The Constellation Returned From Hell

Chapter 377

I don’t understand. Is there anything to negotiate? responded Choi Yeonseung, confused.

The Greedy Owner of the Treasure House was furious because he considered Choi Yeonseung’s response to be very insolent.

[The ‘Greedy Owner of the Treasure House’ tells you not to change the subject and to be honest.]

‘???’

Choi Yeonseung genuinely didn’t understand what this was about.

-Does anyone know why he’s doing this?

-Could he be one of the constellations who wanted Illingars last time? That’s why the evil god constellations are targeting you.

[The ‘Goddess of Balance Who Walks Ahead’ also agrees. Considering all things, it’s likely that the negotiations are about Illingars.]

‘I see. So this is about Illingars, huh.’

Choi Yeonseung nodded. If this was the case, he was sure...

[The ‘Greedy Owner of the Treasure House’ says he knows that you attacked Peleza because of him!]

“?”

-?

[?]

Everyone was speechless. Was... Was Peleza under the Greedy Owner of the Treasure House?

[...The ‘Goddess of Balance Who Walks Ahead’ makes a hasty excuse by saying that sometimes her predictions turn out to be wrong.]

-No, Goddess, it’s okay. Everyone was wrong about this.

[The ‘Cat of Lava and Magma’ says it wasn’t wrong about this.]

[The ‘Manipulator of Dreams and Desires’ says she didn’t get it wrong either...]

-Everyone, shut up.

[The ‘Cat of Lava and Magma’ complains that you only give special treatment to the goddess of balance.]

[The ‘Manipulator of Dreams and Desires’ says that before...]

Choi Yeonseung interrupted their conversation and got them to focus on the opponent again.

That’s right. I told my household members to attack Peleza.

-Oh, you lied with no hesitation...

The goddess of sloth was impressed by Choi Yeonseung’s confident lie. He was for sure the best liar among the constellations.

[The ‘Greedy Owner of the Treasure House’ says that he knew it.]

The treasure constellation was convinced that this was the case. Like any other constellation, he was arrogant, so he couldn’t believe that a mere mortal could defeat him without help from other constellations.

[The ‘Greedy Owner of the Treasure House’ says that he is admitting defeat this time. He suggests a negotiation.]

‘This is rather unusual for an evil god constellation.’

Of course, all evil god constellations were different in terms of personality, but arrogance was something they all had in common. Even on the verge of death, they would maintain their pride until they disappeared.

Constellations were rulers, and if they also had evil tendencies, they would be even more violent and conceited. However, the treasure constellation was a bit...

-Shabby? Stingy? Naive?

[Cowardly? Slovenly?]

-I think all of these work.

Choi Yeonseung agreed with all the opinions of the other constellations.

The treasure constellation seemed to have many flaws. Other constellations would’ve threatened him in this situation...

‘But when it comes to power of existence, he’s ranked 19th among the constellations on Earth. Isn’t he stronger than me in that regard?’

It had taken a lot of effort and cunningness for Choi Yeonseung to become an advanced constellation and make it to the top twenty. All the constellations in the top twenty had advanced powers, and they were all formidable just by looking at their power of existence alone.

That was why Choi Yeonseung couldn’t believe that the treasure constellation was acting like this... Besides his power, the treasure constellation was also one of the most eminent constellations on Earth. He had caused countless economic crises and other sorts of incidents.

Seeing all those incidents on the news, Choi Yeonseung had been under the impression that the treasure constellation was incredibly strong and evil, but...

-Successor, you focus a lot on combat, but don’t forget that not all constellations are fighters.

From the perspective of the goddess of sloth, the treasure constellation was more of a dove, a moderate.

In the case of the Warrior Stained with Madness and Blood, he was a ferocious hawk that actively engaged in fierce fights. Meanwhile, the treasure constellation was a dove that avoided fights and focused on gradually increasing its wealth little by little.

-Maybe that’s why he seems so clumsy.

-I don’t think he’s unskilled, but... In any case, thank you.

Choi Yeonseung accepted the advice of the goddess of sloth and spoke to the treasure constellation again.

What do you mean by negotiation? What do you want to negotiate?

[The ‘Greedy Owner of the Treasure House’ asks if you want Raiden or Klein’s shares.]

[He says he will hand over those shares.]

...I don’t need that.

No matter how unknowledgeable Choi Yeonseung was in terms of business, he could tell what the treasure constellation was planning. If Peleza really was his company, that meant he was in a rough situation.

Even though they were buried in scandals and problems, Peleza were actively and aggressively buying high-cost shares in other companies and even tried an M&A.

This would be fine if it worked, but if they decided to call it a draw, they would essentially fail. The treasure constellation would be left with nothing but a bunch of shares that put him in depth and the overall terrible financial situation of the company.

Choi Yeonseung couldn’t tell how much the treasure constellation owed, but he had to be struggling if he was negotiating like this.

[The ‘Greedy Owner of the Treasure House’ asks if you don’t want it!]

[He says that if the ‘Undefeated Incarnation of Training’ combines those shares with the ones he already owns, he can swallow up valuable companies such as Raiden and Klein!]

‘Wow, he really does suck at this.’

Choi Yeonseung found it absurd. Of course, he wasn’t really in a position to judge or criticize the treasure constellation, given that he was a constellation disguised as a human. However, what the treasure constellation was trying to pull off was quite simply pitiful.

He was somehow trying to trick Choi Yeonseung into buying expensive shares in order to minimize his losses... It was understandable to call him unskilled.

I’m sorry, treasure constellation. The shares I have now are enough to secure the management rights. Even if I don’t buy your shares, I can do whatever I want with the company.

The treasure constellation was shocked. He had made this proposal because he had thought that the Undefeated Incarnation of Training didn’t know much about Earth, but his plan had been thwarted from the very beginning.

However, his opponent was surprisingly knowledgeable about the situation on Earth.

The treasure constellation thought to himself, ‘It doesn’t make sense!’ He couldn’t believe that there was a constellation who knew more about Earth than him. He had been under the impression that the incarnation constellation only cared about fights, like the Warrior Stained with Madness and Blood.

How could this be?

[The ‘Greedy Owner of the Treasure House’ sincerely apologizes.]

[He thought you wouldn’t be interested in such trivial things, just like the Warrior Stained with Madness and Blood.]

“...Alright, this bastard is crossing the line.”

Choi Yeonseung was furious. The treasure constellation’s apology was insincere, and who was he comparing him to?!

-Try to calm down. It doesn’t seem like he has malicious intent.

-If he had, we would be having a constellation battle right about now.

Choi Yeonseung calmed down and said, “You have to research your adversaries if you want to rule Earth. It’s foolish to just assume things about other constellations.

[The ‘Greedy Owner of the Treasure House’ strongly agrees!]

[He says it is hard to believe that so many constellations only care about Earth for its souls and nothing else.]

There are many ignorant constellations out there, and there always will be. Wise individuals are always lonely.

[The ‘Greedy Owner of the Treasure House’ nods affirmatively!]

[The ‘Goddess of Balance Who Walks Ahead’ says that the opponent is kind of unpleasant.]

[The ‘Manipulator of Dreams and Desires’ commends you for being incredibly sharp]

The treasure constellation felt that he could communicate better with Choi Yeonseung than with other evil god constellations. It was amazing!

‘If only the incarnation constellation were an evil god constellation...’ the treasure constellation lamented.

[The ‘Greedy Owner of the Treasure House’ asks you to buy Raiden and Klein’s shares at the original price.]

[If there is something you want, he will listen carefully.]

Realizing that he couldn’t deceive his opponent, the treasure constellation made a fair proposal. The stocks of Raiden and Klein had risen in price quite a lot, but given his situation, it was unreasonable for the treasure constellation to ask Choi Yeonseung to buy them at the current price.

Choi Yeonseung could just wait for Peleza to go bankrupt and then buy them for a lot cheaper. Thus, in order to avoid bankruptcy, the treasure constellation had to cut his losses and sell the stocks at their original price.

‘I didn’t expect him to make a fair proposal.’

Of course, it was a bit embarrassing from Choi Yeonseung’s perspective. It was very unusual for a constellation to surrender so quickly.

-Are gold coins okay?

-Gold coins? Ah... Earth uses paper money, which are called bills, not gold coins...

Of course, this transaction didn’t entail bills, but it was still money.

Choi Yeonseung confirmed to the goddess of sloth that this transaction was beneficial. Indeed, he could buy those shares if the treasure constellation sold them at their original price. This was enough for him.

No he wondered... What should he ask from the treasure constellation?

-Why don’t I ask for one of his treasures?

-You can do that, but I don’t think it will be useful right now. His treasures cater to vanity, so they wouldn’t be of much use to you, Successor.

[The ‘Goddess of Balance Who Walks Ahead’ agrees. She says that there will be more luxurious items than useful weapons.]

It wouldn’t be very useful for Choi Yeonseung to have something like the heart of the tyrant who had once burnt down a famous kingdom of the Abyss. He would probably just throw it somewhere in a corner and forget about it.

-Why don’t you just ask him to betray the others? He’s well-known among the evil god constellations, so I think it would be useful for us if he betrayed them.

-You think he’s going to stab a bunch of constellations in the back just because he lost some money? I think a treasure is the safest option here.

-Umm, fair point.

The goddess of sloth nodded. Choi Yeonseung was clearly right about this one.

Greedy Owner of the Treasure House. I give you two choices. Will you become my pawn and betray the other evil god constellations or will you give up a treasure that reflects the value of the shares? The choice is yours.

Choi Yeonseung made a clever offer. If he first asked for something unreasonable, it would be more likely that his opponent would accept the other condition, which was what Choi Yeonseung was going for.

He could receive a better treasure this way.

[The ‘Greedy Owner of the Treasure House’ makes a vow!]

[He will become the pawn of the ‘Undefeated Incarnation of Training’ and betray other evil constellations according to the value of the shares!]

“...”

-...

[...]

Choi Yeonseung was left speechless. What was wrong with this guy...?

***

[New people are coming to your kingdom!]

[Illingars, the wise tiger, leads the great forest into the kingdom.]

“???”

“W-wait. What if the monsters kill all the orcs?”

Hwang Gyeongryong was astonished by the seemingly endless maze-like forest, with trees towering to the skies, that suddenly appeared at the outskirts of the realm. He could see the magic power of the Abyss flowing through the sky as the forest was getting closer; he wondered how vast the forest would be if he actually entered it.

-No, everyone! All the monsters in the forest are my subordinates. They will never disobey my orders.

“Monsters! Odaigon!”

-...If you would just listen...

Illingars was perplexed by the human trapped in ice and the goblin. He was a newcomer, but they didn’t even hear him out.

Ganonvial, the lich, and the Pagoda Bearing God, the peculiar golem, spoke to him instead.

“I know you have come to serve your new master. Please reveal what type of being you are and how you can serve our master.”

“In addition, promise not to eat the orcs!”

-...We won’t eat them.

Illingars was baffled by the reactions of the household members of the incarnation constellation. Why did they instantly assume that he was a violent monster?

‘It can’t be helped.’

Regardless of what kind of creature they were, it was difficult for all newcomers to adapt at first. Illingars had chosen this himself, so he would put up with it.

‘No matter the kind of humiliations and trials I have to face, I won’t be shaken.’

But thirty minutes later...

“I’m sorry, Illingars! I didn’t think your arrival here would be so harsh and sad... I feel awful as a human!”

“The goblins would’ve never done that! It’s the humans who are bad!”

-......

Illingars was now bewildered in a different way.