I’m the Villain’s Constellation but I’m Broke

Chapter 67. Jealousy (1)

When I woke up from my deep sleep, I noticed a chilling silence. As I listened to the sound of the clock’s second hand moving, I exhaled in the space where warmth lingered.

Someone’s coat was covering my body. When I brought it up to my nose and sniffed it, I recognized Baek Tae-beom’s body scent.

I slowly raised my head, blinking my eyes to adjust to the darkness, and noticed someone sitting at the table. The man was resting his chin on his folded arms and had his eyes closed. He was still and seemed like he wasn’t breathing, like a statue. I looked at his carelessly disheveled bangs, his suit with the tie half pulled out, and his clearly defined nose bridge even in the absence of light, and slowly got up and approached him.

Baek Tae-beom seemed to be sleeping, since he stayed still even in my approached. As I reached out and gently stroked his messy hair, the man flinched harshly and opened his eyes.

“Hyung?”

“Why are you sleeping like this?”

“I was just resting…”

Saying so, Baek Tae-beom seemed puzzled at the fact that he’d fallen asleep, but then shook it off. He looked up at me and smiled.

“I’ve joined the Hansung guild starting today.”

I couldn’t help but burst out in laughter at that.

“What about the Ga-hyun guild? You asked me to join but then suddenly disbanded it?”

“No, I didn’t disband it.”

“Huh?”

“I negotiated with Lee Myung-won-ssi. I’ll be a member of Hansung while still maintaining the existing guild.”

I drew a blank smile, wondering what the guild was doing. Perhaps he read my mind, Baek Tae-beom said in a clear voice.

“I tried to keep thinking about you while you were away.”

“…”

“Hyung’s face, voice, tone, intonation, touch… But as time went by, I slowly forgot them, so I wondered if at this rate I would forget Hyung’s name too.”

My breath stuttered subtly.

“To remember you like this…”

[The constellation, ‘One Who Seeks To Avoid The Fall’ is synchronized with the body.]

“It’s a little stupid, isn’t it?”

[The constellation, ‘One Who Seeks To Avoid The Fall’ is synchronized with the body.]

Having been unable to say anything for a long time, I slowly reached out.

[Congratulations! Attendance has been completed. 100 coins will be given to you.]

“Ah, seriously!”

[Coins possessed : 4,600]

A sudden sound from my pocket made me jump in place. Baek Tae-beom was also looking at me with his eyes wide open. My heart was pounding from the shock. When I took my phone out of my pocket and checked it, it was already 12 o’clock.

“What was that just now? A skill?”

“Something like that. No, actually… you’re right….”

[CH.Personal/One Who Is More Dazzling Than The Sun : That damn cell phone!]

[CH.Personal/One Who Is More Dazzling Than The Sun : And you’re not helping!]

It was normal for Apollo to run rampant in the chat window, so I unpretentiously ignored him and asked Baek Tae-beom about something I was currently curious about.

“Do you know about the Resonance Guild?”

“Resonance? Of course… It would be strange not to know about them.”

“How much do you know?”

“After Hansung, it is considered the second most influential guild. What is unusual is that they do a lot of donations and charitable activities, and the guild master’s identity is currently unknown.”

“You don’t know either?”

“I don’t. The old man—No, even the Hansung guild leader doesn’t know. The guild didn’t come from any company, but it suddenly appeared like a comet.”

It was too suspicious. Even more considering that it hadn’t appeared in the original either. When I frowned, Baek Tae-beom soothingly spoke.

“It’s not a bad place. You don’t have to worry about it.”

“That would be great, but…”

“Ah, right. Hyung.”

“Mm?”

“Would you like to see my Dongsaeng?”

At those words, my eyes widened and I turned to Baek Tae-beom.

“He woke up?”

“Not yet.”

Baek Tae-beom touched his lips as he said that.

“But I thought it would be nice to go with Hyung.”

“Alright, then when are you going?”

“The next day… No, today. I’m going today. Hyung just woke up.”

“I think I’m going to sleep in.”

“It’s okay. I’m in the next room, so call me when you wake up. Okay?”

Baek Tae-beom said so and got up from his seat. My eyes naturally turned upward.

“Get some rest.”

“Okay.”

Baek Tae-beom smiled sweetly and walked out the door. As I stared at the closed door, I felt exhausted.

“Ah, my back…. Oh, I didn’t return his coat.”

[CH.Personal/One Who Is More Dazzling than The Sun : Don’t you have a mood?]

“Have you heard any news from Lee Myung-won?”

[CH.Personal/One Who Is More Dazzling than The Sun : Now you are just listening to my words with the back of your ears. Just Great.]

I folded the coat that had been hanging loosely on the sofa and changed into the pajamas I had prepared. I then looked at my body in the mirror. I probed around the pit of my stomach. It felt like there had been many holes, but now there was nothing left to give me goosebumps.

[CH.Personal/One Who Is More Dazzling than The Sun: Is something else going to happen?]

“It’s not… confirmed? No, there are some people I need to find. I was wondering if Lee Myung-won was just paying close attention to anyone.”

[CH.Personal/One Who Is More Dazzling than The Sun : Because of the Resonance guild?]

“That’s suspicious too, but there’s someone I need to find first. His name is Kang Si-hoo. Of course, there are others as well.”

I spoke calmly, putting on my coat.

Kang Si-hoo’s awakening period was approaching. And even if it didn’t occur, I was sure that we would hear some news within a month— if the story continued according to the novel.