Chapter 492: Chapter 492

Tangol, the elven hero, was horrified by the unbelievable rumors.

The first floor of the huge cruise ship of the Chef of Endless Gluttony, which traveled through the seas of the Abyss, was being taken over by a group of humans!

“Humans have been on the rise in the Abyss lately...”

“Have you heard the rumors? The White Columbine Tree elves have brought what they called staple food from humans, and then suddenly the price went down. Humans aren’t your average crooks.”

“I heard the numbers are terrifying.”

“What nonsense! They’re primitive creatures who can’t even use magic properly!”

Tangol was angered by his colleagues’ remarks.

Much like angels, the elves of the Abyss were quite arrogant and proud, and many of them disregarded or looked down on other races.

Tangol was also just like that, and the increasing activity of humans, who were newcomers in the Abyss, irked him terribly. n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

“I’ll go down to the first floor and push them out. Who the hell do they think they are, those brazen bastards!”

“If you start a fight, the household members of the Chef of Endless Gluttony will come forward and banish you...”

“See if I care! If humans can ignore the rules, so can I! If anything, you hold back those household members while I kill those humans.”

Tangol was confident. Many worrying rumors about humans had been circulating lately, but at the end of the day, weren’t humans a lowly race that couldn’t even use magic properly?

Even though they were acting arrogantly, those humans wouldn’t stand a chance against the powerful elves on this ship!

“Let’s go!”

Tangol took his elven companions to the first floor.

...But the atmosphere there was not what he had expected.

To his surprise, the human hunters were checking all the Abyssal creatures one by one, writing things on their clipboards.

“So you’re from the Kalvar tribe? And where is your tribe exactly...?”

“No, not Kalvar... It’s the Kaldar tribe. It’s located near the Madwind Mountains...”

“Get lost! What are you doing?” Tangol bellowed as he shoved the hunters.

The hunters were taken aback by the elf’s behavior.

“Are you using violence on the ship?”

“And what if I am? Who are you humans to criticize others?! At least I’m not treating others like slaves! What are you doing?”

“We’re not treating anyone like slaves. We’re just making a list and keeping records so that there won’t be any misunderstandings or confusion between us...”

“Shut up!”

The moment Tangol went on a rampage, the hunters immediately called for Choi Yeonseung.

-We have a situation in Lounge 17. I repeat, we have a situation in Lounge 17. The elves are going on a rampage.

-I understand. I’ll come over right away.

However, there was no need for Choi Yeonseung.

[The power of the ‘Chef of Endless Gluttony’ is activated.]

[You will be expelled from the ship!]

Tangol was expelled from the ship before he managed to knock anyone out, and his elf companions looked around in confusion. The household member of the Chef of Endless Gluttony hadn’t even come to warn them?!

The elves were livid, and they confronted the constellation.

“Chef of Endless Gluttony! Isn’t this too much? How can you show such blatant favoritism toward the humans?!

“Be careful what you say. Words that insult our master shall not be forgiven.”

“I’ve heard rumors that the humans are being favored by the Chef of Endless Gluttony. Isn’t that true?”

The hunters snorted like it was ridiculous when they heard the arguments of the elves.

“What nonsense!”

“Isn’t there a weird rumor spreading around the Abyss?”

“Does it make sense to earn a constellation’s favor just by offering food? If it were that easy, we never would’ve suffered in the first place.”

***

[The ‘Noble Crown Collector’ warns you to beware of humans.]

[The ‘Expert of Twisted Hallucinations’ warns you to beware of humans.]

[The ‘Rider of Thirst and Famine’...]

[...]

[...]

Rumors hadn’t spread much on Earth, but they were already circulating among the evil god constellations.

The household member of the Undefeated Incarnation of Training was attempting to conquer the Third Abyssal Realm with the household members of other constellations!

Evidently, evil god constellations didn’t want humans to become stronger and wiser, as that would mean they would be less fearful of constellations.

The humans had gained quite a lot of momentum by electing an S-grade hunter, whatever that meant. If they defeated the evil god constellations and succeeded in this Abyss raid...

The evil god constellations would certainly lose even more power.

Knowing this, the evil god constellations eagerly warned the Chef of Endless Gluttony.

-I know because I’ve done it before! I’ve been through this! This isn’t how you do it!

Of course, as an evil god constellation, the Chef of Endless Gluttony didn’t listen to the advice of others.

Those who had warned him were on the verge of bursting, but they couldn’t do anything. After all, they had also ignored the advice of others.

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

[He laughs at you weaklings for wasting time worrying about useless things!]

...

...

In the midst of this, the berserker constellation burst into laughter, not understanding the situation. Naturally, the other evil god constellations were angry with his behavior. They knew that fools tended to be happier than those who kept thinking and worrying about this and that, but still couldn’t help feeling upset.

The other evil god constellations were seriously considering the future of Earth and the future of the evil god constellations, but the berserker constellation had a “it is what it is” attitude...

What annoyed the other evil god constellations even more was that the berserker constellation looked down on them as though they were pitiful.

-Master, you can’t trust the other constellations, but it doesn’t hurt to be vigilant. Word has it that humans are acting strangely...

I heard. You don’t have to worry.

The chef constellation dismissively waved his hand at his household member. He was well aware of what was happening on his ship.

The human hunters were playing dirty by ignoring the penalty for using force and investigating everyone aboard!

The chef constellation hadn’t thought about that method. He hadn’t expected the humans to try to seize control of the ship so cunningly.

‘But they won’t succeed just by that alone.”

The chef constellation didn’t feel the need to intervene directly and stop the humans.

Above all, there was a hidden contract behind this Abyss raid.

-Help me, Chef of Endless Gluttony. If you do, I will avenge you!

-The next realm of the Abyss is mine. Conquer that territory! If you do, I will acknowledge your strength.

The chef constellation harbored a deep grudge against the Master of Slowness and Silence, who was considered to be one of the most powerful constellations.

Most of the evil god constellations didn’t have strong feelings about the Master of Slowness and Silence, given that he simply stayed in his realm, but the chef constellation knew that the Master of Slowness and Silence was the most dangerous constellation out there.

Given that he was a recluse, nobody knew what he was up to!

In fact, the chef constellation had been ambushed by that bastard and lost all his strength and memories as a result. Because of that, he had been forced to aimlessly wander around the Abyss.

Choi Yeonseung had vowed to help the chef constellation fulfill his revenge, so he was the most important human out there.

Of course, Choi Yeonseung was a mere mortal, but throughout the long history of the Abyss, mortals had managed to achieve things that surpassed the constellation’s expectations.

Rather, you have to be careful that the other evil god constellations don’t play tricks. It isn’t known how many of their household members are hiding.

-Yes. I understand.

Besides, the household members of the other evil god constellations were more suspicious than Choi Yeonseung. Those constellations had most likely sent their household members to the ship with the objective of conquering the Third Realm for themselves.

Those were the kind of constellations that worried for someone on the surface while acting for their own benefit behind the scenes!

-Choi Yeonseung! We caught this bastard wandering around! His name isn’t on the list!

-I will throw him into the sea. Get out of the way.

...It was understandable why Choi Yeonseung and his peers were trying to control that floor, but weren’t they getting too caught up in it?

***

“There is no one who looks suspicious?” asked Choi Yeonseung.

“No, there isn’t... I’m sorry,” said Adaquaniel dejectedly.

“Huh? Why are you apologizing?”

“Well, you did all of this...”

“It’s my fault that I didn’t get more information.”

The Manipulator of Dreams and Desires finally realized why Illaphael and the Goddess of Balance Who Walks Ahead were annoyed by these two.

They really were infuriating!

Choi Yeonseung and Adaquaniel were like lovers from a bygone era, affectionately saying to each other, “No, I was wrong! You were amazing!”

-But the Manipulator of Dreams and Desires, we need more information in order to make an accurate guess.

However, Choi Yeonseung also had a good reason for it.

Future Sight didn’t create something from nothing. The more relevant information the caster had, the more accurate Future Sight would be.

Even though it seemed a bit silly, stopping all the Abyssal creatures roaming on this floor and investigating them was actually quite effective.

But even so, they couldn’t find everything just with that strategy.

‘We need to go upstairs.’

The captain of the ship was obviously hiding among the Abyssal races on the upper floors.

Choi Yeonseung called together the other household members. They wouldn’t be able to use the same strategy on the other floors, since humans were only allowed on the first floor.

“You guys need to go up. Help Adaquaniel with her foresight. She might get ambushed, so make sure to protect her. Ah, right... Her wings might hit the walls of the corridor when she walks around, so please be careful with that as well.”

“...”

“...”

The household members looked at Choi Yeonseung with dumbfounded expressions.

Barbagi, the gray elf, whispered in disbelief, “Was he always like that?”

When he was fighting, Choi Yeonseung seemed to be a pretty cold-hearted, icy kind of person...?

“Un-understood. We’ll take care of it.”

“Don’t worry.”

Still, they had fought side by side, so all the household members nodded to Choi Yeonseung. Even though he was acting strangely toward that angel, they would respect them both!

“Step aside. We’ll go up to the second floor.”

With that, all the household members went up one by one while Choi Yeonseung looked around. Even though he had sent everyone ahead, he didn’t intend to just stay still.

‘Should I go out of the ship and take a detour?’

“Aren’t you going up?”

“?”

Choi Yeonseung was puzzled when the household member of the Chef of Endless Gluttony spoke to him.

“Can I go up?”

“Yes, you can.”

“...?”

Choi Yeonseung was confused, but he went up to the second floor regardless.

Unlike the first floor, where everything seemed to be in unity, the second floor had a bunch of areas that didn’t fit together visually.

At first glance, Choi Yeonseung could tell that those areas were organized according to the race. The elves had a green area, whereas the dwarves had a drab steel area...

‘Whatever. That’s not the point.’

Choi Yeonseung was more concerned with why he was allowed to be here in the first place. Weren’t humans prohibited from going to the second and third floor?

“Can I go to the third floor?”

“Certainly.”

Just like that, Choi Yeonseung headed to the third floor.

There were far fewer races here than on the previous floor. And even though he had wandered in the Abyss for a very long time, Choi Yeonseung came across a few Abyssal races he had never seen before.

The giants were dozing off, and they were startled when they saw Choi Yeonseung.

“Hu-human...? Why is a human here?”

‘What? Has the rule of the realm been broken?’

-Ah...

-Huh?

-Well... You’re not exactly human, Successor...

-...

Of course, he was a constellation, not a human!

Choi Yeonseung belatedly understood what was going on and was flustered. It was only natural to react that way, given that his real identity, which he had hitherto kept hidden very well, had just been revealed on a cruise ship, out of all places...

-You don’t have to worry.

-What do you mean?

-Everyone would think that the power of your constellation has transformed you into a unique race. Who would think that you’re a constellation?

-...I see.

Choi Yeonseung was reassured.