Player Who Became A Constellation [EN]: Chapter 90

The eyes of Palm and Eron widened.

“We will escort you.”

Ronian and Nord.

Servants of mixed heritage approached and bowed their heads.

Palm and Eron passed through the barrier without any screening.

Afterward, they were assigned to a VIP room.

The two washed themselves with warm water for the first time in a long time and received soft clothes and luxurious food.

And then they entered a carriage.

The two were confused.

“Amazing! Palm! I was wrong to say there’s nothing in the North! Look! People are bustling. Ronians and Nords, no, Nordics are living peacefully together!”

Eron’s eyes sparkled.

The relief of escaping the pursuit and a brief rest invigorated him.

Conversely, Palm was troubled.

He rubbed his forehead, sweating coldly, and felt an unknown fear.

‘…There were no signs at all.’

While such a force was being built up in the North, Ronia was unaware of it.

Even the Nords are mainly barbarians who plunder Ronia.

Such forces have built a civilization and reached a level that surpasses the current Ronia in terms of economy and military power.

Sufficient development turns its eyes outward.

This meant that a ‘war of conquest’ would not be surprising.

‘I didn’t have time to pay attention to the North due to the civil war.’

There were many strange things.

The sudden disappearance of the Nord’s traces from the continent.

And at the same time, the plunder from the North stopped.

‘Originally, they should have taken advantage of Ronia’s civil war and run rampant.’

But they didn’t touch Ronia.

Rather, they focused on internal affairs instead of plunder.

Palm wiped his face.

But there were many things that didn’t make sense.

A country grows from a basic foundation.

In cases like this, where something is created from nothing, even dozens or hundreds of years would not be enough.

Based on that common sense, this Nord country has achieved an abnormal growth rate.

‘It’s like… a civilization suddenly appeared.’

But if it’s them…!

‘It could be a great help to Prince Eron!’

That’s when it happened.

The carriage stops.

The door opens, and the butler, Rlan, bows his head and says.

“Welcome to Valhalla Palace.”

The two were stunned as they looked at the huge palace visible through the carriage window.

“The master wishes to see you both.”

***

Loki was sitting in the audience chamber of Valhalla Palace.

Aum, Hans, and Shaman stood to his left and right.

The audience chamber door opened, and Rlan entered and bowed his head.

“Master, I have brought them.”

Loki’s gaze turned to the door.

He stared at the two people who were stiff and hesitant.

People who came through Paul’s introduction.

Loki didn’t know who they were in detail.

However, there was someone who knew these two people.

Hans showed a surprised look, and after a while, he carefully approached Loki and whispered in his ear.

“They are Prince Eron and Marquis Palm Halo from the Kingdom of Ronia.”

Since Hans was a Ronian nobleman, it was not strange that he knew about these two people.

At Hans’ words, Loki’s eyes narrowed.

A report had come in a while ago.

That the Second Prince had escaped from Ronia.

And they are here.

‘Wasn’t Paul a vassal of Ash?’

But that Paul died and became a Lich [undead creature animated by dark magic], and he helped these two and sent them to the North.

It was truly a bizarre thing.

Then why did these two people come to this strange land?

Loki asked out of curiosity.

“So, why did you come? Prince Eron and Marquis Palm Halo.”

The two froze.

It was because their identities were revealed.

The two were unable to speak properly due to the deep voice spreading out.

It was as if a demon was talking to them.

But staying still like this might displease him.

When Palm’s gaze shifted from Loki to the man next to him-.

A chill ran down his spine.

‘Hans?!’

Palm knew that person well.

At that time, Eron plucked up his courage and opened his mouth.

“It’s nothing, we just… want you to help us.”

Loki looked at Eron and felt a little interested.

‘The brothers don’t look alike.’

Ash would have had his subordinates speak instead of opening his mouth.

‘Besides, his eyes are different too.’

He likes the clear and transparent eyes.

“Help?”

“Please let us stay for a while. This grace….”

At that time, Palm stepped forward and bowed his head.

“I am Marquis Palm Halo. It’s nothing, we just want you to protect us.”

“Palm! That’s, that’s rude!”

Eron whispered to Palm, looking around.

But as a desperate Palm, he desperately needed their help.

Even if it was shameless, he had to ask if there was even a little hope of saving the prince.

“Protect? Why should I?”

“Although he is a fugitive, he is the rightful heir to the throne of Ronia. I also once held the position of Marquis….”

Loki, who was listening to those words, opened his mouth.

“Shaman.”

At Loki’s call, Shaman walked out.

“Yes.”

“In your opinion, do they look like noble royalty and marquis?”

Shaman shook his head.

“No. They are refugees who came at Loki’s recommendation. Just an ordinary boy and a man.”

Palm froze.

“That’s what he says.”

At those words, Palm sweated coldly.

It meant that they would simply recognize themselves as a man and a boy who had fled from the continent.

Palm looked at Hans, but Hans remained silent.

‘Aren’t you going to help me? What should I do?’

While Palm was deep in thought, Loki opened his mouth.

“It seems like you have nothing else to say. Then let’s change the subject until you think of something. So, I heard that the magician Paul died.”

Hear?

Palm recalled the crow man he had fished from the frozen lake.

Perhaps, did he tell him?

“I vaguely saw him during Marquis Halloom’s rebellion…. Perhaps, was he caught up in that rebellion?”

“……!”

What? That guy was in the place where Marquis Halloom was?!? [Marquis is a high-ranking noble title]

“I did something I’m sorry for. I should have told Marquis Halloom not to touch that magician boy…. To think that Ash would let that guy escape and kill an innocent magician boy. What a useless toy.”

Palm and Eron got goosebumps.

To express Marquis Halloom, who was a major force in eastern Ronia, as a toy!

‘Wait a minute… then… did Marquis Halloom suddenly rebel…?’

Palm’s marquis felt a chill down his spine.

Everything made sense.

Why Marquis Halloom rebelled and what he believed in to show such a confident attitude.

At first, I thought the Holy Order was behind him, but seeing that Ash took power and Marquis Halloom was suppressed, it wasn’t.

It was this being in front of me… who moved Marquis Halloom!

‘That’s right. Halloom had this Asgard as his backer!’

With a country of this size, it was understandable that Halloom was not afraid and carried out the plan.

Palm shifted his gaze to Hans.

‘…And Hans….’

Palm trembled.

He had a suspicion that the being in front of him had penetrated Ronia more deeply than he thought.

‘This is dangerous! I was wrong. There is a high possibility that I will be used!’

Asgard probably didn’t think that Ash would rule Ronia either.

Because the Holy Order intervened in the middle.

But what if the Holy Order hadn’t intervened?

What would have happened to Ronia in the future?

Perhaps Asgard would have reigned behind Ronia for a long time.

To some extent, it was Palm’s delusion, but it couldn’t be said that it wasn’t.

In fact, Loki was trying to use Marquis Halloom to establish diplomacy with Ronia and the Holy Order.

“……?”

When the two were silent, Loki tilted his head.

He clicked his tongue as if he was disappointed and said.

“It seems like your thoughts haven’t been sorted out yet. Well, everything must be confusing.”

Loki looked at the two.

To be honest, there is no benefit in protecting those two.

However-.

‘Paul saved those two even after becoming a Lich.’

There is a small bond of connection.

Also.

-He is a prince with a very tender heart.

He was also a person that Hans, who was a Ronian nobleman, had lingering feelings for.

Small connections gathered and moved Loki’s heart.

“Okay. I will allow you to stay here.”

“……!”

Palm and Eron were surprised by the unexpected words.

“However, I will not protect you. Protecting you will cause conflict. It’s one month. After that, leave this land.”

It’s the best result.

Palm had no choice but to think so.

If the other party is a being who even used Marquis Halloom, there is a high possibility that they will use themselves.

Of course, it may just be a word now.

He may reassure himself during that time and hand them over to Ronia, but at least he has said something, so it was safe to say that he had bought himself a month.

He can think about how to survive until then.

“…Thank…you.”

Palm bowed his head in fear.

At that time, a Berserker warrior [fierce Norse warrior] opened the audience chamber door and entered, giving a simple greeting. Then he approached Hans and whispered something.

Hans had a surprised look on his face and glanced at Palm and Eron.

He had a troubled look, but after a while, the hesitation disappeared and he looked at Loki.

“Lord Loki.”

“What is it?”

Hans bowed his head and said.

“The news is that a delegation from Ronia has just arrived.”

At that moment, Palm and Eron’s faces hardened.

***

The drums were beating and the Ronian delegation was passing through the city center of Valhalla.

Them and the soldiers who were passing through the major cities were astonished and looked around.

“…What… is this city…!?”

“…To think that there was such a force in the frozen land…!”

“There was a reason why the prince told me to go here!”

King Ash had said something.

-Never touch the North! Don’t let anyone go there!

After ascending the throne, he shouted with great emphasis.

I don’t know why, but he was very afraid of the North.

But when he heard that Eron and Palm were heading to the North, Ash cried out as if collapsing.

-Stop those two before they enter that land!

But… news of the pursuers was cut off.

Hearing that news, Ash despaired. Then he hurriedly formed a delegation, opened the reports of the royal palace, put in things that could be money, and sent them to the delegation, saying.

-Go to the North. If… there is a king of the North, ask for permission to search for Eron. However, never offend them!

The delegation was puzzled, but they had no choice but to nod at those words.

But only after coming here could they understand Ash’s reaction.

There was a force that was comparable to Ronia!

However, there was something Ash had not thought of.

“But… shouldn’t we report to His Highness Ash about them?”

In addition to the people Ash had formed, several Ronian nobles were mixed in the delegation.

They were Ronian nobles, but in fact, they could be regarded as people of the Holy Order who only moved on the orders of the Holy Order.

“But is it okay for them to come without His Highness Ash knowing?”

“It’ll be okay. It’s a matter requested by the Holy Order. Prince Ash… no, His Highness will allow it if it’s the word of the Holy Order.”

The Ronian nobles, who were moving on the orders of the Holy Order, put their hands in their pockets while looking at the streets of Asgard.

The orders they received were simple.

-If His Highness Ash is right, then there is a country there. Another cultist is building a country!

-Then we should send them gifts and letters. We will prepare the gifts that His Highness Ash sends separately.

-And one more thing, check if there are any Dark Elves. And if there is….

The Inquisitor took out a glass bottle from his pocket.

-Take this out and sprinkle it there.

The nobles tilted their heads.

‘What is this?’

The thing in the glass bottle.

It looks like a tree branch, but it also looks like a wriggling bug.

The Inquisitor of the Holy Order said.

-It is a potion that will cause purification.

He only said it was the flame of purification.

And that flame of purification-.

The plague that destroyed the Hannes Empire.

It was the Worm Fest.