D-Rank Constellation Hunter… Stuck Without Internet! - Chapter 29

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Chapter 29
The Constellation had vanished without a trace.
People were curious, but not worried.
That Constellation, who loved to nurture, often disappeared for months at a time before suddenly returning to watch over humanity with benevolent eyes.
What people were truly curious about was whether the Constellation had chosen a human during this absence.
– Seo Eun-do: Why haven’t you been showing up lately?
And the chosen human was currently trapped in the Dimensional Space that the Constellation had created.
Though to be precise, it was more like I had confined myself.
‘I wonder if Ulrim will be much longer.’
After I clearly told him I could recognize him, Ulrim left behind a few affectionate messages and departed.
[ The ‘Constellation of the Entangled Apocalypse’s Finalizer’ extends a hand toward you. ]
[ The ‘Constellation of the Entangled Apocalypse’s Finalizer’ promises that I will be watching from behind you in whatever form I take. ]
What form would he arrive in?
Female or male? Perhaps not even human in appearance.
Maybe not even in the form of a living creature. What if he came as something like a bed—how would I recognize him then?
No, if he’s beside me, I’ll know.
‘But what if he comes in a form as formless as air?’
What if I accidentally inhaled and ended up breathing in the Constellation who had descended to Earth—this was currently my greatest worry.
If anyone had heard this, they might have called me insane.
– Me: Ah, I’m working on something else these days!
– Me: Thank you for reaching out.
I no longer needed to go around collecting dungeon byproducts.
There was no need to endure the pitying gazes or condescending tone of others while gathering such things.
Simply by listing the magic stones that the Constellation had angrily given me in that dungeon on the Marketplace, I could earn in a single day several times what I had made up until now.
Even those who had once employed me would fall backward upon hearing how much money Ha Gyuhyuk was making.
After acquiring a new house, so much money had accumulated that I had no idea where to spend it all.
‘Since I don’t know what he looks like, I can’t even erect a statue for him.’
Ulrim probably had no idea.
How that existence had approached me.
One who willingly extended a hand to a human whom no one in the world would even glance at.
And the fact that there was not a shred of pity in that gesture shook my heart.
Pure goodwill and curiosity, without the slightest pity or contempt.
For someone to whom experiencing such kindness had become a memory so distant it felt like a dream, it was incredibly sweet.
“Ulrim.”
I spoke the name aloud, but as expected, no answer came back.
I thought I was quite a patient person.
I could endure any humiliation.
But that had only been possible because I had forgotten what warmth weighed.
Without Ulrim’s affectionate kindness, suddenly each day felt unbearably empty.
‘One-sided contact is such a lonely thing.’
Ulrim could contact him whenever he wanted, but the reverse was impossible.
If Ulrim asked next time if there was anything he needed, he should request an object that would allow him to contact Ulrim directly.
Today as well, Ha Gyuhyuk wrote a one-sided letter to Ulrim.
– Ulrim, it’s been ten days since you last visited Earth. As you instructed, I haven’t stepped outside the house at all. I’ve barely even left the Dimensional Space.
– Until a few days ago, the people in front of the house kept watch in shifts, taking turns.
– But they’ve disappeared without a trace for the past two days. Since I haven’t gone outside at all, it seems like they’ve given up to some extent.
Perhaps those people had grown tired as well.
Or maybe they felt unease at the inconsistent signs of life inside, or they assumed there must be a secret passage.
Since only Ha Gyuhyuk could enter the Dimensional Space, it must have seemed utterly bizarre from the outside.
Nothing coming in, nothing going out.
“….”
Ten days had passed since the Constellation disappeared, and it had been four days since they vanished without a trace.
Ha Gyuhyuk’s phone rang.
Normally, there would be no one to contact him, so who knew his number and was calling?
– ???: This is the Taemyeon Guild. We apologize for the inconvenience over the past few days. Our Guild Master wishes to speak with you directly. May we visit your residence? Would you have a moment to meet?
Even an official business card from the Taemyeon Guild’s personnel manager was attached.
When they said “inconvenience over the past few days,” they were surely referring to the surveillance.
‘Packaging it with the word “inconvenience”—how convenient for them.’
Since he couldn’t contact Ulrim right now, he would have to make the judgment himself.
Ha Gyuhyuk, who had been holding his head, let out a sigh.
‘I should at least confirm whether they’ve actually come to the front of the house.’
In reality, he had no confidence in facing them directly.
Just confirmation—only confirmation.
‘I feel safest when I’m in Ulrim’s grasp, so I shouldn’t try to confront them recklessly….’
To receive divine love meant that no matter where in the world one was, one could never escape from that grasp.
Conversely, it also meant that as long as one remained within that gaze, one would be safe anywhere in the world.
If someone found such love burdensome, they would suffer, but Ha Gyuhyuk thought he wouldn’t mind being trapped here forever.
‘After confirming and ensuring it’s safe, maybe I should buy new clothes before Ulrim arrives….’
He would have preferred to stay home, but since he’d already decided to check, he might as well.
Ha Gyuhyuk took his third consecutive shower of the day.
Since he never knew when or where Ulrim might appear, he’d been keeping himself meticulously groomed these days.
Now a fragrant scent wafted from his entire body, as if he’d just bathed in body wash.
He carefully selected his clothes and left the house.
The thought that if he met people from the Taemyeon Guild while dressed sloppily, he might lose the psychological battle drove him forward.
“Ha….”
The moment he stepped outside, the weather he hadn’t felt in ten days of isolation from the world suddenly pressed upon him.
Ha Gyuhyuk—the unlucky man for whom the day he wants to go out is market day and it rains on the day he washes his car.
Today too, after nine clear days, he’d stepped outside on the one rainy day.
‘Should I go back in? Even if not the Taemyeon Guild, getting struck by lightning is dangerous too.’
The moment he stepped out, he had to steel himself against his wavering resolve, unsure how much he’d been pushing himself.
Ha Gyuhyuk grumbled as he pulled an umbrella from his inventory.
Given his habit of leaving umbrellas everywhere he went, his inventory held several spare ones.
‘If I’d known it would come to this, I should’ve just stayed home like usual.’
Ulrim would eventually see what I was doing anyway.
I had no idea how it was even possible.
But whenever I did anything, Ulrim would approach me as if he knew everything.
Even during those months I’d been lying low, he remembered exactly where and what I’d eaten.
So no matter what I did, at least on the surface I had to appear diligent and dependable. I steeled myself.
A diligent child who’d decided to go out wouldn’t be bothered by a little rain like this.
‘Let’s just see how far it goes.’
I hurried my steps toward the front of the building.
Or rather, I tried to.
But Ha Gyuhyuk was born with terrible luck.
Just the fact that I’d decided to venture outside on a day when all the clear weather had passed and torrential rain was pouring down proved as much.
What I mean is, from that point on, I had no memory of anything.
The man watched over by the most omnipotent being on Earth was abducted so pathetically.
Because of that, I couldn’t even properly notice the system window slowly appearing high in the sky.
[ A new server has been opened. ]
[ Dedicated server ’34R7h’ is being connected. ]
[ From now on, entry of Constellations through the private server will be sequentially authorized. ]
[ Estimated waiting time: ’40 days’ ]
[ Constellations waiting for authorization: ‘324’ ]
* * *
[ Transmitting Constellation seeds to the designated world. (99.75%) ]
“J-just, just a little m-more and w-we’ll m-make it, w-we will.”
Tasha was watching the rising gauge with a face even more tense than mine.
In truth, I’d poured so much effort into this that I no longer had the energy to be angry or nervous.
I stared at the window appearing with a hollow expression. The server was already open, so I just needed to enter immediately.
‘The fact that I can’t use acceleration items once I start planting seeds is absolute nonsense.’
So while other Constellations were entering the waiting queue to peek at the server I’d worked so hard to open, I was stuck waiting to plant these pathetic seeds.
I had no idea how much time had already passed on Earth.
Just as I was about to scream internally, Tasha’s voice rang out.
“D-done, it’s done.”
[ Installation of Constellation seeds is complete. ]

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