Chapter 362
Translator: Ryuma
Chapter: 362
Chapter Title: A Three-Way Vacation (8)
[Ughm.]
Lying on the bed made from the remnants of Heukcheon, Vega groggily opened her eyes.
She cautiously fumbled around the space beside her, and when her hand found nothing, she sat up with a disappointed expression.
[My child?]
Not far away, she saw Oh-jin clutching his head, letting out a deep sigh.
[M-my child!]
Could something have happened to Oh-jin?
With a horrified expression, Vega shot up and flew to Oh-jin’s side in an instant.
[A-are you hurt anywhere?]
“Huh?”
Oh-jin, who had been clutching his head, shook his head.
“I’m not hurt.”
[Then why were you clutching your head like that?]
“Ah… that’s.”
[Why can’t you answer me!]
“No, it’s just.”
No matter how shameless Oh-jin was, how could he possibly explain that he reached 10-Star after enjoying an intense Star's Communion?
Unable to speak, Oh-jin’s lips merely trembled.
[Answer me at once!]
Just a moment, Goddess.
There are circumstances I can’t speak of.
[Are you, are you planning to hide the truth from me again!]
“It’s not like that.”
[Why… why can’t you trust me like this?]
“No.”
[If you're in pain, say you're in pain! If you're suffering, say you're suffering! What's so hard about that!]
“Calm down and listen to me.”
[Is this a situation to be calm?!]
Her eyes welling with tears, Vega pulled Oh-jin’s head into her embrace.
The sight of Oh-jin clutching his head as if in agony.
It must be a side effect of Heukcheon that she didn't know about.
As always, he must have been trying to hide his suffering, swallowing his pain alone without a single word to anyone.
[I beg of you… I don't want to see you bearing your pain all alone anymore.]
Vega said in a sorrowful voice, her eyes glistening.
Buried between her soft breasts, Oh-jin opened his mouth.
“Ah’m a ten-stah.”
[Hmm? What did you say?]
“Phew!”
Barely escaping her embrace, Oh-jin cleared his throat with a *hem*, the soft sensation lingering on his cheek like a fragrance, and replied.
“I… I've reached 10-Star.”
[W-what did you say?]
Vega’s eyes widened like a rabbit’s.
10-Star?
He suddenly reached 10-Star?
[Is it perhaps because of the energy in the Tomb of Stars?]
“……”
Right.
Hearing that he suddenly became 10-Star, this was the natural reaction.
“…Haa.”
In the past, he would have just gone along with it.
‘Because I've decided not to live like that anymore.’
Oh-jin let out a short sigh and looked back at Vega.
[Why, why are you suddenly sighing? Are you hurt some….]
“It's not the influence of the Tomb of Stars. The power of the Lyra Stigma had been growing stronger recently anyway.”
[Recently…?]
“After you and I became a couple, Vega.”
[……!]
At the still-unfamiliar word, ‘couple,’ Vega's shoulders flinched.
But only for a moment.
[W-wait. Then could it be….]
It seemed Vega, too, had realized the reason Oh-jin was able to reach 10-Star.
The goddess's cheeks began to flush crimson, as if heated by fire.
[D-d-do you mean you reached 10-Star because of our Star's Communion?!]
“…Probably.”
Oh-jin answered, shaking his head as if he couldn’t believe it himself.
He didn't know the exact cause, but.
It was certain that the Lyra Stigma had grown stronger by him being intimate with Vega.
[T-then if you and I... c-continue to commune….]
“The power of the Stigma will grow stronger by that much.”
[……!!!]
The goddess’s eyes flew wide open.
Vega stomped her feet with a flustered expression, then clenched her fists and burst out in a cheer.
[Nice!]
“…Huh?”
[N-n-no! Not nice!]
Which is it?
And what language is 'not nice' from?
[A-ahem! Then a reason has arisen for us to continuously commune in the future!]
“Well, I just reached 10-Star, so for the time being, it's fine….”
[What are you talking about!]
Vega placed her hands on her hips and continued in a stern voice, like a parent scolding a child for being picky with their food.
[Do you not have the important mission of changing the world's destiny!]
“Yeah, but still…”
[Ahem!]
Vega shook her head firmly.
[This isn't just for the two of us; it's also for our two children!]
“…That’s.”
Well, if the power of the Lyra Stigma got stronger, he would be able to protect Ha-eun and Isabella more reliably, so she wasn't wrong.
[Ahem, it can't be helped!]
Vega cleared her throat awkwardly and slowly turned her head away.
[I-it is not my will! But for the sake of the world's destiny and our two children! I must sacrifice this one body!]
For someone uttering such solemn lines, the corners of Vega's mouth twitched, unable to suppress a rising smirk.
Oh-jin let out a chuckle and shook his head.
“You don't have to force yourself to come up with reasons like that.”
[I-it's not forced!]
“Even if the Lyra Stigma didn't get stronger, we can be together whenever we want from now on.”
[Ngh.]
As Oh-jin gently placed a hand on her waist and kissed her, sparks began to fly above Vega’s head.
[L-let's be heading back now.]
Vega hurriedly turned and strode out of the Tomb of Stars.
Oh-jin followed behind her with a faint smile.
[Y-you can come a little closer.]
Was it because they had affirmed their love for each other?
With a much more relaxed expression than when they first started dating, she pulled on Oh-jin's hand.
[Hmm.]
“What is it?”
Vega, who had been staring down at their joined hands in thought, cautiously wrapped her arms around Oh-jin’s.
Their bodies pressed closer, and a soft sensation spread through his arm.
Vega turned her head slightly and spoke quickly, as if making an excuse.
[Isn't this what Bella and Ha-eun always do?]
As she said.
Both Ha-eun and Isabella preferred to link arms and press their bodies against his rather than just hold hands.
“You don’t have to be conscious of them like that.”
Vega had her own charms, didn't she?
There was no need for her to consciously imitate Isabella and Ha-eun’s actions.
[…It's not as if I did this because I was conscious of those two.]
“But you just said…”
[B-be quiet!]
Vega pinched Oh-jin’s side and whipped her head away.
Oh-jin looked at the turned-away Vega and let out a dry laugh.
‘She said it like she was conscious of Bella and Sis.’
Did she just need a suitable excuse to link arms?
“Let’s go.”
Realizing he had worried for nothing, Oh-jin shrugged and turned.
When they came to the Tomb of Stars, they had created a sphere of lightning and ridden it like a flying cloud, but on the way back, they walked slowly, savoring the sweet afterglow that still remained.
[Today was very enjoyable.]
“Me too.”
[Hehe. We'll be busier from now on, but I hope we can have another day like this someday.]
“We can always make an opportunity.”
Just as she was leaning her head on Oh-jin’s arm, enjoying the blissful moment.
“Sisterrrr!”
From a distance, the Goddess of Virgo came running, her pink hair flying.
Vega hastily let go of Oh-jin’s arm and stared at Spica with a flustered expression.
[W-w-what are you doing here….]
“I was curious, so I was waiting for you to come out!”
Spica stared at Vega and Oh-jin, her eyes twinkling like stars in the night sky.
For her, who loved romance stories so much she'd jump out of bed in her sleep for one, it was impossible not to be curious about the details of Vega and Oh-jin's secret tomb date.
“How was the Tomb of Stars? Huh? Huh? It's a bit of a dreary place, but it's really pretty.”
Spica approached them boisterously.
Vega narrowed her eyes slightly and reached a hand toward Spica.
*Crackle!*
Blue lightning sparked at her fingertips.
“Aghyagyagyagyak!”
[Excessive curiosity brings disaster.]
After electrocuting Spica, Vega snorted with a *hmph* and whipped her head away.
Her expression was quite sour, clearly displeased at having her intimate time with Oh-jin interrupted.
“Ugh. Sorry, Sister… but I was so curious I couldn’t help it.”
Spica knew full well that she had interrupted an intimate date between lovers.
But she just couldn't contain her curiosity.
‘The Goddess of Vega having a date with a human lover!’
The Constellation of Polaris, positioned at the apex among hundreds of Constellations.
How could she possibly stay still at the news that Vega—so cold and blunt that people said she suited the Cygnus constellation more than Deneb, the actual Constellation of Cygnus who wielded ‘frost’—was going on a date?
‘That's a disqualification as the Virgo Constellation, a disqualification!’
Spica exhaled an excited breath and strode up to Vega.
“Five minutes! Just tell me for five minutes and I won't bother you, please!”
[Ahem. How can a Constellation act so carelessly in front of a child.]
Just as Vega was about to scold Spica with a stern expression.
“…Huh?”
Spica’s eyes widened, and she tilted her head.
*Sniff, sniff.*
As if she had suddenly become the Constellation of Canes Venatici, Spica leaned in close to Vega and began to smell her.
Vega’s expression contorted even more fiercely.
[What do you think you're doing…!]
“Sister, don't tell me… you did it in the Tomb of Stars?”
[……!]
Vega's jaw dropped, and she staggered backward with a look of utter shock.
[H-how, how could you….]
“Did you forget which constellation I’m from?”
The Virgo Constellation.
For her, the goddess of purity and love, it wasn't difficult to notice the change in Vega.
“N-not only did you get a human lover, but you did it outdoors….”
[I-it's not like that!]
Spica stared at Vega with trembling eyes, as if she couldn't believe it.
Just as Vega was about to lose her reason to shame, Oh-jin stepped between them.
“I was the one who suggested it first.”
Thinking that Vega might lock herself up in the sanctuary again if this continued, he turned the arrow on himself.
“…You did?”
Spica narrowed her eyes and looked back at Oh-jin.
Oh-jin nodded and continued in a nonchalant tone.
“Lady Spica, you're well aware of the legend surrounding the Tomb of Stars, aren't you?”
She was a goddess with the personality of an adolescent girl who was crazy about love stories.
There was no way Spica, of all Constellations, wouldn't know the legend that lovers who come together in the tomb will live happily ever after.
Yes.
There was definitely no way she wouldn't know.
“Huh? What are you talking about?”
[W-wait! Wait a moment, my child!]
Vega, who had been trembling with shame, covered Oh-jin’s mouth with a horrified expression.
Spica tilted her head, looking at Oh-jin with a completely clueless expression.
“What's this legend about the Tomb of Stars?”
“……Ah.”
A low exclamation escaped Oh-jin's lips.
‘I’m screwed.’