D-Rank Constellation Hunter… Stuck Without Internet! - Chapter 28

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Chapter 28
“Where did these kids crawl out from?”
“Se-um, your eyes seem a bit off.”
I ignored Franson’s words, which carried a hint of apprehension toward me, and blinked slowly.
I had a bad feeling about this.
Humans harbor malice toward others far too easily. No matter how carefully I conduct myself.
‘The world will be in an uproar simply because a Constellation takes interest in a D-rank Hunter.’
It was an undeniable truth.
Humans become blinded by desire at the mere fact that someone inferior to them possesses a power they themselves lack.
‘Just a D-rank, no less,’ they would say.
[ Do not come out. ]
My course of action was clear.
I immediately typed into the chat and sent a warning to Ha Gyuhyuk.
He was the type who would never move if I told him not to come out.
If necessary, I could even evacuate him to the Dimensional Space.
I wanted nothing more than to rush over and help him directly, but the situation simply wouldn’t allow it.
My gaze naturally shifted to one side.
[ Transmitting Constellation’s Seed to designated world. (81.49%) ]
The speed was incomparably faster than what I had witnessed just moments ago.
A week in Earth’s time should be more than sufficient to complete the installation.
Franson’s gaze turned in that direction. He opened his mouth as if muttering to himself.
“A Constellation’s Seed? That’s the one, right? The one that costs a ton of karma.”
“Yes, it is my avatar.”
“The server’s bad, so Se-um’s bleeding is heavy.”
I offered a bitter smile.
Under any normal circumstance, it would be an extraordinarily foolish expenditure.
A Constellation’s Seed is the act of ‘planting’ an avatar on a star when manifesting one directly is difficult.
I forcibly plant a portion of Earth’s material and my divine power there, sprouting it from seed.
Unlike avatars that can generally be recovered, those made from the World Tree’s seeds cannot be reclaimed.
If my client dies, it simply becomes money thrown away.
“Usually it’s said to be installed in the blink of an eye, but that’s hardly the case here.”
I exhaled a sigh.
If this is how much faster it’s become even with the special compensation I received, I wonder what expression Franson would make.
“It’s hard to maintain composure.”
At the very least, I had to appear omnipotent to the humans living on Earth.
I could not afford to be seen as an entity struggling merely because internet connectivity was unstable.
“Still, on the way here I noticed it was loading a bit this time before the connection error message appeared. Doesn’t that mean the server’s improved somewhat?”
“Is that so?”
“I’m not idle enough to lie about something like this.”
Franson laughed with ease, showed me a fist of encouragement, and began walking toward the door.
It seemed I no longer wished to sightsee Earth, but rather to seek out a new client.
“When you connect to Earth, please tell me before you choose a client.”
“Got it.”
He waved his hand toward me without even turning around.
Franson was the type to establish clients purely for entertainment.
Someone who never gave more affection than necessary.
I’d heard his story in passing before.
About why he never easily opened his heart to others.
‘Because I don’t deserve to.’
I recalled his matter-of-fact reply and deliberately pushed it away.
It wasn’t my place to concern myself with such things.
“That’s not what matters right now.”
Who were these people?
What gave them the audacity to meddle around the man I’d already marked as mine?
I checked the information of those lingering before the door one by one.
[ Retrieving client information. ]
[ You are confirmed to have an active client contract. To retrieve information on other clients, you must pay the inquiry fee. ]
I clicked on the familiar window.
Fundamentally, to sponsor a single client, I would retrieve and gather information on all those around him and potential enemies.
This window was one I would see repeatedly and tediously for as long as I continued my work as a Constellation.
Ha Gyuhyuk was weaker than any client I’d handled thus far.
So I had to be even more vigilant about the dangers surrounding him.
I was genuinely worried he might die from something absurdly stupid the moment I looked away.
[ Information volume is extensive. ]
[ Brief view / Full view ]
But there was no need to spend much time here.
The ones orchestrating the strategy would be higher up anyway, and these were merely carrying out orders.
Just from watching them report somewhere and seek approval with every action.
They didn’t seem reckless enough to directly break into Ha Gyuhyuk’s home and harm him.
I skimmed through the names of these people whose names I could barely remember.
[ Guild Taemyeon ]
[ Guild Taemyeon ]
[ Guild Taemyeon ]
[ Free Hunter ]
[ Free Hunter ]
This was all I could glean from the information on five people.
Guild Taemyeon, where Kim Gyuwun supposedly belonged.
Free Hunters, presumably hired from there.
Was Kim Gyuwun directly involved?
Whether I was being cautious about his involvement or not, he’d brought along people of considerable skill.
‘It won’t matter regardless.’
No matter how hard they tried, even if they brought Earth’s strongest Hunter.
They posed no threat to me.
If the strongest Hunter in this world is rated SSS-rank, then even as an incomplete avatar, I could exist at L-rank.
I snorted dismissively and set their information aside.
They meant nothing to me, but they could threaten the life of my small, weak client.
‘Kim Gyuwun isn’t here.’
Well, that Guild Master probably has no one left but Kim Gyuwun.
He wouldn’t entrust such a shameful task to him.
Yet simply being within that Guild meant he couldn’t remain untainted.
He had stood by and watched Ha Gyuhyuk endure such humiliation inside the SA-rank Dungeon.
I switched screens with an expressionless face.
[ Were you waiting well for me? ]
Ha Gyuhyuk stopped moving the moment he saw my message, crouching in front of the shoe rack.
Still dripping wet, his hair not yet dry.
Water was dripping steadily—he must have been waiting for my contact.
I hadn’t told him to stay so still he couldn’t even dry his hair. He listens far too well.
– Ulrim… I also saw someone at the door.
I’d thought he might be trembling in fear, knowing nothing, but apparently that wasn’t the case.
How could he not notice when they were walking around so openly like that?
– I almost couldn’t have seen them, but because of the equipment and buffs you gave me, my vision improved…
Scratch that.
Again.
How could any human possibly notice from that distance?
Only a Constellation could perceive this.
The same would be true for everyone else. If they say they can see it, I’ll make it invisible to them.
Desperately negating my own thoughts, I spoke to him.
[ They probably won’t harm you today. ]
[ But that doesn’t mean they won’t approach, so be especially careful. ]
[ I might not be able to come for several days because I need to handle affairs in this world. ]
My intention was to minimize my access and make the seed bloom quickly.
But I couldn’t tell him that directly, so I spoke in roundabout terms. Like the circumstances of the stars.
– Is it something very urgent? You’re not overexerting yourself because of me again, are you?
His gentle face quickly crumpled with sadness.
How could he lose heart over something so trivial? It wasn’t my fault, but my heart ached anyway.
I caressed the screen several times.
[ No. ]
[ But once I finish this, I might actually be able to meet you in my true form. ]
The moment my words reached him, his eyes widened.
The expression of someone doubting their ears. Certainly, I’ve been keeping some distance.
– Can I really meet you, Ulrim?
[ Yes. Though not my true form, of course. ]
[ But whether you recognize me is another matter entirely. ]
My avatar will resemble the human Se-um perfectly, but there is no one left in this world who remembers my face.
Ha Gyuhyuk leaned his head against the window as though I existed just beyond it.
– I’ll definitely recognize you. There’s no one else like you, Ulrim.
He pressed his forehead against the monitor.
Though the contact was impossible, it felt as though warmth was being transmitted.
I laughed softly and whispered.
“It doesn’t matter if you don’t recognize me.”
Humans have always worshipped the divine without ever knowing their face.

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