I Made a Game Featuring Constellations - Chapter 19



The Second Weekly Boss

Desolate Field

The volcanic eruptions that burst forth from the depths completely obscured the sky, so not a single ray of light could reach the ground.

In the darkness where the culprits couldn’t see an inch ahead, half of the land was submerged in scorching lava.

Leading the flowing lava field was a demon with red eyes.

The slaughterer Perlerina advanced.

Thud

At that moment, a black-haired girl blocked her path.

“…Huffiness.”

Perlerina gazed at her with sorrowful eyes.

“Lina. Please stop now…”

The girl cried out, her voice trembling.

“Is this… Is this the way you said we would survive? This is too much!”

The continent was covered in lava.

Countless lives were swallowed.

Under the power of the underworld, even superhumans couldn’t endure.

“This isn’t a way for us to survive, it’s a way to kill everyone except us!”

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That the once kind and gentle demon king had chosen this method…

The girl didn’t want to believe it.

“Move, Huffiness.”

The demon king’s voice was no longer warm.

A cold, hardened voice echoed softly.

“I don’t want to kill you. So step aside.”

“Lina!”

The girl shouted, hoping the previous her would return.

“…Are you really going to defy me?”

Shwoosh

Six lava whirlpools surged up, forming the shape of a serpent.

“If you intend to stop the salvation of the demons, I will deal with you as well. It’s not easy to find a new suitable Demon King, so I don’t want to kill you.”

“Lina…”

There was no warmth left in the Demon King’s eyes as he looked at the girl.

Hostility towards the intruder.

That was all she could see.

“Even so… I will stop you.”

Wooong

Dark energy enveloped the girl.

Black armor and wings covered her.

Grasping the sword condensed from dark energy, the girl soared.

“Such a pity. It seems I need to find a new suitable candidate.”

The Demon King extended his hand.

“I’ll send you off without pain, for old times’ sake.”

Kieeeek!

Dozens of lava serpents surged towards the girl.

Drip…

Drip…

“Cough!”

The Demon King coughed and spat out a handful of blood.

A black magic sword was embedded in the center of her chest.

“Wh…why…why didn’t you block it…?”

Even though she had plunged the sword into the Demon King’s chest, the girl wore a confused expression.

“I…didn’t think…my magic…would be insufficient… This can only be called…my defeat.”

The Demon King’s eyes gradually closed.

As her power faded, the lava that had covered the earth slowly began to cool.

“No! That can’t be! You were the one who taught me swordsmanship! You were the one who taught me magic! There’s no way you could have miscalculated your magic power!”

“…Heh.”

The Demon King smiled faintly.

“Then it must mean…I’ve become obsolete.”

The Demon King reached out and caressed the girl’s cheek.

“…Huff…ness…”

“Why…do you have something to say…?”

“…Die…”

With those final words, the light vanished from the Demon King’s eyes.

Her head drooped helplessly.

“Wow! The Demon King has fallen!”

“The savior of the continent! It’s Huffiness!”

The memory playback stopped with the cheers of those celebrating the end of the war.

“What do you think?”

The demon asked me.

“It was an incident where the previous Demon King, who raised me when I was mortal, tried to kill me.”

…Tried to kill you?

No way.

From the past footage, I could tell exactly what the previous Demon King thought of you.

“The Demon King inherits the power of the previous Demon King, possessing all the abilities of the ancestral Demon Kings. The accumulated power of the previous Demon Kings over countless generations is enough to cover the entire continent in lava. He was the strongest enemy I have ever faced.”

In the memory footage, the area behind the Demon King was filled with boiling lava, reaching the horizon.

The ability to control such an amount of lava.

It’s a power that could easily destroy the world.

“However, the Demon King did not use his full power in the fight against me.”

The demon frowned.

“How dare he not use his full power when fighting me.”

She seemed quite upset.

“And the last thing he said was ‘Die’.”

Reading her thoughts flowing into me, I understood why she was trying to bring the previous Demon King into reality.

“Do you wish to fight the former Demon King again?”

“Yes.”

This arrogant demon god wants to properly defeat the enemy he considers the only blemish in his life.

He cannot accept the fact that he won because his opponent went easy on him, even a little.

“Resurrect the former Demon King, Perlerina. I will subdue her head-on and prove the integrity derived from my victory.”

…Why are the beings called gods always so flawed?

Is it that only such twisted individuals can become gods?

“Well. It is possible.”

But thanks to that, I knew exactly what kind of story I needed to create.

“However, there are conditions required for that.”

“What are they?”

“Various conditions were also necessary for the ten heroes and Saint Kate to manifest in reality.”

Listening to the conversation between Ren and the magic engineer through the terminal, I could grasp the situation.

I wasn’t too surprised by Kate’s resurrection since it was something the magic engineer was working on, but the resurrection of all ten heroes was quite shocking.

Still, thanks to the magic engineer’s explanations, I barely understood how that resurrection was achieved.

Overcoming the parts that constitute the identity of the constellation as its name changes and making them one’s own.

Only through that process could the resurrection of a loved one be achieved.

In the case of the demon god, this would be difficult to accomplish.

It would probably be a futile effort.

But it didn’t matter.

My goal is not to fulfill the demon god’s dream.

The demon god pondered over my conditions.

“I don’t mind other players seeing stories about me and the demon king… but do I have to play the game myself?”

“Yes, that’s correct. Both the demon engineer and the sacrifice played the game themselves, which made the resurrection of the dead possible.”

“Ugh…”

The demon god seemed reluctant about having to play the game herself.

“Are you afraid that, as the king of ten thousand demons, you might not be able to play the game?”

Bang!

“How could that be! It’s just… it’s just that I wondered if it was necessary for me to do such a bothersome thing myself! It’s not that I feel fear!”

“Then that’s a relief.”

I chuckled.

As I read the demon god’s thoughts, I felt like I knew how to handle her.

Her way of thinking was dominated by excessive arrogance.

“First, I will take a look at your memories, demon god. Then I will need some time to process them into episodes.”

“How many days do you need?”

“Three days should be enough.”

It’s the day to release the new version.

It seems perfect to release Act 2 as a new episode along with the new content.

“Good. I’ll be watching.”

Buzz

The demon tore through the dream-created illusionary world.

“…….”

Left alone, I could still feel her gaze watching over me.

Did she keep her eyes on me, fearing I might break my promise?

For someone so arrogant, she sure is fearful.

Well, it doesn’t matter.

I will keep my promise.

At first, I thought of twisting the original history a bit to trap her in the story.

But after seeing the demon’s memories, it seems there’s no need for that.

‘Just revealing the truth she doesn’t know will be enough.’

How will she react when she encounters the completed episode?

One thing is certain: knowing the truth will shatter her mind, and she won’t be able to escape this world on her own.

I can’t wait, I’m too excited.

How am I supposed to wait for three days?

* * *

At the very bottom of the dimensional rift

In the pitch-black darkness where not even an inch ahead could be seen, seven figures emerged.

[The second seed has been extinguished.]

[The first was a coincidence, but the second cannot be.]

[Someone is interfering with our harvest.]

[That’s impossible.]

[Thought it was, but it wasn’t.]

[Who’s going?]

[I’ll go.]

[No objections.]

[None from me either.]

[It’s decided.]

[Meeting adjourned.]

Six of the seven shadows disappeared, leaving one behind.

The remaining small shadow soared high.

She was confident that any obstacles would be removed once she stepped in,

but she didn’t know.

That she would come to be known as the daytime boss.