D-Rank Constellation Hunter… Stuck Without Internet! - Chapter 121

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Chapter 121
What in the world was happening?
Sungdo had directly intervened to erase the memories of everyone who fell within human standards.
At the very least, the appearance of the Constellation of the Entangled Apocalypse’s Finalizer at that location should have been erased from their minds.
“Se-um, why are you like that? Something did happen there, didn’t it? I even heard about the situation between Hunter Ji Chae-ah and the Akashic Record Constellation.”
“Wait a moment.”
“Se-um… please at least let me lodge a formal protest about this.”
Ha Gyuhyuk seemed to have misunderstood my reason for stopping him as a warning not to get involved.
Seeing him deflate so quickly was both amusing and endearing.
“When did I ever tell you not to cause a scene? Just wait a bit.”
I patted his shoulder a couple of times in a soothing manner.
He was angry, sure, but since I was telling him to wait, he obediently tucked his tail between his legs.
Such a cute human, perfectly obedient only to me.
Setting aside my desire to boast for now, I quickly summoned the High Priest.
[ Connecting you with the High Priest. ]
[ Is there a service we can help you with? ]
“Connect me directly with the High Priest.”
At that moment, time on Earth froze.
The other Constellations accessing this place probably saw a window saying something like “Emergency server maintenance in progress.”
They were experiencing the bizarre sensation of their clients suddenly stopping mid-conversation.
When I first found myself in that situation, I made quite a fuss about it.
‘Oh, another Constellation filed a complaint with Sungdo. A customer service request serious enough to require stopping the server.’
‘Can something be serious enough for that? Constellations start wars in their clients’ worlds without a word of protest.’
I remember Tasha laughing when I made a confused expression as a young Constellation.
‘Wars are the clients’ own business—Sungdo has no reason to interfere. Even if an entire world perishes, it’s hardly a major problem.’
‘How can the destruction of a world not be a problem…’
Back then, less than fifty years had passed since my death, and I didn’t truly understand the mindset of a Constellation.
I was so young and naive then.
‘So Tasha, what exactly is this kind of emergency maintenance that requires stopping the server itself?’
‘What do you think it is?’
True to her nature as a Constellation who knew and accepted all knowledge, Tasha tried to resolve most matters through dialogue like this.
On the rare occasions when I came close to the right answer, she was so delighted.
But that time, I had no intuition whatsoever.
How could you expect a Constellation who’d been dead for only thirty years to grasp the mindset of gods?
Back then, I was just a talking potato.
Tasha persistently waited for my answer before eventually responding as if she’d given up.
‘It’s when Sungdo has committed a wrong serious enough that it must take responsibility to a Constellation.’
‘Ah.’
‘So you could say it’s a time when they need to lie flat and apologize.’
[ Tasha: What’s going on right now? ]
[ Se-um: I told the High Priest to come out ]
[ Se-um: Ha Gyuhyuk just remembered that I was there ]
[ Tasha: Oh. ]
[ Tasha: But? ]
Se-um: That’s strange. They say it erases all human memories.
[ Se-um: I wanted to ask about it ]
[ Tasha: Ah…. ]
[ Tasha: Yeah, go ahead and try it first. ]
[ Franson: Wow, going that far ]
[ Franson: I know why I’m like that, but you’re at an age where you need to learn as you grow, so just try it. ]
[ Franson: Same sentiment ]
[ Se-um: Tasha must think I’m still a baby Constellation ]
[ Se-um: I’m three hundred years old ]
[ Tasha: Well done. ]
[ Franson: Three hundred is definitely still a kid ]
[ Se-um: Excuse me ]
That’s it.
I don’t have a single ally.
Franson: o.o
[ Franson: But I’ve never called the High Priest either (〃⌒▽⌒〃)ゝ ]
That’s it.
We really can’t communicate.
How am I supposed to explain direct conversation with the High Priest?
When a Constellation determines that a problem has arisen that cannot be resolved through the message system, they directly summon the High Priest to appear.
Of course, it’s different from connecting to a human customer service representative.
If I had to rank it, it’s closer to calling out a higher-up and throwing a tantrum about how to handle this.
The burden is greater because the High Priest must descend with an incarnate body.
Sure enough, a message requesting permission appeared.
[ Please wait a moment. ]
This must be urgent.
Since the High Priest is also a transcendent being beyond the concept of a client, there is a burden to descending directly onto the Server.
Just as the Server bears all that burden when a Constellation descends with their true form, the same happens when the High Priest manifests their true form.
[ Could you perhaps tell me what this matter is about first? ]
“It seems the follow-up handling of the problem that occurred earlier hasn’t been done properly.”
Moreover, while Constellations can directly recover their own karma, the High Priest cannot.
So the Constellation System needs to assess whether this is an issue serious enough to release the karma they’ve accumulated to send the High Priest.
But no matter how I look at it, this is the fault of the Constellation System and the other Constellation.
“I confirmed that compensation was supposed to be given, but it seems that processing hasn’t been done properly.”
As I drove the point home with one more statement, they too seemed to finally grasp the severity of the situation.
[ I will connect you with the High Priest right now. ]
[ I apologize for the inconvenience. ]
The relationship between Constellations and the Constellation System is truly peculiar.
When you see them extracting fees, it seems like the Constellation System holds the upper hand, but ultimately they cannot defy the will of the Constellations.
The flow of stars must never cease.
Without stars, neither the Constellation System nor the world could exist.
Therefore, no matter how unreasonable it seems, the Constellation System must uphold the will of the stars to some degree.
Of course, they do ignore requests to lower the fees.
‘Why do they take such a large cut?’
‘Few Constellations disappear after clearing their karma, but those who achieve the rank and become Constellations keep increasing.’
‘Maintenance costs?’
‘Exactly. The standards for reaching Constellation rank keep rising, but that alone doesn’t solve it.’
The universe is said to be expanding endlessly.
In truth, that’s because the Constellation System must also continuously expand its domain to accommodate the stars.
You can’t turn the newly born Constellations back into corpses, and because of that, they have no choice but to collect such exorbitant fees.
I don’t care about the circumstances of those stars—just send the High Priest already.
“I apologize for keeping you waiting!”
“Yes.”
The High Priest rushed out from the void in a panic.
The High Priest, with beautiful silver horns sprouting like branches, showed many signs of inexperience.
I gazed at those deer-like horns before turning my head to regard him directly.
His face clearly showed anxiety and fear.
“Constellation Se-um, is there perhaps some problem?”
“Didn’t you say you manipulated the memories of all humans and made them forget that my existence was there?”
“Yes, yes, we certainly provided the corresponding compensation, and there was absolutely no deduction of your karma in that process….”
“But there’s an error in the compensation.”
Normally, I wouldn’t have interrupted someone mid-sentence like this.
There was no reason I couldn’t wait for them to finish speaking.
But now, to express my confused state of mind and make clear to the Constellation System that ‘you’re responsible for this,’ I deliberately adopted a rude demeanor.
“An error, you say? What do you mean by that?”
“My client still remembers that I was discovered in that situation.”
The High Priest hastily scattered his power into the void, saying he would check immediately.
He was probably requesting help from all the seniors of the Constellation System.
Asking how to handle this.
How much time passed like that.
The High Priest looked at me as if he’d received an answer.
“I… Constellation Se-um. The memories of all lifeforms at human rank or below have indeed been erased.”
“But my client’s memory is perfectly intact.”
“In that case, well….”
He hesitated before continuing.
“It appears they possess just a very, very slight amount of karma exceeding what would be considered human level.”
He made a shallow gap with his thumb and index finger, as if to say, “Is that all he did…?”
His index finger showed only the tiniest crevice, as though it might snap shut at any moment.
“Numerically speaking, you have indeed transcended human rank. Should you wish, we could also adjust the client’s memories as well…”
After that, I couldn’t hear the words properly anymore.
Only one truth became crystalline clear to me.
Ha Gyuhyuk had transcended human karma.

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