Chapter 463: Chapter 463

“There’s no need to be so angry...” said Adaquaniel.

“No, but aren’t they doubting your skills?” replied Choi Yeonseung indignantly.

At his firm words, the other household members took a step back, flustered.

“I... I wasn’t doubting her skills!”

“Neither was I! I was just asking out of curiosity.”

‘This bullsh...’

Illaphael glared bitterly at the other household members.

Then, Adaquaniel added, “Illaphael was just asking because she was curious about my skills. I don’t think she said that with the intention of insulting me.”

“Indeed... You’re so kindhearted...” said Choi Yeonseung.

“Oh, stop. I’m getting embarrassed.”

“?”

“?”

The others looked at Choi Yeonseung and Adaquaniel with surprise.

‘I thought he didn’t get along with angels, but they’re closer than I thought.’

‘Does he just hate Illaphael?’

Given how arrogant and conceited angels were, they usually didn’t get along with other races, and the household members had assumed it was the same with Choi Yeonseung. However, seeing how he and Adaquaniel were acting together, they changed their minds.

Perhaps he just didn’t like Illaphael.

Choi Yeonseung went up to the sullen-looking Illaphael and patted her on the shoulder.

“?”

“What I said was too much. I’m sorry, Illaphael. You guys have already worked together, but this is Adaquaniel’s first time in this team. I was nervous and got angry when I shouldn’t have.”

“N-no...! It’s understandable!”

Illaphael’s expression brightened up, and she flapped her wings to go after Choi Yeonseung.

Illeya, who was following in the back, looked at Illaphael with wary eyes. It seemed to her that either Choi Yeonseung had an innate skill to seduce angels or that Illaphael was just stupid.

Or both...

***

‘Huh, thinking that she’s also a constellation makes me feel closer to her,’ Choi Yeonseung thought to himself as he looked at Illeya.

At first, he had thought she was a crazy koreaboo, but after learning the inside story, everything made more sense.

He was a human-born constellation, so maintaining his disguise as a human was a piece of cake. However, how difficult would that be for other constellations? The Observer Who Returned From a Cold Place most likely found it difficult.

-I don’t think anyone else has any suspicions about this constellation, so I guess her cover is pretty good...

-Be quiet, Goddess of Sloth.

I don’t know about others, but I won’t fall for this kind of ruse.

“There are a few household members participating in this battle, but you and I will have to be especially active.”

At Choi Yeonseung’s words, Illeya nodded as if telling him not to worry.

“I know... I heard from the Observer Who Returned From a Cold Place.”

“I guess so.” Choi Yeonseung smiled slightly. After hearing such an answer, he was almost certain that the Observer Who Returned From a Cold Place would fight as hard as possible as a constellation.

No matter how strong the Expert of Twisted Hallucinations was, he wouldn’t be able to win a constellation battle in which two constellations were directly participating.

Illaphael saw Choi Yeonseung’s smile as she passed by and got a bit envious.

“What is it?” asked Barbagi, the gray elf.

“Ah, nothing,” Illaphael said curtly before looking away.

“Is there a bonus if I fight well?” asked Illeya.

“Ah. Sure. I’ll tell the Icarus clan.”

“I want... to meet Korean idols. Can I meet them?”

‘She’s great at keeping up this act, I’ll give her that.’

Choi Yeonseung was impressed. Not everyone could keep an act so flawlessly and for so long as the Observer Who Returned From a Cold Place. She was amazing!

“Of course. I’ll have Kwon Yeongseung help you meet anyone you like.”

Illeya clapped with delight, which confused Choi Yeonseung.

‘Is this actually her passion and not part of her act?’

Indeed, it wasn’t like constellations couldn’t enjoy Earth’s culture. After all, Odaigon had been immersed in playing games on his phone ever since his first visit on Earth.

“Bonus? What? Why is she the only one who gets that?”

“She’s the household member of the Observer Who Returned From a Cold Place, but in terms of her status on Earth, she’s a subordinate who works under Choi Yeonseung. Humans on Earth usually reward each other when asking for help with work.”

“Shit...! Why only me...!”

“...”

Barbagi distanced himself from Illaphael with a revolted expression. To think that an angel was jealous of such things...

***

Wipe out all those arrogant bastards!

Once the constellation battle finally began, the Expert of Twisted Hallucinations looked down at the battle with mild excitement.

It wasn’t just him; many evil god constellations had gathered to watch this battle.

[The ‘Beast of Swords and Spears’ asks you to chew on the ‘Undefeated Incarnation of Training.’]

[The ‘Expert of Twisted Hallucinations’ says he understands. He says he will bring you what you want if you sit tight and wait.]

The Beast of Swords and Spears was frustrated after suffering enormous losses in the ongoing invasion. It had ambitiously targeted South Korea, but the humans had stopped it before it had managed to enter the country.

Because of that failure, the image that the Beast of Swords and Spears wasn’t strong spread around the world, and its power of existence consequently grew weaker...

Meanwhile, other evil god constellations were gaining momentum by occupying countries like China and by sweeping several states in the United States, so the Beast of Swords and Spears was understandably angry.

[The ‘Warrior Stained with Madness and Blood’ says not to look down on the ‘Undefeated Incarnation of Training.’]

[The ‘Warrior Stained with Madness and Blood’ says the ‘Expert of Twisted Hallucinations’ might lose.]

[...]

All the evil god constellations, including the Expert of Twisted Hallucinations, wore somber expressions after hearing that. They had never seen such a clueless constellation before.

[The ‘Beast of Swords and Spears’ says to ignore him.]

[It insults the ‘Warrior Stained with Madness and Blood’ by saying that he is a savage beast who doesn’t know how to do anything properly.]

Usually, the more experienced a constellation was, the easier it was for them to provoke an opponent. This was exactly the case with the Warrior Stained with Madness and Blood.

The hallucination constellation would’ve just ignored him and moved on, but the Beast of Swords and Spears couldn’t let it go.

[The ‘Beast of Swords and Spears’ is angry!]

[The ‘Warrior Stained with Madness and Blood’ is provoking and asking you if you want to fight.]

[The ‘Expert of Twisted Hallucinations’ urges you both to stop.]

‘How stupid.’

The constellations shook their heads.

The Beast of Swords and Spears and the Warrior Stained with Madness and Blood were equally insignificant, so why were they bickering like this instead of concentrating on the ongoing invasion?

Wait, wait! Fighting is good, but I’m the one fighting the constellation battle. I’d be a shame to start fighting before the main show.

[The ‘Warrior Stained with Madness and Blood’ curses you not to bluff and says that you don’t know anything.] n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

...

The Expert of Twisted Hallucinations almost choked up. There were some beings that infuriated him no matter how hard he tried to maintain his composure.

The berserker constellation was just like that.

How about placing a bet? If you’re so confident that I’ll lose, why not bet on it?

[The ‘Beast of Swords and Spears’ says that is a good idea.]

[The ‘Rider of Thirst and Famine’ agrees.]

[...]

[...]

Various evil god constellations excitedly took bets.

The Expert of Twisted Hallucinations thought that even if the berserker constellation insulted him like this, he wouldn’t dare to take a bet on this constellation battle.

No constellation, no matter how stupid, would waste their fortune on an unwinnable bet.

[The ‘Warrior Stained with Madness and Blood’ bets his territory and household on the defeat of the ‘Expert of Twisted Hallucinations’.]

...

[...]

The Expert of Twisted Hallucinations and everyone else were appalled. Had this guy completely lost his mind?!

‘No matter how confident and proud he might be, this is just insanity!’

[The ‘Beast of Swords and Spears’ says the constellation battle is about to begin.]

The terrain where the constellation battle took place was chosen at random, the result being the Snake Monster’s Underground Cave. It was a battlefield with an underground terrain that was sealed and not open on all sides.

[The ‘Beast of Swords and Spears’ declares that the winner and loser of this game have already been decided.]

The evil god constellations were overjoyed for a reason. The household members of the Expert of Twisted Hallucinations were from a race that was rare even in the Abyss.

They were polyhedral creatures made up of inorganic substances, not carbon-based organic substances!

It wasn’t just the Shining Hallucinatory Octahedron, which Choi Yeonseung had encountered before, but also household members such as the Tetrahedron of Burning Hallucinations and the Cube of Spreading Illusions that were well-known by other household members.

Given that their bodies weren’t made of bones, flesh, and blood, they could use the power of the Expert of Twisted Hallucinations as much as they wanted without being affected by it.

In addition, this power was especially effective in a sealed, underground battlefield.

[The ‘Tetrahedron of Burning Hallucinations’ uses its power.]

The household members didn’t hastily engage in fights or devour monsters to grow stronger. Instead, they immediately used their powers to fill the battlefield with hallucinations.

The evil god constellations smiled as they watched the smoke filled with a powerful energy spreading rapidly.

[The ‘Beast of Swords and Spears’ makes fun of the ‘Warrior Stained with Madness and Blood’.]

The Beast of Swords and Spears was acting like it had already won.

The only way for the other team to prevent this kind of power from spreading throughout the whole battlefield was to attack the camp of the hallucination constellation from the get-go. After all, time was on the side of the Expert of Twisted Hallucinations.

[Illeya Vsevolodovna uses her power.]

The temperature on the battlefield suddenly plummeted.

Not only did the monsters’ movements slow down, but the hallucinatory smoke was also dispersing at a slower rate.

‘They’re wasting time for nothing.’

The Expert of Twisted Hallucinations watched the battle intently. He had fought several constellation battles, and his enemies had tried every trick in the book to deal with the smoke—freezing it, purifying the air, blowing it away with the wind...

But ultimately, no matter what the constellations’ powers were, it was difficult for them to beat the Expert of Twisted Hallucinations within the rules of the battle.

The hallucinatory smoke was spreading overwhelmingly faster than it could be purified or eliminated.

‘What are you going to do now? Stopping my power for a while won’t change anything.’

[The ‘Rider of Thirst and Famine’ taunts the ‘Observer Who Returned From a Cold Place.’]

[The ‘Beast of Swords and Spears’ mocks the ‘Undefeated Incarnation of Training.’]

Convinced that they had already won, the evil god constellations proceeded to mock the good god constellations.

Of course, there was no answer from the good god constellations, which caused the evil god constellations to grumble in disdain.

[The ‘Beast of Swords and Spears’ says that you are a bunch of losers who are too afraid to speak.]

[The ‘Warrior Stained with Madness and Blood’ shouts to take a closer look!]

Along with the words of the berserker constellation, the balance of the battlefield started to tilt.

Choi Yeonseung, who was on the top lane, was running frantically as though he had gone berserk. At this rate, he could collide head-on with the Tetrahedron of Burning Hallucinations, who was spreading its power from the magic tower.

[The ‘Beast of Swords and Spears’ says this human’s judgment is clouded by the hallucinations.]

[The fight is already over...]

However, before Beast of Swords and Spears got to finish its sentence, Choi Yeonseung had already arrived in front of the Tetrahedron of Burning Hallucinations.

The Tetrahedron of Burning Hallucinations hadn’t predicted that Choi Yeonseung would attack so boldly, so it tried backing away in embarrassment instead of scattering its power.

BAM!

However, the tetrahedron collapsed with a loud roar. Then, Choi Yeonseung closed the gap while avoiding the incoming attacks from the magic tower and secured the kill.

The atmosphere among the evil god constellations cooled down at this sight. What had just happened...?

[The ‘Warrior Stained with Madness and Blood’ cheers!]