Otherworld Constellation Gallery Chapter 39

Otherworld Constellation Gallery 

Chapter 39

After gathering food, catching a few more Craftlaes, on the way back to the orphanage. I kept pondering and pondering about how to use ‘Craftlae’s Runestone’. I had already thought of the basic way to use it.

‘But is this the best option?’

I was searching through the Constellation Gallery for additional information, just in case there might be another method. 

But posts different from the information I wanted kept stealing my attention.

[Title: Who put honey on First Hunter?] Getting followed yesterday and getting followed again today LOL

ㄴCould it be that if bugs follow him this much, he’s not a person but a flower? 

ㄴ He is getting skewered.

ㄴ But why didn’t he notice today?

ㄴ Probably because his intelligence is low? 

ㄴ It’s First Hunter, so he probably left them be on purpose LOL .

ㄴ For real LOL First Hunter always has a plan.

…Followed again? 

I continued walking naturally. 

At the same time, I opened my mouth in a voice small enough that only my companions could hear.

“Keep walking naturally without showing any signs. We’re going to pass by the orphanage. Someone is following us. So for now, do as I say.”

Do-han and Ha-rin looked puzzled, but followed my instructions.

‘Following us this far means…’

Their intention seems strong to figure out where our base is. If we continue like this, the orphanage will be exposed.

‘I need to change our route and attempt to confuse them…’

Just then, from the direction of the orphanage in the distance, I heard children’s voices.

“Big brother!” 

“See! I told you I heard big brother coming!”

…Damn. The timing is the worst. I was planning to give those guys some confusion and warn them not to follow us.

The orphanage was already visible ahead. 

Moreover, now that the children have opened the door and run out, they would have definitely recognized that the orphanage is our base.

‘At this point, should I track them down and kill them?’

I looked around, scanning the surroundings. 

But I couldn’t sense where they were. 

They likely ran away as soon as they confirmed the orphanage.

“Big brother, what are you doing? Aren’t you coming in?” 

“Hurry and come in!”

At the children’s urging, Do-han looked at my expression. Probably wondering what to do.

“…Let’s go in for now.”

The two only entered after I gave my permission.

 I immediately called out to Kang Ha-rin.

“Did you sense any strange presence on our way here?”

She blinked her eyes, then nodded.

“Ah, I felt it!” 

“Answer quietly.”

Ha-rin quickly lowered her voice.

“Yes, but why?” 

“I told you already. Someone was following us. If my guess is right, it’s probably people from the shelter.”

 “Ah….”

I narrowed my eyes at Kang Ha-rin’s reaction.

“But why didn’t you say anything about it?” 

“…Pardon?” 

“About sensing that strange presence. If you felt it, you should have said something right away.”

While I was pressing her, the Constellation Gallery was noisy about the intent of my question.

[Title: Didn’t First Hunter know and leave it be?] Super confused right now what is this? What? Any constellation who knows? Why is he suddenly lashing out at his companion? Didn’t he know?

ㄴ Idiot, don’t you know he’s acting to deceive his companion too? 

ㄴ To deceive enemies, you have to deceive your allies first.

ㄴ Wow shit;; First Hunter;; as expected he’s a GOAT;; 

ㄴ So this was it…? First Hunter’s class is insane…

While they were interpreting on their own.

 Ha-rin seemed to be thinking carefully, then opened her mouth with a slightly embarrassed expression.

“I’m sorry. But I didn’t know that’s what it was.” 

“…What?” 

“That ominous energy… only after hearing what you said just now, I realized, ‘Ah, so that was a presence.’ It’s a feeling that’s hard to explain in words.”

I swallowed my sigh.

‘So raising intelligence stat doesn’t necessarily raise actual intelligence.’

At this point, Kang Ha-rin’s intelligence level should be higher than Tulip’s or mine. 

Yet she couldn’t make an inference that even stupid me could make… intelligence stat and actual intelligence are definitely separate things.

So I can’t blame Kang Ha-rin for this. 

And blaming her won’t change what’s already happened.

“Alright. Let’s rest a bit, then continue with the orphanage repairs.” 

“Ah, I’ll do it right now! I don’t need to rest!”

Kang Ha-rin’s eyes shone as if trying to make up for something.

“If what I just said sounded like I was blaming you, that’s not it, so don’t take it to heart.” 

“Ah! Of course!”

Even as she answered, she’ll probably feel unnecessary guilt. 

She’ll try harder to prove her usefulness. That’s the kind of person she is.

‘More importantly, given the situation, preparing for what’s coming takes priority.’

Meanwhile, Tulip was carefully watching me from over there.

“What? Do you have something to say?” 

“No. I heard the children’s commotion and came out to greet you, mister, but the atmosphere seemed like I shouldn’t interrupt.” 

“It’s nothing. Was everything okay here?” 

“Yes! But when you say ‘here,’ does that mean something happened to you?”

This is why perceptive kids are… I relayed the whole situation to Tulip.

“That’s definitely worrisome. I should have gone with you to check that food too.” 

“Speaking of which, we’ll be standing guard again tonight.” 

“Ah! Should I teach brother Do-han?” 

“No, I’ll teach him myself.”

Do-han’s position is different from Tulip’s. 

Before bringing him in as a party member, he’s someone who should grow to be a party leader and handle Daejeon.

 So I can’t just teach him simple functions.

The dangers of strangers, the roles in a party, the role of stats, what happens when you kill monsters. 

How the difficulty increases if you kill too many, how the difficulty might rise over time even if you don’t kill them, the potential disasters if you increase party members too quickly. 

How I navigated through it all, the roles of party members, store items, the importance of gold, tips for choosing constellations, and more.

[Title: Isn’t First Hunter acting strange?] He left the girl to learn from a second-in-command, Then goes ‘I’ll teach the boy myself~’ what the hell????

ㄴ PinkuPojjak) This is rather good.

ㄴ if you’re gonna lose it, lose it gracefully.

ㄴIf he only taught the basics and left him to fend for himself, the kid would die for sure.

ㄴ Given the region, it’s right for First Hunter to teach him 

ㄴ He doesn’t tell the girl what dangers to be careful of, just gives her functional tutorials LOL

Do-han took careful notes of everything I said.

“Did you understand?” 

“No.” 

“Sigh…”

A sigh reflexively escaped at his straightforward answer. Nevertheless, Do-han’s eyes sparkled.

“But I’ve written everything down, so if I keep experiencing and learning, I’ll understand quickly.” 

“Have you considered that if you don’t understand, you might die before you get the chance to understand?” 

“Ah, I definitely need to grasp this quickly then.” 

“Right. But be careful about one thing.”

Do-han gulped at my warning.

“Is there some kind of curse or something?” 

“Nothing like that. Just never easily share information with others. Especially about awakening, the store, status windows. All of that. Make sure the children keep their mouths shut too.” 

“Ah, yes.” 

“And once you master the system, burn that memo or something, don’t leave records.” 

“Understood.” 

“But my words don’t seem to sound like jokes to you.” 

“Because of the things you’ve shown me.”

I chuckled. 

Then I summoned ‘Craftlae’s Runestone’ and handed it to him.

“I mentioned earlier that gold came in when you landed the final blow, right?” 

“Yes. You said that’s proof of awakening.” 

“That’s right. Since you’ve awakened, you should be able to use this too.” 

“Ah, is this that…?” 

“Yes. The item that drops when you kill those monsters. As you’ll see from the description, there’s no point in hoarding it for yourself.” 

“If we get more, we should give them to the children, right?” 

“Smart.”

Do-han rolled the runestone in his hand and asked.

“You said I just need to sincerely think about using it, right?” 

“Yeah. Try it once.”

The Constellation Gallery was being flooded with question marks.

[Title: Is this the First Hunter I knew?] He’s giving that to the kid? Is this the same guy who sewed up raw flesh because potions were precious? Is this the same guy who used to pick up arrows?

ㄴ PinkuPojjak) This is rather good~ 

ㄴ Just shut up, fuck .

ㄴ Let’s people enjoy things…

ㄴ First Hunter does spend when necessary.

ㄴ For real LOL he even gave premium potions LOL.

ㄴ A guy who’s only strict with himself LOL. That’s why I like him more LOL

ㄴ You sure? He made his teammates scavenge for arrows and told them to walk into fire…

ㄴ Seeing it now, he is crazy.

ㄴ He’s giving that away LOL It’s a version of potion without pain so it’ll be useful LOL .

ㄴ Is First Hunter a masochist? 

ㄴ For real LOL he seems to enjoy pain LOL.

Wait a second. It can be used as a version of potion without pain? 

Why are they mentioning this only now?!

‘Fuck… it’s awkward to take it back now.’

Do-han, oblivious to my thoughts, gripped the runestone tightly. 

Soon, a faint light emanated from the runestone, then it quietly crumbled like dust and disappeared. 

At the same time, a slight blue aura surrounded his body. It was just for a moment.

“Uh…? Did it work?”

Do-han seemed confused and patted his body.

“Check your stats.” 

“Okay. But, uh, why do you suddenly look kind of bitter?”

“Hm? Do I?” 

“No, it just looks somewhat bitter.” 

“It’s just your imagination, check your stats.”

Do-han’s gaze shifted to the empty air.

 Then he reached out and fumbled in the void.

“My stamina level has gone up to 10.” 

“Seems like it applied well. Using it now, when you haven’t even raised a single level, would be most effective, so you got lucky.”

Do-han looked up at me and smiled a bit awkwardly. Then he bowed his head and said.

“Thank you! But is it okay for me to just accept something like this?”

I looked at Do-han with disbelief.

“You’re asking that after using it? Are you adopted?” 

“Ah!”

Do-han seemed momentarily flustered and waved his hands. Judging by his expression, he hadn’t thought about it. I smiled and shrugged.

“It’s okay. It’s not like I just gave it to you for free.” 

“Pardon?”

Do-han looked at me with a puzzled face.

 I threw out a word with an indifferent face.

“You’ll be standing guard too.” 

“Ah…”

By the way, fuck, fuck, fuck. 

Don’t be stingy. Don’t be stingy. They’d have a hard time surviving without that item. 

It’s a minimal investment.

‘Even trying to mentally justify it feels like shit.’

Given the situation, would it be possible to create a guild?

 Guild master authority to invite party leaders into the guild and place them under me, it would be good if such functions existed…

DING!

[A guild has been created.]

“…?”