I Made a Game Featuring Constellations - Chapter 72



Archive Talk (2)

– “Really? That’s amazing, Prince (⸝⸝⍢⸝⸝) ෆ!”

“……No, what’s so amazing about that.”

The Crown Prince Raizeol, who was chatting with the character [Bersia] through the terminal [Archive Talk], scratched his head with an awkward expression.

Having encountered [Archive Talk] for the first time and being able to talk to his favorite character, he immediately became engrossed in this content.

From his background in reality to the countless stories he experienced in this world, and even the recent horror game story he played.

He had talked so much that he had run out of stories to tell.

Searching and searching for something, he finally pulled out a story about the successor lessons he received to inherit the position from his father, the current emperor, in reality.

For someone who never left the imperial palace, there was no other topic he could bring up.

So, he carelessly brought up the real-life story of his teachers’ praises for his achievements, and immediately regretted it.

The [Art of Love] he bought on the community’s recommendation said not to brag to women!

Wouldn’t it sound too boring to her?

Should he have made up an interesting story to tell her?

What if she lost interest in his stories and stopped looking for him?

But contrary to his worries, she reacted passionately.

“No, it’s an incredible thing that I can’t even fathom (◞♥ꈍ∇ꈍ)◞♥. You’re a prince who leads an entire country.”

“Haha.”

The embarrassed crown prince twisted his body.

Strictly speaking, he was not a prince, but a crown prince.

But because of his memories with her, he liked the title “prince” that she called him.

“Next time… I’ll definitely… tell you… a more… interesting… story….”

After typing the last chat, he pressed the logout button and left the game.

In his heart, he wanted to stay a little longer and talk with her.

There was nothing as comforting as talking to her.

But he couldn’t do that.

“I am the prince that Versia is proud of.”

To become a man worthy of her, and to find another story to tell her, he would become a perfect emperor without shame.

With that strong determination, the crown prince strode towards the ministers.

Lightly brushing off their fuss, moved by his newfound zeal.

* * *

Somewhere in the heavens

The mage engineer was conversing with someone inside the game [Akashic Archive] through the newly added chat feature on his terminal.

“This time, it’s about food.”

-Yeah!

“What is the most deceptive thing you can eat?”

-Deceptive? Hmm… I don’t know!

“The answer is salt. Because it’s easy to deceive.”

-Kyahhahaha‧˚₊*̥(* ⁰̷̴͈꒨⁰̷̴͈)‧˚₊*̥!

A smile spread across his lips as he read her laughter through the chat window.

-Do it again! Something else!

“Hmm… then how about this one? You shouldn’t build a prison out of stone. Why is that?”

-You shouldn’t build it out of stone? Hmm… why not? Because it’s hard to build?

“No. Because a room made of stone is called a ‘release’.”

-Yeah!

“Prisoners shouldn’t be released from prison, right?”

“Ah, I see! ⁽⁽٩( ´͈ ᗨ `͈ )۶⁾⁾ That’s amazing~!”

The pure laughter conveyed through the emoticon made the mage engineer’s face flush as well.

What problem should I pose this time?

A problem she would like again…

Boom!

At that moment, the surrounding air suddenly turned cold.

The temperature change was so abrupt that even his battle-hardened body momentarily froze.

“Who are you having such a fun chat with, our Ian?”

As he stiffly turned his head, he saw Kate’s expressionless face looking down at him.

“Ke, Kate….”

She reached out and snatched the device the mage engineer was holding.

‘No!’

The mage engineer hurriedly focused his power on the device.

Crackle

Sparks flew from the device, showing an error.

‘Phew. Is it done?’

“What is this?”

Kate tapped the device here and there, but the internal circuits had burned out, and the device did not respond.

“It seems this thing is broken, haha.”

Done.

Now, I just need to get the device back under the pretext of fixing it and erase the chat history.

“I’ll try to fix it first. Can you give it to me?”

The magitech engineer awkwardly smiled and extended his hand.

“Are you trying to get away with it again? Not this time.”

Lately, he had been suspiciously trying to hide the device.

Until now, I had trusted him and let it go.

Because he would never betray me,

Because I knew he was a man who only looked at me, a man too good for me, I let it slide…

“Why do you keep trying to hide it!”

I couldn’t take it anymore.

Being trapped in this building without being able to leave was already frustrating, but seeing the strange behavior of the man she loved was wearing down her patience.

The divine power flowed from Kate’s hand and enveloped the magitech engineer’s device.

Fwoosh

The device, wrapped in a bright white light, gradually returned to its state before it was broken.

‘Localized regression!’

As her awareness of her character as a saint grew stronger, Kate had newly acquired this power.

It was a scene of talent waste, using the great power that rewinds time on small parts to heal wounds to fix the device.

“This time, I must find out what he’s up to.”

“No, honey, don’t do that!”

The magitech engineer lunged at her, trying to snatch the device from her by any means necessary, but…

Boom!

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“Ugh!”

He was crushed, unable to stand a chance against her, the physical-type saint.

“What on earth are you doing that you’re trying so hard to hide from me?”

Thud.

Kate sat down on the groin of the fallen magitech engineer.

She turned on the power of the restored terminal and opened the screen the magitech engineer had last been looking at.

“……”

As she read the chat from the bottom up, her forehead gradually furrowed.

“Who is it?”

“…W-what?”

“Who the hell is this woman?”

An intense aura that seemed like it could crush his entire body at any moment.

The magitech engineer felt like he could hardly breathe.

“Wh-who? What are you talking about?”

“…Are you really going to play it that way?”

Kate then thrust the terminal screen at him.

“This thief woman chatting with my darling here. Who is she?”

The magitech engineer’s heart burned as he looked at the terminal screen shoved close to his face.

“Who is it that made my darling so happy, telling such funny jokes? My darling promised to tell me these premium jokes first.”

“Th-that thing, you know, darling…!”

“This won’t do.”

*Paang*

As divinity gathered in Kate’s grasp, a device called a Penivan was created.

“Shall we play an ostinato on our darling’s ohogo today?”

*Squeeze*

Lifting the magitech engineer, she began to drag him to the bedroom.

‘No, no…’

Maybe later, but not today…!

Today, there’s something I must do…!

No choice.

I have to reveal it.

“Darling. Could you listen to me for a moment?”

His voice suddenly turned serious.

Kate froze for a moment.

“No choice. If our darling is that curious, I have to tell you.”

The magitech engineer, who had slipped out of Kate’s grasp, straightened his tattered collar.

*Snap*

*Whirrr*

As he snapped his fingers, dozens of magitech devices popped out of the subspace.

The beams of light created by the machinery converged, conjuring a world of fantasy.

“Ian… what is this?”

The two stood in a ballroom, beautiful music flowing, having somehow left the magitech engineer’s lab.

Dressed in a lovely gown and a dashing suit.

“I wanted to do this in a more romantic setting.”

The magitech engineer adjusted his hairstyle, pushing up the hair that covered his forehead.

An event created with the consultation of the constellation of dreams and borrowing a portion of its power.

“Today marks 300 years since I met you. I prepared this to celebrate our anniversary.”

He knelt on one knee and extended his hand.

“Ian… I’m so confused right now…”

“I understand. I’m sorry. I made you suspicious by showing you something strange. I just wanted to make sure your preferences were met so the event wouldn’t fail.”

“The chat partner from earlier… no way…”

“Yes. You… it was a character modeled after your human self, [Saint Kate]. I wanted to make sure everything I showed you would be okay.”

“So, the jokes you haven’t told me yet were written there too…”

“I wanted to tell you only the funny jokes. I was going to cut out anything that wasn’t funny.”

“I, Ian…! I didn’t know!”

To think I misunderstood and doubted such an innocent and cute man!

How sinful a woman am I!

“I’m sorry, Ian!”

“No, if anything, I’m the one who’s sorry.”

“But!”

“Then shall we both admit our faults?”

“Ian…!!!”

“Would you care to dance with me, milady?”

With a seductive smile, the saintess took the hand extended by the magitech engineer, trying to look as beautiful as possible.

“…Gladly.”

Though they had become gods and could no longer be called boy and girl, as they clumsily held each other’s hands and waists and danced to the repeating melody, they felt as if they had returned to that pure time.

‘Phew! Did she notice?’

While Kate was completely absorbed in the dance with him, the magitech engineer secretly controlled a floating mechanical device to contact the apostle of the god of dreams.

If it’s that guy, bound by the loyalty of men, he would surely respond to my request.

Ding

As he danced with Kate, he realized that the response he had been waiting for had arrived.

‘Thank you…!’

As requested, the guy had erased all the chat records.

If given the chance later, he would surely repay him.

Of course, he couldn’t stop the goddess of wisdom from using her wish to plan what she would do to him.

‘That was close.’

There was nothing in the chat records that Kate had suspected.

In his life, there could be no woman other than Kate.

But if she found out that he had approached the character to find out her weaknesses, who knows what she would do to him in bed.

‘This time, I’ll win.’

The defeats always suffered in bed were something his pride couldn’t tolerate.

This time, by any means necessary, he would show his manly dignity.

He smiled, recalling her weakness that he had barely managed to figure out.

The next morning,

“Ooh~♥. Last night was so good, baby♥.”

“S-save me……”

He was reminded, once again, deep in his bones, of the magical engineering truth that practice and theory are different.