D-Rank Constellation Hunter… Stuck Without Internet! - Chapter 76

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Chapter 76
The most direct way to save a person is to rescue them when they face crisis.
But there exists another means of saving someone beyond that.
Providing them the path to grow stronger and protect themselves.
“To be honest, I never intended to go this far….”
“I’m proud of you, Se-um.”
“You’re the one who asked me to do this.”
Ha Gyuhyuk’s eyes widened as he gazed upon the massive structure before us.
As if questioning when he’d ever made such a request.
Had he not spoken of wanting to save people in the first place, I would never have undertaken this endeavor.
“Is this place called the Touch One Training Facility?”
“Well…. None of us seem to have much talent for naming, which worries me.”
Though I spoke in a composed tone, Ha Gyuhyuk’s expression turned sheepish.
We’d received numerous suggestions, but none had satisfied us.
So we’d temporarily assigned the name Touch One Training Facility.
Temporary though it was, I had a feeling this name would become permanent.
From the outside, the building appeared to be only five stories, but its interior consisted entirely of Dimensional Space.
“It’s truly remarkable.”
“Think of it like the loaves and fishes miracle.”
Rooms that emerged infinitely.
Space that expanded infinitely, and no matter how many skills were unleashed within, it would never break.
It was created through my divine power, and Tasha designed the specifics.
[ Se-um: Tasha, you worked so hard on this—are you really okay not revealing it? ]
[ Tasha: I’m fine. ]
[ Tasha: It’s been a while since I designed a building’s internal system like this, so it was fun. ]
Tasha knew that if she tried to explain the system to me, I would absolutely not understand it.
So she simply taught me the incantation to cast, and this building resulted from that.
Ji Chae-ah actively participated in the exterior design.
She’d felt during her graduate studies that she disliked studying spaces with drab exteriors.
So from the outside, it looked refreshingly like a cafe where considerable money had been invested.
“Everyone gets assigned a private room when they enter, correct?”
“That’s right. And it’s impossible for hunters to intrude into other hunters’ spaces.”
Sparring could be arranged if needed, but it was prohibited for safety reasons if excessive power differences emerged between the two.
The condition was to prioritize applications from hunters below A-rank.
Once the accepted hunters showed meaningful progress using the training facility and we determined there was demand for it, we would accept higher-ranked hunters.
In truth, we could allow everyone to use it, but that would compromise the original purpose.
“Constellation.”
“Yes.”
Dan Yibum approached from behind and bowed his head sharply toward me.
“You don’t need to bow—I can hear you.”
“…The Hunter Association Chairman has arrived.”
My half-bowed posture stiffened abruptly.
Kim Gyuwun, Dan Yibum—whenever they needed to tell me something, they’d always lean in close like this.
Even if they spoke to themselves in their own rooms, I could hear them whenever I wished.
Ha Gyuhyuk, standing beside me, regarded Dan Yibum with an inscrutable gaze.
I really hated when the atmosphere became awkward like this.
“How many times is this now?”
“He’s saying that you rejected his request and are proceeding with matters as you please…. He insists on meeting with Ulrim immediately.”
“This isn’t a Guild matter—it’s a legitimate business venture. We’ve completed business registration, and even if we’re running a business for Hunters, we don’t legally need the Association’s permission.”
Not unless it posed a genuine threat to Hunters or carried risks like human trafficking.
And we weren’t even seeking business subsidies.
“Besides, I don’t understand why he’s looking for me instead of the Guild Master.”
If he wanted to lodge a legitimate protest in this situation, shouldn’t he naturally be seeking out the Guild Master?
Jang Deuk-sung was far too naturally seeking me out.
“Ha Gyuhyuk, you go handle this.”
“Understood. I’ll head over now.”
“And make sure you fully grasp the situation—go with a bit of indignation about it.”
Generally, it’s difficult for a human to command more recognition than a Constellation.
But that only applies in media coverage or official Guild promotions.
For a Hunter Association Chairman of an entire nation to ignore the Guild Master and suddenly demand that I appear—it was absurd.
“No wonder Constellations say there’s no proper Association whenever they observe the Hunter world….”
I spoke as though sighing.
Though there was no one here to hear it.
I opened a monitor beside me to observe Ha Gyuhyuk and Dan Yibum’s situation.
Even if I wasn’t going myself, I still had the obligation to monitor my client.
“I heard you were found.”
Jang Deuk-sung’s face contorted the moment Ha Gyuhyuk entered the room.
He had summoned the Constellation.
But what appeared before him was that arrogant D-rank Hunter.
Though he’d recently been promoted to A-rank, Jang Deuk-sung still saw him as a lowly D-rank human.
“I specifically requested a private audience with the Constellation.”
“The Constellation isn’t someone who comes and goes at the Association Chairman’s whim. Besides…who exactly has the authority to summon a god?”
He spoke to Jang Deuk-sung with utter disdain.
His expression dripped with mockery—as if asking what qualification this man possessed to call upon a Constellation.
“We clearly requested cooperation regarding the high-rank Dungeon where Landquake appeared, yet you arbitrarily started a business? How is that even remotely acceptable?”
“Entrusting such a matter to a single Hunter was improper to begin with, but this business venture is far more effective for cultivating talent than clearing Dungeons.”
I’m not sure you have the right to call it arbitrary, he continued in a low murmur.
“This is essentially saying you’ll ignore casualties even if they occur within Dungeons….”
“And.”
Ha Gyuhyuk cut off Jang Deuk-sung’s words.
Perhaps it was because so few people actually stopped speaking when he entered.
Anger flickered across his face.
But he flinched at Ha Gyuhyuk’s cold, piercing gaze fixed upon him.
“When did you ever see me to keep speaking so casually? Is the position of Hunter Association Chairman really one where that’s acceptable?”
Jang Deuk-sung found himself overwhelmed by mere eye contact for the first time in ages.
The man before him was at most A-rank, even if he’d climbed through effort.
Yet here he stood, an S-rank, utterly dominated by this man’s presence—could such a thing even be possible?
Unable to believe what was happening to him, Jang Deuk-sung’s lips trembled slightly.
“That is to say….”
“In the first place, dungeons whose conquest methods remain undiscovered have always resulted in some casualties. This complete survival was the rare exception.”
“B-but! If the Constellation continues to help, then in the future we could….”
“And ensuring hunter safety within dungeons is the Hunter Association’s responsibility, not the Constellation’s.”
It had always been this way with countless dungeons.
Whenever a dungeon appeared with an unusually high death toll, the Association Chairman of that time would resign, taking responsibility for the tragedy.
“The Constellation said this: while it would be possible to force your resignation through such means, you should conduct yourself properly from this moment forward.”
“….”
His face suggested he wanted to curse aloud, yet he didn’t dare.
This man had a god backing him.
Those who’d experienced it had testified countless times to the Constellation’s power and their omnipotent abilities.
At minimum, the letter S meant absolutely nothing before them.
Ha Gyuhyuk blinked and rose to his feet.
“Ah, you might think this is blackmail, so I’ll clarify—yes, it is.”
Dan Yibum, who’d been silent until now, flinched and looked at Ha Gyuhyuk.
He hadn’t expected such words to come from this man’s mouth.
Ha Gyuhyuk walked toward the door, then turned back to face Jang Deuk-sung.
“I noticed many guilds founded by people who used to work with the Association Chairman at the same guild in the past. And they seem to hold an overwhelming majority share in subsidy projects and such.”
“That’s simply because only guilds that agreed to disclose their names are publicly announced.”
“Audio recordings and comments from smaller guilds’ subsidy applications have already been passed to the media.”
Jang Deuk-sung shot to his feet, his face drained of color.
Just as he was about to protest that this was clearly theft and illegal, Ha Gyuhyuk turned and smiled.
“Ah, but I didn’t do it.”
After all, it was done by someone to whom human law doesn’t apply….
He chuckled, saying he was merely the messenger conveying what would happen next.
It was the coldest smile in the world—his eyes utterly devoid of warmth.

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