I Made a Game Featuring Constellations - Chapter 37



The Apostle of the Overseer (4)

The woman who held the small merchandise dearly,

Monica pushed forward through the endless dark fog.

She had no way of knowing if this was the right direction, or if she could even leave this place by her own will, but still, she moved forward.

Holding onto this badge tightly, she felt as if the curator who had loved her was protecting her, allowing her to endure the unknown terror.

With the energy of abundant courage driving away her fear, the woman took firm steps.

Step by step

Continuing to move forward.

“Here is…….”

The outlines of the space, which had been filled with pitch-black darkness, began to appear little by little.

“No way…….”

The faintly visible black outline in the distance.

For some reason, it felt familiar….

“It can’t be….”

The woman ran.

A landscape she had seen countless times. But because of that, it felt even more unfamiliar.

The woman was certain.

“Archive…….”

This place, recognized by eyes accustomed to the darkness, was the place she had encountered countless times in the game.

[Akashic Archive]

The place managed by the curator she loved so much, and where he had met his glorious end.

“…Strange.”

However, it was a little different from what she knew.

Unlike the white archive that was always filled with bright light, the current archive was submerged in darkness with almost no light.

As if the administrator had died, leaving it untouched and in ruins.

Monica wandered around, unable to hide her bewildered expression.

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“What a strange thing.”

At that moment, a mysterious energy condensed into a human form, and a sweet voice was heard.

“!”

Monica’s head slowly turned towards the direction of the voice, her eyes wide open.

“A visitor.”

Monica couldn’t believe her eyes.

It was him.

It was definitely him.

The one she loved and cherished so much.

Not the fragmented, mechanical character she saw in the game.

The real, living…!

The black-haired boy, the administrator, was sitting slantwise on the desk.

“I am the administrator of this archive, the curator. Who are you?”

The boy smiled.

The real, living favorite right in front of her eyes!

Monica felt as if her heart might stop at any moment.

Monica opened her mouth.

She wanted to speak.

To say she thought he was dead. That she missed him. That she loved him.

But her voice wouldn’t come out, as if her throat was choked.

“Hmm…”

The boy then crossed his arms and rested his chin on them.

“So, your name is Monica.”

Gasp!

Monica clutched her chest.

To hear her favorite character call her name!

It wasn’t good for her heart.

Though she had faced him countless times in the game, the soulless NPC and reality were worlds apart.

Poof

The boy turned into smoke and scattered.

Then he appeared right in front of Monica.

“This aura… Courage? Apostle of Courage? Hoho.”

The boy placed his thumb and forefinger under Monica’s chin.

“Let’s see… my… memorial service.”

Hmm.

The boy nodded as if he were reading memories.

A sweet scent emanated from the boy.

Monica’s face grew hot.

“I see. Thank you for remembering me and mourning for me.”

The boy, who seemed to have been looking into Monica’s mind for a long time, placed his hand on her head and patted it.

“…Hehe…”

In this awkward situation of having her head patted, a fluffy feeling enveloped her entire body.

Normally, given her personality, it wouldn’t have been strange for her to shout and throw him down, but Monica simply enjoyed the sensation.

“But it’s strange.”

The boy tilted his head.

“Why… in your memories, does it seem like I love men?”

“…What?”

“I do not love men s*xually.”

Displeasure and disgust were evident on the boy’s face.

“How dare someone fabricate and spread false information about me. It is unforgivable…”

“Ah, no, that, that’s…”

Monica grew anxious.

“I need to find out who did such a thing.”

The boy reached out his hand towards Monica’s head again.

“Wait, just a moment!”

Monica stepped back.

What if he reads all my memories?

What if he sees everything I’ve done so far?

Would he hate me? Would he despise me?

The anger and displeasure the boy had just shown.

Those emotions were sure to be directed at her.

She wouldn’t be able to bear it.

To be hated by him.

Not even the power of courage could overcome that terrifying future.

“B-bromance, it is!”

“…Bromance?”

The boy’s eyebrows twitched.

If it were her usual self, she would have immediately explained in detail what bromance was, what love between men was.

To that extent, she was immersed in and obsessed with the field she liked.

But the thought of being hated by the boy in front of her shattered her world.

A desperate change of thought in the apostle of courage’s lifetime.

“I-it’s just that when I play games, I use the avatar of a male trainee director, and it’s not that I thought of you in a strange way or anything…! No, I mean, there are those in the Grand Association who are spreading strange information about you! I infiltrated that association out of faith and love for you! To catch the villains who dare to distort the truth!”

Even though she was the vice president, she immediately sold out the association,

It was an extreme evolution and adaptation process to be accepted by her favorite.

“…Is that so?”

“Yes! M-moreover, those grotesque things are nothing but slander spread by those who secretly work to distort your image in the outside world. I am never deceived by such grotesque things!”

The boy chuckled as he watched her flustered state.

“Don’t worry. I can feel the great affection within you.”

“…What?”

“This place is both my mental world and the prison that confines me. It’s not a place just anyone can enter.”

“Prison…”

She looked around at the boy who had spread his arms wide.

“Only those who feel very strong emotions towards me can reach this place.”

Monica’s face turned red under the boy’s direct gaze.

“Only those who hold extremely positive and intense feelings towards me can enter. And you have that qualification.”

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I see!

The reason I could enter his mental world was because my love was so strong!

I was the only one recognized, not anyone else from the Grand Council!

“Does that mean I love you more than anyone else? More than any of your fans?”

Monica’s face was filled with madness.

“….”

The boy was momentarily at a loss for words at her question.

After barely regaining his composure, the boy answered.

“Well… you could call it love… but it’s the positive and intense emotions directed at me that give me strength. The kind of strength that can lead to my resurrection. It’s similar to the faith directed towards a god.”

My love is entering him! How romantic!

The boy sighed with half-given-up eyes.

“Anyway, you are more than suitable as my follower. If you weren’t an apostle of another god, I would want to make you my apostle.”

“Th-then I would immediately abandon my constellation and follow you….”

“No, stop. Are you telling me to turn ‘Courage’ into an enemy now?”

“…Ah.”

Taking another constellation’s apostle.

That is not an ordinary level of taboo.

Since the apostle is the core of the god’s faith, stealing another constellation’s apostle is tantamount to declaring war.

The last time an apostle was taken on the continent, it actually escalated to a holy war.

“It’s okay. Your affection alone is enough.”

The boy’s hand gently stroked Monica’s cheek.

“I have one request.”

“Wh-whatever it is, just tell me!”

“Strange rumors about me negatively affect my resurrection.”

“…What? N-negative effect?”

“Simply put, the stronger the emotions that distort and misrepresent me, the more the pure divinity that gathers to me is disrupted. This means that the time it takes for me to descend into reality is greatly extended.”

Thud!

A large stone fell inside Monica’s chest.

So… everything I’ve done up until now has been a hindrance to him…?

Everything I’ve done as the Vice President of the Grand Association?

The boy, growing tired, waved his hand as if he wanted to finish the task quickly.

“So, I’d like someone to stop those who make it look like I did something I didn’t…”

“Me, me! I can do it!”

“Really?”

“Yes! I am the Vice President of the Continental Overseers Association! Thousands of overseers will move at my word!”

“Over… what? …No, never mind.”

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Didn’t he just say he infiltrated the association? This doesn’t add up.

Well… as long as we can eradicate them, it doesn’t matter.

The boy shook his head with a weary expression.

“Then, can I ask you to do it?”

“Of course… everything as you wish.”

“Good. When you go out, my apostle will be waiting for you outside.”

“…What? Apostle?”

A woman who took the position of his apostle that I couldn’t!

Monica’s anger surged within her.

“I’d like you to follow his instructions a little… can you do that?”

“I can! Just leave it to me!”

“Good. Then I’ll leave it to you.”

The boy placed his finger on the woman’s forehead.

“If you handle the favor I asked well, we might meet again later.”

“Really?”

“Yes. So, do your best.”

Flash

Her consciousness vanished as if the film had been cut.

The next moment, the woman was back in the temple of reality.

“Ah, you’re awake. Nice to meet you, Miss Bar Monica.”

A blond boy extended his hand to her.

“I am Lian, an apostle of the [Archive].”