D-Rank Constellation Hunter… Stuck Without Internet! - Chapter 151

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Chapter 151
“What happened between those two all of a sudden?”
“Looks like they had quite the passionate time together.”
“Right? They’ve gotten so much closer out of nowhere?”
“Hey, keep your voice down. They can hear you.”
Though for the record, this wasn’t directed at Ha Gyuhyuk and me.
It was about Dan Yibum and Kim Gyuwun, who sat across from each other eating lunch without exchanging a single word.
“Should we join them and eat together?”
“No, I don’t think so. Even though it looks like that, they seem to be having a rather affectionate conversation.”
“Do you have some kind of mind-reading ability? I never gave you that.”
Right now, the two of them weren’t saying anything—just eating with combative intensity.
I could listen to their inner thoughts if I wanted, but it would probably be predictable anyway.
‘He eats so fast.’
‘I’m going to have another bowl. Dan Yibum, once you’re done, leave quickly.’
‘Ah, I’m planning to have another bowl too. Don’t worry about me.’
That’s probably the gist of it.
Ugh, how tedious.
These two used to avoid even making eye contact, so the others seemed astonished that they were eating together now.
If they went on a Dungeon date together or shared a brush with death, they’d grow much closer.
Should I take the initiative and give them that opportunity?
“Honestly.”
“What?”
“How bad must things have been between them for people to be making such a fuss over them eating together?”
Ha Gyuhyuk laughed awkwardly as I shrugged in bewilderment.
I hadn’t been paying attention, but it must have been serious.
Still, I didn’t want to rewind time and see what it was actually like. Witnessing it directly would only frustrate me more.
“So what should I make them do next? Should I throw them in a Dungeon to see if they’ve really made up, and watch if they survive?”
“That seems a bit too cruel….”
“Better yet, let’s create an environment where even if they combine their strength, survival would be difficult. Maybe I’ll take the boss position myself and make an appearance.”
“Ah, Se-um.”
Ha Gyuhyuk, drawing out my name with a whine, gently took my hand.
He knew I’d cave when he acted cute like this. And of course, I completely did.
“Fine, fine. Let’s just assume they had their passionate moment and made up. I won’t pry into what happened.”
He seemed to realize that if I took an interest, it could lead to an even greater disaster.
That’s right—I’m a calamity incarnate walking across this land. Ha Gyuhyuk.
“Besides, we have plenty of other work to do. There’s no need to meddle in trivial human disputes….”
“Trivial human disputes?”
As I opened my mouth with an amused expression, Ha Gyuhyuk’s eyes widened as he realized his slip of the tongue.
The child who always insisted on valuing people and demonstrated it directly had just misspoken in front of me.
“You’re becoming corrupted because of me.”
“F-falling….”
“Yeah, you’ve only reached Transcendent so far, and if you get infected by my ideology like this, you won’t accumulate karma or anything—you’ll just become a Demon King.”
I playfully jabbed at his ribs, and Ha Gyuhyuk slid sideways about three meters.
“The Guild Master flew away?”
“Oh, no. Don’t mind it. He’s with the Constellation anyway. That’s just a sign of affection.”
I heard everything.
So they knew all along while pretending not to notice.
Well, I’ve been spreading the word across the entire world, so there’s no way they wouldn’t know.
That this man is mine.
Whether human, ghost, or Constellation—it doesn’t matter. I declared war on anyone who dares touch my human.
Yes, that’s right. Good that they understand.
Ha Gyuhyuk, who had been pushed back, returned nimbly to my side as if nothing had happened.
My boy is completely different from an amateur like Dan Yibum.
Whether I suddenly flick him with my hand, strike him with a blade, or drown him in water, he returns to my side in an instant.
“Very nimble. Your physical abilities have already surpassed humanity now. You’re a god, a god.”
“I’m not a god yet. To truly become a god, I still need more training.”
I gazed at him with a satisfied expression, and when I smiled faintly, Ha Gyuhyuk laughed like a fool in response.
“Before you train, decide on your ability. You spent all night agonizing over it and still couldn’t choose.”
“They said there’s only one chance, so it felt worrisome somehow.”
“You’re not going to live your whole life with just that one ability, so why are you so concerned?”
Throughout last night, while Dan Yibum and Kim Gyuwun were reconciling, Ha Gyuhyuk had been deliberating over the reward he would receive.
And in the end, he couldn’t decide.
“Still. Isn’t it something like that?”
Ha Gyuhyuk glanced around nervously before sending me a covert message.
― Like Carpe Diem or the power to decide life and death.
It’s slightly different from exclusive karma. To be precise, what’s being transmitted now is a special ability.
In Tasha’s case, it’s flaunting infinite knowledge; in Franson’s case, it’s an innate healing ability.
What do I have?
Well, it’s usually the case that one doesn’t know their own abilities well.
But surely others know what unique ability I possess.
“I’m holding back with all my might from peeking instead of asking you to choose, so could you decide quickly?”
“I’m fine with you seeing and controlling everything about me, Se-um….”
“What if I decide for you, and then 300 years later you say, ‘The short human life I had was ruined because of what Se-um decided for me.’ What then?”
“No, that won’t happen.”
Even though Ha Gyuhyuk knew I was teasing, he hurriedly shook his head in panic.
I shrugged my shoulders and turned my body around, beginning to walk with heavy steps.
Ha Gyuhyuk called out “Se-um!” and followed behind me again.
“Anyway, don’t shake up an adult like this. Choose carefully.”
* * *
Before Ha Gyuhyuk’s eyes, there were three choices floating.
There were other options, but he said that with Ha Gyuhyuk’s current power, this was all he could receive.
[ This is the power of a Constellation that sustains the roots of the world.
Detailed explanation: After the World Tree of a single world gained consciousness (see more)
Simple explanation: No matter how much you get beaten, it won’t even leave a scratch. ]
[ This is the power of a Constellation that reads all records.
Detailed explanation: A certain sage who discovered a third realm in the gaps between time and space (see more)
Simple explanation: Creates a dedicated Dimensional Space where spacetime is frozen. Living beings can be stored, but they die the moment they enter. ]
[ This is the power of a Constellation that separates the realm of calamity from the world.
Detailed explanation: One who perished alongside their own world, wishing to leave behind the power of civilization (see more)
Simple explanation: You can hear the words of the dead. Regardless of race. Constellations are excluded. ]
Which one would be most helpful?
In truth, for someone with a soft body like Ha Gyuhyuk, the first option was the right answer.
Who knows where and how he’d be struck and thrown around in the future.
‘Se-um, there’s something I’ve been curious about.’
‘What is it?’
‘When I was kidnapped before. Those people back then….’
They had vanished without a trace at some point.
I couldn’t even tell if they were alive or dead.
It wasn’t as though he had searched for them earnestly. Yet it was strange.
‘Your spare lives? Well, they were probably already used up, right? You were in danger plenty of times.’
In most cases, Se-um had protected him, but even so, he had been in danger many times.
It wouldn’t have been strange if his lives had already run out back then.
Though it was a futile death, Ha Gyuhyuk didn’t want to mourn them.
‘I have no regrets now, but still, they’re people you hate, Se-um, and it’s true that I nearly died because of them.’
Now there were no spare lives left.
Then the first option was the best choice.
The Dimensional Space was something Se-um used a lot anyway, and he didn’t have anything particular to store.
Unless Ha Gyuhyuk himself was contained in Se-um’s Dimensional Space and carried around.
His head said the answer was certain, so why did his heart feel so reluctant?
Whenever Se-um made that curious expression, I wanted to spill everything, every detail.
It seemed clear that the first option would be better, and Ha Gyuhyuk, obsessed with Se-um, would coolly set aside his hesitation and choose that one.
Even if he didn’t resent it, he might regret it.
“Do what you want to do. Do what you want.”
In the middle of my thoughts, Se-um suddenly interjected as if reading my mind.
Ha Gyuhyuk’s eyes widened in surprise, and Se-um burst into laughter.
“You seem troubled. You’re just standing there blankly even with me right beside you.”
“I’m sorry….”
“Don’t apologize. Do what you want to do.”
Se-um gazed ahead with a composed smile.
The wind swept through his hair.
“I’ll fill in whatever you lack.”
Ah, this is trouble.
I think I’ve fallen for him again.

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