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Chapter 503
Chapter 503
[The ‘Crown of the Arrogant’ amplifies all your abilities.]
‘That’s a great power!’
Choi Yeonseung was genuinely impressed. The power of the Noble Crown Collector was greater than expected.
‘I have to make sure I don’t forget it and implement it as a martial art.’
Bang!
The King of Brambles roared and shook. He was hit with the same Origin of the Celestial Fist as before, but its power was on a different level.
With various constellation powers coursing through Choi Yeonseung, his Origin of the Celestial Fist left a hole in the gigantic King of Brambles and shook him to his core.
It was as though each of his attacks distorted the atmosphere.
The Noble Crown Collector couldn’t help closing his eyes, and at the same time, the King of Brambles fell.
***
[The ‘Monk Pursuing Glory’ expresses his gratitude.]
[...]
The monk constellation and the other mortals who had participated in the fight at the Temple of Glory expressed their gratitude to Choi Yeonseung.
[The ‘Chef of Endless Gluttony’ says that things had occurred a bit differently from his expectations, but everything ended well regardless.]
“...”
Choi Yeonseung looked at the chef constellation with a dumbfounded expression. Indeed, it had worked out well, but hadn’t things deviated too much from the chef constellation’s original plan?
The household members of the Explorer of the Stars, who had been hiding in the Temple of Glory and trying to corrupt other mortals, hadn’t actually schemed that much. Instead, they had mostly focused on their own trials.
Meanwhile, the unexpected household members of the Noble Crown Collector had plotted to destroy the Temple of Glory instead of corrupting mortals...
[The ‘Goddess of Balance Who Walks Ahead’ criticizes the other constellation for being unexpectedly sloppy.]
[The ‘Chef of Endless Gluttony’ says he might not meet the standards of a goddess who can predict the future, but he did his best.]
“?”
-?
Choi Yeonseung and the goddess of sloth were confused.
What...?
‘This is a truly rare sight.’
It was very unexpected for the goddess of balance to accuse someone of being sloppy...
-The Chef of Endless Gluttony seems to have no idea of what type of constellation the goddess of balance is
-Uh, maybe I should just keep it a secret.
Some facts were best left buried.
From a distance, the goddess of balance seemed like a fairly charismatic and mysterious constellation...
-Eh... I guess?
-Shut up.
***
The Greedy Owner of the Treasure House was being diligent.
There was the Undefeated Incarnation of Training, who had recently grown stronger, and the Chef of Endless Gluttony, who held grudges against various evil god constellations. The rumors of their alliance frightened the treasure house constellation...
...Not really.
Surprisingly, the treasure house constellation wasn’t interested in those two.
It didn’t matter that the incarnation of training had conducted an Abyss raid and broken through to the next realm or that the chef constellation held grudges...
The only thing that mattered to the treasure house constellation was the profit of the day. He was a crooked constellation that didn’t care about events in the Abyss or what the future held. He was only concerned about his treasures, to which he clung tightly.
That was why the treasure house constellation, although not great at combat, was one of the strongest constellations in the Abyss.
Recruit useful humans!
“Thank you, Master.”
[The ‘Greedy Owner of the Treasure House’ asks what you want.]
“Well... If you can invest in me...” Jacob Parker said cautiously.
To someone like Choi Yeonseung, constellations merely seemed like a bunch of hooligans, but to normal people, they were terrifying beings. However, the treasure house constellation was in a very good mood.
[The ‘Greedy Owner of the Treasure House’ opens the door to the warehouse!]
He made a surprisingly generous investment, to the point that the ogres were taken aback!
-Master, isn’t it dangerous? Humans are...
This is what investing is like. For a capable mortal, you have to invest accordingly before they can achieve results.
The treasure house constellation was confident.
At last, he had found a capable household member!
***
“Parker Group is being suspicious? Weren’t they always like that?”
Choi Yeonseung was confused by the report.
Famous companies collected nasty allegations like they were medals.
-I heard they set up a factory in China where they force their employees to work twenty-five hours a day.
-There’s a rumor that they disregard toxic substances within production...
Because of such allegations, Parker Group took a massive hit, along with other similarly shady companies, after the new president was elected.
The frustrated executives, convinced that they had been wronged, urged people to investigate Dragon Industry as well, hoping to drown the company like sea ghosts, but...
‘I run an undead factory, so I’m untouchable.’
Nobody managed to damage Dragon Industry, which took advantage of the worldwide chaos to run the undead factory in Choi Yeonseung’s realm.
“It’s not the group that’s suspicious. It’s Jacob Parker in particular.”
As the oldest son of the Parker family, Jacob Parker held many positions and possessed remarkable power. However, his business failures from recent years had restrained him.
Suddenly, Jacob Parker received money from an unknown source and was traveling back and forth between the Abyss and Earth to prepare for a new business.
“Didn’t his father give it to him? The property must not be ordinary.”
“It’s possible, but there's a suspicious report...”
“What?”
“There is a rumor that he has signed a contract with a constellation. Jacob Parker was drunk at a party and said something like that. He said something about a constellation of infinite treasures...?”
“!”
There weren’t many constellations who signed contracts with ordinary people. Constellations liked humans who were capable. However, the Greedy Owner of the Treasure House was different. Given his nature, it wouldn’t be strange at all if he signed a contract with a normal person.
[The ‘Chef of Endless Gluttony’ is shocked and says it is a big deal!]
[He warns that this is a ploy by the ‘Greedy Owner of the Treasure House’ to increase his wealth and increase his power.]
[He predicts that a mighty storm will occur if he recruits a powerful household member.]
‘Certainly, that’s true.’
Choi Yeonseung’s expression was also serious.
The treasure house constellation had to plan something big, otherwise he wouldn’t have recruited someone like Jacob Parker.
As a constellation, Choi Yeonseung’s duties weren’t limited to killing monsters and preventing other constellations from invading Earth. Sometimes, it was more difficult to protect the company and its businesses.
“This is a big problem. If they actually signed a contract... We can’t just rush at them. Should we go on the defensive for the time being?”
“...Um?”
Aine tilted her head. Choi Yeonseung seemed to be overly worried.
“I don’t think it’s that bad though? Jacob Parker isn’t that capable.”
“You don’t need to reassure me.”
“No, really... He really isn’t that great...”