I Made a Game Featuring Constellations-Chapter 124

"What is it? Why are you looking at me like that?"

The [Temperance] that had awoken from the dream world.

Outwardly, she seemed no different from before.

It felt like she was still in the state of [Avarice], unchanged.

[The Temperance engraved with Por seems confused.]

But her Constellation name was no longer the same.

The place once held by the sin of [Avarice] was now replaced by Por.

In her mind, the little puppy I had once acted as had pushed away her sin.

I asked Wisdom for help.

She was the first person who came to mind when I thought about who could assist in this situation.

-Rian! I can do it too! ...Or, no, I will.

Our Constellation crossed her short arms and tried to put on a serious (or at least, what she thought was serious) expression, but it was clear that this wasn’t her area of expertise.

There were things I needed to talk to her about as well.

But more than that, had I really acted without thinking about what to do after [Avarice] had been broken?

Thanks to my Constellation, I could now realize just how strange my state had been before I regained my senses.

I had acted recklessly, not considering the consequences of what would happen next.

It was probably because my mindset from my past life had blended with mine now.

Had my Constellation not come to find me, I shudder to think what might have happened.

"Did you call me, Prince?"

"Oh, thank you for coming, Princess Wisdom."

Not long after, Wisdom arrived.

I quickly explained the situation to her and assigned her the task of analyzing [Temperance].

[Temperance] seemed a little confused but agreed and entrusted herself to Wisdom.

“Constellation. We need a moment.”

-...Hmm?

While Wisdom analyzed [Temperance], I took my Constellation outside for a moment.

“...I haven’t properly thanked you yet. Thank you for saving me, Constellation. If it weren’t for you, I might have made an irreversible mistake.”

-It was my duty as your Constellation, Rian.

My Constellation placed a hand on her hip and puffed out her small chest.

It wasn’t exactly a graceful sight... It was rather cute.

...Wait, could she be thinking that the way she looks now is the same as in my past life?

-...In my past life, I couldn’t stop you.

The memories from my past life had still not fully returned.

Had my Constellation regained her memories from our past lives?

-No... actually, not all of them. But I do remember. Because of my mistake, Rian, you made the wrong choice. I won’t let you repeat that mistake this time.

“Constellation...”

She still had the small frame of a child.

Even when she frowned, she only looked like a petulant little one.

Yet, within her, I could see the resolute will of the goddess that had carried over from our past life.

The Constellation I had longed for so deeply in my past life.

“Constellation. Could you show me the memories of our past life, the ones you saw?”

In contrast to her, I hardly retained any memories of my past life.

What had happened back then?

I felt a deep need to understand that past.

-...Huh? You want me to show you the memories?

At that, my Constellation’s round eyes widened.

-Oh, well... there's something like that...

She fidgeted, rubbing her two index fingers together, unsure of what to do.

-If... if you really want to see them, I could show you, but I can’t just show them easily... Ah, no, what I mean is, if I show them all, you’ll have a hard time seeing them too, so maybe it’s better... No, I mean, just wait a moment...

It was the first time I’d seen my Constellation speak so long-windedly.

Was there something in the memories she didn’t want to show me?

...Well, that’s probably normal.

Even lovers sometimes have things they don’t want to show each other, like search histories on their phones.

Let alone past memories—those could be even more difficult to share.

If I showed those to an Apostle, it might shatter the dignity of the Constellation.

Though, of course, my Constellation didn’t seem to have much dignity in the first place.

-Prince.

At that moment, Wisdom’s voice reached me.

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-I understand what’s going on. You should come quickly; it seems important.

“Constellation. Let’s finish this conversation when we go back.”

-...Hmm? Rian? ...Rian?

I lifted my Constellation and carried her back to where [Temperance] and Wisdom were.

As soon as we entered the room, Wisdom’s eyes widened at the sight of us.

She had brought a soft chair for my Constellation.

“Please, take a seat, Constellation.”

-...Do I really have to?

“Pardon?”

-No, never mind.

As I settled my Constellation down and prepared to start the conversation, Wisdom spoke up.

“I’ll explain [Temperance]'s current state first.”

Wisdom detailed the current state of [Temperance] based on her analysis.

Originally, her divine essence was [Temperance].

However, the sin of [Avarice] had latched onto her divinity.

Despite possessing the wealth of the continent’s greatest riches, she closed her heart and refused to share, locking herself away.

At first glance, this might seem like a fitting trait for Temperance, but excessive patience, like an inability to control [Avarice], was essentially contrary to her divine nature.

Though she didn't act arrogantly like a Demon God, her personality had become somewhat corrupted, as it had when we first met.

That [Avarice] was now broken.

And in its place, something strange, neither a sin nor a divine concept—[Por]—had entered.

This was an entirely different situation compared to previous investors.

“To be precise... the Abyssal sin has disappeared.”

Though it wasn’t quite what we had intended, the sin was cleansed.

However, unlike the previous investors who had overcome or conquered their sins to grow their divinity, [Temperance] had been consumed instead.

Consumed by this new existence called [Por].

“That’s what happened.”

[Temperance] nodded while listening to Wisdom’s explanation.

Her appearance seemed rational.

She looked like she had no problems at all.

“So, are you saying the sin inside me disappeared, and a concept called ‘Por’ has replaced it?”

“Yes, that’s right.”

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This was entirely my fault.

Though it was a result of the power of dreams I had invoked due to the remnants of my past life, I had caused this.

I fully recognized my responsibility.

“I’m sorry, Constellation. If there’s any cost to this, I’ll pay it. Let me take care of the treatment...”

“Treatment?”

[Temperance] tilted her head.

“Why would we need treatment?”

“...Pardon?”

What was she talking about?

“Constellation, we need to remove the impurity engraved in your divinity.”

“So you’re saying the love I have for our Por, which is engraved in me, is not something I intended, but a mistake of yours?”

Our Por?

Was her inner state really not as stable as it appeared?

“That’s one way to put it, but the truth is, Por doesn’t actually exist.”

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“I know. So you mean, it’s a being in the dream, not in reality?”

She understood that Por was a virtual existence?

Then why...?

“But to me, it’s different. Before I met Por, every day felt like a dream.”

She cupped her face with both hands and wore an ecstatic expression.

“The red thread of fate was the one that tied me to Por.”

Her face flushed red.

...This is worse than I thought.

I felt like I had to stop her.

She likely didn’t know that Por was a puppy I had acted as, which was why she felt this way.

No matter how virtual it was, wouldn’t she wake up if she realized I had acted as it?

Maybe I should tell her now...

“Constellation.”

Thud!

Just as I was about to call [Temperance], Wisdom grabbed my hand.

“Princess?”

“I think it’s better if you don’t say anything.”

She shook her head.

Then, she whispered to me.

“We each had someone to overcome our sins or divinity, someone we could rely on. But she’s different. She has no one to rely on or love. If we take Por away from her, it will collapse her divinity.”

Unlike the investors, who had overcome their sins through past connections and the faith of many, [Temperance] had no one to sustain her divinity.

Only Por.

“....”

After hearing Wisdom’s words, I had no choice but to lower my hand.

Even if it was an existence that didn’t exist, I didn’t want her to collapse once she learned the truth.

Right.

I’ll just stay silent.

If she finds out that her beloved is just something I acted as, her world will fall apart.

At that moment, neither I nor Wisdom had any idea of what was to come.

What would happen when the richest god in the world started to indulge in fandom?

And how much divinity would be drawn to the one who had acted as that [Por] through such fandom.