Chapter 145: Constellation Contract
Translator: RaidenTL
Chapter 145: Constellation Contract
Full-body onahole armor...
"Ahem... In any case, my clone body will be managed by the guild. It won't be used carelessly like you're all imagining. I'll have to think about its exact purpose."
An onahole clone?
The more I thought about it, the more it seemed like a pretty good deal.
Most importantly, it felt like farming that hard-to-get lewd power had just become a whole lot easier.
'Is this really what I needed...?'
My stats could be taken care of by stacking Skill Growth Tickets, and for techniques, I had Irene's spearmanship manual. I hadn't even properly mastered the first form yet, so learning another secret manual seemed a bit inefficient now that I thought about it.
"Alright then... I'll quickly go clear up to the 30th floor!"
- Hurry back~
- Yeah, yeah
- Have a good trip, hehe...
Now that the viewers knew the elixirs would be provided quickly, they had become quite docile and relaxed.
Whoosh...!
I breezed through the 29th floor in just 30 minutes.
As a reward, I was lucky enough to get one Skill Growth Ticket.
And then, the long-awaited 30th floor.
The boss of that floor was...
Whirrrr~ Clank, clank, clank!
A clamor of mechanical noises.
With it, a giant robot came charging.
The bottom half had sturdy caterpillar tracks like a tank, while the upper body was humanoid, with a face, torso, and arms.
[Intruder detected. Eliminating. Eliminating.]
"Um... everyone? You really need to watch the official strategy guide for this one, okay? Don't try to copy me."
- Aaaargh!
- Watch what's in front of you, you bitch
- Look out!
- Fuck, that chainsaw is terrifying
- Whoa, whoa
The robot's tracks spun rapidly as it closed in on me. In place of hands, giant chainsaws whirred on its arms, swinging as if to slice me to pieces at any moment.
WHIRRRRRRR~~!
But as if I'd expected it, I lightly dodged its attack and jumped.
In mid-air, I cast my buffs and strengthened my body.
"Seriously, don't do what I'm doing. You have to watch the guide!!!"
I landed on its shoulder.
KRRRRRACK!!!
As I drove my spear hard into its neck, its head spun off and flew through the air, and its body shut down.
"Now, don't forget to smash the head at the end!"
The mouth on the fallen machine's head opened, revealing a machine gun barrel that took aim at me, but I reached it first and smashed it with my spear.
"See how hard that was? Follow the guide."
- Looks easy as hell...
- It only looks easy because of you, you bitch lol
- She's teaching it backwards
- I'm gonna do it like Do-hee without the guide!
"Hey now, that's a one-way ticket to the grave~ The chainsaw can pierce through high defense, so all you tankers out there, make sure you watch the guide!"
The 30th floor only seemed easy because I cleared it so effortlessly. In the past, it was a graveyard for tankers. The chainsaw had incredible penetration power, tearing tankers apart along with their shields, killing them in a single blow.
Countless parties had died here before a proper strategy was established.
And just like that, the 30th floor was cleared, and it was finally time to receive the 30th-floor reward.
The 30th-floor reward was Constellation Contract Enhancement!
[You have no contracted Constellation. Please form a contract with a Constellation.]
"Uh... no, this has to be a bug! Give me a different reward!!"
- Constellation where?
- Where the hell did this bitch sell her Constellation? lol
- Constellation-less loser lmaooo
- A Do-hee with no Constellation is a sad Do-hee...
- Constellation-less loser bitch lol
However, people like me who don't have a Constellation don't need to be disappointed. You can just make a contract with a new one!
Once you pass the 30th floor, you can contract with another Constellation.
[Your contract will be automatically enhanced upon signing. Please visit the cathedral on the 10th floor.]
'At least it has some conscience.'
It would automatically enhance the contract I made this time, so it wasn't bad.
It was a bit of a hassle, but I headed down to the 10th floor.
It had been a while since I'd seen Sister Terry.
I gave her blonde hair and voluptuous figure another once-over before sitting down, pressing my butt right up against her plump one.
Squish.
'Mmmh...'
Savoring the feel of her ample rear and her sweet scent, I pressed myself even closer.
'So this is one of the perks of being a woman...'
She, in turn, seemed to welcome my forwardness.
"It's you again. Let us hold hands."
Her hand was slightly cool but soft as I interlaced my fingers with hers.
"...Then let us begin."
"Yes!"
'Please, let it work properly this time! Don't tell me I won't be able to get a Constellation contract all the way up to the 72nd floor...'
A light shone in Sister Terry's eyes, and the universe unfolded before me like a 3D hologram.
Countless twinkling stars.
Those were the Constellations that wanted to form a contract with me.
'There are so many... But last time, on the 10th floor, they all suddenly disappeared...'
I don't know if the Constellations have some kind of community or if they just know when to back off, but usually, not that many end up offering a contract.
The stars began to go out.
For one reason or another, they were all giving up and leaving.
'Uh... well, okay. The small fry can leave.'
It's better not to contract with a low-grade Constellation anyway.
They're sometimes bound to higher-grade Constellations, and they might even demand that you grovel before someone contracted with a higher-grade Constellation just to avoid trouble for themselves.
'Right, only the strong survive!'
The universe grew dark.
The twinkling stars were extinguished at a rapid pace.
'Huh...?'
They went out.
The lights of the universe went dark in an instant.
The number of remaining stars: 10... 7... 3...
'W-wait a minute...'
2... 1...
"Aaaaaargh!! No! Don't go! Stop!!"
Did my last, desperate cry get through?
In the end, only a single star remained.
Twinkle, twinkle.
A brilliantly shining star that anyone could tell was a highest-grade Constellation.
"Phew... Right, did you drive the rest of them away?"
The contract wasn't mandatory.
I could review the Constellation's contract and reject it.
Of course, if I did that, I'd have to climb to the 50th floor without any support from a Constellation.
[Ding~]
[The Pantheon's Owner wishes to contract with you. Would you like to view the contract?]
Just one.
The standard procedure is to get several contract offers and pick one, so isn't this basically a monopoly?
'But wait... its name is the Pantheon's Owner...?'
Could it be referring to Pantheon TV, the platform I'm streaming on?
'Then it's a top-tier Constellation, but...'
A select few among the highest-grade Constellations are referred to as top-tier. It's not an official title, but the gap between them and other highest-grade Constellations is so vast that people call them that.
'Let's see the contract first.'
[★Contract with the Pantheon's Owner]
Party A: Pantheon's Owner (Constellation)
Party B: Lee Do-hee
Article 1. Purpose of the Contract
The purpose of this contract is to define the rules and benefits for Party A and Party B in relation to activities and the granting of benefits on Pantheon TV.
Article 2. Rules to be observed by Party B (Lee Do-hee).
1. Stream for at least 20 hours per week.
2. Climb at least one floor per year.
Article 3. Benefits provided by Party A (Constellation).
1. Creation of a real-time replay (rewind) function.
2. Provision of a 360-degree spatial camera that can be directly controlled by viewers.
3. Provision of a face cam.
4. Ability for other Constellations to watch the stream.
Article 4. Termination of the Contract.
The contract will be automatically terminated if Party B violates the rules twice.
"Hmmmm..."
That's right.
The Pantheon's Owner was famous for being a trash Constellation. Not because of its personality, but because its performance was trash.
In fact, most Awakeners who streamed received a contract offer from the Pantheon's Owner at least once.
A very powerful but neutral Constellation.
Perhaps that's why the only benefits you get from contracting with it are related to streaming.
The only person in our country who contracted with it was the streamer Kang Han-gil, the one who challenged me to a duel.
There used to be other streamers, but most of them either had their contracts terminated or died.
‘But why did the other Constellations back off? Something's strange again...’
It didn't seem likely that the Pantheon's Owner had tyrannically driven the others away.
It feels like someone is interfering with my Constellation contract.
The Pantheon's Owner is the top of the top-tier, so much so that I suspect it just ignored everything and sent the contract anyway.
Anyway, should I just sign this useless, streaming-only contract as is?
'No, contracts can be modified.'
Why else would it be a contract? If you don't like the terms, you can add or remove clauses.
I added more rules to the list of things I had to observe.
Article 2. Rules to be observed by Party B (Lee Do-hee).
1. Stream 24 hours a day, every day. (new!)
2. Climb at least one floor every three months. (new!)
3. Show the status window to everyone without hiding anything. (new!)
The trick to getting better benefits is to create self-imposed penalties.
I was already streaming 24/7 anyway, and the three-month timer only starts after I clear a floor and leave the Tower. So even on the upper floors, three months should be plenty of time.
And my status window had to be fully disclosed by order of the World Awakener Association anyway.
As long as I didn't bring up the status window, my hidden bonus stats wouldn't be revealed.
If you create self-imposed penalties like this by adding more to the other party's demands, they usually offer more benefits in return.
Of course, some asshole Constellations will just change the rules back to the original or cancel the offer entirely.
Constellation contracts are fundamentally a tense negotiation, like a game of Go or chess where both sides are constantly trying to read each other.
'Let's see how much the benefits have changed.'
Article 3. Benefits provided by Party A (Constellation)
1. Creation of a real-time replay (rewind) function.
2. Provision of a 360-degree spatial camera that can be directly controlled by viewers.
3. Provision of a face cam.
4. Activation of a direct donation function for Constellations. (new!)
5. Activation of a viewer item donation function (max 1 per day). (new!)
"Ooh... now this is getting useful."
The original feature, which just allowed other Constellations to watch my stream, was completely useless, but now a direct donation function has been activated.
And an item donation function has been activated.
"This means if you guys send an item, I can receive it instantly, right?"
- Constellation donations?
- Whoa, that's cool
- If I donate my dildo, will it get delivered?
- This was a thing?
- Just you wait, I'll collect my cum and send it over
- Damn, Constellations are amazing.
- Just sign it already. I wanna test something.
"Hey, don't even think about sending anything weird..."
My slightly dim-witted viewers, whose minds immediately jump to lewd things.
I did my best to ignore them.
"Hmm... this is good. Doesn't this mean I can receive deliveries in the middle of a trial?"
There didn't seem to be any problematic clauses in the contract.
As expected of a neutral, top-tier Constellation, it didn't pull any cheap tricks. There was no need for psychological warfare or trying to read its intentions.
"I'll sign the contract as is."
As I accepted the contract,
[Ding~]
[You have successfully contracted with the Pantheon's Owner.]
But it didn't end there.
"And now, contract enhancement."
The reward from the 30th floor was applied immediately, and the existing contract was instantly updated.
[Ding~ The contract has been modified.]
Article 2. Rules to be observed by Party B (Lee Do-hee).
1. Stream 24 hours a day, every day.
2. Climb at least one floor every three months.
3. Show the status window to everyone without hiding anything.
4. Set donation reactions and faithfully fulfill those promises. (new!)
Article 3. Benefits provided by Party A (Constellation).
1. Creation of a real-time replay (rewind) function.
2. Provision of a 360-degree spatial camera that can be directly controlled by viewers.
3. Provision of a face cam.
4. Activation of a direct donation function for Constellations.
5. Activation of an item donation function (max 1 per day).
6. Cross-section (X-ray) view enabled. (new!)
7. Slow-motion mode enabled. (new!)
"Huh..."
Slow-motion mode, I could understand, but what the hell was a cross-section view...?
And now, I was even forced to perform donation reactions.
'This is an enhancement...?'
- Ooh
- Cross-section?
- Fuck, don't tell me it shows the inside of her pussy?
- Yesss~~
- The bitch is finally doing reactions!
- The days of lazy streaming are over
- I bet we can see every single vaginal fold twitching
- Can we see her getting filled up in the womb?
- Do-hee's secret, semen-filled womb... Heu-eung
- All hail the Pantheon's Owner!!!!
- Do-hee's womb is clean right now lol
- Fuck, I can see it
- Whoa, what a crazy feature lmaooo
- Fuck, a new world has opened up!!!
The viewers cheered at the new contract terms.
They were already trying out the new feature, using the X-ray view to look inside my womb.
"W-wait... hold on! You can see that?"
Lee Do-hee was at a loss for words.
She was too embarrassed to stand up. The moment she did, she knew these perverts would use the 360-degree camera to scrutinize the inside of her vagina and the cross-section of her womb.
"Kuh... What kind of damn contract is this?!"
She tried to cover her lower body with her hands, but it was useless against an X-ray view.
Realizing this, Do-hee didn't know what to do, her face just flushing red with shame.
- Lmaooooooo
- Hehehe...
- Her being embarrassed is so fucking hot
- So this is Do-hee's womb?
- Look at how bumpy her vaginal walls are lol
- Makes me want to shove it in right now
- Hurry up and get fucked already...
"Aaaaaargh!! Y-you didn't say it would have this kind of effect!!"
"Ahem... The contract is complete. You may leave now."
Sister Terry's words brought me back to my senses.
"Ah..."
'Cold-hearted bitch...'
I'd already signed and enhanced the contract, so there was no backing out.
I quietly closed my eyes and exited the Tower.
I wanted to end the stream right then and there, but then I remembered I couldn't even do that anymore.
'Aah... that perverted Constellation bastard!'
Whoosh!
*
Meanwhile, the moment Lee Do-hee emerged from the Tower,
"Hey, she's really out! She just came out this time!"
"Get ready. Let's go catch the onahole."
"I was a little worried during that last Constellation contract, but she's just an onahole-bitch after all."
They put on the black suits they had prepared for today.
"Alright, let's go!"
The Chinese men finally opened the door to their semi-basement apartment and came out.
And another team.
The Iranian mercenaries hired by the chief secretary of the Ohsung Group's vice chairman.
They too opened the door to their house and stepped outside.
"Hoo... Finally, goodbye to this place."
Thud, thud, thud...
Thud, thud, thud...
"...?"
"Hm?"
The two groups, walking on opposite sides of the narrow one-lane road, faced each other across the street.
'Those bastards are high-level Awakeners.'
'What's this? They look like they can put up a fight.'
Both were groups of high-level Awakeners who had cleared the 50th floor.
The Chinese group had fourteen members. The Iranian group had ten.
They recognized each other for what they were.
And they also realized why the other group was here.
They sized each other up with their eyes while scanning their surroundings.
'What, we're not the only ones...?'
Figures in black masks on the rooftops.
People using stealth skills, hiding behind cars.
Powerful auras emanating from a large van.
So many shadowy organizations had gathered that it was a wonder how they had all stayed hidden until now.
They all thought this was their golden opportunity.
Now that the allied raid party of Korea's great guilds had begun their Tower conquest.
With a huge power vacuum in Korea, various organizations that had been quietly watching and waiting all gathered, thinking this was their last chance to kidnap the onahole Lee Do-hee, a walking gold mine.
'It'll be too difficult if that bitch gets any stronger. We have to get our hands on her now, even if it means taking a risk.'
They were all thinking the same thing.