D-Rank Constellation Hunter… Stuck Without Internet! - Chapter 119

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Chapter 119
If there’s one thing I’ve learned from spending about three hundred years as a Constellation, it’s that life never goes according to plan.
My client’s life doesn’t go according to my wishes, so how could anyone else’s?
― Se-um, what exactly is happening here?
[ I’d love to explain what’s going on, truly. ]
[ But I have no idea either. ]
Even Ha Gyuhyuk, who rarely showed agitation, sounded flustered.
Ji Chae-ah, who shared senses with him, would be hearing this too.
She was probably spiraling, thinking this mess was somehow her fault.
“Don’t worry. Whatever you do, I can clean it up.”
“Ah, except bringing the dead back to life. That’s off the table.”
“Right, yeah. That one’s impossible.”
As Ji Chae-ah’s face grew paler by the second, Tasha and I exchanged words with perfect composure.
The original plan was to identify the Constellation backing Cynea, then make contact with them.
Instead, I’d brazenly made a mess of everything and even revealed that Tasha was a Constellation.
I’d blown it. Completely blown it.
― Honestly, I think it would be fine even if I cut off my own wrist.
[ That’s what I’m thinking too. ]
Impressive.
This wasn’t the same child who’d once begged me to save the man who’d tried to kill her, nearly breaking my heart in the process.
But that bastard’s intentions were so transparent it made me sick.
[ Is Dan Yibum with you? ]
― You locked him up, Se-um….
[ Oh, right. ]
The moment he learned of our plan, he’d rushed out trying to leave the Guild. I had no choice but to confine him.
He’d said he could manage on his own, but if Touch One got caught by Cynea, there wouldn’t even be bones left to identify.
He wasn’t wrong, but he shouldn’t have said such things in front of me.
After all, he’d scratched a Constellation’s pride.
‘So you’re saying if we get tangled up in this, we won’t be able to handle it, is that it?’
‘Yes. Even a weakened Cynea has people backed by a Constellation, and each of them is a high-rank Hunter. And my crimes won’t just disappear either….’
‘I see, I see.’
‘Honestly, Touch One doesn’t have the strength for this right now. I can’t protect everyone.’
If only he’d stopped at the moment Ha Gyuhyuk made that strange expression, he wouldn’t have done it.
‘You’re in the way.’
In his own mind, he’d meant it as a cruel way to sever ties.
‘[ That’s a lie. (Concern for the Guild 47% Guilt 30% Intent to provoke disappointment and contempt 23%) ]’
But I could see right through his deception.
You had to deceive the deceiver.
One should never try to deceive a god, no matter how easily you could fool everyone else in the world.
‘Is that so? Then get out.’
‘…I was grateful for everything….’
‘Who said you could disappear wherever you wanted? When did I ever allow that?’
And so I simply confined him within my barrier in the Dimensional Space.
He vanished before our eyes without uttering a single word or resistance.
What happened at the Death Shadow Communication Building occurred once more.
I locked him away in solitude and pushed forward with the operation.
Until then, I’d simply intended to resolve this entire situation smoothly and boast, ‘See? Touch One isn’t as easy as you thought, is it?’
“W-was Sia a Constellation? A Constellation Hunter? S-Sia, a Hunter….”
[ The Constellation reveals their rank, and the brainwashing is lifted. ]
“R-right, right! That’s true! Honestly, to pull off something like that inside a Dungeon, there’s no way they could be human!”
“Why didn’t I realize until now? No, why did I just assume they were human? Ah, this is insane….”
Chaos. Pure chaos.
Tasha placed the meat—just before it was ready to eat—onto the plates in front of me and Ji Chae-ah with an expressionless face.
Unbelievably composed for a Constellation who’d proposed a client contract.
Hmm, but if things go like this….
The whole plan falls apart, and only Dan Yibum ends up confined.
Dan Yibum, I’m sorry about that.
Just think of it as a reflection chair.
I was trying to clean up your mess once, but the world always has priorities, doesn’t it?
Of course Tasha is more important than you.
― But is it really okay to leave Cynea’s Guild Master like that?
[ Tasha must have a plan for everything. ]
The man who’d been about to lay hands on Ji Chae-ah just moments before was now completely bound by tentacles.
The more he struggled, the tighter they constricted, and his limbs—cut off from blood flow—turned pallid.
[ Don’t worry. I won’t kill him. ]
― That would be problematic.
[ Se-um: Don’t kill him ]
[ Tasha: Why? ]
[ Se-um: I don’t know??? ]
[ Se-um: Is it a trend among young people? ]
[ Se-um: Even random criminals passing by say not to kill them ]
[ Se-um: I think it’s just our kid’s speech habit, so no need to worry about it ]
[ Tasha: Ah, I see. ]
[ Tasha: Okay, I won’t worry about it. ]
[ Franson: You guys please ]
[ Franson: Get it together please ]
[ Franson: Is this really just a speech habit from these insane Constellations??? Please ]
So…this wasn’t my intention.
And well, Tasha must have some plan anyway.
“W-what is, how….”
Ji Chae-ah glanced back and forth between Tasha and me, her expression bewildered.
“You should be looking at the Constellation who made you the offer, not at me.”
I gave a light shrug.
From her expression, it didn’t seem like she was about to refuse.
Ji Chae-ah had never shown any particular eagerness to contract with a Constellation.
But she hadn’t said she disliked the idea either.
Moreover, she’d even shown incomprehension toward Dan Yibum, who consistently and firmly rejected contracts with Constellations.
“Why does Mr. Yibum always turn down such good opportunities?”
“Everyone has their reasons, don’t they? I simply don’t want to do it, and it’s not your place to interfere, Ji Chae-ah.”
“Watch your tone… No, it’s because you’re full. Honestly, if it were me, I’d bow and scrape and accept it without hesitation.”
I hadn’t meant to eavesdrop, but I’d overheard them in passing.
Still, he’d been holding firm all this time out of some strange sense of loyalty to me.
Even though he knew my client was Ha Gyuhyuk and that my usual conduct revolved around him.
All I’d given Ji Chae-ah was a single cup of coffee, yet she clung to my side as if she’d been saved.
“Aren’t you going to answer?”
When I spoke in a leisurely tone, Ji Chae-ah, who had been standing dazed, flinched.
“You can refuse. This is just me being willful on my own.”
Tasha spoke in a gentle voice.
“And no matter what happens, it won’t be your fault. Even if we don’t contract, I’ll handle everything myself.”
A voice and manner that inspired trust—unlike me.
I didn’t want to belittle myself, but honestly, I’d caused more than one or two disasters.
Ji Chae-ah looked around, seeming conflicted for a long while.
The people around us were already in an uproar just from the revelation of Tasha’s identity.
“Um, Constellation…”
“Yes?”
“…P-please take good care of me.”
That answer was sufficient.
Tasha smiled gently, and a vast shadow stretched behind her.
[ A client contract between the ‘Paragon of Solitary Knowledge’ and ‘Ji Chae-ah’ has been established. ]
“A wise choice.”
“So, um, that is—”
“Don’t worry. Every possibility you’re concerned about will be eliminated by my calculations.”
Tasha’s crimson eyes rippled.
[ Tasha: A mage. ]
[ Se-um: Huh? ]
[ Tasha: Someone interested in magic, someone worthy of offering a contract to a strong Hunter of Touch One. And a Constellation generous enough to show kindness even to those who haven’t contracted with her. ]
[ Se-um: Oh ]
[ Tasha: But what if she wouldn’t save her own client even when they fell into crisis? ]
[ Tasha: What would that make her? ]
[ Franson: Oh~ I have absolutely no idea ]
[ Se-um: Me too hehe ]
Tasha’s face twisted into a peculiar expression for a moment.
Would a modern person make such a face seeing a primate?
But after three hundred years of enduring such contempt consistently, I’d grown completely accustomed to it.
[ Tasha: Either they don’t value their own client, or they’re acquainted with one of our Constellations. ]
[ Tasha: Or perhaps both. ]
Honestly, even if anyone contracted me, I wouldn’t be a client worth cherishing.
I blinked my eyes.
Then a window materialized before me.
[ The Constellation of the Magic Tower’s Peak belatedly grasps the situation. ]
[ The Constellation of the Magic Tower’s Peak witnesses the disgrace his client is enduring. ]
Relief flashed across the man’s face and he began laughing loudly.
“Kuhk, huh, huhaha, ha! My Constellation saw you guys, huh?”
Ah, so it’s that one.
But the next window that appeared was unexpected.
[ The Constellation of the Magic Tower’s Peak greets the Constellation of the Entangled Apocalypse’s Finalizer warmly. ]
Huh?

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