Chapter 103
Chapter 103
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Translator: uly
Chapter: 103
Chapter Title: Divine Bloodline
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Epien flinched and glanced nervously between me and Ophen.
Of course, I had no idea what kind of look was passing between them.
In any case, after much deliberation, I'd prepared a request I believed left no room for doubt, and Ophen granted permission without much objection, though he looked puzzled.
“……Rest a bit before we move.”
Seizing the moment as the mood lightened with his approval, I pressed in.
“You're all pretty strong from that little spar we had, so I'm curious—why haven't you wiped out all the monsters in the forest?”
Acknowledge their strength while projecting confidence on our side.
Ophen crossed his arms and shot me a cold glare with his blue eyes, but it was definitely softer than before.
“Cocky, aren't you.”
Ophen snorted, and Epien jumped in right away to explain to me.
“I'm still too young to use my power. And besides, not just anyone can wield a god's power.”
A god's power?
Unsure what she meant, I widened my eyes slightly, and Epien murmured softly.
“Only us siblings have that bloodline.”
Ophen furrowed his brow.
“Don't spout nonsense.”
“B-but they said they're gods too. And you saw Kaisha-nim use her power yourself.”
Ophen, who had been glaring at Epien, now turned a sharp gaze on me.
I was so shocked that Ophen's glare didn't bother me in the slightest.
A god's power?
That sounded incredibly intriguing.
It seemed this world already had a concept of 'gods.' And was this divine bloodline connected to something like 'brainpower'?
I chose my words carefully.
“So only you guys can use 'that power'?”
Realizing I'd grasped something they hadn't intended to reveal, Ophen flinched and shot Epien a murderous look.
“You just leaked our strength because of you, you idiot!”
I stepped in immediately.
“Calm down, Ophen. I swear, we have zero intention of fighting you. And us gods should get along—”
“!”
The instant I grabbed his hand, Ophen jolted in shock and vanished.
What the hell.
“?”
It was baffling.
Where had Ophen gone all of a sudden?
I stared blankly at my empty hand, then lifted my head to look up at the trees.
“Ahahaha!”
Epien suddenly burst into laughter.
I stood there dumbfounded, clueless as to why, while her clear laughter drew quick glances from the civilians and guild members.
Epien's sister, Phelia, hurried over with a surprised look.
“What happened?”
Epien laughed as she replied.
“You should've seen it, Phelia! I've never seen Ophen freak out that bad!”
“……R-really?”
“Kaisha-nim must not be scared of Ophen at all.”
Of course not.
His temper was shockingly foul, but I'd dealt with plenty like him back in Midgard for way too long.
Datra, or Datra, whatever.
“Hmm…….”
That said, had I grabbed his hand too abruptly?
I'd only meant to calm him down quickly since he looked ready to smack Epien.
Feeling a bit awkward, I said.
“Sorry if I startled him. Tell him that for me.”
As I turned, Abyss—the male character—suddenly appeared out of nowhere, gently cradling my hand and pouring bottled water over it.
Splash.
Helcannon and everyone else watching had their eyes pop wide.
Kali asked.
“……Abyss-nim, what are you doing?”
“Disinfecting from germs.”
He answered flatly, meticulously washing my hand before flipping the middle finger toward somewhere off in the distance.
“Our Kaisha-nim already has seven wives, nineteen husbands, and over ten bunny-like kids, so don't even think about falling for her, you rude blue-eyed punk.”
“?!”
The guild members who'd been watching seriously burst out laughing, while Epien and Phelia stared at me in shock.
Hold on.
What about my human rights?
For some reason, Abyss—who'd boldly painted me as a promiscuous playboy—wrapped an arm around my shoulder and led me back to camp.
The guild's rolling laughter echoed loudly.
“…….”
I'd believed that insane family tree would never become reality.
It was a shock.
* * *
The Babel Tower chat lit up.
[Nickname 'Kaisha Fan Club President' offers advice before sponsorship begins.]
['Kaisha Fan Club President' stresses that we are on a different level from those low-class constellations who toy with humans using fear.]
[Their world has religions that rule humans through fear, so we recommend keeping your distance and watching from afar.]
Soon, an elegant, dignified voice echoed through the chat.
【We are aware of the excessive interference and tyranny by gods in their world, both past and future. We will take care not to make them overly conscious of us.】
Stars from a vastly distant world responded, shining brightly.
* * *
Hyunwoo, watching the Babel Tower live stream, hardened his expression as the constellation chat activated.
A brief rest before heading out to hunt monsters.
Hyunwoo slipped away with Mura, earning suspicious glances from a few civilians, but no one followed.
Mura asked Hyunwoo.
“Why?”
“Looks like the constellations' sponsorship is kicking off for real.”
Both their faces turned serious.
Until now, Hyunwoo and Korea's third faction had asked constellations supporting the Korean team to hold back temporarily.
Earth's culture had heavily distorted the god-human relationship.
But now was the time for third-faction supporters to step up and aid the hunters.
“We'll have to get used to it eventually.”
Soon, incarnated constellations would appear in reality too, in various ways.
Mura said.
“The 'error code' was probably incarnated constellations entering the tower.”
“They wouldn't just wait outside patiently. Kaisha-nim came out fine after clashing with one, so the opponent either lost or tied.”
Either way, any incarnated constellation that fought Kaisha would be seething with humiliated pride at being pushed by a mere human—gnashing their teeth over it forever.
Beings who looked down on and lorded over humans.
That was the stereotypical image of 'gods' on Earth, and the common personality among local 'constellations.'
But the third faction's distant supporters came from cultures utterly unlike Earth's galaxy, so their temperaments differed.
They were relatively mild and pure compared to Earth's famous constellations.
In exchange, lacking Earth feats meant they struggled to wield great influence or authority here.
Powerful constellations were usually deeply entangled with Earth.
Thus, if hunters desperately craved power, resisting the temptations of black-and-white 'evil' and 'good' constellations would be tough.
When constellations fully emerged on Earth, hunters would face the test.
But while third-faction supporters held back, Kaisha and Korea's hunters had safely built wariness toward 'constellations.'
Voice chat activated.
[“Kali, Maya. And Hyunwoo-nim.”]
Hyunwoo closed the Babel Tower window and replied to Kaisha's voice.
“Yes, Kaisha-nim.”
Kaisha had just endured a brief embarrassment from Abyss's family-tree bombshell.
[“I just got some info on this world from Epien, so I'll brief you all now.”]
Abyss's unintended reveal of Kaisha's 'promiscuous' relationships had paradoxically convinced Epien that these strangers truly came from 'another world.'
Thanks to steadily built rapport, Kaisha had acquired key intel.
[“First off, a dictator called 'Lenox'—called a god here—rules the central city in the forest. The locals are escapees from the central military's labs.”]
[“What?”]
[“Whoa, plot twist.”]
Hyunwoo's eyes widened.
As Babel Tower's Korean admin, he knew the new channel's 'rules' in advance, but nothing more specific.
Hyunwoo-nim muttered.
“No wonder they're guarding their lives like that…….”
[“Epien and her two siblings carry leaked 'god' bloodline. The central military releases monsters to control the forest folk and holds periodic massacres.”]
[“Hah. Humans gonna human. Even after collapse, no lessons learned.”]
[“World-building's dark. Scary.”]
Kali and Maya sighed at Kaisha's explanation.
Kaisha continued.
[“This world already having 'gods' works hugely in our favor. We might be able to win over all the forest civilians.”]
[“Faith-targeting's the answer, huh.”]
[“Kinda wild though. Thought a collapsed tech world wouldn't have religion.”]
[“Not that surprising. Even our world uses religion as a control tool. In a ruined one, gathering faith is like eating cold porridge.”]
Hyunwoo smiled quietly at Kaisha's cynical view of religion.
As expected of Kaisha-nim.
Historically, the intent behind humans wielding 'religion' was always predictable.
So constant vigilance was key.
Even as constellations appeared, never lower your guard.
The surest prevention: Become a 'god' yourself, experience it all, foresee their schemes, and never get played.
Kaisha excelled as such a guild master against religious ploys.
[“That central dictator's probably no real god—just a human pretending. Let's secure faith fast and push for the center.”]
[“Got it.”]
[“Prep as usual.”]
Hyunwoo replied too.
“I'll start prepping right away.”
* * *
[Kaisha: 1. (photo)]
[Kaisha: 2. (photo)]
[Kaisha: 3. (photo)]
[Kaisha: Pick which of these three catches the eye most and looks coolest]
[Gilgamesh: lmao]
[Gilgamesh: hilariousㅋㅋㅋ what fashion show you putting on there?]
[Kaisha: something like that]
[Kaisha: gotta build rapport fast with civilians]
[Kaisha: so which one?]
[Datra: 3]
[Datra: 1's fine too]
[Gilgamesh: 2 looks most hip]
[Datra: 3]
[Gilgamesh: nah 2 ㅗ]
[Datra: this fucker]
[Gilgamesh: don't listen to datraㅋ i know fashion better honestly]
[Kaisha: convincing but]
[Kaisha: civilian leader's personality is exactly like datra's so picking 3 for now]
[Gilgamesh: what?]
[Gilgamesh: argh!!!! just imagining it boils my blood;; fuck;;;]
[Gilgamesh: gonna suck]
[Gilgamesh: hang in there]
[Gilgamesh: you'll wanna kill him every breath but hope you endure]
[Datra: .....]