Player Who Became A Constellation [EN]: Chapter 215

Player as a Constellation – Episode 215

Episode 215

Pope Zaus is here?

His visit was unexpected.

Even though Asgard’s capital should be in considerable chaos by now.

“…His Holiness the Pope knows the cure for the plague currently spreading in Asgard.”

As the Nord warrior finished speaking, the procession stopped in front of the inn.

The door opened on a carriage guarded by clergy and holy knights.

Everyone raised their veils to block their view.

Zaus, wearing a veil, got out of the carriage and faced Loki.

「Long time no see, brother.」

***

Inside the inn’s spacious room.

Loki confronted Zaus.

The two sat facing each other on the sofa.

Helga brought tea and offered it to them.

Zaus took off his veil, looked at the tea, and narrowed his eyes as if tasting something bitter.

“How is the situation in Asgard?”

At Loki’s words, Zaus shook his head.

「Very bad.」

“…….”

「Fortunately, thanks to the dedication of many and the wholehearted efforts of the saintess, we succeeded in subduing the chaos, but that is only temporary.」

Loki thought of Cancun.

By staying in the capital, she would be able to control the clergy of the Holy Order.

“You can cure it?”

「This plague is the power of the Earth Constellation, Gaian.」

Gaian?

So it was the work of a corrupted constellation?

「Unless she is killed, this plague will continue to spread.」

“I’ll have to kill that bastard.”

「He is currently in the Kaprik Territory. He has occupied it with his army and is now preparing to march on Asgard.」

So he came on his own?

「If you inject divine power, you can improve the condition so that the body can withstand it, even if it cannot be completely cured… For now, enduring is the best.」

Otherwise, we will have to advance the army.

“Gaian…”

But if this kind of plague has spread, a large-scale army cannot be used.

“We’ll have to use a small elite force.”

What I can think of is the Berserker Warrior Corps.

The Einherjar [elite warriors chosen by Odin] who are being trained.

However, I heard a report that the Berserker Warrior Corps went missing in the Kaprik Territory with Kudan.

Loki looked at Zaus.

Come to think of it, I was also curious about the development of weapons to strengthen the army.

“How is the Worm Pest development going?”

「There are side effects.」

I heard about that from Helga.

「The worm nests in the heart and needs energy to exert its power, which is not easy. If you don’t recharge it with divine power in time… it inflicts too much pain on the user. Sometimes the pain is so great that they die.」

“You have to fill it with divine power? Then why not do that?”

「A large amount of divine power. It’s not at a level that can be recovered with simple prayer or meditation.」

“…….”

「Even if you carry holy water, there is a limit to how much you can consume. Most of the clinical trial subjects could not withstand the worm’s seizures and died.」

Clinical trials against angels or black executioners.

If they die, it will be difficult to apply it to the Berserker Warrior Corps or the Einherjar who are being trained.

「Frankly, I think it’s better to abandon it.」

Zaus saying this much meant that there was no further development.

“…That’s too bad.”

Loki clicked his tongue.

In the end, not only can’t we strengthen the elite, but there’s no army to invade the Kaprik Territory where the corrupted constellation is.

‘No. There is an army…’

The army of wraiths.

No plague would work on them.

Loki picked up the tea and sipped it.

「I heard you went to the underworld.」

“Thanks to that, I came after more than a year. The time difference between the underworld and the mortal world is different.”

「I didn’t expect that either. I admit that the information was insufficient. I apologize. But… there must have been friction with the Constellation of Death to rescue Kanus from there. What did you do to him?」

Zaus looked at Loki and asked if he had ‘rescued Kanus.’

To be exact, he must be curious about what happened to the Constellation of Death.

‘Of course.’

Zaus would have noticed when the boundary between the underworld and the mortal world collapsed.

“I killed him.”

That he killed the Constellation of Death.

Zaus’s eyes widened at Loki’s words.

「Oh! Indeed, the end that the Father created!」

He was sincerely impressed.

「You killed that Natos? The one with the power to defy death…?」

He asks again for confirmation.

Natos is different from ordinary constellations.

The Constellation of Death who truly defies death.

The underworld was his domain, and he was a constellation who had formed his own power for a long time.

At first, I thought it would be best to deceive Natos and rescue Kanus.

「Then what did you do with Kanus?」

“Hans is taking him to Asgard. The army is growing in size, so it seems to be late.”

「Army?」

“The army of wraiths has decided to follow us.”

「…What does that mean?」

Zaus couldn’t understand Loki’s words.

The army of wraiths?

Are the wraiths of the underworld following Loki?

Perhaps he was referring to the Nord people who had died in battle and used to serve Loki.

‘But I still don’t understand.’

Wraiths are hungry for life.

No matter how much you control them, they often lose their reason at some point.

They were like potential explosives that could become enemies if you made a mistake.

Did Loki accept them knowing that?

「No matter how useful the army of wraiths is, you accepted them? What are you thinking? They are dangerous beings. Controlling their reason is only momentary. Later they will become enemies-.」

“I solved the hunger for life.”

「……?」

“I provide the water of the Holy Sea. They no longer crave life.”

「Water of the Holy Sea?」

The reason why wraiths crave the living is because of the life force emanating from the body.

They instinctively feel the element that alleviates the pain of their soul being eroded.

But it is the water of the Holy Sea that purifies that pain.

「But the water of the Holy Sea is….」

As far as Zaus knew, the underworld was already broken.

Only a very small amount of the water of the Holy Sea should be left.

Zaus, who did not know the details, was puzzled.

Loki took out a small egg-shaped stone from his pocket. And he picked up the black tea that was placed in front of Zaus.

Zaus’s eyes naturally turned to the stone in Loki’s hand, and he tilted his head.

「That is…?」

A stone that emits a strange energy.

“…You don’t know anything while fighting the corrupted constellations. It was in Natos’s treasure tower. I don’t know the details, but this creates the water of the Holy Sea.”

Loki grabbed the black tea.

Instantly, divine power was infused into the black tea, emitting a subtle light.

At the sight, Zaus jumped up and widened his eyes.

“Let’s drink this, they weren’t very interested in the living.”

「Y, you brought that!?」

It was very unusual for Zaus to react like this.

Loki tilted his head as if puzzled.

「Good heavens! Don’t you know its value?」

“What is it? This stone.”

「The purification stone that the Azelan Constellation carved by cutting out some of his bones and heart.」

Zaus reaches out. He grabbed the black tea Loki was holding and brought it to his lips.

「A stone that can purify the soul and give the energy of life, giving paradise.」

As Zaus drank the black tea, the black tea seemed to flow over his lips and into his neck, and then it became light and spread throughout Zaus’s body.

A sacred aura emanates from Zaus’s body.

Light emanates and the energy of life overflows.

「…It’s the stone of paradise. If you only have this stone-.」

The purification stone that once made the underworld a paradise for souls.

「Not only the plague. The worm pest you want. You can apply it without side effects.」

***

Aum Linia hadn’t slept for days.

“Ah, I’m going crazy. I have no face to see the Constellation.”

Aum grumbled and wrapped himself in fur.

He moved his steps and arrived at the pier where Asgard’s warships were stationed.

Nord warriors escorted him, and the flags of Asgard fluttered from the long spears held by the warriors lined up on the left and right.

“When is the Constellation coming?”

Aum asked his younger brother, Per, who was next to him.

Per scratched his head.

“A letter arrived 3 days ago, so I think he will arrive in the capital today.”

“What about Hans?”

“He should be arriving near here around this time.”

Loki was capturing mutant angels and staying in the Ner Territory for a while to solve the plague.

Hans is transporting the army that Loki newly accepted to the port.

It was a very long road to go through land, and the process of getting permission to pass through Lonia was quite cumbersome.

“The sea weather hasn’t been good lately, can he come safely?”

“Torsen said he would pick him up, so there shouldn’t be any problems.”

Aum smacked his lips and took out jerky from his pocket and chewed it.

“Kudan Raguna. Where is that guy…?”

“We are investigating, but his whereabouts are still unknown.”

“Huh, judging from the fact that the body hasn’t been found, he must be alive. What on earth is he doing…”

Aum put aside his worries about Kudan.

He is such a monster that he will not die unless he encounters a corrupted constellation.

“…The plague. This is the biggest problem. The capital seems to be calmed down, but what about other areas?”

Aum shook off the cold and spoke, and Per took out the documents and looked through them.

A plague has spread in Asgard.

I saw it as just a simple cold, but it was an incubation period.

When the level of the plague reaches its peak, it even threatens life.

“…The damage is serious. There have actually been deaths from the plague.”

“…Even ignorant Nord people get sick.”

Aum sighed as he listened to the reports coming up to the capital.

“Thanks to the priestess, the damage was reduced.”

Many people were saved from the plague thanks to Cancun’s divine power.

Also.

‘It was a divine move that the Holy Order was affiliated with Asgard.’

Fortunately, Zaus stayed in Asgard, the Holy Order was affiliated, and after the Kelpel incident, priests visited Asgard for pilgrimage after hearing that Loki had appeared, which was a great fortune.

However, the treatment was not complete.

Clergy, healers, and pharmacists are learning about the plague, but they have not been able to properly grasp how it is caused, how contagious it is, or how dangerous it is.

It is a type of plague that has never been found on the continent before.

‘Besides, it’s artificial.’

Not only the capital.

The Kaprik Territory, where Kudan was dispatched, also had an epidemic.

Due to the plague, Kudan and Lonia’s soldiers could not even fight properly and the army was annihilated.

The fortress was captured.

‘Lonia is in a state of emergency because of that.’

It is natural that the border fortress was captured without being invaded and without causing any damage to the enemy.

Besides, the identity of the invading army has not been properly identified.

‘King Eron must be burning inside.’

The corrupted constellations will soon use the Kaprik Fortress as a stepping stone, trample on Lonia’s land, and prepare to march towards Asgard.

Aum wiped his face.

‘Still… the Constellation has returned.’

The report that Hans uploaded after meeting Loki in the Kelpel Territory.

“But a new legion… what on earth….”

Aum closed his mouth while speaking.

A thick fog began to form in the harbor.

“…Doesn’t it feel colder?”

A chilly cold began to settle around the harbor.

Then, a black shadow appears in the fog.

It’s Asgard’s warship.

“…Per.”

“…Yes, brother.”

“What is that?”

“…I don’t know either.”

Wraiths attached to the railings of Asgard’s warship in the fog.

As they screamed, Asgard’s cold became even more eerie.

“I, is it an invasion of wraiths…!?”

“But it’s our warship!”

Per and Aum shouted in panic.

Have the corrupted constellations started invading!?

The warship entered the harbor.

Aum took a step back without realizing it, and the Nord warriors drew their weapons in alert.

Aum recalled the report that Hans had uploaded.

‘…But that army is a bit unique. The legion led by Loki… is not a human force.’

Could it be…?

As Aum looked at the warship, there was someone who was slowly revealing himself on the deck railing of the warship.

A middle-aged man with blond hair and blue eyes.

“Long time no see! Aum-nim!”

“Hans-nim?”

Hans returned to Asgard with the army of wraiths.