Otherworld Constellation Gallery Chapter 42

Otherworld Constellation Gallery 

Chapter 42

I threw Manyō’s Tomb like a spear.

SWOOSH- THUD!

The blade-like killing intent pierced through the guy’s body.

“COUGH!”

A large hole was created where the sword had pierced through. Instantly, the blood that spurted from his throat dyed his clothes red.

“Oh my… I should have controlled my strength better. He might die at this rate.”

I approached slowly.

“Don’t die.”

Summoning Low-grade Bio Regenerator. I grabbed his chin and forcibly opened his mouth.

“Here, I’ll make it painless.”

I poured the potion in and covered his mouth and nose.

The guy resisted with extremely anxious eyes. But, it seemed he couldn’t stand having his breath blocked.

GULP!

He couldn’t resist and swallowed the potion. 

Only then did I release his nose and mouth.

“Don’t worry. That’s not poison, it’s a recovery agent.” 

“AAAAAAAAAARGH!!”

He writhed in pain from the recovery effect. While he twisted his body and screamed, the wound began to heal. The flesh reconnected impossibly.

‘It was fucking painful just to be torn, but I can’t even imagine how painful this must be for this guy.’

He tore at his own body and cried.

“Does it hurt?”

I laughed softly.

“It hurts me too.”

The Constellation Gallery grew even louder.

[Title: What is First Hunter doing right now?] That stingy bastard is feeding someone a 300 gold item?

ㄴ For real, he never uses them himself because they’re too precious, what is this? 

ㄴ Maybe he wants to inflict pain so badly that he’s willing to spend his bloody 300 gold? 

ㄴ First Hunter isn’t that generous when it comes to gold… if that were the case, he would have pulled out fingernails directly…

I understand why the constellations are questioning this. But there’s a reason I’m doing this.

I observed the guy’s condition. As if he were an experimental subject.

“I see a penetrating wound of this degree can’t be cured at once with just a low-grade Bio regenerator.”

I summon another potion in my hand.

“Drink one more.”

GULP.

“AAAAAAAAAARGH!”

His eyes rolled back. His tongue dried up, and convulsions began.

“Ra, rather… rather k-kill me…!”

SLAP!

When I hit his cheek, his teeth flew out.

“Be quiet. The kids are sleeping.”

Since when does a slap knock out teeth? Was he just a regular guy? Gotta control my strength.

“Here, compensation for your teeth.”

I took out another potion.

“St-stop, please, please…! Just kill me!” 

“Ask properly.” 

“J-just kill me, please… I’m begging you…” 

“Alright. Open your mouth.”

This time, two potions.

GULP GULP.

His Adam’s apple moved smoothly.

“NNNGGGGHHHH! GRRRGGGHH!”

I looked at the face of the kneeling man and said:

“By the way, it’s amazing you haven’t fainted yet. Didn’t you ask to be killed? Your survival instinct must be incredible.”

Such superhuman willpower probably comes from the desire to live.

“Or is it thanks to your constellation?” 

“UGH… UGH…” 

“Good. Keep enduring like that.”

I stabbed the guy’s thigh with Manyō’s Tomb.

“ARGH!”

At the same time, I took out another potion.

“If you faint, this will all be meaningless. The moment you pass out, I’ll kill you as you wished, so keep that in mind.”

At that moment, the guy’s eyes completely crumbled. 

Fear. 

Terror. 

Despair. From the eyes of someone who believed himself to be God’s representative, the word ‘god’ was completely erased.

[Title: Wow damn First Hunter is one crazy bastard LOL] So he was conducting a biological experiment?LOL Using him as a guinea pig to see how much recovery is possible LOL.

ㄴ Torturing while gathering information LOL Two birds with one stone LOL.

ㄴ First Hunter is such a devil LOL. How many times is he going to save and kill?

ㄴ That guy not fainting is also incredibly tough.

ㄴ Now he’s cutting his wrist and feeding him potions. That’s a bit much. 

ㄴ I really like that level of cruelty, sending a spononsorship.

DING! DING! DING! … DING!

[Some constellations have sponsored ‘Low-grade Bio Regenerator’.] 

[Some constellations have sponsored ‘1,500 Gold’.] 

[Some constellations have sponsored ‘Low-grade Bio Regenerator’.]

. .

[Some constellations have sponsored ‘High-grade Bio Regenerator’.]

I let out a snicker.

‘Yes. This is what I was aiming for.’

Biological experiments and torture are all fine and good. 

But the real goal was sponsorship. 

It’s an investment inspired by the sponsorships that poured in when I put a bullet in the organization boss’s head at the mart.

‘Those bastards… I was getting anxious thinking I might waste all these potions for nothing.’

I’ve earned roughly ten times my investment.

“Hey, what should I do? The constellations seem to want me to heal you more. They must be so kind. They can’t bear to see you in pain.”

I force-fed him another potion. And immediately, they respond.

DING! DING! DING!

They’re practically telling me to feed him my potions too. 

Meanwhile, the guy foamed at the mouth and fainted.

‘Tsk, my collection source is broken…’

I tried cutting various parts of him with Manyō’s Tomb, but he’s not pretending to be unconscious. 

Seeing that he’s still breathing, he’s not dead, but there’s not even a slight twitch when I cause pain.

“Then as promised, now die.”

The moonlight-soaked blade edge glints. Followed by the final strike.

SLASH.

His head was severed, but blood didn’t gush out. Death was, unexpectedly, quiet.

SHIIING-

Manyō’s Tomb inevitably rippled with light. But unlike usual.

A deeper, gloomier, more irrational blue-tinged radiance. That blue aura swirled up like a storm, then disappeared like a breeze.

“…?”

I tilted my head as I looked down at the sword. What’s this? It’s the first time I’ve seen such a ‘color’. At that moment, the Constellation Gallery exploded.

[Title: HOLY SHIIIIIIIIIT!!!!!] First Hunter what’s this? First Hunter what’s this? First Hunter what’s this? First Hunter what’s this? What’s that luck? What’s that luck? What’s that luck? What’s that luck? What’s that luck?

ㄴ That’s right, isn’t it? I didn’t see it wrong? 

ㄴ Yes it’s right OMG.

ㄴ I need to change my underwear right now.

[Title: What’s everyone fussing about with First Hunter?] All this commotion because he killed one incarnation?

ㄴ He absorbed a skill OMG.

ㄴ Just the one-trick luck god First Hunter. 

ㄴ Previous commenter) Huh? He absorbed a skill?

My impression exactly matched the commenter’s.

‘Did I really absorb the bastard’s Instigation?’

But there was no change in my status window. No matter how hard I looked, there was no skill named ‘Instigation’ anywhere.

‘What nonsense. It’s not there.’

Or could it be? Like Tulip’s Flame Resistance passive—something that doesn’t show up in skills but can be used naturally.

Maybe it was just a case of ‘I’m the only one who doesn’t know yet.’

But I soon realized that wasn’t the case. Information I couldn’t have known without the Constellation Gallery.

[Title: First Hunter didn’t absorb it;;] The Manyō’s Tomb ate it. BeAl is super excited LOL. I told you not to give him that sword damn it…

ㄴ The sword absorbed the skill? LOL. 

ㄴ What the hell is that LOL. 

ㄴ Administrator!!! Let’s do a balance patch!!!

ㄴ Wow damn does Manyō’s Tomb always eat skills? 

ㄴ That’s not the case. 

ㄴ Even Manyō’s Tomb rarely eats incarnation skills… Just that First Hunter is lucky…

‘The sword ate it?’

I looked down at Manyō’s Tomb. 

I don’t feel any change at all. No matter how I look at it, this alternate world is extremely unfriendly.

But it’s okay. Because I have the Constellation Gallery.

‘Well, it’s not omnipotent either.’

[Title: Manyō’s Tomb ate Instigation but I’m not sure if First Hunter can use it] That’s a target-infection type LOL Anyway, it doesn’t seem like he’ll have any use for it? LOL

ㄴ Speak so people can understand, you nerd.

ㄴ Getting excited about information only you know. 

ㄴ Previous commenter) No need to be jerks to me.

[Title: I’ll explain instead of that nerd from the previous post] Because it’s annoying when someone doesn’t share info and just smirks creepily. As you all know, not all skills are the same.

When absorbed by a weapon, it’s likely to be a ‘conditional’ activation. 

Depending on the situation, it can transform into weapon activation type/target infection type/area type.

I heard there are others but I don’t know much. Anyway, with Manyō’s Tomb, it’s likely to be the target infection type.

To summarize simply: Once you stab or cut someone, the target accepts the ‘skill caster’s intention’ as if it were their own thought.

ㄴ So if you stab them, they get persuaded? Damn LOL.

ㄴ You crazy bastard, people are already highly likely to be persuaded when stabbed LOL. 

ㄴ It was a useless skill after all LOL.

ㄴ Damn.

ㄴ Ah. You can already manipulate people by threatening them with a knife LOL.

ㄴ When you’re in a situation where you’re stabbing someone, you’re killing them, not persuading them. It really is useless LOL.

[Title: Moving towards normalcy~] 

[Author: PinkuPojjak] It’s about manipulating through the power of stabbing and cutting~ Making them kneel through overwhelming force~ Now you can make them act based on ‘self-justification’ even with ridiculous reasoning~

ㄴ This girl is trying to dance again. 

ㄴ First Hunter if you’re watching, this isn’t it 

ㄴ PinkuPojjak) This is it~ Take my hand~

‘Target infection type…’

If that’s true, it means that just by cutting someone with the sword, I can create cracks in their way of thinking. 

Making them believe fabricated truths and reconstruct their own emotions. 

Being able to do all that without the process of persuasion is something this guy, now a cold corpse, has already demonstrated.

Now Manyō’s Tomb is not just a weapon.

‘…I’ll probably find many uses for this.’

I put the sword away again.

The sensation of killing intent disappearing from my fingertips felt unusually light today.

[But is that sword now a persuasion sword?] 

[The executioner’s sword that creates a sense of acceptance when cut LOLOLOL] 

[No you idiots. Weaklings are already programmed to nod and agree when stabbed with a knife.]

[We’ll have to experiment, but potential for abuse is 999%] 

[If this is real, people cut by First Hunter once will say ‘I guess that makes sense’ and convert LOL] 

[I’m telling you First Hunter only draws his sword when he’s going to kill, so there’s no use for it? Stop overreacting LOL]

The Constellation Gallery buzzed all night long.