Chapter 296. Epilogue (1)
“It may be a little late, but... congratulations on becoming an S-rank Constellation, Kang Yujin!”
Number49 spread both arms wide as she said it.
Kang Yujin silently stood up.
Then flicked her forehead.
“Ow?! Are you crazy?!”
“Is that really something to congratulate me for?”
“I became a Constellation because I died. Are you congratulating me for dying well?”
“That’s not what I meant! Why would you interpret it like that?!”
Number49 covered her forehead with both hands, looking miserable.
“Oww... that hurt.”
“You know when you do that, it’s practically attempted murder, right? I thought I was going to die.”
“I held back.”
“How was that holding back?! It hurt way more than when Lord Nameless did it!”
"..."
“Ah.”
A brief silence fell.
Number49 had accidentally spoken that name.
“Hey, Number49.”
“Yes?”
When Kang Yujin spoke again, Number49 cautiously looked at him.
“This Observer is too small, isn’t it?”
“Well... the screen isn’t exactly large.”
“Can’t I replace it with a bigger one?”
“And this one’s pretty inconvenient. Isn’t there something easier to use?”
“Why are you already thinking about wasting money?!”
Number49 practically jumped in protest.
“This is absolutely not the time for reckless spending!”
“Do you know how many Constellations blow through Origin Power carelessly and end up buried in debt?!”
“My Origin Power seems to keep increasing.”
“Of course it’s increasing right now!”
“But there’s no guarantee it’ll keep increasing forever!”
“It’ll work out somehow.”
“That kind of thinking is how you go bankrupt!”
“You need to live frugally and spend properly!”
“What are you, my mom?”
“My wife?”
“Why are you interfering so much?”
“Ugh, you’re driving me insane! Why are you already such a headache?!”
Kang Yujin continued reacting indifferently.
Number49’s shoulders slumped.
“Lord Nameless used a low-end Observer model for ages...”
“He even chose the cheapest communication network plan.”
“So why are you like this...?”
"..."
Silence fell again.
“Do you miss him?”
“Who says I miss someone like that?”
Number49 sighed.
“I can meet him whenever I descend to the Material Realm.”
“There’s no reason to miss him.”
“But he isn’t a Constellation anymore.”
"..."
“You said you did a lot of things together when he was one.”
“Yes...”
“We really did.”
“And now you can’t do those things anymore.”
Kang Yujin didn’t know much about everything Number49 and the Nameless King had accomplished together.
But from the way she spoke...
he could tell she took enormous pride in it.
They had clearly done incredible and difficult things beyond anything Kang Yujin could imagine.
“Number49.”
“Yes...”
“He isn’t here anymore.”
“And I came here instead.”
Kang Yujin looked directly at her.
“Can’t I take over the things he used to do?”
“What?”
“I might not be enough.”
“I might not have the same talent he did.”
“Kang Yujin...”
“But I want to try.”
He was no longer in the Spirit Realm.
The void left behind by his disappearance would surely have enormous consequences in many areas.
But Kang Yujin wasn’t saying this because he felt obligated to fill that void.
“I respect him.”
“Kang Yujin...”
“I want to follow in his footsteps.”
"..."
“So teach me.”
Kang Yujin looked at Number49.
The Nameless King’s greatest partner.
The Apostle who had always remained beside him.
“Tell me what he did.”
“What he was trying to accomplish.”
"..."
“I’ve always wanted to know.”
“I just never really had the chance to hear about it.”
Kang Yujin hadn’t spent that much time together with Kim Nameless in the Material Realm.
Most of their time had been consumed by fighting enemies...
or preparing to fight them.
Even after the fighting ended, there had rarely been time for casual conversation.
There was a lot Kang Yujin wanted to ask.
But he never forced the issue.
He kept putting it off.
And eventually...
they parted like this.
“So I have no choice but to hear it from you.”
All the Gates connecting to the Material Realm were apparently still closed.
There was no sign of them reopening either.
Kang Yujin also possessed no Constellation Skill like [Avatar Descent].
That meant he couldn’t descend to the Material Realm the way the Nameless King once had.
He would never again...
be able to meet him face-to-face.
“I want to hear it from the person who did so much with him.”
"..."
“And I want your help too.”
If Kang Yujin wanted to follow in his footsteps...
Number49’s help would be essential.
It might be painful for Number49, who missed the Nameless King...
but Kang Yujin needed her.
“You really are saying things without knowing your place.”
Number49 suddenly let out a long sigh.
“You can only say something that arrogant because you don’t understand how incredible he was.”
“Yeah. I don’t.”
“His ability was unmatched.”
“A newly arrived Constellation who even hid his true name became famous throughout the Spirit Realm in almost no time.”
“That happened purely because Lord Nameless had extraordinary skill.”
Number49 continued proudly.
“Let me make one thing clear.”
“Even if you die and come back to life, you’ll never catch up to Lord Nameless.”
“Well, you already died and came back once, so you should understand.”
“I still want to try.”
“That’s exactly what I mean when I say you don’t know your place.”
Number49 crossed her arms.
“I guess there’s no helping it.”
“I’ll act as your coach from now on.”
“So listen carefully to what I say.”
“If you do exactly what I, Lord Nameless’s right hand, tell you to do...”
“you probably won’t reach Lord Nameless’s level...”
“but you might at least get somewhat close.”
“Yeah.”
“I’m counting on you.”
“It’s going to be really, really difficult, okay?”
“It won’t be easy at all.”
“Jason can’t return because he descended to the Material Realm, so it’s basically just you and me putting our heads together.”
“We might be able to bring Odysseus and the others in, but we have no idea how they’ll respond...”
“And here in the Spirit Realm, the moment you show even a little weakness, everyone starts looking down on you.”
“So you have to be careful.”
“I’ll trust you.”
“Yep! Just trust me and follow along!”
Number49 confidently thumped her chest.
“First, we study!”
“Study?”
“There’s way too much you need to learn!”
“Basic common sense about the Spirit Realm!”
“How to use Constellation Tube!”
“The organizational structure of the Order of the Spirit Realm!”
“There’s so much!”
“I’ll stay right beside you and teach you for at least three days and nights, so prepare yourself!”
"..."
Kang Yujin went silent.
“Number49.”
“Yes?”
“Can we start tomorrow?”
“This guy, seriously...!”
Number49 jumped up and down in anger.
“You were talking so passionately just now that I was actually moved!”
“How can you immediately turn around and act like this?!”
“Are you a child?!”
“No, I mean... there are some things I want to look into first.”
“What things?”
“The situation in the Material Realm.”
“Ah... come to think of it, there is one problem.”
“What?”
Kang Yujin awkwardly operated the Observer.
