The arrow imbued with the power of the moon failed to pierce the red shell and bounced off.
The wolf beastman’s eyes widened at the absurd spectacle.
Denying it, he fired two more arrows from his feet, but the result was the same as before.
“Hmm…”
“What trickery is this!!”
“Trickery?”
“The arrows contain the power of the Moon Hunter! It should easily pierce a shield made by a low-class god…”
“Seems it’s not a low-class god after all.”
The wolf beastman wore a blank expression for a moment.
“W-Wait, not a low-class god?”
“Yep.”
[One Wearing a Carapace shakes their head in surprise.]
[One Wearing a Carapace suggests that it is indeed a low-class god…]
“No. You are not a low-class god.”
Though it might have been true until now, I’ve decided otherwise from today.
Ka-dud!!
The shells that blocked the arrows transformed into a Red Carapace Hammer.
The transformed hammer naturally draped over my shoulder, and the immense power of the crab-god began to spread throughout the colosseum.
Such overwhelming waves that even Artemis would not dare to confront.
The wolf’s pupil shook wildly, and his legs trembled.
“Wh-what…”
“Our One Wearing a Carapace is the ruler of the deep sea! Once the top god who could command the sea where wars of gods unfolded. That power is like a deity’s.”
Of course, the sea had not been a battlefield for mere mortals, and the real conqueror was the Kraken.
‘Karabus has lived longer than the Kraken.’
Even if it was just a short time, it’s not entirely false to call Karabus the king of the deep sea.
“That…”
[One Wearing a Carapace asks if that’s really true.]
“Of course. You don’t believe me?”
[One Wearing a Carapace…]
[One Wearing a Carapace says they believe.]
[ㄷㄷㄷㄷ]
[ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ]
[Why does it seem like Lily is talking about someone else? Am I the only one?]
[???: Am I the ruler of the deep sea…?]
[Suddenly a major status upgrade, lol.]
[Isn’t the king of the deep sea the Kraken?]
[Ah, lol, if it’s Karabus, I can see that.]
[Lily’s performance is hilarious, haha.]
“……”
“Now do you get it? You dare to stand against the great, the magnificent, and also the trashy.”
“?”
“Wait, not that.”
It’s true that Karabus is trash, but the One Wearing a Carapace is still an unknown.
We need to have a detailed conversation to understand, but from our current interaction, they don’t seem to have such a personality.
“Anyway, to think you would dare to challenge our Celestial. How absurd.”
“…Is that so?”
“Yes. So it would be best for you to withdraw immediately—”
“What now? I just heard your true nature from the Celestial.”
Huh?
“I heard that the strange nymph you’re with has many high-class gods? That’s her ability, right? How dare you deceive the Moon Hunter with a low-class god—”
The Nymph guy says there are many supreme gods, right? That’s her ability? How dare a mere low-level god deceive the Moon Hunter—”
Bam!!
The Beastman was sent flying into the sky by the hammer and became a star of the universe.
Look at him fly.
“Now that you’ve become a star of the universe, you’ll get to live with that proud Celestial!”
Good for him, good for him.
[?]
[Hahaha]
[Why is Lily acting like that today?]
[LMAO]
[So funny]
[Ah, they made him a star of the universe]
[Living with the virgin goddess Celestial…? Wow]
[Crazy girl]
[Together (forced)]
[Seems like she just talks a lot and sent him flying away]
[Not dead, right? LOL?]
“Eh~ If he dies like that, the Celestial’s name will cry out.”
Still, is there any way Lily, a somewhat famous god, can’t save a contractee?
She’d clearly use up that World Power or whatever to bring him back.
‘She didn’t even hit him hard enough to kill him in the first place.’
The System, confirming the Beastman’s complete departure, sent me back to the battlefield.
As soon as they saw my return, the challengers rushed to sign up, and so today I created two more stars.
[One Wearing a Carapace is experiencing confusion.]
[One Wearing a Carapace has great doubts about their existence.]
[One Wearing a Carapace has even greater doubts about your existence.]
“Curious?”
[One Wearing a Carapace is listening closely.]
“That will be at the 40th floor.”
“Wow, Lady Lily, you finished it super quickly!”
“Yeah, finished fast.”
“Everyone’s here.”
After finishing three battles, I was waiting on the 17th floor and would get to meet the returnees in an hour.
These two were targets everyone avoided, but since I randomly signed up instead of through the line, I got matched up shortly after.
“I heard the rumors. They say it was a complete mess?”
“As expected of Lady Lily!”
“A mess? I didn’t do much.”
They just loved their own Celestial so much that I sent them to her side.
I didn’t really do anything.
[LMAO]
[Stop that]
[Haha]
[These days I’ve been wanting to joke around more]
[As expected, Lily is too sweet ㅠㅠㅠㅠ]
[Great Lily]
[Star maker Lily]
The Raccoon crossed his arms, crackling with yellow lightning.
“Well done. If you wield your influence and fame like that, the rank of the contract Celestial will rise. When the rank of the Celestial rises, the power received will naturally grow.”
Of course, it may not mean much to you.
“No. It means something.”
“?”
“I’m going to make you the best, you know?”
Since I’ve already achieved my target of the information called Raccoon, it’s time to achieve other supplementary goals.
“I’ll make One Wearing a Carapace into a god-level Celestial, no matter what means I must use.”
[One Wearing a Carapace is immensely moved…]
[The One Wearing a Carapace vows to repay the faith!]
[? Hahaha]
[Shrine of Stars (Parenting)]
[Why did the position change? Hahaha]
[So it’s about the contractor raising the Celestial… this is fresh.]
[Big Lily]
[Lily can be strange sometimes.]
[Ah haha, it’s said that raising a newbie is super fun.]
[Info) Lily has a hidden job and comes with penalties.]
“…You’re not in your right mind either.”
■
Unstoppable momentum.
From the 16th floor onward, the contractor’s actions were truly unstoppable.
Before the 15th floor, their performance was quite impressive among challengers, but they went insane and did absurd things.
Like fighting hundreds of monsters alone, sweeping up mission items meant for ten people by themselves, or taking on 50 challengers at once.
Even the two awesome contractors beside them were at a loss for words at their antics.
Wooooo!
“Ah…”
I can feel it.
Unmatched power flows through the red carapace, and the high rank is felt in the room connected to the Celestial.
Intermediate.
“I’ve reached the Intermediate God…”
Thanks to the contractor who has been active under the name ‘The One Wearing a Carapace,’ their fame skyrocketed.
As the name became widely known, the ‘rank’ of the One Wearing a Carapace naturally increased.
Considering that it usually takes at least 300 years to rise from a low-level god to an intermediate one, achieving it in just ‘7 hours’ is downright ludicrous.
Clang!
Gripping the claw, I feel a rough energy coursing through me.
‘At this moment…’
Gapwoo recalls the past before meeting the contractor.
A group of low-level gods came to find him just after he ascended to Celestial and beat him up for being so lowly.
He was utterly wronged, sitting in a corner and bawling his eyes out, and he couldn’t even eat clams that day.
But now, it’s different.
‘With this power!’
Revenge is in order…!
“…No.”
Let’s not fall into arrogance.
All of this is thanks to the contractor.
While he did reach a high level due to the contractor’s efforts, he himself hasn’t done much.
They may have given him power, but for some reason, the contractor made his abilities function at the level they bestowed and denied any attempts to enhance their powers when gathering World Power.
Yet, how could he use this power as if it were his own for personal matters?
“I don’t want to be a burden to that person. They said they’d make me the best.”
So, let’s avoid doing anything that can be critiqued.
—Finally, the 40th floor.
—Yay~ I’ll make more contracts here.
—I will add additional contracts too. By the way, the Shrine of Stars allows for a close connection with the Celestial, so keep that in mind.
‘40th floor!’
The floor that the contractor was talking about has finally arrived.
It’s similar to the Shrine of Stars on the 15th floor, but one thing is different: you can have ‘direct conversations’ with the Celestial.
is a thing.
So far, the Celestial and the Challenger have been communicating indirectly through system messages because the Challenger cannot accept the Celestial’s ‘rank.’
Just listening to the Celestial’s true words is enough to easily break the Challenger’s mind.
However, using the ‘Room of Stars’ on the 40th floor of the Shrine of Stars allows the world power flowing through the tower to bridge the gap between the two beings and enable direct conversation.
—Well, I’ll go chat with our Celestial.
—Have a good time~
—I got it.
“Oh, they’re coming! They’re coming! They’re coming!!!”
Crash!
Gapwoo hurriedly checked his status through the clam mirror.
His only friend and contract senior, the squishy one, had consulted with the Anemone Celestial and he decorated himself as advised.
‘Aren’t we a famous figure? Did you think I forgot about it~? Alright, alright. Why are you taking my jokes seriously?’
‘Huh? Ah~ You don’t know how to dress up when you meet a contractor? Come on. Is this a blind date? You’re the sponsor…’
‘“Contractor ‘nim’? Oh wow, you’re really head over heels.’
‘Normal isn’t good… Then just dress up like that. From my perspective…’
“Phew…”
Seriously, seriously, seriously put in a lot of effort.
This should be passing, right?
“Ugh… Don’t tell me you’re going to be super disappointed.”
[In the 40th floor, the Room of Stars, the contractor – Lily Elbrite has requested a conversation.]
[Will you accept?]
“Yes!”
As soon as the acceptance was granted, his body moved somewhere.
‘It’s been a really long time since I escaped this place…’
Flash!
Before he knew it, he was transported to a room filled with stars of the universe, and the contractor was sitting at a round table on the opposite side.
He sat across from her.
It feels awkward for no reason.
“A, hello…?”
“……“
“I, uh, nice to meet you. No. This, human. I did this on purpose. If you don’t like it…”
Clatter!
The contractor stood up from their seat!
His mind turned to despair at the thought of them leaving.
‘I should have never dressed up!’
Was it too overdone? Or was it because he was in a ‘human’ form, not his original one? But the Anemone sister said it would be fine. Did he believe her too blindly? But there’s no one else to consult for advice but the Celestial and her…
Flash!
“?!”
A small, soft human body compared to his original form was suddenly lifted.
Red hair and black eyes. Wearing armor made from his original red shell…
“How cute.”
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