The Second Coming Cult
Honestly, when I first received countless messages from the constellations, my heart was fluttering with excitement.
**New message arrived!**
**New message arrived!**
**New message arrived!**
**New message arrived!**
**New message arrived!**
But the real problem was that the messages kept arriving nonstop right in front of my eyes.
They were long, but with such an overwhelming number of them, I couldn't possibly check the content.
“I’ll block them all!”
Thanks to that, before my head overheated, I frantically blocked every incoming message. Only then did I finally take a breath and lie back on the bed again.
**Name: ■■■■■■**
**Age: ???**
**Job: Queen of the Magic Beasts**
**Description: The commander and mother of the magic beasts that invaded Earth. Possesses absolute enmity toward humanity.**
Right after that, all the messages that had completely filled my vision vanished in an instant, leaving only the status window information for the Queen of the Magic Beasts that I had just confirmed moments earlier.
**Detailed description: Originally classified as a special-grade magic beast, due to possessing highly unconventional power, it is called a lower-grade magic beast queen.**
But for some reason, the explanation about her now felt a little more detailed than before. I widened my eyes and started reading the content carefully.
**Currently at odds with other special-grade magic beasts. The fact that she has taken on a human appearance despite being a magic beast may be related to that.**
**While not the fundamental cause of the gate invasion incident, it is highly likely that she knows the essential cause of the birth of special-grade magic beasts.**
‘So I thought I found the cause of the gate invasion incident, but it wasn’t that after all…’
Even until the moment I returned from the void, I had been full of hope that perhaps I could solve the disaster that had befallen humanity.
But after reading the updated explanation, I realized that the queen I had met wasn’t the one who had caused the invasion incident herself. She was just a somewhat peculiar individual among the special-grade magic beasts.
‘Still, I guess I’ll have to keep meeting her.’
However, according to the status window, it seemed highly likely that she knew the essence of the gate incident.
In other words, the more I became close with her, the higher the possibility of reaching the truth, right?
So, although it was still scary, I decided to muster my courage, gain her favor through periodic contact, and probe for information.
**New message arrived.**
Just as I had resolved myself, with my fists clenched tightly.
**The Invincible Hero is requesting a private message!**
**The Blind Saint of the Strange World is requesting a private message!**
**The Ruler of the Hundred Thousand Mountains is requesting a private message!**
**The Arrogant Genius Grand Mage is requesting a private message!**
This time, the messages were a little shorter in length, but they still floated in front of my eyes again with a cute notification sound.
“Hmm…”
My ability seemed to have moderated the quantity somewhat compared to before, but the competition rate was still not something to be taken lightly.
“Hey, Status Window.”
And at that moment, I cautiously asked the status window about one question I had been suspecting for a while.
“By any chance, do these people see me in real time…?”
The reply came back as quickly as possible.
**Yes, that is correct.**
“Why, why?”
The reason the status window explained was as follows.
**The Heavenly Love Star contacts other-dimensional beings who are likely to adore you and borrows power from them.**
So that was the reason my ability had produced power far beyond standard!
Wait, then did that mean the Queen of the Magic Beasts, despite being a special-grade magic beast, had a high possibility of becoming an ally for me?
**As my ability evolves, I can receive direct help from constellations or even summon them to this world for short periods.**
Curious about what hidden story might be behind the Queen of the Magic Beasts, I continued reading the explanation and fell into deeper thought again.
**However, the number of constellations you can talk to per day and the amount of conversation is limited.**
**To efficiently increase the constellations’ favorability, I hope you carefully choose who to talk to and what to say.**
“Hmm…”
It was good that I could now contact the helping constellations within limits, but the system seemed to require selection and focus after all.
Since there was still some time before the day was over, I decided to think it over slowly.
“Then, I’ll go think about it for a bit.”
Having made the decision, I paused the status window for a moment. Rubbing my tired eyes, I opened the door to my room and stepped out into the hunter rest area.
“Unnies, hello!”
Since I was already feeling hungry, I planned to cool my head down a little and have some snacks.
“Oh these guys…”
“You guys are really in your right minds…?”
“Wah, way more insane than I thought…”
But strangely enough, the mood of the unnies who had been in the rest area was incredibly serious.
What? Had something happened to them while I was meeting the Queen of the Magic Beasts?
“Continuing to report on the Second Coming Cult.”
Feeling puzzled, I was scanning my unnies with a bewildered expression when it happened.
“Today at 6 PM, three affiliated members of the Second Coming Cult who were caught in the act of attempting a terrorist attack at the Association headquarters.”
From the TV placed in front of the sofa where the unnies were all huddled together, sudden breaking news began to spill out.
“We, the ones who have unlawfully occupied our assets, we proclaim!”
“Return the assets that the Holy Grace of the Chief has reached to the cult’s embrace!”
“The Association has violated our assets first! Our sins will be absolved by the heavens!”
Eventually the screen changed, and what came into view was the commotion of people in white robes being dragged away.
‘Could it be the story of Wolfgel that I rescued back then?’
Thinking about it, those guys had been carrying out some experiments on the 2nd-grade magic beast Wolfgel in D-Sector.
And Wolfgel, who had been completely tamed by my ability, was now being questioned and investigated by the Association’s protective zone staff.
So, it made sense why the Second Coming Cult guys were so angry.
From their perspective, it was like having a neatly prepared meal they had worked hard for suddenly snatched away by someone else.
“…Hey, wait a second.”
“Why?”
“Y-You, Yeonwoo… is outside.”
Just as I had that thought, while I was diligently analyzing the news flowing from the TV, someone called out.
“Y-Yeonwoo!?”
“Y-You weren’t supposed to be resting in the room…?”
The unnies, who had felt my presence despite not being hunters and turned around, soon turned pale and opened their mouths.
“…”
And soon the hunter rest area was enveloped in a cold silence.
“H-Hey…”
“…”
“H-Have I disturbed you…?”
In the silence, watching everyone’s reactions, I awkwardly smiled and scratched my head.
“Y-Yeonwoo…”
“Eh…”
“H-Hey…”
But for some reason, the hunter unnies staring at me couldn’t stop fidgeting and couldn’t continue speaking.
‘Were they talking about something important?’
Looking at their faces, it seemed like adults had important matters to discuss among themselves.
“T-Then, I’ll go back to my room…”
“…”
“S-Sorry!”
Before the atmosphere became even more awkward, I quickly turned my back and entered the room, closing the door.
‘The Second Coming Cult… it’s become quite common to hear these days.’
Anyway, the Second Coming Cult. To attempt a terrorist attack on the Association!
As someone staying free at the Association, it was an attack on my home.
So, I wanted to help the Association with my ability as much as possible, but…
“Ahaha.”
Lost in thought for a moment, I soon lit up my eyes and snapped my fingers.
“So I should ask for advice at times like this?”
Let me see, among the constellations who requested private messages to me, who would be suitable…
**The Ruler of the Hundred Thousand Mountains is requesting a private message!**
Yeah, just from the name, I was sure this was the leader of a martial arts cult that appeared in wuxia novels.
Of course, it wasn’t exactly a normal cult, but the Second Coming Cult wasn’t either.
Anyway, I figured asking the leader of the cult would be the way to go.
“Ah, hello…!”
Thinking that, I accepted the private message, but the next instant I regretted it.
**Ruler of the Hundred Thousand Mountains**
**Insolent guy…**
**You blocked this lady and…**
**Now you’re contacting me again?!**
**Disgusting…**
It seemed I had made a huge mistake here.
*****
About 10 minutes later.
“Y-Yeonwoo, Seong-ah unnie…”
“Little brat, open the door.”
Do Seong-a and Yoo Chae-rin, who had participated in the Second Coming Cult eradication meeting and returned to the rest area a little late, heard the story from the pale unnies and approached Yeonwoo’s door with worried expressions.
“W-Would it be okay if I came in?”
But since there was no response no matter how many times I called Yeonwoo, in the end Do Seong-a, biting her lip, slowly turned the doorknob.
**Creak…**
And then the door opened, revealing Yeonwoo, who was sitting on the bed, hugging his knees and squatting in a rather pitiful state.
“H-Hey, Yeonwoo…”
“Shh.”
“…?”
But just as Do Seong-a was about to approach that Yeonwoo, Yoo Chae-rin suddenly stopped her.
“Stay still.”
And immediately after, a faint voice began to come from the quietly squatting Yeonwoo on the bed.
“…I’m sorry.”
The next moment, Do Seong-a and Yoo Chae-rin’s faces turned deathly pale.
“I’m sorry, I’m sorry…”
If anyone had heard the muttering that had leaked from Yeonwoo’s mouth while he was bowing his head in a daze, they would have reacted the same.
“Please forgive me, Chief…”
“…”
“I was wrong…”
As Yeonwoo said that, he lowered his head even further and buried his face in his knees.
“…Yeonwoo.”
“…Little brat.”
The two protectors of Yeonwoo, watching that pitiful sight in a daze, soon bowed their heads with a miserable feeling.
“…”
Not only the hunter unnies in the rest area who had missed seeing Yeonwoo behind them when the Second Coming Cult news came out and felt guilty, but also…
**B-Both of us are satisfied now!**
**So stop lifting your head.**
**Won’t people misunderstand…**
And in the meantime, the Ruler of the Hundred Thousand Mountains, who had belatedly realized the situation and urgently sent a chat message to Yeonwoo.
**You have used all the allowed chat counts!**
**You can send messages again in 100 minutes!**
But because of the time limit that had coincidentally been set at that moment, poor Yeonwoo was just repeating his apologies.
**To apologize to the poor Yeonwoo, a reasonable amount of affection points are required…**
Thanks to that, the message that had popped up for the Ruler of the Hundred Thousand Mountains, who had been fidgeting and sweating nervously, was right at that moment.