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The Constellation Returned From Hell-Chapter 377
This ๐ฌontent is taken from ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฃ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ต.๐๐๐ข
Chapter 377
I donโt understand. Is there anything to negotiate? responded Choi Yeonseung, confused.
The Greedy Owner of the Treasure House was furious because he considered Choi Yeonseungโs response to be very insolent.
[The โGreedy Owner of the Treasure Houseโ tells you not to change the subject and to be honest.]
โ???โ
Choi Yeonseung genuinely didnโt understand what this was about.
-Does anyone know why heโs doing this?
-Could he be one of the constellations who wanted Illingars last time? Thatโs why the evil god constellations are targeting you.
[The โGoddess of Balance Who Walks Aheadโ also agrees. Considering all things, itโs likely that the negotiations are about Illingars.]
โI see. So this is about Illingars, huh.โ
Choi Yeonseung nodded. If this was the case, he was sure...
[The โGreedy Owner of the Treasure Houseโ says he knows that you attacked Peleza because of him!]
โ?โ
-?
[?]
Everyone was speechless. Was... Was Peleza under the Greedy Owner of the Treasure House?
[...The โGoddess of Balance Who Walks Aheadโ makes a hasty excuse by saying that sometimes her predictions turn out to be wrong.]
-No, Goddess, itโs okay. Everyone was wrong about this.
[The โCat of Lava and Magmaโ says it wasnโt wrong about this.]
[The โManipulator of Dreams and Desiresโ says she didnโt get it wrong either...]
-Everyone, shut up.
[The โCat of Lava and Magmaโ complains that you only give special treatment to the goddess of balance.] freewebn ovel.com
[The โManipulator of Dreams and Desiresโ says that before...]
Choi Yeonseung interrupted their conversation and got them to focus on the opponent again.
Thatโs right. I told my household members to attack Peleza.
-Oh, you lied with no hesitation...
The goddess of sloth was impressed by Choi Yeonseungโs confident lie. He was for sure the best liar among the constellations.
[The โGreedy Owner of the Treasure Houseโ says that he knew it.]
The treasure constellation was convinced that this was the case. Like any other constellation, he was arrogant, so he couldnโt believe that a mere mortal could defeat him without help from other constellations.
[The โGreedy Owner of the Treasure Houseโ says that he is admitting defeat this time. He suggests a negotiation.]
โThis is rather unusual for an evil god constellation.โ
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 wouldโve threatened him in this situation...
โBut when it comes to power of existence, heโs ranked 19th among the constellations on Earth. Isnโt he stronger than me in that regard?โ
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 couldnโt 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 donโt 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 thatโs why he seems so clumsy.
-I donโt think heโs 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 โGreedy Owner of the Treasure Houseโ asks if you want Raiden or Kleinโs shares.]
[He says he will hand over those shares.]
...I donโt 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 couldnโt tell how much the treasure constellation owed, but he had to be struggling if he was negotiating like this.
[The โGreedy Owner of the Treasure Houseโ asks if you donโt want it!]
[He says that if the โUndefeated Incarnation of Trainingโ combines those shares with the ones he already owns, he can swallow up valuable companies such as Raiden and Klein!]
โWow, he really does suck at this.โ
Choi Yeonseung found it absurd. Of course, he wasnโt 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.
Iโm sorry, treasure constellation. The shares I have now are enough to secure the management rights. Even if I donโt 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 didnโt 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, โIt doesnโt make sense!โ He couldnโt 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 โGreedy Owner of the Treasure Houseโ sincerely apologizes.]
[He thought you wouldnโt be interested in such trivial things, just like the Warrior Stained with Madness and Blood.]
โ...Alright, this bastard is crossing the line.โ
Choi Yeonseung was furious. The treasure constellationโs apology was insincere, and who was he comparing him to?!
-Try to calm down. It doesnโt 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, โYou have to research your adversaries if you want to rule Earth. Itโs foolish to just assume things about other constellations.
[The โGreedy Owner of the Treasure Houseโ 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 โGreedy Owner of the Treasure Houseโ nods affirmatively!]
[The โGoddess of Balance Who Walks Aheadโ says that the opponent is kind of unpleasant.]
[The โManipulator of Dreams and Desiresโ 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!
โIf only the incarnation constellation were an evil god constellation...โ the treasure constellation lamented.
[The โGreedy Owner of the Treasure Houseโ asks you to buy Raiden and Kleinโs shares at the original price.]
[If there is something you want, he will listen carefully.]
Realizing that he couldnโt 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.
โI didnโt expect him to make a fair proposal.โ
Of course, it was a bit embarrassing from Choi Yeonseungโs 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 didnโt 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 donโt I ask for one of his treasures?
-You can do that, but I donโt think it will be useful right now. His treasures cater to vanity, so they wouldnโt be of much use to you, Successor.
[The โGoddess of Balance Who Walks Aheadโ agrees. She says that there will be more luxurious items than useful weapons.]
It wouldnโt 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 donโt you just ask him to betray the others? Heโs well-known among the evil god constellations, so I think it would be useful for us if he betrayed them.
-You think heโs 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 โGreedy Owner of the Treasure Houseโ makes a vow!]
[He will become the pawn of the โUndefeated Incarnation of Trainingโ and betray other evil constellations according to the value of the shares!]
โ...โ
-...
[...]
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.]
โ???โ
โW-wait. What if the monsters kill all the orcs?โ
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.
โMonsters! Odaigon!โ
-...If you would just listen...
Illingars was perplexed by the human trapped in ice and the goblin. He was a newcomer, but they didnโt even hear him out.
Ganonvial, the lich, and the Pagoda Bearing God, the peculiar golem, spoke to him instead.
โI know you have come to serve your new master. Please reveal what type of being you are and how you can serve our master.โ
โIn addition, promise not to eat the orcs!โ
-...We wonโt 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?
โIt canโt be helped.โ
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.
โNo matter the kind of humiliations and trials I have to face, I wonโt be shaken.โ
But thirty minutes later...
โIโm sorry, Illingars! I didnโt think your arrival here would be so harsh and sad... I feel awful as a human!โ
โThe goblins wouldโve never done that! Itโs the humans who are bad!โ
-......
Illingars was now bewildered in a different way.