D-Rank Constellation Hunter… Stuck Without Internet! - Chapter 36

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Chapter 36
“Sleeping so peacefully like that, I can’t bring myself to do anything to you. All of history unfolds while people sleep. God is looking down at you right now—how could sleep come to me?”
The words tumbled out as a murmur.
I lowered my head slightly.
“….”
“Right, what am I saying to a child sleeping so soundly? Sleep without any dreams, rest easy.”
A faint violet light seeped from my fingertips and permeated into Ha Gyuhyuk.
There was one thing I had overlooked.
Humans sleep a great deal.
It’s remarkable that to maintain an ordinary life, they must sleep at least five hours minimum.
I think I was like that about three hundred years ago.
Even after becoming a Constellation, I don’t tire, yet there was a time I tried to sleep for a while.
“But really, how much longer will he sleep?”
I stared intently at Ha Gyuhyuk lying beside me, oblivious to the world.
I had forced him to sleep using my abilities, but I hadn’t expected him to sleep for this long.
If I were watching through a monitor, I could simply turn back time a bit, but it’s not working out that way.
“Wake up….”
I murmured softly near his ear, but of course he didn’t wake.
I barely restrained the urge to forcibly turn back the world’s time.
Or I could return to Sungdo, turn back time there, and come back down.
‘But who knows when the server might go down again and take forever for me to come back.’
What if the other Constellations logged in first? I’d go mad from the injustice.
After thinking for a moment, I lowered my head.
There weren’t many options available to me.
One: wander the world, observe various things, touch other buildings, and check on life.
Two: stare endlessly at sleeping Ha Gyuhyuk’s face while dwelling on the past.
Three: prepare the Karma Punishment.
No matter how I thought about it, the third option seemed right. I lifted my body and attempted to connect with Sungdo.
It took a moment, and in an instant my Avatar was summoned somewhere.
My body floated at the center of countless networks.
[ Connected to Sungdo. ]
[ Constellation Se-um, is there information you require? ]
The High Priest’s voice sounded, and he emerged from beyond.
When Constellations with connected Avatars connected to Sungdo, they connected not through their own devices but through the High Priest.
This was why dozens of High Priests had to be assigned to a single Constellation.
Except for the High Priests managing the shared server, they had to diligently care for the Constellations.
“I’d like to use the search function right now.”
“What shall I search for you?”
“From Earth’s Dungeon list, identify and tell me two things: the place humans have entered most frequently in the recent period, and the most dangerous place.”
“It appears you’ve searched for information on recent Dungeons—is there other information you need besides this?”
“That’s beyond what my client can handle, so I’d appreciate it if you could extract only the essentials.”
His face, which had gone pale when I told him to write everything down, was still vivid in my memory.
There’s no way his arm strength could have improved that much in just a few months.
If he couldn’t bear it, then I would give him only trials he could endure.
That is the virtue of a god who bestows love.
The High Priest didn’t ask any further questions and activated the search function.
“How far should we set the near-term range? Would ten years be sufficient?”
“Please set it within three months.”
“You’re looking for a very short timeframe, aren’t you?”
Within ten years, humans could die anyway.
I was going to set it at six months, then cut it in half.
If Ha Gyuhyuk heard this, he might still say it was too long.
To make him grow steadily, three months of time was necessary.
It was a carefully chosen option that also accounted for the Server stabilizing in the meantime.
“There’s a Dungeon scheduled for entry within three months with 60 people organized into 10 teams of 6. The danger level appears to be the highest for that Dungeon.”
“What’s the rank?”
“It appears to be S-rank. It’s somewhat higher level than the place the Constellation entered and cleared last time.”
Back then, S-rank Hunters went in as a group and had quite the ordeal.
The current Hunters are weak and young souls who haven’t experienced the Landquake.
S-rank Hunters raised without knowing hardship—are you afraid of an S-rank Dungeon?
I, who blocked the Landquake with my entire body, find this level merely sweet.
“Has there been any prior progress on clearing this Dungeon?”
“No. It’s scheduled to occur two months from now and hasn’t even been observed yet. Among observed Dungeons, there’s one SA-rank Dungeon with 32 people scheduled to enter in 22 days.”
“Please transmit information related to that Dungeon.”
“Understood. Is there anything else you need?”
I was about to end the search function and return to Ha Gyuhyuk when I suddenly paused.
The High Priest waited quietly for my words.
“Please set up communication access with these two Constellations.”
“Yes, I’ll proceed with registering Constellation Tasha and Constellation Franson de Germain.”
“There’s nothing more I need. Thank you.”
[ Ending connection with the Constellation System. ]
[ May the glory of the Constellation System accompany the Constellation, and may the client’s fortune follow the Constellation’s stellar light. ]
The connection cut off along with the familiar window.
The information was transmitted not long after the space changed to Ha Gyuhyuk’s Room.
About two more hours had passed in the meantime.
After the endless night ended, how much time had passed? Finally, Ha Gyuhyuk stirred.
Humans seemed to wake up soon after tossing a few times like this.
Only after counting to 3,000 in my head did Ha Gyuhyuk slowly open his eyes.
“You’re awake?”
“Yeah. …Ugh, huh?”
Still half-asleep, Ha Gyuhyuk had been responding in a drowsy voice when he suddenly jolted awake, his body shooting upright.
I’d been standing with my hands clasped behind my back, head bowed, when my forehead collided with his.
Naturally, I felt no pain from the impact, but he simply collapsed back onto the bed with a soft thud.
“I’ve never heard of Earth greetings involving this kind of process before. Korean culture must have changed quite a bit, hasn’t it?”
“Oh, no. No, I didn’t realize it was you, Ulrim, and I just answered without thinking… I’m sorry. I’m so sorry!”
“Ah, is it because you dropped the formal speech?”
I’d simply assumed the boy was being grumpy from sleep and hadn’t thought much of it.
It didn’t matter to me either way.
Yet he was flustering about as though he’d committed some grave sin.
I gently rubbed his forehead, flushed from our collision, and shook my head.
“Don’t worry about it. How many children do you think have spoken informally to me up until now?”
“Still….”
“And since you answered without knowing it was me, that’s more than enough for me to understand—no need to sell the land over it.”
I let out a light laugh.
He was staring at me with the expression of someone whose sleep had been completely shattered.
Even though I’d dramatically rescued him from the kidnapping yesterday, he still seemed uncertain whether I truly existed.
“What would it take for you to believe that I’m here beside you and won’t disappear? Wasn’t spending the night together enough?”
“U-Ulrim….”
“Why, are you embarrassed about this too?”
I really should stop teasing this young life who hasn’t even lived a tenth of my existence.
I let out a short laugh and extended my hand.
“This body has a pulse and warmth. Feel it.”
“….”
He glanced at me cautiously before carefully taking my hand.
I could feel his fingertips trembling faintly from how tense he was.
I held his hand and pulled him to his feet.
Small as his body was, with this hand I could lift about twenty people like Ha Gyuhyuk.
As he was pulled upright, he stared at me blankly.
“Go wash up quickly.”
“Huh?”
I gave a slight shrug.
“It’s like what happened earlier. When you were showering, you were so focused on washing that you didn’t respond even when I spoke to you with all my might.”
“….”
Watching his face flush twice as red, I finally burst into hearty laughter.
The louder my laughter grew, the more he looked like he wanted to disappear into a mouse hole.
“Do you believe it now? That I’m here with you?”
With his face already flushed crimson, he squeezed his eyes shut and nodded.
My laughter continued until he grabbed fresh clothes and rushed toward the bathroom.

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