Episode 59 < A world where constellations are dead. (1) >
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One.
A restroom located in the main library.
“okay.”
I said after washing my face in the sink.
“Before going to Wulin… “Let’s start by dying once.”
There was silence around. There was no one else in the bathroom other than me. But there was one ghost and one sword, and they responded to my words.
-What do you mean ok?
[Glitter doesn’t understand your intentions.]
Bae Hu-ryeong blinked, and the Holy Sword blinked.
“Lefanta Aegim. “He was the first emperor of the empire and he turned the guardian goddess into glitter.”
[I point out that you are the one who named the sparkly self as glitter… … .]
“I don’t know what kind of guy he is, but it means he can travel back and forth between worlds.”
I put on my coat. A custom suit gifted by a witch ahead of a press conference. When I looked at myself in the mirror, I looked like a new employee who was ready to go to work.
That sight gave me a strange psychological sense of stability.
“Think about it. You were in the sparkling world of the Aegim Empire, right? But the other one is in the world of martial arts. This means that Lefanta Aegim has the [ability to cross worlds].”
-Hoo.
“Probably a munchkin or something.”
I smoothed the hilt of the holy sword on my belt.
“He is capable enough to establish an empire, and strong enough to split a constellation and seal it. There is even the ability to cross to another world. “It is not wise to just rush into the martial arts world to find the fragments of the holy sword.”
I needed to be a little more careful.
“I’m not invincible either.”
Yes.
Actually, recently… I was a bit nervous.
Should I say it’s a feeling of tension about myself?
I’m worried that even if I relax just a little, my ‘confidence’ will turn into ‘arrogance’.
“Rising to 3rd place in the hunter rankings. Almost single-handedly defeating the demon lord. “In the city, everyone talks about me, and now I’m even giving orders to hunters with this name.”
-So what?
“I feel like if I make a mistake, I’ll let my guard down. this.”
The tower has up to 100 floors.
Now I am just a hunter who has barely reached the 21st floor.
It is too early to relax just because you are succeeding now.
‘The Flame Emperor also let his guard down and was hunted by me.’
This is because he has the skill [Returner’s Clockwork], which allows him not to die even if he dies. No matter how you look at it, it seems like there is no strategy to attack it. But what happened to the Flame Emperor Yu Su-ha, who possessed such magical powers?
‘He died.’
After his death, he even performed a Cossack dance in front of the world’s armies.
It was a very good example that no matter how strong a hunter you are, you should not let down your guard.
-no. It’s like you’re a zombie or a devil… .
“In any case, I won’t jump into [The Chronicles of the Heavenly Demon] without taking any measures. I need to know what kind of guy Lefanta Aegim is. “I really don’t have any information right now.”
Yubi Muhwan.
Why is there a fragment of the Holy Sword in a strange martial forest rather than the world of the Aegim Continent? What was the munchkin named Lefanta Aegim thinking and what was her intention when she cut the [Guardian Goddess] into pieces and scattered them?
I want to enter the stage after obtaining the minimum amount of information.
-Well, the mindset of crossing a stone bridge without hitting is not a bad thing.
Bae Hu-ryeong tilted his head.
-What exactly are you planning to prepare? As you said, I don’t know anything about that guy called Lefanta or something. There’s absolutely no way to know.
“It’s true that you don’t know anything. but… .”
I tapped the holy sword with my finger.
“It is wrong to say that there is absolutely no way to know.”
-what?
“This sword is still a [Guardian Goddess]. Although it is divided into five pieces, it is definitely a constellation.”
I grinned.
“Here’s the problem. If you stab me with this sword, will it be suicide? Or was it murder by the Constellation?”
Bae Hu-ryeong’s eyes widened.
It was a face I had never even thought of.
-uh? Huh?
“It could be suicide or murder. Let’s say the probability is 50/50, but I still don’t know which one… It’s definitely worth a try.”
Slurp.
I took out the holy sword from its sheath. Then an urgent voice was heard.
[Twinkle earnestly requests the warrior to reconsider once again.]
“why?”
[Glitter strongly requests that her privacy be protected, as she feels ashamed of her past being revealed to others.]
I turned the corner of my mouth.
“Hey, where is the privacy between us? I also reveal my private life through live broadcasts 24 hours a day. “It has to be fair.”
[Glitter begs me not to do this… … .]
Phew!
The holy sword pierced my body.
The next moment, I was convinced that I had succeeded in my 50/50 gamble.
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[You are dead.]
[The skill condition is achieved due to death.]
[The Guardian Goddess’ skills are currently sealed and cannot be acquired.]
It was a bit disappointing that the skills could not be copied.
But what I was trying to gain now was not skill.
[Your current hunter rank is D.]
[There is a penalty due to the skill.]
[Relive the trauma of the enemy who killed you.]
[Penalty depth is medium. This is Agwido.]
Sigh!
The sight I had hoped for unfolded before my eyes.
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-You have finally finished your long journey.
A beautiful voice was heard.
-I knew you could do it. Hero.
It was the first woman I saw. But for some reason, I immediately realized who she was.
[Guardian Goddess] not sealed in the blade.
It was a constellation that fully possessed its own power.
-okay.
The man called the hero answered.
A silver-haired nobleman. The empire’s first emperor, Lefanta Aegim, was sitting on a simple throne. As he rested his chin, a hint of fatigue appeared on his face.
‘Is that guy Lefanta Aegim?’
The man opened his mouth.
-It seems like only yesterday that I was suddenly summoned and panicked. Before I knew it, I had become the emperor who ruled the continent. You don’t know what’s going on in the world.
-Hehe. I feel like it’s new to me too. At first, I was just an ordinary person who didn’t know anything. Now you are stronger than me. No, most gods are no match for you… .
It was then.
-zero? what.
Bae Hu-ryeong, who was looking at the trauma scene with me, spoke out.
-Where have you seen that guy before?
‘yes?’
-The blonde one. Just by looking at his dark side, he looks like the Constellation Killer.
Bae Hu-ryeong said as if it were strange.
I was surprised to learn that Bae Hu-ryeong and Lefanta Aegim were spherical.
‘What is the Constellation Killer?’
-That guy is Tinnitus. He got that nickname because he was a crazy bastard who only looked for constellations and beat them up.
Are you looking for a constellation?
-You saw it. The tower is connected to the worlds. From the 50th floor onwards, you have to compete with hunters from another world.
‘Oh, really?’
-yes. And that [Constellation Killer] is like a 50th floor bastard.
Bae Hu-ryeong said.
-I never climb the tower I’m supposed to climb, I always stay on the 50th floor, and sometimes when a constellation comes by, I immediately kick it. There are probably at least hundreds of constellations given to him.
‘… … So, is Lefanta Aegim also a hunter?’
-OK. I wondered what kind of world such a crazy person was born in, but damn. He was from Ai Kim.
Bae Hu-ryeong muttered.
-I never thought I would see old ties in a place like this. her.
‘uh. What was the relationship between the two… ?’
-What a joke. We had a good fight. He was strong, but he wasn’t strong enough to match me.
Even as we chatted, the landscape of trauma was flowing.
The guardian goddess opened her mouth.
-What do you plan to do from now on, warrior? There are no longer any spirits or evil spirits that can block the path ahead of you. Your long journey is now….
-Constellation.
-yes?
-It is neither a god nor an evil spirit. It’s a constellation.
Lefanta Aegim stood up from the throne.
-The world does not belong to the constellations, but to humans.
Lefanta Aegim looked back at the goddess.
A dark red aura burned from the emperor’s body.
-… Hero? Why suddenly… .
With a face filled with fatigue, the emperor of the empire seemed to be worried.
It wasn’t for long.
-I won’t kill you. Still, you helped me so far.
A red aura attacked the goddess.
-I will split your existence and seal it. Then you will never be able to regain your strength again. And when the constellations disappear… … .
The last words were drowned out by the tearing screams.
In reality, the goddess’s existence was being torn apart.
-sorry.
Lefanta Aegim said.
-But this is the right way.
After the goddess’s scream, the trauma disappeared from us in an instant.
[Trauma reproduction completed.]
[Confirm that the subject’s self is maintained.]
[End penalty.]
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“… … what. “Who is this guy?”
After returning to a day ago.
I locked myself in the bathroom again and muttered.
“I thought that if I could look into the past through trauma, I would know a little bit about what kind of person he is… Even after seeing it, I still don’t know. Hey, it’s shiny. Why did your old master seal you?”
[Twinkle replies sullenly, saying he doesn’t know much.]
The holy sword glowed softly.
Is it because of my mood?
The light of the holy sword seemed particularly lackluster.
[The Lefanta Aegim he remembers was a quiet but righteous warrior. Glitter complains that he has no idea why he sealed himself and why he turned his back on the empire he built.]
The mystery only deepened.
-I told you. The higher the level of hunters, the crazier they are?
Bae Hu-ryeong shrugged his shoulders.
-Don’t try to understand crazy people. If you look into the abyss, you too become the abyss. Just become strong like me and beat up all the Constellation Killers and other bastards you don’t like, and it’ll be over!
I sighed.
“but. Well, just knowing the face is a harvest.”
And one thing became clear.
Lefanta Aegim. The so-called [Constellation Killer] will be hostile to me as soon as he sees me.
Because I am carrying around the fragment of the Guardian Goddess that he sealed away.
“Hmm.”
I looked at the mirror and narrowed my eyebrows.
“If we’re going to meet on the 50th floor anyway, I want to take action in advance… .”
– Arthur. Your skills right now aren’t even close! He’s just weaker than me, but he’s also an expert among experts. And if you already have time to worry about the 50th floor, attack the 22nd floor, you weakling!
“Hmm.”
It wasn’t wrong, so I quietly continued my day.
next day. After the hunters finished reading the Book of Revelation, they chose ‘the 22nd floor’. [The Annals of the Heavenly Demon] was easily selected for the reason that it was recommended by a swordsman and not by anyone else.
“Hoo? “I chose martial arts as my first genre.”
The Librarian watched our choices and smiled meaningfully.
“Not a bad choice! Although it may not be completely the same as the martial arts you know, it is the same in that it has martial arts and strong people. Depending on how you proceed with the story, you might get a surprise. Martial arts worth a thousand gold… “You can even acquire ‘skills,’ as you say.”
Oh, the hunters got excited.
The library director immediately sprinkled ashes in the heated atmosphere.
“However, in all things, high risk, high return! That’s how strong the characters who appear as ‘enemies’ are. Of course, if you go into the Apocalypse and lose your lives, you will actually die. Of course, it is impossible to escape from the apocalypse until the ‘ending’ is properly completed!”
The hunters fell silent.
It was natural. Unless you had exceptional skills like me, death always had the power to shut people up.
“[The Annals of the Heavenly Demon] has a limit of 2 to 4 people. Ego! Who would like to be a character in this apocalypse?”
Hunters’ attention naturally focused on the top rankers.
Among them, the person who especially focused his attention was me. The reason was simple. This is because over the past few days, I have been giving orders and instructions to the hunters as if I were their representative.
Power comes with obligations.
“I will do it.”
And I had no intention of running away from my duty.
At my quick answer, the guild leaders smiled happily as if to say, ‘I knew that,’ and most of the hunters looked at me with surprise.
“I will come forward myself.”
Geomseong followed suit and spoke.
“The person who recommended the Apocalypse cannot be left out.”
His expression was solemn, but there was a slight smile at the end of his mouth. I could clearly see her body itching. Perhaps, as a reader who loves martial arts, isn’t it a joy to be able to enter a real martial arts world?
“Thank goodness. “The minimum number of people has been met!”
The Librarian laughed loudly.
“I can bring two more characters here… … . “What are you going to do?”
“Even so, there is one more reason why I recommended this Apocalypse.”
Geomseong immediately opened his mouth confidently.
“Everyone, please take a look at the reasons for the year.”
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[Annals of the Heavenly Demon]
Genre: Martial Arts, Fusion
Difficulty: Grade B
Limited number of people: 2 to 4 people
※The series is currently discontinued.
Introduction: Moorim. A world of those who worship nothingness, use nothingness, and reach nothingness! Cheonma appeared here and attempted to unify the martial arts. A demonic religion united around the Heavenly Demon. The forces that oppose such demonic religions. They clash over the direction of the world… … I would have done it.
Unless a super epidemic suddenly breaks out.
Reason for the year: An unidentified infectious disease spreads throughout the world and Cheonma dies. The Demonic Cult is annihilated. Other forces also perish. end.
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Even looking at it again, it’s a ridiculous year-round reason.
It wasn’t even written down exactly what kind of infectious disease it was.
Even in the text of the Apocalypse, it simply says, “A sudden illness occurred and the Heavenly Demon died, and soon everyone else also died.”
I didn’t know what specifically happened.
‘You’ll only find out when you really enter this world.’
In any case, it was clear that the martial arts group would be destroyed due to an unidentified epidemic.
Geomseong nodded.
“As you can see, it was a plague that destroyed this world. Of course, we need to take not only strong hunters but also hunters who are knowledgeable about diseases. And this person knows the most knowledge about diseases.”
Geomseong grinned and called out one person from the same martial arts group as himself.
“Medicine King. “Will you please come out?”
A young-looking old man walked out with his back to me.
This time, Geomje pretended to know.
-ah! That guy!
‘why. “Who are you?”
-Why dude, there’s that store. That’s where I initially tried to take you, Zombie. He’s the owner of old Marcus’ favorite medicine shop.
Ah, indeed.
-That guy is good at making medicine. But um… … It’s well made, but… … .
Geomje frowned.
No one knows the reason better than me.
“Don’t worry. I will mainly do the fighting, and if I am not enough, Death King will help. And if this [Medicine King] solves the disease problem, this apocalypse will happen with just the three of us… … Death King, do you have something to say?”
Geomseong, who had been speaking confidently, looked at me with my hand raised in confusion.
“ah. yes. “There is one person I would like to have come with me.”
I lowered my raised hand and pointed at one hunter.
The hunter who was pointed out out of nowhere opened his mouth.
“Huh? Do you mean me… ?”
It was a pharmacist.
I nodded.
“yes. that’s right.”
The pharmacist was walking down the street and trembled as if struck by lightning.
“Death, Death King… It hasn’t even been a week since I received that tinnitus. Oh, it’s so weak! Even if you took someone like me, it wouldn’t be of any use, so why… .” “Of all the people I know, the pharmacist is the most competent pharmacist and doctor.”
“yes? yes… ?”
“And I told you earlier.”
‘Death King, if you need anything, please let me know!’
‘I’ll help you in any way I can!’
I grinned.
“If you weren’t just saying nothing, would you help me, Alchemist?”
“…….”
The pharmacist looked in despair as if he was looking at the devil.
why? Thanks to me, you didn’t even get a tinnitus.
If you get paid, you have to pay the price.
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