki smiled at the sight.

Was it because he was too young?

He moved so innocently.

“Your Highness!”

The Kartal soldiers tried to stop him, but Yo Han waved his hand, indicating he was fine.

He raised the candy with trembling hands.

But because he was reaching out to someone riding a large horse, it didn’t seem like the candy would reach.

He even lifted his heels and strained to reach.

Loki bent down and took the candy, putting it in his mouth.

“Oh! It’s delicious as expected! This time it’s a slightly different flavor? Very satisfying!”

Loki genuinely admired it. He was so disappointed that he had eaten it so quickly that he even licked the chocolate off his fingers.

“Hey, are you ignoring me right now!?”

It was when a Velet soldier, brandishing his sword, shouted from the side.

A flash of light flickered.

Cancun, who had come as Loki’s escort from behind, drew his sword and swung it.

Accordingly, the head of the Velet soldier who had shouted flew off and fell to the ground.

Loki ignored the soldier with blood spurting from his neck and savored the chocolate flavor lingering in his mouth.

“Too bad! We can’t import this Kartal Kingdom’s confectionery to our Asgard.”

“……”

The faces of the Velet soldiers turned pale.

‘A, Asgard right now…?’

The soldiers pointed their swords, and Cancun faced them, brandishing his sword in confrontation.

“If you move, I will cut you down.”

“……!”

The murderous intent contained in that one word gave all the soldiers in the area the feeling of being crushed by a heavy layer of air.

Loki looked down at Yo Han and said.

“Thank you. Good. I like it.”

Loki said, looking at Yo Han.

“I will take that old man’s request.”

“Yes?”

“Jermi Kartal.”

“……!”

“He’s my client.”

Yo Han opened his mouth with wide eyes.

“A, are you the mercenary my grandfather hired?!”

“Yes. He told me to protect you.”

Even while listening to the story, none of the Velet soldiers stepped forward.

One had already died by the sword wielded by Cancun, and everyone had failed to react even after seeing that death.

But they couldn’t just stay like this.

It was a sure catch. And not just a small fish, but a big one.

They couldn’t let the royal family slip away before their eyes.

One of the Velet soldiers mustered courage and opened his mouth.

“W, why is Asgard intervening in this matter!”

There was a considerable distance between the frozen lands of the north and this Kartal Kingdom.

It was strange from the start that they had come this far, and it was incomprehensible why the Nords were stepping forward in a country that was being discriminated against and hostile, even after facing this army with only a small number of people.

Loki turned his head and looked at the Velet soldiers.

He shrugged his shoulders, showing composure.

“Asgard intervening? What are you talking about? We-.”

The corners of Loki’s lips went up, and the Velet soldiers who saw that smile felt a chill down their spines.

“We’re just hired.”

***

A sea of fire created by burning straw stacks.

When the monster horse with eight legs passed through it, the flames disappeared in an instant.

The monster horse neighed and walked, clattering.

The refugee procession followed behind it.

Yo Han carried the child who had been hit by an arrow on his back and moved his feet.

He followed Loki, glancing back furtively.

‘…Amazing.’

The composure Loki showed. And the Velet soldiers, intimidated by the charisma he exuded, couldn’t move.

They were just sending Loki and his party away in vain.

Each word had weight.

Those Velet soldiers must have felt something they couldn’t resist.

‘Only four people.’

With the charisma of those four, they suppressed the encirclement of hundreds of Velet soldiers and opened the way.

Of course, it might have been because most of the Velet soldiers were made up of mercenaries.

They must have wanted to avoid a confrontation with the Nords.

Besides, the mention of ‘Asgard’ must have put a lot of pressure on them.

“Th, thank you!”

Yo Han carried the child on his back, struggling, and scurried to Loki’s side.

He didn’t forget to say thank you even while panting.

“What’s that?”

Loki gestured with his chin, as if regarding the child on Yo Han’s back as luggage, and asked.

“Yes? Ah… that’s….”

He had been hit by an arrow in the back, but fortunately, it seemed to have avoided the major organs, and he was still breathing.

But if he wasn’t treated properly, it would be dangerous.

It was dangerous to leave him among the Velet soldiers, so he had forcibly carried him on his back, but now he seemed to be at his limit, and his breathing was getting rough.

“…He’s my people.”

Loki stared at Yo Han, then bent down.

He pulled out the arrow in the child’s back.

“Uwaaaaaa!”

“……!”

Perhaps because the arrow was pulled out, blood gushed out.

W, what are you doing…!

He was a child who was injured and in critical condition.

He was exhausted, and even though he was in a critical situation after being hit by an arrow, he pulled out the arrow again, making it even more dangerous.

Loki took out a potion and sprinkled it.

The red liquid touched the child’s body, and even Yo Han, who was carrying the child on his back.

The potion gradually permeated the child’s injuries and Yo Han’s body, which had various scratches, and healed them.

“……!”

It was an unbelievable healing effect.

‘It’s not an ordinary potion!?’

Yo Han raised his head and looked up at Loki, and closed his mouth.

Yo Han was royalty.

He had also used potions often, but there was only one place in his mind where he could use something with this much efficacy like water.

Asgard.

Even as far as he knew, only someone with some influence and power could use this omnipotent potion.

“Wait a little longer! I will find someone to save you! Even if I give my life, I will save you. Yo Han!”

The promise his grandfather made before leaving for another country.

It was his grandfather who had left to request help from another country.

But he thought that there would be no country to help the Kartal Kingdom, which had defended the Holy Kingdom and supported the Holy Emperor Palis, but….

His grandfather had really asked for help from another country, and it seemed that he had persuaded the Nords, who were stained with hatred, and brought them here like this.

“Th, thank you…!”

But even though they were clearly important figures in Asgard, they called themselves ‘mercenaries.’

Since they were moving in small numbers, there must be various problems internally and externally.

‘It’s natural.’

They were Nord mercenaries who were dissatisfied with Kartal’s Nord discrimination policy.

There were even fights between the same Nords who were trying to accept the request.

Because of that, Asgard must have taken the form of indirect help by hiring mercenaries in this way, rather than giving proper help.

‘…But as much as Asgard has been mentioned, it will become a diplomatic issue.’

It was obvious that the Velet Kingdom would raise an issue with Asgard.

“Do you have more chocolate?”

As a reward for helping to heal the child, Loki wanted candy again, and Yo Han handed over the last remaining candy.

“We were hired to protect only you, Yo Han.”

That meant that they would not deal with whatever difficulties the thousands of refugees who were trusting and following Yo Han faced.

“I’ll take you to the nearest territory. Then I’ll decide on the next employment based on the price.”

Was he telling him to think about what to give as employment costs?

Yo Han nodded.

Even so, he thought deeply.

The place they were heading to now was Kanta Fortress, where Lord Helter was located.

It was a mountainous area surrounded by steep mountain ranges, and the roads that the army could travel on were fixed, so if they placed traps on those roads, they would have many geographical advantages in defending the fortress.

Also, the river around the fortress was a place where trade was carried out using waterways.

It was a place where most of the surviving nobles of Kartal were gathering, along with weapons and food supplies.

That was the last hope.

If they combined forces with the nobles there, they would be able to gather enough gold to hire about four mercenaries.

…That’s what he thought.