Player Who Became A Constellation [EN]: Chapter 202

“Uwaaaagh!”

The village is burning.

Black flames and smoke spread everywhere.

A small village located south of Ronia.

The pillagers’ attack began in broad daylight.

People despaired but took up arms, but it was impossible to subdue the pillagers.

Those who resisted met death by overwhelming force and fell to the ground.

Eventually, the Ronians abandoned the village and fled into the forest in a hurry.

“Pillagers!”

“The Node tribe is attacking!”

The fleeing villagers turned their heads.

Node warriors wearing helmets walked slowly through the burning village with swords on their shoulders.

They glared at the fleeing villagers.

At their center was a figure clad in black armor.

“A, a Constellation.”

It was a being wearing a goat skull helmet and jet-black armor.

“The Constellation of the North has pillaged the village!”

The villagers screamed.

Toward those villagers, the Constellation of the North pointed a finger and said one word.

“Charge.”

At that, the pillagers began hunting the villagers.

***

Cracks appeared in the sky of the Underworld, filled with poison.

Flames rose endlessly from the ground.

The already harsh environment became even harsher, but as people did, the spirits who had settled there wanted to stay.

And the one who temporarily took charge of that Underworld was Kashar Kron.

He had led the desert empire since he was alive.

Even this hellish landscape was nothing more than a stepping stone for his ambition.

On the other hand, there were spirits who wanted to escape the increasingly ruined Underworld.

They went up to the mortal realm, and great chaos arose in the mortal realm.

And… as the Underworld collapsed, those who harbored new hope decided to follow one ‘Constellation.’

A warship made of bones and nails, Naglfar.

Loki, who got off there, looked back.

The Constellation of Fire and Ore, Kanus.

The Demon King Kalib.

The Dark Elf Yura.

The Destroyer Turam.

Behind them stood the revolutionary army of spirits who followed them.

As the Demon King Kalib decided to be with his daughter, Cellot, even his subordinates followed.

Although the representatives of other races and their subordinates said they would remain in the Underworld and seemed to be forming a force to confront Kashar Kron there.

Even though a considerable number had left, the number of spirits following Loki was by no means small.

There were also Node spirits who saw Loki and followed him….

“Do I have to take all of them to Asgard?”

Loki was troubled.

If the spirit army followed Asgard, he didn’t know how much backlash it would bring to the continent, not to mention being noticeable.

Above all-.

“Karen, what are those?”

Behind Karen, one-eyed Cyclopses stood in a row.

It seemed that Karen had tamed them while he wasn’t looking.

Thanks to that, his head throbbed.

“And….”

When Loki turned his gaze to the forest, the Dark Elves blinked and stared.

They were the elves of the Forest of Death who had been hunted by the Cyclopses.

They remembered what Loki had said before.

Head to Asgard in the north, and they had been waiting until now.

“……”

Somehow, the number of companions had increased dramatically.

He never knew that a short trip would be an opportunity to increase the troops so much.

‘Ah, is it not short?’

The time difference between the mortal realm and the Underworld was significant.

It would have been okay if time flowed slowly, but it flowed extremely quickly.

As he had been away for a long time, he had to return to Asgard as soon as possible.

The problem was how to move this force.

“…It might be okay.”

Usually, the maintenance costs and food for the army would be a problem, but.

Most of them are spirits.

For them, military expenses and food are not a problem.

The living Dark Elves could get it from the forest on their own.

However, the question was how to take the Cyclopses, who had a huge appetite.

‘It’s hard to abandon them, but their power cannot be ignored.’

They are not as good as giants, but their strength is powerful.

It would be helpful enough to Asgard.

“…I’m sorry.”

“S, sorry….”

Cellot and Karen apologize, perhaps because there was something pricking them [bothering their conscience].

“What are you going to do?”

Hella tilted her head and asked.

“I have to take them as much as possible.”

Asgard was said to be in a corner, so great power was needed.

The more power, the better.

“Then let’s return.”

Northern Asgard.

To get there, they had to head north first and cross the border of Ronia.

***

A noisy inn.

With the death of the Constellation of Light, the inn unexpectedly prospered.

Travelers and adventurers were afraid to camp on a dark road where they could not see an inch ahead, and when the sun began to set, they tried to enter the territory somehow.

As a result, the need for accommodation for them increased, and the inn became popular as the only haven for them.

Many people flocked to it from noon.

This was because it was difficult to find an empty room in the inn at night.

The inn was always crowded with travelers and adventurers.

Kelpel Territory, south of Ronia, was also the same.

“…Even though the light disappears at night, I didn’t know so many people would gather. Is it really just a bandit request?”

“Those bandits must be particularly vicious. It seems that it didn’t just end with plundering merchants or villages.”

“Then?”

Adventurers and mercenaries talked to each other, then looked around and whispered.

“…They kidnapped the daughter of the lord of this Kelpel Territory.”

“What?!”

Currently, the security of Kelpel Territory was terrible.

“Before that, the lord’s wife was kidnapped. It seems that the lord directly led the army and barely rescued the lord’s wife.”

“Then what? A bandit kidnapped the lord’s wife, was defeated, and then kidnapped his daughter again in retaliation?”

“That must be it.”

“……”

The mercenary sighed as he spoke.

“This Kelpel Territory, it seems we have a lot to do. There are bandits and monsters that come out every night.”

“Ah, I heard about that too. That’s why I came.”

It is said that monsters appear in Kelpel Territory every night with the sound of wolves howling.

A half-human, half-beast monster.

Then the territory began to be crowded with mercenaries and adventurers trying to make a fortune.

However, the lord focused on bandit suppression.

It meant that he prioritized suppressing the bandits who kidnapped his daughter over hunting monsters that ate the territory’s people.

“The lord must cherish his daughter very much?”

“Yes, so after suppressing the bandits, he is thinking of entrusting the monster subjugation request.”

The sunset began to set.

The mercenary who was talking looked at the window and quickly continued, knowing that there was no more time to chat.

“The Lord of Kelpel has offered a huge reward, four times the amount, for suppressing the bandits. It’s much more than the amount for subjugating monsters. Moreover, the number of people recruited is over several hundred. It’s like… he’s trying to gather an army.”

The mercenaries and adventurers in Kelpel were nervous.

The situation on the continent these days was terrible.

Immediately after the Constellation of Light disappeared, the corrupted Constellations appeared.

They took their place in the territories of the kings who worshiped them and expanded their power by exerting their power.

They invaded other kingdoms and subjugated them.

The expansion of their power was so fast and ruthless that the kingdoms were quickly conquered into their grasp.

Asgard also dispatched troops to stop them….

The only thing that could stop the Constellation was the Constellation.

Asgard was busy preventing their invasion and expanding their influence.

And one rumor was also circulating.

‘The Constellation of the North was killed by the corrupted Constellations.’

They had no choice but to believe that.

Otherwise, it was strange that the Constellation of the North, the Constellation of the End, had not appeared for such a long time.

Thus, the continent was divided in half.

Countries that were forcibly subordinated to the corrupted Constellations, or forces that supported them, and forces that were subordinated to Asgard and supported them.

A ‘holy war’ between countries had broken out.

“…Do you think that rumor is true?”

“What?”

“That the Constellation disappeared in the north.”

“It must be true. Isn’t that why Asgard is being beaten so badly?”

“No, haven’t you heard that rumor?”

“What rumor?”

The mercenaries looked at the adventurer who spoke.

“It appeared.”

“What?”

Squeak-….

At that time, the inn door opened.

Some of the mercenaries glanced at the entrance.

“The Constellation of the North is in this Kelpel.”

A man and a woman with black and white hair.

A dark elf girl and a beastkin entered.

The combination that didn’t match at all naturally drew attention.

The adventurer who was talking continued while looking at the four people.

“And they attacked the village near this Kelpel Territory this time.”

The four gathered and headed to the counter.

The black-and-white-haired man placed a money bag on the counter.

The innkeeper, who was wiping the dishes, looked at the black-and-white-haired man and the group behind him and showed a surprised expression.

“…I never thought a member of the Aein race would come like this.”

There was wariness in the innkeeper’s eyes.

“I’m sorry, but we don’t accept Aein [a race known for causing trouble].”

“What’s the reason?”

“…Because if we accept Aein, we won’t see a good sight [something bad will happen].”

The innkeeper looked at the man as he spoke.

“Are you… human?”

“……”

When the man didn’t say anything, the innkeeper scratched his head.

“I’ve never seen an Aein party, especially with so many different people gathered together.”

Suspicious.

“Go.”

When the innkeeper waved his hand, the man untied the string of the money bag he had placed on the counter.

As the string was untied, shining gold was visible.

The innkeeper’s eyes widened.

“Did I tell you to go?”

The man slowly grabbed the money bag.

“Ah, wa, wait a minute! Wait!”

The innkeeper hurriedly grabbed the man’s hand.

“Hehe, I’m sorry. The city’s security is so bad these days that I’ve become sensitive.”

“……”

“However, there are no rooms left in our inn. There’s a stable, so even there….”

“I’ll have to look for another place.”

“I guarantee you there won’t be any other places! It would be fortunate if you could find a stable. I’ll clean up the stable, so stay there.”

“…Do you think I’m paying this money to rent a stable?”

“Ugh, but I can’t empty a room that already has a guest. Besides… the night is dangerous. Don’t you know? The light has disappeared at night.”

“……”

“Besides, spirits are crawling out and disturbing the world.”

The man’s hand felt like it flinched slightly.

The innkeeper thought this was the time to start talking.

“How much we suffer because of that… Besides, there’s a monster in this city that kidnaps people every night.”

“Monster?”

“That’s right! Those guys are the biggest headache.”

The innkeeper had a nervous expression on his face.

“An evil Aein who eats people and turns them into their own kind.”

The innkeeper said, scanning the man and his companions.

“A werewolf appears.”

Werewolves were treated as undead or cursed beasts rather than Aein on the continent.

However, from the perspective of humans, it probably feels no different from other Aein.

“…Is that why you’re discriminating against us?”

“Hehe, someone might misunderstand if they heard that. It’s not discrimination. It’s being wary.”

Isn’t that the same thing?

“Ahem, anyway, I’m saying this because I’m worried about you…. That….”

The innkeeper glanced at the money bag the man was holding.

“…I’m planning to go north, so I’d like you to prepare a carriage. And food.”

“Of course, it’s possible! I have the widest feet [best connections] in this city! I’ll talk to a merchant I know and have it ready within two days!”

The man released the power in the money bag.

The innkeeper smiled and accepted the money bag.

Even so, he scanned the man up and down.

It was a look filled with greed, as if wondering if he had more money.

“What’s your name? I need to write down your name to give you the stable. Ah, the other companions are not necessary. Only one person needs to write down their name.”

The innkeeper handed over a pen and parchment.

The man moved the pen.

“No way. Did the Constellation pillage the village?”

“…That’s why the rumor is spreading. A bandit group disguised as the Constellation of the North is targeting Kelpel Territory.”

At that time, the man overheard the adventurers’ conversation.